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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-25
max he arailahIe @ the farmer.

may be available to the farmer.
In addition TO this source of labor
supply many high school boys are en-
listing for farm work and system of
school credits has been devised by the
State Educational Department for
such as have enrolled in the agricul-
tural campaign. These boys are keen.
willing energetic and patriotic, but
they are unhardened in muscle. un-
skilled in labor and somewhat unac-
quainted with farm life and work.
They should not be overworked, but
shoiild be able 10 return to their
school duties at the end Of the season
with their ardor and energy undated.
Therefore special care and considera-
ton are due them in regard TO food,
rest, and amount and kind of work.
No one Of these should be trusted
with a nervous or high-spirited team
until he has mastered the art of har-
Messing and handling horses. He can
very soon, however, learn to manage
the ordinary patient and steady work
team, In many instances he viii
| overdo, and this disposition on his
| part must be watched and restrained.
The nature of the work assigned
should be adapted to the nature of
the boy and Che amount of work adj
iusted to his ability. To determine
his nature and ability will require
some observation, and his adaptation
to kinds of work will demand consid-
cradle Judgment.
The present crisis also brings for.
ward a consideration of profitable and
enjoyable work on the part of the
children Not only can they be en-
ployed in the care of poultry and
calves and in the performance of ordi-
nary household and farm chores. but
in summer time they should be en-
couraged in gathering an extra supply
of eatable wild berries for jams and
jellies and for canning. The old
fashioned art of drying raspberries is
worthy OF revival at this time.
The Press of Vermont is rendering
notable service In keeping before the
people the great questions at issue
and the principles at stake. In add.
ton to its timely and pertinent edi-
torials in these respects, news items
furnished by the Committee of Public
Safety will occasionally be published
by the Press during the next two or
three months. Therefore any farmer
desiring to keep himself informed
should carefully read his home pap
ers.
The State Educational Department
is engaged iii a praiseworthy and tell.
ing work through its organization of
schools, its distribution OF seed for
sowing and planting, its enlistments
of boys for farm service and for gard
en- cultivation, its supervision of
crops during the summer its plans
for harvesting and marketing. it's in
for canning and drying of
fruits and vegetables. and its creation
of a helpful spirit of cooperation and
patriotism.
The State Agricultural College and |
the Agricultural Extension Bureau
are maintained for special benefit to |
the farmers. They are eager to serve |
and are at the command Of the farm
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-25

tainly made me we'll woman. l am
able to do my house work and am SO
happy as | never expected to go around
the way do again, and / want others
to know what Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has done for me. "
Mrs. JOSIE GOPHER, 1868 Harrison
Ave, Paramount, Cincinnati, Ohio.
No woman suffering from any form of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E.Pinkham' Vege-
table Compound fair trial
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
choice roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator Of the female organism.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-25
The EaqIe.

According to an ancient notion, thu
eagle renews its strength when yer!
old. 1t mounts aloft until it comes
near the sun, when, scorched by thu
heat. it throws itself into the sea
whence it energies full of renewed
vigor. Some commentators have sup
posed that the passage in Psalm Gill
., THY youth is renewed like th'
eagles" aIludes to this old fable. Blu
the more probable fact is that it refers
to the strength and vigor which char
acterlze the eagle even in old age
Harper's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-25
IS ORE INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury at Cheyenne Holds Al.
leqed Gold Cons orators

Cheyenne. Wyo., May 24.-Thirty
five indictments were returned by the
Federal Grand jury here this after
noon in the so-oalled high grading
conspiracy cases. The men involved
the government alleges, made a for.
tune by selling stolen ore to United
States MINIS throughout the country.
The amount involved is said to have
exceeded million dollars. The names
Of thirteen of those indicted were
made public, the remaining twenty
two being withheld until arrests are
made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-25
MOTHER SAID
TRY IT
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound Cured
Mrs. Gopher after
Doctors Failed.
Cincinnati, Ohio.-'I want you to
know the good Lydia E. Pinkham's

V e ge t a de Com
pound has done for
me. i was in such
bad health from fe-
male troubles that
| could hardly get
off my bed. l had
been doctoring for
a long time and my
mother said, 4 want
you to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound So
/ did. and il has GER
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08

below. The tree is good grower,
fruits young, and is an annual bearer;
The nuts are of good size, good
quality, and are well filled. The
greatest fault of this variety is that
the meats too completely fill the she'll.
The form of the shell is such that is
is impossible to crack the nut with
machine crackers and have the meats
come out whole. This fact will de-
stroy the value of this variety for
manufacturing purposes, candy max
"The success variety is later in
PRODUCTION. It has all the good points
Of the Stuart with the added quality
of being a perfect cracking nut in the
machine cracker. The meats come
out whole, giving to this nut an added
value for use in manufacturing. The
Schley variety is doing well in or
chards everywhere | have seen 1t IN
Louisiana. While the tree does not
come to bearing as young as does
the Stuart or Success varieties it is
probably the best in quality OF any
nut vet produced, and because OF
quality and thinness of shell it COM
mands the highest price in the de-
veloped markets. The Money Maker
variety has many friends. have not
had an adverse report on it so far.
It is a good grower, comes into bear.
ing young, is heavy and annual
fruiter, and while the nut is rather
snail and hard of shell the quality of
the kernel is good and the meats
come out we'll in the machine
cracker"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08

Succession of Wade Washington, de-
ceased. No. 50. In District Court,
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
10y virtue of an order of sale, to me
d directed from the honorable Dis
trict Court in and for the Parish OF Bos-
sier, will, on Saturday, March 10, 1917,
at the front door of the Court House, in
the town of Benton, La, within the legal
hours of sale, proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder,
the following described property, to-wit:
. The west half of northeast quarter Of
section 81, containing SO acres, more or
less; and % acres in the southeast quar-
ter Of southeast quarter OF section 80,
living on the west side of Platte River,
being part of land bought by J. W.
Atkins from Mrs. Lou Merrill; and 26
acres in the west half of southeast quar-
ter of section 80, lying on the west side
or bank Of Platte River, being part OF
land bought by J. w. Atkins from the
Merchants and Farmers Bank; also,
fractional part of the northeast quarter
of northeast quarter of section 81, lying
west of Platte River; all Of said land
being in township Is, north, range IL,
west, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and
containing t49 SO acres, more or less.
Terms of Sale-According to law.
j. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer for
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Feb. 1, 1917. mar 8
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08
LET'S PLANT PLENTY OF TREES.

Elsewhere in this issue of the Ban
ner there is a good article under the
heading, ''Four Profitable Pecan Va
rieties." You are urged to read it.
The Banner has always advocated the
planting of trees native to the South.
as both ornamental and to furnish
shade for man and beast, and partic-
ularly stresses the wisdom of select
ing upon those varieties that yield
profit, such as the pecan. black wal
nut, chinquapin, etc. The prefer
ence, of course, for one who is look
ing forward to future profit should
lean toward the pecan. No one de-
MES that the better varieties of the
pecan prove a handsome source of
profit. The silver maple, the red
maple, the water oak, the holly, dog
wood, and many other trees that
flourish in our climate and soil look
we'll around ones home and lawn.
In ordering your pecan and other
trees that must come from nursery
the Banner would most certainly ad-
wise against entering into the thing
blindly. If you buy from an agent,
let it be from one you know to be
reliable. In the absence of this IN
formation, order a catalogue from a
trustworthy dealer and sit down and
select for yourself such trees as you
know will be well suited to your soil
and purposes. 1t it now full late to
think of transplanting even small
trees, but why not clip the pecan
article for future reference?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08

The National Defense Act, which
became a law on June Sd of last
year, provides for a number of mat
tiers connected with the military
farming Of civilians which are new in
our experience. In carrying out the
provisions of this act, there has been
established 9 new office known as the
Office of the Reserve Corps and
Civilian Training. The office COM
prises four branches to cover the
sleveral phases of civilian training.
These are the officers reserve corps,
the enlisted reserve, the educational
institutions at which there is military
training, and civilian training camps
Elsewhere in the Banner is published
a communication from the officer In
charge of the Reserve Corps anc
Civilian Training, and in form let
ter to the editor he says: Letter!
of inquiry are invited and will re
ceive every consideration"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08

"The Star Spangled Banner" is be-
ing republished in the press of the
country far and near these days. 1t
was written bv Francis Scott Key,
and is said to have been penned on
the back CT an envelope during a
battle between American and English
forces. 1t is wei, Tor all of us to know
at least this much about our national
anthem, but as for publishing it gen.
orally as spur to patriotism what's
the use? The great majority of
Uncle Sans home subjects will rally
around his flag when the time is ripe
fer such. AS for winning over those
who are bv natural inclination averse
to even this mild demonstration, one
would naturally have misgivings as
to the measurable success of such
an undertaking. The love of ones
country and respect for its flag
springs from feeling from within.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08
Obituary..

Died, at her home in Alden Bridge,
March Sd, Mrs. Vashti Stewart.
She was born in Mississippi during
1889, and moved to Louisiana during
1867.
While her health had not been good
for some time, her death was unex-
pected.
She was member Of the Cottage
Grove Church, and a devoted friend,
wife and mother. Her aged husband,
who is in very feeble health, a loving
daughter, Mrs. Sellers, son-in-law and
grandson. as well as many friends,
are left to mourn her departure.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted in the Cottage Grove Church
by Rev. G. G. Woodbridge last Sum
dav afternoon. and the body gently
laid to rest in the "sleeping- place"
of so many Of Gods people.
81 am the resurrection and the life:
he that believeth in Me, though he
were dead. vet shall he live. And
whcecever liveth and believeth in Me
shall never die"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08
Four Profitable Pecan Varieties.

Many varieties of pecans now
named and propagated will have to be
discarded entirely because of defects
that prevent their being profitably
produced, according to B. Wade Hew-
lit, pecan nurseryman, Extension Di-
vision, L.S.U.
Mr.. Hewitt was added to the ex-
tension staff of the university on
January /, 1916, and is devoting his
entire time to the pecan industry of
the state. Previous to his employ
ment pecan growers had little intel
ligent guidance in their industry, and
consequently made many mistakes in
their selection of varieties. Some
of the growers, however, have been
able to convert their nonproductive
trees, by top grating and budding,
into profit-producing varieties.
Some varieties will be profitable
in some localities and failures in
others, points out Mr.. Hewitt. A few
will prove to be adapted to the con-
ditions of the whole pecan-producing
territory. ''The Stuart variety" says
Mr.. Hewitt, sis the one most gener-
ally planted throughout the state,
and so far have not found an ad-
verse criticism of it, except as noted
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08
ANTAGONIZE THE PRESIDENT.

At noon Sunday the Sixty-fourth
Congress of the United States expired
by constitutional limitation. Prompt
Nv at 12:45 o'clock Monday Presi-
dent Wilson took the oath required
bv law and entered upon his second
term of office.
In it's dying hours, Congress,
through the unreasoning stubborn
ness of "little group of willful men"
who, under the rules of the Senate
could not be forced from the floor,
refused the President the power to
arm merchant vessels for the protec-
ton of the lives and rights of Ameri-
can citizens. The bill authorizing
him to take this step was literally
talked to death" on the floor of the
Senate by twelve Republicans, Pro-
gressive- Republican, and disaffected
Democrats. Thus is thrown upon his
already overburdened shoulders the
entire responsibility for our future
course respecting the questions grow
ing out of the European struggle.
With what high conception of his
duty and responsibility to the nation
and to the world at large these prob
lens will be met. these words, used In
delivering his inaugural address, give
evidence:
81 know now what the task means
realize to the full the responsibility
which it involves. l pray God l may
be given the wisdom and the prud-
ence to do my duty in the true spirit
of this great people. / am theil
servant and can stand only as they
sustain and guide me by their con
fidence and their counsel"
And again: eve desire neither
conquest nor advantage. We wish
nothing that can be had only at the
cost of another people. We have
always professed unselfish purposes
and we covet the opportunity tt
prove that our professions are sin
cere"
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March 1, 1917. APPS
Sl,erif,s Sale.

Thos. B. Simpson VS.. Miss M. E. Buikley. No.
5526. In Second District Court, Bossler PARE
ish, louisiana.
DY virtue of writ Of fieri facias,S
- issued in the above entitled suit!
and to me directed, I have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, TO
the last and highest bidder, at the front.
door OF the Court House, in the town Of
Benton, La, on Saturday, April II
1917, the following described property
to-Wit: f.s
The north half of section s and the
southwest quarter of section s, in towns
ship 20, north, range 10, west, Bossief
Parish, Louisiana.
Terms of Sale Cash, subject to The
benefit of appraisement, to pay and sat
isfy the sum Of $2276 70, debt, and all
costs OF suit. j. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Benton, La, March s, 1917. apri2
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Homestead Entry No. "a, O7S.

Department of the Interior,
U. s. Land ONCE at Baton Rouge, La.
February %, 1917.
Proof under law under which entry was made.l
NOTICE is hereby given that Ripley
~ A. Holmes, OF Benton, La, Rural
Route No. 2, who, on March is, i9tf,
made Homestead Entry (Natchitoches
Oh 1881 No. W,078, for the northwest
quarter of section 80, township 10, north,
range IL, west, Louisiana meridian, has
filed notice OF intention to make five
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Clerk of
Court James NJ. Henderson, at Benton,
La, on the nth day of April, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ernest
r. Bumgardner, j. T. Merritt, d. A.
Merritt and r. E. Young, all of Benton,
La, r. F. D. No. 3.
E. D. CHAMELEON, Register.
March /, 1917. AIRS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08

Congress finally enacted the flood
control bill on the 9th ultimo, when
the House agreed to minor Senate
amendments and sent the measure to
the President for his signature. 1t
carries s54,O00,000 for the Mississ-
ippi and s5,6O0,OO0 for the Sacra-
mento, tc be spent on continuing the
program of flood prevention. Local
interests are required to provide sums
equal to those furnished by the Fed
eral Government. When one reviews
these figures and then summons to
mind the gigantic Gums that have al
ready been spent on these two rivers
it quite naturally prompts the
thought, Is not the system of flood
control itself faulty?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08
Sllerif,s Sale.

s. W: Lee vs.. Succession Of Henderson Davis,
]. M. Henderson, Administrator. No. 7l41. In
Second District Court, Bossier Parish, Lou
isiana.
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, at the front
door of the Court House, in the towngof
Benton, La, on Saturday, March 10,
1917, the following described property,
to- wit:
The northwest quarter Of southwest
quarter and north half of southwest
quarter Of southwest quarter OF section
81, township 10, range IL, Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, containing 60 acres,
more or less.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the ben
eft of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $50, with 5 per cent per an
mum interest thereon from November Is.
1911, until paid, less acredit Of $12, paid
December 6, 1912, and all costs of suit,
including 5 per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees.
]. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-03-08
Citizens Military Training Camps

The officer in charge of the Fed
eral Training Camps at Fort Sam
Houston, San Antonio, Texas, (under
direction of the War Department.
has furnished the Banner for publ
cation a circular letter reading, in
part, as follows:
Training Camps in the Southern
Department will be held in the States
Of louisiana, Texas and New Mexico
during the summer Of 1907. While
the exact locations of the camps have
not been fully determined, the fol
lowing is the program that probably
will be put into effect:
Austin, Texas-May. 4th to June
Sd.
Dallas, Texas-June 10th to July
18th.
Alexandria, La.-July 18th to
August 9th.
Houston. Texas-September 9Th to
October 18th.
Las Vegas, N. M.-July 21st to
August goth.
The objects of these camps are to
instruct and train the citizens of the
country in the use of arms and the
tactical use of troops, to teach the
military history and policy of the
United States, and the military con-
ditions existing therein, and also to
prepare those desiring commissions
in the Officers Reserve Corps for the
duties pertaining to such commits
sions.
| These camps may be attended by
any male citizen of the United States
Cor any male who has declared his
intention of becoming citiZen) be
tween the ages of eighteen and forty
five, who is in sound physical con
dition and of good moral character
and who has had the equivalent Of {
high school education.
Those who have the above qualifi
cations, but are between the ages Of
forty-five and fifty-five, may b,
authorized to attend, but entirely a
their own expense.
Attendance at these camps in
wolves absolutely no obligation of an.
kind for future military service. A
, explained below, those who have com
, pleted course of three camps. ma
become members of the Officer
Reserve Corps, subject to call in tn
' event, of war.
Transportation from the attend
ants home to the camp and retur
will be furnished by the Unite
: States: the exact manner lin whic
I this will be done has not yet been de
Y cided upon.
e Subsistence while at the camp Wi
. be furnished bv the United State
: without cost to the attendant.
Attendants at the camp will b
e furnished cots, bedding, arms an
S equipment by the United States.
h Applications to attend any of tn
campj mentioned above should b
made to the: Officer in charge G
G Training Camps, Southern Depart
ment, Fort Sam Houston, San Al
tonic, Texas.
The information given above
d tentative only, since some points j
n connection with the camps have "
. to be decided. From time to tim
announcements will be made as til
o preparations for summer camps pr,
It gress. Any information requisite
s. will be furnished by the officer
charge of these camps.
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Bossler Parish Auto Owners.

Act No. 26O of the General Assem-
bly, of the year 1914, provides:
That every owner of motor driv-
en- vehicle which shall be used upon
a public highway of this state shall
cause to be flied with the Secretary
of State an application for registra-
ton of same, and that any person
failing to register his motor-driven
vehicle shall be subject to both fine
and imprisonment.
Duplicate copies of the applications
as forwarded to the Assessors office
show that the following have applied
for licenses from Bossier Parish:
D. E. Afford, ]. N. Anderson, S. G..
Adger, R. Logan Arnold.
A. R. Bush, Charley Brown, c. H.
Brandon, Rupert Butler, James
Burks, j. M. Bush, F. E. Burrage, NJ.
C. Bledsoe, Tom Bledsoe, L. r. Bum
gardner, M. S. Bolinger.
w. T. Colquitt, Thos. Caplis (2),
B. J. Coffee, A. Curtis, S. H. Coch-
ran, T. D. Cornell, w. E. Cornell, A..
N. Cox, H. L. Grow, C. G. Capped,
j. E. Childers, E. l. Coleman, w. A.
Caplis, R. o. Carter.
Z. M. Davidson, C. L. Demoss (2),
R. S. Doles.
J. F. Edwards.
E. N. Franklin.
F. R. Garrett, A. C. Gray, c. O.
Gayle.
! Will B. Hayes. w. H. Hodges, jr.,
w. C. Horton, Gus Hall, R. B. Hill,
U. w. Hutchings, w. B. Hays, Jas.
M. Henderson, w. C. Hughes, Tom
Hickman, John B. Hall, w. H. & c,
B. Hodges, j. L. Hodges.
H. H. Johnson. Aleck Joiner, Will
liam A. johnson, j. H. James.
J. P. Keeth, E. F. Kirtley, 7. N
Keoun.
I ! c Logan (2), T. H. Lawrence
C. M. Lowe.
/ ]. n. Mcdowell, Mrs. w. D. Mer
Ger, w. J. Martin, Mrs. Nina Mccall
T. H. McCran, D. j. McAnn, P. M
McClanahan, G. w. Martin, w. H
Martin, j. T. McDade (2), A. F
McDade (2), Ross E. McDade, j. S
McDade.
f. N. Norris, r. B. Nelson.
j. C. Palmer, A. w. Prince, T. B
Pardue, T. L. Page & Sons, E.
Parker, ]. Perry, S. E. Prince.
R. H. Raines, J. j. Robertson.
. n L. Skannal ]. F. Strayhan, A
, D. Scanland, T. G. Sinclair. Geo. II
Smith, Webb Smith, A. B. Smith, W
r. Sapp. A. C. Skannal (2), G. W
Smith, G. B. Smith, Luther G. Smith
, L. R. Sapp.
! J. N. Tabor. A. R. Tully, C. M
Tucker, T. r. Tomlinson.
Mrs Marv Vance, Joe Vienne.
|, Waller Brothers, J. w. Morley
; Geo. w. Washington, R. E. Wvche
j. w. Wallace. Harrison White, L. F
Wilmington. E. Wyche, w. B. Wi
!. bourn (2), J. B. White, David Woo
! son, A. C. Wilmington, T. A. Wi
! kinson.
T. M. Yarbrough. J. E. Young.
AS will be seen. this list is not full
/, but it shows the names of all tn
! owners on registry applications thu
$ have thus far been returned to tn
Assessors office. In some later j!
e sue of the Banner the additional Ii:
d of Bossier Parish owners Of autt
mobiles will be given.