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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-23
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-23

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-02-23
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1t is needless to describe
the symptoms of this nau-
seous disease that is sap


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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
A Man Who Likes to be Hung.

A few days ago young German
named Anton Dresser, who had been
discharged from the employ of a fruit
peddler, and who boarded on German
Street, attempted to commit suicide by
hanging. When discovered and cut
down his heart had almost ceased beat
ing, and it was two hours before he
was restored to consciousness. He
was yesterday asked by q representa-
tive Of this paper to describe his sensa-
tions, and he promptly replied:
They were SO pleasant that may
try it again some day.
''Did you have the idea on your mind
great while?''
mo. From the moment it entered
my head to the time swung off was
not over half an hour. / tied the rope
to a beam in the barn, put my neck in
the moose while standing on a barrel,
and then kicked the barrel away. The
only fear [ had was that the rope would
hurt me"
''And did itP''
Eyes; for second or two it was like
a dull knife saving at my neck. !"
"And you must have choked terri
blyP"
II did not fully realize it. was dim.
ly conscious of kicking around, and I
know | raised my hands and grasped
the rope. suppose suffered for ten
seconds and then it was avery pleasant
thing"
"HowP"
"Why, the pain disappeared, and the
feeling was about like when you are
fighty with fever. Queer things danced
around me and made up faces at me,
and felt as if was moving through
the air.
'And you were consciouspr
"Barely so. 1t seems now that |
dreamed it ALL
"But you did not know when you
were cut downpn
30, no. The dream, or whatever you
may call it, finally faded out, and the
next thing l knew was in bed in the
house and they were treating me-
"And you rather like hangingP'
II would rather die that way than
any other. wouldn't like drop to
break my neck, as is the case on the
gallows, but II they would swing me of
and let me choke | would face the mn-
sic any day. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Paris alone has seventy schools for
mechanical trades, against one when
France first started Industrial education.
Only about one-half of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Churches in Pennsylvania
have houses for their rectors to live in.
philadelphia Press.
Mrs. H. d. Huntington, of Cincin-
natl, who died recently in Colorado,
bequeathed in her will $300,00 to the
Episcopal Church. Il Cincinnati Times.
The Louisiana State Board OF
Education has decided to locate the
State Normal School at Natchitoches.
that town having given buildings and
grounds valued at 100000.
Obtained as they now are in many
cases, academic honors are an imposi-
ton on the public, blot on our educa-
tional institutions, and hindrance to
the cause OF true education @. H.,
t9s Monmouth College Courier.
"A recent writer on the subject of
common school education declares his
opposition toprize-giving, tits very cer-
tain that the system is quite as likely to
develop an unworthy cunning on the
part of students as it is to excite
creditable spirit of emulation. Cur
rent.
For some reason not stated the au-
thorities of Lambeth Church, London,
have removed the celebrated ''Pedlar's
Window from the church. This win
dow has been in existence for nearly
800 years, and was in some way asso-
ciated with the piece of land bequeathed
to the parish and known as ssPedlar's
Acre. F" Beyond the suggestion of the
name nothing is known Of the donor.
There are 144 theological schools
in the United States, with 624 instruct
ors and 1913 students. The number
of law schools is AZ; professors, 229:
students, 1927. Medical schools, 12S:
professors, L. ,749; students, IA, $50. The
Harvard library contains 1S5, 900 vol
umes; Yale, 10000; Dartmouth, Co.,
600; Brown, $1,000; Columbia, 81, 900;
Princeton, $4,000; Cornell, $4,000;
Michigan, $4,000; Williams, 10000;
Iowa, $4,000; Oberlin, 10000; Minne-
sofa, 10000 Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t is stated that the number Of
Protestants in Francois at present $780,
600, of whom $50, 900 belong to the Re-
formed Church, $4,000 are Evangeli-
eals and 100000 are divided between
Independents, Methodists, Baptists, etc.
Comparing the figures with the gem
eral population it appears that there is
In France one Protestant to every sixty
three Catholics. The State pays 7S2
Protestant pastors, although the total
number Of the latter is as high as 906,
of whom by far the greater number
(699) belong to the Reformed Church.
Paris counts 10000 Protestants of all
scots, and no less than forty-four build
ings devoted to Protestant services.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
SuIphurous Gas.

Repeated experiments have proved
that fowls can be cured of Group speed
lily by the fumes of sulphur. A safe
method of administering this is to take
four strips of board about two feet in
length and six inches in width; nail
these together SO as to form the sides of
of box; nail boards across the bottom,
and this forms box that will hold
earth. Place three inches of soil in this
box and set it in the poultry house or
stable where the poultry or other sick
animals are. Take strong iron kettle
-one that is wide and shallow is best
adapted to the purpose-and put in two
or three shovelfuls of coal from the
stove. Set the kettle in the box of soil
and sprinkle on couple of spoonfuls
OF sulphur. The fumes will soon pene-
trate every part of an ordinary-sized
room and cause the croupy fowls to
cough and sneeze, bringing up mucous
and phlegm through the nostrils and
mouth. Repeat this treatment three
times daily for three DAYS. If the room
is small one spoonful of sulphur will do
at time. When cattle in barns are in
Tested with lice, fumigate twice day
for three days and the lice will disap-
pear. For a large stable greater
quantity of sulphur is required. A
physician who has tested the merits of
sulphurous gas, says: ''For children
with Group or whooping cough, catarrh
or any affection of the bronchial tubes.
Inflammation OF the lungs. etc.. give fu-
migation with sulphur before any physic
is taken into the stomach. In cases of
typhoid fever fumigate with sulphur
twice q day. San Frasctsc G6ron-
Gcle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
A Bad Business.


$50 you don't want to canvass any
more for the Life of Andrew Jack
son. " said the proprietor of a SUBJ
scription agency to a young man who
had Just returned from the country.
''No, | believe not. The work is very
pleasant and all that, yet prefer to do
something else. Believe I'd rather dig
bitches or clean out wells
'Was your trip to the country sue
cessful?S
"Well, no. can't say that il was.
I'll give You a sample of my expert
once. One afternoon, while riding
along a lonely road, | came upon a
field in which an old fellow was plow-
ing. l waited until he got to the end
OF row and then, approaching him, /
asked if he would not like to look at
the Life of Andrew Jackson.
WY, | looked at one o. his lives
luther day. Must have had more lives
than a cat. Stranger, I'd like pow
erful well to look at it, but the fact is,
| amt got the time. This cotton is
nightly in the grass. Whoa, Ball,
come around.
g My friend, said I, If you would
like to look at the book, I'll plow while
you sit down and examine it. This
pleased him very much, and taking
the book, he climbed the fence, went
into the woods, and sat down in the
shade. / plowed for some time, until l
got tired, but thinking that the old fell
low would soon make his appearance,
continued to plow on. At last went
into the woods and found him deeply
interested in the book.
"'lt's too late for you to go much
furder tonight, said he, $50 you'd bet
ter stay all night at my house.
Il agreed, for houses in that section
of country were far apart. Well, when
we went to the house the old fellow took
my book and devoted himself to it the
entire evening. l knew that he would
buy it, for L could see that he was deep
ly interested. The next morning Just
before l got ready to start, | turned to
my host and said:
Have you made up your mind to
buy that bookP"
No, but [ did 'lowto buy it but
thar amt no use'n buyin' it now.'
'WhyP''
cease I sot up last night an read
her through
"'That so? Well, in consideration of
the fact that have staid all night with
you, make you present of the book.
"'Much obliged to YOU
"'Not at all. Well, must be going
Hold on. You hain't paid me yit.
] charge you dollar an half fur
your nights lodgin'.'
"Yes, sir, and he made me pay it, re-
gardless of the fact that had presented
him with the book. No, don't care to
engage further in the book business. -
Az.kGIsaw TyaDeler.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
Vegetarian Cats.

Your correspondent, S. Jepson, of
Riverton, Z. l., wishes to hear the re-
suit of those who have tried feeding
sweet corn to their cats. / can speak
from sixteen years. experience with our
pet cat, and can Fouch for his love for
it. | think our pet cat can be called a
vegetarian. His fondness for almost all
cooked vegetables is very marked.
String beans, peas, Lima beans and
squash disappear rapidly before him;
he will eat of beets and beet greens
with a greater relish than meat: cab
bage he cares but little for, but all
kinds of greens, like dandelions, mus
tard, ETC., he eats as though he loved
them. Potatoes are not a special favor
ite with him, although be will eat them.
| have noticed thaS cats of Maltese
blood are very fond of potatoes; one
that owned years ago would even eat
them raw. know their tastes differ
as much as human beings, fer some Of
the kinds of food mentioned above T
have placed before hungry cats md
they would not touch II, t,-HaFt; ord
fgpna. Times,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

--Ihere was young man from Ha-
vana, Who trod on piece of banana;
Ills heels tleW up, the rest slid down,
And he was injured in most frightful
manna.--N. z. Herald.
Why is life like a harnessp Because
life contains traces of care, lines of
trouble, BITS of good fortune, breaches
of good manners, and 6ridled tongues,
and every one has atstg to pull through.
Golden Days.
Visitor: 80, hoi Here you are !
Found you out! What a snug little
den = Recluse (chuckling): Eyes,
here am, with my pictures and my
books; and here l can sit and read all
day long md nobody a bt the wiser.-
a. Z. Ledger.
"A lady of high rank onco tried to
bribe judge in England, by offering
him a pair of gloves filled with gold
coin. He kept the gloves, but returned
all the money. saying, with keen wit,
II prefer my gloves Without lining"
Wife 4 notice statement to the
effect that in this city every year S22,-
000,000 is spent for liquor, but only
1000, 900 for religion. That's sionifi-
can't Husband-Signifcant of what?
Wife-That you men are having a
pleasanter time in this world than you
win in the next. Chicago Tribune.
"A Scotch woman wishing to
frighten her husband from nightly vis-
iting dram shop, got man to scare
him on bis way home. AS he rose from
behind bush, John called out, "who
are you?' "a am Aud Nick, was tho
reply. ''Come ava mon,' said John,
''gie me shake of your hand; am
married to sister o. yours
1t is stated that Russian has been
awarded a patent which promises to
work q revolution in the match
making industry" II it will prevent
rich mems daughters from eloping with
their fathers coachmen, and encourage
legitimate matchmaking, which will
prove satisfactory to the old folks, the
revolution" can't strike this country
day too soon. -Norristoton Herald
81 understand your son has just
finished course of rhetoric. Does he
show much Improvement in bis writ
ing?' .sWonderful Improvement! He
used TO write in simple, straightfor
ward way that anybody, even a child,
could understand. Now it is almost
impossible to tell what he is driving at.
Yes, sir; it is wonderful how he has
improved, wonderful! !'-Boston Tran
script.
-Ayoung law student in the South
west went to an old Judge to be exam
ined for admission to the bar. After a
desultory conversation the Judge said:
4sWeIl, young fellow, hang out your
shingle and go ahead. " '.But you have
not examined me-" "Neyer mind =
was the brilliant reply; ''if you don't
know no law you won tget no practict
so you won't do no harm nohow. "
gostou Post,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
They Won't Elope.


He went home an hour earlier the
other afternoon, and calling his eioh-
teen-year-old daughter into the parlor
he began:
''Susie, have been thinking
Eyes, papa"
Il have been thinking that it would
be good plan for you to marry Will
lam. our coachman."
''W W-hatl"
''He is old enough to be your father,
to be sure, but he would doubtless
make you a good husband.
s''NeVer! never %
''He is plain-looking and uneducated,
It | believe | could respect him as q
son-in-law"
why, father, have you lost your
mind? l marry William wed that
long, nosed, hump-baek, -mouthed
boor I'll die frstr'
''But, Susie, you know
'I'll not listen Say another word
to me and I'll take poison -
Then the old gent slid out to the barn,
assumed his humblest look and said to
the coachman:
William, I've been wondering why
you don't get married"
'tHumph !"
"There's my daughter Susie. She's
young. but viii make a woman of sense.
believe in early marriages. and if you
and she can agree / shall offer no OBJ.
ieetions.
"Your Susie! Me marry her Beg.
ging your pardon, sir, and hoping YOU
won't throw me out of my place for my
boldness, but if that impudent little
chit was the only female left on
earth I'd turn my back on her,
''But, William, l would try to be .
good"
''No use. sir! There is never an
hour that don't want to box her ears
II you insist I'll skip the country
And when the old gent picks up his
daily paper and sees the heading:
"Another Heiress goes off with the
Coachman," he leans back and chuckles
and slaps his leg and cackles: ''Haw
haw haw !''-DetroI Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
THE OLD REAPER.
MID the brown-haired and the black-hair

Mid the brownhaired and the blaek-haired
men,
with ruddy faces aglow.
The old man stood in the harvest field,
with head as white as snow.
"Iet me cut sheaf, my boys he said,
"Before it is time to 60"
They put the sickle within his hand:
He bowed to the windy wheat;
Pleasantly fell the golden ears,
With the corn flowers at his feet.
He lifted a handful, thoughtfully;
1t was ripe and full and sweet.
MANY and many sheaf," he said,
eI have cut in the years gone past;
And many and many sheaf these arms
On the harvest wains have cast.
But children dear, am weary row,
Aud think this is-the last.
sI.et me rest awhile beneath the tree;
For like to watch you go,
With sickles bright, through the ripe, full
wheat,
And to feel the fresh wind blow"
And they spread their working coats for him
'Mong the grasses sweet and low.
When the sun grew high they came again,
Por drink and their bread and meat;
And in the shadow he sleeping lay,
with sunshine on his feet.
Like child at night, outspent with play.
He lay in slumber sweet.
when they came again, he family said:
81 have crossed the meadow stiie
My work is done; tis nearly dark;
shall rest in a little While'
That night IL was Harvest Home with him:
But he went away with a SMILE
ANGLIA E. Barr, in ". Y. INDEPENDENT
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
Vaccination.

at the instance of Mr. Burt, par
Hamentary paper is just published
which will not make pleasant reading
for the characterization fanatics. 1t
shows at glance the annual number
of deaths from smallpox in the army
and navy since 1860, together with the
ratio of such deaths per 1000, and the
number of men joining in each year.
Throughout the whole period, with
very few exceptions, the tendency has
been toward constant diminution of
mortality. In the case of the army.
this is all the more gratifying on ae-
count of the much larger number of
recruits now joining the service, a class
particularly liable to catch anv infec-
tious disease which happens to be rife.
During the first five wears to which the
table refers, the average annual NOR
tality from smallpox in the army was
1915, and the average number of re-
cruits l0,929. But in the last five years
the mortality per annum fell to 5.5,
while the number of men joining rose to
q, ,666. Turning to the companion serv-
ice which had Is fatal cases in 1860, we
find clean record for two years in sue
cession-1677 and 187S-and the final
ratio per 1000 is only .03, the same as
in the army. 1t appears established,
therefore, by these tests that compnI-
sorry revaccination is slowly but surely
operating to stamp out smallpox both
in the army and navy, and if this hap
pens in these cases we have warrant for
believing that the same results might
be accomplished in the civil population.
London Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04
The Sandwich Islands are tbe n

The Sandwich Islands are the pop
ular resort for people on the Pacific
coast who wish to make a sea voyage
for health, just as Europe is for the
people of the East. The tourist travel
to King Kalakaaa's dominio1s has
doubled within the past year. San
Francisco CaH.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04

"A bullet thrown at a girl III q Low
ell cartridge factory, TO awaken her.
lodged in her ear and caused her death.
Boston Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04

The day schnoIs of New York have
10000 pupils. asd the night schools
1900
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04

Chinese children in California are
not allowed to attend the public schools,
on the ground that public education is
intended only for those who can become
citizens. There are nearly fifteen hum
dred of them in San Francisco. II San
Francisco Call.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-04

An advertising agent says that. in
these times a man might as we'll at
tempt TO shampoo an elephant with a
thirnhlefal Of soapsuds as attempt to do
business and ignore advertising,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-22
: Oatmeal E,nc Days Old,

lPpAaF Science 4oHLaiY. E..< ~
l find that oatmeal porridgs Is greatly
improved by being made CONS days before
It Ia required, then stored In a cloeed jar.
brought forth and heated for use. Tho
change effected 1t Just that which theoreti.
cally may be expected, viz, uoitenirg Of
tho 6bIoua material, and r. sTeeting duo to
the formation Of sugar. This sweeteniug
observed many years ago in acme cruel
that WIS., partly esten one night and left
standing until next morning, when !
thought It tasted aweeter, but, 10 be assured
Of tllis, ] had 1t warmed again two nights
atterward, so that It might be tasted under
theeame conditions Of Temperature, palate,
etc, as at frat. The sweetnesa wGs still
mora distinct, but the experiment was car.
ried no further.
have ls!ely leaned that my ens;lage
notion ia not absolutely new. A friend
who read my Cantor lectures tells mo that
be hiss long been accustomed to have
seven dishes OF porr;dge in lila larder, cor
responding to the dsya Of the week, 60 that
next Mondays breakiaat was cooked the
Monday before, and SO 90, each bsing
warmed ssain on the day fixed for ils final
execution, and esch being thus seven days
old. lie finds tho result more digestable
than newly.msds porridge. The classical
nine days old peass. pudding Ia q similar
anticipation, and find. rather curiously,
that nine days Is about the limit to which
| 1t may bs practically Kept before mildaw-
mo!dineas-is sufficiently eetabl;ahed to
tpoil the Pudding. 1 have not ye. tried n
barrel iull Of psass.puddips or moistsned
peaae-meal, closely covered snd powerfully
pysssed down, but hops to do 80.