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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
The Game Commission a Luxury.

We believe the Game Commission is a
luxury the tax payers could very we'll do
without.-.Nonroe Star.
1t is more than luxury. 1t is one of
the strong links of the political chain
forged in the interest of few men who
would dominate the State.
The game and fish laws of the State are
not realizing the anticipations Of sportsmen
nor of the people who indulge occasionally
in the advertisement afforded with rod and
gun. After the law has been given fair
trial, the opinion of those not connected
directly or indirectly with the commission
is that the commission should be abolished.
A great deal of money has been col
lected in the payment of licenses which
cannot be approved. The bulk of this
money is expended in salaries of ap-
pointees. This commission and it's con-
nection is what an old friend would say is
a great sinecure. Through this system of
a license, game has been slaughtered in
many instances regardless of the limits of
preservation.
The same conditions exist as to fish.
There never was any need of this State
Commission. The police juries of each
parish should have full authority in the
care of game and fish within their juris-
diction. The game and fish of the State
can be conserved more effectively by each
police jury than by the commission, or at
least as well.-Sh,erepon Caucasian.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

w. L. Douglas, Ex-Governor OF Massa-
chusetts, and shoemanufacturer, states
that unless Congress placed hides on the
free list, the beef trust would have mo-
nopoly of the shoe business in ten years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

On the occasion Of the meeting of the
ex-Confederate Association of New York
for it's annual banquet, shortly after the
death of the Great Commander, it had
been arranged that the toast to Robert E.
Lee should be drunk standing and in ST.
lence. Just as it was proposed, Col. Dick
Wintersmith, the great Kentucky wit and
patriot, entered the room. He knew moth
ing of the arrangements, and misinterpret-
ing the silence, broke in with the following
magnificent and Incompatible tribnte
"Here's to Robert E. Lee! When he died
and entered heaven he broke George
Washington's awful solitude!'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

Mansfield Enterprise: The Caddo Game
Association are against the State Game
Commission tooth and toe nail. They even
have the hardihood to want Game Com
missioners and Wardens elected by the
people who pay the taxes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

A New York court ruled that negro
could not be injured by false arrest as
much as white man, and that damages
must be assessed accordingly. Break the
news gently to Foraker, please.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

Rousseau: The strongest man is never
strong enough to be always master, unless
he transforms his power into right, and
obedience into duty.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

Louisville Times: When man giveth
up his all he taketh away from the lawyers
of his heirs much profitable employment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03

h,, the traffic of railroads and the listed
nr;ces of stocks. Those things are only
the products of character. A train cannot
run a hundred miles without the hdehty
and bravery of men. The track could
never have been laid or the locomotive
built. The true index of prosperity IS the
rate at which we are building character,
creating reliable manhood. Therein lies
the volume of our business prosperity, the
basis of national credit.
In all the finer accomplishments it is
character that tells. Talent is inert or
wasted without the guidance of moral
quality. 1t stands for nothing. Honor,
truth and patience go into the making OF a
book or picture. At the very least there
must be the truth and honor of craftsman
ship, and that much is no light contribu-
ton to the worlds uplifting.
"The way to mend the bad world is to
create the right world" TO create the
right world, the construction OF character
offers the only rule. The manufacture OF
wealth must be preceded by the manufact-
ure of character. The enactment of good
laws is hopeless without a precedent max
ing of character. Happily, our schools
our courts, our legislatures, our social life
our business houses are all hard at it. Ou'
product of men and women whose lives
are vitalized by high aims is larger ane
larger. Our prosperity and our usefulness
to the world are safe, for they are boune
up in a national character developing in {
good way, if not in the best way our aspiring
thinkers might hold up to our imaginations
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
Business, Not Emotion

The United States Brewers association has
issued a year book OF the book 1t can be said
that 1t Is well printed and handsomely bound, and
there will be no disposition to make any general
criticism of the facts statstically pyesented. But
there will be a dissent from some of the conclu-
sions reached by the author of the book
For instance, in one place this year
book says: There few signs that the pro-
hibtion wave which swept up from the south is
of the history of the past will dare to predict that
the wave has already reached its highest point"
The book then hastily reviews past temperance
movements, and says the propelling power in
those cases emotion backed by religious
sentiment"
The brewers make their mistake in Identify
ing the present movement the same as that of
the past The propelling power of the present
movement as whole Is Industrial and business,
and not emotion. The big railway companies,
the big manufacturing companies, the big rolling
mill companies and such concerns do not prohibit
their men from drinking intoxicating liquor be-
cause of religious sentiment. but because BUSH
ness Is made better and safer when conducted
by men who are at all times sober and in the
full possession of all their faculties
Back of this, of course is the fact that all
American institutions, its schools colleges its
entire equipment employed in the making of the
ideal American, have for that ideal man Of
strong frame, clear eye, steady hand and an I'M
fuddled BRAIN an upright, self-possessed and cap
able man. It's good business to develop such
men, The world needs them for what they can
accomplish. The saloon does not produce that
ideal It's natural product is a sodden-eyed,
brain befuddled citizen
1t is business and not emotion that Is now
making war against the saloon and against the
product of the breweries
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
THE LOST CORN

An old hen once had a little
chicken who was very naughty.
- One day the hen had laid aside
few very choice grains of corn.
She had had large dinner, and
thought she would eat these later.
When she came for them in the
afternoon they were nowhere to
be found. She questioned her lit
tie chick, but he answered:
mo, mother, l have not eaten
your corn"
The old hen reflected moment.
II believe you," she said.
Those grains were too large for
you to eat. Where can they be?"
The naughty little chick did not
tell her that when she had been
busy scratching In the garden he
had buried the kernels quite deep
in the ground.
Time flew on, and nothing more
was said about the corn. The
next spring, however. number of
strong corn plants grew up near
the coop where the naughty chick
had buried the kernels.
The mother then realized what
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
|OFLNTEREST TO WOMEN

things to upset it.
Pressed, however, he prognos
ticated. Something totally un.
like it. l presume, but just as alb.
surd," he said. mo, the public
isn't ready for sensible styles
There must be year or two more
of the unique"
COmelli doesn't relish the ar
biter's crown the world of fash
ion has bestowed upon him. He
doesn't want to dictate. At heart
he is simply designer of grand
opera and other theatrical cos
tunes. He creates all the gowns
worn in the Royal opera house,
Covent Garden, Drury Lane thea
ter and the Alhambra.
But the great modistes have
persisted in copying him. If
Comelli makes the style so for his
people of the world of make-be-
lieve, 1t must be so for the world
outside the theater.
What can l do?" he COM
plains. struggling his shoulders
again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

know" she whispered, chat /
were the ogre-lady."
bowed. "You are very acute. -
II must co." she sighed. Good
by. Mr."
DENLY" supplied. "Ralph
Denby."
The lady gasped, covered her
face with her hands, and I felt
the divan atremble. 1 watched
her laugh until / could stand it no
longer.
"Good-by," I said. rather sharp
ly. L must go and get married. I"
Then she arose and regarded me
very soberly. when I can get
my wraps together, I will go with
YOU" she announced. at Is only
next door-1132-and merely
slipped over for a few minutes OBJ
servation." And she handed me
a card.
Miss Aida Sanborn!" 1 ex-
claimed.
"No-the ogre-lady-the she
dragon-the hurler of flatirons,' -
she pouted.
But there was light of kindly
promise in her blue eyes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
IF LOVE WERE WHAT THE ROSE IE."
SWINBURNE'S SONG TO THE SPRING

In the passing Of AIgernon
Charles Swineburne, England lost
the last of the famous old Victor
ian poets, who included Tennyson,
Browning and others of the ma
tons greatest poets. Among
these Swineburne ranked high,
and at his death was called Eng
lands greatest poet.
Born in 1897, the son of an adj
mira1, Swineburne's poems and
plays fill several volumes. A low
Ter of the spring, 1t was approprf-
late that he should die at that sea-
son of the year. Probably his
most beautiful poem. "a Match, :"
was song to the spring. 1t is as
follows:
II love were what the rose is,
And 1 were like the leaf,
Our lives would grow to-
gether
In sad or singing weather,
Blown fields or Powerful closes,
| Green pleasures or gray grief;
If love were what the rose is,
| And I were like the leaf.
If you were life. my darling,
And I. your love, were death,
We'd shine and snow to-
gether
| Ere March made sweet the
weather
with daffodil and startling
And hours of fruitful breath;
II you were life, my darling,
And I, your love, were death.
II you were thrall to sorrow,
/ And l were page to joy,
We'd play for lives and sea-
sons
With loving looks and treas
\ q sons
And tears of night and morrow
And laughs of maid and boy:
II you were thra1l to sorrow,
\ And were page to Joy.
II you were April's lady,
And were lord I'm May,
We'd throw with leaves for
| hours
And draw for days with
with flowers
TIL day like night were shady
And night were bright like dny;
III you were AprfI's lady,
And I were lord I'm May.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
TUBE FORM GOWN WILL DIE AN !
EARLY DEATIE$AYS ITS CREATOR

l LONDON, England, April 19.-
Signor Comelli, rated to be the
greatest dress designer of the
world. says the popularity Of the
tube form gown is to be short
lived. Next year women will
have cast 1t aside for some other
form of dress conceit, he predicts.
Com il the author of the
femme de tube" yet he condemns
1t TO an carly death.
When he and Mime. la Crofx
designed the directoire two years
ago, he made the same prophecy.
1t ID simply to gatisfy the pub
He's chronic craze for something
new" he said ct that time.
Freak gowns cannot live long,
Would Signor ComelIi hazard
for the benefit of the readers OF
the Times what he thought would
succeed the tube form?
The signor wouldn't like to. He
shrugged his shoulders Nigorous-
~ and told the correspondent that
he very much disltked to prophesy.
because there were 20 very many
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

MRS. JOHN A. JOHNSON, wife
of the governor of Minnesota, is a
pleasant little woman whose do
nestle inclinations make her So
cial duties as mistress of the ex-
ecutive mansion at st. Paul rather
irksome. She constantly longs,
say her friends, for the quiet of
st. Peter, MIMI, where she was
plain Mrs. Johnny Johnson, wife
Of the democratic editor.
Mrs. Johnson, who was Miss
Gilmore Preston. married the gov
ernor June /, 1894, just about the
time he was emerging from the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
Guess Our Friend I. R.
Is a Past Transaction Too

Attorney General Wickersham, late of Wall
1treet. has told the beef trust that he does not
won't to see them prosecuted for secret rebat-
1nG because there 10 no proof of criminal INTENT
~ their part
The fact that the ."Big Four, Chicago beef
campanies have already been convicted of SIM
llar offense does not imply guilty knowledge this
The fact that the beef trusts high priced
lawyera made that very defense of lack of in
eent" and carried It te the United States supreme
court does not imply any guilty knowledge as to
the second offense
The legal axiom that even in first offenses
iEnorance of the law excuses no man" is wen
enough for pickpockets. but not for members of
Chicago's millionaire society set
Anyhow," says Wickersham, mo public
Fv1ce would be rendered by making a TEST
CASH Of PAST transactions.
Bless his heart. he couldn't make a test
- 4 ne wanted to. These same people have
oeen pinched for the same thing. tried, convicted,
eppeeied up and up to the United States supreme
ooarb found guilty In deed and in intent and
Tined and the fine paid. What for? for beat
~ he public by means Of rebates
TO, indeed. there can be test case ut this
Let's see how this rule would work in police
WHO drunk, did your
Prisoner: Yes, sir. but didn't mean to hurt
~. and. besides. didn't know 1t was against
the law. -e''
Prosecutor: oh. SO you did not intend to
break the law?
Prisoner: Certainly not
O1ncer: But he was arrested last week for
yne same thing and gave the Judge the same talk
thing. ''-''
prosecutor: But he says he didn't intend to
pFeek the law. think public service would
Pc rendered by making test of this case
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

chrysalis of country editor and be-
coming national political figure.
She is her husbands constant
companion. Wherever he goes, she
goes, whether it be to fill lecture
lyceum engagement or to political
meeting.
When the Johnsons go on vaca-
lions they usually select some spot
in the wilds of Minnesota where
there is a lake. and spend the time
roughing it, in old clothes. On
these outings, Mrs. Johnson's ia
voriate pastime is rowing. Gas an
oarsman, she's a caution" says
the governor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
ONE HUNDRED CUss
WORDS A MINUTE

CHESTER, Pa, April 49,
With record of 100 "cuss" words
Ia minute, Jas. MONDAY was com
mitted to six months in Jail by
Police Magistrate Stockman.
Policeman Sill, who took Noon
day into custody, said: HE was
using profane language and 'cuss'
words were coming SO fast ]
couldn't count them, although ]
reckon he was putting them ONT
at the rate of 100 a minute. He
lis certainly past master, and kept
tit up for five minutes at a
stretch"
The law provides that for each
oath used on the public highway
La fine of 81 cents can be imposed
Having sworn 500 times, accord
ling to the estimate of Policeman
ISM, the magistrate decided that
he was justified in sentencine
MONDAY to six months II the fines
We're not paid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
A DRESSY BOW

One can make a very dressy
bow to wear with a tailored waist,
out of net. Select a pretty piece
OF net and cut 1t in a strip to meas
ure one-half yard long and six
inches wide. Hem all sides and
finish the short ends with a nar-
row ruffle of lace. Start at
length wise end and gather
through the center and form three
loops on each side of the central
line, making them in graduate
depths, the center ones smallest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
Dai!TSbor1SforY

obi" she murmured, sympa
thetically. II am very, very sor
~ for you. But why do you
take this step?"
My tailor" / answered, sand
the base landlord-these will not
wait"
She tapped the Nippon fan re-
flectively. Now I have never
known these endorsements, ~
she observed finally. IT am
happen to be rather wealthy"
oh" said, land charming as
WELL"
do you really think so?" she
asked. earnestly.
Upon my thrice-bended knees
and by the flowing sheik-Iike
beard of illustrious ancestors"
vowed. "And, oh, I wish"
What do you wish?" she asked
quickly.
Guess" said I.
| She blushed exquisitely. az
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
THE DEBUTANTE
By stuart b. Stone.

s "Ccme." urged Manners.
NO" answered for the ftf-
enth time. II must go and get
{r1aHrfed.%
sVidd1esticks!" he scoffed.
IssCome click your heels in a
toream-waltz and say -sharp-edged
eAlngs for the ladies. Then marry
lomorrow.''
II was written down in good,
tlegnl characters on stiff yellow
Snorchment, that 1 should wed my
s uncle UrHah's step-niece, Miss
Aida Sanborn-if ! desired my
SportiOn of the. good mans for
tune. I had need of the fortune,
bnt none for the wife, especially
~ had not seen the lady, who
1nd Just arrived from New Zea-
land- Before / could go and pros
pest, young Manners halted me
with his seductive song of the
HoltOn-ShibIey's ball.
No. said for the sixteenth
4 timo. Il must go to 1872 Wyman
boulevard. I'm going to get mar
krlcd and be respectable.
z But Manners only laughed, and
spuiIed me with him. 1.-THE HoIton-
BhibIoys are at 1884," he said.
Drop In, look over the new crop
Eof 0ebufantes-tben go set up
your tiresome household gods"
I Thus It came that shelved
fEatrimony and sought the glaring
lights The debutantes formed a
s9azsling collection-smolde
eyed Cleopatra types, fluffy-hair-
ed Saxon blends, Titian-haired,
eherry-ripe goddesses, smiling, CO.
quetftng. enchanting line Don
Cupid must have chuckled over as
he stepped hts sharp darts in the
potion of their azure veins.
One there was who blushed at
my first compliment, then riddled
mo for Is minutes and turned me
M crestfaflen. Another lured me
Nth her brown eyes, promising
Che divlnest entertainment, then
&nformed me she had thought l
1Eos another. resolved to go and
yet married. Mrs. Holton-Sibley
yae not easy to locate. / stumbled
4r0m one palm-studded room to
An0ther. and in one OF them |
same upon another debutante, the
airest and the sauciest of them
&II.
= She appeared to be tired, and
ut behind q rubber-plant, picking
Is q fan OF old Japan. / think
10 smiled first--I am not sure.
A1ro w1s Just room beside her
M = man who would make HIM
~ small. l made myself very
Gaa1I.
''Xou are weary" I ventured.
6ho nodded and looked at me
from beneath her long. black
nphen f0r the tenth of = second. ]
1toG showed to condolences.
too am weary Of the lights
nd the babble. And yet It Is the
n1t NJ me-
~1he last?e she asked. encour-
sxeas" said /. II am to marry
}of uR0ney-s
Qn& leaned over impulsiyely.
~ 1Adywha is she like?"
reznhIed foofishly. IAN agree
- eAe-dr1son--a champion put
~ az klat-irons-"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

If you were queen of pleasure,
And I were king of pain,
We'd hunt down love to.
gether,
Pluck out his flying feather
And teach his feet a measure
And find his mouth a rein;
III you were queen of pleasure,
And / were king of pain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

|MR. COX THEM
GA.s:.2THSWAY?
IAarCOtIeI AusItrn.

Pile one quartet of mashed pota-
toes on a hot platter. Scoop hole
out Of the center of the heap.
Brush over with beaten egg and
put the dish into the oven to
brown while you are preparing the
filling. Put two ounces of butter
and two of flour into a pan; stir
until smooth. Then gradually add
half a pint of hot cream, stirring
the while. Season 1t with salt and
pepper. and when the sauce is
smooth add a quart of oysters and
cook until the gills curl Pour
into the potato case and serve
while hot.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

This terrible calamity often hap
pens because careless boatman iE-
Ing rtpples and faster 'current-Na-
tures- warnings are kind. That dun
pain or ache in the back warns Won
the Kidneys need attention II You
would escape fatal maladfes--Drop-
Take Electric Bitters at once and
see Backache fly and all your best
feelings return. After long SUI
fering from weak kidneys and lame
back. one f1.00 bottle wholly cured
Beik. Tenn. Only SOC at III drug
9tsta -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
BOTH STOPPED WORK
A MINUTE TO WED

HOBART, Okla, April 10.
Carroll J. Wood, employed
in the mechanical department
Of the Hobart Democrat, was
married to Miss Grace
hobbs. also ON the newspa-
per's staff. in the job room
Of the plant. When Judge
Mansell, the officiating mag
istrate, entered the room
both of the couple were
feeding presses. They
stopped inst long enough for
the ceremony. Then they
went back to their work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

THE SECOND DIVISION of the
Woman's Society of the First
Congregational church is meet
ing today at the home of Mrs
d. s. Kinney, 523 North ] st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

MIDERN WOODMEN OF AMER
ICA CAMP NO. 5208, will give
a complimentary social, dance
and entertainment Wednesday
evening in Eagles hall. The
affair will be free and all men,
bers and friends are invited to
attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
Daily Comic and Hrtmor Section

advertised for a young wife got
70 answers In two days, which
goes to show that the girls down
there are not as diffident as de-
Itermined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

So eating meat makes you
The steady advance
in packing house products fore
casts an early universal peace.
Head waiter (to new assist
anti: Look here, young man, look
alive, and do a little something.
Don't stand there a-gaping and a
staring as If you wuz the guest of
the evening.-Tit-Bits
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19
SWEPT OVER NIAGARA

White gloves seem to have come
back for evening wear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

had become OF her corn. She
scolded her little chick severely.
Her little son looked up at her
pathetically and said:
Mother, I believe II must be q
true saying that Murder will
out"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

Shoes. stockings and gloves
should match the gown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

Uncle Sans irrigation ditch
diggers have spent close to $780,
100000 in seven years 1t won't
cost the taxpayers cent in the
long run, though, as the land sales
will cover everything.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

The newest veil is double and 4
full yard each way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

Georgia man who can't read
or write claims that his mark was
forged to a land deed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

Whether you praise autos or
cuss them usually depends on
whether you drive them or dodge
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-19

In New York q Chinaman shot
Ia white man. At length the Ash
attic is becoming assimilated.