The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-17
This Great State.

phone.
Ruston Caligraph: ''South Louisi-
ana is one of the most beautiful coun-
tries in the world, and one of the
richest in natural resources"
The Point-a-la-Hache Protector, OF
Plaquemines parish, says: ga COM
pany of about twenty Italian black
berry gatherers cleared over two
thousand dollars already this season
picking berries only from the lower
line of Magnolia plantation to the
upper line of Weodlawn. The wild |
blackberries always command high |
er price on the New Orleans market
than the strawberries.
The South, published at Plaque
mine, in Iberville parish, says: There
never waa more promising season
than the present for the sugar plant
er. Rattoons and plant cane are a
perfect stand and the crops ought to
excel that of last year, as good as it
was. What with good crops and the
immigration boom Louisiana will soon
be the most prosperous agricultural
State in the Union. This will be &C.
complished in the next twelve months.
The Marksville (Avoyelles parish)
Bulletin says: 'sBut few of our farm.
ers have asked for assistance from
their merchants This is a good in
dication, and they should strive to
keep out of debt as long as possible.
The result will be more money at the
end of the year. The avocation of
a farmer is at times q hard and try
ing one, and frequently one false step
leads to failure. But so long as he
holds himself within bounds he is
safe and needs not fear for the result. :"
New Orleans Times-Democrat: CA
new industry has just been establish
ed in this city, and is one which
promises to grow and in time employ
large number of hands. The South
ern Knitting Works opened business
on April l last, with Messrs. Gustave
Newman and August Gilbert, two en-
terprising young gentlemen, at its
head. The factory will turn out such
articles as hammocks, school bags,
shawls, and other knitted goods
The company has four looms employ
ed and expect shortly to increase the
number, for already they have large
orders for the goods manufactured
by them"
The Louisiana Journal, published
at Homer, remarks: ''North Louisi-
ana is undoubtedly the best poor
mans country in the world. Our
lands are cheap and can be purchased
GU easy terms. Any man with ordi
nary industry and economy can not
only make living but soon accumu-
. late a competency. AS evidence Of
: this fact it may be stated that of the
many persons who have left this par
| ish to seek fortunes in other lands
) supposed to be more favored than
this, there is hardly one that has no,
g been worsted by the change and who
would not be glad to get back to theil
! old home in the goodly land of Clai-
borne"
|, Baton Rouge Capitolian Advocate
Examination for candidates fol
E Peabody scholarships will be held
during the month of July. Appli
cants will be furnished, at their re-
i spective homes, through the loca
4 school authorities, with printed ques
3 tons upon the following subjects
Algebra, Arithmetic, English Gram
!. mar, History, Geography and Miscel
a laneous questions; answers to be re
turned to the State Superintendent
for examination. Scholarships viii
a be awarded to those passing the mos
r creditable examination, each scholar
ship entities holder to free tuition anc
5000 per annum. Those failing te