The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-02
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The woman who is sfnttifereut
TO her looks is no trne Roman.
God meant woman to be attrac-
tive, to look well, and TO please,
and it is one of her duties to
carry out the intention of her
Maker. But that dress iss to
do it all, and to suffice, is more
than I can be brought to be-
live. Just because I do love
to see girls look wels as we'll
as live to some purpose, / would
urge.upon them such a course
of reading and study as will
confer such charms as 10 mod
iste can supply D. p Wiliis
wrote a very pretty paragraph
on tkei power of education to
beaatify.ls That it absolutely
chiSeled the features; that he
had seen many-a clumsy nose
and thick pair of lips 50 9modi-
fed by thought, awakened by
active sentiment, as to be un-
recognizable. bAnd, he put 1T
on that ground that Wese often
see people, homely and unat-
tractive in youth, bloom in
middle life into a sotteped In
dian summer of, good looks
and mellow tones. u %
SAYING ''No" EAs8.-"How
| is it that you never go with
any bad boy, or get into bad
scrapes9" asked one littlt fell
: low of his playmate, y
1o"Oh," said the other, sthat's
cause ! don't say mo- easyshs
We thank that boy for his
secret. 1t is worth agreat deal
more than bag of 1indhey.
: We have no doubt saying ''nap
; easy has ruined many a child
and man, and wornati too
saying "no" as If you did not
quite mean it. ,ar. IN taak
? When q bad boy or girl tries
e to coax you to do doubtful
e things, say mo aso if you
, meant ano" and nothing but
4 s'no!" -
II 1 When she whispers an ex-
a cHse for doing wrong say mo-"
Is and no mistake. When Satan
u asks you to serve : nim, and
e, makes as great prolnises,as as he
Of did to the. Lord Jesus in the
A wilderness do not say "no" easy,
to but answer him asJesus did:A
e, sect thee behind, nlessSatan.s
lg That is a mo- he can uhder
le stand.
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e, The following plan to pro
i'd tect life on steamboats, has jus
of been referred by 1Secretar.
so Boutwell, to,di the Boarded
he Steamboat Inspectors: y,
al, have seprate and Independent
ISIS water and steam gauges onol
nd CONSPICUOUS part of the passe1
in ger deck, plainly labeled safe
ne ty gauges for water and steam
Ire surrounded with a eases, unde
er. lock and key, the latter to b
W. kept by the Inspector, who's
lal duty it shall I've TO exatnin
tit them, carefully to see to 1t tia
to they are in perfect working o
a. der, especially should there |
Fs any disagreementswith the Eel
'Ts gin,eer's gauges. = They shoul
INK show by a sliding indicator Il
ne. pohnds Of pressure Above
ed: and the minimum Rwateri lin
vii of safety, SO that any passeng
to may see at a glance when b
tell life and limbs are In dangef
gou .B ..rf. II :; ----------rr 77,--7tr : :,
,os- H CERTA1NhY.-scm,e5 for
ing years ago, when mans respe,
as ability depended upon bis "a
We ing a newspaper, a cefta
and shrewd individual : was o
we morning enioyingr the 2luxa
DrlI. of his paper, although he lab
laid ed under the Disadvantage,
wife not knowing a single letter
now the alphabet. ID when "a rmt
am knowing neighbor of his, M
/ it happened inipeEhapsto. borr
now his paper, observed to him Il