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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-10-29
Must Be in the Blood,

A London cat is said to relish feeds
of pastry, chocolate, blackberries, to-
matoes, egg shells, and even wood as
a variety on the general feline fish anC
meat diet. But many a landlady has
credited her cat with even more cat
holic taste when her lodger began to
think he missed things.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-10-29
LyCEUh ATTRACTIONS.
For the S;:ason Q; E14,.15
Are Announced,
MUSIC And LECTURES.
Array of Talent Which Is Scheduled to
Appear Here at Intervals Through.
out the Winter.

An annual Lyceum entertainment
course is now regarded as practically
Indispensable in nearly $1,000 Ameri-
can communities, and the number is
increasing with each year.
Some one has truly said that a Ly-
ceum attraction. even though it failed
to raise a higher standard in the com.
munty. at least never lowered an ex.
listing standard or In any way leaves
a deleterious effect. This cannot be
said of many other kinds of amuse-
ment and entertainment.
What the winters entertainments
and lectures are to be in each COM
munity is usually looked for at this
time Of the year. The course here this
year will be made up of the following
attractions:
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-10-29
Keep the Town Ciean."

Il. ". fltfSOl Ol L'ild SpeilG
the Weekend here.
Notice. am applying for a
par1on. Quitman Galloway.
+. Sa,-Onp Stock M'rchan-
disc, . ply to II. V. Magee
Store house to rent if stock is
sold.
Mrs.. J D. Kerr had a much
cherished guest this week in the
person OF nrr father, 5. n. Storm
Of BrOOkhaven, Miss.
Miss Myrtle Brumipld Is off
for weeks vacation Whc,. she
is spending with her sister, Mrs
J. B. Chandler at BogaluSa.
FOUND-On Fair Grounds
one ladies' black cape and one
piece chroched lace. Owner
will call for same on Mrs. G. Do
remuS.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. OFT and
little Gretchen, Mrs. }. Vol
Brock and Miss Nellie DobsOn
spent Thursday and Friday in
New Orleans.
Silk Petticoats now $3.50 to
1898, regularly S. to 81. Fine
furs $40 to S4O.-American La
dies Tailoring Co., Mrs. W. J.
Burris, local representative.
Don't take any risks. Bay
YOUR candy from Darlington S
Drug Store Inc, where it is
kept cool, fresh and crisp in a
brand new candy refrigerator.
Fielder Stafford, who has been
teaching at Pearl River, had to
close his school for a while on
account of diphtheria and he is
spending the time with his fam
lily at Richardson.
DIED-On Saturday morning
at her home just across the
river from Franklinton, Mrs.
Monroe Russell died after long
and serious illness. Her Obitu-
airy will appear in an early issue.
Notice-No hunting with gun
and dogs allowed on land S OF the
undersigned.
V. A. Mccain,
n. J. Mccain,
Frank Carter.
On November End we will be-
gin our Four Trip Day Delivery
Service; one trip in the morning
uptown and one down town and
one each way in the afternoon
See our ad this week.
S. H. Burris, Inc.
On last Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E..
Bateman, Miss Julia Cottongim
was guest of honor at a recep-
ton rendered her by the e. L. G.
on the eve of her departure for
her new home in Poplarville.
Stoddard's LectureS-V Olume
in red binding one-fourth Mo-
rocco has been sent to Mrs. h,
S. Cottt'ngim in place OF another
volume of same style book and
she wishes to make exchange OF
volumes but dosen't know other
party. Exchange can be made
at Era.Leader Office.
Misses MacNeal and McMiche
were charming hostesses Of the
Waverly club on Saturday Oct.
24th from 4 to $50 p. N. at the
residence of Mrs. Ada Babing'
ton. Ar interesting study on
Ruskin was carried out, after
which delicious said, olives anc
iced tea dispensed by the host
ossos aSSistod nv Mrs. i}abinp
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Brother Comes to Help.

By Mary p Grevson, Aged y Years.
West Point, Neb, Blue Side.
Lucille Smith lived In little house on
hill. Her father was dead, SO she
helped her mother earn enough money to
support her and a small brother. They
were very poor and Lucille, very indus
trious little girl. thought that If she
went to work at the hotel, she could
earn enough money to pay house rent.
The next day she went to work. She
worked very hard. but at night, when she
went home. she held two shining dollars
In her hand.
When she reached there, she met her
brother. Ted, at the door and he was
crying Mamma is sick" he said.
Lucille now looked at her two bright
dollars and thought, II must send for
the doctor at once, as It is very bad
case"
When the doctor arrived. Lucille had
fixed a little supper for her mother OF
some bread and milk, which were the
only things In the house TO eat.
She then sat down with her head on
her lap, thinking II they did not pay
their rent by the next day. they would
he driven out OF the house and left home
less
The doctor was gone and Lucille was
still sitting there, when there came a
knock at the door which frightened her
very much. She went to the door and
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

lance Of the Argentine railroad system,
Only about 100 miles remains to be built,
but when this is completed there will be
transcontinental route across Bolivia
from the Pacific ocean to the Atlantic.
This road will pass through the southern
part of the country, and not very far
away from the oil fields.
Surveying New Road.
Another possibility of opening up east
ern Bolivia lies in the railroads the Bra
zillans are building into Matte Crosse.
They have surveyed lines to connect the
Atlantic seacoast at the bay of Sac Fran
cisco with the cattle regions of Matte
Crosse withih a short distance of the
Bolivian boundary.
The pastures of Matte Crosse will sup
port millions of stock and they are only
about as far from Sac Paulo, the great
city of southern Brazil, as from New
York to Cleveland. The Brazil Land and
Cattle company has formed an alliance
with one of the large packing companies
of the United states, and they are now
erecting packing houses at Sac Paulo.
The cattle of Matte Crosse will be sent
there by railroad and will be killed,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Bottling pop

BY W. A. Averill, Seneca, Kan. Red
Side
The bottling of pop seems to be a very
simple thing. as It undoubtedly is. a
small machine does bath the bottling and
the putting on of the caps. A bottle is
put under a little faucet, which is showed
down into the neck OF the bottle Then
the syrup is allowed 10 flow until about
a half inch Is In the bottle. The bottle
is then showed under another faucet and
filled with carbonated water. Then the
bottle pushes a pedal and 10! Il cap ap-
pears on the battle; and the job is done
But those bottles have TO be washed
and ! will try to tell you how this Is
done. There are two small tanks for
each person and between these two tanks
there is round brush run by electricity,
just big enough TO 90 into pop bottle
The bottles are put IN the first tank
and allowed 10 soak Cor a few minutes
Then a boy puts them, one at time,
on the brush. They are then put into
the second tank and irom there into the
cases
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Make
Plea for Revival
of Memberships

LONDON, Aug. i5.-Many prominent
Methodists made a plea at the annual
Wesleyan conference held at Leeds for a
revival in the Methodist church. The
need for such an effort It was stated
was acknowledged on every side. All
the churches reported a falling away in
membership, and a lack of enthusiasm
of those who remained In outward con-
nectlon with the church.
Methodist prayer meetings, said the
Rev. S. f. Collier. former president OF
the conference, had suffered terribly by
getting into routine. What they needed
today was the note triumphant. While
the rest Of the world had been raising
the standard they of the. church had
been lowering II. ut is bad form 70 be
enthusiastic in the pulpit nowadays. II
is bad form to be enthusiastic anywhere
about religion. / suppose in some pull
pits II l cultivated a doleful voice and
heavy manner. should be looked upon
as scholar and rank above an svange-
list"
Il wonder sometimes . We are not be-
coming too respectable said Sir John
Barnsley. in discussing the matter. 'srhe
Methodist church used TO be the church
OF the poor. II has lost that inheritance
and has handed over TO others the worI
of redeemins the common people"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Their Own Page

went to my grandma's and stayed there
overnight. The next day my brother.
Elmer. and / went to get the ponies and
then we rode them. We enjoyed that
very much. That night We were going
to stay at our uncles home but we had
to stay at our cousins. My cousins
parents went to Lincoln that morning
and we had to go TO meet them at Hamp-
ton. was expecting to go home in my
uncle's car but 1t began to rain so he
didn't go. Then 1t was too muddy to
walk TO their place II was twelve when
we got home. The next day we went
home with my cousin. 1 hope M4 Waste
basket doesn't get my story.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
From Former Busy Bee.

BY Ruth Kirschstein. Lincoln. Neb.
You probably will not remember me. so
will say very proudly that am an
old busy Bee.
Recently we moved to Lincoln. / sup
pose every city has it's own faults-Omaha
included--but l can't help feeling at the
present moment that Omaha is the most
desirable place I'm the world. / have
always been interested in the Chlldren's
page OF The Bee. II is SO interesting to
notice the development in the style OF
writing OF some of the regular Busy
Bees
Don't you think that is so. But it Is
not I only who cares for The Bee It
is the whole family. Now, even II we
are In Lincoln, nearly seventy miles away
from the place where 1 have left my
dearest friends, VIC are continuing to take
that particular paper. IL brings Omaha
70 much nearer TO Lincoln, in fact, we
could not do without it, Best wishes from
a Lincolnite who stlll insists on being
an Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Second Prize.)
The Wonderful Cradle.

BY Lydia Bender, Aged 10 Years, Tarnov,
Neb. Blue Side.
Last summer a little caterpillar lived in
our grape vine. He fed upon the green
leaves and ate so many that wondered
II there would be any left. One day. after
a very large dinner. the caterpillar began
TO spin. l saw a strong silk thread that
seemed to come from his mouth. and il
was fastened to the grape vine.
Then he moved his head to and fro and
twisted it round and round until he was
wrapped in a soft silk blanket which he
had made for himself. Soon there was
no caterpillar to be seen, nothing but the
silken cradle. There lay the cradle tied
close to the grape vine stem all through
the fall Winter came but the cradle lay
quiet through all the cold months II did
not even rock in the wind.
At last the cold winds were gone and
the warm days came. The little sleeper
awoke with the sunshine in the month of
May and rustled inside his brown cradle
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

well-dressed man asked: "Is this
where Mrs. j. Ia Smith lives? And will
you tell your mother that man by the
name of Mr.. II, Greene is at the door
and wishes TO see herr"
Lucille slipped to her mothers room,
Mother. man by the name Of Mr.. II.
Greene wants TO see you" She told
Lucille TO call him to the bedside. Mr.
Greene was her brother. and that was a
happy evening for Mrs. Smith, Lucille
ana Ted. for had it not been for Mrs
Smiths brother they would have been
driven from their home. He had enough
money 20 buy food. a nice cottage and
medicine. so that Mrs. Smith was able
TO get well.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

dressed and frozen preparatory to their
export to the United States and Europe
The short extension OF this projected
road would reach the cattle fields OF
eastern Bolivia and bring them much
nearer the seaboard than our cattle fields
west Of tho Mississippi. from where we
have shipped vast quantities Of meat TO
Europe.
Another probability OF the near future
is that railroads will be built from the
Argentine boundary through eastern Boz
livia to Corumba, Brazil, with a railway
center at Santa Cruz. The latter town
lies In the heart Of the petroleum terri
tory, and It will eventually be a great rail-
road center.
other Prospective Roads.
A line has been surveyed from there TO
the Marmore river. which runs into the
Madeira and on to the AMAZON. and In the
far future this may be extended through
the Amazon valley 60 Iquitos. Another
road has been surveyed from the city of
Cochabsmia, high up in the mountains
southeast to La Paz, to connect with the
Santa Cruz extension where it joins the
Marmore. All OF these lines, with the ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Celebrates Birthday.

BY Alice Thomas. Aged y Years, Box 155.
Deer Trail, Colo Red Side.
Dear Busy Bees: Well how are you?
1 am fine and am 80 glad because my
aunt left Omaha this afternoon and will
get here on the II o'clock train tomorrow
noon. l am going to town to meet her.
My sister and I are seeing which can
write the best story on Kindness to Ami
mails" Today is my birthday am IL
years old. My sister says, You are II
years bold" My mamma made me a
cake with a big "A" like that on it.
Our COW and horses and dog are all
fine. We have a very bad time with our
chickens. One day two or three are
clucking like they want to set and the
next day they never think about 1t. We
are having a nice little shower. We have
a fine garden, ! will close for this time,
hoping to win prize on my story
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

hunting up some adventure. One day his
playmate said, Come, let us take a
walk" They walked down the street
chatting pleasantly. They had not noticed
how far they had gone The Toys only
lived in a small village. They found them
selves on a country road. Just as they
had decided to turn back a man stepped
out OF the bushes. Where are you go
ing, my lads?" he asked. I'VE are going
TO the village where we live" "Will you
please give me % cents? l am very
hungry" The boys took him home and
gave him a good meal and some clothes
and started him on his way again
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Little Stories by Little Folk
(First Prize.)
Camping Out West.
BY Florence French. Aged II Years, Be
303, Gillette, Wyo. Red Side.

By Florence French, Aged II Years, Box
SOS. Gillette, Wyo. Red Side.
I am going to write true story OF
camp life for three weeks.
Mr.. Rix asked papa to pillow forty acres
of sod ground. Papa said, He would do
so the following Monday"
Papa took me along when he went 70
pillow it, Mr.. Rix said we could have
his sheep wagon. but when we got over
there our wagon wasn't wide enough.
His daughter had a shack built with
out any floor and the door was all
mashed to pieces
There wasn't any stove or anything
useful. One night I started 20 make my
bed for we had to sleep in roundup bed
on the ground. l heard something
squeak like a mouse. I am afraid Of
mice. I was so scared I jumped or ran
out Of doors, anyway 1 got out Of the
house
l wanted papa TO sleep in my bed and
let me sleep in his so papa let me sleep
I'm his bed.
Another time I was taking the horses
TO water at Mr.. Rix's dam. let the
Shetland pony named Jim 80 In the water
so he could drink I got him in the
pond and 1 couldn't get him out He
reared up in the water. Papa had to
wade into the water, get hold of the
bride and lead Jim out.
Al last 1t came time TO come home.
II ! were a camp fire girl, l wonSer
how many beads / would get?
We had TO build fire on the ground
and make coffee, cook potatoes and fry
meat Once it rained and the rain ran
down through the cracks Of the house
and got our matches wet so We had 10
let them dry before we could build a fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Honorable Mention.)
The Flamingo.

BY Pearl Bryan, Aged 10 Years, Little
Sioux, Ia. Blue Side
This is the first time have written TO
the Busy Bee page. will tell now about
a bird called the "Flamingo." This odd
but beautifully tinted bird is found along
the tropical Atlantic coast of America.
Florida is the state regularly visited. The
flamingo feeds in marshy bars and on
mud flats, feeling about with its curved
bill until 1t captures some choice morsel
The bird Is gregarious, flocks often num-
bering into thousands. / would like to
join the Blue side.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Difference in Bows.

By Lois Lewellyn. Aged 10 Years, Au.
burn, Neb. Blue Side.
Ben was poor boy, who worked hard
for poor old farmer, who could not
work any more. He loved God ind never
forgot His prayers
Harry was the son OF a rich merchant
and never knew what Is was to work.
He went 10 the shows and circus every
time there were any. Nor did he think
about God or say his prayers. Every
night, I think, Ben was richest. don't
you?
l hope to see my letter in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Has Shetland PONY.

BY Martha Vallery. Aged 10 Years, NV.
nard. Neb. blue Side.
have a little shetland pony whose
color is white and brown.
We have had him about five years.
We have driving and riding outfit.
We have about two miles to go to school
and my sister and rode him horse back
tor two years.
If he Is turned out in the yard and 1
have piece OF cake or bread, he will
tag all over the place until ne gets
some.
think he is the prettiest pony have
ever seen because he is marked SO
prettily.
His name is Dandy.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Indians from The Eas6ex,
Slope Of Che Aades

Indians have for ages been washing It
out from the headwaters OF the Benz, and
the gravel of that stream shows color all
the way down the Amazon, 1t is be-
lleved that a great part Of the treas
ures of the lncas came from the Benz;
and the English and American miners
are prospecting in that region today.
Gold is being found in Matte Crosse,
Just across the borders from eastern Boz
livia. They are working placers in the
provinces of Santa Javier and also in
Santa Rosa, where during the dry sea-
son they bore for thirty to forty-flve
feet down into the beds OF the canals
and wash the dirt. Many Of the rivers
OF eastern Bolivia have never been pros
pected. They have deep undercurrent,
and run over slate and granite so that
the rough tools and clumsy methods so
far used have not proved efficient, except
where there are alluvll deposits thrown
up by the streams These deposits are
usually about three or fou. feet wide, and
of about the same depth Seine gold is
being found in the River Quisere, which
is about fifty miles long. The Quisere
flows over bed of quartz upon which is
an alluvial deposit containing gold that
could be worked by the use of dredges.
There are also quartz deposits in the
neighborhood of these rivers, and the
placer miners report the finding of
quartz, visibly incrusted with gold
There is one quartz vein IN Santa Rosa
called the Clemente. whose every test
shown gold.
Difficulty in Reduction.
The great difficulty, however, is in the
getting in of machinery and the reduction
of the ores So far there are practically
no means of transportation.
And this brings me to the question of
South America is at
the beginning of a great railroad era.
New lines are being built in nearly all of
the republics of the southern half of the
and many roads have been pro-
jected to open up new territory. There
are several already planned and sur
veyed that will materially affect eastern
Bolivia. One is the extension of the
railroad which runs from
the Pacific ocean across the desert to the
great tin mining town of Uyuni, and
thence on to the plateau of the Andes.
ending here at La Paz. This line has
built branch from Uyuni to the town of
Tupiza, and 1t is now within a short dis
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Busy Bees Rhymes.

Madeline Kenyon, Aged 10 Years, 1929
Cunning Street, Omaha, Neb. Blue Side.
Once little boy found a little dog.
So he made him a house out OF log
Every day he would bring him food
While the little dog ate as much as he
could.
All he would do was play, drink and
eat.
But when he was through playing. the
boy would bring him a large piece of
meat.
This little dog grew faster and faster;
was his master.
The boy loved the dog, and the dog
loved him.
But forgot to tell you that this dogs
name was Tim.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

1 watched TO see the caterpillar come
forth from his winter nest but, to my
surprise. It was beautiful butterfly that
chung TO the grape vine stem and slowly
unfolded his velvet wings
1t flew over the fence and into the next
yard. I lost sight of him and could not
tell where he went to- That is the last
saw OF the little creature
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Visits Relatives.

BY Beulah Christensen, Aged Il Years
Bradshaw, Neb. Blue Side.
i haven't written for long time I'll
write a story now.
On Tuesday July q. went 10 visit my
cousin at Hampton, Neb. stayed there
that night and the next day we swung
each other and rode horseback on two
OF their horses. Then there were many
other things We did. After supper 1
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

1. Write plainly on one sido OF
the paper only and number the
pages.
2. Use pen and ink, not pencil.
.. Short and pointed articles
will be given preference. DO not
use over 250 words.
4. Original stories or letters
only Will be used.
o. Write your name, age and sd-
dress at the top OF the first page.
First ana second priseB Of books
will be given for the best two con.
trtbuttons to this page each week.
Address all communications to
CHILDRENs DEPARTMENT.
Omaha Bee, Omaha. MOb.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Young Busy Bee.

BY Alice Gutter, Aged Years. Benson,
Neb. Blue Side.
l like to go to school and will be in tho
second grade next year. 1 have q little
brother years old. His name is Will
liam My papa takes The Bee. / am
new Busy Bee and hope to see my
letter in print.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
Has Three Sisters.

BY Alice Gutter. Aged s Years Bensan.
Neb.
This is my first letter to the Busy
Bees page. have three little sister
named Rose, Mildred, Helen and one little
brother named Leo. l am in the fourth
grade My teachers name is Miss Rosa
Mahoney. My papa is away thrashing
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

from the Blue side.
Choose them from those
Of
election will be Sunday
Blue
while
Mabels
however, has in letters side
This
sde second prize honorable men
Pearl o he side
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
A Good Turn.

BY Joseph LumpNin. Aged 1s Years. 90
Hickory Street, Omaha. Blue Side.
Tom was q boy OF 10. He was always
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

today. hope to see my letter in print,
but I'm afraid shall not see II.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16
The Busy Bees

1RMs Of the reignng king and of the Busy Bees
Adoph Hult Mabel Hedgren nearing their expira
ton and another election is in ORDER The term be-
begins September that the editor will
and announce them each Sunday until then. Remember
king elected the side and the queen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
G|LKS SECURES TWO
 MEN FROM BROWNS
SnedecOr and HOllander Are Turned Over to Montgom-
 cry Club by Hickey

First Baseman Palmer Snedecor and Sbortstop Hollander were the two play CTS turned over to Manager Bobby Gilks of the Billikens last night by Branch R.ckey of the Browns. In response to 0 telegram from the St. Louis leader, Gilks was in Birmingham yesterday to receive the two players.
 With the acquisition of this duo of in- fielders the Montgomery infield enigma has been solved, as these two will com rlete the inner defense.
 The release of Snedecor to the Bills comes as surprise, as it was confidently expected that he would be carried back to St. Louis along with the regulars for a more thorough trial. According to re- ports sent out from St. Petersburg, where the Browns were in training, Snedecor made a fine showing and the prediction was made that he would be hot con- tender for the regular first base berth on the Browns.
 iIollander is a youngster in the game, tllis being his first year in professional company. He has had several years of experience at the Georgetown univer- sity, where he was star infielder.