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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03

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the editor Of one of our numerous pub
locations, and, he being out, stopped a
moment to chat with me. By-the-bye,
those who say all women writers are
ugly, should see Elizabeth Wayland. 1t
is pleasuse to look at her bright, at
tractive sfaee-and such delicious,
charming, harmless flirt as she is!
"'Pretty,' Mr.. Dickson,' said she
/" Where are your eyes?
"Where they always are when you
are present." replied. "a ..~ ~
"Take them away Immediately, and
look at that girl. Nice head, nice broad
brow. nice brown hair, sweet gray eyes,
long dark lashes, pretty little mouth,
and characteristic nose =.
ii mice way of saying ugly,'' inter-
iruptedI. r.
ssAnd altogether" continued Eliza
beth Wayland, ''a refined, lovely face. .
t., And so it was. 81; z,....s:t.,.
r She had been with us three months
How, and her cheeks had filled out and
were tinged with faint pink hue; her
eyes no longer looked sunken; her brow
was shaded by some pretty tendril-like
curls, and happy smile fingered about
her lips. .sl
: "Well, stupidp" said Elizabeth Way
"Yes, ma'am, said r.
+ And from that day ], began to fall in
dove with Miss Starsnn I helped her
all l could with her work, which was
not much, as she understood her bust
ness almost as well as 1 did, bored
the fellows in the other publishing
houses for all their new books that
! might lend them to her. Now and then
|. / left little bouquet on her desk, and
at lastI got to exchanging q dozen or
so sentences day with her. =. :.
!, She had q sweet low voice, as have
said before, and a pretty way, which l
have not said before, of glancing up at
you from under her long dark lashes,
which liked me much..tf f--s.Jss.z s,zs :
| Well, the long and short of it was
that Miss Starsun had been my fellow
clerk only four months when l was des-
perately in love with her, and only wait
ed favorable opportunity to tell her so.
It came. Some of our fellows were
on their summer vacation; the rest had
been summoned to the room of the
chief. would be alone with Miss Star
sun for an hour.
/ approached her desk, my heart beat
ing violently, and leaned over her. She
laid down her pen and looked wonder
fingly up in my face. f.sazoltS- .fesis.
"Miss Starsun-.dear Miss Starsun,' y
I stammered. lyon have a woman g
tact and intuition; you can not have
failed to see that l." s.z9ss.f
:. Have. ceased to regard you as "a
nuisance,'' drawled julie Gerard, who
had silently approached from behind
and secured the taper fingers was
about to clasp" and I, Stella, my. love,
as an interloper. And now put, on you,
hat, say good-by, to Dickson, and invite
him, if you choose, to call upon us
/ when we return, from our wedding tour.
! Ta-ta, old Karper's Bazar.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03
The Senator from Nevada Meets an Old
Acquaintance from Whisky Fiat. \

Not long since, says the Virginia New.
Enterprise, j. P. Jones was crossing the
Sierras, when the train drew up at a
station, and the usual announcement,
"Twenty. " minutes for dinner" was
made. The Senator noticed q little
man rushing up and down the platform
ringing bell. The man was but few
inches over four feet in height, and was
so built about the neck and chest that
his shoulders appeared to stand above
his head. The Senator went in to din
ner, but did not remain long. His ap-
petite was not sharp, and what he found
on the table was not tempting. Most
prominently and profusely displayed
was the mustard. There was mustard;
common, thin mustard, everywhere.
Then what next caught the eye of the
traveller was a few scattering plates
containing thin slices of very tough
looking boiled beef. There were, be-
sides, a few plates of bread, dishes of
beans, some boiled carrots and plates
of pickles. No comfort was, TO be taken
with either the tea or coffee, for both
were thin and of bad flavor. The Sem
ator was soon out on the platform again,
where he found the curious specimen Of
humanity still ringing his hell as vigor-
ously as ever As he shuf1ed sidewise
back and forth along the platform,
swinging his,huge bellwith both hands,
he looked not unlike an overgrown
schimpanzee. Suddenly the little mans
eyes met those of the Senator. His
face lighted up, and he ceased to ring
the huge bel, allowing it to hang idly
from his right hand, s.Ha!,well, well!
well, well, hal" he cried, approaching
and peering up at Mr.. Jones from un-
der his shaggy eyebrows. s'Well, well,
it must be! Ant you name Jonesa
Didn't you once mine at Whisky Flat,
down in old Tuolumep"
ii "My name is Jones, and Ionce mined
at Whisky Flat" said Mr.. Jones.
"Ha, well, well, thought SO. How
are you doinga Lam Bill Smith. You
must remember me. used to work in
the Badger mines with the Bogers boys
Bill Smith, not Extra Billy, but Bill,
though the boys used to call me Stub
and-Twist.' You must remember Stub
and-Twist, Mr.. JONES', 4
very WE'LL very we'll, lnQe0O, SalO
Mr.. Jones. 80 What are you doing
here, Stubby-you seem to be proprie.
tor?'' kiFH s@i 49, Isl. II
Y "Yes, ! own the place. I am pro;
prietor.'' - - g
& "Then I need not ask you how you
are doing. It is plain that you are doing
well that you are getting rich" )a
"Getting rich, Mr.. ...Jones! Oh, no, /
am not getting. rich, Indeed, I am
making very little money .''file tG
+ II can't see why you should not be
almost coming money" said Mr.. Jones.
!" Yhe trains stop here for dinner, and
you get dollar meal from the passep-
gers. You ought to be coming money!
"Oh, no, Lam not. ms Every thing is
SO very high up here in the mountains
An kinds of provisions are very dear up
ihere.,' a.;5. -,
"That may be,' said Mr.. Jones
"Still can't see that you are out any
thing except it may be for the wear and
tear of your dinner bel1." = - fss 81
"John Jones!" yelled the little man,
"I've seen the time when you did no,
turn your nose up at bacon and beans. .
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03

WESTON recently walked So miles IN
II hours and % minutes, without rest,
on the cricket ground at Nottingham,
England. At the end he appeared 70
be quite fresh, and continued walking
until O'Clock, accompanying the band
for a time on his cavnets-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03

In Nevada, when a building falls and
kills two OF three people, the jury first
hunt up the contractor and hang him,
and then bring in a verdict that nobody
is to blame but the contractor, who
could not bs found.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-03

A coLoRED brotherss opinion: "De
women eughter work; dat's go; for ef
it hadn't ben for Eve we wouldn't none
Of US ha' been 'bleegsd to work tall"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08
In Hot Water.

Old man Boggs wished to make some
slight repairs on the top of his resi-
dence, and for this purpose had occa-
sion to tear up few shingles. In doing
SO in quiet and inoff ensive manner,
he was asto1lished to find that he had
disturbed a nest of hornets. The hor-
nets swarmed out upon Mr.. Boggs
They made it hot for him at the very
first onset. He rushed to the ladder,
attacked from behind, when, horror of
horrors, neighbor had borrowed his
ladder! Mr.. Boggs cavorted, he
tumbled, he rolled from one end Of the
roof to the other, screaming as he went;
6 Ladder ladder" The hornets con.
tinually increased; they flew at his nose,
his ears, his cheeks; they danced on his
forehead; they crawled down his back,
they flew up his breeches leg, they met
half way and fought each other; they
stung here and there and everywhere.
Boggs' wild gesticulations and terrific
shouts attracted the attention of the
whole neighborhood. His friends mis-
took the shouts Of Madder p 'shor-
nets !" for political cry, and thought
he was ratifying, but so much serious
ness was depicted on his face that a lad
der was finally procured and rescue
effected. Mr.. Boggs is laid up for re-
pairs now, and his face looks like the
newspaper pictures of defeated prize
fighter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

Ii | had no parents to hound me
round, I'd beat George Washington ali
holler, for I'd cut down every cherry
tree in the garden, and own up to it,
too. Ii | was an orphan, know what
La do. Ben Smith and me would go
to desolate South Sea Island, and
SUR up the goats and monkeys
and things, fry toad-stools, eat oranges
spell, then we'd take ship and sail
around the world. What's the use Of
Crying up In one place. told mother
one day, when she wouldn't give me 10
cents, that | meant to 90 whaling,
and hoped a whale would swallow me
as one did Jonah, and then she
wouldn't see me again, for I can't swim.
She said [ wouldn't be likely to make
such a visit, for 1 would turn the
whales stomach mighty quick after
got there. Wasn't she bully? If l
were parent l know what I'd do-Pd
keep still and mind my own business,
and let my children have some fun.
There's Tom Cults lives with his aunt,
and has bully time. He goes wood
chucklng on Sundays, has no best
clothes, crawls under the canvas of
every clrcus-tent, earns money at every
theatre, sleeps in the stables when he
likes, and always has his pockets full of
peanuts. He says he wouldn't be
bothered with parents if he could have
'em for nothing, and thinks if hadn't
any 1t would be money in my pockets.
lhems my sentiments Esqroira Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08
A Boys Opinion of Parents.
Parents are born To he a GREAT fro,

Parents are born to be a great trouble
to their offs pring When I was ever
SO little, remember tried to hang up
the kitten by my whiplash, and mother
took the kitten away, boxed my ears,
and went and drowned it herself the
next day. And fathers worse than
mother. So she had all the fun her
self. He told me to take care of
the pennies, and the dollars would
take care OF themselves. So 1 and Ben
Smith formed an anti-swearing club.
We had a rule that for every profane
word we used we would pay a cent
into the treasury. We had rs cents ia
thesirst day, but when we divided, and
I fetched 81 cents home, father said
it was a bad business, whipped me,
and broke up the club. How is a fel-
low to know when he is doing right?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

It was no use; the letters danced be-
fore his eyes, the whole world seemed
wavering and uncertain in those days.
He laid his book down, and began to
think of the great trouble which was
shutting him in. When the black
specks first began to dance between
him and his paper, months ago, he had
not thought about the matter. 1t was
annoying, to be sure, but he must have
taxed his eyes too severely. He would
work little less by lamplight-
them awhile-and he should be all
right. So he had spared them more
and more, and yet the specks kept on
their elfin dance; and now for weeks
the conviction had been growing on
him slowly that he was going to be
blind. He had not told his wife yet,
nor could he bear to lay on her shout
ders the burden Of his awful calamity.
0 it was too hard
And yet was it too hard? Dared he
say so? he, Gods minister-who had
told other sufferers SO many times that
their chastenings were dealt out to
them by their kind Fathers hand, and
that they should count all that brought
them nearer to Him as Joyous, not
grievous?
Yet, speaking after the manner of
this world, his burden seemed greater
vhan he could bear. What could he
do-a blind, helpless man? He must
give up his work in life-let another
take his ministry-sit helpless in the
darkness. Heaven only knew how
long. Could he be thus resigned?
Then, suddenly fash of hope kim
died his sky, there might be help for
him. This gathering darkness might
be something which science could re-
move. He would be sure of that, at
least, before he told Mary. And then
he became feverishly inpatient. He
must know at once, it seemed to him
he could not wait. He called his wife,
and told her with a manner which he
tried hard to make calm, that he was
going out of town the next morning on
q little business. She wondered that he
was so uncommunicative- was not
like hina-but she would not trouble
him with any questions. She should
understand it all some time, she knew,
still she thought there was something
strange in his way of speaking.
The minister stroye hard for the mas
terry Of his own spirit, as the cars
whirled him along the next morning
towards the tribunal at which he was
to receive his sentence. He tried to
think of some thing else, but found the
effort vain; SO he said over ind over, as
simply as child, one form of words:
"Father, whichever way it turns, O,
give me strength to bear IT,"
Holding fast to this prayer, as to an
anchor, he got out of the cars and went
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

: Two-THIRDs of the willow for the
of willow-ware in this
country is imported from Europe at q
cost of 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08
SnOW-SlideS in Utah.

In summer, Cottonwood District is
the most delightful of cool retreats, in
winter q lofty snow-bank, with here
and there a gray projection. In the
winter sunshine it would, but for the
occasional patches of timber, present q
painfully dazzling expanse Of white, and
as it is, serious snow-blindness is not
uncommon. When a warm south
wind blows for day or two there is
greater danger of snow-slides. In
January, 1875, the snow fell there with
out intermissiou for eight days filling
the deepest gulches, into which the few
stray animals plunged and foundered
helplessly. In the circular mountain
hollows, with a good growth Of timber,
the snow drifted from ten to forty feet
deep leaving the largest trees looking
like mere shrubs. Distant set
Elements were quite isolated, and the
narrow passes thereto stopped by snow.
However, IN the best-developed mines
work went on underground, all the side
chambers and vacant places being
stacked full of ore as fast as it was
mined. In few more days the SUN
came out bright and clear, and,
though the thermometer rarely
rises above freezing point during
the first two months Of the year in the
higher camps, yet the warmth seems
to have been sufficient to loosen the
snow not yet tightly packed, and in
every place where the slope was great
and the timber not sufficient to bind
it, avalanches of from one to hun
dred acres came laundering into the
canons, sweeping all before them. One
of the largest swept off that part of
Alta City, Little Cottonwood lying on
the slope. Six persons were killed out
right, either crushed by the timber of
their own cabins, or smothered in the
snow, and many more were buried five
or six hours, until relief parties dug
them out. One woman was found sit
ting upright in her cabin, with q babe
in her arms, both dead. The cabin had
withstood the avalanche, but the snow
poured in at the doors and windows,
and they were frozen or smothered.
Thirty-fve lives were lost in Utah that
winter by snow-slides. Six men were
buried in one gulch 1000 feet under
packed ice and snow. Search for them
was useless. But at length the breath
of June dissolved their snowy prison,
and their bodies were revealed, fresh
and fair as if they had just ceased to
breathe.-J. Fl. Beadle, IN Haaper's Mag
dsiyae for October.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08
Effects of the Arctic Disaster.


The New Bedford (Mass.) Mercury of
Monday says: "The disaster to the
Arctic whaling fleet, though very great,
does not nearly approach in magnitude
that Of 1871, when nineteen vessels be-
longing to this port were abandoned,
with eleven from other ports. The
valuation of the New Bedford vessels
lost at that time was reported at 81 ,O0O,-
600. The probability is now that, as a
rule, the vessels are better insured than
they were at that time. AS to the eff
fects of this disaster, the opinions of
the best judges are somewhat divided.
It is clear enough, however, that the
prices of whalebone must advance.
The stock now in the country is about
thirty thousand pounds, and as the
price has of late been slowly advancing,
it cannot fail to go still higher. It is
not expected that the prices of oil will
be so much affected. Sperm-oil
can hardly feel it, and while
a small advance may be looked
for in whale-oil, there are SO many
substitutes for it which can be used on
pinch that the rise cannot be very
great. The stock now on hand amounts
to about ten thousand barrels. The
prices of menhaden and other fsh-oiis
may also be slightly affected. It must
be remembered, however. that in the
natural course Of trade the oil taken by
these lost vessels would not reach the
markets for some months yet. Another
result will probably be material rise
in the value of whale-ships. These
vessels can hardly be replaced by pur-
chase, and new ones cannot be built for
the amounts at which they are valued.
Some of the captains of these whalers
evidently anticipate the possibility of
having to spend the winter i'm the ice.
from the fact that they asked for extra
fares of bread and molasses, and an
extra quantity of coal. This was given
them by their agents, and the owners
of some of the ships inform us that
enough has been put on board to keep
all those left with the ships till spring"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

WHAT is described as an "Inter-
national Potato Exhibition, for the
encouragement Of the best methods of
potato culture and diffusion of i'm
proved varieties" was recently opened
at the Alexandra Palace, in London.
1t is stated that there were over 1890
dishes of potatoes exhibited, and they
covered six long tables in the concert
hall of the building.
SIR GRoRGE PAcKETr, of England, has
just been fined f25, for striking his
cook in the mouth and knocking out
three of her teeth. They fought over
the soup. ts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08
THE MINISTER OF MONTCLAIR.

BY LOUISE CHANDLER MoULToN.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

A gala night it was--the seasons prime.
We rode from castled lake to festal town,
To fair Milan-my friend and /: rode down
By night where grasses waved in ripped rhyme:
Aud so what theme but love at such time
His proud lip curved the while with Scorn
st thought otlove; and then, as one forIorn,
He sighed, then barred his temples, dashed with
gray,
Then Knocked, as one outwcrn and well bldse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

A gorgeous tiger lilly, flaming red,
SO full of battle, of the trumpets blare,
Of old-time passion, upreared its head.
galIoped passed. leaned, I clutched it there
From out the long, strong grass held it high
And cried, g Lo this tonight shall deck her hair
die
Who dares assault, for good or i'll design,
The citadel where l shall set this sign.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-11-08

He Spake no spare word all the after while.
That scornful, cold, contem ptuous smile OF his!
Why, better men have died tor less than this
Then in the hall the same old, hateful smile!
Then marvel not that when she graced the floor,
With all the beauties gathered from the four
Far quarters of the world, and She, my fair,
The fairest wore within her midnight hair
My tiger lily-marvel not, say,
That he glared like some wild beast well at bay.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-11-17
Fraud in Louisiana.

The New York Tribune has never
been a "bloody shirt" organ, but it
says of the situation in Louisiana:
'sThis is the situation which candid
men are now called upon to consid-
er. We ask that the returns be i'm
partially compared with the estab-
lished facts. Is it not manifest that,
as the FIVE Red River parishes were
conquered by fraud, assassination
and massacre, so five others have
now been seized and the actual will
of the people defeated? Elsewhere
the Republicans have maintained
their strength or made gains wherev-
err there is colored majority. In
these five parishes the Governor pub
licly declares that no free and honest
election was held. Yet the Demo
Gratis telegraph to their friends at
thes North, as basis for the claim
that they have carried the State, as
sertions that N these five parishes
they have gained s,4oo upon their
own count in 1874. Is it possible
to explain such gains there, and there
alone, on the supposition that there
was legal and fair election? Ifnot,
we ask the candid citizen, be he
Democrat or Republican, if he wish
es to have President elected by
fraud, force, or assassination?
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-11-17
The Man Who don't Vote.

We have our private opinion of
the man who does not vote, but we
allow Mr. James Parton to express
our views in modified form. In a
recent article he says. "When |
hear man avowing that he does not
vote, l cannot help putting him down
as a person of very dull apprehep-
sion. Never have l known an intelli-
gent citizen of the United States who
did not make it part of his religion
to vote. Dull, dull, dull, indeed, i'm
penetrably dull, must be the man who
can let election day pass over his
head without contributing his share
to the right decision ofthe issue be-
fore us. l can forgive a
man for voting wrong; 1
can respect his convictions and al
low for his mistake; but l find it diff
ficult not to feel some contempt for
the person who thinks too little, and
cares for his country too little to go
to the polls"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-11-17

PRESIDENT Grant, in his ord,r to
Gen. Sherman, relating to the use OF
the army to preserve peace and order
in the Southern States pending the
counting of the votes cast at the
late election, indicates, with his
usual force aud directness, the only
Just and honest rule for the solution
of the vexed question as to who is
elected President. He says:
Should there be any grounds of suspl
cion of fraudulent count on either
side it should be reported and denounced
at once. No man worthy of the Office OF
President should be willing to hold it il
counted in" or placed there by fraud
Either can afford to be disappointed in
the result. The country cannot afford t,
have the result tainted by suspicion Of
Illegal or false returns.
That is the true doctrine. The
question whether Hayes or Tilder
shall win is of Insignificant impor
lance compared with the one wheth
er either shall be successful through
fraud or trickery.