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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23

money If you are town merchant
or Il town banker and you want that
great wealth of the country diverted
You. WAY support guod roads It's the
proper business thing to do.
Hui Of all those who make money on
OF good roads the farmer nipS the hig
est benefit Suppose you own a farm
OF l0D :icres and Il road skirts 1t on one
side one milt, Of ro,id lei llS s;i, sup
pose that rOnd Is clay atia gets hui
deep in the winter. Then suppose th.
county should change 1t 10 a good ma.
adam pike and that your share OF III.
expense amounted to 500 OF conrs.
you know the gross expense would la
borne by the township on Il basis OF fht
total physical valuation.
When the road is finished Your farm
Will actually be worth something like
81 more ol, the acre. The increased
ease and frequency with which yo,l arr
now enabled to get to your place o!
market assures you an increased earn
ing capacity Of AT least 81 per acre o,
your 100 ;tcres. Thus h, "vpt'ndinl
500 you have put $500 in inn.kct
and you will probably las. obtained
the greater part OF the $500 before you,
road tax is payable.
Good roads are not liability: the,
are an asset. They don't cost you mon
ey: they mike you money. 1t isn't ;
question OF whether or not you can af
ford good roads. The question is. HoM
in the world can yoii gel money enough
together to do without them! Lack o
good roads costs like the mischief Tx
most expensive road in the world is th,
one you cant use.
| BAD roads wear out wagons. rlil
hUrses. make il impossible for you 4
/ get 10 town when your farm stuff vii
bring the topnotcb price. depreciate tb
/ value OF your land. tend 70 make you
hermit. to keep yon ont of touch will
/ things and thereby 10 make yoiI u poor
er trader and q lnn,rer money maker.
The completion ~ several traiisconti
mental roads will make Il metropolitan
maj, Of the farmer. II will tend I
make rity values of farm values. Wlle
the big roads are done you can devot
yourself little more to truck raising
that most valuable lastime of the rcs
farmer. and son can get your irnck I
town while is still fresh. as well n
make money from, your COWS bee;iIis
You can han fresh milk tn the creau
cry. This is lot better than churnin
II Yourself. II means less work an
more money and quicker money
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
Colorado Good Roads Association.

During the recent convention of the
Colorado Good Roads association IL
went on record as favoring greater de-
ve!opment of the state highways along
the plan mapped out by the state
highway commission and rs advocat-
ing state levy of one-llalf mill for
road building. There was considerable
debate on the relative merits Of the
half mill levy and a bond Issue OF 81.
100000. The advocates of the former
succeeded in carrying the convention.
and it is stated that steps will be tax
sn by the association to initiate at tue
November election bill to make funds
lvaiable for 1915.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
Observation-Disclosures
EXPERIMENTAL ROADS.

Over 10000 square yards OF
different types of roads for ex-
perimental and object lesson
purposes We're constructed dur
ing the fiscal year 1928 un-
der the supervision of the Office
of public roads. United States
department of agriculture. ac-
eording to Bulletin 53 of the de-
partment. making a total of over
100000 square yards of road
constructed under the supervi-
. sion of this Office since 1905.
The types of roads built were
brick. concrete. oil-cement con-
crete. bituminous concrete. bi-
luminous surfaced concrete. BIZ
luminous macadam. surface
treatment. macadam, asphalt
Stag, oil-asphalt-grayel. oil-gray-
ell. oil-coralline. gravelmacadam,
gravel. Stag, sand-clay. sand
gumbo, burnt clay, shell and
earth. The object lesson and ex-
perimental work during the past
year was done at a cost to the
local communities Of $139.S41.S9.
This does not include the sala-
ries and expenses of the depart
ment engineers. The road work
during the year was done in
Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Ken
lucky, Maryland. Mississippi. Ne
braska, North Carolina. South
) Dakota. Tennessee, Texas. Vir-
ginia. Wisconsin and the Dis
) trict of Columbia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23

CONvICTS AT WORK ON COLORADO ROADS
I'm CIRCLE): ALSO ROAD BUILT D1 THE8I.
clares, the convicts are to be placed
on their honor. Another feature OF
North Dakota's prison laws is worded
as follows:
Each short time convict worked
upon said state roads shall receive 81
credit upon his time of ten days for
each thirty days that he shall faith
fully and diligently work upon said
state roads. and in case of convicts
serving life sentences such privileges
shall be given them as in the judgmeli
of the warden is proper. but in cas-,
that any convict fails to do faithfu
and efficient work or attempts to cs
cape he shall forfeitlal or as many OF
said credits as in the judgment of th
warden shall be proper
OF 275 convicts who were workes
under the honor system in Olso otii
eighteen-less than per cent-attemn
cd to escape. according to the repo,
of Preston e. Thomas. warden Of til
Ohio state penitentiary While thet'
men were thus employed there was II
barrier except their own honor betweet
them and freedom. OF the eigltees
men who broke faith. all but sevet
were caught and returned to the pris
on, SO that the percentage Of those VIII.
failed to serve their full sentences wa:
only 2h This record, says Wardei
Thomas. compares favorably witt
trusts In the outside world.
Also in Michigan. where all person
convicted of drunkenness or vasfanc,
are sentenced to work on the roads IN
stead of to jail. the practice of trnstin:
prisoners has been found successful
Not only that. but. according to "
NJ. Bryant. good roads commissioner o
Michigan. the sentencing of convict
to work OH the highways tends to elm
mate much petty crime. 1t was il
Colorado. under Warden Thomas J
lyman, that the honor system wa
first employed among prisoners ut wor
on the highways, and it is in tina
state and Oregon that the system hi
been most extensively developed. Go,
ernor West Of Oregon. in statemen
to the national committee on priso
labor concerning the honor systet
among prisoners at work on the roads
said:
"Our road gangs are made up Of froi
fifteen to twenty-five men. with fire
| man rs foreman. who iivcsssind work
with his crew His word is law ]
| camp. and his report rs to conduct g
| the prisoners carries great weight wit
/ the prison officials 1t is most esseI
/ t:al. therefore. that great care be G,
4 ercised in the selection of these for
men. We have had unexpected sI'
resspfn the operation Of our road gang
Some have been maintained as far q
800 miles from the prison. and nearl
ill In the hills and mountains. wheI
every opportunity was given to escap
At first we lost a number Of men. dr
largely to the novelty of the plan IN
unjust newspaper criticism. whic
ni;itle many of them fear the abandon
nmnt Of the policy and their return.
prison There has been less newsn
per criticism of late. and the publ
seeing the merits OF the system. is a
eepting 1t as settlel policy"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
Rain c.tehes in Bermuda.

Notable among the landscape fea.
lures Of Bermuda Is the rain catch"
There Is no other good water AL
the water gained from wells is br,ick-
ish. So the people either nse their
whitcwashed roofs rs means to catch
rain water or they build !, big open
catch on the hillside. with covered
cistern ut its foot. into which the rain
thus collected runs and is stored. The
soil Is scraped away from a large SUR
face of the white coral rock that I'M
deriies all the island This snrface II
cemented and whitewashed. and low
wall built on three sides with the
reservoir or tank ut the bottom
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
CONvICTS ON
THEIR HONOR
They Do Excellent Work In
Road Building
EXPERIMENTS SUCCESSFUL.
The National Committee on Prison La.
Dor Receives Reports From Various
States Indicating That the Honor
System Produces Good Results.

The practice Of putting convicts on
their honor. especially prisoners who
are ut work constructing or repairing
highways. has been started in several
states and is meeting with much sue
cess. according to reports received by
the national committee OH prison la
Dor. North Dakota. Oregon, New .ler
sey. Michigan. Ohio and Colorado are.
among the states where the honor sys
tenn has been developed to its highest,
degree. Under the laws of North Da
kota the board Of control may employ
convicts on the public highways, their
expenses to be paid by the respective
counties in which they work. The law
stipulates that the prisoners perform
their duties under the supervision OF
skilled laborers, who act as guards;
but. so far as possible. the law de-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
GOOD ROADS ARE
LARGE ASSETS
They Help 10 Make Money Fer
The Farmer.
BOOST PROPERTY VALUES.
4 Piece Of Real Estate Is Valuable, as
Rule, In Proportion to the Number
of People Who Pass It Daiiy-Good
Roads Mean Good Business.
BY HOMER M'kEE,

The job of the advocates of good
roads is to sse the taxpayer ana the
voter OH this proposition The little
that good roads in your county would
-rOst you personally amounts to moth
ing compared with the amount good
roads would add to your net yearly In
come.
Whenever you show q man that by.
giving you quarter he can obtain in
return from yOn u cents he is going
to spend the quarter There has been
too much sentiment in this good roads
solicitation The tendency has been
to ask support for good roads on the
basis OF patriotism. Farmers have
been told that they should support
good roads in order that America
might keep pace with Europe on .
basis of interurban and interprovin.
ciai communication. An,erira il eE-
sentiaily commerciai nation Good
roads. therefore. if they are to be gel,
er;il. must he advocated on il latioIai
basis. II this national appeal is To
strike home it must he II practical one.
The practical phase of good roads is
obvious. Good roads increase property
valuation. \ piece of real estate is
valuable. as Il rule. in proportion 10 the
number OF people who pass it daily
Town property will increase i'll value
as the town becomes more important
as the people coming in contact with
the town increase numerically --and
that is exactly what happens to 4 town
/ when farmers can get 10 II Good
roads leading into II town mean wealth
| coming into the pockets Of its loca
business men. Country people come tt
| town to spend money Good road,
give country people IN added incentive
for coming to town and spending thei1
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23

The circumstances IN which one trav.
els Oh the ocean have vastly improved
during the past twenty years Spring
mattresses and brass bedste:ids have
replaced the old wooden bunks. i'm
proved systems Of heating and ventila-
tion have been introduced. sanitary ar
rangements are greatly superior, both
in quantity and In quality. while the
furnishings OF the public apartments
and the attractions OF the dining sa-
loon vic with those of the finest hotels
OH shore. Third class passengers have
now separate cabins for four. six or
eight persons each in place OF large
open tween deck spaces filled with
tiers Of iron beds and accommodating
hundreds. In place of benches and ia
bles along the sides OF their sleeping
quarters separate dining saloons.
smoke rooms and music rooms are pro
vitied
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
The Caspian Sea Puzzle.

Should the tideless Caspian sea be
really drying up 1t is only continuing
the process which has been puzzling
scientists for the past hundred years.
The great dried up salt lakes to the
east. south and north of the Caspian
no doubt once formed part of the great.
lake that remains. and RUSSIA may yet
be able to build railway across her
inland waterway. Rut. if inland seas
dry up, land elsewhere is sinking un-
der them. Where are the ancient ports
that Agrippa used? Under the waves
Of the Mediterranean No place III the
world seems to have suffered 81 much
from the sinking Of tho land MS the
bay Of Naples. that paradise OF the
submarine arcliaeologist who is even
now making fresh discoveries Of buried
suburbs and massive blocks Of mason
~ with the stone rings for mooring
tue Roman galleys. But he lHs to
dive to get at thcm.-London Citizen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
Il n
some Surprises For the Doctor.

There is story current about q
widely known London doctor. About
3 o'clock one morning he was RING up
by d wealthy patient and begged to
come over at once, Turning out OF
bed he rushed off. expecting to find
the man In extremis. Imagine his sur
prise at being ushered into "A dining
room where a gay supper party was
assembled The first remark made to
him was: Oh. doctor. ! am SO glad
you have come. We wanted yon to
settle bet as to exactly where the
diaphragm is.r He not only told them
where the diaphragm was. but good
many other things The patient tried
to moIIifv him by asking his fee. Still
furionsly angry he named stagger-
Ing one. which. to bis surprise. was
paid ON the spot London World.
Never trouble another for whit you
can do yourself - Thomas jefferson,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
Il Gets the Criminals.

According to the chinese nethod OF
criminal prosecution. Il nl'in Is reSpOl-
sibie for the crime ne may liaye conn
mitted personally. but II hr cliol'srs to
escape Justice by running away from
the place where the deed was commit
tel then the remaining members Of his
immediate family are held and punish
ed in lieu Of the real culprit This may
seem a strange way Of attracting the
real criminal back to the scene of his
crime. but 1t appeals to the religious
side Of the mans superstitimis nature
According to their religion the man
who forsakcs his parents when in peril
will find his soul sailing arnnnd
through hades without chart or euni..
pass for all eternity In view OF this.
compliance with the law Is very
prompt. for John Cbinaman does not
care to take the desperate chance
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23
|hhegfkETCEIEN |
|s
sEAsoNABLE DESSERTS.

q.
IN RlED or preserved fruits make
nice winter desserts fhe former
fruits. if well soaked before
using. become tender and palatable
they have. in fuet. Il flavor that the
fresh fruits sometimes lack.
PASTRIES Of any kind are more suit
able for winter consumption than for
summer The fats used in shortening
make fuel for the body. which In win
ter is needed
Fruit Desserts.
I,rune Pudding. pound of
prunes. put them into warm water and
butter a baking dish, remove the stones
from the prunes and place u layer Of
the fruit in the dish. then add q layer
of stale bread broken into pieces. and
SO alternate until the dish is filed.
The last layer should be bread. Beat
two eggs with a quarter of u cupful Of
powdered sugar. stir in a pint OF milk
aud pour over the pudding Let II
b;fke an hour. Beat up a meringue and
pile it on top of the pudding Return
to the oven to brown Serve with a
sauce favored with the prunes.
Dried Fruit Pudding Prepare and
cut fine dates, figs or dried fruit to
cover the bottom of baking pan to
the depth of half an inch Put one
pint of milk In IL double boiler and
when hot stir in half d cupfui OF tine
cornmeal Cook until thick and
smooth. Take from the fire. beat in
the yolks of four eggs and fold in the
whites. which should have been beaten
to il froth Pour over the fruit and
bake 10 moderately quick oven half
an hour Serve hot with cream.
Nutritious Pastries.
Nut MacarooD Tarts Take the
whites Of four eggs. quarter OF q
pound of walnut meats ground Or
chopped. Il quarter of pound Of
sugar and quarter of a teaspoonfuI of
baking powder Whip the whites Of
eggs until stiff. add sugar. whip again
then add other ingredients Beat. then
fill into tart pans lined with puff paste
bake carefully until centers are set
When serving. sift sugar over them
and dot with currant jelly
Chocolate Pie.-Take deep pan, linz
1t with rich pie crust and bake In
quick oven. Crate one-half cupful o.
| chocolate. into a saucepan with u cup
| full of hot water. butter the size OF aI
egg. one tablespoonful OF vanilla.
| cupful of sugar. the beaten yolks O
two eggs and two tabiespoonfuls o
cornstarch dissolved in water. MI,
| well and cook until thick. stirring con
stantly Pour into the pie crust. Maxi
Il meringue of the two egg white
| beaten stiff with two tablespoonfuls .
powdered sugar. Spread over the pt'
and brown In the oven
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-23

Never trouble another for what you
can do yourself Thomas jefferson
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-29
MEMORIAL SERVICES
ARE HELD AT LIHUE

The memorial service at the Lfhue
cemetery Sunday morning last was more
than usually well attended, more es-
peeially as the regular Hawaiian service
adjourned to participates. The choir
ranged ronnd the monument rendered
several suitable hymns very acceptably.
There We're responsive, readings from
the psalter, aud short address by Rev.
j. NJ. Lydgate, IN which he emphasized
the significance and Importance Of spir-
itual interests and commended the wis
dom Of gathering about the graves Of
our beloved dead, to remind ourselves
of the nearness Of the other world and
the transformers Of this.
There were many enthusiastic com
ments on the beauty Of the SPOT and the
excellent condition in which twas kept
Garden Island.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-29
Work FOR the City
Newly Elected Head Of New
Chamber Of Commerce Calls for
Team Work from Members.

Wide not unaaindfui Of the hoaor
conferred upon myself, ! feel that hoc.
tets in the Chanber Of coms-erce Of
HonoiuIu depends as much, il not more,
on the members Of the newly united
body and the spirit they develop as up.
on the onieerB they have elected. It
is not bylaws. however good. that make
q useful organization. but the live IN
dividnals behind them, the active mem
lbsrs anxious TO serve and the team
work, which - nothing naore than the
cenAent TO- subordinate self for the CON.
-ioh good.
Members cannot always hTTe the
glory Of scoring, Of reaping public ap-
plauao. but they often can help the oth-
81 Fellow thus materially contributing
to tho succos5fof the organisation. II
each tne-,bcr win do something, some
work each day for our united CONNER
ciRl body. Il viii advance rapidly and
our civic life viii broaden cut into
great usefulness.
Tho result will be satisfactory 70
Us al and. q ssnr,e Of rride 60 every
citizen We will, by such efforts, soon
forget our troubie5 and begin t. ap-
prtciato our good points and then .hc
proud Of our residence in the, beet city
on the broad Pacific.
Honolulu expects every man to dc
his part. =
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-29
Photographic Experts Discuss
Art with Commissioners and
Suggest Displays.

A special committee Of the Hawaii
World s Fair commissioner, consisting
Of Commissioners John Hughes, John
Effinger and John Wise, met Tuesday
at the commereisl Club TO discuss
plans for a pictorial exhibit Of Ha.
waiian scenes at the Panama Pacific
Exposition. A. r. Gurrey, J. }. viii
liams, r., X. BONNIE, J. T. Warren and
r. w. Perkins were invited to the meet
ing to discuss the various forms Of
pictures to be used.
A tentative plan agreed upon, which
will be modified or enlarged as the
committee sees fl, Is to give series
of hnemotocolor exhibitions of Ha-
waiian scenes, incidents and industrial
activity. In addition these colored
slides to the number of 200 will be
shown. The plan suggested is to show
about 5000 feet of moving picture film
on one day and upon the following day
to show lantern slides.
A lecturer viii be employed to ex-
plain the various features shown. Two
performances will be given in the Morn
ing, two in the afternoon and two In
the evening. Appropriate Hawaiian
music will be Furnished during the per.
formanees ty native singers.
II was suggested that photographs
of past Hawaiian royalty be used in a
panel effect around the main hall Of
the building.
1t was decided to use for the gen
eral decoration effect Of the building a
quantity of ieie vine In has been
found that this vine remains green a
great length of time and lends quite a
tropical effect when used for decorative
purposes.
r. w, Perkins, r. X. Bonine ami }.
j. Williams were appointed an edyisory
board on photography, to confer with
the commissioners from time to time
in regards 70 pictorial exhibits
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-29
confers With Army Men Into
Possibility Of Calling Out
Citizen Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, May 14.;AseSretary
Garrison has Rdd several conferences
with the army officers al the war de-
partment in order, he s6id, TO get en-
lightenment on the militia laws Of the
country, which at lest ere very com.
plex These conferences are believed
70 be acts Of pi eparation' for service
in Mexico. Under the Constitution the
PRESIDENT maycall out the miiitiaswith-
out reference to congress for only three
purposes, namely, to repel inv aston, to
suppress domestic violence and to exc
cute the laws Of the country.
At first glance neither OF these pro-
visions would appear to meet the need
OF the executive for the militia in case
IL Is decided to make a forward moves
nent in Mexico beyond the capacity
Of the regular army at its present au-
thorized strength TO undertake without
adequate supports at home.
Way Paved by Congress,
However, il IS believed that con
structiyely congfess itself has paved
the way for such action on the part
u the President in passing the Joint
resolution authorizing the executive to
nse the armed forces Of the United
states in such q way as may be neces-
sasy 70 secure redress for. the insult
TO the American flag az Tampico.
Secretary Garrison hiinaslF apparent.
ly regards that as merely an academic
question: at this stage, for he said that
nothing could be done toward calling
out the militia until congress had been
called upon, probably having in. mind
Che depleted state Of the army appro-
priations owing TO the heavy drains
upon thom recently
Right Of the President
The right Of the President 70 call out
the militia at bis own WIFI might be
affirmed without contradiction, yet
without the money 10 defriy the large
cost Of It's mobilization he would be
helpless 10 gather force sufficient
even for homo guard TO replace the
regular troops during their absence
from the country. "
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-29
kauai MOURNs. A
Y JAPANESE GONE

LIHUE, May 26A1A Japanese mer-
chant named Torigoe, doing business
across the road from the eannery IN
Laval, has disappeared, leaving, It S.
said, a long list Of mourning creditors
behind him. iel'
Il is known that he left for Homo.
lulu on May le. and the superstition II
that he has moved on from there to
parts unknown.
The store Of Torigoe, at Laval, i a
small one, there being little Of value
In itssSo far as now known, none OF
'fhe amounts owed bv the man are larc o,
but there arelso many Of them that the
aggregate will lee considerable.
OneAsuit against the ex-Rtorekeeper
was fled Yesterday hut has not been
served on account Of his absence.