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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15
GOOD AND EVIL.

The perfect human being is non-existent
and the hero without blemish is pure
myth. Robertson, speaking of the human
character, says:
evil is but the shadow that in this world
always accompanies the good. You may
have world without shadow, but it will be
world without light-a mere dim twilight
world If you deepen the intensity of the
light you must be content to bring into
deeper blackness and more definite outline
the shade that accompanies it,"
There is nothing truer than that human
beings are made up of good and evil, and
as far as the great majority of men is con-
cerned the Shakespearean saying is true,
that "there is some of goodness in things
evil would men observingly distil it out"
The merit of life or of an action is the
amount of temptation overcome when con-
sidered in relation to the strength of the
individual. The public awards the praise
of heroism to the person who has had the
strength and the opportunity to perform
some dazzling striking act which thrills
and pleases because it exhibits a ready
physical or moral courage or confers graf
ification or benefit upon mankind. The
act, perhaps, Is highly meritorious, but if
the hero be strong and we'll equipped for
the task it is not so difficult for him as the
faithful performance of the dull grind of
daily life is to a worn and weak or con-
sumptive woman who battles from day to
day in anguish for the support of her half
starving family of little children.
/. The enormous differences in the native
powers of human beings "has led some to
dream of possible heaven for the vicious,
where those who are born into the world
with a physical constitution rendering
them fierce or cruel, or sensual or coward
ly, may be freed from the nature which
was the cause Of their vice and suffering
upon earth; where due allowance may be
made for the difference of circumstances
which have plunged one man deeper and
ever deeper into crime, and enabled another,
who was not really better or worse, to pass
through lie Will uO SOTlOUS OlOMIous 0uO
to rise higher and higher in the moral
SCALE
There has been much false teaching in
relation to heroes, and with the unrestrain-
ed and indiscriminating eulogy there has
grown up in the minds of most young
readers the notion that great and good men
were not really of the race of human be-
ings made of flesh and blood. This kind
of teaching is wholly pernicious in its
effects, because it instils the notion that
heroism is something not attainable by
ordinary mortals, and thus they do not
put forth the effort. There is, however
"enough heroism to go round" Every
body may not be hero in the public eye
but almost every human being may exhibit
the true heroic qualities and be, in fact, q
real hero if he exert to the utmost his
strength with right purpose, and thus fulfil
the Miitonic description, "heroic built
though of terrestrial mold" The triumph
of herosm is to overcome the weaknesses
and to claim victory in spite of them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Next Wednesday the Good Government
League will cry havoc and let slip the po-
litical dogs of war; but sheol will not be
in full blast until the gabfest begins in
Ruston on July 4th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

1t is worse than useless to take any med
icines internally for muscular or chronic
rheumatism. All that is needed is free
application OF Chamberlain Liniment
For sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Swearing, as a fine art, seems confined
mainly to the Anglo-Saxon race. We
have the words to do it with.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15
Stocking DarnIne Now a Psstime.

That is, if you use Singer. Saves time,
and it can be used by any one who runs a
sewing machine. Besides, machine darn
ing looks better and washes better than
hand darning. For sale at Singer Store.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Our political campaigns are much too
long. A sensible reform, we're it possible,
should be less politics and bad blood and
more business and peace.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Wallace: Suspicious are weeds of the
mind which grow Of themselves, and most
rapidly when least wanted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Mr.. G. W. Bryan OF near Midway now
has the 9. 7. Mays jack. Those interested
IN stock raising should call to see him. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Gutherie: The new novel is sought
more eagerly and devoured more greedily.
than the New Testament.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15
LATEST NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

Fire last Sunday at Clarksdale, Miss,
caused SOC, 200 loss.
Thirty Japanese were recently decapitat-
ed by Formosa head hunters.
Four women were injured by a cyclone
at Kilmichael, Miss, Sunday.
Many villages on Annoy Island, China'
were wiped out by the plague.
Four salesgirls we're drowned on apicnic
near Appleton, Wis, Sunday.
There were three deaths and score of
prostrations from heat in Chicago Friday.
Charles A. Rodgers of Shreveport COM
mitted suicide because he was Tilted by the
woman he was to marry.
The business section of Covington, La,
was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon,
entailing loss estimated at $500, 900.
Four persons were drowned in Bowie
River, near Hattiesburg, Miss, while try
ing to rescue girl who was afterwards
saved.
Three lives were lost and heavy property
damage caused by water, lightning, wind
and fire in the vicinity of New York last
Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon
smasher, died in Leavenworth, Kansas,
Friday night. She was born in Kentucky
in 1916.
A storm struck the lower end of the Vir-
ginia Peninsula late Monday afternoon,
causing the death of fifteen persons and a
property loss of 100000.
About $50 persons were killed, seventy
five wounded and 500, 1000 worth of prop
erty was destroyed by an earthquake in
Mexico City Wednesday morning of last
week.
The Census Bureau announces the cot
ton crop of 1910 to be the most valuable
ever produced in the United States, and
valued at 1868, 10000, compared with
1912, O19 for 1909.
Lorand O. and Leland A. Tabler OF
Adrian, Mo-, twin brothers, and Alta and
Alma Moore of San Marcos, Texas, twin
sisters, celebrated double wedding at the
home of the brides last Thursday.
Ell Paso, Texas, June 12.-Following the
hottest weather of the year, the tempera-
ture to-day is low enough to warrant start
ing fires. The cold wave came in with a
drizzling rain which set in yesterday, and
is still falling.
Searching weather prevailed in the Mid
die West Saturday and extended eastward
through Eastern Pennsylvania and the
Atlantic States. There were four deaths
in Chicago, caused by the extreme heat
two deaths and six prostrations in Pitts
burg, Pa, and one each in Louisville, KY.
Nashville, Tenn, and Dallas, Texas.
The first bale of new cotton for this year
was received at Riviera, small town ir
the Rio Grande valley, in Texas, last Fri
day, breaking all records as to time, be.
ing eleven days earlier than the next early
date and fourteen days ahead of 1910. The
bale weighed 1913 pounds, classed as stric
middling and was sold in Houston for S1015
| Atlanta, Ca, June 9.-Ten Thousand
dollars is the value placed on hog by {
jury in the Superior Court here to-day II
the case of j. D. DeBowo of Nashville, Tenn.
against the Vicksburg, Shreveport ane
Pacific Railroad. The hog in question was
pedigreed porker, who was killed in {
railroad accident, and on which Mr.. DeBov
had set valuation of $4,000. The ami
NAL was nine feet long, three feet high
and weighed more than 1000 pounds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-15

Adams: If we make religion our BUSH
ness, God will make ii our blessedness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

anywhere. In Buenos Ayres they go everywhere, but one never can tell to which of the where's they are going. There are 102 different routes in the street car system of Buenos Ayres, the cars of each of which display a number. There is a printed guide showing the travels that may be expected by taking car of any number. This Is well enough for one who Is born in the city, because by mas tering few pages of the guide each Jay he may be fairly well posted on trans portation possibilities by the time he comes of age. But for others the sys- tenn has disadvantages. On the front of each car there are also signs with few of the streets comprising the route. but as these are not illuminated at night, nor duplicated on the side or rear of the cars, there is rarely an opportunity to read them before they are passed.
 Scramble on and Off
 Inside, the cars are all seats. There Is so little room between one seat and an other that the person sitting on the aisle side must stand up when his fellow pas- senger by the window wishes to pass out. The aisles themselves are so mar row that two persons can pass only with difficulty It seems a recognized custom in Buenos Ayres that street cars not to stop for able-bodied men to get on. This means that a person seeking to alight is usually met on the platform and forced back by flying wedge of men trying to pump aboard before the car gets away.
 Buenos Ayres follows the European custom of allowing only so many persons aboard as can be seated inside the car, with a limited number of men standing on the rear platform. The advantages and disadvantages of this system about offset each other. There Is little room to stand inside a Buenos Ayres street car anyhow, but the rigid limit with respect to number of passengers makes it impossible for party of more than two especially if there be women in it, to use the street cars at all at certain hours. For short distances one can ride a shade cheaper than in New York. but long trips are more expensive. All bun dles other than mere hand parcels must be left on the front platform, and GUS tom requires tip of cents to the mo- torman for his trouble. This falls most heavily upon the working classes, as they most often travel with an armload.
 In the central part of the city streets are so narrow that there is room. for cars only In one direction and the track is laid at one side, next to the walk, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

Nor do high prices stop with rents
 Shortly after. arrival in Buenos Ayres sent out coat and two pairs of trousers to be pressed-onlya that. The bill was four and half pesos, or s2 and suhse- quent experience convinced me that I lad not ben imposed upon-not more than usual, that is. decided eventually that r could not afford to have more than one leg of one pair of trousers pressed at time If you go to house. keeping you must pay about 65 pesos a month, or $50 for a family cook. and within S5 or $l0 of that for housemaid. In themselves these wages are not ex- olbitant. The important point is that you must have both cook and housemlid. Neither .will do the others work or go to work without the other. and you must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
order that vehicles may pass.

order that Vehicles may pass.
 This is some advantage in getting on and off, but it Is harassing to the pedes. trian, because the walks are frequently not more than four feet in width, and he is in constant expectation that some body will crowd him. off into the path way of moving carl
 Theatres and operas are in many ways better conducted than in the United States. In the first place the attractions offered are more cosmopolitan. There are always several good Italian and Spanish dramatic companies. at least one produc- ton in French, and usually one in Ger man. They are all stock companies with repertoire of ten to twenty plays, so that the same one is never given two. lights in succession. In grand opera Buenos Ayres does not have so impress sive list of stars, or such elaborate pro- auctions as New York, but the field of light opera is much more satisfactorily filled. There are usually several light opera companies out on trip from Eu- rope with a repertoire consisting of few novelties, but mostly of successes of the last 20 or 30 years. This is treat for the New Yorker, who at home must usually choose between operas which have established themselves among the classics or those which just have been written.
 But although theatrical and operatic performances are good. the difficulties which surround the securing of seats make 1t a toss-up whether 1t is not better to stay at home and play solitaire. Per formances are not advertised in the news papers until the day they occur. Some- times one can find out what bill is planned a day In advance by personal visit for that purpose, but as a rule ones theatre engagements must be made on the spur of the moment, or else without knowledge of what he is to see. Ticket speculation, bad enough with us, is several times worse in Buenos Ayres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
Time He Was Taken Away

From the New York American.
 Michael Murano, an expert piano builder, employed by Jacob Doll, wan dered through the plant the other day. He observed a small buzz saw and put his finger on the edge. The saw was in full action, Michael discovered when 1t had taken off the forefinger of his right hand.
 How did you manage to do that?" asked the foreman.
 Why, I just put my finger out like this and
 Just then another finger was caught and the astonished Michael beheld an- other section of his anatomy gone. He was taken to the Lincoln hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
Speeding Up

From the Chicago News.
 There was a COW on the track. Tho shoe drummer, who had been cutting cards for the cigars, beckoned to the porter.
 Boy, is that COW still on the track?"
 ''Yeas, sah."
 How fast is the train moving?"
 Bout fo' miles an houah, sah'
 Well here is a quarter Take few yards of rope to the engineer and tell him to hitch the train to the COW. We might make better time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

lor's only clew was the fact that the bills were being circulated in New York
 The chief determined that the engrav- ing had been done by a foreigner No one in the United States who Is open for that sort of an engagement could do it, he believed. The msspelling of the word treasury was conf1rmatory evidence. Then he looked up the time of arrival of the various steamships He found that the notes came into cir culation immediately after the Anchor lines Italia reached port. The net was put out in other directions, but the cast made toward the Italia was the winning one. A secret service man in sufficient disguise-by which Is merely meant that he did not wear an linked mustache and gold badge over his heart-soon found his man in the stockhold of the Italia It only remained to get friendly, make a bargain for a handful of the bad bills and have them delivered when half a dozen secret service agents were looking on. Perfectly easy when you see how it is done. Taylor had completed the case between voyages of the Italia The old New York detective department could not have found the counterfeiters in B. 000,0 decades
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
EVERY MAN READ
 THIS

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 By preparing the treatment at home secretly, no one need know of anotners 8 trouble, while the ingredients are much used in fiji ing various prescriptions, so that even the purchases of them sep arately need occasion no tim idity. "aH '
 If the reader decides to try if. get three ounces of ordinary syr- nn lsarsaparilla compound. and one ounce. compound fluid balm wort; mix and let stand two hours; then get one ounce com Dound essence cardiol and one ounce tincture cadonlene com pound (not cardamom) mix all together, shake well and take n teaspoonful after each meal and one at night.
 This contains no opiates what ever and may also be used by women who suffer with their nerves with absolute certninty of {, prompt and lasting benefits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
Her Worst Fear Realized

FTOm Judge.
 No, mother" said the beautiful heiress, 1T shall not marry the count. I do not love him."
 ''Alas!" the good old lady sobbed I've always feared you had inherited your fathers plebeian ideas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
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reputation investigated. Pictures of the babies are sent to the families applying and usually each family returns pie ture of it's members. If there are no. enough applicants for the unfortunates foster parents are advertised for or found in some other manner. This year there were more. applicants than could be ac- commodated. Most of the babies went to Texas and Oklahoma, although the first few were left at Springfield, III. San
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
BABIES WITH

New York, April s.-1n a special car all to themselves CT babies from the New York Founding hospital, ranging in ages from 1h to 4 years, left New York to continent, others to Texas, few. to Oklahoma and more to Washington state.. Following the usual custom of the hos pital, every Christmas a list of those asking for babies is made out and their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

SOME folks cant see how
 we sell retail quantities at wholesale prices. It's easy, though, when you know Woods way of doing business. Our retail customers buy as many goods from us every day as some wholesale grocers sell in two days. If we didn't have so many satisfied GUS toners, we couldn't do the big things we are doing. So you see, its the mbination of V. w. Woods & Co.,, and their loyal contented custo- mers that makes this truly the big store"
 Today's Market Basket is full of good things. priced to your liking. Other things equally as good are here, awaiting your telephone or der. Prompt service will put them in your kitchen in jiffy. ...iI MAKE YOUR DOLLARS DO DOUBLE DUTY BY PAYING CASH AS YOU GO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

Antonio and Dallas each acquired three new inhabitants, and five of the chill dren were left at different points near Oklahoma City. Fifteen more were dis tributed through that state. The car Tn which the babies travelled was switched from one train to another in order to touch at all the points desired, and the entire. trip to Spokane, where the last of the six babies who go to Washington will be left, will take almost three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

50 lbs. Pure Leaf Lard ....... S5.2S 20 lbs. Pure Leaf Lard <2.25 10 lbs Pure Leaf Larcl .*1.2S l bbl. Uncle Sam Flour, fancy
 patent ....,.-.... .. q. ."4'oV 1 bbl. Self Rising Flour $0.2b l lkeg GIG gals.) Sour Pickles $5.0O l gal. Sour Pickles .....s...... .5Oc 20-lb. Pail Hirschs Mince Meat 41.0S 25-lb. Pail Armour's Mince Meat &1.75 12 Bars Fine Tar Sotp .45c 12 glasses "Old Inn" Pure Jelly $1.OO 3 Fine Mackerel ........-......2S 2Sc lbs. Sweet Country Butter
 speclal -'..... ..... ei.VV glasses Shredded Cod Fish 25c dog. Cans String Beans .S5c 1 dog. 3-lb. Cans Cal. Fancy
 doz. Bottles Tomato Catsup DOC i gal. Pure Olive Oil :. ... $2.OO 1 gal. Good Salad oil ......... x1.5O 1 dog. French Sardines f....... &1.OO lib. Lipton's Extra Tea soc lbs Good Mixed Tea ....... &1.OO Country Hams, Shoulders and Bacon, our speciality. Nothing finer to be had.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-25
.NO REASON FUR T

YOU ARE SHOWN THE WAY OUT
 There can be no just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the tortures of an aching back the annoyance of urinary disorders, the dangers of serious kidney ills when relief is so near at hand and the most positive proof given that these ills can be cured. The following is convincing proof
 Mrs. B. J. Roy, 1909 E. Madison St Seattle, Wash, says: "DOan's Kidney Pills are a splendid medicine and no one who is afflicted with kidney trouble should fail to try them. For a long time was annoyed by sharp pains across my back and sometimes I had a dull dragging ache through my loins that robbed me of strength and energy. I was not certain as to the cause of the trouble, but finally decideed that my kidneys were disor- dered. When I read about Doan's Kidney Pills, I made up my mind to give them a trial and got a box at .he Kennedy Drug Company. Moth ! ing could have given greater satisfac-
 ion. My pains and aches were soon removed and felt as though I had been given new lease of lfe.'
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mnburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unit ed States,
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-25
THE SHOW
 HAS COME

Tonight the Sherman Cleveland Op. era Company will open in skagway with The Honeymoon Trail" which is said to be one of the finest shows that ever came over the trail.
 It is expected that an of skagway that did not go out on She recent stampede win be there There isn't doubt but that this is a good com pany and deserving of support from the very favorable notices it has re- ceived by the press throughout the North.
 Vice President Dickesou recognizing the value of having entertainment for the people of this isolated country, gave all the help along the line leave of absence where possible that they might be in attendance. Tomorrow a special train will be run from White horse to Skagway for the same laud- able purpose.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-25
piskl.d st..L


 ITO keep the iron and steel used in building big ships from rusting," said an engineer, "fs a matter Of supreme importance. The admiralty is very particular that every piece shall bc painted the moment it Is ready for building purposes. But the steel plates form a hard black surface, called mill scale in the process of manufacture This clings tenaclously Co the plate and if it is covered with paint and afterward the plate get5 damaged then the scale peels or. taking the paint with iL and leaving the steel bare. The plate is then liable to rust corrosion, a serious danger to Che ship.
 I've therefore remove every trace of scale before painting the steel plate. It is put into a bath of dilute hydro chloric acid for a few hours, which Ioosens the scale. The plate is then brushed with wire brushes and wash ed with a hose. This is what we call picking steel. ''-London Answers.