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Pecan Culture in Bossier.

On one plantation in Bossier Parish
there are several thousand pecan trees
of native growth that have been grated
with the improved and larger variety of
pecans and are beginning to bear. 1t is
already evident that these trees will
soon be source of large revenue to the
owner of the plantation.
Now, it is we'll known that pecans
grow naturally in the bottoms of this
parish and many people know that they
will grow on the uplands, if planted and
properly cultivated, but the vast mine
of wealth that is in the future for the
growers of pecans is only beginning to
be realized in some sections of the pecan
| country.
Last summer the writer was sent by a
newspaper in Texas to report a few lee
lures by government experts to the
farmers of East Texas. These lecturers
were practical and scientific men who
knew all about pecans. They said in
| SuOSudlCC GIldU IdSG lCActS WuICI uttS
the same soil and climate as Bossier
Parish) was the ideal pecan country and
that there was no better country for
pecan culture.
These pecan people went on to say
that the folks in that country who were
ambitious to attain to great wealth need
not wait for pecan orchard to grow up
and make them rich; that the native
pecan trees already standing would do
and all that was necessary was to graft
the improved pecan sprout upon the old
common tree and they could begin to
gather in the crops within two or three
years. And further, if there were no
pecan trees on the land, ordinary hick-
ory trees would do just as well-and
they proved it.
One of these nut specialists gave some
figures showing the wealth to be real
lied from pecan groves. He spoke OF
the unlimited markets of the world and
told how there was good, ready market
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RichardSon-ThOmaS.

Married, last Thursday, at the home of
the Baptist pastor in Benton, Miss Evie
Thomas, of Benton, to Mr.. Charles
Richardson, of Shreveport, Rev. James
Evans performing the marriage cere-
mony.
Quite a number of our young people
were present at the marriage and to
wish them success in life's battle.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Thomas of Benton and has
won merited praise as an educator. The
groom is native of Abilene, Texas, and
has been engaged in the oil business,
with headquarters in Shreveport. Mr..
and Mrs. Richardson are for the present
stopping at the home of the young
lady's parents.
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About Forest Fires.

The people of Bossier Parish can
readily call to mind some serious forest
fires that have occurred during late
years, for instance, near Plain Dealing,
Benton, Midway, Bellevue and Haugh-
ton, and, in fact, nearly everywhere in
the parish. 1t is getting to be the time
of year when the danger from such fires
is greatest and it might be we'll for all
good citizens to give the matter of pre-
venting them little thought.
Fires are much more easily started
in the forests of this parish than form
erly. Most of the large trees have been
cut out by the saw mills and crosstie
getters and underground has sprung up
to occupy the vacant places-nature's S
process of reforesting. 1t is said that
the Indians used to set fires in the for
ests each year to keep down the under
growth and to minimize the accumula-
ton of combustible matter and there
fore prevent the occurring of great and
destructive fires. At any rate, no such
system prevails now. In fact, there is
no system at all, and no organized pro-
lection save state law to punish one
who starts fire on another's land or
allows a fire to escape from his own
land to that of another, etc. The State
of Louisiana assesses a fine of S1COC
for such offenses.
! A fire started in the woods of BossieI
Parish this summer during the approach
ing dry season might be very hard tc
check for the reasons set forth in the
| foregoing. 1t therefore would be wise
for every individual citizen to begin now
to be very careful of his own matches,
tobacco pipe and trash burnings. II
might also be we'll for each one to keeI
an eye upon his careless neighbors
Fences cost good amount of cash these
days and forest fires sometimes set fire
to houses as we'll.
Nature is good citizen of any eoun-
try. She is now trying to reforest Bos-
sier Parish and she is growing a few
thousands of dollars worth of timber
each year. We are all interested in the
young timber and the forest fires are its
greatest enemy.
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Terracing Rolling Fields.

Here in Bossier Parish the practice of
terracing on hill farms is yet to be de-
veloped. Early during the season Mr..
E. S. Burt, Farm Demonstration Agent
for this parish, reported that he and one
OF the state agents had done some little
terracing near Linton on the farm of
Mr.. J. A. Bumgardner Aside from
that, no other effort in this direction
has been reported, so such farm improve
ment would appear to be in it's very
beginning in the parish. The benefits
OF terracing are many, and the practice
should be encouraged.
Land has been cheap in America until
in late years. We have farmed it care
lessly because other land was at hand
after wearing out the acres under fence.
But it will never be cheap again on this
continent as long as civilization lasts
here. 1t will steadily advance in value.
Land is, therefore, the safest and best
investment that can be made, and the
next best investment is to take care of
it and improve it with the aid of science
The art of terracing land is probably
as old as the industry of agriculture. In
the parts of Western Asia where wheat
still grows wild and where its cultivation
is supposed to have originated the hills
yet bear the marks of terraces that were
built, tradition says, by the early de-
scendants of Noah. 1t seems that we
are some late about beginning the work
of terracing the hill lands in Bossier
Parish, but it is never too late as long
as the soil has not washed away.
Land is mighty good thing to leave
to ones children and it is presumed
that the hill farmers of this parish would
like to leave theirs in good sbapo for
their descendants. The Banner would :,
therefore, suggest that our farmers take
the matter up with the State Agricul-
tural Department., or with the same
department at Washington, D. c. The
government, both national and state,
have all kinds of literature on the sub
ject gotten up by scientific men and the
instructions are so complete in detail
that one cannot go wrong in the work.
Better still, the people of each commun-
ity can ask for lectures on the subject of
terracing and the state authorities will
send able men to give practical demon
strations-as has already been done in
one instance cited.
When the soil is once washed away
some centuries are required for nature
to replace it. Man can replace it more
quickly, but the expense would be greater
than the present price of land in this
parish.
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for every pound of pecans that could be
shipped from America for the next sew
eral hundred years. And then he gave
instances of few ship-cargoes of the
nuts that were sent to England-how
they were quickly sold at fancy price
and the buyers clamored for more.
Finally, it was gravely said-for those
were serious people not to be lightly
contradicted-that the people of this
part of the South could issue bonds for
sums of money in sufficient amount for
the building of as many thousands of
miles of good hard roads as were needed,
plant pecan trees along the roads at the
proper distances apart, and as the bonds
matured the pecan crops would pay the
debts, principal and interest, and leave
a handsome surplus.
When the writer read about the pecan
grove on the Potter Palmer plantation
in this parish it occurred to him that the
people of this section were overlooking
a rather good thing by not grating all
the young native pecan trees, hickory
trees and anything and everything else
in the way of nut tree that would
serve. Even those land owners who
have no start in the way of nut trees
might buy few hundred original young
pecan trees of the improved variety from
some good nursery-and leave valuable
property to their children.
Some may think the picture over
drawn, but could they hear a genuine
United States Government pecan expert
talk on the subject for an hour or so
they would call this story pale, lame
and crippled in misrepresentation
of the facts as vouched for by Uncle
Sam. The government pays those lee
turers good money to tell the people
the truth.
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Fatal Duel Near Tayiortown.

One man is dead and another was
probably mortally wounded at the Fisher
store mile south of Taylortown Mon
day afternoon. The shooting had it's
immediate cause in a misunderstanding
of few words addressed to a boy,
though i'll feeling over law suit was
the remote cause, say the newspaper
reports.
Monday afternoon DR.. E. E. Simpson
sent his son Eugene to the store OF Mr..
F. Branch Fisher, mile south of Tay-
lortown, with an order for 65 cents. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Fisher told the boy
to wait until he could get the change
and he would honor the order, but the
boy misunderstood the words or the
intent of Mr.. Fisher. He returned to
his father, who appeared in the store a
few minutes later, and, after few
words between the men, the shooting
began. The merchant was shot through
the abdomen with a 38-caliber pistol
bullet and fell to the floor. His wife,
who was in the store at the time, the
report says, declares that her husband
did not begin shooting until after he fell
DR.. Simpson received bullet IN the
leg, another in the abdomen and a third
in the side. Mrs. Fisher is also quoted
as saying that Eugene Simpson secured
his fathers gun after he had fallen and
fired upon Fisher while he lay upon the
floor.
Fisher died before he could be taken
to sanitarium in Shreveport.
Another version of the shooting comes
from DR.. Simpson himself, who is
reported as doing we'll at the sanitarium
with better chance for recovery thar
was at first hoped for.
Shortly after the shooting DR.. Simp'
son made the statement to his wife tina
he, after receiving the report of his sor
Eugene to the effect that Fisher hat
refused to honor the order for 65 cents
went to the store and asked the store
keeper what he meant by sending hin
such message. Fisher was standing
behind his counter at the time. HI
reached under the counter and got ar
automatic pistol with which he opened
fire, and after he had been struck BY
several bullets DR.. Simpson drew hi
pistol and fired once and then fell upor
the porch, never having entered th'
| store.
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Local Pickups
At Home and From Over the Parish

The longest days of the year are pass
ing this week-and they are hot enough,
too.
Mrs. Addie Neeson of Shreveport is
spending this week in Benton as guest
Il Of Mrs. Belle Wise.
A home talent play, about which the
| Banner expects to have more to say at
later date, is to be given here within a
week or so.
Miss Ivey May Taylor, daughter OF
Mr.. P. c. Taylor, of Alexandria, is here
on a visit with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. T. Taylor.
The Banner is requested to announce
that Rev. James Evans will preach at
the Baptist Church in Benton Sunday
at eleven am. and Sis pm. Every
body is invited.
Mr.. N. w. Sentell, of Collinsburg,
always thoughtful of his friends, called
BY to-day to leave basket of excellent
peaches with the office force. He was
on his way to Cairo plantation to visit
bis brother, Mr.. J. M. Sentell.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Smith visited DR..
z. E. Simpson at the sanitarium in
Shreveport Tuesday. Mrs. Smith is a
sister of Mrs. Simpson. They found
TIE patient doing very well and the doc
tors gave some hope of his recovery.
Miss Katye Wyche was operated on
Tor appendicitis at the Schumpert Me-
mortal Sanitarium in Shreveport Mon
day morning. DR.. J. C. Willis per-
trmed the operation, which the patient
stood we'll and from which she is stead
Iy recovering.
Mr.. R. C. Purcell, a Plain Dealing
eontractor, is now at work on the North
riverside plantation tearing down Mrs.
Mary Vance's residence. It's present
site is in front of the new levee and it is
% be rebuilt at new site-behind the
esee and on the east side of the railroad.
Rev. w. A. Zeigler, who some months
sgo repurchased his former home at
Rocky Mount, has written the editor to
onward his paper to that place instead
10 Bunkie. 1t seems you can't be
ong satisfied living anywhere else, Mr..
deigler, and your many old friends here
Bessier Parish are glad of it.
Friends will regret to learn that Mrs.
ID. Smith, whose failing health has
9ea noted for some months, will have
9andergo an operation. The reporter
ss informed Monday by her husband
aal, while the operation would be both
uncut and painful, it will not be grave
ais nature. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith now
Rade near Bodcau.
MI. R. a. Smith left Saturday fol
sss Iberia, where he has accepted q
ssslilon. He is to be electrician for the
''uhgestern Traction and Power Com
sa4s, located in that place. Should he
4as MS new location desirable he will
n .s'iese his family there within about a
1'asa. The residents of this place gen.
TN !, sa'is Will regret the removal of so wor-
" va family.
Il y. j. d. Mcclellan of Plain Dealing
= : N Benton Monday as one of the
" =! commissioners who drew the juries
u u j 'ae session Of court to convene the
M = s.'aa Monday in July. Mr.. McKella'
= s4'afked that corn needs rain in the
!. & 8 s'4 oeaiing country, that atsection hay
M = 4 zen left out OF the last rain that
Il, y some other parts of the parish
sh Il a ls doing fairly well, though the
aee9ii Is very busy. There is fine
@9 crop and sugar cane is looking
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions were as follows:
Ordinary, t014 cents.
Good ordinary, 1915 cents.
Low middling, 1isa cents.
Middling, 1925 cents.
Good middling, 1873 cents.
Receipts for the day, 40 bales. :
Total receipts, i19, ,39i bales.
Shipments to date, LIS, ,1S3 bales.
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Rates and Rules.

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THE BAF.>o ,o1 cants ner inch ner u,eek IL
cents ~ inch added for the first insertion being
cents ~. oompositi0n) Other exceptions to the
TO PS, ~ rote are That 25 cents per inch viii be
Ia oDr sor the first insertion of all advertise
cha's' Measuring less than six inches, and 20
mems inch for the first insertion of all meas
cehS less than twelve inches. Every-other-
ulnS advertisements IS per cent OF weekly rate.
WgeH Tsar position adjoining reading matter, add 10
ro Ut tn run-0f-paper rate. For position top
pt paoIumn and adjoining reading matter, or first
eL LING and along side, add 70 per cent. For
i0na Is.'or tnp or bottom OF column and showing
poo, s,ng matter on three sides, add 30 per cent.
lel1 ,p.d nosition, double price.
smaasipg notices, cents per line per week;
~ contracts, o. cents per ilne Add cent
y~s,n for composition.
pc, Pe,1,;+;cal display advertisements, 25 cents per
= sor first insertion and l21s cents per inch
-. ~. snhseGuent Insertions Pohtlcal readers, III
W 1ato ner line for first insertion ana cents per
~ 80 snr subsequent Insertions.
..tssTnents.
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The Thinker.
BY BERTON BRAI Ely.

By BERTON BRALEY
Back of the beating hammer
By which the steel is wrought,
Back of the workshops clamor
The seeker may find the Thought,
The Thought that is master
Of iron, steam and STEEL
That rises above disaster
And tramples it under hee
The drudge may fret and tinker,
Or labor with lusty blows
But back of him stands the Thinker,
The clear-eyed man who Knows;
For into each pow or sabre;
Each piece and part and whole,
Must go the Brains Of Labor
Which gives the work sou
Back of the motors hummng
Back of the belts that sing,
Back of the hammers drumming,
Back of the cranes that swing,
There is the eye which them,
Watching through stress and strain,
There is the Mind which plans them
Back of the Brawn, the Brain!
Might of the roaring boiler,
Force of the engines thrust,
Strength of the sweating toer,
Greatly in these we trust
But back of them stands the Schemer
The Thinker who drives things through;
Back of the Job-the Dreamer,
Who's making the dream come true!
S0
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Vickers of the
Bellevue community were visitors in
Benton for short time this morning.
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EStrayed or Stolen

From my place, at Bradley, Ark, about
three weeks ago, dark iron-gray Filly,
with white tail, home raised, no brands;
three years old. Information leading to
her recovery will be suitably rewarded.
Address the undersigned at Bradley,
Ark. w. B. VAUGHAN.
June 20, 1916. 25-s
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4. M. EECHELBERGER
uradustc Veterinarian
shreveport, La.

d.
I4,sra hospital Spring and Milan Streets
ploles: Office, 1853; residence, 1852
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THE BOSSIER BANNER

naEsbed on Thursday Of Each Week
ENTERED as seoond-class mater at at the post
u naice at Benton, La, under act of Congress
- March 3, 1879
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES

BENTON, La. JUNE ~, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04

rouncement of new yearly model, say a 1918 car, should be allowed through the mere change of model name, to depreciate over night purchasers investment by 90 per cent. No more could we under stand why a manufacturer should hold up improvements six months to a year, depriving the public of their benefit, just so he might announce a new annual model later. Nor could we justify a pol icy which made dealer sell his customers one car today and an improved car to- morrow. These faults appeared to us as radical defects in automobile merchandis- ing.
 By our new plan automobile companies can make changes of refinement and add any new inventions which may be found practical by their engineers without bringing out an entirely new car, which in this day of motor car making is un- necessary. The Hupp corporation will continue to build the Series "N," which is four-cylinder car. In producing this series Hupp engineers have devoted their time and skill to improvements of the four cylinder type car rather than try ing innovations in strange mechanical fields
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
FREE TIRE SERVICE

Free tire service to all automobilists is policy of the Fisk Rubber company, Which tourists are finding particularly convenient this year. That company has opened direct branches in more than 100 cites and in connection with all of them are free service departments
 Any motorist may have tires tested, inflated, dsmounted and reassembled without charge no matter what make of tires he uses. With the extension of their branches to practically every trade center in the country the Fisk company is able to be of greater service than would other wise be possible.
 Any automoblist who has established credit in one branch may have goods delivered to him at any other and charged back to his home account. Many long distance tourists are finding this an addi- tional convenience.
 The branch at Twentieth street and Avenue E, in this city, is especially proud of it's service organization and J. P. Bow ling, who is manager of the branch, in- vites every autoist in this vicinity to make use of the free service here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
TREMENDOUS DEMAND
 FOR REQ SIX CARS
Salesmanager Rueschaw Talks on Reasons Rec Is Popular-Says the
 Decoration Day Demand Great

'There's only one way to account for the tremendous demand for Sizes, and especially Rec Sizes, this season." says R. c. Rueschaw, sales manager of the Reo Motor Car company, and that is that MT. Average Buyer is, from past exr perience, extra cautious about the car in which he and his family expect to tour this season
 With the actual opening of the tour ing season-and we always look upon Decoration Day as the opening day-peo- pie appear to have stopped looking for novelties and gotten down to brass tacks in the selection of touring cars.
 we thought the demand of the last two months could never be surpassed, but with the approach of Decoration Day come floods of telegrams from dealers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
NEWS OF INTEREST TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS AND DEALERS
JEWETT |NSPECTS
 SOURCE OF SUPPLY
Paige President a Firm Be- liever in Preparedness.
 Takes No Chances

Harry M. Jewett president of the Page Detroit Motor Car company, has just com pleted "swing around the circle" Of the sources of the Paige supply of manutac- turing material MT. Jewett wished to satisfy himself that all contracts are being carried out to the letter, and that, there- fore the Paige dealers and consumers are being fully protected against delays. His trip was in a sense a preparedness" measure.
 Through strenuous efforts the Paige president and his associates have suc- ceeded in perfecting a great smooth run ming manufa curing and merchandising organization. More than a year or sys- tematic effort and the expenditure Of a great deal of money for buildings, time and labor-saving machinery brought the Paige production up to 175 cars day. Foresight and a close study of market conditions resulted in advantageous con- tracts for manufacturing material.
 But with the briskest selling season of the year now on and the demand for Paige cars the greatest the factory has ever known, President Jewett believes Tn taking no chances on a possible slowing down of production through delays Tn the delivery of material. He, therefore undertook a trip to the various sources of supply in order that he might glve his personal attention to the progress be- ing made in carrying out Paige contracts. MT Jewett is anxious to keep all these supply sources running at top speed so that both the dealers and the puollc Will suffer no disappointment in the matter or deliveries.
 After a thorough inspection of the work now being done by the raw material makers, Mr. Jewett returned to Detroit fully satisfied that contracts are oeins carried out successfully and that Paige production during this lively selling sea- son will come within measurable ols- tance of meeting the demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
PASSING OF YEARLY MODEL CAR IS NOTED BY LEE ANDERSON Automobile Manufacturers Are Getting Away From
 Old Forms ISSUING CARS NOW
 IN SERIES INSTEAD Few 1917 Models to Be Seen This Year, But Many Model X, Etc, Will Be on Streets-Yearly
 Form Unbusiness-Like

''While automobile manufacturers have been busily engaged in getting enough material to produce cars to meet the demand, one of the most important changes which has taken place in the in- dustry has been passed by almost un- noticed" says Lee Anderson, commercial manager of the Hupp Motor Car corpora tion This change is the passing of the yearly model, which has been so confusing in the past.
 Year after year there have been at- tempts at meetings of the national asso- citation to eliminate this alleged yearly model These efforts always failed Last January, however several of the larger companies, following the lead of the Hupp corporation decided to abandon this bad practice of the yearly type, such as the 1916, 1917 and 1918, and to designate the cars in model series For instance, we stated then that the exsaing would be known as the Series "N'' Hupmobile. This policy has proved so practical that