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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
PROFIT IN SYSTEMATIC FARM
Light Scratching Of Soil and Careless
Breeding Of Live Stock Proves
Quite Costly.

(By WILLIS ]. FLANDERS uHnoi.l
am willing TO confess that / did
not wake up to the real necessity Of
system on my place for three or four
years after ! started In for myself.
My land Is so rich that II scratched
the surface bit and cultivated a lit
tie / generally got pretty fair crops.
taking one season with another. But
/ finally began to notice that even IL
my land was rich some of my neigh.
bors whose land was poor were rails.
ing better crops. Finally discov.
cred that the main trouble was To-
Gated right in my own person and I
came to and began to attend the In
stitutes and read farm papers and
actually tried to learn something
about real farming. / have a great
deal to learn yet. but I have found
out some things.
One is that careless breeding of
live stock is a costly proceeding. II
came hard, for instance, to pay $125
apiece for three thoroughbred cows
and then pay SIS for the services of
a bull. But when the time came to
sell year-old calves l found out how
those investments paid. sold a bull
calf for $3.50 and two heifers for 500
each the first year and three years
later / had herd OF nine animals
that were worth $1,000. In fact. they
paid me more than that in the long
run. That lesson In good breeding
helped me to see things right.
Then ! learned that bunch OF
sheep neglected. half fed. poorly
housed In winter, with no system as
to breeding. was poor investment.
My father gave me flock of ten
when / started to farm and after three
years this had increased only to six
teen, owing to my neglect Then when
| began to sit up and take notice, /
sent the whole bunch to market and
bought ten fine grade Shropshire ewes
and a thoroughbred two-year-old ram
and took care of them. This flock
paid me over 100 per cent. In three
years and so was taught another
lesson.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
TO CULTIVATE THE ORCHARD
Vegetable Crops Require Both Manure
and Cultivation, Which Benefit
Pear Trees.
fny n. q. Rr1sH1Na !


The f1rst three or four years after
setting It is best to cultivate the pear
orchard In vegetables of some sort.
but never In wheat or rye. The vege.
table crops require both manure and
cultivation, which benefit the young
pear trees.
When the pear tree makes a fine
growth the fifth year the orchard can
be put in clover and left two or three
years in that crop.
The first crop of clover may be
taken OF. but the secUnd crop should
never be taken of, but should be left
to rot on the ground to enrich the
SOIL
While the pear orchard is In clover
II Is beneficial to hoe or grub around
each tree in the spring and keep the
soil loose around It; this destroys
many insects and also keeps them
from nesting there
Each spring and fall wash down the
trunks and larger limbs OF the trees
with solution of soft soap and water,
about half and half. This will destroy
insects and keep the bark smooth and
healthy.
Keep down all suckers from around
the roots and remove all sprouts from
the trunks. The pear, however. needs
but little pruning II the trees make
strong and vigorous growth for sew.
erai years, unless there is tendency
to grow too much in height at the
expense of the width.
Low heads are more desirable. How.
ever, when pruning is necessary Il
should be done to conform to the hab.
its and natural shape of the tree.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11

-
canal divides British Columbia
&Rd Alaska there are Prince Rupert
and Stewart. one at the head of the
canal and one at the beginning, two
mining camps just emerging from the
tented stage and talking about streets
@Rd sewerage. quite confident of great
ness in the near future.
When the news came first Stewart
vas Stewart Camp. Already 1t is re-
spectfuliy called Stewart Town and
Stewart City. The population has
Jumped from $500 to 5000. and every
boat is bringing crowds. The tents
that were disappearing came back
again In full force to house the Inn
migrants. and keeping boarding
house Is better way of getting rich
than even shouldering a pick.
In England when the news came it
created a sensation. The London
Times correspondent described the
engineers who had struck the gold as
reporting that thousand stamps
could be worked for a hundred years
on ground they had traversed and
scarcely mark the reef. which is many
miles In length. and In places more
shan 1000 ieet high The engineers
declare this wilt Grove the greatest
mineral discovery .ver made.
an return the cable sent word from
Itngiand TO tanada that thousands oil
men were getting ready to set forth
and seek their fortunes In the won
skEzf- nj no hsa
sgreatess excitement prevailed.
Later dispatches were more calm
Sng. 1t seemed mat the new fields
were no Tom fiddIer>e ground. where
one might go picking up gold and
silver" but even IN the reaction there
was no lack of confirmation OF the
fact that O remarkable discovery had
been made. The gold is there. and the
dominion chief geologist gives MS of
flclai sanction to the statement that
the find is valuable, ard that there Is
room for the prospective miners. Only
the reward will not probably be as
spectacular as In the case OF the Yu
kon Names.
II seems pretty certain, however
that the strike Is the most important
since Klondike days, and people are
docking to the little town and the heaC
OF the Portland canal II is estimated
that in the first three weeks after the
report of the discovery $4,000 persons
we're on their way TO the fields. The
little coastwise steamers from Seattle
were crowded, and from Vancouver
she boat to Prince Rupert is taking
close to 400 passengers every few
days.
First reports say that a single prop
ssrty has shown s25,000.000 worth o.
gold, and that another possesses
enough TO keep mincr working hall
a century. Whether this is exaggera
ted or not. # appears to be quite true
shat gold found at the head of the
canal is assaying at 5000 to the ton
and various old Klondike miners who
are ON the spot have remarked Iaconi
sally that it is good enough foI
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11

SHORT time ago word came
to Prince Rupert that a big
strike had been made near
Stewart. Where the Portland
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
Lime Wash for Trees.

lime wash which has been found
a good protection for trees against
rabbits is simply to wet enough un.
slaked lime to the point of consistency,
add a little carbolic acid to the sub
stance and paint the trunks OF the
orchard trees.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
Collie In horsea

Collie In horses has sometimes been
produced by sudden change of feed
in the fall or early winter from old 10
new oats. The safer way is to change
gradually. beginning at first by mix.
ing one part OK new with three parts
OF old oats for feed and increasing
the proportion OF new oats gradually
Gs long as the old oats last.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
Early Roller Rink.

London.-This city seems to have
possessed q roller skating rink ovsr
three-quarters of a century ago, for In
1923 mention can be found of the in.
vention OF a skate flor rendering the
amusement independent of frost e"
whieh was being practically exhibit.
ed at the old tennis court in Windmill
Arrest
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-11
Clear Water for Sheen

Sheep won't do well without water.
and they are dainty about drinking.
Clean running water is Just as essen
tial as good grass.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
Succession Sale.

Succession Of J. E. Adger, deceased
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
DY virtue Of an order of sale to me
ID directed from the Honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish OF
Bossier, I will on Wednesday, January
26, 1910, at the front door OF the
Court House, in the town of Benton, La,
within the legal hours for sales, proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property, to-wit:
The northwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section 19 and southeast quar-
ter of northwest quarter of section 2,
township 20, range 10, and south half OF
northwest quarter and north half OF
north half of southwest quarter of Sec
tion 25, township 81, range 10, contain
ing in all 200 acres.
Also, half interest in the south half
of north half of southwest quarter and
south half of southwest quarter of Sec
ton %, township q, range 10, the half
interest being 60 acres; and northwest
quarter and that part of northeast quar-
ter lying west of the Shreveport and
Camden road, containing in all It's
acres, in section II, township 20, range
13, the half interest being 8711s acres.
Also, third interest in the east half
Of southwest quarter and west half Of
southeast quarter of section 9, township
20, range Is, the third interest being
5311s acres; and east half of southeast
quarter of section Is, east half of south
west quarter, west half of northeast
quarter and northwest quarter of section
IA, east half of southeast quarter of Sec
toin 10, southwest quarter of section ii
and all of the west half of southeast
quarter of section II lying west of the
Shreveport and Camden road, all in
township 20, range 10, containing in all
655 acres, the third interest being 2181a
acres.
Terms Of sale-Cash, if the appraise-
ment or two-thirds thereof be bid, else
on a credit of twelve months, according
to law. j. F. EDWARDS.
AS Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer,
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BIBLE BRILLIANTS.

And they shall be as when standard
bearer fainteth. Isaiah x, Is.
Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not
stand, neither shall it come to pass
Isaiah vii, Z.
For all this his anger is not turned
away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah tx, 81.
Wherefore God also hath highly ex-
allied him, and given him name which
is above every name.-Philippians ii, 8.
The wicked, through the pride Of his
countenance, will not seek after God;
God is not in all his thoughts. Psalm
x,4.
Aud set my face.unto the Lord God,
to seek by prayer and supplications,
with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.
Daniel tx, 3.
Whom have sent unto you for the
same purpose, that he might know your
estate, and comfort your hearts. -Colos-
SLAMS iv, s.
So Jephthah passed over unto the
children Of Ammon to fight against
them; and the Lord delivered them into
els hands.-Judges xi, 80.
(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
which all are to perish with the using;)
after the commandments and doctrines
OF men.-Colossians ii, 21-2.
And he laid it upon my mouth, and
said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips;
and thine iniquity is taken away, and
thy sin purged.-lsaiah vi, 7.
AS for the earth, out of it cometh
bread: and under it is turned up as it
were fire. The stones Of it are the place
of sapphires: and it hath dust Of gold.
job xviii, SO.
If thou return to the Almighty, thou
shalt be built up, thou shalt put away
iniquity far from thy tabernacles. Then
shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the
gold of Ophir as the stones Of the brooks.
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence,
and thou shalt have plenty of silver
Job xii, 1926.
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Sherif'S Sale.

F. J. Blackman ct ais versus Grigg G. Andrews.
No. 5l6S In Second District Court, Bossier
Parish, La.
DY virtue of writ of seizure and sale,
ID 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 the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, January %,
1910, the following described property,
to-wit:
Lots II, 18, 10 and % and the south
half OF the southwest quarter of section
"a; the east half of the east half of the
southeast quarter and the east half of
the west half of the east half of the
southeast quarter of section %, all in
township Is of range ii west, and con-
tanning 1856 acres, more or less, together
with all buildings and improvements
thereon, situated in the Pasish of Bos-
sier, La.
Terms of Sale - Cash, without the
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum of $96e.75, with per cent
per annum interest thereon from De-
cember l, 1907, all costs of suit, includ-
ing 10 per cent on said sum and interest
as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Dec. %, 1909. ian %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
ALL SORTS OF ROADS
Forty-seven Kinds In a Mile Near
ithaca, N. 7.
BUILT IN 100 YARD SECTIONS

Work of the Department of Agricul-
ture and Cornell University-Desisn-
ed to Give Data on Highway Con-
struction.
Forty seven different sorts of road to
the mile seems pretty large order.
but that is the sort of construction that
the road office of the department OF
agriculture has been undertaking In
New York state 1t is large piece Of
work and promises to give some OF
the most valuable comparative data on
roadmaking that have ever been ac-
cumulated in the United States
The work is to be done in conjunc-
ton with Cornell university and will
be on a stretch Of well travelled high
way outside of Ithaca. The materials
for the construction have II. been ac-
cumulated, and the work has attract
ed much attention. The road will be
divided into sections of 100 yards each.
and each of these will be built of diff
ferent material and in Il different man.
ner The road office made plans for
the construction of telford and mac
adam sections. and these will be given
top dressing OF almost every con-
caivabIe sort of road binder. The
roads will be coated with asphalt, diff
ferent sorts of tar. light and heavy
oils and such other binders as have
been brought to the attention of the
department from various sections OF
the world.
There will be roads constructed of
Stag, granite and various sorts of rock.
and these will be combined with diff
ferent sorts Of top dressings tending
to form a good chemical combination
for preserving the surface from wear.
1t is expected that the road will be
finished before the coming Of cold
weather. and the first report on its
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
Crushed Coral For Roads.

General Carlos Garcia Velez. minis
ter from Cuba to the United States.
who has been travelling in the west to
promote reciprocity sentiment. says
that Cuba boasts of more than 1900
miles Of the most excellent macadam
roads in the world.
I'VE used crushed coral in our roads
In Cuba" said he, land there is no
better medium for road building
known. 1t is practically impervious
to water and when rolled smooth pre-
serves for many years it's continuity.
Our government has expended $l5.-
100000 in the past three years in this
kind of improvement and will con
tinue until we have perfect system
of roads,"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
OIL MADE EARTH ROADS.
New Product Which Will Keep Dirt
Highways Hard and Smooth.

New Product Which Will Keep Dirt
Highways Hard and Smooth.
Now It is possible to make smooth
boulevards out of rough country roads
at a comparatively small cost. Pro-
tracted rainy weather may prevail or
regular gully washers" may come,
but the roads treated by the new proc
ess will keep hard and smooth even
though mud is knee deep in the bitches
and in the fields. A prominent oil CON-
pany asserts 1t has solved the prob
lem The general manager of the fuel
oil department of that company In
New York city states that for several
years his company has been making
tests to perfect an oil which woult
serve the same purpose on the earth
roads in the country and small towns
as the asphalt road oil does on the
macadamized boulevards. In April the
company placed on the market the
standard macadamized asphalt binder
oil for earth roads Tests have been
made in different parts of the United
States. and the general manager says
1t has been thoroughly demonstrated
to be complete success. To show bis
confidence In the oil. arrangements
have been completed to build small
section Of road at Independence, Mo.
The process of making good roads
with this new brand of road oil is very
simple First the road must be plow-
ed thoroughly and then run over sew
eral times with a harrow, after which
1t should be rounded with grader
and dragged to make 1t hard. After
this 1t is ready for the road oil.
1.-The cost Of this process Is far less
than the rock or macadamized roads.
of course" said the manager. 1T will
cost from $500 to 5000 mile to thor
oughly oil an earth road the first time.
The cost after that is far less each
year to keep it oiled.
ut is expected that this new process
will revolutionize road building. We
receive thousands of letters from all
parts Of the country asking for COM
plete details. The demand has been
so strong It has been necessary to have
printed matter prepared on the SUBJ
ject The good roads movement is
spreading rapidly. 1t Is one Of the
most striking evidences Of continued
and substantial prosperity. Good roads
enhance the value Of property and the
pleasure Of living in the community"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
CONCRETE BLOCKS FOR ROADS
Only the Wheel Track Is Paved, Re-
ducing Cost of Construction.


Orlando H. H. Dickson of Jackson
vile. Fla. one of the most active
champions Of good roads In Duval
county for many years, has received
word from his attorney at Washington
that a patent has been allowed on his
concrete block for constructing roads.
The authorities at the patent Office ut
first refused him patent because the
method was. they thought, in conflict
with other similar roads that had been
patented. but Mr.. Dickson employed a
first class attorney. who fought the
matter through to successful issue.
The road as patented consists OF
heavy concrete blocks in shape not I'M
like common + rails laid on their sides.
except that they are much larger and
only three or four feet In length.
They have a mortise on one end and
tenon on the reverse end and so are
locked together. making them con-
tinuous road. but easily repaired If
broken. as one block can be taken out
and another one inserted In few
moments time. The groove is large
enough to easily carry an automobile
tire. and such Il road can be built with
a double track at less cost than ordi
nary first class country roads cost
Mr. Dickson is In correspondence with
several manufacturers Of machinery
for concrete work, who assure him
that a machine can be constructed to
turn out several hundred blocks in
day at small cost for labor A short
piece Of the road Is now in use he
tween Jacksonville and Apoka and has
been tested enough to prove its com
plete adaptability as first class road
for farm vehicles or automobiles.
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USING THE ROAD ROLLER ON A MAcADAh
SECTION.
From Good Roads Maya zine New York
wearing qualities will be made early
next spring. From that time on there
will be periodical inspections and re-
ports, SO that the department will
know just how the various sections
are standing up to tlA work. All Of
the sections will be kept in as perfect
repair as possible. and a record will
be made of the cost of the work. so
as 20 give not only the original cost
of building. but the annual cost of
upkeep,
The cost will be calculated for the
various materials used both with and
without including the transportation
charges. SO that it will be for any
community to tell just what certain
sort of road ought to cost In its own
vicinity.
The department has so far decided
Oh the sort of roads to be built on
about 1920 feet of the experimental
stretch. and the whole work probably
will cover about mile
One of the essential features Of the
periodical reports that will be made
will be how the different sections
withstand different sorts of traffic. 1t
has been found that some of the best
roads where iron tired vehicles am
horses are used are the poorest in
withstanding the securing effect Of
rubber automobile tires. One great
object of the various sorts of binders
10 be Experimental with Is to find
something that will make a perma-
nently .dustless highway and one that
will not be disintegrated by motor
traffic.
The experiments of the road office
with what 1t terms palliative"
dressings have been quite wide in the
past season and to!erably satisfac-
tory. The stretch of road laid in the
agricultural department grounds and
treated with wood pulp sulphite iiq-
uor has stood up quite well. but IT Is
found that II will require about two
dressings per year to keep the road In
good condition. AS the liquor now
costs more than light oil for road
dressing il seems not to be an econom-
ical material to use
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
Good Roads Would Help Everybody.

The good roads movement is an
economic movement. thing that
somewhere and at some time touches
the pocket nerve" of every producer
and every consumer In the land. il fac
tor as Indispensable as navigable ill.,
land waterways to the fundamental
settlement Of all freight rate questions
A real and stable macadam highroad
between Denver, Kansas City and Chi
cago. for instance. would be of more
benefit to the economic development Of
Colorado than forty successful appeals
to the interstate commerce commission
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
Good Road Campaign.

The chamber of commerce Of
Wichita Falls. Tex. has engaged In
campaign Of education on good roads
subjects. 1t is sending out speak
ers with stereopticon exhibits to leo
ture in county schoolhouses on the
advantages of improved roads and to
secure signatures to petition to the
county commissioners to call an cleo
ton to vote on 100000 bond issue
for the construction of good roads In
the precinct or district.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
Stray Sale.

ESTRAYED before w. J. Dawson.
IL Justice of the Peace, Ward 2, Bos-
sier Parish, La, by J. M. Montgomery.
and will be sold at his pasture, near
Benton, La, within the legal hours Of
sale, on Saturday, Feb. IL, 1910, one
white back steer, with brown head, neck
and sides; about 8 years old; marked
crop and 3 splits in right ear and crop
and splits in left ear. Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.,
or the same will be sold according to law,
w. w. CARTER, Constable.
January 6, 1910. feb 10
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-13
On the Road to LEARNING.

"You say you know nothing at all
about our railway:" said the official.
Nothing whatever" answered the
applicant for employment.
'WeIl. you come highly recommend
ed. suppose we'll have to put you
in the bureau of information and let
the travelling public educate you
Washington Star.
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Homestead Entry No. 9915.
Department OF the Interior,
Y. 5. Land Office at Natchitoches, La,

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
December 6, 1909.)
NOTICE is hereby given that Marcus
~ w. Young of Ivan, La, who, on
January II, 1903, made Homestead Entry
No. 1915 (0510) for the southeast quar-
ter of southeast quarter of section q,
township q north, range ii west, Lou
isiana Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make final five year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before B. A. Kelly, Clerk of
Court, at Benton, La, on the 10Th day
OF January, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: J.B.
Holland, G. B. Coker, H. Lyles and
J. L. Oliver, all of Ivan, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
December 8. 1909. ian1a
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Dissolution Notice

PY mutual consent, the firm of Con-
II nell, Moss & Company, Limited.
OF Poole, La, will liquidate their bust
ness. ANY parties holding chains
against the firm will please present same
for settlement to 7. D. Connell or R. T.
Poole. =.