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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-12-05
~ It's strange what a passion

W-S Az " AANG u ttabOOAOA
our people havefor moving. Texas
and California seems always to
occupy their minds. A present
good they cannot enjoy for imag.
lining some country that they can
get richin without labor. But we
declare that this Northwest cor
ner of Louisiana is a far better
country than nine-tenths of either
Texas or California. We have
never been to California, but have
talked with many from there, and
have read much of both. Take
California, for instance, and see
what are its good qualities. 1t is
undoubtedly very healthy, and so
is every poor country. Not one
acre in ten Of it is tillable, and on
the tenth acre only one or two
kinds of crops can be raised. Corn
cannot be raised because there is
a drought for six months, includ-
ing Summer. Sweet potatoes can
not be raised, nor cotton, nor can
fruit, but at few localities. Ashe
says that only IA bushels of wheat
can be raised to the acre. and that
one man can cultivate three hun
dred acres. All the desirable land
must then be occupied, for Cali
fOrnia has now a million of inhab
itants. Take Texas and examine
its qualities, good and bad. The
visitor is struck with its rich
pralries, a deep black soil raising
twenty bushels of wheat to the
acre. He moves thither, and for
one crop, makes that quantity Of
wheat. He drinks pond water,
hauls post oak rails ten miles at
cost of ten dollars per hundred.
raises no fruit, loses his stock, and
often times his crop by northers.
1t is a very healthy country, un-
doubtedly, but he is astonished to
find that his family have chills
and tevers, and that they often
times die of pneumonia. On the
other hand, see the good qualities
OF our section of country. 1t is
wooded. A plenty of firewood and
rails can be had simply for the Ia
Dor in getting. The northers have
no bad effect. Fruit can be raised.
with corn, cotton, tobacco and SUI
gar. A labOrer can make more
produce than he can gather. A
man here with five hundred dol
lars can buy him a farm, mule
and provisions for a year, and
during that year can raise six hun
dred dollars worth of cotton, with
corn, potatoes and pork enough
for the ensuing year. In fact the
great fault ofour parish is that a
living can be too easily made
Why should we strive to raise an
orchard and potatoes, in order to
raise hogs, when there is mast
to make meat for the par
ish Why be bothered cotton
seeding COWS in winter? they will
stand winter very we'll, and unless
we have a bad Spring they will
not die. Why trouble ourselves
tobacco and sugar, when.
we can buy it with our cotton !
Besides we are loyal, and desire
to pay twenty or thirty dollars U.
5. tax on those articles. If we
could just tie our people to our
land, in five years we would have
a thriving community.
IN NJ A.
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BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday,;';;iDeeember 8, 1868.

u Remember the meeting
called to take place here on the
10Th insts by the Farmers club
of ward 5.
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ag Talking of the passion
for moving that people have
puts in mind of the fact that
now is just the best time to
crafty that passion. We would
advise every one to move and
thereby be satisfied for a year.
Ifyou can't do better, swap
with your neighbor. At all
events, make some move, even
if you just have to camp out on
a corner OF your land.
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Insure Your Lives.

much interests the minds of
our thoughtful men, more es-
pecially men of family-those
who feel that there are others
depending on their daily exer-
tion-as the feeling of necessi-
ty to place the objects of their
peculiar care beyond the reach
of pressing want, especially, in
case of their own death. We
venture to say, nothing can
commend itself SO favourably
to such persons as Life Insur-
ance. A policy secured in some
permanent, trustworthy COM
pany, for, say $4,000 or $4,000,
is the very thing needed
About this there is no mistake,
no humbug, no deception of
any kind. But this is not all.
Life Insurance offers a rare
chance to make money for the
Insurer, in addition to the COM
petence secured for the wife
and children. Take the st.
Louis Mutual for instance, and
no more sound company is now
before the public. A person,
man or woman, insures in this
company, we will say at the
age OF 50, and on what is call
the ten annunl plan; that is, by
making ten annual payments,
for $4,000. The amount to
be paid annually for ten years
will be $3.50, 80. Or, the COM
pany will take a note for one
third of this amount, leaving
the annual cash payment, say
$3.50. Now, the insured be-
gins to participate in the profits
at once-these will always be
sufficient to take up his note
and perhaps very often more,
so as to reduce the two-thirds
cash payment from year to
year. Then at the end Of ten
years, when the last annual in
stallment is paid, in case there
has been no reduction by the
profits, the most that will have
been paid out will be say $500;
no more need ever be paid
that is all done with-the per-
sons life is insured for $4,000,
and he is a participant in the
profits for the rest of his life,
and should he live to the aver
age age, say 68 years, his pro-
fits will not be less than $4,000
or $4,000, and may be much
more, this being his share of
the dividends over and above
the $4,000 for which his life is
insured. and which amount
will be paid to his family, or as
ne may nave directed, at any
time, in the event Of his death.
A gentleman.too out a policy
of this kind less than 90 years
ago; last January he had to his
credit, on the Company's books,
$4,000, in addition to his policy
Of $4,000 and he has bid fair
to live still many years, the
Company offered him $4,000
for his entire interest. These
surplus dividends the insurer
may draw from year to year,
or may leave with the Compa-
ny to swell the amount to be
paid to his benefciaries at his
death.
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Latest News
From the South Western. |

bales. Gold 135. Sterling-COm-
mercial 45a to 464; Bank 4444; New
York sight 3 per ct. discount
Sugar dull and irregular /; common
s to ST, prime II and clarified 129
to 12ac. Molasses dull and I'M
settled; common 45 to 90 and
prime to choice 60 to &c. Flour
firmer; superfne Sc Is, double ex-
ira 81 129 to- 25 and treble extra
81 123 to 5 90. Corn firmer, 78c.
Oats dull, &c. Bran firm, 81 90.
Hay dull and lower, $21 to %;
Pork dull, s24 so. Bacon dull;
shoulders II, clear rib 154 and
clear sides 1890. Lard dull; tierce
15a and key 1919. Whisky steady
Western rectified 81 to l OH
Coffee advanced / to 4c.; fair 144
to Is prime 162 to tic.
Liverpool, Dec. 1, evening.
Cotton quiet, but firm; uplands
11s to III and Orleans 118d; sales
10000 bales. Yarns and fabrics
at Manchester dull
New York, Dec. l, evening"
Cotton firm, but less active ; sales
$500 bales at 254c. Gold quiet at
135.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-There is
much complaint regarding the
manner in which the overland
mail is carried to Arizona. Ad-
vices of Indian depredations in
every direction. Attacked mail
driver and escort. killing the diver
and capturing two weeks easterly
and California mails.
observation-disclosures states Gov.
Alvarez, of Guerrero, had appro-
priated money Of the Custom
House at Acapulco to his own use.
Frightful murders and assassina-
tions occurred in the neighbor-
hood.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY U.S., !
Washington, Nov. "a, 1868.
Gen. j. NJ. Schofeld, Secretary of
War:
Sri have the honor to sub
NIT the reports of division, dis
trict and department commanders
for the past year. These reports
give full account of the opera
tions and services of the army for
the year, and | refer to them for
details. / would earnestly renew
my recommendation of last year,
that the control of the Indians be
transferred to the War Depart
ment. | call special attention to
the recommendation of Gen. Sher-
man on the subject. 1t has my
earnest approval. 1t is unneces-
sary that the arguments in favor
of the transfer should be restated.
The necessity for it becomes stron-
ger and more evident every day,
while the Indian war continues
do not deem any general legis-
lation for the reduction Of the
army advisable. The troops on
the plains are all needed. Troops
are still needed in the Southern
States, and further reduction can
be made in the way already used
and now in operation, where it is
safe, viz: by allowing companies
to diminish by discharges without
being strengthened by recruits
and by stopping appointments of
second lieutenants. If it should
be deemed advisable, the veteran
reserve regiments might be dis
continued by absorption and re-
tirement Of officers and discharge
of men without detriment to the
service.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
.. s. GRANT, General.
Washington, Nov. 30.-General
i
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LIS 1duA1ly III pfOpoft1On 10 the
amount paid in by the insured.
For instance in the ten annual
plan, should the insured pay
only one premium, the Compa-
ny holds itself liable to pay
$1,000, in the event of his death.
Ii two payments are made
$4,000, and so on. Should the
insured die as any time after
the payment of the first premi-
um and before any future one
is forfeited, the whole $4,000
is paid to the wife or family.
Life Insurance is nothing
new. It has been practiced,
and the doctrines of chances of
life reduced to a science, so to
speak centuries since. In Eng
land, fol generations, it has
been one of the fixed institu-
tions of the country. Very
much the same is true of those
shrewd, calculating people, the
Yankees. And now, in the
present condition of our South
ern country, life insurance COM
mands itself to our people with
peculiar force. We cannot hope
now to lay up fortunes, as in
former years, but by the pay
mcnt of a small sum annually,
or OF a little, larger sum for five
or ten years, every man can Sc
cure those he loves best, at
least a handsome competence.
Any man who will try, can
save annually the amount re-
CURED, and no man, especially
If he has a family. should rest
content one moment, until his
life is insured in some good
company; then he can rest
quietly, with the comfortable
assurance that, no matter what
happens to him those nearest
and dearest are provided for
beyond all contingency. There
is another peculiar feature of
Life Insurane; the amount in
sured for, issecured to the wife
or party for whose benefit the
policy is taken out, beyond any
or all claims, on account of the
liabilities of the insured.
If the people of the South
can no longer, in the present
generation at least, look for
ward to making fortunes, they
can, through Life Insurance,
secure a competence to those
who are to succeed them, be-
sides a sure means of support
for their own old age.
This is a feature of life insu-
rance not sufficiently known
or understood among our peo-
Pile. It is thus Life Insurance
becomes a sure way of making
money, aside from the sum Sc
cured for the family. A little
economy every year and the
thing is done. 1t matters not
whether the head of the family
be rich or poor, it isgood for all
alike. Ifpoor, it is the easiest
and surest way Of securing a
safe investment. If rich it is
that much secured beyond the
chances and changes to which
ordinary investment are more
or less liable.
To all our friends who would
- Il L.
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- Ben Gregory, sentenced
to be hung, for the murder of
VIM. D. Vanarsdel, of this par
ish, who made his escape from
the Shreveport Jail some time
since, was killed on the I'd ult.,
at Corsciana, Texas, by a squad
who attempted his arrest.
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J. A. SNYDER, w. NJ.

The SWEET POTATOE.-No
other product of our soil is so
valuable as this, More susie
nance can be raised on an acre
ofitthan any other thing. Four
bushels of potatoes will equal
a bushel of corn in feeding
stock, yet ten times as much
can be raised per acre. What
we call fair land here makes
makes only 10 bushels of corn
per acre; the same land would
make 200 bushels of potatoes,
worth in feeding stock, 80
bushels of corn.
The way to save potatoes is
to convert them into lard.
CHICKAsAW PLUM.-This is
the common plum of our sec
ton of country, and not con-
sidered of any value because
SO common. The Northern
States are beginning to plant it.
largely, the nurserymen selling
plapts at 20 cents each. It is
so hardy, SO prolific, and re-
quires SO little care, that it is
undoubtedly the best fruit to
raise for hogs. An acre of
pluins is worth four acres in
corn for raising hogs.
THIRTEEN MONTHS IN NEXT
YEAR.-Not exactly according to
the common Almanacs, but in the
Calendar of the Publishers of the
American Agriculturist. Thatis,
they offer to receive subscribers
now, and all through November,
for 1869, and throw in the month
OF December without charge. The
offer is worth looking at, merely
on account of the odd month, for
we consider any number of that
paper richly worth the cost for a
whole year. We advise every
man, woman and child, whatever
his or her calling, to be sure and
obtain the reading Of the Agricul.
turist. 1t is Of large size, packed
full OF valuable, and Interesting
information. No one can read it
q year, or even d single number,
without gathering some practical
hints that will, in the end, far
more than repay the cost. 1t also
contains every year hundreds of |
beautiful, interesting, and instruc
tive Engravings, which are alone
worth the price, if not a word of
reading matter we're given. Fiji
teen cents will secure a post paid
copy for November, or $3.50 will
secure the paper from now to the
end of 1869, and a good invest
ment it will be-our word for it.
Address the Publishers, Orange
Judd & Co., 545 Broadway New
York.
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W AAonA OH parts vi CIIo states un-
der his command to remove Occu.
pants from Office and appoint
others in their stead, but he de-.
clined making changes except
where neglect of duty was proved
or attempted obstruction to tia
reconstruction acts. He referred
to the anomalous condition Of at
fairs, and suggests that more pow.
er be given department command.
ers-
| Washington, Dec. 1.-Grant's
official majority in California los.
New York, Nov. 30.-The char.
ter election is progressing quietly.
Election of Hall for Mayor, is con.
coded. The Government sold
100000 gold to-day at 354. Ill
New York, Dec. Fort Lafa..
yette in the harbor is burning
Damages are unprecedented from
the explosion of the magazine.
containing 80 tons ofpowder.
Memphis, Nov. 2S.-Attorney
Fields Arkansas correspondence
says that on the 18th, d body of
200 men, claiming to be militia.
entered the town of Centre Point
J Sewer county, arrested all Of the
inhabitants, marched them into
open field, placed a guard over
them, and then proceeded to sack
the town, after which they left.
Next day citizens ofthe adjoining
cOuntyflocked into the town, and
a meeting was held to express the
sentiments of the people in regard
to the outrage. While the meet
ing was progressing, some men
dashed into the town and opened
an indiscriminate fire upon tho
assembly, shooting a number and
arrested three of the oldest citL
zens, named Hestor, Anderson
and Gilbert. They carried them
to the field and shot them. Band
is still inpossession of Che town.
Eight companies of the Goth in.
fantry left on the RRth for the
Texas frontier.
Charleston, S. C.,lNov. Boz
Governor Scott to-day sent in his
message to the Legislature. He
takes an encouraging view of the
position of affairs in this State,
and gives substantial reasons for
his belief that no State of the
Union is more solvent or has q
fairer prospect of meeting all her
liabilities. Theaggregate receipts
of the State Treasury for the six
months ending October 81, have
been S4,355, 731, and the expepdi-
lures for the same time S409,6SS.
The Governor recommends that
the donation of land made by the
United States Government be de-
voted to the establishment of ain
Educational Institute in Charles
ton for instruction in agriculture,
mechanics, arts, and the higher
branches Of scientific and cIassi-
cal studies. He denounces ill
turbulence and lawlessness, and
strongly deprecrates secret politi-
cal organizations: In concluding
his message, he says: 'gThe gen.
eral elections have passed, and
the political issuesinvolyed, which
so fercely agitated the country,
having been determined for con-
siderable period, it is devOutedly
to be hoped that the community
may be INDUCED in q respite from
the passions and excitements to
which it has so long been subject
ed, and that our people may be
enabled to turn their attention TO
the development and improve
ment of their material resources,
which have been SO sadly impOy-
II
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The five annual policy is on
the same plan, except that the
whole policy is paid up in five
years, and is proportionably
higher. The annual life, costs
less by the year, but the insur-
ed must pay up his policy every
year as long as he lives. None
of these policies are forfeitable,
but should the insured at any
time, neglect topay the amount
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2. 3. URANT, GeneraI.
Washington, Nov. 3O.-General
Grant departed northward to-day.
Treasury agents seized in New
York Friday $4,000 yards fine
Lyons silk and a large quantity of
French clocks. This is the larg-
est seizure ever made in the the
United States, aggregating $780,
900.
Washington, Nov. 30.-Meade's
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slauehters at He 400 Neworleans Wet sailed at l1c
both currency 5000 Monteydeo, dry, &c., and oO d. A.
HAY-The receipts continue liberal. and with only
moderate demand prices have a downward tendency.
We quote at ~ ior shipping aud u lSSs ~ ior ho
MoLAssEs-No sales of Importance are reported, but
on Grocery and REFINING grades prices remain steady by
auction, 225 bbls New-0reans at 70 s93c, cash.
OIIS-American Inseed is dull aud unchanged; we
auoe at 81 1881 l6 for casks and bbls English do Is
nominal Crude Fish Oils are quiet at "a for Whale
and 81 FOR sperm Manufactured OILS are inactive and
nominal Lara VII Is nrn; prime City Is held at VI 10
PROvIsIoNs-we have had fair demand for Pork
market closes weak the sales are 800 Sbs s2 37i9
SEA 20 New Mess Sac for City Mess in small lots and
$40 western Prime Mess For future delivery sales OF
1000 bbls. at s22 e2i seller March, and 500 1922 SD
seller April, Beet l. only in modera. demand but
mon brands sliasi9 for Plain Mess, AND sl9as22 for
Extra Mess fierce Beef has been more active, and all
good brands rmcr sales OF 170O ties at s3ids35 for
Prime Mess $50 $40 for India Mess and $50as5 so for
India Beef Beef Hams dull but steady sales Of small
lots at S30Qs32 90 Cut Meats more active the demand
being mainly for Hams which are hrmer; sales OF 500
pkgs Picked Hams at 9tc and 20 boxes Bellies at lsc
at icic for Cumberland Cut Ic for Short Ribbed and
3sc for Short Clear Dressed Hogs are frmer quote
and the market closes weak sales Of 500 pkgs Ia
for No Gl4ie for CITY and sSsc i0r ia 10
AFTERNOON PROVISION MARKET. ocLocK;-The mar
ket dull and heavy $50 bbs Old sold at 81 So me
closing quotations follows s2l 25dsl 80 lot Old
s22 3jas 80 for New S22 Oa$22 IS for do seller March
and sia i5ds22 seer April In Bacon we note sales
PETROLEUM is dull, but firm. We quote: -
Crude (i1di7 graty 10 bulk galon iotnli
go mi md tss,, pri,n. IIght Straw 10 White AH24t
Re6uel in bond no Standard Wbite....... A9l3
psaJ ~ Ind mo ten Prime White rs a26
paiInnr !, mi ..,................. sol
RICE at lOta11ic. for Carolina; the market remains
steady, but without activity.
sTEDs~The market for Grass Seed is unchanged
Rough Flax Seed Is tame at 81 7Ods2 rs & bush
sUGARS-Raw Sugars continue in very good demand,
and the full figures OF the late improvement lhe
ket is firm sales OF s5 hhds at 2l dl4e for CUBA log
Isle for Clarified Demerara, and 100 boxes Havana aI
lildilie. Refined firm at lie. for Hards
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
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IT ATLANTIC rEIKoR,rH THE TRIBUNE
LoSDos Feb 6-I5 monso for money and the el
agl; United States Hvegweliy bord, az Illinois Ceptl Railway
shares, 87i; Erie Railway shares, az.
90 qsi. FveTvsniy bond, I'll G72 Illinois Central
Railway shares go; Erie Railway shares. 81!
PEASEYoRr Feb 6-l5 m-un!ted States Five ~en for the
issue oflse2. 7Sid75i
FglsroNr Feb 6-2o mUnted State. FyeTrehtes for the
s,ue Of 1862 5Sl07sI.
LIVERPOOL, Feb s-li3 mCoon opens am and bucyant a.
the following quo hdng Uplsad,, iiddi Mdiug Or.
leans sag estimated sales to-day 5000 bales Corn - 3
for MIed Western wheat 1879 for White California snd ~ for No
Milwaukee Red Barley SO for American oat, 3 for American.
Peas IS for Canadian Flour 81 Tor Western Beef ll76 for VIA
ter Cured Hr Prime Meas PORK 70 Tor New Eastern Prime Mess
Lard 50 Tor Fine Cheese @ for the highest range Fine
American Bacon Cumberland Cut No IL Dutch Standard
Sugar t Ross for Wilmington and ~ for Pine Pale
Talow 81 for American Spirits TurPenine, 296P ewt Pp.
leum, ia for Refined q gallon.
LIVERPOOL Feb 6-lO motion advancing aud seire
sales to-day reach 10 60 bales the quotations follows Mid
ding Upard nara Mddng Orleans sds Corn has advanced
70 l3 for Mixed Pork 10 dull 3 for New Eastern Prime
Mes. Lard quiet for Fine American. All other articles
without alteration
Lospos Feb 6-li5s mwbale OIL, f36 2s2 gallons Sperm
oil sIlO un Lnseed OIL E36 o Lnseed Cakes $40 49,
q tua for Thin ObIong
LospoS Feb CLIO mom markets have undegons change
ain he n Gispaieh