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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-03-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


By means Of q telephone clergy
man was enabled to have an audience
forty miles distant from the one before
which he preached in New Britain,
Conn.
Plymouth Church, last year, paid
out $20,0 for Mr.. Beecher's salary.
$1,000 each for Assistant Pastor Halli-
day and the sexton, and So, 600 for music.
= 1he Independent.
A Pharmaceutical school, for the
education of women only, has been or
ganized at Louisville, under the au-
spices Of the Kentucky Polytechnic So
cicty. 9TH. etsiit i3ha
sgf--There are Christian converts in
Japan so poor that when they change
their residences they can carry all their
possessions on their backs, and yet their
contributions average eight dollars pei
annum. Church Union.
"A deep and widespread religious
awakening is spreading over Sweden.
The Queen continues to take the deepest
interest in the work, and wherever evan
gelistic services are held. at any hour Of
the day, great crowds attend. s
That was pleasant way Of giving
notice to q pastor that the wind had been
raised which was illustrated by the par
ishioners of Rea DR.. Cliff, of Newark,
N. j., who received fan made of bank
notes from the members OF his flock
Baptist Weekly. H m A E9Ilag s
The annual report of President Eliot,
of Harvard College, favors the shorten
ing of the college course to three years.
1t is believed that the plan will enable
the students entering professions to begin
their studies in that direction earlier,
and those desiring to study four years
can devote the extra year to studying,
for an A. M.
The ministers meeting in Hartford
recently discussed Herbert Spencer phi
losophy. The idea. prevailed that he is
greatly overestimated in this country,
that his celebrity is gronndless, and that
his philosophy will soon be looked upon
as ridiculous. It was stated that Presi-
dent Porter had endeavored to take sew
eral of his classes through Herbert SpeD-
GERS First Principles, and that they bad
given up the work in disgust before COM
pleting it.-Neso Hatess Register. e sA
Between May and December 81
oflast wear. the Congregational Building
Society received sos. 262. SO for churches,
and So, 1894 for paTsonages. Besides
this it received So, ,664. 30in gifts for par
ticular churches. 1t has disbursed $49, !
1890, and so has aided fifty-eight
churches and three parsonages. It has
also made grants for one hundred and
fifteen churches III twenty States and
Territories. The treasury is now over
pledged ST 7.646, and calls are being
made upon it continually. Golden Rule
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How a Mountain Man LOres.

A tall, broad-shouldered, gray-bearded
miner from Montana, while viewing the
sights about town, strolled into one of
the theaters the other evening and took
a seat near the stage. During the per-
formance he became deeply interested
in one of group of females who were
disporting themselves on the stage. The
dark eyes and rounded form of the siren
completely captured the heart of the
rugged miner, and he lost no time in
gaining an introduction to the fair en-
SLAYER, and he made an engagement to
meet her at rehearsal next day. The
miner was punctual in keeping his APP
pointment, and waited patiently until
the artistic had finished her rehearsal
He then brusquely invited her to take a
walk, and she nothing 10th consented.
This promenade was probably the most
profitable one in which the actress ever
engaged, for her companion led her into
a dry goods store, and without much
ceremony began purchasing such ar
ticles as he seemed to think she needed.
Fine hosiery and underwear, richly
trimmed cloak and handsome lace
collar were among the purchases which
the man from Montana made for the OBJ
ject of his affections.
On the following day another walk
along the leading thoroughfare was
taken by the pair. The snow was fall
ing, and the generous miner took his
companion to stored and bought her a
gossamer cloak and pair of rubbers.
AS they.left the place he requested the
woman to accompany him to the depot.
Arriving there the miner bestowed afond
look upon her and said, with a pathetic
smile:
sYou think I'm funny feller. now,
don't you? Well, how. I'll tell YOU what
I'll do. I've taken fancy to you, and
if you II marry me and 90 to Montana
1 II buy you $500 sealskin saeque. OF
course you needn't go if You don't want
to; it viii make no differeneein my feel
ings for youif you don't. Ishan't think
hard of you if you don't. Now. what
do you say, yes or no?' s. @
The favorite of the footlights turned
her head and hurTiedly reviewed the
situation. The thought of forsaking the
glare and glitter of the stage, and ap-
plause and attentions of the habitues of
the theater was too much for her, and
she flatteringly replied;
81 don't think / win accept youI
offer"
"All right; good byer' exclaimed the
miner as he hurried into the train, and
thus they parted.
On arriving at the theater that evening
the actress was informed that d package
had been left for her. 1t was found to
contain ''loye Of hat which she had
admired when out walking with the
miner, and a handsome morocco pocket.
book well filed with gold pieces and
bank-notes. Chicago Ne,os.
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THE HOUSE WITH CLOSETS.


aow dear to the heart of the housekeeping
Are comforts of which 80 few architects tell:
Nice children, good servants and plenty of
room in
The weII-ftted mansion in which they must
dwell.
Rl,t first of the blessings kind fortune can give
her,
Is thai which she longs fer and covets forever,
The big airy closet, her joy and her pride
. The rooniy, clean closet, the weli-ordel'ed
The big big, airy closet, her JOY and her pride
The house may be perfect from garnet to Gel
well lighted, wen aired, with cold water and
And vet. to the eye of rhe femme dweIler,
re closetless, all is as if it were not.
How oft she has sunk like dove that is
How Oft she has secretly grumbled and
sighed,
BECAUSE she saw not, though with all else sur
The big, airy closet, her joy and her pride!
The roonly, clean closet, the well-ordered
closet,
The big, airy closet, her joy and her pride
Fond husbands, who fain would have home be
an Eden,
For you and your Eyes all complete ss a
5t whole.
Forget not the closets SO dear to the soul:
But build them in corners, in nooks and in
crannies,
And give TO your Marys, your Kates and your
The biz, airy closets, their joy and their
The rooiny, clean closets. the well-ordered
The big, airy closets, their joy and their pride.
The Builder.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Enquirer: No, we don't believe in
taking the bull by the horns. We tried
taking goat by the horns once, and,
that was excitement enough for u.s.
Boston Post. ~
-0ne of the quiazical weeklies notes
that Christine Nilsson wears q sad and
troubled expression. with two rows Of
pearl buttons down the center and
shirred around the bottom edge. ~ Y.
Nesos. gis
"A fashionable lady, in boasting of
her new .'palatial residence said the
windows were all of stained glass.
That's too badl'' cried her mother;1
''but won't soap aIldturpentine take the
stains ott?n 8a
MIR. Nor, reading Virgil;
Three times stroye to cast my arms
about her neck, and sthat's as far as
Igot, Professor well, Mr.. Nor.
/ think that was quite far enough. -
Wooster CoiEe6tan. Hth iafR
They say Judge Hilton, Enhis efforts
to keep up the house OF Stewart, lost six
millions of dollars. We do wish we
knew where he lost it. Wed borrow a.
lantern and wouldn't go to bed a minute.
for the next six weeks. ~ BufgtSsgtois
HGlOb-Eye. la1 ass sGli9k
1T was Persian philosopher who,
when asked why he named his son John
Henry. answered that it was to show his
sex and prevent any one calling him
Nancy. There are fathers in this country
who should have thought of that.--De-l
troH Free Press.
--tsWhat is the difference betwane the
youths and the min g departments at the
big clothing shopP'' asked an Irishman
Of friend, and receiving no reply, he 4
continued, Because at the wan / buys
me clothes and at che other clothes me
b'ys.''--HarUGrd LGnspoon. fa I
"A story is told of a woman in the 1
rural districts who wanted to keep up
| appearances, who was often thwarted in
this by her innocent and matter-of-fact I,
daughter. One day, when a visitor was
present at the table, the hostess said.to
her daughter: Where are all our
knivespn s'Here they are, both Of them, "
was the astounding reply. ChScago
Nescs, 1,'
Mrs. Bezumbee's call: Mrs, Be
zumbee, tall, elderly iaar. who
always dresses In deep black and
| is very much given to masking
calls, win from now on make no
more friendly visits to the mansion of
Colonel Barney Dayton. She was sitting
I on the gallery surrounded by the family
when large turkey buzzard alighted on
q tree near the house. What. a large
buzzardn' remarked MRS. Bezumbee.
ssIs that a buzzarcl? p asked little Emily
i very much amazed s.Yes, my child,
| that's a buzzard. y s.But it don't look
much like you. ssf course it don't
i look like me. Who says abuzzard looks
4 like rneP'' asked Mrs. Bezurnbee. indig-
nantly. "Why. ma does. Every day
4 when she sees you coming she says:
There comes thai old buszagd again, Z"
s-0llaaqo 3FtbwHs,
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Scholastic Note.


'sThomas. why have you rot learned
your lesson?'' asked an Austin teacher
of a pupil who was noted for his ilnpu-
dence.
because / did not feel like it. !"
The reply pleased the teacher inn
mensely. It was really refreshing to
hear new excuse, so he said;
Tommy, I'll give you good mark
for your truthfulness. Now, Billy"
turning to the next boy, what is the
reason you did not learn your lessonP''
because I didn't feel like itp'' re-
Piled Billy. thinking ne. too, would get
a good mark for his truthfulness, but
instead. theteaeher took out a strap and
said:
"Billy. I'll have to PUNISH your pla.
gIsrisn. You stole that answer from
Tommy, nv Jesas gsfssnes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-03-08
What the Telescope Did for Astronomy.

The foundations of physical astrono-
my were laid in the invention of the tel
escope. Every one has heard of the
emotion which filed Europe at the an
nouncement of the discovery of an in
strument which had the power of making
distant objects appear as ii they We're
near 1t was at that time that Calico,
having only learned that such an instru-
ment existed, discovered its arrange
ment, constructed one, turned it toward
the sky, and, with this aid, fertilized by
his genius, made a series of magisterial
discoveries. These discoveries belonged
prominently to physical astronomy, and
form its first courses. If we except the
sun and moon, which have very sensi-
BILE diameter, and admit of some obser-
vations without the aid of the telescope,
all the stars appear TO the eye only as
brilliant points, and admit of no studies
except of their motions. Therefore, an
astronomy without the telescope would
never have permitted us otherwise than
as a matter of probability to consider the
planets as like the earth in form, consti-
tuition and office. But when it was seen
that these brilliant and almost blazing
points were resolved under the
telescope into well-deined disks,
showing indications of continents, clouds
and atmospheres; when satellites were
perceived around these globes play
ing the same part to them as the
moon plays to the earth--the probable
tiles gave place to clear certainty.
Telescopes, then, are the instruments by
means Of which the constitution of the
solar system has been definitely unveiled,
and the earth has been assigned its part
and its rank in the system OF the planets.
The discovery. of the spots on the sun
and of its rotation completed the con-
ceptioil of the solar system and prepared
for the theory of its formation. Here is
marked well-determined phase in the
history of human ideas respecting the
universe, and it is characterized by the
great name of Calico.
Was it possible at once to 60 beyond
this? Was it. possible to question the
stars in their turn, and inquire if, ike
the sun, they had a sensible disk, spots,
a rotation, and planets revolving around
them; was it possible, in short toextend
to the stellar universe the notions we had
already acquired concerning the solar
system? The methods IN use did not
permit this. -Jttles G. JGnsse1s, tn Pop.
utdr Science Monthly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-03-08

"A granite and bronze mausoleum is
to be placed in Forest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, TO the memory of the late GEN
eraI A. j. Myer, (s'Old Probabilities, y
as he was called.) In general outline
the mausoleum will be square, merging
above into circular form and surmounted
by globe. The base of the mausoleum
viii be twenty feet square and the dis
tance from the base to the top OF the
globe thirty-nine feet, The transom
panel over the door will be of bronze, a
double medallion of General Myer and
the late Judge Walden, the latter the
fathero Mrs. Myer, by whom the monu-
ment is to be erected. .-Bufal0 IN. 7.
Egpress.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-03-08
THE HAND OF FATE.

When was still going to school, in
,flie graduating class, to be sure, and
past sixteen. and very large for my age,
f0nr Of us made up our minds, on Satur-
day afternoon, to have our fortunes
told.
There was a gypsy camp out on the
eofnfaon beyond the town, with vans,
tents, cauldrons and the whole para
phernalia of gypsy life, and everybody
walked or rode out to visit it. We de-
.cided TO walk, and as it was bright,
cool day, enjoyed ourselves much better
than if we had been eeoped up in the
stage, or even IN carriage.
= 1t was October. Some of the foliage
had changed color little, and there were
red and golden tints amongst the green's.
Now and then the wind shook the trees,
and scattered showers of leaves upon
the rpads Purple asters and golden rod
were still in bloom. Here and there
grew crimson squaw berries, and bitter
sweet burnt like gold along the stone
fences. Each of Us gathered great
bunch, and we held them in our hands
as we entered the path that led into the
hollow where the camp lay. Young and
romantic, we were ready TO be delighted
with everything-with the swarthy
gypsy selling colt to .. stout farmer;
with old grandmother dandling. a dusky
baby on her knees, and the dirty, black
eyed children squatting about every
where.
There were yisitorsin plenty. and most
of the women were busv TELLING fortunes.
AS we approached. n woman. who had
nbeen sitting on a fallen loo. arose. and
man, who had been talking to her,
pulled his hat over his ewes and turned
away, ike the villain in o melo-drama,
The woman wore d wide -brimrnefl straw
hat, with wreath sf artificial Iowers
around It. Her hai- Y;ts dressed stiffiy
and primly In well-oiled bands. = She
had a lowered fielain gown. and little
red woolen shawl cogered her shoulders.
sSks a its sliIv was neither Young nol
beautiful. as the ..gvpsy maid Of song
anat,rs.sos 4 ,n,,st ;5T,s,,y;iahIv ha. INIT sJ,7
smiled amiably upon us. and calling rs
ssprettg youno ladies. :, asked if we would
have our fortunes told.
a Clare our spokeswonan. declared
that to have been our intention in com.
ING, aud we soon proved the truth of the
adagex Ia fool and his money is soor
barfed u Nv dropping each a dollar into
the gypsy's palm.
.dWho shall I begin with. pretty
ladiesp,' asked the woman. s.And vii
You have your fortunes told privately o,
topetherpp
Glare answered that We had NO se6s.et.
from each other and hat ..tbis va,,no
lady,n indicating Belle with tbe no;,,t ol
her l5arasal' s.gonld be the first ta have :, !
climnse into f,tnr;ty y y - y :
ReIls hl,,sl,;sa ros, r,,d - 44
little hand. and we ali listened wb;le tbe
eypsv told her that some one Win )
title. a lord or a duke. would cross tbe
sea to fan in 1--we with her. thot sht M
would Iva i, ! y,alaoa hsyana tha ''o ooear enc
and he waited IN lie ! o,,aan Tho'.r ~.
wassYA4res h,,t have forgnftan 4 AL
was delightad and Rass ,,as - tha 49, 49,
victim = W AVA
Thn :,
marry ar GREAT G ro,,s;c;an am and md we elT ~
aadr6,sl fa,. We a.e lnaw sbat Mr. Marteii; n;
who taught the piano to the GRADUATING
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-03-08

DIR. Hall says it is very unhealthy
to live on the ground floor of a house
Doctor right. A fellows creditors can
climb in on him with so little trouble.
And then he loses all the joyous recrea-
ton OF peeping ont of an upper window
to watch a wrathful collector stand on
the stoop and pull the bell handle half
way across the street, repeating the ac-
ton until the bell falls down or the
handle pulls off~sRatrIiisgios Aeaak-
Eve
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The suggestion that on account Of

The suggestion that on account of
sintellectual and physical fitness wom-
an should be employed as pharmacists
is not favored by medical journals. One
of them states that. as women viii talk
while doing business they are untitled
for pharmacy or other work requiring
concentration Of thought and mental
isolation. But itshould be borne in mind
that woman are filing with credit to
themselves positions for which, ten years
ago. they were presumed to be wholly
untitled. What woman, after all. ever
talked mora than the average barberP-s.
M X Sun
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Following His Thought.

Colonel Devin, Of the United States
Army, was at table the other day with
friends, eating his dinner. The CONVEX
sation drifted down Fifteenth Street TO
the Washington monument. Somebody
remarked that when it was finished this
interesting pile of shabby stone would be
higher than any other artificial struct-
uTe in the world. when l go up
said the Colonel. laughing as he spoke,
81 shall go higher than that AS the
words passed from his lips he threw up
his hands, his face became as pale as
chalk, and he fell dead to the ffoor.-
Washington Cor. PSsiGadeEphid Record.
-sn-------
Welsh parents viii make great sacri.
fees in the way Of giving fheir sons . pre-
Iirainsry adueafIon.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-25

mon rice, but heated and musty, is much
liked. There is also a red variety of rice.
Honey is much used here, but chiefly as
a cosmetic. After being mixed with flour
it is used by the women in their hair
dressing. With their hair saturated.
sticky and shining with honey, they must
be indeed sweet.
AS everybody knows. the Chinese are
passionately fond of tea, which they Gull
tivate for the rest of the world. They
drink it at every meal, at home and out.
when idle and at work, in shops and in
Offices-in short. everywhere. and at any
time of day or night. The red, black and
green sorts Of tea they prepare only for
export, while they themselves use ex-
clusively yellow tea. They take tea in
small cups, and without sugar.
Though in China there are excellent
sorts of grapes, yet no wine is prepared
there. The Chinese make two kinds of
whisky. of sarge and of rice, and drink a
good deal of it. Women also drink and
smoke here. A tin gill of the shape of an
hour-glass is used for whisky drinking.
They had no glass works here until re-
GENTLY when an American gentleman
taught some Celestials how to make glass.
During my thirty years residence here
have never seen a single drunken China
man on the street. No coffee or chocolate
is used here.
The unusually fertile soil of this cOun-
try yields products enough to satisfy the
appetite of all the Celestials, and in view
of their peculiar philosophy of the stOm-
ach, they ought to be able, all Of them, to
reach the blissful state of safety. Yet
how many Of them are lean, hungry, with
wistful eyes and hollow stomachs! What
heartrendng tragedy each of these thin
fellows presents, whose all-absOrbing idea
is to be thick, When | look upon the
crowd of hOllOw-cheeked Cinnamon and
then upon the few who are in the blissful
state of cOrpulency, | cannot help think
ing of the lean-feshed and the fat-fleshed
kline of Pharaoh.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-25

Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on this train
daily between Jacksonville and Washington,
Passengers in Sleeping Cars for Savannah
are permitted to remain undisturbed until 8
Passengers leaving Macon at 500 d m con-
meet at Jesup with this train for Florida daily.
Passengers from Florida by this train con-
meet at Jesup with train arriving at Macon at
I:OO m dally, making connection for points
West and Northwest.
Passengers for Brunswick via the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, take
this tram, arriving at Brunswick at 5 :35 a
m daily. Leave Brunswick 80 p N. Arrlv
Passengers from Savannah Tor Gainesville
Cedar Keys and Florida Transit Road (excert 1
Fernandina) take this train.
Passengers for the Florida Southern RAN.
read via Jacksonville make close connection
at Palatka.
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile. New
Orleans, Texas, and trans MississipD noints
make close connections at Chattab0ochee
daily with trains of Pensacola and Atlantic
Railroad, arriving at Pensacola at $50 A. M
MoDhe at 5:OO p. m, New Orleans at 10: rs
Connection at Savannah daily with Charles
Ton ana savannah Railway for all points
North and East.
Connection at Savannah daily with Contra
H1llroad for points West and Northwest.
Close connection at Jacksonville daily (Sun-
lays excepted) for Green Cove Springs, Ste
Augustine, Palatka, Enterprise, Sanford and
all landings on st. Johns River.
Il. " w. passenger trains leave Waycross
for Brunswick and for Albany at p m from
passenger station of this company.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth
accommodations secured at Bren's Ticket
Office, No. % Bull street. and at the Comma
ny's Depot, foot of Liberty street, Tickets
also on sale at Leve Il Aldcn's Tourist Ofliees
A restaurant has been opened in the sta
ton at WaycrOss, ant 9bundant time viii he
allowed for meals By all passenger trains.
JAS. L. TAYLOR.
rrn,,,,- 6en'l Pass. Agent
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Noon Report.
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FANA ELlAL-
NEW 6oBE, sept. 24.-StOcEs opened irregu-
Tar ana lower. Money 2d216 per cent. Elk
change-long, 81 S2I<; short. a So. State
bonds dull. Government bonds generally I'M
changed.
Cotton.
LIVERPOOL. sept. "a. 1890 p. m.-Cotton
opened dull; middling uplands -l6d; mid
uilhg orleans l5-l6d; sales 5000 bales, specu-
latlon and export l,00O; receipts 600 bales
American 2.750 bales.
Futures: Uplands. low middling clause.
september delivery. 5l-64d, also 52-64d
september and October. ) 5l-64d; October and
November. 50-64d. also > 4g-64d. November
and December. ; 49-6id; December and Janu-
airy. 50-6id: January and February ; 5:3- ed
FEBRUARY and March. 55-64d, also 56-64d.
also 55-64d; March and April. ; 5S-G4d
April and May. 62-64d. Futures dull
300 D. m--Futures: Uplands. low middling
clause. February and March delivery, ) 56-6id:
May and June. 6I-64d.
sales of the day included $500 bales of
American.
$3.50 p. MIXTURES: Uplands, low middling
clause, october and November delivery.
: 5O-64d; December and January, . 57-64d
March and April. 59-64d; April and May,
G3-64d.
NEW YORK, sept. 22.-Cotton opened quiet;
mitdlng. uplands lOl5c; middiing Orleans
Futures: Market steady. with sales as fol
lows. September. 10 SIC; October. 10 5Sc; No
Vember. 10 ISc; December, 10 soc; January,
10 5lc; February, 10 Sic.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL. sept. p, 1890 p. m.-Lard, Us.
NEW YORK. sept. 24.-FlOur quiet but
steady. Wheat quiet and 5G35c better. Corn
dull and iGl2c lower Pork steady; mess
Sl2 >. Lard dull at S42l2c. Freights steady.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK, sept. 22.-Spirits turpentine,
iOc. ROsn. 81 J0dl 90.