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senator Thornton Has Great Record.

senator thornton nds Treat RECORD.
Special to Shreveport Timesl
Washington, Dec. 13.-Before Senator
Thornton left Washington tonight for his
home at Alexandra, La, he was congrat-
ulated by his colleagues for having made
the best record among Senators for attend
ance during the present Congress. Except
when absent attending the funeral Of q
dead colleague, Mr.. Thornton has not
missed day or roll call in the Senate
since the special session began, April last.
He has not seen his home or family since
the first week in April.
The Senator expects to remain in Louisi-
ana until January 9th. He is paired with
Senator Steering, of North Dakota on the
currency bill, 80 that his vote will not be
lost to his party.
II feel that am entitled to this holiday, .
said the Senator before he got aboard his
train.
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Bolinfer.

Wednesday, Dec. 17.-Not much SUM
shine for several days, but we can't have
all sunshine.
Think of how nice hard surfaced roads
wonld be just now.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Bolinger were in
Shreveport Wednesday.
Santa Claus has arrived with his usual
fine display of nice things.
Mrs. N. v. Ponder will entertain the
Embroidery Club this afternoon.
S. H. Bolinger 4 Company are getting
in new car of the old reliable Elwood
Field Fence
The stock has been gotten out Of the
lowlands west of here, (the Phelps Lake
country for fear the rapidly rising waters
of Red River would overflow that section.
The basket supper announced last week
has been called off, but the school enter
tainment will be held Friday night. A good
program has been arranged. II should be
we'll patronized, as the proceeds will go to
the school library fund. N. s.
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WHEN FORGETTING rs USEFUL.

tits sometimes advisable to forget things.
Mrs. Hemans had the wrong idea when she
wrote, "Though the past haunt me as
spirit, do not ask to forget" Why should
one remember something that haunts by
the unpleasantness of the memories it re-
calls? 1t is true that forgetfulness OF the
unpleasant past is not always possible, and
that is lust where the man who can forget
has an advantage in life over the man who
broods.
ssForget it!'' The phrase is modern
colloquialism, but it contains world OF
meaning. "Don't worry!" That has q
similar practical philosophy. AS time goes
on and we with it, there are many things
we ought to forget-many injuries done US
that we should not remember, many DIS
appointments we have sustained the recall
ing of which can in no wise benefit US.
These are the things which the wise man
forgets, or at least tries to. The things to
remember are the blessings that have been
ours-the blessings of home and loved
ones, of good health, of measure OF LIES
enioyments, and of the sympathetic under
standing of friends. ).
GAS sssorrow's memory is sorrow still,
it is obviously folly on our part to add to
present troubles-and always we have
some troubles with us-by brooding over
the past. There is too much put into our
hands to do each day to make it profitable,
or even safe, to harrow out OF the bygones
the lost opportunities, the hard knocks we
NAV have received, the unkind words that
have been spoken. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof" and sLet the dead
past bury its dead are very useful admo-
nitions for all time
Yet in the forgetting of past sorrows il
is not necessary to pluck from our memo
ries the dear personalities whose passing
has. at the time, caused US great grief
Never does the force that is in one so show
itself as when some mighty affection OF
grief has humanized ones soul. And go
taking the good that was in those that have
left us as model for our own guidance
let us not grieve in helpless sorrow.
An increased capacity to forget is {
blessing that we should seek almost al
much as greater powers of memory. Why
should We destroy present happiness by
distant misery, the recollection OF which
helps neither ourselves nor the world
And the recollection, too, always takes thu
form of an exaggeration for every sub
stantial grief has twenty shadows, ant
most of them shadows Of our own making
The most useless folk in the world ar
those whose minds are 50 full of the debri
Of past Affections that they are unable t
apply themselves whole heartedly an
whole mindedly to the work of the presen,
If they would only s'forget it, save 70
the experience it might have taught them
they would substitute efficiency for th
lethargy which makes their life a failure
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The " Daughter. ;. Hold Meeting.

O006sAS~s -
The R. ]. Hancock Chapter, u. D. c.,
met in regular session Friday, December
18th.
A quorum being present, the chapter
proceeded to business. After the reading
of the minutes, there being no Treasurer's
report, the President asked the Correspond
ing Secretary to read the letters received
since the last meeting.
One from Mrs. Bashinsky of Troy, Ala,
asked the chapter to cooperate with her in
her effort to establish memorial scholar
ship to Mrs. Alva P. Jones in one Of the
colleges of Alabama, that being her native
State. Mrs. Jones was the designer Of the
Confederate Seal, which has been sold to
raise money for both Arlington and Shiloh.
She gave her best work to the cause. It
was decided to write Mrs. Boshinsky Of our
willingness to cooperate with her ia her
efforts, but would be glad to have the lady
be more explicit as to how she wished aid.
One from Mrs. George F. Fuller OF May
field, KY, asked for contribution towards
the erection Of q monument on the site Of
old Camp Beauregard, which is locsted on
the Illinois Central Railroad, about half
way between Louisville, KY, and Mem
phis, Tenn, and where great many Lou
lSlanlanS lie IN unmarked graves. Ii was
moved and seconded that ST be sent to
Mrs. Fuller.
One from Miss Allan, custodian Of the
Soldiers Home, in regard to contributions
for the Christmas feast for old soldiers.
The chapter will continue the money Offer
ing, and we hope the members will not
forget the chapters obligation to these old
veterans, but send in their annual contri-
button as soon as possible.
It was decided to continue the offer Of q
| gold medal to any pupil from the eighth
grade up for the best essay on Southern
history, the subject to be selected by the
State Historian, who will give it out during
January. We hope the principals Of the
high schools Of our parish will interest
themselves ia this matter and encourage
the pupils to take advantage Of this offer.
Miss Alison, memberof the faculty Of
our local school-who was asked to try and
get up up 9 program for the joint birthday
anniversaries Of Generals Lee and Jack
son-said she would do her best.
There being no further business, the
chapter adjourned until January 9th.
| Mrs. J. s. ALISON, Rec. 6ec'y.
Benton, La, Dec. Is, 1918.
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ROSTER OF cADDO GUARDS.

Company A, 23th REGIMENT Louisiana Volunteers.
Raised ia Shreveport by Capt. William
Robson. Capt. Samuel G. Head and Dr..
George W. Kendall. Left Shreveport on
the steamer Colonel Terry, Thomas Moore
commander, on March IA, 1862. Arrived
in New Orleans March 18th, and quartered
in the Louisiana Cotton Press.
The Twenty fifth Regiment was organ
lied with S. W. Fisk colonel, j. G. Lewis
lieutenant colonel, Frank C. Zachary major,
and the Guards became Company A. s. e.
Head was appointed quartermaster and DIR.
G. W. Kendall commissary of the regiment.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
William Robson, captain.
Charles W. Lewis, first lieutenant. Died
from yellow fever, 1873.
Hamp Howell, second lieutenant.
Robert Smith, third lieutenant.
NON coMM1ssIoNED OFFICERS.
R. S. Elliott, orderly sergeant.
r. Aleck Grain, second sergeant.
John Anderson, third sergeant. Killed
at Chickamauga.
j. B. Hinckley, fourth sergeant.
Vincent Richey, fifth sergeant. Died in
hospital at Okalona, Miss, 1862.
William Pool, first corporal. Killed al
Missionary Ridge.
j. Foster, second corporal. Killed al
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
John McDonough, third corporal.
1 Elder Douglas, fourth corporal. Dice
in camp at Tupelo, Miss.
lack Nash, drummer boy. Died in camp
near Springfield, KY.
PRIvATEs.
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FR4NKLIN-NASHVTLLE.

The Battle OF Nashville was fought on
the 10Th and 10Th of December, 1854
forty mine years ago last Monday and
Tuesday. The fighting was desperate, but
the Confederate loss was not as large as
the loss at Franklin, on November 30th.
At the Battle of Franklin Gen. John B.
Hood, with $4,000 Confederates, assaulted
the well-fortified position held by Gen.
John NJ. Schofield. This was one of the
fiercest battles of the war. Hood lost /, 750
killed, 8, 8O0men woundedan TOP prisoners.
Among the killed were Major General Pat
Cleburne, Brigadier- Generals Gist, John
Adams, Strahl and Cranberry, all we'll
known to fame, and whose loss the Con-
federacy could i'll afford to bear. Schofield
reported the Federal loss at 189 killed,
1888 wounded and 1,104 prisoners. The
contest at Franklin continued until near
midnight, when the enemy abandoned his
works and crossed the Harpeth River,
leaving his dead and wounded behind him,
and retreating to Nashville, eighteen miles
distant. The next morning at daylight
the Confederates moved forward toward
Nashville, taking position in front of that
city about two miles distant, on the Cd of
December. After his repulse, Hood re-
treated, ssthe army moving by easy
marches to Tupelo, Mississippi
The Louisiana troops in the Army of
Tennessee were conspicuous for their gall
lantry during this campaign. Gen. r. L.
Gibson, in his official report, made favor
able mention of the gallantry of both the
officers and men of the Louisiana brigade.
Although reduced to $50 muskets, they re-
peatedly repulsed the attacks of the enc
my's cavalry. Gen, Gibson. holding in
highest opinion the services of Col. r. Fl.
Lindsay of Shreveport, said: "Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Lindsay, while temporarily in
command of my brigade, displayed fine
qualities as an officer" He also praised
the zeal and worthiness of the Nineteenth
Regiment, commanded at that time by the
gallant Major Camp Flournoy, in which
regiment there were two companies from
Bossier Parish-the Vance Guards and
Robins Grays- composed of as brave men
as were ever marshaled on q firing line. =
Gen. Gibson closed his report Of the OPP
erations Of his famous Louisiana Brigade
from December 18th to nth, with the fol-
lowing tribute to three Of the brave officers
of his command who fell ID the Tennessee
Campaign:
81 have to announce and to deplore the
death of Capt. G. w. Cushman, Thirteenth
Louisiana Volunteers, who was killed al
the trenches. He was brave, intelligent
and efficient officer. Nor less jealous and
worthy we're Lieut.. j. j. Cawthorn, Robins
Grays] Nineteenth Louisiana Volunteers,
and Lieut.. G. Miller, Twentieth Louisiana
Volunteers, who likewise fell il the dis
charge of their duties.''
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LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

For the eleven months of this year 277
were killed by automobiles in New York.
The Cincinnati water famine of last week
threw 0,00O workmen out of employment.
It is estimated that the pecan crop of
Central Texas was worth $500, 900 to the
growers.
Three children died in New Yorkthrough1
drinking liquor they escaped with during
family fiesta.
Seventy per cent of the vehicles are
motor propelled on the streets Of New
Haven, Conn.
What is said to be the largest tree trunk
in the world, measuring lab feet in girth,
is at Mixtla, Mexico.
Sixteen miners were killed recently by
smoke from FIRE which started suddenly
in mine at Rydnik, Prussia.
The safe of department store in Bir-
mingham, Ala, was blown open Saturday
night and So, 800 in cash was taken.
A compilation of hunting accidents in
the United States for the present season
shows list of 1876 killed and 125 injured.
The giantess steamer Imperator in seven
trips transported IS, 656 persons across the
Atlantic, thereby establishing . world
record.
Not only in South Africa, but in all other
British dominions there is said to be q
strong feeling against the admission of
East Indians.
Democratic leaders express the belief
that the currency bill would reach vote
in the Senate Saturday and go to the Pres
ident before Christmas.
Secretary Lane recently designated
1,750, 900 acres of dry lands in Western
States as suitable for entry under the en-
larged Homestead Act.
Mike Laporta, a Chicago Italian, was
called to his door and stabbed to his death
by three men as the result, it is said, Of a
feud which had its origin in Sicily.
A resolution callingupon Methodists ia
| Alabama to support candidates for public
office who favor nation wide prohibition
was adopted by the Alabama Conference.
Between 1000 and 5000 people are lef,
on the delinquent list who failed to pay
their taxes this year ID Henderson County,
Kentucky, which is the largest number left
in the history Of the county.
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myers, IODlaS
Nc Williams, John.
Killed in Kentucky.
Mcmillan, j. |
McWilliam, William
Killed at jackson, |
Miss.
McCutchen, o. B.
Nc Broom, John.Die
in Tupelo hospital.
Nc Glaughlin, John.
Died in hospital at
New Orleans.
Mcclellan, John
Nottingham, Colum-
bus. Killed at
Pennington, Miss.
Green, Chris. Died
at Vicksburg.
Porrier, Tobe
Paythress, John
Pitts, Rush D. Badly
wounded.
Phillips, Hiram.
Killed at Jonesville.
Prather, James
Pickett, Nathan.
Died at Fort De-
Russey, La.
Richardson, John
Rush, Robert. Killed
at Atlanta, Ga.
Rines, Samuel
Rankin, Ed
Smith, J.. w.
Smith, Parker
Smithey, Charles
Stone, James
Scopeni, Ed. Died in
prison. Fort Doug
las, Illinois.
Simpson, T. R.
Simpson, Bob. Kill
ed at Murfreesboro
Stevens, Thos. Died
in prison.
Stevens, William
Tabor, Badly
wounded.
Thomas, Phil. Bad
~ wounded.
Taboya, Peter. Bad
~ wounded.
Vaught, Jas. Killed
Missionary Ridge,
Whit, John
Wade, Robert. Bad
~ wounded.
Whitworth, Ives D.
Williams, Sam. Kill
ed at Missionary
Ridge.
Williams, John. Died
in hospital.
Valley, j. w. Killed
at Jackson, Miss.
White, D. Killed al
jackson, 1853.
g, John
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Cores pondenc
BURGESS.


Tuesday, Dec. 49, Mrs. Howard King
spent Sunday here.
Mr.. Arthur Wise was in Bolinger Satur-
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Keebles are spending
this week in Bolinger.
Mrs. r. E. Hamiter was guest OF Mrs.
Neal one day last week.
Mr.. s. j. Neal was in Plain Dealing one
day last week, on business.
Mr.. Minor Wheeler returned to Red Land
yesterday to resume his school work.
Mrs. T. G.. Ward and Miss Ora Ward
were shopping in Plain Dealing one day
last week.
Mrs. Mary Hightower and little daugh-
ter, Shirley, left Saturday for Homer to
visit Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Hightower's daugh-
ter.
Mrs. S. j. Neal spent last Friday in Plain
Dealing. While there she was q guest OF
Mrs. H. NJ. Bailey and Mrs. R. r. Car
starphen.
Joe Seward, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Seward, was badly burned one day
last week. The little fellow lit some splin-
tiers and began to run in the wind, and be-
fore his mother could get to him be suffered
severe burns. All his clothes we're burned
off. BLUE EYES.
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Abney, Died in
hospital, Oklahoma.
Baudraugh, lister
Beatty, George
Benefited. W.
Bolton, Henry
Coueroy, Pat
Clark, James. Killed
at Jonesville, Ga.
Caperton, Thomas
Cato, Sol
Deal, West. Killed
at Murfreesboro.
Dulard, VIM. Died at
Clear Creek, Miss.
Dick, Peter. Died at
Grenada, Miss.
Ellison, Died at
Corinth, Miss.
Edens, Henry
English, Josh. Died
at Chattanooga.
Flower, Tobias. KILL
ed on field battle.
Gardner, VIC. Bad
~ wounded.
Gage, r. G. Badly
wounded.
Gilaham, Judd
Gilpin, F. B.
Gilpin, R. G. Killed
at Murfreesboro.
Hudnal, I've
| Hughes, ]. B.
| Harper, Charles
High, A. R. Died at
Meridian, Miss.
| Hearne, F. M.
| Hearne, w. B. Died
at Tupelo hospital.
| Howell, lack. Elect
! ed lieutenant.
| Hawer, John. Killed
| at Flint River, Tenn.
jenkins, Jas. Died
at hospital, Sulphur
Springs, Tenn.
johnson, (Brack)
Died in Vicksburg,
Jones, Ulysses. Died
Corinth hospital.
Lawrence, James
Lemons, Sid. Killed
on Tenn. River.
Ludlow, Jas. Killed
near Rome, Ga.
Lefoy, Killed al
Grenada, Miss.
Lilies, Sol
Lingle, Ives
Mackey, George
Matthews, Edward
Moore, John
May, John
Manning, Fred
Morrow, w. Fl. Diet
I, in prison, Elmira
N. Y.
Youn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-08
ELECTION TODAY
IN. MAINE GAMBLE
RACE BETWEEN THREE CANDI-
DATES CLOSE. AND PROPHETS
ARE AT SEA.

PORTLAND, MAINE, Sept. T.
There is an election here tomorrow
tn fiji the vacancy in congress caused
by the death of Forrest Goodwin,
Republican, of the Third Maine dis
trict, and when the campaign con-
Guided Saturday night, Democrats.
Republicans, and ProEressives, all
claimed that their respective candi-
dates would be victorious, but the
conservative press and prophets Of
the State predict that the margin of
victory. whichever way it goes, will
he exceedingly close, and consider
the result toss up, with no marked
faVorite.
The Republican candidate Is John
A. Peters, of Ellsworth, speaker OF
the Maine house IT representatives,
William r. Pattaneaj, Of Waterville,
a former Announcement of the
State. and present mayor of that city
on the Democratic ticket, and the
Progressive party has nominated Ed
ward NJ Lawrence. a sardine packer
of Iuhec. There IS also a Socialist
candidate, William VI. Wyer, Of Au-
gusta. Owing 10 the present condi-
ton Of affairs in the national house
! of representatives which all parties
I counting every head as valuable dur
/ ing the present tariff iuibroglio, tbs
contest N the Third Maine distric
/ has assumed national importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-08
MURDER OF JAP
DUE TO POLITICS
FEELING AGAINST THE CHINESE
is DAILY GROWING MORE
BITTER.

TOXIC, Sept. THE murder or
Mr.. Abe, of the foreign office, is now
generally believed to have been po-
litical one. He had charge of the
section If the foreign office which
deals with Chinese affairs, the han
ding of which is causing daily IN
creasing anger and wild speeches.
There was meeting today at Hiha
Park. The killing of several Japa-
nese at Nankin, and the insult to the
Japanese flag, when the Chinese regu-
lar troops captured that city from
the rebels, and started to loot and
pillage the place was the chief text
of the speeches. A resolution was
adopted demanding that the Japa-
nese army be. modified.
A delegation from the meeting ac-
companied by a crowd of people went
to the foreign office to demand the
mobilization Of the army, or the
resignation of the minister of foreign
affairs. downpour of rain scat
tered the crowd, ana the delegates
said they would call on the minister
at his house.
The resentment against the Chinese
can actually be traced &c various In
cidents IN which the Japanese con-
slider that they have been disrespect-
fully, or outrageously treated. by the
Chinese.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-08
SPEAKEASYS RA|DEO
AND LIQUOR TAKEN
POLICE OF FIRST PRECINCT MAKE
TWO HAULs WHERE DRY SUM-
DAY WOULD BE AVOIDED.

Preparations against the Sunday
drought yesterday got at least two
persons up against speakeasy
charges and several others into trouble
on charge of being dsorderly. Both
cases were within the territory COW
cred by the police of the First pre-
cinct Arrested on charges or selling
liquor on Sunday and without license
yesterday afternoon were Cora Robin
son, colored, at o North Twenty-third
street, and Jim Japan, a Greek, operat-
ing at 1-2 North Eighteenth street.
Both were taken to the First station.
In the raid upon the place of Cora
Robinson FIVE cases of beer and several
quarts of liquor were taken with FIVE
negroes charged with being disorder
~, to the First station. officers Lee,
Bertucci and Griffin made the haul.
Jim Japan was arrested at his place
Of business and evidence in his case
also was taken TO the station. He was
caught by Policemen Griffin and Lee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-08
GGRREEWSOhEE FIND
(Contlnuod from First Fnge'l

perfectly Joined the upper part that
was found }ast Friday II has been
placed IN white cotton pillow slip
on which was embroidered In SILK the
letter "A " On each side Of the slip
are embroidered floral designs.
Nrapps in Tar Paper.
Around the pillow slip and it's con-
tents had been wrapped heavy brown
tar paper Of the SORT that Is used
~ discourage moths Within this
Wrapping was q piece Of rock weighing
about ten pounds, Il kind Of stone
fhat rs found everywhere IN Man
haitian and the Bronx. but IS not com
mon 8n New Jersey. Also within the
wrapping paper was part Of page OF
d New York PAPER Of August 3lst,
The bundle had been carefully and
stroagi, tied with fine thread copper
wire sach as is used by mtlliners in
nat making.
Or George W King. county ply
sician II 3udson county, satisfied him.
self after an examination Of tbs frag-
ruent found today. that the girl had
been murdered in New York, prob
ably in the upper part OF the city
and that she murderer, who was
either doctor Of else one familiar
with surgeons tools, had dropped
portions Of the body IA the river or
different days So as 10 lessen the
chances of detection
officials In Consultation.
= Tonight DR.. King communicated
his Information 20 the police Of This
city The district attorney office was
informed Of the evidence discovered
by the Jersey authorities, and Assis.
:ant District Attorney Murphy went
tics there. and td be present tomor-
row at nm ntl1HI3rr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-08
CHINA NOT WORRYING
OVER JAP MURDERS

PEKIN, Sept. Japan has as yet
done nothing in regard to the killing
of japanese subjects at Nankin, be-
yond calling the attention or the chi
nese government in a serious man
ner to that affair.
The Chinese officials contend that
the japanese who were Killed left
their consulate to protect their prop
erty. Notwithstanding the previous
notice by the Chinese officials that all
foreigners at Nankin would be COM
pensatei for any material losses they
might suffer when the city was cap
tured Consequently, it is argued
China is not responsible for theit
fate
Moreover, the Chinese officials say
it is absurd 10 treat the incident as
an outrage to the Japanese flag, con
sidering the demoralized condition OF
the soldiers, and the fact that Jap
anese hawkers sell the flags at two
for a cent as toys.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-08
CHURCH PAYS DEBTS
OF REFORMED MAN

NEW YORK, Sept. tt. Petersen,
a sailor, who was found helpless in
toxicated on Columbia street, West
Brighton, Staten Island, about nine
months ago by the Reverend DR.. Q.
Thompson, of the Norwegian church,
of West Brighton, is happy today,
because his debts to fifteen different
saloonkeepers in Brooklyn have been
paid
After Petersen was converted he
told Pastor Thompson that he was
unable ia steep because he owed sew
eral hundred dollars for drinks. Pas
tor Thompson told his congregation
and a collection followed.
The pastor and his convert visited a
large number Of saloons In Brooklyn,
got their score against Petersen and
handed over the money.