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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Bristol Has City Manager.

The adoption Of city manager by
the town of Bristol, Tenn, with q
population of about 10000, may not be
Of the highest Importance from a po-
litical viewpoint except for one reason
it adds TO the evidence that the city
manager idea is spreading, leaving the
inference almost q certainty that 1t is
a question of time only until admins
tration by city manager is taken up by
the biggest cities as well as the smaller
towns. The choosing of manager for
Bristol for term Of three years prom
Uses that the plan is to be given fair
test which it should have if any COM
parison that will be satisfying is to be
made between the towns old political
system and the new. Unless a man.
ager is allowed the necessary time TO
work reforms and present results, the
handicap would probably be too heavy
and in case of failure would register
a mark against the city manager un-
justly.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Honest Man,

Annis Burke of the Claypool hotel
believes that DioCeneS did not need n
lantern to find the prOverbial honest
man. Burke discovered that individ-
ual when he received a letter from a
man In Louisville, who. several days
before, had been q guest at the Clay.
pool.
In his letter the man explained that
when he left the hotel he had procured
what he thought was pair Of his over
shoes from his checkrOom. He did not
notice that they were not his until he
got to Louisville. Ee then discovered,
he said. that the shoes he had obtained
were not his, but were a brand-new
pair, and worth at least so cents more
than his had been.
The guest said that he desired to do
the square thing with the man who
had taken his overshoes, and offered 10
send the shoes back on receipt Of the
necessary postage. Burke said he
supposed the other man had never no
ticed the MISUNDERSTANDING News.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Tome Town
!2zEtlglpsA
WIDE PIAZZA ADDS TO HOME
Part That Is Rooted May Easily Be
Converted Into Sun FarIor During
the Winter Months.

A good wide piazza or porch adds
greatly to the comfort and beauty Of
most any home. In order 10 serve the
best purpose II should be wide and
built around several sides of the house.
This will insure q cool shady spot to
hang the hammock on q hot summer
day for rest and reading A piazza
should be ar least seven feet wide and
may be as deep as - feet. II is not
necessary To have all the piazza COW
cred with a roof. 1t is a good idea
70 have the part which is To he rooted
over so constructed that by the cree
ton Of glass sides a sun porch can be
provided for winter use. In the win
Ter a piazza which is entirely rooted
tends 70 shut off light from the first
floor. For this reason the piazza roof
should be high. extending 10 the bot
tom Of the second floor windows.
In the summer the piazza may be
covered with an awning. or a vine
trelliS, which on nights when there is
little air stirring does away with the
feeling OF CloScrcSS otherwise occa-
stoned. II is good time To- be fore
sighted when ordering the piazza TO
tell the architect that II should be
made 50 as to re screened for the
warm season. i fine p.aZ2a is some
times q discomfort from the presence
moths.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
SPORTIVE SPOOKS
HOLD HIGH REVEL
Three Days Of Mysterious DOings
in Newark House AStOund
NeighborS.
TOYS WITH HAIRPlNS
Widest Yarns Ever Spun in an Old
Sailors Home Outdone by Tales
Circulating in Vicinity Of
Haunted House."

Newark, y. J.--StaniSlauS LySaj "
Newark is getting weary Of being
haunted, but Mrs. StaniSlauS LySaj is
getting wearicr> She does not enjoy
the consultations Of her spouse, fer
whom the neighborhood buys rounds
and rounds of drinks while he spills
the yarn about the ghostly manifesto
tons in Tyler street
After a three-day revel the invisible
preSenCeS, who are said to have been
throwing furniture, stove lids and par
Tor ornaments at Mr. and Mrs. STAINS
lauS, took a day off and the LysajS
are devoutly hoping that they have
gone away Ia spend the week in the
country and that they will never come
back. Mrs. Lysai'S sister died two
months n" and on her deathhcd she
Swore She would get even for q
quarrel they had had. according 70
the story told by the haunted couple,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
TO PL4CARD DIRTY PREMISES
California City Adopts Unique Plan to
Raise Standard of Cleanliness in
Residences and Business Houses.

The city of Alameda. Cal. has adopt
ed a unique plan to raise the standard
of cleanliness in residences and bust
ness houses. In future the sanitary
condition of the various premises is TO
be shown by placardS bearing the in
scriptionS Clean" DIRTY" or "Filthy."
Those places which do not satisfy the
board of health will he placarded as
dirty or filthy until they comply with
the demands Of the authorities.
This action was decided upon by the
board of health, which appointed a
committee TO post the placards and to
care for the general health OF the city.
The board of health intends to inspect
not only the business houses but also
the private residences of the city and
to affix the placards 10 every house in
the city. Those residences which can
be designated as "clean" will not be
placarded, but those in which sanitary
conditions are diSregarded will be deS-
ignated as dirty" or filthy" until the
house owners remedy the conditions,
upon which the p!acards will be re-
moved.
As the board of health has arbitrary
powers under the city charter, the pa
cards must remain on the houses or
places of business until the board is
satisfied that the conditions therein
are sanitary. If any householder tears
down the placardS, the extreme pen
atty Of the law can be enforced.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Blackeninu Metals.

The ruthless black surface given
metals by a patented British process
depends upon heating in carbOnaceOus
material containing phosphorus, and
then quenching in carbOnaceous liquid.
Cleaning of the articles is first eff
fected by picking or by a blast Of
shot or sand. Articles designed for
ordinary conditions of corrosiOn may
be given a thin coating of zinc, which
is applied by placing the cleaned OBJ
jects in. zinc dust, and heating to $50
degrees or $40 degrees Centigrade, in
suitable furnace for about three
hours. A drum or furnace electrically
heated is very efficient. The zinc-coat-
ed metal is next placed in hot mix
ture of Is quarts Of charred bone dust
to one quart Of liquid cOal-tar, and is
heated an hour and half TO about $50
degrees. Removed to an oven, the ar
ticles are now baked about five min
utes at 500 degrees. They are finally
taken out, and Quenched in bath of
| boiled linseed oil.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Spooks Become Bashful.

The Lysajs summoned two priests
to view the proceedings Friday, and II
IS stated that the pictures, aided and
abetted by a powder box, again per-
formed their act Of fitting around the
place. The priests are said to have
brought in half dozen more members
Of the cloth in the afternoon, at which
the bogies became bashful and refused
TO diSport themselves. All was quiet
the following day also, much to the
delight of the Lysajs and to the vast
disappointment Of the crowds that
have been blockading the house.
Stanislaus and Mrs. Stanislaus are
bravely holding the fort. They intend
to keep right on living in the haunt
ed house." they say, and 1t is limited
that they don't even intend to ask the
landlord to lower the rent.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Shade for Pennsylvania Highways.

The Pennsylvania state department
of forestry and the state highway de-
partment have completed arrangements
for cooperation in planting shade trees
and fruit trees along the state high
ways. The trees will be grown from
seed by the forestry department In its
nurseries, transplanted in areas set
aside for the purpose, then turned over
to the highway department when they
have attained suitable size. Good
roads organizations will also assist in
the planting at that time. The spe-
cies already transplanted are Scotch,
white and pitch pines, Norway spruce,
Douglas fir, sugar maple, white ash,
white elm, black cherry, honey locust
and European larch.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

kmy, on fire with jealousy and re-
sentiment, came TO her side throbbing
with emotion.
1Lois!" he spoke, and she looked up
startled and shrank slightly at the
harshness Of his tone.
That man kissed you!" continued
BeIlamy hoarsely.
Il asked him to and l told him that
he might" replied Lois frankly. Then
she burst into tears afresh. "Oh,
Roger" she said, II feel so sorry for
him, for he loved me-"
and told you So" muttered Roger
darkly.
For the first, the last, the only time,
DE had not known of your-of our en-
eagement He was crushed when ]
tod him. Then, the noble, manly
fellow that he is, he wished me hap
piness. He spoke of you, oh so grand
50 reyerently. Roger, he is a good
man, and next to you-but oh there
y only you. Don't frown so dreadful
" dear. / never loved anyone but
you, never can"
Roger was Modified, but he did not
entirely share the esteem of Lois for
ms unfortunate rival. He rather pitied
Dacre when, q day or two later, he
learned that he had abandoned q law
practice built up slowly and with
painstaking application through the
years. Then amid the excitement and
separation due to the coming wed,
ung ne forgot oil about Dacre. Only
LOS remembered the grave-faced
sa'nest sutton, who had told her that
ever the hour came when the sacri
we MS very life could avail for the
senen' OF herself and those she loved
would welcome the test.
" viii take me a week TO settle
" anairs at the mines ut Falcon and
W. back here" Roger told Lois.
ne was making an entire change IN
NJ business interests. For years the
.ucon mine had been a source of rev
se 70 MIN since his father died. II
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

who attempted to make q corner in
commodities. and against these
profiteers the king advised his sub
jects of London ito devise proper
laws for regulating the prices of poul-
try and fish, which sort Of provisions
had been engrossed by few rapacious
Hucksters" Accordingly, it was or
dained by the magistrate Of the city
that no Huckster of fowl Tor Poul-
terer) go out of the city to meet them
that bring poultry into the city, 10
make any buying from them; but buy
in the city, after the buyers of the
Lord the King, of the Barons and the
citizens have bought and had that
which shall be needful for them, name
", after three o'clock and not before"
And then came a list of the standard
prices at which they must buy.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
TOO MANY EN0CH AROENS
War Victims Don't Stay Dead and
Widows Are Warned to
Go Slow.

Bcrlin.-Since the beginning Of the
war many German soldiers who were
believed dead have turned up alive in
prison camps in Russia, France or Eng
land. In some cases the wives of these
men, believing themselves widows
have married again, and some even
have ended their lives when they
learned that they had involuntarily
committed bigamy.
To prevent such tragedies, the Ger
man government has warned all sol
diers' widows not to remarry too hasti'
". and advises them TO wait at least
one year after receiving official notice
of the death of their husbands.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
FRAUDS s1ERnLY PUT DOWN
Laws Against Those Who
'smpered With the Peoples Food
N Force In Old London.

A.
. an amusing sidelight on the manner
: which fraudulent vendors of the
necessities were punished in
good old days is TO be found in
- uahds History of London" Dur
~ ue reign of King Edward l dras-
r.. avs We're framed against En-
A. r Forestallers. and all sorts
= ,aads and ImpositIons in the sale
s.. PROVISIONS, especially against
nss, who had got into a way of
ss. ing bread under the standard
dss snt and against MIllers who
sled In bad measure"
n. 10 NJ the first offense the baker had
ossa asnt bread confscated, a second
ssa ase was punished by Imprisonment,
a. ~, LOT third he was pilloried. For
me-. hievish miller" a Steiner punisb.
= was meted out. He was nut
an ,s ssmo,il' /. e., carried in a dung
j. s through certain streets exposed to
n .s'oa Of the people.
1srossers were the gentlemen
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
NEGRO CAUGHT IN CHIMNEY
"For Gawd's Sake, Mister" He En-
treats Grocery Proprietor, Don't
Start No Fire."

Des Moines, Ia.-"FOr Gawd's sake,
mister, don't start no fire. Ah'm in dis
hyar chimley and I'll smother 10 death
This frantic prayer in a sepulchral
voice greeted grocery proprietor
when he started 10 make fire in his
Mace of business the other morning.
When the base of the chimney was
cut away. William Gaines, a negro, was
taken out, half-dead from fear and suf-
location. He had been standing,
TANNED in, for several hours. Police be-
lieve he intended to enter the grocery
by way of the Santa Claus route and
miscalculated his size.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
BABY BURIED ALIVE
TO GET A FORTUNE

Atlanta, Ga.-Little Trixie
Adair, the baby girl Of mystery
who was found buried alive in q
country graveyard near Adairs-
Vile, Ga, last spring. just in
time TO save her, will inherit q
fortune.
She has been adopted by q
wealthy man and his wife, who
recently paid q visit TO the or
phans' home in the suburbs Of
Atlanta and were charmed by
her appearance. They have no
children of their own, and as
sured Superintendent Hawkins
of the orphanage that the child
would receive $4,000 when she
becomes twenty-One years old.
and as their adopted daughter,
would be their sole heiress.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
STOLEN KISS COSTS S1OC
shopeirPs Suit Upheld on Appeal in
the County Court Of New
York.

Rochester. ". UT was n costly
kiss that Alfred Pye Of $50 Melville
street forced from the unwilling lips
of Marie Becker, a pretty little shop
girl employed whore he was foreman.
She had him arrested for assault, third
degree.
Pye was convicted in police court
and fined so. He appealed To the
county court from that decision and
County Judge !. +. NJ. Stephens has
just filed his decision. He upholdS the
decision of Police Justice Gillette.
Counting the attorneys fees. the cost
of trial and other incidentals, Pye's
stolen kiss will cost him more than
500.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Professor as Waiter.

Chicago.-StudentS of sociology at
the University of Chicago, headed by
Prof. Robert f. Park, are studying con-
ditions at first hand.
Professor Park himself is doing duty
rs waiter in q cafe. His pupils have
obtained positions as walters and wait
resses, taxicab drivers, cabaret per-
formers, ice cutters, snow sl.ovelers,
chambermaids and bellbOys.
Daily the students make reports to
the class on their experiences.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

Arkansas river. Cole Younger was I'M
able 10 give exact location owing TO
the cutting of new road in that di-
rection, which does not follow the cat
tie trail of border days.
One Of the last statements Of Cole
Younger us he lay on his death bed
some two years ago was an injunction
10 Scout Younger TO continue search
for this buried treasure until it was
found.
II is said that Frank James. who
died few years ago, was anxious in
his declining days TO search for the
fortune which lay buried near Tulsa,
but i'll health forbade him undertake
ing it
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
"
&.rs
1917. by W. G. Chapman

copyright 1871 Oy W. u
r,oushtless Roger Bellamy . reused ed
IpoS a~o with the fires Of rivalry, as
W Uttered a the home of his betrothed
be ep'. ros 100 free and welcome a
we. 80 stand on formality and he
s ~ at ring nor wait for o servant to
GU W. him. He was very happy
snn. .sa wedding day was only a month
i ".,s INF He had won the belle OF the
ol' - and was proud Of it. He loved
n I0ss PRESCOTT with true, deep fervor'
s Ne heart was singing all the time
nose happy, happy days.
&c sGood.by, and may heaven bless
you" , .,o front norIor and
cords halted him. Il was then,
". .,,rr their source. that his brow
s -Dested his breath came quick. In
S ~ resr room stood Justin Dacre, and
VIZ, him Lois. Her face was sym
u IA but sorrowful. She put out
dstaInIng hand. She drew her de-
Inc visitor nearer to her. She re-
,.ored rose from her bosom; she
...dored II TO her companion. She
70 some words 10 him. Then she
ss.od bar face 10 his own and kissed
Nm tenderly. with tears in her eyes,
.nd Justin Dacre dashed away and a
sob was wrung from his lips rs he
hprried from the home.
Lois had sunk 10 a chair. How face
u.s buried in her handkerchief. Bel
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Tall Younu Twins.

Cedar, kan.-This town wants 1t
known that 1t has twin boys who are
record-breakers for height. Everett
Roseberry is six feet two and one-half
inches tall, and George ROseberry is
six feet three and one-half. They
weigh, respectively, $50 and 165
bounds. The boys have always had
good health and been in school nine
months Of each year. Their father died
several years ago. The boys were
born In 1899.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
"cIean.up Boosters" ORGANIZE.

A Society of Cleanup Boosters" has
been formed in Philadelphia. There
are no dues, no fees, no fines. no ex-
pense Of any kind for members. They
sign a pledge: II will be a Cleanup
Booster and help keep my city clean"
In return they receive a tag to hang
on the front porch, reading: II Help
Keep My City Clean" This is sent
free by the city highway bureau.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Bound to Find Out.

A very small boy was trying to lead
q big st. Bernard up the road. where
are you going TO take the dog, my lit
tie MANI" inquired passer-by.
lin going TO see where-where
he wants to so, first" was the breath
less reply.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
A Bold Statesman.

81 must say that your congressman
seems to have the courage Of his con-
yictiOns."
How IS thatT'
"IIe dares TO speak good word now
and then for the capitalists Of this
country"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Here First.

Willie was Boosting about his fam
lily. "Our folks came over in the
Mayflower," he declared proudly.
Huh. That's nothing" said Bobbie.
II guess they stayed with our folks
the first night after they landed
Boston Evening Transcript.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Unbiased Criticism.

What do you think I ought to get
for this painting?' asked the young
and unsophsticated artist.
We'll" replied the matter-of-fact
friend, II think any judge would be
justified ia giving you at least six
months"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Hard Hearted.

"Why did you abandon your plan to
become q doctor?" asked the motOrist.
II can't bear to see other people suf-
fer" answered the garage man.
"Umph. / guess it's all in the point
of view"
How is that?'
II notice you didn't shed any tears
when you presented me with this bill
for repairs
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Taken Internally.

"What has become Of my almond
cream"
Your almond crcamT'
ayes. my complexion cream"
81 thought that was some fancy grub
you got for the party last night, so
spread it on the sandwiches. Louis
VILE COurier-JOurnal.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Throwing Ornaments at Mr.. and Mrs
StanislaUs.

telpiece and all the hairpins merrily
jump out of Mrs. Lysaj's Psyche knot.
Around evening Mrs. Lysaj called in
some of the neighbOrs, who were
treated, they assert, TO regular ST.
mon pure spiritual seance, in which
the hairpin trick was repeated.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Lcng Wait Ahead.

He-Do You believe in love in cot
tace?
Shp-DeciGcdly mott
He-IIow about love in q palace?
Shc-Oh. Jack, this * 50 sudden.
He-Well. il won't he if we've got
to wait until | earn the palace.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Called His Bluff.

LET me kiss you for your mother,
said the fresh young man.
Nothing doing" rejOined the pretty
girl. what right have you 10 NEEDLE
with mothers affairsT"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Both.

Henry Clay was q gr-rate man,
Cassidy"
"He war thOt. Mulligan."
$50 crate thOt he had cigar named
after him, Cassidy"
AN a poipe, too, Mulligan."-Bos-
ton Evening Transcript.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Sure ThinQ.

Jones-Loan you ten dollars? Why,
I hardly know you.
Acquaintance-But how can you eX-
pect TO without lOaning ne ten dol
lars?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

II 1t Is true shat the Russian gov
eminent is going to undertake TO float
! $100,00Oy0O bond issue In America,
It expects, Of course, to make attrac
I've terms to buoy Ii I'D.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
Music Of the Spheres,

Mrs. DeGush-DOn't you think my
daughter has a heavenly voice?
Mr.. x-Wel!-cr-now that you
speak Of ii. there is something I'M
earthly about 1t.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

The submarine will probably never
be a pleasure craft, but when you come
to think Of the matter. 1t was never In.
tended to be q pleasure craft.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

Some men become famous by being
cured Of something, and others just
have their pictures in the paper along.
side Of q mountaineering fish.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

An electric heating pad has been in
vented that can be fastened under the
carpet In q room.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12
FARM LOAN ACT.
V. Its Effect on Farm Tenantry.

U.y frank l. Wilson. federal loan nl-
IcuA, Washington, i. 60
STUDENTS Of American agriculture
hay, nr,n greatly concerned over the
r,roorrabIo increase in farm t,rtgu,ry.
Years ago when lnuI was plentiful
and chem teuautrv WAS almost IN
known The man who wanted 10 farm
simply went out and purchased cheap
land ar settled On government land.
prucricalIy al of the land was farIned
by owners.
W.ha, tho surnIv Of chcao land he
coru. exhausted and most uf the land
| occur.icd. there WAS no longer an out
LET for the incrcaStn. number OF land
loss farmers Cuu,rGucu,lv. those
/ who wished "a eu.,rrp in rl,. business
y,nra corrrallad In dirI.rr win rlnSe
/ who already hold titl. tn The lands.
| Fo,m land owu.rsnfn uay rprr,sruts
| billions of dollar, i'm land values which
constitute. q posiriy, bar 10 the gc,,ln.
/ of farm homes bv rnudlrss farmers
The ou.S,5on is fr,oucurly asked III
/ Tho farm loan ort urpvid,s cheurer
NANCY for land uurcnaSp will il not
mike II .a.i.r for some men IN get
/ credit IN mnnorolizn land Increase
land voIuas max. II harder for rh,
ranor+ farmer and r,rnctuo,p and
broaden the t,nuur system?"
Only for Actual Farmers
Tn. answer * rl.t m. rrfyil.,.a of
horroving urlrr IN, firm loan .ct
is denied rnn landlord and n. sr.c.
uI,.,or. Furthermore .ln size. Of The
linus * limited ~ &ruunp IA ch.r,.
rho tardanrv ,,,,,rJ r,o l,r-a farms
and I..J ,,n,,,,,,ly
81 II viii J., soon ,I,o- tra e.,r,,
loon oct oi,-.s =. ,r,.. RICH ,,, additional
.d,,rra,,, ia Ir,t-.. land I,- fa,s
.,fvn o, .1F.i ..F,..,,,...,,. T., rn.. r..,,I-
loss u ay,r-s 49,. financial rr,,s,,r,.
and will al...,,s ,.s, ir fg..'~ of 49,
,raI yy,,'.fr.,,...,r,..r n,,r.r,,.r and
,,,,fn.r ohsrr-a, l.rdI,rlf.rn ar The
nnrlfr.- ,r lands ont rr us. for .r.,u-
Ia,fyr purrns,s
Eu- II hos Ln,n rr.ruau-iv asked
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-04-12

By frank ]. Wilson. federal loan b
Icuu. Washington. i. c.