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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

primary room. The little folks are be-
ginning to read, and are doing nicely
with their number work. There arc
twenty three bright little fellows en-
rolled, and every one of them seems
anxious to be at school each day, on
time. There have been very few absent
or tardy pupils in this department since
school began.
Mrs. J. M. Henderson, Miss Pauline
Dawson, Mrs. J. A. Abney, Miss Eloise
Herndon of Lewisville, Ark, Attorney
r. Harwell Lee and Superintendent
w. A. Fortson were receut visitors at
the school. COR.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Benton's New Barber.

Hair cutting and shaving is luxury
am going to make it a speciality at
Benton Wednesdays and Sundays. The
Barber Shop will open at seven O'Clock
of mornings Wednesdays and Sundays.
/ also have barber shop in Shreve-
port. Gentlemen, when you are in
Shreveport come to the Subway Barber
Shop in the Simon Building on Texas
Street. have every convenience there.
You can wash your face and brush your
hair free of charge. We want your pat
ronage. Don't forget the Benton shop
nor the Subway shopin Shreveport.
JOHN CHAvIS is Your Barber.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Hogs Versus Cotton,

A state news paragraph in a recent
issue OF the Claiborne Journal, pub
lished in Port Gibson, Miss, says:
"That hog shipments will make up
for the cotton shortage in Mississippi
this year, is the opinion of farm demon
stration experts. The credit for starting
the movement for cooperative hog ship
ping belongs to Yazoo County,"
The writer has for some years be-
lieved firmly in hogs as revenue pro-
ducers for our farmers. Why not plant
less cotton and try out hogs for a year
or so and see if there is not money in
them. Others find that there is. Much
money is made out of hog farming, but
not in instances where the porkers are
few in number and given but sparing
attention. 1t should be the aim to have
enough good grade brood sows and a
blooded male to begin with to make the
hogs give promise of enough profit to
warrant attention. Crowd the pigs to
maturity, or rather, to a marketable
weight, dispose of them and then give
attention to the next filters. Plant crops
for the hogs, and for them to harvest,
thus saving yourself that expense. Pro-
vide a good Bermuda grass pasture and
in small patches, from one to three
acres say, varying in size according to
the size of the herd, plant sugar corn,
sorghum, soy beans, speckle peas, pea
nuts and sweet potatoes. Open the gaps
in one, two, three order and let the hogs
c,eansout the truck. This will not only
tide them over the summer, the trying
season on all hogs, but will keep them
fat and growing. AS soon as patch is
entirely cleaned out close its gap and
plant to something else.
Have you thought much about hog
farming? Are you acquainted with the
present favorable prices being paid for
hogs on foot and hog products? And
once more, why would not the plan as
above outlined prove successful? Don't
yell ''cholera," now. OF course, that is
to be fought and is big handicap to the
hog fancier, but remember that there
are successful ways God and new) to
fight it, and that your hogs will be con-
fined to large, clean pasture with an
abundant supply of wholesome water
running through it. 1t is the razor back
that runs at large that gets the cholera
first. You must fence him out
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Benton High School Notes.

The classes in the science department
are very enthusiastic in their work.
Quite number of the pupils are already
familiar with the manipulation of the
compound microscope, and enjoy an
occasional glimpse into the unknown
world of little things.
Any specimens of interest to the
classes in botany and zoology would be
very much appreciated. A number have
already been contributed. A bat brought
In by Caro- Gayle, and beautiful night
blooming cereus sent in by Miss Jessie
Wyche have been beneficial in illus
trating some of the wonders of nature.
A "herd of caterpillars" is now being
fattened for the Parish Fair.
The members of the physics class
have just received their laboratory man.
uals, prepared by Prof. C. r. Fountain
of the University of Georgia, and are
now doing some accurate and neat work.
The manuals are used by the Peabody
students in the summer schools.
Some of the pupils in the English
classes are. becoming quite proficient
along the lines of impromptu speaking,
since they have been having practice
in oral composition for the last week.
The High School Literary Society
will render the following program Friday
afternoon, the Goth:
Song, "Santa Lucia"
Recitation-Ruby Montgomery.
Story-John Hilton Stinson.
Readng-C lotile Rogers.
Piano Solo-Jeanette~H Hill.
Debate, Resolved "That term exami-
nation should be abolished" Affirma-
tive, Claro Gayle and Ben James; mega
tive, Jessie Evans and Fannie Mae
Heifner.
Conundrums-Ruth Smith and Clar-
isse Gayle.
standardization Dennig.
| journal.
The fourth, fifth and sixth grades have
organized their literary society, with ths
following officers: President, Henri!
James; Secretary, Inez Gayle; Vice
president, Will Brooke Willburn; Treas
urer, Mary Pope Ogilvie; Sergeant a
Arms, Grace Burt. A program was
rendered last Friday afternoon, ane
much interest was manifested through.
out it's entire presentation. The mem
bers of the society would like very mucf
for their parents and friends to attend
: these meetings, on each Friday after
noon, at 2:45 O'Clock.
! Much progress is being made in thu
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Swine Sales at Big Fair.

With a view Of Introducing more
fine blooded swine On farms of T>ouisi-
ana and neighboring territory. the
mana cement of the Louisiana State
Fair has made arrangements for three
big auction sales in the swine divi.
sion at this years fair, Nov. to 6.
About $50 hogs. so at each sale. are
expected to be sold.
The first sale of Duroc Jerseys will
be offered Thursday, Nov. 2. The
Hampshires will be sold Friday, Nov
2. and the other breeds Saturday
Nov. 4.
Seats ard other accommodations
will be provided for bidders and spec
tators.
For catalogue. etc. apply to State
Fair Secretary L. N. Brueggerhoff
Shreveport
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Rates and Rules.

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Local Pickups
At Home and From Over the Parish

Attorney E. W. Doran spentthe latter
part of last week in Arcadia on business.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Montgom
cry, at five o'clock Monday morning, a
fine girl baby.
Mrs. J. D. Herndon of Plain Dealing
spent Sunday in Benton as guest of
/ Mrs. Elizabeth Dawson.
A nonjury term of Bossier District
Court will convene in Benton on the
fourth Monday in October.
Aregular meeting of the Police Jury
will be held in this place the second
Tuesday in October, the 10th.
After spending some weeks in Red
Water, Texas, at the home of her
brother, Mr.. R. w. Hanks, Miss Eula
Hanks is again at home.
Mr.. w. C. Burt left yesterday for
Bunkie, near which place is the site of
his new levee construction camp. His
teams and outfit were shipped to that
point some days ago.
Mr.. T. W. w. Stinson, accompanied
by his son, Mr.. Dewey Stinson, returned
home the first of the week from trip of
Inspection to his plantation located
some miles up the river.
Mr.. Jesse Martin is now riding around
ina 1917 model Ford roadster. Auto
mobiles will some day be more plenti-
ful in Bossier Parish than buggies ever
were. And they are bringing good
roads, too.
Mr.. J. E. Burt returned home yester-
day from Fort Worth and other Texas
stock markets, and says he has on the
road a car load of good horses and mules
that he will offer for sale to the farmers
anu otner5 OF THIS Sectlon.
Following an absence of ten days,
Miss WINNIE Brownlee is again at
home. She visited Miss Mary Kent of
Minden, her sister, Mrs. Glenn Rober-
son, of Pineville, and while there called
on Mrs. Henry Irion, now residing in
Alexandria.
Mr.. A. S. Brown now wants his Banner
forwarded to Matagorda, Texas, instead
OF to Hockey, that state, and Mrs.
Brown writes: 'By moving to Mata-
goFda we have failed to get copies of the
last two issues of the Banner and have
sorely missed Them
Mrs. J. H. Stinson and her brother,
mr. ". A. Martin, spent yesterday in
p'1e with relatives. They made the
alp particularly to see their sister, Miss
anne Ray Martin, of Shreveport, whose
iiaess is not as yet fully checked. She
Y at present in Dixie with her sister,
nus Alabel Ogden, in the hope that the
saahge will prove beneficial to her.
afs. Charles Richardson, youngest
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Thomas,
~ tuesday for Barranca Bermeia,
aaleh town is located in the Republic of
saamola, South America. She is going
.aeie TO join her husband, who is an oil
NY operator, and who has now been
.uipieyed in new oil field near that
SAa Tor several months. Mrs. Richard
~ VIII take ship at New Orleans and
M DC about eighteen days in making
- entire trip. 1t cou'd be made in
~ Jays less time but for a stop-over
e. A. M. EsCHELBERGER
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Jl,t a}o55ier 8anner.
- ,h1;shed on Thursday Of Each Week

ENTERED as ssoOnd-cass matter tel at at the post
II ONCE at Benton, La under act of Congress
.. March 8, 1879.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Mr.. I. P. Lay again wants his Banner
forwarded to Belcher, and has written
from Mena, Ark, to say: 81 will leave
here in few days. Have certainly en-
joyed the Banner while here" We are
pleased that you can so report, Mr.. Lay.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

If you have something on your farm
you would like to convert into money
advertise it in the Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
For Hunter and Trapper.


Under the heading "What to Hunt
and When' we again republish in this
issue of the Banner synopsis of the
| game laws of Louisiana as furnished by
Mr.. Thos. F. Greene, of Minden, agent
for the State Department of Conserva-
ton. Other information CLEANED from a
placard being circulated by the Depart
ment of Conservation is given below:
A license will be required of every one
who hunts Licenses good anywhere in
the state will be sold to sportsmen for
81. The professional hunter must pay
$40, the nonresident hunter SIS, and a
trapper's license may be procured for
50. Such licenses are now on sale in
Benton at the Sheriff's office.
Geese, ducks, poule d'eau rails, and
snipes are game birds that may be
offered for sale, but only between De-
cember 18th and February 18th.
Game birds must not be shipped out
of the state, but one days limit may be
carried out by nonresident licensed
hunter when properly tagged. All pelts
of fur bearing animals shipped in or out
of the state by express, parcel post or
any common carrier must be so tagged.
Offers, minks, raccoons, foxes, musk
rats, wolves, civet cats and skunks are
named as the wild fur-bearing animals
of the state. They may be trapped and
their pelts sold by any holder of trap
per's license.
A paragraph on the card reads: Gail
birds not listed as game birds or 'out-
law birds are nongame birds and must
not be hunted at any time"
BY reference to the article above re-
ferred to (shown in the third column on
the fourth page of to-day's issue of the
Banner) the reader may learn what birds
are treated as "game birds" The out
lawed birds are: Turkey buzzards,
black yultures (carrion crows), duck
hawks, Cooper's hawks (blue darters),
sharp Skinned hawks, great horned owls
and English sparrows, and may be killed
at any time. Crows and grackles (crow
blackbirds) may be killed when destruc-
tive to crops and kingfshers when nest
ing in levees.
Stenographers Offered Positions.
Congressman Watkins has forwarded
to the Banner the following reader,
which he wishes brought to the atten-
ton of the public:
Civil service examinations for male
stenographers will be held at intervals
during September and October. Those
wishing to stand these examinations can
obtain all necessary information by
writing to the Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington, D. c.
Respectfully,
J. T. WATKINS. q.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
y. A. M. E!CHELBERGEP
Graduate Veterinarian
Shreveport, La.

T., aau hospital Spring and Milan Streets
ephohes: Office, 1853; residence, 1852
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Ilg@ Write out the local news of your
burg and send it in to the Banner. We
need it and want it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Stenoeraphers Offered Positions
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
lions were as follows:
Ordinary, 1919 cents.
Good ordinary, 1875 cents.
Low middiing, IA cents.
Middling, Is cents.
Good middling, 15l4 cents.
Receipts for the day, 1867 bales.
Total receipts, 81, 526 bales.
Shipments to date, t9, o67 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

BENTON. LA. :. =. SEPTEMBER %, 1916
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Big PRICE FOR COTTON SEED.-Mr. r.
E. Thomas, who resides here, but who
has had charge OF the Bossier City gin
for several seasons past, reports that
during August OF last year he ginned
only four bales of cotton but for the
same month Of this year 265 bales. Up
to. the close of last week his gin had
turned out this season 1895 bales. He
thinks the months ginning will be about
1000 bales, with 500 more to come during
October, or before the gin shuts down.
That would give total of 1865 bales for
this season. Last season the total was
1872 bales. He says cotton is turning
out much better than our farmers thought
it would when they began picking. A
rivalry between the Bossier City and
Ruston oil mills has resulted in as high
as SAG per ton being paid at Bossier City
for cotton seed Cast weekly and this
explains why their gin is getting even
more cotton this season than last season.
Cotton has gone to them from Haugh-
ton, from this place and even from
points as far removed as Ivan.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Miss Mary Pickett, niece of Mr. R. S.
Doles, of near Collinsburg, with whom
she resides, underwent serious opera
ton at Shreveport Sanitarium one day
last week. The reporter has been unable
to learn her present condition, but as the
operation is now of some days standing
and as she was doing we'll when last
heard from, it is expected her recovery
will soon follow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05

This Is the reverse side OF ghs
Prince Albert tidy red tin. Read
this Patented Process" message
to-you and realize what Il means
In making Prince Albert 80 Enueh
70 your liking.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
THE CAPTIVE.

When | was very young
Was it yesterday? What of it!
And the whole most needs be sung,
Over and over,
Earth and the heavens above it,
The sea, the clay, the clover
I smote a ringing word against its
brother,
Silver and silver, one upon another,
AS rain smites on a pool in April
weather,
And music is born of the two coming
together.
That, by the clock, was yesterday,
And the words were flashing and
clashing within me,
Like wild bells singing and ringing
within me,
Sweet as the unprecedented pipes
that shepherds play
In the dusk-dimd theaters of May!
And now, o Song, in travail art thou
wrought,
No more upspringing like sun
walked bird,
Thou Hest in chains the slave of tyr
ant thought,
The captive of a meaning in a
word!
Dana Burnet in Harper's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
Much INSANITY DUE
TO SOCIAL DISEASE
LABORATORIES MAKE TEST IN EF-
FORT TO DECREASE RATE OF
INSANITY CASES IN STATE.

Madison, Wis, (SpeciaD -That a
wider use of the Wasserman test in de-
tecting social diseases through exam
ination of the blood may lead to de-
creasing the rate of insanity is indi-
Gated from the work how being con-
Quoted at the Mendoza state insane
hospital. This work was authorized
BY the 1913 legislature and approved
by the 1915 legislature. Some rather
startling results have been obtained.
OF the 1858 insane in the state 13
per cent of them are mentally wrong
because OF syphilis. OF the 1892 pris-
Oners at Waupun, is per cent of them
are infected with this disease; 20 per
cent OF the $40 feeble minded at Chip
peWa Falls are also infected; per
cent of the tuberculosis patients at the
Wales sanitarium are similarity infect
ed; and of 2,166 cases submitted to
the institute from outside physicians
more than so per cent have this ter
rible infection. Since January 1, 1915,
a total of 1884 cases have been eX
amined by DR.. Lorenz and his assist
ants.
These figures are serious enough,
but record is made of the fact that on
" per cent of the total number of
persons affected by nervous disorders
due to syphilis ever get into state in
situations. In other words, nineteen
out of twenty persons affected with
this disease escape from the worst eff
fects.
Under the system now in vogue at
the institute and as directed by the
legislature, the physician sends in the
sample of blood and it is subjected to
the Wasserman test free of charge. In
this way Wisconsin is spending thous
ands of dollars annually to control the
disease. 1t is the only state in the
Union to undertake this work, al
though Massachusetts has recently
taken the matter under advisement.
1t is figured that because this mala-
dy is the cause of much insanity that
a free use of the Wasserman test in
determining its presence will in the
long run decrease the number of in
sane
The results of these tests will soon
be issued in a pamphlet which will be
distributed upon request.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
ARE YOU DOING THIS.

If some one should come to you
With this proposition new;
Here's fortune for you, brother,
And you needn't slave to make it;
In exchange for all this wealth
Give me here and now your health,
And all your hours of playing"
Do you think you would take it?'
If this stranger came and said:
"You have joys I've coveted.
/ would be your children's father
And would share their charms awhile
l want your share of pleasure,
Want your portion here of leisure"
Would take this proposition
And accept his golden pile?
Well, old chap, that's what you're do
ing,
While this fortune you're pursuing
You are bartering the gladness
OF your life for yellow gold;
Though the other way is quicker,
You are making just that dicker,
Trading happiness for riches,
And you'll see it when you're old.
Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
EACH IN HIS OWN TONGUE.

civilian Herbert Carruth.)
"a fire mist and a planet,
"a crystal and cell,
A saurian and jelly fish,
And a cave where the cave men dwell
"A sense of law and duty,
"a face upturned from the clOd;
Some call it evolution,
And others call it God.
A mist on the far horizon,
The infinite tender sky,
The ripe rich tints of the cornfields,
And wild geese sailing high.
And all over upland and lowland,
The charm of the golden rod;
Some of us call it autumn,
And others call it God.
Like tides on a crescent sea beach
When the moon is new and thin,
Into our hearts high yearnings
Come yelling and surging in;
Come from that mystic ocean
Whose rim no foot has trOd,
Some of us call it longing,
And others call it God.
A picket frozen on duty,
A mother starved for her brood,
Socrates drinking the hemlock
And Jesus on the rood,
And millions who humble and name
less,
The hard straight pathway trod,
Some call it conservation,
And others call it God.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
AUDIENCE SHORT OF WIND.

Your show was the worst we have
ever had here" said the manager of
the Hickville opera house. as he hand
ed the manager of the 'Fly-by-N Night
company his share Of the box office
receipts.
That's queer" said the manager of
the company. why, when we played
i'm Chicago, we had the longest run in
the history of the city"
I'm sorry" replied the manager OF
the opera house.
Sorry about what?' demanded the
manager of the company.
Sorry the audience abandoned the
chase" replied the manager of the
opera house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-05
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS.

"A benevolent old gentleman was
walking in the park when the sobs OF
a little girl attracted his attention.
IN answer to his inquiries the child
explained between sobs that she had
lost a cent.
The benevolent old gentleman drew
a penny from his pocket and extend
ing it. said with a smile:
stop crying little girl. Here's your
penny
The child. instead OF thanking the
old gentleman, regarded him with
scOrnfuI eyes.
ION, she exclaimed You wicked
old man, You've had my penny all
the time!"