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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
The New Year.

The year which will soon come to an
end will close in the midst of the great
est war in human history. The new
year will begin with an effort by the
President Of the United States to brir g
peace to a stricken Europe,
The great war has brought unprece-
denied profits to the business interests
of the United St4tes and the greatest
prosperity in our history has prevailed
during the year now closing. What the
twelve months to come hold fer our
people no one save God may know, but
even those who have profited most by
the war have shown an eagerness for
peace, even though peace should mean
radical business reaction and financial
depression for time; for financial de-
pressions are always due, in industrial
centers, to follow unwon;ed prosperity.
In Bossier Parish the people have en-
joyed large share OF the good times
which have como to the country at large.
There is the best possible reason to hope
for good prices for their products during
the coming year and hope is high iii the
hearts CT all.
The Banner extends the greetings of
the season to all it's friends and patrons.
A prosperous and q happy new year for
all with 20-cent cotton on the side) is
our most earnest wish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
Give Something. Useful.

This is the gift season-that time of
the year when many presents are ex-
changed between friend and friend, and
those held even more dear. Some pres
ents are only pretty to look upon and
others are SO pershable that they pass
with the short season of which they are
the symbols. Let US insist that you
give something that is not so perishable
and is serviceable as well as pretty.
Why not
A pretty Suit of Clothes, or
An Overcoat,
A new Hat,
A dozen Linen Handkerchiefs,
A nice Tie or SO,
A box Of stylish Collars,
A box of good Socks,
A Mufler,
Or any one of the countless number OF
gift articles that will ne suggested when
you visit our handsome Texas Street
Store.
We were here to help solve the holi-
day suggestions for your grandfather
We will rs cheerfully and painstakingly
serve you.
Sig M. LEWIS Sons, Shreveport, La
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
RETRO SPECTlVE
Fifty Years Ago.

from the Banner or Dec. ~, l6G6--belleVue.
"Tna election Of contraoands to Office
in Massachusetts exhibits niggardly
disposition" At the outbreak of the
Civil War negroes in the South were
classed as contraband of war and were
seized by the Federal soldiers and either
set to the work Of the army or assisted
North. Later they were used as SOL
diers. Negroes were therefore alluded
to officially and popularity in the North
as "contrabaudB."7
''As bad as the South is charged with
treating the negro, We never sent him to
as bad a place as the Massachusetts
Legislature" 1t was at this time that
Massachusetts began to elect negroes to
office. Negroes were elected from time
to time until the people of Massachu-
sets might have been said to have gone
to extremes to demonstrate the equality
Of the two races. Even Ben Butler, SO
we'll known to fame in Louisiana, was
made Governor of that state at one tine,
and these things were done more in IA
naticism than in liberalism. But Massa-
chusettS has gotten over her frenzy long
ago. She even elects Democratic Gov
ernor now and then in these years of
liberalized thought.
'sIn Ireland Protestant Ecclesiasticals
receive So, 295, 900, drawn out the people
in taxes, for taking religious care Of $780,
| coo members of the Established Church
of England who are resident in Ireland.
The remaining 100000 people OF Ire
land are Catholics and they not only
support the Established Protest Church
by taxation but maintain their own
church organization by voluntary con-
tributions." This condition remained
in effect until few years ago. The
British Parliament has during the past
two hundred years passed laws that have
served to ruin Irish manufacturing in
dustries more than once. The lands OF
| Ireland were taken from the Irish owners
after the various conquestG and given tc
the English court favorits or parcelec
out to colonists, as in the case of the
Province of Ulster. The landlords gen
orally continued to live in England ant
their representatives in Ireland were no
always csnsiderate of the tenants. ST.
greatly were the Irish people oppressed
during the last century that the popula'
ton decreased by more than one-half
some dying of famine and more thar
three millions of Irishmen quitting thei
country to seek homes in the United
States and elsewhere. Ireland is still
asking for home rule.]
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
Local Pickgsps
At Home and From Over the Parish
Pay your poll tax to-day!

Pay your poll tax to-day!
Only two more days left in which to
pay your poll tax. Get busy!
Mir. J. II. Shull spent Christmas in
Mansfield with his eldest sister, Mrs.
Ramsay.
An enjoyable dance, attended by sew
eral Of the young people of this place,
was given in Dixie Tuesday night.
Alter spending some days in Benton
Eith relatives, Mrs. Ralph Burton and
little daughter left to-day for their home
in Arkana.
Miss Ida Bloxom of Shreveport and
her guest, Mrs. c. c. Haywood, OF Es-
SCI, Il. Y, were recent visitors at Lin
wood, the plantation home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Ivey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Robertson and
their two little boys of Pineville spent
several days Of this week in Benton at
/ the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hill.
The two ladies are sisters.
tIrs. W. II. Scanland left yesterday
for Fayetteville, Ark, to be present at
the marriage OF her eldest granddaugh-
ter, Miss Amelia Cabeen, who is to wed
Mr.. Glenn J. Hines, a Tennessee boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Scoggins of Moor
| ingsport and Mr.. F. |. Hanks and eldest
daughter Of Dixie were holiday visitors
at the home OF Mrs. M. H. Hanks. Mrs
! Scoggins and Mr.. Hanks are daughter
and son Of Mrs. Hanks.
Rev. G. r. Powell of Plain Dealing
viii preach in Benton next Sunday &
fifth Sunday and regularly hereafter OF
The third Sunday in each month. For
merly services were held at the Metho
dist Church each second Sunday.
After short visit with relatives ant
friends residing in Plain Dealing ant
Benton, MIR. Tom Caldwell left Monda!
| afternoon for : point in Ouachita Parish
south of Monroe, the present scene o
his laboTs. He is engaged with a crev
Of engineers in supervising the con
atruction Of locks in the Ouachita River
Sunday night near Dixie Mr.. 3. G
Hayg0od Shot and wounded white MAJ
who operates car for hire in Shreve
port. It. is said the man was making
himself noisy and disagreeabie and tina
the act on Mr.. Haygood's part wa
jnstifa5lc. He was at once released @
bend and the man be shot is patien
at Shreveport sanitarium. Mr.. Hay
good formerly resided in the Bento
community ana has many friends anon
the Banners readers.
E II order to encourage the curin
OF meat on the farm and to bring abol
more uniformity in the methods no
being used, Ham and Bacon Show wi
be held at the Louisiana State Univel
atty IN Baton Rouge in connection wit
the Eighth Farmers Short Course, Jar
nagg Stu to 10Th First, second ar
thru premiums are offered on ham
bae3a, shoulders, lard and sausag
Those interested should address NJ
81 Turner Wright, Field Agent in Make
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28

Mr.. J. NJ. Scanland of Port Gibson,
Miss, left yesterday after spending a
day or so in Benton with relatives. He
said that he would make a prospecting
trip into Southeast Arkansas on his way
back to his Mississippi home.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
Cotton Quotations.

To-day's Shreveport cotton quotations
were as follows:
Ordinary, 1874 cents.
Good ordinary, ia cents.
Low middling, t5h cents.
Middling, t615 cents.
Good middling, 1853 cents.
Receipts for the day, 6 bales.
Total receipts, $50, 1913 bales.
Shipments to date, 107, 575 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28

L. G. Biggs, Guide; E. NJ. Carstarphen,
Warden; R. E. Wyche, jr., Sentry; L.
B. Kelly, R. z. Wyche, jr,, and E. M.
Carstarphen, Trustees; W. H. Scanland,
Representative to the Grand Council; r.
E. Wyche, ST., Alternate"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28

Appreciated callers to-day were
Messrs. A. G. Skannal Of Sligo and John
r. Brandon Of Shreveport. Mr.. Skan-
nal came in to authorize US to advertise
his land against trespassing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
i1I,e a}ossler aIanner.
s ,1:,sea on Thursday q Each Week

4 ae- sec0nd-class matter at the post
II at sss &c Benton, La, under ae' OF congress
r7 .faTst, 3. 1879.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
Dr.. 4. vi. EFCHELBERGER
Graduate Veterinarian
Shreveport, La.

Ocfde and Hospital Spring and Milan Streets
Telephones: Office. 1853; residence, 1852
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
EStrayed or Stolen

A Sorrel Mare MULE, about years old,
Is hands high, and has stripe across
withers. Will pay liberal reward for
information leading to her recovery.
Address me at Haughton.
45-tf r. NJ. SANDIDGE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28
For Sale

GT My home place, consisting Of 100 acres, about
u 30 acres under fence and 100 acres timbered
(pine timber cut off now seventeen years ago.
located within three miles Of Red Land Graded
School, and school transfer wagon runs within
a half mile of the place. Fourroom residence
and other buildings. Plenty Of good well water.
Take the entire tract at $3.50 per acre, cash. Ad-
dress, Plain Dealing, La, Route 1.
1873 j. G.. HOLMAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
KEPT PACT. NEVER TO
LEAVE HOME OR WE'D
" oman'r Death Recalls an Agreement
Made by seven Brothers
ana sisters.

sLynchburg. Va, Marcn 1.-THE death
wednesday at her home, 'Yar Bedford
Springs of Miss Catherine Creasev
took another member of Campbell
County family which has been noted
for its longevity. She was principal
10 an Unusual compact between broth =
srs and sisters, made years ago AT the
ceath of their parents, when II was
agreed by seyen childrep never to
leave home or to be married..
since the compact was made one
brother asked to be reieased from its
terms and he afterward married blu;
il was kept until death hy four others.
while there are two. a brother and an
elder sister, who live ut home and kent
the agreement.
To Mr.. and Mrs. George Creasey.
who were well known in Campbell
County in their day. there were born
nine children. Two of these were kill
cd in the Confederate army and some
time after the close OF the war the
patents died. The survivors now are
Miss Fannie Creasey and Alexander
t,~easey, who sttft tive 1T the oid hoHT"
place. aud ftlchRrd Cteasey. who lives
on his own farm at Burton's Creek.
not far away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
PIGPEN ISSUE RAISED,


Wsmen's Civic League of Winchester
Rsfses Question.
Winchester. Va. March IA bomb
was set off this week among politicians
by the Woman's Civic League, Incor-
porated OF Winchester. when that
body. claiming to have an active mem
bership of lis, petitioned the Common
Council to enact law by which all
pigpens will be abolished.
Coming just on the eve of the po-
litical primaries, when candidates for
Council will be nominated, the action
of the league. which Is headed by some
Indies of militant tendencies, created
a decided stir. Several members of the
Council were outspoken in their ad-
yccacy of the. proposed law. while
others seized upon the occasion to Wig
orously oppose the measure. claiming
1t would rob the poor man of his rights
Some years a go a heated political bat
tie was waKed for and against pig
pens and candidates for local Offices
were tforced to state their position.
IT is not unlikely that the petition
of the Womans Civic League will pro-
duce somewhat similar ight.
The petition asked. among other
things, that record vote be had and
that 1t be published
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
CTiIIHOWJE.

Chilhowie.. Va. March Ia. wal
ter Scott and wife who have been
spending the winter in Bristol, are ex-
pected home s6bn.
n L. Bonham went TO Roanoke
Wednesday to attend the Lutheran
convention. ~
William Chambers spent Wednes-
DAY in Marion.
Lee Cole returned this week from
Roanoke.
Or. George Wright has opened q
town office over the national bank.
DR.. McGinniss, dentist Of Marion,
has opened an Office here and expects
to come two days out OF each week
to this office.
r. II. Copenhayer has returned from
fishing trip to Florida
Miss Mary Lee Honaker. of Abing-
don, is the guest OF her aunt, Mrs
James l.. Vance.
a. n. Boyd, OF Lexington. KY. was
a business visitor here last week.
Miss Ada Sanders entertained the
card club on Saturday afternoon al
8 o'clock.
George HUFF returned Saturday from
Roanoke, where he was called to the
bedside OF his brother Ballad HUFF.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
PICKANNNIES.

"a a IRA. ouv eoiored isumdress.
~ Aa> Ill., and had to so home
for An indefinite period, and
lifua. our cook who weighed three
hundred pounds as resribu,ion for
bearing ihi, name had undertaken to
provide a substitute laundress.
-.4st,f ft1ite.l tf44e tt, her word, III
t,t4 appeared accompanied BY a friend,
a urigtbor who carried in her arms a
brown baby little oveF year cid.
asked II She would not like to put the
baby down in the big rocking chair
Whit. Ae talked, and. as she deposited
Inn N the corner OF the chair, ! noticed
THAI he dropped his head on one
yaopder and surveyed the scene peSsl-
unsteady
Isn't the bab, sick, Mrs, j ]
asked
"ior. no miss, he all amt sick =
she assured me; vehementlv and cor
diall5 He's teitfui, he is; he's jest
tska yog-al in
Bu} the baby was Enthusiastically sick,
aud asked her il one OF her neigh
bors would be able 10 care for him
while shr was working at DIR house
during the day.
mo, indeed, miss" she said beam
ingiy. They aint woman in our
house As don't wu'k You knows, miss,
dat Cullri men doesn't earn much
wa gcs-ctilud men isn't wanted in big
payiu }obS nohow-so we wiuinin all
has TO hustle 10 hep pay rent an iced
dc cbillen'
And what do the children do all day
without their mothers p | asked.
"Weu-wel mostly, miss, dey-dey--
well / guess dey Just nachclly does
wifout en- miss And Mrs. y
having thus settled the matter. smiled
cheer fully once more.
lust nacheily does wifout en-
without their mothers, all day and
dren's court, and | remembered little
black urchin with rolling eyes and
gts'enna teeth who had been arrested,
with three other colored boys. for
street lighting fighting with gang"
nj White boys, ana i"renlcmDefc co, 100,
that he had told the Judge the wAite
bess mad thrown stones AT them and
called them "niggers' And won
deTed, as the full force OF Mrs. is
statement struck me, not at the fact
that this boy had been arrested for
fighting, but what was going TO be the
fate of the thousands OF these little
ones without their mothers sheltering
care on the one hand and stoned by
Their white playmates on the other hand
becaGse they were "niggers"
And / thought, too, of the patient.
loyai devotion OF my eolored maids, and
thu loving care they gave me. even
81 e.1 their own babies must be neg
le.t.t
ozs OF my friends who has known
m Of the better educated oolored
pc ~as taking Of the future of the
ras- With colored lawyer. whose
hlase he had visited he sat in a great
stsaenz'r with his three little fat girls
Or us knees. his arms about them, and
said, With tears streaming down his
cheek no one knows how a man
feels waen he sees his little ones off
70 s-alssoi IN lhs anossaing Heyer h@ow-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
MUCH BELOVED PASTOR
GOES 10 his REWARD

stanton. Va, March ia.--Rev. J. III.
Taylor. who was brought to the Kings
Daughters Hospital for treatment ra-
Gently. died yesterday morning. The
funeral will be held at Laurel Hill on
Monday morning at 103a o'clock, con-
Quoted by the Rev. H. II. Cross. The
interment VIII be in Thornrose.
Mr. Taylor was born near Staunton
on June IL, 1889. He was the son of
Sustn County. He was pastor of thu
Laurel Hill Baptist Church for thirty
Years. and was delivering a sermon
from the pulpit when he was seized
with the illness which proved fatal.
In the Civil War Mr.. Taylor was
chaplain In a Georgia regiment for the
last two years of the war, and he was
an honored member of Stonewal1 Jack
son Camp. of this cit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
FARMERS NEAR HOOk or.

fHHeHburR Va. March 19--The
Farmers Educational and cooperative
uiou Of virginia. which has It's Offices
here has iast issued a year book, in
which the farmers are urged to give
more attention 10 the marketing of
their products, The union strongly
ADVISES him TO secure for himself
more equitable division Of the profits
in the sale OF products.
THE year book claims thar the need
is for the held work 10 keep alive tho
interest in the WORK of the union; that
Inc garnef be kept in touch with the
doings Of the orEarlaa ton, and that
thc STATE office he so equipped that II
may Keep posted AT all times as TO
srarket conditions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
SOCIETY.
TELEPHONE:
office. Mad 1925.
sesidence. Ran. ieoo-W'
nE VA, OPPOSE nav.


Hatrisonhurs. Va, March Ia-The
Republican convention Of the seventh
Congressional District Of Virginia viii
be held Wednesday IN Luray. Former
state senator John Paul. of Harrison
burg appears To be leading, both as
delegate 10 the Republican National
Convention in Chicaee and also as
probable candidate for Congress to
run against Representative James Hay,
Democrat.
There is a movement among the Re
Dubiica1S to postpone the nomination
If a candidate for Congress until after
the national conveptioH. in order that
they may he better acquainted with
political ana party conditions,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20

Ing what moment one Of them viii be
called Niger or offered some other
indignlty lust because OF brown
skin
II seems TO me we might remember
that this people, the worlds child race,
has many virtues and endearing quail
fies-chcerfulness, the love of music
and the ability TO interpret it artistically
! m rnsnv cases. loyalty in service-and
that no human being can bear contin-
ued and unearned hatred or ridicule
without becoming embittered and hard
ened
love little piekaninnics, with their
quick smiles, their wide. roguish eyes
and their kinky curis, and some day I
am going South TO play in picture
with rs many of them as it is possible
TO get on the screen at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
WATER EsTIoN Up AGAIN.
LSnchbure CounciImen aueried on Use
0f james River.

Lyuehburg Va. March te.--Despite
the Effort 10 keep the problem out of
politics, the proposition looking to
using James River as a source Of wa
ter supply for the city IN Gaze of a
break IN the gravity water main, the
question mas bobbed up strong In the
Nvuding &EhtS IN the Second and Third
Yards Ter nomination for the two
branches Of the city Council.
Rrreutts there was call for candi-
dates 10 declare themselves on the
problem. and some Of the candidates
have declared themselves against James
River under any circumstances, though
probably half the candidates have ig-
rered the call Now n similar call has
been made from The Second Ward.
The question has not been raised in
the First Ward, as the candidates in
thaf ward will he declared nominees
of th- Democratic party, q they are
unopppscd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20
VIRGINIA BRIEFS.

Winchester.-Elva Jane Meadows.
three years old. daughter of Irwin
Meadows. was fatally burned at the
home of her parents. near Mount Heb
ron Cemetery, a few days ago while
playing with matches A coiored
chauffeur ran to save the child. but
was too late. She died the following
day In Memorial Hospital
Winchester.-E. w. TrteRs, farmer
of Gerardstown section of Berkeley
County, West Virginia, has been held
for court at Martinsburg on charge
of mistreating his two daughters. aged
ten and thirteen years. Triggs is a
widower probation officer took
charge of the girls
notwithstanding to report
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture, the Boys and Girls Poul-
try Club of Blue SpTng Run. this
county. made the highest score I'm last
years contest in Virginia. The club,
which has only been organized l year,
Is under the direction or Professor q.
G. Bradshaw. county farm demonstra'
tor
Clifton Forge.--Large deposits OF
photographic ore have been discovered
on the farm of Samuel E Hook, in
this county. The ore is cream eolored
and light blue. the VEINS being several
inches thick. AS most of the present.
supply of photographic ore came from
Germany or Bavaria, there being few
deposits of that ore in this country.
Mr.. Hooks discovery is considered
-a+oEa valuable than the ordinary gold
mine.
Lynchburs. The Blue Ridge Club Of
the Lyuchburg Youns Woman's Chris
tian Association. which has been form
ed to boost interest in an association
encampment TO be held a Blue Ridge
next summer, has elected the follow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20

Veteran Dies In Baltimore.
Baltimore. Nd. March ls.--w. r.
Brown an inmate Of the soidiers'
Home, at Hampton, va. died sudden
ly yesterday while on visit here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20

Harrisonburg.--Last night the re-
Gently organized Chamber of Commerce
OF Harrisonburg elected Julian A. Bur-
russ, of the state Normal School, presi-
dent; Postmaster - L. SHbiett, OF
Harrisonburg. yice-president: c. r.
Martz, treasurer, and G. Grattan Price,
secretary. Directors elected were John
n CARRIER. Isaac Ney. j. Wilton, G. A.
Mason, II. III. Weaver, w. Fl, Keister
and c. y. Beard.
Harrisonburg.-The band at Dayton.
Rockingham County. Virginia. has been
organized as the band of the Second
Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. w. IT.
Ruebush, of Dayton, is director,