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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-01-27
LAUGHTER,

Overindulgence in laughter is repro.
bated by Emerson. Explosions of it.
he says. should be under strict control.
and he quotes approvingiy the saying
Of Lord Chesterfield. Il am sure that
since had the use of my reason no hu.
man being has ever heard me laugh"
But Emerson is not altogether consist
ent in this matter. for whereas in one
passage he refers to laughter as a
"contemptible squeal of joy" in an
other it becomes pleasant spasm."
and he gratefully acknowledges 1.-THE
rest and refreshment we get from the
shaking of the sides" Moreover, he
admits that ito see man in a high
wind run after his hat is always droll.' y
Presumably if the man is bald and the
road is muddy even Chesterfield might
be led to emit contemplate squeal.-
London Chronicle
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OPEN FRONT POULTRY HOUSE.

Graham of the Kansas Agricultural
college states that after careful tests
made with warmed buildings, with
double wall houses having curtains be
fore the perches and six feet away
next to the wire netting, he has found
that the one ply board houses with
Melted fronts have given better results
both as to the number of eggs pro-
duced in winter and the fertility and
vigor Of germs.
The open front house can be modi-
fed to meet a wide range of climate
In the northern states the house is
generally equipped with curtain
front and hooded roost. These curtains
are dropped at night to insure warm
er house while the fowls are inactive.
The open front shed roof house
shown in the cut is a type of the con-
feet wide. 8 feet high in front and
6 feet in the rear. 1t is divided into
five pens 20 by 20 feet. with solid
board partitions between each pen.
One bird is allowed to every four
square feet of space
The roost is provided with a cloth
curtain. which is dropped on very
cold nights. Two small holes with
sliding doors are used to- ventilate the
rOOst when the curtain is down. The
floor consists of a layer of sheathing.
then layer of building paper and
flooring. The outside of the studs on
the ends and back is first covered
with layer of sheathing, then layer
Of building paper and novelty siding
The inside of the studs. with the ex-
ception of the hooded roost is entire
ly open. The nests are placed on the
end walls and partitions The entire
building rests on brick piers about
two feet from the ground, and each
pen is equipped with a trapdoor,
which allows the hen to go down and
wallOw in the dirt under the house
On many farms where poultry is car
ried on as an adjunct to the other
farm crops is found variety of small
stationary houses. There are several
advantages in favor of the small sta
.tionary house. Where land is restrict
ed it is possible to provide sys-
TEN Of cultivation where the houses
are small and set far enough apart to
permit of double yards These yards
CAN be cropped alternately and thus do
away with the danger of tainted soil
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The Kind Csddje,

Once in II game" said the golfer.
Il had the good fortune to be six
holes ur on my opponent by the time
the eigth hole was reached At the
eighth green something went wrong
with our reckoning of the strokes.
and claimed that ! had won that
hole. too. while my opponent claimed
that it was halved. After mild dis
pute / yielded
But as moved on with my caddie
| couldn't help grumbling:
well. you know. Joseph. gave in.
But | still think | won that hole after
all
''The boy. with frown. turned
shocked and reproving eyes on me
Disguised with my greed for holes. he
whispered hurriedly, SO that my op-
ponent should not overhear:
"'Shut up. can't you? Do ye want
to break the mans hearth" Elk
change.
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be set at q steep incline. Such sails
must be long and narrow and set
closer together.
In pumping from deep we'll the an
gle of the sails of the windmill is
such that the wheel will revolve the
same number of revolutions minute
that it is desired to operate the pump.
This makes it possible to connect the
mill directly to the pump without the
gearing necessary where Il high speed
is employed in operation of the pump
While the low speed means less wa
ter pumped, it greatly Iengthens the
life Of the mill
In the illustration the windmill. tow
er and tank are combined in Il rather
ornamental structure When the well
is located on high ground as compared
with the grounds where the water is
to be distributed the tank may rest
upon the surface, as shown. and the
windmill frame be constructed over
head When the mill is to be located
on lower ground the water tank may
be placed midway on the windmill
frame or on top. with the windmill
Just above the tank.
A tank placed thirty feet from the
ground will give pressure Of fifteen
pounds when the tank is full This
would lift water to the second story
of a house standing on the same level.
A garden hose nozzle connected with
this tank would force stream nearly
as high as the bottom of the tank. or
twenty-five to thirty feet horizontally
Twenty barrels of water would supply
garden hose nozzle for little over
an hour. These small tanks are CON-
monty used in connection with an
eight to ten foot windmill The same
sized mill, however, may be used with
larger tank when the water is to be
used for household purposes. bath
room, lawn and fire protection. six
ty-fve barrel tank will supply a gar
den hose nozzle for about four hours.
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THE BEST APPLES.
Some That You Will Recognize As Old
Friends In This List.

Some That You Will Recognize as Old
Friends In This List.
North America is the great apple pro-
ducing region Of the world. and New
York leads all the other. states in the
quantity grown. although varieties
quite as choice are produced in other
states, particularly Missouri. Oregon
and Washington. To have perfect
fruit the soil and the climate condi
tons must be of the most favorable
list of what may be called the best
appIes-best in one sense or another
has been arranged. The list comprises
mite. BulIock's Pippin. Cogswell, Early
Joe, Esopus. Spitzenburg. Full Wine,
Garden Royal. Melon, Mother, North
ern Spy, Pomme Grise, Porter, Pri-
mate, Red Canada. Summer Pearmain,
Summer Rose. Swaar. Wagner and
Westfeld. To this list are added the
Baldwin and the Rhode Island Green
ing--two Of the best known apples the
country over.
Other popular apples include the Gil
liflower, Vandevere. Maiden's Blush,
American Beauty, Fameuse. Pound
Sweet, Talman Sweet. Winespice. Bell
flower. Red Astrakhan. Pearmain, Au-
tumn Bough, Roxbury Russell, Sops o.
Wine, King, Twenty Ounce, Hubbard
ston and Peach Pond Sweet.
The Pippin wherever found seems to
| be always we'll liked But one Pippin
differs from every other. What one
state knows as Pippin another state
greets by quite different name. The
Ben Davis, for instance. so known in
the middle west, is known in New
/ York state as New York Pippin.
! Almost every propagation of apples
has found, if his experience and his or
/ chards are extensive, specimens which
| he thought entitled to such names as
Seek No Further, Nonesuch and Sine
| Qua Non, so that if one receives an
| apple bearing one of these names in
Massachusetts it may differ exceeding
! ~ from one OF the same name offered
| to him in Wisconsin. But they are all
| likely to be worth the eating If their
1 grower has seen fit to honor them with
| such names.
The longer apples remain on the
tree, unless the weather becomes too
cold to permit their exposure, the bet
ter the flavor and keeping qualities.
The fruit that comes to perfection the
farthest north, as that In the Hood
river region of Oregon. appears to
have the finest keeping qualities with
out deterioration in flavor.
OF the varieties raised in the east
the winter russets keep longest with
out being put in cold storage and real
" reach the full perfection of flavor
only late in the winter or in the early
spring. 1t used to be considered
marvellous and almost an impossible
thing to keep apples over from the
fall till the first summer apples ap-
peared but with methods of cold
storage so extensively used as they
are now this is easily achieved and
with far less deterioration in flavor
than might be reasonably expected
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Homestead Entry No. 1,231.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Natchitochcs La,
January 10, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that Sidney
~ Harris Of Bolinger, La, who, on
April "a, 1908, made Homestead Entry
No. 1921 (O1,O9O for the southwest
quarter of southwest quarter of section
q, township % north, range Is west,
Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final communication
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before B. A. Kelly,
Clerk OF Court, at Benton, La, on the
2fst day Of February, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Dick
Campbell, Clifford Means, Johnny Carter
and Zebedee Washington, all of Bolin-
ger, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
January 10, 1910. febH
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: Stray Sale.

FSTRAYED 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. II, 1910, one
white back steer, with brown head, neck
and sides; about 3 years old; marked
crop and 8 splits in right ear and crop
and 2 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
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Homestead Entry No. 1O,:32f'

Department of the Interiors Il
U. S. Land Office at Natchitoches, La. NJ
January 4, 1910. y
NOTICE is hereby given that Jack
~ Ward of Bolinger, La, who, a.
January 2, 1904, made Homestead Entry
No. 1921 (06OS) for the northWess
quarter Of northeast quarter OF sectieh'
IS, township % north, range IL wes.I
Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice q
intention to make final five year prooll
to establish claim to the land above &C.
scribed, before B. A. Kelly, Clerk 81
District Court, at Benton, La, on tns:
18th day Of February, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: H.ysl
Wyche of Plain Dealing, La, ana Nd
Johnson, P. Haskin and j. Carter ~ 4
Bolinger, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register. s.
January 10, 1910. febl7
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Stray Sale.

TSTRAYED before me, w. w.
II Oglesby, Justice : SIC Peace,
Ward 5, Bossier Parish, La, by S. c.
Adger, on December y, 1909, and will
be sold at S. G. Adger's farm within the
legal hours OF sale on Saturday, Febru-
airy 5, 1910, one red ard white spotted
bull, about 6 years old, swallowfork in
LET'S ear and crop, underoit and overbit
in right ear. Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc,
CT the same will be sold according to law.
W. w. OGLESBY.
December 80, 1903. feba
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Succession Sale.
Succession Of Sam Smith, deceased. In
District Court, BOSsier Parish. In.

D1StTtct COURT, BOSSteF PUf1SH, La.
RY virtue of an order of sale to ME directed
from the Honorable District Court in and for
the Parish OF Bossier, La, will, on Saturday
February 5, 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 fol-
lowing described property, wit:
A certain parcel of land situated in Bossier
Parish, La, near the town of Benton. and de-
scribed as follows: The northeast quarter of
northeast quarter and that part of southeast
quarter Of northeast quarter which lies north of
the middle line of the Bellevue and Benton road
all in section 3D. township 90 range 70 west. con-
tanning 4S acres, more or less
Terms Of Sale-Cash, if the appraisement or
two-thirds thereof be bid, else on a credit of
twelve months, according to law
JESSE BYRD, Administrator
Benton, La, Jan. q, 1910 feb3
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Homestead Entry No. 1854.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Natchitoches La,
January 4, 1907
NOTICE is hereby given that Bob
~ Walker of Sligo, La, who, on De-
cember 3, 1902, made Homestead Entry
No. 1854 (O5C4) for the southeast quar-
ter OF southwest quarter of section Il,
township II north, range IL 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
District Court, at Benton, La, on the
18th day of February, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: S. Nc
Clinton, S. Jones, S. Johnson and A.
Jeter, all of Sligo, La.
J. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
January 13, 1910. feb II
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Final Account.

Succession Of J. P. Logan, deceased.
In District Court. Booster Parish, La.
NOTICE is hereby given that Joannes Smith.
administrator of the succession of j. p
Logan, deceased, has this day filed in my office
his hnal account in said succession, and il oppo-
sition be not made thereto within the time pre-
scr1bed by law, the same will be homologated
and made the Judgment of the Court.
Given under my official signature and seal of
once, at Benton, La, on this, the 10th day of
January, 1910. IA. KELLY
81 Clerk District Court.
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For Sale

M Y Forest Home place, located near
M Collinsburg, and containing 1850
acres, together with all buildings and
improvements thereon. Address
Mrs. SUE T. ABsEY, Benton, La.
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Land is so scarce in Japan and the
people are so numerous that a farm
rarely consists of more than an acre
or two. These little farms are divided
up into tiny fields.
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Pumpino bv Wind Power.

Pumping by Wind Power.
The speed of windmill depends
on the angle the wheels are placed Il.
steady motion is desired the sails must
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1t is said that there are more than
100000 goats in this country. and all
are practically free from tuberculosis
Thousands of them are milk goats and
are used regularly for this purpose.
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Usefulness of the Hen.

The period of hens usefulness de-
ponds altogether on the hen. While
the first year is usually the best for
egg production, it is not always the
case, some hens laying better the sec
ond year. But. as a rule, one will get
the greatest number of eggs from a
given number of fowls by having the
pullets Matched early.
The meat of yarded poultry is al
ways more tender than that Of fowls
having free range, due to the extreme
muscular development of the latter.
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Homestead Entry No. 39i1.
Department Of the Interior.
Y. S. Land ONCE at Natchtoches, La.
January 10, 1910
NOTICE is hereby given that Green
~ w. lennon of Plain Dealing, La,
who, on February 8, 1908, made Home
ste;.d Entry No. 9949 (051S) for frac-
tinnal section 80, township 90 north,
range ii west, and lot of section 5,
township % 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
District Court, at Benton, La, on the
Sd day of March, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: 0. G..
Cason, G. E. Rodgers, ]. B. Lynn and
A. D. Lynn, all Of Plain Dealing, La
j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
January 20, 1910. feb p
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Homestead Entry No. 97:>G.

Homestead Entry No. 1886.
Department of the Interior,
/. u. S. Land ONCE at Natchitoches, La, :
January 10, lsie.9
NOTICE is hereby given that Etter
~ Willis, widow of Will Willis OF
Cotton Valley, La, who, on October %,
1902, made Homestead Entry No. 1896
(0495) for the southwest quarter of
southeast quarter of section rs, township
% north, range II west, Louisiana Me-
ridian, has filed notice of intention to
make final five year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before
B. A: Kelly, Clerk of Court, at Benton,
La, on the 21st day of February, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: George
Neal, Henry Rushing, Armistead Harris
and Bossier Bankhead, all of Cotton
Valley, La.
j. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
January 10, 1910. feb II
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
m Cry TO Wilderness

a Gus. or evening Two men rolled out ot
Their "a modern sleeping car with
t.eltiFt 10 3 la carte lunches that waited
lF the Hel AT dusk the next evening
r same Hu -loWsh0es and ~ old gray
.tens HtH ~. 1alsam and wood smoke m
'- He- .r fhc.r moose sled over the still
i',e ha .llcru,-s lake. The stars came
flt'e .ar- ir the evergreen tops, as
e'r forrest rrdl
sudden 'fe5 and turned their heads
e'iF .aI rang out from the eastern
lH. again fht c-y al "a mother wolf
--.lf c ..t .-rucs ot the tNo men began
ltPit T.f sent back his deep
-s.e- r.sr moment The woods were
aR N ..t chorus as The pack swept
- ia. night CA "a bed II balsam
s- H ... hcItcr hat buried deep M
#lt Nttr 4 ...t-sr,.r,- at ti,. r,-l 9erness
E. around
such are. .. .I ,. .,-.. ..,,fr,rr-,y lf our,
@ .r.er.,- of oar railroads. lu
-tt The Noise and worry oi the
~. p. and rfcfU, li fnt Dig woods
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
Winter Trails in North Woods
By DR.. William ]. Long
Dae.ns, BY Frank Tenne, Johnson

NJ H...I~. A\DlAb numerous tales ~ X0f
N te- tle many stories Il men who have
been -al and trcci by them ] must record
uy dtlpt- rllctiou thaf these powerful hrrltcs
4rt So tar -... are concerned las timid and harm
.rss as ra
have been ....r tacu several times hy day and by
lglt and t~-cl lu every possible Nay both day
and night Use them chase me and always with
-ar same ~ The nr~t sure Whit 0f The man
-ert t-eE El.e shadows INTO The nearest COW
-~ And ..e personally never known of their
i-fa.srg -g 1r woestllg men though have
lr doar stories - that effect and found IN
every case tnry rested u0- ou observation OF
-Nptner. r some other story told hv some
ther man dead Cr absent
once ,r Storm had pack rush put upon
~ on fre lake probably mist 4iius me tor "a
-e- On -.. 1er occasions / have been followed
01e cls,-r wolves nut the motive So TAR as
'+1 un.H It from heir actions. was one of
-1aatt .f the season when the old wolves
'ere usr these were Young wolves ranging
taens .ut "a leader which had probably
-trer seen ..t.re and We're evidently irving 20
il lri lr way what the new creature was
f had ..e tri.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
An Accommodating Railroad

A 4 Ottawa the traveller changes cars. ana nhsliea
~ his r4n tourney 20 sf'end the hi' ilBHl it
Algar.4uiu Park pretty little hotel. But had the
desire ~ spend the FIRST night In nay own camp, 'iin
% DO Tins u Has necessary 20 stop the uii ,l a ue
-,.rtl place hence ID trall lrd across lake ana
thrilgl "a c miles 0t forest and across an'lh'i I'N'
fD tlr camp tc had selected
Aae Iu dealing Alth "a railroad lt is wen ~ "iNa 20
-lir the brakeman and the conductor NI' ilu9l
0i,.,. orders and 60 20 the higher up Nh' give
fb, orders ! iricd this and the reply i"oA iy
breath away. one object ~ a railroad iie 'lk o'
.il stated WAS 70 furnish comfort and '"hF'ii'I,
ID, MS patrous Il would he pleasure 2" Sop ~.
oman, ,.Ilrr, wished and lei reach inN ''in t',
,.,,ar a few moments later the conductor il'i'
I,4 -lrred came - with telegram DO Ii' manu-
sl.,,,o II was the man who wanted % get OH '' '
,-rf 4lu lake. - l...,,. ten
Don't worry he said 4 u let you hh"N 'eH
minnie. before you reach the place. 50 ih'l '- ~
..,i your baggage together .-.. s..r,e
All al which seem, 20 suggest that titi' az -
,lrd men after an who have re,iiscoFered az -
.,,,t, N rrinoule in how public service ''I ~
.,tt =, l.r conducted. lsut these comments ''' "
,,t surprise sas on the road itseil. Iiele !,
Ir.,.b road running west for some t'" l.~.'''.-', ~
.l.. ,.srtlv through d fhnly settled ial -
80. IA r4rtlv through "a Hilderneas- !" % ,.itb
~ ~. fth,r1nen's sake they run pail"l & I'D
.,, .,.varicnoc and though they run ", ti,.,.
.... .-.,,. -. fifnr o. winter 'hnnt"'
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

I 81 north oi the Canadian boundary hne place
m Ontario known as Algonquin Park. II looks
like "a little spot the map. In reality IL Is a mag
niilCcnt preserve ot two thousand square miles
of virgin lake river. and forest Long ago ! had
heard vaguely of charms later had sampled It's
good fishing in a few of its nineteen hundred lakes
] had marYeled al ITS game supply. which rs even
greater now than when the Indians were its only
explorers. and finally had determined 10 see IL al
Us best under us white winter mantle when / could
cross from lake 10 unknown lake the untraveled
ridges with only compass and my own snOWshOe
trail for guide and without carrying a canoe on my
head like a two-legged tortoise. or consulting map
md the bazed trails and purtages And the tTip
was such pure Joy from beginning 20 end that am
still wondering why So few sportsmen have discov-
cred n.
For the canoeinan the fisherman. the photogra-
pher of game the lover of out oi doors Algonquin
Park Is a wonderful place m summer. IL Is even
more wonderful IN winter with us silent wilderness
MS keen bracing air It's abundant game IT'S asCinat
iug stories u woods life written All over the snow by
TIE feet ot the Wild things
There Wcre tNO friends M the party and the object
was not 10 pct saps skins or trout or records but
lust fun and "a bracing up for the spring work One
wanted to carry rifle and perhaps get Dg timber
wolf. the other wanted 10 study the trails and %
ind 0ut hoW deer and moose and wolf ana beaver
and otter were spending the winter
So they settled m a little cabin oh me southern
,p o fht park where one could carry his Tie freely
outside the prescribed limits and the "ther could
follow the Wild trails in Oi the best game pre-
--ryes in the world. And both Jet me add got
scripture measure shaken down and running over q"
40 fhrf fhrN for