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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
OlLlNG PARK ROADS.

Methods Of Application Employed In
Kansas City.
The method Of applying oil to the
park roads in Kansas City, Mo. is
said by Superintendent Dunn to be ac-
complished by the use of ordinary
water sprinkling wagons in the follow.
ing way. The wagons are adapted to
this service by attaching tin trough
six inches wide and six inches deep
and long enough TO inclose the dis
charge valves. this trough being per.
forated with three-Quarter inch holes
about one and half inches apart. The
oil is allowed to flow into this through
the valves anG is evenly distributed
over the road through the holes.
Previous 10 oiling. the macadam
streets are swert md the oil is ap-
piled rather lightly and is covered with
loose sweepings from the street to
prevent. as far as pussibie the objec.
tionable features Of niling Applying
the oil by this pro ess Is dirty work
and inconveniences the public for q
short time while the road is being
treated.
To minimize the latter tls depart
ment barricades the section to be treat.
ed. combining this to one side of the
street at time. placing the sign
Fresh Oil" on the barricade. Super.
intendent Dunn gives the following as
the cost Of this treatment: Total area
oiled. 78O.O66 square yards: total num-
Der Of gallons used. 213.4S5: cost of oil
per gallon ut distributing tank.
$OO2171: total cost Of oil used. $4 4,G3:i.-
36; total cost Of applying the same
labor. teams and DUST. S7,37257;
annual cost Of oil per square yard.
$OOO592; the annual cost Of applying
the same per square yard. $0OO942;
total cost Of oiling pavement per square
yard. $O.O1534.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
Salt m = Dust LAYER.

As q general rule the roads in and
around French towns are tarred Mt the
commencement of the summer In order
to abate the dust nuisance. It has.
however. been found that tar. although
excellent in the case of macadamized
roads, Is of little or no value where
car lines exist and paved street cross
ings intersect the roads in every direc-
tion. as tarring cannot be carried out
on stones.
The authorities. basing their action
on the well known hygrometrical prop
critics of common salt. have made q
test Of its value in laying the dust
Twenty yards Of roadway have been
sprinkled literally with salt and then
watered freely. If the results are sat
isfactory. salt will be used throughout
the town of Havre, 1t being impossible
to tar the majority Of the streets. as
they are paved with rough stone
hlOcES
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01

SUCCEEU
snipe he was marked simultaneously
as game by two hunters. One was
Bully" Mcguire, whose system OF
sport required the use of a strong arm
and the misuse Of an eight inch piece
Of lead pipe. The other Nimrod of the
asphalt was "Spider" Kelley, sports
man with more refined methods.
In pouncing upon their self evident
prey Mr. Kelley was shade the
quicker. His elbow Tended accurately
the onslaught Of Mr.. Mcclure.
"G'wanv' he commanded harshly. Il
saw it first" Mcguire skunk away.
awed by superior Intelligence.
Pardon me- said Mr.. Kelley to the
general. "but you got balled UP in the
shuttle, didn't you? Let me assist you" !"
He picked up the generals hat and
brushed the dust from 1t.
The ways Of Mr.. Kelley could not
but succeed. The general. bewi!dered
and dislnayed by the resoundins
streets. welcomed his deliverer,
II have DESIRE" said the general
ito return to the hotel Of O'Er.a;. l.
which l am stop. Caramba. Se,,oi'
here is loudness and rapidness cf 20
ng and coming in the city of t'.ss
yeuva York.
Mr. Kelley's politeness would n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
More Good Roads Planned.

State highway commissioners OF sew
eral states. engineers and others inter-
ested in road improvement in different
parts of the country attended the an.
nual meeting of the American Road
Builders association. Several changes
in the organizations constitution ana
bylaws were made and plans formu
lated for extending the work of the
association throughout the United
States and Canada The following Of
iicers were elected: Harold Parker.
chairman Of the Massachusetts state
highway commission. president: E. l..
Powers Of New York secretary; Ma
jor Walter W. Crosby chief engineer
Of the Maryland state roads commits.
sion. treasurer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01

In diseases OF the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
Once, Rooms s2-sa, Levy building, Shreveport
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
THE COLD that
CL|TTERED
A Revolution That Failed Because
of a Blond Pompadour.
BY o. HEN RY.

oy ~. 0eNnY.
copyright. 1910, by Doubleday. Page T.
Company.i
A story with a moral appended is
like the bill of mosquito. 1t bores
you and then injects stinging drop
to irritate your conscience; therefore
let us have the moral first and be done
with it. All is not gold that giitters,
but it is wise child that keeps the
stopper in his bottle of testing acid.
Where Broadway skirts the corner
of the square presided over by George
the Veracious is the Little Rialto.
Westward and southwark from the
Thespian glare are one or two streets
where Spanish American colony has
huddled for little tropical warmth
In the nipping north. The center Of
life in this precinct is Ell Refugio. a
cafe and restaurant that caters to the
volatile exiles from the south.
One day Hamburg-American liner
deposited upon pier No. 50 General
rerrico Ximenes Villablanca Falcon, Il
passenger from Cartagena.- The gen
eral was between a clay bank and
bay in complexion, had a forty-tNo
inch waist and stood five feet four
with his Du Barry heels.
General Falcon had enough English
under his hat to enable him to inquire
his way to the street in which El Re
fugio stood. When he reached that
neighborhood he saw a sign before
respectable red brick house that read,
"Hotel Espanol" In the window was
a card in Spanish, "Aqui Sc habla
Espanol." The general entered. sure
of congenial port.
the proprietress. She had blond-oh.
unimpeachably blond!-hair. For the
rest she was amiability and ran large
ly to inches around. General Fal; on
brushed the floor with his broad brim-
med hat and emitted quantity of
Spanish. the syllables sounding like
firecrackers gently popping their way
down the string of bunch.
Spanish or dago?" asked Mrs.
O'Brien pleasantly.
81 am a Colombian, madame" said
the colonel proudly. II speak the
Spanish. The advisement in your win
dow say the Spanish he is spoken
here. How is that?'
"Well, you've been speaking it. ain't
your said "the madame" "1m sure
can't"
At the Hotel Espanol General Falcon
engaged rooms and established him
self. At dusk he sauntered out upon
| the streets to view the wonders of this
roaring city of the north. AS he walked
he thought of the wonderful golden
hair Of MADAME O'Brien.''
At the corner of Broadway and the
Little Rialto the general became il
volved. The street cars bewildercd
him, and the fender of one upset hln
against pushcart laden with oranges
A cab driver missed him an inch Will
a hub and poured barbarous execra
tions upon his head.
| AS the general futtered out of the
streamers of passers like wounded
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01

exported from this country to pas
through the war department. Now, il
i can do anything for you l will be
glad to do so to Oblige my old fri, !:
Mr.. Kelley. But it must be in absolu,e
secrecy. rs the president, as | have
said. does not regard favorably the
efforts Of your revolutionary party i'll
Colombia. will have my orderly bring
a list of the available arms now in the
warehouse
The secretary struck a bell, and an
orderly with the letters A. D. T. on
his cap stepped into the room.
Bring me Schedule B of the small
arms inventory" said the secretary.
The orderly quickly returned with a
printed paper. The secretary studied
1t closely.
II find" he said, 'that in warehouse
of government stores there is a ship
ment of 2.00O stands of Winchester
rifles that were ordered by the sultan
of Morocco. who forgot to send the
cash with his order Our rule is that
legal tender money must be paid down
at the time Of purchase. My dear Kel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01

II WILL HAVE MY ORDERLY BRING A list
or THE AVAILABLE ARMS
ley, your friend General Falcon shall
have this lot Of arms if he desires it
at the manufacturers price. And you
will forgive me, / am sure, if curtajl
our interview"
AS one result Of this interview the
general was deeply grateful to his es-
teened friend Mr.. Kelley. As an
other the nimble secretary of war was
extremely busy during the next two
days buying empty rifle cases and fill
ing them with bricks, which were then
stored IN warehouse rented for that
purpose As still another when. the
general returned to the Hotel Espancl
Mrs. O.Brien went up to him, plucked
thread from his lapel and said:
Say, sencr, l don't want to butt
in but what does that monkey faced.
cat eyed, rubber necked tin horn tough
want with you"
"Sangre de mi vida!' exclaimed the
general Impossible it is that you
speak Of my good friend Senor Kel-
ley"
Come into the summer garden"
said Mrs. O'Brien. Il want to have
| talk with you.'
Let us suppose that an hour has
| elapsed
'And you say" said the general,
| that for the sum of $4,000 can be
| purchased the Punishment Of the
house and the lease of one year, with
this garden so lovely. so resembling
unto the patios of my care Colombian"
"And dirt cheap at that" sighed the
lady.
"Ah, Dios-' breathed General Fal-
con. "What to me is war and poll
| tics? This spot is one paradise. My
| country it have other brave heroes to
continue the fighting. What to me
should be glory and the shooting Of
mans? All, no! 1t is here | have
found one angel. Let us buy the Ho-
tel Espanol, and you shall be mine.
and the money shall not be waste on
guns"
Mrs. O'Brien rested her blond POM
padOur against the shoulder of the Co
lombian patriot
"Oh, senor," she sighed happily,
"ain't you terrible"
Two days later was the time ap-
pointed for the delivery Of the arms
to the general. The boxes Of supposed
rifles were stacked in the rented ware
house, and the secretary of war sat
upon them. waiting for his friend Kel-
ley to fetch the victim.
Mr.. Kelley hurried at the hour to
the Hotel Espanol. He found the gen.
eral behind the desk adding up ac.
i counts.
"I have decide" said the general
ito buy not guns. l have today buy
the insides of this hotel and there
shall be marrying of the General Per
rico Ximenes Villablanca Falcon with
Ia Madame O'Brien."
Mr.. Kelley almost strangled.
"Say. you old baldheaded bottle Of
shoe polish" he spluttered, you're q
swindler. that's what you are! You'v,
bought boarding house with money
belonging to your internal country
wherever it is''
"Ah." said the general, footing up {
column, that is what you call poll
tics. War and revolution they are no
nice. Yes. 1t Is not best that on,
shall always follow Minerva. No. l
:. Is of quite desirable to keep hotel
} and be with that Juno-that OK eyet
; Juno All. what hair of the gold it i
, that she hayer'
: Mr.. Kelley choked again
"Ah, Senior Kelley" said the genera
: feelingly and finally. sis 1t that yo1
have never eaten Of the corned bee
hash that Madame O'Brien she makel
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
Subscribe For Minnesota Roae.

A petition for state aid is being cir
culated at BeMidji. Minn.. in con-
structing driveway around Lake
Bemidji, q distance Of fifteen miles.
and including bridge across the
Mississippi river The residents of
the locality are also being canvaSsrd
for subscriptions. and mos, Of the
amount required Is reported 70 have
been secured
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
GOOD ROAD MAxiMS.
Good roads are civlli.ers.
Good roads are educators.

Good roads pay for themselves
Good roads mean aGdiiiona!
profits for the farmer and cheap
er products for the consumer
Good roads enhance the value
Of everything they touch and
bring good returns to everything
that travel them
Good roads are promoters of
good health.
Good roads will convert
swnmps into bomesteads
Good roads double the value OF
adjacent farms.
Good roads are the milestones
Of civilization.
Good roads bind people togeth-
er in industry. intelligence and
} patriotism.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
Quite a Hog Market.

.lorouc Is becoming quite a ho- market
indeing from the number of porN'r~ that
are being shipped from this point MI
.lo, Schlncgrl. manager of the micpcn-
dent Market, recently >hippc, IN" ear
loads To- the Gooiing Packing Coz ami
this was followed 10y the shipment of am
othrr ear load ON Monday of this week.
From present Indications hc will ship
another ear the first ni next week. Nr'
Srhlocecl /, i'm the market at all times
lor good prime hogs weighing from l''
to a5o pounds and the price now ranges
from a.. tn cents per pound.
The hog industry is becoming quite Il
factor ON the tract. and is proving aN'ry
handy asset lo convert into little cash
occasionally. This iall will witness many
ear loads being shipped from the tract.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
The Merchants Carnival.

The date ior the Merchants Carnival
has been -ct for Friday evening, June
DIST, and the ladies having the affair IN
charge are now hisily engaged in drilling
about ~ young ladics oi the town who
will participate in the program Each
y"nng lady will represent some business
or professional enterprise in the town
ami will hr appropriately aitrcl and
carry a banner significant Of lho bu-iurs,
represented
The program will consist OF marches,
drills. etc, intcrsperscd with music by
the band, together with instrumental
and vocal S,lrctions and promises to be-
very Interesting and entertaining.
The proceeds OF this entertainment are
To be- used lor tine purpose OF cIuppinp
the band with proper uniforms the sam,
/" remain the property ol the town at all
times and not to bcIongto tine individual
nrlnirr- ol the band, To- be carried away
when AN Individual ccascs To- belong I,
ihc organizations With this arrange
ncnt tine town will always have uni
formed band ii they have any band "a
all lmdrr these conditions especially
oar citizens should give the entertain
mcni their hearty support, Il, We all TAXI
pride in a nicely uniformed band.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06

fine team h'louging 90 Nh Howard
link h~umr frightened while -laudin.
ina ir,ni oi thr blacksmith >iup un Non
daA ml started on At r,rii pace toward
ihcir .uur north q" town Reaching
th. school house they turned west ana
iuno.-l thr road Which crn,~''~ lir
cuuh, Just aboNr thc railroad hri-c.
li,u in,, dc> nlrd ir,n az, r'ad -"luc
What aud rushed into tic c"ul'e. -trih
ana 81. -lt stretch oi gr"utd uu.t n-,,a-
h,.I d quirn sand lornuou. ilA bad
n,ari, rc1,hcd the opposite oanb nhcn
th,y sank n thr sand umtl ,hclr hrn.~
wcr. just alo,c thr water lhcy Ncn
50 d,cpll Undecided iu the mud that th'y
could not r.lcasc tlrm-cl>,, and it Was
thought they Nould sink "ut OF ~isht.
He'll, MAS summoned and rol"- adjust
cd To- the animals ami it t"N'd the
strength ol two horses to pun thcm ir"n
/ th, mirc one at q time. After >aNm.
Tine animals ami cleaning things ul'. II
Was found that nothing had been broker
and Mr. link Is still concentrating him
sell ON his narrow ESCAPE alr atound.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
Important Meeting.

The regular meeting OF the Jerome.
branch ni the Canal ser, Association
will he held saturday afternoon "i this
week and promi,,.- To be- very interest
ing meeting. Events recently tran-pir-
ing Il, stated in the report OF the com
mitt,c OF the Board Of Directors published
elsewhere, make, it imperative that every
member oi tie Association with the best
interest, OF tine future welfare oi tine tract
at heart, hc present at this meeting
Matter, OF vast Importance will come M
for consideration and it is earnestly re-
quc.tcd that there be- good attendance
J.. G.. llrMrnEEY.
!. ". O'tuNIElI. President
~t4.f.f.trN
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
State Lands sold.

The Goodins papers report the result
of tine sale oi schoo Lands held al that
place last week a. very satisfactory i'
the state. about fourteen thousand dol
lars worth being di,po>cd of.
buyers were present from Jerome
Sho>honc. Eichdcld and other nriehhor
ins towns i'm the county. The hishrs
price paid was for a piece oi land layinA
inst west of Gondiue which Was pnr
chased 10y Henry Garlingcr at S6s.9 pei
acre. This price is exclusive OF the wa
ter rirht which costs $1,000 per acre io'
this lAnd.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
still Holds the Record.

At the clos, oi the school term last
year we noted viii, pleasure the iacl that
Mis-, Ncra Coo> daughter "i MIR. and
Mrs n. u. Cook, had gained a record
of mo-, hcins absent cor tardy for two ~uc-
ccs~i,c years The CLOSE OF the present
term adds another laurel To hi, record
and cou,udc~ three succcsSi,cNcar- with
ont iariy or absent mark against her.
The little lady takes pride i'm this record.
and is certainty To br congratulated ON
the interest She has taken in school mat
tiers. During the past year She has car
ricd eight studies and PASSED her final
examination a AN average of -.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
MASS MEEIlNG.

here will be mass meeting at the
town hall. jerome, this evening for the
purpose Of considering county division.
! he report Of the committee appointed
at a previous meeting will be heard and
matters Of interest discussed. Every
ciIizen Of Jerome and the Jerome disiric
is invited.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
Notice 10 Policy folders.

Ii You are sick ar injured consult our
musician. Or. Schmcrshall.
Pay your premium rciWcrn the Isl
and 10Th of each month at the Farmers
n Merchants state Bank.
T.. +. Rupp has been appointed local
agent. Scr him.
Guardian Casualty y Guaranty Company
X. H. RonFGlS.
Gen. Agt..
pox 1ln3 Boise, Ida.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
For sale or Trade

/ have good lot ~ > year odd iona
than and Wmcsap apple trees; Cheap l'r
cash or will trade lor clearing and ploM-
ing. Tnos. JAYCoX.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06

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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
pnsfure for Stock.

Have facilities inr rasturins several
head ol Stock at reasonable terms. I'm
uuiu of WILSON hi''>.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06
For Sale or Trade.

Pure bred Duroc-.lrr~ry boar.
\ !. I,or.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06

Mrs. Ralph Moore and son Ruby depart
al last saturday, expecting Ia spend the
summer with friends in the east. They
90 first to Blockton, Iowa, where Mrs.
Moore has several sisters residing, ann
thence to Albany, Mo-, where they have
other relatives Mr. Mnne accompanied
them as far as Gonding.
Try Annctt's new drink, the jersey
Flash, and alternate with Vim Fiz, or rs
the man from Texas says, "clthrr or
both"
The village trustees met in regular s,S-
sion Tuesday evening, Chairman Gauss
presiding. After preparing an estimate
ol the funds necessary Ia dciray the eN-
penscs for the coming fiscal year, which,
notice appears elsewhere, number "l
bills were allowed and the board AT
jonrned until their next regular meet
jng.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-06

Box liCrI,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-16

owls, works mostly during the day. 1t
is the greatest destroyer of insects
among owls, feeding almost entirely on
them at certain seasons, while at 9TH
er times small mammals are eaten.
A better knowledge of the exact re-
lation of bird life to the farmer would
often help to save thousands of dol
lars. Not long since plague of mead
ow mice in Humboldt county, Nevada,
caused the loss of $4,000 acres of al
before the farmers of the region final
iy got control of the pests.
AS another case in point the writer
would refer to the famous scalp act"
passed by the Pennsylvania legislature
in 1885. which provided for a bounty
on certain animals believed to be in
furious. In less than two years the
state expended nearly 100000, large
part of which went to kill hawks and
owls. In other words, the state had
actually paid for tho destruction CT
birds of ireztimahio valuc to tho farm
err. Tho money thus expended repre-
sented but a small part Of the actual
loss 10 the state, for their natural
check being removed the small ami
mails increased accordingly, and the de
struction of crops which followed
clearly demonstrated the important
work which had been done by hawks
and owls.
In this connection Dr. A. X. Fishe"
has said, The sooner farmers, ranch
ers horticulturists and nurserymen
learn that the great majority of birds
of prey are their friends and deserve
protection, the sooner will depredations
by noXious rodents and insects di
miniSh
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-16
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-There was a
further break Of % points in cotton,
due TO heavy liquidation and south ern
hedge selling. During the last hour
some very large blocks changed hands.
Probably 10000 bales of December and
January came out from 10. Acc to 10.57c.
The Waldorf crowd were large sellers,
and Pell was credited with selling
heavily on the break. Domestic mills
are believed to have been heavy puy-
ers on the decline. Gwathmey brokers
We're among the active sellers, and
from various sources it was believed
that a lot of old long cotton came on
the market. 1t is said that local spol
people are steadily receiving selling or
ders for the south, both from the south
west and the eastern belt, with the
eastern belt selling orders now show
ing steady increase. With frost still
holding off from the belt and no decid-
edly unfaVorable weather news senti-
ment is becoming very bearish among
the large operators, and predictions of
10 cents for January are being freely
discussed. Following is range of quo
tations today:
January, loss a Sc; February, 1O42Q
44c; March 1858 q sac; April. 10000
May. 1862 a 6Sc; June, 1865 q SIC; July,
1869 q roc; August, 1866 a SIC; Septem-
Der, 1886 a 5Sc; October. 1905 a 07c; No
vember, lola 13c; December, 1031M
33c.
Spot closed quiet: midding uplands.
l0.l5c; do gulf, ll.0Oc. No sales.