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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
A Delayed Execution.

An eighteenth century execution on
Remington common was stopped for
q time owing to strange cause On
Aug. 10. 1868. two days before the
date Of the execution. heavy fog
came over London. accompanied by
thunder and lightning and torrents of
rain These conditions lasted for near
" forty-eigbt hours. and many people
believed that the last day had arrived.
When the time fiyed for the execution
arrived the assembled crowd cried
shame on the sheriff for hanging a
man when the world was coming 90 IN
end. As he persisted il his nrapara
tons they burst through the barriers
and stopped the proceedings. shout
ing that the culprit might as weil wait
a few minutes. when the So ad sum-
mons would come to all she sheriff
had to obtain the assistance of u force
Of soldiers before the execution could
be carried out.
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COTTON BOIL wEEvIL

COTTON BOIL wEEvIL.
r1.arva at left; pupa at right. About five
times natural size Authors illustra-
tiOn.l
egg hatches under normal conditions
in about three days. and the grub i.n-
mediately begins to feed.
The time .elapsing between the time
the egg is laid until the adult is s5devei-
Oped and ready to produce eggs il
from two to three weeks. In the early
part of the season the female refrslins
from depositing eggs In squares visited
BY other females. but late In the seal
son. when all the fruit has become1n-
tested. several eggs may be placed In
a single square or boil AS MANY as
fifteen have been found In boil.
4 conservative estimate nf the pos
sit.le progeny Of a single pair Of wee-
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vfls during season beginning on tune
20 and extending to Nov. 4 Is H.
755. 100
Eats Nothing but Cotton.

155. 100.
Eats Nothing but Cotton.
The cotton boil weevil. as fnr n
known ut present. has no food plant
other than cotton. When confined In
bottles the weevil will partake Of VA
riOus substances, such as apples or
bananas. but this is only under the
stress Of starvation.
The boil weevil is strictly diurnal In
its habits and Is not active after sum-
jown. Unlike some related insects. 1t
Is not attracted to lights. During the
summer the majority Of weevils do not
live longer than sixty days. During
the cooler part Of the year many Of
them live as long as six months. The
longest lived weevil on record lived
from Dec. 10 to the following October.
The boil weevil passes the winter In
the adult stage. In the fall. when
frosts occur. immature stages may be
found in the squares or bolls. Provid-
ed the food supply Is sufficient many
of these immature stages continue
their development at a very allow rate.
and adults finally emerge Ordinarily.
however. the frosts that destroy the
cotton generally kill practically all Of
the immature stages Of the weevil.
With the advent Of cool weather In
the fall the adult boil weevils In cot
ton fields begin to seek protection
against the winter. They ny from
the fields in every direction. although
their movements are governed par
TALLY by the prevailing winds. They
may fly into hedges. woods. cornfelds.
haystacks and farm buildings.
Burning infested Plants In the Fall.
\ number Of weevils also obtain hi
bernating quarters without leaving
the cotton fields by crawling Into
cracks in the ground under grass.
weeds and other trash and into the
burs from which cotton has been
picked. Here. however. the mortality
Is greater than where the protection
Is better. The majority Of weevils
that hibernate successfully do not pass
the winter In the cotton fields. Dur
ing the winter the weevils take no
food and remain practically dormant
Foremost among the methods Of con
trolling this expensive pest IS the kill
ing of the hordes Of adult weevils that
are ready to enter hibernation in the
fall and the prevention Of the develop
ment of millions more that would
later emerge to pass through the win
ter. This is accomplished by burning
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06

COTTON BOIL WEE1IL
ID, beetle from above; b, same from side.
About five times natural size. Authors
t1lustration.l
By 1894 it had spread to u half dozen
counties in southern Texas and was
brought to the attention of the bu-
reau of entomology.
Since 1894 the boil weevil has ex-
tended its range annually from forty
to seventy miles. During the first ten
years after its advent the annual rate
Of spread was 5.64O square miles.
Since 1901 the annual increase in the
infested territory has averaged 26.SSO
square miles. but in 1904 51.5OO square
miles became infested. OF course the
figures given do not refer to the area
in cotton. In many parts Of the in
tested territory the area devoted to
cotton is much less than 10 per cent Of
the total area.
Five States Affected.
At present the weevil is found In
Texas. Louisiana. Mississippi. Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma. In Mississippi
eighteen counties are infested. in Ar
kansas twenty-eight and in Oklahoma
about one-fifth of the state. The total
area infested comprises about 225.OOO
square miles, and this covers about 81
per cent Of the cotton acreage of the
United States.
Undoubtedly for several years the
boil weevil has caused loss of about
100000 bales Of cotton annually. 4
conservative estimate shows that since
the weevil has invaded this country it
has caused loss of 2,55O.OOO bales of
cotton at a value of about $125. .OOO. 600.
Characteristics Of WeeviI.
The adult boil weevil is about one
fourth of an inch in length, varying
from one-eighth to one-third of an inch.
with a breadth about one-third of the
length. This measurement includes the
snout, which Is about one-half the
length Of the body. Variation in size
is due to the amount Of food the insect
has obtained in the larval stage. In
dividuals from bolls, are therefore
nearly always larger than those from
squares (unblown buds).
The color (grayish or brownish) de-
pends upon the time that may have
elapsed after transformation into the
stage. The recently emerged individ
uals are light yellowish II color. hut
this passes to gray or nearly black
shade in q few weeks time
Lives Through Winter.
The boil weevil passes the winter In
the adult stage. In the spring and
throughout the fruiting season of cot
ton the eggs are deposited by the fe.
male weevils In cavities formed by
eating into the fruit of the plant An
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The 1a1mud,

The Tnlmud is the compendium of an
cient Jewish oral. or unwritten. law.
as distinguished from the PentateHch.
or written. law. Its origin is eonval
with the return of the Jewish people
from the Rabylonian captivity. 32ti Il
G. Its compilation in Hebrew was be-
gun by the scribes. and by their snc-
cess0rs the work was carried on till
200 B. C. The Talmud is u cem'i:na-
ton of prose and poetry and contains
two elements. legal and legendary It's
morality resembles that of the New
Testament. and its philosophy reminds
Us very forcibly Of that of the great
Plato-New York American.
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Proved Methods Of
Fighting Boil Weevil.

INFESTED plants should be
uprooted and burned early In
the fall-the earlier the better.
Grazing infected fields with
sheep. cattle or goats Is effective
when practicable.
All sprout and volunteer cot
ton should be destroyed to de-
prive the weevil of food late In
the fall.
Destroy all alternating places.
Infected fields should be plow-
ed In the fall and should be har-
rowed later. All refuse and
trash in hedges. fence corners
and turnovers should be gath
cred and burned. Old sorghum
and corn fields should be care
fully cleared.
Rotation of crops Is advisable.
and where possible cotton should
not be planted near timber or
other places that offer good hi-
bernating quarters.
Early planting and the use Of
fertilizers that will insure an
early crop are advantageous.
The use of the chain culti.
vator destroys myriads of larvae
In infected squares that have
fallen from the plants.
Arsenate Of lead in the form
of a fine powder is effective
when forced into the buds and
squares of growing cotton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
Wall Street superstition.

Almost all the Wall street spccula-
tors are superstitious fellows who be-
lieve in charms and amulets. In their
pockets they carry lucky coins. a rab-
bits foot. horse chestnut or some
thing Of the kind. One Wall street
man. much envied by his companions.
has short piece Of a hangman's rope
to conjure With. Many Of the custom
ers in the offices are even more credu-
lous than the professional traders In
their belief in signs and omens. There
is q deep seated tradition that Tues
day is ''low day" in "bull market"
and "high day" in bear market" !"
Some persons speculate on systems" !"
and others employ charts" Once
they exploited a machine in Wall
street known as a market register"
It was about as effective rs helping
anybody to win at Stock Exchange
speculation as it is to rub up against a
hunchback for luck just before you bet
on a horse race.-Munsey's Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
A Fresh Eco.

An English food expert. said in a re-
cent lecture:
''The secret Of health is two meals
q day with an occasional fast. But
people won't avail themselves of this
superb secret. 1t is too unpleasant
like the fresh egg. A gentleman. aft
er cutting the top of soft boiled egg.
summoned the waiter and said:
Waiter. take this egg back TO the
kitchen. wiring its neck. and grill it for
me-"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
Thought II Was a Joke.

The Colonel-And you actually as
sert that you want to marry my
daughter? Fusby-Y-yes. The Colo
mel tstaring at him unpleasantly1-
You know ! am English Fusby-
Yves. sir. The Colonel-Well. it's go
ing to take me several years TO see he
point Of your little joke. Good day
to you.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
When a Gr.at Man Dies.

There can be but austere and serious
thoughts in all hearts when sublime
spirit makes its majestic entrance into
another life. when one OF those beings
who have long scared above the crowd
on the visible wings Of genius. spread
ing all Mt once other wings which we
DID not see. plunges swiftly into the
unknown.-From Hugo's Funeral ORA
ton on BalZac.
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u. Got Valuable information.


The story is told of the times Of
Aretas Blood and the old Manchester
locomotive works that a student came
to Mr.. Blood once and wanted to study
the business OF locomotive building In
his vacation days. The student came
well recommended. and Mr.. Blood.
who never had much use for these
''tech' people. sent him down to the
boiler shop and placed him in charge
Of the old foreman. The old man took
the ''tech" man around. and in the
course Of the inspection Of the shop
they came across one boiler on the in
side of which was a man at work.
"How does that man get out?' in
Quired the .tech" man.
"Oh.' said the venerable pilot. he
doesn't get out. We always count
upon losing at least one man in build
Ing boiler r"-Manchester Union.
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THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Stamping Out the Disease.
BY HOMER FOLKS.

There is absolute unanimity.
too. among our expert authori-
ties (as there was not decade
agol as to just what We need to
do In order to prevent tuberculO-
sis. We must have general pub
lie education MS to the nature
and symptoms of the disease.
and We have it We must have
reporting Of cases by physicians.
and we are getting it. We must
have free dispensaries III every
city and considerable village at
which my person can secure an
expert and thorough diagnosis
Of his condition and adequate In
structions as to what he must
do. and we are getting dispensa-
ries. We must have visiting
nurses to visit the patients in
their homes and instruct them.
not once. but many times. in the
protection of their households.
We are getting visiting nurses.
We need. above all. hospitals In
the larger cities and a county
hospital In every county. and we
ase getting hospitals
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
Best Asleep.

II don't feel WELL" said one clerk TO
another as be took OF his coat in the
Offlce. THE trouble with me is that
haven't slept rs | ought. don't feel
we'll unless I've slept" THAT'S the
same way with me-" said his col
league. I'm fact, think feel best
Of all when I'm sound asleep!'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
N.noleon obeved the Mob.

In "The COrsican-A Diary Of Ma
poleon's Life In His Own Words" !"
Bonaparte tells how. as an obscure SOL
der. he witnessed some Of the open
ing scenes OF the revolution: II lodged
Rue du Mail. Place des Victories. At
the sound of the tocsin and at the
news that the Tuileries were attacked
started for the Carousel Before !
had got there in the Rue des Petits
Champs was passed by a mob Of hor-
rible looking fellows parading q head
stuck on pike Thinking ! looked too
much Of gentleman. they wanted me
to shout 'vive In nationr which ! did
promptly. rs may easily he imagined"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
BURN PLANTS TO
DESTROY WEEvIL
Fall Is the Proper Time to Be-
gin War on Cotton Pests.
THEY GAN LIVE ALL WINTER,
BY Removing Rubbish In Which They
Hibernate the Number Left to Begin
Destruction In the Spring Will Be
Iessened-Frost Will Kill Them Un-
less They Have Protection.

BY w. D. HUNTER,
Bureau Of Entomology Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
Like many of the most important in
furious insects IN this country. the
cotton boil weevil is not n native Of
the United States. Its original home
was undoubtedly in the plateau region
OF Mexico or Central America. and 1t
may originally have fed upon some
plant other than cotton. Previous to
1892 the insect had spread through
Mexico, but little is known regarding
the extent or rapidity of this disper-
sion.
About 1892 the boil weevil crossed
the Rio Grande near Brownsville. Tex.
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"Our baby cries for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. 7. B.
Kendrick, Rasaca, Ga. cit is the best
cough remedy on the market for coughs,
colds and group. For sale by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-04-06
The Change.

"He used to complain because he
never got what he wanted to eat"
"Yes, but he's rich now"
"fes. and now he complains because
be never wants what he gets to eat
Catholic Standard and Times.
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new POISON FOR
| BOIL WEEvILS
rsenate Of Lead Proves Fatal
to Cotton Pests.
BETTER THAN PARIS GREEN.

Government Experiments Show That
lts Use Increases Yield Materially.
From Ten to Twenty Pounds Per
Acre Seems to Be the Proper Guam.
tity 10 Be Applied.
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Lame shoulder is nearly always due
to rheumatism Of the muscles, and
quickly yields to the free application Of
Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by
all dealers.
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G C. CHANDLER, NJ. D.,
Specialist
In diseases OF the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Spectacles and Artificial Eyes always on hand
Once, Rooms 1874, Levy building, Shreveport.
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STATEMENT

OF the condition of the Bank Of Benton, Benton
La, at the close Of business March IA, 1911.
RESOURCES.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Fine Flow of Water Found.

Vivian Times: The Wolf Drilling
Company has drilled in an aftesian
we'll for the Vivian Ice, Light and
Water Company, which was recent
ly organized with capital of
$4,000. The we'll is located two
blocks south of the depot and is On
Christian Heights. It is $50 feet in
depth and the casing is set. on a
rock. The water is declared to be
lpure an dthis solves the water sit
uation for Vivian as the company
will install it's plant at once and il
will be modern in every respect. Ice
and pure water mean much to Wv
ian. w. H. Rowe, who drilled the
well, is proud of its production.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Two Big Wells Brought in Near
Vivian.

Vivian Times: Two big wells came
in Thursday night three and a half
miles east of Vivian in the shallow
territory on the Jolly tract. One was
brought in by the Sun Company and
the other by the Busch-Eeverett
Company. Both wells are reported
to be good producers, but their ca
pacity is not known yet.
T Another we'll was to be bailed in
last night. This part of the field is
being developed very fast and the
figure for the usual July shutdown
has found developments going right
ahead with renewed vigor.
The Chudy Oil Company made
new location southeast of Vivian to-
day, to develop at once.
Several New Orleans and Kansa;
City capitalists have made extensive
purchases in land and have returned
to their homes much gratified witt
the future prospects of this field.
/ The pipe line work is rushing t.
take care of the production, as sew
eral wells are held in waiting for tn
completion of the new line to tn
Igulf.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
pbilip Bernstein Dead.

AT his home in Winfield, La, at
9 am. on Friday. July I, 1911, Ph1iIp
Bernstein, a native of Posen, Ger
many. born in 1927, died in the S5th
year of his age.
In reporting this demise the Col
fax Chronicle states that the de-
ceased came to the United States IN
1874 and settled in Alexandria. HE
was the last charter member living
of Eastern Star Lodge F. & A. M. No.
ISL: was also a charter member OF
lI. O. B. B. Lodge at Natchitoches,
and was in nonnection with both or
ders at the time of his death. He
was in the Confederate army and
made a gallant soldier. He is sur
vived by his wife, two brothers and
| six children. His children are Hon
Henry Bernstein of the Monroe law
firm of Hudson, Potts & Bernstein
Arnold Bernstein and Mrs. Kallski
who lived at Monroe; Julian, Ru-
dolph and Miss Nettie Bernstein
who live in Winfield. All OF his
children accompanied his remains
to their last resting place in the
beautiful Jewish cemetery at Pine.
vile, the ground for which it is sait
i Mr.. Bernstein donated that town fol
burial purposes many years ago"
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16

meet her on her return at Kansas
City, where he will spend few days
in the interest of the Hamlter-6us-
bey Mill and Elevator Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Anderson nave
returned home from the Natlonai
Sunday School Association conVeh-
ton at San Francisco. On their route
they visited relatives in Nebraska
Kansas and Arizona. They had
most enjoyable journey, the trip OF
their lives. They are being Wei
coined by their many friends.
Signal Democrat, Minden: MI. anc
Mrs. w. C. Scheen, accompanied by
Mrs. William Dalzell and Miss La
vinia Egan, motored over IRON
Shreveport and enjoyed the DAY
with friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Scheer
and Miss Egan visited DR.. and Mrs
In. E. Smith, while Mrs. Dalzell en-
Ijoyed the hours with her aunt, MRS
T. J. Vance.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Renretted Departures.

The near departure OF MT. w. ..
Hinton and family is much degretted
but the change of Mr.. Hinton's head
quarters to Dallas makes this neces-
|sary. The Hinton home on Stoner
avenue is one of the loveliest OF the
new homes, and Mrs. Hinton and her
mother, Mrs. Stacey, are very dear
to their large circle of friends, who
will not only miss their charming
lcompanionship, but their activity III
.be various lines of club work Tor
| the good of the town.
| The announcement that MI. ano
Mrs. Nathan penick are breaking uI
their pretty home ON Wyandotte
lstreet is unwelcome news to tnell
friends. Mr.. Penick is valued mem
II er of the Penick & Ford Co. Of New
IOrleans, and business arrangements
II ecessitate his residence in tina
lefty. AS soon as Mr.. Penick can dis,
Ipose of his home he and Mrs. Pemcl
Twill depart for New Orleans.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Salvation Army Leaders.

After stay of eighteen months In
Shreveport Captain Mullins and his
wife and their children will soon
leave for Muskogee, Okla, where
they will continue the good work OF
the Salvation Army.
Captain and Mrs. Mullens VII
hold their farewell meeting Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock in front o1
the Inn. They have accomplished
much good in Shreveport. They
| have the best wishes of their scores
| of friends in this city.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Archie M. Smith did.

And at last, Archie NJ. Smith has
discovered that DR.. J. B. AsWell is a
very good business man and keeps
his accounts perfectly straight. The
doctor must be amused over this
long-delayed Observation-Disclosures
Press, Lake Charles.
But how did Smith discover this?
He should explain.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Real Estate Transfers.

AS furnished by Gadde Abstract
x,ompany, office SIT Marshall street,
the following real estate transfers
.sere recorded during the day:
IT. H. Brown to A. E. Gordon, lot
~ block t6 Queensborough; $500.
A. C. steere to w. Il. LittleJohn'
LOT 6 of block F, Thornhill; $500.
C.M. Stanfleld to Mrs. M. E. Bal
ley, southeast quarter of southwest
quarter section 10. %, is; St4OO.
Mrs. M. E. F. Comegys to Arthur
Hangicos, lots 10 and 20 block 10 OF
parkyiew subdivision; $1,000.
Mrs. Eugenia B. Cannon to Carlton
C. Herndon, lot % of block L Texar-
Kama Annex; $3.50.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
sheriR's Sale.

No. i2.b66-In the First Judicial Dis
arict Court of Caddo Parish La:
: Il w. peyton Jr. VS.. D. G. Rich
=ards0n-
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
I'm me directed from the Honorable
jETrsx Judicial District Court OF Cad
ssae Parish, La, in the above num-
sbsrsd and entitled suit, | have seized
=ana sp7N offer for sale at public auc-
stinu 1or cash and according to law
mi ithe principal front door OF the
sccs.f5 house of Caddo Parish, La.
sduring The legal hours for sales on
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1911,
lots Ia, ~, 20, ID, Is, block 9 of the
Quaensburough subdivision OF the
City sof Shreveport. Caddo Parish
IUuisiana, with the buildings ane
improvements thereon. Said prop
eeSsy seized as belonging to the above
defendant and to be sold for casf
saccording to law to pay and satlsf.
4he debt as specified in said writ
asay an the sum of eighteen hundred
and seventy-five dollars (siS75.O0
1w7th eight per cent per annum IN
sSeresa thereon from the 4th day o
September 1908 until paid, and tel
gper cent interest on said princlpa
and interest as attorneys fees, a
zwell as all costs of this suit.
j. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneel
caucasian. June 25, 1911.
The Caucasian., 1911-07-16
Personal Mention.

Friends have shared Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Harmon's anxiety occasloned
by the illness of their little daugh-
ter. Georgia Agnes, and rejoice to
know that the dear child is now
much better and will soon be bright
and happy again.
Dear little Evie Smith, the 4-year-
cid daughter of Mrs. James Smith OF
Pelican, is still at the North Louis
lana Sanitarium, but progressing to-
ward recovery. She has the most
kind attention of the faithful nurses
and visits from her aunt, Miss Olivia
Smith and other relatives.