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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19
Where Old English Survives.

A correspondent of the Boston
Herald writes from the Hot Springs
in the North Carolina Mountains:
This is the land Of the poor Whites
who dwell in windy cabins among
nothing to live upon. A kindly,
hardy race of mountaineers, they
live usually to old age, in spite Of
what seems like great privation; and
they retain in their usual forms OF
speech many Of the old English
words which were common in Shak-
speare's time They are apt to ap-,
peal to the rife or shotgun in settle
ment of a feud, but convictions for
murder are rare, although many cases
come to trial. Recently in this vi
cinity one mountaineer was arraigned
for fracturing a neighbours skull; and
a venerable woman from the noun
Uans was called to the Witness-stand.
Did you ever hear jim threaten to-
hurt Bill?; asked the lawyer. i
reckon | did, answered the witness.
Il heerd him say he'd bust his maz-
zard one day when he was right
smart ambitious.
"Here is the survival Of an ancient
word among the mountains Of North
Carolina Hamlet says in the grave
diggers scene:
"'Why, cen so: and now my Lady
Worms chapless, and knocked about
the mazzard with saxton's spade;
here's fine resolution, and we had the
trick to sect.
Ambitious mean ugly in the
vernacular of mountaineer. and it
is more than probable that some re-
mote ancestor of the venerable wit
ness was transported to this part Of
the world for busting the mazzard'
of some fellow Briton.
1.-THE people of the lowlands COM
ing into constant contact with those
whom the Shakers call worlds peo-
pie have lost the language which
their progenitors brought with them
from England when they landed and
forced the convict settlers back into
the mountains But the mountain
men, seeing few strangers in their
rocky homes, have retained much Of
the original speech which they In
herited from the exjles Of Elizabeth's
reign"
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al 1rSt so small as to contain
;, ~ or 30 bodies each. but after
y, '4ey reached proportions sutfi-
:. TO accommodate over 1000
sIS> each. The pits were gener-
s1s down to the water and into
\ 'ue rich and poor, the innocent
- 0uu tne hoary reprObate were
Nd. mere were no prayers, no
n Is 10 weep a last farewell; only
M vearers attended each commit
i, W earth. The dead carts went
oiaS 1Ieary rounds by night, accom-
led ny a man ringing bell, who
p,ss Out as he passed the infected
E hns. Bring out your dead" Then
4 w r"ies We're piled on the carts
5unS S'e taken to a common burial
Of 5 YET amid all this the deprav-
tho n nuulan nature blossomed. The
e ds, @Tte robbed by hireling nurses;
sdroDGdi~e were stripped of the linen
Qore hug tnelr bodies; nay, what
bbinUo GI D3,1 by far, nurses after
.qnist aiIled the unhappy creatures
'ght b oa.C 10 their care that they
en elsewhere to pillage
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19
Sugar at Retail.

Grocers everywhere assert that
there is little or no profit in retailing
sugars, and housekeepers confirm this
by saying that there is small econo-
my in buying sugar by the keg. The
tradition touching the small profit in
handling sugar at retail is certainly
more than 100 years old, for writer
in the middle of last century affirmed
that London grocers Of that day were
often out ESQ to s7O year for paper
and packthread used in wrapping up
sugar, and some grocers would not
sell sugar to a customer who did not
at the same time purchase some other
article. Chicago Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19

r an epidemic. 1t had a popu-
+ hi Of nearly 10000 and the ma
4 Nv Of the people were badly
he'd. The city was built mainly
wood and plaster. The streets
be narrow, badly paved, worse
kned, and never cleaned. Under
very windows of the palaces the
leets reeked With unspeakable
limitation. In December, 1864,
/ first case of the epidemic oc-
bred. but it was not until the fol-
bDg June that the people realized
/ Derilous position and the horri-
nature of the disease. In the
bond week of June 12O deaths &C
Frd A sudden panic swept over
/ city. The royal court fled to Ok
| and thousands left the city as if
Flg from a charnal house.
fr August the city was at the
PTy of the plague. Business was
d StandStill. Streets once thrOnged
re as quiet and deserted as the
We and whole rows of houses were
1t up, their occupants having fled.
soon as the disease was known to
present in any dwelling the house
5 shut up and marked in the mid
Of the door with a red cross a
t long, AMI above it the printed
ids Lord have mercy upon us.
one was suffered to leave the
Ltten house unless it was to 60 to
pest house. The authorities en-
E7Ored in every manner to isolate
infected. and those who in any
+ had come in contact with them
f required to carry a red wand
|re them while travelling the
PETS The dealers in the necessa-
Fot Iifc-all other traffic was sus-
EIed-receiyed the money from
Pr customers in disinfectants.
're We're afraid to speak to their
and walked in the mid
Of the streets lest they should
len contact with others leaving
lit homes. All domestic animals
f Vanished from the city, beggars
'e not allowed to frequent the
2etS and all games that might
Nv crowd were forbidden.
Buryins the Dead.
AZ the plague progressed burials
sd to be performed with any re-
lN ceremonies. The dead be-
-e so numerous that it was impos-
T any longer to preserve the
'I4uality of a corpse. Pits were
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the little girl and the dog ne reared
UP on his hind legs and brought his
fOrefeet down with crushing force on
the vicious cur. The dog released its
hold on the child's clothing and fell;
but Jack had not finished his work.
Turning just as the dog was about tc
rise again he let fly his hind legs and
gave the cur a kick that landed it in
a heap against stone fence full ten
feet away. Then Jacks work was
done-the dog was dead and ms
friends life was saved.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19
VIM AND BOOTH.
Extraordinary Receipts of Their Perform
ances in Three Cities.

extraordinary Receipts or IneAr F0rIOrm~
ances in Three Cities.
From California we returned to
New York, where / had an offer to
play for three weeks with the famous
artist, Edwin Booth, to give three
performances of "Othello" week,
with Booth as Iago and me as Othello.
The cities selected were New York,
Philadelphia and Boston, writes Sal
vini, in the Century. AS the manag-
ers had to hire the theaters by the
week, they proposed that we should
give Hamlet" as a fourth perform
ance, with Booth as Hamlet and me
as the Ghost.
l accepted with the greatest pleas
ure, flattered to be associated With so
distinguished and sympathetic an
artist. I cannot find epithets to
characterize those twelve perform
ances! The word extraordinary" is
not enough, nor is "splendid;" will
call them unique" for l do not be-
lieye that any similar combination
has ever aroused such interest in
North America.
To give some idea of it, [ will say
that the receipts for the twelve per-
formances were $43, 500, an average
of IS, 625 a night. In Italy such re-
ceipts would be something phenome-
nal; in America they were very salts
factory.
During this time / came to know
Booth, and I found in him every
quality that can characterize gen.
tleman. The affability and modesty
of his manners rendered him justly
loved and esteemed, not only by his
countrymen, but by all who had the
fortune to make his acquaintance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19
How He Got In.

Tn 1777. while Harrodsburg, KY,
was so beset with Indians that the
inhabitants were in straits TOT dally
bread, Young man only 10 years ola
made himself extremely useful by
ventlring out of the fort before DAY
break. and returning with LOAD or
came after nightfall. This intrepid
youth was James Ray, afterWard Gen.
Ray. 4;od
One day in the year just mentioned
Raw and another young man were
shooting at a mark near the lorU
when the second man was suooenly
shot down by the Indians. kay
looked in the direction whence the
shnt bod come, and seeing the enemy,
was on the point of raising his rllle'
,rhon no was set upon by another
oanu who had crept near him unseen
He took to his heels. ana oelhg d
onick runner. reached the 1oft amlo
= shower of bullets. But tne gates
were shut. and the men lnslue "ele
so frightened that they dareo hou
onon Them. Finding himself snut
ont Raw threw himself fiat on tne
oronnd in the rear of stump anu
g gere' ne r. seven steps from the
fort .nd within sight Of his mother
he law for four hours, while the oul |,
let's of the Indians tore up Iile Z iouA'>
on either side Of him. . ond
At last be grew Impatient anu
called out to the garrison: M
o aFor heavens sake. dig a nole !; un !,
der the cabin wall, and take me Ill., y, ..
~ The men inside set to work lmne
d;atelv and the brave young nun'ei
ura sneedily safe inside the 1or''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19
JAMES MCMURRAY.

: Born IN Ireland, June II, 17B4.
Emigrated to America in TOO. Was
!: converted to God in 1920 and united
with the M. E. Church. The hus-
band of three wives, the father of -
children u9 living, the grandfather
of 80 and great-grandfather of 38.
: who died in Jersey Shore, April IL,
: 1858, in great peace and triumph,
!: being 81 years a resident Of the
: county where he exchanged earth
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19
A TOMBSTONE EULOGY.

Pious Pennsylvania Man and the Father
of an Enormous Family.
In the old Pine Creek graveyard at
Jersey Shore is grave marked by a
time-stained slab bearing the follow
ing unique inscription, says a Rou-
lette (Pa.) correspondent of the New
York Sun:
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|FD BY THOUSANDS.
80 DAMAGES OF THE PLAGUE
,NLONDON IN 1865.
1ile Autumn Leaves and Were
Into Nameless Graves Without
Pites-Murdering the Living, Rob-
the Dead.
A Tale of Horror.

Tale of Horror.
no sreat epidemic that visited
don in 1865, wiping out nearly
'o n lives, must be reckoned one
So most disastrous visitations in
NV London at that time was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19

HICKS Gn a graveyard, reading a
tombstone)-"Sacred to the memory
of Thomas Slendermind. Wicks-
ayes: isn't it ridiculous? Slender
mind was the most forgetful fellow
that ever lived. Boston Transcript.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19

MOST men look out for num a'5t of for
most women claim to LOOK o otare -.
n rn two-at the shoe s1oie'
Texas Siftings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-04-19

DO Flying Fish Fly?
A very common error made in nat
ural histories where this fish is men
toned is that it does not fly. "1ts
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to the mountain summit on each

eUGWHEEL TRUCK OF LOCOMOTIVE.
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&he1iRsS Sale.

Mrs. M F. Matlock } No. 1917. In District
VS.. Court, Bosser parish,
H. Nj. Matlock, ct al. La.
Dy virtue of writ of fer: filciis issued in the
ID above named suit, an 1 to me directed
have seized and will proceed to sell, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at
Mot, in Bossier parish, La, within the legal
hours of sale, on Saturday, August ., 1891
the following described property, to-wit
One Steam Mill and Gin, Iis-horse power en-
gine and all fixtures, etc, mule, 3 horses,
mule colt, yoke oxen, 2 cows and calves, !
lot plows, plow gear, collars, etc, one Stock OF
Merchandise, consisting of Dry Goods, NJ
lions, Groceries, etc, etc.
Also, have seized and will proceed to sell
at public .uction, to the last and highest bid
der, at the front door of the Court House, in
the town of Benton, La, within the lega
hours of sale, on Saturday, the 18th day ot
September, 1894, the following described
property, tOwit
The southeast quarter of northeast quarter
and southwest quarter of northeast quarter o.
section two O., township twenty two t22
North, range twelve (l2 West, containing 81
acres, more ur less, with buildings and in
, provements thereon.
The above described property seized as the
property of G NJ Matloek.
Terms of Sale-Cas!i, subject to the benef
of appraisement.
A. r. THOMPSON. Sheriff
Benton, La, August 9, 1894.
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Time Table Cotton Belt Route.
Syndtc Safe.

Miss Lizzie Dicksonl No. 1858.
VS.. In District Court.
Her Creditors. )Bossier Parish, La.
Ry virtue of a writ of sale issued in above
ID named suit, and to me directed, will
proceed to sell, at public auction to the last
and highest bidder at the front door of the
Court House. i'll the town of Benton. La, with
IN the legal hours OF sale, on Saturday, the
10Th day OF September, 1894, the following
described property:
Fractional section two, township nineteen
range fourteen; northwest quarter of section
! one; northeast quarter of northeast quarter of
srctlon two; south half of section twelve less
fifteen acres reserved for graveyard; south
half of southeast quarter section twenty-four;
northeast quarter of section twenty five south
west quarter of section twenty-five; west half
of southeast quarter of section twenty fve
south half OF section twenty six; and all of sec
| tion Ihirty-tiVe, township twenty, range four
| tceni southeast quarter of southeast quarter of
| section thIrty-ive; southwest quarter OF south
west quarter section thirty six; and west half
| ot northwest quarter, section thirty-six, town
| ship twenty-one range fourteeu southwest
| quarter aud northeast quarter of section seven;
! southwest quarter of southwest quarter sec
| tion nineteen. west half of northwest quarter
OF section thirty. township twenty, range thir-
| teen, being Lake Place plantation and ether
| lands in Bossier parish, containing in all two
thousand four hundred acres, more or less,
together with all buildings and improvements
| thereon.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit of
appraisement, to pay and satisfy the sum OF
/ twenty-seven thousand thirty and 69-l00 dol
lars (S27030 69), with per cent. interest on
$i03O 60 thereon from May 9th, 1892, and like
interest on $500 90 from January LIST, 1893
aud the further sum of $l94 IS with per cent
interest from July 1st, 1892, for insurance paid
less credit of 1888 80, of date Feb 5th, 1894
and all cost of suit including 10 per cent. on
said sum and interest as attorneys fees, and
according to law.
| will also sell, at the same time and place
the following described land: North half OF
northeast quarter and southwest quarter OF
northeast quarter section eleven, township
twenty lone, range fourteen-l20 acres-iI
Bossier parish.
Terms of Sale-C ,sh, subject to two-thirtls
of appraisement
\, K. THOMPSON,
Sheriff, Syndic.
Benton, La, August, 9, 1894
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M. E. Beleher, wife, No; 1866. In Bos-
VS.. sier District Court,
J. NJ. Belcher, husband. La.
\ n this cause, by reason of the law and the
Il evidence being i'll favor of plaintiff and
against the defendant, it is ordered, adjudged
and decreed, that Mary +. Beleher do have
and recover Judgment against John NJ. Belch-
er, dissolving the community of acquets and
gains, heretofore existing between them as
man and wife, and restoring the plaintiff, Mrs
NJ. 4. Beicher, to the possession, control and
administration of her separate paraphernal
property and effects, fully authorizing her to
do and perform any and all acts pertaining to
her separate property in her own name and
behalf, free from any ties of the community.
1t is further ordered that the defendant pay
all costs of this suit
Thus done, read and signed in open Court
this, July 10, 1894.
tSignedl j. T. WATKINS,
Judge 2nd District of l. ,uisiana.
Endorse,t-filed July TO- 1894.
lSignedl B. A. KELLY, Clerk.
A true copy-Attest:
b. A. KELLY,
Clerk District Court.
July 26, 1894. aug %
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Parish Institute.

An Institute for white teachers
will be held at Benton, commencing
on August 9th, and continuing five
days.
This Institute will be conducted
by Prof. B. q. Caldwell, of the State
Normal, assisted by Mrs. Matte II.
Williams, Manager of the Chautau-
qua, at Ruston; Prof. Dale, of the
Grammar High School, at Shreve-
port; Prof. Jos. E. Johnston, of the
Pioneer High School, at Plain Deal
ing, and other instructors hereafter
to be employed.
The opening address will be de-
livered by Judge j. L. Hargrove,
Parish Superintendent, of Caddo.
Papers on special subjects will he
read by Mis-. NJ. Ii. Williams, Miss
Mary Land, Mr.. Ii. II. Hargrove,
Prot. Fry, of Little Rock, Ark, and
other prominent friends of educa
tion
Regular classes will be organized,
aud the Institute conducted on bus.
iness principles.
AT the evening and night sessions
there will be music, recitations and
short lectures on Methods of Teach.
ing, Progressive Education, etc.
Insist that all teachers in Bossiel
parish attend and enrol their names
and remain throughout the session
The school law requires the attend
ance of all public school teachers
within a radius Of ten miles.
Teachers from adjoining parishes
and the public generally are invite(
to attend.
A full program will be published
in next issue of the Banner"
j. A. w. LOWRY,
Parish Superintendent.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

Just received, a nice line of Spring
Calicoes, White Lawns, Pks. Do
mestics, Ginghams, ETC., which
We offer at the lowest possible
price. Call and examine our stock.
p We also have DR.. Hugins' Grape
Baking Powders, which we guar
antee to he as good as is made; to-
gether with a full and complete
stock of Groceries. We are pre-
pared to meet any competition.
Respectfully,
GAYLE & Co.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

town, he has had TO plead, "Spare
that tree" in accents more piteous
than polite.
We visited the genial proprietor
of the Banner. in his sanctum, a
commodious two-roomed building,
with office and press room conyen-
iently arranged and we'll furnished.
The energetic young pressman was
just running off the paper, fresh and
crisp with the latest news, and kind
ly presented us one.
Bentou's $4,000 brick Court
house is a handsome building, con-
spicnously situated. The Jail, as it
should be is removed from the center
of the town. A very pretty Metbo-
dist Church, nearly completed, and
il large two-story school building,
the upper story of which is used by
the Masonic Lodge, are signs of true
growth that | hope will always be
noticeable in the town.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

CINCINNATI, Aug. 13.-The deci-
sive action of Congress on the tariff
started active operations in taking
whisky out of bond here tonight
The receipts in this city average
$4,000 per day at the internal rev
enue Office, and to-das they exceed
ed 100000. In Covington, KY, the
increase was much greater.
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important Notice.

My associate, DIR. j. G. Schuller.
will be at Plain Dealing again Sept.
lst, for few days. Any one want
ing work, will please write us at
Shreveport. IF enough can be had
to sufficiently pay, will come at any
time. If you contemplate having
work done, write us anyhow
Prices very moderate.
DIR. CHAs. g. MCCLoUD.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

Alfred Turner, colored, charged
with robbery in this parish, was ar
rested in Garrison, Tex, and lodged
in our parish Jail last Saturday.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

Company b, 2Sth Louisiana Reg
iment. will hold reunion at the
Free Bridge, on Bodcau, on Septem-
ber 18th, 14th and 18th. A barba
eue will be- given on Saturday, 10Th.
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TT,aken up by w NJ. Morrow, at Bellevue, on
/ or about July ~, 1874, and estrayed be-
fore me, the undersigned. Justice of the Peace,
9th ward, Bossier Parish, the fol owing de-
scribed Ok: Red, with some white spots,
marke crop off each ear and two splits in the
lett ear.
The owner will please come forward, pro, G
property and pay charges, or the same will be
sold at Bellevue, La, on Saturday, September
l5, 1921, according to law.
GEO A MOORE,
Justice Peace, Ward 6, Bossier Parish, La
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Removal.

Please remember that l have re-
moved my Dental office from over
Levy's Bank to mp stairs over Zod-
iag's dry goods store, next door to
Opera house, Shreveport, where [
will be pleased 10 have my Bossier
friends call when needing anything
III my line. I. M. CoMEGYs.
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The Bankrupt Stock of Goods of
SAM BENJAMIN

was bought by Mrs. Lena Benjamin,
and the entire stock of Dry Goods,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, &c, is now
offered at lowest prices. Remem-
Der, the entire stock is offered at
reduced prices. All / ask is to ex-
anime the stock. The goods and
prices will speak for themselves.
SAM BENJAMIN.
Manager, 516 on the Leyee, adjoin-
ing FlOrsheim Bros, Shreveport,
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Dental Notice,

Owing to the hard times I have
reduced my charges for dental ser
vices as follows: Gold filings 81
and up, according to size; amalgam
and cement fillings from 81 to 81.
Full sets of teeth $3.50; gold crowns
30 to $40, porcelain crowns 30. Ex-
tracing teeth, 80 cents. absolutely
painless. Everything do ~ guar
anteed. Nothing but first class ma
terial used. Office over Bodenheim
er's old stand, Shreveport, La.
Respectfully.
DIR. g. RATZBURG.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

ANYTHING that will tend to i'm
prove the public roads of the parish
is worthy of general support.
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Personal Paragraphs.

We heartily thank Mrs. DR.. W.
nj. Abney for basket of nice turnip
greens. The first of the season.
Judge r. J. Loony, Col. }. A.
Snider and j. Ii. Shepherd, were
here on legal business the first
part of the week.
Thanks to Mr.. III. J. Lenoir for
for liberal supply of tomattoes.-
We have seen none better than
those grown Oh his place.
Mrs. Mary Cleveland, who has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. w.
NJ. Abney, during the past week,
is confined to her he'd with fever.
Mrs. Matte II. Williams, Mrs. FL
D. Watson aud her little daughter,
Susie, were pleasant visitors at the
Banner Office last Thursday morn
ing.
In another column will be found
y lengthy and interesting article
from The scholarly pen of Mrs. M.
ii. Williams, agiftrd and cultivated
writer, who has many friends and
admirers in BOssier.
Mr. J. ID. Glass, a prominent and
popular merchant of Shreveport,
has gone to New York, where he
will purchase a large stock of dry
goods for the fall and winter trade.
Look out for bargains when his
new goods are received.
Mr.. o. NJ. Caldwell, of Ghfdens,
Texas, and Miss Elma Robins, oil
this parish, were married at indie.
pendence plantation, by Rev. 2. II
Hensely, on the 9th instant, after
which they left for Gidtens, Texas
where they will make their futur,
home.
Mr.. L. Fl. Pierson, formerly o
New Orleans, but who has been a
work i'm North on;,;.,,,, e., a..
past eighteen months, has contract
ed TO paint the Methodist church a
this place. He is assisted by Mr.
Charles Elwood. Mr.. PiersOn is al
excellent painter, and comes wei
recommended by citizens of Gibs
land and Bienville.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

"THE BUCKSKIN BREECHES are
the best Jeans Pants made. Every
pair is warranted. Ask your dealer
to show them to you.
The Bossier banner., 1894-08-16

Cannon sense teaches that when
person cant do his best he must
do the best he can.