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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
DISEASE GERMS STICK.
Hence It 10 Almost impossible to Have
Really Clean Hands.

That the slOvenly habits or Ill health
of the cooks and walters who serve us
in dining cars. hotels. restaurants and
our own homes may be an even great
er menace to our health than defective
plumbing is the fact brought out by
sulne Interesting Investigations made
by Surgeon Cummins of the British
army.
1t used to be thought that if our serv-
ants hunds-and our own-were wash
ed with reasonable frequency we were
safe. but DR. Cumnins shows TINT even
the uiUst scrupulous cleansing will not
relieve hands that have been III contact
with disease germs from the liability
of injecting others In short, DR. Cum
MINIS declares that so long as we live
In this world Of dirt and microbes our
hands can never be really clean.
To prove his contention DR. Cumrnins
dipped the tip Of his forefinger in
liquid containing millions of typhoid
baciili The finger was next rinsed In
an antiseptic solution, then IN very
cold water and then In water that was
almost boiling. After all this cleansing
1t was washed in small quantity Of
sterile water This water when ana
lyzed showed no less than 313 colonies
Of typhoid bacilli.
Not satisfied with this discouraging
proof Ut the futiIity Of clean hands. the
doctor proceeded to soak his Infected
finger tip in pure alcohol Then he
washed 1t again In sterile water. This
time the analysis of the water revealed
four colonies Of typhoid bacilli
Another experiment made by DR..
Cumnins was to rest typhoid laden
finger tip for just an instant on the
surface Of bowl OF soup The soup
was then allowed to stand for twenty
four hours When finally analyzed 1t
revealed nearly 10000 typhoid bacili to
every cubic ineh.--New York Ameri-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
MISSOURI WILL SHOW US.
Network OF Highways, II Is Predicted,
Will Be Built This Year.

Will Be Built This Year.
'"There will be more good roads built
in Missouri this year than were built
in the past ten years" This statement
was made recently by State Highway
Commissioner Frank w. Buffun.
There is not bit of abatement"
continued Mr. Buffum. ''in the good
roads spirit that was awakened by the
good roads days set apart by Governor
Major last year
machinery is the explanation. Ev-
erywhere the best of modern road
building equipment is being purchased
In most instances it is bought BY the
county. but there are many places
where, when the county has not the
money or has refused to buy equip
ment, the citizens have formed com
panies and bought
The lesson that machinery and not
manual labor is requisite to make roads
was learned last year. That was the
most obvious result of the two good
roads days.
/
just now to individual rural free deliv-
cry roads. to the end that these roads
may be improved continuously. The
average free delivery route road wan-
derG here and there. sometimes good
roads. sometimes bad Our aim is to
improve them throughout and form u
network of better highways.
Good roads day, inaugnrated by ENfis-
souri, last year, will be repeated this
Year. and there is a movement on foot
to have other states observe the same
| days Commissioner Buffum is in cor
respondence now with the governors
and highway departments Of all the
states with that end in view The oh
| ject is, to have two days set aside in
each state.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
POETRY TRULY GREAT.
Matthew Arnold's Rule by Which 1t
May Be Tested.

May Be Tested.
There can he no more useful help for
discovering what poetry belongs to the
class Of the truly excellent and can
therefore do us most goud than to have
always i'll ones mind lines and expires.
,sions of the great masters and to ;,ppl.
them as Il touchstone to other poetry.
OF course we are not to require this
other poetry to resemble them. Ii may
be very dissimilar. But if we have
any tact We shall find them when We
have lodged them well in our minds an
infailiD!e touchstOne for detecting the
presence or absencs of high poetic
quality and also the degree of this
quality III all other poetry which we
may place beside them. Short pas.
sases. even single lines. will serve our
turn quite sufficiently = **
Take of Shakespeare line or two of
Henry " IS expostuiation with sleep:
Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast
Seal up the snip boys eyes and rock his
brains
In cradle of the rude, imperious surge?...
And take as well Hamlet's dying re-
quest to Horatio:
If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart
Absent thee from felicity awhile
And in this harsh world draw thy breath
in pain
To tell my story.
Take Of Milton that Miltonic pas
sage:
Darkend so. yet shone
Above them all the archangel, but his face
Deep scars of thunder had intrenched, and
care
Sat On his faded cheek. -.
Add two SlIch lines as:
And courage never to submit or yield
And what is else not to be overcome. :.
And finish with the exquisite close to
the loss Of Iroserpine. the loss
-. which cost Ceres all that pain
To seek her through the world
These few lines, if we have tact and
can use them. are enough even Of them
selves to keep clear and sound our
judgments about poetry, to save us
from lIfallacious estimates of it, to con-
duct us to real estimat te Matthew
Arnold. ''rhe Study Of Poetry"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Freak Societies.

Germany is said II hold the record
for societies with extraordinary OBJ
jects. One of ti1ese is entitled Society
For Promoting Good Manners Among
the POOR" while another mites in the
bonds Of fellowship all Germans wear.
ing pointed boards A curious assoc!
alton is that Of e.1-lunaties, detention
for six months in IN asylum being the
qualification for membership AS IL
Illustrating the craze for associations in
Germany it may be mentioned that tn
the little town of Wildau with ouly
societies es-London Standard
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20

: EARTH AND GRAVEL ROADS. ]

At this particular time of the
year the matter of road mainte-
nance is very prominent in GER
tain parts of the country, and it
may not be quite useless to add
one more to the long list of pro-
tests against the manner In
which this work is too frequent
ly carried out.
Probably few specifications
for the construction of earth
reads have ever been written In
which it was not particularly
stipulated that sods and other
organic matter should not be al
lowed in the roadbed. and though
there may be some having charge
of small town road work who
would deliberately place sods.
roots and like material In the
surfacing of an earth or gravel
road. they are probably very
few. Yet these same so called
road builders do not hesitate to
go out in the spring with road
machine, open up the bitches
and transfer the sods, stones.
roots and the rest of the winters
collection of rubbish to the cen
ter of the road to be worn down
by traffic. This is designated 10
cally us working the roads" and
by various other equally apt
terms.
The road machine Is an excel
lent apparatus when properly
used and all earth and gravel
roads should be cared for early
in the spring.-Good Roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Dancers Ia Rare Beefsteak.

You may like your beefsteak rar.,
but there is danger in eating any meat
not we'll cooked Measles in cows leave
boxed up parasites in the bovine flesh
You do not notice them with the naked
eye. but they are there and If they are
not killed by thorough cooking. they
will cause taDeworms in the digestive
organization Of the human system. and
then follow associated diseases and
liscomforts.- Farm and Fireslde
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
What She Wanted.

Library Attendant-A foreign look
Ing woman came in today and asked
for Cottage Cheese. Friend-Ha!
Did she think the library was gro
Gerry store? L. A.-No; after some
questioning found out that she want
ed Scottish Chiefs. boston Trans
f.riuf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Great LOSS IN
ROAD BUILDING
Damage to Thoroughfares by
AutomoDiiss.
PROPER MATERIALS NEEDED
Great Increase In the Manufacture OF
Automobiles In the United States,
Maintenance of Stone Roads More
Costly Than Formerly.

Inexcusably large loss in road built,
Ing has been suffered during the last
several wears as the result of using
binding materials without full knowl
edge Of their values. according to Viii
liam Easily. Jr.. professor OF municipal
engineering ut the University of Penn
syivania.
Competent specialists today are in a
position to render service immeasur
ably greater than their fees. Professor
Easily said in a recent lecture. He
pointed out. that in the last few years
petroleum. tirs. pitches and asphatS
have been closely studied to determine
their value as road materials under'
various traffic and climatic conditions.
and much information of value has
been obtained.
The professor pointed out that for
1913 records show total Of l $50 900
automobiles using the roads of the
United States, including electrics and
commercial vehicles. If the rate for
increase in the manufacture Of auto,
mobiles should be maintained until
1913. he said. the production in that
year may reach 100000 cars.
Figures relating to the export busi
ness as set forth by Professor Easily
are encouraging to American industry
He said exports last year reachesl the
total of $2S.OOO.0OO in the automobile
industry. while imports Of cars de.
creased from S5.000.OOO in 1906 to half
that amount in 1912.
Study of the damage done to ronds
by automobiles. Professor Easily said
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Gettino Ahead of Father.

Pardon me, Mr.. Brassey, but 1t Is
l:3O, and | am Obliged to say good
night"
"You consider II 80 a late hour?"
1T isn't that so much. but father is
Lying awake upstairs trying to think
Of funny things to say about you-liSe
why didn't you ask him to stay to
breakfast or bring in the milk or
sweep of the porchy and Pm not go
ing to give him any such opportunity.
Good night"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Write. Some Good Th;nos.

ChlOrinda How can ,,ou dream OF
marrying a man who writes such aw-
fully stupid love letters: MarigOId-
But Just think. dear-he can write the
most beautiful checks. and that's the
main thing. you know, after ones mar
ried. Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Love Of Nature.

After man has lived In town about
twenty years, II he has any poetry in
his soul. he begins to love the scenery
back on the old farm. which he didn't
have time to look at when he was
working sixteen hours day.-Toledo
Blade
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Just Like the Automobile.

Sportsman Ito enthusiastic motorist
whom he had mounted for fox hunt
and who is nnhorseHI-Hello. What's
wrong? Friend throttle hei
down. steering gear wouldn't work
missed one of the pedals. and then
fell out-I.ondon Punch
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
The Equator In Africa.

At the equator in Africa there are
only two seasons-the wet and the dry.
The former lasts eight months. Dur
ing the rains the natives live in houses
made principally Of bamboo and rooted
with leaves. bnt as soon as the rains
stop they set out for the forests and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Cause For Complaint.

''The manager. you say, gave your
part in the piece to another member
of the company Admitted But you
can't sue him for that
Cant 1? He took my character
away. didn't he9"-I.ondon Answers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Result az Rsshness.

.Out of n job. are you?" asked the
first girl BOSS catch you fiirtins|
..No; caught the boss Say. what
sort of wedding dress do you think
is real f"-Philadelph Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Musical Note.

An "Old Oaken Bucket" sort Of poet
concludes poem. AN so ] love the
old piano STILL We all like II still.
People with old pianos should make
note of this.-New Orleans Picayune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Souvenir Spoons.

MY dear Gladys. what are all these
photographs of Young men you hayeg
Those! Oh. they're only my collec-
tion of souvenir spoonsT baltimore
American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20

The honor We receive from those
who stand in fear OF us Is not true
honor Montaigne.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20

The way TO fame Ia like the way to
heaven through much tribulation.--
Laurence Sterne
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
Probably.

That boat embraces many points in
its stops"
That's why. then. it is always hug
ging the shore. Baltimore American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20

Little minds are vexed with trifles.--
lie Rochefoucauld
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-08-20
BAD ROADS AS INDICATORS

. Bad roads are earmaiks of in
tlOlence and carelessness They
. Indicate 4 want of public spirit
!. and cooperation in the com.
. mnnity.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
ROYAL TnEATEn

Alice Joyce, in another of the big
series of films she is presenting, is
the leading character at the Royal
Monday and she comes in one of the
biggest successes of her career, The
Vampire a two part special written
and staged especially for her. Miss
Joyce is without doubt the most popu-
lar actress Of all who have appeared
in serial picture, and in the pro-
duction Monday she appears in one
OF the biggest and erandest roles OF
her entire career.
Here are two other good things on
the same program, a comedy from
Nitagraph featuring Paul Kelly and
Kate Price. xiii or Cure. is the
title, and it will kill you laughing at
it if you are not careful.
The closing feature is a big tive
part drama Of the secret service from
Edison, The Stolen Mail Pouch 1t
is a characteristic Edison, and that
is sufficient to recommend il.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
MAN ON THE TRAIN
subject FOR LEAGUE
SUPERINTENDENT PARKS lNVIT-
ED TO ATTEND MONTHLY
MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT.

Believing that the time has come
when the Business Mems League
should take active steps looking to
the elimination of the announcement
delivered by the man on the train"
representing the United States gov
eminent, this subject will be the chief
topic for discussion at the regular
monthly meeting of this organization.
which will be held Tuesday evening.
THE man on the train has been,
figuratively speaking, the thorn on
the rosebush of business and profess
sional interest In this city for a very
long time, and it is known that
among the civic questions that will
undoubtedly be taken up by the Gar
land County Medical Society Monday
night will be this same subject, and,
at the request of important interests
in this city, as well as many repre-
sentative citizens, VINO believe that
the announcement is too stringent,
misrepresenting and a blanket in
dictment of every resident in Hot
Springs, the Business Mems League
will endeavor to arrive at some
amicable arrangement whereby this
announcement will be discontinued.
superintendent Parks, of the Gov
ernment Reservation, has been in
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11

Rited to attend the meeting Of the
Business Mems League Tuesday
night, and it is believed THAT he will
accept, for he has stated that ne IS
more than willing to cooperate with
the best interests of the city for this
resorts advancement. and the an
nouncement by the man on the
train" represents a very important
question to this community, League
officials. state, at the present time.
Another subject tnat will receive
attention and be finally settled win
be the selection Of universal station
cry for every business and profes.
sionoal interest in Hot Springs, and
the League is DESTROYS OF submitting
a proposition of this nature, which,
it is believed, will meet with en-
dorsement, with the result that when
letters are sent out from Hot Springs
the paper and envelopes will contain
a pictorial advertisement of the city
that will be botn artistic and effec-
tive.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
STAR THEATEN

Bill jerks and his wife secretly
violate the law by selling whislley to
the Indians. Joe Elk, one of Bill's
spies and accomplices, warns him that
the marshaPs posse is on its way to
arrest him, and Bill escapes, after
hiding the liquor in a cave. Gold
tooth divides the posse, and they trail
Bill. The whiskey. smuggler and
Goldtooth meet. and a fierce fight
ensues, in which the former knocks
out his rivals gold tooth
Three months later Bill is Joined by
two other outlaws on the Texas Okla
homa frontier. They plot to hold up
the government paymaster on his
quarterly trip to the Indian reserva-
tom Their scheme leaks out how
ever and the marshal surprises BIZ
and his gang. Bill is mortaly
wounded by Goldtooth, creeping home
to his deserted cabin to die.
The foregoing is a brief synopsis
of Domino's two-reel feature. The
Whlskey Runners" at the Star Mon
day. William Garwood and Vivian
Rich are featured in Americans spe-
cial, "Billy's Rival" and Keystone
presents Mabel Normand as the star
in Hello, Mabel"
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11

The ten round wind-up at Whiting
ton Park. Wednesday night, October
18th, will bring together two fast
clever featherweights, Johnny An
weller of st. Louis and Frank Jeppe-
son of Evansville, Ind. Johnny needs
no introduction to the fistic fans of
the city, as he has appeared mere up
on several occasions, meeting such
boys as frankie Schorr, Battling
Murphy, frankie Manila, Jimmie
Minor, Bobby McCord and Eddie kel-
ly always giving a good account of
himself In Jeppeson, he probably
will meet one of the toughest boys OF
his career and toward that end he has
conducted mis- training. Jeppeson,
while not so we'll known here, has a
record worth consideration. He has
met such well known scrappers as
Chick Hayes, Kid Kansas, X. o. Mars,
Abe Kabakoff and many others, His
last bout being with the last named
in Memphis ten days ago. Jeppeson
and his manager indignant over what
they considered sucn an unfair deal,
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
DUSTIN FARNUM IS
Big FEATURE MONDAY
APPEARS IN GREAT PLAY, 1.-THE
VIRGlNIAN,' NOW RUNNING IN
FIVE BIG REELS.

The Virginian $50 called from his
native state) IS free lance cowboy.
Securing job at Bear Creek, his
happy disposition and amiability soon
earn him host of friends He meets
Steve, an old friend and former bunk.
mate; mutual admiration draws them
TO each ether; together, Steve and the
Nirginian perpetrate many practical
jokes. During one OF these pranks.
the Virlinian encounters "1Tampas, :"
the local bully and bad man, and the
Virsinian makes him back down"
Deciding t oopen a school, the cat
tlemen send east for teacher and
Molly a trite, lovely Vermont miss,
comes via the overland stage 7'he
Nirginian rescues Molly from the
coach after the drunken driver wan
ders off the trail At a barbecue the
Vrginian proposes to Molly, but is re-
jected. Trampas, who las made vile
comments on Molly, is forced by the
NirEinian to eat his words.
Steve joins Trampas and his cattle
thieves. The Virginian is selected
by the cattlemen to hunt down and
eXterminate the marauders. Steve
and Spanish ED are captured and, de
spite the Virginian's fCndness for
Steve, stern duty compels him to dis
pose of them by the western method
and Steve and Ed are hanged. Tram
pas, who escaped the posse, reaches
an indian camp, and incites them TO
kill his enemy. The Nirginian is Sc
verely wounded and left by the In.
dams as dead Molly finds the Viz
2inian, takes him to her cabin nurses
him back TO health and promises to
marry him. The Virginian hears that
Trampas is again in camp and
threatens his life Seeking Trampas
out they meet in the street, duel
begins and, after Trampas has paid
the penalty, the Virginian and Molly
take up the thread of their dreams
in peace.
Dustin Fanum appears in this pro
duction, which was staged by Kirk
I.aShelle, and his supporting company
includes an "all star cast" 1t is one
of the biggest features the Central
has offered this season. Advance
prices, owing to the high ropalty, will
prevail, but the picture is worth dou-
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
LYRIC THEATER

King Baegott has again been called
upon to take another great stride for
ward in the motion picture business.
He has always been a leader, but this
time he has stepped so far out in
front that others will require years
to equal his last coup.
This time Baggott has produced a
two-reel drama unaided He portrays
ten different characters. This feat
seems impossible, yet in this two-part
drama, Shadows you will see Bag
gott on the screen in two. three and
four different characters at the same
time. 1t is the most remarkable pic
ture ever produced. Baggott repre-
sents the following characters, every
one vastly different: the banker, the
innkeeper, his wife, the sweetheart,
tae jailer, his son, the detective, the
Chinaman the policeman, and King
Baggott himself 1t is a great detec-
tive drama, and the most marvellous
picture Of all timer
On the same program will be two
dandy comedies, Ford Sterling in
"His Hypnotic Power and "The
Mayors Manicure" a Powers comedy
scream.
Don't fail to see Shadows" See
himself down, and see him in all the
characters that intervene In the pic
ture play
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
"Potash G. Perlmutter."

When Potash & Perlmutter' was
first produced in New York City the
critics declared that the enterprising
and lovable cloak and suit partner
who dominates the play would see all
the seasons of the year at the Cohan
Theatre. That they did and more, for
tie anniversary was passed long before
Manager a. II. Woods, in fulhlment
of long-existins contracts, started
ABE" and "Mawruss" on tour
Potash & Perlmutter" comes to the
Auditorium soon.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11

in the Bluff City, are very anxious to
make good with the fans here, and
have PROMISED Manager Barnsback
that in the event of Jeppeson's victory
in Wednesday nights battle, to box
Abe Kabakoff free of charge If only
Kabakoff can be induced to meet him
here.
There is also much interest being
manifested in the semi-windup be-
tween the local favorite, Battling
Hurley, the fighting messenger lad,
and Young Tom Sharkey.
A preliminary between Young Pad
dy Ryan and Young Daniels, with a
grand battle royal will wind up an
evenings entertainment well worth
the price of admission.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
To-day"

The tragic result of wife's desper-
ate attempt to keep up appearances
at any cost, no matter how drastic
the means, is told in To-day" the
sensational drama which will he seen
at the Auditorium October 18th.
This remarkable play, which has
the record this PAST season for being
the only drama that ran an entire
season in New York, is a nicely bal
anced combination of tragedy pathos
and humor dealing with a subject up
permost in the public mind-the evil
of that worship of wealth, which is
one of the most rampant vices Of the
present day.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11

Alma, Where DO You l4iye?' which
will be presented at the Auditorium
Tuesday night October 18th.
The play is described as a French
Vaudeville" which is the only de
scriptiye phrase Mr. Weber could hit
upon, as it is not a musical comedy
farce with music, or an operetta.