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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

If our neighbors had as few faults
as ourselves what pleasant world
this would be to live in.-Boston Cotsr
Ter. sS
"A New York tea merchant throws
in three packs of the best fire-crackers
or torpedoes with every pound OF tea.
That explains the origin Of gunpowder
tea.
Customer docking at something
labeled country butter )-"Butter-
inep" Small boy forgetting himselD
Yes, there is butter in--saw i'm
mix it myself"
Yale College has established chair
of journalism. 1t is an old battered
affair with three legs and broomstick
and filled with exchanges for cushion.
Burlington Free Press.
Although beauty is only skin deep
and is often coupled by frivolity, it will
get a seat in crowded street car where
plainness and common sense would bo
compelled to stand up.
-Woman's sphere
They talk about woman's sphere,
AS though IL had q limit:
There's not place in earth or heaven,
There's not q task to mankind given,
There's not q blessing or woe.
There's not q whispered yes or no,
There's not life, or death, or birth,
That has feathers weight of worth
Without woman in 1t.
"A small boy in bright Melrose
family wanted something of his mother
the other day when she was very busy
writing. She was absorbed in her work
and did not look up at his repeated
"Mamma! mammal beside her elbow.
'sWell," said he at last, hinging away
from her side in pet, sIt's no use tc
try to make my mamma hear when she
is writing; she's just ignominious OF
everything!''-Boston Record. -
The man who minds his own busi-
ness as he ought is seldom idle. -
brilliant men are born with black
eyes. Insolent men gets theirs later
on.-The charity that begins at home
sometimes ends there; it is too feeble to
90 out.--"Castles in the air are
Cheap Not if fellow has constantly
to keep them in mental repair.--PAiia-
delptia CAL.
A fly was gayly disporting himself
upon the ceiling, when a spider, who
had been watching the fly in the. vain
hope that he would come in his direc-
ton, finally called out: 81 say, Mr.
Fly, won't you drop in and be little
sociable this morning?" Thanks,
said the fly; .'modesty forbids. Tn
not in your line this morning" Mora
All folks are not fools, even If theil
heads are turned upside down occasion
ally.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21
THE FIRST RAZOR.
A short History of Shaving from the Days
of Genesis to the Present Time.


of Genesis to the Present Time.
The earliest reference to shaving is
found in Genesis xiii, IA, where we
read that Joseph, on being summoned
before the King, shaved himself.
There are several directions as to shay
ing in Leviticus, and the practice is al
luded to in many other parts of Scrip
ture. Egypt is the only country men,
toned in the Bible where shaving was
practiced. In all other countries such
an act would have been ignominious
Herodotus mentions that the Egyptians
allowed their boards to grow when in
mourning. So particular were they as
to shaving at other times that to have
neglected it was subject of reproach
and ridicule, and whenever they in
tended to convey the idea of a man of
low condition and slovenly habits the
artists represented him with beard.
Unlike the Romans of a later age, the
Egyptians did not confne the privilege
of shaving to free citizens, but obliged
their slaves to shave both beard and
head. The priests also shaved the head.
Shaving the head became customary
among the Romans about 800 B. c. Ac-
cording to Pliny, Scipio Africanus was
the first Roman who shaved daily. In
France the custom of shaving arose
when Louis XIII. came to the throne
young and beardless. The Anglo Sax
ons wore their boards until, at the con-
quest, they were compelled to follow
the example of the Normans who
shaved. From the time of Edward Ill.
to Charles I. boards were universally
worn. In Charles H. 8 reign the mus
tache and whiskers only were worn,
and soon after this the practice of shay
ing became general throughout Europe.
The revival of the custom of wearing
the beard dates from the time of the
| Crimea, 1854-55.--Bridgeport Farmer.
tful-looking guest = Land
lord. have you q fre-escape in this
| hotel?n Experienced landlord es,
sir, but we generally keep the bull dog
chained at the bottom Of it. ."-Mer,
| chant Traveller.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21

In using the ragged-edge writing
paper, which is now ''the thing" large
envelopes must be used to be in the
fashion, sealed with sealing-wax. On
the paper must be the writer's initials
in raised gold or silver and in fac smile
of the writer's handwriting. u
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21

-Four new churches are building at
ST. Paul, Mimi, at an expense of
$3.50, 900.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
Educational Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Teachers Association is to be held in Bur-
lington next week Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. The first days exercises will be
held at the high-schoo and will include
organizations an address of welcome by
Mayor Woodbury.; response by Principal
Hardy; an address upon and discussion of
the subject of " School supervision;" pa
per upon School hours" by Principal G..
Z. Conant of st. Adams, and a discussion
upon "A recent examination and some
lessons from it, Governor Pingree will
deliver an address upon " The relation of
the state to its institutions of learning" at
the College street church, in the evening.
Friday forenoon Principal A. w. Dana of
Barre will read paper upon Little things
in the school-room,' w. H. Hopkins of st.
Adams will giVea reading, and " The school
in its relation to the home and family, the
community and the state " will form the
subject of a general discussion. In the af-
ternoon exercises will be held at the Marsh
room Billings library and at the high
school building. At the former the pro-
gramme will include "A paper upon " The
after-life of high-school graduates" by SUI
perintendent Fox Holden, Plattsburgh; an
address upon What the college has to say
to the ftting-school," by President NJ. II.
Buckham, and a paper upon " The relation
of the secondary school to the college," by
Principal H. NJ. Willard of Saxtons River.
Glass exercises in numbers, reading and
music will accupy the afternoon at the high
school building. AT the Methodist church,
in the evening, Rev. G. n. Sims, LID,
chancellor of Syracuse, n. Y, University
will speak upon Neighbors-a study of
society" Saturdays exercises will be held
at the high-school building and will include
business meeting, an address upon " Nat
ural science in the common school " with
illustrative work., by Professor S. II. Brack-
EFT of st. Johnsbury; an essay upon The
proper order of studies for primary schools
and the time that should be given to each "
by Mrs. j. H. Baird of Burlington, and a
paper upon 1.-THE memory in school," by
Principal C. II. Dunton of Poultney. In
teresting exhibits of school work will be
made during the meetings. The railroads
and transportation companies will extend
the usual courtesies, and it is hoped that
there will be large attendance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
Vermont Horse and Sheep Interests.

THE annual meeting of the Vermont Horse
breeders Association was held in Burling-
ton on Thursday. Officers were elected as
follows: Members of the executive com
mttee, to serve term of three years from
the date of election: j. G.. Parker of Quechee,
George f. Davis of Windsor, ID. w. Bliss of
Bethel, Joseph Battell of Middlebury, G. b.
Russell of North Hero; to fill vacancies in
that part of the executive committee whose
term of Office expires in two years: III. s.
Town of Montpelier and f. ii. Harrington
of Brandon. The executive committee or
ganized by the election of the following
officers: President, Colonel George w.
Hooker; first vice-president, III. 7. Cults
second vice-president, j. G.. Parker: treas
urer, Joseph Battell; secretary, Il. Il.
Brownell of Burlington.
THE Vermont Merino Sheep-breeders' AS
ISOLATION held its annual meeting at Middle
bury on Thursday. The reports of the secre-
tary and treasurer were accepted. The re-
port of the treasurer showed a balance of
SS1S. The secretary reported a membership
of 1,225, scattered throughout all the sheep
breeding states of the Union. 1t was voted
to pay the secretary $1,000 for the ensuing
year, being a decrease of $500 from last year.
The following were elected: A. p. Crane,
Bridport, presidents ID. w. Prince, Brandon,
and Il. f.. Stickney, Shoreham, vice-presi-
dents; V. Rich, Richville, treasurer; Albert
Chapman, Middlebury secretary; Fred II.
harrington of Brandon, Il. n. Bissell of
East Shoreham, II. G. Burwell and G. p.
Crane of Bridport, III. S. Brookins of Rich
Vile and w. Il. Remee of Middlebury
were made a committee on pedigrees.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
Orange County Court.

On the return of the court, Tuesday of last
week, business was taken up and disposed
of as follows: McLoud Us. McLoud, di-
vorce bill granted Cove & Harrington u.s.
Downer, Judgment for plaintiff; exceptions
by defendant. Kibby rs. Newton, iudg-
ment for plaintiff; exceptions by defendant
Goodrich Us. Brookfeld Judgment on re-
port that the road therein described be dis
continued; Judgment ON report for plaintiffs
exceptions. Tarbell u.s. Demeritt, judgment
for plaintiff Beckett rs. Simons, Judgment
of probate court affirmed. Crandall rs. Gran
dali, divorce; bill granted. Fits as. Fits, di-
vorce; bill granted Gage rs. Gage, divorces
bill granted. Mead u.s. Heugh, judgment for
plaintiff for amount of award. The new-en-
try docket shows forty-seven law cases and
eleven chancery cases. The case of State u.s.
Charles Emery, for arson, reported two
weeks ago, has been passed to the supreme
court on exceptions by the respondent.
The bar held an informal meeting after
court adjourned for the purpose of taking
some action as to tariff of fees, and it is
expected that a tariff similar to that in use
in Washington county will be adopted.
AT the term just finished very little bust
ness was actually done, although the court
was long in session. Its two adjournments
occupied nearly two weeks of the term. 1t
adjourned without day January 14th.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
The Case of Waite.

The Brattleboro Phpnir boils over with
Indignation on account of an organized
effort in that community to secure the par
don of s. NJ. Waite. 1t says: " 1t is under
stood that the main ground on which the
pardon is urged is the alleged critical con-
dition of Waite's health at the present time.
1t is represented that he has only a short
time to live, and that he ought to be allowed
to be brought home to his family to die with
them This condition, it is charged is due
to the treatment which he received at the
time of his outbreak of passion last fall,
which has induced Bright's disease.
Whether this is true or not, Waite re-
ceived nothing at that time but what he had
brought upon himself and richly deserved.
Moreover, he slammed about his illness to
a great extent while in Jail at Newfane,
he slammed when brought before Judge
Wheeler, and he is entirely capable of
shamming again. Whatever his condition
is, he is well and kindly cared for at Rut-
land, and no one doubts that his wants are
all properly met Waite's pardon under
any circumstances would be an outrage on
the moral sense of this community. He
not only wrecked a bank under such meth
DDS OF arrogant, cold-blooded villany as no
similar criminal has ever surpassed, but,
what is worse than this, ever since he was
brought back from his cowardly flight he
has maintained an attitude of ugly defiance
toward those he so cruelty wronged, and
has never shown the slightest sign OF com
FUNCTION for his crimes, but, on the contrary,
has fought step by step every movement
toward the settlement of his own and the
wrecked banks affairs" The Phpnir also
says it is understood that the name of T..
j. Phelps, the present minister to England,
figures prominently in the movement for
Waite's release.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
New Publications.

HARPER'S MAGAZINE for February main
tainS the strength which characteriZes the
previous two numbers. The illustrations
are superb and leave nothing to be desired
Among the notable articles are Sir Edward
Reeds on the British Navy; the Blue Grass
Region of Kentucky; the Passion Play of
Persia, and Mr.. Hams paper on Manual
Training Schools. Mr.. Howell's charming
novel, Indian Summer" is concluded in
this number. There are two first-rate short
stories: " For Looly," by Kate Epson Clark,
illustrated by A. b. Frost, and q A Conflict
Ended" by Mary e. wilkins. Charles
Dudley Warner treats of education as fac
tor in prison reform. Olive Thorne Miller,
in an article entitled " Living Balls" treats
the class of animals whose anatomy enables
them, like the armadillo, to assume the
shape of sphere. The article is very
happily illustrated. The editorial depart
ments are of the usual interest.
VIcKs FLORAL GUIDE for 1886, the pioneer
seed annual of America, comes to us this
year real gem-not a dry list of hard
botanical names, but over thirty pages of
reading matter, among which are articles on
Roses, House Plants, Cheap Greenhouses,
Onion Culture, Mushrooms, Manures, Young
Gardeners and very interesting reading, fol-
lowed by about one hundred fifty pages
containing illustrations. descriptions and
prices of, seemingly, everything the heart
could desire in the line of seeds, plants,
bulbs, potatoes, etc. 1t is "A mystery how
this firm can afford to publish, and really
give away this beautiful work of nearly
two hundred pages of finest paper with
hundreds of illustrations and two fine
colored plates, all enclosed in an elegant
cover. Any one desiring goods in this line
cannot do better than send ten cents for the
Floral Guide to James Wick, Scotsman,
Rochester, n. Y. Deduct the ten cents from
first order sent for seeds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
The Freeze i'm Florida.

A correspondent of the New York SAN
writes from Green Cove Springs, Fla, I'M
der date of January 11th: "The cold wave
that struck this state yesterday was par
alyzer. 1t brought the lowest temperature
since 1873, and the damage is UNNECESSARILY
great. In some of the orange groves
smudges had been made by putting fire to
heaps of rubbish, in the hope that the smoke
would keep off the dew and save the trees
from freezing. But no dew fell during the
night. 1t was a black freeze, and the fires
lighted in the groves did little if any good
Ice formed in ponds strong enough to bear
the weight of a man. The majority of
people say the young orange-trees have
been killed, but that the old trees will live
and bear light crop the coming season. 1t
is certain that all the oranges on the trees
We're frozen to the center, except where
there was water protection to the groves.
In the opinion of many orange-growers, one
result of this freeze will be to cause grow
ers to pay more attention to the matter of
water protection and less to latitude. Ac-
counts from other sections of the state are
anXiously awaited. To a great many peo-
pie in Florida the suspense is trying, for
the truth is of great importance to them.
Persons who hold that the large trees are
not killed say that crop may be expected
next season, Notwithstanding this freeze,
for the fruit-buds come on wood of the
new growth though the crop will be light,
probably, in consequence of the plant s
effort to repair the damage done to it by the
FROST -
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
Caledonia County.

OUR Sons of Veterans, Colonel Randall
Camp, No. 10, announce dramatic enter
tainment at the town hall for "Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, January Goth and
2lst. Drama, " Enlisted for the War, or The
Home Guard" music, Hardwick orchestra.
- Misses Brigham and Adgate sailed
from Boston for Savannah, en- route to Pa
latka, Florida, ON the 9TH, taking passage
on the steamer Gate City. They arrived at
Savannah ON Tuesday, the 18th, about two
days late, ON ace cunt of severe gales pre-
vailing during the passage. == A suit
was tried here on the l4th between &. w. V.
Miles and Cornelius Clifford, Miles suing
Clifford for damages in an assault alleged
To have been made December Sth, with
sad-iron, in an ARRAY between the parties
arising from differences in business matters
Miles being tenant ON Cliiford's farm. The
case was tried by jury and resulted in
verdict for one cent damages to the plain
TN, The evidence relative to the act of
striking was entirely contradictory there be-
ing several witnesses examined ON each side
besides the parties interested. 60 The rec
ords OF temperature show that Tuesday,
the 18th, has rarely been equaled for sever
lty of cold. Morning, twenty-five to twenty
eight degrees; noon twelve to eighteen de-
greesi evening, tweniy-seven to thirty-four
degrees below zero in different localities.
- Lumbermen are becoming anxious
about shedding, there being still two little
snow in most localities for business. Unless
sufficient snow is soon provided, a large
amount of logs must be laid up in the woods
at the end of the season
East Hardwick.
NEIL Mcneil died last Monday. after a
long and painful illness of cancerous trouble
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.l
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
The House of Correction.

The Rutland Herald says that from ninety
to ninety-tive of the male inmates of the
house of correction are employed in the
marble works of Brown & Bagley. Every
Thursday they have a boiled dinner, and
each one in turn, as they march round, takes
tin basin from row on a shelf in which
are couple of slices of bread and a good
allowance of meat and vegetables They
then march to their cells with the allowance,
and after all are in two of the prisoners pass
large pals of bread around to the different
quarters, giving each one as much as he
wishes. The bill of fare for breakfast is
bread, coffee and hash, with tish-hash for
Fridays. Their dinner Tuesdays and Sat
urdays has mess of baked beans. For
supper they have bread or oatmeal, coffee,
and sometimes pudding, with molasses,
and are given soup three times week. They
have two meals Sunday, with breakfast at
eight o'clock A. NJ and dinner at two p. NJ.
with lunch in the evening, and for dinner
they generally have soup, bread and coffee.
The name of every prisoner, his brth-place
age occupation, parents names, his height,
nationality, and statements whether he can
read or write and whether married or single,
are registered when he reaches the inSttu-
ton. Afterwards he is taken to the corri-
doris, where he puts on coarse wooden suit
and leaves his clothes in charge of the iailer
who returns them when he leaves He is
washed and his hair cut, if too long. Most of
the men are worked in the marble-shop, but
three are exempt from it by their sentences,
three or four are generally sick, one is kept
to do the baking, another is employed in
making Clothes another in repairing shoes,
while one or two do general work about the
buildings. There are eight women in the
house of correction and all of them are kept
at work making and repairing clothes and
doing the washing for the institution. The
prisoners spend their evenings in various
ways-some in writing letters to their fam
lilies or friends, others in making chair-seats,
while some make various little nick -naclks
A religious service is held in the chapel
every Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
j. w. Guernsey. An evening school is held
every evening in the week except Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
Bennington Battle Monument.

The tenth annual meeting of the Bennington
Battle Monument Association was held in
Bennington, January 18TH Hon. j. X. Batch
elder presiding. The principal business,
aside from the election OF officers, was to hear
the report of the special commissioner ap-
pointed last August to secure the appropri-
ations for monument which had been
made by congress and the states of Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Because the Massachusetts appropriation
had lapsed, said committee was granted
further time; and resolution was adopted
urging the Massachusetts, legislature to re-
new the appropriation, and also urging the
creation of a fund for that state like that
now possessed by Vermont. The officers
elected are: President, Hon. Benjamin f.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

Prescott; vice-president, Rev. Isaac Jeu-
nngs; corresponding secretary, Charles M.
Bliss; recording secretary, Colonel Olin
Scott; treasurer, Luther II. Graves; direc-
tors, Benjamin f. Prescott, Isaac Jennings,
Henry G.. Root, A.. b. Valentine, j. G..
Mccullough, Horace Fairbanks, G. NJ. Bliss.
With the Massachusetts appropriation re-
newed the available assets of the associ-
alton are over $4,000. About $4,000 has
been added to the fund since the August
meeting by new subscriptions. A com
mittee was appointed to draft memorial
resolutions on the death of Ex-Governor
Hiland Hall, vice-president of the associ-
alton since its organization
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20
How to Advertise.

A contemporary, in some hints on adj
vertising," says: "Another thing which
publishers have to contend with is that the
results of advertising are not always WISH
bic to patrons, many of whom cannot I'M
derstand why custom cannot be directly
traced to the source where they expended
their money to obtain it. Business is like
river with many tributaries, and in which
1t is impossible to trace every individual
drop of water to the spring from whence it
came. But if journal is selected for adj
vertising purposes that reaches time and
again the persons most likely to be inter-
ested in the solicitation, that paper is GER
tainly sure fountain-head of profitable
trade in the stream of patronage far below
Temporary advertisements in "A small way
will not produce an immediate or perma-
nent increase of business, any more than a
light shower will affect the depth of water
in well, but by persistency in the use of
printers ink in the right direction the re-
suits sought will be gained in the end, with
interest,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

friends were also left as tokens of their kind
regard. The company broke up at an early
honr, well satisfied with their evenings visit
and entertainment. - There will be an
old-style donation visit at the Methodist
parsonage on Tuesday afternoon and even
ing, January Goth, for the benefit of the
pastor. All are invited.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

E. PoMERoY, ST., the originator of the
pony express out of New York, started in
1916, and also originator of the present sys-
TEN of postage-stamps, died Wednesday of
last week in Toledo,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

THE Japanese government has given to
Vassar College pair of bronze vases. hand
in gold and siver in appreciation of the
education given TO two Japanese girls.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

THE executors of the estate of the late
William Ii. Vanderbilt have already paid
over the requests to the Domestic and For
eign Missionary Society of the Episcopal
Church, S200,000in all. The interest only is
to be disbursed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

THE 10000 candle-power electric light on
the Chicago Board of Trade tower has been
distinctly seen at Benton Harbor, on Lake
Michigan, eighty-three miles distant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

A MAN at Braddock, Penn, while walking
in the woods, the other day, picked up a
solid silver cup bearing date 1885, with a
diamond set in the bottom of It,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-20

A CAMEL was born on the Ohio river the
other day. Its mother belongs to me-
nagerie which was being transported by
steamer to winter quarters.