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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01
A New Pest.

A housekeeper's life is not a happy
one-happy one at best, and she had
enough to do with the small but indus
trious moth and now comes another
creature which bears the alarming fam
lily name of Domestida. This insect is
blessed with an inordinate appetite for
carpets and other things wooden, and its
fearful raYages leave the exploits of the
ordinary carpet moth miles behind.
This ineonsiderate animal LAYS its eggs
under the edges of the carpets, and
then, considering that it has done it's
duty, leaves its young to follow their
own depraved instincts and eat at leis-
ure. This industrious but misguided
creature is of a black color, marked
with red along the back and has white
specks on the wing covers; the pupa is
formedin the autumn and the winter is
devoted to a solid uninterrupted eat, to
the detriment of the carpet and the ex-
penses of its owner 1t was originally
imported from Europe by way OF Cali
fornia and reached New York on its
journey toward the rising sun about
nine years ago. 1t is warranted to dis
count all other carpet eaters, and the
only effectual agent for DISCRIMINATING
It which has yet been found is benzine.
This alone has proved satisfactory, and
a thrifty housewife has the pleasing al
tentative of walking on u perforated
carpet or sitting in the dark and inhal-
ing the pungent odors of the volatile
production OF petroleum. = Bostof:
Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01

the court of Hue accepteda treaty which
abandoned three provinces to France
and promised war indemnity, and in
1867 the French took possession of three
other.provinees. In 1874 treaty signed
at Saigon ceded the six provinces to
France. They are now divided into
four: Saigon, Mi-tho, Vinh-long and
Bassac, the whole being under the al
ministration of a governor assisted by. Q
priVy council and nineteen inspectors,
the latter having local jurisdiction in as
many subdivisions of Che four provinces.
The treaty of 1874 also opened to the
commerce of the-world one port. in East
ern Cochin China and one i'm Tong- King,
and allowed liberty of transit from the
sea as far as Yun-nan At the same
time Christianity was guaranteed pro-
lection throughout the empire. ST.
Louis Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01
HAY Fever.


Beecher has gone West, where he
coins much money and health, but he
left his, hay fever behind him. It is
amazing to meet its victims. They
come In squads, and companies, and
battalions. City folk HE them to the
mountains. Men from the interior
make resonant the piazzas and sands
upon the seashQre. They sneeze all
day and choke all night Their throats
are dust heaps; their noses cinders.
There is no health in them. They try
all the medicines that all the medicine
men get rich by. Their eyes run. their
nostrils keep them steadily, employed
Fever runs riot in their bones. Slight
drafts of air put them into chills. Tt
terly demoralized, some turn to whis-
ky, some to bathing in salt water, some
to patent inhalents, SOME to snuff.
There is absolutely no aIlscure.
Age is not respected, nor are tender
years protected. In great newspaper
Office not far from me two dozen men
are sneezing and continually. do. cry:
Give us rest; please give us a rest =
The composing room resoufds with
echoes, the reporters rooms are noisy
with the sneeze, the calm atmosphere
of the editorial floor Is turned to cur
rents by the violent nasal contortious.
and even the sacred precincts of the
managers sanctunn need half dozen
handkerchfefs every four hours.
treally is an awful nuisance. IN. r
Letter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01
The Blue-Grass Country,

The blUe-grass country is reached By
traYersing Central Virginia and ken
lucky along the line Of the picturesque
Chesapeake Il Ohio Railway, unless, ii.
deed, one prefers the swift and solid
Pennsylvania route to Cincinnati, and
drops down to it from the north. On
this. particular journey, at any rate, II
was reached past the battle-fields and
springs Of Virginia. and up and down
the long. slopes Of the Blue Ridge ard
gorges of the Greenbl'ier and KanaNFha,
in the wilder Alleghanies. Il is found
to be a little cluster of peculiarly
favored counties in the center of the
State Marked out on the map, I i
like the kernel, of which Kentucky s
the not; or like one of those
''pockets,' of precious metals happened
upon by miners in their researches.
The sol is of a rich fertility, the sur.
face chafmingly uneulating. Poverty
seems abolished. Onueyery hand are
evidences of thrift corresponding With
the genial bounty OF nature. A lead
ing crop in times past has been hemp.
and land that viii grow hemp will
grow anything. This il being nore
and more Withdrawn in Elyor Of stock
raising exclusively, but the tall stacks
of hemp, in shape ike Zulu wigWafnst
still plentifuIly dot the landscape.
One drops into horse talk immedi ate-
" on alighting from the train at Lex !.
ington, and does not emerge from Y
again till he takes BIS departure. y 4
the one subject always in order lsaen
successive proprietor, as he tucks yoa
into bis wagon, ii you will 90 with hlln
--and if you will 90 with him there 4
no limit 70 the courtesy be will shoN
you-d declares thar now. after havfDg
seen animals Inoreaoe less well in their
way, afepgupos es to. hove you horse.
Fortunately there are many kinds q
perfection He may have the best hoIss
or coltof q certain age, the one whacs
has made the best single heat, Or tQnrtn
heat, or quarter of q nile, or average u
all distances, or gthes best stalhonf q
brood-mare, or the. one which has slgne
some OF these things at private q neg
public trials. Each one has % any
rate, the colt which is going 70 ba tne
great horse of the world. This y II
amiabls;vanitv easily parduned. hnsl tns
enthusiasm is rather catching. Z - ~ !
stock is greatly to his credit ana slallo.
ing in this section while be lives, al,a'
when he dies is printed prominf MI
among the list Of IFS virtues. = y 2
Bishop, ia ZdTpey's Magasiaac.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01
For Young Readers,

ssssst ~ BE POLITE. s7ssa <4''a
( ts4sstAssas nj -=--~--- gssaas 4sfF aIxs
Hearts, like doors, win ope with ease
II 10 very, cary little keXss .n4 a*ea&l
But don't forget that two are these:
ysfssis4 thank yen 81, I and If you please"
Be polite, boys; don't forget 1t, - sagsss
In your wanderfngs day by day,
When you work a nd wv hen you study
ISIS In your home and ut yoursplay.
Be not rough; leave that to Brlin.asv -
All untutored in his dense - st@ss &As
II. when you have gained mans stature,
a tsS Noatswouid be true gefsttSfteat. p
ss5lNot the perfumeda gay exquisite, 1iesal
Doting on his raiment fine;
He whom powder and ponaAtnfI lsa DTS
Renders Ito his mind divine;
ks II Would have you copy hitter ssS21N
Nature on q different plan; -
Heed her teachings, and you SOM sleIs
Nay be every inch man.
Be polite, boys, to each other
Donotf qucklyt take afense; j see#s&
Curb your temper-you'll be thankful
svsls For this habit seasons hence.args n II vi
Be.feSpectful to the aged,
And this one thing bear in mind:
Never taunt the wrstehed outcast,
- Be he helpless, lame or blind atn&
ssta}a Never 3et them fail to hear
From their sons the best of language
10 In the home they should hold dear;
TO your brothers and your sisters
gg& IfSpeak IN aGce nts Kind and true tk@sS
Be polite; twill serve you better
Than princely gift can do u q 81 ID sasl
~. i. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01

AT Glendive, Montana, small
watermelon sells readily for S2.50
three small apples, twenty-five cents
lager beer, twenty-five cents q glass,
and all other things in proportion.
Nothingis sold for less than d quarter
ct 4 dollar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-11-01

"A negro boy. aged fifteen sisIs I.
who lives III Dooly County, 6a., mas W y.
that are BY actual peasufemens ~
teen inches long and five and . -
inches in breadth : ChicgaQ zIzsEa
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

On last Friday afternoon at about
half past two o'clock, Wm. 5. Neiswan.
ger, went into the alley next to Camp
bells saloon, where some wOrkmen were
engaged preparing the lumber for new
stable Mr.. VIM. 5. Campbell is building
and to whom he was cOnverSing. On
the day previous at the Harvest Home
picnic, Neiswanger had been elected
from the Fair Grounds where he had a
target gun in operation. In some way
he blamed Mr.. John C. Kintner, rela-
tive of Campbell'S, and one of the Board
of Managers of the Fair, of being re-
sponsible He sat down on the opposite
side of the alley from Campbell and
commenced an alteration which result
ed in Campbell calling him liar, when
NeiSwanger, who had the target gun on
his lap, raised it and fired. Campbell
lodged or the ball would most likely
have struck him in tine head. AS it was
it missed him about an inch, and went
into solid oak board in the fence be-
hind, sinking full half an inch in the
solid wood. Mr.. Campbell then started
across the alley toward Neiswanger,
when he clubked the gun and struck the
old man over the head. Campbell par
TALLY warded off the blow, and received
the force Of it on his left arm, which
was badly cut and bruised. Warrants,
charging Neiswanger with shooting at
with intent to wound and for assault
and battery, were sworn out before Esq.
II. NJ. Davies, and placed in the hands
of Marshal Riley. He was soon arrested
and at the hearing Was bound over to
the grand jury in the sum of $500 in the
first charge, and $50 in the second. In
default of bail he is now in Jail.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09
Personal Mention.

Miss Laura Lewis, daughter of W.
B. Lewis, ESQ.,, of the Laughlin Mill,
Martins Ferry, is visiting Miss Nellie
Sedwick, daughter of the Sheriff.
Mrs. o. j. Swaney and her two sons.
John and George Pennington, returned
ON Saturday from an extended visit to
her daughter. Mrs. SIllie Chick, at Bur
lington, Iowa.
DR.. George A. Close, of Bellaire, was
in town on Tuesday.
Miss Laura Stilwell, started on
Monday, fOI twO-weeks' visit to LO-
rain, Ohio.
Father Drennen, of the o. V. News,
took in the Harvest Home picnic last
Thursday.
-Messrs. John r. Cow, of the Bell
aire Independent, and ID. Ii. Darrab,
druggist of that place, were out on Sun
day.
DIR. J. L. West, of Bellaire, was at
home over Sunday.
Misses Jessie and Mary Longley are
ON short visit to relatives i'll Moore
field.
Misses Id. and Annie Troll are Wis
iting the family of a. j. Shredder, Esq,
Mooreheld, Harrison county.
Misses Annie Patterson and Ellie
Thompson, were visiting friends in
Barnesville over Sabbath.
Henry Meyer and John Lochary
started yesterday for weeks visit tc
| friends in Marshall county, W. Va.
George II. Faubel, Esq, of Marshall
county, w. Va, came in on Tuesday and
purchased some thoroughbred stock
from j. II. Denham, Esq.
Mrs. David Dlrrah is visiting rela
tives in Chicago junction, Huron
county.
Mrs. Templeton, Mrs. Clifford Ar
rick and Mrs. Lucy ArrIck, of Washing
ton City, are visiting Mrs. Dr. Hewet
son and other friends in the neighbor
hood.
Mr.. A. II. Mitchell and wife return
ed Tuesday from two weeks pleasur,
trip to Chicago, Niagara Falls and othel
points.
Addison Taylor, Esq, and wife, O
Cambridge, WI were in attendance "A
the Farmers Hvme. remained A few
days the guest of A. +. McKevey, ESQ
Hon. j. d. Taylor and wife, remain
ed In town few days after the Farm
ers' Home, the guests Of Rev. DIR. Mino
and A. 7. McKelvey, Esq. On Frida,
evening the Colonel was serensded b.
the ST. Clairsville Band at the residenc
of DIR. Minor, and on being introduce,
. to the members, made few pleasant Ie
mar ks to the band, compliment then
on their excellent music.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09
NeighbOrhOod Notes.

The Board of Education of Harrisville
have awarded the contract for their
new school building to w. B. O'Neil, of
Hannibal, o., for S4, ,439.49.
The Directors of the Caldwell Fair
Association on Monday of last week
bought Al acres of ground, and immedi-
ate steps will be taken to get into proper
shape for Fair. They do not expect
to hold fair this fall.
A Noble county farmer has produced
twin ears of corn, one ear of which is
red and the other white. They grew in
the same husk.
The Stafford, Noble county, camp
meeting, commences OH the 18th inst.
The new opera house at Caldwell is
finished, and was dedicated on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings of this week.
Mrs Barbara Hearn, mother of the
editor of the Cadiz Republican, died on
Monday of last week, aged SO.
The Executive Committee, having in
charge the Pennyroyal Reunion, met at
Fairview on the 2Sth ult, and appointed
subcommittee. The reunion gives
p. .Omise of being the most interesting
yet held.
Sells Bros. show will be in CadiZ on
the 3lSt inst.
The next meeting of the Monre coun-
ty Teachers Institute, will be held at
Woodsfield the last week in Decembe
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09
Muskingum College.

This Institution located at New Con
cord, Ohio, continues. to grow and pres.
per- For forty-six years she has been
edHcating and sending out young men
and women who have done and are doing
good service in the world. Latterly she
has been growing quite rapidly, and last
year has been the best in her history
her catalogue list being 2l5. Both the
Classical and Scientific Courses of study
have been extended recently-the latter
during last year.
The endowment is growing $4,000
were received in one lump last juno,
The prospects for next year are better
than ever. Young men or women who
desire thorough education, or even a
few terms of study cannot do better
than go to MuSkingum College.
The next Term opens Sept. 4th. Those
who think of attending school some
where this fall, should send to President
Spencer for catalogue.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

Oh Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock,
Mr. Burnie Mcclure, formerly of Wheel
ing, but now OF Grand Forks, Dakota, and
Miss Jennie Stamp, of this place, were
married at the residence of the brides
mother on Marietta street, Rev. DR.. Mi
nor, of the NJ E. church. officiating. The
ceremony took place in the presence of
the relatives of the contracting parties,
and very few intimate friends of the
bride and groom. Miss Jennie was one of
our most attractive and modest young la
dies, and was general favorite among a
large circle of friends and acquaintance,
who will regret her loss. from our social
circles, and yet unite in wishing her life
of happiness, in her new home in the far
West. The bride was the recipient of a
number of beautiful and useful presents
among which we might mention a hand
some silver pitcher and goblets and a
clock from the NJ Z. church and Sabbath
school, as a mark of their appreciation for
her services, as organist for the past year.
! The happy young couple took the noon
| train at the Northern depot, for trip tC
Cleveland, Niagara and other points, and
then to their new home at Grand Forks
Dakota, which is ready for house keeping
when they arrive. TIE CHRONICLE eX
tends the heartiest congratulations to thu
young people. The guests present from {
distance were Capt. John Mcclure anC
wife, parents of the groom; Harry Nc
Lure and wife, Harry Young, Charlie
Copp, John Mcclure, Miss Juliet McLure
Mrs. Mary Franzheiln, and Albert Franz
helm, of Wheeling; Mr.. and Mrs. r.. ii
Stamp, of GAINESVILLE, and Misses Hetti
and Lucy Alexander, of Bridgeport.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

! The Democratic primaries on Satur-
day ~ al! portIIuS ~ the county v-re
! I"Jter!rd hy m5r, :!!au usual Interest.
| The h,cEhren for weeks had been i.apor-
tuned - use their influence fer this
aud t:.rE anxious candidate. unit they
wer- worked up to fever heat. res. Itiru
IN Large attendance at th- various
| rolling places. The chief canle- : were
to' 1. FlnmS IN the clerks and auuitor's
oilic-- In Richland tp. the delegates
Nei- elected especially in the interest oi
Ross K. BarrGtt for Auditor. the vv;a
siaat!iAg Psi for the Barrett delegates to
81 Tor delegates pledged to tn. support
i Jarrett for Auditor and Thompson
for Clerk. Returns from the various
townships shuw that Barrett has large.
rrepnnderance OF the delegates ami Will
he minated on The first ballot. and
probably Ivy acciamatiOn. The result
TOR clerk is more triangular, and. the
friends of the three leading candidates
Thompson, Cash and Kinney, claim az
cording to their preferences, differing
widely in their calculations. The friends
If Thompson claim from 80 to 30 votes
JR the first ballot; those of Cash claim
about -, while Kinnry's friends are
modest enough TO claim but 80. 1t will
require II votes to nominate. 4 shrewd
political manager, and one who has
taken no Small hand in the present con-
test, gives as his opinion that Kinney
will carry off the prize, while another
of almost equal sagacity says that the
Democracy cannot afford TO try new
man for so important an office. when
honors are so equally divided between
the present deputy clerk and his COM
petitors- He predicts the nomination of
Thomson. The CHRONICLE discards
the opinions of these eminent Demo-
Gratis. and predicts the nomination of
Cash. At venture we name the
ticket: Representative, John ). How
ard, of Warren; Clerk. VIM. B. Cash. of
Mead; Auditor, h. Il. Barrett, Richlaud |
Recorder, John C. Mitchell, Pultney |
Treasurer, Z. l.. Feeley, Pultney; Com
missioner, -. Richland; Iniirmary
Director, --, Wheeling.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

WILL POLICY, a coal miner, was run
over and killed by c. & z. train near
the Laughlin Mil. Martins Ferry, on
last Saturday evening. A sad and 70
mantle story is told of this young mans
life for the past few years. Five years
ago he married a young wife, and for
four years he and his wife lived togeth-
er, three boys and girl being born to
them. About year ago his wife left
him and her children, and went to live
with another man at Bridgeport. For
about year he took care of the little
children as best he could at his home
near Rainey's coal works. On last Sat,
urday the little girl was taken sick, and
Will Policy started for Bridgeport to see
if he could not get the mother to come
to see her, but learning that her para
mour was still with her, disheartened
he started to return, when the accident
detailed above occurred. The remains
were gathered together and lay in
rough box at the G. & p. station at Mar
tins Ferry for some time on Sunday, af
ter which they were buried in Walnu
! OlOfC' -%-s< =. -
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

IN speaking of tie bridge over the
Ohio river at Martins Ferry, Judge R..
Il. Cochran says: THE Wheeling ami
Lake Erie Company own the franchise
and hold the permit from the Secretary
of War 70 build it. Mr.. Garrison owns
the bonds and pretty much all the stock
of the railroad company and hence con-
trolls the bridge project. There is now
no prospect that he will build the
bridge, nor will he allow anybody else
to build it. For that purpose he has
the river blocked, and there is no power
to remove that dog in the manger' eX-
cept the Secretary of War. He has the
power to abrogate the authority now
held by Mr.. Garrison to bridge the Ohio
at this point on proof that the Wheeling
and Lake Erie Company did not Intend
te avail themselves of the advantages
of their permit. But another company
could not get as favorable terms for
building bridge in consequence of the
more stringent regulations enacted by
the last Congress"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09
By One of the Fools.

'Why-pariou Iny remarking it-but, my
dear cid 1rieId, how changed you are; de-
clare, you must have lived very high or very
fast ia have driven the color out of your hair
s2d the spring ont of your step this fashion,
Looking al the sunset on the river from the
grounds OF his place np the Hudson, my school
chum-who Is now one OF the best know n
mining experts iii tEe country answered: 1t
wasn't fast living Gii II. but DYSPEPSIA anu
her vous collapse from over work; l ought to
have stopped years before did; l was a fool;
but who isn't. If you come 10 that?
Il am thirty-fiYe Years Old writes Mr..
Charles II. Watts, of West oomers Putnam
county, New York, and had Suffered from
dyspepsia tor fifteen Yeas; weLt the round OF
lessly and without hope 1 gave PARKER's
TONIC LrIai; the result may be stated in
three words: IT CUHFD NE. l endorse now
without hesitation; ii is the dyspeptic'S refuge
MIR u X Cole druggist, OF Carmel New York
certlfies to the truth of Mr. Watts statement.
HIsCoX &.Co., proprietors. call especial at
tentiOn To the fact that this preparation
which has been known PARKER's GINGER
loSIC, as unprincfpied dealers are constants
y decelYing their customers by substituting
inferior articles under the name OF ginger
and as ginger is an Uuimportant ingredient,
we drop the misleading Notd.
There is no change, however, in the prepar~
alton Itself, and all The bottles remaining in
Inc hands OF dealers wrapped under the name
oi Parkrr's Gsin2er Tonic contains the genu~
inc medicine If the fac .simile signature of
HISC X & Co. IS at the bottom of the outside
wrapper. 7-54w
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09
A Case that Puzzled the Whole
EaIllifV

Mrs Milo Ingram gave the names of some
of the most reputable physicians in the two
cities pittsburgh and Allgheny), TO whom
she had paid large sums of money for treat
ment. but she rapidly grew wotse; she was
then taken to the most reputable physicians
and surgeons in New York, but with no bet
ter success; they had all pronounced it can
Ger, and declared she must die; the flesh OF
her breast was eaten away down the ribs the
breast bone was laid bare and the disease made
its way upwards, causing the breast to become
detached from the wall of the chest, hanging
lose from above; see page % of. DR. Hartman's
Ills of Life, how Peruna cured her; they are
given away by druggists (gratis).
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

A FARMER of this county, says an eX-
change, who does not take a county pa
per, and thinks such would not be worth
81 90 to him for year. sold his clip of
wool this year for 80 cents per pound,
while his neighbors who took the paper
we're getting 33 to 35. The difference is
the latter were posted by the county pa
pers as to the price, and the former was
not. In the transaction, no doubt, he
lost enough to pay for all the four pa
pers for several years, and get the old
lady a frock besides. 1t is the very
worst sort of economy for family TO
be without at least one county paper.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-09

THE Bellaire Independent says that
the two Wheeling parties who were ar
rested while returning from a 1Shing
excursion, by the Bellaire police and
kept locked up all night without giving
them chance to tell who they were,
have consulted legal authority with re
gard to prosecution against the police,
men. The young gentlemen are respect
able Wheeling men, who were never be-
fore Hhder arrest, and if they had had a
chance could have shown it. They were
arrested on charge of being interested
in the fighting on the midnight train
which occurred some time ago.