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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
GOOD ROADS AT LOW COST.

California Counties, Cities, Railroads
and Other Organizations Give Aid.
A bulletin recently issued by the
California highway commission pre-
sents some interesting facts and useful
information.
are providing 200 miles Of trunk line
highway with bond issue Of $4,000.
OGO.
The new highways are being built
for an average of $4,000 a mile. al
though various engineers declared the
system could not be built for less
than s30000,O00. or nearly double that
cost. The commissioners induced the
counties to donate all lands needed for
rights OF way for the state highways
and to build the necessary bridges. got
cities and Incorporated towns along the
route to agree to pave and maintain
the sections within their corporate linn
it's at their own expense and secured
reductions of nearly so per cent in
freight rates on materials by assuring
the railroads that hundreds of thou
sands Of tons would hive to he trans
ported.
Extremely low prices on portland
cement were obtained by offering the
cement companies cash contracts that
would increase their output % to ~
per cent when the plants We're work
ing only so to GO per cent Of capacity
nnd stimulated the lowest competitive
bidding among contractors by buying
materials in large quantities for cash
thus obviating heavy credit.
The commission adopted as standard
construction q cement concrete base
covered with carpet of asphaltic Of
| md screenings. the pavement heins
usually fifteen feet wide and fou1
| inches thick. About 315 miles OF thes'
roads were under contract last March.
To insure safety to travellers grade
crossings are eliminated rs much N
possible: long. sweeping curves ar
substituted for abrupt turns and th'
roadwa, widened. Nearly all grade
are within d per cent ma ximum. ant
bridges, culverts and guard rails ar
all madl as nearly permanent as pos
sible.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Power of the Opium Habit.

In the American Magazine former
newspaper man. who became victim
of the opium habit and is now CON
vict in a penitentiary. writes Il dramat-
ic account of his experiences with the
drug. He gives rs follows his idea OF
the power of the habit:
II do not believe that any man with
an opium or morphine habit OF years
standing can deny himself the drug II
it is within reach.
Il do not believe that any man. no
matter what his previous character
may have been. can use opium contin-
uously and not have the impulse to be
crooked. He may not be crooked. he
may lack the nerve or the necessity to
steal. but the impulse will be there,
and if it ever becomes question OF
theft or 1; habit he will thieve. This
is the history of every opium smoker |
have ever known"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
STREET PAVING IN JAPAN.
Modern Methods Practically Unknown
Throughout the Country.

Modern Methods Practically Unknown
Throughout the Country.
According to report from Unitea
States Consul General Skidlnore, mod
ern street paving is as yet practically
unknown throughout Japan. The usu
al Japanese street has no sidewalk
pavements. and no attempts have been
made to provide separate roadways
for pedestrians outside the business
districts of the more important cities
These streets have no artificial paw.
ings. they are usually macadamized in
rs cheap way as possible and are
shockingly bad at all times Of the year
in the congested traffic districts. In
the city of Tokyo. population some
2.O00.O00. there is only one steam roll
er employed on these pavings and that
is usually out Of order
In Yokohama few of the business
streets have cement sidewalks. but
none of the streets is paved Yoko
hana has a population of about 400.
600 and street mileage about equal to
that of any city of like population In
the United States.
few experiments in street paving
have been carried on i'm Tokyo under
supervision Of the city authorities. but
only a scant three miles have so far
been paved. and this paving has been
done with wooden blocks coated with
Il very thin covering of asphalt. The
streets SO paved are already showing
signs of hard wear.
The main business stree. Of Tokyo.
the Ginzadori. the Broadway Of la
pan, has cement sidewalks on both
sides of the main roadway. The Gin
"a is broad street and has a large
traffic. The laying Of cement side
walks in Tokyo Is gradually being ex,
tended and will undoubtedly be great
ly augmented as the plan for widen
ing the streets of the capital is gradu.
ally carried out The rapid increase in
traffic of all kinds. especially motor
traffic. is playing havoc with the road
ways, and the necessity for more dur
able pavings is becoming more and
| more apparent to the authorities. Al
the streets now paved with ccnnen,
have cement curbings. l know of II,
residence streets paved and few Oi
them have special roadways for pedes
trians. says the consul general
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
pressmskins on tho eou,esards.


This picture Of life III the French
capital Is given In Frankfort Sommer-
ville's In the Spirit OF Paris"
An Industrious woman al a newspa-
per kiosk sat making jacket IN the
intervals between customers. A sleepy
cabby. with a cigarette In hts month.
watched her at her work. Presently
she put on the coat and began to tit 1t
and fix ii With pins. She WIS exam.
thing the sides to see how they hung.
She stopped TO plant pin. But the
cabman strobe up. bent and fixed It
for her. with "Voila, madam" turned
to the other side. measured the dis
tance with his eye and inserted an
other pin. travelled thus round the gar
mrnt. doubled clumsy pleat. num-
bled Its too big here at which she
nodded. and then stood back to see th..
effect
"Alerci. monsieur" she said, took of
the jacket and sat down. fare"
came up; the cabrnan jumped to bis
seat. cracked his whip and was off.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Highway Monuments.

In order to insure the easy determi-
nation Of the location of the state high
WAYS in California. the California high
way commission not only has very care
full surveys and plans made and files
these plans in several localities. but It
also places substantial and duriibie
monuments on the side lines OF the
roads at each angle or point OF curve
or tangency and at intervals along tan
gents.
The monuments are made o.. concrete
and are six inches square and three
feet six inches long. They project SIX
inches above the surface of the sr'.,lnd.
the horizontal and vertical edges on he
upper portion being beveleel \ letter
.Cr is indented ON the face of each
monument. and in the center of the tor
there is a copper plug marking the ex
net point of the angle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Good ROADS ARE
RURAL PARKS
~
Country Highways Serve So
cial Purposes.
ALSO HAVE GENERAL USES.
Good Roads Are More Important Than
Most People imagine, and Some Valu-
able Features Appear to Have Been
Entirely Overlooked.


Most People imagine, and Some valu
able Features Appear to Have Been
Entirely Overlooked.
In recent times there has been q
plentiful supply Of talk about good
roads. There has even been IL good
deal of solid accomplishment added
to the talk. Yet no one may fairly
say that the subject is overworked
Good roads are more important than
most people have yet imagined. And
some features of considerable value
have been almost overlooked There
are arguments for road improvement
still untouched and lines of progress
not yet broacled.
The popular road propaganda has
dWelt-as it should-on the value of
good roads to business. Every kind of
business profits FROM good roads. and
farming especially. But another thing
that people ought to understand is that
the country rnld is Il great deaf more
than highway for commerce. 1t is
easier to make an argument based Oh
dollars aud cents, but the noncom
mercial uses of the road will bear more
than II passing word.
Rural promoters have had good
deal to shy of late as to the need of
better roads in developing improved
schools and in saving the country
church These. of course. are extra
commercial considerations. but they
are sufficiently plain. Just how much
they are worth may be judged by any
one familiar with conditions in the
country.
Now word or two on social uses
of the road The country highway is
not merely means of going some
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Gents In Vienna.

he was known twenty years ago as
"gigerI." and young men who were
ambitious in regard to correct dress
studied him closely says the Vienna
Press "In other countries his name
was variously .fop.' dandy or dude.
hut In Vienna be had an added touch
of dash. and that made him 'gigeri
Today the son of the fashion wise man
Of those days. who. like bis father
knows how to wear bis clothes and ap
preciates The superiority Of the man
whose necktie and socks are IN har
mouy as To color. whose dress is cor
rect, no matter what the occasion may
be- promenade. funeral. race. opera,
business or golf-is known ss gent
derived from the English word gentle
man." member Of the American col
onv at Vienna. commenting on the
gent" article. says. We try tn ex-
plain to our neighhors that gent Il
only four fifths of what they think the
abbreviation stands for"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
GETTING Rid Of Bot Flies.

The United States department OF ag
riculture has thoroughly tested Il very
unusual cure for the disease of horses
called bots. Bots are the larvae of the
horse bot fly and live in the stoiil-
achs of horses. They interfere with
digestive processes to such an extent
as to cause loss of flesh. general poor
condition and often death. Dislodging
them is extremely ditficElt.
In the treatment tested the horse was
fed little hay and oats III the morn
ing and allowed to 60 without food
the rest of the day. In the evening 4
purgative was given Next morning
the horse was given three drains Of
carbon bisulphide in a gelatin capsule
three times at intervals of an hour.
When the capsule reached the horses
stomach it dissolved, and the carbon
bisulphide, liquid that is extremely
volatile ut the temperature of horses
body. evaporated rapidly. The gas suf-
located the bots aud other parasites
in the horses stomach without injnr-
ing the horse in the least. The remedy
was tried with complete success OH a
| large number of affected animals
Minneapolis Journal.
How blessings brighten as they take
/ their hight Young.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Partisan street BARRIERS.

The French capital. like that of Chi
na, has its street BARRIERS. In Paris
the perambulating tonsoriaiists carry
a little box containing the usual ont
fit of their calling. Their chief patrons
are laboring men. The street barber
Of Paris usually places his customer
upon the banks of the Seine or In
some spot aside from the crowd. Gov.
ers his knees with newspaper and
proceeds to work. For only sou
he will shave man. cut his hair and
generally iinpart to him more or less
smart appearance These BARRIERS are
said to make quite a respectable sum
even ut the small fee they charge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Th. ,nvention of the Panorama.


The panorama was invented by Il
Scotchman named Robert Barker. who
obtained license in London i'll IS'
and erected a rotunda on Leicester
square. He was associated with Rob-
ert Fulton. the practical inventor OF
the steamboat. who introduced pano-
ramas into Paris in 1l9G. but resigned
in favor of Thayer perhaps III ofder 10
give his attention to the appilcafion OF
steam to boats. Thayer raised ro
tunda on the Boulevard Montmtrtre.
whence comes the name of the 1'as-
sa &c des Panoranas Bonanarte caused
plans to be drawn up for eight p;'no
ramas. in which his conquests We're to
be shown to the parisians. whom he
always tried to impress with the mag.
nitlde of the achievements Ill order 70
keep them faithful to his star But
these projects were never realized.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01

where else. but source of emphatic
enjoyments by the way. The visiting
and horse trading and sparkling and
friendly greeting that one sees and ex
periences along the public lanes make
up much of the best Of life. Families
insist ON building their houses next the
public highway, not because OF the
convenience in hauling away milk or
bringing home fertilizer, but because
of the social advantages. Thus located
they can keep in touch with their
neighbor-can keep their outlook on
life.
Now. the country road. with its I'M
surpassed natural beauties and its ac-
companying scenery. is the real rural
park 1t does simply. inexpensively
and effectively for the country what
the urban park does complexly. expen
sirely and partially for the city. 1t OF
fers to all tie opportunity for endless
rambles, drives or tours amid attrac-
tive scenery. with frequent large and
inspiring views Of the great world out
side.
One Of the best methods Of improv
ing roads is by planting roadside trees
Such paintings have been made OF
some country roads. but not with suct
frequency as on village streets. We
can all agree that many more miles OF
rural thoroughfare could be desirabl!
lined with good trees. though. Of course
we should all agree further that e
plant all country roads with ranks O
trees would be both monotonous ant
impracticable. More important thar
planting new trees is the preservation
of those trees and shrubs that alread!
exist on many country highways
Country Gentleman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Better Than Macadam.

The abandonment Of macadam as 4
road pavement is recommended by viii
liam Elbring. highway engineer OF st
Louis county. Mo- Mr.. Elbring states
.hat rapidly increasing traffic has made
vnrious forms Of macadam road con
,sruction inadequate and urges the
construction Of permanent pavements
OF brick or concrete costing from S15.-
600 to $4,000 per mile. The report
shows that $372.1j1 was expended on
maintenance during the past year. an
increase Of nearly $4,000 over the pre-
Tious year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
sTUDf'Ea ROAD CONDITIONS.
Department. cf Agriculture Aiding Local
Road BuiIdinQ,


The purpose Of Il study undertaken
by the department of agriculture is to
discover the points Of excellence and
defects in existing local methods of
building and maintaining roads. which
will aid the state authorities to put To-
cal road management on a systematic
ed basis. The cooperating state au-
thorities have been asked to designate
counties that present typical and eX
ceptional features as to topography.
character of road materials. methods
Of construction and maintenance. ad
ministrative organization. methods of
road financing and traffic conditions
This investigation is prompted by
the fact that there is ut present very
little knowledge as to the most effec
tive and economical methods by which
a county can develop its roads. AT
present the methods of financing local
road improvements vary from calling
on farmers for a certain number OF
days labor in lieu of a road tax OF
the use of county prisoners in road
CouSIl uCtloA " UOllu lSSuto VI
tenance of roads from dramshop Ii
cense funds
The department will study ah OF
these systems with the view to deter
mining what system or combination OF
systems works best in actual practice.
There is, moreover, at present no
standard system Of keeping accounts
for road building and maintenance.
and as result. while some counties
know to penny the purpose for which
money was spent others have no
definite check or reporting system
Among various counties with the same
conditions cost for excavation or other
labor is anything but uniform. and
| n,any counties, because of the absence
| of definite knowledge, fail to use Local
| and cheap materials and construct
| reads which are unnecessarily expen
sive for their purpose or which viii
wear out before the bond issues are re
deemed. The Investigation will include
a careful study Of the use Of conyic
labor in road construction.
The heads Of state highway depart
ments are manifesting great interes
and are cooperating cordially in this
work The data. when obtained, viii
be published.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Road Work In California.

Surveys of roads to be improved in
Riverside county, Cal. by the S1.125.
900 county bond issue recently voted
are now being made by three corps
Of engineers. One corps under Engi
heer Fullmor is surveying ut the San
Diego county line near Temcula. an
other is under Engineer Ioncks. and
The third division. which is under Engi-
neer Warren. is working from the
Orange county line to Corona. Accord
ing to statement by Commissioners
Campbell. it will take between two and
three years to complete the proposed
highway system.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
BURNS ON GOOD ROADS.

; Robert Burns was evidently an .
advocate Of good roads. Long !:
; before road improvement became .
. a popular movement and before
. the days of steam rollers and au- .
tomobiles the poet wrote: .
; I'm now arrived-thanks to the !
gods!
, Through pathways rough and
muddy. .
. A certain sign that maxim roads .
Is not this peoples study.
Although I'm no wi Scripture
. cramm'd.
. I'm sure the Bible says ,
: That needless sinners shall be
damn'd
Unless they mend their ways.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
Reclaimed His Nerve.

Hubbard Simpkins has got over his
nervous prostration Pease--How can
you tell: Hubbard Why. | met him
on the street last night. and he want.
I'd to borrow S20.--puck
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
What Puzzled Her.

II understood the text all right" ex-
marked Aunt Ann PEBBLES after the
sermon was over. hut the preachers
explanation of it puzzled me good
Chicago Tribune
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01
z. p. MORTON
Saddles, Harness, Buegles

Wagon and Buggy Umbrellas. Special attention
given to CUSTOM WORK and repairing Saddles
and Harness Give US q trial. Store and Work
Shop at No 203 Texas Street, SHREVEPORT.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-10-01

How blessings brighten as they take
their Hight Young.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07

er a ten days notice of unconditional
release a player may sign immediate
ly with any other team. The COM
mission asked to have the word me
gotiate" substituted for Sign"
At the conclusion of the public
hearing the national commission, the
minor league committee and the
players representatives went into
executive session to take up the dis
puted requests:
Ed Smith, local sporting writer, is
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07

again dickering for the purchase OF
the Denver Western League club.
Alfred De Orc, defending his three
cushion billiard title, increased his
lead over Charles NORM last night by
winning the second block, so to 80.
The final so points will be placed to-
night. The score now is De Orc 100,
NORM 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-14

Charles W. Murphy II gone from
baseball. and II IL apropos to tell
some Of the imprinted things that
marked his stormy career of eight
years as owner OF the Chicago
club.
Some of tho long hidden truth
IL coming out: but no one outside
tho Cub office ever will know how
much happened during that event.
fui epoch.
Did you know that once only the
Intervention OF one man prevented
tho calling off OF one worlds series
and the stopping of tho third game
OF that scrIesf
II was IN 1905. Chicago had won
she National league pennau, after
desperate struggle. winning the
play-off OF tho tie from New York
In wonderful battle on tho Polo
grounds. Tho feeling was tense.
The Chicago players wcre beaten.
mobbcd. then bombardsd In their
club house after their victory.
They fled from New York. Just
m they were rushing for their train.
the national commission telegraph
cd deciding upon Detroit.
President Murphy was on the
train.
Al Chicago tho office force was
busy selling tickets and all Chi
caEo was demanding than.
During that rush for tickets
MAYOR Fred Buses private secrs-
tary. accompanied BY Jimmy Mark.
ham. secretary Of the police. went
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-14
This Modern Method of Elec-
trio Treatment Is Curing
Men and Women After Doc
tors and Drugs Fail.

Don't take another dose Of drugs You
know how they must upset your stomach
and cause bad digestion You know the
many oishgrseabie effects Of drugs. yet
ycu 30 on taking them for every little
pain or disorder. Just because you were
taught that nothing else could cure.
We have tho natural way Of curing dis
orders and chronic aiiments--the way
nature does n. We cure with electricity
The reason drugs don't cure IL because
they DO not help nature. nature needs
eiectricity, nourishmsnt, something that
builds up. Drugs contain no nourishmenf
no elsctricity--3uss poison. which tears
down.
ono way Of curing 4. 70 resfors eise-
tricity where n 10 needed, and pain and
disorders disappear. That's because sIec-
tricity gives strength. power 20 the body.
enabling every organ 70 perform It's work
properly. and when every organ 10 IN .
strong healthy condition. there can bs ne
pAin or hilmeuf.
Wear Eleeira-vi.a whiis ron sleep. II
feeds a constant stream Of electricity 70
your nerves. and they carry II 20 every
organ and tissue Of your body. rsstorfng
health and vim.
BaturAts your nerves with . glowing
current from Eiectra-yita for few hours
each night while you sleep. Tbs atiin9
organs viii respond 20 its influences in the
same way that an electric motor starts
whirl'ng "a soon as the power 10 turned on
Electra-vita Is a self-chargsd body bat
terry. which generates steady unbroksn
stream Of galyanic electricity and infusss
II into the nerves in just the right volume.
IL builds up vitality and strength. and
cures ailments resulting from q dsbilftated
state o. the nerves and vital organs
Every person who has used Electra
Vita recommends II because IL IL an hon
est remedy and does great work. We are
ready 20 prove 10 you that cur appliance
will cure you Ask about II today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-14
CALIFORNIA
CREWS WILL
ROW ON LAKE

Seattle II promised an aquatic
event even more thrilling than
that held down at Oakland Satur.
day morning. where the University
of Washington triumphed over
Stanford and California, when a
big regatta is held on Lake Wash.
ington May 20. in which the same
three crews. and an added one.
will compete.
Vancouver Comes, Too
Both Stanford and California
win bring a varsity and freshmen
crew here for the race. and two
strong eights will be sent down
from Vancouver, -. G. This viii
mark the first time Washington
has competed against more than
one crew at the same time in Se-
attic.
President Plays a Joke
The two Washington crews re.
turned home Monday afternoon
aboard the steamship. The liner
was scheduled to arrive in the
evening. and a big celebration at
the dock had been arranged.
The President. however, pulled
a little Joke all its own. and sneak.
ed into port couple OF hours
ahead OF time. Those IN charge
OF ceremonies mustered up large
crowd OF students and a big re-
ception was rendered the oarsmen
on the campus. Speechmaking
and cheering featured this.