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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

TREES FOR THE ROADSIDE
Western Journal Advocates tie Plant
ing Of Apple and Various Other
Kinds Of Fruits.

The example Of Minnesota village
which Is planting rows Of apple trees
along its roadsides instead Of the more
conventional Lombardy poplars, Nor
way naples, box elders and white elms.
is capable Of adoption to almost every
American community. The practice,
like good many others which now
commend themselves to favor, is the
result of individual initiative. About
20 years ago, it seems, a retired min
lister introduced fruit trees to the road
way running through his own property.
The school district. seeing their value,
has now arranged for planting 236
more apple trees of an approved va
riety and has committed itself to care
fol them. These are theoretically she
property of the lot owner, but it is a
safe guess that the public will harvest
a good deal of the crop.
1t is nevertheless a pleasing custom,
and one which is not likely to inter-
fere seriously with the commercial side
OF fruit growing. The spring months
must be particularly beautiful in this
part Of Minnesota, to say nothing Of
the annually recurring harvest festival
every autumn One would not begrudge
the passer-by his share Of the ripe
PONIES, and it is practically certain
that the privilege would not be great
ly abused if planting Of this kind we're
general The experience Of orchardists
In such regions, for Illustration, as the
great prune-growing belts Of Oregon
and Washington shows that when GER
tain fruits become reasonably. common
loss from pilfering is negligible But
part Of the value Of the roadside tree
would be the taeit invitation to share
in the product thereof. Portland Ore
gonian.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
PrOper HOusInu Means Much.

In England the principal original
investors in a garden city develop
ment are not concerned solely with
the financial profit obtainable from
the venture. The basis of income re-
turn is sufficient to remove any sus-
picion of charity from the transaction,
while it is at the same time recognized
by all the investors including in part,
of course, those manufacturing con-
Germs which may have a certain amount
Of selfish interest in the matter-that
the contented and more efficient work.
men thus obtained represent a better
return than few per cent additional
on their investment. From larger
point Of view it is also apparent that
the healthier generations that viii
result from workmen living under these
better conditions mean greater power,
wealth and efficiency to the whole ma
ton.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

And she, prim and proper again,
chortled. ''That's the money you tele-
graphed me to pay my bills with"
But"
"This is no time to pay bills"
you're a genius" he said.
And she was, in her way.
When they were at home again he
told her of his ruinous speculations.
She did not reproach him. She was
gambler enough to thrill at the high
chance, and sportswoman enough not
to blame him for losing his stakes.
"Don't you worry" she said, from
his lap, as from a dais. "Well be
rich yet. You mustn't imagine any
thing else. There's everything in
thinking thing is going to happen.
I'm too sensitive to be Christian Sci
enlist about pain, but am one about
good luck. You must just tell your
self that you're going to come out all
right and you will.
"And we must keep up appearances
so that other people will believe in
us. It's the only way, too, to keep
your credit good. / learned that at
Newport. People who are people up
there never pay their bills. That's
why they get trusted everywhere, and
have plenty Of cash. Their creditors
don't dare insult 'em or sue 'em. The
only people who get sued are the poor
little dubs> that pay cash most of the
time and then ask to be trusted when
they're hard up"
Bayard had rebuked Leila for
spending money on clothes and on
amusements. But she had had the
fun: she still had the clothes; and
where were the fruits of his years of
self-denial? Where were his boarded
earnings? His few bonds were ire
deemably in pawn. And on the roads
of Belgium and East Prussia myriads
of wretches who had kept thrift and
builded them houses were staggering
along in hungry penury, fugitive from
shattered homes and wondering about
the next days bread.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
CTo BE CONTINUED
Canadian Money Orders.

Canadian money orders are issued
on blanks of various denominations,
each with the amount of money for
which the order is issued printed on
it. A lady living In Ontario, sending
a bunch of S0-cent money orders to
make up a remittance to a Boston firm,
apologies thus: II apologize for all
these post Office orders. 1t seems that
the local postmaster got in stock six
years ago, and the SO-cent orders were
the slowest to sell. BE has no others
on hand now"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
A SHOT FIRED IN PARKWAY SERBIA BRINGS SUDDEN DIS
ASTER TO BAYARD.

synopsis-Clay Wimbun
land pretty Daphne Kip whose brother
Clay Wall street After whrlwnd couhp
buy trousseau.
Daphnes brother Bayad
Leila
Daphne meets Tom Duane manaboutown who greatly
accidentally
for his 9lRry Bayard
pected The three
women buy
yard furious over the expense seeing hard times
indignant will
ment with Clay Through introduction
Reben theatrical magnate position
pane Her first rehearsal
gives her another chance Sudden illness Kemb
Daphne
soled by Tom Duane Daphne
ed but the following times Claws salary
is cut in half and they their plans
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
RESEMBLES OLD Log CABIN.
Remarkably Pretty Bungalow FASH.
Toned From Concrete, the Mod
ern Building Material,

American pioneers have{ handed
down an affectionate regard for log
architecture, and many city dweller
would prefer plain log caAinl to a
modern mansion for his country hon1es.
A builder in Yankton, S. D.. has COM
blned both in pretty and homelike
bungalow whose logs" are made Of
concrete. The loglike units are pre-
cast separately, fiat on top, bottom and
inside but with the outside surface
nodded round and with an imitation
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

On every "mote that dances In a
sunbeam" there rides many disease
germ. The dust particles sent flying
by motor vehicles or gusts Of wind
are so many infinitesimal omnibuses
carrying loads Of passengers who wish
to be put off in some warm nose.
throat or lung where they may multi
ply. And the same holds true OF
every particle Of SCOT that escapes
unburned from a chimney.
To the man who knows this much
Of science, dirty streets, ana sooty al
arc more dangerous than all the muir
derers at large In the world. But 10
the average person street dust and
smoke are nothing more than unslght-
~ and disagreeahle Objects END.
neering and Contracting.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
Household Work savers.

Use plenty of newspapers about
the kitchen, spreading them on the
door when anything is likely to spat-
ter. It is easier to gather them up
than to clean up. IL there is a kitchen
range not in use in the summer time
1t is wen to prevent dampness and
rust. II the kitchen has but a gas
range, then a good-sized waste basket
should be kept and the papers die.
posed Of II whatever way Is best
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
CHAPTER XVI.

Daphne had watched Leila's little
scene with as much confusion as the
other two Kips She felt a normal
amount of jealousy, of course, as wom-
an to woman, but no more than a
healthy amount, for she liked Leila
and she was grateful to Leila for be-
ing able to rescue her father and for
being willing to. 1t was a fine thing
for Leila to strip herself of her last
splendor to help an old father-in-law
pay the interest on mortgage on a
house in another town. Daphne gave
Leila full need of applause for that.
What embitter Daphne was that
it had to be Leila and not herself that
saved her father, and that Leila had
to do the deed by spending things she
had not paid for herself-ornaments
gewgaws, gifts.
Leila had collected from life perhaps
three thousand dollars worth of jew
els and Daphne had collected a fifty
dollar check, framed-and that check
was in lieu of work AS soon as she
remembered that check she ran up to
her room and took it down from the
wall, ripped off the back of the frame
and removed the check from the mat.
She studied it and thought, 1.-THE
first money and the last" Then a
yigor and determination clenched all
her muscles in a kind of lockjaw. She
came out of the spasm in a tremOr Of
hysterical faith. She spoke her
thought aloud in a fury: "It sha'n't be
the last, it sha'n't, it sha'n't, by golly y
The feebleness of the expletive dis
gusted her. She tried to be powerful
by way of powerful language. Before
she knew it she ripped out a resound-
ing oath that would have pleased good
Queen Bess. BY G., I'll pay my way
honestly! like a mani"
All her powder exploded in that one
defamation.
She fell over into chair in horror
The blasphemy seemed to rattle about
the little room. 1t terrified her. Mrs
Chivvis ran down the hall, carrying her
everlasting sewing, and tapped on the
door and asked:
did you call me, my dear? Are
you in?"
"No, thank you. I'm all right. ]
didn't say anything"
That was doubly false. She hau
said something. In the slang of the
hour she had "said something" She
had "said an earful," also heartful
Mrs. Chivvis supposed that what she
had heard was some voice from the
street, and went back along the hall
I stitching as she walked.
Daphne took the check and went
down to Bayard's apartment. Bayard
was on his way to the pawnbroker's.
Leila was in his room. Old Wesley
sat in chair facing a wall. He seem
ed to see through it. Daphne went to
him and put the check in his hand, ex
planning what it was.
tits all 1 ever earned, daddy, and
want you to have it,"
He looked at it and smiled and tears
fairly shot out of his eyes. He patted
her hand between his and said:
'Why, honey, couldn't take your
poor little earnings Not for anything
in this world"
''Please, daddy; it would make me
ever so happyT
"But it would kill mel You don't
want to do that, do you? You must
spend it on yourself. Buy yourself
something nice with ii"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07
CHAPTER XIV.

Bayard tried Leila's recipe for a
time, but there were expenses that he
could not charge, and even the wad of
money she had struggled out of New
port did not last long. Other people
were no more willing to pay bills than
he. Moneys that were owed to him he
could not collect. He could not re-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

In This Pretty Bungalow the Logs"
Are Preeast Concrete Units, Laid Up
With Mortar, Like Any Masonry,
and Stained Wood Brown on the
Outside to Look Natural.
bark finish. Ends are cast with dove
tails, and interlOck at the corners, Or
binary mortar joints are used, and the
exterior is finished to a natural effect
with a wood-brOwn stain, preserving
in form all the esthetic value of the
rustic model, but with the cleanliness
and sanitary value Of the modern ma
terial.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

Daphne becomes real
working girl" and she ex-
periences some Of the trials
that beset the path Of the work
ing girl in a city like New
York. Go on with the story in
the next issue.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

urcs and fresh complexion. seemed Co bolic the age evidenced by Ca, silvcr strands in her luyuriant growth of hair; her attire, which inclined to tailored modes, was al- ways stylish and without extreme. With respect to her, Mother was a term of cndcarment.
 Mrs. Whites estate consists or perhaps the most valuable collection Of diamonds, nugget iewclry and furs m Alaska; the hotel property in Anchorage, and extensive mine holdings in the Hope Sunrise and other districts of the Cook Inlet country. Her jewels, very few of which she ever wore and her furs will go Co thc daughter, Mrs. Frank Cottcr. of Seward The hotel and mining properties will be looked after by the son, Robert White. of Anchorage.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07
Serial No. O3939 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior,
 United States Land OGicc

department or lu' lll'l l"lf
 United States Land OGicc
 Juneau. Alaska. December 2G,191S.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Emanuel Nelson. of Juneau, Alaska. has filed notice of his intention Co submit final Gyc-ycar proof in sup port Of his homestead claim to the following described tract, to-wit:
 Beginning at Cor. No. M. C. on lime of ordinary high tide of Gasti- ueau Channel whence U. $. L. M No. bears s. go deg. 2S min. 40 see. F. G3.SG chs. thence meander- ling said line CD N. 5O deg 35 min |W 4.OG chs, co N. i6 deg. 56 min. Wv. 4.3l chs. l3D N. 2S deg. 42 min. |W. 2.4l chs.4J N. 26 dcg.3S min.W. ! 'I.2G chs. (5) MS dcg.55 miu.W. loo chs. lGI N. 21 deg. 32 min W. l.65 chs. t7l s. 57 deg 24 min. W. .6l l chs. lSD s. SIS deg l2 min. w. l.3O chs. l9l s. 57 deg 3i min. W. Log ! chs. GOl S. 52 deg. iU min. W. .42 ! chs. CID s deg lO min. E 80 chs. ! l2l $. G7 deg li min. w. .5l chsr |I3l S. 7S deg. go min W. l.iS chsr |l4) S. 5O deg 3S min. w. IA chs. |l5l $. 8 deg. 57 min W. l.l9 chsr GGl N. SD deg. oS min. w. .6a chs' u7D x. 10 deg 30 min. W. .to chSr ! l1Sl N. s deg. 30 min. E. ll9 chs- IgD N. 2g deg. n min. F.. l.3l chs- | l2Ol N. 1 deg. 35 min. E. l54 chs- l2l) x. 2O deg 53 min. W. l.69 chsr ! l22l x. 3g deg. 80 min. WEI chs" ! l23l x. ~ deg go min. W. 2.S9 chs" ! |t2Il N. 5S deg 2i min. W. l.3S chs" t25D N. 77 deg. i9 min. W. l.9I chs. ! l26l N. Gl deg. 49 min. W. 2.Ol chs. Go Cor. No. 9. NJ. C., thence s. |7q.S5 chains to Cor No. 8, thence |E. 23I4 chs Co Cor. No. (. thence |N. coli chs. Go Cor. No. J, me |placc of beginning, containing | |lG35g acres. mag var. 32 deg E. |situatcd on Douglas Island in Lat ! 5S deg. 1g min. x. Long. l3i deg. 80 min w. westerly from Che conflu- |cncc Of Salmon Creek on thc main ! land and Gastineau Channel and |uorthwcstcrly from the town or ! Douglas. Alaska known as U. S. Survey No. AT.
 Said proof will Doc submitted in ! the United States Land Onicc on ! April |. 1919, by said Nelson and ! two of the following witnesses Matt | Myllyla, Euoch Johnson, John Lar son and Henry Hcndrickson. an Of Juneau. Alaska
 C. B. WALKER Register.
 First pub. Jan 2i. 1919.
 Last pub. March 2S, 1919.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07
REGISTRATION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the registration books of duly qualified voters of the City of Douglas. will be opened at Che office of the Ci'. Clerk. from Che 3rd day of March, 1919, and remain open until Che 29th day of March. 1919. both dates i'm elusive. Registration hours will be from 10 a. m. Co D. m. and from 9 D. m. Co 1 o'clock each day
 Dated this 7th day of February. 1919. (Signcd)
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
 THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS.
 Elmer E. Smith, Mayor. Attest l.. w. Kuburn, City Clerk
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07
HERE TOO

While we are wishing for good things 'or Valdez, let Us hope that incoming set lcrs are optimists A half dozen optim- StS to lcavcn the business life of a town we worth more than hundred pessimists The man who has no abiding faith in his own is expressing a disbelief in his own powers. If you sincerely desire to see the old town grow into something worth while dispense with the grouch-mester. One Sunny Jim" can keep a whole town bub- bling over with good hUmor-Valde2 Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

It is claimed there is a bounty on Sew ard citizens at Anchorage. The Seward Chamber of Commerce recently passed res olutious in regards the government railroad that stirred up a hornets nest in the West ward towns Seward claims that officials of the government railroad have a grudgc against their fair city and they are being made to suffer in consequence. Somewhere it says 'Brcthrcn should dwell together in mty." but Seward cvidcnly can't see the point when they are being continually picked ou
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

The House of Representatives did well in the selection of speaker. "Sroller' White is pioneer of Alaska and the North He came to this Territory more than twen- ty-one years ago, and he has lived in Alas la, the Canadian North and Alaska again ever since. He has been engaged in news paper work all the time, as he had been for many years before coming North. His work is a study of Alaska. He is ripe in experience, broad in his sympathies and possesses a happy, agreeable, evenly tenn pered personality The Empire predicts that he will make a very satisfactory and popular presiding officer.-Jmeau Elm pire.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Gold Commissioner Mckenzie of the Yukon, who has recently returned to Daw- tou after a visit to the outside, brings the .cws that without doubt there will soon Dc airships operating in the Yukon. Think if what am advantage a Sowdough stam- Dcdcr will have when equipped with a fly ug machine With a slab of bacon, little ca and some flour he can take his gold ,au and pick and in a few hours fly to the ccnc of the most distant gold strike. The lying machine should almost rcvolutionizc prospecting in the Yukon if they prove practical. What will work in the Yukon will do for Alaska and they should be a
 rcat help in the upbuildmg of the Terri ory.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

The action of the rule or ruin gang of Republican senators who by a filibusteI defeated so much needed legislation dur ing the closing hours of congress is one of .hc most glarug examples of sclfismess hat has ever happened in the congress of he United States Just because they want ,d things done in their way or not at all, hey defeated some of the most vital lcgiS- atiou that has ever been proposed in the country. Schemes directly beneficial to re- muiug soldiers projects that would insure work for thousands of idle men in the com- ny. were killed just out of spite. This piece of work will be another blot on the 'ccords of the Republican party that will .cquirc a legion of fsilver-tongucd spell bind IFS to explain at the next Presidential clcc- ion.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

According to the findings of the peace conference submarine warfare k to be abolished. It is pcrhap, a good thing that this is to bc done. War in itself is bad enough. but method of killing that sac rficcs women and children and peaceful uoucombatautS who are travelling the high seas is one that cannot be tolerated by civ ilizcd nations.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Attention is called to the appeal in this issue of the News sent out by the Douglas TrcadwclI Chapter of the American Red Cross. Although hoStilitics have ceased the work of the Red Cross goes on. This great organization is now not only taking care of the boys in the camps but it is look ing after the welfare of millions of refu- gees all over the world. The need for work CTS in the local Chapter is great and the call should be needed so that the Chapter can accomplish the work before it.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

The news that Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey Lave signed up for fight for the heavyweight championship has caused hardly a ripple of interest in the country We can remember when the signing of ar ticlcs between the heavyweight champion and a contender for the title was am event that was discussed by schoolboys and was the subject for heavy editorials in the great newspapers of the country The big battle i'm Europe was such great affair that the likelihood of two men pounding each other has been dwarrcd and seems such small thing to contemplate that it passes without much comment
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

The Douglas city election falls this year ou April Fools Day. As yet mo one has de- carcd willingness to take chance on be- being elected ou that day. The joke k go- ing to be ou some one, as there must be seven comcimcu to run the affairs of the city,
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

is the spirit that makes Alaska great and is the spirit that will win. Fairbanks has had many heavy blows and has been nddIed many times with the arrows of outrageous fortune" but each time has come up smil- ing.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

And still they come. Every boat bound ror thc North is loaded to the guards with returning old-tmc Aluskaus. The States are all right for time but the call of the North is one that cannot bc denied
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

\ newspaper heading a few days ago stated that thc roll of the German empire was momcutarilv expected We were m- dcr the impression that 1t had fallen about as low as it could aud be ou the map at all.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Germany is again kicking about the sc- we're terms that are being imposed ou the country by thc Allies. We have mo doubt tIa Germany would have been liberal in victory. She showed thc greatness of her heart in thc conditions sine imposed upon thc countries she ovcIIuu.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Returning soldier boys coming through Seattle say that that town is very good our to stay away from. They say that work cam mot be had at amy price and that Alaska md Home. Sweet Home looks good to them.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Uneasy lies the head these days of the man who has am income. Have you made your return yet! One of the jokcrS sent out with the income blanks is the state mcnt that if your paving your taxes would upset local fuaucil circles, payment may bc deferred. This clause iS not causing Alaskan newspaper editors much loss of sleep.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

The city of Fairbanks in answering in- quirics concerning the town since the re- cent disastrous fire, said they ''were slight ly disfigTcd but still in the ring That
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Sow that the Alaska legislature has been organized. the people will look for re- suits. Everyone who has had experience with tlr different Alaskan legislatures claim thc personnel of this session k the best ever gathered together. If this k the ease. better laws should result.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

Democracy iS still in power in Alaska and the Democratic party, for the first time in the history of Alaska. is voting and act ing as a unit in this session of the House of Representatives.
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

We take our hats off to the rising gen uutim ou Douglas Island. A livclcr bunch of young fellows We have never seen before. Boys who are still in their teens cam accomplish stunts in many and various lines of cudcavor that would surprise many men of mature years In the words of tho poet. "Thc world do move"
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

With that recent cold, windy snap be- hind uS, We will now start brugging about thc wonderful winter weather we are hay ing. Such little touches of weather only add variety to life in Alaska They are thc squirt of lemon that relieves the mon otouy of thc continued sweetness of things
Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

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Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07
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Douglas Island news., 1919-03-07

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The Lamar register., 1919-11-19
Total

There is , raise of about six mills
over last year, but it is mostly in the
city levies which were considerably in
creased to raise funds for financing
the new city light plant. A consider
able raise was also necessary for the
school district.
The road improvement plans of the
county for the coming year are much
more extensive than ever before and
it is hoped that the county can get the
full benefit. The continued storms Of
last winter compelled the county to
use much of its intended improvement
fund to keep the roads open so peo-
pie could get any place at all. The
government and state have made big
appropriations for the coming year
and Prowers county will be in posi-
ton to meet them with the necessary
funds 20 secure the surfacing of most
of the Santa Fe Trail and the con-
struction of several miles of cement
road.