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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-08-09


At length somebody fastan.1
70 small log OF wood, and windine ~
other end hastily about it, sent Il AN, .ag
ing out, hoping the tide would csr -
within Laul'ehce's reach, a that la N
lashing the boy to it, he could SWIM VA
greater ease. But one end Of the s ~
had not been securely fastened tYPe
action OF the waves loosened : ne
Heating about, it caught ON :, ., .'aa
which anchored the loo fast ANVs
For one dreadful moment an saa,...
hopeless. Laurence felt his str ssDas9
leaving him. The boy seemed Il So NJ
heavier with each stroke. The ,91
pale face looked so quiet, the child NM, ,'.o
be dead. S eAitu nluss
Laurence was almost diseouraoaa :.
seemed so much easier to give 9u a.. y
to struggle on. He would Rive Il M $50 40
for help, and the others must ID W., -
they could: The cry was given. bnt ' nns
heard amidst the tumult on the sbora ~
and useless if heard. No one een,S
come, no one could help. 1N'u
Suddenly there came to Iauror.,
thought of the sick mother alone n 4 ~. :
room, praying, as he knew She was I. ~ co.
her boys. This thought seemed II N r MI
him with new courage. With a assn
lett, though unuttered prayer, he gath.
cred all his remaining strength and
pushed boldly for the shore.
The group there had grown styanoo
ly silent. They We're ali STANDING elesa
together, anxiousIY WATCHING. Nat
sound was heard. Nearer and n,sarar
he came. The water grew less NM
less deep. Home and safety see,na5
almost a certainty. Suddenly the orn, Ua
on the shore broke into q loud cheer
which reached the anxious mother,
ears. DR.. Baldwin rushed neck.deen
into the water. Laurence placed bis
burden in his fathers arms, and SAM
unconscious. He knew nothing OF tha
willing hands that pulled him ashore
nor OF the efforts to restore Horace IA
consciousness. He was first reused bv
feeling the cook dash at him, and Va.
lently rub his head with warm. todlv
which had been prepared Finding no
one capable Of drinking it, she deter.
mined it should be utilized in soma
way. He managed to escape from the
wen-meant efforts, and was carried III
to bed, where, rolled up in blankets.
he soon fell asleep.
Laurence was hero; for LONG
time after that everybody was speaking
of his courage and bravery. Boy-like'
he enjoyed It. Horace, too, felt he bad
a share in the glory, for he was heard
to say:
Laurie would never have had all
this, if it hadn't been for me!' alma
a. Idlcott, in Golden Argosy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-08-09
FARM AND FIRESIDR.


If the harrow were drawn through
when young oSer one-half the turnip
fields the final yield would be one=third
more. Prairie Farmer.
"A little .oxalic acid put in the water
in which you wash your hands will re-
move the stains caused by cutting pota-
toes. Lemon juice will take away
berry stains.--N. Z. Times.
Giving the pigs little charcoal oc-
casionally c0rrects acidity of the
stomach and insures healthy condi-
ton. If charcoal is not at hand, give
charred cinders of the stove coal
Chicago Journal.
Vinegar sauce: One and a hall
cups Of sugar, one and half table
spoonfuIs of flour in a little water, two
tablespoonful of vinegar, quarter of
grated nutmeg, and a pinch of salt
Over this pour one and half pints of
boiling water and boil ten minutes.
just before taking from the stove add
one desert spoon of butter.-The House
hold.
How to detect bad eggs: Dissolve
120 grammes of common salt in litre
of water. An egg put in this solution
on the day it is laid will sink to the
bottom; one day old will not reach
quite to the bottom of the vessel; an egg
three days old will swim on the surface.
This is an old recipe, but it is worth re
Numbering Boston Post.
An easy way to make pretty white
dresses for small children is to make the
upper part of white goods which is
woven in such a way that it has the APP
pearance of insertion and of puffs; the
bottom may be ruflie of Hamburg.
These dresses are so easily ironed and it
takes so little time to make them thai
they are highly recommended, IN. 4.
Post.
1t is a creditable state of mind
which impels one to always buy the
best, but the highest-priced things are
not always so. For some kinds of cook
ing moist brown sugar is preferable
to the best white. In soft gingerbread
this is especially true. Then for ginger
snaps and cake and bread the old dark
molasses is preferred by all good cooks
to the best New Orleans. 1t is i'm
possible to make ginger-snaps both
crisp and yet tender without this.-M.
7. Erdnsiner.
The Massachusetts, PIoughman says
that ''every orchardist should be urged
to destroy the small apples as fast as
they drop, and to try to catch the
moths as they ascend the tree to lay
E..
is the second crop more than the first
crop that does the injury. To catch
Che moths a band of cotton around the
trunk of the tree near the branches viii
do good, if frequent examinations are
made, and the moths killed. No doubt
the most effectual and probably the
cheaper way to get rid of the codling
moth is to turn pigs enough in the
orchard to eat the apples as fast as they
drop"
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How Maurice Tried coasting.


Maurice Kittredge is a little boy EIGHT
years old. He lives in the Sandwich
Islands, where it is warm, and where
the grass grows all the year around.
Maurice has never seen any real snow
or real sled, but he had seen pictures,
and he thought he could make s. sled.
So one day he went into the she'd By
himself, and was busy long time with
a hammer, some nails, and some Old
boards. At last his mother, who was
sitting on the veranda with her sewing,
heard rough noise,on the floor Then
she saw Maurice coming along drag
ging something behind him.
"What would you call this, mammal
said he. His mamma looked st il a
good while, and then she said she
thought it might be sled.
''Yes,n said Maurice, ''it isl He
was very much pleased that his mother
had guessed right.
''But where are you going to coast'n
asked his mother.
II do not know said Maurice. rath-
er sadly, ''unless take the front stairs
His mother thought that two or three
round trips would spoil the stair carpet
But she said if he really wished it, be
might try the front door-steps.
Ii had been raining, and the steps
were quite slippery. Maurice started
bravely down. He sat firmly on the
sled, held on the rope, and then down
he went, bump, bump, bump, TO the
groand There was seven steps in all.
just then his father went by and stops
ped to WATCH him.
Don you find it rather hubby,
Maurice?' asked he, with smile. But
Maurice did not give up till he had gone
down the steps a good many times.
Once he fell off, but he was too brave to
cry. When his father came in to dip-
mel, he asked Maurice what he tliought
of coasting.
''Pooh, : said Maurice, 81 don't think
much of ii. have tried it now, and !
don't see why our cousins in America
think there is so much fun in it. II 0as
Little Ones
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The Boy Who "Knew a Thing Or
Two

'.My dear boy,D said father to bis
only son, "you are in bad company
The lads with whom you associate IN
dulge in bad habits. They drink
smoke, swear and play cards. Iney
are not safe company for you. peg
you to quit their society
You needn't be afraid q ne;
father, replied the boy, laughing i
guess know thing or two. know
how far to go and when TO stop,
The lad left his father house t'yirllng
his cane in his fingers and Laughing 9
the !" old mans notions"
A few years later and that LAD, grown
to manhood, stood at the bar Of couls
before d jury which had just brought q
verdict of guilty against him for SOM
crime in which he had been consernea
Before he was sentenced he adsiTessea
the court, and. said among other tnings'
IS NY downward course began IN ilsoOe.
dience to my parents. Thought kne.
as much Of the world as my father dlu,
and spurned his advice; but Us sooh
as | turned my back on my hons.
temptation came upon mo like q dros z
of hyenas, and hurried me into Tlll ~ :
Mark that confession, We boys W.
are beginning to be wiser than you
parentsi Mark it. and learn thai o. !.
bedience is the first step on the ioaa y
ruin. Don't take it! -Bopttst WtsE'g'
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For Young Readers.
THE PUPPY AND THE Tga-PoT


A TRUE STORY
There was once little puppy
That was curiously inclined;
He r0amed about and nosed about
To see what he could find.
One day upon an ash-heap,
An old teapot he spied; ~
Forthwith he poked his head in,
To see what was inside.
The puppy's ears were very large,
The tea-pot's mouth was small;
When out he tried to pull his head,
1t wouldn't come at all.
The puppy barked and whined and no wIed.
And kept up such clatter,
That John and Mary running came
To see what was the matter.
John took the puppy in his arms
And tried to keep him still;
Then Mary seized the teapot.
And both pulled with a will.
But all their efforts were in vain;
His dOgshfp found out then
IT'S easier to get in n scrape
Than to get out again.
s'We1l take him to the tinman's,''
Then Master Johnny cried;
So, dog and teapot in his arms.
Down the long street they hied.
Then all the people whom they met
Laughed till they nearly cried;
They'd often seen a teapot, but never
With puppy's head inside.
The tinman quickly piled his shears,
And set the puppy free;
The way he ran back up the street
1t was a sight to see.
And now, whene'er his puppyship
A curious thing has spied.
He puts his nose in as before,
But keeps his ears outside.
~ 2. Tribtsa',
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Two drunken men fought aae'
with no other weapons than their ns.s5
near Perth Amboy. The risk Ct tne ~ Il
oaoenens arose from their SELECTION = Y
the railroad track as the arena Oh VII -
to settle their quarrel A locornos1s,,s .s
came along and killed them both. 7 !. =
moral of the occurrence IS found sy - ~
flectiDg that the locomotive was ioa lss..
With water. the combataHts with Wpass
XIV Y Graphic
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-08-09

One of the curiosities in the Laredo.
Texas. money market is the introduc.
ton OF Mexican bank notes. The notes
are OF all denominations and pass at
the same rate as Mexican silver coin.
Inc ilrst paper money ever issued by
Mexico was in the present year.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
Town and County Lawns.

There is nothing abouta country home
more permanently pleasing to the eye
than we'll kept lawn. Flowers and
shrubbery are beautiful, but they do not
satisfy cultured taste as does the en-
erald green ofa fresh, velvet turf. A
Northern lady, to whom marriage gave
delightful plantation home in the sun
ny south, once said to me, II am sur
rounded by flowers, roses, jessamines,
geraniums, heliotropes, honevsnckles,
everything beautiful and fragrant in the
way of flowers have and enjoy, but
there is an aching void. long for a
patch of green grass. I would exchange
al my flowers for a northern lawn"
The same lady came north to live after
the war, and in fitting up her new home
she said, 1.-THE leading features of its
surroundings must be a lawn. I don't
want the surface of the ground to be
marred with tree, shrub or flower. There
as green smooth-sl,aven lawn" This
is putting it pretty strong. Trees and
flowers are beautiful their place, but
to plant a forest in front OF the house or
fill the front yard with lilacs, syringas
and other shrubbery, as our fathers
were inclined to do, so as to make the
yard look like swamp, was mistake.
A lawn, with cluster of ge;raniums
here, Of heliotropes there, and other
perpetual bl 'omers few and far betwe en-
! bordered with elms and evergreen trees
which may serve as frame to the pic
| ture delights the eye of every beholder.
Lawns are now quite common, on
farmers premises, and we can see no
reason why they have not as good q
right to a pleasant, tasteful home as the
citizen who spends only three or four
months in the country. As to its being
a waste of land to devote a few rods in
front of the house to lawn, it is no
more wasteful than to devote the same
Space, as is usually the case, to trees and
s,rubbery. No one begrudges the
chickens yard in which to run, firt
and frolic, and are not children entitled
to equal privileges with the chickens?
Whatever makes come attractive, if it
is no more expensive than a lawn, is
not wasteful. If we wish to keep our
boys on the farm, and to train our
daughters for farmers wives, we must
make the home pleasant and farm life
something besides mere drudgery.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
over the tilleted fish. Lay lump of but
ter on each fillet and bake for three
quarters OF an hour in moderaEe oven.
Covers for Tables.

- p :
Very pretty covers for small tables
may be made of various dark rich shades
Of double-faced Cant IN flannel. A hand
some and effective one is thus described
A yard square of olive-green Canton
flannel was buttonholed all around the
edge with gold-colored silk, the stitches
being taken some little distance from
each other. A band of garnet flannel,
three inches wide, was placed at a dis
tance OF four inches from the edge of
the cover. This band, or border, be-
fore it was placed on the olive green
flannel was first embroidered at inter-
walls, little fans and butterflies alter.
mating with each other. Each fan was
about the s ze of a silver dollar; its out
lines only were em. roidered in semi
stitch with gold colored silk; the ham
dies being worked also in the same col
or. Tne butterflies were in various COL
ors, the upper and lower being usually
Of some brig ht contrasting colors,
With gold spots. This border was tas.
tened with feather stitching on the table
cover, in each corner were embroidered
groups OF field flowers in crewels. Beau
tllul designs of this kind IN be bought
rea y mounted, and only r, qu;re to be
scanned. A table cloth of garnet flannel,
with u band of old gold, would look
handsome with group Ut daisies at each
corner,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
The Premium Wheat at the State
/ Far

The premium wheat at the state fair Just
held at 0 vatonna was raised by Jacob
Hurley of Oitenville, in Big Stone county,
Minnesota. 1t was beautiful specimen of
the hard Scotch Fife, weighing sixty-three
pounds to the bushel, and produced the
enormous quantity Of three bushels from q
single quart. It was exhibited in both
grain and straw, and attracted more atten-
ton than any other one ,hing on The ground.
The size of the kernels; the bright
stiff straw, the leng' Of the heads and its
enormous productiveness called forth ex-
pressions of surprise from all who saw it.
Col. John H. 'evens, the veteran agricul-
turist, was particularly struck with il, and
pronounced it the finest halfbus' ell OF
wheat be had ever seen exhibited at cur
fairs. 1t was the kind called the Sasket
chewan Fife, pure variety OF the old
Scotch Fife, brought down from the Ss.kat-
chewan Valley, in Manitoba six years ago,
and acc'imated to our state. The original
seed has been much improved by caEetui Sc
lection and cultivation, snd it is now un-
questionably the most productive and lest
milling wheat in the world.
TIE Pioneer Press Company Of st. Paul,
anxious to increase their subscription list,
and at the same time dissent ate SO valu-
able variety Of seed, have purchased a
large quantity OF it direct from the prora-
gators and now Offer it as premium on
their weekly. Any one sending in new
name at the regular price, accompanied bs
the cash, viz. 81 Is for q years subscrip-
ton, will be entitled to quart of the
wheat, which will be sent to a:y address, put
up in strong canvass sack, and delivered at
the ex; r'ss office in Minneapolis expres
charges prepaid. As it sold last yer ata
dollar quart, this Off is exc .eding!s lib
eral, and will doubtless lead to vely large
accession to their subscription. list.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
How To Ciean Black Silk.

The best way to clean black silk is in
potato water. Crate two peeled pota-
toes in quart Of water; let it stand to
settle and then draw it off again. Lay
a breadth OF the silk-from which you
have wiped the dust with flannel rag
outside upwards on clean cloth spread
over an ironing blanket. Sponge it
across the breadth we'll and fold it up,
taking care to keep the wetted side up
wards. Do each breadth in this way and
lay each carefully aside, then iron them
with a hot iron, having clean piece of
linen or an old handkerchief spread
over them, as thisswlll prevent the si.s
from shining. Chloroform will cleanss
the finest silks and remove spots with
out injury to the fabric. Old clothes of
of all kinds can be cleansed by sleeping
them for half an hour IN warm water
and then rubbing borax soap into the
most soiled parts; wash we'll in fresh hot
water, and then rinse them thorough
in cold. -:
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
Strange Use Of Language.

H. L. Charles, in the Christian at
work, gives some amusing illustrations
of the violation Of the purity of language
by young people especially boys. Hesays:
Among the still more common errors
in the use of language are these: the
mispronouncing of unaccented syllabies
as, terruble for terrible; the omission
of a letter or short syllable, as goin'
for going and ev'ry for every; and the
running of words together without Civ
ing to every one distinct pronuncia-
ton.
know a boy who says, "Don't wan
ter" when he means 81 don't want to-"
did you say?" and where de go?" in
'' Sometimes you hear, :icood," ;" instead
Of III | could" "wijfercan," instead OF
IT will if can" and "howjer know"
for ''how do you knoww
And have you never heard "m-m," :"
instead of 'yes," and "ni-ni" instead Of
"no"?
Let me give you short conversation
I overheard, the other day, between
two pupils OF ,ur high school, and see if
you never heard anything similar to it.
"Warejergo lasnight?"
"Hadder Skate"
"Jerfnd tn ice hardin good"
eyes; hard'nough."
"Jer goerlone?"
mo; Bill'nJoe wenterlong."
"Howlate jerstay?"
"Pastate."
"Lemmeknow wenyeryoagin, Won
cher? .wantergo'n shower howter-
skate"
"H-m, ,fcoodn't skate bettern' you I'd
sellout'n'quit."
"Well, we'll tryerace h'seefyercan."
Here they took different streets and
their conversation ceased. These boys
write their compositions grammatically,
AMI might use good language, and speak
it distinctly it they would try. But they
have got into this careless way Of speak.
ing, and make no effort TO get out of it.
Whenever they try to speak correctly
they have to grope their way along
slowly, and their expression seems
forced or cramped. as though it we're
hard work for them to talk.
Ev.ry one talks enough to keep we'll
in practice, and those W ho try to speak
correctly on ever, occasion soon find
| that the practice makes it just as easy
for them to use the best language at
their command as to use the most com.
mon,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
Cooking Sale Mackkrel.

By some persons mackerel is not
found easy of digestion, and it sometimes
has bitter taste, which makes it disa-
greeable to adelicate palate; but if prop
erly cooked it is IN reality az wholesome
as any other fish. Fishmopgers rarely
clean it sufficiently. and great deal de-
pends upon the thoroug 'taess with which
it is Gone by the cook rhe brown SUBJ
stance which cllRgs :, ne backbone is
should be entirely removed. Open the
fish, remove the backbone and thor.
oughly wipe out all the brown substance
then divide the fish down the middle,
sprinkle it With pepper, four and saH,
place piece Of the roe upon each half,
dish. Mix dessertspoohful of flour to q
teaspoontnl of cold water, stir into it Is
shaR.pi4k boiling water and d Ateaspopn-.
ful ct en6eSof shrimps. and podr Il
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
If And If.

s'If you are suffering from poor heath
Tor languishing on q bed of sickness,
take cueer, it you are simply all
ing, or if you feel weak and d,spirised,
without clearly knowing why, Hop
eBitters will surely cure you"
IF you are q Minister, and have overta1ed
yourself with your pastoral duties, or .
man of business or laborer weakened by the
strain of your every day duties, Or man Of
letters, toillng over your midnight work,
Hop Bitters wilt surely strengthen you."
III you are suffering
from over-eating or
drinking, any indiscre-
'tion or dissi patton, or
are young and growing
100 fast, as is often the
case"
Cor if you are in the workshop, on the
farm, at the desk, anywhere, and feel
that your system needs cleansing, tom
ing. or stimulating, without intuxica-
ting, if you are old, blood thin and inn
pure, pulse feeble, nerves unsteady,
faculties waning, Hop Bitters is what
you need to give you new life, health,
and vigor."
you are costive or dyspeptic. or,
suffering from any other of the auner-
ous diseases of the STONE ch or bowels,
1t Is your own fault II you remain Ill.
II you are wasting away wi aay
form OF kidney disease. stop tempting
death this moment, and turn for cure
to Hop Bitters.
II you are sick with
that terrible sickness
Nervousness, you will
find Balm in Gil
lead" in Hop Bitters.
1fyou are irequenter, or a resident
ofa miasmstic district, barricade your
system against the scourge OF all coun-
tries-malaria, epidemic, bilious and
Intermittent fevers-by the use of Hop
Bitters.
II you have rough pimply, or sallow skin,
or bad breath, Hop Bltters will & We You
lair skin, rich blood the swe-test breath,
and heal... $500 will be paid for a case
tb.y will not cure or help.
TDa: poor, bedridden, invalid wife. sister,
mother, or dapghter, can be made the e;..l- !ic-
90 ting but q trif,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-25
What's in q Name

The Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Presi-
dent of the American Pathological So
cety, in his recent address a. Philadel-
ph:a, has something to say about the
naming of new fruits, which, it is to be
hoped, will be needed by those who
worthy Of being disseminated He
says: "Let US have no more Generals,
CoIonels, or Captains at ached to the
names Of our fruits; no more Presidents,
Governors, or titled diynitaries; no
more monarchs, kings, or princes; 10
moremammo1hs. giants, or Tom Thumbs;
no more nonsuches, seek no-turthers.
ne plus uItras, hog pens, sheep noses,
Big Bohs, iron clads, legal tenders,
Sucker States, or stump-th he-worlds!"
He advises the use Of the simplest
names, and only one word will, as rule,
form a better name than two or more
ALI the big and little names mentioned
above are now attached to fruits in cult
vation, and it is time that simpler ones
we're employed.-New York Sun.