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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-02
The vor.hip must have been an inn

The worship must have been an inn
posing one. The rising sun was waited
for by the priests of Baal. who watched
the summit of Dhahr ell Khodib, upon
whose western slope are situated the
cedars OF Lebanon. The moment the
first rose-colored rays struck the snow
peaks, the great daily ceremony of the
Erandest temple of ancient or modern
vines began.
Imagine the long line of priests,
trumpeters and choristers waiting and
watching, their faces turned to catch
the first flush upon the snow peaks,
which was announced by mighty blast
upon hundred trumpets.
The moment the glowing edge up-
pcared above the eastern hills, 500
voices Of the choristers broke into a
grand hymn to the sun-the god of
Gay, the lord of life.
Speaking of the structures, an en-
inent writer upon such matters calls it
the ''boldest plan ever attempted in
architecture" Nothing that can SD,
or draw-alas!-will give you an idea
Ct the overpowering immensely Of the
buildings, particularly the great Tenn
pie Of the Sun, with its enormous fluted
golden columns, that helped to reflect
the glory of the coming day. Many
people describe Baaibec as being built
of white marble, but it is really in
durated (hardened) limestone, that has
retained the wonderfully delicate de-
tail of column and peristyle as sharply
as though it had been finished yester-
day. And it is thrilling thought that
cur obelisk in Central park may have
looked-nay did. in its far-of Egyptian.
infancy, look into the very Temple of
the Sun, and saw our golden god at
Reliopolis thousands of years ago.
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Hourly Visiting by Trained Nnr.e.

Hourly Visiting by Trained Nurses.
A comparatively recent departure in
trained nursing is what is called hour
~ visiting. Until within year or
two it was not possible to secure the
services OF trained nurse except by
the day or week. Nevertheless, there
were very many times when trained
nurse was needed for special duties.
such as attendance at operations. at
tending to dressings, bandaging, bath
ing and various other duties. To meet
these needs the trained nurses in Chi
cago and other cities arranged several
years ago 10 go for so much an hour.
The plan worked we'll there, and was
finally adopted by trained nurses in
this city. For cases requiring about
six hours the fee is four dollars. for an
attendance of one hour one dollar, for
each successive hour or fraction thereof
so cents. The nurse can do a great
deal in an hour. and the patients who
are unable to have her services con-
stantly have found the new arrange
ment great conveniently. Y. Sun.
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Swift Retribution.

There was a wicked leer in Meandering
Mikes eye as he saw the little girl coming
out Of the restaurant side door, carrying 4
small tin pail. 'The ideal" he exclaimed to
his comrade, "of Encouraging SIGH Injuries
in de young" cts our duty to stop il" was
the rejoinder. Before the little girl could
turn the corner the tramp doomed up before
her and exclaimed: I'm sorry, lady, but I
couldn't see We carryin'' dat pail any furder.
gan to cry. Mike seized the bucket and in a
moment had the bottom of it pointed to-
ward the blue sky. The effect was volcanic.
Foam few in all directions. His one ejacu.
lation solved the mystery: Soap suds!"
And when the restaurant proprietor came
out and desired to know why his children
could not blow soap bubbles without being
interfered with the victim Of poetic justice
had not word to say.-Washington Star.
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.ronn.xe. and ..Displ.cement.,

At the present time, when naval mat
tiers are source of great interest to
the general public, one continually
finds the terms displacement" and
tonnage" improperly used. both in the
daily press and in common speech. The
confusion between the terms would not
occur if their meaning were understood.
Displacement" refers to the quantity
of liquid displaced by the immersed
hull of the ship, and tonnage to the
freight-carrying capacity of the ship
determined by certain rules of measure
ment.
The displacement of vessel is the
entire weight of the hull with all it's
contents. according to the well-known
law of bydrostatics that floating body
Iisplaces weight of fluid just equal to
its own weight. 4 ship sinks in the
water TO such level that the pressure
of The fluid displaced exactly counter
balances the weight OF the ship,-En-
gineerlug News
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enough to be used for practical pun.
poses. and is utilized by the young in
ventor in many ways, different ma
ch;nes-all the handiwork Of the boy
being operated by it.
That one SO young should have de-
vised and constructed this engine il
remarkable, but the fact that he had
no effective tools and no material of
any kind except odds and ends picked
up about the barnyard, and no sugges-
tons or advice from older or expert
enced persons, makes his achievement
ceem almost marvellous. Experienced
inventors and mechanics are amazed
at his handiwork. and say that but few
skilled mechanics, if given only the
tools and materials possessed by the
boy, could have equaled his produc-
ton, and no inventor but one of the
first class could have conceived it.
While the engine is made Of the
toughest and crudest materials, 1t is
SO delicately fitted and balanced that
it is noiseless and very rapid in move
ment. No packing is used about the
steam chest or cylinder, yet no steam
escapes. This fitting OF metal parts so
closely that no steam escapes at the
joints is considered triumph among
metal workers. The cylinder Of this
unique engine il composed of lead and
pieces of scrap iron. The lead was first
nodded around a short piece of gas
pipe, after which the pipe was re-
moved and the inside of the cylinder
dressed and shaped to nicely with 4
steel scraper. The steam chest il. also
Of lead. The valve, which IL Of the
sliding pattern, is made from a
piece Of scrap iron. cut and finished
with small file. This valve is oper
ated by means of a rod connecting with
an eccentric on the shaft of the engine.
The piston heads are discs cut with
endless patience from plates of steel
made with an old saw. The boiler is
fully as original as the engine and very
effective. 1t has steam gauges. whistle
and safety valve. which latter con
trolls the steam pressure exactly. The
boiler is placed over a furnace made of
bricks. with CRATES of iron. The con-
nection from the boiler 10 the engine i.
small gas pipe into which the throttle
valve is fixed.
Villa Shultz lives with his parents on
farm six miles from Hagerstown, Ind,
and attends the country school near
his home. His inclination, however.
does rot run to books. but his delight
and recreation is in making something.
He is tireless in industry and has end
less patience, and, with these virtues
should make his mark in the world
Chicago Record. j
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A LITTLE PEssIMIsT.

The sad little princess sat by the sea.
Alas" she sighed, land alackaday"
And she rested her book upon her knee.
And her eyes gazed dreamsly far away.
"All Of my fairy tales end the same
They lived, and they loved. and then they
died.
The wicked enchanter's always to blame:
Oh. for something quite new" she lied.
I'm sick of my dolls with their china eyes.
I'm sick Of reading Of giants and things,
I'm tired to death of candies and pies,
hate my crown and my golden rings.
And then her nurse felt OF the royal head,
Looked at her tongue in a knowing way:
your highness had better come home to
bed,
You've eaten too many plum tarts to-
day"
Isabel de Witte Kaplan. in Leslies Home
Journal
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Hoods pills cure sick headache Is cents
HIS FUTURE WIFE'S NAME.
The Curious Young Man Had 1t Told
to Him to nm Absolute Cer-
tainty.

He was chatty kind of conjurer, and
was anxious to open the evening entertain
ment merrily. So he stepped forward to the
front of the stage and said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, if there is in this
audience any young man who would like to
know the name of his future wife, if that
young man will kindly stand up ! will un-
dertake to tell him, and this is no guessing
competition. Now, will any single young
man kindly stand up?"
Up jumped young man in the center of
the room.
Thank you,' said the conjurer. Now,
do YOU wish to know the name of your fu-
ture wife,
= do" said the young man.
Well, said the man of magic, II always
like to do things in proper business fash
ion: will you kindly give me your name?'
Yes. certainly" said the young man;
my name is James jackson"
Thank you,' replied the conjurer; "then
the name of your future wife will be Mrs.
Jackson. London Tit-Bits
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will remember. is the name Of the old,
cid city in the north Of Egypt where
Joseph and Mary took the child Jesus
for safety at the time of the persecu-
ton of Herod. The story goes that the
Romans, who worshiped, among other
deities. the lord of the sun, Baal. stole
the golden god from the defeated Egyp-
tians, and carried it far up north into
the mountains of Anti-Leb anon, in
Syria. There they built great acrop-
Oils on the foundations of much older
structures of the Phenicians, with tenn
Piles. courts and columns by the thou
sands, and called it Heliopolis, the City
of the Sun. The tenacious natives con-
tinued, nevertheless, to use their own
name for the place, Baalbec. Baal was
sort Of double divinity, both Jupiter
and the sun-beardless, life-sized fig
ure of solid gold. holding in his right
hand a whip Ito symbolic his driving
the horses of the chariot of the SUM in
his LETT hand thunderbolt and ears Of
wheat.
Syria, as well as northern Egypt, was
given up at one time to the worship of
Baal, and Baalbec was the center of that
worship. | could not but sympathize
in part, with the symbol of their wor-
ship Our camp was pitched in the
courtyard of one of the great temples.
For two weeks, without a cloud, each
morning at sunrise the snow peaks Of
the Lebanon glDwed like molten metal
against the green-blue sky, the first
herald Of the god of day.
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STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !.
T,uCAs COr,Nry -

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner Of the firm of F. j. Cheney
I Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D.
1885. A. w. GLEASON,
lSeal] Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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TEMPLE OF THE SUN.
Structure Erected In Ages
Long Past in Honor Of the
God Baal,

Harry Fem, the artist, contributes
an illustrated article on the Temple of
Baal, under the title, There Were
Giants in Those Days." to st. Nicholas
Mr.. Fem says:
We arrived in the dusk Of the evening,
AID found our camp pitched in the
courtyard OF the inner temple; but we
were too tired, after ten hours in the
saddle, to admire much as we stumbled
over the broken ruins in the thickening
darkness. Rest and dinner, am afraid,
seemed then far more important than
az the temples in the world. But later
in the evening, on lifting up the tent
flap to see what were the prospects of
weather for the morrow, / was almost
overcome by the transformation that
had taken place In two hours. The
darkness had fed, and the full moon
was flooding the snowy peaks Of Lee
Damon, and still against the mountains
Of whiteness stood the six huge col
umns, their glorious capitals just COM
ing into the mysterious light. 1t
seemed as if they reached up to the
very stars. The people who built them
disappeared thousands of years ago,
and their history has been forgotten;
but the grandeur of their idea remains,
and men Of to-day travel weary miles.
as we did, to come in touch with the
handiwork of men who never dreamed
that America existed.
The name Heliopclis Getty of the
SUM- IL little confusing when used
In connection with the Baalbec of which
we are talking, because the former, you
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-02
Dfyer,s Don,ta.

Don't expect to shine in society if your
clothes do.
Don't strain your eyes looking for faults
in your neighbor.
Don't get into the habit Of Judging book
by the criticisms.
Don't forget that you injure your own
character when you attack that of another.
Don't carry barrel of -four On your head
in order to acquire graceful carriage.
Don't forget that it is wicked to bet and
lose; no man has the moral right to be
wrong
Don't scold your wife in the presence of
others; they may think you are afraid to do
u when alone with her.-Chicago Evening
News.
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A YOUNG INVENTOR.
villa Shultx. an In
diana Boy, Displays Great
Mechanical Skill.

Villa Shultz, IL years old, is believed
to be the youngest practical inventor
in the world. He has invented numer-
Gus devices. the most important being
the steam engine shown in the accom-
panying picture. The engine is large
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-02
The Enormous Gold Product Of 1898.

This win be the greatest gold year in his
tory. From South Africa, the Klondike and
Australia the precious metal is being shipped
in large quantities. 1t is believed that this
years output will nearly double that of any
previous twelve months. The sales of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters are also increasing
very fast, and this year that famous remedy
will cure more people of dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, constipation, nervousness and weak
ness than. ever before.
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r.n. ". Z. BATES. ,.a.s,.,4, L., w.,ss.,

tHvs !" - - Assss &12sV Wtts90t ,
. Before writing to you l suffered
dreadfully from painful menstrua-
tion, leucorrhna and sore feeling In
the lower part Of the bowels. Now my
friends want to know what makes mo
look 10 we'll. lido not hesitate ono min.
INTO IN telling them what has brought
shout this great change. I cannot
praise Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound enough. II Is the greatest
remedy Of the age"
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"Iknow gentleman whose body had been
covered with Eczema. Two boxes Of letter
inc cured him. ''-P. o. Hanlon, Providence,
r. I. Soc. at druggists, or by mail for cash
or stamps. J. 7. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga
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To Cure . Cold in one Nay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. A
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25s
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The Affirmative Wins.

No one can deny that in the matter OF the
Cyrano de Bergerac "fad" the play-going
public is allowing itself to be.led by the
nose.-St. Louis Republic.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No
Asthma medicine.-W. r. Williams, An
tioch. ILL.,, April II, 1894.
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Oddly enough, London cyclists are COM
PEELED to ride slowly through Fleet street.
Il. A. W. Bulletin.
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When = man is always telling about how
he doesn't want to cheat folks we get sus-
picious at once.-Washington ia Demo
o~o{
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The Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
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A Future New Woman.
Teacher-Mollie, what is the most intel
ligent beast?
e-Man.-Indianapoli Journal.
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Hrs. FLORENCE A. WOLFE. SIS Haibssry
81, Laaeastss, Ohio, wsitsss
DEAR MRs. PINxHAM:-For two
years was troubled with what tho
local physicians told me was inflamma-
ton Of the womb. Every month suf-
fered terribly. I had taken enough
medicine from the doctors to cure any
one, but obtained relief for = short
time only. Atlast concluded to write
to you in regard to my case, and can
say that BY following your advice am
now perfectly we'll"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-02
Unprofi table Bushes.

In some parts Of Italy the govern.
ment has to spend 5000 to collect $7.-
600 worth of taxes.
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RELIEF FROM PAIN.
Women Everywhere Express their
Gratitude to Mrs. Pinkham.

nrs. Z. A. WALDEN. 0ibsea. O., writes.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-Before tax.
ing your medicine, life was burden
to me. / never saw well day. At
my monthly period suffered untold
misery, and . great deal Of tho time I
wss troubled with severe pain in my
side. Before finishing the first bottle
Of your Vegetable Compound I could
tellit was doing me good. Icontinued
Its use, also used the Liver Pills and
6anative Wash, and have been greatly
helped. I would like to have you use
my letter for the benefit Of Others"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-02

The stingy mans dollars are what you
might call close quarters.-Golden Days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-02-02

We commonly cut our eye teeth on some
thing harder than rubber ring.-Detro:;
journal.
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Thinking over our own faults makes us
talk less about those of others.-Ram's
Horn,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
Why II Didn't Suit Her.

"No," said the widow of the waiter,
addressing the tombstone man, II will
not accept this monument. | do not
care to advertise my poor, dear Henry's
business over his grave"
"Why, madam" the man asked,
whats wrong with the stone? It's one
of the best we have in stock for the
price,"
81 don't care" she declared, II won't
have it, with that lamb on top and un-
der it them words: Well done, thou
good and faithful servant A person
might think he had just taken an order
for mutton chop."-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
A NEW RAILWAY.

The improvements that have
been made during the past few
years in its track, roadbed, bridges,
trestles, tunnels, ETC., have vir-
tually made new road of the
NORTHERN PACIFIC. The roadbed
has been widened, trestIes filed
in, new and heavier steel rails laid,
grades cut down, wooden bridges
replaced by steel ones, curves TAX
en- out, tunnels lined with brick
and concrete, and improvements
made wherever possible. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars were
spent in this way during 1898 be-
sides large Sums in previous years.
New and mammoth locomotives
capable Of drawing the heavy
trans-c continental passenger trains
at seventy-fve miles per hour
when necessary, have been bought
Progress and advancement have
been and are the order of the day.
Such q road. SOLID, SMOOTH, SAFE,
it is a pleasure to ride over, espec-
tally as it runs through the finest
scenery of the Northwestern En-
pire and touches all the greater
cities found there. Pullman's best
cars, both Tourist and First class
Sleeping cars, and royal Dining
Car, are a part Of the through
trains from St. Paul and Mime
apolis to Tacoma, Seattle and
Portland; a distance of 1000 odd
miles. Your bed room and dining
room are carried along with you
all the way-where you are they
are, where you 90, they go.
If you 90 into the Northwest
this year use this route. In the
meantime send to CHAS. S. FEE,
Gen, Pass. Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
six cents for WONDERLAND '99 and
read about that country.
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Progressive, Pushing People

Demand up-to-date railroad train
service. Two fast trains leave Duluth
Minneapolis and st. Paul daily via
Wisconsin Central Lines for Milwau-
kee. Chicago and eastern and south
ern points, elegantly equipped with
Sleeping, Dining, Cafe and Parlor
Cars. Ask your nearest ticket agent
for further information.
JAS. G. POND, Gen'l Pass. Agt.
Milwaukee, Wis.
w. NJ. STEPHENSON, General Agent,
Duluth, MINI
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n bi1srstinx Aociaent.

Mrs. Portico Eat seaside hoteD-Iwas
30 shocked to hear that your daughters
horse ran away with her this morning.
Mrs. Veranda-It was perfectly hor-
rible!-disgusting!
81 heard she was not hurt?"
"There wasn't a young man on the
drive, and she was picked up by two
old married men and a porter."-N. Y.
Weekly.
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Less Terrifying to Him.

"Why did you decline to press the
case against the footpad?" 80
"Oh," answered the Newport million
aire, 'he wasn't so bad as 1 supposed.
I thought he was snap shot photogra-
pher, but he was only trying to rob me"
Washington Star.
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I'm mis- taxable.

"You ought to be sure about it, child,
before you allow yourself to believe
Freddy Yungspote loves you"
''Sure about it, mamma? When he
called the other day, after our return
from the seaside, he told me he was
gladder to see me than if he had caught
a six-pound out!"-Chicago Tribune.
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Ideal Fishing Resorts.

Brule river for brook trout. Pike
lakes for black bass, on the South
Shore road. Two hours ride from Du-
luth, Low round trip fares. Comfor
table stopping places located at the
railway stations. Plenty of fish, Pic
turesque scenery, easy to reach. and,
cheap. Particulars at 426 Spalding
Hotel Blk.
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A Big Haul.

Summer girl, summer girl, where have
you been?"
"I've been a-fshing and I've just come
in"
while you were out, little girl, you
caught what?"
ST hooked in the lobster who owns the
yacht"
-Philadelphia North American.
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Her Comment.

Maud Muller on a summer day
Watched the judge who rode away.
"If he had nerve enough" quoth she.
ITO come round to the husking bee
And find red ear well, guess
We'd maybe cure his bashfulness.
If men plain common sense would not
Much poetry would not get wrote"
washington Star.
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How He Got 1t.

Freshman-Where on earth did you
get that class yell? It's the greatest
ever heard in my life.
Sophomore got two big dogs to
fighting in my room the other night and
then set photograph going.-Chicago
Times-Herald
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An Effort at Distinctions.

whats the difference" said Mr.. Bly,
kins, with the air of a man who is ask
ing a conundrum, between an error of
Judgment and a blame-fool blunder?"
81 doubt whether there is any," said
the friend.
ayes, there is heap of difference.
Ones mistake you make when you are
running business yourself and the
others a mistake you make when some
body has hired you. brooklyn Star.
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He Thought Not.

Mrs. Brown suppose those ped
dlers don't make very much. It's sort
of unsl1illed labor.
Brown-Unskilled labor? Why, they
have to sell goods to the sharpest wom-
en- in the community!-Puck.