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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

FASHIONABLE DINNERs.-Wisdom
and fashion are seldom company for
each other. Hospitality, meant to be
kindly and genial, becomes, under the
influence Of fashion, fatiguing to one
party and oppressive to the other
Measured by the standard of common
sense, must we not regard it as fool
ish sacrifice of personal comfort for a
whole family to be subjected to fatigue
duty for days before and days after a
dinner party? And for what end p
Ostensibly to give pleasure to certain
number Of friends, the guests on the
occasion, but the real etfectis to make
them sick. Instead of, "Do let me
send you some more of this mock tur-
tie, . ssAnother piece Of piei" ''Sir,
some of this truff1e," II must insist on
your trying some of this nice melon" +"
the language of sincerity would run as
follows: ssShall I send you fit of the
collie, sir?' Pray let me have the
pleasure of giving you a touch of the
gout;'' 'ssir, let me help you TO a sick
headaehe;" "madam, yon surely cannot
refuse crop of pimples and blotches
on that fair face ofyours."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

INDUsTRY.-Every young man should
remember that the world has and al.
ways will honor industry. The vulgar
and useless idler, whose energies OF
body and mind are rustiu & for want Of
exercise the mistaken being pursues
amusement to his enerva.ed muscles,
or engages in exercises that produce no
useful end, may look with scorn upon
the smutty laborer engaged in bis toll
But his scorn is an honor. Honest
industry will secure the respect Of the
wise and good among men, and yield
the rich fruit Of an easy conscience, and
give that heart self.respect which is
above all price. E
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
How to Restore the Union.
The New York Herald submits, fc

The New York Herald submits, for
consideration, the following novel plan
of restoring the Union
But, in spite of all this, there is still
mode by which the South can secure
representation in our national councils,
not only with the consent of the Jaco-
bins, but with their enthusiastic appro>
baton and assistance. One distinction
the Jacobins are ready and anxious to
make, and it is the only one which has
not yet been presented to them by the
Southern people. IF the comments Of
the Jacobin orators and organs upon
the recent interview between President
johnson and the negroes be attentively
considered, and if the speech of Chief
Justice Chase, when inroducing Fred.
Douglass to Washington audience, be
carefully weighed, we shall find clue
which will enable US TO clear up this
whole imbroglio.
It is the color Of the Southern dele>
gates which is so obnoxious 10 the
Jaco6ins in Congress. They do not
care for a Southern representatives.
record or his character; but if he be
white man they at once decide against
him. They hold that the only truly
loyal men at the South sre negroes,
who raised provisions to keep the rebel
armies in the field, and did all the hard
work upon those rebel forts and bat
teries, to capture which so many Of our
gallant soldiers sacrificed their lives
This being the Jacobin theory, the
South has only to conform to it and
there will be no further trouble.
Let fine, likely lot of big, ,strapping
negroes--eaeh with a face as black as
ink, eyes and teeth as white as snow,
hair as woody as a poodle's, and
mouth as large as the Mammoth Cave,
be selected and sent to Washington in
place of the white delegates, who have
no chance Of entering the Congressional
halls. Let these negroes be magnifi-
cent two thousand dollar fellows, with
shin bones that follow Hograth's line
of grace and beauty. and heels that
project so far that they have to put
their shoes on hind side before. Dless
them in the gaudy colors they SO much
admire, and let their coats be adorned
with splendid brass buttons and their
ears with specimens Of dollar jewelry
To such delegation the doors Of
Congress will be Immediately opened
Sumner will welcome them on behalf
of the Senate, and Stevens on behalf oi
house. All the Jacobins will be de-
lighted. These delegates can take the
oath without any conscientious or other
scrupIes. The Union will be restored
THE South will be represented by hel
loyal and intelligent men. And if the
expenditure for cologne and assafedita
to perfume Congress daily, in order tc
subdue the odor proceeding from the
Southern delegation, shall happen to
increase the national debt beyond al
human calculation, no real friend to
progress, humanity, and universal free,
dom, will utter single useless word O
protest.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

In THE WRoNG PLACE. An old
Methodist, very great at responses
which were. not always appropriate,
but always well meant, went one day to
hear popular preacher. The preach
er, usually lucid, was rather perplexed
and felt it himself. He labored
through the first part, and then said !.
Brethren, / have reached the con-
clusionof my first point"
"Thank God!'' calculated the old
man, who sat before him, profoundly
interested, in voice that was heard in
every part of the large church.
a The last part of that sermon was
harder to preach than the first.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
for medicinal purposes.

ASufe w ines ana 1STanuies
for medicinal purposes.
Having purchased the house and
stock Of the firm of Ball & DashieIl,
and stock Of Smith & Lewis, for the
purpose of doing b permanent business
in the Drug line, persons visiting
Shreveport, will find it to their interest
10 give us call. Being determined to
conduct the business on larger scale
then it has been done heretofore in
North Louisiana, we feel confident Of
being able to give satisfaction to all
who will give as srial. @
They will find 7. c. Lewis, (late
Smith s. Lewis seady to price or sell
goods; and P I'll. Kyes and S. A,
Alston (foe 10 years in the husiness) to
put up the bills Ia a neat and substan-
Iial manner.
All Medicines warranted pure.
Prescriptions prepared at all hours
cay or night.
WHITE & co.
60 @ q. w. SMITH, Agent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

GH Suppose Christianity obliterated
from the efficient causes Of the worlds
progress, what arm is strong enough to
urge on the car of human civilization !?
What wisdom sagacious enough to
guide mankind to the goal Of their
destiny 2
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

II The dove was the first newspa
per carrier, whea one morning ii went
out and fetched a leaf for Noah. 1t
contained paragraph on the weather.
notifying him that the b IVY storm had
subsidized.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
Artlcles--Candidate's platform.


Art. I. 7 am. possessed of common
sense, have never been and am not now
insane, can write aud speak the Eng
lish language.
Art. 2. | have never been in the PEN
itentiary nor the workhouse.
Art. 8. / have never robbed a man
or hen roost.
Art. 4th. have never defrauded the
Government nor robbed band.
Art. 5th. have never been quar-
termaster, or connected with the CON-
missary department of either the Fed
eral or Confederate army.
Art. 6. | have never robbed widow
or an orphan.
Art. Z. | have never stolen hogs or
cattle, nor altered marks or brands on
these or any other animals.
Art. 8. I have never sworn to lie.
Art. 8. I am not a blaekleg, nor
pickpocket.
Art. 10. I have never kept or used
burglars tools, false keys, or brass
knuckles.
Art. III. | have never fred house,
nor robbed contribution box.
Art. IL. Ihave never made prac-
lice Of getting drunk and lying in the
ditch till morning.
Art. Is. ! do not oppose the Masons,
Fenians, Odd Fellows, Shakers, Hard
Shell Daptists, nor any other civilized
orders, except Mormons, who believe
in numerous wives, and the Shakers
who don't believe in any wives at all.
These orders we think slightly in error,
and suppose they ought to be talked to
| by Greeley, Beecher, or Fred. Douglass,
or some other white or colored con-
ceited gentleman.
Art. IA. | do not sleep till eleven or
twelve o'clock in the morning, am not
a glutton, and am not considered a
"lazy. good-for nothing fellow"
| Art. Is. Am not in favor Of passing
laws TO make the rich richer, and the
poor poorer.
Art. 16. / am fortunately a poor
man, and have large family-would
| be houseless and in somebody's camp,
| if my honest debts were paid.
4 Art. IT. | have taken the amnesty
oath, and am perfectly willing to take
any other oath that President johnson
may prescribe. three times day If be
thinks it necessary.
/ Art. 18. | was, during the war, the
! rebest kind of reb; but am now, re-
instated, reconstructed, born again,
(still born) unionized, colonized, legal
lied, admitted, forgiven, pardoned
J whitewashed, repaired, repainted, re-
fixed, re-cast, re- moulded, reformed
revived, copper bound and copperfas>
tened, with a strong confidence in
greenbacks and the future, and apower.
full oblivion of the last four years.
If every candidate will swear to the
above eighteen articles, and prove BY
good faithful witnesses that he dosn'
swear to a lie, be may possibly g
through the canvass without being
slandered and everlastingly disgraced
Il Planters Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

~ Mourn not that you are weak
and HUMBLE The gentle breezeis bet
ter than the hurricane, the cheerful fire
Of the hearth than the oonfagration.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

- A bashful youth was popping his
addresses to a gay lass Of the country,
who had long despaired of bringing
things to crisis. He called one day
when she was at home alone. After
settling the merits Of the weather, the
girl said, looking styling in his face:
II dreamed of you last night" -
did you! why-now ?''
"Yes, / dreamed thatyon kissedme."
".Why. now what did you dream
your mother said 7"
ssOh. / dreamed she wasn't at homes"
A light dawned ON the youths intel
lect, a asingular sound broke the still
ness, and in less than four months they
were married. $685.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

or Gen. Howard, lately before the
reconstruction committee, testified that
the feelings Of any South Carolinians
was not kind towards the Government
and could hardly be called friendly.
Ho met, however, with old gentlemen
who seemed desirous Of seeing the
States again united, but great many
persons exhibited different feeling,
and desire not to fulfill the require
ments Of the Government, especially
with reference to the negro,
II is passing strange that all South
Carolinians don't feel very kind, amia-
BILE, and thankful, besides being ex-
tremely polite. An individual when he
is whipped, ruined and beggared, all
ways has, or ought to have, the kind
est feelings toward the mau who whips
and ruins him. When man is ruined
at the card table, or in lawsuit it
makes him feel very pious. He loves,
almost adores the winning party of
course. The loss of two thousand mil
ions in slave property, another two
thousahd millions in depreciation Of
lands, houses and other property burn
ed, destroyed or carried of, and de-
mand for negro suffrage and the dis
franehisement of nearly the whole white
population of the South, taxation with
out representation, proposition for a
Bureau despotism over Southern sub
jects--these ought to make the South
ern people love somebody and hate no.
body with vengeance If the South.
ern people could forget and forgive, on
the graves of the multitude of brave
men who fought for the South, as
promptly, universally and completely
as they are expected to do by the wolves
and hyenas who talk of impeaching
President Johnson, they certainly would
be an angelic race, such as We don't
read of this side of Plymouth and Cape
Cod.-- Planters Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
DIR. w L. Yearouf.

Dhysician and Surgeon, respectfully
l. announces to the citizens Of this
community, that he will practice in all
the branches of his profession when
called upon. v4n32
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

U A medical student under exaHli-
nation, who was asked the different
effects of heat and cold, replied:
Heat expands and cold contracts"
"Quite right, can you give me an en-
ample ~ laH
"Yes sir; in summer, which il hot.
the days are longer; but in winter,
which is cold. the days are shorter
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

CoNTENT.-The fountain of content
must spring up in the mind; and he
whe has so little knowledge of human
nature to seek happiness-by changing
anything but his own disposition, will
waste his life in fruitless efforts, and
multiply the grief which he proposes to
remove. III IS @
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

IL The softer the head. the harder
the work to drive anything. into il. q
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

~ Who is the first woman uaan-
toned nthe Bible Jenny Sis.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

!. ~ Why was the giant GCliah very
much astonished when David bit him
with d stone Such q thing bad never
entered his head before. As
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
n. n. WATKINS.

A ttorney and Counselor at Law, Min
II den, La. Will practice in the
10th and 18th District Courts. Prompt
attention given to all legal business en-
trusted TO his care. n23
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

8 10 The small gentleman who in
dulged so freely in biting sarkasm has
taken to swallowing afronts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

" A Yankee and q Frenchman
owned pig in copartnership. When
killing time came, they wished to divide
the meat. The Yankee was very anx-
ious to divide SO that he could get
both hind quarters, and persuaded the
Frenchman that the way to divide was
to cut it across the back. The French
man agreed to it, on condition that the
Yankee would turn his back, and take
his choice of the pieces after it was cut
in two. The Yankee turned his back
accordingly.
Frenchman-"Vich will you have; ze
piece vid re tail on, or ze piece vidout
ze tail on -
Yankee-"The piece with the tail
on.'' -
Frenchman-"Zen, by gar !! you can
take him, and / take ze ozer one"
Upon turning around, the Yankee
found that the Frenchman had cut off
the tail and stuck it in the pigs mouth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

~ Nature has granted to all TO be
happy IL we did but know how TO uss
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07

IL What is the worst seat q man
can sit on? Self con-ceit,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
ThOznpsOaa, Morris &c do,
No. 10 and 8 Front Row,
SHREVEPORT, La,
Have just opened large and heavy
- stock Of
General Merchandise,

at No. 10and Front Row, Shreveport,
La, and in which they are prepared to
offer special inducements to Traders
and Planters. Their stock embraces,
in part. Whiskey, Rope AMI Bagging,
Iron, Nails. Dry Goods, Groceries,
Queensware, Planters Goods, &c,
&C.. in large supply, and which they
offer at low rates for cash, or In barter
for cotton and produce.
Thompson, Morris & Co.,
offer the highest cash price for Cotton
and Produce, and will alss.make libef-
al cash advances on all shipments con-
signed to our house of THOMPSON
g. CO., New Orleans. v4n35
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
Roland Jones.
Thos. =. ReaIe.

I ttorney at Law and Notary Public.
IA Office at the Mayors Office,
Shreveport. La. v4n17
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b. T. FORT.

A ttorney at Law. Bellevue, Bos-
IA sier parish, La. Mo
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-07
#. WI. FORT.

A ttorney and Counselor at Law.
N Bellevue, Bossier parish, La.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21
COUNTY.
ror Az War-o, TL-o...L

AAS Wv w
The wheat crop looks very promising
and the farmers are happily disappointed
Fields that had the appearance of being
entirely winter killed are ~sprouting up
showing conclusively that the plants re.
ceived very little if any, injury, the pas
winter.
Mr.. George Waters of the town of Bristol
has q Durham bull calf, two weeks old,
that is hard to beat. The calf has been
fed on whey, and nothing else, and weighs
$50 lbs. Good judges concede his several
points to be perfect.
The following are some of the school
statistics of Trumbull county for the past
year No. of youth enrolled, 1889; 81
per cent. in daily attendance. No. oil
common schools, 2O9; central or high
schools, 2. The receipts for the year, S57,
5000. The amount paid teachers is S2e,-
7O7, Sc. No. of different teachers employed
during the year, 800 rs males 3l3 fe-
males. The average wages of males, $780,
90 per month. Teachers boarded around
in l72 districts. There are in the county,
I'll school houses, worth $50, I4S. The
county examiners Of teachers examined
514 applicants, which is so more than any
other County Board in the State exam
med. 434 of these applicants received
certificates, and $50 were rejected.
Maple sugar and molasses have been
brought into Warren in such quantities
that the price has fallen twenty-five per
cent.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21
h HHbeas r d

Our readers will remember that Judge
Underwood, of the United States District
Court for the District Of Virginia, decided
in q recent case that the late peace Procla-
nation did not in express terms revoke
the previous proclamation Of President
Lincoln suspending the hGbeGs corpus in
the rebellious states, and that therefore
the privileges Of the writ were still sus-
pended. The decision was referred to At
torney General Speed, who came to 6 diff
ferent conclusion from Judge Underwood.
Mr.. Speeds opinion is of course not bind
ing, as q judicial precedent but it
is good law. The writ of habeds
corpus can only be suspended in
eases Of instruction or invasion, and
when the insurrection terminated the sus-
pension ofthe writ also terminates. When
the President declares peace to berestcred
he also declares the hGbeas corpus to be
restored. We may have much doubt as
to the propriety of issuing g proclamation
which bears this result-we can have none
whatever that this is the result.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21
LoRAIN COUNTY.
From the ElHria De1nocrat:

From the Elyria Democrat
One of the creditors of Sage 6 Eaton
in this village, received a letter from B
Y. Sage, last week, dated Atlanta, Ga.
April 9th. He says that his partner, G
D. Eaton, died in New York City on the
18th of February, of Inflammation of the
bowels, aftera an illness of only a few hours
He apologies for the "dirty trick" they
served their creditors here, and promises
at some future time to "make it all right
with them"
The Executive Committee of the Ohio
Wool Growers Association have selected
Wellington, Lorain county, as the place
ton, on the 18th and 10th days of May
next. Tho enterprising citizens of that
village will make ample arrangements tc
accommodate all who attend.
From the Oberlin Neps:
The authorities of the c. s. T. R. R. Co
are moving again towards railroad i'm.
provement. They will commence laying
the iron rails from Elyria to Oberlin thi.
week.
The house of Samuel G.. Rogers, situated
two miles west and one and one half mile
north of the centre of Huntington was
burned on Thursday afternoon, the 18th
instant.f
The Committee having charge of the
Oberlin Monument Fund are hoping to
complete the subscription this spring, and
propose to make the uncovering of the
monument one Of the interesting exercises
Of the coming Commencement,
The final passage of the Civil Rights
Bill was celebrated in 0berlin on Thurs
day last. The old flag was thrown out
from the staff on the corner, a happy re-
hinder of those luminous days during the
war when some Vicksburg or Atlanta vic
tory shook out its stripes in the sunshine.
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21

Mr.. Vandenheff has been giving read
ings from Shakespeare to the citizens OF
Montreal.
James Z. Murdoch is concluding an en-
gagement at the New Arch Street Thea
tire, in Philadelphia.
"Mazepps," new opera by Pedrotti,
has had success in Venice. The composer
wal summoned no fewer than sixteen
times on the stage with acclamations. At
the second representation the reception Of
the new opera was equally enthusiastic.
On Friday, the 9th of last month, was
given the one hundredth representation
of "LAfricain;" the grand Opera at
Paris was crowded to s~uffocation. The
bust of M~eyerbeer, crowned with a wreath
of laurel, was placed on the stage, and the
scene altogether was extremely gratifying.
A French paper denies that Patti has
concluded an engagement for St. Peters
burg at ten thousand francs a night. 1t
is true that NJ. Strakosch asked these
terms, but the st. Petersburg management
declined. Therefore" says the same
journal, "don't come here telling us that
Patti is doing us al act Of charity by sing
ing torthree thousand francs a night"
A London letter says: "Out American
actor, Mr.. Jefferson, plays tonight for
his one hundred and seventy-frst time in
London in that marvellous character rip
Van Winkle). 1 have before spoken Of
Mr.. Jetferson's success; but the greatness
and the quality of that success impress US
all with a daily increasingpower. Robert
Browning, the poet, said to a friend of
mine the other day that he had kept away
from the theatres for twenty years, but
had gone to see Rip, in consequence of the
eulogiums of his friends, and he had never
been more gratiied in his life; he con-
sidered Jefferson's acting a performance
of genius. This remark is fair speci-
men ofthe talk in literary and art circles
concerning u countryman."
Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-21
Senatorial Episodes.

Washington Correspondence N. Y. Tribune.l
Senator McDougall was so grossly in
toxicated to-day as not to be responsible
for his conduct; but his assault upon Mr..
Conness-than whom there is no more
honest and pure patriot.in the country
was very d~isgraceful. Mr.. CONFESS re-
piled with great vigor, and his e~xcoriation
of MI. McDougall was very severe, who,
in his attempts to reply, commenced a
strain of blasphemy and billingsgate in
which he was stopped by the presiding
officer, who ordered him to take his seat.
1t is generally considered here that if SEN
ators have no respect for themselves, they
should have sufficient for the country to
expel a member who has not come to the
Senate Chamber in several years except
in a state of intoxication, rendering him
unfit for the duties of Office.