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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-04-15
THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Again Looking After the Alum and
Ammonia Baking Powders.
- No..

Wv "~ WAN SSy
A bill for an act in relation to the
manufacture and sale of baking pow
ders, to prevent fraud and preserve the
public health has been introduced in the
legislature at st. Paul. The bill is in
tended to prevent the adulteratiOn of
baking powders with alum or ammonia,
imposing proper penalties to enforce
the law, etc.
'rlis shows an earnest desire on the
part of our state representatives to
protect their constituents.
The Chicago Tribune, referring to the
question of legislation on alum and am
monia baking powders, says: ut deals
in a direct name with an evil that
must be cut down."
DIR. Charles w. Drew, chemist for tho
Minnesota state dairy and food COM
mission, IN his elaborate report Of 1882,
gives a list OF one hundred and seventy
the different brands of alum baking
powders alone-sold in Minnesota.
Following is a list Of the more widely
known brands that d.. Drew, as well
have examined and found to contain
alum and ammonia. Many Of the alum
~ POVuSAo uAN AAOCACO OoN
advertised as absolutely pure to mis-
lead the public.
Calumet" Forest City," Grants
Bon Bon" 'Hotel," "Globe," puritan"
"Sncw Ball." Government" palace"
Loyal" "Columbia," "Ilome," mon
ARCH" "Unrivaled," "Chicago. Yeast"
Echo" "Zipp's Crystal" Perfection"
white Rose," "Hatchet," Grown" >
In addition to above list, there is .
multitude Of brands sold with a prize.
1t is safe to reject all baking powders
sold with a prize as the tests show they
are composed largely of alum and cost
but q few cents a pound. Also refuse
any baking powder sold for twenty-five
cents q pound, or less; it is sure to con-
tain alum.
Surely nothing but their cheapness
could induce the public to experiment
with these impure powders at the risk
OF health. Aside from the question of
b health Or wholesomeness of the
condemned powders, and viewed from
this standpoint Of economy alone, q
pure cream Of tartar baking powder
like DIR. Prices from its greater known
strength and unQuestioned purity will
prove more economical to the user In
every Wav.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Pointe Coupee paragraphs from
Louisiana Planter:
Bear parties are all the rage on
Fordoche and in the Cane Brake
region. A great many of these ami
mails are being killed.
Weddings are now epidemic in
this parish. The clerk of court is
kept busy issuing out license.
About the only means of subsis-
tence many Of our people have is to
gather moss. AS a consequence a
great many bales of this article are
shipped from this parish.
Never in the history of the parish
have more business failures occurred
than in the past year. Almost one.
half of the storekeepers have been
forced to close their doors. Bad
cotton crops:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02
February Magazines.

A delightful children's magazine is
sour Little Ones and The Nursery"
published monthly at Boston by The
Russell Publishing Co., at 81 80.
'The Ladies' Home Journal" suits
great many people. The different
departments are well filed, and the
reading matter is OF high order.
Published for $1'a year, at 43S 86
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa. =
THE Deineator" for the month is
full of fashions and has good list OF
fancies. The ladies' will enjoy this
number. Price, 81 @ year; single
copies, Is cents. Address, The But
terick Publishing Company, East
Fourteenth street, New York City.
The February number of the Nag
azine of Americas HistoYyis at hand.
This magazine is one of the oldest
and most popular. The present
number contains q large amount of
matter, instructive, entertaining and
useful.
The February number OF the New
England Magazine, besides having
its usual amount of entertaining
reading matter, is highly embelish
ed with a variety of illRstYstioRs.--
90 per year. SO Bromfield street,
Boston, Mass.
The February number Of "The
Season" is just received, and its pages
are fnn Of matter interesting to
ladies. Yearly subscription, $3.50 ;
single copy, 80 cts. International
News Company, SO and IS Duane
Street, New York City.
"Arthur's Home Magazine for
February is a highly interesting
number. This excellent periodical hag
for many years held its place as one
of the very best of our monthlies.-
7. S. Arthur & Son, publishers, 3OS
Walnut street, Philadelphia. Pa.
The Qaiver is an illustrated maya
zine for Sunday and general reading.
The February number contains an
inviting and suggestive table of con-
tents. It is a good magazine, well
patronized, as it should be. Cassell
& Co., publishers, New York. Price,
| 81 30 year. " u
Wide Aacake for February will de-
light the young folks it visits and will
do them good. With its charming
stories and verses, its graceful and
often amusing illustrations, it is a
welcome visitor wherever known
Published by D. Lothrop Company,
Boston, at 50 40 a year.
Frank Leslies Popular Monthly
contains serial stories, completed
stories and miscellaneous papers, and
almost every taste may be grati6ed
| by tasting these good things ;, A
fountain of information on the topics
of the day. Frank Leslie's Publish
ing House, Ito Fifth Avenue, New
York City.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

We hope TO see a general and in
telligent interest in this State awak-
ened in the subject of public high
ways. It is a question which has
been late in taking hold on the pub
lie mind, but the immense benefits to
be derived from road improvement
are so obvious that it is not credible
that public indifference to the reform
should persist much longer. The
Commercial has often urged the con-
sideration of this question upon our
commercial bodies as one well wor-
thy of their best thought and most
energetic efforts. II this State could
at once put its roads in better condi-
ton than any other it would leap
ahead in progress and prosperity
with such q rapidity that would be
almost startling. 1t is impossible to
compute the increased profits in ag-
riculture that would follow thorough
system OF road improvement. The
value a farming lands and the value
Of crops would be largely increased
by reason OF easier access to market,
trade in the towns and cities would
proportionately increase. and the
railroads would find their traffic
largely augmented. The primitive
wagon-way lies at the base Of all
transportation. The railroads can
only receive what the mules md the
oxen bring to them. and the locomo-
tive must wait for the wagon.--Mem.
pkis Commercial.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

ST.. PAUL, Jan. 30.-Another frigid
wave, the coolest of the winter, is
sweeping down from the Northwest.
At 10 CLOCK last night the register
at Egertown, N. W. T., was forty
four degrees below zero. At the
same time it was thirty below zero
at all points in Manitoba. The wea-
Their is scarcely less severe in Dakota,
the weather at Fergus Falls and
Moorhead being thirty degrees below
zero. The crest of the wave will
reach this city before daylight to-
morrow morning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

PAY YouE DEsEs-At the begin
ming Of the new year, when it is gen.
eral pay day and there is q strain all
around, it is more incumbent upon
everybody TO meet obligatains
promptly and SO ease the situation.
There is . good deal Of complaint
that payments are GLOW. This ougth
not to be the case, for the year has
been fairly prosperous. A little con-
sideration for what is due to each
other would help to make things
pleasant all around. One debt paid
enables the creditor in his turn to
pay another. and 30 on through q
whole line Of obligations. Every
man or woman engaged in business
or in any profession realizes how im-
potant it is for everybody to do the
best shat may be done to pay up for
the common good, and every debtor
who does 30 enables some one else to
follow suit. Let there be q lively
emulation in doing good to each
other.-L Baltimore Sxa.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Says Gov. Wiley, of Idaho: Show
ever rich and productive our lands
may be, without means Of communi.
cation to market our surplus, the
markets Of the world are closed
against US. I know an isolated body
OF agricultural land in Idaho easily
capable OF producing a million bush
els OF wheat per amman for export,
that does not place in the market a
single bushel, for the sole reason
that it has no road"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02
January %, 1893.

Ascension correspondent of Lou
isiana Planter: "The kingdom of
Italy domiciled in Louisiana never
indulge in the luxury of animal food,
their frugality inclining entirely to
a vegetable diet, SO they are indif:
ferent to the rate of the meat mar
ket. But the colored man and
brother must have his short cake
and hog meat, pork-packers and
rnonopolists monopolize as they
may.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

DrsTaIor CoURr.-The following
State cases on the Criminal Docket
ct this, the January term of the Bos-
sier District Court, now in session,
were disposed Of as follows:
Wallace Roam, VIM. Coyle, Jim
Mundy, WIN. Farley, John Williams,
JEFF johnson, Fletcher Ward and
Orange Ball, plead guilty to carrying
concealed weapons, and were each
fined $40 and all costs, or thirty days
in parish Jail.
Cases nolle prosecuted: Belle
Green, charge, burglary; Jim Mundy,
charge, assault with dangerous weap.
on; W. e. Morris, extortion, &C.;
Alonzo Bass, charge, breaking in and
stealing; Amelia Wells, charge, lar
ceny; JEFF johnson, charge, shooting
into dwelling.
Cases tried by jury and acquitted :
Emanuel Law, charge, larceny; Chas.
Hicks, charge, horse stealing; B. K.
Hendricks, charge, larceny; R. g.
Stinson, charge, oppression, &c.
Parties who plead guilty to lar
ceny: Jim Hinton, sentenced to par
ish jail three months; ALI Crockett,
sentencey to parish Jail six months;
Wallace Roam, four months in parish
jail; Frank Wells, 6 months in parish
jail; John Green, nine months in par
ish Jail; and all required to work on
the public roads under direction Of
Sheriff.
Frank Underworld plead guilty to
charge Of assault with dangerous
weapon. Fined $40 and cost, or 80
days in Jail.
ALI Hickory, Frank Mobley, Joe
Thomas, Geo. Jackson, Caleb San
ders, Wyatt Gilmer, Hannibal Col
den, Frank Robertson and Cal Puck
cit, all plead guilty to crap shooting,
and were each fined $40 and oil cost,
or twenty days in Jail.
Charles 81. Hendricks was tried BY
jury for shooting with intent to kill,
and was convicted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

1.-THE Home Maker" is ONE Of the,
best family magazines that We know.
Itkseps up withereyything connected
with the household. Indeedit keepe,
ahead and leads the van. There Is;
variety and piqunncy suited 10 the.
taste Of great varieties OF rsadsra--
TIE February aambcr viii beguile.
many long evening witch itspleasant
and profitable papers. The Home,
Maker Co., Union Square, New York,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

So popular has the New Orleans
City Item become that its proprietors
have found it necessary to double the
size of the paper. and it now issues an
eight-page paper. The Item is to be
congratulated on its enterprise, and it
has the Banners best wishes for long
life and increased prosperity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02
Final Report of Grand Jury.

To the Honorable, the Judge of
the End Judicial District Court, in
and for Bossier parish, Louisiana:
We, the Grand jury in and for said
parish, duly impaneled and sworn
for this term of Court, beg leave to
make the following report:
After having been ably and fully
charged by your Honor as to our
duties, We retired to our room to
deliberate aud pass upon all such
matters as might properly come be-
fore as.
We have dispatched business as
expeditiously as was compatible
with public interest, or as the cir
cumstances would admit.
We have considered 1874 charges,
aud have found 43 Bills of Indict-
ment, the other charges dismissed
and ignored for the reason that they
were mostly trivial, and the evil
dence, in our Judgment, insufficient
to make cases before the Court that
would lead to conviction.
We find a diminition of crime of
grave character, but offences Of
other kinds seem to he on the in
crease, especially in ward 2.
We find the public roads in about
their usual condition for the time of
year. They show that they are
sadly in need of work in many To-
ealities, bat under the present sys-
TEN of working of our roads We do
not expect to see them in any better
condition.
We have examined the offices OF
the Sheriff, Clerk and Parish Treas
urer, and fiud everything in as good
condition az the present accommo-
dations furnished said officers will
permit, and also find their books
and records kept in a neat and
proper manner.
We have also examined the Jail
and and it neatly and clearly kept
and the prisoners therein we'll cared
for. We are Informed by the Sheriff
that there are conf ned in the Jail an
average of IL or IL prisoners per
month.
We extend thanks to the Court
for its able and explicit charge, and
for courtesies shown US; and to our
accommodating aud efficient Sheriff
and Clerk and their deputies, and
our able District Attorney, we are
under many obligations for assis.
lance rendered us in performing our
arduous labors.
Having performed our multitude
nous duties to the best of our abili.
ties and understanding, and having
nothing else before Us, we tender
this, our final report, to your Honor,
and ask that same be received and
that we be discharged finally from
any further labors.
I. FL. MARTIN, Foreman.
January %, 1893.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Concord IN. O. Standard: There
is a woman of SIS years in this town
who has never had the toothache, Or
earache, or jawache, nor has she ever
been forced to call in Doctor but
once.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Baton Rouge, Jan. 31.-The Gov
srnor will call an immigration con-
vantion to meet ct Baton Rouge about
March /. Receipts into the State
treasury from all sources for January
are 81, 265, 662 "a.
Hope, Ark, Feb. Henry Smith,
the negro who assaulted Myrtle
Vance. the little 4-year-old daughter
OF Henry Vance ct Paris, Texas, Fri
day night. was captured here this
morning and burned to a stake by q
mob.
Baltimore, Md, Jan. 30.-John
Hodia. an ex-Catholic priest, last
night killed his two children and at
tempted the life Of his wife. He is
thought 10 be insane.
Shreveport, La. Jan. 3O.-In the
district court to-day John Bacon, in
dicted for violation Of the crap law,
pleaded guilty and was fined 800
and coats.
Ex-Sherif Lake surrendered today
to Sheriff Young. he has been in
dicted by the grand jury for embez-
element He was released on bond.
The trial may be postponed until the
April term Of the court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

James Campbell, OF Pennsylvania,
q veteran statesman and the oldest
Cabinet officer in the United States,
died last Friday. BE Yves Postmaster.
General under Franklin Piercs, oil
whose Cabinet and Administration be
was the last survivor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

AUGUSTA, KY, Jan. 31.-A sleepy
engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio
road stopped work this morning
and a train on the main track
dashed into coal train, killing
James Faulkner and injuring dozen
other people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02
Shreveport's Printary.

For letter Heads, Note Heads.
Bill Heads, Statements, Cotton AL.
count Sales, Wedding aud Ball In.
vitatiOns, Programmes, Cards, Envel.
opes, etc, write TO- Eardy 8 Ogilvie.
OoBrsercial Printers, Shreveport
for sa1Pses ard prices. They guar.
antee the best work and the hest
paper for the least money.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

We have entirely too many ''com.
bines," ''trusts" and '.monopolies"
now already, and not q day passes
that not something is put in such
combination to rule higher prices and
rob the poor man.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

James Gillespie Blaine, the most
brilliant of all the Republican lead
ers-a '1eader Of lsaders"-died at
Washington last Friday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Economy which fails to provide
proper protection for life and proper
ty is not economy. 1t is unadulter-
ated stupidity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02
Tobacco Culture in Louisiana.

DR.. w. =. Stubs, Director OF the
State Experiment Station, presented
an able paper on Tobacco Culture
in Louisiana" at a meeting of the
North Louisiana Agricultural Socie-
ty held in Mansfield last week. AZ
ter DIR. Stubs had given the origin
of the tobacco industry in sll the
countries aud its different grades and
value, he presented the work as &C
complished this season at the Cal
houn Experiment Station. He claims
that Louisiana can grow tobacco, as
the soil is rich in potash, which is q
soil essential to tobbcco growing
He concluded that Louisiana can
successfully grow tobacco as she has
all the qualities of soil and climate
incident to its development. The
Experiment Station has grown two
crops this past season.
The Experiment Station has had a
geological survey made of Louisiana
and from this report DR., Stubs gave
an elaborate extract, indicating what
section OF the State. which was
nearly all parts, were specially adap-
ted to tobacco raising. He will es-
tablish an Experiment Station Of one
acre in tobacco growing on the Mis-
sissippi river, under Col. F. s. Max
we'll, of Madison, and desires to do
the same on Red river, near ShYeve-
port.
He reported fully the mode of
planting, cutting, curing and mar
keting the product of tobacco in
Louisiana. The Experimental Sta
ton of Calhoun will issue at once q
full report of this years work in to-
bacco and the mode Of procedure,
and those wishing such information
should write to the manager for the
tobacco bulletin. He reported the
result Of the tobacco crop at Calhoun
station this season, which was seenr-
ed by the employment Of an expert
tobacconist and the erection of O
tobacco barn.
There were three experiments of
one acre each made, one Of which
had been cultivated seyenty-nine
years and the other was old waste
field grown up in pine saplings and
the last was an acre of new ground.
The fertilizing and variety of seed
varied the result, but on the acre that
had been cultivated seventy-nine
years there was a crop Of 1858
pounds of dry tobacco, and the
lowest yield was 900 pounds, and the
highest 1880 pounds. The old pine
sapling waste field gave a yield of
1880 pounds as the highest and 1850
pounds as the lowest yield, with an
average of l476 pounds
The new ground was low in yield,
and hence the statement was made
that old waste and worn lands of
North Louisiana could be thrown
into growing tobacco as means OF
recovering them to use.
He reports that Arcadia is to grow
and manufacture this coming season
200 acres. He read many letters
bidding for the crop of this season
grown at Calhoun, based on samples
sent to each, among which was one
from the Lorillards offering 80 cents
per pound for the entire crop. The
letters usually expressed great sur
prise at the quality of tobacco, and
expressed the belief that it would
prove profitably to Louisiana. DR..
Stubs had full line of Samples as
grown and manufactured at Calhoun,
which he exhibited to the Conven-
tion.-N. o. Picayune.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 30.-Another frigid
| waya the coldnak of Tho xv;0for &c
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Benton, La.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY z, 1888.

The silver question will be consid-
in the House of Representatives
February 9 and 10.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

The Rothschild syndicate has Dor.
100000 in gold in the United
States for the use Of Austria in in
Producing her current reform.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

The Simplon road, from Switzer.
land to Italy, was built BY Napole-
on's engineers in 1907. Over 40, 600
workmen were employed ct one time.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

The knowledge of what is lost by
the neglest of our wagonways il
daily eztendir 3, and with It's spread
- certain 30 come . more and mora,
pressing demand for action that shall
remove what is not merely him,
defiance to progress, but blot upon
our netiODal charaoter.-E HaypM,s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

British India has 1O,4l7 shops
licensed for the sale of opium. They
supply a population of 228, 900, 900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

There are about 400 lawyers in the
city of Denver, Col, or an average of
one to every $50 people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

The Democrats will organize the
next Senate and have O clear major.
BY in favor of thorough tariff reform.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Gray and black wolves have Killed
o large number Of cattle and hoFses
on the Wyoming ranges So
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

The Anti Option Bill passed the
United States Senate last Tuesday by
n vote of % to 40.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

A ny family withNat hosns. and desiring 70
n purchase one in old Renton, can res
bargain by applying to tho andersigned ss
once. The old Masonic Han, as Dentos, b
now offered for sale, for cash, at very reaseaa-
BILE figures G.T. FLEMING.
yauuarv Is 1893 faA "A 4,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

The are over 20 miles of tunnels
cut in the solid rock of Gibraltar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-02-02

Last week there was good skating
IN some parts OF Texas Skates are
almost az great eus5Oss4Sss these g.
fans arc IN Greenland