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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Reports on State of Trade by Dun's
and Bradstreets.

NEW YORK May 30.-The trade re-
views this week report irregular condi-
tions in the country. In some parts retail
trade has been stimulated by warm
weather. and in others it has been hurt
by the damage to crops due to heavy
rafnfalls. Bradstreet's says:
weather. crop and trade reports are
irregular. There are some rather less re-
assuring advices from some sections as
to leading crops. due mainly to excessive
rainfall in wide areas. bad roads are a
necessary result of this. and trade in af-
fected sections naturally has suffered. In
other places. where a few days of warm
forcing weather have interviewed. trade is
better. this in many instances being due
to reductions which have resulted in
large stocks of goods being cleaned up.
There is a feeling that retailers stocks
are pretty we'll reduced and that the fall
season will start in with pretty clear
shelves. Taken as whole the eastern
and central western sections send best
reports as to final distribution. Very poor
reports come from Texas. where much
damage has been done to crops and rail-
roads. southern reports are of dull trade
as a whole and heavy rains have evoked
rather less satisfactory advices from the
northwest
Dun's says:
industrial conditions continue to i'm
prove and arrangements have been m de
for the resumption of many plants next
week. while retail trade is increased by
seasonable weather. There is still a de-
gree of conservatism regarding plans for
forward deliveries. but sentiment is def
nitely better and progress is in the right
direction. although slow. Floods have
caused damage. but crop reports are I'M
usually encouraging and high prices for
grain are duo to light supplies of last
years yield with the aid of vigorous ma
nipulation. Mercantile collections are
more prompt and money rates are low.
despite exports of s400O0.0Oo in epld and
treasury Withdrawals of S45.oO0.00O Easy
financial conditions abroad are indicat cd
by reduction in the official rate of dis
count at the Bank of England to 212 per
cent the lowest quotation since August,
1900"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Sportsmen Of the Old Rock.
From Bailys Magazine.

From Baiy > Magazine.
To those who knew him in his later
years Il is difficult even to think Q! the
late Duke Of Yves minister a fighter.
Yet he was very useful with his fists as
boy and the three who played so prom
inent part III the celebrated fight be-
tween the Duke of Westminster and the
late Lord Derby have now each joined
the majority The spectator was the
Hon Francis 1.awiey. and the three boys
were jourrcyirg home from school in a
coach when the two future dukes com
menced quarreling and fought il out at
the tirsI i'm they came 10 whore the
vehicle STOPPED long enough. The Duke
OF Westminster known as Jack IN those
GAYS. ard the most difficult youth at OK
ford to get out of bed in the morning
proved himself the better man.
All three were At oxford. ard Mr. Law
ley. had GopOD worth OF ensTavirgs all!
OF religious subjects. in his anteroom.
Mr.. Lawley cared little for money. and K
was his habit TO send a crossing sweeper
with a check TO mis- banker. When the
sweeper was called in a case which de-
ciGed the ownership OF Comma di Eergy
and he had 70 loox a the handwriting of
a check. he did so through pair of gold
trimmed eyeglasses taken from his waist
coat pocket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Iron Eaters.
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times
The first time l ever swallowed a
tack. said a carpet layer. Il jumped to
my feet and TREMENDOUSLY asked the way
to the hospital.
What's the NATTER? my mate, an old
hand, asked
We swallowed a tack. said l. Good
gracious. what will become of me?'
The old hand sat back on the carpet
he was laying and laughed.
Why, kid said he. It's nothing to
swallow a tack. Every professional car
pet layer swallows half dozen or so
daily. It's thing that causes no incon-
venience. If il did I'd know it. I bet I've
swallowed hundredweisht of lacks In
my life.
And I'm sure the carpet layer con-
cluded. my mate was telling the truth.
for since then I've swallowed half hum
dredWeight myself
He gulped
Hang it," he said, there goes one
now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
PACIFIC MAIL DEFICIT.
Hartman Steamship Line Shows
Less in Income.

NEW YORK. May 3o.-The annual re-
port of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany for the year ended April 50 l"oe.
has been published. It shows gross earn
ings of Si336.3lo as compared with
81. s3o.244 in 1907. and expenses of $4,'b'-
635. as compared with Sl.o24.o4S In 1901
After charging off S3?7. i2i for deprecia-
ton deficit is shown for the year OF
S4oS.s11. as compared with surplus IN
1907 OF $50. 400
President E. H. Hartman says in his
report:
Compared with the operation of the pre-
ceding year. the receipts from the opera
ton of steamers decreased Sa2O.514 and
receipts from all other sources increased
$11.1S2 a net decrease of Srao.a3,. There
was general falling off in business. ana
the shrinkage was augmented by the
shortage in the coffee crop of about one
half the usual crop. the restriction or
Japanese immigration the extreme en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion laws.
and the competition for the existing
traffic by large ocean tonnage seeking
employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Game Preserve for Each County.

rom the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
J. ". Wheeler, state game commission
er hopes TO interest the Illinois legisla
lure In his plans to est abish A state game
preserve in each county. He thinks a
group of land owners In each county
could get together and agree to protect
game birds upon their tracts. prohibit
hunting thereon and also feed the birds
supplied by the game farm in Sangamon
county. 1t is desired to secure a tract
of not less than LOO acres in each coun-
y Tor these branch preserves. The plan.
II Is said. has been worked successfully in
California after thorough trial and 1t
is believed 1t will work just AS we'll In
illinois. Such protection and such propa-
cation will greatly assist the state game
department in the efforts to restock the
helds and forests of Illinois with quail.
prare chicken. pheasants and other spe-
cles of game birds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Electric Lights in Damascus.


The first city TO b. mcdernized by the
introduction of electricity was the one
with the oldest existence known to HUI
man history: the city which is as it has
been through the ages-Damascus the
Kaleidoscope of the near orient with
Arab and Greek. Jew and Christian, Mos
lem and intidni. kurd and Circassian
Turk and Tartar jostling elbows
See the panorama of oriental life as it
nashes by. There goes a huge fiat-nosed
negro from Mecca. wrapped in an ample
cloak tunfc and blouse to keep warm for
the breeze from the towering willie apex
or Mount liermon or from the gray anti
Lebanon range is not always as the hot
c3rtss from the sun-beatnn sands of the
Arabian desert; his broad, good natured
fac" rafiates childish delight. and /: must
be his first visit to Damascus.
here WandarS a lone stranger from
Basdad. tall and slim. with small. well
formed head and medlt ative. intellectual
features. wearing silk tunic. a black
undervest or Jacket. his turban noticea BILE
by its fine tilct % golden threads. He
sirolls with curious yet understanding
superiority
ionder pass Withholding Kurds. who
do not bell" their looks. driving the sheep
that they have brought from MeSopo-
N'''-i"' i'iio"ilS ttieIi. So SlidS SITcdS-
SLAMS. with their astraanan caps. their
loos" she"pSkn cloaks girdlad to the body
their belts studded with knives and less
waTlike implementS-tall, unganly and
unbearded, they are the real rustics of
the orient
Here. in the coffee houses and khans
or wayside inns. sitting cross legged,
smoking their nargilehs. ar Bedouins
from the four corners of the desert diff
ferihE markedly in appearance.
There pass group of heavy-bearded
Druzss 5. powerful frames. strong physioc-
nomies. Their she!k is in richly hrocaded
scarf and blouse, tunic worn with the
grace Of a Roman senator and more than
the dignity of an English chancary Judge
turbaE o. embroidered silk Surmountin,.
a massive head set on square shoulders. a
heavy hose and the jaw of mastiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Frigid Aerial Attitudes.
From Leslic's Weekly.


Ballooning delightful as it is in some
of its aspects, is net all beer and skittles.
Capt Charles De F. Chandler. winner of
the I.ahm cup and one of the contestants
In the recent international race, says that
ne and his companion. in the course OF
Their long flight, were fired at thirty
times by farmers The balloons frighten-
ed their chickens. Some of the shots
struck the balloon. but did no damage
because of the long range. Poultry. even
at night, seemed to have a sense of the
passage Of the balloon. making an out
cry OF alarm which could be heard by the
acronauts. The moonlight which pre-
vailed during the race produced beautl-
iui effects by its shining on masses OF
Clouds below the voyagers. All scientific
records for low temperatures were broken
during the flights from ST. Louis. One
instrument, which reached an altitude of
nine miles. recorded temperature Of Ill
degrees below zero. the lowest natural
deSre" of cold OF which scientists have
any knowledge. Up to certain altitude
inc temperature decreased one degree for
ABOUT every 30 or 300 feet, but above nine
mics the air was warmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Portable Electric Saw.
ON Popular Mechanics.

From Popular Mechanics.
A portable electric saw. resembling the
street outfit of a scissors grinder, is a
recent English invention. The timber re-
mains stationary while the saw is either
pushed or drawn through it. The saw
for cutting lumber is held in an upright
frame. The board Is placed on the table.
where 1t remains stationary while the
operator pulls the saw through it. With
neither outfit is 1t necessary for the op-
the saw.
The machine for cutting logs is wheeled
up against the timber and as the saw
cuts. it Is gradually lowered b. lifting the
handles of the frame. Each type of ma
chine is fitted with a six horsepower cleo
trio motor. starting switc.l and flexible
cable for electric connection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
LIVERPOOL Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. May 3O.-C1osing: Cotton,
spot dull: prices 6 points lower; Amer
lean middling fair. 10: good middling,
6.74: middling. 6.48: low middling. COS;
good ordinary. $50: ordinary. o12.
The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of
which 2.4OO were American. and included
500 for speculation and export. Receipts.
II O0O bales. no American. Futures open
ed quiet and steady. and closed quiet
Closing: May. $50: May-June. 5.s512
June, 5.SJ1a: June-July. $50: July August.
5.75l9; August-September. 5.52: Septem-
Der October. 5.24: October November
5.I112: November-D December. :.Gl; Decem-
ber-January. 800: January FebruaIS
4.97; February March, 4.97; MarchApril
4.97.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Pointed Paragraphs.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
When the ghost walks the actor rides.
Some girls consider a kiss on the lips a
cheeky thing.
The average woman is shy when it
comes to telling her age.
1t worries a woman II she can't get
some man to worry about her.
When bachelor meets a widow little
love- making is dangerous.
Most women run up bills. but the female
bill collector runs them down.
Many an otherwise good man enjoys
seeing other men get the worst of it.
The man who gets what he wants in
stead of what he deserves has no kick
coming.
And most women are Sadie on-th Spot
when it comes to speaking Ill of other
women.
The man who travels over the road be-
hind you Is in a position to sidestep your
missteps.
Before marrying a rich widow a wise
man assures himself that she Is willing
to deliver the goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Dependence on England.

From the london Chronicle.
O'd-tme American Journalism OCCASION
ally makes better reading than the new.
Witness the first issue Of the Universal
Instructor in all Arts and Sciences and
Pennsylvania Gazette. published in 1923.
I'VE have little news of consequence, the
English Prints being stuff with robEer-
les. cheats. murders. bankruptcies, pro-
motion of sone and hanging of others;
nor can we expect much better till YES
sells arrive in the spring. when we hope to
inform our readers what has been doing
in the court and cabinet. in the parlia-
ment house as well as the sessions house.
In the meantime we hope our readers will
be content with what we can give EN-.
which. If 1t does EN- no good, shall do
EN- no hurt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
False.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly.
The story Is told of an actor, popular
with the matinee girls. who is beset by
the fear of being thought older than
he Is.
The last time this player was inter-
viewed it was by young woman re-
porter for one of the dailies. She wished
to get his views touching the condition
of the drama. subject the actor was
not particularly DESTROYS of discussing.
I'm not sure" said the young woman.
laughingly. whether I'm really finding
out what YOU think. You ought TO be
frank. for your eyes are gray and
'Prematurely SO. 1 assure you. my
dear young lady the player FASTENED to
interject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
When Coon's Good Eating.
From the Mexico Intplligencer

NIFNITU IHtpII1HpHctT.
few of those who know how palatahla
a well cooked coon is when first frozen
then cooked and seasoned. have enjoyed
couple such suppers recently. PLENTY
Of sweet potatoes. big red peppers, a
touch of onion and old-fash!oned corn
bread mullins on the side cause your plate
TO be passed and repassed to the master
server. who dishes out the tender meat
with fork and ladle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
New York Stock Exchange Closed.

NEW YORK. May 3O.-On account of
the holiday the local stock exchange was
not open for business today. The closing
prices for American securities In the
London market showed general advances
over parity. Union Pacific. Pennsylvania
and ST. Paul were prominent in that mar
ket with gains ranging from % to q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

Mrs. Turner-Dead for year!-your
hushand' Why. Mrs. Stiler, you snoulo
have written to me.
Mrs. Stiler-I truly did intend to write,
Mrs Turner but. do you know. tramped
over the whole city. and couldn't ma a
single black-bordered souvenir postal
Puck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

Bar silver. steady. p lied per ounce.
Money. la1L per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is 1%alA per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
three month bills is Isa1a. per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

Hes making an effort to reduce ex-
penses. is he not?''
Yes. but isn't sure If he will be able
10 accomplish it."
why not?''
Doesn't know but the almony will
amount to more than housekeeping ex-
penses Houston Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
RAILWAYS OF MEXICO BONDS.
Issue of $13.75o.ooo for the New
Consolidation

NEW YORK. May 30.-An international
issue will he made in the next few days
at ~ of S13. 100. 900 National Railways of
Mexico prior lien Az per cent sinking
fund bonds. maturing July 1. 1857.
This is the new company formed in the
reimbursement and union of the National
Railroad Company of Mexico and the
Mexican Central Railway Company. Linn
tied. and is controlled through stock own
ership by the Mexican government.
These bonds are first lien on all the
securities deposited under the plan of re-
adjustment. and are ultimately to be-
come a first lien upon the combined prop
critics OF the National Railroad Company
of Mexico and the Mexican Central Rail-
way Company. They are prior in lien
to an authorized issue of S1f0N0,Go9 gen.
eral mortgage per cent bonds. guaran-
teed as to principal. interest and sinking
fund payments by the Mexican govern
ment
The subscriptions will be closed at or
before 3 o'clock Wednesday. June 3. and
will be received in New York by Speyer
* Co.. Kuhn. Loeb & Co: Hallgarten &
90. and L.adenburg. Thalmann & Co.
Subscriptions will be received in Boston
by kidder. Peabody & Co.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12
The Last Roll Call Answered.

Samuel Pollock, sixty EIGHT years old,
died Of heart disease Saturday at Harrison
burg, Va. He-was a gallant Confederate
soldier in the Tenth Virginia Regiment.
Gen. Frank A. Pargoud, a Confederate
veteran and we'll known Ouachita Parish
planter, died in Bramford, Conn.,, last
Thursday. One of the finest and fastest
steamers on the Mississippi River just be-
fore the war was named after Gen. Par
goud.
Congressman Adolph Meyer, for eighteen
years member Of Congress. from the First
Congressional District, died in New Or
leans early Sunday morning. He was an
Assistant Adjutant General in the Con-
federate Army and served on the staff Of
Gen. J. S. Williams, of Kentucky.
Solomon Wise, aged "a years, died at
Abbeville Friday. He was native of
Bzialoszyn, Poland, and emigrating to this
country settled in Abbeville in 1854, shortly
after the town had been laid out and be-
came one of it's earliest merchants. Mr..
Wise was Confederate soldier and found
great pleasure in attending the annual re-
unions of the old veterans.
Auguste Delpit, native of New Orleans,
died in that city on the 3rd instant, aged
sixty years. During the Civil War in the
Twenty second Louisiana Regiment he
participated in the Battle of Champion Hill,
the Siege Of Vicksburg, and the Battle Of
Spanish Fort. For gallantry on the field
he was made non commissioned officer
The flag Of the Confederacy had been
knocked down by shot from Parrot gun
on the field at Spanish Fort. When he
saw it fall Delpit ran forward and in the
face of hot fire replaced it in position. In
May, 1865, Delpit was paroled at Meridian
Miss, when he was serving with Gibson's
Brigade. He was in New Orleans during
the exciting days of Reconstruction anc
served with the White League forces in the
memorable Canal Street Battle of Sept
IA, 1874, when William Pitt Kellogg's
horde of plunderers were ignominiously
put to flight.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12
THE STATE PRESS.

New Orleans World: The absent and
the dead are very active at the polls this
spring.
VIM Parish Tribune: It has been said
that politics and religion will not mix. No
self respecting religion would want to mix
with Louisiana politics.
Mansfield Journal The Bossier Banner
favors a law "that will not allow the Gov
erner of this State to make any appoint
ment except that of his private secretary
In the absence of such statute the Journal
favors law preventing the Governor from
removing an officer at his own caprice. II
removal is necessary, let the courts do it,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12
Gems of Thought.

Eschylus: To know and conjecture
differ widely.
Lowell: The misfortunes hardest to
bear are those that never come.
Joubert: One must make himself liked,
for men are just only with those they like.
Demosthenes: It is not words that give
strength to friendship, but similarity of
interests.
Apollodorus: To those overwhelmed in
sorrow and grief every night is sure to
appear long.
Antoninus: Every man is worth just SO
much as the things are worth abont which
he busies himself.
Aristotle: The counsels of good men
remain fixed, and do not ebb and flow like
the Euripus; they desire what is just and
proper.
Eschines: A fellow, whose tongue is
his sole merit, and without it, like flute,
all that there is Of him besides, were good
for nothing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12

ga great newspaper in every sense OF
the phase is the judgment of journalists
and the people upon the Sunday edition OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer. 1t embraces
forty-fo four pages, or 1876 columns, full to
Overlooking with readable matter from
every part of the wide field OF politics.
literature, science and art. The editorial
page abounds in crisp comments on the
news of the day, embodying careful and
independent judgment fearlessly express
ed. The departments relating to home and
society and the farm and garden make it
welcome at every fireside. Fiction, poetry
and tales Of travel and adventure find
place in every number. At this season.
when people are selecting their newspapers
for the year, no one should fail to send FOL
and examine a specimen copy of this truly
remarkable journal. Weekly Enquirer 81
Sunday Edition So.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12
Benton, La, March 5, 1908
Sllerih'S Sale.

r. E. Wyche ! No. 5O27. In Second
rs. district Court, Bossier
William Tuck. Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale.
ID 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 Is, 1903,
the following described property, to-wit:
That part of the southwest quarter Of
section IL, township 20 north, range IA
west, described as follows: Commence
on the south line of section IL, on the
west side OF the Arkansas and Shreve-
port public road, 1897 chains west Of
the southeast corner of said quarter Sec
ton for starting point and run north 80
degrees and 80 minutes, west on said
section line 1928 chains to the southwest
corner of section IL, thence north on line
between sections II and IL 80 chains to
land Of Eley Miles, thence north SO de-
grees and 43 minutes, east S.87 chains to
said public road, thence down said road
southeasterly with meanderings to point
of beginning, containing 61.N acres,
more or less, with all Improvements
thereon.
Terms of Sale - Cash, without the
benefit Of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of $475, with per cent per
annum interest from June %, 1904, until
paid and all costs Of suit.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, March IL, 1908. 1s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-03-12

Louisville Courier journal: Be it un-
derstood hereafter, Kentucky will elect
Democrats when the Democratic organiza-
ton is at once clean, vigorous and careful
in the selection CT candidates. The voters
OF this State have never elected Repub-
ican State ticket save as rebuke to Dem
oeratic leaders. The General Assembly
would never have elected Mr.. Bradley if
Mr.. Beckham had not chosen to cut the
throat OF his own party rather than see
another Democrat gain an honor that was
beyond his reach and hope because he had
forfeited every claim to it. These facts
should be kept in mind when the Demo-
cratic party is reorganized and begins the
fight to come to its own again in Kentucky.