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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10

WORKING TO MAKE THE WAY EASY FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS ....e.
corps of teachers, according to the of
fee of public roads. United States dc
,mrtment of agriculture ..r.-
On the other hand. in counties which
nave improved their roads the schools
are easily renched. the average attend
ance greater. the efficiency largely in
creased and economic consolidation
made possible. Regular Attendance at
school means. consistent and regular
growth of both school and pupil. and
consolidation of schools means Il maxi
mum of efficiency ut Il minimum of
cost. 1t is also noteworthy that there
is a marked tendency for the consoli,
dated school to become the social and
intellectnalsscenter of the community
Most modern rural schoOlhollses are
so constructed as to serve the com
munity as gathering places for vari-
Gus kinds Of public meetings. and
where vans are used to convey the
children to school during the day they
are frequently pressed into service to
haul the farmers and their wives t.
institute work. lectures or entertain
ments5 ut the schoolhouse. The con
solidated school becomes sort of com
munity center to which all educationa
and social activities converge and in
order that it may properly perform
that function all of the highways lead
ing to it should he so improved as t.
render it readily accessible through
out the year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
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FARMERS AND ROADS.

The road question is a farm
question and primarily must be
worked out by the farmer, but
) it is gigantic task. a problem
!, of magnitude that has become of
; state and national concern. But
though it is fast becoming na-
; tional problem its solution is in
. the hands Of the real farmer out
in the field. to be assisted by the
. good wife in the house. The
educational agencies now exist
. ing i'll the immediate farm com
munities must be utilized to
. teach and preach the CONNER
eial. social and intellectual ad-
. vantages OF good roads.
The farmers institute has
. not fulfilled it's mission when it
stops its instructions with the
; teaching of advanced ideas in
agriculture. 1t must 90 further
. to be d real help to kansas-it
must do its part in helping to
solve the road problem.
. Kansas has grown great, but
we have grown great in spite of
. ourselves. How much greater
we could have been it is impos-
! sible to conjecture had we used
the millions spent on the roads
. that we now have nothing to
show for in constructing perma
! nent lasting highways, such as
France and Germany have
: Governor Hodge Of Kansas
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
EXCELLENT ROADS ABROAD

Average Cost of Maintenance In Franco
and England.
So much is beard about the excel
lenCe Of roads in England and France
that occasionally some considerations Of
their cost is helpful TO fuller appre-
citation of what will be necessary in or
der that systems of equal merit .traf-
fic requirements being consideredi may
be developed here, says a writer in Il
recent issue Of the Engineering Review
The road mileage of France is 371.-
OOD. and the cost. at Il time when wages
were very. very low. was $l.6'i3.00o.-
600. On this basis to secure a systeia
for the $4,000 miles of highways IN
Massachusetts would require the ex-
penditure of $1OO.O00O0O Moreover.
France spends $45.O0O000 per annum
for maintenance. This. is about S120
a mile Il year. figure which. Of course,
as IN average means very little. since
on the main roads much greater
amount Is spent and Oh the minor
roads considerably less The minister
Of public works, too. is recommending
that O.OOOOOO additional be provided
during the next ten OF twelve years for
some bituminous binder on 5000 miles
of national highways. where it is great
ly needed.
Turning now to England, where the
road surfaces are. on the whole. bet
ter than those in France. it is found
that the average cost Of maintenance
on the 27.S00 miles of main roads in
England and Wales is S475 per mile
per annunl and that on the $1,000
miles Of rural roads in England the av-
erage cost of maintenance is $115.
While these figures should not-and
| in fact will not--discourage persistent
effort to improve highway systems in
this country. they may we'll he borne in
/ mind to silence those who see little
| good in our own work and much good
| abroad. True it is that in some Sec
tions of this country appropriations for
| few selected routes have compared
well with those quoted: but. taking the
country generally. the amounts avail
able have been pitiably small as com
pared with English and French prac-
| tice. e
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
EARTH ROADS.

Like every other kind Of con
struction work. to be successfully
built and maintained earth roads
depend upon several essential re-
quirements. Two of these are
the drainage question and the
grade and alignment. Upon the
way in which the surface water
is handled may almost be said to
depend the life of the road. II
the drainage is badly or careless
~ handled or allowed to go neg
lected certainly it means the de
struction Of the, road. So, too. in
II large measure is the life of the
road dependent upon the proper
alignment and grade. Often
times change up the hill or
down the hill. u curve installed
here and one eliminated there
or Il new channel for the neigh
boring small creek will mean
salvation for the road--E A.
Kingsley
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
Game and Fish Laws.

A card now being circulated by the
State Conservation Commission gives
the following as a synopsis of the revised
game and fish laws now effective in this
State:
HUNTING AND TRAPPING LICENSES.
Parish license, so cents, issued only to
actual residents of each parish, and good
only in the parish in which issued.
State license, So, required of every
person hunting outside of his own par
ish, and good in any parish of the State.
Resident professional hunters license,
$40.
, Nonresident amateur hunters license,
SIS.
Trapper's license, 50.
GAME BIRDS.
Varieties and Seasons. Game birds
declared to be the following. only: Wild
geese, brant, ducks, grosbecs, rails
(marsh hens or mudhens), coots (poule
d'eau), gallinules, snipe, woodcock,
sandpipers (cherooks and papabottes),
tatlers, curlews, plovers, quail, doves
and red-wing blackbirds. Open season
on all game birds, November 1st to Feb
ruary 18th, except kildeer and wild
turkey hens, which may not be killed at
all until December 1, 1915.
Sale.-Only the following game birds
may be sold and only between December
18th TO February 18th: Wild geese,
brant, ducks, poule d'eau, rail and
snipe.
Bag Limit Zone person, one day,
amateur or professional. ,-One wild tur-
key, twenty five ducks, poule d'eau,
cherooks or doves; fifty snipe, or fifteen
geese, grosbecs, rails, gallinules, wood
cock, papabottles, tatlers, curlews, plov-
ers, quail and red-wing blackbirds.
Hours of Hunting. Shooting restrict
ed to hours between sunrise and sunset.
Shipping.-All game birds must be
tagged with number and names OF
species, and name Of hunter, and must
not be shipped out of the State, but may
be taken out by actual owner if not in
tended for sale.
NoNGAME BIRDS.
Varieties. All birds not mentioned in
game bird list or the outlaw list are nom
game birds and cannot be killed at any
time except by the holder Of a permit 70
collect for strictly scientific purposes.
Trapping, caging and robbing nests Of
nongame birds also prohibited, except
that any householder may keep in cage
not more than one resident and one mi
gratory bird.
Sale of Plumage. Sale Of plumage OF
other parts OF fnongame birds prohibited
Robin Protected. The robin, which
was formerly included in the game bird
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
The Oldest Epicran,.

An epigram must pass through many
hands and get much polishing before it
is a perfect jewel. You may remem-
Der, says the London Chronicle. how
Oscar Wilde sent ION the stage, the
man of the world through the drawing
room door with the epigram. There is
one thing | never could resist; that Is
temptation" But sou may trace 1t
from the garden of Eden. where the
masculine plea for mercy was that the
woman tempted ME.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
Earthouake Records.

An average of lS6 earthquakes a.
year has been recorded NJ the seismo-
logical observatory of Rocco di Papa.
near Rome. during the last twelve
years OF this number forty four have
originated within distance OF sixty
five miles. while eighty-tive had their
source more than 1900 miles away.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
Wisconsin Road to Cost $1,000, 600.


Fifty representatives of cities. vii
lagos and towns from Fond dn Lac to
Green Bay have organized the Fox
River Valley Highway association for
building seventy miles of concrete
road ut il cost of approximately ST.
00o.GO0 The highway will be trunk
line connecting Fond du Lac. Oshkosh.
Neenah Menasha, Appleton. Kaukau-
ma Depere. Green Bay and intermedi-
ate villages
Memberships at 81 each will be sold.
the plan being to enlist at least $1,000
persons in the valley. each of whom
will receive i lapel button. to be worn
until the necessary funds have been
subscribed
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
Road Building In Mexico.

The road engineers of the depart
ment Of communication of the federal
government have recently completed
an inspection of the highway between
Puebla and the City OF Mexico and
pronounce it almost ready for traffic.
The greater part of the road IS COM
pleted The road passes the great Po-
pocatapetl volcano. 1t is being con-
structed by the Mexican government.
and. strange as it may seem. IN view
Of the internecine warfare in Mexico.
work on the road has been carried Oh
without molestation.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
Hand Tools For Road Gradinq.

The simple hand tools that are re
quired for earth road work consist of
single and two man rakes, gradine
picks and clay picks and square ant
round pointed shovels. These articles
require no description, bllt the best
should always be purchased, even II
they are little higher in first cost
This will be more than offset in their
increased life.-Better Roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
Want Farmers, Names Posted.

The state grange Of California. after
going on record last fall asking all per-
sons living outside the city limits TO
place their names in front Of their
farms. where they may be seen plainly
from the road is now working To ac-
eoinpIish the Improvement 1t is also
trying To get signs posted at crossroads
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
! .ss 1. !. J. 81 e..t 81
MORE MONEY FOR GOOD
ROADS.

According TO figures compiled
by the Office of public roads of
the department of agriculture. .
expenditures in the United States
for Improvement of roads have
more than doubled since 1904.
In tina, year money spent for
road Improvement anleunted to
SI9.I11.411. while in 1913 the ex-
penditure was in excess Of $1ti,.-
100000. ~
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

A sharks teeth are movable at will,
and become erect at the moment the
animal Ia seizing its prey.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
Modern Guns Could DemOlish
Fort Wayne In Few Hours

Fort Wayne, Detroit's sole fortifca.
ton. begun In 1s41 and completed
about 1851 at total cost of about
100000, would not Withstand the bat.
,tering Of the present day big siege
guns of Europe or this country for q
sirg gle day. according to experts.
When the Grand Army encampment
II held here Aug. 31-Sept, s, II IL ex-
pectcd that the old fort will be point
OF general interest to the old veterans
a. Il was a training and recruiting
camp during the Civil war, one Of the
three In Detroit, the others having
been the old Detroit driving park. and
a piece of vacant property at Elmwood
and Jos. Campau-aves. and Clinton-st.
The fort was named after General
Anthony Wayne and was built under
the direction of General Meigs. Tho
fort and grounds include So acres To-
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
Giant CELT IS
POLICE PREY
Threat To Lick Kaiser Single.
Handed Leads to Edward
Troy's Arrest

Edward Troy, . Celt, Of massive
frame. was the nrst person to be ar.
Fested by the Detroit police in their
Ffort to safeguard the neutrality Of
these United States. and prevent De
troit from being served with an ulti'
|natum In the European war.
Troy, who 10 81 years old, and gives
bis address as No. 81 Center-st.. an.
bounced. In Harrison's saloon. No. 81
Library-ave., that he, single-handed
would whip the German army and
havy. And would wipe Austria and
Italy on the map, too, II they "butted
In"
sergt. Mark Baker was attracted by
The roaring noise, strobe into the ga.
loon, grabbed Mr.. Troy and took him
10 central station, where he was held
|antil he sobered up.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
MAN ACCUSES GIRL OF
STEALING DIAMOND RING

Dorothy Daley. 10 years old, and
pretty. was arrested by Detectives
Reid and Dibble. early Friday morn
Ing, on the charge OF stealing dia-
mond ring valued at $50, from Mel
win Barry, OF No. 500 Trumbull-ave.
The young woman declared that
Barry told her she could wear the
ring for q few days, and that she had
no intention Of stealing It She
pointed out to the police that she told
Barry Just where she could be found,
which indicated that she didn't mean
to steal his ring. She was wearing
II when arrested.
Barry was obdurate, and insisted on
the girl being prosecuted. He admit
ted that he had met her through Q
street Irritation. The girl was taken
TO the woman'A station. weeping.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

Mrs. n. q. stodAarA. No. 117 stanton-
ave., leaves. Tuesday, for New York
and Atlantic City.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
NEW BOOKS LISTED IN
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The following new books have been
listed In the public library:
10 III. Bosanquet Days in Attica:"
M. Buttenwieser. "The prophets Of
Israel. from the eighth to the NTH
century" q. Clodd. '.The childhood OF
the worid--new edition." M. A, AID
rich. w. H. Carruth and others. "Eu-
genics:" g. Z. Forman. Advanced
american History" Tasuku Harada.
How to Build up furnace efficiency .,
g. a. Hoag, "a Theory OF interest" +.
A. tombstone. Essentials In plano
playing and other musical studies"
motherhood;. 4. and NJ. W. Kinney.
The Dance" y. J. Maccunn, 1.-THE con-
temporary English view Of Napoleon
J. II. Morecroft. Continuous and al
ternating current machinery" Hugo
Munsterberg. Psychology and social
sanity" New York Public library.
''Heroism. reading list for boys and
mirrors Rafael Reyes, '"The two
Manifestations. from the Spanish. by
Leopold Grahame;" A, Sieffried. Dem
ocracy In New Zealand" A. r. Tired
gold. Mental deficiency
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

Miss Edith Bennett. Of winona-ave., ID
spendlng the month. at Lake Minne-
tonka, and Minneapolis. Wis.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
The Confessions of a Wife


could see she wanted TO be alone and
/ went up to my room with the con-
ventional lie OF q headache II was
my heart that was aching ns J
thought of Dick coming home and not
finding me. wondered what ne
would think. My loving heart kept
saying let's 20 back but my pride
whispered you are only treating him
as he treated you.
looked out my window ana saw
Aunt Mary going over to the ceMe,
terry, her arms full OF old-fasnioneo
flowers. Her face was ~ radiant -
though she was keeping Q tryst. her
husband, though dead, was nearer
to her than mine was to me TINS
n. mute.
/ slipped down to meet her as she
came back and said, impulsively:
.Aunt Mary, / have come to the con-
clusion that, instead Of multiplying
happiness into ecstasy and dividing
|unhappiness into inhnitesimal FAC
lions. marriage is q sort OF compui-
sorry education for ripening character
and intoxicating wisdom"
She looked at me incompetence
ingly and said: "Margie. look what
found this afternoon in an unused
drawer in Johns desk"
It was a picture postcard and bore
this inscription:
"All to myself I think Of you
Think OF the things we used to DO.
Think OF the things we used to say.
Think OF, each happy yesterday;
Sometimes I sigh and sometimes
smile,
But keep each olden golden all to
myself while"
AS finished looked up to Aunt
Mary through q mist Of tears. but
she was smiling.
Do you suppose, little book. that
Dick will come after me tomorrow?
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

A pile OF newspapers rustled on the
table and the fingers OF the departed
turned them over page by page. War,
war, war! Nothing but warl Six
white heads nodded and the door
swung wide. Came the ghost Of politi-
cal publicity. and the ghost from the
city hall. and the ghost from the police
station and the banks and the waters
OF the sea and river. and the ghost
from the theaters and the multitude OF
little ghosts.
Behold we are brothers." they wall.
ed. Let US weep one with one an
other"
And they did. And having wept they
twisted the typewriter ribbons on the
machines to denote crepe and CRASHED
their toothless jaws and were sad.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
"Can Do AS l Like With My Own" Fathers Defiance
When Hailed to Court for Lashing Young Daughter

Cant II" said the judge grimly.
I'VE shall sec."
The girl told revolving story Of
beatings by her father and step-moth-
or who, according to her. lost their
reason once the beatings began and
seemed TO take q savage delight In
the sound OF blows and the sobs Of
the child. Neighbors had stood It as
long as they could and then reported
II. The girl was turned over to st.
Vincent de Paul society and an effort
will be made to have her taken from
the father permanently. !.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
Ghosts Of Departed" Sources of News
Hold Solemn COnclave In Press Room

eix soFrowful ghosts came- out of
The darkness In the county building.
|Thursday night. and with low moan.
|ings slippsd along the silent halls TO
|ths press room Here they gathered
about the table In convention assem-
|bled and ratified their ghostly bones
while their white-drapen figures trem-
|bled with emotion.
The Oldest ghost among them pre-
aided. He was the ghost OF the News
|from the prosecutors ONCE" and he
WAS born when Shepherd passed
away" At his right hand sat the ghost
who was next Oldest. and he was the
|spirit Of the News from Judge Lacy's
|court." He. too, was born atlthe pass
ling Of q man. and he was very sad
|ghost, who wept and walled always
because HIS father and his mother
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

"Is she not my flesh and bloodf
MAY I not do with my own as ! will?"
Frank Paujak stood before Judge
Hubert. In juvenile court. Thursday
afternoon, and glared at the court.
Just behind him stood Marie, his
14-year-old daughter Every few sec.
|onds she would tremble violently and
grasp the dress of Miss Florence
|Kuiii. the investigator for the ST. Vim
cent de Paul society and the woman
who had rescued her from life Of
|terror.
A silent BIT OF evidence against the
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

Do you know, little book. that there
must be great compensations In age
Especially to woman. Yes. know
ktat women are expected TO lose all
when they get old. but that 10 what
man thinks about II. Aunt Mary AND
Mrs. Selwin have taught me thar
when woman has reached the point
where she can look back on all ner
life and understand II was good she
has reached a point Of her existence
where she can rest while ana give
herself the wonderful pleasure OF be
.ng - locker on"
When Mrs. Selwin told me the 9th.
81 day that nothing In this world
HAS worth tear looked at her
Serone face, and, oh, howl pitied her.
thought Of the terrible experiences
! woman must pass through to reach
hat conclusion. I thought OF the
bitter tears she must have shed be-
lore she came to understand that they
voro useleBs either IL method OF
tooching her desires or as . manner
Sc working Oh surplus emotional
Strosa.
Hrs. Selwin has certainly had some
history that she does not tell to the
World for no woman could be AZ alb.
Soautsly q law unto herself and q
bolumn Of strength to those about her
y she IL, without passing through
mceo than the Joys and rose-lined
baths Of life. These experiences
have left her cold. Her sympathy II
be that aloof kind which tells you
h1vsr mind. you'll feel better by and
by-Or rather You will cease TO feel
I think when I grow old I'd rather
b HE Aunt Mary. who can SAIL feel
either Joy or sorrow for herself OF
others.
I had . great illustration OF this
khsn We arrived at her old home.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

father rested on the judges desk, .
thick. wide strap and near the end
were stains Of blood.
A few hours before Marie had slip
ped her fiimsy gown from her starved
body and Miss Knill had shrunk In
horror, for crossing and recrossing
the child's back were great red welts.
with bits OF dried blood along the
edges. She had been beaten terribly.
"That girl told q lie,' said the
father. No child of mine shall lie
II have to beat her senseless. She
Is my child and you can't stop me-
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

were tragedies OF tina homes. Then
there were four ghosts from the third
moor, These were shortliyed ghosts
who were born when the circuit judges
went away on vacation and they Will
die when the judges return.
Brothers," said the presiding ghost,
II have called this meeting to ask
your pleasure In admitting new mem.
bers. There are now o thousand
spirits OF departed news who. wish to
join US In our tombs"
Whence came they?" asked q mem
Der.
They were born last week in Eu
rope and their father IL War and their
mother Is Rrmors OF War;" moaned
the chief ghost sadly. Here is their
application card and their proof OF
good standing among the dead"
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08

Gated on the only bend In the Detroit
river. As originally built In the forties
1t was square Fashioned fort, with
sand embankments, with red cedar
scrap and embrasures OF oak. The
cedar was brought from Kelley's Isl
and The cedar and the oak was
kysnized to make It more lasting.
During the civil wan the cedarDrap
was replaced with brickwork seven
and one-half feet thick and % feet
high. Back Of this IL six feet Of con-
crete This and other improvements
cost about $250.000, making q totai
outlay on the fort Of nearly Q half mil.
lion of dollars.
Aside from couple Of small held
pieces II has no armament
The Detroit times., 1914-08-08
w. C. T. u. FEDERATION
MEETS SATURDAY NIGHT

The w. c. T. U. federation will hold
q public meeting In the Adventist
tent. Grand River and Missouri-aves.,
Saturday, Aug. g. Mrs. Lulu T. Glea-
son, national organizer Of the w. G.
T. u, and field secretary of Ohio. will
be the speaker, and several w. C. T.
U. workers will take part In the pro-
gram.
Sunday morning Mrs. Gleason will
have charge OF the services in the
Boulevard Methodist church. and in
the evening will speak to the young
people of the Boulevard Congrega-
tional church.