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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
Appeal for the Destitute of Gloucester

Mayor Williams of Gloucester, Mass,
has published letter saying: 1.-THE
recent appalling calamity, involving the
loss of LAG able-bodied men, with 13
vessels of our fishing fleet, occasioning
81 INDECENT widows and $50 orphans,
has suddenly fallen upon our already
depressed city. Discouraging enough
were our circumstances and pros
poets before, but now an av-
blanche of grief and destitution
has come upon many of our needy fam
lilies with crushing violence. Wethere-
fore feel impelled, though reluctantly,
to appeal to generous public for aid
by the contribution of supples-cloth-
ing, groceries, money, or whatever each
may have at hand-for the sufferers.
All contributions directed to my care
will be properly dispensed"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
Why A Horse Baked

A Hartford man, recently bought q
Young horse for 5000. Within week
or two the horse began to- actt badly,
and finally developed suchIa balfY dis
position that the new owner could do
nothing with him. Persuatfon OF every
kind and finally severe beatings were rey
sorted to, but still the horse remained
stubborn. At last, in q desperate mood,
the horse was taken to the original owner
who bought him back for $25. The
cause Of the whole trouble was soon dis
covered: The horse had been broken
to wear names collar. and had never
worn any other kind-his owner had
put a breast-collar on him after using
him little while. and no one 4 happen
ed to think" that this change, had pro,
duced the sudden obstihacy ID the ani-
NAL. Wearing the collar to which he
had been accustomed, the horse is all
right again, and, the gensieman who has
got him back at profit of. $f75a Iir asl1
weeks, considers him. worth fully $2O(
again.-Ney-Haven Palladiasns9 OIL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01

Mrs. Lockwood, the first woman ad-
mitted to practice in the Supreme Court,
is 30 years old, tall, erect, gray-haired,
and the possessor of fine eyes. She
made her first appearance in the Court
dressed in 8 semi-mannish blue cloth
sacque, with brass buttons and plain
velveteen skirt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
BLUE EYES.

- ltt ~
Mnoonday In the crowded street
lMked. With absentmind and far
unnofing aught, till suddenly,
Aface flAslied by me like star.
moment seen-then swift the throng
g giqeoa leaiously about its prize,
Ana all the memory left to me
! Waathis--she had blue eyes.
/. ..is slliS IL.
Anonan's eyes? you say. Not so.
ney we're too shy, too full of spring;
aau N their timid depths saw
q Agri.soups April blossoming.
missed the face, but what of that?
isaw the faces dearer part;
- stiIl though lost to me, / keep
mar color IN my heart.
~ aa4a's tonch and her voices tone
= e Snane 81 thatI may never know
Ioeit think the one is soft,
tsc other musical and low.
- snaA we meet again? The hope
lanes for a moment and then dies,
~ only this remains to me
kn0W she had bll1e eyes
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
MFR. w. S. Gilbert. author of 2

MFR. w. S. Gilbert, author of Pima
fore, is said, by writer in Every Sat
urday, to be very versatile. He Is not
only a writer Of charming imaginative
plays, of comic operas and ballads ga
lore, but barrister, a former efficient
officer in a Highland militia regiment,
an enthusiastic dancer and an excellent
amateur actor. i
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
THE TWO ANTS.

= trsends will often meet;
,xsv ss a Aid they in these twain
Dedy, y az non see them In the street
3per t.cm a smile could you refrain.
.hsssrMrs. Gsossexciaimed
Gg c',sre "Good news to tell!
- - bow long I've been ashamed
1iingsnch horlid swell;
..,,t Won think. they advertise
~. ~. iicine for such as /; ,.
.a..sse good papers tell no iies'
sssotsie shall surely try.
So, &, vou he kind enough, my dear,
u NV IsiOr .de, you'Ie 80 thin!
Hssat stwould look right queer,
z D y nnreiy arej make the eshopman grinP
= N NV Neart,y said Mrs. Spare;
! ~ 5 no ffke favor do for me,
~. .as.aess W makes the people stare
4 .neh as your obesity.
-, x,,eht heard this joyful sound
- isimoniats are shO,cn.
!. .l.smu cure for leanness found,
3 ,s.ar be but skin and bone
Az. won't. vowed outr light
~ ssr "a ina set of one more day,
l'ss lpast those curves that charm the sight
ss5auo shodid be on ITS way.
i, Md We both so plainly show
=. n supply, tits hard to ask;
.sHior mine you'l later go,
0en yours shall be my instant tasR'
I.a1i4svent straight for Anti- Fat;
"a ESssf hen went for Anti Lean;
!ass,,sirr' ~ Id q Where's the need of that"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01

"A spoonful of stewed tomatoeslin
the gravy of either roasted or fried
meats is an improvement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-01
'ioFE LAuGHS AT LOCKSMITHS. ,,

tmow she had blue ewes,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-05-31
ABSENCE.
by FRANCIS ANNE KEMBLE.


What shall do with all the days and hours
That must be counted ere see thy FACET
How shall charm the interval that lowers
Between this time and that sweet time Of
grace2
Shall in slumber steep each weary sense,
Weary with longing? Shall flee away
Into past days, and with some fond pretence
Cheat myself to forget the present dayP
Shall love for thee lay on my soul the sin
Ofcnsting from my Gods Areat gift oftlme7
Shall these mists of memory locked within,
Leave and forget LIES purposes sublime2 ?
Oh how or by what means may contrlve
To bring the hour that brings thee back
more near?
How may teach my dropping hope live
Until that blessed time aud thou art here ?
I'll tell thee; for thy sake will lay hold
Ofall good aims and consecratetO thee,
In worthy deeps, each moment that is told,
While thou, belov'd one art afdr from me.
For thee will arouse my thoughts to try
All heavenward flights, all high and holy
strains;
For thy dear sake will walk patiently
Through hese long hOars, nor call their
minutes pains.
I Will this dreary blank of absence mako
A noble task-time; and will therein strive
To follow absence, and to o'ertake
More good than have won, since yet l live.
So may this doomed time build up in me
a thousand graces, which shall thus be
thine:
So may my love and longing hallowed be,
And thy dear thought an influence divine.
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one but bimselDi perhaps he felt unequal to
meeting Miss Bonner's clear, penetrating
glance under the circumstances or he might
have suspected her Of some connection with
the robbery especially as everything except
ing the letterstthe cudgel included), had
caused to be forwarded to him from dis
tant place. Certainly he seemed to have
some cogent reason for absenting himself
from her presence, and soon left the neigh
borhood for parts unknown!
Miss Bonner evinced little wondering
anxiety Mt his disappearance, aud looked
incredulous when announced his departure
from this vicinity.
She was sitting in the old place, half re-
clining among the cushions she liked, when
came softly beside her, and laid the pro-
ceeds of my highway robbery in her silken
lap.
She slipped off the cover that bound themj
her beautiful lips quivered, her face whit
ened.
add he give them to you, the dastard7
But better you than hc," she added.
For answer, toldsher all.
"And You do not know the cvntents2"
"Nor wish to-"
She began to tremble; her eyes filled
with tears.
please to read them, Steve, giving them
back to me-
"Do you want to preserve them?"
asked, taking out match. "Shall des-
troy them ?"
"Not i'll have fallen IN your good op-
inion.
"My good opinion is nothing to you,"
said, coldly. 'Ifit were l would prove
to you that you had it, by telling you over
again the tale you laughed at not so long
ago. And | touched the letters with
flame.
"I should not laugh now she said, hum
bly,, as a child and looking down, while
faint color hickering in her check made my
heart give a quick throb.
"What would you do?" l demanded
swiftly bending to look in her face.
She shrank little, the color coming in
rapid hushes; then she rallied again, lifted
the beautiful eyes to mine, and said "
should say, if you were OF the mind, two
years from now"
"You would be my wile7"
Yes"
1t Is ten years since then. She is my
wife; and though know what those letters
were about now, nave never been sorry
did not read them. They were the fruits of
one of those boarding schoul romances which
| Though innocent) have blasted the life Of
many a too imaginative girl.
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LOCAL DIRECTORY.

! Masonic.-Staunton Lodge No. 13-J. Howard
Wayt, Master; James Ker, Secretary. Meet at theil
lodge in Masonic Building the second and last Fri
day nights in each month.
Union Royal Arch Chapter-W, H. H. Lynn, Higl
Priest; James Ker, Secretary. Meets in Masonic
Hall the second Tuesday nightin each month.
| Stevenson Commandery-W. H. H. Lynn, Com
mander James F. Patterson, Recorder Meets il
Masonic Hall the fourth Monday in each month.
| Knights OF Honor.-W. W. Gibbs, Past Dictator
J. M. Lckliter, Dictator; F. q. Link, Reporter
Meets LIST and 3rd Monday nights each month il
| their Hallin the Cochran Building.
| Odd Fellows.-Staunton Lodge No. 45.--A.. G.
Friou Noble Grand; N. M. Warner, R. Secretay
! j. N. Argenbright, F. Secretary. Meets every
Thursday night in Odd Fellows Hail.
| Central Encampment No A-W. M. Simpson
Chief Patriarch James W. Blackburn, Scribe. Meets
| second and fourth Tuesday In each month in Ode
Fellows Hall.
| Saunton Lodge No. 1877 Iron Band O. X. 8. B.-A
Hart President; Moritz Witt, Secretary. Meets in
their Hail in the Cochran Building the LIST and Cd
Sundays at 10 A. M.
| Temperance Societies. Augusta Lodge-A
s. Hyde, W. C. T.; G.. D. Hyde W. "A. S., Meets
every Saturday night in Bruce's building.
Mizpah Lodge-Wm. J. McCawley Worthy Chief
| John w. Bryan, Secretary. Meets every Thurs
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| John M Henkle Secretary Meets every Tuesday
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| arch; VIM Fuller, Worthy Secretary.
| Juvenile Templars.-J W. Newton, Superinten-
dent; J. Herbert Stiff, Secretary. $50 members-no
regular meetings,
Fire Department. Fire Company
Michael Cox Captain; ThOs. j. Crowder, Secretary
Meets fourth Tuesday in every month at Firemen's
Hall
StauntOn Hook and Ladder Company.-J. M.
Quares Captain; Sandy Wilson, Secretary. Meets
on first Wednesday in each month at their headquar
tiers in the Sullivan building.
Capt. J. B. Scherer. Jr,. Chief Engineer of Fire
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Military-West Augusta Guard-Wm. L. Bum.
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Meets in their armory in the American Hotel every
Monday night. Regular meetings first Monday in
| each month.
Staunton Artillery-A. II. Fultz Captain; N. M
Warner, Secretary. Meets at their armory near the
G. & o. Depot every Tuesday night. Regular meeti
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| Secretary Meets Tuesday and Friday nights every
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-18

CANDOR.-There is nothing which sheds
SO fine light upon the human mind as
candor. 1t was called ''whiteness" by the
ancients for purity, and it has always won
the esteem due to the most admirable of
the virtues. However little sought for or
practiced, all do it the homage of their
praise, and all feel the power and charms
of it's influence. The man whose opinion
makes the deepest mark upon his fellow
men, whose influence is the most lasting
and efficient, whose friendship is instinc
lively sought where others have proved
faithless. is not the man of brilliant parts,
or fattering tongue, or splendid genius, or
commanding rower, but he whose lucid
and ingenious truth can transmit the
hearts real feelings pure and without re-
fraction. There are other qualities which
are more snowy, and other traits that have
higher place in the worlds code of hon.
or; but none wear better, or gather less
tarnish by use, or claim a deeper homage
in that silent reverence which the mind
must pay to virtue,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-18
MY COUNTRY BEAU.

with all my dignity, my noble husband
is credit to me, you say. Let me tell
you about it,"
So said the wife of one of our most elo-
quent Eastern divines in answer to the re-
mark of dear friend who was spending
an evening with her at the beautiful and
elegant parsonage home. The following is
the story she told:
81 was born and brought up in -four
ishing city of the West, and although it
was but few hours ride to the shady
groves and sunny farms of the country, 1
had grown to the threshold Of womanhood
ere I visited farmhouse. 1t was on the
occasion of my Uncle Johns first trading
visit to the city, new railroad having di-
verted the grain market from its course,
that my first visit was determined upon.
He lived thirty miles from the city, right
out in the woods as he assured us; and
you may believe it was grand adventure
for me.
The very first week reception was CIV
en- in my honor by neigh3oring farmer,
my uncle's new and commodious country
residence being at the time in an unfinished
condition. 1t was country dance and
some of the country customs into which 1
was initiated that evening we're truly as
tonishing to me. About II O'Clock, at the
time when those living near made their
adieux, those living at a distance being in
vited. with myself. to remain all night,
observed that most of the young ladies be-
came very weary, and dropped off. one by
one, into remote corners when the tallow
candles, as they burned out, were left I'M
replenished, till at last only the light from
the capacious fireplace showed me that
each lassie in the corner had been REIN
forced by laddie who seemed just to her
I mind. judging by the close proximity
| which they assumed toward each other.
Just then Cousin Will-who was only a
cousin by courtesy, my aunt belng MS
stepmother-cam to me and asked II he
could sit up with me- that evening. Not
exactly knowing what he meant consen-
ted, and we took our seats just IN 1rong OF
the fast expiring fire.
Cousing Will began by assuring me OF
| the great pleasure it gave him to know
personally one Of whom he had heard so
much; our conversation, In common with
that of the other couples, being carried on
in an undertone, to prevent CONFUSION
probably. After while the tame on tae
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-07-18

WOMAN'S influence ON SOCIAL LIFE.
Men, as a rule are easily attracted to a
beautiful face, but still it is an internal
beauty of character by which woman can
exert the greatest amount of influence. A
true minded man, though at first enamOr-
ed by the glare of personal beauty, will
soon feel the hollowness of its charms
when he discovers the lack Of beauty in the
mind. Inestimably great is the influence
a sweet minded woman may WELD over
those around her. 1t is to her that her
friends would come in seasons of sorrow
OF sickness for help and support-one
soothing touch of her kindly hand would
work wonders on the feverish child, a few
words let fall from her lips in the ear of a
sorrowing sister would do much to raise
the load of grief which is bowling its VIC
tim down to the dust in anguish. The
husband comes home, worn out with the
pressure of business and feeling irritable
with the world in general; but when he
enters the cozy sitting room and sees the
blaze of the bright fire, his Slippers placed
by loving hands in readiness, and meets
his wife's smiling face, he succumbs in
moment to the soothing influences, which
act as the balm of Gilead on his wounded
spirits, that are wearied with combating
with the stern realities Of life. The rough
school boy flies in rage from the taunts
of his companions to find solace in his mo-
theirs smile; thelittle one, full Of grief with
its own large trouble, finds haven Of
rest on it's mothers breast, and SO one
might go on without end with instances
of the influence sweet-minded woman
has in the socia life with which she is
cOnnactad
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Doetrp.

THE WHIP-PO0R-WILL.
BY HENRY S. CORNWELL.
When apple-branches, flushed with bloom,
Load June's warm evenings with perfume,
And balmier grows each perfect day,
And fields are sweet with new-mown hay,
Then, minstrel lone, I hear thy note,
Up from the pasture thickets float
whip-poor-willl
Thine are the hours to love endeared,
And summoned by thy accents weird,
What wild regrets-what tender pain,
Recalls my youthful dreams agains,
AS floating down the shadowy years,
That old refrain fond memory hears
Whip-poor-will!
The garish day inspires thee not
But hid in some deep-shaded grot,
Thou like sad recluse dost wait
The silver hours inviOlate,
When every harsher sound is flown,
And groves and glens are thine alone
Whip-poor-will!
Then, when the rapt, voluptuous night,
Pants in the young moons tender light,
And woods, and cliffs, and shimmering streams,
Are splendid in her argent beams
How thrills the lovers hearttO hear
Thy loud staccato, liquid clear,
Whip-poor-
Whence comes thy iterated phrase,
That TO the wondering ear CONVEYS
Half human sounds, yet cheats the sense
With vagueness of intelligence,
And, like a wandering voice of air,
Haunts the dim fields we know not where.
-poor-will?
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BE KIND TO THE OLD.-Be kind to
those who are in the autumn of life, for
thou knoWest not what suffering they
may have endured and how much may
still be their portion. Are they quarrel
some and unreasonable, allow not thine
anger to kindle against them; rebuke
them not, for doubtless many have been
the crosses and trials of earlier years, and
perhaps their disposition while in the
spring of life were more flexible than thine
own. Do they request aid Of thee, then
render it cheerfully, and forget not that
the time may come when thou mayest de-
sire the same assistance from others that
thou renderest unto them. Do all that is
needful for the old and do it with alacrity,
and think it not hard if much is required
at thy hand, lest when age has set his
seal upon thy brow and filled thy limbs
with trembling, others may wait upon
thee unwillingly, and feel relieved when
the coffin lid has covered thy face for
ever.