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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
Contract Work on Farms.

The report comes from England that
considerable proportion, of the work
on farms there is now performed by con-
tract. This is especially true of cuttino.
curing, and putting up hay. The hay
season occurs at the time when farmers
and the usual number of men employed
about the place are engaged in harvest
ing grain and cultivating turnips, and
the labor OF securing the hay-crop is let
out by contract. Some enterprising man
organizes force of laberers, purchases
team and some tools, and contracts to
cut, cure, put in stack and to cover with
thatch all the grass that grows on several
farms in the same neighborhood. Oc-
casionally all the men in the force are
interested in the contract. and work on
the cooperative system. The farmer
generally furnishes teams a portion of
the time, and some of the tools required
for haying, and sometimes furnishes
meals and lodging for the men. 1t is
claimed that the men who work on the
contract system perform more labor than
those who are employed by the farmer,
that they acquire much greater skill in
the use of tools and machinery and that
they build and cover stacks better than
common laborers. By having the use
OF several teams they economic in the
employment of moving machines and
make one do the work that is ordinarily
performed by tive Or three. The farmer
who lets out the contract for securing
his hay crop is able to devote all his
time as well as that of his ordinary farm
help to doing other kinds of work. The
working of cultivated crops is not neg
lected, as it is likely to be when all the
men are called off to work at having.
Considerable saving is also effected In
the purchase of machinery for haying.-
Chicago Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
F" It's Mothers Turn Now.

1t is mothers turn to be taken carr
of now"
The speaker was winsome youno
girl. whose bright eyes. fresh color and
winsome looks told of ight-hearted
happiness. just outof school, she had
the air of culture. which is an added at.
traction to blithe young face. 1t was
mother turn now. Did she know how
my heart went out to her for her unset.
fish words? a'' /" 'sssl''''l = s
Too many mothers i'm their love q
their daughters entirely overlook the
idea that they themselves need rccrea.
ton. They do without all the easy,
pretty and charming things, and say
nothing about it; and the daughters do
not think there is any selt.denial ID
volved. Jenny gets the new dress and
mother wears the old one. turned Up
side down and wrong, side out Lucy
goes on the mountain trip and mother
stays at home and keeps house. y f
Emily is tired of study and must lie
down in the afternoon; but mother,
though her back aches, has no time for
such an indulgence. at.,f3
Dear girls, take good care Of your
mothers. Coax them to let you relieve
them ofsome of the harder duties, which
for years they have patiently DONE
i'stettigencer. E3s sTli du9f lait siss
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
Two Lucky Miners,

Some three weeks ago two Comstock.
ers struck out across the Sierras on
prospecting trip. They went over into
Placer County tolook for lodges, placer
mines. or anything else in the mining
line that would pay. One Of the men
now writes to a friend in this city a.
follows: 1--WE spent some two weeks
without finding anything we cared 10
stay by. and finally concluded to 20
down to the valleys and work for Wa
ges. You must know that for pack
animal we have one of the meanest and
most contrary of Pluto ponies. He will
never do what you want, him to do, and
ruus away on the slightest provocation.
Well, we were going down steep
mountain trail toward Georgetown the
other day, when the pony stoppa
through the brush down y! the
steepest place he could find. He scat
tered grub, picks, shovels and cooking
utensils in all directions, and finally
ended by standing on his head in deap
gutter at the bottom of ravine, where
we made him fast to tree andthsn
rolled him over and landed him on ibis
feet. While hunting up our traps We
found some pieces of quartz that showed
gold, and in an hour or two found the
vein from which it came, and d good ore
it is-atj least for a small party we
have made our camp in the ravinc, y'ss
where the pony landed, and have made
more than miners wages ever since.
We have a big flat stone for q mortar,
mill. or whatever YOU may call 1t, and
by selecting the richest of our rock, can
make pay pretty fast. How long
will hold out we don't know. but weare
in a bulge of the vein that is about foat
feet wide. We are saving up good
deal of second class ore Git is full OF FREQ
gold, and will presently makcour frac'
tious pony do duty in an arastra. !.
"Thereis a nice little stream Of water
in the ravine about fifty yards below o'I
pocket, and on the side of this we have
already commenced building an arastrs
We have been into town (GeorgetoWn)
once and sold a few ounces OF gold
just to see if it was good but you can ca
bet.we said nothing about our find. " !.
shall stay by our pocket as long asn
stays by US, then look for more along
the same streak of quartz, which rl'ns
from eight to ten inches in width u
most places, and has what Senator ! ar
would call a kindly look. - Virgs'As
City (Ner.J Enterprise.
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Old Customs in Thibet.

The principal food of the country is
called jamba. To make it a quantity of
powdered tea is cooked for several hours.
after which it is poured into a. churn.
when salt and butter are added, and the
whole is stirred until a complete mixture
is effected. The broth is then divided
among the hungry ones, each of whom
gets his share in wooden bowl, after
which a sack of roasted barley-meal is
brought out Every one takes a hand
full OF meal from the sack, puts it into
the tea and mixes the mass into shapely
lump, and swallows his dough with q
keen appetite. After the meal is over,
the wooden bowls are licked clean with
the tongue and worn on the breast next
to the skin as something precious.
Polyandry is practised, not on account
OF any lack OF women, for there is no
such lack, but as a measure of economy,
when the Oldest son marries, his wife
becomes also the wife of all his brothers.
The custom does not lead to so many
difficulties as it might be supposed It
would The housewife occupies rather
commanding than q subordinate posi-.
ton.
Three ways of burying the dead pre-
vail. The poor sink their dead in one
OF ME mountain streams; those of a
better class hang the bodies upon tree,
where they are consumed by birds, and
the bones are afterwards thrown into the
river; the rich cut the bodies I'D into
small pieces, pound the bones and mix
them with jamba. and then carry the
remains to the mountains where they are
left for the birds. These are old customs
and have no connection with religion
Lieut.. g. Kretter, in Popular Science
Monthly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05

the beach at Matochyen Straits. 1t was
on the evening of August 2. Next
morning after breakfast schooner was
seen coming out of the straits. A boat
went to her. The boat 5 crew was most
heartily welcomed by ringing cheers. long
before they got alongside. The schooner
proved to be the William Barents, COM
manded by Captain Hoffman, who, with
his officers, showed every possible kind
ness to the men on their way to Barents
Straits. The boats crew said the Hope
was anchored within mile of the place
where the rest of the Eira's crew were
still encamped. Previous to this several
shots had been heard by the Eira's party
early in the morning, which afterward
was found to be fired by some Russians
from schooner anchored in the same
bay as the Hope. The Russians had
seen the hut in which the Eira's crew
were housed, and intended to report
the matter to the commander of
the Hope, but the information was
anticipated by the crew of the
William Barents. Mr.. Leigh Smith
says he intended to 90 up straight, and
must of necessity have seen the Hope,
having previously observed the staff
marking the spot on which Sir Allen
Young had left record for him, situated
at point in the bay in which the Hope
anchored, and which Mr.. Smith intended
to visit as soon as his men had sufficient
ly rested. The William Barent's crew
had been in company with the Hope and
had just sailed. Ten minutes before
seeing the Era hOat's crew a boat had
been sent on shore to take Mr.. Smith on
board the Hope, where he and the re-
mainder of the crew were joyfully well
coined by Sir Allen, who had sent all
hands from the Hope to bring the rest of
the party, with boats, gear and cloth
ing. on board. Every effort was made
by the commander of the Hope and the
naval officers under him to render the
condition of the men as comfortable as
possible.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05

cry an drops the correctior.n.-.
all the centsis fell on the ~
frankie Hills pew, ann, n moor ln
face went redder n red, an his pas
an his neck. an he turns round a
sees our Bah scamperin' after the mo. w
an he started to go after her. Ouse
An everybody OF our side was 49,,
tn at Bah. An the people at tho a ,ep1t
side that coulSn't see Bah was looh 1saef
my pa An then they all looked a - Ia y
GreRn--that's the min ster--an, - M ~
Green he was lookin' orful solemn ~
An. the mouse ran acrost the r.;s..
place covered with red carpet. whasl
the minister sits; an he ran ,,n,iar LILY y,
chair an Bah after him. An All ~ ~
dickens had laid down their corrso.;s sne
boxes an was goin' there, too--nos t' un
der his chair / don't mean, but mn to yl'-
raised place with red carpet. 'Ic
An the mouse he scampered 70 j,
door that's one side of where the MIN my
ster sits, an he couldn't get ont ~,
there wasn't no hole for him. AM Ri
was after him lickety split, ann ~
Well, he coined back an ran into IA
Miss Tromley's pew, an she scream o%
an ran out. An then there was a ra.s
lar scrimmage, an the dickens was En-
mixed up, an Bah was among tbs;.
feet, an my pa he stopped down an'
then he came. down tween the ne,v,
with Bah in his arms an his fac WA
ortut. An he went out with Bah an,
the other dickens went for their bors.
An Mr.. Green he'd dropped L.
hank cher an he was ortM lns
pickin' it up. An then he couohed an
hid his face in his hank cher an h
shocked all over just like he did when
my pa told that story about the dicken
what put the wrong plaster on his noss 81
An everybody was laughin', but /
was cryin' cause l didn't know what
my pa would do to Bab-or-or-ne
An frankie Hill was pickin' IN cent.
in his pew when my pa coined back.
an he took me by the arm an led ms
out OF the church, an says, very stern:
go home.''
An our house is close bv, SO I went
all by myself, and my pa Went back to
his correction-box
An don't know what came az tba
mouse; but Jemima Jane saws it's
good thing my mas away, an III oct
u proper correction when my pa 1eet
home.-Joy Vetrepont, in Youths Com.
IG7liOn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
"Me and Bah" in Church.

Me an Bah We went to church, an
pap she saw mouse. An'-course she
wanted to catch him. An she slipped
out under my sack, where I'd hid her
when we went to church, an was ont
OF the pew quicker n time.
wen, my pas dicken, an he had a
correction box, an he was a leanin'
over with the correction-box stretcbed
OUT SOD frankie Hill what sat in the
EARNEST corner could put in a cent an, ;
al the people was givin' cents, too, an
Ten cents, too, an five cents, an'-well.
ne was a-stretchin' out the correction.
box to frankie, an just then the mouse
ran acrost his feets an Bah after him
an my papa he gave queer sort of a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
FARM AND PRESIDE,

Sheep on Key West Island lose their
wool the second year and grow full
crop of hairy. y. San.
Corn Fritters: Mix well together one
quart Of grated sweet corn, two cups of
milk, one cup of flour, one teaspoonful OF
butter and two eggs well beaten Season
with pepper and salt, and fry like griddle
cakes: The Household.
The law of New York provides that
the owner or possessor of any dog that
shall kill or wound any sheep or lamb
shall be liable for the value of such sheep
or lamb to the owner thereof, without
proving notice to the owner or possessor
of such dog, or knowledge by him, that
his dog was malicious or disposed to kill
sheep.
We have seen the suggestion that
the harness should always be removed
from tired animals when they are taken
to the stable for the noon rest. With
the fatigue of the morning tasks, the
sweat and consequent discomfort, the
harness becomes irksome, and it is an
act of mercy to remove it while the Door
animals are resting at midday.-N Y.
Examiner.
"A celebrated English physician SAYS
q pint of milk is equivalent in nutritive
power. to an ordinary mutton chop, and
as a pint of milk will yield only an
ounce OF cheese, we must have in the
latter cheap and highly concentrated
food. The English eat double the cheese
in proportion to the population that is
consumed by Americans. The Italians
live to great extent on cheese and In
dian corn.-Detrot Post.
In bad seasons honey is apt to be
poisonous. This arises from the fact
that in such seasons the bees are often
obliged to gather it from poisonous
flowers. Great care should be taken to
remove all poisonous plants from the
neighborhood of hives. In 1890 great
many people in Philadelphia died from
eating honey gathered from the flowers
of the Kalmia latifolia. In good seasons
the bees avoid poisonous plants. -PAila-
delphia Press.
Cream figs for dessert are prepared
In this way: Beat the white of one or
two eggs according to the quantity you
wish to serve); when very stiff, SO that
you can almost turn the platter upside
down without the egg running off; stir
in as much powdered sugar as you can
and yet leave the frosting SO that you
dip the figs in it. If the flo is not en-
tirely covered at the first dipping repeat
the process; let them dry in the heater
or on shelf over the stove.-M. z.
Post. 5tfr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
For Young Readers.
WHAT WOULD MAMMA DO9

Oh, I'd like to be a birdie in tree,
Just to sing my pretty songs so full OF glee,
Just t. swing and swing upon the maple
bOughs.
With a cunning little bird s-nest for my house,
Oh, I'd like to be squirrel on a wall,
With four niulble little feet that wouldn't let
me fat;
Just to cht-chat. chit-chat, chatter all the day,
While ! hid my little winters store away.
6dt-the brides fly away when winter s,mes;
And the squirrels seek their COW little homes.
And if were bird or squirrel Cell me true
What do you think my deur mamma would do?
ADJ CI:ict0n in Youths Companion.
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More labor-saving machines I@
doing work in fields and gardens nav
been invented in the United States tilsn
in all other countries combined and thess
are fast finding their way into all pafs
of the world.
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An Englishman has eloped with d. DE-
mother-in-l law because she had the mon
ey and the daughter had none.-0"
troH Free Press.
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There lives in Morgan County, with
in two hours ride of Decatur, a white
man of sound mind and memory, the
husband of a wife and the father of sew.
oral children, an honest, industrious
farmer, about forty-tive years of age,
who can read and write, aud has a com.
Portable home. who never knew until re.
Gently that Garfield had been assassina
ted.-Attanta Post-Appeal
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BUSINESS CHANGES.

NOR RENT AND SALE-ALL CLASSES OF
II, Houses, Lots, Country residences and Farms in
Maryland and Virginia. JAS. L. DAVIS. 81 Congress
street. or 1918 3lst street, Georgetown m22-3m
EORSALE-AN ESTABLISHED DRY GOODS BUS
IL iness selling $50 600 year; requiring three thou
sand capital average profit rs per Address DRY
Goods, Star office. m2O-3ts
EOR sALE-ON 7TH. STREET SOUTHWEST. A
Il well selected Stock Of Groceries. This store has
large run of good cash customers and good opening
for anybody. Address Box 143, Star Office. MO- TT
EOR SALE-STOCK, GOOD WILL AND FIX
II lures Of Meat and Provision Store centrally To-
Gated. Good reasons for selling. Apply to G. e.
PRICE, $40 street northwest. mI9-3ts
A TTENTION, BUILDERS.
IA FOR SLATE MANTELS
Go TO Factory. 1913 street, near 9Th. northwest.
Wholesale and retail. a2l-lms
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PROFESSIONAL.

ENAsY FEET, SC.-DAILY WALKS IN THE OPEN
lLAir and sunshine vitaze the blood thereby giving
increased strength and greater ability 70 Withstand the
enervating and devitahzng effects of summer heat,
hence eminent physicians surgeons and thousands of
other exLerienced personages visit DIR. WHITES CHR
opodial Establishment opposite Wizards Hotel WASH
ington, D. c., for relief from and avoidance of Corns,
Bunions, bad Nails and all complaints OF the feet.
Established 1861. Fee, 81 per visit MAO
Tn JUSTICE TO MY FRIENDS AND PATRONS,
i well rs to myself. hereby notify them that
In way connected with the So-called Grestest In
yention Ever Made in Artificial Teeth"
DIR. o. A. DALEY,
ml6-1ws 939 Pennsylvania avenue.
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WANTED-HOUSES.

WANTED-AN IMPOVERISHED HOUSE, EIGHT
IVY &C., e zen rooms modern improvements. from Qcto
and 18th streets Address NJ F.. Post Office Box 238
stating particulars and moderate price. MOST.
WANTED-A HOUSE NOT TO COST OVER
NEEDY, 720 18th street mia3 AIS .
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NOR RENT-OFFICE ROOM-OFFICE ROOM FOR
IL rent on Pennsylvania avenue north side near 15th
fee. mIS 81
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

"ANTED-BY A FRENCHMAN, SITUATION
w as gardener. Address Box 126, Star office.
WAETED.A PLACE FOR A BRIGHT, ACTIVE
101, Star office. Ifs
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TNO. A. PRESCOTT,
81 At his
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE,
Has many valuable residences for sale st reasonable
prices ranging from g. 500 TO 81 000 located at the
West End. center Of the city and other desirable
Partsof the city Prices are sdyancing Nov the time
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. 1416 ct. NV. al-3m
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FOR Observation-Disclosures

NOR RENT-A NUMBER OF GOOD PIANOS AND
Organs now for rent at low rates., at g. L. WILD
BRO - 7O9 It'll street northwest. One of the Organs
is fine double bank Petal Bass Estey, splendid in
str1ment for petal organ practice a25-Im
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N L IN VI y + a II a " Il
s14 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
s14 1rH STREET. [m20l sl4 7TH STREET.
THIS is THE WAY
THE OLD RELIABLE
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
OF WASHINGTON.
TREATS ITS CUSTOMERS:
WASHINGTON. DC. May 20. 1882.
". d. Lorndr, Esq.,, Secretarw
SIR We desire to express to our thanks for the
very prompt and satisfactory manner in which you set
tied the loss sustained by stock consequence
Of the fire in the old Post building the 18th inst the
same being insured in the National Union Insurance
company. Yours, &C., SCOTT SAssE.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May %. 1882.
n, ID. Larner, Esq.,, Secyetarw
SIR desire to return my thanks for the very prompt
and satisfactory in which you settled on behalf
ofthe National Union Insurance Company for the
damage done to my stock by the fire in the old Post
building on the 18th inst Respectfully, yours
ROBERT c. Post.
IF YOU WISH TO BE SECURE INSURE YOUR
PROPERTY IN THE NATIONAL UNION IN
SURANCE COMPANY
OFFICE. NO. 64s LOUISIANA AVENUE,
First door east of 7th street.
Property real and personal insured the most rea.
sonable terms. and fair dealing prompt settlement
OF Losses guaranteed.
SAMUEL, BACON. President
FREDERICK PILLING. Vice President
NOBLE D. LARNER, Secretary. moot
MRS. J. P. PALMER,
11o7 STREET NORTHWEST.
win Open on
WEDNESDAY NEXT, May 24th,
Her Importation OF
SUMNER BONNETs AND HATS.
Comprising all the latest shapes.
ne sns s.ss
r ENTLEMEN's SUMNER HATS.
PEARL CASHMERE DRESS HATS.
DtRBY HATS. IN COLORS,
po EEs so aasS1s zsb sBE ss1n
.r SOLE &C: AGENT !; FeE S. Ny HATS 49,.
city for Ladies and Gentlemen Constant additions to
JUST ofRHED. f foEd hAkAs s. 8 to s.
slime METZ.
moot 1887 Pa. ave.. next to corner 18th street.
DOUGLASS,
HOOPSkIRTS AND BUSTLES.
OUR OWN MAKE OF THE FINEST WATCH SPRING
STEEL. SOC. UP. ANY STYLE AND SIZE
MADE TO ORDER.
HOOPSKIRTS OF REFUSE" STEEL. CSC.
fine French Woven CORSET at 81. usually sold at
$3.50.
A Fine French Contille Hand made CORSET. at 81,
This corset is sold in other cities at $3.50.
We have special lot of Children's Regular Made
HOSE IN Cardinal Blue and Brown, at Csc. Would be
DOUGLASS,
NINTH AND STREETS.
m19
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FOR RENT-STORES.
FOR RENT-OFFICES.

FOR RENT-sToRE AND DWELLING. GIG 9th
IL street southwest. MOI 3fs
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FOR SAIE-IOTS

lIOR SALE - THE BEST BARGAINS IN THE
II market, Lots on Washington Heights on and near
Garfield ca avenue. Inquire Of PREsBREY GREEN.
oZ9 1th street. mao Nv
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WANTED-ROOMS.

WANTED-A GENTLEMAN WISHES, FOR THE
w summer. Furnished Sitting and Bed Room. COM
mun1catng second floor in private house; between
and and 18th and 18th streets northwest. Address
stating price, &C.. NAVY Star Office. m22-3tf