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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-27

white light, through which I peered.
startled and wild.eyed, until the path
leading TO the beach, and then the
beach itself, became as distinct as at
MONDAY; then, suddenly, at the end OF
the narrow streak, at the very water S
cdge--a man. In an instant | recog-
nized him; it was my senior warden. -
Tho minister leaped the railing, ran
TO the beach and after groping through
the darkness came upon his warden
just as the latter raised his hand 10
blow out his brains.
Schurz and Lincoln's S Ghost.
4 ghost experience of Carl Schurz,
although happening q generation back,
is one of the most interesting reported
to the society. On his way TO Wash
ington TO answer a sun'26nE of Presl-
dent johnson, he stopped over in Phil
delphia with his friend Herr Ticde-
mann. son of the eminent professor Of
medicine at Heidelberg. and after sup
per he was entertained by Fraulein
Tiedemann, n beautiful child OF 10, who
had developed some alleged talent as an
amateur writing medium, 4 circle
having been formed round the table, a
shiver passed over the child. and, after
impulsiyely grasping a pencil, held out
TO her. she wrote In a jerky way.
Abraham Lincoln s spirit was an
nounced, and in answer TO questions
stated that President Johnson would
want Ny. SchurZ to undertake An i'm
portant journey for him; also that Mr..
Schurz would one day sit in the United
States senate.
''From what state!' asked Schurz.
"From Missouri, - answered the girl S |
pencil, with another Jerk
And President Johnson did surprise
Schurz next day by sending him Oh a |
journey. And two years later the great
Germa was surprised bY an
entirely unsonght and unexpected busi.
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see dog which was invisible to man
and woman. 1t is claimed thai the
woman was o clairyoyant, So, then,
must the cat have been also. Perhaps
the colored folks are right, after all, in
their estimate of The psychic powers of
the feline!
Handy Ghosts to Have Around.
We have read OF the "writing on
the WALL at Belshazzar feast, but
have accepted that as miracle which
cannot be repeated III these material
times, But Prof. Hyslop knows per-
sonally a young woman who claims TO
have profted by such miracle, again
and again, But we will let her tell her
own story:
~ went into Roman history class
without having looked az my lesson. I
was not IN the habit of builiug, so
when the teacher called upon NE TO an
swer q question | rose and commenced
to say: II do not know nv lesson to-
day. when suddenly on the blackboard
behind me appeared, IN red letters, the
answer to the question. hesitated, and
then read aloud what was written on
the board. 1t proved to be the correct
answer. The red letters did not look
like chalk, but like ink. This occurred
several times during the year, but only
in this one subject, Roman history"
Ghost Gives Tips on Races.
That was handy ghost to have
around, as IS tins sporty specter which
now and then does Il good turn for Mr..
w. II. S., another correspondent OF the
society: ~ made a mental request that
the colors of the winner Of the Suhur-
ban be shown TO me- lie reports 1.-The
request was shortly followed by a men
tai picture OF a jockey on horse, the
colors on the Jockey being rather
brilliant blue and broad yellow stripe, |.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18
From Red Land.

Miss Viola Robertson is guest of her
sister, Mrs. Evan Dodson.
We are having winter again. Snow
has almost covered the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mizell's little girl,
Arab, is on the sick list this week.
A very enjoyable entertainment was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evan Dodson Saturday night.
A singing given at the home of Mr..
E. U. Denmon Sunday afternoon was
well attended and much enjoyed.
After an illness of several days, Mrs.
C. M. McKinney's baby girl is much i'm
prv--su.~ el-~y NO r---'---l 49, s--.:-
home in Rocky Mount.
Mrs. S. G.. Goodwin was badly fright
ened Sunday night by some unknown
person who walked near her as she was
standing on the porch at her home.
Mr.. w. E. Mizell was called to Minden
few days ago on account Of the illness
of his father. He returned home yes
terday and reports that his fathers con-
dition is much improved. LOVE.
Monday, February Is, 1909.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18

For SaIe.-One two-horse WAGON,
almost as good as new, and two small
mules, in fairly good condition.-W. H.
Scanland, Benton, La.
For Rent-A good hill place con-
tanning 16O acres Goo acres in cultiva-
tion) located one mile from Rocky
Mount. A good 8-room house, barn,
etc., two tenant houses, good well OF
water and fine spring, good orchard OF
apples and peaches. Possession given
at once, and terms very low.-B. +.
Hassen, 622 Texas Street, Shreveport.
"One dime line" under this head
means for the first insertion; each sub
seouent insertion (without change) .
cents per line. When the same matter
is run continuously for ten or more
weeks the rate, after the first insertion
is 31s cents per line.
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Hau9hton Happenings.

Mrs. Mollie Dees of Koran was a vis-
itor in Haughton last week.
Mr.. A. B. Murff has moved to JeweIla.
where he will engage in the dairy
business.
Prof. w. A. Fortson, Parish Superin-
tendent of Schools, spent two days of
last week here.
The boys Of town will add a minstrel
feature to the school entertainment to be
given on the 22d.
Mr.. w. c. Scales has been at work for
Mr.. w. E. Connell of Atkins for two or
three weeks past.
Mr.. Aquilla Hyde from Simsboro has
moved to the McDade- Hickman saw
mill, four miles from town.
Several of our sports were out ducking
last week. They report poor shooting
but enough game for camp use.
The exodus Of negroes is not get over.
A car load left here last week, and it is
said that others will leave soon.
Mr.. J. w. Hays was advised last
Thursday of the death of his youngest
brother, whose home was in Glenwood
Mo.
DIR. Sumrall and Mr.. ]. B. Ardis of
Shreveport spent last Thursday in our
town, attending the funeral of Miss
Maggie Marshall.
Drummers are coming pretty thick,
indicating better feeling in business
circles, but they do not get much en-
couragement from our merchants.
Rev. w. R. Lambert, Superintendent
OF the Louisiana Antisaloon League,
lectured in the Methodist Church Friday
night. A large audience was present.
The oil excitement in this vicinity is
not at such a high pitch as it was few
weeks ago, but everybody feels sanguine
OF some early development in that line.
Messrs. ]. J. Crow and J. L. Sanders,
local carpenters, have returned home.
They have been building residence for
Mr.. Will Stringfellow on the Watkins
old place, on Red Chute.
We are enjoying winter weather to-
day, which is the first real cold snap OF
the season. This is not news, but it i'm
presses itself upon us all, especially ye
correspondent, whose wood supply is a
little short.
Monday, February Is, 1909.
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Death of a Noble Woman.

Mrs. A. S. Dale died in Nashville,
Tenn, Monday morning, from the effects
of an operation Sunday night, from
which she never rallied.
Mrs. Dale was the eldest daughter OF
Mr.. Victor Grosjean, editor of the Cau-
casian, and was born in Shreveport on
April 10, 1874. She was married in 1885
to Prof. A. S. Dale, and in September
of that year Prof. and Mrs. Dale were
engaged to teach in the high school in
this place, which they conducted in a
highly successful and satisfactory man
ner for two years.
Mrs. Dale was a fair young woman
whose graces were known in all OF the
homes in this town and community. In
her school work she widened the field OF
labors and imprinted in many youthful
hearts aspirations for usefulness and
Righteousness. She was untiring ano
heroic in her efforts in the pursuit OF
noble cause. She was true, noble
woman, with such kindly, sunshinI
disposition, that all who knew her lovet
her. and her sad and sudden death ii
lamented by us all.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral ser
vices were held at ST. Marks Episcopa
Church, and in the Confederate Veter
rams Rest in Greenwood Cemetery a
| Shreveport the body of the deceased wa
tenderly laid to rest, draped with tn
Confederate flag. To-day she sleep
beneath a mound of beautiful flowers
no purer than the heart OF her abov
whom they cluster, attesting the pre-
vailing love and friendship for her.
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Plain Dealing Dots.

DIR. Abramson of Shreveport was in
town Monday to see Mr.. ]. G. Kelly,
who is quite sick at this writing.
Reports from the upper part OF ward
four say the streams are overflowed and
in many places impossible.
Mr.. Fields, who is contested with
box factory located in Bossier City, was
in Plain Dealing to-day.
Letters from some of our North Bos-
sier people who recently moved West
state their willingness to return te
Goods country" They say wood is
worth ga dollar bushel," many othel
things in proportion, and that the allur'
ing promises of quickly made fortunes
are just beyond.
Wednesday, February II, 1909.
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Levee Board Proceedings.

The Board of Commissioners of the
Bossier Levee District met in special
session this day, Thursday, February
11th, at the Office of the Board, in
Shreveport, with the following named
members present: Messrs. Henry N.
Carlton, J. G. McDade, Antonio Curtis
and =. W. w. Stinson. Absent: w. T..
Colquitt, w. E. Ivey and DR.. H. E..
Atkins.
In the absence of the President, Mr..
Colquitt, Mr. Carlton was requested to
preside.
The minutes of the meeting of jan
uary 7th were read and approved.
Mr.. w. G.. Burt appeared before the
board and requested that he be allowed
an additional yardage, amounting to
approximately 1900 yards above the
amount shown by final estimate issued
by the Board of State Engineers.
On motion, Mr.. Burt's request was de-
ferred until such time as the matter
can be taken up by the Board of State
Engineers.
Mr.. Colquitt, through the Secretary,
requested that the board issue him a
duplicate certigcate of indebtedness for
S79.35, he having lost or mislaid GER
tificate for that amount, issued to him
under resolution of October s, 1908, and
being No. 81.
On motion, Mr.. Colquitt's request was
granted and the Secretary instructed to
issue warrant for the amount named.
Mr.. Homer Colquitt presented bill
of S27 for work done during the overflow.
The bill having been approved by Mr..
Carlton, was, on motion, allowed and the
Secretary authorized to issue certifi-
cate of Indebtedness, as provided by
resolution of October 8, 1908.
On motion, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
That this board hereby expresses it's
appreciation of the faithful and efficient
services of Mr.. w. T. Colquitt, it's retir-
ing President, who for more than ten
years has given much of his time and
attention to the affairs of the Bossie1
Levee District.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned.
w. T. -COLQUTTT, President.
j. A. TH1GPEN, Secretary.
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SHREVEPORT, La, Feb. ii, 1909.

SHREVEPORT, La, Feb. II, 1909.
Messrs. H. N. Carlton, J. G. McDade,
T. w. w. Stinson, A. Curtis, J. F..
Foster, J. T. McDade and S. w. Vance,
recently commissioned as members of
the Board of Commissioners of the Bos-
sier Levee District, displayed their COM
missions and the following proceedings
were had:
On motion, Mr.. ]. G.. McDade was
elected temporary Chairman and J. A.
Thigpen requested to act as temporary
Secretary.
The Chairman declared election of
officers in order. Whereupon, on motion,
Mr.. Carlton was unanimously elected
President, and, on motion, J "A. Thigpen
was unanimously elected Secretary. On
motion of Mr.. Vance, Pugh, Thigpen &:
Herold were selected as Attorneys for
On motion, the saIary OF the oecre-
tary was fixed at $25 per month, payable
quarterly; and the salary of the Attor-
neys fixed at $25 per month, payable
quarterly.
The Secretary stated that the contract
with the Bossier Banner for the printing
of proceedings of the board had ex-
pired. He was requested to confer with
the proprietor of the Banner and, it sat-
isfactory, to renew the contract for the
printing Of the proceedings of the board
at the same price as paid heretofore, viz
Si6O per year.
There being no further business, thu
meeting adjourned subject to call.
HIN. CARLTON, President.
J.A. TH1GPEN, Secretary.
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New Officers Of H. NJ. s.

The annual election of officers for the
Home Mission Society was held at the
Methodist Church in this place on the
9th inst. It resulted as follows:
President-Mrs. Rosa E. Allen.
First Vice President = Mrs. u. II.
Wafer. 49,,
Second Vice President = Miss Alma
McMath. u
Third Vice President = Mrs. G. w.
Smith. r..
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Moihe
Lawrence.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Loye Nc
Dade.
Treasurer-Miss Matte Edwards.
Agent "Our Homes" Miss Susie Mae
Moore. -
Superintendent of Press Work-Mrs
Loye McDade. l.
| Haughton, La, Feb. 10, 19O9.
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Around Carterville.

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Green Martin
Sunday, girl.
Miss Eta johnson is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. T. P. Garrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windsor had as guest
last week Miss Nora Shaver OF Rocky
Mount.
Miss Alice Matlock of this place spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. N. l..
Mckinney of Rocky Mount.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holman spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with Mrs. Hol-
mans aunt, Mrs Jim johnson.
Mrs. w. E. Coyle and Mr.. and Mrs
I'm. L. Mckinney spent Sunday very
pleasantly with their mother, Mrs. J. K
Matiock. DAlsf.
Monday, February Is, 1909.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18

AS SURE as the night follows the day will state
n wide prohibition obtain in this State sooner or later
and probably sooner. Prohibition is social revolution
and revolutions go backward; the entire South is
destined in out of the wet before the issue enos
The DAYS of the open saloon have been numbered ana
the time will come when whisky drinking will bar the
social and business door to man as moral leper,
branded with an unforgivabe yce.-Ruston Leader.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Good ordinary, 2 3-16 cents.
Low middliDg, s 3-i6 cents.
Middling, 8 Lie cents.
Good middling, 8 9-16 cents.
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!. e Allen. ef Shreveport,

DR.. E. G. Allen, of Shreveport,
Announces that he has opened an otf1ce
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is
graduate of both schools and carries
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18

For Sale-A good horse and Texas
saddle (either singly or together) cheap
for cash. DR.. J. L. Scales, Alden
Bridge La.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18

From the Rucker old
EStTdycO field, large Red Bull,
weight about 1000 pounds, i've years Cd,
sharp. keen horns, branded F II, white
spot in forhead and white spot on one
flank. Seen during August OF last year.
Will pay reward Of $ for his delivery
TO me at Benton. HURLEY.
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18

\ LII along we have been telling our readers what a
- good advertising medium the Banner is, and it
has occurred to that to show the proof of this in
print would be a good advertisement for the paper.
In previous issue promised to do this. We know
the Banner to be excellent advertising medium but
this is not enough. We want you to know it.
With view of citing you, we are reproducing
below three letters which have recently come to u.s.
They from Messrs. j. E. Johnston r, of Shreve-
port, J. J. Mckinney of Rocky Mount and Will
Mercer of Gillian. From time to time we have re-
ceived many such communications, but it has never
before occurred to us to give them publicity.
Mr.. Johnston is at the head of the Queensborough
Land Company of Shreveport. He has been a regu-
lar advertiser for than two years. AS you will
see from his letter, the Banner has been getting
results for him. During January, at cost of 81 60,
Mr.. Mckinney ran two-inch display advertisement
in four issues of the Banner He perhaps had other
orders result of his Advertising but if not, the
one referred to paid him for his advertising many
times over. At present rates such an ad. would
cost $2) Mr. Mercer has just begun the advertising
Of his hawk calls AN article not in demand by all Of
our readers of course in the Banner and already he
is getting orders. Hehas forwarded us Mr.. j Perrys
check (dated the 12h the day following the first APP
pearance of the ad for Is CENTS the price of the call
Mr.. Perry is the Cashier of the Plain Derlng Bank
and poultry fancier. He wants the hawks killed.
The letters referred to follow:
The Bossier banner., 1909-02-18

Patronise our advertisers and say:
81 saw your ad. in the Banner.
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TO OUR ADVERTISERS.

Company deliberations
publication 1t fact thai practically everything has advanced dur
public
of
andSu papers, a
demand advertising
additional added the regular at heavy
of
of combined without bringing adequate
the the
public generally believes the best
Il Territory.
upbuidng
politics. and it is the make Honolulu
Beautiful The
public which follow the
paper paalpaymet believes that the
Daily and Sunday Advertiser has been
advertiser the
advertising
believes the spends
dollars feels
money,
holds opinion It believes with
individual advertising in this beautifully
believes
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DEArH-pEALING LIQUORS.

If some ev person distributing poisoned candy
around Honolulu his result
this community aroused that the discovery OF the
eper might mean quick organization vigilance committee and the
wreaking summary AT the least there would be no ex
nens spared to locate and the poone-
Yet week dispensed the bars Of
handlers intoxicating
poison that in within the six months, and
poisoning allowed to with scarcely protest
Yesterday morning victim of alcoholic poisoning was carted to
side the body Joined his dbaueh and died as
alcoholism is becoming such common thing IN
that horror of such a death
partly from the fact that
withstand the qualities the adu
they indulge The ehpness OF tins
and who dies as direct result
habltual use
this grade the White Plague seeks them they
anableo fight disease off,
stop? The the leading liquor men
the sale Of limitation whisky
prosecution OF those who sell aduter
aed suppression of the four trade The
this should take plain Unless
there improvement viii be antsaoon
sentiment Honolulu will not stand for
thing the MONTHS when the
desire to to pofsse
hundreds of thousands for anitubereulos
police and criminal
those spending this will make up their minds
disease and crime at its source
Development When that time
be turned into temperance campaign
fund prohibition that will prohibit will result
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LIQUID HE'LL IN
CHEAP SALOONS
Confined from Page One,

Continued from Page One.1
tain saloon keepers are selling their
chemically prepared "whisky' as the
unadulterated article, but so far the
authorities have been unable to place
their fingers upon any specific case.
But to the average patron of the Pa
lama saloon the word whisky" has
but one meaning, and whether "bot-
tied in bond or compound" the
q booze" is all one to him.
Under the present laws, a rectifer s
license entities saloon keeper to dis
pense brand of poison which kills
ultimately just as surely as does car
bolic acid, strychnine or corrosive sub
Innate. Much of the whisky" sold
by virtue of these rectifier s licenses
is composed chiefly of raw alcohol,
brown sugar, tobacco juice and fusel
Olympus Whisky Ca compound" or some
oil. And the fusel-oil predominates
Only one-third of the mixture is requir-
ed by law to be pure whisky.
Whisky is being dispensed in the low
dives at price at which frst-cIass
kerosene can not be secured, and is
being drunk by the lower class Ha-
waiians and whites in quantities which
make its consumption nothing less than
suicidal. 50
Fusel-oil is the ingredient of whisky
which gives the. overindulger fuzzy
tongue and an enlarged head. Incl
dentally it is the essentially harmful
element in whisky. The compounds y
being dispensed at about once quarter the
price at which reasonably pure stuff
can be purchased in wholesale lots, con-
sfst chiefly of head and fuzz.
Nearly all of the deaths aseribed to
acute alcoholism, according to physi-
elan of this city, are directly traeeable
to the rank poison which is sold to the
ignorant patrons of the cheap dives.
The chief stock in trade of
the reetifer is little pure wills
ky, a supply of fusel-oil, some
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INTENSIFIED STIFFNESS

suspension of the shipping in
these Islands would unqaestionably
OF the passenger
and the passenger Mail with the Matson line
be from.
says ah afternoon publications.
pay oog IN the win
attempt pelng
OF the eoastwise shipping application
me implication this general public wholly
o. fools - '
Tor Hawaii the only
g the ones who believe that Misrepresentation accomplish something
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NOT THE FAULT OF
THE QUEENS HOSPITAL

That Kaihue left the Queen s Hospi-
tai on Wednesday morning and died as
a consequence is not the fault of the
hospital authorities, according to the
statement made yesterday by George
w. Smith, the secretary of the hospital
board. The patient, after having the
superficial wounds on his head dressed,
insisted ON going home.
"You had better stay here" he was
advised. 'You are badly hurt. -
"Me no hurt. Me go home my wa
hine," is the only answer the man
would give and in spite of what could
be done to keep him, he went to his wa
hine and died at her side.
1.-The standing rule of the hospital
is that when anyone is brought in with
any injuries TO the head, they must be
kept at least over night said Mr..
Smith. ''We have no power to keep
man when he will not stay, however.
and in the case of Kaihue it would have
been only possible to keep him in the
hospital by force.
''There was no way in which it could
be aseertained that his skull was frac-
tured. He would not allow his head
to be shaved and would only let the
most cursory examination be made
In regard to recent complaint in
The Advertiser that information con-
corning Silva, chauffeur, who was in
jured, was refused this paper, Mr..
Smith contradicts the statements of
Silva s friends that they took him to
the hospital. "There is absolutely no
record of his ever having been treated
there. We are trying to find out
now just where he was taken, y he said
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Drowned sugar of doubtful variety,
cheap alcohol, some fasks, and some
highly ornate labels. inscribed "Mount
Olympus Whisky "a compound1'' or some
such lettering, Twenty FIVE cents will
buy enough of this brand Of booze to
provide the average man with a three
days jag, and about the third bottle is
likely to qualify the consumer for a
choice corner lot in Potter's Field.
Death after death during the last few
months has been directly traceabIe to
the vile stuff prepared and sold by
virtue of the rectifer's license, yet
the authorities are powerless to take
any preventive steps. Net only is the
stuff being dispensed in retail by the
dlvc-saloon keepers, but, according TO
the authorities, it is sold in large guam
titles by some wholesale liquor dealers.
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PROHIBITION DISSENT.

once of Other havee
Ike line their writer emarks ori
Carrie Nation smashed buffet highprd
in the Washington Wednesday. s.
dispatches but
This wielder
Washington
the publication
have aroused her righteous Indignation
For the latest o. certainly
fierce of independent and thorough
going
Mr. Taft within the limits twelveeoumn thirteen thou
worded discussion
fine art and his production landmark for the would
De diplomat in rank national politics