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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31

Copyright, 1911. by Henry NJ Neely.
Copyright in Great Britain ard Canada.
hll rights reserved.l
~'F was on the train between phila-
81 deIphia and New York had
1 just received confirmation of Ey
altitude record Of 9.S97 feet the
highest man had ever been in an aero
plane and had read in the evening
papers that my great ambition t, he
the first to go up above the coveted
10000 mark would never be realized.
for Legasneaux had risen 1o.409 that
afternoon.
WELL" | heard one man say to an
other, ''they have settled prexers rec
ord beyond Ill question now Here's
fellow who has beaten him by 500
feet
Yes" said the other. 1T seems to
get easier every day"
Easy. \ man climbs and climbs
and strains every nerve and muscle to
the breaking point he fights inch by
inch, forcing II fr:,il machine beyond
anything it was ever intended to do
h. hears the creaking of the wood
work and the wicked singing Of the
tautening wires, and he k:ows that
GHe little ounce more OF strain some
where. anywhere. and il VIII al be
over in the most horrible of cnds--he
plugs onward and upward. sick at
heart and in body. utterly weary and
hopeless. nerves gone, strength ebbing
fast, brain dizzy, ears bursting and
eyes swimming until Il momentary
spell of near unconsciousI!ess makes
him pull himself together for thr
awful hell of that final plunge to
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31

"all in," yet l had still the two hard
est stages of my journey to cover
the bitter fight Of jumping and falling.
jumping and falling, during the tinai
500 feet, and last. but most awful Of
all, the horrors of that descent where
the chances were 100 TO I against me.
Laughing at 10000 Feet.
There was nothing for it. however.
but to continue the 1l:sht upward
So doggedly fixed my mind upon
the magic figures 10000 and mounted
again Below me there was nothing
but space. The filmy clouds formed Il
haze which completely shut the earth
from my view, and seemed Ike an
impudent little fly buzZing around Inn
portantly in the vastness Of infinitude.
The thought struck me as being rather
droll, and laughed aloud.
Then I remembered how friend Of
mine had come to me at the hangar
before ] started and. with a quizzical
expression on his face. as though he
knew l was not serious, asked:
~'Are you really going for altitude to-
day
Yes. answered.
'.Do you think you have any chance
of making it?' he asked.
'.There's always chance" replied
and jumped into the machine.
Since then l have thought over that
short conversation score Of times and
| have failed to find in it anything
amusing. Yet away up there in lone.
| liness whose vastness and impressive
| ness only Legagneaux and Of all liv
| ing men can appreciate, with the mo
:or buzzing and whirling and hnmmina
and splitting, seemingly to accentuatt
the very vastness of the solitude anG
make it even more awe inspiring thar
| it is to the floating balloOnist-away
| mp there. passing close to the 5000 foo
llark-the two questions and their an
swers struck me as being the mos
/ .,roll things had ever heard. and
! started to laugh bOisterously like +.
drunken sailor in low taproom.
1 .sCrazy." thought, and as tn
] thought flashed across my mind viii
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
BIG EXHIBIT OF CATTLE.
One Of the Attractions at This Years
Louisiana State Fair.

One Of the Attractions al This Years
Louisiana State Fair.
A hig cattle exhibit will be one OF
the fine attractions in the live stock a.
vision Of the Louisiana State Fair.
which is to be held in Shreveport this
year beginning Oct. 81 and closing on
the night or Nov. 5. During those SIX
days the visitors to the Fair Will have
a chance to see the biggest anc finest
collection Of cattle of various classes
ever put on show in any Louisiana
city. In quality the exhibit promises
to be as COED IA any ever seen In the
south.
The Fair association is counting on
at least 15O head more this year than
we're exhibited last year. and many
new stalls have been erected. The
money for this building. 5000. was
appropriated by the police jury OF Cad
do parish, which wants to help in ev-
cry possible way to have fine bloodcd
cattle scattered throughout the state.
In the collection there will he nnm-
ber OF fine cattle from Texas The
dealers there early last summer got
together and decided to place their
best stock at the Louisiana Fair. pro-
vided accommodations could be fur
nished. They have been advised off,
cially that the barns await their cat
tie. They will bring along some young
stock, which they will give the visitors
70 the Fair chance to secure for put
ting fine blood on the farms.
In this department the judge Of the
beef cattle will be F. G. Giltner OF
Eminence. Ky. C. L. Graves Of Malt
land, No., will be judge of the dairy
cattle and will lecture about the dairy
| ing business.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
The One That Chose 10 Paw.


Three men had been out on q spree,
and on the way home late at night
they made wager that the one who
did not do as his wife told him should
pay for champagne supper the fol-
lowing night.
The first one returned home. and his
wife greeted him thus:
"Hello. you beauty. That's right
knock all the ornaments off the man.
telpiecer'
He knocked them all off.
The second returned and on going
into his house fell against the piano.
whereupOn his wife said:
Go on; get a chopper and smash It
up!''
He did so.
The third returned. and on going up
stairs his wife said:
'You miserable wretch. fall down.
stairs and break your neckr'
Needless to say. he paid for the sup
per.-LOnd0n Spare Moments.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
W\yAFpOpLANE
~ ADVENTURES
y. ARMSTRONG DREAEL
I.-Flirtine With Death at 10000 Feet
B r

to pass the thousand marks Three.
four, five, six thousand passed. each
one taking an increasing length Of time
and requiring more of physical effort
and mental and nervous strain.
Soon the hand Of the aneroid began
to caper back and forth knew
was mounting steadily, but the little
instrument did not show it and finally
Topped back near the starting point
and stayed there The aneroid had
evidently gone higher than It was ever
intended to go and was completely out
of commission.
A barograph, which is recording
barometer. had been tied about my
neck, and took one hand from the
control and turned the face of the barO
graph up toward me. Through the
glass front ! could see the purple line
that had traced my ascent. felt sure
that must be near the top. 1t seemed
ages since | had started. and the ter
rib!c cold wis beginning to penetrate
even the thick, fur lined clothing that
had made particularly for this light
Ny hands were beginning to get numb
| and felt that my ears would hurst
with the pressure from inside my head
or. rather, with the Iessening Of the
pressure outside
But one sight of the barograph made
me grit my teeth and shove the nose
of the Bleriot good deal higher than
| wisdom warranted. Instead of being
near the coveted 10000 mark. was
barely passing the 5000 line.
No words of mine can express the
disappointment and the discourage
ment of that moment ! was almost
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
lmprovina on Shake : oearc.

"In a Jacksonville court" said
Florida congressman. II lawyer quot
ed Shakespearc-.W Who steals my purse
steals trash to deaf judge
whats that:' the Judge demanded.
"'"Who steals my purse steals
trash."' the lawyer repeated. :" Twas
something. nothing: twas mine. 'tis
his and has been slave"
Louder! ! can't hear you: said
the judge irritably.
"'"Who steals my purse" repeated
the unfortunate lawyer. ''"steals trash.
Twas"
Cant you speak npy growled the
deaf Judge
AT this point the crier thought 1t
time to interfere. He bent over the
judge and shouted In his ear:
"'He just says. sir. that anybody
what steals HIS pocketbook won't ret
nothing"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
Cromwell and the Specter.

The stories Of the white lady" that
periodically visits the German royal
family aud Of the little red man.
that frequently paid his respects to
the great Napoleon are tolerably well
known. especially that of the former.
But few perhaps are familiar with the
story of t.romwell's giant specter."
1t appeared to him one night when he
was wide awake and quietly resting
OH his couch In appearance the ap-
partition was woman Of gigantic pro.
portions. Approaching him. she an
nounced In tones like thunder. with
Id the year you. my son. will be recog-
nized as the greatest man In Britain"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
Tha Antinuitx Of Man.


1t has been known during a long
time that in western Europe man ex-
listed during the glacial epoch. We
now know that the great ice age con-
sisted Of different glacial times sepa-
rated by interglacial times. In glacial
times the snow line dropped 1900 or
1000 feet below its present level in
the Alps, whereas In interglacial times
1t lay about 1000 feet higher than at
present. Thus the temperature seems
to have been higher In the interglacial
periods than 1t IL now. There Is abun-
dant eviden.e. in the opinion Of Pcnck,
that man existed during the beginning
of the last glacial epoch. There is
some reason for thinking that at least
10000 years have ela;,sed since the
last glaciation and that the man whose
jawb0ne was found in la;,9 near Hell
delberg lived 2OO.OOO years ago. Scien-
tific American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
ANNUAL HORSE SHOW

Will Be . Feature Of This Ysar'e
Louisiana State Fair.
One Of the feature open air attrac-
tons Of this years Louisiana State
Fair will be the annual horse show.
There will be several parts of the pro
gram. and It will take two or three
nights to give It.
The arena will be splendidly illumi-
mated for the show, and many specta-
tors are expected to attend, owing to
the fine shows given at the former
fairs here and the interest created.
Expert riding and driving will make
ap part Of the program.
A number Of prizes will be given to
the winners of the different events
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
Tie GLADWAY ATTRACTIONS
Will Be Furnished at State Fair BY
kiine's Carnival Company.

Will Be Furnished at State Fair BY
kiine's Carnival Company.
One Of the most interesting an.
nouncements in connection with the
plans for the Louisiana State Fair
this year is that by Secretary L. N.
Bruegserhoff that the association has
contracted for the Herbert A. Kline
carnival shows for the Gladway. There
are twenty or more Of these shows
and all are up to date, according to
press notices from places where the
aggrcga ton has been seen lately.
Two years ago Kline and his COM
pany entertained the visitors to Shreve-
port ut the fourth annual State Fair.
Those who attended will testify that
all Of the shows were good, some OF
them ieing worthy Of particular no
tice.
Where these shows have been lately
they have made favorable impress
sion. Some of them are most novel.
One of the strong features reported 10
that there Is not single skin game
allowed on the company's premises.
Herbert A. Kline is recognized
throughout the country as one Of the
leading men In the carnival business.
He has gathered together his best col.
lection of attractions this year and will
| entertain the Louisiana State Fair
visitors with them, Oct. 81 to Nov. 8,
inclusive. according to the Fair associa-
| tion's announcement.
| The list Of the attractions follows:
Don Carlos Dog and Monkey Hotel.
Indian Village.
Mills Four In One.
Trixy-World's Largest Girl.
Performing Horse.
Delgarian & Kinney Streets Of Cairo.
Midget.
Wild West With Cowboy Band.
Alice the Wonder.
Trained Wild Animals.
European Flea Circus.
Diving Girls.
Turner's Seven In One.
Glass Blowers, Spinners and Weav-
ers.
japanese Rat Circus.
Miniature Mechanical Working
World
Japanese Theater.
/ Samar Twins-DOuble Children
Alive.
Big Ell Ferris Wheel.
Human Roulette Wheel.
Circling Wave.
CarOusel
Some Of these shows were seen on
the Fair grounds in Shreveport. par
ticnlarly the miniature working world
which is mechanical device operated
by electricity. 1t is simply marvellous
Every line Of commercial activity II
shown. including sawmills and street
cars. all being in motion. run by elcc
tricity Don't fail to visit these shows
on the Gladway. Oct. 81 to Nov. 3.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
Tho ciIded Man.

At the headquarters Of the Orinoco
Spanish traditions located the land OF
FL Dorado. ''the gilded man." poten-
tate whose country was SO rich in gold
dust that be had his body anointed
with oil and sprinkled with gold every
morning. 30 that he shone In the sun
as though gilded.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31

When para trees are tapped after
the gum has run into recentacles and
stiffened species Of large black ant
Is accustomed to cut out pieces of the
rubber and carry them away. Bees
also find uses for india rubber. and
some species In South America actually
cut the bark Of trees that produce resi-
nous substances In order tn cause a
fiow of the sap. The gum is employed
by the bees as ready made wax for
their nests.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
BRAND NEW WALKS

Will Ds Provided For Convenience u
Visitors to Fair.
The visitors to the State Fair OF
Louisiana. which opens at Shreveport
Oct. 81 this year. will have the con-
venience Of brand new walks.
At considerable expense the Fair as
sociation has arranged for these walks.
leading from the gates to the main
buildings and other points of interest
ID the Fair grounds. The walks will
Be built Of concrete.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
For Sale

A House and Lot in Plain Dealing,
known IS the Methodist Protestant
Church and Parsonage property. Will
sell to the highest cash bidder October
7th, at 2:30 pm.
This sale was ordered by the Third
Quarterly Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church, held July 22d. The
proceeds SO derived will be disposed of
as follows:
First, to pay off all indebtedness; the
remainder to be pro rated to the con-
tributors, if they SO demand it. If not
demanded, the overplus, if any, will be
used in the interest Of the Methodist
Protestant Church in North Bossier.
All claims against said property, in
cluiing contributors claims, must be
filed with the undersigned by October
9Th for acceptance. To fail to do so will
cause delay ii not loss to the contribu-
tors. Respectfully,
J. w. TERRY, Pastor
Plain Dealing Charge NJ. P. G.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
tuberculosis and orphanase.
BY MISS ETHEL VAN BEN
THUYSEN.

In Troy 80 per cent Of the chill.
dren In the orphanage lost their
parents by tuberculosis. and they
were exposed to 1t from the era.
die. In Albany AZ per cent of
the children in our orphanage
show a predisposition to the dis
ease. These children not only
have to start life dependents. but
are likely to fall down in their
struggle to be self supporting.
Here Ii dependency caused not
BY the spirit OF pauperism; here
are human lives made ineffective
simply by the direct and deadly
work Of the tubercle bacilli.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
An Old Story.

''She tells me that there IS platonic
love. What does that mean. hubby?'
Means that we'll have to dig nr
for wedding present in about two
months. - Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
That Would Do.

"If you want TO find ont who is boss
here start something.
'.All right. see your clock isn't
going."-New York Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31

earth, to leave him practically help
less when at last he does reach the
ground and they call all this easy!
No man will ever be able adequate
" to describe that long, vast plunge
to earth after every nerve has col
lapsea and every mascle refused to do
more work upward. l have expert
enced it mere often than any living
aviator, yet even now ! cannot recall
any detached or definite impressions
of it--nothing but a shuddering mem
ory Of horrors rushing by with an aw-
full sense of defenselessness and fu-
tility of effort as I fairly shrieked
through the air to earth with the
chances 100 to against a safe landing.
ANYBODY can climb for height,
said Morane "The thing is to get
down again."
Climbing the Air Stairs.
Tha. fellow who said that it was
getting easier all the time" should
have seen The beautiful Eleriot as she
swept gracefully off the ground with
me tia! day at Point 3raeZe and as
she flew, without effort and with
scarcely tremor. i'll the first wide
preliminary circles as mounted the
first 2,Ga0 feet.
Easy. That would have looked easy
enough certainly. The machine must
have looked like Il great gull or a
buzzard floating On the breeze. and I
suppose might have been sound
asleep in her for all the spectators on
the ground could have seen of motion
Or of effort on my part.
Then came the clouds. and worked
my way up through them, hoping that
they would not be thick nor last long.
for above the clouds in the sunlight
are the wickedest gusts, and it means
fight. fight, fight, all the time.
The hand Of the aneroid barometc,
in front Of me kept creeping refund and
round rs mounted The first 2.0W
feet were told off quickly, and then
more and more slowly the indicator
went as entered the thinner strata o1
the upper air and began the struggle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31

Corrupted freemen are the worst Of
slaves. .-Ganick.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
sale Under Execution.

Under and by virtue of an exc
cution lodged in my office, issued
by the Clerk of Court of Dillon
county in the case of Palmetto
Grocery Company against ID. h.
Horn, / have levied upon, and will
sell to the highest bidder, before
the court house door, in Dillon, S.
c., on Monday, May 1st, 1911, with
in the usual sales hours, all the
right, title and interest of the said
d. H. Horn, (sometimes called Dan
iel A. Horn) in all that certain
tract of land Quate in Hillsboro
township, county of Dillon, and
State of South Carolina, known as
the Hardy Horn estate lands, con-
tanning one hundred acres, more or
less; bounded on the North by the
North Carolina State line; East by
the ALI Horn, or Alex Byrd land;
on the South by lands of Murphy
Horn, and on the West by lands Of
Evander Horn; terms of sale, cash,
purchaser to pay for papers.
8. ", Lane
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Notice of Meeting of Stockholders

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing of the stockholders of Dillon
Cotton Mills will be held in the
office Of the Company at Dillon,
South Carolina, on the 18th day of
May, 1911, at IL NJ, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration
the dissolution of said corpora
tion and it's consolidation
with the Maple and Hamer Cotton
Mills into one corporation, under
the name and style of 1.-The Dillon
Mills" upon and for the considera-
tion and upon the terms, conditions
and provisions of the plan and ba-
sis recommended by the Board of
Directors of said Dillon Cotton
Mills and confirmed, accepted and
approved by the stockholders of
said Dillon Cotton Mills. at a meet
ing held March 29th, 1911. Also,
for the consideration of such other
and further business as may be
properly brought before said meet
ing. Each and every stockholder
Is urged to be present or represent
ed by proxy at this meeting as the
matters to be considered are Of the
greatest Importance.
w. NJ. Hamer,
Pres and Treas.
Attest:
]. w. Lanford,
etaosinhrdlu
Acting Secretary.
4-6-4t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

Notice is hereby given that
meeting of the stockholders of Ha-
ner Cotton Mill will be held in the
office of the Company at Dillon,
South Carolina. on the 18th day Of
May, 1911, at IL NJ, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the
dissolution of said corporation and
it's consolidation with the Dillon and
Maple Cotton Mills into one corpor-
alton, under the name and style of
The Dillon Mills - upcn and for
the consideration and upon the
terms, conditions and provisions of
the plan and basis recommended by
the Board of Directors of said Ha-
mer Cotton Mills and confirmed,
accepted and approved by the stock
holders Of said Eamer Cotton Mills,
at a meeting held March 29th, 1911.
Also, for the consideration of such
other and further business as may
be properly brought before said
meeting. Each and every stock
holder is urged to be present or
represented at this meeting, as the
matters to be considered are of the
very greatest Importance.
w. NJ. Hamer,
Pres and Treas.
Attest:
J. w. Lanford,
Acting Secretary.
A-6At
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

Notice of Meeting of Stockholders.
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the stockholders Of Ma
pie Cotton Mills will be held at
the office of the Company at Dill
on, South Carolina, on the 18th day
OF May, 1911, at IL M, for the
purpose of taking into considera-
ton the dissolution of said cor
poration and its consolidation with
the Dillon and Hamer Cotton Mills
into one corporation, under the
name and style of "The Dillon
Mills" upon and for the consider
alton and upon the terms, condi-
tions and provisions of the plan
and basis recommended by the
Board or Directors of said Maple
Cotton Mills and confirmed, accept
ed and approved by the stockhold-
ers of said Maple Cotton Mills. at
a meeting held March 29th, 1911.
Also, for the consideration Of such
other and further business as may
be properly brought before said
meeting. Each and every stock
holder is urged to be present or
represented by proxy at this meet
ing, as the matters to be consid-
cred are of the very greatest i'm
portance.
w. NJ. Hamer,
Pres and Treas.
]. w. Lanford.
Acting Secretary.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Notice.

State of South Carolina
County of Dillon,
court or Common Pleas,
Summons.
G. d. Barlow, Assignee,
Plaintiff,
Sallie H. Ewing,
Defendant.
To the defendant, Sallie H. Ewing:
You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint
In this action which is filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas, for the county of
Dillon and State of South Carolina,
and to serve a copy Of your ans
wer to the said complaint on the
subscribers at their office in Dillon
8. c., withinAtwenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the day
OF such service; and If you fail to
answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Dated the first day of April, A.
ID. 1911.
Livingston & Gibson,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Attest:
Jno. c. Bethea,
Clerk.
To the defendant, Sallie H. Ewing:
You will hereby take notice that
the complaint in the above entitled
action was filed in the office of
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
In and for the county of Dillon in
the State of South Carolina, in Dill
on, on the first day of April, A. ID.
1911.
Livingston & Gibson,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
4-6-6t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

RIBBON BARGAINS. - RIBBONS
for Underwood machines go cents
each. Herald Book Store.