The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-22
PARAGRAPHS OF THE PERIOD

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SAYINGS OF DR. JOHNSON.
money is not all mans business; to
cultivate kindness is valuable part of
the business of life.
A man has no more right to saw an
uncivil thing than to act one-no more
right to say rude thing to another
than to knock him down.
Human moments are stolen away by
a thousand petty impediments which
leave no trace behind them.
As man advances in life he gets
what is better than admiration-iudg-
ment to estimate things at their true
value.
HAVE you ever watched an icicle as
it formed? You noticed how it froze
one drop at time, until it was a foot
long or more. IF the water was clean
the icicle remained clear, and sparkled
in the sun, but if the water was
slightly muddy, the icicle looked foul,
and its beauty spoiled. just SO our
characters are forming. One little
thought or feeling at time adds its
influence. If every thought be pure
and right, the soul will be lovely, and
will sparkle with happiness; but if
impure and wrong, there is always
wretchedness.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Jewish
Messenger says: The small boy sharp
ened his pencil and wrote the advent
ures Of the day. The diary was
passed around, and we admired the
graphic description Of sea life couched
in sentences like these: "June 18th
Very Ruff. June 18th Ruffer to-day.
June 18th, To-day we went 81 nots.
1t is still very ruff. June 18th, There
were not many at dinner to-day, and
liked the plums. June 18th, I didn't
keep a diary yesterday. Ma said it
was the plums. 81 nots to-day"
AN aged colored woman in Calves
ton, when urged to leave her residence
to escape the recent flood, replied:
81 jess don't done nothing OBJ de kind;
de good book says dat de world don't
get stroyed by water again, an Use
gwine to stay here suah." In less than
two hours the house went to pieces.
and Aunty came padding to shore on
a part of the roof. The old womanis
faith was somewhat shaken, but all she
said as she made her way to the higher
ground was, q jess clare to goodness If
dis ere isn't 'markable..
IT would be little funny to see
the Russians fooled about Alaska. For
some time after the purchase of that
territory by the United States govern
ment, they used slyly to nudge each
other and hint tnat they had got much
the better Of that bargain; but now,
the finding Of extensive silver mines is
reported there, and if Alaska should
develop sources of wealth like Nevada,
the fun would not be quite all on the
Russian side.-&. Louis Globe Demo-
cyu
In the matter Of perseverance the
world must learn the lesson from boys.
A boy does not sink into despair if the
first burr he throws at another boy
fails to stick; he keeps on with a steady
aim and stoical Indifference to i'll
fortune, and though he may have
missed his mark dozen times, he f.
nally succeeds in decorating a pair Of
trowsers in the most satisfactory man.
ner.
A Texas Judge Is credited with the
following neat decision: seThe fact is,
Jones, the jail is an old rickety affair,
as cold as an iron wedge. You ap-
piled to this court for release on bail,
giving it as your opinion that you
would freeze to death there. The
weather has not moderated, and to
keep you from freezing will direct
the sheriff to hang you At four o'clock
this afternoon"