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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
HER MISTAKE.
The Way II Was Explained to Her BY
the Clumsy Man.

The Way Il Was Explained to Her BY
the Clumsy Man.
Owing to the fact that the car lurch-
ed suddenly as he was passing along
the aisle Bronson was deprived Of
his balance, with the result that in
attempting to save himself from fall
ing he clutched one of the shoulders
Of a handsome woman who had sue
ceeded In getting seat. Moreover.
he knocked her beautiful hat awry
and with great difficulty avoided step
ping on her toes. AS he succeeded In
recovering his equilibrium the lady
turned toward him and said:
"You contemplate pup! wish you
to understand that am not a lamp
post or a piece Of furniture to be
chung to for support. You ought to
ride In a cattle train. You have no
right to crowd in where you can tear
other people to pieces with your big.
awkward hands. You pitiful clown!
You ought to be thrown out into the
street. You are not fit to be allowed
to 90 where you are likely to inter-
fere with the comfort of refined reo-
pie. You unmannerly pumpkin! You
deserve to be-
Excuse me, madam" Bronson man
aged to say, you have made a mis-
| take"
"A mistaken the lady demanded,
her eyes flashing with wrath. What
do you mean?"
II am not your husband. Chicago
Record Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
Day Dreams.

If you have a particular piece OF
work to do. get it done. Don't wait
for the mood to strike you.
Don't dream! There are more pre-
cious hours wasted in day dreams
than any of us would care to think
about if we counted them.
The queer thing about day dreams
Is that so few Of them ever amount
to anything. The dreamer IS only
semiconscious when building his mir
castles. so. as rule. they have no
practical foundation.
While you are at work, keep your
mind ON what you are doing, and do
not let it wander off to what you
would like to be doing. Only by keep
ing your mind on what you are doing
now can you bring it fresh and keen
to the things you like doing best when
the time for doing them comes. Think
ing too much about even great happi-
ness takes the edge" off it.
The best time for day dreams Is
after you have gone to bed.-New
York American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
GOOD BUSINESS.
Tho Thrifty Young Man Found Prof.
table Investment.

Tho Thrifty Young Man Found Prof.
table Investment.
A millionaire, hoping to encourage
his young son in ways of thrift. prom
ised to give him per cent month in
terest upon any money that he might
save out Of his allowance and deposit
In the paternal treasury. The young
man was getting f5 week for pocket
money and promised to show his ap-
probation of his fathers affectiouate
offer. He began to make deposits
without delay and kept the practice up
with remarkable regularity.
The old gentleman noticed presently
that the deposits exceeded the whole
Of the boys allowance, but accounted
for this by supposing that he had
saved some money previously. Besides
this. he received money frequently
from his mother So the fond parent
rejoiced In the saving disposition that
his son was displaying.
This continued until the boys de
posits assumed such dimensions as to
demand an explanation 1t then turned
out that most Of the money he had
been depositing had been borrowed
Inasmuch as he was drawing interest
on his deposits at 2 per cent per month
and was paying only 10 per cent pei
year for them he had found the bust
ness decidedly attractive and profitable
l-Pearson's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
Cleared His Doubts.

A we'll known English gentleman
engaged a tall and powerful hi l.
lander to act as gamekeeper on his cs-
tate. Having been considerable tie
at his post and not having eau 1t
any poachers. the gentleman suspect
ed his gamekeeper Of carelessness.
So one dark night he disguised him
self and went out with a gun to poarh
on his owr ground. He had fred only
one or two shots when he was sud-
denly pounced upon from behind AID
his gun wrenched away. Then kicks
and blows were showered upon y n
until he fell down half insensi e.
The highlander then walked away
quietly. and when the gentlemen re-
covered sufficiently he crawled howe
and took to his bed for two wee',s.
He has now no doubts as to whether
the man can perform his duty or not.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
Home, Sweet Home.

The old man sat on the park seat.
rivers Of tears flooding his clothes. A
sympathetic passerby, noting the high
tide, stopped and asked If he were Ill.
"Yes, SIR" said the sorrowing old
fellow. 1--WE jest 'ad bad news from
'ome. The 'ouse that as sheltered me
for years is to be torn down, and
'aven't a penny to my name to stop 1t.
Everybody will be turned out, and
goodness knows what'll 'appen to 'em"
"Poor soulr' said the sympathetic
passerby, bestowing a penny on the
sad old man. 'That isn't much. but
you are welcome to 1t. And where Is
this old home Of yours, my fricnd?'
up at the joil, SIR" replied the I'D
man. 'It seems very hard. I've lived
there five and twenty ears."-London
Opinion,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

Then she saw John Rossiter coming
along the river road on his way up
the mountain. If it had annoyed her
to see how strong and handsome Bep-
po was growing 1t was even more dis
turbing to discover that her arch enc
my had lost something Of his old time
erectness Of figure and lightness Ct
step. She even fancied that he was
looking worn and that he was less
particular in his personal appearance
than usual. AS he passed the house
he saw Janet and raised his hat po-
litely. She bowed frigidly in return
and called out sharply to Beppo:
''Close those windows! It's fright
fully chilly in herev'
Beppo closed them. himself on the
inside. He advanced slowly, with the
most theatric and unnatural progress
sion. now and then half turning to
shake his clinched fist in the direction
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
The Better Part.

A delightful little story is told of
Prosper Merimee. the French author.
He was once guest at royal hunt,
when hares. pheasants and other
game were driven before the emperor
and his followers. and the servants
picked up the victims Of the sport.
Among all the members of the hunt
ing party Prosper Merfmee alone had
no trophy to display.
"How does this happenT asked
some one.
where game is SO plenty the merit
Of a marksman seems to me to lie In
hitting nothing" replied Merimee
with grave courtesy. 80 fred be
tween the birds"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
Walters on Horseback.

In great French houses Of days gone
by dinner was announced by the blow
ing of hunting horns. and 1t Is on rec
ord that at certain gala feasts the
dishes were brought in by servants IN
full armor mounted upon caparisoned
horses, a practice we could only look
for during the reign OF chiva!ry. Of
the attendants at dinner the carver and
server took precedence over all the
others. They stood probably on each
side Of their lord. The server, 1t may
be mentioned. was the officer who
placed the dishes on the table.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

on his sixtieth birthday,
everybody wondered what
would become of Janet-pretty, IRE
sponsible Janet, his young wife. She
had been Armitage's wife since her
eighteenth birthday. He had not made
up his mind to marry until he was
past fifty.
Although he was sufficiently alert as
to the main chance in business deal
ings, Armitage had not been marked
ly successful in his ventures. The
year before his death he discovered a
promising bed of fire clay on piece
Of land which he owned on the out
skirts of the village, and he made up
his mind to exploit it to his own ad-
vantage. He had little ready money,
and he mortgaged his real estate to
the limit to obtain the means to float
yield an appreciable return he was
beyond the need of it. 1t was prom
ising undertaking-all Crosskill admit
ted it-but that did not restrain her
friends from wondering as to the prob
able future Of Janet.
They had not long to speculate The
day after the funeral Janet told Tom
Masterson. her father, who was at
least ten years the Junior of her late
husband, that she intended to devote
all her energies to the development of
the brickyard Tom knew from past
experience that it would be fruitless to
object. but he did and in the course of
the argument which followed became
so earnest in his opposition that he
was led to apply to his daughter an
epithet against the use of which the
Scriptures are notably explicit
'1'm not fool" she dissented
proudly. land nov that l have a chance
I'm going to demonstrate the fact"
Janet did demonstrate it. and the
way she did it was 4 revelation. In
less than two years after she assumed
control of the brickmakiEg business II
became SO profitable that she was able
| to pay off all the indebtedness Their
she proceeded to enlarge the plant and
to improve the quality Of her product
| Almost before she realized 1t she had
most gratifying credit at the village
bank. Owing to the SUPERIOR nature
Of her product the demaTd for Janet'l
wares, became greater tnan she ceuii
supply The man whom she employed
as superintendent turned out to be .
4 veritable treasure. and under his hon
est and clever management there ex
listed the most perfect harmony be
tween the small army Of Italian brick
makers and their capable employer.
Before she was thirty Janet ha,
become the village magnate. Prospect
ty and the outdoor life had done grea
things for her. She had developed int
noble woman, freed from the trivial
tiles which had been part of he
girlhood and endowed with that con
pleted comeliness which is never with
In the grasp Of the very young. s
she seemed to everybody who kne,
her and more especially to John Ross
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

ILLoGICALLY.
ter. the cashier of the village bank,
who had loved her since the very day
on which he might do so legitimately
and who had told her so as quickly
thereafter as decency would permit.
At the time Rossiter's declaration
had not impressed Janet profoundly,
nor had she at any subsequent period
found her persistent admirer more en-
crossing than the business Of brick
making. Until she should. she assured
herself and everybody else who
preached the subject, 1t would be folly
to make any change In her way OF liV-
ing. She admitted, to herself only,
that John was a man among a thou
sand. and it was not at all disagree
able to have him fond Of her. She had
demonstrated, however. that she was
abundantly able to look after her own
interests. and that fact alone should
entitle her to immunity from such q
sentimental position as that which
John seemed anxious to have her oc'
cupy. She liked him well enough, but
The time came when Janet believed
that she hated him. 1t was the day
| when she learned that he had given ur
his position at the bank and had OF.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
How to Make a Cup Of Cocoa.

Take a tablespoonful of cocoa and
put 1t In q tin cup. Add one teaspoon
full Of granulated sugar and one table
spoonful of boiling water. Mix we'll,
so that there will not be any Jumps OF
cocoa. Pour little less than one
half pint Of milk into saucepan and
cook 1t, stirring all the time, until
It Is scalded-that Is, until film
forms on 1t and 1t begins to bubble a
little Stir the cocoa mixture into
this and cook until it boils up.-De-
iineator.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
TIT For Tat.

First Teacher-You told me to re-
mind you to punish Willie Thompson
this morning for impudence. Second
Teacher-I1i. do 1t tomorrow. I'm
called before the school board today
for insubordination.- n.-Lippincott's.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
A Secret.

Sparks-I wonder why it Is woman
lets out everything you tell her? Sharks
My dear boy. a woman has only two
views of secret-either 1t Is not
worth keeping or it is too good to keep
London Opinion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
Rualnasslike.

The Beloved One-You object to
Horace because he's not businesslike.
Stern PARENT Certainly; he's only az
er you for our money. Beloved One
We'll, pa. doesn't that prove he
businesslike kansas City Independ-
ent,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
Not = Matter Of Chance.

The vicar-Is II true. Samuel, that
your father allows games Of chance to
be played in your house? The Boy
There amt no chance about 1t. zur;
they all cheats!-London Opinion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

Where there is much pretensicn
much has been borrowed; nature never
pretends.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

A great man is made up Of qualities
that meet or make great occasions
Lowell
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11

II forgot to tell you that there isn't
word ot truth in your precious Be1-
pos story" John said as they were Ge-
scending the mountain. "Whv. the
very men he named are In the village
lookup at the present moment-too
much holiday. yeu know. saw them
rs came up from the train. They are
nll good workmen. and in the morning
| shall go down and pay their fines
and get them out of limbo"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-11
John Rossiter' 5
Christmas
Present.
By GEORGE H. PICARD.
Copyright. 1906. by G. H. Picard.

- "A UHEN Allen Armitage died,
AA4 which he did suddenly
on his sixtieth birthday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

you VIII want to provide suitable and
proper carriers for your baggage.
There is no question but we have the
best assortment of travelling traps in town.
All shapes of hand bags; all styles of
telescopes, trunks, shawl straps and
leather bags
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21
Garments For Older Men

The suits and overcoats we sell for older
men lack such extremes as might be objected
to by the most conservative dresser. Many
men desire garments of the more subdued style;
they are not attracted by the little features in
the way of cuffs, extreme lapels or full peg top
trousers which the younger men admire. Our
garments are designed especially for those men
who insist upon this particular type of apparel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21
Our Policy

We aim to give all the patrons Of
this store absolute satisfaction in every
respect. To this end we ask the aid of
every customer by requesting a prompt
report of any mistake on the part Of
our statesmen, or any defect of our
goods, that we may make prompt rep
aration for any loss sustained.
Our Policy
Satisfaction in
Every Instance
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

The man who wears cheap
shoes is often disappointed
in his shoes. Buys the wrong
sort; goes to the wrong store
for them; that's the principle
reason for the trouble. This
store prides itself on the
value it gives a man in a
pair Of All Americe shoes.
If you have never worn our
kind of shoes you have missed
the best. This store guaran-
tees satisfaction in every in
stance, we'll have it no 9TH
er way.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21
The Man
Who Knous

The man who knows and uses
good judgment in the selection
of the clothes he wears is we'll re-
paid in results. His appearance
is always pleasing for his clothes
are always in good taste. It
pays to be particular in the selec-
ton of your apparel. It pays to.
buy your garments here at this
store as we show a wide range
Of styles so that you may be able
to obtain the particular "cut"
which looks best on you. You
will find when Won come here
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21
Fall and Winter
Hats and CAPS

All the representative styles of fall and
winter hats and caps await you here. All the
prised at the excellent values we give you at
lpe that's worthy of consideration. We have a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21

Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-10-21
Young Mems Suits and Ouercoats

tud styles designed The TO-DAY not correctly dressed
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-04-25
The Prizes.

First Series-A gold medal to each
of the first five contestants.
Second Series-A silver medal to
each of the next five contestants.
Third Series-A teachers Bible
price $780, to each of the next five
contestants.
Fourth Series-The book THE Heart
of Christianity" price $3.50 to each of
the next 35 contestants.
Fifth Series-A developed mind, an
expanded imagination, a richer exper-
ience and a more profound knowledge
of the Bible and of life, to all who
take this course whether winning any
other medal or not.
Each medal will be suitably en-
graved, giving the name of the win
ner, and for what it is awarded, and
in like manner each Bible and book
will be inscribed
All who can write, and have ideas,
are urged to take up these studies
regardless of the degree of their edu-
cation, as the papers are not valued
from the educational or literary
standpoint, but from the point of
view of the cogency of their reasoned
ideas.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-04-25
Conditions of Contest.

/. Each contestant, or his or her
family, must be a subscriber to this
aper, during the continuance of the
contest, in order to qualify for men,
bership, in the International News
paper Bible study club and this local
club.
2. Each contestant in this local
club, must answer each of the written
questions, for So consecutive weeks,
commencing for Sunday, March 2S,
and the answers must all be in the
possession of this paper within two
weeks of the close of this period.
3. Each question must be answered
separately and the paper written on
one side only. No answer must exceed
200 words in length and may be less.
Each answer must have the name and
address of the writer at the bottom
of the answer.
5. The answers from this local club
must be delivered to this office, and
they will be collected at the close of
the contest, and forwarded to head
quarters for independent examination
by competent examiners. The prizes
will then be awarded according to the
highest number of marks, won by
members of the International News
paper Bible Study club, and prizes
which may be awarded to members OF
this local club will be given out from
this office.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-04-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON TODAY

Having secured the rights for Mis-
the service Of the International Bible
Study club, The Misoulian will, each
Sunday, publish a list of questions in
connection with the Bible lesson for
that date. This morning the fourth
of the series is published.
The International Newspaper Bible
Study club is for the purpose of pro-
noting, in an unfettered way among
the masses, wider study of the
Bible the basal truths Of Christianity,
and the problems which enter into
every mans life. 1t is composed of
all those who join a local club, and
take up the simple course herein out
lined, barring only ordained clergy
men, Sunday school teachers, Bible
class scholars, and church-goers gen.
orally may belong to this newspaper
club, also non-church-goers. All such
who have not Joined are warmly in
vited to do so and to compete for the
prizes.
This paper has secured the right to
publish the International Sunday
school lesson questions by Rev. DR..
Linscott, which have aroused so much
interest elsewhere, and they will ap-
pear weekly. One of these questions
each week is to be answered in writ
ing, and upon these answers the
prizes are to be awarded.
This paper Is authorized to form
a local Newspaper Bible Study club
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-04-25
LABORER LOSES LEG
UNDER MOVING TRAIN

While attempting to board mov-
ing freight train at Avon yesterday
morning Arthur Barrett a railroad
construction camp laborer, was acci-
dentally thrown under the cars and
besides having his right leg severed
above the knee, sustained other in
juries which render his recovery ex-
tremely doubtful.
Barrett who is a man of about 20
years OF age, was extremely reticent
when questioned about himself and re-
fused to say where his relatives re-
side. He, however, stated that he was
trying to reach Missoula, where he ex-
pected to secure employment with one
of the railroad contracting concerns
here. From Avon he was taken on
the train which ran over him to Drum
mond, where his injuries were attend
ed to and late last night was brought
to Missoula on a special train and
placed in care Of doctors at st. Pat
rick's hospital.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-04-25
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST
PROVES SUCCESSFUL

The campaign for new members,
which has been going on for several
weeks among the members of the Ep-
worth league of the First M. e. church
came to a close Friday night resulting
in a victory for the Thinkers" cap
tained by Miss Adna Darlington, with
67 new members to their credit. The
"Tailors," under the leadership of Miss
Minnie Lucas, brought in 54 new ap-
plications.
The result of the contest hung in
the balance up to the very last and the
excitement was at fever heat during
the closing hours.
The winning side Is to be banqueted
by the losers the festivities to take
place at the church next Thursday
evening at $50 o'clock. The new
members will be initiated next Sunday
evening. Mr.. TAFT viii preach a spe-
cial sermon for the occasion.