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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
IA Commonwealth
just Finding Itself.

testing article anent the impress
kions formed by Mr.. w. G. Hut
Ton. edito1' Of the Farm Progress
published at st. Louis, No. This
journal alone has one hundred
and fifty thousand readers and
much good should result to the
State from II. IT is our intention
10 reproduce these articles when
ever we can find space in our
columns tc DO so:
Agriculture is restless in
lustry- its followers being tossed
Dv the sea. This is not good.
The drifting farmer, always
|eady to seek out greener fields,
|sualEy is the man who desires a
mere living with the least eX-
>enditrre of energy. But there
re many IN the old States of
be nation who for good cause
re reaching out for new feds to
pnquer. The increasing price Of
hnd. necessity for climatic
'hange because Of the condition
# health Of some member of the
bmily. the natural overplus IF
btizenship in the older settled
hates these and dozens of other
aid reasons have served to
opulate the newes States Of the
Vest with the right kind of peo-
lie. some of the salt of the earth
temper the 'restlessness of the
atural drifter, the unsatisfied
oneer. the seeker after the New
ldorado.
But now the field for sucn
fitting is greatly restricted. The
est homesteads long have been
hthered to the bosoms of the
liter farmers and have become
al and high-priced property.
here are left the waste places,
broad prairies of the semiarid
ctions of the West, the lands
at are being brought into their
IN through irrigation. Dry
rming in it's uncertain way is
velopmg wide areas according
the determination and grit of
men who are handling the
ID. Canada has drawn its
tdes from the United States:
/ now the flag of our fathers
B the more congenial climate
our native country are draw
at least a part Of them back.
nus may we appreciate in
/ the shifting nature of the
ners of n nation.
have never advocated a man
ting satisfactory location
the uncertainty Of some other
ION. NO matter how @allurlng
painted, but I do believe ev-
man who gees small oppertun-
for betterruent Of self in sur
bdings o; years should try
discover the reason IF the
be is inter ual he would yust
veil stay where he is. II ne
conscientiou sly believe his
rests lie else where he should
Z. but before taking the step
houid be certain of all OF the
itions on the other side OF
horizon. There are thou,
S If honest la Id men and /
panies, but on ,;he other bal
OF the scales tn ere are thou
of dishonest OF res.
ycr, must move he certain
are moving in tue right d.
BIZ
have seen colonization and
grafton schemes in many
IS, many based on attrae-
conditions. some on fraud
y never before have | seen a
y with such attractions OF
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01

Sallow complexion comes from
bilious impurities in the blood
and the fault lies with the liver
and bowels they are torpid.
The medicine that gives results in
such cases is HERBINE. 1t is a
fine liver stimulant and bowel
regulator. Price soc. Sold by
Estorge Drug Co.
ADVERTISEMENT
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
USBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

| had gotten SO weak ! could not stand,
and | gave up in despair.
AT last. my husband got me bottle Of
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking it. From the very first
dose, could tell it was helping me.
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing all my work."
II you are all nm down from womanly
don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman tonic. lthas helped
more than a million women, in its 50
years of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold Cardui for years. He knows what
il will do. Ask him. He viii recom-
mend il. Begin taking Cardui today.
Write TO-: chattasoosa Mel,eiss Co. Ladies.
Adviscry Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special
Instructions On your case and 6S-pase book. Home
Treatment ~ w,oea." seas b uaaia vTaee~. l-6G
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
-Four Years Of DiscoGragins
Editions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
ppn Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

bn, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
his place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
as follows 81 suffered for four
with womanly troubles, and during
pc, could only sit up for a little
and could not walk anywhere at
times, ! would have severe pains
eit side.
Doctor was called in, and his treat
eheved me for a while, but was
oahned to my bed again. After
ming seemed to do me any good.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
in SUCH PAIN
WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Everything UntilRe-
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Florence, So. Dakota.-"I used to be
very sick every month with bearing
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-01
HOME ADVANCEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
coIorado's New Road Laws.

Colorado has done away with the Old
'spork barrel' methods of expending
state road funds Its present lesisla
ture has lately enacted two laws. the
passage of which has been strongly
advocated by good roads enthusiasts.
commercial associations and the busi
ness and motor interests Of the STATE
for several years One of these laws
creates state highway commissioner
with an advisory board representing
the five sections of the state. to have
general supervision of state roads Til"
second law places the internal lHt
provement fund in the hands of the
| highway commission for expenditure
on comprehensive system of roads
This fund now amounts to about SI5o.-
| 600. 1t is I1ovided that tire commis
1 sion shall appropriate sums equal te
| those of the respective counties foi
work on state primary roads. but i
has power to increase this as high n
S. to every 81 Of the county's IN veal
counties having low valuation and ex
pensiye road construction. Conse
a,rptiy there will be available for roat
DEVELOPMENT in Colorado this year be
tween s1.50oG00 and s2.OO0000 to D
spent Gil connected roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
TEXAS COUNTY ISSUES BONDS
$4,000 to Be Spent In Midland For
Better Highways.

Better Highways.
A wealthy ranch owner of Midland
county, Tex, was opposed to pro
posed $4,000 land issue for good roads
On the day of the election he started
for the county seat determined to vote
against the bonds Fortunately for
good roads. it had rained the previous
night, and the highway was In terrible
shape.
After several hours of fighting water
holes and mud up to his axles he
reached town converted. announcing
that any man opposed to better roads
In Midland county was q particular
brand of fool. He voted for the bonds.
and the issue carried by large ma
jority
The movement was started last win
ter by the Midland Commercial club
and vigorous campaign of education
was carried on. There was a small
but determined opposition which fought
the proposition very earnestly Mass
meetings were held and speakers
brought in by the Commercial clu'
from other counties to tell of the ben
eft Of good roads in highboring com
| munities Automobile excursion trip:
were also got up to other counties
where roads had been built so that
practical lesson might be tanght t
skeptics and scoffers
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02

not ascribed to traffic. Near Detroit
80 per cent of the traffic is in automo-
biles and only II per cent horse drawn.
Automobiles do not injure concrete.
The defects are cracks and holes. due
to careless construction. The conf
mission found that in places where the
road had for its foundation the orisi-
nal highway the concrete had remain
ed perfect. Where it had been built
upon filed in foundation the filling in
had not been made solid enough. The
result was longitudinal cracks extend
ing practically the entire length OF the
filled i'm stretches.
Transverse cracks We're found slngly
and infrequently. They We're ascribed
to lack of sufficient space between the
section to allow for contraction and
expansion caused by heat and cold.
Diagonal cracks, also infrequent. are
due to combination of both the faults
which cause the longitudinal and trans
verse cracks. Holes are due to foun-
dation substances such as clay. wooa
or uncrushed rock having been imbei
ded in the concrete when it was soft
1t il thus shown that no one kind
Of road is good for all conditions. Tht.
concrete road and the gravel road are
the extremes of roads good enough T.,
he called good There are other Kind,
Of intermediate quality of resistance
to traffic. The kind that ought to be
built in any locality depends upon the
amount of traffic they will have to
sustain and the cost of getting the
material there The latter item nigh
he so great as to fail to justify tht
kind OF road which other circum-
stances would call for. The soil ant
the drainage must be considered.
Concrete roads are easily and mex
pensively repaired. The method IS T
pour tar in the cracks and holes hn'
sift sand over It. This patching seem
70 be permanent and costs from 500 T
400 per mile.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
Natures Little Ship.

While man makes the largest ocean
vessels nature makes the smallest
This is species Of jellytish, found
only in tropical seas. which has 4 sail
The part of the fish under the watel
looks like /; mass Of tangled threads,
while the sail is tough membrane
slnned like a shell and measuring
quite five inches and sometimes more
across. The fish can raise or lower
this sail ut will Wise sailors let this
curiosity Of nature alone. for each OF
the threads composing its body has
the power of stinging. the results OF
which are very painful and often dan
gerous. This power defends II from
porIoises. albatrosses and other nat
ural enemies 1t has no other means
of locomotion than its sail, and Wien
seen skimming bravely along the sur
face Of the water 1t looks more Ike a
child's toy boat than Twin. creature
out in search Of food.-London opin'
I'm,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
WHAT BETTER ROADS
MEAN TO THE FARMER
The Only Thing Needed Now to Aolp
the Agriculturist.

If l We're compelled to say what l
thought was the most important phase
Of agricultural life would, say roads.
says a writer in the American Agricul-
turist. TO take the drudgery away
from the rural life and give the farm
ing community chance to enjoy life
and make money while it is hard
mt work | do not know of any one
thing that could be of more real bene-
fit than good roads. l believe that bad
roads more than any other one thing
have been responsible for the exodus
from the country to the city. People
cannot be happy unless they are con
tented.
The people on the farms are like
other fOlks--they like to visit their
neighbors, go to church, go to the
amusements and see the sights and
take part in all these things, But they
are prohibited from doing these things
and many others. for the reason that
| the roads often are so bad they cannot
| travel on them for fear of accidents
and trouble; hence they stay at home
until they become SO dissatisfied with
the farm they quit and move to town.
| If this was remedied by good roads
so they could go and see their neigh
bors and spend an evening with them
or go to some entertainment ut the
nearby town and see good show, Of
attend some public meeting and have
chance to take part In what is goin:
on in the world about them. they woult
be better satisfied.
i This is not all nor the best side 0
good roads The farmer living in th
community where the roads are goo'
Is prosperous, for the reason that h
. can keep in touch with the markets
: With the r. F. D.. parcel post. telt
: phone, he needs only good roads t
make farm life the most complete an
most desired on earth. The exodu
from the country to the city will Ell
when good roads come. and the n
verse will then occur-from the cit
. to the farm.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
CORSAGE FLOWERS.
Artificial Flowers Are Used to Adorr
Afternoon and Evening Gowns.

~
Afternoon and Evening Gowns.
Corsage flowers are lavishly used
The newest sort are small lunches OF
flowers and foliage made of gold ana
silver cloth They are decidedly dain
ty, especially on white or other light
afternoon or evening frocks. And the
newest place to wear corsage fowers
is well up toward the shoulder.
You have doubtless heard the stor.
that the modern society dances have
brought despair to the raisers OF vh
let's, The modern woman can no longer
wear IL bunch of violetS. 1t would he
too quickly crushed when she danced
Perhaps the same situation accounts
for the fact that she now wears her
artificial corsage flowers on her shout
der Even artificial flowers can M
crushed
Garlands and bands of artificial f1Ow
ers are part of many of the dainties'
evening frocks 4 fringe of tiny chiHoI
rosebut,s is sometimes Used to edge Ions
satin or chiffon sash ends. And one Q
the newest parasols is a rather dlsni
fed one of taffeta. made on Stralgn
lines, Will, band of diminutiye fresl
pink chiffon roses fastened stiffiy nv
inches from the edge.
| The long stemmed flowers and mug
| velvet pansies and orange flowers an
myrtle made of oileloth. flowers Wit
leaves of the thinncst sheets OF cor
and uure white gardenias-these grae
some of the newest hats. And. TO-
there is an occasional bunch of som
small flower with fibrouS roots.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
HOMEMADE SCENTS.
Dainty Perfumes That May Be Com
pounded lnexpensively.

Dainty Perfumes That May Be Com
pounded lnexpensiveiy.
inexpensive scents may be made at
home us follows:
Lavender Water.-Put into bottle
and shake well one-eighth of pint Of
spirits Of wine. one-eighth ounce of oi
OF lavender. quarter of Il dram of eS
sence of ambergris.
Eau de Cologne.-Half an ounce each
oils of lemon and bergamot. one-siX-
teenth ounce oil of orange peel. quar-
ter of IL dram oil of rosemary. twen-
ty drops oil of neroli. five drops essence
OF musk or ambergris: reduce this
amount Of ingredients in half ii pint of
rectified spirits OF Wine.
Numerous perfumes may be made by
adding to a small quantity of rectlhen
spirits OF wine oil of geraniunl. san
dalwood. rosemary or essence of berga
mot. musk or ambergris, adding it droI
| by drop until the desired perfume is
| obtained. These ingredients may be OBJ
tained from any drug store.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
An Admission.

Teacher What is vacuum? Boy
know. teacher have 1t In my head,
but can't just think Of .-Rrooklpn
Life
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02

No man ran produce great thinga
who is not thoroughly sincere IN deal.
Ing with himself.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
HELPS FOR HOME SEAM
STRESSES.

Glue tape measure hrmly
across the front of the sewing
machine. You will find it a great
convenience a....
You may sew thin. transparent
materials on the sewing machine
without the unsightly puckering
of the seams if you will first
place strips OF paper under the
edge of the material, stitching
through them when sewing the
seam. The paper is easily torn
away afterward, and the seam
will be smooth.
. When making cushion covers
for everyday use leave one side
. open. Allow for Il hem and make
buttonholeS on one side and Op-
. posite put on small pearl but
tons. These are very convenient.
. for they are easily changed and
|. do away entirely with the trou-
BILE of sewing together each time.
!. A straight facing should be
7 placed on the neck of Il low cut
!. blouse so that 1t will not pull ont
: of shape. but if ii full curve Is
I required it will be necessary to
: face the edge with Il narrow
: strip of bias material stretched
1. to fit the curve.
!. II is Il fact that an embroid-
!: cred petticoat will wear much
]. longer if a narrow lace edging is
E stitched underneath the edge
]: This protects the points of the
!. embroidery and gives pretty
+ finish to the pettieoat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02

afternoon dance or tea. 1t is carried
out In taffeta. with the short coat and
tunic OF venetian lace. A novelty was
the tulle sash that fell from under
meath the tunic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02

county in any state where the trafiic
is heavy make mistake in building
them A gravel road near any large
city wouldn't last three months.
Gravel roads under ordinary traffic
will last five years.
Methods of making concrete roads
seem to have improved largely within
a few years. The concrete Is laid III
sections about twenty-five feet III
width. A road made four years aga
was found by inspection to be 16 pei
cent defective after Il years use. \
road made in 1912 suffered only =
per cent in a year.
The defects found III the roads Wer'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
GRAVEL VERSUS
CONCRETE ROAD
Each One Best In lis Proper
Place, Says Expert.
| BUILDING METHODS BETTER.
For All Kinds Of Country Traffic the
Gravel Highway Is Excellent, but It
Is lmpracticabie In Suburban Towns.
Lasts Five Years.
BY FRANK r. ROGERS,
State Highway Commissioner of Mich
loan.

I9an.
Farmers who have been building the
cid fashioned gravel roads in counties
where the traffic is not great need not
lose any sleep for fear that they have
been doing the wrong thing. A gravel
road is plenty good enough for all ordi-
nary country traffic.
Wayne county, Mich, has the most
elaborate and extensive system OF con-
crete roads in the world The tests Of
the state highway commission were
made just outside the city limits OF De
troit on several roads and also Oh the
county line, from a dozen to a score OF
miles farther out. The result was very
good news for the ordinary road build
ers, who haven't IL fortune to spend OH
the work, but bad news for the MANU-
facturers of concrete making machines
A three months daily count of the
vehicles on Il road just outside Detroit
| gave an average of 2.160 daily. At the
/ county line the average was only
slightly in excess of 800. At the comh
ty line the road was gravel and with
stood that much traffic with PRACTICAL.
/ no damage. AS Wayne county has al
most three-quarters of million peopl
and correspondingly large traffic, tn
deduction Is that in the vast majorit.
of counties in the United States grave
roads will serve all necessities 10
many years to come
But gravel road near Detroit w0ui
be worse than useless. Wayne count
| is not making mistake i'll buildin
concrete roads Neither will any othe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
= rahl. cnnuenienee.

A table cruMber that has pair OF
brushes concealed under nickel shield
takes up the crumbs in carpet sweeper
fashion as the crumber Is passed over
the table.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
The VOGUE of Lace.

Lace in many varieties and in divers
WAYS is used to embelish the modisb
frock of the season The costume
shown here is a charming one for the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
GOOD Ro d GRisT.

We can't deny that we are far
behind the rest of the warld i'll
good roads, but we are willing
and expecting to go ahead.
The people are more willing to
be taxed for good roads than for
almost any other public improve
ment.
This is Il big country, but the
nation is big enough to construct
system of national highways.
The mud tax is the biggest tax
Of all. and sometimes some of it
is between the farmers front
y gate and the barn door.
Good roads to merchants mean
direct benefit in sales and a de-
creased expense in deliveries.
Good roads salvation costs
money. but you will not regret
the money when you reach the
. other end of the good road.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-02
A socioIouist.

A sociologist Is n guy who advises
man who Is keeping nine children on
$40 week that limOusines and cham
pagne are unhealthy luxuries.-Cincia-
natl Inquirer
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-22
THE SUMMER CAPITOL.

Governor Hays likes Hot Springs, and the people of Hot Springs like Governor Hays. He likes us for many reasons, and every time the governor comes our way we find newer reasons for liking him. We offer the suggestion that Governor Hays establish a summer capitol in Hot Springs. We will be glad to do the entertaining. We would feel honored. Hot Springs is not as cool as north Michigan just now, but it is nestled in the foot hills of the Ozarks where we have many breezes and cool evenings. And the gov ernor is as welcome as cool sum- mer evening, because his optimis- tic and cheering presence IS as re- ireshing.
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TlSM
An Elderly Lady Was Stiff and Sore Now Says She Feels as Limber
 as a Girl. Through
ALKANO King of the Blood.

Alkano Remedy Go, Kansas City, Mo. Gentlemen. I feel that l would be unfair if l did not tell you what Alkano has done for me. l have been such sufferer from rheumatism for several years. l was so lame and stiff it was next to impossible for me to get up and down, and part of the time l could not lie down at all. l could not ascend or descend stairs without unbearable pains. l cannot begin to tell half the great value your remedy has been to me. Doctors failed even to relieve me. I tried Alkano a short time. It was not pleasant to take, so l gave it up, but was forced back to it. Then I stuck to 1t until l had taken a bottle and half. As a result my dreadful pains disappeared entirely.
 If anyone wishes to write me, will gladly answer any questions they may ask. Alkano certainly drove all the rheumatlsm out of my system and left me as Timber as a girl. l am now 56 years old Yours very truly,
 MRS. s. r. BANKER. 322 Timber St. Pontiac. III. For sale exclusively by R. c. Nor lrss Drug Co, Hot Springs, Ark.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-22
ANOTHER CURED
By LIv-vER-LAx.

The City Commissioner of Terrell, Texas. former Greenville citizen. writes:
 April 9, 19l4 q take pleasure in saying for pub lieation that by the use of Liy-Ver- Lax I have been cured of a disease which is correctly described by the recognized symptoms of Biliousness, Stomach and Liver Trouble, Consti- patton and resulting complications, and commend it's use to all like suf- ferers."
 George H. Jackson. L. E. Griffith, Witness.
 MT. Jackson, like hundreds of oth- CTS, has discovered the beneficial re- suits of Liv-VerIax, the wonderful vegetable Liver Tonic. Harmless, safe for any ehi'd; nas no injurious after-effects like calomeL Pleasant to take; no nausea.
 Take regularly and keep we'll soc and $1 at druggists or from Lebanon .Co-Operative Medicine Company, Leb- anon, Tenn.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-22
M'DERMoTT RESIGNS.
Illinois Congressman Appeals From
 House to the People.

Washington, July 2t.-By resig1ing from the house of representatives James T. McDermott, of the Fourth Illinois district, today brought to an end the agitation in the house that followed the publication and lnvesti- gation of the lobby charges by M. M. Mulhall a former agent of the Ma tional Association of Manufacturers. With resolutions pending proposing punishment ranging from a reprimand to expulsion for his conduct as dis closed in the inquiry, Representative MdDermott announced his resigna- tion and asserted that he would seek reelection, appealing his case from the judiciary committee of the house to the people of his district"
 Chairman Webb of the judiciary committee, said later no action would be sought on the report of the judi ciary committee recommending reso- lutions reprimanding McDermott and officers of the National Association of Manufacturers. These resolutions had been fixed by a special order for consideration in the house Thursday