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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

PRUNING ToMAToEs.-Itiss is stated
that the gardeners in France cut
off the stem of the tomato plants
down to the first cluster Of flowers
which appear on them, thus impel-
ling the sap into the buds below
the cluster, which pushes up Wig
orously, producing another cluster
of flowers. When these are visi-
BILE, the branch to which they be-
long is also topped down to their
level; and this is done five times
successfully. By this means the
plants become stout dwarf bushes,
not over eighteen inches high,
In order to prevent them from fall
ing over, sticks or strings are
stretched horizontally alsng the
rows so as to keep the plants
erect. In addition to this, all the
laterals that have no flowers what
soever are nipped off. In thi'
way the ripe sep Is directed intC
the fruit, which acquires beauty
size and excellence unatiainahll
by oehes means
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

WELcoME.-We take much pleas
ure in calling the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of
English Female Bitters, IN another
column.
This combination is regarded as
the Great Female Medicine OF the
age, and is highly recommended by
the Medical Profession, and all
who have tested 1t.
Our female community are troub-
led with many complaints peculiar
10 their sex, and now is the time 10
secure q Bottle and be cured.
iy23-my.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13


DeLatOuF Layergne, Foreign
Affairs.
Henri Cherreau, Interior
Grand Perret, Justice.
Degaunilly, Marine.
Pierre Magne, Defenees.
jerome David, Public Works.
Jale Grome, Instruction.
Clement Duvorners, Commerce.
Baisson Billault, President Of
the Council of State.
The Emperor visited the can
tonments of the army around
Metz.
LONDON, Aug. 1l.-AdviCes
from the Prussian front to 10
o'clock Wednesday night state the
French army are falling back to
the line Of the ROsselle, harrassed
by the Prussian. cavalry, which
had already passed Saar Union,
Falquamont and Lasetanges.
Stores of all kinds and the rail
way trains had fallen into the
hands of the Prussians.
They had taken the small fort
ress of Huttlestein, in Fosges,
which the French had evacuated,
leaving guns and provisions.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE Journal
Official has advices from Metz to
$3.50 yesterday evening. Details
Of the battle Of Frossisiveiger are
still meagre.
Marshal McNIahon had his
horse killed under him.
A brigade of cavalry of the Re
serve Corps and one division of
the Corps of General Failly ar,
rived on the field at the close of
the day and covered the retreat.
The pursuit of the enemy was Wig
orous at first, but soon become
mere reconnaissance.
McMahon, after being twenty
five hours in the saddle, passed
Sunday at st. Avolt, which was
abandoned on Sunday, and occu-
pied by the Prussians. Some oi
their advance pickets came up
with our rear guard, but were
driven without much difficulty.
LONDON, Aug. ll.-Earl Derby
in a public speech strongly urged
non.intevcntion.
Half million sterling coming
from Bombay.
kilograms from Metz give as
surances that Bazaine is the reaI
commander.in chief Of the French
army. Two corps are now al
Metz; others under McMahon.
At the battle OF Woerth thu
French charged the Prussiani
eleven times. McMahon was il
the saddle fifteen hours withou
food, and fell from the saddl
fainting, into a ditch, but was &C
cidentally discovered and recov
cred sufficiently to direct q retrea
Of his army on foot. There wa
no horse left.
City Council Of Brussels vote
: Victoria thanks for assertin
Belgian neutrality.
Leading houses at Antwerp dC
cline to transact business. 1t
feared that Bois de Bologne mul
= be sacrificed to the defence
Paris.
The Pail Mall Gazette reafilrn
the presence of Prince Imperi
and the Imperial jewels in Londol
MARKETS.
r NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ll.-Cotto
i dull; sales, $50 bales; middlins
nominally, l7A@l7H receipts Isl
no exports. Sugar, prime, IL. MC
> lasses 50@75 Coffee, prime, nom
nally, 17M@l716. New York sigh
"a premium. Gold, l6A@16JS.
NEW YORK, Aug. ll.-COttol
dull and weak, sales 1000 bales
; Middling Uplands, 1913. Col,
1914 GIGS,
,, LIVERPOOL, Aug. ll.-Evening-
Cotton bouyant; Uplands, SD
Orleans, Sd; sales 1900 bales; e!
port and speculation 1900 bales.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13
NEW COTTON PRESS /

VWVHE DEERING COTTON PRESS, made
In Louisville, will with two hands,
make q bale Of 800 lbs. 10 q short time thus
dispenaing with mules. Planters would 90
well 10 can and examine this Press nov put
up opposite our store, 100 Mulberry street.
MANL0VE 3 HoHARIs
jYa7-dawlm sai1 a gtals
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

To MOTHERS AND NURsEs-Try
Mrs. Whitcomb's Syrup for Diarr-
hes, &c, in children whether in-
duced by teething or other causes,
Is the safest and best remedy.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

SEE Advertisement of DR.. Butts
Dispensary, headed, Book for the
Million MARRIAGE GUIDE
in another column. II should be
read by all.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

Why swallow baneful drugs
when yon can obtain DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder to raise your
buscuit and cake9 Try it.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

THE eountenanee is pale and
/ en-colored, with occasional
aushes, or a eirnmscribed spot on
one or both cheeks; the eyes become
dull; the pupils dilate; an azure
semiciFcle runs along the lower eye
lid; the nose is irritated, swells, and
sometimes bleedsj a swelling Of the
upper lip; occasional headache, with
humming or throbbing Of the ears;
an unusual secretion Of saliva; Shiny
or furred tongue; breath very foul,
particularly in the morning; appetite
variable, sometimes voraeious, with
a gnawing sensation Of the stomach,
at others, entirely gone ; 3 lieeting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels
irregular, at times costive; stools
Shiny; not unfrequently tinged with
blood belly swollen and hard urine
turbid; respiration occasionally diff
cult, and accompanied by hiccoughi
cough sometimes dry and convuIsiye;
uneasy and disturbed sleep, with
grinding Of the teeth temper varia-
bic, but generally irritable.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR. M'LANE'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect a cure.
The universal success which has.
attended the administration Of this
preparation has been such as to war
rant US in Pledging ourselves to the
public to
RETURN THE MONEY
in every instance where it should
prove Intellectual: "providing the
symptoms attending the sickness Of
the child or adult should warrant
the superstition Of worms being the
cause" In all cases the Medicine 10
be given IN STRICT AccORpAHcH VIM
THE DIRECTIONS.
We pledge ourselves to the puhlls.
that
DR.. M'Lane's Vermiiaee
DOES NOT CONTAIN MERcnav
in any form; and that i IS an. lAno.
cent preparation, nrl fstz5t II asire
tbs tigbfsJt igay = ~ msif ffa1gF
isflSf.
FLEMING BROS, FiEnBpkuH.
faoFAiEfoas
p.s ns,lta M fir'sn a..
chen iAzH f|as|5 WI IS H8
: fheII efaz@ aEH tHeF
+ ts ef
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13
TurniD Seed.

n ANDR. rHs NEW CROP growth ol
AiS10l, lust received, q wen selected a.
S0fiment OF the above teedl ffnna y. L1u-
dTeth 3 sons. Philadelphia. For sale whole.
jyso.iw LEE RICHARDSON d co.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

p.S. nstIta Aa E'cans aI.l.a
chen tan t|1s VII S e
EHH| NF SD EH
HFI 1r 4 W
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13

DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; and that i Is "a. Anos
cent preparation, arf esta5is s asisz
fbf tfgbfsjf iysy e ~ Msif f1aflF
isfdSf.
FLEMING BROS. nIEIsBukun
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

New Orleans, according to
the recent report of the Chief
OF the Bureau of Statistics for
the year ending June 30, 1869,
is only the sixth importing city
in the Union. New York $685.
1882, Boston S44,636,967,
San Francisco s1S,OSS,9O1,
Philadelphia 15,967,556. Balti-
more. s15,S7S,O33, New Or
leans S11,414.S93. Ofthe total
imports, New Orleans only re-
ceives about % per cent. In
exports, however, she stands
second, if not first.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

: A gentleman from Buffalo,
now in Winchester, informs us
that a friend Of his in New
York has written him to hunt
out a location in the lower Val
ley for a cheese factory to be
conducted on a large scale. 1t
is his intention to commence
with no less than one hundred
cows, and the number will per-
haps be increased very soon to
five hundred. We may men
ton in this connection that the
leading man of the enterprise
in Warren county expressed
the conviction to us a few days
since that the Valley in a little
while will become the chic.
diary, butter, and cheese-pro
ducing section Of America
Winchester Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

Science is discovering every
day new methods to alleviate the
sufferings of unfortunate mortals.
The latest progress in this direc-
ton has been made bya DR.. Ber-
nier in Paris, who is bleaching
noses to which the treacherous IN
fiuence of liquor has impaired o
ruddy glow, by means Of electrici-
ty. He has recently restored .
lady of the highest rank to hap.
piness, changing hernose, q bloom
ing rose, into a delicate lily, and
this case is causing great sensa-
ton in the scientific world. DR.
Bernier is having his method
patented.-[Ex.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01


SCENERY ON THE ST. JOINS.
Its banks are mostly low, very
apt to be swampy, and are dense
~ covered with primeval forest
live-oaks, water-oaks, bay gum
and magnolia, hung with the long
waving drapery of solemn moss,
while the beautiful palm with its
crested crown sentinels its shores.
Beneath and interviewer arnoug
these are the wild jessamine and
creeping vines, lacing the under
growth over with an unbrOken
verdure, and rising from the wa
ter to the tree tops. Then q dell
appears, festoOned with climbing
and DER arching growths, grace.
fully curtaining its entrance, and
tempting its beholder within the
half hidden sylvan retreat; Earth
er on, and a broad expanse, or
savanna, is seen, bounded by the
distant forest, with here and
there a solitary palmetto standing
alone like a plume. Flowing for
some distance between banks of
living green, the river Suddenly
widens, and we come to the placid
waters of the lovely Lake George,
across which we sail to the con-
tinuing channel beyond. BY some
strange instinct and guidance, as
it were, we find, hidden behind
the tall grass and floating islands
ofthis really fairy land, the sought
for channel, though a half score
of equally promising openings
had nearly tempted us astray.--
| "a Winter in Florida.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

Chicago warns intending i'm
migrants to stay away from
that city, as there is not sufi-
Gent employment for those
now there. Let them migrate
to this State. There is work
enough hare for the unemploy.
cd.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

New York has 200 gambling
houses, 5000 professional gam
blers, and $1,5OO,OOO capital
invested in the game, while
$4,000 changes hands nightly
over the cards. Besides these,
there is generally "game" al
the clubs, and often at private
houses.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

partial failure, to the acre, even
according the small average in
India. In February, 1869, Mr..
Forbes, the Cotton Commissions
for India, appended a postscript
to his report Of the crop in the
several districts, in which, after
referring to the loss in the culturn
of the American and native yarie-
ties, be says 'gThe native plant
has suffered more severely; the
estimated loss is here given at go
per cent, but notwithstanding the
above, owing to the increase in
cultivation, the whole crop Of
these districts will be considera-
bly, ln excess OF that obtained
from them last year" The result
proved that both the unfavorabIe
early reports and the report Of
Mr.. Forbes were correct. IF the
fiatteHing promise Of this year ap-
plies to AN equal era, and shall be.
fulfilled, the supply of India cot
ton may have an extraordinary
increase. 1t is, however, quite
too early to know anything of the
yielded, OF even its probabilities,
which may be wholly changed
after frnitiBg begins. 1.-THE prom
Use Of an abundant yield in India
shall continue to December, and
the current estimates of our crop
be sustained, the discourageDehss
of British manufacturers and
spinners will give place to a
hopeful renewal of activity by
lower and safer prices of the raw
material. T
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01
The Booster Banner.
W. E. Scanland, Editor.
T z X u 8


The Bossier Banner viii BE- issued every
saturday morning. Subscription. per an
mum. Three DolIars-ln advance. Two Dol
Iars for six months 81 for three months.
Advertisements inserted at 81 80 per
square of ten lines or less. first Insertion
- cents for each subsequent insertion:
Cards of one square, or less--$l2 per
.tnnum. Six montIis-$7 30. Three months
IS.
Announcements of Candidates for Office
$40.
- Obituary notices, when exceeding a
suuare, will be charged Us advertisements.
fTr All articles published for the benefit
of parties or individuals, at their own solic
station, will be charged for as advertise
nlents
~ Editorial notices. or any matter oc
eupying spst e outside ofregular advertising
columns, charged at the rate of Is cents pei
line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

APPLEs.-Ebernezer Goss, of
this county made this year 81
800 from the sale of apples
Parties from the North paid
him 81 per barrel for 1000 bar
rels of pippins, Orange may
dispute Che palm with any
county in the State in the pro-
duction not only of apples, but
of other fruitsas well.-[Native
Virginian.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

From and after the first day
of January, 1870, all legal adj
rvertisements must be paid for
before the first insertion will
be made in this paper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

"You never saw such a happy
lot of people as we had here yes
terdsy,p said landlady in Indiana,
to a newly-arrived guest; "there
were thirteen couples Of 'em." -
HWhat! thirteen couples just
marriedp aOh, no, sir; thirteen
couples Just divorced"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01
False Notions Of Dignity.


on ssAndrew Johnson" makes
use of the following language {:
1.-THE idea is natural, and the
feeling coming unprompted,
that, having filing the highest
Office in the gift OF the country,
is doing violence to their digni-
ty, if not that of the individual
Chief Magistrate, to descend in
the scale of Office and accept a
subordinate position"
If mankind could be credited
with no higher or nobler ambi-
ton than the qualification Of
personal pride, there might be
some foundation for the posi-
ton here assumed; but admit
that. there is in him the small
est desire to do the will of God,
or prove a benefactor to his
race, and the "idea" sinks to
level of the shabbiest kind of
moral shoddyism. The very
foundation and the highest
attribute, the honor and glory
of human greatness, consists in
the cheerful acceptance of that
position, high or low, to which
God and the world assign us
in bravely doing the work be-
fore us, regardless of chow il
looks or "what people will
say" T aa 20
That man who has filled the
E highest office in the gift of the
people should not feel that be
is sacrificing any of his dignit,
by subsequently serving in ;
subordinate capacity. If no
!, dead to every sense of gratitude
for past favors, duty would i'm
pei him to accept any position
the people might wish to fill
If ambitious to do good to BIZ
fellow man, and was once f
. for an Alderman or a Senator
his enlarged experience woul,
make him SO much more fit t
again fill those positions. In
deed, we can imagine no grand
er spectacle of disinterested an
noble ambition, than of a MAJ
who has filled all the highes
offices in the gift of the people
learned in the law and exper
enced in craftsmanship, givin
his aid and counsel in the hun
: bier positions of life. ..o
True, the acceptance of sue
!. a position might be an admis
;, sion that a mans work was III
finished, but he who flattel
himself that his work can b
finished this side of "that dill
vaultetl cavern, where life an
its ventures are laid" has fai
ed to comprehend the fir
= grand problem of his life-tt
) object of his creation. Prov
dence never vouchsafed to ma
"a but one perfect example-pe
) feet in all respects-and it W;
only with his dying breath, ar
not till then, he exclaimed, ="
is finished"
%
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

John Onionis the suggestive
name of an Illinois editor
When he peels himself and
gets down heartily to his work,
he must bring water to the
eyes Of bis readers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

The cost Of the Freedman's
Bureau has been, SO far, over
thirteen millions of dollars
The ''powers that be" would
have hesitated a long time be-
fore taxing us that sum in or
der to expend it upon destitute
white men and women.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

A bill has been introduced in
he Alabama Legislature re-
Iuiring members of the grand
'ury to swear that they never
belonged TO the Ku Klux.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01

Thomas Carlyle is reported
to have made over $3.50, 900 by
bis pen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01
Louisiana Freedmen.

A gentleman we'll known in
the State informs us thata few
days since he was ON board the !
Belle Lee, when she landed to
take on cotton from one of the |
finest plantations on the river /;
he went on shore and saw that
the fields were white with cot
ton, and looked as though no
cotton had been picked from
them! After looking for some
time, he saw a few women and
children picking cotton but no
men in the field. This seemed
to him very strange indeed, but
in a few minutes, he saw what
he mistook for well-eqiupped
company of cavalry coming up
the road. He saw that the COM
pany consisted of some fifteen
young negro men riding new
horses, with new saddles and
brides, armed with new shot
guns and otherwise equipped
for a "big camp hunt" They
had left their cotton to waste
in the fields and were off for a
frolic.
A few days since, as we were
waiting for a steamer, three
able-bodied freedmen came to
the landing about nine o'clock
A. NJ, bringing with them a box
containing about two pecks OF
peanuts, for shipment to New
Orleans. In conversation they
said that they bad made a fine
crop, but that the weather had
been so bad that they thought
a great deal of it would be lost
The three waited until two
o'clock for the boat. 1t was 6
charming day, and in order to
ship one dollars worth of pea
nuts they lost no doubt five
dollars worth of cotton. These
are not isolated cases simila
instances occur every day.
There is plenty of labor in thil
portion OF the country to picl
double the quantity raised here
but a large portion of the small
amount raised will be great,
injured and much of it lost b,
the ineficiency of the labor
Tensas Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01
BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday, january l, 1870.

BENZ. D. Herring is our duly
authorised agent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-01-01
Cotton Supply and Prices.


prices likely to be obtained for it,
says: .--s
| ,'In the season of 1867-6S cot
ton touched its lowest price du-
ring Christmas week. Last sea-
son the lowest point was touched
before the middle of November,
say % cents for middling in
Southern markets, a fall of about
six cents per pound from the
opening price of the season. But
it had been discovered while that
decline was in progress that the
worlds consumption of cotton
had during the preceding year so
exceeded the worlds supply that
the stocks on hand, which were
/ 1902, 900 bales, October l, 1867,
had fallen to $4,000 bales, Octo-
Der 1, 1868. This startling reduc-
ton of nearly 500, 900 bales in the
reserve during one year showed
! that the world wanted more cot
ton than could be had at the price.
Producers and consumers accept.
ed the teachings, and prices adj
vanced from % cents in Novem-
! Der to 30 cents in February. AT
that price in New Orleans, and
3 corresponding prices abroad, a
Q check was given to consumption.
D Cotton spinners and manufactures
( have generally done a losing bust
ness since February last, when
e working cotton at market value.
Trade would not bear q price on
cotton goods to correspond with
: the higher price of cotton. Goods
: accumulated in stocks at home
u and in the distributing markets
IL or were forced off at considerable
{. losses. @na8 ~
0 So now we find, in contrast will
a last year, that while the supply
o of cotton to the world during thu
v year Guiding October /, 1869, has
q been about 100000 bales less thar
% during the preceding year, the
- stocks remaining on hand Octo
Der l, 1869, do not vary $4,000
bales from those of Ocrober /
10 1868, showing that the world die
IA not want any increase of suppl.
e. at the price of that year.
Ill The actual crop or production
y of United States for 1S68-69 wa
y not more than 2,350,00O bales
. and of that about $1,000 bale
were used in the South, burnt et6
The foreign export from it wa
0, less than 100000 bales. TIL
Us common estimate of the presen
W crop is 2,75O,OO0 bales. We max
II no estimate, but remind old col
l. ton men that no dry season eve
- failed to exceed the largest est
:. mate; no wet season ever failed
= fall below the minimum estimat
= in the actual product, reckonin
~ the "wet" and "dry" characte
'r- from and after July 10Th.
to A crop of 2,750,0OO bales woul
n show an increase of 100000 bale
be upon the last one, and would a
So ford an increase of 100000 balt
pd in the foreign exports, if wante
&c at the prices. The lower range
! prices during 1867-68 made col
= sumption outrun supply 478,Ol
- bales. The higher range of 1865
= SO has enabled supply Of abol
1872, 900 less to satisfy the consum
ton. The difference is the su
of of both, say 100000 bales.
From these facts it seems Gle
that at one price consumption e
. tends, at another it contract
'iu that a price somewhere betwe'