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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19
CHAPTER xi.
"Beho!d, I Am a Spy"

EE YIiEN / awakened the next
ENA5 morning, because Of that
y U dancing, behold. 1t was 10
of the clock and II thereto
before / arrived in very great hurry
with raucli pinkness Of checks In the
oiiice Of the Gouyerneur Faulkner at
the capitol of the state of Harpeth.
Good morning, Robert" he said to
me with d laugh as he came and stood
close beside me. That Roberta, mar
quise of Cree and Bye, win blush
within me when that beloved gouver-
neur comes very close beside her, In a
way that is an embarrassment to Rob
ert Carruthers, his secretary. "And
now tell me what you sald to that
stupid Mary Brown that made her see
the liehtg" he asked me, with his fine
eyes locking into mine with \ great
interest and something Of admiration.
II asked Of her II she would not
throw herself before that beloved good
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19

ready that wicked Madam Whitworth
entcrtains suspicious Of you. What IS
It that you will dor
And after had asked myself for 4
second time that question l sat and
looked into the eyes of that Grand,
mamma Carruthers for many long mA-
ments and had an argument with my
self. Then answered to her as !
rose to my feet SO that my eyes came
more nearly on level with hers:
"No, Madam Ancestress, born OF her
whom not an Indian or fierce bear
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19
Do You Buy Your Fresh Fruit?

Why not raise it yourself, in your
own yard? This will give the
children all they want-luscious
peaches, pears, pluns and grapes. If
this sounds good to you," send for
our free catalogue.-Griffing Nurs-
cries, Port Arthur, Texas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19

Duty and today are ours: results and
futurity belong to God.--Horace Cree
ley.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19
Continued in ne1t Week's Banner.


"Money makes the mare 60"
(which shows that the mare isn't
30 much different than the rest of u
Ia that respect"-Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19
So Do We All.

For the sake of peace / often keep
still even when know am right"
Same here. I'm married too."-Do-
troit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

\ unique bank, which is intended for
the benefit Of men addicted to drink
and is expected to enable many Of them
to save money, overcome their habits
and turn themselves into good citizens,
has been started by Judge Joseph
Brady in Kansas City.
The plan of Judge Brady is TO assess
sentence against all drunkards brought
before him and then to parole the nan
under condition that he 20 TO work
under the supervision of Il parole Off
Ger. The man SO paroled agrees that
an official Of the court shall collect his
pay check every time ii becomes due.
pay his board bills or family living eX-
penseS If he be Il married man, and
take charge Of whatever money re-
mains after allowing the man a small
sum for spending money.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS,
FEVERISH, C0NSTIPATED
Look Motherl N tongue 10 coated,
cleanse little bowels with "Cali-
fornla Syrup Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
california Syrup of Figs" because in
a few hours all the ~clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermentlng food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have
n well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
Millions Of mothers keep 1t handy be-
cause they know Its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels Is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for n 50-cent bot
tie Of california Syrup of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Statistics on Electricity.

The electricity output Of the various
power plants Of the United States re-
clamation service operated in 1914
was over 6G.0O0,00O kw.-hr. The total
capacity of the II plants Ia operation
was 27,134 XIV, and the first cost of
the plants $2,542, 600. or the total
output, 30 per cent was sold to Gus
toners, 81 per cent was used for irri-
cation pumping, II per cent for con
struction purposes, 4 per cent for
drainage, the remaining s per cent rep
rcSenting losses. 1t was estimated
that the power remaining undeveloped
on all the different projects amounted
tc q total of $4,000 horsepower. OF
this 100000 horsepower consisted Of
the estimated capacity On the Flntllead
river, In Montana, the remainder be-
ing distributed through y other pow
or sites.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

One night Il company of Arabs at
tachcd themselves to our party. This
is customary in these wild lands. They
saw that we We're well armed and
came with us for safety. one Of them,
Il dIgnitisd young chief, was accom-
panylng n woman across the desert.
She was well dressed, this Arab girl,
with n yellow turban and n silken
roh. On her wrist she wore n Swiss
gold watch, and though barefooted,
she was rs dignified MS the queens of
l cnnoX and Newport. One of my men
apparently made IN insulting remark
to her, and she called him down Just
rs an American girl would have done.
According to the custom Of the desert
we had to give him n thrashing, which
Mahomet did Justify with n big stick.
After that, the Arab party always
showed us white men the deepest re-
spect.-Peter MncQueen, in World
Outlook.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Autos In Steel CAGES.

Los Angeles is trying to make Joy
rides and auto thefts impossible by
supplying steel cages for cars on the
street instead Of the chalked-off
spaces usually provided for parking
In the downtown section. The move
ment is experimental and the cost may
be %prohlbitive, but the cages now in
S are rented for a small fee, which
1t is believed will cover the expense.
Auto owners approve Of the new
scheme, counting the rental an effec-
tual auto insurance rate, and so far
there Is a long waiting list Of appli-
cants for every street cage available.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
10 CENT "CASCARETS"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation
Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath-candy Cathartic.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme-
diately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour, fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the con
stipated waste matter and poison
from, the intestines and bowels. A
10-cent box from your druggist will
keep your liver and bowels clean;
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you sleep
ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Saved!

For days the ship had lain becalmed.
The crew lay about the deck, sunk in
the depths of despair. Suddenly there
was a shout Of triumph from the d.
rection Of the captains cabin, and the
ancient mariner rushed on deck, his
face TRANSPORTED with Joy.
"I've got 1t boys! We're saved!"
"See!" he went on, "here's my pipe.
And here in my right hand is a match,
my very last match, the only match
left aboard the ship. Watch"
Trembling with excitement, the crew
watched around him as in GREATNESS
silence he put his pipe to his lips and
struck the match.
With a roar and a rush q mighty
wind sprang up from the west, and as
the match blew out, amid wild cheer
ing, the sails filed out and the great
ship went plunging on her way.-Dan
Gliding, Missouri.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
END STOMACH TROUBLE,
GASES OR DYSPEPSIA
"Pape's Diapepsin" makes Sick, Sour,
Classy stomachs surely feel fine
In flve minutes.

II what you just ate Is souring on
your stomach or lies like a lump OF
lead, refusing to digest, or you belch
gas and eructate sour, undigested
food, or have q feeling Of dizziness,
heartburn, fullness, nausea, bad taste
In mouth and stomach-headache, you
can get blessed relief in five minutes
Put an end to stomach trouble forever
by getting a large ifty-cent case OF
Pape's Dlapepsln from any drug store
You realize In five minutes how need
less it is to suffer from Indigestion
dyspepsia or any stomach disorder
It's the quickest, surest stomach doc
tor in the world. It's wonderful.-Adv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A we'll known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint Of
water add / OF. Bay Rum. a small box Of
Barbo Compound, and Y OF. of glycerins.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix It at home at very little cost Full
directions for making and use come in
zach box Of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make It soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub OF. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
A WOMAN'S BURDENS

are llghtened when she turns to the right
medicine. II her existence is made
gloomy by the chronic weaknesses, deli
cate arrangements, and painful disorders
that aflict her sex, she will find relief and
emancipation from her troubles in DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. II she's
overworked, nervous, or "run-down," she
finds new life ard strength. It's a power
full, invigorating tonic and nervine which
was discovered and used by an eminent
physician for many years, In all cases Of
"female complaints" and weaknesses. For
young girls just entering ~womanhood /;
for women at the critical "change OF life;'
In bearing-down sensations, periodical
pains, liberation, Inflammation, and every
kindred ailment, the "Favorite Prescrip-
tion" is guaranteed to benefit or cure.
". PieEce's Pellets cure ~biliousuess.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Any Direction Would Do.

She had attained some success as an
a|uth0ress and after her marriage de-
cided to write n novel. Some months
later she complained to her husband
my new novel goes but slowly, dear
but my publisher assures me II would
90 into the thousands II we'd just get
up some sort OF n sensatiOn-for In
stance-get you TO enter divorce pro
ceedlngs :"
The husband meditated thoughtfully
a few moments.
well" he said, ~ can't afford that
but-I'm willing to run away"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
FOR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS
Battle With Cuticura Soap and Apply
the Olntment-Trial Free.

For eczemas, rashes, feelings, irrita-
lions, pimples, dandruff, sore hands,
and baby humors, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are s%upremely effective. Be-
sides they tend to prevent these dis
tressing conditions, II used for every
day toilet and nursery preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-hdv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

A country store In Delaware county,
until the proprietor was made TO see
the point, bore this sign designated to
catch the eye of the farmer bound
Muncieward with his produce III You
want to trade your eggs and butter for
something good, come In here."-Indi-
annapolis News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

An ingenious Maine cobbler has sub
stituted the material worn tire castings
for leather and patrons mob his shop.
Leather prices are quoted as lover the
moon" and the new substitute, If gen.
orally adopted, ought to help mate
rally in stopping the kiting Of mans
most pressing necessities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
(BY ]. H. WATSON, N. d.

Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
o dropsical condition, often caused by
disordered kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood Is filled
with poisonous waste matter, which set
ties in the feet, ankles and wrists or
under the eyes in bag-like formations.
As a remedy for those easily recog-
nized symptoms of Inflammation caused
by uric acid-as scalding urine, back
ache and frequent urination, as we'll as
sediment in the urine, or If uric acid in
the blood has caused rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, govt, it is simply wonder
Jul how quickly Anuric acts tho pains
and stiffness rapidly disappear.
Take a glass Of hot water before meals
and Anuric to flush the kidneys.
Step into any drug store and ask for
Anuric, many times more potent than
lithia and eliminates uric acid IS hot
gater melts sugar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

IMITATION IS S%iNCEREST FLATTeRY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth Of the original.
Insist on La Creole Hair Dressing
It's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price 81. 00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build IJp The system

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula 10
printed on every label. showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Not That Kind.

81 understand your husband is some
thing of a valetudinarian, Mrs. Come
up"
"Oh, dear me, no! He eats meat
regularly three times a day."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

To lessen the shocks a new detach-
able tandem seat for motorcycles Is
equipped with both horizontal and YER
teal springs and has q back rest.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Suffered Several
Years. PERUNA
MADE ME WELL NJ, Nv .

Mrs Elizabeth Reuther. 1902 nth
St, N. w. Washington, D. c.,
writes: 2"l am pleased to endorse
Peruna as o splendid medicine for
catarrh and stomach trouble. froLl
which I suffered for several years.
took Il for several months, and at
che end Of that time found my health
was restored and have felt splendidIy
eVer since. Inow take It when I con-
tract a cold. and It oon rids the sys-
TEN OF any catarrhal tendencies"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

An instrument has been invented to
check quickly and accurately the align
ment of automobile wheels to ascer
tain If they track correctly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ 10 beyond
repair. "Renovine" il the heart and
nerve tonic. Price SOC and 21.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

BREAD WITHOUT SALT Is TASTELESS
A medicine chest without Magic Ar
MICA Liniment Is useless, Best of all
liniments for sprains, s%wellings,
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Three sizes, 25c, 50c and $1.00.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

A torpid liver condition prevents proper
food assimilation. Tone up your liver with
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills They act
gently and surely Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

In the last five years our national and
state %lawmaking bodies have passed
G2.550 laws.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Its My
Standby
for
Cold.

France Is importing Chinese labor
for its munitiOn factories.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

Dr, Pcery's Dead shot 10 not a TO
Ecnge" or syrup" but a real old fashioned
dose OF medicine which cleans out Worms
or Tapeworm with q single dose. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

Girls are acting as caddies On Brit
lsh golf links.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

Even a poor man who hasn't a dollar
may be well off as long as he remains
single.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
DONsr aNIEEIEi

DON'T SNlFFLEl
You can rid yourself of that cold in
the head by taking Laxative Quinidine
Tablets. Price 25c. Also used in
cases Of La Grippe and for severe
headaches. Remember that.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
In Italy the refuse gathered In the
streets Is sold at auction.

Send lOc to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, for large trial package of Anurio
for k~idneys-cures backache.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.
Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina." Price SOC and aI,oo.-Adv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

Russia has 10000 lepers, taken care
VI Us Il institutions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
A Stickler for Pa.

Pa
We'll. my SOM"
Glow can Il solid fact leak out?'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Quite So.

"That man is In a grave revery."
"Yes; l noticed he was buried in
thought"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Great Discovery

Oaxaca is pronounced Wah-ha-ca.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
In some quarters it Is held that Rus
STA is the greatest single field in the
world for new business.

Anoint the eyelids with Roman Eye Bal
sam upon retiring at night, and in the
morning observe the refreshed and
strengthened sensation in your eyes upon
arising. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

Greenwood.-The steamer Choctaw,
loaded with a small Cargo OF cotton
seed, was destroyed by fire opposite
Palo Alto landing neal this city. Tho
loss is $4,000, partially covered by in.
a to the amount of 5000.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-27

In some districts no laborers ex- cept women were seen in the fields at harvesttime, in others the travel Ter passed shuddering through a succession of silent villages, ill which not a single inhabitant re- mained. The currency had been de- based; the whole social system was deranged. For during that convul- siye struggle everything that was not military violence was anarchy. Even the army was disorganized. Some great generals and a crowd of excellent officers had fallen, and it WAS impossible to suppl, their place. The dificlty of finding :ecruits had, toward the close Of war, been so great that selection and rejection was impossible. Whole battalions were composed of deserters and pri- soncrs. It was hardly hoped that thirty years of repose and industry would repair the ruin produced by seven years of havoc One consolatory circumstances indeed there was. No debt had been incurred. The burd- ems of the var had been terrible, al most insupportable; but no arrear was left to embarras the finance i'll time of peacc.".
 Contrast the position of Germany today with Prussia of that day and and we find that Germany has hard ly begun to suffer. On the west and on the East it is still superior numerically. Germany has been hungry but very far from "devour- ing her seed corn in the madness of hunger. It's productive capacity is reinforced by the inspiration neces- sity has unquestionably given inyen- tion. Her provinces have been not touched by the ravishing hand of the invader No wild troops of Cos sacks or of Croatians or the like have swept like a devouring swarm of locusts over her fertile plains, or destroyed with the destructive pow CT of footing rapine the majesty of her cities. That seems all so we'll But on the other hand Germany faces a combination of foes who know only one determination and which are united with only one re- solution. Tenacity of purpose is a Teuton virtue, but tenacity ot pur- pose has been the supreme attribute of the British. Her foes are not fastened upon her Hanks merely in the eagerness to satisfy the Venge- ful feelings of a vain empress or a kings concubine. Their aim is to shatter a world menace to their com merce, to their institutions to what they conceive is their liberty. And as far as the resources of either side are concerned, remembering that the future genrations are to be pledged to pay for the war, this war appears only just beginning.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-27

within one year. In the Seven Years War Prussia sustained ser ious reverses even during the first half of the war, in the present the Central Powers have been almost uniformly victorious from the first. Tn 1759 the position of Prussia was desperate, yet only with the peace of Hubertsburg in February 1765 did this remarkable war end. Ma caulay's summary of the war is striking;
 The war vas over. Frederic was safe. His glory was beyond tha reach of envy. If he had not made conquests as vast as those of Alex ander, Of Caesar, and of Napoleon, ii he had not on fields of battle, en- joyed the constant success of Marl- borough and Wellington, he had given an example unrivalled in his tory of what capacity and resolution can effect against the greatest superiority of power, and the utmost spite of fortune He entered Berlin in triumph, after an absence of al most six years. The streets were brilliantly lighted up; and as he passed along, in an open carriage, with Ferdinand of Brunswick at his side, the multitude saluted him with loud praises and blessings. He was moved by those marks of at tachment and repeatedly exclaimed Long live my dear people! Long live my children" Yet even in the midst of that gay spectacle. he could not but perceive everywhere the traces of destruction and decay. The city had been more than once plundered The population had con siderably diminished. Berlin how ever had suffered very little when compared with most parts of the kingdom. The ruin of private for tunes. the distress of all ranks. was such as might appaI the ftrmest mind. Almost every province had been the seat of war, and of Wal conducted with merciiezs ferocity. Crowds of Croatians had descended on Snceia. Tens of thousands of Cossacks had been let loose on Pom erania and Brandeuburg. The mere contributions levied by invaders amounted, it was said, to more thar hundred million dollars; and the i value of what they eXtOrted Was probably much less than the value of that which they destroyed. The fields lay uncultivated. The very seed corn had been devoured in the madness of hunger Famine and contagious diseases produced by famine, had swept away herds and nocks; and there was reason to fear
 that a great pestilence among the
 human race might follow in the
 train of the tremendous war. Near
 fifteen thousand houses were burned
 to the ground. The population ot
 the kingdom had in seven years de-
 creased ten per cent. A sixth of
 the males capable of bearing arms
 had perished on the field of battle
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-27

Anything in the Dpe or JOD work at the Industrial Worker Office Satisfaction assured.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-10
DIR. ROBB CITES
HER EX-HUSBAND
FOR CONTEMPT

Or. Victory Seymour Rooo. who
distributed dozens Of blue birds Of
happiness to county bnilding at
taches after she Eot divorce from
Der husband. Fred w. Rohb, and
presented Judge Msndeli. who sign
ed n. with a big Kewpie. had her
husband cited for contempt In cir
cult court Saturday morning. She
charged him with having taken
away s21s In cash and q large as
sortment OF jewelry belonging TO her
when be left. He was ordered In
the decree 10 return the property
Or. Robb alleges that so far he
hasn't done 80.
She secured an order directing
Robb 10 appear In court Feb. "a. A
diamond and pigeon-blood ruby. n
diamond bracelet and many other
objects OF personal adornment are
enumerated In the list OF the things
she says Robb took from her.