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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

.SCAREzME AGAIN.---Aay0ung
gentleman, or an elderly one, we
disremembereyhieh, after lhaying.
paid his addresses to a young
lady for some time, Is.popped the
question" The lady, in a fright
ened manner, exclaimed: You
scare me, sir" The gentleman
did not wish to frighten the lady,
and consequently remained quiet
for some time, when she [exclaim-
ed: "Scare me againw We did
not learn thowsaffairs turned rOut,
but should think that it was pref
ty near his turn to be scared. 5 "a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

U Most females viii, forgive a
liberty rather than a slight. If
any woman were to have a man
indicted for stealing her picture,
although it were set in gold, it
would be a new case in law; but if
he. carries off the setting and left
the portrait there would be no
mercy 70 him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

a. The women ought to make
a pledge not to kiss a man who
uses tobacco, and it would soon
break up the practice; and a friend
Of ours says they ought also. to
pledge themselves to kiss every
man that don't use it-and we 60
for that too , s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17
A False Step.

Sweet, thou hast trod on a heart
PsssI theresN world full efmena ~
Asad women as fair as thou art, "a ais
Must do such thing now and then.
III sT9fgSg I;sfag Ben sTEsi5dW
Thou hast only stepped unaware,
Malice not one can impute; .--S-.--
Ara wky should q heart have been there y
In the way of q fair womans foot
It was not a stone that could trips
Nor was ii thorn that could rend;
Put up thy proud under lip! .-
ssTmss merely the heart OF a friend ~
And yet, peradyenture, one day,
When sitting alone at the glass,
Remarking the bloom gone away,
.Where the smile in It's dimplsment was,
And seeking around thee in vain
From hundreds who fattered before,
Such word as ss0h, not in the MANI
Do hold the less precious, but more"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

~ A gentleman meeting an
other in the street who was con-
sumptive, accosted him thus
"Ah !my friend, you walk slowly"
eyes," replid the man, i"but Pm
going fast.n4ElEAIga
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

70 A Man carrying a cradle
was stopped by an old woman and
thus accosted: $50, sir, you have
got some of the fruits of matrimo-
N.Y. "Softly, softly, old LADY,
said he,y E.you mistake-this is
merely the fi'W6t-basket."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

10 In a small party the subject
turning on matrimony, lady
said to her sister, / wonder, my
dear, youhaveneyermadea match.
| think you want the birthstone.
To which she replied, ''no not the
birthstone, only the spark ri til
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

- When asked how he got
ositef prison, . witty rogue re-
piled (. 81 got out Of my cell by
ingenuity, ran up stairs with agil-
w, erawled out the back window
Ia secresy, slid down the lightning
rod with rapidity, walked ont Of
the town with dignity, and am
now basking in the sunshine OF
hbentm. szaaa s>0n cs
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

n A man who Won't. take a
paper because he can borrow one,
has invented amachine with which
he can cook his dinner by the
smoke of his neighbours chimney.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

I iPERFoDsOFINgUBATfON.-Henss
of all kinds set q days, ducks %
days. geeseSso % So days, guinea
fowl % to 40 days, turkeys %,
days, pes hens 80 days. ~ aaaJ ="
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

n .eYou say, Mrs. Smith, that
you havetlived with the defendant
for eight years. Does the court
understand you that you are mar
ried to him 81 ain course it doesfn
HHave You q marriage certifcatei'
@Yes, your honor, three Of lem
two gals and one boy.n sl.e3,. o : Il "a. se
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

% Base all your actions upon
a principle of right; preserve your
integrity of character, and in
doing this, never reckon the cost.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

~ A French lady, who held in
her. hand a glass of cool water,
said, 20, if it were only wicked to
drink this, how delicious it would
bew so 14 '-4 II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

Thoult sigh, very like on thy part;
@ts0faIl have known or can know, ( ri
I wish i had only that heart o. We
ii rod upon ages ago!" '@aq BIG -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

~ A Mobile paper says to the
citizens, .sDie while you can die
cheap and says of the city sex.
ton, Our old friend, Berronjon,
will bury any one-friend or foe
lat twenty per cent. reduction OF
former price. Here's your time,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

IREWhen a man differs from
you, you say. he, lacks common
sense, Just what he says of you in
return may be- perchance, that
both lack it. .ahaIa Liz 10 y,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

: ~ The worst feature in q mans
face is his nose--when stuck into
other peoples bushes. . .asaE lis
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

II Two married ladies at In,
dependence, Mo-, serenaded their
husbands, one moonlight nightre-.
Gently. lsRhes instruments were a
brace of twins for each of the liege
lOr(1ss bio yH 81 ,ssasliago yGls'Fsl ba
81 FIH aoilassts Lsa1aEna ve1 sye9q
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

- IF cucumbers and melon
vines are touched withaa feather
dipped IN kerosene, bugs or in
scots oflany kind win not trouble
them. 1t will protect turhip and
other tender plants from the raw
ages Of thB "a correspondent
says he has usedxealomel for the
last ten years, with inYaluable
success. HespriRkles afew grains
on each hill, and. never loses q sin
gle plantby bugsa sasai 4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

= M sou visit q young woman
and sac Is won, and you are won,
Won win both be one,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

y y sANoMALY.-That matrimony,
when a matter of money, should
Also be a suggestion of Cupid.ity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17
Ready Made CIothsssg g..

~ Our Goods having been selected
with the greatest cares and being es-,
pecially adapted to the wants of this
country, besides having been bought
entirely for cash. we arc enabled to
offer great inducements to buyers.
1 n r~r ONEILL & JONES'
Benton, La, April, 1867. '@ A
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

| - Ansinsurance agent, urging
aeitizen to- get his life insured,
said: ''Get your life insured for
ten thousand dollars, and then, if
YOU die the next week, the wild
owls heart will sing for joy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

u A fashionable but ignorant
lady, DESTROYS of purchasing a
watch, was shown a very beauti-
full one, theshopkeeper remarking
that it. went thirty,six hours
''What, IN one day Pf She asked.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17
The cutler steel Brush

6sf3aga Gin. ~ .. noIo,a 70, 70 y. u
FTyhis celebrated COTTON GIN, is
a. again manufactured under the
supervision of the Patentee, B. D.
Gullett, with greatly. improved faeili-
ties; and we, as agents for the South
west, now offer it as the best gin made.
Its advantages are: sR5i 5sa4asb El
1st. The quantity of cotton ginned
in q given time is much greater than
by any other gin Of equal number Of
saws n. se7t..ir. i5.Ss si:rangs hes rp.s.
I'd. It. separates from the Cotton
all notes and dust and leaves it clean
+ Sd. The Steel Brush I Strengthens
out the lint. removing all kinks and
knots. G 1901 sghuL,
4th. The Roll cannot be broken by
over feeding. fsa,fA
All Gins are tested before leaving
the factory. Cotton from this gin win
sell for an advance in price, sufficient
in 50 Balestopay for the gin, because
| il is freed from notes, dirt and nap.
1t has been in use extensively in the
Southwest ten years, and wherever
used it supereedes all other gins.9iiss
! Send for special descriptive leircu-
Il 4 - hga 4tt5tTe "a AwAfrvapaa1I zaIf $50 FafF
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

EssSsAt ~
NATURAL SURPRISE.@The Mac
aCheek Press, Radical as it. is,
expresses the following very natu-
raj surprise at aMr.raLincoln en-
ploying the recent detective sys-
tenn. It says: D = 's'NAoo . J. ~
owe never could make out
what the lateoand lamented- Mr..
Lincoln wanted with a detective
system at all. ,sFrom the hour of
his first inauguration up. to- that
of his death the thieves were all
in Office. q Excepting 9 Messrs.
Chase, Stanton and Holt, it was
impossible almost to lay hands on
an official and mot touch a man
made rich by his position. This
was specially the case with the
moneyed Offices. Honest men
stood aghast at the impunity with
which stealing went on fAl cries
ofshaine and outrage seemed un
availing. All opposition was
thrown away. Thieves y were
turned out to be succeeded by
thieves, and0 colossal fortunes
were made in an hour. The ami
able old President cracked jokes
over the rascality, and said that
in his appointments he had to
tolTunJ his j hand intOla sack OF
snakes to find one eel Among
the latter acts of Congress that
preceded his death was an inves
LEGATION into Tie cotton frauds
and out of a great number ofper
mits to steal, three f0urths were
signed by the President -,5,,oq
1--WE know that any quantity o.
timid men will demonstrate al
this, as likely to injure the party
We think differently, and firmly
believe that the only hope we
have to hold our government il
the handsgof loyal men, is to ex
pose rascality and drive out
thieves. To remain silent is tx
c0nnive at the frauds and protec
the request 'siSas .aTsssdoI = sian.
sfI j NJ sIgsT .uunBfaiI Hay,rRn =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17
&QE A4ets6tLoEg DIS E1DazI no 9HH
Cotton Presses.

cotton Rr0SSeSe
We are manufacturing forErthe crop
Of 1867, an improvement on the Bull
lock press. will meet all the, require
ments Of cotton packing. 1t can be
workedby hand, horse, or steam pow
er. gCan be used out doors or in q
building; is rapid inits working of
immense power, and makes O. bale of
exactly the proper size. ,zsgia bgI
Sa1s0Eg Portable Era gilses.
Horse Powers, Corn Mills and Min
and Plantation Machinery and Agri-
cultural Implements Of all descriptions.
THOS. B. B0DLEY,& Co..
No. 9 Perdido Street, New Orleans.
JAS4 -A2l@ s-se az s O. al ISIS f-tss%A
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17

~ The population of the Uni
ted States is now 34,50O,O90.-
Great Britain has 1000, 900;
France 33, 5000, 900; Prussia and it's
dependencies, 35 900, OOO;. Austria,
81, 100000, and Russia, SO,OO0,OOO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17
PRfE4ER's u poasE2-Man

A PRfNFER's q V0AsT. MAN:
i ii Infancy; ssErratan in child
hood Rriara insyouths sImpers
fedt m nlanhood; d Hproof,n
though OFT corrected, needs re-
VIKINGS 90 nj asgis uai8lssssssysF7g da;sozsdF
WOMAN sRulese of our infancy;
"GuideS Of our child ood;; & Meas
ure" of our youth; atPhatn Take" of
our manhood; STAR Of our hope;
NReari"sof our middle age; she
ootTects the last "Stick;" smoothes
the last Slleet,, andai gives the
last sEnb ces ere. we aFrisketn
% the skies. .aetsfss 10 aasmyss %
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-08-17
eos 49, sE8ITU 90 u n

70 The. French cannot under
stand tEie English ideas with re
gard % the sabbath. They are
quits indignant because the Ena
glishaexhibitoRs inthe Ghamparde.
Mars eeverup their goodson Sun
day, They even declare this to
bea breaeha eff contract, s'for,"
they say, "Sunday is our chief day
for visiting, the Exhibition, and
when We go and pay our money
we are deprived of a great por-
ton of the show ,-.....-ez
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03

Mr.. Adams, the American Ministsrto Lon.
don. took the opportunity Of aholiday season
20 visit Ireland. He speaks of the various
parts of the island, and says emphstically and
distinctly that the northern part OF 1t II both
q quiet and prosperous more prospsrcus
in his Judgment than even those districts OF
England which are devoted to the same Dc.
scr,nt,on OF industry. This he speaks Of -
be,no the usual condition of thai. part of the
country; but be says that there has been .
speciai cause of Improvement in the Amer.
can war, which, by raising the price of cot>
ton fabrics, had opened larger markets for
the linens of Ireland. The same thing, he
states. though in modified degree, 10 true OF
Dublin and the country round it; but there
the farms houses ana other residences do not
show the same neatness and care as IN the
| North. :.
The only part of the island, so far as his
notice enabled him to judge. where there was
more distress than in other European coun,
| tries. was the southwestern portion. There
he seems TO have encountered those distress.
| inc spectacles of starvation and misery IN
other forms which unhsppily are too familiar
| 10 all of US who have heard or read anything
Of the state of Ireland Even here, however
be saws that the state OF the country appear
to have been greatly improved since Mr..
| Lawrence s tour in 1851, though the improve
ment has probably been slow, and the condi-
ton of the people is still very wretehed
| The wages OF laborers have increased since
| 1851 by forty or fifty per cent, though they
are still UNNECESSARILY below those which are
current on this continent. Mr.. adams hal
nothing to say which could encourage Fenisr
| endeayors. He asserts that though the die
content may be wide spread, all the in6uen
tial classes are decidedly opposed to any
thing like disturbance, and that attempts d
Instruction must fail and end in the destruc'
ton of ell who take part in them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03
ce-operation q Better Remedy tina.
Striker.
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post
We are glad to see that the idea of co ope-
rative enterprise is gaining foothold among
the mechanics Of this city who are demanding
higher wages. On Tuesday evening, at 4
meeting of carpenters, Mr.. Farrell, the Pres
dent ofthe society, said:
IF, when the strike was first begun, three
months ago, we had to a man contributed
the pittanee of fifty cents each week to-
ward establishing cooperative shop-or II
only two thousand Of the carpenters of the
city had made this trihing gift to the trade
we could have had ready for occupation to-
day. and without the loss to ourselves and to
the community Of three weeks labor of four
hundred men, large shop which would have
rendered Us independent of our EMPLOYERS;
and one shop thus begun and proving sue.
cessful-as It must-would be only the pio.
nser of other and perhaps more extensive en-.
tsrprises of the kind, which would give us
command of the trade
This is very true; and it suggests a course
OF action for mechanics 10 all our great cities,
which they ought to follow without delay.
by such cooperation they become their
own masters and employers they cease 10
be servants; they will be better, more skill.
full and more skillful workmen under such
system; they will live better; will be more
eontented and happy; and when once any
body Of carpenters, burnishers, or other me>
chauics 10 organized in cooperative enter.
prise, its members will presently find their
advantage in cooperative stores, where they
may buy their provisions and clothing for
cos, and expenses, and save the enormous
profits OF middlemen; and in cooperative
house building associations, whereby the
members may achieve the ownership Of their
dwellings, and relieve themselves OF the
high rents and tenement house life in New
York.
Industrial cooperation is perhap. the
only policy or means which can thorou shly
reform New York, and make il hsbitable for
decent people Of moderate incomes. We
hope Mr.. Farrell will not let the matter res.
10 far ss the carpenters are concerned. he
spoke of what might have been, but i. is moi
too late; let aSbeginning be made at once.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03
LABon.sAvINa MacHrsERr,

DURING the war, rs has been we'll said, our
soldiers were indebted to the sewing machine
for their clothing. Without the aid of that
recent invention it would have been utterly
impracticable to have clothed as large an
army as we sent to the field during the war.
And in view Of the amount Of sewing re-
quired in time of peace, it seems incredible
that it could all be done by hand. And it
could not be done, except at Q much greater
cost, and the diversion Of a large proportion
of our population from other pursuits. Hun
drsds Ct thousands of sewing machines are
now running, and more than fifty thousand
are added to the list every year, every one Of
which is capable of doing Eve or six times as
much work as the best seamsters can turn
off by hand
But machinery performs more indispenss.
bic and beneficial service to humanity, in
other departments. And probably there is
no department which, of late years, has de-
rived greater advantage from labor.s saving
machinery than that of Agriculture, which is
the foundation of oil others. And yet,
though Agriculture constitutes the founds-
ton of the social superstructure, and is the
frst developed in the order Of time in
the progress of civilization, it is the last to
attain perfection. In all the countries of the
East and in Egypt, it has remained stations
ry for thousands of years; and in Europe but
little progress was made for FIVE hun.
dred years, till within the present cen.
tury, and all the great labor saving machin.
cry, Of an Agricultural character, has been
introduced within the memory of the gener.
alton which is yet engaged in the active pur.
suits of life.
II is hard to conceive how We could get
along, were it not for the machinery which
saves so much muscular labor, and does the
work heretofore requiring so many human
hands, and so much expense of animal
power.
The country is full Of the improved ma
chinery adapted to every description of Ag-
ricultural labor, and our farmers should avail
themselves of all the advantages within their
reach to increase their power Of production.
Laborers are scarce and wages are high, and
machinery will answer in place of hands, and
will require neither food to eat nor beds to
sleep on. And the interest, and wear and
tear, on the cost of machinery will amount to
but small proportion Of the sum required
10 hire hands to do the same work.
Now is the time, when all the products of
Agriculture bear SO high price, and promise
40 pay SO well in the future, that our farmers
should push their business, increase the pro>
duct OF their farms, and avail themselves OF
every appliance that will aid them TO supply
the growing demand, and reap the 6ns har-
vest of prosperity which stands ready to be
gathered by the enterprising and judieious
Agricultural.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03
A RrAttsh Row Quelled by American
Tars.
From the Boston Trsveller.l


A letter from on board the L. 5. steamer
Huron, dated Cape de Verde, March 2, states
that an English bark lying there hoisted her
colors down. whereupon an armed boat was
dispatched from the Huron IN charge OF sn
officer. When the boat dashed along side,
the crew of the vessel threatened to stavs
her, and to STAY the men if they attempted 70
board but the Yankee officer, cutass in
hand, cleared way for himself over the raj,
and then drew a revolver, while be demanded
the attendance Of the Captain.
In the meantime half his boats crew were
ranged at his back and, by way of precau.
ton. another armed boat was sent from the
Huron. Upon investigation, it was found
that the crew, who had been ash ore on Sun
day, came on board Monday half drunk, and
demanded money from the Captain and more
liberty on shore, which he positively refused.
They then made rush upon him and his Of
6cers, drove them into the cabin. and swore
they would FIRE the vessel If their demands
we're not complied with. While the mutt,
neers were lighting, boy, unknown to them,
hoisted the colors union down, which brought
the boats Of the Huron to the rescue.
The Captain and officers were badly
bruised, especially the second mate, and all
were taken on board the Huron for surgical
treatment. The mutineers we're handcuffed
and sent ashore to the British Consul, who
would send them to England for trial, or per
haps keep them until a British ship of war
should visit the port The British Consul
and the local authorities were loud in their
commentator OF the prompt conduct Of the
Captain of the Huron, and the GOODNESS and
discretion Of his men aud officers in suppress,
ing the mutiny without boodshed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03

MACMILLAN is finally played out il
Mexico, and we shall probably, in our day,
witness no more efforts on the part OF Euro,
pean Monarchies, to interfere in the political
affairs of America. The 'Monroe doctrine
may now be considered as permanently es,
tablished, and universally recognized, for all
practical purposes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03

The delegate who shall be sent from the
recently purchased Russian Territory will be
entitled to draw mileage, under the presen,
law, TO the amount of $50, 900 round trip.
This will secure him, with the salary, the
snug little sum of $685. per annum.
That will be fine opening for some en-
terprising and popular Esquimaux.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03

kRlGlNAL NOTlCE.-To Dascum Al.
~ len, uin per stebbina, J. B. fickin Union Chair
Factory, dillon And-reoa Nixon 4 Co. Chsri-as Blow
Co draw, Hemingway a Co lows st.is Intarar es
COMPANY, John nnthrope, b V press,l samuel bitch
ey. Rankin Miller, samuel Bonner, frsderict Moore
Robert Getty, Hood Abbott Rioh.rd Tabsy. A. J
Hamill. J. HoIsey, r r.. Smith
You and each you hereby notified that thsr. 10
nov on ME in the Clerks Once OF the Dsrct Court
Les County Ana State Of Iowa at COX uk petition Of
WseLneld Co., claiming A. sx.nst each, every and
ali OF yon psrfe clear AM Quiet-d title Lots
and six In Block one hundred and uine, In tbs City
Reokuk. Lee County, lows
And unless you appear thereto aud defend on CT 10
fore noon OF the srccnh day Of the term 1857
said District Conrt % be begun and holden at 50
lux on the ninth day ofs.pt-nbsr, D. 1861 default
will be entered against and decree rendered thereon
w.B COLLINs
spr24 Atty for P,,ns
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-03

The mnrky atmosphere, and the sulphur.
Gus war clouds which enveloped Europe in
porsentous gloom, are clearing away, and
the sunlight Of peace is spreading over the
continent again.