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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10
THE scoLD's Birdie.
Brutal Punishment to Which Women
Were Once Subjected.

Brutal Punishment to Which Women
Were Once Subjected.
The Drank, or sc0ld's bride. or Cos
sips bride, was neither more nor less
than a muzzle. It was in general use
in Great Britain from the sixteenth to
the. eighteenth century, and In Scot
land as well women were muzzled for
certain offenses, some at least Of them
more imaginary than real The instru-
ment Of torture, even dogs leather
muzzle, is uncomfortable. How much
more the scold's muzzle! 1t consisted,
according to high authority, Mr.. w.
levitt, of kind Of crown or frame
work Of iron, which was locked upon
the head, and it was armed in front
with gag, plate or sharp cutting
knife or point, which was placed in the
poor woman's mouth so as to prevent
her moving her tongue, or 1t was SO
placed that If she did move it or at
tempt to speak it was cut in a most
frightful manner. With this cage up
on her head and with the gag firmly
ACOOCu anu AONhCu uSoAuSt uCI tOASsuS
the miserable creature, whose sole Of
Tending perhaps was that she raised
her voice in defense of her social
rights against brutal and besotted
husband or had spoken honest truth Of
some one high in Office in her town,
was paraded through the streets, led
by chain by the hand Of a bellman,
the beadle or the constable or chained
to the pillory, the whipping post or
market cross, to be subjected to every
conceivable insult and degradation,
without even the power left her of
asking for mercy or of promising
amendment for the future, and when
the punishment was over she was
turned out from the town hall or the
place where the brutal punishment
had been inflicted, MANNED, disfiguretl,
bleeding, faint and degraded, to be the
subject Of comment and jecring anon.
her neighbors.-London Family Her.
! aid.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10

Group is most prevalent during the dry
cold weather of the early winter months.
Parents Of young children should be pre-
pared for it. All that is needed is bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Many
mothers are never without it in their homes
and it has never disappointed them. Sold
by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10
LATEST NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

The population of the State of Iowa is
2,227,771, decrease Of 1852.
The population of Ell Paso, Texas, is
Sc, 279, an increase of 1869 per cent.
Thousands Of dollars were disbursed
among New York election workers on
"Dough Day."
Twelve men were killed in two explo-
sions in a coal mine near Seattle, Wash
ington, Sunday.
Rather than move to Natchez, Miss, as
his children wanted, Mississippi farmer
shot and killed himself.
One thousand persons were drowned at
Chenkiang, China, early in October, fol-
lowing rise Of the Han River.
The fourth meeting of the Red River
Improvement Association will be held at
Sherman, Texas, November 18th and 10Th.
A government bulletin estimates that
exports of manufactures for the current
year will set new record of $500, O0O, 900.
On account of fence controversy a
New York woman installed negro tenants
in property adjoinging a millionaire's res
idence.
The island of Porto Rico has denser
population than any American State ex-
cept Massachusetts. The census just taken
shows population of over LOO 200, or
$40 per square mile.
The receipts of the Postoffice Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth
were S22 ,412, 657.62, an increase of 10 per
cent over the previous year. The expenses
for the year showed an increase of per
cent It cost 1929, 977, 224.5O to deliver the
mail. More than $50, 900, 900 went abroad
in money orders. More than $4,000, 600
of this went to Italy.
Crop estimates report yield Of $685.
100000 bushels of corn, which, at the
Chicago price of so cents a bushel, is worth
ST, 523, 100000 The wheat crop is placed
at about 700, 100000 bushels value Of
the wheat, oat, barley and rye crops being
estimated at 50 500, 900. The cotton crop,
estimated at II, SOC, 900 bales, lint and seed
would make total of 100000, 900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10
eefor. and Altar.

The Adorer-It's wonderful. old man.
what lore will enable fellow 10 SEE
In girl that he never saw before
The Onlooker- No doubt. but it's equal
" wonderful what 1t won't let him see
that he'll zee later.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10
A Wise Owl.

A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he heard the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard;
Why aren't we all more like this bird?
-Nesc Orleans States
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10

Bishop Mant: That which is good to be
done, cannot be done too soon; and if it is
neglected to be done early, it will frequent
" happen that it will not be done at all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-11-10

Judge D. G.. Herrick, in recent
speech at Schenectady, New York, de-
clared that Theodore Roosevelt is ga hypo-
critic, man without integrity, politically
and morally, a friend and beneficiary of
corruptionists and demagogue." He
refers to this greatest of American hum
bugs as dishonest and dangerous dem
agogue" striving to gain power by deceiv-
ing the people, that he may play the role
of usurper and tyrant. In closing his
speech he referred to Roosevelt as follows:
''There is a dishonesty in public men
that is more dangerous and more to be
feared than than the legislator who takes
money for his vote.
"The man who breaches one thing and
practices another is not to my way oil
thinking an honest man. The man who
breaches purity in elections and debauches
the electors of great State is dishonest
man.
"The man who breaches against ALI.
ances between politics and business and
becomes party to such an alliance and
enjoys its fruits is hypocrite, and politi.
cally and morally dishonest man,
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
DOG is ACQUITTED
OF KILLING COW
Spot, by Courtesy to the Jury, Wins
Case and Saves His
Owner.

SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. 30.-Spot a
brown bird dog owned by Robert Rod
das, accused Of driving Beth, a COW
belonging to Byron A. Wilson. into a
barbed wire fence and causing its
death, was acquitted by a jury in the
superior court. where Judge William A.
Huneek presided.
The dog was a witness in his own
behalf, despite the objections Of coun-
sci for Wilson, and won instant favor
by his behavior. When called Spot
advanced 20 the jury box and extended
its paw to each Of the twelve jurors in
turn
\ dozen men and women gave testi-
mony for and against the dog, but as
there We're no eyewitness and the evil
dcnce was circUmstantial, the jury gave
Spot the benefit Of the doubt and
returned a verdict Of mot guilty"
Wilson who sought So damages for
the killing OF his COW. may appeal the
case on technical grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
TRADE BOOSTERS AIM
AT WESTERN STATES
Commercial Secretaries Plan to Ex-
tend Organization 10 New
Field.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Oct. 3O.-The
National Convention Of Commercial
Secretaries. recently in session here,
has decided to organize the territory
west OF the Missouri river
The rest Of the country is r. the or
ganization, which includes the secreta-
ries of chambers Of commerce. citi-
zens' business leagues. and other city
promotion organizations.
The executive board has decided 10
extend the territory to the cities around
Denver, including Colorado Springs
Pueblo Trinidad. and Cheyenne, as wei
as Denver Itself.
The organization will first form a dts
trict federation among these cities %
work for the general good OF that part
Of the United States and the national
afiliation will give a broader scope also
To the possibilities Of those commercial
organizations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
NEGRO, CONVICTED,
PASSES HIS HAT
Jury Contributes After Sending
Him to Penitentiary for Six
Years as Thief.

HOUSTON. Tex, oct. 3o.-Convicted OF
theft, Tom Robinson. a negro. astounded
the court by calmly taking UP col
lection after the jury had pronounced
him guilty and sentenced him to six
years in the penitentiary.
Robinson conducted his own defense
and as the jury retired seemed to realize
that he would be sent TO prison. he
coOlly leaned over and touched Prose
cutting Attorney Love for dime and
then. made bold by his success, passed
his hat among the lawyers and received
a shower Of silver. Nor did he miss the
jury on their return to the court room,
and as a final effort called upon Judge
Robinson, who contributed before pro-
nOunCing sentence upon the ingenious
darlky who had proceeded TO capitalize
his misfortune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
EDGAR LYLES DEAD
IN ALEXANDRIA
Was Seventy Years Old and
Retired Shoe Merchant of
Large Acquaintance.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. OCT. 80

Edgar yles died at his home, 3O5
North Washington street, at an early
hour this morning
He was about seventy years old.
and is survived by several children. He
was one Of the oldest members Of Po-
tomac Lodge, No. IS, l. O. o. f, having
been a past grand OF that lodge. A. the
time Of his death he was chaplain. He
was a member of Andrew Jackson
Lodge OF Masons.
Mr.. Lyles for many years conducted a
shoe business in this city, but failing
health compelled him TO relinquish &C
tive work Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
a large meeting of the Alexandria
branch of the Holy Name Society Of St.
Mary's Church, was held at the hall Of
The Young Mems Scda!itv Lyceum, this
afternoon. Arrangements were cOmplel-
ed for the part this branch viii take ia
the parade in Washington next Sunday.
BY So 10 "a the Carroll Institute, Of
Washington, last evening defeated the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum basket
ball quint at Armory Hall
Evangelist John Z. Briggs will open
services at the First Baptist Church
this evening at T:45 o'clock ''The Old
. ine Gospel will be the su5jeCc Of his
first sermon, and a special musical pro-
gram has been arranged by larSe
choir under direction of J. T. Preston.
The services will continue every night
until November u.
This afternoon, al . o'clock, a special
service for the Sunday school children
was held, al which the Rev. MI Briggs
spoke on Seven New Things"
DIT. G. b. Str.ckler occupied the pulpit
al all the services at the Second Pres5y-
terrain Church today.
a meeting Of Alexandria ElkS will he
held tomorrow evening when resolu-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

OF william T. Warfield, near Goshen
His subject was THE Initiative, Refer
endum and Recall" and he pointed out
the necessity Of the people retaining
the right 10 suggest. 70 approve, and
disapprove legislation. and TO recall
delegated authority from a public serv
ant who proves false to his trust.
The meeting was attended by a large
number Of the county's most prominent
citizens, all OF whom were dinner guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Warfield.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
MISS KINSEY WEEDS
WALTER ESNORTHY
Marriage Ceremony Per-
formed at Home of Bride
at Goshen, Md.

ROCKVILLE, Md. oct. 30-EIiss
Sarah Louise Kinsey. daughter o. Mr..
and Mrs. ii. II. Kinsey, Of Goshen,
this county, and Walter Herbert Es-
worthy, Of Baltimore We're married yes
terday afternoon at the home of the
brides parents. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. w. P. Johnson. pas
tor of the Methodist church at Laytons-
vile, in The presence OF a few relatives
ana friends Of the young couple
The brides sister. Miss Margaret
kinsey, was maid of honor. and Robert
J. Biehl, Of Philadelphia was hes.
man. Following a reception Mr.. and
Mrs. ESworthy departed for their we'd
ding trip They viii make their home IN
Baltimore
Miss Blanche PUrvis. of Ashton, and
Grover Cleveland BeaII. of Lay Hin,
were married last evening at the home
of the bride by the Rev. II. G.. Spencer,
pastor Of the Methodist Church at Bur
louisville.
Miss Lephia Buchanan. OF Craigsville.
Va. and owen LeMOnta, OF Boston.
Mass. were married IN Rockville yes
te-day by the Rev S. r. White. Of the
Baptist Church, at the home of the
minister.
DIR. White also oniciated at the mar
riage here yesterday Of Miss Iona Her
man and Mr.. Lewis VIENNA, both Of
New York city.
Brainard II. Warner jr., Republican
candidate for Congress in this district,
has opened headquarters in the Rock
vile Hotel, at this place, and Ia 5
placed Thomas Dawson. IT.. in charge.
Licenses to marry have been issued
here to Miss Sadie NIagdaline Turner
and Thomas George Riley, and Edna
+. Wright and Clarence N. Kelpy. ell
Of Washington.
Charles F. Nesbitt. Of Washington,
representing the Direct Legislation
League Of Maryland. was the principal
speaker at the annual meeting % the
Goshen Farmers Club. held at the home
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
CAPT. BRIAN RETIRES
WITH MAJORS RANK

Capt. Edward n. Brian, command
ing Company +. second Infantry. Dis
trict National Guard, will soon be re-
tired with the rank Of major.
He has already been relieved Of duty
at his own request after serving as cap
tain for ten years Captain John r.
Brooks, Second Infantry, will leave
here next Tuesday morning for a thirty
DAY hunting trip in Maryland and Viz
ginia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
SIBLEY CRITICALLY ILL.

Representative Joseph c. Sibley, now Of
the Standard OIL Company, may nOs
live TO face an audit Of his accounts by
court, November Il His physician. Dr..
II. p. Hammond. has announced that MS
condition is serious. He is suffering
from nervous collapse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
POLICE SAVE PANIC
AT BOXING BOUT

PITTSETRG, oct. $40 serious in
juries have resulted from the collapse OF
the second floor Of the old city hall, dur
iHE a boxing exhibition last night. Sher-
if Judd Bruff and the police are COM
mended for preventing a panic. They
SpranC UpCn the stage and with great
EFFORT qEleted the spectators The
building was thought 10 be well braced.
The vibrations caused bv the shifting
Of the boxers, Is believed TO have weak
ened the floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
N. G. WATTS MAY LIVE.

STANTON. Va. oct. 3O.-Physicians
hold out hope for the recovery Of New
ton Q. Watts. president of the Virginia
Long-distance Telephone Company. who
was. burned from his knees 70 the top
of his head. He was having an alcoholic
massage, when the vapor ignited from
a steam atomizer, and the flames enve-
lOped his body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

BY So TO "a the Carroll Institute, Of
Washington, last evening defeated the
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum basket
ball Quint at Armory Hall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
DICKINSON LEAVES PARIS.

PARIS. oct. 3o-Secretary OF War
Dickinson. who sails today on the Prfnz
Friedrich Wilhelm from Charbourg 10
New York, paid e farewell visit 10 Min
lister OF War Brun yesterday. and
thanked him for the cordiality Of his
receptiOn in France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

Charles F. Nesbitt. Of Washington.
representing the Direct Legislation
League of Maryland. was the principal
speaker at the annual meeting % the
Goshen Farmers Club. held az the home
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

Brainard II. Warner. jr.. Republican
candidate for Congress in this district,
has opened headquarters In the Rock
vile Hotel, at this place, and Ia
placed Thomas Dawson. IT.. in charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

Licenses to marry have been issued
here to Miss Sadie Magdaline Turner
and Thomas George Riley. and Edna
+. Wright and Clarence VI. Kelpy. ali
Of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30
CHOLERA ON DECREASE.

ROME. Oct. 3O-Health officers here
feel relieved by the passing Of yesJer-
day, the second day on which there wer
70 new cases Of cholera. Six new cases
have been reported in the provinces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-30

ton 20 amend the bylaws will come up
FOR consideration.
The annual meeting Of the Virginia
branch. SWoman's Auxiliary to the
Episcopal Board Of Missions, with its
junior department. viii be held at
Christ Church Wednesday and Thurs
day. The opening services will be held
at . o'clock Tuesday evening and will
be conducted By the Rt Rev. Arthur s.
Lloyd.
Next Tuesday being All Saints Day
masses VIII be cerebrated at St Mary's
Church az 500 and $50 a. IN.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19
Mistook Use Of Brushes,

Shoe brushes, made of red and black
felt, have been added to the parapher
MALTA of New York hotel These
were placed in the bathrooms. The
other day traveller from the west
in hurry to join some friends for
dinner, mistook the new article for
a bath brush and used it vigorously,
with the result that the water turned
to fiery red. Then he discovered
that he was covered with red and
black stripes. His efforts to remove
the stripes failed and he rang for the
manager. After a few hurried words
there was some explanation and the
victim of circumstances managed to
meet his engagement. just how the
stripes were removed was not a mat
ter of public record. The manager
says he supposes he will have to put
signs on the shoe brushes or chain
them to the floor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19
Where Microbes Thrive.

The alimentary canal Is the most
perfect culture tube known to bac-
THEOLOGICAL science. No part of the
body is so densely populated with
micro-organisms. 1t is estimated that
in the alimentary canal of the average
adult about 10000 OOO 900 microbes
come into existence every day.
They crowd this region so densely
that scientists originally believed that
they were indispensable to human life
According to a writer in McCure's.
Pasteur who first discovered them.
maintained this view. but recent inves.
legations have rather disproved H.
There are many animals that exist
in perfect health without any intes-
final bacteria at all. Polar bears.
seals. penguins, elder ducks, arctic
reindeer thest@nd other creatures in
the arctic zone have few traces of
these organisms.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19
WAS NO NOVELTY TO HIM
from His Statement. Irish Visitor
Evidently Was Thoroughly Fa.
miliar With HOLSTERS.

The congressman with red neck.
tie was entertaining friend who had
formerly arrived from the "Old Sod"
but had attained fame as the man
who had carried "the fourteenth pre-
cinct In the twenty-second ward
With such visitor to entertain, the
congressman thought the best thina
was to take him to Harveys Lobster
palace. The gathering there some.
what impressed Pat, but when the
waiter placed before him a great, rich
red lobster. set down with an airy and
nonchalant wave of his hand, Pats
eyes opened a trifle wider than usual
with establishment.
You did not get anything like that
in your native town. remarked the
entertainer. These red Holsters are
considered a delicacy suited to the
palace of a king, and | understand
were in high favor ever since the
time when Nero insisted on having
them for every meal-have you ever
seen one before?"
"Ah. go on wild ye." was the reply.
Seen one? Isn't the coast of Ireland
red with those fish-althorgh a few
OF them have escaped lately and come
across and got into congress in Wash.
ington ?"-Joe Mitchell Chapple, in
Affairs at Washington" May Ma,
tonal Magazine.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19

An Italian Journalist, Signor Tom.
maso Giloni has just had some dis.
agreeable experiences DESTROYS OF
knowing something of the lunatlc asy.
lums from within. with the object of
amellorating the lot of the insane. he
presented himself at the gates OF the
Cimarosa asylum and asked for an
audience of the king of Italy. The
attendants showed him the door and
then he ran foul of the police, and in
the end found himself interned in the
asylum. The doctors examined him
and finding him far from tractable
administered an emetic. Then they
gave him shower bath and next vac.
cinated the enterprising journalist
After that they held a consultation in
the presence Of the '1unatic"-whose
bona hdes they evidently suspected
and brutally but unanimously agreed
that the only treatment in such a case
was trepanning for a cancer on tn,
brain By this time Signor Tommasc
Giloni thought the best he could dc
was to confess. This he did, ant
found himself at the police station
The magistrate, however released
him, observing that he thought the
doctors had administered sufficient
punishment.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19
HELPED OUT BY A VISION
Information for Which Scientist Had
Sought In Vain Revealed to
Him ~ He Slept.

think little of visions when a per
son is In bed. An eminent man OF
science informed me lately that, be-
Ing engaged in writing the biography
Of very celebrated person, he sought
half day for a record of an interest
Ing fact in the youth OF the celebrity.
He could find no such record, went to
bed, fell asleep. probably, and then
found himself wide awake (as far as
he knew. while his room was lit up
with soft radiance. The door opened.
and a tall figure draped in some dark
material entered, carrying a book of a
very peculiar form. The figure opened
the book, laid 1t open on a table by
the bed, and went out. My informant
slept till he was called In the morn
Ing. There was no book beside him,
but he recognized the volume by its
shape, went to shelf In his library
took down the volume Zone of a
series), and found the record which
he wanted. He cannot have been
awake when the figure came, for he
would have examined the book at the
moment Yet he thought he was
awake. Nothing else of this kind ever
occurred to my friend, who. may say,
Is an F. r. S. The person who ap-
peared to him was not the subject of
the biography on which my friend was
engaged. for he was not q tall man.
The whole affair was little drama
staged by the Subliminal Self. who
works in a mysterious way. for he
might just as well have shown the let
tering on the back of the book, or
whispered its name. -Andrew Lang, in
London T. P.'s Weekly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-08-19

There is one kind of correspond
ence sometimes received by women
clerks that makes heads of firms hop
ping mad" said the pretty stem,
ographer That is dress patterns
They didn't mind letters and maya
zines, but If girl wants to keep on
good terms with her employer and
maybe keep her job, she had better
advise pattern companies to send
their communication to some other
address. | know one employer of
about a hundred girls who has put
up notices in the workroom to the
ecect that no patterns can be re.
ceived at that Office. Not many men
go that far, but all hold the same
grudge against patterns. A girl who
has a new dress to make up can't
help spreading the pattern out the
minute she gets it, Then every other
woman in the Office becomes inter.
ested Nothing is so designating 10
women clerks as patterns. Nothing
takes up more time that belongs TO
the firm, so you really can't blame
the bosses for putting ban on pat.
terms"