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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,

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The works of both Longfellow and
Emerson are read in the French schools.
lin the church-yard back aof the
Reformed Church in Rochester, N. T.,
is a tombstone that dates back to 1896.
THE American Tract Society has re-
ceiyed legacy of 1868 from the estate
| of William Robinson, of Portland. Me.
Professor Albert Hardness, Greek
Professor of Brown University, has been
chosen Resident Supervisor of the
American College at Rome
{ Rev. DR.. ,Cuyler sayssin the Evanp
getast: '.Some of the renderings in the
revised version of the New Testament
present old familiar passages in new
light and reveal new beauties. -"
"A deaf mute, who is blind, at
tended a religious service for deaf mutes
in Baltimore a few Sundays ago, and
was made to comprehend the entire
service by deaf mute who interpreted
by certain pressures on the blind mans
hands. sa5
Willie the theorists have been dis
cussings the propriety of industrial edu-
cation for children, fifty-two schools,
where girls and boys are taught all
kinds of trades, from cooking to. agri-
culture, have sprung up in New York
City alone.- Carrept = ls} ~ et
There is a1blind Baptist preacher in
Rabun County, Ga,. who has finished
his 101st year. He is unable to go out
on duty, but his congregation gathers
around his bed in his residence every
Sunday, when he breaches to them. - :
i There is another thing about which
there can be little if ANY dispute, and
that is that our public school system
will yield better results if it could be
made. to embrace industrial training as
prominent factor in the problem of
education.-St. Louis GJobe-D Democrat.
OF the 5000 teachers of the Prov
ince of Ontario, the Ingersol Chronicle
declares that one-fifth abandon the pro-
fession each year. The Chronicle be-
lieves that the reason OF. this deplorable
state of things lies in the fact that too
many young teachers are graduated in
the model schools, and that the sharp
ness of their competition drives out the
better talent. 10 afye,a tzsEfrs
"A missionary of the American
Presbyterian Board who has lately Wis
tied Seoul, the capital of Corea, finds its
citizens, exceedingly lazy, dirty and
given to drink Speaking of missionary
prospects, he says: missionaries are
not at present aallowed in the country,
though as physicians to the legation !.
willlnot be molested while preparing
the way fol the work which will soon
be begain.o Ts43 nae 9ss3sAss 3slf 5as.
Hundreds of Yale graduates,
says the Hartford Goatrant, ''old and
young, have read with a keen sense of
personal loss the announcement of the
death at Cooperstown. n Y, Of Judge
zHezekiah Stnrges, of the class of 1841.
He was the last of the illustrious line of
college bullies, fine classical scholar,
an upright magistrate, and one of the
fattest and jolliest of men, trimming
over with wit as with Kindness
charming old-fashioned gentleman
whose society was treat and whose
friendship was a decoration. w.. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26
PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

Between chicory, scorched peas and
poison, the average coffee drinker leads
hard life. Boston Globe. e .,5
Many writer's of original poetry ap-
pear to have been left over from last
year. Perhaps 1885 will be more sickly.
Detroit Post.
Mrs. Newgood (in the picture gal
lery): "This, Aunt Eunice, is q real
old master" Aunt Eunice: ''Well, I
shouldn't care if it was; it's just as good
as some of the new ones.n 8i ga
- Eight days, it is said, are required
to cut a diamond, but after a young
lady gets the diamond it does not take
her more than three days to cut all her
poor acquaintances.-Boston Globe.
4 I'm advertising the greatness of this
country, one Of the largest manufact-
urers, says the total production of cigars
in the United States is about 5, ZOO, ,00O,-
600 a year. This is quite puff for us.
Troy Times.
Sciences: ~
9s girl who could spell Deuteronomy
And had stndied domestic economy,
= &s5fs Went TO skate at rink,
And as quick as a wink
Boston Sunday Courier.
THE most fashionable bridal neck
lace just now is a string of pearls. How
thankful we bachelors ought to be that
leap year is past, and that we are safe
for three years. By that time the style
may change to something that will fiji
our salaries better.--Lot0eII Gitizen.
IA man never knows,' SAYS a Bos-
ton writer, ''when an idea is going to
strike him. OF its arrival he has no in
tellectual premonition. That's fact,
and the majority of men never know
that an idea has struck them. Prob
ably it is because they are so unaccus-
toned to the habits of an idea that they
don't know when it has arrived
ArkG11SGC Traveller.
1t would take wise man to pene-
'trate the subtle and intricate processes
of young woman's reasoning. al
don't like Mr.. L." we heard one say
to another not long ago. ''WhyP' asked
her listener. 80, to begin with, he wears
lavender gloves" was the response, and
to both these pettieoated critics the
matter seemed sufficiently discussed and
satisfactorily settled.-M r GrGpBic.
"A gentleman who was going to take
his family to see dramatic performance
the other day was surprised to see his
wife packing a large trunk and filling
two large baskets with eatables Just
before starting. What are you doing
that forP' inquired the husband.
"Why," returned the wife, sit says on
the bill that six weeks elapse between
the first and second acts, "-C Chicago
Tribune. :sfl q @ f
S --Friend--.I should think you would
know the price of all your drugs by this
time" Druggist-"Why, I do, Of
course.'s( Then how does it happen
that after you filled that prescription for
that gentleman you spent such a time
looking over that book before you could
tell him the priceP You were trying to
find out the cost of the drugs, weren't
your 30, no. / was looking over a
commercial directory to. find out how
much he could afford to pay. ."-PhiIa-
dellbia; Cali. q. 9aeef
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PAID THE DEBT. r
Never So Good a9Time Ms Now Co Dis.
charge Obligations.

EOVDEsSD UOOu ~ A1m0 rs NOW 20 dis
- charge Obligations.
The following true incident was pub
lished by the local papers years ago, but
being true, and having been crushed to,
earth, rises again: s,a s.,a
In Van Buren, there once lived an old
gentleman of the name of John Bostick
He kept a hotel and was also proprietor
of blacksmith shep. A well-known
minister, Rev. Mr. Buchanan, who al
ways put up with Bostick, met the hotel
man on the street one day, after having
staid all night with him, and said:
.'Well, Uncle john: how much do ]
owe youP'' # '''''' ''h.''
seztsOwe me for what, Brother Buckp'
ax-ss'Why, you know i have staid all
night with you. va
eyes, Brother Buck, but you know
that I never charge preachers.
4 know that, Uncle John, but / had
my horse shod. -
8s'Brother Buck, I never charge
preacher for shoeing his horse,
II dom want work done for nothing"
said tho preacher. sw -aua M
,'..Well, Brother Buck, Just remember
me in your prayers. :"
q ts'AH right, Uncle john but as I have
always adhered to the rule of never
leaving a place in debt, get down on
your knees and wc'Hhaye prayers right
now ser..4.
The two men kneit on the Sidewalk
and theotdebt was paid --4rEdnsGsO
Tr1CeLer.
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COINS,
A Brief Description Of the Coinage of the

snsdg - Emitted States. ASS IIfs,fE nav,
The coinage law of 1892 provided for
three gold coins, the eagle. half-eagle
and quarter-eagle. 1t provided for the
silver dollar, which was to weigh 410
grains, and to be :ssthe unit, of Federal
money" In 1887 a code of mint laws,
drawn by Mr.. R. NJ. Patterson. the Di-
rector of the Mint, and adopted by Con-
gress, reduced the weight of the silver
dollar to 4123 grains, and the smaller,
silver coins in proportion, and for both
metals the standard of fineness used in
the Mint of France was adopted. The
gold dollar was first coined under an
act Of Congress passed March 8, 1849.
By an act of February 81, 1858, an i'm
portant change was made in our Ma
tional coinage. Blythe laws (preyious-
ly existing both gold and silver coins
except the three-cent piecesl were a
legal tender.to+ any amount. At the
ratio of silver to gold of Is to /, silver
was of less value in the United States
than in Europe; and our silver coins
were exported in large quantities. To
prevent this the act mentioned placed a
seigniorage, or mint tax upon silver, re-
duced the half-dollar and smaller coins
Z in weight, and took from the subsidiary
silver coins their legaltenderr quality
excepting in small amounts. The silver
dollar Of 4123 grains was not included
IN this change. The mint was
no longer to coin silver for lndi-
Viduals,}s but to- purchase the metal
at its market price and manufacture
coins on government account. The ef-
fectsof this change was to give to the
silver coin of this country a current
value sufficiently above its market price
as bullion to prevent its expectation,
and at the same. time to make silver
money subsidiary to gold The silver
dollar, however, being still1legal tender,
to any amount. and being heavier than
dollars worth of small coins, stood at
a premium of from JOB to 105. BY the
coinage act Of 1873, prepared under the
direction OF John j. Knox, Comptroller
OF the Currencyo the coinage nof the
silver dollar of 4123 grains was dropped
and in its place was substituted the
SANAAesAi "a ~ s35AalHSs 8Cd1lClt IIft LIdu6
dollar, since it was intended only for
the convenience Of our trade with
Mexico and the Central American
States China and Japan, and was never
much used in this scountry, excepting on
the Pacific coast. The act of 1873 also
provided that silver money should only
be a illegal tender at its nominal value
for any amount not exceeding five dol
lars in, any one payment" This re-
strictioh, together with the omission of
the old silver. dollars from the list OF
authorized coins, resulted in the de
monetization of silver" of whichhso
much was said when its effect began to
be understood. By the ''silver bin Of
1877 the dollar of 4124 grains was re.
stored to the coinage and again-made
legal tender As. coin. silver and gold
are of equal value, one dollar in gold
being exchangeable, for one dollar in
silver at any time-or either of them
for one dollar in paper-as legal tender
of the United States. - Chicago Inter
NSN'S'N'
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SNOB.
The Difference IN the Conduct of Two
Washington Women.


Washington Women.
I 1noticed an instance of Washington
snobbisfness last night in one of the
leading groceries of the Capital, which
|, well illustrates the character of one class
of our heightened court society. i was
waiting to buy some little things and a
very pretty and modest lady was stand
ing at the counter watching the clerk
do up some packages for. her. Another
lady, the wife of an old Washingtonian,
was also waiting, as was, when Mrs.
General t-, leader of the Capital,
and one of the, newest of the rsoatUedai
rache, came sstIutting in dressed in
velvet and seal7skin, She was tall,
angular woman, with a nose which
seemed to turn up at everybody and ev-
erything. She had an eye-glass attached
I TO a long handle in her rightshand and
this she presentedr in front !, of her right
eye and began looking supercillously
around the store.5 NsE - rzaa. s..~
! = All the clerks were. busy as tAeN GOULD
be- But with the most arrogant air she
turned to the onesabose spokencof, and
said: : '..Do you not see, sir. that | am
waiting?" The clerk dropped the
bundles lie had and rushed over to her.
She then pointed with a majestic air to
a lot ofztomatoes marked twelve cents
can. She said II viii take one of those
cans of tomatoes; you may carry it out
to my carriage" and with that she
swept out of the store in the same regal
way. in whichgshe had entered As She
did sol noticed a smile Of contempt on the
acountenance of the old Washingtohian,,
who had the. blood of some of the most
noted families ins'tfie country in her
veins She quietly waited until her turn
came to be served, and taking her ipur-
chases, which amounted to many times
athato of the snobsyho had pushed into
her place, in her. arms, she said: II
thank you, but | can carry these out
myselfsn She tbokathe bundles in her
arms and going to the door stepped into
a finer carriage than that of the female
snob and was driven quietlyi away. It
is no wonder that some of the, old Wash
ington ladies object TO the rude ways of
those who lin part compose eourr great
court circles. = Washingte,s Coz. sGeve-
t1Stl l~LcaktsssIs.-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26
NOBODY REALLY CARES.

If you've anything to grieye you, II
And fill your heart with fears,
If Poverty bdes near you,
ssn 6er And your days re.dInmed by tears,
-tss '@ If you find with soul despairifg
No answer to Your prayers
Don't say word about it, for -=
Nobody really cares. =
If health and strength forsake you, -
- q And pain and sickness bring u
EAssS gloom that cloud the sunshine
And shadows everything,
If you feel that lot so weary
But seldom mortal bears,
Don't say aword about il, for - F +
Nobody really cares. t-~@ tsa
This worldis fond of pleasure,
fa9 q And, tax e it at its best
"Tis sadly bored unless you
Meet it with smile and jest;
1t yawns DER Wants cOmplainings
AT Sorrow coldly stares,
saE@. So never tell your troubles, for 3 -
Nobody really cares p
z 9 --lifargpfgt Evtfaoc; IN Hpaper's Wee1l
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26

Foreign silks loaded with dye tre-
quentIy cause mysterious fires with
spontaneous combustion, a strong argu-
ment for American silks,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26

d Handsome fortunes have been made
in the Kennebeg ice business, but the
man who showed the Kennebeckers how
to do it,awhoi Introduced Kennebec ice
to the world and gave it its first boom,
is to-day not, worth dollar Boston
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26

I'm Oglethorpes County, Ca, JUS
tice OF the Peace was paid for marrying
a couple by the bride playing two tunes
on an old Office guitar.
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"Does your wife wear iersey?'
blandly asked the smooth-tongued dry
goods clerk of, Farmer Furrow, who
was making few purchases for his bet
ser half.
q '.NosR, look a-herag young fellow"
said the old granger, With, look of
mingled scorn and 'ferocity, 'fdon't yer
be too fresh. i may be countryman.
but I'll be darned If I'll take any CUFF
from yer. ''i' - -.
ss5' Why didn't meano anything, tim
idly retorted the clerk II merely asked
If your wife wore a jersey.''s -
% WELL sir if that's all yer want to
know I'll tell YER, She milks Jerseys
and feeds 'em and waters 'eni, but, by
gosh! she doesn't wear 'em, confound
yer pieteriisz> .szF. Herald.
-According to reports an application
of guh-cotton has been mad6 in such a
manner thatit will eventually supersede
The use of steam for the purpose of light
locomotion and driving small machin.
ssy.-M y. Tribune.
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Poison ivy leaves grow in clusters
OF three. The dye-leaved ivy is harm
less.
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HOTEL CLERKS.
The DiamoRds They Wear Furnished by
Dealers as Advertisements.

The Dianaonds They Wear Furnished by
Dealers as Advertisements.
''There are great many jokes made
about the big diamonds worn by hotel
clerks saidia ieweler yesterday in the
reading7room Of the Girard House, as he
puffed his cigar and made himself com
Portable on his holiday, "but that just
shows that Few people know a good dia-
mond when they see it. +" .io =
/ ti"Do you mean to say that the stones
worn by hotel clerks are, all genuine?"
''Most of them are / saw a hotel
clerk at Cape May two years ago wear--
ing one of the largest and 3parest dia-
monds have seen in many years. But,
of course, he did not buy it, and, in fact,
1t did not belong to hin.n-o} .f
'.Where did he get it?'''
Z "'Why, my dear yonng fellow, he was
wearing itsas an advertisement. DON'T
you know that a great many jewelry
firms advertise their goods in that wayp
Well, if you don't, Just You keep your
eyes open during Christmas week and
you will see some, of the hotel clerks
blazing with precious stones of great
! value. ri Il s an advertising dodge of the
dealers, and it suits the clerks because,
they are thus able to make better dis
play of jewalry thanimost of the guests.
Its a cold day when a clerk can't para.
lyze a country visitor BY flashing a bio
diamond on himy'isi hia Gaasai7 IoD
How are the. dealers .benefted?'' -~s.,,
Why, in this way: A rich man, fond
Ofjewelry, comes up otlleshotel counter
and sees a fine diamond ON the clerks
shirt t-bosom. He makes some remark
about the stone. The clerk talks about
its features and value ain an off-hand
sort of way. The visitor asks where it
was purchased. Clerk tells him and
recommends him to go there; in fact,
often gives him a card of introduction.
Don't you see how the scheme worksP'ij
---PbiladeIpi Press. -.
&a1 a4stsss4ZZ- Azz.--1s-%s..-1z-2A -A-kJ . e.
8s Cinnamon cake When the sponge
OF yeast-cake is ready to knead take a
portion of itand roll out three -fourths OF
an inch thick, put thin slices of butter
on the top, sprinkle with cinnamon and
sugar; let it rise well. then, bake. : The
Household. tGaf
.o5 "A cow. properly labeled, was among
the bridal presents received at a, we'd
ding in sulhRan County, n w. Y
Sun: sslska gslg.a llsg Z sal
Poison ivy leaves grow in clusters.
OF three. The five-leaved ivy is harm
less.
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.o5 "A cow properly labeled was among
the bridal presents received at a, we'd
ding in sulhRan County, n Y.-M Y
Sun. - s.Fea ses..,s-e.s gszse al
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-03-26

The sale of cigarettes to ehiIdrep
in Missouri is forbidden by law
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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-03

The immense rainfall has interfered
with travel and business to a very serious
e1tent' The water along the lines of
P|'lvayis rising rapidly. Trains upon
N Iron Mountain railway have had many
Interruptions, also the Memphis & Little
|f'ck road. The Fort Smith railway
N also water travel along its line. In
G''0 me whole country for two or three
y has been in complete soak, and one
Rung abroad abroad. has taste of all sorts Of
'''e!' however, this week the sun is
-''ing MS beaming face at intervals be-
''Sn me clouds, and it is to be hoped
~ nov he will cast the cloud riffs far
Feyond our horizon. ! =
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-03

sa ~ y now IN order to render the cares
'i, me- New Orleans Exposition Commits
H.. ' more immense and intense, the
',,~ car drivers have had a strike IN the
\ p ,a city, and the commissioners who
I'm t; ,a'y nearly driven wild to catch m
Bpnta, a' !; pause and stare blanklv at this
,ysr nDs They have said there Is
kanov la oa for reaching the grounds"
pst '1,i comes in the willy inoonseQuent
spigbt h,'sl'' and each van thew drive,
Aob,rllI pfoeeedsto "balk.o To proceed
r,pt ' =. are two words describing yerv
n driver, courses Of action, but truly have
as , ,oi,t. ken action upon not sct drs,
lv aplIl'y for reaching the grounds cSrlGs'
g, ", existed 4 si'' s, i's,'' .s 4 public
POW. 'snlon or, street cars voro
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-03

Time called lover, and he came apace,
Bestowing on the maid his radient glance,
Fill heart worn, she beguiled to loves
lorn trance, u
Yielded her sweet and gracious tender
grace,
And leaned upon his breast her blushing
face.
Then Time an order gave for festive
dance,
The new plumed birds with song fitted
askance,
The royal splendor Of the marriage place.
The clouds sent greeting on rainbow
arch,
To glim'ring denizens Ct glistening
streams.
The snow crowned mountains glad beheld
the march
of Venus, light the eve with cleaning
beams.
On woodlands dark, of oak, and elm, and
larch,
Chaste Luna cast Der tender, deTy
CLEANS.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-03

Then Time sent forth an icy breath, and
said:
"My children, ye were young, and fair and
then
All things BETTING youth were glad, cen
In brightness, and in beauty ye were
wed:
But now It's meet to rest with all the
dead,
Who aeons past have loved, and happy
been.
Whilst to unyielding law they bowed
amen,
And through this form of life have onward
sped.
Your work is ended, and | come once
more,
To fold you in sunny shroud, and
ring
Your death chime--sweet Lethean waves
to pour
Der aught of sorrow, and the end to
bring,
To dreams yet unfulflled, and your rich
store
OF deeds embalm, while / Rssurgis sing.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-03
Opus Tellaporis.

80 H13-l
saw q maid light girdled with deep
green
Close wrapped in Quaker cloak of silver
gray;
But blither growing, soon she threw away
Her chances shy, and cloak of silv'ry
sheen,
And gently tripping here and there was
In light green robe, whilst e'er in child
like play,
With smiles or tears, she fitted day by
day,
Blue shod, gold zoned, white crowned, a
fair girl queen.
One day she sweeping past my vision,
sped,
In robe OF deeper green, and dazzling
glow,
Of trailing pink and clust'ring buds Of
red.
Again | saw her, def around her thrown
A royal robe Of roses-then Time said,
Gin wedlock, this fair maid, will | bestow."
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-03
Subscription, 900 a Year


All lovely pair made one all happy
home!
Earth home SO beautious, bounteous, blest,
All law
All grand and good, and wondrous free
from flaw,
Meath which with stately steps old Time
doth roam.
On looking with enlightened eyes | saw
These two from primal elements def
draw
Rare sustenance of life, till as whilom
Time came, and placed upon them glowing
crown
Of fame, and gold-ere while restless
roar
Of swollen waters | heard rushing down
Mountain ravines, and lands all scar and
boar,
Bestrewn with garlands grave of gray and
brown,
And shiv'ring winds the song-bird's south
ward lore.