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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

practically mud bound three months
during the winter" says Mr. Hill.
Corn and grains-in fact, all kinds of
produce-go to fancy prices during the
muddy months, and the farmer who
has the stuff to sell frequently does
not get to market with it. Ohio and
Indiana farmers who have rock roads
sell at top prices. while the Missourian
is kept from the market by bad roads.
When the Missouri farmer sees that
every dollar spent in macadam roads
is dollar that will bear interest, the
road problem in Missouri will be a
long way on the way to solution
'Dirt roads are more plentiful than
any other kind, and with proper care
they will answeg every purpose of
macadam road, provided the traffic is
light. Scraping and dragging the dirt
roads will temporarily solve the prob
lem of road construction in many prai-
rie counties. Getting the dirt roads in
shape will give us hold on the state,
and the dirt roads will be followed
with gravel and later with macadam.
'There are some parts Of the state
that take right hold of road improve
ment. Others hang back, thinking that
they had best stick to their old dirt
roads because they have never had
anything else and doubt the practica-
bility of any scheme of road improve
ment without tremendous expense.
Zone thing that / want to see done
is the building Of stone and concrete
culverts at points where small water
courses cross the roads. The old time
wooden culvert wears or rots out, is
replaced from two to ten times in u
decade and costs much more in the
long run than stone or concrete cul-
vert
"a masonry culvert will last forever,
and when the road grades are changed
it Is possible to make twenty foot
fill right over a concrete culvert with
out worrying about its ever wearing
out. The wooden culvert rots or breaks
under fill and has to be replaced by
a bigger one costing more money,
which in turn has to be repaired at
intervals.
II want to see permanent work done
on our roads. There have been enough
makeshifts. Every dollar spent in per-
manent road improvement is dollar
that will bear interest for every sue
ceeding generation
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
Artificial Limbs.

"A manufacturer or dealer in arti-
fetal limbs who wears cork arm or
leg himself Is much better equipped for
business than his competitors who are
sound" said man who uses cork
leg. TN fact, 1t has become sort Of
unwritten law among us to patronize
such men when possible Sentimental
reasons may have something to do with
the case, but l guess the chief reason
is that we consider that IL man can
make limb for himself that fits like
the paper Oh the wall he can make
1t for others. Manufacturers Of arti-
ficial limbs know this, and frequently
you will find an advertisement like
this: The So-and-so artificial leg is
built by man who is wearing one
and who knows from experience what
you want for comfort This is strong
argument for it's no easy thing to get
an artificial limb that just fits Per-
sons who have trouble getting shoes
that are just right are in great luck
compared to us."-New York Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
STAG ON ROADS.
Use Old Material and Spread It In
LAYERS, SAYS HiahMaY Expert

Use Old Material and Spread It In
Layers, Says Highway Expert.
After banquet which followed the
first annual smoker Of the North Tona-
wanda (N. " board of trade Dr. D.
Ward King of Maitland, Mo-. delivered
an interesting address on Niagara
county roads, says the Buffalo Ex-
press.
while the idea prevails in the cities
of New York state" said Mr.. King.
that mud roads are mostly all in the
west, it is well to mention the fact that
New York state has $1,000 miles of
roads, 5000 miles of which are i'm
proved. The mud road has been
problem ever since transportation be-
gan. 1t is generally admitted by road
builders in this state (New York, and
the United States that with the split
log drag system the difficulty Is re-
moved"
DR.. King criticised the officials for
making good roads and then giving the
roads but little attention He said
that roads should be- improved and
kept constantly III repair. He advised!
the North Tonawanda officials to get Il
crushe.: and use it in saggiug streets
In the city. He recommended the use
of old Stag only as the new Stag from
the iron furnace is too soft The Stag
must be put on in layers. and each
layer must be rolled instead Of putting
J. II,
deep and then rolling it. The present
system, he asserted, makes short life
road. All Stag should be screened. he
said, and all coarse Stag should go as
the bottom layer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
LASTING ROAD WORK,
Missouri Highway Engineer Tells
Why 1t Saves Money.
MUD ROADS A HINDRANCE.

II Poorly Kept They Are Costly, Says
Curtis HilI-Urses the Building of
Macadam Highways Deems Con-
crete Culverts the Best.
A Missouri correspondent who is
deeply interested in the question Of
better highways in states of the mid
die west calls attention in the Farm
Progress to the value Of permanent
road work. He states that he has
seen nothing lately which has i'm
pressed him so much as statement
recently made by Curtis Hill, state
highway engineer for Missouri, who
lays especial stress on the need of per-
manent improvement.
"In many prairie counties of Mis-
souri,. Iowa and Kansas the farmer is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
Power Of Deceivinq.

There Is Brooklyn woman who pos
sesses servant who is a model in all
respects save one-in that she Is none
too truthful.
Lately the mistress has been using
all her eloquence to make Nora see the
error of deceitfulness. But at last she
had to own herself beaten when Nora,
with a beaming smile, turned and in
a most cajoling tone said:
"Sure, now, mum, an wot de We sup
pose the power of desavin' was given
us fer?'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

"One 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 311s cents per line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
Test Of Dust Laying Materials

Experiments with dust laying mate
rails are being made on the streets of
Washington These experiments are
under the direction of the engineer
commissioner. who hopes by the com
Ing spring to form some definite policy
for this character of roadway improve
ment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
Marital Troubles.

Most OF the people who write about
troubles of married life are single, If
they were married they would be so
busy with their troubles they would
not have time to write.-Moorhead In
dependent
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

Bring me your old Panama and Felt
Hats. Am agent here for the Excelsior
Laundry, and can have them made to
look new again. New bands inside and
outside when desired.-H. V. Miers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
GOOD ROADS LORE.
How Even a Few Improved Highways
Help the Farmer.

How Even Few Improved Highways
Help the Farmer.
Mathematical good roads lore and
the farmers welfare are thus treated
by W. Pierrepont White In the Outing
Magazine:
Railroad officials state that in a
fairly level country, such as Indiana or
Ohio, a steam railroad will have suffi-
cient freight to haul to make it q safe
financial investment if it receives the
freight produced from the farms for
a distance of five miles on either side
Of the steam road and the road is long
enough. In other words, steam roads
in rich agricultural sections are profit
able investments if located ten miles
apart and will not disastrousIy inter-
fere with the business of each other
in securing local freights. The cost OF
transportation on dirt roads is figured
at $3.50 for the hauling of one ton ten
miles, or cost of 23 cents per ton per
mile, and by improving the highways
with gravel or macadam and establish
ing proper grades each wagon in place
of carrying one ton will be enabled to
carry with the same team three or
four tons in less time than the one ton
was formerly carried the ten miles to
market, and that, too, for the same
price of $3.50 for the haul. thus reduc-
ing the cost to or cents per ton per
mile. The following table shows the
cost Of hauling product five miles.
which gives readily to the eye the rea-
son why longer haul than five miles
is not profitable unless the product
hauled is of a greater than ordinary
value to the usual product carried:
s125 will haul ton Cost per mile.
miles on a common road. Is
121z to Is miles on we'll made stone
road NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
IS miles on q trolley road. .05
$50 miles on steam railway. .0G5
1000 miles on a steamship. .... .OOO12
1t can be mathematicallyd demonstrat-
ed and actually shown to the eye by
the use of highway maps that the i'm
provement of from S per cent to 1G per
cent of the total highway mileage of 4
state, being the main highways which
follow the natural valleys or are arb-
trarily established in level sections,
will when improved leave no farm FAR
ther away than five miles from the
main highways. Therefore. the I'M
percentage Of the total mileage is of a
certain and positive value to the entire
agricultural interests of the state, and
it is proper that these roads should he
built and maintained at state expense
as rapidly rs may be permitted with
out the creation of a burdensome tax
rate upon the people.
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Reward For Macadam Road.

Marquette county. Mich. will re-
ceive $3,S15 from the state as a re-
ward for the construction of mac
adam road this year between Negaw-
nee and Marquette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

A California county's Good Work.
Los Angeles county. Cal. il is report
ed. appropriated for road Improve
ments last year tho sum Of s3T1 sos s..
thus leading all the other counties Of
the state.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

AS usual, we buy cotton, wool and
hides for cash, and sell you your needs
for very little money. Remember the
Gulden .-Safferstone Brothers..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04
Forced Out.

She-Mr. Bloom does not pay his
wife much attention, does he? He
No. The only time I ever knew OF his
going out with her was once when the
gas exploded.
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DR.. E. G. Alien, of Shreveport,

= = 1F11lt's = o''1 = n PO =
Announces that he has opened an office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is
graduate Of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-06-04

For a bargain in a U-inch barrel, full
choke, Marlin Repeating Shotgun, ad-
dress Box 80, Benton, La.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Try your Trunks, Suit Cases. Bags, etc.
Hodges Dry Goods Company

and typewriting, or telegraphy, just
that sure will we place them in a po-
sition. The more students we can
grduate and place in good positions,
the more loyal workers we have to
aid us in the upbuilding of our
school. When we take a young man
or woman who has been earning prac-
tically nothing and in from three to
five months time prepare them and
place them in an excellent position, it
is forceful demonstration to their
friends that it would pay them to
enter our school and take a course
with us, SO it is business PROPOSE
ton to us to first thoroughly and
practically qualify every student who
enrolls with us, and then to see that
graduate and place in good positions,
If you wish to learn more of the
systems taught in this school now
having the largest annual day enroll
ment of the entire United States, with
1900 enrollments yearly and employ
ing 20 teachers, write for our 16S page
beautifully illustrated catalogue, fill
ed with statements upon which you
can depend, as every one of them is
backed by cash guaranty of 500.
Address Tyler Commercial College,
Tyler, Texas.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Observation-Disclosures
State of Texas Embarks In the Sugar
Business on Large Scale, and
Results Are Encouraging.

Special to the Herald.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. Last
year the state of Texas embarked in
the sugar business on a large scale,
and the results of the first years OPP
erations shows most encouraging re-
turn upon the investment and justify
the wisdom of the undertaking. I'm
usually heavy crops were realized on
the various plantations, and the re-
port of W. H. Gill, chairman of the
state penitentiary board, shows that
the income SO derived will go far to-
wards wiping out the debt incurred
in the purchase of these properties.
The state purchased 14,436 acres of
sugar land, consisting of the Chenan-
go plantation with 1852 acres, the
Ellis plantation of 1914 acres, and
the Riddick place with 1000 acres.
An option was held on the big Cum
bingham place of 10000 acres, but
because of a disagreement in price
this deal fell through
These plantations. were worked by
convict labor and have been so skill
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
An UNEQUALED RECORD.
Seventy-Five Students Placed In Good
Positions During the Month
of August.

The employment bureau of the
Tyler Commercial College of Tyler,
Texas, has placed seventy-five stu
dents in good positions during the
month of August. We doubt if there
is another school in America that can
say as much for this particular
month. If there is former graduate
of the Tyler Commercial College out
of employment, we would be glad to
have him, write the employment de-
partment at once, for from present
indications we will not be able to
supply the demand for our graduates
of bookkeeping, shorthand and teleg.
raphy. If you know of anyone need
ing the services of one of our grad
yates, write us, for we make a spec
ialty of replacing our students in
higher salaried positions. Often stu
dents who have been out of school
holding position for two or three
years, find that they have reached
the top with the firm for which they
are working, and desire to get with a
firm that can give them more work
and pay better wages. Through our
bureau we handle all
kinds of positions at salaries from
$500 to $4,000 per year.
Young people who have been con-
templating entering our school but
have perhaps hesitated fearing they
could not get a position, should aban-
don such thoughts and arrange to
enter at once, for just as sure as
they complete our course of book
keeping, business training, shorthand
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01

this week to Southern inventors, re-
ported by D. Swift G Co., Patent
Lawyers, Washington, D. c.:
Oklahoma-M. Buzard, Bison, seat
for harrows and the like; F.. E. Nc
Kinley, Guthrie, ore concentrator; G.
w. White, Piedmont, railway tie.
Texas. ]. Bailey, Houston, nut
lock; R. A. Bell, Marshall, headlight;
w. l.. Cooksey, Fort Worth, roller
bearing trolley wheel; L. E. Daniels,
Fort Worth, cooking utensil; H. C.
Farris, Quitman, harrow cultivator;
]. T. Fuller, Calvert, apparatus for
handling seed cotton; w. C. Mayo, Ell
Paso, electric track brake.
Copies of any of the above patents
will be furnished to our readers at
ten cents each by D. Swift & Co.,
Washington, D. c., our special patent
correspondents.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01

fully conducted as to prove an I'M
qualified success. 1t is probable that
the penitentiary board will be in the
market this winter for more sugar
land as this use of the convicts seems
to occasion less friction and yield
better profits. Texas has however a
number of Independent sugar planta-
tons, and all of them are realizing
great profits. At the present rate of
growth of this industry, in a few
years the sugar states will have to
reckon with Texas for control of the
markets.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01

& Co. to offer a reward for the re-
5covery of a Luedinghaus wagon, IL
inch, with bois dare wheels painted
yellow; the bed had the name of
Herman Schmidt & Co. painted on it.
This wagon was taken from the firms
sheds since the 18th inst. 1 will pay
reward for the recovery of the
wagon or for information leading to
its recovery. Conrad Perry,
City Marshal.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Never Before

have there heen such opportunities for
making money in real estate.as att pres
emit. No air-ship boom or wild specu-
lative fever about our sales-but genu-
inc, bona fide, substantial real estate
investments. Our properties are all
choice, well located, fully improved and
offer abundant opportunities for profit
able development. Let US show you.
Some Real Bargains that Must
be Sold
One Groom house, with good barn
flower yard, well of water and all mod
ern conveniences, on Green St., $1,000.
One 4-room house in 4th ward, nicely
located with reference to shops, nice
lot, good neighborhood, $550.OO, worth
$500 90.
TOO acres of good land, miles south
of town, $4.50 per acre.
We have the best line of insurance
companies in the state.
All of our rent houses are kept in the
best repair.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01

city gave way this morning to a sea-
son of work. The formal opening
took place in Faneuil Hall, where the
convention was called to order by
Commander Walter H. Hale. The
session was devoted to the exchange
of greetings and the reports of Off
GERS. An excursion to Nantasket
Beach was enjoyed by the delegates
this afternoon. The big reunion pa
rade will be held tomorrow.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
ED kINGsRURY,
The New SilHman Building.

Strengthen your weak Stomach,
Heart and Kidney nerves with DR..
Shops Restorative. Don't drug the
Stomach nor stimulate the Heart or
Kidneys. That is wrong. Vitalize
these weak inside nerves with Dr.
Shops Restorative and see how fast
good health will come to you. Sold
by Jno. R. Hearne & Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Palestine Water Works Co.

The office Of the Palestine Water
Works Co. is now located at VIM.
Branagan Co.'S store. at the Main
street entrance. All bills due the Pal
estine Water Works Co. are payable
at this Office.
11-5-tf THOS. CRONIN, President
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
At a Bargain.

l have for sale the w. M. Lacy
home place, on South Sycamore
street. A great bargain. P. H.
Hughes, the real estate man. 14-tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01

Stop that tickling Cough with DR..
Shops Cough Cure. 1t is as safe as
sugar or flour-fine for children.
Works like charms also whole
some, prompt and satisfying. Three
sizes. Sold by Jno. R. Hearne G. Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Quick HAULING,

For the quickest, best and most re-
liable express wagon, ring phone No.
1862, or leave orders or baggage checks
at Smiths Cigar Store. I'll do youl
work and appreciate your business.
Danny Mehan,
Slot Phone 152.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
MISS M'DERMO1T LEADS
In the Contest For Labor Day Queen,
With Miss Fowler Second-A
New Candidate Entered.


The vote of yesterday in the con-
test for Labor Day Queen was very
heavy. That the contest will be very
Interesting there is no doubt. If you
have a friend in the race vote for
her. If your organization has not
as yet nominated a candidate, get
busy and place one in the field
The vote today stands:
Miss Kate McDermott ..... /, CSC
Miss Blanche Fowler ........ ,240
Miss Maggie Miller ............ 161
Miss Blanche Lester ......... 25
Miss Annie Broyles .......... 25
During the last: days of the contest
there will no doubt be some who may
want to withdraw and throw their
votes to some other candidate. This
will not be allowed. There will be
no Withdrawals in favor of any candi-
date, nor refunding of money under
any conditions, from this date on
Committee on Arrangements.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
HOTEL FOR RENT.

On September first the Met
ropolitan Hotel building will be
for rent. Building in first-cIass
order and good location, as
to business center. Apply to
G. w. Burkitt, Jr.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Retail Merchants Meet.

Special to the Herald.
New Castle, Pa, Sept. delegates
representing $50 local branches of
the Retail Merchants Association of
Pennsylvania are attending the asso-
cations twelfth annual convention,
r1ksch met here today The repeal of
wantile tax law is one of the
subjects slated for discus
ring the three days of the con-
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Boarding House Reopened.

Sept. list my house will be reopened
for boarders.
25-6t Mrs. Horace Word.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Slot

Pain anywhere means Congestion
blood pressure. DR.. Shoop's Head
ache Tablets stop any pain in 20
minutes, by removing the pressure,
25c. Sold by Jno. r. Hearne C Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
In Honor Of Fire Victims.
Special to the Herald.

Hinckley, Mimi, Sept LIN accord
ance with custom that has been fol-
lowed for fourteen years the citizens
OF Hinckley and vicinity today paid
honor to the memory of the AIS
men, women and children who perish
ed in the great forest fire that de-
vastated Pine county on September 1,
1894. Flags were displayed at half
mast and this afternoon memorial ex.
ercises were held in the little park
where the unidentified dead of the
disaster were buried.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
In Honor of the Sultan.

Special to the Herald.
Constantinople, Sept. 1.-Today's
celebration of the anniversary of the
accession to the throne of Sultan
Abdul Hamid II was of an unusually
enthusiastic character. The city was
decorated with flags, and for the first
time in recent years the firing of sa-
lutes and the display of fireworks
was permitted by the authorities.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
Canadian National Exhibition.

Canadian National Exhibition.
Special to the Herald.
Toronto, Ont, Sept 1.-The Ca.
madam National Exhibition was for.
aally opened this afternoon by Sir
1ouis Jette, Lieutenant Governor of
quebec, who, pressing an electric but
on, started the machinery in the va
.ous big buildings. The exhibition
lis year, both in the number and va
.ety of exhibits, eclipses all of the
imilar affairs held here in .lle past.
he exhibition will continue two
geeks, during which time there will
many special features to add to
ne attslIance.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
"cur PRICES"

Now Is the time to have your pic
lures framed. one-third off on all
remnant patterns. 75c oval frames for
SOC.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-09-01
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF
Items of Interest From Over the
Country Given to Our Readers
In Condensed Form.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Fargo. N. D., Sept. William J..
Bryan received an, enthusiastic recep-
ton on his arrival in Fargo this
morning. He spoke to a large crowd
early this afternoon, after which he
departed for Grand Forks, where he
is scheduled to speak tonight.