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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26

81 have named him that" she called
after him. because he has plenty of
fire and spirit. but at critical times
seems to lack common sense" She
laughed. free. musical laugh that
somehow recalled the blood to his
checks He made no reply.
She watched him as he swung along.
frankly admiring the tall. cleanly built
figure whose lines the loose coat he
wore did not conceal. She remembered
the end of the big game eight years be-
fore. when laughing. mud stained
young athlete tore himself away from
his idolatrous companions to lay his
triumph ut the feet Of the days sweet
heart. She remembered also. with
smile. the stabbing childish jealousy
with which Il freckle faced. short
skirted girl had witnessed his devotion
And you're still here. buried alive
in this out Of the way corner of The
world" she said softly. "Oh. John
Dunmeade! John Dunmeade"'
Suddenly she touched her horse with
the crop. He bounded forward and
+ clattercd along until the young man
was overtaken. She pulled Crusader
down to Il walk. at which the young
man looked up astonished. Curious AS
to her identity. but fearing another re
proof. he cautiously refrained from,
| further speech.
They went along in silence until they
| reached Il point where the undulating
| road rose to command view of the
valley to the south and the town t.
the north She reined in her horse.
What pity one can't find words
for such morning! And the wonder
of it is that it has recurred, we don't
know how many millions Of times. al
ways glorious"
"It makes one feel a bit-reverent'-
'It makes one feel as helpless as,
She paused for lack of comparison.
"As helpless as some chick will soOI
feel, unless the farmers dog scares of
that hawk" he completed the sentence
for her. pointing. Over Il barnyard II
the valley the big bird was soaring
in narrowing, lowering circles. From
beneath came faintly the cries o.
frightened fowls. Suddenly the hawl
swooped low to the earth. Scarcel!
pausing. it scared aloft once more
leaving panic in the barnyard and on
chick the less.
The young woman laughed There
an illustration Of one Fundamental
law"
The supremacy of the strong: That
an old theory. | know. A very prett.
one-from the point Of view of tn
hawk. But how about the chick
"Oh, if one is born chick Sh
concluded the sentence with shru
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
NUMBER 26.
Fair Sample.

Mr.. Eollett and little Edward were
sitting meekly in he "or.er where
they had been placed by Mrs Foi,ett.
we'll out Of the way OF her evenings
work. Little Edward WIS reading the
History Of the Town Of Dorby' to his
grandfather. He had reached a genca-
logical labyrinth.
What does 'paternai grandmother
mean. grandpa:' he inquired. pausing
for breath.
You look up paternai i'll the diction-
AIRY. sonny" said Mr.. Follett. And he
showed the book toward his grandson.
1T means 'fatherly.' like father.
read the boy. Il don't understand that,
grandpa"
We'll. now, see here" said MIR Fol-
lett hastily as his wife left the room
for a moment. Its like this, | reckon.
The fathers the head q the house so
called and the same with Il 9randfa-
ther, but sometimes they're married to
kind of IL masterful-w guess
your grandma's what they'd call n pa
ternal grandmother" MIR Follctt has
tily finished rs he heard brisk footsteps
along the hall You get right on with
your reading. boy."-Youth's Compan-
ion
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
A Buoy's lonq Voyage.

On Sept. 49, 1911. there was picked
up on the beach at Cullivoe. Papastour.
in the north Of Scotland. Il life buoy.
battered and stained, bearing the in
scription. Passed by J. Guthrie. San
Francisco. Cal. June l. 1905"
The vessel Stanley Dollar was wreck
ed off the west coast of Japan in Au-
gust. 1905, and the buoy. whose history
Is bound up with that of the ship, must
have been floating in the ocean cur,
rents for six years until it landed in
Scotland. Whether 1t went around the
Horn or through the northwest passage
or down by Australasia and around
the Cape of Good Hope into the Allan
tic will. of course. always remain a
matter OF doubt and conjecture. This
buoy Is said to hold the worlds record
for drifting the longest distance. 1t
was six years on the way from the Pa
cific ocean to the Atlantic and must
have been washed into many strange
port before it WAS picked up on the
Scotch island.-Harper's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
Too Much Culture.

Aunt Penelope Wiggins.' as every
body called her. was visited one sum-
mer by a niece. Vassar college grad
uate Aunt Penelope was one Of the
most hospitabe souls alive. but she
was not greatly impressed by the su.
perior learning OF her young relative.
aud one day she freed her mind about
her thus:
''ralk to me about what a college
education does for girl! What do
You suppose Matilda said to me the
first day she caInef She said: I'm so
glad to meet you. aunty. You accent
your name OH the Aunty Tennltimate.
don't you! Did you ever hear such
nonsense: ! had to tell her my name
wasn't Aunty Pennltimute. but Aunty
Penelope. and l thought she would die
a-laughing!'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
The horsehair Trick.

Almost every day illustrations are
afforded Of the marvellous ingenuity OF
the modern thief. Recently couple
Of rogues nearly succeeded in extract.
ing a valuable tie pin from the cravat
Of man sitting between them in
music hall by means Of an almost in
visible horsehair stretching from the
right hand of one thief to the left hand
of his accomplice The thieves by 81
multaneously raising their hands nm
der the pretense of putting their pipes
or cigarettes into their mouths tried.
by pulling the horsehair taut. gradual
ly to lift the victims tie pin from its
place In this particular instance the
trick was not successful. hut it is
often worked with advantage, If the
pin falls to the ground unnoticcd the
thieves take the earliest opportunity
of seizing it. or by skillful manipu-
fation of the horsehair the article may
he made to slide down the almost in
visible liue right into the hand OF one
of the thieves. .--LOudon Tit-Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26

Amid a Chatter OF Hoors.
of her shoulders. strength is its own
law. Hasn't the world always been
conquered and ruled by its strong:
Pm afraid that is true. he SAID so
berly
"Afraid. should think you would
be glad, sinee-I have it from the New
Chelsea Globe you are strong man.
He looked his establishment. ion
know who | am
"Of course. Did you think. MIR.
Dunmeade," she laughed did you
think Your charms outweighed the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
The Misfit Accoutrement.

A recently appointed second lienten-
ant IN the army OH his first public APP
pearunce at one Of the presidents re-
ceptions had some difficulty with his
sword and tripped over it several times
while he was in line. says an exchange.
1t rot between his legs and dangled
about IN a most perpleXing way
Young man." said Il military official in
a most kindly manner. that thing you
are wearing is a sword. not Il hurdle
Denver Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
HIS RISE
TO
POWER
By Henry Russell Miller,
Aurbor Of
1.-The Man Higher Up"
Copyright. 1911. by the Bobhs.Merril'
Company
PROLOGUE.

Reader, here is a live, gripping,
absorbing romance Of politics.
not the politics Of a decade ago,
but the politics of today A
young American of good fighting
blood and hard, fixed ideals sets
out to smash the political ma
chine of his state without COM
promise with evil. The great mo-
n,ent of his life comes when he
must sacrifice his clean hands or
ruin the father Of the girl he
loves. The creative genius and
large power of the euthor are
even more notable than in The
Man Higher Up," Mr.. Miller's
preceding novel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
Cautious Judqe.

'.Iudge. why did you adjourn court
for five minutes just now:'
II felt that | had to sneeZe."
"YeS:"
"And | feared If sneeZed on the
bench the lawyers would make that
the basis Of demand for IL new trial"
Louisville CUurier-JOurnal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
Quite In Harmony.

First DoctDr-Had II couple OF rather
odd patients this morning. Second
DOct0r-Indeed! Who were they!
First Doctor-On OF them was bee
keeper with the hives and the other a
grass widow with the hay fever. .-Bos-
ton Transcript
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
The Result.

Did the trip Of the young heiress to
Europe to secure a title in the matri-
monial market succeed
"Yes. though. strange to say. 1t was
a baron result. ."-Raltimore American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26
Just Shopping.

Tired Clerk ,oyer piled up connter)-
Can show you anything else. madam?
Customer-Yes: the nearest way out
Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26

(AYlT was twilight still In the val
|M1 ley. but over the hills to the
Ra0Se| east the Sky was whitening.
,SSNS6l Young man sitting NY his
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-06-26

You cannot retrace crooked steps
The path OF reform Is straight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
THE SOCIAL SIDE
OF CIRCUS LIFE
Many Clubs Among the Per-
formers as Well as a
Baseball Team

Circus life is not without its reward
The work is hard, but the life is in the
open. Husbands, wives, sons, daughters
uncles and aunts travel together Like
the snails they take their homes around
with them. These homes are the sleeping
cars. Necessarily, they are modest In
space, but they are made to bloom cheer
lily by a genuine domestic pride.
A remarkable circus train is owned by
the Hagenbeck-W allace shows combined
il Is tower of Babel. The 1000 people
speak almost every language under the
sun. The social side of this big family
is interesting. There are card clubs, a
woman CLUB, clown society, cosmopoli-
tan club and baseball team
The feminine touch of refinement is to
be seen about the living parts of the
circus tents as we'll as in the cars. The
dressing tents have no hardwood floors.
but soft carpets are spread over the
grass, and on these each artist gathers
her little party. The cosmopolitan club
was started last season. Very few of
It's members speak English and they
stumble hopelessly. 1t is a polygot crowd.
working far from home and needing such
Fellowship. At present they are learning
to speak English under the guidance
OF little American rider. There are so
children with the show. Many are the
sons and daughters of performers; in a
sense born to the business. Others are
the children of relatives Some are an
prentieed. The boys and girls go to the
circus school and study with greater zest
because of splendid physical health and
six months separation from school rou-
tine. Their teachers are furnished by the
management.
When the big show comes to Birming-
nam next Sunday for an engagement
Monday the first thing that will be noted
is Its vast Improvement. From its first
Gay OF existence 1t has grown rapidly
year by year, but never before has il
shown such progress as in the recent
years.
The performance of the Hagenbeck-
Wallace circus this year is divided into
two departments. One is the famous Carl
Hagenbeck's animal show where several
hundred animals perform almost human
stunts. There are educated elephants,
three herds of them, seals, monkeys.
lions. polar bears, leopards, royal
Bengal tigers. In the circus department
there is the Great Wallace shows with
It's 800 artists, among the most famous of
whom Is Herr Won Ritter, who slides
down slender wire on his head from the
summit of lofty pole; the Six Van
Diemans, aer'alists extraordinary. the
Tasmanian Sisters, debutante acrobats;
Mile. Nadje, the worlds most perfect
formed woman and so clowns headed by
Fred Egener
Performances will be given at 2 and s
p. m. Doors to the menagerie will be
opened an hour earlier The street parade
VIII leave the show grounds at 10 O'clock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
PREPARING BOOTHS
FOR THE EXPOSITION
Carpenters Will Work To.
night If Necessary to
Complete Work

a large corps of carpenters and dec
orators are busy at the big Gypsy Smith
auditorium on First avenue preparing
the booths for the Home Products ex-
position, to be given next week under
the auspices of the Birmingham Ad
club The finishing touches are already
being put on some of the booths and
the carpenters expect to work all night
tonight is necessary to finish. The ex-
position will open Monday
Some rs or 80 booths have been con-
tracted for by the merchants of Bir-
min CHAM and the exposition is expect
ed to be one of the most successful
affairs ever held in the city. It's pur-
pose Is to show to the people of Bir-
mingham in an entertaining and ar
ttstic manner what home necessities
are made In Birmin CHAM and thereby
to encourage the trade in Birming-
ham" movement. Officials of the Ad
club state that not penny of the re-
ceipts from the exposition Will go to
the club but that all of il is to be
spent on the exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
Suits Filed

The following were among the suits
filed yesterday in the city and circuit
courts:
John Gibson VS.. Maryland Coal and
Coke company; $4,000 damages claimed
for alleged personal injuries.
Mack Dather VS. Alabama Great
Southern Railroad company: $4,000 dam
ages claimed for alleged personal in
juries.
Andrew whitlocls VS. Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company;
$1,000 damages claimed for alleged per-
sonal injuries.
Manuel Watkins vs.. Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company; the plain
tiff claims 500 as damages. alleging
that he was carried beyond his desti-
nation.
Sam Cuspard VS.. Birmingham. Ensley
and Bessemer Railroad company; $4,000
damages claimed for alleged personal
injuries.
Hughes Brothers VS.. Birmingham
Packing company; $1,000 damages
claimed for an alleged breach of con-
tract
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
MAIL CAR ABLAZE
ON PASSENGERTRAIN

A mail car on train No. of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad, coming south,
caught fire south of Newcastle yesterday
morning, and before the blaze was ex-
tingushed in the Boyles yards, few
miles further, considerable damage had
been done to the second class mail. The
first class mail was not injured
When the fire was noticed by the three
mail clerks, J. G. Foster and two ne
groes L. L. Holt and d. II. Howard,
the alarm was at once given to Engineer
Dave Williams and all haste was made to
get to the Boyles yards, where fire APP
paratus was secured. The blaze was ex-
tinguished. but not until the mail car had
been practically put out of commission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
YOUNG GIRLS LOCATED
Disappeared From Home Thursday
Found in Memphis Yesterday

Detective William Brannom left Bir-
mingham yesterday afternoon for Mem
phis to bring back Stella and Daisy
Wood. two young girls who disappeared
from their home. s01 Twenty-second street,
south, Thursday. The young girls We're
located in Memphis yesterday In the
company of man named Mitchell, who
WIS arrested. The Wood girls and Mitch
ell will arrive in custody of Officer Bran
nom today.
According to accounts of the affair at
police headquarters Stella Wood is 10
years old and Daisy Wood is II years
old. They are the daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. w It. Wood and were until recently
students in the Central High school,
They left home Thursday morning with
the ostensible intention of going to the
circus but as they did not return home
the parents became anxious. the police
were notified and after an investigat on
local detectives located them in Men,
phis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
J. S. COKE RECEIVER
FOR CAR COMPANY
Petition Filed to Put Birmingham Car
and Manufacturing Company in
Involuntary Bankruptcy

Petition TO put the Birmingham Car and
Manufacturing company In involuntary
bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the
United States court and John s. Coke
was appointed receiver by Judge Alex C.
Birch. referee in bankruptcy.
The petitioner alleges that the concern
committed an act OF bankruptcy last
September when it transferred a portion
of its properties to the Hill & Griffiths
Co. at Cincinnati, making it preferred
creditor. The statutory number OF credi-
tors signed the petition, who were Nc
David. Meyer. Goldman and Terry, who
claimed an indebtedness for an insurance
policy; f. W. Marks Construction COM
pany for work and material, and the Dis
patch Printing company for an open ac-
count.
The concern tas d large plant at North
Birmingham. Ifhe first hearing of the
creditors will re set at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
NAMES DELEGATES TO
GOOD ROADS MEET

The following delegates to the Alabama
Good Roads association meeting, to be
held at NJ Die November 2O-21-22, have
been named by President w. p. G. Hard
ing of the Chamber of Commerce: H.
M. Beck, chairman; Oscar w. Under
wood, Fl. K Miner, L. Pizitz, Judge Dan
Greene, Hubert Drennen, j. o. Thomp-
son. John H. Adams, NJ. s., Sloan, j E.
Penny, e. M. Tutwiler. Jr Murray
Brown, e. w. Barrett, John W. ONein,
Blaine Brownell Frank 2. Class, c. 3.
Rogers, James J. Smith, Hugh McGee-
yer and j. A. Rountree.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
RAPID PROGRESSION F.
CAMPA| PLANS.
Partial List of Team Cap
tains for Dispensary
Work Announced

Good progress is being made in the
organization of the whirlwind eight-day
campaign to begin November II to raise
$4,000 for the University Free disper-
sary, and partial list of the team cap
tains was announced yesterday
A group OF those behind the movement
has been designated to secure captains
and while some of them have not yet
reported and the list is not complete, the
following names represent a part of the
group of prominent men who will cap
tain teams:
Sterling A. Wood, John w. sibiey. Wal
ter l.. Sessions, M. V. Joseph, Hill Fer
guson, Oscar c. Turner, Hugh Latimer,
c. c. Burke, DR.. w. p McAdory, the
Rev. Middleton Barnwell, Dan Hogan,
Zeb Rudolph, j. w. Whatley, G. w.
Pratt, Julian and Harry Jones. Keen
rivalry has already been aroused among
the team captains and some interesting
races are expected when the campaign
opens.
Through the fundamentally of Hill
Ferguson and DR.. ]. A. McLester, the
alumnus of the class of 1896 of the Uni
versity of Alabama intends to organize
full campaign team and have already
chal' en@ed all Corners. A meeting of the
class members was held yesterday and
anothef meeting for further organization
is planned for today.
group of some of the leading women
of the city will meet at the Hotel Hill
man banquet room this morning at 1870
O'Clock to discuss the organization of
womens teams. Each of the teams both
men and women, are to be composed of
eight persons. After the campaign starts
the teams will report daily at free
luncheon to be given at the Hotel Hill
man. which is headquarters of the CAM
paign.
telephone has been installed in the
headquarters and six stenooraphers are
now at work getting up Its of names
and indexing cards for sne campaign
teams to work with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
WILSON r. BROWN HAS AN
ATTACK OF APPENDICITIS

Wilson r. Brown of Brown Bros. &
Co., one of the best known citizens of
Birmingham, is i'll at the Vanderbilt no.
tel in New York with an attack of ap-
pendicitis.
Information to this effect was received
here yesterday, which was followed by
the hurried departure of his brother, Eu-
gene L. Brown, for New York. Informal
ton as to the illness of Wilson Brown
was very surprising here, as he was in
the city only a short time ago and ap-
parently in good health. His brother who
was summoned was en- route to Swan
Lake on a hunting trip when a message
was received here telling of the illness.
Efforts put forth succeeded in locating
Mr.. Brown on the Alabama Great South
ern limited and he returned to Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
Preliminary Trial Set
Two Cents Decides Bid

difference of cents in one instance
and 5 cents in another secured the
awarding of certain bids for supplies
from the board of revenue yesterday
The members Of the board were ex-
aiming the bids for certain monthly
supplies for the convict camp. Franklin,
Stiles & Franklin put in bid of s2O0.S6.
Collins & Co. were awarded the con-
tract on a bid of s200.S4, a difference
of cents on the bids. On the bid TO.
the almshouse, Yielding Brothers Sc
cured the contract on bid of $234.95
against Collins & Co.'S bid of s2S5. a
difference of cents. There were num-
Der of other bidders and all We're very
close.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-01
WILL |NVEST|GA1
DEATH ON MON
Funeral of Mrs. Wi
Was Held Yesterda
is CASE OF sui
No New Developments YesteII
Shooting of Young Womarl
Her Home Thursday
Evening

jury inquest into the death of
Lillian Williams, who died from a
woung through the right temple TIN
DAY night at 6:i5 O'Clock. in her boud
at her home, GIG North Twenty-foui
street, viii be held at 10 O'Clock Mond
| morning by Coroner Charles L. Spain. 4
cording to Mr.. Spain, the regretable trs
edy will be thoroughly investigated.
At the time of the shooting of M
Williams, VIII Tom White, a young att
ney. was in the room and his version
the affair to the detectives was that
| Williams asked him to step into al
room to get bundle of papers. br
before he had gone out she had m
something, and turning around he Z
had seen Mrs Williams with phe
temple. ef
Don't do that" said White, step b
toward her.
Don't come near me-" replied /
| woman.
Don't do that" again from White, q
then, according to his statement, NJ
Williams fired bullet through her brai
causing instant death. j,
At police headquarters last night. NJ
ing new had been learned abaatfhef
by Detectives Warren, DAILY, Jones
| Taylor, who have the matter In oh
The detectives are now busy gath
| evidence for the coroner's investigated
| Monday morning.
Mrs. Lillian Williams was about "a
of age. and noted as beauty amonl
circle of friends. Her family name
Earnest, and her brother, Howell Ea
killed his father about four years
by shooting him. After spending
two years In Jail the case was 81,
and the son was released. Mrs. VIII
was married several years ago, but
divorced soon nfterward.
Funeral services over the remaia
Mrs. Williams were conducted vest
afternoon from her late Eesidene,
North Twenty-fourth street !. N;SO o
Interment followed in Elmw Acen
Contrary to report. viii T. ~
not leave the city yesterda0 FOUGHT
go on a hunting trip. mark
"Will Tom White" sai6A.rr =
Whelan, a warm personal -
White family. has not left III
is at his home very much distr
this tragedy. 1 can also say I'll
not leave the city nor has he
tipn of leaving the city at III
time.
This is n most deplorable n
has proven a great shock to
family, who first heard of th}
about 8 O'Clock this morning
read the morning paper. OF cog
is no question in my mind aboty
case OF suicide