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The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
THE EDUCATED FARMER,
Education a Prime Factor in Successful
Farming.

Farming.
1t has been very prevalent belief
with the farming class of people that
an education to them is of but little
value in their calling of life This is
a serious mistake. The man who
farms, tills the soil and lives from the
products of his labor, is greatly to be
benefited by an education, and it is
important that he should have it for
the following reasons:
First, the farmer is citizen of the
government; he has a voice in pub
lie affairs. Without an education
sufficient to enable him to exercise
that right intelligently and discre-
tionately, he is liable to bring an in
jury upon himself and his country.
While on the other hand if he were edu-
Gated up to that point that would enable
him to understand the science of govern
ment, and what it takes tor its econom-
ical administration and what bearing
national issues had upon the welfare Of
the country, he could free himself from
the burdens which he would otherwise
have to bear, and secure equal rights
under the government. AS the farmers
compose the largest per cent. of the
population of our country, and an edu-
Gated suffrage is Necessary for the
proper administration of public affairs,
it is highly necessary that the farmers
should be educated.
In the second place an education af-
fords a pecuniary advantage to cthe
farmer. Scientific farming is more and
more needed as the land becomes worn.
If a farmer understands the,chemistry
of the soil and what it takes for the
growth of his crop, he can by examina-
tion determine what element must be
supplied. Let the farmer apply
science, thought and an educated mind
to his occupation and the other Glasses
of people who have looked upon farm
ing as followed only by the less in
telligent and uneducated people, will
look to the rural inhabitants with
admiration and wonder 1t is essential
for mans highest developments and
happiness that he be educated. It is
an unquestionable fact that education
adds greatly to ones enjoyment of
life. The educated mind is capable of
more enjoyment, the capacity Is great.
The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
THE SOUTHERN TRUCKER
Every Month in the Year Brings Its Cw,
Peculiar Seeding Time,

Every Month in the Year Brings It's o,r,,
Peculiar Seeding Time.
The southern-planter has more tn
contend with than five times over in
raising and marketing a crop than this
northern brother. The northerner has
but one season to plant his garden
crop, while in Florida there is some-
thing to plant nearly avery month in
the year. But all things have their
seasons and it has taxed us hard to find
the precise time to plant the different
varieties of crops, and we have not
been able to master the knowledge vet.
Northern people have an impression
that we can plant anything at all sea-
sons of the year, because of no ba,.d
winter weather, but find their mistake
when they come here and try it. Every
month in the year has its own peculiar
time at which some seeds will propo-
gate and do well, but not all varieties
of seeds. The southern planter has
so many hinderances in the wav
that it seems wonder he
does not give up in disgust
which very many were on the point of
doing last spring. Causes for discon-
tent are numerous, poor seed and high
prices for the same; the extortionate
railroad and transportation rates, and
the shameful treatment of the commits
sion houses, combined with drv sea-
sons, wet seasons and cold, frosty sea-
sons, has nearly bankrupted the truck
grower. But these things will all be-
remedied in time; all new countries
have their drawbac and inconven.
fences which take time to overcome.
and there is but one way for the people
of Florida to overcome some of the
evils; that is in cooperation; they must
organize and make laws and support
measures for their own protection. as
we can never succeed in marketing our
products profitable until some such
measure is taken. The Florida
producer must plant more grain
and produce more food for home
consumption and buy less from the
north. Thousands of dollars are sent
every year out of the state for hay,
grain and pork that could just as well
be produced in the state if the people
would once decide to do it. Let us
raise our own corn and hay and oats
and rye and barley and make our own
pork, mutton and beef, and in a few
years we could be independent of the
north almost entirely. There are por.
tions of the state that all the fruits
raised in the north could be grown, and
such as could not raise apples, pears,
peaches, plums and such fruits could
raise oranges, figs, pineapples, bananas
and tender vegetables. But it will tax
all papers and writers in Florida con-
stantly urging the people on to ac.
complish this end before they will come
to a realization of the necessity. The
abuse of transportation lines and com.
mission houses the last year has done
much to help us on this movement
Fl. J. M. Porter, in Florida Agricultur
alist.
The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
FIRESlDE FRAGMENTS.

Spots on the wood of furniture may
often be removed by rubbing vigor-
ously with turpentine and sweet oil,
and then renewing the polish by brisk
rubbing.
White Sponge Whites of
three eggs, one and one-half cupfuls of
sugar, one cupful of hot water, two and
one-half cupfuls of -four. Season to
taste te.-Housekeeper.
Confederate Chicken Pie.-Boil fowl
tender. Put layer Of seasoned chicken
in dish with plenty of butter; then a
layer of cold, boiled rice. Repeat till
dish is full with rice on top. Set in
oven till very hot, then serve,-Good
Housekeeping.
Pumpkin Pie.-Press one quart of
stewed pumpkin through a fine colan-
der; add to it two quarts of milk, two
cups of sngar, seven eggs beaten very
light, and a teaspoonful each of butter,
ginger and cinnamon. Stir thoroughly
together and fill plates that have pre-
viously been lined with a rich pie
crust.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Peel and chop six large apples, mix
with them one cup of fine bread crumbs
and the beaten yollzs of three eggs.
Add one teaspoonful Of mixed cinna-
mon and nutmeg, a pinch of salt and
the whipped whites of three eggs. Beat
all together for minute, turn into a
creased mold and boil three hours
Home Queen.
Cream for Layer Cake.-One pint of
milk, two eggs, two tablespoons level
full of corn starch, one small cup of
sugar, and essence to taste. Wet the
corn starch with little milk, let the
rest of the milk boil, stir all together
and cook until done. Frost the top
with the white of an egg beaten to a
stiff froth, and nine teaspoonfuls of
pulverized sugar. The cream should
not be put between the layers of the
cake until it is almost cold.-Ohio
Farmer.
Mock Turtle Soup.-An excellent
substitute for turtle soup is made as
follows: One pint of beans to one gal
lon of water, boil until the beans are
soft, then strain; add small onion, a
little summer savory, a piece of butter
the size of two eggs, one teaspoonful
of cream or pint of milk. When
boiled, toast two slices of bread and
cut in small squares. Slice four hard
boiled eggs and place in the soup
tureen with the pieces of toast. When
ready to serve pour the soup over them
and send at once to the table.-Farm,
Field and Fireside.
-Venison Steaks.-Nice steaks may
be cut from the loin or the aunch and
may be broiled the same as beefsteak.
Cook longer over clear, hot fire than
for beefsteak, turning frequently.
When done, lay on hot platter, sea-
son with salt and pepper, butter gener-
ously, turn hot plate over them and
let them stand five minutes before
serving. Venison should never be
roasted unless fat. The shoulder is a
roasting piece and does not need paper
and paste. 1t should always be served
on hot plates, as it chills quickly. 1t
is best perfectly fresh, but in cold
cold weather it can be kept some time
by washing with milk and water and
drying perfectly; then rubbing every
part with we'll powdered and mixed
ginger and pepper.
The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
A Romantic IsnnlIe-

"Do you love me?" said the paper bag
TO the sugar.
I'm just wrapped up in you," re-
piled the sugar.
''You sweet thingr' murmured the
paper bag.-Truth.
The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
A Financial Error.

Stingy Husband latter moving)-Do
you think, wife, you will like our new
quarters?
Wife-Any quarters will be accepta
bic; | haven't seen even dime for q
aenth, Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21

The duty of a prophet is not to
prophesy good things, but to utter the
prophecy which God suggests. Micaiah
is nobler in chains than the whole rab.
BILE of Abab's priests, in sleek and well.
fed and comfortable serfdom 10 the
sourt.
The Bossier banner., 1893-12-21
A Monarch's Trials,

Mrs. Bingo-The Rajah has one hum
dred and fifty wives. Women in his
country must be very different from
women here.
Bingo-Perhaps not. Possibly he was
compelled by law to marry that many.
-PucE
The herald., 1893-08-06
MADAME ORcUS CHAlYBEUS,
She Is Multiplied Sufficiently
for Colony Purposes.
OrchardIsts Can Now Secure the Bug
in Small Quantities.
The OmciaI Announcement from Presi-
dent Cooper of tho State
Board OF Horti-
culture.

The little orcus chalybeus is making
great progress, and will soon relieve or
ange growers of the onerous expense oi
umigating their trees in attempts to
get rid OF the red and black scale.
The HERALD yesterday received the
following from President Cooper of the
state board of horticulture:
EDITORS HERALD: Notice is hereby
given to all orchsrdists in California
who have citrus trees badly infected
with red scale to make application to
Alexander Craw, care of Hugh W. Vail,
8Lanfranco block, Los Angeles, for col
onies OF the steel blue ladybird (orcus
chaly beHs). Applicants must agree not
to spray or fumigate certain portion of
their orchards; that is to say, a sufi-
cient number of trees must not be dis
turbed, that the ladyb can feed upon
and multiply; and the number Of trees
reserved for the ladybirds must also be
stated. have been advised that there
is sufficient number for few colonies
to be distributed.
ELLwooD COOPER,
President State Board OF Horticulture.
Santa Barbara, August A, 1898.
The herald., 1893-08-06
summer SUNDAYS In England.

One of the problems of our social life,
Gays an English society journal, is "what
to do on Sunday during the summer,
and this year it is decreed that the right
thing is to betake ourselves to the river.
Paddington station on Sunday morning
is almost as fashionable as ball given
by one of the upper ten thousand, and
in the delightful sunshine which we
had all been enjoying Father Thames,
its locks and its banks have been bright
with the gay coloring of the dresses
which it is nolonger considered bad taste
to affect"
The herald., 1893-08-06
How IL This?

Something unique even in these day 8
of mammoth premium offers, is the
latest efforts of Stafford's Magazine, a
New York monthly OF home and general
reading. ,
The proposition is to send the Maga-
zine one year for one dollar, the regular
subscription price. and in addition to
send each subscriber fifty-two complete
novels during the twelve months, one
each week.
Think of it. You receive q new and
complete novel, by mail. post paid, every
week for 81 weeks and in addition you
get the Magazine once month, for
twelve months all for one dollar. 1t ia
an offer which the publishers can only
afford to make in the confident expec-
tation of getting hundred thousand
new subscribers. Among the authors in
the coming series are Wilkie Collins,
Walter Bessant, Mrs. Oliphant, Mary
Cecil Hay, Florence Marryst, Anthony
Trollope. A. Conan Doyle, Miss Brad
don, Captain Marryat, Miss Thackery
and Jules Verne. If you wish to take
advantage OF this unusual opportunity
send one dollar for Stafford's Magazine,
one year. Your first copy OF the Msga-
zine and your first number Of the fifty
two novels Zone each week. which you
are to receive during the year will be
sent you by return mail. Remit by P.
0. order, registered letter or express.
Address H. STAFFORD, Publisher
Staford's Magazine.
P. o. Box 2264,
New York, N. Y.
plaapo rnnutiou this Dener
The herald., 1893-08-06

panies to bring destitute unemployed
from Colorado into the state.
Smoke blue label cigars.
Ask for the Clerks Union Button.
Ask for the Walters Button.
Patronize the free labor bureau.
STATE OF TRADE IN LOS ANGELES.
Bakers, fair, all trouble satisfactorily
settled, and shops now all o. K.
Ciearmakers. ,quiet-want a better
recognition of the union label.
Carpenters, little quiet.
Carpenterg,. Pasadena, q also quiet: I:
chances for success Of eight hours look
ing bright. 1900 tetpsi
Cooks, very dull. q ta.
Iron molders, dull; half of members
idle-too little money.
Machinists, fair-no money.
Painters, very good.
Painters, Pasadena, dull; scabs from
Los Angeles doing some harm.
Plumbers, fair.
Paperhangers, dull; one-third OF men
out OF work. The difficulty between the
union and Mr.. Bauer referred to board
of directors.
Stonecutters, trade improving; one
man working. v
Sailors, dull; l75 able men. ALI
working men asked to stay away from
San Pedro.
Tailors, dull.
Painters, very dull.
Walters. progressing finely.
Clerks. fair; working to get the Main
street stores to close. Are now ''carry-
ing the banner"
Il |lI 4 e q ft ~
Cooks, not good. W
The herald., 1893-08-06
IN THE COURTS.
Gases on Trial Ysstsrday-Nsw Suits
Filed.

Gases on Trial Ysstsrday-Nsw Suits
In the case OF the Porter Lsnd and
Water Company va. II. Behlow, Judge
Mckinley yesterday gave Judgment for
the plaintiff.
Adolphus Bettingue was examined
for insanity before Judge Mckinley
yesterday and was committed to the
Hig HANDS asylum.
Edward Fonda had the satisfaction oi
seeing one of the verdicts against him
set aside in Judge Smiths court yestsr-
day. 1t was tho last one under which
he was convicted OF obtaining money
under false pretenees. The conviction
was obtained all right enough. but
owing to errors in the trial the verdict
was set aside and new trial was
granted.
In Judge McKinley's court yesterday,
in the case of the Pacific bank VS.. Joseph
d. Lynch ct AL, judgment for plaintiff
was redered by default. The defendants
were never served in the case, and there
will be motion to reopen the judgment
and try the case on its merits.
NEW SUITS.
The following now suits were filed 81
the county clerks Office yesterday:
Petition by Jesus Sasnz tor letters oi
administration upon ths estate of An
drea Rodriguez de Saenz, it being val
ued at $1,000.
Divorce proceedings have been COM
menced by Grace Hamm vs. Frank
Hamm.
The herald., 1893-08-06
Proposals for School Bonds.
,rF1os OF THE BOARD OF supERv1s-

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF sUPERvIS-
~ ors of Los Angeles county. California.
Scale proposals for the purchase OF BOMBS In
the amount of two Thousand l$2000) dol. als.
or any portion thereof, Oh the La Canada
school district, Los Angeles county, California,
viii be received by the board OF supervisors OF
Los Angeles county up to 2 o'clock p. m. of
wednesday, August %. 1898.
Each of said 1onds bearing interest at the
rate Of six CO.. per cent per annum, and payable
annually al the Office of the treasurer OF Los
Angeles county.
Said bonds are four a. in number, of five
hundred ($5O0) dollars each. numbered and
payable as follows, VIZ:
Bond No. l, due September l, 1896. $500.
Bond No 2, due september 1, 1898, $500.
Bond No. 3, due September !, 1900, 5000.
Bond No. 4, due S ptember l. 1908 $500.
at not fess than par and accrued interest.
The board reserves the rightto reject any or
all proposals for the purchase of said bonds.
BY order OF the board of supervisors of Los
Angeles county, passed Aug 4lh: 1898.
T. Fl. WARD,
County clerk and .officio clerk Of the board o1
SUPERVISOR
H. WIrrEMoaE, deputy. SO lot
The herald., 1893-08-06
Experiment Fruit,

Chino Champion: Kenneth McLen-
nan has placed on our desk some de-
licious peaches and plums from the ex-
pertinent farm north of town. The
plums are of the Burbank variety. very
large, yellow, mottled flesh, very small
pit and fine, firm flesh. The Burbank is
specially adapted to shipping, having a
fine appearance and being good keeper.
Mr.. McLennan considers it more de-
sirable plum for this purpose than the
Kelsey.
The peaches are of Ford's Improved
and EARLY York varieties. The former
is quite large freestone, with firm,
white flesh, yet juicy and of most de-
Iicious flavor, a frat-class peach for can
ming. The Early York is medium-sized,
red flesh and very juicy and luscious.
The value of this station is now begin
ming to be demonstrated as the trees are
coming into bearing. Among the scores
Of varieties of each of the different fruits,
many of them new to this section, will
undoubtedly be found some of very su-
perior excellence that Jour fruitgrowers
will do well to adopt. Mr.. McLennan
is an enthusiastic lover of horticulture
and keeps we'll ahead of the times in his
methods of handling and growing trees.
With such man in this favored local
lty we may well expect to learn much of
profit in the branches of horticulture or
agriculture taken up.
The herald., 1893-08-06
strange Experience of a Letter.

A ladyin London wished to communi
cate with friend in America, whose ad.
dress she did not know. In order to OBJ
tain the needed information she wrote
to another friend, who also lived in the
new world. The letter was duly dis
patched, but the ship which carried II
was wrecked, and the mails went to the
sea bottom.
They were eventually recovered, how
ever, and the letter in question, torn and
discolored, found its way back to the
sender. While subjecting it to minuts
examination, the lady was surprised to
find part of another letter adhering I'd
it. upon which epistle was the full ad.
dress of the friend with whom she
wished to correspond. In this strange
way, without having reached it's destina-
ton, her letter had brought 20 her the
answer desired. London Tit-Bits.
The herald., 1893-08-06
EQUALIZATION MATTERS.
THE CITY WATER COMPANY HAVE
THEIR INNINGS.
A Number of Individuals and Corpora :
tions Who Think the Assessor
Was Entirely Too Hard
Upon Them.

The city board of equalization con.
tinued its labors yesterday, the first
citation heard being that of the City
Water company, which was city to show
cause why its assessment on pipet
should not be advanced from $400, 900 to
$650,000 and its franchises and leases
from SIS. 900 to s150,0o0.
S. II. Mott, secretary OF the company,
presented written statement of the
company and was examined by the
board. He said he was unacle to state
what proportion of the plant is inside
the city and what proportion is outside.
They proposed to sell the city the whole
business for 50, SOL. 900. They contracted
to sell all stock in the company for
$1,9S4, 900. The matter was continued
to August Sth.
Whittier, Fuller & Co., whom it was
proposed to raise from nothing 70 $780,
600, was deferred to August Sth.
The citation Of Samuel Strohm, whose
assessment it was proposed to raise from
nothing to $4,000, was dismissed.
The further hearing of Mre. Doria
Jones was continued to August Sth.
August l1th was set as the date upon
which the citation of the Bradbury estate
will be heard. It is proposed to advance
the assessment from $27 ,050 to $500, 900.
The petition OF Andrew Miller pro-
testing against the excessive valuation
put on by the assessor this year on block
r of Colina Park was heard. Mr.. Mullen
appeared and made q statement. On
motion the assessment was reduced to
$4,000.
The petition OF Maria ). Anderson
was granted, and it was reduced to $500.
The herald., 1893-08-06
How to Use charceal In place or ace.

now 70 Use CnafcQai IN Place OF ace.
For keeping large pieces of meat AM
poultry here is simple device: Have,
large barrel or hogshead half filed witt
charcoal Put meat hooks in a strip O
joist and place across the top of the bar
rel. Have netting to spread over this
This barrel may be kept in a cool plac,
and pieces of meat be hung on the hooks
The charcoal will keep the atmospher,
dry and sweet, and the netting will be
protection against insects. Should tber,
be danger from rats or mice use wir,
netting
Fresh fish may be rubbed with salt
wrapped in paper and buried in bed O,
charcoal Or course the charcoal T.
boxes and barrels should be changed al
least once month. It can be used fo,
lighting fires or for broiling meats o,
fish. If, however, it it difficult to get
good supply of charcoal, the old can bt
purified by putting it into the stove with
a few lighted chips and allowing it tc
burn until redhot. AT this stage open
all the windows to let the gas pass off
then close the drafts of the stove, remove
the covers and leave the room. Wheu
the charcoal becomes cold, it will b.
ready for use again. - Ladies' Home
Tonrnal
The herald., 1893-08-06
oRcUs cHALYBRUs.
EntomoloRist Draw Feels Satisfied Wit
the Little Creature.

EntomoloRist Craw Feels Satisfied With
the Little Creature.
San Frsncisco Call: Recent dis.
patches from Los Angeles tell OF the
good work being done in the orange
groves just now by the parasite orcus
chalybeus.
1t is steel-blue ladybird, the larvs
OF which were sent from Australia by
Entomologist Koebele on his last trip.
The legislature gave the state board ol
horticulture 5000 to defray Mr.. Koe.
bele's expenses. He sent up a lot Of
parasites and they have been vegetating
at favored spots. 1t was given b out re.
Gently that most of the new In sect war
riors were of no value and this was
taken as an excuse for an attack from
certain quarters on the state board Of
horticulture.
The good news that the tiny orcus is
now leading off, following the commend
able example Of voracity set by the
lady bug, vedaia cardinals, is a SEEM
ing vindication of the action of the state
board.
The orcus does not feed on every
pest, but seems to enjoy especially the
red ecale, aspidiotus aurantia, pest
that the vedalia passes by, preferring, as
it does, the white cottony cushion scale,
icerya.
OF the red scale Matthew Cooke says: !:
"The appearance OF trees infested with
this pest is very striking, very much re-
sembling those diseased from other
causes, such as bad drainage, the leaf
representing a notified appearance, a
light blotch around the scale contrasting
with the natural green of the leaf. The
branches are but little troubled, but the
fruit, like the leaf, becomes completely
covered with the insects. An orange
tree infested with this scale gradually
becomes sickly and languishes."
Concerning the work of the orcus,
chronological Craw OF the board of hor-
ticulture says:
"The Unprecedented success Of the
vedalia CARDINALS has caused fruit
growers to expect immediate and simi-
lar results from all OF the new insects
but as the orcus chalybeus and orcus
Australasia have only three generations,
their increase will be slower; however,
1 feel satisfied that the final result will
be equally as satisfactory as with the
vedalia. For the present, orchardists
having trees infested with red scale
should not neglect spraying or fumigat-
ing this fall, go that their fruit will be
bright and merchantable, and prevent
injury to the trees for the present from
the pernicious effects of the pest"
The herald., 1893-08-06
Patchwork For Royalty.

An amusing episode occurred the other
day in connection with the royal we'd
ding. The Duke of York went with the
Princess May to open new town hall
which has just been erected at Rich
mond. just before the royal party drove
up very old woman laden with an
enormous parcel pushed her way to the
front and refused to pay any attention
to the protests of either crowd or police.
When threatened with superior force y
however, she admitted that her object
was to present her yedding gift to the
royal couple. On inquiry this proved
to be gigantic patchwork quilt Of
worsted stockings for the Duke of York
The old lady had made them and was
determined to present them herself. 1t
was, however, represented to her that
this was an unsuitable occasion, and she
retired with the intention of taking
them to White lodge.-London Letter.