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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08
A Practical Russian Philanthropist.

Two notices, framed, glazed, and sus-
pended upon the walls Of dram-shop
on the new canal at st. Petersburg,
close to Nine. Sassetzki's Refuge for
the Homeless" run as follows: II exhort
the gentlemen who honor my establish
ment with their patronage to forego
robbery and theft while within its pre-
cincts, not to thrash one another, and,
on the whole, not to make unpleasant
noises. Those who actin contravention
to this warning will receive punishment
in my dram-shop, Of a sort that they
will experience no difficulty in feeling"
The second notice affords quaint con-
trast to the first, which enwarps hide
GUS threat in exauisitely courteous
phrase, while the native benevolence of
the eccentric dram-seller shines out
genially in the following kindly adver-
tisement: "As soon as the cold and
rainy weather shall set in, five copecks
will be here advanced to each needy and
weary man, that he may pay for bed
whereon to rest his body" 1t appears
that the author of these remarkable no
tices faithfully adheres to the text of
both. If his customers misconduct
themselves he lays into them with a
cudgel, but any poor wretch presenting
himself after in the evening for assist
ance receives the promised five copecks,
after he has exhibited his legitimation
papers and listened to short exhorta
-tion read aloud to him from religious
book London Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08
BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. $780,

Could that be smoke coming slowly
out OF the chimney? Good heavens!
There must have been remnant of fire
In the stove, that all the water had failed
to put out, and the poor little cottage
had only escaped one element to be inl-
mlediately threatened by another. They
silently ran the boat on land, and the
men drew back softly, with grave faces,
that the mother and children might 90
first. The little girls clinging to her
skirts, she plunged knee deep through
the sand, and opened the door.
There was a fire, made of chair-backs
and rounds, on the hearth. and a kettle
OF coffee swinging over it, hung in some
mysterious manner from the poker; the
clock, in which the key of the tea-chesl
had been hidden, lay broken on the
floor; and in chair, tipped back
against the wall, on account of the slant
ing position of the house, with half of a
mince-pie in one hand and half of the
pumpkin in the other, sat Grizzly Bear
Halloo! mother! Merry Christmas
morning!' he shouted. "Did you erer
hear of such lark as this?''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08
PITH AND POINT.

A RoUsING address-Time to get up.
MICHIGAN is the place for self-sac-
rifice. When young lady who has
been eating onions appears at country
dance all the rest bite an onion that she
may not feel embarrassed or lonely
Free Press.
THE sooner, says moralist, we learn
to subsist chiefly on the plain diet of a
good conscience. the better it will be for
us. How would you like your sole
cooked-boiled OF fried?-N. Y. Com
nerctal Advertiser.
SAMUEL NEAT, one of Boston's
wealthy young men, has been mulcted
$4,000 in breach of promise suit, and
subjected, besides, to the reading in
court of his love letters, which were ad-
dressed like this: g My own and precious
little sweetheart" +" ''My own dearly be-
loved one," "My only beloved one,"
and Sweet, precious darling"
''AND how is your neighbor, Mrs.
Brown" inquired one nicely dressed
lady of another. "She s well enough,
/ suppose. / haven't seen her to speak
to her for six weeks" "Why, I thought
y
terms.' "Well, we used to be; but
we've exchanged servants. ."-NecD
Horen Register.
A NEW and novel treatment of drunk
enness was devised and tested by Du-
buque Qowa) wife. Her husband came
home moderately intoxicated, and ex-
pected to get the usual scolding. He
was astonished, therefore, when the
woman received him smilingly, asked
him if he would have some brandy, and
produced bottle and glass. He
promptly accepted the liquor, and drank
so much that he was helpless. Then
she tied him to a bed-post, and whip
ped him with rawhide until. as the
Telegraph says, he was as tender as
good beefsteak. y=i..y.f,-
In the grammar department of one
of our public schools, few days since,
the teacher, after talking with her class
on the subject OF mythology, read to
them as follows: Vulcan, smith, archi-
tect and chariot builder for the. gods on
Mount Olympus, built their houses, con-
structed their furniture" etc. The fol-
lowing day the subject of the preceding
day was given as a language lesson, and
as no mention was made of Vulcan, the
teacher asked the class who built the
houses for the gods on Mount Olympusp
For while. the children seem lost in
profound thought, when suddenly
CLEAN of intelligence illumined the face
of one little girl, and she replied: !" 1
can't think of his first name but his last
name is Smith! !''-Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08
The Uses of Tails.

A very important function of the tai.
of the yak, cat, squirrel and many other
animals, to which l drew attention some
years ago, has escaped the notice of
Prof. Mivart. 1t is that the bushy tails
of these animals serve very important
function in preserving their body-heat
during their nightly and their wintery
sleep. In cold weather animals with
bushy tails will be found lying curled up
with their tails laid carefully over their
feet like rug, and with their noses
buried in the fur of the tail, which is
thus used exactly in the same way and
for the same purpose as we use respira-
tors. have Manx tailless cat, who
can not, of course, carry on the funtion,
but he makes a very good substitute for
it by using the back Of one of my other
cats. When he can not be so accommo-
dated, he sleeps with his hands crossed
over his face, "just like a Christian, -
as my cook says.-Nnture.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08

The editor OF the Southern Planter
says: "The other day we met gentle
man from Alabama, who gave us piece
of information as to ascertaining the age
of horse after it has passed the 9th
year, which was quite new to us and
will be, we are sure, to most of our
readers. 1t is this: After the horse is
9 years old wrinkle comes in the eyelid,
at the upper corner of the lower lid;
and every year thereafter he has one
well defined wrinkle for each year of his
age over. 8. If, for instance, horse
has three wrinkles, he is 12; if four, 13.
Add the number Of wrinkles to nine and
you viii always get at it. So says the
gentleman and he is confident it will
rever fail.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08

ONION SAUCE.-Boil some onions in
milk, with pepper, salt, and nutmeg.
When quite done, pass them through a
sieve. Put some butter and flour into a
saucepan; when the butter is melted and
well mixed with the flour, put in the
pulp of the onions and add either milk
or cream, stirring the sauce on the fire
until it is of the desired consistency.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08
Around the World.

The Rai1Way Age says trip around
the world can be made on the follow
ing figures. A little extra money would
not come amiss, and those who propose
SO make the journey should provide
themselves with it beforehand:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08

Bret Harte is experimenting the
publishing of his new book in Paris,
which is to appear simultaneously in
Germany, England and the United
tates as well as in France,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08

Two horses belonging to George Ste
venson, near Bethany, Tenn, were re-
Gently stung to death by bees.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-08
How to Tell q Horses Age.

sFirst- class. tSailing ship.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-03-16
Bon einem alton prsubiiGsn General.

BON benz alien 9srsral pstsrt Der In
ben 3panstssrs Sabren Gommanr ant Der
Gsfuns Spansau mar, ersdblen esuti@e
Sldttsr fplsenes slnsrpptsn /: Gin sottsS.
fir9tissr Ssrr, Der isinsm S1niss NIT Gut
unp Slut erssbsn mar, Gin s6tss Soleas
tsnbsrI pfsn, ssrs6t unp pO~blppaenc,
Elm ab8elabtsr 6sinp Der n6ecsrfuGItr"
unp Der purb fe .SerS&ulpeten'' mppsrs
nsn Silsuns: 70 mar @ensral Ystert,
aQssmstn seabtst une ssfannt. Wtt
isirer nSraus Wutterlprats" lebt sr itsts
auf ssipanntem Guse. Elm irsuer 3Ssling
esS BON tim als littsnbsS Scrbilp be-
rpunesrtsn SslpmaribaI8 Bidder. 81.
mes cages psrabibispste CT fi9 BON Ieis
nsr 9arniipn nit zen Wortsn /: ,Sunas
biere /! Infer 8Snis III Elm irpssr SSnis,
renn Ct fsnnt Ten irpssn Disnt; sr TT
absr aud elm fIsinsr 8Snia bonn sr
fsnnt aud ben f~lsinfsn DENT. Srsna.
eterel Sbr iste Elm ilidlite5 9anp !
9ebt pobl, 8inesr, i3 rsiie uprssn NIT
nieinsr 6rau I'm Saee." alS Elm @rsuas
bier bsim eiitsn auitrsten Der atatil6sn
Gbplsra ais Spfsr psrlelbsn ssfaasn mar.
fab i& 9sneral pstsi semibtst ibm
fclssnpsn Nabruf ~ baltsn : pa lisSt
M Der Erauie Das bat CT M BARON
slbsr eas Bolt fribt ia aass pur@sinans
Der! SD bin fst ii~bsrssust ipsnn man
ie'nsnS erl in cine Sanp cine Sirns binbdlj
u. In bic anpsre ttt @bOlero, Ter Ssrl ireii
na@ bic Sirns Sn SstuT Der Ser.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-03-16
Mmerifanij9ss &ii9enreettt.
Gu sinsut @sriat fir ;pet psrlensn,
uWarrtaae" aenannt.l

Nv Stttb y " AVN NtkiSAkut
~Warrta9e" senannt,)
Wan nimmt einsn iuneen 6srrn unb
eins juuss Dame. Der iunse 5err TT
an, btlfen rob ; Die iuu9e Dame mus absr
gang CART fem. Wan brin9t ben Serr,
an BE Wittasstafel unD stset on Jpn
gang lansiam Elm @las portpein, unb
nil man es gan; fsin BADEN, etrpaS
Gbampasner pa3u. @iQ er ni9t tparni
peroen, nimnt man nod cine Slai6e.
Wirc or ROTH, 10 iest man Jpn ms Sc
IslIaaft53immsr, 1T Is Btntsrsssit, ans
8aminfsusr nebsn bic Dame, tbut cine
5anp SUa sriiusn lbss easu. elmo ersi
Iai1en fur cine Terion, un0 Iiet re lei6t
aufpeIen 1T IS CONNER, 70 iteut nan
lie an ete frets Quft. s!fpa ans ijsnfsr,
jecenfa!S m6y!'6 nett, bsitsdt Die Dame
nit 8Iunsn itst ite ans Gtapier unb
rittslt bis IL itrSt Sbr MAT ben
6errn caiu "irufSer, 70 if IS iebr out.
Wan ninmt Tie ulseann pieeer psa une
Isst lie tn cine @ds ans Sda6tuts unb
erbdtt he zen @brno iber in seIinesr
0aiIuuS. @aH piecubOlt ptes ;psi bis
rret MaI unp Die 5auptIlte 1T. pos caS
6eusr fets uutsrbaltsn ptre, IN ss 40
TART, 70 lduft alss iber, III ss ;u ibpa6,
70 s%erinnsn ie pcer tperrsn ;u gis. Bie
LANCE ie am 8suer istn mdfsr, rtdtst
fib gang nab umffinpen !; tbut man pisl
Wanssn nit rec prdlipsntsn Srufbile
binstn, 10 9sb' es gan, raid ; nit 9rssn'
bads sarntrt ntmmt i3 RE S9i6sI BE-
ipneers gut aus. Dian ri6tst an, sins
watre Dslifatsfs fir spst psrIpnsn, Gifs
carf nts pasu senOmmsn psrpsn. neil eas
@eri&t Obusbin lst6t iausr miro.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-03-16

oieung zines oe,itcrbsnsn Splraten bate
er i9rtftltb ansecrpnst. Der mprstnbe
Iooe miro In tpsise 5oisn bssrabsn."
Gin i6riftlt&er SutuiaonsbsfsbI sss
8snerals lautste .NQe Sunce BON
6elppetel asndrts mifsn aus pts Safrr.
men sntfernt rperpsn."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-03-16
StnterIifi9e Ierste.

gs 1T cine Sbatiu9s, oaB pisls bon Den
rresuldrsn" aer5tsn Die Durnsr's Sole"
Risrsn. II. 9eber.S eilmittsl fir Die 9rants
bsitsn, uelde oaIslbe 10 uirtiam usrtrsibt.
nidt s~mpIsblen, IS isoo9 in ibrer Yragis
.psritobIsnsrpsiis~ 9sbrau6en. sic mii.
len IS balb often aooptirsn, ba ss elm
Wuitsr. arSensimittel 1T.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-03-16
Nus hem Oasrrsi9ii&sn Sslaatsn : 2ss
ben.
9ebtIIen!

Inter raui9sntsr Wuft fsbrt bas Hss
BON Der parape surif. @uS ben
Gsntsrn l&ursn lSSns aussn msbr ODER
tpfett auf bic iunssn 8risser
biaab, bic fih bsuts fanf Stunpen lang
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27

There Is much practical wisdom among tue
poultry men that does not get into the papers
or books A turkey raiser who pndes him
self on sending to market the handsomest lot
of turkeys in his town for the Christmas mar
ket, tells us how he dresses his birds. The
turkeys are fed as usual the night before
butchering, and in the morning are driven in
upon the barn floor, as soon as they come from
the roost and are made secure. Their crops
are empty, and they can be caught as they are
wanted. Make slip moose of strong cord for
each turkey, IN an adjoining stable or she'd
put the turkeys legs INTO the moose, and with
small pointed knife stick the bird as near
the head as possible. AS soon as the bird is
dead, strip off the feathers, pinfeathers and all.
Cut the neck off as near the head as possible,
remove the wings and draw the entralls, be-
fore taking the bird down. The turkey is
hung up alive and taken down ready for
market Lay the bird on his breast or size
upon a clean board to cool. Turkeys should
be carefully handled in dressing, to avoid
breaking the skin, for it rubs of very easily
when they are warm. Remove all the pin
feathers and pack the birds, when sent to
market, in clean straw, so that there will be
no marks of blood upon them. Handsome,
clean dressing will add cent a pound, and
often more, to the market price Of all kinds OF
poultry.-4merican AYrcmturtSt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27
Decency Towards Horses.

A horse cannot be screamed at and cursed
without becoming less valuable IN every par
tcular To reach the highest degree OF value
the animal should be perfectly gentle and al
ways reliable, but If 1t expects every moment
that it is in the harness to be "jawed" at and
struck, it will be IN a constant state of ner.
vOusness, and in its excitement IS liable,
through fear, to do something which is not
expected, as to go along doing what you start
ed it to do. 1t is possible to tram horse to
be governed by the word of mouth, almost as
completely as it is to tram child, and in
such training a horse reaches his highest
value. When horse Is soothed by the gentle
words of his driver-and we have seen him
Gained down from great excitement 10y no
other Ineans-it may be fairly concluded that
he is valuable animal for all practical pur,
poses and 1t may be certainly concluded that
the man who has such power over HIM Is a
humane man and sensible one.--Humdne
.To1Ir11nI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27
A New Repeating Rifle.

The German military papers contain &C
counts of interesting experiments made by the
School Of Musketry at SpanGau, with an ap-
paratus by which the ordinary Mauser rifle
can be Immediately changed to arepeating
rifle. A magazine made from steel plate, and
containing eleven cartridges, can at will be
put off and on the rifle, and worked on it sole
ly by opening and shutting the chamber in
such way that at every opening movement o
cartridge falls through the groove into the IL
fie, and by every shutting movement the next
cartridge is made ready for use. This appar-
atus can be attached to all breech leaders with
q cylinder breech, and one is able by it TO fire
in the short time of twenty-four seconds twelve
well aimed rounds, while the magazine can be
filed again with cartridges in fifteen seconds.
After the removal Of the apparatus the rife
can be used as an ordinary one-barreled gun.
The military authorities seem to be satisfied
with the results OF the experiments
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.


Probably no reader of the Press has been
swindled by this scientific gentleman, but he
is IN the state vIctimlzing the grangers, ana
we give an account of how he operates that
no residents of the villages of Dlmmck, Utica
or La Sale may be taken IN and done for A
man OF good address calls upon well-to.do
farmer, nominally to inquire the way. lie
speaks of the beauty of the country, etc, man.
aging to intimate that he is Prof. b, IN
the college of physicians and surgeons IN
New York, or in some other well known meu.
ical university. The result is that he gets an
invitation to stop for the night, and making
himself very agreeable during the evening, all
Sre delighted at having so distinguished
guest or course he will not be allowed to
pay for his keeping, so, on departing, feels
obliged to do little favor in return lie init.
mates to his host that his great skill has en-
abled him to discern that his wife or daughter
is threatened with epileptic fits, or other
BRAIN disease, and advises him to call early
upon his family physician. The host IS
alarmed and earnestly asks If 1t can be so,
Here comes in the pulse glass" which the
professor takes from his pocket case OF instru-
ments. He applies the liquid bulb to the re-
glon of the jugular vein, and the liquid darts
over to the other bulb simply from the heat OF
the neck He applies 1t to another PERSONS
he then carefully keeps his warm hand upon
the other tube and holds the liquid back.
Repeated trials produce the same result; only
the deceased" person sets the red liquid in
motion. The unscientific host becomes great
ly anxious He is still referred to the family
physician, as the accomplished guest deter.
mined on leaving home to give no attention to
his medical practice, for his health's sake,
but after much earnest entreaty he lets 1t out
that he is gong to visit dear friend who has
member of his family similarly affected, and
that before leaving the college he had pre-.
pared single bottle of medicine, considered
the only sure remedy. He IS implored to let
his host have it, but he protests. He was to
have $50 for it, and it would cost him almost
that much to have another bottle forwarded by
rapid express. The host gladly pays the 500
and the professor drives Off The inert medi-
cine is use, and speedy cure obtained be-
cause there was no disease; the family are
wonderfully grateful and Providence Is thank.
ed tor directing the angel unawares to their
door OF course no one reveals to Others how
near one of their number has been to epleptic
fits" and the professor is uneXposed. He
finds victim day and makes big money
as his hotel bills are next to nothing and Ills
medicine valUclcss.-La Sale Pros.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27

The November meteor swarm was due last
week These are the meteors which in 1888
spread dismay and terror throughout the Uni
ted States. They fell as thick us snowflakes,
many of them leaving fiery trains that lasted
for many minutes. Some were of enormous
size and they dazzied the eyes of the behold
ers as they shot across the sky. Many people
thought the end of the world had come when,
aroused from their beds, they FASTENED out of
doors and saw the whole heavens apparently
on fire. The alarm was greatest among the
ignorant black slaves in the South. A South
Carolina planter wrote description of the
scene on his plantation that has become a
classic in astronomical literature. Hundreds
of negroes Frustrated themselves on the ground,
praying and uttering cries for mercy. Over
the whole plantation were heard shrieks and
shouts, and the distressing cries of the slaves
on the Reighboring plantations, lasting for
hours, showed how universal the terror was.
In 1866 there was similar display in Europe
About 1899, when the great body of the me-
teors again meets the earth, astronomers say
there will be another great shower. In the
mean time, every wear about the 18th of No
vember, when the earth crosses the path OF the
meteors, hundreds of stragglers from the great
swarm are drawn into our atmosphere and
consumed by the intense heat caused 10y iric-
ton. These meteors are the train OF we'll
known comet. The planet Uranus encounter
ed this comet on the frontiers of the solar sys-
TEN about the time of the Roman Emperor
Hadrian, and whirled it inward toward the
the sun, with its attendant meteors. Ever
since the year 1876 A. d. it has continued to re-
volve about the sun. 1t Is no uncommon
thing for the great planets thus to subject
comets that have previously been wandering
through SPACE to the dominion of the sun.
The giant Jupiter is famous as comet catch
er. He has been called, on this account, the
policeman Of the solar system. One of his
most celebrated performances was the capture
of Lexelrs comet in ITO That comet had
the temerlty to intrude among Juplter's fami-
ly of satellites. The giant flung it sunward,
and astronomers were startled by Its sudden
appearance IN our neghborhood. Then un-
Iexpectedly it disappeared The astronomers
set to work to find out what had become of it,
and they found that 1t had the unparalleled
audacity to again cross Juplter's path, where
upon the big policeman hurled it so far into
outer space that 1t never got back agaln.-.Sun,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27
Swindling the Farmers &.

We alluded recently to a swindle which had
been perpelrated upen an Otto township farm.
er by tho agent of a wagon-tongue supporter.
The same fraud has been played IN other
counties. a De Kalb county farmer gave an
order for number of the supporters and also
gave his note for $3.50 as security. That note
was sold to an innocent party and Mr.. Farmer
will have to stand the shot. Another confid
ing farmer in the same county signed an
agreement to become an agent, but discovered
when it was too late that he had signed a
contract to take S115 worth of the goods. The
stranger who presented this contract to the
man for collection offered to Compromise
and presented another paper for the farmers
signature, ostenslbly giving him further time
in which to make the payment but which
turned out to be bona tide promlssory note
for the amount, $115, which of course he Will
have to pay.-Kdnkdkee gazette.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27
lent action to take them fifty miles

with sufficient action to take them fifty miles
a day, and return the next, without being
knocked up for week, and haul comforta
Die carriage, with three or four persons in 1t
horses that can take load Of produce to mar.
ket and come home bright and cheerful and
ready for their feed and days work on the
morrow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27

After fowls are tattened says correspon-
dent of The Country Gentleman, 1t is quite a
nice point to dress the fowls and prepare them
for market, when not sent in alive. If dry
picked, there is little danger of marrlng the
flesh in picking; but when scalded, much care
has to be taken IN handling that the outer
The legs, which are the most difficult to man
age, should be picked dry. and not touched
while warm or wet The feathers from the
under side of the wings may be rubbed off,
not picked.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27

The Cologne Gazette, teaching how farmers
should protect themselves from frost in the
cellar, has some good advice TO househOlders
which may not be without It's use in this
country. The heaping up of earth or manure
or snow about cellar windows and walls, says
the Gazette, is an UNNECESSARILY less effective
preventive of frostbite than the construction
of double windows and the erection OF a sim
pie board fence properly closed, around the
cellar. In mild weather the windows can be
opened at will and the cellar ventilated, and
in severe weather the boarding will properly
protect all the contents Of the cellar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-11-27
City Property for Sale.

The Lots the OF Ia Sale and Lafayette
streets opposite Washington Park described @ the
Lot H. Block S. States Addition 10 Ottawa
This property il situated the central part Uf the city near
the business portion Of 1t and Will be SOLD at bargain
ia desirable for Investment For particulars Inquire o. L.
H. EAMES. Esq, National CITY lianS, or " T. GOnDIN'
Canal Collector tmaylptD ALBERT i. po"'