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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
A WORTHLESS GARMENT.
A Savage Tries to Turn q Newspaper Int
Wearing Apparel.

A Savage Tries to Turn Newspaper Into
Wearing Apparel.
When savage people first come in
contact with the whites none of the
wonders that they see is regarded with
more suspicion than large sheets of
paper. The native is apt to regard the
paper as a sort of cloth, and the fact
that it tears easily and is worthless for
most of the purposes to which cloth is
put convinces him that it is a fraud.
One or two Congo travellers have told
of the disgust with which the natives
at first regarded paper. The Congo
tribes, by the way, are on the lookout
for sharpers, and it is pretty hard
work for anybody to sell them a bad
quality of cutlery or cloth. Savages
soon find, however, that paper is not
intended to serve the purpose of cloth.
Then they cease to look upon it as a
fraud, but they do not think it ranks
high among white mans manufactures,
and they have little use for it.
A while ago Mr.. Lumholtz was trav.
cling in the interior of Queensland.
Australia, where he met many natives
who had never seen a white man be-
fore. One day crowd of natives were
in the white mans camp carefully in
specting the explorer and his baggage.
when newspaper happened to drop
out of his pocket. The natives un-
folded and spread it on the ground.
They decided that it must be an arti-
Gle of wearing apparel, and one of
them tried it on. He wrapped it
around his shoulders like shawl and
sat down on the ground, arranging his
covering this way and that, and watch
ing the faces Of his crowd to see what
they thought of his elegant garment,
covered as it was with many thousands
of curious marks.
Presently, however, an accident
happened. While the savage was ar
ranging his shawl and trying to bring
the corners in front of him the garment
began to tear at the nape OF his
neck. A howl from the crowd called
attention to the disaster. The blanket.
or whatever it was. was evidently
made of the poorest sort Of material.
The savage took his covering off,
examined the mischief he had wrought,
made the tear little longer, and then
with his finger poked hole through
the paper. That settled the fact that
the article was worthless. The news
paper suddenly lost all interest for the
natives. who turned their attention to
less destructive obiects.-N. Z. SUN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
Prepare for the Census.

The census year began June Isl,
1889, and will end May S1st, 1890. The
census enumerator will make his house
to house visit during the month Of
June, 1890. The superintendent Of
the census. Robert L. Porter, in cir
cular recently issued from the Interior
Department, calls attention to this
fact, and to the great Importance Of
securing full and correct returns IN
relation to farm products and live.
stock, and appeals to the farmers to
keep a careful account of the products
of their farms during the census wear
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
The MouIting Season.

We have approached the time when
sur fowls begin to moult They have
dad season of rest, and those which
nave stored up material for blood and
feathers will moult early. Fowls do
hot moult alike. nor do they moult at
the same time annually. Young and
healthy hens fed largely on heterogeneous
food moult early in the season; old
and debilitated hens moult late. Hens
must have the material for making rich
blood and feathers before they shed
their old feathers. II they f. this
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
HERE AND THERE.

The Screyen County (Ga ALI
ance requests merchants not to handle
jute bagging the coming season, but
to lay in their orders for cotton bag
ging.
-Twenty-onel lillion mich COWS in
the United States yield 1850, DOC. 600
gallons of milk. $500 600 pounds d
cheese and 1850, 600 pounds d
butter.
The Paris Kentuckian says: DR. ].
E. Rays thirty-eight-year-old mare
gave birth to a colt this week. THERE'S
approved evidence as to the age Of the
mare. We believe this is the Oldest
mare yet known to have given birthto
a foal,
II you raise any amount Of chick.
ems it. will pay you to get or mako
breeders They can be cared for and
reared much cheaper than when al
lowed to run with hens, especially in
rough, wet weather. Build brood.
ing house also. Southern Farmer.
The Atlanta Pathological Society
will change its name to the Atlanta
Horticultural Society, and enlarge the
scope of its objects so as to include
flowers, vegetables and fruit and orna-
mental trees. Ladies are admitted %
membership free Of charge.
One of the best cures for thrushin
horses feet is said to be calomsL
Clean the frog, pare off all ragged
edges and introduce the calomel into
the cracks, after which keep in a DRY
place, and repeat the calomel ever
few days till the frog is restored TO
healthy condition.
The grange, says an exchang, haae
niche for every honest. Respectable
farmer who desires in any way TO bs'-
ter his condition and increase the hap
piness of himself or his family. Bai
these inches are not adjusted to dronesi
they fit the workers only, and as y
takes all kinds of work for a success
full grange, every worker will find by
or her proper place.
I'm 1916 it took just one bushel q
corn to buy one pound Of nails nov
one bushel of corn will buy ten POUNDS
of nails. Then it required sixty-fous
bushels of barley to buy one yard 2.
broadcloth. now the same amount 9,
barley will pay for twenty yards 2
broadcloth. It then required thepries
of one bushel of wheat to pay for oas
yard of calico, nov one bushei 8
wheat viii buy twenty yards Of eats
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
Agricultural Experiment Stations.

The following is list of the expert.
ment stations in the Southern States.
Alabama, Auburn; Arkansas Fayette.
vile; California, Berkely; Florida
Lake City; Georgia. Athens; Ken.
lucky, Lexington; Louisiana, Baton
Rouge; Maryland, Agricultural Col
lege, Mississippi, Agricultural College:
Missouri, Columbia; North Carolina
Raleigh; Oregon, Corvallis; South
Carolina, Columbia; Tennessee, Knox
vile; Texas, College Station; Virginia.
Blacksburg; West Virginia, Morgans-
ton.
Farmers in any State can obtain the
reports and bulletins of their own sta.
ton, free of charge, upon application.
The reports and bulletins from other
States are sometimes sent free, bus
when the applications become 50
numerous as to be tax upon the IN.
come of the station, small charge ID
made, varying from forty cents to sixty
cents per year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-09-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A shade of pink scarf very much
affected by Harvard boys is CONNER
cially known as "raw veal"
Russia has more holidays than any
other country, and yet the Russian al
ways objects to aknouting. Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
An orchid grower says that in one
spotted variety of the flower more than
800 will be given for one small spot,
the plant being worth so much the
more.
BY new law in Denmark man
found druRk is carried to his residence,
and the keeper of the saloon where he
bought his last glass is obliged to pay
the expense of the ride.
Mistress Ito butler)-"Well, John,
l hear you have come into quite lit
tie legacy. I suppose you will be
thinking of getting wife nowp" John
''Lor' bless yer. mum, not if I knows
it! I've seen too much Of married life
with missuses, begin yer pardin,
mum. Life.
"A gentleman of Marietta, Ca, re-
Gently had some improvements made
on his residence. He noticed out of
the four carpenters at work three were
left-handed, and the man who came to
do the painting was left-handed. A
few days after that he bought door
bell and hired another carpenter to put
it on the door, and he, too, proved to
be left-handed.
The most grateful man in the world
died lately in a South African town.
After his death the following notice
appeared in the local papers: Oiled
At the Albany Hospital, March 8, 1889,
Ebenezer Pike, aged thirty-two years.
E. Pike wishes to express his thanks to
the superintendent of the hospital and
the many doctors who attended him in
his late illness"
Combination locks are daily becom-
ing more and more popular. This was
especially noticeable on the Boston
and Albany railway the other day,
when, as train was emerging from a
tunnel near Beckett, Mass, the red
locks of a pretty school girl were dis
covered in inseparable combination
with the long brown beard of sedate-
looking theological student.
"A funny attempt of black man to
be made white has been brought to
light. A poor little bootblack was hired
to sell his skin piecemeal, at the rate
of sovereign apiece, each piece being
about as large as a sovereign. These
bits of skin were transferred to the
face of negro, who was disconnected
with his natural color, the negro's skin
being transferred to the boy. The OPP
Grafton is hardly success, for it ap-
pears that in a short time the white
patch on the negro began to turn dark,
while the black patch on the boy turned
white.
Here is an essay on Decoration day
by a little Philadelphia school-boy:
Decoration day is for to decorate the
soldier grave. Some year the flowers
are full and plenty, and have a great
many buds on. They don't have only
flowers, but have icewater and have
lemonade to comidate the people. In
every fower-pot they stick flag in.
After the flowers are put on the soldier
grave, they shoot over the soldier
grave, they join them together, putting
four together, and leave them there
till shoot again. Then they go and get
a drink and go in a shady place and
rest themselves"
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Millinery in Full EIGo5n.

We charge nothing for trimming hats.
Beautiful line of ladies' trimmed sailors at
81 ~ aad 81 9S.
Handsome shades in new felt crushers,
elegant goods, at SIS cent?.
New fall styles 93 cents, in small and wide
shapes
Plush caps, worth 81, at 40 cents, this
week only.
Children's school hats in felt and straw Is
cents and upwards.
New styles in velvet hats, fall styles in
black aud fancy straw
Beautiful line Of wings to go this week st
i cents each.
Tips-rhree IN q bunch. black and coIors
this week 30 cents
Beautiful line of birds, worth 81, to he sold
st ~ cents
5000 yards unbleached yard Tide muslin
ct b., cents.
1000 yards best indigo blue prints at -
cents.
2,O00 yards unbleached canton aanne,s at
6. cents.
loOo yards all wool red flannel to go at
IL cents q yard.
Loco cotton check towels 10 so at ! cents
eacn
1850 yards all liren unbleached crash to
at > cents yard.
1000 good apron check gingharns to go at
- cents q yard.
School states, ciotn bound, 6cents. School
bags - 10 cents.
Not many parachutes left, Will plesse the
ii'tie boys and girls by selling them this
wees at 10 cents each.
CEDAR lead pencils cents q dozen.
GenfS tk Ne kites for 10 ce1rS
Medium weight gents underwear. worth
81, 70 "A a. - cents
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
G = O : .

Monday morning Grand Fall
ues one week Prices are made 50 low that every
inside OF 90 miles OF this
1us Our STOCK IS complete IN each and department;
goods store We intend this fan in
the wonderful Douglas Avenue
ally invited
other establishments they
good this
clearly oeore we make purchase buy
we get our discounts, which dry goods
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Cheaper Than Any House h Wichita.
Dress Goods Sale.

Mohair alpacas in all the new shades this
week cents per yard
Selklrk SutingS, bright colors, very cheap
at - cents, tins week ID cents per yard.
New fall plaid novelty suitings. 40 inches
wide, worth 20 cents, this week 10 cents per
yard.
Beautiful line of small check fianneis. 30
inches wide, worth 80 cents, this week p
cents per yard
handsome brown a8d gray tricots. all
wool, special value 50 cents per yard.
New tail shades III 80 inch hanuels elegant
value at - cents per yard
New fan shades in 10 inch tricots elegant
value at ~ cents per yard.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Ellsworth Short Lima"
ST T,Opis 4 San Fraucisro Pr\

Passengers for all points in Colorado.
Wyoming. Idaho, Utah. Montana. Nevada
Washington territory and Oregon. should
travel via the Ellsworth Short Line. Tn.
opening OF this line gives TO the traveller the
shortest and quickest route. Free family
sleeping cars Ellsworth 10 the principal
points IN above territories without Change
For full information spply TO ". D Muir
dock, passenger and ticket agent, I'D North
Main street. ST
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
sneclaI Low Rates Vi. .Rock Island Route.


The Rock Island viii place on sale
tickets 10 the following points at special
low rates: From Wichita 10 Wellington
aud return August Goth to 30tn inclusive,
limited 10 return until August 3lst, for the
round trip one and one third fare.
Wichita 10 s.. Louis Mo, September
2nd. 5th, 9Th. 18th, 18th. 18th, &3rd, Doth
and 30th Oct. Sd. 18th and 18th, going.
limited to five days returning. fare for the
round trip one and oue-third.
Wichita 10 st. Louis, October 9Th to 18th
inclusive, limited TO return until October
14tb. for the round trip one fare.
Wichita TO Topeka and return October
18th 10 9Th inclusive. limited 70 return uu-
til October 1lth; for round trip one fare.
Wichita TO Kansas City September 18th
and 18th limited 10 return until Septem Der
18th. for round tip one and o1e-thIrCi fare
For further information cali at city ticket
ciFce leo East DoGEles corner Main street.
and Passenger Depot corner Douglas
avenue and Mead.
d->j-tf {. 4 RUTHERFORD, AGENT.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

WICHITA, Kan, September 70, 1889.
J. l.. Johnson and W. NJ. Frazier have
purchased H. H. McAlister's interest in
the Wichita Produce Company, and will
continue the business under the old name,
Wichita Produce company, at 125 North
Market street. Thanking our customers
for their past favors. we solicit d confirm
ance of their patronage in the future. We
remain. very respectfully,
D-l0l-6t WICHITA PRODUCE Co.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
st.Ioui. q san Francisco Train Service.

The Frisco line are now running in their
morning and night trains free reclining
palace chair cars and Pullman palace
sleeping cars from Wichita to St. Louis,
without change. The Frisco is the only
line running two solid trains between
these points without change of any class.
Morning train now leaves Wichita at 1910
q. N. and evening train at 1000 .. II. w.
D. Murdoch. passenger and ticket agent,
l22 North Main street Union depot and
Douglas avenue station. 37-tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

We have full line of land office blanks
of all descriptions. Orders will be filed
and sent by return express. See list of
blanks on another page.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
WICHITA TO CHICAGO
without Change OF Cars viz the Rock Islam
Route.

Commencing sunday May 18th. the
sleeper leaving Wichita at $40 p. N. on
the Rock Island viii run through 10 Chi
cagn, thus enabling passengers 70 avoid
the sexstious change of ears in Kansas
CitF. As usual the Great Rock Island
se's there and Is the first and only rail-
70 I'D giving through car service from
Wichita to Chicago For sleeping car
-eServatious and tickets 70 all points call
ST CITY ticket Office. loo East Douglas ave
nae. corner Main street
{. A RUTHERFORD.
l5l-t Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
WICHITA Kan Sent 10 +

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of Proudfoot Il Bird, architects, I'M
til 8 o clock a. N. September Goth for the
erection of an eight room school building.
Bids will be received on the whole or any
part Of the work. Bids on the whole work
must he accOmpan ed by a certified check
for $500; for any part of the work by GER
titled check for 500. The right is reese we'd
to reject any or all bids. d99-6t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
klrersEee ans snhurh.u RAILWAY.

Cars leave Douglas avenue every p min
utes from . D. n. 20 p. 10. Then every ~
minutes 70 10 .. u. Car leaving Douglas
avenue AZ =. IL and every second car
after gees 70 Alamo. 1871
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

will sell shoes awful cheap this fall.
hard time prices is my motto j. c. Wood
worth, CITY Shoe Store d103-1t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Extraordinary Sale of Dress
rlmmi7pe

A few thousand yards inning braid,
in Persian band effects, all wool picot braid
gold and silver coil, worth as much as 30
cents per yard TO go this week at y cents
per yard
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Dissolution Notice.

WICHITA, Kan, September u, 1889.
II. II. McAlister, formerly of the Wich-
tia Produce company, having this day
sold his interest in said firm, retires from
the firm. j. l.. Johnson and w. NJ. Fraz-
Ter assume all debts and collect all out
standing accounts due said firm.
10l-3t j. l.. JOHNSON.
II. H. MCALISTER,
w NJ. FRAZIER.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
REAL ESTATE.

The following are the transfers of real
estate filed in the recorders Office yester-
day:
B Wolf to c r Jacobs, part Of lot 9,
Dover st, Hiiton's 2nd add. ........ $3.50
d Steel to A Steel, part of Z, Emporia
ave, Lawrence ave add ............ 5000
J Ternes to 6 w Harwell, p, 3D.
Second street, Field & Carmich-
ael's sub div........................ GOO
J 0 Davidson TO o G Crawford, 40, ~
blk 10, Burton Car add. ........ 400
j q Davidson to W Crawford, 10, H.
blk 9, Burton Car add ............. 1000
\ W Davis to ? L AIcNees, 2, 4, 6, s,
), Z, 9, II, blk 10, Woodland add. 800
L X Adams to G Wilbum, so blk IS,
Fourth ave. Orme & Phillips add 1900
j w Davis to G L Davis, 20 lots East
st, Blue Grass add 80. ........... 1900
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe are
now running daily free reclining chair
cars on their night train to Denver. Pass
engers leaving Wichita at 4:30 p. m, will
arrive at Pueblo for breakfast the next
Colorado Springs at 1890 g. ~,
and Denver for dinner. In addition to
free reclining chair car service Pullman
reservation may be had upon application
union ticket office and union depot.
w. ID. MURDOCH,
l01-tf Pass and ticket agent
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

This Office is prepared to al orders for
manila wrapping paper, printed, in size
and quantity, with appropriate cuts and
designs, at st. Louis prices.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Card.

Come and interview me if you want
good shoes at away down prices j. &.
Woodwork, 1856 n. Main street dl03-1t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
LAND OFFICE BLANKS

See Corle's al in this paper about Jersey
Biscuits: something new. d99-l2t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Plenty of cheap money for farm and city
loans at the Knight Investment company,
lie y. Market street oo-tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

VIII find Spurgin's Buffet, 402 E. Doug
las avenue, a good, clean eating place
Fine coffee a speciality. d-9O-tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Nisifnrsfn Wichita

See Corle's al in this paper about Jersey
Biscuits; something new d99i2t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Free reclining chair cars are now running
on all trains on the c., K. & ~ railway
Rock Island Route" between Wichita
Topeka. Ksnsas City. ST. Joseph. Chicago
st. Louis 9If
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Children's school shoes awful cheap at
the City Shoe Store, l56 North Main street.
dl02-lr
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Engraved CALLING cards ~ ira
Wichits. EAGLE Office. cs.3 u
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Co.i Dealers

Scale books. coal tickets, etc, for sale a,
this Office. Orders by mail viii receive
prompt attention Address Tie Wichita
EAGLE. WIchita, Kan. s5tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Leave your order for w. II. Powers piano
tuner at Shaws Music store d100tf
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

My stock is more complete this fall than
ever Orr prices are right and will be
pleased 10 see all of our customers at the
old stand. i56 North Main street. J. c.
Woodwork. d103-1t.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Any person able to supply limited
quantity of goats milk, for a sick child,
will be literally paid by applying at Kan
sas National bank 10l st
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

New shoes at lowest prices at the City
Shoe Store, 156 \. Main street. dlO3-lt
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

See Corle's ad in this paper about Jersey
Biscuits; something new. d99-l2t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Cali on me when you want shoes at right
prices. J. c. Woodwork, 1856 North Main
street d103-lt
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

All real estate agents are hereby notified
that my lots, % and 30, Emporia avenue,
Hilton's addition, this city, are withdrawn
from sale. Mrs. Ruth A keyes. 103-1t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Shoes for everyone ut very low prices
City Shoe Store, l56 North Main street.
1IOo
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
POPULAR PRICEs-l5. p, 50 and 50 CENTS.
Art Departnlent.

Miss Jekyll wishes to announce that she
is detained in New York City in the inter
est of the art department of Garfield uni
versity and will return in a few weeks
with fresh ideas and practical information
on the subjects relating to the depart
ment. l03-3t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
School Teachers

Out of employment can be furnished with
lucrative, pleasant business in their own
town. Blake-Heywood Co, room 529
Sedgwick building. 103-1t
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

Free Reclining Chair Car Service to Denver
and Return, via the santa Fe Route
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
Silk Plush Sale

Commences Monday morning. 1000 wards
all silk plush in every new api staple shade
TO go tuis week at the ridiculous low price
OF - cents per yard.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15
a Cook.
EEsv EEY \ Servant.
They ant /. =: 4"
iA't "a / 4 Chamhermaid.
a Ia ATTY I'D n N + A Dining Room Girl
eEtbs III tiEA To Sell a Residence.
HIN re n 3sS,{ To Buy Real Estate.
tnJl W t5sE III To Trade.
- II " ~ VIII I o Rent House
To Borrow Money.
A situation and
Many Other Things.
Read and Advel tiSe in our Want Column

Read and Advertise in our Want Column
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-15

IT IT . = 7 : : : = =
II. II. MCALISTER,
w. NJ. FRAZIER.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-25
THE END.

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