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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
| Christmas
Is'.l!essage I
Glad Tidines Came After
Years Of Waiting.
By : A. mitchell

J am letter carrier. Most of my
fellow carriers dread the Christmas
season because they are obliged at that
time to work so hard i confess that
before 1t is over get very tired. but
the delivery of letters and packages to
those who are made happy by them
more than counterbalances the physi
cal strain It is delightful to see a
person--l refer more especially to the
yonng--on receipt OF letter tear of
the cover and the sudden change from
expectation to realization ON taking
may be q token from some distant low.
ed one In the shape. of gift sent as
package.
But there are Christmas gifts OF a
different kind which may be far more
acceptable than money or goods. /
once delivered to poor woman on
Christmas eve letter from her sail
or son. whose ship had been wrecked
and WHO she supposed had been lost.
announcing that he was safe. on his
way. home and expected to be with
her for Christmas dinner the next
evening. On another occasion deliv.
cred to a lady an announcement that
husband from whom she had been
long estranged had learned through a
confession Ut one who had traduced
her that the story was lie. and he
would he with her OIL Christmas eve
to ask her forgiveness for having be
iievpd lying talebearer in preference
to his own wife.
! have delivered hundreds of letters
and packages from Santa Claus to
children. being replies to requests foi
something desired for Christmas OF
containing the article named, for oi
late years such letters are taken care
OF and referred to association whiel
provide the gifts asked for But tht
message ! brought that gave me the
greatest pleasure was But thereby
hangs a tale.
am free rural delivery carrier.
| drive Il sort Of two wheeled vehicle. il
which there is plenty Of room for the
mail have with me and containing !;
number Of pockets which | find very
convenient drive white horse
and. although ! jog over the sam,
route every day. sometimes think m,
lot is more enviable than that of som,
persons whose position is Il great dea
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Two Famous English Orders.

On Oct l3. 1399 was founded by
Henry w "the Most Noble Order OF
the Bath During the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries The Bath fell
into disrepnte, and its restoration to
favor we owe to the German George l.,
who reconstructed the order in 1725
The reason for It's loss of reputation is
possibly to be found in one of the cere-
monies which preceded the investi-
ture The candidate for knighthood
was tremendously disrobed. conducted
to bath and while there was duly in
structed and counseled by two grave
and ancient knights concerning the or
der and feats Of chivalry. The English
are prudish nation and preferred to
be clothed and in their right mind II
they are to be preached ut The Order
Of the Garter rather tried their re-
serve concerning the intimacies Of ap
parel: the bath overstepped every linn
it.-London Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Got Square on Himself.

An inhabitant whose heels were
striking sparks from the pavement as
he walked entered the waterworks Of
fice the atiei day selected 4 clerk and
fiercely announced:
Sir. you can send il, and TAKE your
old gas meter ont of my honse.
This Is not the gas Office.
1T isn't:.
mo. sir This IS the waterworks
office
.Oh. It Il. Well. then, send a mali
up to my house at once and turn the
water of. I'm not going to walk 4
mile and a half for nothins. London
answers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Peerless Geneva.

The most glowing tribute to Geneva
Is Frederic Harrison's. II hold Zu-
rich. Basel and Geneva to be the
model cities of our age-the fine type
of what cities will one day be In re.
generated age-the true type Of cavic
organization, having site of rare beau
ty and convenience. spacious streets
and avenues. noble public walks and
gardens, perhaps everything short Of
grand antique buildings" Geneva In
particular is .'the finest type of ra-
tional city that Europe possesses :
a true city where, as In Athens
Florence. Venice. Antwerp or Ghent
Of old, men can live a wholesome civic
life, not In huge, amorphous caravan
series. such as London. Paris or Ber.
lin-not in suffumigated barracks. such
as Manchester or Lyons or Glasgow
but in beautiful, well ordered, free.
organic CITY
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
His Sermon on Women.

An English preacher in the seven
teenth century. speaking to the text.
.tTo be or not to be" said that woman
should be like and unlike three things
She should be like Il snail. always keep
within her own house, but not like a
snail. to carry all she had on her back
She should be like an echo, to speak
when she was spoken to. but not like
an echo. always to have the last word
She should be like town clock. al
ways keep time and regularity. but not
like town clock. to speak SO loud that
all the town might hear her.--Minne-
apolis Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
SHE FLEW TO HER Lovers ARMS

lieved Of the work In her behalf rest
ing upon me. | wondered whether
Bradshaw had served his term or had
been exonerated. | wished could de
wise some scheme by which Molly
could have him for q husband for q
Christmas gift.
A few days before Christmas he
came to the lpstofiice to see me. The
man who had committed the theft OF
which he was accused had been caught
in another and confessed to both
Bradshaw had been released couple
of weeks. but had kept dark in order
that his hair that had been clipped
might have time to grow to length
that would not give away the fact
that he was an eX-jailbird He told
me that he was going to see Molly on
Christmas morning.
Before he left me secured his prom
Use to come to see me the day before
Christmas Then passed the good
news around the carriers who knew
my secret and it was decided to take
up subscription for a wedding pres
ent to Molly that would enable them
to marry Not only this. but know
ing that there were several vacancies
in our ranks several of US went to
the postmaster and asked him to give
one to Henry BRADSHAW. which he
agreed to do. The subscription list
went to all the employees Of the post
office. and quite sum was raised for
the wedding gift.
The morning before Christmas Brad
shaw came to see me. and | took him
in to the postmaster. who gave him
his appointment as carrier. Then !
told him of the wedding present that
had been collected for Molly and ask
ed him Ii be wouldn't like to marry
her the next day He didn't draw
back bit at the proposition. and !
told him that had arranged to get
off duty after my single delivery and
! wished Elm to meet me mt 4 o'clock.
He showed up at the appointed time
and. getting into my wagon. ! drove
him to Mary Sturgis house. When
she saw us coming In together she
few to her lovers arms while stood
looking on Then Bradshaw confessed
everything and when Molly learned
how had helped IN the matter she
gave me kiss Whereupon pro
duced the funds for the wedding
Christmas gift She asked what il
meant. and when told her she huns
her head biushing
Bradshaw and dined at the house
and on Christmas evening the wed
ding was celebrated ! being the best
man.
| All OF which goes to show that there
are worse fellows in the world thar
we letter curriers'.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
STARTING the Day Wrong.

There was Il gloom on the face OF the
New England farmer.
whats the matter. Elijah9" asked
his nearest neighbor "Flapjacks Civ.
en- out over to your house
"Worse'n that" said Elijah fou
know, 'twasn.t apple year, and wife
says we can't have any more apple
pie for breakfast
Cant you make out II you, have ais
pie nie noon and night9
Il can. beciuse Ire got to. silld
Elijah ..Rut. tell ron. Il upsets me
starting III the day wrong like that -
New York Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Heathen Hospitality.

African jungle people are not very
particular concerning their food One
Of our missionary women was down
Will, an attack of fever some time ago
This was IA source OF sorrow to these
poor. unlearned yet sympathetic M
tives. who in their own way are really
compassionate and want to help. One
Of these bush nammies. tried to ex
press her sorrow because the white
nanny missionary" was so Ill. After
a time she left the station with n
bright idea in her head and started Tor
the jungle 4 little later she returned
with large tropical leaf from one OF
the trees Upon it We're severai big.
crawling green worms. which she had
caught and brought to the sick mission
cry She thought they would be nice
and tender for her to eat during her III
ness. Christian Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Details.

Details.
Details are something beneath the
notice of the minority. 1t requires Il
rare sort of mind to accord to them
the proper Importance.
1t is necessary for every great artist to
understand details in order that he may
know when they should be ignored.
GuIlivcr discovered this interesting fact
when he woke up one morning. The
perfection of any masterpiece depends
upon the strategic elimination OF its
details
Those who see only those things
which lie between the little and the
great see neither of these. 1t requires
the same capacity of Imagination to
master details that it does to master
Universities To see big one must also
be able to see little.
Controlling events means controlling
details.
Nothing succeeds like details.-Life
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Climate and Consumption.

In treatise on the relationship OF
air to tuberculosis, issued by the
Smithsonian institution. DR.. Guy
Hinsdale says there Is no specific eli
mate for tuberculosis. The important
things are pure air and sunshine. A
climate In which the humidity varies
greatly is to be avoided The best
combination Is one OF low humidity
and moderately cool temperature.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
MIGHT Have Boosted Prices

II suppose 1t is annoying when o
man goes out because you haven't
something cheaper
Yes" said the small merchant But
what gives you heart disease Is when
q fellow goes out because you haven't
something more expensive. Louisville
COurier-J0urnal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Nerves and Battle.

II IS claimed that the nerves Of city
dwellers stand the stress Of battle bet
ter than men who have lived In tho
country The explanation Is that tho
city type OF man has become habituat-
ed to noise. and terrific noise Is an ele-
ment Of battles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Memory

The brain is like phonograph II
IS full Of records. and you need only to
set the needle and touch the spring Of
memory to hear its melody OF course
this leaves you with considerable re-
sponsibilIty as to the choice OF records
with which you stock up. Los Angeles
Times
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-24
Her Luck.

Il proposed to Miss Slathers last
night"
'.That girls lucky, all right
.Oh. you fatter me-"
"I'm not thinking Of yon. She won
4 bet when sou proposed. Birming
ham Age Herald
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
WATER suppl = HERE
STILL QUITE AMPLE
For All Legitimate Purposes as
Three Dams Are Overflow
ing at Present.

Those who recall with vivid recol-
lection the prolonged drought of
1908, when there was no rainfall
within the catchmen area Of the
West Fork river watershed from
July 4 to December 90, seem to en-
tertain fears Of the possibility Of a
continuance Of the present drought
In the Ohio valley and West Vir-
gtnia: While the consumption Of
water has increased, the present COM
mercial demands for city water are
greatly in, excess OF the. total pumpage
for all purposes six years ago, yet the
available storage has been CORES
,pondingly increased. S,if
The water works officials are au-
thority for the statement that the
reservoirs above the three impound-
ing dams In the river contain SUM-
Gent water for. all Legitimate needs.
The dams are full and slightly over
flowing and there Is probably no city
In West Virginia with a purer, safer
supply OF good, wholesome water.
The total precipitation for the last
twelve hours amounts to three-quar-
ters Of an inch az registered on the
standard gauge at the city pumping
station. ~ 7
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
PASTOR SMITH
of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church Extended Invita-
tion to Return.

at the fourth and last quarterly
conference of the First Methodist
Episcopal church Monday night
largely attended by representative
men and women, the Rev. G. d.
Smith, pastor of the church, was ex-
tended an enthusiastic invitation to
return as pastor for another year.
The Rev. L. e. Ressegger, d. D.,
Of Buckhannon, district superin-
tendent, was in the presiding chair.
Reports of nearly all the organiza-
tions of the church showed gratifying
progress over that of the previous
year, there being decided gains.
Thirty-two persons were received
into membership during the quarter
Just closed and ia since the last
Two hundred and nine
ty-six have been received during the
present pastorate Of nineteen months
bringing the membership Of the
church almost to 1000.
The growth of the church has been
such as to be very complimentary to
the pastor who is popular not only
with his congregation but also with
the public in general in this commu-
nifty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
RARE DELIGHT
through East Taken by
Messrs. WEIGH and Bent
ley, Of This City.

Frank j.. welch returned Tuesday
morning from weeks trip through
the East. Business and pleasure we're
the objects Of the trip. While away
he purchased modern and complete
drug store fixtures to be used by the
Angle Inn drug store when moved In
to a room on Fourth street until re-
Gently used as a Photographers gal
lery. Accompanied by. Samuel R.
Bentley, that matchless special repre-
sentative Of The New York Life In
.surance Company, Mr.. Wslch went by
steamer from New York to Portland,
Me-, and Boston and visited Bridge
port Conn. They returned by boat to
New York and rMr. Welch stopped IN
Baltimore to see Guy Zinn, baseball
player, who is In a hospital with a
badly broken leg. Mr.. Bentley went
to New Jersey to visit relatives. The
trip was one of rare delight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
TEACHERS
Chosenforth the Schools Of Clark
District with School Term
to Open October 5.

Teachers salaries for the coming
school year in Clark district will be
SIS, $50 and $40 a month. The school
term will be seven months. The
schools will open October s.
The school board has chosen teach
ers as follows:
Industrial-Groyer G. Cooper prin-
cipal, Miss Grace Chapman first AS
.sistant, II. "A. Hinkle third and fourth
grades, Mrs. Tella DLacy second grade
and Mrs. Cora M. Chapman primary.
Union HeightsE L. Arnold and
Hazel Beall.
New Fair Grounds-Miss Stella L.
Hoff principal, Miss Grielda Conley
first assistant and Miss Blanche Win
ter primary.
Center Branch-Ernest H. Marble.
Nutter-H. @. Lowther.
Industrial (colored) Mrs. Arthela
Jordan.
Trustees selected teachers for the
Sand Hill and two Davisson run
schools but reports have not been
made Of the selections.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
MORGAN IS SILENT
ABOUT THE REPORT
TOO BUSY
TO MAKE THE RACE
In This District for Congress
and He Accordingly Declines
to Runfor Nomination.
tspEcIAL 70 me rELroaAnl

e.
WHEELING, July 14.-The CON
vention of the Socialist party Of Ohio
county proposed names for the coun-
ty ticket, which are to be submitted
to a referendum Of the county locals,
from which to select ticket, and
also nominated Edward II. Kintzer,
of Clarksburg, as the choice Of this
county for congressman from the
First district. The district committee
Is conducting. referendum, which
is in the nature of a primary, to se-
lect the candidate from this district.
There are thirty-five locals in the dis
trict.
When seen today in regard to his
nomination for Congress on the So
cialist ticket. e. II. Kintzer stated
that he would not permit his name to
be referred to the membership, for
the reason that the campaign Of the
Socialists in the state will require all
of his time. He is secretary Of the
state executive committee and as
such his duties will not permit him to
make a personal campaign.
Walter B. Hilton, OF Wheeling, the
Socialist candidate in the special
election. and DR.. s. NJ. Holt, Of Wes-
ton, have been proposed for Con
gress. DR.. Holt was the Socialist
candidate for the Office in 1912.
Marion T. Vincent and Charles j.
Kerr, Of Shinnston, and G. H. Duthie.
of Clarksburg, have been nominated
for district executive committeeman,
Two are to be chosen by the refer
endum.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
MRS. LINVILLE
Dies at Her Home in Wilson
burg from Diseases Incl
dent to Old Ace.

Mrs. Arie Linville, aged IS years,
of Wilsonburg. died at her home at
3 o'clock this morning from diseases
incident to old age. Four daughters
survive the deceased woman. They
are Misses Amanda and Fidella, liy-
Ing at home. and Mrs. j. g. Drum
mond and Mrs. T. ]. Kelly, both liy-
Ing in that section.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the home at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning by the Rev. w. j.
Newton, and interment will be in
Greenlawn cemetery.
Mrs. Linville was well known and
loved in the community in which she
lived and the news Of her death will
be received with regret by her many
friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
MURDER
Case with Woman the Defend
ant is Being. Tried Second.
Time at New Haven.
q. Assoe,Arro ..rss,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, July IA
Bessie Wakefield was today placed on
trial for the second time under an in
dictment for murder in the first de-
gree in causing the death Of her hus-
band, w. o. Wakefield at Cheshire on
June %, 1918.
The woman was found guilty of the
murder on October 81 and sentenced
to be hanged on March last. Upon
an appeal the supreme court of errors
granted her a new trial.
James Plew, who actually murdered
Wakefield, was convicted in a separate
trial and paid the penalty for the
crime. Mrs. Wakefield and Plew had
been close friends. The state alleged
in the. trial Of Mrs. Wakefield that
the woman was the master mind in a
plot to kill Wakefield.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
CERTIFIED COPIES ARE SENT
TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
tsy Assoc,ArEu psGss,

WSHINGTON, July 14.-Certified
copies Of testimony and exhibits of
evidence gathered by the commits
sion's examiner were on their way
by registered mail today to district
attorneys In various Jurisdictions in
New York, Connecticut and Rhode Is
land in which New Haven transactions
were carried out. The testimony and
exhibits relate to such acts as the
commission has characterized as un
lawful but upon which state officers,
II any, must act. The entire record
was sent some time ago to the depart
ment Of justice where 1t has been un-
der study by the attorneys in charge
OF the contemplated dissolution suit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
sOf The Interstate Commerce
Commission Except As to
1 Examination Of Books.
CERTIFIED COPIES SENT
To-various District Attorneys
for Use in Grand Jury Rooms
4 in New Haven Case.
CIV ...ee,.,sp .srs.,

u 4
NEW YORK, July 14-While ]. p.
Morgan and Company consistently
refused to discuss the report Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
censuring the directors under the adj
ministration Of Charles s. Mellen for
RECKLESS and protiigate financial op-
4erations" estimated to have cost
stockholders from S65, 100000 to
$90,000.000. j. P. Morgan himself
denies the charge that the commits
sioners' examiners were not accorded
full access to the firms books bearing
on the New Haven. Correspondence
made public at Washington told OF
Commissioner McChord's directing
the chief examiner to cease the work
as It was useless. Mr.. Morgan issued
this statement in reply: "The infor-
nation with regard to the withdrawal
of the commissions examiner from
the examination OF the books Of our
firm Is the first intimation that have
had that they have been recalled"
The New Haven situation, is now
out OF the hands. Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and what ac-
ton, IL any, Is taken on the recon-
mendations that the directors be
prosecuted, lies with the department
of Justice and the district attorneys
in the states in which the system has
lines. Prosecuting attorneys at New
York. Boston. Hartford and other
points had received no copies of the
evidence today. Directors and for
imer directors Of the road generally
have refused to discuss the report.
Mr.. Mellen, however, under whose
administration the alleged acts COM
planned of were committed, branded
1t as report Of a political tribunal
made for political purposes"
The full board Of the present New
Haven directors is to meet here
Thursday. Mr.. Mellen's counsel, j.
w. Grim. has issued a statement de-
Tending Mr.. Mellen's actions. He
said that Mellen's private fortune
when he took charge Of the road was
is far less than that.
District Attorney Whitman reached
I. his Office shortly before II O'clock and
Issued this statement:
When these papers (relative to the
New Haven) reach this office they
will be closely scrutinized and II we
have any reason to believe that any
crime OF any kind has been committed
by any person connected with the
New Haven, rall1o Dad or It's manage
ment in this county an Indictment will
follow no matter who the person may
be"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-14
BREAD and WATER
And a Cement Floor for a Bed
Bring Industrial Worker of
World to His Senses.
.sy Assoe,A.I. -srss,

NEW YORK, July IA bread and
water diet. for 1870 hours and ce-
ment floor for bed yesterday brought
promises Of good behavior from Frank
Tannerbaum, the youthful Industrial
Worker OF the World leader, and to-
day Warden Hayes, OF the Blackwell's
Island penitentiary, promised to end
his stay in solitary confinement. Tan
nerbaum was one of the ringleaders
In the recent riots. While the number
Of Insurgents has decreased, more than
100 were still holding out today for
their rights" All of these remained
in their cells. They include the lead
ers OF the insurgents, all Of whom are
In solitary confinement.