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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-19
Timely Topics
March ID, 1896.

A church congregation down
in Sanders, KY, was dismissed
most Summarily under un-
pleasant circumstances two
Sundays since. Right in the
middle of the preachers dis
course there bolted into the
church through the haIf-open
door what appeared to be a
black and white cat, closely
followed by a yellow dog. Cat
and dog ran swiftly down the
middle aisle to the platform.
The preacher taken unawareS,
did the natural thing, kicked
at the cat, hit it, and landed it
squarely in the middle of the
congregation. Then it turned
out that the cat was a skunk.
The rest Of the story is left to
the imagination of the reader.
This week we want to call
your attention especially to the
ALASKA REFRIGERATOR and
give you a few items concern
ing its construction.
To give strength and dura-
bility, an inside body, or frame
is made of we'll dried, matched
wood, to which hardwood
cleats are solidly nailed. Upon
these cleatS the outer body, or
frame, is built.
The inner frame is made
from perfectly odorless wood,
and is lined with zinc. Po-
lished as bright as a mirror,
presenting very clean and at
tractive appearance.
All exposed wood, as under
the lids and about the doors,
is odorleSS tulip poplar,
thoroughly shellaced. This
makes the Refrigerator clean
and sweet.
Between the outer and inner
walls there is an inch and a
half space filled with PURE
CHARCOAL. There is nothing
so good in every way for fill
ling the space between the
two walls of a Refrigerator as
Pure Charcoal.
The locks are entirely new
in principle, and are, without
exception, the best ever used
on a Refrigerator. They will
keep the door closed perfectly
tight, even if they were left
one-eighth inch loose.
The hinges are very strong,
beautiful in design, and made
expressly for The ALASKA
REFRIGERATOR.
All the trimmings are solid
brass, dipped finish, this being
the latest style in fine brass
goods.
From the results of tests
made during the past three
years, we are convinced thai
the ALASKA is the best Re-
frigerator in the market, il
construction. in power to pre-,
serve periShableS, in economy
of ice, and, in fact, in all The
points necessary to make then
tirSt-claSS in every respect.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-19

What can l buy for a dollar ?
Try Wall, Nichols Co., you will
get more than anywhere else on
earth--a Fischer Piano-if you
guess correctly on the candle.
Two more chances to hear the
gifted singer Harrell at the Chris
tan church.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-19

Artificial flowers were invented
by Italian nuns. They were first
used to decorate affairs and shrines.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-19

gsS~ On FRIDAY, March 9th, his
HOUSEHOLD FURN.TURE WILL BE
SOLD. Particulars to appear shortly.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-19
To Let.

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
Waves Of an Iron Bridge.

A train always exerts greater strain
on an iron bridge when going quickly
than when going slowly; but the
difference in the strain depends on
the structure of the bridge, and is
much more in some cases than in
others. When the train goes over the
bridge it causes wave to travel
along the structure, owing to the
elasticity Of the iron.
That part of the bridge just in front
of the train is raised little, and the
part under the train is lowered, 50
that each part of the bridge Is sue
cessively raised and lowered as the
train goes over it, and the more quickly
the train travels, the more sudden this
will be, and consequently the more
violent.
The strain produced will vary with
the square of the velocity Of the wave,
so that the train will exert four times
the strain when it doubles its velocity,
and nine times when it triples it's
velocity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
NEW DEVICES AND INVENTIONS.

The latest device for the production
of rubber tires, for which an American
patent has been secured, is officially
described as ga protective covering
for pneumatic tires consisting of q
padding over the tire, circumferen-
tial spring-metal band lying upon said
padding, and flexible metallic cloth
fitted over and surrounding said band
and said padding and adapted to be
attached to the rim of the Wheel"
Nothing can stop the bicycle inven-
tor. His applications are received at
the rate of q hundred daily at Wash
ington, and already outnumber the
total of washing machines, churns and
automatic couplers for railroad cars.
He seems to be filled with the idea that
bicycle to te operated by hand in
stead of foot power is the real, origl-
nal, long felt want. Such machine
might be operated by the legless won
der of the dime museums, but what
any one else would want with it is not
clear. Many of the inventions are,
however, of merit, and they relate tc
details in the intricate portions of ths
machine. There are some new thing'
in the line of package carriers, and il
the smooth paved cities year hence
at least ninety per cent. of the ligh
delivery of dry goods, millinery, hats
shoes, flowers, confectionery, grocer
les, provisions, ETC., will be through
the medium of vehicles operated b,
boys and young men.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
ABYSSINIAN DWARFS.

civilized troops. They are Central
African dwarfs, and in the service of
Vegus for Emperor) OF Abyssinia as
sisted in the rout of the Italian troops.
These pigmies are scarcely more than
half the height of an ordinary man.
Despite their diminutive height, they
are fierce, cruel and cunning, and
armed with firearms are as formidable
as big men.
It is only within the past few years
that the existence of these little people
has been generally accepted. Herodo-
tus, the Greek historian, wrote about
them, but he has been scoffed at and
his accounts characterized as fiction.
Du Chaillu and other African ex-
plorers who claimed to have found the
pigmies in Central Africa had to en-
counter just as sceptical public.
Stanley's account of the dwarf people
of the Dark Continent is the first that
really gained gene al credence.
Akkas Is the name given to these
curious little people, who are supposed
20 be the survivors OF the aboriginal
inhabitants of Central Africa. There
have been three Akkas brought to
Europe. Two were men. They were
called Lebo and Chairallah. The third
was lady Aka, named Saida.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
THE BICYCLE A REFORMER.

A New York minister of the gospel,
active in temperance work, said at q
public meeting that the bicycle had
done more for the cause of sobriety
than anything else in the past twenty
years. Keep man in health and he
will care nothing for rum. By the
way, talking about the bicycle as an
aid to moral reform movements, the
Salvation Army will have a fully
equipped bicycle corps for suburban
service on wheels, and the plan of or
ganizatlon for the new military body
within the ranks of the Episcopal
Church, which is to be known as the
United States Church Army, calls for
a bicycle corps with each regiment,
which, in New York City, will assume
the eproportions OF a ''bicycle brigade.
New York Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
Is the Sea Serpent Dead at Last ?

The fishing schooner Wenomah
arrived at Tacoma, Wash, recently.
Included in her cargo was strange
item, it being the vertebae of sea
monsters skeleton, thirty-seven feet
long, which they found on the beach
at Treasure Harbor.
The captain says the skeleton re-
sembles that of huge snake from the
head to the tail, but he scarcely be-
lietes such a monster snake ever
lived. He is familiar with the skele-
tons of the whale and the shark, which
he declares are nothing like the one
ne found. The vertebra is the shape
of a similar bone from the back of a
salmon, only it is six inches in dame
ter and fully half foot long. The
popularity of the thing is that it has
no small bones attached, and is per-
fectly smooth, being, in fact, hard
piece of gristle. The captain says
the skeleton was too fresh, green and
repulsive to take aboard the ship
Minneapolis Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06

The spectre is only six or seven
inches long and lives in the dense
forests of the Malay Archipelago,
where there is darkness at all times.
He makes sort of nest at roots of
the great bamboos and climbs up
them with the agility of squirrel,
but by different method.
In his tree-climbing operations he
is aided by large, round suckers, which
are attached to the ends of all his long,
slender fingers and toes. He glides
up shiny bamboo trunk with all the
ease imaginable.
The spectre resides permanently in
darkness, and he only goes out at
night to feed on nuts and fruit and
disport himself in the moonlight
among the tree tops.
He is thoroughly harmless and would
be an ornament to any household.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
A Long Shot.

James Shields was elected to the
Senate in 1S4S, defeating his predeces-
sor, Senator Breese. Shields had dis
tinguished himself in the Mexican
war, and at the battle of Cerro Gordo
he was shot through the lungs, the
ball passing out at his back. His re-
covery was one of the marvels of the
day. Shields's war record is believed
to have secured to him his triumph
over Breese. When the news OF
Shields's election was received, law
yer named Butterfield was speaking OF
it to a group of friends, when one OF
them remarked: ''It was that Mexi
can bullet that did the business. -
eyes" retorted Butterfeld, "that was
great shot. The ball went clear
through Shields without hurting him,
and killed Breese 1000 miles away. -
ArgOnaut,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
THE SPECTRAL LEMUR.
The Monkeys Queerest Relative and
| His Luminous Nocturnal Eye.

The spectral lemur, who lives in the
Malay Archipelago, has about the
oldest appearance of any known ami
NAL. In this newspaper, says the New
York Journal, you will see the first
really life-like picture of him ever
printed.
This little animal is relative OF the
monkey. Naturalists give the name
OF primates to the group Of animals
consisting of man, the monkeys and
the lemurs because they come first for
description. Of all the primates the
spectral lemur comes first for oddity
of personal appearance.
His greatest but not his only pecu.
liarity is to be found in his eyes,
which are enormous. They cover the
greater part of his face, leaving only
room for ridiculously small nose.
In color the eyes are Il greenish yellow
and ore exceedingly luminous at night.
They shine out green and brilliant,
when the rest OF the body Is totally
invisible to man. This is how the
little lemur has acquired the title oi
spectral.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
In One Family for a Ce injury.

The homestead of the late Sophia
Kali, at the hend of Connecticut aven-
ue, continuing about ten acres, will be
sold at public action. This property
is one of the few parcels of real estate
in the district that has remained in
one family for over century, it having
been formerly owned and occupied,
together with about 700 more acres,
by Anthony Holmead, one of the or
lginal proprietors of the City Of Wash
ington and the grandfather of the de-
ceased Mrs Kali. The sale is the re-
suit of chancery suit by certain of
Mrs. Kall's heirs for the purpose of
partitioning her property. The de-
ceased owner was several times offered
fabulous prices for her home, but al
ways refused, preferring to keep it
for her residence. Washington Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
PER1LOus RIDING.

The attention of the foolkiller is
directed to the young men who race
with railroad trains, cross railroad
bridges on the ties, ride down steep
flights of stairs or pedal along the
Drinks of precipjces, after the manner
of Maltby, who recently shocked the
stald people of Aberdeen, Scotland,
by his perilous ride on the narrow top
of the wall of the ocean pier. That
Maltby can do such a trick is not SO
remarkable as that he is willing to do
1t at all for little notoriety.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
Birds That Stole a Nest.

Nature tells tale of pair of rocks,
evidently young birds, that strove in
vain to build nest. The wind each
time blew the foundations down while
the rocks, which fly far for nest mater
ials instead of taking those close at
hand, were away. At last, despair
ing of building home by Legitimate
means, they fell upon complete pest
of another pair while the owners were
absent, tore it to pieces and built a
nest foundation that would stand in
the wind. Then they made super
structure in the clumsy and inexperi-
sneed way that young birds always do
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
A SIA1IAN CYCLIST,

'Little Joe," most intelligent
oGrang outang, of Portland, Oregon,
learned to ride in three lessons, so his
press agent says. Like all beginners,
he is very enthusiastic, and shows a
bad temper when forced to dismount
from his bicycle, which is of special
construction with twenty-inch wheel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06

suddenly lies down on the handle bar,
MS feet out ahead. In this uncomfor.
saole position he rides, twisting the
pedals with his hand. Then he turns
over, so to speak, and takes the almost
.naescribable position show in the il
lus.ration, looking as though he was
pulling his wheel along after him by
main force.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
CYCLING ODDITIES.
SOME CURIOS1TIES IN THE
WORLD OF WHEELS,
A Tbree-Year- Old Rider Who Makes
Ten-Mile Trips A Fancy
Riders Startling Trick
-Perilous Ride.

VXsTOULD you like an intro,
w duction to the youngest
Y Y bicycle rider in Chicago,
if not in the world,
asks the Chicago Times.Herald.
This is his picture. The young
man is just three years old and
he lives at 27GO Commercial street,
Ravenswood. His name is Allison
Friedberg. He rides an odd little
baby bicycle, the wheels of which are
only sixteen inches in diameter and
the seat twenty-five inches f1om the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
BICYCLE DISEASES.

The doctors are still busy discover
ing new bicycle diseases. There is the
bicycle throat, the bicycle eye, and
the nose, spine, arm, foot, lungs,
liver, heart and possibly the cyclists
vermlform appendix. AS matter OF
fact, however, the thing that is worry.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
ing the doctors is the general prev
alence OF bicycle health.
COMBINATION GARMENT.

A remarkable combination garment
for men only comes from Germany,
where they make gasoline motorcycles
that weigh $50 pounds. Herr Bruck-
ner is The father of this interesting
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06

An admirer of Wagner has offered
to the city of Berlin Sl250, providing
the municipal authorities will name
one of the new bridges after the COM
poser.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
A FANCY RIDERS STARTLING TRICK.

1t is matter of frequent comment
that the safety does not present the
opportunity for fancy trick riding that
the ordinary did. With all that, some
very remarkable "stunts' have been
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
ABYSSINIAN DWARFS.
Armed Pigmies Who Fought for
Menelek's Cause.

These are probably the smallest and
aueerest soldiers which, armed with
modern rifles, have ever fought against
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06

"Joe" has brother. who is resident
of Spokane Falls, where he is giving
exhibitions. The brother is booked
for metropolitan appearance during
the next theatrical season.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06

pair of "pants," which may, by pull
ing string, be converted from knick-
erbockers into trousers, suitable for
any occasion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06
A THREE-YEAR-OLD BICYCLE RIDER.

ground. Not long ago he rode from
Ravenswood to Lincoln Park and back,
distance of ten miles, in less than
half day. He learned to ride very
easily, and is not at all afraid.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-08-06

thought out by the professional ent er-
tainers, one of the most startling of
which, as performed by young Lee
Richardson, is herewith illustrated.
The rider turns himself around and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-27
DEBAUCHING POPULAR SEN7I-
NENT At ITS SOURCE.

The Republican party is now preparing,
in a time when the financial affairs OF the
Nation are the chief questions OF concern
all over the country, to nominate Tor the
hand at the business helm bankrupt IN
his own affairs, and who has no policy
whatever as to the finances of the country
To do this, 1t has become necessary to buy
up and debauch popular opinion at It's
source-the primaries where delegates to
it's National convention are chosen. This
is strong statement, but our authority
for it is no less strong. That authority is
Q. S. Senator VIM. E. Chandler (Repubii-
cam of New Hampshire. Writing over
his own signature in the Washington Post
of Monday, MI. Chandler says:
1.-The substance of the charge made IN the
Times and reiterated by me was that the same
men who had assisted in raising the money to
pay Mr. McKinlev's debts, were calling upon
the owners of protected industries to make
contributions to help nominate him for Presl-
dent. Although the charge has been denied
by General GroSvenOr and others, review of
the subject confirms my conviction that it is
true AS bearing upon the question whether
the collection and the use of the funds are for
reasonable and legitimate nomination eXpen-
ditures, add that the fund which it was
planned to raise was to be $3.50, 900, sum
which could not be needed except for illegiti-
mate purposes In view of the effort to raise
this large fund from protected Interests, my
points were very simple and clear
"Such movement is unfair and unjust to-
ward the other candidates, in whose behalf it
is certain no such large sums OF money are
being raised or used. Messrs. Reed, Morton,
Quay, Cullom, Allison, Davis, and Mander-
son are as devoted friends of protection as Mr..
Mckinley is, and the triumph of any one OF
them would be as sure guarantee OF the
enactment of judicious and effective tariff laws
as would be the victory of Mr.. Mckinley.
For manufacturers to CO ntribute large sums
of money to b5 expended in nominating MI.
Mckinley over any other candidate hitherto
named would be most unjust and uncalled
for proceeding.
''The interests of the Republican party will
be seriously injured by dema nding and re-
ceiving such large contributions from the re-
representatives. of protected interests. 1t has
been continuous cause of attack by the op-
ponents of protection-the belief that the
system has been maintained, Republican vic
tories achieved, and particular tariff sched-
ules secured from Congress by the money Of
manufacturers. Whatever may be said in
justification of reasonable contributions from
such interests toward the expenses of Presi-
Dental and Congressional elections after the
money to control Republican nominations
for Office would be scandalous in the highest
degree, and fatal to all attempts to maintain
the purity and honesty of the party organiza-
ton
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-27
AN UNIQUE BOOK.

It is an i'll requital of favor, to bring
down upon him horde of book borrowers,
but we cannot help saying word about a
book kindly loaned us by Dr.. Benz. Black
ford. 1t is ''Memoirs of Life In and Out
OF the Army in Virginia During the War
between the States, compiled by Susan
Leigh Blackford from original and cotem
poraneous correspondence and diaries, an
notated and edited for the private use of
their family, by her husband, Charles Minor
Blackboard. 1t is unique work in many
respects. One is that of the two volumes
only thirty-fve copies were printed, and
these for the use only of the family con-
nection. 1t is printed by the j. Z. Bell
Co., Lynchburg, 1896.
To us it has been one of the most fasci
mating books we have ever read. 1t is the
drama Of the war passing before you in the
field and in the home. The three central
figures are the young husband and wife
they were both young when the war broke
out-and the venerable father of the hus
band, MI. VIM. M. Blackboard, the cashier
of the bank. The scenes rapidly alternate
in the drama through the letters of the
husband from the field, the replies Of his
wife from their home, and the diary of the
father at his home. The diary of
the father, one of those old time
Virginia gentlemen with the heart
OF a patriot, runs through the varied
changes from home to field until at last.
cast down at the fate of bis State and worn
out by his efforts to help those who needed
help he passes away by death before the war
closes. He had five sons in the field. Mrs
Blackford has by her deft arrangement of
the correspondence and diaries given the
book ali the charm Of continuous and eX-
citing novel, and her husband in his letters
from the field fairly photographs the
war. In two OF three rapidly sketched
incidents about Stonewall Jackson he has
given us better idea of the eccentriclties