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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30
Succession Sale.
Off A. RODGERS. DECD.


Dy virtue of writ of sale to me directed
ID from the Honorable the District Court
of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in the success
sion of +. A. Rodgers, deceased, will .sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, within the legal hours Of sale, be-
fore the Court house door, in the town Of
Bellevue, La, on Saturday the 18th day q
December, 1867, the following described
property belonging to said succession,
to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land situated
in said Parish of Bossier, and described %
the west half of the northwest quarter, aud
the west half of the southwest quarter Of
section number s.; and the east half of tho
southeast quarter, and the northeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter OF section nnms
Der 6; all in township 81, range IL, contain
ing in all, $50 acres Of land, more or less
Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit Of ap'
praisement &HSE
W. ii. HILL,
Sheriff and ex t0fieio auctimaees Z
November 9th, 1867.
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Lost or .MlsINld.

A Draft drawn by Mrs Margaret Gregg,
N favor OF John II. Sanders ON Walker
& Hutchinson, due LIST March, 1867, for six
hundred dollars. All persons are warned
not to trade for said Draft, as the same is
my lawful property.
w H. PINCKARD.
November Goth, 1867 ms st
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

A Merchant in Savannah has
received letter from a friend at
Jacksonville, Florida, which as
serts that Florida, will not ship
five thousand bales of cotton this
year. There will not be a third
of an average crop. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

H Horace Greeley says: "Pro-
crastination is the thief of the Re-
publican party.n
Ii PrOcrastination had been the
only thief in the party, the coun-
try would to-day be better off by
a good many millions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

q The entire crop of Rapides
is stated by the Alexandria Dem
ocrat thus:
900 bales of cotton, 1900 hogs
head of sugar, a fair yield of corn.
a plenty of which lies ungathered
in the fields, and an immense crop
of grass, are the products of the
long to- remembered 1S67m
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

~ To all those who have, in a
Rip Van Wrinkle sense, ''swore
off," we would recommend them to
the ''Rialto," where can be found
all the necessary "internal i'm
provements" for the inner man.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

u The continual passing round
of gents desiring to show off, and
circus employees hawking candy,
song books and tickets we're de
cided nuisances. The more sense
a man has the less he parades it
especially in circuses; the less he
has the more he shows the want
OF it in public places.
The above is a portion of the
notice given Lakes circus, ct ais,
by the Claiborne Advocate. On
the day this congratulated at
this place, we were forced to OBJ
observe, in like manner with the
editor of the Advocate, the pom
pOsity of "bright particular
c0xcomb who was extremely solic-
itous Of exhibiting himself. Alas
eff fools have ulcers and their pride conceal
them,
They must have ulcers still, for none can
heal them rs.E...
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% Cotton factors in the South
advise planters not to hold back
their crops in the hope ola rise Of
a cent or two pound, as there
is more likelihood of further de-
cline than of advance.
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70 The Democrats have carried
New Jersey by 10000 majority,
and have a majority in the AS
sembly on joint ballot of 81
Last year the Radicals had a ma
jority Of 6.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30

~ District Court opened in
this place on Tuesday. Friday
morning, as We go to press, two
cases have been disposed of. Our
indefatigable acting District At
torney, r. j. Looney, Esq, assures
us If our Parish Boarding house
il not cleared of it's pets this SEES
sion, it will not be the fault of the
prosecuting attorney. From all
appearances, we are to be favored
with d term that will perhaps clear
the docket. 1t is to be hoped so,
at least. The fabulist tells us the
plodding, persevering tortoise once
Won the stakes in the race with
the sprightly hare. Nous cerrons.
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70 Paris sells it's street mud
for Sl2O, 900 a year. The purcha-
ser rots it and then sells it at re-
tail for 100000.
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AT E. r. MOORES,

AT E. r. MOORES,
Headquarters, Bellevue, La.
Nov is your time to give me trial,
IN and find out where you can buy
The Best and Cheapest Goods.
My purchases this Fall exceed any
heretofore made by me, and am con-
fident if my old patrons and the pub
lie generally, will call and examine my
stock, and learn the prices. they will
buy. have everything in my line
necessary for the wants of this Sec
f;On Tn
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% There are now upward of
five hundred American students
in various universities of Ger
many. Co.
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"HEADoUARTERs" BLAZE
OF ExCITEMENT!-Dry Goods
at Redaced Cash Prizes 7 For
Undergraduates read ID Moore's
advertisement, to be found else
where. ~ E 81. Nv.
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Married, at the same time and place as
above, by the Rev DR.. Dalzell, Mr.. DAVID
MARSHALL to Miss MARY p HODGES.
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DRESS GOODS,

l have the finest assortment and latest
styles. In fact, you will find every
thing in the way of Dress Goods. l
must not forget to mention, to the la
dies, that in Shawls, Balmoral and
Hoop Skirts. and Hosieries. you will
save 20 per cent by buying at Head
quarters
G ents, l can safely shy that you will
find the largest, best and cheapest
stock of E'-f#n
|HATs, Doors AND SHoEs,
that have ever been offered in this
market.
D r. " GOOD = /.
of every description, comprisin 2 in
part: Domestics, bleached and brown;
Osnaburgs, Sheeting, Tiekings, Red,
White and Opera Flannels; Cashmere.
Satinet, Tweeds, Prints, French and
American Delaines, Poplins, Moha il
Alpacas, breakfast Shawls, Sontags,
Nubias, &c. a-..s
Also, large assortment of
HARDWARE, ..
| CROCKERY,
TINWARE,
GROCERIES, &c.
II My old friends and customers
will please give me a call before pur-
chasing elsewhere, and see for them
selves.
n35 h. HI. Moore.
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% Where can happiness al
ways be found. In the dictionary.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12

cent. There was no lion to be seen, but
the destroyer is therel The dead are
showed out of sight
o, ant-hon, you are preacher to me,
l now see how it is that our young men,
as they walk over sandy places, have
their feet slide. They go into the hotel
1t is all fair and inviting. They take q
glass of drink; and clip they are Grip
pied. They will soon roll hack and take
another, every time the destroyer cut
ting of their power to escape. They
go to places of sin, and know not that
the dead are there! All! every fall
makes the next easier, and the proba-
bility of escape less and less.
see how it is with our children.
They go into the street-they fall into
bad company, and every profane word
they hear, every improper word they
use, every indelicate thought they allow,
is like having leg cut off; they 60
Ifeebly, and can hardly escape ruin.
o, ant-lion, l wish all our children
could see thee, so cunning for mischief,
so cruel to thy victims, so much like
that great lion, the wicked one, who
seeketh whom be may devower.-ReV.
DR.. Todd. -
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12
West virginia .sMen.u

A Northern born lady writing from
a temporary home in Credo, West Vir-
ginia, thinks the sterner sex there are
"poor sticks"
This family consists of father and
five sons, four of them able to work on
the farm; the mother and three daugh-
ters, two of them as large as her self.
They own a thousand acres or more,
mostly wild and billy land, but over a
hundred acres cleared for pasture and
tillage. On the hills, where the blue
grass is in abundance, feeds flock Of
sheep. The women have the care Of
them exclusively. When shearing time
comes, the neighbors help clip the wool.
It is cleaned, carded by hand, spun,
twisted and wove, and made into panta-
looms, undershirts, shirts, coats, petit
coats, gowns, bed-blankets, &c. AT
times, doubtless, every thread Of cloth
ing used in the family is the product Of
the farm. The women also have the
care of the cows, and go for them, no
matter how bad the weather, or how far
away they may be. 1t is considered
small business for the men to drive up,
feed and milk the cows. The women
must also get all the water used in the
house. The great lubberly six-foot tai
son in this family, got up from his chair
to get drink of water, and roughly
ordered his sister to ego for bucket Of
water" as he wanted some. She was
mixing meal and water for the corn
dodgers, but cleaned the dough from
her fingers and hurried away to get g
pail of water by the time her affection.
ate brother had all the tobacco cleared
from his mouth. The women have to
cut the wood, too. Many times have
seen that, when the man Of the house
was sitting in the chimney-corner Oh
leaning over the fence gossiping with q
lneighbor. If fthere are any garden lux
uries in the house, the women have tC
raise them. The head of the house
wilt tell you proudly that his old woman
tends to the garden truck"
Now, then, what do You suppose th'
men do, after the women raise tie sheel
and geese and garden vegetables, pro
vide all the bed-clotbing and wearing
apparel, aud cook the. corn meal ant
baconl Why, they plantcorn and har
west part of it, and get up the oxen oc
casionally, to haul tree trunks to th'
lhouse for fire wood. l don't know a
they do much other work. But thel
ltheY have to know all about the bushes
of their neighbors, and the probabilit.,
and danger of negro suffrage must b
discussed, although there are only thre
colored persons within fifty miles, AM
lone Of them female.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12
OLD TIMES.

Here is an exquisite little poem, which
appeared in the Chicago Journal, and is pro.
badly from the pen of B. F. TAYLOR. 1t is
perfect gem:
There's beautiful song on the slumbrous
air,
That drifts through the valley of dreams;
II comes from a cline where the roses were,
And tuneful 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 Gross and aglitteriBg Crown,
A thorny bed and a couch Of down.
Lost hopes and leaflets of prayer.
A breath of Spring in the breezy woods,
Sweet watts from the quivering pines
Blue violet eyes beneath green hoods,
A. bubble Of brooklets, scent of bude,
Bird warbles and clambering vines
A ROSY wreath and dimpled hand,
A ring and slighted vow
Three golden links Of a broken band,
A tiny track on the snow-white sand,
A tear and a sinless brow.
There's tincture Of grief in the beautiful
song
That sobs on the slumbrous air,
And loneliness felt in the festive throDg,
Sinks down on the soul as it trembles along
From cline where the roses were.
We heard it first at the dawn of day,
And it minglt d with matin chimes,
But years have distanced the beautiful lay,
i q IL r
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12

The LIE-It is not ealurnnv nor
treachery that does the largest amount
Of. mischief in the world they are CON
tinually crushed, and are only felt in
being conquered. But it is the glisten-
ing and softly spoken lie, the amiable
fallacy, the patriotic lie Of the historian,
the proyident lie of the politician, the
jealous lie of the partisan, the merciful
be Of the friend, and the careless lie of
each man himself, that casts that black
mystery over humanity, through which
any man who pierces we thank as we
would thank one who dug well IL
desert, happy in that the thirst for truth
still remains with US, even when we have
wilfully left the fountains Of it.-RusE;;z.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12
A Little Nonsense.

Railway "jsms" are anything but
preserves
Too many poets mistake aspiration
for inspiration.
How much does fool weigh gener-
allyi A simple-ton.
What is better than a promising
young mani A paying one.
Care for what you say, or what you
say will make you care.
A regular life is the best philosophy;
pure conscience the best law.
A fools heart is in bis tongue, but a
wise mans tongue is in his heart
There is fellow down east whose
feet are so large that he is obliged to
pull his boots on over his head.
"You seem to walk more erect than
usual, my friend" eyes, l have been
straitened by circumstances.
An Irishman said he did not coms to
this country for want He had an
abundance of that in his own country.
Punch wants TO know of what color
is blind mans buff Invisible yellow,
perhaps.
Halifax papers advertise "Pick-me-
up Bitters." The "knock-
sort are most in use.
Can a man who has been fined by
the magistrates, again and again, be
said to be a refined mani
Why can persons occupied in can
ming fruit store away more of it than
any one elsel Because they can.
Why is a conscientious baker ike a
ship without BALLAST Because being
short of weight he gives a roll over
What proof is there that Robinson
Crusoe found his Island inhabitedl He
saw great swell pitching into little
cove.
An eastern editor asks his subscri-
bers to pay mp that he may play the
same Joke on his creditors. He likes to
see good jokes go round.
"John, did Mrs. Green get the med
icine l ordered I" 81 guess so, for l
saw Grape on the door the next morn
ing"
Tommy my son, do you say your
prayers night and morningp "Yes-
at night l do; but any smart boy can
take care of himself in the day time"
A lawyer is something of carpenter
he can file bill, split hair, make an
entry, get up case, frame an indict-
ment, empannel jury, put them in a
box, nail a witness, hammer Judge
and bore court.
"Why do you set your cup of coffee
upon the chair, Mr.. Jones" inquired a
worthy landlady one morning at break
fast. at is so very weak, ms'am," re-
piled Mr.. Jones, demurely, 81 thought
| would give it rest"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12
snnaan 8aainas.
Dying Expressions.
Kiss me. Hardy. v.n-Nelson.

kiss me, Hardy."-Nelson.
"DOn't give up the ship."-La,0rsnee.
'I'n be damned if / don't believe Pm
dying."- Chancellor TR,UlOR.
'tDont let that awkward squad fire
over my grave."-Burns.
"Raise me up that 1 may behold the
sun."-Sehiller.
"Pob, nonsense, don't talk to me of
Christ. Paine.
"see how calm Christian can die"
ADDISON.
Il have got the victory, and Christ
is holding out both hands to embrace
me. Rutherford
''Let him fear death who must pass
from this-death to the second DEATH"
-Cyprian. r
10, when will this good hour comet
When shall be dissolvedl When shall
l be with Christ l"-Ro6ert Bolton.
John BuAyan's last words were:
"Weep not for me, but for yourselves. L
20 to the father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
who no doubt, will receive me, though
a sinner through the mediation of our
Lord Jesus Christ; where / hope we
shall ere long meet to sing the new
song and remain happy for ever, in
world without end. Amen .
Richard Barter said to his brethren
who were comforting him in his last
moments, 81 have pains, there is no
arguing against sense; but l have peace;
| have peace"
When the question was put to him,
'fHow are you" he promptly replied,
Utmost Tel"
Thomas Scott exclaimed in his dying
moments, ''Christ is my all he is my
only hope o, to realize the fullness Of
Joy; o, to have done with temptation
This is heaven begun: | have done
with darkness forever! Satan is van
quished Nothing remains but salvation,
with eternal glory, ErsaNAL GLoRYr
Byron" Now shall go to Sleep"
Gi66oa.-"All is dark and doubtful"
Charles l., on the scafold, said, Il 90
from corruptible to an incorruptibls
crown, where no disturbance can
come
Cardinal Wootssy-"Had l but
served my God as l have served my
King, be would not have given me
over in my gray hair"
Leander.-" l am weary, let's 90
home"
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Original 8osttp.
HOPE.

= HOPE.
Swiftly the tide of time rolls on;
The seasons come and 60 as ever;
We walk the earth, till death shall come,
To bear us O. 'er the mighty river.
Then let us spend our moments well,
And learn each day to bless the give.;
And leave, when time shall ring our knell
A name that viii be green forever.
'Tis true that We nust learn to stem
The angry blast, tho e'er 60 dire
That, properly, is not gem,
That can be tested by the fire.
3 In all the busy haunts Of life,
whateer may be our occupation,
We must be valiant in the strife,
Tho high or low may be our station.
We may be rich, we may be poor
In either case we have our sorrow;
But hope knocks gently at the door,
And whispers family Of tomorrow.
Then let us not despair tho dark
May be the clouds that hover Ger us;
Well nerve our arms and steer our bark,
Towards the beacon light before US.
Fremont, OHIo. s. A. B.
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fet tie 8ittIs SsIks.
The BsafHTaIl.


a NORTHERE LkGkNp.
Did you ever see bear ! If you have,
you know that It has short tail. One
would think, to look at it, that It had
been broken of. The More folk have
legend which claims to tell how the
bears tail came to look ike that III
tell you the story.
The bear one day met the fox. I
was carrying string of fish that it had
stolen.
"where did you get those fish r
asked the bear.
'Ive been fishing" said the lying
fox, 'and caught them"
Caught them, did you r asked the
beal; "Why, I'd Ike to learn how to
catch such FISH,"
"would you, reallyi" asked the fox.
'tWhy, it's easy enough"
"Tell me how" rejoined the bear.
"Why," said the fox, 'ft's as easy as
lying. You can soon learn. Just you
90 on the ice and cut hole in it, and
then stick your tail through it right
into the water"
saint it cold !" asked the bear.
'Well, yes" said the fox, at isn't
over and above hot; but never you mind
that. Let it stay just as long as you
can. By-and-by your tail viii begin to
smart. Never mind that either"
''But why should l not mind it y ask
ed the bear. II don't quite under
stand"
"Why, because, when It smsrts, that
shows the fish are biting it" said the
fox.
"BIess my SOUL" growled the bear,
''and how does that help the matteri
don't see the Propriety of allowing fish
to bite my tail. Do you knOw!''
"But, bear alive" said the fox, ''the
longer you let 'em bite the more you'll
catch"
"Oh! bo" answered the bear, ''cir-
cumstances alter cases"
"Yes, truly" rejoined the fox; sand
mind you, when you can't keep it in
the water any longer, pull it out quick
ly-pull it out sideways-and pull it
with all your strength"
'iThank you, fox" said the bear, "Fn
60 and do it at once"
The fox laughed when the bears
back was turaed, and ran off with its
string of fish as fast as it could 90.
The bear went down to the ice and
did as the fox told it to do. He kept
his tail in the water so long, that it
froze in hard and fast Then it tried
to pull il out as the fox had told it
You can guess the end of the story.
The poor bears tail snapped off quite
short, and that's the Teason-f you
choose to believe the legend-why the
bear has had stump-tail ever since
| Little Corporal
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12

The next day was Sunday, and Jane
Armstrong passed it in strong prayers
and crying. She had been cold and
bitter, and resentful, before-looking
forward to her husbands return as a
new burden, fresh disgrace, trial too
heavy to be borne. Now her heart be-
gan to soften toward him. Once per-
suaded that she had right to care for
him-to show him mercy would not be
tdebasing her own soul-the old love
poured in upon her like flood-tide.
She found herself growing feyerishly
eager for his coming. =, -a9I
Monday morning she went to work,
trying to restore to her homo some Of
its old brightness. Ornaments that
had been hidden away for years were
brought out and restored TO their pla-
ces. She bought pot or two Of frag-
rant flowers for the windows of her
south sitting groom, and tied the cur
tains back with gay ribbons. To the
children, looking on with wondering
eyes, she said, over and over again, only
these three words of explanation:
"Father is coming"
She made pies and cakes-every
thing that James Armstrong liked best
found place in her pantry. Wednes-
day morning she knew his prison doors
would be opened, and by Wednesday
night-but there she stopped, and a
question choked her breath,-Would he
come homei Would not he remember
their last interview, and dread to meet
her? She tried to comfort herself by
recalling his love for his boys and his
girl, and thinking that for their sakes,
at least, he would be sure to come. She
| dressed them, all three, in the prettiest
clothes they had; and then she made
her own hair smooth, and tied at her
throat such ribbon as he used to like
to see her wear. Then she waited
through the slow hours.
Sunset kindled the sky with its fla
ming g'ories-a soft moon swung in the
east with one star beside her. Then,
looking from the window, she saw,
stealing along the quiet lane, bent
6gure-a figure which revealed in its
object bearing no hope, only a heavy
fear and dread. She could not wait, as
she had planned, to open the door to
his knock. She left the bright room,
the expectant children, and went out
into the night to meet the wanderers
coming home.
"Jenny, l am unworthy--don't vel
come me-don'tp
These words burst from his lips in q
great gasping sob, as he tried to un-
wind the clinging arms But the arms
held him tightly-the wet face touched
his-the voice, the dear, old voice
whispered:
"Not unworthy of me, James-never
of men,"
And so she drew him in-where the
warmth, and the light, and the expect
ant children all waited-where his wei
come shone in every nook and corner
and where he, the sinner and the out
cast, learned some faint hint of the in
finite mercy promised to all repnetant
souls BY Him who came to seek and tc
save that which was lost, from the
| woman's heart, which, even in its bit
terest hardness against him, had Away
held his image-whieh now opened it
doors like sanctuary, and took hin
into the shelter of its love and its res
| fnracer mora
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-04-12

SuFFERiNG.-Sorrow sobers us, snd
makes the mind genial; and in sorrow
we love and trust our friends more
tenderly, and the dead become deaTer
to us. And just as the stars shine out
in the night, so there are blessed faces
that look at US in our grief, though be-
fore their features were fading from our
recollection. Suffering Let no man
cheat it too much; because. it is good
for him, and it will help to make him
sure of his being immortal. 1t is in
sorrow, the night of the SOUL that we
see fartLest, and know ourselves natives
Of 1n6nity and sons and daughters of
the Most High.-Euthansy.