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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
English synonyms.

The copiousness of the English
tongue, as well as the difficulty of ac-
quiring the ability to use its immense
vocabulary correctly, is well exhibited
in the following array of synonymous
words, which, if not new, is yet cap
ital illustration of the nice distinctions
which characterize so many of voca-
bles. 1t is no wonder that we. slip oc-
casionally, even the wariest of us. A
little girl was looking at the picture of
a number of ships, when she exclaimed:
'.See what flock of shipsI" We cor
rected her by saying that flock of ships
is called a feet, and that feet of sheep
is called flock. And here we would
add, for tho benefit of the foreigner
who is mastering the intricacies of our
language in respect to nouns of multi
titude, that flock of girls is called a
bevy, that bevy of wolves is called a
pack, and that pack of thieves is
called gang, and that q gang of
angels is called host, and host of
porpoises is called shoal, and a shoal
of buffaloes is called herd, and herd
of children is called a troop, and a
troop of partridges is called covey,
and covey of beauties is called a gal
axy, and galaxy of ruffians is called
horde, aud horde of rubbish is
called heap, and a heap of oxen is
called drove, and a drove of black
guards is called a mob, and mob of
whales is called school, and a school
of worshipers is called a congregation,
and congregation of engineers is
called a corps, and corps of robbers
is called band, and band of locusts
is called swarm, and swarm of peo-
pie is called 9 crowd, and crowd of
gentlemen is called the elite, and the
elite of the city's thieves and rascals is
called the roughs. San FrGseiscc
Nel0S Letter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

He who prays much in secret win
usually pray well in public. -Retsg-
ious Telescope.
The Russian Synod has published
q Russian version of the Bible, the re-
suit of twenty years labor, ..s..s
A man never realizes how rapidly
children learn until he begins to buy.
school books for them.-P PtitGdeIphiG
Call. st p ga t3vr1
-Four students of the Wesleyan
Academy at WiIbraharn, Mass, have
been dismissed for hazing. A new
student was ''put through the mill, f"
the process nearly killing nim-Bosto'
Posi-. . .I.
A San Francisco paper advertiscs
for ''a minister Of the gospel who can :
preach two strictly original sermons
every Sabbath, one in the morning for
saints, and one in the evening for sin
ners. y
The Bible Society has determined
to stop putting Bibles iH-railroad cars.
One of its officers said: gttOf a thou
sand distributed, we believe that ten
were read, while three hundred were
so mutilated as to be worthless, and
1 four hundred stolen. IN. Y. ETans-
| Gfser b d s5iS
AT a recent church school anniyer-
sary in Berlin the aged Kaiser was in
vited to make few remarks. Here Isl
what he said: The foundation and
rock to which I and we all must cling
is the undefiled faith, as this is taught
Us in the Bible. Do not join that great
crowd which either neglects entirely
the Bible as the sole source of truth, or,
at best, misinterprets it to suit its own
ideas. If there is anything that can
give security in the present world Of
action, it is this only foundation, which
is laid in Christ Jesus. May tits day
be a blessed one to all of you, that it
may increase in you the knowledge of
God, and of his only begotten son, Je-
sus Christi aofoiiJs
| The reason why education is.
usually so poor among women of fash
ion is that it is not needed for the life
which they elect to lead. With good
figure, good clothes and handsome
equipage; with little reading of the
daily newspapers and OF the fashiona
Bile reviews, and, above all, with the
happy tact which often enables women
to make large display of very small
requirements, the woman of fashion
may never feel the need of true educa-
tien.g We pity her none she less, since
she will never know its peace and de-
light.-JatIGs Ward Hoa0e. gul
! -H'Text-books serve their purpose
and have legitimate cnds,' remarks f..
Trendley, teacher, in the Journal 6y
Education; s'bat when in the absence Of
clear aims they are thrown at children
as one throws chunks of meat at dog,
and become in themselves the aim Of
, study. they hinder far more than they
help" The writer thus urges the i'm
portaEce of clear aim and understands
, ing on the part of the teacher. 1t is
| only when the teacher is sure of his
: purpose and releases himself from the
''bondage OF the text-b books, as Mr..
! Trendley puts it, that he can feel the
l glow of that inspiration without which
r the interest of his pupils lies dull aud
dormant in the slough Of routine reci-
q itation. - Current
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1884.

just then the curtain went up, ana,
as they could afford treat so rarely,
they listened, and no more was said OF
Mr.. Spencer.
At the close, while Mr.. Spencer waA
struggling with his overcoat, the two
girls made their exit, but what was
their dismay to find it raining, and
they with no protection from it aud no
money to hire cab. 80, what shall
we do" said Sue; tour clothes will be
ruinedp Just then voice behind
them said: ''Miss Hyde, allow me to
see you and your friend to carriage"
The girls looked at each other in con.
sternation, but said never a word, and
before they could realize it were seated
in carriage, with Mr.. Spencer OPP
posite. Laura looked down in her lap,
Sue out the window, but true to her
character, she saw the ludicrousness of
the situation, and, after yainly strug-
Cling to control herself, burst into a
peal of laughter, which only added to
Laura's distress so much that Mr.
Spencer leaned across and said: 81
will explain. Miss Hyde, if you will
give me the opportunity After
leaving Sue at her boarding place,
Mr.. Spencer began his explanation,
which was so long that he followed
Laura in to finish it. After giving
her the facts of the case, he said:
''Now, / hope you will forgive me for
any modification | have caused you.
Said Laura 81 don't know how much
l have to forgive until think it over. "
''Not much, said he, ''for strange as
it may seem never heard your voice
until this afternoon, so you have said
nothing l have heard, although [ knew
was under discussion from Mrs
Grey's replies. | used to think il
strange, too, that she seemed to do al
the talking" 20, that is easily ex
planned, said Laura, ''my voice wore
out, and I was compelled to quit talk
ing, but not writing. l am glad now
you did not hear me-, for some of my
remarks were, as | think now, unkinC
and uncharitable, to say the least. y : 81
attributed your silence to the fact that
you supposed me deaf, and, as never
happened to be with you and Mrs
Grey very much, never suspected tha
we were a pair of mutes," said MIR
Spencer.
They have since gone into partner
ship, but not q Silent GlsicGyt
4 Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
She Was Disappointed.

80, just look at those beautiful
melons; they fairly make my mouth
waterr'she exclaimed. ''They are
beauties" he replied. "Wouldn't it
be nice to take one home with us and
put it on ice for awhile, and then have
It for superb
"Wouldn't it?h
''But," and he paused redectiyely,
"you know, though | don't believe it,
they say melons are malarious. Don't
you think maybe we'd better stop on
our way home and have nice dish OF
ice-cream with sponge cake?"
"WeiI, you know best, dear. Maybe
it would be better, she placidly replies
After they walk few blocks in quiet
contemplation of anticipated pleasure,
she stops suddenly, and says: '.But,
Alfred. do believe we are two ninnies
why, there is no ice-cream saloon or
the road home.
"AiG't there?" he says, in feigned
surprise, and adds: well, it's really
too bad, but it can't be helped now
pet" and there is a mild light of the
unjust man made perfectly happy in hi:
eye as hesays Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
Unexpected Company.

Years ago my husband and went to
visit cousin living some twenty miles
away. We did not reach her homo
until past her usual dinner hour. She
seemed much pleased to see us, and
soon said she supposed we had not
dined, and then, excusing herself, dis
appeared. Time passed on. We were
shut in the cool, close, seldom used
parlor, and amused ourselves, as peo-
pie generally do under such eircum-
stances, in looking over albums. No
sound reached us from the distant
kitchen After long, long time, we
were ushered out to dinner, and such
a dinner!-as elaborate as we should
have expected at any country hotel,
while our hostess, tired and warm, did
the honors of the table as gracefully
as she could under the circumstances.
How much happier we should have
felt and how much more we should
have enjoyed ourselves, had we been
treated to bread and milk, or bread
and butter, and cup of tea!
Again, not many years ago, my hus,i
bands mother and / went out to spend
the afternoon, and our hostess soon
after our arrival got dish of apples,
and after pairing and cutting them,
proceeded to make them into pies for
supper-not because she had nothing
else, but because what she had did not
suit her Now in case of sudden sick
ness a woman may get out OF food, but
there is no other excuse for such an
emptiness of the larder as to necessitate
cooking when visitors come in, how
ever unexpectedly. AS have said be-
fore, never allow the bread jar or cake
box TO become empty; and where one
has a dining room, with table set ali
the time, it is good plan to keep one
or two places ready for the unexpected
friend.
Peoplain cities have the advantage
of us country people in one thing; they
| can send out and get bread, meats, cake
and pies of all sorts at a moments s no
tice all cooked and often warm. We
can not do it, and are more liable tt
company at mealtime than are they
| therefore, it becomes us to be on oui
guard, and by all means let US set be
| fore our friends what we have on hanC
rather than spend the chief part of tn
time they are with us cooking Goot
bread and butter, baked apples, cheese
or bit of salt fish or a few crisl
pickles and a, basket of cake, cookies
or even good new gingerbread, with
pleasant hostess. are all that is needle,
to make an enjoyable time. Less elabo
rate meals and more conversation, les
cooking and heat and more comfort
should become the fashion. rs. B. SGU
ger, sn Country Gentleman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
Goats and Famines.

According to the Indian Forester
famines in India are caused by goats.
The goats of India appear, as rule, to
live always on the brink of starvation,
as, indeed, goats almost everywhere
seem to do, collecting a scanty liveli-
hood out of the barrenest materials.
Especially, however, do they attack the
green shoots and topmost twigs of
every young tree which they come
across. A herd of goats, numbering,
say, from $4,000 to 10000 animals, as
is sometimes the case in the desert
tracts of Asia, is not likely to leave
much vitality in the saplings that grow
in its line of grazing. These saplings,
therefore, never grow to trees. The
old trees, unless reinforced from time
to time by a younger growth, die off,
and whole forests thus disappear.
Without forests the rainfall ceases; with
out rain the crops fail. In spite of the
enormous extent of Indian plains, it is
altogether possible that the action of
the goats must be thus indirectly re-
sponsible for Indian drouths. st. He
lena, as every one knows, has been con-
verted from o Garden of Eden to a
bowling wilderness owing to the impor-
tation of the goat alone. In Cyprus,
too, the diminished rainfall and conse-
quent sterility is attributed almost en-
tirely to the herds of goats which every
Cypriote appears to keep, and which
have long ago devastated the vegeta-
ton of the island.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A man without any home is now
being exhibited through New Jersey.
He is probably retired poet or . base
ball umpire.-M r. Sssrs aefet
I'll never loved but one person.
sighed Biggs. 'sAnd as man can not
marry himself, ,, remarked Fogg, '.oi
course it came to nothing. Poor
fellow!- Boston Transcript.
--'Verynice, the lawyer, is dude,''
said Henderson to McNubb. "Right
you are. Do You know his clerk, High
collar2'' '.No; what of himPn '.Why.
he is subdued. w. Washington H0tche,.
Franklin, who made morality
of every sentiment, in one of his
essays says: "Disorder breakfasts with
plenty, dimes with poverty, sups with
misery and sleeps with death.
The Detroit Free Press chronicles
the fact that out of fifty odd medical
papers started since 1888, seventeen
have died. The same cause has pro-
duced like results among the mortals,
viz poor circulation. - Boston Courier.
"A couple of Vassar girls were found
by professor fencing with broomsticks
in gymnasium. He reminded them
that such an accomplishment would not
aid them In securing husbands. "It
will help us in keeping them in" re-
piled one OF the girls. "--E1chGfge.
Might be worse.- f
The fun ia this: You sit In bliss
| And all the cares Of life dismiss.
You feel so nice; when, in trfcey
| Your heart grows eoId-as cold as ice.
And then you seoot, for her astute
Old dad approaches WITH his boot.
/ But do not fret-there Is worse yet
/ You might propose and she accept.
/ g-NeaU York Journal.
-"Now, SIR" observed the Judge In
the divorce suit, "what have you to say
for Yourself ?@ Your wife said she
caught you kissing her maid" II am
very absent-minded. replied the man;
III thought she was my wife, "And
/ the maid. What did she thinkp 81
suppose she thought so, too. "-ButttO
| Commercial. ~ s
4 --Plantation Philosophy; It amt de
man whut. reads de mos dat thinks dc
mos. 1t amt de pusson whut eats de
mos dat's de stronges'. De pusson
whut neber hated nobody amt apt
Il ter lub nobody. Warm water ain 7
good ter scald wild nor. ter quenct
thirst. Widout doin' anything ter de
serb it, de owl hab gained de name 0
bein' wise. Dis is jest beease he's go
er big head an er mouf dat amt allu
J open. 1t sin't sense, dough, dat keep
, de owls mouf shet, fur when he d
open it he kahn say nothin'. De tongu
! dat is KEEP still on account o. sens
says somethin' smart when it do speak
-.4rkansap GfavsIsT,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
DON'T BE IN A HURRY.

DOnG De IN II UuITs 10 Stlla6GT yes VI NO.
Nothing's lost by being reasonably slow.
In n hasty moment You may give consent,
And through years OF torment leisurely re-
pent.
If a lover seeks you to become rs wife,
Happiness or misery may be yours for life,
Don't be in hurry your feelings to confess
But think the matter over before you answer
yes. 3 1855
Should one ask forgiveness for a grave Of
IA fense, ftN
Honest tears betraying earnest penitenee,
pity and console him and his fears allay,
And don'tbe hurry to drive the child away.
Hurry brings us worry; worry wears us cut,
Fasy-goipg people know what they're about.
Needless haste will bring us surely to the
And trouble oyerwhelm us if we hurry to be
rich.
Don't be in a hurry to throw yourself away;
BY the side of wisdom for awhile delay.
Make your life worth living; nob1y act your
part:
And don't be in hurry to spoil it at the start
Don't be in hurry to speak an angry word;
Don't be in hurry to spread the tale you've
heard. =
Don't be in hurry with evil ones to go:
And don't be in hurry TO answer yes or no.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13

Sandwiches are a great staple in
London. Forty thousand men are
said to be daily engaged in vending
them,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13

The area of China proper measures
i, 1,348,S70 square miles, being about
half the size of Europe, seven times
that OF France, and fifteen times that
OF Great Britain. Each of the eighteen
provinces, therefore, is on an average
almost as large as England. Though
not so densely peopled as at one time
supposed mistaken estimates having
been circulated by travellers who had
not penetrated the country away from
seaboard or riYer--it is yet thiekly pop
uIateL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13

The Horseshoe fall at Niagara has
worn away the rock and receded a dis
tance of 100 feet in the last thirty -four
years. --BnFal0 EzpTess
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13
Hibernation of Reptiles.

fa1
Charles G. Abbott, writing in Science,
asserts that the Information Of reptiles
varies much according to the severity
of the winter. Many turtles take
refuge in the deep holes of ponds, and
Doctor Abbott asserts that, in the se-
yerest cold weather, he has caught the
swapping turtle, the musk turtle and
the box mud turtle in deep holes and
about large springs that discharge their
waters on level ground.
AS fish have been found partly eaten
when taken in nets in mid winter, Doc
tor Abbott concludes that the snapper
takes an occasional meal. At the same
time, he does not deny that the species
found active in winter hibernate under
certain conditions, and that the other
species of turtle hibernate.
Snakes which live in water do not
sleep so deep winter sleep as doethe
black snake and others which frequent
the uplands. u
The true water snake (Tropidonotus
sipedon1 may often be found in water a
foot or two beneath the sand of any
spring hole, and is not slow to swim off
when thus disturbed. This species and
the common garter snake are the first
to appear in the spring.
The upland snakes may be literally
broken into pieces without giving eyi-
dence of life, SO thoroughly torpid are
they. ta
Toads aud tree frogs, terrestrial and
arboreal animals, are more sensitive to
cold than the water living frogs and
salamanders. ys
Frogs at the commemorate of wintel
retreat to the bottoms of ponds snd
deep bitches; salamanders, to the mud
at the bottom of springs.
All the kinds of frogs and three
species of salamanders have been found
in a hogshead sunk in the ground tt
collect the water of spring. TheJ
were sluggish, but not actually hiber
mating.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-11-13

-'eEver since this valley was first
settled" says the Salt Lake Tribune,
'.salt has been collected along the
shores of the lake for domestic and
mechanical purposes. Salt works have
been established at various places, but
the most Of it has been collected in
sloughs, where by evaporation it de-
posits on the ground. About all the
salt now collected is for the use of
silver mills, which consume about
5000 tons per annum, as follows:
Utah uses about 5, 900 tons, Idaho 5000
to 5000, Montana 5000 To 5000, and
Colorado about 500 tons, drawn from
the lake. The price, loaded on the
cars, averages about four dollars to five
dollars per TOM
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-14
THE HAMMOND sELFFEEDER
Pronounced a Perfect Success at the Bel
mont MIL.

Pronounced a Perfect Success at the Bel
mont MIL.
For the past two weeks Mr.. j. F. Ham
mond, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been in
this city giving a practical test to the Bel
mont Company Of the vast superiority OF
his new patent self-teeding nail machine
over the ones now in use By the mills al!
over the country. Our readers will remem-
Der this gentleman was here about a year
ago and after a trial concluded to withdraw
his machine until certain Improvements
could be perfected. He has now successed
beyond his expectations. 1t is impossible in
this article to give our readers q true con-
ception of the vast advantages this self
feeding machine has over those now in use.
1t certainly will repay any one for their
trouble to visit the Belmont nail factory and
see it in operation. To give our readers a
slight idea Of the machine the following
principal features are stated: In the first
place this machine has no feeding rods
thereby doing away with a large quantity Of
complicated machinery and gearing. On
account Of its simplicity Of construction a
mailer has no trouble in taking care Of it,
for instance to take the knives out for grind
ing all that has to be done is to turn two
screws and the entire front Of the machines
moves on a pivot exposing the knives
10 the mailer; and further, after the knives
are ground and replaced no ad listing has to
be done by the mailer; everything is intact.
A very simple arrangement carries OFT the
butts or scrap and dumps them into a box.
This machine does not occupy near the space
other selffeeders do, simply from the fact
that there is no machinery in front to run
the feed rod or no "threShing machine in
the rear of it. BY thorough test this week
this machine does net take near the power
10 drive it other self-teeders require. One
boy can easily attend TO three machines, Is
he has only to throw the nail plate into q
pan and it works itself into
The nozzle or holder. Dir. Du
Eois, secretary OF the Belmont mill,
| said: 1T is very fine and am well pleased
with it" Manager Reister said: 1T is the
best self-feeding machine in our factory.
Mr.. Bordeaux, boss Of the nail factory,
said: 1T is the best feeder and the sim
| plcst constructed machine | ever saw
Mr.. James Healy, the mailer who is running
it, says: IL am we'll pleased with it. l.
works splendidly-better than any other
| sell feeder | ever saw.
This will give our readers an idea of what
| advantages this machine has over other
| ,elfreeders, and we would advise persons
WHO take the least interest in nail machines
10 call at the belmont mill and Mr.. Dor.
Geaux will take pleasure in showing them
the wonder"