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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-09
Pluck Rewarded.

On the first day of the new year a
young man, resident on the South Side
and whose name is Good, went to the
house OF his own true love, and thence
they went to the house of some one
having authority in such. matters and
were wed.
The parents of the young lady were
not apprised of this decisive and impor-
tant step taken by their daughter until
alter it had been taken, and then thew
were in no wise pleased. So positive
was their disapproval of the act that
they refused to allow the young lady so
lately wife to accompany her husband
or see him at all. Of course this was a
highly unsatisfactory decision to the
young couple, but it was laid down as
of the Modes and Persians, from which
there was no appeal The husband
fretted under it day ortwo, and called
at the house and endeavored to have the
young lady renounce her allegiance to
the parental roof, but it seemed to be a
too painful proceeding and she couldn't
do it.
Finally, however, the husbands indip-
nation mastered him, and he determined
70 remain passive no longer, and SO he
engaged the services of two stout. we'll
proportioned police officers, and engaged
them to escort him to the house Of her
parents, which, by the way, is on Jane,
near TWenty-first Street, South Side:
and with the protection of these he en-
tered, and made a formal demand upon
his parents-in-law that they release his
wife and upon his wife that she accom-
pany him. This was such an unex-
pected and, withal, business-like step
that, after some slight parley the house
capitulated. The young wife packed
up some of her personal effects, babe
farewell to the household, and departed
to enter upon the new experience. The
friends of the young couple hope that
their married life thus auspiciously be-
gun will flow more smoothly as time
oes.--PRtsbargh Leader,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-09
aor Roana Beaders.
SENDING Il VALENTINE.

Knight begin: 1.-THE rose is redp
Though that is not so very new)
Or this the boys all think is good:
II you love me as love YOU
But-seems to me-a valentine
LIS nicer. when you do not say
The same old things that every ono
Keeps saying, in the same old way
And asked Jane, the other night,
W hat grown-up people write about
sne would not answer me at first,
But laughed till began to pout
That stopped her, for she saw / meant
The question land she will not tease)
/" Why-love, she said, and shining eyes,
A kiss, soft haiE-jnst what they please"
1t can't be hard, If that is all,
80 III begin by saying thiss
To my dear lady beautiful,
Il send valentine and kiss.
The valentine, because she has
The loveliest hair and gentIest ewes:
Inc kiss, because love her more
Than any one beneath the skies.
because she is the kindest best
The sweetest lady ever known: So
And every year I'll say the same
The very same, to her aloneP'
Therei Now it's finished Who will dor
I've thought of one and then another
VINO is there like it? Why, of course,
III send it right away to Motheri
kate Kellogg, in st. Nicholas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-09
"A Real Ghost.

1t were to tell you that I have seen
and analysed the waters of river which
runs two degrees north of the EQUATOR.
and found in those waters eleven r,er
cent. of A4lphuric acid and one and one
half per cent. of hytlrochloric, I mioht
cause some surprise, but little or no in
credulity. even if Is.were to addsthe lit.
tle-known fact that in that region of4the
world there is thrown away In twenty.
four hours more Of those two acids than
is artifieially produced in Europe in .
year. But il tell you that I once saw
outside my fancy, woman who was
two thousand miles off at the time. r
shall not only be generally disbelieyed.
but laughed at as well. / have often
told the story in private life, but not till
now have told it in print. Twenty
three years ago, as was looking out az
the window of General Torico's rancho
at Chonllbs, ten miles south of Lima,
Peru, there passed by several ladies and
gentlemenon horseback. A lady whom
| will call Mrs. Moreno (the Spanish
rendering of a common English namel.
was one Of the gay cavalcade. She was
SO beautiful that have remembered her
face with the ease with which I am able
to recall the Victoria Regina, or the vel
low conyolvulus, or the blue orchid. as
when ! first saw those beautiful flowers
IN tnear native lands. lad never snok-
en- H1fA Mrs. Morena or her husband
VIE Aeepupanied her, and who was
then oHhisWaI to Jauia from the Init
e. plates, to get healed from sconsump-
three years ago, as one morning /
lay musing IN my bunk in a Cunard
steamer crossing the Atlantic in full day-
light, and, having my eyes wide open,
Mrs. Morena came into my cabin. and
to my sorrow went out of it AS quickly
as she came in. Thereupon rose.
bafhed, dressed and went up to break.
fast 1t was late, the saloon was nearly de-
serted, a1d found only tivo fellow-pas-
sengers, talking together and eating
ham and eggs. had never seen either.
Ihe common name of Morena was men,
Toned between the two, and /, being full
d my vision. remarked at venture to
him who sat next to me: :. Mrs. Moreno
s mare plump than she was twenty
reafs ago." My neighbor turned on me
quiet look of inquiriHg surprise. Put
ing lis hand into the brpast1pocknt ~
lis coat, he drew out one of those excel
ent photographs for which some Amer |
can Photographers are so celebrated. |
$ that the lady you meanP'' he gently |
demanded. and / answered: :. Certain
?, and you see she is rather stouter.n
When did you see her lastp" was the
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band of my beautiful lady. We became
friends; we had many social yarns to-
gether. He told me of his residence in
Jauja, of the compete cure of his lungs,
the number of his children, and. many
more dear, delightful household things,
in which had no interest. He invited
me to his house. On our arrival at New
York, Merena telegraphed to his wife,
who replied, while he waited in the tele-
graph Office, that they were all quite
well at home. Nothing happened.
had not, to my recollection, thought of
the Morenas for years before. 1t is very
difficult to understand, when two or three
are met together under given circum-
stances, that a real presence may be
vouchsafed to each London Spectator.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-09
Choose not alone a proper mate,

p
Choose not alone proper mate,
But proper time to marry"
Years ago, in New Hampshire, young
lady and her lover were placed in ludic-
rous position by not needing his advice.
1t was the custom in those days to choose
all town officers at the annual March
meeting. After batch had been chosen,
they were marched off to justice of the
peace and sworn into office.
Squire Chase, the father Of the late
Chief Justice Chase, being a prominent
Justice of Cornish, usually did this work
for that town. As the officers were numer-
Gus, the task kept him busy from morn
ing till might. One day, when the town
meeting had tired the Squire out, he re-
turned home, threw himself into an easy
chair and was soon in a sound sleep. An
anxious couple, who had been inpatient
ly waiting the Squire's return, that he
might marry them, again called at the
house. Mrs. Chase, being somewhat
agitated, led them Immediately before
the sleeping Justice.
''Mr. Chase she shouted, shaking
him by the shoulder, awake up; here's a
couple come to be married.
Half walked, the Justice rubbed his
eyes, and supposed he saw IN the
couple two persons waiting to be sworn
into Office. ''Hold up your hands," he
said.
AS they had never seen the marriage
ceremony performed in that style, they
hesitated. ,4&
Hold up your handsr' exclaimed the
Squire, more peremptorily, and they
obeyed.
you seyerally, solemnly swear,n he
continued, 4'that you will faithfully per-
form the duties of your offices respective
~ according to your best skill and iudg!
ment, SO help you God!n
The couple looked at each other and
then at the Squire. ssThat' all, except-
ing the fee-one dollar, he adde.I,
soothingly. It was dropped into the ex-
tended hand, and they went out, doubt
ing if the Squire had tied the knot as it
should be done. After little CONVERSE
ton, they concluded that if they lived up
to the oath they would be much better
married than most of their friends, and
so the matter rested - Youths Con,pars-
ION,
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A New Hampshire Amazon.

Living in town in. New Hamps
is an Amazon, not in the sense d
parent mascnlinity. but in y
strength and agility. and her ente1
IS equal to her endurance. II xst
ported in the papers of the county
she picked and marketed four hund
qnarts of blueberries the Last scf
She assured the writer that the quznl
was much larger than was repQh
These berries she carried on loot
miles to the village, and peddlea
out to the residents. Recently
wheeled a wheelbarrow two and g
half miles over rough and billy n
and returned with it, trundling D
two good-sized pigs. She perfonnf
feat, a few weeks since, that few
would care to undertake, yet she ace
plished it without ado or dlil'ca
Having purchased at the yillage -
side dwelling-house door, one snd
half inches thick, she placed Y O.
back and carried it in that nanuH
her home, a distance of two long y
Yet she is slender in form, and Astle
elastic as a deer. She IS often
walking in the street engaged q
ting, her fingers and feet moving
vigorous competition with each y
When not encountered. In psssn
and from the village, she fre9s
strikes into a run, sometimes man
ing it up the steepest hills and ia
OF the distance. Occasionally she 2
journeys Of ten or fifteen miles p
into the neighboring towns, y nM
corresponding speed, yet st one W.
ing to people with ordinary pow
locomotion. Matched with Q ha'soss
equal energy, she would be slrr0ss
with comfort and abundance, -
Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-09
C0mstOck Salamanders.

/ II there are to be found anywhere in
| the world a set of human salamanders we
may claim the credit of having them here
on the Comstock. What would scorch a
man who lives wholly on the surface
chllls . minermured to the heat of the
lower levels. A miner who has been for
some months past working in one Of the
hottest sections of the Comstock, a day
or two since, gave an Enterprise report
er his experience of the heat which min
ers are often called upon to encounter.
He says that in working at points where
the thermometer marks a Temperature
Of 115 to 100 degrees great thirst is ex-
| perienced. No ice water is too cold to
| be swallowed with relish. Men 90 to
the water barrel in which huge chunks
OF ice are floating about, and will take
their picks and chop up the ice in order
that the water may be rendered colder
by being filled with fine fragments.
Often this does not satisfy them, and
they chew and swallow Jumps of ice.
The natural temperature of the human
body-of the blood-is about ninety EIGHT
degrees Fahrenheit; therefore, when a
man remains in hotplace for an hour,
or even half an hour, his blood, his whole
body, becomes heated to temperature
OF lis or 120 degrees, or whatever may
be the temperature Of the place in which
he is at work. 1t Is then that the miners
began to pour down ice water and eat
ice. The strangest thing about the bust
ness is that it does not hurt any of the
men. Often they swallow such quanti-
ties OF ice water that their stomachs will
not retain it, and in vomiting it up it will
feel cold in their mouths and AGAINST
their teeth. All they do on such occa-
sIons is to swallow more of the same
water. but more cautiously.
When men are working in EXTREMELY
hot places the temperature of the place
to which they come, to cool off[the
lcooling-of station--is probably 100 de-
grees. This temperature (which would
almost roast a surface man-appears
cool to q man who has come from a place
where the thermometer marks ITO to 115
degrees. In place where the tempera-
ture is ninety degrees the man will feel
SO cold as to shiver. Often at the COOLING
OF station, where the temperature is 100
degrees, the perspiration will cease, and
the man will begin to feel very uncom-
Portable. On leaving and going back to
where the temperature is from LIS to
10, as the perspiration begins to start,
there is for a minute or two an intolera-
pie itching over the whole body. As each
closed pore reopens it Produces tinging
sensation. However, as soon as there Is
q free flow of perspiration all this trouble
ceases and the man feels quite comfort
able and SO remains until his whole BODY
blood, flesh and bones again reaches
q temperature of from ITO to 12O, when
he becomes wild for ice water and ice.
Ii is not little strange-when we con-
slider that ninety-eight degrees is the
natural temperature of the blood-that
serious results do not follow exposure to |
q degree of heat almost sufficient to cook
me blood in the veins. - Virginia Enter
prise.
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"A New York dealer offers 70 w
theatrical people, circus agahs; .,s
hotel clerks with s.the very finest
ton diamonds at from severn
cents to FIVE dollars each
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-03-09
Married.

Cowper, in humorous poem, entitled
Parting Time anticipated" bids young
ladies. =
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to trouble anything BELONGING s \,
ana ne was very careful how r. ~
a piece off the tenth comma = I'm N
Interior. '''mest
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-22
Stone dwelling House

42x22 feet, with wing z8xl8 feet; with a
arge Bank Barn S5x45 feet, corn-crib and
shed with ether buildings; also No !
ENANT HOUSE, all nicely called in; two
6ne wells of water and never failing
stream OF run ming water near the house
The farm is in fine state of cultivation
md all under good fencing. This is rare
chance to purchase really valuable
property 1t has not been on the market
Tor over forty-6ve years, which cannot be
appreciated except upon personal inspec.
ii Parties desiring to view the prem
Uses will be waited upon by z. T. Sprinkle,
who now resides on the farm. Possessiu Ii
will be given to the purchaser so that be
may be able to secure the hay crop OF
about SO or 10 acres and put out fall
crop
TERMS. One half cash in hand, the
balance in two equal annual payments,
with interest from day of sale lien will
be reserved upon the land TO secure the
deferred payments.
apl A. NJ. Il u. 7. SPRINKLE.
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PUBLIC SALE
eff n Valuable
BERKELEY COUNTY
FARM.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1892,
08z ACRES,

so acres OF it LIMESTONE LAND,
smooth and slightly rolling; 10 LIME
STONE SLATE, the remaining CT acres
in TIMBER, nearly all lying to the east
Tue improvements consist of a comforta-
ole two-story
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Containing 20 Acres


E%4RMERS will find it to their interest
nc to cal and see the draught and cart
bore SEA LION" he took first pre-
nium both at Martinsburg ana Hagers-
tow Fairs. He will stand week about at
Eutzy's Livery stable in Martinsburg, nd
at the stable of Mr. Robert Lamon at
Bunker Hill, at the latter place the week
Begin April gath (ap22 st.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
SYMPATHY F0R PERSEcUTED JEWS.

PHILADELPHIA, March 4.-The Academy of
Music crowded this evening with an audience that
assembled protest against the oppression of the jews
in Russia and TO take measures for their relief Upon
the stage were seated Governor Hoyt exMinister Iohn
Welsh Bishop Stevens, Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church; Bishop simpson, OF the Methodist EpscOpai
Church. and other leading citizens, representing every
Christian denomination together with several clergy
men and laymen OF the Jewish faith John Welsh acted
as president and ChieJusce sharswood and upward OK
100 prominent gentlemen named as vice-presdens
RESOLUTIONS, proceeded by a preamble rectng The
aroc that heve been perpetra'ed upon the jews In
Russia, read and adopted calling upon he Oeneyo.
stoe 10 Contribute literally to provide food and ralmenu
and shelter for the unfortunate XeS who are now nero
and who NAV arrive The resolutions also earnestly re-
quest the President Of the Uned states to present TO the
Government at ST. Petersburg the solemn protest OF tho
people Of Pennsylyanii H. common with the sovereign
peope OF the United states whom he represent against
The present treatment of the Hebrew rnce WITHIN the
Letters were read from Bishop Wood, OF the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of eipha, and the Kew DT;
John : Mcintosh leading Presbytcrian oerg! man OK
THIS v expressing their regrets that they were respec
lively unable to DE present al the meeting and express
Ing the fullest sympathy with its object. M, -
Bishop stevens then addressed the meeting. Ihe oo-
Iect Of he assembage before him, he sand could be er.
pressed IN two words sympathy ana protesV-{ o
Of the grand position the Jewish nson hau Fe.cga oe
every Nation had at time persecuted the jews and
that there Is 10 be found no word In our statutes no
op Of blood records, chargeable to prejudice
voice would Dad would reach the ear of tho
car In tones would express 10 him the horror the
civilized world feels the crueltes peIpeiTated
against the Jews under his government
Bishop simpson OF the Methodist Episcopal diocese OF
Philadelphia followed. lie thought that II e were p0sst-
bic for the audience look into south Russs and take
glance at its ruined eds burned villages and outraged
families then emphatic Affirmation could be- given TO
the expressions Of sympathy and protest IN the resolu
tons The separation Of Church and state IN Russia he
thought would cure tbs evils she suffers under,
and he believed the very suffering OF the Jews would
prove step that direction As this country and Rus
al beer
Latter plainly and kndy and the speaker believed the
protest would DC needed.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
FALLING WATERS IN ARKANSAS.

LITTLE Rock, March "A dispatch to The
Gazee from Arkansas City says the has fallen in
all fifteen inches caused by the weakening Of the cvee
in the Mississippi Rverton Watch, Clay, Baggett
and Wiiamss BayOus, and other points. All Of Bolivar
County Miss, is under water and most OF Washington
County Including GrcenvlAe. There Is much suffering
and want Families hu,led together IN sach houses
they think the safest The expected aid from the
Government will reach these people in good time, and
many hearts made happy by the approach o. bread
and meat this city the has receded from many
houses. which being washed ont to-day and made
ready to receive their inhabitants from tn gGrTets No
further loss OF ie has occurred The people more
cheerful as there signs OF relief and returning Ous
The omil continues at work and IS not at al injured.
The railroad have begun 10 repair their track pre-
The Journal Office Is above water, and the paper viii
hereafter be issued regularly Portions Of the town arc
filed with people aDMOusly looking up the river for
Government ratiOns.
HELENA, Ark, March 4.-Tho river here wthE the
twentyfou hours ending at midnight yesterday, rose
nearly inches and the overflow in this city IS fully
as much II s predicted that the river viii rise q foot
higher. Everything Is made ready here for the dstTOu
tOn Of Federal ratOns for this district.
MEMPHIS March 4.-The Mississippi al this point This
morning had fallen inch since a. IN. yesterday when
It marked thrty-ive feet ten inches the gauge
Twenty-eight miles OF the Memphis and Little Rock Rail
road across the river under Chiet Engineer
Fleming with large force OF abOrers IL at work saving
the track from wishing away large number OF pco-
side being forced by the breakwater to leave their
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05

persist in saying cloture, and suggests that IL Is
from the English love of whatever Is complicated
and not simple. ! should not have known mat IL
was an English trait to love whatever is compll-
Gated and not simple, unleys Mr.. Matthew Arnold
had said so, but he Is not good man to contradict
so let pass But will venture to say this that ne
now all but universal use of the word cloture Is an
examr!e of the same want of tact and quickness
which brought the word coercion into vogue as
descriptlon of Liberal policy in Ireland. The prac-
tcal politician especially on the Liberal side has
but a lazy perception of the immense influence OF
words on human Judgment He might have learned
tle lesson from Lord Beaconsfeld, but lie would
not. The use of an un English word implies, to
most minds. the adoption OF an un.English thing
and no adjective is so destructive as un-English.
This il is which enables Tory and pseudo-Liberal
journals to declaim effectively against applying
the French gag to free debate In England. Mr..
Matthew Arnold now reminds us that we all say
enclosure. disclosure, every day Of our lives and
declares that closure itself, also. in its uncom-
pounded state, is perfectly good English word;
word used by Chaucer Shakespeare, Boyle, After
bury and Pope" If he had but written his little
note three months ago, and Liberal journalists had
had the viii to take the hint. hal ''e hostility to
the Government proposal would av, lccn ,'i''ed
in embryo W. S.
New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
4 Talk ABOUT THE COMING RIFLE MATCH.

A TRIBUNE reporter had a conversation with
Judge Giderseevc yesterday IN regard 10 the coming
international rife match This interview took place In
the library Of hs house, which Is allied with trophies
OF the Judges victories in craftsmanship before
he went on the bench. In the corners ara BAN
ners and rifles won by him IN various matches,
and among the books in the cases are nu-
merous morocco boxes containing medals commemorate
Ing victories in America. England ana Ireland
"The great trouble With sending team 10 Eng
land this year." said Judge Gderseeve, the short
ness OF time we would have had 20 prepare for the con-
test The English shooting matches az Wimbledon como
the first in order sufficient practice on tho
English range. But Tho English team coming here has
obviaied all that difficulty"
=" DO Won think we will be able send team 70 Eng
land next year for a return match ~
Oh, yes; tacre viii be 40 trouble about that and
think send good one" -
" What Will b. our chief drawback In competing with
one OF our greatest difficulties is that have no
good rifle for lon g-dstance shooting Tie ranges VIII bs
200 BOO 600, 500, 800 and 1000 yards For the two
last we have rle suitable, uniess the PEABODY
heavy charge Of powder and, a neayy bIiei
are necessary otherwise there Is any wind ooSing
impOss bic TO make good sh0t ihe Remington rne,
with winch the National Guard OF t1s state Is armed IS
entirely unit fer such shooting. have nOt tested the
Peabodyartini rifle thoroughly yet, ana & may Pos'
siby be the proper thing During the war between Rus
sa Turkey rhes used with good eHeet ~
How 90 you think the rife should be selectedp
Ms plan Is 10 have committee appOln,td Who shan
proceed At the different rifles and 20 seeos
suitable one Meanwhile the men IN the various states
be practising at their ranges witL IN rles WIN
which they arnei. Representatives haviEg been
chosen these could 10 CreedmoOr, be furnished
with the rifle committee Will ~ that time nave .e
lected, and practice there ,,
This will help Cree ,lmoOr. viii 10 nOtf
Yes; and think there will be general revival OK
interest in rifle shooting throughout the country