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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
The Girl Suicides.

The number of suicides in Paris has
been appalling since a few weeks. Self
destruction seems to have become almost
an epidemic. Not day passes but the
papers report one or several cases of vol
untary death by drowning, suffocating
or poisoning. The statistics of suicide in
France are. indeed, of an alarming ma
ture. Hundreds of unfortunate wretches
are hurrying out of the world every year
in this country, so prosperous, so highly
civilized, at present so tranquil, but whose
evil is a general lowering of the moral
standard. 1t is particularly among that
most unfortunate class-among those
poor producers of luxury-the work
girls, overworked, underfed, miserably
paid, with brains impaired by the spec
tacle of frivolity and fashion, that the
victims of suicide are recruited. Char
coal is the classic means. of self-destruc-
ton with the sewing-girls, but OCCASION
ally some distracted plyer of the needle
will resort to a less ordinary end, as in
the case of that unfortunate creature,
who some years ago, threw herself down
from the summit of the Vendome col
umn. A more shocking death than hers
could hardly be imagined, and the ming
ingof the trivial and commonplace cir
cumstanees which preceded her death
has always impressed us deeply. She
left her place of employment suddenly
in the afternoon, alleging that she need
ed to buy thread; and hurried at once to
the column on the place Vendome. Her
companions, on hearing of her fearful
death-her cry, when once she had
leaped, will never be forgotten by those
who heard Remembered to have no
ticed her sewing her skirts together at
the bottom, and to have wondered what
could be the purpose of this. Life was
not extinct in the battered broken body
when it was taken to the nearest drug
gist's, and meanwhile eager groups
were gathered around the pavement,
where horrid bloody stain marked the
exact spot of the fall. And what of the
suicide of two childish creatures, two
girls of eleven and twelve, worked and
driven beyond endurance, who crept
away together one gloomy night, and,
clasping each other hands, walked step
by step until the water closed over their
heads, into the Seine. where their slight
and miserably dressed bodies were found
floating together the next day. The sui
eide of a child! Can human misery reach
a greater horror than this2-Paris Beg
lister.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
Sailing Stock.

Colonel Curtis writes: Our practice
has been for years to keep a tight box
under the shed in the BARNARD, in which
there is constant supply of salt. The
cows help themselves to this, eating as
much as they like winter and SUMMER.
The salt being always accessible, the cat
tie are never salt hungry, and conse-
quently never eat too much, thereby
causing unusual thirst, which is the case
when they are fed salt periodically. In
winter this is injurious, hence we cannot
recommend the practice of putting brine
on straw to induce the cattle to eat it in
order to get the salt, because the effect
is to create an unnatural thirst. When
stock have free access to salt they taste
little every day, which gives tone to
the stomach and helps to make steady
and healthf1 appetite. We use coarse
salt, preferring it to the fine, as it does
not dissolve SO readily and does not abb
sorb moisture SO freely, which causes it
to waste. We have used rock salt but
gave it up on account of its high price.
The coarse salt answers just as well, not
costing half as much, and not dissolving
much faster. Our salt box does not
have to be filed oftener than once a
month, which is quite saving of time
as compared with the system Of sailing
occasionally; besides there is no forget
ting. In summer time tight box is
placed in the field and salt putinto it for
the cattle to help themselves. A rain
falling into the box does no harm, as it
only dissolves the salt and the stock
take lick of the brine instead of the
salt. As the salt does not evaporate
(only the water) from the heat of the
sun, there is no loss. This plan of salt
ing stock is the least trouble and the
most economical and the safest.-Ca,s-
adg Farmer,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
A Touch Of Nature.

Your child is very sick,n said the
doctor, laying down his book to feel a
very small pulse; ''she has fever and is
threatened with inflammation of the
BRAIN
"What shall I do for her, doctorp''
asked the sweet little mother, looking
up with fond attention in her brown
eyes.
GIVE her powder and put mus
tard plaster on her chest, and let me
know if she gets better soon."
The doctor returned to his book and
the mother went away with her baby,
but soon came back again.
"She is much worse, doctor; I am
afraid she will de-
The doctor laid down his book and
looked attentiyely at the baby. Eyes,
she will die" he said gravely. 81 can
do nothing more for her,
The brave little woman did not shed a
tear. For q moment she looked grave
while the doctor regarded her earnestly.
then she said, gently:
II shall bury her in her best white
dress and put her blue sash on; and
please, doctor, don't send in your bill
until after the funeral.n
81 will not said the doctor, and he
looked grave for few moments after he
was left alone; then he resumed his
reading, while tender smile fingered
about his mouth. He was a popular
lawyer. but was playing a part for the
benefit of his little daughter, and the
baby that died was an indestraotibls
doll.--Detreit Post and Tribune,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
Two Boys Encounter Two Bears.

Last Monday two young men named
Clarence and William Eastman. of Kear-
sarge village, North Conway, started out
into the woods on a bear hunt. About
noon they come across the track of two
bears near logging road. The bows
followed the trail eagerly until they
found that the bears had gone into a
cave some distance from the road. They
cautiously peered in, and in the uncer-
tain light saw both animals engaged in
gnawing what appeared to be the car
cass of some wild beast The Young
hunters were greatly excited, of course,
but they did not loose their GOODNESS.
After whispered consultation, which
was carried on without disturbing the
bears, so intense were they upon their
meal, the boys selected their marks and
fired. Both bullets took effect, as was
evident from the furious uproar inside
the cave. When the smoke lifted the
wounded bears rushed out of their re-
treat, bringing the young hunters to
close quarters. The age of the animals
was probably about year, and they
weighed upwards of $50 pounds each.
Noting the size of the game, and realiz-
ing that they must defend themselves
from the coming attack, the boys threw
away their guns and prepared to fight.
''Mount him, Willr' shouted Clarence.
and at the next moment each sprang di-
rectly on the backs of the growing
brutes. Then began lively struggle
Tor the mastery. The boys weighed
about as much as the bears, and the con-
test. was not SO unequal as might appear.
Each hunter grasped the long hair near
the ears and dug his heels into the tanks
OF his antagonist. Clarence was on a
steep pitch when the struggle COM
menced, and after few minutes of hard
work, was thrown from his seat: but in
falling be upset the bear and both rolled
to the foot of the incline, where the bow
came out on top. The bear, caught in
hollow place in the ground, was consid- |
erably cramped, and Clarence was able !
to get his knife out of his pocket and
open it. With that he dealt heavy
blow in the neck, which let out his life |
blood in torrents. Then the victorious
Clarence turned his attention to his COM
rade. William had not succeeded so
well, and was by this time in an embar-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
A Natural Ant-Trap.

Mr.. j. Harris Stone describes in Naiars
how he found in Norway one Of the
catchflies busily trapping ants. Last
June be was staying at Husufn, in the
L@rdal Valley, Norway, where he OBJ
served on the almost precipitous sides
OF the valley number of the red Ger.
man catchfly Uychnis viscaria). Tho
plants were growing luxuriantly some
1000 feet above the bed of the river, and
were showing gorgeous array Of bios
SONS. On plucking some of the flowers
he became aware Of most unpleasant
sickness around the stems; In some IN
stances the .glutinous secretion beng
powerful enough to support the whole
weight of the stem when he inverted
and opened his hand. On examining the
plants he was surprised at finding On
quite ninety-five per cent. either the
dead bodies of large species OF ant o.
individuals in all stages of dying. Some
towering stems had only one dead OF
dying ant upon each; others had sWo
others three; while others again had .
many as seven or eight. Some anus
had, as it were, simply lain down IN las
glutinous matter and succumbed WIN,
out further struggling. The heads Q
others, firmly imbedded in the PREACHER
Gus gum, with the rest of the body SUI
fened and suspended in mid-air, testlneO
to violent and prolonged resistance,
Some ants again had the body arenea
up, as if to avoid contact with the STEM
and the legs only were fatally caugnss
The glutinous or sticky tracts Lay arosns
the stem, directly ',3eneath the noQss
and were about half an inch or n1ofeS
depth. Two to four sticky nodes Wsls
found near the top of each howefns
stem. So
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
gor ponng Beaders.
4 TRIP TO THE LAND OF NOD.

t II. ass s
Did you ever hear how Bulge and Tod
Took flying trip to the Land of Nod?
Tney put on their night-goWns-cIimbed the
stairs, FF
Mumbled their innocent. drowsy PRAYERS.
Curled up in bed in a dimpled heap,
And IN forty winkS they were fast asleepi
Tnen the Dream-Man came, ON a train of
cars,
With moonbeam windows, and wheels of stars:
The fires were Lit by acomet, queer,
AND the man in the moon was envineeri
sea-weed cord held the engine-bell,
Made from a ringing oeean-shell;
Inc railroad track was a rainbow band
Reaching far over the sea and land
And the ends of the road, am gravely told,
We're built upon pots of shining gold!
All aboard!'-and away went Bulge and
Tod,
Night-sowns and all, to the Land of Nodl
sweet baby Trix, and the Wandering Jew:
Jack with his bean-stalk-the Giant Grim,
Little Miss Mincer and Uncle Tim,
Fairies, and Sprites, and Brownies rare,
And mermaids, wrapped in their yellow hair,
Sat, side by side, in the phantom cars
with moonbeam windows, and wheels of
stars! ;
On, on they sped through the silver sand
vi the beautiful streets of the Wonderland:
Ihey stopped in a cloud for a drink of dew
w nile the sea-shell rung and the whistle blew;
Ihey gathered blossoms that never die,
Ihat grew in the land of the ''By-and-by:''
And there, at the end of the route, I'm told,
Our travellers found the Pot of Goldi
linen the Dream-Man brought little Bulge and
Nlght-gowns and all, from the Land of Nod!
st. Nicholas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23

Chickens are an exception % =
rule that nothing is made in vain Ca' ~
en- croquettes are now made without <
concurrence of chicken or any otnel =
riety of at.--Bostofs IrGnscrlps
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23

When nation gives birth to man
who is able to produce a great thought,
another is born who is able to understand
and admire it,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23

Dropping eyelashes are furnishes II i
women who wish to wear an oIienA-
look BY q hairdresser in New Yorr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-23
COcIlineal.

The insect which yields the color called
cochineal seems to thrive in Mexico bet
ter than in the countries of the South
American continent, for the cochineal
exported to the States and to Europe
yields generally higher prices than that
produced in South America. The breed
ing of the cochineal insect in Mexico
seems to be very ancient anci ent,
indeed, than the Toltec emigration. and
the industry was in a far more flourish
ing state in ancient times than to-day.
Yucatan, Puebla and Michoacan were
famous for the cochineal produce, and
to-day that industry is not even known
in the aforementioned States tits due
to the endeayors of the Catholic clergy,
who were constantly encouraging this
industry, that the same is yet fiourishing
in the State of Oajaca. The heavy du-
ties that other States were compelled to
pay to the Spanish Crown and the heroes
OF pronunciamentos have never been in
troduced in Oajaca, and even the revo-
lutions have not devastated this State in
the same degree as other States suffered.
The breeding of the insect is exclusively
in the hands of the small Indian farmer.
who is sure to make comfortable iv-
ing out of his one or two thousand nopal
plants. In April and May little baskets
are fastened to the nopal plants, and in
to these baskets the female animal LAYS
her eggs and then dies. The dead
mothers yield the first harvest, and two
or three weeks later myriads of insects
leave the basket and begin to feed on the
juice of the plant. In January and Feb
ruary the breeder gathers the principal
harvest, killing all the animals but those
that are wanted for the production of
the new harvest. Formerly the animals
were killed in hot water; to-day the
commonly-adopted way is to kill them
in hot stoves, by which performance the
insect loses two-thirds of its weight. AS
the rays OF the burning sun are danger
Gus to the young animals, the Indian
generally plants one or two sunflowers
near nopal plant. A nopal field COW
cred with millions of snow-white animals
protected by the natural roof of the
heliotrope is a curious sight.-Citg of
Mersco Cor. ~. 7. ECening Post.
London letter: Mrs. Langtry is not
in herself witty, neither is she
sparkling conversationalist She is what
you would call quiet persona pretty
woman who is content to be eloquent
with her eyes. These characteristics
are often coupled with keen observation
and an mate talent, which develops with
necessity or is discovered by occasion.
Mrs. Langtry seems to be a elevcrer
woman than was suspected. She is
poor; of that there can be no doubt, and
| have previously mentioned the fact as
eminently creditable to her. 1t is not
by her friends that she enters
theatrical life to increase her income,
and it must be reported that she has
started successfully.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-04
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE elections in Italy resulted in a
Victory for the Progressists. All of the
members Of the present Cabinet having seats
in the Chamber of Deputies have been re-
turned.
THE revolution in Sonora is ended.
Governor Ortez has returned with his Cab
met to Hermosillo and discharged his SOL
diers. Gen. Reyes will now turn his entire
forces against the Apaches on the southern
border.
THE gale which has been sweeping
the southern coast of Spain has done much
damage to shipping at Cadiz and Alicante.
Twenty -four fishermen are said to have
been drowned in their boats. Several bodies
have been washed ashore. Many families
are left destitute.
Two prominent lawyers grew warm
in the Chancery Court at Memphis, Tenn,
the other morning. Col. George CAN'T said
counsel on the other side were trying to
hoodwink the court. David Fl. Poston gave
him the lie, whereupon the Colonel hurled
tumber and the two got together. They
were separated and fined. Poston's face
was badly gashed by the glass, which was
shivered on his cheek k-bone.
THIRTEEN cars loaded with flour and
grain broke through bridge near Port Jer-
Wis, n. Y, Oct. 81, and went into the
canal.
HERMAN HERMAN, a deserter from
the German army, employed in barber
shop at Springfield, Mass, by the death OF
an uncle has fallen heir to an estate valued
at 500, 900.
J.R. JAMESON, a prominent lawyer
and politian OF Kinystree, s. c., killed him
self with pistol the other day.
BAssET SIMS, of Darlington, S. G.,
was on the lookout for incendiaries the other
night. A young grandson happened along
at the wrong moment and was shot dead.
Mrs. BEDLEs, formerly IN charge OF
the table department at Harvard College,
was burned to death by the explosion OF
lamp in Boston the other day.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, was visited by q
destructive storm the other afternoon. A
number Of buildings were demolished, and
immense hailstones shattered windows and
skvlights for miles around. Mrs. George
Fenno was killed and two other occupants
of her house were seriously injured by fall
ing timbers.
Two children of Curtis Lapham, a
farmer living near Troupsburg, n. Y, were
burned TO death in bed the other morning.
Mrs. Lapham was fatally injured in an effort
to save her little ones.
AN association has been Incorporated
at Boston, Mass. for the purpose Of colon
izing Palestine with Christians who will re-
store the Holy Land TO its former grand
eur.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-04
NUMBER 81.
PITH AND POINT.

Mamma. I want to see what is Ia
that box" "There isn't ANYTHING in it,
Tom" sob, then / want 10 see what
there isn't in it,
There is an old adage that il
enough rope is given to a fool he will
hang himself with it, but it appears that
ever since the world began there is
scarcity of rope.
Professor Sharpless has published
new and popular work on astronomy.
1t will fill a long-felt want in those cities
where banana peel is thick on the side
walk.-LoaoeU Citizen.
She went into shop to buy some
toilet soap, and while the shopman was
expatiating on its merits, about made
up her mind to purchase, but when he
said it would keep off chaps she said
she didn't want that kind.-O,r CONT
nent.
The Post-of1ice Department has
ruled that husband has no control
over the correspondence of his wife, but
this decision will not prevent q man
from carrying his wife's letter in his in
side coat pocket three weeks before
mailing it.-DetroI Free Press.
=" How are you, BrownP" exclaimed
Henderson. 81 have been on regular
wild-goose chase, and I'm glad found
you at last" Henderson supposed he must
have said something pretty smart, the
way the people around him laughed, but
he can't for the life of him tell what it
was.-BoSton Post.
Legal adviser drawing up the old
gentleman's wilD: "Um-seefhs a pity
you should cut off your son with shil-
ling. But if you're determined-hem!
what about the picturesP You have q
very valuable collection, SIR" Crusty
invalid: "Oh, drat the pictures! Leave
'em to the blind asyluml l"-Pu,ach.
"A traveller, being at coffee-house
with some gentlemen, was largely draw
ing on the credulity of the company.
"Where did you say all these wonders
happened, sirP" asked gentleman
present. 81 can't exactly say,' replied
the traveller, "but somewhere in Europe
Russia, think" AZ should rather
think Italy," returned the other.
An economical man has discovered
what he is pleased to term bedroom
electric light. 1t consists of salt cod
fish nailed up against the wall where
the light can shine upon it all day. The
phosphorus absorbs the light, and the
two 90 into partnership and illuminate
the room all night. Thus we are taught
how for mere twenty-five cents we
may dispense with that grinding monop-
| oily known as the gas company.--Ps1c6.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-04
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A steam launch, built entirely OF
phosphor bronze, was given successful
trial recently on the Thames.
According to G. Forbes, the veloc-
ity of blue light is greater than that of
red, the difference being between one
and two per cent of the whole velocity.
N. Y. Post.
"A factory for the manufacture of
imitation sealskin is to be established at
Holyoke, Mass, by men from Bradford,
England. 1t is stated that 100000 will
be invested, and that 100 men will be
employed in the business.
TO produce light and dark shades
of gold leaf the metal is alloyed with
silver and copper. The addition Of the
baser metals lessons the malleability,
and as the leaf is sold by superficial
measure, and not by weight, adultera-
ton is kept at the minimum.
An immense planer has been con-
structed at Pittsburgh capable of plan
ing piece of iron or other metal ten
feet wide, ten feet high. twenty-four feet
long, and so arranged that four cutting
tools may operate on the work at one
time, two being on the crosshead and
one on each upright. t.-Ptttsbargh Post.
An establishment for making putty
is about to be started at Elmira, N. Y.
The putty will be made out of sub
stance called American whiting, Of
which there are immense beds In that
vicinity, the most important being near
Savona, Steuben County. Other kinds
of putty are made out of a foreign SUBJ
stance, and this can be made at less ex-
pense.
The fact is familiar to all that an
ordinary envelope may readily be
opened by moistening the paper over
the gum, after which operation, If done
neatly, the contents may be noted, and
the missive again sealed and sent to its
destination. A perfect safety envelope,
however-not one admitting of any such
manipulation-may, it is said, be secured
by treating that part of the paper COW
cred by the flap with a solution OF
chronic acid, ammonia, sulphuric acid,
sulphate Of copper, and fine white pa
per. The flap itself is coated with so
luton of isinglass in acetic acid, and
when this is moistened and pressed
down on the under side of the envelope,
a solid cement is formed, insoluble in
acids, steam, water, etc.-N. Y. Sun.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-11-04
A Large Gorilla.

The body Of large male gorilla has
arrived in Philadelphia. The animal
was at one time the terror of a certain
African locality 400 miles from the Ca
boon. He was chased TO a settlement
called Kangwe on the Ogoval River.and
there killed by bullet in the left eye.
Some missionaries residing there saw by
the gorilIa's appearance that he was an
old fellow of no mean pretensions, aid
being confident that such large animal
would be priced by American scientists,
they bartered some beads for his car
cass and shipped it to Philadelphia. The
animal is over five feet eight inches
high. His arms are four feet six inches
long, and he is supposed to have been
twenty-five or thirty years old. ao- 'i'