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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13
A CHAPTER ON COLDS.
Simple Precautions That May Pre-
vent Serious Consequences.
The Danger of Neglcctins a "Common
Ccid"-Serious and often Fatal
AaIadies May .scsult from
CSreiessness.
From the News, Harrisonburg, La.


In most instances colds are the result OF
imprudence or lack OF torethought. Even
in cases where a sudden change IN the
weather or an unavoidable exposure is re-
sponslble for the first slight cold, fresh ana
more severe colds may be avoided by OBJ
serving a little care. Bat "a mere cold Is
such d common thing and causes so little
Inconvenience that notwithstanding all pre-
vlOus experiences we neglect to take the
most simple precautions, in the way OF
wearing suitable clothing, the avoidance OF
draGghts, etc.
One should always bear in mind the
necessity of exercising constant vigilance
to avoid catching cold. " hen the tcmpera-
ture III the house is higher than that out OF
doors, never go out without putting on an
additional wrap. Never sit in a cold room
even though You do not feel chilly. And it
is better to suffer little discomfort from
wearing heavy Undertaking than to run
the risk OF chill.
The following letter from lady in Sicily
Island, La, graphically illustrates the dis
tresslng consequences that are liable to fol
low simple cold.
an February, 1896, I had severe cold
which settled on my lungs, resulting in a
serious cough. My appetite failed, and l
| became SO weak that [ was scarcely able to
walk across the room: weighed only
ninety-four pounds, and had given up all
hope of recovery when I happened to read
an article in a newspaper describing some
| cures effected by DIR. Williams Pink Pills,
| and concluded to try them.
81 commenced using them, and before
had taken half box felt like new crea-
ture. My appetite was restored, my cough
grew less, and was able to sleep sounuly at
night, which / had been unable to do for
months before.
CATER taking two boxes of the pills was
weighed again and to my establishment my
weight was ll3 pounds, gain of 10 pounds.
| Previous to taking the pills | had suffered
with cold hands and feet, but now have no
trouble whatever from that source.
81 can truly say | am now in better health
| than have been for years. The effect of the
Pink Pills is wonderful, and I can recon-
mend them in all cases of debility and weak
ness
"MRS. A. T.. STAFFORD"
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to the public as an unfailine
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing al
forms of weakness arising from p water!
| condition of the blood or shattered nerves
The pills are sold by all dealers, or will b.
sent post paid on receipt of price, 80 cents
box, or six boxes for $3.50 (thev are neve,
sold in bulk or by the lGG), by addressing
Dr.. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady
NY
The man who wears face like coffin
should not complain if he finds no welcome
| -kam'S Horn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13
THAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams County, ILL.,,
writes us: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry grew 300 pounds
of better coffee than l can buy in stores
ct 80 cents pound"
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, upon receipt
Of Is cents stamps and this notice. [K]
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A little girl who had occasion to Gust run
across the street." doubled up her mother g
shawl and drew it across her shoulders. As
she ran, she tripped and fell. Don't cry,
sissy" said a sympathetic man. Who s
On, she's not going to let anybody know She
hurt"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

In Hindoostanee cards, the dstin-
gushing mark of the king is not the
crown. but the royal umbrella, which.
III every public occasion, is displayed
over persons OF royal or noble rank
Albany Argus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13
Fortune Seeking EIniGraEts.

Many poor family that seeks the western
wjIds in the hope OF winning fortune, is
preserved from that insidious foe of the
ernigrant and 1rontiersman-chlllsa and fever
by liostctter's Stomach Bitters. So
etfectually does that incompatible medicinal
defense toltity the system against the com
bined influence OF malarious atmosphere
and miasma-tainted water, that protected
by it the pioneer, the miner or the tourist
provided with it, may safely encounter the
DANGER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

When Alice was asked: as your mothers
hair gray" she touchingly testified to the
drudgery of her mothers life, by replying
Il don't know, I'm sure; she's too tall for
me to see the top of her head, and she never
sits down."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

what want to know is this" remarked
the red man, whose English bothered him
not a little: II | should pawn belt of
wampum. would | be the pawncr or the
pawnee?'' The living skeleton at bis right
mlstooI his remark for joke and made q
strenuous effort to hit hum with his foot.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A Toman's happiness is never quite com
plete until she is in position to tell Of a time
when she was so i'll that the doctor never
lett the house all day.-Atchison Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

1t is little singular that passengers are
not allowed to converse with the man at the
wheel, though he is spokesman of the ship.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline 8
Great Nerve Rcstorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Piso's Guns is a wonderful Cough medi-
cne.-Mrs. ". pickert, Van Sicen and
Blake AYES, Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct &c, ga
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

She-"Did you have any trouble in get
ting papa to listen to YOU" He-"Not a bit
| began by telling him knew of a plan
Whereby he could save money."-Cincinnati
Enquirer
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A Man of l1ark.-"There goes a man who
is one in thousand" What gives him
such distinction:" He is clerk ia a de-
partment store. Chicago Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Probably the first thing every man re-
solves when he gets UP IN the morning is
that lie will go to bed earlier the next
| NIGHT =AtchiSnn (,lohc
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

How did Neil Glyrn look in her new ball
dress:' she asked. Il don't know" he re-
piled; but the large majority Of her that
vas out OF it looked stunning. '-Cleveland
1 "a der
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

No man has good appetite if he can wait
patiently for his dinner -Atchison Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Does your husband sympathize with the
Greeks:" He does indeed he has
named two of our new pups Alpha and
Omega. "-Chicago Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The giants who brighten US most, often
turn out to be common sized men on stills.
Rams Horn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A man is usually bald four or five years
before Re knows it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The greatest objection we have to free
things is that they cost too much.-West
| TniOn Gazette
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

He-"NIiss Bellacour claims to belong to
very old family" We'll, she's justified.
There are six of these girls, and the young
est of them must be at least 35.''-Cleveland
Leader
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

He-'I loveyou better than my life" She
considering the life you lead, cannot say
that / am Surprised. Indianapolis Jour
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hae's
Honey Of llorchound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Ioothache Drops Cure IN one minute.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Send your address to the Malacura Co.,
St. Louis, Mo. and receive trial package
Nalacura Choclats free. See ad. this paper,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The man who rides hobby thinks nobody
else is making any Roadway.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

When bilious or costive cat Cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l0c, Csc
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripc, l0c.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Just try lOc box of Cascarets candy ca
thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A lot of bootblacks sitting on curbstone
may not be ndia-rubber boys, though they
are gutter perchers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

When a man slips he always stops to look
at the place where he slipped.-Atchison
Globe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13
"NTPc At, STAFFORD"

The man who wears a face like coffin,
should not complain if he finds no welcome.
-Rapl'S Horn
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
How to Stack CornstaIIss.

Whether if stalks have to be stacked
they should be made in number of
small stacks or in one large one must
depend on the barn room available af-
ter the small grain was threshed out
of it. Usually we had the barn cleared
Of grain by the threshers before all
the corn was husked, and the barn
would accommodate most Of the stalks.
But if the stalks have to stand in the
stack until eaten there is less waste tC
have several, so that while the stalks
are fe ont there will be less surface
exposed A stack with diameter twice
the length OF bundle OF stalks, with q
stout pole in the middle, around which
the stalks may be bound, will not heat
badly even if put up wet, as cornstalks
often have to be. In the small stack,
when it is fed down, only a small sur
face is exposed each day, and if storms
come some refuse straw thrown over
the stalks will absorb most heavy
rains, and save the stalks from in Jury.
1t is always best to have stalks in the
barn, if possible, as they should be
cut aud steamed, so as to feed economi.
cally. When whole stalks are fed
much of the best of them is lost, be.
cause IN eating the cattle throw the
stalks on the ground, where they be,
come soiled and uneatable. When cut
stalks are steamed there is no danger
from the sharp ends. If any is left,
some grain meal sprinkled over it viii
make it palatable. Boston Cultivator
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
Old Fashioned Gingerbread

To any one in whose breast there
still linger haunting memories of the
topography of the genuine old fash
ioned New England "card ginger
bread" that hourished during the
early part of this century, there will
come a feeling of thankfulness for this
family recipe, handed down for sew
eral generations from mother to
daughter: Two cupfuls of Porto Rico
molasses, one cupful sugar, one cup
full drippings Tor half butter and half
lard), one cupful cold water, dessert
spoonful ginger, one tablespoonful
soda, and -four to make a rather soft
dough. 1t may be baked as of old,
in sheets about two inches thick,
barred crowsswise with the sharp edge
of tin, or rolled into cookies. In
either case. it will be found an ad-
mirable concomitant to the morning
cup OF coffee; or an assuager of that
"aching void" with which the small
boy commonly returns from school. -
Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
Improvement by seIeetion.

To increase the egg-producing ca
pacity of flock requires selection
The mistake made is not in the selec
tion of the hens, but of the male, as he
is the sire of all the chicks Matched.
Eggs from the best layers only should
be used for Matching, and the male
should be hatched from an egg laid by
the best hen in the flock, using only
pure-bred fowls, and avoiding kinship
if possible, as prolidcacy can be trans
mitted to the progeny. If this rule is
adhered to there will in a few years be
a marked improvement in the nun Der
of eggs laid by each member of the
flock. The difficulty is to discover
which hen in a flock lays the largest
number of eggs. This cannot easily
be done, except by watching the hens,
which is impossible; but the difficulty
is lessened by using small focks, as
then the hens are eknown. One method
is to have the nests in location so
arranged that after a hen lays she can
not get back into the yard from which
she came, but must pass out of an en-
trance leading into another yard. At
night all the hens that have laid will
then be together, leaving the others in
The first yard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
Hoods Pills s:t San. PFsst0H Pafea : ena ssnfg cure
The Cat Was Fooled.

In the yard Of a Pennsylvania re-
Gently some partridges took up their
abode and built their nest. Pretty
little birds were Matched out after their
arrival, and the mother partridge was
proud of her progeny and took pleas
ure in caring for them.
, A Maltese cat belonging to a neigh
bor made its appearance in the yard
not long since ON a foraging expedi-
ton, and, watching its opportunity,
made dash at the mother bird, caught
it and was taking it prisoner to his
own domain. The noise made in the
struggle was heard by the birds mate,
who came to the rescue, and a regular
battle ensued. The male bird made a
vicious attack upon the cat, pecking
with the beak and striking at it with
the wings until he forced the cat to re-
lease his prisoner. The two birds
then few upon the fence and watched
the retreating form of the cat with
evident signs of pleasure and salts
faction, and no doubt congratulated
each other in bird ingo.-New York
Press
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17

month and save the cost of the win
ter's feed
Now that the leaves are beginning
to fall, gather a plentiful supply for
the scratching shed.
After hen begins to moult she is
usually in prime condition again by
the time three months roll around.
Keep the chickens tame and when
they become hens they will be easy to
handle and will make better mothers.
The only hens that will pay to keep
through the winter are those that can
be relied upon for winter layers or that
are needed for breeders.
There is only one way to succeed
with poultry and that is by giving regu-
lar attention, proper feed, good house
and young stock, either pure-bred or
grade.
A trio of any good breed of poultry
purchased this fall should produce
enough eggs next spring to hatch all
the breeding stock needed on the aver
age farm.
Two or three times q week let the
poultry have meat scraps. One cent
pound is not too much to pay for
green bone, as lot of meat clings to
the bone. Keep grit, cracked oyster
shells and green food before them all
the time.
Do not neglect the hens in any par
ticular if you expect to get profit
from them. Even the egg laying habit
is cultivated by intelligent treatment
Be sure to have some succulent food
on hand in the winter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
WISE WORDS.

A place for everything and every
thing in its place.-Franklin.
The fruit derived from labor is the
sweetest of all Observation-Disclosures
argues.
Neither borrower nor lender be;
for loan oft loses both itself and friend.
Shakespeare.
We know accurately only when we
know little; with knowledge doubt in
ere ases.-Goethe.
A good face is n letter of recon-
mendation, as good heart is letter
of credit.
A kind heart is a fountain of glad.
ness, making everything in its vicin.
ity freshen into miles.-Irving.
The opportunity to do mischief is
found a hundred times q day, and
that of doing good once year.-Vol.
taire.
A brave man knows no malice; but
forgets in peace the injuries of war,
and gives his direst foe friends en-
brace.-Cowper.
Whoever is mean in his youth runs
a great risk of becoming a scoundrel
in ripper years; meanness leads to vii
lainy with fatal attraction. Cher
buliez.
This way upward from the lowest
stage through every other to the high
est; that is, the way of development,
so far from lowering us to the brute
level, is the only way for us to attain
the true highest-namely, the all-com-
plete. Henry Jones, NJ A.
True poetry is truer than science,
because it is synthetic, and siezes at
once what the combination of all the
sciences is able at most to attain as a
final result The soul of nature is de-
vined by the poet; the man of science
only serves to accumulate materials
for its demonstration. --Amiel's Jour
nal
Falsehood is so easy, truth so diff
cult. Examine your words well and
you will find that, even when you have
no motive to be false, it is very hard
to say the exact truth, even about
your own feelings-much harder than
to say something fine about them
which is not the exact truth. George
Eliot.
If we live truly, we shall see truly.
1t is as easy for the strong man to be
strong as it is for the weak to be weak.
When we have new perception, we
shall gladly disburden the memory of
its boarded treasures as old rubbish.
When a man lives with God, his voice
shall be as sweet as the murmur of
the brook and the rustic of the corn.
Emerson.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17

There has been talk of cattle short
age for several years past, but there
has not been a time for many years
when there was such sure-enough
shortage as at present. As long as
there are plenty of calves and young
cattle in sight the shortage of fat cat
tie does not amount to much, but a
time has now come when there is a
big shortage of not only matured cat
tie, but of calves, yearling and breed
ing stock. Not only are cattle scarce
in the corn belt, but they are scarce
in every section of the country to
which one may turn. The Eastern
States are short in spite of liberal pur-
chases from Canada, and the South
western purchases of Mexican cattle
have seemed to cut no figure. The
Southeastern States have not enough
cattle to supply them in beef There
is, unquestionably, shortage in cat
tie, young and old and of all kinds. -
Drover's journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17

Quien Sabe-who knows-is phrase in
very common use among the Spaniards,
and helps over many, many difficulties. 1t
is expressive. What the weather may be
the coming Winter, who knows? It may be
snowy, wet. stormy, cold. freezing, and
full OF sickness and pain. who knows?
Some Of rs to-day, hale and hearty. may
lie on beds of torture or hobble about on
erutches, who knows. Before the AUTUMN
merges into Winter many may have symp-
toms OF approaching trouble: of the old
rheumatism coming on. or of first attacks
begun; who knows? Who knows? That's
conundrum. But there Is one thing
everybody knows, the best thing to do is to
be ready for the weather coming
and TO take hold Of what is. Everybody
knows what is best. With st. Jacobs Oil in
the house. everybody knows they have O
sure curefor rheumatism. acute or ch ronic.
1t is likewise known that in any stage OF
it, the great remedy does its work of cure
perfectly. II we suffer, we need not ask
who knows, when IL Is so well known what
is best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17

The wonders of the telephone never
cease. The latest brought to the at
tention of the New York Electrical
Engineer is the hypnotizingo Of a young
boy through the medium Of the tele-
phone at Houston, Texas 1t is need
less to surmise, adds the Engineer,
that the subject was Il pronounced
cataleptic; but the facts brought to
light would seem to indicate more
strongly than ever the necessity for a
stringent law against the promiscuous
practice of hypnotizing. The engi-
neer does not imagine that many per
sons could be influenced hypnotieally
over the telephone, yet it believes it
will be just as well TO guard against
such practices by prompt and effec-
tive legislation. Saw Francisco Chion'
iela
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
A School of Drunkenness.

Drunkards are made in various ways.
Here is one. "Now, just watch those chill
dren. They'll drink half that beer before
they get home, and their mother will scold
me for not giving n good pint and I've
given nearly quart" said a bartender Of
a downtown saloon the other day, to u
representative of the New York Herald, re-
ferring to two little girls of six and eight,
thinly clad, who came for pint of beer.
They had scarcely got onts6e the saloon
door when the one that eRrl FED the tin pail
lifted it to her lips andIt/bk a draught.
Then her companion cnbAed n few swal-
lows. A little farther thh they entered
tenement house hallway, and both again
took n sip. ~
81 have lots Of such cuil lbmers," said the
bartender. "Girls and Boys and women
form half our trade. We call It family
trade. 1t pays our expenses. But I tell
you what-half the children who come hero
drink. That's how drunkards are made.
Their parents send them for beer. They
see the old folks tipple, and begin to taste
the beer themselves. Few Of the children
who come in here for beer or ale carry
full pint home. Sometimes two or three
come In together, and II you'll watch them
you'll hear them begging the one who car
ries the pail for drink. We must sell it,
however, when their parents send for il.
We are bound to do so. Business is busi-
uess. We do not keep a temperance shop"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17
Get HIrh.Class sIres.

When you buy boar, do you get
the cheapest that the breeder will sell,
or do you pay fair price and secure a
good one? Do you realize that the
boar is one-half the litter of pigs? If
you have poor SOW only one litter
of pigs that are not up the mark will
be obtained, but if you breed to apoor
boar you do not get even one good lit
ter, They all are away below the
average. The best in the way of sires
is always the cheapest in the end.
Try it one year and see if / am not
right. L. Riddick.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-17

While there is generally a market
for all the large, ripe pumpkins at
more than their feeding value, there
are always green specimens that are
not salable which are nearly as good
for feeding purposes. Remove the
seeds and cook them. All the def
ciences in nutrition will be made good
by some meal, which will be better
digested than if given without the
cooked pumpkins. If the seeds are
not removed the nutriment of the
pumpkin will be largely neutralized,
as the seeds have a strong diuretic ef-
feet. 1t is also important to remove
the seeds from pumpkins fed raw to
cows. Even the green pumpkins may
bekept till Januaryif protected against
freezing Boston Cultivator.