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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
THE MISSING MlsslvE.
One Romance Of Uncle Sans Dead
Letter Office.

One Romance Of Uncle Sans Dead
Letter Office.
Something like 100000 letters an
nually fail of delivery in the United
States owing to insufficient postage or
incorrect addresses. The dead letter
office at Washington employs large
force Of clerks to handle these. The
packages that have been received at
the dead letter Office have contained
false teeth, glass eyes, brass keys and
thousands of other things that one
would never expect to find in the
mails.
1t would be interesting to know how
many engagements have been broken.
how many friends have been estrang-
ed, how many fond hearts have not
been reunited, how many deals have
fallen through, how much money has
been lost and how many quarrels have
been prevented by letters that never
came.
A pretty romance was revealed at
when young woman called there to
see If a wrongfully addressed letter
had been received. 1t had, and she
was greatly relieved. Il heard that
Jack was untrue" she said, "and
wrote him breaking our engagement.
The day after l wrote found out that
was wrong. My heart was almost
broken, but Jack kept right on coming
| to see me and never mentioned the let
| ter. l began to think l must have
1 misdirected 1t and find that | did 1t
must have been fate. Now he will
never know."-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
x When x
Romance Failed
A Christmas Story
By NJ. e. BAKER
By NJ. E. BAKER
Copyright, 1907, by M. e. Baker.

"a II ISIS CHRISTINA stepped out
N3 Of the woods with her arms
V full of creeping pine. Her
llrini hnr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
She Knew Them.

Miss Dubley-She was braggin about
how successful her dinner party was.
She said 1t wound up with great
aclaw." What's "eclaw" anyway
Miss Mugley ! guess that was
the dessert. Didn't you never eat
chocolate ec,aw?-Catholic Standard.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
III Bred Scenery.

mamma, the scenery abroad must
be very i'll bred
SCENERY Ill bred. child! What DO
you mean?"
"This book on Alpine climbing says.
"A terrible abyss yawned before
them"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-21
Little Trouble and
Expense Restores
Nervous People.
Home Treatment
Without 0piates
-

1t has long been known that certain
vegetable extracts. oils, essences and
vital mineral elements of nature prop
erly blended, may not only add years to
the average life. but add that which is
ever Greater-the ability to succeed.
the ability to do and to dare and the
ability to enjoy the happiness thrust
through h certain power of what is
magnetism-which Is simply the result
OF a strong circulation of rich. red
blood through the arteries and tissues,
supplying all the vital functions with
the strength to act naturally.
A certain known medical expert
asserts that thousands of men and
many women are sufferers all because
of dormant circulation of the blood
and q consequential impairment of the
force. which begets the most
dreadful symptoms and untold misery
and physical and mental suffering be-
You'd description. The restorative
treatment Is simple, and If followed
will undoubtedly epa any n who
tries It; and owing to the sensitive
this the Ingredients be obtained sep
arately and mixed at home. All we'll
stocked druggists have them, or can
get them from wholesale firms who
supply the profession and rad
First get three ounces syrup sarsa-
pint bottle with one ounce compound
mud balmwort. and let stand two
hours. Then d one ounce Of com-
pound essence cardiol and one ounce
fincture cadomene compound mot car
damon Mix all together. shake well,
and take ono teaspoonful after each
meal and one ut bedtlma
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-21

result. The opposition. under able
leadership stands ready to take every
political advantage but never makes
the mistake of antagonizing any dis
tinctiveyl labor proposition. In view
of the attitude of all parties and par
ticularly that of labor, it is improba.
BILE that ever more drastic immigration
legislation may be enacted, that the
danger of the yellow peril may be
reduced to a minimum, at least as far
as laws can control the situation.
They Dislike the Treaty.
In view of the treaty between Eng
land and Japan. although character
lied as a mistake by the leading men
Of Australia, care must be taken in
framing legislation that it may not be
offensive to the Japanese government.
If laws were enacted which fully rep,
resented public opinion here it is re-
garded Is certain that England would
declare against them as in contraven-
ton of existing treaty obligations,
This she has the right to do. and not
long ago she exercised that right, multi.
flying a popular legislative enactment
From every viewpoint the situation
is interesting and forms the subject OF
discussion in all walks of life. The
solution of the problem, when it pre-
sents itself. will be fraught with diff
ficulties and may result in information,
al complications. but it may be sci
down as certain that Australia will no.
deviate from its policy of "Australia
for the Australians" and is determin
ed to build up a white Australia for the
development of her splendid natural
and the maintenance of hel
industries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-21

house, with powers similar to those
of the American congress-. was created
and its membership consisted Of six
members of the senate from each state
while the constitution provided for 26
representatives in the house from New
South Wales, % from Victoria, 8 from
Queensland. Z from South Australia, )
from Western Australia and ) from
Tasmania. The senators and repre-
Australian Government.
The executive power of the govern
ment is vested in the king and is exer-
cised by the governor general. appoint
ed by the crown, and extends to the
execution and maintenance If the con-
stitution and the laws Of the common
wealth.. The federal executive council
Or ministry of the commonwealth, is Sc
lected by the governor general. who
chooses as prime minister the leader
of the dominant party in parliament.
In the states the executive power is
vested in the governor, who is ap-
pointed by the crown. and who acts
under the advice of the cabinet. The
state parliament also consists Of an
upper and lower house resembling the
legislatures of the American states.
The states of Australia are quite as
jealous of their rights as are the states
Of the American union. but thus far
apparently there has been but little
disposition manifested on the part of
the commonwealth to interfere with
their prerosatives.
Labor Party a Power.
The labor party holds the balance OF
power in parliament by reason of it's
utilization with the prime minister,
who is the leader of a following num-
erically too small to control legisla-
ton. Three parties are represented
in parliament. popularity known as
protection, free trade and labor. The
coalition of the protectionists and la.
borites enables the present ministry
to put through its but due
Difference must always be shown tC
the demands of the labor leaders or q
transfer of their allegiance would fol.
low and downfall of the government,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-21
Great commonwealth Looks
To See the Result of Anti
Japanese Agitation in the
United States.
AUSTRALIANS FEAR
THE "YELLOW PERIL"
Despite EngIand's Treaty
With Japan the Island Con-
tinent Excludes All Oriental
immigration.
BY Frederick Tripplett.

Melbourne. Australia, Jan. 2O.-Aus-
tralia is intensely interested in the
~anti-Japanese agitation in the United
States and is watching closely the act
ion of the state legislatures and the
toward such legislation. In this the
great commonwealth has more than a
passing concern. for she expects with
in a comparatively short time to be
confronted with a similar problem.
Fear Japanese.
The Australians, irrespective of
party a%filiation fear Japanese inva-
sion when the time shall arrive that
Japan regards herself as strong enough
to expand ter%ritorially. That such ex-
pansion is Inevitable eventually as a
result of the crowded conditions of the
ISLAND empire is regarded as certain,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-21
RevoitS At Cold Steel.

Your only hope" said three doc
tors to Mrs. Nj. E. Fisher, Detroit.
Mich. suffering from v er rectal
trouble. lies in an operation.' then
I used DR.. Kings New Life Pills" she
writes, till wholly cured" They
prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipa-
ton. Headache. csc. at A.. G. Luken
& Co.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
HONEYMOON N THE AIR
CAME TO QUICK END WHEN BAL.
LOON DESCENDED.
WEDDING TRIP BRIEF But NOVEL
massachusetts, Couple Ate Breakfast
In Their Balloon and That's
About All.

Pittsheld. Mass. Special. At 4.so
Q clock Sunday morning the balloon
heart OF the Berkshires.~ in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Noble Burnham
who were married Saturday in Woods.
hole. Cape Cod. and Who had char.
tered the balloon for an aerial honey
! moon trip. descended on the farm OF
RALPH Gilkey. az Holbrook. Il miles
from Boston Common and lis miles
tair linel from Pittsheld.
The honeymoon above the clouds
lated just three hours and fifty min.
ntes, the ascension having been made
from Aero Park here at I.24 O'Clock
in the morning.
After getting away from the fren-
zied crowd OF 500 people who nearly
moobed the balloon. the ascent con
tinued until an elevation OF > $50 feet
vas reached and then began the drift
IA total darkness.
away below the voyagers could be
seen the electric lights Of the towns
OF Adams and North Adams as the bal
loon took northerly course.
Al O'Clock the bridal couple. who
mad been seated in the bottom OF the
car toT an hour. decided to enjoy their
hrst honeymoon breakfast. which con
sisted OF sandwiches and coffee and
hitle Madeira wine OF the vintage of
lssl, which had been around the
world in the cabin OF a sailing vessel.
carried by a relative OF the bride.
About o o'clock just as daylight was
breaking. Van Sleet discovered a huge
observatory and then water Later he
found that this was the Blue Hill OBJ
servatory and the water was Boston
Bay. He began 10 prepare for a de. /
scent and let out the anchor as il ap- /
preached an orchard.
The anchor held on a tree and the 4
balloon descended so lightly that
there was not a jar as the basket
came 10 earth. The rip cord was not
used.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
JARED TIE moURAERs.
when Youth Rises at Mothers Fun.
ersi and Scores Church Folks

Sutherland. Neb.. Special: Iohr
Chilcott created a sensation AZ his
mothers funeral by rising IN fha
presence OF a large number of rela.
tives, friends and neighbors OF the
aead woman and bitterly araigning
me church people OF the town for hay-
ing tailed 70 pay her more attention
curing the illness that resulted In her
death. 49,
Inc young mans mother. Mrs VII.
nam Gillette. was a member OF the
Methodist church. and the son char.
Cd That when she was sick and suner.
ing The members OF the church neither
called 10 see her nor in any way trIe5
20 make her last days more comfort.
able and. for this negleci. he decIarad
they should be ashamed OF them-
selves
Many OF the men and women whom
ne aTaigned were In the room when
ne was speaking. and some OF them
became so indignant that they left the
mouse befons the service was con
cluded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
CHEVROLET WINS RACE.
Terrific Speed Burst in Auto Covers
5e5 Miles in Hours.

Crown Point. Ind. Special: Louis
Chevrolet. driving a Buick car in the
closing event OF the Crown Point races
Saturday. won the Cobe cup with one
minute and five seconds TO spare. That
short interval separated two of the
performers who had gone a distance
of 1886 miles in a small fraction
over eight hours.
Bourque in a Knox car was the
driver who made this finish with the
winner. His time was eight hours two
minutes and forty-four seconds. Chew
rolet put his machine across the line
for the seventeenth lap in eight hours
one minute and thirty-nine seconds.
Bourque had started as number two.
Chevrolet had started as number ten.
bourque maintained his position as
the other racers chased him and he
went across the line far i'm advance of
his pursuers. but Chevrolet had made
up one minute and five seconds OF the
advantage given 10 BOurque in the
start eight hours before.
Following the winning Buick driver
came Robertson in the Locomobile. |
the unfortunate victim OF engine |
trouble" which had cost him the Cobe |
cup. In the tenth lap he had taken |
he lead from Bourque and had held IL /
until the fourteenth lap Then his en-.
zine baked and. as il proved. the race
vas lost thereby. over 100000 saw
he big event. but the cash deficit is
aid 10 be $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
JEALOUS VILLAGE MAUX
ATTACK SNOWMAN AND THREE
ARE SHOT DOWN.
BRASS KNUCKS vs.. SIX SHOOTER
Latter Proves More Formidable Wea.
pom in Triple Tragedy at
Fairfield. Illinois.

Fairfield H.. Special: AS a result
Of a feud, having for its basis villag,
maids, between certain young mer
Of this city and members OF the band
a theatrical company showing here
Dr Charles L. Leininger. veterinary
and Secretary OF the WAYNE County
fair Association. is dead al his home
here with bullet in his heart: Frank
tBenderl Mccullough is dying al his
home with a pistol ball through his
Allotment Richard Sloan is shot
through the thigh. and Herbert Orrin
Finnick. OF French Lick Springs. Ind.
Is 10 jail.
Male mFmbers Of the show com.
pany, who have been playing here
since June 7. had been paying court
70 some OF the Fairfield girls. against
the protest OF certain "gallants- here
one night last week Pinnick was as.
saulted by several Young men and
badly beaten. He complained 10 the
city authorities. but, as the identity
Of The assailanfs was not determined
NJ arrests Were made and Pinnick was
tod 10 protect himself
Wednesday night Pinnick was on
the street after the performance az
.he show and was following a short
distance behind one OF. his comrades
q ne band. who was seeing his com.
lany" home.
on g dark spot on West Main street
i-iee men attacked young Pinnick
Using brass knuckles on him. Three
iIsto! shots rang out in quick success. |
f-on. and DR.. Leininger fell dead in
The gutter.
AZ The Coroner's inquest a number /
q witnesses testified that they saw
ne Young men follow the Snowman
LoSan Durnil. a restaurant keeper
testified that a few minutes before
ne shooting. Or. Leininger had come
INTO his place Of business and ex-
,aanged hats with him to hide his
idenyty
Fslc sentiment is in sympathy
WIN the young Snowman. Pinnick Is
J. years OF age and single. His mar
tais reside at French Lick. Ind He
I slide trombone player in the Har-
T.ngton shows.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
CREW FORGOT ORDERS.
South Shore Electric Trains Crash
and Ten Are Killed.

South Bend. Ind. Special: Abso
lutte forgetfuiness OF orders on the
part OF the crew of an east bound train
on the South Shore Railroad is said
10 have caused the headon collision
Saturday night between Gary and
Michigan City in which ten persons
were killed. three probably fatally in.
jured. twenty-eight other badly hurt
and from ten TO fifteen passengers
slightly cut or bruised.
The management Of the railroad de.
clares that the evidence is positive
that Conductor. Delmar Kenney and
Motorman George Reed simply forgot
10 stop at the Wilson siding as or
dered. They had not been accustomed
TO stop there and permitted their train
to dash ahead at a forty-mile-an-hour
rate. The impact reduced the cars TO
a mass OF wreckage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
DEMON RUN Is 0USIED
FROM WARRick COUNTY Az
WILL OF VOTERS.
DHYS' WIN BY 250 MAJORITY
Big Vote Cast After Strenuous Fioh,
In Last Scheduled Battle
In State.
0RYS' WIN BY $50 MAJORITY

Boonville, Ind. Special: warricb
county last week broke away from the
ranks OF the wet" tendency in coun.
ues along the southern border OF the
state when a majority OF approxi.
mately ESQ was given the anti-saloou
cause at the polls
The result here was a SUNRISE N
the vets" since they had counrs5
on carrying Boone township bv al
least Goo. whereas the "drys'' won II
by about $50. The town OF Boopville
the home OF former Senator James A
Hemenway. voted wet BIZ about 81
majority The vets were able TO
carry only four OF The ten townships
and eleven OF the thirty precincts.
chain Of counties leading from
The Pocket" along the Ohio river
up TO Jacksonville has held option
elections and each. including Posev
Spencer. Clark and Floyd. has voted
wet The election in this county
was the last that has been scheduled
and no more have been ordered in
any section Of the state. Ten wet
counties have not yet acted and likely
viii take no option action before fail.
IL Is estimated that at least so per
cent. OF the vote was cast in the on
ton election held in Waraick county
A drilling rain fen throughout the
county during the entire morning
the farmers from working |
ana this brought out the rural vote. /
Much apprehension had been felt be. l
cause farmers have been busy with |
their wheat and tobacco. and il was
feared they would not leave their
work
Services were held every hour al
he Presbyterian church By the wo-
men workers. PRAYERS being offered
~ those participating in the services
Isking that Warrick county be saved
rom the saloon The women failed
0 erect their lemonade booths at the
oils. having been forewarned that
he "weis" were preparing TO place
hose who conducted the same under
rrest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
Snake Had His Nerve.

Pittsburg. Special: While six mem
bers Of the family OF Hiram Bufing.
ton, Of Washington. Pa. were at din.
ner, blacksnake six feet long crawl.
ed into the room. and. after driving
the entire family from the table. de.
voured the food. The reptile was fin.
ally killed. after putting up a game
fight II developed that the snake
had been imprisoned by boys and was
without food for a week when il es-
capped
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
TOWN REvERrs TO rAe stats.
Neeeey sia on ANY Ct the Prerer,v .,
Aniireny In Arkansas.

ne Queen. Ark. Special: The en-.
80 to~n - Anthony. In the corner
y. nov county. has reverted 10 re
sAie a. result Of the failure OF any
re % bld on the property whom II
-s onered FOR sale for taxes.
he town Of Aniimony Vas AZ ona
me I've and promising community
De-ns The center Of the antirnonv de-
posts which promised al one time 10
y oi great value The company. how.
eNeI abandoned the mine after a
sHlaA amount % ore had been taken
ou'' and the town was soon deserted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
Chicago.


Hammond Ind, Special: With h,s
chauffeur. Walter Mellon. in an epllen.
tic fiji. at the wheel OF big tourins.
car. containing six occupants. Mich.
olas Emmerling. sitting beside Tho
chauffeur. lost control Of the machine
in an effort 70 save his chauFapr,s
life, and pitched the car OF a fifteen.
foot embankment near the Calumet
River bridge. south OF Hammond. hnrl-f
ing the passengers into the ditch with
the machine a total wreck. on TOP az
them by a miracle none were killed
outright.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
WATERS SLIP IS COSTLY.
Drops Dish on Dinner Guest 20 who,,
Court Awards Damages.

PARIS, Cable: Careless handling OF
Dish q Petit pois cost Paris res
lauTateur Zoo francs The benenci-
airy Is Miss Bernhcim. who was a
guest az a dinner party. In serving
me vegetable the waiter crcpped the
elsa on the guest burning her arm
ana running her gown The restsur-
ateur tried 70 compromise by giving
another dinner. This met refusal. and
the court allowed go francs for he
dress and the balance for the womap's
mental and physical distress
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
Hope Diamond 70 Be Sold

Paris. Cable: The most important
diamond sale Paris has ever seen in
many decades will be held Thursday
at the Hotel Drouot. The gems 70 be
disposed Of are known as the Hahib
collection. There are only eight stones
in the collection. but the sale is ex.
pected to realize several million dol.
lars, as II is estimated that seven Of
the gems belonged TO various crown
jewels. while the eighth is the famous
Hope diamond. said to be worth ST..
600. 600.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25

Crown Point. Ind. Special. FRS
honors in the opening Western Van
derbiIt" automobile races Friday went
to Joseph Matson. who piloted a
Chalmers Detroit blue Bird" to a bril-
liant victory over 10 rivals. The race
was for light cars only. Perfect
weather and the absence OF any save
the most trivial injuries 10 drivers
were fortunate circumstances attend.
ing the winning OF the Indiana trophy
by Matson The distance was 23G
miles and the time 4 hours, 81 min
utes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
BIG TOE WIGeLEs
whenever You Tell Whopper. De.
eiares Professor skeesics.

tuscaloosa. Ala. Special: Alme,
skeeslcs Phi D.. professor Of psvchol.
ssy az the University Of Alabama
las made a most important and inter.
.esung discovery. ''''ei
Al'eF years OF observation and ex.
l-liment. Professor Skeesics afirms
~ whenever man tells a lie he
Nseles his great toe.
lae learned professor declares n e
= foSsible Tor any man. By any eyer.
81 (" will. TO prevent one or the
eAeF o. his big toes from wicpline
wen he is telling a falsehood D.
=. - NerNous force, which the will can
control. moves the toe. This re-
- letce Is excited by the mans sub.
CONSCIOUS radio-mental activity
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
TO Build whopper ss,,Ie.h;,.

ashlngton. ID. c.. Special Tho
department has asked for MAJ
,ne construction Of two % ooa-,o rs
Erise ,psIlhe Arkansas and wv.
\ ~ which. when completed viii
sor,I I'M arsest fighting ships in The
49, 49, Inc vessels will include ~
n. uepartments in battleships Of
I !, bsIeaanought type and will cs-r,.
ihch guns. They ara ~
n. Incl IN turrets on the corr
|, ~, - mat they may be fired abnad
ofoadside. The vessels go aneaa
AN r snln any ha.tleship in The
\ ~. Every shipbuilding comnanv
'r'n coasts Is invited to hid
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
KENTUCKY DUEL is FATAL.
NO Men End Quarrel by SHOOTING
Each Other Until Both Die

-.o1ls'iiie. KY Special. Franl,
-srs, a railroad detective emnIov.
y oy the Kentucky and Indiana
y '1-e and Railroad COMPANY ana
y. CHARLES, a switchman TO- ~
-.lo,s Central Railroad Companv on
So ~ a pistol duel which resui,aa
4 speedy death for both. u''eu
:, ~ lef IN the day Charles had on.
- Y clash with an emplove Of
~ heh'ueky and Indiana Bride
P1ny over matter of routine
=. ana when Charles and sliggers
~ V q saloon at Thirtieth and cIeva
~. avenue they engaged in An aI,er
49, which ended when they drew
~ ana shot each other TO deatb
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25
Fans Enter Switzerland.

Geneva, Cable: Baseball has been
introduced in this country and the
first match was played by the La
villa baseball team OF Dr. AukenthaI-
er's school and the Servette baseball
team OF Geneva. The La villa team
won by Is TO in six innings. The
team was made up Of seven Ameri-
cans. one Englishman and one Bra
ziiian. the latter never having seen the
game
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-06-25

Paris. Cable: Several hundred doo-
tors. painters. sculptors and men OF
letters have given their support 10 the
movement against the distortion %
The feminine figure By the wearing OF
corsets. Meanwhile the Paris corset
makers are working overtime on the
wasp-waisted corsets which will be
az the height Of fashion VIXEN Louis
Nv and Louis XVI dresses are intro
duced in the autumn.