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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10

Just such pair as one would expect to
find in quiet little mountain cottage.
The farmer and his wife offered me a
comfortable rocking chair, and negro
woman brought me gourd of cold spring
water
It struck me after few words had
been exchanged that there was some
thing wrong in the little household, but
could not see what it was. The man
and woman both had sad faces, and their
hair seemed to be prematurely white.
Their voices were pleasant, but they
spoke in subdued tone, in a mechan-
ical way, apparently feeling little inter-
ess in any thing that was said The
man, soon found, was partially par
alyzed, and moved slowly and with diff
Guilty.
took it for granted that they were
shy in the presence of a stranger, and
at once proceeded to make myself
agreeable by praising the scenery and
complimeuting the place and it's sur
roundings.
The woman answered me without en-
thusiasm, and the man was silent, ex-
cept when l asked him direct ques-
ton | attempted to make the two take
mutual interest in the conversation,
but they did not look at each other, and
what was said by one was absolutely
Ignored by the other.
Such placid indifference was depress-
ing. 1t was impossible to talk freely
under such conditions, and in few
minutes rose to go. My hosts did not
ask me to remain longer, and felt that
my visit was unwelcome.
As | rode away up the hill I glanced
back two or three times. Just as l ex-
pected, this singular couple remained
seated as far away as they could get
from each other. They were silently
looking straight ahead. Evidently they
had not exchanged word concerning
the stranger who had just left them.
Ali this was so unlike country people
that began to suspect some mystery.
Halfan hours ride brought me to the
house of ny old friend, Colonel Jones,
where was to spend the night.
Colonel" l said suddenly, as we
smoked our pipes after supper, do you
know any thing about the people at the
next house, where l stopped on my way
here this afternoon?"
''Poor Jack Hunter and his wife," re-
piled the Colonel. eyes, I know all
about them. You took them for very
peculiar people, suppose?"
Then l told my friend what I had
seen, and how the strange manner OF
the farmer and his wife had puzzled
me.
''Poor Jack and poor Mary!" ex-
claimed the Colonel. ST will tell you
their story"
He filed his pipe again, and after a
moments reflection, said:
1T was during the war when Mary
Holt and her folks moved to this settle
ment. In those days Mary was the pret-
test girl in this whole mountain range,
and Jack Hunter was one of the finest
young fellows to be found anywhere.
'You know what is coming. Jack and
Mary, being the handsomest and bright
est couple in the neighborhood, natur-
ally fell in love with each other, and in
SIX months they were married. No two
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10
The ComnIete Ontfit.

Family lawyer understand thas
you are suitor for the hand of the
daughter of my millionaire client?
Titled Foreigner-Yes, monsieur, in
part.
Family Lawyer-In part? Explain
yourself
Titled Foreigner with a shrug)-
Well, monsieur, to be frank wiz you,
shall expect re pocketbook Eat goes wis
ze hand. Chicago Times
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10
Disinherited.

Lawyer-You are one of the heirs con-
testing this will.
Witness-I am.
Lawyer-One of the provisions Of the
will says that any heir who contests it
shall receive nothing.
Witness-Yes; but we have one gate
left open by which to enter into the
property.
Lawyer-Humph! You are joking,
What gate is that?
Witness-The surrogate.
Lawyer-The witness is disinherited.
Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10

young people ever began life under
happier circumstances The only draw
oaek was Jacks temper. He was high
spirited, altogether too quick and fiery,
ana some of the old folks predicted that
this would cause trouble"
Inc Colonel whitfield steadily at his
pipe for full minute.
me prophets of evil were right" he
resumed. In those times this was a
SOFT otneutral ground. 1t was between
sae lines, and Confederate and Union
soldiers came and went without being
aoiested. Hunter was a red hot seces-
ss.onist !. and would have Joined the army
: ne had not been lame in one leg. AS
= was ne made no secret of his senti-
~snss and the Unionists kept out of his
Mary seemed to be devoted to her
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10
A MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY.
Sad Culcnination of a Husbands
Blind, Mad Jealousy.

I W S late one
summer after
noon when I
rode up to a lit
tie farm house
in the Tennes-
zee mountains,
and paused for
a brief rest and
a drink of water
Two persons
were sitting on
t h Q pia zza-a
man and a wom-
an-plain coun-
try people, past
mid ID le age
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10
SIS there a doctor aboard?'' oueril

It's there doctor aboard?" queried
a lanky Texan, who had stopped the
train in the middle of the prairie.
Three men stood up eau right" said
the Texan; ST am very glad. If there
is any disturbance you gentlemen viii
be handy, for I'm going to rob the
train. .-Harner's Bazaar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-10
No, Evidently She Can Not.

Young Husband-Are the proceedings
lively at your cooking May?
Young Wife-We had quite stir to.
day.
Young Husband-Indeed!
Young Wife-Yes. We had stirabout.
Can woman joke?-Boston Courier.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

In Alabama the Alliance decided
to effect the reforms advocated by
working through the old parties, but
they have been Knocked out IN the
first round The contest was on the
Democratic nominee for governor, the
Alliance supporting Kolb, while the
anti-Alliance forces, who had a very
slight majority in the convention,
united upon Thomas Jones, of Mont
gomery, upon the principle of any
thing to beat the Alliance, and in the
platform the Alliance was ignored.
If the Alliance does not put up an
independent ticket the people of that
state are not made of the stuff we
think they are.-Alliauce Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12
You Are Not to Suppose

That a comic editor must necessarily
be highly intelligent because he fre-
quently sets his ,cits to work.
Or that, when your hair grows long,
you will secure "short cut" by going
the nearest way to the barber's.
Or that it would be polite for man
setting up in business as q chemist to
buy everything which is drug in the
market.
Or that it is dangerous to lift up the
baby, because, when you do so, it is
sure to get @up in arms" against you.
Or that tobacco cutter is always in
a furious and ungovernable temper
when he @cuts up rough"
Or that Mrs. Q. is biblioma aiac,
because she brings her husband to
"book" every half-hour or SO.
Or that q respectable lodger is to be
branded as q cannibal, because he has
eaten his landlady-out of house and
home. Up.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12
COrnfield Philosophy.

The egg that does not hatch when
it has a chance will never be given the
second trial.
The man who will acknowledge
that he cannot withstand temptation
but will surely fall, is usually anxious
that temptation should come. He is
ever ready to fall.
The crow does not pull up the corn
that does not sprout.
A cat would doubtless make as good
stew as RABBIT if one did not know the
difference.
It is not the wheat that stands thick
est on the ground that yields the best
crop.
Some men frequently get too sick to
work, so they quit and go to the circus.
Sunday is not a day of rest unless it
is made SO.
The COW does not let you milk her
for your good, but simply because it
helps her out of dilemma.
The vormy apple ripens first, and it
is also the first to fall when the wind
shakes the tree.
The man who would catch a fish
must watch and be ready to jerk when
his game nibbles. Otherwise he will
loose his bait and get no fish.
The man who is too greedy to exam
inc peach before eating it must be
prepared to eat worms occasionally.
The flowers that bloom in the spring
are not the same ones that bloom In
the fall.
Wheat, rye, oats, and barley viii
grow all right in the same field, but
the trouble occurs when you want to
harvest them. It is the same with the
man who boasts of his ability to do
several things at once.
The rose is indeed beautiful, but the
wise housekeeper will have corner in
the garden sacred to catnIp, sage, and
hoarhound. Chicago Ledger.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

The Alliance recommended and
adopted at st. Louis certain lines of
political action.
First. Free coinage of silver.
Second Sub-treasury plan.
Third. Government ownership OF
railroad and telegraph lines.
The Alliance, therefore, has def
mite policy. Its avowed objects are
to aid the farmer.
The county and sub-alliances rati-
fed these demands. Then they are
committed to these demands, to this
policy, to this line OF political action.
So far as I am concerned I went
into the st. Louis convention in good
faith. I advocated the measures be-
fore and since the convention and l
shall continue so to do so long as
these adopted lines of political action
remain our principles.
We came to the front and demand
ed free silver coinage. The repre-
sentative Democrats, notably, Mr..
Cleveland, opposed our measure.
The Republican party stood against
us almost solidly. They had demon
etized silver. The Alliance forced
the fight. Over so per cent. of the
Democratic papers now are favorable
to and are working for free coinage.
A great many Republican papers
now favor it. We have friends in
congress in both parties.
The basic principles of the sub
treasury are:
First. Flexibillty of volume.
Second. Increased volume of cur
rency.
Third. Lower rates of interest.
Bankers, moneyed men and specu-
lators oppose this bill just on account
of these principles. The wealthy
men of both. parties as a rule oppose
US. Wealthy men are those gener-
ally elected to congress. So long as
we do not select men who desire the
country's good, but select men whose
life has been devoted to money get
ting, just so long Will this same state
of things continue. Again our polit-
cal line leads us to the ownership OF
railroads and telegraphs. Rail
road commissions will aid Us To-
cally, bnt not until we have railroads
operated as are the mails will perma-
nent relief come to us.-Progressive
EarYnor
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

Rome lost her republic and the
people their liberty. when 2 per cent
of her population, by treachery,
trickery and crime, succeeded in
grasping 95 per cent. of the wealth
of the people. This was accomplish
ed by means of corporations. With
these villainous legal fctions as his
predecessors and coadjutors, it be-
came easy for Cesar to trample upon
the rights and liberties of the COM
mon people and force monarchy,
despotism and ruin upon the citizens
of Rome aud the world-Nataonal
View.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12
;e County tkanSas) Leader.
The members of Willard Allianc

The members of Willard Alliance
at regular meeting, adopted the
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Remembering we have
taken upon ourselves solemn obliga-
ton to work for the best interest of
the members of our Industrial Union,
cherishing the grand declaration of
principles which our order is promul-
eating, and realizing that the burden
of taxation now resting upon the
producing classes of our state Is al
ready more than can be borne, con-
sidering the prices received for the
products of our labor; Be it
Resolred, That we are opposed to
lengthening the time of our legisla-
ture from fifty to one hundred days.
Resolred, That we are opposed to
increasing our supreme court bench
from three to seven members, and
that we Will work and vote to defeat
the amendment.
Resolved, That this Alliance is op-
posed unanimously to our county
commissioners calling an election for
the purpose of voting for or against
issuing bonds for building a bridge
over the Kaw River on Kansas Ave-,
in the city of Topeka.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

cent cattle she could pay her in terest
To be sure every man knew that he sold
at loss and that in all probability prices
would be higher, but he sold that he
might save his home, that he might prove
that he was honest enough to pay his
interest and meet his obligations, and in
the hope that such legislation would be
enacted as would extend relieving
hand.
Are people to be blamed that theyseek
to take from the power of any set of men
dictation of prices, dlctation based
solely on the degree of their sel6shness
and cupidit,? That having adjusted
losses, compromised claims, given up
property and settled to business again
upon another and scarcer standard OF
circulation per capita, to then have
another era of hard times and demorallz-
ing losses, caused by another exertion
of the money power?
take it that no compromise OF S4,OOO,-
600 per month or any other sum should
be made. Four millions per month now
will soon be what two millions per month
now is, viz, an entirely inadequate sup
ply. The volume Of business per capita
is constantly increasing. Our population
is also increasing. The demand for
circulating medium will increase in like
proportions. The free, unlimited COIN
age of both gold and silver will scarcely
keep pace with the demand. Both are
needed as money; both will approx
mately keep fixed amount of money
per capita in circulation. Shall we COM
promise upon fixed monthly coinage
and partial legal tender? The persist
ent determination of the money power
to limit the coinage, and legal tender
qualities of the silver coined should of
itself be sufficient warning against any
compromise, unless the country wish a
repetition of the loss of homes, failures in
business, and a further reduction to ten
antry few people who have known the
blessings of their own firesides. and
ability to keep them by honest toll, but
wrested from them by dishonest legisla-
tion. if representatives now in congress
are so thoroughly under the money
power that they bow down and worship
the golden calf, forgetful of the power
that sent them to legislative halls, then
retire them and send those who will
work and vote for the many against the
few, for justice against oppression, for
right against wrong, for homes against
tenantry, for the people against an aris-
tocracy who will without doubt form a
more perfect Urion, to establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the gem
eral welfare and to secure the blessings
OF liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
For such purposes our constitution was
framed. Is it not time that we return
to first principles?
JOHN PLowMAN.
Alliance Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

TRUE resignation, which always briggs
with it the confidence that Interchangeable
goodness will make even the disappoint-
ment of our hopes and the contradic-
tions of life conducive to some benefit,
casts . grave but tranquil light over
the prospect Of even toilsoms and
troubled life.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

IrH1NK I could go near to be perfect
Christian if were always visitor, as
/ have sometimes been, at the house Of
some fashionable friend. I can show .
great deal of self-denial where the best
Of everything Is uged upon me with
kindly importantly.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

,lewelry to sell. Thet is Thomas JEFF
ferson, An then Martin hes fortygraf
store, an George Washington a gro
Gerry, an Milly dry-goods' store-all
In to the same bildin. Thay don't live
In to the same house tho fur thare
famblys kint git along to gather, an so
thay live in to different parts the
town.
"We must hev our fortygrafs took
while we're hear an kin git EN- fur
nuthin, ses Sally, "an I'll send l to
little Hester Ann, an mebby Mr..
Cruckshin un see it an propose.
"Yes, you'd make good muther fur
19 children, wouldn't you?" ses William
Henery, skoffingly.
"How air you, fraid frog" ses she,
latin.
"Ef ketch You, I'll make you eat
the greecer," ses William Henery. a
sturtin fur her, with the greecer in his
han, fur Rebecky, Martins wife, wus
fryin fiapjacks fur breakfast. We all
run to the dore to see the eend the
race, and every buddy else in to the
houses close by kim to the dore or win
OC1S " SCC Whdt tilt IldttcI US, III
thare went the widder bare hedded, an
with her hare up in papers an a big
apern on thet want overly eileen. an
William Henery close behind her. bare
hedded AZ in his shirt sleeves, one
boot off an tOther on, an a carryin the
greecer in his han. The boys an min
all hollered:
"Git thare!" "Take her in!" 80 to
/ on the mani" an so on and so forth.
An all the while they KEEP runnin
We Good see plane, fur Martins house
is onto hill.
Purity quick the widder turned the
corner on to the home stretch, es they
tell about, an she kim right on, an
never seen the milk peddler with his
yoke and pales o milk; he give her
es mutch room es he Good. but she run
plumb agin him, an over thay went,
milk an all.
"Now I've got you!" hollered William
Henery, but he wus to axcited to notis
who he had. so he grabs up the feller
an pokes the greecer down him, while
the widder gifts up an imps off fur the
house. wetter nor a rat.
Leg go, let me up" squeeked the
milkman, spittin the greecer out.
"No, you don't, ole gal," ses William
Henery; "down with it, now," an he
put it into the feller's mouth agin.
The feller spit an sputtered, an I'm
afeered he swore sum, fur went apast
the SPOT in the AFTERNOON an the milk
he'd soured, so I'm purity sure he
swore.
Before William Henery he'd time to
make the pore feller eat the greecer fur
sure, Martin got there.
"Why, paw, what do you meen?" ses
he.
Il tole her I'd make her eat it, an I
will" ses paw.
But Miss Boggs is into the house;
this is the milkman," ses Martin,
a-holpin the feller up.
William Henery begin to sense thet
he'd mistook then, so he snuck off fur
the house, an never sed word till he
got into the kitchen; then:
well, ef that don't bang bobtailw
ses he.
"Ke-ke!" squeeled theswidder.
"I'll not make q mistook next time"
ses he.
He wus awful lame fur a while frum
runnin in his sock-fut, an he he'd to
pay the milkman fur spillin his milk.
We he'd to git new greecer, an we'd
let the fapjacks burn, watchin the
scrummige. But we finely got brek.
fust. Trewly yours,
HESTER ANN SCooPER.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12
Teva sov national bankers.
Farmer.

II we SOW national bankers, we may
expect to reap national bank legisla-
ton: If railroad attorneys, We may
expect to reap railroad legislation; it
farmers, legislation favorable to the
fnrmer.-Alliance Motor.
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12
THOUGHTS OK HoUsE.cLEASISG.
By PROF. J. F. ELsoM.

s we allow the waves
of memory to backward
roll, one can fancy
chill ldhood's days again,
when, during the peri
odic tear-up incident
to house-cleaning, ev-
erything was dirt, dir
ty, slop, sloppy. meals
eaten anywhere, per
haps an inverted barrel
for q table, and Il ut
most disorder prevail
ing everywhere. Was
not one of our most re-
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12
LETTERS FROn THE CoRrrRs
NECK Oh NorHN' HArr.. /,
KILKENNY CORNKls- ism

lR. EDIT q R.:
When we left little
Hester AIMS we
W 9 n t strate to
Goose Neck, WHARF
Thomas Jefferson.
an George Wash
\ington, an Milerd
Fillmore, an Mar
tin Van Buren,
.lives. Thay are all
lin to q store togeth-
'er an make a heep
O munny. fur / hes
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

VlCo1 merely on the DaSlS Ol principles SET
forth in their respective platforms, corrup-
ton creeps into politics, and determinations
are tolerated, and class legislation is possible,
how would it be if we were to stand divided
on the basis of classes, or occupation! Would
not some one industry swallow up all the
others: and yet, like the kline in Pharaoh's
dream, be lean? Would it not become anoth-
has ever been the chief task of advancing
civilization, and to overthrow such rule the
,rowning glory of any nation.
From the same point of view, should like
20 comment on each of the other topic cs
enumerated, but space for bids it this time
will say this much, however, that if the read
er will only take for himself fair, candid,
and impartial view of them in their relation
20 the proposed new party, that he will not
ind anything very promising. All power,
Doth of government and reform is founded
in and must emanate from the people. We,
he people, are at least half responsible for
Ill that we complain of: and when we make
lp our minds zealously to work reform, we
will have it. l care not through what party
or parties we work. One thing is evident,
we must learn to become independent think
,ers and workers each for himself-to seek to
become leaders in ideas and not always be
the led. But we must not allow our minds
to soar too high or too far away, but confine
our thoughts to the sphere in which we move
and act. Inc altltuOe OF the senate chamber
is liable to make the head of the average
farmer SWIM. If we really wish to work a
reform, let US begin right at home. God
knows that there is work enough to do right
in our own county. If we possess any practi-
cal wisdom in that direction, let US prove il
by taking some advanced step towards it this
year in the coming conventions and elections.
government, like every thing else, grows
bv what it feeds on; and if corruption be fed
into the stomach, how can We hope for any.
thing but disease in the veins? I am i'm
u.asssed us With the belief that if the people
rrn.,id as they have the power to do, work 1
reform in the politics of their respectiv.
o,nt;ee. that its influence, would spread and
Thomas County cat., 1890-06-12

knew they could do so under the condi-
tions existing at the time of incurring
those obligations. Are they to be
blamed if they seek to avoid the payment
of an amount of double the value they
contracted? All that they ask is a
chance, half chance, and they will pay
out, but they see under the present state
of affairs an almost absolute appropria-
ton Of their property, and apparently
no disposition to render the just assist
ance to bring once again prices back to
fair and remunerative basis. To be
sure it is thrown up into our faces now,
that if we had held on to our corn, and
our cattle, and our wheat and our oats
that we would have gotten fair prices.
But has it been forgotten that it was
flaunted into our faces only a few months
ago that the West couldn't pay her in
terest. that the whole country was bank
rupt? Has it been forgotten that the
interest upon our mortgages was de-
manded then and there under penalty of
foreclosure, and that in the face of ten
cent corn and two cent cattle? Has it
been forgotten that millions upon mill
ions of bushels were sold at such ruinous
prices, until the railroads were blockaded,
to prove that even at such ruinoua
prices the West had raised enough to
| redoem herself and shov that ebo
far from being an absolute bankrupt!
That even upon ten cent corn and two
The sun., 1890-07-20

1h' second match OF the season by National Guards
men for marksnens badges was shot OH the 2OO and
3p-yard ranges at Creedmoor yesterday IN a gale OF
wind. The following men won badges. J Coraie, W. J.
snieliin A. T. Rauch. +. C. Cooper L. Martin e. Mur-
ray, II. E. Montague W. 4, A. Smith, b. $. Williams,
p. LAselL W. II. Edwards, P. j. Frsker blanchard
T s. Neltch C. f. Mitchell NJ Stuart q. L. steobinS 5.
Dodge H. j. Rates Hyde q. II. Bouron. +. r. Jessup'
|. rGd,ev. W Il. Norris Z. W kiernan J; Hobart
". H. Webb. ". g. HASKELL GorskL + D. liOiorooS
II Bustyicl q H. Potter E.N Harvard. q Hadieu. l.
Ca!n ., c fquirss, 9 !. NJ. Hoot l. Ksdlsy Jr,
g A. WyIio j. ". stevens. W c. SemGer, c. Samson,
X Martin. J. ". AbelL II 9 Mcfadden. II Dalzeil 7
s; SPeHcer, Q 4. :. wilmer. II. F'sh W. T. AnSrus
Wall, " II. Moore. Il. c. Taylor. ". $ Beekman. D
Suydam ". b Greeley J. D. McEwcn J. u. Carter. 9.
II RhoadeH n. NJ Beckwth. l.. De W. iolOb E. L
Chase z. Cornell l.. T. Waterman J RnnperL |! K
stevens Jr. I. 1uena. e. l. Smith. A. NJ Evans. W. II
FOLSOM j. swayne q O MURRAY. J ]. Gordon, @ G.
Arrowsrnith z Stewart + G. Landon. Z. c. Denison
". A Jones' q,