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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-02-08

partment of agriculture has done more,
to develop the sorghum industry than.
have the farmer sugar makers They
were content to produce enough for
home consumption, with small sur
plus to lend to their neighbors. How
ever, the greater portion of their sugar
crop was strip. They would exhaust
the molasses before it reached the sugar
stage. These small farmers do not
care for improved machinery. By the;
old method they feed the refuse of the
cane to the hogs instead of to the fur
mace. The pigs get fat on the sacchar-
inc substance that the old crude
wooden roller does not crush out so,
the old-fashioned farmer has found an
economy in nature, and nothing is lost
save time and muscular labor, both of
which seem to be abundant.
A superior article of sugar is made
by the bees, but in very small quanti-
ties. 1t is estimated that the little
busy bee must tap from one million to
two millions of flowers before he ex-
tracts more than one pound of sugar.
by Vic dlC Oh CIlcHllCdl SCltuCc, bOLlo
of our advanced ranchers are making
superior grade of sugar from the water
melon.
But the beet sugar industry is about
to supersede all others of that nature.
The beet from which sugar is made is.
not of the type that the old fashioned
New England dinner is made, but is a
big beet, weighing ordinarily two
pounds, from an acre of which about
twenty tons of sugar is made. The
beet contains much less sugar, rela-
lively, than does the cane, and as the
mo4asses of the beet is rather indi-
gestible, the beet is laboring some
what under disadvantages, but the
scheme is to have the government give
a subsidy. The beet molasses is made
into rum, which is sold to the
Indians, and they seem to like it. The
object is to get as much sugar and as
little molasses as possible from a
stated quantity of beets, especially as
the molasses can be utilized only to
small extent. Sirup is what is left
after the sugar is made, and motaSses
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now reduced their sugar farms to
patches" and gradually the grow
ing industry" became a lost art, for
with sugar duty free from the Hawai-
ian islands, these refugees found it
cheaper to buy it ION credit than to
work, more especially as they no
longer had slaves.
Next came some wise men from the
east who began to make sorghum from
the amber cane, which grows pro-
fusely and is richly laden with the
sweet gravelly substance of which
sugar is made. They employ cheap
Chinese labor, and are more successful
than were their predecessors with
negro and Indian slave labor The
Chinese understand this cane in all it's
gradations. They claim that it was
the original plant or substance from
which sugar was made, and that the
sugar-cane, now so universally grown,
is an off-shoot from the sorghum cane,
and that China grated it upon her
neighbors, when it found it's way west
to the new world.
Certain it is that they are the best
sugar makers, and can get more sac
charine from a cane than any other
people. They cut it lengthwise, in
stead of running it through crusher,
and crush it lengthwise, like driving a
pile-driver on the top of a post. The
sugar-cane is lazy mans plant, in
that it will grow for half a century
from the same roots, requiring, how
ever, nearly two years to develop from
cutting. The sorghum is of yearly
growth, maturing in three or four
months, and requires much more care.
1t is taller, more slender and graceful
than the heavy knitted sugar cane.
Sorghum does not exhaust the soil for
ten or fifteen years, which is another
advantage over the newer methods OF
making sugar from beets, maize, In
| dian corn and even from the honey
| bee, all of which experiments are be-
| ing tried in southern California.
The first sorghum cane to this coun-
try about forty years ago. 1t received
its first encouragement few years
afterwards when the civil war began,
and Louisiana sugar was blockaded
from the north and the west. In Cali
fornia the oriental crusher was used,
because of its simplicity of manufac.
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THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
It's History in California Is Of
General Interest.
Southern Refugees Who Worked Slaves
Long After They Had Been Freed
Primitive Sugar Mills and
Their Pretty Operators.
Especial Los Angeles (Cal.) letter.

Sugar-making was one of the earliest
industries of California, and before
the Hawaiian article was permitted to
come in duty free the sugar cane was
looked upon as one of the growing
industries" There were cane fields in
the marsh lands and bottoms, where
the climate is moist and the land not
too rich. The weather being hot, and
frost an unknown quantity, the low
lands were uniformly utilized. Each
sugar ranch had its primitive mill,
something like those used by the
ancients The Industry" was at its
height just before the completion of
the first transcontinental railroad.
This somewhat depressed the industry
by bringing in cheaper eastern sugar.
Some of these cane-growers were from
the south, who had emigrated dur
ing the late rebellion, and had
brought along their negro slaves.
Understanding the raising of cane
and cotton, they located on the
marsh lands and sought to raise
their familiar southern product.
Cotton not thriving well was aban-
doned, and their undivided atten-
ton was turned to the sugar-cane.
These southern refugees actually kept
these negroes at work for five and six
years after the close of the war as
slaves. They were made to believe
that the subsection of the rebellion
had nothing to do with their freedom.
The negroes who had been held in
bondage SO long after the war had
ended were somewhat surprised on be-
ing told that they had been free for
some time.
The majority of them, by suits, and
threatened suits, recovered payment
for this sharp practice. A planter had
small farm down in the marsh
lands of the Aqua Mansa settlement,
in San Bernardino county, where he
''worked' five or six ''slaves" and had
built very primitive sugar mill, SINH
lar to those used in the poor settle
ments of Louisiana and Arkansas.
After these slaves were again freed,
the southerners, who were more ac-
customed to slave labor, ''impressed' a
number of Indians, after the early
California fashion, but the Indians, too,
were told that they were free, and In
dian slavery also became thing of the
past. So the refugees, in their remote
settlements, almost beyond civilization,
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CAPRICE OF FASHION.
Some of the Changing Styles in Dress and
Millinery.

Some OF the Changing styles IN Dress ana
Millinery.
A popularity of present-style millin-
cry is a suggestion of cape to the
small bonnet. This is made of plaitings
of lace, that fall over the back of the
head Some of these plaitings almost
touch the collar of the dress. Whether
they are the forerunner of the real
cape to the bonnet remains to be seen.
Fashionable caprice ranges from the
three-quarter length cape of plain
plush, velvet, cloth or fur, with high,
rolling collar. to similarly shaped
garment of brocaded, fiecked, figured
or spotted fabric or fancy cloaking ma
teTial, with anywhere from three to
seven little cape ruff1es.
A novelty in bodice for evening
dress is plain fitting body of silk, with
collar and deep Vandykes of elaborate
ly embroidered velvet. These Van
dykes fall over the back and the sleeves,
and one exceptionally long point ex-
tends down either side of the front to
the waist-line.
A few handsome poke-bonnets of vel
vet are seen. They are almost exactly
III Tie Sby lc VI lCOV, anu WIlllS IHeY are
extravagantly becoming to a few wom-
en-, they make the rank and file sim
ply frights. Moral: Be very careful in
selecting the style of bonnet known as
poke.
Instead of fur-lined garments fashion
runs to the bright, fancy Innings, with
the fur on the outside. The fur-lined
circular of years past would furnis a
good model for the present-day garment
if it were worn wrong side out.
The woman who can devise or con-
struct the most elaborate, expensive
and amazing style of waist is a success
full woman as far as dress goes.
The majority of cape wraps are lined
with very rich material, brocade, shot
silk, changeable satin. or even fancy
velvet being used.
Bonnets are very small; but as one
Enthusiastic shopper remarked the
sma Her the prettier-and the more ex-
pensive.-N. Y. Ledger.
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ture, cheap material and easy method
of working 1.-THE motive power being
a horse and two girls A trough.
is followed from tree stump. with
in is the grinding pestle, worked bv
mule blindfolded, treading as in an
old-fashioned treadmill, propellinp the
arm of the crooked wooden bar
girl follows in the wake of the rnnla
pushing him along, with a Gee
Whoa, git up thar, JIM" VARYING tba.
monotony by humping him with
club. Another woman feeds il tho
cane, each one separately, the canas
passing through to the opposite side
when the life or substance has hear,
squeezed out of them. The process il
very slow, but it was then an infant
industry. The farmer, it is supposed
was near by lying down in the shade
overseeing his daughters doing the
work.
Now this work is done by machinerv
and the old primitive mills are rcle.
gated to the woodshed as curiosities;
AS is well known, the modern machine.
crushers are large cast iron rollers
two or three in a set, with a presspra,
of about fifty pounds to the square
inch. Instead of the cane being put
in by hand, one at time, they are fed
in on an endless belt, and after the.
life, or sugar, is crushed out, the splin-
tiers of the cane come out on the other
side, and are fed to the furnace tn
make steam for the crushing ma
chinery. The farmer of generation,
ago looks with amazement upon this.
Improvement, and his little wooden,
cider-press arrangement does look
rather comical in contrast. The de-
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Shopping Suggestions.

The revival of ermine is one of the
accepted features of the season. In
spite of the financial pressure of the
times, most extravagant season in
fur trimmings is predicted. Russian
sable and "blaclx" mink are to be the
most fashionable furs in trimmings.
Successive bands of furs will be used
not only on the skirt, but on various
other parts of the gown. Meantime,
women of quiet taste may choose ex-
tremely plain gowns without fur trim.
mings and find themselves more ele.
gantly, if not so extravagantly attired,
as their more gorgeously caparianned
sisters Good Housekeeping.
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SIleuced.

II know more about your husband
than you do" :.
well, you'd better not tell it, for
know more about you than your hus-
band does Truth.
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Repartee in the Backwoods.

Jonas Aycede during the firta-
tion)-Would you like to have me tall
Tidy?
Matildy (blushing)-I'd ruther have
you round, Jonas, -Chteagp Record
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She Was Excused.

Prosecuting Attorney-What is your
age, Miss Sere?
Miss Sere (appealing to judge)-Does
witness have to testify against her
self?-Life.
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a Rrace Game.

Tom-Id like to lend you ten dollars.
Joseph-But, my dear fellow, Ldon't
want it. I've got plenty.
Tom-Then I'd like to borrow ten
dollarS.-Detroit Free Press.
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is the uncrystallized sugar, and to this
latter refuse quality the sugar-beet-
runs. The Chinese grow these beets
in their garden patches, and eat them
raw. j. M. SCANLAND.
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MERIT SURE TO WIN.
Enterprise and Pluck Receiving
Proper Reward.

Enterprise and Pluck Receiving Its
Proper Reward.
The Redondo hotel was planned and
built after what has been spoken of as
"the collapse OF the BOOM" when many
hotels (the outcome of the feverish
period of speculation) were being torn
down, moved away or burned for the
insurance money. The house wac ar
ranged and equipped with an eye single
to securing tbs greatest comfort for the
guest. The management has always
been liberal and the house has been run
strictly frst-clRss in every respect, while
the charges have been kept 90 reason
able as to make many wonder how it
could be done. The result is seen in the
success of today, for the Rsdondo is now
reaping the reward Of it's enterprise and
pluck. The patronage OF this season
surpasses that of lsAt season fully three
to one, and is increasing daily. This
tells the whole story. Those who visit
will 60 again, taking their friends with
them, and 80 the fame of the house
spreads and it's business increases from
year to year. Arend's orchestra fur
nishes the music for the Redondo, q ia
nous French chef presides over the
cuisine, and the tables are served by 9
corps of we'll drilled colored walters.
Visitors to Southern California will
make no mistake by vi sit to Redondo
The herald., 1894-03-15
ExcURsIoNIsTS.

Large Party Arrive via Phil
lips Excursion.
The following named formed a Phil
lips excursion party which arrived here
yesterday:
Mrs. d. NJ. Boynton. Minneapolis; l..
Anderson, Albert Lea, Mimi; Mrs. |.
o. Schatfer, Duluth, Minn.; ID. M.
Boyington. Minneapolis; Nj. II. Schai-
fer, Duluth, Mimi. E. M. Conner.
Minneapolis; NJ. A. Phelps. Kansas
Oity; l. V. Schaffer, Mrs. W. w. Schat-
fer, Duluth, MIMI. D. H. Wighhurst,
Jas. Boyington, Bertha L. Kee, A. ii.
Amir, q. L. Newmans. j. L. Mofitt,
Minneapolis; s. Chrishorn, Ira Chris
horn, OttumwS, Ia. Lizzie Peterson,
Rock Island. ILL.,; l. Schritz, l. Powell,
Mrs. j. Powell, Kansas City; Emma
Delany, Washington, D. c.; A. ".
Parks, Mrs. A. V. Parks, Mrs. NJ. Rob
inson, Boston; Mrs. f. o. Memkin,
Davenport, la. D. o. Rose, Mrs. D. o.
Rose, Miss A. Rose, John Rose. w. L.
Fisher, Chicago; Ed. Rundell, BurIing-
ton, Ia; @. E. Ashbury, Vim
let Longudole, St. Louis, Mo-. !;
Mrs. ]. Grincke. Mrs. F. B. Clark, Mrs.
8. P. Hoovey, s. P. Hoovey, Chicago,
Ill.,; 1. T. Pmecke, st. Louis, Mo-; Mrs.
@. I. Kelley. Meriden, Conn. l. B. Nc
Cullough, E. Howard, e. M. Knight,
Chicago. ILL.,; Mrs. A. Torms, Daven-
port, la. ; B. F. Reed, E. S. Brown, d.
Brown, Boston, Mass. Miss Avery, q.
F. Lyon, B. Weller, Mrs. B. Velier, A.
Grukey. Chicago, H.; NJ. Montgom.
cry, Philadelphia, Pa.
The herald., 1894-03-15

Divide Musin tonight.
Hear Musin play the violin at the
concert at Unity church tonight.
The Loyal Legion will meet at Blsnch'
ard-Fitzgerald hall Saturday evening.
There will be a meeting of the park
commission this morning in the mayors
Office.
The fire commission did not have q
quorum yesterday morning, so they ad-
iourned until next Wednesday.
a class in English history and iitera-
tuYe was organized at the Y. w. @. A.
last night by Mrs. A. s. Averill.
FL. Maxwell, the proprietor of the
Nadeau bar, has been confined to his
residence since Saturday with rheuma-
tism.
A Phillips excursion arrived from the
east Yesterday in charge of Mr.. j. @.
Van Kirk OF Boston, who is registered at
the Nadeau.
The afternoon meeting Of the Y. w.
O. A. next Sunday will be addressed by
Mrs. Vaughn, who is prominent in mis-
sionary work.
Come to Music hall Thursday evening"
March 10Th, and hear Miss Katie
WilkeT6On OF the CINCINNATI conBerVa-
tory of music. A good programme of
the best talent in the city. Admission,
Is cents.
Humane Officer Wright visited Long
Beach yesterday where he prosecuted
William Barnhart for cruelty to ami
mails. Barnhart is said to have beaten one
OF his horses Co death because it baked
in Q harrow.
Harry White, a well-known young
man of this city, has as fine display OF
Southern California orchard products at
his store. 218 West First street, as can
be found il Los Angeles. 1t is minia-
ture chamber of commerce in itself.
Mr.. White has recently become the
owner Of the place.
Do not fail to attend the Muein con-
cert at Unity church tonight. This
company is composed of the finest
artists now before the public. and the
programme to be given this evening
will be one OF the most enjoyable. Get
your seats at BGrtletts. Admission,
80 and 70 cents and 81.
The herald., 1894-03-15
JOTTINGS.
APAxine Inxsatmnnt.

We want $4,000 cash above regular sales, and
to get 1t must give an extra inducement. 1t
will pay to invest. 10e Wall Paper goes for SC
. ROLL 15c paper for re zoe and 25c paper
for 10c roll; ingram l0o q roll. Compare
prices. Money saved is better than made.
We hang paper for 10e roll. Yodr time now,
ours later, Chicago Wall Paper House, new
number, 1928 3. Spring st.
The herald., 1894-03-15

WHY Mrs. C-I understood that you were
going away this week? WE'LL l did intend to
go, but waiting for Miss JOrdan's reception
which takes place on Friday and Saturday of
this week, and some of my Raymond friends
and myself are waiting patiently, as we learn
that is the proper place to get stylish millinery
goods before we leave.
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Highest Of all in Leavenng PowerLatest u S Govt Report
RH,a:i:'!:L!! "a! BskiRg Bs1x[5sg'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE ARTILLERY COMPANY.

One Likely TO BE Formed In the Seventh
Regiment.
1t Is likely that an artillery company
will be formed as part OF the Seventh
regiment. providing the plans Of num-
ber of gentlemen who are interested can
be carried out
1t is expected that Company @ will be
mustered out on account of internal
dissensions which have sprung up. II
this is done, there are some of the mem
bers who, with other Young men, pro-
pose TO organize an artillery company in
its place. The idea is to obtain Hotch-
kiss gun and to make the company q
firat-clase organization in all respects.
Angostura Bitters restores the appetite and
cur Is indigestion when all else fails Manu-.
factured by DR.. J. q. b. Siegert Il Sons At all
druggists
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Our Home Brew.

Msier & Zobelein's lager, fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal sa.
looms: delivered promptly in bottles or kegs.
Once and bre Terg, ALA Also street. TeIe.
phone 81.
The herald., 1894-03-15
There Will Be a Hop

At the Redondo hotel on Saturday
night, March 18th. About 20 couple of
young society people from Los Angeles
will be there. A special train on the
Redondo railroad will return after the
hop. Fare both ways, dinner, music,
ate. a.
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A Tv,ntv-DoIInr 0lft.

Read the great coupon offer in the
HERALD today. The views in 'Glimpses
OF America" are well worth 500. Be
sure and save your coupons. They are
90 good 90 gold coin.
The herald., 1894-03-15
A Card to the Puhlio.

]. Longo, tailor, 2O9 N. Main street, invites
friends and the public generally to give him a
call and examine his assortment of fine trous-
erings and suitings, the prices being such as
TO conform 70 the atringent times
The herald., 1894-03-15

A Trip Over the Rite-shaped Track
Will give you better idea of California
than any other way. The trip can be
made in day. Get rates and full par
ticulaTs at Santa Fe ticket Offices.
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Tho Reat Oou0h Rannedv

IL the one that cures cough. Sales Pine and
Eucalyptus compound will do it, and is pleas
ant to take II. NJ. SALE d SON, Druggists,
220s. Spring street
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"n1r. g.. Ara You stonninr

At the Green?" Eyes, my wife and I have
been at the Green for the last six weeks, and
would have gone to Ban Diego this week, but
Mrs. 8. and the ladies in our party insist upon
waiting until after Miss Jordan's reception,
which is to take place on Friday and Saturday
OF this week. You know the ladies all like
pretty bonnets and they say that is the place
IN IN
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Il nave been occasionally troubled with
coughs, ana IN each case have used Browns
Bronchh.l rroohss, which have never failed
and must say thsy are second to none in the
world '"-Fetf1 4. Ady, cashier, 81, Paul MIN
The herald., 1894-03-15
The Glsnrood stoxe.

The GlenwOod Stove,
To bo had only of the W. @. Furrey Co.,
l59 to 1853 N. Spring street, they will save
you 40 per cent in fuel. Latest improve
ments. Inspect them,
The herald., 1894-03-15

Wagner the Jeweler. "rhe EImborly."
Has opened at 15s N. Main street. opposite old
court house, with a fine stock of Watches and
jewellery; also Spectacles and Eyeglasses, sight
suited or no charge. Glasses from 25c to $15o.
Fine watch repairing, diamond setting
speciality. All work warranted. All former
patrons, as we'll as new ones, will find 1t to
their advantage to patronize me.
The herald., 1894-03-15
4pplesi ApplesI Applet

Largest variety, finest selec fruit and
vegetables, lowest prices, at Althouse Bros.
105 W. First st. Telephone 39S.
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Money to Loan,

City and country property, real estate mort
gage; any amount lowest rates. W. R. Burke.
213I< N. Spring st.
The herald., 1894-03-15
To TOur1sts.

If you love comfort, polite attention and good
living, go to the Arcadia hotel, Santa Monica
ample Accommodations.
The herald., 1894-03-15
Isidore b. Dock weller
Finest Variety and Cheapest

Has removed his Offices from the Bryson block
to rooms 5, o and 2, Burdiek block opposite.
The herald., 1894-03-15
BORN

The wall paper dealer of the city is Eckstrom
309 8. Main St
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DIED.

DIED.
MURPHY-In this city, March 13, 1894, ]. H.
Murphy, native OF Massa ch usetts, aged
20 years
Friends and acquaintAnces are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral today ut 2 O'Clock
from Orr Bird's undertaking parlors. Ser
vices IT the Church of the Lady OF the Angels
The herald., 1894-03-15
CArpet Oleaning ID RIoeaer,a.

Place in town for fish, game, oysters, etc. Fred
Mott Market.
The herald., 1894-03-15

WIN. F. Brown, Matchmaker. removed to $40
,. Spring street, near Third.
The herald., 1894-03-15

BORN.
RAMsEUER-To the wife of Robert Ramseuer
of 1898 san Julian street, boy, weight II
pounds.
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satisfaction, promptness, reasonable; ASA SO
8. Broadway. Tel. 427.
The herald., 1894-03-15
- mouoFh millinery eCoTe
Iohman & Co, 21O S. Spring st.

a UOOu OIgAr
At Hollenbeck cigar store for $4 hundred.
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Divide Musin tonight.

Forecast for Southern California; Fair
weather; nearly stationary temperature; light
70 fresh south to west winds.
The herald., 1894-03-15
Indications.

Maximum temperature, SO.
Minimum temperature, ~.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-13
The Care of n Sponge.

A large sponge is always somewhat ex-
pensive item, and when 1t becomes odor-
Gus, rs it sometimes does after little use,
one hesitates to throw it away at once, ex.
pecting to restore it. This is very diff
cult matter to accomplish. Repeated scald,
ings will often fail to make q sponge sweet
and soft, as it was originally. The best
way to do is to take care of it at first II
the sponge is freed from soapsuds and hung
where it will get dry each time after it is
used. it will not become sour. In order to
do this wash the soap out with warm wa.
ter after using it and rinse it in cold wa
ter. Squeeze it as dry as you can with the
hands, but do not wiring it, as that would
break the fibers. 1t is good thing to dry
sponges In summer in the bright sunshine.
1t is great mistake to shut o sponge up
in a close box, even though the box may be
of solid silver. A sponge shut up in this
way with the least dampness is sure to
acquire an impure odor in time. The best
place to keep sponge is in an open basket
of wire.