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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26

Miss Blossom Smith. 44s6 Adams
street. is visiting her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. P. Fair of Punxatawney
Pa. Miss Smith will be a guest of the
Scottdale club at camp in the noun
tains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26

The Red Cross symbol of a
rause-wide as the world and high
as Heaven
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26
CHICAGO GRArN FUTURES.

WHEAT-July, 50 461s Sept. $222l5.
CORN-Sept.. sissy Dec, s1.l6A.
OATS-July. 76Hc; Sept. 5sxc; Dec.
5sc%.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26

LADIES AIDING IN K. c. FUND.
Rev Father Thomas F. Jansen. gen
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-26

(By United Press CabIsssrsn1.l
LONDON. July -2e.-'The An1eri,-,a
sailing ship Augustus Welt. 1922 taas
was sunk June II, the admiralty an
nounced today The crew was saved -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
We Want to Buy
4 ~Youna" Old Lady.
Plain Dealing. Louisiana

In '"rhe Intimate Letters of Hester
Piozzi and Penelope Pennington edit
cd by Oswald G. Knapp, appears an
anecdote Of a most unusual old lady.
There was Mrs. Shelley in Sussex.
says Mrs. Piozxi-her sneering neigh
bors called her Epistle and Gospel
who had two maiden daughters. One
broke her leg and died at about forty
years of age, but the other departed
not until five years ago. The doctors
told her mamma there was no hope.
and she piouslv resigned herself to the
loss.
But tell me at least" cried she
what ails my poor child and Of what
can she possibly be dyingy
sOf age, dear madam" answered her
physician. Miss Shelley was never
strong. and seventy-six years have
nearly worn her out"
.Oh, dear! Is she reallyi Why, !
am ninety four myself, and | am not
dying of agcr'
She spoke truly and outliyed her lit
tie girl, as she called her, six years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Safety First For Investors.


A conservative policy would prompt
all buyers OF securities to invest at
least PARTON Of their capital In sound
bonds. Many investors lave prefer
ence exclusively for stocks because the
latter may render higher Yield or
may fuctuate more widely, thus Gffer-
Ing larger chances fer speculative
profit. Dividend paying shares Y the
seasoned sort are not to be belittlca,
and they will perhaps always formt the
major portion of the average irges-
tors purchases. There is reasonable
safety i'll them. But firmer corner
stones OF fortune are found in the
better class bonds These are not neces
sarily gilt edged. but they are we'll Sc
cured. In times of prosperity the issu-
ing corpora tions have no diffieulty IN
meeting interest charges. In times of
depression dividends on stocks may be.
suspended, but the ENTERPRISE must
pay interest on its bonds or submit to
foreclosure. And in such event the
bondholder rarely suffers loss TIER
high degree Of stability and safety
cOmmends good bonds as an iHdsspen-
sable part Of any well established es-
tate.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Save Your Eyesight.

"A great many men who are well
enough Informed on other topics do
not know the first principles of how to
conserve their eyesight.' DR.. Eugene
l. Fisk is quoted in Worlds Work.
.'They may be conscious OF eye strain
and yet unconsciously so right on do
ing many things to increase that strain,
things such as these reading 4 news
paper on jiggly street car. working
with q light directly behind them or
directly in their faces, reading Or work
ing in too bright glare or IN dim Or
1ickering illumination. They do lot
realize that they might well limit tlteir
allowance Of moving pictures. They
do not know the harm i'll too brilliant
q desk light They buy worthless pat
ent nostrums for the eye and have i
positive dread about adopting glasses.
The price they pay for all this IS often
extremely dear. it ranges FROM eoll-
slant physical discomfort to loss Ut
sight"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
RAPs TOWNSHIP SYSTEM.

Ceunty Engineer Says Scattering the
Work Does Not Get Good Roads.
That the present system of permit
ting townships to expend 100000 q
year in constructing township roads Is
poor system when the results are
taken into consideration Is the decIara
ton of County Engineer J. w. Strack
and Chief Deputy c. A. McClung of
Spokane. Wash. in report ON road
conditions for the year recently com
pleted.
The report in part says:
Spokane county has fifty town
ships. each with its set Of officials.
who have absolute charge Of all road
work in their respective townships. ex.
cept in the case of state and perma-
Eent highways. They decide ON all pc
titions for new roads or for the vaca.
ton Of old ones. While the county en-.
gineer Is required to survey and report
on these changes. the townships are
not required to act according to his
recommendations and frequently disre
gard them.
These townships levy over $780,
GOO year for road purposes, which is
all used for maintaining old roads and
building new. with what average sue
cess the automobile user can testify.
The majority Of the township super
| visOrs act to the best of their knOwl.
edge. But under the old system Of
clecting them every year good Off
cial was scarcely broken into the du
/ ties of his Office before his term ex-
pired and new man had to take up
the work.
MANY of the townships have got
value received for their money, but
some Of them have fallen a long way
short.
Under this head the townships grad
ed fifty miles of road in 1915, Of which
3.5 miles were gravcled. and the cOnn-
ty engineers Office surveyed 64.80 miles
Of new road and vacations. The fig
ures for roads built by townships are
low for the reason that many Of the
townships neither call on this office
for stakes nor report work done by
them.
Roads on which the expenditure Is
too great for the townships to handle
are built with county aid on order OF
the county commissioners. Under this
law the commissioners aided in the
construction of approximately ten miles
Of the above mentioned fifty miles,"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
The Land Of Lost Beauty.

Is there any land for lost and lovely
things-sunsets and jeweled nights and
emotions that have been perfectly
beautiful and that just aren't alive any
more? II there isn't, there ought to
be-some heaven where they could 50
on living and forever fulfilling their
loneliness This is not a personal sor-
row. and yet | ache with it. As sit
here in my old maids corner ! am as
Tranquil as if | had realized matri-
mony: am busy and happy and just
us much alive as most Of my married
friends. OF course they pity me; they
feel as IL life had, passed me by, and.
in way, it has. but | am infinitely
sorrier for them. for they have lost
something that never had, and most
of them don't even know that they
have lost it. That's the real tragedy
Of it. Doesn't anything ever last: Or
were Francesca and Juliet etcrnally
happy because they could die-and
keen their dreams? ! wondcr!-At-
| Lar In
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05

A HARD EARTH BoAD IN NORTH CAROLINA.
out has not only lost practically all
power of sustaining weight Of traffic,
but also is in an ideal condition for
taking up or absorbing still more wa
ter and thus forming still more mud.
The spring maintenance of earth roads
requires, therefore. first, preventive
measures, which must be taken the
previous fall or summer, so that the
road will go into winter properly grad
ed. well compacted and with good pro-
visions for drainage, and. secondly,
timely, continuous, systematic and In
telligent attention throughout the win
tel and spring.
1t is true that the only sensible and
really economical thing to do with
earth roads on which traffic has reach
ed q certain volume is to hard surface
them. But the larger part of our earth
roads must remain such for a long
time to come. These roads, however,
need not become impossible mud lanes
every winter or spring. A certain
amount Of timely and intelligent at
tention during the late winter and
early spring will yield results COM
mensurate with the cost. We must
also learn that 1t requires as great, II
not greater, skill and experience to
maintain an earth road properly as to
maintain any of the high class pave
ments. The fundamental principles OF
earth road maintenance are few and
not difficult, but to carry out these
principles under the almost infinite
variations of conditions with which
the road man finds himself confronted
requires high degree Of intelligence.
skill and experience.
During the carly part OF the season.
as long as the weather is very rainy or
there is melting snow on the ground. II
will pay to have the road man go over
the road daily to see that the drains
and side bitches do not become clog
ged and to note the need Of any neces-
sary repairs. A few minutes work
with q shovel may prevent serious
| washout or damage which, II not
| promptly checked. might make the
road practically impossible.
The road drag or some other similar
device finds its greatest usefulness dur
ing this season. 1t may be used t
1 good advantage to clear the roadway
Of slush and melting snow and so pre-
! vent this water from soaking into ant
softening the subgrade. To ill ruts
smooth the surface and maintain tht
crown OF the road the drag Is mex-
celled when In the hands Of skfllet
operator An unskilled man may d
fnorc harm than good. Furthermore
the actual condition of the road durin,
this period will depend very largel,
ON the knowledge Of the road man a
to just when to drag. as well as hi
skill in the operation Of the implement
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
A Malianed eird.

Lorg ago the phenomenal power Of
the stomach OF the ostrich was tmmor
tulizea in the idi0m Of all the worlds
great languages. To have the ''stom-
ach OF an ostrich is tho synonym Tor
Incompatible digestive power. the su-
preme flight Of gastric iaudation.
Those omnivorous beings OF the dime
museum who devour hardware In pub
lie for so much FER week are always
down on the bills as t'human Ostriches.
We'll, to make a long story short.
the whole thing from beginning to end
is nature faking. pure and simple. As
4 matter of fact, tho ostrich. II not q
confirmed dyspcptic, has most deli
cate digestion. The largest single en-
try in ostrich mortality records is
acutc Indigestion. The successful feed
ing Of ostriches in captivity requires
constant care. British Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
EARTH ROADS IN KANSAS.
Movement to Surface Them With Dur
able Materials.

Movement to Surface Them With Dur.
able Materials.
That more cities in Kansas have
paved their streets with first class ma
terials during the last five years than
in any other state in the Union is the
assertion OF w. s. Gearhart, state
highway engineer These cities be-
gan their work. says Mr.. Gearhart.
"by paving one or two blocks in the
business districts and extending opera.
lions until in many places practically
all of the streets have been paved.
The most natural, practical and logical
development Of this system will be tie
extension Of these paved highways out
into the country. Indeed. many coun-
ties are making definite plans for such
radiating system Of roads.
During the last five years Kansas
has built and has been maintaining the
finest system Of earth roads In the
world. but about ten months ago the
bottom dropped OUT and the most
important dimension of these high
ways has been their depth. The
weather conditions in 1918 and 1914
were favorable for the maintenance OF
earth roads. and many Kansans began
to think that properly graded earth
roads would answer any purpose.
However. it is now clearly evident
that IL these main roads radiating from
market centers and connecting cities
are to be maintained In the eastern
part OF the state as 385 day highways
It will be necessary to surface then
with more permanent materials thar
| puddled earth.
Eastern Kansas Is especially adapt
| ed to general farming and dairying
and system Of first class highway,
leading to the market centers is one O
the first essentials in the successful
carrying out Of this type Of farming.
"The kind Of road to- construct Il
any locality depends essentially up0l
two things-namely. the kind of sur
facing material available In that com
munity and the kind and amount .
/ traffic for which the road IS bein'
built.
Choosing the type of road for a II
cality should be done by an expert cI
gineer. while the construction Of th
road should be placed under the super
vision of corps Of expert engineer
who have been given the power to 81
results
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
ROADS
in SPRIAGTlME
Drains and Side bitches Should
Be Kept Open.
THE DRAe VERY USEFUL.

Good Drainage Is the Cardinal Essen.
tiai In Maintaining Good Roads DUR
In the Spring-Water Must Be Drain.
cd Away From the Highway, For the
Foundation Must Be Kept Dry In
Any Event.
prepared by Office Of good roads. depart
ment Of agricultural
The cardinal essential in spring main.
tenance Of earth roads. especially those
on heavy soils, is good drainage. So
long as the water can be kept from
penetrating deeply into these roads
they will remain at least fairly pass
able. To accomplish this on average
earth roads, however, Is far from easy
During the early part of this season OF
the year rains are often of long dura.
ton and tend to saturate the soil
Water from melting SHOWS is perhaps
even more penetrating than long con
tinued rains, while alternate freezing
and thawing of the wet surface tend
to increase the porosity Of the soil anf
permit even more ready access Of wa
ter into the foundation.
The chief attention Of the road maj
must therefore be directed toward get
ting and keeping the water away from
the road. So long as the foundation
can be kept dry, even heavy frcez,
followed by a rapid thaw will do littl,
or no real damage to the road surface
A dry soil does not heave. The foun
dation will thus still be solid, ant
the road will be able to sustain th
traffic without serious rutting. On til
other hand, a saturated soil expand
greatly on freezing and when it thaw
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Ahead O.; the Times.

"The trouble with my 10y Josh IL
that he's always ahead Of the times,
remarked Farmer Corntossel.
"What has he done:"
"Went to town to see about post
ton. He found a strike in prearesss
and joined the strike before lie got the
Job. Washington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Paved Roads For Iowa.

The Greater Iowa association. says
tile Farm and Eireside, Is out for .
program calling for the building Of
1900 miles OF paved roads at cost
Of $4,000 mile, or 10000, 600 in all.
Iowa is roughly 200 by 800 miles In
size Therefore the most that could
he hoped for would be the equivalent
OF three east and west roads and FIVE
north and south. The average farm
would be twenty-five miles from one
Of these bOulevards. This seems some
distance when the $2O.OOO.OOO is con
sidered.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Our VANISHING Forests.

The ak and the saw are insanelF
busy, chips are flying thick as snow
fakes, and every season thousands Of
acres Of priceless forests, with their
underbrush, soils, springs, climate.
scenery and religion, are vanishing
away in clouds of smoke--John Muir.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Last q New Jersey. Toll Roado..

The last Of the New Jersey toll roads
passed out Of existence recently when
the board OF freeholders Of Bergen
county took over the Bergen turnpike
The Public Service corporation Of New
Jersey. which operates trolley line on
the turnpike. agreed to take care Of ths
bonded Indebtedness OF the road.
amounting to $1.OOO.OOO The road
was built by private subscription IL
faOo There were four tollgates ON II.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Once Ri:ten, ETC

"Why did that brilliant woman mar
ry such stupid MANI
Because her first husband WAS Il
genius. Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Preferred Fare.

''What is the favorite fare of Wall
street bulls and bears:'
Supposed to be lamb chops. - Raiti-
more American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05
Country Produce

Those residing in the Plain Dealing
trade territory should bring their ssoun-
trv Produce to me. will buy your
Poultry. Eggs, Butter, ETC., and snouid
Won bring in any product OF the farm
cannot handle / will cheerfnlly help you
dispose OF il. Fair prices and open
dealing is ride with me for expanding
trade. Come in and see me.
w. r. LovELADY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-05

Nature knows no pause iii progress
sn1 Development ard attaches hss
curse on all inae.ion.- Goethe.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01

LONESOMENESS BREI
did not realize I had been so long
out Of the world, little book, until l
heard those men talk. Neither did l
realize that men have many inter
ests which women do not enter at all
and in which men do not want them
to enter.
Do you know, little book, some
times I feel men get tired Of us? l
think Jim voiced the whole sex yes
terday when he laughingly intimated
that a man - every man - at times
wants ito flock by himself or only
with his kind"
During the three days the men
were over here they focked by them
selves. We-MoIlie, Eiene and I
saw even our husbands only Occa-
sionally Of course, Jim and Pat and
Tim came around once in while for
a few moments, but one could see
their minds were completely taken
up with the business at hand. What
they were engaged in doing was the
nomination of a man to do man'sC
work - women under the circum-
stances would only mess things up.
Little book, I sometimes think
down in most mems hearts their
greatest objection to wOmen's suf-
fTage is the fear that they will always
have to have women around.
Eve haven't been able to keep
women out of the saloon" walled a
politician to Jim the other day, and
he told us in great glee. eve have
them mixed up in our business and
our pleasures. If we can't keep them
out of politics, where will we go to
throw off the yoke of morality and
decency?"
Wasn't that IoveIy?" was Jim's
laughing comment.
"Just the same" said MoIlie stout
ly, you men have got to accept us
graciOusIy if you will, but accept US
you must in all the affairs of life"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01


missing feminist, of which suffrage is
only a part"
81 didn't and don't know anything
about it" said Jim meekly. Are you
other girls suffragists?" he asked,
turning to Eliene and me.
81 am president of the Twelfth
Ward WOman's Suffrage society"
said Ehene quietly, and Margie was
the one who first taught MOllie and
me feminist principles. And you just
look lively, Jimmy, for all of us are
going to work like beavers for Har-
rvs election"
well, perhaps it is just as well
didn't marry one of you after all"
said Jim as he lodged a book thrown
at him by Mollie.
"Of cOUrseNit is, JIM" I told him
laughingly, for you know we all love
your deal stupid self so much we'd
hate any one of us upon whom you
centered your young affections.
That sent Jim off on a new tack.
81 had birthday last week and not
one of you remembered it but Donna
Tenny."
Wei, you see" said Molly mis-
chievously, Donna is a widow and
it is part of her business to shower
these little attentions on all single
men,"
We'll, she wrote me a beautiful
letter and hoped was not feeling as
old as l looked, or words to that eff
feet"
"She didn't do any such thing, Jim
Bdie," said Indignantly, ''for know
Donna would not say a thing like
that, even if she thought it, any more
than / would"
AS soon as had spoken knew /,
had made a mistake, for, little book.
poor old Jim is looking rather old.
He is developing a little round ''tum-
my and a little round bald spot on
the top of his head, but he is a dear
just the same and dances as lightly
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-02-22
Southwest Divide

Clyde, the four-month old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Thompson,
died Tuesday noon OF pneumonia.
Burial took place Wednesday.
Ted Niebeck left Monday for a
visit in Iowa.
Geo. Clark's father is visiting
here from the Dakotas.
Mr.. Sam Whcatly was in Jules
burg Monday.
A new coal house is being built
at the school house in district no.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13
School Board Proceedings.
AN ORDINANCE.


Organising and creating School District
Number Four of ST. Mary Parish,
Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the st.
! Nary Parish School Board Of the Par
hh Of st. Mary, Louisiana, That the
ritorisl limits Of School District
= )nber Fonr, of the Parish of St.
10y, louisiana, shall embrace and
consist OF Wards One. Two. Three,
loar, Five, Six, Seven and Eight Of
ae Parish of st. Mary, louisiana
THIS being all the territory embraced
hthe Parish of 81. Mary, Louisiana,
nd the boundaries being the boundaries
o. the Parish Of st. Mary, State OF
louisiana.
esc T. Be it further ordained, etc.,
IhN y thus constituted said School
untrlct Number Four shall have ali the
nght aad powers granted the satne IN
e@ ne Constitution and laws of the
See Of Louisiana.
1he1ote on the above ordinance
M % follows: Yeas: William
gardener, Sidney Bonvillain, J
Z. AcCardell, G. A. Aycock. John
Clausen. William Folse. II. l.
tolley. F. D. Winchester, Richard
sepper, J. D Enrich.
Nays: None.
Absent and not voting: w. T
Petermsn.
Ysaa: 10.
Nays: None.
Aosent and not voting: /.
The following ordinAuce was in
u0ooced by Mr.. F d. Winchester,
eeeeded by Mr.. Wm. FoIse, and
unanimously carried,
=, AN ORDINANCE
WSellng special election To be held in
ecoool District No Four, in the Par
ssn OF st. Mary, LOUISIANA, for The
MIpoee OF submitting to the qualified
! asc9ors Ut the said schpo. dlstucl the
yssti0n Of the levy Of sprciai tax
y y 0ns and onehaf mills, Is UOI4l lut
~ purpose ot provlilng adoItioual
sM to the public schools of the said
school district.
osCrfoS l. BE it ordained by tue
aefy Parish School Board, OF 81.
Is.y Parish, Louisiana, That 4 special
100 Oe, and Is hereby, ordered to
~ Islo IN School District No. Four, in
- r,snsh ,,nsh OF st. Mary, Louisiana, on
-. .s.n DAY of November, 1917, for the
s,.pse sMpose OF submitting to the qualified
ss,Se 'ole OF the saiu school district en-
y. 49, % vote therea,, the question of
Snesy OF speciaJ tax Of Que and one
eLil' lsOO.I! On the dollar OF ali
t 10 the saiu school distict sue
0 State taxation, for PERIOD of
the proceeds OF the SAID tax
seed in giving additional aid TO
gseils schools Of tbe said school
=. Be il further ordained etc.
.s.s.. ss .as ballots to DC used at the said
isss oe s Shall be prepared ay the secre.
hi !oe Parish School Board and
~ y sas following form;
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13

CHAo. fECoT. Sheriff
sheriff : 0fice, Parish q s.. Nary In
september u 1877,