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The Springfield herald., 1916-09-08
SCHOOL DAYS
Are the Children Read

Are the Children Ready
YOU WILL FIND THIS STORE BETTER
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PRICES YOU CANAFFORD TO PAY.
PETERS SCHOOL SHOES, THE KIND
THAT WEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE
OUT OF SOLID LEATHER THROUGHOUT.
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY FOR A FULL
LINE OF TABI ELS. PENCIL S AND INK, JUST
WHAT THE CHILDREN NEED.
WE WISH TO THANK YOU FOR THE LIB
ERAL PATRONAGE YOU GAVE US DURING
OUR SALE.
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The Springfield herald., 1916-09-08
THERE IS ART IN SEWING

lineaters. a woman who has aequirre,d her knGwl-
edge of the sewing is better qualified to tell how
she her clothes made than the who has not.
We teach art and though do not do your own
sewing, a course i,1 ceebrated well known sys-
TEN will enable to know when you! are getting
twill worth your time to learn the Keiser system
KEISTER TAYL0RING co. Yssn ass LAMAR, COLO.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-29

!
GREAT GoBS OF DOUGH-
MANY FALL FOR IT
Another new scheme for subtract
ing big gObs of dough from pockets
of wealthy men who travel and have
an aesthetic eye and a sensuous soul
is believed to have been exposed in
the blackmail Investigations of Hin
ton G. Clabaugh, chief federal inVes-
tigatOr.
According to complaints made to
Clabaugh, the new game of badger is
for fair women of fine figure and an
attractive way about them to be-
come friendly with men travelling
alone who look as if they pack we'll
lined pocket or a check book that
isn't ashamed of the figures on it's
stub. AS soon as the train had
crossed a state line, the man, it is
said, would find he was sheltering a
badger" game expert in his berth
or stateroom and would face the al
tentative Of coming across" or fac
ing publicity that might prompt a
divorce suit or social OstTacism. e,
States Atty Hoyne has received
sufficient complaints to convince
that much, money was collected
from wealthy Chicago men by the
blackmailers supposed to be mem
bers of the syndicate under federal
investigation. He intends bringing
them to trial He is willing to wait
until the federal authorities get
through with them, but even if they
get prison sentences from a federal
court they will still have to stand
trial in Cook county when they leave
prison, if Hoyne is in Office.
Another blackmail plot, believed
to have been operated independent
ly of the syndicate, was uncovered
today. An Iowa man told Clabaugh
a story of being "badgered" out of
$4,000, result of visit to girl in
a Clarendon aY aDartment,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-29

Clara Williamson, 1914 South Park
av., Oct. II.
License of Mewes Bros, milk deal
ers, 3311 E. 91st, revoked. Insani-
tary conditions.
Albert McRae, mayor of Glencoe,
nominated on regular" ticket for
presidency of Illinois A. C.
Evelyn Arthur See, former leader
of Absolute Life cult, denied hearing
by pardon board.
Nearly 100000 .bathersi used three
beaches during summer.
Mrs. Emma Wilson, 1910 Mozart,
granted divorce when hubby beat
her.
Mrs. Anna Ananka and Anton Bro
cas- cleared of Suspicion in death of
Frank Ananka.
. Emil and Alice Paurat, alias Brock
man, indicted on Mann act charge.
Mrs. Stella Olson, 3o13 w. Austin
av., badly hurt by street car.
Patrol Serg't Jas. J. Griffin, 5645
Prairie av., dropped dead.
Ralph Happel, ], 1876 S. Mozart,
died of infant plague. -,
Mayor Chas. s. Smith, Berwyn,
threatened with impeachment by
poolroom owner. Refuses to issue
license.
Oct. g is Fire Prevention day.
1870
WINS THE DOUGH WITH DICE
LOSES 1T THROUGH GUN
It was too good to be true.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-29

ossining, N. Y.-Rocco Durazzo,
former Italian soldier, oVerstayed his
time at Sing Sing prison three
months and then left under pressure.
Said he feared Black Handlers,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-29
WINS THE DOUGH WITH DICE
LOSES 1T THROUGH GUN

II WAS IOO SOOu W NC AuC'
Charles Ffxmer OF. 1928 Washing
ton blvd. dropped into crap game
at 632 S. Dearborn st. with a lone
dollar in his Jeans" last night He
rolled the bones to such good end
that he started down the stairs from
the joint an hour later with $251.
But before he got to the street one
of the men. who had faded" him in
his lucky rolls showed a revolver in
his stomach and took the whole
bunch of dough.
Charlie told it to the South Clark
street police. They pinched rs in
the place. Later they picked up
Chas. Salvatore, $50 Federal St, and
accused him Of the holdup.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
BOOSTER VS.. KNouKER

When the Creator had made all
the good things, there was still
some dirty work to do, so He made
the beasts and poisonous insects,
and when He had finished, He
had some scraps that were too bad
to put into the rattlesnake, the
hyena, the scorpion and the
skunk, SO He put all these to-
gether, covered it with suspicion,
wrapped il with jealousy, marked
it with a yellow streak and called
ii Knocker.
This product was so fearful to
contemplate that He HAD to make
something to counteract 1t, so Hi
took sunbeam and put in the
heart OF child, the brain of 4
man, wrapped these in civic pride
covered il with brotherly love
gave IL q mask of velvet and ,
grasp Of steel and called il ,
Booster; made him a lover o.
fields and flowers and mani,
sports, q believer in equality an,
justice, and ever since the tw,
were, mortal man has had tn
privilege Of choosing his asso
ciates. Author Unknown.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

Not One of Them 10 Absolutely Safe,
Declares an Expert.

"Thcre is no absolutely safe, gen
cral or single, popular test which
can be applied to mushrooms grow
Ing Wild" writes Riley NJ. Fletcher
Berry in the Scientific American.
Mr.. Berry ridieules the popular be-
lief in the usual test whereby poi
sonons toadstools can be distin-
guisltcd FROM edible mushrooms.
II is not true, he says, that sill
YER spoon placed in vessel in which,
they are cooking will discolor If poi
sonons fungi are present and re-
main bright if all in the pan are
edible, for the deadliest of mush.
rooms il freshly gathered will not
discolor II spoon, while the most in
nocent will discolor it If decomposi-
ton has set in.
Neither is it true that If mush-
room has II pleasant odor and taste
or ii the stem be solid or the skin
readily peeled from the flesh it is
edible, and the salt water test il
equally valucIcss, for the deadly
amanita will be unaffected by salt.
Again, some OF the deadliest OF toad
stools have the same pink gills a.
the innocuous field mushroom.
1t is especially in the button
stage that it is difficult to distin-
guish poisonous from edible musll-
rooms, for the most deadly amanita
rarely reveals Its poison cup in this
stage.
"There u.s." according to Mr.. Ber-
~, ''but one form of mushroom
which can safely be recommended
to the world at large, to the un-
thinking who recognize no danger,
the puff ball. And even this should
not be gathered ut either extreme
Of its existence, since in its button
stage it may be COMPOUNDED with the
ananita, and when beyond maturi-
ty it may be infested with maggots
too tiny to notice until they have
made the eater ill.
ut is true that one may not heed
warnings and yet possibly live after
eating poisonous mushrooms II one
soak them lengthily in brine or
vinegar and pour this off before
cooking. This. however, destroys
the delicate flavor OF the mush.
room which makes 1t the coveted
morsel centuries Of epieures have
declared ii to be.
But the wise man. says Mr.. Berry,
will either make serious study OF
fungi or will rely on the judgment
Of a trained mycologist or will
avoid wild mushrooms entirely and
grow his own.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
An Only Child.

Being "an only child" is usual,
regarded as IA piece Of good luck
Recent Investigations show that il j.
just the opposite. OF nearly 800
"only children" that the investiga
tors examined only twenty were
pleasant, normal boys and girls.
The trouble with most Of them was
that they were selfish and i'll TEN.
pered, and either because they We're
unwilling to make concessions or
did not know how to make them
they were unable to get on pleasant.
ly with their playmates, Their par.
ents had spoiled them. The moral
seems to be for fathers and moth
ers rather than for children. - Ex-
change.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
hia Observation.

"While it IL quite true that you
cannot raise flowers with last years
sunshine" said j. Fuller Gloom, 81
have often observed that ii is per-
fectly possible for persons of the
most mediocre qualifications to ex-
alt themselves to fairly high posi-.
tons in social or political circles on
the strength Of their relationship to
their ancestors or their resemblance
to the grand old statesmen Of the
past. Judge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

They have curious wax Of catch
ing fish in some parts Of Japan.
Herbert T.. Pointing in his book on
Lotus Land Japan" describes some
traps which he found in one of the
rivers Of Full. 'They were set in
artiicialls damned up narraws and
consisted of long, conical bamboo
baskets tied to poles. The fish
bound downstream rush heaalons
into these traps and, heing unable
TO return or even turn around. are
speedily drowned. Curious as this
may seem, it is yet but u matter of
a few minutes to drown fish hold
head downward to a swift current"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
NEW COURT HOUSE

Some of our good people over
in the northwestern part of the
county, on the N. P. Railroad,
seem to be Of the opinion that
Pine County does not need a new
court house. From the evidence
that has been brought forth from
time to time in regard to cramped
room for the different officials,
and the fact that work at the
court house Is piled up and
delayed considerable, we are un-
able to see 1t in any other light
but that Pine County is very
much in need of a new court
house regardless Of location.
More vault room Is something
we have to have, that Is a GER
tainty, or why would our county
commissioners have an architect
come up from st. Paul and draw
up plans and specifications. The
vaults alone, as has been men
toned before in these columns,
were estimated to cost $40, 900,
and the many other repairs and
additions were estimated at $15,-
600, making a total of $25, 900.
Now remember that this is only
the estimate; nobody knows just
exactly what all this work would
cost II 1t were it to be done. 1t
certainly would not be less. but
more apt to be several thousand
in excess of the estimate. Pine
County Ii growing, more settlers
coming in right along, and we
might as well build new court
house that will provide ample
room for many years to come.
In an interview, which the
writer had with our county COM
missioner and chairman of the
board, Fred Degerstrom. the
other day. Mr.. Degerstrom ex-
pressed himself as being very
much In favor Of building a new
court house. Everybody we have
spoken to in and about Askov,
have expressed themselves in the
same manner. As far as location
Is concerned the great majority
up here are in favor Of Hinckley.
perhaps every one. We hope
that in this county seat election
there may be no political frame
ups YOU scratch my back and
I'll scratch yours but that the
voters will just simply go to the
polls and vote for the best loca-
ton, the one that is most access
IDLE to the majority Of Pine
County's taxpayers.
Law all selfishness away,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

Notaries public are said to have
been first appointed by the leaders
OF primitive Christians for the pur-
pose of collecting data for the lives
Of the first century martyrs. 1t was
a long time before the office had to
do with legal employments. such as
attesting deeds. Wills, etc, and es-
tablishing their authenticity in any
other country. There was much ir.
regularity in tho law concerning no.
taries until the year 1901. when
statutes we're passed in England and
other countries fixing their duties
New York American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

Young Woman tblushine violent
lyl---Are you the gentleman who has
charge Of the advertising depart
mcnt OF the paper, sir?
Clerk--Yes, miss. What can do
for you?
Young Woman-~l--er--want To
advertise IA secondhand tspcwrit-
er FOR sale. l shall have no further
nee for it.--Exchange.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

You never heard a person say !:
III ! do say it myself, without
following II up BY saying some
thing nice about himself that no
one else would have thought Of
iii \ thousand years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

Brown--ls II correct to speak OF
man Us "of the male persuasion"
Jones--Yes, il the subject ia not
married.
"What has that 10 do with the
matter ?"
"Why. when he Is married his
wife persuadcs him."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13
Subscription Price, 81 90 Per Year

Entered 10 second -elass matter September II,
1914 at the postoffice al Askov Minnesota. under
the act Of March 8, 1873
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
keir hardie's Rough Attire.

keir hardie's Rough Attire.
James keIr Hardie. the British Ia
Dor leader, never relinQushed his
working class sarb. and many were
the occasions when his rough attire led
to mistakes on the part Of others. One
story is that Kerr IIardie. then many
years ali N. F.. was challenged by
policeman outside the house of COM
mons. The officer asked MIR. Hardie If
he was working there. Yes" On
the roof?" (which WAS undergoing re-
pair. NO." answered the leader OF
the Independent Labor party. ION thc
floor" Another time 4 landlady re-
fused to let him have rooms until he
gave references. He looked too rough.
The good woman was astonislled when
Mr.. Hardie named 4 number of the
most prominent men in parliament.
He was arrested in Belgium once on
suspicion of being in collision with a
notorious anarchist whom the police
had detained. The Belgian police new
er could understand why British NJ.
T. was not deliberately attired-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
De Lisle's Tragedy.

An affair of the youth of Rouget de
Isle, author Of the 'Marseillaise." is
told by a French journal. In 1870,
when he was about twenty years old,
Rougct de Lisle, a pupil of the mill
tary school, was deeply smitten with
the charms of young girl Of Courbe-
vote, Mile. Camille, whose father was
a captain on half pay. The betrothal
was made the occasion Of a family
fete, in the course Of which some fire.
works were to be set Off.
The future officer could not leave to
others the care of touching off the
powder. When the moment came to
fire the principal piece. which showed
the figure Of his well beloved, he APP
preached with light in his hand, the
guests meanwhile taking their places
on a terrace opposite him. The piece
was lighted, but a rocket badly direct
cd struck the young girl on the fore
head, and she died some days after In
consequence of her burns.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
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PART OF PREPAREDNESS.
Several States Urge Upon Congress
Need For Military Highways.

Several States Urge Upon Congress
Need For Military Highways.
That military preparedness for de-
Tense includes extensive road con-
struction, viewed from the standpoint
Of the country as a whole. is made ap-
parent in sentiment which comes from
the Atlantic seacoast, the Pacific slope
and even the gulf of Mexico.
Recently the Alabama legislature
unanimously passed joint resolution,
prepared by John Craft of the state
highway department and assented to
by Governor Henderson, which calls
upon the president and congress of the
United States Ito take such steps as i'll
their wisdom appear to be most expe-
dent to bring about at the earliest pos
sible moment the construction of ma
tional system of good roads" 1t is set
forth in the preamble that "a great war
now being waged in Europe demon
stratcs that national system of good
roads is essential to the successful pro-
lection Of country in the event OF
war"
At the recent pan-American roads
congress in Oakland. Cal, among the
resolutions adopted was one in which
the congress recommended ito the con-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03

gress of the United States the adrisa-
bility Of investigating the necessity of
building hard surface highway along
the Pacific ocean side from Mexico to
British Columbia and other national
highways to lie used rs military ana
commercial highways"
Earlier in the year, at a meeting Of
the Maine Automobile association. the
chairman Of the state highway COM
mission contcnded that the first fed
eral money, spent in that state should
be in connection with system of
roads parallcling the coast, TO serve
particularly in case Of military neces-
sity. At meeting of the executive
board Of tho American Automobile as
ISOLATION. with President John y. Will
son presiding. resolution was passed.
at the suggestion Of Chairman Dichl Of
its national good roads board. that the
4. \. a. respectfully asks congress. in
its consideration Of federal aid in good
roads to the several states. to bear in
mind that highways constructed i'll
seacoast and border states should pos
sess relationship to the military pre-
paredness Of the country which is de-
handing such widespread attention.
The state and local clubs of the
American Automobile associa ton are
calling to the attention of their repre-
scntatiyes in congress this action Of
the national automobile body and also
asking that a bill shall be passed pro-
viding for an annual federal appropria-
ton. divided among the several states
on the basis of area. population and
road mileage. to be supplemented by a
like amount of money from the states
and the total to be expended on post
and military roads. selected through
the cooperation of the respective state
highway departments.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
A Queer Fish,

One of the queerest of odd creatures
Is the mud skipper. or jumping fish.
which inhabits the large rivers Of In
dia and the neighboring seacoasts. Al
cub tide these little fishes leave the
water to hunt for tiny crabs. flies. ETC..
and their strong pectoral and yentral
fins. aided by their tail, enable them
to move about easily and to climb upon
trees. grass and leaves. w..
With their huge eyes, seeming to pro.
ject far out Of their sockets. they can
see as well on land as In the water
They progress in short, quick leaps, CT
fected by sharply bending the real
third Of the body to the left and sud
denly Strengthening 1t. In color they
are usually light brown. with dark
bands. though they sometimes appear
light green. They are easily caught ant
nre much used in Burma.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
Continued in neat aueeE's Banner.
Franee's National Museum.

=
The Musee Carnavalet of Paris Is
also known as the National museum.
for it contains objects pertaining to the
history of France and especially of
the French revolution. The sacredness
Of antiquity clings to the building It.
self, which was begun In 1914 and
enlarged in 1850 by Mansart. the
famous architect of Louis XIV. In
1877 it became the home Of Nine. de
Sevigne, who lived there for eighteen
years and after whom the street is
named that faces the principal en-
trance. Among the contents Of this
museum are fragments and statues
from noted old buildings which no
longer exist There are also a weird
portrait done in wax Of Henry w.,
made the day after his assassination.
and an autograph order from Louis
XVI. for the defenders of the Tuileries
to cease firing. Things of historic in
terest are numerous, but none more
sanguinary than the copy Of the con-
stitution of 1893 bound in human skin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
Iona Words.

While our language does not contain
such long words as arc found in some
other tongues nor SO many words of
unusual length, still we have several
that are awkwardly long for conversa-
tional purposes. We have "philopro-
genitiveness," with twenty letters; ''in-
terconvertibilities," with twcnty-one:
''intercommunicabili with twenty
two; ''disproportionable with
twenty three. and transsubstantiation
alists'' and 'contradistinguishab
each containing twenty-fou letters. An
effective little word is "synacateyore-
matte" as it manages to compress
eight syllabIes into seventeen letters.
The longest monosyllablcs contain
nine letters, and there are four ex-
amples. 'splotched.' ''squelched."
strengths" aud stretched"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
SDIel1did Offers Here
Desirable Sossier Properties That Offer
Exceptional Opportunitie

T 1870 acres-within one mile of Rocky
Mount. % acres under fence; 100 acres
second bottom land. On public road.
Only SO per acre. Terms can be had.
4 Ii yoa want 40 acres of first-class
farm land (about IS acres in cultivation)
within three miles of Plain Dealing, on
a public road and rural mail route, at
$40 per acre, see me.
4 A hargain!-200 acres of we'll i'm
proved, fertile land, 1870 in cultivation,
20 will grow ribbon cane; four good
houses; near school and church. Six
and half miles east of Plain Dealing.
Il TOO &cres-A good stock farm. 7I
acres under good wire fence. Running
water the entire year. A comfortable
dwelling; good water. Good orchard
and barn. Best bargain to be found in
Bossier if You want desirable home.
Only $40 per acre-one half cash.
Z 100 acres--30 under fence, 1870 in orig
inal timber, less pine cut off. Enough
tie timber On the land to more than pay
for it. A four-room house and other
improvements. Fine cattle and hog
range. Three miles from Red Land
Graded School; free transportation fol
pupils. Price, $3.50 per acre.
Il For SALE OR RENT.-A house and lot
located in tho town of Bolinger.- Ter
acres of land adjoining can be rented
chcaply. The house has four rooms
barn and good we'll of water on premises
Telephones, on transportation line tc
Plain Dealing High School, and otheI
conveniences. Win be rented at mod
crate figure to desirable tenant.
J. T. MANRY, Plain Dealing, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-03
Gut Your Store Bin
Down One Half

Tens of thousands of farmers as wen as
town and city folks cut down their store
bills orc-half last year and saved money
IN spite c. generally short crops and re-
duccd wages.
Absolutely millions Of dollars were
saved and countless families lived better
than ever before in the face of the cotton
crisis and general business depression.
How were these burdensome store bills
cut down? By the real money-saying
power of good home gardens, rightly
planted and kept planted and tended
through the season.
Hastings 1915 Seed Catalogue tells how
to cut store bills down; tells about gar
den and farm seeds of kinds and quail
ity that cannot be bought from your mer-
chant or druggist. It's full of garden and
farm information. It's free If you ask
fer it. Write for it now. q. G. HASTINGS
sD., Atlanta, Ga.-(Adyt)