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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17
ACT No. $50.
Senate Bill No 40. By Mr. Rarret
A JOINT RESOLUTION
ACT No. $50.

Senate Bill No. l4O. Nv Mr. Parrot
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articles 81
ana 81 Of the Constitution of the
state OF Louisiana. relative to fixing
the salaries of the Auditor of Public
accounts. Treasurer and Secretary OF
state. and providing that all fees
received by the Secretary of State,
under existing law or laws which
may hereafter be enacted. shall Be
covered into the State Treasury,
section l.. Be it resolved by the Gem
ana, two.thirds Of all members elected
70 each House concurring, That Arti-
cIes ~ and 81 Of the Constitution az
the State of Louisiana be amended 80
as to read as follows. ss
Articie 81. The Auditor of Public
accounts shall receive a salary Of five
thousand dollars per annum, The Treas.
t urer shall receive a salary OF foa,
thousand dollars per annum. The Sac.
Ietdry OF state. and all expenses Of the
81 ilve thousand dollars per annum
m maat, or the said officers shall be paid
menthly, and no fees, or perauisites or
olner compensation, shall be allowed
mem, provided. that the fees now or
~h'cn may hereafter be fixed 81 law
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
What Audiences Reliaua.

The light suddenly went out during
one of my performances In Waterbury.
A panic was in prospect. However,
shouted out: Ladies and gentlemen,
| am about to perform most, marvel
Gus trick, | have here lemon; but,
Of course, you can't see It. am about
TO cut 1t In two and bring out of 1t
an elephant"
The audience settled down, Squash!
| cut the lemon. And now" | said.
"the elephant has gone. II has walked
Off the stage. But. of course, you can't
see It. but that doesn't matter"
Sure enough, there was heard a slow.
shntllng sound quite appropriate, al
though 1t was made by the fat stage
manager. who was shutting across the
boards in his slippers. The light re-
turned, there was much applause, and
all was well. The next day a man
stopped me In the street and said he
considered that trick the most marvel
GUS he had ever seen and would be
giving 1t again that night. It's true!--
Horace Goldin In Cassell's Magazine
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

London to Berlin without crumb and
never mind It. Give them water and
grit at once and keep them on dry
floors for two weeks II you do not
want gapes.
The brooder chick should start with
out lice. but some poultrymen never
fumigate the brooder or set 1t in
an infested place The greedy English
sparrows often carry lice to the peeps
and In return carry off the feed.
These lousy pests steal half the feed
on some plants, and back yard fanciers
lose more Thanks to our big tiger
cat, who snoozes with one eye open out
among the broodcrs and on the wire
pens, we lose no feed to the pirates
Before Tom came we set up a stuffed
owl among the pens. The sparrows,
robins, catblrds, chippies, wrens and
cherry birds gathered in the plum aud
OK heart trees and did some tall cuss-
In and threatened that long cared owl
with dire calamity: but, more faithful
than the majority of policemen, he
stood TO his duty, and not even the
cackle Of a juicy hen tempted him
away. And the birds fed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
She Carried a Parcel.

The laugh is on one OF the attend
ants at the Congressional library at
Washington. One OF the rules Is that
no one shall be allowed to carry a par.
eel OF any kind into the building. One
day n tall young woman appeared at
the door, aud when the attendant saw
that she had parcel under her arm
he told her that 1t was against the
rules for her 10 take II with her She
demurred and pronounced the rule
absurd. There were certain parcels
that people should be allowed to carry
With them. and so forth. and so forth.
But the man insisted that he must en-
force the rule and that she would have
to leave the parcel with him until she
came out. That settled 1t. The young
woman deliberately opened the parcel.
took from II three pairs OF black stock.
Ings that she evidently had just
bought. and. hanging them over her
arm. she gave the attendant the paper
ln which they had been wrapped, say.
Ing:
There. please keep that until come
out. have no parcel now."-Chicago
News
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

ion, the scores this year will be in ex-
cess Of those at previous matches.
From almost every range the news
comes that great numbers have quail
fed as marksmcn and that the scores
are almost perfect One Of the most
remarkable scores Is that Of Capt.
Stewart A. Wise, ordnance officer Of
The Sixth Regiment, Massachusetts,
National Guard, who made 70 consc.
cutiye bullscycs at the Bay State
Range, AT 600 yards he scored 81
bullseycs, and 10 at 1909 yards and 9
NJ 300 yards, all in succession. His
tenth shot at this last range struck
on the ground in front 81 the target
and the miss was laid at the door of
poor ammunition"
Much enthusiasm over rife practice
" being evidenced in the State Of
Pennsylvania, the National Guard
authorities there placing this feature
above all other work. Many of the
company captains have offered trop-
hies and cash prizes for excellence in
rifle practice this season. with
vie vol stimulating and keeping up
tho interest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well-Informed Of the World has
always been for o simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; q laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its com
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co, proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That Is one of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists, Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
But College Boys Don't Get
Enough Practice
Several OF the Universities In the
Wes, Have Recently Affiliated With
National Rifle Association - Much
Enthusiasm ID Shown.

WASHINGTON, u, G., July s.
The entry list in the intercollegiate
rifle shooting match, which took
place al the Wakefield, Massachusetts,
range se June 10th, was somewhat
diss~ps@naw Only four institutions
were represented, Harvard University
Eassa aaaa@ctts lnsstute df Technol-
6w. university Of Pennsylvania, and
George Washington University A
team had entered from Yale but did
not appear,
The question naturally arises, why
ID II that 50 little interest is taken
among colleges in this branch Of sport
and II does not take long to discover
the main trouble, II is q lack OF facil-
tiles for practice. The students Of
Yale must depend upon the courtesy
Of the National Guard authorities Of
New Haven for opportunity to prac
tice on the National Guard range, As
this range has been fully occupied by
the national guardsmen for sometime
past the Yale team was unable 10
secure preliminary practice 10 warrant
their entrance In the competition
The marksmen OF Columbia College,
which won the intercollegiate Indoor
competition last winter, have no place
for practice since the Creedmorc
range was closed Consequently they
were also out Of the game this year
Cornell is in the same position since
the issue to their cadet battalion OF
the new army rifle. The use OF this
arm has been prohibited on their old
range as being unsafe owing to the
increased velocity, Princeton had a
good rifle club and was the winner OF
the intercollegiate Trophy in 1905,
its first year in the competitions.
They were then using the National
Guard range at Princeton. This priv
ilcge was later withdrawn with the re-
suit that the Princeton rifle club went
10 pieces and thus ended rifle shoot
ing in "Old Nassau
Another handicap to the colleges
and universities in excellence in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
4cHIckLETs.v

II the mother hen has been properly
busted, she and the chicks Will come
or the nest without lice. AS nits
hatch In two weeks, dust her again on
time, but remove her from the chicks
for thirty minutes, for the lice not kill
ed would be chased off ON to the peeps.
When the chicks creep under the hen
the bugs will creep off the chicks. You
make mistake In feeding chicks be-
fore forty.elght hours have passed.
They have not dIgcsted the yolk which
they absorbed before breaking the
shell. Thus you gorge them. and they
die with white diarrhca. Remember
they ship day old chicks 1000 miles
without feeding. They ride clear from
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.

Don't be surprised that the poultry
man asks for cash In advance. He
does not know you any better than
you know him, but it Is to be hoped
that you will not know him worse aft,
er he knows you better.
"Does thunder kill chicks In the
SHELF" Answer: Does 1t kill chicks in
the shell to fire off shotgun right be-
side a nest? We've done the latter,
and the eggs hatched. 'Is thunder
million miles away worse| Thunder
alton! MOI
The Audubon society is after the
cats for killing the birds and wants
bounty put on them. Don't care IL they
do kill off the cat chicken killers. Say,
are all the members of that society
married? Must be. They certainly do
beat the cats.
Many Of our poultry friends are
keeping fox terriers. They are holy
terrors to rats, minks, weasels and
skunks. An Indiana crank declares
his two bobtailed pups can lick an
elephant. Rats! Males are selling at
$40; females, SIS.
The clamor Of the claimants for the
credit of originating the dry feeding
method is greater than that of sacred
writ where seven women laid hold Of
one man. But Aristotle 1884 B. O.
discarded 1t because his ancient hens
got fat and lazy.
Mother, may go out to swim?"
asked little Willie Drake of his hen
ma. "No, my darling drake. You will
get the curls in your pretty tail spoil
ed, the life guards are not on duty, and
this Philadelphia water is neither boil.
ed nor filtered" Tadpoles!
The rascal who kept nonlaying culls
to sell rank eggs for spring Matching
when any old feather bed lays got it
where the hatchet caught the rooster.
He formerly had a bonanza, but high
priced grain and nonlaying culls
knocked him out. May his tribe great.
ly increase down there.
The farmers are sprucing upon tur-
key stock, Buy the best, and They'll
do the rest. Prices for birds descended
from fifty pound gobblers and thirty
pound hens; Old toms, $40, $40. $25;
young toms, SS, $40, $15; hens, old or
young, So, IS, $40; breeding focks, four
and five hens, $35, $45, $50, Seems
high; but, oh, my, what bronze beauts!
VIII some Of our farm and town
friends tell us why they keep mon
grels instead Of thoroughbreds? Read
this: In November, December, January
and February fifty White Leghorns
laid 1,0S0 eggs and fifty mongrels laid
1865 eggs, a difference of 665 eggs.
They Were housed and fed alike. A
Leghorn ate So cents worth Of feed for
the year and mongrel 93 cents
worth. Which pays? Better wake up
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
A pst Boar.

Bears unless hungry or abused are
good natured animals and make anus
Ing pets. when ! was In the revenue
service Mt Alaska" said lieutenant,
I'VE had pet bear on the boat, and
we called him Wineska. He used to
climb TO the crosstrees, going up hand
over hand by the ratllncs. One day he
yenturcd out on the yardarm. and
there he stayed. We had TO get rope
and haul him down. Once he vaultcd
over the head OF our Chinese cook and
went Into the lockers. where he helped
himself to sugar and butter. We had n
tackllng made for him. much the same
as harness Of pet pug, and we
would drop him overheard, with rope
attached, 10 take his bath. Once he
landed Ia native boat and nearly
frightened the occupants out Of their
wits. lie was as playful as kitten.
and. although he sometimes dlsobeyed.
he was never trcacherons or unkind.
When he was lost or hid himself, as he
often did. we would look In the dark
TIL we saw two little balls of fire.
These were his eyes and gave him
away every time"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

craftsmanship IL the difficulty In pro-
curing arms and ammunition, which
cannot be issued 10 them Under the
law II Is therefore necessary for
the students 70 purchase their own
arms and ammunitions, which makes
rifle shooting 10 them an expensive
luxury
II IL doubtful whether The rifle
teams from Harvard University, the
University Of Pennsylvania and
George Washington University
would have participated in the tour.
nament had il not been for the fact
that majority of their members
were also members Of the National
Guard and received their arms and
their practice through this member
ship.
The Wakefield match was won by
the George Washington University
team with a score of 72s. Five points
better than fours. The day Of the
match was bright and sunny with the
temperature rather high, although
this was tempered by htful gusts Of
wAnd across the range from the left
This made holding very difficult
especially At 200 yards. The winning
team shot with the Krag rifle, and the
University Of Pennsylvania team,
which was second with score Of 6S7.
shot with the new Springfield rife.
Harvard. using the krag. came out
third with a score Of 6W, The team
from Massachusetts institute Of
Technology, which finished last, was
unfortunate in having lost two Of
their best tnarksmcn, who had depart.
ed for their homes. They were also
handicapped in having the model
Krag with the 1901 fiat sight They
used Frankford reloaded ammunition,
issued 10 them by the Government
This match between the colleges
was inauguratcd in 1905 by the Ma
tional Rifle Association Of America,
which offered handsome trophy to
be competed for annually, The con-
tes, was held that year at Sea Girt,
and won by the Princeton team, In
1905 the trophy was captured by the
George Washington University team,
There was no contest for the trophy
IN 1907.
Several OF the Universities in the
Wcs, have within the last year organ.
lied rifle clubs and affiliated with the
National Rifle Association, so that il
is probable that by another year new
clubs will compete in the inter-col-
Iegiatc match which may result in the
trophy going to the West, for the first
Time since 1t was established,
With the National Matches al Camp
Perry, Ohio, but one month and a
half distant, military marksmen
throughout the country are daily
on the ranges in compcti
ion for places on the teams which
ire entitled to participate in this great
military tournament II reports re-
,cived here can be taken as a criter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
It Can't Be Beat.

The best of all teachers is exper-
ience. G. NJ. Harden, of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: 81 find Elec-
trio Bitters does all that's claimed for
it. For stomach, Liver and Kidney
troubles it can't be beat. / have tried
it and find it most excellent medi-
cine" Mr.. Harden is right; it's the
best Of all medicines also for weak
ness, lame back, and all rundown
conditions. Best too for chills. and
malaria. Sold under guarantee at
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
Charles Rogers & Sons drug store.
Just Exactly Right.

Il have used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
Just exactly right ays Mr.. A. A. Eel
ton, Of Harrisville. N. Y New Life
Pills relieve without the least discom-
fort. Best remedy for constipation,
biliousness and malaria, 2sc at Chas.
Ragers & Sons drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
30 TRY AGAIN.

When The hens refuse 10 lay
And there's nothing seems 70 pay
And you're sad and mad and biue.
Don't forget tho old refrain
Just 10 Try and try again,
For you'll got there II you do.
When tho clucks mash all the eggs
And bit upright on their legs
And you're mad enough to swear,
Now's tho time TO hear tho strain
Brother, try. oh. try again;
Just Try and you'll not despair.
G.. NJ. Il,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
a. Match for a Tip.

The wafer smothcrcd an cmbar-
rass2d grin whcl The red faced, alb
Scnt-mindrd man handed him MS lip.
After The ai,s2ntmindcd man had
gone the waiter looked aftcr him and
then at his tip. still with half yrin
on his Face, says The Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"'Thc tip The man had handed to
HIM was a matrh--.iuSt Il common
everyday sulphur match Of CONNER
&C..
"llc meant we'll cnonyh,' said the
waiter. "I!c WAS Just tninkin' about
something else. The chances ar,
that somebody in his Office keeps
bnlhciin% him fer matches and hr'S
got so in The habit Of giving matches
to people ti:at hc hanus out a match
without thinkin' any more about il:
than he would about drawing his
breath. He felt that he ought ia
hand me something, and he just made
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07

it Il "'at,', i'll sing.
"Why.' contin the waiter,
"you'd be sur. ID . 'hc absent
minded people at IS tips. The
other fellow, Il sol"nn looking man,
gave me Il "a .~r b.il-just the
amount his dinner came to. He wans-
e. /" give me little piece for myself,
nj Ju,t as he started out he reached
oack and gave me handful Of
cloves that he'd pulled out of the
little pocket where he kept MS small
change. And he wasn't doing it to
be kidding, either. He never knew
he did il.
"But,' says the waiter in a SER
ious tone, somehow the absent
mindcdncss hardly ever makes 'em
loosen up any morc'n they would
when they're right at themselves"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07

that the management OF this COM
pany regards the proposed RACES as
involving substantial financial sac
rllices On the part Of the company,
but we regard it us in the interest
both OF tho people and Of the COM
pany that there should bo some rea-
sonable adjustment, and the corr
pany is, therefore, willing to make
some financial sacrifice il the matter
cit should be borne in mind that
the proposed basis Of rates has nev-
er been tried in tho south and we
cannot accurately estimate what will
be the result, and it will, of course,
be realized that it is not to the inter
est Of the people Of South Carolina
nor to the interest Of the company
that rates should be continued wnich,
on fair trial, have proved destruc-
tive or conlisea' II! ~ PROFESSIONALLY
low for the service rendered. and if,
after the trial of twelve months here
lnbefore provided for. it should be
found that such is result, it is only
fair and just that the company b.
not considered as havin|. bv such
trial, waived any right to proper re-
lief.
81 will add that il is The purpose
OF thlS company. rs sn0n as prac-
tlrahlc after reaching such r,'a!ive-
" uniform adjustment Of lntra.
State pasScnGr, rates in The various
states. to adjust Is fntra-S State pas
acnger rates to points on lis Cwn In,
in such adjacent states and TO
points on other lines i'll such states
as will consent thereto. on thc same
basis and for Il like period Of trial.
including in this l:nposed adjust
ment of Interstate rates the propos-
ed 2-ccnt mileage books, which it is
our purpose, under the conditions
mentioned, to make Interstate and
interchangeable with such roads as
will consent.
Respectfully.
"W. W. Finley.
"Prcsidcnt.
4. X.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

We will make final settlement on
the estate Of Mrs. Elizabeth Gamer
on, deceased, in the probate court for
Ncwberry county on Friday, the sew
antecAth day Of January, 1908, at
IL O'Clock in the forenoon, and i'm
mediately thereafter apply to the
Sall court for letters dismissory. All
persons indebted to said estate will
make payment on or before said date
and all persons having claims against
said estate will present tncm duly
attested.
II. w. Cameron,
Il. l.. Cameron,
Executors.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
Attention Pensioners

[ will be in the auditors Office each
Saturday III January, 1908, to pre-
pare pension applications, thc ap-
plicants can call at the Office now and
get the blanks. Old pensioners do
not nave to apply except where they
ar entitled to a raise to higher
class. The last Saturday in january
IS the last day to prepare applica-
tons.
w. G.. Priarson,
Pension Commissioner.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Storls-
holders of the National Bank Of New
berry. $. G., will be held at the office
OF the President at the bank, on
Tuesday, the llih day of january,
\. D.. 1908. at 10 Il. m. for the elec-
tl"n of dirrctu:S Of the said bank.
Jos. IT. Hunter,
Cashier.
NnNNL NLnrl1 & {, Inn lQQQ
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07

STOUKHOLDERS MEETING.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Commercial Bank Of
Newberry, s. c.. will be held at their
banking house Oh Wednesday, 9th
january, 1908, for the purpose Of
clectiag directors for ensuing year,
and transacting any other business
that may come before the meeting.
j. Y. McFall,
2t Cashier.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-07
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Nrwhcrry, S. c.. Jan. 2, 1908.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
READ THIS.

1T is astonishing" remarked we'll
known authority on Diseases Of the skin
how such large number of people, espe
cially ladies, are by attractively written ad
vertisements, induced to purchase some OF
the many so-called Beauty Creams now on
the market, not knowing of course tha'
they mostly contain oily or greasy SUD-
stances that clog the pores of the ski
and are for that reason the very wo M.
thing that they could possibly use n.
treatment of Pimples, Blackheads, Botenes
and all eruptions of the skin, is as follows
and has invariably proved very succesa; u,
Wash the face carefully every night pelole
retiring with warm water and little ca;
meal tied up in a small cloth bag. then u.
ter drying well, use the following lneSPer
sive and perfectly harmless .prescrIplun.
which can be filled at any Drug st9'e;;
Clearola, IL o.. Ether or; AlcohGl, ,
ozs. Use this mixture on the face as o!I IN
as possible during the day, but use nlsa,
and morning anyway, allowing it to renl ths
on the face at least ten minutes, then u.
powdery film may be wiped off. DO i aO-
wash the face for some little time al..'
using. By following this simple treatim,1s ani
You will soon have a clear and brlil'H'
Complexion"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
SPoFFORD.

W. G. Smith has been in Boston a part
of the week.
Miss Vera Butler returned to her
school in Keene Monday.
Miss Minnie Todd of Hinsdale is visit.
ing her aunt, Mrs. Richard Cobb.
Mrs. Lizzie Bonney has returned home
from delightful trip to Niagara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Clawson of Brat
tleboro called on relatives in town Sun
day.
Mrs. Helen Fletcher Pierce of Warren,
Mass, is at Charles Fletchers for a few
days
Mrs. Charles Rviere has gone to Bos-
ton on an automobile trip from Brattle-
boro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kempton of
Westport spent Sunday at Henry La
points.
Frank Holt of Salem, Mass. spent
Thursday and Friday with his sister,
Mrs. Bonney.
Mrs. Nellie Durham left town Wed.
nesday after spending the summer at her
old home here.
The Misses Vail, who have been spend
ing the summer with their brother. John
Vail, went to their home in New York
Friday.
Mr.. Hitchcock, the district superin,
tendent, preached in Union church Sun
day morning. A. B. Woodbury. of Win
chester assisted in the services by sing
ing two line selections.