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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
Red Land School to Close Soon.

NCO Lana ScnOOl 60 close soon.
The Red Land Graded School will
close one Of the most successful terms
in its history on the oath.
By the cooperation of teachers and
patrons, much good has been accom-
plished, and an enrolment of 210 has
been reached, showing that this is the
largest school in Bossier Parish.
The school will close with a two
nights entertainments, to be given in
the auditorium Thursday and Friday
nights, the 23d and Oath. Admission fees
of 35 and is cents will be charged each
night, but one ticket will be good for
entrance both nights.
The programs for the two nights are
shown below:
THURSDAY NIGHT.
l.. Song, "Little Mothers" Primary
Grades.
2. Play, "The Sick Doll''- Primary
Grades.
3. Play, Mothers Visiting Inter
mediate Grades.
4. Duet-9sThe Quarrel''-Car john
| son and Bruce Brock.
5. Play, 1.-THE Doll's Hospital''- Inter
mediate Grades.
6. Play, "Fun in Photograph Gal
| lery"-G Grammar Grades.
Z. Solo, call / Want Is Corner Lot in
Rhydon Hudson.
8. Play, sOld Dads Cabin"
q Cnpr Nooof;op - Juko 70
and Grammar Grades.
10. Play, tour Awful Aunt Seventh
| and Eighth Grades.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
/. Address-Miss Annie Lee Allen.
2. Instrumental Solo Miss Florrie
Martin.
8. Duet-Carrie Lou Mays and Miss
| Martin.
4. Solo-Ola Robertson.
5. Duet Carrie Lou Mays and Carrie
johnson.
6. Duet-Verdye Lou Mcclellan and
Miss Martin.
z. Duet-Susie Waggoner and Miss
/ Martini
| s. Duet-Jessie Ray Cheshire and Miss
Q. Play, ' ..The Old New Hampshire
Home" Act I.
10. Music-Miss Martin.
II. Play-Act II.
IL. Music-Miss Martin.
Is. Play-Act III.
Ia. Awarding of Medals.
Cast Of characters for ''The Old New
Hampshire Home:"
Mr.. Winthrop, a rugged New Hampshir,
| farmer-Doug Mcclellan.
Edward Van Dusen, polished william
| secretly married to Mable-Calvir
+ Hudson.
Oliver Stanhope-A young blacksmith
| in love with Mabel-Bill Mcclellan.
Zeb Watkins, a country boy, "up Il
4 stuff" and not bit green-Leste
i Dodson.
i Mickey Mullins, a travelling tinker
i Clarence johnson.
Moses Zazinski, a Hebrew glazier Viii
lie Johnston.
! Rawlings, in league with Van Dusen-
81 Clifton Mcclellan.
Mabel Winthrop, Farmer Winthrop
i daughter-Miss Thelna Hudson.
Lilly, her maiden aunt-Miss 'Leth
! Brock.
Mrs. Winthrop, the farmers wife-Mis
Ada Keoun.
Mullins, a young lady with a mind Q
her own, and not afraid to speak-Mis
Myrtice Allen. x
DR.. v. Irwin Miller, Dentist,
J Has moved his Office to rooms 4O5-6-,
; Hutchinson Building, Shreveport, 1t
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16
Plain Dealing.

4uOSooys APiA 1f.-oPiAnS oCCuo W
have come for good. The day is bright
and fair, and even the merchants are
wearing broad smiles.
Mrs. Fannie Purcell left Saturday for
a visit with her son Rev. George Purcell,
of Oak Grove, where she will remain a
week or ten days.
Mrs. w. A. Spears has returned home
from Homer, where she visited her hus-
band, who recently acquired market
business in that place.
The remains of the infant child OF
Rev. and Mrs. George Purcell of Oak
Grove, West Carroll Parish, were
brought here Friday evening for inter-
ment in Plain Dealing Cemetery.
Miss Addie Demoss gave an Easter
egg hunt to the young people of the
town Sunday afternoon. 1t was much
enjoyed by nearly a hundred children as
participants and quite number as
spectators.
Mrs. NJ. L. Mitchell, former resident
of Plain Dealing, and her friend, Mrs
Bernard Herbert, both of Texarkana
Ark, left Sunday afternoon after de-
lightful visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. Keeth.
An amusing circumstance growing Out
of an Easter egg hunt occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Rodgers
While their little tot was searching fol
'rabbit" eggs real rabbit jumped up
and then there was fun for the on.
lockers.
Mrs. S. T. Swindle left Friday for hel
home in Shreveport after spending {
few days here as guest of her hus.
bands relatives, and to witness the mar.
rage of her niece, Miss Julia Swindle, t
Mr.. Barton Purcell. Mr.. Swindle, he
husband, is the cashier in that city fo
the Southern Express Company.
WEDNESDAY.
Nearly all the teachers in this section
will be in attendance at the State Teach
ers' Association, to be held in Shreve
port tomorrow and Friday.
The traction engine bought by War
Three is being tried out to-day by MI
Guilford Wright and an expert from tn
factory. At the time this report close
the machine showed every evidence Q
being able to pull the two grader
attached, and of accomplishing grea
variety of work.
| Postmaster John H. Allen has bee
officially advised by the Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General that service wi
be inaugurated on Rural Route No.
out of Plain Dealing June 1st (daily
except Sunday.) No notice of a civ
service examination for carrier has ye
been given, but one is expected soor
The route is thirty miles, and the pay
S1t0O per annum.
4 THURSDAY.
Miss Fannie Swindle will leave to-da
for Ninock, where she will resume he
duties as teacher.
J Mrs. L. S. Childs, nee Miss Cecili
Nelme, formerly of Shreveport, is
J guest here.
Mrs. Georgia Barnett OF New Orlear
lectured here yesterday at the Presby
terrain Church, her subject being Hon
Missions"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16

Mrs. Bruce Terry of Shreveport, a
daughter, and Mrs. A. P. Butler of Bel
cher, niece, were here during the past
few days to attend the bedside of Mrs.
Sallie White. who has again been criti-
cally ill. Her youngest daughter, Miss
Leila, who has been teaching in Caddo
Parish, is also with her. We are pleased
to state that Mrs. Whites condition is
reported to be much improved at present.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16

Purcell, Pattie Carstarphen, Nina Mae
McGuaghey, Alma Keoun, Pearl Wyche,
lola Keoun and Mesdames F. E. Col
Inns, w. E. Swindle and Milton B. Kidd.
All departed declaring Miss Herndon
charming hostess. BIC.
Plain Dealing, La, April 8, 1914.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-16

DR.. v. Irwin Miller, Dentist,
Has moved his Office to rooms N5-6-,
Hutchinson Building, Shreveport, Ii
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-02
Mary Shapiro, the Remarkable
Business Housekeeper
of Wall Street.
ITS EFFICIENCY ENGINEER
She Tells Employers How to Minim-
lie Their Office Expenses and Get
Better ResuIts-Some Unique
Employments.
BY RICHARD SPILLANE.

Wall street has something entirely
new, business housekeeper. She calls
herself visiting secretary, but visit
ing or business housekeeper more
nearly defines her work In the home
OF "The System" she is teaching sys-
tenn. She is a scientific Office woman.
When firm or corporation finds its
office force does not work well, or that
expenses are out of all proportion to
The results achieved, she straightens
things out. What the efficiency engi-
neer who goes into a factory and, aft
er careful study, reports to the manu-
facturer what must be done to check
waste, she does for the banker, the
broker, the lawyer and the mining
man. No job is too big for her, and
no job too small. She has been in
Wall street long enough to know it's
needs and has had experience enough
to know how to meet those needs.
The business housekeeper is Mary
Y. Shapiro She went to the street
when she was a slip of girl She is
less than thirty now, but she says it
seems as if she has been in the fnan-
cial district for ages Most of the
stenographers down town or up town
are most happy when they have the
least to do. They chatter and gossip
and watch the clock rather than think
of ways and means by which they
may serve their employers or improve
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-02

studied how to eliminate it in all IS
phases She studied the problem n
the light of affording a broader field
in which to use her energies. When
she was satisfied that there was an OPP
portunity for her to employ her tai
ents to the best advantage she
branched out for herself She became
Wall street efficiency engineer.
Wall street is made up of mass of
businesses, big and little There are
some concerns that employ hundreds
of men and women. There are some
that employ a dozen or two. There
are some that are made up of man,
a boy, and an apology for. stenog-
rapher. Some of these businesses are
well organized. The majority are not.
Inanimate machinery works more ac-
curately and more regularly than ami
mated. 1t is a rare business manager
who gets the best possible results out
of his Office force
One day Wall stree. was surprised
TO receive an announcement from Miss
Shapiro that she was ready to assist
business houses TO reduce their Of
fee expenses and at the same time
maintain the highest standard of eff
cheney. These results she would OBJ
tain by studying their needs carefully
and applying the most practical plans
and suggestions.
Some of the men who received her
announcement threw it in the waste
basket. To some of the others it gave
an idea. They were not satisfied with
the manner in which their offices were
being conducted. Expenses were high,
but somehow they did not manage to
get their work handled satisfactorily
They sent for the young woman. They
acknowledged they did not know what
was wrong, but were willing to
have the source of the trouble discov-
cred for them, and were ready to pay
well FOR it.
New eyes are better than old. Some
times a person is too close to an CD
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-02

merce and accounts and finance with
the deepest interest She has a won
derfully acute mind. The study fas-
cinated her When she was graduated
she had learned as much as her teach
ers could impart to her
She wanted to be thorough so she
was not content to work in only one
branch of Wall streets business. She
took various employments simply with
the idea of getting experience and
knowledge. She worked for banker
and she worked for broker; then she
worked for lawyer, then she worked
for mining man.
Too Good for cierkship.
A clever young woman learns faster
than clever young man, and has a
better grasp of detail. The men Miss
Shapiro worked for were delighted
with her services. They would have
been happy to have retained her as a
clerk But she did not wish to remain
a clerk She had a finer mind than
some of the men she worked for, and
a better grasp of business. She thought
she might aspire to some official posi-
ton, like secretary or assistant secre-
tary to corporation. She knew she
had executive ability, and with her
skill at accounts and her fine grasp of
correspondence and general business
she knew she could give good service.
Men who knew her capabilities praised
her highly, and declared she was one
of the brightest young women they
ever had found in the business field.
Praise is very pleasant, but when
there was a vacancy in a secretarial
position, and Miss Shapiro applied for
it, those who had the awarding of the
position hemmed and hawed. They
would like to give it to her, they ac-
knowledged, but it never would do.
They had to have a man, they said.
To have a woman in an official posi-
ton would be unconventional Bust
ness is bound by convention. Some
day it may be different, but that day
is still distant.
Became Efficiency Engineer.
Miss Shapiro had hopes of attaining
her ambition after a while, but as time
went on and she saw no change, she
began to think of other ways and
means CT improving her condition. She
kept her eyes open all the while. She
studied offices and she studied bust
ness. She saw lot of waste and she
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-02

their minds Occasionally there is one
that is different. Miss Shapiro was
different. She was earnest, ambitious
and eager to learn. She wanted to
have her full share of the innocent
pleasures of life, but downtown meant
business to her. AS she wanted to go
ahead in the world she could not see
wherein she would be doing justice
to herself If she did not learn every
thing she could about business.
Learned Something Every Day.
What education she has she got in
she schools of New York. A good
pupil can learn lot in the schools of
New York There is a lot more that
can be learned after leaving school
This girl stenographer learned some
.hing every day She studied her en-
Movers business, studied the methods
by which things were done and re-
tanned all the knowledge she obtained.
She was not content merely TO tran
scribe the notes of her employers
letters. Whenever she could make
herself useful at any other work, she
was eager to do it. First of all, she
wanted to be a flrst-class stenogra-
pher. The more difficult the dictation
the better she liked it. Within two
years she could write so fast steno-
graphically and so accurately that she
was the pride of the office.
1t is all very well to be first-class
stenographer, but stenography has its
limitations. She could not hope to get
more than S25 or $50 a week, regard
less of how expert she became. She
wanted to fit herself for something
better. She had an idea that If she
became we'll grounded in business she
could fit herself for some really good
rosition. The New York university
has a department of commerce, &C
counts and finance which is designed
10 equip students for the greatest use
fulness in business. Miss Shapiro
went 70 the university and entered
this department. She studied COM
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
FOREIGN.

Mexicans celebrated the ninetieth
anniversary Of the declaration of in
dependence Of Spain.
A detachment Of $50 gendarmes is
cornered in its barracks at Kazrun by
a large boy of Persian tribesmen.
At Calcutta, British India, DR.. Fred
erick Fox, an Australian scientist.
who devoted his life to the treatment
of snake bites. died as the result of a
bite from a snake which he was using
for experimental purposes.
Villas proposal for an American ex.
animation of the body Of Benton with
out permitting its removal from Mex
leo. has been accepted by this gov
ernment, without waving any further
movement to demand its delivery on
American soil.
Sudden and aggressive action on the
part Of the United States Government
in the Mexican situation was taken
when the navy transport Prairie with
700 marines on board was ordered pre-
pared for a start to Mexican waters at
a moments notice.
Clemente Vargara, the American
ranchman reported to have been kid
naped by Mexican Federals and
hanged at Hidalgo, Mex. is alive. ac-
cording to General Guarjardo. Federal
commander at Piedras Negras. Gen.
eral Guarjardo said that vergara es-
capped from his captora and joined 4
party of Constitutionalists.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
WASHINGTON.

The President sent to the Senate
the nomination of Edward A. Glenn Of
Missouri to be a member OF the Missis-
sippi river commission.
With the problem Of drafting satis-
factory trust legislation becoming
more complicated as congressional
committees dig more deeply into the
subject. early adjournment Of Con-
Hros becomes doubtful.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
TAKES OFF DANDRuFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
olrisl Try Thisl Makes Hair Thick.
Glossy, Fluffy. eeautlsul-No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after An appli-
cation Of Danderine you cannot md q
single trace Of dandrun or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
will please you most will be after .
few weeks use. when you see new
hair. fine and downy at nrst-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou.
bles the beauty Of your hair. No dif.
ference how dull. faded. brittle and
scraggy. just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw It
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. The effect Is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light. fluffy and
wavy. and have an appearance OF
abundance; an incompatible luster.
softness and luxuriance.
Get a Is cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
es any-that 1t has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-that's
all-you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots Of it II you will Just try lit
tie Danderine. Adv.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
five minutes.

Time It! In 6ve minutes all stomach
distress will go. No indigestion. heart.
burn. sourness or belching Of gas. acid.
or eructations Of undigested food. no
dizziness. bloating. or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin 10 noted for it,
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
It IL the surest. quickest and most Ger
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides 1t 10 harmless.
Please for your sake. get . large
nfty-cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life 10 too short-you are not here
long. SO make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest It; en-.
Joy 1t, without dread OF rebellion In
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one OF the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them. or In case Of an attack OF
Indigestion. dyspepsia. gastrids or
stomach arrangement At daytime or
during the night. 1t Is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06

The President and Mrs. Wilson had
a. their luncheon guests former Pres
ident Taft. Senator Root Of New York
and Miss Mabel Boardman. director
of the American Rcd Cross.
Leaves of absence were granted by
the Postoffice Department to all third
and fourth class postmasters to en-
able them to attend the annual con-
vention of the National League OF
Postmasters at Baltimore. Md, Sept.
II. 1S and IS.
Mrs. william Jennings Bryan. wife
of the secretary of state, had before
her q plea made by Mrs. Zorita A.
Furnatieff. wife of clergyman In
Sofia, that the United States extend
aid to the $4,000 children in Bulgaria.
orphaned by the horrors OF the Bal
kan war.
Administration bills to regulate de-
velopment of the vast resources VI
government owned lands in the West
were introduced in the Senate and
House by Senator Meyers of Montana.
and Representative Ferris OF Oklaho-
ma. chairman OF the congressional
public lands committees.
Claiming that several hundred thou
sand dollars worth of the securities OF
subsidiary companies Of the Standard
Oil Company OF New Jersey should
be credited to her as income and not
as principal. Mrs. Alice Thaw Whit
ney, sister of Harry X. Thaw. filed
suit in court at Pittsburg, Pa. against
the Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Of Pittsburg.
According to information which
Washington officials regard as trust
worthy, William s. Benton, the British
subject killed at Juarez. was unarmed
and was shot to death in Villas Of
flee, pistol bullets through the stom-
ach ending his life. The statement
adds that Benton spent two hours
waiting for the interview that ended
in his death walking back and forth
in front of the office building in
which Villa had quarters.
Gen. James s. Coxey will have an
army Of unemployed surrounding the
capitol building ON May 16 too big for
the grass to hold, IL he succeeds In
carrying out the plan he outlined in
flying visit mo one here seems to
believe there are 100000 more men
out of employment now than there
were one year ago at this time. So.
though / am from Ohio and not from
Missouri. am going to show them"
Incidentally the march will mark the
sixtieth birthday Of the general. who.
in the spring OF 1s93.j led a similar
hike to the United States capitol
steps.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
IS CHILD. CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give 'California
Syrup Of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleansea the tender
stomach. liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to emptyythe bowels. and the result II
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half-eick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally. breath 10 bad,
system full Of cold, has sore throat.
stomach.ache or diarrhoea. Listen.
Mother! See II tongue is coated. then
give a teaspoonful Of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have we'll child again.
Millions Of mothers give California
Syrug Of Figs" because 1t is perfectly
harmless; children love 1t, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for q 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-upa plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
FROM ALL SOURCES
oAYiNos. o o IN q Q, ACHIEVE
MENTs. SUFFER RINGS. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

An earthquake was recorded by the
seismograph at Marquette university.
Milwaukee.
San Francisco is the first large city
In the United States to have union
labor hospital.
Mrs. Harriet ]. Cobbey of Denver Is
one Of eight heirs to the 100000 es-
tate Of her uncle. James Webb.
farmer near Farmingdale. Ill.
William H. Doolittle. lawyer and
member OF Congress from the First
Washington district from 1892 to
1896. died at Tacoma. aged sixty-four.
Jack London announced at San
Francisco that he will accept the Pro
hibition nomination for President OF
the United States II 1t be rendered
him.
Los Angeles has appointed eight
women deputies as tax collectors. the
city assessor believing that the wom-
en- will prove better collectors than
men.
Driven from their homes In the
woods by heavy rains. a family OF
coyotes invaded the basement OF the
residence Of Ed. Vadney at Chico. Cal.
in the heart of the city.
At Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Stella
Maries, q widow. lost her life In a fire
when she attempted unsuccessfully to
save the lives Of her two daughters
Helen, four. and Gale. seven years
old.
According to Capt. Henry George.
U. 8. NJ, retired. who arrived at San
Francisco from Panama. the canal is
now navigable from end to end and 1t
would be possible to send through it
some Of the smaller battleships.
Clemente vergara. the American.
was shot and not hanged by Mexican
federal soldiers. according to de-
tailed report received by Governor
Colquitt Of Texas from Captain ]. ].
Sanders of Company B OF the Texas
Rangers.
After a trial 1T Omaha lasting four
weeks the jury In the suit OF Mrs.
Nellie Paul. for $250.OO0 damages
against Arthur d. Brandies. whom she
charged with contributing to the de-
linquency of her son. Clarence Risley.
returned verdict for the defendant.
The governor of Iowa will become
the actual head Of every department
Of the executive branch of the state
government, while every judge in the
state will be appointed by the chief
justice Of the Supreme Court. If the
plans of the efficiency engineers Of
the last Legislature are carried out.
WASHINGTON.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
Between the Acts.

Sir" said the man In the orches-
IRA chair. I'm passing to and fro
you have ruined my silk hat"
Il cannot help that. sir" said tho
other. III you had gone out between
the acts yourself your hat would not
have suffered!"-Puck.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06
Boost for the Sex.

6ooSt TOR the sex.
What Is the reason you never mar
ried. uncle?"
II never found a girl who would
have me, my dear"
Say, uncle, our sex isn't so foolish
as some men try to make out, Is it,
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con.
stipation. Constipation is the cause Of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. Easy to take. Adv.
lts Kind.
This prima donna has q velvet
voice"
'Of course she has. That Is where
she gets her pile"
There is nothing hypocritcal about
he waGGins OF . dogs tail
The Keota news., 1914-03-06

The average man thinks he has the
wisdom Of Solomon, but his actionf
show that he is entitled to another
think.
The Keota news., 1914-03-06

Accomplished Foremothsrs.
Biggs-Our forefathers had wives
that were of some account. They could
do everything. from the family sewing
to driving oxen
Boggs-Yes: they, hemmed. and
hawed, as it were.-Christian Register.