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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14
HOW TO ECCNOMlZE,
Never Buy Cheap Things Nor Things That
Are Not Really Needed.

Are Not Really Needed.
There is no falser economy than to
buy inferior goods, and this rule holds
good for food as well as foI
clothes. A good material looks well
to the end, and can be washed OF
cleaned and made up again in various
ways 1t is better to have one well.
made dress of good material than two
or three badly-made Of poor stuff,
which will look shabby and untidy
after wearing once or twice. When
busting or sweeping an apron should
always be worn, and for any very dirty
work it is a good plan to change the
dress, and wear an old one kept entire
ly for that purpose.
In household matters there are hun
dreds of ways in which economy can be
practiced. For instance, in any room
that is much used rug or strip of car.
pet laid down near the door, where the
most wear comes, will save the carpet
and make it last twice as long.
White tablecloths should always have
table napkins spread at the end where
the carving goes on, SO that in case OF
any gravy being split only the napkins
need be washed instead of the entire
cloth.
In buying food always choose the
| best. Inferior meat and poor groceries
| are really no cheaper in the end, for the
small amount saved by purchasing
them is often expended twice over in
paying doctors bills and buying medi-
cine to cure ills, many of which are
caused by nothing but badly cooked,
inferior and indigestible food.
Good cooking is a great help to econ
omy, and is an art which should be
more cultivated than it is, for to know
how to make the best of everything and
the most TASTY way Of using up all kinds
OF scraps is by no means to be despised.
Never buy anything that is not really
needed just because you see it in shop
and it happens to be cheap. In buying
groceries 1t Is far more economical to
buy fairly large quantities and store
them than to buy small quantities
whenever needed. Eggs can be bought
in the summer when they are cheap
and stored for winter use, and spices,
rice, oatmeal, dried fruits, peas, can
dies, etc, can be kept for long time if
properly stored. Keep eurrants and
raisins and other dried fruits in jars or
tins, with covers, where flies will not
be able to get to them. Tea and coffee
should be stored in tin boxes or jars
with tightly fitting lids SO that the air
is quite excluded.
A very economical plan, more fire.
quently followed abroad than in Eng,
land, is to have a stock-pot into which
all odd bits Of meat and bone, veg
etables, and other odds and ends are
put, to be used for making soup. Al
pieces of bread should be kept, made
crisp in the oven, powdered, and kept
in tin ready for frying. Pieces o.
cheese, too dry for eating, can be pow
dered and used for favoring macaron
and other dishes to which cheese is al
improvement.
There are numberless ways in which
careful housewife can save money
without making any appreciate diff
ference in the comfort and we'll being
of the inmates of the house, and it is
curious fact that the best cooks ar,
} frequently the most communications
Notes.
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which made it comfortable fit.
At the second turn they were thrown
against the side of the barrel, and te-
fore they had turned half a dozen times
they were sorry they hadn't taken
Uncle Johns word for it and not tried
1t themselves Over and over they went,
bruised and beaten about till they were
almost insensible, and there was no way
of stopping their steed until the foot
of the incline should be reached.
Had they been capable of hearing they
would have heard a great shout from
Tom Winters and have wondered what
it meant When the barrel was about
half way down it struck large stone,
which, instead of stoppinait, turned its
course to the west, and Tom was horri-
fed to see it steering for the pond. The
water wasn't very deep, but even in
shallow water two boys cooped mp in
barrel stood very little chance of saving
themselves. 1t was then that Tom
shouted, and, taking to his heels fol-
lowed the misunderstanding tub as quick
as be could run. But, Of course, he
could not reach the pond before the bar
rel. The boys inside were unconscious
of their danger, but they were not I'M
conscious Of the many somersauIts they
had turned, nor of the many bruises
they were receiving.
With a crash and a bang the old tt :
came in contact with another large
stone, and in minute the new convey
aDce was in fragments. and the boys,
| followed by some of the slaves, We're
| thrown into the pond by the impetus
which they had gained. Fortunately,
| Toms call had been heard by Uncle
John, and he was on the spot in a mar
| velOusly short space of time, consider
| ing what a seGate bachelor he was. It
was we'll that he had not entirely for
gotten his athletic training, too, for the
poor, bruised boys would have found it
very hard work to get themselves out
! Of the water, and Tom Winters couldn' t
swim. In fact. there was not square
inch of space on their bodies that was
| not black and blue.
Uncle John was blamed for this adj
venture because he had suggested it by
bis story. He says even if the boys are
his nephews, they are the most stupid
pack themselves in tight and select 8
smaller and less stony hill for their ride
Frank NJ. Crane. in Boston Globe.
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HINTS ABOUT NAPERY,

SIX DAMAsK tablecloths, with nap
kins to match, are a sufficient supply for
ordinary use, as set of napkins may
be allowed to two tablecloths, if the
family is small.
A PRETTY idea for a room where the
colors will harmonic Is to have the
buffet cloth, table center, tray cloth
and carver's cloth all of pale pink or
ecru linen, embroidered with white.
BUFFET cloths, which are included in
the list of table linen, are usually made
Of plain linen, hemstitched and dec
GRATED with any kind of embroidery
that will stand washing.
An economical housekeeper who has
some fine damash tablecloths that are
beginning to wear out may convert
them into tray cloths by cutting out
the best parts. hemming them and fin
fishing with torchon lace.
THE unbleached will prove much
more durable, as the chemicals used to
whiten the damask injure it in some
degree. The faint yellow tint of this
fax is not Objectionable and very
few visits to the laundry will bleach it
snowy white.
TRAY cloths and carvers' cloth not
only look well on the table, but are
genuine saving in the wear and tear Of
frequent washings, as they catch many
splash of gravy or drop of coffee
which otherwise would soil the fair lin
en- tablecloth.
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TO the top on tbs outside with earth.
get a good sod all about the house to
prevent washing. The floor inside is
cemented, the cement being carried up
onto the wall rocks. If the woodwork
above such a wall is covered with heavy
sheathing paper, both on roof and walls,
and then shingled, one may bid defiance
to outside cold. The windows should
be only in the higher wall, facing the
south, or better, the southeast, for in
this position the fowls get the sun quick
er in the morning. The door should en-
ter above the wall of stone, with steps
down on the inside. If the door goes
to the bottom, as in an ordinary house,
the floor will not be as warm, as more
or less air will come in about door,
make 1t as tight as one can. A per-
spective view of the house complete is
also given herewith.-Webb Donnell, in
n. Y. Tribune.
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as we used to dol" and Uncle John
laughed heartily as he thought it.
''Oh do tell Us about it," cried the
boys, and so after lighting his pipe, he
commenced:
eve boys had very inventive minds
and were up to all sorts of capers, so
it is no wonder that after reading in
the fairy tale of the old woman who
was rolled down the hill in O cask we
decided to see what her sensations were
like. We got large and strong cask
which belonged to grandfather, taking
care to pull all the nails out, however,
and fixed it to start on its travels. We
lined it with old grain sacks to make
it more comfortable, and then three of
us boys piled in, and the fourth sent the
barrel rolling down the hill. 1t was
the strangest sensation | ever felt and
after practicing for awhile we grew
quite fond of the sport, although it was
quite a dangerous one, and called it
Tubing The old drawback was in
getting the old tub up the hill again,
but after awhile we remeded that BY
rigging up sort Of pulley attach
ment."
at must have been flne!" cried Ted
and Jack together. and just then Tom
Winters, the boy who lived on the next
farm, came up and the next subject was
forgotten.
The next day when the boys were
rummaging underneath the old corn
crib looking for some mischief to get
Into they came upon queer old barrel
which brought Uncle Johns story back
to their minds.
Il guess this is the tub Uncle John
was telling us about" said Ted. Isn't
1t queer old machine. l say, boys''-
to Jack and Tom Winters-.'let's try
1t! Uncle said he used to think it great
sport"
So the old cask was rolled out and
brushed quite clean and then hoisted on
the wheelbarrow and wheeled to the
top of Sunset hill. The hill was quite
steep, which was all the better for the
purpose, the boys thought. but it was
question in which direction it should
be started. The woods commenced at
the foot of the hill to the south; the
railroad track was toward the east,
the pond toward the west, so north was
the only feasible direction to take, al
though it did seem rather rocky
and quite steep. Only two of tho
boys could go at once-the third had
to be left behind to start the tub roll
ing. Tom Winters took look at the
sidehill before him and then kindly
volunteered to do this, while Jack and
Ted took the first ride. So they
crawled in.
When all was ready Tom Winters
showed the barrel, and off it went gayly
skipping down the side of the hill. At
the very first turn Ted and Jack knocked
heads violently. Unfortunately, they
had forgotten that when Uncle John
Hunt down there were three inside.
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PARROT AND HAWK.
Gseer Fight Witnessed by an Amsrie<
Journalist in Mexico.

Gseer Fight Witnessed by an American
Journalist in Mexico.
A correspondent from Mexico gives
us the following information of a fight
between hawk and parrot, ending in
the downfall of the former:
The onslaught was commenced by
the hawk, who swooped down into the
brush when he was quite distance Off.
Pretty soon there was the most extraor-
binary racket in the scrub oak.
The parrot had the hawks neck In
his claws and was driving away with
his hook bill at the hawks head. The
hawk was willing enotEh to quiz. but
couldn't.
They flew up and down, first one on
top and then the other. Tt was not n
long fight. The hawk oeat his adver-
sary with his wings, and even got his
tail and beak to work; but tie red-and-
green bird was too big and strong for
him, and would not release his grip a
moment. Before the gentleman got
very near the hawk ceased fighting.
The parrot had apparently sunk his
talons through the hawks neck, and
that is probably the reason they did not
separate. When the hawk got quiet
the parrot managed to disengage him
self and flew up into tree. where he re-
manned, scolding and Strengthening
his feathers. He was pretty badly
scratched up, and one of his eyes
seemed to be gone, but he had killed the
hawk,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14

Prof. Hopkins,o the West Virginia ex-
pertinent station, has been making test
with timothy, and finds that there are
marked varieties of this grass, some of
them early, some of them late, and
others showing great differences in size
and productiveness Of seed. In a paper
read before the society for the promo
ton Of agricultural science at it's late
meeting at Springfield, Mass, he showed
that if pure seed Of the early variety
could be secured 1t would be of special
value to grow with red clover, since it
would be at the proper stage for CUT
ting when the clover would have the
highest value for hay. There is evil
IDENTIFY very much of practical value to
be learned from the study of grasses
and grass seed.
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omy and warmth. Az expensive poul-
try house is q great piece Of folly, but
a carefully built one is money in the
end. Whether poultry pays depends
largely on whether the fowls lay well
in the winter. To secure winter lay
ing, a warm house is absolutely neces-
sary, together with good management
as to feeding, exercise, etc.
The accompanying diagram shows u
section through winter poultry house,
where fowls will be comfortable on
the coolest days. A dry spot of ground
is chosen and a foundation of rough
stone laid below it's level. A rough
stone wall is then laid for two and a
half or three feet above this and banked
to the top on the other side with earth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14
TUBBiNG ADVENTURE.

Jack and Ted Had a Little More Fun
Than They Barsalned For.
when | was boy" said Uncle John
as he sat on the porch and watched the
sun go down behind the hill, q man
aged to have a pretty good time up
here on the farm. chow do you find it,
boys?"
I'VE do too" said Ted. 81 guess there
aren't many things that we haven't
tried, are there, Jack?'
We've been here only a week." re-
piled Jack, land we know every corner
of the farm, and we've tried every way
of excitement. We have great fun
sliding down the ice house roof and
bringing the COWS in and riding the
horses down in the field. Did you live
here when you were boy, Uncle
John?"
why, Of course" said their uncle. Il
was born and brought up here, and If
my business wasn't in Japan I'd be here
every summer of my life. I'd like to be
boy again with you and show you
all the pranks used to play. Wouldn't
you enjoy rolling down hill in the casl1
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14
HOW TO DRAIN LAND.
Requirements Of Really Permanens
System of Drainage.

Requirements Of Really Permanens
System of Drainage,
Underdrainage works can, and. II
rightly done, will be, strictly speaking.
permanent improvements. The con.
struction of farm buildings, roads. wallis
and fences, though usually classed as
such are of a transitory and ephemeral
character compared with we'll planned
and thoroughly executed system of tile
drainage.
That drain may be permanent In its
life and action it must be SO planned
and constructed as to let the water in
and keep the silt or earthly matter out.
An open ditch may do the first admir-
ably for a time but soon fills up with
the undermining and caving-in of its
banks, and by the in-washing of loan
and organic matter by the flow of sur
face waters into it. A stone or blind.
drain may admit waters freely for time
and conduct it fairly well where con-
siderable inclination or fall to a suit
able outlet is practicable, butwhen laid
las such drains usually must be) in
earth made up Of fine particles, it is lia-
BILE to become clogged by the infltration
of silt.
Such drains can be made silt-proof
and consequently permanent by inclos-
ing or surrounding them with silt-ex-
Guiding materials, such as boards flor
afoundation), green brush, turf, old hay
or straw, coarse gravel, etc, according
to availability and other circumstances
which will readily suggest to the user
the best of such means at his disposal.-
| DRAINAGE Tournal
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Housekeeping is not always home
making, and the modern woman is be-
ginning to find it out. To live for the
house and its glory is one mode of exist
ence; another mode is to make the
house exist for the sake of the people
who are to adorn it. The former is
housekeeping; the latte homemak-
Ing. You can discern the difference be-
tween a home and a house directly on
entering a domicilc if You are half way
observant. You can tell by the books
and the tides and the arrangement of
the divans and the pillows and the
lamps. The real state of things is in
che atmosphere, and is as discernible rs
though written on the wall.
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country, where ice and refrigerators
are not very commonly used, is the re-
peated going down and up cellar stairs
to carry and obtain food that must be
kept cool in hot weather.
To build the waiter that Is shown,
cut an opening in the pantry floor three
fourths Of an inch larger than the size
Of the waiter. From either end of this
opening uprights Of two by four scant-
ling are let down to the bottom Of the
cellar, where they rest firmly upon fiat
stones. These uprights contain the
pulleys over which run the cords that
are attached to the bottom Of the wait
er, as shown in the diagram. These
pulleys and the cord are the same as
are used for raising heavy windows.
Guides, not shown in the diagram, hold
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14
SHUTS IN GRAINS.
How the Different Varieties Can Be Treat
ed VERY EfTeetuaIIy.

ed Very EfTeetually.
The Montana Experiment station
sends out the following conclusions on
smut in grains: Sinking smut attacks
wheat only. Loose smuts attack all of
the small grains, but that of the cat is
most damaging. Clean seed, or that
effectually treated for smut, will pro-
duce a crop free from smut, but an ad-
joining smutty field may contaminate
this grain for next years crop. The
only safeguard Is careful treatment be-
fore planting. The disease i'll wheat
may be entirely prevented by thorough
ly wetting the seed in a solution of cop
per sulphate, using eight ounces to q
gallon of water, but this will lessen in
some degree the vitality of the seed.
it may also be effectually prevented,
without any damage, by immersion for
Is minutes in water raised to a tempera-
ture of 131 to 1873 degrees Fahrenheit.
Dat smut may be completely prevented
by treating the seed Is minutes in water
raised to a temperature of 1924 to 1875
degrees Fahrenheit. This treatment
not only removes the smut but pro-
notes the growth and increases the
yield. 1t may also be prevented with
out injury to the vitality by immersing
the feed "a hours In a solution of potas-
SUM sulphide, made by dissolving /
pound of the sulphide in "a gallons of
water. The copper sulphate treatment,
used for wheat, will effectually kill the
smut in oats, but will in some degree
damage the terminating power of the
GRAIN
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the waiter in place, and cause 1t to rise
and fall without fitting. These guides
may be in the form of a smooth groove
In either upright, in which hardwood
pegs upon the sides of the waiter run
smoothly, or they may be of some other
character, as circumstances suggest.
The waiter itself has side-pieces ex-
tending from the pantry floor nearly to
the cellar floor, the cords being at
tached to the lower end. The top will
come flush with the pantry floor, and
may well be made Of wood to match
that floor. The weights should be open
boxes filed with bricks, so that the
weight can be varied from time to
time, as circumstances demand.-Webb
Donnell, in Country Gentleman.
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To Wash Light Silks.

all grease or other spots with chloro-
form, then make solution of tea
spoonful of ammonia and little soap
IN pail Of water and into this dip the
silk again and again until it looks quite
clean. Do not wiring it out, but press
between the hands. Rinse in water
from which the chill is gone, Their hang
in shady place until partly dry, when
lay between two cloths and press with
hot iron until it Is quite dry.
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The Latest IN Funeral Flowers,

Flowers for funeral offerings are
oftenest now sent loose in box, set
pieces being justly regarded as stiff
and plainly suggestive. Wreaths are
still used, but they have become so full
as to have lost the hollow of the nter,
and are, instead; a round mat of flow
ers. Something different in floral de-
signs for these sad occasions is The oval
wreath, of which one side is made sol
idly of ferns and leaves and the other
half as solidly mass of flowers.
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SHIPPING POULTRY.
The Kind of Coops Needed to Insure Sat
isfactory Results.

The Kind of Coops Needed to Insure Sat-
isfactory Results.
Country shippers ought to pay more
attention to the condition of their coops
before using Considerable stock is
lost by shipping in WORKOUT coops,
which come apart in transit II roughly
handled, as sometimes happens. Every
coop should be carefully examined, and
all bottoms and cleats securely nailed.
The coops should be strong, but light;
heavy wood is unnecessary if long nails
are used. They should not be so large
as to render handling difficult.
The coops should be high enough to
allow the poultry to stand easily up
right, and should not be overcrowded.
Too close packing and too low coops
ere cruel and cause loss by suffocation.
Hens and roosters should be shipped
separately whenever possible. All
poultry for the New York market should
be we'll fattened, and should be fed
lightly before being placed in the coop,
If it reach it's destination the day after
shipping. as the New York law requires
that the crop be entirely empty before
killing. From more distant points pro-
vision must be made for feeding and
watering in transit. At the beginning
of their journey they should be fed
lightly, as overlooking at such time
makes the birds sick and dumpish and
unfit for the fatigues of travel. After
the first day or two, when the poultry
| have become accustomed to their new
quarters, the supply Of food should
be increased. All these things should
be considered and every care exercised
to have the birds arrive in the best pos,
sible condition, SO that they may sell
readily at the highest prices. 1t is
only good stock that really pays. The
shipper who does not get the best
market price for his stock should con
slider seriously where the fault really
| Ges.-N. Y. World.
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Many people neglect to save tho
feathers of their poultry, thinking
them of but little value. Such persons
will be surprised at the following uses
to which they are put. The quilts from
the second and third joints of the wing
Of the turkey are used for making
feather busters. Large quilts of both
geese and turkeys are used for feather
bone. Dry chicken feathers are used
for cushions, and the feathers from
the large Pekin and Aylesbury ducks
are mixed with those of geese. Feath-
ers are also valuable as fertilizers and
will pay for the saving. Feathers for
market should be clean and free from
blood Any Of the commission mer-
chants will receive them on consign-
. ment.
THOSE who have fed ensilage to hens
in winter sneak we'll OF liz.