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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
HOW TO GET RID OF BLUES.
Will Power Is a Sure Cure TO Drivs
Them Away

Will Power Is Sure Cure TO Drivs
Them Away
How often do you open your eyes i'll
the morning upon Il day whose outlook
seems really too discouraGing to he
faced, when the whole world seems
a mixture of lampblack and bluing
when your friends arc viewed with a
jaundiced eye and your family seems
sadly in need Of reformation, when the
air you brea the seems laden with
microbes and the sunlight is filtered
through cloud of woe and your
thoughts about things in general are
unfit for publication?
What is the matter with you! What
is the difference between Yourself of
yesterday and yourself of today? "Oi,.
WE'LL" you say. 1--WE got the blues,
that's what's the matter with me-"
And yon assume the air of one who
walks alone. shrouded In your own ex
elusive individuality: the laughter of
the light hearted sounds rihald in your
ears. and doom and despair and canker
and grief are your portion
In such state Of mind how disgust
ing to be told that your blues are only
| poison generated by yOnr emotions
and highly injurious to your tissues If
| you persist in them. But how can
help being blue?" you whine Its
condition of the mind" Not at all
says the scientist: IFS u condition of
the body You have eaten imprndent
| ly. or you have missed your regular
exercise. or your meals have been ir
regular None Of these? Then you
have been under the influence of some
emotion Of anger or worry. Don't you
know that q continued state Of hatred
will profoundly modify tissue and all
physiological functions? Don't you
know that the ptomaine generated by
hatred is one Of the deadliest poisons
known to science and that. on the
| other hand the cheerful emotions are
nutritive and healthily stimulatns9'
To use the actual language of
science, 1.-The primary cause Of the
blues may he vested i'm some weak or
diseased organ Of the body which Is
manufacturing ptomaines The pri
mary cause may be in the mind from
social, domestic. financial or religions
causes, but in the will alone may the
cure for the blues be found.
Since our bodies are under the alb
solute control Of our wills it is onl!
necessary to direct the will to drive out
Of consciousness any disturbing emo
ton or conviction. and the bodily state
corresponding to it will at once b'
driven from the body
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09

in a very short time. Second. the use
Of poor unreliable materials. then hav
ing the material dumped in piles along
the sides OF the road for traffic to
spread Third. poor drainage: either
the surface is too fiat or too hi.l, in
the center. the side cutters or bitches
too deep or not deep enough Fourth
laid on an unstable foundation. lay
ing the foundation on s,lrfaces filled!
with holes and ruts. thereby leaving:
no end of trouble and expense afte;
the road has been used very short
time
II thing is worth doing ut all il
is worth doing we'll. and. since con
structing roads is thing worth doin.
why not do it well?
The first thing to take into consid
era ation in the proper construction "r
a road is location and directness lr
speaking on this very subject one au
thority on good roads said recently
whenever possible roads should be
located on straight lines !" Continu
ing, he said. 1.-THE best loration II
one which is straight in general III
rection. is free from steep grades. is
over solid ground and serves the lar
gest possible number Of people.
The most desirable foundation fO'
road construction is natural pebbs,
surface Telford uses the pitched f"un
dation for a road which is subject +
heavy traffic. For an ordinary road :
thickness of FIVE or six inches of grave
or flint well rolled and watere1 shnuls
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09

4 CURVED ROAD rs USUALLY poor oHE.
be used as foundation with three Or
four inch covering OF granite also rolled
and watered.
Another important factor in road con
stru1tiol is drainage. II the road he
constructed in such way that the sur
face has just enough ronvexit! say
slope of from one and half Inches td
two feet. and the gutter grades SO ar.
ranged as to have a fall OF al least SLY
inches in each hundred feet. good SUI
face drainage will be obtained
To maintain our good public roads
after we get them. new and suitable
material should he added when nea'i-,
and all defects repaired ii, once nv
of the best systems for the mail'fr
nance of good roads was inaugura'et :
few years since by the French anu =
known as the patrol system, w''''
necesSitates daily inspection and =
Ii would be well If we spent more u,
In caring TOR our roads and establish
some system Whereby the. wM'id :
ceive constant attention.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
PAPER BAG COOKERY.
Many Different Kinds Of Food May Be
Prepared In This Way.

"dny OT0erenI Minus OF FOOo way 90
Prepared In This Way.
There Is no use denying the pOpu-
larity of paper bag cooking. even If
one We're so inclined 1t is practical.
simple and attractive to all the house
wives who have tried 1t.
So many different kinds of food can
he prepared In this way. Here are
some dishes that will prove Successfnl:
Potatoes In a Paper Bag.-Stewed
potatoes are Il very savory dish cooked
IN paper bag Wash and peel 8s
many potatoes as are wanted. cut each
into four thick slices and put in well
creased paper bag, with one finely
chopped peeled onion. one tablespoon
full of finely chopped parsley. two
ileaping tablespoonfnls of butter or
drippinss, salt and pepper to taste. half
= cupful of water and one teaspoon
| ful of Worcestershire sauce.
| In forty minutes turn this >avOry
| and delicious potato mixture into a
very hot dish and serve at once
Mascotte Apples In Paper. Take
twelve large apples, as nearly the same
| size rs possible Pare thinly and re-
move the core with an apply corer
Roll the apples In well beaten egg
and then in plenty Of sugar Add :
| few drops Of lemon extract to tht
beaten egg.
Arrange the apples in butteret
paper bag and bake for half IN hnu
in q moderately hot oven When don.
fill the center of cacl with Il littl'
strawberry jam. This is most palat
able dessert for luncheon or dinner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How to Choose Becoming coIors.

However alluring a color may he. re-
member that 1t is your complexion
and your hair and eyes which must
be complemented The old rule nf
matching the hair and eyes is not as
far astray as it might he Women
with an instructive knowledge Of color
may venture where others should lie
wary. So wonderfully artistic are the
combinations Of color selected by
women who know the values Of color
as applied to themselves individually
that one is often tempted t" follow
their example, but it is well to hesitate
and to remember that because the col
org selected do blend with the personal
ity they are successful. Study there
| fore. your own personality and choose
accordingly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How to Catch Rats,

When rats refuse to he caught In q
steel trap cover it with cOrnmeal and
If tracks appear do not disturb the
meal. In two or three days the little
animals will become SO familiar with
it that they will walk into 1t blindly.
This has been repeatedly tested with
success. Or. II you have no trap. fill
a small tub or deep stone jar with
water. paste manila paper over the
top, place piece Of board from the
floor to the paper and make trail
OF the cornmeal up the board to Il small
pile Of meal on top of the paper. In
the natural course of events the rat
follows the meal. his weight breaks the
paper, and he is drowned. Thus the
unpleasant task of taking him from the
trap is avoided.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
ONE WAY TO BETTER ROADS
Automobile Club Gives Free Orags :
Farmers.

Automobile Club Gives Free Drags Z
Farmers.
A plan inaugurated by the Mantat
tan Kan., Motor club has been sue
cessfnl in bettering the condition H
the country roads in radins of ten
miles from Manhattan at least 30 per
cent, and the plan Is SO inexpensive
that the club is urging other towns t"
take ii up
The club gives road drag to e'
erv farmer who will guarantee to use
i. to keep three miles Of road in good
condition The club has given>aw;,
more than forty drags and is gett'n"
calls for them at the rate of alm'is
four week
The club frst made the offer severa'
months ago The farmers were slow
in taking advantage Of it. but the
clubs president advertised the offer
in the local papers. and the result has
been that the drags are bein:. taken
by the farmers as fast as the club can
get them made The club has placed
10 limit on the territory In which TN
offer is good and the drags are III use
| in al, sections Of the county Ihe'
cost the club about SIS each.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
FOR THE GOOD ROADS
.CLU6RERS."

The attempt to improve public
roads under the old system OF
local supervision. small sppro-
priations and taxes worked out
under petty political control
wastes large part Of the money
so expended.
Good roads clubs should be or
qanized in every township in the
United States and constitute
themselves as a "thorn in the
flesh" Of the road authorities
wherever a bad piece Of road ex-
lists until il is repaired.
We can build just as we'll as
they do in Europe, but they
have good roads only because they
maintain them, and we have so
many bad roads because as soon
as We build . road we forget it
until we bump into the holes
that como in it.-6etter Roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09

OF PUBLIC ROADS
One Of the Most |mportal.
Problems Of Today.
THEY ARE TRULY ESSENTIAL.
OF Advantage to the Farmer, Bring
Towns Closer Together and Boom
Home Trade-Some Reasons Why
Your Road May Be Poor One.

One of the most important prob
lens confronting the public today ~
the construction and maintenance OF
its roads 1t is truly essential thar
we have good roads
Good roads not only prove an ad
vantage to the farmer commercially,
but they are Il pleasure to the motor
ist and bring towns aud cities closer
together. thereby inviting trade ami
tranSpOrta ton.
There are many reasons why road
building in instances proves failure
and it might be well to eaumprate'
some of them: First. a road sii;y ln
made too narrow to accommodate the
traffic or SO narrow that teams wiIi
track. cutting the surface into rnts
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
HOW 70 MAKE GOOD
CARAMEL TAPIOCA.

Soak cupful of tapioca in
two cupfuls of milk overnight
In the morning put these into
double boiler with Il pint nf
sweet milk and cook until the
tapi0ca Is tender Take from
, the fire: beat in the yolks of
thre" eggs; sweeten to taste
, a.,i add half a glass Of brandy
Pour into pudding dish :" get
cold
To make the caramel. brown
. a cupful of sugar in Il saucepan
over the fire. Stirring rs II
: browns
When Of the right color add
cnpful Of boiling water and cook
. to q strip When it is cold add
the stiffened whites of three
eggs: beat well and long. pour
!: upon the pudding in the dish
: Serve ice cold
This is Il nice Sunday dessert.
/ Prepare pudding and sauce on
Saturday and add the beaten
I whites next day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
HOW TO REMAIN YOUNG
AND ALWAYS LOVELY.

The fashion of framing the
face in Il halo Of hair upheld by
pad is rapidly passin. away
) and hair conditions are constant
. " improving as result Of this
change.
Looking through the various
.. magazines you will find that the
) illustrations all depict fair wo-
men with the hair dressed most
simply and. as rule. pictur
. esquely.
1t is quite the mode now for
. ones locks to be dressed low un-
less this style Is the reverse of
! be; oE,ing. Becoming strands of
hair are drawn down almost to
! TIE eyebrows and over the tips
! Of the ears. The remainder of
the hair is arranged at the back
! of the head at as low a point as
/ proves becoming.
Parts are now just as popular
/ with the girl of 1912 us they were
( with her grandmother In the days
8 of long ago. Little rolls Of hair
worn back of the ears also are
& the fashion, although it is not
+ every face to which this way of
:. arranging the hair is becoming.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How to Test Heat Of an Oven.

Place a piece of white paper IN the
oven. If 1t burns Immediately IL 10
too hot for anything: if it turns e dell
cate brown it indicates pastry heat.
For cake it should turn dark yellow;
light yellow shows the proper heat FOR
biscuit and sponge cake.
For meats the oven may be hot az
first: this keeps the juices in the roast.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
BOY SCOUTS HELP.
Youngsters Are Booming Better Roads
Movement.

Youngsters Are Booming Better Hoads
Movement.
The lenders of the Boy Sa'oHS "s
America are encouraging the boys ,t'
make roads and are giving then III
struction in road building u Is the
aim of the directors Of the movement
to train the boys to be interested IN th
roads when ont on their trips
They are required to observe whrthr.
there are r,ltS in the road and Whe'he'
the drivers of vehicles make II Il pom
to keep in the ruts.
The boys are asked to draw maps ~
the roads and are supposed I" knnv
something about the differen, method
Of construction They are also re'i"l'
ed TO remove glass and stone frani tht
road. thus decreasing the danger OF AZ.
cidents to automobiles and either y.
hicleS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How to Make a Photograph Case.

Stenciled linen makes very GOOD
case for photographs if book Is not
wanted. The case folds and looks like
q book cover. hut inside are packets
Of different sizes for the various
pictures. A stenciIed border Of plain
color round the edge. with q design
in the center. is sufficient decoration.
GRAY linen or crash Is excellent. ms
terial to use. rs it isNvery durable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
SURGICAL WISDOM.
How to Use Turpentins as an Antissp
tic to the Best Advantage.

ROW TO Use luFPeuttn0 as an fruHSep'
tic to the Best Advantages.
One Of the most famous surgeons in
New York city has this to SAY about
the safety Of carbolic acid. hichloride
of mercury and other violent i,osons
as antiseptics- that one Of the hest
things and certainly the safest thin.
for the lavman to use on wounds is
turpentine
Ordinary turpentine If rubbed into =
wound which has not bled properly
provided the wound seems to have
gone through the skin. will not only
act as II most powerful germicile. hu'
will start bleeding. y most desirable
feature when Il wound is first received
When free Needing has begun the t,lr
pentiEe should he washed away with i;
little alcohol This is an absolutely saft
procedure The wound is then dressed
with any mild antiseptic, such as tnrI'
acid or ordinary salt solution. and KEEP
moist with these solutions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How "a stain Wicker Chairs.

To stain wicker chairs take > cents
worth Of glue and ) cents worth ~
brown nmher Mix the glue with one
pint OF boiling water and when quite
dissolved put in the lumber and mix
we'll. When cool apply to the wicker
with soft brush This is also cheap
aud effective door stain.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
osoanixa Ia kentucky.

rhe Mccracken County Coed R"'ds
association has ispcn organized IN i'a
d,mah. Ky the object being To agita''
the question Of improving the highwa.
of the county.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How 10 Amuse ch,idren

A hos of wooden tmthpirks aud =
pint 0f dried peas will prove i'll excel
lent Il h,,iSenlent for children Soak the
peas overnight till they can te easily
pierced with y tnathpirk Tables.
chairs. lnxes. letters etc can be made
By combining The two
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
work In Texas

Construction of about thirty miles
good roads in the Venus precinct
johnson county. Tex. will soon
started Bonds amounting to S'a.'t ~
have been issued for the work
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
HOW TO PRC FERLY
USE hCTCR BRAKES.

Putting on the brakes on an .
automobile is Il Very simple and
easy operation. yet il appears
that only two or three drivers in
ten apply brakes properly. Stop
ping q car without applying
enough pressure on the brakes
to lock the wheels, says the cur
rent issue of the Automobile.
. il the most efficient braking
method
. Brake tests have proved con-
cIusively that locking the wheels
is not enough: the brake must do
. more. When the wheels are lock-
ed the tires slide over the sur
! face. \ small portion of the
tread becomes smooth. and the
: adhesion between the tire and
the street surface is reduced
Better results and shorter stops
! can he made by releasing the
{ wheels when they begin to skid
( and Immediately tightening the
brakes. again bringing new
+ portion Of the tread into use
j In addition to reducing the eff
+ cheney Of your brakes. he sud
{. den locking of I'll" wheels and
E holding the tire, il fixed posi-
I. ton against the rn'l surface
8 wear away tire t"catlS rapidly
!. md increase tire expense
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
How 10 Make Dream Pillows.

rlle dream pillow may measure
IS by 10 inches and ma. W. sf'Ilfed
with eiderduwn nr hair. rs IS liked.
hard or sOf, Carry it when y0n
travel Take two plain linen covers
with hemstjtchrd hens. \ third cover
of heavy satin with II monogram EN-
broidered In blue. is useful for y
steamer chair.
Easy tO pack is an ailtOnlatle air
cushion that when Inflated is y by I6
inches. II is sOf cloth with Il sikpl'
finish. and fits into fiat leather ease
measuring 3 by u inches Extra linen
covers can he made to til this pillow
IL it is to be used at night
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
EO. II. classify
Physician and Surgeon

Office rooms, third floor Commercial National
Bank building, Shreveport. Will answer all
surgical, emergency, obstetrical and consultation
calls, any time and anywhere. Both telephones.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
HOW TO MAKE HAT BOWS.

You Will Find This information Use
full For Winter Millinery.
81 don't mind paying for things when
am convinced that ! am getting my
moneys worth. But why do have to
pay $12 for hat when 1 know that it
cost only SO before ii was trimmed and
that ut most it can have but three
yards Of ribbon on II. which. even at
retail price. can .be bought anywhere
at 50 4 yard?''
How often one hears this kind OF
rambling TRADE going on outside 4 mil
liners shop.
always long to suggest to the dear
lady that the remedy lies in her own
hands and that if she knows how to
sew and is possessed of average artis-
tic skill she need pay no more for her
| hats than the cost Of the shape and
| trimmings. said a woman recently.
Let MS suppose. for instance. that
useful knocka bout hat is required and
that is to be trimmed with the fashion
able outstanding bows. with IL swathing
| of silk at the base.
/ Choose your shape and buy three
yards Of pretty ribbon. then proceed as
| follows: Cut two rounds Of tailor's cam
vas. each five inches in diameter. ana
sew them together. then take three
pieces OF ribbon. one fifteen inches long
and the other two twelve inches long.
Double and gather them along the
raw edges II the ribbon is very soft
YOU must put piece of broad millinery
wire inside the loops to support them
Sew the three loops firmly in the cen
ter of the canvas,
Pin the canvas in becOming position
on the hat and sew the edges to the
shane, then swathe the rest OF the rib
bon round the loops so as to entirely
hide the canvas Stitch the ribbon 10
the hat firmly. but mt the same time
without giving it q scwed effect.
Cockades are fashionable and form q
simple yet smart finish to hard wear
hat, For cockade one yard and
half of very stiff moire or satin ribbon
will be required
Take piece Of buckram about two
inches square Divide the ribbon into
four lengths Of four. eighteen. sixteen
and fourteen inches respectively and
plait It in several rows about the buck
ram.
How to Freshen Crex Rug.
After sweeping The rug thorough!
: sponge over with mixture OF abou
a quart of inkewarm water and half
cupfui of ammonia. II me rug u
stained badly 1t may be scrubbed witt
little stin hand brush 'noistene'
with this solution and then sponge'
over with \ cloth wet with 1t.
Hov to Peel Tomatoes Quickly.
Have on the stove pan Of boilin
Z water. Put ripe tomatoes into vii
: basket and lower them into the waite
= Leave them in the water one minut
= emove and skin
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09
NUMBER 2.
Pay by Check

Have Your Money in OUR BANK
and Pay Your Bills With Checks
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-09

In diseases OF the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
Once, Rooms 1924, Levy building, Shreveport.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-06-07

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is said
to be arranging with David Belasco for
the appearance in London of David
Warfield in Il repertoire Of his chief
successes
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-06-07
SACATOh MERCHANT
KEEPS PACE WITH TIMES

Frank Roscoe, the Sacaton mer-
chant has d business that is increas
ing in Importance with every passing
year In the old days a tWo-horse
wagon was considered sufficient to
do all the hauling that Roscoe
thought necessary to be done, but
this time has passed The wagon
idea is too small and too slow for
the business and progress.
Yesterday Mr.. Roscoe came over
from Sacaton in his Flanders 30. a
pleasure car. He got here just in
time to see the Walter Hill company
unload a new carload Of REQ trucks,
and he was not long in making up
his mind that the truck was what he
wanted so he purchased the first one
of the carload.
Last night he loaded it up with
merchandise for his store and motor
ed back to Sacaton. Hereafter the
truck will play an important part in
the store economy there.