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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-06-16
Sale of Fine Colts.

Below we publish list and prices
of Captain r J. Hancock's sale at
Brooklyn race course recently of fine
colts raised on his "Ellerslie" stock
farm, near Charlottesville, Albemarle
county, Va. Capt. Hancock was a
citizen of Bossier parish before the
war, and it affords us great pleasure
to note his success in raising fine
stock. A correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch says ga large crowd
attended the sale, and the bidding
was very spirited" The following is
a list of the animals sold and the
amount each brought:
No. l. Bay colt. 800.
No. 2. Chestnut colt. $500.
No. 8. Bay colt. $500.
No. 4. Bay colt. 800.
No. 5. Bay colt, brother to Eolian,
winner of the fastest race at mile,
1:4O4, in 1888. $4,000.
No. Z. Chestnut colt, brother of
Charade, winner of Daisy Stakes,
Test Stakes, Grand Union Hotel
Handicap, ETC.; and to Ma Belle, win
ner of ten consecutive races this
year. $1,7Oo.
No. 8. Bay colt. $3.50.
No. 9. Chestnut colt. $500.
No. 10. Chestnut colt. $4,000.
No. II. Bay colt. $1,000.
No. -. Black FLY. $3.50.
No. 10. Chestnut FLY. $3.50.
No. IA. Brown FLY. s1,1OO.
No. Is. Eolide, bay FLY. $500.
The sale aggregated $40. 400.
We have long believed that Bos-
sier parish, and in fact any part Of
Louisiana, is about as good country
in which to raise fine live stock as any
other section in the Union. We be-
Iieve that all kinds of fine stock can
be raised successfully and proftably
! in this parish, and we publish the
above that our friends may see what
can be done with live stock when
] properly and honorably managed
The simple fact that the great ante
bellum race horse, "Lecompte," was
raised in Rapides parish is a sufficient
guarantee that the finest horses can
be raised in Louisiana. No doubt
some of our old Bellevue friends, re.
member, as we do, Capt. Hancock's
highly priced saddle horse, "Cotton
Blossom, which the Captain, who has
had many years experience in raising
fine horses, writes. us "was the best
one I ever saw" "Cotton Blossom
was raised near Red Land, in this
parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-06-16

The National Convention of the
Peoples party is to be held at Omaha,
July 4th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-06-16

Practical result is a test of truth.
Nothing is false which brings al
ways good results, and nothing is
true which always bears bad fruits
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-06-16

L.. w. Baker Southeast ssaapter of southeast
quarter of section 5, southwest quarter of
southwest quarter Of section 4 and northeast
quarter OF northeast quarter of section eight.
township IL. range eleven. Taxes, I890-gf, $s
Eli Boynton-Northwest quarter of soutb.
east quarter and northeast quarter of south
west quarter of section ton, township sixteen.
range eleven. Taxes, 1891, 81 IS.
Marshall BOynton-NOrth half of northeast
quarter of section ten, township sixteen, range
eleven. Taxes, 1891, % 81.
Wm BroOks-West half of northeast quar-
ter of section eight, township sixteen, range
eleven. Taxes, 1891, 90 IS.
j. X. Brown-Southwest quaster and south
half of southeast quarter of section %, south
east quarter OF section % and northeast quar-.
ter OF northeast quarter of section 80, township
eighteen, range eleven. Taxes, $1S SO.
Estate Josephine Bosley-Lot 9, section Il
lots 2, 5 and 9, section IA, and that portion of
section twelve, lying north of line run para
lei with southern boundary of said section IS
chains and links north Of said line. Taxes
1889 9O-9I, $l3. 9z.
Mrs. w. E. Connell-Southeast quarter OF
southwest quarter, west half of Southwest
quarter and south half Of southwest quarter
OF northwest quarter of section 80, east half OF
southeast quarter, ssuth half Of southeast
quarter OF northeast quarter Of section IS.
Township eighteen, range twelve, less acres
Taxes, 1891, $5 49,
c. w Observation-Disclosures quarter of acc.
ton seven, township nineteen, range eleven
less acres. Taxes, 1891, % AZ.
Caroline Fisks-Northwes quarter of north
east quarter, section IS, township eivhtaen
! range twelve. Taxes, 1891, II cents
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
WHOLE NUMBER, 1867.


There ID one great popular euloym"n5
in Nenice-the bath. Every one batlirs.
There is no place in the world. perhaps,
where there is such general t king to
the water on every summer day; and
not day only either, but all night as well.
1t is so convenient to walk to the door of
ones own house and plunge from tho
very Threshold into the clear, cool water
So at almost any hour. gliding in your
gondola along the smaller canals, you
pass among merry parties Of bathers,
who swim about your boat like sea
nymphs and tritons about old Neptunes
car. They chatter at you gleefully, per-
haps splash water at you, or swim up
and insist on shaking hands, with drip
ping fingers, over the gunwale of the
boat. These swimmers in the canals are
mostly children, but sometimes they in
clule a whole family party, old and
young. In the great harbor the street
boys plunge by hundreds. Such SWIM
mers as they are, too! They turn somer.
saults as they leap from the quays, and
perform almost countless tricks in the
water until one fancies them a school Of
dolphins at play. These are the people,
with the accent on "people" The
people, with the accent on "the," go
elsewhere to battle, and chiefly to the
Lido. There are glorious sands, and
the water is perfection, despite the alb
sence Of surf. a barrier Of rope, by no
bathers from the men.
Nowhere can one find more accom-.
piished swimmers or more graceful,
than on the women's side of the rope at
Lido. AS a rule, too, their bathing
dresses are handsome, modest, and we'll
designed to give freedom to the muscles.
and to offer as little resistance as possible
to their wearers' passage through the
water For head gear, broad brimmed
straw hats are worn, though generally
half of them are left floating on the
water. while their owners dive and
swim. Italian women are not afraid of
getting their hair wet. Is there any
esoteric significance in the fact? At
any rate it is fact. One sees no oiled
silk caps at the Lido, nor any woman
fearing to 90 far into the sea lest they
should wet their hair. On the contrary,
they all get their hair soaking wet and
when they come out they loosen it and
let it dry hanging over their shoulders.
The men are fine, strong swimmers, too,
the equals of any in the world. Swim
ming, indeed, is an important part of an
Italians life. People here do not con-
tent themselves with quarter hours
frolic in the waves. They so in for
good, long bath of an hour or two or
even three. And this is not only daily
practice, but often occurs two or three
times day.-Toronto Week.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
A Candle Story From Paris.

Every traveller who stops at Paris
lodging house" laughed woman the
other day. has candle story, and here
is mine: We were served with two can
dies every morning, which we never half
used up. These would be taken out, how
ever, and fresh ones appear in their places.
Knowing that we We're being charged for
every candle, We determined at least to
enjoy added illumination, and my hus-
band looked around for place to hide
them during the daily doing up Of the
apartment. On the top shelf of cabi-
met arrangement in a corner stood large
Japanese vase, wide and deep Up to
this Mr.. - climbed to discover that we
had been forestalled, for in its capacious
hollow we found II candles, every ono
burned down perhaps an inch. Some
former lodger had resented the candle
swindle like ourselves and had put his
daily allowance where it would do the
proprietor no good. That night a bril-
liant illumination Of 10 candles, each set
in its own grease on the marble top table,
gave us something like light During
our stay we hid and accumulated can
dies, SO that we had always enough to
read by, and when we left we deposited
our over stock in the vase for the benefit
OF some searching successor. - New
York Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26

A stranger entered the meeting house
in the middle of the service and took
seat in the back pew. Presently he
whispered to the man at his side, evil
IDENTIFY one of the old members:
How long has he been preaching?"
Thirty or forty years, l think" an.
swered the elderly man. II don't know
exactly"
an stay, then," said the stranger.
"He must be nearly done.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
Ages OF Trees.

The pine tree has longer life than
trees of other species and attains an age
from 500 to 700 years; the silver fir
comes next with 425 as maximum, then
the larch with 275, the reed beech next
with 245. The maximum ages of the as.
pen, birch, ash, alder, and elm vary from
2l0 down to 130 The oak begins to de-
cay when about 300 years old, though
one particular variety of oak, the holly,
attains greater age than this.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26


Some years ago certain rising painter,
the engravings OF whose pictures are we'll
known in England. was at party, where
the conversation turned upon the power
of the will.
One of the guests, a remarkably con-
ceited man. boasted that no one could
will him to do anything he did not choose.
The artist took up the challenge, led him
into the middle of the room, and looked
him straight in the face some little while.
The others awaited further developments.
After time the boaster said:
II told you 80, sir. You may look at
me as long as you like, but you are pow
erless to will me to do anything
"Oh, am l ?" replied the artist I've
been willing that you should stand in the
middle Of this room for five minutes look
ing like an ass, and you've done it.
London lid Bits.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26

As soon as Chinese girl is betrothed,
she s placed in different relations to the
world generally. She is no longer al
lowed such freedom as hitherto, al
though that may have been little enough.
She can not go anywhere, because it
would be inconvenent-she might be
seen by some member of the family into
which she is to marry which it is
hardly possible to think of anything
more horrible. The imminent risk that
the girl at some unguarded moment
might be seen by the family of the fut-
ure mother in law is a reason why so
few engagements for girls are made i'll
the town in which the girl lives-an az
rangement which would seem to be for
the convenience Of all parties in great
variety of ways.-Irish Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
A saddle on SprtuSs.

A new saddle recently invented has a
series of springs connecting the upper
saddle tree, or seat, with the lower. TO
relieve the rider from constant ioltIns.
The springs are cone shape. working
within each other, and are Of tempered
steel, so as to work freely wherever the
motion of the horse may bring the weight
Of the rider.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26

A Proper Request, t,-"Now, Willie,
said mamma. II want you to keep very
quiet. don't want you to say word
all through dinner" "Ve'y well, mann
ma, returned Willie. "Only fink you
ought to help by eivin' my mouf plenty
of fngs to eat, SOS to keep it busy"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
willing TO Begin,

First Small Boy - This paper saya
children oughter be taught what to do
in case of fire, an they oughter 60
through the performance until they
know.
Second Small Boy-All right, Where's
the matches.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26

CitizeneSs-I see by the paper that
:here are hand organ factories in New
England.
Citizen There are, ELI? These miscr-
able, money grabbing Yankees who arc
furnishing arms to the Indians and hand
organs to the Italians ought to be locked
up.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26

There's nothing in size-when a pint
bottle can exert more influence over
some men than church spire. e.-Colun,
bus Post.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
The shortest Love Letters.

The shortest love letters on record are
said to be the following:
"Dear Clara:
s.?
Tom"
sDear Tom:
II will.
Clara"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-26
~ FLINTSTONE ~
UAAkED COODO
Pack of 1891.

I INVITE the attention of the public to the
| superior quality of my "FLlNTSTONE'
brand of Canned Fruits and Vegetables. to be
found ON the shelves of all tir>tclasS grocery
stores i'll the county. My pack is as follows:
Coohjrg Tomdtoe$-Choicc, fully ripe and
superior flavor.
Ertu 7on"tocS- Finest whole Tomatoes
ready for sliCing.
Dessert App'e>-Selectei varieties packed
in full syrup and ready to serve as dessert
fruit.
Pie Ruches-Extra mountain Peaches, fine
flavor, all full cans; nearly one-third more
Peaches i'll can than Baltimore packed pie
caches.
Corn-Sclccted variety ofSugar Corn, pack
ed when Young and tender with utmost neat
ness and care.
NV goods are sold to all merchants at mod
crate prices and will give full satisfaction i'll
every particular.
Noticc-All the corn packed at my Flint
stone Canning House this season has on the
label a tac SiDite of NV signature, thus:
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1892-04-25
Mu8lan0.
Ocutfblano.

Der @raf @alberlee bat it6 pergsblt@
bemibt, i'm Outrage oes &ailers etne Nusz
iObnung Der Gon~ieruattpen NIT Der Jtegtsz
runs gu Stanoe gu bringen; Die @onlsr1G7
tipen bebarren bartnadig Guf Der JtuGz
febr CUR fri6ersn 9olttit mad tpels
der Bic aufii6t iber Die @@ule ben
5dnoen Der @eiltGidteit orpertraut mar.
gra6ofpreoi9er St0der's @tntluB BET pen
Gonierpatioen lit itdrter als ie- @r bat PIE
Hartei %peranIaBt, benz NntilenltttSinus elne
berporragenoe Stele in ibrem Yro9raram
e~insuraumen, Der befanntlit ieit Der 2lbz
isbine Oes 9reOisers Oura ben &aiier be-
Oeuteno III ben 6interGrun1 9etretsn mar:
9teie @ieberbelebuns oeS NnttlsmIitsl1Hs
bat burd Die !~Seuaenaaslasen in e.llen1
8erldumoun9sprDcele. IN wel9em Der NJ
rector bes 8erliner Observation-Disclosures auf
Dem 3euaenitanO eribteu, einsn setpalti9elI
NnitoB befommen. Sn ben N~uslagen Oss
SdulOirectOrs fam bic Sbatia9e an's
2i9t, oaB BON ben "a 0tltslieOera Oss
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1892-04-25
RetfebtIoer pom bermann BATTER.


Der BON 3abIrei6en 2eiernn ~brinsenb
aIs9eipro@ene @unid, elm deficiencies 9lnz
oel1ten an 5ernlanr 9taiter su beiiben, bat
Die Sarttlte bes 8erftorbenen beranlaBt,
unter obigem StteL Die eetitboQen u1b
tntereiianten 8riefe in 8u9form 3u berz
ottentll6en, ueIde unier tobter Sreun6 in
letnen lebten 9ebensiabren (aus Nlerifo
1884. aus 9eutidIanb 1886, aus 9eutldz
lano, Sbtpeta unb Stalien 189O-9D an
Die Seler Der uSatnOis 5taatsseitung" sez
r1@tet bat, barunter aud ben Iebten Plus
benz grauen @Len6", NIT Dem er in boiler
@rtenntniB leiner bal6 benoritebenben Nufz
lOlung bon tbnen Nbi9teb na6m. Goreez
ftgt 1T benz iebr bibi9 ausseitatteten, 318
Setten itarfen 8u@e elm mobLselunsenes
Bib unb Elm fur5er 2~ebensabriB 6es Ser
itorbenen.
9te pSatnois Staatsseitune" Ien0et bies
tpertbOOue 8u9 unentgeltIt9 allen tbren
Qeiern, uel6e bas 8latt elm SSabr i'm
8oraus be3ablen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1892-04-25

Die babi6e gisarrenberfduferin
@eorgtne WoIters in Seem Oort bat ibren
8roaeB tDiber tbren untreu getporOenen reiz
6en 8rdutigam namens S6uts getponnen,
inoem bas @eri6t tbr ais @nti96oigungsz
lumme fir ben 8ru6 0es tbr bon S1ulB
gema1ten Observation-Disclosures atpar niGt
Die 9eforoerten $50, 600, tpobL aber $25, 900
un6 $1,000 gum @riaB Der b%erauseabten
9rOaeBfoiteH augeiprOAen bat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
TORN BY A TORNADO.
a Nebraska Town Badly Shattered by the
Winds

NELSON, Neb., March 31-A terrible
cyclone struck Nelson this evening. 1t
came from the southwest and could be
seen for at least ten miles before it struck
the town. 1t was preceded by terrific
hail storm, lasting several minutes, after
which the worst was thought to be over
But this hope was soon blasted by the ap-
pearance Of the coming storm, which
proved to be the most destructive that ever
visited this section of Nebraska. A heavy
wind prevailed from the southwest for
sometime, which seemed to carry the
cyclone right along with it, The clouds,
tirclng r,uni and + u1d. wsre plainly
visible tor several mlruie,. The storm
struck the town with terrific force at 6:l5
p. m. Many rushed into cellars and stores
Tor safety.
The damage IS estimated at 100000. The
First National bank was unroofed; the
opera block was unroofed and badly dam
aged; the Union block was unroofed and
the southwest end torn out; a new school
house WAS almost destroyed. and the Pres
byterian church was badly wrecked. A
large humber of residences were complete
3y wrecked.
Miss Mary Brayman, assistant principal
OF the Nelson high school, is the only one
KNOWN to have been seriously hurt. She
w buried in the ruins of the house, her
ieg being broken and her body badly
bruised
Mos5 of the buildings were insured only
against fire, and the loss to the owners will
be almost total. The extent of the dam
ege Ia the surrounding country is not yet
known, but it is thought TO be very heavy.
Later-lt is learned that Mrs. John
Eaton was seriously injured and the Rock
Island round house wrecked
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01

Captain F. Ryan, the government
diver, expects to complete arrangements
in a few days to go to Yokohama to
raise s., 100000 worth of gold bullion
which sank in 265 feet of water in the
harbor some years ago. Captain Ryan
will get hal' of the treasure if he sue
ceeds in raising it,
Captain Ryan says the bullion was
lost overheard while being transferred
from one vessel TO another, and that sew.
eral Japanese divers have attempted 70
raise it, and three or four Of them lost
their lives In the undertaking. and that
a diver on a British man-of-man also
lost his life in the attempt. lie says that
finally the Japanese government has re-
quested its consul at San Francisco TO
make arrangements with an American
diver, and promise half the treasure TO
any one who viii recover it.-Seattle
Post Intelligencer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
The British Navy Growing.

During the year 1891 there were
launched from the shipbuildiug yards
in the kingdom for the navy nineteen
vessels Of nearly 10000 tons, the cost
when completed being e5, ,954, ,5S7, while
the year before the vessels launched
were only 81, ,2e0 tons, and worth e3, Poo,
600. The principal vessels have, of
course, been launched from the royal
dockyards, from which eight vessels of
6S, 100 tons were foated. as compared
with eight vessels of %. .520 tons in the
previous year. The vessels launched for
the navy i'll 1901 include three immense
battle ships of IA, $50 tons, having twin
engines to give them a speed of 1715
knots.
They will each have four elton guns
which can easily penetrate twenty-five
inches of armor. These ships cost $3.50,
900 each. There were. also three first
class cruisers of about 1900 tons, TO
steam about twenty knots an hour.
They will each have two 22-ton guns.
These cruisers will cost e370, 900 each.
The other vessels were small, high speed
cruisers, each costing about ESQ., 900.
They will travel twenty knots an hour,
and are made to keep at sea for long
periods on foreign stations. ns.-Mechanica
World
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
A Dynamite Proof Train.

An interesting manufacturing process
has Just been witnessed by a special
commission in the Alexandrowski works
Of the Societe Franco-Russe. Two i'm
perial trains were to be constructed, the
carriages OF which We're to be lined with
steel plating. For this purpose sheets
of very large size and in single piece
were required. The Alexandrowski
Steel works devised a method of obtain
ing from an ingot sheets sixty feet Iorg
and four feet wide in one piece, and thus
solved very difficult manufacturing
problem NJ Murizier, manager of the
steel works. states that the sheets could
not have been produced by any other
establishment in Russia. The success
full issue OF the contract is largely owing
to the possession of triple cylinder en-
gine Of 5000 horse Mechanical
World.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
Very Large Gullet.

Captain J. L. Guthrie and his crew oi
fishermen, who are fishing for the lola
Fish company at the mouth of lamps
BAY. caught 1900 mullet at one han
Thursday. one OF the largest catches
ever made IN this section, and probably
in Florida. -AbouI 100 of the muliet
caught were extra large. SIX OF tnera
measuring more than twentv-six inches
long and weighing something over SIX
pounds and three quarters. Captain
Guthrie a. the same tine landed three
ffteen-foot sharks OF the beach and CAP
tured three more OF equal sizei2 the fsh
GetS.-Tampa * ID Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
TWO WOMEN MURDERED

Houston, Tex, March 3L-Mrs. Annie
c. Shaw, an aged lady, and her widowed
sister, Mrs. Johnson, were found MUIR
dered at their home in this city this morn
ing Both had their throats cut, and in
an adjoing room WAS found a bloody razor,
with which the deed was COM
mitted. With them resided Walter
Shaw, a son of Mrs. Shaw, who
gave up much Of his time to dissipation.
de was missing this morning. a printer
on morning paper says that he saw ii
man jump from the bridge into the river
and it is supposed that this man was
Shaw. Tie city is wild with excitement,
and if Shaw has not committed suicide he
will be lyuched
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-01
A STEAMBOAT PANIC.

CINCINNATI, March 31-At I o'clock this
afternoon as the steamer Golden Rule
was about leaving the big wharf boat at the
public landing, and while the passengers
were saying good bye TO their friends.
there was sudden burst of smoke from
the hatchway, and in moment the wild
est panic prevailed aboard. Only the
nearest men to the stairway were able to
get down toy the lower deck and escaDe
to the wharf boat. All the rest were
driven to the rear of the cabin, where the
widest scenes were enacted Women
shrieked and tainted, and it required ali
the courage and presence of mind of the
men TO prevent horrible holocaust.
Lying alongside the Golden Rule was
the keystone State. To her the passengers
sprang, but the fire was so fierce and sudden
that the keystone State was compelled to
back into the river. Some brave men then
raught the stern Of the Golden Rule and
drew her in to the wharf boat, thereby
giving a means of escape to those who had
not already got away; but one unfortunate
passenger, Miss Nellie Maloney, in jump
ing, fell between the boat snd the barge
and WIS drowned. So far as known the
only loss of life was Miss Maloney.
The great wharf boat WAS soon ablaze
md Its upper works were DESTROYED. The
steamer Fleetwood caught fire and had r
narrow escape from destruction The Col
den Rule was worth 81. .00O and had a
cargo estimated at $50,O00 Everything
was burned in less than an hour and the
hull sank The cause OF the fire is IN
known.
Midnight-lt is now feared that several
lives were lost Fifteen roustahouts and
deck hands where working in the bold
when the fire broke out. Chief Hughes of
the fire department says that nobody eS-
capped from the hold after they got there.
second Mate Riley is missing and il is
feared has been lost