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MANUFACTURES.
our purse

Manufactures are of advantage to COM
munity directly and indirectly They make
profit for home capital, provide employ
ment for home labor and gather willing
tribute from the outside world for home
skill and industry. Moreover, every neigh
boring interest is benefited by a prosperous
factory, because money from distance is
brought in by the enterprise and goes to
aid every class by increasing the rate of
remuneration that may be offered for work
There is scarcely possibility of estimat-
ing the benefits to a community of we'll
managed manufacturing establishment, so
numerous are the ways in which those
benefits are felt. There is general agree
ment, however, as to the positive nature of
the benefit. 1t is the part of wisdom for
the South and for Louisiana and Bossier
Parish to encourage in every way the es-
Enlistment of manufactures. We now
pay tribute to other States and communi-
ties for what we need in every day life.
1t is high time for Louisiana to reverse this
oiooi VI 'iiiiISo 81 DIS W Secufe fcdSOHdOle
share of that tribute which the world at
large pays for what it wants. The only
way to do so is to make things to sell-to
coin our abundant raw material into money.
Louisiana is ripe for the establishment of
such manufactures as are within reach and
are at all likely to prove profitable. She
recognizes their Importance. Let those
of us whose interests are bound up with
her destiny encourage and assist in the
building up of factories throughout our
State.
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Items of Interest.

Nine out of every ten books published
are novels.
The value Of the worlds railways is
calculated at S27, IT'S, 100000.
A chain two and half miles long and
weighing twenty-five tons, was recently
made in England for use in a colliery.
A careful estimate shows that the build
ings and land on Manhattan Island from
the Battery to Central Park are worth
So, 900, 100000.
Of the total area of Corea, about So, 477,-
600 acres, only 8.5 per cent, or 4,441 900
acres, are yet under cultivation. The soil
is fertile and much of the unused land is
arabic.
Canada's trade policy has built up COM
plete industrial system, the invested capital
Of which is to-day about S486, 0OO, 900, as
against STAG, 900, 900 in 1881; Is, 600 manu-
featuring establishments, with 100000
employees, are turning out products valued
at nearly S486,O0O,OOO.
The Canadian Government has decided
to lend to the farmers of the provinces OF
Alberta and Saskatchewan whose crops
were failure funds sufficient to purchase
seed grain. The scheme in all will involve
about 81 100000. The advances will be
payable in three years, at the usual Gov
eminent rate.
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TRUE POLITENESS.

The inbred politeness which springs from
Observation-Disclosures and kindly feelings IS OF
no exclusive rank or station.
From the highest to the lowest, the rlcn-
est to the poorest, to no rank or condltloh
in life has nature denied her Hottest gift
the great heart.
And from this heart springs all that is
good and worthy within US, manlfestlng
qualities that are bound to command the
general confidence and respect of mankind.
The true gentleman does not depend upon
fashion or manners, but upon moral worth;
not npon personal possessions, but upon
personal qualities. And as he respects
himself, so, by the same law, does he re-
spect others.
Humanity is sacred in his eyes; and
thence proceed politeness, kindness and
charity.
The cultivation of manner is absolutely
necessary in a person who has occasion to
negotiate with others in matters OF business,
for the world at large is not so forgiving
that it can help forming it's judgments and
likings according to outward conduct and
behavior.
The true gentleman or lady never un-
necessarily wounds the sensitiveness of
any one A consideration for the feelings
of others, for his interiors and dependents.
as well as his equals, will pervade the true
gentleman's whole conduct. He will be
merciful and kind even to his beast; he
will never boast of his wealth, or his
strength or his gifts. He is characterized
by his sacrifice of self and his preference
of others to himself in the little daily oc-
currences of life. He who tyrannizes over
the weak and helpless is coward and
never gentleman.
Good manners, as we call them, are
neither more nor less than good behavior,
consisting of courtesy and kindness, OF
speaking kind word or of doing kind
thing in the kindest way. That which is
done with a seeming grudge, or as an act
of condescension, is scarcely accepted as
favor Yet, there are people who would
pride themselves upon their gruffness, and
though they may possess other virtues.
their manner is often such as to render
them unsupportable
1t is very difficult to like person who is
always wounding your self-respect and
who takes pride in saying disagreeable
things to you. One of the most marked
tests of character is the manner in which
we conduct ourselves towards others.
graceful behavior towards superiors
interiors and equals is constant source G.
pleasure.
1t pleases others because it indicates
respect for their personality; but it give:
tenfold more pleasure to ourselves.
Every one may, to large extent, be ;
self educator in good behavior as in every
thing else. We may be civil and kind, i
we will, though We have not penny il
our purse.
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Crawford, Jenkins Booth Company vs. Floyd
Wiley and Young Ray. No. 5OO2. In Second
District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
pY virtue of writ of seizure and sale
ID issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l 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, Mch. IA, 1908,
the following described property, to-wit:
The se1 and VIZ of neL of sec. 10,
the ne4 of neA of sec. 10, the n1s OF
nw4 Of sec. 20, tp. 16 n, rng II W, con-
tanning $3.50 acres; also, the e1s OF
nwA and fractional ne4 of swA of sec.
10, tp. is n, rng. ii W; lot of sec. Is,
tip. Is n, rng. IL W, containing 1882
acres, more or less, and containing in
the aggregate 543.32 acres, situated in
Bossier Parish, La.
Terms of Sale Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of $1,000 asfollows: In
two notes of $3828.41 each, due respec-
lively Dec. 1, 1903, and Feb. 1, 1904, each
bearing per cent interest from matu-
rity, together with per cent on said
capital and interest as attorneys fees,
and also one note for $3343. Is, due Jan. /,
1906, and dated April 10, 1905, bearing 8
per cent per annum interest from date,
together with all costs of suit.
]. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Feb. 6, 1908. mig
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The Banner is gratifed to know that the
name of ex-Lieutenant Governor Albert
Estopinal is prominently mentioned as a
probable candidate for Congress from the
First Congressional District of Louisiana.
Gen. Estopinal is fitted in many ways to
make a good Congressman. Trained to
exact business methods, and thoroughly
educated in all matters pertaining to the
management of affairs of State, he would
begin his official work as though he had
been engaged in it for lengthy period.
The same zeal which has distinguished him
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Sllerih''S Sale.
OH. P. Sample No. 1923. In Second
Us. District Court, Bossier
w. m. Mccall. Parish, La.

II cflCs
OH. P. Sample) No. 1923. In Second
Us. District Court, Bossier
WIN. Mccall. Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale
- 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, April II, 1908.
the following described property, to-wit:
That part of the south portion of frac-
tional section So fronting on Old River
and west of the bayou that runs out Of
Clear Lake into Old River and south of
the canal that extends from Rough and
Ready Lake to the bayou and south of a
line run from the west end of said canal
in due west course to the north and south
line between sections IS and SO, con-
tanning 365 acres, more or less; also.
that portion or parcel of land in the
southeast corner of section IS acquired
by Judge 7. T. Land from Mrs. H. P.
Dickson, by act recorded in the Re-
corder's Office of Bossier Parish, La, in
volume 8, on page 81, containing in all
375 acres, more or less, and all in town.
ship 20, north Of range IA west, with
all improvements thereon, and known as
the Land Rough and Ready place.
Terms of sale-Cash, without the BEN
eft Of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of SIC, 085.5O as follows: St,227
with s per cent interest from Nov. 1,
1907, for cash, to cover note due Nov. 1.
1907, as well as per cent on said prin-
ciple and interest as attorneys fees, and
all costs of suit; and, also, on terms of
credit to cover seven notes for the sums
OF 81 1850, ST ,4SO, ST 400, ST 1920, ST ,24O,
!, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918 and
1914, with 8 per cent per annum on each
from maturity.
J.F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, March 5, 1908. 40
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12

This year the grounding came out and
saw his shadow. He retired, assuring his
friends, the public, that they should have
some more weather" He was a good
prophet, as all will admit. There has been
weather enough in variety since February
2 to satisfy the most exacting.
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ESTRAYED before me, WI. Dawson,
~ Justice of Peace, Ward 2, Bossier
Parish, La, by D. E. Sorrell, and will
be sold at his residence, near Wallace
Spring, within the legal hours of sale,
on Saturday, March %, 1908, one white
Cow, about 8 years old, swallowfork and
underbit in right ear, split and underbit
in left ear, brand on hip, has calf
about 30 days old; appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
w. DAWSON.
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Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before me, H. Barnacas-
~ tie, Justice of Peace, Ward 6, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by E. M. Oglesby, and
will be sold at Haughton, La, within
the legal hours of sale on Saturday,
March %, 1908, one deep red Steer,
about 2 years old, no marks or brands;
appraised at $3.50.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
H. BARNACASTLE
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in official position heretofore, and the same
intelligence and integrity, would be carried
with him in the National House of Repre-
sentatives.
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Warming to TreSpaSsers.

This is to warn all hunters, peddlers
l. and others that trespassers on the
Cedar Bluff plantation, located in Bos-
sier Parish, will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
nov a-4m J. S. SWAMI.
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r H. GULLEDGE,
Physician and Surgeon.

Successor to DR.. C.. H. Irion. Office
at the Benton Pharmacy, Benton, La,
where he can be found day and night.
Calls promptly answered.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

r E. JOHNSTON,
Attorney at Law.
Will practice in the courts of louisa
ma and Arkansas, and in the Federal
courts. Office at court house, Benton, La.
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X c. CHANDLER, M. D.,
Specialist
In diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. Spectacles and Artificial Eyes
always on hand. Office, Rooms 80 and
"a, Cooper Building, Shreveport.
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Stray Sale.

Benton, La, Feb. 6, 1908. mig
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Sherif'S Sale,

Benton, La, March IL, 1908. 1s
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

That his wife was good and he was
bad, -,
He thought If the woman went down
below
That he would surely have TO CO.
That If she to the regions dim
There wasn't the ghost of show Tor
him.
Slowly he turned, by habit bent
To follow wherever the woman went
ST. Peter, standing on duty there,
Observed that the top of his heaa
was bare.
He called the gentleman back and
said:
Friend. how long hast thou been
wed?"
Thirty years" with weary sign !
And then he thoughtfully added,
WHY"
st. Peter was silent. With head bent
He raised his head and scratched his
crown,
Then, seeming different thought TO
take,
Slowly. half to himself, he spake:
there?
No wonder the man hasn't got any
hair.
Swearing is wicked. Smoking not
good;
He smoked and swore-I should
think he would
Thirty years with that tongue so
sharp!
Ho Angel GABRIEL Give him a
harp,
A jeweled harp, with golden string'
Good sir, pass In where the angles
sing,
Gabriel gave him a seat alone
One with the cusion-up near the
throne,
Call up some angels to play their best,
Let him enjoy the music and rest:
See that on finest ambrosia he feeds;
He's had about all the hell he needs.
1t isn't just hardly the thing 10 do
To roast him on earth and the future
too
They gave him a harp with golden
strings.
A glittering robe and a pair of wings,
And he said as he entered the realm
of day:
We'll, this beats cucumbers, any
way"
And so the scriptures had come 10
pass,
The last shall be first and the first
shall be last
Joseph Burt Smiley.
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A COMMUNICATION.

Ely, Nevada, Aug. 10, 1908.
Editor News. Dear Sir:-In reply
to an item appearing in the EXPOSE
tor of even date, under the caption
Suspected Cases We're Not Diph-
iberia" | wish to make the follow
ing statement: On Sunday morning,
August 2, ! was called to see Mrs
Nellie NJ Stewart of Ely and found
her suffering from a typical case OF
pharynxial diphtheria. / gave the
patient antitoXin the same day.
The membrane in the throat began
to disappear the second day after the
antitoxin was administered and by
the fifth day all the membrane was
gone, though there is no doubt but
that the contagion will continue for
some time after the disappearance OF
the membrane. This case was. in
other words, a ypical case of diph-
liberia and her recovery took place in
the usual time after receiving anti
toxin, which very much shortens the
course of the disease. / will add that
have treated several hundred cases
of diphtheria during my ten years Of
practice in Minnesota and Colorado.
In Colorado | was county health Of
ficer for five years and had occasion
to observe several epidemics. here
with offer the statement of Mrs. Stew
art which speaks for itself. Now my
diagnosis can be questioned by one
who has never even see the case,
shall not attempt to explain.
A. r. POLLOCK, NJ d.
Ely, Nevada, August 10, 1908.
This is to state that DR.. A. F. Ad-
ans. city physician, did not examine
my throat nor was he in the house
to my knowledge during my recent
illness with diphtheria. ! was at
tended by DR.. A. r. Pollock and am
satisfied that l had case of diph-
iberia, as | have nursed several cases
of the disease.
NELLIE NJ. STEWART
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faults he's got,

faults he's got,
And 7 don't know whether he'll pass
or not.
He never would pray with an
earnest vim,
Or go to revivals. or Join in hymn.
So had to leave him in sorrow there
While I, with the chosen, united IN
prayer.
He ate what the pantry CHANGED to
afford,
While I. in my purity, sang to the
Lord.
And if eueumbers were all he got,
It's a chance If he merited them or
not.
But, oh. st. Peter, love him so,
To the pleasures of heaven please let
him go.
I've done enough saint I've been.
Won't that atonep Can't you let him
in?
By my grim gospel | know it's so
That the unrepentant fry below,
But isn't there some way you can see
That he may enter who's dear to me?
ITS a narrow gospel which l pray,
But the chosen expect to find some
way
OF coaxing or fooling or bribing you,
| So that their relation can amble
through.
And say st. Peter, ii seems to me
That gate isn't kept as il ought to be
and say. St. Peter, my sight is
dimmed.
But 7 don't like the way your
whiskers are trimmed
They're cut TOO wide, and outward
toss:
They'd look better narrow cut
straight across.
Well. we must be going, our crown
to win,
So open. St. Peter. and Wen pass in"
ST Peter sat quiet and stroked his
staff;
But in spite of his office. he had to
laugh.
Then said. with a fiery CLEAN in his
eye:
who's tending this gate you or 70"
And then he rose. in his stature tall.
And pressed bottom upon the wall.
And said to the imp who answered
the bell:
Escort this female around to hell
The man stood still as a piece of
stone
Stood sadly gloomily, there alone.
a lifelong settled idea he had
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ST. PETER AT THE GATE.


st. Peter stood guard at the golden
gate,
With solemn mien and air sedate,
When up TO the top of the golden
stair
A man and woman ascending there,
Applied for admition. They came
and stood
Before ST. Peter so great and good.
In hope the City of Peace to win,
And asked ST. Peter TO let them in.
The woman was tall and lank and
thin;
With a seraggy beardlet upon the
chin,
The man was short and thick and
stout,
His stomach was built so it rounded
out:
His face was pleasant and all the
while
He wore kindly and genial smile.
The choirs in the distance the echoes
woke,
And the man kept still while the
woman spoke.
"Oh. thou. who guardest the gate,
said she.
We two come hither. beseeching
thee
To let us enter the heavenly land.
And play harps with the heavenly,
band,
OF me. 81. Peter. there is no doubt:
There's nothing from heaven to bar
me out.
Eve been to meeting three times a
week,
And almost always I'd rise and speak.
I've told the sinners about the day
When they'd repent ofitheir evil way;
I've told my neighbors1AIve told 'em
all f,GF
Bout Adam and Eve. and the primal
=. fall,
I've shower them what they'd have to
do
II they'd pass in with the chosen few
I've marked their path of duty clear;
Laid out the plan for their whole
career. rs
I've talked and talked 10 en- loud
and long.
For my lungs are good and my, voice
is strong.
So, good ST. Peter, you'll clearly see
The gate of heaven Is open for me.
But my old man. regret to say,
Hasn't walked in exactly the narrow
way;
He smoks and he swears. and grave
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10
Explains What
Constitutes
Faith
REV. q. G. HUNTING SPEAKS
FROM THE TENT "FAITH WITH
OUT WORKS Is DEAD"-EX-
PLAINS CONTRADICTIONS IN
BIBLE IN SUNDAY SERMON.

At ST. Bartholomew church last
Sunday evening the Rev. G. C. Hunt
ing spoke from the text. Faith with
out works is dead" taken from 20th
verse of the second chapter of the
Epistle of st. James. He said in
part:
There are many unbelievers in re-
ligion in the world who give as the
reason for their unDelief the fact
that there are so many contradic-
lions in the Bible A Mr.. Mill after
careful study has found that there
are 10000 apparent contradictions
in the Bible. Btu he has also found
that theer is not one contradiction
concerning an essential matter of be-
lief Too many persons fail TO re-
member that the writing of the Bible
extended over thousands of years,
and the various books We're written
by men who never knew each other
and certainly had no conception that
at any time their writing would be-
come part of single book. The
faith once delivered to the saints
makes but a very small part of the
Bible and all the rest of the MARIA
tive is of the doings of various and
sundry people. The truth about God
runs through the Bible from a faint
understanding to a comparatively
perfect knowledge.
A classic example of the so-called
contradictions are the words of my
text, Faith without works is dead. /"
and the words of st. Paul, Man is
justified by faith, without the deeds
of the lay" But there is no con-
tradiction here. Both writer's are
stating a truth. st. Paul is not speak
ing of the Ten Commandments but
of a few dtaocmfwtaotheby fwywy
of the law of sacrifice and temple
worship, etc. After the sacrifice of
Christ man would be justified IN
the sight of God by the faith he pos
sessed in this sacrifice of Christ, and
not by any sacrifice he might make
OF animals in the Temple of Jerusa-
lem. These requirements of the law
were done away St. James proceeds
TO elaborate the statement of St.
Paul and says that this faith in Christ
must be alive. And a living faith
will show itself by its fruits, like
the trees in the garden. 1t is not
sufficient for the Christian IN his
closet TO confess a belief in the arti-
cles of the Greed. 1t is not all of
the Christian life to obtain and hold
fast to ones own salvation That
life like all useful life must propa-
gate after its kind. 1t must bring
forth salvation in the world. This is
done by an open confession of be-
lief that inspires other souls to like
belief. Believers must work for the
salvation of the world. This is not
the work one particular class of men
like preachers. for instance. The
minister is but one of the believers
and the work TO which he devotes all
his time is the work TO which all be-
levers should devote as much time
as possible. All can do something.
preach, sing, teach, sew, dig, in other
words make every effort tend toward
the end of bringing the kingdom of
God to pass. Prove to the world that
the faith you have in God is alive
and able to do something besides sit
snug. Prove by your works that
your faith isn't dead.
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A Baltimore couple were married
after a Is minutes acquaintance in
Philadelphia. Maybe being in the
Quaker City made the time seem
much longer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

In attempting to convince fellow
juror, New York man threw a
drinking goblet at the fellow; but
how did he expect ito win with such
a fragile argument.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

The slayer of New Jersey preach
er says he was hypnotized, but 1t is
to be hoped that the jurors who try
him will not be in the same fix when
they come to rendering their verdict.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

The people of Turkey are not yet
quite certain whether they are going
to have those reforms, but they have
made up their minds that If they
don't they will at least have the sui
tan's scalp.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

They are trying to purify the water
of the Mississippi, but they are likely
only to succeed in making it unpal-
atable to those who have been drink
ing it for long time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

Even though John Temple Graves
has permitted himself TO be nominal
ed for vice president, it is cheering
to think that he still says he is from
Georgia despite the fact that he lives
in New York.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

Governor Hughes will run again in
New York, but there appears every
possibility that the day for horse run
ming in the Empire state is fast draw
ing to a close.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

1t is said that good many Demo-
Gratis dissatisfied with Mr.. Bryan or
with his platform intend to contribute
a dollar to his campaign fund and
then cast their votes for Taft.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-10

The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of West Virginia is pledged to
drastic laws against the negroes and
it is up to Mr.. Bryan to order him
out of the race at once.