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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
VOLUME XXXII.
MY RIVAL.

~. beart was all mine until he came along,
~ rival. the hero Of this little song.
~ m,I,h so much against him mar vel that he
:" ~. ~ oven moment can dispossess me.
"a mot so tall by some inches (my height
- - number OF years has been her delighD,
~, ~, never a sign of a beard on his chin,
10 'ls ,ha hair on his head is decidedly thin;
sl. ~. ,be ery first time she saw him she said:
!.T,so L. darling, love him. and tears for Joy
shed
,,,. ores thew are blue and blue eyes in man
che e,o detests as only good woman can;
In..ordino his tee th-about them the less said
NE hetter-he has not tooth in his head!
-. IN rot onlv chews gum, but chews gums, which
Is worse;
A ain abe abhors as positive curse.
W. rival. smiled-a ridiculous thought
Avd into her presence the strange prince
brought
And the very first moment she saw him she
said
"The darling, love him!" and tears for joy
shed.
Nv rivall Believe me, l love him full well
or defects in his makeup 1 never would tell.
Tbe Mace he has taken want him to keep
rpose close to her heartl Hear her sing him to
sleep?
And vet-notwiths tanding-I want you to know
ue's a rival unrivaled. Go search high and low
mont look in your cradle for any such joy)
And Hnd il YOU can such a sweet baby boy
M wonder the moment she saw him she said
aTbe darling, 1 love him. and tears for JOY
shed
William S. Lord, in Chicago Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
The Servant Was willing.

A lady, whose Christian name was
Jane, and who had little daughter
named for her, was engaging house
maid, whose name also proved to be
Jane.
knowing that the preponderance of
the one name in the household would
occasion confusion, she said to the
MAZDA tall, angular spinster, with
high cheek bones and angular fea-
lures:
81 believe that it would be better for
us all if called you by your last name,
if you don't object"
''Shure and l have no objections,
mum. You can call me by my last
name"
''But you have not told me your last
name yet"
''Shure and my last name is Dar-
ling.-N Y. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08

1T was resolved that each Of the
allied powers should designate com
missioner charged with the surveillance
of Napoleon at St Helena. Tallyrand
proposed to the king for this office NJ.
de Montchenu, described as 'an insup-
portable babbler, a complete nonenti-
ty." On being asked why he had Sc
lected this man, Tallyrand replied:
at IS the only revenge which wish to
take for his treatment of me; however,
it is terrible. What a punishment for
a man of Bonaparte's stamp to be
obliged to five with an ignorant and
pedaDtic character! | know him; he
viii not be able to support this annoy.
ance; it will make him i'll, and he will
die OF it by slow daGrees. es."-~Argougut
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
Sardine Salad.

A real sardine salad is not made OF
those little fish that come in oil and
are so high-priced; it is of the salted
variety, which you buy by weight.
Take half pound of these, soak an
hour, changing the water at least six
times. Pull them apart, taking out
the spine, and cut one of the halves
into strips an inch long, coiling the
other half into little rolls; these last
are for garnishing. Use some gherl6ins,
some mixed pickles, little smoked
salmon and a teaspoonful of capers;
mix all together with three parts of
oil to one of vinegar; pile the heap in
your salad bowl and garnish prettily
with lemon slices and quarters, cold
boiled tongue, stoned olives, q few
picked oysters, and the little rolls of
sardines.-St. Louis Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
Equality.

He (angrily)-Look at this bill.
Forty dollars for perfumery-for mere
odors that fade away forever!
She (calmly)-Gone to meet the
smoke from the last eight boxes of
cigars you have consumed during the
last three months.-Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
Mind Cure.

Morton-Strange happening at the
police station this morning
Horton-What was it?
Morton-Deaf and dumb man was ar
rested and given hearing. Puck,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
No Doubt About II.

May-Is it true that they are madly
IN love with each other?
Carrie-Msdly? yes indeed, they are
always quarreling. Truth
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1894-03-08
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1894.

was rapidly knotting them together.
pray God they may not be too short!"
gasped the child's mother
'Ah!' the Mexican exclaimed, ''the
rope too old. If the senior go down it
break"
''Listen!'' cried Mercedes. THE rope
will hold me. l will go to her."
Even as she spoke we slipped the
moose under her arms, and, as we
grasped the rope, swung off the rock.
l would not live those moments again
for wealth untold.
Would the rope reach Lily? Would
it bear the weight of both?
These were the thoughts that almost
stopped my heart beats, while inch by
inch was lowered the brave child, per-
haps to her death.
At length the strain on the rope
ceased.
''She has reached the ledge" breathed
the trembling mother "She slips the
moose from her body and fastens it un-
der Lily's arms. Pull! Pullr'
And we pulled, slowly, steadily, un-
til loving mother arms reached out and
drew the unconscious child from the
very brink of death, her tiny hand still
clenched about the brilliant-hued pop
pies that had so nearly proved her de-
struction.
And now for one more effort! Would
the frayed strands part under the
heavier weight? In breathless silence
the rope was lowered, and we waited
the signal to pull up.
remember how, even at that mo-
ment, the beauty of the scene appealed
to me.
The golden sunshine flooded sea and
land.
Above us bent the cloudless blue of
tropic sky; and could but wonder if
our Father, who made all things so
fair, would suffer the sun to shine and
the birds to sing if that brave young
life was to be sacrificed.
That of which I write occurred many
years ago As pen these closing lines
my eyes fall upon missive received
this morning from an eastern convent
school.
Mercedes and 1 will soon be with
you," it reads. eve have passed our
examination and graduate in June"
The father and mother have long
been dead, the brothers are scattered,
and Mercedes fills a daughters place in
our hearts and home. Home Magazine
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05
Simmer Wells.

White wells are the fashion of the
summer, and are worn large and loose
over the hat brim, never close to the
face, and sometimes, in French fash
ion, falling as a ruffie of lace over the
brim and hanging free. Large meshes
are preferred, with dots of chenille.
This is true of colored wells as well as
white. For yachting and coaching,
white chiffon and grenadines with tape
borders are used as scarf-veils. The
latest fancy with Parisiennes is for
heavy guipure wells that protect the
skin from midsummer sun, but are very
warm, and disguise the wearer almost
beyond recognition. The most elegant
of these are of the yellow or butter-col-
ored guipure called IsigDy lace, after
the town of that name.-Harper's Ba-
gar,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Prince Bismarck, it is said, has the
peculiar habit of drinking champagne
from the bottle, not from the glass of
course, only in his own house. He de-
clares that only in that way can he get
its good effects. He drinks it by order
of his physician.
Miss Marietta Holley, or, as she is
better known ''Josiah Aliens Wife"
talks into photograph and her words
are then copied by her typewriter, who
prepares her copy for the humorous
books and articles which are the de-
light of wOmanhood.
These are the names of the little
daughter of Archduke Stephen of Aus
tria: Maria immaculate Caroline Mar
garethe Blanca Leopoldine Beatrix
Ann Josefne Rafaela Michela Stan
islaus Ignatz heterogeneous Camiro
Katharine Petra Caecilia.
Sig. Leoncavallo is said to be an
untiring worker. In thirty-two days
he wrote syphonic poem, ''Leraphit8,'
and he is still working on the lyric
opera, "La Vie de Boheme," and on
Roland Berlin" which he is writing
for the Berlin opera at the request of
writing the music to a ballad "Reynard
the Fox" of which DR.. s. Arkel has
written the libretto from the well
known of Goethe.
There died in Glasgow the other
day James Gilchrist, who was known
as ''the Scottish Stradivarius. Gil
christ, who was sixty-two years old.
was mechanical genius. He made
the most difficult and delicate instru-
ments and was the chief aid of Prof.
Pettigrew in making his models for
investigating the laws governing the
fight of birds. He died a poor man,
his wife often saying: HE can make
everything but money"
Sir Charles Russell. the new lord
chief justice of England, is an Irish
man and Roman Catholic. He breaks
long line of precedent in being the
first member of the church of Rome to
attain his present exalted place since
the days of the English reformation.
Sir Charles is just sixty-one years old.
He was made queens counsel in 1872,
member of parliament in 1880 and at
torney-general in 1886. His salary as
lord chief justice is 100000 year.
The catalogue of Ouida's effects
just sold at Florence indicates not only
the prosperity of her form of literature
but her personal fondness for gorgeous
and dainty belongings, including,
among other things, number of un-
used gravestones for her as yet vital
and yelping lapdogs. These, of course,
went for a song, leaving the animals.
which alone of the collection remain
with the authoress, small chance of
posthumous commemoration. 1t is said
that the novelist has never recovered
from the shock of her mothers death,
and she is in far from robust health.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05
SOME SUMMER MORNING.

Some morning when the wind has set his
bugles all a-blowing.
shall have gone away, perhaps. without the
flowers knowing Ha@ @E
That I, who knew their every want-thrice
happy In the tending
Had gone to the fair gardens where the SUM
mer has no ending.
Some morning when the sea has crept up to
the low salt marshes.
And oil the stars have faded from the heavens
sapphire arches,
When through the eastern gates, at last, the
tardy night Is going
shall have gone away. perhaps, without the
birds a-knowing
And love shall have no power to hold me with
caresses tender,
For shall pass the sunrise gold, the moon
white, silent splendor,
Beyond the sunset and the dawn, where never
word was spoken
Where, since creations natal morn, the still
ness slept unbroben.
Oh, little rills that 1 have known, through
tangled grasses straying,
When am gone, ssipg as of old, when all the
world was Maying!
Oh, clover blooms-I love you SCAT every
sprlngtime's coming
Spread out your blossoms to the dew, and set
the bees a-humming
l know not of the gates Of pearl, on golden
hinges turning.
The glory bright, more than the light of count
less suns a-burning,
These things await me. I would be no slow, re-
luctant conner.
And God will call me early on some morning in
the summer.
Jeanette La Flamboy, in Chicago Interior.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In Houses.

Many of our modern houses whose
owners pride themselves on their ar
tistic and esthetic taste and who dis
dain coarseness of texture and crudity
of coloring yet resemble the bric-a-
brac shop too closely to be restful or
pleasing to the eye. People seem pos
sessessed of mania to fill every inch
of available space and to believe that
otherwise the room will look bare.
They are educated up to plain wall
papers and plain art carpets, but not
yet vacant spaces.--Fortnightly Re
view.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05
Moral Growth in Character.

1t is hour by hour that character is
built, and the greater its immaturity
the greater the power of what may be
put, for good or evil, into lone little
hour" Not that every hour may be an
hour OF intense moral growth. There
is such thing as moral rest as well as
moral exercise. During the periods of
rest the moral nature is preparing itself
Tor further growth when the time for
thinking on some ethical theme or
doing some good act shall return.
Every hour and its needs should be the
subject of special study. The hour of
theoretical ethics when moral ques-
lions are studied and moral sentiments
aroused by thinking; the hour of prac-
tical ethics, when the opportunity for
doing arrives; and the hour of rest,
when morals are not thought of, but
the mind is turned to other subjects
-Rear-Admiral William G. Temple,
who died at Washington not long
ago, not only had an active career in
the civil war, but he was also conspic-
uous in the Mexican war, especially at
the bombardment and capture of Vera
Cruz in 1s47. In 1854 he escorted King
kalakaua of the Hawaiian islands on
the occasion of the kings memorable
visit to the United States, and in ac-
acknowledgement of his courteous serv-
ices subsequently received the decora-
ton Of knight commander Of the Royal
Order Of Kamehameha L
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05
HUMOROUS.

-"Do you find your new maid very
trying?" Mrs. Nuwife-''No; the trou-
BILE is she won't do anything. Inter
Ocean.
-Stranger-"Do you belong to this
city?" Denizen-''Nor, Oh don't; the
city belongs to me. Dim member of
the foorce. Boston Transcript.
AS the express dashes through the
station. - "Oh, porter, doesn't that
train stop here?" Porter-''No, mum;
it doesn't even hesitate. "-Tit-BitS.
Mrs. Nucook I'll read the
recipe over and you see if / have every
thing that this pie calls for" Mr.. Nj
cook Everything, dearest, except the
doctor. "-Inter-Ocean.
Didn't it feel funny the fust time
We had the bracelets on?" said one Jail
bird to another. Yes, but l soon got
me hand in" was the reply.-Pitts'
burgh acknowledgement.
Heart whole.
The summer girl from day to day
Acts cheerily her part:
Though she is very oft engaged
She never loses heart
PUCK
Does your husband enjoy good
health?" He does, with zest- In fact,
he is so much an optimist that l think
he would enjoy poor health if it should
be his misfortune to have tn. Y.
Press.
And father has forbidden you the
house." she said. Yes" he replied;
this is the last | can see of you"
Harold, You must go and see him."
'It's no use. The last time met him
he made it clear that he had decided on
a lockout and wouldn't arbitrate."-
Washington Star.
The Wife-'How do you like the
parlor, john" The Husband-"It is
beautiful. Those chairs are very in
viting." (Sits down.. The Wife-"Get
out of that chair Immediately. After
all nv trouble in fixing up the room
you go and sit down in it the first
thing. Just like MANN. Y. Press
Taking the Chances.-Mrs. Cash
what did you pay for that bonnet?'
Mrs. Chargeit-'I don't know. just
told the milliner to send the bill to my
husband" Mrs Cash = aren't you
afraid to do that?" Mrs. Chargeit-
"oh, no. I'm perfectly willing to take
the chances if the milliner is. "-Detroit
Free Press.
He Didn't Like It.-"Did you ever
see a play, Aunt Martha?" asked lady
of an elderly aunt from the country,
who was spending week in the city.
''Yes, Anne, / did," was the reply.
when your uncle and me was mar
ried. we come to the city on our bridal
tower, and we went to see one of Mr..
pieces called How Do
You Like It?- and didn't like it bit
and sin4 been since. Exchange
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-10-05

Miss Van Aster-"Did you tell Mr..
Chumleigh 1 was not at home, Eu-
Renie?" Eugenie-"Out mam'selle,
and he zay he spik not Francois, and ]
to him nay Eat milady viii come down
her own self and tell him in se An
elaiA THE King's Jester.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-25


 other materials as show rather hairy and rough surface Plush does not look well with any other woolen stuff, being too rich and cheapening them by contrast But for all cool weather silks plush is un- approachable.
 There will be many very elegant plush wraps and coats made for the fall and winter, the most of them being heavily embroidered and garnished with real seal skin. The cloaks and coats will be in only two colors, seal brown and black, and many ample long cloaks and pelisses GOV ering the whole figure will be seen. They are finished off inside just like sealskin garments, but are in no wise limitations of that fur.
 A very handsome dress for early fall shows how the combination is to be wrought out. The dress WAS of heavy twilled cashmere sublime in dark brown, and, by the way, brown in all its shades will be leading color this fall and win ter. The underskirt was of seal brown plush, and over this was a plain skirt of cashmere cut away on the left side and draped up. The draped edge of the cash mere was bordered with narrow brown moire ribbon with brown velvet rosette where it fell in a godet fold There was draped belt of brown silk, with two small rosettes. The waist was of plush cut round and the sleeves of cashmere. On the front and extending over the shout ders there was curiously shaped plastron of brown moirc, edged with knife plating of brown china silk in the same shade. There was a narrow cravat bow nt the throat edged with plating. The design of this dress was reproduced in black vel ultima and henrietta cloth.
 The new browns and greens arc very rich, and the cherry and ruby for children s wear arc beautiful. The corduroys are the best value possible to get for boys wear, and also for warm winter dresses for la dies.
 There are some startling handkerchiefs shown for ladies. Somc;o the white ba- tistes have deep scallops, and theseS are edged with inch wide ruffles, which in turn have inch wide. lace rutf1ed on, so that the handkerchiefs look to be all ruffie, but they arc certainly pretty. But the cashmere colored handkerchief in Persian design on fine lawn, while odd, does not give a woman that dainty fresh- ness that 8 pure white handkerchief does. These colored handkerchiefs give one the impression that she who carries such a mouchoir does it to economize in laundry bills. Mourning handkerchiefs have mar row black scallops and a fine outline of embroidery for full dress, but for all ordi- nary and outdoor occasions those with half inch hemstitched borders are suitable. Some prefer those where an inch border is checked in black and white. Blue foulard silk handkerchiefs bordercd with valen- ciennes lace are much affected by young ladies, but they arc open to the same ob- lection as the colorcd batistes. Nothing can be daintier than a white handksr- chief with it's neat hemstitched border or its fluff of lace MATE LEROY.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-25

EAST LAKE RAILROAD. In effect Monday, November S. 1893. Ioovc ako Leave Rirmin pham
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-25

weather. The pattern was shepherds check in white and green. The skirt was gathered and hemmed and fell in loose folds. The French waist was entirely de- void of trimming, save for a hunters green velvet belt. The sleeves ended just below the elbow with turn up cuffs. There Ras a figaro of green velvet faced with light green moire, and there was square collar of tho same. Tho suit was extreme ly simple, but very neat and well adapted to the requirements of tennis.
 Tennis gowns, however, can be made of outing flannel in fine and neat stripes or checks, or even plain goods, and the waist can be of any style that gives free move ment to the arms. Generally speaking, n young lady cares more to win the game than to hamper herself with becoming but uncomfortable clothes. A blouse is the easiest waist that has ever been invented for comfort in tennis, and the best places scorn anything else. Those who just stand around in picturesque attitudes with a racket can wear as ornate 0 costume as they like.
 Among the garden and piazza dresses it would be difficult to find prcttier one than one I am about to describe. Tho dress was of mauye faille, the skirt wrin- kllllg tCrOoS bnt lIOuU anu NCly luil III oiiS back. Every half yard around the skirt there was unique arrangement of white lace and mauve ribbon, the lace being in acute triangles and doubled down like half handkerchief. The waist was draped blouse with full polka around the bottom and surplice drapery on the waist. There was a wrinkled belt of heliotropc silk and ribbon bows on the shoulders. A flat collar and elbow cuffs completed the waist trimming. It is not often that one sees so very drcssy an effect obtained by such simple means. Mauve, lilac and heliotrope are all good shades for outdoor summer dresses. They look well against any background and are becoming to ev- erybody when proper understanding of the -effcct of black or white lace around the neck is shown.
 The new pclcrine collars in black or white or mixed lace fill long felt want, as by their use the color in the dress does not reach the face, and therefore colors that were prohibited to some persons can now be worn without making the wearcr appear old or sallow. These collars are made of everything from sheer muslin and linen to the finest and most expensive laces They add grace and dignity to any costume. There are some very elegant ones made of fine black net and covered with fine jet beading These are par ticularly handsome over black or white There are also others woven of passemen- terie and still others in fine crochet and
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-25
WAS ALMOST BLIND Little Girl had to be Kept in Dark Room. Could not See to Feed Herself. Remedies and Doc
 tors All Failed. Cured in
 One Week by Cuticura.

My little girl had very sore eyes, tried everything, but nothing did any good. 1took her to doctor in Atlanta, who treated her for a year, but she kept getting worse. brought her home; was almost out of heart; I just felt sure she would go blind. An ola lady told me to try CUTIcunA REMEDIES. l had no faith in tiem, as had tried every thing. l commenced on Saturday, and before inc next Saturday her eyes were sound and well as any child's. She was almost blind, and had been kept in dark room for more than year; could not sec to feed herself; and they have never been as yet the least par ticle sore or even looked red from that day until this, and it willbo three years the first of May They certainly curod her, and think they are the greatest remedies out. only used half box of CUTlcuRA, one cake Cu- TIcuRA SOAP, and ono bottle of CUTicuRA REsoLvENr; so you see what wonders they did for my little girl. have read of all of these most wonderful cases, but never before thought that they might be true; but l know this to be the positive truth.
 MRS. FANNIE GARWOoD,
 Canton, Ga.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-25

tatting There has been prejudice against crochet and tatting as appearing to be homemade, but lately, from sort of rebellion against so much machine made stuff of one kind and another, these two kinds of lace have taken a new place in
 public esteem, as they represent just so much patient toll. Hand run tucks and handmade hem and feather stitching and
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-25

Pullman sleeper between Mobile and Cleve- snd. Solid vestibule train between Chatta- Etoga ard Washington, carrying Pullman vestitule sleeper 10 and from Washington and New York without change.
 For tickets and sleeper reservations in ad- vance, apply to any agent of the company, or write to
 c. H. HUDSON, w. A. TURK,
 G. M, G. P. Al, Knoxville, Tenn. Washington, D. O. 0. A. BEUSCOTER, |. A. BELL.
 A. G. P. A., D. r. A., Knoxville, Tenn, Selma, Ala.