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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
Variations of the Magnetic Needle
Discovered Away Back in
Columbus Time,

Few familiar sayings convey more
erroneous notion than the phrase:
''True as the needle to the pole" In
order to keep track of the unfaithful-
ness of the needle to the pole, or the
variation of the compass" from true
north, the United States maintains a
separate bureau, the division of terres-
trial magnetism. The government is
now preparing, in cooperation with
European countries, greatly to enlarge
its work, and to make the investiga-
tions of 1902 memorable for their thor
oughness, says Youths Companion.
The magnetic needle varies not only
at different places, but the variation
changes from year to year, and even at
different times in the day. On the
"magnet-survey" charts those places
which at a particular time have
the same amount of variation are
connected by what is known as an
isogonic, or equal varia ton, line.
Through those points on the map in
which there is no variation of the
needle from the true north a line
known as the agonic passes.
Iron deposits and mountain ranges
modify the action of the unknown
causes Of the periodical varia ton, and
cause these lines to become even more
crooked than those which mark equal
temperatures, known as isothermal
lines.
Isogonic charts may be accurate to-
day and full of errors in few years.
The celebrated Mason and Dixon's line,
between Pennsylvania and Maryland,
which was surveyed in the years 1863
to 1867, was run by the stars and not by
the needle, a great piece of foresight
in that day. If it had been surveyed
by the compass in 1900 it would have
shown a deviation in some places of
two miles. Were the line to be run by
uncorrected compass to-day, the varia-
ton would reach nearly 10 miles to the
south. and the rich coal-fields of two
Maryland counties would be thrown
into Pennsylvania.
The discovery of the magnetic
needles shortcomings is believed to
have been made during the voyage of
Columbus. The disclosure really con-
stituted high tribute to the scientific
perceptions of that day. even though it
spread CONSERVATION among the ships
arawsL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY JANUARY 2 1902.

Through his veins flow currents OF
blue. his arteriss pulsate with torrents
that seem drawn from the wells OF
the sky. The golden summer noon
and he are one, and through his skin
the drops of molten sunlight drip.
Then the color changes to green. He
feels the trees springing to Life amid
his tortured frame, the lank grasses
are growing from his eyes; tangle of
rushes is around his heart, and the
agony of awakening leaves and flow.
ers is rising within his blood.
Now blackless creeps upon him.
1t edges its slow way seeking for en-.
trance, and it slips beneath his nails;
it mounts and writhes within him.
Oh the horror of it! The load he
carries within his veins would blot
out thousand suns. 1t lies soft and
heavy upon his lips, and the angels
who see him turn from this biackened
soul of night.
He would cry aloud, but he I. soaked
in darkness, if his lips open he would
die, the world is gone, he must lie there
forever where the black rain buries
him ever deeper in the bottomless pit
of night.
Oh listen how the drops fail upon
him, dreadful, desolate, unending.
The mans brain is darkened, and
can tell no more.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02

had a period of dissipation in New
York. Drinking and cigarette smok-
ing landed her in Bellevue hospital,
where she attempted to kill physician
and stabbed an attendant. After
spending a season in Wards Island i'll
sane asylum, she married young
Italian, who soon died. 1t would be
hard to keep track of the matrimonial
adventures of this enterprising per-
sonage. After the Marsh episode her
vanity led her on to the comic opera
stage, where she is said to have worn
the largest tights ever manufactured.
The roars and laughter of the audience
caused her to retire in tears.
Her latest exploit has so disquieted
London as to cause the arrest of the
Jacksons, now known as Laura and
Theodore Horos. They founded a re-
ligious order known as the Theocratic
Unity and Purity league, one of the
most outrageous and indecent soci-
eties ever known. Advertisements
similar to the following appeared:
american gentleman of good char
acter, aged 35, of refined tastes,
wishes to correspond with good
woman, 1s to 25 years of age, with a
! view to matrimony. Money no object"
From among those who replied, one
was each time selected. Laura, who
posed as Theo's mother, fondled the
neopbyte lovingly. Theo called her
his dear little wife. She was induced
to subscribe to the most dreadful
oaths, to the breaking of which fear
full penalties were supposed to be at
tached. owing to the blast Of will''
set against her by remaining men,
| bers of the community. She was also
cajoled into parting with whatever
| jewelry or property she possessed.
| One of the witnesses in the present
sensational trial testified that she
was led to believe that Theo was the
'Son of God" 1t is to be hoped that
the English law viii prove more eff.
| ficient than our own in secluding
! from the outer world these beasts OF
prey who travel under the cloak OF
so-called religion.
| EDWARD JULIAN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02

wells island on a minor charge, also in
an Illinois penitentiary for obtaining
money on fraudulent checks.
In Chicago, as Vera Ava, she married
she obtained large sums and then di-
vorce. About this time, it is said, she
was desirous of obtaining admission
to Prophet Teed's Chicago community,
but it is proba BILE that the prospect of
material gain was so small that she
gave up the project, Koresh having a
well-established reputation for tight
grasp on any dollars which happened
to fall within the grasp of his fingers.
Before meeting Mr.. Marsh, Diss de Bar
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02

trial and later developments proved
how her great personal power had
been exercised on all classes of peo-
pie, from those of great wealth and in
telligence, to the poorest and most ig-
norant. Her greed and love of power
would allow her to pass no one by.
She has been enabled to drive fine
horses and live sumptuously. In court
she boasted that she had realized $780,
600 per year by her performances in oc-
cultism. She served a term on Black
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
NOT TRUE TO THE POLE,

SPENCER BOYD.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
APPLE pIcKIN' TIME,
BY FLORENCE J. ROYCE

In the mowin'
Where you turned the cows to browse,
An the hurry,
An the furry,
An the bankin' UP the house:
An you'll laugh at wind an weather when
the SHOWS a-Griftin' in
II the moWs are full o. fodder an there's
apples in the bin.
Every critter is a-stir with the news O.
changin' weather,
lou can hear the wild goose honk as he
calls his flock together,
An the hounds are on the mountain an
the Woodchuck's in his lair,
An the squirrel fills his cellar in the hollow
hemlock. there;
An the singin,
An the ringin
y the axes on the hill:
Gettin' ready
Workin' steady
All the empty bins to fill;
AN when youth has crept behind YOU an
your life is past its prime,
LOU VIII feel your boyhocd comm back
In apple-pickin' time.
Youths Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
He Lost His Case.

Gentlemen of the jury said a
lawyer the other day, there are just
SO hogs. Please remember the fact
just three times as msny as in the
jury boz, gentlemen. .'-Iit-Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
VOL. XL.

= avg in apple-pickin' time there is some
Thin bout the weather
r,ot,ll set your spirits dancin till they're
r,qhter than feather;
o., cen hear it in the music O. the neigh
borin' ROSTERS call.
vor can see it in the squirrel carryin nuts
along the wall:
An the rustic,
An the hustle,
Ar the hurryin in O crops,
An the weedin',
An the seedin,
An, the 6ryin' O. the hops;
rbere's a busy feelin' in the air that sets
YOUR soul airline
In the hearty, healthy workin' days o.
apple-pickin' time.
vhen the crib is full O. corn an the oat bin
runnin' over,
An the crickets finish chirpin' in the straw
stack an the clover,
Then the echo on the mountain sends your
voice a-calIin' back,
An YOU hear the far-off rumblin' o. the
freight train on the track;
An the lowin'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02

One remedy against Indigestion is
matrimony. AT least the Lancet tells
us that it is the celibate young bar
rister, the lonely curate in lodgings,
the struggling bachelor journalist or
business man or clerk who suffers
most from premature dyspepsia be.
cause he eats alone. He generally
reads during his meals, which is bad,
or he reads directly he has bolted his
food which is likewise bad. Obviously,
therefore, matrimony is bar to in
digestion.--London Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
Wouldn't BE Dictated To,

What? Fell downstairs? How did
1t happen?'
why, you see, | started to go
down, and my wife said: BE careful.
John!' And I'm not the man to be
dictated to by any woman, so down
| Wept.'-Loudon Tit-Bits.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-01-02
Cremation In Japan,

Cremation has been the custom 10
in japan for 1000 years.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15
No. A

cultivation as basis of calculation. To irriRate 20.0OO GOO acres for thirty eight years would cost the government gi5 per acre, making the aggregate for the whole time $500 900 .O00 But the work in providing storage would en- able settlers to lrrigate another 2O.- 100000 acres at the same rate of cost. This land would be worth at the end of forty years a round g. 900. 900 900 and 1t would support a population of 90, 900 900.
 Carrying this calculation a little further. We find that there Is sufficient water "tn sight" in semi-aTid regions, to irrigate enough land to sustain pearly the present population of the United States. If 10000 ,000 acres Of irrigated land will provide for popu- lation of 30.O00. .000. then the full 100,- 100000 acres would sustain a popula- tion of 75.OOO,OOO.
 And this land will be needed within forty years. At the present rate of growth there will be, approximately, 100000 900 people in the United States forty years hence, and the semi-arid lands of this section are the most available for supporting the vast in crease.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

both in the field and in the labora- tory. that where there Is an excess Of lime in the soil in the form of sul- phate or carbonate. plants will with stan. greater percentage of alkall than where the lime content is small. In the Colorado Desert gypsum (sul- phate of limel and carbonate are nearly always present in the soil.
 This paragraph will bear another careful reading. From careful study of these two paragraphs. taken fin connection with the alkali tables. the following conclusions are un- avoidable.
 First-Nincty per cent of the soil wIm produce barley. sugar beets and sorghum.
 sccond-Sixty per cent. of the soil will produce alfalfa. wheat and corn.
 Third-Thc Imperial soils contain large amount of gypsum (sulphate of lime). and carbonate of lime. (The report might have also added the soils generally were full of periwinkle shells thus furnishing a large per centage of carbonate of lime).
 Fourth-That 50 far as is yet known. the amount of white alkali that crops will withstand IS infiu- enced more by the presence or ab- sence of lime as a constituent of the soil than by the chemical composition of the salts"
 Fifth-"It has been determined by
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15
Who Wrote the Letter :!

We have been handed a clipping from some unknown Eastern paper, says the Santa Ana Herald, containing the following article, which will cer- tainly be of interest to the people gen. erally of this city:
 I'll. A. B. Kelly, of the real estate board of brokers, has on his hands the task of writing an up-to-date descrip- tion of the City of New York for the benefit of a stranger in Santa Ana, Cal. who is of an inquiring turn of mind The Westerner took a some what unusual method of preferring this request.
 MT. Kelly was cracking walnuts at dinner when one of the nuts, which re- sisted his efforts for some time, at tracted his attention on account of it's peculiar whitish color. MT. Kelly finally broke it open and found in one half of the shell a note on which was a request for description of the place the finder lived in. Mir. Kelly carefully preserved the letter, which he intends 10 answer
 That is rather romantic, but not so much so as another similar episode which occurred only two or three years ago. A young lady while wrap ping oranges slipped a note into one of the wrappers. asking the finder to write to the address given in the note. She signed her name and gave her address. That orange fell into the hands of a young man who did as re- quested and a wedding was the result
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15
The Soil Experts Report.

\ copy of the pamphlet from the United States Department of AgrI- culture. Bureau of Soils. Circular No. g." on the Soil Survey Around I'm. perIal. California" Is received and from it We draw some deductions.
 The report, when carefully read, does not create so bad an impression as did the garbled telegraphic report sent all over the country.
 The repor, contains a table show ing the salt contents of the soil. This table contains report on ll9 samples of soll In the first column is a report of percentage of alkali in the first foot of the soil. Then a col umn is devoted to the second foot another to the third foot. another to the fourth foot. another to the fifth foot. and another to the sixth foot
 This table macs a better showing than does the alkali map. The fol- lowing summary of that table shows the number of soils that contain vari- ous percentages of alkali at various depths from one to six feet:
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

With the prospects of dry season staring them in the face what are the people along the river, with plenty of water flowing past them, going to do? Water can be thrown over the bank very cheaply. The Electric Power Company is anxious to put in the power at almost a nominal cost. If any number of people will join together the plant will be put in, the ditches dug to their very lands, and water put on at a very low rate. But it requires some fixing of the land to receive 1t. Will this keep farmers from trying to produce crop of any kind? It Is fully time to begin to think.-Colusa Sun.
 Yes. fifty years is long enough for one generation to think. If the people along the Sacramento River cannot think on this subject to some purpose by this time they had better turn the whole subject over to the next genera tion without prejudice.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15
REVIEW OF THE EXPERTS SOIL REPORT. EXPERTS CONCLUSIONS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALLEGED FACTS-NINETY PERCENT OF SOIL SUITED TO BARLEY AND SIXTY PERCENT SUITED TO ALFALFA BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF LIME
 NOT CONSIDERED IN PUBLISHED
 CONCLUSIONS.
CONCLUSIONS THAT ACCORDANCE WITH THE AL
 
The report fnrther gtates.

The report further states:
 Much work has been done by diff. fCrent experiment stations of the United States and this bureau in the past few years in determining the amount of alkali various crops will withstand in these alkaline areas and the following limitations have been established for the white alkali:
 Crops Per cent. Barley. sugar beets. sor-
 Ehum .......... .........o.6 to l.UO Alfalfa. wheat. corn .....0.2 to 0.4
 It is from this statement of the report that the percentage of land suited to these crops is given above.
 In another portion of the report 1t Is stated that alkali found in the I'm. perial lands is the white variety. On this subject the report says:
 The alkah of this portion of the desert Is all of the white kind. prin- cipally the chlorid of potassium and sodium. Lime Is present both as sul-
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15
Room for 75,OOO.OO More.

Under the above caption the Los Angeles Herald in its editorial col umns thus spoke:
 A striking illustration of possible in our semi-arid region is given in the figures furnished by the Director of the Geological Survey. IL appears that the lands already cul- tivated by irrigation aggregate 6,5OO,- 0OO acres. They are chiefly in Cali fornia and Colorado. There is enough water "in sight" to irrigate 100 100000 acres, by proper means of conservation. The report takes one-fifth of the acre age that might be made available for
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

experiment. both in the field and in the laboratory, that when there is an excess of lime in the soil in the form of sulphate or carbonate. plants will withstand a greater percentage of alkali than when the lime content is small"
 Sixth-From the conclusions which are reached from statements made in the report. it is evident that a fair study of the report brings a person necessarily to favorable conclusions instead of to the unfavorable conclu- sions given by the experts.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

phate and carbonate. No crops eX- cept sorghum and millet have as yet been grown. SO the exact limitations for the different crops for this area were not established. although they certainly could not withstand a great deal more than the crops elsewhere. If the soils are kept well drained there Is enough gypsum in the soil and water to preclude all possibility of there ever being an accumulation of the black alkali,
 Again the report says:
 By popular usage any harmful ac- cumulation in the soil of salts of any kind is referred to as alkali. distinc- tions being made between districts containing a large amount of sodium carbonate and those which do not. The sodium carbonate areas are pop ularly called black alkali' areas, and all others white alkali' areas. The white alkal salts are usually found associated with the sodium car bonate in black alkali areas, while Tn the white alkali regions there is usu- ally a predominance of the sulphates or chlorides. with smaller amounts Of other salts. So far as is yet known, the amount of white alkali that crops will wltnstand is influenced more by the presence or absence of lime as a constituent of the soil than by the chemical composition of the salts. It has been determined by experiments
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-15

It will thus be seen that the amount of alkah in the soil dimin- lshes as greater depth Is reached.
 It will also be seen that about 6O per cent of the land contains an aV- craze of four.tenths of one per cent. of alkali. or less and that on this class of land the report says that al falfa. wheat and corn will grow.
 IL will also be seen that 90 per cent. of ...e soils contain an average of one per cent. or less. and the report says that this class of soils will raise bar lev. sugar beets and sorghum.
 A careful reading of the report gnows that the conclusions reached by the experts are not consistent with the facts given in the report assuming that the statements made therein are facts. This is shown by the facts above given showing the percentage of the land containing various amounts of alkali.
 Taking as a basis for calculations, th figures given in the report show ing the percentage of alkali in the soil to a depth of six feet. we find the facts to be as follows:
 Per t,....,,o,,o ,,f olkau i'm soils cent.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
How He Proposed.

He wished to propose to the girl or
his choice, but he was nervous. First
he thought of the old romantic style:
"By my halidoin. fair one, l would
Sain take thee for my bride. Say thou
wilt be niue and ere the sun giIds the
turrets of yonder castle the friar shall
unite us in holy bonds'
In the face of the prevalent rage for
dramas Of the olden style, this form
seemed satisfactory. Being an eminent
ly modern young man. however. he
thought again and determined to test
the theatrical mode.
But just at that moment the fair
Mary tripped into the room, and he
bIurted out:
"Er-Mary-er-will you-er-well''--
But Mary was far from being con-
trary. "Oh. that's all right. George" ."
said she, 81 know what you mean.
Why, of course. will. Papa will be
delighted. New York Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17

A household necessity. DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts,
wounds of any sort. Cures sore throat,
Group, catarrh, asthma Never fails.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-17
The Breaking Of the Tie Pro
YES Fatal to the Grdu'S
Championship Hopes.
PdDd0OeS do Some ListI6ss Base
Running, RAGGED Fielding and
Weak Willow Work.

Its no USE" 1t never was any use,
and there is no use in wailing about
it now. But say, wasn't it awful?
Some wise guy on similar occasion
said: What a falling off was there"
Yes, all of Tucsons lofty base ball
ambition, all of the Grdays champion
ship hopes, came down at the gardens
yesterday in a bemuddled heap, with
one of those dull and heavy thuds,
just as if they had fallen off sixteen
story sl1y-scraper without a parachute.
But what's the use? The pitcher is
broken and the milk is spilled.
II there is fan in the old pueblo
today without a crack in his heart, he
was certainly among those absent yes
terday. 1t was waleful affair from
start to finish, and out of respect for
the Grays the cowbell chorus did not
+ tune up. 1t was no use. Truly the
tie is broken, but the breaking was
fatal. The locals were engulfed in
the parting of the ways, and before
| they recovered Bisbee was on the
| high ground waving the pennant. The
Grays, no doubt, are still pondering
over the uncertainties of the national
game, but 'it's no use" The Papagoes
have decided to be just good, plain
"Injuns," and will now go away back
in their own back yard and sit down.
The unpretentious lad with the ''Mc''
in his name was invincfble. With his
cool head, his mighty wing and his
perfect control, he had the home team
at his mercy. He had special sup
ply of wind packages, and he delivered
the gentle Zephyrs in bunches of three,
SO the PapagI es could fan them into
furies. His support was gilt-edged,
and the inde1d was a stone wall with
out any gat@s. The Copper Barons
hit whenever it was a necessity, and
sometimes when it wasn't. They are
champions.
A trainer would probably have said
the Grays were stale. The stand
thought thky were paralyzed after the
second. "Rube's" support was ragged
at critical stages. and the base running
was listless. Three times the Grays
had the bases tull and hit would have
decided the contest, but McChesney
''Rube" and Happy" Ganhan sue
cumbed at these critical moments te
McKenna's receptions. It was no use
The errors of the locals were rank and
costly. =
The fans got one of those expectant
humps up in their throats in the initial
inning. when McChesney came to bat
with the sacks full But it was no
use. They had another relapse in the
fourth, and still another in the fifth
when "Rube" was unable to connect
with McKenna's straight ones. Tue
sons runs were scored in the third and
fourth.
/ Bisbee started in like the Colder
4 State Limited. White AMI Lewis reg
istered at the home plate in the second
on two hits and sacrifice A brace
of rank errors, free pass and two
hits netted thkm three more in the
third. The other two came in as a
matter of course.