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" The freedmen generally, here
abouts, seem to be rather slow in max
ing contracts for cropping this year.
They are "bolding back" Micauber-
izing with their characteristic philoso-
ply, vainly looking forward for some
thing to turn up, whereby they may
thus be enabled to exc outa miserable
existence without hard work. Under
the circumstances, many of our plan
ters have made but slim contracts fer
the year, so far.
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Election for senator.

Notice Is hereby given that there will !, be
cints in Bossier parish, on WEDNESDAY,
the Both day of of January, 1867, for the
purpose of eleeting State Senator for this
Senatorial District, to fill the vacancy In
the Senate of this State, oceasioned by the
death of the Hon. A. A. Abney
The Commissioners of Elections are here
by notified to hold said election and make
returns to the undersigned, as the law
directs.
BY order of His Excellency, j. Madison
Wells, Governoa of Louisiana.
w. H. HILL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, Jan. 5th, 1867. Il 3ts
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Notice to Creditors.

FTNhe creditors of the succession of Philo
i Alden, deceased, are hereby notified
to make themselves known, and to present
an account of their respective claims and
the titles by which they are established, to
Snider, Bellevue, La, for acceptance.
GEO. r. ALDEN, Admir-.
January 18th, 1867. nal st
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Nofice I'D Credifors.

rTShe creditors of the succession of p. A.
4 Rodgers, deceased, are hereby notified
to present an account Of their claims, and
the titles by which they are established, to
the undersigned for payment, as an order
will be applied for at the March Term of the
District Court to remove all the property
belonging to said succession, out of the
State. 1a
A. NJ RODGERS, Admir-.
January 18th, 1867. nal St
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of securing the fruits Of the

purpose of securing the fruits of the
victory over the rebellion in carrying
out the will of the people as expressed
at the ballot box, it was the duty of the
thirty ninth Congress. without delay,
to take action upon the following sub
jects, viz: LIST, Impeachment of the
officer now exercising the AUCTIONS of
President of the United States, for high
crimes and misdemeanors, of which he
is SO VIGOROUSLY guilty as to render it
unsafe to longer allow him to exercise
the Executive functions. I'd. To
abridge the powers of the Executive so
as to bring them within lawful limits.
Sd. To effect perfect reorganization
of the States lately in rebellion, and
restore them to their rights in the
Union. 4th. To secure, by direct fed
eral Intervention the right of the cleo
tive franchise without race or color foi
persons residing in the late rebel
States. The point of order was made
that the resolution should go to the
committee on reconstruction, and the
point was sustained and the resolution
referred. ....r-.t,
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Notice to Tax-Payers.

TNhe Taxpayers of the parish of Bossier
various precincts, in said parish, on the days
hereinafter indicated, for the purpose of
collecting all the taxes due by the tax-pay-
ers of said parish, to State and Parish, for
the year, 1865, and Licenses due for the year
~
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~ The old Catholic cathedral in
San Antonio is to be torn down and
rebuilt. 1t is the oldest building In
Texas-having weathered the "battle
and the breeze" above two hundred
years.
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NOTICE.

WE have entrusted the settlement of the
w business of the late firm of Abney &
Moore, to our attorney, I. NJ Fort, Esq, who
is ready to receive payment on claims, and
to make settlements with those desiring it.
Prompt payment is requested.
Z. r. MOORE,
F.M.&T Z. w. ABNEY, Executors
Bellevue, La. Jan. Il, 1867. nal st
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THE BOsSIER BANNER.
w. H. SCANLAND, EDITOR.
T E r N s:

TERMS:
The Bossier Banner will be issued
every Saturday morning. Subscription,
per annum, Five dollars-In advance.
Three dollars for six months. Two
dollars for three months.
Advertisements inserted at 81 so per
square, of ten lines or less first inser-
ton; rs cents for each subsequent in
sertion. Liberal terms offered to yearly
advertisers.
Publishing announcements of candi-
dates for office, $l5--to be paid invari-
ably in advance.
Obituary notices, when exceeding q
square, will be charged as advertise
ments.
~ All articles published for the
benefit of parties or individuals, at
their own solicitation, will be charged
for as advertisements.
BEL LEV u e.:
4TURD4Y MARY IL. 1867
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Or Love, the toothaehe, smoke, a
cough, and a tight boot are things
which can not possibly be kept secret
very long. a ~
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FOR STATE SENATOR,
Hon. Henry Gray.
OF BIENVILLE.

g Blank Labor Contracts for sale,
at this office.
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!. aDhHIIs OH HOA HINEOt,. A1AhkVu -VuAI.
Tax payers are earnestly requested to
meet me promptly at said places, as by so
doing they may relieve me of trouble and
themselves of costs
VIII HILL,
$685. Sheriff and Tax Collector. n
Bellevue, La, Jan. 18th, 1867. nal
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V In this issue we announce the
Hon. Henry Gray, of Bienville. as a
candidate for Senator, from this Sena-
torial District. Col, Gray is too we'll
and favorably known to our readers, to
require an extended notice at our hands.
As Colonel of the 18th Regt. La. Vol
unteers, he distinguished himself as a
brave and gallant oficer-endearing
himself by his proud deeds of valor, to
those of his comrades-in-arms, who
rallied with him around the now soon
quered banner" on the victorious fields
of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. His
deeds of valor will live in the hearts of
gratitude, Of those who knelt at the
altar of the Lost Cause" as long as
true chivalry shall be honored with a
ninche in the calander of time. Let
us support those, and those only, who
stood faithfully at their posts in the
hour of danger-who went where duty
and honor babe them go.
OF Col. Gray it can be truthfully
said, ''he is honast--he is capable"
II On last Monday-the regular
time fixed by law for the converting Of
the members of the Police Jury o.
Bossier-there was no quorum present
consequently there was no business
acted upon. The President has or
dered a call meeting to be held oil
Monday next. We are informed tina
matters Of grave Importance viii b.
brought before the body during it
session, involving interests of the frs
magnitude, looking to the prosperit.
of our parish. There are many CUES
lions in which every Citizen of Bessie
10 futeEeSbSus tHAt suUutu 10 ueCiut
upon at once. Foremost among tn
subjects of internal improvement.
the question of bridging Bodceau a
this place. 1t should have been don
years ago. The condition of affair
demand that, for the promotion of tn
public good, the matter should be take
in hand. We sincerely hope our Pc
lice Jury viii take the subject int
consideration, and do their duty. LIE
Bodceau be bridged. It's desidera
tum "devoutly wished for" by larg
majority Of our citizens, and no mis-
take. Gentlemen, will you act at once
or forever be guided by that mos
suicidal of policies-the penny wis
and pound foolish !"
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~ Thoreau says, "How shall we
earn our bread is a very grave question.
Some men go a hunting, some fish
ing, some gambling, some to war !;
but nnne have so pleasant a time as
they who in earnest seek to earn their
bread" 1t occurs to US that the gen.
eral incubation and appreciation of
this great fact would more effectually
settle the vexed labor question than all
the speculative dissertations of our
Southern contemporaries on the subject,
and which only prove they know moth
ing about the matter practically.
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: sHERIFF,s SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
George R. Alden 80
ut vs.. D. NO. 1888.
A. B. Hughes, ct. al. i.7fl5l'1a
Job w Smith -.Q'hlf9s
VS.. No. 1870. 81
Stewman & Hughes,
A. NJ Rodgers, admir-.
J.P. straham, ct. al
A. NJ Rodgers, admr, ag
Stewman & Hughes Y
Allin the District Court of Bossier, La p,
Dy virtue of writ of fieri facias issued
l1 in the above entitled suits, and to me
directed, have seized and will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, before the Court house door, in the
town of Bellevue, La, on Saturday the 2nd
day of February, 1867, the following de-
scribed land, to-wit a
The undivided one half interest in the
northeast fractional quarter, and southeast
quarter of section 16, township -, range IA;
containing 243 acres more or less F8 4
Also, an half interest in the southwest
quarter of section 10, township y, range Ia;
containing l60 acres, more or less.
Said lands seized as the property of the
said defendant, A. B. Hughes, and to be sold
to pay and satisfy said writ. s.sS
Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit Of APP
praisement.
rFFta@H VIII. HILL, Sheriff.
January 18th, 1867. n4ipf SIS
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II The Shreveport South Western
of the 9th instant, reports Red River
steadily on the decline-10 feet below
the high water mark of last Spring !;
and 20 feet above the lowest water
mark. f7
From a memoranda, furnished by
Cold. B. Martin, of Mondays sales,
the editor gives the following quota
tions for cotton: Ordinary, 24025c.;
good ordinary: 26027c.; low middling,
25029c.; tending to inside figures
tax paid by producer. Gold, 1898.
During the week ending 9Th instant,
cotton received at Shreveport amount
ed to liza bales; shipped during
same time, 1,15l bales amount on
hand, 4,486 bales; receipts since Isl
Sept 1866. 2O,345 bales; shipments
for same time, 1889 bales. /.
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BELLEV UE:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IL, 1867.
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Sheriff and ex-oficio Auct'r.
Bellevue, La, Jan. 2, 1867. mo 8
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-08-23
OLD TINES.


There's beautiful song on the slumbrous
air.
That drifts through the valley Of dreams;
1t comes from a cline where the roses were,
And tuueful heart and bright brown hair
That waved in the morning beams.
Soft eyes of azure and eyes Of brown,
And snow white foreheads are there;
A glimmering Cross and a gittering Crown,
A thorny bed and couch Of down,
Lost hopes and leaflets of prayer.
A rosy wreath in a dimpIed hand
a ring aud a sighted vow
Three golden links Of broken band,
4 tiny track on the snow-white sand,
A tear and sinless brow.
There's a tincture Of grief in the beautiful
song
That sobs on the slumbrous air,
And loneliness felt in the festive throng,
Sinks down in the soul as it trembles along
From a cline where the roses were.
We heard it first at the dawn of day,
And it mingled with matin chimes,
But years have distanced the beautiful lay,
And its melody doweth from far away,
And We call it, now, Old Times.
Chicago Journal.
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SING AWAY YOUR GRIEF.

We can sing away our cares easier than VIC
can reason them away. Sing in the morn
ing The birds are the earliest to sing, the
birds arc more without care than anything
else | know OF. Sing in the evening.
Singing is the last thing that robins do
When they have done their daily work;
when they have down their last flight and
picked up their last Iaorsel Of food and
cleansed their bill on a napkin of a bough,
then on a topmost twig, they sing one song
of praise. / know they sleep sweeter for it.
They dream music; for sometimes in the
night they break forth in singing, and stop
suddenly after the first note, startled by
their own voice. Q, that we might sing
evening and morning, and let song touch
song all the way through
As was returning from the country the
other evening, between SIX and seven o clock
bearing a basket Of flowers, | met a man
that was apparently the tender Of mason.
He looked brick and mortar all over! He
had worked the entire day, and he had the
appearance of a man that would not be
afraid of work He was walking with lith
step and singing TO himself as be passed
down the street, though he had been work
ing the whole day, and nearly the week.
Were ii not that my good thoughts always
come too late, should have given him
large allotment of my flowers. If he had
not been out of sight when the idea occur
red TO me, | should have hailed him and
said, "Have you worked all day." .Of
course | have, he would have said Are
you singing "Of course | am. Then
take the flowers home and give them to
your wife, and tell her what a blessing she
has in you
0 that we could put songs under our
burdens. q, that we could extract the
sense Of sorrow by song!-Then these things
would not poison SO much. Sing IN the
house. Teach your children to sing. When
troubles come, 60 at them with songs.
When criefs arise, sing them down. Lltt
the voice Of praise against cares, Praise
God by singing; that wililift you above trials
Of every sort. Attempt it. They sing in
heaven; and among Gods people upon
earth, song is the appropriate language Of
Christian feeling Beecber.
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QUEEN VIcTOKIA.

A London correspondent Of the Boston
journal tells some curious stories of the man
ner in which Queen Victoria has conducted
herself since the death Of Prince Albert.
She will not live in the palace at London.
On her husband death, she had Bucking-
ham Palace dismantled and so it remains to
tins day, all except the private rooms. The
Queen will not drive through the royal gate
way Of the palace, nor has she since her
husband died She will not ride through
the royal entrance to the House of Lords
but goes in through the Peers entrance.
She will moi wear the royal robes, and when
she opens Parliament ia person, the robes
are thrown over the back of the throne,
which Is q gIleed chair, surmounted with
gilt crown, and sits on them. She comes to
London when duty calls, seldom passes a
nightin her capital, ar has passed less than
dozen In four yeare. She remains in Guiet
at Windsor or Osborn. She has no eompa-
ny but what her official position imposes on
her. The state apartments in Windsor are
all dismantled. The room 10 which the
Prince Copsort breathed his last, is kept
with scrupulous care Just as the Prince left
it. The ladies say that each night the dres-
sing gown and slippers are put in their dc-
customed place. The Queens confidential
attendant Is Highlander by the nams of
Brown. He takes al the orders from the
Queen--and bare-legged messengers come
from the Queens Apartments at Windsor
when her Majesty is to be served. THIS
Brown has been the occasion of a world of
talk He IS about fffy-tall and spare
with great assurance, and attends the Queen
to and from London Great attempts have
been made to dislcdge him, but all in vain.
The Queen has a will of her own, Brown
was the prince Consort's Highland servant
and was held by him in all honor. While
Victoria rules England, Brown will rule the
royal household
Refusing to play the Queen her Majesty
has never forgot to play the woman. Her
visit to Balmoral and Osborne is a benedic-
ton to the poor. She will allow no unseem-
'ly honora, She drives her pony wagon.
Daily she goes her round with her carriage
filed with little gifts for the sick, the inirm,
the poor These she distributes with her
own hand. By the bedside of the aged and
neglected the Queen kneels and prays to the
Sovereign Of ALL To one she daily reads,
to another she presents some needed com
fort; and she is especially tender to little
ones who are 10 sorrow or want. All through
the highlands she is regarded rs an angel Of
mercy
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-08-23

inspired the atrocities Of Libby Prison and
Andersonylile was as active and relentless as
before the close of the war. The tsubmls-
sion which the Post praises found voice
in the new labor code of South Carolina, -
a series 0fenactments as arbitrary and obnox-
ious to the loyalists as the former black
laws of the slave States, with the sin gIe
exception of the old power of sale. 1t ex-
hibited its hostile feelings in the speeches of
Governor Perry and Governor Humphreys
Of Mississippi in the defiant and yindictiye
tone of the southern press; in the prompt
rejection of terms of union with the north
ern churches; in the election Of prominent
rebel generals to positions of power and
trust, in the absolute refusal of the entire
white population to attend the meeting cal
led TO express the national sorrow at the as,
sassination of Mr. Lincoln; in the conduct
Of southern women, in the spirit Of south
ern literature, in the treatment Of Union
officers aud soldiers, and in the homage paid,
in season and out of season, to the heroes,
living and dead of the confederate army.
Ali these things may be excused and pal
lated from philosophic point of view; it is
but natural, indeed, that people v no suf-
fered so severely for lost cause" should
mourn for it and honor its champions; but
when we come to deal with practical affairs
we must remember these facts, not to an
alyze them or forgive them but to act upon
them. Common sense dictates that after
crime has been committed aud the criminal
is in our hands, even if we find causes for
declining to punish him for his former Of
fence, we must take every security against
him for the future, and before we trust him
again with the power that he has abused,
must make sure that he has reponted and
renounced the theories which led him to do
the deeds that we were forced to repel
Now the South using the term, as the
Post does, to mean the ruling class-have
neither repented of their crimes against the
nation nor reuounced their old ideas. Until,
therefore, we can create a new element in
the conquered territory" whose loyalty
and intelligence we can confidently trust, we
are not only authorized but compelled to
keep it in its present poweTless condition.
Ii is not charity but folly to run the risk of
being twice deceived-especially when the
price Of the first error is a vast national debt
and grand army of heroes slain. Boston
18catiScr
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How A GRUMBLER WAS SERVED. "A
husband was continually finding fault with
his wife for her want of neatness-that his
house was not always kept like bandboxs
nor bis tables polished ike mirrors. This
was one day very warmly expressed, and
comparisons were instituted between her
management and that of neighboring qua
=keress, whom the husband had seen on that
day. The wife promised compliance with
his wishes; and on the husband leaving the
house, she put everything in the most ex.
act aud neat order, not an odious particle of
dust being suffered to appear. The hus
band returned rather later than usual, with
a friend whom he had invited to dine with
him. TO his surprise he found the front
door Of his house was locked-he Knocked
loudly. and with great vehemenee demanded
Immediate admittance, when an upper win.
dow was raised, and out popped the head OF
his beloved spouse: Thee cannot come in
at the front door-the must go around by
the gate to the kitchen. y The husband
sheepishly complied, and ever after suffered
his wife to manage her household affairs as
She saw fit.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-08-23

HONESTY TIE Best Policy. .-Hegiage
was a celebrated Arabian warrior, but fero-
cious and cruel Among a number of pris-
oners whom he had condemned to death,
was one who, having obtained moment
audience, said:
GU ought, sir, TO pardon me, because
when Abdarrahman was cursing you, / rep
resented to him that he was wrong, and
ever since that time | have lost his friend
ship "
Hegiage asked him if he had any witness
of his having done this, and the soldier
mentioned another prisoner who was like
wise about to suffer death The prisoner
was called and interrogated, and, having
confirmed the fact, Hegiage granted the
first his pardon. He then asked the wit
ness if he had likewise taken his part against
Abdarrahman But he, still respecting the
truth, answered that he had not, because he
believed it was not his duty to do so. He
giage, Notwithstanding his ferocity, was
struck with the prisoners greatness of
spirit.
'Wel, said he. after a moments pause,
suppose ] were to grant you life and hber-
ty, should you still be my enemy?"
mo, said the prisoner
That's enough, said Hegiage, your
bare word is sufficient; you have given us
unt oubted proof of your love for truth.
Go, preserve the life that is less dear to you
than honor and sincerity; your liberty is the
just reward of your virtue.
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CONVERSATION.

This IS an art in which the French ladies
excel; they are always light, agreeable, gay,
witty, and entertaining; without wishing
that American ladies possessed altogether
tho qualities Of Fronch women, ro may de-
sire for them little more OF the French
faculties Of making themselves agreeable.
Too many Of them, when called upon to
entertain strangers, sit cold, dull and stupid,
unable 10 start a topic ofconyersation or an
swer question except iI monosylables.
Remember the art of conversation can be
cultivated, and that it isone of the duties of
women to cultivate it, IN order to give the
proper tone to society and enliVen the do
meStic circle.
In selecting a subject for conversation
choose something that will interest your
companion, There is nothing more illbread
than to talk much Of yourself, your own
plans and projects and above all, Of matters
which tend to exalt your own importance.
Listen well; that Is to say, interestedly to
whatever is said to youi good listener is as
valuable as a good talker aud never inter-
rupt persons when speaking or commence
repeating something calculated to distract
the attention from what he OF she is saying.
Avoid subjects in society such as politics
or religion, upon which persons are most
ilkeiE TO Atlitt. II Is Lau IdStG 10 assert
ones opinion against that Of another per-
son, and the yielding of it through polite
ness might be mIsconstTuCd.
Ii is illbred to use foreign terms in your
conversation as it Is to whisper to one person
when there are others present.
BE careful how you encourage a reputa-
ton for saying smart, sharp, or sarcastic
things: it will make you both uncharitable
and unpopular
Ifyou venture on a story in company, be
sure that it is sharp and To the point
BE careful to listen instead of talking
when you meet persons who know more
than you do yourself
Never talk upon subjects with which You
are only ,lightly acquainted, such as art and
artists for instance 1t is easy to betray a
great deal ofignorancc without knowing it.
Make yourself acquainted with current
events, current literature, and the topics Of
the day, iu order to converse understand :
ingly about them.