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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-21
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


The Federal Council of Rerne has
rejected the petition of the Roman
Catholics against the exclusion of the
religious orders from the public schools.
Every reader has his fayorite author
and fayorite passages--texts to which
he will turn in danger or sorrow with
special expectation and promises which 4 fn
will seem to have been expressly writ
ten for his personal use.-Dr. Joseph 5isss
Parker.
AN unusually large number Of stu
dents will enter Princeton College next
year. There are 140 applicants for adj
mission to the freshmen class. besidesi
those new men who will try the fall ex-
aminations. The total addition in
numbers, including upper class men,
will amount to nearly two hundred - s5a
~ 7. Herald. s sqfeg
The wife Of Mr.. Sr rgeon, the fa- Z.
nous London preacher, furnishes an
apt illustration of the work a feeble
woman may do. She has long been an
invalid, but, by making photograph g
frames and by other means, she has
established s'book fund.- from which a8f
she supplies poor ministers of various as.
denominations. Last year she thus
gave way over 1000 books, and in the ass
past six years nearly $4,000.
The Rhode Island Congregational
churches are entitled to the banner '-sg,sss
in political phrase-for during the past
year every churchin the State contrib
uted to the cause of Home Missions. i
Doubtless the fact that there has been
very general religious interest in these s'l
churches, resulting in large sceessions,
has had something to do with thiss
praiseworthy liberality. 1t is reported,
also, that the Congregational churches
in Vermont have contributed more for Br8
Home missions during the past year J.
than ever before.-N. r Examiner.
The religious statistics of the the
United States, looked. at from four diff
ferent points in the course of the pres
ent century, presents some very In
teresting and instructive features. In afN
the year 1900 the total population was .sy
5,305, 1926. OF these there were Protest
ant, 1,277 ,052; Roman Catholic, 100, ssaz
900; unclassi6ed, S,928,873. In 1850,
out of total population of 20, 19f, 876, csAy
there were Protestant, 1928, 1853; Ro-
man Cathoic, 1,614,000; unclassilied,
8,S54,718. In 1870, out Of population, ..;s
of 38. .538, ,371, the Protestants numbered
24,041, 1856; Roman Catholics, 4, 100000; Is
not classified, 1916, S85. And in the
year 1880, out of a total population
which had swelled to 6O,162, $50, there; ;sssx
were 36,03l,974 Protestants, $685.. 900
Roman Catholics; not classified, 7,753,- -
892.-M z. Times. gfsve
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-21
BELLEVUE, La. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 1884.

extinction, in the mind of the dIstln-
guished investigator is, that in the first
place, their disappearance was at
much earlier date than is commonly
supposed, and was caused by the grad
nal lowering of the temperature until
the warmth of the earth and air was
not sufficient to hatch the eggs,
from which time they gradually
declined until they totally disap-
peared. When the frost and snow
began to set in, the Moa, on account of
its great size, could not find shelter
like smaller birds, hence it would select
the places whore it found the most
warmth. Thespring -waterin the bone
pit being far above freezing point Tin
fact, it may have been a thermal
spring., became q natural refuge which
would in some degree relieve their
suffering. Thus the period when frost
and snow set in, Mr.. Booth places as
the beginning of the deposit of bones in
the pit. The accumulation would have
been very gradual, perhaps through
centuries, and the periodical deposits
would only have increased at the same
rate as the frost and snow. This pro-
cess continuing until not even in the
most favored places their eggs could be
hatched, the race ended. This is prob
ably the true primary cause of the
extinction of these giant birds.-N 7
Post,
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The Fleet wild Mustangs.

While the buffalo have disappeared
ut a rapid rate. the same cannot be said
of the wild horses or mustangs, es-
pecially in Northwestern Texas, where
they are found in bands numbering
from thirty to three hundred. 1t is
said that among these horses are to be
found the heetest in America, especially
anoted PAGER which would put Occident,
Jay-Eye-See and other noted steppers
to blush. as no racer has yet been found
capable of turning him. Experiments
at their capture clearly demonstrate
that they not only possess the greatest
speed but extraordinary bottom or
staying q .alities, for upon many COCA
sions parties have stationed themselves
at reasonable distances along the plains
and given chase with relays. having IN
view the capture of some of the mora
feet of those noble animals; but such
chase hiss generally terminated in fall
ure. The wild horses Of Northwestern
Texas are of stock stolen many years
since by the Kiowa and Comauche In
dlaus from horsemen in Eastern Texas;
hence their fine blood and great speed.
Cor, San Frapciseo Qall.
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Sweet Revenge.

There was streak of shade about
six inches wide and nine feet long al
the corner Of Congress and Griswold
Streets yesterday noon, and .. great big
hulk of q man, coat of, hat in hand and
rivulets Of perspiration pouring down
his face, crowded boy out of it and
stood there and groaned and painted
like a sick horse.
"Boyn he said, as hebegan to feel q
little better, ''I'm the biggest fool in
American ~
"Yes, sirl' was the respectful reply.
'sLast winter L raved and took on
about the cold. swore that this was
no country to live in. l wanted to
shoot coal dealers and stove-makers,
and I whooped around because the
street cars waren't warmed. Boy, see
me now"
Eyes, sir; you are melting right
away
Correct. Itwasn't three weeks ago
that 1 wanted to knock a man down
for predicting that we'd have any sum-
mer, and now just think of ninety
eight degrees in the shade!'
hS2utdL SICOh pOuI4uS NOWn e1S
back of your neck, SIR"
"I know It'll know iti There are
creeks and rivers running 1engthways
ard crossways of me until | want to
swim, and yet in May went blowing
around here that any man who'd live
in such a cold country ought to be sent
to a fool asylum. Boy!''
Eyes, sir. -
81 crowded you out Of your shade.
1t was a mean trick. Here'sa quarter
to soothe your feelings. I'm going to
take that cur for home. When I get
there I'm going to have a piece of oil
cloth spread over the cellar floor, and
Tn going to lay down on 1t and have
ice heaped around me until I'm frozen
as solid as bone. BoyP'
a%Yes, SIR"
'-Let this country alone. She's al
right. Let the weather alone She
knows her business. Please empty the
water out OF my coat pockets, mop the
back OF my neck like good boy, aud
I'll move on; ;na,-DstroR Free Press,
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

That man is not human who does iqa
not think he can improve the work of -
another Whitehall Times.
I'm q glove shop: "l want pair OF Eail
gloves. What IS your number, sir?'' s..ia
's29I7." Glove woman with some ef-
fort discovers that the customer is q b5e
cab driver.--Le Figaro. s
These warm evenings are just
the right time to pop the question, for iasi
the girl is usually ready to wilt before
the young man has time to say: ''Wilt
thou be mine?n aFsssi f,t,a
Wen er man says dat de laws O. d.
lam is er bearin' down on him, yer ktI = 7's
mighty nigh allus come to de 'clusioNl "a
dat he is er tryin' ter bar down on de-
laws.-ArbeHSGD Traveller. sh 3t1#4
Young man, don't place too mueha "a
confidence in the old saying 'love is
blind" An ice cream sign is never so
small that love cam see it. II would g1g
be well to bear this in mind when out
for ramble.--PscE'S Sum ue
When an Irishman in Merry OlnaaaF
England, walks into hotel, laughs md IA
says: t'Faith! an it's mesilf that has
come to dine -a-nite here,r the land
lord and roustabouts all rush out and
shout for the police, and look for the x,
establishment to be blown to fragments
every moment -Rose's T00tbpicE. ~ aafm
The new fire proof hotel is to have laaf
steel beds, asbestos mattresses, and tin
sheets. The bells will be tongue-tied,i d,iofi7
the elevator will be ter-balsnce. theaey;t
drinks will be frozen, the bell-boys viii
be polite, there will be fire escapes fronl9 7t.1
every fireplace, the gas can not be-, ,f.s,
blown out, and guests can not be
bunkoed. - Chicago Inter Ocean, aTsfe
"A writer in scientific journal says
''black eye is simply "a severe COM
fusion Of the integuments under tie
orbit, with great extravasation of blood. az
and ecchymosis in the surrounding
cellular tissue, which is in q tumeiiedw vi
state" And here all this while we have
supposed thata ''black eye was simply
the result of little man calling o big l
man liaI.-- N0TristoU1 Herald. 1o,.ss
Just to think Laura the summer
Is here again and we shall be having
those delightful lawn tennis and cro-
quet games we enjoyed 50 much last -
summer y ..I'm afraid won't be able
to Join you, lisped the bank presidents
daughter. Dear me, why not?'' t'Be- 9H
cause papa SAYS he can't afford to buy s.v,
me any silk stockings this season. ~
Chicago Tribune. 9 -faf
Returned Prodigal = Dear! DearI. Ia
How little the old farm has changedr'
Honest farmer-''Very few changes Fstf
have been made, my SON. Yop wiila,.,rz
find things pretty much as you left them
twenty years ago. Over there Is the ~
apple tree you planted. = YES the F.re
same tree, only larger; and there is the
dog-house / made for the new pup.'s
eyes; poor Carlo! He died of old agsSF
ten years ago. That dog you see Is his
grandson And over there i'd tile
chicken-house helped TO build for old q
Biddy's first brood" s.Yes; poor old
Biddy! ! wish had known you were
coming home 'Why?" Because T
might have saved her: but I took her 10
market last week. ~" fl6ladeIpbfa QgR,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-21
a SUMMER lDYL

Now shy
And bashful lovers sit upon the stoop
And sweetly spoon,
While downward summers frst mosollito',
With weird. low tune.
And high
And higher up the sapphire skies
Climbs the Eale moon.
And eyes look love to loving eyes,
And sigh greets sigh
The frog
A uocturne warb!es to his listening mate
In accents low,
The youth pereeives the hour ia growing late
And he must go.
Yes, jog.
He kisses her Wild good-bye:
Meanwhile, oh, woe,
An irate pa, with angry eye,
Lets loose the dog.
Few moons
Fer gazed upon so narrowing a sight
With smiling face.
A youth, wild yelling, flying with. alright,
A dog in chase.
Still croons
The frog within the sedgy pool,
While from the race
The dog returns with mouth crammed full
OF pantaloons.
--S0fnereilte Journal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-21
GIancing Calmly Over the Field.

My son, this is a glorious country,
and this is the golden age of the world,
and the purchasing power of dollar is
one hundred cents, and copper cent in
New England is tossed about as reck-
lessly and extraVagantly as a quarter in
Colorado. In this golden age and in
this glorious republic, there lived and
there still lives man. He was tall and
comely; his stature was the stature of
man. He stood well in society. He
was honest and trustworthy. His name
was good at the bank; his Endorsement
Of q note turned that note into gold. He
was educated, talented, public-spirited.
People came to him for advice Peo-
pie, irrespective of age. rank, sex, pre-.
vi0us condition of servitude, color or
politics, bowed to him, aecosted him
with profound respect, invited him to
their homes, were honored and so ex-
pressed themselves, if he accepted, and
they esteemed it yet greater honor to
be invited to his house. Everybody
called him Mister" Even his enc
mics, for such man always has enc
mics, esteemed him for his many excel
lent qualities of head and heart. His
character for truth and veracity, his
honesty, his high standing as citizen
and a member of refined society was
established beyond shadow of doubt.
One day he was nominated for Presi-
dent of the United States.
The next morning he was in the
mouths of nearly twenty millions ofpeo-
pie as q
Liar,
Thief,
Rogue,
Swindler
Trickster.
Arch traitor,
Sordid wretch,
Greedy spoiler,
Bookless Booby,
Arrant humbug,
Weak ignoramuss
Willy peculator,
clustering idiot,
Bundle of clap-trap,
Scheming demagogu.
Juggling Charlatan,
Shufiing impostor,
Cheap swashbuckIer,
Faithless renegade,
Shameless time server,
Descending hypocrite,
| Unprincipled politician.
Machiavelian jockey.
And self-worshiped, debased, igno-
rant, weak, ambitious, unscrupulous
knave, villain without heart, brains
or honor, being too vile to walk erect
and mock the name of man, whose
election would ring the death knell
of the Republic and entail ten millions
of uncounted woes upon the h1lnan race
for all future ages.
1t is golden age, my son, and this
is glorious country. 1t is the proud
privilege of every American citizen to be
nominated, possibly. for President
The privilege has its drawbacks, you
perceive. It is privilege that your
| sister earnestly desires may be added
to her other privileges. Poor girl, why
she wishes to be nominated for Presi-
dent is beyond my limited power of
comprehension. If she so desires, she
may have my chance for the nomina-
ton. do not intend to avail myself
of this privilege Of citizenship. / may
like mud, Telemanchas; admit that ]
am made of the dust of the earth, and
| my pride of origin may incline me to be
rather fond of mud. But do not long
TO become walking brick yard. You
say you had some thought of taking the
stump this fall yourselfP My boy, when
men go into politics in these golden
days. they do not take the stump. They
take dredging machine. Birdette, IN
Burlington HG.okeye.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-21
Single Eye-GIasses.

'"The custom OF wearing single eye
glasses.a said a well-known optician
yesterday, sis a feature of the English
craze, which, happily, does not seem to
be growing in favor. The few that [
sell are, almost without exception, for
use in public or private theatricals, to
be worn by characters of the Lord Dun
dreary stamp
"You say ''happily'' the custom is
not growing. What is the objection to
their use?"
81 will tell you. There are few ex
,ceptions, as there are to every rule, but
the eyes of most people are SO full that
glass of that kind cannot be kept in
place without decided distortion of
the face. This distortion is apt, in
time, to become permanent and disfig-
ure q person for life.
"The use of one by person with
good eyesight, simply as an affectation,
is extremely injurious totheeyes, forthe
vision then not being binocular will
soon be more c less impaired.
''They are only suitable for moment
ary use, where there is a difference in
the vision of two eyes. But even when
such difference exists it is much bet
ter for a person to have double glass,
one lens, if an eye is good, being OF
plain glass, and the other especially
adapted for the defective eye.
"A person can thus look at theworld
serenely, without any disturbing inhu-
ence?
s'I have no hesitation in saying that
in the ma ority of cases the use of single
eye glasses is an affectation, and an in
jury rather than q benefit. .''-Bostos
Globe.
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"a Connecticut paper relates this As

"A Connecticut paper relstes this as
one of the oldest effects of the drought
reported from Stamford: IA church
organ there is blown by water power.
The other day at a wedding the supply
gave out in the middle of the wedding
march, and the music squeaked itself
away into silence while the bridal pro-
cession was moving up the aisle"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-08-21

Twice within year white rain.
bow has been seen in Denver, Denver
Tribune,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
A Spectators Ups and Downs.

As social philosopher / have been
greatly interested in the career of Mr..
James keene, whose failure. SAYS New
York correspondent, has been one of the
sensations OF the city. had slight ac-
quaintanee with Mr. Keene for many
years, and / have admired the CELEBRITY
with which he has run up and down the
commercial gamut, if ] may use the
figure of speech lie was one Of the sharp
men whom the late William c. Ralston
recognized as a rising genius Ralstpn
gave him many good lift after Keehe
had quit the business of peddling milk
and had taken to curbsfone brokerage,
and when Ralston committed suicide I'M
der the pressure Of great losses Keene
was one Of those who made sacrifices of
his own time and money to retrieve the
fortunes of the Bank of California and
save the credit of the dead banker When
Kcenc came to New York, flushed with
his California successes and bringing a
fortune of three or four millions in hard
cash, | wondered, as MANY others did, if
his genius and luck would be equal 10 the
demands made on them by the increased
area Of his field of operations. / used to
see HIM at Dclmonico's seated at table
in the corner OF the Fifth avenue restau-
rant; obscquiously waited upon, eating
and drinking sparingly, dyspeptic-look-
ing, saturnine, impassiye, surrounded by
toadies, and continually occupied, even
in the hour of dining, with kilograms,
notes, cards of would be callers, and gen
orally taking the part of Wall street
magnate. What with his special trains.
his special steamer, his Newport villa,
his famous trottefs, his pictures, and his
enormous wealth., Keene was notable
figure for n while Sam Ward acted as
social guide, philosopher, and friend TO
Keene when he first arrived here, and
Keene. who was never ungrateful and
never forgetful of favors received, settled
a handsome annuity on the genial old
bon vivant. We cannot stop long in this
worldly scramble to moralize over the
downfall of anybody, but as the average
man ponders in his mind the fate of this
cratic and finally unsuccessfuls peculator
he will say, she meant we'll"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
A War Story.

We find the following story in an eX-
change: Nearly all of our readers, we
suppose, are acquainted with the romance
connected with the 126th regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteers A fragile and
feminine looking person belonged to
company L of that regiment, and gave
the name Of Frank Mayne. Mayne did
not associate with the rest of the mem
bers of the company except a man by the
name of Fitzpatrick. While the regi-
ment was encamped at Clouds mill, be-
low Alexandria, in Virginia, Fitzpatrick
was taken suddenly sick and removed to
the hospital in the latter place In afew
days he died, it was said, of smallpox
Mayne displayed considerable grief over
the death of his companion. He pro-
cured a pass to Alexandria soon after on
the plea of some business, but never re-
turned. 1t was thought that he had de-
serted. Soon after soldier was wounded
in Western Tennessee, and upon being
taken to the hospital it was, discovered
that the soldier was female and none
other than Frank Mayne A fey weeks
ago member of the 126th regiment was
standing on the railway station ut Al
toona, when he was approached by a
man who proved himself to be Fitzpat-
rick. who was supposed to hav4 died of
smallpox, lie explained howl he and
Mayne wishing to transfer the Scenes of
their military exploits from the east to
the west, he hadfeigned sickness and es-
capped from the hospital and ySas joined
by Wayne. They both joined an Ohio
regiment, after which they we1e wounded
while in battle and AIayne tvas diseov-
cred to be female. Wayne Is. .ffed ife
and they are now living happily in llli-
nois. lie and his wife receive pensions
under the names of Fitzpatrick and Mayne
and on this account he would not tell his
real name.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
The Romnn Snldier,s Grave.

During the laying Of hydrant before
the library of the University OF Vienna
Roman grave was discovered. 1t had
been injured or opened before, for the
bricks on the top were broken. The
grave is walled in with large bricks
bearing the inscription "Legio Decima
Gemina.n On the bricks being removed,
the skeleton of apowerful man, probably
a Roman soldier, was found lying at full
length from east to west. The head was
wanting. At the side of the skeleton
was found asilver coin of the third cen
fury of the Christian era. souaU pieces Of
bronze, probably fragments Of dagger.
and simple round cup OF clay. The
bricks Of which the grave is Constructed
are well made. some beipg hollow and
others fat, and on many the sign of the
legion is visible. The skeleton and all
the articles found have been delivered %
Herr Weiss, the keeper of the city arch
ives. This is the first Roman grave
which has been found in the district.
The discovery confirms the superstition
of DR.. Kenner, the superintendent of the
imperial collection of coins and antlqui-
ties that a road TO Carnutum ran IN the
immediate neighborhood of Post street,
where the grave wa found. Paris Aeacs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18

and went to work willingly enough.
Everything that could be used as a
weapon was brought aft and locked up.
During the night handouts were put on
the steward. The remainder Of the vow
age passed without any incident worth
recording, till the Natal cast anchor in
the Brisbane roadstead. The three pris-
oners, who are all young men, are at pres
ent in custody until the consul can find
means to ship them to Sweden. where
they will be tried under the laws Of that
country for mutiny and murder. Lon
dan Standard.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
sham.

A young married couple wishing to
exchange some of their duplicate we'd
ding gifts, took a piece of silver to the
well known firm whose name adorned the
box, and asked for its value in something
else. Imagine their surprise when the
clerk told them that the article was only
plated and probably came from the dollar
store; that they were often called upon to
sell boxes for just such purposes, and
there was no redress.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18

Mother swans Worm syrup.
Infallible, tasteless, harmless cathartic;. for
feverishness, hestlessness, We ,, constipa-
ton. 25c. av
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18

s.RouGh on Coaghs.3
ask for "Rough on Coughs for Coughs.
Colds. Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, 15c.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
Satisfactorv Fridence.

J. w. Graham, wholesale druggist, of
Austin, Tex, writes: | have been handling
Or. Vim. Halls Balsam for the Lungs for the
pest year, and have found it one os the most
salab.e medicines / have ever hal in my
house for coughs, colds, and even consump-
ton, always giving entire satisfaction.
Please send me another gross.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
New York boasts of 400 millionaires.

No effort has ever been made to adver-
tise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound outside our own America; yet fire.
quent calls from other parts of the world
show that good news will spread Packages
of this medicine have even been sent from
Lynn, Mass, to China.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
Special from Waltham. Mass.

Fifteen hundred watches are now made
daily at Waltham, and they are better
in quality and lower in price than ever
before.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18

It IS estimated there are 20. 600 persons
in New York dependent on gambling for
a living.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18
f'uREsT ANp nEsr cop-IIyER on. from aelec

PUREsT AND BEST coD-LIvER OIL from selected
.vers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard &
Co., n. Y. Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients
who hav: once taken it prefer it to all others.
Physicians declare il superior to all other oils.
CHAPPED HANDS, face, pimples and rough
skim cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
Caswell, Hazard l. Co., New York.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-18

Cream color is no longer fashionable =
aot even in milk.