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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18

SOME ONE HAS SENT ME 4 vALKN1Nx"
my life II I married Charlie, that .his
uncle and my aunt have been carrying
on this-this lively diftationv' She
broke off with little despafring ges-
ture. "Tm-I'm really Astonished At
you, Aunt Varina!'
Miss varina. flustered. fiattered, agi-
tated, clasped and unclasped her hands
In nervous ecstasy.
"But-but you're mistaken, Laurel!
Indeed You are! 1t was because de-
tested-yes, Observation-Disclosures Mead
that I did not want you to marry his
nephew. Why, we haven't spoken for
fifteen years-not since he married that
poor. shiftless, good Tor nothing
there! She's dead-the Lord forgive
me for forgettingw
"Well, all can say" averred Laurel
in a voice Of brisk finality, .'is that be
has evidently kept you in his heart all
this time. And-don't be too hard on
the poor fellow, Aunt Varinav'
Miss Varina preened herself. patting
the bow on her neck coquettishly.
you're a good child" she murmured,
her eyes on the wonderful object prop
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
LIQUID Asphalt Makes Good Road.

The road committee Of the board OF
chosen freeholders Of Mercer county,
y. j.. has inspected the Hopewell and
Stoutsburg road, which was recently
macadamized and treated with liquid
asphalt. The road was found to be
in good condition and at present can
scarcely be distinguished from an as
phalt pavement. The liquid asphalt
was incorporated in the road during
its construction, being sprayed upon
the binder. and the finer stone, or top
dressing. being rolled into the mix
ture afterward. The extra cost was
cents a square yard. The stretch Il
highway treated measures two miles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
GOOD ROAD POINTERS
Suggestions to Supervisors on
the Care Of Highways.
SIMPLE BUT USEFUL D0N'TS.

Expert Tells How to Keep a Road In
Good Condition and Avoid Trouble.
Don't Be Satisfied, He Says, With
Anything but the Best.
Excellent advice on the care and
construction of roads is contained In
the following set Of suggestions to
road supervisors, which were compiled
by Robert A. Meeker, state super
visor Of roads In New Jersey:
Don't leave grass and weeds on the
shoulders and in the cutters.
Don't dig the mud out Of the cutters
and throw 1t upon the road
Don't leave dirt in piles on the road.
Don't throw grass and weeds upon
the road surface
Don't dump stone or gravel on an
old road without first preparing the
surface to receive it, because you
thereby cause willful waste and woeful
want
Don't place new material on the road
without leveling and shaping 1t 50 that
the grade and cross section Of the road
will be unchanged.
Don't expect travel to spread and
roll the new material. One-half Of the
money spent is wasted by this method.
Don't put new material on an old
hard road surface before first picking
or loosening the old covering. 1t Is
good for the quarryman and gravel
owner. but bad for the taxpayer and
road user.
Don't try to do work without proper
! tools.
Don't leave your scarifier in the shed
Don't forget to use your sprinklinR
wagon.
Don't let your steam roller be idle.
Don't think any old tools are good
enough for road work.
Don't use dull picks, broken shovels
dull scraper blades or broken and
leaky steam rollers.
Don't waste your rainy days.
Don't let water stand on your road.
Don't try to repair road in DRY
weather without liberal use Of water
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18

ROAD LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.
Don't allow culyerts or pipes to be-
come choked up.
Don't allow the outlets of under
drains to become stopped up.
Don't let water get under road.
Don't let ruts form.
Don't let the road lose its original
cross section.
Don't let the shoulders get higher
than the center of the road.
Don't fail to widen your fills at every
opportunity. No better place for the
mud, grass and weeds taken Oh the
road than on the sides Of high en-
bankments.
Don't use guard rails II you can get
dirt to wider your road
Don't bur. stone road under mud.
Don't crown your road so high that
no one will travel on the sides.
Don't forget that the entire width Of
the road is intended Tor use.
Don't expect a road to take care Of
itself.
Don't fail to locate all good repair
material lying on or near the road.
Don't wait until you are ready to go
to work before you procure the neces-
sary materials for repair.
Don't be constantly changing your
road gang.
Don't let experienced men 60 simply
| to give some one q job.
Don't lose sight of the fact that road
/ learned
| Don't guess at the amount Of mate
rial required. Measure and know.
Don't depend on some one else to tell
ycu what the condition Of your roads
Is.
| Don't fail to visit every road under
your care at least once week.
Don't refuse to try any new mate
rial that may be offered unless ths
same has been proved bad.
Don't think there Is nothing more h
be learned about road building.
Don't forget that nobody knows !
all.
Don't think because you do not hea
the comments that your work Is no
being praised or criticised, as the cas-
may be.
Don't look down on your work.
Don't lose sight Of the fact that goo
roads are one Of the greatest factors i
the development Of any country.
Don't forget that churches an
schools cannot thrive without goo
roads.
Don't be satisfied with anything bu
the best
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
New System Of Highway Maintenance.

NEW 0y3Se" Ot V't9V"0y
Patrick f. Leahy, commissioner OF
highways, borough Of Queens, has or
ganized a new system OF inspection
and repair of highways, says Long
Island City IN. " dispatch. The bor-
ough has been divided into number
Of districts as follows: Long Island
City, s; Newtown, 1G; Flushing, IL; ia
.maica. Il; Rockaway, 5. Each OF
these districts Is to be In charge OF
an assistant foreman. who will be held
strictly responsible for the condition
Of his district The names of each
assistant foreman and his men will be
furnished to the property owners and
residents Of the district. and the lat
ter will be encouraged to cooperate
with the new commissioner. Reports
will be received from the foremen ev-
cry night as to the work that has been
done during the day and the hours
each man ,egan work and when he
stopped. TIE department has $65O,OOO
to spend o maintenance of the 800
miles Of highways, which have cost
from s12,oco,OOO to $15,O0O,0o0 and are
in bad shape.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
FARM DRIVEWAYS.
Michigan Farmer Tells How to Make
Thorn With Gravel and Cinders.

q
Them With Gravel and Cinders.
While we are busily talking about
good roads we must not forget the
most needful one is that which runs
from the gate to the barns and over
which we travel many miles during
the year. At the time moved to Ma
pleside farm few years ago the mud
was hub deep for the horses and no
better for the men on the footpaths,
says d. C. Dean, Michigan farmer
We moved to Mapleside farm in April,
and the women folks did not get to the
barns until after the middle Of May.
AS soon as the crops were in those
roads received my undivided attention
until they were in a serviceable con-
dition.
I did not draw in more dirt to soak
up. but began at the bottom by plow-
ing out and removing over foot Of
the soil. I then opened gravel bank
and drew in enough to fill that taken
out. Next l made arrangements for
some cinders and put them over the
gravel about q foot thick. This am
swered very well that season, but in
the fall before the mud began to deep
en- covered the road again. and dur
Ing the winter all the coal ashes were
spread wherever there seemed to be
low spot. By following this scheme
for four years l succeeded in making
a road that never has any mud. If I
find low spot where water stands
after n rain 1t is taken care Of ut once.
On the south side Of the house three
years ago built road that has not
required any repairing as yet beyond
drawing three loads Of gravel last
spring. For this road pursued lit
tie different method. 1t was old sod,
so plowed through it and turned the
sod upside down three deep on either
side of the road, then drew out all the
dirt beneat' that was loose and easy
| to handle.
This left me trench about eighteen
inches or two feet to fill, which | did
from my gravel bank. and no cinders
were put on this road, as I could not
get them. This roadway is about nine
inches above the lawn on either side
and never gets muddy About the
house are cement platforms and walks,
while the roadway on either side is so
hard 1t can be swept at any time.
find it pays when you are at it to make
good road and takes no longer.
find gravel bank about the best
bank can patronize when it comes to
ro0dmaking
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
rha Dress of ceneral Washinoton.

The Dress Of General Washington.
This great man was very particular
about his personal appearance. He
took pains with everything he did and
showed off his clothes to advantage
There have been some interesting de-
tails of late given OF what he wore
from 1888 to 1893. The general writes
himself in ordering his clothes. "rlain
clothes with gold or silver button If
worn In genteel dress are all desire"
He imported his best clothes from Eng
land. but on ordinary occasions wore
native homespun when out of uniform.
For receptions he had black velvet
coat and breeches; the coat long cut.
away, square at the ends. having
small standing collar There were ten
breast buttons of silver or open work
steel on the right breast. with blind
buttonholes four inches long made
Of black silk braid on the opposite side.
The coat had pocket flaps treated in
the same way; also cuffs. which were
five inches deep. There We're two hip
buttons at the back This garment
was very long waisted, and the top OF
the pocket flaps and hip buttons were
on a line with the lowest of the breast
buttons. 1t was lined with white
satin, accompanied by black velvet
breeches, with small buttons and knee
buckles; the waistcoat of white or
pearl colored satin. with small stand
ing collar and indented pocket flaps; a
fine muslin shirt, with standing rutf1es,
repeated at the wrists, and the stock
Of the period; white silk stockings;
low cut shoes. with large silver buc-
kles. A dress sword, with silver hilt,
suspended by chain from belt worn
under the waistcoat and linen stock
completed the costume. He wore bag
wig, but not powder.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
Pats Deficiencies.

Mrs. McCarthy's husband went out
in q boat alone. The boat overturned.
and he was drowned. 4 friend met
her some weeks later.
~ hear" said he, ''that Pat left you
very we'll ofT-that he left you $2O,'
OO0."
True" said Mrs. Mccarthy; "he
did"
"How was that?" asked her friend,
"Pat could not read or write, could
he?"
NO" said Mrs. Mccarthy, mol
swim."-New York Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
} Miss Vdriina' 'S}
} Valentine. !
} By Kate NJ. Cleary. {
Copyright, 1909. by Kate NJ. Cleary. I
By Kate NJ. Cleary.
Copyright, 1909. by Kate NJ. Cleary

u aISS vARINA was about to
N set aside the large square
AV box the postman had just
handed her with the mental
decision that. Of course, 1t was for
Laurel. when she caught sight of the
superscription. written in a bold mas
culine hand. Miss yarina Ellington
"It's-it's for me"' gasped Miss vari-
na. "a real valentine-for me!'
Miss Varina had seen her thirty nth
summer and not unkindly winter. But
it was many year since she had re-
ceived a valentine The last she could
remember receiving was sent when she
was nineteen and used to go to singing
school with Ambrose Mead. She and
Ambrose had not been formally en-
gnged, but they had understood each
other. and it had been taken for grant
ed by both that when the new house
on the half section was finished It
would be as Mrs. Ambrose Mead that
Varina Ellington would enter the same.
But, alas, pretty city girl came to
visit in the neighborhOod, and where Is
the country youth who can resist the
dazzling charms of city girl when she
appears. starlike. in the monotony Of
his rural solitude? Ambrose was at
tentive to Miss Thyra Morse. Varina
imperiously protested. A lovers quar-
rel followed, and the city girl went
into the new house as Mrs. Ambrose
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18

NOR ], VARlNA. IT WAS FATE.
ped up on the cottage organ. Il may
have been little severe about you and
Charlie, and if
But, deeming it best to let weh
enough alone, Laurel had slipped from
the room.
Charlie Mead, a stalwart young fsa-
low. coming home that night from his
work in the town bank. found his I'M
Gle, grim visaged, sad eyed man,
brooding above delicate piece of rice
paper foamed over with forgetmenotD.
It was trivial little thing, but pretty
and in coed taste.
Charlie, look here! Some one has
sent me q valentine"
"Well, why not, sir? I'm sure you're
younger In heart and better looking By
long shot than many Of the men tn
whom it is the custom, am told, for
girls to send valentines today! You
can't expect to remain q widower al
ways. The girls Of Thomastown are
not too dense
The elder man raised perturbsd
face.
"No girl in Thomastown sent me thiel
There are initials signed He broke
of in embarrassment.
"By Jove! So there are!'
"They are V. H. e" The young man
looked interrogatively at his uncle. Il
can't think Of any one having those
1T might be Varina Hildegarde 81
Mngton," said Ambrose Mead.
"Nhy, uncle! And after all youl
opposition to my marrying Laurel
| What q concentrated fraud you arer'
| I'll may have been-a bit severe,
/ The elder man admitted. IL fanciet
Miss Ellington disliked me very mucl
on account of-well, that's past en-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
see there's two Initials written just
s 81. ,.or,, ,,.4 +I,n {nsidou

see there's two initiab written just
under the verse On the inside"
With an air of the NEST vivid inter.
est Laurel lifted the rose covered cot
tagc, the blue lake. the eupids, tho
violets. the hearts. and The doves and
bent eagerly over the inner page. She
Strengthened up with rallying cry
and deprecating pink finger pointed
at her aunt's glowing cdnntenance.
"Oh, Aunt varina! \ never knew
you were a firt! "A. M.'-that's Am
brose Mead. of course. And to think
that all the time he has been vowinS
Charlie must not marry until he was
twenty-six, and you've beer saying
you would ignore me gil the rest os
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
True" said Mrs. Mccarthy; "he
Good Reason Why.

The Woman Halter - Can you ex-
plain why it is that woman hardly
ever thanks man for giving her his
seat in a street car? The Man Halter
Easily. sir, It's because she hardly
ever gets the chance-Brooklyn Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
Almost Got It.

"Is there any difference in the mean
ing Of the words nautical and ma
riney" asked Mr.. Malaprop.
mot much" replied Mrs. Malaprop.
"One is cinnamon Of the other.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
"IT'S-IT's FOR MR.

Mead. An Indifferent housekeeper and
an unsympathetlc wife she proved to
be- She was dead these five years
now, and Ambrose. whose farm Joined
Miss Varina's own, had been getting
along as best he could with such house
keepers as he could hire.
Miss Varina's thoughts now few
over all the town men she knew who
might have sent her this valentine.
NO" she decided as her trembling
fingers fumbled with the string
There amt one of them that thinks
Of me-"
She held up the box and rapturous-
~ contemplated the glowing object be-
fore her. A cottage covered with pink
roses overhung blue satin lake. The
inevitable verse on the inner pag'
read:
My heart is thine.
If thine were mine.
Then would I know
All bliss divine!
"What Is it, Aunt Varina? A valen-
tine? Oh, how lovely! For me?'
A girl came eagerly forward. She
was very pretty girl.
ITS for mer' declared little Miss
Varina. She was suffused In bushes
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18
Pennsyivania's New Roads.

According to the report Of the state
highway commissioner of Pennsylva-
MIA, 325 miles Of new roads were built
during the past year at cost OF 3d.
100000 or more.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-03-18

True dignity is never gained by
place and never lest when h0nors are
withdrawn.-Nassiug
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-24
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETING

Monday night, September 20, the
regular quarterly meeting of the
Whitman County Medical Society
was held in ColfaX. Dr. Else, was
the only Pullman physician in at
tendance. DR.. Else kindly furnished
The Herald the following synopsis
of the program and those present:
Physicians present: Boyd, of Pa
louise; Bumgarner and Ogle, of
Thornton; Else, of Pullman; Card
we'll Skate, Palamountain, Dietz
and Tiff, of ColfaX; Gillespie and
.Cardwell, of Portland, and Thomas,
of Spokane.
Clinical program: DR.. Else pre-
scented a case of Circumflex Neuritis
following scarlet fever
Scientific program: |. The Utter
inc Curette, Varieties, Indications,
COMMUNICATIONS, Uses and Abuses
by DR.. G. p. Thomas.
2. Differential Diagnosis between
Functional and Organic Nervous Dis
eases, by DR.. Gillespie.
After the program a banquet was
given by the ColfaX physicians
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-24
WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS

There have been few changes
IN market quotations Of all staples
since our last issue. Following
are the coast quotations on gram:
SEATTLE.-No milling quota.
lions. Export wheat: Blu astem,
Zoe; club, see; Russian, SIC No
car receipts up to noon.
TACOMA-Wheat - Bluestem,
zoe; club, 89c; red Russian, SIC.
PORTLAND, Ore. - Wheat,
track prices-Club, See; bluestem,
96c; red Russian, S415c; turkey
red, soc; fortyfold, S81ac.
Pullman buyers are offering the
following prices, at which con-
siderable amount of grain is sell
ing; Bluestem, S3c; Fortyfold,
lie; Club, 75c; Red Russian, 73c 8;
Oats, $1.15; Barley, $1.10.
Local produce markets are firm,
with prices unchanged. Hogs are
lower being quoted at 8 to sac
per pound, live weight. Steers
are worth 3 cents; COWS 21ac and
veal &c per pound. Following are
the prices paid farmers for pro-
duce. This is corrected weekly
by Hill & Woodin' s department
store, Pullman.
Eggs, 30e; butter, 60c per roll ;
hens, l2c per ID. live weight
spring chickens, 15c per b.; APP
pies and peach plums, one cent
per b.; cabbage, &c; dry onions,
lc; sweet corn, 121ac per dozen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-24
STOCK AND CROP NEWS

/ The Spokane & Inland is install
ing water in all it's stockyards be-
tween Spokane, Colfax and Moscow.
The Washington State Sugar Com
pany has announced a crop of $50
carloads of beets from its lands near
Waverly, Wash.
Last week % Lee for 1000 bales Of
new hops was offered at Independ-
ence, Ore. The crop is an excellent
one in quality.
The Corvallis prune packing sea-
son is at an end. The fruit was of
good size and quality this season.
Twenty-Five cars have been shipped.
One day this week four tons of
dI essed hogs were shipped from Can
by, Ore, to the Portland market.
The Candy market is growing rapid
ly.
The yield of Krebs hop yards -.
Salem is estimated at $4,000 bales.
This is below the normal yield, bu.
the quality is reported as higher than
u.s. al
The Butterfield livestock compcLy,
VIII h IS said to have the finest she p
ran,,l in the United States. recently
paid $4,000 for SIP sheep in FuG-
and, every one pedigreed.
SieInhardt & Kelly, com mission
merchants Of New York, have CON
tractcd with the Hood River Apple
Growers Union. for $4,000 to ;G.0U0
boxes CT fancy winter apples at a
total price of over $150,000
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-24
MONEY TO LOAN

The Pullman Savings & Loan AS
ISOLATION has money to loan on i'm
proved city property. The princi-
pal can be repaid in small monthly
payments, making the building and
loan" plan a desirable one for the
person having a modest income. The
entire loan can be repaid at any time
without bonus. The same money
you are now paying for rent will, in
a few years, if applied to building
and loan stock, purchase for you a
home. This association has been in
operation nearly six years and has
assisted in building sixty dwelling
houses in Pullman. Apply to any
officer for details of our plan.
E. S. BURGAN, President
NJ. K. SNYDER, Secretary
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-24
soPHs AND FREsHIEs FIGHT
Great Battle Between Rival Glasses
on state College Campus Last
Night

The first class fight of the college
year was pulled off, Thursday
night when the freshies' and
"sophs" met. The sophomohes tried
to tie up the freshmen and succeed
ed in tying a mum Der of them and
locking them in an Odd shack on the
back part of the campus. The fresh
men put up a hard fight and it is
said that Frank Anderson, the Spo-
kane high school athlete, put three
or four of the sophomores down and
out, but Anderson did not have the
support necessary and the sophomores
claim to have carried off the honors
of the first battle.
1t is said that the fight stahted over
an attempt on the part of the fresh
men to paint their calss number on
the new smoke stack, and this has
been forbidden by the older classes,
who declare that no painting shall be
done on the new smoke stack until
the old one is fully covered, and that
means a wait of several years.
The battle was good natured one
and the best of feeling prevailed al
though each ide did its best to win
the fight. 1t is to be hoped that the
students will not allow themselves
to be carried away by these contests
and that no illfeeling may result.
A good natured contest of any kind
helps to keep up the college spirit,
but care should be used to prevent
any hot-headed students fhom taking
the matter too seriously and no
rowdy work should be tolerated The
students are, as a rule, gentlemen
and ladies and these contests are
good natured and friendly, but there
Is danger of some one taking the mat
ter too seriously and doing som ething
that might cast discredit upon the
school, and there is not a student in
the college who would not regret
such a hesult.