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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
ABSOLUTE ZERO.
The Freezing Point Of Helium Gas p
Just Above Il.

Tho Freezing Point Of Helium Gas p
Just Above II.
Although familiar to. scientists, 1t IS
not generally known that the true
zero Of heat has been determined. BY
this absolute zero is meaht q temper
azure which cannot get any colder,
which means that no heat whatever
exists or can exist at that point. This
point is only about $50 degrees below
the zero of our ordinary Fahrenheit
thermometers or 273 degrees below the
zero centigrade. To realize what It
signifies few words must be placed
here defining heat itself.
Heat is caused simply by the thou
sands of little molecules in any body
or thing vibrating very fast and thus
sending out waves into the ether.
When these waves strike any matter
they cause that matter TO become hot.
as we say. Now, the faster these
molecules vibrate the more heat is
given out and the hotter is the body
itself. The slower the molecules the
colder the body. So. If condition
could be reached where the molecules
did not vibrate at all. why. there could
be no heat. and therefore the bcdy
would be absolutely cold. This con-
ilition Of affairs il reached ut the
above mentioned number of degrees
below our ordinary scales. 1t Is need
less to say. however. that this abso-
lutte zero Of heat has never been at
tanned on this earth, the closest ever
reached by man being one degree
above it. This is 212 below zero cent?
grade and is the freezing point Of
helium gas. which u German professor
claims to have frozen at that tempera-
ture.
From this theory Of heat a peculiar
view Is obtained Of our bodies and
articles of matter We would find. Il
we had a microscope to see small
enough. that every bit Of matter a
any temperature that we can now ge'
Is seething mass Of moving mole
cules and vibrating particles. Ont
praof of this Is when metal expand.
On becoming warmer. II we weigh 4
we nnd that hot body weighs ~
more, than the sanae body cold. vet 1
gets larger. both longer ard broader
To- do this 1t must be comp =
moving particles that on becoming 9
cited get farther apart. Another proc
Is that LIQUIDS aud gases have bee
forced through every solid that exist
almost. Thus water has been force'
through lead. sulphur dioxide throug
iron, etc. The computed size Of thes
molecules is rather interesting. 1t
claimed that ii drop Of water reT
resented the earth the number of mole
cules in the drop would be about equa
to the, number of grains Of sand I
the earth.-Exchange..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
Public Notice.

There will be q meeting Of the mem
bers of the Democratic Congressional
Executive Committee for the Fourth
C Congressional District Of Louisiana held
in Shreveport at twelve o'clock on Mo-
vember 9th for the purpose of organizing
the new committee. Those who have
been certified by the Secretary of State
to have been duly elected without oppo-
sition are Hon. E. S. Dortch and j. F.
Edwards from Bossier Parish.
A. T. JACKSON,
Chairman of the Committee.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
meridian.

Many school children suffer from con-
stipation, which is often the cause Of
seeming stupidity at lessons. Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are an
ideal medicine to give child, for they
are mild and gentle in their effect, and
will cure even chronic constipation.
Sold by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
Gard Of Thanks.

We take this method of rendering our
thanks to the good citizens OF Benton for
their kind and timely assistance during
the Ere on our premises on the 18th ult.
b. Al. KELLY AND FAMILY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
Succession Notice.

Succession of John Diron, deceased. In
District Court, Bossier Pdrish, La.
N1OCICE is hereby given by B. A
IN Kelly, Clerk Of Court and ox-ofiicio
administrator, that he has this day fled
his tableau of debts in said succession,
md unless opposition thereto be made
within the time prescribed by law, the
same will be homologated and made the
Judgment of the Court.
Witness the Hon. r. G. Drew, Judge
Of said Court, this, the Sd day OF Noyem-
Der. A. d. 1910. r. B. HILL,
al Deputy Clerk District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Low middling, 10 5-16 cents.
Middling, Is 1916 cents.
Good middling, IA lie cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03

ngYou can get the Banner one year
without cost by securing Us three new
paid advance subscribers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03

Lame back comes on suddenly and is
extremely painful. It is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. Quick relief
lis afforded by applying Chamberlain
Liniment. Sold by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03
Antrim.
Z

Wednesday, Nov. 2. Several or our
sportsmen, including Mr.. Will Antrim
and Mr.. Hixson, wen: out for q little
sport and returned with a nice bag OF
ducks.
Mrs. Crawford was visitor in Shreve-
port the latter part Of last week.
Our teacher will leave Saturday morn
ing for Shreveport to attend the State
Fair.
Mr.. Will Rodgers, who is now resi-
dent minister in Arkansas, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Russell Martin.
Five new students have been enrolled
since the last report from this place.
The school is progressing nicely.
Miss Madge Sentel Of Collinsburg
was pleasant visitor at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Fontaine few days
since.
Mr.. Joe Hill has returned home from
Texas, where he spent several days. He
brought with him his little daughter,
Emma.
Mr.. Rooney Pilkington, who has made
his home in Mexico for the past three
years, surprised the home folks yester-
day by coming in on the southbound
train. !.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-03

: sst4E / i Il =
Ninock, D,esday Nov. 10 vercoats
have been very comfortable for the past
few days.
Flowing is pretty general preparing
the land for fall oats and alfalfa.
Quite number Of hogs are being sold
here on foot. They bring 6 cents, gross
weight, which makes shote large
enough to squeal look like ten dollar
bill.
James Garrett entered school in Ben
ton the first Of the past week and writes
his mother, Mrs. g. Garrett, that he is
well pleased with everything generally.
He has our best wishes.
Messrs. Martin and Crowson, survey
ors, are running land lines for Bossier
and Webster Parishes for the purpose of
locating the land in the disputed terri
tory, which has been in litigation for
some time.
The farmers here are winding up the
| cotton picking for the season and, while
the crop is little short of expectations,
the price is better, consequently the re-
suit is very satisfactory and encouraging
for the future.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
OLD SOL AN INCENDIARY.
Sun Set House on Fire and Came
Near Cremating Several People.

Sun Set House on Fire and Came
Near Cremating Several People.
Some persons might think it a
joke to be told that the suns rays
had set house ON fire but Old Sol
was an incendiary in New York the
other day, and set a blaze that
burned an apartment house and came
near cremating number of people.
On the first floor of the building was
"a drug store. All New York drug
stores must have big bottles of col
ored liquids in their windows, other
wise people might think they we're
just ordinary butcher shops. The
rays of the sun fell upon and through
one of those big, globular bottles,
which acted as a lens or sun-glass.
focusing the rays on another bottle
that contained an explosive COM
pound. Presently there was a loud
bang and burst of flame. and be-
fore help could be called the build
ing was burning. There are so MANY
ways by which flames may be "mys-
teriously" started that it is hard to
keep track of all of them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
The Old-FaShioned Picnic.

What has become of the old-fash-
toned picnic? 1t has not been so
many years ago when the picnic
was an established institution, but
now it is almost extinct. Probably
few families adhere to the old
time custom of giving the annual
picnic, but these are few, and the
celebration is almost forgotten.
For some reason or other it was
always a beautiful day-that day of
the picnic-and the sun seemed to
shine in all it's glory to make the
weather the best of the year. The
picnic was sometimes held in au-
tumn, when the leaves were begin
ming to turn russell and scarlet, but
more often it was held during the
spring and early summer, when the
woods were cool and inviting. But
no matter when the date it was al
ways a fine day.
The early morning start was a
thing that was imperative, indeed a
necessity, in order that the picnic
grounds could be reached before the
heat of the day. Sometimes there
was a long wagon trip, sometimes a
jaunt on the electric cas- and often
short trip on the tain. Whole
families, from the grandfathers to
the tiny member who had to be car
ried with care, knew this day as the
Joyous day of the year, the day when
all were happy and romped like the
very nymphS of the wood.
The huge dinner-and words can
not describe this feast-was prepared
and the final touches placed on it the
night before the eventful occasion
Huge baskets contained everything
from the significant sweet pickle
with a sour taste, to great fried
chicken, boiled hams and things that
mothers made SO well. Nothing was
forgotten, not even the milk bottle
for the baby and the large case OF
bottled pop" for the grown-ups
Each picnic dinner was better thar
the one before, so much better thai
wv june hSu vi IuIo ldtI, olIlO
credit was given the women folks
for their efforts to satisfy the very
apparent appetites of the hungry
ones.
Then, when the sun was getting
pretty high, the picnic grounds were
reached. Hats we're thrown on the
grass, where they remained until
their owners were ready To leave
The first thing accomplished by the
sroWn-ups was to rip up great, high
swings, the old-fashioned kind, will
long ropes and not the up-todate
lawn affairs, with stiff wooden backs
and very little thrill. When thi!
was done all care was forgotten
Tots scrambled for places in the per
Hous, narrow seats, while the olde1
members of the party swung them
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
BURIED LEG "PAINs" OWNER.
Proprietor Will Exhume His Ampu-
tated Limb the Second Time.

O"SCSU AAAAlO bIIG OcCOuu lime.
At Logansport, Ind, the ampu-
tated leg of Charles Fagley, which
was crushed off when a jack slipped
from beneath a pair of engine trucks
in the Panhandle roundhouse about
two months ago, is to be disinterred
for the second time.
Fagley complained that the toes
of the amputated foot gave him
great pain, and after suffering" for
several days he went to Mt. Hope
cemetery and had the foot taken up.
1t was found that the toes had been
buried in a cramped position. FaG-
ley Strengthened them and the foot
was again buried.
Now Fagley is complaining of
pains" in the instep of his severed
foot. He says they are so severe
that he has been unable to sleep for
several nights, and he has planned
to go to the cemetery again and ex-
hume the amputated leg and ascer-
tain whether or not there is pressure
on the foot or something else that
is causing him unrest.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
BALTIMoREs PORTABLE BATHS
Were Used by More Than Sixteen
Thousand People Last Summer.

Were Used by More Than Sixteen
Thousand People Last Summer.
The city of Baltimore has sys-
tenn of portable shower baths in
which the residents of the congested
sections may enjoy both hot and cold
water baths during the summer
months.
Although called portable the baths
are not moved from place to place
every few hours, but are housed I'M
der canvas or constructed of galvan-
lied iron sheeting.
They are erected on vacant lots
in congested districts and remain at
one place all summer, the portable
meaning that they can then be taken
down and packed away until required
the next year.
The patronage of such a bath on
warm days, it is stated, numbers
about 400. On two days a week wo-
men attendants are placed in charge
and the baths are turned over to wo-
men and girls. From $50 to 400
availed themselves of this opportu-
nifty. Last year more than 1912
persons used the bath.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
Mr.. SMITH SAYS NAY AGAIN
Reiterates He Will Not Be a Candi-
date. Says He Cannot Be Shaken
From This Determination.


ATLANTA, Cain order to put
an end to the efforts of some of his
over-zealous friends, who have been
trying to force him into the guber-
material race this year whether he
will or not, former Gov Hoke Smith
gave out another statement this
morning reiterating his former state
ment to the effect that he would not,
under no circumstances, be a eandi-
date this year.
The statement is positive and con-
elusive, and will probably put a
period to the movement started by
some of the Hoke Smith contingent
here in Atlanta to get Mr.. Smith into
the race by circulating through the
state anonymous petitions asking for
| signatures. 1t follows:
The Former Governors Statement.
Il have received during the past
two days many letters and tele-
grams from different parts of the
state urging me to reconsider the an
nouncement that l could not be a
candidate for governor.
If my friends fully understood
those reasons they would not criti-
else my action, and l sincerely hope
they will attach no blame to my
course, as it distresses me very much
to know that 1 cannot do as they
wish"
No one questions the sincerity of
Mr.. Smiths refusal to be candidate
or the personal grounds upon which
he bases his action. In these he will
have the full sympathy of both his
political friends and enemies.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Smith
was advised of the action of his At
lanta friends" in circulating petit
lions after he had fully concluded
not to run, or that their efforts met
with his approval. The truth is, Mr..
Smith confided to his close political
advisers weeks ago that he would not
be candidate this year. There was
some division among them as to the
policy of his being candidate again,
but they all accepted his decision as
final.
1t is also the truth that the petit
lions which were sent out did not
come up to the expectations of their
instigators, whoever they were.
In one south Georgia town of some
ten thousand inhabitants only twenty
signatures were secured after siren
uous efforts made by the ardent
Smith partisans.
In other towns scarcely any at
tempt was made to secure signatures.
1t has been observed that in the
list of signatures which the local
Smith organ has been ardously rak-
ing up for the past two days from
various parts of the state and print
ing there are almost no farmers at
all. The signatures are nearly all
those of attorneys, village physicians
and druggists, or merchants. This
goes far to sustain the claim of Gov
ernor Brown that, in the last pri-
mary, he secured a majority of the
country vote.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25

hi-lee, Inflow" There is something
about high swing that always at
tracts child, and even the grown
ups in the sport
Then there was the baseball game
not the modern game by any
means-but probably the old game
of town ball." where it took only
few to play, and the playing of these
few was nothing to boast of from
the present day standard. OF course,
there were no Ty Cobbs or Hans
Wagners, and sometimes even the
women Joined in the game, much to
the evident enjoyment of the male
members. The women always
screamed when a ball was tossed in
their direction, and the babies cooed
from cool nest in the grass, inter-
ested spectators of the sport
Then there was the game of
"horse-shoes," something on the or
der of quoits; in fact, very much
similar. Each player was armed
with two hOrseshoes, and these they
tossed at pegs driven into the ground
at a distance of about fifty feet A
ringer counted five, a "leaner'
two, and the person who gained the
most points was declared the winner.
In this game of horseshoe" skill
could be shown, and the annual pic
mic was an occasion when skill was
thing to be praised, for. indeed,
it was scarce.
The sun climbed higher and high
err. Men and children glanced from
behind trees toward the place where
they had left the women folks. -
They were sly glances, and anxious.
Faint OdOrs of fried chicken were
gently waited into the nostrils Of the
anxious ones, and this told that the
women folks" were busy. 1t seemed
hours until the call was issued And
such a troupe it was that filed to
that grassy table-men with their
shirt sleeves rolled up almost to
their shoulders, children with very
smudgy faces and hands, and dainty
maids attempting to conceal great
grass stains on their prim petticoats.
/ But this was once in the year when
things of this sort were forgotten.
There was the table-but sometimes
t was not a table at all, just a white
cloth spread on the grass-complete-
ly covered with good things to eat.
And the appetites! How they did
eat! Everything tasted good TO the
hungry ones, and they ate as they
never ate before. Ants climbed
from their grassy nests over the
huge caramel cake, but they were
brushed off as minor offenders only,
and the feast went on. But there
was always something left.
Now the old-fashioned picnic is
almost forgottenEand why?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
Forged His Own Name

Can a man be guilty of forgery
because of the fact that he signed his
own name? He can, under certain
conditions, says a West Virginia
court. At Huntington there are two
men OF the name of Charles Beckett.
a check intended for one of them
fell into the hands of the other
through the postoffice. He signed his
name ON the back of it and got the
money. The court said that was for
gerry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
A MUCH NEEDED PRAYER.
Blind Chaplain Says Muckrakers
Should Work in Own Yard.

Rev. Henry N. Couden, the blind
chaplain of the house of representa-
tives at Washington astonished the
members of that body last week by
praying for divine guidance to lead
muckrakers to rake before their
own doors" before attending to the
little in front of their neighbor's
homes.
The chaplain, casting his sightless
eyes over the house, said:
Help us as individuals to strive
earnestly to cast out the beam from
our own eye that we may see clearly
to pull the mote out of our brothers
eye. If we are to become muck
rakers help us to rake before our
own door, and if we have time then
let us help our neighbor. Since cant
and hypocrisy are the most henious
of all sins deliver us, we pray Thee.
from them"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25
You Can Cure That Backache

Pain along the back. dizziness, headache and
general languor. Get a package of Mother GraV's
AUSTRALIAN LEAF, the pleasant root and
herb cure for all kidney, bladder and urinary
troubles When you feel all run down, tired
weak and without energy use this remarkable
combination of natures herbs and roots. As n
regulator it has no equal. Mother Gravs Aus
traIlan Leaf is sold by druggists or sent bv mai
for SOC. Sample sent FREE. Address The
Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25

A touch of rheumatism or i.
twinge of neuralgia, whatever the
trouble is, Chamberlain Eminent
drives away the pain at once and
cures the complaint quickly. First
application gives relief. Sold by Ali
dealers. ga
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-25

Stops itching instantly. Cures
piles, eczema, salt rheum, letter,
itch, hives, herpes, scabies-Doan's
Ointment. At any drug store.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-07
Be Sure Your Floors
Are Finished Right!

Inform yourself about floor finishes
before you buy.
1t means all the difference between
beautiful floors and unsightIy floors.
Come in and ask US. Let US tell
you how to bring out the beauty Of
natural wood and to give it a lustre
that endures, even though the floor is
constantly used.
Let US tell you how to protect painted
floors with Elastica Floor Finish
how to make one painting last as long
as two that have not this protection.
Let US explain the difference between
an Elastica finished floor and floor
finished with common varnishes, which.
mar crack. and become dull with
month S use.
Let US show how superior Elastica
Floor Finish is to slippery wax, which
requires everlasting attention and &C.
cumuiates dust and grease.
A little investigation now will insure you a
beautiful and lasting finish of your floors
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-07
CALLS PINEAPPLE CURE
FOR MOST HAWAIIAN ILLS
Through Using 1t We May Laugh
at Doctors, Says Illinois
Physician.

NEW YORK, May 29-Dr. B. r
&. Williams Of Paris, H., in d paper
published in the latest Medical Record
intimates that soon the IowIy citizen
may throw away his medicine chest
pass haughtily by the drug store win
dow, sheer at the prescription form
and look for his medicine in the hum
bic push cart or the corner fruit
stand.''
DR.. Williams. who is not in the fruit
growing business. declares that the
familiar pineapple. or the juice ex-
tracted therefrom, is about the one
remedy Of which he has ever heard
that can cure almost anything in sur
gerry or medicine
The physician 5 paper sets forth
some OF the experiments he has con
Quoted with the appetizing fruit A
partial list indicates that pineapples
are good for some of the following
troubles:
Sore throat, quinsy, tonsilitis and
nearly all other diseases Of the throat;
some kinds of dyspepsia, Indigestion
and gastritis Affections, b0ils. wounds.
sores and perhaps corns. and for in
Examinations generally of the mucous
membrane.
All you have to do, the writer saws
IS to get fresh pineapple and filter
or strain its juice, so that it will be
clear, Then if you have anything the
matter with your throat, gargle; if you
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-07
Shot by Comrades.

MONTERREY, May 80. - Awakened
from a morning nap on the outskirts
of the Preside grounds here by the
wlistling of bullets, Claude Hetherton,
a private IN Company X, Thirteenth In
fantry, tried to escape his deadly peril
by running away, only TO fall dying,
rlIdled by hundred balls from the
guns of his fellow soldiers. Such was
the strange story that a burial service
here Saturday Drought to light after it
had been suppressed for several days.
Hetherton, it developed, had arisen
early one morning last week to make
some surveys on the outskirts Of the
camp. After completing his work he
had apparently laid down to take a
morning nap. lie was fully aware that
his comrades were accustomed to par
take in target practise near this spot
almost daily, but apparently forgot
about it entirely. With the first report
of the rifles he jumped to his feet, but
had not gone far until a bullet had
plowed its way through his arm, an
other through his neck and still an
other through his body He fell to the
ground fatally wounded.
The shooting continued for some
hours, and it was not until nearly dark
that some of the soldiers returning to
camp found Hetherton 5 unconscious
body. They carried it to the hospital,
and Hetherton fingered for two days
before death finally came.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-07

INMATES or OAHU PRISON