The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-05-13

placed at about 40 per cent. The trend
is one that does not bode any good, as
the owner cannot farm by proxy as
well as he can first hand.
The newly set orchard will do much |
better IL it Is given careful cultivation
during the first few years, In which |
interval potatoes, beans or strawber-
ries may be grown. If the cultivation
and removal of a crop leave the ground
too bare In the fall light mulch Of
straw scattered along the tree rows
will furnish a cover which will serve
to catch the snow.
Oats cut green in the early dough
stage and properly cured make a
roughage that is not appreciated to the
full. Such oat hay is nearly as good
as timothy and much to be preferred
to millet. When cut early in the above
manner the land may be sowed to rye
or some other crop which will furnish
and give a good supply of green ma
nure to pillow under In the spring for
corn.
OF the meat consumed in France 11.2
per cent is horsef1esh. In Paris there
are 255 butchers who sell horse meat
or "mulet" (mule meat exclusively.
Mulet is viewed as luxury by some
classes and is INDUCED in only on Sun
days or holidays. When the weary
cab horses of London and Paris have
outlived their usefulness as motor pow
er they are no longer allowed an in.
terval in quiet pasture and decent
burial, but after hauling the rich must
furnish food for the poorer classes.
The ready adaptation of plant life to
environment Is nicely shown In the
roots Of trees from which the earth
has been removed, exposing them to
the air and sunlight. In short time
they take on the appearance Of trunk
and limbs. Again the germ shoots Of
plants destined to be branches readily
transformto roots II covered with soil.
Helpless seemingly as these creatures
Of the vegetable kingdom are, they are
nevertheless endowed with marvel
GUS capacity for looking out for their
own welfare.
One Of the most interesting as we'll
as beautiful species of the duck family
is the green winged teal, which, though
of small size, is viewed as dainty
morsel by the sportsman who is for
tunate enough to bag it. To coun-
terbalance extreme agility in rising
from the water and speed in fight the
little fellows are very sociable when
number Of them are assembled. the
trill-like whistle of the drake and d.
minutive squawk Of the hen betraying
the presence Of flock to the hunter a
quarter Of a mile away.
A ten-year-old boy we have in mind
is spending many Of his spare hours
evenings-he plays and ought to be-
tween 4 and 6-reading entertaining
books of history. adventure and travel
instead of gadding O. nights and en-
countering all kinds of degrading in
fluences. It's mighty hopeful sign
when a boy Of this age gets the read
ing habit. More boys should develop
it and possibly would If little more
pains were taken to make the home
the pleasantest as well as most inter-
esting place in the neighborhood and
were the boys self respect awakened
by little more sympathy and COM
partnership.
The idea of a cooperative laundry
located at the creamery, where the
waste steam and heat could be used
in operating it, is said to have been
preached number Of years ago by
Secretary James Wilson before west
ern farmers institute, and the objec-
ton urged against it by the farmers
wives present was that they didn't
care to have anybody outside their
own homes see how dirty their clothes
were. While there is little question
that country clothes do get dirtier
than city clothes as result of dust
this particular has to quite an extent
disappeared with city folk with the
advent Of the city laundry. Could the
good wife of the farm home be re-
lieved of the drudgery Of the Monday
wash for about six weeks her fastid-
iousness would likewise disappear.
Every boy who has a chance to go to
school should make the most Of It and
not squander the best opportunities he
ever has by fooling away his time with
things that are not worth while The
reason why SO many boys make a mis-
take at this point Is that they don't
see the connection between schooling
and success in after life But. whether
they see it or not, the connection is
between the fellow who goes through
life merely clodhopper and ignora-
mus and the one who succeeds in what
he undertakes is largely the result of
the use which IS made of the years in
school. Many man looking back is
able to see the mistake he made when
he quit school for no good reason and.
metaphorically speaking, kicks himself
soundly. but to no purpose. for it is
too late The time for the boy to give
this matter Of schooling effective con-
sideration IS when kicking will do
some good.