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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Subscriptions Paid.

The management of the Banner here
by acknowledges receipt OF the follow
ing subscriptions paid during the past
month 1914:
R. L. Adger, to Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
w. A. Bounds, to Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
w. j. Bounds, to balance account and
to Jan. Is, 1915, So.
w. H. Bledsoe, to Jan. 1, 1915, ST..
Hon. W. B. Boggs, to Jan. %, 1915, 81.
E. M. Burks, to Jan. 26, 1914, 81.
J. A. Bumgardner, to Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
NJ. R. Bolinger, to Feb. 1, 1915, 81.
J. C. Childers, to July 20, 1914, 81.
w. E. Council, to Jan. 6, 1915, 81.
w. B. Crooks, to Jan. /, 1915, ST..
Ev R. Connell, to Feb. 1, 1915, 81.
E. M. Carstarphen, to Dec. 1, 1914, 81.
J. M. Cornish, to July 7, 1914, ST..
Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, to balance
account, 81.
IT. Dudney, to Jan. /, 1916, 81.
George L. Davis, to Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
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Jim Eley, to Jan. 1, 1914, 81.
w. E. Farley, to Feb. 1, 1915, 81.
G. N. Goodwin, to Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
w. F. Gladney,. to Jan. Is, 1914, ST..
Adam Goodwin, to balance account, 81.
Tom Gardner, to Jan. l, 1915, 81.
Jimmie Gryder, Feb. /, 1915, 81.
,1yc +r>h oI
r. w. Hanks, to Feb. 10, 1915, So.
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Andrew Harrison, jr., Feb. Is, 1914, 81.
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Mrs. G.. E. Jones, to Oct. Z, 1914, 81.
Capt. Thos. Lyles, to Jan. Ia, 1915, 81.
w. w. Lay, to Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
w. H. Matthews, to Jan. /, 1915, 81.
j. R. Matlock, to Dec. 81, 1914, 81.
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Miss Aletha v. Montgomery, to June
/, 1914, 4oc.
S. A. Nuckolls, Jan. 1, 1915, 81.
Capt. J. H. Nattin, to April Is, 1914, ST..
r. E. Pilkinton, to Jan. 1, 1915, So.
/ u.s.. Peace, to Feb. 1, 1915, 81.
L. A. PockTus, to Nov. 1, 1914, 81.
Lemon Riley, to Jan. rs, 1914, 81.
N. w. Sentell, to June IA, 1915, 81.
| DR.. ]. Ross Snider, to Jan. /, 1915, 81.
i T. H. Snider, to balance account, 81.
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W.D. Smith, to April /, 1915, 81.
Il L. G. Smith, to Dec. 5, 1914, 81.
A. G. Seabaugh, to Feb. 1, 1915, 81.
j. H. Scarborough, to July IA, 1914, 81
w. N. Toliver, to Jan. 1, 1914, 81.
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S. w. Vance, to March /, 1915, 81.
j. E. Wyche, to Dec. %, 1914, 81.
. M. c. Wright, to Jan. /, 1915, 81.
]. S. Watt, to July rs, 1914, 81.
FIT. Whited, to Dec. is, 1915, 81.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05

A postal to Griffng Brothers, Port
Arthur, Texas, will bring you their
sixty -four page tree book. It's worth So
to you, but you get it free if you intend
to plant trees. Iadv.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Farm Hand Wanted

l want good farm hand, to begin work
at once, and will pay Sis per month to a
young and industrious man. None under
eighteen years of age need apply. Adj
dress Mrs. Lewis Gould, Rural Route
No. |, Benton, La. 6-tf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Choice Cotton Seed

About fifty bushels of Halt and Half
Cotton Seed for sale So per bushel,
sacked and delivered at the railroad
station at Cotton Valley. All picked
before rain fell on it. Address, Cotton
Valley, Route 1. Sip j. c. BuRKs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quo
tions we're as follows:
Low ordinary, "a cents.
Ordinary, 811s cents.
Good ordinary, Ga cents.
Low middling, ia cents.
Middling, 1915 cents.
Good middling, 1924 cents.
Closed quiet; unchanged.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Sound Ear Corn for Sale

have for sale car load OF good, sound
Ear Corn. Any amount you want. This
corn was shipped from the State OF Hli-
nois. A good chance to get seed. Call
at my store for prices, etc.
SIT A. M. LEAGUE, Benton, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Two Fine Mules

The property of Bossier Parish, have
been left in my charge, with authority
to sell, and they are now at my farm,
near Red Land. Come and look at them.
4-tf NAT STEWART.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Rogers &
MONTGOMERY

Offer the public of Benton and commu-
nifty fresh, crisp stock, well displayed
in new and neat store. 1t is all there at
your disposal-and at attractive prices.
They handle the famous
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
For Rent

The Presbyterian Parsonage at Plain
Dealing. Apply to N. w. Sentell Of
Collinsburg, or w. H. Stroud OF Plain
Dealing. 3-tf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05

Have you planted your orange and
pecan trees yet? Ask for the Tree Book
of Grifing Brothers, Port Arthur, Texas,
and order them now. [adv.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
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, 1914-02-05
WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. Frank Collins and Miss Pearl
Collins entertained last Saturday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P.
Keeth-the main feature of fun being a
guessing contest. Miss Mabel Jordan
was the lucky winner of a pretty picture,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05

Ask for the shade tree, shrub, rose
and flower catalogue of Grif1ng Broth
ers, Port Arthur, Texas. It's free. Iady
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-05
Peters Shoes

manufactured by the Peters Shoe Com
pany with all " Pure Shoe Laws" Peters
Shoes are manufactured at Twenty-Five
factories in 500 different styles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
HANCOCK BREvlTiES.
:. :. :. :. :. !. i. :. :. :. !. :. :. ::

Alderman O'Ncill and Richard Call
lahan have returned from West BadeE,
Ind, where they nave been taking the
baths.
Mr.. and Mrs. ~ T.. Grimes Of Chi
cago are visiting i'm Hancock.
The Ladies Industrial society of the
First Congregational church of Han
cock will open their annual rummage
sale in the old First National bank
building on the corner of Quincy and
Reservation streets tomorrow morning.
T.. w. Gray of Detroit is visiting in
Hancock.
Grinnel Bros. of Hancock have re-
received a new auto truck and will
place it i'm operation for moving pianos
Immediately.
r. II. Werner of Chicago is visiting
friends i'm this city.
Daniel Smith of New York city is in
Hancock on one of his regular bust
ness trips.
From the several hundred articles
on display i'm the Hancock high school
exhibit of grade work, which took
place Friday and Saturday of last
week, the board of education has re-
auested the teachers i'm charge To max,
selections for an exhibit. at the Copper
Country Fair next fall The board wa:
very well pleased with the work of tn,
students.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
CHIEF iNSPEcTS THEATERs.
Fire Chief Exley Reports All Show
Houses in Good Condition.

T.. II. Exley, chief of the Hancock
fire department, visited the theaters
yesterday to ascertain if the managers
were complying with the changes order
ed some time ago by State Deputy Fire
Marshal Thomas G. Schafer. Chief EN-
ley reports that all of the theaters are
now living up to the law i'm regard to
the protection for the patrons and eN-
cry playhouse i'm the city is in excel
lent condition. He made special in
quiry and investigation in regard to
the following changes ordered by Mr..
Schafer and found that such changes
had been made:
Orpheum theater: Gravity doors ad-
iusted properly over all openings in
booths and brass rails on both sides of
rear exit removed.
Queen theater: 10-inch ventilation
pipe from the top of the booth to the
outer air installed and gravity doors
properly placed over all openings in
booth.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
CATOHLIC MEET
PLANS COMPLETE


Sheboygan, Wis, MAY l9.-The final
arrangements for the biennial convcu-
ton OF the German Catholic societies
Of Wisconsin and upper Michigan,
which is TO be held in this city from
May 81 to June 4. are now being COM
pleted
Accommodation have already been
engaged for record bicakiug crowd
and special trains will bring thousands
of visitors from all over Wisconsin ana
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
While only German Catholic societies
belong To the organization. the Catholic
Knights. Catholic Order of Foresters,
Knights of Columbus and members of
the Catholic Federation have also been
invited and many of them have accept
ed invitations and large numbers of
those orders will take part i'm the mann
moth parade. separate division being
set aside for them.
The state federation of German
Catholic societies consists of 1906 men
societies and thirtylive young men So
cieties, with membership of over
II, 600. A majority OF these societies
will attend in a body, while those from
distant cities will send delegations
only. From twenty u twenty five
bands are also expected.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
HIGH HONOR FOR
DONALD ROYCE
Hancock Young Man Second in
Naval Graduating Class

Word has been received here that
Nidshipman Donald Royce of Han
cock. will carry off second highest hon
ors of this years graduating class from
the naval academy at Annapolis. He
is "A son of George Royce. and IA grad
uate of the Hancock high school. He
gave Edward Ellsberg, of Colorado. "A
close rub for top class honOrs, but the
westerner won by a slight margin.
The news of Mr.. ROyce's success will
be IA source of much pleasure To his
many friends here. \ brother, Ralph
Royce, is cadet at West Point.
In comparison with many of the 9TH
or states, Michigan has an exceptional
~ large number of sons i'm the grad
uating class at Annapolis this year. The
list, announced contains the names of
the following Michigan lads Wilder
Dup Baker. George r. Howe, Benjamin
f. Kilmaster and William j. Larson.
commencement week is held about
the middle of June.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
OPERETTA "BUlBUl" TO
Be PRESENTED FRIDAY
PROMINENT SINGERS OF COPPER
COUNTRY TO TAKE PART
IN MUSICALE.

Under the auspices of the Hancock
high school an operetta, entitled Bull
bur will he presented at the Kerrcdge
theater next Friday evening by one
hundred school children of the public
schools of this city. Rehearsals have
been held regularly for the past few
weeks and those taking part do SO now
with ability.
Many Of the prominent singers of the
copper country will sing solo parts and
a musical treat is promised all VITO
attend. Tickets will 80 on sale at the
Kerredee hardware store on Quincy
street tomorrow morning at s o'clock
Miss Harriet Petry, supervisor Of
music in the public schols, will have
charge of the operetta.
The parts the principals will play
i'm "Bulbul' have been announced by
Supt. Lee Of the public schools as fol-
lows:
Miss Dorothy King of Hancock
Princess Bulbul.
Francis Corrier of Houghton--Tcnur
Miss Lola Fitzpatrick of HouShton-
Lila.
Ludwig Kuila-king lamit.
Melvin Dock-Alain.
Dorothy Mayworm-Court Chapc:-
one.
Ed. enbachcr-Dosay.
Henry Schilling-Justse.
John Surbecl of Hancock will have
charge of the orchestra that will fur
nsh the music for the singers anu
dancers who take part.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
ARBITRATION BOARD MEETS.
Heirs Of Deceased Quincy Workman
Awarded Part Of Claim.

j. \. Kennedy of Lansing, a member
of the state industrial accident COM
mission was i'm Hancock today to pre-
side at a meeting of an arbitration
board, summoned to consider the claim
Of the heirs of deceased Quincy
workman. The heirs were representc
by Charles Tolonen and the mining
company was represented by DIR. Hark-
ness of HoughtOn
The case originated in an accident -
Hans Schonwriter, an imported work
man. in which he suffered a crushed
finger. The member was amputated
and Schonwriter returned to work.
Blood poison developed and two weeks
later the illness proved fatal.
Tie heirs presented a claim for the
full compensation but it is stated thit
the board allowed payment for twenty
weeks at $3.50 per week.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
BOYS OF S. P. |. CLUB TO
Be BANQUETTED TOMORROW
MOTHERS WILL GIVE BANQUET
TO FATHERS AND SONS IN
M. e. CHURCH..

The members of the :. +. |. club
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church of Hancock and their fathers
will be banquetted i'm the church par
lors tomorrow evening by the mothers
of the church. Elaborate preparations
are being made for the affair and it is
expected it will be the most enjoyable
of its kind held in this ciSy for several
years.
An excellent menu has been prcpar-
ed by the mothers for the boys and
their fathers and Il program has been
arranged. one of the features of the
program will he the singing of the :,
r. /. club song. which was prepared
some time ago by j. T. Bettens of
Hancock. This song has been adopted
bv the members of the club as theiI
club song and will be used in other
events of this kind in the future. The
boys have been rehearsing for the
past few days under the leadership of
Webster Dock of Hancock. The pro-
gram has been announced as follows:
Invocation-Rev. L. G.. Rich.
Toastmaster-We Dock.
Song-Club chorus.
Address. The Majesty of HEALTH
Dr. NauSlykc.
Vocal solo. sclccted-Ed Richards
Address, Essentials of LiGc'-Geo
WcSterman.
Vocal solo, selccted-NIr. BENEFITS.
Address. Laws and Life'-Senator
w. Frank James.
=. Il. /. song-Club chorus.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
ORGANIZE BALL TEAM.
Congregational Sunday School to En-
ter Sunday School League.


The boys of the First Congregational
Sunday school Of this city organized a
baseball nine Sunday and have de-
cided to enter the proposed Sunday
School baseball league. John Marshal,
teacher of one of the classes of boys
i'm the Sunday school, attended the
meeting of representatives of the var
ious Sunday schools of the copper
country held I'm Calumet last evening
and II is now assured that the Han
cock team will be entered.
At the meeting Sunday, Norman Gill
lespie was elected temporary captain
of the team and he will have charge
until the candidates are given work
inf out and the team finally selected
4 captain will then be chosen to head
the team throughout the season. The
first practice will be held Thursday
evening at o'clock on the Osceola
sands near the Houghton county
bridge.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
COBALT DIScoVERER DIES.
Duncan MeMartin, OF Montreal, Made
Lucky Strike.


New York, May l9-Word has been
received here of the death i'm Montreal
of Duncan McMartin, pioneer in the
Cobalt mining district of Canada. H.
was A. years old and native of Cam
ada.
1t was while engaged as contractor
I'm building the Temiskuming q, on
tario Northern railroad i'm 1903 that ia,
find was made which resulted in The
establishment of the Cobalt miniu-
district. An employe, Fred La Rose
went to Mr.. McMartiu with speci-
ment of ore which he had found on the
hillside above the cutting for the rail
road which is now the town of Cobalt
Mr.. MCMartin had the specimen as
sayed and when he found that il was
rich in silver and cobalt he went Will
LaRose to the spot and each staJ"o
out a 4O-acre claim, sharing jointly
That was the beginning of the famous
Cobalt mining district
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
PRESByTERIANS
OF U.S. TO meet
Chicago Is Host to Delegates Meet
In $4,000 Edifice

Chicago, ILL.,, May IA large pro-
portion of the 500 commissioners to the
126th annual meeting OF the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church,
which opens here Thursday, have al
ready arrived in town, and the remain
der are expected tomorrow. Accom-
panying the delegates are hundreds of
visitors. representing the clergy and
laity of the Presbyterian church
throughout the country
The sessions of the assemblys w.ll
he held in the new $750,0O0 edifice of
the Fourth Presbyterian church, which
is said to be the most beautiful Pres
byterian church in the world. The pas
tor of the church is DIR. John Timothy
Stone. who Is the retiring moderator
of the general assembly.
Will Choose New Moderator.
The most important business of the
opening day will he the selection of a
new moderator. The choice is still a
matter of speculation, but IL is certain
to fall upon cleric, sentiment in IA
vor of bestowng this signal honor up-
on a layman not being sufficiently adj
Vanced. Because of the precedent es-
tablished last year i'm the election of
| DR.. Stone as moderator from the floor
| of the assembly. without any prelimi-
nary electioneering, no regular cam
paigns for the office have been inaug-
urated this year.
hn of mn Tt llf
| committees are to be presented To the
| assembly, and the members Of these
are hard at work today completing
| their labOrs. These reports will cover
| the missionary educational, publica-
| ton and other activities of the chur, h
and the presentation of some of them
| is expected to be followed by lively
discussion.
| Report on Rural Churches.
| one of the matters that is expected
| to stir up considerable trouble is the
| Interpretation of the report of the
board of home missions presented last
year. Advocates of the development OF
the churches in the rural districts in
teipret the report as authorizing tn.
maintenance of the department 81
| church and country life as long aS
there was need of urging pastors ~
country districts To become closely re-
lated To the every day life of the rura
| districts. ON the other hand, many
hold that the report favored the dis
| continuance of the department. thai
the funds might be used in the mining
districts of the West and other Sec
| tons Of the country.
Inasmuch as there is "A wide diver.
sity of opinion concerning the propos-
ais, looking toward the efficiency al
the home mission board, even among
the members of the missionary com
mittees of the presbytcres it is no
expected that these will be accepted
without a lengthy controversy. The
feeling growing around tEe matter il
more intense than has been the cas-,
in any other wide question for mum
Der of years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

strict confidence. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to woman |;
thus has been established confidential
correspondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published
testimonial or used letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
has the Company allowed these conf
dental letters to get out of their pos
session, as the hundreds of thousands
of them in their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth.
ing is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any woman, rich or poor.
should be glad to take advantage OF this
generous offer of assistance. Address
Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine Co., (con-
fidentiaD Lynn. Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia Il. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not 81 book for
general distribution, as IL Is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable BY mail. Write for
1t today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
An Appeal to Wives

You know the terrible amliction that
comes 10 many homes from the result
of u drinking husband or son. You
know of the money wasted IN Drink
that is needed In the hone - purchase
food and clothing. . I - has saved
thousands of drinking men. 1t is 4
home treatment and can be given Sc
cretly. Your money will he refunded
If, after "A trial it has failed to benefit.
Costs only 500 a box. Come in and
get free booklet and let us tell YOU of
der K Reed. 9TH street, Calumet-Ad-
Vertisement
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
HIGHS TO PLAY HOUGHTON.
Local Fans Promised Some Fast Base
ball at Driving Park.

The Hancock and Houghton higl
school baseball teams will play at the
Hancock driving park tomorrow after
noon and local baseball fans are prom
Used an exciting game. These teams
are evenly matched and the Hancock
team is but one game the better of thu
Houghton nine. Both teams have i'm
proved since the opening OF the season
and are now playing first class ball.
The Hancock nine will appear on the
diamond as follows:
Catch. Martin: pitch. Captain Axel'
SON. first base, Ulsetn: second base
Rich: short stop. Smith; third base
Rogers: right field, O'Neill: center field
McGlynn: left field. Shields.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
ELL NEARLY COMPLETED.

For the past few weeks men have
been working on the I'LL between the
Cooper and EIicok properties on Front
street and when the work is finally
completed, this piece of property viii
present a very attractive appearance.
The repairs to the property were COM
mcnccd last fall when a retaining wall
was built.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
Hancock Department
WILL PLAY TENNIS.
Devotees Of Game Plan to Revive In
terest in Sport Soon.

Tennis players of Hancock are plan
Mug to revive interest in the court
game this season and efforts are being
made To secure the aid of former star
players. Tennis at one time was one
OF the most popular games in this city
and many excellent players were devel-
oped. There are many who feel that
the game should be continued and will
give their assistance to this end.
Hancock players have an excellent
court on the G. A. Wright property on
Hancock street which is still in good
condition.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

Night and day shifts are being
worked at the Dollar Bay mill and ii is
intended to continue this arrangement
throughout the season. The plant gives
employment to 75 men and 1t Is pos
sible this number will be increased lat
or i'm the season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

Last year the fire loss on the Cana
dian timber reserves was the smallest
ever known. only ne-iiftieth of one
per cent. of the area being burned over
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

William Orenstein's smoke and wa
ter damage sale. Look for the an
nouneenent in this paper, Wednesday,
May 2o.-Advsrtisement. 10
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have BeenHelped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.
Women suffering from any form Of
female ills are invited to communicate

promptly with thc
W o m a ms private
correspondence de-
partment Of the Ly-
dia L. Pinkham Med
icine Co., Lynn,
Mass. Your letter
will be opened, read
and answered by a
woman and held in
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-19

sydney. Nova Scotia, in 1897. had
1000 inhabitants Now 1t has more
than 10000.