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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
The Fame Of Lens.

Lens leaped into fame in the seven
teenth century. During the Thirty
Years war between France and Spain
Louis II. Of Bourbon. known as the
Great Conde, achieved one Of his
most notable victories when, on Aug
20, 1913. he defeated the Archdukc
Leopold. On that occasion the cele-
brated Spanish infantry was complete
ly beaten. Conde was at that time
commander in chief of the French
forces, and Turenne was his subordi.
nate. The battle began with panic
In Condos own regiment, but was re-
trieved by his own GOODNESS and bray.
cry. In after years lie fought for the
Spanish against his own country
where, however, he ended his days IN
peace, enjoying the society of Moliere
and other great Frenchmen Of letters.
London Taller.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18

Great Place For Hunting.

The fauna of Uganda is probably
unequaled i'll variety and Importance
in any other country In the world On
the lakes are found great number of
water birds. storks, cranes, herons.
famingoes. geese. ducks and divers
But the finest are perhaps the huge
eagles, which prey on the fish, Of
which there Is a great variety. Hippo
potamuses and crocodiles haunt all the
waters in the country. On land ele-
plants are found In Buganda, Bunyo-
70. Buddu, Toro, Busoga, Elgon and
the Nile districts; buffaloes are found
near the swamps; wild boars, hyenas.
leopards and wildcats infest the
woods. where smaller creatures. such
rs squirrels, gray parrots, monkeys
and guinea fowl, are found. In the
wild and more open country to the
north there are rhinoceroses. zebras, os
triches and many varieties of antelope
and throughout the country vultures
and kites abound.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
PerpIexinq Piurals.

Little Elsie had just reached the
grade in school where the study OF
grammar is a part Of the days work.
Among other things she was greatly
interested in the singular and plural
form of words. She knitted her little
brow and looked puzzled when she
asked her mother:
'Is the plural of bird burdenF'
"Why, dear, how could you think
that?' the mother answered.
"Well," explained the child, father
said Willie Blank was bird. and !
heard you say that he and his brothers
and sisters We're such a burden to theil
mother"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
Two Horses,

Is 1t the fast horse or the slow horse
in a team that pulls the greater part OF
the load? The department Of agricul-
tural engineering of the Iowa College
Of Agriculture says it is the slower
horse 1t says that supposing one
horse of a team is eight inches ahead
Of the other, the load divides in a ra-
ito of 100 to JOG pounds, in case the
center hole in the equalizer is four
inches out of line with the holes at the
end Of the equalizer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
The Retort Courteous.

He-One thing is sure. | don't III
tend to be criticised and censured be-
cause l have failed to realize your ex-
pectations. She-You misunderstood
me completely. ALI that l have done Is
to express my conviction that you have
more than justified my fears.-Rich.
mond Times Dispatch.
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degree. 1t will make a penal offense
ON the part of the officers to bond a
company for more than its capitaliza-
ton
Sledge chuckled.
THE bankers convention will In
dorse that" he said.
THE bill will prevent street railway
companies from running open or sum-
mer cars when the thermometer is be-
low 40 degrees T. 1t will prevent the
running of winter cars without double
glass protection for the motormen. 1t
will be made illegal to have more than
one strap in every eighteen inches OF
space 1t will be made illegal for
full car to run by signaling pedes-
trian, and it will be made illegal, al
though this will be scattered in three
or four places in the bill, and sur
rounded with lot of ambiguous Ian
guage. for any franchise to be granted
for as long Il period as fifty years"
That's the talk" nodded Sledge
Restrictive legislation"
II thought you could get along with
| forty-nine years and eleven MONTHS
stated Allerton. Moreover, think we
| can frame the bill to protect the peo-
| ple.'
"Can you slip 1t through"
| "Digglesby thinks SO, although he
agrees with me that about six months
after it's done somebody will explain 1t
so that the voters will understand 1t,
and the man who fathers it will have
his name chiseled alongside Benedict
Arnold's."
Hes dead" commented Sledge. with
keen philosophy.
Exactly" coincided Allerton, with a
philosophy which. though unexpressed
was still keener. There's only one
political post of any worth which would
be open to him after the prejudicet
public had its erroneous judgment per
manently fixed"
1.-THE senate" guessed Sledge.
''The United States senate firmly re
peated Allerton, looking Sledge square
ly in the eye. THAT'S the one place
in which political opprobrium canno
reach a man..
Sledge studied long and carefully ant
made some painstaking readjustments
In order to make a place for one mai
he had to do considerable shifting OF
his political chessbeard and eventuall,
push pawn off the edge.
"Tll see what can be done abou
| that" he Dromisel. -
'"That matter being clearly under
stood as well as the others We mer
: tioned-the legal representation an
the amount Of stock am to acquire
think the bill feasible one and til
: legislation to be exactly such as
needed by the changing requirement
of our modern civilization
Applause" observed sledse, deve
!. oping an unexpected turn for reparte
P "Will Digglesby fight the bill himself
d No; he'll put Bailey Cooper on I'll
5 job" srinned Allerton. '"This will
; about the last time he can be used th;
$ way too. That young spellbinder
getting too wise. Digglesby's almo
I afraid of him now"
i Cant we get him?" asked sledge.
n "No chance" regretted Allertol
= Hes too young yet"
o "Don't risk him." warned Sledge.
2 Leave it TO Digglesby and Buc
a ley advised Allerton. They kno
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER XII.

CHRf Elk %l.
Arranging a Little Protection For the
People.
TNHAT sterling friend of the pop
81 ulace. that stalwart defender
q of the rights and the morals
and the welfare and the purses
Of his admiring constituents, that vo,
ciferous choice Of the people, State
Senator AllertOn, was discovered by
Sledge in the act of serving the public
interests by playing poker in the rooms
Of Assemblyman Buckley. and with
also in the exercise Of their duties to
the commonwealth. were the very men
Siedge wanted to see-Franchlse Wal
ters, who was heavy set. but not fat
and who looked like prosperous shoe
merchant, and old Pop Gresham. the
red eyed administration wheelhorse
from Pickerel county, and Calvin T
Luther. the ministerial looking profan-
ity expert, and Cap Digglesby. the
avowed and professedly bitter enemy
of Sledge. whose every white whiskel
was needed as a calendar for his many
honorable scars of forensic battle.
1t was Cap Digglesby who was tht
first to hail the visitor as he entered
the door.
Hello, malefactor of great wealth.
he called. Have you spare queen OF
clubs about your person?"
I'm shy on queens" confessed
Sledge, looking down with indifference
at the game he played so indifferently
Buckley, I'm dry
Beat you to it, old man." replied
Buckley easily. He was spare person
with the neatly combed appearance O
a dancing master, but with intensely
clear eyes and deep creases In hi:
cheeks. Il sent word to the bar as sool
as the phone announced you. You
stein will he right up
"Thanksr' grunted Sledge. and con
siderately fell to estimating the jack
pot.
Allerton, smooth featured mai
with a good forehead and smilini
eye, picked up thS two cards whic1
had been dealt him, compared then
judically with the three he held, fold
ed them together with minute car
and tucked them neatly under ta
deck. Looking up, he caught the cold
~ disinterested eye of Sledge. Ever
man Of the six at the table had trie
I that same thing, but Allerton was th
only one WHO succeeded. Sledge, pau:
ing to inspect carelessly the bountifu
ly arranged sideboard, moved into tn
adjoining room. Allerton arose frol
the table.
Deal me out for couple of rounds,
be suggested. Buckley. watch m
stack. There's twenty-three fifty in
and Pop Gresham's pile is might
low"
Pop Gresham took ten blues frol
Allerton's assortment and added thel
to his own.
Charge me ten from your friend
treasury. Buckley" he chuckled, wit
q playfulness intended to conceal b
real satisfaction.
well, what's new!" asked Allerto
closing the door carefully behind hi
and sitting on the edge of Buckley
bed.
street car business" returne
Sledge.
81 see we have two companies dow
home" remarked Allerton, 'Whit
cEe are you in?'
New one Seven hundred and fif
thousand"
"Whew," whistled lAllerton. "Al
money invOlYedT'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
Tolls Victim.

Interested Friend - Is Willie doing
we'll at college this year? Fond Moth
er-Oh, very! l know he must be
studying dreadfully hard because only
the other day the president told him
he must either change his ways or go
somewhere else for his health.-Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
Il Was Both.

"What do you think Of old Uncle Pc
ter devising all his money for the cree.
ton of a mausoleum over his re
mains? said the first needy relative.
"Awfulr' replied the second. TITS
tust a willful waste"
Huh! call 1t a wasteful WILL"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
Kindred Spirits.

"You and Grump seem to get along
pretty we'll"
"Yes. You see, he never borrows
anything but trouble, and that's all !
ever had to lend"-Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
$4,000

Sweet Potato Slips of the Bunch Yam
variety now ready for shipment. Price,
81. so per thousand. Address me at Plain
Dealing, La, 1872 j. T. MANRY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18

Genius finds it's own road and carrie:
its own lamp.-Willmott.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-18
Sale

Secondhand Lumber,
Secondhand Brick,
Secondhand Fire Brick,
Blacksmith Coal, at less
than cost.
All our lands, on long time. We
prefer to sell to Bossier people. 1t
should be the ambition of every man
and boy to own piece of land.
s. H. BoLINGER C COMPANY,
4o-tf Bolinger, La.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
TO BE MARRIED :?

>> It's personal question of course but we have purpose in asking it and you will gain by answering it.
 LISTEN---HERE'S THE DOPE
 The "Herald is necessity in every home. You simply can't get along without it. Of ( there's time when even newspaper is not thought of. We are going to think of it for you
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
SUFFRAGISTS LURE
 MALES WITH CANDY
Surest Way to Mans Heart Is
 Via His Stomach

New York, July 28.-Committees representing the woman suffrage party wooed the New York cOmmuter today by distributing suffrage leaflets and boxes of candy at all railroad stations in the city, The suffragists said they had made the candy them selves and could vouch for it's good- ness There were twelve pieces of candy in each box, one for each of the suffrage states. Each box also contained the following verse: "Within this box are suffrage sweets, Their number-12-I pray you note; A stick for every suffrage state, Where women have the right to vote. Wyoming first set women free, Then Cobra do, Idaho
 And Utah followed, and then came These states, all in a suffrage row: Nevada, California,
 Kansas, far off Washington, Arizona, Illinois,
 Montana and then Oregon. If these cOnfectiOns then you like, Pray help more suffrage states to win, So that will take a larger box, To put our suffrage candies in.''
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
D. & K. Shows.

The Dorman & Krause shows, con- ceded to be the cleanest and most up to date carnival organization en tour are going to exhibit in thts city all next week at Shuttle Meadow avenue show grounds, and there will be plenty of good, moral amusement for all.
 Among the various attractions to be found on the midway will be "Orvetta," the show beautiful, which will no doubt jump into immediate favor with the ladies.
 And say, they have one of those "whips'' that whip the blues out of you and make you laugh till your sides ache.
 This company is entirely different from the old style of carnival or street fair, and there has never been in our city anything to equal 1t, according to the word of the press agent, and everything is moral and caters to ladies and children as we'll as gentle men.
 "Up-High Billy Klein" furnishes the feature free attraction, making his sensational dive twice daily.
 Professor Sturico's Royal Italian band wtl give concerts on the streets daily, afternoon and evening, playing all the latest popular airs.
 The show will arrive here Sunday on its own special tratn.-Advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
MINIMUM WAGE FOR WOMEN
New York Legislature to Be Asked to Establish Smallest Pay for Females Similar to Bay State Plan.

New York, July 28.-The New
 York legislature of 1917 will be asked to- consider the report of the Massachusetts Women's Clothing Wage Board, which recommends a minimum wage of $8.75 for exper- fenced women workers and a mini mum wage of s6 a week for girls. There are thousands of women and
 girls working in New York for less
 than this. and the lawmakers will
 be asked to remedy the condition in
 the manner in which the Bay State
 has tackled the problem.
 The Massachusetts board has just
 made its preliminary report and
 hearings will be given by the Massa-
 chusetts Minimum Wage commission,
 beginning August 3. before the final
 draft of the report is made. The pre-
 1iminary report not only fixes the
 minimum wages that should be paid
 women in order that they may live
 decently, but also gives advice to the
 workers as to how they should spend
 what they earn. The report says: The Women's Clothing Wage Board has the following minimum wage de- terminations to report as the result of it's study and deliberations: 1. The wage to be paid to any female employe who, after reaching
 the age of IS years. has had one and a half years experience in the wom- | ems clothing industry shall not be less than $8.75 per week.
 2. The wage for inexperienced fe- male workers who are IS years or older shall not be less than $7 per week.
 8. The wage for female workers under IS years of age> shall not be less than $6 week.
 4. These rates shall be put into l operation on or about Feb. 1. 1917. 5. The rates are for full-time 1 work, by which is meant the full | number of hours per week required | by employers and permitted by the l laws of the Comm Onwealth. 6. Where workers are paid by the piece rates shall be such as to yield the minimum hereinbefore set forth for a week of full-time work The report says that the findings were unanimous. The hearings started on Feb. 3, 1916.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
DETAINED IN ENGLAND
Lecturer at Cambridge University Not Permitted to Come to America for Course at Harvard.

London, July 2S, 12:3O p. m.-Ber- trand Russell who recently was fined for issuing pamphlets criticising the manner in which the government treated conscientious objectors to military service and who later was deprived of his lectureship at Cam bridge University, has been refused 8 passport to visit America He had been invited to lecture at Harvard University Russell's wife was for merly Miss Alys Smith of Philadel- phia.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
ED WALSH A HERO.
White Sox Pitcher Saves Two Girls
 From Drowning.

Chicago, July 2S.-Ed Walsh, pitcher for the White Sox, Is being congratulated today on his ability as life saver.
 While bathing in Lake Michigan at the foot of Fiftieth street last night he rescued two girls who had fallen into deep water from raft which was overturned.
 Walsh first swan to shallow water with one girl, then returned and rescued the other as she was sinking a second time.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
FIELD MEET IN MEXICO.

Headquarters Punitive Expedition, Mexico, July 28.-Arrangement were completed today for a field meet next Saturday at the field base. There will be a 100 yard and 220 yard dash, a tug of war, rescue race, shoe race, officers jumping contest and Mexican mule race, for which $215 will be distributed in prizes.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
MERIDEN TRANSFERS STRIKE E
Demand Increase in Wages and Rec
 ognitiOn of Union.

Meriden, July 28.-Teamsters and helpers of the H. T. Smith Express company, numbering between forty and fifty, struck today for higher wages and recognition of the union.
 Similar demands made on propri- etors of livery stables, garages and trucking concerns by their employees recently have been generally refused, with one exception. Whether the strike declared today would spread to other concerns was regarded as un- certain.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
JUANITA IS SAFE.
Driven Far Out of Course by Tropical
 Storm.

New Orleans, July 28.-The Span ish bark Juanita, more than one hun dred days out and given up for lost, crossed the bar at the mouth of the river here early today.
 The vessel was in the path of the recent tropical hurricane and was driven far from her course. She cleared in water ballast from Valen- cia, Spain, April 17, for New Orleans to load slaves for Barcelona.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
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7 Starting now every couple married in New Britain, expecting live here after the honeymoon will be presented with three months C. 2+ion to the real New Britain paper free. WE WANT TO START YOU RIGHT. s1Hg WBgAasggEsgvFEs
 After the three months are up you will be given an opportunity to subscrbe-NOT BEFORE. So send to the Herald office your future home address, to which you wish the paper delivered, together with the date of your start at housekeeping and get the every evening"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-01
AID FROM THE ENEMY

ut is Wilson who is on
trial." says an anti-ad-
ministration paper. In
deed he is on trial. He has
been tried more severely than
any president since the days of
Lincoln. He was tried by the
tariff barons and their hireling
lobbyists and found true to his
promises to the country. The
manner in which he sent the
lobbyists scurrying from Wash
ington has not been forgotten.
He was tried by Wall street
magnates who had for years
been accustomed to debating
the financial affairs of the gov
eminent. Those men found
that the seat of government for
the United States had been
moved from New York to
Washington and that the presi-
dent was the president. Will
son was tried in the fire with
reference to the European war
and the Mexican situation. The
test showed his mettle to be
true American steel. He has
been tried by the subsidized
and jackal press of the United
States. He has been bounded
and maligned by partisan
writers and publishers who
lack the breadth or brain to
think in terms of patriotism
and would balk at nothing if
they could get their own crowd
back to the crib. Just now
Wilson is facing the most Sc
we're trial of his administration
There has been an effort to
stack the cards against him
and there are men who for po-
litical reasons would paralyze
the nation in order to strike a
blow at the man in the White
House. But he is proving
equal to the situation and the
signs at present are that the
men who dug the pit will have
to lie therein. Instead of hurt
ing Wilson the strike situation
is going to help him.
Wilson is on trial and the re-
suits show him to be one of the
ablest and most courageous
presidents in the history of the
republic. If they want to
make his reelection unanimous
Just let the republican organs
keep carping at him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-01

the old guard that they will be
disappointed if the strike is
averted. For political reasons
the fellows like Penrose want
ed a strike. They wanted to be
able to cry calamity and fill the
air with their ShriekS about
how the country had suffered
under Wilson rule.
100000
The Oregon boys will come
back from the border with bay
onets and sabreS bright and
without blank places in the
ranks; it will be a good sight
for mothers, sweetheartS and
wives even if some politicians
indulge in Scoffing at the Will
son Mexican policy.
S-s-SS-SSS-S-SS-S
The entrance of Roumania
into the fight is bad for Ger
many and also gives telegraph
editors new names to worry
about.
SSSS~s$S$s-S
Watchful legislation will
save the day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-01
ADAMSON BILL is NOT
SATISFACTORY TO ROADS

CHICAGO, Sept Hale Holden,
president of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad, who was spokes-
man for the railway managers at their
recent conference with the president,
declared tonight that passage of the
Adamson compromise eight-hour bill
by congress would not be satisfactory
to the railroads and would not settle
the pending controversy.
The railroads, however, would take
no precipitate action in event the bill
were passed" said Mr.. Holden. We
would not be hasty because We would
consider the interests Of the public.
1T is my understanding that the su-
preme court of the United States has
held recently in tow cases that the
congress of the United States has alb
solutely no power to fix wages. That
Is what the Adamson bill amounts to-
according to my understanding.
Presidents of Chicago railroads met
at the Chicago Club today. Hale Hol-
den. president Of the Chicago, Burl-
ington & Quincy, who headed the
committee which conferred with Pres
ident Wilson. was present, as was ].
". Higgins, chairman Of the Associa-
ton of Western Railways.
Similar meetings will be held daily
until the situation has cleared.
The railroads of the country com.
pleted embargo preparations. EN-
plOyes were advised to take sober sec
ond thought as to the future before
and advertisements for strike
breakers appeared in newspapers
throughout the country. Associated
Pres dispatches showed that every
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-01

tral allies. 1t offsets Bulgaria.
1t may give a heavy prepond-
erance to the entente through
the encouragement Of Greece,
where the popular clamor for
war is strong, to enter.
Roumania and Greece rang
ed against the central allies
added to the strong forces of
the other nations at Saloniki
should make short work of Bul.
garia. A path is opened for
Russia TO Hungary'S back
door and to Bulgaria's front. A
road is opened to the heart of
Turkey. 1t offers opportunity
to cut off Turkey from COM
munica6on with Germany.
The change is a heavy blow
to Germany and Austria which
have all they can do to defend
their present lines. Austria,
to whom the blow is heaviest
can offer least resistance. Her
resources are nearly exhausted.
1t was a common saying in
Europe that Roumania would
enter the war on the side her
leaders believed would win
within six months before its
end.
We shall see what sort of
prophets the Roumanian states
men are. Germany is not ex-
hausted and doubtless could
maintain a defensive struggle
for several years.-St. Louis
ost-Dispatch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-01
Hummlng RIrd An. ranarIes.

OREGON CITY. sept Two ca
nary birds belonging TO Mrs. W. W.
Lette of Gladstone were killed by a
humming grid recently and the mur,
derer was caught in the cage beside
the bodies Of his victims The canary
birds were on the porch of the Leete
home. The humming bird was able
TO tly between the wires of the cage
and attacked the canary birds with
its long and pointed bill The canary
birds, although larger than their as
sailant, were almost powerless against
his quick darts. The humming bird
came out of the battle almost unhurt,
but was unable to make his exit by
the way he had come in. The ca
anries were valuable.