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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-06
TAFT WANTSR0QT
FOL. CHAIRMAN
FIRST CLASH COMES TODAY AT
CHICAGO, WHEN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE MEETS ON CON.
TESTS

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Presldent
Tafts choice for permanent chairman
OF the Republican national convention
Is Senator Elihu Root. OF New York,
already selected by the Republican
national committee as the temporary
chairman OF that convention. In spite
OF the opposition OF Col. Roosevelt
and some OF his advisers to Senator
Root as temporary presiding officer OF
the convention, Mr.. Taft today decided
that Mr.. Root should also receive his
support for the permanent chairman.
ship.
The news that the President had
reached this decision was. taken TO.
night IN Washington rs further indi'
cation that the President and his
friends intend TO fight Mr.. Roosevelt
at every Ioint and was said also to
show that the President is confident
that he has the votes necessary TO In
sure the election of the New York sen!
ator in spite OF determined opposition
and make permanent the temporary or.
ganlzation chairman.
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SEN. NIXONlI
GLA|MEDBYBEIIliH

WASHINGTON, D, g., June g!
United States Senator George s. Nix.
on Of Nevada died ut 10 O'clock last
night Senator Nixon nod been at the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos.
pital since last Thursday when an
operation for% nasal "a safy X VA spegs
formed. spihat men niieltt e defe ejoIsds
and the Senator's condition soon be.
came cfitiealls,For the elpasti2 n Jiiotrs
his death had been momentaFIiy ex,
pected; Il y y ,il y; y;
Early To-Day christian Science
practitioner. William s. Campbell, was
called into the case. The Senator's
vile AMI relatives in Nevada had been
notified Of his condition and they are
now hnrrying 10 Washington.
Senator Nixon was one OF the most
conspicuous mining magnates In the
West and was intimately associated
with the great operations ut Goldtleid,
In liis home state. He was 90 yeara.
old and n native OF California. going
to Nevada early in life. He was ar
t9cked by magazine writer's on &c.
count OF the methods Ny which they
claimed he acquired his fortune. for.
he was rated as several times o NIL;
lionalre with a personal following uI;
eQualed by any other man In his State;
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ATTENDANCE is VERY LARGE.
: CLARK Z SENTIMENT PREDoMl.I
NATEs-oELEeATEs At LARGE
MAY NOT BE lr.sTRucTEo-Mc.
GRAW HAS NO OPPOSITION FOR
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
(BY UNITED PREss /,

PAFtKERSBURG, W. Va, June c.
With the town crowded with great.
er number Of Democrats than on any
previous similar occasion, the Demo
cratic State delegate convention
buckied down for strenuous work this
afternoon. While Clark sentiment
predomlnated indications we're that
the six delegates at large, will not be
instructed.
The accredited number OF seats In
the convention is 1,tS7, but 1t looked
as though there might be 1900 men
in the meeting. as some counties
doubled the number Of delegates. Civ.
ing each delegate vote each. In.
stead of the usual full vote. J. ]. Corn.
well. OF Romney, is scheduled to pre-.
side over the convention. He was
chosen by the State committee some
time ago. G I,tS%44
w. G. Bennett. from Weston. and
Andrew Price loof like the winners
for nominations for judges of the su.
preme Court. John T. McGraw. Ma
tional committeeman, will not have
any opposition for reelection.
The candidates for delegates a,
large are: W. Beal'. Wellsburg; Law.
renee Tierney, Mcdowell; S. S. Felix.
er, of -Martinsburg; Stuart Walker.
Berko:ey Springs; ]. Harvey Long.
Henry G. Davis, OF Elkins: ex.Gov.
MacCorkle. 3
Convention opens iat one o'clock 10.
day.
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1.-THE FIGHT Between TAFT
and COL. GROWS BITTER
PROXIES PRESENTED BY SOME
Committeeman WHO EXPLAIN.
ED THAT THEY DID NOT DE.
SIRE TO TAKE PART IN CON.
TEST BETWEEN CANDIDATES.
(ny UNITED PREss)

CHICAGO. H., June G.-When the
first meeting OF the Republican Ma.
tl0nal convention was called here to.
day, there were several proxies pre-.
sented from committeeman. who ex.
iiIaiHed ;hat they did not personally
desire to take Issue In the contest
against either President Taft or Col.
Roosevelt. Among these were Sena.
tor Scott Of West Virginia. The rgh.
grew more bitter to-day between the
Taft and Roosevelt forces. Armsby
McHarg. contest manager for Roose.
welt. denounced a, published story re.
garding plan OF the National com.
mittee 10 dispose Of the contest for
delegate seats by seating two.thirds
OF the Taft delegates and one.thIrd OF
the Roosevelt delegates, In the $50
cases where the question to q right
to the seat In the convention is the
issue.
The Taft managers laughed. at the
story, and denied that 1t had come
from any OF them. They were EN-.
phatic in stating that the contests
would be settled By the Taft men be.
Ing seaeted. Both the Taft and Roose.
welt headquarters repeated assertions
made several times during the cam.
palgn.
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100 KNIGHTS !.
I. DEPART
SPECIAL TRAIN OVER 3 & o. WILL
TAKE LOCAL PEOPLE TO GRAND
MEMORIAL ERclSES At
WASHINGTON, D c.

Tie Knights, OF Columbus will leave
uniontown Thursday evening at. nine
O'Clock on special train composed
OF Pullman cars, over the B. & o.
railroad. for Washington. d. C., 10
lake part In the ceremonies attend.
ing the unvelling OF the memorial to
Christopher Columbus. The memorial
was erected at thc!cost OF $lO0, 900
appropriated by Congress. Extensive
arrangements have been made to
make the demonstration one of the
largest and grandest affairs OF this
nature ever held in this country.
The ceremonies will be held under
the auspices OF the Knights of Co.
lumbus. who will be represented by
large delegations from every part OF
the United States. Canawa. Panama
and the Philippines. uniontown will
send delegation of 100 and will be
Joined by representatives from Con.
nellsvilIe, Scottdale. Fairmont, W. Va,
and other surrounding towns. The
party will return leaving Washington
Sunday at 2 p. M. In Pullman parlor
cars. arriving at 'Uniontown at 1880
p. m. The committee In charge has
worked hard TO make the trip an In
teresting and enjoyable affair, one
which Will be long remembered.
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HEAD OFF
stamped
FOB TEDDY
TAFT MEN, AT CHICAGO pis.
COUNT ANY MANEuVER The
COLONEL CAN MAKE.
[NgT E!kEEN 10 LIAIl.
pRAcTicA eoNFksTep.
SEAT WEE sBE GWEN To
TAFT DELEGATES. Y.

b. d |aNH !
CHICAGO. June {! day, s confer.
ences OF the Republican National com.
mfttee aimed TO prevent any posBibiI;
Ity OF stampede OF the convention
In the event that Colonel Roosevelt
might take notion TO come 10 Chi.
cago and participate I'm the proceed
lngs. This possibility was disposed
of permanently when twas found Inn
possible for him to come Us dele.
gate or holding a proxy, but II he
comes us spectator he will have TO
reckon with the police and the door
keepers Some of his supporters ex.
pect him TO appear and1 to make a.
spectacular entrance tpat VIII arouse
the enthusiasm of the sdeleEa;es. but.
the TaitSforces believe they have this
game ,ccunteracted before II Is Il.
tempted. ~ ~ Is 8 n s,5
Colonel Roosevelt may come II the
contests be decided against him! IIs
will have plenty Of excuses fol. com.
ing to Chicago, since Itils certain prac.i
tically all ei the contested seats viii
be elyenatos Eaftaila aleg1 10 y
This Afternoon ab sat d dozen os SIls
TAFT members OF the Republican M
tional committee met at The headqnar.
ters OF the TAFT burean al The cons
gress Hall Hotel. at which \ former
Senator, Charles Dick. who has charge
OF the Taft contests. went, over the
cases Ne and Major F. 6. Bryan have
prepared. ShaRS.4 ..,s-s
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ArRoclous GRIMES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. crimes com.
mitted by rebelllous Cuban negroes.
were reported In official dispatches Ia
the state department late Wednesday
afternoon, In one case former gov.
ernment official OF high standing was
seized and bound by negroes. his son
killed In cold blood before his eyes
and bis wife assaulted. Three similar
instances were reported.
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NOTICE 70 rAx.PAYERs.

The law contemplates that all taxes
be paid by the time OF the city collec,
tors annual settlement the 3Oth day
of June. The leniency shown In for
mer years In the collection of taxes
cannot now be extended. To avoid
the trouble and expense OF having
your property placed on the delin
quent list make settlement OF all your
city takes by June 30.
7. B. HENDERSON.
City Collector.
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$1,000 PLURALITY.
Latest Estimate tor Roosevelt in the
Primary on Tuesday.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. June C. :
Latest returns from South Dakota
primary elections Indicate that the
plurality for the Roosevelt delegates
may reach 16.OO0f On governor re
turns from about 40 4reclnctsSln The
State. this being about half OF the
precincts. give Frank Byrne lead ol
about 1000 over D. W. Egan,
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THE WINNERS.

Governor-Dr. H. D. Hatfield.
Secretary OF State--Smart +. Reed.
Superintendent OF Schools-M. p.
Shawkey.
Commissioner OF Agriculture-lI. L.
Williams.
State Treasurer-E. l.. Long.
Gongressman.at.i.arge - Howard
Sutherland.
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Joe Greer and sister. Miss Mary,
left this afternoon for Terra Alta 10
Join their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Greer. They we're accompanied by
their grandfather. Mr.. ]. NJ. Hartley.
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DOG. NEWTON
FATALLY HURT
FOUR OTHERS ARE INJURED
WHEN AUTOMOBILE. TURNS
TURTLE.
(nY UNITED rREss)

WHEELING. W. Va. June 6.-'Doc"'
Newton, mechaniclan, was fatally
and four other men were seriously in.
irred when speeding automobile
turned turtle on the National pike
three miles enst of here this morning.
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HUTCHINSON WINNER.

Ilntchinson's majority over McNeely
for committeeman according to to.
days returns is llG. His majority In
Monongalla county. was IS.
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the uVIVITUuTICU II TT tAttSS OF ING
lumber expected. however suitable
'onveniences for all have been nrovld-
ed.
Supt. Kennedy is in charge Of the
work and is assisted at the High
school by Messrs. lIustead. shurtler.
Faust and Guice. Messrs. Thomas
and Moore are assisting at Manning
ion.
NTheteathers arerworking very hard
and seem TO think the examination to
be thorough and practical.
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Total vote ..... 3,2i2
Marshall's majOrity-l.0G2.
Second District.

ThlrI disirlcl-J1sepA Gray tprob'
ubly). In.
Filth senatOrial-.R. Dennis Steed.
Twelfth district -I.azelle.
Thirteenth district - Nutter tprob,
ably.
Fourteenth district-McCnm.
E State Committee.
First dlstrict-H. F.. Behrens. Jr..
and Thomas ]. Sherrard.
Third district-Brown and Markey.
Fourth districts. p. Ryan and S.
q. Sayre.
Fifth dIstrict-W. r. ITite and II.
II. Makes.
Sixth district-Bernheim and White.
Eighth district-J. W. Dawson and
Selgel Workman.
Ninth district - George W. Curtin
and Samuel Dixon.
Eleventh distrlct--C. 4. Hutchinson.
Twelfth dlstrict-George r. White.
Fifteenth distric, - George Childs
and NJ. S. Ilarmsoh.
Commlsseemen.at.Large - DR.. Still
yard. OF Wheeling; Wilson. OF Weston,
probably; third in doubt.
House Of Delegates.
Barbour-W. T. George.
Brooke-McCleary.
Fayette-Charles Mlddleburg. John
lIoran. DR.. Gordon.
Harrlson-Roy L. Parrish and Chas
Sutton.
Jackson-Rath Duff and Charles III,
Hartley.
iJeifersOn-C. S. Musser.
Lincoln-W, II. 1'urley.
Marshall-Ed. Helnerman and A. II.
Gray.
Ohio-John p. Arbenz, Jesse Bloch,
Fred. Paris and Harrj Weiss.
Pocahontas--George W. Wilson.
Preston-S. l.. Colbert and Leroy
Shaw.
Sherman Robinson and NJ.
X. Duty.
Roane-s. V. Casper and Cyrus A.
Cusllp. 5sl
Tayior-Thomas Brahard.
Tyler-Iohn NJ. Smith and A. G.
Swlger.
upshur-F. F. Fprnsworth.
WepStW. W, Weigle and c. W.
Dowllhs. z
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EXAMINATION
TEACHERS, EXAMINATION LARGE
LY ATTENDED-TEsT HELD AT
,FAiRMoNT AND MAkiiliNGToN.

supt.. Kennedy reports quite u large
enrolment for the June examination,
which Is being held to-day and to-mor
row. There are 4 30 taking the exam
-hfruondrlthfs county. as sKo@nby 'ihd
following statement:
Fairront High School Bidding.
Applicants for elemntary certoG.
Gates '.:'...... ',Siris%....,:. W
Applicants for graded school,... rs
Applicants for primary ........,.a, 3
Applicants for high school. .;..Y. u
Applicants for renewals .,,,,r,,-,.
" Mahh'pston '...'.....'..,. ~
lotuI '''''.''' .'''..'.. .'.'L,.... l3U
Tl,. nNN a.. L.,
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!. RETURNS

The results OF all precincts were
made known this afternoon when the
committee sat at 4. S. Flemlng's
office as canvassing board to look
over returns OF primary election held
In Marion county on Tuesday. The re.
SUIT is as follows:
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Sherif's Sale.

Plain Dealing Bank vs. lack Gardner. No. $780,
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La
10y virtue Of writ of seizure and sale,
ID issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, | have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, April 90
1912, the following described property
to-Wit:
The northwest quarter Of northeast
quarter, northeast quarter Of northwest
quarter, south half of northeast quarter
and north half of southeast quarter Of
section 4, township 81, range 13, and the
southwest quarter of southeast quarter
and southeast quarter OF southwest quar-
ter of section 80, township %, range Is
containing in ali 800 acres, more or less
Terms Of Sale - Cash, without thu
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat.
isfy the sum of 5000, with s per cen
per annum interest thereon from De.
cember /, 1907, until paid, and all costs
Of suit, including 5 per cent on said sun
and interest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, March IA, 1912. ais
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Sherif's Sale.

Frank Edwards VS.. W. A. Jones. No. 1891. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ Of seizure and sale,
and to me directed, have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, April 20,
1912, the following described property,
to-wit:
The northeast quarter of section 26,
northeast quarter and southwest quarter
of section %, and west half OF southeast
quarter of section %, all in township 10,
range IL; less 6 acres in the northeast
corner Of section %, and less 50 acres
sold to Mrs. Susan Onley, as per deed
recorded in Bossier Parish conveyances,
vol. %, p. 743, and less so acres sold to
Jesse Fincher, as per deed recorded in
Bossier Parish conveyanees, vol. 18, p.
447 (the description sold to Fincher be-
ing corrected in later deed, which is re-
corded in Bossier Parish conveyances,
book - also less 6 acres reserved to st.
Johns Church, for church and burial
ground, where said church and burial
ground are now located, leaving after
these deductions 1876 acres, more or less,
and situated in Bossier Parish, La. =.
Terms Of Sale - Cash, without the
benefit Of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum Of $1,000, with 6 per cent
per annum interest thereon from Feb
ruary II, 1911, less credit of $35, paid
August 81, 1911, and all costs of suit, in
GLIDING 10 per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, March IA, 1912. ais Y.
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God pays, but not every Saturday
Alphonse Karr.
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Don't be surprised if you have an at
tack of rheumatism this spring. Just
rub the affected parts freely with Cham
berlain's Liniment and it will soon dis
appear. Sold by all dealers.
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Election Proclamation.

State Of Louisiana, In accordance with
Parrish Of Booster. the general cleo
ton laws of Louisiana and pursuant to
the proclamation Of His Excellency,
Jared Y. Sanders, Governor of the State
Of Louisiana, we hereby give notice and
proclaim that an election will be held at
the various precincts as now established
by law in the Parish of Bosier, Louis
lana, on Tuesday, April Is, 1912, for the
election of all State, Parish and Ward
Officers for the State Of Louisiana, the
Parish of Bossier and the several wards
therein. n z.=l
Said election is to be held under the
general election laws Of the State OF
Louisiana, at the following precincts,
and under the supervision Of the fol-
lowing commissioners and clerks, viz:
WARD ONE.
Atkins. T. McDade, A. Caplis and
G. Garrett, commissioners; w. E. Con-
nell, clerk. E:gt-ars- &
Curtis w. Bledsoe, E. l. Coleman
and w. |. Jenkins, commissioners; r. G.
Doles, Clerk. III
TaylortoWn-Webb Smith, J. H. Mer-
Ger and A. ]. Childers, commissioners;
w. H. Hodges, ir., clerk.
|
Benton-W. J. Dawson, Gray Stinson
and z. B. Gulledge, commissioners;
w. l. Gayle, clerk.
VAUDEVILLE H. Boisseau, w. Boney
and H. J. Alison, commissioners; j. G.
Logan, clerk.
Bossier City-U. w. Hutchings, A. N.
Cox and w. ]. Owsley, commissioners;
w. T. Colquitt, clerk. ''
WARD THREE.
Plain Dealing - H. L. Boggs, Leon
Sanders and j. B. Keith, commission
ers; j. r. Nuckolls, clerk.
Alden Bridget. M. Ford, ]. "A. Love
and J.J. Swindle, commissioners; D. M.
Clowney, clerk. M. IN -
WARD FOUR.
Carterville-E. M. Coyle, D. J. Bar
nett and j. B. Keoun, commissioners;
T. P. Garrett, clerk. HILL. la as3ns~
Mot. D. Mcclellan, o. F. Boyd, jr.,
and T. 0. Giles, commissioners; j. D,
Waggoner, clerk. .A+" 1~.t. w.
WARD FIVE. rt
Rocky Mount. S. johnson, L. M
Burks and A. Hofpauir, commissioners;
W. H. Martin, clerk.
Linton w. Lay, M. R. Merritt
and j. H. Scarborough, commissioners;
w. V. Lay, clerk. N. NJ. ttT Hill F94if4;
Ivan-W. D. Johnston, jr., G. B. Cokel
and G. M. Morrison, commissioners
I. W. Wilmington, clerk. 7t.aia1@ = Z
WARD SIX.
Bellevue. H. Simmons, L. C. Biggs
and J. E. Biggs, commissioners; R. a
Gardner, clerk.
Haughton-C. E. Beauchamp, Franz
Edwards and D. E. Afford, commission
) ers; r. M. Sandidge, clerk. .., n
Koran. A. Cawthon, ]. G. Paine
and j. F. Love, commissioners; G. X
McClanahan, clerk. st
And we do hereby require and direc
that the polls shall be open from 6 am
to pm. on the day of said election an,
the commissioners are hereby instructe'
to count the votes Immediately after tn
! closing Of the polls and make due return
! to the Secretury Of State, the Clerk Q
the District Court and to this board, a
$ the law directs.
Thus done and signed officially O
this, the 9Th day Of March, A. D. 1912.
E. S. DORTCH,
1 S. w. VANCE,
! r. B. HILL,
Supervisors of Elections BOsSer Parish, L;
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LIBRARY CEMETERIES.
Mill, ons Of Books Buried Away ant
7+3 Never Opened.

Millions Of Books Buried Away and
@s'1 Never Opened.
The British museum possesses in all
about 100000 volumes. A year or
two ago those In the reading room were
carefully gone over and made to form
library completely up to date. When
this work was in progress the authori-
ties could not find more than $4,000
books which were in use. Expert
ence therefore points to the fact that
the proportion of live to dead or half
dead books in this huge collection Is
as to 666.
You may assume" said the libra
rian, that Of all the vast number or
works that generations OF men have
indited only 10000 remain alive. In
this building. In a great ironmongery
Of shelves, forty-two miles Of books
repose. and there are miles Of volumes
which no human being has ever opened
and no human being Is ever likely to
open. There they rest apparently for
gotten. e tr,
, SOmeI1Iu0S I'LL 0SOtclAS NOluhAC AAcAAA
the midst of this huge maze OF shelves
is asked for by student who may
have come from any part of the world
to see some book which can be founc
only in the British museum. So thai
in the museum. unlike other libraries
no book can be said even to be abso
lutely demised.
''This differentiates the museum per
haps from all other Libraries In tht
world The only other great .collec
tons of books which at all compete
with it in this sphere of cosmopolitan
research are the BibliotheQue Nation
| ale in Paris and the great Stional Ii
braries at Berlin. Munich and Vienna
| Notwithstanding this there are acre
| and acres of books here which are un
cut and which have never left thei
| places on the shelves since they wer
| placed on them."-Exchange.
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Stray Sale.
oAAOy CdSAOs
FSTRAYED before w. J. Dawso

FSTRAYED before w. J. Dawson,
II Justice Of Peace, Ward 2, Bossier
Parish, La, by J. S. Alison and will be
sold at the front door of the Court House,
in the town Of Benton, La, within the
legal hours of sale, on Saturday, April
20, 1912, one old red COW, bag spoiled,
swallowfork in one ear, smooth crop off
the other. Also, a 2-year-old red steer,
with white on back and in the TANKS, no
marks or brands. Appraised at s12 for
the two.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, ETC.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
]. A. EDWARDS, Constable.
March IA, 1912.
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Quarters and Dollars.

Jack Why did yon give up your
bachelor quarters: Tom Because I'm
going to marry dollars Birmingham
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Time, For Tact.

II won 5000 in that game last night. :"
confided friend
Good for your' we cried II want
to tell some folks about that they
Now. look here. You keep still
about It, / wouldn't let my wife know
abou, that game for anything
"Rut you told me that your wife was
a good fellow and let you play poker
all you wanted TO
"She does She never kicks about
my sitting in n game. and even if
lose she cheers me up and
well. l thought 40. Why shouldn't
/ tell her nl,out this game? ..
why. you chump. ! won 500
that's why And need the money
II my wife asks where WAS. nj! heT
| was ont losing $5n on Il prizenEhf.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Stray Sale.

-TSTRAYED before w. H. Bledsoe,
u Justice Of the Peace, Ward 6, Bos-
sier Parish, La, on February %, 1912,
by 3. S. Reed, and will be sold at
Haughton, La, within the legal hours
Of sale, on Saturday, April 10, 1912,
two steers about two years old. One OF
said steers is red, the other has red sides
and back, with white belly and face.
No marks or brands. Appraised at Sf2.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, ETC.,
or the same win be sold according to law.
100 J. w. ONEAL, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04
.Thouoht of the Kitty.

"John." said Mrs t;ayman. with Il
knowing twinkle IN her eye ''yon seem
to be exceedingly kind to animas
why er--how do you mean" asked
her husband
I'm your sleep last night you said.
Take out something for the kitty =
Exchange. Er
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-04-04
BRIGHT Johnny.

Teacher ito class in geography
Johnny. the Hudson river flows into
New York hay That IL its mouth
Now. where Is its source: Johnny
latter careful dpliberation,- At the
other end. ma'am. = Cleveland Plain
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