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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-10-10
BUILT FOR ETERNITY.
How the Romans Constructed Their
Fine Highways.

'sSss s'S stSsiiea'sS SOuSSTuCSSO n8ut
Fine Highways.
ArcEer 3. IIriie.-t in the Chautau-
guam says regarding ;le cost and
methods of building the much quoted
Roman roads:
"A careful estimate shows that the
Romans spent from $4,000 to 100000
per mile on their roads, yet Europe
knew no road building worthy of the
name from the fall of Rome, about 400
A. d.. to the coming Of Napoleon S
Tresaguet, 1,4C0 years later. For n
millennium and half the roads of
these men who built for eternity were
the best roads in England. Europe and
Asia Minor, and, though many of them
quickly disappeared if neglected, a
large number remain to this day, and
much larger number have served as
the foundation of modern roads. One
road which Bergier examined III France
was raised twenty feet above the sur
rounding country, and vertical incl
sion revealed the following sections:
Section /. a fill of sixteen and half
feet.
Section 2. A foot layer of fat stones
and cement.
Section ,. a foot layer of fat stones
without cement
Section 4. A foot layer of firmly
packed earth.
Section 8. A half foot layer of small
metal in hard cement.
Section 6. A half foot layer Of large
metal and cement.
"The width of Roman roads varied
from 12O feet at home to fifteen or
twenty feet in England The lesser
width made great reduction in orig
inal cost as well as in cost of main-
tenance. In the case of the narrow
roads on the island the work was well
done.
The burrows were first made,'
writes w. B. Paley, at the proper
distance apart; the earth between was
dug out for foot or two, and the bot
tom rammed and beaten down tightly.
Upon this the first stratum of material
was laid and the lime poured over it:
then larger stones were placed upon
that and the interstices filed in with
mortar, after which sometimes came
another layer similar to the bottom
one. The whole was often three feet
thick or more and was rounded in the
center to prevent water lodging upon
it'''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-10-10

THE HURRICANE BURST UPON US In ALL
ITS FURY.
as to bear before it, and the next in
stant the hurricane burst upon us in
all its fury.
The shrek of the tempest drowned
my voice. The oars were dashed from
the sailors hands, while they in ter
ror threw themselves down in the bot
tom of the boat
In an agony of terror Marie clung
to me, while with all my strength
and skill managed to keep the boat
dead before the gale.
On rushed the frail structure through
the murky darkness, enveloped in a
whirl of foam which half blinded me
as the salt spray filed my eyes. The
water was torn up by barrelfuls and
hurled with cutting force and violence
through the air.
Drenched to the skin. with the deli
cate girl crouching by my side wrap
ped up in all the spare coats l could
muster, kept watch during the long
hours Of that eventful night
How we ever escaped destruction
merciful Providence alone can tell. hut
with daylight the fierce gale showed
signs of abating. and by noon we were
sailing upon a summer sea. 4 rough
temporary sail had been rugged and
the boats head directed toward the
land. for, Of course, we had given up
all hope of seeing the brig, for awhile
Mt least II we would he saved we
had got to rely upon our own re-
sources. Carefully dealt out slim
allowance Of bread and water from
the scanfy supplies which were in
the stern sheets. cautioning the men
to make the precious fluid go as far
as possible
! could enlarge upon the sufferings
we endured, tell you about the calm
days which succeeded, how the scorcl-
ing rays OF the sun beat down upon
our heads and how the men with noble
generosity surrendered their few drops
of water to the pale, suffering woman,
who never murmured once, though her
tongue parched and swollen in her
mouth.
You can imagine my feelings when
the last crumb of bread was exhausted
and the beaker had been drained dry.
Death in Its most terrible form, with
the attending horrors Of hunger and
thirst, stared us In the face, and l
grOaned in anguish as ! gazed upon
the now inanimate form Of the poor
girl She was dying-perhaps dead
aiready-and l stretched myself by
her side to meet the fate was power
less to avert.
Well. we were picked up shortly
after by Brazilian fishing boat,
placed aboard man-of-war cruising
on the coast, and the surgeon soon
had us under his care. Strange to
say, none Of us succumbed to the
privations we had undergone, but we
all recovered to congratulate one am
other upon our escape. The Senior
Jose Gonzales fairly hugged me in his
delight at the escape Of his daughter
and insisted upon my making his resi-
dence my home. The men were re-
warded by him beyond their most san
guine hopes, and I-well. rewarded
myself by marrying the fair heiress,
and when her father died few years
ago I assumed full control Of the es-
tates.
AS for the old brig and Captain
Thompson, neither was ever seen or
heard from after the terrible storm
which swept the coast Of South Amer
lea, strcwing its shores with the wreck
OF many noble craft
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-10-10
Changes In Pennsylvania Road Work.

Changes In Pennsylvania Road Work.
The bill recognizing the state high
way department of Pennsylvania was
signed last June by Governor Stuar'
says the Good Roads Magazine. The
measure provides for increasing the
salary OF the commissioner from $500
to $500, removing the limit Of ex-
penses to $1,000. creating the Office 0
deputy commissioner. providing for
additional clerical assistance. giving
the commissioner authority to deter
mine the kinds of roads to be built and
authorizing him also to plant shade
trees along state highways and include
the expenditure for same in the cost Of
the road.
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Penalties.

Penalties.
"Wealth has its penalties" said the
ready made philosopher.
YES" answered Mr.. Cumrox, '.many
Is the time that have had to pretend
/ enjoyed chicken salad and Ice cream
when / was yearning for corned beef
and cabbage. washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

silk to her with no ShirringS or rulings
and no particular style to speak of.
She asks for a nice tie, and when the
clerk shows her one for So OF 81 she
exclaims: What! All that money
for that little thing?"
Then she goes right out to some
place where she gets trading stamps
with her goods and buys two stringy
arrangements for 10 cents apiece.
Hubby looks at them with his head
cooked on one side and says: "Er-
yes, thank you, deari So thoughtful of
you, dear"
Then they set lost! Anyway, hubby
never wears them, you may be sure of
that.
A Case In Point.
One of the richest men I know has a
parsimonious wife of this description,
and she bought him a couple of shirts
for 81 cents apiece at a sale.
To please her he started to put one
on and. behold the sleeves were so
short they gave the effect of elbow
sleeves.
He had all he could do to prevent her
from complaining in person to the firm
from which she purchased them.
Speaking of shopping, the stores
would absolutely close for lack of profit
if women knew the right value of
some mighty good shoppers, but the
stores don't make their profits from
them
It's the women who buy the lingerie
stocks that can't be washed, the gilt
belts that tarnish and the fancy feath-
ers that come apart in the wind who
are the mainstay of the big shops.
By the way, let it be said that they
are not the best dressed.
A Matter of Conscience.
Just how much conscience a woman
has can be easily found out by meet
ing her at the steamer landing.
The other day 1 met friend who
landed from a big liner in Hoboken
She was the first down the gangplank
and she threw both her arms around
my neck and kissed me. At the same
time felt small hard little box slip
ped into my hand. 1 was about to
thank her when 1 received pinch that
all but made me scream. / promptly
concealed the box and bit my tongue
Examination afterward showed it
contained a fine pair of pink coral
earrings outlined in diamonds.
She had only three trunks and hat
box which is modest nowadays, and
she declared the hats, five of them, as
worth $40. They were simple straw
affairs, but the simple inspector failed
to look at the labels, which came from
the Rue de la Paix.
1 never saw such awful packing in
my life-muddy boots were thrown
right in with evening dresses, and shirt
waists were crumpled balls
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Even the inspector, mere man though
he was, looked Disguised at such un-
tidiness in a woman and soon left US.
L afterward saw him leading away
stunning woman whose beautifully
packed clothes were tied up in lavender
and white ribbons. They fined her
good and plenty, hear.
At last we took q cab. and just as we
were getting in my friend roared at
an official who pasted tiny stamp on
a leather dressing bag she carried.
1.-The idea" she cried, "of spelling ths
leather in that wayl"
When we were fairly on our way
home she began to chuclkle. Opening
the bag in question. she revealed rows
of solid silver bottles with English hall
marks on them; under an elaborate
nightgown trimmed with real lace from
Paris she further revealed three bottles
of expensive perfume; also in the can
I felt a little Dor slipped into my hard.
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- WHAT WOMEN [\NNE DONF FOR Tf\E 2
81 SALVATION ARMY +

late Mrs. Booth-Tucker. She was con
tinued in her post by Mas Booth whe1
she came to the United States. Mrs.
BOWL has children of her own and
naturally her interest in little ones is
very great. Her enthusiasm no less than
her gracious and persuasive words has
helped to erect new buildings and keep
the pot boiling for her young charges.
OF these she has a large and growing
family, as children received at any
of the army centers in other parts of
the country are forwarded to central
homes. The eastern home for children
is located at Spring Valley, n. Y, and.
it is a busy week when Mrs. Bovill
does not find time to make it a visit.
Besides this she looks after her own
household at Arlington, n. J., lectures
for churches or other organizations
and yet is never too busy for a word
with those who call to see her at her
Office in the New York headquarters.
In New York City.
Brigadier Emma Bown. the beauti-
full English girl who is in charge of
rescue work in New York city, is one
of the most gifted and picturesque
figures in the American army. She
has spent much time in the training of
officers and began her work in the
New York slums when it was unsafe
a
there. She has charge of the New
York city rescue home for women.
where all sorts of wrecks of humanity
come under her influence, and it is
said that of these she has been able
to set at least 80 per cent upon the
road to permanent reform.
Mrs. Commissioner Kilbey, with her
husband, is in charge of the western
work. with headquarters at Chicago.
re of r-T11
affairs along the coast, including in her
territory San Francisco. which. with
it's large and irresponsible Monaghan
quarter may be looked upon as one of
the posts of danger. In Canada Mrs.
Coombs, wife of the provincial COM
mander, has taken up the threads of
the work dropped by Miss Booth when
she came to the United States.
On the European Continent.
France has always been a difficult
field for the Salvationist. Even Mrs.
Booth Clibborn never wholly con-
quered it, and Mrs. Cosandry, wife of
the present army commander, has her
hands full. Recently the army staff
moved into a convenient new building
near the Avenue de POpera, in Paris.
In the kaiser's capital the ELEPHANTS
have charge of the army stronghold.
Commissioner Oliphant was originally
a Church of England clergyman of the
famous Oliphant stock. His wife is
the daughter of General Shock, a
wealthy and highborn Netherlander.
who is now a colonel in the Salvation
Army Mrs. OIiphant is a clever or
ganizer and a born leader. She is re-
lated to Mrs. Herbert Booth.
In Italy the good work for women is
in the hands of Nine. Peyron, whose
husband, Brigadier Peyron, is
Frenchman. BETTY ROGERS.
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NE of the most admirable
things about the aged COM
mander in chief of the Sal
walton Army. whom staid and
exclusive Oxford has just honored with
the degree of d. c. L., is his liberal at
ttude toward women. In the Salvation
Army there are no unfair distinctions
made between the sexes. A woman is
entitled to hold any Office or do any
work for which she is fitted. 1t is one
OF the best organizations of men and
women in which this is true. 1t is a
notable fact that men usually gauge
their estimate of women by those of
their own family. The women of the
Booth family have all been wonderfully
gifted and capable. The generals wife,
the late Catherine Booth, was a wo-
man of exceptional spiritual and in
tellectual insight. His five daughters
grew up to be talented women, and
each Of his three sons has married a
woman of superior mental equipment
Five Gifted Salvation Lasses.
OF his daughters Catherine. Mrs
oth-Clibborn, who first saw the light
in 1858, is the eldest. She has been
especially identified with the Salvation
Army in France and Switzerland. En-
ma, the late Mrs. Booth-Tucker, was
born two years later. The invalid
daughter Marian came in 1864, and
army in the United States. was born in
1865. The youngest daughter is Lucy.
Mrs. Booth TeIberg. All of those now
living, with the exception of the in
valid, are holding responsible posts in
the army. William Bramwel Booth
was the first of the sons to marry. His
bride was Miss Florence Soper, the
daughter of a Welsh physician. Bal
Iington, the favorite son. welded the
beautiful Miss Maud CharIesworth
daughter of an English clergyman,
while Herbert. the youngest, was united
to Miss Schock, daughter Of a distin-
guished old Dutch family. All these
young women were active workers in
the army at the time of their marriage.
From the worldly standpoint all of the
Booth men have made good matches.
The Army Abroad.
The social standing of the army in
England has always been higher than
in the United States in spite of our
reputation for unconventionality. Some
of the oldest names in Great Britains
peerage have been enrolled on its reg
lister. One of these is that of Colonel
Mildred Duff, cousin of the Duke of
Fife. the husband of England's princess
royal. Colonel Duff is a brilliant wo-
man. the editor of the Young Soldier
In England and also of the Internal
tional Sunday School Lessons. She is
one of the most valuable assistants of
Mrs. Bramwen Booth, whose husband
is the working head of the army in
Great Britain. She goes about dress
ed in her uniform, doing immense
lot of good for the poor out of her pri-
vate means, which are ample, and liv-
ing as simply as the humblest soldier
of the army. Commissioner Adelaide
Cox, Miss Maitland and Miss Saps
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clamation was
caused by the sight of the very shirt
she wanted in the hands of a polite
looking man at her right
She hesitated one moment, and, then,
to my horror she gently but firmly
plucked it from his hand The next
moment she was smiling adorably up
into his surprised face. 81 beg par
don, but that wasn't your shirt, was
it?" she lisped-
He gulped. and after a moments
hesitation answered. mo. indeed"
1 afterward saw him digging pa
tiently through the pile trying to find
the twin brother of that shirt, so 1
fancy he knew what he wanted all
right, poor chap
At the next counter, perhaps you
won't believe me, but they were
slaughtering ties.
Most of the people around that
counter were buying them by the
dozen, but one unfortunate woman
stood rapt in agony She held a couple
of ties, one in each hand. The right
held a modest pin spotted affair of
an apologize shade of dark blue.
The left clutched firmly a four in hand
of sootiest black. She was trying to
decide which tie Cat % cents) she
would take and feared evidently lest
her choice should appear too loud.
Isn't it funny to see woman pick
ing out ties for her husband?
Yes. and pathetic tool
It's an odd fact and one illustrating
the meanness of woman that the more
costly her own raiment the stingier
she is when it comes to paying the
price for ties or socks for her husband.
A woman cannot see where the value
comes in tie 1t is only a strip Of
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the time. The bargain sale
is perhaps the principal one.
OF course it's very funny to think of
a woman breaking her neck and ruin
ing a forty dollar suit to buy for 20
cents what she could get at the coun-
ter for 30.
Ha, hal
But, my friends, have you ever at
tended a mans bargain sale?
I have.
1t was the other morning. very hot
one by the way-and 1 was vending
my peaceful little way toward the ele-
vator of one of the big dry goods
stores situated on Fifth avenue.
Suddenly my attention was attract
ed by a mob of bowling maniacs
around counter.
Male maniacs at thati
What in thunder can they be doing
here? 1 wondered.
The mad idea occurred to me that in
order to attract trade the firm might
have established a branch station of
the curb market
It certainly looked that way Finally
[ couldn't stand it any longer. and 1
eft the elevator man staring at me,
md. tiptoeing gently over to the
counter. 1 peeked over the shoulder of
emily excited, and this is the sign
:ead:
Shirts marked down from $3.50. 81
t5 and Sc to S1.75.
No wonder they scuf1edl Shirts
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ties caused by the detection CT her
brother and his popular wife, Maud
Ballington Booth. Her tragic death IN
railroad accident at Dean Lake, Mo,
on Oct %, 1903, was a iamentable af-
fair and the recall of Mr., Booth
Tucker-as he elected to be called after
his marriage-was not altogether un-
expected, as it seems to be the policy
Of General Booth to keep On the fight
ing front members of his own family or
those intimately connected with it
Miss Evangeline Booth, then com
mander of the army in Canada, was
appointed in his place. and the wisdom
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M SALVATION m % ALL PARTS The Canada

worth are well known Engl:shwomen
OF good family who are active Saliva
tionists. The Countess of Tankerville,
although not now associated with the
army. is still interested in its work.
The dowager Duchess of Newcastle,
who is engaged in charitable work in
the poorer section of London, is an
other of its warm friends.
The Work In America.
The late lamented Emma Booth, wife
of Frederick Latour Tucker, recently
in charge of the army in the United
States, did much to adjust the Difficult
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ed associates should be Englishwomen.
One of these is her. secretary, Mrs.
Major Stanyon, who is officially known
as "slum secretary" Mrs. Stanyon
was Miss Carrie Pease, an English
schoolteacher in the town of Norwich,
when she made the acquaintance of a
woman visitor to the town, an officer
in the Salvation Army. She went to
spend one of her vacations with this
new friend and soon donned the uni
form herself. She has been secretary
for Mrs. Lucy Booth Helberg, an in
structor in the London training school,
and when Miss Booth was appointed to
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OF the choice has been Shown by the
rapidly increasing popularity of the
organization, the grace and beauty of
the young leader proving powers for
good in chivairous America
Some Promising Women Soldiers.
Mt every member of the Salvation
Army may be appointed to an Office.
Indeed the officers are almost never
selected save from among the gradu-
ates of its training schools. AS she
has been most intimately connected
with the English workers it is natural
that many of Miss Booths most trust
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Canada went with her and eventually
accompanied her to New York city,
where she has headquarters in the big
building on West Fourteenth street.
Another leading worker in the
American army is Mrs. Margaret Bo-
will, widow of a former army officer.
She is the general superintendent of all
the rescue work east of Chicago and
is also in charge of the work relating
to waits and children. A native of
Lancashire, England, she came to this
country with her husband many years
ago, taking up his work in the army
after his death five years ago under the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-07

with imported
marks inside of
them, embroid-
cred shirts, plain
shirts, pink 'uns
and spotted 'uns
"a perfect riot
of all the shades
of the rainbow
were heaped up
there.
A man held a
pale gray shirt
in his hand for
five minutes s,
a n d 1 KIN ow
(don't tell me, 1
just knowi) he
was wondering
whether or not
IL would go
with his nom
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found 1 knew
one of them.
Such a chance
to get shirts for
H arry!" S h e
gasped as she
made a dive and
emerged, hold
ing fast to a
pea green plait-
ed front marked
thirteen.
"Oh, heavens,
this is too
S m ALL" sh e
cried. Haven't
you that pattern
in size sixteen?
No? Isn't that
too bad. OH"
Thic Loot A~
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pIexion. One man put his elbow right
into another ones solar plexus because
he saw him reaching out for a fifteen
and a half purple creation, and he both
wore fifteen and a half himself and
coveted that particular shade and pat
tern.
He got it. while the victim stopped
to rub himself
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of tooth powder were three fine lace
collars.
well, you have your nerve with
you'll" 1 gasped. And then to object
to his marking it,"
When she reached her apartment we
had a lively time. The maid was kept
busy pressing and ironing all the after
noon, and crumpled rags were trans
formed into the most bewildering Pa
risian costumes. Spots disappeared as
if by magic, and labels were produced
from hidden places and sewed on.
In effect it was transformation
scene.
forgot to say that as soon as we ar
rived she Invested herself of two sets
of underwear and a bunch of laces fass
tened to her corset
Then 1 discovered that she had not
really gained any superfiuous flesh as
1 supposed.
well. should say mott" she remark
ed as 1 voiced my opinion. Running
around as much as l did"
And. indeed she must have scurried
around a bit to secure all that ward
robe and to bring it through.
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Half a dozen men had their best
straw hats knocked off, and one portly
old gentleman's eyeglasses were ram
med down on his nose most cruelty.
Couldn't Miss the Chance.
On the outskirts of this interesting
group lowered two or three women. 1
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VIVA W EN- have two or three jokes
IN" at the expense of women,
and they harp on them all
the time. The bargain sale