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Our Public Forum
THE ROAD PROBLEM.

Dear Editor: Please allow me space in
your "Public Forum column to express
my views on the road question, now per-
haps foremost in the minds of many of the
thinking men of our parish.
AS is generally known, the Police Jury
is to convene on the 10th of December for
no other purpose than to consider ways
and means of bettering the condition of
our public roads, and will no doubt agree
upon some change in our present system
of maintaining them, if they do not aban-
don it entirely. I, for one, am glad to see
this, and | feel that some member of this
able and representative body will sugges!
some feasible plan for the general i'm
provement of our roads that will make
them noticeably better within a few years
Messrs. j. W. Elston and G. T. Mays
members of the Police Jury, have both
written ably on this subject for your col.
umns; and the articles furnished you by
Mr.. Louis c. Bullley suggest many good
plans. In fact: they are replete with roac
knowledge. These have set us all think
ing, and we thank these gentlemen for tht
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Haughton Happenings.

Mrs. P. R. Connell is on the sick list this
week.
Mr. j. F. Edwards, our genial Sheriff,
was here this week collecting taxes.
Master Ross Quinn, of Dalton, Ca, is
visiting his brother, Mr. w. H. Quinn, our
depot agent.
Mr.. Robert Doyle, an erstwhile citizen
here, but now of Gahagan, was on our
streets this week.
1t rained here all of yesterday. There
was no Sunday School or church service
real "blue'' Sunday.
Miss Kate Odom has been elected music
teacher in Haughton High School, vice
Prof. Petzsch, resigned.
Several of our river farmers are buying
up hogs and cattle in the hills. This looks
like they mean to diversity in fact.
Mrs. Emma Edwards, who has been Wis
iting her brother, DR.. Paul Lawrence, for
some months, left for her home in Texas
last Thursday.
Mrs. Margaret G. Cummings, of Crow
ley, was visitor with Mrs. J. w. Elston
this week. 1t was a social visit, but she
availed herself of the opportunity to put in
some good words in the interest of the
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candidacy of her cousin, Col. Theodore
Wilkinson.
Mrs. c.. K. McClanahan and Mrs. Ev r.
Connell, of Koran, were visitors here last
week.
Little Hazel Tucker is at the Shreveport
Sanitarium, where she was operated on
last week for appendicitis 1t is pleasure
to report that she is improving.
Mr.. Tom Hickman, Rev. j. M. Hickson
and Mr.. Henry Strube spent several days
of last week on Lake Bisteneau duck hunt
ing. They report plenty to eat in camp,
but poor sport.
Rev. John F. Foster, of Arcadia, will
lecture at the Methodist Church Friday
night, the 22d. Ye scribe has been dodg-
ing the ladies all the week on account of
making an error in the date in your last
issue.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1907.
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Teachers Examination.


Prof. JOS. E. Johnston, Parish 6aper-
intendent of Public Schools. has re-
ceived the following communication
from the Office of the State Superin-
tendent, and asks that we give it space
in our columns:
To the Parish Superintendent:
Please announce that the next regular
examination of teachers for certificates
of qualification to teach in the public
schools will be held on Dec. 10, 20 and
81, 1907.
Graduates of certain institutions who
are exempt from the examination in ac-
edemic subjects should report on the
second day (the 20th) for examination
in the Theory and Art Of Teaching.
The examination of white and colored
teachers will be held on the same dates,
in separate rooms or buildings.
The law, as you know, permits no
teacher to draw a dollar of salary from
any public school fund unless said per-
son holds valid Louisiana teachers
certificate. You and / are sworn to
comply with the law. Let all teachers
not holding valid certificates be inform
ed. Provisional certificates now in force
will not be valid after December, 1907.
Many of the questions on the Theory
and Art of Teaching will bear upon the
reading course and the work outlined
this year in the plans for Parish Teach
ers' Association meetings and institutes.
All questions will be sent you in due
time. Sincerely,
J. B. AswELL.
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From Plain Dealing.

Hello! Red Land.
Several hard rains have fallen here since
this time last week.
Prof. E. D. Burgess was business Wis
itor to Shreveport yesterday.
Mr.. Will Hall returned last Friday from
a prospecting trip to Winfield.
are making their home here for the
present.
Miss Katie Hall left last week for
Shreveport and Minden, where she will
visit for several weeks.
Miss Addie Evans visited friends and
relatives living in Bradley. Ark, the latter
part of last week, returning yesterday.
A party OF our young people attended
the dance given at Alden Bridge last Fri
day night and all report that they had a
fine time.
1t is said that one industry brings an
other, and our handsome new brick stores
call for more cement sidewalks, which
have been put down.
/ Mr.. W. R. Staples, of Oklahoma, has
accepted the position as First Assistant in
Plain Dealing High School and assumed
his duties Monday morning.
Already the poodle of Plain Dealing are
making arrangements for houses for the
coming year, and our friend Mr.. Monroe
Crawford, of Vanceville, has spoken fol
the Jones residence.
house! From all reports the site has beer
staked off and the workmen are awaiting
the material. No doubt their efforts viii
be crowned with glorious success.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1907.
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Local Happenings
Continued Story of Current Events

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Ivey on the
10Th, girl.
A call meeting of the School Board will
he held here tomorrow.
DR.. R. H. Gulledge returned home Mon
day from his Alabama trip.
Sheriff Edwards is again at home after
an extended tax collecting trip.
Mr.. L. S. McGaughey and family have
moved into the Rodgers cottage.
Mr.. A. P. Butler, of Bluffs, left yester-
day morning, after spending two days
here on business.
Nearly 50 was netted from the school
entertainment given at the Court House
last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Wilmington passed
through Benton Monday en- route to their
home, near Vanceville.
Mrs. G. O. Gayle and children returned
Monday from a visit Of several days to
relatives living in Minden.
Mr.. w. G. Stinson returned to Shreve-
port Monday, after spending several days
at the home of his father, Mr.. T. w. w.
Stinson.
Mrs. G. W. Smith returned yesterday to
her home in Haughton, after spending
several days here with her mother, Mrs.
Kate Wyche, and other relatives.
Mr.. R. L. Burks and family, formerly of
the Rocky Mount community, have moved
to Cotton Valley. Mr.. Burks has been one
of our subscribers for number of years
and was valued citizen of the parish.
We regret that he and his family have re-
moved from the parish.
On account of rain the children service
was not held at Alden Bridge Sunday, but
will be held next Sunday, if weather per-
mits. We are told that the training of the
children and other preparations have been
3 under way for several weeks, and no doubt
] the program will be highly entertaining.
q The Record and Chronicle, published al
Denton, Texas, says that Mr.. A. Logan
was united in marriage to Mrs. A. L. Ivey
at her home in that place on the 7th. Mrs
Logan is the relict Of the late B. C. Ivey
and motherof Mr.. A. B. Ivey, Of this com.
1 munity. We extend our congratulations
s and we'll wishes.
] Mr.. j. E. Adger, of this community, was
/, awarded bronze metal and diploma fol
s the excellence of his cotton, exhibited ir
the Louisiana section at the jamestown
Exposition. We congratulate Mr.. Adge1
upon his success and the quality of his
product. This makes the eighth award or
cotton received by him from fairs and ex.
positions parish, state and national.
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From Mot.

Miss Minte Matlock, who is teaching at
Arnold's Mill, spent Saturday and Sunday
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 1. Mcclellan, of Emma,
spent Sunday night with Mrs. McClellan's
sister, Mrs. 7. P. Garrett.
A series of meetings, conducted by Rev.
Kirkpatrick, of New Orleans, was begun
at Union Grove Church last Saturday.
| Mr.. E. L. Robson. of Simsboro, has re-
turned home after spending several days
here with his sister, Miss Minnie Robson.
Mr.. Nolan Mckinney and family. OF
Rocky Mount, are visiting Mrs. McKin-
ney's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Matlock.
A box supper will be given at the school
building on Friday night, the 10Th. The
proceeds are to go toward buying desks
| for the school.
The ladies and gentlemen who partici-
pated in the coon hunt last Friday night
report grand time despite the fact thai
they failed to bag the game.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1907.
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The United States Government has filed
suit at Shreveport against Allen Bros. &
Wadley for ST, 1920, claimed due for tim
Der cut from Government land and taken
to the defendants mill at Allentown. It is
claimed 253 pine trees were taken, making
161, ,290 feet of timber, board measure,
worth $40 per 1000 feet.
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DEMEMBER this If do believe you and other
~ of vehicles parish big road just look
around carefully the next time local blacksmith shop
The chances you will anywhere from four dozen
hces standing around Gin the and ran) waiting for repairs
On the writer counted than twenty standing
around the shop this and during the
roads worse, either. It during the late If
to be taxed let i'll the shape Of direct tax and get
the benefit of it. In other words road tax for the building of
roads, Isn't this also about the g Of your the subec
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DR.. E. G. Allen, of Shreveport,
Announces that he has opened an Office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is a
graduate OF both schools and carries a
full line Of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
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Notice.

A LII parties are hereby warned not to
IA hunt, peddle or in any wise tres
pass upon the plantations of the under
signed, located in Ward 1, Bossier Par
ish, La. Mrs. A. CURTIS.
A. CURTIS.
nov lem JOHN T. HALL.
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For Sale by the Hunter Nc Cormick
Realty Co., of Shreveport, $3.50, par
value, Bank of Benton stock.
Two secondhand mowers, in good
condition, for sale at 500 each. Address
N. w. Sentell, Collinsburg, La.
The Excelsior Steam Laundry people,
of Shreveport, make a speciality OF
cleaning and dyeing clothes and hats.
Work done right. Bring your old suits,
etc., in.-H. V. Miers, agent.
Wanted TO Buy - A second hand
phaeton or buggy, suitable for a stout,
elderly lady to mount. Must be in good
condition and reasonably cheap. Ad-
dress A. B., care Banner, and state price.
| have for sale at my crib in Caddo
Parish about 800 or 900 bushels of good,
sound corn; price, 70 cents. Also, about
100 bushels of fine seed corn; price, 81
per bushel. Ferry charges free for
hauling at Cedar Bluff. j. S. Swami.
A Home at aBargain.-Would you
like to buy good, comfortable 8-room
residence in a live and growing town
with an excellent high school at about
your own price? That's what this offer
amounts to. Address the local editor Of
the Banner for terms.
A secondhand Winchester Repeating
Shot Gun-t2 gauge, solid frame, 32-
inch barrel-for sale at half list price.
The very gun you want for ducks and
squirrels. Has been used two years, but
/ is in good condition. Can be seen at
Mr.. w. E. Ivey's plantation home. First
check for $3.50 gets it. Address "Win-
chester" care this Office.
Notice of Partnership.
Dr.. Fred Ratzburg, who has been as
sociated with me for the past two years,
has given such entire satisfaction that l
have concluded to take him into full
partnership in my practice, hoping that
the confidence which / have in him will
be shared by my patients and the public.
7. M. CoMEGYs, Shreveport.
i Wanted-Local agent for Benton and
vicinity. Also agents to give partial
time to business. Strongest Southern
Company, formed for the purpose Of
keeping Southern Life Insurance Pre-
miums in the South and giving our peo-
pie clean, sound insurance. Company
an assured success. Most liberal poll
cies IN the market LoaDest rates. In
applying for the position give rnferences
Lack of experience in the insurance
business will not debar.-Louisiana Ma.
tional Life Assurance Society, Canal.
, Louisiana Bank building, New Orleans
Gone dime a line" under this heat
, means for the first insertion; each sub
!, sequent insertion (Without change)
cents per line. When the same matte
is run continuously for ten or NOR
weeks the rate, after the first insertion
! is 31a cents per line.
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Two secondhand mowers, in good
condition, for sale at $50 each. Address
N. w. Sentell, Collinsburg, La.
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A call meeting of Cypress Lodge will be
held in this place Tomorrow night. There
will perhaps be degree work, and the
Grand Lecturer will also visit the lodge.
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For Sale by the Hunter-McC Cormick
Realty Co., Of Shreveport, $3.50, PAL
value, Bank of Benton stock.
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The Excelsior Steam Laundry people,
of Shreveport, make a speciality of
cleaning and dyeing clothes and hats.
Work done right. Bring your old suits,
ETC., in.-H. V. Miers, agent.
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Wanted to Buy -A A second hand
phaeton or buggy, suitable for stout,
elderly lady to mount. Must be in good
condition and reasonably cheap. Ad-
dress A. B., care Banner, and state price.
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Gone dime line' under this head
means for the first insertion; each sub
sequent insertion (without change) 5
cents per line. When the same matter
is run continuously for ten or more
weeks the rate, after the first insertion,
is 31s cents per line.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-01-12
IN MEMORIAM.

.FOSIER.-In loving remembrance
OF my dear daughter, Sarah T. Foster,
who departed this life two wears ago
January 10, 1905.
lwo years have passed away,
Since from us she has passed away:
Yet, . how we miss her every hour,
And still for her we mourn.
No more her cheerful smile we see.
Nor hear her welcome voice.
| hat always in Our troubled hours
Would make our own sad hearts re-
joice
Mamma do not weep for me-"
though you tended me with care,
Happy you and | will be
When we meet one another there.
God above did think it best
To take you home and there to rest.
And | on earth must stay and wait
Until we meet at the Heavenly Gate,
BY her loving MOTHER.
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Evans, and William 7. Warburton of
the Elkton Bar, and Mr.. Frank Nc
Chesney, manager OF the pulp mill were
also guests, and enjoyed delightful
evening.
Mr. H. Arthur Stump, OF the Balti-
more bar, was an Elkton visitor yes
tcrday.
Miss d. Ray McQuilkin entertained
the Guild OF Trinity Church at a
luncheon and novelty shower Wednes-
day afternoon, in honor of Miss Helen
II. Wells.
Mr. John T. Dewitt and family will
remove to New London, Pa, in the
near future to the residence OF the late
Robert Sproul, deceased. Mr.. De-
Wits host OF friends very much re-
greet his intended departure from the
community where he has been such a
good and useful citizen and where his
family is so highly esteemed. Espec-
tally is this sentiment entertained by
the members of the congregation of
Rock Church, of which Mr.. Dewitt
has been a ruling Elder for more than
forty years.
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vain Farmers are complaining OF
their inability to secure enough labor
to till their ground and harvest their
crops. How then can we expect them
to bestow any time or attention on the
public roads. That plan may have
done fairly we'll in former day but
it will no longer work. We must ad-
lust methods to altered conditions, and
il the changed state of the labor mar
ket makes it impossible for us to de-
pend on occupants OF abutting farms
for county road-mending, WHAT
ARE WE TO DEPEND ON? The
Commissioners? Well, now the Com
missonerS are all rather able-bodied
and active gentlemen, who doubtless
could put in a fair days labor at
ditchng or scraping, on a pinch, but
three mcn-evcn three brawny and
energetic men-are hardly equal to all
the manual labor called for by some
six hundred miles OF county road.
What next? Well, this is neXt-the
adoption OF a system something after
the manner OF our railroad lines Why
not make an entirely new dcparture'
Why not adopt plan that will not Cor
ought noD to entail any greater cx-
pcnSc, while at the same time effeCting
some regular and systematic highway
attention. Let the county employ
gangs with foreman and proper i'm
plements) for certain defined sections,
which gangs will be employed on those
sections regularly and for the whole
available season. The details OF such
plan need not be set forth in a news
paper column. 1t certainly would not
be difficult for experienced and prac-
teal men to work out Those details,
and it does not seem to us especially
difficult to work the plan itself. 1t is
the method OF handling similar ques-
tons in other linccS OF business. Why
cant it be done in the countyS bust
ness? Anyhow, we fling out the sug-
gcstjon and wait to hear from our fell
, low citizens Certainly something
must be done, and now is the time to
determine what that something shall
bc-NOWwhcn we have both the time
and chance to conicr-not later when
the Spring has opened and the actual
work should be ON.
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THE ROAD QUESTION AGAIN
TIME Editor of

HE Editor OF THE WING
i pleads guilty to having re-
gardcd himself as something
of an expert on the subject OF road
mending. But then he shares his guilt
with every other bit OF biiurcatcd hui
mainly in this county. Oh! now, my
friend, you needn't SHE at this state
ment-yOu are no more modest than
the rest OF us and have aired your
opinions on this burning question
without stint, in season and out of
season, not even remembering the
Sabbath day to keep it wholly free
from the discussion OF the highways.
Oh, yes, you have; | have heard YOU,
even on Sundays and before the Amen
had grown cold on the preachers lips
there you were outside the church
door telling group of fellow experts
just how the thing should be done
And when you stopped an instant to
get breath | seized my chance and
butted in with some mastery opinions
OF my own as to how our highways
should be handled. To be sure, those
opinions q mean mine; of course yours
were both weighty and influentaD but
mine do not seem to have made any
profound impression on this community
or to have brought any striking altera-
tions in the way the roads are handled.
But faint heart never won fair lady"
or anything else for that matter, and
with persstency that refuses to be
snubbed into subsistence, | offer YOU
the benefit OF nv judgment once again
Come, now, and let us reason together
Our roads are not properly cared for;
we can start on that common ground
anyhow, without much fear of anv ac-
cent OF dissent And they cannot be
properly cared for under our present
system of doing things, and with the
present scarcity of labor to be reck-
oned with. To look for any satisfac.
tory results from letting out pieces oil
road to adjacel farmers is to look in
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Safe, Sure And Speedy

No external remedy ever yet devised
has so fully and unquestionably met
these three prime conditions as sue
cessfuly as Allcock's Plasters. They
are safe because they contain no dele
FERROUS drugs and are manufactured
upon scientific principles OF medicine
They are sure because nothing else
goes into them except ingredients
which are exactly adapted to the pur-
poses for which a plaster is required.
They are speedy in their action be-
cause their medicinal qualities go right
to their work OF relieving pain and re
storing the natural and healthy per-
Torrance OF the functions OF musclese,
nerves and skin.
Allcock's Plasters are the original
and genuine porous plastcrs and like
most mcritorious articles have been
extensively initiated, therefore always
make sure and get the genuine ALL
cocks
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SATURDAY, JAN. ~, 1907.
AN APOLOGY AND AN APPROVAL

Wy + want to make our apologies
w to the Cecil County News
Tor nrrmitting an cNpreSslon
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Orphans Court OF Cecil county
met in regular session on Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. Present
Hon S. K. Blake, Chief Judge
Hons. T. S. Miller and w. J. Clark
Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against estates of de.
ceased persons were examined and
passed
Bonds approvcd-Bond OF Ware
Baldwin Coe. executor OF Henrietta
M. Chambcrlaine; bond Of Nancy f
Burlin, administrators c. t. a. of Johr
c. Linton; bond of Rachel Keithlcy
administrators Of William f. Kcithley
bond OF Edward Dcnroche, admins
traitor of Christopher F. Denrochc.
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personal AND SOCIAL

Mrs II. Winfield Lewis is visiting
friends i'll Wilmington.
Ralph and Victor Davis were Balt-
more visitors last week.
Mrs. c. B. Finley is visiting rela-
tives in Bridgeton, N. J.
Miss Elizabeth Swing has been a
Philadelphia visitor this week.
George l. Lockwood, OF Chicago,
visited Elkton friends last week.
Miss Edna Arrants is spending some
time with friends in Wilmington.
Miss Caroline lamar is being enter
tanned by Newark friends this week.
Mrs. Mary L. Mitchell is entertain
ing Mrs. S. NJ. Johnson, of Leslie.
Miss Emma A. Heatzig is visiting
her sister, Mrs. William Zolper, in
Wilmington
Mrs. Joseph II. Sloan and two chill
dren have returned from visit to
Philadelphia.
Charles r. Foard spent part OF last
week with his sister, Mrs. RothwelI,
in New York.
Miss Jane c. Baldcrston, of Colora,
chusctts, on Monday last
Mrs Annie r. Writ and her mother,
Mrs Pierce have returned from a two
weeks visit TO VineIand, n l.
Mr. and Mrs Charles \ Hcatzip
and children Emile and William we're
WILMINGTON visitors Inst sunday
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MIS- CallIc ~, mt y. MINIS ' h
has nee' S{e''u,, S SJ.e I Il N w Az
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Many Children Are SickIy.

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