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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-01-20
What Is a Thoroughbred!

As ordinarily appued by breeders, the
word thoroughbred" simply means
purely bred, or of unmixed lineage, and
in this strict sense none of our domes-
ticated animals can justly be called
thoroughbreds, because they all have q
more orless composite ancestry. When,
however, certain strain or race has
been bred within itself, without out
crosses to other or different strains, for
many generations, until marked and
peculiar type is uniformly reproduced,
that race, Or strain, or breed, is said to
be thoroughbred or purely bred.
The term Thoroughbred was first ap.
piled only to horses in Great Britain.
bred especially for racing purposes and
was adopted as the name Of the bree1.
and is stillsased for that distinctive pur
pose. Consequently, when one speaks
of Thoroughbred horse, all intelli-
gent horsemen understand that the
rdce-horse is meant. No horses are re-
cognized as Thol oughbreds in this coun-
try that do not show an unbroken line
of ancestry, on both sides, to animals
recorded in the English Stud-book. No
intelligent horseman will speak of a
thoroughbred Morgan, thoroughbred
trotter, or a thoroughbred draft-horse,
because, as before stated, the term,
when applied to horses, belongs only to
one particular breed, called Thorough
breds.-NationaJ LiUe- Stock Journal.
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See That the Cattle Have Drink,

A friend told us !, few days since that
he had lost a fine heifer, caused by fail
ure to get enough water. We called
attention, short time since, to the
danger from this source and hope we
may be pardoned for an allusion to the
subject at present.
Ii cattle are left to hunt their own
drink from pools that are ice-cold and
scant at best, or are compelled when
the weather Is severely cold to travel
long distances for water, they will at
times. go without their necessary drink,
rather than be placed at so much dis
comfort to obtain it. Running daily in
the stock fields and eating freely of the
dried leaves and husks of the corn
fields, is very hazardous to life. unless
they have sufficient drink to soften the
entire mass. No digestion can take
place until the food is thoroughly moist
ened and they should receive daily at
tention and water plentifulIy provided
for their use, and if possible such as is
not ce-cold.-Burlington HaUk-Eye.
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Preserving Pastures.

Among the many propositions to rem
ovate the pasture one has largely been
overlooked, management. 1t is the
cheapest and most practical manure on
the farm. The common plan is to have
but one pasture, upon which the cattle
must Craze as all times. If it comes to
the bare sod during seasons of extreme
drouth the stock must continue to grub
at the sod for want of better. This ex-
poses the. roots of the grass to the sun
and Injuries or destroys the plant. Sup
pose we use our trees and shrubs in that
way, the detriment to growth would be
at once apparent. A good top on grass
for growth is as necessary as upon trees.
That one hundred acres of land in two
pastures will keep one-third more stock
than the same number of acres in one
pasture has long been known to the
practical farmer. The reason is that the
stock can be removed before it has
grazed the pasture too closely, before
the roots of the grass are uncovered.
A plan that will renovate hundreds of
pastures is this: Let the grass have a
good start in the spring. say four inches.
before turning on the stock, and change
pastures as often as the pastures ap-
pear to be closely grazed. Prof. S.
4. Knapp.
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of some gold mine. ss oV
"Heigho! this is the day the No !, :,
age IS to come," said Cousin. Remb' !
the moment she awoke on that mana
ing. But at noon-time Bertha Paa
Jim, Sadie, and even little Tom L ny
that as yet the package had not w
rived. 1t had not arrived as late a =
four o'clock in the afternoon. wban a y
hrst three just mentioned, togetsa s
with some OF their elders, went to Gu NV
mothers to supper. There Bsrb.
Ben and Jim took turns vainly watch
ing at the windows for the exnraa'
wagon. until they were called to snp, ~
Jingle! jingle! jingle! went the dao,
pen during the course of the supper
And SO much had that package bee o.,
talked about and guessed about tina, ~
paused in their eating and drinkina
and listened in expectation.
please, ma am said Katie. comm,
from answering the ring, 1.-The express
man is at the door. He saws he's gof
most valuable package for you.e and
would you please come and receipt fo
| itpn Az
Mrs. Benson found the expressma,
standing by the little table in the hall
way where Katie had left him. tbonc.
IN the meantime he had gone back IA
his wagon and brought the package inh
the house. please sign there,n h
SAID, pointing to his receipt-book.
1T must be a very small package '
thought Mrs. Benson, not SEEING an,
package, but imagining it might SLIM.
IN the eXpressman' overcoat pocket.
9" was to say, Mrs. BENSON" said
the man. "that you must be prepared
for very great, pleasant SURPRISE
son! I'm prepared to be SURPRISED .
answered Mrs. Benson.
Then please turn and look at III,
package standing there by the parlo
door,"
''Motherr' at..a
"Oh, Guv! my dear boyr' iovfull,
called Mrs Benson, as Guy, with an ey
press tag tied around his arm. rushe,
into her arms, and clasped her around
the neck.
Its Guy himself" said Bertha
gleefully.
Hurrah! it's Guy" called Ben and
jim; and they all instantly left the SUD.
per table and hurried to greet him. !
But the adventures OF package No.
lO7 could not be quickly told. OF how
1t was discovered that it might be sent,
how It had been directed like bundle
of goods, how it had been receip;ed lor
over and veragain, how it had Travelled
all the way in the Pullman ears, how h
was given as much care and attention
as If it had been huge nugget OF gold
and very, very many more hows and
whys.-janes B. Marshall, in Harper,
Young People.
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

DO not let the manure-heaps be-
come frozen. They will remain totally
unchanged during the whole winter il
they once become frozen solid, and in
the spring there will be lot of manure
unit for immediate use. Keep the piles
well heaped up and covered with loose
manure on the top.
Apple fritters make nice and
cheap dessert. Prepare a batter for
griddle cakes, that is, a thin batter
made of flour, sweet milk and baking
powder, Or -four, sour milk and soda.
Then stir in apples which have been
chopped fine, the quantity depending
on your taste. Fry them as you would
griddle cakes and serve hot with a sirup
made af melted white sugar
Soda Crackers. -Five small cups oil
-four, two small cups of corn-starch,
two teaspoonfuls of salt, five teaspoon
fuls of cream-of-tartar Pass through
the sieve three times. Chop two table
spoonfuls of firm lard in the flour. Dis
solve two scant teaspOonfuls of soda in
two tablespoonful of warm water. add
about pint of milk to it, stir into the
-four and mix to a smooth dough. Roll
out thin, cut into squares, rub the sur
face with sweet milk and bake in very
moderate oven. Do not brown.
Cranberry Pie.-There are various
ways to make a cranberry pie; some
make it open like custard Or pumpkin
pie. This is good, but not so good as to
cover like an apple pie. Do not stew
the berries as some do before baking,
but slit each berry with knife. This
will preserve the freshness of the fruit,
which is quite an important thing. 4
cupful of berries and an equal quantity
OF white sugar will make a medium sized
pie. Those who like sweet pie should
have more sugar, also more berries il
desired. Bake as usual. A little fiour
slfted over the fruit gives it a thicker
consistence. One thing should not be
forgotten, add small teacupful of
water.
Much damage is frequently done to
young fruit trees in the winter by rab-
bits gnawing away the bark, oftentimes
to the entire destruction OF the trees.
This great annoyance may be prevented
effectually by wrapping the trunk with
any coarse fabric, such as baling cloth,
from the ground to point as high as a
rabbit would be likely to reach even if
the ground should be covered with a
deep snow, and the same tied with Irvine
to prevent slipping off; or if preferred
the ordinary tarres paper used as q
sheathing in building, may be used in
stead. Some precaution must be taken
if absolute immunity from these pests is
desired, or ruined trees will be the pen
atty of such neglect. Huntington Haws-
Eye.
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Permanent Pastures.

Where much grain is raised there are
frequent rotation of crops. This does
not tend to make the best pastures
New ones when well set may produce
as much feed for stock but it is not as
good and nutritious as old pastures
where there is a greater variety of grass.
Besides analyses have demonstrated that
grass and hay on old meadows or past
ures contain greater proportion OF al
bumenoids and less of woody fiber. We
want more permanent and better past
ures. And while blue grass, timothy,
orchard grass and June grass are good,
yet our meadows and pastures need
sprinkling of red clover to keep the soil
rich, light and damp, and thus capable
of producing larger amount of the
most delicious food. Our farmers can
not afford to seed downs pasture right
ly and then pillow it up in three or five
years. The profit of one acre of good
pasture is more than the profit from any
acre of corn or wheat, with one-half the
labor. In the New England States,
and especially in the rich Connecticut
Valley, where all operations are con-
Quoted with the strictest economy, thew
consider three tons of hay from their
old meadows of fifty years standing as
equal to five tons of hay from new
meadows. This matter of permanent
pastures and their superiority over tenn
porary ones might be good subject
for oranges, clubs and alliances to in
vestigate this winter. Slipshod farm
ing must be abandoned and things done
by system and judgment. Competition
is going to be sharp and must be met by
economy.-IoaOa State Reqister.
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A N0man's Defense Of a Fort.

In his sketches of the History OF
Man." Lord Kames relates an extraor.
binary instance of presence of mind
united with courage. Some Iroouois
IN the year 1890 attacked the Fort de
Vercheres, in Canada, which belonged
to the French, and had approached 81
lently, hoping to scale the palisade,
when some musket-shots forced them to
retire. On their advancing a second
time they were again repulsed, in Won
der and amazement that they could per-
ceive no person, excepting a woman
who was seen everywhere This was
Madame de Nercheres, who conducted
herself with as much resolution and
courage as If supported by numerous
garrison. The idea of storming place
wholly undefended except by women,
occasioned the Iroquois to attack the
fortress repeatedly; but, after two days
siege. they found it necessary to retire.
lest they should be Intercepted in their
retreat. Two years afterward a party
OF the same nation so unexpectedly
made their appearance before the same
fort that a girl of fourteen, the daugh-
ter Of the proprietor, had but lust time.
to shut the gate. With this Young wom-
an there was no person whatever except
one soldier. But not at all intinidated
by her situation, she showed herself
sometimes in one place. sometimes in
another, frequently changing her dress,
in order to give some appearance of a
garrison and always fired OPPORTUNITY.
In short, the faint-hearted Iroquois once
more departed without success. Thus
the presence of mind of this young girl
was the means OF saving the fort.
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flor punng Beadtrs.
GRANDMA AND THE FRENCH
DOLL

What's that2 A dolly? Dear me!
Where are my SpecS-let me see!
On! you call that a dol-baby, do you?
Wen, don't. my dears. FidGle-de-dee!
This fine little madam from France,
With her gay dress looped up for the dance;
With her dozens of sashes, and slippers
Like those on which ballet-girls prance;
With her fiounces and frizzles and curls.
And her necklace of turquoise and pearls
All the foide-rols fashion devices.-
Wen, don't admire her, my girls.
Do you ever tell this thing your sorrow,
Or the jcs7s that you look for tomorrow
Do you cuddle her close to your bosom
AS did my rag-baby Laura?
No, she sits in her parlor in state,
Or goes to some other dolls fete;
just exists for her dresses and jewels,
Her complexion, the curls on her pate.
Nellie, and Annie, my pet,
Sometimes fear evenyet
They will make of you something like this,
Why, you fear just to get your hands wet;
And you think of your curls and your
clothes,
And you prattle of "Germans" and
If you never do any thing useful,
Are you better than dolls, do you s'pose?
Oh, know that the day has gone by
For the baking of cake and Of pie,
For scrubbing and rubbing and grubbing;
But something you'll find if you try.
There's work in the world to do still,
If you'll only turn to with a will;
1t is nobier to fill life with tasks, dears,
Than merely to strive time to kill.
This doll-take the French thing away!
Be Off, il you choose, to your play;
But remember if duties you shirk,
You'll grow to be like her some day
Empty-headed, affected and fine,
Your brightness a mere tinSel shine:
And, when beauty and style both have van
iShed,
Alone and neglected you'll pine.
Alice Wuiams BrUthertO;t, IN Nursery.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are eleven colored churches
in Nashville, Tenn.
"A Presbyterian church of ninety
three members was recently organized
among the Nez Perces Indians III the In
dian Territory.
Hartford has a free evening school
for street boys which is a success. No
textbooks are used, instruction being
oral, assisted by the use of maps and
globes.
The English Society for Promoting
Christian knowledge has just published
the Gospel of ST. Matthew and parts of
the Prayer-book in Ojibway, and a
Manual of Devotion in the Beaver In.
dian dialect.
There are seventeen different school
ages in the States and Territories, sew
enteen years being the longest period
and six years the shortest. The earliest
age at which pupils are admitted to the
public schools in any State is four years.
There are at present in South Car
DINA twelve colleges, two professional
schools, three industrial training
schools, eighty-one private academies,
titty-nine public academies, three even
ing elementary schools, 20S private ele-
mentary schools and 2,793 public
schools.
The preliminary agreement between
Russia and the Vatican provides for the
equality of the Russian and Polish Ian
glages in religious teaching, for free
communication between Polish Cath
olics and the Pope and for the removal
of all civil disabilities on converts to
Romanism.
The Austrian Government has re-
Gently made the instruction in agricul-
ture, horticulture and agricultural leg
islation obligatory in all the male nor
nal schools. In the female normal
schools the students are obliged to fol-
low the courses in needlework and do
nestle economy.
The International Lesson Commit.
tee, at its recent meeting, decided to
give the entire year 1882 to the study
of the Gospel of Mark. 1t also recon-
mended that that Gospel be committed
to memory by Sunday-school scholars.
This is the first time that the Old Tes-
lament has had no place in the plan of
study for year. After 1882 the plan
OF six months in each Testament will be
resumed.
M. Jules Ferry, Minister of Public
instruction of France, has issued a cir
cular, dated September I'd. 1880, by
which all the lyceums and commercial
colleges are directed to introduce, at
the beginning of the next school year,
the course ofstudy prepared by the new
Council of Public Instruction. In the
new course more time is allowed for
modern languages and natural sciences,
while the number of Greek and Latin
lessons is somewhat reduced.
The Harvard Annex" as the Pri-
vate Collegiate Instruction of Women
at Cambridge is called, has made its
first annual report. The institution is
not officially connected with the college,
There have been twenty-seven students,
two of whom have Withdrawn, four have
taken the regular college examination
for the freshman class, and the rest have
only pursued special studies.
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-One need not he mUcb of an .,n;o,,

-One need not be much of an epicure
to distinguish readily the difference be-
tween fowl that has been shut I'D and
delicately fed for time before killing.
and one that has been forced to scratch
for living. Confine fowls intended
for the table in a darkened place.
give them plenty of milk, either fresh.
thick, or sour, with grain and table
scraps. and you will have a delicate ar.
ticle of food. with no strong chicken"
flavor about it.-Gbicago Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-01-20
The Prayer Cure.

The work of healing the sick by
prayer goes on apace at the Faith Home
in Springfield, Mass. There have been
eighteen patients at the home during
the summer and all have gone away. It
is claimed, either cured or greatly bene-
fitted. Among the most remarkable
patients of the summer was Mrs. G.. r.
Russell, of Montague, who was cured
of several Affections, especially of palsy.
though siEce her return home she has
caught cold and her head has begun
shaking again. Mrs. Clara McGraw, of
Boston, was cured of a nervous disease
and after her departure was attacked
with dyspepsia. She wrote to the
Home asking for prayer, which was
faithfully offered and soon after she
wrote that she was entirely cured, with
out the use of medicine. One patient
left the house before the Sisters of
Faith thought her cured, and soon after
began taking medicine and is now dead.
The bed-ridden Miss Lizzie o. Smith.
OF Wiliimantic, Conn, who has been
unable to lift her head from the pillow
for many years, stayed with Sisters
Orpha and Rosa long enough to be
greatly improved, being able, when
she left to sit up in bed every other dav.
The Sisters think that she might have
been made we'll had she used more
faith, but she would only exercise faith
up to the point of Improvement and
seemed unable to expect the Lord to
work perfect cure. No charge what
ever is made for guests, the Sisters
trusting for protection from imposture
to the spirit of the Lord, which ALWAYS
tells them whom to take. They use no
medicines whatever and regard all their
cures as miracles, wrought by the same
power as was given the apostles.
Prayer and amounting with oil are their
only methods.-Springfe5d Republican.
"A woman eighty years old has
starved to death in Boston. She was
weak from old age and could not have
lived much longer in any event, but
lack OF food was what killed her. Her
daughter was washer-w woman but could
get very little work, and was SO sensi-
tive on the subject of her poverty that
she would not beg. She and her moth
er had nothing to eat for week but
some meal and small piece of meat,
and for two days were wholly without
food. The old woman lay helpless in
bed, moaning, 81 am starving" vet the
daughter would not go to the authori-
ties for relief.
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Representative Newbury of Michi.
gan is said to be the richest Represen-
tatiVe in Congress.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-19

positive and radical cure for general
Debility and al! nervous complaints,
after having thoroughly tested its
wonderful curative powers 10 thou
sands of cases, feels it his duty to
make it known to his suffering tel
lows. The recipe will be sent free
OF charge, to all who desire it, with
full directions for preparing and sue
cessfully using. Every patient is al
40 entitled to a copy free of THE
COMPLETE PHYslClAN,' q work of
nearly 900 pages, containing over
1000 formulas. The latest and Bes;
family Medical work out Address,
with stamp, or stamp self addressed
envelope, DIR. Nj. E. BELL, 1e1 y
Cnlcert St, BALTIMORE. MD.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-19

JOY Is TIE HOUSEHOLD OF THE
II :>rAR-\o' oily joy, but salts
-: ITO all those that have ;nur-
.h:... nr celebrated Shoniry.r
tt.'" n..an. will state 10 US
t.'iuns and friends through.
u, %nrih Carolina aud the South,
Al Use hhn>e.namcd organ has just
",,"n,hc frs: grand premium at the
\r,,h Carolina State Fair jus,
.'>rd, III competition with Mason &
%i!au,lin, Peloubet, and others. The
>hon,n. ger Organ is sold at a reason
able price, with Stool and Instructor
free. One and uU write for circu
lars and be a%stonished. I will sell
any make Of Organ either 70,
Church or Parlor that is sold in the
Southern States. The largest stock
of Musical Instruments ever ir
North Carolina. Address,, simply
J. l.. Stones Music House, Raleigh
n. G..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-19
AMERICAN

No invention Of the nineteenth
century has worked 4 greater revo-
luton in household economy or con.
ferrcd more Of q benefit on human
ity than the sewing machine.
The first productions were crude
and uncoutb in the extreme, and it
was reserved tor American skill and
ingenuity to bring forth q machine
OF any practical value.
In order to appreciate the great
advancement which has taken place
it is only necessary 10 compare one
Of the machines built during the in
fancy of the invention with one of
the latest improved Light Running
New Home" the rapidly Increasing
popularity Of which is the envy OF
all its competitors.
In the manufacture Of this ma
chine old ideas have been discarded,
and in accordance with the progress
sive movement, Of the age new me
chanical principles have been substi.
tutel Of such inherent and absolute
value "a cannot tail 10 commend
themselves TO the most casual ob
server.
For all kids Ct domestic and
manufacturing work the New Home
is %uncquasej.
All the really good points con
;ain.' n o.her machines have beer
utilized in it's construction.
Many new improveM"nt, and de
wees have a.Sr been added. the re
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;. O.. 50 Ur,"n square. Ne" Y" K.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-19
NOTICE.

AS Executor Of the late Geo. Laws.
deed. | will sell to The highest bidder
at the count hoh>e door. in Hili>boro,
on Monday the 3th day of Dccclnber,
1881. the house and lot on Trvun Street
in which he formerly lived. The house
contains Is rooms and ali ActrS~:.ry on,
houses. The lot contains " acres.
Also another lot on said street con
tanning II acre. Terms l-3 cash. j.;
in s months, and balance in II uiun:h,
with interest from date.
JOHN LAWS. Executor.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-19

Why Sons pEopLs FAT TO
SuccEED-They neglect details.
They overlook The small things.
They have no eye 70 business.
They hale for fortune TO drop in
their laps:
They let their help waste aud de.
stroy.
They tail to adoevtise.
They have too much outside bust.
They talk politics TOO much.
They fail TO invent or have new
ideas.
They are penny wise and pound
foolish.
They initiate their neighbors.
They are not polite or sooommo.
dating.
They think most things take too
much trouble.
They fail to push business-
They know no. that the best il
cheapest.
They know not the power OF
method.
They are illiberal TO home enter,
prises.
They attend to everything but
their own business.
They become rusty and lose an
bitlon.
Nervous pains and weaknesses
malarial diseases, fever and ague
positively cured by using Brown.
Iron Bit,ers.