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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-21
IN THE TREE TOP.

One day Grandma Dover told grand
pa to 60 over to their daughters hous
and borrow Baby Belle. 1t was quite
custom of hers, and the child was al
ways sent at once. Grandpa took hi
open wagon and found his daughte
well, and took lunch with her, ant
made the usual joke about borrowing
Belle; and the four-year old child wa.
wrapped up in a shawl, which hel
mother tied under her arms and abou
her waist. to insure her being KEEP
warm.
At first she sat beside grandpa, bu
after awhile she asked to sit on the bach
seat. Grandpa WAS little provoked al
this, but gave her her way, and to pun
ish her, never looked round again. HI
drove past the lake, and through the
woods, up the long road, speaking now
and then to neighbor, and stoned Al
the home-gate at twill; ght.
Grandma came running out at once.
:" where's Belle?' she asked. as
she sick? Why didn't they let her
why, they did. Here she is" said
grandpa. and turned about.
The wagon was empty; no Baby Belle
was there.
"She has jumped out to hide for fun. ,,
said grandpa. Here, Belle! Belle!
But there was no answer. The child
could scarcely have climbed out without
assistance but they searched the oar
den and the house, in which she might
have hidden herself, though she had
never played such a joke before.
Grandpa being questioned, admitted
that Belle had offended him, and that
ne had not spoken to her all the wav
nome. to punish her, and repented in
dust and ashes; but that did not tell
them where Baby Belle was to be found.
Inc CONSERVATION of the household was
terrible. Every one went out The road
was searched inch by inch, back tn the
very gate of Bellies home. and no trace
OF her was found. Every one who lived
along the road had been spoken ia. and
there seemed to be an awful mystery
ABOUT her disappearance.
Inc most terrible idea occurred to the
az gentleman. She had fallen into the
axe which he had passed. as we have
SAID; and his fit of temper had been the
death of his darling. Wv
And now the parents were aroused
and the awful story was told to them.
she may have climbed out in the
woods and been lost there said the
young father. '"o
And. sick with terror. he took b;s
lantern and led the way thither. There
W.. a moon in the sky, and it shone
through the leaves: but though tbev
found ""' no'
;, "lt is the only place left; look tbrouob
ene WOODS once MORE said the moor
father. choking with grief. p00A
1T is no use." said grandpa, throwing
up his hands, mo use at all''
j, But what was that that struck b;s
fingers? He looked up. LID
overhead hung a bundle of some sort
de gave shout Every one rushed tn
The spot. 'neo 10
There upon the branches buno tho
pig plaid shawl. full of something solid
and warm. Mortified. the father neenaJ
nto the bundle. A little ROSY face law
'here' and little voice piped out:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-21

Prof. G. M. Hammond, the New
York medical scientist, has been expert
mentally hung with view of finding
out what manner of death the hanging
is. He had one doctor twist towel
around his neck while another watched
him and experimental with knives ana
pins to ascertain what the sensations OF
such a solemn hour may be. The YER
dict OF Prof. Hammond is, that slow
strangulation is more comfortable than
the sudden fall which br, axis the neck.
And yet, it does not appear by the ac-
count. that Prof. Hammond tried the
sudden fall that breaks the neck. IN
tr0it Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-21

--One druggist of Kingston, Ontario,
last year sold enough opium to regular
opium-eaters to kill 1850 ordinary men.
The use of the drug is not increasing in
that city, it is said, but its victims are
numerous, are in the upper classes of
society, and in nine cases out of ten are
ladies,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-21

A new tenor named Mierzwinski
made successful debut in New York a
few nights ago, but it is very doubtful
whether any New Yorker has yet made
a successful pronunciation of his name
which might have been Mulligan before
he went on the stage.-Norristow,.
Herald
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For Young Readers.
THE LITTLE SISTERS AND THE
DTTEEN

w IL IL
Where English daisies blossom,
And English robins sing,
When all the land was fragrant
Beneath the feet of Spring.
Two little sisters wandered.
Together, hand in hand,
Along the dusty highway.
Their bare feet soiled and tanned
Twas not childish sorrow
That filled their eyes with tears:
Their little hearts We're burdened
With grief beyond their years.
The bright-eyed daisies blossomed
In valley and in glen,
The robins sang their sweetest.
Spring smiled-but not for them.
Beneath the trees of Whitehall,
Within their shadowy brown,
From out the royal palace
The Queen came walking down.
She saw the children standing,
Together, side by side,
And, gazing down with pity,
She asked them why they cried
"Dear lady, said the eldest,
My little sister Bess
And have come together
A hundred miles, guess.
Sometimes the roads were dusty,
And sometimes they were green;
We're very tired and hungry
We want to see the Queen.
"For Mothers sick, dear Lady,
She cries most all the day;
We hear her telling Jesus,
when she thinks were at play.
She tells Him all about It,
How when King James was King,
We were 80 rich and happy
And had most everything.
We had our own dear father,
At home beside the Thames,
But Father went to battle
Because he loved King James.
"And then things were SO different
cannot tell You how.
We haven't any father,
Nor any nice things now.
last night, our mother told us
They u take our home away,
And leave US without any,
Becau se she couldn't pay.
SO then, we came together,
Right through the meadow green,
And prayed for God to help ua
And take us to the Queen;
because Mamma once told US
That, many years ago,
The Queen Was James little girl,
And, Lady, if twas SO,
know she'll let us keep it
Our home beside the hames-
For we have come to ask her,
IND Enfhpr lOyaj Eipr Ia
"And ii we had to leave it,
I'm sure Mamma would die
For there's no place to go to-
No place but in the sky"
Her simple story finished,
She gazed up in surprise,
To see the lovely lady
With tear-drops in her eyes.
And when the English robins
Had sought each downy nest,
And when the bright-eyed daisieA
Dew-damp, had gone to rest,
A carriage. such as lever
Had pass"d that way before,
Set down two little children
Beside tn. widows DOR
They brought the weeping mother
A pacnage from the Queen.
Her royal seal was on it,
And, folded in between,
A slip of paper, saying:
The daughter of King James
Gives to these little child zen
Their home beside the Thames"
nose HdtDicH Thorpe, IN 81. Nicholas
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08

main a memorable episode in the history oil
music in this country. Jennie Lind, many
years ago, created great furore, hut the
musical education of the American people
had not then reached its present state. AN
echo song" or bravura aria, executed
with pyrotechnic brilliancy and ornamented
with giddy feats of yocalism hitherto
considered impossible, was enough TO
arouse the widest enthusiasm. IL Is no
longer so, however, Obseryant critics ana
even many artists themselves hnd that the
standard OF musical taste is as quite as higll
in New York as in the old centres OF music
in Europe.
The profound and universal delight to
which the American people in every city OF
the Union which Patti has visited have
been stirred by her unprctentieus and yet
matches art best shows how lofty q stand-
ard the musical Judgment of this country
has attained. And we are not certain
but that her refined and subdued acting
has had great share in her success, accom-
plished against so many adverse circum-
stances. In "Travata" it was remarked
that many of PATHS scenes were worthy OF
the most finished actress Few great
singers have had Il more vivid sense OF the
dramatic proprieties of opera That artist
ical training for extravagant tragical effect
which has become a kind of cast iron tradi-
ton In opera completely melts away be-
fore the sound instinct of PATHS soft and
mellowcd art We believe that we inter
pref the feelings of the American people
correctly when we refuse TO bid Adelina
Patti goodbye, but hoping that hereafter
the land of her girllsh trumphs shall share
more equally with the rest of the world the
glories of her womanhood, rather say to her
cordial au revoir,-[N. Y. Herald.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08

Every nervous person should try Carriers
little nerve pills. They are made especially
for nervous and dyspeptic men and women,
and are Just the medicine needed by all
persons who, from any cause, do not sleep
well or who fail to get proper strength from
their food. Cases Of weak stomach, indi-
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ache, etc, readily yield to the use of little
nerve pills, particularly II combined with
Carter's little liver pills. In walls at %
cents.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08
A Defauitcr.

READING, Pa, April THE accounts of
Adam Dundore. cx-county treasurer of this
county, are short about $4,000, of which
amount $4,000 Is due tho state for tavern
and mercantile licenses; $500 Is due the
county for taxes. When Dundorc retired
nom office his defalcation amounted to $780,.
portion Of the deficit. The bondsmcn Of
Dundore have been notified, and will pay
tho loss, The cause assigned for tho Dc.
hlcatlon Is general speculation.
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Eottcru.


This is tile only Lottery ever voted a,
endorsed by the people of any State W "a
Louisiana State Lottery On
Incorporated in 1865 for IS years by II. ~ ~
ture for educational and charitable nn,r nssa'
with capital of $1,000 00--to which a ,ss ses-
fund of over $3.50 900 has since been added efN
BY an overwhelming popular vote, its n..
chise was made a part of the present STATE ~
sutution adopted December 2nd, A, d. Is7o W.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings Vii -,
place monthly. II never scales or postnon. as
Look NJ the following distribution: p'aes
Grand Monthly Distribution, Glass D., A, ".
Orleans, Tuesday, April II, 1882
ion and management Of "re''H
Gems @. I BEAuREGARD, OLA
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Attacking the AdmlnIs,ra,,on.

Paris, April IA violent attack of the
Rcpublique Franchise, a 0ambcttist paper,
on the cabinet, creates some sensation. The
article accuses the ministry OF disorganixing
Tho administration, destroying tho springs
O. government, aud Of falsifying the parlia.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-08

Miss Grswold, niece OF Bret lIarte and
successful prima donna in Paris, has n
graceful, slender figure, large, dark eyes, a
pale complexion, and black hair, simply
waved and gathered in a iull knot at the
back.
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APRIL DRAWING

Whole Tickets, SO; Half Tickets.il
81 Tickets, $50, 55Tickets 500.
Remit money or bank draft In letter. or send
by express Don't send by registered letter o.
postoiice order Orders of S. and upward BY
express can be sent at our expense Address al
orders to r. NJ. B0ARDMAN, Courier.lonrl
Building, Louisville, Ky or K. NJ. B0ARDMAS,
500 Broadway, New York
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The - Spirit
NOTWITHSTANDING April 5. !

! MARTINsBURG. April 5, 1882.
Eds. Independent:
The Charlestown Spirit Of Jefer-
son, which is generally believed to
be an "organ," with all that the
name implies, affects to be ''grieved"
that any one should have taken it's
editorial (of last week, announcing
Mr.. Lucas as candidate for the
Congressional succession) ''as in
tended to cast any reflections upon
our present or any of our past Dem
ocratic office-holders,'' etc. Then let
the Spirit explain the following SEN
fences, extracted from it's editorial"
referred to:
Extract No. is as follows: Seer
tainly there is no one who attended
the Fairmont Convention, 1880, that
will not rise up and demand that
Mr.. Lucas go to Congress.
The prevalent opinion is that the
above is a reflection upon some
individual, if not the entire mem
bership, of the Fairmont Cenven'
tion
Here is extract No. 2: "We with
hold any comments upon Mr.. Mar
TINS subsequent treatment of him
(Mr. Lucas) because the public are
well acquainted with all the facts,
and can judge for themselves.
Mr.. Martin was, not long since, a
Democratic oflice-holder, )" and his
friends certainly have right to in
terpret the Spirits reference to him
as the broadcast sort of refec-
ton. ~
Extract No. reads thus: ;; < =
1--WE mSSt send Mr.. Lucas to Con-
gress, and for once do credit to our
State, and ShOa0 fairness to a Jealous,
deserving Democrat"
Mark the words italicised-'sfor
once do credit and shoao fairness.
The well-grounded opinion of
many is that in this, the closing
sentence of his "editorial,' - the editor
of the Spirit succeeded in casting
reflections upon pretty much all
there is of the Democratic party, in
general, and Messrs. Faulkner,
Martin and Hoge in particular. The
first two gentlemen named have been
each and the last mentioned is now
a Democratic office holder" But
in its last issue this week the Spirit
"takes occasion to say" that its sin
tention is never to cast unjust or
undue reflections upon any," yet it
does not wish to be considered back
ward in censuring those who deserve
censure. Does the editor mean to
constrete his reflections" of the pre-
vious issue INQUIRER.
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Indisputable Facts.
Eds. Independettt:

Eds. Independent:
I don't propose to argue questions
with those who ignorantly or wilful-
ly ignore and misrepresent plain
facts. 1t would be waste of time
and an Improbable occupancy of
your valuable space. The voters
and taxpayers of Martinsburg, are
not ignoramuses nor fools. They
are capable of judging for them
selves. They have seen the work
ings of the corporation and know as
we'll as any one can tell them,
whether or not it's business has been
properly managed. They know the
men who are at the head of affairS
they know that these men have as
much interest in the good manage
ment and prosperity of the town as
any of the chronic grumblerS can
possibly have; they know further
that these same men would grum-
BILE and find fault no matter what
was done. 1t is perhaps part of
their nature, and they can't help it.
But no reasonable man can see any
occasion for their grumbling. 1t is
an admitted fact, known to every
body, that when the present admin
istration took charge of corporation
affairs, the city was virtually bank
rupt and had no credit; that for
eighteen months previous not cent
of interest had been paid on the city
bonds, and in that time debt OF
$4,000 had accumulated from over
due coupons alone. In addition to
this there was a debt of $4,000 Dor
rowed money and old gas bills, max
ing total floating debt of about
$50 900. 1t is only necessary for the
taxpayers to know that in four years
the present administration has man
aged to pay off the greater portion
of that debt, brought the bonds OF
the corporation up to par, and es-
tablished its credit. In the eyes of
these grumblers all this amounts to
nothing; but the reasonable people
of the community think very differ
emily. They fully appreciate the
fact that the town is now in "a
much better condition, in every re-
spect, than it was four years ago,
and are willing TO give credit to
whom credit is due.
But, it is urged, this was done by
re-adiusting after the Malone plan
in Virginia. Was it ? The Ma
hone plan scaled the principal as
well as the interest. The plan adopt
ed by the present officers of the cor
poration reduced the interest only.
1t did not affect the principal. The
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NOTES AND COMMENT.

They want Uncle Sammy Tilden
for Governor Of New York, just to
keep his memory green. Sammy
would not be a green Governor.
During the month of March Chi
cago packers slaughtered and salted
ITO, 900 hogs, against $1,000 for the
corresponding month last year.
Smallpox continues it's ravages in
Cincinnati. 1t is said the victims
are almost exclusively persons who
have persistently refused to be vac
cinated.
The clearings of the Chicago
banks for the month of March foot
up a total of $143 ,2l2, 86S.74, being
over $l2, 0OO,O more than for the
the corresponding month last year.
The majority of the Republican
editors in Pennsylvania, according
to a postal card vote taken by the
Philadelphia Press, prefer Gen.
James A. Beaver as the Republican
candidate for Governor.
A Georgia paper calls attention to
the fact that Alex II. Stephens has
formally retired from public life
five times, and believes he will again
listen to the voice of the dear people.
Alex. is considered little freaky.
After the 1st of May saloon-keep'
ers in Ohio will be required to give
bond in the sum of $1,000 and pay
an annual tax of 500 to $500. The
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

WE DESIRE to inform our neigh
Dor of the Spirit Of Jefferson that
the little paragraph in the last issue
of the INDEPENDENT was simply
designed to elicit information. We
know nothing of the intentions of
Judge Hoge, and as the Spirit had,
seemingly, at least, marked out his
future course of action, we only
desired to gain further light. The
Spirit seems to be somewhat in our
fix in regard to the matter, and calls
ON us for information. We are not
prepared to give it. And right here
let us say that our article of last
week should not be misconstrued
into any hostility to Mr.. Lucas
candidacy. He is an able gentleman,
and deserving of high recognition at
the hands of his party.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

THE New York Assembly is con-
sidering bill to supply the city of
New York with pure water from the
Upper Hudson at an expense OF
$50, 100000. Pure water is a gilt
edged luxury in that city. Here in
Martinsburg the luxury of prrr
spring water is supplied to the citi-
zens at cost to the Corporation OF
500 900. And the water is the best
and purest that ever flowed from the
bowels of the earth.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

Brewers Association of Cincinnati
will at once take steps to test the
constitutionality of the law.
Some of the leading Republican
papers in Kansas oppose Gov. st.
Johns denomination, and there will
be sharp fight over the delegates to
the State convention. The Cover
nor has the support of the temper
ance people and of the railroad in
terest.
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THE subscriptions "for Betty and
the baby'' continue, and money is
pouring into the lap of the unfor-
tunate woman from all parts of the
country, collected in small amounts
from willing givers. If Mason should
be soon released, as there is pleas
ant prospect that he may be, his
imprisonment may prove as profit
able as it has been disagreeable, and
if the Judge Advocates opinion be
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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HOWEVER great the public bene-
fit may have been by the killing of
Jesse James, his assassination was
accomplished in most cowardly,
cruel and depraved manner. The
murderer is said to have acted in the
hope of getting one-fourth of the
reward offered for the outlaw dead
or alive. If this be the case let his
share of the blood money be paid
him and then hang him according
to law. Another desperate would
be put out of harms way by this
course.
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/. Z. DUKEHART,

Supt. of b. Il O. r.. r. Co. S Hotels.
Conductor on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for 2S years, and
previously a Druggist, writes:
"Cumberland, Md, Dec. 18th, 1881;
[ have used but one bottle of Perund
between myself and son. He had
Diphtheretic Sore Throat, and is
now well. AS for myself, it has en-
tirely relieved the dullneSs in my
head, which has been of long stand
ing-the result of Chronic Malaria
l never took anything III my life that
gave me such great satisfaction.
My wife is now taking it also" Ask
your Druggist for the Ills of Life, y
and how to cure them-a book.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

SERGEANT MASON has situation
already. A Chicago clothing house
has engaged him at salary of ST 500
for one year, the services to begin at
once when Mason shall be released
from the Albany prison, whether
that be at the expiration of his term
or earlier. They should commence
paying the salary to Betty and the
baby at once. and let him work it
out afterwards.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

Mr.. TILDEN is making a big
effort for the next Democratic Pres
idential nomination. One of the
preliminary moves or skirmishes, as
it were, is to get the Democratic
nomination for Governor of New
York this year, and, if elected, he
will be the coming man for the Pres
idential nomination two years hence
Tilden is really the strongest
candidate the Democrats have.
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On Thirty bays Trial.

We will send DR.. Dy e's Celebrated
Electro oltaic Belts and other tlec
tric Appliances on trla for thirty days
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FORESTER recommends the Brit
ish Government "to strike and strike
hard" in Ireland. 1t really doesn't
look as if Ireland can afford to pay
much at present, and if the govern
ment strikes it may shut down the
work entirely. There is no doubt
of disposition in the Green Isle to
lock out the Government if possible.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

PRESIDENT ARTHUR has felt
himself compelled to veto the bill to
prohibit Chinese immigration, but
distinctly avows that he does not
antagonize the principle of prohibi-
tion under proper restrictions.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

So MANY challenges have been
issued to General Skobeleff that it
begins to look as if the whole Ger
man army are anxious to fight him
single handed.
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MARRIED.

On Tuesday morning, March 28th,
at Green Leaf Cottage, the residence
of the brides parents, by Rev. John
p Hyde, Mr.. URIAH W. STILL
WELL, of Berkeley county, W. Va,
to Miss FANNIE O. CUNNINGHAM :,
of Frederick county, Va.
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LIES A CoNUNDRUM.-When
judiclously used, Burdock Blood
Bitters are in themselves a remedy
for all the evils arising from impu-
rites of the blood, which never fail
20 make the patient long-lived and
happy. Price $1.00 For sale by E.
G. Williams Il Bro, druggists.
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NATIONAL debt reduced more
than sixteen million dollars in
March. There is enough of it left
to keep the same process going on
for several years yet.
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A TRAMP lynched in Indiana
made last request. 1t was chang
me decent" The work was done
effectively at all events, even if not
"decently and in order"