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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-12-28

out me. | was with him that time the
guy croaked out on the Mojave, Red
didn't kill him. They let us go once.
What you doin' pinchin' us again!
How do you know
Hold on, Collie; don't get careless.
said Overland. HE don't know moth
in. He's followin' orders. The games
up."
Louise whistled Boyar to her and
bridled him. The little group ahead
seemed to be waiting for her. She led
the pony toward the trail. Did he do
it," she asked rs she caught up with
Collie.
mo" he muttered Reds the
suuarest pal on earth. Red tried to
save the guy out there on the desert
Gave him all the water we had. pref
ty near He dassent to give him all.
for because he was afraid II would
kill him. The guy fell and hit his head
on the rail- Red said he was dyin' on
bis feet, anyway. Then Red lusged
me clean to that tank where you seen
us from the train. was all In.
guess Red saved my life. He didn't
tell you that"
"ls he-was he really q cowboy!
| Can be ride?' asked Louise.
| Can he ride? Say, seen him ride
| Cyclone once and get first money for
ridin' the worst buckin' bronze at the
rodeo over to Tucson. Well, | guess"
"Boyar, my pony. is the fastest pony
In the hills" said Louise pensively.
"What you givin' u.s." said the boy.
glancing at her sharply.
Nothing. l was merely imagining
something"
REDS square" asserted the boy.
Sheriff Tenlow is u splendid shot.
murmured Louise, with apparent ir-
relevanee.
They had crossed the meadow. Ahead
of the sheriff walked Overland, his
slouch gone, his head carried high
Collie noted this unusual alertness OF
poise and wondered.
, "Don't try the brush," cautioned Ten
low, also aware Of Overlands alert
, ness.
when l leave here I'll ride. Sabe? ?
;: And Overland stepped briskly to th'
, trail, turning his back squarely on tn
alert and puzzled sheriff.
!. Hes been raised in these hills.
:, muttered the tramp. HE knows tn
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Overland
Red
BY
HARRY HERBERT
KNIBBS-
CHAPTER III.
Copyright. 1914.
by Eoushton Mifflin Co.

CHAPTER III.
AMY Road. at Any Time, For Any
where"
ESSIE boy Collie took the empty to-
Il mato can and went for water
Il with which to put out the fire.
Louise and Overland Red gaz-
ed silently 1T the youthful figure cross
iny the meadow. The same thought
was in both their hearts-that the boys
chance in life was still ahead Of him
Something of this was in the girls
level gray eyes as she asked. "Why
did" you come up here, so far from the
town and the raiiroad?"
I'VE generally don't" replied Over,
land Red. I'VE amt broke. Collie's
got some money We got out of grub
from comm up here. We come up to
see the scenery. | amt kildin'; we
sure did! Course, speakin' in general,
a free lunch looks better to me any
day than the Yosemite. but that's be-
cause need the lunch. You got to be
fed up to it to enjoy scenery. Now, Oh
the road we're lookin' at lots Of II
every day, but we amt seein' much
But give me a good feed and turn me
loose in& the Big Show pasture. where
the Bridal Veil is weepin' jealous Of
the Cathedral Spires and the big treet
is too big to be jealous of anything
where Adam would "a felt old the da!
he was born-jest take off my hobbies
and turn me out to Craze there ant
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Only q Near Bed.

Continued in nert ueek's Banner.
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CHAPTER ~.
Intruder on the Scene.

~ OWN the Old Meadow trail, I'm
"A seen by the girl and the boy,
D rode a single 'horseman, and
something at his hip glinted In
the sun. Overland's hand went to his
own hip Then be shrugged his shoul-
ders and slowly recovered himself
whats the user he muttered.
But there was that in his tone which
brought Collie's head up. The lad
pushed back his battered felt hat and
ran his fingers through his wavy black
hair perplexedly. WHATS the matter.
Red? What's the matter?'
"Nothin Jest thnkin'." Yet the
| tramp's eyes narrowed as he glanced
| furtively past the girl to where Boyar
the black pony, grazed in the meadow.
Louise, puzzled by something famil-
lar in the boys upturned. questioning
face, raised one gauntleted hand to her
lips. why, you're the boy / saw out
on the desert two years ago. Weren't
you lying by water tank when our
train stopped and man was kneellng
beside you pouring water on your face?
Aren't you that boy?"
"Yesw exclaimed Collie, getting to
his feet RED told me about you
too
Eyes, it's her." muttered Overland.
nodding to himself.
And you chucked a rose out of the
window to us?" said the boy. "Over-
land said she did"
"Yes, it's her; the rose lady girl
said Overland. "SoIhe of the folks in
the train laughed when l picked up
the rose. I remember. Some enc else
says. They're only tramps.' l recollect
that too"
"But those men were arrested at
Barstow for murder. Uncle Walter
said"
Again Overland Red nodded. 'They
was, miss. But they couldn't prove
nothin', so they let US CO.
I'VE always was goin' to say thanks
, to the girl with the rose if we evel
seen her. said the boy Collie. "Wt
amt had such a lot of roses give tt
, us
$50 we says it now." said Overlan'
, quickly. "Or mebby We wouldn't nev
er have another chance" Then h
slowly rolled another cigarette.
Just then the black pony Boya
nickered. He recognized a friend Ell
. tering the meadow.
Overland lighted his cigarette. A
he Strengthened up Louise was SUI
;, prised to see him thrust both hand
above his head while he continue
> smoking placidly. Excuse me, miss,
: he said. turning the cigarette roun
with his lips. but the gent benin
u you with the gun has got the drop 0
me- | guess he's waitin' for you
step out of range"
=, Louise turned swiftly. Dick Tel
low. deputy sheriff, nodded good NOR
a ing to her. but kept his gun trained {
+ the tramp. -
Il "Just step out from behind TIL
e rock" said Tenlow. addressing Owe
land.
Don't knew as l WILL" replied Il
!" tramp You're no gentleman; "
u y. didn't say please"
Come on No bluff like that go
:, here said the deputy.
y Cant you see amt finished smc
In yety queried Overland.
"Come on! Step along.''
nj No way to address a gent y
- Johnny Say, I'll tell you now beft
you fab down and shoot yourself
| you think yen got me because you re
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put up that little automatic you frlsk'
ed off me against the thousand you ex'
meet to get that you don't even get u
long range smell of that money. Are
you on?'
Tenlow motioned the other to step
ahead.
I'm bettin' my little gun to thou
sand dollars less than nothin. Amt
sou game? I'm givin' you the long
end"
Never mind" growled Tenlow; you
can talk later.
The boy Collie, recovering from bis
surprise at the arrest, stepped up u
| the sheriff. Where lo | come M
| he asked. You can't pinch Red with
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Shoes and the Feet.

!. Careful attention to the flt Of i
i. ones shoes will prevent the FORM !
!. ing of blisters on the feet. An !
i. i'll fitting shoe that rubs the heel ::
i. will cause blisters to form the !
]. very first time you wear it. !
!. \ shoe that is too narrow In !
!. front and crowds and pushes !
j. the front of the ball to one side !
:. will cause ingrowing toe nails. !
!. In bad cases it is best to consul! !
!. cliropodist. but afterward If ::
!. one would prevent a recurrence i
!. of the trouble see to 1t that shoes :!
!. which do not pinch the toes are !
/. worn.
:. 4 great many adults have
!. weak feet This Is because In Z
i. their childhood they contracted I
(. bad foot habits or were made TO 7
!. wear shoes that were too small I
.s. or too large.
X Then they did not notice 1t for
:. their bodies were light and their :
!. muscles strong. but rs middle :
:. age approaches the elasticity OF :
!. tissue and muscles decreases ana :
!. foot ills develop
=
]. j. ). J. !. J. !. j. = !. i. i. !. + + + +
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Little Lola (n berth Of the sleeping
car)-Mamma, | want TO go to bed!
Mamma-Why. you are In bed, dear.
Little Lola-No. I'm not. I'm on big
shelf.-Chicago News.
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Away with delay. It always Injuries
those who are prepared--Lucan-
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
A FEW GITIzENSI.ARE FIGHTING
PROPOSED WATER BOND ISSUE
Majority of Commissioners IN Favor Of New System
Most Everybody Admits City Needs
More Water
considerabIe interest," las

Considerable interest has been
aroused in the proposed new water
bond issue. The city commissioners
have been quietly working out the de-
tailed plans for the new system which
is proposed to supply the city all the
water necessary for many years to
come.
While it is generally understood and
admitted by those in authority that
the new system will necessarily raise
the tax rate a few cents on the one
hundred dollars of taxable property.
yet with this increase the city will
have a moderate tax in comparison
with other cities of the same size.
With the new system in operation the
city will be in position to sell COM
siderable more water and it is esti-
mated that the present revenue will be
increased at least thirty per cent, the
first year, with new business. 1t is
reasonable to suppose that the present
| patrons of water will under normal
| conditions use an increased supply in
the summer.
It will be remembered that three
seasons ago a dry spell occurred in
this section. The citys water supply
became in a precarious condition. The
supply was very limited and for
some reason, thought by many not to
have been the water, a large number
OF summer visitors left the city for
fear of an epidemic of sickness. This
proved a heavy loss to the boarding
house people as well as the business
houses. A water system bond issue
for $150,000 at that time would have
no doubt been carried by an over-
Whelming majority, had it been pro-
posed. +
There are very few citizens justs
now who have expressed themselves
not in favor of new water system
which would cost the city in the neigh
Dorhood Of $50, 600, They admit that
the city needs more water, particulars
ly in the summer; but they are pro-
posing less expensive remedies in
limited supply of water to last the city
for the next five or six years.
Some have figured the interest on
the bonds proposed at about $4,000 per
year. Water works bonds are said to
be ready sellers on the market and it
| is thought that they can be sold for
about 1-2 per cent which would make
| $S,250 interest.
The present revenue of the water
system is in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. This with a new system will
be increased considerably.
! Whether the city is to have a new
system will be left to the people. It
is understood that a majority of the
board of commissioners are in favor
of the issue. Some of the members
! have been against any increase of the
water system in the past, but they are
now for it.
Until the official detailed report o.
Engineer Gilbert G. White is made
would be mere speculative for a citfzel
to say exactly what the new propose,
system calls for.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
A CALL FOR CLOTHING.

If the people. of Hendersonville and
vicinity who have any clothing they
can donate to charitable purposes, will
collect it and send, on Friday or Sat
urday of this week. to the residence of
Mr.. R. p. Freeze on Washington street,
they will be helping in very appre
ciable way the work of the Associated
Charities as well as the worthy poor
whose needs will thus ultimately be
supplied.
Any kind of wearing apparel ous-
grown or cast aside, shoes, bed cloth
ing, in fact anything that either a man
woman or child can use. will be of ser
vice; provided of course that it is in a
sanitary condition. Any one having
articles to give and yet no way to senG
them will please notify Mrs. Freeze on
the above named days. Do not feel
that any gift is too small or unworthy,
a very small thing sometimes relieves
Il very acute need.
Signed ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
EKSON To ATTEND NATION
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
oeal Business Man VIII Represent
His Party in Chicago; PreIfmi-
nary Plans Now Being Made,

a4
Brownlow jackson, vice president
.of the Citizens National bank, and
feFmer campaign manager of Con-
essmansJ j. J. Britt, will 4 represent
North Carolina at the National Repub-
llean convention which convenes June
ih Shicago. Mr.. jackson is one OF
most Prominent Republicans in
the state and has been spoken of sew
eral times a sa desirable state chair
man of the executive committee of his
party.
The associated press carried the
following story in reference to the
Coming conventions:
Preliminary arrangements for the
national convention which opens here
June z, were discussed her today by
members of the Republican national
committee. and a. start was made in
the 1916 campaign in the middle West.
Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee, speak
Ing at luncheon at the Hamilton
club, outlined the party campaign
plans and sharply criticised the Dem
ocratic party and the policies of the
administration. Plans to increase the
seating capacity of the hall by nearly
a thousand were approved. Four years
ago. 1920 seats were arranged
{ Various members Of the sub-com-
m1ttee on convention arrangements
without making a positive statement
let it be known that there. was a dis
position to go to any extreme in the
selection of~a harmony candidate pro-
vided only that Colonel Roosevelt
would not be made the nominee.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
GIFT FROM MR.. MALcOLMsON.
I4esents Library With 10 Volumes Of
Enc gclOpedia Of Commerce and
Various BHsiHess Forms.

Mr. Geo. Malcolmson has presented
the Library with a very valuable set
ot reference books (10 Vols.) in the
form of a Cyclopedia of Commerce,
5aecountancy, Business Administration
Including accounting. auditing, book
keeping, commercial law, business
p1an anagement. administrative and in
at 1zal ganization, banking, adver-
tipg. selling, office and factory re-
cords, cost keeping, systematiztng, etc.
Is desired that not only the busi-
ness men but also young men ana
syoKaen who are fitting themselves for
tile business world, will take advant-
age Of these books for-they contain
lfuch valuable information and it is
arranged in such 4 concise and practi-
eal manner that ii is no trouble to find
Ilist what one are most interested in.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
SATURDAY NIGHT CLEANING OF
MAIN STREET is SUGGESTED.
Prominent Merchant Thinks it Would
Help the Locks of Things to Use
Sweeper at End of Each Week.

dave you ever noticed the accumus
lation of dirt on our Main street ever
Sunday?" asked Sylvester Maxwell. of
the firm of Maxwell's Cash Grocery.
Never mind how well the street x
cleaned and swept up during the week
SO much business is done in town oD
Saturday that the dirt gathers just as
ii nothing had been done. 1t is impos
ib1e to keep Main street in good Sur
day dress unless some measures for
cleaning it up some time late on Satur.
day are adopted.
q believe if the city would help, the
merchants along our chief business
tkoroughfare would gladly sweep og
wash OF the side walks the last thing
before closing ON Saturday nights.
leaving conditions in good shape for
Sunday. There are lots of old papers.
pieces of wood and other trash to b.
seen ali over the sidewalk and in the
roadway at the end of every week, anG
il don't look good to me. Sunday is a
favorite day for motorists to come
over from neighboring points and take
in the town. and they would carr
away. a lot better impression if Main
street was clean and tidy looking.
Suppose you pass the suggestion on
for what it is worth, in the Hustler
May be something will come of il"
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27

ELECT OFFICERS

An enthusiastic meeting of aboGt.
twenty merchants was held Wednes-
Cay night in the rest room on tht
second floor of Hunters building, when
the Merchants. Association was re-or-
ganized.
Charlie Moore was elected president,
+. 2. Morris, vice president, A Homer
Hawkins, treasurer and w Marshall
Bridges, secretary. A committee was
appointed to assist the secretary in
securing new members
1t is the purpose of the association
to issue a rating book OF the credit OF
! all patrons of local merchants within
the next few weeks. :
The association has already acconf-
pl:shed some effective work during
the past year.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
THE EMPTY HANDS OF THE ON

My heart has often gone out to aged
! people who, after lives of industry,
| find themselves in their latter years
condemned to idleness because there
is nothing for them to do. It is a
! thoroughly mistaken kindness to take
ell work out of their hands. Beautiful
as it may be in poetry for grandfather
and grandmother to sit with folded
hands in the cleaning awaiting the
| summons home, these same people
would generally be tenfold happier if
they had some regular duties, not too
! strenuous in character, to engage
their minds and occupy their energies.
Those who come down to the boundary
of the years in fullest content a Joy 10
! themselves and a comfort to their
loved ones are those whose work
! slackens but does not cease, until the
end. They fulfill the description OF
| the psamlist. 'FThey shall still bring
forth fruit in old age"
| There are tasks in every household
| that the aged, when in fair health may
perform effectively, and they should
be allowed to perform them. 1t IS
cruel tNallow them to sit in the chin
ney corner in peevish discomfort with
I themselves and their surroundings
when, by some useful work, they
might find the days filed with inter
| est, and the nights with refreshing
sleep. To clean and fill the lamps, TO
mend the stockings, to arrange the
flowers for the table, may not seem
O. large daily schedule for a vigorous
hoGsekeeper but to turn these tasks
over to grandmother may be means
of keeping her both happy and healthy.
Encourage grandfather to feel himself
still a man of affairs. If he cannot
run the automobile he can run the
electric vacuum-cleaner to the queen S
taste. If he cannot NOW the lawn ne
! can superintend the boy who does. and
can himself clip around the edges Let
Eus not take all the work from hands
that must soon, at best lay it all down.
Nc human life wants to rust out
and School.
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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
TO FIGHT INCREASE
- IN FREIGHT RATES.
New Commodity Schedule From North
Carolina to Southeast Objectionable

New Commodity Schedule From North
Carolina to Southeast Objectionable
North Carolina will make vigorous
fight to have suspended at the earliest
possible moment the Increase in freight
rates in North Carolina which went
into effect Saturday. Governor Craig
in statement declared that he could
see no good reason for an increase of
freight rates at this time in the South
The railroads, ne pointed outrin his
statement have ell been doing a good
business and cannot in reason ask at
this time for increases.
The rates seem to have been slip.
ped over" The State Corporation
Commission did not get a copy of them
until about Dec. 10, too late to make
any sort of effective resistance. TIE
Interstate Commerce Commission,
however, says its refusal to suspend
the rates does not mean that it ap-
proves them and intimates that it will
investigate the reasonableness of the
new rates.
The new rate schedule affects rates
from practically all points or origin in
this State to all points in Southwestern
territory (including Mississippi Val
ley territory. Commodity tariffs un4
der which the bulk of the traffic moves
from North Carolina TO the southeast
are not affected.
None of the increases apply to rates
inbound from the west which were the
subject of compromise effective June
20, 1914. Still there is enough objec-
ton to the new rates to make it GER
tain that North Carolina will make
strong fight to have them so amend
eG that North Carolina shippers will
not suffer.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
KENTUCKY HOME
1EszsG
PR0SPERODS

Over SIG registrations in The Ken
lucky Home hotel since January 1 is
tie record 50 far There is perhaps
nd hotel with a better reputation in
western North Carolina than The
KRhtHcky Home hotel Included in
tins large number of guests were a
number of winter tourists passing
ongh enroute for Florida and other
southern states.
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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
MOTHER DIES SUDDENLY.

The Misses M. D. and Laura Peden
were called to Laurinburg on Monday
OF this week on account of the death
of their mother, which occurred some
time in the night before. The end
came suddenly, and was wholly unex
pected. The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the bereave :
ones.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27
Matoh the stretchers.

A Hartford millionaire Wedded ms
hospital nurse. It is getting SO now
that the sure chance for the girl who
wants to marry for money is to be-
come nurse and wait for old money
bags to float in on stretcher.-t1ous!-
ton Post.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27

AS to the merchant who thinks that
advertising would not make his store
more prosperous perhaps he is right.
Bur it would be wisdom on your part
to walk past that store rather hur-
riedly
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-27

Perhaps you do not pay an income
taxIbut you are sure to pay an ex-
penditure-tax on many purchase if
you fail to study the ads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-09
MONTVILLE

CENTER-Work has begun on the con-
crete bridge across the Center brook.
Machinery, tools and cement are on the
tanned from the brook bed near Leslie
Thompson's.
F. B. Luce Of Belfast and Mrs. F. A.
Luce attended the funeral of the lat
ters sister. Mrs. Walter Webb, in Au-
gusta Sunday afternoon.
S. K Thompson will serve as traverse
Juror at the coming term of court in
Belfast.
Leroy Luce and children. Roland and
Elizabeth, are guests of his borther, F.
A. Luce.
Mrs. o. N. Davis has returned to Wor-
cester, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Burkill, who have
been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Burk-
i'll, returned to Massachusetts, on Sun
day nights boat.
Mrs James Doyle of Morrill, was a Wis
itor at Mrs. F. A. Luce's a part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mr.. James ]. Clement recently
entertained Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Scott
and son Norman Of Roslindale, Mass, 10
roy Newhan Of Dedham, Mass, Mrs Ru-
fus Gardner Of Franklin, n. H., and Hax
~ Crosby Of Vassalboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Hodges Of winslow
were recent guesto Of Mr.. and Mrs Ora
mandel Morse.