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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18

HER COMPLAINT WELL BASED.
The Novel Manner In which a Vir.
Ginia Woman Overcame q Do
nestle Difficulty.

Every time I tell this story" a
bright society matron remarked,
Somebody accuses me of making it up
but it is true story. nevertheless.
''Up in the Virginia mountains this
summer David and took long walk
to explore the wild country road near
our hotel. Way up on the rough noun
tain side was little cabin, and as
have a most fervid human interest in
the home life of all peoples remote
from cities, l proposed that we visit
the cabin, with the wayfarers' usual
pretext-to ask for drink of water.
''In the one room Of the small house
were the usual furnishings, few
chairs, many dogs lying about, guns
on the wall, high bed in each corner
and homely table, spread with home
ly crockery, in the center of the house
hold picture. A plain little woman,
worn and aged, but very neat in calico
frock and gingham apron, met us at
the door and asked us in, while one
of the rough boys lounging on the
porch was dispatched to the spring
for fresh water.
Instead of the usual mountaineer's
open fireplace, with iron crane and
kettles, was surprising arrange
ment of a cooking stove, mounted on a
kitchen table. My glance reverted to
this curious sight so often that our
mountain hostess seemed constrained
to explain.
"'You-uns amt used ter SEEM cook
stoves fixed up hathaway, reckon,
she said, apologetically. Pap, he got
ther cook stove down in town way
las May, an he didn't think bout the
stovepipe, an he didn' git 'nuff te
reach up to that there hole in tn chin.
bly,, so we-uns jes' histed the cook
stove up on that there table till he
gifts time t go t. town an git some
more stoyepipe. T'ain't handy t. climl
on cheer t. cook, an wish t. th' lane
pap'd hurry hisself an git t. towr
arter that there stovepipe. It'd be q
heap handler t. hev that there cool
stove down on th' groun'.'
tOf course, 'we-uns' agreed with tn.
good woman that the complaint was
well based; but we praised her clev
erness and originality in utilizing the
kitchen table. Probably not one WON
an in 100000 would have ever sug
gested that way out of the domestic
difficulty"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Concerning Names.

"Apropos of the eternal domestic
question, an English woman relates
this experience: II engaged a maid
named Pearl, and as / simply couldn't
ask a Pearl to fill the coal scuttle--
happy woman to have one 10 fill
or TO holystone the doorstep, / said:
i would rather call you by some other
name. Have you second one?' Yes, :
replied the damsel. brightly, my Sec
ond name is Opal So | stuck to
Pearl. At one time | all but engaged
a maid named Hermione. but upon
asking her: Have you black dress.
white caps and aprons?' she replied.
acidly: yes, ! have; but I'm not
going to wear 'em. Ma didn't chris
ten me 'Ermione for to wear Iiv-
cry N. Y. Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
some Complicated English.

Speaking of Texas" said young
lawyer who once lived in the Lone
Star state, reminds me of peculiar
conversation / heard in grocery
store a few years ago, in one of the
smaller places of the state, and the
story will amply illustrate the Pc
culiarities of the vernacular in GER
tain more remote parts of Texas. /
happened to be in the grocery store
in question when q little girl came
in to buy some eggs, and the follow
ing conversation was carried on be-
tween the girl and the keeper of the
place: Amt you got no eggs? asked
the little girl. 1 amt said I amt,
the storekeeper replied. whereupon
the little girl replied after this FASH
ion: i amt ask you is you amt you.
l ask you is you is you. Amt you?'
That's the way they talk in some Sec
tions of the state. The little lassie
who used the expression made her
self clear, and she got the eggs."-N
O. Times-Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Marriages Expected.

Only recently the complaint was
made that the preparations for we'd
ding were becoming so elaborate
troublesome and costly that young
men preferred to remain bachelors
rather than undergo the ordeal. In
view of this complaint is is reassur-
ing to learn that, owing to the perfee-
tion of system established in the coun-
ty building, weddings may now be
performed there with the greatest
dispatch A couple, it is reported,
NAV seek the marriage license win
dow at any time in the day and then
depart from the county building man
and wife in the space of eight min
utes and 20 seconds. The gain over
the slow. old-fashioned wedding,
which requires weeks for preparation
and whole day for the ceremony it.
self is obvious. 4 man may now get
married in less time than it takes to
ride around the loop. Some improved
method of courtship on the lightning
express principle doubtless will soon
be forthcoming Daily News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18

Corn Fritters.

Corn fritters are favorite garnish
to fried chicken and many other dish.
es of fowl and game. Cut off the cob
a cupful of fresh, sweet corn, or if
this is not convenient use a cupful of
canned corn, drained and chopped a
little. Add half a cupful of flour mixed
with half cupful of milk. Add sea-
soning of pepper and salt and two
well-beaten eggs. This will make 12
fritters. Drop gill of the batter
at time into very hot iron spider
IN which there is butter enough to
cook them. When they are brown on
one side turn them to the other to
become cooked through. 1t will take
four minutes cooking on each side
to make these fine golden brown
n Y. Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Longest Lawsuit ON Record.

To DIR. Winkler, a lawyer of Luz
cerne, Switzerland, belongs the honor
of settling what is probably the long,
est lawsuit in the history of any coun-
try. Ever since 1870 boundary dis
pute has been going on between Hun
gary and Galicia. The area in dispute
Is a tract of land about 20 miles south
of Cracow, owned partly by Prince
Hohenlohe, German, and Count Ia
ruoyski, an eXiIed Polish noble from
Posen.. This dispute of 500 years du-
ration has led to much bitter feeling
in the neighborhood. as both Hungari-
ans and Poles have hotly contested
the question and loudly asserted their
claims. The arbitrator has decided in
favor Of the Galician claim, and allows
Hungary only 90 acres to straightep
her boundary-N. Y. Times.
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DIVIDING THE WEDDING FEE.
Lawyer Which the Former
Could Not Fulfill.

A New York preacher was convers-
ing with lawyer member Of his
church upon the financial rewards of
the different professions. The pastor
asserted that ministers received less
for their work than any other class of
professional men. The lawyer disa-
greed, and remarked that the item of
wedding fees alone amounted to quite
a sum. relates the New York Times.
"What do you think is the average
fee 1 receiver" asked the clergyman.
81 should say $40 low average. /
have known persons to give $100, and
$50 is quite common"
marry many poor people" replied the
minister.
81 will give you $40 for half your
next fee," said the lawyer.
81 will accept the Offer" said the
minister, after hesitating moment.
The next day rough looking far
mer and a blooming country maid
rame to the minister to be married
After the ceremony the farmer said:
Eve hain't no money, but have a
nice pup here that would make a pet
for your children" Then he opened
a box and out rolled white pup. The
minister could hardly contain his
mirth, thanked the bridegroom, and
was soon on his way to the lawyers
office.
Il had no idea," said he, that
should come to claim your offer so
soon, and should not have accepted it
so quickly had / known l was to re-
ceive such an unusual fee."
mo backing out, now" said the law
yer. Here's your $40. Hand over
half your fee."
The minister demurred moment,
said he would be careful about making
such rash bargains in the future, and
then tumbled the pup on the lawyers
desk.
(Which half will you take?" he
asked.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hearing, as rule, is more acute
with the right than with the left ear.
Silk is considered unclean by the
Mohammedans because it is the prod
uct of worm.
The first post Office was opened in
Paris in 1462, in England in 1851, and in
America in the year 171o.
The average rate at which rivers
How does not exceed one and one
fourth miles an hour. Even torrent
does not exceed is to 20 miles an hour.
Damascus is undoubtedly the oldest
existing city in the world; Benares
and Constantinople, exclusive of Chi
nese towns, come next in point Of age.
Driving steam motor ear at Proyi-
dence, r. l., George c. Cannon covered
a mile in 6aA seconds and five miles in
minutes So seconds, both being
worlds records.
COWS are scarce in Labrador, be-
cause it is difficult to keep them in the
extremely cold weather. The natives
procure their milk for the winter and
Then kill their cows. The milk is kept
IN barrels, where it freezes and never
turns sour throughout the entire sea-
son. When one wishes to use any milk
ne has simply to go TO the barrel and
cut oHi slice.
lhe latest report of the British post
once department shows that the ag-
gfegate of deposits in the pest office
savings banks is about S715,o00,0oo.
inns Is large total, but it is no more
tnan Is contained in the savings banks
Massachusetts and Connecticut
combined, and is $500, 900. 900 less than
u deposited in those of New York.
me most striking fact regarding the
post Office banks is that the depositors
number $780, 600, or about one-ffth of
tne population. AbGsi $50, 900 is
aaso deposited in private savings
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Here's something about an author
committing suicide" eyes; he had to
advertise his books in some way
Atlanta Constitution.
81 heard that Cholly told Miss Mil
lions she fired him with passion"
'Then what?" 'Her old man put him
out. indianapolis News.
She-"Darling, do you think my
kisses are sweet?" He-"Well, /
should say yes. Every time l kiss you
I feel like sugar trust magnate. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Caller-"Yes, they're nice clocks.
But why do you have two? They're
both wrong." Ruth-"Oh, they're
Jeannette's. George gave them to
her. He calls on the one that's fast
and leaves on the slow one."-N. Y.
Times.
Mrs. Greene-"I called on the Ven-
ners this evening. Mrs. yenner sang
for us. Her husband seem surprised:
he said she never sang for him when
he was courting Lcr." NJ. Greene
Evidently Mrs. Venaer is Il woman OF
Boston Trar .cript.
Might Not Bother Him.-"Well,' =
said the cheerful wife, who thought
she had soprano voice, "if the worst
comes to the worst could keep the
wolf from the door by singing" 81
don't doubt that would do it, replied
her pessimistic husband, ''but suppose
the wolf should happen to be deaf?"
Philadelphia Press.
A Woman's View.--"Think of it, my
DEAR" said Mr.. Closefist, laying down
his newspaper, there are more than
two thousand million dollars in circu-
lation in this country!" rs that SOP"
replied his wife, cheerfully. Swell,
judging from the difficulty I always
experience in getting you to give me
a quarter, I thought there wasn't
more than three dollars and half in
the whole world. '-Comfort.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
The czar of Russia has established |
q ten-hour working day.

The czar of Russia has established
ten-hour working day.
Fossil coral, found in FIJI, is the best
building-stonc in the world. 1t is soft
when first cut, but hardens to the on
sistency of friedrich after a few
months weathefing.
1t is stated that the largest steel
plate ever rolled was one recently
turned out by the Parkgate works.
England; it is 30 feet long, 10 feet 6
inches wide and seven-eighths of an
inch thick.
Among the exhibits at the Dussel-
dorf exposition was an apparatus
which was described as a combina ton
streei-washing and sweeping machine
and mud dredger. While its cost is
SLIPS, it will enable reduction of the
staff of scavengers to one-half.
In the annual value of carriages and
wagons manufactured Ohio ranks
first, with s16,0oO,Ooo; New York and
Indiana, about $14.ooo.oo0 each, and
Michigan, s12 100000. The aggregate
for the United States is little short of
$1o0, 100000. Of this more than half
is for 95o,oOo pleasure carriages which
are sold in each year.
One of the great centers of chemical
industry is Hamburg. The census of
1900 showed 14S establishments and a
total of 1860 persons employed-a
gain in II years of % establishments
and 1858 employees. Including the
factories of several adjoining towns
the district has total of 256 chemical
establishments, employing 1858
hands. There are eight factories for
refining nitrate, two for making borax
and eight for making sulphuric hydro
gen.
Arcturus. a star of the "solar type
of spectrum-identi with that of
the sun, is now visible in the early
evening. Arcturus has changed its
position with reference to the sur
rounding stars during the last 500
years by an amount equal to the ap-
parent diameter of the moon, moving
toward the southwest. This brilliant
orb cannot be at less than eight or ten
times the distance of Sirius-about
nine Eight years"-and is probably
at distance from Ms even greater
than this. In that case, to shine as
brilliantly as it does its bulk must be
fully that of thousand suns.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
p..xerxea Green Tomatoes.

Take small green tomatoes, wash,
cover with boiling water and scald un-
iii the skins loosen; then peel and
drain. Take equal weight of granu-
lated sugar and make syrup with wa
ter and the juice of a lemon and few
hits of stick cinnamon. Put in the to-
matoes and cook gently until they are
tender and clear. Instead Of the Gin
namon. green ginger root and lemon
sliced thin may be used.-Washington
Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Nut and Fig Filling.

Blanch one pound of almonds, seed
one pound of raisins; add to them q
half pound of citron and dthree-fourths
Of pound of figs. Chop them all to-
gether until fine and moisten to a
smooth paste with little good brandy
or wine. Spread thin frosting over
the layer, then the paste, and another
thin layer of frosting-N. Y. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
That Captured Her.

Kitty-Have you heard the news?
Bertha is going to marry Ned Bel
iers.
Edith-You don't mean it! Why,
there isn't a bigger fool in town, and
he never was able to support him
self.
..Yes, l know; he isn't much of a
catch, but you should see Bertha's
engagement ring. It's a beauty
Boston Transcript.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Disaup0.nted.

"What is your fayoiite song?"
Il haven't any," answered Col. Stil
well, of Kentucky. "Since l found out
that Comm Through the Rye re-
ferred to common little water course,
don't trust any of EN- Washing
ton Star
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
New Kind Of storage Battery.

A novel type of storage battery car,
which in English tests has run 100
miles on single charge, has motors
that. when travelling down hill, are
reversed and become generators for
restoring the battery charge. An in
teresting feature of the battery
charge eli motors into generators is a
breaking effect that is usually suffi-
eient to check the cars speed without
applying the mechanical brakes.
The phrase "up to date" is certainly
made TO cover a multitude of idiccies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18

uC Nls of boarding the Not long ago, Mickey lay
81 difficult crossing.
Among tailor-made I have noticed similar
Difference and kindness Is that the newly arrived m
grant and the slow mind OF the borng behind in taking
fashions day. when they what what they
shall cease to trouble themselves for others?
Far distant be that day.
TO-DAY, IN THE CITY, THE LABoRING MAN IS AL
MOST THE ONLY SURVIVAL WE HAVE OF KNIGHT
HOOD poor uneteed toiworn be but we don't
to lose him. May the spirit of progress leave him long un
touched
the way doing things manner. the
wonder people should neglect the cultivation of this particular
accomplishment And altogether lose sight OF its value
We much willing to pay for it, We want
respectful waitress and when her advance
the market price pay for We trade with grocer that
pleasant buy newboy that gres with smile patron
transportation lines whose officials polite That which once
given freely gentle courtesy that which once formed part OF
the education OF the noby bon in these commercial days
obtainabe chiefly for money.
as decorm ceased ex So asked one of great news
papers lately, and repeat
I, myself prudish, believe calmly and unashamedy
speaking legs stockings occasion but do not
approve boldly rushing discussion of affairs whose publicity
works for harm And to look about and find that my
attitude this unusual THAT TO-DAY THERE IS
LITTLE THOUGHT TAKEN AS TO WHAT is DECOROUS
AND WHAT IS NOT.
IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT THAT IS IMPROPER? The
Young Person to have free license and to use that license
to-day calmly discuss questions
Of which brought the blush OF shame to the cheek OF the
mature persons
Are gamers thereby or losers!
delve in the muck quite much am Old
enough and ah and believe where
ignorance bliss wisdom than folly Why should we dwell
Subjects fill minds with all OF denominations,
when SURELY LIFE MEANS SOMETHING MORE THAN
EVIL?
KNOWLEDGE OF EVIL BREEDS SUSP1ClOUSNESS
AND DSTRUST both vdoer and him that knows OF evil
doing SCOT falls the unjust and the just and both smrced
1t all OF looking life honestly with open
but there such thing being too waeyed intent
letting the bad ones sight that goodness and lowell
dreaduy WISE readfly experienced unreserved
Know ALL is their gospel instead of, Know evil.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Young Wife,. Anxiety.

..How do you cook craps, Mrs. Frye?a
Craps, my deer? Whatare they??"
81 don't know, but ! heard my hus-
band say something about shooting
some, and thought he might want me
to cook them" ."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
The Real Thing.

He-Our minister tells me that his
wife is great help to him in his
work.
1he-Does she help write his ser
Yeons?
NO; but she practices what he
breaches. Chicago Daily News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18

A bee, unladen, will fly 40 miles an
hour; but one coming home laden with
honey does not travel faster than 10
miles pn hour.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-12-18
Are Manners a Thing of the Past :
Has Decorum Ceased to Exist :
By KATHERINE POPE.

RE thing of the past? If not, where they
Although the decadence is less general, the
have not been much affected has the
washed minority. To-day noticed two dinnerpa mer
rise from their while ladies yet in the
of boarding the Not long ago, saw Mickey lay
down his pick help mother get her babycarriage
difficult crossing.
Among tailor-made l have not noticed similar
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08
sad Accident.

Between seven and eight o'clock
this morning laborer engaged in
tearing down the walls Of the old
Offices OF T. II. Davies q Co., on
Ksahumanu street, was caught
under a falling section OF the wall
and crushed to death. The man
was an East Indian who came to
these islands about twenty eight
years ago, and was apparently about
forty years Of age. II. FL. Williams,
undertaken, by request took charge
of the remains.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

We are given to understand that
business concerns on Hotel street
find that the Rapid Transit cars are
working an injury to trade. The
street is too narrow for even tram
car and it's muleg. The larger cars
of the Rapid Transit and the speed
with which they move makes owners
of vehicles hesitate about going on
to Hotel street, and consequently
the volume oitrade on that street
is noticeably lessened, 1t is perhaps
too much to be hoped for that in
laying out new routes for the Rapid
Transit service that the width OF
streets will be matter for consi-
deration, 1t is said to be the pur-
pose of the new service to occupy
King street through Waikiki on the
way to Kapiolsni Park. Thia road
way is one of the finest driveways OF
our city and is already occupied by
the mule cars of the Hawaiian
Trsmways Company. IT The ne"
service is to be allowed to lay tracks
along this road the result will b'
that our citizens must seek somf
other driveway, for they will mo-
take the almost inevitable risk OF
smash up in pursuit of pleasure
Some other route ought to he
available for the electric cars b,
which Kapiolani Park may b'
reached, and the powers that b
ought to interest themselves in tn
matter.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

A sign on the new building for e.
o. Hall and Son, corner OF King
aud Fort streets, states that ia
waiian made bricks are being used
in it's construction. We are glad to
know that a good enough brick can
be made here for such building.
Next to the man who makes a blade
of grass to grow where none grew
before is the man who can produce
in this territory an article that we
have had to import from the main-
land or elsewhere. Every dollar we
can keep at home should be so kept;
to do 80 is in the interest OF both
labor and capital. Success, then, to
the local brick makers.
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1902
TOPICS OF THE DAY

In a walk about town it is notice
able that the public school proper
ties are uuimproved in the matter Of
kerbiug and sidewalks. This ought
not to be the case. 1.-THE road de-
partmeut is in earnest about inn
provements notice should be served
upon the Board Of Education, as
we'll as upon citizensptog put their
properties in order.m
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

A practical view: Struggling pas
tor-"The collections have fallen
off terribly" Practical wife-T"lt's
that new yestryman who passes the
plate; he never watches what people
put iu."-New York Weekly.
A humane woman: The cabman
-"Gimme your bag, lady, and I'll
put it on top Of the cab" Mrs
Oatcake Gas che gets in)-"No; that
poor horse of yours has got enough
to pull. I'll carry it on my lap
Leslie's Weekly.
Mrs. de Mover-"Good gracious
This is the noisiest neighborhood
ever got into, just hear those
children screechp Maid-"They'rt
your own childers mum" Mrs. de
Mover-"Are they9 How the little
darlinRs are enjoying themselvesF
Tit Bits.
How he squared himself; HI
| (just introduced )-"What very
homely person that gentleman nea
the piano is, Mrs. BlackW She
"Isn'. he9 That is Mr.. Black" HI
--"How true it is, Mrs. Black, tha
the homely men always get tn
prettiest wivesW-Tit Bits.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

Kentuoby's famous Jesse Moore
Whiskey, unequallod for it's purity
and excellence. On sale at any of
the saloons and at Lovejoy & Co.
distributing agentS for the Hawaiian
Islands
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SUBSCRIPTION EATEs:

f. :. rEsTA, Proprietor and Puh'
Usher.
EDMuND NoREIE. Editor.
Residing in Honolulu.
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TIE INDEPENDENT
EVERY AFTERNOON

(Hkoopt Bun1sy)
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NOTICE.

During my temporary absence on
the other Islsnds, Mr.. Isaac Testa
will attend to all business matters
for me on behalf Of TIE lNDEPEN-
DENT. f. j. TESLA,
Proprietor and Publisher
Honolulu, Dec, 20, 1901.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-08

We want your help in distributing
the above useful articles, so we will
be ale to dispose them atthe lowest
market prices. q