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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-16
JEWELS FOR AN ANGEL.
How Pretended Spirit Medium Traded
on Fathers Love for His Dead Child.

HOW Pretended Spirit Medium Traded
on Fathers Love for His Dead Child.
THE smartest trick that ever heard
OF, said a spiritualistic medium yester-
day-a medium who loves to gossip
about the frailties of her professional
brethren and sisters-''was played not
long ago upon millionaire living very
near to the big Vanderbilt houses on
Fifth avenue.
"The gentleman had lost a little
daughter, the idol of his life, and man
and wife-a pair of frauds-got hold of
him and made him believe that they
could bring him into communication
with his little Eva by means of the dark
seanee.
Numerous private seances were
given to him at good round price, and
he was made to believe that the spirit
of the child materialized for him. 1t
came little way out of the cabinet and
permitted him to kiss and to stroke its
soft hair, and it lisped loving syllables
to him, which gave the stricken fathers
heart unspeakable comfort. o, / tell
you, they were artists, that pair.
'Well, one night when he had got to
implicitly believe in the genuineness of
the phenomena, he found little Eva in
a mourning mood. He pressed her to
know the cause, and she said that she
felt grieved to think that she had no
jewels to wear in the spirit world, while
the spirit of little playmate of hers
who had died before her had many
The father told her to weep no more as
he would remedy that. So he went to
Titfany's and had a beautiful crown of
diamonds made, worth fully forty
thousand dollars, and at the next
seance he placed it on the brow of what
he thought his spirit child, of course be-
ing rewarded with many kisses and ex-
clamations of delight. For some time
after that Eva was very happy, but at
length she expressed a wish for a dia-
mond ring, and he bought her beauti-
full solitaire
"a few days after he had placed it on
the finger of the child he called un-
expectedly at the house of the medium to
arrange for private seance and caught
sight of the ring on the finger of the
mediums wife. The truth dawned on
him in flash. He is powerful man
and he was furious. He caught the
woman by the arm and almost broke
her finger as he tore the jeweled bauble
from it. Then he threw her across the
room with a curse
81 will give you and your man twenty
four hours to get out of the city," he
said: IF you are here at this time to-
morrow l will have Inspector Byrnes
on your track"
''They took the hint and fed, but
they took the diamond crown with
them, and rather than publish that he
had been tricked he let them go. So
you see they made fine haul after all,
but might have made their fortune if
they had not let greed and vanity over
come their discretion. IN. Y. Herald
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Queen victoria and the Bible.

It was noble and beautiful answer
of the queen-the monarch of free
people, reigning more by love than law,
because seeking to reign in the fear Of
God-it was a. noble answer she gave
to an African prince, who sent an en-
bassage with costly presents, and asked
her in return to tell him the secret of
England's greatness and England's
glory, and the beloved queen sent him
not the number of her feet, not the
number of her armies, not the account
of her boundless merchandise, nor the
details of inexhaustible- wealth She
did not, like Hezekiah, in an evil hour,
show the ambassador her diamonds and
her rich ornaments, but handing him q
beautiful bound copy of the Bible, she
said: '.Tell the prince that this is the
secret OF Ene 'and's greatness. Iowa
State Register
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SOME FAMOUS cAMEos.
Rare and Exquisite Workmanship on Rocks
and Crystals.

Rare and Exquisite Workmanship on hOCko
and Crystals.
The most famous gems are perhaps
the Gemma Augustea in Vienna, sar-
donyx, nearly quarter of yard long,
ON which the triumph of Augustus is
cut in the rarest workmanship By Dio-
scorides, of Rome. There are magnif-
Gently cut antique amethysts, though
rock crystal was, and is, mainly used
for vases and cups. The writer saw a
beautiful modern vase at Oberstein in
the shape cf she'll twelve or fourteen
inches long--chiefly, however, filling
him with regret for the vanished beauty
of the perfect crystal out of which it had
been cut. The owner asked e5 for it.
A much larger cameo than the Gemma
Augustea was lost in the storming Of
the Tuileries in 1s4S. Concerning the
largest gem now extant--a sardonyx
worked in FIVE layers and representing
Tiberius and Livia and various other
personages-there is an odd story. II
is called La Cameo de la Sainte Chap
ellie, and was given to st. Louis of France,
who set it up in the Sainte ChapelIe as
representation of Joseph's dream
The art of cutting gems fingered in
Constantinople after the fall of the EN-
pire, but few stones were cut in, west
ern Europe. Charlemagne used as his
seal an aetique gem with the head Of
Jupiter Scraps; Pepin lie Bref, one with
a Bacchus on it. In 1855, however,
Giovanni Bernardo cut stones so beauti-
fully for Lorenzo de Medici that he was
called Giovanni del Carniole. and con-
temporary of his was named Domencio
del Kamei. The Picklers, Tyrolese
artists, settled in Rome in the eigh-
teonth century, cut gems so perfectly
that they had to sign them to prevent
them passing as antiques.-Jewelers'
Weakly
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It AIakes 5 DiHerence.

Mrs Fogg-Goodness mercy! The
new dining-rooIn carpet is ruined.
Somebody has spilled a whole lot Of
oil, and made great big grease-spot in
the center of it.
Mr.. Fogg- You must have done it
yourself, mother, when you filed the
lamp.
Mrs. Fogg-O, perhaps did; never
mind; guess it win eyapOrate. Puck
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-16
JACKS PROPOSAL.
Hs Employers Neat Trick Brings
Him to His Senses.

The day was drawing to a close and
nthe office of Durant Brothers there
we're only two persons, Thomas
lufant, the senior member of the firm,
and John Crawford, the confidential
clerk.
The former sat at a table, writing;
ne latter stood, with his elbows on a
RlndoW-sash and his hands supporting
ak chin, watching the people pass to
md no in the street.
Jack!" dropped from Mr.. Durant's
Ups as he laid aside his pen.
Yes, sir" responded the clerk, IA
alharly known as Jack" turning his
ace toward Mr.. Durant.
why don't you get married?"
Ih-h'm, how?" was the stammer-
ing reply.
Why don't you get married?" Mr..
Drant repeated.
aeally, have not given the matter
much consideration.
! am convinced that marriage is adj
hsaoie on the part of any man"
M Durant was fifty-year-old bach
aOI, and Jack ventured:
10 you intend to renounce single
"sssedness?" smiling as he spoke.
may DO SO by and BY" Mr.. Durant
Ms8ered, in a significant tone. mo
u ~, Is dependent upon you for sup
eVsIs he continued.
nave only myself to support" said
lour salary has enabled you to lay
sOmething each year during the five
ssalS you have been with us?'
iaave about two thousand dollars
any command"
.as suincient to begin housekeeping
s sal comfortably. You would prefer a
p@e ", to boarding placeq"
nave no doubt there is some Young
~. - .aom you incline to regard with
bI"s ssslu lavor?" Mr.. Durant remarked,
.s,.dont-know," Jack reioined.
'aalng to the roots of his hair
has sou entertain such regard for any
som 1uom you believe to be truly
s..y 49, ana to reciprocate your kind
,sslngs, ask her to become vour
as,.. eitnout delay. You win excuse,
knyits,a ,auvislng you with reference to
ab.a ~ . matter, as l am influenced to
y N interest in your welfare,
@plOger." ''no fa'hef than an
AsMs niy' and 1 appreciate your mo-
a5Jsslatly Mr. Durant left the Office
verify believe he does intend 20
49, aAu the woman whose husband
zasoEfss viii have reason to be
u 80, = s ne IS one of the noblest men
''sa @ after, passing the table At which
a i us nad been writing, he saw
Rsea.n note, which began: my dear
aessss and near it an envelope
asaae r.. MISS Alice Benton, 278 w
aelisasu uy y addressed was one whom
Whos 20 regard with special IA
-. ne really loved with his
10 ss 49, sne beginning of the mis-
sess FUSED = his curiosity that, re-
aes, pfoprlety, he reed IL in IFS
as follows: 80 = = l'S
agsa;, M'ss BENTON: I shall call to-
seF your answer TO the oue0-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-16
PUNeENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Epicurean. w Waiter-"Do you pre-
fer dry champagneP" Country Bride
groom-''O, no; wetp'-Jury.
-Charles-''Mabe do you love me?"
Mabel-''More than love anybody
else in the world, save one" Charles
"W-Who's that?" Mabel-"Myself."
-"What is repentance" asks con-
temporary. AS rule, repentance is be-
ing sorry when it is too late to do any
good.-N. Y. Recorder.
ivan Rensselaer, Gaasbuckman
Haslingbury, the poet, was forty years
making a name for himself" 81 should
think he might have been. It's such a
tremendously large name. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
-Halfseas-"Yes, never stay very
late for I know there's little wife
waiting at home for me-" Henry Peck
-''And never forget that there's lit
tie wife who comes afterme. America.
He "a new acquaintance)-'I don't
think anything of going two or three
days without eating" She-"Why, you
must be a poet, t,"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"A Confession. = Mrs. FIipfop -
'Flipfop, you are an old fool. Did you
never arrive at the years of discretion?'
Flipfop-''No, my dear, didn't.
married. Chicago Times.
-"Did you have a good time at Eva's
partY?" NO. replied little Maud, 81
didn't expect to have" ''Why did you
go, then?" $50 1 could come home
and laugh about it with papa, like
mamma does. Y. Recorder.
-''It is absolute protection against
fire. said the salesman. "When fire
starts this indicator tells anybody who
happens to be near it just where the
blaze is and YES" replied Skig-
let's testify, land then lose the insur-
ance. Washington Post.
-She-"It's disgusting to see people
50 demonstrative in public places.
Who's that man across the street who
kisses his wife and baby on the door
step when he leaves every morning?"
He-"That's Dobson, who writes cyni-
cal paragraphs on matrimony. Epoch.
Quite Different. = Police Officer
''What is the matter with the lady?"
''The poor woman fell down because
there were no ashes on the sidewalk" "
$50! will take down the number Of
the house" ''It was in front of the
station house." 80, in front of the
station house You must try to make
the best of it, my dear mad am. Pile
gende Blatter.
"A western man was touring through
the east. In passing meadow he heard
the driver say: abandon the direct
progression to the straight thitherward,
and deviate by inclinatory and aberrant
dextrogyration into dextral incidence.
It was an amateur Boston farmer say
ing, "Gee Buck" to his yoke Of oxen.
True Happiness. Muggers-'T
see a prominent society belle is dead
If there ever was perfectly blissful
existence on earth, she enjoyed it while
she lived" Mr. Muggers- Because
she was a society BELIEF" Mrs. Mug
gers-'.No. Because she was engaged
twenty-four times and never married" "
-Demorest's Monthly.
"A Brooklyn man swallowed a pin
on Sunday and it was Monday night
before he was declared out of danger
But a Brooklyn woman could probably
have held half the pins in paper in, her
mouth, discussed the beauties of her
spring bonnet, teased her husband out
of ''pin" money and slippered Johnny
before she started him off for school all
in the same breath. Rochester Union.
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POPULAR JEWELRY.
The Latest Fancies in Hair Ornaments and
Chatelaines.

The Latest Fancies in Hair Ornaments and
Chatelaines.
China painters have imbibed new
ambition. 1t is to have their work
ieweled like much of the ornamental
ton on other articles The jewels are
made for the purpose, are put on with
a paste and afterward receive light
firing. This rage for jeweled effect is
probably feeting one, but is popular
now.
Turquoises are particularly effective
set in oxidized silver in buckles and
clasps, almost ponderous in shape. They
are much used in bright silver hair
ornaments, which are often thickly
studded with them.
Chatelaines with pendant chains, to
which all sorts of implements-usefu
or wholly ornamental-may be at
tached, are made in many pretty shapes.
A fligree design is the prettiest, and if
one has sewing outfit of silver scis-
sors, emery with silver top, handsome
gold thimble (which is often set with
turquoises also), she must add a silver
needle case, and then hang them all
from pretty silver chatelaine, which
will at the same time display them to
the best advantage and keep them in
the most convenient form for using.
These chatelaines come usually with a
hook in the back, which catches in the
belt, if one is worn, but this can be re-
placed with large pin which will rem
der adjusting it to any dress a simple
matter-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-16
How an Arab Beauty Makes Money.


There are great many fakirs who
work the offices and other places of
business about New York. but one vari-
ETY. at least is interesting. This is
beautiful Arab girl of about II years of
age, who sells lead pencils, cheap jew
elry and notions of all kinds. She has
a dark olive complexion, black hair and
eyes like midnight in coal-pit. The
long lashes that sweep her cheek would.
enthuse an artist. When she came into
my Office the other day, says business
man, she advanced to the desk and, TAX
ing my hand in hers, bowed gracefully
over it, raised it to her lips and then
made the sign of the cross with it. Nat
urally this unaccustomed proceeding
secured the attention of every body in
the room. The same performance was
gone through with couple of visitors
and the young lady who runs the type
writer. She could not understand "An-
glaise," but all the same, before she
got away she sold two or three pencils
worth about two cents to ten cents
each, cake of soap and pair of gar
ters. If this young female from Arabia
has the same kind of luck elsewhere I
am certain she will soon become rich
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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His First Experience. Farmer
Squash-(mysteriously, to Wagner por-
ter)-''Say, has anybody complained o.
losin' a pair of boots this mornin'?"
Porter-"Why-why, no SIR" Farmer
Squash-''Wa-al, left mine, covered
with dust, under my bunk las night, an
to-day found these, all slick an shiny.
Don't say anythin', boy: an here's half
a-dollar for Judge.
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a sieniflcant Prerent.

Mrs Bronson What did your hus-
band give you as a present for your
wooden wedding?
Mrs. Hicks The mea4 thing gave me
q handsomely painted decoy duck
Mnnsey's Weekly.
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.ur HUSBANDS COMMANDS.

-, ,hs arts and industries well skilled,
,aodel OF perfection thou shalt be-
- ,itchen work to higher culture drilled,
r. - mike very heaven Of home for me-
r.-svpr and at all times thou shalt greet
INV husband with bright and winsome
smile,
,,oa shalt be loving, kind and always sweet,
rsspite his frowns and fault-hndings the
while
,son shalt be strong and capably perform
The work dozen women ought to do,
rAor shalt thyself with taste and care adorn
'I last fairer forms attract thy lord from you.
r,ou shalt be sensible and not expect
INV lord will stoop to notice smiles Of thine;
"a. nonsense thy best wishes to respect,
nrnoy for love and kisses to take time.
V.
non't bother when he wants to ''see a man.
And treat the boys to ice cream and cigars;
nout ask-hell give thee money when he can:
Vhen thou canst get dime just thank thy
stars.
vi
INV cooking all like mothers shalt excel;
Though all thy efforts merit deep disdain,
Because thou canst not WELD magic spell
OF childhood's taste and appetite again.
VII.
Ind in the night time thou shalt never let
The baby's crying to disturb the air,
nthrows thy husband into such pet
And makes him wish the baby anywhere.
Will
Arain, thy husband thou shalt ne'er invite
70 thee accompany from out thy home;
While he seeks social pleasure out at night.
Within. thou shalt thy children train alone.
*
Fhyhome thyself, thy children shalt appear
In perfect order, rare and matchless trim;
Possessed Of graces, virtues, thou shalt hear
Rsproof and bear with every mood and whim.
X
and though neglected, sighted, or abused,
Whatever lot thy lord shouldst cast to thee,
Forget the loving tenderness he used
When gently wooing that his wife thou'dst be.
and though each stern command of his contain
double one, as well as penalties,
koset Of rules could e'er his wants explain,
0FvolaRe hold one-half the grumbling his.
Mildred Thorne, in Western Rural
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-16

-"My mind is made up,'' said the
soubrette. Indeed? I knew the rest
of you was made up. quoth Chollie.-
Brooklyn Life.
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sson shalt be strong and capably perform
The work a dozen women ought to do,
aso, shalt thyself with taste and care adorn
Isst fairer forms attract thy lord from you.
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.u the arts and industries well skilled,
,aodel OF perfection thou shalt be.
- Kitchen work to higher culture drilled,
r. - mike a very heaven Of home for me.
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-...vo, and at all times thou shalt greet
INV husband with bright and winsome
smile,
,,o. sbalt be loving, kind and always sweet,
rsspite his frowns and fault-findings the
while
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r.ou shalt be sensible and not expect
INV lord will stoop to notice smiles of thine;
sTis nonsense thy best wishes to respect,
n now for love and kisses to take time.
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Dou't bother when he wants to ''see man."
And treat the boys to ice cream and cigars;
Dnt ask-he'll give thee money when he can /:
When thou canst get dime just thank thy
stars.
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tlon which l asked you short time ago. and
trust II Will be such as to confer upon me the
happiness that it alone can afford me.
yours sincerely, THOMAS DURANrm
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
FROM RINGWOOD

Poor loGs Ne,ioc IJTsyari- otter Nc'cs
Enough is known to prove that the
r0tton crop vii be shorter than for years
in this section and corn not very mu1h
better. L. Nnsoa sold the first bale Ct
Gotten in " hi;akers on Saturday 3rj, at
and If certs
Wine making at Medoc Vineyard now.
Thee were about s ; hands employed
gathering grapes ths past week.
Mess Emerson. General Passenger
Agent. Uullmsn. asst, ard other rail
road officials. spent part o. last week I
Med8c snd Rocky I'LL farm, and were
well Leased with operations, especially
with Rocky Hill farm, managed by that
excellent gentleman 4 Il. Mitchell.
Prof. W G. pullen, o! Nash, will open
a school N Eingwood this week and so
licIts The patronage OF Kind pubic. He
is an experienced teacher and vii DO
much good In the calse OF education
We bespeak for him liberal patronage.
Capt. : I. Nicholson a former resi-
dent of tbs section, now OF Mississippi,
has been on ii il TO his old home. lie
left last week Tie left here in 1888 and
says lie never saw such a change for the
better as is IN this county since he LETT
Prof Pullen visited your town last week
to see III nephews, one OF whom had
been SICK. lie speaks in the highest
erms Of your town, it, citizens and Its
military institute, presided over by the
genial Prof Allen. e. L. Nj.
Oct. 9TH, 81.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
REPLY TO DEMOCRAT"

Mr. ED1ToR Where is that ter
rible .Democrat"S Has be gone 10
Missouri to assist Hall TO turn over
the Alliance to the Democratic par
~. thereby making the body a
part.zan organiz4tion2 Or has De,
with The fiji :ers OF the law to assist
bin. compelled every alliance TO sur
render its charter In his irst com
munication be inquiries whether tLe
alliance be political, and II SO ceulh
il not be dealt with SIS the Union
Lesgue. To this, | would sne"er :;
No more SO shan q convention OF
dentists or doctors or an association
If christian churches. who ask the
legislature, as q body polite, for q
redress for their grievances. How
ever. if "Democrat' sees ct to dis
solve the alliance he can call at any
time bat be had better contract Tor a
new skin before he undertakes TO
deal with the +. \. & |. L. And sgain
be asks, do you expect to pack the
primaries / will answer tnat by
asking another question. DID mol
the legal profession and town ciiqaes
pack the county conyentions PRO. u
the existence Of the Alliance W.
not an ordin sry farmer afraid to raise
bis voice in said conventions for fear
of ridicule or bulldozing Thank
God that time is past, and the far
mer has the courage to take q stand
in the affairs Of his country. No
.sDemocrst,' 1t is not these questions
that unease your. soul but you are
afraid if the farmer gets his demands
that thst era of pilferiDg will be past
and the country will prosper on 8,
parallel with the towns.
Bat this is what think "Demo-
crat" means: You country people
!et politics alone, vote when you are
told, keep your months shut and let
ihe towns prosper and the country
anguish. Now, "Demotrat," you
know as well as / 10 that tic last
| legislature passed resolutions, in
struct.0g our representatives - use
all honorable means to secure the
financial reform contemplated in the
Ooata platform. That being so, where
IS TIE difference in the alliance OF
this State and the Democratic party
Cain your fears. Democrat There
will be no holt IN The party unless,
Haskell like. the town chques do as
they did iE 5 )uth Carolina. La ma
tional politics | can not teN, but !
am O we'll wisher Of the
PEOPLE'S PARTY,