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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06
Dogs.

If to the account of the dogs of this
country were charged the cost of feed
ing them, the damages they do directly
by the destruction of property and of
life, and the injury their vicious habits
have inflicted upon the agricultural in
terests by discouraging wool-growing
and if on the other side of the account
were credited all the good they have
done, real and fancied, it would be
found that the balance against the
dogs would exceed the cost Of keeping
all the sheep in America. One impor-
tant charge made against them would
be that they help men, who should
be in better business, to kill birds
which, if permitted to live, would keep
down the number of insects injurious to
food crops. 1t may be no fault OF the
dog that he is thus brought into the
business of increasing the cost of living,
but it certainly is the fault of the indus
trious and honest workers, who are
ever called upon to pay the cost Of
the necessities and the pleasures of the
idle and the vicious
A remarkable thing in this connec-
ton is that the very class which should
be first to demand the restraint, if not
the extinction, of dogs, is the class
which is ready to claim the right and
privilege of keeping them. The poor
are always more burdened with these
curses than are the rich; the idle loafer is
more likely to have hanging about him
half dozen vicious ours than the hon
est workers. to have even one. Yet there
are few sound arguments in favor of tile
Cf 1fz-A
and costly animals. That they are
grateful to those who have won thssr
affections is true-so would be the tens
of thousands of little children now
homeless and friendless if even a like
care and petting We're given to them.
That dogs can be made useful by train
lngis true in a limited sense; but it can
scarcely be shown, even under the cir
cumstances most favorable to the ca
mines, that their work is really profita-
bic. Observant fock-owners who care
fully aLalyze the cost and the profit of
every part of their business declare that
the shepherd dog. that embodiment of
canine intelligence, is not profitable
assistant on the farm, even in caring
for sheep, the work for which he has
been especially fitted by generations of
careful training. An average boy of
ten can do all that the shepherd dog
can do and much more, and will cost
little more for food, and boys of ten can
be had for less than wel-trained dog
will cost.
When the whole subject has been
thoroughly sifted there is found in favor
of dogs little more than a misdirecred
and mawkish sentiment, which leads
otherwise sensible people into the filthy
habit of fondling flea bitten and carbon
loving beasts; and, on the other hand.
abundant and unquestionable evidence
showing that the existence of uncon-
trolled dogs is serious menace to the
property and lives of all, and great
check to the advancement of a most
important industry. Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06
His First Lobster.

One day Colonel Visscher wandered
into a prominent hotel in Louisville.
and observing with surprise and pleas
ure that ''boiled lobster was one of
the delicaeies on the bill of fare he
ordered one.
He had never seen lobster and a rare
treat seemed to be in store for him. He
breathed in what atmosphere there was
In the din'ng-room and waited for his
bird. At last it was brought in. Mr..
Visscher took one hasty look at the
great scarlet mass of voluptuons limbs
and oceanic nippers, and sighed. The
lobster was as large as door mat and
had a very angry and infamed appear
ance. Visscher ordered in a powerful
cocktail to give him courage, and then
he tried to carve off some of the breast.
The lobster is honery even in death.
He is eccentric and trihing. Those who
know him best are the first to evade
and shun him. Visscher had failed
to straddle the wish-bone with his fork
properly, and the talented bird of the
deep rolling sea Slipped out of the
platter, waved itself across the horizon
twice. and buried itself in the bosom of
the eminent and talented young man.
The eminent and talented young man
took it in his napkin, put it carefully on
the table, and went away
As he passed out the head waiter said:
"Mr. Visscher, was there anything
the matter with your lobster?''
Visscher is full-blooded KentI1ck-
ian, and answered in the courteous
dialect of the blue grass country.
Anything the matter with my lob
ster, sab? No, sab. The lobster is
very vigorous. sab. If you had asked
me how | was, sab, should have an
swered you very differently, sab. | am
not well at all, san. If were as ruddy
and active as that lobster, sab, would
live forever, sab. You hear me, sab?
.'Why, of course | am not familiar
with the habits of the lobster, sab, and
do not know how to kearve the bosom
OF the bloomin perl of the summer sea,
but that's no reason why the infiamed
reptile should get up on his hind feet
and nestle up to me, sab, in that earn
est and forthwith manner, sab.
II love dumb beasts, sab, and thev
love me, san; but when they are dead,
sab, and / undertake to kearye them.
sab. desiah, sab, that they should re-
main as the undertaken left them, sab.
You doubtless hear me, sah?"- Bal Nye.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06

One day while it was raining very
hard / heard a knock at the bedroom
door.
Who could it be?
"Walk in said I.
The door opened very Elowly, and in
walked NJ s. Prm
She did look 50 comical I had IL
smile. But Mrs Prim doesn't lIke &
be laughed at, so I turned my h ad
away quickly, and looked out Of the
window.
She had on grandma's black bonnet
which was so big it kept bobhing from
one side to tie other. Then, too. cha
had on grandma's little black-and-white
shawl, which she was trying to hold to.
gether with one hand, while with the
other she clasped her three children.
Sus Q, Blanche and Mabel-elose to her
side.
really felt anxious about Susie Her
head hung down. while her feet stuckup
in the air. | was afraid of apoplexy.
Mrs. Prim had one of my bic cook
aprons for dress, which traiIed be-
hind her on the floor.
1CH uO W dO5 ild diIlE SaiW SNos
making q very low bow, when over went
grandma's big bonnet on Mrs. Prims
dear little nose. In trying to fxthat
she dropped her three dollies on the
floor.
Never mind the children, Mrs.
Prim. Ill pick them up" | replied,
lifting her up into chair
Hank 90 ma am" sad she. as
placed Susie, Blanche and Mabel in their
mothers lap. It's vewy told to-
day"
lis it, indeedP I thought it was
warm"
i" Well, let's pay it's told"
can right. Then we'll play it's
cold"
Mrs. Prim told me all about Susie's
having the measles and Blanche having
to be punished because she was
naughty. Then / asked her If she
would like mug of milk and cookie
She thought she would. So | went
out to get them for her.
When / got back she had taken of
her bonnet, her shawl and long, trail
inc dress, and there stood my own lit
tie girl Elsie, and no Mrs. Prim at ALL
Sarah q. Eastman, in Golden Days
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06

cry and beg Jeanne,ta t., .aho IL
nome, But Jeannet,e sid no, She She n az
MIND her beasts and wit for the n i,,'st
nme to come for leading them ha 1llt-
10 hi up the cup of her misery ~ t. a ll
grew dark and q heavy rain feiI 'ursky
nette, with her coarse, woolar Ian. o1aa-
was not much hurt, but Rose,a So4n,
clothes were soaked throuoh S;s.l mn
AT last Jeannette agreed to return + x.
house. Poor Rose, wet. muddy and t .as
tered, threw herself into her mo aft sas-
arms, saying: Mamma, I viii M ,,,sl 4 :
lazy any more; II learn as MANY MI ~ Y
sons as you choose. but please 1s -
send me to keep COWS any more.,i
Her mother kissed her and said. an
child, do you think you would have NY :,
such disagreeab 9 day If your nana ,' -
| had been with your =
Rose-Oh, no, mamma! You wo,,a
have told me pretty o-ies and mar
interesting things about the flowers san, ny
animals that l saw, while Jeannettaa
never had anything to say but: s.Is
miss! ! don't know"
Mother-What makes this difference
think you, my childP
Rose-Why, mamma, think ii comes
from Jeannette's being so ignorant and
not liking to learn, while you and pana
know so many th ngs.
Mother-Ah, wei, do you still want
to he ike JeannetteP
Rose Oh, no, mammal | want Il
study hard, that may be wise like Won
and good for something Sc than m nd.
ing cows Translated from the FreAch
By Mary START Smith.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06
A Hundred Miles an Hour.

Some time ago an American locomo-
tive, fitted with a new brake, was
brought over to this country, but its
performances do not seem to have made
any stir. Some of the American pa
pers are suggesting that an English To-
connective of the best type should be
bought by one of the companies In the
United States, and be tested against one
of their standard engines for speed and
durability. The question has come to
the front mainly on account Of the agi-
tation for quicker service between
New York and Philadelphia, distsnce
of ninety miles, which one engineer
thinks may be covered in an hour. such
a speed as that has never been accom-
plished by any train, and it is doubtful
whether an engine by itself has ever
run at that rate, even for short dis
tance. 1t is very well known that some
OF the expresses on the great lines run
ming to the North do occasionally reach
speed OF seventy miles and more, GO
inc down some OF the long banks, bus
the running average of the fastest trans
in this country is fifty miles an hour
That is accomplished by the Great
Northern Flying Scotchman, which
does the whole journey from Edinburgh
to Kings Cross at running average o.
forty eight miles. Running ayerage, It
should be explained, is calculated on
the time the train is actually in motion,
the journey average of the train men
toned heing only triiie less than forty
four miles an hour. The Great West.
ern, which, thanks to the general ieYei
character of its line, should do better
shows running average Tor expresses
of forty-s miles, and the Midland
which has more severe gradients IMAM
the Great Northern, shows a running
average of forty We and forty-sX
miles with fastest trains on parts OF =
long journey. These speeds do nos
represent the actual rate of motion on
levels or down inclines, which Is very
much higher, but rarely exceeds seV,
enty miles. Slowing at functions, anu
over difficult parts of the road, pTinss
the average to that given above. Ing
road from New York to Philadelpnia y
almost level the whole way, and II
speed of ninety miles kept up FOR az
hour is possible anywhere It should %
on that line; but even in that case y
will be necessary to run over paris u
the road at speed of about hundfeo
miles. which, rightly or wrongly. nas
been regarded as a limit, Tor AZ nignd
speeds the driver and stoker would nnu
it not an easy matter to oreatns.
English Exchange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06

The longevity of medical men is
well illustrated by some figures in the
London Lancet. The year now drawing
to close has witnessed the death OF
thlrty-tive more or less eminent mem
bers of the profession, of whom two
were ninety i've years of age, two
ninety-four, two ninety-two, one ninety
one, two ninety, one eighty-nine, three
lightweight, three eighty i've
eightY-six, two eighty-five, three eighty
four, four eighty-three, one eiehty-two
and four eighty. The two seniors in
this list began their career as army sur
geons and served in the Spanish and
Belgian wars.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06
For Young Reader
MOTHER' s KISSES.

Kisses for the lovely dfmples,
Two wee liiy-Cups are they; q
Kisses for the mouth so precious,
Sweeter than the new-moWn hay.
Kisses for the eyes SO merry,
Violets all dipped in dew:
Kisses for the pink-white fingers,
Prettier the earth meier knew.
Kisses for the head 20 silken,
With it's little hirdiike ways;
Kisses for the brow so snowy,
Where shadow never strays.
Kisses-one wide world of kissesl
Could ] have enough, dear, say,
Though [ kissed you. kissed you, kissed you
Yes. forever and a day2
>-GeorJe Cooper. in Our Little Ones,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06

One of the most curious suits ever
recorded was recently instituted by MIR.
kregolo, of Indianapolis, against
Charles Graham. Years ago Graham
had a leg amputated an. Il seems that
kregolo, who is an undertaken. has
kept it in his v.alt since. The other
day he began ssit for vantage, the ac
count reading thus. .sTo vantage on
limb of Charles Graham for 168
months, at 81 a month, S504. "-Ka-
aiqlaGpolss Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06

"A tea-set cut from blocks OF amAsr.
worth its weight in gold, il oWnea'aF
the Gar of Russia,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06

The Jesse James show was re-
fused license in New Haven on the
ground that Jesse James, being .
noted thief, robber and murderer, a re-
cital of his lawless acts would have a
perncious influence upon the minds of
orr youth. Hartford Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-06
My Visitor.

One day while it was raining very
hard heard a knock at the bedroom
door
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31
COEUR D'ALENE.
People BLOCKING to the Newly piscov-
cred Gold Fields.

ST. PAUL, March 20.-Stats Senator
Griggs, just returned from the Cour
D'Alene region, says: The yield OF gold
the coming season. will be extraordinary.
One miner, a few weeks ago too poor to
buy his own outfit, has taken out So, 600
from a place six feet square. Another
has sold a quarter of his chim of five
acres for $40, 600 in cash. A miner at
Bathdrume has sent 81, 200 in gold to
the United States mint. He allowed me
three nuggets worth$ 1,t67. Merchants
at Spokane Fails have taken in $40, 600
from the mins,s in exchange for supplies.
A few Of the placers are working, but ON
most of them there are from two 10
twenty feet of snow, bnt the snow il
melting rapidly. The miners who are
working take ont SAC. . day per man.
The men who jumped a widows claim
last fall, while lighting the master in
court, have taken out $751; 00. There
are FIVE thousand men in the mines, and
their claims oanAot be bought with money
They sit, gun in hand, watching theii
claims. People are focking into tn,
mining region at the rate of one hundre'
a day. AT Thompson 9 Falls over ON
hundred buildings have been ereote'
within the last two weeks. j antiOipat
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
Seven or Eight Persons Supposed to
Have Been Killed.

CHESTER, Pa, March 29.-The nitro
glycerine house of the Repanno chemical
works at Thompson Point, N. j., oppo-
site this city, exploded at 1890 this
morning, and it is supposed that seven or
eight men were killed, including Lamot
Dupont, vice-president of the company ;
N. Hill, superintendent, and Mr..
Norcross, compounder of dynamite.
Their tug was Immediately dispatched to
this city for surgeons, and returned with
a number. Many houses in this city
We're badly shaken by the explosion.
The Repanno works are among the
largest dynamite manufacturing houses
in this country, and operated largely by
the Duponts, of Delaware.
LATER.-The explosion at the Re-
panno chemical works is supposed to have
been caused by too much heat, generated
by nitric acid. Six occupants Of the
building were seen to rush for the door,
and were jammed in the passage when
the explosion occurred. The six were
instantly killed. Their bones were broksg
and twisted, and their heads crushed ii
a frightful manner. Their names are
Lamot Dupont, w. X. Hill, Edward
Norcross, George Norton and Lewis Lay,
nm employee; also a visitor, supposed Il
be from New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

In Iowa dogs have been declared by
law to be property, subject to taxation.
The new law makes it the duty of as
SCISSORS to list all dogs over three months
old, and make return of them to the
county auditor. Harboring or having in
possession a dog is to be deemed owner
ship. The county auditor is required TO
place on the tax books a levy Of fifty
cents for each male and one dollar for
each female dog, which tax is to be kept
as a special fund to pay for sheep killed
by dogs. As the last report made TO the
State Agricultural society gives the mum
Der Of dogs in the state at over one
million, the tax is worth collecting. On
the supposition that the male and female
dogs are about equally divided, there
would be soc, 600 males. the tax on
which would amount to $3.50. 900, which
added to the $500, 900 tax on females,
would make Q grand total Of $3.50. 600,
Iowa is certainly a great state for dogs,
If tho above estimate is anywhere near
correct, there are about as many dogs il
Iowa as there are people.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31
Proposals for Military Supplies.
HE~AnagARrERs DEPARTMENT OF TIE PLATTE
OFncR OF Gil aEeQuARTHs MASTER,
-. Mn A,rck oE 1874

oIEl1ho III "a Ht&t ~ ~ Ast
o MArA. NED., March Is, 1884,
CEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subject to the
- usual conditions, will be received at this office
until ~ o'clock, noon, Omaha local time ON dates
named hereafter, at which hour they will be openes'
in presence OF bidders and at sane hour lallowing
for diff arence in time rat the offices II the Quarter
masters at the ollowingn named military posts for far
nishing and delivery atsaid posts snch fuel, forage
and straw as may bs required daring the fiscal year
enaa depot, Forts Omaha, NinbrAri, Sidney, Rus.
sell. Steele, Bridga q, Douglas, Robinson, Lasmi',
Mckinney and washakie. -.
Proposals for wood, coal, and charcoal will 30 opea
al Friday, April 10Th. 1854
For hay, straw, grain and bran, Saturday, May 81,
.lSs4
Also. at this oSioe, Friday. April 25th. 1884, progo.
sails for furnish ng ON the cara at stations neart Sd The
mines on the Union Pacific and other Railroads., ton
thousand tons of'c al, OF 2240 pounds to the ton.
Also, at this office, Saturday, Msy ~, lSSi, Tor
furnishing at Omaha depot or at any Railroad sta
tions not west OF North Platte, having Railroad con,
~nections wfh Omaha. 100000 pounds corn and
DOC 1000 pound, oats.
The Government reserves the rigat to reject any oil
ell proposals.
Preference given to articles OF domestic production
and manuiactuse, conditions of price and quality be
| ing equal, and saoh preference given 10 articles Q
American production and maaufactuge produced o.
the fsciuc cnast, TO the extent OF the G nsumptiol
required by the public service thera
Blank proposals and Instructions as to bidding
terms Of contract, payment, etc, will be fureshe
on application TO thi. Once, or TO the Quartermaster
at var Gus station. naxaed-
Envelopes eontHinAsgp proposals should ha marked
s.Pr ,pesals and addrcsse
to the understood, or TO the re'pestlys Depot an
Post Q~uArteTmstese, o. h DANDY
ms6dam VI Chief Quartsrmaster,
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

FIVE murderers took a fatal drop at
Tombstone, Arizona, ON Friday. They
were hung according to law, and in a
business-like way. Arizona sets a good
example to some of her eastern cities.
Had that quintette of murderers been in
Nebraska or Ohio they probably would
have their sentences committed to i'm
prisonment in the ~penitentiary, where in
due time they would have found their
way out again to continue their murder
GUS career.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31
CITY WALKS AND TALKS.

--"I understand that Dewey & Stone
propose erecting a s~ix-story warehouse, 66 by
132 feet, on Harvey street, in the rear of their
Farnam street store" remarked a gentleman
who came to Omaha In the early days. This
FIRM" said he, '"Segan business in two large
old frame shells of buildings, standing side,
by side, on the lot now covered by their four
story brick. These two frame buildings were
moved to Omaha from Florence with other
buildings, when that tow began to be aban-
ed. During the winter of 1S57-5S the legis-
lature at Omaha broke up in n big row, and
adjourned to Florence, and there held its SEES
sion in these two adjoining buildings which
had been occupied as stores. Over the rear
doors was painted the sign, Terms Cash.
which probably scared away many impecuni-
GUS applicants for bridge, ferry and other char
ters.'' "What was the cause of the row In
the legislaturef' asked The BEE man. ut
originated over a capital removal scheme,
gotten up by the enemies of Omaha AT
noarly every session of the legislature Omaha
had q big fight on hand to retain the capital.
| She had to fight to get it, and had to fight to
keep it. 1t was located at Omaha in the
winter of 1855 by actirR Governor Cunning,
notwithstanding the spirited opposition of the
representatives of other points. The legisla-
ture confirmed the governors action, but not
4 sNI.D m y aANHA AA.NFAa 4hn rgnn.Ia
wi.nnoousa piss1r oohs9ss posme1n =" enan
Vna u az ~ osne, Pra, ,se
az Sne eAv s'ssao .tna sno ios,siataae, r. ",
Douglas City, as it was called ON paper, the
oGnJo0s,Io pu nm oSS tas, ~ hJnntSy, Sonnotam'.
SSoonun" a,Py'~ nsH S n De su" a.
S ~ is R anu . ho"a;,. IS y ! y. nn; ;n
~ :, IN th y ,roisot ~ u.h;ah thsu ha5
se,osS; J paUasSs, y ~ IN y na
tinN es o n,y oaoty .h h ~ Sno " o.Mi;Iy
ousslIo = 'inn an "nI .noy weie a'sGoluInsiy
anns u~ tSa~m = ~. g. 60
hna'" u = =" Wy, . .onI hS s;oo eSa XII ~
.nsi III ~ .sn ~, ~ ~ 90 tI;o en-
caplsai neNs wiz y ~ v sns snt
hhG;aa u thain a. > 10 Sn1y ;ntsn'
dnnod sanaaso"u, I;,0anamn a;nn. w;,h .
s'ia,, 90 ind,oinn h;,n 80 90 u = rniss;a~ -
xVash;notnn Iysrd nroussoJ 70 narfnrrn ~
n,,sa;nn n ~. rasai,, nns ' psid Th;s
vas DONE Int Issrd having hsop informed M
tha soft.soan zane meant;me ema;nsd n,
hnns aud dafsatad this %can;taI ran,ovaI
schema as we'll as several others that wsrs
snrnng dur;ng that session Tha can;t.I "a
novars howsver cama mn smil;ng aga;n n,
ths very naxt ssssion with : scbamas ug;n asrsS
, hu ax. Eovarnor McCo"nas from Virain;a A
a. Uans,om who wos n pnyvar IN these Jsvs
,Jssi ted bv Jonas Seelev and other chamnion,
by sbarp maneuyrins. and retained tie CAM
tai here. At the session Of 1S57-1S5s tn,
same old gang OF capital remoyers assembIe
ON by the people Of Omaha to protect thei
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

BY the way, the women have a right
to vote at this election. They are per.
mitted under the law to cast their ballots
for members of tho board of education.
Now let them rally at the polls and vote
for the old board. The women do not
have to register. All that is necessary
for them to do is to have their votes
sworn i'll. THE BEE has always been in
favor of woman suffrage in school cleo.
tions, because it does not want the
schools to be dragged into politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

For a minister of the gospel MI. Cope
land ought to be ashamed of himself.
When a man in his position joins a rabble
for selfish ends. and skulks behind the
editorial columns Of a newspaper in a
bushwhacking war on bis own colleagues
in the board of education, he shows that
the people made a mistake when they
elected him. If he was an honorable,
manly man, he would fight his battle in
daylight instead of making scurrilous at
tacks under cover. If he wants the peo-
pie of Omaha to pension him, he ought
to pass the hat around, but we don't think
it is very becoming to any man, much
less a minister of the gospel, to disturb
the public schools with the sole aim of
drawing a salary.
Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31

The wholesale liquor dealers, as we
are informed, have taken offense at the
outgoing members of the school board
because they voted in favor of taking
steps to compel them to pay their 81, 600
license. The wholesale liquor dealers
now propose to prevent, if possible, their
reelection. We are not surprised that
the liquor interest wants to run tho city
council, but when it attempts to control
the school board it is a little too much.