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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
FARMER ANDPLANTER,
GOLD CLAY SOILS.
How They May be Made Fertile and
Valuable.


Mr.. I. Beard, of uardinsburg, KY,
asks about ''How to Fertilize Cold
Soil with Cow Peas" l have given the
subject much thought and practical
experiment for 20 years; have read all
l could find on the COW pea, and
watched others experiment with these
peas. Mr.. Beard will find in the Year
Book of 1896. issued by the agricultural
department, valuable article on the
COW pea. AS l said l commenced 20
years ago to experiment with the COW
pea when they were little known and
not valued. | commenced on poor
run down place 20 years ago, now
l am told often l have the most
productive place in the county.
had neither money or health
not having been able to do days
work since the war. l owe it all to
peas and clover, on which my neigh
bors classed me crank for years
| now they are converts to my ideas.
Fill your soil full Of heterogeneous vege-
| table matter, and then it will honor
| any draft you may draw on it. No
| vegetable matter equal to peas, clover
coming a close second. The finest
piece OF wheat l ever saw was where
an early crop was taIe. off, then in
July peas were sown, and in Septem-
ber all vines turned under, and sown
to wheat in October. This was on
good land, but to come to cold clay
land my plan would be to sow
broadcast in June one-half bushel
peas and plow all under last Of
September, then drill in 100 pounds
bone meal with the wheat. For
very cold clay land the peas should be
drilled thickly and given two cultiva-
tions This will insure a, vigorou.
growth. Drilling in about May Is,
then a good crop of peas may be gath
cred or pastured off with hogs. l have
experimental with every kind of pea
none is better or SO good as the black,
they never rot, will lie in the ground
and come up a big stand the next year.
All other kinds rot easily. 1now plant
nearly altogether in my corn-holding
no hill of corn should be planted with
out peas-there by getting two good
crops on the same land and at the same
time increasing the fertility of the
soil. The COW pea will solve the old
problem: How can we get a good re-
turn from the land, and at the same
time retain its fertility.-Cor. Farm
| erS' Home ,In11rnal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
CURING BACON.
The Dry Process Produces an Excellent Ar.
ticle.

The Dry Process Produces an Excellent Ar
ticle.
The dry process of converting pork
into bacon makes an excellent article,
sweet and firm. Everyone knows how
different is the taste of fresh dry salt
from that of salt in dissolved state.
After the carcass of the hog has been
divided, place the pieces of pork in
tended for bacon to one side. Rub
them we'll with coarse salt, aud let the
blood drain for 2t hours. Mix one and
half pounds coarse brown sugar, six
ounces saltpeter, and one and u half
pounds salt. After these ingre-
dients are we'll mixed. rub into
the pork we'll, especially on the
flesh sides. Pile these pieces of pork
on top of one another in a salting
trough, with a groove or gutter round
its edges to do away with the brine.
10 allow this brine to soak into the
meat will impart q vile taste. Turn
the meat every two days. rubbing in
more of the salt and sugar preparation.
The proportion given is sufficient for
II pounds OF bacoa. The sugar pos
sessess preserving qualities in very
great degree, without the pungency
and astringency of salt, and inparts a
mildness and mellowness to the cured
meat. Too much salt con tracts the Il bers
of the meat. thus rendering it hard and
tough. The meat remains in this state
| for two or three weeks, according tt
circumstances. In dry weather it re-
quires a longer time than during damp
weather.
The place for sailing should always
be cool, but well ventilated. Confined
air, though cool, will taint meat sooner
than the midday sun accompanied by
a breeze. When the meat is sufficiently
salted, wipe it dry and smoke for two
Or three weeks, according to size. The
meat must be hung to smoke in dry
place, where no water will touch
it, and the smoke must proceed from
wood. Before you hang the meat t,
smoke, rub the flesh side we'll will
bran. This prevents the smoke from
getting into the little openings an,
make a crust that dries on. AS to tim
required to smoke the bacon, it de pend
| upon the size, and whether there is
constant smoke. If the smoke is con
slant and rich-from hard wood-it re
quires about two weeks time. Tn
bacon must not be drie! up, and yet
must be perfectly dry.-Eleanor Nj
Lucas, in Farmers Home Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17

The following story of Arnold Boech-
lin, the Swiss painter, is told in the
German papers: In the early part OF
his career he was commissioned to paint
"still-life" for an art lover of Basle.
The picture, consisting of several sorts
of fruit, among them large melon,
was refused. The painter took it home,
and, wishing to utilize the canvas, be-
gan to scrape it with knife. The sinai!
fruits rapidlr disappeared, but when it
came to scraping the melon Boechlin
stopped, feeling as if he were about to
commit homicide. He had not the
courage to accomplish the sacrifice. 4
bright idea dawned on him. He seized
brush and turned the melon into 4
siren swimming under water. The ef'
feet produced seemed to the artist won.
derful. Since then he has painted
many sirens, but his favorite is the one
that came many years ago from ar
idealized melon.-Chicago Inter Ocean
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
WHAT SHE MOST RESENTED.
| She Could Readily Forgive and FOr-
/ get Most AnythinE hut This

She swept into the Office of the man.
ager with cyclonic perturbation. Any
body could see from the naughty SUI
periority of her manner that if she
was not yet star she fully intended
to be one. In her hand was newspa-
per, which she laid on the desk before
the manager.
'Now, really, Miss Frostleigh," he
said, somewhat impatiently, II am not
responsible for what appears in the
newspapers about you. l can't do any
thing moltefhan say am sorry you
should have any troubles. That's all
anybody does for me when l get into
debt"
''Have you read that cruel article
about my husbands applying for di-
vorce?"
"Yes. That is to say, glanced over
the head lines"
"You can at least tell me where can
find the editor?"
Now, take my advice and keep away.
1t won't do you the least bit of good"
''But don't you think I have a right
to complaint"
''Of course. 1t was too bad. / have
no doubt it was base calumny to say
you cut his allowance down to $12
week."
II could have borne that" she MUIR
INJURED.
"And I can understand it was very
annoying to have it said that you put
him out of cab one night and made
| him walk three miles to the depot" =
"That was not the cruelest part of it,
though"
"And it was naturally embarrassing
to have it asserted in cold type that in
fit of jealous pique you knocked him
down and then jumped on him."
| do you think the papers in all of the
cities printed that?' she inquired.
"In all probability, they did. I'm
sorry for the worry it must cause
YOU"
| "That wasn't ALL" she exclaimed.
II know. What you refer to is the
insinuation that he is your seventh hus-
band"
"That isn't the worst, either!" she
said, with heart-broken sob. 'They
spelled my name wrong!" Detroit
Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
HIS STORIES FELL FLAT.
He Tried to BE Amusing, But Signally
Failed.

II went home the other night" said
st. Louis man to friend, land told
story to my wife which had heard
that day. a friend had just told it to
me-"
'It was about sick baby two months
old. Its mother had called in the doc
tor, who, after examining it, said to
the mother: Madam, 1 can do moth
ing for this child!'
"'Oh, doctor, is there nothing you
can do" moaned the mother.
"'Nothing,' said the doctor, sympa-
thetically.
'Just then the two-months-old baby,
in it's mothers lap, looked up into her
face, and said-absolutely nothing!
'Now, I thought that was pretty
good story" said the st. Louis man,
''and I could not remember to have
heard it before, SO told it to my wife.
She laughed, and said:
"'Do you think that is new story?
Why, / heard that years ago. 1t must
have been a Cincinnati man who told
that tale!'
"You see, was made a butt Of my
| own joke. But the worst think hap
pened the next day.
II was telling the story to an Eng
lishman who called at my office. I told
the story all the way through, and then
explained how my wife had laughed
at me for not having heard it before.
Then laughed and said what she said
about the Cincinnati man. That Eng
lishman just looked at me. repeated
the part about the Cincinnati man, and
laughed at the right place SO that he
would have a cue. He did not even
smile. Both jokes fell fiat. am dis
gusted man."-St. Louis Republic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
Bacteria Destroyed by Bromine.

bacter1a DestFOycO Dy brOmlnes
Experiments with the river water ct
Berlin showed that cholera, typhoid and
all disease germs which it contained
were destroyed when bromine was used
as sterilizer. The mixture consists
of bromine, 20 parts; potassium bro
mine, 90 parts, and water, 100 parts.
Three drops of this solution are re.
quired to sterilize gallon of water.
The slightly acid taste which results
may be neutralized by adding, after
five min nutes, nine per cent solution OF
amHonia.-Chicago Inter Ocea4>
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17

less he was greatly mistaken the beautt

less he was greatly mistaken the beautt
full horse betrayed unmistakable sgEs
of giving in. Their own wretched ami
NAL could do as we'll as this. Presently
it stopped stopped dead from exhaus-
ton.
What the devils the matter with
him?" demanded Wade.
''Be shot if know. He seems dead
bcat. It's so dark one can see nothing.
Wish that moon would come out; the
rain has ceased"
"Well, this is pretty go!" exclaimed
the other, as the horse, in spite of whip
and word, refused to move. brought
| up, before ones half beyond danger,
with a stolen horse! You must have
been mistaken in the worth of the ami
NAL, jim; never knew you mistake one
| before"
| "It beats me hollcw," returned Jim,
his crestfallen tone hetraying some
alarm. las to being mistaken in him,
know never was--thele! Something
extraordinary must all the horse"
He jumped out of the gig end began
|
the same moment the coy moon burst
out from behind the clouds and shone
down in all her splendor. Jim felt the
horse, stared at it and stared again.
The other one in the gig was also gazing
curiously. Simultaneously a shout of
dismay, followed by an imprecation,
burst from both of them. They had
stolen their own horse!
Some mutual recrimination ensue5,
Wade accusing Jim of having made -
mistake and opened the wrong stable,
Jim vowing by all that's blue that h,
had opened the right one.
Amy way, we've got the harness"
pleaded Jim.
The remark caused Wade to turn his
ing in the moonlight. a closer glance,
and then another angry shout broke
from him.
''Look here, you fool, here's a crest" !"
"Hey--what 2" cried Jim, turning
round.
Sure enough; the silver-mounted har-
ness bore a family crest with it's Latin
anywhere. Certainly this nights an
ticipated spoil was not lucky in any
way.
Next morning the landlord of the inn
was intensely surprised at the disap-
pearance of the travellers and at the
spiriting away of some harness tha. be-
longed to the young Viscount Dare. He
stood in the stable yard talking with his
hostler.
. "But for me his lordship's boss would
ha' gone, too," cried the ostler, stolidIy
J "When l see one O. they two gents a
poking and peering about here last
night under cover O the dusk and see
him gazing at the fine animal with hun.
, CRY eyes and next watched him finger
, ing the stable lock. it struck me what
he might be after-the wanting to have
try at changing their own sorry hacl
, for this one. So the last thing at nigh
, before turning in l changed the hosses
putting theirn in the best stable anl
t'other here and made him safe with IN,
bar and paddock, which can't be picked
| And they've just been and gone ava,
with their own"
"Why didn't you change the harncs:
| as well?"
"Well, l never thought O. the har
, ness
But in the course of the day a messen
I ger brought the harness back, and die
not wait to ask for that of the travellers
IN. Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17
THE FARM WO1k SHOP,
An Important Adjunct to Every Well
Regulated Farm.

Regulated Farm.
A work shop on every farm is great
convenience; every progressive farmer
has one, and those who want to keep
up with the advancement of agricul-
tural interests will follow suit. 10
build workshop is an easy job; it
doesn't take long and costs but little,
if constructed as that dear old cabin in
which used to work. My workshop
was about sx10 feet and six feet from
the floor of the loft, covered with oak
boards and having no floor save the
ground. i was sided up with one
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-02-17

There are some long haired men
who are not musicians.-Washingtop
Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
FRENCH DRESSNAEERS ARE TALKING PRFTTY

May
day:
$
Hence
and
America
the of
said to me-:
should
30 to We should like
thy n he pas
/ for the
foolish love beautiful
o
Redfern
boycott
prove that France Spain cases which
nave
official stsf
having bought an Fre,c,
dresses to ynonefo thef
There Will be falling The
said TO me-:
Our clientele largely
boycott newspapers The a
United States petty
y have been ereiy informed embassy
Il" money to advocate
% wholly pOwess the
ladies
IA said
sare the sterling character Of tie American
Spanish sympathy
are usually made for mutual
toward the United on
! Anerc wonen WIN boycott
A9a these the 10 uleto
SPAN brings
enormous trade II be prou
is this boycott disapune % not us,y
boycott" - - ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
FOOLS In LII MINE FIELDS

Washington, May 2I.-The navy Depart
ment is making ready for the purchase
fsmall steam craft to supplement the
mosquito fleets on the coast. The chief
of the Mosquito fleet. Admiral Erben at
New York, has submitted 70 the navy de-
partment a list of over 100 such craft,
which have been examined and found
suitable. The department was prevented
from making any purchases on this score
because IL lacked the necessary authori-
cation, but now that congress has passed
and the president has approved an act ap-
propriating 100000 for the purchase Of
such vessels Il will begin al once to a.
qure them. They are needed very badly
just at present. not 50 much for scouting
purposes as for the protection Of the Ella
borate mine fields which the engineer Of
hcers have laid in almost all Atlantic
ports. The reckless conduct Of the com
man5ers Of vessels entering and emerging
fro these ports has determined the author
tiles here 70 deal summarily hereafter
with persons who disregard the repeated
warnings which the local engineers have
given the shipping crossing the mine
fields The Mosquito feet vessels viii all
be armed and Il any vessel disreFsrds
their warnings and lnterferes with the
mines. or even jeopardizes their workings,
they viii pay the penalty.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
FOR IMMUNE OFFICERS

Washington. May 27.The war depart
ment has issued a series Of general rules
for the examination of applicants for COM
missions in the United States volunteer
infantry immune regiments Applicants
Will be examined with reference to their
mental, moral and physical fitness to hold
a commission and perform the duties of
a commissioned officer in an infantry reg
iment
In determining fitness the board Of ak
aminers will give due light to the follow
ing:
The nature and extent Of applicants
military education.
The time. If any. the APPLICANT has lived
in tropical climates, and the general ma
ture of his experience in such climates.
The facility with which applicant can
speak foreign languages, if al all. particu-
larly Spanish.
The examining board will also give due
weight to the following:
The ability OF the applicant to take
proper care OF himself and OF men com
micted to his charge under all conditions
so far as the same can be judged by the
experience and record Of the applicant
The ability Of the applicant 10 command
men, so far as can be judged by his ex-
perience and record.
The examinations are not TO be compe-
titive but the board OF examiners IS to
pass upon the qualifications az each ap-
plIcant and recommend 10 the adjutant
general OF the navy the rank which may
properly be conferred upon such appli-
% ur
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
"DEWEY DAY. CELfBRAIlON

Kansas City, Mo-. Nav 27-This was
Dewey day. set apart by the city council
for the celebration Of he Manila victory
Both Kansas Citys 5oined in making #
the most popular demonstration ever held
here, and crow.is from DOZEN surround
ing Missouri and Kansas towns lent 1hcIr
aid The St.aat rarade was the feature
OF the day. Il contained no less than
30 900 people. Of this number nearly
10000 were school children. who marched
eight abreast and formed division
mile long. each child carrying q nag. A
float bearing a model Of the battleship
Olympia. manned ard complete, brought
forth volleys of hurrahs from the thou
cands who lined the streets. while an
other float, arranged by the Italians OF
the Italians Of the city and representing
Cuba, with Weyler crouching before I'm
Gle Sam. was Justify cheered. All the civic
societies in the two cities, chief among
them being 5000 Modern Woodmen. hun
dreds Of G. A. r. veterans. and Others.
Interpreted with sixteen bands and fife
and drum corps. completed the array. The
line OF march was profusely decorated.
and the most intense enthusiasm abound
ed. Addresses in the afternoon by Major
William Warner. Judge John F. Phillips.
the presiding officer of the day: Bishop
j. j. Glennon. Major b L. Woodson. Rev
Dr. Henry Hopkins and Rev. s. NJ. Nael
closed the exercises.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
NEWS FROM THE SOUADRONS

copyrighted 1898 by Associated Press
Off the North Coast of Cuba May 27, 2
a. m Via Key West. Fla).-At 10
O'Clock last night the Dolphin ran along
side the flagship New York Her lights
showed that she bore dispatches for Rear
Admiral Sampson. The commander of the
Dolphin shouted through the megaphone
Il have dispatches from Commodore
Schley to the ommander-in-chief"
Schleys dispatches were dated off Glen
fuesos.
Absolutely nothing definite can be
said" was the reply which Captain Chad
wick of the New York made to a ques-
ton as to what had transpired.
Since he heard of Admiral Cervera's ar
rival at Curacao, Rear Admiral Sampson
has repeatedly said he believed the Span
iards would go to Cienfuegos or San
tiago.
To prove that the American admiral
was almost sure the Spaniards would be
caught, the following may be divulged
without a breach of confidence. When the
were sailing out of Key West under Rear
Admiral Simpsons orders, the admiral
sent this signal to Captain Philips of the
Teas: You are going to nab the Span
iards. and good luck to you"
Since then Rear Admiral Sampson has
been cruising around as a purely precau-
tionary measure. He thoroughly believed
Commodore Schley would bottle up the
Spaniards either in Cienfuegos oil. at San
tiago, but he took all measures to guard
against a possible evasion of Commodore
Schley by the enemy and any attempt to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
NOT SETTLED EVEN YET
Whether or Not CerVera is at Santi=
ago de Cuba i'm State of
BOttledness.
NOR ARE ALL AGREED
AS to Whether ScFIey or the Spaniard Has the Best
OF it From the Strategic Standpoint-No
Doubt of the Outcome, Though.

Washington, May 27.-When Secretary
Long started for the cabinet meeting, he
was without information IN addition to
that possessed yesterday morning as TO
the movement of the fleet in the West
Indies. Notwithstanding the repeated
statements to the effect that the navy
department has been in communication
with Commodore Schley off Santiago, the
secretary stated that he had not received
any message from Commodore Schley
since his brief report made several days
ago from another point in Cuba There
fore the department was in exactly the
position it had occupied for the last few
days. 50 far as its knowledge Of the fleets
went, il mad heard through unofficial,
and, il was hoped, reliable. sources, that
the Spanish feet was in Santiago harbor
and tha1 Schley was lying in wait outside
The department having walked as Iona
as dignity seemed 10 require for news
directly from the squadrOrs. il was be-
lieved, had now taken steps 10 secure it.
through its own inquiries and consequent
~ it might be expected az any moment
that some Of the dispatch boate or scout
ing vessels would bring news of the
squadron to one Of the cable stations,
probably in Hayt, for transmission 70 the
navy department.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, May 27.-President McKin-
ley had scarcely left the breakfast table
and taken up the morning papers before
a host of knights Templar from Phila-
delphia had gathered in front of the
White House. There were over a hun
dred Of the Templars and their ladies.
from the Mary's commandery Philadel
phia. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
accompanie dthem and arranged for their
reception by the president. 1t was
earlier than the usual hour of admission
into the executive mansion, but the presi-
dent agreed to receive them and in a long
line they filed past him. hand shaking,
and later went through the public rooms
of the mansion. There were several sem
ators and representatives, including Sen
ator Davis of Minnesota. chairman of
the foreign relations committee; Senator
DeBoe of Kentucky and Representative
Hull of Iowa, chairman Of the military
affairs committee of the house. and Rep
resentstive Mann Of Illinois, who arrived
meantime to confer with the president
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-28
NO REASONABLE DOUBT

Washington May 27.-At the close Of
the cabinet meeting today it was author
itat1vely stated that although the gov
eminent had no official information on
the subject there was no reasonable doubt
thai Admiral Cerveras feet was in Sam
tiago harbor and that Comm odore SchIey
was on guard al the entrance. Although
the information upon which this belief
was based was regarded as entirely trust
worthy. the government, it was said,
would make no important move or change
ITS plans. in the absence of direct confir-
nation from official sources. II was also
stated that any contemplated movement
against Cuba or Porto Rico would be held
in allegiance until the Spanish fleet either
was destroyed or otherwise rendered help
less to seriously interfere with our plans
in any direction. The cabinet discussed
the situation at length but nothing of
great consequence was decided upon. The.
work Of equipping and modelling the VOL
unteer army viii be pushed with all pos
sHble vigOr with a view to being in perfect
readiness for any call that might be made
when the Spanish fleet shall no longer be
& serious factor in the war problem. All
of the members of the cabinet were pres
ent except Attorney General Griggs, who
Us at his home in New Jersey.