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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-09
THE CROCODILE.
Terror Of the Stealth of the Cunning
Brute's Approach.

Terror of the Stealth of the Cunning
Brute's Approach.
One of the reasons given by old writ
ers for the crocodile being worshiped
in Egypt was the somewhat cryptic
one that it laid threescore eggs and
lived for threescore years. but from
twenty to thirty is the common num-
Der of eggs found in "clutch." In
the reptiles easy code of ethics. how
ever, it's parental responsibilities end
with the act of oviposition, for hav-
ing covered the eggs with layer OF
sand. it leaves the sun to do the rest
(whence doubtless Shakespeare's your
mud and the operation OF your sum-
and leaves it also to the ichneumOn to
do its worst In some places it seems
that water tortoises. too. eat croco-
dies eggs. but the ichneumon is the
real deSolator of crocodile homes,
scratching up the nests aud eating or
breaking the entire sitting" at meal.
Crocodiles' eggs. however. are absurd
iy small. mother twenty feet long
being content with dn egg no larger
than that of goose. and the newly
Matched young. hardly more formida-
BILE than a common newt. are preyed
upon by birds. which a little later the
rapidly growing crocodile would like
nothing better thai to get within its
reach as well as doubtless. by many
other things. including old crocodiies
themselves.
The real horror of the members Of
the crocodile tribe lies in their usual
noiseiessness. They swim with great
silence. making scarcely even a ripple
on the water says NJ du Chaillu, and
the terror of the stealth of their ap-
preach is well conveyed in Rudyard
kipling's Ripple Song"
wait. all. wait" the ripple saith.
Maiden, wait. for / am DEATH.
London Times
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Notice.

Notice.
A LII parties are hereby warned not to
n hunt, peddle or in any wise tres
pass on the plantations of the under
signed, located in Ward 1, Bossier Par
ish, La. Mrs. A. CURTIS.
-. A. CURTIS.
nov 1-em JOHN T. HALL.
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A BARNUM TRICK.
Getting His Posters Into Canada With.

Getting His Posters Into Canada With.
out Paying Duty.
One OF +. L. Barnum's most success
full feats of bambooZlement was played
upon the Canadian customs authOri-
ties The veteran showman's tours
were always planned far in advance.
and one winter he made up his mind
to take his great circus and menag-
erie through Canada during the sum-
mer after the next. This gave him
about two years in which to mature
his plans.
One important item of showman's
expenses consists OF his advertising
placards. and Mr. Barnum was always
lavish with these gaudy prints. He
was aware that the Canadian govern
ment imposed high duty on this
class of imports, and yet he wanted to
paint Canada red, yellow, blue ald
green with u iavishneSs that no show
man had ever displayed in that couD-
try before.
T.
anywhere in Canada that could begin
to turn out the kind Of work that Mr.
Barnnn required either in size. color
or finish. Nevertheless his immense
posters came under the same CLASH
ficarion as much smaller autographs
and printed colored matter did. and he
knew that the Dominion custom au-
thoritieS would not abate one jOt or
the full toll. but would rather rejoice
at the opportunity to mulct the foreign
er who would convey so much money
out of a country.
So Barnum studied the question
awhile and finally sent on at once a
great lot of circus posters OF the most
gorgeous designs wherein yellow lions
and clawed striped tigers and brown
bears fought with blue appropriateness
till gore flowed iuto beautiful crimson
backgrounds. No agent appeared when
the posters were detained by the Ca
uadiap customs officers to pay the
duty. They were accordingly held for
twelve months, then duly advertised
for sale for three months more and
finally put up at auction with lot OF
other unclaimed parcels and were des-
ignated in the catalogue merely as
"colored prints"
Nobody took any interest in them
when the auctioneer called for bid,
and finally the whole batch was knock.
ed down for song to a secret agent
of the circus who had been sent up by
Mr.. Barnum for that express purpose.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-09
"The Fault Of the Dutch"

1t was to Sir Charles Bagot. minis
course of tariff dispute with FaIk.
the Dutch premier. addressed bis ia
nous dispatch in verse. which. as we
have seen it wrongly quoted on sew
era! occasions. we venture to append:
In matters of commerce the fault OF the
Dutch
Is giving too little and asking too much.
With equal advantage the French are
content
So We'll clap on Dutch bottoms at twenty
per cent.
Twenty per cent.
Twenty per cent,
Nous frapperons Falk with twenty per
cent.
Links With the Past"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-09
BIBLE BRILLIANTS.

For he loveth our nation and hath
built us a synagogue vii, 5.
They are exalted for little while, but
are gone and brought low.-Job xxiy, "a.
They would none Of my counsel they
despised all my reproof. -Proverbs j, 80.
For God maketh my heart soft, and
the Almighty troubleth me.-Job xii, 16.
They spend their days in wealth, and
in moment go down to the grave.-Job
xxi, 13.
For wheresoever the carcase is, there
will the eagles be gathered together
Matthew xiv, %.
Abraham saith unto them, They have
Moses and the prophets; let them hear
them.-Luke xvi, 20.
And then shall many be offended, and
shall betray one another, and shall hate
one another.-Matthew xiv, TO-.
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is
the Son of Cod. God dwelling in him,
and he in God.-I. John iv, Is.
When the wicked rise, men hide them
selves: but when they perish the right
eous ncrease.-Proverbs xviii, %.
Whosoever committeth sin transgres-
seth also the law: for sin is the trans
erosion of the laW.--I. John iii, 4.
l will praise thee for ever, because
thou hast done it: and l will wait on thy
name; for it is good before thy saints
Psalm lii, 8.
The light Of the body is the eye:
therefore when thine eye is single, thy
whole body also is full of light; but when
thine eye is evil, thy body also is full OF
darkness.-Lukex i, 81.
| Who hath Woe? who hath sorrow
who hath babbling? who hath wounds
without cause? who hath redness OF
eyes? They that tarry long at the wine;
they that 90 to seek mixed wine.
Proverbs xiii, 20, 80.
And he went into the temple, and be-
gan to cast out them that sold therein
and them that bought; Saying unto
them, til written, My house is the house
of prayer: but We have made it den Of
thieves.-Luke xix, As, 46.
Enter We in at the straight gate: fol
wide is the gate, and broad is the way
that leadeth 10 destruction, and many
there be which go in thereat: Because
straight is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it.-Matthew vii, Is, IA
Then the Lord said unto me, Tht
prophets prophesy lies in my name:
sent them not, neither have commanded
them, neither spake unto them: the!
prophesy unto you false vision ant
divination, and thing Of nought, ant
the deceit of their hearts.-Jeremial
xiv, IA.
Then shalt thou say unto them, Be
cause your fathers have forsaken me
saith the Lord, and have walked ate
other gods, and have worshipped them
and have forsakeu me, and have not KEEP
my law; and We have done worse thai
your fathers; for, behold, We walk ever,
one after the inauguration Of his evi
heart, that they may not harken unto me
Therefore will cast you out Of this LAM
into land that We know not, neither y
nor your fathers; and there shall y
serve other gods day and night; where
will not shew you favor.-Jeremiah xvi
| II, IL, 10.
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Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before w. J. Dawson,
~ Justice Of the Peace, Ward 2, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by T.W. w. Stinson,
and will be sold at his pasture, near
Benton, La, within the legal hours of
sale,s on Saturday, Dec. Is, 1909, one
white face red bull; about years old !;
no marks OF brands. Appraised at S..
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same viii be sold according to law.
w. w: CARTER, Constable.
November Is, 1909. dec2s
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Homestead Entry No. 1915.
Department OF Cne I1CtTlO1
U. s. Land Office at Natchitoches, La,

Department Of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
December 6, 1907
NOTICE is hereby given that Marcus
~ w. Young of Ivan, La, who, on
January II, 1903, made Homestead Entry
&c. 1915 (O510D for the southeast quar-
ter II southeast quarter of section %,
towE1hip q north, range II west, Lou
isiana Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tention to make final five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before B. A. Kelly, Clerk of
Court, at Benton, La, on the 10Th day
of January, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: j. B.
Holland, G. B. Coker, H. Lyles and
j. L. Oliver, all of Ivan, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
December 8, 1909. jan1a
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Sherif's Sale.

Sheriff'S Sale.
j. M. Foster Planting Company versus James
Collins. No. 5163. In Second District Court,
Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
I'D issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, December II,
1909, the following described property,
to-wit:
The south half Of southwest quarter
of section IS, township 10 north, range
13 west, situated in Bossier Parish, La.
Terms of Sale = Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum of $500, evidenced by four
promissory notes aggregating the said
amount, with s per cent per annum in
terest on $40 from Nov. /, 1904; on $500
from Nov. 1, 1905; on $3.50 from Nov. 1,
1906, and on $3.50 from Nov. 1, 1907, and
all costs Of suit, including 10 per cent on
said sum and interest as attorneys fees.
J.F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Nov. 4, 1903. deca
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-12-09

Notice.
T Am applying to the. Pardon Board of
i the State for pardon.
1915 JOHN FULCO.
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His Neiuhbor.

I'VE are told. Tommy" said the Sun
day school teacher. that we should
love our neighbor Now. who is your
neighbor. Tommy
But Tommy Tucker merely blushed,
hung his head and said nothing. He
didn't want to tell the little girls
name Chicago Tribune.
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Succession Notice.
Succeion Of Sam Smith, deceased. II
District Court. Booster Parish, La.

WHEREAS, Jesse Byrd has this day
w applied to be appointed admin
istrator of the succession of Sam Smith,
under the terms of Act No. 10 of 1906,
and has filed a description and valuation
of the property of said succession, all
parties interested herein are hereby
cited to show cause, if any they have,
why the said application should not be
granted and the description and valua-
ton of said estate be not approved and
homologated; and notice is hereby given
that if no opposition be made within
seven days, the same will be granted, APP
proved and homologated as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. r. G. Drew, Judge
of the said Court, this, the 9th day Of
December, 1909. B. A. KELLY,
1919 Clerk District Court.
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Homestead Entry No. II, 1:52.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Natchitoches, La, I
November IL, 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that Dora
~ Young of Plain Dealing, La, who,
on June 20, 1907, made Homestead Entry
No. II 1872 (O1O25) for the northwest
quarter of northwest quarter of section
Y, township % north, range IA west,
Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make final Communication
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before B. A. Kelly,
Clerk of Court, at Benton, La, on the
9th day of December, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: j.
McGuffey, w. McGuffey, R. A. King
and r. w. McLeish all of Plain Deal
ing, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
November Is, 1909. dec23
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A Real Consolation.

Little Molly's father can't quite see
where Molly got her information. One
day when her unmarried aunt was Wis
iting at their house Molly became i'm
pressed with her aunt's solitary state.
'Haven't you any husband. Aunt Mol
ly:" she asked. Aunt Molly's pretend
ed grief over the fact that she was
husbandlesH was SO real to Molly that
she undertook the task of consolation
"Never mild. dear Aunt Molly. hus.
bands scold."-DeIineator
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Notice to TreSpaSSerS.

November Is, 1909. dec %
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Homestead Entry No. 1868.

Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land ONCE at Natchitoches, La, (
November 80, 1909
NOTICE is hereby given that Minnie
IN Black, widow Of Andrew Black, of
Benton, La, who, on November %, 1904,
made Homestead Entry No. 10, 610 (0733)
for the east half of the northwest quarter
of section 36, township 10 north, range
IL west Louisiana Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before B. A. Kelly,
Clerk Of Court, at Benton, La, on the
18th day of January, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: L. r.
Bumgardner of Linton, La, w. Banks,
L. Donahue and E. Hunter Of Benton,
La. j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
December 8, 1909. jan 1s
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THIS is to notify the public that no
i hunting or other trespassing will
be permitted on my place, located in
Ward 6, Bossier Parish, La. The same
has been legally posted and is now being
advertised as the law directs. All tres
passers will be prosecuted.
4O-a JAKE MITCHELL.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17

Especial to L. J. Overlock)
 TOMBSTONE. Aug. 16.-The Board of Supervisors met today and fixed the tax rate for the coming year. The rate as fixed amounts to s2.3O on the SI00 and is arrived at as follows:
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17

The team of the Bisbee Rife club returned from Fort Huachuca Sunday afternoon with all past scores between them and the National guard team wiped out, rubbed clean of the slate for they had suffered a defeat at the hands of their twice defeated oppon- ents which balanced or more than bal anced those two defeats which they had put oyer them at Phoenix and here.
 IL was not poor shooting on the part of the Bisbee marksmen that occas- toned this defeat but exceptional work on the part of the Arizona Guardsmen who had been in strict training for two weeks before the match and shot in a manner that simply opened the eyes of opponents and spectators alike. So good was their work that after the match it was freely said that they might be expected to take the class c prizes at Fort Perry, which class they won into last year but 70 also step out of class c certainly into class B and probably into class A for the present team of the Arizona National guard is by far the greatest team of marksmen ever brought to- gether in all the Southwest.
 How good the winning team was can be judged from the fact that every member of the team won honors as entering the "Marksman Class" while the same was done by five mem bers of the Bisbee team and three of the Eighth Calvary, total of 204 out of a possible 300 being required to achieve this distinction
 One of the Bisbee team said on Sunday evening: They were after our scalps, they took them. each and : every one and left our skulls bare from forehead to nap of neck and from ear to ear" This gave the feel ings of all the other members and another point they were equally unani- nous On was that they had been roy ally entertained and had had the time
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
BOARD OF TRADE. WILL MEET
 TODAY

The Bisbee Board of Trade will hold an important meeting today at which he matters relating to the report of the finance committee of the Fourth of July celebration will be taken up. The absence of various members of the board and of the committee since the celebration occasioned delay in the taking up of the matter of meet ing the deficiency which was caused by the indictment weather which visit eJ Bisbee during the three days fiesta. The meeting was set for last Friday but on that day the city was suffering from the shock of Friday mornings tragedy and owing to the prominence of Asa T. Hoy in Board of Trade af- fairs nothing was done but to pass the resolution for a general business clos ing on Saturday afternoon and an adjournment was taken until today
 Yesterday it was said that the mat ter of meeting the deficiency had prac- tieally been arranged on a pro rata basis. Thus the burden will not fall heavily on any but the large subscrib- CTS and as the bulk of the subscript-- ions ran under s100 it will be seen that few will have to add more than @iv tt thcil diiedus pdiu III COutIl0u- tions to the celebration fund.
 Other matters also. will be taken mp, 1t is understood. Among these is the | sending of an invitation from Bisbee to President Taft to stop over and
 visit the greatest copper camp of all the great southwest on the occasion of his coming trip through Arizona. Such an invitation has been sent from | Douglas and Bisbee's invitation com
 ing upon that of Douglas may have effect in changing the itinerary.
 | The question of the Warren race
 track and the possibility of races on
 Labor day will probably be brought | up. This track was laid out by the
 celebration committee and hence the
 Board has an interest in it. It is be-
 lieved the matter of turning this over
 to committee can be readily arrang-
 edd as lease can be had from the
 Warren company which would enable
 Bisbee to have good horse racing on
 Labor Day and upon other and SUD- seouent occasions.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
EQUALIZATION BOARD
 MEETS AND ADJ0URNS

The city council met for short time last night in the council cham Der of the city hall as a board of equalization on the assessment roll.
 The mayor was absent as was Alder man Shattuck and. although quorum was present it was believed advisable to await for action until the return of May or Neale and the absent council man. An adjournment was therefore taken until a week from tonight, Tues day. August 24, at which time these cIty officials are expected to have re- turned.
 A numter of citizens were present to enter objection to assessments. None of the objections were enter tained last night. all business going over to the adjourned meeting.
 In the absence of Mayor Nsale and Alderman Shattack, who is president of he city council. Al5ern3l l.. R. A.lsG was elected acting mayor to fiji the vacancies.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
RIFLE SHOTS LOSE ID GUARDSMEM, WHO DO FINE WORK Local Team Meets Defeat at Hands of Best MarkSmcn Who Have Ever Vet
 Represented this Territory
 At Fort Perry Meet

of their lives. They were also en- thusiastic over the true sportsman ship shown by their opponents of both teams
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
NOTICE.

That c. A Ball has accepted the agency for the Los Angeles Examiner with headquarters at Ball & Bledso's drug store. All subscriptions for past service due and payable to c. A. Ball at above drug store or to s. s. Culver, travelling representative of the Exam. 1ner. Subscribers who have hereto fore called at the drug store Of for mer agent. will fine their paper at Ball & Bledsoe's drug store. Subscribers will confer a favor, if their papers are net delivered daily by carrier. by ringing up phone 301.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
REFORM IS MAKING
 PROGRESS

Seattle, Aug. I6-The debate in the American Prison association today on the Indiana plan.p for preventing the propagation of criminals and idiots. developed an almost unanimous senti- ment in favor of the plan, and was. ac- cording to President Gilmour. of To ronto, Ontario. the most profitable dis cussion the association has held in years.
 A feature of tonight's session was the report of the committee on preven- ton and probation. presented by Judge Ben B. Lindsey. of the Denver juvenile court. who said in part:
 Our criminal law as It came down to us through feudalism, tainted with its extreme respect for property that equalled it's corresponding disrespect for human life, and feeling. was the instrumentality of government far from perfect even for the purposes for which it was intended.
 Admitting that 1t was necessary and justifiable. continued the judge. "as a system in that period Of social development, as we must, yet we must equally admit it must do more harm than good as long as it rests alone on force. violence, vengeance and pun ishnent The time may come, how ever far in the future it may be, or how unprepared we may be for 1t now, whether the state will deal with the criminal much as we do with the in sane. but the treatment of the crimi- nal will be as unlike the extreme methods in vogue, of stripes. of iron cells, and other reminders of degrada' tion, as it is in the treatment Of the insane who within century were as completely brutalized and degraded as convicts are now"
 Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of Washington spoke on the ''Tarmonies of of prog , ress," and Eli Brown, of Frankfort, Ky, on Probation in the south.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
EIGHTH CAVALRY.
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.--The market for standard copper was firm, with a sale of 100 tons October, 12.90 re- ported at he close. Standard spot was quoted 12.65d1290; August 1265@ 12.90; September 12.754t2.s0. October 12.S2 I-2@1290; November I2S5@ 12.95 and December 1295G13. Local dealers quoted lake copper 13.25@13.50 electrolytic 13 F 1-2613.25: casting 12-S7 1-2Q13. The London market closed easy. spot 59.l5s and futures 60 17s.
 Silver 51 IS; Mexican 4.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17

one an expenditure of S4,000, 900 on arid lands in western Oklahoma; dele gates from Grand Junction, Colorado. ask a S25.000,000 appropriation by Congress for reclamation purposes and Utah and Oregon are interested in better waterways.
 Col Ike T. Pryor, of San Antonio. chairman of the executive committed Is being urged for the presidency. His home city also is after the next ses sion.
 William J. Bryan, a former presi. dent of the congress will not be pres ent, although he probably will send a communication.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
OF ADDITIONAL
 ACRES OPEN TO SETTLERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Approxi- mateIy 163.000 acres of non-irrigible land located in the vicinity of New Castle, Wyoming. were today desig- mated by the secretary of the interior for settlement under the enlarged homestead act. This makes the total of such designations to date in Wyom- ing of 11,910.S 800 acres.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-17
ALL MINERS ACCOUNTED
 FOR MEXICAN CAMILLA MINE

MEXICO CITY. Aug 16.-All mis' sing miners in Paraiso shaft of the Camelia none have been accounted for The total casualty list is three men killed and twenty injured. Fire broke out in this mine last Saturday and score of miners were reported at first as having been killed.