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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-08
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior.
u. s. Land Office, Las Cruces.
N. NJ. February /, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
Mamie Mcfarland (wife). for
herself and other heirs Of Henry
A. Mckinney. deceased, Of Ha-
chita, N. NJ, who. on December
1. 1913, made homestead entry
No. 0904l for wa nwh. VII swh
sec. 1, twp. 33 s.. r. Ia W.. N. NJ.
p. meridian. has filed notice Of
intention to make five-year proof
to establish claim to the land
above described. before George
Edwards. U. S. Commissioner, at
Hachita. N. NJ. on the Goth day
Of March. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses +:
Monte Adams. Milton Jensen,
Don Philips and Roy Cranfll. all
of Hachita. N. NJ.
% John l.. Burnside, Register.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

New York, 81. srpna. - Sve
toznamy tenorista Eprico Caru
SO, Ozenil sc vcera sc slec. Ben
jaminovou, dcerou pravnika "a
ranofniho znalce. Nevesta je o
cvacet let mladsi nezli slavny
zenich, ktery spatril ponejprv
svetlo sveta pred As lety v Mira
ne severni Italii. Pri prvpim
vystoupeni pred % lety v Te-
atre Nuovo v Neapoli neslavne
propadl, ale medal Sc zastrasiti
vystoupil v 1loze Marcela v O.
pefe La Bohema v Teatro Lyri
co We SVEN rodnem meste po-
znovu a dobyl razem 81 uznanf
celeho sveta. Dnes test sc pove-
sti nejlepsiho svetoveho tenori-
sty.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

soudce jiz chteR odejiti, bylo
niu oznameno, ze nejaka stara
zenstina, die vzezreni sluzka,
prosi "a vpusterf do komory -
plakala o volala sveho pana,
Jenz v predchazejfcf vecer do
mi neprisel.
Otevrena starene brana. -
Marketa byla celia bez sebe,
kdyz j povedeno, co Sc udalo
minule noci.
Pan z Vaubernieru vyptaval
Sc il co nejpodrobne.ji ma Sene-
chala. Jeji popis shodovaV Sc CO
nejverneji Sc satem a vzezre-
nim zavrazdeneho, po mem tu
vsak niceho nezbylo, nebot'
mel vse ma sobe kdyz byl VISTA
ven. tax ze tu>nebylo zadne j.
stoty.
Celia zoufala prisla starena
domu, kdez nalezla Andrea
schvacena pejprudsi horeckou
Valentin odesel chvili drf.
We a u ldzka mladika ma smrt
nemocneho nalezali Sc Trompe
let a Trutat, jakoz Lydie, kite
ra DO bytu vrikla a tvrdila, &c
jest jeji povinnosti nemocnemu
svou pomoci prispeti.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

chopil kan markyza reci svou
smefuje..
"Ano," pokracovala marky-
"a. "Komedii vycitek svedomi
litostf, jakaz v srdci vasem u
hostiti Sc pemIze. Pamatuiete
Sc co jste sotva pred hodinou
rekl?"
"Zajiste!"
"Opakoval byste nyni, co jste
sotva pred hodinou mne pove-
del?' pravila Gabriela ma mar
Kyle ostre pohlizejic.
"Prave tax jiste jako re bych
by! st'astnym, kdybych byn u
smrcen rukou te, jiz miluji -
tctiz vast rukou!"
"Dodal jste take, re jest bez
pecneho prostredku vas a Rou-
guina zahubiti - to jest: doji
tt ku statnfmu zastupci a rici
ma: "Vrah Senechaluv jmenu-
je Sc Bontemps a jest to jedna-
tel Rouguindv!" - dojiti do u
mrici komory a tam prohlasiti {:
"Neznama mrtvola jest mrtvo
la Senechalova!" a kdyby do
! sla ku vysetrujicimu soudci a
mu rekla.: 'Senechal a ia jsme
dedici nesmirneho jmeni!" Ne
mluvil jste takto ke mne?"
"Ano to jsem fekl a Wy jste
TAX jednala. Neni-liz pravda,
re jste navstivila soudce? Jsem
tedy ztracer, jak jsem oceka-
val, ale me rozhodnuti je u
cineno!"
Uchopil Sc bambitky.
'NenaleznOu mne ziveho."
Gabriela pokrcila pohrdlive
rameny.
"Komedie = pouha kome-
del" odvetila S potupnym usme
vem. "Chtel jste mne oklamati
Lredstiranou litostir'
"Gabrielo!" zvolal.
MAN toho ddkaz," pokraco
vala. "V tn chvili ,kdy jste mi
radil, abych dosla ku statnimu
zastupci, vedel jste, ze doba pri
hodna k tomu ,abych mohla ia
lobu vznesti jiz minula a ze Sc
nemusite jiz niceho strachova-
IT,"
"Jak tomu mann rozumeti?"
"Jste obratnym hercem -
hral jste ulohu syou znamenite.
"Prosim vas Gabrielle, vysvet
lete mi, co tim snlnite /"
"Vim vse y pravila mar
kyza dIrazem.
ia vsak, Gabrielle, nevim o
nicem."
"Nuze: vrah, jehoz poznani
BY bylo byvalo vasi zasluhou,
ncnaleza Sc vice v rukou spra-
yedlnosti.
Go to pravite?"
"A obet', zjisteni jejiz osob
nosti by bylo privodilo vasi
smrt - mrtvola Senechalova z
umrlci komory zmizela."
"Co to pravite!? Loufard re
uprchl - mrtvola Senechalova
ze zmizela z umrlci komOry?
Jake pax mi to vypravujete tn
bajky?"
Jest to pouha pravda a niko
mu neni lepe znama nez vam!"
! Markyz povstal. Pozoroval
i 20 nekolik okamziku mlcky Ga
brielu - videl, re mluvi prav
du. "Kdo vam prinesE tyto zpra
vy?' tazal sc posleze.
(Pokracuvani.)
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21
KAPITOLA xxx.
Markyz z Argentalu a chot'.

= - 90 SAASOAA q ~4kVk
Trompelet povedel Valenti-
novi to, o Gem jsme prave wy
pravei. Dozvedel Sc toho cd
Markety, niz Sc ma ulici set
kae. Valentin Timed Ease Sc vra
til do palace Argentalova. Pri-
stihrul Gabrielu prave ku wy
chazce pripravenu.
Nechtela markyzovi odpusti
tt; chtela Sc ma mem pomstiti; !;
chtela promluviti o zalezitosti
tG policejnfm prefektem aneb
s vysetfovacim soudcem, kdyz
j tu oznamep Valentin. Ten po
oal j zpravu o vsem, co Sc pri
hodilo. O pet minut pozdeji po
zadala markyze rozmluvu.
Norbert sedel We sve pracov-
ne. Necetl, nepracoval - byl
jen zaduman We sve trudre my
S]enky. Mel ma sobe jeste tyz
Sat, ktery mel, kdyz byl u mar
kyzy, kdez jeho rozhovor s nj
byl Valentinem vyslechnut.
Markyz byl bledy rysy jeho
obliceje byly vsak klidne. Mel
vzezreni cloveka, jenz byl spro
stem velikeho BRINE - cloveka,
jenz pojal rozhodnuti ,ktere Wy
zadovalo tuhych bojd a jenz &c
ka jen prvni prilezitosti, ably Il
mysl ten provesti mohl.
Skrinka S bambitkami stala o
tevrena podle neho. Jedna bam
bitka schazela v skrince leze-
la pred MIN ma stole.
spatfiv Gabgielu, chtel pov-
Statl, nedOStaVafO Sc mu vSak k
tomu silly. ZGstaval zdanlive
klidnym, avsak hluboke pohnu
II Sc no zmocnilo, nebot' oblicej
ieho sc chvel.
Oblicej Gabriely vyznamena
val Sc podivnym vyrazem tvrdo
sti. uSklebku a vyh.dzky. Zu-
stala pred MIN stati.
''Prave jste prede mnou Sc
hral osklivou komedii!" ujala
Sc sIOva.
"Ja?" pravil, aniz by byl po
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21
V&rna laska
aneblBoJ o MlLlONY.
Roman Napsal Julius Mary
Kan Sc tt podel rozum" ma
oominal jej Laguyane.

Po'Il1Ildl JcJ AdguyaUe
ia pemohu - ia nemohu ="
zajektal vrah.
BoBntemps pokusil Sc chu
ri, klesl vsak ma zem, MAZE o.
ci sve neodvratne upreny ma
svou obet'. Byla to ona zahad-
ma sila pritazlivosti, jakouz mr.
tvola ma vraha vykonava.
Tento clovek nemel pred Ii
vymi zadneho strachu, jeho r1
ku obemykala smrtici dyku, a.
piz by Sc byla chvelA - avsak
tato mrtvola zde jej pripravo-
vala veskerou chladnokrev-
most, naplnovala jej hrazou i
zdeSenim.
"Jen zmuzilost!" zvolal La
guyane. "Jep. ku predu!"
ia nemohu! On sc ma mne
Giva!' zavznelo to z chvejicich
rtG druheho.
"Nu, tax tedy ia to mohu u
lelati,' septal Laguyape. "Na
tom nezalezf."
Pokynul Papillonovi ma biz
ku stojicimu. Oba zvedli telo
Senechalovo donesli je do vo-
zu. Pokryly pokryvkou mrtvo-
lu, tax re il nebylo ami dost ma
10 videti.
Bontemps je vravorave nasle
doval. Rouguin opet zaujal sve
mlsto u koni a oba poiciste kra
cell "a vozem. Neblahy prdvod
opustil zasmusilou budovu.
V hloubi dvora lezel nescho-
pen jsa sebou hnouti aneb HES
noutl, hlavu MAZE pritisknutu
ku zdi, ruce otekle naSledkem
rezaciho je provazu a nohy pev
ne stazene, nest astny sluha u
nlrlci komory a vyjevenyma
zrakoma pozoroval, co sc okoio
neho delo, domnival Sc, re sni
a re to- vse bylo jen hroznym
rreludem.
Nyni vsak nebylo obou pre-
vlecenych policejnich strazni-
XII Laguyana a Papilona vice
zapotrebi, ano, byli by Sc mohli
stati nebezpecnymi. Vzdalili Sc
tedy cd povozu, u nehoz pou-
ze kouguln a Boptemps zustali.
Kouguin ved4 povoz stale po
leve strane Sekvany dale.
Nyni bylo videti ma vode kry
tOu gondOlu ku nabrezi pripev
nenou. Nikdo sc ma nj nenale-
Zal. Nalezela RouguipOvi. Po-
voz sc zastavil a Bontemps, kite
ry Zatim mel casu Sc vzpamato-
vati, poodesel cd vozu a rozhli
Eel Sc kolkolem, ably Sc pre-
svedcil, neni-li nikdo ma bliz
ku a neni-li slyseti zadnou po
llcejni hlidku. Oba muzi wall
nyni mrtvolu do pokryvky zao-
balenou snesli il na LODI.
Rouguip. uchopil Sc vessel a
Bontemps vratil Sc ku povozu.
Zatim co povoz veden Bontem
psem, po rabrezi Sekvany dale
jel, mizela LODI, pohanena moe
nym veslovanim Rouguinovym
v Galce unasejic mrtvolu Sene
chalovu, niz Sc toho dne tax
podivna sehrala truchlohra.
O hodinu pozdeji prichazeli
oba policejni straznlcl, kterl vi
deli Rouguina busiti ma branku
umrici komory, pres most. Je-
jich obchIzka schylovala Sc ku
konci straznici chteli sc vratit
ma svou stanici, ale noe byla tax
krasna, re nepospichali. Zasta
viii sc We sve chuzi shlizeli do
lii ma reku, ktera Sc leskla We
svitu mesicnim.
Pojednou doletl k jejich slu-
chu podivnv zvuk. Zdalo Sc
Jim ,jako by slyseli utlumeny
zalobry ston cloveka umirajicl
no a prichazelo to cd umrlci ko
mory.
"Slysel's to-" tazal sc jeden
re straznlku.
"Ano - pocket - bud IT,
chy -
Naslouchai brzo Ease u
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-21

Clhd VAdCd uIIl1lCl hOlIIOly
byla uzavrena, rovnez tax okna
pokoje vykazaneho sluhdm. u
vnitr byla vsude tina, nebot' La
guyane shaspul svetlo. Kraceji
ce podel mrizovi, ably mohli do
nadvori nahtednouti, spozorova
Ii, ze mrlzova branka jest jen
privrena. Vesli dovnitr.
z pocatku nevideli mic pode
zfeleho, avsak opetne zastena
nj privedlo je do tmaveho kou
ta nadvori, kde vrazili ma ne
hybne telo. Poznali sluhu a ry-
chile sprostili jej pout. Kdyz Sc
tax dalece yzpamatoval, ably
mohl povstati a mluviti, vypra-
vel jim, co byl videl.
Straznici Timed pospisili ma
! stanici a podali tom zpravu.
Loupez spachana okolo pGlno-
ci a v tuto chvili odbijela ma
vezi notre-damske druha hodi-
ma ranni. Bylo by tudiz byvalo
zbytecno pronasledovati nyni
povoz, nebot' zlocinci nell pred
skok dvou hodin a jiste jiz dav
no Sc nalezali v bezpeci.
Spokojepp Sc nyni tim, re po-
dana tom zprava policejnimu
komisarstvi dotycne ctvrti NEST
ske patrano po blizsim popisu
lupicu koni. Tajni byli posla
nj ku vsem branam mestskym,
vse to ale bylo marnou mama
hou.
Pafiz procitla - rozednilo
sc - slunce vysvitilo v cele sve
4etni krase.
Hodinu co hodinu dochazely
ma ustredni policejni stanici
zpravy tOho zneni, re Sc u
bran neukazalo mic podezrele-
no, re povoz takoyy zadnou bra
nou neprojel a re vsechno pa
trani zustalo bezvysledne.
Tyto udalosti,- jez 'jsnie zde
obslrne vylicily, sbehly Sc pru
! hehem dvou dnl.
Diva dny postaciby Rouguino
vi ku zniceni Andrea Senecho-
la - vedel o mem, re umira -
a k zavrazdeni otce Senechala.
10 bylo v den sedmnacteho Ger
vence. V den osmnacteho, tudiz
V den hned ma to nasledujici,
vyrval Rouguin sveho spoluvi-
nlka Loufarda rukou policie a
v teze noci odstranena mrtvola
Scnechalova z umrlci komory.
Den a dive noci byly tudz uply
nuy cd zavrazdeni Senechalo
va. Vecerni listy pocali psati o
Ldalosti ma mostu asniereskem
kde Bontemps do vody skocil.
Tyto zpravy vzbudily pozornost
najemnika v ulici Blueu a ii po
dali tom zpravu stare hospo
dine Markete. V ten vecer vSak
jiz bylo pozde ku navsteve u
mrlci komory, nebot' kdyz tam
stara hospodyne prisla, nalezla
ustav jiz zavreny. Marketa ma
vratila sc domu, zamySlejic opa
hovati v druhy den svou navste
va.
Popis mrtveho, jak v casopi-
sech podan, souhlasil Sc zevnej
skem Senechalovym a pismena
s Dyla zacatecni pismenou je-
no jnlena.
Starena mela neurcite jakesi
tuseni, ze tam sveho pana nalez
ne "Nestestl neprichazi nikdy
osamele!" namlouvala 81.
Druheho dine sla opet do u
mrlci komory. Ia vsak byla je-
Ste uzavrena vzdor tomu, re
nlela jiz pred hodinou byti otev
rera. Velky dav lidi stal ma mo
ste a obklopoval tajuplnou bu-
dovu. Zprava, ze odtud byla cd
cizena mrtvola prilakala sem
mnoho zvedavch. Jeste nikdy
nespachan zlocin tax tajuplny
a kazdy jen hltal casopisy, kite
re Sc tom rozepsaly.
Policeji president byl vekmi
rozcileny. Zalezitosti tou pove
renV sOudce vvSetrovaci non p
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-10
Bossier Boy Weds In Texas.

MI. Andrew Mckinney. well known
to NEST of the residents Of Ward Five.
has written the Banner to report the
maj rage OF friend. also from this
parish. AS a fOotIOte he adds I" There
are some fine bucks down here. You
fellows should come down and la. /,
few of them" Not few of the BAH
ner's readers will feel an interest in
that report as we'll as that of the mar
riage. which follows:
On December 22d last MIR. +. IL
Gleason and Miss Nelnm Warren were
united in marriage. Mr. Gleason is !,
RoSsier hoy and formerly held posi-
ton at Alden Bridge and later ut No
bic. where he held Il position with the
FrOst-JOhnSon Lumber Company. as at
the former place. He has Il host OF
friends in RoSSier Parish. as well as
here, and everywhere he has lived. He
holds Il responsible position here with
the FroSt-JohnSOn Lumber Company OF
Texas The bride is one of East Tex.
as fair daughters. She is greatly adj
lnired and has wide circle of friends
and many there are who will join i'll
wishing them long and happy life
Am sure the people there at home will
join us in the same wish for Them
NacogdocheS. Texas. Jan. {. 1918.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-10
Irrigation Suggested.

Written for the Banner.
Since the levees have Eecn luilt
along the river. preventing the hayous
from filling with water and deepening
the channel of the river. the water has
sunk in depth under the broad acres
of the valley. thereby cutting off the
moisture from the roots of plants and
lessenins the productivity of the soil.
The iuea has come to the writer that
if wells (possihly driven wells would
SUFFICE for supplying the water by
using gasoline engines to pump it into
reservoirs for irrigation purposes. sup
plying the moisture necessary and adj
ding the iron of the soil that has been
depleted by long years of no food
waters to supply the same. One en-
CINE would pump Il fill probably from
ten to twenty reservoirs. from which
tue water could be run into the lalkS
between the rows of the plants. and
Increase the production from 100 to
$50 Fer cent per year. which would be
large profit on the cost necessary to
Ering about the result
Cotton, corn and all market vegeta-
bles in abundance could he raised, and
make two blades of grass grow where
only one grew before"
Try it. some reader of this article,
on Il small scale. and, if il success. then
increase your project until you make
your broad acres bloom as a rose in
the mlmy days of June and increase
your ability to help win the war
against Germany and relieve the wild
ows and suffering orphan children
from distress and want.
If the idea proves success the
writer will feel amply repaid for this
effort to help remove the poor appear
ahce of the cotton growth in the Red
River Valley and do his bit toward
lettering all concerned.
Alfalfa could be planted upon the
most depleted lands and horses. cattle
aud hogs could he raised at IL large
l.rofit to the owner and prove the key
to unlock the pandora box and fill the
horn Of plenty.
No remuneration is desired, but I
subscribe myself well wisher for all
BosSier and Caddo planters.
OLD TIMER.
Benton, La. Dec. -. 1917.
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any person desiring to claim deferred
cldssi fcdtioR by either Local W District
Board on any gr0Rnd in respect OF any reg
istrdnt designated herein may, trithin seren
days from the date hereof, and not later,
submit such claim to this Loodl Board, Gc-
companied by such aDdarH eridence as
such person may desire to hare considered.
Such claims either by IL registrant or by
another in respect of any registrant may be
submitted either by entering the same in
the place provided on the first sheet of the
rcgistrant's QUESTIONABLE or by submitting
such claim TO this board on duplicate OF
such first sheet tForm 1OO1-Al. If 1t is de-
sired to submit affidavit evidence in support
of such claim and in addition to the evil
dcncc contained in the registrants ques-
tionnairc. such affidavits must BE- prepared
on paper of the same size as the question
nairc, and should be responsive to the ques-
lions asked the registrant respecting the
ground of such claim in the pertinent di-
vision of the QUESTIONABLE.
Section of the Selective Service Regula-
lions provides:
The process of examination and selection
of registrants, under these rules and regu-
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in the Offices of Local Boards on Form 1902,
and by mailing IL QUESTIONABLE form 1901 }
to every rcgistrant included within such
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hereof: and notice of every subsequent ac-
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Whenever duty is to be performed or !,
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any duty is to b" performed by amy such
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An Investment In Lives.

Mrs. Alice Mai Wilkinson, Of Shreve-
port. Chairman for Louisiana Of the
National \. W. G. A.. has forwarded
the Banner the following additional
communication for publication:
On October 3D. the President Of the
Young Women'S Christian Association
sent out to the Women's War Work
Council the following telegram:
Increased immediate needs for
women and girls in war zones in Amer
lea and Europe call for much larger
expenditure by Association War Coun-
Gil. National Board votes to-day to in
crease fund to S3.5OO.OO0,OOO. This
action recommended by War Council
Executive October 9th. We count Your
understanding of this need and ask
Your cooperation in securing budget.
Will send headquarters secretaries fol-
lowing meeting of War Council
The budget adopted by the War
Work Council, and estimated to cover
expenditures of the National Board of
the Y. Nj. q. A. to June Both Of this
year. carries the sum of four million
dollars and embraces the following
items:
l. Hostess houses requested.
,. Emergency housing for the employed
girls tpossibly ten centcrs,..
;. WCri in other countries.
I. Increased staff
Headquarters War Work.
Industrial ccnters tten possibly.
| tIostcss houses and other centcrs
Recreation and girls workers local
associations.
Travelling expenses.
,. Foreign community work.
g. National Board
Z. Junior War Council. patriotic league
s. Publicity.
y. Bureau of Social Morality Speakers.
10. Work in colored communities affected
by the war.
IL. Emergency and miscellaneous.
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Emma Dots.

Monday. Jan. THE farmers are
taking advantage of the clear, cold
weather by killing their fat hogs. Hams
and sausage are taking the day.
Mr. w. +. Foster was avisitor to
Sarepta the past Saturday.
MessrS. \. J. Logan and l. +. Cole
are Oh the sick list this week.
Mr. j. G. Thomas is spending IL day
or two i'll HO>Ston with relatives.
Misses Ruhie Lee and Myrtle Giles
arc spending Il few days at the home
of Mr.. J. NJ. Cole.
Mr.. w. {. Coyle'S store is almost
completed and he will move there in a
very short time. Mr.. Coyle is also
postmaster at Sarepta-
Everything points to Il prosperous
new year and another bumper crol,
That's our plan to help whip the kai
SER so lets all pull together.
Why are we not giving as much at
tention to tile formation of the propos
cd telephone system as we are to the
dances and other good-for-notlings! II
is high time we were getting LuSy about
this matter if we ever expect Emma tC
amount to anything. GOOD EYE.
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m
! W!S.S
war SAVINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT

without any cost to them for his SER
vices.
How many income tax payers will
there he in RoSSier Parish! If you can
guess how many married persons living
with wife or husband will have net i'll
comes of $1,000. or over. and how many
unmarried persons will have net in
comes of $1,000. or over. for last year,
then you know. Collector Fauntleroy
estimates that there will be $50 tax
payers in this parish.
Returns of income for the year 1917
must be made OH forms provided for
the purpose before March 1St. Because
Il good many people don't understand
the law and won't know how to make
out their returns. the Government is
sending in this expert to do it for them
But the duty is Oil the taxpayer to
make himself known to the Govern.
ment. If he doesn't make returns as
required before March LIST lie may have
to pay penalty ranging from $40 t.
$1,000. pay Il fine or 20 to Jail. So il
going to Jail, you had better call on the
income tax man. If you are not sure
about being subject to the tax, YOU haG
better ask him and make sure. Whether
YOU see the income tax man OF not. yot
must make return if.Subject to tax.
OF course, all persons affected are
expected to see the income tax man al
the most convenient place for them t.
20. whether they are residents, Of Other
parishes or not.
Collector FauntlerOy suggests tina
all begin figuring up now their income
and expenses so as to lie ready will
the figures when the expert arrives
Expenses. however, don't mean family
expenses, money used to pay off til,
PRINCIPAL Of debt, for new machinery
buildings. or anything like that. The,
mean what you spend in making YOU
money-intereSt. taxes paid. hired help
! amount paid for goods sold. seed. stool
bought for feeding, rent Except fol
dwelling). etc. Income includes about
| every dollar YOU get.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Dixie D0lnfs.

Tuesday. Jan. S.-t'rey Stinson. jr.
left Yesterday for Baton Rouge. where
he will probably attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Haygood and their
daughter. Edna v. were visitors Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Ogilvie.
Mrs. DR.. Baker who has been i'll for
ten days. was taken to Il Shreveport
S:lnitarium for treatment yesterday.
Miss Matte Dickson. who is attend
ing college ut Sweetbriar. Va. writes
of happy Christmas spent in Lynch
burg with relatives.
Mrs. Theresa Ogilvie. of Benton. ac-
companied by her daughter, Pattie. and
little son, William, spent week in
Dixie with relatives and friends.
Miss Carrie Wyche. who is spending
several weeks in Plain Dealing with
home lolkS." is the charming guest Of
Miss Blanche Stroud for Il few days.
Mr.. and Mrs w. ~ North and Eahy
(.Annie) left yesterday for New Or
leans. where they will spend several
weeks. hoping the change will he of
benefit to Mr.. North. who has been in
Eoor health for the past month.
The following named young ladies.
who spent delightful two weeks at
their homes. returned last Friday to
| SillinIln Institute to resume their stud
les: Miss Margaret Thompson, of HoSs-
to: Miss Eiodie Currie. of Belcher
Misses Mary Blanche Douglass. Ruby
Scott Ogden and Alabel Stinson. Of
Dixie. and Miss Minnie Rose of Shreve-
port