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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09
Shooting Whales.

The "modern improvements in
the whale fishery are as remarkable as
in other industries, though not so gen.,
orally known. One of the most note
worthy of these is the iavelin- bomb, an
account of which Mr.. Voy, of San Fran
cisco, has lately sent to La Nature. 1t
consisps of metallic cylinder. termina.
ted by a cylindrical bomb, at the end of
which is rod with very sharp, barbed
point. This projectile is sent off by
means of a kind of arquebus rested on
thin vertical support. and on the
shoulder of the man who fires. At the
moment of firing, small screen rises
automatically, to protect the man per-
son, and the projectiie goes off, The
latter is attached behind the cord which
it draws out with it. If the shot be q
good one the projectile enters the body
OF the whale, and the shell then ex-
plodes, causing piece of iron TO open
out, so as to form kind of double hook,
by which the whale is held. The pro-
jectile is generally fired from a rowing
boat. The instrument is powerful one
In some instances the projectle could
be driven eighty metres; in which case
it and the cord drawn would weigh not
less than one hundred Kilograms. Mr.
Voy describes a striking incident in
which a large, yellow-beIlied whale Ga
kind very rarely attacked on account of
its tremendous vigor) was shot at from
small fve-ton steamer. when quite
near. The projectile went right through
part of the body, and exploded beyond.
The whale was attached, however, by
the cord, and it dragged the steamer
four consecutive hours, at a speed some
times of sixteen kilometers an hour,
though the engine was reversed. Sum-
set came. and the whale being still live
ly, the cord was cut.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09
Camer0Rss Railroad.

81 Standing to-day, looking out upon, the,
stretch of railroad which winds from
this thriving city off toward the State
Capitals an old gentleman near me said
Do you know that Simon Cameron
built this railroad from here to Harrisa
burgh? And how he did have to fight
against the prejudices of the stubborn
German farmers who lived alon q the line
of the route! I1ecollect,' he continued. .,
''' of my father telling me years ago. of
the public meeting which Mr.. Cameron
called at Il Middletown to further the
building of this railroad. There was a
good crowd present and q bright man,
a good .talker, who was then the At
torney-General of the State, made a
very spread-eagle speech, but the SUBJ
jeet was too big for him, it slppeds from
his grasp, and he failed to state clearly
the real object of theemeeting. SHOT no
Mr.. Cameron, finding his, orator
lacking in the essential element Of prac-
tical statement. took thea stand himself
and explained What, he wanted to do. It
then took two daysto 90 to Philadelphia
from Harrisburg. .sMr9i Cameron stated
that when the. railroad was built. you
SOuiu CdU OtCbhldSt uOlAC III UuC
ing, go to Philadelphia.2 spend several
hours, and take. supper at home again
in the evening" This statement was az
together too much fop the quiet farmers
SO long used to the stage-coach, and
when the meeting broke up there was
only one in the whole crowd who
took any stock in Mr.. Cameron's state
ment "A short time after the meeting
was over heoapproachedf Mr.. Cameron,
in the country hotel and said: s.Simon,
you made that story little too big
You might go down one day and, come,
back the next, but both ways in one day
is too much for an honest mind TO bel
lieve. Isthink, myself. thesrailroadwill
be a great thing for us, but not SO great
as thats The next day he sent Mr..
Cameron one of his best cows witt. its
calf to show his respect for Mr.. Cam
eron's foresight and to- emphasize his
faith in his building the railroad. '
Lancaster Letter 10 Philadelphia Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09
Female ImmOdesty.

The owner of large animal show
lately advertised that he would. exhibit,
in connection with his menagerie, the
most beautiful woman in America. Com
petition for the place was opened to all
women. His agent, appointed to attend
the matter, received literally bushels of
letters, photographs and painted ,por-
traits, from women of almost every age
and condition in life. he remarkables
point in the matter. was that the COM.
petitors were undoubtedly, most Of them.
young girls of virtue, = and a certain
amount of education, many; being farm
ers' daughters, bellies OF some rustic
neighborhood. Nor was it the money
which was offered that appeared to be.
the induce1ent to offer themselves for
exhibition in the majority of cases. but
the qualification of vanity. sheer and
simple. The fact that thousands Of
young girls in America, reared in re-
spectacle families, would be willing, for.
the sake of admiration, to be hauled,
half-clothed, through the towns and
villages OF the country; in company with
bears, and snakes,s and monkeys, ex-
posed to the vulgar gaze aud criticism
OF low,., coarse men, is q discouraging
sign enough Of one OF the conditions Of
our social life. Perhaps, however, it is
not more so than the recent. favor be-
slowed in the highest English society
upon = professional beauties.''f The
vanity and unwomanliness in these,
ladies, who belonged to cultured and
refined families, were shown in their.
posing necessarily in all kinds of dress
and undress,, that their photographs
might be sold on the streets. That such
things are possible shows, that the culti-
walton Of modesty and true delicacy is
neglected in the home, training of many
of the. women of England and of this
country. Few young girls whose meth
ers had done their duty to them in child
hood would occupy the doubtful posi-
ton of professional 'beauties,,u ofsit
on the triumphant car of a menagerie.,
Precisely the same vulgar ambition
shows itself inthe pretty girls who aiarfntl
boldly on Broadway, or Washington or
Chestnut Streets, on a holiday. They
thrust the beauty Of face and figure, so
| dear to their parents, and. some daystol
belso dear to their. husbands and chill
dren, into the street, to challenge the
stares of the passers- BY. They have,
never been taught how cheap and vul-'
gar beauty isfas soon as IL is made com
| mon; nor how such display argues an
ugliness within that is disgusting to per-
sons Of true refinement, and unless
| checked, tends to- danger and unhappi-,
| ness Youths Companion. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09
Primitive Method Of Bookkeeping.

The deathsof Mrs. dane Van Horne !,
OF Fonda recalls her grandfather, Major !.
Nellis Fonda He was soldier In the
French war and did good service in Ii
conderoga.6 At the close ofISthe Revo.
luton he. was appointed. one of the old
Tryon County Judiciary. While Major
Fonda wasin trade he kept a separate Il
book for his. Indian customers, aud
among the items are the following:
''' Yellow Belly, steel traps, II shil. Z
,lings. cr, BY l small beaver, shillings; !,
1 otter, shillings. Mem. He has a.
gun belonging to me. The Sore Eyed !.
,Squaw, / shilling to blanket had of
me long time ago and admitted the
same to me at my house, 28th March, 4
1771-' The books and papers are in
the possession of Major Van Horne OF
Fonda, Utica IN. ~ Herald. a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09

Rev. II. Pahtahquahong Chase.
hereditary Chief of the Ojibways, and
President of the Grand Council of In
dians, preached recently at the venera-
BILE city church of st. Peters, Cornhill,
London. He wore two medals, ono
given to his father by George ILL.,, the
other to himself, by the Prince of Wales
in person on behalf of the Queen. M.
Chase is sixty,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Et54D Tho ,.ooo,,+ ,,roso,,+;o, of D;t,,oI;,ta
~ rscJn. Prosesu.lpno " soi n,sansls nan
Dos' Iiie s lil. ooseiiinie' 'seaa
The Lutheran General Synod will
meet at Altoona, aPas June 8, for the &
thirtieth, annual con vention.
The school nonnlation Of The Tinted ts
States ia .I4se6 ia ~ sJb;s sn,,n,l,ar :
9,37S.l95 were enrolled in 1873 There, -,
were i'm that wear 271.144 teachers.
rha rs -. eaasafa. .sFlss = 80. a4sg
five no,nn,as 1nsfe .5 tra.ts ~ .ne a9rss
the an,an;oan ',T IT,. s ~ To- % n1 ro'
p. So alneiioanl tias.s, ooospoy ,sS0ctesys ~ Dr'
li = .l,sn @ o,oYo,ooo copies
,tt--Professor John FL. Hewitt has re-
signed the chairsin Lake Forest Uni 81
versity illinois, and accepted the Law
renee Professorship Of the Greek Ian
lege;saa .ie4sas,ss has .raaasn h,.e s.,..
1.-THE Parliament OF Brazil, in the
adoption OF an amendment to the Con-
stitution which gives to Protestants and
their religion the same civil and politi
cal rightsias the Catholics enjoy, marks ]
still further advance in the triumph of
the principles OF religious liberty. -
-Ir, a fashionabie sI,onfon,3 cbu,cb d
only the private and nrof,,ss;,nal CLASSES -
the gentlemen-are allowed to rent
news IN the nave, IAN neysons con- 35ss
1lected with trade mus. .rentpesvs in the,
aisles or gallery. !. However, they are
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09
IN TWOS.

Somewhere in the world there hide
Garden-gateS that no one sees,
SAKE they come in happy twos-
Not in ones, nor yet in threeS.
But from every rnaiden's door
- Leads pathway straight and true, .
Maps and surveys know it not;
s2 He who finds, finds room for two!
slThen they see the garden-gatesI .s
Never skies SO blue as theirs,
Never flowers so many sweet
81 As for those who come in pairs.
Round and round the alleys wind,
Now II cradle bars their way,
Now 4 little mound, behind
So the two go through the day.
ssf' when no nook in all the lanes a-'
= IS But has heard song or sigh,
as@s Io! another garden-gate
"opens as the two go by!
In they wander, knowing not:
"Ftye. and sfweTftyF' fills the air
With il Silvery echo low.
Al aboutthe startled pair. . =
FEIappier vet these garden-waiks; y
Closer, heart to heart, they lean;
-~aa Stiller, softer falls the hight;
= Few the twoS, and far between.
Till, at last, as on they pass -
Down the paths so well they know,
Once again at hidden gates ~
sAsfand the two. they enter slow. ss,t b s.
Golden Gates of Fifty Years,
May our two your fatchet press!
askGarden. Of he Sunset Land, y---s.z., a
Holdtheir dearest happiness. F7
'ss Then quiet walk again;
Then a wicket in the wall:
Then one. stepping on alone
wgThen twoat the Heart of All. -... s.
zsass9t FE W. c. Gd1lftett.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09

The man who stole glance has not
yet been arrested, although his atten-
ton was arrested when he stole the
glance,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09

Decisio ions I'm lx&ssuiu are rendered
she same as lard j. rsndssedTTby trying aan
: one of nshe i4eaasngs snihistersn Of gsaa
Boston PLAYS the violin. Asort Of fiddle ~ss
n. D.: soto speak. Cambridge Iri6atae.
xw -ssr The press is mighty and Will pre- -
vail; psaiii the esascept alden. whensais
she was Apggsd BY her stalwart lover, a
s-NeW York Neacs. es'ss1N s@ ~
sThs new Gar leads a very sirnpleaeg
life. He rises early and breakfasts with A.,
his family. and then puts on his boiler
iron overcoat ana takes "a walk in the sS
aback yardsr Bestea q Glebesssa .aeeta as. evs
~ II Give us, anz article on dogs"
writes a correspondent who il an en- EFes
thusiast egarding the canine race. Afss;s
dog collar is an article on dogs; 80 are
feas;; which win you have -Burssngto, s'fs
HdwfsEy<s ii sea3s aaats2 ssga ggxs LA
o 1t has been epcQnclusiyelyproved that
if q man walks around the world on aSsss&
great circle, his head win go just ST. 81
rect further than his feet. So, if you
don't want to wake up some morning "a
with y0Ir headsani1 feetthat far apari,~aa
'dSa as51s stssRss HssPg2t aitaa4Aayigatien
: GIsawas. sBoston girl who askeds,as
J" Whysis IT. tethatstwov souls, mated in. IA
the impenetrable mystery Of their ma es
tiYity, foat BY each Other on the oceanssb
currents Of existence without being in
zstinctively drawn together, blendedand -
beauti6ed in the assimulated alembic ofsas
eternl loyeg That, is an easy one, 1t
pound and good ssalskin saeque costs ia
as high as $500.-zsIhea eaaecessaries of
life must exnarianca q fall in Yr;oa ha
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09

: Somewhere in the world there hide
Garden=gateS that no one sees,
Save they come in happy twos-
Not in ones, nor yet in threes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-09

in earnest, grouped around him with
astonished but respectful countenances,
until one in rather scornful voice said,
=" l say Dick, who aOas't yer promised?"
'The Lord" said Dick, doffing his
hat and reverently bowing his head
Cora Lima Daniels, IN Examiner and
Chronicle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

Fhe postmaster at Gunnison has
been very careless about the mail for
Irwin, lately. The other day he sent
the mail pouch intended for Gothic
here and our mail he sent there. Oh
course three days elapsed before we
got this mail. Last Monday lie sent
lis a letter pouch with the wrong lock
on it. Our postmaster couldn't open
it and consequently returned the mail
unopened 10 Gunnison, consuming
three days ere we got 1t back. 1t is a
daily occurrence to receive letters
marked missent," which have
been to Gothic Pitkin, Crested Butte
and Lake City. While again we have
letters sen: us which we never receive.
At G,nnlson the other day, we were
comp aimed to by number of our
subscribers who fail to get their paper
regularly Such culpable carelessness
is without excuse. We think Gunnl-
son needs new postmaster.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

Matt Arch, and the lnepressible West
Gunnison Thomas put c. A. Picrson $
name before the body. Bowman re-
ceived the nomination, the vote stand
ing Bowman 20, Arch 16, Person I.
CLARK withdrew his name, having re-
ceived only five votes on the first bal
Hot. After these two nominations.
which were the most important, the
Interest previously manifested seemed
to lull. No other incidents of import
;ance happened with the exception of
THE twins being "set down on" oc-
!casionally.
Mr.. Joe Cotter, CT Tin Cup, was
dominated for treasurer, over George
IN. Moses and =. o. Milner, who
we're opposing candidates. Matt,
arch was unanimously chosen for as
SCISSOR, but declined to accept, where
upon VIM. t. Clark, of Gunnison,
iwas nominated. DR.. Fuller, Of Gothic,
WAS the choice for county commits
,sioner, who by the way is good man
.and if elected will see That our roads
|are put in good order. Geo. Patton,
|of Gunnison, was nominated superin
.tendent Of public instruction. w. J.
|flne, county surveyor, and DR.. Rock.
,efeller was the choice for coroner.
Resolutions were passed thanking the
Chairman. and secretary. the county
commissioners and Judge Smith fol
the USE of the court room, and the
press fer their very full reports. The
convention then adjourned.
Thus it will be seen that out of the
Eight Offices disposed of, Gunnison re-
|ceived five, Crested Butte one, Gothic
|one, Tin Cup one and Ruby---
Of course our delegation went down
solid for their ndidate and stuck to
,him on every ballot to a man, which
Showed their good intentions, but
!: they were defeated and felt little
sore about it. However, VIC presume
; they have become reconciled by this
time, as they we'll knew that some
Ibody had to get left and SO far as We
could see the outlying camps, more
Crested Butte, played al
active part IN the game.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22
CONDOLENCE MEETING.

A large number of our citizens me
:in the Haynes building last night tc
sgive public expression to their grief a
the untlmeiy death Of our honorce
and beloved president, and 70 offe
coincidence and sympathy to the be
'reaved family and American people
after several speeches were made the
i following resolution was passed:
WHEREAS, By the hand of an assas
lsin most distinguished American
James A. Garfield, president Of the
UNITED States, has been taken from
,his family and the people Of his coun
try, and
WHEREAS, The nation has lost ii
ahim not alone its chief executive, bu
.also one. as an able statesman and love-
'of tie prosperity and freedom Of hi:
country has moulded mnch of its leg
;Isfation therefore, be it
Resozsa, By the citizens OF RUBY
Camp, in meeting assembled. thai
Though far from the scene of the cal
|amity, we are deeply sensible of The
public grief; that we feel a part ofthe
great nation in which we live ; the
loss our country has sustained, and
that we tender our heartfelt sympathy
mot only to the relatives and friend,
'of the late president, but for the
American people for whom he suffer
ed martyrdom.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

The Rubydelegation got "set down
on" in the convention last Monday
but they got their "work in" In the
evening, for when they got a Holt of
that man from Crested Butte they
made "Rome howl" Revenge is
sweet. The Rubyites claim that they
were shamefully treated, and this time
they do not blame Gunnison, but the
outlying precincts, who they claim
went back on them. OF course they
could not blame Gunnison, who nat
urally would support their own can
didates. Therefore, we believe they
have become reconciled, as they wei!
enough knew that somebody had to
get left. They made good fight for
Miller and were defeated, but we
think they have become resigned to
thei, fate. and will enter into the fight
for The purpose of seeing that the
whole ticket is elected. !. R. Hinkle,
the present incumbent Of the clerk S
Office, has filled the office with unques-
tionable ability and has ever been un-
tiring in his efforts to please the peo-
pie, therefore, in recognition Of that
it is the duty OF the people to return
h,n, TO that position.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

We advise all who desire to Obtain
patents for their claims to have ths
field work done now before the winter
sets in, and then when the question
of legal title is settled, which viii
probably be when Congress meets il
not before, there will be no trouble III
getting patent through this winter
as the Office work can be done then a
we'll as any time. If you own claim
that is worth keeping, it is worth be-
ing patented, which will forever bal
any litigation that is always liable te
arise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

In addition to the first premium
awarded to Gunnison county on Fri
day last, for the best exhibition O
gold and silver, and the first and sec
ond premiums for coal and iron, :
new committee awarded us the high
est specimen Of cut Colorado stone
the highest medal for the best exhibi
Of building stone, and diploma TO
coke.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

At Des Moines, Iowa, there was a
a snow storm on the Sth. We think
The seasons have changed and they
will have all the snow in Iowa this
wear and none here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

The Elk MOUNTAIN PlLoT come!
t. us this week greatly improved il
appearance. 1t is using a bette
quality of paper and has become ii
appearance what it has always been II
matter, a very readable paper.-Got1u'
Miner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

Judge Burris received the unanimous
nomination for district judge at the
Lake City republican convention held
last Saturday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22
PROCLAM4IION.

Lieut-Gov. H. A. w. Tabor, in the
absence of Gov. Pltkin, has issued the
following proclamation
In consequence of this most sad and
sorrowful d;spensation, and to give al
our people an opportunity Of paying
the last triiVse of respect to the mem
oryr~ 'aent, have, a:
lieutenant Governor and acting Gov
srnor of the, state of Colorado
hereby designate Monday, the 2etl
day OF Sept. A. D. 1881, to be obscrv.
ed as 4 day of mourning and prayer.
and | do hereby request all good citi
zens throughout the state to assemble
l.rcn that day and by such cc:cmonIe:
as may seem fitting and suitable OF
that day, to pay last tribute q re.
spect to our honored dead.
Signed, H. A. w. TABOR.
Lieutenant Governor and Act. Gov
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1881.

DR.. Jennings was the happiest man
in Gthrtson on the night Of the con-
rention.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22
productive veins than any district we

know of with the amodnt of develop
ment. Of course out of the hundreds
OF locations there are certainly great
many that will be worthless, but iii
a few years time we will have from
forty to fifty mines that will pay
handsomely if properly worked,
whereas, in a great many mining
camps they are contented with four OF
five paying mines.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22

Delmonico, the we'll known caterer
Of New York, died leaving an estate
of two million dollars.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-06-30

J. II. WelSer. proprietor Of the Joe
Hooker House. on Robinson Street, has
an eagle which is fond of Teasing on
cats and rats. Boys living in the north
ern part of the city. upon learning that
the bird was fond OF cats. carried some
there every day to see the eagle destroy
them. The report was circulated that
the proprietor paid literally for eats,
and a great many more were brought
than the eagle could devour. 1t was
not an unusual thing to see boys after
school with half dozen cats in bag,
some OF which had been stolen from the
neighbors Finally Mr.. Welker refused
to allow the boys to feed any more eats
to the bird, and now buys rats. paying
fifty cents per hundred
"How many rats have Won purchased
during the past week. asked the re-
porter of Mr.. Welker, and he replied,
'.Seven Dozen. The rats are thrown
into the cage alive, and the eagle grabs
them on the back. pierces them through
the vitas, and kills them the same as it
did the cats. The rats must be perfect,
without being manned, else the eagle
will not touch them.-Reaiing (fa.)
Eagle.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-06-30
Eggs VS.. Meat.

Would it not be wise to substitute
more eggs for meat in our daily diet?
About one-third of the weight of an
egg is solid nutriment. This is more
than can be said OF meat. There are
no bones, no tough pieces that have
to b. laid aside. A good egg s made
up of ten parts shell. sixty parts white
and thirty parts yelk. The white of
an egg contains siXty-siX per cent. wa
ter. the yels rifty-two per cent. Prac-
tically an egg is animal food. and vet
there is none of the disagreeable work
of the butcher necessary to obtain it.
The vegetarians of England use egg
freely. and many OF the e men are
eighty and ninety years. and have been
remarS ably free from illness. Eggs are
best when cooked four minutes. This
takes away the animal taste that is Of
fensive to some. but does not harden
the white Or velk so as to maze them
hard to dgest. An egg ii cooked very
hard is difficult of digestion except by
those of stout stOmachs; such eggs
should be eaten with bread and mas
ticated very finely. An egg spread on
toast is foo fit for a king. if kings de-
serve any better food than anybody
else. which is doubtful. Fried eggs
are less wholesome than boiled ones.
An egg dropped into hot water is not
only clean and handsome. but de-
lieious morsel. Most people spoil the
taste of their eggs by adding pepper
and salt. A little sweet butter is the
best dressing. Eggs contain much
which is supposed to be
useful to those who use their brains
much.-Foaitry Rerie'c.