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The Bossier banner., 1908-12-24
Local and
Personal

What noise! :.
First call for egg-nogg.
Secured your hunters license yet?
Take the little ones out to the Christ
mas tree tomorrow night.
Mr.. Herbert Millsaps of Monroe spent
Sunday here with friends.
Who lost parasol? Call at the Ban
ner office, describe it and take it.
Mr.. J. F. Strayhan of ward three, one
of the Banners old stand-bys, came in
for short call yesterday morning.
Meet the crowd at the Court House
tomorrow night. Put some presents on
the Christmas tree for the little tots.
Mr.. A. B. Ivey left yesterday for his
former home, Denton, Texas, where he
will spend the holidays. He is expected
home the latter part of next week.
Mrs. 7. A. Wilkinson OF Riverton is
here on visit to her mother, Mrs. M. H.
Hanks, and the other members Of the
family. She arrived last Saturday. "
Mr.. Emmett Wilson, son OF Mr..
G. B. Wilson of Rocky Mount, was a
, visitor in Benton yesterday morning.
The young mans home is near Ivan.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt Ogden, jr., are
guests at the home of Mr.. J. E. Burt
Mrs. Ogden's brother. Mr.. Ogden is
not now located at Baton Rouge, as he
has position on the road.
Mr.. Will Mccall has reported that he
caught fine fox last week while on &
visit in the Ivan community. The race
lasted about two hours. He says there
are plenty of foxes up there.
Mr. J. E. Loftin of Shreveport is ex'
pected in Benton this morning. He ant
the local editor expect to bag some lift!
or sixty quail between the date of thi
writing and Saturday evening.
Invitations are out announcing that !;
! big dance will be given at Belcher on th'
night of the 28th - Monday of mex
week under the auspices of the Belche
4 Social Club. Good band music will b.
secured from Shreveport.
Mr.. ]. R. Honeycutt was here las
Thursday in the interest of the Louisa
ma Oil and Mineral Company, domicile,
& in Plain Dealing. He stated that hi
company had secured machinery, ha'
sufficient land leases and would begil
this week to prospect for oil and gas
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Christmas Holidays.

The time that should be taken for
Christmas Holidays this year will be left
to the discretion of the teachers and
local trustees of the various schools in
the parish. Holidays should not begin
before the evening of the 23d instant,
nor continue longer than the evening oi
the Sd proximo. All lost time must be
made up at the end of the term. Pay
days will remain as usual-every -four
weeks from September IA, 1908.
Jos. E. JOHNSTON, Parish Sup't.
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II Paid.

A little boy Of five years, playing
with his sister one day, leaned too far
out Of the second story window, lost
his balance and fell into the yard be-
low. Very miraculously he escaped
being injured, and his parents and
friends were so delighted that they
gave him quite number Of pennies,
nickels and dimes.
The next day, after he recovered
from the shock Of the fall, he was
counting his money and on seeing his
little sister enter the room exclaimed:
''Gee. Gladys, look at all the money
got for falling out Of the window!
Why don't you try it?"-Delineator
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DR.. E. G. Allen, Of Shreveport,
Announces that heshas opened an office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is a
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
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Red Land.


A continued rain has fallen here ever
since Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bridger OF Antrim we're
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mizell
Saturday night.
Mrs. Voss and family of Dixie Cross
Roads were guests of Mrs. Voss' son and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Goodwin,
from Saturday until to-day.
After spending about eighteen month
in Magnolia, Ark, with her brother,
Mr.. w. T. Goodwin, Miss Alice Good
win returned home Sunday.
Miss Ava Davis bid her mother and
friends goodbye few days since and
left for California, where she will join
Mr.. Harry Mayheld, to whom she is to
be married.
An entertainment given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Windsor Friday
night was well attended, and was indeed
| social treat. Music was furnished by
the johnson Band. LOVE.
Monday, December 81, 1908.
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For Sale

My old home in BELCHER, LA.
1t. is a seven-room house, with
large porches. A two-room house
for servants and a large barn on
the premises.
Belcher is located on the T. and
P. Railroad, has natural gas and
other advantages.
Will trade for land located any,
where in Bossier or Caddo Par
ishes.
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Hau9hton.

Haufhton.
Mr.. J. F. Edwards, Sheriff, is here to-
day on official business.
Miss Maggie Belle Britt of Shreveport
visited her parents here last week.
Prof. w. J. Davis attended school
meeting in Baton Rouge last week.
Mr.. J. T. McDade from McDade was
business visitor in our, town last week.
Clyde Oneal left this morning for
Vicksburg, Miss, where he will spend
the holidays.
Quite a number Of our people were
shoppers in Shreveport last week-visit-
ing Santa Claus.
Mrs. Callie Edwards returned to
Haughton some days ago, after an abb
sence of nearly year spent in Lake
Charles.
Mrs. Kate Hood and Mrs. Ora William
son of Alberta, formerly of Allentown,
were guests of Mrs. Rosa Allen one day
last week.
Mrs. P. B. Holt and children have
moved here from Minden and will make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ
McClanahan, Mrs. Holt's parents.
Rev. Waltman, retiring pastor of the
Methodist Church, will leave tomorrow
for Colfax, and his successor here, Rev
J. G. Sloane, will move in Tuesday OF
| Wednesday.
/ Among those who have returned tt
Haughton to spend the holidays art
Wilkins McDade, Mrs. Eva (McDade,
Robinson, J. Roy Hays, Killen Hodge.
and J. B. Hall, jr.
! Federal land Office officials have beer
looking into timber depredations ant
homestead Irregularities in this vicinity
during the past week. No arrests have
, been made as yet.
Monday, December 81, 1908.
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A Good Investment

Do you want to make safe,
sure and profitable investment?
If you do, see me and buy lot or
two in Queensborough Addition
to Shreveport. The construction
of three new houses was begun in
this addition this week.
! will take Bossier Parish land
in exchange for lots.
! keep horse and buggy ready
all the time and it is no trouble to
take you out and show you the
lots. Call and see me when you
are in towu.
! ]. I. Johnston, j.
Rooms 207-1O
First Natl Bank Building
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
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The Postoffices Of Our Parish.

Alden Bridge. Elm Grove.
Antrim. Haughton.
Arkana. Hughes Spur.
Atkins. McDade.
Benton. Ninock.
Bodcau. Plain Dealing.
Bolinger. Poole.
Bossier. Taylortown.
Curtis.
The seventeen inland Offices, their dis
tributing points and the days on which
they receive mail are shown below:
Allentown (via Haughton) twelve
times week.
Barnett (via Plain Dealing) daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
Bellevue (via Haughton) daily, except
Sunday.
Bluffs (vi@ Haughton) daily, except
Sunday,
Buckhouse (via Plain Dealing and
Carterville) Tuesday and Friday.
Burgess (via Bolinger) Wednesday,
Monday and Friday.
Carterville (via Plain Dealing) daily,
except Sunday.
Collinsburg (via Plain Dealing) daily,
except Sunday.
Emma (via Sarepta) daily, except
Sunday.
Ivan (via Hughes Spur daily, except
Sunday.
Koran (via Haughton) daily, except
Sunday.
Linton (via Benton) Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday.
Midway (via Benton) Friday, Monday
and Wednesday.
Red Land (via- Plain Dealing) daily,
except Sunday.
Rocky Mount (via Hughes Spur
daily, except Sunday.
| Sligo (via Haughton) daily, except
Sunday.
Tyler (via Plain Dealing) Tuesday
and Friday.
Vanceville and Mot-were recently dis
continued as postofhces as those COM
munities now enjoy rural free delivery
There are three rural free delivery
routes in the parish at present Out
of Benton and one out of Plain Dealing
with good prospects for others to be
established soon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
S OCIAL

wedding ReceptIon.

At their home last night Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter i. Lynch rendered an elab.
oratc reception in honor of their son
Mr.. Charles Luther Lynch. and bride
A number Of relatives and fIends were
Invited guests. The residence was
prettily decorated for the occasion
and the appointments for the recep-
ton were perfect In every detail.
OF the wedding the Grafton senti-
mel gives the following account;
"a very pretty and interesting we'd
ding took place at noon TODAY al
Greenwood Farm, near Knottsyille
this county. The principals to this
very happy event We're Mr.. Charlie
Luther Lynch, of clarksburg. and
Miss Fannie Rebecca Jones. eldest
daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. Uriah
Jones.
The marriage ceremony was uer-
formed at high noon and was solemn
lied by the Rev. P. ]. Lieb. pastor Of
the Knottsville Methodist Episcopal
church. The bridesmaid was Miss
Mollie Lynch, sister of the bride.
groom, and an old school chum OF
the bride. Tho best man to the
bridegroom was Prof. C. Ross Jones,
OF the state university, a brother OF
the bride. The wedding march was
played by Miss Bertha Lynch sis
ter of the bridegroom. After hearty
congratulations a four course lunch
con was served to the guests. the IN
BILE being presided over. by Miss Ethel
Jones and Miss Alberta Baumgartner
THE ceremony took place under a
beautiful arch of ferns and roses. Fa-
vors were small white ribbon bags
of rice with place cards attached.
The bride wore a simple whit organ
die made princess. The bridesmaid
was also dressed in white. The brides
going away gown was a travelling suit
of Copenhagen blue with hat to match
The bridal party will leave this eve
ming on train No. SIS for Clarksburg.
where they will make their future
home The bride and bridegroom are
both graduates of Wesleyan collegeat
Buckhannon.
The decorations which were ar
tistic consisted of wedding bells and
orange blossoms and the favors for
the evening were tiny wedding bells
lltu tOSClIleI Will TlUuOu.
THE guests present from out OF
the county were. Mr.. and Mrs. Tru-
man Lynch, of Clarksburg. the for
mer brother of the bridegroom;
Misses Florence. Mollie and Bertha
sisters, and Messrs. George, William
and Howard r., brothers of the BRIDE
groom. also from Clarksburg and Miss
Alberta Baumgartner. of Salisbury.
Pa. I,
THE bride IS an accomplished and
highly educated young lady and -
from one of the oldest and best known
families in Taylor county. her father
being descendant from the we'll
known Jones family and first settlers
of Taylor county. The bridegroom Is
prosperous young business man OF
Clarksburg. The hosts of frineds Of
the bride extend heartiest congratula-
tons not only to her and best wishes
for her future happiness. but they
congratulate the bridegroom upon his
good Judgment in selecting one Of
Taylor's fairest daughters as his life
companion."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
Guyn.clclland wedding.

Promptly at noon Wednesday at
the home of Mr.. David Morgan, of
Big Buffalo, the marriage OF Miss
Florence e. Clelland. of that place,
to Mr.. Joseph E. Guyn, of smithtown,
was solemnized in the presence of a
large number of invited guests. The
best man was Mr.. VIII Morgan and
the bridesmaid Miss Ruby Meredith,
of Fairmont. The officiating clergy
man was the Rev. c. l. Edgell. An
elegant wedding dinner was served
after the ceremony.
The bride is stepdaughter of Mr..
David Morgan and the bridegroom is
a successful merchant at Shutdown
Monongalia county.
Among the wedding guests from
Clarksburg were Mr.. Benjamin b.
Stout, Mrs. Callie Clifford, Mrs.
Myers and Miss Emma Robinson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
shinlcr.Younc Wcddlnc

At the wedding Of Mr.. Charles Ray
mond shIpley and Miss Edna Ger
trude Young, which took place in
Charleston Wednesday evening at the
home fthe brides mother, Mrs. C..
w. Young, Misses Helen and Sarah
Swisher, daughters of Secretary and
Mrs. Charles W. Swlsher, acted as
ribbon girls. During the reception
which followed Mrs. C. w. Swisher
presided at the coffee urn in the
dining room. Mrs. shipley, the bride,
is quite well known.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
Socin1 nj Industrial

There will be an Ice cream social
and instrumental concert given on the
lawn by the broom factory building at
Industrial for the benefit of the new
Industrial Babtist church. Work has
been resumed on the church and a
force of several carpenter are now
working on the building and work
will be pushed until the building is
under roof. The members have a
house that they can move into within
thirty days. All are invited to at
tend and have a good time and help
them in their work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
announcements Recclycd.

The following announcement cards
have been received here:
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Nilsson
announce the marriage fthelr
daughter
Mrs. Addie Ruth Hubbard
TO
Mr.. Gordon B. Late
Wednesday evening. June the third
nineteen hundred and eight
wheeling. West Virginia.
At Home
After June fifteen
Bridgeport, West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
For Miss yanderrort.

For Miss VnndervOrt-
The shower given yesterday by
Miss Inez Shields for Miss Edna
vandervort. the bride-elect. was a
very charming affair. It was given
in the morning and the rooms were
airy and bright with clusters of car
nations for decorations. The bride
elect received many presents from
her admiring friends. and then the
time was spent in playing cards. Al
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
white skirts $1.OO
A Special June Sale Offering Actuauyl

a Special June Sale Offering actually
north $500.
Right now you'll find large variety new
1908 styles walking skirts Of Linen, Lin
enc and Indian Head priced ST. to $3.50.
$500 skirts-Dollar each referred to
above, is made Of superior quality Linene,
13-gore flare, with or without fold, double
welt seams, finished inside, most excel
lently tailored, actual 81 value for $1.00.
Sizes 20 to 80 Waists; SO to 43 Lengths.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
half sale price


1pice5'ealy cleanup ofau odInentS Dry Goods
Notions, Carpets, Etc, for half prices
Five abescenter aisle piled high broken
aces ebrodes BELTS collars hosiery scarfs ewel
cushions pas toilet articles silks gnghms fabrics china
and pictures
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05
white waists Csc
Dozens of Dainty Styles, Lingerie and
Lam, Worth up to SIS.

Thousands of Waists, hundreds of
styles, new, clean, fresh, for your consid-
Grafton, SOC, $1.00, up TO $500.
At 85c, choice Of dozens of dainty
styles, beautifully trimmed with embroid-
cry and laces, open back or open front,
short, three-quarter and long sleeves; act
ual values up to $1.75; all sizes.
SPECIALIZE famous "Marquise"
white tailored waists-$1.00.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-05

CONTINUED on page eight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20

Now. when ii WIS the thousand and
third night said DunyaZad TO her sis
ter. Shahrazad. Allah upon ne, o my
lightsome and deIectable, wherewith TO
while away the waking hours of our
latter night"
with joy and goodly WILL" answer.
ed Shahrazad, IF this pious and auspi.
cious king permit"
Tell on" quoth the king. who had
freely partaken of the dish termed by
the Franks the rabbit of Wales and
was sleepless and restless. So Shahra-
Fad. rejoiced with the prospect of talk
ing thus began on the thousand and
| third night The Tale of the Perplexed
Princess"
Afar in the realm of Guricund which
| lies within the land of Hindustan. once
| reignrd Il mighty king who had one
| daughter of such exceeding beauty
| that all who beheld her became poets
| and warriors. which was we'll for the
| national fame but i'll for the royal
| treasury.
| Now. the loveliness of the princess
being such, it may seem strange that
| she had attained her eighteenth year
unmarried. yet so it befell. for in his
| hesitancy because of the great multi
tude of eligible suitors the King. who.
| though otherwise respectable, was q
| viIely devout heather. made n vow
that he would give his daughter in
| marriage only to that man who should
receive the Endorsement of his idol. an
image of exceeding ugliness housed in
q golden temple adjacent to the palace
SO it was that many princes from
many lands came to bow before the
idol. offering splendid sacrifices and
rich gifts of treasure for the desired
sign of favor. yet ever the idol re
manned silent.
At length there came from the is
land of Lanka Il prince of great power
and so deeply smitten was he with low,
for the princess that he bowed befor,
the idol. saying. Great lord, gram
but that the princess may become my
bride. and then shall l without della.
return to thee and cut off my owl
head as a thank offeringv'
And the next day when the king ant
all his court came to worship in tn
golden temple the evil spirit that wa
within the idol caused the hand of tn
image to stretch forth and point to tn
prince and caused the stone lips t
open and say to the king, Behold tn.
son-in-Iaww
r Forthwith was the wedding of tn
!, prince and princess celebrated wit
+ great pomp in the palace. and straight
: way thereafter, in fulfillment Of hi
: vow, the prince FASTENED to the ten
!. pie, bowed before the idol and cut OF
;. his own head.
Then entered the priest of the ten
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20
MATERIALS REQUIRED.
SURPLICE APRON.

simple, effective designs that any nee
ldlewoman can carry out may be copied
from newspaper patterns or done for
one in the shops.
pretty girl wearing a coquettish
apron adorned with fluffy rcsettes al
ways appeals to a mans eye. and if she
has a rose nesting behind her left ear
so much the better, for the man imme-
diately pictures scenes of domestic bliss
where some one he cares a great deal
for will always sit beside a shaded
lamp and wear dainty clothes.
Handkerchiefs, too, are made up into
attractive aprons put together with en-
broidered beading of lace
Really there seems to be no end to
the number of ways of using handker-
chiefs besides the orthodox fashion,
and new idea is to take a sheer one
showing an elaborate but very fine en-
broidered border and work it in the
center with scattered blossom design,
wild roses, perhaps, losing their petals
over the surface, or tiny punches of
buttercups here and there carelessly ar
ranged. When complete 1t is applied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20

each claimed her as his bride. and
each head. being a wise head. Spake
many shrewd arguments one way and
the other, yet could neither prevail.
And so was the princess sore perplex-
ed. and. in truth. never have | learned
how logically to conclude the tale.
In sooth." said the king. might she
not have obtained u divorce?"
Nay. sire replied ShahraZad. for
from whom? And which must she
then have married in accorda9ce with
the word of the idol?''
Then" proposed the king. why
might they not have matched dinars to
decide which should have herr"
"Ah. my lord" said ShahraZad. shak-
ing her head. that would have been In
accord with the easy. unscientific
method of the far west which would
still have left the problem unsolved."
Surely. them" urged the king they
might have fought for her."
And would that have determined
the truth?" responded Shahrazad. land
would not the victor have been either
or both murderer and n suicide
Alas. my lord. the insoluble perplexity
of this fair princess hath caused me
much sorrow. and glad am | only. that
such sad dilemmas do not often occur.
New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20
fearful Tale of the Perplexed Princess

pie and in his grief. horror and fear
for what had CHANGED and for what
might well come to him in conse-
quence likewise cut off his head
Then entered the princess. seeking
her husband. and. seeing but the two
headless bodies, raised the princes
sword and was about to sever her own
lovely head when the idol spoke again,
saying: Hold, Take the heads and
set them upon the mems shoulders
And the princess did even so. And
the heads grew fast TO the bodies, and
the bodies rose upon their feet.
But now it appeared that in her
haste and tumult of mind the princess
had set the priests head upon the
shoulders of the prince and the
princes head upon the shoulders of
the priest. so that in way each was
the other. vet neither was either and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20
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hay fever, bronchitis, hemorrhage OF
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sumption It's timely use always pre-
vents the development of pneumonia
Sold under guarantee at all druggists
so cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20

diamondwlse TO 4 square Of fine cam
brio, the material being cut away IN
derneath. Backed by second piece of
cambria It becomes Il very dainty pill
lowslip either for baby carriage or
as a head rest for an invalid. \ mar
row beading is sewed all around the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20
GROUP QUICKLY CURED.
Don't Let the Child Choke to Death
While Waiting for the Doctor.

Group should have prompt treat
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has been sacrificed because the right
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Pay close attention TO the child who
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Hyomei. the miraculous, aItiseptlc
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inflammation is alleged, and the swell
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Not long ago our little boy, Walter,
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| half an hour was fast asleep. Our
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and 1 am glad to speak good word
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Vt.
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1t is guaranteed by H. o. Rolls t.
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a complete outfit. including nea
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-20
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. ]. Blackmore of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg. Pa, says: "a short
time since l procured bottle of Dr.
Detchon's Relief for rheumatism. 1t
got me out of the house in "a hours.
took to my bed with rheumatism
nine months ago and DR.. Detchon' S
Relief for Rheumatism is the only
medicine that did me any good.
had five of the best physicians in the
city, but | received very little relief
from them. know DIR. Detchon's Re
lief for Rheumatism to be what it is
represented and take pleasure in rec
ommending 1t to other poor sufferers
Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gust Schlegel
Son, 900 West Second street, Daven
port.