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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
MUCH FUN TO SHOVEL SNOW
Janitor Of Kansas City Public School
Creates Apparatuo to Make Small
Boys Paotime Useful.

The yard OF the Yaeger school at
Nineteenth street and Indiana avenue
is large and the walks extend nearly
around the block. says the Kansas
City Star. When covered with snow,
10 clean them of is a difficult job.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

So Bernard NJ. C. Walter. head JAM
tor of the school. and his little helper,
Sammy, built a snowplow to do the
work. 1t may be hauled by horse,
but lacking such motive power, Wal
ter hitched IL youngsters to the con.
trivance and in half an hour had the
sidewalks around the school and the
school yard cleared of.
Four boys ride tie pillow to weight
It down. 1t is fitted with iron run.
ners. Ihe question OF taking turns
was a difficult matter to solve and
required severe commands Of the
principal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
WINTER PASTIME FOR BOYS
VeIocipede Built on Sled Runners At.
fords Much Amusement Where
Snow and Ice 10 Available.

Sled runners take the place Of tho
.wo wheels on this velocipede so that
it can travel on snow or ice. A
spiked wheel with cranks on its shaft
is mounted at one side OF the front
runner. The novel part of the driv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

Deans Nicn.holated Cough Drops effec
lively drive out colds and stop I'LL throa;
irritations-5c ut Drug Stores.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
In DARK Ways.

Why are fixed stars IKE wicked old
men?
Because they sin tn lato ISclntil
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

A good husband is an asset. but a
worthless one is liability.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
Both Species.

Both Species.
His manner is dogmatic."
Yes, and his questions are categor-
ical'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
Snow VeIoclpede.

ing mechanism is that the spiked
wheel slides up and down in the fork
so that 1t can be raised on the
ground for coasting downhill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18
Innorian, 70 Aaothora

"All the worlds a stage" and there
are some people who are giving vaude-
vile performances without knowing
It.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

II you happen to run into poison ivy
wash IN hot water just rs soon AZ you
can. GrindeliR. which can be had at
any drug store. rubbed on the parts
every Eve minutes until the itching
la,1ps, Win also cure II. II done before
~ pustul@ break
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

Thoroughly clean and spray all nests
at this time Of the year and Ill them
with clean stray, hay or excelsior for
the winter. II seems that hens have
no desire to lay in dirty nests and /
don't see that we can blame them very
much either.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

Varieties Of strawberries vary con-
sIderabiy in their soil requirements.
some being particularly adapted TO
certain localities and there meeting
with great success. while in neighbor.
Ing sections these same varieties nFs
not held n high estsen-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

Don't neglect to store plenty Of
green food for the chickens to eat this
winter. Chickens win cat nearly oil
Of the common vegetables. Potatoes.
cabbage. beets and alfalfa and clover
are relished by them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

When shipping to market. be sure
to find out Just when the one you
ship to wants the stock to arrive and
ship accordingly. II It arrives too
early or too late the best prices can
not be obtained.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-18

II you haven't already bought your
males for the coming year It is about
time that you had better begin to
think seriously about it. BY buying
on. These leaves will make the best
better selection than II you walt until
the last moment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Cured His DRINKING.

Jones, Il Boston manufacturer, en-
ployed Hobbs as salesman. Hobbs
was hustler who brought business
when he worked. but who had habit
Of sacrificing two or three days q
month getting drunk ana Soldering up
directly after getting. bus pay. He wils
always in debt. One day Jones called
Hobbs IN and said that he would keep
him in his employ only on one condi.
ton.
whats that?' asked Hobbs.
Its this" said Jones. Every week
l shall take s. Of your pay and put It
aside. Every month | shall deposit
the money in cooperative bank
You are not to touch that money as
long as you remain unmarried and
work for me-"
But my debts. How can spare
PAY EN- somehow. and let me see
that handbook every month"
That was all-no lecture on the evils
Of drinking. no aphorisms. The other
day Hobbs brought the bank book to
Jones and showed $500 on deposit
And his only comment was, And
don't even get thirsty when look al
it"-Exchange
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Why Hollow rrees Tive.

In forests and private parks one may
often witness the remarkable sight OF
a very old tree with u trunk consist
ing Of nothing but hollow shell and
yet bearing branches that are covered
with foliage 1t would seem to be i'm
possible that the dry bark, In some
cases only held together by an iron
band. could go on producing leaves
year after year in the manner In which
it does. The explanation. however. Is
quite simple one In very young
trees the sap carrying portion is in the
center. 1t is series OF bundles OF
minute cellular tubes scientifically
known as vascular bundles" AS the
tree gets older this series Of bundles;
forms a ring which gets bigger and
bigger as the circumference OF the
tree increases. In course of time the
center withers and decays since 1t Is
no longer needed to supply the branch
es with Observation-Disclosures Graphic
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

make plans for their next fair. The list
follows: M. S. Bolinger, E. S. Burt,
w. H. Bounds, j.. Robertson, w. E.
Ivey, Leon Sanders, NV. Sentell, J. "A.
Lowe, S. R. Strayhan and r. C. Purcell.
Last Friday marked the close of Plain
Dealing High School for the Christmas
holidays. Two of the teachers-Miss
Oneal, of the primary department, and
Miss Gilmer, of the third and fourth
grades had Christmas tree in
their respective rooms, and every child
was remembered with present. To say
that the children appreciated this
thoughtfulness on their account would
be to tell it only mildly. It was worth
the time Of those present -parents and
friends of the children-to see how the
little fellows eyes would snap when
their names were called.
After these exercises were over all ad-
journed to the auditorium, where the
literary society held forth for some time
in one of its interesting events. Master
Henderson Kelly, the chairman, and
Jimmie Wyche, its secretary, discharged
their duties to the satisfaction of all.
AS the writer sees it, this society is
doing good work for the school.
Musical numbers were given by the
young ladies, and even the little ones
had parts on the program. The letter to
Santa Claus, by little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. McLeish, was decided hit.
Lyles Wyche and Miss Blanco Garrett
each had part on the program-Miss
Garrett as editor of the Shoot Journal,
wherein her naive wit had full play;
Lyles was full of chonundrums and kept
the audience entertained. All then had
the pleasure of hearing Mr.. H. H
Montgomery, on the violin, accompanied
by Miss Mamie billiard, on the piano
They were heartily encored. NJ.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
HEATING ! Brook.

How to keep brook running freely
and water power working smoothly In
a temperature Of so degrees below zero
has now been demonstrated ON the
Yukon. in Alaska. by some ingenious
American engineers. A mining com
pany that used water power to devel-
op electric power obtaining the water
through a ditch many miles long. de
cided to try to operate through the
winter At the beginning Of the win
ter the engineers let the water In the
ditch freeze an ice coat a few inches
thick. Then the water in the ditch
was dropped a foot. so that the cover
of ice made protection for the stream,
with an air space between the ice and
the water. This kept out much OF the
cold. but was useless without some
heating of the water. Accordingly
wires were strung along the ditch, and
at regular Intervals electric heating
coils were placed in the bottom Of the
ditch. By this means the water was
heated by electricity manufactured by
the water at the water wheels.-Satur
day Evening Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
An Enemx's Courtesy.

When the crusaders under King
Richard of England defeated the Sara
Gems the sultan, seeing his troops fly.
asked what was the number Of the
Christians who were making all this
slaughter. He was told that 1t was
only King Richard and his men and
that they were all OH foot.
Then" said the sultan. God forbid
that such noble fellow as King Rich
ard should march on foot" and sent
him a noble charger.
The messenger took 1t and said:
"Sire. the sultan sends you this
charger that you may not be on foot
The king was as cunning as his enc
my and ordered one of his sqrires to
mount the horse In order to try him
The squire obeyed. but the animal
proved fiery. and. tile squire being I'M
able to hold him in. he set off ut full
speed to the sultan's pavilion. The
sultan expected he had got King Rich
ard and was not u little mortified Z
discover his mistake
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

.,--,.r advertising rates 1917 cents per inch
plspy The exceptions to this rate are: AL
pel lection advertisements, all small transient
eee;ssments. all that call for position, all that
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secfye advertisers. o.u,.
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-, this office not later than Tuesday after
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Isssssue for that week is not guaranteed.
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as.,,,v advertising, Is cents per incn.
j -. ad;tor of the Banner respectfully requests
..... oh;tnary poetry not be submitted for publ
-. Such verse when good is usually not
sssn., and when original is usually not GOOD.
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ID gonOed by the prominence of the deceased IN
- community where the family resides.
~, ,,ronrietor OF the Banner and its manage
-. hereby disclaim all responsibility for views
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~ rsonarly employed on its staff and IN the
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1siator or The Bosser Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
New LIGHT on electricity.


An American observer has ,';lied NJ.
tention to a curious property Ut an
electric current in that when passing
around sharp corner 1t apparently
projects discharge along its original
line of motion.
In Germany the same phenomenon
has also been observed. and now an
other authority advances the notion
that it is evidence OF the existence Of a
true electric momentum. resembling
that Of water Moving in a pipe. Fari
day had thought Of the possibility OF
such a thing. but his experiments lea
him to conclude against its existence
Clerk Maxwell afterward raised the
question again and also decided. 1t IN
the negative But 1t has lately beer
pointed out that the phenomenon Is II
accord with the most recent theory oil
the atomic nature Of electricity. whhl
had not been worked out IN Maxweifs
day. At any rate. it is said. there |.
here n newly acquired fact about elec
| tricity, whatever the ultimate explana
ton OF It may be.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Beautiful Leicester.

Leicester has learned how to make
herself beautiful from unpromlslns
materials. She has no suitable build
ing stone handy. and therefore out OF
red bricks. put together by cunning
architects. she has constructed city
unlike any other in England. local
art school has fostered the spirit OF
beauty. and thus Leicester has TIL
ulnphed over her limitations. She has
been described as a rosy red town set
in a mass of greenery Even the lamp.
posts have been designed by sculp-
tor who is not ashamed to let them
hear his name.-LondOn Chronicle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Cotton Quotations.

Tuesdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as-fellows:
Low ordinary, " cents.
Ordinary, rs cents.
Good ordinary, 8 cents.
Low middling, II cents.
Middling, 117s cents.
Good middling, 1914 cents.
Closed steady; unchanged.
(These quotations are for white cot
ton. Off color cotton ranges from one
half to 2 cents off grade.)
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
In ultim. Thule.

A New York newspaper man went
as correspondent for his paper to the
national Democratic convention OF
1908 at Denver. He Travelled on the
special which carried the New York
city delegation.
On the second morning ont Green. on
going into the diner for breakfast.
found every table occupied by Mt least
one. person He tOnk n chair opposite
y stont gentleman who had NIL the ear
marks Of an cast side district lender.
The train was flying through fertile
and pnpnlons section 0f Illinois Pretty
towns. fine farms and clustering ham
lots fitted hy Thorn. There were farm
ora and hired mon ut work in the fields
and women stood mt the donrways
The politician gazed ont of the win
dow Mt the picture Then he turned
to Green with tho mir Of one who had
made q notable discovery
"No matter how far yon gn." he said
..thcre's human life" Saturday Even
lag Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
BENTON, LA. :. DECEMBER %, 1918
Local Notes
1. Told by The office Reporter

Last issue of the Banner during 1918.
Use in your date lines after next
Wednesday.
miss Marion Arnold left Monday for
Mooringsport for a short visit with
friends.
Mr.. E. D. Taylor of Mooringsport was
here one day last week on visit with
relatives and old friends.
mrs. Pearl Clement of Cameron, Texas,
accompanied by her little son, was re-
cent visitor at the home of her uncle,
Mr.. ]. F. Edwards.
Miss Madeline Smith, student at
Natchitoches, is at home for the holi-
days. She is the eldest daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Smith.
Mi. Grey Stinson, who for some years
past has leased the Willow Chute plan
tation, win cultivate the south half of
Riverside plantation next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Logan of Vance
vile have as holiday guests their two
eldest children, Miss Conway and Vance,
;;ltudents in Dallas, Texas, and New Or
leans, respectively.
IA happy little visitor in our town is
.Iyey May Taylor, daughter of Mr.. P. G.
Taylor of Alexandria, who is stopping
IT the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. s. T. Taylor.
Mr.. ]. H. Stinson and family will
move at an early date into the Mont
.gomery residence. During the past
year Mr.. Stinson resided on and culti-
waited the Cat Island plantation.
Miss Leslie Hodges of Sweetwater
Texas, a daughter of the late Joe
Hodges, former resident of Haughton
left last Friday after spending severa
days in Benton as guest of Mis-
Lucille Edwards.
Born last Thursday, to Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Jones, fine boy. The little on
was born at the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Bryan, VIII
reside some miles east of Benton. Con
gratulations to all.
Mr.. j. E. Burt, who for several year
past has resided on and had the man
agement of the Palmetto plantation, wi
move soon into the Flemming old resi-
dence, which he has purchased and re
modelled. He has also purchased til
McCauley place, which he will operat
2. . stock, grass and grain farm, an
leased a portion of the j. G. Ogden trac
which he will plant to staple crops.
The writer is under obligations to NJ
Claude Faircloth of the Bodcau Bridt
community, who recently gave him Il
u most highly priced present he has bee
the recipient of for many day, al
which we brought in Monday forenoo
u is handsome turkey gobbler, hatcl
cd in the woods, but raised and dome
Heated at his fathers home. He is nc
three years old and when in conditi,
h will tip the scales at about thirty pound
He is pretty fowl, and after havil
been penned for about two weeks we e
pect to liberate him in a we'll enclos
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the good people Of Linton and
the surrounding community for their
kind assistance during the short illness
and death of our husband and father,
John Oliver. THE FAMILY.
Linton, La, Dec. IL, 1918.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Professional Pride.

A local pugilist was brought before
q police magistrate charged with as
sault. Said the magistrate:
Prisoner. complainant says that you
willfully and maIiciously knocked his
hat off,
Up spoke the accused. pride In bis
voice:
mo, your honor; didn't knock his
nat off. knocked him from under his
hat"-New York Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

Ask for the shade tree, shrub, rose
and flower catalogue of Grifhng Broth
ers, Port Arthur, Texas. It's free. lady.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Miqht Have Been Worse.

100 bad" said the optimist to the
man next to him on the bus. whose
hat had been blown into the river. but
1t might have been worse"
II can't see how" replied the hatiesS
one, with stare.
why, it might have been my hat
YOnkers Statesman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

A postal to Grifing Brothers, Port
Arthur, Texas, will bring you their
sixty-four page tree book. It's worth S.
to you, but you get it free if you intend
to plant trees. lady,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

Mr.. John Mercer Sentell, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Sentell of Cairo
plantation, is expected home for the
holidays. He is student in the State
University, Baton Rouge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

Have you planted your orange and
pecan trees yet? Ask for the Tree Book
of Grifhng Brothers, Port Arthur, Texas,
and order them now. lady.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
plentv Of Aruument.

Miss Watt-Do you belong to any de-
batting society. Mr.. wilkins? Will
kins-Weli- era small one am mar
ried.-Roston Transcript
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Aeouir;no q Title.

$50 you are going to leave us. MIS-.
Rusher?"
..Yes. We are going to move to Ken
lucky for a few weeks until my hus-
band gets to be called colonel. and
then we shall go to Washington to
liye"-Chicago Record Herald
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

Rogers & league will buy your cotton
seed. Best market prices paid. ss-tf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

BY Only a few more days in which to
pay poll taxes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

It Is better to begin a good work in
the evening thar not at all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25

Dr. Irwin Miller, Dentist,
Has moved his office to rooms 405-6-7,
Hutchinson Building, Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
poos That fly.

Little Craze Papa. has dog got
wings? Papa Certainly not. ms dear!
Little Grace-Tben the nurse told .
big story She said she was walking
down the street fast night when big
dog flew out Mt her Chicago News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-12-25
Proof.

.'rhey say that unions raise the price
Of labor
"Qmlfe right! Two Of my clerks got
married last week and struck me for
more salary" Boston Transcript
On the choice OF friends our good Or
evil name depends. tray.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-08


AS "A result or a ~oonivfehee
.,elu at burlington rilddy Det"vvh
nc Rutland ana Gentfai Nel mon,
.aiiMay uiiIc.ais ana lne committee
appointed al the last meeting "a
ne BOARD OF aldermen TO look aftei
me matter OF tue new iallroau 81
,ion, 1t rs the opnion oi all tDat tht
s4ouus are clearing away ana tiail
aext spring wlll see the beglnnlne
u ne ereDllon ot tne station Whleh
as peen DOne ot contention be-
.weon the city anu the iaiilohds loi
numDer OF years fne meeting
.trlday was wholly HARMONIOUS, ana
vas eyueutly the desne ol all "
.Jmprom,se ana end the Litigation
ana other troubles which have cost
90 mucn tine ana money.
me new plans, upon which All
agreed, call Tor station at the
DOT OF Main street, as has Detai
specified IN the previous plans. lhe
entrance vii! be on level WIN
BATTERY street and two other entrah-
es may be made by way I'd college
and Main streets as the train shea
Will run all of the way between
these points. The tracks VIII be
covered, as III the present structure,
and travellers will not be oDliged IL
step into the rain or snow IRON the
time they enter-their carriage until
they get aboard the train
one OF the advantages OF the new
station is. that it Will be unneces-
sary to cross track 70 reach any
train, as an overhead passage with a
flight OF stairs leading down to each
track will be built The waiting
rooms will be east Of the tracks, u
is estimated that the cost OF the
building will be between $l75,0oo
and $180,000, besides the land dam
ages. The former plans called for
an expenditure of between $3Oo,o0o
and s400, 900, which all now consid-
er out of the question.
The freight house and offices OF
the Central Vermont will be locat-
ed on the site Of the present pas
senger station, which will be torn TO
the ground. 1t will also extend east
as far as the present retaining wall
on Lake street, and VIII therelofe
avoid the necessity Of teams cross
ing the tracks as at present. from
the station an easy four per cent
grade will be built over to Main ST.
and that will be appreciated by team
sters who have been Obliged to urge
their horses up either the Main oi
College street hill,
Tuesday the attorneys OF both
railroads, the city attorney and
the lawyers representing the old