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places. you know. And now won't YOU
tell that butler of yours not to let us
be disturbed?'
Wainwright complied, and the two
settled down to their deferred talk.
| How about the election this fally''
began the tinancier
We're already growing: but. iust-be.
tween you and me. it's going to be a
hot fight The people at large seem to
be little sore on the organization. 4
few deals lately have been a little raw
and some of the papers are kicking
Good Lord! If it wasn't for the news
papers what cinch boss would have
IN running city! 1t d be like taking
pennies from a baby's bank. But
Then you think there is some doubt
about the election:"
i wouldn't go so far as that. It'll be
a tussle. but with plenty of cash and
the right man for mayor-mark ME.
say and the right man'-we ought to
win"
THE woods are full of right men,"
replied Wainwright. "The money is
the chief thing to consider. That is
why ! asked you here today. This is
the point I'm getting at: AS soon as
election is safely over the Borough
Street railway will apply for a fran
chise for car line from Blank avenue
to Dash street along the river front"
Il see" nodded Horrigan. And, as
you own the City Surface line and as
that is the Borough Street railways
worst rival, you want the Borough's
franchise bill killed when it comes be.
fore the board of aldermen"
You're wrong. To paraphrase your
own words. you know lot about poll
tics. l want the Borough Street rail-
ways franchise granted, and want
the franchise to be perpetual"
But | don't see what your driving
Mt. If you intend to merge the Borough
Street railway with your own City Sur
face line its charter will become void"
Il don't mean to merge them. | own
both roads, and run them separately"
"The - you dor
That's q little surprise, eb? /
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haven't made any parade of it. just
went quietly to work. through Gibbs,
and bought up majority OF the Bor.
the granting of the franchise and the
news that control the road will work
when they are made known!"
'Sure! It'll send that stock sky
high. You'll scoop in a million or two"
"a million or two!' echoed Vain
wright scornfully. Nearer
Hold on" interrupted Horrigan
whats that noise?'
He had jumped to his feet With an
alacrity that was surprising In so large
man and was listening i,,:,.r.'ly.
"rhat clicking?" asked Wainwright
"Oh, that's only the private wire in my
Office
Private wire? Any OPERATOR"
''Of course. Why"
Suppose he should happen to be
listening to u.s."
'sWho? Thompson? Absurds'
Il don't know I'd rather
Nonsense. It's Thompson. my pri-
yate secretary. 4 man who's been with
me nine years. | trust him as
"But l don't. don't trust anybody.
Send him into some other ROOM
81 can't In his absence some I'M
portant message might come. and if he
wasn't there on the very moment TO
transmit it to me l might lose thou
sands. He's all right if ever Il man
was. | trust him implicitly"
ooh. all right, then. Go on with what
you were saying"
81 want the Borough Street railway
franchise made perpetual. Catch my
drift?''
"Surc But the papers and the prop.
erty holders will make Il big kick"
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LET them. They'll soon get hoarse
and have to rest their throats AS lone
as we get the votes what do we care
| if
/ Yes, yest' agreed the boss impa.
tiently. That's all right, but what
want to know is. How does all this
| concern me:"
Horrigan threw himself back in his
chair, uptilted cigar in one corner OF
his mouth, thumbs in waistcoat arm.
holes and eyed his host quizzically.
Wainwright did not even pretend not
to understand. Still, instead of giving
! direct answer he went on with seem
ing irreleyance:
Il am a public spirited citizen. | be-
lieye civic welfare would suffer by any
change in municipal administration, SO
to keep the present party in power
am willing to donate to it 100000 to-
ward election expenses"
THAT sounds pretty good as far as it
goes, but maybe you didn't hear some
thing asked you minute ago. What
! want to know is. How does all this
concern me?'
I'm coming to that. AS | said, |
am public spirited citizen. Pm also
a good friend-such good friend that
I'm always glad to put my friends on
to anything in the market that looks
particularly promising Suppose / car
~ for your account at the market
price chats 63 just now $1,000 shares
of Borough Street railway stock?'
''Well?"
III that franchise is granted, Bor-
ough stock will go up at least % points
within two days. That would clear up
for you a profit of-let's see-about
s375,OOO."
Horrlgan had pulled pencil from
his pocket and was figuring on the
back of an envelope.
YES" he said at last; that's right.
$4,000. That would be my profit.
while yours would run into the mil
lions. That's not warm enough friend
ship for me-"
Surely, that is generous
Generous, maybe, but I'd like some
Thing munificent-say $4,000 shares at
Us. Then at the % point jump I'd
make-fd make"-consulting his fig
ures on the MISUNDERSTANDING over
100000. That sounds better to me.
Hey?"
But Mr.. Horrigan'-
You've got my terms. Take EN- or
leave EN-"
"Oh, very WE'LL" conceded Vain
wright, with lame graciousness Any
thing to oblige an old friend.''
Good! So we get sooo,GO for cleo
ton expenses, and my personal ac-
count receives $4,000. shares at g."
Quite SO. And now
And now comes the question of the
right man for mayor. We
Again Horrigan paused, rising to his
feet stealehily, like some ponderous
cat, his head bent slightly, as though
catching faint or distant sound.
What's the matterT" asked VAIN
wright, looking up.
Nothing returned Horrigan. But
he did not resume his seat. Instead as
he talked he began to pace the room in
apparent aimlessness, yet every turn
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Election Proclamation.

N obedience to the ordinance of the Police Jury
OF bossier Parish, La, adopted In open session
and duly published, notice Is hereby given andwe
hereby proclaim, That an election will be held on
Monday, July 10, 1908, at Fillmore, the polling
place a. fixed by the Police Jury in the additional
portion OF School District No T. as created BY the
school Board June 8, 1908, for the purpose OF as
certaining the sense of the taxpayers OF said adj
ditional portion of School District No. 2 on the
question OF levying special school tax of mills
on the dollar OF the assessed property in said adj
ditional portion Of said district for period OF
time to expire with the ten-year mill tax
already voted in said Seventh District, being six
years, including the year 1905 on all property not
included In the Seventh School District as estab-
ilshed BY the School Board OF Bossier Parish
Jan. lS4; the tax to be used for the purpose Of
building and repairing school houses and supple
menting teachers salaries in said district;
That said election be held under the general
election laws OF the State OF Louisiana, except as
hereinafter modified;
That the ballots to be used may be printed ar
written, and shall read: For a mill tax for s'x
years, beginning with the assessment roll for the
year lAS, - or Against mill tax for six years,
iaS;"
That all legal voters who are property taxpay-
ers and residents OF the proposed addition to said
Seventh District shall be entitled to vo.e, pro-
ytded women who are taxpayers In their own
right shall be entitled to vote, either in person or
BY written proxy;
That the following commissioners and clerks
are hereby appointed to hold said election,
to-wit: C. ID. Sandidge, C. e. Beauchamp and
u. \. Horton commissioners, and G. b. Norman,
clerk.
Thus done and signed officially on this, the 18th
day Of June, 1908.
w. j. JOHNSTON,
E. r. MADING,
II. B. HILL,
Board of Supervisors OF Elections.
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NA che Now Mayor 49,
f.Nx0 Based GEBroadhurstS Successful PZey 44KI
81 THE = MAN
THE HOZZzz42a = u
or

to hold the place I've won. When a
man in the organization starts fight
against me-, must down him. There's
no turning back. That's why I'm boss.
Every man in the crowd knows he's
got to obey me or fight me and that If
it's fight it's battle to the death. And
he's the man who does the dying. not
l. Now, you understand? So we can
get to business. What
But business seemed this morning
fated to many Interruptions. The lat
est came in the form of Judge New
man, who. bustling into the room with
all his customary ponpous dignity.
suddenly stopped in his tracks and
wilted ut sight of the boss.
"Good morning. Mr.. Horrigan." said
the Judge ingratiatingly. wriggIing un-
der the boss glover. Il hope I'm not
here too early and that Mr.. Vain
wright has interceded for
'For your renominatiou?" queried
Horrigan, speaking as though to Il dis
graced servant IF tshat's what you're
here for you might have spared your
self the trouble What told yo.l be-
fore still goes
But, Mr. Horrigan. consider how
long Eve been on the bench. and
"And it's time you got your nose out
Of the feed bag and gave some one else
a chance. You are
I'm growing old. Mr.. Horrigan.
pleaded the thoroughly cOwed judge.
How can go back to law practice
and compete with younger men? BE
sides. Mrs Newman declares"
Il can't help that" returned Horri-
gan, quite unmoved. you've had your
share. We've got to look out for our
own active workers-for the men we
can count on to do the right thing"
But. Mr.. Horrigan," protested the
judge. II always try to do what is
right"
Il said the right thing" corrected
the boss. ''See the difference?'
Excuse me. Judge" interviewed
Wainwright. 'If you'll leave this mat
ter in my hands, will try to convince
! Mr.. Horrigan of your fitness. Just
leave it all to me-"
ooh, thank you so much, Charles"
cried the relieved judge. I'm sure |
can count on you. Mrs. Newman will
be so grateful. Well. won't detaiD
you any longer. GOodby"
"Goodby. judge" answered VAIN
wright tolerantly.
''Goodby. Mr.. Horrigan." went on
Judge Newman, with effusion
A grunt from Horrigan. who had
| turned his broad back on the visitor.
! was the only reply. and the judge de-
parted to bear the message of hope to
Mrs. Newman
"Have you any special objections to
Newman" asked Wainwright
/ NO" said Horrigan, except | think
| perhaps there's men who can do better
7 by us. You know how much it means
die your case.
Il think at a pinch we can manage
Newman, and
"Oh, if it is favor to you, all right
But it doesn't do those judiciary fell
lows any harm to keep them guessing
awhile. 1t tames 'em and teaches 'em
to mind-sort Of keeps them in their
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the follies and idleness that had hither.
to masked 1t. remember one thing, IL
I win this fight-if am elected mayor
Il shall never once swerve from my
solemn oath Of Office. r.
Wainwright. uneasy at the candi-
dates unwonted words and manner.
started to speak, but Horrigan deftly
interfered.
''Of course you'll keep your oath Of
Office" he beloved jovially. "Of
course you will. That's understood"
Then In an undertone to Wainwright
as Alwyn moved away the boss whis-
pered:
anOn,f Init l.~s-E---ha- a
That silly REFORM talk don't mean any
thing. It's the way all youngsters in
politics blow of steam. Leave him to
mel"
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fro BE coNT1NuED.l
SlleriH's Sale.
S. L. Herold No. 1898.

Il. Herold No. 1893.
vs.. In the First District Court,
Rufus w. Pace. Caddo Parish, La
RY virtue Of writ of fieri facias
II issued in the above entitled suit.
and to me directed, / have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, Aug. /. 1908.
the following described property, to-wit:
The n = Of nj and SCI. of sw4 of sec 3; w. of
Sc and SCI. of SCI, of sec 8; sel4 of nei.. nwi,
or NV and S 4 of sec 8; swi4, N. OF sci, and
sw = Of SEA Of sec 10; sw'4 Of nw', nj Of ne !,
\: Of Sc ! and SCI of SCI. Of sec IA; nwa Of ne !.
and W. OF sec Is; sw of sec 16; e's Of ne I, I:
OF nei4 OF swil, 81. of swla and SCI, OF sec Ii;
20 OF ne NV and " ! of sw' Of sec 10; IL Of
NV. Of sec q; ne'i, els Of nw,4, M Of swl i,
Sc !. Of swi. and SCI. Of sec %; x Of nwI, swi
OF nWi and nW'4 Of swi. OF sec "a; all of sec 25;
ana sw'. OF sec Is; - Of ne !, sw'. Of nw',
and land in the - of nwi4 of sec 3; ne NJ. of
nW4 and Sc OF NV. of sec %; nwl4 of ne /, and
n: OF NV! OF sec 81; =. and = Of sel4 Of sec
Sc OF sec 38; all in tp 10, mg II.
fractional SCI. and fri ne I. and fri Sc !, of swi
OF sec II; VIZ OF seil of sec 10; eli of SCI. of sec
me-, Of sec q, and M OF nwi. Of sec IS, to 10,
mg II. - r -
The ne a OF mel. of sec 50; e1s of sWI, of sec a.
p ~ rng III and ne' of mel! and se' Of se'4 Of
all of secs Is and IS, tp 90 rng II, Bosser Parish
La, snd containing in all II ,4sO acres, more or
The nw14 of ne'a and w of sec /; WI of SCI,
OF sec 2; WIS., nei4, nwi of SCI. and sw,. of Sc |,
or sec IL; VIZ OF nw14 Of sec II; swI, OF swi,
ne, OF swl. and Sc. of nw,s of see l; NJ: Of
and VIZ of ne ii of sec II, tp Is, rng H.
Terms of Ca1o Zach c,,h;oo+ - ~
benefit OF appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of $500, with s per cent
per annum interest thereon from Nav 8,
1917, until paid, and all costs, including
IL per cent on said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, June Is, 1908. iuly 30
Homestead Entry No. 1870.
Department of the Interior, !
Land Once at NatchitOches, La.
May 81, 1908.
NOTICE is hereby given that King
~ Jefferson OF Plain Dealing, La,
who, on Aug. 2, 1908, made Homestead
Application, No. 1890, for the south
west quarter of southwest quarter of
section 20, township % north, range 13
west, Louisiana Meridian, has filed no.
tlce OF intention to make final commu-
tation proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before B. A. Kelly,
Clerk OF Court, at Benton, La, on the
9th day of July, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: J.
Campbell, D. Campbell, j. Guy and A.
Smith, all of Plain Dealing, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
May %, 1903. july2
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Succession Sale.

Succession Of Aleck Hamiltoa, deceased.
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
RY virtue of an order of sale to me directed.
from the Honorable District Court In and for
the Parish OF Bossier, La, win, on Wednesday.
July . 1903, at the Court House, in the town OF
Benton, La, within the legal hours for sales.
proceed to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described prop
erty, to-wit: ~
me northeast quarter of northeast quarter Of
section q. township q, range II, containing 40
acres, more or less, situated in Bossier Parish,
La: also, one mule
Terms of Sale-Cash, if the appraisement or
two-thirds thereof be bid, else on a credit of
twelve months. according to law.
W.J. BOUNDS, Administrator.
Benton, La, June Is, 1aOs. st
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b o Y :! n o W /.
we'll"-
"But remem-
Der one thing,
Mr.. Horrigan,"
interrupted Ben
nett. and his
careless boy
hood seemed to
have falle N
away from him
like q discarded
garment, leav-
ing the man
hood and rug
ged strength
uAnsnnoA ~ Ill
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Homestead Entry No. 10, O!EJ.

sSStSisu ELsltTy No IU,U3ND.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
May y, 1903.
NOTICE is hereby given that Enoch
~ y. Foster OF Emma, La, who, on
July u, 1903, made Homestead Applica-
ton, No. 10,O95, for the northeast quar-
ter OF southwest quarter Of section 5,
township q north, range II west, Lou
isiana Meridian, has filed notice OF in
tention to make final five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scHbed, before B. A. Kelly, Clerk Of
Court, at Benton, La, on the 7th day OF
July, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: j. M.
Cole and F. M. McClelland of Emma,
La, and j. S. Burks and E. M. Burks Of
Ivan, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
May %, 1908. iulya
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Final Account.

Succession of Miss Lizzie Dickson, dec.
In District Court, Booster Parrish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that S. NJ. Thomas, adj
minstratOr OF the succession or Miss Lizzie
Dickson, deceased, has this day filed in my Office
his fnal account in said succession, and IL oppo-
sittOn be not made thereto within the time pre-
scribed by law, the same will be homologated
and made the judgment OF the Court.
Given under my official signature and seal OF
office, at Benton, La, on this, the 18th day OF
june 1905. B. A. KELLY,
nIo-3t Clerk District Court.
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not render this charter null and void
and no subscriber or stakeholder shall
ever be liable to this corporation or its
creditors beyond the unpaid balance Of
stock subscribed for by him.
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the right man.
Ii we don't. we
haven't a shad-
ow of a show
town. We must
be careful to
choose the best
man possible. In
fact, Mr.. VAIN
" ri g b t In
fact
His wander
/ n z s b q d
brought him to
the office door.
With the last
word he sud-
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CHANGED to bring him nearer and near
er to the door of the adjoining office.
"You see," he said, I'VE must have
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Witnesses:
w. B. BoGGs.
N. w. SENTELI.
signed IN my presence and in the
presence of the subscribing witnesses on
this, the 18th day Of March, 1908.
H. H. MONTGOMERY,
Notary Public.
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StocknOIderS at meeting called for that
purpose.
Should this organization become dis
solved by a vote of its stockholders it's
affairs shall be liquidated by the Board
OF Directors, acting as liquidating
board.
ARTICLE VII.
Shares of stock can only be trans
ferred by having the transfer recorded
on the books Of the corporation, and no
transfer can be made until any unpaid
balance thereon shall have first been
paid.
When it is needful that the stock SUBJ
scribed for by the stockholders shall be
palo IN the corporation, or any part
thereof, the Secretary and Treasurer
shall give written notice to each sub
scrlber OF the amount of his subscription
that is called for by the corporation
through its Board of Directors, and in
case such subscriber fails to pay in the
amount so called for, written notice of
which has been given by the Secretary
and Treasurer, then the Board of Direc-
tors shall have the power after said
thirty days notice to forfeit the stock
SO subscribed and the amount already
paid by such subscriber who fails to
comply with said notice.
ARTICLE VIII.
The President, or in his absence or in
ability to act the Vice-President, shall
give each subscriber ten days. notice in
writing, through the mail, before such
annual meeting of the stockholders, and
for all call meetings three days. notice
shall be given in the same manner, unless
any stakeholder is present and waive
such notice.
Any irregularity or informality in the
organization Of this corporation shall
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Il think at pinch we can manage
Newman, and
"Oh, if 1t is favor to you, all right
| But it doesn't do those judiciary fell
lows any harm to keep them guessing
awhile. 1t tames 'em and teaches em
to mind-sOrt Of keeps them in their
The state herald., 1908-03-13
KIMoNA-CLAD SHE WAITS
FOR OTHER CLOTHING
WoMAN'S TRAVELLING SUIT is
LOST AND SHE ENDURES
GREAT MENTAL ANGUISH.

Cleveland, O.-By and by, Mrs. A.
A. Quint, who is in Havana, will re-
ceive letter from the folks at home
telling her that the mental anguish
which she endured while her ward.
robe was abbreviated to silken
kimono has been alleviated by $S.75
and international truckage. This
award was made in the court Of
Justice of the Peace Virgil Terrell,
In the course of the testimony the
justice of the peace learned that hope
deferred not only maketh the heart
sick, but exceedingly sore.
Mrs. Quint was staying with her
father. G. w. Wahle, This was in
November and she was on the point
The state herald., 1908-03-13
FARM FACTS.

Don't be- dead one Get out Of tho
rut.
The proper handling Of farm calls
for thought ~ we'll ~ work. II pays
10 study every field and crop.
Tho waste of III" farm will pay the
interest on the mortgage n handled
right Weeds may be- turned into
soyencent lambs and mutton.
Half tho money spent each year for
wagons could be- saved n better care
Was taken of the old oneH Make II n
rule not IN leave the old wagon out uf
doors over night.
The farmer Nho raises soma grain
and k"rpa few COWS will nnd that
a f0ek of 100 TO 200 fowls can be
made very valuable Tho skim mllk
and tho grain viii be- we'll paid iof fed
10 good fowls
The state herald., 1908-03-13
OLD GENTLEMAN NOT PLEASED.
Letters Inscription Certainly the Re-
verse Of FIattering.

In the English club at Hongkong a
white-haired old gentleman. who had
come down from some northern port.
was seated at dinner when he sudden
ly became very excited He had been
brought letter by solemn-faced Chi
nese butler. and he saw something on
the outside of this letter which sent
him downstairs two steps at time
to interview the hall porter When
he came back he told us what was the
matter. The hall porter had inscribed
In the envelope, in Chinese. for the in
formation of the butler:
This is for the old baboon with
white fur"
Unfortunately for the hall porter.
the old gentleman was first-class
scholar in the Chinese language.
The state herald., 1908-03-13
Economlxc on liable Linen.

The wise housekeeper of to-day
uses doilies instead of tablecloths.
says the Delineator. Instead of us
ing large tablecloth three times n
day 1t is better to have square for
breakfast and luncheon put on diag.
onally, or else set OF plain doilies.
for either of these insure an attractive
table and also save laundering at
least two large cloths a week. A
few doilles or square can be washed
out and lroned with very little trouble
whenever they need it.
With this partly.covered table
there should certainly be growing
plant or fern for the center. no mat.
ter how simple 1t may be. After
these things the china really does not
matter so much. though for break
fast nothing is 80 charming az set
OF blue and white. which may be
picked mp almost anywhere for n
small sum. Graceful shapes can be
easily found
The state herald., 1908-03-13
TIED TO TREE IN BLIZZARD.
Studen, with Feet Bound crawls
Through Drifts TO Room.

GalesburF ill-GaEged and bound
10 a tree for several hours during the
fierce blizzard which swept over this
part Of the country the other night
was the treatment inflicted ON Clar,
oncc Robinson, student at Hodding
college. at Abingdon, by masked
young mon.
Robinson was near llcdding college
park early In the evening. when he
was suddenly act upon from behind.
His assailanis bound HIS hands and
feet. placed II gag In his mouth and
then tied him to n tree, Unable to call
out to attract attention. Young Robin,
son struggled for several hours before
freeing himself from the tree. His
hands were 80 numb that he could not
unite the rope that bound his feet,
and he orawlod Hix blocks through the
snow drlfla TO his boarding house.
4 fellow student cut his bands and
helped him Into the house. for he was
completely exhausted His ears,
checks, feet and hands were ffoatbit
ten and curatlyoH had to be- admin.
istcrod