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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
What q Big Man Am i!

d Tommy Stiles lived on a farm. and
went to the district school. He. was. q
bright boy, and always learned his les
sons well. But he liked best to hear
the older children reclte. He was
fond of history. He liked TO hear OF
wars, and the brave deeds of soldiers
One fine June day Tommy thought he
would play soldier himself, and 90 to
war. He put on an old red vest which
his father wore in the brass band. His
mother made him a paper soldier-eau
with plumes. He had a wooden gun. q
tin sword and small drum. f371si
Q There was nc, other boy there to play
with him and so he made believe he
was the whole army. He was Captain
Thomas, and Tommy the, drummer
boy, and Tom the soldier-and ali
three were the army Then sCantain
Thomas said, forward. marchr' and
waved his sword. Tom shouldered his
gun. Tommy beat the drum : but this
was not easy, for Toms gun and Can
tain Thomas sword were in the way.
Then the army marched to the field
behind the barn. slfffgs5b ~ fI9-' =
Up and down it fled, back and forth.
now quick, now slow. Indeed. now
and then it hoped! Captain Thomas
mad to call out to Tom pretty often
to keep step. But there was mo
fault to find with Tommy. He
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
Organizing The First Home.

However carefully our daughters NAV
have been instructed by the best OF
mothers an Through their girlhood.
when they marry and go to preside over
a home where they are to reign su-
preme, they must Of necessity find some
rough places at first, and will naturally.
for 3 few weeks, he over.anxious until
they become familiar with their new fiu-
ties-new, because for the first time
they feel the full responsibility of their
strange Position However wellin-
structed and efficient they may have
been as daughters, their mothers were
always near TO run to for advice ors.di-
rection when anything of Importance
was to be done, They had the deciding
voice. Toathem The daughter turned.
or-shauld have turned, if servants we're
lnsnbordinate, or questions arose an
svolvlng extra care or work, or anv I'M
portaut change was to be effected.
But once removed from she mothers
gnardianship, the yo.lpg wife finds that
she must begin to act alone ! She must
frame the laws that she decides are to
govern her new home, and see that thew
are distinctly understood by those that
are to be guided by them. It rests with
the young mistress to assign to each her
appropriate place and duties, and thus
prepare the way by which her work can
be done to the best advantage, and most
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
A burglar lately entered bo,,so ;

"A burglar lately entered a house in
the outskirts of Buffalo, and found a
mother sitting up withysa sick child.
=" Sir,'' said she to him in a whisper, as
soon as she could compose herself to
speak, /" there is nothing of value in this
house except that child's life, at least to
me; but you may find otherwise. Here.
take my keys, search everywhere, take
what you want, but speedily and with
out noise, lmplore you.' She handed
lip, and pointed to the door. The
burglar moved quietly away, then turned
and saidin a low voice: els he yerv
sick?" His life hangs on the continu-
ance of this Sleep" ssThen he will re-
cover for all the noise I'll make, the
robber, answered, laying down the KEYS
and noiselessly taking his departure,
but absolutely nothing else. "
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
The Bonanza Kings.

Here" said the speaker, as he stood
with friend near windlass by. which
ore was hauled out of a mine on the
Comstock, "here l used to stand and
turn for three dollars day. Seth Cook
was my partner and he was paid three
dollars day. Seth Cook is now. a large
owner in the Standard Mine and
one OF the rich men of
the Pacific Coast The speaker was
John W. Mackay, the bonanza king, one
OF the richest men in the world. He is
slender, tallish, well-knit man of forty
seven, with clean, well-marked face.
showing decision and frankness. His
hair and mustache are brown, tinped
with gray. His eye is keen and pene-
trating, his skin is ruddy, wholesome
vascular, tanned with Nevada sunshine
and steamed in the Turkish bath tenn
perature of the Comstock lode. What
impresses one about the man is that
there is nothing wasted in him he is ali
muscle and nerve, and shows temperate
and careful habits. When he walks. if
Is with the sure, agile tread of the leop-
ard or the lynx, like one who might
spring at any moment. There is a low
Gus element in the man, which would be
winning were its owner only cab-driv-
er instead of the master of millions. He
speaks with half stammer, which at
first impresses one as being the slowness
OF man who celebrates while. he
speaks. This is the bonanza king as he
stands at your side looking out oyer the
brown Nevada hills. The miners come
up and speak to him and call him John.
and there is between them sense Of
command blended with comradeship
which appears odd to metropolitan eyes.
-Hossa.s a..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
SKinnDr'

Fss3s+f Oh s%---<---z99 lfAa II SxT
Boys | want to ask. YOU how Won
think conqueror made out who werst
through thetcountrysc he WAS. irving. a.
subdue and whenever he found a fort
hard to take, lett it. alone. Don't dyoA}a
think the enemy would buzz wild there.
like bees in a hive, and when ne NIX
we'll into the heart of the country don't.
you fancy they would swarm out ami
harass Tim terribfyp { - Hss& AfiN
Just so, l want you to renemhes...
will it be with yeu,siE yoa-skip over the
hard places in your lessons and leave
them unlearned; you have lett an enc.
my in the rear that will not tfarto5
harass YOU and mortIy yop times. WITH
out number. -
There was just a little bit of aayvs
Latin [ hadn't read. saTTd vexed stu.
dent to me, - and 1t was just there fhe
Professorhad to cali upon me at examsa
ination. There were Just two or three
examples lEhad passed over, and onsgg
of these was asked to do ON the blacks
board" - w shs
The student who is not thorousir~s
never well at his ease; he cannot fofret
the skipped problems. and tn o. cons
seriousness of his deficiencies makes him.
nervous and anxious
Never laugh at the slow ploddihgi
student; the time win surely come when
the laugh will be turned 1T takes Giae
to be thorough, butsit more. than pays;
Resolve, when you take up astudy. that
you viii go through with IL likeaasasaa
cessiul cenqueror taxing. every strongs
point. 1853 S'sa
If the accurate. scholar difficulties
closed with his school life IT niighthet
be'se great q matter for his, futareaeas
reer- But he has chained TO himself a
habit that win be like an IRON bali athisa
heel all the restsof ibis lie. .Whateyerss
he does viii be lacking somewhere He
has learned to shirk what is hard. and
the habit viii grow with years. Morn
ing sturafGHa " Oats 6 sae; EsMt
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
Our Young Folks.
Il WRIGGLER.

A sad little wrigeling boy was Ted; 81 JssEs &
The very curls wagged on he top of his he ID
He never was quiet from morning till nj ght. n
For hopping and jumping was all his delight;
,E@iE} He praneed and danced, agar %BRs
Til he made you quite ilI;
4-E He wriggled and jiggled fiiustt5e q,
And neUer Kept still!
ell. his arms and his legs came loose one day,
And waved about in d eadful Way;
soto tie on string was all they could do, 1AAf5
And then they painted. him yellow and bluel
+| AS a Jumping Jack, Ted ~ WI
o.. Could ptfnce his fill
- He could wriggle and iiggle J3
And neper keep still!
-.}.-i. t-lEG5f5& ftts .36s. --TVide AlrIke. :
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19

druininhsl 50 bard that lIe sesssa;''
the hens and sheep. All went wsj' sa
only for one thing Once Tom
so fast that he tumbled down-.aaaa
bumped the army's nose aoaina a'u
stone. Taen Captain Thomas ~! y
angry, and sco.ded poor Tom weIl 7
can, tell you. s,g-.e - -
! At last grand charge was mad.
The army raced after Spot tie ssSs.,
and. thnmpedihes arana. -sad Shoes ~
swerd, and threw. stones. CHS wa
firing the gun.) Poor Spot was nufS
fight. He ran off up the hill wIsE ~ =
heels and tail flying wildly in the air '''
} Then the army marched backsto ths
garden fence, and Captain Thonss
made speech. ?" Soldiers, Y saidslhs'..
''we have whippeds- the@whole worlJ I'D
and it has run away. Il did it witbmv
sword. Now must be the Kinr.h -
just then Trix, the gray esassa,
stretched her neck through the fenca
and bit Tommy onthe leg. sThes 0srs
tain, the drummer, and the. whole army
raised a loud yen, while Trix hisssa:|
hercely. Then down went the ,dnlm'.
and the gun, and the sword. The arm
limped off rs fast as it oould.to sshs
Kitchen Had you seen Captain Thomss
as, soon after, sobbing7on his niothesssE
lap, you would met have dreamed. Ii.
was the little man who had lust
whipped the whole. world"
/ Notice.-Do not boast Of What yes
have not done. Some old gray goose,
may hear you.--CRr Little Onei.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19

"A select committee of the British
House OF Commons has been appointed
TO inquire into what are alleged to be
the excessive charges of railroad con-
panies for the carriage of goods, mora
particular agricultural produce.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19

-Wafiies-One pint cold boiled rice.
thin it with cold milk, add one egg, beat
all together well; add small piece Of
butter, and stir in flour enough to make
a batter stiff enough to bake,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19

"A blind man, at his own request,
was lately permitted to go down a thou
sand feet in one of the California mines
to stake a look at the underground
workings" An attendant gave him a
light, remarking afterward that he cal
ways did to visitors-it was the right
and proper thing to do.''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19
Z 40 49, aIs'EgF5E7T u W = &ssJ .aags
When They Found Her Dead.

I
Children archie. sunshine of life
They are the, soft wind which thaws
away the snow and ice OF seIfshneSs.
They'are the atmosphere inawhieha old
age hnds hours of ,youthfulness. On,
Prospect street lived an old woman nan
who made herself "a terror to ererys
child who passedsher- door Her house
was Old and grim. The dark curtaips
were, always down. the doors were sell
dom oi'ehed, Eand no child passed IT,
without fearing ethe evil, spirit that.
seemed to lodge there. The old wom- !.
an cursed o any one who edared 'peera
through the fence, and if seen abroads
she was carefullglaayoided.
= AfewSdays ago the children saw~the
inside. of her house tor the first time
The OLD woman had been found desdo
and mon and, women had assemble,lto
respect her cold clay. Witt them
came The children They were = thag
first to forget what she had obeen,zanGg
the first to shed tears over the close OF
her earthly career Men and women
were satisfied when the body had been
dressed for the grave, but the ,e,ildreas
brought, flowers and lad them on her.
grizzly hair until she Seemed 10 wear ~
CROWN of glory; they placed a beautiss
tul lily IN her bony fingers, green
vine over her breast and when the eurl
tain was raisedseausi~ sunshine
streamed insandsfeH upon the dead. MEN
and women said:
at is the face Of 4 mother and
woman. and awez were too harsh switk
her. Let God remember that she was
ssII atT y
The work of the children had robbed
death of its look and melted frozen
hearts and as they stood around the
bier and sang: 'A'' tA0S sf''A
M "Ycs, welf gather at tn e. river 1sssa ~
- That flows by the throne Of God"
Men pressed EACH others hands aDc
whispered: 10 tRs.s sYfgYr9 = fstsRsd
Would that our hearts would always
be the hearts Of children. IL Detroit
frse fsess. E1ow lIss % .sHlssiBsl
About couple Of miles outside Bey-
rout there are some pine woods, witha
few hostelries dotted about, which form
the ,iavorite promenade, of the eisi1ens
OF Beyrout on holiday afternoons.
There is an open space swhere the
children play, with their. parents, ,looka
ing on. Mohamnedan children sing
nocking1 songs about .Christiansaand
rice uersa. but the, practice is so COM
mon that it ordinarily excites no atten.
ton, On a recent occasion, howeser.
the children went too far, and came 70
blows. Their parents interfered TO
stop the fray, but soon began quarreling
among themselves, sand there was
regular melee. Hundreds of men hurried
up on both sides, and in about quarter
of an hour q. o09menwefe hard at work
not merely with fists and sticks, rbnf
some of them with dagger and revolver.
Two christians were killed outfighI
and many wounded on both sides be,
fore the squadron of cavalry that had
been hurried up to aid the police could
separate the combatants. ...a-s NJ
Where was she when he spiderP ana
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-05-19

Where was she when he spiderP ana
where will she beetle he sees her agaInF
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

the Secretary of such board shall certify
such appraisement to the Auditor of
State, &c. Section 2SIl makes the Audi
tor of State, Treasurer of State, and At
torney General board of equalization
of railroad property. Section 2Sl2 pro-
vides that 1.-The board shall hear COM
plants and equalize said values by add
ing to the valuation of the property of
such companies as have been underval-
ued, and deducting from the valuation
of such as have been overvalued." Then
follows proviso that the board shall
not reduce the aggregate of the Valua-
ton of such railroad property below the
amount returned by the board of county
Auditors.
The board of equalization added
$4,000 per mile to the valuation of the
lines spoken of, and it is the tax upon
this added $4,000 per mile which the
company objects to paying. Treasurer
Eaton of this county, has been twice So
licited to receive the tax upon the ap-
praisemest made by the board of county
Auditors. The Treasurer insists, how
ever, that he can only receive such sum
as is charged upon his duplicate, and
thus the matter stands. The result of
the controversy in this county will prob
ably be the seizure of locomotives in the
round house at Bellaire, and then an ap-
peal by the company to the courts.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

SHERIFF HILLEs entered upon his
second term as Sheriff. on Monday. Dur
ing his first term he discharged the
duties of the Office with fidelity and to
the very general satisfaction of the peo-
pie of the county, who endorsed his
course by reelection. We predict that
the affairs of the office for the term up
on which he has just entered will be
administered with equal regard to the
interests of the public service. The
following excellent corps of assistants
have been approved by Judge Okey
Leroy c. Sedwick, Chief Deputy; Albert
Ellis, Deputy and Jailor; John Bailey,
Deputy and Jail Guard; w. s. Colby,
Deputy and Jailor; J. B. Bulger, Joseph
McConnaughey and n. H. Rowles
Deputies.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

On Thursday Ben. Zurcher, the uaan
who shot his father at Powhatan in MAY
last, was sentenced by Judge Okey to
the Ohio Penitentiary for life. In re-
sponse to the question whether he had
anything to say why the sentence of the
law should not be imposed, the prisoner
INDUCED in several remarks in which he
claimed that the people of Powhatan
who testified for the State swore false
ly, and that the proper defense was not
set up by his attorneys. He received
his sentence with apparent indifference.
Sheriff Hilles escorted him to the peni-
tentiary on Friday.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

COUNTRY NEwsPAPERs.-Thef follow
ing is what the Cincinnati Trade List
thinks of the characters who complain
of their country papers, and, instead of
helping to sustain, send on for large
city weekly: "a gentleman writes US
that his country paper is so poor that he
has stopped it; therefore he sends us
three dollars for the Trade List. We
repeat that we don't want subscribers
on those terms. Any mans country
paper is worth the world, or if it is not
it isnhis own fault. If the country paper
is properly encouraged, it may be relied
upon for information of more value to
the people in interest of whom it is
issued than can be found in all the city
papers in the United States. No man
can afford to be without the paper which
publishes the official advertisements of
his county, the public sales, the markets,
court news, and other local intelligence.
If the paper is poor, the people are more
in fault than the publishers, for not
giving it more liberal support. How
ever poor the paper may be, it is worth
more than it costs to those who are in
terested in the county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06
Personal Points.

Mr.. F. W. Bainbridge and wife, of To
ledo, are visiting Mrs. BIS parents in
this place.
The discharge of Downing by Mayor
Riley is adversely criticised by many of
our people.
The Cambridge Times says Hon. Isaac
Morton. recently injured by a fall in
New York, is rapidly recovering.
The Baltimore American makes fiat
tering mention Of our neighbor, Mr.. A.
W. Campbell, for a place in Galfield's
Cabinet.
Miss Nellie Askew, of Kansas City,
attending school at Mt. de Chantal, near
Wheeling, spent the holidays among
friends in town.
Rev. Robert Alexander last Sunday
completed the fourteenth year of his
service in the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church of this place.
Miss Callie Johnston, our accomplish
ed postmistress, is again at her post,
after three weeks visit among friends
in the northern part of the State.
A. H. Caldwell, Esq, of Washington
township, has taken unto himself a
young wife, daughter of Samuel Tay
lor, formerly cf st. Clairsville. Shake!
Miss Lizzie B. Hobbs, teacher of the
Temperanceyille school, spent the holi-
days with her parents in this place.
Miss H. is daughter of Recorder Hobbs,
Gen. Weir called upon his son in Jail,
confined OH a charge of murder, Satur-
day morning last, for the first time. The
old General has been greatly Frustrated
by the terrible calamity which has over
taken him in his old age.
Jonathan Capstack, a character we'll
known in the southwest corner of this
county, was found dead in ditch, along
side the railroad in Barnesville, at an
early hour Thursday morning last, and
frozen stiff. The frost was standing on
his face and hands, and, altogether, he
presented horrible sight. He had been
drinking the previous evening, and it is
supposed started home, and falling in
the ditch in the deep snow was unable
to extricate himself, and perished within
a stones throw of his home.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

Mr.. J. NJ. LEWIS, the well-known
wholesale grocer of Barnesville, has de-
termined to pull up stakes and remove
to Quincy, ILL.,, where he will engage in
the wholesale grocery business, with Mr..
VIM. Warield, formerly one of the firm
of Rhodes and Warfield, Bridgeport,
this county. Mr.. W., who has been con-
Quoting wholesale grocery at Quincy
for fifteen years, has d large and lucra-
tive trade. The new firm will be sCyled
Warfeld & Lewis. MIR. Lewis is one of
the most thorough business men in East
ern Ohio, and his removal from the
county will be generally regretted. Es-
pecially will his absence be felt at
Barnesville, where he has been among
the foremost to champion the best in
terests of his town and locality. He
will leave on next Saturday for his new
place of business, but his family will re-
main in Barnesville until spring.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06
The Week of PRAYER.

The week of prayer as suggested by
the Evangelical Alliance is being OBJ
served by the churches of this place.
meeting every evening in the NJ. E. and
Presbyterian churches. Following are
the themes for the remaining evenings
of the week:
Wednesday, 5-Prayer for the Church
of Christ, its unity and purity, its min
istry, and for revivals of religion.
Thursday, 6-Christian education
prayer for the family, Sunday schools
and all educational institutions, for
Young Mems Christian Associations and
for the press.
Friday, Prayer for the prevalence
of justice. humanity and peace among all
nations; for the suppression of intem-
perance and Sabbath desecration.
Saturday, s-Prayer for Christian
mission and the conversion of the world
to Christ. ..
Sunday, 9-Theme-On the Ministra.
ton of the Holy Spirit.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06

A TRAMP, giving his name as Robert
Woods, came to town on Monday even
ing and called upon the Marshal for the
purpose of getting free lodging for the
light The Marshal told him that he
haa no authority to place him in Jail for
the night, and consequently did not. The
tramp remarked that he would have to
do something to be arrested for. and in
that way get "jugged" for the night. He
accordingly stepped into the store room
of Henry Meyer and lifted a piece of
cloth valued at $33.12. The Marshal
arrested him for the theft and took him
before the Mayor, who imposed a fine of
$50 and thirty days in jail. Woods will
pay his fine by breaking stone for the
county.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-06
SHEPHERDsTOWN.

This is the smallest town in the coun-
ty-it cannot be found on the maps or
the delinquent tax list. 1t belongs to
Belmont and Harrison counties, and is
quiet peaceable place.
We are called upon to announce the
death of one of our oldest citizens, M. B.
Griffith, who moved to this county from
Lancaster county, Pa, over sixty years
ago. He was well acquainted with
James Buchanan in his youth. He
leaves his third wife and three sets of
children to mourn his departure.
The Festival at Wheeling Valley, on
New Years eve, for the benefit of their
minister, was financially a. success, but
the firing of revolvers, missing blankets,
and mutilated harness, tells very plainly
there is more lacking in that vicinity
than the minister's salary.
JUAN