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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-09
ROAD REPAIRING
A REAL ECONOMY.
Funds Should Be Conserved by Repairs
at Necessary Times.

The office of public roads Of the de
partment of agriculture is making a
strong effort to focus the mind of the
country OH the fact that maintenance
and effective repair are of equal i'm
portance with the actual Improvement
of bad roads Investment of money
in new roads does not become real
economy until provision is made for
keeping these new roads in condition
after they are built. If new road
Is built and then allowed to fall into
'disrepair much of the original invest
ment is simply wasted. says Munich
pal Engineering.
Europe. generally speaking. is ahead
of the United States in the matter OF
road improvement. but Great Britain
is struggling with problem similar
to the one that confronts the people of
the United States In England. Scot
land and Wales there are no fewer
than 2,140 separate authorities. who
of roads, or an average of only eighty
two miles apiece. In Scotland, apart
from the big cities, there are over 20o
burghs. one-half of which have but ten
miles of road apiece to maintain
. Needless to say such ii minute mile
age is insufficient to keep the road
plant fully occupied all the year
around and renders the employment of
a skilled engineer impossible for eco
nomical reasons.
Officials of the Office of public roads
when called upon for assistance by the
various states are pointing out that
road building is an art based on Il sci
e1lce and that trained men and expe-
| rienced men are necessary to secure
| the best results.
Statisticians have found that. al
| though the average expenditure Oh the
| Improvement of roads exceeds $1,000
600 Il day. large portion of the
| money in the United States is wasted
because of the failure to build The
/ right type of road to meet the loca
| requirements or the failure to provide
/ for the continued maintenance OF the
improvement.
The various states and counties with
| in the last six months have taken /;
greater interest in road improvements
than ever before III the history of thi
United States, and there is now
strong movement to conserve th'
roads of the country where they arr
| improved. Scientific maintenance vii
be one of the chief features of TIN
work of the office of public road!
throughout the present year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-09
cleaninn Kid Gloves.

Dirty kid gloves can be made like
new again by using little milk ana
a piece Of flannel Put the glove on
the hand and rub briskly with the fan
mel dipped in milk Piano keys can be
cleaned and whitened by rubbing them
with milk. Ink spots can be removed
By soaking them in milk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-09
Apply Your knowledge.

"A college education il worth $4,000
In increased earning capacity" de-
clares western university. 1t Is. and
It isn't. There are college men who
could not earn this sum in twenty five
years. There are men earning twice
as much In a year who never even
walked by college. It's fine thing
to have. but its earning capacity de-
pends upon the practical use made of
It. says the wise man in Power.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-09
q I ! !
MERIT SYSTEM AND HIGH
WAYS.

Two applications of the merit
system to highway work which
will be noted with satisfaction
by road builders have recently
been made.
In Connecticut state employ
ment has been put upon Il merit
system basis by means OF the
state civil service law which be-
came effective on Aug. l.. 1918.
AS applied to the highway de-
partment. this law puts all of
the officials and employees. with
the exception of the state high
way commissioner. into the
classified service.
In New York state the appoint
ment of six division engineers
has been made by competitive
examination. A description of
the method of conducting these
examinations was given by First
Deputy Commissioner George A.
Kicker at the recent special road
meetings of the American Socie-
ty Of Civil Engineers.
- 1t has long been recognized
that efficiency in the conduct of
highway work could best be OBJ
tanned by the selection of men
with regard only to their fitness
and ability. and it has been gen
orally believed that the absolute
elimination of political consider
ations from appointments of this
) kind was desirable. But while
these have been generally ac-
cepted as abstract principles.
. their actual application has not
been as frequent as might be
. desired. Roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-09

dry cedar log, though elm. walnut.
box elder or soft maple are excellent.
Oak. hickory or ash is too heavy.
The log should be from seven to ten
feet long and from eight to ten inches
in diameter. 1t should be split care
fully as near the center us possible and
the heaviest and best slab chosen for
the front. When the soil is moist, but
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30
IGNORANCE OF THE
MEXICAN INDIAN
Displayed in some Of their
Easter Services

fStaf Correspondent, United Press
Ell Paso,. Texas, April 27.-Three
Mexicans were hung upon crosses,
tied with ropes, in small interior
town, at Easter time, two years
ago. 1t was the annual passion play
of the villoge, and the citizens
gathered around the crosses, lament
ing over the dying Christ, who was
personified by the man on the middle
cross, and cursing in real round
oathes the two thieves who were
hung on eihter hide.
The Mexicans, in the story of the
two thieves, do not understand the
moral Of Christ offering redemption
to the outcast pair at the last mo-
ment; instead. they believe that the
thieves were placed beside Christ to
make his death the more ignimini-
Gus. And so, in all the village pas
sion plays. the thieves come in for
vast amount of execration.
In this particular instance the
crowd, in its hatred of the thieves.
got into a white-hot revival heat
against the thieves and one Mexican,
little drunken than the rest, sud-
denly shouted:
'sRateros, rateros," meaning
thieves, thieves" and dashed out
from the crowd with a stick which
he jabbed into the ribs of the inno-
cent actor on the cross.
Let me alone" shouted the tied
up actor. 81 amonlyacting. l am
Juan Lopez and you know me we'll
His voice could not be heard above
the clamor. The excited crowd
only cheered on the man with the
stick who gave the actor another
thrust. The other thief beagn to
shout for the police and the actor
impersonating Christ Joined in the
declaration Of the now-injured
thief that they were only acting.
After another thrust or two the
thief" tainted and when the crowd
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

10 People from al around the
lake, Belleview, Summerheld.
Pedro and Ievon. and from across
the river ar Moss Bluff and all
thru thar country viii be present
People from Ocala and al other
parts Of the county are invited, and
John says all except The newspaper
men and candidates must be sure
to bring well filled baskets Mr.
Lewis expects all the county can
dIdates to be on hand, and he also
desires that Senator Fletcher and
Mr.. Stockton be present and adj
dress the people The Star thinks
it can promise Mr.. Lewis that
Senator Fletcher viii be present
and will be glad to debate with
Mr.. Stockton.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

As we advance in convenience
and civilization, the more depend
ent we are upon one another, and
the more care we should take in
welding the different parts of our
social fabric The citizen of a
thousand years ago had not 1.-THE
of our conveniences, but he lit his
own torch and cooked on his own
hearth, and a disaster, in another
Pa1t of town affected very little.
Gas like water and electricity is a
public utility, and should be own
ed and administered by the public.
The Star hopes the time is coming
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

In letter published in the Jack
sonville Metropolis of Wednesday,
Mr. John N. C.. Stockton declines
to meet Senator Fletcher in de-
bate. He gives as his reasons that
Senator Fletcher voted for Sena-
tor Lorimer and voted against
Wilson. Well, if that don't beat
the deuce! The Star thought John
Stockton more of man. To ac-
cuse Fletcher of various and divers
high crimes and misdemeanors at
a distance, and then refuse to meet
him in debate is cowardly in a
public man. 1t is also insulting to
the men who are glad to meet
Senator Fletcher and hear him give
his side of the story. And we sup
pose that Mr.. Stockton doesn't
want the votes of the men who
voted for Underwood delegates in
the primary of May 1912. It's the
Stars opinion that Mr.. Stockton
is afraid to meet Mr.. Fletcher
afraid that the senator will defend
himself too we'll and and show ul
Mr.. Stockton. That is the rea
sonable inference. We all know
John Stockton, and we all know
he has done many more doubtful
things politically than meeting Mr.
Fletcher on the stump.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

saw that he really had been injured
they quieted down enough so that
the voice OF the actor impersonat-
ing Christ could be heard:
Fools ne shouted You have
killed him. Let me down / will
not be the Christ any longer"
He was united and the -irst thing
he did when he got to the ground
was TO give a sound beating to the
man with the stick In the mean
time the unconscious actor was TAX
en- down from the cross and moved
10 the village doctors office. Two
weeks in bed was the penalty he paid
for his realistic acting.
There hasn't been an Easter pas
sion play in that village for the past
two years, for the simple reason that
no one is willing to take the part OF
the thief.
The childishness of the Mexican
Indian-and there are $4,000, 900 OF
him in Mexico as against 4,Oe0, 900
real Mexicans- is illustrated al
Easter time by the manner in which
he understands the Easter story.
His whole idea is not to mourn
the death of Christ SO much as to ex-
press his hatred of the men who
brought it about. Good Friday,
which in other lands, is the day of
mourning, is given over by the Mexi-
can to showing his hatred of Judas.
Many thousands of tissue paper
figures of Judas are sold in the cities
and villages. These efigies are
'1ynched" in village street, with
great shouting and jeers. Then for
hours afterwards, men and boys
sticks and stones at the effigies until
they are torn to bits.
In the camps of all the soldiers
Friday and Saturday before Easter
whether the soldiers were rebels OF
federals, it is safe to say that fight
ing was forgotten for a space Of
time, in order give the Mexican ar
opportunity to vent his hatred o.
Judas Iscariot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

The Gorrie statue, FIorida's first
contribution to the hall of fame in
the capitol at Washington will be
dedicated today. The special COM
mission from the state arrived in
that city last night. Florida
should be proud of this statue. No
epauleted hero ever did SO much
for humanity as this quiet and
comparatively obscure man of
science, and if it hadn't been for
the few public spirited men who
took the trouble to dig up his his
tory few years ago, it would not
have been known that Gorrie was
a citizen of this state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

when OcaIa will own its own gas
factory as it now does its water
works and electric plant. The
time is probably some distance off !,
as the other two utilities are about
all we can handle now, and some
influential citizens among US think
they are a little more. There is
however this consolation, that the
city itself could hardly handle the
gas plant better than the present
company manages it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

As the Star has said before, it
doesn't think the guilt of Leo
Frank sufficiently established for
his conviction. It's afraid, how
ever. that Burns is doing him more
harm than good with thinking peo-
pie. This noted detective puts
himself in the limelight too much
to be a genuine sleuth, and the i'm
preston grows that he is much
given to finding what he is hired
to find thru the facts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

1t isn't for the money there is in
1t that the men who manage the
Ocala Gas Company are toiling
night and day to restore their APP.
paratus to working order. It is a
public spirited enthusiasm to oblige
the people whose convenience de
ponds on them, and the Star hopes
their hard work will be fully appre
ciated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

The plate matter that you find
in the Star today has been in it be-
fore, but we are afraid you didn't
read it the first time beside, its
needed to take the place of the six
or eight columns of type that the
Merg. generally sets up between
four o'clock in the afternoon and
midnight.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

The Ocala Banner announces
that it will soon celebrate its 1f-
tieth birthday, and expresses its
ambition to mellow with age.
There is nothing ancient about the
Banner except its memories, and
it's venerable editor possesses the
art of growing old gracefully more
completely than ny other man of
the Stars acquaintance.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

In 1898. it was proclaimed that
tan intolerable state of affairs ex-
listed in Cuba and the war with
Spain followed. An intolerable
state Of affairs now exists in Mex
leo, and it will exist until a whole
some respect for the United States
has been impressed on the people
of that country.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

The Star doesn't know what
terms President Wilson intends to
offer Mexico, but it hopes he will
not offer any unless the Mexicans
retire Huerta to the shades of pri-
vate life, pay striking and TN
mistakable ceremony of respect to
the American flag and guarantee to
pay Americans in full for the dam
age done to their property since
the assassination of Madero. IF
any less than this is accepted, the
work will all be to do over again,
and in much larger measure.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

LOOK! To close an estate, 1
am going to sell . beautiful ten-acre
orange grove and splendid home for
the value Of the first three crops Of
fruits. s. Savage, Jr., Ocala, Flor.
Ida. s4-24-dly " 2t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

The Star is shy on ten-point cap
Ms, and that is why it is not cali
ing anybody mister today. There
will be no more misters In town
till we get some gas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

According to the estimated CEN
sus Of the United States published
few days ago, the population of
Florida 10 about 100000, which is
a gain of about 10000 year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

Mr. Jno.tT. Lewis, of Oklawaha,
was in the city Wednesday, and
informed the Star that a big pic
mic, South Marion picnic, would be
held at Oklawaha, Saturday, Nav
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

Fresh buttermilk daily sold at the
fountain only. Gerig's, "A Reliable
Drug Store" 4-25
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30
rYPEwRrrER FOR SALE

A Remington typewriter. No. 10:
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in every respect. Apply at Star Of
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-30

for
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
In Five Parts
4 Beautiful Version of
Sir Walter SCOTS Masterpiece
DANCE AFTER THE SHOW
TONIGHT
sHoW STARTS At EIGHT o'cLocl
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
O17os

Elko. Nevada Land Ohlce. Novem-
Dor "a. 1914.
NOTICE IL hereby given that Jay
III. Clemons. OF Reno. county OF Wash
oe. State of Nevada, has filed in this
office his application TO enter under
the provisions OF Sections 2SOG and
1907. u. S. Il. s.. the following do
scribed land. viz:
SEA Of NWX, and lots 3 and 4 OF
Section 5, Twp, 40 N, Range Sc e..
II. ID. Is. G. NJ, containing 119.44 acres
ANY and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or deslr.
Ing TO object because OF the mineral
character OF the land. or for any 9TH
or reason, TO tho disposal to appli.
cant, Hhould Ale their afldaylts OF
protest in this Office, on or before
the 9Th day Of January, 1915.
JOHN r ROBBINS.
Register.
First Publication Nov. 70, 1914.
WESTERN ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
FIRST.CLASS REPAIRING OF ALL
STYLES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FRED HEINRICH. PROP.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO
PARTNERSHIP

The copsrtnenhIp heretofore e1.
listing under the firm name and style
Of RUTHERFORD & KENDRICK, in
the Town of Elko. County OF Elko.
State OF Nevada. was dissolved on the
22nd dag OF October, 1914. pursuant to
the articles OF partnership.
All persons who are indebted to
the aforementioned firm are respect
fully requested to come forward and
make payment Immediately to Z. Il.
Kend-ick. who has purchased all the
accounts and who has assumed all
the Indebtedness contracted by the
said Arm up to the date Of dissolu'
ton.
Dated at Elko. Nevada, this 3rd day
OF December. 1914.
c. A. RUTHERFORD,
f. 4. KENDRICK.
DIG
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Olii6

Olii6
United States Land Office
Elko. Nevada, December {. 1914.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Giuseppe Dcsio OF Rowland. Ell q
Count. Nevada. has fled In this office
his application to enter under the pro
vision OF the acts OF April 2S, 1901,
and June IL. 1906. surveyed lands a.
described In list 4.1O9S. forming q
part OF Sec. 10, II. sc ~. II. Sc T., NJ.
ID. NJ. Humboldt National Forest.
Any and all persons claiming nd.
vcrscly the land described. or dcsir.
Ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land. or for my 9th.
or reason. to the disposal to aopii.
cant, should nlc their anldavits OF
protests in this office before the O..
piration of thirty days from date OF
nrst publication hereof.
JOHN Il. ROBBINS
Register
Date OF nrSt publication Dec. FL. 1914.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
FINE MINING EXHIBIT
AT SAN FRANCISCO FAIR

The Nevada mineral exhibit, which
Is now on its way to completion under
the direction OF the Mackay mines
department OF the state university. IL
steadily being augmented through the
collectors in the various mining fields
Numerous boxes OF valuable speci
mems which have been in the museum
AT the Mackay cshool for ONE time
and other that have recently been
contributed by various mining com
panic around the state, have already
been hIpped and will be followed by
additional consignment.
The Nevada exhibit at the San
Francisco fair will be very conipre.
hcnsive, lnasmuch as 1t will not only
contain specimens OF high.grade and
milling ores from every camp In the
tate, as well as many OF the rare
minerals, but will also contain speci.
mems OF the country rock associated
with the various ores, thus giving Al
intelligent idea of the geological
structure in which the ore occur.
The glass models OF some of the
workings and vein ystems OF some
OF the big mines OF the state which
have formed n part OF the interesting
exhibit in the museum al the Mackay
chool will also be sent to San Fran
cisco. Two of the most interesting OF
these models are thoe used in the
Goldncld Consolidated Mines com
pany-Francis Mohawk litigation al
Goldneld and in the litigation Owe
the great Sational mine at National
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24
STRANGE PHENOMENON SEEN
YESTERDAY ON coMSTocr

The steam from the mines in Vir-
ginia City yesterday morning. in the
Intense cold, rose hundreds OF feet
into the air and seemed 20 stand sta
tionary like an immense column. II
was a phenomenon which has not been
witnessed for several years before.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-24

Miss Jane Ogllvic has returned from
California where she IL attending col
lcgc this winter.
Miss Jessie IIyltOn has returned
from Reno. where she is attending the
Nevada University. to spend the holi
days.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-06-26
Death of a Pioneer.

After months of patient suffering,
death came to the relief of George
Rogers Barker at twelve o'clock last
Wednesday night, June II. and the
tired spirit passed on to the life beyond.
Mr.. Barker was born at Jamestown,
N. Y, October Is, 1889. The follow
ing year the family moved to Wiscon-
sin and located on the land which has
long been known as Barker's Corners.
The old stone house built in 1912 still
stands as a relic of the early home
stead. Here Mr. Barker spent his
boyhood, and later a part of the old
farm became his home, where the best
part of his life was spent. In 1867 he
was married to Miss Margaret Cargill
and established home which soon be-
came known for it's hospitality and good
cheer.
Mr.. Barker belonged to the class of
men whose daily life is a finished
eulogy. Quiet and unassuming, pro-
Tossing little but possessing much, he
won for himself a place in the hearts
of all who knew him. He enjoyed both
respect and confidence, and was often
honored with positions of trust and re-
sponsibility. His life was an active,
busy life, until coming to GAINESVILLE II
years ago, since which time the home,
where he will be sadly missed, has
been his paradise. The world is bet
ter because Mr.. Barker passed through
it. He added strength and character
to his generation, and the few years of
borrowed time that he was permitted
to enjoy, were not wasted. The mem
ory of his life will linger as a benedic-
ton. A good man has passed on.
The wife and three daughters, Mrs.
A. P. Aller, Mrs. Roy Wisner, and
Miss Mary Barker, all of this city, and
two sons, George c. of Marguise,
Canada, and j. Morrille of Brunswick,
Mo-, remain.