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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
ICEHOUsE REMODELED.

with sawdHst. From the studding a
two inch Turing projects out with the
siding on this, making an dir space
sufficiently large that the sides Of the
building are kept from becoming warm
by the cool current which passed from
the ground up and into the ice cham
Der. A IL by IS inch blind at each ga
bic permits free circulation Of air
and Is in my estimation better than a
cupOla, as there is more of a draft
over the ice There are double doors
four feet wide extending from the
foundation to the caves. A by inch
scantling put in the peak for attaching
double pulley facilitates the handling
of the ice. The man in the wagon sets
the tongs In q cake, and another man
in the doorway seizes it with his tongs
as it is drawn up. In this way only
three men are necessary at the build
ing, one to unload and two to pack
Beneath the building a number of
eight inch tiles are set on end, with a
little piece of board over each. On the
dirt floor are six inches of sawdust The
cakes of ice are set on edge, each tier
being finished and covered with lay
err Of sawdust before another is begun
1t is better not to have the cakes too
close together, so that the sawdust
will sift down between Sawdust is
better than cracked ice to fill in with.
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Prevention Of Hoo Cholera.

Dr. J. ". Connoway Of the Missouri
experiment station at Columbia has
discovered serum for the prevention
OF hog cholera. The serum is In the
form of vaccine. and if It Is Injected
into the blood of & hog before 1t has
become injected with cholera the hog
becomes immune to the disease. The
serum was discovered through the
fact that when a hog has once rccov-
cred from an attack OF cholera 1t IS
proof against another attack, even il
1t is exposed to diseased hogs, for it
has developed something in it's blood
which makes it proof against the dis
ease. The serum has been used on
1000 hogs in different parts Of the
state. and very few have developed
cholera after being properly vacci-
mated, although exposed to the dis
ease. The serum is kept in supply by
the agricultural department of the
University Of Missouri and will be dis
pensed free to the farmers Of the
state.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
The Persevering Guesser.

1T is amazing what perseverance
will achieve" said an Englishman.
Even misdirected perseverance has
achieved marvels. There is the case of
Robson, the great Motifs cricketer.
Robson during his Australian tour was
determined one sorching afternoon
that his side shouldn't do the hard
work of fielding. Well, when the Aus
tralian captain spun the coin Robson
shouted, 'Woman!' Then, seeing that
heads lay uppermost, instead of ac-
knowledging defeat Robson said, with
perseverance and nonchalance:
"'Well, Well 60 In
'But-er-I thought said the puz-
zled Australian-'you see, don't quite
know the English meaning Of Two
man,
Then said Robson calamity, well
toss again.
''The Australian made second toss.
Robson called heads, and tails came up.
The ordinary man would at this point
have surrendered in despair, but not
SO Robson.
"'Honors are now easy said he,
with a pleasant smile. On with the
rubber
1.-THE Australian third time tipped
the coin. and, having at last called the
toss correctly, the persevering Robson
led in his side to the shady benches"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
An Unofficial Order

Thomas, tenth Earl Of Dundonald. at
his death vice admiral in the English
navy, tells In his Autobiography of a
Seaman" Of an incident on board the
Hind, on which he served as midship-
man. The pet Of the ship was a par
rot, the aversion Of the boatswain,
whose whistle the bird learned to imi-
tate exactly.
Zone day party Of ladies paid us a
visit aboard. BY the usual means of a
whip on the yardarm several had
been hoisted on deck The chain had
descended for another Scarcely had
its fair freight been lifted out of the
boat alongside when the parrot piped,
Let go.
"The order was instantly obeyed
and the unfortunate lady, instead of
being comfortably seated on deck, was
soused In the sea. Luckily for her, the
men We're on the watch and quickly
pulled her out, and, luckily for the par
rot, the boatswain was ON shore or
this unreasonable assumption of the
boatswain's functions might have end
ed tragically for the bird"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
HAULING THE CROP.

as 1t does not leave air spaces and
also prevents the cakes from freezing
together so solidly. When filling loose
boards are placed in front Of the
doors, and about ten or twelve inches
back of them is filed in with saw(lust
The icehouse is filed from n rond
and the cakes cut from twenty-five to
thirty-fve inches square \ common
wagon box will hold two tiers. thirty
cakes Of eight inch Zee The capacity
of this icehouse is forty tons, but of
course any size could be built on the
same plan, and larger one would
keep the ice in a much better condi-
ton.
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AN UNWASHED PRINCE.
The Lesson That Ended His Kicks
About Morning Baths.

When Emperor William IT, was
small boy he had strong objection to
being washed In the morning, and his
governess, having had some unpleas-
ant experiences with him and being in
some doubt as to what she had better
do, appealed to his father, the then
Crown Prince Frederick Frederick an
swered, s'The next time he gives any
trouble on this score leave him alone
to his own pleasure and report to me-"
Naturally 1T was not long before the
young prince refused to go through
the publication process. and the gov
erness followed the orders received.
Now. the boy had little carriage
and was very fond of driving out In
the morning. and he generally ordered
the coachman to go by way Of the
Brandenburg gate, as 1t amused and
fiattered him to see the soldiers In the
barrack. just inside the gate, turn out
and present arms as the heir to the
empire passed their quarters. Accord
ingly ON the morning Of his disobe
dience the order was, as usual, ITO
the Brandenburg gate,'' and the car
riage rolled rapidly thither. But what
was the amazement and the rage Of
the princeling on arriving there to see
no soldiers except those on guard. and
they took not the slightest notice Of
him. In a towering passion he order
ed the coachman to return to the pal
ace. where, rushing into his fathers
room, he complained Of the indecent
behavior Of the guard and demanded
their condign punishment.
Tut his father only smiled and said
in the gentlest voice: "Fuer unge-
waschener prinz wfrd niemals praesen-
tirt" can unwashed prince Is never
saluted'0 Weekly.
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During the past season the depart
ment Of agriculture has made an i'm
portant discovery that the self boiled
lime sulphur wash is not Injurious to
peach foliage when properly made and
will not produce russeting and other
Injurious effects On apples. Further
more, it has been found to be about as
effective as fungicide as the stand
ard bordeaux mixture Extensive eX-
peGiments have been carried on during
the year by the department on nearly
all Of the common fruit diseases which
are preventahle by spraying, and 1t
has been demonstrated that the above
mixture Is a very useful one
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
Makirg an Acquaintance.

In Illustration of the ways Of the
east side q London the following true
story is told: A certain club for work
ing girls In the east end of London
had recently elected q new member.
and one day the. secretary happened to
look out Of the window and was sur
pr1sed to see the new member rush up
to strange lad In the street, punch
MIN violently on the head and then run
away TIE secretary demonstrated
with her sharply, to which the new
member made reply: TN very sorry.
| won't do it no more if it's agin the
rules. but perhaps you won't mind tell
ing nae, then, how am l ever to get
engdged?"
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Shcriff,s Sale.

Leonard d TreZevant, LiGuidators of Merchants
and Farmers Bank and Trust Company, yersua
Succession of j. E. Adger, deceased, Mira.
M. c. Adger, ADMINISTRATIVE No. 5i2l Il
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
pY virtue of writ OF seizure and saIe
~ issued in the above entitled suit:
and to me directed, | have seized aud
will proceed to sell at public auction. 10
the last and highest bidder, at the trent
door OF the Court House, in the town III
Benton, La, on Saturday, June S. 1850.
the following described property, to-wit:
The west half of northwest quarter 81
section /; southeast quarter of northeastI
quarter and southwest quarter OF north.
west quarter and north half of northwesf
quarter of section 2; northeast quarter
OF northwest quarter and northeast
quarter of section 3, township 20 north.
range IL west, containing 440 acres.
more or less.
Terms of Sale = Cash, subject to the
benefit Of appraisement to pay and sat-
isfy the sum Of $780,. with interest
thereon at the rate of 8 per cent per
annum from Dec. IL, 1901, until paid,
and all costs of suit, including 5 per
cent on said sum and interest as atyor-
ney's fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton. La. ADril %. 1909. ,,nas
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Stray Sale,

ESTRAYED before E. T. Fuller,
II Justice Of the Peace, Ward 2, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by J. G. Foster & Co.,
and will be sold at the Foster store, Fos-
ter Spur, La, within the legal hours OF
sale, on Saturday, June 8, 1863, the fol-
lowing described live stock:
One steer about 3 years old, nearly
white, with small red spots; underslope
and underbit in left ear and underslope
in right ear.
One red COW about 9 years old, white
spot in face, crumpled horns; swallow
fork in each ear.
One mouse colored Jersey bull, black
eyes and belly, aboat years old, dim
brand on right hip.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law.
1916 j. N. BRUMLOW, Constable.
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SARD0U AND THE SPIRIT.
Tho Dramatist Wrote and Drew Pic,
lures While "Under Control"

Tho Dramatist Wrote and Drew Pic.
lures While "Under. Control"
Before he made his reputation by
writing plays Victorien Sardou, the
French dramatist, who was deeply in
terested in spiritualism, had remark
able experience in taking dictation.
He had been interested in occult phe-
nomena, and by chance he came into
communication with spirit person
atty who signed himself Bernard
Palsy" NJ. Sardou told the story of
bis experiments in an article entitled
"Only the Blindly Ignorant Scoff" in
the Delineator. He said:
One day in my room with two
friends | thought l would make the
little table where we had taken our
coffee run about the room, as l had
often done when alone. Without say
ing anything | put my hand on the
table, but it would not bulge. i tried
in vain all the time they were there
to make it move, but to no avail. AS
soon as they We're gone l could make
It do what | pleased, even jump clear
of the floor. So took up my pencil
and asked, ''But why would you not
make the table move while my friends
We're here?" The hand which held the
pencil wrote. 'They were too stupid
Shortly after this l was sitting by
my table one day idling, dreaming. not
making any effort. to do anything in
particular. All Of sudden my hand
began to work on the paper before me
with a rapidity and precision which
astonished inc. And it kept this up
for close to two hours. The result was
a fantastic piece of work drawn in
delicate lines, fine almost as a spiders
Web and at the bottom a signature
BERNARD Palissy.' "What is it?" l
asked
And my automatic hand wrote, The
house of Swedenborg, on the planet
Jupiter" This was considered as most
curious by all my friends, who knew
that personally l had no aptitude for
drawing. A plate was prepared, and
| was given an etching tool The re
suit, In the same order of design. was
more elaborate piece Of work, this
time curiously combined out Of all
sorts of musical terms, clefs, notes,
bars, and so on, and the whole was des-
ignated as the house Of Mozart, also
on Jupiter, and the whole was again
signed "Palissy." In fact. Bernard
Palissy became my almost constant
companion from this on, like my sec
end self
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-06-03
eisulphlde Of Carbon Effective.

The barn, the corncrib, the wheat
bin and even the farmhouse itself can
be Invested of all noxious and destruc-
tive insects and vermin by the use of
bisulphide Of carbon, says the United
States department Of agriculture. 1t is
a liquid which forms powerful and
volatile gas very penetrating. If liber-
ated in any tight place 1t will search
every crack and kill every bug and for
that matter everything else. The usual
proportion given is one pound to 800
to 1000 cubic feet Some authorities
recommend q pound Of bisulphide of
carbon fer each hundred bushels. No
injury is done the grain Ivy its use, nor
is there any danger from feeding the
grain afterward, as the bisulphide of
carbon entirely disperses. Since the
stuff is very explosive, It's use In con-
nection with lighted pipes or cigars
should be preayoided.
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SlleriH'S Sale.

Louis Lehman VS.. Frank Gibson. No. $50. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, La. 4
pY virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit
and to me directed, | have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to'
the last and highest bidder, at the 'front.'
door OF the Court House, in tie town q.
Benton, La, on Saturday, June rs, ia,
the following described property, to-wis:
The southwest quarter Of southwest
quarter OF section "a, township IL noTsli,a
range IL west, containing 40 acres, al9se.
or less, and situated in Boss.er Parish,
La.
Terms of Sale = Cash, withous the
benefit Of appraisement, to pay and sat-s
isfy the sum OF S499, with $ per cent pr
annum interest thereon from January !,
1863, until paid, together with 10 FER
cent as attorneys fees and all costs q
suit. J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, May 20, 1909. Jun "a
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ID w 1AIeIkoj NIICI ifAs
Benton, La, April 90, 1909. june
Slleriff's Sale.

H. II. Montgomery VS.. Calvin Gilliard. No. 5f36.
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish Il.
by virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, l have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the 'front.'
door OF the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, June 26, 1909,
the following described property to-wit:
An undivided half interest in and to
the northeast quarter of section III,
township ~ north, range Is west, said
half interest being 50 acres, more or less,
and situated in Bossier Parish, La
Terms OF Sale - Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of 500, debt (subjeet 70 a
credit Of S27 OF date Jan. 10, 1863 with
interest thereon from January 6, 1853,
until paid at the rate of 8 per cent per
annum, together with 5 per cent as at
torney's fees and all costs of suit.
j. +. EDWARDS, Sheriff. 4
Benton, La, May 20, 1903. Jun af
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Eardaaix haixtiire

The bordeaux mixture is the proper
remedy to use for all fungous troubles
viz, nildew and rust of beans. potato
and tomato rot and leaf blight. melon
and cucumber diseases. asparagus
rust, celery leaf blight and rust, etc.
The half strength mixture two pounds
copper sulphate. two pounds quick
lime. fifty gallons water is strong
enough to use In the vegetable garden
except FOR potatoes
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Hiuh Art.

Are you blind, prisoner" inquired
the magistrate.
Eyes, your worship"
you are charged with vagrancy
How did you lose your sight?'
by a fit Of appleplexy, sir"
''Rut there is a picture on your
breast representing an explosion in a
mine. through which, 1t is stated, you
became blind. How IS this?"
"Ple2se, your worship, couldn't af
ford to pay hartist as could paint ap-
pleplexy. London Answers.
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The Title "kinn.r

The sovereign title Of king has gen
orally been supposed to be derived
from the old British word ''gyning,"
signifving wise" But the Hebrew
term "rosch' is doubtless the root of
all the present titles denoting xfngly
power, including the Punic "resch,"
the Scythian "reix,s the Latin rex"
the Spanish ''rey" and the French
''rof." The German nations STYLED their
monarch according to their different
"konig," "kuning,' s'koning."
"kiugr
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Si,c,.in's Sale.

Wise & Stephens versus G. r.. Washington, ~.
1854 In the City Court OF the City OF 5hFcTe-s
port, State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
DY virtue Of writ OF fieri faci s.
- issued in the above entitled sait,
and to me directed, | have seized re
will proceed to sell at public auction, toi
the last and highest bidder, at the 'front.'
door of the Court House, in the town q
Benton, La, on Saturday, June IL, iNJ,s
the following described property, to- wit:
The west half OF southeast quarter and
southeast quarter OF southeast quarter.
of section "a, township II north, range
II west, situated in Bossier Parish, La.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject 70 ne
benefit of appraisement, 10 pay and sat-
isfy the sum OF $50, with 5 per cent per
annum interest thereon from Nov 4;
1908, until paid, and all costs OF suit.
j. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff
Benton, La, May 10, 1909. Iuni7
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The Elemental Feminine,

Arthur, aged four, and Louise, aged
two and half. were disputIng over q
string which Louise claimed. All
threats and force on Arthur's part
were useless; she would not give up
After a moment he used guile.
Wees" he said, twill you be my lit.
tie wifie?'
"Ess." she coyly answered.
Then give me the string" he com
manded.
And she gave 1t without murmur.-
Lfppincott's.
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L arm, ana
Garden
STORING THE ICE CROP.

Cutting the Cakes and Putting Them
Away.
The ice season is not over. In
many sections of the country the crop
is now at its best The usefulness of
ice on the farm cannot be exagger-
ated. One who has made a business
for fifteen years of storing ice says
that FIVE years ago he remodeled his
old icehouse. A description of the re-
modelled structure follows:
1t is II by IA feet and II feet high
on a two foot stone foundation. The
studding is oak 2 feet s inches, sheath
ed on both sides and filled between
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Knew Their Waxs.

waiter, aged seven, is d wise son
who knows not only his own father,
but his mother as well.
Now, Waiter" said the teacher, sis
Your father can do a piece Of work in
one hour and your mother could also
40 IL In one hour, how long would it
take both of them to do itY'
1hfee hours" answered Walter.
counting the time they would waste
n arguing about how it should be
doEe."-Chicago News
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HINGE FROM TWISTED RoE,

heated red hot placed In an iron wise
anu given two twists, az shown. The
four ends are hammered out fat and
the holes drilled and countersunk for
the screws, bolts or nails. AS will be
seen. the hinge acts like screw and
VIII always close the door or gate by
the weight Of same. If you have no
forge fine rods in the scrap pile and
most any smith viii make a pair Of
HINGES for less Than the price Of pair
OF strap hinGes. and they will last
much longer and, as above stated, are
self closing.
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YOU are requested to be present at
I the annual meeting OF the stock
holders to be held Monday, June 7, 1909,
at the bank building. II it is incon-
venlent for you to attend said meeting
Kindly send your proxy to one of the
stockholders. The object of the meeting
Is to elect officers for the ensuing year.
r. t. STINSON, Cashier.
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Stray Sale,

ESTRAYED before me, r. A. Gard
II ner, Justice Of Peace, Ward 6,
Bossier Parish, La, by L. C. Biggs, and
will be sold at Bellevue, La, within the
legal hours of sale, on Saturday, July 10,
1909, 4 head Of cows, described as fol-
lows:
A red cow, 5 years old; a white and
black spotted heifer, two years old; a
brown and white (but little white shown
hcifer, 2 years old; red heifcr, year
old; no marks or brands.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
Or the same will be sold according to law.
T. f. VICKERS, Constable.
June 3, 1903. ,nlvs
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a Self Closinn Hinra.

\ hinge such as is shown in the H.
lustration may be made by the anna.
teur blacksmith, and it Is not only In
expensive. but is self closing and will
rot get out OF order or readily break
1t is made by twisting two small rods
OF the required size twice around, as
shown In the cut. For small gates one
quarter inch or three-quarter inch or
threeeightha inch rods are about
right, but for large gates or doors lar
ger rods should be used. The reds gre
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Times Changes.

The captain was receiving the new
MILDLY.
Well, boy, the old story, suppose
fool Of the family sent to sea q
ooh. no. SIR piped the boy. that's
all altered since your London
News
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Answered..

Borleigh-Ha. ha, old man! Mailing
down carpet, are you? Jones (who
has just struck his thumb)-No, yor
fool! The carpet was here all the time
I'm just putting the floor under IT,
Chicago News.
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Not Misriacad.

Hotel Clefk--I found the Not to Be
Used Except In Case Of Fire. placard
those college boys stole out Of the cor
ridor. Manager-W here? Clerk-They
nailed 1t up over the coal bin.-Boston
Transcript.
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An Appropriate Sim.

Mrs. Smith, see the contractor has
put the sign sold" on the new house
next door. Mr.. Smith-Yes, and the
sign "Stung' should be put on the
buyer.-Kansas City Journal
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A Wireless Operator.

Uppson-You have new baby at
your house, | hear Downing-Great
guns! And we live four miles apart
] had no idea any one could hear him
that distance.-Judge
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Don't trust the fellow who has a va
cant look in poker game He gener-
ally has a full Observation-Disclosures
Record.
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Gritty.

Fifty miles an hour! Are you
brave" She swallowing another pint
OF dust)-ies, dear; I'm full OF grit
Chicago News.
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A Daserter.

HeWitt-Grecn has been arrested for
being deserter. Jewett = Wife OF
army New York Press.
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They conquer who believe they can
-Vergil,