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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-31
Dehorning Cattle.

Very alarming rumors have been
circulated concerning the unfortunate
condition of some stock recently de-
horned in Illinois. These reports
have been seized on by the opponents
Of dehorning-perverted, exaggerated
and distorted in every conceivable
way. We have received reliable in
formation from the seat of war. and
find that out of the 100 reported dy-
ing, perhaps twenty were somewhat
out of fix; but in all these twenty in
stances the operation had been per-
formed in a bungling manner by
amateurs. In some instanc es sawin o
was started on one side of the horn
and an attempt was made to meet the
cut by saving from the other side; the
result was that they missed it; in some
cases there was space of a quarter to
half-inch in the height of the cut.
Naturally, any irregular work of this
description would result in failure.
An irregular place always sloughs off
and these being abundant there was
abundant sloughino. In other in
stances the sheeres butchery was
practiced, pieces of flesh and once a
piece of ear being cut away. What
could be expected after this but soresp
Dehorning carefully and scientifically
practiced is paying operation.
Bungling of any description is never
profitable. and bungling dehorn-
ing least of all. The farmers in the
immediate vicinity are all enthusia site
over dehorning. des pite these reports;
they say they intend TO continue,
but to proceed with greater care.
The polled men are jubilant over
these rumors be cause they know that
dehorned stock is the best, and hence
they believe that if cutting off fails
farmers will breed off. and in that
way create a greater demand for their
stock We do not advocate anv breed
all well-bred cattle are good, but we
think ii man wants hornless stock
he can safely cut off the horns. and
need not necessarily wait to breed
them off Prof 7. E. Menke. Ark
Ind University.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-31
a GIRLS INVENTION,
How Veterans Daughter Is Filling q
Depleted Family Treasury.

Tow Veterans Daughter Is Filling Q
Depleted Family Treasury.
In remote but decent part of Bos-
ton has lived for about fifteen years an
English family of rather unique inter-
est. The father served in the war of
the rebellion. and, being partial in
valid in consequence, receives small
pension, which does not 60 far toward
supporting the family, and he can do
little besides draw his pension and
suffer his constant pain. The mother is
small woman, with large brown eyes
and pale cheeks. She has had toilsome
life, indeed, and has done all sorts of
work to try and exc out the family
support. Two daughters, the elder
somewhat noted in her neighborhood
as II beauty, and small boy make up
the balance of the household. Although
desperately poor, the family have been
as proud as Lucifer and seemed bound
to accept no more charity than was abb
solutely unavoidable, though there are
plenty of well-to-do people around
them who would gladly have contrib
uted in their aid. as every member of
the family commanded respect. They
have come to be known even outside
their narrow circle from their constant
effort to better themselves, trying now
this thing and now that. Every thing
failed until short time ago; but at
last the family have struck something
that will give them ease and comfort if
not comparative wealth. The hand
some daughter is credited with the dis
covery, which is simply a new method
oftreating photographs in reproduction.
Her name has been given to it, and her
work is getting more and more circu-
lation every day with of course an in
creased inflow of dollars to the family
treasury. She has secured patent on
her process. All the photographers are
puzzled by the work and would like to
have it for use in their business, as they
see that this girl is getting as many or
ders as she can fill at the good price Of
three dollars for each cabinet repro
duction. The pictures are the same
size as the cabinet photographs, Out
softer and more pleasing in tone, and
are mounted under thick plate-glass
with beveled edges. How she makes
her copies nobody has been able to find
out rs yet, but in the slang of the day
her work ''goes. "-SpriaqfeLd Repub.
lscaa,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-31

eyes. 936 of whom had trouble il
yes. TIE prevalence of near-s;,h' ~
ness increased steadily from pa ' ~
cent in the primary schools 10 ID ~
cent III boys and II per cent n ~ r.
in the senior class of the high ssI sas
And, according to the ages = II, ~
scholars, it increased from ~ y y
cent al 6 years to IL $40 per cen, E.
IL years. = Chicago News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-31
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
What Crop Will Pay Best?

This is question which concerns
every farmer in these days of close
competition, but too few of them con-
slider it seriously. The more energetic
and progressive class have pondered
upon it and have no doubt profited
thereby. out the greater number
never stop to think or read, and con-
tinue along in the same old ruts,
raising the same crops that they have
been doing for years past deteriorat-
ing their soils and gradually growing
poorer in purse rs the years go by.
AS rule that crop will pay best
which our soil is best adapted TO. Ii
the farm is in a fruit district the
farmers specially should be fruit. Gull
tivating grass and grain crops when
rotation demands it. If land is rich
and adapted to grain growing, this
should be the leading crop, and upon
such land tho farmer is usually vast
ing both time and money when he
tries to grow an orchard.
Whatever your specially may be
stick to it closely. Prices will be up
and down. but experience and close
observation will tell you when to
strike hard. grow big crops and make
money. Always try and get out y
good big crop when every body else
is discouraged and looking around for
q new venture. Ole extreme is GER
tain to follow another and when
prices for any farm product are al
their lowest ebb you may feel pretty
certain that change will soon take
place. and if you desire to profit
thereby be ready for it. And on the
other hand, when good prices prevail,
and farmers are all bending theil
energies in one direction. it is good
time then to make q new departure.
Here it is that good Judgment and
sound discretion point out the short
cuts and by-paths, that promise and
bring sure success.
Again, it is only maximum crops
that bring in any profit. The farmer
that grows thirty bushels of wheat
or seventy-fve of corn per acre will
make money if prices are at all rea-
sonable. but the farmer that grows but
ten of wheat and twenty five of corn
10 the acre wont be able to pay ex-
penses, no matter how large an acre.
age he may plant or SOW There are
more farmers who annually farm at a
loss than there are who grow profit
able crops The average crop seldom
if ever pays. If you don't think the
season. condition of your soil, and
the amount of labor you can
put upon it will enable you to grow
more than IN average crop, let it
alone. Better fall back on grass OIL
clover, and do something 10 restore
and maintain the fertility of your soil,
and be ready to grow paying crops
when the outlook is more promising.
Last season made money by adopt
ing the reserve plan. Icould not see
my way out clearly on grain. and had
every acre of tillable land put in
grass. The result was that the drought
cut short my crop n very little. and
with hay at fifteen and sixteen dol
lars ton, / made money. If l had
corned it / would not only have LOST
my seasons work and crop, but would
have been compelled to have bought
grain to winter over my stock. - Cor
Farmers Home Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS

1t is not every great mans expert
ence that his palmiest days were when
he was in the hands of his friends. -
YonkerS Gazette.
The late Barghash Bin Saed, Sultan
of Zanzibar, leaves twenty-seven wild.
ows and 1872 children. Enough has
Bin Saed.-M y World.
"A Philadelphia firm of soap manu-
facturers have kettle that holds AL
900 pounds of liquids and six kettles
that hold 10000 pounds each.
Dried shark fins are sold in every
Chinese provision store in New York.
and are esteemed such a delicacY that
they bring nearly four dollars per
pound.
Never in one season was there such
a demand for oak to so into house
finishing and furniture as the present.
Red and white oaks are particularly
wanted.
"A lady of Greensboro, Ga. in one
night killed eighty-nine snails which
had crawled into her kitchen. 1t wasn't
a good night for snails-at least not for
those that she found.
II hear that General Lightfoot is
going to run for Governor, said the
Judge. "Glad he's going to run for
something" said the Major, with feel
ing, '.he run from everything all
through the war;" -Burdette.
"A St. Louis man says that he once
had chance to buy the patent for the
Nicholson pavement for $1,000. A
year after he declined the offer the
holder of the patent collected 100000
in royalties from the city of st. Louis.
The Bank of New York has check
yellowed by fire which was drawn by
Aaron Burr, August IA, 1884. and also
another check drawn by Talleyrand
nnd Gulian Verplanck. 1t is now near.
ly 1O4 years since the bank was estab.
lished.
An English justice discharged =
housemaid who pleaded guilty to steal
ing a cloak, muff, a fur boa and &
handkerchief belonging to her mistress
The Judge said that she was only
wearing the clothes. and that wa:
"a thing that servants did every day.
"A novel way to move a house wa:
adopted at the railroad depot at Or
lando, Fla, the other day. The house
was slipped upon the railroad track
an engine was backed up and hitchet
on, and the house pulled along. sliding
on the tracks.
"A profound scientist of the nine
teenth century living in Boston had ,
smoking chimney in his house. Afte
he had spent $500 for various device.
to cure it a ragged tramp came along
and suggested that he build it si1
inches higher which was done and tn,
evil eradicated.- Free Press.
Considerable numbers of coloret
people are emigrating to Californi;
from the Southern States. One part,
of twenty-four men and women lately
arrived at San Francisco en- route tt
join colored colony in Shasta County
Another party of 40 laborers, mostl,
men, have gone to Fresno to work il
the raisin vineyards, and $50 more ar,
to follow.
Song birds being very scarce il
Oregon, number of German citizens
of Portland propose to import from thu
fatherland a number of nightingales
skylarks, bulfnches, chaffinches, gold
finches. greenfinches, black and gra,
thrushes, linnets, starlings. and othel
singing birds, in all between 600 ans
700, which will be turned loose on thei
arrival. A fund of over $1,000 ha
/ haon r.,icod To furthar tho ,,ro;oa+
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Sight of School Children.

An examination of the eyes of the
children in the pubic schools of Co.
tumbus. o., resulted in the discovery
That exactly one-fourth suffered from
some defect of vision, and that the
proportion increased with age. The
lumber OF children examined wa
t7Oo and OF these l. us were found
% nave defective vision in one or both
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

A meeting OF the committee OF ar
Judgements OF the Veteran Republican
Club vas held last evening 1t the
rooms, Tenth and Market streets.
The names OF ex Postmaster Wtllisu
NJ. Pyle, George Mccall, W. I'll. Pier
500 and j j Maboney have been sug,
sested as candle Ates for the Republican
nomination for Levy Court. William
NJ. Pyle, bis friends say, will permit
the use OF his pane, and Is spoken OF as
strong candidate.
james W. ARnew, Draper A. DEVICES
AHd Christopher Plckals are cAsdidateS
70 be voted for nj the nomination for
Republic candidate for assessor IN
the Third district 10 be held nj the
seventh Ward Club rooms on Thursday
night.
The Seventh Ward Republican olub
met at Its headquarters, southwest
corner of Tenth aud Mark Of streets, last
night. O. NJ. Curtis presid Sd and
Samuel Cham bers acted ~ secretary.
The club rendered the use Of Its room to
the chairman OF the Fret District Oom.
mittes duriuR the campaign. Chair
mAn Pickles, who Was present, accepted
the ofier, and will establish his head.
quarters for the oampaign there.
After the disposal OF routine business,
Washington HAstlugs WAS called on
for a speech. to which call he sponded
With an earnest appeai for earnest work
III behalf Of Republican principles.
To . speaoh WAS greeted with frequent
applause Chairman II. g. Pickles,
q orSs W. X ,bertB and J. M. Dunn
wsrs 30 each called upon for speeches,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11
Ms.iaa.

u. the belfast Spider" has
W Engaged by John MorTisy, OF Gam
bridge, to ride his steeplechAser Mormon
a the Blanchard meeting.
The lightweight championship ought
TO be decided soon Nesdham and Mey-
era ara to fiRht in the west and Nc Auliae
and Dacy 10 the east
Tine bicycllsts who have been compel
ing in the Buffalo races have started for
Hartford TO take part 60 the tournament
Whtsh comm noes there this week,
After the 9th race at Buffalo yester-
day the Judges announced that the
remainder of the races would all be one
mile events, owing to the bad condition
Of the trace
II ID yery probable that Jake Kilrain
and John l. Sullivan will be matched
The hackers of both men are talking on
the subject ard FINAL arrangements Will
be brOus BIT TO an issue very soon
The California Athletic Club has
wagered q purse OF 5000 that Peter
jackson can whip Jem Smith, the cham
MON of England. The light must come
OF at San FTaucisoo, according TO Queens
bury or London prize ring rules, 10
three or tour months from the signing Of
the articles.
Kilraiu is accused by Pat sheedy and
Jack Dempsey OF possessing a "swelled
head. " and the latter has agreed 70 prove
IL with boxing gloves
Eleven Of tie gen lemen from ireland
pla, ed against fifteen of the Baltimore
Cricket Club yesterday and defeated
them by a score of l73 to ll0, with onlJ
seven wiekets down,
The closing events Of the worlds BIZ
cycle tournament took place at Budal'
yesteIday.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

Elizabeth j. Patterson was before jus
tice James NJ. Cassidy In Camden yes
terday upon charge preferred by her
father He said that she had lived wi b
William z Tice as HIS wife for three
years, that three children had been born
to them, and that all his efforts to b eais
of the alliance had proved unavaiing,
The youngest child, an in'ant of . months
had been buried on Sunday, the death
return notipE It as the child OF William
p ami Elizabeth Tice. The accused was
held IN 500 ba for tIinl, her paramour' d
father furnishing security,
An alleged dlsorderly house at No, 65i
Locust street, Camden, was raided by the
police late on Sunday night The pro
prietress, Catharine Thomas, and Sarah
Watson, Mary Salisbury, William Lewis,
Samuel Burgess, William Wright and
James Parker were captured. Catharine
Thomas was held in $500 bail on a charge
Of keeping disorderly house, and $500
on Il charge OF selling liquor without q
license The othcrs were held as wit
/ NESTS.
George II. Garb r, train agent of the
Union News Company on the Camden
and Atlantic Railroad, was given hear
ing bef re Mayor Pratt last night, on a
charge OF stealing Sunday newspapers
consigned to latem & Ashton, Ceilings
wood,
Philllpsburg's first Catholic schools
were opened by Bishop o 'Farreli yesCer
day They are under the directit II Of
Ave Sisters Of Mercy, and start with 3OG
pupils.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

Henry stehman, q farmer of Copestoga
township, Lancaster county, died AL
week from splcnetic fever contracted
from his cattle. The case will be report
ed To the State and National health au
thorities by Dr. NJ. L. Davis, who made
the post mertem examination.
George Williams hailing from shamok
In, and North Reading workman goi
Into fight In Reading on Sunday over
girl Alter the Shamokln man had near
" had his nose b ten of the girl lot r
Tered, ard she and her out-oftown ad-
mirer walked away away.
The second trial of John w. johnson
for the murder of the Colbys last Angus
was begun yesterday at Lock Haven
The fret trial resulted In a verdict o
guilty of murder In the first degree.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

An acrobatic cyclone is turning somer-
Eaults and tying itself up in knots do IN
along the Atlantic coast, and will prob,
ably come up and register on the spinal
columns OF unsuspecti & citizens to-day
or to night il it shah not Veer oh In an
other direction. This particular cy lone
was bora IN Cuba last week, aud It is re-
ported TO be IN extremely vigorous condl.
tltn for ne 20 young. But the weather.
man says that with the fckleness charae-
terl6,ic of youth II Il liable TO sneak
away and fail to honor his city Will a
visit Then, again, It may yet into q
pugilistic encounter with a cold wave thai
It com ng in from Montana by way Of ont
OF the big trunk lines, SO that ii will moi
lose ills way The Weather-mau will aci
as referee. He says the cold wave wi
knock the cyclone out If they happen Il
meet.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

a meeting Of the congregation of the
second Baptist Church Nas led lsst
evening inI tia pnrpoEo OF discussing
the al 7iBbbIity Of selling their presef /
property - fourth and french streets
and B-oarlnR smother for TIE erection Of
q church IN the western part Of the cl ~.
There WaB large attendance, and con.
siderable interest Was manifesto IN the
proceedinF0 A resolution dTa.su By
George G, Lobdell was fraly adopted
instr .htlng tho committee On church
Riding TO bsAIch for and report q
hunDGr OF available s.taB A meeting
will then be Leld, Al winch selection
can be made and preparations made ftI
building new church. The iaadln9
members all expressed themselves a.
being IN favor Of a removal as soon as 1
can DO done without de.rImsnt 70 tn
church or Sabbath school.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

Last evening the membe Of Apollo
Castle, No. 2, X q, b, presented Past
Chief Walter g. Hutlock, With q very
han dAoms trophy In recognition Of his
Z. ithfui ,-"ry lose rendered to the csssle.
Tue entire leus 'h Of tina present is az
iuches. The upper "afs 10 a goa 1Ar
an ma hrr IL a 6esuti;n,s engraved
eagle 70 tap b4r hangs tilYu1 ehR
eer GU which rests two crossed hAmp,.r =
ard crCwn, all Of liver. Back OF tho
latter Il pretty purple ribbon.
Attached u tbs lower end 81 the RIB
hon f gold media \ little larger than
= dollar o. the surface Of tue latter
hear ,ne edge nre the words, IN rals5q
letetsl "Bn!ghls q tie Golden EaR o
b. v IT, Taers Is slso On Jha N eds
surface wteAth euairc!iuF woman
CSC RriDg n Knight The Woe presen
70 beautiful piece OF 8ork msUghlp.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11
FOURTH EDITION
Elota.


Fear mot clouds or rain, % we photo
graph equally we'll In storm Ot Sunshine.
BsechsE's gallery, SlB Market street
The Rev. George NJ. Hickman OF
Marietta, Pa, has Aoospted tho call to
the passionate OF the First Presby terrain
Church he will take charge October Z.
Workmen are engaged this morning
In repailInR the telegraph wires In front
of QniRley's morocco factory, which
were broken during the fiFe on Sunday
mo ming.
Ga Saturday charter was granted
the Delaware Hedge Company bS
j adRs Gtubb. Ths ueR corporation Il
. bra1eh Of the Dayton Hedge Com
pAny.
Edmund r. Moody, Edward Mitchell
aud james Moore are candidates for thi
odloe OF collector and assessor Of thu
Northern district 1t will be quite |
lively optest between these three Jousi
AsptrRutR,
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

The Philadelphia Record BAys: Three
million dollars worth Ut contracts for
new iion steamships will soon DO given
TO the Delaware River hhIpbuilders.
olAus spreckels' representative is
bound here from Ban ErAuoieco to Sc
cure larger steamships than have ever
before been built In the United States.
The Ocean STEAMSHIP OJmpaq v, Of
Savannah, Ia about contracting for two
steel passenger steamships for ghe coast
wise trade between Philadelphia, New
York and Savannah.
The Standard Oh Company IL on the
lookout for onothsr new balk oil carry
ing steamer for the coast wis3 trade.
rhe Clydes are contemplating q new
steamship satvice in the West Indies,
probably to Hsyti and ths Win6wAra
Islands, and want hrst-elass vessels for
that venture.
The outlook lie encouraging, and with
Ia twelve months taeIe will bs work
enough on hand for vessels for the m ~.
chant service 10 keep all the ysIds on
Delaware River busy for two years.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

About T.4O O'Clock this morning .
portion OF the wall that Was still stand
ting ut the ruins Of Qliplsy's morocco
factory, Fourth and Monroe street,,
oame down with . orAsh that was ht ard
a square or more distant At the time
JOSn WAttsy, Edward Williams and
b. G. Lee were Ut work getting Out the
skins that are in the lime and are being
taken TO be finished ct the Pussy 81
SCOTT works. They were assisted by .
oolored man named James Young. and
rs they we're ct work most under the
falling wall IL wRs at tirst thought they
were all killed, fortunately, however,
such was not the case, aud while Wat
tey and Williams were seriously in
jared, the young man Lse and the
cOlOTed man escaped without scratch,
but as may be expected both were badly
frightened. DIR John @. FAhey, OF No
'627 Wtsl Fourth street, WAS summoned,
and UDon making An examination found
that WAttoy had received a severe scalp
wound, which required Ave stitches to
draw II together. Williams also had 3
scalp wound, and vas suffering with
oncussion OF the brSin; his shoulder
was badly bruised, and the physician
Is Of the OPINION that he IL injured in
tsrpRlly. After their WoUuds were
dressed they were removed TO their
homes. IL sesms n wonder that the
men escaped with thstr lives, as they
we're at work almost directly under the
place where she wall fell The other
walls will be taken down to prevent
any more accidents occurring.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

A passenger train CD The M
Burlington county btspcb Nh
sylVAnia Railroad had a p,rl
from obstruction In N
HAlnesport, near Mount Holr|
day morning. The he.yv NJ
past few days have best biI
Q good many minor WAsbOaI
day morning the track n
oovers the section between N
Mount Holly discovered 4
out near HRinespolt.
He knew I az tho mon
Philadelphia was nea,ly \
did not atop to wonder VII
60 be done. He ran % d
WI diy Wtv.tg,Ie IA, ID
shrek OF the lJoom.uys II
his heart sank. Just Whl
curve the train came tlJiDl n
Toe engineer saw tho valid
actions, let out a / the Alt Al
ihe brakes 60 bard thsl Ihs \
were almost thrown i,oa d
Tue engine plunged tJrElid l
into the chaBm, but the cgll
left standing On TIE tfact.
Sengers scrambled 90 aad ia
viewed the Beeue. They Vi.
10 Mount holly with sOallillI
for their escape.
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

The following has been sent to this
office for publications;
"To the publlc:-We, the undersigned,
desire to iiiorm the public thatthe re-
port In circulation, Ii 1t the fremen were
drunk at the Quigley fre on Sunday
morning is not true, and that to attribute
such report to the residents Of West
Fourth rect, opposite the fire, is worse
Than malicious. We do hereby tender
to them our thanks for their brave and
efficient work in saving our homes and
houses. Mr.. and Mrs. 5 & Logan, MI,
aud Mrs. w. Girven, Mrs. NJ. 3 scott,
Mr. and Mrs. N Tyb', Mr. and Mrs. W.
&. Hoffman, Mfr. aud Mrs. J. G Riebel. I"
Daily Republican., 1888-09-11

Allow me spa1e IL your valuable
paper TO say lew worms regarding the
way few youUE bow, oAlin. them
Sc yes men, ACT On Sundays on my cor.
ner. longing about. chewing tobacco
and insulting ptr55nH who pass by their
vile language. Among tho rirRlsadeTs
OF this gang are severn bal characters
who arc q liirRrRue 70 ueizhb3rhot d
II this lie not abb'e1 l viii try, with the
aid of ouT mayors police, q rio tsw
of them frnm my corner. have lived
In Wilmington Tor 81 s,asa and hsve
.nevJr troubled newspaper yet, hcplap
| never will have ID aRasu FOR the ssme
purpose. l can get pro1t FOR all 1 have
said II utce3slry. u NJ f shth and
Lombard reets