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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
CONIFERS FOR LAWN AND WIND
BREAK.

All lovers Of trees have 4 particular
liking for conifers, and these should
never be omitted from lawns of moder-
ate or large size, says Professor l.. II.
Paurcl, of Iowa. EvergrrenS give cx-
preston, and are especially desirable
during winter. when everything is
dreary. In large grounds, fully one
half the trees should be cvergreens
The grounds of the agricultural college
at AmeS furnish an excellent illuStra-
ton of the proper method of planting
and grouping trees. Thrcc-fourths of
the trees are conifcrs. Many choice
species are fine trees after quarter of
a century's growth. The following
species were planted: Black Spruce,
White Spruce. Norway Spruce, Balsam
Fir, White Pine, Scotch Pine, Austrian
Pine, Norway Pine, Red Cedar. Hem
lock, European Larch, Blue Spruce,
Douglas Spruce. White Fir, Yellow
Pine, Scrub Pine, Dwarf Pine, and
Frazer's Spruce.
For the early planting, of spruces 1
should give first place to White Spruce,
n beautiful, symmetrical tree. Black
Spruce is scrawny, and not pleasant
looking tree. The Norway is not as
vigorous and healthy as the White, al
though it is taller. 1t is irregular, with
many dead branches, and should not be
planted. OF the pines, the first place
should be given to the White, as it has
graceful habit soft leaves. and beau
tiful green color. The Scotch Pine is
also an admira bic tree, but its effects
are not so pleasing. The Austrian is
hardy, but its expression is more bold.
All these pines are desirable, but when
space is limited the White Pine should
have the preference. The Norway Is
more desirable than the Scotch and
Austrian, and should be given second
place. The European Larch is much
more desirab bic than Tamarack. Hem
lock is one of the most desirable of all
our conifers. If | were to plant but a
single confer, I would choose a Hem
lock. or the later paintings on the
college grounds, the Dwarf Mountain
Pine is a most desira BILE tree. 1t can be
planted in small lots, as it will not OBJ
struct views. The Yellow Pine, the
Douglas Spruce, and the Blue Spruce
are also doing well. and perhaps will
be planted extensively in the future.
For large and spacious grounds. any OF
the conifers named above can be
chosen. Plant more of the White
Spruce than any of the others.-New
England Homestead
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
GENERAL BOLIvAR'S STATUE.

Venezuela is gaining greatly in pros
perity, and Caracas planters in easily
earned wealth, many citizens having
country plantations, and taking life
more without care than the old cotton
planters.
The enchanting Venezuelan capital
would be, with the sanitary care OF
this capital city, one of the healthiest
cities of the world. At present it is
one of tine safest of South American
cities, seldom being troubled even
with yellow fever, and then in mild
form. Latterly more care has been
given to sanitation, with obvious ben
eft But usually it is a safe rs well as
delightful city to visit, where Eng
lsh is spoke' as we'll rs Spanish, and
an American may chance to meet sew
eral OF his couDtrywOmen married and
happy there, among them Mrs. San
tana, daughter of Josh Billings,
who, with her family, sometimes
makes visit "home."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
HORSE TALK.

The teased colt is the sire to the i'll
tempered horse.
The man that would have sound,
nicely formed hoofs on his horses
when he comes to sell them, must give
attention to the hoofs of his colts.
The best-fed work horse has the
heavy grain ration in the morning and
at noon, and the bulk of his hay at
night.
II the horses shoulders are washed
clean and bathed every evening with
strong salt water Git is all the better if
a little alum is added, only ILL
fitting collar can make gals
Stuff the pads with timothy hay
it remains springy. Cotton or wool be-
comes hard and often forms into
Jumps.
Look out for the buffalo gnats, and
grease the cars and other parts of the
! horses most infested.
! When yOu have good horse stick t.
! him. He may not be fast, he may not
/ lie completely sound, but he does all
I YOU need Of a horse, is safe and
! healthy. Why Change, even if some
! jockey with Il nor" snowy horS" does
| offer to trade? You know nothing Of
| the other horse, and you do know your
! own is fully honest. The chances are
! thai the man who deals in horses knows
more about them than you do, and that
| you will make nothing hy the tranSac'
! ton, and will in all probability lose
He is in the business for what he can
ret out Of it.
We prefer to have the colt iii the field
with the mare II the colt Is SuiU ii
the stable both it and the mar" viii
fret. Besides. the colt should suck
every two or three hours.
Give the work horses a night pasture
near the stables. After the days worE
they should receive the same care
in the stable as if they were to remain
there-and after being cooled, fed ant
cleaned turn them in the pasture o
large paddock where they can get ;
generous bite of grass and roll ant
rest. They should receive the sam
amount of feed in the stable. 1t is cru
el to expect them to work all day ant
pick around all night to satisfy thei
hunger.-Fa arm Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
BENTON LOUISIANA THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER a. 1896.

until the air is saturated with softest
and almost saddest melody, the un-
reality of it all becomes intense. And
then, beneath it all. sleeps the earth
quake and the possible ruin. This
Thought returns and makes paradise
imperfect.
Toward the capitol is the splendid
church of Santa Ana, and the face of
its pictured Virgin Is as the face Of the
wife of Guzmnn Blanco. Nearer is
the new theater, the finest in South
America. Far to the front is the
Masonic Temple, with its twisted and
ungrncefuI columns, and on ground
near the foothills Of Ia Silia the
sn..lle) where the earthquake made
havoc, stands the Pantheon, where the
homes OF heroes Of the independence
are enAhrincd. In removals there OF
The r@mainS Of General pacz, once
President, and Admiral Brion, com
patriots Of Bolivar, the writer was
privileged to tnke part and to hear
noble oratiOns IN honor of liberty and
. republican institutions, worthy Of any
land. If Washington City knew
Caracas as Caracas does Washington
City, the latter would be always a
more interested and willing reighbor.
Caracas mas street car lines for its
0,00o people; railways reaching in
/ land, and to its seaport at La Gualra
and its bathing resort at Macuto;
! electric light and telephone service,
and the telegraph, of course. It's pub
lie and National schools, including the
! University Of Caracas, are of well
! known excellence 1t has large pub
! lie library, and its book stores and
| ized. Its people are highly cuitivat
| ed, intelligent, active, honorable, hos
pitablc and have genius and destiny
Of their own.
Caracas is fianked and backed by q
famous coffee and cacao region, and as
! these products are the principal ones
! Of the cOuntry's so called agriculture,
the city becomes the only point of
conveyance for them before they are
shot down the seaward side Of the
mountain, through La Gualra, into
the export steamers. Caracas cacao is
second only to that of Ecuador in the
foreign market, though the Mexican
Is perhaps as good and ''La Guairn"
coffee was famous before it became
simply false Mocha and Java.
Ia 1877 coffee was so cheap in all
markets-four cents and less per pound
in La Guaira that large numbers of
| plantations were destroyed and reset
with cacao trees. But since the use OF
coffee now increases faster than the
! production, coffee raising has become
| profitable beyond most products, and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
THE UNIVERSITY OF CARACAS.

stone and stucco, the legislative part
being one grand story, the part for
offices Of two, and all the building,
inclosin2 large open square, of equal
height. The style of architecture is
! Grecian. From the impressive front
entrance, or from an immense salon
to its left, which contains portraits in
oil of all the most distinguished
citizens Of the country, mostly by
native artists, Won may look out upon
II statue OF Washington, while still
farther to the left, in the beautiful
plaza fronting the Casa Amarillo (yel-
low house, of the President, on one
side, and public offices of large pro-
portions on another, you may see the
! splendid equestrian statue OF Bolivar.
The 5th Of July is celebrated in
Venezuela officially in each city with
oratlons in the Legislative or municip pal
chambers, professions headed by the
chief officials and foreign represents
tives, to the churches, ending with a
mass and fireworks. The writer can
never forget one such celebration, in
! "hlCn tne OraGOI, rs IL NSuNl, lduuGt
| Washington and Bolivar as the great
liberators, and in which, side by side
with General Carabano, he aided in
i officially representing the two Re
Dublics. We of the older Republic
do not sufficiently appreciate how the
best people of the new ones love the
liberties they have and the ancient
difficulties they have to combat in
sustaining them.
On the western edgessofss the city OF
! Caracas is a round hill of considerable
extent, upon which is located the dis
tributing reservoir of the city water
works, ard a fine public garden,
adorned with flowers and shrubbery
along open and shaded walks, center
/ ing at O heroic statue of GuZman
, Blauco, the self-styled and to some ex
tent real ''iilustre Americana" and
"regcnerador of his country, He
. certainly gave it vigorous forward
impulse. and took his pay AS he went
along. From the hill, which is reached
/ by beautiful carriage ways and walks,
one may study at leisure nearly the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
TRANSPLANTING PIONEERING
SHRUBS.

After the spring season for trans
planting is past. it is often discovered
that certain shrubs are not in the
proper place, or that some shrub is de-
sired in a vacant spot. To wait until
the following spring is a source of con
slant annoyance. Now those who wish
to get a little ahead of the regular sea
son need not be afraid to transplant
their shrubs at any time during early
summer. The method to pursue is to
dig around the clump and roots as care
fully as possible, transplant the clump
to the previously dug hole, work fine
soil among the roots, press down firmly,
level the remaining soil all around, and
cut off the entire top of the shrub. If
the season be dry, it is well to water the
roots thoroughly at the time of setting
and put thick mulch around the shrub.
In very short time, young shoots will
start up and make an astOniShlngly
rapid and strong growth, which will.
not rarely, produce flowers the next
spring.-Amercan Agriculturist.
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there where there is little mill on
every branch and waterfall making
fehhooks or hairpins or jewsharps ~
suspender buckles or something. Jr..
wait till the west is heard from, where
oats are now selling for 13 cents Il
bushel and the railroads get cents q
bushel for hauling them to market
What is projection going to do for
them? 4 writer in The Review of Re
views, a gold standard monthly, says
he has Just come from there, and Won
might as we'll sing psalms to a dca
horse as to try to convert them from
the silver craze. He says that all ;h-
golden literature you send them is
thrown into the fire without reading.
The argument is exhausted, ard they
are almost fighting mod
But what troubles some OF us is
that We are consumers. We don't
produce anything, and if free silver at
Is to l makes prices 60 up, we will be
the sufferers. Reckon [ will have to
go back to farming again. There are
a good many of us in the same fix that
the fellow was when we heard that the
town bank had brOke-ran all the way
home to see how many of its bills he
had. When he got home he found he
diden't have any bills on that bank nor
any other bank. When our bank
failed in Cartersvilie last year Tom
Lyon took On and lamented more than
anybody. He almost cried. I took
him aside and asked him how much be
had on deposit in that bank. Mary
dollar" said he; "nary dollar, but if
had had any money, major, it would
have been in there, and that's what
the matter with me-"
But hope is good invention-and
"God tempers the wind to the shorn
| lamb" and "the Lord loveth whom
He cbasteneth," and 'sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof" And SO
Pm not going to cross the bridge be-
fore l get to it. [ dug a little basket
full of Irish potatoes out of the weeds
and grass yesterday, and set it on the
back piazza and old Sis Cow came
along and ate them all up, but she
didn't know any better, and Sicily
smiled, and said would get it all back
IN milk, and SO I didn't put that down,
but it was very aggrayating. May the
Lord help US all to bear the ills of life.
! BILL ARP, in Atlanta Constitution.
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walls and red roofs, with patches of
trees in the plazas, palms beyond the
city edges, and outlined against the
clearest of skies the spires and towers
of public buildings and churches, and
then again, beyond the city, coffee
grows on the mountain side and
emerald green crops of alfalfa and cane
upon the plain-the city antique as
the crusadcs, its setting new and fresh
as the youngest babe of time.
Santiago de Leon de Caracas (St.
James of the Lion of Caracas has its
last name wortbily from an Indian
chief. It's city Of romantic history.
While the buccaneers swept the South
ern seas it never had carriage road
to it from the coast, yet it was cap
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24

perfect growth and lovolincss, and q
bewllderlng proiusi0n Of wild howers,
in Wow of a plantation, protected on
one side by sheer declivity of 1900
feet. and with focks OF swift parrots
and more brilliant birds above his
head and all at once ut ms feet, Il
thousand feet below, lies Caracas,
spread out in basin OF which all
sides are apparently mountains to the
south, hazy, golden, far-away, as in
dreams. but hold and dominantswhere
you are passing and along to the nine
mile distant coast. What city that
is for new world-a mosaic of white
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
A Station Indicator.

The introduction Of advertisements
on the walls of the railroad stations
in London has made it necessary for
the Metropolitan Railway to introduce
g station indicator to announce to the
passengers the name of the station
which the train he is riding in is sp.
preaching.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24
WHAT SIXTY HENS DID.

We have about sixty hens. writes J.
T. Parsons. which are a cross between
the Plymouth Rock and Buff Cochin.
All of these are pullets, except, perhaps,
a half-doZpn, which will be two years
old this spring. On January ] we be-
gan keeping systematic account OF the
receipts and expenses from our poultry,
and lind that even in the winter months
we are able to realize fully 60 cents r
bushcl for corn. oats and buckwheat.
We feed our poultry twice a day two
gallon t"cd of corn, oats and buck
wheat in nearly equal quantities, the
two former varieties of feed being lit
tie the stronger. "" give our chickens
plenty of fresh watsr, lime and gravel
mixed, and 0ccasid dHally warm slops,
and in real cold weather the prepOn
derancc Of feed is corn. Our hencOop is
not nearly so warm rs it ought to be,
but the fowls have good run and
plenty of opportunity for exercise.
With this brief synopsis of our perhaps
imperfect methods of keeping and feed
ing poultry. we sum up this brief article
by stating that we have received from
these sixty hens from January l TO
March 1N Il period of two and one-half
months. 1850 eggs, or 100 dozen. AT
one cent each this amounts to nearly
500, and we consider that we are well
4 paid for our trouble and expense in
caring for our fowls. Many people fail
! in egg production in their neglect to
give the hens a proper supply OF water,
| lime and gravel.-Interstate Poultry
! man.
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whole city spread below, the greater
extent Of the plain, and the surround
ing mountain masses. The view is one
of mingled loveliness and grandeur,
and when the bells from the numerous
churches ring out their chimes and
the music comes back in softened
echoes, repeated from the mountains,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24

tured and sacked by Sir Francis
Drake. Then, in 1911, on the 5th OF
July, the revolutionary assembly there
passed its declaration of independence
Of Spain.
There Bolivar was born, liberated
bis slaves, was President, Dictator and
after achieving the Independence Of
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-09-24

It Is estimated that the Pan-Ameri-
can railway TO the southern extremity
of South America would extend about
4500 miles and cost SlS), 900. 900.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
Wednesday, August II, 1896.

during the past two years, recited how he
had been devoting especial effort to rails
ing the standard of efficiency among the
teachers, and said that the principal OBJ
ject of bis ambition is to get school
within the reach Of every child.
FOR CORONER.
The only candidate who answered to
the call for coroner was Mr.. j. nj. Brian.
He said that all he wanted to say was
that be wanted everybody to vote for
Brian-both of US. Laughter.
TRIAL JUSTICES.
Chairman Brice said that he had re-
ceived several inquiries as to the status OF
trial Justice candidates in the primary.
There was nothing in the rules OF the
party requiring trial justices to GO before
the people; but if the candidates, by
agreement, should decide to hold prima-
ries, the executive committee would tab
ulate the vote for them. In this town
ship, four candidates have agreed to enter
the race. They are Mr.. Sandifer, the
present incumbent, Mr.. }. }. Gaulden,
Mr.. w. P. Hobbs, and Mr.. r. c. Moore.
There are no fees to pay, and candidates
have agreed to- the plurality rule.
In conclusion, Chairman Brice urged
all voters to get their names on the club
roll five days before the primary election,
thanked the people for their attendance
and attention, and adjourned the meetlng.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
Speriat Aotites.

Ministers and Deacons' Institute
To be held at Antioch, Mount Psran,
Buffalo and Blacksburg, August N-3O:
AT ANTIOCH.
Thursday, II a. m.-Foreign missions
Rev. H. r. Moseley.
Dinner on the ground.
2 D. m.-Home missions; Rev. ]. E.
Herring.
8 p. m.-Sermon by Rev. D. c. Free
man, Jr.
AT MT. PARAN.
Friday, IL a. m.-State missions; Rev.
D. C. Freeman, Jr.
Dinner on the ground.
Up. m.-Orphanage; Rev. D. w. Thorn
asson.
Sp. m.-Sermon by Rev. ]. D. Bailey.
AT BUFFALO.
Saturday, IL a. m.-Education; Rev. A.
L. Slough, Prof. Moses.
Dinner on the ground.
2 p. m.-Cuban missions; Rev. F. G.
Hickson.
SD. m.-Sermon by Rev. J. E. Herring.
AT BLACKSBURG.
Sunday, II a. m.-Missionary sermon
by Rev. J. E. Herring.
2 p: m.-Temperance; Rev. T. c. Cow
or, Rev. D. w. Thomasson, Rev. H. r.
Moseley.
Sermon at Antioch, Sunday, IL a. m. by
Rev. T. G. Cover.
Sermon at Mt. Paran, Sunday, IL q. m.
by Rev. D. w. Thomasson.
Sermon at Buffalo, Sunday, ii a. m. by
Rev. H. r. Mosely.
July 65 WIT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

Some Interesting Developments During
the Past Few Days.
Last Fridays meeting was held at
Newberry, Duncan's home county.
1t passed of quietly and good order
prevailed.
Saturdays meeting was at Laurens.
Evans was cheered literally and made
a good speech. Earle was also well
received, and Duncan created sensa-
ton. He read the following telegram
which he said he had just received:
"Chester, August S.-Hon. John
Duncan Don't you refer to me again
on the stump, either directly or indi-
rectly. mean this as warning
w. H. NEwBOLD."
MIR. Duncan said that he did not
know what that meant. Newbold, ne
said, was paid constable going around
to do the bidding of Evans, and che
might kill me but he cannot scare me
me-"
Voice-If he kills you, there will be
others to kill.
Duncan picked up a copy of the
Columbia Register and pointed to a
big insurance "ad" on the first page by
Mr.. B. B. Evans, the governors broth
er, said in effect that the editor Of The
Register had contempt for Evans and
suggested that the advertisement might
mean something else than to get in-
surance business.
At Union, on Monday, Governor
Evans was the first senatorial candi-
date to speak. He was followed by
Judge Earle and Mr.. Duncan spoke
last. After he finished his speech,
Governor Evans went out into the
crowd, which seemed to be for him
overwhelmingly. While Duncan was
speaking, Evans said:
ayes, he can't tell the truth"
Duncan strobe toward to governor
and asked him: "Did you say l can't
tell the truth ?" Before Evans had
time to reply, Sheriff Long, who was
watching the situation, stepped in be-
tween the two men. 1t is possible that
a big row was narrowly averted.
Continuing, Duncan said that Evans
had been guarded by one constable
until he got to Florence, and that he
was followed to nine other counties by
another. He had somebody on hand
constantly to protect his cowardly
bones.
Next Duncan referred specifically
to Newbold again. Then he held uE
a paper on which were these words
eff Nixon says what Duncan ascribed
to him on the stand at Barnwell, he
lies" He dared Evans to sign his
name to this paper. Evans turned hi'
face sneeringly to one side and made
no reply. Duncan faced the CROWD
and said: "You see, boys, he doesn'
dare to sign it," and there were cheers
This time all for Duncan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
LETTER FROM GOLD HILL.
Fodder Pulling-Cotton Opening-Fla
observation-disclosures Death.

Fodder Pulllng-Cotton Opening-Flat
observation-disclosures Death.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
GOLD HILL, August s.-Fodder pulling
is the order of the day. I think there will
be great deal saved if we can hire hands
to pull and it don't rain.
Cotton is beginning to open little. l
think we will make very good crop, but
not as much as we at first thought.
don't think there will be quite ll,OOO, ,OOC
bales made this year, at least I hope there
won't be, for large crops mean low prices.
don't think the farmers of this section
will use the old flat cotton tie this year,
but will use the wire unless they come
down to their old price. hope you will
publish this, and let every farmer heed.
Awake, Allianceman Beware! The
trusts are trying to get rich at your ex-
pense; but as said, awake, stand together
and kill it as you did the jute bagging
trust in former years.
Your correspondent has been taking in
several picnics since he last appeared
through the columns of your paper. The
first was in beautiful grove near the res
idence of Mr.. Zadok Boyd; next he went
to the Tirzah encampment; then to our
annual picnic on the 4th. To simply say
that it was success is treating it mildly.
It was held at its accustomed place in
front of the residence of Mr.. 8. H. Epps,
Sr. There was nice crowd. Some from
Rock Hill, Yorkville, Fort Mill, Pine
Vile, and a good many from over the
river. We had the Bethel, as we'll as our
own band Gold HilD which rendered
some beautiful music. There were several
candidates around shaking hands end ad-
vising us what to do. After dinner the
young men gathered around crowd of
one, and made speeches soft and low.
Cupid played his part we'll.
God in his infinite wisdom has seen hit
to take from our midst, Mr.. Samuel Bill
lue, member of the Philadelphia M. E.
church, and devout Christian. He held
the love and esteem of his neighbors.
Judge Earle has hurt himself good
deal by his inexcusable conduct towards
Governor Evans at Florence.
LITTLE TILLMANITE.