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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Reatles.


Amazing things. Beetles" the nat
uralist said. There's a bOmbardier
beetle, you know, that carries 4 gun
of eighteen charges. Eighteen times,
if pursued, this beetle can shoot. Tn.
der cover of the noise and smoke he
escapes.
There's a diving beetle that catches
fish. He has a natural diving suit that
enables him to breathe under water.
He will plunge down fifteen or twenty
feet after a minnow or young shad.
THE sexton beetle spends its life
burying dead animals. 1t lays twenty
eggs In each carcass, and thus the
young on Matching have an abundance
Of juicy and high meat to feed on.
Sexton beetles. working together. have
been known to bury a rabbit.
THE skunk beetle Is SO called not
without reason Dare to come too
near him in garden and he will wave
his antennae furiously and discharge
the vilest odor at you. The common
kitchen roach has this skunklike gift
also: hence l don't advise you to make
q pet Of him."-Los Angeles Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
All Named Alike.

A certain Lord Westmoreland fell in
love with the daughter Of Child. the
rich banker, who, however. would not
hear of the match. The lovers In spite
Of this met secretly and kept their love
alive, while Child complacently con
graduated himself that his daughter
had forgotten her whilom lover One
day, meeting Child in a club. Lord
Westmoreland said, what would you
do II, like my friend. you were in love
with lady and her father refused his
consent to allow them to marry?"
"Why, run away with her. Of
course" replied the unsuspecting Child.
Lord Westmoreland promptly follow
ed the advice Of the banker, who be-
came so irate that he refused to for
give the young couple and. dying. be-
Queathed all Of his vast wealth to their
child, Sarah. In order to secure the
wealth Lord and Lady Westmoreland
named all of their six children Sarah.
boys Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Owls Houses.

Owls houses are for the most part
quite without lining. Whether from
design or pure laziness the bones and
skulls Of small animals which they
have killed are left scattered about the
floor. Grewsome playthings for the
owl children! But one can scarcely
imagine even baby owl being any
thing but wise and dignified. 1t Is
easiest to picture them apparently
gravely musing on these skulls like
monks in their dark cells.
Since so many Of the owls have their
homes in hollow trees. We might ex.
pect some of their near relatives, the
ha wks, 10 be inclined to live In the
same way. One Of them. the little
sparrow hawk. does nest In the flick
er's abandoned home and In comfort
able knOthOles This bird. too, Is sat.
isfied with perfectly bare walls and
floor. though the floor consist Of small
chips left by the decaying wood or hy
some wOodpecker.-St. Nicholas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Trotter and Thorouahbred.

THE trotting horse is infinitely more
practical and useful speaking on
broad lines. than the Thoroughbred"
said well known horse breeder. to q
Washington Herald reporter. "a thor
oughbred has the speed for burst Of
time. but when 1t comes to do hard
work every day. day after day and
oil the year around. 1t cannot CON-
pete with the trOtting horse. The thor
oughbred is rattle Drained. has no
sense. is beyond all control. 1t doesn't
know when to stop or what to do in
a race: it simply runs until 1t cannot
run any longer. whereas the trOtting
horse is under the control Of Its driver
from start to finish and Obeys orders
at any time. The thoroughbred natu-
rally exceeds the trotter In Il burst OF
speed. but In the long run 1t cannot
compete AS general proposition. 1t
is accepted among ilorsemen that the
trotting horse is superior to the thor
oughbred for general purposes"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Good to Remember.

In planning road improvements 1t
should not be forgotten that when a
road is once improved with macadam
Or gravel the travel instantly doubles
or trebles, and the road surface must
De sufficiently strong and durable to
provide not only for the present traf-
iic on the road, but for the traffic which
.be improved highway will bring to
hat community.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12

Mexico possesses u curious physical
formation. Rising rapidly by sue
cessiOn Of terraces from the low.
sandy coasts on the east and west. 1t
eliminates In central plateau run
ming in q nOrthwesterly and south
easterly direction and having an elcva-
above the sea. High above this pla-
teau tower the snow capped crcsts Of
several volcanoes. most Of which are
extinct. Ten Of them are over l2.OOO
feet In height. and three look down
upon fertile valleys from attitudes Of
1882. 1885 and 1G.OtO feet These
are Popocatepetl. Orizaba and lxtucci-
huatl.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
They Were Attentive.

A clergyman preaching In u country
church for the first time was delighted
to find the congregation very attentive
and told the verger 80 after the serv-
Ice
The verger replied. "Lor' bless you.
sir. We was afi looking for you to dis
appear
''Why. what do you mean:' said the
clergyman.
well. sir. you see. the pulpit is rot
ten aud hasn't been preached In This
ten year or more. "-PearSon's Weekly
ilasty climbers have s:;ijen fails
French Proverb
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Auto Fees to Mend Ro oadS.

Bergen county. N. j.. has received
$37.92O from the auto fees paid into
the state fund. and to we'll known
construction company OF Hackensack.
N. j., were awarded four contracts
amounting to that sum for work to be
done on roads much travelled by New
York autoists. The board Of freehold
ers at a recent meeting voted to es-
tablish a road system that will cost
about 100000 and insure excellent
roads in the district close to New
York
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
ROADS MADE OF
OIL AND GRAVEL
They Are Very Durable For
Heavy Traffic.
MEANS OF CONSTRUCTING ONE
Much Care Required In the Selection
Of Stones Used-keen Judgment In
Mixing, Heating and Spreading the
Substances Is Necessary For Best
Results-RolI Road Thoroughly.

SuoStanceS IS Necessary FOR Best
Results-RolI Road Thoroughly.
The highway commission in the state
Of Massachusetts desired to construct
high class road of oil and gravel
during some experiments in road build.
ing. H.
A section of the state highway that
was in dilapidated condition was Sc
lected for the experiment The old
surface was loosened up with steam
roller picks, then shaped up with shov-
els and rolled down with steam
roller. but not tightly bound on top,
the old stones being loose rather than
otherwise to prevent crawling or wav-
ing of the bituminous gravel surface
The surfacing. which is really an oil
mixture. followed and consisted of sew
Ell grades of compositions designed to
determine as far as possible the COM
parative proportions of materials that
would give the best results.
They found gravel pit near by and
started to work at once. The kettles
for heating were set up on the road
near the pit and the mixing done there.
The gravel was screened. separated
into three sizes, and the stones over
one inch were thrown out as being
too large.
About eighteen gallons of oil per
cubic yard Of gravel were used The
oil md nt,n1t hs,, ,tx,1 tn
ly in kettles from 300 to 400 degrees
f.. asphalt being generally hotter than
the oil, care being taken not to burn
by overheating in the kettles. The ket-
ties used for this purpose We're Of two
patterns. both practically designed by
the highway commission. The one
used for heating the oil had capaci-
ty Of 500 gallons and the two for heat
ing asphalt capacity of 125 gallons.
The gravel and sand were also heat
ed separately by means Of thin iron
smokestacks laid on the ground with
wood fires The stacks were about ten
| feet long and laid in groups Of four
about eighteen inches apart and paral-
| lei with each other. The screened
sand or gravel was thrown over them
to depth Of about one foot. and after
being heated to a temperature approx
imately Of 225 degrees +. the stacks.
with the fire in them, were lifted out
of the heated gravel or sand. laid
down in another place and again COW
cred with the mineral to be heated.
The mixing Of the oil. gravel and
sand was done by hand shovelins on
wooden or steel mixing platforms, the
wooden ut first, but OH the steel. which
was much better. requiring less labor.
The heated sand and gravel in the
above proportiOn were measured out on
the platform by means Of measuring
box. Hot oil in small quantities. per
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Two Faced Babies.

Not that deceit Is born instinct,
but some babies must be two faced In
lhe cradle"
''Oh, that's not possible
II don't know. know child that
looks like it's rich aunt when she comes
on a visit and Is the exact image OF Its
rich uncle when he happens to be
there"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Rural Delivery and Good Roads.

The Intimate relation which exists
between good country roads and rural
free delivery of mail cannot be too
strongly emphasized. Communities
which would enjoy the latter must
make and maintain the former. In
many instances bad roads have pre-
vented the extension Of rural free de-
livery to communities where 1t was
greatly desired.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
St. Elmo's Fire.

st. Elmo's fire Is name popularity
given to luminous appearance some
times seen on dark and stormy nights
at the masthead and yardarms OF yes.
sells and also OH land at the top OF
church spires and trees and even on
horses names and about human heads.
1t Is due to the presence Of electricity.
generally at elevated points. where 1t
accumulates more rapidly than 1t can
be discharged and is named after st.
Elmo. the patron saint Of sailors.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Artful Local Tactics.

Lord Chancellor Erskine. with all his
arts and all his intrepidity In the face
Of Judge or jury. was easily upset by
anything which touched bis amour
propre Vanity was his foible. and he
had all the susceptibility which at
taches to 1t. One artfui attorney,
knowing this. used to plant man In
court in full view of Erskine to yawn
hideously Mt his most eloquent appeals
or to litter at his most tragic tones.
Once when Garrow. the we'll known
counsel. lost in thought. had fixed his
eyes vacantly upon him Erskine was
SO nut out that be stopped down and
hissed in his ear. who the devil do
you think can get on with that wet
blanket of face Of yours before
himY The same sensitiveness Of critl-
cism followed him into the house OF
commons.-Law Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
And Mother Offiejates.

Eddie-Do you have morning prayers
at your house: Freddie-We have
some kind Of a service when father
gets in.-New York Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12

He that always complains 10 never
aitied. Proverb.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12

Never hesitate about giving Chamber
!ain's Cough Remedy to children. It
contains no opium or other narcotics and
can be given with implicit confidence.
AS quick cure for coughs and colds to
which children are susceptible, it is un-
surpassed. Sold by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
Raateue'a Tribute to Lister.

OF all the tributes to the genius of
Lord Lister. the discOverer of antisep-
tic surgery, probably the most touch.
ing was that paid to him by Pasteur.
the famous French scientist. At
meeting Of savants In Paris many
years ago Lord Lister was present,
and his brilliant achievements were
explained to the audience by PaSteur.
AS he progressed In his speech he be-
came more and more emotional. and
at last he was SO carried away by
his own eloquence that the tcnrs stood
In hin eyes. Finally he stepped down
from the platform. took Lord Lister.
who was in the front row Of the audi
ence. by both hands. led him back on
to the platform aud kissed him on both
cheeks. after the manner Of the
French, in full view Of the assembly.
Few could have looked on unInoved
at the great Frenchnan's act Of hOm-
age to the distinguished English sur.
poOn
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23

the judicial habit and he will listen to and weigh arguments.
 John Hays Hammond is a neighbor of the Presidents and privileged visitor. We met him on the porch, renewed old acquaintance and gossip ed about California politics while awaiting audience, and MT. Hammond waived his privilege and insisted that we. should attend to our business be- fore he called. The President caught sight of him through window while the Colonel and I were telling our troubles, and he shouted: Hello Jack! waite for me few moments"
 As we came out, Senator Warner was ushered in and was greeted with booming Hello, old Missouri-never- tire" The Senator went in and talked ship subsidy and the prospects of geteting bill through Congress. The President wants reasonable subsidy bill, if one can be devised not grab or graft for a privileged few.
 No. politics were touched in our conference, but if can read between the lines or make guess from what little picked up on the outside, there will be something doing pretty soon in the Republican party and 1t won't be all harmony. The Reclamation Service Is in for bad quarter of an hour when the ball opens, and ven ture the prediction that the Colonel will not be heard booming his great and good friend Will for a second term so you wonld notice it.
 ALLEN KELLY.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23
NEXT SEASONS ADJUSTMENTS
Prospects Good for at Least Two Shows Each Month at the Holt Opera House-lmproVe-
 ments Planned.

Indications point to a lively season of entertainments in the Holt Opera House next fall and winter. MT. Holt Is planning with H. c. Wyatt, on whose circuit this house Is carried, to have at least two good shows sent to Fl Centro each month. These with the local entertainments sure to be scheduled will make the entertain ment season a lively one.
 Plans have been prepared for the placing of a system of gas lights In the opera house this summer, so that they may be ready for any emergency. Last winter it was necessary to gar ner in all the lanterns available in the town when the electric light ser vice failed on show night.
 The advertising curtain which has dlsngured this house for the past year Is to be discarded and a handsome drop curtain depicting boating scene will take its place.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23
Pays More Than Million Dol lars for Tract of Thirty
 Two Thousand Acres
Inter- California Land Company, of which w. F. Holt is President, sells Lands Around cocopah at Advance of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, Over Price Paid Year Ago.

W. F. Holt, who has been in Impe- rial Valley this week, and who de- parted yesterday for his home in Red lands, announced while here the con- sumation of one of the most important deals in Colorado delta lands made during the past year This is the sale of the thirty-two thousand acre tract of land An Lower California, just below the international line and lying in Imperial Valley which was owned by the Inter- California Land Company, of which MT. Holt is the president
 The entire tract has been sold by the company to Cudahy, head of the great packing houses of this name in Chicago, and who has winter home in Pasadena. The purchase price is $1, 100000.
 This sale is notable from several points of view. Primarily 1t shows that men of large affairs are con- vinced of the desirability of invest ments in Imperial Valley and have confidence in this section, notwith- standing the various problems which have confronted the settlers. It also shows the general advancement in values, as this tract of land will net the Inter- California Land Company $400,000 on their investment of a little less than one year The company purchased this land from the Cali fornia- Mexico Land & Cattle Con- pany for $25 per acre, and has just sold the property for $375O per acre. The company has spent about $30,000 on improvements, surveys, etc., on the land during it's ownership.
 The tract lies along the line of the Inter- California Railroad from Calexico to Yuma by way of Mexican territory, and has within its boundaries some of the richest lands in the valley. The central point is the townsite and station of Cocopah, where the Inter- California Land Company had planned considerable development to be car- ried out under the direction of w. F. Holt, whose ability as a town builder has been demonstrated in the Ameri- can side of the valley.
 MT. Cudahy, the new owner, has made several visits to the property and has stated that he will proceed at once to carry out the plans ma tured by the selling company. He will spend one million dollars on de- velopment work in the land, and will establish various enterprises there.
 The news is of importance to the various towns on the American side, as the development of this great tract will cause much business to be turned to these places.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23
GOVERNMENT ALLOWS
 WEIR IN COLORADO RIVER !

x The War Department on We'd x x nesday granted permission for the <
 x placing of temporary dam in x < the Colorado river below the Inn x < perial Intake, in order that the x
 x bed of the river may be silted up x
 < and larger supply of water may X < he turned through the heading x < that supplies Imperial Valley, x x This permission had been anx- x < iously awaited, and as soon as it x was received Engineer Clarke start x
 x ed movements. He has material x
 < assembled and immediately or x
 < ganized a corps of men for the x < work, which will be prosecuted x x with day and night forces. It is x
 x believed that the weir may be x x placed in the river within ten or x
 < twelve days; but Engineer Clarke x < believes that even sooner than < < this the good effects will be ap- * < parent, as he believes that each x < pile driven in the river bed will x < catch silt that will soon form a x X bar and make a noticeable rise * x in the river bed before the weir x < is completed. x x While the valley must be on x < short service of water until this x X work is completed, there is good * < reason to expect that within two x < weeks the results desired will be * < achieved, and meanwhile the * * prospects of Arizona rains which x x may fill the Gila river afford an- x x other hope of betterment in the * < water situation. * * x * x X * x < x x x x * * x * x x
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23
MAKE GREATEST INCREASE
Imperial Valley Christian Endeavor Union Leads State in Percentage
 of Growth.

At the twenty third annual conven- tion of the California Christian En- deavor Union held at San Jose, July 1-5, a banner was awarded to the county showing the largest propor- tionate increase in societies and mem- bers. The banner was properly earned by Imperial County but through some misunderstanding was given to Fresno County. The local secretary las the matter in hand and the banner may be waiving in this section in the immediate future.
 The Imperial County Union of Christian endeavor was organized in March of this year and the young people deserve praise for their en- ergy. Starting with a society at Im- perial, one at Calexico and another at Heber, they managed to organize societies in every town of importance. Except Brawley, making a total of ten societies in the valley.
 The convention at San Jose was we'll attended, the total registration being 1916. The commendable features of the convention were the hospitality displayed by San Jose endeavorers, the defniteness and completeness which characterized each address and conference and the fact that 1O7 young people offered themselves for service on the foreign mission field,
 The next convention of the state union will be, held July 1-5, 1911, at Santa Ana, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23
Four Deaths This Week At- tributed to This Cause
 Stock Also Suffers
Records Broken for Combination of High Temperatures and Humidity in Imperial Valley During Past Seven Days.-Prostrations Reported From Towns and Country Districts.

Imperial Valley this week has ex- perienced a period of high tempera- lures coupled with unusual humidity, making combination which has been severely. trying on people and stock. Prostrations from heat have been re- ported from various points, and four deaths are attributed to this cause.
 George Kaiser, a dairyman at El Centro. was overcome by the heat while making his rounds on Tuesday, and was taken to Central Hospital for treatment. He died on Wednesday evening.
 w. V. Shannon, a bridge carpenter, who had recently come to Fl Centro from Los Angeles, and who was in the employ of the Holton nter-urban Railroad, collapsed on Thursday fore noon and died at Central Hospital the same afternoon.
 H. A Carlson died in the field of Anton Gerdes, for whom he was work ing, seven and a half miles west of Silsbee, Wednesday afternoon. He was overcome by the heat and fell unconscious in the road, where he was discovered while still alive, but he died within two hours after being found unconscious. He was about tbirt1 6xyo xzaare of aoa hod z. bo,,o stead near Keystone and had deposits in Los Angeles and El Centro banks. It is not known that he had any relatives in this country.
 Jesus Gonzales, Mexican section man at Imperial Junction, aged 43 years died after two hours illness. Wednesday afternoon, the heat having prostrated him. He leaves a widow and four children. An inquest was held by Judge J. F. Tout, in the ab- sence of Coroner Mitchell
 Frank Parker, x-nightwatchman at El Centro, was striken Dy the heat on Wednesday and was taken to Gen. tral Hospital where he is recovering
 Other cases of prostration are re- ported from the valley towns and at various points Fin the country, and the present season, because of the great humidity is making record of the most trying summer weather ever known in TmneriaI Va1lav
 Stock has suffered severely, and deaths of horses are reported in sev- eral instances.
 John Harrington, who had been an employe of B. G. Irwin, was found unconscious shortly after midnight on Wednesday night, in the alley back of the Fl Centro Meat Market, and died
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-23

before a physician could be summoned. He had been drinking and was thus an easy victim of the heavy heat.
 One death occurred at Calexico and one at Hanlon Heading on Thursday as results of collapses from wednes- days heat.
 Alfred J. Ansele of Imperial col lapsed from the effects of the heat and died soon after, Wednesday af- ternoon while hoeing cotton. MT. Ansele came from England a few months ago with his family so was not accustomed to Imperial Valley heat.
 Mrs. w. A. Henderson died sud- denly at her home near Holtville.
 A report brought in by a commer- cial traveller from Yuma, indicates that the heat has claimed several victims there.
 In nearly every instance where deaths have occurred during this hot period the victims have been those who have been drinking intoxicating liquors, anud who for this reason had little resisting powers. Liquor and extremely hot weather have been proven conclusively to be the worst possible combination.