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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-05-29
A Losing Fight.
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Commercial Appeal
A case brought to the attention of this
paper illustrates the hardships that many
Confederate soldiers undergo, in addition
to the new rule of the age limit against
them when they seek Office.
If Confederate is too old to be post
master, assistant postmaster or to hold
any office under the Federal Government,
and if this rule were extended through
State and county government and the same
rule applied in corporation management,
about the only thing that the Confederate
could do would be to take to the field. In
the cotton or wheat field e.cannot give a
good account of himself.
A few days ago the Commercial Appeal
received letter reciting the hard luck of
a Confederate soldier who for many years
had been farmer in Mississippi.
Under the most favorable conditions it
was difficult fight to make buckle and
tongue meet. ''He is a good, honest,
straight man, but has been in hard luck
for the last few years. Every year he has
attempted to grow crop, and has, with
more or less success, but every year deed
of trust had to be made in the spring."
Advancing years made it little more
difficult for the farmer to cultivate as many
acres as he did when young man. There
was some sickness and finally he is down
to cloth, with mortgage on pair of
mules. The holder of the mortgage is about
to foreclose.
The veteran cannot renew it.. He has
nothing else to mortgage. Having lost his
mules he cannot grow crop.
The old man doesn't whimper. He may
never see what is being written in this
paper.
For fifty years he has been making a
battle with more or less success and the
evening of his life must be ended under
the same sorrow compelling conditions that
marked the failure of the Confederacy.
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Sherif's Sale.

Crawford, Jenkins & Booth, Limited, vs. r. b.
Childers. No. 1854. In Second District Court,
Bossier Parish, La.
pY virtue OF a writ of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, l 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, June IA, 1913,
the following described property, to-wit:
double shovels.
3 turning plows.
| sweepstock pillow.
2 wagons.
so bushels of corn, more or less.
2 head of hogs.
| turkey gobbler.
2guineas.
6 chickens.
1 cultivator.
l roll of barb wire.
3geese.
6 tons OF cotton seed, more or less.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum OF $3.50, with 5 per cent per
annum interest thereon from Decembcf
Z, 1912, until paid, and all costs OF suit
j. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, May 70, 1918. iunl2
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WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

Florida Christian Advocate: We live
moment by moment in the presence of the
Master. Let us not forget that "Thou
God God seest me!''
Lake Charles Times: The festive cock
tail, the cold prespiring Bud, and old fash :
Toned toddy has created more work for
judges and lawyers than all other things
combined.
New Orleans States: Our notion of the
young man who is made of good stuff is
the one who has been raised in country
town without acquiring taste for poker
and peruna.
Spartanburg Is. CO. Journal: The best
and soundest men of the future are to be
drawn from the rural districts. They are
not expected to come from the homes of
ease and luxury.
Harper's Weekly: "What l say unto
you l say unto all-watch!" The devil
does not declare war thirty-six hours be-
fore hostilities commence, nor vet recop-
nize any armistice or flag of truce. He is
never tired, or sleepy, or absent minded.
or out of practice. There is no discharge
in that war; night and day the soul must
keep the watch, not knowing when nor
whence nor how often the sudden challenge
may come.
Harper's Weekly: We are all on a long
journey, and the country is strange and
the ways across it are many. If we take
a wrong turn we may have to ford a red
torrent in spate, or sleep in drifted snow,
or march week among the fiery dunes of
the desert under a brazen bowl, before we
strike the way again. For sooner or later
we have all to come back to the one way,
and, however, hard we make it for our
selves, we have to go on. There is only
one journey, and perhaps there is only one
end-that which Aurelius and Augustine
have named the City of God.
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First Installment June 18th
acres. Taxes, S8.17; interest and co.
to be added.

acres. Taxes, SSH; interest and cost
to be added.
Martin Kirsch-The VIZ of nell of SCI
IL and WIZ of mel of sec IA, tp Is, rne
II; s1s of sw14 and ~ of n 4 of sw1a q
sec 7, tp II, rng IL (see records for 80
acres); nel14 of sec 26, tp II, rng Ii;
WI. Of nel4 Of sec 26, tip Is, rng IL; e1
of sell of sec II and ne of sw14 of sec
2, tip II, rng IL; wiz of se14 and sell Of
se4 (less 4 acres) Of sec 20. tp II, rng
II, and sw14 of nw14 of sec %, tp Is, rn9
IL. Taxes, 1925; interest and cost o.
be added.
Pierre Lay-Lot PIP, Heilperin Add
tion to Bossier City. Taxes, IS cents:
interest and cost to be added.
w. B. Letson-Lot 1913, Heilperrin Adj
dition to Bossier City. Taxes, as
cents; interest and cost to be added.
D. T. Manning Lots Z, 8 and 9 of see
20 and the nwL of swla of sec q. o.
~, rng IL, containing FOG acres, more d
less. Taxes, 1854; interest and cost to
be added.
Mrs. L. B. Montgomery The WIZ 81
nw4 of sw14 of sec Sc and e5 of ne1f
of se14 and e1s of VIZ of nea of sell q
sec IS, tp 20, rng 1870 acres. Taxes
sos; interest and cost to be added.
Beatrice McEwen-Lot 1872 of Heilperia
Addition to Bossier City. Taxes, 81
cents; interest and cost to be added.
Diff Nc ormick Brick Co.'s acres III.
the nw1 of sec 80, tp Is, rng 10, Bos.
sier City, being 10 acres formerly owned;
by Oliff-Mc Cormick Company and 1S81
acres formerly owned by Bossier City
Brick Company. Taxes, $3.50; in
terest and cost to be added.
A. B. Pickett and c. T. Heisig-The eK
of sec Is, tp %, rng IA (east of Red!
River)-244 acres. Taxes, S7.42; inter-
est and cost to be added.
Robert Releford- nwl4 of sec is. To
Is, rng 10-t6O acres. Taxes, SIG. 49,
interest and cost to be added.
j. E. Reynolds-25 acres lying between
the road and Red River and south Oh
bridge, and nine cabins, Bossier City,.
Taxes, S26.93; interest and cost to beE
added.
S. N. Stevens-Lots IL, IA and 18 of SEQ
7, tp Is, rng 1910 acres. Taxes.
$500; interest and cost to be added.
j. E. Swor-Lot of block w, Cumber-
land Subdivision, Bossier City. Taxes.
S1.68; interest and cost to be added.
w. G. Wadley-The nela of sec 20. t.
10, rng 11-160 acres. Taxes, S4.9t;l
interest and cost to be added.
T. B. Washburn-Lots 2O4 and 2O5 of the
Heilperin Addition to Bossier City.
Taxes, u cents; interest and cost to b
added.
On said day of sale will sell such
portions of said property as each debtor
will point out, and in case the debtor
will not point out sufficient property,
will at once, and without further delay,
sell the least quantity of said properly
OF any debtor which any bidder will buy
for the amount of taxes, interest and
cost due by said debtor. The sale will b.
without appraisement, for cash, in legal
tender money OF the United States, and
the property sold shall be redeemable atl
any time for the space of one year BY
paying the price given, including costs
and 70 per cent thereon.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex- officio Tax Collector
Benton, La, April %, 1918. 17-e
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AGENTS WANTED.

Agents wanted to take subscriptions for
the Atlanta, Ca, Tri- Weekly Constitution.
Valuable premiums for subscribers, liberal
commissions and cash prizes for agents.
You can make money fast in any small town
or along any rural route: Some agents
make S15 or $50 month on the side, So
Letting subscriptions.
Address for particulars: TRI- WEEKLY
CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga.
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Maysville (Ky.) Ledger: Saturday an
Eastbound c. and o. freight, pulled by
one of the huge Titanic engines, hauled
l35 empty cars and ten loaded cars, total
of 145 cars. The train was considerably
over mile in length, but the big engine
pulled it with ease at forty miles an hour.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-05-29

Bowling Green (Ky.) News: A good
friend of ours advertises for an office boy,
and we instantly thought of half dozen
boys who would be glad of the job. But
the last sentence reads: 'No cigarettes, :"
and that let out every boy we had in mind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-05-29

New Orleans States: 1t may strike you
as being paradoxical, but it is none the
less fact, that common sense is rare
thing.
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Babcock: When | want to speak, let
me think first: Is it true? Is it kind? Is
it necessary? If not, let it be unsaid.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-05-29

Ten verses of the Bible must be read
daily without comment, in the public
schools of Pennsylvania. Teachers who
violate the law are subject to dismissal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-05-29

Dickens: Any Christian spirit working
kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may
be, will find its mortal life too short for its
vast means of usefulness.
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State Tax Sales
ImmOvabIe Property.

The State of Louisiana Us. Delinquent
Tdr Debtors, Parish of Bossier.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
RALEIGH, n. G., CHILD.
Made Strong and Well by Vinol.

Made Strong and Well by Vln0l.
When We tell you that Vinol is the
best remedy in our whole stock for
making weak, puny ailing children
strong, robust and rosy we are only
telling you what has been proven by
hundreds of mothers. ---. -,
Mrs. w. o. Strother, Raleigh, N. c.,
says: "My little girl, Hazel, has been
taking Vinol to build her up after a
severe spell of sickness. It has done
so much good by restoring her appe-
tite and building up her strength
that think Vinol is the finest tonic
ever prepared and am telling every
one about it,"
What Vinol did for this little girl
it will do for every weak, and ailin 6
child because sickly children need the
strengthening cod liver elements and
the tonic iron that Vinol contains
that is why Vinol builds them up
quickly and gives them fine healthy
color. 1t is pleasant to take and we
guarantee that the results will salts
fy you-money back if they do not.
Barker's Drug Store, Bemidj, Mimi:
ADV.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
WHY THE PASTOR WAS LATE
On the Way to Wedding He Met a
Deer, and Stopped to Xiii =.
- the Animal.

The Rev. H.%H. Thomas, pastor, Of
the Baptist church at Greenwood and
Womley, started to Greenwood to Off
.ciate at a wedding, and, says the
Arkansas Gazette, after a, six. mile
drive from Mount Ida he saw q large
deer chased by.sa pack of hounds,
The preacher forgot about the we'd
ding and followed the deer. He ap-
preached the large buck, which came
to him, and they locked horns" The
deer lost his footing, and SO did the
minister, and they went tumblfng
down the hillside together. =
Il came up on top" said the preach
er, "and in some way got my knife
open and~cu the ~deer's throat, and
while holding to- : the long,-shaggy
horns the deer gave; a big leap with
me and jumped into the water, carry
ing me with him. There he died in
a&few minutes and l pulled him out,
got wagon and hauled the: deer into
Mount Ida
The preacher, after being three
hours late; telephoned to Greenwood,
and. buying a new suit of clothes.
served at<the wedding Of w. r. Burt
I md Miss Lillian Anderson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
TURNED THE JOKE ON BIS Hop
Great Episcopal churchman Found
That Rabbi Could Give as Good
# 4 Shot % He Got.

Mrs. Champ Clark, who iss as we'll
known for her brilliancy I'M converse
ton as her. husband, the speaker. Of
the house Of representatives, is for
his fame In politics, tells this story:
The late Bishop Potter Of New York
had most unclerical relish for prac-
tical jokes and pointed sanecd cdotes. 4 His
cosmopolitan spirit loved men and
things, and nothing pleased him bet
ter than to gather a group OF con-
genial spirits about him and swap
Jokes.
One day he met friend, distin-
guished Jewish rabbi, and said to him
In great seriousn ess: ss
Rabbi, Lam greatlyqworried about
a dream I had the other night I
dreamed died and went to the Jew
,ish heaven. Andfwh do. you suppose
were thesonly occupants? 2"
Il don't know, I'm sure" said tho
rabbi.
"'Pawnbrokers and secondhand
clothing men," laughed the bishop
The rabbi said nothing.
Shortly after, however, he met the
bishop. Why bishop" he said, II
had dream myself the other night" !"
Yes" said the bishop uneasily;
rand what did you dream?"
Il dreamed went to the Christian
heaven ..<&-. Hid
"Well," pursued Potter, bracing
himself, "who did you find there?" =
Nobody" answered the rabbi
Popular Magazine
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
hAPP OMEN
Plenty Of Them in Bemidji, and Good
Reason for It.

Wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years ofabackache suferlng,
Days Of misery, nights Of unrest,
The distress Of urinary troubles,
When she finds freedom.
Many readers will profit by the fol-
lowing.
E Mrs. ]. A.. Breen, BIB Third St,
Bemidji, Mimi, says: aI have no hes
itation in recommending Doan Is Kid
ney Pills. We have used them and
have been benefited. Lastafall Ishad
an attack Of kidney complaint. MY.
back ached. MY kidneys paineJ me
and / had dizzy spells. l got Doan's
Kidney Pills at Barker's Drug Store
and they did me a world Of good. Ny
back was relieved. Other members
ofmy family have taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills with good results
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Bunalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
and take noSother.-Adv.
r'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
Tons of iron Lost Ia Rust.

Tons of iron Lost Ii Rust.
One large railroad system suffers .
loss Of more than eighteen tons Of
metal daily, due solely to the effect
of rust. Thus far the only known
preventive is to keep the metal sur
face always covered with q suitable
paint. Some idea Of the costlinesssof
this remedy, however, may be gained
from thes factAthat 1t requires about
$4,000 annually to paint one large
railway bridge alone. A typical case
Of this kind is the Brooklyn bridge,
upon which a corpsstof painters are
constantly employed, as the weather
makes repainting Of one end Of this
large structure necessary before the
workers have reached the other Al
though experiments have demonstrate
ed that pure iron surrounded by oxy-
gen does not rust, and that some acid.
especially carbonic acid, is necessary
for the production Of rust, the secret
of manufacturing rustless steel and
iran remains to be discovered.
4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
A WORD TO BEMIDU
HOUSEKEEPERS

Next time you do not know just
what to servo for dinner try Min
nesota" Spaghetti. You will be
mighty pleased to see how the family
enjoys the delicious appetizing flavor
and, if you serve 1t often you will
make a big saving in household ex-
penses.
"Minnesota" Spaghetti is the most
nOurishing and most easily digested
food known. 1t can be served in so
many ways that no one ever tires of
it.
1t is very easy tozprepares and it
can be made to take the place of
meat very largely-its cost is only
about one cent dish.
Insist on getting the genuine min
nesota" Spaghetti made from the
very best durum wheat with all the
wonderfully nourishing Gluten left
in.-Adv. I
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31

ter as was done by Thief River Falls
but that it is better to feed farm stuffs
than to sell is plain. Steers need but
a rough shelter in the winter, they
carry themselves to market instead
of having to be hauled in wagons, and
are easy animals to handle. But even
If the venture barely broke even, the
fact that the High school class would
have something to do with real ani-
mails would attract more students.
Children like to work with something
alive. . ass $4tN
1t is suggested, therefore, that
when the farm is planted for expert
ments this year it be planted with the
view OF raising enough surplus to
feed few steers this winter. 1t will
be practical demonstration Of the
profit in raising meat in this country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
Try a Want Ad
IL Cent q Word===Cash
GRANDMOTHER USED PLAIN SAGE TEA
DARkEN HER FADED, GRAZ" HAIR TRY THIS

tie for fifty cents. Some druggists
make their own, which is usually
too sticky, so insist upon getting
Wyeth's, which can be depended up
on to restore natural color and beau
ty to the hair and is splendid for
dandruff, dry, feverish, itchy scalp
and falling hair.
A swell-known downtown druggist
says his customers insist on Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur, because, they say,
it darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell it has been ap-
plied-it's so easy to use too. You
simply dampen sponge or soft
brush and draw it through your
hair, taking in strand at a time. Do
this at night and by morning the
gray hair disappears; after another
application or two, it is restored tc
it's natural color and looks glossy,
soft and abundant.-Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
That Man Wilson.

1t is in the smaller ways OF life,
perhaps that President Wilson is get
ting closer to the people and con-
stantly proving that he is one of
them. One of the first things he did
after taking the oath as president was
to say that there would be no liquor
served in the White House. Instead
of going to church with pomp, he and
his family quietly seek a house OF
worship in the outskirts.
He has persistently refused free
tickets to theaters and other kinds of
shows, free memberships to clubs,
passes to ball games, etc. He and his
staff get down to work early in the
morning and he is not strong for the
wee small hours manner of living. In
stead of wasting his time with the
thousands of office seekers who are
beseiging Washington, he is having
the heads of departments and cabinet
officials do, that work SO that he is
free to devote his time to the real
work of the nation.
President Wilson; has sense of Of
fetal fitness and personal dignity
which has been lacking in many Of
our presidents and hundreds of minor
officials. No matter how much any
one may disag gree with him over mat
ters OF state, he commands their re-
spect. He is the type of man that
stands for the best in America and
it is in these little things that he will
win the confidence of the people and
SO gain respect for his opinions in
matters of more moment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
Lasting Joke.

How long will good joke last?
Who can tell? You have heard that
one about the good sleighing In Can
ada, and how by putting on pair Of
pajamas and sitting on cake of ice
before an open window and ringing
bell one can get the same effect, and
much cheaper. Billy Emerson, the
minstrel, originated that one over
thirty-five years ago, and it is one that
has never run down. DeWolf Hopper
began to use in his curtain speeches
eleven years ago, and ever since, eight
times a week forty weeks season, he
has used itxand it has never failed to
get a laugh. Always there are some
In the audience who never heard it.
Hopper figures that with the, addition
Of a few score times at private func-
tions he has Sprung" the chestnut
3,75S times. It is his one best bet, he
says, and expects to use 1t as long as
he is In public life. r.. s.-.. ..
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
$40 eoid Pieces a Quarter Each

$50 Gold Pieces a Quarter Each. :.
When five. boys commenced to sell
$40 and $40 gold pieces on the streets
of North Scranton forS25 cents each.
with, the supply apparently unlimited,
curiosity was at once aroused as to
the SOURCE Of supply, and the boys were
taken into custody and given the
"third degree When searched the
youths pockets produced over $500 in
gold coin and when questioned they
admitted that they had found pot of
gold."' g... -.
The. money was buried in box in
the cellar Of house formerly occu-
pied by Peter J. Scanlon, who during
his lifetime had the reputation of be-
ing miser There were 1920 in
shiny gold pieces in the box. The
boys, none of whom was over eigh,
years of age, thought they were brass
medals and sold about twenty of them
before being arrested.-Scranton (Pa.)
Dispatch to Philadelphia Record
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
aOnlynAbrahamaShe Knew.

A small girl whose, education In
= American history far surpassed her
Biblical knowledge went to Sunday
school for. the first tatime @notelongs ago
and was much surprised to- hear thu
teacher refer familiarly to; Abraham
and his nephew, Lot. q The clergyman,
noticing she was q new pupil lasinquirs
ed: -- *. " -
Ada, what was your, Sunday school
lesson about this morning?" Her re,
ply surprised him: IA. "
well, really MI. Wilson, we didn't
navea any Bible slesson Athis morning.
The teacher took up all the time talk.
ing about Mr. Lincoln and his nephew.
Mr. Lot" -'" .:E
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
MIXED WITH SULPHUR IT MAKES
HAIR SOFT, BEAUTIFUL;
.>-. CURES DANDRUFF.

The use of Sage and Sulphur for
re storing faded, gray hair IT, it's nat
ural color dates back to grandmoth-
er's time. She kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with brew Of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
piled with wonderful effect.
But the brewing at home is mussy
and out-of-date. Nowadays skilled
chemists do this better than our
selves. BY asking at any drug store
for the ready-to-use produced-called
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy will get large bot
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-31
w hat ,incoln
Said About Fool
ing the P eople
BY JOHN P. FALLoN

3 ( : -.
You can fool all Of the people
some of the time, some of the
people all of the time, but not all
Of the people all of the time.
The object of these little talks on
this page every day is to keep all
of THE PIONEERS readers from
being fooled. So many have been
fooled from purchasing unknown
qualities and dealing with un-
scrupuIons merchants that THE
PIONEER has assumed the re-
sponsibility of protecting its read
ers from the fraud ard faker.
You can help THE PIONEER in
the movement by helping yourself
by purchasing everything you re-
quire for person or home from the
reliable merchants who advertise
in THE PIONEER. THE PIONEER
/ is ever on the alert to reject fraud
ulent and fake advertising, and en-
/. deavors, so far as it is able, to pro-
tect you from purchasing unreliable
goods. 4
Make THE PIONEER your shop
ping and buying guide. Depend
upon it 10 show you where to buy
and what to buy. Read its adver-
tisemen.s closely and constantly
every night and patronize the
honest and reliable merchants who
address you through its advertising
columns: s>-