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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22
Louisiana Lands.

In Louisiana we have no mountains
Of rocka or hills Of gravel. or arid
and worthless plains burnt up by
droutha or swarming with grasshop-
psrs.
Our good uplands cover an Urea
larger than the State Of Massachu-
setts.
Our rich bluff lands, composed OF
HHae silt, classed among the richest
lands Of the State, covered with
grand and luxurious forests Of oaks,
and magnolia, and beech, and cotton
wood, and other valuable timber,
have . surface which exceeds that Of
the State Of Delaware.
Our fertile prsiries, the land SC
happily described in Longfellow'i
aEvangeline," has larger surfacs
than the States Of Delaware and
Rhode Island.
Our arabic alluvial lands, behind
our breastworks Of over 1000 miles
Of le7ees, ranked with the riches
lands Of the continent have por'
acres than the State Of Connecticut
Our pine hin forests cover NOR
surface than the State Of New Jersey
Orr pine fats, principally valuable
for their timber and grass producing
qualities, cover . surface larger thar
Rhode Island.
Our wooded swamps and coas
mar,h have more square miles thai
the State Of New Hampshire.
Our lands which are above Overflow
have alarger surface than New Hamr
shire, Massachusetts,, Connection
and Rhode Island. There is but lii
tie land IN the State that is not sus
cephble of being brought unde
profitable cultivation
Louisiana has four thousand mile
Of navigable water.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

n Iotioe Is hereby given that in thirty days
IN from this date will iIe my application,
under Act 81. of tho Louisiana Legislature of
1888, to homestead the south half Of northwest
quarter and southwest quarter Of northeast
quarter Of section 10, township . North, range
II West. HENRY HALL.
Bellevue, La, October ., 1883. nor %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

Vnws or An ON SuRyEYoR.-Darby
surveyed Louisiana for the United
States Government nearly seventy
years ago. He knew the agricultural
capacities Of all parts Of the State
better than any man living then or
now. He had run his chain and fol-
lowed the pointings Of his compass
from the Sabine to the eastern line
of the State, and from the Arkansas
line to the Gulf of Mexico. In q book
which he afterwards published he
said:
aWhen the State OF Louisiana is
brought into cultivation far from the
maximum, it could employ 300,00O
1aborers in the cultivation OF cotton,
3Ol, 900 in the cultivation Of sugar
eaile, and 100, 600 in the cultivation
Of rice"
III Louisiana were cultivated by
T00,000 lsboring farmers, with all
Of her rich low lands reclaimed, and
worked with skin and economy, the
amount Of the annual products Of
tho State would far exceed five hum
drsd million dollars.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22
Notice to Creditors.

THE creditors of the succession Of T. r
= Watson, deceased. are hereby notified
to make themselves known, and to present al
account of their respective claims and thu
titles by which they are established. to IN,
attorneys, Messrs. Wise e. Herndon, Shreve
port, La.
HENRY FLORSHEIM, Administrator.
Eovember6 s, 1883. nov y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

Chairman Riley, Of the Democratic
State Committee, announces the cleo.
ton Of the Democratic State ticket in
West Virginia. The Legislature will
stand on joint ballot, 46 Democrats,
a Republicans and one labor-union-
independent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

New York Herald: Benjamin
Harrison has reached years of dis
erection, and be win not attempt to
turn back the hands of the clock in
the interest Of negro domination
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

Opposition to high tariff for Che
protection Of monopolies" is as true
i principle to-day as it ever was, and
tho Democratic party should stick TO
this great and patriotic principle
through victory or dafeat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

Baron Tennyson's fortune is esti-
mated at @400. coo, all of it Of his own
making, for the poet is practical and
always makes profitable bargains with
his publishers. -l30seoss Jovvssog.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

New Orleans States: Gas the
fairfield trusts are now in possession
OF all the branches of the Govern
ment, they win run the country pref
ty much rs they pleare."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

A large excursion from Illinois,
Kansas and Missouri is expected in
Mobile on December 18th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

Gtisens or Pike county, Alabama,
have ordered about 10, 600 fruit trees
from the nurseries Of North Caroline.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22
Homestead Entry No. ace

Land Office at Natchitoches. La. I,
November 8, 1883.
IN named settler has fled notice of ia
intention to make final proof in support Of his
claim. and that said proof viii be made before
the Honorable District Judge, or in his alb
sence. the Clerk of the District Court, at
Bellevue, La, on December is. 1888, Wig :
ington-for the east half of southeast Quarter.
and southwest quarter of southeant Quarter
Of section So, township Is North, Range I2
West Louisiana Meridian. He names the
following witnesses TO prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of, said land.
VIZ Charles Mitchell, w. +. Connell, Albert
Wesley and Ben Frazier, Of HanghtOn p. 81.
La.
WILLIS HOLMES, Register.
November 8, 1888. dec is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22

The assessed value Of property in
Us city Of Memphis Is $26, 00o, 600.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-11-22
COSMOPOLITAN
II II STAU r. "A MT
2l2 Milan Street.

Shreveport, La.
BOARD by Day, Week or Month. a.
D Elegantly furnished rooms. % q,
Terms Reasonable. -assx
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
SCIENTIFIC SOUIBS.

The long distance telephone service be- tween New York and other cities connected is increasing satisfactorily. It is expected that New York and Buffalo will be connected by fall This will be the longest telephone in the country.
 MT. Edison intends to utilize the pond of water which now separates his laboratory from his new photograph factory. He will build Q small ferry boat, to be run by cleo tricity, and it will be run back and forth from the laboratory to the factory every half hour.
 To make cherry stain, mix together by stirring one quart of spirits of turpentine, one pint of japan, one pound of Venetian red ground in oil, and two ounces of dry burnt umber. Apply with brush and wipe off with a cloth. Finish with one coat of shellac and two coats of yarnish.
 In Carlisle, England, tall factory chinneys are being utilized as sewer ventilators with good results, twenty-nine now being used The velocity of the rising air has been meas ured by Surveyor Mekie, and it is found to be 1,202 feet minute in ordinary weather The owners of the factories make no objec- tion to this use of their chimneys, and the practice seems to meet with general approval
 A new way of annealing small pieces of steel is given by writer in the English Me chanic. Heat the piece as slowly as possible, and when at low red heat put it between two
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06

Unaware of the appearance which he pre- sented, mirrors having been left behind with the other impedimenta of civilization, Wise, with his blanket thrown around him, and presented a not inapt resemblance to an Indian chief, walked up to where Gen Lee was standing in the midst of a group of officers Despite the gravity of the situation, Lees face broke into humorous smile on perceiving the ludicrous appearance of the unconscious officer.
 ''Good morning, Gen. Wise," he remarked in tone of merry pleasantly. "I perceive that you at any rate have not given up the contest, as you are in your war paint this morning."
 The laugh that followed at the expense of Gen. Wise was heartily joined in by himself when he discovered its cause and learned what an amusing spectacle he presented in his paint and blanllet-Menloirs of Robert E. Lee
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06

surface, draw the circle and dig down straight Is inches. Level off again and draw circle s inches less in Giane ter, thus giving you a inch shoulder (width of brick) all around to start the arch on. Dig down from this last circle 31 feet, gradually widening again to feet, then commence to draw in and dig 6 feet deeper, gradually drawing to 6 feet in di- ameter at tho bottom. Dish out the bot tom inches lower in the center, to col lect the water when cleaning out the cis- tern. The cut SHOWS a section of the hole when finished. A is top of the ground; B, the inch shoulder, IS inches below the surface; c, the bulge, 8 feeU in diameter and feet from surface; D, the bottom. feet below c, and Il feet from surface; E, the center of bottom, inches lower than side at D. This jug shape places the bulk of the water nearer the top, making it easier to pump.
 To build the arch, commence on the shoulder, at B. Lay the brick in lime mortar, lime and sand. Bed the first course of brick thoroughly in mortar, raising the edge next the bank, to give direction to the arch. Build the arch up until the hole at top is ? feet in diameter and about 6 inches above surface of the ground, at O. Cover the outside, or up- per side Of the arch DrlckS with lime nor tar half an inch thick, and the arch is complete. The cistern is now ready for | the cement.
 Take one bucket of good cement and | two buckets of well screened sand. Mix | well together, dry, and then add the water ! and mix to mortar that can be laid on without running. Commence cementing OH the side, at the bottom, being careful not to let the mortar get the least bit hard before putting on; cement hardens rapidly after being wet. Plaster the sides over up to top of arch II inches thick. When nearly dry apply half inch coat ot nice, smooth cement made of half cement and half sand Now cement the bottom like the walls. Before covering the arcl with earth, spread a coat of cement incl thick over the lime mortar on outside o1 arch; make this coat | cement and sand Fill in the earth and pack it down hard The arch being six inches above surfact of ground will prevent surface water from flowing in. Such a cistern will require 800 bricks, and two barrels of cement, ont of lime and the sand, costing about $t for all.
 Two cister;s wero-bdiit as described land finished in two days. at a cost les than S12 each. and have been in use fo 20 years or more. This size holds owe 100 barrels of water.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
Castle Garden.

Castle Garden, New York, was originally laid out as a rough fertilization, at the most southern part of Manhattan Island, in l6l6 It was subsequently, known as Fort Nassau; then, under the Dutch, as Fort William. It was surrendered by the Dutch to the Eng fish, and then christened Fort James. It took the name of Castle Garden soon after the breaking out of the Revolution. It was built for and used as a fertilization. In 1S47 1t was opened as place of amusement, and for a number of years was occupied as such. Jenny Lind made her first appearance in America there, under the management of P. T. Barnum, Sept. Il, 1850. The celebrated Julien concerts were also given there. Dur. ing the summers of 1851, 1852 and 1853 sew eral noted operatio artists appeared there under the management of Max Maretzek. Il has been occupied as an emigrant landing depot since August, 1855.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
A Great Firm.

"One of the most comical things I've ever heard was told me in the Caucasus" said Dudley Winston, the young man who accom- panied his father on the mission to Persia. ''It was in Tiftos, the capital of Georgia You know, there's an American store there a big place of business where all sorts of Yankee notions are dealt out to the natives at enormous profits. I dropped in there One of the objects of interest to which the Per sian salesman directed my special attention was a patent potato peeler. 'Dees instru- ment,' he said, lees medd by ze faymoos 'ouse of Pat Aug was astonished. What house did you sayP 'Ze faymoos 'ouse of Pat Aug Never heard of it. l said; I guess you are mistaken 'Meesteckeni No, sare. have often heard of ze ouse, and have often seen ze name of ze 'ouse. will show him to you now. Oh, it is a firm which enjoys great fame here.' And with that he looks for O specimen potato peeler and brings one out. 'Zere, sare,' he says, 'ees ze name engraved in 20 metall Seel' 1 burst out laughing until my sides ached- There was the legend: Pat. Aug. F, 1S73.' And the Pat. Aug. part of it he had taken to be tho firms name. found that this potato peeler was famous under the name of Pat. Aug all over the Caucasus. Chicago Herald.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.
Tue Term Creole Applied to Perso
 Born Near the Tropics

Tue Term Creole Applied to Persons
 Born Near the Tropics.
 Creole is a corruption of the Spanish word criollo, which signifies one born in America or the West Indies of European ancestors In this sense all the native white people of the United States might be called creoles. But the word in it's English form has under gone both limitation and an extension. It is limited to persons born within or near the tropics, and is made to include persons of all colors. Thus the term creole negro is em- ployed in the English West Indies to distin- guish the negroes born there from the Afri. cans imported during the time of the slave trade. This application of the term to the colored people has led to an idea common in some parts of the United States, though wholly unfounded, that it implies an admlx- ture, greater or less, of African blood.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
In and In Breeding.

Judicious in and in breeding, says The Southern Live Stock Journal, does not run the stock out. The most perfectly developed and conspicuously valuable cattle in the world are those that have been skillfully and intelligently bred for generations with no intermixture of for eign blood. In and in breeding, to attain a high degree of success, requires the liberal use of brains interwoven with more than average judgment. Most of the ills that are predicted by agricultural writers for stock bred in and in are more imaginary than real.
 The general principles of heredity and the laws of breeding are subjects of spe- cial interest to stockmen, and ought to be studied more carefully and extendedly. The only way we may hope to intensity and perpetuate Q desired quality with reasonable assurance of success is by means of in and in breeding. All ou1 prominent and most useful and valuable breeds of domestic live stock and poultry were nodded in this way, and it is tho only way to create new breeds that vii transmit their personal characteristics and excenences to their offspring with ! -hdelity
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
FIG. 2-BARS DOOR ON ROLLERS.

The rollers, track and otLer trimmings may be obtained at any hardware store. The track is first securely fastened to Inc edge of an inch or two inch board, about four or five inches wide. This is then firmly nailed or spiked to the building, parallel to and even with the top of the doorway, and should extend the width of the door on each side. In order that the doors may run easily, the track should be laid as level as possible, and upon one board. The manner of fastening the rollers of the doors is clearly shown in the engraving Fig. g. The doors are placed upon the tracks at the end of the latter, and are prevented from running off by placing block at the end of the track or upon the side of the door. The track should be protected frcm the weather by some kind of covering. Two narrow boards nailed together similar to an caves trough, and fastened to the building above the track and rollers, form Q protection from snow, etc.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06

pieces or ory podros ana screw them up t,gnr in wise. The steel burns its way into the boards, and on coming together around it they form a practically air tight charcoal bed. When it cools off the steel is apt to be found thoroughly annealed.
 Dr. Pesety Cevera writes to Spanish med ical journal concerning a new process to dis tinguish between human and animal blood. He says: ''If blood be mixed with little bile, small crystals are formed which are of different shapes in different species of ami mals. In man they are stated to be right angled prisms; in the horse, cubes; in pigs, right angled prisms very similar to those seen in rholnboids: in sheep, rhomboidal plates; ill dogs, the same as human blood, and in chickens, more or less regular cubes. ,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
Our American stock waninr.

Civilization, strange as it may seem, in
 Fovcs marked tendencies toward degener- ation. It is possible civilization will never attain condition wherein it is able to successfully carry forward race without at the same time losing part of the best powers of that race. Our American stock is seriously waning in more ways than one. Our keenness of vision is not comparable to that of our savage forefathers. We are losing, or so far have lost, in teeth and hair, which means that we have lost in our animal vitality. Moral degeneracy in some forms is also quite as surely an adjunct of progress. Insurance against fire has increased perjury; business com
 petition, awakening energy and industry and tact, has also increased selfshness. It does not seem an evil to most business men to crowd down their neighbors and crush their rivnl enterprises The build ing of large cities involves the creation of secondary bcrbarism, caste con
 signed to decay and dissolution. So far we have devised no progress without SD increase of inventions for self destrue- tion. Drunkenness and debauchery have overwhelmed much of the best and most hopeful. -"E-P. P. in Globe-DemocIst
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
ARIZONA ENTERPRISE,
FLoRENt E, OCTOBER 6, 1888.
9sI1s.s BUTTER MAKING.
Description of the Two Methods Now
 Employed for Salting Butter.

Much of the excellence of butter de. pends on the salting, and while butter that for any reason is really inferior can not be raised to grade of excellence by the salting. says Tho New York World that which otherwise might be classed as good is often reduced to an inferior grade by the manner in which it is treated at the time of salting. good deal of butter Is churned to death; that is, the churning is continued to gather the butter so long after the butter has separated from the milk that it is pounded into creamy, pasty condition, exactly the opposite of what it should be-
 A piece of really good butter, explains tho authority quoted from, when properly salted will, if cut apart with a bright sharp knife, show two clean cut, smooth and slightly moist surfaces, without any sign of mashing down of the butter particles, and none of them should be found adhering in sticky mass to the knife. When knife is drawn through a piece of butter and comes out in such a condition that the blade cannot be seen, no expert Is needed to determine it's quality.
 The two methods now in vogue for salt ing butter are termed brine salting and uIl Sdlllllp, caCH or WHICH mas US QQNO- cates. The former consists in making the salt into q solution before 1t Is used, and in the latter tho solution is made by add | ing dry salt to the water that remains il | the butter after most of the buttermilll has been worked out. So far as the result is concerned the object of each plan is tC surround the grains of butter with brine until enough of the solution is absorbed tC make them palatable. As the butter itself contains about 12 per cent. of water that must be taken into consideration 1T brine salting, otherwise the salting vii be too light. On the other hand. if nor, dry salt is used than the water in tn, butter will turn into solution. the dry salting will be in excess and be shown il particles of salt undissolved
 To get the best results from any kinC of saking the churning should stop whel the butter has fairly granulated and be fore it has been beaten to salvy condi tion by the process of gathering At thi stage the buttermilk should be drawn of and the butter be washed with cold wate or cold, weak brine until it runs off clear when either strong, clear brine may b poured on to remain until the mass ha absorbed enough of the solution, or fin dry salt, about one ounce to the pound be sifted on and be worked in so that i will dissolve. After this light secon working should be given to clear it 0 my buttermilk that may be drawn out b the salt.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
Experience with Barbed Wire Fence.

"Ten years ago, when I first began building bGrbed wire fence" says J. M. Stahl, Il was almost afraid to use the barbed wire. Igot the experience of more than a score of farmers who had used barbed wire quite extensively, and almost without exception they contradicted the narrowing stories published in the papers of animals meeting lingering death on the cruel wires. At first, was careful to drive the cattle and lead the horses along each piece of new wire fence, allow ing them to nose it. Now the animals have become accustomed to wire fence. I never had an animal injured on the fence. know of but one animal in my neighborhcod that has been injured severely on barbed wire fence; and the same night another colt belonging to the same man jumped on the broken off stake of Virginia rail fence and disemboweled itself
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
The Demand for Larger Horses.

Only a few years ago 1900 to 1 1.400 pounds was thought to be big horse. Now our grade draft horses, 400 to 1,S00 pounds, are demanded by the city mar kets, and even heavier horses sell all the better if they can be found. Many of our best farmers have grand teams of grade draft mares that money cannot buy Every one is worth fortune for breeding, while the amount of work they can per form Is astonishing. The farmers all want larger horses to work, and are eag- crly breeding to increase the size The dealers everywhere are actively looking for the grade draft horses all over the west, and fortunate the farmers and the communities where this popular horse is found.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
On the Country Road.

To be thrifty our animal must be com fortable. This is true in summer as well cs winter.
 Better feed inferior fruits and vege- tables to the hogs than send them to market, is the opinion of many.
 Have place in which to deposit what ever will burn. A shallow trench of proper size should be made to hold the ashes. When burning has been made. cover the t'ench with boards to prevent the ashes from being blown away. By care in gathering tho rubbish. c supply may be scured without outlay of ashes, one of the most valuable of fertilizers.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
CREATIONS LOWER ORDERS.

Mir. Price, of Macon, Ga, the other day killed big wild turkey with his little pistol, and the bird was eighty yards off and up a tree into the bargain
 Four gentlemen came to Gainesville Ga, not long since to kill alligators at the sink. In twenty days they killed coo, an average of thirty per day.
 A canary bird died at Iroquois, D. T., re- gently at the advanced age of Is years and months. He was Il good singer and possessed all his singing powers until the last year, when he seemed to be in his dotage. During the last two months his eyesight had nearly failed him