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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-14

copyright. 1911, by Henry NJ Neely.
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M a TIA, 'ss sot: ''ss''sa ss ssac.:a o;'''es aes
d y - so easy as an aerop!ant in
fight. Skimming overhead.
with broad. outstretched wings and
with no effort apparent i'll any part.
so far as the behoders can see, the
aviator sitting calmly in his seat seem
ingly doing nothing but enjoying him
self. this modern air craft looks to be
the very acme Of comfort. of ease. of
exhilaration.
Yet few hours in the air in an aero
plane is the hardest days work that
any man can do
What is there hard about it? What
IS there for an aviator TO Go or to en-
durc that should make it comnarable
to labor? The man who races an au
tomobile knows something Of this
strain. But he has only one method
of steering to engage his attention.
He sends his machine to right or left
and that is all there is to it. The
aviator must constantly lie in control
of three sets of apparatus, and mo
mentary neglect of any one of the
three means wreck, He must steer up
and down, to right or left. and must
keep his horizontal balance in thr air
Three Kinds of Strain In Flving.
Roughly, the strain OF flying can be
divided into three kinds the physical
the mental and the nervous. With the
man who attempts to break any Of the
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sorecastina the Weather.


OF all the scientific departments the
weather bureau was started with the
least amount of knowledge of it's par
ticular subject Independent Observ-
ers had gathered small amount of
disassociated facts and based cOnclu-
sion as it suited them upon the facts.
But meteorology was very indefinite
thing, strongly fibered with bad guess
es, myths, traditions and theories. 1t
was like the German grammar of
which Mark Twain complained For
every page of rules there were forty
pages of exceptions. When the wealth
er bureau was started it was with lit
tie worth while. 1t had to map out a
campaign of study, a1N there was no
way Of telling how long it might be
before the study would permit Of the
laying down of rules. Every one
knows that the bureau is far more eff
cient than it was. 1t is getting the
hang of the weather, learning it's mul-
titudinous tricks, its coyness and
treachery. 1t is in the nature of the
case a slow affair.-Toledo Blade.
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records established today these three
pendent and inseparable. mean by
that that when Il mans brain becomes
tired his body becomes tired with it.
and that when his nerves are shatter
ed his body and brain give way too.
During the trials in the Gordon
Bcnnett cup race at the Belmont park
meet. near New York. last October,
had had built for my Bleriot Il special
set Of racing wings. They were the
smallest surfaces it was possible to
fly with even at the maximum speed.
and were made with as little span
from tip to tip as was absolutely nee
essary. SO that there should be the
smallest conceivable head resistance
when he machine was in motion.
On the day when the Gordon Bennett
trials took place had had these little
wings put on. | had never flown with
them. but knew that it would be use
less with the regulation sized wings to
try to compete against the two 100
horsepower engines that were entered
because mine was only Il fifty horse
power. SO had to trust to luck that
everything would go right.
The Greatest Danger In Flying.
In flying an aeroplaEe the greatest
danger comes from the constant tend
ency Of the machine to tip over to one
side or the other. 4 gust of wind, a
movement of the aviator's body-any:
thin. ard everything tends to throw it
off its balance. and the minute it be-
gias to tip downward on one side it
mist he righted.
There are two ways of doing this
a mechanism is provided BY which
the rear edges of the ends of the
plares can be pulled down few
Inches, thus offering on that side where
this depressing or '.warpins" Is: done
u greater impact against the air and
consequently developing a greater lift
ing power. When the right wing is
.wmrpcd" or pulled down at its rear
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TAKING CARE OF CROWDS.

Arrangements Made to Care For All of
the Visitors to the State Fair.
The taking care Of crowd Of peo-
Pie at any fair is big task. but the
management Of the Louisiana State
Fair realizes 1t and began in time to
properly arrange for the handling of
its visitors this year. The gates to the
Fair grounds open first Oct. 81 and
will remain open until Nov. 5 at night.
except during rest hours at night.
Those desiring rest during the day
will easily find It. In the Schumpert
park. to the northwest Of the grand
stand. there will be plenty Of benches
and settees for their convenience. This
park Is attractive with flowers and
other sights of interest as well as with
benches
The ladies will have special courtesy
shown them through the rest rooms ct
the Mothers Congress House.
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GOOD POULTRY
SHOW PLANNED
VIII Be Seen by Visitors to
Louisiana State Fail.
MANY BIRDS ON EXHIBITION

Indications Point to Larger Collection
Than Last Year, When 1880 Were
Shown At the Fair-Special Prizes to
Be Awarded-New Pens and coops.
II large number of inquiries ana
encouraging reports are to be consid-
sred good indication this years poul-
try show, the SIXTH at the Louisiana
State Fair is going to be pronounced
success. The show will open Oct. 81
and continue through Nov. 8. 1t will
be held at the State Fair grounds in
Shreveport. where every possible &C
commOdation will be furnished the ex-
hibitOrs, who are expected from Ill
parts Of the country.
As an inducement the Fair associa-
ton Is Offering over $1,000 In cash pre-.
miums. In addition, large number
Of special prizes will be awarded those
exhibiting the best specimens. On
nearly all varieties the awards will be
as follows: Two dollars on first sim
giles and 81 on second singles; S on
first breeding pens and $3.50 on second
breeding pens. The entry fee on sin.
giles will be so cents. On pens it Will
be 81. The entries will close Oct. -.
two days before the opening Of the
show.
1t is announced by the State Fair
assOciat ton, which has charge of the
poultry show, that the competition
will be open to the world. All exhib-
itors will have q chance at the pre-
miums. Hucksters will not be al
lowed. and the superintendent will
have the right to accept or reject any
entries. This Is for the purpose OF
having the show held on first class
basis.
The Judge who will preside at the
show Is .. NJ. Owens of Athens, Tenn,
who has national reputation for fair
ness and ability. Sam NJ. Watson Of
Shreveport. who has filed the position
creditably ever since the first poultry
show, five years ago, will be th. super
intendent.
If the associations plans are male
rialiZed there will be q brand new
poultry building, 50 by 1G0 feet. In
which will be installed new empire
coops. plenty of lights and all other
conveniences and accommodations. In
cludcd In proposed permanent i'm
provements before the Fnir opens is
the new poultry house. The present
building. which is roomy and has been
satisfactory heretofore. will be con-
vcrtcd into machinery hall.
The holding Of the poultry show has
resulted in splendid results In Louisi-
an: In this line of industry. I.ouisi-
ana is now one Of the best states for
the marketing of first class poultry.
and prospects point to continued prog
reSS.
Last year $500 birds were exhibited.
This year still finer show is ex-
pccted.
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One Way 70 Arbitrats.

Commodore Vanderbilt used often to
arbitrate his tenants disputes, and one
day two farmers called on him in his
function OF arbitrator. The commo-
dore before consenting to act put to
the first tenant the necessary question:
Now. Henry, II I consent to arbi-
trate will you abide by my decision?"
The farmer, hard headed old fel-
low, answered thOughtfully:
We'll, commodore. I'd like to know
what 1t Is first
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that l had not got these new planes
in time to test them out and become
accustomed to their vagaries.

that l had not got these new planes
in time to test them out and become
accustomed to their vagaries
Demoralized by the Strain.
The mental and nervous strain Of
| this fight was totally demora lizing.
| There was not moment of certainty
In it, except the certainty of demoli-
| ton if l relaxed my vigilance for an
instant, and with this thought upper.
most it was only natural that there
should be a reflex action that had its
| physical effect. and found myself
| grasping my steering post with such
| tension that it became painful to the
| finger tips.
1t was like learning to fly all over
again, and | was the sole representa-.
| tive of my native country In the great
est competition in the history Of avia-
| tiOn. My position might have struck
| me as pathetic had it not been SO dan.
| gerous.
| For three circuits of the course
fought that stubborn aeroplane. deter
mined to conquer it and to make as
| good showing in the result as possi
ble Then | felt the strain begin to
tell on my nerves. found myself
warping when there was no need for
it. My arms jumped the steering post
about in way that threatened de
struction, and l fancied the BleriOi
was bucking when she was on an even
keel.
| Again 4 went around the course,
| hurtling through the air at II speed
| that would have left nothing but splin-
| tiers if l had struck the ground. and
again the strain of those unfamiliar
and cantankerous little wings increas.
ed its evil effects upon mind, body and
nerves Soon found my brain abso.
:utely refusing to work. my nerves
| jumping like mad and my arms, shoul-
6ers. legs and back aching as though
| had been beaten with a club.
Finally came down thoroughly
tired out in every faculty and almost
unable to walk. though ! did manage
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-14
For Tastino Gold.

The acid used by jewelers. for testing
gold is extremely powerful and has to
be very carefully handled. To pre-
vent any considerable quantity Of the
acid being spilled a specially construct
ed bottle Is employed. The stopper Of
this Is made of glass and contains
long pointed glass rod which passes
down the center of the bottle. When
an article of jewelry is to be tested
the stopper is simply removed. and
the article Is touched with the point Of
the glass rod to which very slight
quantity Of acid has adhered. Gold is
not affected by the acid. but imitation
metal turns green.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-09-14
KATY SHUTTLE TRAINS

Will 30 Operated Between Union
Depot and Fair Grounds.
It is announced by the management
that shuttle trains will be operated by
the Katy railroad during the Louisi-
ana State Fair. Oct. 81 to Nov. 5, In
elusive. at Shreveport.
These trains will run on a fifteen
minute schedule. There will be eight
coaches to the train. SO as to fully
accommodate the passengers.
The use Of the shuttle trains will be
especially convenient to passengers
Just arriving in the city, as they will
simply have to leave the train they
rive ut the depot on and board the
train to the Fair grounds.
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Curious Justice.

A Paris contemporary gives US a
glimpse Of the administration of JUS
tice among the natives in the Lower
Niger territory, which for is efficacy
nigh be compared with Swift's ac-
count Of the means adopted by judi
cial authorities in Laputa. we believe,
to discover conspiratOrs. II native
Is accused of theft the heads of the
village make decoction of herbs and
put into the essence about a grain Of
ground pepper. The liquid is then
lightly applied to the eyelid If the
suspect weeps he is cOnsidereu guilty.
But the murder test is an improve
ment upon that of theft. The wise
man. Of the district draws a vessel Of
water. into which he puts some poison.
Then he takes q cows tail and 'as-
perges" the eyes Of the supposed as
sassin. II the man becomes blind he
Is pronounced a murderer.
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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS.
Persons In Different Parishes Asked .

Persons In Different Parishes Asked %
Cooperate.
Individuals making exhibits at the.
Louisiana State Fair this year are
urged by the association to cooperate
In the parish Fair movement.
1t is the management's suggestion
that the individuals. as well as ar
ranging their private displays. partici-
pate In the parish exhibit by furnish
Ing some exhibits for 1t also. Better
and more individual and parish ex
hibits both are looked for than ever
bofore.
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THEEND OF TUBERCULOS
4 Winning Fight.
BY DIR. WILLIAM osLER.


This is not q battle of a year
or q generation. The probabili-
ties are that 1t will take two or
three generations at least before
we have the mortality from tu-
berculosis reduced to the rate.
say, Of that of typhoid fever in
well regulated countries This
will probably be u matter of two
or three generations. Whether
tuberculosis will be finally Grad
1cated is an open question. 1t
Is a foe that is very deeply in
trenched in the human race. bnt
when we think of what has been
done In one generation. how the
mortality has been reduced IN
some localities 30 and even IN,
per cent. we at least feel that
we can continue the battle with
hope, and SO long as we are
lighting with hope the victory is
In sight.
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Her Tact.

Howard-Did she refuse you, old
man? Coward-Well, in delicate, In
direct way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
-Harper's Bazaar.
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A Cruel Apeleaiss.

"Mr. Bliggins takes himself very Sc
Eiously." said the critical young wo-
man.
"Well." replied Miss Cayenne, "you
can't blame him. To be thrown into
cruel world with no more brains than
he possesses would be serious mat
ter for anybody. y."-Washington Star.
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Strictly Business.

Mrs Enicker Did you hold short
session with your husband? Mrs
Booker Yes | merely had him pass
an appropriation bill. = New York
Times
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Somewhat VAGUE.

The Smitten' Man tfervently,-L0ve
you. darling? Why, before ! met yon
| thought only of having good time
In life. Puck
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Specialist

In diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Spectaces and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
Office, Rooms 1924, Levy building, Shreveport.
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Silent LAWYERS.

Silent Lawyers.
1t Is almost a maxim nowadays that
a lawyers real importance ut the bar
Is In inverse ratio to is prominence
In the papers. The truth Is that law
yers Of great Importance seldom now
adays appear In court. In the old days
the great lawyer was the eloquent
lawyer: today the great lawer is the
silent one. Then bar regulations were
made literally ut the bar Today they
are made In the offices Of the sky
scrapers neighboring ON Wall street.
In England visit any day to the law
courts will be repaid by the sight OF
some famous X. G. assistin: the court
in dramatizatiOn of the trial chapter
from ''Alice In Wonderland" But you
might prowl for month within the
precincts Of the New York courthouse
without eDcOuntering lawyer whose
name would signify anything remark
able to the historian Of the New York
bar.-Amerlcan Magazine.
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Our First Steam Warsh;p,

The Fulton, which at the time Of her
construction in the early thirties was
classed as q steam battery" was the
first United States warship that was
propelled by steam. She was built un-
der the superintendent Of Commodore
Matthew Galbraith Perry and at the
time of her completion in 1887 was re-
garded as one of the worlds wonders
by way Of naval architecture and pow
er at sen. The Fulton was the cause
OF no little speculation on the part
Of European powers. for at that time
she was looked upon by other nations
as all but invincible. When this Won
der Of the sea was put in commission
Commodore Perry, then holding the
rank nf commander, was put in COM
mand Of her, and he presently came to
be called the father of the steam
navy" The Fulton was built pri-
marily for defense Of New York har-
Dor, but she served as well to demon
strate the practical utility of steam
power for warships.-New York Times
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rOMEGYS & RATZBURG,
Dentists,

Offices, second floor of Cooper Build
ing, Shreveport, La.
x C. CHANDLER, M. D.,
NJ.
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to brace myself up to pass the scrutiny
Of the onlookers about the hangars
In this case the entire breakdown
was the result of nervous strain. Yet
flying can impose great physical strain
without reference to nerves or mind.
Those who so in for endurance rec
ords are subject to this, and those of
US who have made climbing for height
speciality know the terrors Of physl-
cal fatigue which is purely muscular.
but which has the mental and nerv-
GUS element added to it.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-11
MAN TOOK FATAL DRUG.
Samuel Brown of kingstree Found
Dead in His Bed.

At Kingstree on Sunday night Sam
uel Brown, young man Of about 20
years, ended his life by taking bot
tie of morphine. He was found dead
in his bed Monday morning. Sunday
he went to his room as usual, and
nothing in his conduct indicated that
ne had even considered taking OF life,
but Monday morning his absence
from work excited the interest Of his
friends and relatives, and on forcing
the door to his bedroom it was dis
covered that he had been dead sew
eral hours. Notes of farewell, pre-
sumably written just before he took
the fatal drug, to his mother, Mrs.
Richard Brown, and to his brother,
John Brown who was in business at
Kingstree, were found beside him.
TO his mother he wrote that he was
sorry to leave her, but: that she must
not worry about hiE, ana to his
brother, John, he wrote that he re-
gretted he could not stay to help
him through the busy season.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-11
URGES AMERICA TO ACT.
Ex-siinister Strauss Thinks the Situa-
ton Very Grave.

Declaring that "the approaching
clash of arms between Italy and Tur-
kew far transcends the interests OF
the two powers involved" Oscar S.
Strauss, former ambassador to Tur-
key, Friday wired from New York,
p C. Knox, secretary of state, ,urg-
ing that the United States should eX-
ercise its right under the convention
for the pacific settlement OF interna'
Jjonal disputes to prevent a possible
state of war between Muhammadan
and Christian nations of the world
Mr.. Strauss declars Italy's precipi-
tate action can not but have the
most serious results as a precedent
for similar aggression by other pow
ers. Mr.. Strauss in his telegram
continues:
The United States took the lead
in freeing the Mediterranean from
pirates and likewise has contributed
foremost among the nations in the
cOQCluSlOu Ol luS COlk OAeAN1A AVA eAAN
pacific settlement Of international
disputes. Our country is not only
justified, but it is its duty to exercise
it's right under that convention 70
preserve the precedents for peace and
prevent a possible state of war be-
tween the Muhammadan and Chris
-;oo ,,t;onc af tha world
eve are fortunately free from al
liances such as apparently tie the
hands of European powers, who
should and probably will welcome
our exercising the right of medlta-
ton. am sure I am roicing the
reace-loving sentiments, not only OF
Americans but of all nations in call
ing upon our government to prompt
ly offer it's Offices of meditation.
"Whatever rights politically OF
otherwise Ittaly may justly lay claim
20 in Tripoli, certainly can be secur-
ed without bloodshed and with JUS
tice by submitting them to The Hague
tribunal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-11
DEATH LIST MUCH REUDCED.
The Flood Victims Now Said to oe
Over One Hundred.

A dispatch from Austin, Pa, says
twenty-five dead, S6 missing and be-
lieyed to be buried beneath the de0rls
is the official census of Austln's loss
of life in the food of Saturday. 1t
is conceded, however, that several II
rot many, visitors and strangers were
ir town that day and undoubtedly
perished. Including them and allow
ing for inevitable errors in complta-
ton, the total of dead probably Will
reach $50.
Twenty-one of the twenty-four pod
les recovered have been identlbed ana
of the missing hope is etertained that
some may be accounted for. The PROB
lem of Austin is to recover her dead
from the thousands Of tons OF deorls
choking the narrow valley.
To do so, before it is necessary
r. burn the ruins to save the living
from an epidemic an army OF LABOR
must reach the town within the rexf
36 hours, officials say. otherwise
tie torch may transform the wreck
age into the pyre of most OF those
who have perished.
faith in the organization and us pow
er to promote their man.
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Heaven help the nan who mag
ines he can dodge enemies by trying
to please everybody. If such an in
dividual ever succeeds pass him ov-
er this way that We may have one
look at his mortal remains ere he
vsnishes away for surely this earth
cannot be his abiding place. Now we
do not infer that one should be going
through this world trying to ind
beams to knock and thump his head
against, disput;ng every mans opin-
ion, fighting and elgowing and crowd
ing all who differ from him. That,
again, is another extreme. Othe!
people have their opinions, so have
you. Don't fall into the error of sup
posing they will respect you more fo1
turning your coat every day, to match
the color Of theirs.
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Give a Helping Hand.

When you pull down the town in
which is your home, you are pulling
down yourself, and when you build
UP you are building up yourself and
your neighbor. Try and Danish from
your mind the mistaken idea that all
good things are away Off in some
ther locality. Give your town all the
praise it can legiCimately bear. 1t
certainly will do you no harm and
will cost you nothing; and above all
patron;ze your home Institutions
including the newspapers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-11
SOUTH CAROLINA WINS.
Takes Militia Championship in Hud'
SON River Races.

A d:sratch from New York says
in choppy ebb tide and cross wind
on the Hudson river Saturday the
South Carolina crew of ten men won
the militia championship of the Unit
ed States. The South Carolinians
with Lieut.. N. S. Sullivan as cox
swain got their cutter three lengths
ahead OF the New York's men boat.
Ohio finished third. The Massachu-
setts crew was fourth and the New
Jersey crew last. The New York
crew led for three-fourths Of the
two mile course, but the Southerners
hit up the pace in the final quarter,
~ to the minute, and won
handily.