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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
Egyptian Inspecting Cotton Lands.


A Natchez, Miss, special to the New
Orleans States of the 22d says:
Should he be able to secure a suitable
tract, A. H. Abaza Bey, of Carlo, Secre-
tary of Agriculture of Egypt, will purchase
1000 acres of land suitable for raising cot
ton, and give his personal attention to the
management of the tract. AS a soil ex-
pert, the distinguished visitor is said to
have few superiors, and under the guild
ance of large committee of the Natchez
Chamber of Commerce he made a careful
inspection Wednesday of Adams County
lands. Mr.. Abaza said the bottom lands
are fine, but the Egyptian farmer would be
lost in the hills. He is accustomed to level
lands.
He was taken through the eastern and
southern part of the county and over to
Louisiana to see some of the richest lands
in the country, and as level as billiard Ia
bles. He was favorably impressed by the
Concordia Parish, Louisiana, lands, saying
"This is the land want to see.''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

| New Orleans Picayune: Not even the
dentist could kill the nerve of some people
Lake Charles American Press: Public
ity of assessments will cure a lot of the
evils to which Louisiana is liable.
Mansfield Enterprise: The State of Lou
isiana now seems to have State Board oil
Education that says what it means and
means what it says.
The philosopher on the Thibodaux Com
mercial Journal thus moralizes: The up
perhand attained by underhanded methods
is not always lasting, and is like ill-got-
ten gains.
Baltimore Sun: It is but to repeat a
commonplace to say that greatness means
isolation. 1t means also undertaking pur-
pose and the sacrifice of all lesser things
to one great end.
| Houston Post: The whole duty of man
is 6 to fear God and keep His command
ments," and this truth the Creator of US all
is benevolently trying to impress upon US
by every manifestation of physical and
spiritual law.
New Orleans Times Democrat: We are
glad that the State Board of Education has
oAdphA1UAS1Ay AOAuOOO w OO OIOWe O0dl0u Nv
the buster of the State School Ring, and
has carried out the instructions of the voters
and the Legislature to break up that ring.
Mansfield Enterprise: Senator Thorn
ton Of this State is for the two battleship
programme, and says he will fight till fros,
to carry his point. We truly wish him sue
cess, and he deserves the thanks of all
wide-guage patriots, whatever may betheil
party utilization.
New Orleans Christian Advocate: The
American farmer has $40, 900, OOO, 600 in.
vested in his business and produces $685..
100000 of new wealth every day. The
fact is, the farmer is great big part of our
commercial world, and the one part that nc
other part can get along without.
Greenville (Miss.) Democrat: There il
unquestionably too much legislation
While the law makes no excuse for igno.
rance of the unfortunate who violates its
mandates, the statutes are piled up &C
thick and fast that even the industrious
lawyers find it difficult to keep pace with
their provisions. The laws should be sim
lplihed instead of multiplied.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
Bible Brllliants.

Ye be righteous.-H. Kings K, 8.
Come thou and all thy house into the
ark.-Genesis vii, 1.
And the whole earth was of one lam
guage, and one speech.-Genesis xi, i.
And hear thou in heaven thy dwelling
place: and when thou nearest, forgive
l. Kings viii, 80.
II they come and pray in this house; then
hear thou from the heavens, even from
thy dwelling place.-II. Chronicles vi, 49, SO.
And thou shalt return and obey the voice
OF the Lord, and do all his commandments
which | command thee this day.-Deuter-
onomy XXX, 8.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
From Over Our Great State

Motorman Sidney Swain suicided in New
Orleans Sunday.
Another brick building is in course of
erection in Arcadia.
The total assessment of the State as COM
piled from assessors reports is $40, &c.,
965.
Kansas City bankers have bought $780,
600 of the bonds of the White Lake Land
Company of Vermilion Parish.
The State Board of Equalization has re-
duced the assessment one-half on agricul-
tural lands affected by the overflow
Out of the 60, 900 acres Of land in cult
walton in Assumption Parish, 10000 were
flooded during the recent high water.
A five mill special tax was voted Satur-
day for additional aid to Franklinton High
School, making total of fifteen mills
special tax.
Lake Charles Times: The rice farmers
OF. the gulf coast are now sitting in the
saddle. The price is good, the demand is
good and the quality Of the crop is about
the average.
Ex-United States Senator William Lori
mer of Illinois, was in Rapides Parish last
week looking over plantation lands with
view to buying, probably for the purpose
of colonization.
Mr.. A. f. jackson, a native of DeSoto
Parish, died on the Goth at Eureka Springs,
Ark, where he had gone in search of
health. During the war he was member
OF the famous Nineteenth Louisiana Reg
lment, Gen. Randall Lee Gibson's Brigade.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
Favorable Week for Cotton Crop.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal of
Monday, 26th, says:
The weather of the week was generally
favorable to the cotton crop, but COM
plants are somewhat more numerous than
during the preceding week and as the crop
approaches maturity irregularities appear
in condition.
Southern and Central Texas is suffering
from drouth and deterioration is noted in
all districts south and west of Waco, while
in parts of the northern belt the prospect
is regarded as slightly less about so per
cent of North Carolina and boil weevils
are much more numerous in Mississippi.
Speaking broadly, there was advance
ment east of the Mississippi River, how
ever, and also in States west, with the
exception of Texas.
The plant is coming slowly to maturity
and there is much less than the usual
August deterioration. In the Mississippi
valley States the fruit set is usually heavy
and the plant though not large will make
very full yield if the autum is favorable
and frost is sufficiently delayed.
Cultivation is practically complete now
in all sections, having been prolonged
much beyond the usual time because of the
lateness of the crop. Light rains from
time to time will best promote the develop
ment of the crop for the next two or three
weeks, after which time rather dry open
weather is to be desired.
Cotton is opening very fast in Texas, but
slowly in other States. The movement
will be delayed about ten days or two
weeks beyond the usual time before it
gains any volume.
In Louisiana the crop is now coming to
maturity and some little shedding is noted,
but as whole the prospect is excellent.
On the overflowed lands the cotton is grow
ing and fruiting fast, but boil weevils are
more numerous and caterpillars are doing
some damage. Dry weather has prevailed
for the past week throughout Central Lou
isiana, and during this time cotton has
made great strides. The plant is fruiting
well and a good yield is expected. In East
Feliciana on the whole the crop is much
better than last year, with increase of 25 to
30 per cent in acreage. Caldwell will pro-
duce good average crop for acreage
Shedding has been very noticeable in
DeSoto, especially where fortified very
heavily. Cotton is shedding and not doing
we'll as the farmers would wish in Rich
land. In Tensas cotton is growing and
fruiting fast, with considerable shedding.
The young cotton is fruiting fast and is
very promising. In Concordia cotton is
we'll boiled and without any mishap will
make bale to the acre.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29

We authorized announce Hon. J. T. WATKINS of
Webster Parish candidate for reelection to Congress
from this Fourth Congressional District subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29

A vast amount of i'll health is due to i'm
paired digestion. When the stomach fails
to perform its functions properly the whole
system becomes deranged. A few doses of
Chamberlain's Tablets is all you need. They
will strengthen your digestion, invigorate
your liver, and regulate your bowels, en-
tirely doing away with that miserable feel
ing due to faulty digestion. Tryit. Many
others have been permanently cured-why
not you? For sale by ell druggists.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29

One of the most common ailments that
hard working people are afflicted with is
lame back. Apply Chamberlain g Liniment
twice day and massage the parts thor
oughly at each application and you will get
quick relief. For sale by all druggists.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29

The Parsees, or the so-called fire. wor-
shippers, disciples of Zoroaster, who lived
about fourteen hundred years before Christ,
do not smoke tobacco for they consider
that misuse of fire.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
Notice to the Public!

THE attention of the planters of the
Bossier Levee District is hereby
called to the fact that the pasturing or
permitting Of hogs to run on the public
levees is prohibited by law. Complaint
that hogs are being permitted at this
time to run upon and damage the levees
has been received from several sources.
All parties who have heretofore per-
mitted their hogs to run on the levees
are earnestly requested to take them off
at once. Otherwise, it will be necessary
to call the attention of the Grand jury to
the violation of this law.
HENRY N. CARLTON.
President Bossier Leyee Board,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
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AnnOuncem entS
For CONGRESS.

For Congress-.
We authorized announce Hon. ]. T. WATKINS of
Webster Parish candidate for reelection to Congress
from this the Fourth Congressional District subject to the
action of the Democratic party
For Supreme Court Justlcesh1p.
We are authorized to announce Judge ALFRED D. LAND
of Shreveport candidate to succeed himself as
Justice Supreme this Second Supreme
Court District subject the approval Of the Democratic
voters at the September Sd primary election.
For Judge District Court of Appeals.
We are authorized to announce Judge B. P. EDWARDS
Arcadia Bienve Parish candidate for Judge of the
Court Appeals for this district subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce Judge R. c. DREW Of
Mnden Webster Parish candidate to succeed himself
Judge Appeals this district subject the
action of the Democratic party.
For District judge.
We authorized announce Judge JOHN N. SANDLIN
candidate succeed himself Judge for the
Second Judicial District composed Webster
Parishes subject the action of the Democratic party
For District Attorney.
We are authorized announce Hon. w. R. PERCY Of
Judicial District composed of the of Bossier and
Webster subject the action of the Democratic party
The Banner is authorized to
THOMAS w. ROBERTSON
candidate for reelection District Attorney for this,
Second Judicial District subject action Of the
ocratic voters at the approaching primary election
For Member School Board.
We authorized to announce Mr.. N. W. SENTELL of
School Ward subject action
of the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-08-29
For Supreme Court Justlceshlp.
For Judge District Court Of Appeals.
For District JudRe.

We are authorized to announce Judge JOHN NJ SANDIN
of succeed himself Judge for the
Judicial District composed Of Bosser and Webster
Parishes subject to the action of the Democratic party
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
500 Reward. 500

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
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and giving the patient strength by
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curative powers that they offer One
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Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., To-
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Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
New tuberculosis Remedy
Based on Medicine

To say that specific exists for the
cure of Consumption is perhaps too
strong a statement, but in Eckman' s
Alternative we have a medicine that
has been the means of saving many
life to years Of usefulness, and in
permanently benefiting a large num-
Der of Consumptives.
Any diet that keeps a Consumptive
we'll nourished is the right one, but
what is going to improve the patient
Eckman's Alternative Is a medicine for
the treatment of this disease which
has been found beneficial in a large
number of cases. We prefer to let you
hear what such people say. Investigate
this case:
80 Savannah ST.. Rochester, n. Y.
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tonitis, and my physician gave me up
as hopeless. was then urged by a
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which 1 did. / began to improve and
steadily gainedAin health and strength,
and am absolutely cured"
(Signed Affidawit) EDNA FINER.
Eckman's Alternative is effective in
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Throat and Lung Troubles, and in up
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drugs. For sale by A. G. Luken and
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for booklet telling of recoveries and
write to Eckman Laboratory, Philadel-
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
Letters of Marqus.

Letters OF marque and reprisal. as
they were called. were first issued in
the time of Edward l. to give leave To
retaliate beyond the marches or limits
OF country for wrongs suffered at
the hands of a power nominally at
peace In this first instance they Were
aimed at Portugal. About 100 years
later two Hanse towns in Mecklenburg.
wishing to relieve their prince. who
was beleaguered in Stockholm. issued
letters of marque-thieves' letters. as
the sufferers called them-to all the
rascals of the Baltic authorizing them
to victual the besieged city. This done,
they turned themselves into a confed-
eracy of sea robbers known as Victual-
ing brothers, or st. Nitalius' brothers,
and rendered the Scandinavian seas
unsafe for half a century.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
SOUTH SEA FASHIONS.
Tho Dusky Native Bellies Have Queer
Ideas About Dress.

Ideas About Dress.
1t would be hard to find n spot where
the subject of dress does not sway the
feminine mind. To the world at large
its observance causes either a great
amusement In the category of amuse
ment may be placed the proceedings of
the dusky bellies described by Beatrice
Grimshaw in her book, In the Strange
South Seas
A lace trimmed garment Of mine.
usually worn at night under the shell
ter of sheets and quilts, went to a Sun
day morning church as best dress in
full daylight on the person Of the laun-
dress intrusted with my wash. The
funny side was so conspicuous that she
never got the reproOf she deserved.
A certain flower toque made of pop
pies, q bloom unknown in the Pacific.
first drove the women Of the island
half distracted with excitement, then
led thirty-six native ladies to appear
simultaneously at a dance wearing ex-
cellent copies Of my Paris model done
in double scarlet hibiscus from the
bush.
A wedding from which unfortunate
~ 1 was absent furnished the finest
display OF native dress that took place
that year The bride wore fourteen
silk dresses, not all at once, but one
after another, changing her dress
again and again during the reception
until the white spectators were fairly
giddy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
Squeiched.


Senator Ogle. a member of the Penn
sylvania assembly. had been deputed
to compose an address to the newly
elected president. Andrew Jackson
When the bluff old warrior submitted
his document to the house a fellow
member, dapper little chap from
Philadelphia. observed:
Pardon me, general: hesitate about
making any suggestion to so distin-
guished an individual. but I cannot
refrain from saying that it is custom
airy to write the first personal pronoun
with a capital ~ instead Of a small
A."
General Ogle returned a look of
scorn. "Sir." said he. when 1 write
to so great a man as General Andrew
jackson. Democratic president Of the
United States. I abase myself. sir.
use as small an ~ as I can put upon
paper. But, sir. If ever I should have
to write to little snipe like you I
would use an T.. sir. that would fill
two pages Of foolscap."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
ENFORCE THE CURFEW LAW
Then Fewer Little Girls Will Be Running Around the
Streets Making Trouble Degenerate Mothers
Should Be Officially Reprimanded.

Just as reprehensible-inde more
so-for his neglect as is the feminine
partner in the matrimonial compact?
If fathers are hanging round saloons
while their little girls are going to
the bad, what are they doing it for?
If the mother is not doing her duty,
why don't he take the matter in hand
and see that things are Strengthened
out?
Lots of fathers hardly know their
daughters.
Even when they protect them and
supply them with all the material
things of life.
The talk about mothers is all right
but include the fathers. The fathers
when there is fault, are just as
much to blame as the mothers.
There are certain situations that a
man can cope with if he stiffens up his
backbone sufficiently.
There are, however, too many spine
less males ranging the earth.
But what of that unnatural and de
generate mother who, for her own
base purposes, connives to make her
little girl serve her own hideous and
unspeakable ends?
That such f1ends exist in this
city is the statement made by the
chief Of police.
And they have come under the OBJ
servation of a good many other people
besides the official discipliners of the
community.
That courts should bubble over
| technical legal trides and thus permit
these harpies to further and perfect
their despicable designs is one of the
plague spots on our social system.
When courts mete out justice and
do not play politics, then will the day
of the death of the judicial recall be
registered.
In the meantime, let the people OF
the city support the Chief of Pc
lice in his efforts toward enforc
ing the curfew law and toward
cleaning up the streets of their human
flotsam.
And it might be a good thing for
parents to remember sacred aphor
ism which says:
| Train up your children in the way
they should CO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20

The austerities of the vatican have
been so far relaxed. 1t is reported. as
to allow the introduction of a moving
picture machine into that papal ''pris-
on" and the pope. for the first time in
his life. has enjoyed the diversion of
seeing the moving Aims. Views of his
old home. Venice, were particularly
appreciated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
Reduced,

81 hear the Pudgerleighs are in great
ly reduced circumstances"
Are they? How did they lose their
money!"
"Oh, they haven't lost their money.
Mr.. Pudgerleigh has had typhoid fever
and is a mere walking skeleton, and
his wife has been trying a new anti-fat
remedy which has brought her weight
down nearly forty pounds.
Library.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
How to Beauty tho Bathroom

An ordinary bathroom can be given
beautiful tiled effect by the following
arrangement: Form high wainscot-
ing of cement. three coats. the first two
Of ordinary gray and the last Of keen
cement, which is perfectly white. Be-
fore the last coat dries lay it Off with
a marker in blocks the shape Of face
of tile. The cracks thus made can be
colored to harmonic with the tinting
of the upper walls and ceiling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20

all run down. l had to
give up work for l could
not stand the pains in my
back. The doctor said I
needed an operation for
female trouble but Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound h ELF ed m .
more than the doctors
did. ] hope that every
one who is suffering will
get the Compound. NV
pains, nervousness and
backache are gone and I
have gained five pounds.
Lowe my thanks to your
rnedicino for II 10 <bn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
AmuSen1entS
Tho Arcade.

THE Money Kings" whose story
concerns life in Wall street and which
is full of exciting incident, will be
presented at the Arcade this evening.
1t is a picture drama of unusual eli
matte effect and is staged by the NOV
ing picture actors with theatric sue
cess. 1t is, therefore, one of the best
plays of this class that has recently
been seen here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
.THEATER IS CLOSED
Murray Will Reopen Labor
Day with Vaudeville Bill.

The Murray Theater, in which the
Lewis Oliver company has been max
ing a successful run this summer, will
be closed for two weeks pending It's
usual opening for vaudeville an the
autumn. The theater will opan its
doors on Labor Day, September End.
This action was taken through a
mutual agreement between Mr.. Muir
ray and the managers of the stock
company on account of the legal diff
culties into which Mr.. Lewis has been
thrown through an action begun yes
terday in the municipal court and car
ried over to the circuit court because
Of the death of Prosecutor Ladd.
Mr.. Murray announces that the thea
ter will reopen with the usual vaude-
Vile bill and the theater refurnished
throughout during the two weeks in
which it is dark. Mr. Murray also
stated that the stock company had had
an unprecedented run, having played
here for eleven weeks to capacity
houses and had demonstrated the fact
that the public will support a stock
company through the summer months.
The Lewis Players open in Hamilton
on September LIST for months run.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
Noah waalucky,

what are you smiling about?" ask
ed Noah.
81 was just thinking" replied ia
pheth, how lucky 1t was we could go
ahead and build this ark without wait
ing for an appropriation from con-
observation-disclosures Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you oyerworked your nervous sys-
tenn and caused trouble with your Kid
neys and bladder? Have you pains In
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fiabby appearance of the face. and un-
der the eyes? frequent desire to pass
urine7 II so. Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you-Druggtst. Price Sec
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Preps-. CisvstAnA. OH
For sale by T. F. Mcdonnell.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
NOTICE EAGLES

All members are requested to b,
present on Wednesday evening, Aug
n. A trustee will be elected and -;
report of the recent Grand Aerie ses
sion will be made
Adam Elstro, w. P.
Aug. Johanning, Sec'y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-20
How to Melt Chocolate.

TOW 70 "e'H SHoSo'deo.
Do not take time to CRATE chocolate.
Put the desired amount in a saucepan
and place over the top of teakettle
until melted.
Two squares Of unsweetened choco-
bate are equal to a cupful Of grated.