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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01

We rarely, if ever, exterminated it
but we kept it under control so that
but little injury came from it.
The morning glory and the sweet
potato belong to the same genus and
differ only in being Of different
species. Now as to getting rid of
this or any other plant, | am fully
convinced that it can be done. Any
thing that grows as a green plant can
be utterly eradicated if we 60 at it
in the right way. We know that the
green part Of any plant will die If
severed from the root. The opposite
is just as true, viz, that the root of
any living plant will die If the green
part is not allowed to grow. There is
just this difference, the root has
elaborated food material stored up in
it's cells and remains in favorable
condition for growth, hence, in many
cases, will make new top but the
severed top is not in condition to
grow and will wither and die. The
root will live over the winter and
start new top in the spring, unless
the plant is an annual But in a
short time the elaborated sap carried
over in the roots will be exhausted
unless more can be manufactured.
But where is this manufacturing
carried on? Always in the green part
of the top The food material carried
into the roots of any plant can not
nourish it all till it is first carried by
the transpiratin current to the leaves,
that is the green part, and is there
transformed into carbohydrates, pro-
tieds and fats and then carried back
to the growing points including the
roots. Chlorophyl grains, which
constitute the green in all plants, are
the only thing that can make over the
crude sap into elaborated sap. l
could prove this by the best authori
ties to be found in our libraries but
do not deem it necessary here.
Now in view of this indiSputa bic
case to kill the roots of perennials?
Just keep the green parts cut off inst
below the surface of the ground.
Keep this fight up all summer and
especially during the hot months Of
July, August and September and the
roots will be as 'dead as Julius
Caesar" The idea that the roots of
blackberry plants will live on in
definitely if the green parts are care
fully hoed off during the entire sum-
mer is erroneous. The fact that the
roots Of any plant are dependent on
the green parts for continued ex-
istence is not disputed by any reput-
able authority. II necessary these
authorities can be furnished. A
person does not have to understand
the reason of this proceeding in order
to get the results desired but he must
keep up the use OF the hoe.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01
THE COOLING MOTH AGAIN.

THE COOLING MOTH AGAIN.
The following comes to me through
the mail:
CT wish in your article on the cod
ling moth you would have a paragraph
explaining how it can be told, as
many cannot tell it when they see 1T. -
I cannot do this. In all my read
ing on the codling moth, extending
over many years, l have never yet
seen description of this insect by
which it can certainly be known.
Now don't laugh at me but this state
ment is the honest truth. AS | re-
Gently said in these columns l never
positively knew the codling moth till
I took the larvae (worms) from the
infected apples and Matched them out
in bottle. The trouble in this
case is that there are so many other
moths that so closely resemble this
one it is most difficult thing to give
definition that will include the codl-
ing moth and exclude the others.
This moth is about half inch long
with breadth of wings about three
fourths of an inch; in color neither
white nor brown but mixture of the
two, hence. we say it has a motley
color. The most distinguished char
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01
CHERRIES SELF FERTILIZING.


c. r. Wilcocks, Victor, Montana,
writes under date of November 18th:
Twill you kindly let me know
through the columns of your valuable
paper, The Ranch, or otherwise,
whether in planting the Bing cherry,
it is necessary to plant some other
variety to act as a pollenizer, and il
so, what variety?''
Cherries of all kinds are generally
considered self-fertile. [ have never
known cherry tree to be barren be-
cause it stands alone. My judgme lent
would be that the Bling would not be
seriously injured by being planted in
solid blocks. However. | would, in
planting cherry orchard, plant more
than one variety. There can be no
loss in such cases and might be some
gain. IT | had to select just one
variety to go with the Bling l would
name the Lambert.
There is point not raised by Mr..
Wilcocks that is worthy of considera-
ton and that is whether the sweet
cherries are hardy enough to stand
the climate of Montana. [ do not
know how it might be where he is,
but in some parts of that great state
it is too cold for such cherries. The
sour cherries are much harder than
the sweet ones.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01
MORNING GLORIES A NUISANCE

A. S. Lyman of Upper Lake. Cali
fornia, writes as follows:
81 have about eight acres that l
would like to set to pears but it has
one patch of about one-fourth of an
acre of morning glories and three
small patches. Do you think it ad-
visable under these conditions to put
out pears? Can you give any advice
how to get rid Of the morning glory?"
l certainly would not be deferred
from setting pears in this ground on
account of the morning glories. They
will do as little harm to pears as to
any other crop you can grow on this
piece of land.
Isuppose that what is meant by the
morning glory by Lyman is what is
commonly known as the wild morning
glory. The cultivated morning glory
is popular flower and rarely, if ever,
does any harm, as a weed. This
wild morning glory is sometimes
troublesome as weed in the corn
fields of Iowa and Illinois. Many a
time in my younger days l have wag-
ed war on this weed by using the hoe.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01

acteristic of the codling moth is it's
shyness. You never see it flying in
the day time except when you disturb
it in it's hiding place and then it fits
away and hides as quickly as possible.
If any one can make it out from this
description he is welcome to do so.
1t is the best [ can do in the line of
description.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01

tinny. the Snider and others but L
could not say that either was the best.
Ask the blackberry growers near you
and they can give you better informa-
ton on that point than L can.
'sIs Burbank's Giant Winter rhu-
barb adapted for profitable marketing
in this locality"
| do not know. | have never had
any experience in raising this variety.
I will not pretend to know what L do
not.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-12-01
Horticulture

growers can greatly improve their
apples by thinning out dense tops,
by hand thinning, by careful sorting
after the apples are picked; but they
will never bring their fancy apples up
to those grown in the intermountain
regions till they can invent some
method of driving away the clouds
from their skies and in this way give
their apples more sunlight.
Having seen how important sunlight
is in color1ng our apples, we must
remember that the best results can
not be attained unless we prune our
apple trees so that the sunlight can
have free access to all parts of their
tops. Better have few er apples and
these highly colored if we want to
catch the fancy trade in the east.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Gautier,s Superstition.

Theophile Gautier. the critic, novelist
and poet, like many another great
man, was superstitious and believed
in the evil eye. Offenbach was his
aversion. and in this respect Paris
contemporary tells us that one day the
son and father were walking together
The son. for wickedness' sake, start,
ed conversation about Offenbach, and
his father gave him to understand that
the subject was disagreeabie. Moth
ing daunted, the lad led Gautier to
shop window where was exposed
photograph of the composer.
As they resumed their walk the son
observed, "Well, you see, father, after
all, nothing has happened through
looking at the photograph" At that
moment they were turning the corner
and the son preceded his father. In
full view of the passersby Gautier ad
ministered to his tormentor paterna
kick, observing, half in anger and hall
in humor, well, something has hap
pened."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Found n Way to Help.

A worthy old Quaker who lived in
country town in England was rich
and benevolent, and his means We're
put in frequent requisition for pur-
poses Of local charity or usefulness.
The .ownspeople wanted to rebuild
their parish church, and a committee
was appointed to raise funds. 1t was
agreed tina the Quaker could not be
asked to subscribe toward an object
SO contrary to his principles; but then,
on the other hand, so true friend
the town might take it amiss if he
was not at least consulted on a mat
ter Of such general interest. So one of
their number went and explained to
him their project; the old church was
to be removed and such and such steps
taken toward the construction OF a
new one.
"Thee vast right" the Quaker said,
lin supposing that my principles
would not allow me to assist In build
ing a church. But didst thee not say
something about pulling down a
church? Thee may'st put my name
down for a hundred pounds. "-Meri,
vale's Historical Studies"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
A PROPHETIC JEWEL.
Peculiar Ring That Was Owned BY
Marquise du Barry.

Peculiar Ring That Was Owned BY
: Marquise du Barry.
Marquise du Barry, whose lovely
head fell into the basket beneath the
suillotine in expiation of her levtty:
extravaganza and folly. had in her pos
session a stone of which the Paris jew
elers were unable to tell the precise
nature.
There appeared upon it below the
surface and as if under water an out
line Of a picture containing human 6g-
ures Strange to relate, when first the
gem was given to its afterward unfor
tunate possessor this outline was not
clear, but after it had been some
months in her possession 1t grew more
vivid.
One day the negro servant boy. La
NOR. who was afterward instrumental
from revenge in the downfall of the
Du Barry, declared, looking at the jew
ell. that he could decipher the figure OF
woman with disheveled hair leaning
before scaffold and surrounded by .
crowd, while beside her stood the exc
cutioner.
A strange but authenticated circum
stance is that the negro servant DO!
precisely described the guillotine. DR.
Guillotine had not then invented hi:
celebrated instrument of death. nor h;lt
the horrors of the revolution begun
Snatching the jewel from the hant
of the servant, Nine. du Barry exam
ined it, saw the kneeling woman, tn
angry crowd. the death knife fallin:
and, with cry of agony. fell sense
less to the floor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Loans Without Interest.

In the city of Barcelona. Spain. there
is a peculiar pawnbroking establish
ment be;,ring the dainty name OF Our
Lady of Hope" where loans are made
without interest to necessitous per-
sons on the deposit of any articles in
pledge. Two-thirds of the value of
the deposit is at once advanced. and
the loan is made for six months and
a day. but if at the expiration of that
period the depositor should declare
himself unable to redeem it. after an
other period of six months the pledges
are sold. but If they yield more than
the amount advanced the difference is
given to the original owner This in
stitution is very popular. Thousands
are every year suitors for the favor
thus afforded by Our Lady Of Hope"
Richard Ford. Gatherings From
SDaiD"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Fly Traps of Spiders Nests.

Spiders nests are used in Mexico as
fly traps. During the rainy season the
villages are invaded by numbers Of
flies and other insects To rid house
of these pests the natives hang the
branch Of a tree bearing spiders nest
to nail in the ceiling. The surface
of the nest enlarges concentrically
after each capture Of an insect. and II
exercises an irresistible attraction on
flies. When spiders nest Is opened
it is found to be filed with insects.
Experiments made with paper nests
so manufactured as to be exact copies
of the real nests show that flies will
not enter them. Though very small
and apparently insignificant. the IN,
habitant of the mosquerO attacks In
sects far more important In size than
the largest housefly. The. wasp Is one
of it's favorite victims, and the wasp
always gets the worst Of the struggle
-Harper's Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Sherit:''S Sale

Mrs. L. A. Brownlee vs.. Wilson Green. No 5262
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, al the front
door of the Court House, in the town q
Benton, La, on Saturday, October u,
1911, the following described properly,
to-wit:
The south half of southeast quarter OF
section 26, township 10 north, range IL
west, containing so acres, 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, with s pei
cent per annum interest thereon from
March /, 1907, and all costs OF suit, in
GLIDING per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees.
j. F. EDWARDS, Sheriff.
Benton, La, Sept. IA, 1911. oct 10
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Tiuht Collars.

Writing in the Hospital, London, DR..
Walford warns everybody against tight
collars He considers it remarkable
that NO one seems to have noticed or,
at any rate, to have laid great stress
on the fact that such slight obstacles
to the free circulation of the blood
through the vessels of the brain may
adversely influence the health of those
who are in the habit IF wearing tight
" fitting neckcloths. "The fact ap-
pears to be well known to veterinary
surgeons, who tell us that neck con-
striction through badly fitting harness
is a causative factor in 'staggers' in
horses" says the writer. 1t seems to
be equally well known that dogs suf-
fer a great deal through having to
wear tightly fitting collars Is it toe
much. then, DR.. Walford asks, to argue
that those of us who wear our own
collars too tightly buttoned may fine
in that practice some explanation OF
symptoms ascribed to other causes?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
ANIMALS THAT WEEP.
Outgoing Tears Preserved by the Ma
LAYS as a Love Charm.

Outgoing Tears Preserved by the Ma
lays as a Love Charm.
While the art Of laughing may h.
peculiar to man the same is not trHr
Of weeping. which. If we are to accept
the testimony Of French naturalist.
Is manifestation of emotion that is
met with in divers animals.
weep most easily are the ruminants.
with whom the act is so well known
tha. it has given rise to trivial but ac-
curate expression. Ito weep like II
caif.'' All hunters know that the stag
weeps, and we are also told that the
bear sheds tears when it comes to a
consciousness of its last hour The
giraffe is not less sensitive and regards
with fearful eyes the hunter who has
wounded it. This animal also weeps
through downright nostalgia. Dogs
also are held to be lachrymose. and
the same holds in the case Of certain
| monkeys. Sparrman states the ele
phant sheds tears when wounded o,
/ when it perceives that 1t cannot es
cape
Aquatic animals. too. it appears. are
able to weep. Thus. many authorities
agree, dolphins at the moment O
death draw deep signs and shed tears
abundantly A young female seal wa'
observed to weep when teased by
sailor ST. Hilaire and Cuvfer re
count. on the authority of the Malays
that when Il young dugons Is captured
the mother is sure to be taken also
The little ones then cry out and she'
tears. These tears are collected witt
great care by the Malays and are pre-
served as a charm that is certain Z
render lovers affection lasting
New York Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Stray Sale.

TSTRAYED before L. M. Burks, JUS
d tice of the Peace, Ward 5, Bossier
Parish, La, by R. L. Burks, and will be
sold at his residence near Rocky Mount,
La, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, October %, 1911, a light
brown heifer, with white belly, marked
two splits in right ear and swallowfork
in left ear, about Is months old, and ap-
praised at 81. Also, red heller, about
Is months old, no marks Or brands; ap-
praised at 81.
The owner is requested to come for
ward, prove property, pay charges, etc.
or the same will be sold according to law
a-4a N. L. MCKINNEY, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Tinv Republics.

Klein-Alp is diminutive republic
tucked away between Switzerland and
France. Only in summer is the re-
public inhabited and then by miners
and cowgirls There is one hotel, closed
during the winter. Another little re-
public is in Tyrol, between Austria
and Italy, and in long gone years was
under the jurisdiction Of first Il king
and then an emperor But in the adj
justment of frontier lines the state OF
Val di Ventino was in some way over
looked, and it promptly organized it.
self into lilliputian republic 1t has
now about 1900 inhabitants living il
six villages. Neither Val di VENTING
nor Klein-Alp has any taxes. There
are no officials or compulsory military
services. The only industry Of Val d
Ventino. aside from the farming OF
small fields, Is charcoal burning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Homestead Entry.
Department of the Interior, }
U. S. Land ONCE at Baton Rouge, La,

Department of the Interior,)
u. S. Land ONCE at Baton Rouge, La. I
October 13, 1917
NOTICE is hereby given that John
IN L. Cow, Of Bolinger, Bossier Par
ish, La, who, on November IL, 1905,
made Additional Homestead Entry, Sc
rial No. O3491, for northwest quarter Of
northeast quarter of section 81, town.
ship 90 north, range Is west, Louisiana
Meridian, has filed notice Of intention
to make final Communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before B. A. Kelly, Clerk Of
District Court, at Benton, La, on the
25th day of November, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
Ward, Lucien Ford, R. A. King and
James Campbell, all of Bolinger, La.
JOHN F. NUTTALL, Register.
October 10, 1911. nov 20
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Rubbing It In.

what made the boss glare so at that
man who just went outT said one
waiter to another.
when he paid his bill for q fifty
cent dinner he asked If there was any
place in the neighborhood. anyhow.
where a fellow could 60 and get a
decent meal for fifty cents. New
York Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Biliousness is due to disordered con.

Biliousness is due to disordered con-
dition of the stomach. Chamberlain's
Tablets are essentially stomach medi-
cine, intended especially to act on that
organ; to cleanse it, strengthen it, tone
and invigorate it, to regulate the liver
and to Danish biliousness positively and
effectually. For sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
A Silk Producing Caterpillar.

In Assam. where the natives call 1t
''eri." silk producing caterpillar has
been used for silk sp:p.,ing for cen
turtles, but, strange to say, Its employ.
ment for the purpose has been restrict
ed almost exclusively to that region.
One of its advantages is that its CO
coons are not sealed like those Of the
common silkworm. One end of the co.
coon is closed only with convergine
loops Of silk This renders It unneces'
sary to kill the insect when its silk Is
used
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Notice to Taxpayers.

4 LII State, Parish and Poll Taxes for
II the year 1911, as set forth on the
rolls on file, are now due and will be-
come delinquent on movable property
October list, and on immovable property
December 31st. j. F. EDWARDS,
State and Parish Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
DR.. ". IRWIN MILLER
DENTIST

years Banner
Regent Shoe Store wishes his Boer
Parish the public he building opposite
the poe site and opposite Court Office well lighted
ventilated glad
SHREVEPORT your
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
The Rer,edy.

no H0F1eoy.
The Bridget. must object
to your having new beau every
night. The Cook-Thin buy betther
food! One'll niver come again vance
he's tackled what | have T. serve him.
Cleveland Leader.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Final Account.
Succession of Rial Clark, deceased. In
District Court. ROSsier Pnrish. La.

NOTICE is hereby given that B. A. Kelly,
- administrator of the succession of Rial
Clark, deceased, has this day filed in my
ONCE his final account in said succession, and If
opposition be not made thereto within the time
prescribed 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 18th day of
October, 1911. r. B. HILL,
Ala Deputy Clerk District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
In the sunken subm.r;ne,

ITS too annoying that we should be,
stuck down here. bought myself the
most splendid tomb only last week.
Lustige Batter,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Another Miss.

A young recruit was just commenc-
ing his first course of musketry. The
instructor, getting very angry with
him, told him exactly what to do, and
each time he missed the target. At
last the instructor lost bis temper and
told him to take a spare round behind
the butts and shoot himself with it.
Presently the instructor was startled
by hearing report from rife behind
the butts; without moments hesita
ton he rushed round to see what had
occurred. when the recruit looked up
from examining his rife and said quite
coolly, "It's all right: don't get alarmed:
it's another miss" London Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19

All philosophy lies in two words.
sustain and abstain Epictetus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
Posted.

MY property, fronting on both sides
VNl of the L. and A. Railroad, one
mile east of Adner, on Fee-Fee Bayou,
and known as the NOVEL; place, is
posted. Any person hunting, trapping or
trespassing thereon will be prosecuted.
1914 F. L. WUTzKE, Adner, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19

Lame back is one of the most common
forms of muscular rheumatism. A few
applications of Chamberlain Liniment
will give relief. For sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19

NOTICE. am applying for pardon
42-e JEFF JEFFERSON.