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CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENS WARE,
PLATED AND BRITrANIA GOODS,
CHANDELIER AND LAMP STOCK.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, Etc,
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Wrinkle q Co. 'tiV1 pS D. r. -.
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ROCK ERYI
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-12
Explorations in Greenland.

The Danish Government, says Land
and Water, have published report
from the three gentlemen whom ihey
sent some time ago to explore the land
between the colonies Of Godthaab and
Fredriksthal. The report, dated Fisk
enas. August 9. states that the exnedi-
ton has obtained very valuable results.
M. 'Dalager, who in 1751 had reached
the "Gunatak," q mountain which rises
out of the ice north of Fredriksthal, re-
ported that far to the east he observed
a series of mountain peaks, which he
supposed to be the east coast of Green
land, but although this was generally
supposed to be an error, the question
had not hitherto been solved. An ex-
ploring party, under the command of
Lieut.. Jensen, r. ID. n, has now sue
ceeded in reaching these mountains,
which were situated about 30 miles from
the border of the icefelds, after no
small amount of suffering. The expe-
dition, consisting of three Danes and
one Greenlander, entered the icefields
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4 Connecticut Snake Sterl'

George II. Oviatt discovered
OF worms in Orange, near the -
line between the town OF Ufsps
Woodbridge, about two ween
which was crossing the hlgnxl
was four feet two inches In lehg@
the worms were about three egas|
an inch in length, and OF 2 pals y
color, except the head, when wa s NJ
During half an hour they moss.
few feet. He separated the WIZ = \
eral tines but they Teulalnea " y \
for a short time, and joined W. ~ I
body. The snake consisted O aas 4
of these worms, which trasel ! !
form of a snake, and leave . e. s. y
behind them. There were sever i,
ers, followed by hundreds , g 4
worms, one above another, Ii I, NJ
quarter to one half OF an lnca = u
ness, and over four feet in lens =
snake or chain Of worms ~ ~ q
the town last year, bu. y : , -
large as this one. -HdrHoyo 80
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A Plucky Michigan Girl

George H. DyriDg, who Lives
six miles out On the Grand River \
tells the following story Of Miss \
Brown, his niece, who is but 70 \
old: On Saturday night Miss BIZ
with her father, left this city, h
home in light wagon, drawn b I
horse. Mr.. Brown has been N b
for two or three years, andis VERT
and unable to resist any assault
had driven about a mile beyondihl
gate, the father holding the reias
two men suddenly jumped toth
of the horse ana stopped BIN,
which one of them stepped bssi
informed Mr.. Brown that il hshd1
money or other valuables be would
well to produce them. Mr.. BnM|
planned that he was a poor man sf11
no money and begged them e j.
proceed unframed. BY this Tim
second hlghWayman had ieit ths
of the horse and joined his coInpa1|
and both were badgering MI. Et1
telling him that it was uselessta !
great physical weakness and Pasa
for he must "shell out" Meslsll
the girl had gained possession . \
whip, and at this point she saa \
seized the reins and, with TIE Y
butt-end of the whip, knocked y =
the robbers down, while she a ~ /
other a severe blow. Then, gual
whip to the horse, she succeeded = 4
ing herself and father out q nsn
the robbers and beyond dsnea'
though one of the highwayns1
charged pistol at the flying cow
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-12
WHEN EDISON WAS BOY.

Curions Episodes in the Biography of an
Inventor.
From the New York Times.I
1t has been observed that men of ex-
traordlnary inventive facility, whether
In literature of the industrial arts, usu-
ally have spice of the vagabond about
them, and a glance at the early life of
Thomas Alvah Edison confirms the
truth of the apothegm. 1t was toss
up with Shakespeare, when he went to
London with few rhymes and sonnets
In his pocket, whether he should turn
out the father of English drama or a
slxteenth-century tramp. There is no
doubt that the boys at Stratton called
Shakespeare, Bill, for the bard of Avon
was that sort of a boy, and there is liv-
ing evidence that the boys at Milan,
Ohio, where, in February, 1S47, Young
Edison was born, called him Tom-not
Thomas, as they might have done with
more dignifed lad. Possibly it was
lazy Tom, or good natured Tom, or
good-for-nothing Tom, or Tom with
some epithet that will not bear the day.
light of type--for Milan was (and isl
an obscure canal village in Ohio, and
the niceties of well bred propriety are
not highly respected in such places. He
knew all the songs of the canal men
(camaslte) before he was five years old,
and lisped in homely numbers, "Ohi
for life on the raging canawl," ere he
had fairly learned the alphabet. When
he was little boy, his father (still liv-
ing at the age of seventy FOUR, moved
to Port Huron, an obscure village in the
lake country. The old gentleman had
discursive habit of mind, and has been
by turns tailor, nurseryman, dealer in
grain, lumberman, farmer, almost ey
cry thing in the calendar of industry
and business, without remarkable sue.
cess in any. His grandfather lived to
be 1o2 years old, and his great-grand
father lO3. Edison expects to be ITO at
the time OF his death and to see the uni
verse lighthed by electricity. That is
possible, as he is now only thirtv-one.
and 1t will be 1867 when he finally takes
his departure. Edison's mother was
well educated, and a New ENGLAND
school-mistress when his father married
her and migrated to the wilds of the
west. What he knew of reading.
writing and arithmetic he learned at his
mothers knee; what he knows of sci
ence he taught himself with an old text
DOCK on Qualitative Analysis, and a lab.
oratory In railroad car. There was
nothing in his boy life to indicate his
future carest, except that he swallowed
soook, from Hume's England to Glib !
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George Moore.

The story of George Moore, an En-
glish capitalist and philanthropist, which
DR.. Smiles has recently told at length,
is odd and romantic as that of Whit
tington, with the added advantage of
being true.
When Moore was a penniless lad in
Cumberland, climbing after rocks, one
day, up the towers of the old mansion
of Whitehall, ne determined some day
to be their master. He never forgot
the resolve, and at middle age, did buy
the estate. Soon after this rock hunting,
he started to London to seek his fortune,
sleeping all night at the Gray Coat Inn,
at Carlisle, where he dreamed of great
happiness which fate had in store for
him. Fifty-two years afterwards, he
was carried into this very inn and room
to die.
In London, he found place as Grand
boy in a great establishment, and one
day saw a bright little girl come trip
ping in with her mother.
"Who are they?" he asked, and was
told that it was the wife and daughter
of the senior partner.
elf | liye,' said the errand boy, 81
will marry that girl.'
The idea took possession of him and
became his motive power. After many
years. the girl did become his wife.
He amassed an enormous fortune, be-
came leader in the commercial world
OF England, and was known as one of
the most devout and energetic of Chris
tan men. He exercised a splendid
liberality, founded a system of schools
for the class of needy boys to which he
had belonged, and secretly helped hun
dreds on the way to prosperity. He
was one of the English Commissioners
sent to starving Paris when the siege
was raised, with money and food; and
so deep was the affection he called forth.
that Frenchman would always raise
his hat on passing Moore's house in
London.
He had a democratic independence,
very un-English. Six times he refused
to be made Member of Parliament,
and the poorest clerk had as high seat
at his table as any nobleman.
The significance of this story lies in
the fact that Mr.. Moore's success was
due wholly to hard work. For thirteen
years ne never took days holiday.
81 had no genius, money nor influence"
he said. but | made myself so good
a salesman that rival firm offered me
a partnership to be rid of me-" Moore's
way was one that is open to every boy.
.-IOath's Conpant0R.
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winters night, but the mythology
lives. At Stratford, Canada, he lost
1 a situation by rigging wheel TO report
the word "six" to the manager every
/ half hour, to prove that he had not fall
en- asleep at his post; another at In
dianapolis because be kept the press re-
ports waiting while he was engaged in
experiments intended to develop new
and more rapid methods of reception
and transmission. At Memphis (1S64),
while he was working out his great idea
of duplex transmission, he was suddenly
turned adrift. At Louisville, one night,
he tripped over a carboy of sulphuric
acid that he had struggled into the Of
flee for his own experiments, and ruin
ed the furniture of a bankers office in
the story beneath. OF course he was
sent about his business. with more
curses than coppers. At Cincinnati
| there was library too near the Office,
and he lost his situation through misdi-
rected zeal for knowledge. bat curl
Gus faith in the !" sweet by and by"
kept alive his ambition. In 1868 a gaw-
ky young fellow appeared in the Boston
office. He was assigned to the New
York wire, operated at this end by a
telegrapher so rapid and expert
that nobody could follow him.
The New York man gave the new hand
one trial at the top of his speed. 1t was
case of articulate lightning. But the
gawky Western boy was equal to the
occasion, and when he got through the
New York man shouted through the
battery, "Who the devil are you, any
how?n The reply went back like light
ming, "I'm Tom Edison, old boy.
Shake hands, and try again." The adj
vice was good, but the New York oper-
ator did not think best to test it. Here
he tried his duplex system. 1t failed,
and he was turned adrift again as an in
corrigible Bohemian. Half in despera-
ton, half in hope that there might be
place for him somewhere, he turned up
in New York, after his Boston adven-
ture with duplextransmission; and here
happy accident proved the pivot
upon which his career turned.
The indicator of the Gold and Stock
Company got out of order at critical
moment, and the raw-looking country
boy repairedit. His cause was now taken
up by Mr.. Orion, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, with the quick in
sight that made that gentleman's sue
cess in the world; and his subsequent
triumphs have justified the first impress
sion of his distinguished patron. His
duplex transmission has become quad
ruplex transmission. He has amassed
fortune, married, and has a little
Tom Edison in the nursery He can
say, after years of wandering: "The
mountain is passed: our way, hence
forth, is easv.''
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Country Social Liz,
Country folks are in roa...,

Country folks are in pene,.l
occupied with affairs that H.
time to discover how lons:s.'
really are. So far as this i ~
we think it q misfortune. W
busy. We work too hard h
few or no holidays. Wereal =,
too little, and do net spend !,
time in social culture. Thsn
reason why those who pillow ii
whose talk is Of bnlloeksn I'M
experience the re6nements sIs]
the result of formal social life n
ness, at bargains, in pursuit j N
no man is seen at his best
thorny, spiny, with his bach \,
porcupine might be at hi IN
Let one doff his workinr-elols~
enter a room full Of his nejsIs,
men, women, young men and usa'
and he is a man of another I'M
naturally falls into the ways d I
tuitive kindness which Il ,s,hI
truest politeness; the doingto Il,
panion what he would that be sbn'
to him. He sslets himself M
please, and, after an evening M
social converse, he retires viii ,
rough corners and asperite, /
down. For a few days the inausu
mains. 1t would be permansat
could be reinforced now and tba
the good results would be most \
BILE and useful. There is no diks
bringing these good influences a
Two or three persons, with enar
some magnetism about then, d
them in motion with ease. NoEI
time to begin the effort.--Rwd
Yorker.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-12
WAYDOWN BEBEE,s FALL SONG

Sec de leaves fallin' down.
Hear de breeZes blowin';
see de skies alOokin' Ii Ike
DE clouds would soon be snowin'.
Chorus-Wake up, Guild folks
Hustle in dat wood;
Git in your meat and 'taters,
For summers gone for good,
See de frost on top de grass,
An h'ar de chil'en erwin;
De ivy green has got chill,
An baseball am dyin.
Chorus-Wake up in de mawnin'-
Make dem black heels fly!
Summers gone an winter cold
Won't pass de darby by!
De 'possum wanders all alone,
De woodchuck sadly calls;
De hlckory-nut it can't hold on,
An to de groun' it falls.
Chorus-Lift up dem feet, brudder-
Make de cabin Tight
De winter will be long an cold.
kase summer was so bright
Detroit Free Press
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WHY HE DIDN'T SELL THE FARM.

al guess sell the farm, j ane Ann, and buy a
home in town:
Jones made an offer yesterday-he'n pay the
money down.
He said he wasn't anxious, but he had the
cash to spare,
And reminded me that nowadays cash sales
are very rare.
soil is mighty thin,
And the crops it yields is hardly worth the
putin OF them in;
Il esides that pesky railroad that they're put
tin thro' this way,
Will cut the old place Slap in two-Jones told
me so to day. -.-55 ...
81 amt afraid to work, you know--my daddy
There amt single lazy hair in Nehemiah
head
old head of his,
For he did the work of three hired men in
spite of rheumatiZl
"No, no, I'm not afraid of work-of that 1
don't complain
I've tried to work with willin' hands, in sun
shine and in rain;
And Ive always wore a cheerful face except
ut times maybe,
When them giddy, headstrong steers o. mine
would 'haw' when yelled gee!'
perhaps it may be sinful for a mortal to find
fault
WIN tO1llnS narO DOtn Gay ana night, II he
only makes his salt,
But 1've thought while cradlin' rain lodged
oats on the hillside over there,
That my cross was Almost too hefty for
small boned man to bear.
It's always been my custom when plowin'
stumpy soil,
To hum some good old fashioned hymn--it
sOrter eased my toll;
But tell you what. twas pretty hard to
smother the words of sin
Whenever springy root would break and
whack me on the shin.
mention these 'ere things, Jane Ann, be-
cause I'd like to lead
peaceful blameless kind of life, from all
temptation freed;
But as long as Hessian flies exist and later
bugs abound
There'll be some tall profanity at times
afioatin' round.
so now, if you're agreed, Jane Ann, I'll sell
the farm to Jones'
He'll find what it lacks in soil is well made up
in stones;
And We'll move into the town next week
what's that you're saying wife?
You'll never leave the good old place as long
as you have life"
Well, there it goes again, yum! Go on,
ana nave your way;
You're bound to wear the breeches-in fig
gerative way;
But you'll find Tll have my way this time, old
girl, as well as you,
SO II you're bound to stay right here, by gra-
cious-Pl stay, too"'
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on July IA On al o.,

on July IA. On he DIN
me mountain range, after hssl
ing, was reached, but an i ny
sg Of the explorers ., Y. \
nave been useless, ash auas spp ! !
siole to ascend the MONTH. pss's't !
having again heco me- iis \. y Y
followed by a violent gsls 49,
east accompanied with he avn /
snow, which lasted six s ~
provisions and fuel began t /, J,
and several of the party " IN \ 9 na
of snow blindness, notwilbs s N 4
snow-spectacles, it was d ,is;aas
turn, when fortunately. on I.1
weather moderated, d II ~ ", |
clear, and on this dav II, II I
mountain was climbed. Tsa |
this mountain was aseert ~ N
about 5000 feet above ths .s ,aa'
sea, and on the other side & n n
tain ridge the icefields vers = n
without interruption as isr A. n
could see. the plateau apparaas :
ually rising higher and hjss. j.
now consequently nrnraa u !.
mountain ridge is not the 81. : !
Greenland. - y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-12

A WRITER in Land d'ld ns IN a
how an exasperating donkey ' 80
from braying by a weight ap gpstn
his tail, for it seems that I've "
always must lift that appeaos
braying.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-12

Mr.. CRossLEY, of Halifax, in Eng
land, has succeeded in hearing the
tramping OF fly from distance twice
as great as that between Bradford and
Halifax---that is, over some 90 miles of
telegraph wire.
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A CoLoNIsT of Kenchela, province OF
Constantine, in Algiers, writes that he
planted in 1876 thousand slips OF
grapevine, one foot long, and without
root, and that during the present year
ne has gathered a crop as large as
would have been supplied by ten
years growth of the same slips in
France.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-12-12

HATHAWAY, the Fall River co. q 4
is occupied in gliding pic'u'
Concord prison.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-12-21
Senator Hampion.

During the fret OF the week
the greatest solicitudc was felt
Throughout. the eEti,s State in view
of the critical condition of our be.
loved leader.
The reports at this time indicated
alarming tendencies, but the glad
tidirgs ti Wednesday expressing the
Etiiei that iii. crisis Lad passed, sent
II lrll "ijoy to every heart from ;he
mountains 10 the seutuurd. TIL. loss
If lar. On II; this lime would lie rs
ulshs.l"us rs the ioss of Il General in
hattle al the very point OF victory.
There is much work TO be done vet
before We 'nn ray that Ii political
status is safe. We need the leader
ship Of our best men to carr; us
safely through the storm which is
darker ing tie political horizon Of
1850. Already lis tnunderings are
l,nId iii tie Halls of Congress which
will hencciorth be the principal
theatre of n ton.
For this fie d to which Senator
Hampton has hccn So rromp ly Sc
lccled We trust that he may soon be
transferred in the complete rcs,ora-
tion Of health.
With Ham pton and Butler in the
Senate South Carolina Will be repre-,
sentcd rs Of yore, and we may feel
that our Interests are safe.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-12-21
The legislature.

The Legislature is progressing rap
idly with business.
A Bill to amend an Act to provide
for The past Indebtedness of the
County Of Ornngcburg; also u Bill
to amend an Act concerning the in
dcbtedncss of the School Districts Of
the County of Orangeburg pissed 10
n third rra'iing.
The llinciIal bone Of contention
has been the Bond Court. On Mon
day n motion to abolish this Court
was lost ny a vote of SO to Sc, show
ing considerable change in sentiment
i'll favor Of the observation-disclosures"
On Tuesday u Bill was offered by
MIR. Murray and passed providing tor
the money held in the Treasury for
the payment of the interest on the
public debt to be used as a part of
this years appropriation for the taxes.
This bill caused a lively debate,
but the result is that only % mills
exclusive of the school tax will be
levied for State purposes.
The debt question which was lie.
cided Oh Tuesday was rccunsidera
and modified OIL Wednesday under.
the protest OF Col. Simontnn, C. r.
Miles and others who are in favor of
paying the interest on The public
debt
The consequence win be that the
rate Of taxation for the State will now
be higher than the "a mi Is reported
above.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-12-21

in tie General Assembly, in adding
another and the chiefest honor to his
name, in electing him to the u. S
Senate:
Resoivcd, That We, in the name Of
the good pe"l lie of our County. ten
der 10 our Chicttain, our sympathy
in his suffering and our gratulu
ton ut the hon rs fttingly bestowed
upon him.
At a meeting of the "Easterlin's
Mills Democratic Club on Saturday,
It'll inst, the following resolutions
were adopted and ordered published
in the 'rangeburg papers:
Rcsoipea, That this Club feel it du Q
to the retiring Chairman of the Exc.
cutive Committee of the Democratic
party OF this county, Gen, jas. +.
lzIar, that they give expression %
the deep sense of gratitude, that :,.ey
W to him for his long co tinued
services and devotion to the best in
terests Of the county; the ability ,
nntlrlng energy and perseverance,
with which he watched over ard
guided the political affairs to u tri-
umphant victory.
ResoIvc'i, That in james. Browne,
Esq, Trial Justice, we recognize an
"blc and efficient officer, VINO mas dis
charged the duties of his office t, the
entire satisfaction of al law-abiding
citizens Of this community. we
therefore RESPECTFUL ly present his
name to his Exceliency the Governor
tor re-appointmcnt as Trial Justice.
(fxtract from inmates.
y. B. BOYD. Scc'y.