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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14
Inquiry Into Price
andQualityof Muk
Probe That Is to Be Country
Wide VIII Be Started in VIZ
ginia and Maryland.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch. !

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON. September IA
country-widc investigation of the price
and quality Of milk will be BEGUN to-
morrow by the Department OF Arricul-
turc. IL Will be in charge OF w. r
Spillman. chief OF the Office manage
mcnt: B. IL. Rawlc, chief Of tho dairy
DIVISION. and Department Solicitor
Frank G. Cany.
Chief Spiilman said to-day.
we want to get at the facts as to
the cost OF milk production we wan,
to find out just what connection there
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14

the employees tremendously, While de-
creasinE the effective cost OF labor"
s Mr.. Myers wen, on to say that labor
Is cheap in Norfolk compared to other
cities: that Norfolk IS destined To Ia
K, Il great naval center. not only to re-
pair ships, but TO build them. He said
Norfolk has all the advantages OF low
freight rates to The raw materials. and
is the main mort OF entry for
Cuban ore.
STRONG ARGUMENT
TIT Jr FOR PETERSBURG
Charles Hall Davis. for Petersburg,
put up a strong argument for his mu-
nicipalitS.
we claim that no other section of
tho United States can offer equal in
duccmchts in the way of protected sup
plies Of fuel and raw materials; trans
portation facilities and low freight
rates: accessibility and adequate labor
supply; ideal climatic. health and labor
conditions: hydroclectrc power. and
nearness TO the great shipbuldne
plants and navy-yards; abundance of
food and low rents: good living, condi-
lions and adequate housing facilities.
Certainly no other practical location
can offer greater safety in time of
war, as tho defense of the Chesapeake
Bay region must always be one of the
first cares Of the United states.
When Secretary Daniels opened tho
boa,;,,,s +bie forenoon d.,la.a,for.
headed by Senators and ConcveSsmon
represented some of the cities More
than 800 men were on hand. In many
instances, however, cities sent printed
briefs and plans.
a.. ,., ,,,,.,,
to-aar ~ Is boned 70 clos thc hear.
;nss to.,norro ~ uoweycr ;, ;s no,
likely thn, tho actual scjection Of
site viii h. made until of,or election
Secretary paniels VIII make the mai
decision. subject 10 the approval OF the
general board of the navy.
r,,o nano. ., ia .oo,or, ci,i., ,ro,-
,,i,. ,,.;,i -, sha,...Ss !, ,,.s M,
virtuo1,v docidas inn; tho p1art which
was authorized in The now naval an
preparation biu. Will DO situated in
some inland spot. safe from capture
or invasion by a foreign force
toRv,-Tvo soITtuenN CRIES
IN FIELD FOX PLANT
co,.,or, ci,;.s ~ No ao,a FOR m,
go -, tncl,,dn ~ fo,,oui,,,.. {.
.,ahar,,- Mamie Eir,n.
,,rhar, C;adsdrn
S,v.r,ab
1lontnrI,v-For, Thonas Nfor,, yor.
non. wick3fe. Dover. Lonfsyille Mia.
dlesboro.
and-Balt!more Annapolis Bar.
clay.
North Carolina-New;on, Gastonia.
Fayetteville. Asheyille. Southport.
Ereyard Wilmiugton. Raleigh. Abcr-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
The Wedding Cake Pasoda.

At Mingun. on the right bank
cf the Irawadi river, about five
miles from Mandalay, in Burma.
there stands a peculiar pagoda,
known as ssthe wedding cake pa
CODA" because it looks like a mar
velously magnified bridal cake. 1t
Vas built in the early part Of the
nineteenth century and is in thor
oughly good preservation, only a
few OF the images inside having
been broken. The extreme height
TO the top Of the minaret is eighty
feet and the circumference about
500 feet. The pagoda stands back
from the river some 800 feet and is
hidden from it by a grove Of teak
trees. Close to it is the famous
4ingun bell.-Wide World Maya
zine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Luke Mcluke Saws:

Luke Mcluks Says:
AS much as she despises men. you
would imagine that a suffragette
would get mad all over when a mere
male brute offered her his seat in a
street car. But she doesn't.
A man will overlook a lot Of faults
in a woman unless she happens to be
his wife.
Throwing bouquets at yourself and
asking other men to pay the florist for
them Is when you stand In front Of q
bar and do all the talking while others
do all the treating.
Another trouble with the world is
that too many of us are always start
ing fights that we can't finish.
The trouble with rcmors Is that it
always gets on the job too late to do
any good.
The men are always laughing at the
fool women who get their photographs
taken once 4 month. But you ought
to see these same men breaking their
necks to get In front OF a camera when
a fashlight picture is being taken.
As long as either side has a chance
to win In any fight arbitration Is class
ed with castor oil and smallpox.
The man who Is so careful that he
never makes any mistakes never gets
any work done.
We used to think that the buttons on
4 a sleeve were the most useless
things In the world. But what is the
matter with the bow on the back Of a
mans hat as a useless prize winner?
4 woman never waits until tomor-
row to spend the money she could
spend today.
Next to a u a telegram can
scare a woman more than anything
else.
Maybe you don't know it. but all the
devils do not wear horns and red union
suits. and all the villains do not wear
silk hats and black mustaches.
Love may be blind. but just the same
do not parade around with a strange
blond when you know that your wife
is downtown.
A poultry journal say that chickens
should be petted. We have always be
lieved this. but maybe you will have a
hard time convincing your wife that It
Is a good idea.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Something Cheaper.

Only the fact that his cold was
very severe indeed persuaded Sandy
Macgregor to 60 to the local chem
ist for advice.
mon, Ave an awfu' cauld," he
raid plaintively. "Hae ye a guild
cure fur it:?"
q have" said the nan Of drugs
promptly. Il know a sovereign
remedy
Sandy backed slowly toward the
shop door.
Hoots ava, mon!" he said again
onxiously. "D've no ken yin ABBOTT
1oWerpence ?"-London Answers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
MafI
Things to Worry About.

Things to Worry About.
There are l22.9a7 .534.22l rabbits in
Australia.
Our Daily Special.
Some men have cold feet all year
around.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Greetings!

Dear Luke-bid YOU know that Miss
Morning Goodnight Is a milliner ii
Dayton, 81. II. q.
Wuff!
Her actions would provoke i saint.
| speak OF Mary L3ue.
Each day she duns q coat OF paint
And thinks she looks lie new.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
lis not Names only fault. lear friends.
For We have heard it said
That on excelsior She depends
And thinks she looks cornfed.
Newark co. Advocate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Bits Of Byplay
By Luke McLuke
Copyright, 1918, tho Cincinnati
Enquirer
BY Luke Mcluke

Correct.
We all mean well enough, aad yet
To butt in we are prone.
Your friends viii all admire you if
You'll just let them alone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Sure,

aid an archer named Mr.. Highliver:
oh, my. | am all IN a shiver!
Great guns Such Is fatei
! cannot shoot straight.
For my. arrows ate III Ia q CULVER"
Byron Tennyson Longfellow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
The Wise Fool.

There is no such word as fail Oh
served the sage.
NO" responded the fool. The word
we use nowadays Is assignment"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
~. GA4anI

"0f course all boys hate CATS said Ben
lie thought tlat he was witty.
But Wien they grow up To he men,
They like % feel i kitty."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
II That Sol

when paw knows everything" lie
hurries off and tells Luke MeI.uke
about it-not.-Wapakoneta CO.. News
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Ouch!

Drink is a paradox, | say.
My reason you can't parry,
For any man can get away
With more than he can carry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-16
Names Is Names.

Wumke Wumkes lives at Grundv
Center, Ia
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
Forty Years a Friend.

Notice of the death of Mr.. w. H.
Scanland was received in Plain Dealing
about six O'Clock on Wednesday evening
of last week, and while not totally unex
pected, was received with great regret
by all who had known him. The writer
had known Mr.. Scanland since March,
1876, little more than forty years, and
knew him we'll, not only as the editor
and publisher of the Bossier Banner,
but knew him intimately, and can truth
fully say that he never knew him to do
a dishonorable deed. He always had a
kindly word for those in distress.
| | have known him since his first seri-
GUS illness repeatedly to lay aside his
own business and work for hours in look
ing over files of old papers, letters and
other material to assist some aged widow
| whom he had never seen to make claim
to pension of which she was sadly in
| need, when his condition demanded COM
plete rest. In fact, he had gathered with
infinite pains complete records of all the
old soldiers who left Bossier Parish and
served in the Confederate War. And he
will be sadly missed by them and thei1
descendants.
1t has been repeatedly said in my
presence by the readers of the Banner
that they had no fear of their children
ever reading anything improper or the
least bit immoral in the columns of his
paper. This is high tribute.
Mr.. Scanland had for some years con.
tcmplated the writing of a history o:
Bossier Parish, and there was no one
more competent for the task, for to hin
it would have been labor of love. I d.
not know whether he ever completed
the undertaking. The files of the pape
he has published for fifty-seve years
will furnish material to some historian
He was always willing by purse O
pen to aid in the upbuilding OF an,
worthy public cause and never turned ;
deaf ear to any worthy call for charity
By nature he was as gentle as a chile
and his memory will be always cherished
Peace to his ashes. jim.
Plain Dealing, La, Sept. 5, 1916.
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Thirty Years Ago.

From the Banner of Sept 9, lSS6-Bellevue.
'The Queen of England sent dis
patch to President Cleveland Friday
expressing sympathy with the sufferers
from the earthquake at Charleston"
"The gross cotton receipts at Shreve-
port for the year ending August 81,
1886, were $3.50 bales. For the year
ending August 81, 1885, 7l,755 bales.''
"The present national debt is about
ST, 125, 100000. During the last twenty
years a reduction Of S1,675, 000,00 has
been made. The estimated value of our
property is $4,000, 100000" ct has
much more than doubled in thirty years
Gin the great earthquake which oc-
Cured in Charleston, S. c., on the night
of the 31st of August forty persons were
killed and S. 100000 worth of property
was destroyed. Hardly a church in
Charleston is now considered safe SO
greatly has the vibrations OF, the earth
damaged the walls. The different de-
nominations are holding services in the
parks. The hands of the clock in ST.
Miehael's lettering steeple-the highest
in the city-point the distressed and
gloom stricken people to the fatal
moment-five minutes to ten. The clock
stopped with the first shock of the
quake. The greater portion of the popu-
lation of Charleston is camping out and
needs immediate assistance. (The is
sistance was promptly given. Large
sums of money, clothing, food and other
aid poured into the stricken city unit
the authorities asked that contributions
cease. It came from all parts Of the
nation.)
! LOCAL.
"Died, at 'Waver}y, Tuesday, Angus
81, 1886, at three O'Clock pm, Thomas
Caldwell, twin son of Mr.. J. E. and Mrs
Matte C. Adger, aged six years ant
eleven months"
"The Baptist protracted meeting o
seven days duration at Red Land, con
Quoted by Rev. G. W. Tompkies, state
evangelist, and Rev. J. F. Hinson, pas
tor, closed On the 9Th instant will
twenty-seven additions to the church,
Thos. z. Barnett"
ga cabin belonging to Mr.. L. c
Biggs, located near this place, and occu
pied by Coleman Paysinger, colored
was totally destroyed by fire Sunda,
night, together with all the household
effects, including $40 shotgun belong
!. ing to Mr.. Charles W. Edwards, whicl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
RETROSPECTIVE
Fifty Years Ago.

From the Banner CT Sept. 8, 1S66-Bellevue.l
"The King of Prussia thanks God for
His distinguished goodness in enabling
him to whip the Austrians. The Italians
thank God also. A few weeks ago the
Austrians, the Emperor and their lead
ers, said they relied upon God for aid,
since their cause was just, and holy, and
all that sort of stuff. Tyrants, fanatics
and rascals can talk about liberty, JUS
tice, and religion, loyalty and honesty
with the effrontery of Old Nick. Such
canting hypocracy may successfully
deceive their brother men, but the oily
,tongued hypocrite should remember,
'Thou, Gcd, scest me-" (Only about
seventeen months had passed since the
fall Of the much-prayed-for Confed-
cracy. The men of the South could not
believe even then that God was on the
side OF the dical-Republicans and the
government that had enlisted negro SOL
diers. They could not believe that God
helped the Union soldiers to rob and
devastate the South. Nearly all of the
ex-Confederates, therefore, leaned to the
belief that God was too good a God to
have anything to do with such a cruel
business as war. God was considered to
be neutral after Gen. Lee surrendered.
The writer inclines to that view also.)
"1f the South were to produce $500,
O00 bales of cotton this year, as many OF
the correspondents of Northern news
papers say will be done, calling bale
$50 pounds, the government tax, at )
cents per pound, would amount to S333,
10000" (There is nothing at hand tc
show whether there were that many
bales raised in 1866, but the government
records show that a vast sum of money
was paid on the cotton tax during the
years that the law was in effect. Thus
the South paid an indemnity in cash tc
the North as a result of the war and fol
fifty years has paid an additional indem'
nifty in pensions to Northern soldiers
The tariff has also operated against thu
South to still greater disadvantage ant
what we have paid as result of being
defeated in war can be counted in term
of billions of dollars without any DANCE
Of exaggeration. The tariff, though per
haps less unfavorable now, still make
for great balance in favor of the North
and if this were not SO there would b.
no chance for President Wilson to carr,
single Northern state in the Novem
Der election. AS it is, the fact that tn
South is little better off under tn
present Democratic administration ha
already been made an issue by MI
Hughes and the Republicans are usin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
Corn Growers to Meet.

Mr.. Will Mercer, First Vicepresident
for the Louisiana Corn Growers Asso-
citation, under date ofAugust Goth, writes
the Banner as follows from Shreveport:
The Bossier Banner Benton, La.
Gentlemen: The Louisiana Corn
Growers Association will hold one day
session in the Auditorium of the City
Hall in this city on September 18th from
nine to twelve o'clock in the morning.
Short speeches will be made by Profs.
Kidder, Perkins and Wright of the State
University. In the afternoon trip will
be made to some nearby corn fields to
make a practical demonstration in the
selection and care of seed corn.
We will be glad to have every one in
Bossier Parish who is in any way inter-
ested in corn growing to be with US, and
would appreciate it very much if you
would announce the date to your many
| readers.
With many thanks and best wishes,
am yours truly, WILL MERCER.
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Bids Invited,

open bids will be received on Satur-
~ day, September 8, 1916, at clever
O'Clock am, by the undersigned men,
bers of the Police Juries of Bossier an6
Webster Parishes for the rebuilding. OIL
the Crows Ferry bridge across Lake
Bodcau. The work must be done &C
cording to the specifications for such
bridges, and the right is reserved tt
reject any and all bids.
E. N. PAYNE.
N. w. STEWART.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
Lumber for Sale

T have purchased all the remaining
buildings, trans, sheds and foundations
at Bolinger, as we'll as enough of the
new lumber to take care of the local
trade. Any one wanting lumber will
find stock on hand there, at low prices.
Will handle Windows, Doors, Lime,
Brick, Cement and Shingles. I expect
to handle all kinds of building material.
I Come and see me. Yours truly,
45-tf R. C. PURCELL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
The Primrose.

The primrose has suffered injustice
from the poets. who seem to regard 1t
as a floral weakling. Shakespeare
wrote of pale primroses' that die "ere
they can behold bold Phoebus in his
strength" Spencer regrets 80 fair Il
flower" should perish through ''untime,
ly tempest" Milton laments the "rathe
primrose that forsaken. dies" and
many later poets have written of it In
similar strain. Why? For the prim
rose is hardy plant and will be found
where few other flowers can exist, or
the mountain heights of Europe and
Asia and even on the highest ranges OF
the Himalayas. And Disraeli recog
nized its color in the fried eggs upor
his breakfast table.-London Notes
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
Warming to the Public.

THIS notice is inserted to give legal
L warning to the public that the tim
Der on the Abney plantation (the orig
inal tract and adjoining acreage since
purchased) located in Ward Six, Bos-
sier Parish, and on all other lands l own
in the parish, is not for sale. No one
has authority to sell timber from my
lands. Depredations must cease or pros
ecutions will follow. VII. scANLAsp.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
Homestead Entry No. "a, OO2.
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,


Department OF the INTERIOR,
U. S. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
August 3, 1916
NOTICE is hereby given that John E.
~ Cook, of Midway, La, who, on
September 8, 1910, made Homestead
Entry, (Nat. t4G2) B. r. No. 04,002, for
the northwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section ii, township 20, north,
range IL, west, Louisiana meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make FIVE
year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Clerk of
Court, at Benton, La, on the 10Th day
of September, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: Mack
Coleman, Ed Coleman, Frank McCon-
nell and Ed Bryant, all of Midway, La.
s2-6 E. D. CHAMELEON, Register
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
Ten Years Ago.

From the Banner of Sept 6, l906-Benton.
"Boll weevils everywhere is the latest
report"
"Misses Mamie and Lucille Edwards
left Monday for Sherman, Texas, where
they will enter college,"
"Miss Bessie Johnston, who spent the
greater part of her vacation at home,
left Tuesday for Monroe, where she will
re-enter school,"
"Mr. A. R. Thompson of Hosston
returned Tuesday from Garden City,
Texas, where he spent several days with
Messrs. J. M. and G. w. Arnold. Ever
since his return he has been visiting
friends in this community"
The following items are taken from
the Koran correspondence: "Mrs. |.
P. Lay, after spending two weeks at her
old home in this place, left Thursday
afternoon for Ruston, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Cam Hodges" "a
crowd of young people camped two
days and one night on Swami Lake last
week. They were chaperoned by Mrs.
Sallie Gibson and Mrs. Mollie Dees.
The Misses Hilman, Miss Annie Thomp-
son and Mr.. L. Mason were the guests
invited by the chaperones.
1.-THE premium list OF the first annual
fair to be held under the auspices of
the Bossier Parish Fair Association has
reached our desk. We were agreeably
surprised to learn that such alarge num-
Der of prizes and other inducements are
offered the people to exhibit the products
of their homes and farms. Pains have
not been spared, it seems, to extend a
general invitation to all corners Of the
parish, and to arrange for entertain
ment and amusement" (The eleventh
annual fair to be given under the aus
pices of the Bossier Parish Fair Assoc
citation is now being advertised for this
fall. The premium list is said to be just
as attractive as in years past.)
"Collections at the Shreveport bridge
for the month of August were as follows
J. O. Nuckolls, east end, 5000; F. r
Galloway, west end, S876; M. Smith
night, s318.s0. COLLECTIONS made al
the east end of the new traffic bridge al
Bossier City are now published in the
Banner quarterly. Collections at the
west end, belonging to the City o:
Shreveport, are not reported. The day
collections now made at the east end O.
the bridge total from $1,000 to S1450 ant
the night collections are always in ex'
cess of 5000 and are sometimes more
than $500. This increase in toll collec
tons is greatly due to Boosters gravelet
roads and the coming of the automobile.
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Application to Administer.

Application to Administer.
II, District Court, Bossier Parish, Lou
isiGna.
NOTICE is hereby given that j. J.
~ Lay has this day filed his applica-
ton to be appointed administrator of the
succession OF J. B. Lay, deceased. Now,
this is to admonish all persons con-
cerned, that if opposition be not made
thereto within the time prescribed by
law, the said applicant will be appointed
administrator Of said succession as
prayed for.
Given under my official signature and
seal OF Office, at Benton, La, on this.
the 7th day of September, 1916.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
$40 Clerk Bossier District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
SUCH A QUEEn!

Voluminous trains are a hallmark of
late evening gowns. So this one pic
tured has a tulle train falling over a
wide square one of salmon toned chif'
fon velvet. This material also affords
the front, caught up with a French
rose, u tiny replica of the gorgeous one
in the corsuge. The bretelles are
salmon satin also serving as a surplice
afTort
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
For. Sale

9 Six brood sows and twenty pigs, weaned and
u old enough to crack corn. Price, 81 each for
the pigs; terms cash. Can be seen at the lack
Gardner homestead, four miles south of Plain
Dealing. Cali or write. Address, Plain Dealing,
La, R. F. D. No. 8. S. C. SEBRING.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07

Coleman had borrowed. The house
caught fire from candle burning while
the occupants of the house were absent"
"The North Louisiana Baptist Asso-
citation meets at Rocky Mount Saturday,
the iith,''
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it for all it is worth in the Northern
States.)
LOCAL.
"Married, on the 9TH instant, near this
place, by the Rev. D. J. Henderson, Mr..
Josiah Hickman to Miss Hattie Bra
den."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-07
For Sale

A thoroughbred S-month old Duroc
Male, subject to registration; price, $40.
Will exchange for any other stock of
equal value. Address me at Plain Deal
ing, La. ga q. GARDNER.