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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

to one she cannot restore L.,
probably dead as the Pha r,m. Be i
probably. even, he never I;s saasi noe
her imagination. The m nsed, save i
ilre, who drops asleep while Ia y. Seslds u
erly telling funny inc;da ANY sne y cles.
four-o' clock tea, or who 4s y Tie lit
wouldn't lumber up the * sas,s Oh
flowers, is the real Edwin. an 's so Wild
respectable person, with n ~a excellent
about him. NJ nonseas
The problem of life which
most wives is to get the b; oa y set d
of happiness and deyelonwssnss s resuk
the marriage that is, not 70 s;as out d
marriage that might be- Ths NJ i0r lie
re-illume dead flame Of ror acs Cannot
almost always they can k inSaac Bit
Its ashes a steady, cheerful. nss, among
exacting friendship that shan I1 y u.
warm the house. To youns 1 s;ai nd
is hard saying. But il is q WI. sae taa
the sooner she ceases to beat Il h .sae .la
against the bounds of circums ses wing
sooner she will come to S nS "
truth in the old lines: la : oese
"Stone walls do not a nr,.ou
Nor iron bars cape .son make
Minds innocent and 1n;ot -
Ihat for hermitage.s 'aAe i
-Harper's Ba,~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

"A contemporary has some sensible
remarks about the folly and bad taste
OF poor girls buying and wearing cheap
limitations of fashionable wearing an,
Parel and lewelry. The result is impsy
dresses. dresses which hang like dish
rags, washed out and furnished iewelry,
shoes speedily out of shape, and gen
eral air OF shabbiness from the head
downward. But it is feared that the
contemporaries advice will be regarded
just about as much as the voice of one
crying in the wilderness.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16
Pruning Tree Roots.

"A CONTRIBUTOR to the London a.,
den, who has thoroughly exnsr;m r 90,
with root pruning, furnishes fha. lealeQ
nal some valuable information !, p !,
subject, pointing out the causes y = y We
ure as we'll as Of success. A. Il, Il nl'
Grafton is to be employed on]y N ny w u
whose vigorous growth is 4 M Wy
pense OF productiveness, the mists s :.
sometimes made of pruning roafs J.
trees already too feeble, and thrs me /; y
creasing the difficulty. The tres s y y
comes still more stunted and ths ~ ,. =.
smaller than before. Failure h.. AM
suited whenever the pruning has ~,
performed too late in spring or s an
the buds have swelled or expanded 4
other instances the pruning IA ~
too severe, the roots being cut 4 ~ ~
on large trees as on small ones VA '
out judgment or discretion. Tbe :.
periments were made on the apple s "a
pear. A vigorous apple tree. eioh ta y
ten years old, which had scarcelv1 MAJ !
any fruit-buds, has done the best vbss
about half the roots were cut IN ~
season and half three years later n 81
ing half way around on opposite H. ~
in one year and finishing at the neyt
pruning. working two feet underneath
to sever downward roots. Ii has il
ways answered well. also, to cut >.
such trees all the larger and lonpe,
roots about two and half feet frSnm
the stem, leaving the smaller and wesE.
er ones longer, and going half Vu
around as already stated. The ouen.
ton was repeated three or four yeau
later, by extending the cut circle fOot
or two further away from the tree. By
this operation unproductive trees BE-.
came completely studded with fruit
spurs, and afterward bore profuselv
This shortening of the roots had been
continued in these experiments for
twenty years with much success, Tie
circle of roots remaining greatly oil.
cumscribed. The best time for the
work has been found to be in the latter
part of August and beginning Of Sep
TENDER, when growth has nearly ceased,
and while the leaves are vet on the
trees, causing a greater increase d
bloom-buds the following year than
when performed after the leaves hare
fallen. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

A FEW days ago a Detroit widow sent
to Steuben County, N. Y, for the BODY
of her husband. which had been bdried
there about thireen years. A good.
hearted neighbor made all needful A..
rangements and received the body "a
its arrival here. Upon being conYsJsd
to an undertaker's it was found that
petrifaction had taken place. The
widow was notified and she visited The
undertaker's. She seemed much 4
fected, but had partly recovered hs'
composure when the undertaken alg'
gessed no doubt large number Of par
sons would like to come in and view
the phenomenon. She Immediately y.
dulged in such demonstrations Of grlel
that he felt it his duty to apologize for
his suggestion, but before he couldfsg
a word she wiped away her tears sldI
replied, Eyes, l suppose it would b
proper to let them come in. and as | 40
feeling greatly distressed just nov
will leave it wholly to you to set th
price of admissionr' The reason thai
petrifaction didn't occur was because
the undertaken declined to go into ths
show business. Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

"A Massachusetts farmer, noted for
the excellence of his corn crops, SAYS
that his plan for years has been to sow
clover on third part of his pillow land,
and let it grow and remain uncut
through the entire season, blowing it
under late the next season and planting
corn upon it. His experience, he says,
teaches him that the clover, with its
vast amount of roots, is fully equal to
Twenty-Five loads of manure per acre.
Then ne takes another third part and
proceeds in the same way.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

"A sanitary journal recommends
waking on stills for children as pecu-
harly effective for correcting defects of
carriage resulting from weakness of
the upper dorsal muscles, such as
STOPPING of the shoulders and turning
the toes inward.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

The latest novelties in shawl pins.
or as charms to hang from watch chains
and bracelets, are infant pigs in gold
and silver, or enamel. This fashion ia
supposed to have originated in Austria,
where the hog is esteemed a beast Of
good omen, and its likeness is worn. as
the Neapolitans wear a coral horn. to
ward off the evil eye.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

+. WHEN you meet . young man who g smok
Ing cigar it is your duty to stop him, ~
say: Young man, that cigar contains sces rs
formic, cutyric, valerie and proprionic ac@
prussic acid, creosote, carbolic acid, Ammonia
sulpauretted hydrogen, pyridine, vlroons
picolene and rubidene, to say potmns
cabbagine and burdockic acid. He may 80 Z
to the cigar, but you have done your duly
the premises.-Boston Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

In an old and faded manuscript book W. ~
ten century ago, we find the following ~
answer to the query, Why do not poes ~
printers succeed as well In business - 9Is ~
ers p" Because poets and printers voiA -. ~
the head, and brewers for the stomach, ~
where twenty men have stomach, pus W.
has a head-"-E1change
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

THE London Home Hospitals AssO.
citation for paying patients has opeaeal
its first establishment. Every patlesI
will be attended by his own doctor. =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

DEAN SWIFT called at house IN Cas.g
where the lady overdid his welcome, sr}r u
"WiH you have an apple pie, sirI VIZ ~
have gooseberry pie, sir3 VIII you ns, ~
currant pie, sir1 Viii you have cherry en-, ~ ~
sirl Win you have plum pie, siri VIII VIZ; VI
have pigeon pie, sirp Al ias., m m
but maybe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

THE other day Louisville Cosrsa 800 Ssrsr.
man was thus accosted by fellox. ~ ar
This weather calls to mind the WHY psd
graph about Nero, who, when ne saw "
said, than to 20 M t. him and say. 'Isith"
enough for you now, old fellowP'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

DEAF lady: "What's. his namew fouq
lady: Augustus Tyler" The deal aoJ,
BLESS me, what q namei sBusthis Bileu
Eliza, you must be making fun for me.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

THE Hartford Courant says lightning -
struck more oil this summer than Al ING -
Of the operators
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

ARE you lost, my little fenowi 80 poeh
gentleman of four-year-old one daf " ,s INIT
ester. NO" he sobbed in replyi
m-my mother is"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

Or 155 women observed on the street an
yesterday, 113 stuck out their tongues 49, j.
they unclasped their pocket books. -AA0's's
Queen
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-16

Rogers, or Dr. Noah Porter, he is unite
as likely, we opine. to turn FESTIVE and
sulky as to be charmed with his wife
brilliancy.
The simple truth is that most men
neither expect, nor desire, nor intend.
to be agreeable after marriage in the
same way which commended them to
acceptance during courtship.
They have taken the coniugal vows
upon them, they would explain it If
they could condescend to explanation
That should be enough to assure the
wife that she is loved and cherished.
II II be not, so much the worse for
her. But women have so little sense.
you know. They are always expecting
a fellow to be spooney.
Inc average husband is not uukind.
He simply does not guess that the wife.
IKE the tender betrothed, hungers for
an lmpulsive kiss, or compliment to
ner toilette. He is preoccupied, hur-
ned, busy, with larger matters than
blue ribbons and Kensington portieres.
Ihe real wisdom for the grieved crea-
ture who fancies that her life does not
interest her lord is to make it interest
nerseH. Let her care for artistic and
pretty and intellectual things for their
own sake, and the charm will work. If
not on him, on her.
one must, OF course, make the most
mat sne can OF her house and her table.
nerseii and her children, whether her
husband knows it or not, because that
Is SO nominated in the bond between
1ersei1 and her conscience. That being
done' let her not worry as to how She
snail recover the vanished lover. Ten
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
The Eyesight I'm AduIfs.

In adult age the eyesight NAV h.
and often IL. injured by causes wbirE
can be avoided by the exercise nf =
moderate amount Of thought and care
Common among these causes are detec.
tive or excessive illumination. exces-
sive application, uncleal or impure air
exposure To cold, and want Of 1nignss
of spectacles. OF course, the best light
is the natural or white light. which
comes from the sun, and which il "a
congenial and necessary to the eve AZ
food TO the digestive organs. But nv
thoughtlcssnegs and carelcgsncsg tI,e
light OF day may become the means Of
destroying or seriously impairing tho
eyesight. Thus, the power Of vision /.
often enfeebled and sometimes ruined
by sudden exposure Of the eyes 10 q
much stronger light than that 10 whicl
they have been accustomed. A person
may suffer irreparable injury, even IN
blindness, by going abruptly from dark.
ness to light, by looking at the sun ar
other dazzling light, by reflection Of the
solar rays into the eye from "A mirror IN
/ other polished or white surface. Harm
may come from opening the eyes in
bright sunlight on awak ening in the
morning, and hence, as DIR. Garter an
| English physician who has made tie
eyes "A study, points out, it is not WELT,
sleep in bed facing the morning sun,
| when the windows Of the room are in.
sufficiently covered by curtains. or
when the strong light is suddenly ad.
mitted by servant in the morning
! The habit Of sleeping with night
! light burning in the room is objection
! able, since darkness is conducive b
sound and refreshing sleep. But iiper.
sons will do it, the light should be 80
screened as TO prevent the Tavs from
falling direc ly on the eyes. In dwell.
/ ings, as in schoolrooms, architecture
/ and furniture have AN important in.
| fiuence on the proper use and preserva.
! tion of tho eyesight. Not ONLY the
amount of light in the room. but the d.
! rection from which il is admitted. are
matters of importance. The eyes are
naturally much protected against light
coming from above. but they are com.
| paratively defen seless against that
| which comes from below. "On this
account" says DR.. Garter. every low
windows are rather TO he avoided. or. If
used, they should be fitted with blinds
made TO draw up rather than down
and the floors should not be- covered
with very bri ght-eolored materials. or
with any which possess refcc'inp sur.
faces. The blinds, too, by which the
admitted light is tempered, should be
Of n suitable color, neither white nor
white striped with red, but of a blue or
gray tint, and of sufficient thickness to
be really efectual for the purpose for
which they are designed
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
turR f0r (,oI.Ia

We published some time ago in this
magazine paragraph upon bronchitis.
the result OF some experiments made by
n gentleman upon himself, and which
his medical attendant said, iocularly,
constituted n fraud upon the profession.
This gentleman, who was subject TO
attacks of acute bronchitis, succeeded in
warding them of by observing the ordi-
nary precautions against catching cold,
but especially by chewing a small piece
of ginger whenever he was obliged to 20
out OF doors on n cold day. Since he
had adopted the plan of keeping piece
OF ginger in his mouth while out of
doors. he had never had an attack of
bronchitis either winter or summer.
A very similar result has been OBJ
tanned in coryza by an Italian gentle.
man, X. Rudolf, which makes us believe
more in the above vementioned ginger
than we felt Mt first inclined to do. The
case is related in n recent number of
the Gdssettd Medica Hdliond, and the
substance used was not ginger. but
eucalyptus. Doctor Rudolf being seized
with n severe attack of coryza, or in
other terms very bad cold in the head,
happened TO chew one or two twigs of
the eucalyptus, at the same time swal.
lowing the saliva Secreted, which had q
bitter aromatic flavor. To his surprise
he found that. in the course of half an
hour, the nasal catarrli he'd disappeared.
Some days later the same person was
seized with another attack. when the
same treatment was followed by an
equally fortunate result.
The author then prescribed this SIM
pie remedy to several of his patients, all
81 Ln- al.
way. He adds thai, in his opinion,
this treatment is only suitable TO acute
cases; that appears probable enough,
but If such simple aromatic substances
as ginger and eucalyptus will cut short
or prevent an attack of bronchitis or
coryza, we consider that very useful
discovery has been made, and that IL
cannot be too widely known Monthly
Md0dztae.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
Prayers In Congress,

A letter from Washington 70 tic
Cleveland Herald says: The opening Of
n Congressional session Is ways or.
deTed at noon precisely. When the
clock hand touches twelve tie floor has
been cleared of all visitors. and perhaps
five or six Senators are in their seats.
and twenty-five or thirty Cungrc-smen
in their hall. The speaker comes out
exactly on the minute, steps up 10 his
dais. strikes smart rap upon the sound
ing board. and the minister who follows
him walks up 10 the presidiA, officers
chair and prays, usually short. bat oc.
casionally grows somewhat ionC. The
same ceremony at the same moment
transpires in the Senate. Both the
Speaker and Vice President stand below
their desks with bowed heads while the
chaplains ofliciate. The prayers over.
the business of the day at once begins
by the mechanical reading Of the Journal,
which usually occupies from fifteen 10
twenty minutes. the members mean
while steadily filing in from the COM
mittce rooms and elsewhere, SO that
bare quorum is generally on hand when
the motion is made by the presiding
officer that the record be approved. In
the Senate those men who figure so
prominently before the countTy-tAese
men are conspicuous during Ae mo
ments of prayer by their abscnsc.. The
pressure OF business in their busy Seua-
torial lives seems TO be so great that The
ten or fifteen minutes which belong TO
the opening moments of the daily ses.
sion cannot be spared for their presence
there. Those Senators who are dIstln-
guishcd by their promptness and pres
encc during the opening prayer oi the
day might be mentioned here, because
it has not as yet been done. On the
Democratic side McCreery. Of Kentucky,
used 10 be the standby. He was always
there. No one ever was as regular, or
is to day. The present pillars are Coke
of Texas, and Slater, of Oregon. The
former is n man of an immense frame
with n good head. Slater is n very
quiet man. and listens 10 everything
that transpires in the Senate; the most
attentive Senator, perhaps. in the whoe
body. On the Republican side we have
three or four Senators who are uni
formly regular in attendance at prayers
Blair, of New Hampshire; Saunders,
of Nebraska; Cameron, of Wisconsin;
Mcmillan. OF Minnesota, and Kirkwood'
of Iowa. Dawes, of Massachusetts. is
pretty regular. These seven or eight
Senators are the gentlemen who open
the daily sessions; were il not for them
there would be sad confusion in the
regular order.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
An Old Dutch Funeral.

Until within few weeks past, one
man, John Van Vechten. Of tatskili,
was living, who Temembarpd the funeral
of Domino Schuneman. The ceremony
was in accordance with the customs
which the Dutch, a hundred and sew
enty years before, had brought win
them from the mother country. A man,
especially deputcd for the purpose. met
each male-comer at the door, and Offered
him n glass of rum from a flask. A
woman waited in like manner upon
each female-comer. The relatives oil
the dead sat together around the corpse
the friends and acquaintance took
their seats in another part of the room,
or in an adjoining chamber. When the
services were over--these were IN
Dutch-they who chose went up TO the
coffin to take their last look at the de-
ceased. The coffin was then closed. put
upon a bier, and taken from the house
TO the grave, the relatives following,
and after them all comers. When the
coffin had been laid in the ground, the
procession returned to the house, but
in inverse order-the relatives and the
empty bier and its bearers coming last.
One room In the house was assigned to
the bearers, another To the assembled
people. In each room = table had been
sci with bottles of rum, : jar OF tobacco,
and long clay pipes, Allthe men drank
and smoked, talking in the meanwhile
of the character and virtufs Of their
dead pastor, of their horses, OF the
spring planting. and of the weather
One or two Of The lower sort rot tipsy,
and amused themselves by singing III,
neral ditties out-of. doors HdFptfs
kzrnaisae
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
Mrs. Partington at the socIabIe.

There was no mistaking the costume
and The fact that the venerable dame
led small boy by the hand confirmed
the impression that Mrs. Partington
was in the assemblage. There was 4
momentary lull in the buzz of conver-
sation, and the party gathered around
the new conner, eager 20 shake her hv
the hand. Bless me!n said she. with
beaming smile, which played over
her face like sunshine over n lake
BLESS me! how sanitary you all are
Just as you ought 10 be at time like
this, when nothing harmonious should
be allowed TO disturb your hostiiities.
You are very kind. I'm shore. and I am
glad to see you trying 10 enjoy YOUR
selves. We had no church. sociabies in
my young days, but we had huskin'
bees. and quiltin' bees, and apple bees.
and" Bumbiebees," said Ike, break
ing in like boy on thin ice"
though we had good times. and sociable
enough, goodness knows, when the red
ears were found. they were nothing TO
the superfiuity of this" There was n
slight disturbance in the circle, as Ike
in his restlessness placed his heel on
eircumiacent toe, but 1t was stilled as
the master of ceremonies came up to in
troduce the minister. Glad 10 sec you.
madam" said the minister, II hope
you may find the hour spent with us
happy one" know | shall. sir"
replied she.' "for happiness depends
very much on how we enjoy ourselves.
and enough of anything always satisfies
me. How could / help enjoying my
sell in a scene of such life and ami
mostly as this?" "Nery true, madam {"
Z" And then the lights. blazing like a
CONSERVATION, and the music and
flowers make it seem like Pharaoh
land" The minister was called away.
and the master of ceremonies askea
Mrs. II. ifshe would like IAN ice, a." which
she family heard. "a nice-?n she
replied, looking at him and hanging on
to the long-as ii IL were the top bar of
gate. "Oh, very" A rush by the
contestants in n game here broke in
between them, the band gave a crash.
which seemed to start the roof, the
mass of people waved TO and fro, Ike
started of with new crony in quest of
some suggested peanuts, and Mrs. Part
ington backed into n scat. She looked
pleasantly upon the moving spectacle
through her own parabolas, her fingers
beat time to the music, and her .'oil-
factories inhaled the breath of flowers
and the smell of coffee from an ada
cent room, till she was becoming "lost." /"
when she realized that figure was
standing before her, and n cold spoon
was being thrust into her right hand.
It was the attentive manager again with
an ice cream which he invited her to
take. You are very surprising. sir"
said she, smiling; "I was unconscious
BILE At the moment. Thank YOU: I
will. / am very nartially fond of ice
cream, and this Is manila, too, which Il
my favorite." She ate with a sense ol
enjoyment caught from the scene and
went away soon after, when Ike had
Joined her, with plethoric pockets, bid
ding the manager convey goodnight
from her 10 the party. saving she had
enjoyed real sociable timc.-B. p.
ssiltGber. Ia he zpenue,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
Words Of Wisdom.

Charms strike the sight, but merit
wins the soul.
No man ever looked on the dark side
of life without finding It.
One should seek 70, others the happi-
ness one desires for ones self.
Truth Is the foundation Of all knowl-
edge, and the cement of all societies.
They that laugh at everything. and
they that fret at everything. arc alike
fools.
No manner of speaking Is so offensive
rs giving praise and closing IL with an
exception.
As the FREELY only shines when on the
wing, so II is with the human mind
when ut rest Il darkens.
How many are there like Atalanta In
the fable, who lost the race by stopping
TO pick Up the golden apple.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-03
Friends OF Long Ago.

When I sit in the twilight cleaning,
And the busy streets grow still,
dream Of the wide, green meadows,
And the old house on the hill.
I can see the roses blooming
About the doorway low,
Again my heart gives greeting
TO the friends OF long ago
Dear long ago!
can see my mother sitting,
With life's snowfiakes in her hair,
And she smiles above her knitting,
And her face is sanity fair.
And see my father reading
From the Bible on his knee,
And again hear him praying
AS he used to pray for me
So long ago!
I see all the dear old faces
OF the boys and girls at home,
As saw them in the dear old days
Before We learned to roam.
And sing the old songs over
With the friends I used to know,
And my heart iorgets its sorrows
In its dream of long ago!
Dear long ago!
How widely our feet have wandered
From our old homes tender ties,
Some are beyond the ocean,
And some are beyond the skies.
My heart grows sad with thinking,
OF the friends used to know;
Perhaps shall meet in heaven
All the loved ones of long ago,
Dear long ago!