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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-24
Wit and Wisdom.

A materialized spirit who stubbed his toe at
Norwich exhibition of manufactured ghosts,
uttered some emphatic words which convinced
his shocked admirers that there was sons
thing genuine about him.
A Pure and Effective Hair Dressing.
Cocaine, compound of Cocoanut Oil,
beauties the hair and is to allsy all itch
ing and irritation of the scalp.
The superiority of Burnett's FlaVoring Ex-
tracts consists in their perfect purity and
strength.
The proper way to warm the house is to have
the cellar coaled.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-24
Eastern Railroad.
Trains leave Portland

g 1929
Trains leave Portland
at .. -. Daily (Night Pullman) for saeo,
Portsmouth, Hswburyport. Salem, Lynn and
Boston, arriving at 6.SOa. m.
AtS,45 a. m. for Cape Elizabeth. Scarboro, Saco,
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Wells North and South
Berwick, Conway junction, connecting for all
stations on Conway Division. Rittery, Portsmouth,
Newburyport. Salem, Gloucester, Rockport,
Lynn, Chelsea and Boston, arriving at LIS D. M.
Kenneounk, Wells. No. Berwick, Conway
Junction, Kfttery, Portsmouth,, Newburyport,
Salem, Lynn and Boston, arriving at 5. 10 D, M,
connecting with Sound and Rail Lines for all
Southern and Western points.
at 600 p. m. (Express(, for Boston and principal
Way Stations, arriving in Boston at $50 u. M,
connecting with Rail Lines for New York.
Sundays at 2.OOp. m. Express for Boston and
principal Way Stations, arriving at Boston 800
p. M, connecting with Fall River Line for New
York.
Trains Leave Boston
At 7.3O, 900 a. m, and arrive in Portland at 65
a. m. and 90 p. m. At II 80 D. m. and arrive
In Portland 800 p. m At TOO D m. Daily,
and arrive in Portland at HOO p. m.
Pullman PariOr Cars
On Trains leaving Boston an, 80 and z. 90 D.
m. and Portland 8.45 a. m. LOO and 800 p. N.
Through PuIIDsan Sleeping Cars
On Trains leaving Boston at 700 p. m. and Port
land 200 a. IN.
Through Tickets TO all Points soush and
West.
Oct. IA, 1888 PAYSON TUCKER
ID. w. SANBORN, General Manager.
Master of Trans. LUCIUS FUTILE,
octl3du Gen'l Pass'r Agent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-24

The following are Portland quotations Hides
and Tallow:
OK and Steer Hides over 80 TBS weight. &c Y ID
OK and Steer Hides between S0@90 ibs.. &c y fb
Steer Hides under 80 lbs ............... 51acP Id
Cow Hides, all weights ................ 6H2cP I'd
Bull and Stag Hides, all weights. $500. 4e 43 ID
Calf Skins ...-.............. .......,...10c " fb
Light and Deacon Skins. % to Acc each
Rendered Tallow ........... 71zcP ID
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-24
Es0sT AND FOUND.
Twenty-Five Dollars Reward

will be paid by VIM. SENTER g.
CO., 81 Exchange street, for the
return of an old silver pOrringer,
marked IS. L. ex don patris."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-24
To Let.

EpY LEASE to desirable party house No. so
I'D Wilmot street; rooms rent $500 per
month and water tax. Possession given Immediate
". Apply 10 CHAS. H. KTMBALL, Architect
Boyd Block. no22eod3t*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-24
DIAMOND sSLAND.

Z building lots bought and sod by
y VIZ WALDaON, $50 bIidde ST.
aug2I diff
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

About six weeks ago two men-one
young and rather good-looking, and the
other apparently middle-aged-ca
to farm house near Rawlings Station,
in this county, and asked for employ
ment. They were honest looking, and
apparently not afraid of work, and as
help was needed they were employed,
one having been put to work tending
stock and doing chores about the house,
and the other going into the field. The
young man called himself Joseph Scott,
and the elder Henry Scott. Both proved
good hands about the place, and the
younger man, In addition to being quick
and active about his duties, was very
ioyial after working hours, was merry
singer and whistler and always ready
for fishing excursion. All went well
until last Sunday, when the mistress of
the house was much astonished to dis
cover that one of the three valises
which the hands had brought with them
contained woman's clothing. She at
once suspected something wrong, and
promptly charged the younger of the
hands with being woman. He(Y said
at once that IL dismissal did not follow
be or she would tell all about it. The
mistress promised immunity, and the
young farm hand then acknowledged
that she was member Of the gentler
sex; that she had adopted mans attire
as being more comfortable and convent
emit when travelling, and as making 1t
easier for her to obtain employment,
Her companion was, she said, her uncle.
and as he was going on tour she de-
cided to accompany him, and chance 1t
working as a man hand. The pair are
said to hail from Pennsylvania. The
girl Is Of plump figure, good looking,
with fair complexion, dark wavy hair,
which is at present cropped close. Her
name Is Josephine, and when she under
went the male transformation she took
that of ''Joe." She has been retained
at the farm, and now does woman's
work, such as milking COWS, etc. a
gentleman of this city who saw her
says she makes an excellent man, and
her sex was never suspected until acct
dentally discovered, as above ssDs-
beTIasd IND. Nesos.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
Fast Living.


We live very fast now. Events rush
upon us with increasing rapidity.-.
The rapid growth Of the country, the
increase of business which outruns
population, the development OF ma
terial resources, the building up of
great cities, the increasing use of the
railway and telegraph, the multiplied
ton of mechanical arts and inven-
tons, crowd our days with activities
and anxieties and excitements our
fathers knew nothing Of The use of
the telegraph alone is revolutionizing
our life. Every day we share the life
of the whole world. Is there q great
fire in London, a battle in Egypt, an
inundation of the Rhine or Seine, a
famine in Ireland, a conviction of two
murderers in Brussels, death of
pretended prophet in Soudan, an cpl
demic in China, or arrest Of peace
negotiations between Chilli and Peru
If anything happens anywhere on
the globe we are made spectators Of
it, as it were, or participants in it, by
the instantaneous communication of
intelligence. Every morning We have
the history Of the globe for a whole
day laid on our plate at the breakfast
table. We are in the surges of an
ocean life, while our fathers sat quiet
ly by the brink of pool. To live to-
day, with all the vast interest of the
globe palpitating about us, and re-
porting themselves in our ears; to do
business in the tremendous rush of
our great cities, to belong to a family
whose members are separated by
thousands of miles and can commu-
nicate in day, is vastly more in
tense and wearing thing than it was
a century ago. People complain of
being tired. They are weary without
knowing why. The wear and tear of
modern life on the nerves and SYM
pathies and anxieties, on brain and
heart and soul, are incalculsble, and
thousands break and go down under
| the strain.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

There are two classes of visitors, as
everybody knows-the invited and the
unlimited. When the last writes us
that we may expect heT-Which usually
happens on the very most fnconvenient
moment in the year, though in truth It
would be difficult to tell when her visit
would be least inopportune-she takes
the precaution to follow her letter too
quickly for US to adjourn her; or she
drops down upon US without any premo-
milton, quite as matter of course, like
poor relation, and proceeds to make
herself thoroughly at home without
more ado. Naturally we do not expect
any great amount of difidence on the
part of a person who is bold enough to
intrude upon the privacy Of another
without special request, and we are
therefore but little surprised when we
find her investigating the upper story
of the house, or deyising means for in
vading the rooms that have been closed
to her, or interviewing the servants;
when she demands eatables not upon
the table, and tells US about the luxuri-
Gus surroundings of her last hostess;
when, knowing the breakfast hour, she
willfully lies in bed till that meal is
spoiled, till all the delicacies prepared
for her delectation have lost their relish
and become indigestible; when she is
impatient if something Is not being
done for entertainment; when she COM
plains of the temperature of the dining
room in warm weather and the torment
of the flies, the persistence of the
mosquitoes, without seeming to realize
that they are annoyances to which she
has voluntarily subjected herself; or
when she is curious about our work.
At the same time that she aggravates
us with her peculiarities, her audacities
interest and amuse US; we find ourselves
wondering what she will do or say next
and If she has exhausted her imperti-
nences. The guest, on the other hand,
who writes US that she cannot come to
US at the date we arranged, and instead
of taking it for granted that we may
have made other plans later, mentions
another day for her appearance, under
stands nothing of the etiquette of visit
ing, and shows lack of good-breeding,
which she would be loath to confess
But to make amends for the short-com-
ings of these visitors, there are those
whose genial presences make us forget
the ofenses we have suffered, who be-
lieve that the hostess has some privileges
in her own house, who like to take pot
luck with US, who have the tact to make
everybody comfortable SO long as they
are under the roof, and who make US
wish that life were one long visit-peo-
pie who disguise the ennui which hap
pens to afflict them, and who make visit
Ing such fine art that we are obliged
to acknowledge time spent with them is
holiday, ga feast of reason and q flow
Of soul. "-Hdrper's Bazaar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

We agree with the Richmond State
in the opinion that ''the day of quad
ruped journalism is about passed
The people want it in biped form
that is, with only two sheets, SO per-
son may read it all through at the
breakfast or the supper table. No
more double, quadruple, quintuple.
sextuple or septuple papers. Give
the people the news. and give it in a
compact form. Boil it down; con-
dense it. Meat juice and condensed
milk are the order of the day. No
one wants to go through whole COW
for his cup of milk, or devour q full
grown OK to masticate his morning
beefsteak."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

The head of the Hon. Henry B.
Payne of Ohio. was so to speak, as
level as billiard table when in con-
versation the other day regarding the
Democratic nomination for President,
he said of Ben. Butler: 81 think it
is simply aburd to name him in such
a connection. He has no chance
whatever. He could not carry q sin
gle Northern State not mentioning
the South, where he is not cherished
with feelings OF pleasure. He could
not carry Massachusetts in Presi-
DENTAL contest. / consider it the
height of foolishness for the papers
to associate him with the Democratic
nomination for President"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

It is customary to speak with fine nine
teenth-century disapproval of the whip
ping post, of which our friends in Della
ware are SO proud. But the whipping
post-m we are to take the testimony Of
certain women who are left In out-of-
the-way farm-houses and residences sub
iect to the insults of tramps-may be o
blessing in disguise. There is certain
order Of tramp whose conduct makes the
whipping post q luxury Of civilization.
There are very few of us whose sensibil-
tiles are so acute that we couldn't have
stood by and seen round dozen laid on
that rasoal's bare back. The tramp nui-
sancs is something that has to be met
with Just little Of the ffteenth-century
vigor.-M 2. Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

'sThe greatest good of the greatest
number" is sound democratic doc
trine. All wise government is based
upon it. Aprotective tariff practical
" embodies the opposite theory,
which is the greatest good of the least
number. It enriches the few at the
expense of the many. It taxes mil
lions of consumers for the sake of
hundreds of manufacturers. 1t asks
every man in Louisiana who might
buy a WOODEN shirt for 81 to pay $3.50
for it in order that some Eastern
monopolist may continue to inAict
his high prices upon the public.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
At the recent conference of Mo-

At the recent conference of Nor
mons eighty-one missionaries were
appointed to go ON missions to Europe
and the United States. OF this num-
Der eighteen we're set apart for mis-
sions in the Southern States. The
South should prepare to meet them
with the proper warmth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

To elect a Democratic President
next year and get rid of the worth
less class of Federal officials that be-
set the South, says the Selma Times,
IS worth any sacrifice. So why don't
the handful of protectionists that are
playing the deuce with Democratic
chances give in to reason?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

We are opposed to all sectional
spirit in our State. We are for Civ
ing no section precedence, but select
ing the best men for public Office, no
matter in what section they reside
We will not sulk and create discern
sion by grumbling, because North
Louisiana fails to get any particular
Office.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

To take million dollars out of the
pockets of tax payers unnecessarily is
a mistake; but when one hundred
and forty million dollars are thus
taken the mistake takes on the di-
mansions of a criminal blunder. The
vast surplus in the treasury is the
measure of the incompetence of Re-
publican financial management.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

In 1853 the highest gold produc-
lion of the United States was reached,
the total figures being $65, 900, 900.
There has been steady decline ever
since. The figures for 1880 were
$4,000, 900. The production of sill
yer in 1853 was $50, 600, 900; in 1882,
$47, ZOO, 900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

Y The Democratic party was never in
better trim for entering Presiden-
tial campaign than at present. A
majority of the States in the Union
are governed by the Democracy and
at each election the number increases.
II the Democrats do not win the next
President it will be their own fault.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

The United States Supreme Court,
by almost unanimous decision, has
pronounced the Civil Rights act pass
ed by Congress in 1876, unconstitu-
tionaL This is a great surprise to
the Republicans, as it knocks to
smithereens one of the props of that
party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

The fence-cutting war in Texas has
assumed serious proportions It is
estimated that $50. 900 worth of wire
fencing has been destroyed and that
land has in consequence deprecated
in value nearly $500, 900. In addition
to this there has been considerable
loss of life as result of the trouble.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

-Nortl mpton has been the chief
seat OF e. .sh shoe-making ever since
the days OF Magma Charta John, who
was himself shod there, as an ancient
record shows. The spirit Of the re-
doubtable Barons still bears fruit in the
radical politics of the place, which to-
day sends Labouchere and Bradlaugh
to Parliament, and which, when Crom-
wells army marched through it, fur
nished the soldiers with twenty thou
sand pairs of shoes. More than thirty
thousand persons are now employed
there IN the shoe trade.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

Next year is going to be the live
LEST one, politically, Louisiana has
seen since 1876. The very best men
to the front, or We will have a tough
time of it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

The Tooth anniversary of the dis
bandment of Washington's army was
celebrated in Newburg, New York,
last Thursday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
OF men anrared II hns

OF all men engaged in business, says
practical New England farmer in .
recent agricultural address, farmers are
the most wasteful. The waste Of fer
tilizing material amounts to twenty per
cent, and In many ways great deal
moro. Then there Is q waste In labor.
Farming viii not pay IL followed in the
old way, but improved methods ne they
are proved must be adopted.-M 7.
E11snisaer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

The new comet viii be most bril-
liant about january IL, and will not
be visible to the naked eye until
about New Years day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

A revenue tariff takes money from
all of the people and puts it in the
treasury to pay public debts and run
the Government. A protective tariff
takes money from all of the people
and puts it in the pockets of few of
the people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

The Democracy advocate tariff
for the legitimate and proper ex-
penses of the government, while the
Republicans want this and millions
more to put into the pockets of some
greedy monopoly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

1t is stated that three-quarters Of
the vast herds of cattle in Wyoming
which are pastured on Government
land are owned in England.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

I A cashier in Chicago has confessed
to stealing $4,000 and losing it at
faro.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

1t is said there are %, 600 women In
Tennessee who support themselves. -
Exchange. That's nothing. There sRs
many In Chicago who support them
selves and their husbands cAScaee
Inter Ocean.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

In 1870 there was one lawyer in
The United States to every 5000 in
habitants. Now there is one to every
800.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

North Dakota is as large as Eng
land, twice as large as Ohio, and
nearly half as large as France.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

Roasted coffee is one Of the most
powerful disinfectants, not only render
ing animal and vegetable efiuvia HARM
less, but really destroying them
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
v. sHIDET,
Matchmaker and Jeweler.

Matchmaker and JeWeler'
YTHakes this method Of Announcing V "a
his ola friends and patrons ana u q
the npblic In general, that be will be 80 "a
fo,,n5 IN Market Street, in Bogel's new bnli y
i1g. Shreveport, La, where he Is prepared ~ u
re5air watches, Jewelry, DE, promptly -. ~
at moderate prices. He also has On n -,
Watches, Jewelry, sc, for sale cheap i0f GO
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25

Nashville has $4,000 inhabitants,
and is growing steadily.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
W. ID. B0gga.

Notary Public, Bossier Parish -.
~ Business promptly ATTENDED - louisiana
Red Land, La. W 0aiee al
vs2n4A
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
,. Henry Nhenhe..1l
E. III. RessedORnh.

A ttorney at Law, Shreveport IL a.
N opposite Bank Of E. & B. jacob vula ls,s
practice in Courts of BOssier and CsSdo WI
IN Supreme Court of State. S ySSsi and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-10-25
] A.w.LowRY
A. w. LOWRY wM.w.vAses
LOeCs'y o. Vance.

A ttorneys at Law, Bellevue. L. w;n
N tice in the Courts of Boss1er Iall plas
and Websterparishes. y p9assaslla
, 1883-07-12

possibility of anything being left. How
&nXIousIy did We await the return of a
messenger, to know the worst. We were
hoping against hope. We were offering
every doubt, every possibility that it was
mistake. At last, it seemed hours of
waiting, Though in reality but short
tnne) ii messenger was seen riding over
the hill at the top of his speed; as soon
rs his features were visible we knew he
bore good news; he grasped Mrs. An
drews by the hand, and told her he was
reJoIced to inform her that their house
was saved. Thank God" was fervent-
ly breathed from every lip, and smiles
were seen shining through tears of jov.
But how was it saved? All! that Provi-
dence that watches over all, that forgets
net even the falling sparrow, that
stllleth the tempest, can command the
flames. Though enveloped within a few
feet of the house with flame and smoke,
it passed by and left it unframed No
human power helped to stay its course.
OF course this accident prevented the
programme from being filled. But we
are left free and happy people still.
If your editor has any doubts of this,
let him pass up through our valley. He
will be warmly received by one and all.
Besides, those lakes are full OF tempting
trout. LELAND.
, 1883-07-12
SasitPSsoae~ Again.

WASHINGTON, July 6, Astbe result OF
a conference with Secretary Teller today y
Chief Moses agrees to surrender his res.
ervation in Washington Territory and
settle with his people i'll Colville reser-
vation adjoining Chief Tomaskat, who
represents the Indians now on Colville
reservation, was present at the con-
ference and agreed to receive Moses and
his people. Chief Tomaskat requested
Secretary Teller to erect upon the Col
yiiie reservation a saw uill, grist mill
and school h4usa, and furnish a physi-
clan for the Indians. Moses gaTe notice
that he would expect compensation for
Felinquishing his reservation. 1t is ~. W.
peeted the agreement between the Gov
ernment and Chief Moses will result in
throwing open for settlement 2,0OO,OC0
acres of desirable land
, 1883-07-12
TOO POOR TO rsKEapxppp

Moore, OF the Roral Wc,U Yorker was
sitting in his Office one afternoon when O
'armer friend of his came in.
Mr.. Moore, 1 like your paper, but
the times are SO hard cannot pay for
it."
Is that SO, friend Jones? I'm very
sorry to learn that you are so hard run.
will give you my paper"
"Oh, no can't take it as gift"
"Well, then, let me see how we can
fix it. You raise chickens, I believe ?"
eyes few, but they don't bring any
thing hardly"
Don't They'll Neither does my paper
cost anything hardly. Now I havea pro-
position to make to you. l will continue
your paper, and when you go home you
may select one chicken and call her
mine. Take good care of her and bring
me the proceeds, whether in eggs or in
chickens, and will call it square.
"All right, Brother Moore" and the
farmer chucklod as he went out at what
he thought clever bargain. He kept
the contract strictly, and at the end OF
the year found that he had paid about
four prices for bis paper. He often tells
ihN joke on himself, and says he has
never had the cheek to say that he was
too poor to take paper since.