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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-17

South Carolina bonds con-
tinue to give great deal of
trouble. The war seems to
have struck off the black mans
fetters only to involve the
white man in bonds. p
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-17
The Law of Storms.

w aSnlhSL01, ID. u, we nnu the
following instructive generaliza-
tions: =aa .fEu a#Tl.t ssh HEa
b /. The rain and snow storms,
and even the moderate rains and
SHOWS travel from the west toward
the east in the United States, du-
ring the months of November,
December, January, February,
and March. which are the only
months to which these generaliza-
tons apply. $500. .-. q
2. The storms are accompanied
with depression of tho barome
ter near the central line Of the
barometer in the front and rear.
3. This central line of minimum
pressure is generally of great
length from north to south, and
moves side foremost toward the
east. ia.H .aatt1a.-l- .-l .-l..
4. This line is sometimes nearly
straight, but generally curved.
and most frequently with it's con-
vex side to the east. s 'ans. -.-.
>. The velocity of his line is
such that it travels from the Mis-
sissippi to the Connecticut River
in twenty-four hours, and from
the Connecticut to st. Johns
Newfoundland, in nearly the same
time, or about thirty-six miles an
hour. ...-.r, #s-, -r.
6. When The barometer falls sud
denly in the western part Of New
England, it rises at tie time in
the valley of the Mississippi, and
also at st. Johns, Newfoundland
Z. In great storms the wind for
several hundred miles or both
sides of the line of minimum pres,
sure that line directly or oblique-
ly. Hs "Ena. a. a.E
s. The force of this wind is in
propotion to the suddeuness and
greatness Of the depression of the
barometer.
6. In all great and sudden de.
| presSions Of the barometer there
is much rain or snow; and in all
sudden rains or SHOWS there is
a great depression of the barome,
ter next the centre of The storm,
and rises beyond its borders. -
10. Many storms are Of great
and unknown length from north to
south, reaching beyond our ob
servation on the Gulf Of Mexico
and on the Northern lakes, while
their east and west diameter is
comparatively small. These storms
therefore move side foremost.
IL. Most storms commence in
the star Vest" beyond ouI
Western observers, but some
commence in the United States
II. When a storm commences in
the United States the line Of min.
imum pressure does not come from
the ''far Westn but commences
with the storm, and travels with
it toward the eastward.
13. There is generally lnll Of
wind at the line of minimum pres
sure, and sometimes a calm. '
IA. When this line of minimum
pressure passes an observer
toward the east, the wind gener
ally soon changes to the west, and
the barometer begins to rise.
Is. There is generally but little
wind near the line ofthemaximum
pressure, and on each side of that
line the winds are irregular, but
tend outward from that line,
16. The fluctuations of the ba
rometer are generally greater in
the eastern than in the western
part of tie United States, J Z
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-17

Is it not a woder that Geor-
giacan build railroads andLou-
isialna can't2 asks the Bastrop,
Conservative. -gl.s-5s ~
5b tss -----z-= t5 q
MONEY is a poWer; and men
are accountable for the way wa
they get it, and then for the use
they make of it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-17

PARsON CoNwAY.-The in
cubus, Parson "a. Conway, of
freedmen's bureau fame, and
his battalion of assistants, who
are living off the money that
should be used for educating
the youth Of this State, are re-
celving some attention just
now from the men who are ex-
ertiug themselves to dislodge
the thieves and bring about re-
forms in the affairs of this State.
Upwards of $4,000 dollars is
paid to Conway and his assis-
tants yearly, for services that
are detrimental to the State
In the large, populous and
wealthy Northern States not
half this sum is expended. We
trust thaG the Legislature will
not forge to give the public
school question their consider
alton. The State Board Of
Education should be done
away witl; it is a disgrace to
the State Ascension Ledger.
+ THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE.
The otIious abuses of the
tranking privilege are thus set
forth bya contemporary: Hst.
aN The Fcanking privilege lest
year cost s24,Oo0,GOO. Twice
the whole cost Of John Adams
Administration. Nearly half
the expense of Buchanan's
most expensive year. To
transport Radical Campaign
documents, champagne bas-
kets, quack medicines, demi-
johns, boots, stupid espeaches,
and travelling trunks. Twen-
ty-four millions a ycar-two
millions a, mouth-fne hun
dred tholsand dollars a week
--seyenty-one Thousand dollars
a day-tlree thousand dollars
for every hour of the day and
night fifty dollars for every
minute--nearly a dollar for
every second, every clock-tick
All to save a horde of thieving
congressional millionares from
paying postage out of their
gigantic stealings. Er...
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Holland has one hundred and

eighteen periodicals, eighty of
which are religious. While her
periodicals are mostly religions,
the religion of other countries
is chiefly periodical. % a.
.TibfqEr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-17

A man out West has just re-
turned from an Indiana Camp
meeting. He says the right
spirit prevaired-he tasted it
out of a black jug. .... ~,
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sets in from the south of east,
and terminates from the South Of
west.
20. During the passage Of storms
the wind generally changes from
the eastward to the westward of
south, especially in the southern
parts of the United States.
81. The northern part of. the
storm generally travels more rap
idly toward the east than the
southern part. 5'E.f1
%. During the high barometer
on the day preceding the storm
it is generally clear and mild in
temperature, especially it very
cold weather proceeded. ..Eaelas
%. The temperature generally
falls suddenly on the passage of
the centre of great storms, so.
that sometimes, wheua storm is
in the middle of the United States
the lowest temperature of the
month will be in the West on the
same day that the highest tempe.
rature is in the East.
Some Of the storms, it is true,
are contained entirely, for a time,
within the bond of my observers,
and in that case tue minimum ba-
rometer does not exhibit itself in
a line of great length, extending
from north and south but it is
confined to region near the GEN.
tre Of the storm, and travels with
that centre toward the eastward.
From these experiments it may
be safely inferred, contrary to the
general belief of scientific men,
that vapor permeates the air from
a high to low dew point with
extreme slowness, if, indeed, it
permeates at all; and in meteorol-
ogy, it will hereafter be known
that vapor rises into the regions
where clouds are forced only by
being carried up by ascending
currents of air containing g it.
Brick Pomroy says that there
was once a Democratic party,
"but it has been opiated, drug
ged, poisoned, emasculated,
dishonored by the very men it
helped to make. 1t has retreat
ed from every ield--sought re-
fnge in every hiding place
slept in every outhonse, turned
its back upon every principle;
played with the poppies and
eaten the sweet seeds, till now
it has sunk to calm, passive
sleep" g 1a@ i9l4 coo sh"o"
/ A negro waiter, who had
twice awakened a traveller to
inform him that breakfast was
ready, and a third time broke
his slumbersab attempting to
pull off the bed clothes, explain
ed thus "Massa, if yen isn't
gwine to get up, I must hab de
sheet anyhow, case dey're
waiten' for de table cloth 20 r
A man out, West has Just re-
. #
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-17

Little fish have a proper idea
OF business. Not being able to
do better, they start on a small
scale.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06


Most of our young readers have heard
of Jenny Lind, or as she was sometimes
beautifully called, 1.-THE Swedish Night
ingale," who came over from Europe a
few years ago and delighted our people
by her wonderful singing She was pure
and good, as well as gifted, which was
best ofall, and helped the poor and suf-
fering wherever she found them. Many
pleasant anecdotes are told of her but
none SO charming as this:
Once, while visiting Bath, an English
watering place, she happened to be
walking with friend in front of some
almshouses, into one of which she enter
ed and sat down for moment, as if to
rest herself, but in reality to find some
excuse for doing an act of charity to the
old woman who lived in it, and whom
she had seen feeble aud tottering at the
door. The old woman, like the rest Of
her neighbors, was full of the Swedish
Nightingale, whom she had heard was
then in Bath, entertaining with her
voice all those who were so happy and
fortunate as to be able to hear her.
"For myself, "said the old woman. ~
have lived long time in the world and
desire nothing before die but to hear
Jenny Lind"
"And would it make you happy ?"
asked her visitor.
GAY, that it would" answered the
old woman; "but such folks as 1 can't
go, and so shall never hear her."
"Don't be so sure of that" said the
goodnatured Jenny; "sit down, my
friend, and listen," and then she sang,
with entrancing sweetness, one of the
finest songs she knew. The old woman
was almost wild with delight, when, af.
ter concluding her song, her kind visitor
said.
"Now you have heard Jenny Lind"
If she had given that woman hun
dred pounds, she could not have afford
ed her half so much pleasure. 1t was an
act ofnoble CHARITY, of the tenderest and
most delicate kind. Money it would
have been easy for her to give, and
money she no doubt did give but to sit
down in an almshouse, and there awak-
en- the entertainments of her voice for the
pleasure of a poor old pauper woman,
was a touching proof of goodness of
heart which nothing we have heard of
Jenny Lind surpasses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06
Oriental Justice,

A Poor Turkish slater of Constantine
pie, being at work on the roof of a house,
lost his footing and fell into the narrow
street upon man who chanced to be
passing at the time. The pedestrian
was killed by the conclusion, while the
slater escaped without material injury.
A son of the deceased caused the slater
to be arrested and taken before the Cadi,
where he made the most grave charge,
and claimed ample redress.
The Cadi listened attentively, and in
the end asked the slater what he had to
say in his defense.
dispenser of Justice" answered the
accused in humble mood, sit is even as
this man says: but God forbid that there
should be evil in my heart. 1 am a poor
man, and know not how 1 can make
amends"
The son of the man who had beer
killed thereupon demanded that condigr
punishment should be inflicted upor
the accused.
The Cadi meditated a few moments
and finally said:
"It shall be so."
Then to the slater he continued:
"Thou shalt stand in the street wher
the father of this man stood when thol
didst fall upon him."
And to the accuser he added:
"And thou shalt, if it is so please thee
go upon the roof, and fall upon the cul
prit, even as he did fall upon thy father
Allah is great"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06
Masks and Faces

A nobleman once gave grand feast
to some of his friends. While his yisi.
tors were sitting at the table, there came
into the room little lady and a gentle
man most splendidly dressed, each
wearing mask, but no taller than chill.
dren of five or six years old. The gen.
tleman wore scarlet coat, trimmed
with gold lace, and his large curly wig
was powdered so as to look as white as
snow, and in his hand he held a cooked
hat. The lady had on dress of brocade
satin, trimmed with silverBpangles. She
wore a beautiful little hat and feather,
and held fan in her hand. They began
dancing very gracefully, and sprang
about in such charming way that
everybody was delighted with these
pretty, well behaved children.
An old officer who was dining there.
suddenly took a rosy apple from the Ia.
BILE, and threw it between the pretty
dancers. Then there did begin a scufiie
and to-do. They fell upon each other
and tore each others clothes, scratching
and scrambling, till Off fell mask and
head dress, and instead of two pretty
little children, two ugly monkeys stood
before the company. Everybody was
surprised, yet laughed aloud but the
old officer said: Monkeys and foolish
people manage to look we'll for time
In fine clothes, but they soon show what
they are"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06

WINTER BUTTER MAKING Having
read an article in the Rura' Ne,O Yorker
inquiring the best way to make winter
butter, l am willing to give some of my
experience of twenty-five years Com.
mence to heat the milk when the cows
are first giveu corn fodder, which 1
manage in this way: Strain the milk
in tin pans, filling only half full-a lit
tie more or less will make no difference /;
then, as soon as convenient, set the
pans of milk on the stove, where let
them remain until roughness or wrink-
led appearance on the top, of the milk
is noticed, Cf the milk gets zoo hot the
only harm will be less cream then
take it in the milk room or cellar, in a
cool place until next morning, when
bring IL up in warm room, and let it
stand until the next day, when it is
generally ready to skim. When treated
in this way it will not do to skim much
under forty. eight hours. My plan is to
skim morning and nights milking
both at the same time in winter. 1t
does not hurt butter for the cream to
sour-rather aids in churning, making
butter come sooner. The cream kettle
keep in the cellar until the day or
evening before wish to churn then,
II convenient, set near coal stove or
one that fire is kept in all night. In the
morning, before churning, try with a
thermometer; 1t should be at the tenn
perature of 62'. If not convenient to
set the cream near warm stove, setting
the kettle in hot water will answer
every purpose. Many persons object to
heating the milk, because the milk
sometimes burns TO the bottom of the
pans: TO avoid this set pans with water
on the stove aud place the pans with
milk in these, and the difficulty is at
once avoided, If butter needs color
ing, l would prefer carrot, which ia
prepared by scraping off the outside
and washing; then CRATE into a small
portion OF the cream and strain this
into the whole. For churn Spaine's
is good one, with large opening for
putting in the cream and taking out
the butter; also can take the dashars
out, wash and clean more easily. L
would say never wash butter use as
little water about butter as possible.
This is my experience, having washed
butter to my satisfaction, always hay-
Ing it 90 strong 10 q few days after. /
have tried many ways to avoid heating
milk in winter, but have found moth.
ing as satisfactory as what l have given.
e. 2. B.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06

FARMERS CHILDREN.-Farmers
children are the hope and the life of a
nation. If they grow up intelligent,
moral, patriotic, there is hope for the
country for continuance Of free in
Stitulons. Seven-tenths of our chill
dren are born on the farm. They have
the prepOnderance in numbers, as we'll
as they have in strength and influence.
They grew up hearty, robust, active.
industrious. They become our most
active business men in our cities and
towns. Our cities would soon degener.
ate, We're ii not for the fresh blood in
fused into them from the country year
ly. Go TO the most enterprising and
successful business men in st Louis to.
day, and ask them where they We're
sborn; and they will tell you upon the
farm-perhaps in cabin. Ask your
most successful lawyers ministers and
physicians where they were born, and
they will tell you, in the country mot
IN the city.
There is more in farmers children
thar most people look for, and there
might be much more still. Do YOU ask
how? We will tell you. By furnishing
them better facilities for education
1t is the mind and the morals that
make the man. The man must be
educated to become useful. The ignor.
anus does not make an impression up.
on the body polite. Ignorance does
not rule, but intelligence does. If we
would have society become better, we
must educate our children. Farmers
children are educated chiefly in the
common schools. Good common schools
are doing more for the people, for the
country, for good morals, than any 9th.
er instrumentality. They.must be en-.
couraged. Those having them in their
keeping must employ the best teachers,
visit them, give them their influence,
and sustain them in every possible way.
They should constantly strive to Sc.
cure the best-not the cheapest-teach.
ers. They must employ teachers whose
hearts are In their work; who love their
vocation; who do not teach simply to
make few dollars, but because they
feel that they are performing an i'm
portant duty, which they wish to do
honestly and well, ,-Rsrat WorLd.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06

Young Folks.
Queen Getelln's Escape.
BY AMANDA n. JONES

CONCLUDED.
Aud they were both so glad to forget
their thrones, and crowns and stars OF
honor, and garlers Of renown mot COM
mon garters, you know y, that they
burst out singing; and all the fairy hosts,
flying afes, listened till they almost
lost breath; which was just as well, or
they might have sung to, aud l should
have lost tho words among 50 many
voices
"Theres never bl d In ull the land
That flies from tree TO tree,
And never n ripple along the strand
Is half so swift as we
And oh, could the children see,
HOW merry their haar's would be,
To know we are coming loving blnl,
Brmfill of fiiry-glee.
Heart 20 heart, aud hand TO hand,
In fight so f,rand free.
"Who is kind as the morplng sun,
That shines on bower and street;
ON the n)wery bed and the gravel dun,
Whatever 1t chance to meet?
oh, the Elirles thatny fleet,
or danes with ylowle IS feet
They are kind as the morning, every ono;
For thcy bend 10 the EARN 10 greet
The Guild that Is clad Ia a sllken gown
Or the heggar- jnst as sweet
Now this is the way it came to pass
that all the little ones who lived near the
valley. kingdom of E'hind, began to see
wOndrou5 sights, and dream strange
dreams, and talk in their sleep, as if
they were visiting with creatures that
no common eye can see. And l lived
among these children, so / can tell you
all they ever told me, about their sights
and dreams, and being a favored guest
at the fairy palace, aud confidential
friend of Lady Bandette, tie queens
mother, Told ladies' love each other quite
as well as young girls, Pm sure), L un-
derstood a great deal more about mat.
ters than even the dreamers and sight
seers themselves and learned so many
songs that, if l should sing from now
until Christmas, l shouldn't have sung
the half of them.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06
Agricultural.
charcoaI a lloOa rarm Medlclnc.

Noarly all sick horses and cows are
made so in the first place by eating im
proper food or too much of it. AS soon
as the owner hnds any of his animals
sick 1t Is the common custom to begin
dosing with medicine. 1--WE mustn't
leave the animal to die !; we must do
something ~ and so all manner of hurt
full drugs and poisons are thrust down
the throat-sdtpetre, copperas, turpen-
tine, ETC., quite sufficient to make any
well animal sick, or kill q sick, one.
"You didn't give the poor thing enough
you should have given it oftener--
you can't expect your beast to get we'll
IL you don't do more f6ritlyauL 3LG
Our rule has always been to give
nothing unless we knew exactly what
10 do 4; and in the meantime attend to
every exterior comfort practicable. If
the weather is cold, place it in warm
quarters, avoid all exposure, aud attend
to pure all. and strict cleanliness. But
there is one mediciae that can never do
harm, and is commonly beneficial.
This is pulverized charcoal. AS we
have just remarked, nearly all sick ami
mails become so by improper eating, in
the first place. Nine eases out of ten
the digestion is wrong. Charcoal is the
most efficient and rapid corrective. 1t
viii cure ina mejority of cases, If prop.
erly administered. An example of its
use. The hired man came in with the
intelligence that one Of the finest cows
was very sick, and a kind neighbor
proposed the usual drugs and poisOns.
The owner being i'll, and unable to eX
anime the COW, concluded that the
trouble came from some overeating, and
ordered teaspoonful of pulverlzed
charcoal given in water. 1t was mixed,
placed 10 a junk bottle, the head held
upwards, and the water with its char
coal poured downwards. In five min:
utes Improvement was visible, and in
a few hours the animal was in the pas
ture quietly eating grass.
A1other, instance of equal success oc.
cured with young heifer which be-
came badly bloated by eating green ap-
pies OAlti a lissAi W ilN. IC OlOuO W 40
so severe that the sides were almost as
hard rs barrel. The old remedy SAL
eratus, was tried for the purpose of cor
recting the aeidity. But the attempt
to putit down always caused coughing,
anu it did little good. Half teacupful
of fresh powdered charcoal was next
given. In six hours all appearance Of
bloat had gone, and the heifer was we'll.
We disapprove of quackery, where
without precise knowledge Of the dis
ease, powerful remedies are given at
random, indiscriminately. The objec.
tion of quackery cannot extend to the
use of charcoal, for it can do no harm !;
and with sick animals, if timely applied
effects a cure. American Stock Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06
Y .

Farmers and others will find our stock of Pure
Ground western Bone, Oil of NitriOl Sulphate
OF Soda and Nitrate of SODA, of better quality
ana AT lower prices than can be found elsewhere.
COACH AND WAGON MAKERS would do
well to see our stock and inquire our prices be.
fore purchasing elsewhere.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06

Miscellaneous.

NEW STOCK OF CLOTHING.
Fresh arrival OF
SPRING GOODS
DAVID LowENBERa
invites attept tion to his stock OF
CHEAP AND FASHIONABLE CLOTHING.
at his store on
Main Street, in the new block,
Bloomsbury, Pa,
whore ne has just received from New York and
Philadelphia full assortment OF
MEN AND BOYS CLOTHING,
including the most fashionable. durable, and
DRESS GOODS,
consisting of
BOX, SACK, Roco, GUM, AND oIL-GLoTH
CoATSAND PANTS.
of all sorts, sizes aud coiors. He has also repien
ished his already large stock of
CLOTH AND CAss1MEREs,
STRIPED, FIGURED, AND PLAIN VESTS
SHIRTS, CRAvATs, STOCKS, COLLARS
HANDKERCHdEFs. GLOVES, -
sUSPENDERS, AND FANCY ARTICLES
He mas constantly on hand large and well-se-
ected assortment of
CLOTHS AND vEsTINGS,
which he is prepared TO MAKE to order into any
kind of clothing, on very short notice, and In the
best manner. All his clothing IL made 10 wear,
ana most of IL is of home manufacture.
GOLD WATCHES AND JEwELRY,
oievery description, line and cheap. His case OF
lewery is not surpassed in misplace. Call and
examine his general assortment OF
CLOTHING, WATCHES JEwELRY, go.
octlS7! DAVID LowENBERG.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-12-06

The celebrated Millville Fruit Jar, acSnowl-
edged to be by far the best in the Markets, all
glass, of superior material and workmanship.
Consumers having once used these, Will have no
other.
Country Physicians will find our stock full and
complete, comprising all the old staples of the
Materia Medlca, as well as all the latter discov-
Opium always in abundance. Hance ia oS, and
Whites pharmaceutical preparations, Fluid and
copGa sugar-coated. Powers and Weightinans :
Chemicals, and Prof S,iuibbs medicines, n full
stock,