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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
the GROWTH OF
GOOD ROADS
Demand For Better Highways
Is Nation Wide.
get OUT OF THE RUT."
Every One Is Awakening to the Value
Of Good Roads and the Remedy For
Poor Onee-Up to the farmers-Co.
operation . Essential.

The good roads movement through
out the country has awakened the
farmer to the necessity of good. level
roads for the promotion of rapid
transit in marketing his farm prod
ucts
In Wisconsin great interest is being
taken by farmers In the building of
new roads Several appropriations
have been made in the various coun-
ties. running into hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars. and business men and
farmers are cooperating with the state
and government authorities with Il
common end in view w-good roads
In the county of Kent Wis, SG0OOO0
has been appropriated for the build
ing of new roads. and the Good Roads
club has promised to pay an amount
equal to that raised by the farmers
by subscription In the county
Scarcely a magazine is published at
the present time which does not de
vote some part of its pages to the
| mention of good roads. and it would
seem that day by day the movement
Is becoming more national and strong
er in its scope The especially pleas
| ing feature is that the farmers are
taking big interest in it.
In the state of Ohio Il retired manu-
facturer. who recently has acquired
and cultivated one Of the largest pri
vate farms in the country. intends. II
addition to making his farm Il mode
| one. to nave everything that goes witt
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
How to Use Antiseptic Cotton.

When supplying the dressing table In
the guest room have an attractive jar
containing antiseptic cotton in lieu OF
the powder puff.
This is much more sanitary. for the
cotton may be thrown away after using
the powder.
The powder puff of lambs wool Is
great collector Of germs. and 1t would
be an excellent thing to substitute anti
septic cotton
Place Il fresh piece in the vanity case
each day and discard the small puff OF
swanSdOwn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
Profaninq Sacred Music.

There is not Il church organist living
who has not discovered the art Of turn
ing a ribaId tune into devotional vol
untary by slight change Of time. Sui
liyan-himSelf church Organist- turned
the art to excellent account in tn"
Opening chorus of Patience. For the
first line Of Twenty Lovesick Maid
ems Wer' is simply another composers
setting of "Hark. My Soul. 1t Is the
Lordr'-I Iondon Chronicle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23

GOOD ROAD Max,Ms.

Push; don't pull.
Don't be knocker
You cannot afford bad roads.
Tho iaborer should be interest
ed in the road question.
Soft roads and s'ushy streets
add to tho cost Of everything.
Good roads do mean more than
a mere pleasure course for auto
mobiles.
It costs more money to do with.
out good roads than it will to
build them.
Build good roads and see
America first.
Improved roads are the best ad-
vertisement state can have.
It is false economy to build a
wagon road with cheap mate.
riaIs.
As soon as we get down to
brass tacks" on the road ques
tion and agree upon system to
be built. the kind of roads to
construct and an equitable way
to pay for them the country will
; fall over itself getting away
. from the old mud roads
. GET TOGETHER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
Obiioino His Son

Customer want to ortie. n"W
suit for myself Please measure lily
son Tailor iolr son. Customer
Yes You see he wears my t':'ss"ii
clothes. and he rascal aiwats 'rin'
plains ,lm,y do not fit him Leslie :
Weekly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
How to Cook Carrots In Paper Bag.

How to Cook Carrots In Paper Bag
Little cnrrutS just dug from the gar
den can be ideally cooked in Il paper
cooking bag They have Il sweet nnt-
ty favor. quite foreign to them when
cooked on tue top of the stove The
carrots should. however. be very vo'iiig
not old enough I'll have retained any
rankness Scralm and clean them. rub
them with butter and SPRINKLE them
with pepper and salt l'e.ore putting
them into the bag
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23

The cards are 3A by 5la inches In
size and are given to the men In
charge of road work for distribution to
passersby This calls direct attention
effective than placards tackled at the
side of the road Instead of hasty
glance in passing. the patrons Of the
roads put the cards in their pockets to
be reread and given more mature con
sideratiOn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
HOW TO KEEP THIS ROAD
FOR YEARS.

This road was constructed for
your use.
Don't drive in one track. Avoid
making ruts.
II all use ono place all the
wear will be in one place and
make a rut.
If you use little care and do
not drive exactly whore the last
wagon did the wear will be dis.
tributed. which will keep tho
surface smooth and the road
will remain good for years;
otherwise it will soon be rutted
and the smooth surface gone.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
Two Kinds of insomnia.

..When Nan was engaged to Jack she
didn't get enough sleep because she
had to lie awake and think how ninch
she loved him"
"Wcll?"
"And now their engagement Is bro
ken. and now she doesn't get enough
sleep because, she has to lie awake f''
hate him
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
How To Clean White Paint.

Coal iii ia excellent for cleaning
white paint enamel and glass easily
and quickly. II any greaSes or odor
remains after cleaning the object
should be wiped Off with fresh. clean
water.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
Satisfa actorily Ocf;n.d.

Willie P;. what is tie meaning of
ghe EXPRESSION touch an! 20! Papa
: It's very simple. my son RI means
extreme speed and refers to the pro
fessional in.'r.,werS who nake Il touch
and go So fast you seldom See them
AMIN
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
How 10 Keep Silks.

ing the summer thar a hint on their
preservation will not come aniss.
When they are p,ii away they should
not he folded In white paper. for the
chloride Of line used in bleaching the
paper Ia apt to spoil the color Of the
ailk
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
Hot Words.

First Deaf Mute He wasn't so very
angry, was he: Second Dea. Mnfo-
He was so wild that tile words he used
almost hliSterp,l his fingers. Pitfs
hurgb Lender
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
Lack Of Tact.

why did sou jill Percy"
HE is lacking in tact
why. I thought he ALWAYS said nice
things:'
He does but not ALWAYS the right
things. lie was protcstin. his love yes
,prday when we passed III Old wnman
| SAW my cue and said
'''Will you love me when ! get "'d
and look like that woman:
".Of course will. darling he cried.
$50 | dismissed him The it!ra ~
his cul,Senting to think that c''i'd
/ ever get to look like that iinrrld "ir
| thug"
| Women are so particular. tirv"la'n'
| Plain Dealer
Tbat which is seen at 4 distance u
most respected Tacitus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
TIPS TO HIGHWAY USERS.

Engineers Novel Method For Keeping
Roads In Good Condition.
A novel and unusual method Of call
ing attention to the proper way 10
which to use good road was put In
operation by the state highway en-
bearing the following legend:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
GOOD ROADS SUPPER.
A Novel Plan to Get Money For I'm
provement Work.

If farmers generally would adopt
the plan of those of Lubeck district In
Wnod county. " Va the good roads
problems would tie solved Here a
good roads supper was given last year.
and the wear before last. and commit
tees have been auininted for Il similar
affair this yeal Dnt, i small section
of the rolt. sunnpctln. i.ubeck with
ParkerShnrS remains To hp improved.
and i is for this work the proceeds OF
the supper will be used. When II IL
completed the I.uheck road will be q
monument to the progressive spirit OF
the people ut that locality who have
contributed time money and labor for
the furtherancp OF the work BefOre
the improvement the road in the win
ter was absolutely impaSSabie. and
this has been converted into not only
the best and most substantial road In
Wood county. hut one Of the best In
the entire state.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23

Beware Of Worrying about tiffte
things. II In the nmiady IT happy Dt"
pie.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
exe;.. Faxes For Bette, Roads.

Nearly SlM.Nnl was collected IN e1-
else licenses II, l:,rkSon county. Mo-. 10
July Of this sum Slss,ffM was spent
on road lnildine IN the county The
county surveyor prepared plans FOR
more than twenty proposed rock high
ways
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
A Road Building Station.

The road board of Great Britain is
about to establish a novel station 1of
testing different materials and meth
DDS of road construction in connetf!af
with the national physical iah"ratar,
Mt reddington A circular track Wis
be provided and number of eSper'
mental roads will he s,lecessiveiy
built thereon. On each of these wi''
then he tried. the effects "t sarl"'.
vehicles. running at various sina'''-
tak,ng account of width OF tires ~
ruinference OF wheels. motive is""e'
etc. Laboratory tests will also y.
made.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23

0AA00ASA SSASA -
It in first class shape The improve
ments intended will include good high
ways and byways throughout the Vi
cinity. making them passable both IN
the summer and in the winter
Good roads help the farmer as much
as and more directly than the city man
farmer whose home. gardens and
crops are. say. ten miles from market
may find it absolutely impossible to
market his products when prices for
staples are highest in fall. winter ana
spring if his roads have not been i'm
proved Winter is no bar in social or
business way for the farmer whose
roads have been improved.
In Colorado and North Carolina big
things are being done in road building.
and convicts are engaged in converting
impossible roads into decent highways
Private enterprise also has entered
into the construction Of new roads. and
motorcar owners in the Fox river val
| lev. Wisconsin, have each subscribed
| $40 for the construction of road seven
| miles long between the twin cities OF
! Neenah and Memasha and Appleton.
The increasing popularity OF the an
tomobile among farmers is sure to
stimulate greater promotion OF good
road building. The wear and tear on
| an automobile is lessened considerably
/ when travelling over an even s;'oets
rntd. greater speed is attained iad me
| life of tires is increased rnnSiitiash.
when they are subjected to level sur
face, instead of ruts aud holes thai
scrape the outer casin. and inii're IN
fabric. A city motorist rndrav"rs IT
keep out of car tracks because of th'
bad and injurious effect the! have "l
the tires of his car. but the farmer ni''
no alternative when he travels nve
bad roads He must strike the r'lfs
and the only remedy then is good ROADS
-Kimhalrs Dairy Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
The Boys and Girls of Bamberg.

The holiday season brings to Bam-
berg nothing that she values more,
or should value more. that it's quota
cf boys and girls who are away from
home attending colleges in various
PARTS of this and other states. They
lave been missed from the life CT the
town, how much no one realizes full
ly until they begin to come back.
They come with the freshness of
yo,Ih, of enthusiasm, of ambition
and of purpose Their hopefulness
is refreshing to the busy business
man. the man who has gone along in
the rut Of selfishness too often. not
remembering his neighbor, not think
ing of aught but material things.
And of course Ramberg does not diff
fer from other communities in this
respect.
But we are glad to have them, to
See them in all of their brightness
and freedom of care and RESPONSE
rility. A few years will bring them
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
MASTERS SALE.

BY virtue of a decretal order di-
rected to me out of the court of -n-.
mon pleas for Bamberg county in -
case of Carrie E. Simmons, admins
tratrix, plaintiff, against J. D. Fender,
defendant, l, H. C. Folk, Master for
Bamberg county, will, on Monday,
January the 5th, 1914, the same be-
ing salesday in said month, between
the legal hours of sale, in front of the
court house door, Bamberg, S.. c.,
sell to the highest bidder for cash
the following described real estate:
All and singular that certain tract
or piece of real estate containing
twenty-five and one-half acres, more
or less, bounded North by lands of
J. F. Fender; East by lands of A. F.
Cothran; South by lands of F. A.
Fender, and West by lands of ]. D.
Carter, being the identical tract con-
veyed to the said J. D. Fender by J.
c. Fender, July 10Th, 1910, and re-
corded in the Office of the Clerk of
Court for Bamberg county, in Book
I, page 526.
Terms of sale, cash. Successful bid
der will be called upon and required
to deposit with the said H. c. Folk,
Master, the sum of fifty (S5O.00)
dollars as earnest money; purchaser
to pay for papers. This property is
re-sold at the risk of the former
purchaser.
H. c. FOLK,
Master Bamberg County.
December 18th, 1913.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
CONFIDENCE MEN CAUGHT.
Sentenced to Serve Three to Ten
Years i'm Penitentiary.

Nashville, Tenn. December IT.
John W. Arnold. noted confidence
nan who was recently eXtradited
from Texas, to-day pleaded guilty in
the Criminal Court of defraudlng
Thomas G. Watkins, local attorney,
in the sum of $1,000. He was SEN
fenced to from three to ten years in
prison. Arnold operated by repre-
senting that he desired separation
from his wife, who, because of her
religious convictions did not desire a
divorce. A division of property was
arranged and the wife, confederate.
forwarded a draft for $4,000. Wat
kins had the draft cashed. 1t was
bogus. He trailed Arnold to Texas.
The confidence man was wealthy and
the attorney recovered his money.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
MASTERS SALE.

BY virtue of a decree of the court
of common pleas for Bamberg county,
S. c., bearing date the 11th day of
December, 1913, and signed by Judge
Geo. W. Gage, Circuit Judge, in the
case of U. L. Ellzey, ct al, VS.. Burton
Ashe, ct al, for partition, l; H. c.
Folk, Special Master for Bamberg
county, will on Monday, the 5th day
of January, 1914, the same being
salesday in front of the court house
door at .Bamberg, S. c., between the
legal hours of sale, sell to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed property situated in Bamberg
county:
All that parcel or tract of land
situate, lying and being in and near
the town of Midway and State afore-
said, containing thirteen acres, more
or less, and bounded by lands of A.
R. Dempsey, U. L. Ellzey and others.
Also, all that certain tract or parcel
of land containing fifty-fve acres,
more or less, in Georges Creek
township, .(now Buford's Bridge
township,) in Bamberg county. and
State aforesaid, and bounded by
lands Of Robert Hightower, Henry J.
Zorn, w. J. Martin, A. V. Ray and
others.
Terms: Cash, purchaser to pay
for papers.
H. C. FOLK,
Special Master for Bamberg County.
B. w. MILEY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
December 12, 1918.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
HIS OWN KNIFE CUTS HIM.
Gaffney Butcher Victim of an Tn
usual Accident.

Gaffney, December ia rather
odd accident, and one that came near
being serious, occurred to John Moor.
head, who conducts meat market
here, last night Moorhead has a
very sharp meat knife on the block
used for carving meats, and as he
started to walk around the block his
leg struck the blade Of the knife. The
handle then slipped across the block
and became wedged under piece of
meat which lay on top of the block,
and before Mr. Moorehead could stop
himself a cash had been inflicted to
the bone in his leg. The sharp blade
narrowly missed an artery, and when
DIR. ]. \. Nesbitt arrived on the scene
the injured member was bleeding
Drofusely. Several stitches were TAX
en- in the wound.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
,ro 60 5000 Miles to Marry.

After a long-distance courtship by
mail. in which each love missive trav-
elad 5000 miles. Miss Tillie Plack
meier. heiress to one of the lar3est
country places in St. Charles county
IS soon to depart for Brazil to marry
the Rev. Adolph Flor, Lutheran
missionary.
She will be accompanied by three
vonne women who also are to be-
corae brides of missionaries. They
will he married with one ceremony,
and are to reside in adjoining hous-
es.
Flor is a native of Brazil. Six
wears ago he advertised for funds to
enable him to attend college and
study for the ministry. Miss Plack-
meier agreed to finance the young
Brazilian.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
NOTICE OF PROBATE JUDGES
SALE.

Pursuant to an order heretofore
issued by this court in the case of H.
o. Norris & Bro, plaintiffs, against
G. w. Fail. Jr., administrator, ct al,
defendants, |, G. P. Harmon, Judge
of Probate in and for the county OF
Bamberg, will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, in
front of the court house at Bamberg,
South Carolina, on the 9Th day
of January, 1914, the same being
legal sales day, between the legal
hours of sale on said day, in aid of
the personal assets of the estate of
G. w. Fail, Sr., deceased, the fol-
lowing described tract of land, to-wit:
All that certain tract or parcel of
land situate in the county of Bam-
berg, State of South Carolina, con-
tanning one hundred and seventy
eight acres, more or less, and bound
ed on the North by lands of Lee
Fail, Mrs. Betsey Chitty, Joseph Fail,
and Ossie Fail; East by lands of Jas.
r. Chitty, Mrs. Ida Chitty, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Starr: South by lands of
E. W. Norris and estate lands of f.
H. Morris; and West by lands of
Josiah Morris, E. w. Morris and es-
tate lands of Mrs. Emma Gunnels.
Terms of sale: Cash. purchaser
to pay for papers.
G. P. HARMON,
Judge of Probate for Bamberg Co.
December 18th, 1913.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
Thursday, Dec. 25, 1913.
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

We have all heard of it, the
Christmas spirit, but have We all
felt it, have we all experienced It.
d. we know what it means? Is it
2 far off thing with hidden mean
ing or is the meaning to us one of
nothing high, nothing helpful:
And what is it? Simply gift?
\ sift of what? Does the little toy.
tie little tinsel that shines for day
and soon departs hold all OF our
thought of Christmas?
Does it mean simply the giving of
material gifts? No. The material
side of Christmas may be ignored
and yet the brightest Of Christmas
spirits be experienced. The gift of
thoughtfulness the gift of kindness,
consideration of and for others,
makes the spirit worth while. The
clerk who labored yesterday for a
mere pittance and went home tired,
too tired to enjoy the Christmas spir-
it of his own fireside, has a hard
time experiencing the Christmas
spirit, unless you have been filled
with the Christmas spirit when shop
ping.
To-day is Christmas. May the
spirit of it lead of us to give our
selves to higher things than material
gifts. May the day hold for every
reader a bright spirit. May the
homes where darkness has come be-
cause of bereavement, of sorrow and
of transgression. be frightened by
the best spirit. May we live for
others this one day in the true
Christmas spirit
Mr.. Charles D. Meigs has written
a little poem which is popular in
many places and it is a fitting eX-
preston for a Christmas prayer, and
we reproduce it herewith; clip it and
paste it in your choicest book and
let it help you along the highway of
the New Year:
Lord help me to live from day to
day
In such a self-forgetful way,
That even when I kneel to pray,
My prayer shall be for others.
Help me in all the work / do.
To ever be sincere and true,
And know that all I'd do for you
Must needs be done for-others
Let self be crucitied and slain,
And buried deep and all in vain.
Nay efforts be to rise again
Unless to live for-others.
And when my work on earth is
done
And my new work in heavens be-
gun,
May l forget the crown I've won
While thinking still of-others.
"Others. Lord yes others,
Let this my motto be,
That l may live for others,
And thus live like Thee.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
FARMERS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Not known Whether Georgian Took
Life or Was Shot.

GrOveania. Ga, Dec. 20.-Steve +.
Bivens. prominent farmer of Hous-
ton County. was found dead tonight
in the roadway two and half miles
from this city, with the top of his
head blown off with shotgun.
Whether Mr.. Bivens accidentally kill
ed himself, committed suicide, or was
shot by an assassin is matter for
the coroner to ascertain at to-moc-
rows inquest.
Mr. Bivens went hunting this morn
ing. When he did not return for din
uer a search was begun. His horse
and buggy was found in field halt
mife from the point where the body
was discovered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-12-25
RULLET SET CLOTHING AFIRE.
Anderson Man Badly Wounded and
Also Burned.

w. NJ. Brown was shot and serious
ly wounded at the Orr mills village
Sunday morning about 4 o'clock b!
John Barnes. Barnes, who formerly
lived here, but has recently beer
living in Georgia, and is now moVin:
back to the mill, it is said, left Sun
day for Hart county, and has not yet
been apprehended. To-day it was
said that Brown is pretty seriously
hurt.
The shooting occurred on the porch
a. Barnes home, and there are sew
eral stories told as to what led up 10
it. One is that the two men. with
others, had been gambling in the
house earlier in the night, and that
Brown had gone back to see about
Certain money he had lost. Another
is that he wanted whiskey, and went
10 the house to see if he could get
any from Barnes; that there was d
row, Brown attacking Barnes with a
lnife and the latter firing on him
with a pistol, at the same time trying
to kick him off the porch, after first
having fired into the air to try u
frighten him away.
Two of the shots from Barnes pis-
tol took effect. One made a flesh
wound in Browns left side, and the
ether entered at the rear Of the hip.
ranging downward. The last must
keve been fred. at close range, as
the clothing took fire, and the blaze
was not extinguished until Brown
arrived at the city hall, whittier ne
came after the shooting, walking
all the way. The result was that his
hip and back we're so badly burned
tnat he had later to be taken home BY
physician and treated. However:
the ball that had entered the side
vas removed at the city hall by the
doctor called to attend the injured
man.
Brown had been drinking a goot;
deal. and didn't seem to realize the
seriousness of his condition. He SAID
that the bullets amounted to notil-
ing; what he wanted was more Whls-
key. Il don't care any more about
that bullet you've got" he told an
officer who fingered the ball taken
from his side, than | do about a &C
Dill. What l want is some licker.
However. he didn't get what he want
ed. at least when he wanted it.
Police Officer w. P. Mcclellan
chanced to be on the >South Main
street beat, and was first to hear the
eroans of the man as he made his
vav to the city hall. He lent his as
sistance, got him inside the building
and called a doctor-Anderson Mali.