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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
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Player Folk
lncogniito
Romance That Came of a
Vacation Spent oa Ap=
PIE Tree farm
By CLARISSA mACkIE

Il simply want 10 bc myself for
tWhile." explained Slsanna Whitmore
ln motherly Mrs. ilalt!en as they sat
In the cool shade of thr farmhouse
porch. After one has portrayed a doZ-
ell differcut characters during d see
son you can imagine the blessed relief
Of getting away from the atmosphere
of the playhouse. Please please do
not tell anybody that am an actress
Won't you let me be your uiece from
Wayback?"
Mrs. Holden smiled into the heauti
ful gray eyes ''Ah. my dear, you will
be playing part. then, won't your
she asked.
Susanna laughed Gag'y ITS in the
blood. of course. but can tr,lthfuly
be Susie WlitmOre. the daughter Of III
old friend. am SO glad YOU knew my
mother Isn't il wonderful that out of
all the advertisements | read | pick
ed out your Apple Tree farm and then
it should happen that yon knew my
mOther?"
Mrs. iolden's hand covered the small
white palm uprurned on Susanna s
lap. II don't know as It's s" mighty
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20

wonderful when you come to think it
ever" she said deliberately When
you consider who it is that orders al!
things 1t seems the most natural thing
IN the world that nc shonld direct Il
noiherless girl who needs Il little moth
ertng straight to childless woman
who has always been heart hungry"
Ncr hand frightened on the girls hand
and us she felt return pressure tears
came into her kind eyes Now. my
dear. 1t Is all settled. | suppose. that
ynn are to come down to Apple Tree
fnrm. and spend three months. and !
shall Introduce you as onr friend. and
II anybody finds ont you are an actress
well. 1t will not he our fault
You're not ashamed of that the
profession. mean:'' asked the girl
quickly. "Some people are preiudiced.
y"u know"
Lord love you. dear. He wouldn't
have given you that talent if he di!nt
expect you to make use OF it. That's
our reasoning, James and mine All
the lessons to be learned are not be
tween book covers. | expect the stage
teaches plenty Of folks
Il hope 1t does!" cried Susanna hap
PLY Now that it's all arranged !
cannot wait to get down here, shall
arrive next Saturday big bag little
bag. hndbox and bundle. Now tell
me who our neighbors are
There are mighty few nf>'em The
farms all being so large. they are nat
urally far apart. all excepting Silas
Tanners Our orchards join. hut you
can't see their house in the summer
time we're mighty glad to feel were
so close together"
ARE the Tanners a large family?
inquired Susanna rs she arose to go.
''Nomdy except Silas and his wife
and Florine That's their daughter.
Florine might lie company tor you.
only she's kind of narrow about some
things. Then there's their hired man.
George. So you see there amt many
there to snoop around and wonder who
| you are. guess you'lI be let alone
and can get all the rest you need and
bring back some real color into your
| cheeks"
The green vista under the gnarled
trees of the orchard was Susanna's ia
vorite haunt Her hammock was
swung between two apple trees. Over
her head pair of robins were raising
q neStful of young ones.
For the first few weeks Susanna wa:
content to lie in the hammock anC
read or sleep or to watch the bird ltft
about her She learned to know thu
Tanner family by sight. The short
stout woman was Mrs Tanner: tn,
leaa. stopped man was Silas Tanner
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
NEW MOTOR ROAD CLEANER.
Works on Vacuum Plan and Picks W
Stones and Broken Bricks.

Works on Vacuum Plan and Picks up
Stones and Broken Bricks.
The first demonstration in England
of the new motor vacuum road clean
ing machine. the invention Of IN 'ta'-
ian engineer. took place at Southport
recently
The machine has from twenty l."
thirty horsepower and a four cylinder
motor engine The sweeping nles-hln-
ism consists of a cylindrical brush .r1n-
posed of series of small brushes.
which revoIves in sheet iron shell in
the opposite direction to that Of th"
wheels Of the car The speed ut which
the brush rotates creates enough draft
to collect by suction all the dust and
deposit it in receiver
The machine picked up wooden blocks
and broken bricks. and 1t is said that
it can deal similarly with bottles and
stones mp to nine pounds 10 weight.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
BETTER ROADS Will
BOOST OUR INDUSTRIES
Good System Of Highways Boon to
Manufacturer, Large and Small.

The manufacturing industries wilt
receive an. increased business from Il"
general stimulus of agriculture. indus,
try and commerce that will result from
the building Of a great system "f state
roads. Many millions of dollars are
invested in allied industries that
would receive both direct and Indirect
benefits from the expenditure Of stat"
funds. for roads A prosperous state
can only he kept prosperous by its cit
iZens investing in internal imDrnvs'-
ments that will best develop it's nat
nraI resources Coed roads are recog
nized us the most potent agency for
general prosperity that Is within the
power Of the people to utilize. Better
Roads
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20

ABOVE, LAYING THE CONCRETE BASE BE-
Low, LAYING THE BRICKS
tatlun until 1t lands III its place, and
then after it becomes hardened it Is
uniform in character throughout, and
any expansion and contraction which
we are often called upon to explain is
almost eliminated, because that is tax
en- up in compression. But whatever
remains may be taken care of simply
by means Of all expansion cushion
alongside the curb.
As to the curb for country highway
it is advisable simply to build it flush
with the pavement. so the teams can
pass on or off that pavement without
let or hindrance.
AS to Its quality, after pavcmen.
is thus constructed. it is almost impoS-
s.ble for it to get out Of order. aud
am almost inclined to refrain from OF
fering the facts with reference to the
durability of brick payelnents thus con
structed. We never have had a brick
pavement in this country to call for re
pairs in twenty years. and that is some
thing worth while that the American
people ought to know am not an
advocate of the use Of brick generally
and indiscrimiuately; you must have
the sand clay roads, you must have the
water bound macadam, you must have
the water treated roads we have hear;
so much about But upon excessively
used roads over which would come con
tinuously in almost unlimited numbers
automobiles. trucks, farm wagons and
traffic Of all kinds. there Is but the one
pavement that Is economical to coz
struct upon such highway and that
is either granite or brick OF course !,
granite pavement would be out Of the
question. but brick is not prohibitive in
cost for excessively used roads ans;
it Is the solution Of the problem as to
the material for excessively used high
ways that the American people ds
mand
Although / cannot go into details
and recite all the evidence of the eco
nomic value of brick roads on the eX
cessively used highways of this coun
try. will state two or three of the
advantages Traction resistance is less
than that of any road. 1t does not
originate dust. and farmer With the
utmost comfort can have his house by
the side of the highway without the
dust flying In his window and yard
You can get about any time Of the
year Put the chief virtue of that roaa
is that it is never out of repair. AMI il
is good for use night or day. winter G'
summer. wet OF dry.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
GOOD ROADS MAXlMS
FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN
Put the National Demand Into a Few
Well Chosen Wards,

The following good roads n,axims
have been prepared by an "Iirial "f
the organization which is promoting
a highway across the continent. to he
known as the ocean to OCEAN road:
II you want to know IL g.n,Q roads
are Il good thing ask a horse
Good roads promote prosp"rity; bad
roads provoke profanity
In considering roads remember that
there are few towns that Ionk 50 .,",l
to the farmer that he will kill his
horse to get there
Was it In your township that tn"
ignor;tmus pulled the sod into tho mid
die of the road?
Good roads will increase health. hap
pinesS. education. religion and moral
ity
Good roads will decrease profanity
encouragement. back taxes. >:h"rilr'S
sales. sour grapes and grnurhes.
Improved roads are a good tr. :
mark for any community.
Good roads invoke n blessing upu'
any people who hnild them
Good roads will keep people IN IT,"
country and will bring city people to
the fresh air
Did you ever hear this' 'Thr reads
We're so bad that the only wny h..
could get to town was by telephone
The good roads cnmpnign is an old
one, but there is such 81 thing as pnt l.
ting old trrisms into such new form
as to make Them take on meaning for
the first time. Many an article has
been advertised into famc aud pnT."-
iarity by catchy phrase. while many
a man has found his reputation cStah
lislled or enhanced by q few words
rightly Joined. The man who can M,
the national cry tor good roads into !
few we'll chosen words which carry
the punch" with them md absolutely
refuse to he forgotten will he tlesarv-
Ing Of as much praise when the cam
paign is Mt an end as any man VIII"
goes ont and actually performs the
manual labor in tho highway.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20

in What the World Says He smil-
ed dizzily down into her gray eyes.
He had thought of them ever since
that first day he had seen her with
Florine Isn't it wonderful that we
two out OF all the world should have
met here incognito!"
Susanna blushed deeply. She was
thinking of what Mrs. Holden had said
10 her that first day.
When she had crossed the orchard
she looked back. and he was still stand
ing there by the bars gazing at her. and
to both Of them it seemed that some
sweet happiness was framed in either
end Of that green vista formed by the
ranks Of old apple trees.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
TEACH ROAD BUILDING.

Successful Demonstration For Farmers
at philadelphia, Mo.
Road building was taught 10 farm
ers and other interested persons at Il
demonstration at Philadelphia. Mo-. re-
Gently E. W Sheets. highway Ell.
gineer of Marion county, was in charge
aof the proposition A number OF Ham
nibal good road enthusiasts and mem.
bers of the county courts Of Rails. She
by and Marion counties attended.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
ADVANTAGES OF
THE BRICK ROAD
It Wears Best, Costs Less to
Build and Is Never Dusty.
NEEDS LITTLE REPAIRING,
1t LAID Properly With a Smooth Four
Inch Concrete Base, Two Inch Sard
Cushion and Cement Fiiler-Good
In Any Weather.

The proper dimensions OF u brick
highway where they have been in nsr
for Il number OF years is foIrteen fee,
in width, with seven foot clay track
on the side Many of them are built
about nine feet in width, with IL sevea
foot clay road OH the side
Such roads are built in many parts of
this country at u cost of $4,000 to $40.
600 II mile, says writer iii Good
Roads They have underneath that. Il
four inch concrete base That four
inch concrete base Is advise,lly made
smooth Upon 1t is placed a two inch
sand cushion that Is uniformly com
pressed by using hand roller weigh
ing about $50 pounds. Two things are
accomplished by that method You
have uniform wearing plate. you
have u support of the wearing surface
that Is uniform. and yet it has re
siliency, so that neither the brick nor
the cement that is placed between the
brick is ut all injured In surface and
will last indefinitely After this fonn
dation Is thus prepared the bricks are
placed upon it with the best edge up.
and after that the pavement is smooth
ed, and then it is ready TO receive the
application Of the cement filler
In the application Of the cement filler
the secret of obtaining the quality is
that the cement filler sha!! be made in
the proper proportion and that proper
ton is one to one of the cement and
sand The only way to keep it in that
proportion is to keep it i'll perfect agi
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
BOOSTS Fca BETTER ROADS

!: BOOSTS FOR BETTER ROADS.
I, Forward march - out Of the
+ mud
+ Good roads are business ne.
: cessity, ...
: No road is SO e~pensive as q
!. bad road
! colts and blows against tho
I bumps and into the ruts destroy
!. everything that runs over the
{. roads.
/. The insistent demand for i'm
: proved roads comes from the
!. farmers and the neonie in the
!. rural districts.
!. The man who hauIs any had
!. over wagon road should Fia"-e
!. the cost Of transportatio..
/. Build roads for the traffic that
(. will pass over them,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-02-20
geo. H. CASSITY
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.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
COLD is PREDICTED
ON ATLANTIC COAST

Washington. D. c.. March 21-A ter
rifle storm that ragged over the central
was moving northeast today, leaving
a wake of destruction. Telegraph and
telephone communication was crippled
throughout the district south of the
ohio river. the storm moving north
ward and eastward over Ohio and In
diana. threatened further destruction
The weather bureau, from the mea-
ger reports compiled over the crippled
wires. predicted a severe cold wave to
follow Storm warnings were ordered
displayed all along the Atlantic coast
from Hatteras to Eastport, Maine
Last nights storm swept Arkansas
Mississippi and on north across the
Ohio river and today was centered
around the great lakes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
KING TO BE BURIED
IN FIELD UNIFORM

SaIOniki European Turkey Nlafcn ~
The autopsy on the body of king
GEORGE disclosed that the bullet fired
by AIeko Schiuas. the assassin pierced
the lungs and heart The death or the
king must have been practically IN
Simultaneous.
Ii was found impossible to remove
the clothing of the kinE. therefore he
viii be buried in the Held uniform
which he was wearing at the time of
his death
The body OF the late king Will be
placed aboard warship March % and
transported to Athens arriving here
the following day-
March go. as the lying I'm state Will
occupy three days. Military honors viii
be rendered not only by the Athens
earrisou hut hv an entire military die
vision which has been ordered for that
purpose.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
CATTLEMEN ARE
RETURNING HOME
Convention Profitable Alike to Local
People and VisitOEs-DeeOEatiOns
Are Being Torn Down.


The convention over, the cattlemen
who have been in FL PasO during the
week are rapidly leaving for their
homes Many Left Thursday night and
others LETT on an the trains Friday.
many trains finding 1t necessary 10
carry special coaches and Pullmans 70
accommodate the traE1c-
The work Of removing the decOra-
tiOns that were put up IN honor OF the
cattlemen was commenced Friday.
A few Of the catuemen and their
families viii remain over until the
end Of the week. but most OF them are
returning 10 their homes with the idea
of arriving there by sunday
The catuemen ana their families
have spent considerable money in Ell
PasO- They enjoyed themselves and IL
was profitable and a pleasant con-
and business men Of all kinds enjoyed
a prosperous week and so il has been
mutually successful TO FL PasOans and
visitors alike.
Even the real estate and automO-
bile men prOfited by the convention,
considerable realty and several auto
mobiles having changed hands as a re-
suit OF the meeting here OF the con-
VentIOn Of Cattlemen-
All appOintive officers Of the Texas
Cattle Ratsers' association were reap
pointed at the first meeting OF the
executive committee which was held
Thursday afternoon Carrying out the
instructions contained in the resQlu-
tons passed by the convention Thurs
engaged as attorney for the association
Tor the year Assistant secretary A G
Williams and other appointive officers,
exclusive Of the inspectors, were re-
appointed. The appointment OF inspec-
tors and the arrangements for inspec-
tons was left to president McFaddin
and secretary Spiller by the new exec
utive committee.
President II. A. Jastro. OF the Amer
lean National Livestock association, re-
manned in Ell PasO Friday for a con-
ference with the Texas association Of
secretary f. b SpilIer remained in FL
PasO Friday TO close up the work OF
the association Secretary Rufe March.
rotary and Mrs SpfIler. and assistant
secretary A. c. Williams for an auto
ride over the city and 70 Mexico Friday
afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
SWEEPS OHIO;
KILLED: MANY HURT

Columbus. Ohio. March ~21-At Tihin.
Ohio. William Wick, IS, was instantly
killed and six or eight others ar6 be-
lieved to have been buried in the
debris Of q smOkestack of 4 county
iufirmary which was wrecked by the
high winds today Three others are
known to be injured
Boats in Distress at Samdusky.
Sandusky. o.. March 1.-Two boats
are missing. one is on the rocks and
another is in distress in the 20 mile
gale that is sweeping SanduS1y Bay
today liz is feared that six or more
men have been drowned Life savers
have gone to the rescue Of SIX others
who are in extreme peril
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
WINTER SEASON ENDS WITH
BIG SWING FOR NEM YORK.

NeW YORK, n =, March -I--W InLer
ended at 1910 this morning according
to the Nernal equinox, with New York
city having had less snow and cold
weather than for many years. Prac-
city annually spends for removing
snow was saved. Repeatedly warm
weather records for winter, which had
stood for so years or more. were
broken Navigation on the Hudson
practically has been continuous and the
ice harvest in this state is less than
half the normal
Spring entered warmly with the city
envelOped in a thick fog
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
SLEET AND SNOW IN
OKLAHOMA AND KAN.
Cold Wave Strikes Missouri Valley
Country; Severe Cold at Amarillo
and In Panhandle.

Kansas City, Mo. March 21.-Snow
and sleet. and a drop in temperature
were general over the Missouri valley
and the southwest last night and early
today. In some sections the storms was
accompanied by a strong wind. Sc
we're cold weather is reported in the
Texas panhandle.
Heavy rains preceded snow in south
and east Missouri At Oklahoma City.
the wind rose to 46 miles an hour. TIE
mercury this morning dropped to 81
here. s in Omaha. Il in St. Joseph, 10
at Wichita and ConcOrdia Kansas; -
at Springfield, No; Is at Oklahoma
City; at Denver. and 10 at Amarillo,
Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21

fort, was killed when the roof OF a
building struck him
Henry Walters. q WOrkingman OF
lafayette was crushed TO death under
meath a falling sign
Several churches and schOOlhOuses
were wrecked and several Of the
buildings OF the Indiana University
at Bloomington were damaged Wire
service all over the state was de-
moraliZed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
HEAVY SNOW MAROONS
STUDENTS On PIXIES PEAK

colorado SPRINGS, Colo March Il
Prof. G. E Martin. of the engineering
department of Colorado college, and
nine students who went up Pixies Peak
Wednesday to study the Colorado
Springs water system. are said TO be
marooned near Lake Moraine. as the
result OF heavy SHOWS They have q
complete camping outfit and supplies.
so that no fears are entertained for
their comfort.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
STORM IN INDIANA
CLAIMS TWO VICTIMS

indianapolis. Ind March 21-Two
persons were killed and several prob
ably fatally injured today by the wind
storm which wrought havoc through
out the state causing thousands of
dollars Of damage to property
Omer A, Kite, a cab driver at Krank-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
NEGROES KILLED n TEXAS.

Tyler, Tex. March GA negro
woman was killed near here and a
white child was injured at WinOnc in a
sever storm which visited smith county
last night Many houses were dam
aged and telephone and telegraph wires
were blown down The city OF Tyler
was not in the storm zone
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
WIRES down N KENTUCKY.

Louisville. Ky, March 21.-First re-
ports from points in the central south
was that that section was swept by a
terrific WiudstOrm last night and early
today Considerable property damage
is reported. but loss of life is not men
toned. Wires are down throughout
Kentucky and much of Tennessee A
60 mile wind blew at Nashville
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
Continued from page y

a tornado which swept through that
place early last evening.
Among the dead are members of the
family of l. D. Bryant Mr.. and Mrs.
James Clark, Mrs Cooper, Mrs G. f.
Williamson and son G. +. Williamson
IS seriously but not fatally hurt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21

Meridian. Miss March 1I--SeVeraI
negroes are reported killed and NUM-
Der of cabins demolished as the result
of heavy wind storms which struck a
small settlement five miles north or
Macon. Miss
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
FIFTEEN KILLED BY
STORM IN ALABAMA
Tornado sweeps Lower Beach. Near
Mobile, Doing Heavy Damage
Many Prominent People
Among Victims.

Mobile, Ala, March 21-21.-Late ad-
vices are to the effect that Is persons
were killed at Lower Peachtree. Ala. and
an immense amount of damage done by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21

United states Custom House. P. o. and
Courthouse Building. Office Of Custo-
dian, FL PasO, Tex, March Is. 1913
Sealed proposals viii be received az
this building until o'clock p. m. March
IS. 1913, and then opened. for furnish
inE electric current gas. water, ice ana
miscellaneous supplies. and for remoy-
ing ashes and rubbish. washing towels
and spriukIing streets during the fiscal
year ending June 80 1914. Sealed pro-
posals viii also be received until z
o'clock p M. April %, 1913. and then
opened for $50 tons bituminOus coal
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved by the Treasury Department
Alfred j.. sharpe, Custodian.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
MONTENEGRO REFUSES
AUSTRLA'S DEMANDS
King Nicholas Declares Troops VIII Dr.
rect BOmhardment Against Scufari
EortN md Nof AEnfnEf Clfr
Italy and Austria May COOperafe.

me MOntenegrin reply is considered
mere as creating a serious situation. A
uVeiy exchange of views is proceeding
between the AustrO-H Hungarian and the
Italian foreign offices in regard to pos
slole joint action by the two powers
Austria viii insist on enforcing the
decision Of the European powers that
Scutari shall remain an integral part
of the autonomous Albania
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
CAUSE HEAVY Loss OF LIFE

down and telegraph and
wires were Frustrated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21

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