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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

The man who doest the least usu,
ally expects the most.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

The Tennessee legislature has
made it felony to cut or remove
timber from the lands of another.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

In 1883 Japan had only eighty
three factories with machinery. Ten
years later their number was 1853.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25
Dentistry.

DR.. T. M. Comegys, Office over
Zodiag's, adjoining Opera House,
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

The Bossirr Levee Board will
meet in Bossier City on Thursday,
April lst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

BossierSchool Board will meet on
Saturday, April 3.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

Some people talk charity very
nicely, but they get lost when they
attempt to practice it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

BY the windings of the Mississippi
river; Memphis is 720 miles above
New Orleans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

No great character can be built up
without careful preparation for all
,ifes opportunities.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

Not to enjoy life, bnt to employ it,
should he the aim and aspiration of
all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

The Police Jury of this parish will
meet 10 regular session on Tuesday,
April 18th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

Nothing affects the statue of a man
like love. The love of self dwarfs
the love of others develops. He is the
best developed man who loves best:
he attains the largest growth whose
love reaches arthest.-RichmOnd
Christian Advocate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

Quite a frost Tuesday morning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25

The LOTTERY The old Louisiana
Lottery Company. which has been
playing losing game in Honduras,
where it established headquarters in
1892, is said to be scheming to do
business in Nevada, where is is pro-
posed to secure a constitutional pro-
vision for twenty-five years lease.
1t would be quite in line with the
Nevada idea of running a State to
make contract with the lottery COM
pany, but Uncle Sam objects to the
lottery business, and Nevada cannot
afford facilities which will counter
balance the difficulties interposed by
the government.-NdshriLe Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25
| HAVE IT.

ry1he public remembers the Mixed Ground
i Feed manufactured by mo years ago
when doing business under the firm name OF
Ogilvie e. Thurmond hence the object of this
notice, that have resumed the. handling OF
Mixed Ground Feed, and have it i'll stock
equal to that formerly manufactured by me-
None better; nothing as good for stock
Quality unsurpassed yet cheaper per 100
bounds than bran Mixed Ground Food will be
sold under the brand Of Victor which brand
have exclusive control of. Prices furnished
on application.
The advocate., 1897-09-15

size from year to year, the landscape be-
! comes more beautiful; the effects, also,
Of the grouping are more apparent, and
show pleasing combinations and con-
trasts Of color and form A number of
the species are also beginning to bear
freely their white, yellow, red scarlet,
purple and black fruits, which still fur
ther heightens the effect. The flower
borders and beds were a mass of bloom
from early in the summer to late in the
autumn, Cannas, gladiOli and asters be-
ing particularly fine. More hedges have
been planted, and some small additional
areas seeded down. The trees and shrubs
planted during the last two seasons now
add very much to the attractiveness Of
this section OF the farm"
The foreman also calls attention to a
large number of trees and shrubs suit
able for hedges and ornamental pur-
poses. He now has hedges of seventy
five different species. Among the Orna-
mental trees, Mr.. Macoun mentions sew
eral beautiful varieties from Japan and
China, such as the syringa, the katsura
tree, the Japanese ounce, and the ex-
qulsitely beautiful maidenhair tree, or
gingkO bilOba.
The director writing of the result of
this utilizing of all small plots, says.
'The number of specimens which have
been planted along the roads from the
entrance gates to and about the build
ing is 2742, and the number of species
and varieties among these is about 40O |
With so many different types of beauty !
spread out on every hand the visitor
finds objects of interest to claim his at
tentiOn at every point"
In many places on the farm the fruit |
trees could be used so that they would
be at once objects of beauty and profit.
Even in the smallest plots and corners
the weeds and stones could be replaced
by flowers, to the aesthetic delight and
mental improvement Of those who pass
their lives on the farm.-New York
Times.
The advocate., 1897-09-15
To Make Farms Beautiful,

Many farms and homesteads have a
desolate appearance because the odd COR
ners and bits of ground are left untitled,
and grow up in unsightly weeds in sum-
mer and become dreary and barren look
ing in the winter. 1t is too often the case
that whatever plots Of land are insult
able for uncultivatiOn because of their
smallness, or because inconveniently sit
uated are left in this wild condition, and
mar the effect Of an otherwise well-kept
farm or beautiful home.
In a recent report on Experimental
Farms" issued by the Canadian gov
ernment, w. T. Macoun, foreman of for
estry, makes many suggestions as to
how these unsightly spots may be made
attractive and productive. Mr.. MacOun
says mo matter how small the plot of
ground or how situated, there is no rea-
son why 1t should be an eye-sore. 1t is
this utilization of every nook, corner and
Granny, and the making of two blades of
grass to grow where q weed grew be-
fore, that has made rural England so
beautiful to the eye and so pleasing to
the aesthetic sense. The agricultural
and pastoral landscapes in England,
where the little farms are green to the
very door, have been described as Jewel
scenery. There seems to be no good rea-
son why the rural districts of New Jer-
sey, New York and Of other States could
not be made equally attractive and fruit
full"
Mr.. Macoun has utilized all of the
waste places about the offices and build
ings of the Forestry Department at Gen.
tral Experimental farm. In his report
he thus writes of the improvement of
these odd corners:
THE land adjacent to the Office and
ether buildings, which has been devoted
to the cultivation of ornamental trees
and shrubs, looked better this year than
ever before. AS the trees increase in
The advocate., 1897-09-15

The stock farmer should not permit
himself to be rushed into wheat-growing.
He meets far less competition in the
markets of the world than does the
wheat farmer, and year in and year out
his returns are more certain and remu-
nerative. The steady advances of val
ues of cattle, swine and sheep has
poured dollars into his pocket, and every
condition discernible in the future
points to further appreciation in value
of the animals of the farm. Stock farm
ing is the right arm of agriculture. 1t
requires only intelligence of a low de-
gree to tickle the earth and garner the
grain. Cheap lands and cheap labor can
grow wheat. Brains and a fertile soil
are requisites to stOck-growing. The
man who abandOns stock farming for
wheat-growing under the present cir
cumstances has certainly studied the sit
uation to little purpose. The experience
of years has taught that corn, grass and
live stock bring more certain and more
profitable returns than grain-growing.
which impoVerishes the soil and does not
enrich the farmer Breeders Gazette.
The advocate., 1897-09-15
For the Farmer.
The Wheat Calendar.

1t is hardly too much to say that wheat
harvesting is In progress all the year
round, albeit the greater part of the
worlds crop Is harvested in the three
months of summer.
The apparent extremes meet In the
Australian confederation. In Australia
proper and New Zealand January is the
harvest month. Being south Of the
equator, their January Is our July in
point Of season and temperature New
South Wales is a little earlier and har-
vests it's wheat in December. Thus those
two winter months are the harvest sea-
son of Australasia, and with a good yield
those countries will raise from 10000 900
to 50,000,000 bushels year. Burmah is
also December country, and Chilli and
the Argentine Republic are January
countries.
February and March are still greater
months for the wheat harvest. India
and Egypt do great deal of harvesting
during those months and finish up in
April. There is wide difference in sea-
son between northern and southern In
dia; also between upper and lower Egypt
China, Japan and central Asia generally
harvest wheat in May; so does northern
Africa, along the Mediterranean In
this country Texas may be called the
only May wheat State.
BY the time the three summer months
are over there is not much left in the
way Of wheat cleaning. AS we have
seen, the year really ends early in Au-
gust. There Is wheat harvesting now in
progress in the north of Russia, and it
will not end until October. That coun-
try extends almost to the north pole
Sweden and Norway, and also the north
Of Scotland, string along through Sep
tember into October
November does not make much OF
showing A little wheat harvesting is
done in Peru and in South Africa in that
month, but not enough to amount to
anything. Indeed, so far as the general
market goes, there is no more wheat to
harvest this year of any consequence in
any part of the globe.-Chicago Inter
Ocean,
The advocate., 1897-09-15
Reservoirs for Pumped Water.

Reservoirs for pumped water differ in
several respects from those for storm
water. The site for a pumped-water
reservoir should be selected on the high
est part of the land to be irrigated. The
form will not usually be determined by
the contour Of the land, but by the taste
or convenience of the irrigatOr. Not in
frequently such reservoirs are made
square, or at least rectangular. Some
are made circular, thus securing the
greatest content for a given amount of
embankment. In size, pumped-water
reservoirs vary from quite small-say
thirty feet square, to those containing
half an acre or an acre Of ground. Irri-
cation with pumped water has been con-
fined to small operations, at least in
Kansas and upon the great plains, MAX
ing large storage capacity unnecessary
Since pumping into the reservoir is done
almost exclusively with windmills, the
work of which varies with the wind it
is sometimes thought that the size Of res
ervOir, compared with the land irrigated,
should be considerably increased above
the dimensions now in common use. But
the practice has been to use the reser-
vOlr as an accumulation, giving the irri-
gator command Of his water supply rap
idly, rather than as a store against the
time when water may not be obtained
by the aid Of the wind. Experience has
confirmed the practice Of using the res
erVOir merely as an accumulation, except
for large gardening operations, for which
a delay in the application of water some
times proves disastrous. With other
crops it is found quite possible to antici-
pate probable scarcity by storing abun-
dance Of moisture in the porous subsoil !
The relative size Of the reservoir to the
land to be irrigated averages from about |
to 80 to about to 100.
The depth Of the reservoir when first
constructed is generally four feet; that
is, the bank which constitutes the dam
all around the area to be filled with |
water Is raised about four feet above |
the natural surface of the soil. The |
earth for the construction OF the dam |
is usually taken from within the res
eryOir, so that the depth of water in the
reservoir would be somewhat more than
four feet if it were filled to the top of
the bank.-COwgill.
The advocate., 1897-09-15
Horseback Riding.

Horseback riding is lost art in the
average well-tO-do country neighbor-
hood even with the sterner sex, and a
side-saddle in the country not moldy,
rat-gnaWed and "skirt-curled," would be
almost as great curiosity as a horse
less carriage. The buggy craze struck
the country during the flush days of
dozen years ago, every one discarding
horseback riding as the poor mans mode
of travel, and every farmer, his sons and
hired hands all buying buggies and
throwing their saddles in the "hen
houses" where many Of them still re-
pose. Even if the family doctor is to be
hastily called, the average farmers son
or hired man would deem it a hardship
if he were compelled to carry the mes
sage Of mercy on horseback. Twenty or
thirty years ago the prOduest day of a
country boy or rural maiden was the one
on which the indulgent very often dis
gruntled indulgence) parent returned
from town with a new saddle. In those
days the country young folks would
canter away over the hills through the
silVery brook valleys or across the
breeze-fanned prairies, for miles away,
to church, Sunday school, apple cut
ting" or cousins wedding" full of
health happiness and human vigOr. But
not so now A country young man on
horseback going to church or a party,
would feel humiliated while a country
maiden would feel positively disgraced
if her "feller' should presume to have
her ride "horrid horse"-and furnish
it herself-tO Sunday school or a circus,
or even on a neighborhoOd jaunt Nay,
verify, the saddle, both side and astride,
has emigrated to the city where cul-
tured people by the thousands recognize
the respectability and healthfulness of
horseback riding, and eagerly take up
the lost art of their country cousins,
spending vast sums Of money for that
which the country folk can as we'll have
for nothing-the health and happiness
giving concomitants of horseback rid
HOrseman.
The advocate., 1897-09-15
Time to Plant Strawberries.

In an article by H. f. Koners, printed
In the Nebraska Farmer, the author
says:
1.-THE best time to plant strawberries
Is beyond all question fall, for several
reasons: First, that the strawberries
planted in the fall have a longer time
to establish themselves than those
planted in the spring; second, that
strawberries planted in August or Sep
tember do not get weedy and the planter
gets the advantage of two or three
months growth without having the
weeds to fight (that Is, where the ground
is reasonably free from weed seeds);
third, that the planter gets a partial
crop of berries the next spring which
he would not get il he planted in the
spring, thus being one partial crop
ahead, and the next crop following the
first spring seems also to show differ
ence in favor of fall planting; fourth.
that Strawberries that have been planted
in the fall may be replanted early in the
spring wherever there is q missing one;
but IL they are planted in the spring
there are less chances for an even stand,
besides getting no fruit in the spring.
These are few advantages to be had
from fall planting. The reason why more
of it is not done is because as a rule
nurserymen who have only limited
amount Of plants do not want to disturb
them in the fall, as taking up one plant
In August or September means five or
six plants lost or destroyed. Only straw
berry specialists are willing to disturb
their plants, as they have a large amount
of them, and the main objection with
them is the labor of taking up, packing
and shipping Those who have their
own plants also do not want to disturb
them in their running, and in southern
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and all States
lying south of these, 1t is usually very
hot during these months and impossible
to- do anything with the plants but in
our State we can nearly always find
plenty OF good weather for handling
plants with safety; another drawback
seems to be the extra cost Of plants early
In the fall. The nurseryman is forced
TO charge up the planter with the loss
of plants that he has to suffer, and the
planter seems to forget that he is going
To get paid for those extra charges In
the shape OF a crop OF berries, Some
The advocate., 1897-09-15
Best Fruit Trees for Shade.

The denizens of towns find the pear
one of the most satisfactory fruit trees
for shade. 1t is deep roofing and many
other things may be successfully grown
right up to their trunks Insects trouble
them little. They grow rather fast, but
1T is many years before they get an OBJ
jectionably large size. The apple makes
a spreading head, and there is soon shade
under it's branches, and besides, the
beauty of its blossoms in spring makes
the trees appreciated fully equal to
mere ornamental one. 1t is not a very
serious robber of the soil. The cherry
makes a desirable shade, but birds make
too free with the fruit, and there is the
temptation to break the branches. The
sour or pie cherries are, however, not
relished by birds. European walnut
trees grow rather slowly. 1t is usually
ten years before they produce nuts in
any quantity, but after this they are
regarded as treasures with which their
owners would not willingly part. For
utility and grateful shade combined few
trees can rival them.-ThOmas Meehan
in September Ladies Home Journal.
The advocate., 1897-09-15

fortunately this new industry was not
encouraged by the department under its
last administration, and the matter has
died down. Considerable work was done
in this line in Kansas and the Director
Of the Delaware Experiment Station,
Doctor Neal, spent a couple of years
abroad studying the subject. see no
reason why there is not a considerable
future in this country for sorghum cane.
Certainly our sugar industry is most
promising"
The advocate., 1897-09-15

Assistant Secretary Brigham says: "I
have been looking into the matter of
sorghum cane sugar and find the ques-
tion promising one. There is no doubt
but that America can produce sugar for
Americans. The sorghum industry was
being worked up few years ago, inn
prOvement of varieties and pedigree were
being experimental with, and find in
some cases cane was raised analyzing
16 per cent. of sugar. think we can
have cane which will compare favorably
with the sugar cane of the South Un-
The advocate., 1897-09-15

An eXperimenter says that one bushel
of prime corn will make over ten and
half pounds Of pork, live weight, and
from this deduction, with corn at rs
cents per bushel, pork will cost the pro-
ducer 21a cents per pound When corn
is worth "a cents per bushel, pork will
cost the producer 4 cents per pound So
cent corn, pork cents per pound. He
further says that pig at its birth should
weigh about three pounds and increase
in weight month after month as follows:
Is, 80, 4S, 60, 1O9, 1876, 10, 21O, 225, and
on the tenth month should weigh 300
pounds. Also that the cost of a pound
of pork is so per cent. greater in food
consumed, if made in the tenth month
than in the fifth month.
The advocate., 1897-09-15

times the fall is too dry to make straw
berry plant grow but If 1t is not,
planter should not stand back and wait
until spring. These are few facts as
to fall planting Of strawberry plants, and
l only wish to add this, that If you are
ready and the soil is reasonably moist
enough, plant in the fall always and
every time"
The advocate., 1897-09-15

In 1898, when the first returns Of the
nOn-saccharine sOrghums in Kansas were
made to the State Board of Agriculture,
the area planted to milo maize was a.
O94 acres, Kafir corn 46,911 acres, and
Jerusalem corn 17,027 acres. In the four
years since, according to a press bulletin
issued by Secretary f. D. Coburn, milo
maize has fallen 25.5 per cent. in acre
age, and Jerusalem corn so per cent,
while the increase in Kafir corn has
been 692 per cent, or 324, 1873 acres.
The advocate., 1897-09-15

This years area of Kalir corn in Kan
sas is 81, 1898 acres. The leading coun-
ties are Greenwood, with 22,256 acres;
Barber, 21,54S; Dickinson, 11,731; But.
Ter, LILA, and Reno, 1,124 So popular
has this plant become that it is grown
in every county, and, except in very
few, its acreage is of considerable i'm
pOrtance. If the total increase in acre
age during the past four years was
equally appOrtiOned there would be 1908
acres increase for each county in the
State.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Double-Twist Hand Shake.

The newest handshake is called the
double twist" 1t was born at the
horse show. but it is such complex
performance that it is only just reach
Ing perfection. The title is more than
unattractiye; it is ominous, and the I'M
initiated may well beware Of it. Con-
cert Of action is as necessary to shake
a successful and artistic double twist
as it is to make successful stage fall.
This is the way the shake works: Two
persons meet and clasp hands in the or
binary way. Then, still holding hands,
there is a perceptible pause of few
seconds, and eachis apparently inspired
by sudden impulse to make the greet
ing more cordial and less conventional.
AS though by an afterthought, the two
draw each other closer and give each
others hands hearty squeeze. A very
perceptible interval between the clasp
and shake is Indispensable to the prop
er carrying out of the new greeting.
That's where the trouble comes in. II
one shaker understands this and the
other doesn't, bumped nose, bruised
head, or twisted back is liable to fol-
low the sudden jerk. But if both un-
derstand what might well be termed
the glad hand, things are somewhat
equalized, and nothing more or less
than a healthy vibration of the whole
body results.-NeW York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25

with the music. Often Of a Sunday
afternoon the cat is taken down town
by it's master for an airing. On these
occasions it wears a stylish suit of
clothes, walks in it's rear legs and doffs
it's hat to the ladies. The cat, however,
is not devoid of bad habits, having ac-
quired the vices of smoking, chewing
and drinking. 1t smokes cigars and de-
lights in an occasional chew of tobacco.
1t drinks beer with the greatest relish
and prefers lager to a glass of milk
any time. The cat seems proud Of it's
accomplishments and will not asso-
ciate with others Of it's kind. The most
peculiar thing, however, is that the cat
will not catch mice Or rats and turns
away in disgust when they are brought
to it. Pickles, the sourer the better, ii
eats gredily, and can get away with
half a dozen at time.