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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28
ROTATION OF CROPS,

Practice That Assists In the Thorough
determination of Weeds.
Rotating the farm with different
crops serves not only to prevent loss of
fertility, but also assists in killing
weeds with no extra cost than that re-
quired for cultivating the crop that
may be grown during the season. Corn
has proved of as much value to farmers
in compelling them to kill weeds as it
has in providing grain and fodder, and
if farm should be devoted wholly to
the crops that are drilled or broad
casted, and which cannot be cultivated
such as wheat, rye, barley and oats
there would arrive time when weeds
would have full possession. To pre-
vent this condition of affairs the farms
are made to grow crops that must of
necessity be cultivated, and in SO doing
there is a saving of labor in the killing
of weeds.
The rotation with corn as the only
cultivated crop, however. is too limited,
as the land is thus made to produce
grain of some kind every year, which is
detrimental, as depriving it of certain
plant foods and leaving an excess, COM
paratively, of that which cannot be
utilized by grain crops.
One cause of weeds Hourishing on
some soils is that they thrive on plant
foods left over by the grain crops,
condition which renders the soil impov.
erished for other grain crops, yet very
fertile for weeds because the weeds
are able to get good start, make
rapid growth, secure abundant moist
ure below the surface and deprive the
land of that which was not utilized by
the crops, the result being that the soil
is still further impoverished. This
may be prevented by growing root
crops after corn, to be followed by
clover or some grass crop.
No two crops of the same kind should
be grown on the land in succession, and
a crop that is sowed or drilled should
be followed by planted crop the next
year, to keep the soil clean. Wheat,
corn, oats, potatoes, corn and clover.
followed by wheat again, is rotation
practiced by many progressive farmers;
but turnips, carrots, beets, cabbage,
millet and peas or beans are added to
the list whenever it can be done with
advantage. -Colman's Rural World
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent to thousands, who
think themselves ill, that they are not af-
tected with any disease, but that the system
simply needs cleansing, is to bring com fort
home to their hearts, as a costive Condition
IS easily cured by using Syrup of Figs.
Manufactured by the Califo rnia Fig Syrup CO
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

M1sTER--''DoesJ OLSON show any aptitude
as Washington correspondence Miss
..Oh, my, yes! When he heard that baby
Esther had the collie, he tried to interview
the secretary of interior about it."-Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28
@6. 90 to California

Is price of double berth in Tourist Sleepin,
Car from Kansas City on the famou!
Phillips Rock Island Tourist Excursions.
Through cars on fast trains leave Kansa!
City Wednesdays via Fl. Worth and L
Paso, and Fridays via Scenic Route. Writ,
for particulars to G. D. BACON, G.. A. P
D., LOG N 4th St, st. Louis, Mo.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28
The Wastes of Siberia

Are not more barren Of comfort than the
waists Of those who suffer from dyspepsia.
from liver complaintor from kidney trouble
But in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters they can
ma rellef. so can the malarious, the rheu-
matte, the neuralgia, the feeble and the old.
Use with persistence this remedy with a
career Of over a third of century. A wine
glassful three times day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28
Rev. DR.. Parker

Is the beloved pastor of the UniveIsa.is,
church at Fargo, N. D., and has also been
pastor in Providence, r. L., New York City
and Troy, N. Y. He says:
81 regard Hoods Sarsaparilla the best
blood purifier, and I have good reason for
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

DESPERATE from Colorado) -'sYour
money or your life." Traveler-"Here,
take this purse of gold!" Desperate with
but amt no goldbug." Harlem Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

IsHALL expect you," said the justice to
the colored culprit, ''to tell the whole truth II
''De whole truth, saba" eyes" "Jedge,
jes' gimme six months !'-Alianta Constitu
ton,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

A PLEAsANTRY.-He-"I never smoke a
cigarette without thinking what fool
am" Shelf didn't know before that there
was any virtue in cigarettes, at all."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

"IoU say you made money in business7"
Certainly" replied the New York police
man. What was your stock in trades"
ut wasn't a stock in trade. 1t was a trade
in stock. ''-Washington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

ToMMY-"Paw, what is an intellectual
sorees'' Mr.. Fight is generally one
where the refreshments do not cost much
more than dime head. "-Indianapolis
Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

PERTLY-''There is one thing have to say
in favor of the wind when it whistles -
Dullhead :" whats that?" Pertly = 1T
naver whistles popular .airs. -Harper's
Bazar
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

speaks in derogation of others as when he
speaks in praise of ourselves.-BostonT Tran
script
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

HALE's Honey of Horehound and Tar re-
Geves whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minnie
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

this opinion. 1
am now 80 years
of age. Four years
ago l was afflicted
with rheumatism
in my back and
limbs, SO badly
that it was iInpos-
sible for me to get
my usual sleep at
night. I had just
partially recovered
from the grip,
which reduced my
weight 40 lbs. My
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

THE trousers of your fashionable church
minister never bag at tho knees.-Rockland
Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

If one would make good timehe must moi
go too fast.-Galveston News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

Two PAIRS of lips once CHANGED to meet
Behind friendly door,
And both exclaimed: s'It seems to me
That we have met before.''
m " Herald
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

Hev' 0' NJ Parker d. ID. appetite was poor
Fargo N. D. and felt languld
and weak. In fact Twas in very dilapi-
dated condition. Having heard and read SO
much about the wonderful cures produced
by Hoods Sarsaparilla resolved TO give it
trial. followed the directions, and be-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-03-28

@Fcr Roofs. Sides and Walls,
for Houses, Barns, HenkGuses,
Greenhouses, ksot5eds, Hay
stacks, Wagon Covers, etc.
They cost very much less than
shingles and wear for years.
they are absolutely Water
proof. Frost-pscof, Snow-proof
and Vermin-pr0oT.
Naila and Tin Caps with each
roll of Red Rope Kcoang.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
DUTY BEFORE DUCKS.

While the English were everywhere
congratulating themselves over Bay
ards assurances of good will, and
promises of no war, some editor OBJ
served that the fact should not be over
looked that Mr.. Bayard, himself. was
under Il cloud at home. The duck
shooting season being over and Grover
having formally kicked in the ribs of
the British lion, he should call Mr..
Rayard home. Not TO do so will be TO
stultify his own declaration of war"
Bay3rd viii never resign even under
a fun knowledge Of the proceedings
which proposed his impeachment. A
man cannot be diplomatic representa-
tive of people whom he is not in
touch with and who according to his
own words he despises. Being dis
credited ut home and no longer be-
Heved abroad it becomes his duty 10
relieve Mr.. Cleveland by Immediately
rendering his resignation. 1t is not
partisan demand. Party does not en-
ter into the question. II rises 10 the
heights of national Importance and
concerns every American citizen. 1t is
simply a question Of whether or not a
representative of the United States
shall be allowed while in his official
capacity abroad to insult great mass
OF the people of his own country and TO
attack what has become Il settled pol
Icy of the government he represents.
National Self-reSpect will not per
nit Mr.. Bayard to miSrepresent this
country any longer abroad. The long
er he STAYS the more the nation is stulti-
lied. If he has not the good sense to
resign, Mr.. Cleveland should recall
him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
NO LAUGHING MATTER.

We overheard a wheel-dealer Of this
city say TO a customer yesterday that
he was in correspondence with firm
on the Pacific coast and that there was
no question as 10 his ability 10 soon
furnish wheels at an immense reduc-
ton over the American prices for that
vehicle. Senator Stewart of Nevada,
in the senate Monday, called attention
10 a matter OF a commercial nature
that has been giving the people OF the
Pacific coast no little apprehension
lately-the presence of japanese COM
mercial agents and Japanese goods in
force, the latter selling at startiingly
low figures.
When a few days past an American
agent in San Francisco, of a large I'M
porting Japanese firm took orders for
a half million dollars worth or goods,
consisting of buttons, matches, up
holstered furniture, and many other
kinds of merchandise and manufacture
ed articles. As sample of the prices,
the buttons We're sold for one-tenth the
price of the American make, and the
Diamond Match company prefers to
buy and resell all the matches, so great
is the discrepancy between the AAerl-
can and the japanese article in cost
Senator Stewart says the JapS can inn
port bicycles and sell them for sixth
of the price of the American wheel.
In one sense these impOrtatiOns are
alarming for they indicate the begin
ming of an invasion of goods made by
the cheapest labor in the world and
to the hurt of our own manufacturers.
But the fact also promises a market for
our agricultural products in the far
east and will cause a reduction in
prices here that the people, in many
cases are entitled 10 and that the manu-
facturers can well stand.
Now comes the question of protec-
tive tariff. This half million order,
small in itself is alarming. No tariff
for revenue only" can meet this Jap
anese problem. Tariff or no tariff,
European and American laborers at a
dollar a day cannot compete against
the skill of the japanese utilized for ,
cents TO 20 cents a day. England is
beginning to feel this competition in its
China trade, so that even if an embar-
go is laid upon Japanese importations
here and in Europe, this will not pre-
vent the destruction of our own and
continental foreign trade in the east
The problem, when considered in con-
nection with the Democratic purpose
to cut down protective tariff to reye-
nue. basis would become threatening.
There is but one course, sensible course
left open to America and that is pro-
tpcrion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
LIQUOR SELLING IN KANSAS.

Reports received at Washington from
the collectors OF internal revenue show
that $50 persons in Kansas are engaged
in selling liquor, either legftimately or
otherwise.
This number includes one rectiher, two
brewers, thirteen wholesale and 2,2e5 re
tail liquor dealers, fifty-nine wholesale
and go retail dealers in beer alone.
There are not 10 exceed ]. 200 drug stores
in Kansas. Who sell the rest? The
figures are authoritative and afford Rev
Richard Wake and Rev. Mr.. Richard Nc
Afee and others a splendid opportunity
to take their pencils and do little fisur-
ing.
There are 20S, 3Ss retail liquor dealers and
4.555 wholesale dealers in the republic
There are 1886 others who sell only malt
liquors by wholesale, making a total of
29, 0S4 IN adttion TO these there ara l.
40 rectifiers and In brewers. making a
grand total Of -. 30 persons who hold
licenses from the government of the
United States TO make and sell intOxica5-
ing drinks.
Assuming the population $500 600 this
gives the average of one liquor dealer 10
every ID men, women and children. As
Stunning again THAT two-thirds Of the pop
ulation are women and children and tenn
perance people who do not patronize sa-
looms. il VIII be seen that there Is one
drinking place for an average of 90 men
in the country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
A BILLION DOLLAR COUNTRY.

The Fifty-SecOnd congress became al
most a. synonym for extravaganza
when it passed appropriations aggre-
eating for the two years nearly one
billion dollars. The Fiftythird con-
gress exceeded the record, authorizing
the expenditure of a larger amount
1t sought to defend this action on the
ground that the body which preceded
it had passed measures for improve
ments and for an increase of pensions
committing its successors to the larger
outlay.
Secretary Carlisle's estimates for the
year ending June 80, 1891, are peril
ously near the half-milliun mark. As
estimates are generally too low rather
than too high, il is more than likely
that the Fifty-fOurth congress will
achieve the distinction of the Fifty
third and Fifty-second in the matter
of appropriations Nor is there any
probability of a reduction at any time
in the future.
The necessities of the government
are constantly expanding, and will
have to be met regardless Of all desire
for retrenchment This is 4 billion
dollar country, and there is no getting
away from the fact.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
A POPULAR LOAN CURRENCY.

Why not pass law placing import
duties On silver?
Why not pazs a law putting an export
duty on gold?
Why not pass a Law making duties on
all imports payable in gold?
Why not pile up n the United STAKES
treasury gold and silver bullion at the
market value in greater quantity than is
possessed by the leading countries OF
Europe?
Why not issue upon thar security such
a volume OF currency as the business Of
the country requires?
Why not issue a Convertible bond. bar
ing say . per cent-certainly not exceed
ing 3 per cent-and convertible a: the y ~
Of the owner into currency. w.th the cur
rency convertible into bonds a. the will
OF the owner
Is Il not a fact that A. the present tine
United States bonds are only held By
bankers, great corporations. and wealthy
irefvtduat7 Il II not fact TIA, = =
almost impossible 20 fi1d q citizen %
Kansas who Owls a governmert bOud7
Is q not q fact thai there are huI!rs1s %
Millions OF dollars IN ths United Statas
now lying Idle IN the banks without ID
tersst- or Io21ed % other parties. walsh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
INGALLS, AND ENGLAND.

The presidents message IS an odroft
appeal TO the profoUr3ss7t psss-o1 % tho
American people" sad John J. ingalls, 10
a reporter of the GIoto today. "Our con-
ceptioa Of tie Monroe doctrine h vague.
ana our love FOR Venezuela Is platorsc.
but we AL hate England. II . heredi-
ta-y. j. IL 80 Intense that y oblitsrsfes
party lines, eTaces sectl0naIlsn. and
makes Us Homogeneous. We divide on
protection. on silver. On the race Qges-
ton, but in our hatred % England Nc
are unanimous. The sloppy diplomatic
tv-addIe about kindred blood. and a COM
mon language. deoeivss nobody. We feel
that England IS our oaly Enemy among
the greas powers % The earth. II has
ben 50 from the beginning Of our h-s-
tory. We remember re tyranny that Jed
20 the revolution. the Hz0leot a1roEts
Rat brought on the war % lalz. t5e burn
lng Of Washington: the Ma&on -5lifsll IN
e.tsrz: The Alabama and The SER 49,
5osh.' ard ths lEtrig1ts Tor tbs aessrac-
ton Of the Union. ~ every crlsss IA cur
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
BRANDY AND ELooUENCE.

One hears much about the poetry in
spired by gin and the eioquence in
spired by the flowing bowl of times
not so far removed, but hears or reads
of nothing of the character occurring
now. Champagne now means a roy
STEERING time of foolishness supplement-
ed by a headache, and whisky a season
in the lookup or a compulsory appear
ance as a witness in some joint case.
Senator Sherman's recollections have
been criticized as little but NORWOOD
and gall, but much Of his book is filed
with racy "reminiscences and not I'M
touching sentiment. Instead Of the
scalping-knife he often deals with the
misty and indefinite. For instance he
recounts going to Plymouth Rock at
the instance of Benjamin r. Curtis to
attend n Pilgrim Father anniversary
at which Daniel Webster was to pre-
side. He remembers that he (Sher-
mani sat ''way down on the side" that
there were stories, songs, poetry and
oratory, and that the evening waned
without any talk from Webster, who
diligently communed with the brandy
bottle until "the conductor appeared
at a side door and announced that in
fifteen minutes the cars would start
for Boston. Then Webster arose
with difficulty-he rested his hands
firmly on the table, and with an effort
assumed an erect position. Every
voice was hushed. He said that in
fifreen minutes we would separate,
never more to meet again, and then,
with glowing force and eloluence, he
contrasted the brevity and vanity of
human life with the Immortality of the
events they We're celebrating, which
century after century would be cele-
brated by Your children and your chill
dren's children to the latest genera
ton" Mr.. sherman admits that he
cannot recall the words spoken; but he
remembers the brandy bottle and the
results of copious consultation there
with. Ii is a pity that the 1O0-year-
old brandy from which Mr.. Webster
drew his inspiration is no longer on
tap. He must have drunk it all be-
fore he died.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
ALTOGETHER GRATUITOUS.

The willful misinterpretation of the
is little encouragement toward a peace
full settlement Of our differences. Pa
perS as prominent as the London
Times make the statement editorially
that our demand for arbitration OF the
Venezuela matter is exactly on n par
with a demand upon Great Britain 70
give up Canada or British Colubia.
II is far TOO charitable to assume that
such writers are candid in this claim.
They not only know the essential diff
ference, but they know the full import
and meaning of the Monroe doctrine.
They need not be told that IL simply
American soil. They cannot cite a
single act on the part OF this govern
ment looking toward depriving her
majesty's government OF territory al
ready acquired. They know full well
that this government has no other de-
sign than 10 promote 4 peaceable set
tlement Of the boundary dispute, and
to see thar no new territory is acquired
in South America All false interpret
atoms are but willful and cowsrdly
subrerfuSes 10 aid in carrying out their
crafty plans for beating an insignia
cant power out OF lis rights. buc this
IS the time that blum viii fail We are
in no wise responsible for sarblei
statements in English newspapers
neither viii we stop 10 discuss with
them the merits Or dement's OF the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21
course on a single standard gold basis

course on a single standard gold basis
following a period Of plenty of money.
few things can, legitimately, pay very
big. 4 street railway plant which
cost $1,000 cannot in times like these
pay a dividend, or even the fixed
charges on & 100000 capitalization or
bonded indebtedness. Street railway
companies, steam railroad companies
and other great corporations have
watered their stock to such an enor-
nous amount that it is impossible to
earn fixed charges. Investors suffer,
the public suffer.
The tendency is growing toward re-
stricting the capitalization of corpora
tons to a fair valuation of their prop
erty. A writer in The New York
Tribune from Fort Worth, Texas,
answers the outcry that has been made
against the establishment Of a state
railroad commission in that state. He
shows that while Texas had been I'M
usually liberal to corporations, espec-
tally TO railroads. they had not return
ed this kindness. but had inflated their
Capitalization. increased their rates, in
dulged in determinations against home
enterprises and piled up Indebtedness
greater than they could stand. The
result was that railroads went into
the hands of receivers. investors were
in a fair way to lose all they had in
vested and the state stepped in and
created a railroad commission and
gave it power to restrict capitalization
to reasonable amount.
Under the Texas law the railroad
commissioners are empowered to fix
the amount of stocks and bonds to be
issued per mile. The companies in
tending 70 build railroad must file a
copy Of their profile, plans and specifi-
cations with the commission, and the
commission. after thorough examina-
ton Of the proposed line by experts.
making a liberal allowance for the cost
of building and eQuipping the road, de-
termine the valuation of the line and
fix the amount Of bonds and stock that
can he issued. In this way persons
who wish to invest in railroad enter
prises have some protection for their
investment.
The Texas railroad commissioners
last report shows the differences be-
tween the capitalization of railroads
and the commissioners valuation of
the same by some striking examples.
One railroad is capitalized for S66, 649
a mile. The commissioners assessed
its value after careful inspection and
examination at s17,059 a mile. An
other is capitalized at 100000 a mile,
which is valued by the commissioners
at S17.576 a mile. Another at S57. SOS
a mile and valued at S21,1S6. Another
is capitalized at S40,S76, when its valu-
alton is fixed by the commission as
only S12,709.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-21

Monroe doctrine. 1t is enough for
them 10 know that we indcrse II and
believe in it, regardless of their wishes
Let them turn and twist it as they
will; let them animadyert upon the
wisdom or folly of such measure 10
their hearts content. 1t was OF Amer
lean origin. and will be maintained by
force if need be- If the cause so
stoutly maintained by Lord Salisbury
and the English press is just, they gain
nothing by the attempt TO put this gov
eminent in a false attitude