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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22
Fifty Years AGO.

or r1SnC ana Justice.
Fifty Years Ago.
The Banner of July %, 1s7O-Bellevue.l
I'VE publish. at the earnest solic-
itation of the author, a communication
favoring Il thorough organization of the
Democratic party. At present we are
opposed to the measures proposed, for
reasons that we have time and again
set forth. We have desired. and still
desire, union of all the opponents of
the present state administration. If we
can get honest state officers. ana !;
legislature that will not tax us so high,
nor run US SO deeply i'll debt, we will
he satisfied. Again, we have in this
parish no party of any considerable
numbers that fayors the present gov
eminent in its extravagance. and.
therefore. we think that the people
should he left entirely to themselves
| to select their own officers untram-
meled by party obligations
About this time Radical misrule was
beginning to he keenly felt. Corruption
was rife-favoriteism on the one hand,
oppression >on the other. pilfering and
| tl,ieving being the order of the day.
Taxes were greatly Increased time and
again during the eight-year period of
| which we write that more money might
he brought into the public treasury to
he s.luandered and stolen by the Rad
icals and their hencllnlen. The files of
the Banner for Il number of years re-
fleet these assertions. But such Is the
usual aftermath of war-mOre is the
pity-but not always of civil war. 1t
would have been far better had there
the hands of the greed-niOngers Of the
North. The people of the South were
1 not by nature partisan. and the inter-
ests of its better citizens. white and
black. were Identical Left alone they
would have sOOp amic;lbly settled their
own disputes. If. indeed. any existed.
and this sectional feeling that has not
for more than IL half century persisted
would have seen its end long ago
True. there would have been the TN.
seemlv brutalities of the war to re.
MISUNDERSTANDING Infamous :. march
to the sea and Sheridan's devastation
of tho beautiful Shpn,ndoah Valley -,
v,r,in,a-bnt as fine oh,iteratea the
, work of these pillagers their deeds OF
horror would have been forgotten. II
was the persecution, following thu
. surrender, of Il people who had heel
robbed of their all that Will he loilses
remembered. md it would seem for
tunate that there was In the South 1
J gallant army who still Knew how t.
. fight. even though dislanded and seat
tered. They saved tue situation AM
! thus started the South on Its road t
. redemption.
!,
rhirty Years Ago.
The Banner Of July "a, 1sa0-Bellevuc.l
!. Mrs. Mary tsilmer. wife of L. Il
(;ilmer. died Mt Plain Dealing on til
. 18TH instant. ayed sixty-seyen YEAR.
. She was an old citizen Of this m,risl
!, and a latly highly esteemed by lar.
circle of relatiyes and friends
Mr. (,ilmer il also now dead. hayin
lassed away. about fifteen wears age
Mrs. Gilmer was Miss Mary Doodle,
: perl.aps reared in South Arkansas. TIL
n two living children of the couple ar
r Mr.. George Gilner and Miss Mar
Ii t1lmer. bcth 81 shreveport, ana DOT
lie Wen SHOWN 70 many resiueiits VI DO
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Published ON Thursday of Each Week

ENTERED as sccond-elass matter at the post
office at Benton. La, under act OF Con
gress of date March 8, 1879.
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%. M. HurcHINGs, CLERK

hereby certify the above and foregoing
to be q true and correct copy Of the original
act, 1851 q. w. HUTCHINGs, Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22

| Tnefe were during the spring ana SUM-
nler of 1850 at least two national con-
yentions of the party. held ut Charles
ton. $. e.. and Baltimore. Many OF the
Southern delegates withdrew from the
Charleston convention. which action
gave birth to the Baltimore convention.
Stephen A. Douglas. OF Illinois. is given
most credit for the breach in the DEM
ocratic ranks. He was a prominent.
candidate for the presidency before the
4 Charleston convention aud 1t seems no
nominations followed because Of the
deadlock brought about through the
instrumentality of his delegatess They
would not yield. Douglas was greatly
dislikedsthroughou the South and was.
among other things. referred to as '>an
Abolition traitor" and the disruption
thus followed. Breckinridge and Lane
were the nominees Of the Southern
Democrats who attended the Baltimore
; convention. Douglas and Johnson were
the nominees of what was known as
the rougls.' Bell and Everett were
the nominees of what was known as
the opposition convention. also perhaps
held in Baltimore.
Nineteen Democratic papers In
Missouri have declared for Breckin
5 ridge and Lame
: There will he IA ratification meeting
+ held IN Shreveport the first Monday ii
q August. to ratify the high approval u
e the nomination Of Breckinridge ant
Lime. Near 20 Of the most Influential
citizens Of C'addo have signed the call
! This is gratffying news. indeed. Rreck
.e ihFldSe anu Lame Seem 70 ne tile UNI
+ velxal cry IN catldo. And 80 they vii
= be throughout the South
. We have no use for neutral paper
during xsicll tiines us tlit~s. When TIL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22

I hereby certify the above and foregoiax.
to be true and correct copy OF the original
act. 1851 q. W. HHrrHtNGs, Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22

BENTON. La, THURSDAY, July %. 1920.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21
DIDN'T FIRE
HOUSE, SHAY
Tells star
Phones From Enumclaw He
Wasn't Here at Time OF
Ballard Blaze

William shay. logger. intimatcd as
ne man possibly to blame for the
firing Of the Western house. Sass
xseary ave. last Saturday. telephoncd
% The Star last ntght from Enum.
elaw. Wash. whore he is working In
. camp. that he was not In Seattle
On the night OF the fire. lie indig.
nAntly resented the accusation. and
<aeclared he had been absent from
Seattle for moro than a week
Shay intimated he could shed a
little light on the fire. but refused to
etsconn tho matter over the tele-
phens. Shay also reported to the
police.
De Western house fire occurred
Izly Saturday morning. Two patrol
unen discovered the flames. and called
~ fire department Tho flames
wero extinguished before any ma
tHriai damage had been done. In
vouttGafion revealed the fact that six
mn1tresscs In unoccupied rooms in
IL hotel had been saturated with oil
ond then set afireL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21

and was very fine and diKnified. for
I saw Aunt Hattie looking At me
from across the room. m ] said:
VERY good. then. You shall have
the chance"
He turned ana smiled . little. but
he shook his head
Thank you, child: but I don't
think you know quite what you're
promising" be said
Yes. I do
Then I told him my idea Al first
he said no. and II couldn't be. and he
was very sure she wouldn't see him,
even n he called. But ! said she
would II he would DO exactly M
said And I told him my plan. And
after n time and auite a lot OF talk.
he said he would agree 20 IL
And this morning we did H.
A. exactly ten o'clock he came up
the steps Of the house here. but he
didn't ring tiss bell had told him
not 20 DO that and I was on the
watch for him I knew that At ten
O'Clock Grandfather would be gone.
Aunt Hattie probably downtown
shopping. and Lectcr out with his
eovernoaA I wasn't 20 sure Of
Mother. but knew Il WINS Saturday.
and I believed I could manage some
how to keep her here with me. 20
that everything would DO all right
there.
And ala. I had n hard time. tho.
Seems as II she proposed everything
TO do this morning-shopping. and
walk. and n call on n girl ! knew
who was sick. But I said I did not
feel like doing anything but Just
20 stay at home and rest quietly with
her. (Which was tho TRUTH didn't
feel like doing nothing eiseD But
that almost made matters worse than
ever. for she said that was so totally
unlike me that she was afraid / must
be sick; and had all ! could do to
keep her from calling n doctor.
But I did II: and at five minutes
before ten she was sitting quietly
sewing In her own room. Then
went downstairs TO watch for Father.
Continued Trnorrow)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21

Mother both together. and, oh. how
l should love itr'
II was Jus, hero that Fathers arm
came out and slipped around mo In
a great big hug.
Bless sour heart, But Mary. my
dear. how are wc going Toto bring
this aboutf" And he actually STAN
msred and biushed. and he booked al
most young with his eyes 70 shining
and his lips no smiling. And then In
when my second great idea came u
ma
'Of Faihcrr' ! cried. couldn't you
come counting her awAin--cails and
flowers and candy. and all tho rest J
oh. Father. couldn't your Why.
Father. % course you couldr
Thls last ! added In my most per
suasive voloc. for I could sec the
mo- on his face oven before BE- b.
gan 10 shake his head.
I'm afraid not my DEAR he MD
then 1T would take moro than .
now~r or . bonbon too win your
mothss back now. I fear
but you could try.. I urgeA
He shock his head again
s6he wouldn't ~ met I nyled.
my dear. be answered
He sighed ~ he said n, ana
sighs6 too And for . minute I
didVs ~ anything. OF coursa, n
she wouldn't 80 him.
Then another idea came to ma
But. Father. n sbc would sre you
IL mean. u you got q chance. you
would tell her what you told me Just
now. about--about its being your
fault. ! mean. and the spirit Of youth
bearng against tho bars. and all
that lou would. wouldn't your
He didn't ny anything. not any.
thing. for such long time I thought
he hadn't heard ma Then. with n
queer. quick drawing in Of his
breath. he said:
Il sthink--iittie gfri-if--if ever
got the chance I would say--a great
deal moro than / said to you to.
night
-Coodi. I 5ust crow~d thu word
and I think olapped my hands:
but right away ! Strengthened up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21

SWELL. no--f-hadnt." answered
Father. In queer. half mothercd
voice. He half started from his seat
I think he was going 10 walk up and
down. same as he usually does. Bu,
In minute he saw he couldn't Of
course. with all those people around
there So he sat back again In his
chair. For a minute he Just frowned
and stared at nothing. then he spoke
again. as II half To himself,
Il suppose. Mary. we wcre-un
likes. your mother and I. That's
Just what we were. tho I never
thought OF II before. in just that
way
lie waited. then went on. stiil halt
to himself. his eyes on the dancers
she loved things like this-murie.
laughter. saycty. abhorrcd them.
I remember how bsred Was that
night here-tiii saw her"
And did you fall In love with her
right Way" Just couldn't help ask
ing that question Oh. DO - adore
love s,oriesl
A queer little smile came 70
Fathers lips.
well. yes. I think I ala. Mary.
Thcre'd been doxens and dozens OF
young ladies' that had fitted by In
their airy frocks--and never looked
twice at them l never looked twice
at your mother. for that matter.
Mary "a funny little twinkle came
into Fathers eyes. love him with
that twinkico Il just looked At her
once--and then kept ON looking Til II
seemed ~ II Just couldn't take my
eyes Off her. And after . little her
glance met mine--and the whole
throng melted away. and there
wasn't another soul In the room but
just us two. Then shc looked away.
and the throng came back. But
stiii looked At her"
WAS Rhc 20 awfuiiy pretty.
Fathcrr- could feel the little
thrills tingiing all over me Now !
was getting . love stoxyl .
'.shc was. my dear. she was very
lovely. But Il wasn't Just tha,--it
was . joyous something that I could
not describe. II was ~ II she were
= bird. poised for flight ! know u
now for what Il was--ths very In
csrnation of the spirit OF youth. And
she was younE. Why. Mary. she
was not - many years older than
you yourself. now"
nodded. and guess 7 sighed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21
MaryMa1ic
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Il know--where the brook and the
river meet" l said: only they won't
let me have any lovers at all"
"Ehr whaty" Father had turned
and was looking at me so funny.
Well. no. should say not he said
then You aren't sixteen yet. And
your MOTHER suspect she was too
young. II she hadn't been quito 10
young
lie stopped. and stared again
straight ahead al the daneers--with'
out seeing one 81 them. II knew.
Then he drew q great deep Sigh tina,
seemed 20 come from the very bot.
tosn OF hts boots.
"But II was my fault, my fault.
every bit OF IT, he muttered. still
staring straight ahead III l hadn't
been 30 thoughticss-- A n l could
lmprison that bright spirit OF youth
In a great duh cage OF convention.
allty. and not expect II 10 bruisc itn
wings By fiutter,ng against the
bars
thought that was perfectly beau.
tifui--that sentence. said II right
over 20 myself two or three times
30 I wouldn't forget how To write I,
down here. 40 didn't quite hear
the next things that Father said.
but when I did notice. found he
was stiii taiking-and II was about
Mother. and him. and their marriage.
and their first days AT tho old house.
! knew II was that. even II no did
mix Il all up about the spirit Of
youth beating It's wings against tho
bars. And over and over again he
kept repeating that Il was his fault.
II was his fault: and II h. could only
live Il over again he'd do differently.
And right there and then II came
TO mo that Mother said Il was her
fault. too: and tina, II only she could
1.-Two II over again. she'd do different
~. And here was Father saying the
same thing. And all Of q sudden
thought well. why can't they Try Il
over again. II they both want TO. and
II each says II was thclr--no. his. no.
hers-wcll. his and her fault. uiow
does the thing got hate GRAMMAR
Hut mean. II she says it's her fault.
and he says it's his That's what !
thought. anyway. And I determined
right then and there to give them
the chance to try again. n speaking
would do IT,
looked up at rath~r. He wNs
stu talking half under his breath.
hls eyes looking straight ahead He
had forgotten all about me. That
was plain to be seen II I'd bean .
cup Of coffee without any coffee In
II. he'd have been stirring me. !
know he would. He was like that
Father. Father I had to spcak
twice. before he heard mo do you
really mean that you would IKE b
Try agAinf- I asked
.Ehf whatf- And rust ns WAY
he turned ana looked 1t me showed
how many miles hs'd been away
from ma
ry u again. yoa. kn0w-vhaf
you sAid.. ! REMINDED him.
-oh. thau- Such . funny look
cana 10 his face. half sshamed. half
vexsd- I'm afraid have bssn---
talking. my dear"
Yes. but would your persstcd
He shook his head. then. with such
an oh'thstit.couidbe' smile. he said:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21

"of course s--wc all wish that we
could To back and do Il over again
differently. hut We never can"
II know: like the cloth that's been
cut up into the dress" I nodded.
CLOTH DrersY" frowned Father.
Yes. that Mother told me about. "
explained. Then told him the
story that Mother had told mellow
you couldn't 30 back and be unmar.
ried. just as you were before. any
more than you could put the cloth
back on the shelf. all neatly folded
In a great tGang web after II had been
cut up into dress.
Ibid your mother ray--that7"
asked Father. His voice was husky.
and his eyes were turned away. but
they were not looking MT the
danccrs lilo was listening To me
now. l knew that. and 20 ! spoke
quick. before he could get absent
minded again.
Yes. but Father. you can 70 back.
In this case. and no can Mother.
cause you both want to- hurried
on, almost choking In my anxiety
to got II all out quickly. And
Mother said Il was her fault I heard
her"
Her fauftr could sc that
Father did not quits understand.
even yet
Yes. yes. Just ~ you said II was
yours--about all those things at the
FIRST you know. whcn--when she
was . spirit Of youth beating asains,
the barn"
Father turned square around and
fAccd mo.
MARY. what are you taking
abouty- he asked then. And Ia have
boee scared Of his voice II II hadn't
been for the great light that was
shining In his eyeA
But ! looked into hi eyes. and
wasn't scared: and told him every.
thing. every single thing--aii about
how Mother had cried over the little
blue dress that day In tho trunk.
room. and how she had shown the
furnished lace and said that mo had
furnished the happiness Of him and
OF herself and OF me: and that Il was
all her fault. that she was thought.
less and wtilful and exacting and
spoiled child. and. oh. n shc could
only try Il over again. how differ
entiy she would dol And thew was
. lot mora told everything
everything could remember. Some
why. didn't believe that Mother
would mind now. after what Father
had said And just know she
wouldn't mind II she could rec the
look IN Fathers eyes M talked.
He didn't interrupt mo--not long
Interruptions He did speak out n
quick little word now and then. at
some Of The parts: and once know
I aw HIM wipe q tear from his
cyeA After that he put up his hAnd
and sns with his eyes covered al the
rcst OF the Tina I was taking. And
he didn't take II down TN snj6
And 10. Father. that's why I told
you: cause Il seemed 10 me n you
wanted 10 Try again. and she wanted
to try again. why can't you do II,
Oh. Father. think how perfectly love
u would be n you did and II II
worked, Why. wouldn't care
whether I was Mary or Marie. OF
what wsa I'D have you and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-21
Bowl of Tea Il
Fatal to Infant

LONDON. Sept .is--Gcorge Carr,
|1 year old. died from the effects Of a
sanding he received when he upset a
oow1 OF tea and was badly burned
about tho face, neck and chest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-10
STATE HEALTH OFFICER
OPPOSED TO $4,000 900 HOSPITAL

Oklahoma City, Nov. 1O.-A hos
pital to care for 400 patients and
costing 100000. will be adequate
to take care of the states i'll and
wounded soldiers of the great war,
according to Il statement made to-
day by the state health commissioner
he health commissioner was com
menting on proposal made last
week by DR.. Hugh Scott, and Gen
eral Roy Hoffman, on their return
from conference with public health
officials at Washington, that Okla
homa build a $2,0OO,00O hospital to
be leased to the government for the
care of former service men.
81 am strongly in favor of the
hospital idea, but | think the plan
too extensive as it stands now," said
DR.. Lewis. 81 believe a S500,0 900 hos
pital will meet every demand"
General Hoffman said today the
government plan will be submitted
to the next legislature. He said
plans for the proposed building have
already been drawn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-10
CARD FROM MARION PIERCE

TO my many friends who so gcncr-
ously supported me IN my race Tor
county commissioner from the second
commissioners district, wish TO eN-
press my sincere thanks, and assure
the 81 one and all that shall strive
In every way possible during my
tenure OF office TO merit the conii-
dence they have reposed In me.
shall make special effort to
serve the people justly and honestly.
and assure them that their wants
shall always be my first considcra-
ton.
shall enter upon my duties when
the time comes with % determination
to do the best can for every person
whether they We're my supporters or
not. and urgently ask that every
one In my district consult with me
at any limo for the mutual benefit
Of ali I shall endeavor TO merit the
future commentator of my friends,
ana sincerely hope that they viii
be not at all backward about making
any suggestion that will be Of benefit
to the entire county as a whole. In
this way feel sure that we shall
all succeed In bringing about a unity
of purpose that viii result in modern
highways and other improvements 20
essential to the advancement Of com
munlty.
Very respectfully.
MARIAN 4. PIERCE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-10
A PROGRESSIVE STEP

The Chicago aankers who are pei
fecting plans looking 10 the protec-
tion Of the livestock interests of the
country, are taking a long step in
the right direction.
The organization will be composed
OF the heads Of the strongest finan-
cial institutions, and will start out
with an initial capitalization of $780,
100000 The object, as stated by
these men. Is to create fund upon
which the stockraisers of the coun-
try may draw should stress Of cir
cumstances find them short Of ready
cash, thereby securing money suffi-
cient at a reasonable interest rate,
to enable them to hold their cattle
for higher or better markets enabling
them, in other words, TO sell only
we'll finished cattle in place Of be-
ing compelled, as is now the case,
to throw half-fattened, unfinished
calves and steers into the open bid
ding
The idea, ii seems to us. is not
only u good one, but one which might
be used in the matter of the protec-
tion of all agricultural interests.
1t might be, we think. used to- help
the cotton grower, wheat raiser. the
man who devotes his attention TO pro-
ducing corn, as well as the man who
follows the lines Of diversified farm
ing
All this talk about holding cotton
for higher prices, about holding corn
and wheat for better prices, about
holding cattle and hogs for increased
long as some plan is not perfected
TO supply the producing farmer. the
producing stockman with money at
reasonable interest rate.
II the Chicago plan works out. and
it seems that it will, starting with
an initial capitalization of 1900 600
with big bankers Of other metropoli-
tan cities coming into the association
and adding to the capital stock, the
day will soon De in the past when
the market manpulators and price
jugglers will be able to buy the
s.ockmans product al less than the
cost Of production. while SINH
lar plan. well capitalized viii protect
the wheat, cotton grain and fruit