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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-04
CIVIC SOCIETIES.

u ' IL SOII + lies.
A.'F. &'A'.M.. Golden Sheaf Lodge
No 1873, meets list < Bird Saturday Of each
month. F. A. HANCOCK, W. NJ.
W. W GRIswoLD, Sec.
MT LEBAION R A CHAPTER No Al
us, cts I Wed ofeach month
W. c. B1CKSsLl, Sec DAVID KEMP, II. P.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, Bethel Commando
cry No. 10. meets 2:ld and 4th Monday Of
each month. EdwlN J. JONES, E. {.
.. {. HANSON, Rec.
G. r. Il. \. J. Overton Post No. ~
meets x Friday OF each month. at D. III.
y. R. SPURR, Com.
II. T, BEvANs, Adj.
40. L. W. Morris Lodge No. IS. MAtts
each Tuesday evening at their hall.
4 T. ANDERSON, NJ. w.
J. D, GILLESPIE, Rec.
Also Select knights meet at same hall Isl
and 3rd Friday of each month
J, D GILLEsPl e, Com.
W. II. MILES, Rec,
DIVISION NO. la. O. H. meets second
Wednesday OF each month at its hall.
5. A. FLAHERTY, Pres.
TIMOTHY MURPHY. R. S.
l. Q. O. +. Crystal Lodge No 1872 meet cv-
cry Monday mig Int at its hall
A. c. TgORP, R. S. c. PHELPS, N. G.
knights of Aurora, meets every Pad and 4th,
Friday Of each month, at their hall.
A. l.. STsNGER, &c. PA. Met ATRTHY, Rec
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open every Saturday from tot and to
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
FIRING GREAT GUNS.
Some of the Advantages of Doing 1t b
Electricity.

Some of the Advantages of Doing 1t by
Electricity.
On some of the larger European
ships-of-war, and on few United
States vessels, arrangements have
been made for firing the guns by
electricity, This is usually accom-
plished by causing the current from an
ordinary zinc-carbon battery to pass
through what is known as an electric
primer, inserted in the vent of the
gun. The primer, as used in the
United States service, is simply a quill
tube nearly filled with small-grained
powder, and containing a fine plat.
mum wire wrapped in wisp of gun
cotton. The platinum wire is con-
nected with the wires of the electric
battery. When the battery circuit is
closed the platinum becomes instantly
white-hot thus igniting the primer
and firing the gun. The firing key with
which the circuit may be closed at
pleasure, is placed in the pilot tower or in
some other position where it is directly
under the control of the commanding
officer, and the circuit is of course kept
open until the instant of firing. The
advantages claimed for such a system
are many. Obviously, under some cir
cumstances, as. for example, where it
is desirable to concentrate the whole
broadside upon a certain point, and to
ire all the guns together, such an ar
rangement would have a great advan-
tage over the ordinary method of de.
pending upon the simultaneous action
of the gunners. Again, It's no uncom-
mon occurrence in battle for ships
gun-decks to become so enveloped in
smoke that the enemy can not be seen
by the men at the guns, and in such
cases, with an electric system, the
firing could be done by an officer clear
of such an obstruction. Usually the
electric appliances admit also of the
guns being fred singly and in success
sion; and for cases where the ship is
rolling heavily from sideato side an
" automatic circuit-closer'' is some-
times employed, which, after the regu-
lar fring-key has been pressed, closes
the circuit and discharges the guns the
instant the vessel reaches an upright
position. -Scribner's Magazine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
Old Commodore Vanderbilt.

Commodore Vanderbilt made $780,.
100000, beginning with no money and
very little education. He could write
his name, and that was about the ex-
tent OF his scholastic requirements.
His name, which was good for any
amount on a check, was not much to
look at. He could not pronounce the
letter V, and always called himself
Vanderbilt. A new clerk at the post
Office greatly annoyed him by looking
for his letters under the WIS. Don't
look among the W's; look among the
Wees" said the millionaire. At the
age of eighty, the commodore was a
match for the whole street. He opened
all his own letters, dictated his an
swers on the margins; spent an hour in
transacting business involving many
millions, and then went to his stables.
He was very proud of his horses. and
liked to lead the road-and he geLsr-
ally did,-N. Z, Latter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
sHE NEvER eossIPEp.
A Woman who Knows How to Attend ia
Her Own Affairs

Woman Who Knows How to Attend to
Her Own Affairs.
mo, sir aint person to talk bout
my neighbors,'' said old Mrs. Gabb
complacently. ''Pve enough to do to
tend to my own affairs without poking
my nose into those of my neighbors. It
amt any affair of mine If the Haycrofts
haUen't paid their milk bill for three
months, and they amt, for quizzed it
out of the milkman himself when I paid
him my bill; but it's no affair of mine
if they never pay it. I've all can do
to look after my own bills without
bothering my head about my neighbors,
but do think it's mighty small business
to let milk bill go unpaid. It's most
as bad as the Greens not paying their
washwoman for six weeks, and her with
six small children to support. That
sCGs about the smallest thing / ever
heard of. It's no wonder Mrs. Green
can have new silk dress every win
ter. But don't care how many silk
dresses she has, and it's nothing to me
if Mrs. Hill has six bonnets year.
might have a dozen bonnets year, II
want particular whether they was
ever paid for. But if my husband
drank like Mr.. Hill drinks I'd think Of
something else besides bonnets. But
trouble of that kind never worry some
people. And there's the Snyders.
How they can hold up their heads
when they know that half the town
knows certain things. And the Jack
sons! The airs they put on and-but
far be it from me to gossip about any
body. wouldn't stoop to it. I've got
enough business of my own to tend to
thout gossiping about my neighbors. !"
Lime.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02

OF course you have read all Miss Deb
orah Doane's works? What my chill
dren would do without them l can not
say. They are an education by them
selves"
''Debbie turned authoressrn
thought. 1t could not be. Yet Miss
Deborah Doane! Was it coincidence?
1t was not, for the lady turned as her
hostess spoke to Debbie-Debbie still
more elegant, if not quite SO pretty.
She knew me at a glance; and as [
held her hand, all my old love awoke
afresh in my heart. And there stood
Mr.. Groton listening, and Mrs. Parker
and the children, and what could I say
to her? did not remark, II have had
that pleasure, nor did she. We sat
and talked to each other before an
audience until supper time. Then old
Groton whispered to me, ''Take her
down" And l did. And still my
audience was large and attentive.
[ had discovered that she, like my
self, was alone in the world. l saw
that she was ready to meet me half
way. Yet the hour for parting ap-
preached, and if old Groton took her
home, proposed to her, and was ac-
cepted, all was over. And yet while
strangers listened to my words, what
could l utter to show her my inten-
tions? This is what did say:
''As you write about such things,
Miss Doane, did you ever take notice
of the fact that the year after a forest
fire blueberries are very plenty on the
Shaunagunk Mountains?'
10 yes" she replied. I go to the
Shaunagunk every summer, and l
made that discovery long ago."
And you have not only made dis
coveries, but pies?" remarked.
Many" she answered.
''Oh! do you make pies? l thought
authoresses never could cook" cried
one of our audience.
"a lady once promised to make blue
berry pies for me-" said /. 'It was
while a forest fire was burning; but
she never kept her promise. If you go
to Shaunagunk next summer, / shall
call at your camp, and ask you to make
a pie for me-"
II do not camp out, but you will
find me at little farmhouse nearby"
said Debbie. ''and l will make all
the pies you want.
'1t is solemn promise?" 1 said.
She gave me her hand.
II think the blueberries will be
thick on Shaunagunk next summer, for
the fires were fierce this autumn" she
said. Good night.
But knew she would not accept old
Groton if he proposed; and, besides. l
took pains to whisper to him, in the
dressing room.
THE widow is the woman for you."
He married her, but Debbie is max.
ing blueberry pie for me at this
moment, and the berries were picked
on old Shaunagunk.- Mary Kyle Dal-
las, in N. Y. Ledger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
An Hair-Breadth Escape.

On the last day of the year, while
hunting for my New Years dinner, an
adventure befell me which nearly
closed my days with the dying year. I
had brought down buffalo, and think
ing it disabled and helpless, proceeded
to make sure of my spoil. had al
most reached it before it seemed aware
of my presence, when, with a grunt of
vengeful significance it was on its feet.
Instinctively turned and fled, pre-
senting my rear to its inevitable on
siaught. A few seconds and its horn
caught me in the hip, penetrated sew
eral inches, just grazing the femoral
artery, and sending me twirling over
head like a bolt from catapult. In
my fall | got couple Of ribs broken,
and thus lay stunned and helpless.
was aware, however, of it's approach to
finish me off, and I closed my eyes
thinking my days were numbered.
Some seconds passed, and / was still
alive. Opening my eyes, found the
brute lying dead beside me, and then
| tainted away from loss of blood. d.-Jo-
seph Thomson, in Scribner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
The Original RIuebeard.

The story as it is now told is mainly
fictitious, but it has a foundation in
fact. GILES de Lavel. Lord of Retz
and other baronies and lordships in
Brittany, lived in the time Of Charles
VII He was known as the richest and
the wickedest man of his day. On
December 20. 1440, he was burned alive
for having murdered several wives and
not less than one hundred children.
Before he was taken to the stake ne
boasted OF his horrible crimes and end
cd by saying that he had committed
enough Of them to condemn to death
ssa Thousand men. Washington Pos
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
yuE EVERLASTING HILLS.

vas everlasting hills! they hedge me round
- hold me safe within this narrow vale.
rom All the worlds great turmoil not sound
Ia, Ia nenetrate these silences profound.
Ib. life is paradise in this fair valei
!, moruing oil the east glows livid red
:" And all the hills reflect the rosy lighti
!. snnset warm and mellow rays are shed
ssown the valley, while the mountain head
stands for . moment bsthed in glory bright.
ehsn IKE being pure and fair as snow.
rba full moon rises graudly Ger the hills,
Ana mountains zenithward, serene and slow,
Shs nours a food OF light on all below
And views her face in myriad mountain rills.
an this is peace! to live at natures side,
N wslk with her at morn and noon and eve,
M wander free with nature for guide,
"a drift and dream upon life's quiet tide,
No ind from worldly care sweet reprieve.
Harriet Frances Crocker.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
Doctors' Controversies.

Fond wife-What are you so busy atP
Young Physician-I am writing a
letter to the newspapers, abusing DR..
Blank, the great scientist.
"But DR.. Blank has never done you
any harm. and you agreed with his
theories.
True; but it's against the rule for
physicians to advertise. and must get
myself before the public somehow. ~
n. Y Weakly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

-She-''This is Minerva" He
WAS she married" She-'No, she
was the Goddess of Wisdom. Life
Joe, your wife looks as fresh as
morning glory" "Bill. wish she was
morning glory" ''Why so, JoeP"
Because she'd shut up at night"
1t is said that the reason q dude
wears single eyeglass is because he
can see more with one eye than he can
possibly understand d.-Louisville West
ern Recorder.
Mrs. Bobbs-"She's a hateful old
thing, and I'm just going to give her a
piece of my mind. Bobbs (brutalIy)
III wouldn't my dear. You have no
time for such hair-splitting. Time.
you are Mr.. Quezeen. the husband
of the celebrated lecturess on cookery.
are you notP" ''Yes, sir" replied the
detected, hollow-eyed man. II am the
man she tries her new dishes on.
Short on money: Stingy husband
Here's an item that says there's $780,
900, 600 in coin at the bottom of the At
lantic ocean," Stinted wife-''It isn't
any harder to get at than your money"
Epoch.
Mistress to servant-"Be careful,
Bridget, not to spill the soup on Mr..
Swelldresser's coat" Bridget-''Yez
nadent worry, mum-it'll not sthain.
Sure there's nothin in it but wather."
Philadelphia Inquirer.
-"I wouldn't borrow trouble" said
lady whose husband had met with
financial difficulties. ''You wouldn'tp
NO" ''Weu. doubt if could find
man who would be my creditor even
to that extent. Merchant Traveller.
Mrs. Wigg- There's one thing I
can say of my husband-he never
swears. Mrs. Figg-Are you sure Of
thatP Mrs. Wigg-He never swears
around home, anyhow. Mrs. Figg-
That settles it. He never swears at all.
-Terre Haute Express.
-''Are you still taking painting les
sons, Mamie?' mo; quit yesterday.
don't like my teacher" ''Why notp'
'.He has such disagreeable way OF
talking. He told me that If 1 keep on
for some time longer might be able to
whitewash a fence. - Washington
Critic
81 see" said Smith, laying down
his paper, ''that old man SkinHint has
willed his property to Groggins, tho
saloon-keeper. 'How's thatP sup
posed TINT he left it all to his son Har-
ry." "Well. he did. but that was only
an indirect way of leaving it to Grog-
gins. "-Peck's Sun.
Don't you think" said youth,
after working his vocal chords with in
tense vigor beside fRe hotel piano,
''that ought to go gen the stage?"
Yes replied Miss Fzpperton, who
doesn't like him very much, anyway.
Il certainly do. There is one that
leaves for the station just an hour and
a half from now."-WashIngton Cap
ital.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02
ALWAYS BE ON TIME.
The Importance of Doing Things Wh0n
They Ought to Be DODc.


They Ought to Be DOuc.
If you are going to do any thing. do
1t promptly.
The longer you wait and think
about it, and dread it, the worse it
will be.
Be on hand. Life is q great deal
pleasanter to the man who promptly
does what he is required to do.
Don't keep your friends waiting.
You have no right to waste the time
of other people. If you are one-half
hour behind time in fulfilling an en-
gagement, you may cause a dozen
other parties to break engagements,
and untold perplexities and delays
may come out of just that little short
coming of yours which you look upon
as such a trihing thing.
To an active, energetic, wide-awake
person there is nothing more trying
and more annoying than to be made to
wait.
Brace up and make an effort, you
shiftless, indolent, always -behind-hand
folks, and see if you can not come to
time.
Ii you have agreed to be at certain
place at certain time, be there, I'm.
less you are sick, or dead. In either
case you might be excused, but not
otherwise.
If you are man, don't keep your
wife waiting dinner for you unless
there is some good and sufficient cause
and generally there is not Waiting
a dinner spoils not only the dinner, but
the temper of the woman who is man
aging it.
II you are a woman, and your hus-
band says he will be around at four
o'clock to take you to drive, be ready
for him. Have your bonnet and gloves
on. Don't keep him dancing on the
sidewalk for half an hour clinging to a
fdgety horse, while you leisurely get
on your wraps, and look at your back
hair in hand-glass, and hunt up your
gloves and your parasol, and wonder
whether you had better take an extra
shawl or not. Have all these things
attended to and decided on before the
time he has fixed.
A little system, and a good deal OF
determination, will help you to be
prompt. And after you once get in the
habit of it, you will like it.
1t is refreshing to do business with
a party who is always on time, and
who, you know, riU be on time. He
begets courage and confidence in every
body with whom he comes in contact.
He is power in society. He is
.blessing to the world. When he dies,
he will be missed.
Teach the children early to be
prompt. Teach them to respect a
promise. Bring them up to tell the
truth and stick to it. A broken en-
gagement is a lie. Sometimes it is
worse than a lie, and may cause a
great many more unpleasant compli-
cations than a lie. Be careful in max
ing agreements, but when you have
once agreed, stick to the terms of the
agreement.
And if you follow out the prompt.
punetual, persevering method of doing
every thing when it needs to be done,
there are ninsty-nine chances out of
hundred that you will be successful in
life; and if you are not, you will have
the delightful consciousness of knowing
that you have deserved success, aud
you will not be contin ually beset by the
remorseful thought that if you had only
come to time-if you had only been on
hand-you would have achieved sue
cess instead of failure. Thorn
in N. Y. Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-01-02

"A steam carriage in which coke is
used as fuel has lately appeared in
France. The driving is effected by two
hind wheels. and the speed attained is
about fifteen miles per hour, twenty
eight and three quarter gallons of
water being sufficient for run of
twenty-five miles.
The Delta independent., 1890-04-22
How edison Made a Bug.

] wonder. asks St. Louis Republic
writer, how many of our readers ever
heard the wonderful story of how Edi-
son made bug? 1t happened away
back in 1880 or 1881. before the cleo
trician had become count and known
in the most remote corners of the
world. There had been two or three
persons killed by the electric wires,
and people were seriously contemplate
ing some plan to get them out OF tho
way and still keep the new wonderful
white light.
Edison proposed that the wires be
put in the gas-pipes; but how on earth
was the pipes to be threaded" with
the electric wiresP
After studying the matter one night
Edison said TO electrician:
why. see here, johnson. I'll make a
bug that will drag wire through
every foot of pipe in New York city, if
II becomes necessary"
Make bug" exclaimed his COM
panion. thinking the. inventor had lost
his mind. What in the world do you
mean?"
"Well, I'll make bug" said the in
ventor, confidently. that will go
where l send him, and drag a wire,
too
A few days afterward he laid a Gu
riously constructed thing on the table
in the office before time to go to work;
1t was his gas-gipe bug. It was con-
structed thus: A minute elcctro-mag-
net, carrying behind it fine insulated
wirc-pawl. Now. observe-evory time
the circuit was closed through tho mag
net the armature was attracted, the
pawl clutching the sides of piece of
gas-pipe provided for the occasion, and
the magnet behind was drawn toward
the arnature about tho sixteenth of an
inch. When the circuit was opened
the armature reached forward ready to
take second step. Thus at every
closing of the circuit, the little bug ad-
vanced one step, dragging the wire be-
hind. No doubt this description will
be hard for non-experts to understand,
but rs everybody knows something
about electricity nowadays tolerably
comprehensive idea may be formed Of
how the bug Travelled, even though the
reader never saw an electric motor OF
auy kind
The Delta independent., 1890-04-22
suppre..,pr tho oov.rnm.,.,

The town" itself consisted of gem
eral store, two dwellings, a blacksmith
shop. and a railroad depot. and the Post
Off ce was in the back end Of the store.
Three or four of US had ordered our mail
directed there. supposing it to be place
of some Importance. The erefore. after
the train had departed. we went over
to the store to make inquiry. The Post.
master sat on his counter smoking clay
pipe, and nothing Indicated that he was
in hurry.
after mail, ehs' as he looked US
over
Yes"
Did any of you ever think what re.
sponsible position . Postmaster occu-
piesi"
None Of us replied, and he crossed
his legs, looked into vacancy. and con-
tinued:
He is part of the Government. Ho
represents the Government. He is, to a
certain extent. the Government. As the
Government, he should command re.
spect. Gentlemen, remove your hats"
who tor demanded the wire-fence
man.
10 me. sir-to the Government
mot by blanked sighti Ifyou are
the Postmaster of this jack.rabbit Post
Office, then you hump yourself and hand
out our mail!'
Gentlemen, is them your sentiments,
nlsoY" queried the old man as he turned
to us.
'They are."
"Then you don't git a cussed letter
out of this Post Oflcel You hnve as
sumed the attitude of treasonists toward
this Government, and you git no favors
from it."
See here. you old lop-shoulder ed,
gandcr-shanked idiot. do you mean tc
say you won't pass out our msilf' eI.
Claimed the fence man as his hair be-
gan to stand up like the barbs in his
product.
That's jist what mean to say. This
Government don't bluff"
We'll. if you won't. then willr' Hc
started for the back room. but the Post
master hoped off the counter and OBJ
structed him and said:
This is high treason for sure. This
Government warns you not to entcg that
room"
win you get our mailf
NO. sir"
Then stand aside"
The fence man pushed ahead. and tho
Postmaster took hold of him. Their
there came bill bang! and the Govern
ment was knocked over among pile Of
rope and axe handles. The Chicago
man got him by the leg. drew him out
doors, stood him up and lifted" him.
and as the old man started up the road
on run we went back TO the Post Office
and wire fence looked over tho box oi
letters and passed out half n dozen. We
were reading them in the shade OF the
depot building when the Postmaster re-
turned. One eye was nearly shut, and
he had his jaw In sling.
Get your mailT' ne asked, as he came
slidiug up.
Yes"
"Want anything morcr
mo"
Gents, l want to explain my con.
duct. got my commission as p NJ.
only three days ago. 1t didn't swell my
head at all until the old woman began
to say as how We now stood at the head
of society here, and that the State OF
Nebraska and most Of tho Union rested
on my shoulders. and she put it SO strong
that got ratified and made au ass OF
myself. Gentlemen. the swelling has
disappeared. Come over and take sun.
thin out of my bottle. ~ Y Sun
The Delta independent., 1890-04-22
A Necessity of Health.

II is prime necessity OF health that the
action OF tho bowels. should be kept reg,i-
lar. But the way to overcome Il tempor-
chronic costivcness, is not to deluRo tho
stomach and drench the bowels with pur-
gatives of violent and painful action. Tho
pappy medium between an inopcrutiye
and violent cathnrtic Is Hostctter's
Stomach Bitters, which acts Just sui1icient
ly upon the bowels to relax them, without
pain, and which being wholesome tonic.
us well as aperient has the effect OF
strengthening both them and tho stomach,
internal economy. The removal OF biie
from tho blood, increased activity Of the
liver, usually dormant in cases Of costiye-
ness, and sound digestion follows tho
use OF this benefcent medicine, a. thor
Dagh and genial In Its effects ~ it Is safe
and pure In composition. Rheumatism,
fever and ague, kidney troubles and dc.
bility arc also remedied by IT,.
The Delta independent., 1890-04-22
A sagacious Dog.

Roscoe Whitcomb of Waldo, Me-,
has shepherd dog which he prize,
highly. One day colt that was fasten.
ed by halter got his feet through the
stall and fell in such manner that he
was choking to death. The dog was in
the barn. saw the trouble, and. rini-
ming to the house. caught Mrs. Whit
comb by the dress and attempted ia
pull her out of doors. The dog would
run toward the barn and then calci,
Mrs. Wliitcomb by her clothes. She
finally went to the barn arriving jus,
in time to save the colt.