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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-21
SOCIAL NUISANCES.
Washington Has More of Them
Than Any Other City.
Every Stratum of Society Has It's Own
Peculiar Nuisance-They Make Life
Veritable Burden to Sensi-
ble People.
Special Washington Letter.

In building villages, towns and cities,
men surrender many rights for the
common good and general welfare; but
women acquire rights and attain higher
rank than are conceded to the matron
of the farm or to the household drudge
of the miner, or hunter, or trapper.
Men are, even until this date. savages
and barbarians by instinct; and nearly
all of them are Ishmaelites, with their
hands raised against all other men.
Women, however, are adaptable crea-
lures, who, in the mining regions or in
the farm, naturally sink to the level OF
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-21
THE CONTINUOUS SHOW.
1t Has at Last Found It's Way to
New York.
Gothamites Now Revel in a Form of En-
tertainment Which Has Become
Trif1e Stale in Chicago and
Other Cities.
Special New York Letter.

One of Dickens characters, who was
In the show business, and lisped, fire.
quently had occasion to remark in JUS
tification of his profession: 81 tell you,
thir, the public muth be amuthed. .
There is large vein of truth running
through this remark. From the very
earliest ages man, which term embraces
woman, has had some form of amuse
ment. All races and conditions Of mer
crave amusement. In fact you can tel
precisely what sort of men live in a
country by studying their popular pas
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-21

boast of their acquaintances in pabiia
life half so much as the new corners do.
The women who make it their con-
slant business to go calling upon the
wives of senators, representatives, cab
met ministers, and other public men,
are social nuisances of the deepest dye.
You may think 1t strange, but as
matter of fact there are thousands OF
such women who go from house to
house in carriage loads, who have just
time enough to walk into a room and
then walk out again, who must get
through with a certain number OF visits
in a certain time. There seems to be
no doubt but that there is more calling
done among the people of Washing
ton than is done among the people OF
anv other city in the world. A custom
| that is almost exclusively feminine in
other places, and has its limitation
among women here, is followed to q
| large extent by men. These masculine
| professionals go the rounds systemat-
| ically. They eat and drink If it is
| given to them. They make themselves
thoroughly at home. There is no harm
in genuine social calls. But that isn't
the style Of calling that is done here.
What should be recreation and a
| pleasure is made business of, and a
most irksome business it becomes. II
is a wonder that some of these nui
sances do not die Of hypocrisy. The
same smirk, the same boz, the sams
stereotyped remarks SO desperately po
lite, are bestowed upon people who arr
comparative strangers. Of all socia
nuisances, the calling nuisance In th,
| Cnrru n Frv
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-21

street Irishman is fresh and delicious,
like ripe peaches. The wit of the comic
stage Irishman may be compared to
dried peaches. There is difference, and
what difference! The two Hibernians
were made up so grotesque'y that they
looked more like balloons than human
beings. They conversed.
''Oi was cop before the court yester-
day, Moike."
"And phat was yez charged wid9"
"Whisky, begorra!"
This humorous sally, which has been
in circulation probably for centuries,
was received with vociferous applause.
The curtain descends, and, after a
brief delay, goes up again. The tropic-
ii landscape is still there, and typical
tough girl, in tattered garments. vigor-
ously chewing gum, and protrudiug her
chin, stalks across the stage, Ever
since Ada Lewis made hit Of 1.-The
tough girl" in Harrigan's ''0'Reilly and
the Four Hundred" the New Yort
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NUMBER 80.

the police court and sometimes invol
UNFAIRLY participating in the legal pro
ceedings which take place there. He
lives on an income, too, an income de.
rived from a grateful public that gives
him sustenance, sometimes calling IL
aims and sometimes shutting him up in
q comfortable hotel, where he can be
uicelV fed and clothed. Occasionally,
the public being niggardlv, he Is
obliged to take little something from
it without asking forit. There is more
similarity between these two classes
of gentlemen, who neither toll nor
spin, thanat first sight appears. Both
could work if they chose, but they do
not choose. Unlike the man who has
worked for one portion of his life in
order that he may loaf for the rest OF
his life, they have neither of them
worked at all, and the means of loaf.
ing have come to them without any
effort on their part. There is, however
calculation and certain amount oi
brain power demonstrated in the park
loafer's existence which is wanting In
his colleague.
But if you want to see and feel and
know the most prevalent social nuis.
ance here, you must meet with the de.
partment clerk who continually talks
| to you Of the public business, and
would impress upon you the $act that
| he owns the government of the United
| States. He doesn't make you angry,
for he is not really harmful, but you
| oh ,-tt h ~
ing the heat Of the summer, when
everybody takes a vacation, he tells
you that he cant get away" and In
Inmates pretty strongly that it Is inns
possible for the department he is In to
get on when he is absent from his desk
He has actually fooled himself into
this belief, but he does not succeed In
deceiving anyone else.
Do you know that man or woman
may reside in Maine, California, Texas,
or other remote points, and yet become
one of the nuisances of Washington
| No class of people can be more pesti-
lential than the monomaniacs who
write for autographs. They thus an
nov and bother the public men VIZ
live in Washington, and not Or 4
sst upon having the great M rs sigma
ture, but often demand b & photograph
as well. 1t must be declded nuisance
for the great man to pay for the photo
graphs if, indeed he does so and they
are not present from the photograph.
er. But the greatest local nuisances OF
all are the people who are etsrnally
boasting Of the distinguished people
they know. The man who does this l.
not usually an old resident OF Wash.
ington, because old residents gradual.
ly get used to constant contact with
public characters. Of the latter it can
not be said precisely that familiarity
breeds contempt for them, although Il
Is true that, as no man is hero to his
valet-de-chamber, so 1t is unasual te
find people who maintain feeling o'
reverence and awe for man they see
constantly, and who is, in private rela
tions of life, no better than ordinary
people But old Washingtonians dom
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-21

times. Almost all the diversions Of the
ancient Romans were cruel. The Span
ish races, even of the present day, de-
light in cock fighting and bullfghts,
and on those lines they wage war. The
ancisnt BritOn, who was q fighter OF
fighters, survives, SO to speak, in box
ing matches. The Germans, on the
other hand. have no amusementS that
involve suffering to man or beast-but
| am drifting away from the subject on
which | desire to write.
The public must be amused. With
the wealthy, finding agreeable meth
DDS to kill time has become serious
business New fads are invented and
ancient sports are revived. The hum
bier classes crave amusement also.
With people who spend most of their
time in holding the wolf off by the
ears, recreation is Indispensable. They
cannot go to Europe on their pleasure
yachts and spend the summer doing
the continental cities and climbing
the Alps, as that involves the eXpendi-
ture of more money and time than are
usually at the disposal Of those who
toll for living. They can, however,
| afford to lose quarter Of dollar and
a few hours time every week, and to
give them an opportunity to do so
1.-The continuous performance was in
vented. 1t is a success, and it has
come to stay.
| There are several theaters in New
York that are given up entirely to the
continuous performance, and they are
crowded day and night. There are no
| There is considerable sameneSS ABOUT
the continuous performance, and when
you have seen one you have virtually
seen them all. | attended one few
weeks ago. The curtain went up and
disclosed a background Of gorgeous
tropical scenery. A long-haired mu,
sician agitated the keys of the piano
and two typical Irish comedians In knee
breeches, with shillalies, pranced upor
the stage.
This was the most dismal feature O
the evening. The wit of the everyday
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

Red Seal Lye, per can ............... cts
Lib cans Cove Oysters per doZ. -. 50 cts
Kinks Blue India Soap, per bar...... cts
Good Stove Brushes. each ............ cts
MISCELLANEOUS.
1900 cases Baltimore Yellow Table Peaches,
"A cans in case, price per case, s.. 80; less
than cases, 121a cts per can.
200 Chests New Crop 0S94) UncolOred
Japan Tea, 70 lbs. in Chest. Price
per lb., in full chests. = cents. Less
quantities. % cents per lib.
POO chests New Crop $3.50 Uncolored Japan
full chests % cts. Less quantities, %
cts per ID.
Ceylon Tea, the "Old Country" IA
vorte, worth 80 cts per ID; our price IS cts
Very Fancy California Evaporated
Pears % lbs in a box, per box. $40. 81 .9S
A 5-lb Wood Cady of Fancy Uncol-
ored Japan Tea for .................. 39
1000 lbs Corn Starch, best quality in
lib packages, per Id ............... cts
H. Francke. .Sohne. Red Rod Chicory,
80 papers for ...........................1 Is cts
% lbs New Turkish Prunes, for 49,. $10O
25-lb& Air Tight Drum, after Din
Java Coffee, for .............., 625
This is the finest coffee in the world.
BAKING POWDER.
LID cans spa Gus
lib cans Coronet NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 cts
lib cans II. r. Eagles BEST 49,. s. cts
We guarantee this to be the Best Baking
Powder in the World
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

dark colored, good quality molasses
in five gallon kegs for. 80
ID lbs new California peaches for..... LOO
20 lbs California silver prunes for....... LOO
Fancy round all bristle paint brushes,
worth 75c will close out at, each.... .25
A 5-gallon key fancy New Orleans mo-
A 5-gallon keg fancy open kettle New
Orleans molasses. :;;................ l9S
100 2-grain quinine pills for ............ 10
5000 boxes Eagle Standard Soap, 60
bars, 80 lbs. in a box, for.............. 2.39
Try il and you will no other.
A lob pail Silver Dollar Fine Cut to-
5-gallon kegs best small pickles for.... l. IS
Pure fruit jelly, packed in 20-lb pals,
jelly, pail and all for .................. 80
5o-lb boxes New Alden evaporated ap-
sifted whole black pepper, per lb. 5 cts
56-lb bags New York dairy salt for % cts
20-lb boxes London Layer Table Rails
5-gallon kegs Fine Table Syrup. 81. 10
so bags California dried pears, about 70
lbs in bag, price per 10 in bag lots cts
Broken Italian Maccaroni, per iib.... cts
Are you going to paint? If you are, send
for our Color Card of Paints.
10 lbs green Rio coffee for ............. 81. 70
10 lbs old Dutch Govt Java coffee for. 2 81
SPECIALS IN TOBACCO.
Several odd brands plug tobacco, per
Lorllard's Army and Navy plug to-
bacco. per ID ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 20 cts
g. u, or IS ID butts Lorillard's Climax
plug tobacco, per lb .................. 81 cts
Glib butts Horse Shoe plug. per h.. 35 cts
Good smoking tobacco, % lbs in box,
per Id Observation-Disclosures. u cts
A 25-cent Briar Pipe and lib bale
of Dukes Mixture for ............... 50 cts
A good stout pocket knife for...... % cts
LEGO boxes Soda, Oyster or Butter
Crackers, 25 lbs in a box, per box. SO cts
lbs Young Hyson Tea ............. $1O0
% lbs New English Currants for 100
80 lbs California Loose Muscatel
RaisinS Observation-Disclosures. ...... 100
California Loose Muscatels Rasins. about
20 lbs in bag, 81. cts per ID in bag lots,
4 cts ped lb in less quantities.
Pure Maple Sugar per ID ............ 8 cts
200 cases Alaska Red Salmon, lib cans,
4 doz in case, per case, 1872, in less than
case lots, per can, 10 cts.
RaiSins, for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 70 cts
A gallon Pail Fancy Table Syrup. 50 cts
Alb basket Fired Japan Tea, for 81 GO
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
PREPARED PAINT.
SEND FORD1S0N" COLOR CARD.
eo--jf
Eagles Best. Absolutely Pure, Mixed
Paints-ReuMy tor Use.

Pafnts-Rendy tor Use.
Made by one OF the largest factories in
America under contract with H. r. Eagle
& Co. Every ounce of our paint is war
ranted in everyss possible way, and if it
right If it plea2es you. kindly tell your
neighbors about It, where you got it, what
it cost, and how they can get it.
Better resultsfean be obtained through
the use of theses patlts than by mixing by
hand or using cheap mixed paints Our
label is on every package to prove our
faith in our goods
The largest, the finest prettiest and best
sample color casq in America sent free to
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
READ THIS.

10 lbs baking soda for. Observation-Disclosures.
Prepared mustard, packed in amber
pots, "a in a case; price, per case, 40
cts; per single Observation-Disclosures.
10 lbs pure ground pepper ...............
10 lbs pure ground mustard. ............
i60 Japan, iron over top, staple names
for harness, combination loop, per
500 soled grain bags each.
A good New Orleans cooking n classes
this is not a table syrup, but is
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
SPECIALS IN 1894 CALIFORNIA
FRUITS.

California peeled peaches, crop 1894,
packed % lbs in box, price per box 81 5
California French prunes, 30 primes to
the Id, crop 1894, packed 20 lbs in a
box, price per box Observation-Disclosures. 1.6
California vostizZa cleaned currants,
crop 1894, packed 25 lbs in box,
price, per box. ...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16
Bright, new California apricOtS, % lbs
in a box, for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9 4
Silver prunes, 20 lbs in a bag, per b.. %
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03
COFFEE.

Glib After Dinner Java Coffee, packed
in air tight cans, all Cor. .............. S
We have 800 bags roasted coffee, lot
V; it is a Rio; we do not claim that
it is the best; there are some black
beans in it. 1t is roasted. We make
cheap price, per Observation-Disclosures.
Also lot of ground coffee that we
will cal Ia
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

One gallon of this paint will cover 1.-TWO
coats 200 square feet of surface.
Prices for All COlOrs Excepting YER
million and Green.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

movement to worry the Trust? Packed in
linen bags of 100 lbs, full weight, per bag
$3.50.
Also graduated Sugar packed in linen
bags, 100 lbs each. Price 1899 per bag.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

lH-lb kegs family white fish. .......... SIS. 10
lZ-lD pals family white fish ............. 40
12-lb pals round herring. SO
12-lb pals fancy blood red California
salmon observation-disclosures. .99
lZ-lb pals large family mackerel l SO
lZ-lD pals new Irish mackerel. / SO
l2-lb pals split herring. Observation-Disclosures. SO
3O-lb whole Goldfish for. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
BonelesS Goldfish in 2-lb bricks, 40 lbs
in box, per box NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
lib cans cove oysters, per dozen $50. .yS
BIB cans solid meat tomatoes, per doZ SO
Gal. cans solid meat tomatoes, per dOZ. 50
3-lb cans California egg plumS, per dOZ l 80
New California prunes, per h.. ....... .O4
These prices are the lowest ever known,
and are worse than wheat at 80 cents per
buCb o1
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

Sold in barrels, half barrels and five gal
ION and 10 gallon kegs No extra charge
Tor package. Always give names. A barrel
contains about 81 gallons half gallons con-
tain 81 gallons.
Syrups Per gal, Per gal, BY 5&1O
by Dbl. by Y Dbl. gal. kgs
Ararc. dark ...... Is % %
Welner .......... - % %
White Drips .... % q 3S
Pure Gold, finest
pure Sugar Syr-
ups ever put up. 81 35 AZ
With each 10 gallon key or so gallon bar
rel of Syrup we give free, with above
Syrups, an Iron Faucet for same, which is
worth 80 cents.
We quote present prices on Sugars, and
VIII I'LL orders at this price for a week, as
we have stock enough to make sure of
these prices; after that will fill orders at
whatever the market rules, changing guam
tity to equal money sent, be it more or
less, as price declines or advances.
We will sell Sugars, if with an equal
quantity of general goods, and deliver free
OF charge at railroad depot in Chicago at
the following prices, an appreciation of
our customers who stand by us. Those or
dering Sugar and nothing else are not Civ
ing US generous support. On such orders we
must have Il cent per pound more and
besides % cents per Dbl. or Is cents per bag
for carriage to railroad depot.
BY Dbl. Less than
Granulated, bbls, weight
800 to $40 lbs each..
Standard A, about $40 lbs
in Dbl Observation-Disclosures. 80
Extra G, about $40 lbs in
Dbl Observation-Disclosures. 35s 80,
cut Loaf, about 240 lbs in
Dbl Observation-Disclosures. 4a4
Cut Loaf, best rough
Jumps about 24O lbs
in Dbl Observation-Disclosures. )
Powdered, about 325 lbs
in Dbl acknowledgements. Is,
Antitrust Sugars.
That little Refinery is still running indie
pendent of the Combine and we can
still supply the same goods we sold with
such success for the past year under this
brand. The color varies a little in different
lots; 1t is only natural, and is not bleached
a perfectly uniform color by chemicals as
is done by the big Refineries. 1t is nice
bright yellow, like the old plantation, clari-
fed, with really more Sweetening quality
than the refined white. Will you help this
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-04-03

Eagles Best Liquid Floor Paints.
Made from the very best pigments by
the latest and most improved machinery
Absolutely the best floor paint made. Guar
anteed. Paint will dry over night. See card
for colOrs.
Gallon cans LOO
70 gallon cans ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 55
quart CANS oO
Eagles Best Fence and Barn Paints.
Composed of the most durable Mineral
Paints, finely ground and thinned with
Linseed Oil. They are recommended for
their durabilit Color card upon applica-
ton.
Shade EE, yellow, per gal, in 1 gal
Shade BIB, red, per gal, in gal kits. So
Shade GG, slate, per gal, in 10 gal kits SO
Shade DID, brown per gal, in 25 gal
bbls Observation-Disclosures. So
Eagles Best Prepared buggy Paint.
Prepared expressly for painting Buggies
Carriages Coaches, Garden Chairs, Settees
Benches, etc One coat will make a beau
tifu and durable finish. Ground in best
coach varnish. Ready for use. No varnish
ing required.
Colors-Quaker Green, Wine Brewster
Green, Chrome Yellow, Black
Each. Per doz.
Quart cans OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO. 20 81 90
Pint cans Observation-Disclosures. 40 400
Best Vermilion.
Each.
Quart cans Observation-Disclosures. so. 90
IlnI cans OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .oU
White Lead.
Per lb.
Eagles Best, Strictly Pure White Lead
in oil, 12l@. 25 80 and 100 Id kegs gtd $0.5
Same in | Id Observation-Disclosures. .64
Same in . 10 cans ................ .6A
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-01
Tho Police and Politics

In his interesting testimony before
the Le1ow committee. the superintend.
eut Of the New York police force said
that tho department could no. DO
brought to the highest efficiency so long
as It is politics. This is obviously true
now II it never was before. ye, the city
Of New York is not guilty of the sub.
limo folly Of choosing head Of its pc.
lice force by popular election.
This ia done in few cities, but Wheel.
ing doe, it with results not the best.
Tho chief OF police, having been elected
in this way. selects his men from those
who have legged" for him, aud who are
expected to do moro OF the same kind OF
work for his reelection. The chief OF
police should be removed from the pop
ular favor and caprice. and so with the
men under him.
The fac. is that policemen and mem.
bers OF the fire department should not
owe their places to politics. They
should be appointed aud permitted to
serve during good behavior and
acceptable service. To this We shall
come in Wheeling unless Wheeling il.
to fall behind the procession.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-01
Ex.spEaKEH REED
On tho Republican Victory IN November
What LODI to II.

What LODI To II.
From "HiL'oric Political Uphedtdi," by Themes n.
Reoi IN North american Reridr.
In n roal republic, whore the will OF
tho pcoplo is roally recorded as express.
cd, thoro can DO no tyranny. Our forO.
fathers used TO say that whcro annual
elections loavo of, tyarnny begins.
surely oven In those degenerate days ws
may say that where tho control OF tho
machinery Of government 10 In tho
hands OF mon who are not subject to
popular will in FREQ and fair elections,
tyranny has already begun. No wonder
such mon repealed all election laws and
sought 10 sanction thoir own existence
ny prolonging tho possibilities OF their
KIND. But wroEg Ia never 80 weak as In
Its hour Of triumph. Tho very repeal
oil sil tho safeguards thrown around tho
ballot.box will awaken tho public at.
tontton and stir the public heart. Al
ready tho Atlanta Constitution Is OK.
posing tho frauds In its own state Of
Georgia, one Of tho most thrifty Of tho
southern statos, whero least Of all fraud.
ulent elections can DO justified by tho
lear OF negro domination. lttho parti.
sans In Tennessee should cheat Henry
Clay Evans out OF his gubernatorial
chair 30 fairly won, that nciarious sue.
cess will be but tho beginning OF ruin.
No republic can DO based on fraud.
This Is beginning to DO seen even In
those statos where bringing tho will OF
tho voter to naught has become n sys.
tenn. At tho signs Of change to honest
elections oil good men rejoice. The
warning which was gwen by the cleo.
tons in tho east and Ia tho west. tho
elections OF 1893, though they included
all tho great states,-those heretofore
Democratic rs well as those who had
voted the Republican ticket in 1892
was not in tho least hooded. Drunk
with tho victory OF 1892 and out OF
touch with tho real people OF tho coun-
try, tho leaders OF the party in power
went on in tho house OF representatives
to lay up wrath against tho day OF
wrath. Into details it is not worth
while to 20. That would DO to dig up
tho buried where it is only neediul TO
point to their last resting-place. Tho
senate, which only had small major
ity, under the leadership Of the senators
from Maryland, Ohio and Now Jersey,
while 1t did not exhibit too much sense,
certainly showed valuable and strik.
ing contrast to the executive and tho
house, and probably saved their party
from annihilation. This. however, was
largely duo to tho people, who made
themselves heard there when they
failed in the popular branch. Then
came the elections OF last November, so
overwhelming and so crushing that they
seem to'have settled the future OF this
country for many years.