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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24

man following him Hell make a
rich SOUP" the little crab was saying.
'.I've kept him fat, grubbing for worms
all summer"
The man picked up old Mr.. Turtle
without the least trouble and put him
in a basket. Then he looked at the lit
tie crab What do you get out OF
this?' he asked.
''Me?" said the crab "Oh. ! get
nothing except ny revenS2-uniess you
want to give me something for it" and
he looked hopeful.
i will" returned the man thought
fully. II want TO give YOU nice
wagln home. I'm very fond Of devilad
crab" And that hear..i les, man walked
off chuck!ing But the crab hal bis re.
ycnse. which paid az well as revenge
generally does--Atlanta Constitution
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24
A National Trait.


A traveller returned from Jaffa tells
this tale at his own expense. Having
1ourneyed to the historical seaport on
his way to Jerusalem, he succeeded. in
hiring q conveyance to carry hil1 to
the station. By speech and gestufe he
informed the native driver that he
wished to be carried in a Ielsureiy,
sightseeing fashion through rs many
US possible Of the principal thorough
fares Of Jaffa and to be delivered at
the terminal just in time to take The
outgoing train.
He had no sooner seated himself in
the vehicle, however, than the driver
whipped up his horse and whiFied t.e
dismayed traveller at a furious pace
through all the dust and over Ut. the
stones Of the notoriously rough streets
Of Jaffa. The passenger was too basily
employed in saving his bones to be
able to see anything Of the interesting
town.
Arriving at the station, he found that
he still had two hours to wait
"Why in the world" he demanded
Indignantly. did you ever harry Ills
thatY'
you American" responded tine arlr-
er, with an expressive shrug IL.
American like go very much fasf- -
Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24
An ADimAl Stony For
Little Folks
REVENGE =.

Once upon a time there was crab
and turtle who took to living togeth-
err The turtle was master and the
crab was servant, and when Crabbie
didn't do things exactly to suit Mr..
Turtle he got good beating.
One morning the turtle came to his
breakfast in a bad hum0r. Are these
worms" he shouted, ''or are they rub
Der bands such as the men people put
around packagesT' And he beat Crab
bic with some Of the tough breakfast
which had been provided.
The little crab took his beating SO
meekly that the turtle might well have
been frightened, but he wasn't. He
went grumbling off to sit with some
other old fat turtles on the log where
they had their club and grumbled
about the misdoing OF every rybody.
Crabbie wasted no time. He scram-
bled out OF the water and up to a little
cottage which stood on the bank.
what was that heard the man say?'
he muttered to himself. THAT be liked
turtle. soup.. Aha. mY cruel master, III
soon see you in the eoup!.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24
Tha Poor Hungry Eish

.84-a-ssAus@s-l lu0 E0Ogz TIL n Sfss
'Herc Is an interesting thia4 tf1hs
happened last summer to frie}d ana
myself" said New Yorker Na tac
gone on a fishing trip in i rJU aeat
but it seemed that either ali tiae hsb.
were at another place or were Ent aun
CRY. We decided if those fish we're
not hungry we were We hal taken
our luncheon, as wise fishermen wiz.
and in order to keep IL hr,-ai as fresh
as possible had left WI tHaf form,
My friend asked RE s...>-,I. o hiu,
and In doing SO the 10; Nj Eraad vent
overheard. We made cat the 1aSt we
could without the bread a-d iat2r row.
ed to another place u hal Nv: our
way back we passed Sac place where
we lost our bread Then we slW the
sight of our lives On el Il e Of the
loaf of bread stood Il big Il h at'd for
as far as we could see there WIS Il
great line of small fish. We wonlercd
what 1t was. and then the th0g@ht
dawned on us-those fish had formed
a bread line" and the two iarra iah
were dealing out the bread AL5 tl1t
we didn't have the heart & frT -
catch any Of those poor. huugrs FISH"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24
A Lucky Eorsesf, ..

The Australians when Trey at# 4
horseshoe throw it over thir :.
A lady in Sydney found one @
1t gracefully over her she's It
went through hatters wiz and
hit a customer who was 'rS 1 y
new hat. This gentleinaR che
impression that one Of the as-a Ia
a ft of temporary insanity ts egel
the trick. promptly struck at
sent him through the plate &. 3-
dow. A general melee e.lsg j
on consideration nobody knew @ i
was all about
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24

"ChO0se one at random" said Chalmers.
almost to the eyes with a stubble the
shade of red Irish settlers coat. Phil
lips' comb had failed to control the
pale brown hair, LONG matted and con-
formed to the contour of constantly
worn hat. His eyes were full of
hopeless, tricky defiance like that seen
in a ours that is cornered by his tor
mentors. His shabby coat was but
toned high. but Il quarter inch of re-
tieeming collar showed above 1t. His
manner was singulariy free from en-
barrassment when Chalmers rose from
his chair across the round dining table.
"If you will oblige me- said the
host, II will be glad to have your COM
pany at dinner
my name is Plumer." said the high
way guest In harsh and aggressive
tones. "Tf you're like me you like to
know the name of the party you're
dining with"
Il was going on to say" continued
Chalmers somewhat hastily, that
mine is Chalmers. Will you sit oppo-
site:''
Plumer OF the ruff1ed plumes bent
his knees for Phillips to slide the chair
beneath him He had an air OF hav'
lag sat at attended boards before
Phillips set out the anchovies and
olives
"Goodw barked PIumer. Going te
be in courses. is it? All right, my
iovial ruler of Bagdad. I'm youl
Sch..herezada all the way to the tooth
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24
The Old, OLD s.ory.

Old Lady (leading iatte4 5ag
son In college)-Lor' s...ses i }G-
star, If John hain't Go.la aa l5ls it,
An he warn't no hand fer ll4 gtla
nuther!
Her Worse Half-Wnt's tha 5a#f!e.
Samanthy?
Old I.ady-Why. he says hes tian
ii love with Belle-er-B Belle I.a5ssa,
Brooklyn Life
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24

Rvelyn-He's a very learned man
You wouldn't think so. would yont
Natica-Oh yes, suspected IT at cnce
Evelyn indeedi Natica : Yes. He
/ makes me 50 tired illustrated Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-24
A Contradic.ion.

Although woman's age H'n.
niably her own. she does not afsTays
own it.-Exchange.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
Addison T. Smith,
Secretary.

Free services in the Swedish language
will be held in the Swedish Baptist
church at White Pine gulch, Sunday,
June IA, by K. A. Lundin, of Spokane,
as follows: Sunday school, 10 a. M;
lecture, $3.50 p. M, on The Second
Coming OF Christi" evening service,
1880. A cordial invitation is extended
to all Scandinavians to attend these
meetings.
The society editor of the News re-
ceived an invitation to be present al
the wedding of Mr.. David M. Carlson
to Alma Amanda Thorson, yesterday
June IL, 1908, at Lafayette, Mime
sofa. The couple will be at home" ii
Troy, August first. The groom is one
of Troy's popular young men, and the
News sends congratulations to the ia
away couple, and, with many others
will extend cordial welcome to thu
bride as a new member OF our com
munity.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12

According to the estimates OF the
brewery interests there is now invested
in breweries in the United States in
tn neighborhood of 800, oOO, 900, but
recent events have had the effect of a
sudden decline in brewery capitalization
and forced restriction that has cur
tailed the business. The brewers, until
recently, have laughed at prohibition,
claiming it does not prohibit. They are
now beginning to see that the prohibit
ton movement is an actual, undeniable
fact, and.they no longer jeer at prohibit
ton or denounce as fanatics those who
are supporting it.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
An Interesting Letter from R. L. Smith.

Taber, Alberta, June 3, 1908.
Editor Troy News.
Dear Sir: Pursuant to my promise,
I will send you few lines from this
part of the countr,, although 1 have
not been here long enough to form a
decided opinion regarding the resources
OF the place.
The weather has been similar to
what I surmise you have been having
in Idaho. 1t has been raining about
half of the time since landed here,
but it is what the country needs. The
settlers predict a good crop, even
without another rain this summer.
Gardens are looking well. They raise
all kinds of garden truck, even to
tomatoes and cucumber. 1 also see
some corn growing, but so far it has
been too cool for the corn.
There seems to be quite an inf'7x
of settlers coming in from the States.
believe this will eventually be great
country and at no far date.
Some things are higher here
than there; for instance, machinery.
bought a 14-inch walking pillow fol-
S27.OO. That seemed rather tough,
but not as bad as having to follow it al
dav. Barbed wire is S4.10 per hun
dred; nails, 4 1-2c; slab wood, S6.7s
cord; fence posts, 15c each; common
lumber, $4,000; shiplap, $1,000 PEI
thousand. l don't know what they
sell finishing lumber at, as l was atralC
, to ask, but if it is too high l have
plenty of sod.
I get the Troy News on Wednesday
t morning (when I am in town..
: came in Yesterday and intended golnI
: back today, but the ferry has stoppe'
IN account of high water, and wi
f have to stay here until they resum
: running the boat. l am about twenty
A five miles from the railroad, but Their
is talk of road going through nea
where I am located.
+ The government has appropriate
: $75, 900 for bridge to be built acros
IS the river here, and are now working 0
is it, but it will be some time IN tn
$ winter before it is ready for traffic.
/ This is a level country, principally
l. with part slightly undulating, but ne
q nearly so much as the Palou'
e country. There is a man in the hot
ar Office who just now told me that Ia
b spring he sowed so acres OF oats al
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
EDITORIAL.

few days since we heard promi7
~. y republican Boosting about his
n as-,v fealty. He said: always
p atb The ticket straight, because the
WOW .Oorest republican is better than the
t.. democrat" AS republican we
Jssire to 90 on record as saying that
49, ~. man making such statement is
q :; sr liar or a fool. If this man
~ ~,s really sincere he is fool for want
:" u" sense: if not a fool then liar, for he
orst know such a statement is not
.rus Go into any community and
elect men from each party, or any
rsrtv and we find no appreciable diff
tsrence. One class is as honest, as
nstriotic. as lawabiding and as decent
ssthe other. This is true here in
Trov: it is true throughout the county,
and will apply to democrats and repub-
Tcaus in any community in the United
States.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12

in cutting it the straw was too short
for the binder to gather it, SO this
spring he plowed it under and he now
has fine prospect for a crop. A
great many people are sowing fax on
spring breaking. They say it is a sure
crop on new sod. One man ten miles
from here has 1000 acres in wheat and
thinks he will clear $4,000 on it.
They raise both spring and winter
wheat here. have been offered the
position of postmaster in my part of the
country, but declined the honor.
Land is worth from Sc to SIS per
acre. There is bill before the House
now to open to presumption the odd
sections. They have heretofore been
withheld from settlement from settle
ment. If it passes it will give each
homesteader chance to get quarter
section adjoining him. If any of the
boys that use tobacco are coming up
here they had better bring a supply
with them, as tobacco is double in
price here. You can get two cigars
for quarter, but they are poor dope.
Taber has population of 1000 and
is four years old. There are three coal
mines adjoining town and two or three
more near here. Coal sells for $3.50
per ton at the mine, but there are
places in the country where your coal
costs you nothing if you dig it, where
it crops out on the banks of rivers.
People take life easy here in town.
The stores open at 8 o'clock; post
Office at $3.50. I suppose they think
they can get in full day anyway, as
the sun does not set here until 8:2C
and rises at a a. m. You can see tc
read the papers here until $3.50 with
out light.
The wind blows some here, but thil
is not all wind.
I will probably be here for few
days yet, as the river is still raising
For fear that will tire you, I will clos'
for this time, with best wishes to tn,
Troy News and and all its readers.
Yours truly,
R. L. SMITH.
P. S.-There is quite settlement {
Mormons here, but they have not &c
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
Notice of Meeting of Republican State
Conventions.

Pursuant to the authority and by the
direction of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, Republican State Nom
mating Convention will convene at the
City Of Boise, State of Idaho, on Tues
day, the first day of September, 1908, at
II O'clock d. M, at which State Conven-
ton Republican platform of principles
will be announced, new State Central
Committee will be elected, and candi-
dates will be nominated for Justice of
the Supreme Court, one member of Con-
gress, and State officers to be voted for at
the general election to be held on Tues
day, November 3, A. d. 1908.
The various counties of the state are
entitled 10 delegate representation in
this convention as follows: Ada "a,
Rannock IS, Bear Lake IA, Bingham %,
Boise 6, Bonner 10. Blaine 8, Canyon is,
Cassia Z, Custer 3, Gilmore 4, Fremont
81, Idaho 13, Kootenai 10, Latah IS,
Lincoln s, Nez Perez 81, Lemhi s.
Owyhee 4, Oneida %, Shoshone l6, Twin
Falls 4, Washington 9.
The County Central Committees are
hereby requested to perfect all arrange
ments for primaries and county conven
tions for the selected of delegates tC
said state convention.
JAMES II. BRADY,
Chairman.
Addison It Smith
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
Republican Platform
Idaho, 1906.

party strong
tariff The republican platform then said:
PROPERTY FAVORED
the affairs the
beeVs the assessment the pToper all Whether Individual or
% " 'n' the burdens OF may De equal
STATE LAVE FAVORED.
psEf HS5 and other candidates " support the enactment Of
OPPOSED To FREE TRANSPORTATION.
state and s oRGs BRING
PRmAa ELECTION LAVE
@ Law ''a'' that elections
legislature for eighthourlaw for
1.rnovrarsr OF THE PUBLIC Schools.
work of education being of
encouragement Of these institutions
FAVOR THE REBUILDING OF THE DA,o STATE UNIVERSITY.
We regret
building. and recommend that s
demands higher education
EMPIoYrRs LIABILITY LAW
he ami
bo a D ~e demsnd te Enactment 9 @ @
legislation this subject. IREPUDIATEDl
AID FORM CoNcRrss.
ing the Saoa @ a congress srs T d @ %b s @ @ %
n Ss ts s as @a nes assist dgDg
81 SENATORIAL NoMryA
V f. Ss5 # s k
should hereafter be
h %asd this s' so 3S'sG RsS' the parry
Attention is called to the first plank 1t declared for equal taxation And
republican platform admitted that
Idaho That plank the equalization Of railroad if
And Goong said they not
Goong honest He had
bonded valuation of $4,000
republican platform pledged for equal taxation Governor Gooding
pledge But he knew would be impossible to
had through railroad
The history
republican did
railroad commission because railroad commission the only means found by
years about the equal and fair
republican voted the Goong bill to its death The
plank of its platform declaring for equal
Goodng
killed the bill
republican politics. the
honorable full
kicked He left
platform
Brady republican read
l.; him.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12

than that twenty of his patrons should
lose their jobs. The greatest kindness
that can be bestowed upon saloon man
and his family'is to force him from
disreputable business, which will
destroy his fellowmen and ultimately
destroy his own soul, into an honorable
business with opportunity for a higher
moral life and better opportunity for
the life to come.-George R. Stuart.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
". c. 7. u. Column.
VIRGINIA GREEN, Editor.

The cry is sometimes made that If
saloons go out saloon men will be out OF
Job, and their families will suffer. Did
it ever occur to you that if the saloons
continue, hundreds of the patrons Of
saloons will go out of job and their
wives will suffer? If there are sixteen
barrooms in a town, will anyone say
that those sixteen barrooms will not put
out OF business during year more than
sixteen men? Out of the men who pat
ronize these sixteen barrooms, scores OF
them will be discharged from stores and
shops and offices and railroads and other
business institutions. lent it better
that we should put sixteen men out of
Job, than that these sixteen men by
their business, should put hundreds OF
men out of jobP But the closing OF
saloons does not put saloon men out Of
job. 1t forces them to change from a
bad job to good job; from job in
which they hurt their fellow men to a
Job in which they help their fellow men;
from job in which they injure every
body to job in which they help every
body. If it be shown that a saloon
Keeper has neither moral nor business
qualifications to do anything else but
sell liquor and debauch his fellow men
then the sooner that man is put out oil
the community the better. If it be
shown that he can do other kind o
work, the better for us all
Almost daily we pick up newspaper
and read:
1.-TWO men while in a state OF intoxica
ton, got into fight and one killed tn
other" The saloonkeeper Furnished
the liquor to produce the drunk tina
produced the fight. Here are two mel
out OF job-one of them out of a jo
permanently; and the other one out OF
Job, in Jail, to be supported by the hard
working, taxpaying people. Who pu
these men out of job2 When a saloon
keeper puts man out of job he dis
graces the man, disgraces his family
and deprives an honorable business {
an employe, destroys a wealth-produ'
ing citizens and throws vagabond an
Otter criminal on society to be SUI
ported.
hen prohibition puts a salooI
keeper out OF job the saloonkeeper b
comes a more honorable citizen, h
~miiy becomes more honorable, he
put into better iob-a job that iniur'
no one but helps everybody. An no
oiaole Job secures a laborer, the cor
"unity secures a wealth-produciI
workman, and society a safe and mo
PRINTABLE government. 1t is far bett
'"S' one saloonkeeper should lose j
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
The state of Oklahoma has had ar

The state of Oklahoma has had an
onportunity to try the new state de-
nository law, and it worked to perfec-
lection. This is the measure originated
nv William J. Bryan some fifteen years
ago, and Incorporated in the state con-
stitution when Oklahoma recently be-
came state. Why isn't it fine law2
WHY would it not be benefit to the
hanks as we'll as to the depositors9
Certainly it would stop runs on banks,
and instead Of hiding their money in
safety vaults, the people would gladly
deposit it where it could be used fol
legitimate business.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12

It is hard to understand why Presi-
dent Roosevelt signed the recent com
promise currency measure. For it is
quite clear that bill is not what the
country wants. Pity we hadn't more
LaFollettes in the senate when the
fight was on
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12

Talk about saloons making business
in Troy is simply foolishness. What
business do they make? None. What
they do is to wait until the farmer has
produced crop; until honest labor has
produced lumber and wood and ties and
exchanged these useful products for
gold until the gardener has, by useful,
honest toll, produced a crop, and then
the saloon proceeds to take from all
these different sources Of honest indus
try the product of their toll. And what
does the saloon give in return for the
thousands OF dollars it receives? Whis-
key and beer, stuff that ruins our faith
ers, husbands and boys, and carries
shame, sorrow and poverty into scores
and scores of homes in this neighbor-
hood. Evidence of this is seen on every
hand. We have our drunkards; we have
our mortgaged homes and our ruined
men; we have plenty of that which the
saloons of Troy have and are producing,
and it is hard to convince most OF us that
the saloons are producing anything
of value to Troy. They are not produc-
ing the kind of business that is adding
to the wealth and happiness OF the peo
pie. Certainly there is no home that
will not be brighter without them; ne
boy that will not be safer when they are
gone.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12

Just think Of this: Less than two
years ago Kentucky was the traditional
cradle of good wniskey. Yet the liquor
traffic has been practically obliterated.
AT this time there are in the entire state
only four counties wholly wet, and the
end is not yet. And as saloons go out
so the jails in Kentucky grow empty.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-06-12
Yours truly,

JI'I'
P. S.-There is quite settlement of
Mormons here, but they have not got
me converted yet.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-08-14

bounded as follows by the following
named lode mining claims, commonly
known by said names, to-wit: On the
west by the Perseverance, on the south
by the Rising Star, and on the southwest
by the Leviathan, and the notice of loca-
ton thereof appears of record in Book 6
OF Mining Claims, at page 462, of the
records of Owyhee County, Idaho.
Also that certain patented quartz lode
mining claim, known as the PERSEVER-
ANCE lode, containing 1890 acres, stu
ate in Sections and IL, Township
South, Range West, in Flint Mining
District, Owyhee County, State of Idaho.
The said mining claim extends 1900 linear
feet along said Perseverance lode, and is
245.5 feet in width on each side of the
middle of the said lode at the surface
thereof 1t is described in the United
States Land Office, at Boise, Idaho, as
Lot No. So, and is bounded as follows by
the following named lode mining claims
commonly known by said names, to-wit:
On the south by the Leviathan, on the
east by the First North Extension of the
Rising Star and on the Southeast by the
Rising Star, and is recorded in Book 6 Of
Mining Claims, at page 456, of the records
Of Owyhee County, Idaho.
Also improvements on the above de-
scribed property consisting of a quartz
mill at Flint, valued at S., 900, and other
Improvements valued at $4,000.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids at the sale above men
toned.
Dated at Silver City, Idaho, this 9th
day of August, 1908.
By order of the Board of County Com
missioners of Owyhee County, Idaho.
j. S. ST CLAIR,
[sEALl Clerk of said Board.
Last Pub. Sept. IL.