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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25
Haufhton.

Rev. J. F. Mailman and family are
visiting relatives living in Pollock.
A pleasant social was given last night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Duty.
Mrs. J. G. McDade of Taylortown is
spending while with Mrs. P. B. Connell.
r~cv. y. w. nlckson mas Deen quite
sick during the past week, but is now
better.
Miss Lillian Nelson of Ruston is a
pleasant guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Willis.
Mr.. James Bledsoe of Rockland, Texas,
is spending some time with his father,
Mr. w. H. Bledsoe,
A social entertainment, which was
booked for tonight at Mr.. and Mrs. P
P. Cooks, has been postponed.
The high water on the river has di-
yerted the South Bossier travel into and
from Shreveport through Haughton.
Mrs. J. H. McMath died at 2:3O O. clocl
this morning and will be buried at Fill
more this afternoon at five o'clock.
Miss Lucille Edwards OF Benton il
spending some time with friends ant
relatives here, to the delight OF her man.
| friends.
Messrs. Harry and Brack Bledsoe Q
e.
McDade are with us often looking ate
some of the river teams which are dom,
hauling here.
Rev. w. F. Henderson of Gibsland i
here to-day to officiate at the funera
service of Mrs. McMath, Rev. Waltma
being absent.
The river planters who have lost thei
crops by overflow are looking for wor
to give employment to their labor an
mules. They have found but little so ia
Tuesday, June %, 1908.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25

Before going to press this afternoon
we made several efforts to communicate
with Mr.. McDade by telephone, but
were as often informed that ''the lines
busy AS time was pressing, we gave
it up. No doubt the truth is the lines
are down. We are, therefore, unable to
saw whether the offer of aid was accepted
or rejected.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25

Bellevue, La, June %, 1903.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25
Red Land.

Mrs. F. M. johnson is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. Mile Norris is guest OF Mrs.
S. C. Phelps.
DR.. T. N. Keoun was called to Mr..
Joe Rogers home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Goodwin, recently
of Dixie, have moved back to our COM
munity.
DR.. and Mrs. Rupert Butler returned
home yesterday from a pleasant visit
with their parents, of Mars, Ark.
An entertainment given by Mr.. ane
Mrs. G.. N. Goodwin Saturday night was
enjoyed by all present. Refreshments
were served at a late hour, which addet
very much to the pleasure of the guests
HARLEY.
Tuesday, June %, 1908.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25
Local and
Personal
rood shower Yesterday.


And its much pleasanter to-day.
This is the year We will skip the usual
4th OF July barbecue and celebration.
Miss Pauline Dawson is spending a
Few days in Alden Bridge with Mrs.
c. n. Dowell and other friends.
The next regular teachers examina-
tiop for both white and colored appli-
cants1 will be held on the 30th and 31st
OF July.
For three weeks past the list of sub
scriptions paid us during May has been
crowded out, but is to be found else
where on this page of to-day's issue.
An unusual sight on the streets of
Benton one day last week was wagon
load of green corn. 1t was from the
flooded district near Clear Lake and was
no doubt pulled from a skiff.
Work was begun on Benton's new
school house Monday morning. Mr..
John Arthur of Shreveport, the con-
tractor, thinks that he will have the
building completed within thirty days.
Miss Mabel Scanland returned home
last Saturday, after an absence of two
weeks, which time she spent in Long
street and Roberline as guest of Mrs.
Dewitt Pullen and Miss Madge Lind
sey, former shcool mates.
Mr.. G. w. Grant of Alden Bridge and
Miss Margaret Gray Mccall, daughter
Of Mrs. J. M. Mccall of Ivan, were
united in marriage at the Presbyterian
Church in Rocky Mount Tuesday, Rev.
]. M. Brown of this place officiating.
DR.. H. H. Smith of Cotton Valley,
and who formerly practiced his profess
sion in Alden Bridge, was operated on
in Shreveport the latter part of last
week for appendicitis. He is now fast
improving and we hope will soon be able
to be out again.
Mr.. J. G. Barnett is now here with the
South Bossier roads outfit. We are told
that part of the outfit (gear, some tools
etc. was lost at Taylortown by caving
into the river, and that one mule had q
close call. His outfit is not yet in good
shape, but he is at work.
DR.. w. j. Baird of Plain Dealing has
written US requesting that we tllanK n1s
neighbors for SO quickly responding te
the alarm of fire Sunday morning ane
checking the blaze which threatened tt
destroy his home. mention of the fir
is made in our correspondence column.
We regret to state that Mr.. Billy But
Ter has been at the North Louisian;
Sanitarium of Shreveport for Treatment
for some time. One day last week al
operation was performed and his ap
pendix removed (Which was found to b.
necessarily He is now doing fairly well
lssa If we are to take the word OF tn
weather forecasters Tor it, we are noN
passing through period Of storms an
unusual disturbances. AS predicted
June has been a month of destructiv
wind and other severe storms. We can
look ahead and don't know what tn
month of July will develop. Better tax
out tornado insurance, anyway. See tn
advertisement of Henry Bodenheimer
Sons elsewhere on this page.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25

Mr.W. H. Smith, who lives some miles
east of Benton, has the thanks OF the
editors family for cabbage head, the
largest and finest we have ever seen. 1t
weighed "a pounds. 1t was more than
an ornament on the table, too, MIR.
Smith. 1t was both good and filling.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-25
DR.. e. G. Allen, Of Shreveport,

Announces that he has opened an Office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
ONE SAT STILL.
Captain Cooks Walking Stick With
Thunder and Lightning.

80
When Captain Cooks ship, the En-
deavor, lay In Mercury bay, New Zea-
land, In 1863. brown boy Of eight,
who afterward became a chief and
lived to great age, went aboard Of
her. His name was Taniwha.
1t was easy enough for the brown
boys to pick out Kapene Kuku Gap
tain Cook among the men on board,
Taniwha said; he was the leader Of the
"goblins" very great man. He walk
the ship grave and dignifed. He held
up a nail, priceless treasure, and,
when Taniwha laughed, gave 1t to him.
Then the boys knew that he was good
as well as great. They were shocked
that a grownup Maori stole a piece Of
calico.
"They padded away" Taniwha CON
tlnued. "The goblin went down into
the hold Of the ship, but soon came up
with n walking stick in his hand and
pointed 1t at the canoe. Thunder peal
ed and lightning flashed, but those in
the canoe padded on.
"Then they landed. Eight rose to
eave the canoe, but the thief sat still
with his dogskin mat and the goblin's
garment under his feet His compan-
Ions called him, but he did not answer.
One of them shook him, and the thief
fell back into the hold Of the canoe
and blood was seen on his clothing and
a hole In his back"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
THE POLITE FRENCHMAN.
He Will Say "Pardon," but viii Crowd
You of the Pavement.

You of the Pavement.
Among the myths about the Parisians
that have been fastened on the world
at large Is the notion that they are the
politest people We have. That is a
good old one, but when you come to
analyze II its mythical qualities soon
show. The Parisians are conversation
ally polite. They are the greatest art
lists at the deferential phrase and the
obsequious bow.
Actually the Partisan is not polite
He is not even passably polite. He is
dlscourteous and disagreeable. He
walks along the streets as If he owned
them and refuses to turn out, no mat
ter what the circumstances are. He
bumps into passersby who are used
to the ordinary street courtesy, swoops
upon the best seats In the public con
veyances, will not bulge an inch when
your theater seats are beyond him,
crowds you in the restaurants and
cafes, oges every woman he meets and
is generally offensive. To be sure, II
he sees chance to get anything away
from you or to advance his own inter-
est at your expense, he says Pardon"
and does what he has in mind His
politeness consists Of that one word,
Pardon" So far as his language goes,
he Is courteous. But It is all converse
tion.-Samuel T. Blythe In Everybody's
Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

After every big east side wedding
the dentists Of the quarter reap har-
vest" said a dental surgeon. 1T is
the broken teeth that keep us busy. l
do not mean that the guests raise a
row and knock out one another's teeth.
Oh, no; It's the wedding cake that does
the mischief. Over here bakers mix
into wedding cakes every kind Of a
charm from coins and tiny china dolls
to plain tin tags, In the course Of the
festivities many luckless guest is
bound to crack tooth on that indi
gestible part of the wedding feast. At
various times the wedding cake VIC
tins have talked of getting up peti-
ton imploring the bakers to omit all
gritty ingredients, but up to date the
swapping of teeth goes merrily on
New York Sun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

WOMAN MAY WED AGAIN.
Grace Love May Become Mrs. Coffin
for Fifth TIme-FOrmer Husband
JJndaunted.


Chicago Aug SIS Mrs. Grace
Snell-Coffin- Walker Coffin Coffin
Lyman-Coffin-Lo again to become
Mrs. Coffin for the fifth time? Friends
of the much-divorced woman are
confident that such is the case. Mrs.
Grace Smell ct cetera recently secured
a divorce from her last husband,
Hugh NJ. Love, and It Is reported on
good authority that Frank Nixon Cof-
fin undaunted by former matrimon-
ial infelicities is now paying ardent
court to the beautiful grass widow
Grace SHELLS last appearance in the
divorce court was in Los Angeles,
where she appeared against Hugh NJ.
Love, once a newspaper man but now
an attache of the health office in the
City of Angels. Terrible charges were
made against the former scribe,
among them that he wore pink pa
jamas in the drawing room when his
wife was entertaining friends; that
he smoked strong pipe in the parlor
and expectorated into the fire, and
similar brutal cruelties.
Grace Smell is the daughter Of Amos
]. Smell of Chicago, whose murder
years ago has remained great mys-
terry. Grace, who inherited much
wealth on the death of her father,
was first married in 1885 to Frank
Nixon Coffin. They lived together for
nine years and Mrs. Coffin then got
a divorce on the ground of incom-
patability. She then married James
c. Walker, a Chicago hotel clerk.
She got a divorce two years later for
cruelty. She remarked Coffin and
got a second divorce, alleging intox-
ication. In 1901, upon the death of
their son. the couple were reconciled
and married again. She left him the
same day and the next day sued for
a divorce on the ground of non-sup-
port, Coffin making no protest
Mrs. Coffin then married Perkins
A. Lyman, divorced him and again
married Coffin, that making four
marriages with her first husband. She
soon tired of him. however, divorced
him again and married Love.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

The people of Gangutia. in Bengal,
have or used to have a barbarous prac
tice called hook swinging They deck
themselves out with garlands and then
assemble together to undergo the most
horrible torture. A wire about q quar-
ter Of an inch In diameter and seven
feet long is pierced through the tongue,
and then the wretched being will dance
for over half an hour with the wire
still hanging through the tongue.
Some Of them form themselves into a
row and are then sewed together by
wire needle threaded with cord. They
are sewed by the arms and look like
herrings on a wire when ready for the
hook. II is thought that the victims
are drugged considerably beforehand
owing to the sullen, dazed expression
they wear throughout, but sometimes
one or two faint and are with great
difficulty brought round again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

II there is a system of abbreviation
Of mercantile terms In Germany, per
haps all the shorthand clerks know 1t.
There is a little story about social rival
ry among a semiofficial class In Ber-
lin: A proud young matron exclaimed
In high spirits that she was enjoying
the happlest moment of her life. my
Fritz has been appointed hauptkasen-
verwaltungsassistentw That means as
sistant cashier. Now" she went on,
"in my title Of hauptkasenverwaltungs-
assistentin boast of five letters more
than that sruck-up oberhofsteuramtsin-
spectorin excise inspectors wife) can
claimw-New York Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

Beginning today the price of hair
cutting in the union barber shops Of
Portland, numbering 2S5, will be re-
duced from 35 cents to rs cents, says
the Portland Oregonian. '..
This action was authorized last
night at meeting of the United AS
sociation OF Employers, Proprietors
and Journeyman BARRIERS at the re-
quest of the Boss BARRIERS association
In other words, the schedule of prices
that was in effect prior to August 26,
1907. when the additional assessment
of 10 cents was levied for haircuttng,
Will be restored. '
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
WILL HONOR WASHINGTON.

Masons Would Erect a George Wash
ington Temple.
Fredericksburg, Va, Apg. Ga
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

erection OF Masonic memorial tenn
pie to George Washington has been
started by the local lodge of Masons.
The Father of His Country was made
Mason by the Fredericksburg lodge
in 1852.
The bible used in the lodge when
Washington was given his degree and
the records Of the lodge, signed by
the greatest Of Americans, are still
in existence. Masons all over the
country will be asked to contribute
to the memorial fund.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
Italy Has Longest Tramway Tunnel

Vice Consul Angelo Boragino, re-
ports that tunnel more than a mile
in length, said to be the longest in
existence for use by municipal electric
surface car lines, has just been opened
for operation by the Genoa Street
Railway company. 1t connects Genoa
with the adjacent large commune OF
Rivarolo, which previously was reach
ed by circling the mountain, the dis
tance being now shortened 1 1-3 miles,
and the trip is made in Is minutes
less time. Constructive works began
on June /, 1905. The boring was ac-
complished by 900 workmen, partly
by hand, by electrical machines and
by compressed air machines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
. The Swine and the Flower

Nh mel saw a huge and, loathsome sty,
wherein a drove Of waliowing swine
we're barred, =,
Whose banquet shocked the nostril and
the eye;
Then spoke voice, "Behold the source
ofiard!" a..
I fled. and saw field that seemed at first
One glistening mass Of roses pure and
white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage
. nursed; %.
And, as l fingered DER the lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that
Southern scene, fasH
Whispered, " Behold the source OF
GQTToLENR" issH o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

"Myw exclaimed the minister's wife
"I never saw the boys in this street
fighting so much as they have lately.
There are two of them fighting now,
and I'm sure they're members Of our
Sunday school,"
"Ah, l seev' remarked the Rev. Mr..
Wise. Last Sundays lesson was about
David and Goliath" = Philadelphia
Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

Mayor w. H. Davis of Albany has
pleaded guilty in the federal court to
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment of land and has been fined $500
by Federal Judge Wolverton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
llntold Waalkh-

"What is untold wealth. pap
'The property you keep out Of the
TAX list"-Harper's Weekly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

The love OF work is the Joy Of liv.
ing-if It is we'll reQuited.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08

10000. ave baEc caeNce,ieJn~t-
Urei advantages fcc cora cUlluro.
out oar average yicN per ao,c Is
s&r o-,ow oGr possibilities, beng
now about q bushels per acre as
compared With ~ bushels in Ohio.
and 80 bushels in Iowa. We can
greatly increase our yield by bet
ter methods Of culture. and by
using better Seed.
We have just received from the
Virginia Agricultural Experiment
Station, Blacksburg, Va. circular
No. 4. Selecting Seed-Corn," by
LaYnian Cartier which gives de-
tailed information upon this sub
jet. The common Practice OF
taking seed-corn at random. from
ears stored in the crib, IS largely
responsible for low yields. 1t Is
not enough to select the largest
a0d most perfect ears; these ears
should have been born by the
most desirable plants. SO it i.
best TO select seed-cOrn now
while the ear is on the stalk.
Choose the largest and most per
feet ears. well filled out at bait
aud tip, and with long. wedge
shaped kernels; born low down
upon stout, mediIm-size, shor
jolnted plants. Prefer plants
bearing two large ears. Store
the ears in strings Of fifteen. in a
'4rv, warm, well-ventilated place,
as 4 room over the kitchen. A
little care in these respects often
increases the yield five or more
bushels per acre IN increase 4
even one bushel per acre next
year in Virginia, as a result of
careful selection of seed, would
add over $I,ccO. 10000 90 the
wealth Of the State, with no ex-
ira cost of fertilizing or cultiva-
ton. This is one OF the most
important subjects before the
farmers of the State. This circu-
lar can be had by making appli-
cation to the Virginia Agriculture
al Experiment Station, Blacks
burg, Va.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Graves
arc The gcests of Rev. aud Mrs.
w. III. Graves.
Mrs. Hansiord Taliaferro and
Miss Sally Perrin are in Balti-
more, where they will be present
at the marriage of their brother.
Mr.. William Kernam Perrin. 20
Miss Ewers, Of Baltimore. on Oct.
9TH. Mr.. Walter G. Perrin will
leave later to act as best man.
Two other fall weddings OF
interest in Gloucester will be that
of Miss Nomena Watt to Nj,
William Abbott Wright, of Nor
folk, and that Of Miss Evelyn
Boyd Lee to MIR. Henry Ednlunds
Hutchinson, of Baltimore, for
merly of Charlotte county, Va.
Mrs. Pryar Davies left for Bal
tlmore on Friday.
Miss Maria Mason Tabb is Wis
itlng friends IN Richmond.
Misses Jane and Eliza Lee LEFT
tor Hannah More Academy or
Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Deans TavIor, who
IS with her mother in Baltimore
will also attend the Hannah More
Academy.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08

A GREAT many newspapers
throughout the state are having
great stress upon the fact that the
Baltimore Sun has a perfect right
to change its political opinion S,
no one denies it this privilege for
an instant, neither can they deny
us the right to have and express
our opinion upon the change.
which we are frank to say is not
a fiatterIng one. For the repub-
lican of a lifetime. one who has
followed his party conscientiousIy
voted its ticket and defended its
policies we have naught but re-
spect and admiration, but such
is not the case here. The Sun
has been a democratic paper for
many years, and has supported
the democratic candidates when
they were less able men and stood
on shaker platforms than does
William Jennings Bryan today.
They advancefhe argument that
they do not regard Bryan as a
safe man Judging by his radical
views as expressed in fomer cam
paignS. This view of the case
shows political ignorance lament
able indeed when found associ-
ated with so much supposed
knowledge. 1t is a matter of re-
cord that the most radical plank
III ihe fomer Bryans platform viz.
the free silver issue has been in
Corporated in several Republican
platforms and that the rest of
them have long since been COB
bled up by the beloved Teddy.
IN view of these facts the Suns
action in boiling Bryan i'll his
present conservative run Oh a
sound platform is inconsistent to
say the least. The only suita bic
name for such people is renegade
democrats and their rightful posi-
ton is in the line Of the much
talked about but strangely invis-
chile Taft Democrats.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08

TIE JoUWNAL would he greatly in
debted TO ITS correspondents IL thew
Nil mail their news letters so rs to
.ef.h this office before Wednesday
nloFnin|. a great many items hare-to
so unpublished or ne carried over until
the following week and l,c stale read
ing because hey 90 not reacn this
office i'm time.
Obituaries and resolutions of resuect
can only be inserted IN paid matter for
which a charge of five cents per line is
made.
Communications advocating candi-
dates for Office wit be charged for at
regular line rates for advertising.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Contract rates furnished on appli.
cation.
All transient advertisements will bs
charged for at the rate of so cts pei
inch Tor the first insertion. IS cts. per
inch FOR each subsequent insertion
when no change is made.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08

A sale of county products will
be he held at Salem Church on
October 18TH. Every member is
expected to bring something 10
sell. The proceeds VIII go to
help fix up the church. If the
18th is not clear day the sale
will take place on the next fair
day. Refreshments will be served
on the grounds. Come one. come
all. Nj. y. STORY.
I6-S-2t. Committeeman.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08
IT is rather fortunate for Sena

IT is rather fortunate for Sena-
tor Longworth that he happened
10 be the son-in-iaw of Roosevelt.
otherwise he would hsve been a
full-flelged member of that fa-
NOUS Ananias Club by this time.
1T is not impossible that a touch
of the big stick did canse him to
change his mind so suddenly about
Roosevelt being elected IN 1916.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-10-08

ifT lD S5gHltl5 8AiLY.
The Matthews FaI .viil bc ou
October Goth. est and s7aJ. /
have bee" assigned by the Board
OF Directors 20 take charge OF that
part Of the program on each day
pertaining 90 the Educational
Rally ON October Goth; the Far
mers' day on October >2Ist. aa1
the Confederate Reunion on Octo-
Der 2cn1, Permit me TO inform
the public of the arrangements on
each day, The program for each
day will commence at 1890 a. m.
and last until 1880 p. m. On
Thursday Oc.ober Goth all the
white teachers in Mathews with
their classes or schools are invited
to be under the direction Of DR..
ThOs. 3. Lane. county supe,in-
teudent OF schools. Hon Harry
St. George Tucker will deliver
the address.
On October 2Ist the farmers
will be addressed by some orator.
We had expected Hon. Henry c.
Stuart, but l am afraid his en-
gagements will prevent him from
coming. We viii get some good
talker to be with us.
On October 22nd we expect
every Confederate Veterans to be
on hand and form a line. to be
escorted to the grandstand b>
fourteen girls-one representing
the Confederate States and one
each Of the thirteen Confederate
States, Fhe Daughters of the
Contederacy and daughters and
sons Of Confederate Veterans will
sing the confederate songs. Hon,
Vim. Hodges Mann, a Confeder-
ate Veteran, viii be the orator
tor the occasion l think il is
right and proper to give the
names of the girls who have been
selected to act on that day-viz:
Misses Helen Leary. H;lda
Blake, Vivian Douglas, Genevieve
Burke, Lena VIM, Ruth Haynes.
Lucy Sears, Ioice Smith, Louise
Hudgins, Elizabeth Pugh, Cas-: lie
Hodges, Ruby Siblev, Esther
Fitchett and Mary Diggs.
The girls arc expected to he
attircd in white and we will have
Confederate flags and badges fer
them.
/ do hope every one will come
and have q good time. | will do
my best and l know everybody
will help me TO make a success on
elch day. J. y. STCBBs.