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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
The Animals In the Zoo.
NUMBER %.

The sleeping hours Of the animals at
the geological gardens In Regents
park vary ~ much. according to the
families to which they belong. as do
their other characteristics and habits.
The orang outang goes to bed at sun
down. draping It's head In q blanket
and refusing to see visitors after dusk.
It u also an early riser. With the
Hons. tigers and other members of the
cat tribe the night fnds them at their
liveliest. and they sleep most between
the midday meal and supper time. The
eagles 90 to sleep just about the time
their neighbors In the owl cage are
waking up. while the bears during the
winter months apparently sleep all
day and night too. The residents OF
the monkey house object seriously to
being disturbed after dark. and II one
Of the keepers happens to take light
into their quarters they scold him un-
mercifully. On the other hand It
would probably take dynamite Mmh
to arouse the rhinoceros. and Il IL not
uncommon. the keepers say. 10 find
rats biting holes In Its thick hide with
impunity.-London Mail.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS.
Senate Reports Favorably on Highway
Bill Appropriating $500.000.

Senate Reports Favorably on Highway
Bill Appropriatins $500.000.
Aid from the federal government Is
possible for roadmaking. A bill has
been favorably reported from the SEN
ate committee on agriculture provid-
ing for an appropriation of S5OO.OO0 to
be expended in cooperative road build
ing States or counties receiving the
benefit of this aid would be required
by the bin to duplicate the sums used
in their territory
The fundamental object of the bill Il
to disseminate scientific knowledge of
road construction and maintenance so
as to increase the interest in good
roads and in the means of securing
them economically The appropriation
would amount to only about per cen,
of the total appropriation for rurai
delivery, and it is estimated that the
resultant Improvement OF roads would
so facilitate the travel of rural carriers
as to save this amount in the long rum
The annual expenditure for country
roads in the United States from all
sources at the present time probably
exceeds $9O,OOO.OOO. and it is estimat-
ed that half of this is wasted through
nnwise administration and faulty meth.
DDS of construction and maintenance.
The expert advice and supervision OF
work that would be possible with fed
eral cooperation and the strips of good
roads which their work would place
for the inspection and use of the peo
pie would hasten the time of univer
sally improved highways In this coun-
/ try.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
Improving Old Highways.

Frequently old roads can be greatly
improved at very little added cost.
Thoroughly drain by using tile and
render more efficient the open bitches
along the sides. Careful attention to
the road surface, keeping it smooth
and free from hollows. will result in
very marked improvement. Sand and
gravel added to clay road will often
make it much better. and clay added
to a sand road frequently is of great
benefit Filling hollows Is one of the
most effective methods of improving
roads in a rough country. The soil IL
easily dragged into the hollows. and
the grade is thus materially reduced.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
4 Ban on Patterns.


There ID one kind of correspondence
sometimes received BY women clerks
that makes heads Of firms hopping
mad" said the pretty stenographer.
THAT Is dress patterns. They don't
mind letters and magazines. but 1t q
girl wants to keep on good terms with
her employer and maybe keep her Job
she had better advise pattern comi'a-
MES t0 send their communications 10
some other address. know one EN-
ploycr Of about 100 girls who has put
up notices In the wOrkrOOm TO the ef-
feet that no patterns can be rss'eivcd
at that office. Not many men =" that
far, but all hold the same grudge
against patterns. A girl who has a
new dress to make up can't help
spreading the pattern out the minute
she gets It. Then every other woman
In the Office becomes interested Moth.
Ing Is 50 disorganizing 10 women
clerks ns patterns Nothing takes up
more time that belongs to the firm.
50 you really can't blame the bosses
for putting ban on patterns. New
York Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
HOW TO Get
GOOD ROADS,
May Be Built In Systems
Miles at a Time.
PUBLIC SHOULD Be TAXED.
Would Remove a Heavy Burden on
Farm Property - 100000 Miles Of
Highways Out Of 100000 Are Used
For Rural Free Delivery and Are
Thus Post Roads.

1t would save deal Of time. trouble
and expense IL one state or community
would profit by the experience of 9th
srs in the matter of road building ratb-
er than persist in going forward by fits
and starts and generally making a
mess OF it before learning what to do
and how to do 1t. 1t would shorten
the process, and the same end would
be the sooner reached New York be-
gan with an appropriation of $4,000,
but in five years voted bond issue Of
$50.0OO,000 and is expending $4,000, 900
year. Maryland is expending one
third as much Pennsylvania is put
ting millions every year into good per-
manent roads, Illinois, Iowa. Missouri
and other valley states should sit up
and take notice
The split log drag or its equivalent
Is very valuable road tool Its use
should be encouraged. We should not.
however, deceive ourselves that the
road drag is solution of the good
roads problem. Nothing short of hard
wearing surface upon the main roads
will meet the need of the age
The money required to build good
permanent roads throughout the coun
| try would reach enormous figures, and
if it were an item of expense that mus
be paid now one might well regard the
task as hopeless. However. the situa
tion when understood is not at all dis
couraging from financial viewpoint
The only drawback is the reluctance
Of the public to study the question
! closely.
If the following points are kept il
mind it will aid to clearer conception
of the facts involved in the good roads
question:
First.-Every good road built is al
asset It adds to the property valn'
of the country more than its cost. !
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
Consider the Children.

Look well TO the sort of road that
goes by farm before you determine
to buy and make your home there.
Consider the young folks. What is
land worth at the other end of this
road. as compared with that which
lies six miles away in the other direc-
ton along smooth road? Every
grown farm boy should have a good
horse and good road upon which to
drive if he is worthy of so noble an
animal as the horse. When the young
farmer starts himself he will do well
to locate on a good road. There are
always enough persons who are no,
thankful for advice. especially if 1t be
in print. and who want the cheap land
at the end of the billy road"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
Auto Chain. Ruinou. to Roads.

Anti-skidding chains on automobiles
are tearing county roads to pieces.
according to a county road supervisor
in New Jersey, who threatens to In
woke the law to cause the arrest OF
the users Of the chains. According to
the supervisor, use OF the chains was
condoned during the winter, when fro.
zen road were dangerous at turns. but
he claims that the practice has been
continued into the spring until drastic
measures must be taken to save the
roads from destruction.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
Get Busy on the Roads Now.

A considerable amount of money is
annually expended on roads for which
adequate return il not received by rea-
son that the work is not done at the
proper season. There is proper time
for building new or rebuilding old
earth roads Just as much as there is
proper time for doing farm work. and
that time is In the spring. as the
ground settles after the frost has left
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
The Tramp's Reason.

The late Joseph Dorsey Of San Jose.
the famous detective whose best feat
was the capture Of Canon Bernard
after chase from Alaska to Cape
Horn. used to impute his success to
his knowledge of men.
"A detective" he would say. should
know the habits Of every class. Then
no disguise can deceive him. All men.
even the most unmethodical. have
their habits. Even the tramp has his.
"'You great big lazy loafcr.' said
to q tramp one December day. you
ought to be In jail!
".Yes. Algie.' the tramp replied as
he pretended to fix monocle In his
eye Yes; know it's the correct
thing for our set ut this season. Algie;
but, deuce take 1t, It's such q mild
winter, don't you know .'"-Kansas
City Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
,mnroved Road. improve Schools.

ImPf0Veo n0Aut tHiPt0Ve 0S"oVss'
Good roads are greater incentives
for progress In the rural community
than any other factor. Without good
roads 1t Is impossible to improve the
public schools. to erect churches and
to build up the farm by rotation. d
verified and intensified farming.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14

The worlds most successful medicine
for bowel complaints is Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy.
It has relieved more pain and suffering,
and saved more lives than any other
medicine in use. Invaluable for children
and adults. Sold by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
His Wav Of PUTTING Il

His Way OF Putting u.
Sillicus-Do you believe there IL
honor among thieves? Cynicus-No:
they are Just as bad as other people,
Philadelphia Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
The Penalty.

Jinks-HOw much do you think q
minister ought to get for marrying q
couple. F,ilkins- Well, IL wholly unac-
auainted with them. perhaps be might
be let OF with six months.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
Westminster Hail.

Westminster hall. England's old ball
Of the kings justice. is one Of the
worlds notable historical shrines.
Built four centuries before Columbus
sailed for America. burned. restored.
remodeled. II has seen more history
In the making than perhaps any other
building west Of Rome. Here some Of
the early parliaments met. and here
the second Edward was expelled frDm
his throne. Here Richard II was de
posed. Charles l. condemned and Crom
well hailed as lord protector. whose
head. II the legend IL authentic. was
afterward exposed from one Of the
halls pinnacies Westminster hall was
the scene Of the trial Of Warren Hast
tngs In It sentence Of death was pro-
nounced on William Wallace. Sir Thorn
as More. Somerset. Essex. Stral7ord
and Guy Fawkes.-New York World
Tried to Fly.
John Milton In 'Britain to the Con-
quest says that the youth King Har.
old. last Of the Saxons. strangely A.
piring. had made and fitted wings to
his hands and feet. With these. on the
top Of q tower. spread out to gather
the air. he dew more than furiong:
but. the wind being too high. be came
fluttering to the ground. manning all
his limbs. yet 90 conceited was he OF
bis art that the cause of his fall was
attributed to the want Of tail. -
birds have. which be forgot to make.
HE Recommendation.
Tom-Hello. BILL: hear you have .
position with my friends Skinner <
Co.? Bill-Oh. yes; have a position
as collector there Tom That's first
rate Who recommended sou: Bill
Oh. nobody. told them that once
| collected an account from you. and
they instantly gave me the place.
| Firmness Of Purpose.
| Firmness of purpose ix one Of the
| most necessary sinews 0f charnctes
/ and one OF the best instruments Of
success Without II genius wastes II.
efforts In 4 maze OF Inconsistencies
| THE Real Griovanes.
"You are always complaining. Yot
ought to he satisfied with the none!
you've got"
Il am It's with that which hnvan''
got that am not satisfied
A Reminder.
"Since I'VE come hack ! fiHd tha
I'm forgotten by ali my friends"
"Why didn't y0u borrow money o
them before you went away"
Judges Library
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
Reduced,

'Old Juggleworth died at an ad-
vanced age. didn't he:'
'On the contrary. he died mt great
ly reduced age He was really twenty
years older than he said be was."-
Chicago News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-14
A Reminder.

'Since I'VE come hack ! find that
I'm forgotten by ali my friends"
"Why didn't yOu borrow money o!
them before y0u went away:
Judges Library
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13

on; ! can't, for one. 4, And that's why
we are here this afternoon. Chiawns-
see can blow In again and stay in blast
II we've all got nerve enough to hang
on. II we start up and go on making
pig. It'll be on dead market and we'll
aave to sell 1t at loss or stack 1t in
the yards. We can't do the first and
l needn't tell you that 1t Is going to
take a mighty long purse to do the
stacking. 1t will be all outgo and to
income. II"
Spit 1t out" called Ludlow. from the
forefront Of the miners division. II
reckon we all know what's comm"
It's case OF half loaf or no bread.
II Chiawassee blows in again. 1t Will
be on borrowed money. II you men
will take half pay in cash and half in
promises. the promised half to be paid
when we can sell the stacked pig. we
go on. II not, we don't Talk 1t over
among yourselves and let US have your
decision"
There was hot caucusing and fall
Imitation of pandemonium, on the foun-
dry floor following this bomb-hurling,
and Tom sat down on the edge of the
platform to give the men time. Caleb
Gordon sat within arms reach. nursing
his knee. diligently saying nothing. 1t
was Tom. undoubtedly, but Tom who
had become citizen of another world.
a newer world than the one the ex-ar-
tilleryman knew ana lived In. He
Caleb-had freely predicted riot AZ
the result of the half pay proposal:
yet Tom had applied the match and
there was no explosion. The buzziny.
arguing groups were not riotous-only
fiercely questioning. al
ITO he contiuued.o
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Farmers Drive Birds Away and
Grubs Destroy Corn.
Black Fellows Finally Induced to Rs-
turn and Trouble Disappears-
Agriculturlsts Now See Old
Time Green Fields.

South Haven. Mich.-There is one
region where the crow, generally con-
sidered a pest, is not only welcome
visitor but was actually coaxed and
begged to return there, after having
been driven away by years of merci-
less persecution. That spot is the
southeast portion Of Van Buren, coun-
ty. Michigan. Years ago there had
never been many crows in this vicin-
ity. but one season about that time
they began to arrive in countless num-
bers. They occupied every piece of
woods for miles around. and it was
estimated that the colony contained
not fewer. than 100000 of. what the
farmers supposed were winged marau-
ders.
It is rich land out there. and sixty
bushels Of corn to the acre was not
too much to expect as AN average
yield. Naturally. everybody believed
that this great army of crows had
heard of that garden spot, and had
marched upon 1t to devastate the new
" planted fields. and leave ruin and
famine In their wake, SO men, women
and children organized in systematic
campaign against the black destroyers.
They were hunted in their roosts, they
were trapped, they were poisoned. and
they were even pursued by fire.
The farmers soon noticed another
new visitor that season. grub that
not only attacked the roots Of the
young corn, but also played havoc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
mo wonder. Women do not relish
being called designing creatures"
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

when my boy was six years old, he
suffered terribly with eczema. He
could neither sit still nor lie quietly In
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse. A doctor treated him
and we tried almost everything, but
the eczema seemed to spread. It
started in a small place on the lower
extremities and spread for two years
until it very nearly covered the back
part Of his leg to the knee.
Finally got Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions. /
used them In the morning and that
evening, before put my boy to bed.
! used them again and the improve
ment even in those few hours was sur
prising, the Inflammation seemed to
be SO much less. i used two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment, the same Of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was
cured. My son is now In his sew
enteenth year and he has never had
return of the eczema.
II took care of friends child that
had eczema on Its face and limbs and
| used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
They acted on the child Just as they
did on my son and 1t has never re-
turned. I would recommend the CUT.
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. "A. ].
Cochran, 1928 Columbia Ave-. Phila-
delphia. Pa, Oct. 20. 1909"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
eandmaster Refuses to Wave Baton
Again at Beach Until Crackers
Are Removed.

Santa; Barbara, Cal.-Music may
have charms to sooth the savage
beast. but 1t only stirs the peaceful
frog to outrageous rivalry. La Mon
AGA. the famous. the great bandmaster
with the standing hair. has tried 1t and
has failed. /
"Ah!.he cried Those frog: they
must die or my music perish!'
This was after the first Saturday
night concert Of the season in the
Plaza del Banos. on the beach, with
its sweep Of city gardens stretching
out beyond. and the frogs that Turk
In the lagoons and marshes.
2 Signor Muscente was playing the
mad scene from Lucia" La Monaca's
1.-THE and willowy form was bending
In unison with the music and making
his educated hair bow and bend grace,
fully as the cedars of Lebanon. The
reeds and the trasses were blending
in q grand symphony that tugged at
every soul string Of his listeners. when
from the flower and palm gardens
came the discordant note OF an elder
ly gentleman frog with basso that
denoted years Of training.
Then the lady froggies Joined, too.
and all thelittle frogs; until the strains
Of Lucia" were lost in the discord
and La Monaca was enacting mad
scene in real life. He spoke Italian
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Telephone IS Boon to King

at the same time the king may at
times be the cause OF profanity on the
part OF a disappointed subject When
the king requires to speak over a
trunk line he has the right to claim
priority Of service over all who may
be waiting to use the same line.
To let you understand what this
means. usually a person requiring to
use a trunk line, unless he is very
fortunate, has to wait at least half an
hour before other callers who have
requisitioned the line have finished
their business, for each caller is given
the line in turn.
While three minutes is the time al
lowed for call. except when the king
Is using it, his majesty has the priv
ilege of talking without any time lin
1t. AS matter of fact, however, the
king. who had occasion recently to
use the trunk lines rather frequently
rarely or never exceeds the time limit.
His majesty knows how telephone
should be used and is careful to OBJ
serve rules laid down to expedite the
traffic.
His majesty speaks rather slowly
and~distinctly. but not loudly, so that
his listener never has to ask him to
repeat a word. It is the experience
at the trunk exchange that the royal
calls are very quickly cleared.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
Ill LUCK FOLLOWS STEALING
United States Army OFFICER Who
Robbed Temple Of Idol Only Too
Ready to Return II.

Victoria. B. c. The steamer
Oceano. from Japan. brings advices
that a small idol Of Buddha which was
looted from Japanese temple by a
United States army offlcer in 1901 and
has since brought him misfortune has
been forwarded to E. g. Rabbit. act
ing consul general for America at
Yokohama. In the hope that the resti-
tuition of the bronze image to Japan
will break the hoodoo The fol-
lowing letter accompanied the idol:
Dear Sir: Inclosed find Jap
anese Image which is supposed to
have been taken from temple in
Japan by United States army Off.
Ger in 1901. This image is said to
have brought misfortune to the pos
SCISSOR. and was given 1t the other
day to dispose Of. iIf it is possible
to restore 1t to Its original owner.
kindly do SO. If not. dispose of It as
you see At"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
INVERTED MEN GUARD FOWLS.
Hen at Coming California Poultry
Show Valued at $1o,oo0-of
Orpinqton Breed.

Stockton, Cal.-"Peggy," hen the
owner values at $4,000. will be the
big feature of the first poultry show
to be given next November by the San
joaquin Poultry association. which has
already commenced the preliminaries
and expects to hold the biggest exhi.
bitions ever attempted in the west.
The famous hen is the property of q
stock farm near Kansas City, and is
of the crystal white Orpington breed.
She has created sensation wher.
ever shown, and is attended by five
liveried guards wherever she Is shown.
At the last exhibition she was ordered
from the showroom for blocking the
aisles. She was then moved to store
window. and was ordered out Of the
city where exhibited, as the crowds
about the window hindered the traf-
fic. Of the streets.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
M.rr,.se Her only Recour...

Marriage Her Only AecOurSe.
In factories Of the lower typo the
girl operative Is almost certain OF dis.
comfort, nervous exhaustion, disease
and premature old age. The lotterysof
marriage offers her a way Of escape
from these things. says Robert Haven
Schaufier. in Success Magazine. So
she escapes, but at some risk to her
self, to the community and to the
America of the next generation.
How do American factory girls feel
about the marriage question!
Rather dubious. AL In all, they con-
slider matrimony "a profound failure.
So far as l can determine, only three
of them In every ten believe that more
marriages turn out happily than un-
happily.
But there is another question about
which many seem to be still more du-
bious. That is the question Of staying
single.
"Marry?''
Helen D. burst for moment into
cynical laughter. Then the weary lines
came back around her mouth.
why, I'd marry anyone to get out
Of this
She was Just seventeen and small
for her age, but her features looked
twenty-seyen. She stopped and
coughed necessarily. and her worn lit
tie hands would not be still.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-13
BEGINS AN INFAMOUS RULE.
Nicaragua Adopts Recommendation
Policy Under Which, for Years,
Spain Governed Cuba.

49, l.. ~
Washington.-The state department
is informed that Nicaragua has be-
gun the recommendation policy which
made Spanish rule in Cuba so infa-
nous.
The department has the text of an
order issued by Sebastiana Salinas of
the department of Granada. which
commands "all the Inhabitants of the
Mombacko Ridge to assemble within
twenty-four hours in Granada, without
distinction of age or SEX
Persons not complying will be IRE
garded as revolutionists and treated
as SUCH" That is, If General Salinas
thinks At he may shoot them or starve
them into submission. The people of
this ridge are antiMadriz and they
are to be crushed in the most barbar-
Gus manner.