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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17
Local and
Personal
Fourteen prisoners in Jail.

Big week next week? Sure!
Twas hot some Monday and Tuesday.
Our Civic League is making the weeds
fly this week.
The Parish Teachers Institute will
convene here next Monday.
Mr.. Sid Adger was mixing with his
many friends here Monday.
Mr.. ]. A. Byrd Of Linton was among
the visitors in Benton Monday.
Mrs. Drew Ferguson of Homer is a
Guest of her sister, Mrs. T. T. Land
Miss Carrie Brown left last Saturday
for Atkins, and is teaching the public
school there.
Mr.. Will Martin has been added to
the force of statesmen at Mr.. G.. O..
Gayle's store.
Miss Aileen Sibley, daughter of
Mrs. Maggie Sibliy of this place, is now
teaching the Miller's Bluff School, few
miles west of Plain Dealing.
Miss May Merritt of Linton passed
through Benton last Saturday en- route
to North Bossier, where she will teach
the Center School. The sceool is located
near Red Land.
Mr. Ernest Bumgardner and his sister,
Miss Hattie, son and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. R. Bumgardner of Linton,
left Monday for Meridian, Miss, where
they will enter college.
We are told that Master John Mercer
Sentell expects to enter Centenary Col
lege, Shreveport. He is the oldest son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Sentell, who live
just across the river from Benton.
We have been reliably informed that
fifteen or twenty more boarding pupils
can find desirable homes in our town. If
you expect to send your son or daughter
away to school, send them to Benton
High School.
Mrs. l.. Houston, now of Catahoula
Parish, together with her two little chill
dren, passed through Benton yesterday
afternoon and is now visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bumgardner of
the Linton community.
Mrs. ]. P. Creswell returned home
Tuesday afternoon from Bluffss where
She spent tive weeks WITH relatives. TGhe
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
w. E. McDade, and her two children,
who are now her guests.
Mr.. J. NJ. Montgomery of Hosston was
here during the week on visit to his
family. We hear that you have leased
your plantation, Mr.. Jim, and that you
will move back to Benton after you have
gathered your crop. We hope it is true
that you are to move back here.
Mr.. Wilkins McDade, until recently a
medical student at the Shreveport
Charity Hospital, spent Friday and Sat-
urday of last week here with relatives.
He expects to leave soon for some medi-
cal college (perhaps Tulane) to take his
last course of lectures.
Mr.. E. D. Taylor and his sister, Miss
Mira. were called to Gibsland one day
last week on account of the serious i'll
ness OF Mr.. P. C. Taylor's little boy
Mr.. Taylor returned home the following
day and his sister is expected home this
afternoon. The little boy is said to be
much better.
Deputy Sheriff L. G. Smith has in.
formed US that the supply of hunters
licences fifty in nunber) has been ex.
hausted and that requisition has beer
made for more. There are at present or
file in the Sheriff 5 Office the names O.
about twenty residents of our parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17

There are at present fourteen prisoners
in Jail, all colored. Three are charged
with murder, three with shooting to kill,
three with criminal assault, and two
were recently interdicted and await the
completion Of the new building for the
insane. OF the nine whose charges are
mentioned five are from ward two, two
from ward one, one from ward five, and
one from ward three.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17
Grand Masquerade Ball
Senteuahaz 9th
4 September 25tll H,

q On Friday night of next week, while Benton is
full Of visiting teachers, and town is given
to a week of pleasure, climax big benefit
Masquerade Ball will be given in the new school
building, to which general invitation is extended.
Best of dance music will be furnished The usual
charge will be made to all dancing couples and a
minimum charge to all others present. The fund
derived will be used in further improving the new
school building and it's premises or for the purchase
of furniture for same. 4 good cause, as you
q All dancers will be required to mask. BE present
and enjoy yourself, and try for the handsome prize
that will be given to the best dressed character.
q All dancers who expect to attend will please
notify Mrs. c. O. Gayle Of this place by or before
the afternoon of the 10Th, the date OF the ball.
For all other information, apply to Mrs. Gayle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17

Messrs. Emmett Taylor, Will Mccall
and Tom Stinson of this place and Tom
Crawford of Plain Dealing had good
races in the neighborhood OF Plain
Dealing Monday and Tuesday nights
and captured two extra fine foxes. The
last one caught gave them hard run
for two hours and thirty-five minutes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17

Messrs. r. S. Doles of Collinsburg,
H. L. Boggs of Red Land, Loye McDade
Of Haughton and L. r. Bumgardner Of
Linton, Jury Commissioners, were here
Monday for the purpose Of drawing q
jury. The list appears elsewhere.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as follows:
Ordinary, 5 SIG cents.
Good ordinary, 6 5-tG cents.
Low middling, 7 Lie cents.
Kidding, 8 LIE cents.
Good middiing, 8 ISIS cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17
DR.. e. G. Allen, of Shreveport,

Announces that he has opened an Office
in the Cooper Building. DIR. Allen is a
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
DESERTED.
In One City 26O0 Wives aua
500 Children.

We read in a Cincinnati daily
that in that city alone, during the
year 1907, no less than twenty six
hundred wives have been deserted
by their husbands, who as fathers
have also deserted tifty-four hum
dred children. This is only one
manifestation Of the spirit Of wick
edness that seems to have gone so
far IN taking possession Of society,
and is now assailing every bulwark
of our Institutions, and depriving
the helpless Of all security, both
in their persons and their means.
Yet the Solons of our Legislatures,
and the wiseacres of the press,
pirate ON about framing currency
laws and tariff laws. and laws
of every sort and stripe. which
will restore public confidence"
and do away with all the other
consequences of such unbridlcd
license. 1t is high time this na-
ton were taking account of tho
fact that it is booked for severe
reckoning at the hands of I'm out
ragged Deity, and that no amount
of legislative Juggling will stave il
off. There is no prosperity that
will live associated with laxity Of
public morals.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
FACTORY TO USE ONLY
EQUITY TOBACCO.
Kentucky Leaf Tobacco Company
Make Purchase at Winchester.

The tobacco branch of the
American Society of Equity has
scored another point in that sale
was on January 20 made to anoth-
er independent tobacco factory.
The Kentucky Leaf Tobacco Com
pany, of Lexington, has decided
to use only Equity tobacco. All
chewing and smoking tobacco
manufactured by this company
will be made from Equity tobacco.
The Kentucky Leaf Tobacco
Company moved to Lexington in
July of last year from Mt. Sterl-
ing, where they had been operat-
ing for several years. Since com
ing here their business has in
creased more than so per cent.
The name to be given the new
smoking tobacco will be "Equity's
First Smoke" The name of their
old brands the Kentucky Leaf and
Sterling Flat will not be changed
although after the time named
they too will be made of Equity
tobacco.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
CremdtOry.

The Crematory Committee of
Lexington recommended an ap-
portionment of $1,000 for the
operation of the crematory depart
ment, for: Superintendent, three
assistants, two teams and drivers,
three horses, carts and drivers, five
extra men to help on garbage
wagons, coal and coke, etc.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
POStmaSter-GenerdI Wants Parcel
Post.

IF the parcel posts were estab-
lished on the $4,000 rural routes
throughout the country for the de-
livery of parcels originating on
these routes, and for delivery
within their territory, and if each
rural free delivery carrier carried
but three packages of eleven
pounds each on every trip, the
entire postal deficit which in 1907
was Sc, 1858, 1882 would be wiped out.
Postmaster General Won L. Meyer
thus summed up what he hopes to
accomplish if his parcels post
scheme goes into effect.
The rural parcels post will
benefit the farmer enormously. 1t
will not only lead to an increased
consumption, but larger trade.
1t means a great saving to the
farmer and gives the country store
keeper an immense advantage over
the mail order hOuse-and it is of
incalculable Importance that the
COUNTRY merchant should exist and
prosper.
mot only will the rural parcels
D ,st mean these but the system
can be put into operation without
the expenditure of one single cent
on the part of the Government.
There are already some $4,000
rural routes in operation in the
United States, reaching probably
eight or ten millions people.
1.-The mail order houses and the
express companies have vigorously
fought even the slightest sugges-
ton of a parcels post"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
CONSUMPTION IN
afR!TED?
Opinion OF a Prominent BaCteri-
OIOgiSt Given at a Recent Lee"
ture at Harvard College.

Prof. II. G. Ernst in recent
lecture before Harvard Medical
school claims that consumption is
not an inherited disease, and that
the children Of parents who have
had tuberculosis are as likely to
grow up strong and healthy as
children of parents who have not.
DIR. Ernst further claims that the
cardinal means for curing this
dread disease are plenty of fresh
air, sufficient nutritious food, rest
and exercise.
For centuries physicians every
where have recognized the value
of cod liver oil in the treatment of
consumption and all wasting dis
eases; but unfortunately few could
take it with benefit on account Of
the indigestible oil.
Vinol has solved this problem.
1t is the modern cod liver prepa-
ration without oil, made by a
scientific, eXtractive and cOncen-
trating process from fresh Gods
livers, combining with peptonate
of iron, all the medicinal, healing
and bodybuilding elements Of cod
liver oil, but no oil or grease. As
a specific for all throat and lung
troubles, and as strength creator
and body builder Vinol is unex-
celled. Try it on our offer to re-
turn your money if it fails to give
satisfaction. W. ;. Lloyd, Drug
gist, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
COL. WATTERSON
Kentucky Editor Denies Tie Has
Any fONdneSS for Mint
l)uIepS.

Colonel Henry Watterson was
asked to take drink and give his
views on the question of prohibit
ton. In reply to the invitation
the Colonel said:
mo, | don't drink anything eX-
cep wines and light beer, and then
only at meals. / know I've been
painted as red-nosed, whisky
drinking Kentuckian, and that
mint juleps have been named after
me. | have even seen my name
attached to recipes for their con-
, coction. Yet | Gave probably not
drunk more than six mint juleps
in my life"
so you ride the wave of pro
hibition that is now sweeping over
Kentucky?" inquired the reporter.
No" replied the Colonel frank
ly. II believe in every mans
right to get drunk if he wants to.
The wave of prohibition in Ken
lucky is receding, | think. A
few politicians thought they might
ride it into office. They failed.
The movement had its origin in
religious hysteria and the camp
meeting spirit.
primarily, the Southern pro
hibition agitation was designed to
deprive the negro of whisky. The
white man can always oct it and
have it on his sideboard, but the
negro with only % or so cents to
spend cannot.
AT present 80 out of the 12C
counties in Kentucky are dry.
They voted "dry"-that is. they
voted against saloons. | do not
think any|valid existence of the
saloon. But efforts to prevent the
sale of liquor altogether are fruit
less. Prohibition does not pro-
hibit, and | am always opposed tC
sumptuary laws. IN. Y. Dispatch
The editor of the Courier-Jour-
nal is mistaken regarding the re.
ceding prohibition wave, as he is
in the origin of prohibition. Pro
hibition does not prohibit" neither
does capital punishment prevent
murder nor penitentiar" sentence
prevent house burning.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
RACE SUICIDE
In Worst Form Threatens Ken.
lucky Because OF the Growth
of Insanity.

lhat the startling increase OF IN
sanity in this State means, the
threat of race suicide in its worst
form was asserted by DR.. Louis S.
Mulligan, Superintendent of the
Central Insane Asylum at Lake
land. One of the most remarkable
phases which have developed in
connection with an inquiry into
the situation is that the marriage
laws of the State are being grossly
violated, and that pauper idiots
and imbociles are being permitted
to affiict society with a base pro-
geny which is threatening the we'll
being of the whole population.
DR.. Muligan discussed the stu
alton and was frank to say that he
believes the condition of things is
alarming, and thai the growth OF
insanity is among the most serious
things that Kentucky is facing.
He has put forward in his annual
report the suggestion that sterlil-
cation of the hopelessly demented
or imbecile be effected as one rem
edy for the situation. He believes
that laws regarding marriage
should be better enforced, so as tC
prevent the union Of those men
tally incapacitated.
1t is said by those who have in.
vestigated that in some counties
in the Eastern part of the State
marriage of people of that sort is
permitted, and is taken as con.
siderable of a joke in the commu-
nifty where it happens. 1t appears
to be beyond doubt that a large
p nrcentage of those who are in
sane or imbecile owe their condi-
ton directly to heredity.
| think that the principal causes
for the growth of insanity, said
DR.. Mulligan, in addition to the
result of improper marriages, are
the trend of modern civilization,
| the strenuous life and the all work
and no play mode of living OF
today.
DR.. Mulligan said that he will
endeayor to see George l.. Sehon.
who is to introduce a bill in the
Legislature looking to the sterili.
zation of confirmed criminals, ir
order to discuss with him the ad
visibility of having a section in
the proposed law providing that
treatment for the confirmed insane.
The Kentucky Statutes prohibit
marriage with an idiot or lunatic,
but provide specifically that the
issue from such a marriage shall
be legitimate. 1t has been assert
ed that one man living in this
State is supported by State funds
as the result of marriage with q
woman of enfeebled mind, the
State paying him to support his
children, all of whom are idiots. -
Louisville Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
are the two extremes. Absence

are the two extremes. Absence
of little children in the families of
the rich is one open door to d.
vorce; too many little children in
the families of the poor is the open
door to wife desertion. Two di-
vorces are applied for every min
ute of the judicial day, and one
divorce is granted every minute.
This has been the case for twenty
years.
Ernest p. Bicknell once gave
bad cooking as a cause Of wife de-
sertion; bad home life is the cause
OF wife desertion; bad home life is
the cause of both divorce and wife
desertion.
Women going out to work ten
hours day cant have much time
for home life. 1t takes 400 pages
in the census to tell of such wom-
ems work. OF the 23,485, 500
women over Is years of age, one
out of every five is mt work, IA
breadwlnncr; of the BOB occupa-
tlons women are in all but nine:
of the 1888, $50 women at work,
l,124, 1873 are servants: and Is per
cent Of all former wage-earning
women now in the aims houses
were domestic servants.
The State Labor Inspector of
Kentucky reports at work in the
factories Of the State 12,2S9 wom-
en- and girls, working an average
of ten hours a day. OF these
women 5l3 do night work and the
average wage is 81 cents for
women, and 80 cents for girls.
We are sewing dragons teeth and
reaping family ruin.
Wife desertion is one of the lead
ing causes of wage earning women.
says the New York World. Fifty
five per cent. of divorced women
support themselves.
Home life must be upheld or the
people 90 down.
Private charities constitute fai
larger sum than the State has given.
Last year giving reached the high
water mark, the total reported last
week by the Chicago Tribune be.
ing one hundred and forty-threC
million dollars. of which Kentucky
gave three million.
During the year letters were sent
to all county judges, county health
officers, presidents of county med.
ical societies, mayors of cities OF
the second, third and fourth class
asking for information and co-ope-
ration. Favorable responses came
from fifty-One counties. The cur.
tain of time is rolling up on the
best year Kentucky has ever had.
Let us all have "a full share in has
tening the good time.
IN MEMORIAM.
With appreciative regret we re-
cord the death of Mr.. Thos. III.
Clay, of Lexington, one of our
founders; and of Mrs. William A.
Warner, of Louisville.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29
CHARITIES and
CORRECTIONS
CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
Discusses Work for Children OF
Kentucky.

and Corrections met at Frankfort
on Wednesday. President Thomas
ID. Osborne, of Louisville, presi-
ded. From his report we take the
following:
Covington, Frankfort, LeXing-
ton and Louisville are the only
cities in Kentucky with Associated
Charities. Every town with two
or more churches or lodges ought
to have a Charity organization,
making employment the basis of
relief; prohibiting children from
growing up as paupers; securing
the city from imposture; avoiding
overlapping in giving; elevating
the home life of the needy; seeing
that the worthy poor are wisely
aided; preventing pauperism: pun
ishing vagrancy and seeing that
every dollar given by the State or
any citizen does a dollars worth
of good.
We shall be glad to furnish in
structive literature to any one de-
string to organize.
The court house is no place to
cure bad children, it has no cure
for bad grown folks; its records
show that only ten per cent of
those tried for crime are convicted;
only ten per cent of the criminal
population ever is in custody at
any time, and no noticeable relief
is thereby given to society; ninety
two per cent of criminals are men
in the prime of life; seventy per
cent are under thirty years of age.
Our judicial system is uncertain
and wasteful. Twenty-Five judges
handle all the business of England's
40, 000,0 people, and keep close
up with their work. Many Amer
lean cities have more than twenty
two judges. This nation has fifty
times more Judges than England.
Penalties are peculiar. June
10Th, Henry Hirschman, who had
stolen 100000 in New York was
dismissed, and the same day John
Clark was sent to prison for steal
ing 25 cents.
1t costs $3.50, on the average, to
arrest, convict and care for a Grim
inal. Chaplain Monroe reports
that Americas expense and loss
by criminals is 81 ,076, 327 sos. 80,
or nearly $14 for every man,
woman and child. This money
would save two million boys. 1t
is cheaper to save children than to
prosecute criminals. The best
time to help man is when a boy,
is Judge Lindsay's verdict.
Child Labor. Our new child
labor law was fatally amended in
1906, allowing factories to work
children if the family was depend
ent upon the labor of the child.
There are very few such families;
only twelve were found in Louis
vile; less than 100 in New York.
Our Consumers League gave
scholarships and about $3.50 per
week to the family, representing
the earnings of the child, and the
child was sent to school. Child
labor is the foe to education, in
dustry and good citizenship. 1t
stunts the body, starves the mind,
stains the soul, it is not child labor,
but child murder.
The first child labor act in Ken
lucky was approved March II,
1902, and Mr.. Andrew b. Ludwig,
State factory Inspector, discharg-
ed 2,122 children. In the next
term his successor, Mr.. Thomas j.
Scalley found only 176 children to
remove.
Wife DesertiOn. Our bill max
ing wife desertion a felony will be
offered at this session. This great
evil and it's counterpart, divorce,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-01-29

In Russia there are 100000
children between six and fOurtC en-
years who are receiving no educa-
ton whatever.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16

KEfrH'S THEATRE, BOSTON.
A bill that ia seasonable and abounds in
those big acts which have been making
tn, shows at Keith's talked about this sea-
son, has been provided for Christmas
week. As usual, the welfare OF the chill
dren has been taken into consideration,
and on Christmas morning there will be
special holiday entertainment, beginning
At 10 o'clock and lasting until ], in which
most of the important acts of the week
will appear. These morning performances
have been growing in popularity since
they we're introduced.
The bill has several strong headline
acts, among them being Nat NJ. Wills,
"the heavy tramp"
Jesse L. Lasky,s Sat the Country Club,
which caused 50 much comment
last week, has been held over.
Two Boston favorites on the bill are
Hyams and Mcintyre, who appear in g
new sketch called "The Quakeress"
Among the other attractions are the Willy
Panther troupe OF acrobats; the Kitamura
Japs; Pearl and Yosco: Towards dogs
an act that will be particularly attractive
TO the young folks; Ruby Raymond trio,
lie Dent and several others.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-16
MAR RIED.

aoDFREY-GooGINs- South Portland,
Dec 9, by Rev John Waterworth, Miss
Anna Hall Godfrey to Harry Rufus Googins,
both of Bucksport.
NICKERsON-PR!EST- Bangor. Dec 9, by
Nickerson, of Sorrento, to Ernest r Priest,
of East VassalborO
PARTRIDGE-KEEF- Ellsworth, Dec IS,
by Rev w Emery, Mrs Lottie N Partridge.
OF North Sullivan, to Edgar l. Keef, of Han
cock.
REED-RUMILL-At Bucks Mills, Dec 8, by
Rev Charles L Kinney, Miss Josie Reed to
Frank Rumill. both Of fremont.
SKELTON-SNOW-At Bluehill, Dec Q, by
Rev w 81 Mcbride. Mrs Julia Ella SHELTON
to Alexander Nichols Snow, both OF West
Brooksville.