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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
Secret atter OPENING.

1t Is said that secret service agents
OF certain Of the foreign offices and 20
lice departments OF foreign countries
bave. raised letter opening to fine art
Some Kinds OF paper. 1t appears. can
De- steamed open without leaving any
trace. and this simple operation is fol
lowed ny reburnishing the flap with a
bone instrument In the case OF sea!
d Inatrix Is taken by means Ut new
bread before breaking the wax. When
other methods fail the envelope is
placed between pieces OF wood with
edges projecting one-twent1eth OF an
inch The edge OF the envelop is brst
fattened then roughened and finally
slit open Later ii nair line Of strong
white gum Is applied and the edges are
united under pressure.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07

which masts Of dead timber were
standing in great profusion. Nearer at
hand number of stumps showed
where the campers had chopped the
wood for their fire.
After looking closely at these stumps
November went swiftly back to the
camp and spent the next ten minutes
in following the tracks which led In
all directions Then once more he
came back to the fire and methodically
lifted off one charred stick after an
other. At the time could not imagine
why he did this, but when | under
stood it the reason was simple and OBJ
vious as was that of his every action
when once it was explained.
Before men leave camp they seem
instinctively to throw such trifles as
they do not require or wish to carry on
with them in the fire, which is general
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
Dutch hyphenated Names.

believe. writes correspondent, that
It is the custom In country districts in
france for married women to retain
their names In association with those
Of their husbands for shop signs when
they are In trade. or more especially
when the lady has succeeded to the
business. In Dutch society the custom
is for the lady to use her name hyphe
mated with that Of her husbands A
circular about loan exhibition nj The
Hague which have contains some ex-
amples. For instance:
Nine Huyssen de Kastendiike de
Breugel Douglas.
Mime de karnebeek- -Baropne de Was
senaer
Haronne Sweerrs de Landas wy
oOrgh Smith
In each case the lady's maiden name
follows that of her husband In
France. on the other hand. the oppo-
site order is followed London Specta.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
"You say the shot was fred from a

iOu say the shot was hred from a
canoe?"
The rivers too wide to shoot across,
and, anyway, there's the mark Of
where the canoe rested again the bank.
No. this is the work of right smart
woodsman and he's not left me one
clew as to who he is. But Pm not
through with him. mister. Such men
as he needs catching-let's boil the
kettle"
We laid the dead man inside the
shack. and sat down beside fire
which we built among the stones on
the bank of the river, Here November
ing all the strength and bitterness
from the leaves by boiling them. was
wondering what he would do next, for
it appeared that our chance of catch
ing the murderer was infinitesimal.
since he had left no clew save the
mark on the bank where his canoe
had rested among the reeds while he
fired his deadly bullet. put my
thoughts into words.
You're right" said November.
when a chap who's used to the woods
life takes to crime. he's harder to lay
hands on than lynx in a alder patch"
"Why did not the murderer sink
Lyons body in the water? 1t would
have been well hidden there"
"He couldn't trust her; the currents
sharp and would put the dead man
ashore as like as not" he replied. And
If he'd landed to carry it down to bis
canoe. he'd have left tracks. And
more'n that. Lyon might "a laid in
that clearing till he was IL skeleton. but
for the chance of that lumberjack hap
pening along. There's one fact you
haven't given much weight to- This
shooting was premeditated. The muir
derer knew that Lyon would camp
here. The chances are Il hundred to
one against their having met by ac.
cident. The chap that killed him FOL
lowed him downstream. Now. suppose
l can find Lyons last camp. may
learn something more. 1t can't be
very far off. for he had a tidy sized
pack to carry, besides those green
skins. which loaded him bit And.
anyway. it's my only chance"
So we set out upon our walk No
vember soon picked up Lyons trail.
leading from Big Tree portage to a
disused tote road. which again led Vi
due west between the aisles of the for
est. From midday on through tht
whole of the afternoon we Travelled un
til Joe found the deserted camp.
The very first thing my eye lit upo1
+ caused me to cry out in excitement
for side by side were two beds of bal
sam branches that had evidently beer
placed under the shelter Of the sam,
tent cover. November. then, was right
Lyon had camped with some one OF
the night before he died.
l called out to him. His quiet pa
tience and an attitude as If rather1le
tached from events fell away from hin
like a cloak. and with almost uncann,
swiftness he was making his examina
ton of the camp. But l was destined
to disappointment, for, as far as
could see, Joe discovered neither clev
nor anything unusual. =..-.
To begin with, he took up and siftet
through the layers Of balsam bough'
which had composed the beds. but ap
parently made no find. From them b,
turned quickly to kneel down by th,
ashy remains Of the fire and to ex
anime the charred logs one by one
After that he followed a well marke,
trail that led away from the lake to {
small marsh in the farther part O
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
A Vine That Turns Into a Tree.

The woods of Cuba are wonderful.
and their tasting qualities are remark.
able. The laguay and :oupey start as
vine clinglng to some large tree
This vine grows to the top and then
proceeds to put out laterais around the
tree and finally kills IT. but by this
time It bas grown entirely around the
tree and mas formed itself into q per
feet forest tree sometimes four feet in
diameter An unfortunate feature OF
this proceeding is that the wood is soft
and useless for any purpose rhe wood
stuck In the ground for fencing gener.
ally fakes root and grows. forming n
living barrier 1t is common thing
to see Il wire fence secured to Il grow.
ing tree which mas originated in this
manner This is not true OF the )aguay
wood. when Is largely used for fences
because OF its sturdy qualities. There
are some specimens OF this wood which
are known to have been standing Tor
more than hundred years ana there
Is no sign of decay or weakness OF any
klnd.-Chicago journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
Riqnt to the Point.

One OF the shortest sunlnlnSs up on
record is believed to be that delivered
ty the late Commissioner Kerr nt the
Old Bailey in case where man was
charged with bein. in the unIawfui
possession Ut a gt'id watch and chain.
The appearance ut the prisoner Ger
tainiy did not correspond with the te-
ultimate POSSESSION of such costly orna
,nents. but he asserted his innocence OF
the charge and declared that he nad
found the watch and chain ON the
pavement The Judge looked at the
man in the dock and then at the men
in the box Gentlemen OF the jury.
he said. Il have walked over the pave
ments of London during the last forty
years and I've never found goio
watch and chain there yet Consider
your verdict
The French Foreign Legion.
No other regiment In any existing
army nn,iergoes sn:'h Spartan training
as the French Foreign .e-ion When
al their headquarters Siii bel 4 hheS,
the ieg.onaries are marched off for oc
casionai training trips of 300 miles or
more in continuous daily stages OF
twenty four miles. with only five min
utes halt every six miles Genera; de
NeSrier. who commanded them IN
Madagascar. said, .'Some soldiers can
fight; tb. legionaries can die Their
record shows how they fall in action.
In the Crimea, in Mexico fighting for
Macmillan and in Spain their losses
were enormously heavy OF 1900 Ie
gionaries sent 70 aid Queen Christina.
in 1866, against the Carlists. only 6OO
returned to Algeria.
A Suicide Machine
1t is saia there formerly existed IN
India machine for the use OF the
would he suicides whereby they could
cut off their heads 1t was half moon
shaped. with a sharp edge. WAS fasten
ed ut the back of the neck. chains he
in. attached To the ends, The man
who donncd this instrument OF death
put his feet in the chains. gave sharp
jerk downward and severed his head
from the body.
That Was Different.
I'm surprised to see you assOciat
Inc with Womhat.'
"Why:'
"A few years back you were calling
hin Il rascal.
"Oh. that WAS during 4 political cam
paign. - Pittsburgh Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
A Natural Ice Mine.

Among the rugged foothills of the
Aiieghenies. 1ust beyond toudersport
Pa, one may see most curious natu
raj phenomenon In a cave a few feet
below the surface there exists naru
raj ice mine. the ceiling walls and
floor of the cave being perpetuaily GOV.
cred With thirk ice Curlonsly enough.
during the neat OF summer the ice Ia
much thicker than In the coolest win.
ter Chemists who have tested the tee
pronounce 1t to De absolutely pure nat.
urai ice Dut no one has been able to
discover the cause Ut this unusual for
nation although several theories have
been proposed Some scientists believe
that underground water rising from
great depths. congeals upon the walls.
bnt all theories thus far advanced have
been unconhrmed. and the origin OF
the ice mine remains as much Ot q
mystery as ever.-Wide World Maya
nir
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
Continued in neat areek's Banner
Pirates.

Father, are all the pirates dead?'
NO, my son. They now run the
coat checking privileges at the hotels
and restaurants" Topics.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
SYNOPSIS.

James Quaritch engages November Jot
rs his guide. Joe and he go to Big Tree
portage to investigate the murder of {
trapper named Lyon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07

For use In one OF It's depots for ex.
plosives the British government mad Il
tireless locomotive built It.has res
ervoir partly filed with water and Is
charged with high pressure steam
from boiler placed outside the dan
ger zone 1t can work on one charge
of the reservoir for several hours of
continuous hauling or for much long.
er time on ordinary shuntine work. 1t
can stand for twelve hours III the open
air with only slight loss OF steam and
can run back to the charging station
under pressure of only fifteen pounds
to the square inch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
BALANCING to Music.

One of the most difficult trials that
an equilibrist OF any Kind can under
take is to give an exhibition without
the aid of an orchestra Good, stirring
music is OF immense assistance to the
performer In more ways than one In
the tirst place, II encourages and gives
confidence to an extent which would
astound any one who had never before
experienced IT, By always performing
to one tune the artist Is able to take
his cues from 1t, and be keeps time
much as a step dancer does The mu.
sic enables the performer to contine
his attention to what he is doing by
drowning any small noises among the
audience which might distract him
Most equilibrists during what they
consider their crownlng feat dispense
With the orchestra and this adds con
siderabiy to the danger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
Anlmnortan ut .Rut.n

Huh" exclaimed little Edith, after
bearing the story Of Adam and Eve.
THAT old serpent couldn't have
tempted me with an apple. cause
don't like apples.
But suggested her small Drother.
.s'pose somebody had told you not 70
eat apples p Chicago News
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07

Peace rules the day where reason
rules rhs mind Collins.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
sympathy.

Mrs. MY husband walks IN his
sleep. Mrs. Youngwed ! wish l could
get mine to. His daily work Is 80 con
fining the poor fellow gets hardly bit
OF exercise. London Answers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
No Such Good Luck.

Nervons Old Lady flor the seventh
time, On. captain. is there ans dan
ger shall be drowned: Exasperated
Skipper I'm afraid not. rpa am Lon
don Mali
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
Floor OF the Ocean.

The ocean floor Is An interminable
desert of graytsb ooze. largely compos-
were to walk over it. the feet would
sink deeply. There Is no plant life
whatever. even the sea lilies being
merely animals resembling flowers In
appearance 1t Is believed that most
OF the deep sea animals-not the fish
es. but the tower forms-live by eating
the ooze or mud on the bottom digest
ing the organic matter 1t contains.
The mud eaters. many of which are OF
gigantic size. are the common prey ot
sharks and other rapacious fishes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
He Got His.

.. He Got His.
II love you." said the fiippant youth.
do you get me:"
mo. ! do not get you. wouldn't
nave you. retOrted the sensible girl
Kansas City Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-01-07
She Was Willing.

He-Do you know that as long as
have known you have never seen you
dressed In white? She indeed. Are
you, then. so partial TO the color: He
Not exactly that. but whenever | see
a giri dressed In white | am always
tempted to kiss her She VIII you
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16

also to come within the sphere Of the
governors political influence either
by adding to or removing members.
There would be no permanency to
the proposed department of agricul-
ture, no more than there is certainty
of continued success for any politician
or political machine. Even assuming
that the system would be permanent,
are we not making of the great office
of governor simply an instrument for
filing vacancies upon boards?
The federal government, with all
OF its waste and extravaganza and
inefficiency, is better administered
than the state or local governments.
Its courts are far ahead of the state
courts in effective administration o.
Justice. Only one executive in the
whole federal system is elected and
that is the President He appoints
all the heads of departments. We
ought to elect our governor for four
years, make him ineligible for re-
election, and vest him with authority
to appoint all state administrative
officials, including treasurer, comp
troller and secretary of state. No
official should be appointed for a
term longer than that of the COVER
nor. He would then be held respon-
sible for the administration of our
government AS it is now the COVER
nor does not have enough authority,
he should have more. Instead of cir
cumscribing his powers and limiting
his functions We ought to proceed in
the opposite direction and grant him
an extension Of authority.
From any angle The Herald is abb
solutely unable to see any good pur-
pose to be served by the passage of
the pending agricultural bill It has
one and but one, redeeming feature
and that is that it places the ablest
authority on agriculture in Tonnes
see. Prof. H. A. Morgan, in closer
touch with our agricultural depart
ment. That end could assuredly be
achieved without creating 80 many
new Offices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-04-16
THE COUNTY COURT.

Our county court system Of admin
istering local affairs is far from be,
ing ideal; 1t is not what The Herald
would have. This paper believes
that commission OF three members
who would devote all of their time
to the affairs of the county, electing
all subordinate officials and taking
the place Of all commissions and
committees, would be infinitely bet
ter than the present system.
But change is not possible I'M
der our constitution. In other words
the county court is recognized in our
organic law and unless we have a
new constitution, must remain a part
of our administrative system. How
ever, in spite of the defects inherent
in the system, it must, we believe,
be confessed by all that Maury ,coun-
ty has an exceptionally efficient,
painstaking, business like and pro-
gressive county court. 1t is far
above the average in the state
Since the county was redistricted
and the number of justices reduced
our county court has made an ad
mirable record for business like dis
patch of the matters which engage
its attention The personnel of the
court is of a high order The mem
bers are representative of the best
citizenship of their several districts
They are generally level headed
business men who give the same at
tention to the business of the county
that they do to their own affairs.
While the members of our county
court scrutinize the appropriations
and safe guard the interests of the
county, they do not waste time. The
sessions never last over one day at
term, or four days in a year. In
many counties having less population
and wealth than this, the court is in
session for three or four days every
term. On Monday a vast amount of
important business was attended to,
but 1t was all disposed of in less than
three hours and at one sitting.
The Herald is not given to full
some f1attering II all too often
is moved by sense of its duty to
the people to criticise our public
servants, always disagreeable task,
hence when the occasion warrants
its gives this paper real pleasure to
commend the officials. Under the
wise and thorough leadership of
County Judge Mcknight the county
court of Maury county is rapidly
making itself model for county
courts Of the state.
The action taken by this court on
three or four matters on Monday
shows its progress, its understanding
of public questions and its close at
tention to public business. The APP
in aid of the Kings
Daughters Hospital was most laud
able and dictated by every considera-
ton of justice and humanity. 1t will |
be generally approved. In memorial
zing the legislature to leave un- /
our general education sys-
EN- the court showed its appreciation
If the benefits Of the system and its
Of the evil results of
changing it. The decision to send
commission to Mississippi to in
'estigate the road work of our
eighboring state proves that the
curt is abreast Of the best spirit
I the times In approaching the i'm
ortance Of better highways. /
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-10
100000 RUSSIANS
TAKEN PRISONERS
IN CALAC|A
AT THE SAME TIME RUS
SLAMS CLAIM TO HAVE
DRIVEN GERMANS
BACK 100 MILES
(By Associated Press. ,

London, May l0.-The situation
IN the Flanders and Carpathians
"nere there are critical battles be-
ing fought, is still obscure. On the
western front both the Germans and
allies claim considerable gain. In
the Carpathians a similar situation
exists. While the Russians concede
reverses, they admit no such serious
defeats as indicated by the German
and Austrian statements. Italy is
now expected to reach decision
shortly for or against war. 1t is re-
ported that if she desires interven-
tion she will first declare war on
Turkey.
A further victory for Austro-G Ger-
man forces in Galacia was reported
today in dispatch from Austrian
headquarters which declared that
Russians were being driven back be-
tween the Lupkow Uzick passes. II
was estimated that the number OF
Russian prisoners will be increased
to one hundred thousand The Rus
slams are reported to have compelled
hundred mile retreat of Germans
in the Russian Baltic provinces. The
French official report indicates nc
| important changes today the west
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-10
INSURANCE BILLS
TO TAKE Up
SENATE'S TIME

Tallahassee, May 10 This week
the Senate is expected to devote most
of the first three DAYS sessions to
insurance bills. The 50 measures in
troduced early in the session have
been fought out in the Senate COM
mittee on insurance, some reported
unfavorable, and one, the compul-
sorry investment law was with
drawn. Senator Watson, who has
made study of insurance conditions
throughout the United States for
many years, and who is chairman oil
the insurance committee in the Sen
ate, has endeavored to have all the
bills thoroughly threshed out IN
committee so that when they come
up on the calendar they will stand
on their merit without any further
attempts at amendment. II is as
serted that when the Senate @ets
through with the batch of bills pre-
pared by the committee Friday VIII
have the system of insurance laws
| in the south.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-10
HO|WORTHY ROUTE FOR DIXIE HIGHWAY
ADOPTED At KISS|MMEE;; WILL touch
PRINCIPAL POINTS OF FLORIDA
LAKELANDS LIVE SECRETARY PULLED THE HIGH
WAY FROM THE EAST COAST; is NOW PLANNED
TO TOUCH LAKE CITY, GAINESVILLE
ORLANDO BARLOW, FIT. MEADE
ARCADIA AND ON TO MIAMI

ity of six to one. This route is
from Live Oak or Lake City through
Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando, Kissim-
NEE, Barlow, Fort Meade, Arcadia,
Okochobee City, either Palm Beach
or Fort Pierce to Miami. :
To endeavor to have this route
adopted by the commissioners at the
meeting in Chattanooga on May 20,
the following committee was ap-
pointed to represent the interests Of
the counties through which the pro-
posed road is outlined, and each
pledged to do their utmost to secure
favorble action: Ed Scott, of Area
dia; H. C. Stanford, of Kissimmee,
and Mr.. Holbrook, of Orlando.
1t is hoped and expected, however,
that every man who can will go to
this meeting and back up his delega-
tion, and especially county commits
sioners who will be needed there
with authority to speak for their
respective counties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-10
(By Associated press.)

Washington, May lot is gen.
orally believed that President will
express denunciation of the Lusi-
tania's torpedoing as inexcusable un-
der the laws of the nations and hu-
manity in the policy he adopts. The
extent of the presidents action is
still undetermined. He is expected to
refer to the Lustania's sinking in
addressing a meeting of four thou
sand naturalized Americans at Phil
adelphia this afternoon, although he
will not definitely divulge the United
States course.
The President will probably pre-
sent the ideas of the proper United
States policy to his cabinet tomor-
row. 1t is certain he will not call an
extra session of Congress and this
indicates that there is no probability
of the United States entering the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-10
FLORIDA HOUSE
REFUSES TO
ROCK l6l XII TIE BOAT" b
VOTED DOWN ESOL u
TION INFORMING THE
PRESIDENT THAT THE
SENATE WAS READY TO
BACK HIM

Evening Telegram Special Service)
Tallahassee, May 10.-The House
of Representatives this morning re-
fused to pass resolution which ex-
pressed sentiment favoring peace,
but which informed President Will
son that the Senate was ready to
back him in the action that might
grow out of the loss Of American
lives through the sinking of the
English steamer Lusitania. Believ-
ing that any such expression at this
time would only serve to Rock the
boat" Speaker Hardee took the floor
of the House to oppose it after it's
introduction jointly by Anderson of
Escambia and Dawsn of fernando
Seeing that there was a possibility
of the resolution meeting defeat and
believing that 1t should have the
unanimous support of House, Mr..
fernando after considerable debate
asked that the resolution be with
drawn.