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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29
Squandered Lives.

i44 rias5f By BAYARD TAYLOR . is1'is's
TsIEf3 gH5 }EfG 100 aEUt 30 Vino
The fisherman wades in surges hi laq9g49
The sailor sails over the seas II a;I@
The soldier steps bravely to battle ;s63 10
The woodman lays axe to the trees l.
-iHsgvgg4s 1f fgsfaEnIlt asl sgT9ft 10
They are each of the breed of the heroes,
The manhood attempted in strife; .y,,s.,
Strong hands, that go lightly to labor, ,,,,, ,
True hearts that take comfort in life.y
In each is the seed to replenish '1'' =
The world with the vigor it needs -
The centre Of honest affections, -"
The impulse to generous deeds ~ s''ss
Or 1867 20 a6at s 5e9Bu3a {lta9a
But the shark drinks the blood Of the fisher
The sailor is dropped in the sea ~ l''i
The soldier lies coldby his cannon; j -
The woodman is crushed by his tree D"
,.351 .sI4EO
Each prodigal life that is wasted
Inmany achievements anseen,
But lengthens the .dayssof the coward,
And strengthens the crafty and mean
The blood of the Inoblest is laVished
That the selfish profit may find; lI
God sees the lives that are squandered,J 4.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29
pr. B. R. SpringfSeEst,

HAVING again located in Bossier, for
"A the practice of his professions tenders
ms services to the citizens of Fillmore and
vicinity. n52 #
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29
10 THE TRADE !.

is offered unsurpas sed INDUCEMENTS. t'
Receiving large invoices from the
Manufactories, most on my stock being
manufactured expressly for me, enables g
me 70 sell at ., slight advance ssoele'f over
New Orleans prices. : 's...5 v5n36ly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

1s The total number Of gallons
ofwhisky distilled in the Seventk
(Bourbon) District of Kentucky,
during the month of March, was
lis, ,026, upon which the Govern
ment tax was S2pef gallon. 9
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29


Having purchased The house and
stock of the firm of Ball 6 Dashiell,
and stock of Smith g. Lewis, for the
purpose of doing permanent business
in the Drug line. persons visiting
Shreveport, will find it to their interest
TO give us a call. Being determined to
conduct the business on a larger scale
than it has been done heretofore in
North louisiana, we feel confident Of
being able to give satisfaction to all
who will give US a trial. ....sr,,..
They will find T. c. Lewis, (late
Smith & Lewis ready to price or self
goods and P. Fl. Kyes and S. A.
Alston (for 10 years in the business) to
putiup the bills in neat and substan-
tlal manner. 4ss9 ga 48jHun }gs3a
All Medicines warranted pure.
Prescriptions prepared at all hours;
day or night afs.i...- IL. l9ilg 10
WHITE & co.
.40--.lib so-si9lsJ. w. SMITH, Agent
F.tr a . 4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

9F The disls OF the English
Parliament clock are twenty-five
feet in diameter, and the largest
in the world. Every half minute
the pointbef the minute 4 hand
moves nearly seven inches. The
clock will go eight and a half days,
and strikes for seven and a half,
SO as to findicateiby its,silence any
neglect in winding Ilp,lg The mere
winding of the striking parts takes
two hours. The pendulum is fff.'
teen feet long; the wheels are aof
cast tRon; the hour bell is eight
feet high and nine feet in diameter,
weighing fourteen or fifteen, tons.
The weight of the hammer ex-
ceeds 400pounds.ni1h t'nob / III
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

F.-s stFfa y
SAYINGS OF JOSH BILLINGs.-f
want to bet three dollars no man
ever . matched himself d hgiaathe
devil but what he. gottbeat..l4olf
Aim hi, if you strike low, The
man who undertakes tew jump
three hundred sanda seventyiffve
feet ahead will certainly make q
good try. o,,4 ,s,r,, a,y, s,at
| never knu man who was alWus
anxious tew repent Of his Sins be
fore he had committed them, who
didn't want the sharpest kind of
watching.
AT never bet emmy stamps On the
man who isoalways telling what
he would have did if he had been
thare. / have noticed that this
kind never got thare. 'saS '''s' ~
n8Faith don't appear To me tow
be ennything more than tip,top
good sense and the faith there is
in this world now won't. keep a
man from falling to the Bottom Of
a well if he letsgouv,the curb ito
spit on his hands.eeom sid sbaegs
When I get to not having any
good duck, it duz seem to me tllat I
| kan have more i'of itothan emmy
man Lever knew,o and not half
try;sI suppose it, seems jist SO to
you, my friend, don't itg
st1 kant think oy emmy talent
now, that Mdso aptIto descend
from father to son untarnished as
the gift ov exaggerati0n.
A man may have d perfek right
to be born hgle,libutiGI d0ught
whether he has q right to continue
VI hstoO'sk oO' .assssfss $50 fgg.sra ssgfN IF Fssaf8
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

! W3B .nsgtia2 .YaGitS ,EEf 5osHH Ize
- One of these days men will
can things by their tight names.
Then, they won't say: 'ale'sjiof a
good dlisposition;n but, 'he has a
coed ;stomach.7 HALF the grace
that's going is nothing but food.
Paul said the Kingdom smas not
| meat)and drink. " cry likely not
hereafter, But it is; here. Good
steak and light bread are bdnevo-
lence. oiCoffeeo is inspiration and
hunfer. TsGosd tea1is Tenderness
and spFightline 4+facts very hum-
bring off, ourexeellefEes. - But
itley'refacts tBeeehenriip sfNdrt
wood hlIosF IGf9og 4bsfg ed
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

eeg Several spreminent and ini
fuential gentlemen of st, Marks,
Florida, despairing of ever finding
any person who can take the oath
asipostmaster, have recommended
to, the, postofice, department the
name Of a colored man., and it Is
thought he viii be appointed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

~ Aman out West has seen
rats steal eggs this wise: s0ne
clasped an eggitightly between his
fore legs and chin and then turn
ed himself on his back, when an
other ratlseized him sby the tail
and dragged rat, egg and all away
to his hole. -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-06-29

u To CURE SNoRIEGs--An inyens
tive yankee has produced an apr
paratus which he says is a cure
for snoring He 'fastens supon tlRa
nose a gutta percha tube leading
to the ear. Whenever the snorer
snores, he finds how disagreeable
it is, and of course reforIns.-
TThib0daux Sentinelaf q 8g
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

In the most crowded life, amid the most
varied and engrossing occupations, there
still will be found numberless opportunities
for improvement, abundant means for doing
good. The haDit Of mind which defers to a
period Of settled leisure the pursuits Of
knowledge or virtuous attainmens, is one Of
the most deceitful evils that can possess the
heart. A time free from all interruption, a
period when the world grants Us furlough
from care-Bever arrives; and for those who
have not time for great performances until
all other cares are excluded, small are the
chances of improvement. The more prudent
seize those fieeting moments of which life is
full, which have no burden laid upon them
the half-hOurs and few minutes, at every
ones disposal; and by employing them
wisely, add to their own and Others hapPi-
ness.
II Is surprising to those who have proved
it, how many acquisitions may be the pro-
duct Of a few spare moments. Great things
are but the aggregate Of many too minute to
mention, Zach day, each hour, will the
diligent find new, irradiating beams Of
knowledge, fresh opportunities of useful
ness. That the adiligeDt hand maketh rich
is as true of spiritual and mental as Of tenn
poFal things; and that life will prove the
most abundant in blessings to others which
has been most faithfully employed rather
than that which was richest in opportunity.
"To despise not the day Of small things" but
to labor on by imperceptible degrees in the
road to excellence, is the mark of a truly
noble miud, and of such will their life-rec-
ord tell that they employed the spare mo-
.ments which many waste, in the service Of
religion and virtue.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10
What is n aDead-Head.

In answer to lady correspondent who
desires to know the meaning of the term
"dead-head," the Davenport Iowa Gazette
says:
The free tickets given to the press for the
uses named are always paid foF, and that
very literally As rule, tho who issue
NOT those who Teceiye-these free tickets
are the dead heads usually giving fifty
cents for that which five dollar bill would
not adequately pay for. So long as the
newspaper editor is expected to give liberal
notices of entertainments before they occur,
and then follow these with generous puff
after the show is over, he certainly has no
place in the "dead head" classification. In
deed, nine cases out of ten the editors would
be glad 10 receive half pay for their work
and pay two prices for the free tickets.
They certainly would make money by the
operation.
We may add few words on the general
subject of advertising. The publication Of
advertisement is as much in the business Of a
newspaper as the publication of the news,
and an editorial notice which is designed to
supply the place of or add value to regu-
lar advertisement has even less claim to a
gratuitous insertion than would such an .ad :
vertisment. Yet there are those who ask
just such gratuitous notices, and this almost
as a matter Of right. II these same persons
should be asked to. make present Of do
sen yards Of muslin 10 each purchaser of a
merino dress, OF a dollars worth of sugar
to whoever bought three pounds of tea, or
half dozen "free tickets" to whoever en-
gagged twenty seats at a concert, they would
resent the demand as an insult,
Yet why should not their wares be given
away as freely az should and are the pro-
duct Of the editors and publishers labor
and capital. The merchant makes his profit
and living by selling his goods. The pub
Usher of newspaper makes his by selling
his advertising columns, not by giving them
away, and when he does thus give them il
aid Of public library or other benefcenl
object he deserves thanks as public bene-
factor. and no insults as ''dead head"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10
Etiquette ON street Cars.

The duty of gentlemen towards ladies on
street cars is Just now attracting considerable
attention and discussion CORY O'Lanus,
the quaint humOrist, in discussing whether
the ladies' ought to have Seats" says.
1 believe they ought.
l always side with the ladies.
When l am in a crowded car, and lady
comes in, think it is the duty Of some
other man to get up and give her his seat.
look around the car to see if any man in
the crowd looks like making move in that
direction, and when / see them all keep
their seats, bury myself in my newspaper
and blush for my sex.
Some Of your male correspondents think
that the ladies ought to thank us for giving
up our seats.
Ladies don't you be imposed upon by any
such idea.
Get the gentlemen into the habit of being
thanked and they IL expect it.
Stick up for your rights, ladies, and stand
on your dignity.
Dignity is good thing to stand on, when
you can't get seat.
But seats are your rights, whenever you
can get them.
When ladies attain the privilege OF voting
and send members of their sex to Congress
well have the Constitution amended to pro-
hibit male creatures from being seated in the
presence of ladies.
l think the fashionable style of pantalooni
will tend to promote greater degree of po-
liteness to ladies in the cars and ferry boats
They are so tight that you cannot sit dowr
in them with any degree of comfort Of
safety.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

NATURAL SucrIoN PUNP.-Livingstone,
the African traveller, describes an ingenious
method by which the Africans obtain water
in the desert; The women tie bunch Of
grass to one end Of reed about two feet long,
and insert it in a hole dug as deep as the
arm will reach, then ram down the vet sand
firmly around it. Applying the mouth to
the free end of the reed, they form a vacnnm
in the grass beneath, in which the water
collects, and in a short time rises to the
mouth. 1t will be perceived that this simple
but truly philosophical and effectual method
might have been applied in many cases in
different countries where water was greatly
needed, to the saving of life. 1t seems
wonderful that it should have been now first
known to the world, and that it should have
been habitually prscticed in Africa, prob
ably for centuries. 1t seems worthy of being
particularly noticed, that it may no longer
be'neglected from ignorance. 1t may be
highly important to travellers in our deserts
and prairies, on some parts of which water
is known to exist below the surface
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

How SCHOLARS ARE MAHE.-OOstfy ap-
paratus and splendid cabinets have no magi-
cal power 10 make scholars. In all cireum-
stances, man is, under God the making Of
his own mind. The Creator has so coBstitu-
ted the human intellect that it can grow only
by its own action, and by its own action it
will most certainly and necessarily grow.
Every man must therefore, in an important
sense, educate himself His book and
teacher are but helps; the work is his A
man is not educated until he has the ability
10 summon, as an act Of emergency, all his
powers in vigorous exercise TO effect his pro-
posed object. 1t is not the man that has
seen most or read most who can do this;
such one is in danger Of being borne down,
like beast of burden, by an overloaded
mass of other men g thoughts. Nor is il the
man who can boast merely Of all the war
riors that went to the siege of Troy bad not
the pre-ominence because Nature had given
him strength, and be carried the largest
bow, but because self-discipline had taught
him how to bend it.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10
fpr tgs 9ittIs solhs,
The Sunbeam, the Dew-DrOP,
and the Rose.


A Dew-drop hung, trembling like timid
thing, upon the soft velvet leaf Of Rose.
1t sparkled and flashed, each time the breeze
wooed the rOse-buds, with myriads OF brIlh-
ant hues, till it seems as if a rainbow had
been imprisoned within It's crystal bosom,
and was struggling to escape Now the
Rose beheld its beauty, and thought she had
never before seen so lovely creature; so she
spoke to it gently, in a voice that seemed
like the essence Of a summer wind.
"Beautiful Dew-dropi,' said the ROse,~I
love you. You are like the stars that l see
looking down from heaven On me when the
wind wakens me at night; but | love you
more then do lhem, for you are near, and
they are far a way Come, dwell with me
forever, sweet gem of the morning, and to
thee will unlock all the fragrance Of my
bosom.
The Rose, as she spoke, uniolded her deli
cate leaves, until the Dew-drop beheld the
crimson depths of her heart, glowing with
love aud passion.
Just then a sly Sunbeam peeped out from
behind an embroidered cloud, and saw the
Dew-drop, which was quivering with emo
tiOn at the declaration of the Rose
"Heed not that foolish flower, sweet Dew
-dropl'' cried the Sunbeam; ''she would new
er love you as can. Be mine, and / will
bear the up among the highest stars Of lea
ven, and when / look at thee thou shalt out
shine them all"
The Dew-drop was bewildered, and knew
not what 10 say. 1t would gladly have
reigned in the golden heavens and been the
queen of the stars, but itfeared the fierce
ardOr of the Sunbeam; and then the Rose
kept whispering such sweet things to it with
its messy lips, that it could not belp loving
its gentle voice So it thought little, and
then replied to the Sunbeam thus: 50
golden Sunbeaml who gszest at me with
thine eyes of splendor. thou are far too great
for me TO love thee. Z What would /, poor,
timid Dew-drop do weddedto such nsgni-
fcence as thine? At thy first embrace, |
should melt away, and vanish like the morn
ing mist upon the hill, But the sweet Rose
love dearly. Her kisses are laden with
perfume, and from her bosom steals forth all
the fragrsnce of love. Oh fond and beauti-
full howerl in thy rosy chalice l will dwell
forever and be happyr'
SO.saying, the Dew-drop slid gently down
into the glowing bosom of the Rose, and
nestled among her velvet leaves.
Sensible DeW-dropl well didst thou know
that it is not the love that dazzles most
which brings the greatest peace. The love
of the Sunbeam would have been fatal to
thee, while that of the Rose gave thee hap
piness and contentment. Love, like the
skylark, though sometimes soaring to heav-
en-, stills builds its nest upon the earthl
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

DIDN'T Know 1T WAS THERE.-One Of the
municipal laws of Oorinth, Miss, forbids the
running of railway trains through the town
"faster than walk" Not long ago freight
train on the Mobile and Ohio railroad was
considerably behind time, and the engineer
determined to dash on through Corinth
without stopping to shake hands with the
inhabitants. The municipal authorities saw
the flying train pass with astonishmeut and
Indignation, and on its return the engineer
was arrested for violating city Ordinance" "
and was duly arraigned before the mayor.
"Were you the engineer of the train which
dashed by here yesterday without stacking
upY" asked the mayor.
81 was, :" said the engineer.
"And didn't you know it was against the
law for a train to pass through the city at
such speed as that?"
81 did," replied the steam-horse man
"but Ill be-if l knew there was any
city here"
The engineer went up for about month s
wages Ao6ils advertiser.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

4 LOVE SToRY.-When Marshal Bazaine
left the city of Mexico with the French army,
his nephew, Lieutenant Adolphe Bazaine,
was about to be married to a beautiful
Mexican SenOrita. In the hurry OF their
departure, however, it was not found con-
venient to celebrate the nuptials. 1t was
therefore arranged that the young lady should
follow her lover TO Orizsba, aud that the
wedding should take place there. Mean
while the Libeaals closed in upon the retir-
ing French troops, and occupied the whole
country, stopping the mails and travel. This
was a sad state of things, but nothing is i'm
to a true lover. Armed with a passport
which stated the object of his retrograde
Journey, the young lieutenant started out
alone for the city of Mexico, passed through
the Liberal army and numerous bands OF
banditti, which chivalrously opened right
and left to let him pass, and bore off his
bride safely to France.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10
A Little Nonsense.

"My friend said one gentleman to anoth-
er, 'your hair is getting quite gray" Yes,
was the answer; "old father Time has been
sweeping up the years around me and the
dust has settled upon my head"
Mrs Whiggles expressed her disappoint-
ment the other day on taking up the paper
thus-'Lor' sakes there ain single living
person dead that l know. 1t seems to me
thar amt no news in this ere paper
A minister who had received number Of
calls and could hardly decide which was the
best asked the advice of his faithful Afri-
can servant who replied, "Massa, go where
the most debble.
A grim old Judge, after hearing forid
discourse from pretentious young barrister,
advised him to pluck out the feathers from
the wings of his imagination and stick them
to the tail of his judgment.
A witty dentist having labored in vain to
extract decayed tooth from lady's mouth
gave up the task, with this felicitous apology:
The fact is, madam, it seems impossible for
anything bad to come out of your mouth.
An Irishman was summoned for refusing
to pay a doctors bill, when he was asked
why he didn't pay. ~What for should
payf' said Pat 'sure he didn't give me any
thing but some emetics, and the niver one
could l kape on my stomach at all, at all. I"
A lady elegantly dressed in the "habili-
ments of woe" was met in the streets a few
days ago by an acquaintance, who ventured
to remark upon her being in mourning.
"Ye-e-s," said the bereaved one, mournfully,
taking few steps to trail her dress, and
looking over her shoulder at the effect there
of "I've Just lost my mother,-dont you
think this is a sweet veil? Such deep
hemP' Such deep resignation in affection
is touching.
A Southern correspondent, in one of bis
letters, informs US of novel and economical
mode of cOurtship in Florida. As you have
never seen the language of pine, will give
it here. A gentleman wishing to court a
lady, and not wishing to face the music in
person, sends his lady-lOve piece of pine,
signifying, 81 pine for thee;'' and she, wish
ing to give favorable answer, sends him in
return pine knot, meaning, ''pine not" or
if she wishes to say no, she sends him a
burnt pine knot, thereby signifying, Il make
light of your pine"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

"Go Slow. The Democracy should take
lesson from the Southern leaders, on the
Suffrage question. Only short time ago it
required vigorous use of the strong arm to
prevent the colored man from being out
rageolsly abused in the South. Congress
placed the ballot in his hand, and his abusers
became his most loving friends. They invite
him to SEATS in their conventions, proffer
him Office, and crate to him and gyrate
around him like hsckmen about a newly ar
rived traveler-vieing with each other in
their efforts to recommend themselves aud
their party to him. Afier the constitution
of Ohio shall have been changed by the vote
at the rext election, how long will it be be-
fore the Thurmans and Vallandighams Of the
Ohio Democracy viii be about the eolored
person begging the privilege Of carrying his
carpet sack, aud assuring him that the DEM
| ocratic hotel is the real old reliable, where
the finest accommodations are to be had on
the most reasonable terms-no extra charge
for baggsge-'busses to carry him to and
from the polls free OF chargef
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-10

A Law JoKE.-A lawyer Of fluid tenden-
cies was discussing some nice point of law.
and getting out of patience at the inability
of the court to take his own view of it, said
the intellect of the court was so dark fash
oflightiDg could not penetrate it. Thejudge
being then a new conner, and not knowing
the peculiarities and fsiliDgs ofthe man, i'm
posed severe punishment on him for con-
tempt of the court. Some of the lawyers
friends stated the case to his honor, and the
punishment was remitted on condition that
be should publily apologize to the court He
was accordingly brought up the following
morning and made amends by sayipg:-
81 regret very much that l said in the
heat of the moment, that the intellect of the
court was so dark lightnieg could not pene-
trate it guess it could; q Is very psns,
ratins fhiagF'