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THE c1uR1S VI LAW And E43lFY,

ArIlnS FuM rEstloSAL 1SJrRtIs.
tntrrT Latrcn and Sa[nh q. hts wife, '. The
CITY of Chicago. This 3 m notion on sse caae TO
recsyer iof trsonA INJURIES alleged TO bare ae=1
revived y the female rr4ptd, by falling thsoag.:
detective stairway 1ea!lrx FruEn tue sonrt- aide
walk ca Gnsarto street we.sxatl from MrfEet
ttree:. TITS on the lltn daJ OF Sosemhc: last.
The t.ta1 Of the cause WIS entered upon On :kor-
day s~tt ettaag one Of the p,rpts s1orr II .ne
cause ti1ed ~ enfer bis appearance, whercttfca a
ruFfpotvn:ers oi tue hrari.R WAS Compelled, 1t
was subsequently discovered that The Jcrye.ns,
Nas FIX
I1cssT7Rd OF srrEinrs rI1vE oz1
Daniel - AH9 ~. ct u. '. 1nius Hufn and IT
StapetEtF*t Ip3Aht:Nn u.nasr perpetual, IT,.
k,ra,hik Lrfena1l IL frvM venting an lmlIst,nr
Of ':isc tiE-lins dt1lisr ''esre I,.alx Bonteanx,
Yurk. '' -'N''
same ~. 2. 4. Tslaer. Decree ~ above.
IEnsMESrS,
EIck. For o1eccnr
Je.ia, s4- L aansse ;ss :. a. '. Gilman II. Sargent
consts.'on. gor' .sol,sd -
Wlam r. skune-.H. Jrfnes u. Gfhspu sad frspK
t;rten- BY cout.stau- For 3i2&slL
.Johu Wa. = Jouathaa {. Dowies aa,l Asoe,, II.
i'STI1S, W.,I Fq! !; t;s2aI. M 4 x,.,., :, ,,.
fPssiop. Fny IN. -.
William 4. Jarvtss. Josn c. S.s.e, aud L F.
slstfz- For sllh
John F. Humphrey 1t MS tf1umphrcss. Cs,sstu
AID kAotfl :. tern::lus t. ConncIy. Rerlerin Of
Ytoctrs -tEc8.
Roland Ssesrr ct u. ti,- saeaer & cn} :. James
St,cneis, Charles Roes1.i. i. .taE,e, +. IlnEarn
Ftelairg l.. bahkard, t''srIes BnnHou, Jeseph
tEttchlt1, tTbhn EIafifrsn. 1n-eph Hrxh, Art'n.7;
SptnEcwchs. Slmon stssklp. Dennis Re.,v, Mathe~
htefg. md 1e<oa .Salos tH4xhHAa, E,,eh]i,v q ca,
.Attuehmeb. rs axaf!a. nuu. Trsuepts in.t.ht.,i
Df:a Et1tt,i ut IL 81 q.
John Wai: :. John II Won and Frederick s,-one.
hetg. Assunpsit. Demand, saH.
tE1rN HNtDl*kD.
Charles E. Peck :. 1lc1fy T. Merrill ct als Btlt
Tor Junction 10 restrain the rtpseeu:lo ol suits
as ta~ ard the col ecttcc Ut three ntp s!s,orr
nott* nade b5 MeEriI. The object Is 10 Prevent
tic taking away. bE suttS lt con.non law, from
George Scos{iae II ttree Eotes yasMiehe+s 1u hs
hAtlIs ~ Peck, file Judgment c,e,I,tur-
IATAn1NH i GRAVEYARD,
Rnfeht&l Cemetery Cnu pauy :. Michael Wet,fcr
CT n*. lpthnc'ton to trst<n defendants I'll, n dc.
tsEotiaE tefaetA upon iuul4 ri the rnupauy LII
Iatcnt 10 thc cemetery KfUuad as Lid cat. It Is
aitrrd thut the company owns Iluh h,soni the
ftat* riRt1eti lGr cemetery puF;A.e- AMI chsFcti
thnt t1+feants destroy the fences crecteh ff It's
protection. I,y Nay ul thtkMse:pent 1hs cn!npauy
Hehtl1hs TINT ela,G ,GiM have bpen expeGlIt-l ii
Taking rOs1Tays and wnIlA aaI in tea3ti Hing lae
RrUn! is; that over 3.hN hts hayc bern sutt 10
pHFtjts, tErIutttng public assnrattoH.; that Ift.
1btcrintntB nnFt ftFu tnNse 0f which 1@l afc nf
soldiers sA1 That lot aultfsrA hAre e1ueu1eL atsout
Hhls nli'lton dull7rt IN uftulnEntltIK ari i'm.
Pr0yrg their 0ss, ami charged that II ttr sre~slss
hc fHtrsrth tU continue, !rrrrarlblc trtIty nlnst
fRsuP.
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II" extreme f"''c't",' WIN wh''a mo
Fs'""' '"s"'''e"'' " ~" '''s anu e''"n',
'"'.'" .''" ~ P''l"'"''' '.''' l"'ass. "'"'
''''' n'''s"''' o"''so' ~ '"o t'a"'9o '"'cs-
'"'e' '"t''' - 1'f'a"o IL" s'''@c''" !" l'''
"'rns>"s ~, ''t r'''I"'.
~, '''','" "'''. III" >n'"'' ..'''", ",''
luz "''''3 ''''H" "s'' owe u'e'' o''ceH 'o '"'
.'s'''s '''''"" "'' '" '"' "A''' t'"'" ''''.'-
''''a','''' a'' "es,'"'s ~ 'n'9e ''c's'on '"
lex 'sec''"' :" 'o's' - :" .u'''' ~" 'ae'''n W."
Ale e"hh'''h'f'S til'h '"A' 4h' ''''s "a'' MAID
'sss u these men ''' not, IN the aggregate.
i'e. thA" s-"'''H" per alnNht until "'tnss'
with 'H'"s this "'''a'ne's fro'' III" people,
'hry nsc lighting rs II Tor Hclf-'.1'stence.
Tn defeat thr Ring this Tall ~ 10 destroy 1t.
Is power ..1i>ts, to a gttat e1tont, in i'll
furl".A1 inyir c.hi'ity. Ithaa seized NIL tho
1m'aic "fhct.a. 1t controls every branch Of
'Ls city a,s'l corEsty govefnn'ent- It has III
the ce'nnon Council tho ler,'ng. co'lec-
tI'D. hnnd!ing. AMI ezpcnd'sare of
ss.aH',tds' n''una'Is- has III tae Ao7rd
"t supervisor" "h'''"'eo power VI 'ansi"n
"cd expenditure IL names al. 'ne so1hssts'
frum the inspectors ol ciec11ons 10 bo
highest 'ns the list who are TO s"te- asse-s,
collect bold: lend, sell, and c1pshd LIN
vast amount Of revenue; 1t names who
shAll he peosionea ut the pubic
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rf1l A,D corS1T- y0AISiTlays.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IL, lA;,.
, 1869-10-13
HIENESUtk-
The Minneapolis Tribune OF the 10Th xays.

THE sttustIou NJ tIensrriu ara So1llet IAlauas r.
mains thc II eur lat rrrort, Na Of the
rex hxs fsarn. zud bitter fce ot security rrcvaa
The lfars md summit M!A. wese tNAniat ss.tesan.
and rrrh4bis vii not be interrupted hesea!tcr Unfit
4hc tunnel + etseffuAy eo4ed The Suu4nt Al* x1u
nE spnh;sssd t9 sso'iaei.hs tes;nrspsas so bcsns
hr eof.ts daua bring pnshcd tart~A.d rapidly ~
pe*Fhlc The n1pE .pd lower ecctas. wcfe cpc:p!etd
tcctf. the c.iEa for hith al slnk- Sex.
ct.l tAEh dirt t11tt hArr hcrn taken from :hs M
s::tr n Wosk q HlslnE p. e1,p. rh 'osk In dit
Eest nnch norr tHrid,. A vclun,err tr.rc ri sp men
h19 Etsn ra11-d tns tc-hat.~ -r
, 1869-10-13

hRoKkN40k TxAKR1crtcS.
Ing tFieraise Ae1es attIe ASSOCIATION Of Chtc1.
~ iu1lois, y Mm r utn-dAle e ala InJunc-
uot to ftFt1sln H..asoale frou converting OF eu-
eHrn!rE'cE real es.ate described below, and 10
, 1869-10-13

CELEBRATION IL TIE cITr.
As . token Of rsspec: to The ustaoEs Of Couns-
movement VISA ini'issed ty the ltaitan ct,zens
pf Etttsg0 to celebrate the anniversary u hts
birth or Public procession, and 4 banquet IN the
ceeninC+ The ctlehIxtfon ~Rs participated In BY
the citizens EererailJ, and about o'cocx Ia the
attg1a,0n The dinHTtns So ttttts organized for Ine
purpose Of pasadinx .nroneh The pnnc'pal suects-
formed at o'cioc1, III front OF the corrr House,
IN the 1onoEins oruet:
Detachment OF Police,
Sevih 4 Deans 1not, IN nn1fbF1n.
Italian Society, With national o1tnefA
Detachment Of children.
Garden CITY BAo,.
German iodRes Ere oetnu represented.
Mayor and clt'zets 10 car1ate4.
From the cou1s Hou.e The procession took mp
It's line Of marrh a1oo9 clayk stree north to
Chicago Avenue, proceeding toQth on Wells TO
LsSs: .ne.ee ?, iiais.es. 70 Maa,.n. mn soasn On
sloEg Randopn street to LlhTal3 Hnll. The
mArCn occupied About m nons md b hal1, and the
rfoeson s, attracts astas'es so9d dsai q attention
played selection Of national airs, and on the
nh.le, me societies preseattsl d h,ghiy respec'a
liz appearance" !, ,,Rx.xv NAIL,
On 11nytn1 ns Library Hall, tue carriages we're
dismissed, And the dtnt!eat companies wcat na
statEs AID TOOK eezu In the hall. The Mayer
ateebded the rizilorm and. o1 being invited ID
taEe the c1alr, be ro.e amid cheers, aid SPOKE
fTKKcu OF xAYcx RICE
fI!IoEczHEsa: M 4 q tl's @ esss.snn . westhy e hc
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sss = chs We ad s,ss5 ~ sh:. bsea
d*y "a o. aet & .saax = ii as..oa
+ eaaea Aat1ieans And IN .assaS 1is sc hase nc
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sa:e 30 IL u hG - :" es eta.r r..
iu T-etk hayptsz nd n9oEr epate1Aed- Yoa sn:Gk
for ~ r .. 8 :,Ess Z sss'Ga; .9s
md ronsn faz the wuEk II hvtak PsEa.rs. ~ il.
IS: L. = se:g ,ts! ssts; 6
IS IL a sas,s -
n '1sa n s is aaa Ell ,s
.sN = ysry a.gr5 10 hs1s 10 ss1riiesc Il ,oia!nl
II H. II AaJesa .peeeA II. tt~asnu, spasa,e,
:, r. s;Sts .. AA feuaska The baad pl.te'
the 1talsn Cousai. then Addressed the meeting Il
ltanao, and the e!uzeoa gate three cneerA Ia
chn1topher Columbus Thu closed the proceed
sAsqEHr At 1n.Asr uul-
The celebration VA pieasanlly csoeed By ban
| qott u Library Hall which was ps1tlelpase7i Y
bJ marJ oi onf Ffo1ninent citizens, and toasts 40
n 3Gst1&t6 appt0pft1te 70 The pcfa4Qu Nere Effe.
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Book NOTISES.-"T he Found
Lost; or peanuts five cents a cup"
"a very well printed novel; kant
say how it WIZ written, hsyin saw
the manuscript. A young girl
falls in luv with a man. A rival
steps in-steps out again on the
452d page-dies of a broken hart
in a stable on the Erie canal. Cor
oner's inquest. ''Ile sale the seize
over; lie cross the wide oshun; lie
sale the seize owe for thou."-
Meetings of lovers. Peanuts
Married on last page. This book
contains ded lodes of continent
and luz gibberish, and kant fail
tew SCOT our young people who
comments tew banker for one
anuther. For sail where it kin be
had. Go for it.
"Smike the Bootiful; or no one
tn BulIy-A highly tuchin tale,
bound in paper. Original plot
luv, rival, castor lie, murder, soft
sope, rum, and piety. Smike, the
Bootiful, is the pride Of the rancho
He borrows five dollars of his
trew luv and gets very drunk
steals a hoss-vigilance CON-
presents such a perfect picter oy
despare that he is hung up in 6
frame-soon arfter packed in q
box and surrounded by land.--
Trew luv goes crazy-not fol-
Smike, but for the five 8. Sc
cloods herself in notanyery and
refuses to be confronted. Til
nothing but sum faded four'--end
This work IL bound in yeller, ant
consequently will sell. The aw
thor's Photograph haz bin very
wisely left out. A spendid woo(
kut ov the borrowed $5 bill adornl
the last page. Reached for it.
"Lank Hank, the Prid of TIL
Southnoth; or, a dollar a day ant
bord a hoss." Too true to be good
The ritter lax branes very heavily
The plot IL pitcht in the State u
Maine, and runs all thru the mid
die States. Bosh, the hull on il
The phools ar knot ded yet, an,
ov corse it will sci. Buy it.
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u A Nashville druggist has
invented rat paint made OF a
preparation OF phosphorus. You
first catch the rat, then you paint
hin. After dark he looks like a
II of fire, and, going among
bic sellowrats, they vacate the
rremlSes, the ''bright particular
rat following a2d hurrying up the
rear.
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GOOD ADVICE. An elderly
gentleman accustomed to Sin
dulge." entered the room of a
certain tavern, where sat a grave
Friend by the fire. Lifting a pair
of green spectacles upon his fore
head, rubbing his inflamed eyes,
and calling for hot brandy and
water, he complained to the
Friend that '.his eyes were get.
ting weaker, and that even spec.
tacles didn't seem to do them any
good"
"I'll tell thee, friend" replied the
Quaker, "what I think. If thee
were to wear thy, spectacles over
thy mouth for a few months thy
eyes would get will again."
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TIE WAY TO TREAT INJURIES.
liza bee stings you, will you go
to the hive aud destsoy it2 Would
not o thousand come upon you?
If you receive a tritiing injury, do
not go about the streets proclaim
ing it, and be anxious to avenge it.
Let it drop. 1t is wisdom to say
little respecting those injuries you
have received.
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Attention Tresp0ssers.

Llroin this date. all persons are pro-
- hibited, under penalty of legal
prosecution, from cutting or removing
any timber off the following described
land, to wit s3iAt
The east half Of northeast quarter Of
section %, west half of northeast quar-
ter of section %, northwest quarter Of
southeast quarter section %, and south
half Of southeast quarter Of section %.
and south half of southeast quarter Of
section Il, all in township 30, range
Ii. Bossier parish, La.
My lines have been established so-
cording to- Law, and / warn ell tres-
psssers against depredating upon my
rights. w. j. CARTER.
May 8, 1868. NO 4w
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po,e.rnE IN CoLoRADo.-A

ROMANCE IN CoLoRADO.-A
,..esr from Denver says: ga very
. a."ttv romance, in which a wO-
pan ia not mixed up, has just
ham h,anpened in the mines. 1t runs
, Ans; A soldier who had served
sssronrh the war, soon after his
S;scharge came West to seek his
Sartune' He drifted into the mines,
s"d rot hold of some claims which
~sra discovered to be rich. His
csOtain, who had been very kind
"a him iu the service, lived far to
sha East, and finding himself in
Tant of a partner, the young sol
S;er determined to write to the
,aptain, who was poor, and ask
Nh, TO come out aud share with
him his good fortune. He did so.
The captain came, and the ex-pri-
vats made over to him, as a gift,
one.third interest in all his min
ine claims. The captain was a
shrswd man, the new firm pros.
Jared, and presently the generous
ycung miner sent for an old friend
vho had been with him as private
in the same company, and made
ever 10 his comrade another third
Of his mines. The company pros
uered amazingly, and grew rich.
A few weeks ago the captain
and the third member of the firm
lOnging to rejoin their families
and feeling that they were rich
enough, proposed to sell OUT
they did SO for 800, 900 each, and
the rich ex-private was the princi
pal buyer. The other day the
Trio were seen walking along the
street arm in arm, apparently con
tented with the affairs of this
world. They are all three on theil
way East, the head of the firm
going to visit the ex-partners
whom he has made so rich. AT
ter q short stay in the East, th'
rich young soldier will return
West and continue his mining
operations. In order to properl,
complete the story, the head o
the firm, while East, ought to fal
iu love with the sister of one o
bis partners, marry her, and brin'
her West as his bride.
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Foreign and Domestic Markets.
From the South westsrn.l

Liverpool, May S, noOn.--CottOn irregu.
lar; uplands liz and Orleans I'D.
Liverpool, May 5, afternoon.-BOmbay
shipments to this LIST, according to private
advices, IS, 900 bales.
New York, May 5, noon.-CottOn quiet
at 2S3c, Gold 1851.
Now Orleans, May 5.-CottOn easier, mid
ding % to 2S!c.i sales 1850, receipts $40 and
exports lO26 bales. Gold 1853. Flour Arm.
err supeEfine IS so, double extra IS rs to
5 81 and treble extra Sc 25 COzR--wAite
70 to zee, Oats II to 73c. Bran 81 25 Hay
better supply; prime $50 TO 50, Pork
$32 25. Rscon--clear rib l7s and cleazaides
l7iO Lard-tierce lsi to 10 and keg lsa to
20to. Sugar unchanged. Molasses nomi-
nal. Whisky S2I to Soc Coffee firm; fair
l5s and prime l7lc.
Liverpool, May 5, evening-Cott0A dull,
but unchanged; sales 5000 bales
New York, May S, evening. Gotten With
out decided change; sales $500 bales at 2Sac.
Gold steady at 1855.
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70 To quiet a crying baby it
is only necessary oprop it up with
pillows, it it cannot sit alone, and
smear its fingers with thick mo-
lasses-then put half dozen feath-
ers into his hands. 1t will sit and
pick off the feathers from one hand
to the other till it fall asleep. When
it wakes up-more moIasses and
moro feathers. This recipe is
worth thousands OF dollars. II
we get 500 for it we shall be
content.
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SheriR's Sale.

A G, :. R'ddit' M 1000
Mrs. Z. J. Broach. ..
la District Court of Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
Dy virtue of writ of fieri tacias
- issued from the Honorable District
Court Of Bossier Parish, La, in the
above entitled suit, aud to me direct
ed. have seized aud will proceed to
sell atpublio auction, before the Court
House door. in the town of Bellevue,
La, within the legal hours of sale, on
the first Saturday the 5th day of June,
1869, the following described property.
to- wit 'tff go
The undivided seven twenty-fifths
(7-25) interest in the plantation on
Red River, in Bossier parish, known
as the WATERLOO PLANTATION.
containing in all 1873 acres, more or
less. t
Seized as the property Of defendant.
E. j. Breach. and to be sold to pay
and satisfy said writ.
Terms Of Sale--Cash, without benefit
of sppraisement. aHli
Deed of sale and revenue stamps at
expense Of purchaser.
w. H. HILL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, May /, 1869.
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u Compositors occasionally
make sad havoc of the sentiments
of public speakers. An orator in
debate not long ago declared that
the nation needed peace and har-
mOny. He was considerably as
tonished next morning, on reading
the report of his remarks, to find
that the "nation needed peas and
hominy.n
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Succession Notice.

Succession of J In Parish Court
John P. Cahill, Of Bossier parish.
deceased. La.
Notice is hereby given that Rieh'd
IN w. Turner, administrator of
said succession, has this day filed in
my Office statement Of debts due by
said succession, and asked for the ho-
mologation OF the same. IfoppositioR
is not made thereto. the prayer of petit
toner will be granted as the law directs.
Given under my hand officially this
Both day Of April, 1869.
L. w. BAKER.
n6 SITS Parish Judge.
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~ DR.. johnson once reprov-
ing a man for following a useless
and demoralizing business, said
in excuse:
"You know, doctor, that l must
live"
The brave old hater of every
thing mean and hateful, coolly
replied that she didn't see the
least necessity for it,"
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% A car is now being built
in Jersey Clay, which will be cost
Hest, the largest, and one of the
most elegant in the world. It is
to be run on the Erie road, and
will cost 100000.
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~ A Cleveland {O.) woman
has had seven husbands in eight
years. One was killed in the
army, another was killed in a
street fight, and the balance are
alive, four OF them having been
divorced. A seventeen years old
daughter of this woman has been
twieA married and divorced.
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= Mr.. e. Raven, of Austin,
Texas, has received by post, di.
rect from France, a quantity of
silk-worm eggs, and even the
worms themselves. The Gazette
says they were Matched on the
way.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08

% An Iowa merchant has puz-
zled the young lady graduates of
a seminary there, by offering each
a calico dress, on condition that it
shall be worn on commencement
day.
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s@~ The Land Commissioners
Of the st. Joseph and Denver City
Railroad Company recently sold
10000 acres of the company's
lands to a colony of Canadians,
actual settlers, and 10000 acres
to a New York company, repre-
sented by Moses Y. Beach.
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70 1t is stated that, in the
Bank Of England, sixty folio vol
umes or ledgers are daily filled
with writing in keeping the &C
counts! To produce sixty vol
umes--the paper having been
previously manufactured else
where-eight men, three steam
presses, and two hand presses are
continually kept going within the
bank.
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~ Women charm, as a gener-
al thing, in proportion as they are
good. A plain face with a heart
behind it is worth a world of heart
less beauty. Gentlemen who have
tried both uniformly agree to Shis.
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10 Minnesota has a law abso.
lutely prohibiting the destruction
Of quails until the year 1875. The
birds we're introduced in 1916,
and great pains have been taken
since TO preserve and propagate
them; and they are now quite M.
merOuS.
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~ A "down East Yankee has
recently invented a rat extermi-
nator, consisting of "a sort of pow
der snuff. The animal jerks his
head off the third sneeze!
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CITY MORALITY.-There were
liz interments in the cemeteries
OF New Orleans during the week
ending Sunday morning. There
were 3 deaths Of whooping cough
and 10 measles.-[N o. Bee, Goth
alt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08

u Any one who is much talked
Of must be much maligned. This
seems to be a harsh conclusion;
but when you consider how much
more given men are to depreciate
than to appreciate, you will ac-
knowledge that there is some
truth in the saying.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08

- A Southern paper says
there is no doubt of the fact of
Gen. Grant having great North
ern lights in his Cabinet, for it is
we'll known he has the Hoar Y
Rorie ais there.
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u The fitness of women for
Office will no longer be questioned.
A postmistress in Pennsylvania
has been caughtrobbing the mails.
Robbing the males by the fair
sex has long since been reduced
to'a science.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08

~ A Norman bishop recently
experienced one of the difficult
ties of having too many wives
de attempted to correct one of
them, and the rest thraShed him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08

~ A London advertisement,
in rather bad taste, announces
that "Ned Wright, the converted
burglar, will preach at Wands-
worth Assembly Room, and break
open the doors of hell with a
gospel jimmy"
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y It is fortunate Grant has
been married but once. Were a
arSt wife'S relations added to the
present connections the Offices
would be absorbed entirely.
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BEES KILLED RY HoREETs.-~In
some districts the honey bee was
entirely destroyed by hornets. One
writer says he lost eight stands
last season.
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EE A New England paper
says:-"Erratum.-In our para
graph yesterday concerning thir-
teen ministers who had been
spanked in infancy, for spanked
read sprinkled.
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~ 1t was lately stated that
Gen. Grant is a UniverSalist, but
this is now denied. He believes
that all the Grants and Dents will
be saved, but not the whole hu-
man race.
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% Report has it. that Mark
Twain is going to be married and
give up funny writing. In other
words, we suppose, he 10 about to
do series and solemn thing. Re-
suit: One woman gets a husband
and the word loses a wit.
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~ By putting a little borax
into cold water, it will be found
that fiannels will not only come
out better cleansed, but there will
be absolutely no shrinkage.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08

70 Well executed counterfeit
800 bills on the Fourth National
Bank of Philadelphia are in Cir
culation.
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70 A penalty Of $1,000 a day
is imposed upon any one interest
ed ip Government contracts, who
sits in the British House of Com
mons. This might be tried with
advantage on Congress.
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~ 1t appears that shooting a
prisoner is called murder in New
York State. How about drown
ing one in a shower-bath?