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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-10-04
ANCIENT ROMAN WOMEN.
They Were the Property of Their Hus-
bands and Had No Rights.

They Were the Property of Their Hus-
bands and Had No Rights.
In the early stages of Roman history
there is reason to believe that the
Roman wife was completely under the
control of her husband. The Roman
idea of a family made the father des-
pot, with power of life and death over
his children, who could do nothing
without his consent. This was the case
In regard to the male children, even
after they had reached considerable
age. Women, according to the opinion
of the early Romans, were always chill
dren. They required protection and
guidance during their whole life, and
could never be freed from despotic con-
troll. Accordingly, when Roman girl
married, she had to choose whether
she would remain under the control of
her father or pass into control, or, as it
was called, into the hands of her hus-
band.
It is likely that in the early ages Oh
the city she always passed from the
power of her father into the hands of
her husband, and the position she occu-
pied was that OF a daughter to her hus-
band. She thus became entirely SUBJ
ject to him, and was at his mercy.
Roman history supplies many instances
of the despotism which husbands exer-
cised over their wives. The slightest
indiscretion was sometimes punished
by death, while men might do what
they liked without let or hindrance.
'.lf you were to catch your wife," was
the law laid down by Cato the Censor,
sin an act of infdelity you would kill
her with IMMUNITY without trial; but
If she were to catch you she would not
venture to touch you with her finger,
and, indeed, she has no right"
Wives were prohibited from tasting
wine at the risk of the severest penal
ties. The csnduct of Ignatius was
praised, who, surprising his wife in
the act of slipping the forbidden liquor,
beat her to death. The same sternness
appears in the reasons which induced
some of the Romans to dismiss their
wives. Suspicious Gallus dismissed
his because she appeared in the streets
without VEIL Antistius Vatus dis
missed his because he saw her speak.
ing secretly to freed woman in pub
lie. and P. Sempronius Sophus sent his
away because she had ventured to GO
to the public games without informing
him of her movements.-Con Contemporary
ReutssS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-10-04
Southern Stock and Grass-Growing
Association.

After forty years study and observa-
ton on Southern soils end in Southern
climates. the writer suggests to all
Southern farmers the wisdom of organ
izing a large association to promote
the most profitable and extensive grass
culture and stock-growing in the
Southern States. These States contain
over six hundred million acres of fair
farming land, and generally in eli
mates adapted to the easy and cheap
production of the best American and
European grasses, implying the cheap
and easy production of all grass-eating
and milk-producing domestic animals.
Good pastures and excellent meadows
naturally open the way for the most
beautiful and profitable stock hus-
bandry. dairy husbandry, and sheep
husbandry. The best pastures, sum-
mer and winter, spring and autumn,
are not altogether the free gift of
nature. Nor are the best meadows to
be had without the aid of labor and
skill In that direction. For the associa-
ton to be popular and most useful. it's
members should not be asked to paw
over one dollar a year, and should re-
ceive dollars worth of the best grass
seeds or of grass cuttings, such as NAV
be obtained from Texas blue grass.
Bermuda, poa compressa, and few
others. When the war between the
States began the writer had sixty
species of European grasses under
trial whose seeds were got in London.
There are at least twenty species oil
grass cultivated in England which
should form a part of our permanent
PASTURES and meadows.
We already have the largest and
smallest breeding horses Of western
Eurspe; the largest and smallest dairy
cows and beef cattle; the largest and
smallest, whether for wool or mutton
4 their many varieties of sheep. But
We are far from having in genera
cultivation all of their best herbap
plants for the economical feeding OF
these important animals. The asso-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-10-04
POOR BUT TALENTED.
.An Interesting Episode in the Life of q
Rising Young Artist.

An Interesting Episode in the Life of %
Rising Young Artist.
One pretty girl from a country town has
history well worth writing. Her mother
~as n iaundress, her father dead From o
,kild tho girl evidenced remarkable artistic
ability, and entered seminary in her ma
i've town where art was taught as special
oranch. Her graduating picture was a
ong, narrow canvas divided by cleverly
';tinted molding. On one side of the d-
'ision was carved alabaster vase crowded
sull Of costly exotics, while on the other
"as an old patent medicine bottle with the
abel half torn off, in the neck of which
vas thrust handful of clover, buttercups
aud daises, while a trailing branch of wild
"oscs wound round the bottle with its pro
'usion of pale pink blossoms. The pictur.
sas called =" Riches and Poverty AS tic
lime of graduation approached and the
Elaborate wtite gowns were purchased by
The Class, each one Of the same material,
The artistwas consulted as 10 the purchase
# one for herself. This she refused to do
IN account of poverty, and the proffer OF
he loan Of dress was also rejected with
pardonable PRIDE
My mother is washer-woman and
AN not afford costly dress and will not
fress in borrowed plumes,n was her reply
TO their offers. The morning Of the gradu.
ating exercises she received her diploma
and little note from the principal init
:aating thather presence was not desired at
me exercises, since she had no suivable cos
tune. The little picture was afterward sold
for more than the cost of half dozen grad
Iating dresses and the young artist has
stepped from one success to another, her
pictures often hung on the line in the
academy, and she Is now abroad perfect
ing herself in foreign schools Sc. Lewss
St1T-SGpislls
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-10-04
Alabama College Dalrv.

The dairy attachment to the M.
sippi Agricultural College, uDass .,s
eral ). ID, Lee as president, has p,ss
a most valuable enterprise, and g
glad to note that the Alabama ~
cultural College proposes ID ~ y,
similar attachment ready for tss Il
term. The Eutaw Mirror says: n.
board of trustees of the Agrimlsss
and Mechanical College were IN ses.'.
last week and adopted plans subr;,,s
by Hon. M. L. Stansel, of Pickens =
of the trustees, for the establishn...
OF a creamery and dairy farm Al i,
Auburn Experiment Station "a.
the direction of Prof. j. s. News.
j. w. Ross was elected ass;s,.s.
superintendent, who is praesl,,l.
stock raiser, and will at once s,,,.,
through the North and Canada !,
aiming diaries. This is most T.
portant step for Alabama, and We ~
upon it as the breaking Of briehss
day for the agricultural section Of On,
State. Alabama is half q centurv (
hind in this important work, and I'm
that the matter has caught the attn
ton of the State Department We hOs
it viii be pushed with all the ~
possible. This should, and we desh.
not will, be the means Of teaching Il,
farmers not only the great profits & n
derived from this business, but Ii
exactly how to derive these prOfs
without the necessity Of spending
large sums of money and yaluANs
time in experiments
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-10-04

citation named In this article oa,.,. a
would do the needful in the was s. !. =
Producing grasses new to our III, ! =
climates. While we neglect e. =. y
valuable grasses of the Europesa -. ~
man (our brother), imported 81 "
digenous weeds take our farms NV y .
our cattle, pay no taxes for tbs ,''''s
the land rain and sunshine. B, g. ]
farmers, let us band togeths, '' aa'
march in a solid phalanx ont !, =
sad environment. Daniel Lei. Il s u
Farmer. :" D's
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-10-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

An analytical chemist, of Cincin-
natl, for sanitary purposes advocates
the boiling Of milk before using, and
says his own five-year-old daughter has
never drunk cup that has not been
boiled.
There is man in Atchison who
builds an addition to his house every
time daughter gets married, in antici-
patton, he says, OF the time when she
will bring her husband and children
home to live with him.
San Francisco claims it takes less
police force in proportion to popula-
ton to preserve order in that city than
1t does in New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Brooklyn, ST. Louis, Boston,
Baltimore or Cincinnati. Yet the orig
inal population of that city came from
every portion of the world.
A Philadelphia man one day swal-
lowed his teeth while eating fruit at a
street stand. 1t took button hook, a
policeman and file of men, with
power to win any tug of war in the
country, to dislodge the distressing
impeachment from the mans throat.
The policeman did the best prelimin-
airy work with his vigorous humping
of the victims back, though the crowd
grew loud and indignant over what
seemed an outrage. They did not
know the gentleman had bitten off
more than he could swallow.
I'm the course of funeral sermon
In Stringtown the other day the colored
minister made frequent use of the
Scripture, 1.-THE quick and the dead, :"
and every time he used it he would
cast his eye toward the doctor in the
case, against whom he had grudge,
anyhow, and say ''the quack and the
dead" This was nearly as bad a
twisting of the meaning of the text as
that of a border newspaper which al
luded to the survivors and the victims
of lurid bar-room pistol matinee as
the quick and the dead, respectively.
"A Maine fishing schooner recently
caught ON the Georges Banks, on a
halibut trawl, queer fish. Itweighed
seventy-five pounds, and is described
as being ''about as large as the top of
hogshead, and almost as bread as
long" When first taken from the
water it was of bright red color and
marked with silver spots, varying in
size from that of a three-cent piece to
that of a silver dollar. After the fish
had been out of the water while, the
red became purple, except on the fins.
which retained their vivid hue. The
fins, three in number, were small in
proportion to the body, and the tail
was short and broad.
What beautiful peaches" said
an old lady as she stopped at a stall in
the market and admired basket OF
early peaches. They were covered
with pink gauze and looked very tempt
Ing. The old lady bought the peaches
and took them home. The next day
she appeared again at the stall and
showed the stallkeeper small piece
of pink net. "Do you keep that kind
of yelling for sale?" she asked. The
stallkeeper told her that he did not.
SWELL" she said, "when I got them
peaches home they were small and
sour and green, and 1 thought If
could get some of that stuff that made
them look SO pretty and plump in the
basket I'd wear it myself. If it would
improve me as much as it did the
peaches folks would think I'd found
the Eliza of life. "-Detrot Free Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05

AS a matter of fact, the quantity of
Iksh forming food required for the bodily
wants is small, beyond all the ordinary
prevailing conception on the subject.
Most people would wonder IL they could
zee the enormous amount Of work an In
liam can do on u npre handful Of rice and
a few dates, But their wonder would be
increased If in the physiological labora
uTy they were shown and made to un
iprstand three facts: /. The exceedingly
small amount Of flesh forming matter
liat IS called for 10 make up the waste Of
The muscular organs. Q. The enormous
amount Ct wasted material which is
thrown off or laid by without ever having
leen applied 10 any useful purpose in the
tody. B The tremendous measure Of
lvng energy that has been expended in
throwing off from the body substances
Which ought never to have been put
INTO u.
In very plain words, yet very true,
whenever we add dead flesh to living,
neyond the bare necessity, we are i'm
posing a tax on our own active existence.
Benjamin Ward Richardson in Long
mans
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
AM Ama.sur Champlon on walklng.

The fundamental principle of fair
walking is that n foot must be on the
ground all the time; this is imperative, as
can be easily demonstrated by trial. A
violation Of this rule must result In a.
rum; another idea on which judges
should lay great stress is that the knees
must not be bent when the feet strike
the ground and remain rigid until after
they leave it. This Is absolutely neces-'
sary in fast walking, although a man can
walk fairly with his knees bent if he
tries to, but nothing can be more awk-
ward OF unnatural. This rule necessl-
tates a third, which Is that the heel Of
the forward foot strikes the ground
simultaneously as the toe of the rear foot
leaves it. This gives rise to the popular
expression, ''heel and toe walking"
Any one who observes the three fore
going rules will walk fairly.
Now, to attain the speed which is TO
bring fame TO the candidate for pedes-
trian honors, he will have to acquire the
chip motion" 1t is q well known axiom
that "a straight line is the shortest dis
lance between two points, " and therefore.
quite patent that if the feet strike the
ground exactly in a straight line the.
greatest possible distance will be covered.
This is accomplished in walking by.
crossing the feet in front Of each other,
which brings the weight of the body al
ternately Oh each bip, producing the ''hip
motion" This should be exaggerated at
first until the principle Is thoroughly
familiar, and should then be modified to-
suit the style Of the individually. A..
Ware in New York Mail and Express.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
The DOE and tho Rear.

Before the hunt was over l had q,
chance to try him on bear, and he waf
the best bear dog of his size ! have ever
been u with. His hunting weight was
about forty pounds; but at times he
bodied bear has been thoroughly fright
ened and has made up his mind to leave
the country rather than climb a tree, 1t
takes a pretty smart dog to stop him until
the hunter can catch up for a shot;
but Pete would often do it. Not
always, though. For the bear has
a shrewd way Of dragging his
enemy through the worst possible
tangles of brier and laurel brake or
knocking him bose against fallen timber,
rocks, etc. But his most effective Suse
is to drag the dog into a tangle Of UNDER
growth and then throw himself over
with a sudden back flop, reaching out
and striking savagely with his fore paws;
or, to reverse the operation, he will sud-
denly drop his nose between his forelegs
and change ends, which draws the dog
over and within reach of his claws; and
it is a wise and wary dog that escapes all
these tricks. Whence it sometimes hap
pens that Pete was left on the trail 90
utterly beaten and exhausted that he had
to be helped into the camp. This, how
ever, was rarely the case.
The bear. when suddenly attacked and
sharply bitten, would usually take the
nearest large tree he came to, where,
with GOODNESS and skill, he could be easily
approached and shot. If only a slight
wound were inflicted he was apt to come
down with a heavy thump, gather him
self up and to emigrate in
dead earnest; In which it took q good
''bear team to stop him, and Pete was a
team by himself. I have known him to
seize a bear by the ham and hang his
hold, with legs stifly braced, until he
was dragged more than 100 yards at a
stretch. He had a very creditable score
on bear scalps, as l subsequently learned.
though we only got after three bear
while he was with me, two of which got
away. These two were wary old pig
thieves who knew all about dogs and
would sooner die than be freed. In each
case they wore the dog out and left him
on the trail in a half days run, while the
hunter, with his best efforts, could not
get near enough for a shot.-Forest and
Stream.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
Tho Berinninr of steel Pens.

The earliest notice Of steel pens that l
have met with is by Wordsworth In
1905 he and his family were occupying
the house at Coleorten during the absence
Of Sir George and Lady Beaumont, and
In the month Of December the poet wrote
% the latter what he calls ''the longest
letter l ever wrote in my life, F" and with
reason, as 1t fills eighteen pages. He be-
gins, my Dear Lady Beaumont: There's
penmanship for you'll shall not be able
to keep it up to the end in this style,
Notwithstanding I have the advantage Of
writing with one Of your steel pens, with
which Miss Hutchinson has Just furnished
me-"
The next mention that l have noted is
by DIR. Kitchiner in 1924, when speaking
Of a friend above 60 he says: ''Thisl
strain of the eye and occasion for spec
tacles Of a high magnifying power ispar-
ticularly found in mending pens, SO that
he has a sufficient number of pens to
prevent the necessity OF mending any Of
them until he has finished writing" To
this there is appended a note; ITO those
who find the mending of pens rather a,
difficult job ] recommend the occasional
use of a steel pen, especially when they
wish to write very small and neatly.
The steel pen seems to have been still a
rarity at that time, and my own school
boy experience tends to show that it was.
From about 1924 to 1884 | do not re-
member the use Of steel pens in school,
and in the earlier years 1928 to 1880 I
have a distinct recollection Of our using
quilts. Notes and Queries.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
rhe Royaa Grown Of PrnssIn.

The royal crown Of Prussia, which
rlates from the time OF King Frederick
the First, is lined with velvet, contrary
10 all heraldic rules. This fact has led
TO several discrepancies more especially
in matters Of art, The painter, Professor
lIildebrandt, a we'll known authority on
points Of heraldry, some years ago
sketched a banner for a veteran associa.
non. strictly adhering 10 tile heraldic rule
IN drawing the royal crown without a
linin9. On the sketch being sent 10
The winiste- the Interior the official
lbJectai to II, Insisting upon the Prussian
arown being lined. bu: finally yielded to
the professor. II mny he mentioned here
that the crown Of 1901 can no longer be
worn nowadays 1t vas fitted at the
time TO be worn over u long wig, and
therefore is far too large, The Emperor
William, on the occasion Of his corona
tlon. had a new crown made for himself
When the court jeweler delivered It he
requested the king to try It on, but the
KING declined, saying that he could not
possibly consent to "try on" a crown
~hicb he was first TO place upon his head
on SO solemn an occasion as ? coronation.
The Argonaut
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
Probate Court.

The petition by the creditors of Levi
L. Lamborn, asking for the removal of
William Stallcup and Emery Miller as
assignees of Levi i. Lamborn, is being
heard by Judge Fawcett in court
room No. 1.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Alfred NJ. Fletcher and Mary E. Miller,
of Canton, and William Crone and Car
oIine Sc%hiednagel, of MassillOn.
William Raedel has been appointed
guardian of Jesse Hoffman, an imbe-
Gle, of Sandy township.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
George j.. Morse and Louisa M. Hess,
of Massillon; Richard b. Fawcett and
Annie L. McAllister, of Alliance.
The will of John Huntz, of Alliance,
has been admitted to probate.
Emeline Reifsnyder vas appointed
executrix of the estate of Charles Ref
SNYDER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
Horse Notes,

Landlord Lane, of Hotel Melbourne,
is an old horseman. His mare, Lady Of
the Lake, is showing great speed at
ri" Pa, Lanes former home.
.fignlaLed the Northwestern Trot-
ting Association Of Pennsylvania.
Orange Boy, 2:18%, and Jersey Boy,
2:21, will not be c~ampaigned this year.
Goldberg Bros. will probably not start
their fast PAGER, Davy Crockett, 2:24A)
until the fall fair circuit.
The Milwaukee races closed on Sat
urday the attendance being the largest
of the week. The 2:40 class trot, purse
$1,000, was won by Ben X. in three
straight heats. Five Points second,
Czarina third, Clara Bell fourth, and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05

Mollie Wilkes last. Wilcox took first
money In the f~ree-for-all pacing, though
Ave heats were required, Argyle took
second money, Ed. Amman third, and
Dan d. brought up the rear.
The kalamazoo meeting cloRed on
Saturday. Roxey McGregor Won the
2:2O trot--best time 2:25. Eminence, q
4-year-old, trotted a mile with running
mate in 2:21h.
The Franklin, Penn, races closed
very successfully on Saturday. The
fr~ee-for-all trot was won by ]. b. Rich
ardson; best time, 1854. The 2:35 trot
was won by Deleta. best time, 1884.
Our genial Democratic Auditor,
Patrick Manley, drives a fine mare.
She is a flyer and attracts much atten-
ton when driven.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
po1Nas AT
Things in q Social and Business Way
Preparing for the Fourth.
Especial Correspondence

GE0RhEAhb ~ ~
Especial Correspondence
BELFoRT, June 80.
Mrs. Mary Nicholson, of San Fran
cisco, and Mrs. Louisa Petrie, of Marys-
vile, Cal , are visiting at the residence
of Louis Eriez, north of town. Mrs,
Petrie left her parents June 10th, 1885,
for California. About three weeks af-
ter she arrived she married a wealthy
husband. The union has thus far pro-
duced one child. She will return home
in September. The golden shore has
not changed her any. We hope she
will enjoy herself while in Ohio.
Henry L. Berlin, the Belfort delegate
to the Republican National Convention
at Chicago, returned home Saturday.
He reported a city full of people and a
burning hot sun. Refreshments OF all
kinds high priced, and a tremendous
big time i'll general. He said he tried
his best to get Mckinley nominated.
Invitations are out for a big reunion
at the residence of b. Il. Berlin, the
popular nursery man, for July 4th.
The main features will be a large and
elegant dinner.
Farmers are busy making hay. Some
will begin to harvest the wheat crop
Saturday. Corn is looking well for the
season; oats good; potatoes slim; wheat
good.
The dance given by McKimm Bros.
last Saturday night in Vernier Hall,
was a humbug. We hope the next one
will be attended.
There is some talk of the great magic
lantern show, of Maple Grove, visiting
II city ERE long. Hope they will.
Andrew Lintner, of Canton, hired to
Ed. Kenble for the summer to break
colts.
Frank Heyard, porter at the Hurford,
Canton, is in the city visiting his pa
rents.
Charley Ravenstein, of Osnaburg,
was in the city Saturday night on bust
ness.
p. Diehl, of Robertsville, was here in
speeding the city hall one day last
week.
Frank Knepper and family, of Osna-
burg, are visiting relatives in the city.
Charley Baum is getting lumber out
for his new coal bank, south of town.
Jessie Wilgus, of Newcomerstown, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. L. Berlin.
John Oyster is working atthe mason
trade with Lapp Bros.
Belfort is going to vote on local OPP
ton ere long.
Belfort is solid for Cleveland and
Thurman
Look out for a wedding soon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
Che Dread Destroyer.

Mrs. Rebecka Decker, wife of Henry
Decker, died of consumption, Friday
evening at 6 o'clock, aged 48 years.
She leaves seven children. The funeral
will be held Sunday at 8 o'clock, at the
residence, four miles southeast of Can
ton, on the Waynsburg road. The re-
mains will be taken to the White Dis
ciple church for burial. Rev. Jones
will oficiate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-07-05
Lo.usoa of enc Nent war.

Gatliro -" invented a gun that viii
Kll 900 ao.- a minute, hut in the nexi
wal In which these guns are used tht
losses, after a five hours engagement
will I've rs killed and 100 wounded Oh
one side, and 1900 killed and 4.50t
wounded on the other These figures
will lie reversed when we read a report
Of the battle in the papers on the Other
Ide.-Norristown Herald.