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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
Sowing Grain.

The fall, so far, has been unusually
favorable for sowing small grain, and
it is to be hoped that the farmers have
made good use of their opportunities.
1t is now too late to SOW oats with any
reasonable hope of their withstanding
the severe freezes which are likely to
occur, except below the parallel of 81
or 50 degrees. In the piney woods
and cost region November is a good
time to SOW.
We have before stated that we do
not advise farmers generally in the
cotton belt 10 SOW wheat. While
it is well to diversity crops, and as
nearly as practicable to produce
the supplies needed for home con-
sumption, yet there is a limit in diver
styling beyond which it will not be
found expedient to go. Almost with
out exception every farmer in the
South should produce all the food nee
essary for his stock, a full supply of
bacon, lard, milk. butter, beef, NUT
ton, fruits and vegetables. These items
are mentioned because the soil and
climate are perfectly well adapted to
their production, and they are or
should be considered indispensable to
comfortable living. But our conditions
are not SO generally adapted to the
production of wheat, although flour is
one of the articles of prime desire, and
most farmers therefore find it mex
pedient to plant this crop.
There are localities on most farms in
the hill country" and some even be-
low the metamorphic formation, where
wheat is about as certain and reliable
crop as it is anywhere. These To-
calities are usually found on the highest
points, the soil being gray or chocolate
and underlaid by good stiff or gravel
ly clay. Old land. moderately fertil-
lied, is better for wheat than strong,
loamy, fresh soil. After all the efforts
to procure reliable variety of wheat
none has been found to give better
results than the old .'blue STEM
or purple straw Land that
has been in cotton or other
clean culture crop is the best.
Ammoniated manure gives the best
results, cotton seed having long been a
standby for wheat or other small
grain, though rather too rich in am
menia. A better manure is one that
may be composted of cotton-seed meal
and acid phosphate with kainit in the
proportion of:
meal. .............. GU POUNDS
Aciu phosphate l,UUO pounds
halnit.....-. ....-..:........... 200 pounds
Aosai..'. $3.50. .-~tVVo pounds
Sow about the time the first killing
frost usually occurs. We think the
cutaway Disc harrow an excellent i'm
plement for preparing the land latter
plowing) and putting in the seed and
fertilizers, where a regular wheat drill
is not available. - Southern CultiUator.
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Cotton Picking--Cotton Bagging.


In housing the remnant of the crop
from the fields. The heavy dews and
probable rains will have very rapid
deteriorating effect on the staple, and
not a lock should remain to be picked
after the last boil has opened.
We trust that the farmers have been
successful in illustrating the power
and influence of concerted action in
their efforts to defeat the UBIQUITOUS
Bagging Trust, and to develop some
generally acceptable substitute for
bagging made of imported raw ma
terial. Little can be done by farmers
except to demand substitute for trust
bagging and thus give substantial en-
couragement to the DEVELOPMENT of
some home material for making bag
ging. 1t is most natural to turn at once
to cotton itself as material out of
which to make covering for the crop.
A very good bagging is made by the
Rosedale Manufacturing Company, of
West Point, Ca, and by the Lane Mills,
of New Orleans, samples of which we
have seen and heartily approve. We
incline, however, to the opinion that
some less costly material than cotton
may be found. Pine straw, saw pal
metto, and the bark of the cotton and
okra plant are promising materials.
We have seen sample of pine straw
bagging made by the Acme Manufact-
uring Company, of Wilmington, N. q.
. 1t is very similar in appearance to the
ordinary jute bagging, the warp and
filling being little larger, and the
weight per yard about two and half
pounds 1t is not so strong as the lutte.
but is strong enough for all rea-
sonable demands. OF course a. substi-
tute for jute bagging, in order to be-
come a permanent substitute, must be
furnished at the same or less price.
Farmers are not going to permanently
use more costly material in order to
anticipate future combines and trusts:
they will use the material that will in
the long run cost them the least. It Is
well enough to urge and advise the de-
velopment of our home resources. but
the expense should not fall on the
farmers alone. They will buy where
they can buy cheapest and sell where
they can sell highest, if permitted to
do so by the laws of the land. In the
meantime let the National Government
admit all foreign-made bagging, as
well as raw material, free OF duty
Southern CultiUator.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13

purple, and their bright-col..,,,
liage coquette with SPORTING e
The hooking bird carols l. Z ssse
lays, the blue-iay makes a. ~. J.
ring with playful chatter, A.. y -
ure seems to oe on a holiaa, -
The golden grain glisteus s.
morning sun and the ripeuiss
waves its yellow blades ~. sla'
slopes of silvery sand. Tbe nv WV
the hunters horn floats ous &C. sss'
crisp October air, and willy Ia ~ q
ming rabbit and nfmble squirrel * y. :
bush and bramble. r's'
Evening comes and bright star. i, !.
the heavens to watch while 49, ~
reigns. The gentle moon spre,s \
pale shroud DER sleeping nata,s ' II
prints its pretty figures Of tinselsss
upon the dewy ground throuss Il
trellised branches of forest srsas = Z
Night and day are filled with
changing loneliness. The poet M
painter can find subjects full Of bs.'s
and pathos. and the mind ii <. I
rious and thoughtful can find ~
food Thonsasvslie fGa. Entersrs
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13
UNKNOWN SENSATIONS.
Sir John Lubbock On the Problematfca
Organs of Sense.

Sir John Lubbock On the ProblematfcaR
Organs of Sense.
Sound is the sensation produced on
as when the vibrations of the air strike
on the drum of our ear. When they are
few, the sound is deep; as they increase
in number, it becomes shriller and
shriller; but when they reach forty
thousand in a second they cease to be-
audible. Light is the effect produced
on us when waves of light strike on
the eye. When four hundred millions
of millions of vibrations of either
strike the retina in a second, they pro-
dpce red, and as the number increases
the color passes into orange, then yell
low, green, blue and violet. But be-
tween forty thousand vibrations In q
second and four hundred millions of
millions We have no organ of sense
capable of receiving the impression.
Yet between these limits any number
of sensations may exist. We have five
senses, and some times fancy that no
others are possible. But it is obvious
that we can not measure the infinite by
our own narrow limitations.
Moreover, looking at the question
from the other side, we end in animals
complex organs of sense, richly sup
piled with nerves, but the sanction Of
which we are as yet powerless to ex-
plain. There may be fifty other senses
as different from ours as sound is from
sight; and even within the boundaries
of our own senses there may be endless
sounds which we can not hear, and coll
ors as different as red from green, of
which we have no conception. These
and thousand other questions remain
for solution. The familiar world which
surrounds US may be totally different
place to other animals. To them it may
be full of music which we can not hear,
of color which we can not see, of SEN
sations which we can not conceive
SIR John LnbbaeE. in Popular Sosssscs
Monthly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13
The Southern Autumn.

No season of the year brings with it
30 many attractions as our fall in the
South Nature is putting on her rich
est robes and flower and tree and
shrub blush with matchless beauty.
The woods are all tinted with autumn
hues, the groves are carpeted with
falling leaves, the dropping branches
Of swamps and hummock hold pretty
clusters of berries Of crimson and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13
HERE AND THERE.

Mutton is in greater demand Aa
wool, yet the supply of choice nuhI
is always far below the demand.
1t is claimed that auack gna
which is very persistent, can be wab
icated by cultivating q crop Of soEshha
on the land.
Pigs will eat clover hay II itha
up, and it is excellent for them. n +
best mode of feeding it is to sesd
and then sprinkle with bran and eed :
meal.
AS long as the season permits hi
there is land to be plowed ID M
spring, the pillow should be kept gsHg
now, in order to save labor when lAi
busy time comes.
The sooner the corn-fodder Is PIT
under shelter tho brighter 1t Killle
main during the winter. To leave
in the fields only induces loss q qAal
ity as well as waste Of material.
Fine manure may be spread On "
pasture now, in order TO promCss1A
growth of grass next spring. NxH
also serve as protection TO the FoeAl
and enable the plants to start earlg'
AS no two animals are alike, y &
best to consult their appetites and q
sires. Whatever the animal prafersN
food, and thrives on, 1t should hags
Food can not be forced on an animal
he dislikes it.
Dry dirt is better than sand o. Y
floor of stables, as it is an aDsuR
emit, and the finer the dirt the betisf
Sand, however. is more easily reme'N
and does not cause dust. An exeeles
method of keeping the stalls clea1 Y
to apply a layer of dirt ard ''A
sprinkle with plaster.
"A writer who has given atteHlA
to the matter of feeding sheep sis's
that the best ration he ever knew %
composed of equal parts, BY welgns =
corn, oats, peas and millet, to esq
fifteen bushels of which one buspel
flaxseed should be added. and Y
whole ground together. II isi'1
sheep very rapidly.
OF the different kinds q "
clover is conceded to be the best 2
is we'll balanced in these elenlea'
necessary for growth and prOduc''e
No food is complete; but, howesa
where clover is fed literally ana
moderate allowance OF grain is aaas
the results are usually satlsiaclel
provided good quarters are allow Y.
and the sanitary condition conpA'
with.
One of the editors OF VOICE
Monthly firmly believes that "ior :.
man with the necessary capital y.
is in the breeding business prom
twenty per cent. on his investIneh
he will 60 to work in the rlgha 81
icok upon the breeding Of horses =
pure and simple business. and glss
the same careful thought and at'ea..
that he would to mercantile pursu''.
=
Mr.. w. w. Craig writes %
New Orleans Times Democrat tna'
has no faith in carbolic acid - . {
tentative or curative for chicken IS
era This is his conclusion after "
of trial, in which he has iouno Z
dangerous thing Tor chickens =.
hogs, ETC., unless very carefully -
1T is settled by the Supreme e
of North Carolina that descFip ''es
property in deed il suficien. 81 =
in terms, or by reasonable applises.
arising from the facts stated 70 nsss I.
to its circumstances, relations &C. <
nections, designates the propefW Z.
that it can certainly be seen Or r. 4.
tanned. Thus a description
tobacco crop to be grown this yea
my own land is snfiiajsnt
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13

"A martyr to the caws-the scare
crow. Darlington Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13

frost usually occurs. We think the
cutaway Disc harrow an excellent i'm
plement for preparing the land CATER
plowing) and putting in the seed and
fertilizers, where a regular wheat drill
is not available. -Southern Culttuator.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
May GOD BLESS YOU"
A Boston Paper Hangers Trouble and
How he Got Out of It-Plain
Words from the SUNNY SOnth

When we are In trouble we cry for help. When
we are relieved we often forget to he thankful.
But not always. Mr.. ". W. Griffin of Trout creek,
St Clair Co. Ala, writes: Il had bad attack Of
chills and fever; my system was full OF malaria.
For two years was scarcely able to work al all.
Some times my heart would papfate for two
hours at a time; my legs would get cold To the
knees and fully expected to di'. In September,
1881 | bought bottle Of Shaker Extract of Roots
or Seigel's Curative Syrup Of your agent, X. NJ.
Kin . and before ! had taken the fist bottle felt
better and in short time was able 10 go to work
May God bless you for the good you have done"
Mr. VIM j. Mccain, 20 Randall street, Boston,
writes: six months ago began TO throw up my
food after eating. / thought was going into con
sumption, soon began to have pain in the chest,
stomach and sides. got little sleep and woke all
tired out. once lost five pounds in four days. |
began using Shaker Extract Of Roots, or Segers
syrup and when had finished the sixth bottle
could eat three square meals a day, and 60 to
sleep the minute struck the bed. l am paper
hanger by trade, and have worked every day since
! took the second bottle, and gained eighteen
pounds. ! Onght to be thankful and am"
This remedy opens all the natural passages Of
the body, expes the poison from the blood and en-
ables nature to rebuild what disease has de-
stroyed.
Shsker Extract of Roots, or Seigel's Syrup, il
sold by all druggists send to the proprietor, A.
j. White, 81 Warren street. New York.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

"Beg pardon, Sir John, the bell rang"
"Ah. YES. 1 forgot-only to show that
lady out
l left the room. and rs did so found
the front door open and Mr., Barclay on the
step, looking across at Miss Adeta Mimpriss,
who was Just tripping up the steps of the
house opposite, and | saw her use a latch kew,
open the door and look round as she was
going in. 10 give Mr. Barclay a laughing
look, and then the door was closed and my
young master shut ours.
That day and the next passed quietly
enough but could see very plainly that there
was something wrong, Cor there was a cold
way of speaking among our people in the
dining room. the dinner going off terribly
quiet, and Sir John afterwards not seeming
To enjoy his wine. while Miss Virginia sat
alone in the drawing room over her tea; and
Mr.Barclay, after giving NE back my KEYS,
went upstairs, and | know he WAS looking
out, for Miss Adela MimpriSs was sitting at
the window opposite, and saw her peep up
twice
This troubled me a deal, for, after all those
years, l never felt like a servant, but as if
was one of them, and it made me so upset
that, as lay in my bed in the pantry that
night wondering whether Mr. Barclay would
go away and forget all about the young lady
opposite, and come back in a year and he for
given, and marry Miss Virginia, suddenly
thought of my KEYS
'That's it. | said ut was to try the lock
of his portmanteau. He means to 60, and it
will be all right, after all
But somehow, couldn't sleep. but Law
there pondering I'LL at last | began TO sniff,
and then started up in bed, thinking of Ed
ward Cunning.
There's something wrong somewhere
said to myself, for quite plainly could smell
burnng-the oily smell OF a lamp, a thing
knew well enough, having trimmed HIM
dreds
At first | thought ! must be- mistaken but
no-tbere it was strong and. jumping out Of
bed, got a light, aud 10 show that | was not
wrong, there was my cat, Tom, looking ex
cited and strange, and troCting about the
pantry in way not usual unless he haG
heard a rat
| dressed as quickly as l could and wen
out into the pasSa-a All dark and silent
and the smell very faint | went upstair
and looked all about but everything was a
left it, and at last | went down again t,
the pantry, thinking and wondering, witt
Tom at my heels. to find that the smell hai
passed away. So | sat and thought for a bit
and then went to bed a-uln but didn't slet.
wink, and somehow all this seemed to IN
TO be very strange.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
EXEOUTRIX7s NOTICE.

Estate Of William s Mechanism, Deceased.
The undersigned, having been appointed Ex-
eCutrix of the last will and testament Of William
s. McClanahan, late Of the county Of Rock Island,
state Of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the office of the clerk of
said court in the city of Rock Island, at the No
vember term. on the First Monday in November
next, at which time all persons having claims
against said estate notified andreQuested TO at
tend for the purpose Of having the same adj ust-
ed. All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to the IN
dersigned
Dated this 2Sth day OF August. A. D., 1888
JENNIE P. MCCLANAHAN, Execntrix-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

Agent Holmes. of the c., M. & St p,
has received notice that the c., Nj. & St.
p, will sell tickets at the rate of one fare
for the round trip to all points in Mime.
sofa. Dakota. Nebraska, Kansas. Mon
tana and Eastern Colorado for the har-
vest excursions, leaving on August 21,
September II and 25, and October and
%
For the national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Column
bus, Ohio, September 10 to IA, the Mil.
waukee fixed rate of 50 90-or one
cent per mile round trip. Tickets are to
be sold September to inclusive and
good to return September 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

In the pursuit of the COCA things of
his world we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
OF Dr. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier. sure cure for sgue and
maarial diseases. Price. so cents. of
druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

Is NATURES own true laxative 1t is the
most easily taken, and the most effective
remedy known to cleanse the system
when bilious or costive; to dispel head
aches, colds and fevers; to cure habitual
constipation, indigestion, piles. etc.
Manufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cal.
Hartz & Bahnsen, agents, Rock Island,
III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

FAST MAIL TRAIN with Nestihuled trains he
tween Chicago, Milwaukee, ~. anl snd Mime
ApOlis.
IRA S-C0NTINT NTAL ROUTE between Chi
caCo. Council Buff, Omaha and the Pacific
Coast.
GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE between ChlcaG q
kensas City and ST Joseph, Me.
$40 MILES OF ROAD reaching all principal
POINTS in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota Iowa
Missouri and Dakota.
For maps. time tables, rates Of passage snd
freight. etc, apply 10 the nearest station agent
of the Chicago. Milwaukee * 81. Paul Railway. or
TO any railroad agent any where in the world.
ROSWELL MILLER, A. V. II CARPENTER
General Manager. Gen'l Pass. Il 4. Agt
TT For information in reference TO Lands and
Sowns owned by by the Chicago. Milwaukee 4
II. Paul Railway Company. write 10 II. - Han
gen. Land Commissioner Milwaukee. Wisconsin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
interest

interest
yourself in life insurance. You will find
the renewable term policy of the Provi-
dent Savings Life Assurance society of
New York to be the best, the cheapest
and the fairest. Avoids the unnecessa-
rily high cost of level premiums and the
uncertainty and insecurity of assessment
insurance. Net cost for SIC, 900 for year
1887 Age 25, $4,000; age IS. 1921 60;
age 40, $4,000; age so, S199S0
LIEBERKNEcHT & OLMsTEAD,
Local Agents,
No. 1712 Second ave. Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

log cabin. Warmers Log Cabin Sarsap-
arilia also originated in log cabin and
stands preeminent among the blood puri
fiers of today as Warmers 'Tippecanoa,
does as q stomach tonic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22


15-Andrew Anderson, Mrs. Stafva
Swenson, Hampton.
Thames A Thomas, nennepin, H.,
Miss Mary Collins, Rock Island.
1S-Isaac E Close, Miss Cora B Den
ming, Duncan, Mercer county; Henry C
Bestran, Milan, Miss Mary E Kadel, Edg-
ington; Harry W Eldridge. Davenport,
Miss Mamie Wheelock. Moline; Donald
B Shaw, Miss Dollie ] Bailey, Rock ISL
and
19-William L, Haddick, Miss Annie
W Irwin, Gable; Chas ] l. Halingreen,
Miss Helena S Lindahl, Moline; Walter
F Thomas, Mrs Alice A Hadlock, Daven
| port.
20-Will S Cramer, Lexington. KY.
Miss Matilda Johnston. Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

An intelligent person when hurt will at
once procure a bottle of Salvation Oil.
1t is the best thing to cure swellings,
burns, or wounds All druggists sell it
at TWENTY-FIVE cents bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

Detroit proposes to decorate It's coun>
Gil chamber with portraits of the city's
MAYORS from 1906 to the present time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

Many of the orange trees near Clear
Waters Har6or, Fla, are putting forth
their third set of blooms for this year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

The log cabins of Amer
lea have been the births
places of some of the
grandest men. Lincoln,
Grant and Sheridan first
saw the light of day
through the chinks of q
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

The HOLSTERS recently planted on the
California coast are said TO be thriving
rnglv
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

A woman dentist in Philadelphia is re-
ported TO have practice of 81 900
year
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
County Buildings.


Sept. 19.-P. s. Bartholomew to An
nice Z Osgood. lot 2, block 5, Pitts, Gil
bert & Pitts second addition, Moline,
GSDO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
Five Harvest Excursions.

-Four men met in Bailey, Ga the other
day who weighed altogether 1,Ol1
pounds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
The Golden incubus.
By George Manville Fem.
CHAPTER Y

JAMES BURDoN SMELLS FIRE.
Mr.. Barclay followed me out, and as soon
as wewere in the hall, Burden" he says,
You have a bunch of small keys, haven't
you3"
Eyes, Master Barclay, down in my pan
try"
"Lend them to me. want to try if one
of them will fit lock of mine"
Hefollowed me down, and | was Just hand
ing them to him, when there was double
knock and ring, and l saw him turn as red
as boy of sixteen found out at some trick
hurried up to open the door, leaving him
there, and found that it was Miss Adela
MimpriSs.
''Will you show me in to Sir John" she
says, smiling, and did so, leaving them
together, and going down stairs to see Mr..
Barclay standing before the fire looking
very strange and stern, Heidi not say any
thing but walked upstairs again, and could
hear him pacing up and down the hall fol
quite quarter of an hour before the bel
rang. and then got upstairs to find hin
talking very earnestly TO Miss Adela Min
priss. and she all the time shaking her heaC
and trying to pull away her hand
Ipretended not to see, and went into thu
dining room slowly, to find Miss Virgins
down on her knees before Sir John, and hin
with his two hands lying upon her bent head
while she seemed to he sobhing.
81 did not ring, Burdon,' he said huskily
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22

tEl.Itlbi = Bt1,.,---
Mr. Barclay had '~-an ,,,,'.'-,t
and no news from him. aI'd / was t.,,i Meess,
to think he had gone of in huff all at onns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-22
In a Safe Christian Home,

where they will be surrounded by good influences
while they receive the instruction and discipline
Of experienced teachers.
Reference is also made by permission to the ed
itor Of this paper and past and present patrons oi
the school in nearly every city in the west. TIES
timonials are given in the Annual Register, q
copy Of which will be sent on application to
REV. G. W. LEFFrNGwELL, ID, Rector,
Knoxville, Knox county, III