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The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

Boosters improvements must keep
pace with her increase in population
and in progress and Development
They must not be allowed to lag be-
hind.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

The Louisiana Legislature does
not meet until next May. So every
body in this State ought to enjoy a
happy New Year.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

Rev. j. M. Hickson, of Mount Leb-
anon, will preach at Bellevue on the
first Sunday in each month during
the year 1892.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

As symbol of the New Year moth
ing beats the hour glass. Probably
there is no time in the twelve month
it is turned mp oftener.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

It is fortunate for this State that
some of its political managers were
not born twins.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

If a man is looking for a hard road
TO travel, he need not go outside of
Rossier.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

There is no constancy in swearing
amendment with some people. They
Just swear off and on.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

New Years resolutions are seldom
engrossed by too much attention be-
ing paid to them.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

The vital statistics for Shreveport
for week ending last Saturday noon
show 8 marriages, 8 births, 4 deaths.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

Christmas is an expensive holiday;
but it is worth more than it costs.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31

This sort of weather cannot last
forever. Therefore, rejoice!
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31
RENToN.LA..
Democratic Ticket.

FOR GOVERNOR,
MI. FOSTER. of st. Mary.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
GHAS. PARLANGE, Pointe Coupee.
FOR AUDITOR,
W. W. HEARD, of Union.
FOR TREASURER,
JOHN PICKETT, of Bossier.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
r. S. ADAMS, of East Feliciana.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC EDUCATION,
A. ID. LAFARGUE, of Rapides.
FOB ATTORNEY GENERAL,
III. J.CUNNINGHAM, Natchitoches.
FOR CLERK,
B. A. KELLY.
EoR SHERIFF,
A. r. THOMPSON.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31
Homestead Entry No. 3I89,
Land Office at Natchitocbes Louisiana

December 10, 1891. LUZ NNAN' "egaS5eri ;an r.
The Bossier banner., 1891-12-31
PRONUNCIATION
OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
to the Constitution
OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Adopted by the General Assembly of 1890.
STATE oE LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office of the Secretary of State. (
Fn pursuance of the provisions of the consti-
l. tuition, publication is hereby made and
given to the qualified electors Of the State of
Louisiana of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of this State, which has been con,
CURED in by twO-thirds of all the members
elected to each House of the General Assembly
of this State, at the regular session thereof,
held at the city of Baton Rouge, in the year
1890, and which is required to be published for
the information of the qualified electors of this
State for three months preceding the general
election for Representatives, and which pro-
posed amendment more fully appears in act
No. l53, of the Regular Session of 1890, which
is hereafter officially published for the infor-
nation of the qualified electors of this State,
and which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection at the next general cleo
ton, which will be held on Tuesday, the 18th
day of April, 1892, lit being the Tuesday next
the third Monday of said month"; i'll such man
ner and form that the qualified electors may
vOta for or against said amendment; aud if a
majority of the qualified electors voting at
said election shall approve and ratify said pro-
posed amendment, then such proposed amend
ment, so approved and ratified, shall become
part of the Constitution of this State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
FLOOR MAT HEATERS.
A Neat Way to Apply the Electric
Current to Domestic Uses.
SLEEPING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
Bad Voices in America Are the Result Of
Lack of Cultivation.
A NEW WAY TO GET RID OF FLEAS
WRITTEN FOR TIE DrsPArCH.I

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArCH.I
Mark Dewey has devised an apparatus to
render electric heating effective and eco
nomlcal In houses or cars or public build
ings. Floor mats similar to those in gen.
eral use can be employed for the heater, the
only essential requirement being that the
mats be provided with heat-radiating con-
duct"rs and connected to suitable supply
conductors These mats are perfectly safe
ard effective, and require but low tension
current. They can be arranged so that it is
impossible to touch the conductors of the
mat accidentally, but even if the conductor
in the mat is not protected specially, it is
utterly impossible to receive shock By
contact in any way with the mat The large
exposed radiating surface area of the mat
heater will enable it to develop and radiate
great amount of heat without becoming
very hot; that is, nor hot enough to burn
wood, leather or rubber In contact with it,
and thus the disadvantages due to the fact
that the heat is concentrated in particular
locality, as in the old system, is done away
with.
These mat heaters are especially adapted
for heating rooms and halls in houses.
They may be made entirely of nickel or
bronze and formed into a grating of orna-
menial design, which can rest upon the
tlling or marble and have its upper surface
level with the floor. In order TO prevent
undue heating of the mats, and to keep their
temperature below the ignitinQ point OF
wood, leather. etc, an automatic heat regu-
lator is provided in the shape of a ther-
mostat cutoff or current controller, ar
ranged SO that it may be adjusted for any
Desired degree of temperature, and to cut
out the mat when the temperature above
the predetermined point.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

A Robin on Being offered His Liberty Do.
Hberately Refuses to Accept
Wide Awake.l
Not wishing to keep my young robin
through the winter, attempted to intro
duce him to liberty and his feathered kith
and kin. This was easier to say than to
do. As with kindly treated slaves in the
old days, liberty was what he dreaded. He
had never been outside his prison bars. yet
had fancied when the door of his cage was
opened he would fly away q. once Instead,
he gave one little chirp of dismay and re-
treated to the fartheat corner, looking i'm
ploringly at me, as much as to say, "1'm a
little fellow. Don't make me 20 out into
that big world. I'm afraid"
closed the door of his cage, and q more
delighted bird was never seen. This ex-
pertinent was repeated for several successive
days, but nothing could induce him to
venture out. Finally put my hand in his
cage and brought him forth. This attempt
was followed by series OF small but pierc-
ing bird shrieks, uttered in a heartrending
way by Robin, who stood just outside the
closed door. Next, he pecked at the wires
OF his cage, flew excitedly about and in
spected his house from every point of view
even from the roof Then he huddled down
close by the door in such fluffy forlorn
way that I opened it, and with q hop, skip
and jump, and q shrill note of delight, he
bounced in.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
soFTKNINa THE HANDA
Nearly Any Pair Will Yield to . Steady
Treatment Of Glycerine.

Nearly Any Pair Will Yield to . Steady
Treatment of Glycerine.
Chambers Journal.l
An eficacious way of making hands soft
is to rub them with glycerine while they are
wet, after washing with warm water and
soap. Glycerine, it should be remembered,
is valuable toilet accessory. There are very
few hands so hard that they will not be rem
dered soft by rubbing glycerine in regularly
every night for 10 or IL nights. When this
is done. gloves must be worn, to prevent
the bed linen being made greasy. Some
people find glycerine too heating; they say
it makes the skin smart, and find it very
Irritating.
Under these circumstances, oatmeal may
be employed instead. Oatmeal will not
answer quite so we'll as glycerine, but it
will be very helpful A writer in one of
the medical journals, speaking on this sub
ject not long ago, said: 'The best prepara-
tion for the hands at night is white-of-egg
with grain Of alum dissolved in it.
Quacks have fancy name for this; but all
can make it. and spread it over heir hands,
and the work is done"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
PHoToaRAPH1NG THE LIGHTNING
The Whole Secret Is to Wait and Lss the
Flash Take ITSELF

The Whole Secret Is to Wait and Est the
Flash Take ITSELF
Chambers Journal.l
But lightning-potography is q vsry Sim
pie operatian after all The whole secret
is to wait for the lightning and to let it
take ITSELF The operator knows by previ.
Gus experiments the exact focal length of
his instrument, and so adjust the camera
that all distant objects are in distinct focus,
He inserts his rapid plate and turns the
lens In the direction whence the flashes
come. He then counts the number of seconds
between several flashes, in order to arrive
at fairly accurate estimate of the interval
after which fash may be expected.
Allowing this time almost to expire, he
removes the cap from the lens and awaits
his flash. Upon its appearance he replaces
the cap, and the operation is complete. The
necessity for the darkness of night is read
lily seen, for if the exposure were made dur
ing the hours of daylight, the plate would
be hopelessly logged, should the flash not
present itself at the exact moment, and the
great advantage Of the background of dark
sky would be absent
The most favorable conditions for light
ming photography occur wnen q thunder
storm happens at night and is accompanied
by vivid flashes at frequent and fairly reg
ular intervals
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

noon found letter of seven pages from
Mr.. Gladstone giving a complete review Of
the book and thanking me for it. The letter
showed that he had digested it completely,
though it contained at least $50 pages.
'The letter was full of expressions about
the war, about the South and about our con-
dltlon and prospects. 1t was such a re-
markaDle production that wrote at once
to MI. Gladstone and begged permission to
ident Lincoln. The next day received
reply which read: MY dear Mr.. Field,
you may do anything you please with my
letters except publish them in the news
papers The public sentiment in the two
countries is so sensitive at this time that it
will not do to publish anything bearing
upon the struggle as coming from me- This
was substantially the letter. I sent copy
that day to my family and another to Presi-
dent Lincoln. He was very much pleased
with 1t and read it aloud to his Cabinet"
NORTH CAROLINA GOLD FIELDS.
asked Mr. Edison the other day to tell
me something about his experiments in the
North Carolina gold fields. He replied:
"My experiments were all right. The
trouble was the lack of gold. spent sew
eral months travelling over North Carolina
and found In fact that every farm had
Soid Hilne, Dut the gold, II II ever e4lstedln
large quantities, has been taken out. The
mines had been dug down to the water level
in slavery days and there was nowhere gold
enough to pay. found the country too far
off and too much out of the world for q civ
ilized man to settle in and concluded to
come back to New Jersey and devote my
attention to iron. There is more money in
iron than in gold and the New Jersey iron
mines are going to produce some of the best
iron products Of the future
"Why don't you go to Mexico?" said I.
There's plenty of gold and silver there
Its too far off" was Mr. Edison's reply,
'and life is too short to waste time in trsv-
cling from one place to another"
TIr>
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

DR.. W. T. CathelI has entereda strong pro-
test against the old-iashioned idea that peo-
pie should go to bed comparatively hungry.
He IS Of opinion that fasting during the long
interval between supper and breakfast, and
especially the complete emptiness of the
stomach during sleep, adds greatly to the
amount Of emaciation, sleepIessness and
general weakness so often met with. 1t is
wei known that in the body there iS per-
petual dis1ntegration of tissue, sleeping or
waking; 1t is, therefore, natural to believe
That the supply of nouriShment should be
somewhat continuous. especially in those in
whom the vitality is lowered. AS bodily eN-
erc1Se Il suspended during sleep, with wear
and tear correspondinglv diminished, while
digestion, assimilation and nutritive actiy-
1ty continue as usual, the food furnished
during this period adds more than is de-
stroyed and increased weight and improved
general vigor is the result. Dr. Cathell is
satisfied that were the, weakly, the enact
ated and the sleepless to nightly take a light
meal of simple, nutritious food be ore going
to bed for prolonged period, nine in ten OF
them would be thereby raised to a better
standard OF health He has found that after
directing bowl of bread and milk or mug
of beer and a few crackers, or a s.ucer OF
oatmeal and cream before going to bed, for
Few months, surprising increase in
weight, strength and general tone has re-
suited Persons who are too 3. out and ple-
thoric are recommended to follow an oppo-
site course
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
CRAFT OF THE ANCIKNfA
A Marvellous Nuptial Yacht and . Vessel
That Carried 1000 Men.

A Marvellous Nuptial Yacht and . Vessel
That Carried 1000 Men.
Chambers Journal.1
Ptolemy Philopater possessed q nuptial
yacht, the Thalamegon, 312 feet long and -
feet deep. A graceful gallery, supported
by curiously-carved columns, ran round tho
vessel, and within were temples of Venus
and of Bacchus. Her masts were 100 feet
high; her sails and cordage of royal purple
hue.
Probably the largest vessel of remote ages
was one belonging to the same ruler She
was 400 feet long, Sc feet broad, 72 feet from
the top of her prov to her keel, and 80 feet
from the highest part of her poop. Her
largest oars were 56 feet in length; she had
two prows, two sterns, and seven beaks or
rostra- On both poop and prows were fig
ures of men and of animals fully 18 feet
high. Her crew consisted of 1000 oarsmen,
5000 soldiers, and several hundred of other
ranks. Sesostris is said to have had ship
400 feet long, which was covered inside with
silver and outside with gold. This story
causes the adventures of Baron Munchausen
to pale into insignifcance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
THE PUPPY BAD A FRIEND.
Getting Thrashed in tho Street He oeas q
Big Dog to Avenge Him.

Getting Thrashod In the Street He oess .
Big Dog to Avenge Him.
Wide Awake.]
In the town Of Norwalk, O., In the st.
Charles Hotel, live two dogs, one of which
is large Newfoundland, the other water
spaniel The two always have been the
most devoted of friends. A proof of the
strength of their affection was given some
time ago, when the spaniel was a puppy.
The little fellow was out on the street one
day. when he saw another dog at short
distance from him in front of store. The
puppy ran toward the stranger and tried to
play with him; but the strange dog was of
sur1y disposition and bit the little fellow
savagely. Howling with pain the spaniel
ran home. He did not pause at the house,
but ran on to the barn where he found his
friend, the Newfoundland.
The latter licked the spaniel's hurt, and
evidently inquired the cause of his trouble,
for after minute the two dogs started for
the street. The ill-natured dog was still
there. On seeing him, the Newfoundland,
who is usually very good and kind, few at
him in a rage and did not leave until he had
punished him severely for his treatment Of
the puppy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

In downtown Office the other day the
bookkeeper had occasion to refer to an old
ledger which had lain unopened in the safe
for many years. On turning its leaves he
found that in the heart of the volume was a
cavity eaten out that would hold a walnut.
There was no opening apparent by which
the insect that did the mischief could have
entered or gone away, aud the insect itself
was not to be found. 1t must Have been
book worm, of course, but the question is
how did it get into the heart of the book
without making hole, and how did it get
ont
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
Typical Voice OF America,

Americans, as people, are criticised re-
gardfng the nasal in ntonation and lack of cul-
t1vatfon of their voice in conversation. The
blame is generally placed at the door OF the
American climate. With large number Of
persons of educa tion in the United States,
the manner of speaking is cultivated and
pleasing, and in Boston where a great deal
of attention is paid to culture in all
branches, the result is noticeable in the
voices of the community in general 1t has
been demonstrated beyond question that a
course of elocution will produce a cultivated
way Of speaking in a pupil whose speech
was formerly nasal and uncultivated, and
striking result of the effect of training upon
the voices OF our people is to be found in the
excellent singers that this country is now
producing. A bad style of voice is frequently
created in public schools, where teachers in
general encourage their pupils to recite in
loud tone, instead of low and distinctly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
New Telegraph Machine,

A new telegraph machine has been in
vented by Herr Jaite, Director of Telegraphs
in Berlin. The apparatus contains two elec-
tro-magnets, the one worked by positive
and the other by a negative current.
These set in motion perforator, whereby
holes are punched in tape. The holes in
stead of consisting of mere dots and dashes.
as in the Morse system, are so arranged that
on joining them with lines the letters of the
Roman alphabet are formed. The chief
merit of the machine is said to lie in the ex-
traordinary ease with which it can be
worked. 1t is stated that at a recent trial be-
tween the Berlin and Hamburg Stock Ex-
changes, a distance of nearly 200 miles, it
was found possible to send from IS to IS mes
sages per hour, or from 25 to 50 words per
minute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
How Shelley Lived.

Shelley could not understand why people
needed more than plain bread. He was so
careless about his meals that he did himself
serious injury. When during his London
walks he felt hungry he would buy loaf at
the nearest bakers, tuck it under his arm
and eat it as he went along, probably read
ing book and dodging the passersby at the
same time. Mrs. Shelley often sent food to
his study, which in his abstraction he for
got, and then, coming out from the room,
he would innocently ask: "Mary, have /
dined?"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
The Passing OF the InterIude.

Interlude playing between the verses of
hymns is gradually becoming lost art.
Not many years ago no organist would
allow hymn to be sung without an inter-
lude of some length after each verse, but
now the most that is expected is short
succession of chords after each alternate
verse, and even this is often omitted. The
reason is very obvious. Poor organists find
the interlude the most troublesome part of
the performance, and are glad to omit it,
while good performers have other opportu-
mites to display their abilitiea
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
The Steel LifebpafaL

The latest form of lifeboats are built Of
steel, and possess the invaluable quality OF
being unsinkable and selfrighting. The fore
and aft sections OF the boat are constructed
in the form of hollow cones. thoroughly air
and water tight, and their peculiar form i'm
parts immense strength and rigidfty to the
whole structure In an emergency the steel
boat can be thrown overheard bodily with
out the formality and care attendant on the
use OF boat-lowering gear, as, no matter how
the boat alights in the water, it will float on
an even keel and cannot possibly swamp.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

It Is stated that chloride of ethyl is likely
to come into use as a local anaesthetic. 1t
is a colorless, mobile fluid, having a peculiar
and pleasant odor and a sweetish burning
taste. 1t is sent out for medicinal use in
hermetically sealed glass tubes containing .
little more than two drachms. When re-
quired for use, the point of the tube is
shipped OFF, and the warmth of the opera
jet Of the chloride to be projected on the
part to be anaesthetized- Although it has
hitherto been employed mainly in dentistry
it possesses qualities which commend its
use in general surgery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
Paraffne in Dipbtherf, ',

A simple and valuable remedy for diph-
liberia is the application of para fine. The
diphtheritic patch is scraped of, and the
paraffine is applied every hour to the throat
Internally with large camers hair brush.
AS rule, the throat gets well in from "a to
z6 hours, and with improvement in the
throat the paraff1ne is applied less frequent
ly, but its use is advisable for two or three
days after the complete disappearance Of
tha natcnaR.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
Destruction of Tornado Meta.

A machine to destroy torpedo nets con-
sists Of q scissors-like arrangement OF
knives, which sever the wire meshes and
make an aperture for the entrance Of the
torpedo. When officially tested in England
it proved perfectly satisfactory, the great
momentum of the torpedo enabling it co cus
its way through the obstacle without any
apparent retardation of it's flight. even
when the net was set at an angle of As de-
grees. Another invention, which has not,
so far, proved practical is to explode .
couple Of cartridges against the net.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
A True Philanthropist.

A correspondent of a leading daily paper
states as the result of his investigations Of
the subject of getting rid OF fieas, that IL
those who are troubled with these insects
will place the common adhesive fly paper ON
the floor of the room infested, with small
piece of fresh meat in the center of each
Sheet they will find that the fieas will jump
toward the meat and adhere to the paper.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

the next Congress are
those for new ocean
cables. TIL e ol d
scheme for laying q
cable from San Fran
cisco to the Sandwich
Islands will be revived
and a new one for put
ting down a cable from
San Francisco to China
across the Pacific will,
it is said, be proposed.
There are now half a
dozen cables across the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
Incandescent Lamp, In Surgery.

A new form of miniature incandescent
lamp is much appreciated by the medical
profession. Its name, the "tongue-depres-
sor lamp" clearly indicates its use, which 10
to follow the placing of the tongue depressor
with ray of light which illumines the In
terror Of the mouth and throat
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
Electricity for Elevated Roads.

The municipal authorities Of Berlin arc
considering the question of extending their
elevated road system, both in the city and
the suburbs, and operating it by electricity.
a total of IS miles. 1t is estimated to coss
not less than $50 000, 900.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
DIV Sand for Fire Extinction.

It Is well known that dry sand is one Of
the best things that can be used for killing
an incipient oil fire. 1t is now suggested
that many dwelling house fires caused by
lamp explosions might be averted by keep
ing some Of the ornamental vases in the
rooms filled with sand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01
UNDER THE PACIFIC.
The Orient and the 0ccident Will
Soon Send Each Other the News
FIELD SAYS A CABLE WILL WORK.
A Mighty System Embracing Seventeen
Thousand Miles of Wire.
INTERVIEW WITH THE OLD PROMOTER

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Among the most
important bills which will be presented to