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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-03
Uncle Reuben sayss

Nuthin' SO comforts some men as to
lean up again a wall dat has jist bin
freshly painted. In sich cases dey kin
hold de world instead of deirselves re-
sponsible, even to de color Of de paint.
Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-03
Snakes in Natal.

Snakes are pest in Natal, and many
of the varieties are highly venomous.
There is green whip snake that fre-
quents the trees; puff adders, slow but
deadly, and many other kinds Along
the Zambesi river country rhere are py-
thons Of huge size. often as much Us Is
feet in length. and Of Qroportio bulk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-03

Some interesting relics of the great
Armada have been found insTobermory
bay, where one of the Spanish galleons
was sunk A bronze breech-loading
cannon. dated 1868. is among the finds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-03
The Evib Of Discontent
BY NINE. QUI VIVE.

SCONTENT is not normal condition of the mind
Discomfort is only another word for acapacy for show
ing irritation If you coneed is because you per-
NIT yourself to think of trivial things that you should make
yourself forget. Any who has good health
and doing the kind of work that he she should
contented IT, added to this, he she has to love-
then this earth is fairly fine place in which to live.
The particular beauty of contenment that it brings
straight all the good things that Now
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-09-03
Better Than workinx.

Six prisoners refused to leave the Jail
when IL others broke out at Williams
burg, KY. Possibly, says the Chicago
Daily News, it cost them too much
trouble to get in
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Farmers zatiOns.

One advantage of farmers organiza-
tons is that they can procure seeds
to much better advantage by order
ing direct from the growers in large
quantities. Our cotton growers want
cotton seed from far north of the
section infested with boil weevils;
Others want seed corr from Iowa and
other states where corn has been
compelled to contract the early ma
turing habit to avoid the early frost,
which habit is often valuable in the
southwest for avoiding an early
drought. Then there are special farm
seeds, as rice. alfalfa and others, and
garden seeds, which are wanted in
quantities in the truck growing Sec
tons. All these may be procured at
least cost and greater assurance OF
reliability when bought by a compe-
tent agent in quantities.-Farm and
Ranch.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
EFFECT OF
Figures from Colleges Show That
Nicotine Stunts Growth of
Students.

Nicotine interferes with growth, and
its effect in that regard is'very meas
urable. At Yale during the four
years course the of tobacco,
although taller when they enter, gain
pa per cent. more in height and 1877
per cent. mor in girth of chest than
do the habitual users. DR.. Hitch
cock of Amherst college, found even
greater differences. The difference in
the lung capacity is very striking in
the two classes, and has been noticed
by all observers. 1t shows the effect
of tobacco on the respiration, nico-
tine being a potent depressor. AS re-
CARDS the effect of nicotine on the men
tai processes, it is more difficult to
interpret the meaning of statistics.
Out of the highest scholarship men at
Yale only five per cent. use tobacco,
while of the men who do not get ap-
pointments, 60 per cent. use it. 1t
is not necessary to interpret this as
meaning that mental decrepitude fol-
lows the use of tobacco by young men,
for there are other factors to be con-
sidered; but it is certainly not condu-
Give to the best work.-World's Work.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
FARMERS. INSTITUTES.
The Old F0gics are waking Up and
railing Into Line With the
Advanced Movement.


The secretary Of agriculture, in his
report for 1901, asked for a2 appro-
Prlation OF $1,000 for the purpose Of
promoting a general system of farm
ers institutes in this country. The
amount realized as availa als for the
purpose indicated, was but $1,000, an
amount entirely inadequate for the
proposed work, and only sufficient for
gathering statistics of the Institutes
and employing, for a few months, a
competent man to study the problems
OF institute management at home and
abroad, so that he might be as helpful
as possible to the work. 1t is to be
hoped the secretary will receive more
liberal treatment from the present
congress. Farmers Institutes are
now held in every state and territory
a. in number-and nearly complete
returns have been received from 40 of
them. These reports show that there
are about 1900 institutes held annual
ly in the territory reported, and that
the funds expended by these 40 states
and territories, not including ex-
penses incurred by the people of the
localities, amounted last year to $780,
600, and that about 707, 900 people at
tended the Institutes. The number of
students taking the agricultural
curse in the A. and M. colleges in the
same states and territories was 1893,
or IN average of 240. There are about
100000 900 persons in this country ac-
tually engaged in agriculture, and
these statistics show that only about
one in IA attend the Institutes. OF
course the percentage of attendance
is larger in the thickly peopled states
than where farmers are farther apart,
and where roads have not been inn
proved, as is often the case in the
newer states and territories. But at
tendance at Institutes is increasing
every year. Farmers are being arous-
ed and they are getting up and
moving forward, and the old fogies
are beginning to wonder what all this
means, and are yawning and falling IN
line for the purpose of seeing what
they may see-or it may be for the
purpose of seeing and hearing what
others see and hear. Farmers in
s~titutes are the most awakening thing
that has occurred among farmers up
to this date.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
CAVERN IN THE PRAIRIES.
One of the Most Striking Natural
CuriOsities in the Chichasaw
Nation in Oklahoma.

At a spot IL miles southeast of this
place. in the level prairie upland, is an
opening about 40 feet in diameter and
60 feet in depth. By clinging to its
rocky and precipitous walls a person
NAV descend to the bottom, and there
find the openings to the two caves, one
leading westward and the other to the
east. For years this cave has been
known as Rock Prairie cave 1t is one of
the most striking natural curiosities in
the ChickaSaw Nation. The caves are
of unknown length and through one
rushes a su~bterranean stream of great
depth in places and of icy GOODNESS. EX-
ploring parties have ventured into
these labyrinths for hundreds of yards,
but the danger of becoming lost has
prevented a thorough examination of
the underground passages, says the
Oklahoma State Capital.
The cave leading westward is east
est of access, and contains a number
of spacious chambers. The room is
about 70 feet square and so feet from
the floor to the ceiling. The floor is
INSTRUCTED with huge powders. The
darkness and stiffness are intense.
Picnic parties sometimes go there, and
with a large bowlder for a table eat
their luncheons in the glare of torches
that cast "uncanny shadows along the
massive walls.
Timid persons hesitate in v%enturing
into the depths of the eastern cave.
The passage slants downward at an
angle that compels the explorer to
crawl and slip and slide for nearly
100 feet before reaching a spot where
a person may stand upright and walk
safely. From the darkness echoes the
sound of rushing water, which later
from eight to thirty feet in width
and from six inches to many feet in
depth. Men have waded in the stream
until the water reached their chins and
then gone. in a boat to points where
they were unable to touch bottom with
the longest oars. A farmer carried his
boat into the cave several years age
to follow the stream to its end. AT a
depth estimated to be 200 feet below
the surface of the ground is a natura
bridge formed by a huge stone that
fell across the stream. The water
plunges underneath this bridge like 9
millrace. a boat can be pulled ovel
the bridge, however, and launched Oh
the other side. About 100 feet below
the bridge the stream widens into 9
broad, deep pool, with ashigh vaulteo
roof. Beautiful stalagmites anc
~stalactites adorn the chamber. Two
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
HERE N THERE

"A good system of rotation on the
farm is the II which includes a crop
of new IDEAS"
The digestibility of food elements
in a feed must determine its value in
actual use. A chemist might be able
to find protein in sawdust, but the
cow certainly could not.
One cannot pick up an agricul-
tural paper, but he reads news of
farmers combining to sell the chief
products of the farm. That's right.
Meet cooperative effort with coop
Grafton.
Why such a rush made to plant
a large crop of cotton? But for provi-
Dental interference, cotton would
now be five cents instead of ten.
Look out! You may get caught with
an empty corn crib.
Thousands of farmers, realizing
the necessity of organization, are
seeking the best order. Be sure the
society you support has something to
join besides promises. Promises are
good, but they pay no bills, secure no
laws.
Where are those hogs you + 60
ing to kill next fall? You can not
afford to grow cotton at eight cents
and buy meat at fifteen cents. When
ever bacon is higher than cotton you
should be selling bacon and buying
cotton.
There is much more in good farm
ing than the raising of good crops.
Good farming means the maintenance
of fertility, the profitable marketing
of products, the economical buying OF
all material, the art of making a
dollar cover 100 cents worth OF
ground.
Manufacturers OF farm machinery
have formed a trust and given their
agents orders not to sell a machine
under the price set by the combine.
An agent forfeits his position as sales
man for any of the firms combined by
making a cut rate of any sort with
any machine. Farmers, how will you
meet this proposition?
Men have been known to work
cows as oxen, and the triple-purpose
COW is as reasonable to strive for as
the dual-purpose one. Beef-making
is a tax on butter-making, and butter
making IN ~beef-making, but neither
is a less tax on the other than work.
ing eight hours a day with a yoke
would be on either.
According to an old nurseryman
there is no better preventive of
blight in pear and ounce trees than
salt when applied around the roots.
1t should be mixed with wood ashes
and the ground covered for a space of
two or three feet around the stem of
the tree, except Immediately up to the
trunk
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

hundred feet below this pool the pas
sage is difficult. 1t is claimed that this
cave has been explored for a mile.
The stream is believed to find its
outlet at a spring about three miles
from the entrance to the cav The
spring is of great size and volume and
flows with remarkable swiftness. In
the rainy season this spring boils and
gushes as if choked with the flood of
water that pours from its mouth. The
stream in Rock Prairie cave rises when
there is a heavy rainfall in the sur
rounding country, and the increased
flow of both spring and stream at such
times is taken as evidence that they are
connected.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Is This

What sort of business is it for farm
ers to haul their cotton-seed to the
mills and sell them at less than their
value and then buy the meal back at
a hundred per cent profit to the mills,
and at the same time let his stable
and COW IN be exposed to the
weather until nearly all the nitrogen
is destroyed? And what is worse
than that, lose all the liquid manure
which is rich in nitrogen already dis
solved and waiting to be used by the
plants. Truly this is putting in at
the spigot and pouring out at the
bung. But this is just what most of
them are doing. How many farmers
have any arrangement for saving
their liquid manures?-Dixie Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
hi SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson In the International series
for March 30. 10O3-Quar-
terly Review.

TExT.-LO, 1 am with you
always, even unto the end of the
wOrId.-Matt. - $50.
CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW.
A. d. 51-54. Second missionary jour
ney.
A. D. SO. Winter. Paul at Philippi.
A. ID. SO. Winter. At Thessalonica.
A. d. SO. Spring. At Beroea.
A. d. SO. AT Athens. 4f4E
A. ID. SO, SO Gone year and six
months). At Corinth.
A.. d. SO. Writes / Thessalonians. At
Corinth.
A. d. SO. Writes 2 Thessalonians. At
Corinth.
A. d. SO, 81. Returns to Antioch.
A. ID. 54-5s. Third missionary jour-
ney.
A. D. "a. Revisits Galatia and
Phrygia.
A. d. 54-57. At Ephesus.
A. d. 81. Spring. Writes 1 Corinth-
ians. AT Ephesus.
SUBJECTS AND GOLDEN TEXTS.
Lesson Paul and Silas at Philippi
Golden Text: Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.
Acts 1851.
Lesson H.-Christian Living. Gold
en- Text: Rejoice in the Lord always.
Phil. A.
Lesson III.-Paul at Thessalonica
and Beroea. Golden Text: Thy
word is a lamp unto my feet.-Ps. 49,:
1O5.
Lesson IV.-Paul's Counsel to the
Thessalonians. Golden Text: Hold
fast that which is good Thess., 5:21.
Lesson V.-Paul at Athens. Golden
Text: He preached unto them Jesus,
and the resurrection.-Acts 17:1S.
Lesson W.-The Church at Corinth
Founded. Golden Text: Other foun-
dation can no man lay han hat is laid,
which is Jesus Christi Cor. 3:11.
Lesson VII.-Christian Se1f-Control
"a temperance lesson).-Golden Text:
Let us therefore follow after the things
which make for peace.-Rom. 14:19.
Lesson VIII.-Christian Love. Gold
en- Text: Now abideth faith, hope,
charity, these three; but the greatest
of these is charity.-tCo r 1913.
Lesson IX.-Paul and Apsllos. Gold
en- Text: If We then, being evil, know
how to give good gifts unto you chill
dren, how much more shall your Heav-
emily Father give the Holy Spirit to
them that ask Him?-Luke 11:13.
Lesson X.-Paul at Ephesus. Golden
Text: The name of the Lord Jesus was
magnified.-Acts 1917.
Lesson XI.-The Riot at Ephesus.
Golden Text: The Lord preserveth the
faithful.-Ps. 31:23. Lesson Topic:
Without knowledge of Salvation.
Lesson XII.-Paul's Message to the
Ephesians. Golden Text: By grace
are We saved through faith.-Eph. rs.
RANDOM NOTES.
The church at Jerusalem was a cen
ter of missionary endeavor. From va
rious sources we learn that Peter was
a missionary to the Jews as far as Bah
ylon and Rome; Andrew to Scythia.
Asia Minor and Greece; John to Asia
Minor, especially Ephesus; Jude to
Assyria and Persia; Thomas to Syria,
and perhaps Persia and India; and
James to Egypt and Palestine. An
tioch, 800 miles to the north, later be-
came a new center.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Don't Neglect the Garden.

Now is the time to look to the gar
den. Peas. beans, turnips, mustard,
potatoes, cabbage, r~adishes, etc, etc,
can be planted now in the large part
of the south. Onions are already
growing if planted early. Early corn
for roasting ears will soon be up and
growing. The garden should be well
MANFRED and well broken. Be care
full not to %injure the soil by stirring
when wet. A good garden is half the
living in the average family. Do not
neglect your garden.-Dixie Farmer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO WOMEN.
How 1t Really Happens.

Johnny" cautiously inquired Mr.. Six
aweek of her little brother, when he called
the other evening-"she" was putting the
finishing touches to her toilet upstairs
''have you-er, does you-er-do you-er-ever
hear your sister speak of me!"
You can't pump me-" promptly replied
Johnny. Il don't butt into my sisters
business"
Then Johnny picked up a Skinny stick
out of the hall rack and went out.
This is the way it happens in 999 cases
out of 1000, but the funnyists could never
be dubbed into believing it.-Washington
Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
MEN OF AFFAIRS.

Stewart Culin, the Brooklyn insti.
tute expert, states in a current mag
azine article that America was not
peopled from Asia, but the reverse.
Lawrence McAlpin, Of Philadelphia,
has just celebrated his one hundredth
birthday. He was born in Ireland and
laid the first rail on the Madison &
indianapolis railroad. He has had II
children. He lost track of four OF
them-two sons and two daughters
several years ago, but thinks they are
now living in Canada.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
eel Scheme.

Cautious Investor-lf that mine of yours
in Montana is such a bonanza as you say
it is, how does it happen that the stock
isn't all grabbed up by the people out
there?
Promoter-We are not letting them know
anything about it. They're disgustingly
rich already, and We want to get a better
class of people out there, anyway.-Chicago
Tribune,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
An Engaging Young Person.

Father-So Filmy Luhring is en-
gagged to young Rattles? Let me see,
wasn't she engaged to somebody else
a little while ago?
Daughter-Somebody else! Father!
Why in our set no engagement is con-
sidered complete without her.-Brook-
lyn Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Chronic.

Ascum-Burroughs is a pretty good
linguist, isn't he?
Markley-I don't know. He always
talks to me in broken English.
Ascum-In broken English?
Markley-Yes; all | ever hear him
say is: "Say, femme another flyer, will
you?'-Philadelphia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Flannels in summer.

The new boarder was not aware
of the iron-clad traditions of the
boarding house and was therefore in
clined to be facetious.
aren't these cakes out of season
in summer" he queried.
81 was not aware of the fact" snap
ped the landlady.
"These are flannel cakes, you
observation-disclosures Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kansas received
the free sample Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
For five years Ihave had much pain in my
back, which physicians said arose from the
kidneys. -Four boxes Of Doan's Pills have
entirely cured the trouble. / think / owe
my life to these pills. and I want others to
know it SADIE DAVIS, Baxter Springs,
Kansas
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Very UnponuIar.

Mrs. De Style-The papers say that
our minister is to be tried for heresy.
Mrs. Taylor-Maide-He ought to be.
Only last Sunday he said Heaven is a
place where fashions never change
n. Y. Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Customer-Are you sure there are
no ptomaines in your canned goods?
Grocer amt got any to-day,
ma'am, but l can order some for you.
American. {
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
DOAN'S e A GENTLY.
Its the gentle and effective action of Doan's Kidney Pills in Kidney.
Bladder, and Urinary troubles that make them famous with
Men, Women, and Children

Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi.
ment, high colored, excessive, pain in pass.
ing, dribbling, frequency, bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
ton, sleeplessness, headache,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

MT. PLEASANT, OHIo.-I received the
sample of Doan's Kidney Pills, and never
had any medicine do me so much good in
so little time. / had Congestion of the
Kidneys and Bladder so severe it caused a
pressure on the lungs like Asthma. but
through the use Of Doan's Pills l am free
and easy now. GEo. w. SMITH, Veter-
mary Surgeon, P. o. Box Al, Mt. Pleasant,
Ohio.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

1t is always a losing game for the
participating animal when the nutri-
ton from q giysa food only equals
the potential energy necessary to get
that nutrition-the animal is minus
its wear and tear.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Bizziebodie (discouragedly)-"I did every
thing IN my power to make those two young
people see that they were not fitted for each
other Wyaaere-'And when is the we'd
ding to occur:"-Baltimore American.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
In Soda Water

A little Tioga boy was looking at a drop
of water under a microscope, and seemed
much impressed by the presence of mi
crobes. Now / know what bites you when
you drink soda water" he said.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
If He Only Could.

Mrs. Noorich-lsn't it grand to ride
in your own carriage?
Mr.. Noorich-Yes; but I'd enjoy it
more if l could stand on the sidewalk
and see myself ride by.-brooklyn
Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Faint Heart and Fair Lady.-He-"Are
you good at conundrums?" She-"Yes."
He-Well, here is one; If l were to pro-
pose to you, what would you say?'"-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Had Won.-Mrs. Brown-''So you were
out again last night, eh!" Brown-'No, L
was in, and I'll give you ten dollars for your
share.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Catching

Mrs. Wise-I think Mr.. Phoxy will pro-
pose to our Mildred very soon now
Mr.. Wise-I hadn't noticed that ne was
very attentive to her.
"No, but he has been flirting o~utrageously
with me."-Philadelphia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Bragg-"I was knocked senseless by q
cricket ball two years ago." The Boy in
the Corner-"When does yer expeck ter
get over it?"-Glasgow Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Often an apology is worse than the ~offense.
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

He who follows the guidance of all
reaches the goal of ~none.-Ram's Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

When a wife reigns she sometimes storms.
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Contented labor digs the grave of worry.
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

The man who is willing to meet trouble
halfway seldom has to go that far to meet
it,-JuQpe.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Ask To-Day for Aliens Foot-Ease.

1t cures swollen, aching, tired feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. n. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Economy is the road to wealth. Putnam
Fadeless Dye is the road to economy.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Of the n

and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cents
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Women wish for long life minus old
age.-Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

God within will be our guard with
out.
Father" is the key-word to all true
prayer.
The light from Heaven can never lead
astray.
Prayer is the anchor that holds us
fast to God.
: The stream of life rises not above its
source.
The best prayer for more power is
the practice of that you have.
He has a beggarlyid of prayer to
whom it is only begging.
Prayer is a holy art, in which the
best of us are but beginners.-Ram's
Horn.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Aged people find Doan's Kidney Pills a
great comfort for declining years.
They cure incontinence and urinary
weakness peculiar TO children
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

The Sin and the Sinner.
Hard living does not make easy dy-
ing.
Secret sins are the secret of nearly
all sin.
The sense of guilt adds stings to our
griefs.
All social problems center in the sin
problem.
There are no sins hat a man may
keep to himself.
Selfishness is the cause of sin and
sacrificing service its cure
He who bears false witness against
his neighbor bears true witness
against himself.-Ram's Horn.
The Florence daily tribune., 1903-01-14
One Night to Chicago.

Chicago, Union Pacific & North
western S famous fast Chicago Special
leaves Denver dialy l:l0 p. M, arriv-
ing Obi cago next afternoon at A 200
O'Clock. Solid train, free reclining
chair cars, drawing room sleeping
cars, dining cars, buffet smoking and
library cars and standard day coaches.
Another fast through train leaves
Denver at l0:30 p. IN. ID. W. AL
bridge, General Agent, s0l Seven
teenth St. Denver, Colo. l4ft