The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-11-14
THE STATE PRESS.

THE STATE PRESS.
Assumption Pioneer: The Assumption
planters are all so busy saving their crops
that they are not finding time to discuss
politics.
Abbeville Herald: Brother Oscar L.
Alpha, the virile editor of the Franklin
Waterman, is candidate for the Legisla-
ture from st. Mary Parish, and he is rum
ming on platform of his own. It is a
strong one and should land him with an
intelligent electorate.
Claiborne Guardian Journal: The men,
bers of the Legislature will do we'll to es-
chew politics and ignore the politicians and
devote themselves strictly to the work of
legislation during the extra session. The
law making body should know no candi-
date or no faction, but legislate for the good
of the whole State.
Ruston Leader: Casting aside all ques-
tons as to which of the three Democratic
gubernatorial candidates would make the
best State executive, the people pause to
consider by what right Mr.. Donelson CAT
frey, Jr., ex-Republican candidate-pre-
sumes to advise them how and for whom
they should vote.
Claiborne Guardian journal: Opossums
cannot be hunted or caught between the
first day of March and the 18th day of
November under Act 70 of 1906. and the
penalty is not less than $40 or more than
500. This act also protects otter, beaver,
mink and raccoons. Under this act, farm
ers and others may kill these animals about
their premises to prevent depredations.
Arcadia Argus: Who is Don Gallery,
Jr., that he should be going about over the
Statete telling the Democrats who they should
elect Governor? The same Don Gallery
who led the Republican cohorts against W.
W. Heard in 1900 and who, if he has ever
returned to the Democratic party, did so
between suns, when nobody was looking.
And yet he has the blazon affrontry to un-
dertake the office of leader in Democratic
fight.
Claiborne Guardian journal: Our can
didates for parish and ward Offices are con-
Quoting very clean campaign so far as we
have learned and they must continue to do
SO. So far we have heard of no mud
singing and we hope to hear of none.
We hope the candidates and their friends
will all keep cool. Politics is poor thing
for men to fall out, quarrel and fight about.
People should think and act for themselves
and allow others to do likewise.
Jeanerette Herald: Mr.. Trappey planted
thirty acres to pepper this year, which will
yield him about $50 barrels. He pickles
the peppers in brine to preserve them,
barrels and ships them to different points
in the North. The peppers average about
S15 barrel and there is ready sale for
them. Besides the peppers shipped, Mr..
Trappey also sells every year consider
able lot of fresh peppers to the Moss To-
basco pepper factory in New iberia.
Arcadia Argus: One crop in this section
of the State, and one which, of late years,
has become of great Importance and worth
to the country, is ribbon cane, from which
is manufactured the finest article of syrup
possible to make. Every year our farmers
are planting more and more cane in acre
age and it is about the surest crop grown
by them, rarely failing of a profitable
yield. The syrup finds ready sale, locally,
and could be sold in large quantities
wherever introduced, being so far superior
to the wretched compound usually placed
on the market under the label of pure
syrup as to drive it from the market once
the sure enough pure article is tried where
the substitute is being used. This season
the cane crop is fine and will largely sup
plement the short cotton crop with those
who have it,
Chicago Journal: There ought to he a
law preventing newspapers from making
heroes of criminals, filling pages with
sensational accounts of their crimes and
pictures bringing them before
the eyes of young men. There is no doubt
hat poo 80 ~.