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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
Absurdity Of Drinking.

1t has become sort of popular
almost national-faith that it is
not possible to be truly happy
unless yon drink. Among GER
tain classes-and they are by no
means exclusively the lowest
drink is the beginning and end
of everything. The very name of
liquor is held to be synonymous
with enjoyment, and the dearer
the liquor the more it is priced,
and coveted. Yet every man who
is not downright drunkard, is
well aware that the pleasure Of
drinking are, beyond a certain
point, a mockery, a delusion and
a snare. We put it to any one
who has stood half the night in o
club room, drinking, smoking and
bandying reckless talk, if the en-
joyment of such an evening has
been anything like that of a few
quiet hours at home with a book
or newspaper! The evil intiu-
ence of tavern pleasure on the
health is too obvious to be denied
by any one, and the illusory ma
ture OF the pleasures themselves
would be undeniable also, if the
persons who indulge in them did
not deceive themselves and put
the truth out of sight.
No one ever brought any good
out of drinking yet. 1t is a short,
feverish spasm OF animal enjoy
ment, which leaves nothing be-
nlnd out moroSeneSs, regret, bad
temper, self reproach and head
ache. Next night when you pass
the hours quietly at home with a
book or friend, you feel that
you have had real enjoyment, aud
that the time has passed pleas
antly, that you have learned some
thing and that you have not in
jured your health. You are not
ashamed to say your prayers, and
you get up next morning with q
clear head and good appetite,
and an increased faculty for work
and enjoyment oflife.- Elk. paper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
Look Not on the Wine.
BY o. WALLACE BoYDEN.


Look not on the wine when tbs red
There's spectre beneath the bright
wave,
Though you SEQ in it nothing to dread,
'Tis the agent of he'll and the grave
Where the foam sparkles bright on its sur.
face, beware
Underneath is the gulf of eternal despair
Look not on the wine in your joy!
Though it add to the moments delight,
'Tis tempter that lures to destroy,
IT'S serpent that charms but to bite.
At the feast where the goblet is circling with
zest,
There is always, unnoticed, skeleton guest.
Look not on the wine in your sorrow
Tho it drown for the moment your grief,
1t will meet you again on the morrow,
'Tis at best but moments relief.
Meet your fate like a man in the image of
God;
Plunge not meath the waters of Lethes
dark flood.
Look not on the wine when forsaken
BY the friends whom you fondly deem.
ed true;
If in friendship your faith has been shak-
en-,
Trust in God it's the least you can do.
For the red, rosy wine, with its ambient
glow
Is deceitful alike, both to friend and foe.
Then look not on the red, rosy wine
'Tis snare that the tempter has given;
Worship not at the soulluring shrine,
Though it's clad in the livery of heaven.
In the grapes purple blood, oh who would
not lave,
Could they see but the misery that lies
meath its wave Temperance Id
Uocate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

A man noted for truth is bull
wark in society. You can depend
upon him. He is a sort of power
of nature, of God. There is that
about him which awes you, and
unless you are like hiin) troubles
you. Such men keep society
from falling into absolute corrup-
ton. So long as they remain,
the battle in favor of evil is not
yet won. But they will triumph
ultimately: they must, as truth is
never wholely vanquished: she
still remains in nature, and is the
child Of God, her domain extend
ing over the earth. s 3u
When you know a man to be
rigid in truth, how safe you feel
in his presence. He is like a
mathematical problem accurately
solved. There is only one thing
to him in every case, and that is
the right thing. You stick to
that man as to an anchor. When
in distress he tells you a thing,
you know it is so--and how it
will tell upon you! He is a man
of power, and cool in emergency.
He is your knight; you trust him.
You are safe with him as with
law of nature. He is an intelh-
gent law ofnature.-[ Rural World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
Lsscie3a I'D. Sey2sdidge,

A ttorney at Law. Address Shreveport,
~ La. Win practice in the Courts of
Caddo, Claiborne and Bossier, and in the
United States ard Supreme Courts of the
State. All claims for collection in Northern
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana or Mississippi
promptly attended to.
REFERENCES -Wyche & Richardson, Spy
ker & Sandidge, Hays g. Adams, Hon H. NJ
SpOfford, New Orleans; DR.. VIM. Burt,
HumphreysSo g. Dashiell, Harrison & Crusoe,
Columbus, Miss; Sam Mosley, Texas
Leading members of the Bar, in Shreveport
and Bellevue, Louisiana. v6nlI
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
BEDDING SWEET PoTAToES.-

BEDDING SWEET POTATOES
The time for bedding Sweet Pota-
toes is at hand. A friend, who
has been remarkably successful
in growing Potatoes, gives us his
plan for getting slips early. 1t is
this: place the Potatoes in water
and let them remain until they
begin to swell-take them out
and Immediately transfer to a good
rich bed. Wet the bed thorough
ly and look out for an early and
full crop of slips.-!Henderson
(Texas) Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
u. R. WNtkis.s.

A ttorney and Counselor at Law, Min
n den, La. Will practice in the
10th and 18th District Courts. Prompt
attention given to ali legal business en-
trusted 10 his care. n23
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

70 Ireland has a population of
FIVE and half millions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

u A celebrated lawyer once
said that the three most trouble
some clients he ever had were a
young lady who wanted to be
married, a married woman who
wanted diuorce, and an old maid
who didn't know sohdt she wanted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

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cal leaders, emboldened by appar-
ent acquiescence, attempt to put
the finishing stroke to their trai-
torous work. The Inauguration
of a man preferred to Office by
usurpation in lieu of President
legally chosen by the constitu-
tional electors of the United States
can never take place. There may
be few signs of what is coming
till such time as the conspirators
attempt to place over the people
one whose claim is founded in the
support of negroes and the ruling
out of the votes of white citizens,
but then, if not until then, tor
rent as reSistless and consuming
as the sudden eruption from the
sleeping volcano will burst upon
them.
All this we would if possible
avoid. We would have the Rad
ical leaders realize the futility of
their scheme ere tits too late. We
would have them understand that
the success of their scheme to de-
prive the people of their liberties
and establish Capitalization and
despotism is impossible. We
would have them know that the
people of the United States, or an
overwhelming majority of them,
are resolved to continue to speak
for liberty, to vote for its preser-
vation, aye, and if need be, to
fight for it. Thus, perhaps, they
may be induced to abandon the
conspiracy, and avoid bloodshed
and civil war.
There should no longer be hes
itation with any Of the friends of
constitutional liberty to declare
their purpose of resisting to the
last extremity the subversion of
the Government contemplated by
the Radicals. Let them speak
their intentions boldly as patriots
and freeman should speak, and
perhaps the conspirators may be
warned before they have taken
the fatal step. No time is to be
lost. Already Congress has set
the Constitution at defiance. AL
ready it has destroyed legitimate
governments in ten States, and is
about to admit those States under
negro constitutions, in order that
their electoral votes may be coun-
ted for the Radical Presidential
candidate. Already it has usurp-
ed much of the power of Presi.
dent johnson and the Judiciary,
and is preparing to usurp the rest.
Already it is proposed to give the
General Of the army, who is also
| the Radical Presidential candi-
date, dictatorial power over the
South and over the Democratic
States that his success may be
secured by the strong arm. 1t is
evident what all this tends to.
Let those who love liberty and the
old government be no longer
silent Louisville Courier.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
Dr. y. y. Scott,
Physician and Surgeon

Red Land, BosSie,. Parish, La,
WiI visit medical and surgical cases at
w any point when his services may be
desired
A fresh supply Of Drugs always kept on
hand. stnl3 6m
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
D2.. D. H. GEOgea..

Gaying permanently located in Bellevue,
IL offers his professional services to the
surrounding community. He can be found
at his office, at all hours, unless professional
ly engaged v5n44
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21
Plant Corn!

| We learn with regret that the
recent advance in the price of cot
ton is about to induce many of
our planters to abandon their first
intention of planting heavy crops
ofcorn. Cotton is again resuming
his ancient sceptre, and they bow
their necks to the ancient King,
forgetting the lessons of the past.
1t is astonishing how people,
once infatuated with an idea will
cling to it in desperation, hoping
for it's final triumph, although
bitter experience must proclaim
its folly. The grand idea, around
which the hopes of our agricult-
urists continually revolve, is cot
ton. Cotton is the only panacea
for bankruptcy. If so, it is on
the homeopathic principle, simita
similibuS carantln-the effect is
cured by the cause; for no man
can fail to perceive that an exclu-
sive reliance on cotton is the
source of our present bankruptcy
as community.
How long must the press in-
weigh against the suicidal policy
of an exclusive relinance on cot
ton7 Is experience nothingg Is
the sad condition of our people
nothing9 Shall the prosperity of
food-producing countries of the
world, as compared with our cot
ton producing communities, go
for nothing? Is the present high
price of corn, in the face ofNv,lst
was pronounced an overwhelm-
ing crop last fall, to be passed
over as of no important Two
months ago, one bale Of cotton
would not purchase thirty bush
els of corn-it was worth less
than half the actual averag cost
of making it in fall season and
yet with a slight advance, which
may be only temporary fluctua-
ton, and not sufficiently great to
render it a profitable crop with
with such labor as we now have,
our planters, with an -infatuation
astonishing to those who are out
side the vortex which revolves
around the "central idea,' are pre-
pairing to plant heavy crop, to the
neglect of the cereals.
We earnestly urge upon our
friends to pause before it is too
late. Corn has neuer been too
abundant in the South-it cannot
be too abundant. Look back
upon the past two years-see
what hopes were built upon cot
ton, and how fallacious they were
may you not be deceived again9
Remember the hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars sent to your enc
mics up North for corn-remem-
Der your own impoverishment as
the consequence of that suicidal
policy which forced us to do so,
and plant more corn! Plant large
ly, heavily, abundantly-let the
broad acres of this "staff of life"
waving in the summer sunlight of
1868, attest your abandonment of
old ideas, and the adoption of a
new regime Natchitoches Times.
~ A celebrated lawyer once
said that the three most trouble
some clients he ever had were a
young lady who wanted to be
married, a married woman who
wanted a diUorce, and an old maid
who didn't know sohdt she wanted.
| 70 A courtship of seventeen
years duration, in the town of
York, Me-, has recently terminal
1 \
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

u The Russians drink more
tea even than the Chinese. Six
teen and even twenty-five cups
are considered moderation by. the
Cars subjects.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

~ There are sixty thousand
Cinnamon in California; but q
drunken one is rare sight,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-03-21

70 A courtship Of seventeen
years duration, in the town of
York, Me-, has recently terminal
ed happily in a marriage. It re
minds us of the good old days of
Jacob and Rachel,
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-10-23
AN ACT

To provide for the Regis, ration Of the Names o
Electors. and for the ascrrtainmsnt, by proper
pro,fs. Of the Persons Who shall be entitled f
the Right Of Suffrage
The People of the Siste of Nevada, represented
| in Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows:
SECIIoN The Justices Of the Pence of the
several counties Of the state shall constitute and
| act as Registry Agents the election precints OF
ai>tricts hich are within their respective town
| ships and such, their duties shall be as pro-
vid in this Act.
| Sec Immediately upon the appro al Of this
Act. the respective Boards of Registration the
several countie. of the state shall deliver over,
or cause to b. delivered to the scvtrai Hegit,y
Agens # their counties, provided TOR in TIN,
Act the respective registers, and all other regis
tIaiion books, belonging to, or heretofore pre-
pared n. the election precincts or districts which
are Thin their respective townships proridsd,
tn the book containing the oath, htretui,r,
: c"ibed, ,hall lie filed ami preserved in the
O. unity Inks flee: and. hereafter said Bnarts
81 kesistrat sh,li he discharged from the per
finance Of any duty reatl nk to the registlation
o. names OF r. ctuis.
c. :: The County Commits oners Of the res
pc tive Counties If the STATE shall provide for
III Registry Agent Of their county, when and
where reeded. all proper and necessary books To
carry out the provisions of this Act, tog, ther with
tht registers zone for each election precint or dis
trict Irtptred that each shall contain >tlar-
ate list Of persons, entitled 10 vote, re-idlns in
each tiec 10 rTeCint district. ALI lalet caly
arranged ncceri'n: other respective nar.e-.
and 10 s'"'w. i'll arate crl'Ians the lame AT
full len=th, the age, the country OF their birth,
Il occupation AMI plac at residence, together
with the uHmher and date of registry All eN- |
rcnse> incur ed in executing the provisions Of
This Act including the publication Of the reg>t' Y !
lists, shall he audited. all we'd nd paid ont of
she county funds If the several counties mourning
the SANE, other comfy CHI, geS.
Sec. The register, may be in the following !
firm OF in sur b other foI M as t. most coDven-
j. ntlv and econom;ca'ly carry cut the provision
ana ir eItiou of this iCt-ro wit
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-10-23

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registered, or In or under any other name! An
person answering any Of the foregoing question
in the negative except the fifth and that in d,
affirmative, shall not be registered. And the fac
Of the name of any person appearing on the regis
! ter shall be prima f;tce evidence that the cat
| was administered, and that all Of TIE answers t
the foregoing questions were in the affirm alive
except the answer to the fifth, and that in the
Htiye. If the pc Offering claiming to b.
registered answers all Of the foregoing question
in the atrmnt v, except the fifth. and hat in tn
negativ and the Registry Agent shall still be u
the opinion. frcm The answers given 10 such fur
ther and addition questions he may deem proper t,
ak, that such p. II is not a qualified .ieCtor
said Agent shall retus,. to receive and register hi,
| name: otherwise, lid Agent shall r. cciye and
| register bis name. Such person may. i'll case his
name is not received and registered by said Agent.
apply any district Court ur Judge II his di,t let
| for writ Il mandhIrus, To- C mrrl the sam: and
any eector my also apply TO any District {, urt Il
Judge If h district Tor VIII If m&t!anln>. IL
compel any Registry Agent I" take from the lf>t
Of resIst led voters Iir name If ally poison wlvn
he may deem not qualified t" vote.
Sec Q. hen a naturai2o,l citizen stall present
himself fr ItEi>tIs,t lis certificate natural
zat on must be pr du ed. and >tanI ell nIalkcd
by tie Regis ~ Agent witt his ran.e AZ d the We
and count, where presented: but when II hall
satisfactorily apper To- the Registry gent 10y HE
cath If stiii NATION 81, The p!lcant t7ld tie
9TH or affrna tiun # me ~ more Cr' dlh.e cit
liens rs to the cred bIlity f such applicant, #
deemed necessary that suCh certfcaIe If natu-
raj, alton is destroyed OF lest, said ie@istrN gent
shall 10 re>'rI the name # said al Il cart
IF DUAL c,i in other respect in said reEi-Iry Il
voters TO- etI cr with the names Of the NitUes~e~
pr,.lucct, the time WI rn. ana he lace where.
laid ~ I;irant naturg, ztd, with al the i'm
l.o tanl facts affirmed TO On such alI!Cd-
ton.
Sec 10 On the twentieth day IF Co.'s t+!i
if thar day fails IN sunday tlcn On =" N'H'.N
III wing reyi0Us to the, general cleo in IN e1,li
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-10-23
ELECTION NOTICE.

FIRST TUESDAY, THE THIRI
DAY OF NOVEMBER
NEXT, 1865.
An Election will be held in Ormsby County, Neva
IA, for the following ramed State, County, and
Township officers, to.wt:
Three Presidential Electors;
One Representative to Congress.
One State Printer;
Dee Surveyor General;
One Justice of the Supreme Conrt long Term;
One Justice of the Supreme Court short TERM
II fill vacancy occasionei by tn, death of Justice
q. N. BrOslan
One State Senator:
Three Assembly meR
One Sheriff :;
OBe County Clerk
One County Assessor:
One District Attorney;
One County Recorder:
One County Treasurer;
One Superintendent of schools;
,iue Public Administrator
One County SErvryor;
One Justice Of the Peace, Carson Township;
One Constable, Cars II Township:
One Constable. Empire Township
One Justice of the Peace Empire Township
Three County Commissioners;
Which Election will be opened at 9 o'clock in
the morning, and will continue until o'clock in
the afternoon # the same day.
Carson Precinct-Tnsrectors L. c. NcKeebv,
las. II. Thompson. Thomas Wells. Polls at Cor
mack auction room i'll Burwelrs Stone Block,
Carson.
Brunswick NH Precinct Inspectors: Daniel
Perry, o. Cratcher. d. G. Blye. Polls at the
Brunswick Mil, Ormsby County.
Empire Precinct.-Inspectors: r. r. Brown.
Vim Kinney, Abe Rchey. Polls at U. s Post
office in Empire City, Crnls5y County, Nevada.
by order of the Beard of County Commissioners
.: Ormsby County, State Of Nevada.
Es:ed Carson. October 10Th. 1858.
NJ j. ASIMl;i:E Clerk Board of
County Commissioners, Ormshy County, Nevada
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-29
Uses OF the Capitol.

There is ssry Of a merchant in Jamaica,
whose handwriting was so e1ecrable that,
on one occasion, in response to some illegi-
BILE order sent to Liverpool, he received q
gross of warming pans. The investment,
for tropical trade, threw the merchant
into despair, until at length the lot was
purchased by some sagacious friend, who
knocked off the covers and sold the pans
readily for sugar ladies. Exigencies thus
may lead to strange uses.
The story has been recalled to our mind
in thinking Of the use which has been, md
may be, made Of the national capitol. Du-
ring the war, it was for some time garri-
soned. Soldiers lounged and jested under
the rotunda. In the basement, where the
more important possessions of the govern
ment were kept, portion of the woodwork
was knocked away, and brass cannon,
with detail Of artillerymen, guarded the
inner door under the noisy hall of repre-
sentatiYes.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-29
CH AR L ES ON
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. JULY 20, 1868.
The kentucky Election.

The election for State officers and mem
bers of Congress in Kentucky will take
place August g.. The Democracy have nomi-
mated full State ticket, with Hon. JOHN
w. STEVENSON for Governor, at its head,
and will, in few days, place their congress.
sional nominees in the field. In 1860 Ken
lucky gave an anti.LlNcoLN majority Of
142,842, and in 1854 majority for McCLEI,
Lam Of. SO 1915. aAtsthe congressional elec,
tions in May Of last year the Democracy
had msjority over the Radicals of 46,047;
over the "third psrty" Of 72,724, and-Over
both combined majority Of 4,35S. Al
the State election in August JOIN T. HELM,
Democrat, was elected Governor by over
10000 majority. Governor HELM died
shortly after his Inauguration, and Lieu
te.aat-Governor SrEvEasos succeeded him
IT, ADMINISTRATION of the latter proved SC
able ana satisfactory that he was unani-
mously nominated for Governor at the last
State Convention.
Kentucky is, Of course, given up by the
Radicals They have made no nomination
against Governor STEVENSON, which it was
expected might cause the Democrats to be
dull and apathetic. There are, however,
many reasons why the Democracy Of Ken
:ucky should feel this year renewed and in
creased enthusiasm. The differences in the
Democratic party have been healed, and the
members of what was called the "hird
party approve the nominations Of the
National. Convention with o cordiality which
is too frank to be insincere. Kentucky will
show united front, while the outrage per
petrated on the State by Congress, in dis
placing one of her chosen and fairly elected
representatives. and installing Radical who
had NO legal claim to the position, will
incite the people to- elect the Democratic
ticket by vote that will teach lesson to
the enemies of law and order throughout
1 the land.
Kentucky opens the campaign of 1868
The result of her election will have marked
effect upon the September contests in Yer
mont, California and Maine, as well as upon
the entire canvass. There should be nc
apathy or neglect on the part of any voter
The majority of last August should be
largely increased; but this cannot be accom-.
plished without hard work, from which nc
Democrat should shrink.