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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-04-18

In the large jewelry manufactures
the world over, where the workmen
handle and file and burnish gold and
silver, they are required to wash their
hands in marble tank, and the amount
of the precious metals saved in this way
in the course of year is something as
tonlshlng.s xAF asai .g9s SD y.yg8sj
We are now able to see that since the
opening OF The mines Of the Comstock
half q dozen large fortunes must have
been sowa broadcast over the country
by the winds. The amount of ore that
would stick upon the clothing of the
miners is as nothing compared with
that blown off wagons and cars by the
winds. The NJ fine "a wore g5 thus
blown away is generally of
the richest character. From train of
forty cars in going from this place. to
the mills on the Carson River through a
"Washoe zephyr" the loss would prob
ably not fall short ola ton. OF late,
however, the precaution has been taken
of securing the fine ore by wetting down
the loaded cars before the departure of
the, trains from the ore houses.
In the early days, when hundreds Of
teams Were engaged in hauling the rich
ores of the Ophir to Washoe Valley, the
wagons being all day on the road, inn
mense amounts must have blown away,
as in crossing the mountain and wind
ing around the points of the hills the
wind often blew hard enough to scatter
not only the fine particles of ore, but
also humps Of considerable size from the
wagons, piled and rounded up as they
generally were. ro
1t could hardly be expected, however,
that in those days any one would think
of the fine ore blown off the loaded
wagons when no one paid any attention
to the Jumps that were rolling of, and
when it was not unusual for teamsters
to stop and fill up chuck holes with the
rich ore upon their wagons Asmen at
that time did not think of saving the
tailings running to waste from the mills,
and almost as rich as the ores that went
under the stamps, we. can hardly find
fault of them for paying no attention to
the ore blown from the wagons and
scattered along the roads by the team
sters. Now, however, although late in
the day,Fwe are becoming wiser, and
find that even in the washings- of the
dirty clothing of the employees Of one
mine there is little bonanza of about
Sz,000 per annum. ka asa ter "a
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Though it is hard and cruel thing to
say, would urge you to beware of taxi
ing pleasant fellows for your friends.
Choose good, disagreeable friend. if
you are wise a surly, steady, econom-
ical, rigid fellow. All jolly fellows, all
delights of billiard-rooms, all. fellows
who sing a capital song, and the like,
are sure to be poor. They will borrow
your money, and their very generosity
and goodness OF disposition will prevent
them from having the means of paying
you back. They lend their money to
some other jolly fellow They accom-
modate each other by putting their jolly
names to the back OF jolly bills. Their
tradesmen are on the lookout for them.
1t is hard times with a gentleman when
he has to walk round street for fear of
meeting a creditor there, and for a man
of courage when he can't look tailor in
the -Thocke,
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Locomotives without Steam.

y -
The London papers publish an ac-.
count Of what is known as the Walker
substitute for, coal in the generation of
steam for locomotive OF, marine engines.
Thisiplan, it appears, coversan arrange
ment by which air. is converted into hy-
drocarbon gas Of great heating power.
and is then stored in q chamber subject-sl
ed to considerable pressure. From this
it is forced out again, through pipe,
to- The perforated tubes from which
combustion takes place in the furnacei
and by burning hydrocarbons-with the
gas In a gaseous or much divided state, :
without the adjunct of external heat TO
gasify or divide them. The heavy oils,
n this divided, or gasifed state, burn
oyer the CRATE in conjunction with the
hydrocarbor gas. The principle, as
thus explained. is regarded as Of ex-
treme simplicity, and the practical ar,
rangements ilafe said to be equally so,
insuring a certainty of operation, and,
in fact, reducing the question of prefer
encel to-. oneBof cost and convenience
merely. The comparison, for. storage
room and economy, IN this case, is
shown in the following data, namely, !
that if the calorific power Of coal per
pound be estimated latT 8, ,006 calorific
units, then that Of liquid ,hydrocarbon
per pound must be taken at 13, 600 units,
which gives an advantage, weight for
weight, of 81 LIZ in heating power, to a
liquid hydrocarbon compared with coal.
Again, in the combustion of coal, as
carried out in the usual construction OF
boilers and fire. crates, onlyda very
small proportion Of the heat theoreti-
cally developed can, be, made use of,
while by the use of burning gas and hy-
drocarbon, in a gaseous form, close
home to the burning surfaces, it is
claimed that much greater percentage
of useful evaporation is secured.-Coas
| Trade Journal.
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HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD

Steamed Loaf.--2 cups Indian meal,
cup flour, cup molasses, salt, cup
sweet milk, of sour, teaspoon soda.
Steam from to 4 hours. :. ,6rsI ssa.s...ss-
I Lemon Pei large apple chopped
taking off the thick white part, CRATE the
rind first; egg, cup sugar, butter the.
size of a walnut. Bake with two erusts
nearly an hour. aal &c - - 49, ga
Milk Toast Cut slices of bread very
thin; toast quickly to light brown;
butter and pile them in deep dish,
then cover them with rich boiling milk.
Let it stand a few minutes and serve A
little salt maybe addedif necessary.
Cream Pse-3 tumblers of milk, 8
tablespo poonfuls flour, teacup sugar,
rind of=1 lemon, a teaspoonful vanilla,
eggs. The eustard must be scalded
enough to thicken. Bake paste separ-
ately and put the custard in between
when little COOL.
Cooked, Ictng.--1ncupl of coffee-sug-
ar, enough water to melt the sugar; put
on the stove and let it boil; beat the
white of ], egg to . stiff froth and stir
in the boiling sirup; continue beating
it.until nearly cold, add favoring and
you have it ready for cake. a1,
Bakers Pound-cake.-2 large cups
sugar, IL cups butter, 6 eggs, of a
pint of cold water, teaspoons (or
ounce) Of ammonia, coffee-cups even
full Of flour; to be baked in small tins,
or patty pans; hall the recipe is enough
for any common family, ..s
Rolled Jelly-cake. 10 eggs, 2 cups sug-
ar, 2 cups -four with q teaspoonfuls
yeast-powders, ,tablespoonfuls of
water. just cover the bottom of bak-
ing-pans and bake quickly. Have ready
a cloth a little larger than the cake
thickly sprinkled with the powdered
sugar, on which turn the cake while
hot; spread the Jelly (fruit) and ron
up. Wrap the cloth around the roll to
preserve moisture.
7apioca Cream Soak 2 tablespoons
of tapioca over night in enough water
to cover it. In the morning boil quart
of milk with the tapioca; remove from
the FIRE, and add / of cup of sugar, q
little salt and the beaten yelks of 2
eggs Bake2 81 hours in q: slow oven.
After tits baked beat the whites of the
cSke W ~ SulAIIOtuS uuu a AtClC sugar
and dlemon-extraot, and spread on the
top of the tapioca; set back in the oven
to brown slightly. To be eaten cold.
Cream Pstfs.- pint water, II cups
butter, 4 cups sfted flour, 8 eggs; boil
the water and butter; stir in the. flour
slowly while boiling. Boil minute,
| and when the dough is cool add the
eggs, which have previously been well
beaten j. Drop in shapely tablespoon
fuls upon a buttered tin; bake in q
quick oven. Cream for filing 1cup
Of flour, 2 cups of sugar, i quart Of
milk, eggs. Heat the milk and when
scalding hot add the eggs. sugar and
| flour well beaten together, stirring as
the mixture is slowly poured in. Flavor
| to suit yourself when the custard is COOL
Make an opening in one side of each
cake and put in the cream with spoon,
taking care to put in enough. Be sure
| that the cakes are thoroughly baked, yet
not sc0rehed This will make abont so
cakes; a quarter of the recipe given
| makes 10 or 12.
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FARM TOPICS.
llHs on Hatching Eggs and Rearing
~ Chickens. = =

alnts on Hatching Eggs and Rearing
Aproper selection of eggs for setting
tAe first point to be attended to in
seedlng poultry. To get good, strong
aras, eggs from two-year-old hen by
aoae-year-old cock should be chosen,.
/ these yield far larger chickens than
sgs from very young hen by an older
aek They should be regular in shape,
hq the largest should be chosen, ex-
apt, OF course, where double yelk is
apected. In dwarf breeds, where the
Sscf is TO get as small birds as possi-
" the smaller the eggs the better
lae notion that pointed eggs always
sld .coek-birds is incorrect. This is
aly VI the case, when they are from hen
an usually lays round ones; aud SINH
ssIy, round eggs from a hen that usual
lays pointed ones generally yield fe-
sse nlnss. Where, however, a hen al
ayshys eggs of one shape,j whether
sassas or round, the young birds will
xof both sexes. ,.e - ..a+s.ss.
n purchasing eggs for the purpose of
sssl,g 2 good strain of any particular
@ed OF fowl it is useless to think of
wing them at low figure, since no
II %agnstorward dealer is likely to sell
fesuiis of much time, trouble, and
1shse at a cheap rate. A fair price
~ ee paid for them; but they should
y oe bought under guaranty of their
pregnation and their genuine charac-
ss.a \, a ) breeder who sells eggs of choice
ssss was Without a guaranty must have
ae questionable reason for refusing to
= one. Why should he notP The
speft will not damage the eggs, if
II II, are good to begin with and are per
1t packed. Ii they fail to hatch it
Haesauon whether the fault is with
"A men e., Or with the eggs themselves.
- Iihs can be readily decided.
me hen has abandoned
gu 50 long as to let them get cold,
sssgs will be found rotten, with the
49, sass embryo within them. But un-
\ sg IS ated eggs, or those which were
M su ior incubation, will be found
4, aloh any smell and of normal ap-
ssaa. aaca. unimpregnated eggs may
sss.. fs oe sometimes sold without anv
haao a.ioa TO defraud the purchaser; but
81 Sseaer se ought to supply them, at the
an.p ~ piaee which choice strains will
r. aal,aea, 4 unless he is positively GER
ss the cock-bird has been in ac-
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Mss EDITH HELPS, THINGS
ALONG. -s.slGa

NV. sister'll be down in a minute, and says
1 you're to wait, i! you please,
Hnd saws might stay till she came, If I'd
PROMISE her never to tease, ltI-4 a
Nor speak 'tin you spoke to me first. But
that's nonesense, for how would you
know s Sc, t-t-.z l.. -.ls. s.-z Z.
nat she told me to say, If I didn't? Don't
You really and truly think SO? va.8F
La then you'd feel strange here alone! And
you wouldn't know just where to sit;
b that chair ism tstrons on its legs, and IRE
never use it a bit. aff- -f-e ssss
tkeep il tematch with the sofa. But Jack
says it would be like you
b fiop yourself right down upon it and
knock out the very last screw. t..-5.
spose you try? won't tell. You're afraid
to! OH you're afraid they would think
it was mean! s Nf'tf-'
Fea, then. there's the album-that's pretty
Il you're sure that your fingers are clean.
ksister says sometimes daub it; but she
only says that when she's cross.
AcTes hex pieture.fk You know it? It's like
her; but she amt as good looking, of
course:
|1his is NE. It's the best of 'em all. Now,
TELL me. you'd never have thought .s'tf
hst once was little as that? It's the only
one that could be bought
Frt that was the message to Pa from the pho
iograph man where / sat
Dat he. wouldn't print off any more till he
6rst got his money for that.
What? Maybe you're tired of waiting. Why,
often she's longer than this.
here's all her back hair to do up and all of
her front curls to friz. + f-
kt it's nice to be sitting here talking like
grown people, just you and me
byou think you'll be coming here often?
Oh, do! But don't come like Tom Lee.
ION Lee. Her last beau. Why, my good
ness! He used to be here day and night.
Hthe folks ks'thought.that he'd be her lIus-
band; and Jack says that gave him a
20 won't run away, then, as he did? for
you're not rich man, they say. ,4a- =
says you are poor as a church mouse.
Now, are you? And how poor are they?
INIT you glad that you met me? Well, I
am for know now your hair isn't red.
at what there is left of it's mousy, and not
What that naughty Jack said "a is54-
Ntnere! must go. Sisters coming. But |
wish could wait, just to see
sne.fan up to you and she kissed you in the
way that she used to kiss Lee.'' ;4
Bret Harte. in the Independent.
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The Duel of Paul De Cassagnac. z


The recent duel between M, Paul de
Cassagnac and M. Thomson is the third
that has taken place between French
Deputies since the opening of the ses-
sion in November; and it is. NJ. de Cas-
sagnac's fifteenth This amiable poli-
tician has refused more challenges than
he has accepted, and on one or two oc-
casions his own cartels have been de-
clined. These Cassagnacs are Creoles
from Guadaloupe, and M. Paul's ma
ternal grandfather, M de BauvaHon,t
who served in, the First sNapoleon's
army, was noted as one Of the most
short-tempereds officers and readiest
dueists in the service. .s,i4sg ali se1us,
He has fought with Henri Rochefort;
Aurelien Scholl, editor Of the Nam
jaime J, Gustaveg Flourens.,awho was
killed under the Commune Lissagaray,
the historian Of the Commune who is
his cousin; Arthur Ranc, ex-member for
Paris; and Edouard Lockroy. member
for Aix-these and his other adversaries
being all Republicans. n Among the
well known persons with whom be has
declined to fight are Lieut.. Lallier, now
in New Caledonia, who publicly slapped
his face, and M. Clemenceau, one of the
members for Paris, who is renowned as
a aswordsman, and is the more danger
our from being left-handed. M. Gam.
BETA has been challenged by M. de CAS-
sagnac, but disdained even to answer
him; and the late M. Vermorel, who
died ofthe wounds he received under
the Commune, was one of the many.
others whom the, young editor of the
Pays sought'in vain to draw into d duel
In 1867, NJ Nermorel, who was then
conducting the Coilrrier Frencais, raked
up some unsavory scandal about Che
elder Cassaguac, and published Iit day
after day. The son, burning to ,avenge
his father, but finding he could get no
redress, waylaid NJ VermoFel at the
door of the latter's Office and .spat in
his face, for which breach Of the peace
he was sentenced to Imprisonment, 20 Nj.
de Cassagnac has been in trouble with
the law courts about a dozen times, but
it has always been his luck to be- sem
fenced to prison under the rule Of Con-
servative Governments, who gave him
free pardons.asH He has never spent a day
in jail, and is Knight of the Legion of
Honor. - London NeBS.s : J @ sissfsv 80 4
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Giving Her Census.

When the eensus-taker raped at the
door of a certain cottage on Crawford
Street the other day and wondered if
the woman would set the dog on him.
or douse him with dishwater, a great
disappointment awaited Is him. She
opened the door softly, snuned the air
to see,if he. smelled of lightning rods,
and then threw it open for him to enter.
50 Madam, am making canvass of
the city, he began. sa'ass5 s5a3 . -'',,
"Ah! Sit down." she replied, and
as he began opening his book she con
"There are five of us in the family,
and we paid 500 down on this place.
My husbands name is Peter, his age is
forty-two, and he came from mean
family. His father was always having
lawsuits about dogs, and his mother.
was the greatest gossip in Elmira.. Have
you got that DOWN." r~
He grunted assent, and she continued:
my name is Alvina Sarah, and / was
born iii .ar
ssI do not care to- know where YOU
was born, madam, y heinterrupted. "a
"Well, care!n she exclaimed; sit
makes great deal Of difference whether
was born in Africa or Boston, and
want it put down. As I was SAYING, l
was born in Boston in 1888 Put down
that | came of q good family ayfT
Madam, you don't understand
"Don't L understand that I came of a
good family? I'd like to know of Bos-
ton family that carried their family
higher than the Rogerses! Put down
that my father was in the Mexican war;"
i" You have three children, MADAME,
81 haven't any such thing, sir! Put
| down that my mother was killed by an
explosion in quarry. Her and father
we're" S &E FaFaaF ti
How many children have you, mad
amp -, -
"Have you got mother down?''
"No, madam. You see, am taking
the census of the city''a sse.@ 5...s - :
Well" she said, giving him dan
gerous look, 81 had the typhoid fever
at the age of fifteen, and for weeks and
weeks l hung on the edge of the grave,
| bore up as well as | was able, and
Five in the family--how many chill
dren?" He suddenly asked. s@s Z -
sPut down that [ bore up!'', she
commanded s' And that one night
when the watches were asleep / crept
out of bed and took a drink of ---'',
"This is foreign to the subject, mad
am. How old are your children?''
6 Haven't you put down that I hung
on the edge of the grave?" ssa e"aa
"N No, madam i
"Aren't you going to?'' ,, Il
"No, madam. You see, i am simply
taking the census of Detroit. I desire
to ascertain -
"You can't ascertain it here, sir!"
she snapped. g If my sickness, which
cost over 5000, isn't good enough to go
| in the book, then you don't get q line
here. 80 5'a - s.
"Let me ask you - - -
mo use asking for any of our pho
tographs, sir!' If you get 'em any
where and put our pictures in that book
We'll make it hot for you'll. Good-day,
| sir-good-day!" 3eti q, sss ls,ao 4 Il
He stood on the step, signing, and
she called through the door:
"My grandfather was bitten to death
by an alligator, but won't give you
any of the particulars! You want to
! walk!'i aat1a ft9 -''ssii1
He passed on, sorrowfully wondering
| if the next woman's mother was blown
off a bridge or carried down the river
on a hay ay-stack.-Detrost Free Press. ,d
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Nothing tends SO to destroy ones
confidence in paragraph as to show it
to wooden-headed man, and have him
return it after inspection, without a
comment or a smile. You know that he
is about as well qualified to judge of q
joke as horse is to express an opinion
regarding the set Of a claw-ham-
mer coat; but your confidence in that
paragraph is all shaken to pieces, just
the same
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b PILGRIM, COMES THE NJG g7'
so FAST.'' - = : :

0PllgIini, Ill., eoiio AZ, night so fast?
les ~ hoi iaam sm1 -" & thy heart appall,
Dough ioo"i ne shadows vague and vast,
fof ho'o shall save us all.
Ine e is no hope but this to see
through tears that gather fast and fall;
no great to perish Love must be,
And Love shall save US all.
Rave patience with our loss and pain,
i Our troubled space of days so small;
We shall not stretch our arms in vain,
For Love shall save US all.
oPigrim but moment wait,
And we shall hear our darlings call
Begord Deaths mute and awful gate,
And Love shall save us all
--GeIia ThaIter, in .Scribner for March.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-10
LOCAL PERSONALS.


j. c. Kentner, last week. pur
chased the saloon of W. Small thi:
city.
Rev. s. P. Wilson went to Beat
rice Oh Tuesday, last, to attend NJ E.
Conference.
j. II. Broadly and Wm. T. Rogers
are attending Supreme Court now IN
session at Lincoln.
We ask e careful reading aud
honest consideration Of our remarks,
this week. on the merits and ability
of candidates.
Our old friend John Maxwell Su-
perintendent of the county farm, call
ed last week aud paid for year in adj
vance and has our thanks.
Our thanks are due Mess. Steven
son & Gross for our first can of fresh
oysters ofthe season. They were ex-
cellent, big fat fellows and just touch
ed the spot.
Mr.. Rudolph RItehie, of Aspin-
wall, is su old and esteemed friend Of
TIE ADVERTISER. He has our thanks
for renewal ofsubseription and cheer
ing words for rs and our paper.
John Maley. Of the big peach Or
ehsrd Near Sheridan, favored Us with
q call last week, and left substantial
evidence Of his appreciation of The
ADVERTISER His orchard yielded
well this season, and he sold alI his
peaches, on the farm, at good figures.
= Mr.. C...M. Hay den, London pre-
ciuct, owns farm near Elk Station,
johnson county. Elk is on the 4. &
y. railroad. That is Mr.. Hayden's
market for the products of that
farm. He called on the grain buyers
Of Elk the other day wish samples of
his barley. They offered him % cents
a bushel for it. He then came to see
the grain merchants Of BrownvilIe
They offered him forty fire cents, and
be sold 70 them. The difference in /
The priced cents 4 bushel-made it |
pay" to haul the grain from the y /
( y. 10 BTowuville, where there il I
competition in r. r. freight rates. I
People, If they knew it-aud they are 1
ast finding il Out-make OF save a. I
,reat a per cent. on the purchase OF 4
foods, groceries. furniture, lumber, I
.tc., in BrOwnviIIs, and for the same /
'eason. Every day We see farmers in /
own who reside twenty miles away 4
md they assure Us that they save /
money by coming 70 BrowGviIie to
rade instead OF going 70 towns
much nearer their homes.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-10
BUSINESS BREVITIES.

- Business is good.
-Ague Cure. at McCreery's.
- Stevenson & Cross for low prices.
Foil line CT sample piece goods At
Marsh :.
Drugs, Fresh and pure, st Me
Creery's.
1t pays to advertise in The AD-
vERTIsER.
Money to loan on farms. Apply
10 T. L. Schick.
- More Queensware and Furniture
for Stevenson & Cross.
For first class shave 60 to J. r
Hawkins barber shop
The streets OF BrowDviIIe are
crowded with teams every day.
New corn will be taken on sub
seription, 81 - cents Der busheL
Tin Shop and Furniture repaired.
STEVENSON & Cross
Nice stock Of clocks, watches and
jewelry, .: Joseph Schultz.
- For nice. neat job OF printing
call on THE ADVERTISER Office.
- Nebraska Wagon SIS and war
ranted- STEVENSON & Cross.
The 9lG reIiaUIe ADVERTISER has
4 larger circulation than any paper in
the county.
- Hay knives, Corn knives. Butch
er knives and Pocket knives.
STEVENSON & Cross.
Our grain buyers say they can
not get cars enough to ship al the
grain shey buy.
Extra copies OF THE Advertise
for sale by i. W. Nickel, druggist
bookseller and statiOner.
- BrownviIIe Is doing 8 larger grain
business thaG any town in this part
Of the State.
Wall Paper and Windov shades
st the Drug and Book store Of w. H.
McCreery.
Hardware, Tinwa-a. QUeensware,
Glassware, S10usware, SfIverware.
Granitaware and Wo0deuware.
STEVENSON & Cross
Farmers get % cents per busheI
more for barley il BrOwHviIIe than
they get az the different markets on
the A. & " road.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-10
Religious.

SHERIDAN, Sept 30.-A German
English Lutheran congregation was
organized here on Sunday Sept 18th.
As soon as this place grows little
more We hope to be able to build 8
church. Respectfully yours,
G.. BORCHARD-
Missionary Lutheran Church.
Rev. Gustave Borchard, Luthe-
rsn Church, will presch, next sun
day, in the Presby terian ChGeh, in
the forenoon IN English, in the after
noon a. I o'clock in German, and
evening at o'clock he viii lecture on
Francis Xavier, the Apostle of the
Indies and Japan"
Ed. Chas Rowe commenced
holding a protrseted meeting in the
Christian Church, this city, OF We'd
nesday evening Of this week and will
continue during the remainder of the
week.