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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
How TO Make a Service Elan.

Perhaps it Is due to the familiar pic
ture Of Betsy Ross with the first Amer
lean flag spread ont upon her lap and
George Washington and two OF his
friends looking on that gives us such a
bias to the handmade flag, but never
theless. a sentiment attaches to II that
belongs TO no machine-made produc-
ton. Very properly, we should feel
about u service flag in this way. An
12x12-inch service flag may be made
from n and a third yards of four-inch
wide red ribbon, ten inches Of white
ribbon and enough blue TO form the
stars to which you are entitled. Cut
the red ribbon into four pieces, two OF
IS inches length and the other two so
that they finish off four and a half
inches, allowing for seams. Sew these
strips together, inserting the white
piece for the field. Then applique a
blue star, or embroider II, according to
desire. The white field win be varied
In size In accordance with the mum.
Der Of stars used
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
Raising Goats in Honolulu.

The island of Kahoolawe is to be de-
voted to lowering the cost Of living-if
production of 10000 goats for market
ing will do It.. The board of agrlcul-
ture and forestry has authorized Chair
mar Arthur Fl. Rice to confer with the
governor and land commissioner on a
plan to withdraw the island from the
forest reserve and offer 1t for lease,
This has been done and Chairman Rice
has placed in the hands of Deputy At
torney General Smith the duty OF
drawing up the necessary papers. Ka-
ho0lawe now produces goats and sand.
1t is believed that thousands of goats
Of marketable quality can be exported
from the island and a chance is to be
given for some enterprising raneher
to become the goat king Of the -terri-
tory.--Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
SAC Proteets Var eardena.

The supreme judicial court Of Mas.
sachusetts held, In the case of Com.
monwealth vs.. Gallata, that where a
landlord terminated a tenancy at will
Of city lots, the tenant was entitled to
growing crops as against the landlord
and a subsequent lessee with knowl.
edge Of the first tenancy.
The court said: ''The general prln.
eiple Is that where a person is in pos.
session Of land under a title that MAY
be determined by an uncertain event
not within his control. IL is essential
to the interests Of agriculture that
such a termination OF his lease shall
prevent him reaplng what he has
sown and we see no reason why a
tenant should be denied the right TO
by the act OF the land.
lord where the crop is raised on a
city lot rather than on a farm"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
New Name for EN-,

The head of an East end household
had no OOner arrived at home the
other evening than he was sent forth
with to see "what in the world" was
the matter with the furnace. His
derby hat encountered the top of the
door leading into the basement, with
the result hat the hat received a good.
sized "stove" In the front.
As he emerged from the basement
after a tussle with the offending heat.
ing plant he was met with a shout Of
laughter by the ~six-year-old heir to the
family fortune.
Gee, motherr exclaimed the boy.
Look Dads got a dlmple In his
hat"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRA.
TION FOR PRIMARY ELECTION
in ALL PRECINCTS IN HUM
BOLDT COUNTY, STATE OF Ne
VADA.

Notice is hereby given that regis
tration for the Primary Election to be
1eld ON September 3, 1918. will close
on Tuesday, the 18th day of August.
1918.
Electors may register for the ensu-
ing election by appearing before the
county Clerk at his office or by ap-
pearing before a Deputy Registrar in
he tanner provided by law.
All electors in order to vote at this
election must have been registered
IN or after June LIST of this year.
]. w. DAVEY,
County Clerk.
Date of first publication, July II. 1918.
Date of last publication, Aug. II. 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
AT HOME WITH YOUR FRIENDS

you can spend a pleasant evening
without much expense. when you en-
terrain them with a bottle of our
delicious Ginger Ale, Bottled Beer.
or any of the high-grade Mineral
Waters or Soft brings bottled by us.
Keep a ease Of the fine Bottled Goods
in the house by ordering from
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
An Education.

did you manage TO give your boy
much schooling?"
"Finest possible" rejoined Farmer
Corntossel. "Josh Joined the army and
- being educated abroad"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
ISIgnedl sEYMOUR CASE.

State Engineer.
Date of first publication. July IL, 1918.
Date of last publication, Aug. l, 1918.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-23
Application No. 5138
J0TICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA

Notice is hereby given that on the
5th day of July, 1918, in accordance
nth Section 50, Chapter $40. of the
jtatutes of 1913, Thomas Sutton, ". j.
.oring and L. A. Friedman, of Mill
.ity. County of Humboldt, and State
# Nevada, made application to the
state Engineer of Nevada for permits
ion to appropriate the public waters
# the State of Nevada. Such appro-
)riation is to be made from a well
n the valley of the Humboldt River,
or the underground waters Of the
humboldt River Valley, at a point in
ne SEA of NWH, Sec. 80, T. "a NJ,
:. IS +, NJ. d. B. & NJ, by means of
jumping plant, and two cubic feet
er second is to be conveyed to SEH,
VIZ, Sec. SO, T. 81 n. r. IS f., SEA.
VIZ, NEH, SWA, Sec. 35, SEA, Sc
Sec. 27. T. "a ~, r. "a t., NJ. d. B.
& NJ, by means of pipe line, and there
used for mining and domestic pur-
poses. Water not to be returned to
stream.
(Signed) SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer.
of first publication, July IL, 1918.
Date of last publication. Aug. /. 1918
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
IT'S THE SAME OLD WORLD
Letters of Deserted Wife to Husband,
Written 1000 Years Ago, Unearthed
in Ancient Ruins.

A wife's letter 1000 years old was
uncarthed recently in the ruins OF the
Serapoum. the temple of Memphis. the
great city of ancient Egypt. The letter
was written by Isias to her husband,
HephaestiOn, who had deserted her.
There were two letters, In fact, the
first bearing date equivalent to July
"a, 100 B. C. In them the wife re-
proaches her husband for neglect OF
his family and, what is particularly
interesting at the present time, she
complains of the high cost of living.
Here ara some extracts from the
first letter: 'Isias to Hcphaestion, her
husband. Greetings-f you are well
and other things are turning out with
vow according to your wishes, it would
be as I perpetually pray the gods. I
myself am in good health, and the child
and all in the house make mention of
you continually. When I received
your letter from Horus, in which you
explained that you were in retreat in
the Serapoum at Memphis, imme-
diately gave thanks to the gods that
you were well. But that you do not
return distresses me. For having pi-
loted myself and your child through
such a crisis and having come to the
last extremity because of the high cost
of corn, and thinking that your return
would bring me relief, you have never
even thought of returning or spared q
hook for my helpless state"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
SEEK CURE OF ELECTR0LYSlS
System to Prevent Damage to
Metal Structures.

The damage done annually to under
ground pipes, cables and other metal
structures in this country by electroly-
sis amounts to many millions of dOl
lars. There are very few water, gas
or lead cable systems that are not
more or less subject at some points to
electrolytic damage from stray cur
rents. Moreover, the loss does not
consist merely In the shortening Of
the life of such structures; electroly-
tic damage is one of the causes Of the
leakage Of water and gas from distrib-
utiOn systems. The failure of such
systems on account of electrolytic ac-
ton may also involve various dangers
to the life and health Of human beings.
According to the bureau of standards
more than Is separate and distinct
methods Of dealing with the electroly-
sis problem have been proposed and
experimental with from time to time.
Some of these methods are useless, or
even harmful. The bureau Of stand
ards has been studying the subject OF
electrolysis mitigation for the last six
years, and has aided in installing COM
plete mitigative systems in several
cities. The bureau makes somewhat
detailed tests in each Of these places
about once a year to make sure that
the protective systems are being prop
erly maintained. An extended series
of experiments has recently been un-
tlertaken. in the city of Springfield,
Mass, with the so-called three wire
system of electric railway operation !;
system which offers considerable
promise for the mitigation of electroly-
sis troubles under certain conditions
freOuentlv met with in cities
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Benton High School.

The pupils of Benton High School
are looking forward with a great deal
Of pleasure to basket ball game to lie
played between their team and the
Plain Dealing team Friday afternoon
at 3 30 O'Clock on the Benton basket
ball court. As the game is to be play
ed for the benefit of the Junior Red
Cross in both schools, every one, In
Guiding players and all. is cordially In
vited to come and bring dime. which
will be the price Of admission to be
charged.
Some of the pupils have been very
energetic in their sales of war-savings
and thrift stamps during the past two
months. Those so engaged We're: Cir
oud Burt, who sold S1O233 worth:
Alvin FortsOn, who sold about $40
worth, and Ruth Smith, who sold
$147.0 worth.
The members Of the Caesar and Cic-
ero classes have finished all the re-
quired reading for this term. The
Caesar class, however, is doing work In
construction and analysis, while the
Cicero class IL very much interested
in translating 'Iincoln's Gettysburg
Speech" into Latin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
WHERE RATS ARE PROTECTED
In Copper Mines Of Michigan Rodents
Are Regarded as Preventors, Not
Carriers, Of Disease.

There are few places In the world
where rats are well thought OF, but In
the copper mines Of Michigan there ro-
dents, SO universally despised, and
causing so much danger to health and
damage to property everywhere else,
are regarded differently. In the shafts
of the copper mines hurdreds OF feet
below the surface dwells species Of
rat that never sees the, light Of day
and is held in high appreciation by
the miners. It is because these under
ground rodents are valuable to sanita-
tion, preventers rather than carriers
Of disease. They indulge in no depre-
dations for the reason they exist with
In rockbound walls inclosing nothing
possible for animals such as they de-
StrOy. NJ
The rats are the scavengers OF the
mines. They keep the workings clear
Of refuse. They are protected by the
men; are often fed from dinner pals
and have become SO accustomed to
the miners that they frisk about the
workers wholly unafraid, secure in the
apparent realization that, while else
where they are hunted and slain as
enemies Of mankind, underground they
are treated as allies and are immune
from harm.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Happiness.

The true happiness Is Of retired
nature, and an enemy to pomp and
noise; it arises. in the first place, from
the enjoyment Of ones self and in the
next, from the friendship and conver-
sation of a few select companions; 1t
loves shade and solitude, and naturally
haunts groves and fountains, fields and
meadows; In short, it feels everything
1t wants within itself, and receives no
addition from the multitudes of wit
nesses and spectators. On the con-
trary. false happiness loves to be in a
crowd, and to draw the eyes of the
world upon her. She does not receive
satisfaction from the applauses which
she gives herself, but from the admi-
ration which she raises in others. She
flourishes in courts and palaces, thea
ters and assemblies, and has no exist
ence but when she is looked upon
Addison.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
METHODS USED BY pres VARY
Pickpockets of the Highef Grade Work
in Groups in Places Frequented
by Prosperous Psppis.

AS usual thing, pickpoclsets vary
their methods to suit circumstances.
Only the low-grade dips Work in pairs.
These are the men WHO operate on
street cars, elevated stations, plat
forms, and similar places where they
will find crowds of pushed people and
have opportunity to escape II detected.
One of the pair shoulders victim
roughly while the other does the work
and makes a getaway, says the Bo-
hemian. Arrests are freqtent, but con-
victions rare, because the man cap
tured seldom has the loot
The higher grade dips also work in
such places. The difference is that
they work in groups and choose times
when prosperous passengers will be in
the majority. During the fashionable
shopping hours and after. the theater
at night are considered harvest times.
Last winter three dips worked a clever
method in Chicago. Garbing them
selves in evening clothes.sthey mingled
in fashionable crowds In big cafes.
theater exits, and railway stations.
One of the party was always hopeless
" drunk and the others, apparently
acting the part Of Samaritans. were
hard-pnt, trying to keep him on his
feet. With all their care, however, he
would stumble occasionally and fall
into groups of ladies and gentlemen
Invariably the sober companions had
apOlogized and taken the charge away
before anyone discovered the loss Of
valuableS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
PARISH LOUISIANA THURSDAY,

Shreveport with her mother. She il
well known to many of the Banners
readers and claims scores of them as
friends and admirers. 1t il with pleas
ure that the writer extends his best
wishes and reproduces the following
report of the wedding. which appeared
in recent issue of the ShrcrcpOrt
Journal:
'The marriage of Mrs. AZile Swami
Holmes. the only daughter of Mrs.
Swami, of Swannhaven. to Mr.. William
II. Wagner. was impreSsively and
beautifully celebrated Thursday after
noon ut five O'Clock. ut the Central
Christian Church. the Rev. Mr.. Roy l..
Brown officiating. in the presence Of
the immediate family connection and a
few close friends.
The altar was banked with ferns
and palms and Easter lilies filled great
baskets. lifting high their snowy chal-
ices. Hall cathedral candles filled
many branched candelabra.
Mrs Swami gave her daughter in
marriage. The bride. who is Il strik-
ingly handsome young woman. was
elegantly gowned i'll midnight blue
serge. Il Jenny model. and her hat was
Il nOdish spring model i'll beige straw.
| with motifs Of French officers blue !:
her shoes and gloves We're Of beige
color and her cOrsage bouquet was Of
pink Mignon roses, shOwered with pink
sweet peas
Mrs. Swami was elegantly gOwnel
in beige colOred satin and GeOrgette
Grape. with effective touches Of jet
the dernier cri Of fashion: her hat
was III the same tones. with clusters
Of fruit and flowers, and her cOrsage
bouquet of Aaron Ward roses, III theil
yellow golden tints. was in exquisite
harmony.
MFR. and Mrs. Wagner left ut once
for a wedding journey to New Orleans
and upon their return will be al
Hotel Youree.
The wedding is one Of great sOcia
import The bride Is charming ani
very popular and is Of distinguished
lineage. Oh the maternal side. of 1
prominent old Louisiana family. ant
on the paterllal side. of splendid ole
Virginia ancestry: her mother. Mrs
Swami. of Swannhaven, il Il prOnnineil
member Of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. Daughters of the Con
federacy and the Colonial DANES o
America resident in Louisiana, and OF
| humorous t,cc,lSiOlS has bpp1 ctOSpl
to represent these patriotic societies II
conventions and assemblies.
. Mr. Wagner is one of Shreveport
splendid citizens. president of the Al
Club. and well and prominently know
iii business and social circles through
out the state.
MIR. and Mrs. Wagner's man
friends are overwhelming them wit
! congratulations.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Pure Kaolin Is Rare.

Pure kaolin or China clay is rare.
It is mined in parts of Alabama. Del
aware, Georgia, Massachusetts,, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Caro-
lima, Florida, Missouri. Tennessee and
several other states. There are work.
able deposits of fireclays in Is states,
important deposits being in western
Pennsylvania, in the coal-lnining reg
ion of Ohio, in a belt across New Jer-
sey from Perth Amboy to Trenton, in
parts of Maryland. Missouri, Alabama
and Colorado. Ball clay is mined in
New Jersey, Kentucky, Missouri, Colo
RADIO and Florida. Brick clay of good
quality is found in nearly every state
in the Union. A very plastic clay,
known as gumbO, Is found In the
Southern states.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Horse Was a Little Slow.

Seagirt would not lie, | know, but
he is drcadfully careless with the
truth. He said that the horse he
hired to go to Glenellen last summer
was so slow that a spider wOve its
web in the wheel. Children came and
made mud pies in the shade of the
buggy. At one point he had an excit-
ing race with a caterpillar. A wom-
an came out and asked him to please
drive a little faster, he was keeping
the sun off her tomatoes. He said the
horse was slower til IN barber he
knows, who is so slow that the whis-
;,crs grow faster than he can shave,
rnd by the time he is through the Gus
homer has full beard.-Exchange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
The Footwear Of Our Daddies.

In these days, when shoes cost 81 or
more an inch, measured up from the
heel, the recollections Of Galloway
county pioneer really are painful. In
a letter to the Missouri Telegraph he
tells what simple matter buying
shoes once was. Those who wanted
shoes lined up with their heels against
a wall and the head of the household,
armed with a bunch of twigs, took
the measurement of each. The twigs
were taken to a merchant, who fitted
the shoe by putting the broken stick
inside it. One farmer objected to pay
ing S14S7 for ten pairs Of shoes, 50
he bought leather and hired a shoe.
maker to make them at grand total
Of $9.15.-Kansas City Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
THE GREAT WAR HAS MADE
ClCARETTES A NECESSITY.

''Our boys must have their smokes.
Send them ciSarettes!" This is .
familiar appeal now to all Of US.
Among those most in demand .
the now famous Toasted" cigarette
LUCKY STRIKE. Thousands of this
favorite brand have been shipped to
France. There is something home
like and friendly to the boys in the
sight Of the familiar green packages
with thu red circle.
This homelile, appetizing quality
of the LUCKY STRIKE cigarette b
largely due to the fact that the Burley
tobacco used in making it has been
toasted. 'tIts toasted" was the $40
gan" that made q great success of
tuCKY STRIKE mriess tsan a YEN.
Now the American Tobacco Co. b
making IS million LUCKY STRIKE
Cigarettes a day.
A good part Of this immense pro-
ductinn d making its way across the
water 10 cheer our boys
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Wafner-Holmes.

A wedding announcement addressed
to Mrs. Scanland and family reads :
: Mrs Matte tiraves SWfnn aniieHiaees'
the marriage of her daughter. .Azile. to
Mr. William Henry Wagner, on Thurs
day, the 18th of March, 1918. Shreve-
port, La"
The young lady in this union is one
Of Bossier's fair daughters. though she
has for some time made her home in
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
The Money Comes Back

Bureau of Publicity, Treasury Department.
The cycle of money invested in Lib
erty Bonds is short and complete. The
people lend the money to the Govern
ment, the Government lends some to
our allies. and our Government and
our allies straightaway spend the
money, or the greater portion Of it,
among the people of the United States.
In some instances the money paid in
by wage earners on one inStallment of
Liberty Bonds is paid by the Govern
ment to their employers, and by their
employers paid back to them in the
way of wages before the next bond
installment is due.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Judge Lynn Watkin. Withdrsws.

The Webster Signal in its last weeks
issue says that Judge L. X. Watkins.
Of AIinden. has withdrawn. or rather.
will not enter the race for Justice of
the Supreme Court. The remaining
candidates are Judge ]. +. Reynolds.
of Arcadia; Attorney 5. I. Herold, OF
Shreveport. and Judge Dawkins, OF
Monroe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tiOnS were as follows:
Ordinary, 2S1S cents.
Good ordinary, 80 cents.
Low middling. 81 y cents.
nIiddling, 33A cents.
Good middling, 81 cents.
Receipts for the day, 276 bales.
Receipts to date. 1861 bales.
Shipments to date. 164,OO1 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Teachers Examination.

The next public examination for
school teachers will be held at the
Court House in Benton on the 10TH,
10th and 18th, and for colored teachers
ut the same place Oh the 18th, 18th and
10Th of this month.
W. ~ FcpTsoN.
Parish Superintendent Of schools.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-04
Church Announcement.
Contributed.

lOutTlDuteU.J
Rev. &. &. Woodbridge. of Plain
Dealing, expects to preach at the Ben
ton Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning and evening. Mr.. Reuben 1.
Glassell, a ruling elder Of the Belcher
Church, has been invited to attend and
present the Campaign for Benevolen-
cess for the current ecclesiastical year.
This is very important, and it is hoped
that there will lie good attendance.