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Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28
OUR EXPRESS OFFICE.

After next Tuesday, August 1,
there will be but one express in
this city. On that date the Wells
Fargo Co., extend their lines over
The Missouri Pacific railroad, and
the only express office there will
be will be the uptown office of
the Fargo, with George Stewart
as agent.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

What seems on the face of it
to have been of an incendiary,
was the fire that was discovered
at the air dome about four o.
clock Tuesday morning. About
$500 damage was done to the stage
and paraphenalia belonging
thereto, and to the company hold.
ing the boards here this week.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

The past few weeks have been
very hard ones for the newspaper
man. In the first place the run
of good local news has been
scarce and in the second place
the run of advertising has been
very light, the two together max
lng it necessary for the editor to
dig hard and everlastingly for
good miscellaneous stuff for the
readers.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

VIM. BOlinger has returned to
the ranch in Clark county. Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Bolinger and
children have also gone down for
a couple of weeks visit. :.
Barton County democrat., 1911-07-28

Miss Glenice Patrick is here
from Santa Fe, Kans., on a visit
to her grandparents; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. ]. Anthony.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
BLlTz WAS MODEST.

Vet Webster Wouldn't Give the Ma
sieian = Treasury leR.
During the presidency Of MIR. Tyler
! had occasion to call ON Daniel Web
ster. then secretary Of state.
CHANGING at my card. he turned and
readily extended his hand with. ''Wel-
come. signor! No hocus pocus among
my papers," covering them with bis
arms
After explaining to him my object l
received the required information. We
laughed aud chatted few minutes,
aud ! was about to retire when men
toned that was an applicant for
Office and hoped ! could rely upon bis
influence in the matter.
"You, magician. an Office seeker,
signor?"
"There is only one. sir. aspire to;
all others l should refuse without re-
gard to their emoluments."
"Well. what one is that?" questioned
the great statesman IN his deep and
powerful voice.
Counting the treasury notes, Mr.
Webster
''The treasury notes. signor?"
"Yes. sir. You might give me lOO,.
600 to count and watch me closely, but
you would find only 7:,.UN when I re
turned them"
"Signor" he exclaimed. with lively
animation. there is no chance fol
you; there are better magicians here
than you. For there would not bt
5000 left after their c0unting!'-
From Life and Adventures of Sign0l
Blitz"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
GOLD LEAF.
Made Now Practically as It Was Made
Nine Centuries Ago.

Made Now Practically as 1t Was Made
Nine Centuries Ago.
In nn article an gold leaf III the Mag
azine of Commerce John MaStin says
that just as, the date of the discovery
of gold is too remote even to be gussS-
ed at so is the origin Of sold leaf lost
in antiquity
On some of the most ancient num-
mics discovered gold leaf has Eeen used
on the skin, tongue, teeth. etc. and
In some instances on the collins also.
1t also appears on tOmbs. monuments
and the like. and. strange to say.
though gliding with thin sheets OF
hammered gold'' and skins Of gold
otherwise gold leaf-was known to bc
practiced at least in the eighth cen
tury B. c., the process Of bringing tht>
gold into these fine sheets or "skfns'"
was. at any rate In the eleventh cefl-
tury A. D.. substantially the same a>s
that used today. no advance whatever
having been made In the intervening
nine centuries
Further. on some of the tirecian pot
terry OF the fifth century the gold leaf
used is as thin as that used today. 50
that In results obtained also we have
not advanced in the least. but still keel,
practically to the same average thick
ness as that used on the Egyptian c0f-
fms of the third century 4. ID. and
most Of the Greek vases of the fifth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
BACK TO
THE FARM .
VII. How Some Men Have
Succeeded on the Farm.
BY c. v. GREGORY.

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.I
"HERE are many millionaire
farmers. but most of them
have made their millions else
where and are spending them
On rural estates merely to crafty
fancy There are Il number of men.
however. who have made millions on
HE farm 1t is not such an easy thing
to do. bu, the success of these men
shows suine OF the possibilities that
the farm holds for the man who de-
sires 10 mike money in large amounts
Probably the most notable of the
men who have made fortunes on the
farm is David Rankin. When David
Rankin was married he banded the
i're;'cher his last Eve dollar bill With
the remark that now be could start
square with the world He bought
land on time and borrowed money to
bny cattle. His first purchases were
in Illinois Later he removed to Mis-
souri,. attracted by the cheap prairie
land that needed only little drainage
to make it yield abundantly Today
David Rankin owns nearly $4,000 acres
"f this same Missouri land, and it
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
HENS NOT STUPID.
Merely Follow Natural Instincts Lsfe
Them by Their Ancestors.

Merely Follow Natural Instincts Lsft
Thorn by Their Ancestors.
Every automobilist knows that when
his car approaches u hen instead Of
calmly stepping to the side Of the road
and safety in nine cases out Of ten
she runs along ahead In hysterical ex-
citement. doing what she should have
done In the first place only when COM
pletely exhausted and then only by ac-
cident apparently. Other domestic
animals have the same annoying habit.
and as it often causes their wholly
needless death. the usual explanation
Of 1t is their stupidity That is an un-
fair criticism. for neither birds nor
animals are ever stupid-never are.
that is, about meeting exigencies
which their ancestors were in the hab-
It of meeting.
1t Is the lesson Of immemOrial expe-
rience for all these creatures that from
the pursuit Of an enemy that cannot
be fought there Is safety IL anywhere
In straightaway flight at topmos,
speed Motion In any other direction
would give the pursuer fatal advan-
tage by enabling him to ''cut corners"
and cover shorter distance than his
selected prey. The hens mistake Is
not in running along the road. but In
assuming that the automobile wants
to catch her and will do 50 If II can.
That assumption is a perfectly natural
one. and every living hen is the de-
scendant Of innumerable generations
Of hens that acted upon 1t exactly as
she does.-New York Times
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
TIGHT HATS.
They impede Circulation In tho Scalp
and Invite Badness.

They impede Circulation In tho Scalp
and Invite Badness.
Ingenious men are continually con-
irving new kinds of shoes. new sus.
penders and hundreds Of different
kinds of braces. but so far. says the
Therapeutic Gazette. no one has taken
up the idea of making il hat which vii.
hold on the head and not blow off and
at the same time not bind the head all
around like Il constructing band.
Some men 60 without hats at times
with the idea that the hair is improved
by ventilation and sunshine. Unaoubt-
edly this does improve it. but the prime
secret is not in not wearing the hat at
all. The ventilated hat will not pre-
vent badness If this same hat be worn
tightly around the head. If a string
be tied ever so lightly around the I'm
ger the effect upon. the circulation
may be easily marked in the end of
that finger. A tight hat will affect the
circulation Of the scalp in the same
way.
hats WuiCu are easily UIOWu Ou
should never be worn. as they will not
stay on unless jammed 50 tightly upon
the head as to impede circulation. All
stiff. rigid hats should be very light.
| and one should select size larger
than the head measurement and cor
rect the over size by inserting felt
strips under the sweat band. thus Civ
ing a cushion-like effect and prevent
ing the construction at that portion Of
| the scalD.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
FIRST POST HOUSES.

Established by Cyrus, the Founder Of
the Persian Empire.
The first posts are said to have orig
mated in the regular couriers estab-
lished by Cyrus the Great about go
3. G.. who erected post houses through
out the kingdom OF Persia Augustus
vas the tirst to Introduce this institu-
ton among the Romans. 81 +. G.. and
he was initiated by Charlemaglie abcut
500 A. D. Louis NJ. was the first
sovereign to establish post houses in
France, owing to his eagerness foi
news. and they We're also the first in
stitution of this nature in Europe.
This was In 1910. or about 1000 years
after they were started in Persia.
In England in the reign Of EdWar J.
". u4SD riders on post horses Went
stagcs Of the distance Of twenty mile
from each other in order to procure
the king the earliest intelligence Of the
events that passed in the course Of the
war that had arisen with the Scots. 4
proch was issued by Charles |.
IN 1861 that. whereas to this time
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the kingdoms Of England and
Scotland. the king now commands hi:
postmaster of England for foreign
parts to settle running post Or tive
| between Edinburgh and London 10 z,
| thitller and come buck again In SLY
| days. -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
WHISTLER IN A RAGE.
Lady Meux Made Him Fairly Spluttsr
With Amer.


With Anger.
Whistler painted three portraits Of
Lady Meux. one of which, the sable
Picture Of Lady Meux," Is missing.
That one was the third for which
Lady Meux sat to the eccentric artist
The other two are described in the
PennelFs life of the artist az among
his most distinguished portraits. Lady
Meux was handsome, Of more iuxu.
RANT type than the women who usual
ly sat to him." and he "found for her
harmonies appropriate to her beauty.
The first was an Arrangement In
White and Black which few people
have seen. There is q sumptuousness
In the black of the shadowy back
ground and the velvet gown. in the
white of the fur of the long cloak,
that Whistler never surpassed. Whis-
tier was pleased with 1t and spoke of
1t as his beautiful Black Lady, Lady
Meux was so well satisfied that she at
once sat for second portrait. This
time the harmony was In Flesh Col
or and Pink afterward changed to
Pink and Gray"
The missing portrait was smaller.
So far as the artists biographers
could find out. 1t was never finished
The explanation is probably to be
found in this story, quoted In the
life" from Mr.. Harper Pennington,
'1The only time saw Jimmy stump
ed for reply was at sitting Of
Lady Meux (f0r the portrait in sables).
For some reason Jimmy became nerv-
GUS - exasperated and impertinent
Touched by something he had said. her
ladyship turned softly toward him and
remarked quite softly. See here. Jimmy
Whistler. you keep a civil tongue In
that head of yours or will have In
some one to finish those portraits You
have made of mer with the faintest
emphasis on finish Jimmy fairly
danced with rage. He came up to
Lady Meux. his long brush tightly
grasped and actually quivering In his
hand. held tight against his side. he
stammered. spluttered and finally
gasped out: How dare your How
dare your But that. after all, was
not an answer. was it? Lady Meux
did not sit again. Jimmy never spoke
Of the incident afterward. and was
/ sorry to have witnessed It"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01

DAVID RANKIN OF TARKIO, Go., WHO HAS
MADE MILLIONS BY FARMING
living on forty acres OF land. His
average net income is $500 a year. He
has very comfortable house. TO rent
such house In the city and live as
well there as he and his family do on
the farm would cost him $500 a
year Considered In that light. his lit
tie farm is really paying him salary
Of $500 year.
In the east the greatest opportunities
are in truck farming. Only few
acres are required. and the returns are
large. A certain truck farmer in the
vicinity of Boston Is making a small
fortune on ten acres OF ground. He
has intensive cultivation down to q
- tience. No sooner is one plant taken
from the soil than another Is ready to
take ifs place. He has part OF his
truck farm under glass. SO that be
ran grow crops 10 winter as well as IN
summer Last year his net profits
wefe 81 .Ono per acre.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
In the Wronu Church.

A Cleveland man recently told this
story of the Rev. Stephen Fl. Tying. ia
nous New York divine Of a generation
ago:
A wealthy man came to him and
said he wanted to rent one of the most
expensive pews in the church. Put.
he added. "I'll only take II on one con
dition-you mustn't expect me to do
any church work"
The eminent rector smiled. MY
friend" he replied, you have come to
the wrong church. You belong four
blocks down the street, In the Church
Of the Heavenly Rest" Cleveland
Leader,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Protecting the Child.

ny DR.. EDWARD L. TRUDEAU.
At present the most needed
agencies are hospitals for ad-
vanced cases and measures to
protect the child at home and at
school, The advanced case IS the
most productive source OF infec-
tion and as yet perhaps the most
neglected The need Of protect
Ing the child is shown by the fact
that about 81 per cent Of children
living IN the crowded districts be-
come infected by the time they
are five years old Regulation of
home conditions. better school
hygiene. the segregation Of ac-
lively tuberculosis children and
open air schools for these who
have latent tuberculosis are meas
ures that should he applied more
extensively, the more so because
the child shows a strong tenden-
cy to recover and the applica-
ti0n of open air methods seems
even more effectual IN children
than In adults in preventing and
curing the disease.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
A CHANGED Man.

Admiral Capps. addressing temper
ance society. told story Of one OF
the best men he had ever known. who
quickly went from bad to worse be.
cause of excessive drinking until be
became total wreck
"One evening" said the admiral,
this prematurely old. thin. worn out
man with red trimmed eyes. said, You
are good. true. noble woman Jenny,
sud should have married better man
than ! am
MQoking at him and thinking OF
what he once had been she quickly
answered. I did. James, New York
Tribune
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01

The uniform success that has attended
the use Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy has made it 2
favorite everywhere. It can always be
depended upon. For sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
A ReIiuious Innovation.

A certain we'll brought up little girl
who lives in the near vicinity Of Rit-
tenhbuse square yawned at the break
fast table last Sunday morning and
yentured a polite proposition to her
mother.
II really don't feel at all like going
10 church this morning." she remark
ed. Can't we Just send cardsy
adelT;hia Times
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
An Easy Arranqsmsnt.

Wife-Am |. then. never to have my
way in anything?: misunderstanding.
". dear When we are both agreed
you can have your way. When we
differ I'll have mine.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
All Alike,

The following entry appears in the
visitors book" of Il hotel in Germa-
ny: .'rhe living here is good. plain and
substantial. So Is the waitress"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
The Easjest,

Friend fsarcastically}-W Which one Of
your many bad habits do you think
you ..,oulsl manage to give up7 Easy
Cnc (nettledI- That Of lending my
friends money. Baltimore American
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
He Got His.

Geraldine-You haven't been to. see
me since you asked father for my
hand. Gerald-No: this is the first
time I've been able to get .about.-Hu-
man Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01

An irritable man lies like a hedge
hog rolled up the wrong way. torment
Ing himself with his own prickles.- =.
q uosn1
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-06-01
MUSHROOM C0RNS
MOST Pdinfuj OF All Foot Ailments
How to Cure Them.
ossseeessssssssssee.s


The Mushroom corn IL so called from
It's pitted cone top. resembling tiny
mushroom II burrows deep into the
toe and gets more inflamed than other
corns For the quick relief and cure 81
these and all corns and calIonses the
following Is the u6st effective remedy
known to set
ence: Dissolve
G :, ',s's.ssss'"'. e.,ss'ss sss.
->>S> pound In a bn-
sin OF hot water Soak the feet in this
for full fifteen minutes, gently mas
saying the sore parts (I1ess time will
not give desired results) All sore
ness instantly disappears and the cor"
or cAilous can be easily peeled OF. II
may be necessary to repeat this for u
number OF nights for complete cmre.
but II adhered to 1t will surely succeed
A little olive oil rubbed on the part
10 very beneficial This Calocide is
foot ailments and Is no longer confined
to doctors use Any druggist has II
| in stock or will quickly get it from his
wholesale house twenty-five cent
| package is usually sufficient to put the
| wurst feet in tine condition. Bad smcit
inx feet and tender feet need only n
/ few treatments. likewise with infiamed
hMninns This item will he welcomed
/ hy persons who have tried Intellectual
powders and tablets
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-24
A Treasury OF Facts

uontainns DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS AND ANToNYMs
OF which there The hc effect OF cnrichng
oucs vocabulary facilitates the expression OF ideas
includes
Colioqua Expressions, Foreign Words and
Phrases Women Facts About the
Earth Declaration Constitution of the United
States Metric System Weights Measures Value of For
eign States Money Time Differences all
the World Weather Forecasts Presidents of the
United Language Names Of States their Origin
and Meaning Commercial Legal Terms Familiar Illusions
Famous Characters Of the Worlds History
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-24
General Contents of
WebSter'S New
Standard Die
tionary.

Based upon Noah Webster's Die
tionary, revised and brought UP TO
DATE, in accordance with the most
recent Eminent English and Ameri
can authorities of spelling, pronun-
citation and definition, and especially
designed to meet the popular demand
for a CONVENIENT, complete and
RELIABLE Dictionary.
1t contains all the words of the Eng
lish language that are not peculiarly
appropriate to a Dictionary of tech
nical terms; it gives the spelling and
Pronunciation of Plurals, and indi-
Gates the use OF capital and small
letters in writing every word in the
vocabulary; it gives the Past Tense
and the participles of all the verbs
not regularly formed by the addition
OF d and ing; the Pronunciation Of
each word is plainly indicated by
phonetic spelling; The Definitions,
comprehensive yet concise are accu-
rate and reliable.
Preceding the Dictionary proper
will be found a treatise on AR6RE-
VlATIONS of the Parts of speech and
their grammatical signification. Also
a discourse on the Origin, Compost
ton and Derivation of the English
Language
The ANALYSIS of the principles
of Grammar" will fill a long felt want
in promoting the correctness Of
speech both spoken and written.
Under the head of "SlMPLlFlED
SPELLING" will be found the rules
as adopted by the SlMPllFlED
SPELLING BOARD. and giving 4
complete list of 800 words spelled in
two ways, of which the Board says
Choose the simpler spelling"
Finally is given q complete KEY
TO PRONUNCIATION
Surprising results are obtained in
looking up the Spelling, Pronouncia-
ton and Definition of the
NEW WORDS
which have been incorporated into
our LANGUAGE only yesterday, as it
were. For instance: Aviator Biplane,
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retters, Dictograph, Hookworm, Kryp-
ton, Lettergram, Nckelodeon, Osler-
ize, Stovaine, Taxicab zemule, Han
gar, Equilibrator, etc.
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PRE- s EN- T A TION

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-02
MEXICO IS FACING
YAQU| INDIAN
WARE ARE
SAVAGES, WEll-ARMED AND IN
HUNDREDS, DEMAND RES
ToRATioN OF LANDS.

Tucson. Ariz., June i--Several hun
dred well-armed Yaqul Indians have
mobilized in the Yaqui river delta
country and are demanding the restor-
alton OF their lands. according to the
statement OF passengers on the train
which arrived here from Mexico today
The lands in question are the site
of an American colony organized by
Los Angeles capitalists.
The Indians. IT Is said. began to
gather In Cocorlt, near Corral. on Sun
day night. and on Tuesday made a
demand for the surrender of the river
towns of Esperanza. Bacum. Jori.
Toron, Lcncho and Portam, giving the
Mexicans three days 10 surrender them
and the surrounding country into their
possession. II is feared that failure
to comply with the demand will bring
on another Yaqui war and that many
companies of iaquls In the regular
army will desert and join their coun-
trymen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-02
DEMENTED LOGGER
|MAC|NES HIMSELF
A MONKEY
IDAHO LUMBERJAck CLIMBS
TREE AND cHATTERS LIKE
AN APE-IS A SUICIDE.

Wallace, June 1.-(Special )-That
Alexander Jarvis. demented logger
working near Claria, committed sui
eide, Is the belief of deputy sheriffs
who traced him two days through the
heavily -timbered Occur d'Alene forest
to the banks of the st. Joe river.
only to find the maps hat, coat and
traces showing that he had ended his
life In the river. Jarvis went sud-
denly insane Monday while at work
In the logging camp. took 1t into his
head that he was n monkey and,
jumping from the table, climbed a
tree. on limb of which he sat for
hours. chattering like an ape. Later
In the afternoon he tried several times
to kill himself
Before the arrival of deputy sher-
IFS to take him into custody he es-
capped from his companions and wan
dered for two days In the woods,
leaving trail of blood from wounds
he had inflicted upon himself. The
trail ended at the rivers bank, where
the hat and coat were picked up by
the officers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-02
WOULD-BE 6YNAM|7ER
USES BOMB IN BURKE

Burke, Idaho, June 1.-(Special.)-
attempt was made upon the lives of
Carl Sunwald and George Cornell, In
this city. last night, when an un-
known would-be assassin hurled "a
dynamite bomb with burning fuse at
tached, into the shoe shop where the
former was working at the time. How
ever, the cap on the bomb failed to
explode and both men escaped unhurt.
Complete mystery surrounds the af-
fair, neither Cornell. who owns the
shop, nor Snnwald, his employe, being
able to offer a solution. The dyna-
miter escaped in the darkness and at
a late hour had not been apprehended,
although deputy sheriffs were at work
on the case within so minutes after
the attempt was made.