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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
Why Be BaId2

forms 81 the disease The first is
attended with q greater or less amount
OF scaling or crusts and with drying
of the scalp In the second form the
scales unite with oil from the scalp
aud form a crust oyer the head that h
removed with difficulty, This Is the
form that usually causes hnldness
Experiments have proved that dan
drutf is catching" An ointment WAS
made from the scales Of a mans head
aud rubbed into the backs Ut gulcna
pigs. The pigs contracted ~ disease
and lost their hair.
Daudruff often H. spread by pro-
miacuOus use OF the comb ant brush
A. len the case Of Individual tooth
brushes. each member In IA family
should ave his " comb and brush
aud allow no one else to use them.
lissidos Infection from the brush
and comb. debI iiy. constipation and
other conditions that undermine h
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25

health are constant causes of falling
hair.
A. badness increases. dandruff les
SENS The disease " on. OF early
life. coming usually between the
twentieth u thirtieth years. Both
sexes lose their hair from dandruff
though women rarely become bald.
Hcredity also has something 10 do
with badness. me does not inherit
badness, but an individual often In
heritS "a w~ak-muEclcd acaip-onr
that easily falls a victim To ba.dnp~..
Win men the shape OF their hats
has much to do with the shedding OF
their hair. Stin hats should he
blocked 10 the exact shape OF the
wne head sp that II will not press
too tightly at any one spot aud thus
stop the flow NJ blood TO the scalp.
MaSSig" Of the schlp is effective In
preventing badness, u must he done
nt least once a day and two or three
times daily viii do no harm. Tile
following Is a good method;
Grasp b scalp with the open hand
and with firm pressure rndeaV0r to
gather up q handful Of SCAN In q
hunrh t-- first n hand for q Few
grabs and then the other. Keen il
m systematically, going over the scaIp
thoroughly until The skin IL In q warm
glow, This done vigorously for five
minutes az "a time Will soon strengthen
the scalp muscles and open IN the tiuy
cylinder shaped holes through which
the Tiny hairs can grow. Tncturs or
green soap should be used 10 wash
the hair.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25

WIoI0R oUInxHa0k 4 val kcoxu New Moxico
o.asae s,o~xr ,nad> . hrier s6arsxs "a th> AIbu.
eu.r,us pot.rx eapb rsur.d.v a which hs soundsd
cd..~3v =. 49, -. ~ ..3,r,,m <h.t /. bs~,,n,ns
= ,~,kep hsstue. i sofisn ~. UuIbsr,ons pouition ! !
q, rsannrsr q os a. he VESTS l,rrs cattle ousiits has r.
cvtrs ~. - i. sh.run~hiv infonnes q "a bu..uess ysn.r.
si1v "a oo,osrnin~ the condition. which dsursss. rtssdv Or
uromo,e ~ msrhsta for isysstock and livestock products.
III knows what he Is talking about.
M cu,hsrson .sid thas The "oov buxirrs. . and hs
b>,;>x.d "a WOOL burirczs 4, wei, had reached bottom:
shut The livossock industry wa starting back nm the trail.
Business ssnesllv was about u stare 4 comeback. h. be.
Loved. and he expected The ranges Of The west. with their
annie utoc,r az fssd "a lsad he van.
NJ c,,b.y.on ea,,.d sstsn,,ou 70 the inausnoss which
\. ~r.~sn1 !. ~srrn.,hs g. ~. ,,v.yd ,u,r .,a wh,sh
H. sseAs I. 49, r-c-. "a ! ,srss,v ,rcrsss.d ;rou,rv
$500. .o,,hw.-t.n c.,s,. srowrrx fr !, .t..r. tvon
*. .rr,y ~.ns,.o n N, north ma noy.bv.st In mi. conrsc.
,,cr 4. rss.yvss no,nted,v 20 .ome az The .rgumsn,, u.ed IN
thu recent senssorid campaign toward discrsdning the Hard.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
u. S. Chemists Salvage Waste
OF Grape Juice Industry

To IL drying process. the skins ana
seeds ara extracted and separated The
grape skins are steam boiled In a
wooden tank Tor from 10 to Is mimi
ios The resultant mass is then sub
iected Ia hydaulic pressure, like that
Tor extracting elder from app cs. One
pound of wet skins Yields three eight
ounce glasses N jelly.
The oil extracted from grape seeds
is useful ~ an ingredient Of soap,
paint and varniHh. The pressure
method. using an expeller type oi
press. IN the mos economical a Of
transforming the grape seeds into oil.
The seeds are ted into n hopper
where "a horizontal rotating screw con
Ncya them forward and subjects them
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25

Grape stema and pomace, waste
from the grape Juice Industry. may
now lr salytged fOT useful purposes
by u process evolved by the Bureau
OF Plant Industry. 4. :. Department
of agriculture.
Cream OF tartar Is extracted from
the stems. jelly from the skins aud
Oh from the eed
I'he stems are boiled ana the water
extract Ia run off This h. concrn-
trated by atmospheric pressure Or hy
uHe OF a vacuum pan 70 the cons a.
ncy uf "a thin slrup. AMER standing
undisturbed. this extract deposits
crcam of tartar, amounting 10 W. per
cent of the volume OF the stems.
After the grape pomace 10 subjected
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25

% a. niittsted not with the waters OF
the bay. but kept as II were their W
bounds. as " II had been said. Thus
lar shall thou come and no farther.
But II came acros- until II came nigh
ubt" me. and Il turned aud moved
out toward the sea. Aud watched
II for an hour. aud yet another hour.
n thcn some. and the yellow streak
was an the way out to the ocean,
as far rs | could see.
And I Inquired Of my friend. and
he said unto me. II IN a certain rlver.
that nowoth doWn from the hills. and
'omcth into the bay beyond the head
land 30 that thou Heesi not tho mouth
OF the liver And the river teureth
down The hills whore there II yellow
'l"N. ANA 10 comcth thus laden until
% mc"tcth the blue waters Of the
ocean, whore they enter The hay.
And ns | stiI gazcd. behold. the
tide turned and the yellow water.
ceased to flow into The bay. yea, tho
blue waters ~ the has flowed up
ward into the mouth OF the river, aud
the yellow waters were stayed. aud
the water of the ocean filled the chan
uui OF the river FOR II mas have been
a score of miles. And the waters of
the bay were blue aud the vatera OF
the river received of their hluensss.
Ana my friend said. thou m
Z TO be- Interested In hat strip Of water
that aioretimc wan yellow and nov IL
blue what serst thou?
And / said. I behold a parable OF
human Ike. For the influences OF
"VI flow where they would empty
into every mans being. and there /.
In every man IL channel where might
run u yellow streak.
And he said, How then shall any
man escape?
And I said. Look before thee. and
see what thou b.holdest, Tor what
tlieu s"est. that liz the remedy.
And he said. ! So. the incoming
tide, aud % the waters OF the river
cannot prevail against II, hccaus. the
ocean Is mightier than tho stream
And I said. Even so the tides ~
righteousness and high resolve flow
out OF IN" immeaSurablr ocean oi
s""dncss and truth, and It a man
dam thrm not back. they Will wash
the yellow streak that Is In him. and
IN the channel OF his life with Tho
blue. clear waters OF virtue ANA ~
truth
And he said. That Is worth think
ing bou and hereafter when be-
hold the river and the bay. VII
think Of these things.
Yea. ana they are well worth think
Ing about.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25

to a squeezing process over a ono In
"A horizontal barrel
OH drips from openings In the bar
rel. while the residue Is discharged
from the throat Of the barrel More
than 50 tons uf oil are derived from
1000 IONS of seed,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
By DR u. ". BISHOP

". BISHOP.
.pST cases ~ bald
nesr are due TO
dandruff n
druff IN a parasite
disease OF the scalp
IL Is bI loVed that
Ia parasites that
produce this dis
enHu grow down
into the cylinder
Ike depreEslons at
the roots Of the
hairs and cause the
iosa Of the hair.
There are two
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
WHY CRIME Is NEWS"

kIlNETY-NlNE out Of every 100 Americans are honest, says Fred
in erck n. Whitney, vice president of a big bonding company.
- Withey's company has written 100000 bonds for cashiers
treasnrers and others entrusted with money. OF these, only one in
100 stole aud only one in 1000 hit the wrong path out of downright
criminal intent
Acriminal is a rare exception. That's why you read about him
in the news, while honest men go unnOiced.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05

Mother West wind Fremont and
XII Carson az Robinson CIuHup' 90
Leaders iu spelling ~ February 100
the low sixth grad, urr p,trl n san.
duvll Anna Belle Taylor. and Jennie
Frrl,riCks. fu the seventh grade.
they are Frances EnFlchr'uht, Ina
Nillur and Alice Lopez.
The star writing pupils so Miss
Patterson room are Eliztl,ln Mob
Icy. Iuuicr Purkius. Helen NuIuiuc.
GWHudo'yu Edmuuds. Marvin Gard,
u"r. Helen EuHcyor, Anna MuutuNd
Helen Hoffman, Mabel btlWuu
,yrtpiu Perez and BESSIE Mill't.
Inn"r "poumuuShip buttons were
distributed this week 90 the follow.
Ing pupils who nave qualified iu th,
work.
Alice Solsu. mildred narnhart IN
.h. seventh grade Ellen Limbaugh
Harold Catliu and tola Gam.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
IIUH\HN school.

Following up 100" talk 20 the ~
hrurs school pupils last week o.
which he urged them that they Keep
trying 90 tmpro,, boz athletics, Coach
Moore sent 90 ui IN" high school
glrl. up 10 IA, school yesterday to
scientific practice iu Ilv high ana
bread jump Miss Sarah Farrell was
the youthful coach. and Oh, girls tie.
rived not only 70 good dead of hrnri'
from tH' practice lut enjoyed ta.
break boo She ordinary r"nltu"
Two ~ tnr sunss tor commence.
mont day have hnuu chosen and the
pupils hay" begun practice on them.
under the direction OF Miss Lois
~tcuruH
Spring t,.ur hu- como CREEPING
through th, viuiuVz ON the WINGS
nt 'U, warm -urIHs n@r,ul"- the past
week. but vhii, 10 nu- brought some
lnss,tudy Boz school vulH Dr. UHs u-
spirod considerable, ,urrE. uu tU,
loe,hiIIs are tho chief Iinm of inter.
,s' among the boys Thry are work
ing up u good team. and ,ypvct uoN'
week. Zoo meet Central school boys ou
The diamond
Mrs. cupr,y n,- included in ncr
work on civic. nu assignment uu
special REPORTS 100 government PARIS
BOO the ui,pd States Thu children
responded NOR" than satisfactorily
and some exceptional r"pnrts were
read 300 class thuH week
Yesterday afternoon nomination
rur class Officers was held NrNf
week the eighth grade boys 100 Nj
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
FIRST WARD

Tho first 81 the weekly assemblies
at IN, whole school, ~iunugurutod iuf
the purpose OF arranging some par
ticulAr field IN which each class
room rs Co uim for perfection, WAS
held yesterday afternoon The teach
ors and pupils an gathered together
Tor tho puipuH' of planning d -Ns-
tom Of huuut CLASSES, various subjects
assigned oaoh room t. tot oct uu tu
improvement during The week The
pupils gaining the highest marks In
these lessons viii Boo mentioned as
honor pupil at the assembly.
The first grade, under Miss Jane
walsh, has sixteen pupils absent for
measles and W%huupiug cough
This room has some very good
readers. Reading lessons are held
th.oU times "a day. and lutrly 20 sys.
tom uf punch cards was Installed
Tho child who hats ten "|punch,.' 20
his crodt Is given a gold star, That
gold star b. 70 regular star of tho
east" 10 the children, leading th'm
on to ho ass wiao lg they possibly can
Mrs Torres, Butts room Of little
tots has 70 very unusual health record
Tor tho year The health crusade
buuuvry are decorated with e gold
altar FOR q room of pupils who are
neatly dressed. clean, their huir and
teeth brushed, and finger nails we'll
gruom,d. and Tor m" room OF care.
less unkcmpt children. the banners
are decorated with red stars. Thcsv
are awarded weekly Every star on
the banner tn this room Is gold. with
The exception ut one.
Tho sNth grade under Mrs, Moore
has ono section Section that has
not only practically completed tho
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
SECOND WARD

I'm TrtNg ono ammo, Drt f.tt.I
I,a L,,. ,.
.~p,'Irt. ,I,...s On 49,. Mn 10y
iE, nam. ar ,,,t ,,n.I az,
u,rfu.t lesson b.. ,tn,,r h. ,n A.,
.ae I.uvr Ia tn, GI,,i,, ,.l., az
rgr stit puulI m, t.II.urr ,'.I,
u fn. ,bl.i rr,J, has, I'm, H..
..g4 c4rn TN. y.,l rI,g,,.,r G.,
man FINN, t.J,r.m t',,I,
Nrar,,.. nuJ AI,,, U.l,,r 49,.
.r..r1 rr,f, ,n,. t,I.yi,
FI..r .rs. Iri.tI i.l.'
r..E ~, ''I' %
p.. ''' '"'
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Mis-. III.r tI.urrur. r..u
tho Hipnrsi n-ff.rl,rg. .nr, .i,.
yy.,. qs p.f COM tr. ,I.. b,I ,r,
...tD '" t''.
Miss Only IrIuH, Mis-. Ii.i.r
schmidt and Nl.. S,T,n. \rI'-,,
trn rrpuIf,l uuI, GOA, ANA. tr ,b,u.
rooms Mis-. .I..r -n,,,l,r and NI.s
sr.ma Nud,r..u ntr mn t,.r,r. 80
o.. u.r cont Iu u-fi.nI,n,. a.. yn.
month
-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
High School Students
Form Scholarship
Society This Week

Among the rotuhi, events ut the
school year was the organization at
tho hiuh school last week ot The"
Scholarship society An assembly
was called Thursday morning. AMI
the constitution and by laws we're
Icdd to all the pupils ana teachers
assembled The greatest Interest has
been CNinCod amoLg the students.
and 10 Be- confidently expected among
the teachers that u zost FOR scholar
snip huuois Will once more b. e
prominent part 90 the 900, OF ,h'
school room, Tho following ls tho
draft Of the constitution Hrd h.-
laws. Regulations and bylaws
Article I. IsicCtlon NJ Members.
/. The faculty scholarship commit
tee shnl proceed tu the election ui
members to the Scholarship society
Tor each term ~ soon as possible
after the close OF the p%t,,rdiug -r
mcst,r
q TN, requirement. Tor election
shall bee ls follows
\. Each student shall have Carried
during tnc preceding semester ct
least fuuf regular subjects counting
tull credit ca ui'ii) toward Etoduu
ton
- Each student recommended Tor
membership shall have received Two
~ grades and two ''' grades ur
better
3 Exception shall bc made o. fol-
lows
\. SENIORS who require tower than
four subjects for graduation and
who urr completing th,tr high arhoui
course iu eight scmustcrS or lpsa viii
not he required to carry -four tull
subircts.
Il UNDERGRADUATES, for whom work
is obligatory, shall be- "NDusod from
VA or " subjects. as The cuso de-
mHnds.
g. In cnso of hut three subjects
two - grades are required
4 ANY student whose scholarship
qualifications ARE certain bout who has
been brought before tho prI' tull
during the semester because Of as
cpli1c may be dcharr"d from mem
bcrship
o. Siudonts who asc absent through
uuaNotlph'u reasons shall hlN. The
privilege of making up their work
u Grades changed after tho srWoa-
ter's marks are In viii not affect b
students eligibility Tor membership
IN the Scholarship society.
Article ~. Awarding Of Honors.
T. Elected mvmbors shall have the
privilege OF wearing q silver "A" got
on, semester, dating from The tim,
of such election The silver "N'
shall bee surrendered rrumutls To- the
chairman Of the faculty scholarship
committee on pins IN russo the pupil
g. not neglected tho fullovlrr som,s
ter I'm case the silver a" o. lu~t h
snuu Gee replaced los thu 'usrr u not
replaced the loser shall be- irhtrrod
FROM tho society.
@ Tito silver ~" becomes che,
property OF the student at th, tint,
II hi. graduation II.
A. il' is % member
H. liz has bppn pItaibIt ulN srfiyH
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05

Don't wish you could find a ivb-Find u.
Don't wish you could rent your apart
mctt-irui 10.
Don't wish you could sell your house
SCH IL.
HuWt
~ using the Horaid't Classified Column,
Phone aAi Phone At5.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05

Don't wish yon could lind = ioh-Find n
Dom wish you could rent your spsri
mert-Rsn' "
don't wish yos could .sll your sou,,-
Soil H.
HOwt
ny n'lng the Horald's Classified Columns
Phone Nin Phons glb
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
DIRECT PRIMARY
BILL PASSED AND
THEN RECALLED
Senate Democrats Vote
Solidly Against Their
Own Measure

lluff and counter bluff iu full battle
array. the Dir, { PRIMARY marched
up the senatorial hii In Santa TO
tttc Friday afternoon. ava aztec tr
tending % strongly o~utreuchod pust-
tiuu for upwards OF forty i've tense
minutes ,apitulutcd tn the unHuimuuO
desires ~ iuuso present aud L,rtiy
aud mo,NIy marched down again
During the progr,- of th" battle
which was marked hE casualties uu
both aiiUs, but win heaviest luvsn-
ON Tho democratic .ll" ot the cham
Eur m" members ,f the minority
were placed IN tho curious position
OF voting s1lidly AGAINST senate bii'
No. l2l, the SELLERS direct primary
bin, upon % motion d., Senator PM
.ips TO recall that measure from tho
steering committee and place II upon
it's passage Three times. daring the
course 81 the encounter. IN which
Legislative strategy PLAYED q londiua
part, Senators Phillip ana Wright SO
engineered the proceedings ON 'h,
hill as TO bring the minority side into
opposition 20 their own measure for
which they have pruiosspd uu mn lNirg
loyalty, hut which they finally unr
mit''l 90 die without q tear iu sight
or remotely suspected
BiIl Read TIird Time.
AGAINST the opposition or the nut
nurt'y, Including Colonel Sellers thu
Huthur Of the Tin S.uutor Phillips
finally brought senate bill t@l ont OF
committee aud INTO the presidents
tahl" whore II wus read tho third
time in FUN Scrlrn. HHuu made ru
unsuccessful effort i1 soeuro adoption
Of To-" I'm amendment aimed io
correct defects In Oh, settlers hin. and
M" Sellers bin was then passed hy
tho VOTES of fnnA. TtIHIlIfUlU N.H..
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05

The iulluwluH name. v.r. -ui-
mittcd hy tho faculty. oofamittop for
the Honor socirls ct A n 5 There
may be- some corrections Co be made
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

"A the grades and perhaps there may
ln mAmna 10 BIZ Nal,l.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05

I'Mutbrr West wind Fremont and
Iii Carson az Robinson CIuauo %
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05

Clarence ~TIurwrIsfur has registered
aa 20 freshman johnny Johnson ga sp
phuWurr from D'l,u rr-iDtr.,.
Thursday Th" total enrolment ui
4 IL $ Be- gUf
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-06-24
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
POST FALLS

The Valley Mercantile store was
broken into and robbed Monday
morning of last week for the fourth
time in six months. Goods TO the
value Of $500 were carried away this
time, including jewelry, clothing and
cigarets.
Geo. Hackney has bought the
bakery building and will reside there
with his mother.
J. H. Sexsmith paid $l5, 900 for the
Alan race track, according TO the deed
placed on record.
A movement is 90 foot TO reduce
the area of the Post Falls iDcorpora-
tion by setting out the irrigated
tracts. At present the incorporated
limits embrace territory four miles
long and two miles wide.
Strawberry harvest Is on at East
Greenacres and McGuires.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-06-24
State Sells Notes.

Boise, aho.-Idaho state trea-
sury notes to the amount of $780,
900 sold at premium Thursday Of
last week to New York company.
The premium was SIIo5.
The two million dollars worth of
highway bonds found no taker.
Their sale will be continued July
6.
"The present condition of the
bond market is the cause OF the
failure to sell the 81, 900, 900 high
way issue" said D. F.Banks, state
treasurer. "The United States
government has just thrown about
$500, 600, 900 of short-term bonds
on the market. Added to that is
the federal reserve bank ruling that
future loans on Liberty bonds
must be judged by market instead
of par value. This has resulted in
ihe dumping of these issues"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-06-24
BRIDE IN DANCE OF DEATH
Young Lady Entertains Friends as
Poison She Had Taken
Ends Her Life.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-While the poison
she had swallowed slowly drove life
from her body, Mrs. Neva Fraser
eighteens a bride of a few weeks, per-
formed veritable dance Of death in
the midst of a party of guests.
She walked over to the phonograph
and started playing "Till We Meet
Again." explaining it was the piece
pIayed at the dance at which she met
her husband.
Her friends were ignorant OF the
tragedy taking place when she began
dancing but before the last strains
died away they saw her fall IN
crumpled heap.
Death sealed her lips before she
could explain her motive.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-06-24
The Art Of Art.

The art of art, the glory of express
sion and the sunshine Of the light OF
letters, is simplicity. Nothing is bet
ter than simplicity-nothing can make
up for excess, or for the lack OF def
inlteness. To carry on the heave OF
impulse and pierce intellectual depths,
and give all subjects their articula-
tlons, are powers neither common nor
very uncommon. But to speak in lit
erature with the perfect rectitude ana
insouciance Of the movements OF anil
mails, and the unimpeachableness OF
the sentiment of trees in the woods
and grass by the roadside, is the flaw
less triumph Of art. II you have
look'd on him who has achiev'd 1t
you have look'd on one Of the mas
ters Of the artists Of all nations and
tlmes.-Walt Whitman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-06-24
Attempt to Revive Mississippi
Traffic Brings Stories of
Good Old Times"
VOYAGE PLEASANT AFFAIR
There Was Great Rivalry Between
Boat Owners and Crews and Many
Exciting Races Were Pulled
Off-Robert &. Lee Famous.

New Orleans.-Memories of old days
on the Mississippi when stately pack
cts piled in the passenger traffic are
revived by the resumption of traffic
between Pittsburgh, Pa, and this city
by way of the Ohio.
Barges have carried freight traffic
on the great river for many years
since the packets were driven out by
railroad competition. In the days Of
Mark Twain the Mississippi packets
were celebrated for their "eats, their
famous races, their pilots and even
for their poker games.
1t used to be no uncommon sight
to see from 10 TO 30 passenger yes
sells, from the palatial packet to the
weather-beaten tramp, leave the New
Orleans landing daily for up-river
points.
Voyages Were Pleasant.
A river voyage in the olden days
was pleasurable affair if the boilers
did not blow up or the vessel hit one
of the shifting sandbars, mudlumps or
hidden snags. A comfortable berth,
wonderful meals, dancing at night,
watermelon parties, well-stocked bars,
stud and draw poker games for the
patrons of that form of amusement,
and last but not least the antics of
the negro roustabouts, all combined to
make things pleasant for the traveller.
Saturday was usually the sailing day
NJ hi
There was great rivalry between boat
owners and crews, and usually from
one to dozen boat races were pulled
off as the vessels chugged up the
river. 1t was then that boilers blew
up with marked frequency.
The most famous of these races was
run-by the Natchez and the Robert
e. Lee, two of the largest of the river
packets. SO keen was the rivalry that
early in the seventies it was planned
to have them race from New Or
leans TO st. Louis. No passengers or
freight were carried and for weeks
the coming race was the chief topic of
conversation along the river.
The Robert E. Lee was in command
of Captain Cannon, while Captain
Leathers was master of the Natchez.
No stops were made except for fuel.
The trip to st. Louis was made in
Just a few hours over three days, an
unheard of record then, with the Rob
ert E. Lee the winner by small
margin.
Promoters Are Curious.
Promoters now are figuring whether
human nature has changed from the
olden days, whether a person will be
content to idle the time away on long
trips which he could make in frac-
ton of the time by rail; whether they
have time" to take quiet pleasure.
Freight rates, interstate commerce
commission hearings, uniform bills OF
lading and other prOsaic commercial
matters figure in the traffic side OF
the question. The passenger business
is regarded as gamble.