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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-07-13

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-07-13

Weiiter eSiion iteut Die bdloiue
ebftJofh,ng Der Srouepcar m aus.
fitt. Bon Der Gbi4nffung Der 2e'
6erftrippe iaat er IeiSer nidts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

rutty and soft, it is generally better to
go over the road twice and in some
places oftener.
The drag should be fioored with
boards which are separated by open
spaces Of sufficient width 50 that the
dirt which falls over will rattle
through. and yet they should be close
enough so that the driver can move
about upon the drag quite freely.
To insure the successful operation
Of the drag it is necessary for the
driver to use careful judgment Some
times it is essential that the blade be
held down SO that the drag will cut
roots and weeds. while at other times
the front edge should not bear too
heavily upon the surface. as 1t will
dig out soft place which would be
better II left undisturbed. This regu-
lation of the cutting edge can be- ac-
complished by the driver moving back
and forth or to the right and left on
the drag.
If the road is to be crowned with
the drag it is often well to plow a
light furrow along the sides and work
this loosened dirt to the center. On
roads with heavy traffic the drag
should be used much oftener and with
more care than on roads with ligh,
traffic.
The distance from the drag ut which
the team is hitched affects the cnttin:
\ long hitch permits the blade 10 cu1
deeper than short hitch: likewise +:
heavy doubletree will cause the cut
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
HUNTING THE WALRUS.
The Eskimo Takes Advantage Of tn

The Eskimo Takes Advantage Of the
Animals Curiosity.
In his frail skinboat 1t is a difficult
and dangerous task for the Eskimo to
60 out to sea forty to sixty miles and
intercept the walrus as he passes on
his migration into the Arctic.
One carcass will fill his boat, for 1t
weighs from 1000 to 1900 pounds.
He hunts the walrus when they are
lying asleep on the ice foes in herds
from ten to several hundred. Death
must be instantaneous, else with few
rolls or the peculiar numbering. hump
Ing movement (seen Of the seal when
ashore). he makes the few feet to the
water and then Is lost. as he has not
sufficient blubber and air to float. He
has much natural curiosity. and If not
scared by shots will come up close to
your boat or the ice foe on which you
are sitting. squirting. snorting and roll
ing his eyes; with his cleaning tusks
and bristled snout he has an uncanny.
goblin, monster-like appearance A
herd Of fifty or sixty of them will come
up en- masse. raise high out of the
water to stare ut you. then snort.
squirt and disappear again. only to
come up on the same spot and repeat
the maneuver indefinitely Taking
advantage of this the Eskimos hide be-
hind Ice hummocks and throw har-
poOn into one. then snub the tough
rawhide line around an ice cake He
must perforce come up to blow. and re
Is then killed with the rife The thick
skin and the mass IF biubber and meat
beneath render him almost invnlner-
able.-Pacific Monthly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

KING ROAD DRAG MADE OF PLANKs
out doubt the best implement for keeI,
ing roads in shape and in many in
stances is as efficient as any other im-
plement in the construction Of earth
roads.
The King drag can be constructed
uf either split log or Il plank. but in
Nebraska the plank is much easier to
obtain than the log; hence this brief
description pertains to the construction
from planks.
Select Il good yellow pine. asl, or oak
plank two inches thick. twelve inches
wide and fourteen feet leug Cut this
in two ut an angle so that one edge
of each piece is seven fee, six inches
Ion. and the other edge is six feet six
inches long Spike to the back and
along the center of each of these
planks a two inch by six inch piece
which re.enforces the plan. Bore the
holes for the cross stakes about TWEEN
y
from each end with two and one-hali
inch auger. using care to keep the auger
perpendicular to the plank The two
inch by four inch brace at the front
end should start from the middle Of
the rear plank and drop to the bottom
part of the front plank. The blade.
which is generally made of stock cutter
steel. should be given the proper cut
ing slope by placing wedge shaped
strip between it and the plank. One
end of the chain is fastened to q cross
stake. and the other passes through Il
hole in the plank and is held in posi-
tiOn by means of n pin.
The use Of the drag is more salts.
factory if the road has first been
crowned with blade grader. but
whenever this Is not convenient and
the traffic is not too heavy the road
may be gradually brought to a crown
by means Of the drag.
The surface of the average country
road should be covered in one round
with the drag. One horse should be
driven on the inside of the wheel
track and the other OH the outside the
drag being set by means Of the chain
50 that it is running at an angle Of
forty-five degrees with the wheel track
and working the earth toward the
'.enter of the road In the spring.
when the roads are more likely to he
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

AFTER LECTUPK.
and after the first corn trains were
run shows an increase of "a bushels
to the acre. Careful observers credit
a large share of this increase to the
seed corn trains. Figuring the average
acreage and the average farm value
for the five years. the increase was
worth more than $S.OOO.OOO year.
The extra "a bushels have done much
to bolster up the diminishing food
supply.
Since 1904 special trains of various
kinds have been run for the benefit
of the farmers. Oregon has run an
apple train. Ohio has run dairy
train, and the people of that state have
been taught to test their cows and get
rid Of those which are not paying for
their board. South Dakota and north
ern Iowa have run oat trains and
taught the farmers how to put the oat
crop on the paying side Of the ledger.
Illinois has run good roads train.
teaching the farmers by the object
lesson how they can have hard roads
the year around. The special train Is
spectacular. but that is one of the rea-
sons for its success 1t reaches more
people in a given length Of time than
all other methods of agricultural ex-
tension together In Iowa last winter
three weeks work with special trains
spread the gospel Of corn testing to
more than $1,000 farmers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
london's Dramatic Ccr--,

London has had its ::l,S'i.., .ramatic
censOrS even If it cannot G''i., come up
to Vienna. Collcy Cibber in his auto.
biography tells us of one master Of the
revels who was responsible for the H.
censing of plays in these ds,.S cxl-1~-
ing the whole first act OF "R;c!iard II"
on the ground that the distrcsses of
Henry vi. would remind weak people
Of King James. then living in France.
In fact. Shakespeare has more than
once been censored. for king Lear"
was inhibited during the illness OF
George III. George Collnan when
reader of plays banned the use of suf h
words as angel and heaven.--Lontlon
ChrOnicle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
ling edge to settle deeper than a light

ling edge to settle deeper than a light
one
There are very few periods of the
year when tn" nse Of the drag does
not benefit the road. but il does the
best work whea :he SCI. 4; moist and
yet not too sticky. This is frequently
within half days time after rain
When the earth is in this state it
works the best. and the effects of work
Ing It are fully as beneficial us ut any
other time. The Nebraska soils when
mixed with water and thoroughly
worked become remarkably tough and
imperviOus to rain. and if compacted
in this condition they become extreme
~ hard. This action of the soil in be
coming so hard and smooth not only
helps 10 shed the water during a rain.
but also greatly retards the formation
of dust
s" mich has been written and said
pertaining to the great benefits from
the use Of the road drag that many
people beginning the use OF II become
discouraged before they are well start
I'd. They should not feel thus, as II
often takes Il whole season for the
road to become properly puddled and
baked to withstand the rains and traf-
fic. After road has been worked with
drag only short time it is not we'll
to expect it to stand up to heavy traf-
fic during continued damp spell with
out being affected. However. II will
take far heavier traffic than most earth
roads receive to more than scuff up
the surface. During the four years
that the writer has observed the road
shown in the illustrations only once
has 1t ever become SO soft that teams
were not hauling ton and half of
coal In each load over it, Even in the
fall of 1909 teams were delivering
$500 pounds of coal at load to the
university farm boiler house before
the roads became frozen
1t Is not well to consider the benefits
from q good road rs solely confined to
heavy traffic. for there is no doubt
that the time saved to light vehicles
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Good, Road Helpers,

Don't be jealous Of the automobile
owner. for If he doesn't happen to own
land In your township he is paying
taxes in some other place and thus
contributes his share toward the max
stances he is advancing money to aid
in road construction If road Is
made better for an automobile it Is
also made better for buggy with
load Of eggs in the back end.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
To Make Him Sleep.

Unfit for duty because Of insom-
nia' was the record Of New York
policeman for several weeks.
Inspector Ryrnes sen: for the man
and gave him Il little bit Of advice.
thus: Tonight, about midnight. pnt
on your uniform. belt. hat. revolver.
take night stick in hand and go to
lean against it hard. "a If you were
really on duty. You'll go to sleep. all
right."-New York Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
A Good Move.

1t Is a good idea TO have clean
ditch OF each side of the road before
winter. The other day farmer pIow
ed a good furrow out of each ditch
of the road alongside his farm. and he
pulled the dirt over the grade With a
road drag. 1t was a neat thing to do
The dirt put on the grade was not
enough to make mud but enough to
open a clear track for the water into
each ditch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

Never leave home on journey with
out a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. It is
almost certain to be needed and cannot
he obtained when on board the cars or
steamships. For sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Calcium Chloride For Preventing Dus,

Calcium Chloride For Preventing Duss.
The Houston TEX, Post has the fol-
lowing discussion of dust preventive:
Second in importance only TO the
construction of good roads themselves
Is the solution of the dust problem.
Automobile traffic has had revolu-
tionary effect upon road building and
has taxed the utmost energies Of road
engineers throughout the world to
cope with the new conditions which
have arisen The dust that is raised
by rapidly moving machine is disa-
greeble and annoying not only to other
users of the highway as well IA the
occupants Of automobiles following in
the wake of the car ahead but also
the residents along the road The only
real and permanent solution Of the
problem Is the construction Of a binder
that will not yield to the effects Of au-
tOmobile traffic. Oil and tar together
with various other preparations have
been tried out. and especially abroad.
with only fair success In most cases
their application is expensive and their
effects disagreeable The greatest sat
isfaction from all Standpoints has
been obtained both III The United
States and abroad from the use of cal
clum chloride. 1t is the cheapest of all
layers, with the exception of water.
and In some cases Is much more eco
n0mical than the latter when the cost
of dust prevention for the whole sea
son is taken into consideration. One
of its greatest advantages is that 1t
Is clean and absolutely odorless. In
fact. 1t seems to have been demonstrate
ed that calcium chloride can be used
with profit on frequently travelled
highways.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Tryino to HELD.

Hotel Clerk Ito rural guest closing
front entrance,-Hey. there. What are
you trying to do! Uncle Eben Don't
git excited. young fellow! jes'
thought. seeing as how ! was prOb'ly
the last one IN tonight. Id do the
right thing and lock the doors fore
going to bed! Puck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Up to His Standard.

A merchant in small town was
about to become bankrupt for the sew.
enth time He called in the account
ants to go over his books. When they
had finished they told him he would
be able to pay cents on the dollar.
A troubled look came over the mer-
chants face Heretofore" he said.
81 have always paid 10 cents on the
dollar. and I'll do 1t now" he affirmed
as benevolent smile overspread his
face. "IIl pay the rest out of my own
pocket" ."-Everybody's
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
How People Die.

It is estimated that the average
duration of human life IS thirty-three
years. A quarter of the people die dur
ing the seventh year and half before
the seventeenth. OF every 1000 per-
sons one only reaches 100 years, six in
100 get to 65 and one in 500 to 30 It
is further estimated that throughout
the world 5O.O0O,COO die annually. 1885,
coo a day, nearly 5000 an hour. 30 a
minute, or three in every two seconds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
BACK TO
THE FARM
XV.-Brineine the College
to the Farmer.
BY G. v. GREGORY.

tCopyright 1910. by American Press Asso-
citation
~ HE agricultural colleges. the
secondary schools and the
rural schools are doing great
deal to educate the farmers
OF the future. To educate the farmers
ol the present some other system is
needed. This has been provided in
many communities through extension
departments of the agricultural col
'eSes The purpose of these depart
ments Is to get as close as possible to
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Discretion.

Wife (whose husband. the local
mayor. has just been knfghted,-Have
you heard from the man who offered
to trace our pedigree? Husband-Yes:
he has found out more than enough.
Wife-What did you pay him? Hus-
band = Fifty pounds to hold his
tongue!-London Opinion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Wide Hats In 1898.

An artist has advertised that he
makes up wornout umbrellas into
fashionable gypsy bonnets. The tran
sition is so easy that he is scare to
be praised for the observation-disclosures
Times. July Z, 1898.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Hospitals For Advanced Cases.

BY DR. WILLIAM II. WEIGH
It is not 80 easy to say exact
" what has been responsible for
this progressive diminution in
the amount OF tuberculosis. but
Koch in Germany and Arthur
Newsholme. the best vital statis-
tician in English speaking coun-
tries, came to the conclusion
that the factor that has done the
most is what is called institu-
tional segregation. That means
the isolation Of patients with tu-
berculosis, SO far as is possible.
in institutions. That should be
emphasized today as the central
feature of the campaign against
tuberculosis. and the great need
In this country Is supply Of
suitable hospitals for these cases
Of advanced tuberculosis
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Hello, Bill!

- hss's are you going2
II. ii s0lns to Plain Dealing.
Il -. you going to Plain Dealing for?
IEtaa 81. ~ ody some Wall Paper and Paint.
I ll3sf g spsper and paint my house.
MS ~ 50 Tar to buy, can't you buy nearer
Enss' - out E. M. CARSTARPHEN & son,
~ Il. SUI decorators, handle the very best
rs.s $500 !. lar below those of any one else,
go. ..sm 70 DO the work for they always
on. ! have seen their work and it
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

For summer diarrh9a in children
always give Chamberlain's Collie Chol-
era and Diarrh9a Remedy and castor
oil, and speedy cure is certain. For
sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
Matter Of lnteIlioenca.

Mrs. Suburbs John. did You call ut
the intelligence office today to inquire
about maid Of all work? Suburbs
Yes. my dear Mrs Suburbs Couldn't
you find one? Suburbs-Oh. yes: |
found dozen. hut they were all too
Chicago News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

q, ~ can get the Banner one year
eost BY securing us three new
vance subscribers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20

rHE SAME ROAD AFTER THREE YEARS
DRAGGING.
and the greater pleasure derived from
their use over good roads far sur.
pass the economy in heavy hauling.
While driving over well crowned.
smooth road the team does not have to
follow the usual rut. no stacking has
to be made for Irregularities in the
surface, and 1t matters not whether
one or two horses are being driven.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
EFFICIENT uni
ROAD IMPLEMENT
Construction and Methods Of
Using a Plank Drag,
WORKS BEST ON MOIST SOIL
Better Results Achieved by First
Crownins Roadway With a Blade
Grader-How to Operate the Machine
Successfully.

How to construct and use one of the
most useful and handy devices for i'm
proving earth roads is described in the
Breeders Gazette by Professor L. W.
Chase of the Nebraska experiment sta
station. who says:
The split log drag. or. as il Is com
nonly called. the King drag. is with
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
~ C. CHANDLER, M. D.,
Specialist

In diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
Office, Rooms 1924, Levy building, Shreveport
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NOMEGYS & RATZBURG,
Dentists,

Offices, second floor of Cooper Build
ing ShreyepOrt La
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-03

;,o measures for protection. On jan
nary Il 1888, some twenty OF the
prominent men of Greene county me-
in convention and resolved TO peti-
ton North Caroline" to olFioe IL
state and cede the territory west OF
the mountains to Congress; n ina
John Sewer keep the OF tue
inhabitants.,' On being informed OF
these proceedings, Governor JonIston
wrote to General Martin n a SesieL
appears to be incorriSible; ana l lear
We will nave no peace in your quarter
till he is proceeded against to the last
extremity; but he directed Martin 10
act with prudence and concliiation
both in regard to the inhabitants ana
the Indians Before summer came,
however. Sewer had HIS
opposition to the State of North CARO-
lima. At the ugu election ne was
chosen to represent his county IN tne
State Senate. and he appeared along
with other members when. IN
November. the Assem- bly, met at ray
etteville. His disabilities had not been
removed: but during the session ne
presented a memorial to the BODY. On
November 30th a committee draWlng
a vote over his particular offense. re-
ported tina when the people In the
Western counties first 10
subvert the government, sewer op-
posed them and prevented electlons
from DeluS Ilo10 III l"o VI tHC 49,
ties: and that he was not as highly
reprehensihle as many others A
bill was therefore passed including
him in the general pardon and ne
| took his seat in the Assembly; and,
further, it was declared that he still
held the office of Brigadier-General
under his original appointment in
1884. And thus the last vestige OF tho
State of Franklin was. by Cancellation
and moderation. buried out OF sight,,
without the punishment tot any per-
son for engaging in the insurrect1on.
and Sewer, who for years had been
the central figure in the revolt was.
on his first submission to the laws
of the commonwealth, admitted to a
seat in the Assembly and restored to
the honors and enoluments of mill
tary commander in his district.
In February, 1890, when because or
the formation Of the Federal Union.
ample protection to the inhabitants
was assured North Carolina, conveyed
her Western territory to the United
States. and Tennessee was even adj
mitted into the Union.
THE ENID
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@N-7-1-UF
FORMING OF THE
A FRANKLIN
CONTINUED From Page Seven.)

This day they are to meet at Greene;
tomorrow at Jonesboro, and Wednes-
day, if not before they push here"
And he called for aid. A few friends
reached him in time. But soOn the
Governor with $50 men and a small
amor appeared on the scene and
demanded an unconditional sur
render. Upton valiantly defed him.
Truly Sewers situation was embar-
RAISING. He had no desire for blood
His commission as Governor
was to expire within three days, and
his State had virtually ceased to ex-
list. Stigmatized as a rebel by the
Carolina officers, he doubtless COM
pretended that to use military force
against the Carolina authorities placed
in jeopardy the lives of himself and
his followers. It was levying war and
high treason. For nearly four years
two conflicting governments had been
carried on in that Wilderness; and de-
spite personal enmities, despite the
clashing Of the courts and the antago-
nistic authority Of the militia officers,
there had been no serious collision.
This of itself is high evidence of the
wisdom, courage and moderation of
Sewer, as Well as Of the f~orbearance
Of the inhabitants generally. Now cir
cumstances %springing from his per-
sonal affairs brought the Governor
A1S ~ 1o\C ~ oIl III III
ening bloodshed. He had probably
hoped to redress his wrongs by a show
Of superior strength; but a hard fate
had brought him into a position from
which he could not retreat with credit,
nor proceed without hazarding conse-
quences for which he had no heart.
He became a prey to conflicting emo
tions-sad and detected. There was
no assault made on the house; but
some firing took place, not in Sewers
presence. Those passing into Tipton's
premises were fired on, and one or
two killed and wounded. but there was
no engagement At length, in the
early morning Of February % Colo
mel Maxwell. Of Sullivan county. to
whom Upton a appealed for aid
approached with his militia. He hid
mad a night march. The weather
was very cold, and there was a blind
ing snow storm. AS he neared the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-03
6E"P
GREAT TRUTHS.

Great truths are dearly bought. The
common truth.
Such as men give and take from
day to day,
Comes in the common walk Of easv
life,
Blown by the careless wind across
our way.
Great truths are greatly won, not
found by chance.
Nor waited on the breath Of sum-
mer dream;
But grasped in the great struggle OF
the soul
Hard buffeting with adverse wind
and stream.
But in the day of conflict, fear, and
grief,
When the strong hand Of God. put
forth in might.
Ploughs UP the subsoil of the tagnant
heart
And brings the imprisoned truth
seed to the light,
Wrung from the troubled spirit in
hard hours
OF weakness, solitude, perchance Of
pain,
truth springs like harvest from tha
well-ploughed field,
And the soul feels it has not went
in vain.
Horatius Bonar.-