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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-04
The Old or the New.

ii just as the church bells were ringing
their nine o'clock chime YESTERDAY Mr..
Smiley remarked to Hannah, !" Pass me
the book isislysf 81 .fsf
g Which will you have, Ichabod, the
old or the new yersion,n and she brushed
the crumbs from her apron and reached
for the mantelpiece. tsa'si
8 Hannah, as long asl liveI shall
read from that old leather covered
Bible. The first thing remember about
my grandfather was his reading the
parable of the foolish virgins from that
very book. "a was a wee little boy then:
but I remember cried and asked
grandma if she. couldn't spare some. oil
for those who were left outside And
then, Hannah, Fl Eve heard my father
read from that very same book thou
sands of times. That book" and he
patted the open pages lovingly,s that
book is old, the leaves are yellow with
time, but itisisacred in this house. Ii
has been in service ,at every wedding
and birth and fh;leral in the family for
nigh on to a hundred years, and every
morning and every evening, has some
great truth been read from it. No.
Hannah, the new version may do for
the young folks, but you and l, with the
gates OF heaven justturning their hinges
for us. have no time to fool With it. T
will read this morning the last chapter
of Revelation. and let the glory of the
future shine upon as and do our hearts
good, !" and as he turned his eyes to the
printed page there was . thick mist on.
his glasses.-NeO Haue,s Register. = V'
The little ones will keep on saying
things. Six -year-old Mabelis industri-
ously engaged in s'cleaning oilt'' a pre-
fserve jar which her mother had Just
emptied. Four-year- old Bobby looks at
her for awhile and then blurts. out. ..Sav,
Sis, don't you wish you could turn it in
side out. SOS you could lick it ?''- Phila-
deLphiG Herald. a AZ So =
An unpleasant trip-down two
flights of stairs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-04

An unpleasant trip-down two
flights of stairs.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

To PREVENT SHEEP GETTING OVER
STo1E WALLs.-Ag great many men who
have farms excellently adapted tor
keeping sheep, are deferred from doing
SO on account OF their farms being fem
ced with stone walls, and sheep will
soon learn to get over any ordinary
stone fence. The cheapest and nc the
same time the most effectual device for
preventing this is one gotten up by a
neighbor Of time. 1t consists In setting
posts against the wall, boring hole
through these about Is inches above
the top of the wall and running q No.
IL wire through the hole. This should
be stretched very tight. II the first is
well fastened, this may be done with
crowbar for long way, using the bar
tor lever. The posts need not TO be
nearer TO each other than four to six
rods. ii the top of the wall is straight;
If il is not, they should be somewhat
nearer. This he had found TO be per-
fectly satisfactory, SO much so that a
neighbours big dog tried to get over IL
10 the sheep once or twice and went
away perfectly disguised. a much
nearer and more durable plan, costing
but little more would he 10 insert small
iron posts into the cap stones at prop
er distances and benz the post SO that
the wire will hang directly over the
tace OF the wall On the side on which
the sheep run. Either OF these meth
Ods costs so little that the profits OF
small flock of sheep will more than pay
the expense IN one season.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

RUsKs.-With one and a-half pints
new milk, three tables poonfuls OF
fresh yeast, stir to stiff batter with
-four at night. In the morning, take
half o pound of white sugar, rolled
and slfted; half pound Of butter two
eggs, beaten very light; two table,
spoonfuls Of rose-water, or One-halt OF
q nutmeg grated. and with the sponge
stirred the previous night knead well
In a soft dough. Make out In rolls
grease each one with butter or lard (I
use lard,) and place into creased pan
to rise; when light bake as loaf bread
slowly and carefully.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

are pronounced by the medical profession
The bane OF society" but the Bible says To
him who ID afflicted PITY should be shown" and
DR.. Silsbee. the discoverer of "Anakesis" the
only infallible pile cure known to medical art,
deserves q monument at the hands OF afflicted
millions a. benefactor of the human race. II
as Jean Paul Richter says Happiness Is the
absence of pain" what shall be said OF q
remedy that will relieve instantly such pain as
those endure who suffer from piles and Of how
much happiness must "Anskesis" be the
author. $4,000 of the millions afflicted with
piles gladly testify to its healing virtues. Doc
tors of all schools prescribe 1t and in 20 years
none have used it without benefit Combin-
ing the virtues OF q poultice. an instrument
and medicine, easy OF application, safe and
useful in all cases it relieves pam at once,
holds up the tumors and ultimately cures the
worst cases Of piles and what Is equally worth
knowing by following the Doctors printed in-
structions as to diet, habits etc., keeps them
cured. Samples Of "Anskesis" are sent free to
all sufferers on application to p. Neustaedter
d Co., Box 3946 New York. Sold by druggists
everywhere. Price $l0O per box.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14
AGRICULTURE.

EVERY one who has grown aspara-
gus either for home use or for market
must have been more or less annoyed
by finding portion of the shoots curl
ing over upon one side, and making
very little growth, and that little hard
and woody, and utterly worthless for
culinary purposes. Wehave heard the
question asked repeatedly, what makes
the shoots curle but very few have
been able or willing to answer. The
subject has often been brought up in
agricultural conventions, without brin-
ging out much information that has
proved satisfactory to the inexperi-
enced. Now, from our own experience
and observation, as well as from con-
versinR with few of the most success.
ful growers of this vegetable, we are
LAD 10 conclude that crooked and curl
ad asparagus shoots are always pro-
dnced In consequence of some injury
fo the shoot while it Is pushing up
through the soil. It may be caused by
raking the bed, or by digging 1t over
with forks, as is often practiced in the
snrinr OF the yoar. And 1t may be
done bv carelessness while cutting the
shoots. The least cut, bruise or scratch
made up on the side Of 9 shoot stops
growth on that side. There Is an effort
to heal the wound, but SO far as the
value of the shoot IS concerned, 1t is
ALWAYS q failure. If any one doubts
the truth, Of this statement, he can
easily satisfy himself by simply caus-
ing an injury TO q growing shoot be-
fore 1t gets above the surface. Much
care should be used both In digging and
raking over asparagus beds In spring,
and alAo when cutting for the table.
There is nothing coming from the gar
den in May that Is greater luxury to
those who Ike 1t, than asparagus, and
it is wen to know how best to handle
1t.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

Having had numberless inquiries 70,
advertising cards from ladies in all
parts OF the country who are interest.
ed In the prevailing fashion of making
"Card Collections" we are having
printed for them set of seven beauti-
full cards, each in six colors and on a
gold background, in the very highest
degree of art, illu strating Shakspeare's
"Seven Ages OF Man." We have spared
no expense In these cards-they are
simply little art gems. Our only aim
has been to publish the finest cards yet
shown. Applications tor them have
come in so rapidly that nearly the
whole edition Is engaged before the
receipt by us of the cards from the
artist. We have therefore been Obliged
to adopt the. following plan for tue dis
trlbutiOn of the remainder: No more
Of the gilt Shakespeare cards, seven In
the series, will be sent excepting upon
the receipt OF statement from a grocer
that the person applying for the cards
has bought of him on that day at least
seven bars OF Dobbins' Electric Soap,
with price paid for same. AL apply
Ing IN this manner toiH receive the Iull
set OF seven cards gratis by mail. This
Will insure us that our friends and pa
irons get their share of these beautiful
designs, although it in no manner re-
pays us for the cost of the cards. Your
grocer has the soap or will get 1t, AID
the purchase by you of seven bars OF
Ii at one time will secure for you gratis
seven really beautiful cards. The soap
improves with age, and Is an article o1
necessity in your house every week.
Therefore you are not asked To buy
useless article, but one that you must
have any way. Please send us your
application at once, and tell your lady
friends making Gard Collections" 10
do the same. Grocers do not have the
cards to deliver. Buy the soap OF them,
send Us their bill, aud zoe viii mail you
the cards free. Yours respectfully,
l. L. CRAaIN & Co., lk6 South 4.b
Street, Phuadelphia, Pa.
p. S.-Ladies not wishing to buy
soap can get the cards by remitting
cost price, 20 cents.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14
HUMOROUS.

A DAIRYMAN In Floyd county, In
diana, having settled 1t to his own sat
isactlon that certain widow whom
he was supplying with milk would
make him an excellent wife, rang his
bell In front OF her house, and when
she came out with her pan, addressed
her az follows: "I want q wife. l
have a good dairy of fifteen cows. We
rise at o'clock in the morning; we
have rye coffee for breakfast, with
skinned milk, but no sugar for sea-
soning. You need not get up SO earl
ly, and you may have bean soup once
week, we have boiled cabbage once
week and kraut once week. We
occasionally have some bacon. But
we 20 not use butte for Ii IL too ex-
penslve, and use lard In its place. We
work hard and live saving. / have
told you all and would like TO marry
you" The widow thanked HIM, said
she preferred her own table and told
him he had better propose to his next
customer.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

"Deacon Wilder, want you to tell
me how you kept yourself and family
we'll the past season, when all the rest
of us have been sick so much, and have
had the doctors visiting us so often"
" Bro. Taylor, the answer is very
easy. used Hop Bitters In time kept
my family we'll and saved the doctor
bills. Three dollars worth of IL kept
us we'll and able to work all the time.
Pll warrant it has cost you and the
neighbors one to two hundred dollars
apiece TO keep sick the same time"
Deacon, l'll use your medicine here
after"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

IF a farmer wants good horses of his
own raising, he must begin at the be-
ginning, and NOT start-as too many do
with an old, wind broken mare that
Is blind in Cne eye and lame in two
legs, simply because she can be- bought
for little money. For breeding pur-
poses, in nine cases out of ten, suen an
animal is dear at any price. A good
thoroughbred stallion would get from
such q mare o colt lar better than the
Gam, but her weaknesses and consti-
lutional traits will sooner or later be
come apparent IN the OFT spring. 'Like
begets nke," Is q well established law,
anu superior animal cannot come
from ole decidedly Inferior. Only from
Eound and vigorous mares can We hope
Tor race oil healthy horses. Let all
raisers of horses start in the right di-
rection by breeding from the best on
both sides.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14
Don't know half their Value"

"They cured me of ARue, Bilious
ness and Kidney Complaint, as recon-
mended. had half bottle left which
/ used for my two little girls, who the
doctors and neighbOrs said could not
be cured. | would have lost both OF
them one night II bad not given them
Hop Bltters. They did them so much
good 1 continued their use until they
were cured. That 10 why say you do
not know half the value of Hop BItters
and do not recommend them high
enough. ."--B., Rochester, N. Y. See
other column.-America RHrdl Home.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

BATH BUNs.-Take one pound of
flour TO one-third of 1t add In q hole in
the centre tablespoonful of yeast and
a teacupful Of warm milk, let it stand
for an hour In warm place 10 rise.
When risen, add six ounces OF butter
and four eggs, with the rest of
the flour, six ounces of sugar, and o
little pounded cinnamon to taste; mix
all well together, cover 1t over and
let it rise again. Shape it into buns,
leaving 1t as rough as possible; sift
some sugar snd few comtits on the
top, sprinkle with little water, and
bake In a moderate oven on well-but.
tered tins
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

PAT-"Och, Bridget, did ye niver
hear Nv my great spache afore the
Hibernian Society ?" Brldget-"No,
Pat, how could /? for sure | was no I
on the ground" Pat-''Well, Bridget,
you see wa, called upon by the Hib-
ernian Society for a spache, and be
jabers, 1 rose with the inthusias ic
cheers OF thousands, with me heart
Overdowlng with gratitude, and me
eyes filed with tears, and divil a word
did Ispake.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

INTO one OF our largest dry goods
stores entered gentleman, the other
day, and with the air of one who had
been used to this sort OF thing all his
life, you know, he said to the aston
lshed saleswOman, "Glve me a yard
of marroon-colOred flannel to match
baby, please" Correcting himself
hastily, he beg an again: 81 beg par
don; l mean yard of flannel TO match
a marroOn-eolored baby-Here" (prc-
ducing bit of flannel from his
vest pOcketJ 81 want q yard of that"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

= An Ingenious Frenchman has devised
a game tor facilitating the study of
geography by children. 1t consists of
q large planisphere map of the globe,
accompanied by numerous objects re-
pre-, enting animals, plants, flags, cos
tumos, towns and landscapes. These
objects, of painted cardboard, stand up
right when the small inscription ac-
comparing them Is folded back; aud
each one bears, moreover, number
corresponding to one on the map
Placing each in its proper position, the
child quickly becomes familiar with
subject illustrated (; if it be plant, he
knows the place which produces it,
and its use is town, he knows the
population, position, etc. The new
game has received the approval of the
Paris Society OF Geography.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14
detroit Post and Tribune.l

have little girl, said Mr.. Henry
Dole Of this city, In conversation,
who was troubled with a severe lame
ness In her legs, pronounced by some
Erysipelas, by others Rheumatism. |
had tried several remedies without
effect, when / was induced TO apply
st. Jacobs Oil and am happy to say
that the use OF but one bottle cured her, {,
and she is now able to 60 TO school
again.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

KING GEORGES PUDDING.-One pint
of bread-crumbs, half pint of -four,
of baking powder sifted In
-four, little salt, half a pound Of
raj ,ins, a quarter of a pound currants,
quarter ofa pound of chopped suet,
coffee cUpful of milk, one egg; tied
tightly in a bag and boiled three
hours; to be eaten with nard sauce.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

PoTTED CHICKEN.-This is an agree
able relish, and makee q pleasant
luncheon when travelling. Take q
roast fowl and carve off all the meat
Take two slices OF cold ham and chop
1t with chicken; add to this one quar-
ter pound Of the best butter; add salt
and pepper to taste; now pound this
all together to paste; put the mix
ture in jam pot; cover closely. 1t
will keep in cool place ter days or
long enough for any moderate journey.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

TAR FOR WARTs.-A farmer writing
to an exchange, says: 81 had q
mare some years ago that had large
wart On her side, where the harness
rubbed and kept 1t sore. To prevent
this / put on good daub of TAR, and
in few weeks the wart was killed
and disappeared. l have frequently
tried it since Oh cattle and horses, and
seldom had an occasion TO use a Sec
ond application. The remedy is sim
pie ana effectual."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

WAS there DYER q better example of
the witty and concise form Of express
sion common 10 the real Western
American than the answer of the grim
man of the Sierras, who, when asked
about the character of a neighbor,
sentenlously replied: Mister, /
don't know very much about him, but
my impression Is that he'd make z first
ella ss stranger !"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

To make caoutchouc Indifferent to
the action OF oils and fats, without i'm
pairing the other properties of vulcan
lied rubber, the following method is
employed at the works OF G. Schwan-
itz, Jr., at Berlin. The caoutchouc is
worked, by heated rollers. together
with a mixture of 6 lbs. Of prepared
chalk, Id. Of glycerine OF % sp. gr.,
~ or. of litharge, and 3 i 5 OF. of sui
pnur. For vulcanizlng, the mass, or
the article formed thereof, is placed In
q bath OF glycerine, and exposed to a
stean4 pressure OF from two 70 three
atmespheres.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

A DIsINFECTANT.-FOr a simple dis
Infectant cut two or three good.siZed
onions In halves and place them on q
plate II the floor; they absorb nox-
ious eifiuvia, etc., In the sick room In
an Incredibly short space OF time, and
are greatly TO be preferred TO per-
fumery for the same purpose. They
should be changed every six hours.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

According to Dtngler's Journal, l..
Won Faber makes pencils for writing
upon glass, porcelain, metal, etc., as
follows: Black-ten ports of lamp
black, forty parts white wax, ten parts
tallow. White-Forty parts white
lead, twenty parts wax, ten parts tai
low Dark blue-Fltteen parts Berlin
blue, five parts gum arabic, ten parts
tallow. Yellow-Ien parts chrome
yellow, twenty parts wax, ten parts
IallOW.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

"I DON'T like cottage built man."
said young Sweeps TO his rich old un-
Gle, who was telllng the story of his
early trials for the hundreth time.
"What do you mean by cOttage-built
man 7" asked his uncle. "a man with
only one story" answered young
sweeps. That settled 1t. Young
Sweeps was left out of his uncle's Will.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

MASTER Tom twnose godplpa has
come 10 take him for great treat TO
the Winter Exhibition at the Royal
Academy: "Bo5her the old m i>ters
JUS as II han't enough o. them at
school! Ugh !-presclous sight too
much Jus when there's such lot
o. Jolly ice aboat, too.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

PoTATo SALAD German Sty!e) .-Broil
twelve good->ized potatoes; when
cold slice them aud cut in small pieces;
to these add one onion, chopped fine,
and half of bunch of celery, cut in
small pieces; season with salt and
pepper 10 taste; then heat one halt
cupful of vinegar with tablespoonful
of butter added, or three tablespoon
fuls of olive oil; pour this over the
salad, and it is then ready for use.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

AN army Joke: A mounted orderly
an Irishman. was refining up TO deliver
on official document at the officers
quarters at AldershOt, when his char
ger backed and he found himself sit
ting on the pavement. "Bedad," cried
the hussar, "isn't that an intelligent
baster Sure he knew | wanted to get
down and he saves me the rouble."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

For EARAcEE.-Takea a bit OF cotton
spread it fatlv, sprinkle with black
pepper, do it up In wad, dip in sweet
oil and insert in the ear. This is a
happy and almost relief.
The same remedy, applied to the cavity
of an aching tooth, gives immediate
relief,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

The Senatorial struggle: EIectlng
high officials Is very much like put
ting your hand in a bag containing
ninety-nine SNAKES and one eel You
may get the eel, but the chances are
against you, and when you do get
him he is very slippery kind OF a
customer.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14
[Attleboro Chroniclel
Garry the News,

Mr.. John Etzensperger, manufac-
turing Jeweler of North Attleboro',
Mass, lately communicated TO US the
following: L suffered SO much with
pains in my arm, that at times | was
completely helpless. used that incom-
parable remedy St. Jacobs Oil and was
completely cured as il by magic.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

A YOUNG lady applied at the relief
bnreau in Galveston the other daY
with paper containing the follow
ing: "Uhls unfortunate woman Is the
only daughter of and old childless
iSther and she supports several young
brothers b. her work.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

CARBoLINE, q natural hair restorer
and dressing, as now impr owed and
perfected, is pronounced by competent
authority to be the best article ever in
vented to restore the vitality of youth
to diseased and faded hair. Try 1t.
Sold by all druggists.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

HINTs.-lt.is said that If sod land Is
plOughed just before the corn is plan
ted, the worms will feed upon the sod
and not injure the corn. White how-
ers are generally more fragrant than
eolored ones. You may enlarge your
pinks by watering them with a weak
olution of nitre.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

COLONEL j. d. Gillett, the great Ill
inois cattle breeder and feeder, says
he always buys bull and not pedi-
gree.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

THEATRE-GoEks, club-visitors, late
snpper-takers and patrons of the horse
railroad owl-trains, should all certain
ly have a bottle of DR.. BULBS Cough
Syrup convenient. Gentlemen you
win need il,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

a PINCR Of beef IS much more ten
der and juicy when the animal has
been fed on roots than beef made
where no roots are fed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

ANOTHER warning to persons who
use ice water. A man was frozen TO
death by its use, recently. He fel-
into n river.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

To BE strong aud healthy women
should take Lydia <. Pinkham's Vege'
table Compound.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

VE0ETINE is a great panacea for our
aged fathers and mothers; for it gives
them strength, quiets their nerves,
and gives them Natures sweet sleep.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

A BAR of iron or u poker LAID over a
fire concentrates the heat of the pass
ing smoke and creates a draught
through the t1re.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

TUE metals which are fou nj to
longest retain heat are brass and cop.
per, next, iron. and, lastly In order,
lead.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

HAVE you found the KEY to perfect health
and strength 1t is Kidney-Wort, the only
remedy that overcomes at once the inact;on
of the kidneys and bowels. Farmer.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

WHEN New York young man pops
the question he now says: Lets con-
solidate."
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-04-14

The hardest steel does not last long
est as rails for track purposes This
has been practically proved lately.