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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-09-11
The First Watch.

At first the watch was about the size
OF desert plate. 1t had weights and
was used as a pocket clock" The
earliest known use of the modern name
occurs in the record of 1862. which
mentions that Edward VI. had lone
larum or watch of iron, the case being
likewise of iron gilt, with two plum
NETS of lead. 3" The first watch NAV
really be supposed to be of rude execu-
ton: The first great improvement was
III ia6u The earliest springs were not
colled, but only straight pieces of steel.
Early watches had only one hand, and
being wound up twice day, they could
not be expected to keep the time of dav
exactly. The dia's were of silver and
OF brass; the cases had no CRYSTALS, but
opened at the back and front and were
four or five inches in diameter.
plain watch eostmore than 81 800. and
alter enc was ordered it tapk 3 Fssr ia
make i ifsherah yisba,eh,
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MoItke the Silent.

Moleke the Silent-der Schsceiger-
as he is called, is generally considered
the greatest, and is certainly the most
successful, of living soldiers. His
achievements .at Koniggratz, Sedan.
and Paris have never been surpassed,
and compel the admiration of all COM
petent military critics. Silent, quiet,
cold, the very incarnation of concen-
trated thought, just as you see him
walking in the streets or moving in a
drawing-room, when everybody stands
respectfully aside to let him pass-so
he stood on the battlefield, his cold
clear eye passing slowly from one point
to the other, and his cold clear mind
weighing the chances of victory and
defeat with the intensity and serenity
of mathematician bordering over the
solution Of some great problem. No
one, it is said, has ever seen Count
Moltke excited, not even at Sedan,
where the greatest victory of modern
times decided the fortunes of the two
most powerful empires of the Conti-
nent. His calmness seems mysterious,
almost awful. and there is something
strangely sad about that silent, lonely
old man. His wife died some years
ago; he never had child; his nearest
relations. with the exception OF anephew
and niece. seem to be kept at dis
lance by him. Who are his eompan-
ions and his friends? To whom does
he ever talk in friendly, familiar
way? NOBODY has ever been able
to tell me, though have often in
quired. An old man of eighty-four, he
still appears without fail wherever
duty calls him. He is to be seen at al
most all the Emperor's receptions, the
most striking parsonage near the
throne. But how does the old Field
Marshal pass his time when free from
duty, when tired of work? Nobody
pretends to know. Either nobody pen
etrates into his intimacy, or else those
who approach him intimately do not
speak about it. When the weather is
fine you may see very tall, thin man,
with very light -yellowish hair and
sallow, beardless, wrinkled face, out of
which shine pair of stony gray eyes,
wrapped in a long, dark military coat,
a cap on his small head, faultlessly
dressed in q Generals uniform-a gem
tleman born in every inch of his aristo-
cratic, slender figure. his body still
erect, but his head as in deep thought
slightly bent forward such a man, |
say, you may see coming out of the
great red building which stands on the
Koenigs Platz, at the corner of
.'Moltke" and bismarck streets, and
which bears the name of General
Stab. y The solitary old man, unat-
tended by q servant, walks slowly,
noiselessly. Every one who meets him
looks at him attentivelv; if the passer-
by is q soldier he stands on one side and
salutes. The old General returns the
salute slowly and deliberately, but APP
parently without seeing to whom.
Every time see him the thought oc-
ours TO me that in such guise Dante
must have passed through the streets
of Florence. That is General Field
Marshal Count Hellmuth Won Moltke,
one of the strangest characters the
world has ever produced. 1t is we'll
worth going to Berlin to see that great
historical parsonage. = BtackWood's
Magazine.
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Each for Himself.

Measuring themselves by them.
selves, and comparing themselves
among themselves, men are not wise !
because they are deceived by a false
measurement Truth is a fixture, and
duty grows from truth. Truth is fine
eternal measure of God. We neither
set the measure to suit ourselves. nor
may change it to suit our wtitns Wa
do not conform to it by conforming to
one another. All the weights and
measures of the city may agree with
each other, and yet all be deficient To
sell by such weights and measures
would be none the less a crime because
all the dealers adopt them. There is a
standard fixed by Congress, and each
dealer is bound, whatever others do, to
conform.
There is standard of Christian
duty. 1t is not the average virtue Of
men, even of the best men. No de-
hclency OF one can lower the standard
for another. No general depression Of
spirituality can by a hairs breadth re-
duce the standard Christian truth
comes to every man and measures his
duty. If his proper load be one hum
dred pounds, he may not take lighter,
because the man at his right hand car
ries less, neither should he overload
himself because the man at his left car
ries more. We often hear the remark:
Il gave so much; it was more than
was able to do; but others were doing
so and so, and | could do no less: they
all expected it of me-" There is moth
ing in that either Christian or manly.
Il it be true, it is cowardice; if not, It's
hypocrisy. Every N an should carry
his full burden, even though all Others
refuse. We have seen a child at work
with his father. Every time his father
carried a great basket fall OF corn to the
wagon the child took q smaller one. He
never tried to lift his fathers basket.
never th-ew-down his own. Except
ye be converted and become as little
children, We shall not enter into the
kingdom of Heaven. '1EE
Our Christian work. is sadly hin.
dered by this comparing ourselves
among ourselves. Instead of asking;
s'What wilt thou have me to doP" we
ask: ''What are others doing?" We
once knew of parish distributed for
missionary Contributions In one dis
trict the subscription was, started al
one dollar, and the whole neighbor-
hood was graded by that. In the next
the start was at twenty-five cents. and,
though fully as able, this district gave
but fourth as much as the first
Truth and the law of love have little
to do with numbers They deal with
each man by himself. No averaging
Of men can prescribe the task Of each.
Each for himself must do his own
work, answer for his own life, and bear
his own judgment. To his own Master
each standeth or falleth; standeth fast
as surely though he be alone; falleth
Just as hopelessly, though ten thousand
fall beside him. Chicago AdUdtsce.
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Incidents at a Fire in ConstantinODle.

we saw young woman brought out
OF burning house with copper ket-
tie in her hand. She was screaming
wildly; My baby o, my baby -
The woman had been engaged in the
kitchen, with her infant in her arms.
and had been busily occupied saving
her cooking utensils bysthrowing them
into the cistern, quite unconscious that
her dwelling was already on fire. The
.hremen, having discovered her in that
perilous place, had rushed into the
Kitchen and forced her to hasten ont
{ On her way she had espied conner
kettle, and had instinctively seized if:
but IN her fright and bewilderment.
she had thrown her baby into the els
tern instead of the kettle. Fortunate
ly a sturdy fellow succeeded in rescu-
ing the baby and restoring it to the dis.
tracted mother.
The other incident was even moro
dreadful. As we stood looking at the
ire we beheld a man struggling. and
the next moment saw him thrown de-
hberately into the flames.
George and | exchanged looks of
horror, but the bystanders seemed to
pay little heed to the occurrence. mere
iy remarking that the man was an in
cendiary who had been caught in the
act OF spreading the fire for the purpose
OF robbery.-S. Nicholas.
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Vice Contagious.

We become like the things we touch.
We take the features of that we look
upon. Witnessed vice makes us
vicious; deprayity spreads. Vileness
becomes less and less repulsive the
more we look at it. s'Vice is a mon
ster of such hideous mein.'' etc.
Evil communications corrupt good
manners" An immense amount of
adult depravity has its foundations
laid for 1t 10 the child's first years.
The street is Satan's nursery, and
nasby literature hIs circulating library,
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The chief difficulty about woman
doctor is that if she was suddenly called
to attend a man who had fallen
down a shaft, and they told her he was
q young man and unmarried, she would
stop SO long to fix her crimps that the
man would be liable to die from the
violence Of his Commissions. Rockzafad
Courier.
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1t is said to be the correct thing for
ladies to have riding horses with tails
and names of the same shade as their
hair. II ladies cannot procure horses
to match their hair. the animals should
be dyed. ~ r. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-09-11

The Boston Glebe thinks that when
the one hundred and twelve young fell
lows who have graduated from Prince
ton as journalists have workeftwen-
ty-three hours out o. the twentv-four
for few weeks they viii begin to real,
ize what Longfellow meant when ia
wrote: ehife Il real, life i earnest. y
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Sunday School Lessons.
THIRD QUARTER.

Aug 10--Absalom's Rebellion. 2San. Is: ia
Aug. l7-Absaloms Death .....2 Sam. Is :23 %
Aug. 2l-The Plague Stayed 49,. 2 San. "a :15+sl5-
Aug. 31-God's Works andWord. Pisa. -: 1-14
Sept. 7-Confdence in God ..... Psa- 2I: ia
Sept. II Waiting for the Lord. Pisa 40: l-17
Sept. 2l-A Song of Praise ..... Psa 1903: Leg
Sept. 2a-Review; or Missionary. Temperance
or other Lesson selected by the school.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

way through the usual crowd to bis carriage
and was driven to the private entrance Of
the club house, where again the police had
to hold the people in check while he made
his.way into the building. The clubhouse
was relatively more crowded than the street,
and Blaine was again compelled to undergo
the hano-shaking ordeal
few minutes past 8 Mr.. Benson first
Vice President of the League, requested ali
but Mr.. Blaine and his party to ithdraw
from the room, which was becoming very
close. This request was eompiit with
slowly, and while the gentlemen in the
room were leaving there were others beg
ging to be allowed "a word with Mr. Blaine"
But Benson was compelled to be inexora-
bic. Mr.. Blaine was then escorted to the
platform erected in front of the building,
where he reviewed the parade. AS the head
of the procession, led by Gen. Hartrantt as
Chief Marshal, passed the stand, he was
enthusiastically applauded.
From the Union League Club House one
u
Broad street. The procession filed the
whole of this space, and during the whole
| time MIR. Blaine remained on the stand,
torches appearing in the distance were like
a solid mass Of moving fire and could be
seen filing into Broad street at the lower
end. All the clubs wore neat uniforms and
moved in military ORDER and the marching
of most of them was admirable. Each club
as it passed the stand gave ..'three cheers
for James G. Blaine." or for 'James G.
Blaine, our next President" Mr. Blaine
in each instance removed his hat and bow
ed
The young Republicans of Philadelphia,
body Of quite young gentlemen. were es-
pecialy demonstrative. They cheered in
college-boy style as they passed and were
in turn cheered by the crowds.
The Mayor Of the city expressed the opin
ion Shat there were more than $4,000 men
marching and that half the population OF
the city were out looking at them. 1t was
understood there would be no speaking, 50
no demand was made for a speech.
At 9:15, while the procession was still in
full force, Blaine bowed repeatedly and left
the stand. Upon entering the club house
he took some refreshments, after which he
passed out amid enthusiastic cheering, en-
tered carri ,ge and was driven rapidly to
the depot and left for New York at 9:35 on
a special train.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
STATE NEWS.

Alabama has about 2,170 miles of rail-
road.
Montgomery is over run with drummers
The Walker county Court House was
burned last Saturday night.
Judge Speed has returned to Montgom-
cry from recreating TO Mobilc.
An unknown colored man was killed on
the NJ. & G. road in South Limestone last
week.
j. B. Shaw, Esq. Of Eufaula, orders his
GAZETTE to Dakota.
The cotton crop around Wetunpka is
one fifth short.
The cotton in Pike county is 90 per cent
better than last year.
Montgomery received nearly 5000 bales
of cotton last week.
Peter Jones died suddenly Of appoplexY
last week at Troy
A camp meeting will begin at CIanton,
Chiffon county, the first Sunday in Octo-
Der.
Birminghams first bale was received the
10Th inst and brought 10 cents
Revenue Collector P. D. Barker has TAX
en- charge of his office with headquarters at
Montgomery.
Mr.. W. o. Taylor n / his winsome bride
of Mobile, are now at 405 School street,
Des Moines, Iowa.
R. R. Minis, Esq, Of Mobile, will attend
the Masonic Centennial Celebration al
Philadelphia next week.
Tuscumbia has been all aglow over @
great religious revival in the centre of tie
town in a large bush arbor with a seating
capacity Of 1900.
Maj. 3. NJ. Townsend, an aged and
prominent citizen of Limestone count,
shot and killed himself at his nome sly
miles from Athens. His body was found
on his front porch.
The ochre or paint mines" near Noun.
tain Home, Talladega county, have been
tested and proven to be genuine. Prera
ratlons are being made to work them
The Mooresville public school taught b.
Mrs. Avery, closed with very creditable
exhibition and an enjoyoble picnic. large.
ly attended by the patrons and neighbors.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
PHILADELPHIA'S PARADE.
The Demonstration in Honor of
Blaine a Grand and MagnIfi-
cent Affair.
Fifty Thousand Marching Men Pass
III Review Before the Next
President.
A GREAT DAY.
A GREAT DAY.
Blaine.
THE PHILADELPHIA WELCOME.

THE PHILADELPHIA WELCOME.
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 23.-Mr. Blaine
slept late this morning after the fatigue OF
yesterday, and breakfasted in his room. At
ter breakfast he received callers for three
hours; among them were some OF the most
prominent business men in Philadelphia.
At o'clock he went to drive in Fairmount
Park. large crowd had gathered in the
hotel corridors and around the Chestnut
street front, but Mr.. Blaine slipped out
quietly by the Ninth street exit.
About o'clock Mr.. Blaine and party re-
turned from drive to the park. Alter
luncheon Mr.. Blaine proceeded to the
Union League house for the public recep-
tion. This took place in the large assem-
bly, room. Mr.. Blaine was attended by q
committee of thirty Of the younger mem
bers of the league in evening dress. Thous-
ands of people streamed through the room
until 4:30 o'clock, when the reception ter
minated, and Mr.. Blaine drove back to the
Continental Hotel for dinner.
While the party were still at dinner SEN
ator Don Cameron came to bid Blaine good
bye. AS soon as it was known in the hotel
that Blaine had returned from the Union
League the guests began to gather in groups
in the corridor leading to his room. and
Just as dinner was ended some of the ladies
gently pushed the door open far enough to
see the distinguished guest and stood there
gazing at him. When Blaine's attention
was called to this, he turned from the gen.
tlemen with whom he was talking and
shock hands with the ladies'
At 7:3O o'clock Mr.. Blaine, protected on
one side by Elkins and on the other by
President Boxer, Of the League, made his
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
FIRST DIST. REPUBLICANS
Proceedings Of their Congressional
Convention.

Pursuant to the call of the Chairman OF
the District, Committee, Gen. ]. W. Burke,
the Republicans of the First District of Al
ALBANIA met in convention at the Opera
House in the city of Demopolis on the 18th
of September to nominate candidate for
Congress and a District Elector.
After short address by the Chairman OF
the District Committee, the Convention or
ganized by calling Gen. James E. Slaugh-
ter of Mobile to the Chair, and electing A.
r. Dawson of Monroe and G. W. Starke of
Clarke Secretaries.
The Convention proceeded to business
by appointing committee on credentials,
who reported in short time that each
county in the District was fully represent
ed, and that there were no contested seats
committee on Permanent Organic ton
was appointed, who reported for perma
uent Chairman. Gen. J. E. Slaughter, of
Mobile, and G. W. Bradley, of Mobile, and
A. r. Dawson, of Monroe, Secretaries.
The Convention then proceeded to NOM
mate for Congressman and the following
gentlemen were placed in nomination
Frank II. Threat, G. D. Nicholas, A. G.
Dawson and P. G. Glover. Mr.. Nicholas
declined, and ballot was taken with the
following result
Threat 26, Dawson 5. Glover 2.
The nomination of Mr.. Threat was then
made unanimous.
Mr.. A. r. Dawson offered the following
Resolution in reference to District Elector,
with an explanation and it was adopted
unanimously
WHEREAS, The Presidential Elector Sc
lected by the Republican Delegates to the
Republican State Convention at Montgom-
cry, Ala, on April 10th. 1884. meets the
disapprobation of the Republicans of this,
First District of Alabama.
RESOLVED, That this Convention resind
the motion by which Mr.. Allen Alexander,
Of Mobile, was selected as a Presidential
Elector. aad that this Convention will SUBJ
stitute some other person more suitable to
the Republicans Of this District.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for District Elector, there being two gentle-
men in nomination. Mr.. G. w. Starke, of
Clarke got II votes, Mr.. A. G. Dawson, of
Monroe, got 16 votes. Mr.. Starke was de-
clared duly elected Elector, and this was
made unanimous.
The Committee on Resolutions appeared
and submitted the following report through
the Chairman, Gen. J. w. Burke, and it
was unanimously adopted.
1.-The Republicans Of the First District
of Alabama in Convention assembled, here
by renew their confidence in the National
Republican party, the faithful conserator
of political-rights, the friend of the labor
ing man, and the only true representative
Of American progress aud civilization.
Owe cordially endorse the nominations
cf Names illustrious Statesman James G..
Blaine, for President, and the distinguish.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
Land Office at Huntsville, Ala.

Land O.lice at Huntsville, Ala.
sept. 1, 1884.
Notice il hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has fled nolic Of
ter intention to make tinal proof III
support Of her claim. and that said
proof Will he made before the Probate
Judge Of Marion county, ut Hamilton,
Ala, Oh Oct. Is, 1884, viz: lid. No.
-MarIha G. Frrderick-She names
the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon, and culti-
vatioa OF. said Land, viz: r. Il. Bot
tom. A. j. Thorn, S NJ. Howell, p. Ii
Ingle, all Of Pearce's Mills, Marion
county, Alabama.
JOHN NJ. CROSS,
9-6-6w. Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

WHEN pound of bacon will buy a
pound and half Of cotton, it is i'm
portant to know if laborer will not
eat more than the value of his
cotton while making it. That is if
he keeps good table.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washing ton, D,
Ii @. 1he Industrial, Normal, Preparato-
~ and College Departments will open Sept
10TH 1884, and the Theological Department
October 1st. Tuition free. For particulars
address j. B. JOHNSON, Sec'ty.
The Law Department will open Sept. 10th.
Address, PROF. B. L. LEIGHTON, Dean,
482 Louisiana Ave.
The Medical Department, which includes
Dental and Pharmaceutical Courses, will open
Octt ber lst. superior advantages. Terms
very low. Address
PROF. c. B. PURVIS, SECRETARY,
11lS Thirteenth St., n. ".
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
THAT
NOTICE.
EX C0IOred Soldiers.

If the following named ex soldiers
who were members of the 110th Reg
iment U. S. G. Troops, either Of them
or their representative will call at my
office in the city Of Huntsville, valu
able information VIII be furnished. a.
follows, to-wit:
Isaac Copeland, Henry Short, Cbaa
Carroll, Wesley Lee Massey, Glen
Malone, Doctor Pete, Charles Viii
liams, Alex V ilson, Frank Cole, Gran
vile Malone and William Morris.
JAMES Il. Bone,
Cain Agent.
If Huntsville. June 28th, 1884
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

SAYS an Albany dispatch: "Gov.
Cleveland pardoned fifty convicts out
Of the penitentiary last week" What
sort of reform do you call that ?
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
MOTscEFoR PUBEICATiC ~
Land Office at Huntsville, Ala,
August IS. 1884.

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in sup
port Of his claim, and that said proof
viii be made before the Register and
Receiver at Huntsville, Ala, on Octo-
ber 10, 1884. Hd. entry No S349-
Fractions A. & B.-Geo. ID. Whisenant
for the n E14 Of 5 Wa and ; Ed Of
N WI os s 6 L r Fast. He names
the following witnesses to prove his
contihuou, residence upon, and cult
vation Of, said land. viz: Robt. Sweat
Ceborn Mitchell, VIM. Page, Richard
Hughes, ali Of Landers, Marshall Co.,
Ala.
JNO. NJ. CROSS,
August 23-6w. Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

LET the Republicans Of the FIRST
District now roll up their sleeves and
elect Hon. Frank II. Threat to Con-
gress. The game is worth the am
munition.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
NoT!cEFoR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Hunts Vile, Ala.

Land Office at Hunts Vile, Ala.
Sept. 3rd, 1884.
Notice is hereby given thqt the fol-
lowing named settler has fled notice
Of his intention to make final proof in
support Of his claim. and that said
proof will he msde before Register and
Receiver at Huntsville, Ala, Oh 25th
Gay Of October. 1884. Hd. entry No.
1892, Nj Of s. E14 s. IA. Il. / II. ? w.
Judy Ciark-He names the fnllowin o
with, sses to prove his contin lous resi-
tlence upon, and cultivation Of, said
land. viz: Ponev Ellis, H. F. Carter,
Aaron McGaha. Minor Garncr, all of
Madison \ Roads, Ala.
JOHN NJ. CROSS.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

DUST NORMAL INSTITUTE Huntsville,
III Ala. superior advantages t. students
preparing to teach. Thorough instruction IN
the Academic, Normal, and College Prepara-
tory Departments; also in Vocal and Instru-
mental Music, by d skilled music teach er.-
Session opens Sept lst Let pupils be on
hand the first day. Board in good Christian
families from Sc 20 IS. Tuition free.
NJ. L. RAINES, PRINCIPAL.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

WHAT is needed is some statesman
or political economist who can secure
living wages to hard worked laborers
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

Our State Republican Committee
was IN ession at Montgl merry Thurs
day. Send US in the Electors.
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27
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I'he Barber.

When you wish an easy shave,
AS good as barber ever gave
just call on me at my saloon,
AT morn. eve. or at noon.
7 cnt and dress the hair with grace
To suit the contour Of the face
My room is neat and towels clean'
Sci sors sharp and razors keen',
And everything l think you Il fnu ;rd
IT. suit tie face and please the uliH"'
Ard all my art and skill can do'
II you Just call, I'll do for yon. -r-or
PowHATAN McG11L. the live aud poP',r IN
aarber. may be found at his stand, ",
St. Don't fail to glpe aants n,n
call A frst-c,qss shave for 10
Trim and shampoo, or 25cHuts each'
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

DUST UNIVERSITY, Holly Springs, Miss.
II Location beautiful and healthful build
ings large and well furnished. Faculty full
and thoroughly competent. No better school
in the whole South, is the verdict of well in
formed and unbiased visitors. Fail term
opens Thursday Sept IS, 1884.
For circulars address
w VT uGRnTp
Huntsville gazette., 1884-09-27

The meridian splendcr of our DAY
is captivating the Eighth District.