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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-17
THE FATHER.

The man we are going to tell You the
blowing story about was the most in
ducntiaI and wealthy farmer in the
parish; his name was Thord Overaas.
i0ne day he came into the study OF the
Minister of the parish, looking very i'm
purtant and solemn. .'''
4 have got a son. he said, 'sand !
want 10 have him christened. 4
What are you going to call himp''
.Finn. after my father
and his godfathers and godmoth-
snr,
Thord mentioned some of the most
respected men and women in the par
shall relations of his.
.sIs there anything elseP'' inquired
be minister, and looked up.
The farmer hesitated little. 81
would like to have him christened by
himself.'
sOn weekday, do you meanes
tUn Saturday next. at noon."
rs there anything else?'' asked the
Minister.
aNo, / think not.'' The farmer was
twisting his cap in his hands as if he
Aas going.
The minister rose. Only this. = said
/ 10 and went toward Thord, took his
kinds, and looked into his eyes: ssGod
Eant that the child may be q blessing
toyours
One day, sixteen years later, Thord
ms standing in the minister's room.
"Iou carry your age well,n said the
Minister. He saw scarcely any change
20, well. I have no troubles" re-
pied Thord. sss. Ma
The minister was silent; but after a
shile he inquired. "What is your pleas
ae tonight, Therd P'',
y have come about that son OF mine;
mW.,' -
YES; he is a clever lad"
u didn't like to pay the parson be-
Me ! knew what number he is going to
nave amongst the boys in church to-
nolTow." lin Norway, and especially
the country. the order Of precedence
mongst the children on the day Of
summation is matter of great impor-
aace. and it is considered a great hon.
LOT boy to have s.stood No. on
ae church floor. /" as they call it. I
ne's going to have Number One. "
wen, I've heard say so. Here are
~ dollars for the parson.'
y =, there anything else I can do for
our said the minister.
NO. nothing else" !" answered Thord,
Light years have passed, and the
l'alster was sitting in his study one
Wy when he heard noise of some
rSpie outside the door. Several men
'sked IN; Thord was the first to enter.
me minister locked up and recoe-
smu seu MN. You come with q whole
"apany tonight" he said.
les lwant you to publish the
49, ,or my SOM he is going to be
3 sa,lled to Karen Storliden, daughter
& Sudmund. who is now here with
,rish a. i she is the richest girl in tho
~: g they say" answered the farmer.
rug oack his hair with one hand.
Aas Ag minister sat some time as il in
gn1; ne said nothing, but entered
lanes in the book, and the men
spa u XsS
~ nord put three dollars on the table.
p,.;.: - zee is only one dollar, 2 said the
s;ss isa. Iknow; but he is my only child.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-17
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Protestant preaching is permitted
In oyer 50, 600 townships of France. -
The Mestsrn Methodist book agents
have decided to exclude patent medi-
cine advertisements from the papers
Published under their direction.3fo !;
Prominent Presbyterian clergEmen
have assembled recently at Saratoga to
discuss the subjcct Of educating Cor.
man young men for the ministry,
Six years ago the New York Swed.
ish Lutheran Conferences had only two
churches, Now it. possesses. sixteen,
and has appointed travelling mis-.
sionary for the State of Connectioutg i
81 The Tunkerss on Dunkards, In thei1
recent meeting in Ohio, passed resolu-
tions against Sunday schools, high
schools, revival meetings, paid minis
try, missionary plans or boards, money
soliciting Or begging, and Instrumental
music. .+sas
The Eastern German Baptist Con-
veusion has just metin IPennsylvania.
IA project was discussed for uniting
with the Wessefh German Baptist Con-
vention in q pcemhined missionary work
ainOng the Germans of the United
States ana C6nada. n Il lassfsatl D..
The Protestant Episcopal Diocesan.
/ Conv lately in session at Dan
vile, Va, voted that the clergyrsh shUuld
recognise the fact that tho negroes;
within ther parochial bounds are an
integral part Of their parochiai MUrk
hatlmustnot be ignored or neglected. :.
~ IA sssoIid hlooh of Mofhod;sy,,,, e
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-17

A Schuyler County. (N. Y. mer-
chant offers four dollar pair Of CATERS
to the young lady over eighteen years
old who can display the smallest foot et
tho county fair. n.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-17
a Chicago Turk.

/! "A OAtCH3U 1uIAs
III &aIEs nv 93sa esa--5 gxt IN
| Mr.. Benajah Edwards and the. Misses
Edwards, who move in the first circles
of HOgies Greek, i Mo-, registered ten
days ago at the Palmer House. They
came to do the town. They went to
the Water w orks, and the Crib, and the
parks; they visited the City Hall, the
Common Council chambers. and the
other stock-yards Of the city. They
ate candy at Gunther's, and wept over
..All the Rage at McVicker's. They
saw everything that everybody sees.
But their fertile curiosity took them one
step beyond ordinary sight-seers and
gave never-to- be-forgotten sensation
to one of Chicago's best known oiti,
zens. s'lsta ts sf'sss2 al 7
This gentleman, who is a. prosperous
private banker on Washington street,
discharges for the Turkish Government
the not exacting duties Of Turkish Con
sui at Chicago.
Saturday morning, as he passed
through the cherry and plate-glass
door of his Office, his boy, with slight
/ II .bewildered look, said to d geritle-
man who. with two ladies, was waiting
silI us.on :. .nG - o1scI
L. The b0y--who was, sixty years old
was bewildered because never before
| in the experience of that Office had any
one been known to inquire for the
! Turkish Consul, whose sole duties had
consisted in writing narcotic letters in
faultless French to the Turkish Minis
ter ut Washington about the growth of
stant;nonla
AT s;g6t n tbe Turk;sh f,onsn,i th,al
stra,,eas :. - 1as ss ls..s LII
6a rasorsroJ va. osu sud ;,..I'sd omu1iIu ,;s,t pus
- a. :..NSr M ps;sh ~, I.I narTs M o snd sJ.i nr
ters Of Hocjes Creat M;7zourab r.
..Ya,, -. 81 s:S 80 .-1YllsI ~
da;na ~ ssp; sss s as sa w v ha ueen %
You have to Show. n W. But before o ssv ws went nj
to bse sea - vI; res5 i've Trh ~ hsaa aasea
Turks s. Hoolas rraak and 80 hra,1ah, III
them - - 80 ~, $500 sv ~ = as;S x
M Edw,rds Nth ,'a,S,,a- ii n, ,oos ef.aS .si
ha,.a - s..o.. =: - 8 ! ~ ~, ! ~
.dsnghta,.s - "a M s,at 80 saa ,.@,s - ,,sss l -. ~
TX me- for s,v,no ns - % ,,rsf;sv 10 s "a
osity. y s 80 s>'1 ~ ii
sRutn said tI,e consnl who l. !. ! |.
fu]l-blnoded native "a f,b;c.ro ~ an
very bnsys and besidns I s1s'E. am not $
s:By H. NAV ;tNis I; hFots NJ Il IN IN,
ev;dantlv faar;,,o4 st,at tha;r s,;gs Ts,,,.r
was of,in5Ita ,ia2 ssboS,s ~, .vc,, in-a- !
nonnce vonr mama pa :, - a. 4! al,
..rn ~ ar,~;n.l.,, ,..,,,. s.. Go.
who ;rhar;ts E,ar.,, aIs . - ,,;eaa;r ;
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-22
Iuauenee OF the weather.


The late DIR. Bushnell, used to tell the
following anecdote to show the influence
Of climate upon the Judgment. As they
were coming out OF church one drizzly
SUNDAY. his wife remarked: You had
better burn that sermon; it isn't worth re-
peating anywhere.
II shall do no such thing answered.
a little vexed; The sermon is up To my
average"
She persisted, and said little more.
But a year or two afterwards, on a bright.
CHEEKY Sunday in May-one of those days
that make discourse go off ITSELF took
that same sermon again. And as we came
down the aisle alter service, she whis.
pered (without the slightest notion that
she had heard.it bsfore) Il would MAJ
tn 1t to preach on exchange. 1t is bet
ter than c1mm1n."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-22
How TO Bleach Red Noses.

The causes which produce red noses are
thus stated by Il man whose specially it is
to bleach them white with an ointment
which he manufactures. His place of bus
mess is in New York. and he does quite a
thriving trade THE worst cases are
those OF men who drink bad liquor II
seems to have penchant for a man or
woman's nose, and to shun other parts of
the body. Why. man came to me three
months ago in great distress. His nose
was perfect sight. 1t was a good-sized
Roman. He said his business was such
that he was forced to 90 around and drink
wine and spirits indiscriminately. accord
ing to the company he found himself in.
Some of it was pretty bad. but he couldn't
20 back on it. rs he sold it himself He
was incredulous as to the cure, so | gave
him bottle and said No cure, no pay. :
In a week his nose was as white rs an in
fant's; whittier, in fact, as they generally
rub 'em red on pillow" added the pro
fessor. who was evidently family man
well. this chap came back and paid me.
and seemed disappointed at the small
price. He said to color his nose had cost
him good many thousand dollars.
Whenever his nose gets red he comes in
TO see me. Club men and ladies and gen
tlemen in the upper circles. who live lux
urioIsly and eat rich food. are often atllic-
ted with them. Poor food also causes
them. Many young shop girls come in
here with red noses and blotches caused
by eating doughnuts. crullers, pie and
confectionery. You see. the poor things
have neither time nor money TO run out
and get good. square meal. I told one
of 'em to eschcw pie and eat oatmeal for
while. and she would save the expense
of the mortar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-22
Washings from Roads.

The washings from the public roads that
accumulate In bitches and pools into which
they lead, contain very large amount of
fertilizing material They contain among
6ther valuable materials the solid and IL
quid droppings of animals, the foliage and
stalks OF plants. the leaves of trees. and
earth of various sorts that has been re-
duced to a great degree of fineness by the
feet eff animals and the wheels of carria-
ges. The value of the first named sub
stances is acknowledged by all farmers.
Many are unacquainted with the use of
finely pulverized earth. but those who
have employed it speak OF it in the highest
terms. The sweepings of the streets of
most European cities and towns are dis
posed of for more than enough to pay for
collecting them. They are difficult to
handle as they are liable to be blown a.
bout by the wind. When applied as top
dressing to grass land they produce re-
markedly good results. The like is true
of their use on grain fields. The loose
materials on roadbeds are carried by rains
into bitches where they accumulate. or
are conveyed, ii the land is descending.
into hollows. There they accumulate.
and after the water has passed out of them
BY drainage or evaporation. they assume
= compact form. The consistency of the
material allows it to be lifted by the shovel
into carts very readily. 1t may be spread
over grass land where it will disinteyrate
by the action of rain, or it may be applied
to soil that is devoted to any cultivated
crops. The value OF finely pulverized
soil rs a fertilizer is admitted by all who
have experimental with it, and its en-
ployment will be general in the agricult-
IRE OF the future. Chicago Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-22
INTERNATIONAL
Pavement Co.
First Mortgage Bonds,
With Bonus Of Stock.

The pavement made by this Company has met with
the highest favor, both in this country and in Europe
and it is considered to approach perfection more
nearly than any other
The Works of the Company at Providence. x.
H. and at Hastings. N y, and the needs of its bust
will soon require additional ones at Chicago and
other large cities,
Negotiations now pending with capitalists in
London and Paris for the right to manufacture and
this pavement in those cities.
Few enterprises now on the market promise as
profitable business this one.
The Company requires additional means to extend
their facilities for manufacturing and offer for sale the
second 100000 of their per cent bonds (converti
Bile into stock at par and interest These bonds
bonus of stock, which is fixed for the present
at fifty per cent.
Pamphlets and full information furnished, and
subscriptions received by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-22

P0l,YFORM.
Affer much 2srruasion, Prot. Edieon las been
prevailed upon , give to the world Lis IN ~ won
derful discovery for alleviating pain For .ea" Do
suffered from ne Kzigic pains. unable to "a an!
remedy among 9 hundreds which he trsd that
uoula ri,s him pe -manent ease. Finally be tecams
convinced that he must become his ewn pny "e,an
and eek by expert ,ents for the desired relief he
IA taken an the vel known sedasives, which gave
only Temporary reliel and produced nervousness,
ios. Of appetite, &c. b. now sought for . conbin-
atom Of such remedies &C would BY outward appii-
c.too cure him of his distress and at same time not
Be injurious to his system
Trials and expenments followed this determine
atom until he at Last produced q compound which,
byapp.ication, entirely .ubdued all pain and allowed
his system to recuperste, and throw Oh the disease
Tohis discovesy Prof Edison gave the name
POLYFORM.
Grs.iAed with the result upon himself. hs tested
hin discovery upon others Who suffered from nervous
main. and in every case the relief was perfect.
The cures performed BY his gifts Of Polyfosm be.
came 10 celebrated and the demand upon his time
and attention 20 great. Prof. Edison finally yielded
TO the solicitation OF those who lew the merits OF
his preparation and allowedat y to be formed
for the manufacture and sale form under his
supervision.
The number of remarkable cures, and the sufser.
ing Polyform has saved attest the wisdom and phil
sntrophy of this eourse.
No higher testimony could be adduced than the
certificate Of Prof. Edison, who authorizes the =
hca.icn Of the following
MEMO PARK, N.
=. GRITTY THAT THE PREPARATION
KNOW. AS EDIsON's POLYFORM IL MADE
ACCORDING TO FORMULA DEW ED AND
USED By MYSELF.
THOMAS A EDISON
For many other complaints beside Neuralgia,
such as Rheumatism, Headaches, Sci-
atica, Govt, Pain in Back or Side, OF
wherever pain exists, without abrasion Of the skin.
Polyform will give prompt relief.
Price 800 per- Bottle.
PREPARED BY
The Menlo Park Manufacturing Co.
NEW YORK CITY.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-22

A Canadian correspondent writes: s.In
consequence of the great warmth follow ed
by copious rains. the fall wheat and grass in
Ontario never gave better promise than they
q inst now. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03
A Little Advice.

HERE are four good rules which
want you all to study well:
One is, always to look ut the person
you speak to. Whenyou are addressed,
look straight at the person who speaks
to You. Do not forget this. 80.
Another is. speak your words plainly.
Do not mutter nor humble. IL your
words are worth saying, they are worth
pronouncing distinctly and clearly.
Another is, do not say disagreeable
things. Ifyou have nothing pleasant to
say, keep silent. i....Is
A fourth is-and on! children, remem-
Der 1t all your lives-think three times
before you speak once.
Have you something 10 do that You
find hard and would prefer not to do itp
Then listen. Do the hard things first.
and get it over with. If you have done
wrong. go and confess it. II your les
son is tough, master it. IL the garden
is to be weeded. weed il first and play
afterward. DO the thing you don't
like to do first; and then with clear
conscience do the rest. The Lite Soucr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03
A Princeb GiSer- DistrIhutiOn q the
Stone Estate.

THE magnificent public gifts of Mrs.
,Valeria G. Stone, of Maiden, says the
Boston Advertiser, have now reached
their full limit, and present aasum total
of nearly 81, 100000. This limit is de-
fined by the fact that the estate 1.-The
donors late husband, DanA y. St1hG
which amounted to upward Of s., 00Or
600, has now been fully distributed, ex-
cepting such comparatively small reser-
walton as MrsStope has made for her
own support Tie bestowment Of SO
great q sum, mainly for public purposes,
aasyell as the peculiar circumst ances 81.
notice Of those circumstances, ana the
persons more Immediately concerned.
Il fSS {. ' stss ssss2e s aEsEI
wears, at. Maldap,August Il. 1875 He
WAS born nIuphAaua. Ne, and 10. early
life was engaged in the retail dry-goods
business in Brunswick, lin the same
State. In this business he's was quite
successful, and about the year 1925 re-
moved to Boston and established dry
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03
our Y0uiliiiig FOLKS. ]. |.
sNoWSrORM.

DOWN from the misty sky they came, ttus
Fast and faster the livelong day, 80,
Til the cobble-stones in the noisy streets
Were snugiy hidden nd last away;.d ,Y9ilsf
And over the pavement broad and wide .r
"A beautiful SNOWY sheet was spread,
And each tall tzsee in the park near by
Was suddenly Wearing uninterrupted head.
Baby climbed up I'm her little chair, - itfs 81
And looked at the storm with eager eyes;
Then. suddenly clapping her tiny hands,
I. know why de feavers conner she cries
"Deres pity white hens in de sky, mamma
Dess all DER feavers Is Blowing away
Then two blue eyes from the windo W turned J
And questioned, Why laugh at baby Mayi''
o wee little mite of humanity. lN1 - ns
For the Grst time viewing fall of snow,
How many storms will cross your path
As over the road of life you go2
For clouds must gather o er everyAeart-
And winter must follow the summer fair,
And there must be gloomy and leaden skies
To fill with snowfiakes the earth and air.
But light as feathers, dearl little one, e
May be the storms your heart may feel,
And after the shadows, the sunshine bright
shall every sorrow ard trouble heal;
For under the snow the blossoms lie,
Gathering strength for the next glad year.
And before we know it their fragrance sweet
viii give us the tidings. "Summer Is here?'
! ~. H. Df dfc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03
Teaching i'Oliteness.

SCHOOL boards in the South and
West are following the example of that
of St Louis, in requiring teachers to in
struct their pupils in 'setiquette.'
What is etiquette? tits suggested by
one writer that the boys be Instructed to
salute the Mayor of the city by taking
off their caps. on passing h N in the
street, TO this a. democrats replies by
asking, "Why salute the Mayor rather
than any. other manp'' In some Of. our
cities, as they were governed a few
years. ago, this question would have
been d poser. aANsRN ~ Z. y N-sS's' s<R
Let the boys do as they like about
salutins the Mayor We believe, how
ever, that little instruction in what is
Icommonly called etiquette would be
both acceptable and useful to boys and
girls. Many of them would be grateful
Tor being told what to do and how to do
it.
q There's is a best ways6f takingoff the
Icap; let the boys know what that best
way il. There is best way of girls ac-
knowledging and returning such an act
of politeness; let them know what that
best way is.
An occasional lesson in table manners
would not be i'll bestowed in some of our
schools.
But the great lesson to be inculcated
A. that .Ieople SHOULD haze manners and
use thenl. TItisnot necessary to salute
the Mayor, but it is grossly barbarous
for members of the same household, or
ofa the- same class, to- meet and part
without SOME exchange OF kindly and
respectful greeting. The mere mode of
doing this has its Importance, but the
thing indispensable is to do It. -
BY all means let7politeness be taught,
both by precept and example; and
more. than this, a good teacher should
t0nconsciously give & lesson IN this love
LIZ art every time he speaks and every
Ef{me be moves.- YostfA Cam Asiors.as
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03
A Chester Trapper's Experience.

SOME tine ago a noted trapper OF
Easttown, Chester County, set trap to
catch a pole-cat. which occasionally
wandered about his place.. The trap
was q specimen of the choke yarf-
ETY.. After putting in the bait the old
trapper left the spot to await further
developments. Instead of a pole-cat
coming after the bait crow put in his
appearance. The crow seemed to par
tally understand the dodge" and.
instead OF picking out the bait with its
bill, reached out ole of its claws after
IL. The trap worked beautifully, and
the claw of the crow was caught be-
tween its iron jaws. Pretty soon n
hawk made its appearance at the trap.
but whether to fight the crow or get
the bait no one can tell. However.
when a neighbor OF the noted trapper
came upon the scene, he found that tho
crow had one claw caught in the tran.
while with the other he was holding the
hawk to the ground at the neck. Both
birds were alive at the time, but the
discoverer of the trap and the singular
associations soon succeeded in Dispatch
ing the fowls. Chester (Pa.) Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03

T. LITTLE HANS was p very naughty boy
What do You think he didp s,'''. -
Well. he did almost everything that
was mischievous; at least, every thing
he could think of. ~. o. t.rt
1 suppose he got out of bed the wrong
wa. or opened his left eye first instead
of his right, or forgot to say "Popo-
catapetl' before he began his break.
fast, or some such dreadful thing; ana
if he did. Of course that was .enough to
make him nanelitys wasn't NJ III
y First, he wouldn't, eat his breakfast
There was not enough sugar on his por,,
ridge. Mamma put on some more, ana
then there was too much. CHS SHOWS
that something was very wrong with
him, for who ever heard OF chiu nav
ing too much sugar? And he woufdn'e
eat it. /" Wdh! scah! boo" no, ne
wouldn't.
So he didn't. And nobody was a bit
the worse for it but himself.
After breakfast he felt hungry. ana
went back into the kitchen, but mamma
had put everything away except the
pepper-pot. VIZ
When Hans saw the pepper-pot, he
forgot that he was hungry. Now ne
would have some fun.
So he called the cat, who was asleep
by the stove, and began to pat and
stroke her. .sr.ns hid lo I.fg
Pussy purred and felt very happy,
when suddenly--puif! Hans shook the
pepper-pot over her nose. t........
Poor pussy! her eyes and nose were
full of pepper. She mewed pitcousiy.
and ran round and round. sneezing and
TkoN for Hama
Still holding the pepper-pot, he look
on a shelf beautiful blue platter, large
and round. which he had not often seen,
as it was usually kept locked up In the
cupboard.
How finely that would spin on tho
smooth kitchen floor. .i.s
Up he climbed, down he climbed. and
soon the platter was spinning beauti-
fully. -3l .HHl
% "Whir-r-r-r. whir-r, whir-r-crash!'
this was what the platter said. And it
never said anything else, for 1t was
broken in fifty pieces.
Hans was very still for a moment.
Then he said TO himself. "If mamma
finds me crying hard, perhaps she may
not punish me-"
So he opened his mouth very wide,
and put both fists in his eyes. and be-
gan :" Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! oh! oh! o-o-oh''
But the next moment came n change
in his tone, and his screams were those
of real terror and pain.
Poor Hans! He had forgotten the
pepper-pot, which was still tightly
clasped in one hand; and now his eyes
and nose were as full OF pepper as poor
pussy's had been, and like her he ran
round and round the room, shrieking
and screaming. rs.I -I.. t..a..
What a sight met his mothers eyes
when she opened the door. Hans with
his mouth wide open, and his face
streaming with tears and pepper, and
her beautiful dish on the floor, broken
in fifty pieces!- Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-03

'sects, their usual prey. thsy srs CONC
Itimes eslled thes SWallOwe q Tcrpafs- I
Ia Az the o. htry where ktbey brood rs
visited with tempestuous seasons. these
birds are, seldom seen at such times;
and it is supposed that they then MI
crate to countries where their food = q.
Be found in great abupdapces for, Ike
swallows, they. have their '.appointed
times."=M z O6sertcr.. -