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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-08
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY

lfrom The Times-Recorder, April
g.. 1919
The newly elected president and
HE board of directors Of the board
of trade met at the Country Club
last evening to discuss the work Of
hat body for the remainder OF the
year. The occasion was one IS rare
good fellowship and enjoyment, COM
bining the social feature with the
consideration of questions that Will
confront the board for early dispo-
sition. Crawford Wheatlcy, Frank
Harold, Capt, John A. Cobb, Mayor
j. +. Mathis, Lee Allen, a. q. Mil
Ter, G. w. Riley, l.. p. Gartner, J.
f. Sheppard, c. f. White, NJ. Nj.
Lowery, h. G. Council f.. d. Shelf
field, W. j. Jossey, Cliff Clay and
representatives of the local press
'wvae present at the dinner, and all
enjoyed the occasion very much.
Six states and twenty Geor-
gia counties are represented III the
student body Of the Agricultural
College~ia Americas.
The local baseball season was
pried open with vim yesterday
afternoon. when two amateur teams,
tthe Cubs and the Americas Diamond
| 1lustlers, battled for nine innings
until the score stood z to in favor
Of the cubs. Chappell was on the
mound for the victorious Cubs and
Gatewood was at the receiving end.
Smith and Pantone was the battery
for the AID. II. Chewing Cum Me
Donald officiated as umpire with no
vote of thanks coming his way from
1.-THE A. D. II. bunch at the CONCLUSION
Eof the game!
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday, no paper.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-08

il took the idea of
the CIty-manager
plan out of an ac
ademic phamphlet
and resolved to
lead the country
in its adoption.
This was in 1912.
Sumter chose as
its first manager
an engineer from
out of town and
saw him save his
salary for the
town the first
month, but this is
hardly a test, for
Sumter has only
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-08
THE CITY MANAGER
BoldStepsT akenBy PioneerCities
BY II. s. GILBERTSON.

This is the fourth Of Ia article.
on the City-Manager plan, by II. S.
Gilbertson OF the National Municipal
LeaGue)
1t was a bold step on the part Of
the little city Of Sumter, S. c., when
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-08
The Pelican Has Storage Space
Attached DIRECTLY To His Face
Thus frances Boar oman Rhymes for You
About the Features at the Zoo

Il LITTLE VISIT the Zoo My Child, First
all the their IIairso
effect much the Summer
Tiger his Cell Obey named hm Yel0
Candle isn't good! doubt he'd change he
called the PCANupeor, perhaps in he
attached directly
behOdng the Giraffe; and Truth tell he
where h Tonsls eD Then, Kangaroo wish him very
we'll yet-T content in the Anti
uOCcs
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
An ORDINANCE

Authorizing the issuance Of certificates OF
indebtness by the Police Jury Of Bossier
Parish in such denominations as Z is
deemed necessery, the aggregate of which
shall not exceed $S3, ,14O.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of Bos-
sier Parish, in regular session convened,
That the President. or acting President,
and Parish Treasurer be and they are here
by authorized and directed to negotiate a
temporary loan Of $50. .14O, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary in anticipation
Of the receipt of parish taxes and revenues
applicable for the payment of the debts and
the expenses OF the said parish for the cur
rent year, said sum being for the purpose
of paying the current debts and expenses
OF the Parish OF Bossier for the current
year and being within the amount of the
estimate heretofore duly adopted by the
Police Jury And the said officers are
further authorized and directed to issue cer-
tifcates of indebtedness Of the parish for
the above mentioned purpose. to an amount
not exceeding in the aggregate $50. 40, each
certificate to be signed by the President, or
acting President and Parish Treasurer, and
countersigned by the Clerk Of THE Police
Jury. g. r. NAYS
President Police Jury OF Bossier Parish.
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
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The Ladies Aid Meeting.

4
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society was held with Mrs. A. NJ.
Wyche last Friday afternoon.
Instead of the business meeting be-
ing carried out. it was changed into
shower for little Miss Anna Rebecca
Wilmington. After all the guests had
assembled on the beautiful lawn. par
stsol was opened to protect Miss Anna
and Immediately there fell out an
abundance of packages Of every de-
Scripti0n.
After admiring the lovely presents a
delicious course of ice cream and cake
was served to the following: Mes
DANES Wilmington, Kelly, Stinson,
Montgomery, Gayle, Sid Adger, Gillum
Wyche. r. r. Wyche, Alymer Wyche
and Kerr; Misses Pauline Dawson and
Ruby Montgomery.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
w. H. Scanland, Friday, August 26th.
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
Work and Success.
loans Christian Advocate. I

New Orleans Ch,istian 4duocate.1
"A great leader in the industrial
world said not long ago: The man
who gets ahead of the crowd must
work harder than the rest of the
crowd. Seems ELEMENTARY, doesn't 1t!
Yes, it's so simple that some folks
will never believe it." That is the
trouble-it is hard for people to un--
derstand that the price of success is
hard work. This man was not speak
ing theoretically :he had worked him
self up from a place where his only
capital was the ability to work hard,
to the managership of a concern that
does an annual business Of $25,OOO,-
600. Too many young men reverse the
natural order Of things in their think
ing: they imagine they would work
hard If they had position, while the
only way to reach that position is to
work hard. The man who keeps NOV
ing is bound to get somewhere.
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
The Modern Way.

Father-" Have you made up your
mind to stay in?
Daughter" No, I've made up my
face to 90 out. THE LGfCre7atiGn.
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AN ORDINANCE

Levying 3 A-min tax in Road District No.
8, as created in the Parish Of Bossier,
Louisiana, for the year 1921.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury OF
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in regular and
legal session convened, That there be levied
a SPECIAL tax Of ~ mills ON the dollar Of
the assessed valuation Of all property as
sessed in Road District No. 8, and the same
is hereby levied on all the assessable pro-
perty In said district for the year 1921,
for the purpose of paying a portion or pro-
rata of the bonded indebtness, with interest
thereon, in said district for one year, which
bonds were voted In said district as shown
by the returns OF an election held therein
and duly promulgated by the Police Jury Of
Bossier Parish, incnrring such indebtedness,
and the Assessor Of Bossier Parish Is here
by ordered to extend the aid 3 " mill tax
against all the property located and ASSESS
able In said Road District No. 8, Bossier
Parish. for the year 1921.
Done and signed officially this, July II,
1921. G.. 4, MAYS,
President Police Jury Of Bossier Parish,
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
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Executive Commission Proceedings.
[coNrINuED FROM PAGE THREEl

The special deputy shsriffs above ap-
pointed will appear at the Court House on
the day prior to the day of the election and
receive the ballot boxes and supplies and
deliver the same to the commissioners Of
election.
deputy sheriffs will receive, and this is to
admonish them to promptly notify the
Secretary OF this committee in the event
there are any good reasons for not serving,
which is to be done at least one week prior
to the day of the election.
Whereupon the committee adjourned.
A. CURTIS, Chairman.
r. B. HILL, Secretary.
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44e 8ss ! .kEs5- = a
LOC al and
PerSOna al
News Of q Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters
Next Tuesday is election day.

Next Tuesday is election day.
MIR. Francis Abney spent Sunday
in Shreveport with his mother.
Mr.. J. J. Bogard returned last
week from an extended trip to Pine
Bluff, Ark.
Miss Carrie Lee Hays, of Cou-
shatta, is an attractive guest Of Mrs.
Sidney Adger this week.
Mrs. w. E. Ivey returned home
last night from Homer where she has
been on a visit for week.
Miss Alma Byrd. who has been
attending the State Normal at Natchi-
tocsles, is at home for several weeks.
MFR. Egan Gleason returned home
the first OF the week from Cotton
Valley, where he has been for some
time.
Miss Mayme T. Burt had as her
guests the latter part of last week.
Misses Charlotte Johnson and Hazel
Trichel, Of Shreveport.
Mr.. w. L. Keeth. rural route car
rier on route three. is at present taking
his vacation. During his vacation, he
will be relieved by Mr.. William Hosier.
Miss Clotille Rodgers, Of Shreve-
port, sister Of Mrs. J. ii. Montgomery,
of this place, is visitor In Benton this
week. much to the pleasure OF the
young people.
Two fine little fellows that are
visiting In the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Montgomery this week are Mas
tiers John Ed Barker and Harry Curry,
both OF Shreveport.
Mrs. L. NJ. Wallace and grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Wallace. of
Rrownlee, are spending the week in
Texarkana, Ark, as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Wallace.
Little Bartel and Colgate Dennig
had with them jolly little visitor,
Master P. ]. Dennig, j., Of Shreveport
Bartel accompanied his cousin back
home to spend some time.
Judge and Mrs. Jack and DR.. and
Mrs. Dalzell, all of Shreveport, motor
ed up Monday afternoon and spent
several hours In the home Of DR.. G. II
Irion, a friend of long standing.
MIR. D. H. Collie requests US to an
n0unce through the Banner that there
will be a graveyard working Of til,
& Emma graveyard on Saturday, Angus
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
AN ORDINANCE
Levying 4-mill tax In Road District No. 1,
as created in the Parish of Bossier, Louis

Levying 4-mill tax In Road District No. 4,
as created in the Parish of Bossier, Louis
lana, for the year 1921.
Be 1T ordained by the Police Jury Of Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana, in regular and legal
session convened That there be levied a
special tax of mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation Of all property assessed In
Road District No. I, and the same Is hereby
levied on all the assessable property in said
district for the year 1921. for the purpose
of paying a portion or prorata of the bonded
indebtness, with interest thereon, in the
said district for one year, which bonds were
voted in said district shown by returns
Of election held therein and duly promul-
gated by the Police Jury Of Bossier Parish,
incurring such indebtness, and the Assessor
of Bossier Parish is hereby ordered to ex-
tend the said 4-mill tax against all the
property located and assessable in said
Road District No. l, Of Bossier Parish, for
the year 1921.
Done and signed officially this, July IL,
1871. G. T.. MAYS,
President Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
r. B. HILL, Clerk Police Jury.
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
T6e Confederate Soldier.
From the concasian Of August 14th.

IIOM tAC SuNSucsVss VI HAuSup = -.
On memorial Day at Arlington Gene
terry, Sunday June 5, 1921, Hon. Bill
G. Lowery, Of Mississippi, delivered an
address, which has been printed in the
Congressional Record of July I, 1921.
His theme was the COnfedederate sold
Ter. Having eulogized General Robert
Il. Lee, General Joseph e. Johnston,
General Stonewall jackson, and re-
ferring to the Confederate soldier, he
said:
g No, gentlemen of the old Confed-
eracy; no man ever faced you and
called you a coward. They may
through misunderstanding have
thought your ideals perverted; they
may through ineNperience have imag-
ined you barbarians;: but find that
they all, speaking as with authority,
render you the homage of Rudyard
Kipling. in paraphrase:
. He's daisy, he's ducky. he's lamb.
He's a injun-r rubber idiot on a spree.
He's the only thing that doesn't care a
damn
For regiment of Yankee infantry.
| So here's to you. rebel soldier, in your
home in Dixie lam,
You're poor, benighted heather, but
a first-class fightin' man. =
Congressman Lowery could not have
/ paid greater tribute to the Johnnie
Rebs. y whose vaior and heroism have
challenged the plaudits Of the world.
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
ssa14O 90

The parish rate of taxation is hereby
fixed and levied at mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation of all assessable
property in Bossier Parish, and which 5
mills is hereby apportioned as follows
Public schools, " mills roads and bridges.
/ mill general and miscellaneous funds,
2h mills.
We further levy special tax Of y mills
throughout the parish for the benefit OF
public schools, in pursuance of Act a1S OF
1918 of the General Assembly of the State
Of Louisiana.
We also levy special taxes in Road Dis
tricts Nos. 1 and 3, to take care Of bonds
and interest in said ditricts Road Dis
trict No. 1, mills; Road District No. 8,
3h mills.
We omit lev,ing a tax in Road District
No. . to take care of bonds and interest. as
surplus is now on hand sufficient to meet
same.
We, your Budget Committee. herewith
submit our report and budget for the year
1921. Respectfully.
j. G. McDADE. Chairman
w. B. WILBoURN.
r. D. WHITTINGTON.
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New Hay For ll

Alfalfa, Johnson grass and alfail :. rs:
son grass mixed--tak your cnQaes u vi
about 500 bales Of old johnson erss r -
% cents a bale. Apply at WlllsA Il :s:s
Farm, near Benton. "
I16-tf] ]. ~. - zAsss s:;5. sz:s5z
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STRAY SALE.

EsTRAyEp before A. NJ. league, Justice OF
Peace, Ware Five. Bossier Parish. Louis
lana, by John Cook. sorrel mare MULE,
about Is hands high, about 10 years old,
sores on shoulder from collar, stif In right
hind leg In stiie Joint, also cut on right
foot By wire; has little white hair ON top
Of neck where collar works. Has been at
my place about six weeks. Appraised at
$40.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property and pay charges, or the
said animal viii be sold by the undersigned,
according to law. at eleven o'clock am, on
saturday, August II, 1921, at A. NJ.
leagues store, SIX miles east of Benton. La.
]. "A. ScARBRouGH. Constable.
July II, 1921. laus 25I
The Bossier banner., 1921-08-18
Or words
70 that effect

WE ARE accustomed.
BUT IT'S mouthful.
AS YOU'LL agree if you.
~ y
JUST PUT it into good.
UNITED STATES, like this.
Ason, YOU'LL be running.
ON FOUR fiat tires.
IF YOU don't hurry.
AND WRAP yourself around.
THE ONLY cigarette.
THAT SATISFIES"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-14
Two Minutes Of Optimism
"THE SQUARE CIRCLE"
BY HERMAN J. STITCH

CIRCLE"
worldwide fraternity whose members usually
all on the square
hence-Du all
insured lives
in
times in dividends and bonuses
and his little life away
will his he will
piuess
while and
of the eahe square
husband your
everything thrown
The the birth of the earth the
needless
ce
deal
gradually but indehby labels the
exacts but not
will share fair
In
He des the danger flag and punges
destruction
before enter the temple OF
his the
forged in each mans heart ms woIs
fenowmen key Is The SQUARE
DEAL. -
business professional doec
Of of THE SQUARE
Copyright 1921, by Public Ledger Co.
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Answers to Questions

G. F. BIO settle a little dispute
please inform me if the cats eye is
really shaped like a vertical slit or
merely looks as if it were.-The pupil
of a cats eye ordinarily, appears as a
long narrow oval, Or a straight vertical
black line. The animal seems to be
looking through mere sits in the iris
of its eye, especially when it faces the
light. In semi-darkness the pupil
widens into a beautiful oval. One is
disposed to regard the narrowness of
the pupil as the distinguishing pecul-
iarity OF the eyes Of cats. All animals
of the cat family share this peculiarly,
according to the authority we quote,
yet the natural shape OF the pupil of
the cats eye is circular. By varying
the quantity Of light entering the eyes,
eXperimenters have seen the pupils of
the eyes of cats and tigers change
from straight lines to perfect circles,
and while under the influence of arto-
pine, which suspends for q time the
muscular contraction of the eye, they
are always circular. The normal shape
of the cats pupil is the same as that
Of the human pupil, but when submit
ted to the influence Of light its be-
havior differs. In a bright light our
pupils become very small circles, while
those of a cat turn into ovals or mar
row Sits. The general effect in either
case is the same, namely. to diminish
the amount of light passing into the
eye. In the larger animals of the cat
family, such as tigers, the pupil some
times behaves exactly like the human
pupil, and when brightly illuminated
contracts into minute circle instead
of becoming linear. In case of domes-
tic cats, the older the animal, the
more frequently does the pupil assume
a circular form. ,
Readers may obtain answer to uues-
lions by writing The Palladium CUES
tfOns and Answers department. All
questions should be written plainly and
briefly. Answers will be given briefly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-14
For Itching Eczema,
Old Sores and Piles

81 guarantee my ointment" says
Peterson of Buffalo, ito cure eczema;
to stop the itching at once and any re-
liable druggist will cheerfully refund
your money If PETERSON'S ONT
MENT doesn't do everything l say it
will do" .......
William A Carley of Franklin, N. Y,
is surely wise man He writes: Il
used PETERSONS OINTMENT on a
little boy suffering terribly with &C.
zema. 1t did the work"
Then there is Alex Louttel, brave
the case of Sarah E. Long VS.. Joseph
fireman of Buffalo, who is glad to
write as follows: Il had an old sore
on my leg for many years. The best
doctors failed. PETERSON'S ONT
MENT entirely healed the sore quick
ly." And from over in Canada comes
letter from a. Blockeby, stating:
THE best thing | ever hit for itching
piles is PETERSON'S OINTMENT .
A big bow for So cents Mail orders
filled by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc,
Buffalo, N. Y.-Advertisemen
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exercises of mind and body which fully engage
the interest and will are the most potent in
drawing out and molding the forces that lie with
in the breasts of men. A man makes a serious
mistake if he thinks that his working hours are
the most important division of his time and that
his leisure hours can be spent without careful
thought because they are lacking in any obvious
value.
'"This truth, however, has particular applica-
ton to the leisure time of childhood, and that
because childhood is the time when character is
in the making. 1t may be renade, modified, i'm
proved in adult life but the task IS more diff
cult In childhood the use of leisure is often the
factor which determines the whole course of a
child's life.
Parents are slow to learn this fact, and it is
the wise parent who understands and applies it
the play-life of the child is more important
than his school life. The school educates the
head play educates the heart. The school pro-
vides tools; play develops motives and ideals
The tools are important; but more important are
the impulses and aims which they will serve.
The parent who leaves the play-life Of his child
largely to the street, and to companionships Of
which little is known, may be wasting time and
money on the child's education.
"And what is true of the parent is true of
the community. 1t is not enough to provide
schools for the education of the city's children,
The state may waste millions on teaching boys
20 read and write and figure if it leaves them in
their leisure time to learn the morals Of the
gang the arts and crafts of the street corner
academy or the poolroom college. Ask any pro-
baton officer; ask any worker who has had to
do with the juvenile life of the city, and you will
be told that boys play their way into crime be-
cause they have had no one who would show
them how to play their way into the four-square
character of decent American manhood. If we
are going to solve our adult life problems we
must give more attention to the play problem,
the leisure-time problem, of the boys and girls"
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LELAND H.
Continued from Page One.)


defense, stated that he had protested
with Mr.. Stanford against taking the
stand, but that he insisted in testify
ing in his sons behalf Judge Bond
had questioned the witness regarding
his health a few minutes before his
death. Mr.. Stanford had replied, Il
guess l can go on with it; if it kills
me it will make no difference" Judge
Bond ordered a recess at this time,
and on the resumption of testimony
the witness collapsed.
Mr.. Stanford came to Union county
from California when he was q years
old. He went to- work on the farm
OF a man by the name of Beck, whose
daughter, Elizabeth, it is said, taught
him to read and write, and, upon their
marriage furnished him money to
study law.
Civil War Veteran.
He is said to have been picked up
On the streets of New York, an or
phan at the age Of u years, and ship
ped west during the early days. He
served in the Civil war, and after his
discharge went to California. He is
said to have assumed the name of Le-
land H. Stanford from the founder OF
the university of that name in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. Stanford is said to be one of
the wealthiest men in Union county,
his fortune being estimated at
100000
He had not been in his customary
good health recently. He is survived
by the widow. one son, Roscoe, of Bos-
ton, and Mrs. Lillian Barnhart of Lib
erty. Seven grandchildren and three
greatgrandchildren also survive.
Relates Incidents
Mr.. Stanford during his time on the
witness stand told of many incidents
of the married life of his son and
daughter-in-law. He stated that he
had made every effort to patch up the
difficulties but had failed
The divorce case is one of the most
bitterly contested ones that has been
heard in the Wayne circuit court foc
many years. Mrs. Roscoe Stanford is
asking $751; 900 alimony, care and Gus.
tody and support of three minor chill
dren. Mr.. Stanford is also asking a
divorce and custody of the youngest
child.
The couple was married in 1896 and
separated in 1920. Roscoe Stanford S
wealth is estimated at $4,000. India
Stanford, 19-year-old daughter of the
principals, was on the stand in her
mothers behalf Wednesday.
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Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
coNvENTloN SLAVES

The rags I wear are always duller
than is the autumn meadows hue, yet
| would run to gorgeous color if had
courage SO to do. I'd wear silk shirts
with stripes of crimson, and gaudy
garments brave and smart; I'd be
sight to cast your glims on, if I had
not a rabbits heart. But l am doomed
TO sombre raiment, like all the other
old boys here; for dreary buds we
make our payment, and like morti-
clans we appear If / should drape
my ancient body in brighter tints, the
folks would say, That pelican is
much too gaudy for one whose head is
bald and gray; instead of wearing
silks and ermines, he should in
humble garments stand, and spend his
evenings reading sermons, preparing
for another land. I'm old in years but
young in spirit, and l would dress
like sweet sixteen; but mems rebuke!
alas, I fear it, and cut out pink and
red and green. Ny maiden aunt in
years is stricken, but she has raiment
on the mind, and you would take her
for a chicken If you should see her
from behind But if I wear dash of
yellow, she lifts her hand in wild dis
may, and cries, You foolish, silly fell
low! Such eolors when your head IS
gray!" Thus men are doomed TO
colors dismal, though DANES may
wear what hues they please, and age
becomes a grief abysmal, a sordid
thing OF soup and cheese.