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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

The story. goes, that when Lii Hung Chang
was in England an admirer sent him spe.
eiaily fine bull terrier, intended tt watch
over the he, veteran statesman's declining
goes-was received in Acknowledgement:
My Dear -: While rendering nv best
thanks for sending me your dog, | beg to
say that, as for myself, have long since
given up the practice Of eating dogs flesh,
but my attendants, to whom handed the
creature, tell me they never tasted any.
thing SO nice. Your devoted L'-House-
hold Words.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough medi-
fnf ARs: b. Sro5 Rs1sFs ys4 sesn and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

II think am in love with that girl:
when she comes around get three new dis.
eases; What are they" 'sPalpitation OF
the heart, ossification of the head and
paralysis Of the tongue. IN. @. Times.
Democrat. q 80,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

Two little brothers in Bath, Me-, were
confined indoors during storm, and Sam.
the younger, made such an uproar that his
father Inundated him by whipping. They
shared the same bed, and as they knelt side
BY side at night, saying their prayers, the
elder thus closed his duplication: aAnd.
Lord, please make Sammie better boy.d
I'm. ans Sam promptly resented by exclaiming:
! 1ou shut up, Willie. | can pray for my.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

Old Fogle-"The country is going to the
dogs; I'm as certain Of it as ever was Of
anything" Old keener-tBy the way,
Nhat!l you sell that acre lot on the cor
'fogle-.Th lot is not for sale. ] shall
hold onto it. In less than ten years it will
bring more than double what It would sell
for to-day. Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09
How He Writes Them.

II am surprised to learn that the young
man to whom l have been talking writes
those brilliant and profound articles which
have caused SO much comment said the
fair stranger to the native.
tDoes he claim that he writes them?'
aeked the native.
'.He gave me to understand 30. Isn't il
true!"
"Oh, yes, it's true enough" replied the
native. "He writes them-from dictation.
He's private secretary and amanuensis to
the man who composes them"
Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25t
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-03-09

Proud Mother-"Oh, John, the baby can
walk" Cruel Father-"Good. He can
walk the floor with himself at night, then. .
Tit Bits.
The closer money is the harder it is to
get hold of.-Chicago Daily News.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

VerchOiausk is considered 90 be the cold
est place in the world. 1t is a small collec-
ton of native log houses. painted near to.
but not on, the Yana river The street. if
so it may be called. extends on either side
of a narrow sheet of water, kind OF
creek formed by the autumn overflow Of
the Yana, and which in winter forms
frozen promenade or driving place for
sleds. j is a dreary place enough The
summer lasts only four months, and dur
ing the other eight of the year it is bitter
ly cold; the Thermometer sometimes indi-
Gates Sc degrees below zero and seldom
goes above 80 degrees until April 80
Corn will not grow in this desolate re-
giOn. Barley and oats have been sown,
but have always succumbed to the early
frosts OF vegetables, there are only the
radish and the turnip, with. perhaps an
occasional and very precarious crop of po-
"a toes. Cabbages all run to leaf The
ground rarely thaws, even during the hot
season. beyond twelve or eighteen inches
deep, and in places most exposed to the
huts, never beyond a yard. Most of the
dwellings are rakut huts, built of fur trees
against a square framework and covered
thickly with mud to keep out the cold.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

with The increasing size Of the houses the
amount Of lavish entertaining done, the
quantities Of silverware readily in use, the
masses of almost prize less bric-a- brac TO
be cared for, and bowers of expensive
plants TO be tended. it is no de waste for
fashionable hos -css to cali 0 number of
expert dome st.cs to her aid.
The great ladies OF New York, as il
stood hair century ago. would, however,
wonder al some of the servants now set
down on the d4mes &c pay roll For exam
pie Mrs. Burden, Mrs. TWombly and their
fri nds NOT only employ hous skecpers, but
afso what Is known as a confidential maid
This woman waits On nobody, but usually
set $50 per mon h, and her business is TO
keep he big, richly stocked linen closets
In order, dust The precious brc-a brac see
that no moths get into The invaluable rugs
prune, wash and wafer The house plants
ami with her own hands wash and put
away all the costly glass and china used
at every luncheon, dinner or supper party
Ire amount Of excitement and actual cash
her effoits save In a sp.enaid New York
mansion more tnan justify her waS S. Be-
sides the confidential maids in these big
homes, where so l2uch money Is iaVished
In decoration, SO much plate used and Jew
elry worn il is necessary 10 keep a door
man. He is one Of the three men usually
employed ia a fine hO-ss. one of the trio
is the butler he second is his assistant in
waiting al table, rubbing plate and valet
ing the gentlemen, but the third empIoye
rarely leaves the front door. and he Is
personally resi- onsibe for he safety OF the
Va uables. Three times in he night he rat
rolls the entire house, and an day he is
on duly but especially s he alert when an
entertainment is being given, and a crowd
OF guests offer opportunities for the en-
france Of sneak tn ewes.
Added 10 thoir actual usefu ness in the
house, these mule donest-cs are considered
exc ssivcly moGish and Ornamental and Il
was Mrs. Plcrpout Morgan who set the
now prevailing fssLi. n Of three men in at
tendance on AT home" days ami made it
obligatory for The front door bell 10 lie
answered On lhe instant ~ Mrs. Morgan's
great Madi1 on avenue residence, a touch
az The bel swings back MN diately two
massive oak doors, and tehUlji a stately
footman stands at eituer 81 q of the en-
france. The butler in the middle bowling
ever so slightly, ready 10 conduct ana an
nource The caller at the drawing room
door. Among fashionable dom sites the
P,erpont Moreau. the Gerry and the John
Sloan houses are regarded as Offering quite
The most desirable positions in New York.
They are the Mecca OF The ambin aus, ard
in he event Of large entertainments in
these houses. Il Is no uncommon sight 10
find h9rdrorne to3tmen posted at nearly
every door on the first flo r. quite after
The fashion I'm tie ROYAL European palaces.
,,-..,-..
Ntluus IA tnS Noi III Aii'el40"H eF4e"'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

cried the women in chorus. That can
only be jest-no Pole is capable of such
cowardice! Who could propose anything
so disgraceful| OF course, it was only a
jest agreed the others, who would have
found the contempt of the women intoler-
able, and on the following day, the revo-
luton which resulted so unfortunately for
Poland was set in motion by the same
men who had resolved among themselves
not to attempt a rising, but who could
not endure to displease their wives"
The New York Press has the following
reflections of a bachelor:
A really eccentric man Is one who dares
to wear the shape of hat that becomes
him.
Whenever you catch a girl asleep on a
sofa she has one arm curled around the
biggest pillow.
Loving a man for his money is n lot
like the whisky business. It's respectable
when it's wholesale, but when it's retail
it isn't"
When a girl is in love with a man she
always tries to fix it SO people she knows
shal meet him the first time when he
has got on his dress suit
When you see a man over six feet tall
who weighs about go and his shoes ara
so big he has to get them made, Won can
be pretty sure that some one calls him
"Artie'' or "Sweetums." or something.
After the Wedding
There's no hints of gloom in the nrett,
room
Where the flowers perfume sull fragrant
fingers,
Where the music's beat seems ecboino
sweet
And faint and fleet as from fairy fingers
But the two who sit, while the moments
fit,
With never bit of word or laughter
Keep listening still. as Old folks win
For young voice ringing to roof and
rafter.
Oh, fair was the bride by her husbands
side,
In blushing pride and girlish gladness,
But now she is gone and the hours lag on
With sense of loss, and sense of sad
ness
And the freight dear betrays tear.
on the dear Old cheek of the mother
shining.
Which The father spies. then fondly tries
To soothe her sorrow and sad repining.
Yes, Bessie is wed, and I always said
This day ia dread on which another.
Would steal her away. as l, one day.
Stole that same little Bessie's mother!'
Then smiles come fleet and fond and
sweet
And the old eyes meet by the hreslde
coy,
And the briefs and tears and fears of
years
Flicker away in the freight rosy.
Kate NJ. Cleary, in Galveston News.
The recognized perfection for a woman's
stature is feet inches the hight of
the Venetian Venus. The other accessories
for physical perfection, according to the
Arabic code, are;
Black-Hair, eyebrows. lashes and pu-
pills.
White-Skin. teeth and globe of the eve
Red-Tongue, lips and cheeks.
Long-Back, fingers, arms and limbs
Round-Head, neck, arms, ankles ana
waist.
Large-Forehead, eyes and lips
Narrow-Eyebrows, nose and feet
Small-Ears bust and hands.
For a woman feet inches 13S pounds
Is the proper weight, and if she be well
formed she can stand another ten pounds
without greatly showing &c.
When her arms are extended she should
measure from the tip of middle finger
o tip Of middle finger just feet inches
Nacty her own hight The length of her
hand should be just a tenth of that and
ner foot just a seventh.
The distance from the elbow to the mid
die finger should be the same as the dis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

lance from the elbow to the middle Of the
chest
From the top of the head to the chin
should be just the length of the foot and
there should be the same distance between
the chin and the armpits.
woman of this hight sheuld measure
tWenty-four inches about the waist and
thirty-four inches about the bust is meas
ured from under the arms and forty-three
II over them.
The upper arm should measure thirteen
inches and the wrist six.
The calf Of the leg should measure four
teen and one-half inches, the thigh TWEEN
ty-nVe and the ankle eight inches
Here IS little story from New Orleans
winch illustrates the way one Chicago yyo-
man paid debt.
Yes, this is rather a peculiar locket
ana got it in rather a peculiar manner"
SAID a cotton buyer Yesterday. when some
pody remarked the quaint little trinket at
tached 10 his watch chain. The locket was
OF soid, and an ordinary scent piece was
set IN the I'D, surrounded by a circle of col
ored stones. The effect was odd and not
inartisttc
The story is briefly this. continued the
speaker. About three years ago | was on
street car in Chicago, when one of the
passengers, very nice looking young
iady, discovered that she had no money
IN her purse. The conductor was DISPOSED
10 be ugly about IT, and. of course. / in
sisted on paying the fare, giving the girl
one OF my cards at her very urgent re-
quest.
over year elapsed, and the Incident
had entirely faded from my mind, when
one DAY | was walking along St Charles
street and was halted by a lady from
Gao. She proved to be the same one
whose car fare had paid In Chicago. an.
had recognized me Immediately, althougf
l had hard work recalling the original en-
counter. She told me exeitedly that sh
had lost my card on her way home anc
had been on the lookout for me ever since
and also that she was in the city wild
some relatives en- route for home after
trip to California. While she was taIklna
she was searching her purse for a nickel
but had no change. I laughed. told her
not to bother about It and gave her an
other card
A few weeks later received this lock-
ct with very charming letter, which
prize highly. l have had remarkably good
luck ever since ! have worn the little gift
and l am superstltious enough to regard
It as sort of mascot. By a queer coin
cidence the coin chances to bear the date
of the year of my birth"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

Among the happenings of last summer
says the New York Tribune. were two al
ventures, which viii not soon be forgotten
by the respective heroines Of the stories
for night passed in a lighthouse tower
and another in the lonely woods. are not
among the usual excitements of watering
place existence
1 The first mentioned episode was as fol-
lows: Not long ago a gay party of Young
people arranged to meet at certain ltgbT-
house near a well known resort to see the
lamp lit and to return home afterward
by moonlight 10 their various traps.
They arrived just in time to see the Old
lighthouse keeper illumne the great burn
ers. young girl of the party, catching
sight of the dizzy little iron balcony out
side, stroled through the door and stood
with the strong wind tearing at her hat
and cloak, watching the wrinkled waves
crawling far below On the sands
Come. Molly you win be left called
her companions. and the girl slowly
obeyed their summons, but again fingered
in the little inc!osure, where, like an altar
of fire of the Parsee priests. burned the
steady flame of the great lamp.
Down the winding stairs trooped the
party, while the old man stood al the en-
trance door to lock it after them.
BE you all out?" he queried. Il guess
you wouldn't like TO be shut up here by
mistake! Itll be four hours before / make
another round" Then, closing carefully
the heavy door he pocketed their gratui-
ties and watched them as they took their
departure.
Where Is Molly?" asked an older wo-
man, noticing that Molly's seat In the car
rage was vacant.
oh, she told me TO tell you that she
was going to spend the night at the hotel
with the C's and would go back in the
stage" answered one of the party, and
the chaperon drove off satisfied
Meanwhile the young woman of whom
they were speaking was at that moment
behind the massive door of the light
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

The following little sketch from life ap-
peared In the Woman's Home Companion.
Beautiful, my dear"
The elderly millionaire who had married
the famous beauty regarded the watch
chain admiringly.
"A very delightful birthday present." he
continued, beaming upon his fair young
wife. $50 massive and yet In such ex-
cellent taste"
Il am 50 glad you like it." she observed.
1T was so cheap, too. Just think, it cost
only SIS"
"Only $15P' echoed the millionaire in as
constituent, Fifteen dollars for this solid
gold chain!"
"oh, of cours # isn't solid gold" she
interposed. You could never get a solid
gold chain for that price"
What is it, them"
why, gold filed, to be sure"
Il see" said her husband stroking his
chin rehectiyely. But why. this sudden
streak of economy? Don't you think can
afford to wear a solid gold chain?"
of course you can" she assented but
this one is guaranteed to last for ten
years-and-and-"
WEIR said the millionaire, lnquirinely.
We'll dear" she concluded, after some
hesitation, " as that is quite as long AS
you are likely to live thought it would
be foolish extravaganza to pay any more. -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

Is there any woman, says the Woman's
Home Companion. who cannot be anna
BILE? Do not understand me 10 mean the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-01

In the good Cd days, when genuine re-
the wives of the most wealthy nabohs -,
the city conducted their households win
the aid of five servants az most; nowadays
ten domestics are essential in anything
/ Ike smartly managed house. twenty-ive
the rule IN one Of the lesser town palaces
ana there are al feast sven houses on
Upper Fifth avenue where, including sta
bic and house help the sc Of efnnloves
numbefs nearly fifty busy me n and wtrn n
just take look az the windows Of Corno-
Illus Vanderbilt, Gerry and As.or bousos
and any shrewd woman viii calculate tbaf
It would need the exclusive labors of at
least one woman to keep the sashes as
crystal clear and the lace hangines ~
frostiiy white as they always are. What
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
w,n Run the Robbers to Earth.

Denver, Col. July l9. -Superintend- ent Charles H. Young, of the Wells Fargo Express company, said to-day that the posse in pursuit of the out laws in New Mexico, with whom q battle was fought yesterday, in which one of the posse and a bandit were killed had instructions to run the rob- bers to earth if it should take the re- mainder of the year. The posse is in charge of J. NJ. Thacher, special officer of the Wells-Fargo company; William H. Reno special officer of the Colorado & Southern and United States Marshal Foraker, of New Mexico. There are 20 officers in the party.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
SniritnaIists in Camn.

Springfield, Mo, July l9.-The spir- itualists' camp meeting was well at tended yesterday. Messages from spir- it's, given by mediums on the platform to persons in the audience, excited won der among slSeptical spectators. Mrs. Cora l.. Richmond, one of the visiting lecturers, spoke, under spiritual con- trol, on "The Origin and End of Civiii- zation." In closing, the speaker proph- esied the downfall of Anglo-Saxon do- minion unless the race should sheath the sword in the cause of a higher brotherhood of man.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
MAYOR HARRISON BALKs.
TIC heiuses to Deliver an Address of Well come at n Chicago Free Silver
 Mass Meeting.

Chicago, July 19.-Three political de- velopments stirred the democrats in Chicago. One was the refusal of Mayor Harrison, on account of it's ''obscure'' orlgln, to attend and deliver an ad- dress of welcome at the Auditorium free silver meeting on Thursday night. The second was a verbal notice that the democratic national committee would be asked to repudiate the Croker- r-Hill-Murphy machine in New York and recognize the silver crowd. The third was the statement that an effort would be made to have rule adopted that no man who bolted the Chicago platform and ticket in 1896 shall be. eligible to sit in the national convention of 1900 as delegate.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
An order for Kansas Inspectors.

Topeka, Kan, July 19.-state Grain Inspector Mckenzie issued an order which will stop the frauds indulged in by shippers, farmers, who put lot of poor wheat in the bottom of a ear, spreading some good wheat on top and dispose of the whole lot according to the grade of the wheat on top. The order says that the inspector shall in no case make the grade above that of the poorest quality found in any lot of grain inspected.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
TerribIe Yreck in . For.

Portsmouth, O., July 19.-A collision between passenger and through freight occurred on the Norwallx & Western railway early to-day near Haverhill. Thne of the trainmen were killed and several injured. None of tie passengers were hurt. The wreck occurred in heavy fog on a short curve west of Haverhill. Both trains were running at high speed. The two engines, 20 freight ears and the baggage and express cars were wrecked. The cause of the accident has not been determined.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
The Dream Was Too Vivid.

Sedalia, Mo, July 19. Mrs. John NJ. Williams, of this city. whose husband is a railroad engineer, has become mentally deranged and is in critical condition as a result of dream which she had one night last week. In her sleep Mrs. Williams declared she saw her husbands train wrecked and him. self ground to pieces. 10 realistic was her vision that she awoke with a scream and has been in pitiable plight ever kiLct-
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
Big Fleet of British warships.

Chicago, July 19.-A St. Johns, N. F., special to the Tribune says: Great Britain is making preparations to settle the French Newfoundland fish cries trouble. While all the world has been watching the Transvaal complica- tions and British forces are being rushed to South Africa, England has collected in this port the largest fleet that has ever assembled under the British flag on this side of the Atlantic since 1S19
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
Al Mill Destroved nv FIre.

St Louis July 19.-A telegram was received on change yesterday an- nouncing that the large mill and eleva- tor of the Mauiffman Milling company of St. Louis, at Mount Vernon, Ind, had been destroyed by fire. The mill had capacity of 600 barrels of flour a day. There were 3,5O0 barrels of flour on hand, and the elevator contained about 45,000 bushels of wheat, all of which was destroyed. The loss is esti- mated between S75, ,0G0 and Sf00, 900. It is fully covered by insurance.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
Fatal Wreck on the Illinois Central.

St. Louis July 19.-The southbound flyer on the Illinois Central railway, which left here at nine o'clock a. m., was wrecked at Lenzberg, H., 33 miles from here, resulting in the death of Fireman Thomas Jones and the injury of four passengers, one of whom was fatally hurt. A. J. Elfiein, of St. Louis, who is not expected to live, was badly bruised and internally hurt.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
Gruesome Record of Four Months.

St. Lonis, July 19.-If for nothing else the spring and summer of 1899 in St. Louis will go down in the criminal history of the city because of series of tragedies in which sweethearts and wives and husbands have been the principals. In the last four months no less than ten such affairs have occurred to shock the public of St. Louis. Thirty persons figured in these terrible dramas in real life and of this number IT were wounded an seven met death
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
silver ore from south America.

Philadelphia, July 9.-The first car go of silver and silver ore brought from the west coast of South America to an Atlantic coast port of this country has reached here upon the British steamer Kentigern. Slowed away in her hold are l6,239 sacks of high grade ore and GOO bars of pig silver, valued at S150,o00, besides an assorted cargo worth $l60 900 more. The steamer left Guayaquil, Ecuador, April %.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
Youth Flights for Bride of 60.

Topeka, Kan. July 19 TT. E. Law renee, d young man, has been working on a farm for Mrs. Anna Hylt, we'll to-do widow of GO years. The two are in love. Alfred Hylt. son of the widow, objects to the matter. He and Lawrence came to blows Sunday and Hylt got the worst of it. He had Lawrence arrested. Mrs. Hylt went on Lawrence's bond and upon his re- lease from custody the two were mar rieti
The Mena star., 1899-07-20

ipal governments have been estab- lished in seven important towns in the provinces of Manila and Cavite and that the system will soon be extended to other towns which are asking for it.
 Horses and Mules for Manila.
 Chattanooga, Tenn, July 19.-On a rush order from the war department, 200 horses and mules and 50 escort wagons were shipped from the Chiclxa- mauga quartermaster's department to San Francisco to-day by special train to be forwarded at once to Manila.
The Mena star., 1899-07-20
Banquet to Admiral Dewey at Trieste.

New York. July 19.-A dispatch to the world from Trieste. Austria. says: Admiral Dewey has accepted the ban quet offered him on his arrival here by United States Minister Harris, who has invited all the American ccnsuls and vice consuls in Austria and Hungary, with their wives, to meet him. The admiral wires that he has quarantined his flagship since she left Colombo, Ceylon, and has had no communication with shore. So can land with clean bill of health immediately on arrival. Special permit had to be obtained from Vienna to enable the cruiser Olympia to enter this port owing to a regulation affecting warshiDs-