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The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

But, surely, you never i'm
agined that Jim's action was
prompted by anything but the
merest chivalTy? / thought 1t
must be palpable to the dull
est mind. He simply adored
your father, and would have
agreed to anything he sug-
gested at such a time"
Virginia rose with a sudden
restless movement and
walked across the room 20 a
bookcase. For a moment she
could not speak. She wanted
to turn her back on the other
on the tall massive figure and
sneering eyes.
She fingered several vol
umes before deciding upon
the one for which she sought,
and then she walked back To
her place on the couch. Her
lips had grown steady again.
Perhaps you will think me
exceptionally stupid, Eleanor,
but it did not dawn upon me
'ntil this moment that Jim
married me simply to please
my father on his deathbed.
Surely he would not do such
an unnecessary thing?"
you don't know Jim. He
would go through fire ana
water for anyone he really
loved. And he loved your
father. He is absurdly Quix-
otic, but he can be cold
enough where he does not
care"
Virginia WINGED. She re-
membered their good bye.
How she had put her hand in
his that chill october morning
hoping that he would kiss her
before starting on his long
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
T III E

~ LEANOR Downes looked across
the girl sitting opposite, and ell
- waited her eyebrows in surprise
The Washington herald., 1909-08-01

You take such an absurdly exagger-
ated view of everything. Why do you
ask?"
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25

AFTER THE TURKEYs.-On Thursday
afternoon of last week Mr.. r. E. Wyche,
Mr.. ]. H. Stinson and the writer left for
Willow Chute bottoms to hunt turkeys.
Mr.. Stinson remained with us only one
night, but the other two members OF the
party remained in tho brush until nearly
noon Saturday. Thursday afternoon no
one heard or saw turkey, but the next
mornsng Mr.. Wyche bagged fine one.
Though we both hunted faithfully from
that time on until we broke camp no
other game was brought in. The first
night we camped in deserted cabin on
the Montgomery place. "a lew scat
tered blankets didn't soften the floor
very much.) The second night out we
| moved further into the bottoms and oc-
cupied the poll "house," on Red Chute.
And that's all it is-a poll house (about
| 1Ox something) with a diversified roof
and without weather boarding or floor
ing. Here we enjoyed the enhancing
view of the approach of Saturday morn
ing's storm. But it was great hunt
We fed we'll (that is of importance) and
we got the game.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
Red Land.

Prayer meeting was we'll attended
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. G.. G. Allen visited friends in
Plain Dealing Sunday.
Messrs. Robert and Isaac Keoun of
Shreveport and Plain Dealing spent
Saturday night very pleasantly with
their father and mother.
Mrs. Rupert Butler had as guests
Sunday Misses Lena Brown and Minnie
Robson of Mot and Alice and Jonnie
Belle Goodwin.
Mesdames. Johnson of Antrim spent a
few days very pleasantly as guests Of
Mrs. w. E. Mizell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dock Barnett and Mr.
and Mrs. Blonton Of Carterville were
visitors at the home of their brother ano
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Dodson, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Afford Boggs, who livt
near Plain Dealing spent Sunday at thu
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim johnson o
Barnett.
A very enjoyable dance which wa
we'll attended was given at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos last Friday night
Music was furnished by the Hudson
Band.
s Monday, March Is, 1909.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
THE CHARM OF SWEET MUSIC =

THAT music charms all people we'll the lower
animals we'll known and that exce people deeds rarely
ccomphed emotions that dead all other appeals
true Arkansas Democrat For instance it said that
the Marsaes has melted men to bloody
deeds than any influence brought bear
Of men, And Dixie played by good band and
was not thrilled by felt the influence of
music? The certainly only for atagem and
spols good waltz oldashoned breakdown
and not pang little bit Or at night wheu all quiet
and one into that ess state just preceding Sleep let
band of seenaers strike Home Sweet Home which perhaps
appeals people than written To OF u.s.
how rapidly of mother and father fit before and
roaming the scenes OF cdhood and
away the think of the paymates and loved
that gone Or them strike the of that matchess
niece the Spirit of Mortal be Proud 2? and who is
feel his pride humbed and feel indeed that e after
ALL that spen flower that blooms but for day
many will straighen with sigh after hearing, Am
onev Love- Night Without Youthe song of all others to
other days when there those to and
u.s. hand in look into face with eyes
that and give that kiss of affection which alone
all the world down about thirty
inches
Then there the deceit and
picking life; then what comfort to hear sweet
melody nothing that this feeling more beau
fully than the following written b the great Du Maue
shortly before his DEATH and called Love and Death:
Kindly by bed lift no voice in prayer,
words when the hour is nigh;
. Let melody but flow from sweet player,
And meekly will lay my head and fold my hands to de-
! Sick am 1of words past all reconcling,
Words and perpex, and pander and conceal;
for all their sweet beguling
language fathom not but only hear and feel
them and ripple in hearing
lonely beach where craft anchoh
therein naught fearing,
through and through dream to DEATH
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
Alden Bridge.

Alden Bridge and Shreveport High
School basket ball teams will try their
strength here next Saturday, the 9th.
The school and town have been looking
forward to this game for some time, and
no doubt it will be the hardest fought
game ever played on our field. Our
girls are practicing daily. Comfortable
seats will be arranged for all who wish
to see the game, and an admission fee OF
10 and Is cents will be charged to help
pay expenses of the visiting team.
The play here two weeks ago, given
by the school, was a success in every
way. About $50 was the door receipts.
It is very popular play, temperance
drama of three acts -"Out in the
Streets everybody here enjoyed
it immensely. On last Friday evening
the troupe went to Plain Dealing (by
special invitation) and presented the
same play there. 1t was we'll received
and the door receipts were about the
same as here. The proceeds will go te
the library fund.
Monday, March %, 1909.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
Immigrants for Bossier.

The Shreveport Times of this morning
says:
Oloff Rosen, Vice President Of the
Red River Valley Land Company, has
reached Shreveport and announced yes
terday that his company, which holds
over 81, 900 acres Of land in Webster and
Bossier Parishes is now ready to open
this property to colonization and the
company will run an excursion into
Shreveport on April 7th.
Mr.. Rosen says he will open an ofice
in Shreveport in a few days and work
toward securing settlers for the land,
which will be sold to Scandinavian farm
ers in small tracts will be nlaced ON the
townsite and will open same, in a short
time, the new town to be placed on the
Louisiana and Arkansas line which is
being contemplated into Shreveport, and
will prove the supply point for the farm
ers which the Red River Valley Land
Company propose to bring into North
Louisiana.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
"PROMISING YOUNGSTERS In DEMAND

THE boy himself clean and upright at times think
he being overlooked by responsibility and influence
in most have the giving out of responsible
positions keeping tab the gbes Recently we had
occasion this business having place OF trust ana
Importance to fill about certain boy We told him the
bov was all right but worth mentioning that this man
promising younger in town and was asking the
writer merely confirmation of impression already formed
Another youngste holding responsible position has
through sobety poenes honesty and the fact that he
made good places of less responsibility His present
employers kept eye him and the first vacancy they had to NIL
it's not the goody boy trying describe but
the boy with and ambition and the ability to make
good obs boy who lives within his income pays his
gives his employer day in and day out
salary he best he's got -Dton Ir Record and Chronicle
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25

Printers ink will move anything.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
Local and
Personal

More wind,
And some rain,
But the storms have spared US.
Mr.. Dallas Jones of Shreveport spent
Sunday here with friends.
The young men of our town expect to
give a minstrel at an early date.
Aregular meeting of the School Board
will be held in this place next Thursday.
Mr.. C. NJ. Christian, one of Shreve-
nort's substantial citizens, was here on
business yesterday.
Mr.. C. O. Gayle expects to move his
stock of goods into his new store build
ing in about two weeks.
Mr.. w. G. Burt of this place now has
six four-mule teams busy in the Caddo
oil field hauling piping for the louisa
ma Gas Company.
Miss Grace Larkin left Monday for
Jennings to represent the Parish Sunday
School Association at the convention of
the State Association.
Miss Lila Belcher, who has been a
pleasant guest of Mrs. C. o. Gayle for
some weeks past, expects to leave to-
morrow for her home in Shreveport.
Not satisfied with last weeks record,
Mr.. R. E. Wyche went out Monday
morning and bagged another fine COB
bier near the Walling old place. This
is the one that has successfully eluded
so many hunters this season.
We are told that service over rural
route No. 2 out of Plain Dealing will be
established on the 1st. This will result
in the discontinuance of three inland
postofhces-Carterville, Rad Land and
Barnett. We have not as yet learned
who has been appointed carrier.
Mr.. S. c. Adger, our local Game War
den, left Monday for Baton Rouge to
: attend convention of the game war
dens throughout the State. Many topics
tending toward the betterment of present
conditions AID the nrotection- at na.sse
sidered. Mr.. Adger will return home by
way of Campti and Montrose, where he
will spend several days with friends.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25

For Sale or Exchan9e-Two second
hand gin outfits, with 1O-horse engine
and boiler; $500 each. Will sell engine
and boiler, gin or press separate. Flora
dora and Griffin long staple Cotton Seed
for sale at ST per bushel. Bunch Yam
Seed Potatoes, ST per bushel. Spanish
peanuts and Whippoorwill Peas at mar
ket price.-N. w. Sentell, Collinsburg.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
'Q|;>sl'' !

For Sale-Three lots in Bossier City,
one lot in Fairfield Heights (Shreve-
port) and 40 acres of timbered land one
mile east of Plain Dealing. Easy terms,
or cheap for cash.-W. F. Rogers, Ell
Dorado, Ark.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Good ordinary, Z s. Is cents.
Low middling, S1s c; nts.
Middling, 81s cents,
Good middling, 8 5-16 cents.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25

Eg You can get the Banner one year
without cost by securing us three new
paid-in- advance subscribers.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25

Dr.. E. G. Allen, Of Shreveport,
Announces that he has opened an ONCE
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.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
Al Apimal Story For
Little Folks
The Cat School

From Pittsburg and from Boston.
From Springfield. too. as well.
The cats came to the cats school
To learn to read and spell.
It's kept by Mrs. Scratcher.
A cat of mighty brain,
Who teaches them their lessonas
Well aided by her cane.
Beneath her sage tuition
In course Of time you'll sAA
A clergyman Will be.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25
CORRESPONDENCE
Haufhton.


Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Majors on
the 18th, boy.
Mr.. E. R. Mading, Tax Assessor, was
visitor here yesterday.
DR.. J. K. Sheppard of Sligo was a
visitor here last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. McDade of Bluffs
were visitors here yesterday.
Mr.. w. NJ. Burch and family will
move back to Haughton this week.
Mrs. ]. G. Barnett is rapidly recover
ing from spell of typhoid fever.
Mrs. C. K. McClanahan of Koran was
visitor here Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. ]. A. Afford and children left
to-day for their home in Lake Charles.
Rev. J. G. Sloane has been down with
spell Of la grippe, but is now i'm
proving.
Misses Emiline and Vivian Bates,
winsome young ladies of Shreveport,
are guests of Miss Sudie Lawrence.
| Mr.. J. E. Hitler, who moved to Red
Fork, Ark, some months since, writes
that he will soon move back to our town.
Mr.. w. H. Husbands of New Orleans
was here to-day soliciting beef cattle
and hog shipments for live stock COM
mission house of that city. This is a
good omen.
A special meeting of Bellevue Lodge
No. 95, F. and A. NJ, was held here last
Wednesday, at which time Mr.. G. F
Sheppard of Allentown was initiated
by the lodge.
The Haughton Minstrels, composed o1
the high school boys, gave a creditable
entertainment Friday night, which was
we'll attended. Their puns on our loca
young people caused many red faces ane
provoked hearty and healthful laughter
by the audience from beginning t.
finish.
Monday, March %, 1909.
| >-
Plain Dealing.
VIII Hall was visitor in Plain Deal
J ing Sunday.
Mr.. Will Kelly, who recently moves
to West Texas, is here on visit.
Mr.. E. r. Mading is having extensiv
: repair work done on his residence.
Maj. w. H. Meares, who has bee
quite sick for several weeks, is improv
ing at this writing.
5 Fear of cyclones and tornadoes ha
, induced several of our town people t
3 build storm houses.
Milf. Marine came up from Shreve
3 port Saturday and spent that night an
s Sunday in Plain Dealing.
Mr.. Rob C. Dales, who for the pas
month has been in Myra, was in Plai
Dealing Saturday and Sunday.
+ Arnid Mckenzie and George Allen {
e Cotton Valley were here last Frida
night to attend .sy E;;. a,s Ms
n ried in this place Monday morning {
: 2:3 o'clock am.
+! Messers. Saafferstone Brothers ar
selling out their stock of general mel
chandise and expect to move soon
IL some point in Texas. While our tow
. will sincerely regret to lose such exec
u lent citizens, their many friends wis
e them every success in their new home.
Wednesday, March "a, 1909.
The Bossier banner., 1909-03-25

Kill the hawks! and save the little
songsters and all useful birds.
Evening journal., 1909-10-08
TAFT is RESTING.

II HAT famous soldier of the banquet the
4 Hon. William II. Taft, has been granted =
furough for several days. He has taken to the
woods to escape the local committeeman, the
"prominent citizens the notable persons, and
ali those folks who hold staunchy to the time
honorcd doctrine that the way to reach mans
heart and head is through his stomach.
or course we have been getting reports of the
dongs OF the President in the West but they
have been more or less fragmentary, and they
have not told everything about the fierce bat
tie that Taft has been waging with Epicuros. 1t
looks as If the President had been worsted for
time lie has retreatcd to the Yosemite valley
where he will find the trees large as himself.
Under their shady branches he will reform his
forces for new assault
One correspondent says that the President has
become weary of the fancy banquets," and that
he is to take diet of ham and eggs and such
things Tor which his soul yearns. And vet some
dieteuc experts might say that repeated meals Of
food so heavy as ham and eggs are not the best
thing with which to switch a fat mans stom-
ach into condition for tackling the banquets OF
the city entertainers. Taft had better get down
sawdust and bogus coffee for a few davs
Taft is enjoying his vacation. The last heard
Of him was feeble rernonstrance that he felt
ike school boy and was glad to get a rest. He
says he shall have plenty of time for sleep
Thoughts of sleep Taft has with irritating
dreams of the recovery OF the lost flesh that the
Massachusetts, physical trainer pulled off him
after desperate struggle.
We trust that when Mr.. Taft returns. after the
thirteen thousand miles, he will not be complete
" knocked out SO that he shall have to rush into
the arms Of the Hon William Muldoon. the phv-
scai trainer of statesmen, as some Of the Della
ware statesmen who enjoyed the glowing hospi-
tally of Lewes have feared they would be forced
to do.
Evening journal., 1909-10-08
Editorial
Opinion

Presidents Lowell's Work at Harvard.
New York World.
The new President Of Harvard in taxi
ing up the duties laid down by President
Eliot said among other things;
The task before us Is to frame a sys-
tenn which. without sacrificing individual
variation too much or noglecting the pur-
suit Of different scholarly interests, shall
produce an intellectual and social cohe-
sir at least among large groups OF stu
dents and points OF contact among them
ALL
The purpose OF a university adopted to
modern American needs is here admirably
defined. But 10 accomplish this end, 10
effect the desired intellectual cohesion
between the college and the various pro-
fessional schools, TO preserve the auton-
omy OF all departments while securing
their fun co-operation-that is a task call
ing for executive qualities Of the highest
order. A work OF administration quite
equal to DIR. Ellots great work OF or
ganization win be required OF his success
sor
President Lowell recognizes that Har-
ward. like other American universities
/
denic foundation. is as yet in stage
Of transition. The old college has been in
a measure superseded as no longer meet
ing the specialized demands of a complex
industrial civilization. The university
which is replacing It is still largely an
Aggregation OF professional schools group
ed around the college. but not coordinate
ing with it in the general scheme of edu-
cation.
To harmonize the relations OF the
schools and the college without loss Of
efficiency win be to solve the problem
Of the university. But no plan will be
feasible in which the college is subor-
dinated. II must remain the university's
vitalizing element, nucleus. a school Of
culture and character Of equal Importance
with the departments Of law and science
II Is after all the college and not the pro-
fessional school which has most innu-
enced national life To eliminate the col
lege in the interest of useful" educa-
tion would be in effect to cast the soul
out Of the body.
Evening journal., 1909-10-08
POTATOES.

nNCE upon time in the days of few years
~ ago when the Dover newspaper cores
pondnts were living in paradise of news and
when no effort of the imagination was required
the Union Republican leaders were gathered in
a room OH the first floor of the Richardson Hotel
and the reporters were gathered on the porch
just outside listening The Hon J. Ed
ward Addicks and the Hon. Caleb r. Layton
were discussing a form of resolution to be Of
fered in a convention. Some of the other lead
ers did not think such and such a resolution
should be repeated because the position of the
party was so we'll understood that point.
DR.. Layton and Mr. Addcks thought the repeti-
ton should be made. and they added that both
being Episcopalians they repeated the same pray
er in church over and over again, and felt relief
and comfort in so doing. Doubtless the plea Of
the miserable sinners impressed them as it
docs most other Episcopaans. 1t is needless to
say that the repetition idea prevailed
The Every Evening seems to be possessed OF
the same repetition notion The other day we
feared that the exciting news about the hospi-
tai doctors and other things had caused that of
fec to lose its bearings, several days had
elapsed without mention of Senator DUPONT and
potatoes
Our jogging had the effect as we notice that
the potato article is repeated the only thing
lacking being mention of the thousands of
potato consumers who had organized in the at
tic of Rockford Park house under military
discipline to show their indignation and condem-
nation.
We give it up. When Gabriel sounds his
trumpet, the noise will be drowned in the po-
tato prayers in the office at Fifth and Shipley
streets.
Evening journal., 1909-10-08
Friday, October 8. 1909
A DIFFICULT TASK.

HOSE unfamiliar with that kind of work do
n not realize the immense amount of labor
involved in codifying the laws of the state, a
task that has been begun by Former Chief Jus
tice Lore Mr. Herbert II. Ward and Mr.. Wal
ter H. Hayes the commissioners recently APP
pointed by the court to perform the duty ac-
cordng to the legislative resolution.
The commissioners have secured a room in
the Equitable Building for their place OF meet
ing and every afternoon and evening they are go
ing the laws of years and years and classify
ing them When the new code is prepared, t
will be of great value TO the attorneys and others
who have occasion to use it. 1t requires most
painstaSing effort to do all this. The value OF
book OF this kind is not only in the information
it contains, but IN the ease with which the intor-
nation is made available for instant use
Our laws have been in such tumble Tor many
years that it has been difficult for lawyer 10
find what he wanted, and as Tor layman an ell
ieg< IN RS part to learn the lawc certain point
would almost 'certainly meet with failure. We
cannot think of a work more tedious than that
of codifying the laws. The commissioners have
volume after volume of legislative enactment
which they must examine carefully, culling out
what is essential for preservation in the new code
and what can be rejected. The old books are
filed with laws that have no bearing upon the
present and arc of no service TO any one, but the
commissioners must exercise rare judgment IN
sitting them. The idea is to make the new code
so that all the laws in force in the state on a
subject can be turned 10 instantly In order to
do this laws have to be traced through volumes
70 see whether this or that law has been re-
pcaled or amended.
When person glances at the work being done
bv the commissioners he is convinced that IT is
really a labor that should have been performed
before this When the commissioners have hn-
ished the new CODE they will have performed a
service that will place not only the attorneys but
other citizens under obligation to them, an obli-
cation that cannot be repaid by mere pecuniary
reward.
Evening journal., 1909-10-08
With the Photographers

There arc always lot OF people every community,
who keep other people guessing how they live. They
toll neither they spin yet they seem to wear
good clothes and live of the land. is a
great trick II you only how TO do it-Chester
Times
President Lowell Of Harvard should lose time in
getting with his chauffeur speed
limit and arrested. Make him fullback on the
team.-Detroit Free Press
All sorts OF food congresses but ono Of them
tells the consumer how to bring food prices within
easy reach-Atlanta Constitution.
Anyway, there is shadow OF suspicion as to the
truthfulncss of Mr.. Welmans story-Chlcago Tribune
New York surgeons also took mans stomach-which
thoughtful OF them considering the high cost
OF living-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
With prohibition in the South and irrigation the
West the Of cold water is almost flowing uphill
Chicago News.