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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Chestnut soup 10 the latest in the
East. It must be made out Of the
paper that syndicate slush in print,
cd on.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

American manufacturers are about
to undertake gigantic series of ex-
periments with electrical locomotives.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Senator Vest writes that all Ger
many is living in expectation of
another war with France.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Wind, rain and lightning did great
damage in and around WATERFOWL,
N. Y, on the night Of the 18th inst
Several lives were lost.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Senator Roger @. Mills, of Texas,
declares for the nomination of w. r.
Morrison. of Illinois.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Mr.. B. A. Kelly, the clever gen
tleman who has occupied the office
of Clerk of the District Court of
Bossier parish since December 18th,
1889, is announced in this paper for
reelection. Words from US could
add nothing to the eminent qualifi-
cations of Mr.. Kelly for the position
which he holds. During his term
he has done the work of the Office in
satisfactory manner in every way.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

The COW pea is being cultivated in
Illinois as a substitute for wheat and
corn, because chinch bugs have no
use for it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Come, everybody come, to Leon
NJ. Carriers Drug store, Shreveport,
for patent medicines, drugs, etc.
We defy competition.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Economy is the road TO Wealth.
Buy your Drugs, &C., from Leon NJ.
Garter, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Forty cents, cash, for an ounce Of
Quinine, at Leon NJ. Carter's Drug
store.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Recent cloud bursts have destroy
ed several Mexican towns. The loss
to property has been. great.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

In this issue will be found the
announcement of Mr.. J. w. Jeter
tor Representative from Bossier par
ish in the next General Assembly of
Louisiana. Mr.. Jeter is leading
citizen and farmer of Bossier parish;
has been a member of the Police
Jury from this ward since July. 1883,
10 which position he has been an
able, faithful and diligent member
and presiding officer. He is clever
gentleman, experienced, intelligent
and trustworthy. He is in close
touch with the people on the politi-
cal issues of the day, and heartily
favors the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of Is to l.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-09-19

Van Dorm and Sterling Price at Hip
ley on the 9th, for the battles which
were to be fought at Corinth and on
the Hatchie at Davis bridge on Oct.
Sd, 4th and 9th.
Thirty-tbree years have come and
gone since this most desperate con-
1ict was waged that left many gal
liant sons of the South upon this field,
and carried sorrow to the hearth
stone of many a noble champion OF
our cause. The South mourned the
loss of her brave sons on this and
other battlefelds, and as long as
patriotism has an abiding place IN
the hearts of men and women, she
will ever cherish the story of their
exalted patriotism, mighty struggle
for liberty and their glorious death
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09

1t is thought hay will sbring good
prices this year, not because the crop
is short but, because there will be
more feeding done than ever before.
Grass as crop is beginning to assert
itself Like truth. though crushed to
earth and plowed under, and violently
attacked with plows and harrows and
hoes. it will rise again, for of grass all
flesh is made. Texas farmers are just
beginning to learn some things they
did not know very well before Texas
Farm & Ranch
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
PedCh-Led Curl.

The leaves are affected by a fun
gus disease commonly known as the
"peach-leaf curl" This fungus was
originally described by Rev. NJ. j.
Berkeley under the name .'Ascomyces
Deformans," but more recent botanical
writers have referred it to another
genus and it is now known as "Exoas-
Gus Deformans." The fruiting part of
the fungus occupies the thickened
wrinkled discolored curled portions of
the leaf. Here the spores are produced
by which the fungus may be dissent
mated. But il has a perennial myceli-
um which passes the winter in the leaf
buds, so that when "A tree has once
been attacked. the fungus is apt to re-
appear in its leaves each year 1t is
thought that the disease is also ra ns-
mitted from tree TO tree by the process
of budding. for if the bud used should
contain any of the mycelium, the dis
ease would be likely to appear in the
foliage developed from that bud, hence
the importance of using buds from
healthy trees only.
The disease, while injurious to the
trees. is not necessarily fatal. The af-
fected leaves soon fall and new onts
take their place. II there are but few
leaves it is well to pick them
and burn them.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
A Test For Bogus Butter.
PETER PIPER.

Melt portion of the suspected Sab
stance and draw through it clean
thread or piece of string. Set fire to
this string, and If you can detect the
smell of burning grease you may ifely
set the substance down as margarine
If, on the other hand. no such smell is
noticeable, the substance is probably
pure Understanding World.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
How Does This Strike You?
correspondent OF Rosenpurg Progress

To those who buy their bacon have
a word to say. During the late snow
storm was confined in Houston at
hotel where there was a number OF
gentlemen from the Western states
who had come down to Texas to take
a look at the sunny South. many OF
| them with a view to making it their
future home if they were pleased with
the soil, climate and people.
While there fell into conversation
with man took for a preacher from
the state Of Iowa. He told me he was
| farmer-ted hogs, cattle, etc. ask
ed him what was the best breed OF
hogs to raise. He said they had tried
all breeds. and that it was the rule of
his country to raise the hog that would
always keep fat | asked him his rea-
son for that. He said: 1--WE do that
because we have to ship and sell to
save ourselves as soon as the hog chol-
era strikes them, or we would in all
proba bility loose all the hogs we have
Or are feeding" | asked him if he
could find sale for herd of hogs that
had cholera, "Oh, yes. he said, 1.-The
boar. of health of Chicago decided
that the meat of hogs that died of
chplera was all right" He said that
the buyers would take every hog and
pig that was alive when they reached
the market and pay the ruling price for
them, and the ones that had died in
transit they paid half price for (pre-
tending they were 10 be used as soap
grease, etc. This statement of the
old man called the attention of West
ern men present, who were disposed
to take issue with him on the fact. In
other words, his veracity was assailed
which seemed to mortify him greatly
and he publicly asserted that all he
had said to me was true, and he
thought he could substantive it in the
city. said TO the party of gentlemen
present, if this fact was know to our
farmers they would raise their own
meat rather than eat meat that had
died or was sick with cholera when
5utchered.
know from observation, that when
a hog dies of the cholera he turns per-
fectly red, and further know that |
have taken large sides of bacon out
(the boxes of bacon i've buy) that was
perfectly red, which makes ME believe
ever W. I'd the old )wa man said was
true, and such meat as l described
died of cholera.
have diverged little from my sto-
ry: The old Iowa man was stirred up
considerably. In short time he came
back tn me with a gentleman of his
acquaintance, who said he had bought
Of hogs in Chicago and that
ever word he said was true, and init
mated that the dead hogs bought for
soap grease went through the same
that the live ones did, and
eventually landed in the bacon box
with the others.
Now. Iappeal to the farmers of Fort
Bend county to know if you are still
goirg to bug such bacon as have de-
scribed when you have a country far
superior to the West to raise your own
meat in. We must wake up to our own
interest, and sell Instead OF buy bacon
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09

early aud often is the way to cut
hay. II permitted to stand too long.
the Tissues are more or less changed to
woody fiber. which is hard to digest,
while much of the nutritive qualities
exhausted by age or the attempt to
produce SEED --Texar Farm 4 Ranch.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09

Among the successful farm
fruit growers in California are
dred or more Turks who came
country to be farmers. A gre
of the small farmers on the
slope are Cinnamon who car
fruit and truck to the towns
and baskets sw Jung from yoS'
shoulders. * sciusko star
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
SCALY LEGS.
MONTANA sTocKMAN.

MONTANA ST0CKMAN.
This is an affection TO the fowls and
an eyesore to every one who likes to
see clean. smooth shanks on his fowls
1t is caused by a minute parasite that
burrows under the scales of the shank
and leaves lime-like excretiou which
raises the scales up and gives the shap h
t rough and ragged appearance that is
very unsightly. If left without atten.
ton the scales will come OFF eventually
and that fowl on which this occurs is
deforined ever after. One scaly legged
fowl will soon infect whole flock, and
care should be taken in bringing new
fowls among those already on hand to
take measures to prevent the pest
from being scattered through the
whole flock. for it may be present
without any detection. rhe remedy
is very simple. If the sharks Of the
fowls are CREASED with lard or oil of
any kind occasionally. they will never
show any signs OF this affection. The
grrasiug shonld never be done. howev-
er during laying season, as the grease
will get on the eggs and spoil them for
Matching. A little care in this direc-
tion will save much annoyance. and
preserve The beauty of the flock.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
COOKING Dried Fruit.

The following excerpt from the pro
ceedings Of the horticultural report for
California is given place in Orchard
& Garden for the entertainment OF ouI
lady readers:
s.The value Of dried fruit as food,
and its acceptabillity to the palate are
largely determined by the manner in
which it is cooked In the process OF
cooking, the flavor, the texture and
even the nutritive value may be pre-
served or almost entirely destroyed.
In too many cases the latter result OBJ
tains
Three rules given below. II follow
ed will keep any one from going very
for astray:
II. All drit d fruit should be soaked
in clear water until the moisture lost
in drying has been nearly replaced.
so. Dried fruit should not be boiled.
80. All sugar used should be cooked
with the fruit. In drying, the tissues
OF the fruit are shrunken, adhering to
each other, and certain chemical
changes take place, as shown in the
changes of flavor. Soaking separates
these tissues, andki a measure reforms
the juice once contained, and while it
can never restore the fresh flavor, be-
cause of chemical changes, with some
fruit it comes very near it.
Boiling hardens some of the tiss-
ues, breaks up the fruit, changes not
only its flavor, but its digestibility
The temperature should never be rails
ed above $50 degrees L. Ga low sim
mer), at which it may stand for hours
without injury.
1.-The saccharine matter contained In
fruit is mostly grape, or fruit sugar
differs from cane sugar in having pass
ed through one step in the process Of
digestion. Its use is open to none of
the objections which Psychologists
urge against the use of cane sugar.
When the sugar is covered with dried
fruit, instead of being put in after
it is all, or nearly all changed
into fruit sugar. This explains the ap
parent anomaly that well prepared
dried fruit is more easily digested than
fresh or canned fruit.
IA convenient way to prepare dried
fruit is as follows: Rinse it we'll in
warm water, letting it stand five or
ten minutes. stirring it well, if the
frnit is at all dusty or sngdred, to
make is entirely clean, Put it now in.
to the cooking vessel-preferably of
porcelain-with just enough water to
cover it, and then let it stand several
hours-all night il you choose
it has reached almost its original state,
so far as moisture is concerned 1t is
now ready to cook. Put in any need
I'd sugar, a little more water, and set it
IN the back of the range or stove,
" here IT may simmer for several hours
or until quite tender. When prunes
are cooked in this way they remain
whole, and the liquor, poured off, will
be clear. The skin will be tender, the
pulp uniformly soft and delicious.
THE sugaring above alluded to does
not arise: AS NANNY suppose, from any
hing added to the fruit. but is crys-
alization of grape sugar on the sur
ACE 1t is clean and wholesome. but
ldds little to the flavor
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09
The Grass Crop,
B.. IRBY

y mere Is one thing that !.
nant to the average Southau
i Is grass. He has been f,ghu.
all his life. and he has con.'' "
his worst enemy. rather thu De
MS best friends. Now I will y
myself liable to criticism /,
that grass in his cotto,
field is his best friend, but ~;
nre tae assertion that the cron
grass often seen in some of ous
In September is worth more m
cotton or corn crop which l. MI
ca Out. ! have seen fields thus
cultivated yield from five to ,.n
els OF corn, and If the crab erasl|
ing in the middle had been o., Z
it would have been worth Ia, Z
much as the corn. Crab grass II
one Of the manygrasses TINT !. 4
cheaply here in the South NJ
Of the cultivated grasses win h
here except on the light sand,
Now the question is why shou1,
keep our lands in the clean M,
crops year after year, when y
badly in need OF pasture and MI,
! Then these lands need to be rae
renovated. and this is best dona
system OF rotation. Now nv Al.
is, while your land is resting h
growing some other crop of d
nature. The old English STYLE Il
lowing made a large crop the
year, but the rent of la nd and n
OF blowing it the off year amou Il,
something, to say nothing of tn y,
ing Of elements from the sol, u Ii,
land is bare.
The question simply resolves
into this: II the land is in cleanI
tivated crops for several YEA
mechanical condition of tn. soil
jured by the exposure to the su
large a part of the time. Then /
the loss from teaching is so greIt
that from washing on hilly M
Simply enormous. The cottot
for example isn't itself not SO Nj,
hausting, but being clean cultufri
organic matter is burned out rs
snn, and the fertilizing element
dered soluble are leached out ala
soil in many cases is washed aws X
lily. The landswill loose more III,
latter than from what the cottd
takes up in ten years.
Now with grass crops just th \ :
site is true. The land is shadhi
the roots and stubble keep i
teaching away.
The farmer who grows simpl Ia
and corn would save money il HI Nj
even adopt the simple method u y
ing one third of his land broadci NIX
year in March and then in Aprifor'
freshen up with the spring too
row end run over with plan d
This leaves the land puIverized an
little packed. condition viii d
insure the immediate germinsilQI
the crab grass seed which are mn
in the soil in great abundance
insures q grass crop and one pr
good cuttings may be expected
labor will certainly be covered BY
per acre, and from two to thru
per acre may be expected n
land. The land is in a sense rest
being renovated by change, apd
roots and stubbles will prevent IA
ing. This is true of one of our ~
grasses and the same can be SAG
orchard grass, tall meadow GA q
rye grass, etc, plowed IN
These, however, would not 1for
we'll without fertilizers. P''ecfdeaa
a crop of peas. I" furnish nitrofen
be sure of plenty of humus in tne
good crop may he expected WV y,
addition of phosphorus ana o'
BY this method the light soils ~
made to yield good crops. as tn p
absorbs and holds moisture.
Hartwell Ga.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-09

Yet how often the charm Of fautless features Is
marred or destroyed by an imperfect complexion.
III this trying climate, 1t Is absolutely necessary to
protect the delicate skin from external Irritation
aud china tic influence and
The Newtown bee., 1895-03-15
HATTERToWN.

 A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT CHARLES BENE
 DICT'S.
 Birthday parties appear to be ''all the go" in this vicinity, this winter. Last Friday night large company gave Charles Benedict surprise. It was an enjoyable event and passed offa the pre- cedlpg parties have done, with music, games and social chat, ending up with a bountiful spread of tempting refresh ments.
 On Monday night the good folks of this neighborhood, assisted by parties from other districts, gave Daniel Edwards a birthday surprise party. D. B. Parme' lee took large load with his coach and four (oxen.)
 Leonard Payne of Bridgeport has been a guest of William Fischer.
 Mrs John Stillson, who has been very sick with the grip for about four weeks Ia improving slowly. J.Stillson and Mrs c. D. Stillsoa have been quite sick witt the grip but are much better.
 Mrs c. A. Pratt, Mrs Charles Lavint and little boy of Naugatuck have visited at H. A. Pratt's.
 Miss Emma Mellen of Danbury is witf her sister, Mrs John Summers.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Hawley of Monroe were guests of Ralph Benedict, Sunday Edgar c. Northrop is again clerkins for B. Hawley X Co.
 Arthur Lovejoy, who has been visiting with relatives in Zoar, is at home sicl with the grip.
 Miss Jennie Banks of Cold Spring ha been at J. Stillson's.
The Newtown bee., 1895-03-15
ROMANTIC AND ELOQUENT.
CHRISTIE MURRAY HOLDS HIS AUDIENCE
 SPELLBoUND BY HIS ELOQUENCE.

There is a greater treat in store for Newtown people and vicinity in the lee ture of David Christie Murray on March 2S, than most people are aware. Until quite recently MT Murray has been al. most unknown to American audiences, but wherever he has appeared, this win ter, whether in Boston, Buffalo, Toronto or Philadelphia, the verdict has been everywhere the same-the most eloquent and charming speaker ever heard on the public platform. It will be lecture long to be remembered and talked of by those who attend. Read what the Boston Her aid says of his first lecture in the United States
 David Christie Murray's first lecture in the United States, delivered last night in Association Hall, was an unqualified sue. cess. Anything so spontaneous, so many sided, so rich Sin moods and oratorical power, has not been heard in Boston in many years. Everybody felt that new vein in the lecture field had been opened. aud MT Murray held his large audience with such magnetic power that, even af ter he had spoken an hour aLG half, they were mauifestly loath to let him gn. The source of the attraction ia soon evi- dent to any one who has the good for tune to hear the man, who, not without reason. has been called "Hhe first cousin to Dickens and Thackpray, and the legit- innate successor to Charles Reade." He has in the first place a very pleasing per sonality-a fine intellectual forehead. thoughtful features, a flexible voice of great range and power and a mobile face, which, once seen in action, is never for gotten. Then Mir Murray is splendid mimic. He has a command of personal peculiarities. such as tricks of feature and voice, that is very rare among lec- turers. He shows, besides this, not only the capacity to couvulse his audience in humorous situations, but also the power to make them feel the pathetic side of lie. The dramatic sense in him is strong He seems to keep the attention of his au- dience without the slightest difficulty. Last night, for his running fire of wit, eloquence and patho=, his delighted lis- teners gave him back running fire of laughter and applause.
The Newtown bee., 1895-03-15
Bridgeport, Ct.
FLOODED HORSES FOR SALE.

b1ooded horses. answering Ito the Hollow
 No. I. Actual Bay gelding, foaled 1889, Is l-2 hands high, sired by Royal Fearnaught, 501, first dam by Magma Charta, standard bred, will weigh about HOO, is -toppy, very saddler. ao, slre ne aowara I 7sis ay 0as m Alarm i7ses & standasa' wi weigh a a1 a19us looo'
 No. 8. Buzz Jones Bay mare. foaled 1890, sired by Clay Jones, dam Canovie by young Ethan PISA, Is hands high, broken single and @No. 4. Mattie, Boggs. Bay mare.. foaled George Franklin, dam Canovie by young Ethan 2ss4, has been broKen, worked but
 No Mary Endicott. Roan mare. about l5 hands, weighs 1050, sired by George Franklin, dam Kathleen by Mankbrino Archey 65l7, is
 No 6. Agnes. Iron gray mare, foaled 1Sao 15 l-2 hands, weighs HOO, sired by Frank P srot fast if 9 hanaled she is broken single and No. [. Lottie Hunter. Bay mare, foa1ed 1891, l5 l-2 hands, weighs about HOO, sired by Howard T 5I3I8, ,dam Alcyone by BashaWman worked for speed.
 No. 8. Nellie " Brown mare, IS hands weighs 1150, good driver, works kindly any where, fears nothing goes perfectly, safe fol a lady, she is well bred-
 No. g. Gait. Chestnut gelding, I5 hands weighs 1000, sired by Saturn 2605, could trot il 2 20, dam by Mcleod 2I9 12, will drive any
 where and will be fast If trained.
 | No. 10 Pallah. Chestnut mare, Is hand weighs 1200 has trotted in 2.S0. great roat \ mare per1ectly fearless
 No.1l. Curley. Chestnut mare. foaled il 1889, l5 3 hands, weighs HOO, sired by Saturl 260f, dam Patsey hy BrOugham, Curley IS stan
 dard and registered full sister to Pat Foste No. I2- Gipsey. Bayamare. sired by Bren1 wood 796, sired of New sboy 212 this iaa a bfRcl mare, very stout, good everywhere, the bes piece of horse flesh on the ranch.
 1 This is an opportunity not oIered before j. this section and they are to be sold. JAMIE S. COLE, Bridgeport, Conn Horses on sal | at Frank Brouson's stable 102 Fairfield avenue
The Newtown bee., 1895-03-15
A GOOD TESTIMONIAL.
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