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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ Two foolish young men of New
York, with all their folly were wise
enough to fall in love; it was their
misfortune rather than their fault that
their affections met in Che same young
lady. Their simplicity developed it
self in a determination to fight duel
about the matter. New Jersey was
the State selected for the wager ofcom,
bat, and pistols were the weapons
The result was fatal to the charac-
ter Of both as inarksmen, but to moth.
ing else. The lady not being present
the two combattants embraced each
other, after two shots had bsen fred
at the surrounding scenery, and Their
walked off lovingly to guzzle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ A drunken wretch went to hear
Universalist preach. The preacher
argued that no matter how degraded
or abandoned a man might be, he still
would be saved. The drnnkard be-
came very much interested in dec
trlne that left him room for hope. I'm
fortunately, however, in the midst
of The argument the speakers mind
became elonded and confused, and he
commenced laundering aud staggering
as though about 10 break down. The
dfunkard seeing this, arose, and sup
porting himself against the wall, cried
out, "Put her through, Bob. or I'm o
gonaer I"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

THE SCIENTIFIC AMERIcAN.-The
publishers of this widely circulated and
popular illustrated weekly journal of
mechanics and science, announce that
il will be enlarged on the first volume
of the new series, and otherwise great
~ improved, containing sixteen pages
instead of eight, which will make It
the largest and cheapest scientific Jour-
nal in the world If is the only jour-
nal Of its class that has ever succeed
IN this country, and maintains a char
acter for authority in all matters of
mechanics, science and the arts, which
is not exceed by any other journal pub
lished in this country or in Europe.
Although the publishers will incur an
increased expense of $4,000 a year by
this enlargement, they have determined
not to raise the price of subscription,
relying upon their friends to indemnify
them in this increased expenditure, by
corresponding increase of subseribers.
Terms 81 year, or SIS. Specimen
copies of the paper with a pamphlet of
information to inventors, furnished
gratis, by mail, on application to the
publishers, Mum & Co. No. 81 Park
Row, New York.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

AwFuL.--.sceae IN Ninden.--He sat
befor. a mahogany table, and his pale
fingers clutched with convulsive force
the handle of knife. His brow was
knit and his lips were tightly compress
ed, while the wild unsettled expression
of his eye seemed TO indicate the des-
perate purpose that was flashing
through his brain. Suddenly he held
the keen steel to the light; he felt its
sharp edge and tapering point, then
with startling energy he raised the
fatal bladeon high and plunged it into
the breast of - goose; the Gravy
ran out in torrents and the half fanish-
ed young gentleman left behind as
the only monument Of his destroying
power, pyramid of bones.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ One Of our Foquacious andjolly
citizens approached Baptist Minister.
said to him with much seriousness. that
hoops were wholly inconsistent with
the doctrines of his church. The
clergyman being at loss to know why,
and rather thunder-strnck at the idea,
inquired the season for such a notion,
when the wag stated to him that they
forbid close eouamunion.-Atlanta (Ga.)
Intelligencer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

IL Several years ago, q well,
known character was, fairly or other
wise accused Of stealing sheep, and
the day was set when he waa to an.
swer the charge before court Of lusA
tice. But as it happened before the
day Of trid, he sickened and died.
His old mother was overwhelmed with
grief, aud sat along by the corpse, 6A-
ing the house with wailing and lnmenta-
ton. At last q theught seemed TO
strike her: she frightened up, and
throwing up her hands, she piously
ejaculated-s'well, thank God, he's out
of the sheep scrape, anyhow y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ Italy is about as large in teriio-
nv as three snch State az Ohio. II
contains 25,00o0o0 people. The lar
gest State is Naples. II occupies more
than one>ifird of the peninsuiar.
The Pope relies over about three mill
ions people. The State of Tuscany
has about two millions, and Parma
and Modena one million oil Inhabitants.
Sardinia has population of FIVE mill
ions. and nearly the size of South Car.
DINA. The States Of Lombardy and
Venice belongs to Austria in cover.
eighty, and contain five miIlions Of pe0s
ple,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
BAYOU LACHUTE, P. O., La.
July 10th, 1859.

To the editor Of the Bossier Banner:
Mr.. Thomas Chasteen refuses to take
your paper out of the Office /; you will
please discontinue sending it to him
unless you viii pay the postage on it
yourself He has taken them all out
but the two lest numbers.
/. There is no J. w. Simmons in this
part of the world; you will please
stop his paper.
Yours with respect,
JOS. BEARD, P. M.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
NEWS ITEMS.

~ Mr. Fay. our Minister to Switz-
erland will soon be recalled. He has
not been within the limits of the United
States for thirty years.
II Vermont, Douglas, native State,
has been the first to appoint delegates
to the Charleston Convention. The
delegates from the State at large, were
chosen on the 10th instant; all Doug.
las men.
IL The agent of "a French house
is reported to have recently visited
Newark, NJ j., endeavored to contract
with some of the shoe manufactures
to furnish 100000 pairs of shoes, for
the French army.
~ Over ten thousand dollars have
been raised in Boston for the suffering.
Fayalese, and vessel sailed from that
port for Fayal on the LIST with eleven
or twelve thousand bushels of corn.
@ According to the new city d.
rectory ofSan francisco, that city con-
tains population of 1908, of which
1898 are whites, $50 Chinese, and
1908 negroes.
~ The Oxford (Miss) Mercury
says that three out of four, or seventy
five per cent,of the imported Africans
purchased by planters in that vicinity
have died.
~ By means of one of the ingeni-
GUS machines recently introduced in
the manufacture of pins, two barrels of
pins are turned out daily by one ma
chine, each barrel containing two mill
ion pins.
HThe imports offoreign dry goods
at New York for the month of June are
larger than for any previous times in
our history, the total being nearly three
times as large as for the corresponding
month oflast year, the total being ST
100000, against $2,50S,769 for June
1858
~ John Nugent has been nomina
ted for the Governors chair in Califor-
MIA, and John G. SAKE, the poet, hui
morist and lecturer, for the same office
in Vermont. Both are editors.
~ BY railroad accidents-or mis-
demeanors-there have been in this
country, in the brief space of six wears.
nearly four hundred human beings hur-
ried TO terrible death, and over six
hundred more were cruelty manned.
| o. A man was cured of hydrohpo-
bia in Italy by swallowing vinegar in
mistake for medical portion. 4 ply
stefan at Padua heard Of this and tried
the remedy upon patient. He gave
him a pint of vinegar in the morning
another at noon; and third at sunset.
which cured him.
a. Col. Sam. Colt, in 1s47, was SO
poor that he mortgaged lathe and
other machinery to the Ames' Manu-
featuring Company, to secure a debt
of $3.50. Colt is now generally beliey.
ed~to be the richest man in Connect.
and has been the most complete armo.
ry for the manufacture Of firearms in
the world. He is successive inven.
tor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
nx- The South Western cooies one

- The South Western copies Que
of our articles, entitled What the
Governor of Louisiana should be-" It
preternits the Introductory remarks,
and gives a garbled version of the
closiug paragraph.
1t always pleases us to see our articles
reproduced, and the editor of the
South Western has paid us a tacit,
although an unwilling compliment, IN
adopting our views, and making them
his own but we would be still more
pleased if he had given the Madison
Journal the credit for the original
" thunder. Madison Journal.
The editor of the Journal is certain
ly behind the times, or he would have
known better than to bring acquisition
against the South Western for appro-
priating his article to their use We
thought the whole Louisiana press
know that peculiar trait of theirs, they
have been "brought to Judgment " SC
often by the press for the same offence,
that it has become mere repetition
for any press to remind them of that
peculiar peculiarly! But we are
somewhat astonished to see the organ
which processes to be the exponent o
KNOWN othingism copying from dem
ocratic journal; we always looked for
the New Orleans Bee, when we wished
to find the original source of their
leaders"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

How 10 CURE FREcKLEs.--Nothihg
easier. Take a nutmeg crater, and rub
the skin entirely from your face and
neck then with hot iron make tho
surface perfectly swooth. Rub well
with oil Of vitroI, and cover the parts
with union tops. The rext skin that
comes will be white, and perfectly free
from freckles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

" The man who attends to his
own business, has many friends and a
very interesting fanily.-Ex.
We dispute the above entire; there
is no such man alive-he never lived
long enough to emigrate to this country
be died on the way. If he ever lived
at all, bis existence dates back to the
palmy days Of old. 1t is all fudge
about his having an interesting farni-
ly,a he left NO heirs to his immense
estate, and It went to ruin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
BIGOTRY OF OPINION.

BIGOTRY OF OPINION.
3 We are often amused at the chame-
leon shape in which the public opinion
of man is sometimes expressed. Pub
lie opinion is but a shadow-for that
which at one time is looked upon as
the very essence Of piety, the Hottest
principle ofhonor, is in the succeeding
one judged to be the darkest impiety,
and the hight of infamy. Nothing
in this vale ofsorrow can be more one
sided than public opinion. Bigotry
of opinion, though consistent in evil,
becomes point of honor, and though
that opinion may be founded upon
carelessness or passion, it will be main
tanned, even at the risk of loosing
every noble quality of human nature
We see this bigotry everywhere -four
ishing around us-in the depraved de-
votion to advanced opinions-in, the
folly of fanaticism, and the futherance
of revengeful feelings. We see false
hood seated on throne of prejudice,
enjoying her triumph here /; though in
our hearts we have the hope that truth
will build her glorious edifice on her
ruins hereafter.
The prophet, glorying in his visions
of honor and of profit, has inundated
himself upon the altar of opihion-the
martyr has died glorying in his faith,
and the poet in his intellect. Bigots
of opinion put forth the plea of sin
cerity as palliative of their infamous
acts, but it is their passon linked with
prejudice that actuates their course. 1t
is sad and mournful truth, yet it is
acknowledged as true, thut all men are
selfish. We would have those bigots
of opinion just to consider that there
is something more required to make a
man brave than the mere epithet of
coward being attached to his name;
that persons truth is not arraigued
because they have an opinion to the
contrary; and that lofty intellect is
not cowed before the terrors of such as
they. A truly brave man laughs at
the opinions of those whipmpers . Of
the world, and will not shrink from
the path of duty to please those who
differ from him.
If there is one thing which We de-
spise and loathe, and look upon with
utter contempt, it is that bigotry Of
opinion which is impervous to convic.
tion-so obstinate that it will not re-
tract, even when it knows it is in the
wrong, 50 insensible that it cannot feel
so full of fiendish rancor that it would
drown the united world In one vast
sea of error, If by so doing it could
gain its ends, and ride in triumph or
the topmost wave.
If there is anything that is foe tc
truth, a reviler Of concience, hand
maid Of prejudice, and a curse to man
it is--bigtofy Of opinion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

GiEN. WALKER TO BE MARRfrD.-
The San Diego Herald says that Gen,
VIM. Walker has resigned filibuster-
ing. and that he intends to unite his
deal!nIes With a lady Of Lower Cali>
fornia who ance saved his life. She is
said % be abundantly rich. bnt oh,ect.
ed 70 the alliance IN couseouence of !
oIiierence Of religion. That has been
obyiated By the Ceremony Al kIobsle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
rag I've ret,,tn o,,, s;,,,ar,., ,,,,,,

Cg Weretufn our sireerest thanks
% those of our Contemporaries who
pave bestow upon oar sheet such favor.
4ble notices, such as from the Homer
Had, Southern Clarion. Bayou Sara
badger and opelousas Patriot. Nav
cur esteemed contemporaries always
HOLD such favorable opiuions Of ON
humble efforts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

@ We would ike fer our co:em-
rprary Of the /" Louisiapian I" to ap-
Prise aslcf the fact, whethes or, not
Il there is such paper, as the Herald
published in Carroll. And also, SET.
II. Z. Hatch holds forth thereof. We
spent SOME of our earliest days in old
Carroll, and we would like to keep up
with the z statistics,p
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
leg The fSoIarado CSt;ze

Eg- The Colorado Citizen, in speak
ing of an unlucRy wretch who lately
whipped his wife, says she should be
hung to the limb of some substantial
black jack" That's just our opinion.
The man who would take advantage
Of the weakness of woman, deserves
both " double punishment from God
and man." And should be labeled
with a brass collar" brute" and point
ed at as a walking efigy of meaness.
" The man who would raise his hand unto
woman,
Except in the way of kindness
Is base wretch,
Whomit it's hatsery to call toward"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

1@ We see piece going the
rounds of the press, headed, " Praise
your Wife" Now what would be the
consequence if fellow didn't have
any wife to praise; wouldn't it be
a good policy to praise some lovely
young maid, and prevail upon her to
beeome---a general benefactor to
man.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ A man is a brute to be jealous
of good woman-a lool to be jealous
Of a worthless one but double fool to
6tlshis throat for either Of them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29
BELLEVUE, L0UTSE4N4.
FRIDAYMoRNINGJULY %, 1855

1E We must respectively decline
The communication from American
Boy" Pretty good, bug not quite to
the poiat~-try again.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

F Having all the work in the
Office to do BY ourself, and being CON
stantiy inployed in said capacity. we
hate lately been compelled to get car
sheet out in rather hssty style, not be-.
ssoNing as much care and attention
uppn it as we are are DESTROYS Of doing;
thereby mourning many errors, etc.
Brix will soon be himself again.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

Vino FED EDIJAH.-The Boston
Journal asserts that modern translators
have discovered that Elijah was fed by
Arabs, and not BY the ravens.-Ex.
The next thing we hear viii be that
Elijah wasn't fed at all
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

s@- What has become of The Gen.
sFal Organ Alexandria American and
Morehouse Advocate? We haven't
received . copy of either publication
sihce the old cow crossed tie road +,
Gp'ne friends, let us hear of your
BEARINGS MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

BeE- The Louisiana Courier, the old
est newspaper in this State, having
been established, in the French Lap.
guage, in 1898, suspended publication
on the 3lst ultirno.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ The man who "kept his word,o
gave serious Offense . Webster, who
wanted y FOR his dictionary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ There is vague runnor in cir.
eplAtion, to the effect that the Hon.
Rufus Ghost recently died IN Halifax
Tho general superstition is that ii Is
untounded.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

r We sent to the city several
weeks ago for new type when it ar.
rlEes, which will be shortly, we viii
tlIen be alle TO appear before Gus rea-
DPS IN new dress---not crinoline---
which will add considerable improve.
Hient to the appearance of3our paper.
We viii soon have the Banner waving
irlumphantly over all impedinents that
nqw stand in our war.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

QuERE !-If a body owes Teller
and afeller can't get it; and a Teller
owes some one else, and can't pay him
because body won't pay Teller,
ought somebody else to cuss a teller, OF
the body that don't pay a Teller 50 a
Teller can pay somebody else Z
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

0 There is no objection 70 5roi,s
in d house, 50 they are eon6nea i, tbs
kitchen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

s The editor Of the Linden (Tex.l
Times says = We have naisrepresentsd
hirs." Don't know as we have--don't
remember Of ever having accused him
Of telling tho truth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ A bachelor, after discovering
his clothes full Of Of holes exclaimed.
Mend cor,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

fa G. "aeek " Turner says some
bedg has been meidling with his coz.
science. No doubt of 1.-THE dsvil
generally has possession Of all evil
things.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

% They had dance the other
night at Madison, Wisconsin, for the
benefit Of the courch. We suppose Il
was religions mouenep5.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

~ Shocks says no man can be
infousistant, unless be is swayed By an
ogkr-balauced mind ia favor of insanity
ana inebriation ! snooks takes tho
Homer Lid so he saws.
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Or u Missouri. kicks are consider.
ed leq. Al tender
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-08-13
SHEER HEN,S SAFES.

yirtne of sun'lry wrts of iieri facias TO me
~ directed, will be sold before the Court IIuusc
in rickens District, within the legal hours, ON
the hrst Monday and Tuesday in Scp,cmbcrncxt:
One tract of, land, containing ono hun,ircd
acres more or less on waters of Concross. ad
joining lands OF Wm Lady and others. levied
on us the property of C.. Borsh, at the suit of
lssertcll Norman for another
All the defendants interest in one tract of
.lahd containing thirteen hundred acres more
or less, adjoining lands Of l.. Morchca,l and
others, levied on MS the property of t. VI. Kcitl,
at the suit Of Henry Stuckc and others.
TWO hundred acres of land more or less. adj
Joining lands of Mrs. Il. Merck aud others lev
ieu on as the property of +. y. Garvin. at the
snii of W. II. Jones' T.. GRAND others.
One buggy and harness, levied on ns thorro-
perry OF James Eaton. NJ the suit of w. r. iIol-
land, for the use of apothcr
One buggy and harness levied on MS The prom
cry OF JamcsP. Woolbright, at the suit of James
IL. Leroy
One tract of land containing 10 acres. near
the Stumphousc Tunnel, on which there IL n
Powder Mill in good working or ic. and ,mn.
ming; and on Tuesday after Salcday nc de-
iendants residence, from 300 to 5000 lbs
Blasting Powder, 40 OF 50 lbs sulphur. . poir
seales' about 40 empty canstcrs. / wagon and
harness. ] buggy, l bay horse, bay mare
cow and calf, Piano and stool, household and
htcheh furniture, and many ether articles
levied on ms the property OF j. NJ OstcndorfT
at the suit of the Bank of the State of South
Carolina.
One tract of Land, containing two hun
drcl and thrty-six acres more or less wbcrcou
Jackson Arter now lives, bounded by lands of
hcese ljnwen, Joseph Young aud otIlcrs Mt tho
SUIT OF Wilh.Hu Hunter and Reese bowen.
One tract of Land. on the waters of Coneross
Creek, Containing tc,i and n half acres. wlerc-
on Margarctt Fitzgerald now lives. levied on as
hef property, Mt 1c suit of Il. H. Benson.
gerald
-, ono Sorrel Marc, levied on ms the property Of
FnH5. King. atthc,suit of r. j. GiiIianJ
Que Tuesday. after Sale:dny at Pickcnsyille
npe Gray Horse, one Gray Mare, one Bay Mare
and Toll. ten head OF Catlle, live head Of sheen
tw9 2 Horse Wagons aud Cnwyaif. one lot Of
Goods In Store. one lot of Wheat. one lot Of
Iron. ono lot Of blacksmith Tools three Rod.
steads, and P1rnitnre, &C.. levied ON as tbe
property OF JAMES ". Beckncll, ut tho snit Of
Richard Baientinc and others.
Terms cash; purchasers to poy for p,rpers.
J.. G. CRAIG, s.r.p.
August 4, 1852 Id