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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27
BAALBEC.
Description of the Ruins of the Ancient
Damascene City.

Damascene City.
The ruins of the ancient city of Baal-
bee, situated on the plain forty-three
miles northwest of Damascus, are the
wonder of modern architects.
Everything is colossal. The area is
larger than that of the temple at Jeru-
salem. We may begin with the walls.
which are half a mile around, and of
such height and depth as are rarely at
tanned in the most tremendous fortress.
Where from within l climbed to the
top, it made me giddy to look over the
perilous edge to the depth below; and
when from without the walls l looked
up at them, they rose high in the air.
Some of the stones seem as if they had
been reared in place, not by Titans, but
by the gods. There are nine stones
thirty feet long and ten feet thick,
which is larger than the foundation
stones of the temple at Jerusalem,
dating from the time of Solomon, or
any blocks in the great Pyramid.
But even these are pygmies compared
with the three giants of the western
wall, sixty-two feet, sixty-three and a
half feet, sxty-four feet long. These
are said to be the largest stones ever
used in any construction. They weigh
hundreds of tons, and instead of being
merely hewn out of quarry, which
might have been on the site, and left to
lie where they were before, they have
been lifted nineteen feet from the
ground, and there embedded in the wall
Never was there such cyclopean archi-
lecture. How such masses could have
been moved is a problem with modern
engineers.
Sir Charles Wilson, whom l met in
Jerusalem, is at this moment in Baal-
bee. Standing in the grounds of the
temple, he tells me that in the British
Museum there is an ancient tablet
which reveals the way such stones were
moved. The mechanics were very sim
pie: rollers were put under them, and
they were drawn up inclined planes by
sheer human muscle-the united
strength of great numbers of men. In
the rude design on the tablet the whole
scene is pictured to the eye.
There are battalions of men, hun
dreds to single roller, with the task
masters standing over them. lash in
hand, which was freely applied to make
them pull together, and the king sitting
on high to give the signal for this put
ting forth of human strength en- masse
as if an army were moving to battle.
A battle it was in the waste of human
life it caused. These temples of Baal-
bee must have been whole generation
in building, and have consumed the
population of province and the wealth
of an empire.-Rev. Henry N. Field, in
EUaRgeliSt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

A Boston young lady has married a
German Baron with an unpronounce-
able name. Her maiden name was to
capture him.-N. y Sun
lis the man honest?" asked old
Hyson. Honest as the day is long"
"Ye-es," said old Hyson; ''but then he
won't do at all. Iwant him for night
watchman. ~. Y. independent
81 wonder, uncle, =" said little girl,
''if men will ever live to be five hundred
or thousand years old?" 'sNo, my
child; that was tried once, and the race
grew so bad that the world had to be
drowned. "-NeU York Citizen.
Somehow or other everybody some
time or other wants to sing "Auld
Lang Syne," and only one man in a
million knows the words. And he only
knows the first verse, and he doesn't
sing it right.-CincinnGti Commercial
Gazette.
-"Waitern' cried Fogg, "bring me a
quail on toast" Sorry, sir, replied
the waiter; ''hut we are all out of quail :"
"Well, then, bring me the toast I'm
not the man to make a fuss about such
a little thing as quail. boston Trans
cr;pt.
"A Pennsylvania girl recently jumped
rope two hundred times, and then died.
The moral of this event would seem to
be that young woman should conhne
her jumping to jumping at the first
offer, and offer to jump no more.-PbiL-
GdetphiG Call.
The Good-natured Girl:
l do not sigh for the stately maid,
Though her face be eer so fa t.
For the truth to tell I'm half afraid
OF the girl with the naughty air.
There's a sweeter charm, a rarer grace,
That homage will always win
'Tis found in the bright and smiling face
OF the girl with the double chin.
Boston Courier.
-'What makes you look so down in
de mouf?" asked Uncle Nose of Jim
Webster ''My wife done broke anud-
der plate dis mawning." "Dat's muffin.
De plate don't cost you more den a
dime. Dat don't hurt much.n Hit
don't hurt! reckon yer don't know
dat hits my head she busts de dishes
on. W Yes, dat's rough on de crock
ery."-Ieras SUttngs.
First funny fellow-"l saw some
horses run away to-day, and they
knocked the wagon speechless. Sec
ond funny fellow-"Knocked the wag-
on speechless! How absurd! A wagon
can't be knocked speechless. First
funny fellow That's where you're
mlstaken-they knocked the tongue out
of the wagon, and so Isay it was speech
less. - Golden Days.
Miss Betty was remarkable young
and handsome-looking woman for her
years, and she never told anyone how
old she was. GRACIOUS me, Miss Bet
ty," said an'old acquaintance admiring-
ly one day, chow well you keep your
age" Thanks" she replied with a
smile. "How doyou ever manage to dc
it?' 20, easy enough; | never give it
away. Merchant IraUeLcr.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Atlanta has raised $4,000 for the
erection of building for the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The common school system of New
Orleans was established in 1843 1t was
modelled exactly after that of Boston.
"A church in Jersey City, N. j.. has
been decided to trustees on condition
that instrumental music shall not be al
lowed in the services.-N y. Sun.
DR.. McCosh, of Princeton, is of the
opinion that child's mind is best fitted
for the beginning of school education
when the child is twelve years old
Newark Register.
The annual report of Commissioner
of Education Eaton shows that the
school population of the thirty-eight
States is 14,227.7S4. Of this number
there are in daily attendance 4,9l9, 40S.
"A recent report of the French Min
lister of Public Instruction shows that in
January last %, 222 schools had school
savings bank, and that 1885, ,624 school
boys were depositors in these banks,
and possessed there the sum total Of
1926, ,046 francs.
graduated from the Rutgers College
grammar school, at New Brunswick, N.
j., receiving the prize forsthe best ora
ton, and another for the cleverest work
done in history during the past year.
The Southern Baptist Convention
does not believe in rotation in office
when the best men are once in position.
At the meeting in Augusta, it reelected
us President. DIR. P. H. Nell, who has
filled the chair for so many years, and
who. among other works, has written n
convenient manual of parliamentary
usage.-N. Y. Examiner.
Although state of war exists be-
tween France and Madagascar the
Malagasy Government have in no respect
relaxed their efforts in the cause of edu-
cation Two Malagasy youths of con-
siderable promise, who have been
| educated in London during the last four
years, will return to their own country
in Il few days in order to occupy posi-
ton as teachers in the public schools.
| Since the war there has been no inter-
ruption of educat onal work in NADIA
| gascar.
In Germany teaching is evidently
regarded as its own reward. At Easter
the schoolmaster Schnell, in Fleeth,
aged seventy-six years, was put on the
retired list, with the grant of an annual
pension of IA marks 1886 United States
currency and seven metres (measure-
ment) of firewood, after having faith
fully and conscientiously served for over
fifty-two years, and for nearly three
years supported from his own means an
assistant, to whom he was obliged to
furnish free board and lodging, inclu-
sive of light and washing.
When Rev. Mr.. Rainsford, of Cam
bridge University, England, was offered,
in 1883, the rectorship of ST. Georges
Church, New York, on the retirement
of DR.. Tying, Sr., he accepted on one
condition-that the seats should be
made absolutely free. This was acceded
to, and during the year 1884 the church
raised over $4,000. The congregations
fill the church at every service. Mr..
Rainsford said recently that "the way
to hold people to the church is to give
them work to do, and not to try and
hold them by the tie of seat or the tie
of fashionable associations. IN T.
| Herald
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27
A New Kind of Bank Note.

An entirely new kind of bank note,
printed in colors instead of the black
and white of the Bank of England
notes, is being prepared for issue by the
Bank of Scotland. The promise to pay
in the body of the note is surrounded
on two Of its sides by a broad orna-
mental band, and on the other two
sides by border in which the value of
the note is printed great number of
times. On one border the seal and
counter seal of King William II. of
Scotland are printed in brown on a yell
low ground, and between them are the
royal arms on blue ground. On the
upper border are the arms of the bank
in brown on yellow ground, with the
date of the establishment of the bank,
1895. The chief novelty of the new
note is in its colors, which will. OF
course, make reproduction by photo
graphy impossible, and it is believed
will prevent forgery. The paper on
which the new note is printed is made
by the same firm as produces the Bank
of England note paper.-N Y. Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27
A Mannerism.

Billings oughtto be ashamed Of him
SELF" said Alf Rainey.
Why?" Spoilers asked.
He knocked me down"
He did?'
"Yes, he did,"
What forp"
Because | disputed fli6 word.'
"Was that the only cause?"
"Yes."
Didn't you say something else7"
"Not word"
Perhaps he did not like your man,
ner."
MAY be he did find fault with my
manuer-isms.
What did you sayp"
Told him that he was q blamed liar
-=-drkanSaW TTGreler.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27
NO MORE TO ME.

Alone and silent | sit in my room,
When the garish light has fed,
And wait to hear, through the gathering
gloom,
The footsteps of the dead.
But no sound hear, and no sight ] see,
For my love comes back no more to me.
How soft the light of her tender eyes,
As she smiled in her sad sweet way:
As we stood beneath the glowing skies
At the close of that blisSful day!
That smile, when close my eyes, see,
But my love comes back no more to me.
Too fond for kisses or warm embrace
What could we do but stand,
And give and take, with tender grace,
The thrill of a claSping hand?
That hand no more in mine shall be,
For my love comes back no more to mo.
If love and pity go hand in hand,
How quickly they may learn
What grief remains for those who stand,
And wait their loves return.
That grief in my heart must always be,
For my love comes back no more to me.
Henry Schet Lobingter, in Current.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27

Professor James D. Dana, of Yale
College, has been made an honorary
member of the Royal Society of En-
gland. Professor Asa Gray, of Harvard
College. is the only other American
who enjoys this distinction Boston
Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27

A horse should neither be watered
nor fed solid food when tired out Pre-
pare four quarts of warm cruel, and
after he has taken that in half an hour
he may be fed. first allowing him half a
bucket of water to drink Chicago
Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-08-27

Cheese, when excessively acid, is
likely to produce alarming CASTRO
intestinal irritation.--N. ], tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
KINSHIP.


am OF royal kin An lovely things
mat wear bright chorms To glorify tho
All birds. s'.cct voices float ny on fleet wings
All howoTS. all streams, are bound To- no IS
Tho hand of one great Maker formed ms nil
we nave one God whom wo our Father call
The thought steals on me when wink alonc
,Nnch uWid forest hnrcs, as white as mist
Dart by mo. and my path is oVcrgrown
WIN friendly ferns, by shadows woood aud
And, overhead, trees fringcd with sunset gold
Slhg breezy songs with leafy tongues untold
hear the brook that babbles all IL thinks.
! see the thrush fit by on russet wings;
near the liquid notes of boboHnks;
near the tiny cricket where he slnRs-
nhu aS look, feel tho truth anew
Ihat lie who made these was my Maker too
The drowsy wild bee. luled 20 honeyed sleen.
NhSrc lairy broczcs rock the grading
The cataract that thunders from the stocn
1ne Mlnd-kisscd hills, that in their glory
The clouds, that, I'm their rosy babyhood.
Like angels float through dawn's hushed soil
tude- '~"
Those are my kin Ny frame was modelled M,
OF kingler things than that which served
for theirs.
lis true, have a mind, n soul a Thought.
but who shall say but that yon blossom
wears
Within its leaves deathless soul unknown
The daisy whitehall modest quaker-bloom
a., nose SHINING bosom gems the uuiet field
one Is my little comfort. In my gloom
her tender smiles have Oft my sorrow
love her with my soul and every snrIng
bless her for her gentle 0lossomlng.
The meadow blossoms are my kindred. too
Urn, me oee-wooed violet, the blue marguerite
Inc thoughtful Pansies, wet with glistening
The blushing wild-rose. ruby-eyed and
An And every tender flower that brings its calm
~ auu 10 natures breast another charm
1hMGy know am their kinsman poor. for when
My weary spirit leads me to the wood
Inoy smile upon me, ali, so kind and then
with loving breath. profess their sisterhood
Ahu ~nen my soul is weighed down with It's
Then bid me trust our Father ms they trust.
Dut hush hush Dost hear yon plaintive blue
Fail like an angels whisper on the air2
From D'T ILL., ms no peace Is not so far remote
lie - brother of a hope of mine
anu TOT us both God made His morning shine
His wings, like fiaioes-of sky. so soft, so blue
tIi hl n breath pulsating with its tender voice
Ills eyes, as bright as colored dew '
=. they make me for his little life rejoice
~ n. ms me with peace 90 know that he
was maze by that same Father who made me.
AL praise to Gods kind greatnessl All that
lives N
Ihrives from the constant breathing of His
Each JOY that unto day its beauty gives.
source OF its being finds with Him aboyel
hand " ~ 'A' S''iuo
Formed each green blade that springs to cheer
fea all We lives of earth, He made us. We
and flowers ~ '0''
10 oe on earth His children, and TO be
His children stn where Heavens brioh,
Kingdom towers: e Nv
LOT believe not cen a flower dies
but adds its risen angel to the skies
-hFf'eSt W. SIiltTtteG, IN youth g Companion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
HOME. FARM AND GARDEN.

-Oleomargarine is not profitable in
cooking-it lays down solid ~ t..
FdJD,eT.
-Hoidcn Pudding: Bread crumbs,
marmalade, brown sugar and suet; of
each, one quar- or OF pound. Beat two
eggs and mix the ingredients well to-
gether. Steam i'm basin for two hours
and a hall. Tile household
The following is given by lone
who has tried il" as a cure for neu-
ralgia. Dip few tobacco leaves in hot
water, and bandage them over the pain
tul part. The pain will soon be- re-
moved, and few applications will cure
il. - TOtedo Btdde.
The ounce. to be successfully
grown. wants "A good soil and location.
Instead of being stuck into some fence
corner and left to the ravages Of in
sects. put it in good soil that will
mature paying crop OF corn or po-
tatoes IL will do we'll in dry soil if
well worked IL succeeds i'm moist
soil, but breads wet feet N y. Her
AID
Raised Doughnuts: One cup of yeast,
one quart of milk, three cups of sugar.
five eggs, good sized piece of butter
and Hour enough TO make stiff Mix il
at noon and let it rise until eight o clock
in the evening, when mold and let il
rise until morning. After cutting them
out let them rise again. then fry.
Raised doughnuts are very nice. and
shis will be found a reliable recipe. -
Detroit Post.
One of tho best manures for the
garden is made by mix ng two bushels
Of fine bone with wagon load OF stable
manure. The bone makes the manure
heat more quickly. and the manure
softens ordissolves the particles of bone.
If water with which sulphuric acid has
been mixed is poured on the heap. it
will prevent loss OF ammonia. Most
stable manures are deficient In phos-
phate, which the bone supplies. -
Pratrte Farmer.
Barn doors should always be made
to 81 de rather than swing on hinges
The first cost is slightly more, but if
well done the sliding doors will last
enough longer To make them cheaper
Sliding doors have the important adj
vantages that they are not liable to
blow oil by heavy winds, and the door
can be partly opened to admit light
without having it swung open TO it
full extent Every barn should have a
basement, and the doors TO driving
floors above these should always be set
on rollers. - Chicago Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
MORAL.
Cuban Brutality.

A lady writing from Cuba says that
mercyto dumb brutes is unknown on
the island. The horses and oxen are
poor, half-dead things. How could
it be otherwise i'm community where
the very highest class eau exact happi-
ness from n bull-fghtP Spanish ladies
wave their parasols or handkerchiefs
with wild delight when poor dumb
brute without weapons and without any
sin on its life must suffer torture from
the weapons invented by man. CUBA
has not yet learned that man is not
only possible angel but a possible devil
Thus n brute may become a mans SUI
perior. What n good thing if a Spanish
bull or cab horse could carry Il pistol for
self-defense! The Spanish bull-fght
recalls the the saying of Pagan:
death of brutes may be n necessity, it
never can be pleasure. - Current.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
a Large Vessel.

The largest sailing ship but one ever
built in America is nearing completion
in Camden, Me. She IS 263 feet keel, 2s5
feet over all, and 45 feet beam, with 28l
feet total depth of hold, 81 feet of this
being tween decks. These dimensions
indicate that she will measure over Z. 600
tons, net register. A good idea of the
vessels size and of the spread she will
carry may be had from the fact that IL is
$50 feet from the deck 10 the main truck,
while her lower yards are about 90 feet
long. The ship is built on the owners
account, but they are negotiating with a
man who will probably become one
fourth owner and master, and as 10 her
name-they have a scheme for naming
vessels nowadays which kills two birds
with one stone. Some wealthy man is
invited to take up part of the vessel.
generally sixteenth, eighth or quarter,
and the vessel named after him. Garlic
ton, Norwood d Co, the builders, have
constructed tifty-four vessels since 1854.
N T. Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
Got the Best of the Dentist.

A good many years ago a small boy
called on an old-fashioned Saccarappa
doctor and asked him how much he
charged for pulling tooth. Twenty
five cents" said the doctor. "Will it
hurtP" inquired the lad. "If it don't
hurt you won't charge you cent, ="
replied the doctor, facetiousy. Out
came the Doctors cant-dog and out
jumped the boys tooth. Not n sound
escaped the victim. His face was as inn
passive rs the relentless cant-dog. did
it hurt youP' inquired the doctor
mot darned bit, y" reioined the boy
camly. That boys self control ought
to have made him 1t rich man rU1ts-
eOick Teiegrdph.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
A singular incident occurred ON tb,

A singular incident occurred on the
evening of June 1. Shortly after the
east-bound accommodation train left
Auburndale, n large grey owl flew
through the open window of the en-
CINE cab and alighted on the head of the
fireman. After recovering from his sur
prise the fireman attempted, with the
help of the engineer, to capture the be-
wildered bird, and succeeded after n Sc
we're struggle. The owl measured
thirty inches from tip to tip rtando
NetO Florida.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
The Cooper's Complaint.

A certain Cooper who made many
Barrels went before a Judge and de
sired to Lodge a serious complaint
against the Family living next door to
his Shop.
1.-The sound of their Mill grinding Cot
fee Mt noon gives me Chill he com
planned, land l ask for an Injunction
u Suppress the Noise. They have no
Right to Disturb my Peace
''But you maintain n continuous
Pounding from in the morning to 6 at
mig hit" protested the Judge.
True, your Honor, but mine is a
case of Necessity, while they can drink
cold Water in place of Coffee
And by the same line of Reasoning
we can put our Flour in Sacks instead
OF Barrels. Your Injunction will not
Lie-costs, S11.50."
MORAL.
Our Hens never Annoy the Neighbors,
but how awfully the Neighbours Dog
does Rack our Ncrves!- Detroit Free
Press
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
Ivory woman Knows Them.

The human body is much like a good
clock or watch in its movements; If one
goes too slow or too fast, so follow all the
others, and bad time results; if one organ
or set of organs works imperfectly, per-
version of functional effort of ali the or
gans is sure 60 follow. Hence it is that the
numerous ailments which make woman's
life miserable are the direct issue of the
abnormal action Of the uterine system. For
all that numerous class OF symptoms
and every woman knows them--there is
one unfailing remedy, DR.. Pierce's "Favor-
lite Prescription" the favorite Of the sex.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

is conferred upon that magnificent insti-
tuition, the human system, by DIR. Piercejs
Golden Medical Discovery that fortifies
IT against the encroachments of disease. IL
and as remedy for CONSUMPTION. bron.
chitis, and all diseases of a wasting ma.
ture, its influence is rapid, efflcacious AMI
permanent. Sold everywhere.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

Premature decline of power in
either sex, however induced, speedily and
permanently cured. Consultation free.
Book for three letter stamps. Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo,N.Y.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

PRECISE young lady 20 her little brother
willie, don't do that way. Don't kicl
the ankle Of the table, you disturb me. -
ATknnR0le Jrnreler.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

LITTLE LILLY-"Don,t YOU think. doctor.
that look just like my mnmma" Mother
Hush, child, don't be yain."- Chic0go
Tribune
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

"No FEARS have l." sings n poet. Let
him wait until his pants encounter our
Office dog. burlington Free Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
HAY-EEVFp

I have suffered greatly
from periodical returns OF
Hay-Fcyer. At the sug
gestion Of a druggist. ]
obtained Ely's cream Balm
and used It during a severe
attack. ] can checrfuny
testify rs TO the immediate
and continued relief oh
tanned by its use. | hearth
ly recommend % TO those
suffering from THIS or kin
drcd complaints. - Rev
II A. SMITH, Clinton, Wia,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

! STRANGE 60 say, lacquer work kccps
/ many people busy in Japan Boston mil
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

a PLEASING story IN grammar is told Of
2 school girl She was parsing, and came
- the word quarrel" Quarrel she
Il, ''is plural because 20 takes two to
make H0rDer's Bqz0r.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

A KID sLIPPER-The small boy on roller
skates. The Rambler
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

a LITTLE Boston boy being asked why
Lots wife was turned into pillar of salt
replied: because she was too fresh, I
guess" Boston TrOHscriDt
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17

THE circus season Is upon US, the saw
dust Of the year Washington Hdtchet.