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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

"A cab driver in Paris was recently
engaged at the Champs Elysees by n
lady who, after making him drive all
over the city for nearly six hours,
finally alighted in the Faubourg Mont
martre, and told him she chad been un-
able to find her SON." The driver at
once demanded his fare, but was told
that she did not possess a cent. He
then invited her to ride again, and
drove directly to the nearest police sta
ton, when it was found that the woman
was insane.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

The Treasury Department has in
its rogues' gallery photographs of 5000
counterfeit makers and "shovers. ."
These persons are of all ages, from the
child of fourteen to the gray-haired
sinner of seventy. They represent every
nationality, even to the African and the
heather Chinee. The latter, indeed,
are much more numerous than might
be expected. Those thrifty pagans are
perhaps the most expert imitators in
the world, and they stand at the head
of the class in the production of base
coin. Many women are engaged as
'shovers. y Washington Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04
MARRY ME-, DARLLNT, TONIGHT.

Me darlint, it's akin they are
That | goes to the wars to be kilt,
An come back wild an iligant shkar
An sabre hung on to hilt.
They offers promotion to those
Who die in dehnse of the right.
I'll be off in the mornin'-suppose
Ye marry me, darlint, tonight?
There's nothin' so raises a man,
In the eyes of the wurrld as to fall
Feminist the ould flag, in the van,
Pierced through wild bit of ball.
An whin am kilt We can wear
Some iligant Grape on yir bonnet.
Jlst think how the women will shtare
Wild hwy whiniver we don it.
oh, fwat proud wildly yen be
Win they bring me carpse home-not to
mintion
The fact we can live don't We see0
All the rest of our lives on me pinsionl
". W. Ft1lr, in Century Mdgdzine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04
Nearing Rabbits, Wool.

Yesterday drove to st. Innocents
to see the Angora rabbits, whose
fur furnishes soft and spinnable
wool, out of which the peasants
make quantity of warm gar
ments. 1t was curious to see the
peasant girl take the rabbit fur in her
fingers, and then adding it to her
thread, go on spinning the coarse yarn
out of it on a long spinning wheel. We
then went in to see the rabbits; pretty
creatures with large opal eyes and very
long fur, exceedingly soft. They are
''plucked" alive, and the process is said
not to hurt them. Indeed, they are so
fluffy that perhaps it is a relief. Some
we're black, others white and others
gray. | noticed no other colors. This
fur is not only spun, but is crocheted
and knitted into a coarse canvas. The
finished goods are very expensive, and
did not think them equal to wooden
articles of corresponding grades. They
are curious, and visitors to AK feel
bound to carry away some little speci-
men or other of this rather anomalous
rabbit work. Cor. Boston Traveller.
. -----
-"Pa, why does man break a
promise so reSdilyP" because, my
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

The newest thing in weddings. in
augurated at the Reed wedding, New
York, is to send invitations and cards
to Queen Victoria and the nobility of
Europe. 1t is extremely tony" and
it costs nothing but the postage.-M.
Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

The Lutheran Church of Finland
is, for the moment, bishopless-it
three chief pastors having died within
a few months of one another. The first
clergyman elected to the episcopal Of
flee will have to go to Sweden for con-
secratiOn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

During the last five years New
Workers in Paris purchased S1SS2, 600
worth of paintings. N. Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-10-04

-"Pa, why does a man break
promise so reSdily?" because, my
son, it is so easy to make another one, ="
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Election Notice.
ATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH Oh
BOSSIER.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH OF
BOSSIER
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of au-
~ thOrity vested in me by law, do hereby
establish the following polling places and ap-
point following commissioners to serve as such,
In election to be had on 22d April, 1884:
Ward |, at Atkins. Commissioners. D
Atkins, Al Moss and w. H. Hodges.
Ward 2, at Benton. Commissioners-Go
GraydOn, Z. L. Stinson and Sam BENJAMIN.
Ward 3, at Collinsburg. Commissioner
D. A. Ford, w. A. Martin and James Dickson.
Ward A, at Red Land. Commissioner.
j. Swindle, E. t. Harris and N. Fl. Wyche.
Ward 5, at Rocky Mount. Commissioner
4. 7. Larkin, f. III. Hanks and P, c. Broom.
Ward 8, Precinct |, at Bellevue. Commits.
sioners--J. NJ. Cleaver, j. j. Davis, R. j. Holt.
Ward 6, Precincts, at Fillmore. Commits.
sioners-N. B. Murf, E. j. McDade and d. nj.
Platt.
On said day of election the electors of the
parish OF Bossier viii repair to their respee-
ave voting places and cast their ballots for
State, District, Parochial and Ward officers, to
be elected under the Constitution, and also for.
or against the various Amendments to the
Constitution. as required by acts of last Leg.
stature.
The Commissioners, as hereby appointed.
viii report to me at Bellevue, La, according
10 law. WIN. TIMBERI,AKE
Returning Officer for Bossier Parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Succession Sale.
Succession of Sam Levy. aeceas

Succession of Sam Levy, deceased.
py virtue of writ of sale issued from the
- Judge of the First District for Caddo
parish, Louisiana, and to me directed, will
proceed to sell at the Court house door. in the
town OF Bellevue, La, on Thursday, 18th lay
of April, 1884, the following described land be-.
longing to the succession of Sam Levy. de.
ceased, to-wit:
The undivided half interest in the northwest
quarter and southeast quarter of section 8.
township Is, range IL; 800 acres; the south
half OF section Z, township is, range IL; the
southeast quarter or section 5, township d !,
range IL; the northwest quarter of section q,
and the northeast quarter of section 8, and
south half of section 26, and the southeast
quarter of section "a, and the northwest quar-
ter OF section IS, township %, range II, con-
tanning in all l460 acres
The other half interest of the above de-
scribed lands will be sold at the same Offering
and on the same terms.
Terms of Sale-Cash, if appraisement be
bid; otherwise the land will be re advertised
and sold according to law, on a credit of 10
months, for what it will bring-credit pur-
chasers to execute IL months bonds, with ap-
proved personal security, with mortgage and
vendors lien retained and bearing Der cent.
interest from day of sale.
r. E. WYCHE, Sheriff
and ex-ofieio Auctioneer, Bossier Par, La
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20

No law nor system of laws can
supply a lack of thrift and economy
or make up for want of enterprise.
Good laws frequently accelerate and
bad laws frequently retard the pro-
gress and development of a people,
but they cannot take the place of
the higher natural laws which are
the invariable forerunners of success
in any business, whether of individ-
uals or of the whole people. Laws,
good and bad, should be discussed
freely, and if they can be bettered
let it be done, but let Us be mindful
in the meantime that we must make
our own fortunes if made at all and
not the laws of the country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20

~ All articles published for the
benefit of candidates for Office, as
sociations, orders and individuals,
viii be charged for as advertise.
ments. Correspondence for the
benefit ofthe writer, or ola personal
observation-disclosures paid
for at advertising rates, and all IN.
variably IN Advance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
An Open Letter to the Voters of
the Second Judicial District.
MINDEN, LA, MARCH 8, 1884.

MINDEN, LA, MARCH 8, 1884.
As the regular Democratic nominee
FOR Judge of the End Judicial District,
I feel it my duty to give full and
complete history of the mode and
manner of selecting Judicial and
Senatorial delegates in Webster par
ish, and the manner in which the
Convention was conducted. This
would all be unnecessary but for the
misstatement and wilful perversion of
the facts by the Webster Tribune, in
order to mislead the Democracy of
the District, in order to further the
cause OF an independent candidate
for Judge. / therefore lay the full
history and the facts before the peo-
pie of this District.
In November, the Democratic Ex-
exutive Committee of Webster parish
met and adopted the following plan
for selecting delegates to the State
Convention at Baton Rouge: The
voters OF the parish were authorized
to meet in their respective wards on
the first day of December, and in
any manner that they choose, to select
delegates in proportion to the number
OF votes cast in each ward for Hancock
In 1880, one delegate to every twenty
votes.
These ward delegates met in Parish
Convention on the 9Th of December
and selected the delegates to repre-
sent Webster parish in the Baton
Rouge Convention. On the same day
that their convention was held, mass
meeting of the Democratic voters of
the parish was held TO decide the
mode and manner of selecting Judi
cial and Senatorial delegates.
The meeting had Witnessed the
harmony and good feeling that existed
IN the convention, and they decided
-
that the plan would be good one to
select Judicial delegates. A motion
TO this effect was offered in the mass
meeting and was adopted almost
unanimously. Then there was mo-
tom made to reconsider by party,
who had voted in the negative. This
motion was declared by the chair to
be out of order. Then some confu-
sion followed. During this time MIR.
T. Fl. Tompkins, not having heard
the decision of the chair, moved to
lay the motion on the table. Then |
motion to adjourn was made and car
RED. The adjournment done away |
With the motion to reconsider, If the |
notien was properly before the meet |
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20

Whatever contributes to the i'm.
provement, advancement or devel-
ment of our agricultural and CON-
mercial interests, benefits the entire
country, the whole population, and
deserves the support and encourage
ment of all citizens.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20

"Valor is stability, not oflegs and
arms, but Of courage and the SOUL"
says Montague. "He that falls OBJ
stinate in his courage, 81 saccederit
de gen@ pagnat; if his legs fail him,
fights upon his knees"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Rates of Announcements.

For all District offices. $40 90
For all Parish offices. ....... 10 90
For all Ward Offices. ....-.. 2 90
The name of no nominee-from
Congressman to Constable, inclu-
sive-will be published in our col
umns unless paid for.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Terms Of District Court.

State of Louisiana, At Chambers,
Parish of Bossier. Bellevue, La, Mar l2, 'S4.
Notice is hereby given that the Jury Terms
~ of Bossier District Court are changed
from the 4th Monday Of March to End Monday
in August of each year, and from the 4th Mon
day of October to the LIST Monday in january,
and the nOnjury terms in and for said parish,
are hereby fixed as follows, to-wit: LIST Mon,
day in June and the 9TH Monday in October.
Done and signed, officially, at Chambers.
this, the 18th day of March, 1884.
r. G. DREW,
aprl7I Judge End District, La
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20

Of all the lessons that humanity
has to learn in this school of the
world, the hardest is to to acaSt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20

Baton Rouge has organized a
sugar refining company with S110,.
600 capital.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Announcement.
FOR JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce Col J. A.
SNYDER as candidate for District Judge of
the Second Judicial District composed Of the
parishes of Bossier, Bienville and Webster
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
u. H. Kessseg.

A ttorney at Law, Notary Publio III
a missioner of Deeds for Alabamsae Saia-
gia, Mississippi, Sonih Carolina Pas.G eet
and Texas. Office at Bellevue, IA. Asaaessee
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
For Justice OF the Peace.

I am a candidate for election to the office of
4 Justice of the Peace for Ward g. Precinct
J. and respectfully solicit the support and in.
fiuenee of the voters of said Precinct.
j. III. LOTION.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Roses, GeraniurRs, Verbe-
mas, and other Blooming Plants

CHEAP By MAIL.
ID Choice Everblooming Roses, for 81.
Double or single Gerauiums, for 81 j..
20 Verbenas, in variety, for 81.
y Choice Bedding Plants, for ST..
Free by mail, postage paid. Illustrated
catalogue sent on application.
Address, e. DROBISCH-
Cottage Rose Garden, Columbus. Ohio.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
The DSegee y CO1eeg9.eg Co.'S
Beautiful Ever Blooming
ROSES.

THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
Our Great Speciality is gro,oimg and destri5ut-
" ing these BEAUTIFUL Roses We deliver
Strong Pot Plants suitable for immediate
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Splendid TaTieties, your choice, ali labeled. for
q; II for 81; 10 for So; 26 for ST.; IS for IS:
as for $l0 100 for $l3 Send for our Ne,C
Guide to Rose Cultssre $50 PIP. elegantly Illus
tratedl and choose from over Fire Hundred
Finest Sorts. Address
THE DINGEE g. COWARD CO.,
Rose Growers,
mar1 West Grove, Chester Co, Pa.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
E. III. RsgaaegOlph.

A ttorney at Law, Shreveport. r. a..
IA opposite Bank of L. s. b. Jaeoh. u n,:..
practice in Courts of Bosaier and CasSo. wv n
in Supreme Court of State. s sSssa " W.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
y. Henry Sheplaeres

A ttorney. at Law, Shreveport. II w.,
= practice in the Courts Of Caddo :, mllI
joining parishes, also in the Supreme IN aI n ~
eral Court of the State, s1''0 ea w ees.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
J A. W. LOWRY
F" -" wa. VIVIAN
LOtCrg g. VeNMce

A ttorneys at Law, Bellevue. In w,n.
"A tice in the Courts Of Rsss,a No. XII psae
and Webster parishes. s9e'er' bSaenVils
F2ah49
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-20
Democratic State Ticket,

For District Attorney--2d Judicial District
j. A. w. LOWRY, of Bossier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12


A very dangerous counterfeit of the
American 81 pieces WA, recently taken by
the oliver hlllcd Pillow company and sent
10 The uitcd states mint in this city for
examination. In size and weight and
general execution it was u very close re
scmblAncr. 50 much SO that several parties
il the coiucl's department of the mint at
first ronounccd tn, coin genuine. The
color was like that OF gold coins alleged
vita silver The legend In God We
Trust; on close examination. was not
quite rs distnC; as on the genuine coin in
all other respects the die was perfect.
even to the small $" for san Francisco,
under the head
When broken the coin disclosed the fact
that il WAS Il double counterfeit, it having
been made to do duty rs counterfeit
lpistrc piece Of the Philippine islands. Pull.
inc of il plating on bot. sides, the words
Las lIspanaS' and the devices of that
coin were distinctly seen. When assaycd
il was found that the original piece was OF
native platinum. The plating, 10 raise
the weight from 81 to s., or to make the
difference between the Manila and Amer,
lean coin was an alloy of silver and cop.
per This had been clcctroiyped or
washed with gold The whole was so
nicely calculated as to make the specific
gravity of gold, and the ring of the coin
was perfect
The probability is, This coin is but one
OF large number; that it was manufac-
turcd somewhere where labor is cheap,
say Hong Kong; that either from dctcc-
ton or some other cause, quantity of
the first counterfeit was left on hand, and
was utilized by increasing the size and IT
stamping with Al American die What
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12


anton and Avon are ad Looming towns
in the LitChticd mountains that are in
Tested with woodchuCks The selectmen
of each town offered hountcS of 80 cents
for each woodchuck killed The Avon
sclcctmcn required as proof the wood
chucks tail, while the Canton sclcctmen
demanded the deposit of the ears For
the past year there have been unusually
large demands upon the town cXchcquer
for bounties in each of these towns,
and when by accident the Canton
selectmen and Avon sclcctmen met and
compared notes. they found by singular
coincidence that the number of tails sub
mittcd to the Avon sclectmcn was pre-
cisely the same as the number of pairs
of ears shown up to the Canton
officers Investigation showed that when
the Avon boys caught wood chuck
they cut off its ears and tail, and
the Canton boys did the same thing,
and then they swoppcd ears for
tails. Thus one woodchuck did double
duty The sclcctmcn of both towns,
with great dignity, 'hcrcupon decided to
pay no more bountics for woodchucks,
and the farmers are indignant thercat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12


1t is Just iifty-thrcc years since the first
trial trip was taken on the Albany a
Schenectady railroad. The cars were
coach bodies from AN Albany livery stable
mounted on TRUCKS. The trucks were
coupled with chaiuS. leaving two or three
feet Slack so that when the train started
the passenger, were "ierhed from under
their hats, y and in stopping they were
sent flying from their seats. The locomo-
tive fuel was pitch pine, and a dense vol
ume of the blacklist smoke Heated towards
the train. Those on top of the coaches
had to raise their umbrellas, but in less
than mile the cloth was burned of and
the frame were thrown away. The pas
sengers spent the rest of the time whip
ping each others clothes 10 put out the
fire, the sparks from which wc.r as big rs;
ones thumb nail
Everybody had heard of the trip and
came thronging to the track a though Il
presidential candidate was on exhibition.
They drove a. close rs they could ct to
the railroad, in order TO secure a place to
look at this new curiosity. The horses
everywhere took fright and the roads in
the vicinity were strcwn with the wrecks
of vehicles.
At first the old stage custom of book
ing" assengtrs-cntrrins their nnmcs-
prevailed but ii fell into disusc One list
reads: Boy, Lady. Stranger, Friend
Whiskers
A Boston paper said a railroad 20 tina,
city would be us useless AZ one to the
moon. \ member of the MasSachusctt,
legislature opposed it on the ground that
nobody ever heard Of such Thing and i,
would be improper to take peoples lane
Tor project that no one knew about.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
JOHN BROWNS GUN.


,
st. Louis Republican,
Many curiositics areSwned in st. Louis
but none are perhaps more highly priced
than the gun of "Oid" John Brown,
whose body lies moldcring in the crave.
This relic /, in possession of Police
Officer Tom Allen, who preserves the
peace among the bulls and bears on
change, and he stands ready on all occa.
,iuus to exhibit it TO his admiring friends.
When asked whether he really possessed
the gun taken from Brown at Harpers
gerry. he TOLD this story:
">holtly before the close Of the war ]
was employed as c.crk at the quarter
masters department at llarpers Ferry
dong with young man named Taylor
The young man and myself soon became
very intimate friehds, and quite frequently
he entertained me ut his home in Harper
Ferry During one Of my visits at his
home hc brought a long double bHrrclcd
shotgun into the parlOr and handed 1t to
me TO look al, saying, as hc did so: 'Ihat
weapon is the identical weapon that was
taken from John Brown when his gang
and himself were captured al the arsenal
or engine hou'c. Nearly every man who
assisted in the capture secured something
from some one of the prisoners. Some of
the raiders took swords and others car
hines, but it frlI IT, the lot Of my father to
take this ruh from the noted Brown. At
the time the weapon was cOniisCateG il
contained three balls in each barrel
Knowing the young man was Il man OF
/ his word became very much interested
in the relic, and tried to obtain possession
of it, He refused to part with it until
/ four years ago, when he presented it to
me with his comp imcn's retaining the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
4 Curious Barometer,


A curious barometer is used by the rem
nant Of the Araucani"n ace which in.
habit, the sOuthCrnmo,t province of Chilli
1t consists 0G the cast OF shell of the crab.
which is said TO be extremely sensitive to
atmospheric changes. remaining quite white
in fair. dry weather. but indicating the APP
proach 81 moist atmosphere Ivy the ap.
pcarancc OF small red spots. which crow
both in number and in size as the moisture
in the mir increases, until finally. with the
actual occurrence of rain the shell he.
comes entirely red and remains SO through,
out the rainy season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12

p Two methods are in use in Philadelphia
to prevent chemical Instructions in the
water pipes. Onc il to coat tine interior
of The pipes with coal tar pitch, which
does wcil enough for large mains and
keeps the passage tplrrably clear for more
than IA quarter Of a century. The other
mcthod is the one called blower barf, -
which consist Of nubiccting the pipes at
"A high temperate, Q to the action Of steam
or air, 50 that there is film Of magnetic
oxide acquired by the metal This in
sureS clean surface for long time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-12
How IA Bear Catches Tish.

or LEW 30 ~ IL VI Ilti
came suddenly upon very large bear
in a thick swamp, lying upon large mol
low log across "a brook. fishing; and he
wa. 80 much interested i'll his sport that
he did not notice me until | had APP
preached very near him. so that | could
see exactly how he baitcd his hook and
played his fish. He nshcd in this wise:
Thee was large hole through the log
on which he lay, and he thrust
his forearm through the hole and
held his open paw in the
water, and waited for the fish
TO gather round and into it; and when
allied he clutclIcd his list and brought up a
handful of iish. AID sat and ale them with
great gusto; then down with the paw
again. and SO ON. The crook was fairly
alive with little trout and red sided suck
ers Ike dill not eat their heads. There
was quite pile of them on the log.
suppose the oil III his paw attracted the
fish and baited them even better than {
nyhook; and his toe Tails were his hook,
and sharp ones, too, and once grabbed the
FISH were sure TO STAY.
They also catch frogs in these forest
brooks and drink Of the pure water in ho
summer days, and love to lie and walow
in the muddy swainus as well as our PIC,
in the mirc They often cross narrow
places in lakes by swimming. and also
rivers and seem to love to take IA turn il
the water once saw one swimmin!
from the mainland to the big island il
Noosemaguntic lake, with Just Streak o
his back out Of the water, looking like
dog moving along sometimes az Net
only their heads out Of the Watc,. a, othe
times half their bodies are to be seen. w
account for this difference 10y condition
If fat, the grease helps buoy them up; j
lean, they sink lower in the water.