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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24

MONTHLY MAGAzINE SECTION
February, 1916

the methods of grading and packing
produce, SO that it will reach the con
sumner in good condition, and be attrac
tive in quality and appearance. In treat
ing standards for parcel post shipments,
the bulletin tells how to select, handle
and pack poultry, and how to grade and
pack the various fruits and vegetables
which the average farmer is likely to
market through the post office.
The bulletin points out that one of
the common obstacles to establishing par
Gel post communication between farm
er and consumer is that the farmer
may be unwilling to offer goods at a
price which attracts the customer, or
that the consumer may effer a price
lower than the farmer can obtain at
local market. To quote the bulletin
mot only must the farmer have
something additional to the usual price
to compensate him for the extra work.
container, and postage required, but the
consumer must also have something to
attract him to marketing by parcel post
In determining what the price shall be,
both the farm price and the retail price
paid by the consumer when he markets
in the ordinary way should be taken into
consideration. The consumer must re-
ceive either better article at the usual
retail price or an article of the grade
usually purchased at some concession in
price,
1T is probable that the point which
will make the strongest appeal to the
average consumer is that he can secure
by parcel post a fresher, brighter, more
and thus possibly a better
product than he can obtain otherwise.
"The average producer, as a rule, does
not realize the Importance of appearance
as a factor in selling goods and fire.
luently is careless and Indifferent in pre-
pairing produce for market. The con
sumner, on the other hand, relies very
argely upon appearance in selecting
'ood supplies, and unattractive articles
ire passed by promptly.
"a personal acquaintance should be
established between producer, and con-
umer, when they come into business
contact. This will help great deal in
parcel post marketing, and
lso will eliminate many of the mis-
understandings which may occur from
ime to time A definite understanding
hould exist as to the duties of each in
egard to remittances, claims for dam
ged or spoiled produce, and the pres
rvation and return of containers"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
BUILDING FARM ROADS


ton are the first considerations
IL in improving a road with a
hard surface. The best pos
sible foundation is a good earth road
with low crown. Earth shoulders may
be graded upon each side to prevent the
surfacing material from spreading, as
in the construction of an ordinary ma
cadam road. The material used for sur
facing should be placed in a uniform
layer or layers on this foundation and
should be given a sufficient crown to
shed the rain waters to the sides. If
road roller can be secured the material
may be quickly consolidated, otherwise
considerable time will be required for
it to be consolidated by the traffic. Dur
ing this process the road should receive
frequent attention with a split-log drag
or other means for smoothing the sur
face and filling the ruts. On steep grades
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great problems involved in the educa
tion of the people that are and are tc
be the makers and sustainers of this
state.
Figures worked out by one of the
students at the University shows that
the state taxes for 1914 were IL cents
on the hundred dollars worth of prop
erty. That is, if a man paid local taxes
on 1888 worth of property, he paid just
one dollar in state taxes. OF that dol
lar, 34.05 cents went toward higher edu-
cation in the state-117 cents to the
University of Kansas; 1876 to the Kan
sas Agricultural College; Al cents to the
Kansas State Normal at Emporia; 81
cents to the Kansas State Manual Train
ing Normal at Pittsburg; IL cents to
the Ft. Hays Kansas Normal School;
II ZOO cents to the Weir School of
Mines; IL cents to the Olathe School
for the Deaf and SO to the Kansas City
School for the Blind.
The nearly $4,000 students in these
institutions are happy and contented
and doing splendid work. For the first
time in many years the school officials
and the faculties have had no occasion
to bring any infraction of discipline to
the attention of the Board of Admins
tratiCn
1t was inevitable that after fifty years
of growing apart there should be some
hesitancy on the part of the different
institutions in assuming the family re-
lationship. The jealousies and conflicts
in the past fifty years could MT be
blotted out at once The Board of Admin
stration in assuming this work, realized
these difficulties and the responsibilities
which they engendered. They realized
he burdens assumed in carrying out the
mandate of the Legislature to bring
.hese schools into closer relationship,
% eliminate useless duplication, and to
lct as representatives of the people in
he conduct of the affairs of the insti-
utions. The Board of Administration
called that this could not be accom-
many conflicts and a great deal of ad-
'erse criticism, and some unrest in the
The Board of Administration has been
indeed gratified at the spirit in which
he institutions have approached the
roblem of dividing the field of higher
earning in the state in such a manner
8 to accomplish the greatest amount
I service alike to the students and citi-
ems.
At the end of two years, under the
ew system of administration, fears and
pprehensions have disappeared, the
pirit and morale of the faculties is all
hat could be desired, and in place of
contention and jealousy
mong the state schools, harmony, CO. S
peration and spirit of mutual rela- '
on and mutual helpfulness prevails.
NAn NTHY D0N~ ~RA~r--vwr~
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Institutions Under Control
of Board of
Administration
Continued from page three

Never did the people turn so readily
and freely to the schools for a solution
of their many problems as now. The
mail of this board is burdened with re-
quests for expert assistance of the
schools in solving the great problems
that come to the people of Kansas-sew-
erage problems, power-plant problems,
road problems, pure-water problems, san
itary problems, playground problems,
civic-improvement problems, drainage
problems, and countless other problems
of vital interest
In the matter of handling contracts
the Board of Administration has done
great service One of the first duties
they had to face was the rebuilding of
the administration building at the Man
ual Training Normal at Pittsburg, which
was destroyed by fire in the summer
of 1914. In its place is now one of the
most beautiful buildings in the state.
The matter of architectural beauty and
interior decoration is provided by the
employment of professional advice. 1t
Is the purpose of the Board of Admins
tration to give the state the best thought
along this line so that Kansas will be
proud of her state school buildings.
A beautiful dispensary building has
been erected for the Medical School at
Rosedale. The grounds have been
graded and terraced and the plant is
now one of the beauty spots of the state.
Recently contracts were let for the
erection of the Plumb Memorial Build
ing at the State Normal at Emporia,
named in honor of Senator Preston B.
Plumb, whose home was at Emporia, to
cost $4,000. This building is to be of
pressed brick and when completed will
be one of the most beautiful buildings
in the state.
Plans are almost completed for the
erection of Sheridan Hall at the Fl.
Hays Kansas Normal at Hays. This
to cost 100000, will be of stone
md will overlook old TT. Hays where
General Sheridan, General Sherman, and
General Custer, spent much time in the
lays when Western Kansas was the
lone of the cayote, the buffalo and the
indian. The boys and girls out in the
hort-grass country avail themselves of
hese educational advantages as is
hown by an increase in enrolment of ;
40 per cent from 1918 to 1915 at the
lays Normal.
The coordinating of the state work {
o that each institution handles its speci- {
lily, and refers other problems to other I
has increased the confidence {
n and respect for the work. Wiscon- {
in, with all her reputation for service, {
) not at the present time more effec-
lively serving the state than are the
light Kansas institutions. No problem ,
exes the varied activity of the Kansan
hat does not sooner or later find its
ray to some specialist in the schools
hese specialists always respond and
heir efforts are helpful and appreciated
IN To-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24

uce for her table, will find many USE
full points in Farmers Bulletin 7O3,
Suggestions for Parcel Post Market
ing" This bulletin, in addition to ex-
planning the postal rates and measure
ment limits for parcel post matter, dis
cusses in some detail the types of con-
tainers which are most successful and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
PARCEL POST MARKETING

NHE farmer who wishes to sell his
products by parcel post, and the
housewife who wishes to use this
method of securing country prod
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
A Link in the State Highway.

We had the pleasure on Wed
nesday of this week of taking an
automobile ride over the model
road leading south from Colfax
which is being graveled. This
road is eight miles in length, ex-
tending from Colfax to the Darro
bridge on the lower line Of ward
one, and the crawling of half of
it has been finished. Messrs. G.
H. Mcknight and John Randolph,
road commissioners, and Police
Juror VIM. LaCroix, of this ward,
have charge of the work, which
is being done in a thorough man
ner. Surveyor Daigre, of the
State Board of Engineers, has
been with them this week taking
levels and making estimates OF
cost, ETC., with the view OF get.
ting State aid for the road, which
is a link in the State highway
leading from New Orleans viz
Alexandria and Colfax, to Shreve.
port. The completion of this
eight mile stretch will give Grant
parish twenty-four miles of the
State highway, as we have six
teen miles of model road leading
north to Montgomery alread,
completed. This road is to b.
the main highway through Gran
parish, and a distance of only five
miles remains to be completed
leading south from the Darr,
bridge to the Rapides parish line
We understand that Rapides vii
build from Alexandria to tn,
Grant parish line.
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have any regard for Col. Pleas
ant they should spurn the sug-
gestion which they would submit
to- him. He should not be placed
in a position most embarrassing
and certainly more autocratlc
than democratic. Col. Pleasant
should, as a sensible man, let
these three men alone. He should
not become entangled with poll
ticians and place-seekers at the
very threshold of his reponsibili-
ties as the Governor of Louisi-
ana. It is already evident to the
mental eye that Governor Pleas
ant will have troubles of his own
with the politicians, the long and
the untiring feeders at the public
crib. Caucasian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
Printing Material Advancing.

Ever since the beginning of
the European war nineteen
months ago, and particularly dur
ing the last six months, the price
of all sorts of necessities around
a newspaper plant have mounted
higher and higher until the total
of increased costs has become
enormous. says the Editor and
Publisher. Products essential to
the making of a newspaper have
jumped in price all the way from
10 to 5000 per cent.
Before the war type-metal cost
SIC a pound. This week it costs
16c. This increase in cost alone
amounts to thousands of dollars
year for the large daily papers.
Press rollers. which are made
largely of glue. glycerine and
molasses, have gone up, so man.
ufacturers notified customers last
week, 40 to 70 per cent. Glycer-
inc has taken one flying leap
from an ante-bellum price OF l9c
to SAC pound.
Prices on all grades of paper
are going up. No pulp is coming
to the manufacturers. Mills that
not so long ago were selling by
the ton are now filling orders fol
pounds. Rags bought up eager
ly by the powder manufacturers
needed also by paper manufac
turers in a cleaned and more OF
less sterilized form, are a neces
sity in the mechanical depart
ments of newspapers. The price
of rags has jumped just 100 pei
cent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
Let Them Alone.

Theaverage politician and seek
err of office is never burdened by
scruples of conscience. His only
ambition is to secure the Office
with the honors and the emolu-
ments, but especially the emolu-
ments.
AS indicated by information
conveyed from New Orleans
there are three aspirants for the
Speakership, each with a person
al claim for recognition. The
would-be Speakers are Hewitt
Bouanchaud, of Pointe Coupee;
7. Sambola Jones, of East Baton
Rouge; and Wallace Alexander,
of Rapides. Each of the three
gentlemen are thoroughbred
Democrats, well qualified to fill
the Office to which they aspire,
and their friends the politicians
are willing" to permit Col. R.
G. Pleasant to decide before his
Inauguration as Governor which
one of the three he would favor
for Speaker. This suggestion is
amazing, butnot surprising. AL
most anything may be expected
from politicians. Whatever b.
the claims of each of these can
didates should be left to the de
cision of the majority of the rep
resentatives and not to the Gov
ernor-elect. If these candidate,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
Sheriff Sale.
State of Louisiana. Parish OF Grant
18th Judicial District Court
q

State of Louisiana. Parish of Grant,
18th Judicial District Court
Charles H. Teal VS.. c. G. Jones.
No. 1856.
Bv virtue of Writ of Seizure and
Sale issued out Of the Honorable lhir-
teenth Judicial District Court and 10
me directed in the above numbered
and entitled suit, directing and COM
handing me to seize and sell the prop,
erty of defendant, have seized and
will offer for sale at the principal front
door of the court house in Colfax, La,
between the hours prescribed by law
Tor judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1916,
the following described property, seiz-
ed as the property of the defendant
herein, to-wit:
The south half Of the northwest quar-
ter, northeast quarter OF southwest
quarter and southwest quarter OF south
east quarter of section A, containing
l60 acres; the northwest quarter OF
southwest quarter, and southwest quar-
ter of northwest quarter, and all that
portion of the southeast quarter OF
northwest quarter lying west OF public
road running through same, all IN sec,
ton 80, containing 100 acres, all OF SAID
lands located in township north, range
west, La. Mer.
The south half of southwest quarter
of section IL, township north. range 4
west. La. Mer. Lot No. z, containing
81. 20 acres; lot No. 8, containing 28. 30
acres: lot No. 9, containing 80. 90 acres;
lot No. 10, containing 81. 90 acres; lot
No. IL, containing 55. so acres; lot No.
IL, containing 100 acres; lot No. ID,
containing 10. 80 acres; lot No. IA, con-
| tanning SO. 10 acres, all of last described
lands being in section %; lot No. IA,
containing 1890 acres; and lot No 10,
containing $3.50 acre, ip-secfion 20, all
being in township north, range 3
west, La-.Mer.
The northeast quarter of northeast
quarter, the south half of southeast
xuarter, all in section rs; the south
half of south half of section -; the
northwest quarter of southwest quar-
ter, and southwest quarter of north
west quarter of section 80; the east
half of northeast quarter of section 81,
all in township 8 north, range west,
La. Mer.
East half of northeast quarter of Sec
ton SO, township north, range west,
La. Mer.
North half of southeast quarter Of
northeast quarter of section 70, town
ship north, range west, La. Mer.
Lots 5, 6, z, 10 and IL of section %,
township north, range west, La.
Mer., containing 1877 acres.
Terms of sale Cash, without benefit
of appraisement.
Colfax, La, April 25, 1916.
A. b. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
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Sheriff Sale.

Snerlu sale.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant,
18th Judicial District Court.
d. v. Donaldson VS.. j. S. Bishop.
No. 1850.
By virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Honorable Thirteenth
Judicial District Court and to me d.
rected in the above numbered and en-
titled suit, directing and commanding
me to Seize and sell the property Of
defendant, / have seized and will offer
for sale at the principal front door of
the court house in Colfax, La, between
the hours prescribed by law for judicial
sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1916,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant here
in, to-wit:
Block of the town of Dry Prong, in
Grant parish, Louisiana.
Terms of ale-Cash, with the benefit
of appraisement
Colfax, La, April %, 1916.
A. Il. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
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Notice.

Colfax, La, April %, 1916.
The listing and estimation of the val
uation of all real and personal property
situated in the parish of Grant, State
of Louisiana, has been completed for
the year 1916, and the estimated valua-
ton made thereon by the assessor in
accordance with Act 1872 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1906. and in
accordance with all other laws relative
to assessments in the State of Eouisi-.
ana. Said list shall be exposed in the
Office of the said assessor for inspec-
ton and correction for term of TWEEN
ty 600 days beginning May 10 and end
ing May 80, 1916. inclusive.
ELISHA S. MURRELL.
Assessor of Grant Parish.
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marveled at the. excellence Of the
work.
Manufacturers who have supplied
bituminous materials for the treat
ment Of the road have detached their
special experts for this service and
the traffic over the road has demon
stfated under carefully observed con-
ditions the relative value of the sew
eral types of road making up this great
highway.
The Chevy Chase road is expert
mental 1t consists Of different types
Of pavement-bitumino macadam
laid by the penetration method, sur
face treatments of waterbound ma
cadam, asphaltic surfaces on concrete
foundations, bituminous surfaced con-
crete, plain and oil cement concrete
and vitrified brick, all of which are
under daily observation by expert
road builders to ascertain which OF the
types is best suited to the traffic and
which is condemned by practica, test
under the same conditions of climate,
soil, rainfall, heat and cold and like
| traffic requirements. It would be just
the same to the Office of public roads
which has written this open book in
concrete, brick and stone whether any
part of it or all parts of it should fail.
failure in materials used, in construc-
ton, in durability, In cost, In mainte-
nance-the test is the thing.
Road building is science now, and
efficiency is the only test Of quality.
In the stones used in the construc-
ton of the Chevy Chase road, their
specific gravity, their weight per cubic
foot, their water absorption, their per.
centage of wear, their hardness and
toughness are all determined by the
most careful scientific tests. Patrol
men are constantly employed on this
road to keep account of whatever de
fects in materials and construction
may develop and exact data as to the
cost of maintenance.
The Chevy Chase road was fortu
nately placed for the reason that al
Of it's sections of types have been sub
jected, to precisely the same sort Of
traffic year in and year out and the
section or type that has not stood the
strain has been as important an objec1
lesson to road builders as the section
or type that has maintained itself un
der like strain The road, as a whole
is q great experiment conducted by thu
most competent engineers to demon
strate the most practical things.
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EXPERIMENT IN GOOD ROADS
Road to Chevy Chase Text Book In
Concrete, Brick and Stone"-Ex-
perts Are interested.

There is here a text book in con-
crete, brick and stone-the road to
Chevy Chase, built by the plans and
under the direction of the office Of
public roads of the United States and
for the sole purpose of informing the
public and the members of congress
interested in the Improvement of the
public highways upon the methods and
cost of construction, types Of roads,
adaptability of material and economy
Of maintenance.
Thousands of people travel over
this road, which is built in many Sec
lions of different types, every day, and
hundreds of practical road builders
from all parts of the country have in
spected 1t from time to time and have
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
Thornton is Appointed on U. S. Ord
nance Board.

Washington, April q. Form
err United States Senator John R.
Thornton, of Alexandria, La,
has been appointed to fill the va
cancy on the board of ordnance
and fortification of the depart
ment of war.
AS a mark of respect Senator
Thornton's appointment was con-
firmed by the Senate in open ses-
sion. Senator Ransdell moved
that the confirmation take place
in open session. Senator w. A..
Smith, of Michigan, declared
that ordinarily he would feel
constrained to object as proceed
ing was unusual, but Senator
Thornton is an unusal man." he
said. as he gave his consent to
| the cOnnrmatlOn.
Senator Thornton's salary will
be So, 900 a year and an allowance
for expenses. The board con-
sists of eight members, one OF
whom is a civilian. The techni-
cal members of the board are
Major General Hugh l.. Scott,
chief of staff, president; Briga-
der General William Crozier,
chief of ordinance; Brigadiel
General E. M. Weaver, chief Of
the coast artillery; Brigadiel
Genearl w. C. Black, chief o.
engineers; Col. C. G. Treat, gen
eral staff; Col. R. P. Davis, pos
artillery corps; Capt. A. B. Bar
Der, corps of engineers.
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Money in the Campaign.


One of the statements several
times repeated recently is that
one of the disadvantages under
which Mr.. Parker suffered was
the abundance of money on the
other side.
The statement is absurd on its
face. If it were possible to get
at the real figures it would prob
ably be found that for every dol
lar spent in the interest of the
Democratic candidate two to
three dollars were paid out in be-
half of his Republican opponent.
Both sides under the law will
submit statements of its contri-
buttons and expenditures. But
it is safe to say the Parker re-
turn, while made in good faith
by Manager Peterman of the gen.
eral headquarters, will fall far
below the total that was used in
the effort to carry the State for
the Republican candidate.
Thousands of dollars, for in
stance, were spent in the Third
District which doubtless never
were reported to Mr.. Peterman.
The money came out of the peck
cts of the rich planting and 9TH
er interests identified with the
Republican campaign and was
solely for local use.
The Parker campaign in the
city was expensive. There was
a large weekly pay roll. Large
numbers of men were employed
to render service for which the
Democratic organization did not
have to pay. For election day
expenses the Parker apportion.
ment to each precinct was $50,
considerably more than the city
organization was able to provide
| for its workers.
Behind the Republican cam
paign were many men of large
wealth. The Democrats, aftel
an expensive primary campaign
found themselves cramped fol
funds to meet ordinary expenses
of postage, clerical hire, etc
Whatever money they raised wa
in relatively small amounts, OBJ
tanned by passing the hat around
There were no contributions from
corporations.
AS a matter of fact, therefore
| the real money was behind tn
| defeated candidate. Democrat,
won because it had the bette
cause and organization. IN. O
States.