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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
Tax Ordinances

as adopted by the Bossier Leuee Board IN regular
session convened, Jan. 2, 1908.
An ordinance levying 10 mill tax on all property
in the Bossier Levee District subject to taxation
for evee purposes for the yeat 1908.
Be it ordained by the Board OF Commissioners OF
the Bossier Levee District in regular session con-
yened That district levee tax of 10 mills on tho
dollar of its assessed valuation be and is hereby
levied on all property situated in Bossier Levee
District subject taxation for leyee purposes for
the year 1908.
An ordinance levyng local assessment OF cents
per acre on every acre of aluvial land within the
Bossier Levee District for the year 1903.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Commissioners OF
the Bosser Levee District, in regular session con-
vened That local assessment OF cents per acre on
each and every acre Of alluvial land within the
Bossier Levee District for the year 1903 be and is
hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment of $50 per
mile on all railroads within the Bossier Levee
District for the year 1908
Be it ordained by the Board OF Commissioners OF
the Bossier Levee District, in regular session con-
vened That local assessment OF $50 per mic be
and is hereby levied for the year 1903 every mile
of railroad situated within the Bossier Levee
District.
An ordinance levying a special assessment Of 5O
cents per bale on every bale OF cotton raised
within the Bossier Levee District for the year
| 1908.
Whereas, the funds to be raised from the 10 mill
the cent acreage and the $50 per mile railroad
| taxes are not sufficient to locate, construct anc
repair the evees, so as to prevent disastrous floods
I Be it ordained by the Board Of Commissioners O
the Bossier Leyee District, in regular session con-
vened, That special assessment OF 81 cents PEI
bale be and is hereby assessed and levied on every
bale of cotton produced within the Bossier Leve,
District, lands subject to taxation within SAT-
district during the year 19Uo.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
About Rural Delivery Service.

desire to call attention to the practice
of some patrons of rural delivery of plac-
ing loose coins in their boxes every time
they desire to dispatch letters, instead of
supplying themselves with postage in ad-
vance of their needs. The carrier, for the
asking, will furnish you with stamps and
stamp books in any quantity and denomi-
nation, also envelopes and postal cards.
Each box must be erected by the road
side so that the carrier can easily obtain
access to it, without deviating from the
route or dismounting from his vehicle.
Your box must bear your name and all
of them must be numbered consecutively
Without this you will never have good
service.
Mr.. John Hanks has been appointed as
carrier for Route No. 2, service over which
will begin March 2. l hope the patrons Of
this route will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity for rural service and provide
themselves with approved boxes.
Respectfully,
T. J. TAYLOR, Postmaster.
Benton, La, Feb. 10, 1908.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
The Teachers Meeting.

The Bossier Parish Teachers Associa-
ton met in Bossier City Saturday, Feb. 8,
with President Fortson in the chair
Twenty eight teachers were present.
The first number on the program was a
paper Attenuation of WORLDLY Miss
Tommie McCranie, of the Caney School.
The discussion was led by Mr.. w. R..
Hatcher, of Concord. A general discus
sion was followed by a paper Compost
ton in the Grammar Grades''-by Mr..
Staples, of Plain Dealing.
A very interesting and instructive feat
ure of the meeting was an address by Mr.
Louis c. Buckley, of Alden Bridge he
Economic Value of Birds to the Welfare of
the People,"
A paper School Habits as Moral
Training''-was read by Mr.. Hensley, of
Alden Bridge, and the discussion was led
by Miss White, of the Dixie Cross Roads
School.
President Fortson then introduced Mrs.
Frank DeGarmo, of Shreveport, who ad-
dressed the association upon "Mothers'
Unions So much were her remarks and
the earnestness which prompted them ap-
preciated that Mrs. DeGarmo was invited
to meet with the association in March.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, Miss
Schuster spoke very briefly upon the same
subject, but consented to be present at the
next meeting.
Apaper on manual Training" was read
by Miss Elston, of Haughton.
Supt. Johnston read the school law in
reference to libraries, and Mr.. Davis, OF
Haughton, made few remarks upon the
use Of the libraries.
The Program Committee reported the
following to be used at the next meeting,
to be held in Haughton March IA:
1. "Mothers' Meetings. Hattie
Shuster and Mrs. Frank DeGarmo.
2. "Principles Of Teaching" Chapters
xiii and xiv-Miss Maud Wisenhunt and
John S. Boggs.
3. ''Do we feel that our State law, con-
corning reading the Bible, moral training.
etc., is what it should be ?"-W. j. Davis
and w. A. Fortson.
4. "Course in Grammar for Eighth
Grade''-R. S. Doyle and Miss Gussie
Gardner.
5. Consolidation and Transportation
E. D. Burgess.
6. ''Formal Discipline''-S. J. Staples
Z. "The Cigarette Evil Nv. R
| Hatcher.
E. LEE McCLINToCK, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
Death of an EStimable LADY.

Mrs. Margery Morrison, who made her
home with the family of her nephew, Mr..
w. M. Mccall of Benton, died on Feb. 8,
at the home Of her deceased brother-in-
law, Mr.. j. NJ. Mccall, near Ivan, after a
short illness.
Mrs. Morrison, at an early age in life,
professed faith in Christ and Joined the
Presbyterian Church. She was kind and
gentle in disposition, a devoted wife, a
tender, loving sister and a good neighbor.
She possessed in very marked degree the
christian graces, and her humble christian
character made itself felt wherever she
was known. Whatever her work, she did
it heartily as unto the Lord, and whenever
strength permitted or opportunity offered,
she wasin herpew for worship and therpost
for service. In all her relations in life she
showed the same fidelity and helpfulness.
Her dear ones have sweet memories of her
beautiful life and ministry on earth and a
happy anticipation of meeting her in our
Fathers house of many mansions, where
separations shall not be known and good
bys are never said. Her body was laid to
rest beside her beloved. husband in the
Rocky Mount Cemetery, to await the
resurrection Of the just. x
| Died, at Waynesboro, Va, on Saturday,
the 9Th, Daniel Greenleal Hensley, aged
twenty six years. At the time of his death
Mr.. Hensley was Professor of Latin, Greek
and German in the Fishburne Military
School, of Waynesboro. He had been
teaching six years, and three years in that
institution. He was a graduate of the
University at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and was
bright young man of much promise in
his chosen profession. Prof. Hensley is
we'll remembered by many Of our readers.
| His parents formerly lived here and else
where in our parish where the young man
spent his childhood. He is survived by
his father, Rev. P. H. Hensey, and three
brothers-Rev. P H. Hensley, jr., Rev.
L. B. Hensley, and Mr.. Philip Hensley, Of
this parish. To these and other relatives
we extend our heartfelt sympathy.
! Mr. Palmer Dickson, aged about fifty
} six years, died Tuesday at the Shreveport
Sanitarium, where he was taken about two
weeks ago for treatment, and was buried
at the family burial grounds near this
place yesterday. He was native of this
parish and spent his entire life here, with
the exception Of several years at the Uni
versity of Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
where he received his education. He was
the only surviving brother Of Mrs. Gid
con J. Pillow, of Washington. D. c., anc
only uncle of Drs. w. L. and A. S. Dick
son, of Shreveport, and Michael A. anc
j. G.. Dickson, of Dixie.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
Taylor BarnacaStle.

Mr.. Peyton G. Taylor, son of Mr.. S. T.
Taylor, of this place, and Mrs. Ora Barna-
castle, of Gibsland, daughter of Dr.. T. A.
Pennington and widow of the late DR.. H.
H. Barnacastle, were united in marriage
in Gibbsland Sunday, Rev. J. NJ. Hickson
performing the ceremony.
MIR. Taylor has accepted position with
the North Louisiana Telephone Company,
of Gibsland, which place he will make his
home. He and his bride are expected here
Saturday to spend a few days with rela-
tives.
We extend our congratulations and we'll
wishes and hope the happy couple may
live long to enjoy the blessings of we'll
spent lives.
Some days ago we received from the
Upthegrove Sporting Goods Company, OF
Valparaiso, Ind, handsome two-piece
hunting suit which is in every respect as
represented in their catalogue. The loose
/ fitting coat, with it's patent fold under the
arms (thus taking the weight of game and
shells off the arms) and its multiplicity OF
pockets, is just the thing for comfort and
convenience. The trousers, made of eight
ounce duck and doubled in the knees ano
seat, should wear we'll. This company
makes speciality of clothing for those
who live much out of doors, and at al
times carry full line of best imported
corduroy and duck. If you are a sports.
man, civil engineer, stockman, freigh
conductor or prospector you would do vel
to secure their catalogue and samples.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20

March winds are ahead of the calender
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Watch the date on your paper!
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Something to Read.

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upon it that everything offered below contains en-
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20

One of the heaviest and severest snow
storms of the winter visited Chicago Tues
day, beginning at 8 O'Clock in the morning
and continuing to a late hour in the night.
The snowfall was general in Eastern Iowa
and Nebraska. Northern Missouri, Central
and Northern Illinois and in Wisconsin
and Michigan.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
Topics of a Week
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Crimpy days all right.

Crimpy days all right.
Turkeys will soon be gobbling.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Gleason on
the 14th, boy.
With this issue the Banner completes it's
forty-sixth volume.
Mr.. L. L. Landlord and family have re-
moved to Texarkana, Ark.
Thanks to Rev. J. D. Ford, of Plain
Dealing, for an appreciated favor.
Mr.. j. A. Bumgardner, of Linton, and
Mr.. J. F. Adair, of Ivan, were visitors
Monday.
Mr.. David Gray, now of Homer, visited
friends in this community the latter part
of last week.
Miss Mabel Coty, of Shreveport, spent
two days of this week here as a guest Of
Miss Mabel Scanland.
After spending two weeks here with
friends, Miss Anna Dinkins left Monday
for her home in Greenwood.
Messrs. W. H. Smith & Son, who operate
a saw mill some miles east of town, are
putting in a planning plant here.
Mr.. J. A. Larkin, who for some time past
has been merchandising in Shreveport, is
again making his home in Benton.
We are told that Mr.. William Butler has
appendicitis and that he is now at the
Shreveport Sanitarium for Treatment.
Mr.. J. R. Arnold, of the Buckhouse
community, while here on business Tues
day, called and renewed his subscription
to the Banner.
Mr.. Charlie Hanks, now of Texarkana,
Ark, was here this week on visit to his
mother, Mrs. M. H. Hanks, and other
members of the family.
Miss Mamie Edwards left this morning
for Lake Charles, where she will visit her
cousin, Miss Eva McDade, daughter OF
Mr.. Turner McDade, and other relatives.
By order of the Parish Executive Com
deputy sheriffs who served at the primary
election held on January % will conduct
next Tuesdays election.
The average school boy thinks its-pretty
hard that so many of the principal holt
days come at the end of the week this
year. Even Christmas comes on Friday
and this worries him no little.
A petition for the pardon of DR.. A. R
Bush is being circulated in our parish
He formerly lived near Sligo, and is now
serving life sentence in the penitentiary
for a homocide committed in Shreveport.
Mr.. S. P. Dubois, formerly of Alder
Bridge and Hosston, but now of Mansfield
has made remittance and ordered his
paper forwarded to that place. We stop
ped your paper because we didn't know
where you were, Sam.
Texas Farm and Ranch is the very bes
agricultural paper for the southwest ane
Hollands is a first-class, up-to- date mag
azne. They are published in Dallas, Tex.
by the Texas Farm and Ranch Company
the first weekly and the last monthly
Their combined subscription price is So
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is open to new cash subscribers and al
others who have the Banner paid for TO
1908. Make remittances to this office.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
Select Cotton Seed
FOR SALE

King and Triumph, in any size lots, from a
bushel TO ton. Ny cotton has taken nine pre-
miums-Parish, State and National.
Also, few bushels of select seed corn for sale.
Address J. E. ADGER,
Rural Route No. l. Benton La
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20

Three young mules and one young
horse, native raised, to trade for cattle.
See z. Gardner, Of Plain Dealing.
Eggs from prize winning B. P. Rocks,
50 per setting Of Is. have few choice
hens and cockerels for sale.-J. Perry,
Plain Dealing, La.
Gone dime line" under this head
means for the first insertion; each sub
sequent insertion without change)
cents per line. When the same matter
is run continuously for ten or more
weeks the rate, after the first insertion,
/ is 31s cents per line.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
Or. 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.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-02-20
FOREST AND STREAM
The American Weekly Journal of
Outdoor Life

FOR more than thirty years FOREST AND STREAM
has sustained the reputation of being the foremost
American weekly journal of outdoor life Its purpose is
to stimulate the enthusiasm of the lover of nature
10 the hunter, the naturalist the canoest, the fish
erlnan, the camper the yachtsman the lover of any
form OF outdoor recreatve life, it not only reflects the
purity and charm of nature but is reminiscent of pleas
ures past and those to come.
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Special to Our Readers

We have made arrangements whereby readers
subscribe to Forest and Stream basis heretofore
unavailable The regular price of Forest and Stream
S3 year. Those Of readers who are present
subscribers to Forest and Stream may years
subscription to this popular national weekly journal of
outdoor life in combination with years subscription
the Banner both for $3.25 Only those who paid in
advance and subscribers to the Banner may take
advantage of this offer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17
Not Getting Their Share.

Today the men who are producing and
creating the nations wealth. the men who
are bearing the weight of the nations In
dustry, those who are merchandising. or
nllnlstering to the needs of the people.
those who are engaged in work that is
useful to society, are not receiving their
all.
Under Republican rule they have al
lowed few to garner enormous profits
by privilege and favoritism. and these
few have amassed swollen fortunes, and
are such a menace 70 the country that
even Republican President cries out
against them. But when the President
brings his indictment against swollen for
tunes he brings it against the Repnbli-
GAN party, for it is Under Republican
leadership that they have heen created
We say: Take away the privilege and
the faVoritism, and let Government be
just, and then we can hope to usher in
a period for which The Democrat prays
an era in which every citizen will draw
from society a reward proportionate to
his contribution to the welfare Of society
and every child born into the world will
have hope that he can 80 forward upon
his merits
Amid tempest Of applause, the great
multitude began suddenly to dispense,
leaving almost absolutely unheard the
words OF the chairman in which the
meeting was declared to be at an end.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17
Bryan Addresses Vast Audience at Washington Park
and Cheers FoLLoU His Telling Points and Arguments
Courtesy Public Ledger

seemed to leap into the air. Mr.. Bryan
| nodded with his characteristic broad smile
and then demanded:
How many of you agree with the Re-
publican leaders that you can't trust the
people, and therefore cannot elect the
Senators by direct voter?
A loud voice was heard: Nobody
Mr.. Bryan Strengthened himself up and,
in joyous tones. exclaimed:
New Jersey has gone Democratic"
There were more cheers and much laugh
ter, and then he once more resumed his
speech:
Now, my friends, I want to call your at
tention to the difference between the par
ties on several issues about which the
people are thinking. Let me take first
the labor question The parties differ OH
this question / will give you the points
OF difference. I will not discuss the two
points OF agreement Both parties agree
in regard to the employers liability act,
and both as to the eight hour day; and all
have to say about these two points is
that the laboring man ought to nave no
difficulty in deciding which party he would
rather trust to give him them. But now
LET me take up the four points upon which
the two great parties differ.
First, our party is in favor Of depart
rnent of labor with Cabinet officer at
ito head, and the Republican party is OPP
posed t. this We believe that the labor
ing classes ought to have representative
In the Presidents Cabinet. If l am Presi-
dent 1 shall want representative of the
wage-earners in my cabinet in order that
! may learn from him all that / can in
regard to the needs of the laboring man.
I believe that the President is entitled to
this information, and to the advantage
that such member of the cabinet would
be to him, and that the laborers of the
country are entitled to the advantage that
they would derive from having one of their
number seated at the Presidents council
table Put the Republicans do not think
so.
.'The Democrats believe that the labor
organizations should be taScn ont from
under the operation of the antitrust law
but the Republicans think that the labor
organizations should be under the anti
trust law Our reason for making this
demand is that this law was intended for
industrial combinations that deal in ner-
ehandise only, and g law that is made for
merchandise is not fit for human beings.
The difference between the trusts and the
labor organizations is SO great that one law
cannot prescribe for both. II you need q
law to control the labor organizations let
It he a law made for human beings. and
not for the products of human hands
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17
Party Under Suspicion.

That word contains a confession that
the. Republican party is under suspicion,
and when it says 'unequivocallyi it is
like the child saying, I cross my heart.
II YOU want to know what that word
means will tell you how to find out
60 to your bank, with an indorser, and
agree with the cashier upon a loan, and
then ne viii fill out note and push it
out under the grating. and when you look
at It will read like this: For value re-
celved, we, or either of u.s. promise to
pay. etc. Now YOU take your pen and
write IN the word 'unequivocally,' before
or after promise and the cashier will
make. you get another indorser. If a mans
promise is good, he does not have to put
the word 'unequiyocally after or before
Il, and II it is not good he had better not
put 1t there, for it will increase suspicion
against him.
Now about the other word Immediate
"? Why is the party now in such a
hurry? They made the promise before.
ana they have had ten years in which to
do this thing, and haven't done it, and
now are scared, and say that if you will
Just let them in once more they will inn
medlately do what they ought to have
done long ago. My friends there is moth
ing IN that platform to indicate what they
VIII do when they get their special ses-
SION. for they say they viii revise the
tariff, and that may mean anything: it
does not bind them either to raise It or
to reduce it. And if the Republican party
is again intrusted with power YOU have
no way Of knowing any DAY what may be
done the next.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-17
Democrats without Knowing It.

~~-~S~~
81 want to call your attention to some
of the evidence that the Democratic party
meets the demand of the present and has
the sympathetic support of a large ma
jority of the people. When I am talking
out West, I tell the Republicans that if
could bring them up one at a time and put
them on the platform and question them
I could prove by their own testimony that
nine-tenths of them are Democrats and
don't know it. I don't know whether the
proportion is as large down here or not,
but I can prove to you that many, very
many, who call themselves Republicans
are nearer to us in their ideas than they
are to the Republican leaders,
Here there was a slight confusion Of
voices in the back part of the crowd, for
which there was rebuke by some persons
in that vicinity. Mr.. Bryan exclaimed:
'sOh those are just some Republicans
who are being taken in and baptizedr'
Then he continued:
''Now, my friends, let me give you some
evidence Of the truth of the statement
that many Republicans are really in SYM
pathy with our plans and our purposes,
although they still call themselves Re
publicans. Take. for instance, the ques-
ton that has been presented for the first
time as a national issue-the publicity of
campaign contributions.
what made this question an issue? In
vestigation that showed the sources of
the Republican campaign funds, which
showed that the Republican party was
drawing its contributions in large sums
from predatory corporations in return for
promises of immunity, express or implied;
and when the facts became known there
was demand that the light should be
turned on, but the Republican leaders in
Congress defied public sentiment, and the
Republican convention at Chicago by a
vote of nine to one defeated the plank in
favor Of publicity. The Democratic con-
vention had the same question to meet,
and it, by unanimous VOTE adopted the
plank for publicity.
Il will venture the assertion that the
great majority of the Republicans in this
audience condemn the Republican Ma
tional Convention and commend the
Democratic convention on this subject.
Now, you don't dare to say that you
approve of what the Republican National
Convention did, because the Republican
candidate himself did not dare to do that
For when he read our platform and re-
membered his own platform he tried to
Jump from his platform to ours, and he
fell about half way between the two.
Takes a Referendum.
Here Mr.. Bryan paused and looked at
his audience with change of expression.
and then he went on:
II don't know, but I will take a Vote
How many of you believe with us that
the United States Senators should be
elected by direct vote of the peopleT'
There was an outburst Of cheering and
nearly every right hand in the audience