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The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

NEGRO WEDDiNe.-A negro weddin
took place in this county, at which the sabl
parson thus spoke;
4" Here is couple who have walked ou
tonight. wishing to be jined in and thro
love, and wishing all dem dat have any ting
twixt dem, come forward and speak now, il
not, let dem hold dar peace now and forever.
more. | wants every ear to hear, and every
heart to enjoy.
" Mr. Jim Thompson. whomsoever stands
fastly to your left side, do YOU take her for
your beloved wife, to wait on her through
sickness and through health, safe and be
Safe' holy and be holy, loving and be loving:
10 you love her mother Do you love her
father Do You love her brothers ? Do you
love her sisters ? Do you love her master
10 you love her mistress But do you love
God the best ?" Answer do"
Miss Mary Thompson, whomsoever
stands fastly by your right side, do You take
% be your dear beloved husband to wait on |
ltm through health and through conRutiou
afe and be safe. holy AMI be holy Do YOU
owe his mother? Do youloyc his father ?
% you love his brothcrsa Do you love his
lsters! Do you love God the best ?" An.
wer-"I will
L shall pronounce Mr. Jim to hold Miss
Larry lastly by the right hand, and 1 shall
ronounce you both to be man and wife. BY
Ae commandments of God We shall hooex
ID trusting through God, that you may
We s'sht-that you may die right, now and d
'revesmOre Now. Mr. linn ./o,, 49,, =.
ride. ~ '0"'
Let us sing lime - 4
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
A Man Four Hundred Years Gid.

There recently arrived in Cincinnati
lunatic-a scholarly man of about tbirtv
eight--who has been employed as teacbc,
in schools. He has always lived a quiet
temperate life, and never exhibited any
symptoms of insanity until within month
past lie converses well and intellicibly on
the topics of the day, but soon drifts away
into the past to recount some of the events
which occurred two or three hundred wears
ago. and in which, according to his account,
he himself mingled
He knew Shakespeare we'll, he says and
was present when he made his first appear.
ancc IN London as an actor. He speaks of
having once loaned e William" five dollars
which he forgot to repay. "But never
mind, he says, Billy was good fellow.
and he wasn't as well Fixed as was
"A gentleman remarked that if he was
four hundred years old, be must have been
quite young man when Columbus sailed in
search Of the New World. Oh YES he re.
it we'll. He was present at y
of a bosom pin which was made
% Columbus by some of his friends, ON the
night previous to his departure. "They
lad gay time, said be, making speeches
md drinking toasts. Chris wanted me to
% along with him but told him | believed
would wait for the next steamer"
After musing little time the four hun 5
red year old man suddenly remarked a
Ever know Lib ?' h
lib who - asked the gentleman ad. n
ressed "
Why, Elizabeth, Queen of England e
treat friend of mine L was the only one Il
he allowed to call her Lib. Splendid wo- " '.
woman-a little naughty, c,
lough, and self-willed. | never liked the 50
ay she used the Queen of SCOTS. Told ii
er SO at the time"
30 would this unfortunate man run on by
e hour. th
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

AN EXPENSIVE VlcE.-The sales of re.
tail liquor dealers in the United States, dur.
ing one year, amounted, according to the
report of Commissioner Wells. to Sl,483-
49l,S65. OF this sum New York is credi.
ted with $246,617. $50; Pennsylvania 1852
663, 1876; Ohio. Sl51. .734. .S75, aud Illinois
S1l9;933.9 945. When to this enormous
amount of nearly fifteen hundred millions of
dollars is added the valpe Of tho time wasted
in the consumption of ardent spirits, and of
the property destroyed by intoxicated per-
sons, it is asserted that the savings from the
disuse of alcoholic drinks would extinguish
the public debt in one year.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05


We most cheerfully comply with the re-
quest t" give the following appeal place
in our columns:
NASHVILLE, Nov. I3, 1868.
The Memorial Society of Nashville beg to
inform the friends of the .Lost Cause in
tennessee, and in all the Southern States.
that they have purchased. upon very liberal
terms. four acres Of the the new Catholic
cemetery adjoining Mt. Ohvet. to renter the
brave aud honored Confederate soldiers
whose remains are now lying in the com
mons and fields of Davidson county. w.
h"pe all who are interested in this cause
will send their contributions to the Treasu-
rer, or to either of the following committee
Mrs. Jas: X. Polk. Mrs. F. 6. Porter,
Mrs. NJ. +. Mcguire, Mrs. j. French,
Mrs. Thos. Farrell, Mrs. S. NJ. Lindslev
Mrs. Jno. Kirkman, Mrs. VIM. Clare.
Mrs. u. 1; j: Harding, Mrs. T. Craighead,
AIRS. ID. Weber. Mrs. WIN. Evans.
Mrs. Thos. Meness, Mrs. H. r RncLper
Mrs. G Cunningham. Mrs. Johu Oyertou.
Mrs. F. q. PORTER. Chairman.
MRS. IL. b. BUCKNER, Treasurer.
Trustees Of Cemetery.
Gen. William B. Bate, Gen. B. Frank
iaAA IL
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

SURPRIsED.-A little girl who had been
visiting in the family of neighbour. hearing
them speak of her father being q wj,lower.
on her return home addressed him thus :
- Pa, are you a widower J" "fes, nv
child. Don, you know your mothers dead!''
. Why. yes, knew mother was dead but
you always told me you were New
Yorker"
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

There are some wonderful things about
Japan-where, by tho way. civil war still
prevails. with the prospect Of continuing for
an indefinite time, unless put an end to by
ontside interference. The refining Toka-
guma family came into power about the
year 1928. and have retained it to the pres
rnt time, though there have been several
revolutions.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

The falls of Idaho are said to be four
hundred yards wide. The rapids form
series of cascades ranging from twenty to
sixty feet in height. The Falls proper leap
two hundred and ten feet in one unbroken
mass. The contour of the Falls is not un-
like that Of a regular horseshoe. From
this it will be seen that Idaho Falls almost
equal Niagara Falls in sublimity and
grandeur.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

The finest literary productions of the
world are due to the sufferings or disabilities
Of authors. IF Homer and Milton had not
been blind, we should have had neither the
lliad nor Paradise Lost, 1t is to the mis-
fortunes and sufferinss Of Sir Walter Scott,
that we are indebted for the Waverly Novels.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

1t is reported that Prince Louis, of Hesse.
finds the temper of his wife too much for
him, and will apply for a divorce. His
spouse is the Princess Alice. yietcria's s
second daughter. She has lost the little
beauty she had, and is exceedingly irascible
and jealous.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
r r I'D e.
BY JOHN @. SAKE.

'Tn curious fact as ever was Known
But often in human nature shown.
Alike in castle and cottage
That pride, like pigs of a certain brood.
viii manage to live and thrive on food
As poor As q pauper's pottagel
Of all the notable things of earth,
The queerest thing is the plide of birth
Among our fierce Dem 3cracy!"
A bridge across a hundred years,
Without prop to save it from sneers-s
Not even q couple of rotten piers
A thing for laughter, fings and jeers,
Is American aristocracy!
Depend upon it. my snobbish friend,
Your family thread you can't ascend
Without good reason to apprehend
You may find it waxed at the other end
BY some plebian vocation;
Or, worse than that, your boasted line
May end in a loop of stronger twine,
That plagued some worthy relation.
Because you flourish In worldly affairs,
Don't be haughty and put on airs.
With insoleLt pride of station.
Don't h proud and turn up your nose
At poorer people in palmer clothes;
But learn for the sake Of your minds repose,
That all proud fesh-wherever II goes
Is subject to irritation.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

The inventor of Plauchette is said to have
made $4,000 already. The resurrection.
ist of Pianchette may have made this amount
bat the inventor has been dead many years.
The inventors aud purveyors of triAes get
rich while the discoverers of rare benefits in
science and MECHANICS -starye, The mau
zle made money out of it at the rate. of SO.
900 a month. The dancing Zouavc and
swinging bird-ten and twenty-five cent toys
have made their origiuators rich "Tri-
Aes light as air" are often more weighty in
their effect upon ones destiny than the grav-
est and heaviest matters of seeming import.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

A physician says that since the introduc-
ton of short dresses there has been noti-
ceable decline in diseases among women
originating with cold or, damp feet. When
long garments prevailed, women were very
careless i"-tLis respect, often wearing thin
and broken shoes.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

When girl Of fifteen years of age mar.
rles man of forty-fve years. he, of course,
is three times as old as she. After hayino
lived together fifteen years, she will be
thirty and he will be sixty years, the hus.
band being but twice as old as his wife
How long. according TO this rule, would
they have to live together that she would bs
of the same age as he
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

It is stated that Gen. Geo b. Mcclellan
has lust been notified by the executors Of
the will of the millionaire Stevens. Of Hohoe
ken, that he is to receive salary Of SIC, 900
per year from the estate, in payment for his
services in experimenting the completion cf
t,e well-kuown Stevens battery
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

A paper before as contains letter from
savant to his friend. reminding him that
after the eruptions of Vesuvius he suc-
gested the probability of earthquakes in
California us continued results of the same
general cause, and presuged earthquakes in
tic Eastern States to follow the latter.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

When Sir William Hamilton announced
to the Royal Irish Academy his discovery of
lno central enn-the star in WHICH our orb
OF day and planetary attendants revolved-
a waggish member exclaimed: :. What.
our SUMS sun ! Why, thst must DO grand
s tn -
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

CHRISTIANITY IN CBIyA-The Empe-
ror Of China has issued an cdict forbidding
the rebuilding of destroyed or the repairing
Of any decayed temples. except those Of Con-
facius. He has also proclaimed full tolera-
ton to Christianity, and protection to its
followers, thus breaking dowp the wall of
partition and opening the way for the en-.
trance of the Gospel. to the tceming popula-
ton of that large empire.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

This age boasts of its magnificent halls
and vast wigwams; they are very small
compared with the old Roman accommoda-
tons for vast assemblages. The Circus
Wazimus Of Rome would seat three hun.
dred and eighty five thousand spectators.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

New MODE OF SUPPLYING WATERFALLS.
A Mr.. Dauth purchased a valuable horse,
and yesterday VIM. Nierson, q prgro and
one Lawrence were arrested for damaging
its appearance by cutting off large portion
of its name. NiersOn took the hair 10 his
afisanoed to make chain or waterfall of.
St. Louis Republican,.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
A sailors wife at Portnatrick had ins

A sailors wife at Portpatrick had just
received intelligence that her husband had
persisted at sea. She was visited by neigh
Dor, who sympathized with her on her loss,
and expressed a fear that she would be
poorly off. Decd WILL" said the widow,
I" but be did all he could for me-he's saved
me the expense of his buryin'"
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

A few nights since small party were as.
semoled In General Grants parlor, among
them MIR. Dent, his father-in- law, who lives
IN Missouri. Some one asked him how
Missouri had voted. The old man said:
She gives Grant ten thousand majority
but III be ID if he got my vote ~ The
General himself, rosred with laughter at the
reply, Mr.. Dent is justly proud CT bis
Democracy.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

By the consolidation of the louisville
Courier and Journal. between sixty and
seventy printers have been thrown ont Of
employment in that city, to say nothing of a
large number Of reporters, some editors
and an army of newspaper carriers. etc.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Among the persons who recently received
gold medals from the French Government.
for deeds Of great courage and devote dness.
was young matron, Francoise Tradon.
who was bitten by a mad dog, in the midst Of
a crowd Of children and women. and who
was sef-possessed aud noble cnougl, to cling
70 the dog until he was killed. The furious
animal would otherwise have bitten at least
n.teen M or twenty other persons. Madam
1 radon was fortunately saved.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
The New York Sun has the H,jlowinp

1t is said that Gen. Grant has expressed
himself against the proposed increase of the
Presidents salary. This is what was to be-
expected from him. and we trust that this
condemnation of the scheme may have the
effect of putting it to sleep forever.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

GENTLE FoLKs.-The young lady whc
let's her mother do the ironing for fear of
spreading her hands the miss who wears
thin shoes on rainy day. and the young
gentleman who is ashamed to be seen walk,
ing with bis father.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Statistics show that the average life Of
literary nen is considerably longer than
that OF laboring men. In other words. brain
work is more conducive to long life than
muscle work
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

In Australia they have fenced in 10000
acres. where ostriches are kept. and it is
found that the feathers of full grown bird
will sell for one hundred dollars year.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

A bloody war has been iausurated in
the Fejee Islands between the settlers and
natives. in which the parties se with each
are cifss ;;1Lsa.ls. X Of cruelty and i2saaanity
ners taken in battle. G@--a instances
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

More men grow old from having nothing
to do, than from oyerwork. The running
machine will keep bright for years the
idle machine will soon rust out.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

There are now l,l7O convicts in the
Illinois State Penifentiary. The institution
is over crowded. and its managers fnd
greet difficulty in working them profitablv.
A new penitentiary in the southern part of
the State seems to be nec-ssity.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

The number of convicts banishsd from
Russia to Siberia annually averages about
l4.oUO' including many women and
children. The distance is nearly 1000 miles
md the journey is generally perform ed on
DOT. Une fifth of the exiles die On the wav
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Medicine Wolf. Cheyenne chief who
vas killed few weeks ago. in western Kan
sas, had forty scalps. which be wore for a
necklace. All we're those of white people
some taken from grey-headed men and
women, and some from very small children
A piece of the chiefs own scalp is to be
made into vest chain for one of the party
who killed him.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

The truly oil " at Rarataria refused to
vote the Radical ticket, because it bad the
name of A. l.. Lee Mt the head, declaring
that Lee was one of the biggest rebels
gwine'
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Japan we see. has had several severe
shocks of earthquake added to the measure
of her aii,ictions. IIiogo. one of the ports
open to foreigners, appears to have been the
place most severely visited, but psrticp.ars
are lacking.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

1t will be seen that civil war impends in
Spain, and that only the most wonderful en-.
gineering can pilot the people in comparative
safety through the coming storm. For come,
it wouldeappear, it must. While the people
at Madrid shout themselves hoarse in favor
of a monarchy, the rabbles of Seville, Cadiz,
and other provisional settlements clamor,
with the enthusiasm of the old revolutionary
sans culottes, for Republic-but they have
no idea of what Republic really is, or
should be. They are altogether untitled to
live under Democracy, but they will un-
doabtedly insist upon trying it, and will con-
tinue to insist until the bayonet and the
cannon ball reduce them to submission and
inactive discomfort. As it was in the be-
ginning, etc.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

-Ihe Springfield Republican in its local
column tells the following story: A
worthy DEACON in Il town somewhere in
>or,a America, gave NOTICE mt a PRAYER
meeting the oth.'r night, of u church injecting
Iias Vas to be held Immediately after, and
uhconsciously added: sTh.re il no obiec-
non 10 female brethren remaiuing!' Which
reminds us Of a clergyman who told ia his
SERMON last Sunday. of very affecting
scene where there wasn't u dry tear in
the house," ~
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

EDUCATE YoURsELr.-The New York
Sun is urging workingmen to cultivate the
intellect. and become as intelligent and
we'll informed a. any other members of
society:
1t is surprising, (says the editor,) how
much may be obtained by devoting few
hours each day to study. during series Of
years. Gibbon produced his great work
rather by the regularity than the protracted
nature Of his daily studies. Franklin became
the wisest and one of the best read OF bis
contemporaries in the midst of incessant
labor. And if the woi kman, with his health
full mind so we'll prepared for the reception
of knowledge, will give two hoprSvw years.
to careful study. he ~<mation the great
surpess in ,o.-su graduates. who SO often
ms!~-,'- diploma without deserving it, or
Who have laid aside their learning the
moment they left their preceptors. He may
elevate his own intellect by coming into
communion with the eminent intellects of
the past.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Prentice utters a bit of wisdom to the
effect that it may be very we'll for paper
to boast of the amount of its reading
matter" but better be able to speak Of the
xuantity OF its read matter.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Josh Billings says there is great deal of
internal revenue in IL hog; there amt much
more waste than in an oyster. Even theiy
tails can be worked up intew whisseIs.-
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

WILL She SMoxE?-Thc coming woman,
will she smoke? All glori6ed being, will she
descend in a nicotinous cloud upon us from
out the lap of perfected ages as Venus rose
from the foam of the sea! The question is
asked iuasmuch as Boston is Rew given over
to the cons9%hRgga chg an average surreptitious
akie aaiee'66f 81 three hundred in this direction, and
the equities Of smoking as compared with
snuff chewing having been duly considered
in the Philadelphia Evening Star. Will
she smoke If SO, kissing. let it be pre-
dictcd. will 60 not by, but forthwith out of
favor No she cheroots.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

ZEN. LEE.-We published q statement
yesterday that Gen. Il. E. Lee had been
rendered the position Of :. Supivisor Of
agencies Of the knickerbocker Life In
surance Company, for the South. with q
salary Of $1,000. We saw last night the
'etser making the proposition to him. It
was ]. s. IN the possession Of Mr.. r. L. Alfriend.
oI n'enmond, one of the agents of the COM
Psny Tor Virginia. who was conveying it to
tue 0enerai. The letter intimates that if
the amount offered is not satisfactory 1t will
oe 'ncreased.-tLynchburg virginian.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

1t is never too late to learn. Socrates
learned to play on musical instruments at a
very advanced age. Cato learned Greek in
his eightieth year.
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Some wags took drunken fellow, placed
h,m IN grave yard, and waited to see tbe
edecf. After short time the fumes Of the
liquor left him. and his position heinz da-
hned' ne sat upright, and after LOOKING
around he exclaimed "Well, I'm the frss
'hs{ riz, oF else t'm eonfoqnded beIeted, : :
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

a young ihinocerous has just been landed
m ~ tn's country, the first for twenty years.
ne w'i not get his growth for some twenty
5eals' oot weighs 5000 pounds. and eats
ua.y TWO bushels Of corn. one bushel Of
PGJa.oes. snd three hundred pounds Of hay.
uE'nkins hfteen or twenty backets Of water.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
from the Nashville Banner, 18th ult.
in MemOriaR.

A MOVEMENT To RENTER THE CoNFEDERArr
DEAD IN TENNESSEE.
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The effect of music on the senses was
oddly and wonderfully verified. during the
mourning of the Duke of Cumberland.
uncle OF George the Third. A tailor had an
oIuer Tor great number of black suits,
which were to be flushed in very short
space OF time Among his workmen there
nas n fellow who was always singing Rule
Dntania' aud the rest of the journeymen
Jo'Hed IN the chorus. The tailor made his
observations, aud found that the slow time
ol 'oe tune retarded the work in conse-
qaence' he engaged blind fiddler, and
pacing him near the workshop. made him
pay Constantly the lively tune Of Nancy
lawson The, design had the desired
eusct; the tailors' elbows moved obedient
20 the melody. and th- clothes were sent
nome within the prescribed period.
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ton Of Cuba r.et that. with the excep-
where slavery exists-azil. the only place
Africa. The worst and >nx extent is in
holders in the world are. anr<ucl slave
been negroes. For every white malrs.ever
slaves in America. hundred savage uegros.I
owned slaves in Africa. And yet abolition
thunders are still launched ut the white man;
and praises showered on the negroes.
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A column Of the BANNER contains y squAres
Notice Appln Adninstratorship Of Estates IS o.
Homologaton Notices 10 90
Aunouusanent Of candidates fof office 10 90
No credit given advertising job work. subscrip
tsen sxsapt by special agreement ss.asszssz.zz-=
Fruuklin, Jan. LIST. 1867.