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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

SHOW dye do, Aunt Amanda" sail
Clarkson, as he came painting to tn,
lady's side, with his eyes on the veloci
pede; and then, without paying tn,
slightest attention to his aunt's greet
ing. said. rudely, "Get off, Bob, and lie
me see how it works.
Robert had come to full stop, ant
was about to dismount, when Aun
Amanda interfered. "What do 70,
mean, Clarksonp'' she inquired
sternly.
"Why, it's my velocipede-isn't it?'
he replied. impertinently. "And if il
is mine, don't see why I can't have
it," he added, giving Robert hare
push at the same time.
"Why, Clarkson, don't want YOU
velocipeder' said Robert, kindly
"Let him have it, Miss Day, please, and
give me the rest of the bundles"
"Robert, get on to that velocipede,' d
Aunt Amanda replied, "and don't say
another word;'' and then, turning tc
her nephew, said. "Clarkson, why
didn't YOU meet me at the depot?''
Because was shining my runners ~
the boy replied, land Bob said he 90,
and so mamma let him."
"You were ashamed to be seen
carrying auntie's bundles,' the lady
went on; but when you found there
was velocipede, you were quite willing
to ride that home.''
'1'll be even with you, Bob Clifton,
for telling tales said Clarkson. giving
himself away completely.
''Well, you did say you wouldn't bring
the bundles" spoke up one of the boys,
quite ready to give evidence for the
winning side.
''Robert has told no tales" said
auntie, sternly; land now. Clarkson,
have something to tell you. I did buy
that velocipede for you, but you have
forfeited all right to it by your ungen-
::..:manly and disobliging behavior. and
it is yours no longer. Robert, 1 give
the velocipede to you, with my thanks
for the many favors you have done me-
Ride straight home now, and l will come
in and tell your father and mother all
about it by and BY"
''Oh! please don'tr' Bob began, with
a sympathetic look at his crestfalleD
companion.
Nothing on earth would induce. me
to allow Clarkson to have it, said
auntie, with decision; "and now let
me see, Bob, how fast the machine will
60"
Clarkson's face was dark with pas
sion as Robert rolled on ahead. But he
had made all the trouble himself, so
there was very little he could say in his
own behalf
This was sorry Thanksgiving for
poor Clarkson; but who will say that he
was not we'll served?
The next time Aunt Amanda was ex-
pected to make visit, Clarkson was at
the depot an hour before the train ar
rived, but he has not been given We
locipede yet.-Suaday School Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16
Bark Treatment Of Apple Trees.

OF the advisability of WASHING n.
bodies of apple trees there can r. =
question; but we should not plaza "a
much reliance upon this practice and thrs
neglect the more important thinn y
proper manuring and care of the soI
AS a rule, when we see trees costs6
with moss and fungus, with the barr
hanging in loose patches or infessed
with lice, we can look for the causa 4
improper or no culture or want Of ma.
nure, but when we find trees Il IN
condition we can much sooner reafors
them to health and vigor by appIyine !
suitable wash. I object to alt ia 81.
ash washes for apple trees, becau1e|
while they"will kill moss ana remoys
the loose bark, they seem to burn ia
tender bark beneath and make II a =
unnatural. reddish color, and It Main
soon cracks or scales up and ham
loosely upon the tree.
Not so when we use a wash made
with caustic soda. While this takes u
all moss patches, fungus and osahl
SeSi NJ ol0 WHO ~ Will klu III klHQ3 Ok
bark lice and other insects equally viii
the potash washes, it leaves the smooth
bark a fine healthy green color anand
inclined to break loose from the tree.
If one cannot get caustic, take sal-soda
put it into an iron kettle, placed oywa
fire and let it remain, occasionally stir.
ring, until it turns of a reddish color,
which it will when sufficiently heated.
1t will thus become caustic and answer
very well in place of the caustic soda q
the shops. If washing does not en-
lively remove all loose bark, 4 Noun
use an old hoe or tree scraper u n
move all loose bark. l have Qccaaou-
ally seen orchards scraped hard enough
to remove the outer bark and I'm
large spots of white bark. This In
gard as very bad practice and not 3
be allowed. I repeat: if an orchards
properly MANFRED and occsGoaag
washed it will have very little locse
bark, and will require scarcely snJ
scraping. Cor. N. Y Tr1b,Mss.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

JIM WEBsTER's observation-disclosures a
ways getting HIM tito trouble. He n y,
what he has said one minute azles IN
said it. Yesterday he was charged y"
stealing chickens from the Gtlhooi{ "a
sion, which he stoutly denied, and tns - Y.
dence was not sufficient to congicS inp am
corder, summing up the case, So 1891
Webster, ! know you to be such = - a En-.
ems. YOU would have gone back "a ss,nsa
off the COOP" i would hab tuck Z n Ssns
too" RESPONDED the forgetful cuipn1, M
It faint chen fit for kindlin' de ere ~ -
so rickety and no account bcsMss = /
got my. yard full OBJ kindlin' xood -
didn't kab no use foah it.:''--'alsssse1 -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16
gor noung Readtrs.
ROBBIE S THANKSGIVING.

Robbie at the window stands,
With cake and candies in his hands;
Dainty frock, with trimmings bright,
About his little limbs so white.
Robbie hears the people say:
Is This is the Thanksgiving Day..
Much he ponders ''what dat is!'
Till his puzzled little phiz
Lifts itself and eager eyes
TO listen to mammals replies
She tells him 'he should thankful be
For all his comforts. Don't you see?
4" For things to wear and things to eat,
For home and all things warm and neat.
And little Robbie, three years old,
With curlS all full of shining gold,
Listens with sober face and eyes,
Grown suddenly demure an dwise,
And by the window stands awhile,
Almost forgetting how to smile.
But presently upon the street
boy goes by with weary feet,
And limbs all Shivering i'll the cold.
Poor ergar-boy, with clothes so old!
Tap! tap! against the window-pane
Goes Rolhie's hand, once and again,
And calls he: Little boy, say,
Amt you dot any thankful day?
Tum right in here and Diet some tlose.
YOu tant b. thankful when you's 'ozer'
Dear little heart! The mother heard;
w tn pity, too, her heart was stirred.
For Robbie plead: "P'ease, mamma, may
div him half my thankful day?'
And out beneath the winter skies
The beggar Plead with wistful eyes.
And so, while generous little Robbie
Told papa all his story, Bobby,
The beggar-boy, went singing home,
No more on that cold day to roam.
For in his basket there were food
And many thing so warm and good;
And glad was he, ere day was through,
To give his thanks for comforts, too.
-Mf.ru D. Brine in ~ Y Ind sneil6enf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

"A recently patented German pm
ess for making rancid butter skeeI 7
to knead it with perfectly clsar w.
water, in the proportion Of FIVE part1 4
butter to one part of lime water. Aflf
a few minutes kneading the lime WIZ
is poured off and the butter thCro1KnJ
washed with pure water. The rsncldH
is caused by the presence Of cef!an
free acids, which are neutralized % =
lime. szs AZ
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

A DRUMMER, who had never dineo ~ 30
but at a table d'hote, is invited 70 49, ms
one OF his most important custome' r.mossd
no end of swell. The soup being -, 80 h
and clean plate placed before me s1 800 10
instinctively brushes its sufsee c 1ss q ~
his napkin. The host mods sese'cs3 rbst
servant, who removes the plate ana y. 49,
tutes another one, which is s!mi ~ y.Ixth n
of and removed, and so on. Atsa W. d u
newal the drummer says conldenL n..' vipdst
neighbor: ''Say, does the oid s.s ~ Inf
expect me to polish all his crockefy :"
-.Neso York World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

EXPERIMENTS on rabbits have shown
that coffee is good antidote to strych-
MIA. Therefore, in cases of poisoning
from overdose Of strychnia or nux vom-
lea, large and repeated doses of coffee
will be as convenient and good rene
dy as can be obtaiaA2
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

A ''YoUNG NATURALIST writes up g ~ n,
"How he can catch live wasp, for scleae u.
purposes, without iDjuring ita' Mgm 2 y.
tail, son; right by the end OF the tai 49, q,
hard, the wasp won't mind it . particss =. =
If it seems to be injured any way thet 5oa "
see, send us the bill and well pay iof -
wasp.-Bnrfingfon Ha,aksW.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

The scientists say that shutting the
eyes improves the hearing. This is
probably the reason, says the Buffalo
Express, why some men always wink at
you when you talk politics to them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16
An enterprising person IN m

An enterprising person IN Raiteis
vile, N. Y, determined to antlclpss;
the November display Of aerolItes gig
presented some time ago to the adlca'
ished rural gaze a red hot meteor @
the border of Schroon Lake. = noN
turns out that the supposed aerollis' g
the possession of which q lawsu's ~
threatened, was merely apiece q qailn
covered with kerosene oil and suIpnul
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

"SING to me the old Songs" plea6os ~ IN M
About four hours warbling q ~ bln
Tucker'' and "Doo-Da" would cuiS
perhaps Norristorn Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

THE man who missed his footing pfoQa1l
had his boots stolen. Boston 1fmsscFM
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

THE book agent KIN ows be Is solio ~ ~ N Y
wipes his feet on q door-mat 10 rns.ss...s
word Welcome" is woven.--N u fHss
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

A FELLOW who had been to TIE c ND
spoke of his girls cheek as splenon
SNOWY. o. Picayznse. 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-12-16

-Sealskin sacques are worn short. A
man is also short after he buys one,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
..cost,ng rrore than it comeuro., :,

 The Recieao has just published long list, embracing the various insurance companies doing business the last six months, showing that s1 New York State companies report their fire losses and expenses to be $279, ,342 more than the 9,347, ,543 received for fire premiums.
 "To sum up, the exhibit, as whole, includ- ingS1 New York, 5S other State and 21 foreign companies-160 companies in all-is one which proves that profit making in fire in surance is a lost art under existing conditions.
 "Losses and expenses, $26, ,609, ,679; first premiums, January and June, 1925, STA, ,754 ]; loss on six months business, $734, ,925.
 'sThis, we take it, must be accepted as con- elusive, touching the essential unproftabIe- ness of fire insurance business as now con- ducted. Obviously, as a business, this does not make very hopeful or healthy showing. If merchandising, or manufacturing, or any other branch of trade or industry were com pelled to make similar returns upon $25, 900, GOO of capital, and to do this at the end of several seasons in succession, we are pretty sure that our merchants. and manufacturers would be apt to know the reason why and would either reform their methods or with draw their capital It requires no great sa- gacity to perceive that only the very strong companies can much longer endure the strain ],
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
State News.

Rev. MT. Potter, of the Stanwich Congre- gational church. has resigned.
 Carrie Goodwin, of Riverton, injured by falling into Mad river week ago, has since died.
 Plymouth has decided to have some pro- tection in case of fire A reservoir to hold 400, 900 gallons will be built.
 The convention necessitated by the refusal of MT. Barnum to be the I emocratic cand1- date for Congress in the Fourth district will be held at Bridgeport next Tuesday.
 The New England Spool Company, of Saug- atuck, in which several Rockville parties were interested, have sold their machinery to the Willimantic Thread company and closed the shop at Saugatuck.
 Another race will occur at the Plainville trotting park this Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, for purse of $150, between horses owned as follows Nellie Andrew Hurst ; Dick Moore, W. T. Holbrook; Blue Bull, M. Roberts Little Joe, W. B. Beers. The clothing store of J. H. Martin, ot Southington, was broken into by burglars, Tuesday night, and several suits of clothes and the entire stock of jewelry abstracted therefrom Officers are on the track of the thieves and it is probable that they will soor be brought to justice.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
Harnnr EYcurSfnn.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
 One of the most pleasant sails of the sea- son was enjoyed yesterday afternoon by 8 party numbering about fifty, on board the steamer William H. Lockwood, owned and commanded by the popular and genial Henry C. Rowe, the enterprising oyster dealer of Fair Haven. Among the invited guests were Samuel Hemingway, Esq, president of the Second National bank of this city Hezekiah Tuttle jr., the well known druggist Mrs George H. Corbin and sisters, the Misses Huntleys, Miss Potter, Miss Kate Hem ingway, Miss Hovey, Miss Mary Smith, Henry Gaylord and sister, Miss Livermore the school teacher, Mrs. Jesse and George Mallory, Mrs. Gager, Mrs. Warren Nettleton B. N. and Edward Rowe and wives, and At torneys Henry D. Russell and F. w. Babcock and wife, and others unknown to your cor respondent.
 The start was made at 5 o'clock, and after delightful sail of about an hours duration, passing the steam dredges now engaged in deepening the channel, the proposed break water, and just as the sun was setting in un- usual splendor we rounded Southwest ledge and the new lighthouse. Here quite rough sea was encountered, causing many of the voyagers, like the admiral, to 'tgo below, i" but under the able management of MT. Rowe we reached in safety his oyster grounds, GOV ering nearly 5000 acres. Here the dredge was thrown over, and in few minutes about five bushels of bivalves were ''bulldozed" into it, and the party were treated to oysters on the half shell in abundance, which. with sum- mer fruits, made lunch 'sfit for the gods. ," By this time the moon was rising to the zenith and the scene was beautiful in the ex- treme. A choir was at once organized under the able management of Miss Ella Huntley, and had there been any savages near they must certainly have been soothed for finer chorus singing your correspondent has yet to hear.
 On the return trip the harbor was from time to time illuminated with liberal displays of fireworks and the wharf being reached a more throughly happy party would be hard to find. In his efforts for the comfort of his guests Mir. Rowe was ably seconded by his wife. Mrs. Rowe, and sister, Mrs. Dudley.
 In this connection it may be said that the system of dredging on large scale inaugur- ated in Fair Haven by MT. Rowe has proved grand success. his steamer the Lockwood, on many trips bringing up from five to six hundred bushels of the shell fish. B.
 Sept. IT, 1880.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18

pointed: Whitney Elliott, E. L. Linsley, TheophiIus Eaton, J. W. Futile, M. E. Palmer.
 The Garfield club continues to prosper, having enrolled a large number of new mem- bers. They have purchased fine banner which will be flung to the breeze next Thurs day evening, at which time Charles A. Baldwin Esq, of New Haven will deliver an address. The Republicans of Montowese have formed a Garfield club with E. M. Hemingway. as president, and they too will raise banner next week They have united with us in the formation of Company B, Bigelow Battalion, with s. F. Lnsley as captain and Truman o. Judd, IT,, and Henry 0. Hart ieutenants. The company will meet for drill at Stiles Hall Monday evening at 7:30 D. m.
 The Hancock club met with i'll success in raising their banner, but at last it is up. Tuesday evening was the time set, but on ac- count of the weather it was put over until the following night. At this time about fifty of the faithful were on hand, but the music and speakers failed to put in an appearance But those who were present persevered and about nine o'clock the banner foated and the crowd moved toward Stiles Hall and listened to Henry Futile, of Hamden, who wal pressed into the vacancy made by the non appearance of Messrs. Fox and Fowler. Sept. IT,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
Am Exciting Runaway

Yesterday afternoon shortly before
 o'clock a double team driven by Caleb T.
 Hubbard came down Church street at rapid
 gait, the driver having lost control of the
 horses who were running away. MT. Hub
 bard held fast to the reins and as he passed down the street he shouted to the people to get out of the way. He managed to keep clear of other vehicles until Grown street was I reached, when horse car being in the way he attempted to turn the frightened horses to the left, and in doing so collided with beach ! wagon standing near the curb, but without doing much damage. A short distance l farther on and nearly in front of | Maines dining rooms he collided with an- l other carriage, where he was thrown out. The horses cleared themselves of the buggy | at this point and ran down Meadow street, | taking the sidewalk. In front of J. Sonnen- | berg's residence they ran against his iron
 fence and completely demolished it. The \ horses were thrown by this collision and se- cured. MT. Hubbard was taken into Maine's | dining rooms, and on examination it was I found that he considerably bruised but not seriously injured. The horses started in | front of Massena Clark's residence on Whit ney avenue, and the cause of their fright was the breaking of trace. It is almost a mir acle that no more serious damage was done,
 as the streets were full of passing teams.
 The wife of Dr. Sweet and her mother
 were walking on the sidewalk on Meadow | street, and Mrs. Sweet was wheeling baby
 carriage with her baby in it, when they saw ! the horses approaching. Mrs. Sweet
 snatched the child from the carriage and got 1 over the fence as quickly as she could, and
 the other lady followed her example. The
 action was taken just in time to save life, for
 the horses in their course on the sidewalk
 smashed the baby carriage into splinters. It | was narrow escana
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
West Haven.


 Many of the eottagers still remain, among them Messrs. Maltby, Whitlock, Dibble, Bar nett, pr. Tyler, Sutton and dozens of others
 Mr. Howes, at the restaurant, is still enter taining good many people on fine weather days. He has given great satisfaction, and many will be pleased to learn that he has en- gagged this popular resort for another sum- mer. sa...
 Quite number of changes along the shore front are talked of for another summer, in scluding the removal of some of the public bathing houses next Howes' pavilion and further along on the road to the Rock
 Blueishing is much prosecuted on Kelsey's wharf. Fishing poles bristle along the dock at the favorable fishing points Fisherman's luck is proverbially uncertain and proves so eminently in bluefshing. One day they take bait of any kind rayenously; another they refuse the most tempting tit-bits of lobster, the most tender kelly-fsh and the most in- viting swordfsh, and even bait cut of from members of their own family. Some fine large bluehsh have been caught recently on Kelsey,s, and some mornings this week the most successful fishermen have taken from twenty to thirty each. Some finished ex- perts occasionally the past week have shot ahead of that estimate.
 To-day there win be an-exodus from Wa
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
The Fourteenth Regiments Reunion-A
 Healthy Protest.

AeaAthy FrOUeSGs
 The sixteenth annual reunion of the Four teenth regiment was held at Rockville yester- day and a grand good time was had. Several delegations were present from all parts of the State, including one from this city. Tele- grams of congratulation were sent and re- ceived from the Sixteenth, which was holding its reunion at Bristol, and the Eighth at New Hartford At business meeting which was l held in the morning the following officers were elected for the ensuing year Major John C. Broatch, of Middletown, president w. J. Sherman, of Albany, N. T., first vice president; John Lines, of Waterbury, second vice president George N. Brigham, of Rock vile, treasurer; G. w. Knowlton, of Bridge port, recording secretary; F. A. Chase, of New Haven, corresponding secretary. The fact that the badge adopted by the Second ! army corps was being used as campaign badge by the Democrats much to the dis gust of the veterans, resulted in the follow ing resolutions, presented by the former chaplain, Rev. s. H. Stevens, of Cromwell ! and they were unanimously passed: Whereas While we were in active service during the of the rebellion and connected with the Sec
 ond Army Corps badge called the trefoil" club' N was adopted TOT said corps, and Whereas Said badge adopted for purely mii-
 try object to designate the forces and apputenances
 of the corps, and had personal significance what
 ever applied to either commander subordinate | and
 Whereas, The 14th O. V. the 27th c. V. were the only Connecticut regiments connected with the Sec ond Corps, and therefore their members the only Connecticut men entitled to it's badge; | ResOlUed, That we, veteran members of the old
 14th Connecticut Volunteer regiment, emphaticalIy
 protest against the of the old Second Corps badge
 for any political purpose personal end whatever
 gardng such use misappropriation and prostitu- | tion of it.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
Oda Contest.

Mir. Peter Campbell, of Bridgeport, who issued challenge to whistle any man for $25 side, was decided the champion at a trial in Bridgeport on Thursday evening. The Farmer says: ''Mr. Campbell stepped first before the audience, and, quickly getting his mouth into the proper pucker, dashed into the Lancashire clog. He held his arms fold ed and his eyes turned upward with wrapt absorption indicating the true artist with his soul in his work. He was plainly embarrassed at being before an audience, but went through the air without break. The qual- ity of his whistle was rich, clear and mellow and his execution good" Campbell won the first prize of $50; ''Jinks'' Moriarty the second of $25.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18
Fell Anona Thieves

and said that the night before he fell in with a stranger and had some drinks with him.
 After awhile he lost consciousness and when he woke up he found himself home with another suit of clothes on. His claim is that the stranger drugged him and then changed clothes with him. He did not know who the stranger was, but in the pockets of the coat exchanged for his he found bill for some goods purchased at Malley's in New Haven, and the police think they may be able to dis cover the man by this clue. It is supposed he must. be peddler.-B BaidQeport StGasd0rd
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-18

are the predecessors of great ones. Disor, ders of the Liver are not in the beginning difficult to overcome, but if allowed to gain headway they play grievous mischief with the internal mechanism. Check them at the outset with DR. GRosvENoR's LIvER-AID, and prevent disastrous results. Constipation, F1atulency, Diarrhoea of bilious type, Leu corrhHa, affections of the skin arising from biliousness, sick headache proceeding from the same cause, are each and all overcome by this searching eradicant.
 Sold by c. R. Converse, 165 Grand street.
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