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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04

moved on the levee, occupying No. Ola,
only. In 1890 they formed stock COM
PAW under the present name OF me
Florsheim Brothers Dry Goods Company,
Limited, occupying their present LOCATION
51O-512-514-516, on the levee, having large
and commodious rooms in which to display
their large stock Of dry goods, furnishing
goods, notions, hats, etc.
The names of the original firm were
Iouis s. Florsheim, Simon Florshiem and
Henry Florsheim, who composed the flrm
of Florshiem Brothers, and also formed
the firm of the Florsheim Brothers Dry
Goods Company. Limited. Both OF the
seniors, Louis S. and Simon Florsheim,
have died since the organization of the
last mentioned company, leaving Henry
Florsheim as President, who is also the
only survivor of the original firm.
In the course of a continuous business
career the leading merchant will stand
above the slow-going class as Oil rises
above water. Time, that tells all things,
brings much to the front in the business
world, and there are those who are so pre-
eminently ahead of their competitors in
stock, price and progressive business
methods that the fact is APPARENT to the
least casual observer. The small retail
store of thirty-eight years ago, by the fine
judgment and exemplary business qualifi'
cations of the Florsheims has grown into
large and popular house, with travelling
men representing it in many sections o
Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
in which States they do business. They
are liberal and progressive and are always
found in the front rank whenever anything
is presented for the advancement of thei
city or section.
That the Banners good friends ant
patrons may continue to prosper for man,
years to come, is our sincere wish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04

The farmers Of the present day think the
price of corn is very high, but it is exceed
ingly cheap as compared with the price 129
years ago, according to note given to
Thomas Hart by c. H. Innes for "Thirty
Barrels of Good Sound Corn" which was
recently found among the papers of citi-
zen of Lexington, KY. The note was
given on March 20, 1880, and the corn was
to be delivered by the first of May following,
at 500 per bushel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
Not Quite.

Not Quite.
Il sleep with your letters under my
pillow" the modern lover wrote.
Then he yawned and muttered TO
himself:
"At least 60 to sleep over the let
tiers. suppose it's the same thing
New Orleans Times Democrat,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04

Latin; "A friend is a second self.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
April 18th will be Easter Sunday.

The Worlds Work: In the whole United
States during the year of 1908, 1905 of
the recorded failures were caused by fraud.
Of these, 1865 occurred in the Middle
West. In the past four years, the Middle
West has led the country in the proportion
of failures caused by fraud. Counting
the total number of people and corpora
tons in business, one out of every $40
business firms and corporations in the
Middle West went into bankruptcy in 1908
on account of fraud. In the Eastern
States, the proportion was one out of 2,4OO;
in the South, one out of 1900; in the Far
West, one out of 1850.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
OUR NEXT OLDEST ADVERTISERS.

In the Banner of the 4th of February
mention was made of Mr.. A. Kahn, of
The Banners next oldest advertisers are
Messrs. Florsheim Brothers, of the same
city, whose advertisement was first inserted
in this paper on September %, 1887, and
has appeared continuously from that date
until the present time-nearly twenty two
years.
The firm of Florsheim Brothers was
started in 1871, with a small retail store on
Texas Street, Shreveport. In 1872 they
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

Houston Chronicle: Bore bore; it is
his just deserts.
Baltimore Sun: So the labor leaders
find lot of idle men whose ambition is to
stay idle. e
Bowling Green (Ky.) Enterprise: It
interesting to sit down and consider the
growth of the prohibition territory.
Chicago News: A man may get rich by
attending strictly to his own business, but
the monotony gets to be something fierce.
The Sunflower. (Miss.) Tocsin says the
insanity dodge 8 makes the law, as pro-
lection for society, absolutely useless and
farce"
Dallas News: The popular conception
of the right thing in the way Of a law
making body is little Legislature full of
big men.
New York Press: Most people seem to
think that if they preach q thing in a loud
shout they needn't practice it even in a
faint whisper.
louisville Courier-Journal: Seventy
per cent. of the Government expenditures
are for military outlay, past, present or
future. Can any other nation on peace
footing beat it?
Louisville Courier-Journal: Mrs. Nancy
Radcliffe, living in Lincoln County, near
Mckinney Station, died at the age Of 1O5
years. Before the days of railroad trains
she made two trips on foot to Missouri.
Edgefeld Advertiser: It is encouraging
to note that all of the three white men who
were recently convicted Of murder have
been denied new trials. We are glad to
see that Judges are realizing that they, as
we'll as jurors, have an important part in
the stamping out of murder in South Car
DINA. s..,
Commenting on the browbeating of wit
nesses in courts by bulldozing attorneys,
the Washington Post exclaims: "What!
A witness to be allowed to tell simple
tale Of what he has seen or heard, unin-
terrupted and undismayed? Never! JUS
tice might be precipitated, and witnesses
might retain their self-respect. Witnesses
may be distressed, bullied and cowed, but
legal circumlocution must be preserved
and the dignity of the advocate safe
guarded
New York Herald: Who, then, is great
est? The man who does the greatest amount
Of good. Helpfulness is the highest quality
of human life. Service is the browning
glory Of man. All honor to him who floods
the world with great affection, who stirs
the world with great thoughts, who moves
the world to deeds of heroism. Service is
the thing that lasts longest. It has an
earthly immortality. When our names
have persisted and our memory is forgotten
the good deeds we have done will live on
"Charity never faileth.''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
THIS DAY IN HISTORY.

William Henry Harrison was inaugurated
the ninth President of the United States on
the 18th Of March, 1841-sixty eight years
ago to-day-and died on the 4th of April,
I841, exactly one month after he had been
inaugurated President. Gen. Harrison, who
was Virginian by birth, had won fame as
statesman as we'll as warrior, having
been Delegate to Congress from the North
west Territory and Governor of Upper
Louisiana before he won the battle of Tip
percanoe from the great Indian chief
Tecumseh, had been elected President by
an overwhelming majority.
He was nominated by the Wing party
for Presidency of the United States in
1886, but was defeated by Martin Van
Buren,. Four years later he was nominated
by the Wings for the same position, and
was elected, VanBuren being again the
nominee of the Democratic party.
Harrison's prospects for making his ad'
ministration great one were splendid
He was sincerely anxious to perform the
duties Of his office conscientiously, and hi
last words, uttered in delirium, as if tt
his successor (Vice President John Tyler)
revealed his desires: 81 wish you to un'
derstand the principles of the Government
| wish them carried out. wish nothing
mOre.''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04
Could Do II,

Could Do II.
It was mean trick, but, then, that
is the kind that's usually successful.
"That dog" said the owner, will
bring me anything l send him for,
and am willing to bet on it,
Straightwey bet was arranged,
and then the manager of the billiard
hall suggested that he would like to
have the pool table brought to him.
Certainly" answered the owner Of
the dog. and he pointed to the table
and said, "Fetch it!'
The dog raced around It once or
twice and then grabbed a pocket and
tore it off.
Hold onv' cried the billiard man.
Hell ruin the table,"
"Of course" answered the owner of
the dog, but if you give him time
he'll get it all over here. You didn't
suppose he could bring it in one trip,
did your"
But the billiard man paid the bet.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04

The origin of the expression ''codfish
aristocracy" is not known. It is a name
used to express the idea of vulgar, wealthy
people, and originally applied to certain
Massachusetts, families grown rich in the
cod fisheries.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04

DO you believe in telepathyY
well. this morning man paid me q
hundred dollars he owed me, and this
afternoon got letter from my wife
asking TO: a hundred Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-04

The number of casualties in this country
July 4th, last year, was 5,632. The num-
Der OF deaths resulting therefrom was 1862.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
Ranger Davis Acquitted.
To The Herald:

To The Herald:
Corpus Christi, Texas, JaIy 6-.Af-
ter being out for 20 minutes, the jury
in the case of Ranger Levi Davis,
charged with the killing of Severe
Lopez of Falfurrias at Rio Grande
City last May. returned a verdict of
not guilty All of last week was CON
sumed by this trial, which was one of
the most interesting heard in the dis
trict court here. The story of the
killing of Lopez is probably familiar
u readers of The Herald. 1t occurred
during the last term of the district
court of Starr county at Rio Grande,
when Ranger Davis in company with
other rangers attempted to qUen a
disturbance in front of a restaurant.
1t was alleged that Lopez, who was
among the crowd grabbed the barrel
of Davis rifle and that in the scuffie
that followed Davis's life was dis
charged the bullet striking Lopez in
the stomach killing him instantly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
LOKE WITH 4 MORAL.

A joke on Charles B. Rodgers,
general manager of the st. Louis,
Brownsville and Mexico road, is go
ing the rounds. 1t seems that when
he was at Point Isabel recently he
Gseided TO come to Houston. a spe-
cial Azas telegraphed for from
RrOwnsviIfe,, but upon arriving at
the latter point. he learned that the
Houston train on his own road did
not leave until the following day
He had forgotten the dates of depar-
ture of trains under the tri-weekiy
service.-Houston Post.
sEoral-Mr. Rodgers should adver-
tise the St. l., B. & N. schedule in
Ehe Herald. There are very few
papers in the territory traversed by
The Brownsville road and the COM
pany eonld probably afford to buy
the space necessary to advertise its
passenger schedule in them. The
publishers. 4ky the way, spend con-
siderable amounts in freights o. Ell
the lines and would appreciate a BIT
of reciprocity.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
SUMMER NORMAL
CLOSED SATURDAY.
Attendance Small, But Good Work
Was DOne-ExaminatiO for State
Certificates in Progress.

The Cameron County Summer Nor
NAL which has been conducted here
for the past six weeks under the di-
rection of Prof. T. P. Barbour, Prof.
E. C. Hallmark and Prof Geo. Vol
fran of Delfna was brought to close
on last Saturday after a most success
full term. Yesterday examinations for
state certificates were begun and VIII
last until Friday. The papers in
these examinations viii be sent direct
to Austin where they will be graded
by the Summer Normal board at that
place. There are sixteen taking these
examinations, thirteen of whom are
trying for second grade certificates
and three for first grade certificates
The attendance at the institute has
been smaller than was hoped for, but
good work has been done and the re-
suits are generally gratifying.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06

the assault, stated to Mayor Combe
that he had nothing to do with the
affair, and said that he did not even
know Ross. He said that he had seen
a crowd collected about on the corner
and had run down there to see what
the trouble was about and that, just
about the time he arrived upon the
scene he was pasted with brick. AL
derman Crixell seemed inclined to
believe the story told by Wood and
himself paid the fine of IS and costs
assessed against Woods by Mayor
Combe
Several small cases of plain DRINKS
and one or two charged with fighting
were dismissed by the mayor after
delivering the erring ones a severe
reprimand and the promise of severe
punishment if brought before him
again.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
BRUSER ROSS
ARRIVED IN TOWN
Mixed Up With Several Citizens and
An Alderman Who Came to
Rescue-Paid His Fine.

Quite a bit of excitement was
caused last Saturday night on the
corner of Levee and Twelfth streets
when ''Bruiser" Ross ran amuck and
tried to lick everything and every
body within his reach. The first evil
denee of the presence of "Bruiser'
Ross was when Manuel AlonZO, who
had just eaten his supper at the res
tauFant on the corner of Levee and
18th, started to get into hack to
be driven home when the bruiSer
made his appearance upon the scene
and without a word of warning gave
Mr.. AIonzo a hook to the head
knocking him down. Angel Ruedas, a
Mexican, seeing the "BTHiser" hit Mr..
AlonzO, ran to the latter's assistance,
but was himself promptly put out OF
the game by a blow in the eye which
was handed him by the bruiser, put
ting his lamps muchly on the bum.
Leopold Ruiz, who was near, ran to
the scene of action and he too was
treated to few pokes by the bruiser-
About that time, Alderman CriXell
appeared upon the scene and asked
the Bruiser what he meant by such
unssemly behavior For answer
the bruiser landed one on Alder
man CrixelPs cupola, knocking him
down Mr.. CriXell arose quickly to
his feet He was mad clear through.
Grabbing a brick and seeing one
Thomas Wood, who was with the
bruiser, he let the aforesaid Thomas
have one in the face with the brick,
badly breaking Thomas mug and
loosening several of his teeth.
What the ending of the mix-up
would have been there is no saying,
but about this time an officer ar
rived and carried the bruiser to jail.
The bruiser, Who gave his name as D.
B, Ross, Is a stranger in Brownsville,
having just arrived a few days ago.
He evidently was on the warpath Sat
urday evening, for a short time be-
fore this disturbance he had
knocked down Abram Soils without
the least proyocation.
A companion who was with Ross
is also wanted on account of his part
in the affray, but he has departed
for parts unknown.
In the recorders court Monday
morning, the bruiser was fined SIS
and costs in the first case and 81 and
costs for the assault upon Soils. He
Immediately paid both fines.
Wooa, the man who was knocked
down by Alderman Crixell, and who
was also arrested in connection with
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
TERMS oF SUBSCRIPTION.

a-ly-Published every evening
except Sunday, daily by mail postpaid
20 any point is the United States,
Mexico or Cuba, or delivered BY
carrier to any part of Brownsville,
eEexas, or Matamoros, Mexico
one copy one year. $500
One copy six months. 800
Weekly Published Saturday, by
mail postpaid to any point in the
United States, or Mexico.
One copy six months 10
One copy one year ..... $1-oO
One copy three months. so
Subscriptions invariably due and
pabable in advance
Adv ltising rate on application.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
BANQUET To JUDGE owNBY.
Number of Prominent Men Invited
by Judge Allen to Meet Him.

As a tribute to Brownsville's dis
tinguished Fourth of July guest,
Judge J. W. owuby of Paris, Texas,
Judge Noah Allen gave dinner at
Darrousett's in Matamoros Sunday
evening. IL addition to Judge Ownby.
the guests included Consul Miller, Dr.
Loew DR.. Barragan, Dr. Roth, Judge
Bartlett, Judge Russell, Messrs Nc
Clintock, Dubose, Gregg, Cain, w. H
Mason, vreeland, Ashheim. McGary,
G. W. bennett, Holloway, Cole. Steg-
man, R. n Magill, ] w Magill of
Topeka, Slattery and Rorke.
At the conclusion of the elegant
repast, when cigars were beaming
about the banquet board, Judge Allen
arose to say that speaking time had
arrived, and number of his guests
were invited to speak. Short talks
were made by r. n. Magill, Consul
Miller, DR. Barragan, B. G. Stegman,
NJ. J. Slattery, e. A. McGary, DR..
Roth, A Ashheim, NJ. Guerra, j. Nc
Clintock, Dr. Loew, and Judge Bart
lett
Then, with the announcement that,
in accordance with the old custom,
he had reserved the best for the last.
the POSTMASTER presented Judge
Ownby, who, with an address that
held his listeners charmed from start
to finish, proved that he is as good an
after-dinner speaker as he is plat
form orator. Beginning with the re-
mark that studied speech is unneces-
sary when thoughts are on the lips
and the heart is full, he confessed to
being intoxicated by this Rio Grande
Valley, in fact to having been more
or less intoxicated before his arrival
by Judge Aliens fervid description
of it.
With thought clothed in all the
beauty of figurative language, he de-
scribed the country as it appealed to
him, comparing it with the north,
where for half the year the trees lift
their naked arms to heaven in pro-
test, the voices of birds are hushed,
the icy streams are silent, men living
in enforced idleness and young folks
driven to court in the glare of a bIaz-
ing fire, instead of out in the open IN
der the splendOr of the wondrous
moon
He spoke of the part the South
must inevitably play in the great con
flict between the nations for suprem-
acy. Because other vast resources
the Southland is the great natural
storehouSe of the nation and logically
the country's base of supplies.
Voicing his appreciation of the
friendliness of the Mexican govern
ment in joining through its represent
tatives in this Fourth of July cele-
bration, he expressed the hope that
the hands of the two peoples would
ever meet in friendly clasp across the
border and that the proud standards
of the sister republics might rise
higher and wave with more imperious
sweep than all others.
At the conclusion of Judge Ownby's
speech, the dinner party proceeded to
the plaza, arriving in time to hear the
flag end of the concert.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
TUESDAY, JULY 6. 1909.
TWO MURDERS.

The horrifying murder of Elsie
sSiegel, the young missionary girl by
Leon Ling, a Chinaman whom she
was supposed to be engaged in con-
verting to Christianity, has beer
made the text for many editorial;
denouncing the heather Chinee,
and threatens to make the work Of
.sChrlstianizing or attempting t.
.eChr1stianize the Chinese and Other
Mongolians unpopular. 1t viii
doubtless be used as a pretext tt
save many pennies that might other
wise have been put into the mission
airy box for that work. The fact is
however, that this crime in all its
horrid atroctty, was not a whit
worse than the murder of a young
white matron by a white man, both
persons of some prominence, which
was committed about the same time
in Maryland. In both instances. the
woman had committed the indiscre-
Gion of encouraging the attentions
aof the men, and, in both instances
there was probably some ground
work Of jealousy, growing out of the
old-as-the-world feeling of man for
the woman whom he loves and
wants for his own Both were ex-
Eremely atrocious crimes, both nat
urally to be execrated by all Chris
tian people. But why one should
serve as an excuse for attacking a
whole race, and inspire a desire to
withhold further Christian influence
from them, while the other should
. pass as almost any other kindred
, erme which may have been in
spired by jealousy, is difficult to
understand There are black-heart-
ed moral perverts whose skin is white
and whose eyes do not slant. All
races have them. China probably has
no more than her share in proper
ton to her population, and especial
ly considering the deplorably be-
nighted condition in which the mas
ses of her yellow-skinned sons and
daughters are bound
Let us be fair. Let us be just
Leon Ling is all that has been said
of him but the girl victim was not
without blame. China had nothing
TO do with the crime 1t was pure
Iy and simply the work of the devil.
And don't refuse to put your usual
penny in the missionary box on &C
count of Leon Ling's crime If any
thing, it is evidence of greater need
of missionary work than we have
done heretofore.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
Notice.

This is to inform the public that
have this day purchased all the
goods, wares and merchandise, OF
the estate of the late NicolSs Lopez
deceased, including all claims due
estate. The business formerly con-
Quoted by Nicolas Lopez, deceased,
during his lifetime, will be conduct
ed at the same place in this city by
undersigned who respectfully solicits
share of your patronage.
RUFINO LOPEZ SANCHEZ,
Brownsville, Texas, July 9Th, 1903.
1910
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
COUNTY COURT
CONCLUDES WORK
Two Cases Disposed of Saturday
Jury Commissioner Appointed.

County Court adjourned Saturday
weeks term. Not a great deal of
business was disposed of at this term
Two cases were disposed of on Satur-
day, as follows:
]. L. Case Threshfng Machine Co.
vs.. S. A. Robertson suit on promissary
note Verdict rendered in favor of
defendant
VIM. Richardson Co. Ltd, VS.. Man
uel Barreda, suit on account Judg-
ment rendered in favor of plaintiff.
The following were appointed jury
commissioners, to select jurors for
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06

The only objection of the small
boy to the Glorious Fourth is that it
comes during vacation. TO Young
America it would be simply perfect
institution, if it could only happen on
a school day.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
Luis Ramirez B. A. Morris
Ramirez & Morris
REAL ESTATE AGENTS

We have some choice lands for
sale IN the Rio Grande Valley of
Texas. also some choice town proper
ty at bargains and prices to suit
purchaser. We can locate you at
most any point in three Counties
Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr. We also
clear, piow and do fencing.
Give us a bid on your work-Any
information in regard to the Valley.
You may call and see US or write us
at
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06

Did you miss The Daily Herald last
evening? The paper took advantage
of the national holiday. and was not
published yesterday, sharing the priv
ilege generally enjoyed by the ma
tional bank, postal, custom house and
telegraph employees.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06

the second and third week of the De-
tober term and the second week of
the December term: Miguel,Frnandez,
o. c. Sauder and E. L. KOwalski.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06

FOR RENT-New four room cot
tage; newly decorated and newly fur
nished complete for housekeeping
best neighborhood in city; $50 per
month in advance; no children of de-
structive age Phone III. C7-6-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-06
SAN BENITO OR CHAPLIN. TEXAS
Correspondence Solicited
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders and
directors of the Rio Grande Railroad
will be held at the General Offices of
the company in the city CT Browns
vile, Cameron county, Texas, on
Thursday the eighth day of July A. D.
1909 at the hour of II O'Clock noon
for the transaction of such business
as may come before the meeting.
n. Miller, W. l. Church,
President. Secretary.
6-4-3O