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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-02
The Salt Lake Polygamists.
Brigham Young is still on

..m.uag !Hs - -#naE .t4HUt
Brigham Young is still on
his journey southwark, having
With him., IL wagons aud 100
armed men omountedJo Not a
word about his wives. We
wonder if the much-married
Turk means to desert his dis
.consolate partners. .. Perhaps
] 9 ii ihf have wagons enough
for his volnminous family 1t
is reported that 1.-The Saints
won't fight, but will move to
Mexico. They might whip ont
the "greasers". after a while,
and the Mexicans are not very
particular about plurality of
wives. Neither are the chaps
at Washington who are perse-
cutting Utah Saints, only they
dJn't acknowledge them quite
SO publicly. A late despatch
froul Washington has this to
say about affairs i'm Utah: Dl
Parties who left Salt Lake
Oh Saturday arrived here to-
day, and have communicated
to the government officials
some interestingIfacts connect
ed with the situation there.
They state that the prosecution
ofthe polygamists is iujuring
business very much. Eastern
capital sts who have gone there
to invest in mining interests
are leaving, and that the Gen
1 tiles are curtailing their busi-
mes operations aud sending
their wives and children to
places of safety. 1t is added
that the government has recent,
ly sold to these very Mormou.
old muskets for a dollar apiece
and thatif war comes the Nor
mons will present a formidabl,
front, though il is not impossi
bic that they may all emigrat'
to Mexico. 1t is stated tia
not twenty Gentiles in UtaI
favor the prosecution of th'
Mormons, and that even th
Federal and military authori
ties are indifferentto it on Jth
surface, and at heart oppose
: to il. These representation
will have no effect, as it wa
decided in the Cabinet meetin
r. on Tuesday to continue th
present policy. 'l -. .. 81.
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New Form OF DRUSKENNEss.
The London Lancet calls atten-
tion to the enormous manufac-
ture of the new sedative drug,
chloral. 1t is said that it sold
by tons a week, and quotes a
letter from Baron Leibig, affir-.
ming that one German chemist
manufacturers and sells half a
ton every week. OF course, no
such quantity is used in medi-
cine. and the Lancet seems
half afraid that il gets into
beer; but there is simpler ex-
PLANTATION, as it will hud on in
quiry. Taking choral is a new
| and popular vice, partlcuiarl!
among the women. and is do
ing at least as much harm as
alcohol. The drug is kept il
thousands of dressing eases
and those who begin its use
often grow so addicted to il
that they often pass their lives
in a sort of contented stupefac
ton. Chloral drunkenness
will soon be an admitted varie
tty of the species. 1.7
t,Ea rHyg.. liulssi. s
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p SEWARD ONIoTHB CHINESE
KIL.-Reporter-You went
TO see the Great iWallIof China.
Please state Hbetheriyoa were
disappointed on seeingii it AS
travellers are generally iddiisapr-
.plipnlt pointed when they first first s's see Nj
: agra, a-,uodt Zsdf ,dei1ar edI Z
D Mr., ,SewardTTI don't thinpks, ps,
that the Almighty made any
mistake il Niagara. If there is
any mistake in that matter il
is in tie creatures that He
made to study and contemplate
His works. The Chinese have
been at least two or three thou-
sand years awall-tnaking peo-
pie! Ittwonld bankrupt New
York oriParis to build the walls
If the f. city, of Pekin: The
Great Wall Of China iso the
great wall of the world. 1t is
forty feet high, The lower
thirty feet is of hewn limestone
or granite. Two modern car
riages may pass each other
upon the summit. 1t has a
parapet throughout its whole
length, With convenient stair
cases, butresses, and garrison
houses at every quarter of9a
mile,I and it runs not hy cut
ting down Isand raising val
leys. but.uver the uneven erests
of the mountains and down
through their gorges, a distance
of a thousand miles. Admiral
Rogers aud | calculate that il
wonld cost more now to build
the Great Wall fChina through
lis extent of one Thousand
miles, than it ilasIcost to builo
tile ifty-ive thousand miles 0
raiIroadin the UiHted States
What a commentary it is upoI
the epheDeral range of tht
human intellect TO see thi
great utilitarian enterprise, 8
necessary and effective ttw'
thousand years ago, now no
merely useless but an incum
brance and an obstruction.- :
!, [N. Y. San @:'''' q" 'ha
! afry
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This IS from the Sc Louis

, Tlb;s a. frofn .bsTgp IT,nuis
t,a,aao,.,,.y7g Hoo, yrn Il dti
MI c,,o,.,,,,ttIo,,.st..,ft ,b.
,Naw,y,,bT;rss i mn, orEn.
: snI;sh,,or,f. II. !. Rovm,nd,s
eId nor, ond uoo on. of tba b,s
l,,rigipaI nronri.tors 1r,'',yr'O of Il tbep =
rr; 80 a. n -, -; - y. :. u, I,
YnGrIk 'h1rbe The ,st,o,rrvvb,adbSnrnt story ,adbSnrnt the
RnglIish,nan1 prows 70 ont of the
fact II that Mr.. J. Jennings,
managing lni!n inc editor of the Times,
lis an Englishman BY birth.
He is the author of the slash
ing articles ON the ring that
have made the Tunes famous
as the champion of the people.
These articles have appeared
every day-sometimes two or
three of them in a day, for
more thai a year. Their force
has been terrible, and at last
all opposition has been over.
come. There never was lin
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-02

j A Washington special of the
sixteenth to the New York
Herald says. 90 9d q lhZao u
The signal service yesterday
displayed before the storm
cautionary signals at eighteen
of the twenty signal stations
along the line of ali the lakes,
the whole Atlantic coast, from
Florida to Maine, and on the.
coast of the Gulf Of Mexico.
The reports received at the Of
fee of the chief signal officer
show that every port the warn
ing signal was given from FIVE
to fifteen hours in advance of q
storm of unusual severity. AT
New York the wind reached a
velocity of sixty miles per hour.
There could be no better test
of the discipline Of the signal
service than this, the storm
reaching, as it did, all the
coasts Of the United States ex.
cept the Pacific. ID uBdt rel
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-02

TNHiS well known Cheuse has been
IL re6tted and improved and FIR
elegance, convenience and comfort is
not surpassed by 7any Hotel in the
South Every attention il paid to t'le
comfort of guests and nothing is wart
ing To render their stay in the city
pheasant. E"i n. 'aH ..a :. .
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d. FFH
PoMPEiAN REMAISS.--We
were saying how becoming the
Neapolitan fisherman's dress
was to a certain actor here and
were told that a body had been
fouad lately at Pompeii, dress
ed in the very costume. When
the bodies are found at Pom
peii plaster is Immediately
poured in to preserve the form.
This plaster gave the exact re-
presentation of the poor POM
peian who had met his death
so suddenly. Through centu-
ries aud centuries the texture
ofthe very garment had been
preserved, although in dust and
ashes. The legs were bare and
the shirt open at the throat,
The shirt was of some coarse
WOODEN stuff; around the throat
is anecklace Of ,enamelled glass
beads, and on the ankle !pklsaF az ankI INK
let of metal, showing that he
had been a slave. But the ex-
preston of the face is frightfuli
there is all the fierce struggle
of vigorous lite with Sudden
death, and the position of the
arms is as if be had been tryins
to wrench off bis breast a clutch
ing weight Rome Letter.
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SINGULAR TIThE TO A Book.
= The authors of the time of
Elizabeth and James 1. often
put quaint and ridiculous titles
to there books. iAmoung 9th
ers we may mention Joshua
Sylvester, a Puritanical poet,
who wrote a apoem against to
bocco. which bears this title
Tobacco battered, and ths
pipes shattered about ther'
ears that idolize SO base AMI
barbarous a weed, or at least
wise oyerlove so loathsome
vanity, BY q volly Of holy sho
fthnndered from Mount He'll
loon. ."nk ,ZbaL 2ngoL itia &
tc.sni9b 1a - eul-2Hd uiw.a Ii
.giqsT doinp 1Ii sgH -. 80 T.
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and 2 Damartine
first met on the top of Vesuvi-
us, on the eve of an eruption,
and Lamartine descended the
crater; for which hazardous
exploit Humboldt set him
| down as, a 7foal. The exploit
was characteristic; for Lamar.
tine ne vergot the volcano out
Of his brain; he was in a state
Of eruption as long as be lived
b1EU0 TH hGE iEfI4E3 WsB 9d-
.BOl1EJIHumBU5Zs lu9Bp
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Eleanor Kirk writes that John
Hay is winning His verses lead
one to suspect that ne must be, at
I farr> ihEin ~ 1IJ4SQ HH0 100
3a0b 9i l0nGE1 il9idW ,snoiIo9!
.29biatDo lGslGg div
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, Cor WHAT He ASKED For.
Mr.. Pepper was riding BY the
door of Mr.. Hashmeat when
the latter, who was conversing
with one or two of his neigh
bors, called to him, saying: ,,g !, ,,
"Ho! Mr.. Pepper, don't be in
such haste; stop and tell us O
lie." -ai
. .Hsgg HG -gu'f-ggnrq ~ 4 ~
"Ha7en't time" responded,
Pepper. "BottA and Corke
had quarrel about their wives
this morning, and Bottil was
killed and I guess GoggkAs, will
die; he's shot through the
breast, and I'm going, after DIR.
Probe" And he galloped off .s
"Bless my heartt o How ave.
full! Let us 60 Gown, friends,
and pick up the particulars"
said Hashmeat. 'H'7i'.''i h1''"'T
hAnd SO they did, only to find
Bottil and C0rke living, sound
in body, serene In spirit, and
with not an idea of a quarrel.
As they rode homeward, Hash
meat rehectively said:
,'"Sold, by George! We ask
ed for lie, and got it, and q
six-mile, tide to boot. IITaint,
safe to poke fun at Pepper
risi-.E4 -A-L--- ----u.----.- -LL.- 10 HJib
IUsE SULPHUR In HEN NESTS.
The powdered sulphur sold
by all druggists is a cheap and
handy preventive of parasites
among young chickens After
a hen has been sitting until
we'll established, Sprinkle a
| small handful upon her eggs
when she is off, and upon every
part of the n.st, aud for a little
distance ali round it, Then
when she is on the nest disturb
her Just enough To- make her
bristle her feathers, and then
dust another handful down to
the skin upon her head, neck
and every part of her body not
in contact with the nest, and
do not omit to spatter q pinch
under each wing. Then when
the chickens are Matched, there
will be no vermin whatever to
leave the hen and gather upon
the young, as is frequently the
case when no precautions are
taken. One thorough appIica-
ton, such as we have edescrib-
ed, will suffice. 4 RaraE Hosa:!
Iul aoEia------ -----..-.--l-9g .ba
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A TToRNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, Bossisr
~ parish. La. y6nl6
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20

RELIGIOUS Notcs-Personai and General.
The diocese of New Jersey Is the ninth diocese
which has passed canon requiring that the dele
gates OF parishes to convention shall be COMMUNE
cants.
Zion's Herald has captured q spread eagle 1t
says 1.-THE Congregauonallsts are Yielding Their
boast OF the independently OF the churches Is getting
TO be vain boast. They are arranging for "a regu-
lar National Union with Irlennial Convention.
the GO lgregat0n Is gone, Il Psurtbus mum, q
national Church Is come. Long may 1t wave"
The Second Lutheran church of Fayette, N. Y.
Will become vacant on the LIST OF october next, and
VIII want u new pastor.
The Rev. Horace James IL called to the pulpit in
Greenwich, Conn.,, lately vacated by The Rev. DR.. r.
q. Clarke, now o! TINS city.
The pastoral relation of the Rev. Theodore Legget
win the First Presbyterian church, oil Harlem, mas
been dissolved by The Presbytcry VI New YORK.
The Rev. G. b. Dye has taken charge Of the Pres.
byteran church at S0mers, N. T., and Of It's mission
station at Purdy's.
At a recent meeting OF the Atttca congregation
measures were taken To proceed at once To erect
handsome and cOmmOdIOus new BRICK house OF
worship.
Rev. I. s. Hamlin, graduate or Union TheOo-
gical seminary, has accepted the call unanimO lslY
rendered HAN by the WOodslde Presbyterian church.
oil Troy.
The Rev. Alvin Cooper, late pastor OF the church
at POmpey N. y, has accepted q call to East Pal
myra Presbyterian church, the rresDytery OF SYRIA
cuse having sanctioned the same On the LIST by dis
missing him to the Presbytery OF Lyons.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20
Closing Ceremonies.

OCEAN GROVE. n. j., August w. 1871
The camp meeting closed last night WIN the GUS
tomary .'marchng around Jerusalem" Addresses
we're made by Parsons Gray and Inskip. The former
gave advice 10 the newly converted, rejust1ed and
sanctined as to their future behavlorvery good al
vice, too. Parson Inskip followed and said ne did
not believe in giving people advice on the man
ner OF conducting their religious lie, as religion
that was good for nything regulated It's own ne
Rev. william Mcdonald took no part In the cxer
cises but his face whenever seen. was ueneutC-
ton. A baptsma ceremony took pace inns lnor ~,
ing, the Rev. Mir. stratton, of New YORK. Deln9 ,c
performer and young lady OF his flock oeing .nc
baptized one. Mr.. Straton had the loan Oh .lic
best bathing suit the place a1ordcd, ana tno celu
mony was the most impressive thai mas them p,.oo
during the meeting. No Official announcement was
made relative to the number OF conversions, Dus
low figure would spr0baDy be O close appIoAam.m,
Septembors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20
More About the Last Judgment.
THE EmrQR Of TILE HRpAIn.


The world Of spirits-"the future liien-is at this
day full OF evil spirits, chiefly from the Christian
world, among whom there regns nothing bat hatred
revenge, cruelty and obscenity OF all KINDS; also
treachcrous Vaccinations. The same state OF things
exist IN the flesh, though not so perceptible as In
the other Ee FOR there man stands out IN his naked
deformity. while here earth hts face Is hardened
by hypocrisy and does not exhibit his true character
and is not restrained By seliinterest and fear OF
the law.
Men do not believe that as they live here so shall
they live hereafter. We mean mentally nor physl.
cally. When man suffers natural deatn he Is di.
vested OF all things material. thus living in all the
poverty OF his nature, and II he has no, laid
up some treasure aboven he will be
poor indeed. There is abundant proof OF
this exhibited 10 our natural observation every
day. II has been noted that men rich In money,
land ana houses soon, In Imagination. commence
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20
Christian or HUMANE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Christian commonwealth and Christian civiza-
ton are phrases which frequently used by the
Tanker and clerical parties OF Prussia when they
were domneering In the Prussian Diet, and under
this disguise they cOnlrivcd to hide their reaction
AIRY schemes aud views This only fact suill-
cent proof OF the perversity OF such theory. ana
you may imagine my tOnishment to find the same
idea reiterated the article, ReligiOn the East :"
IN your Issue Oh last sunday. 1Dere you Say our
clvlZatiun IS CHRISTIAN, while II Is fact that
CIVILIZATION, US FAR rs 1t depends moral law, Is
decidedly not of christian origin, since Chrisanlsm
has not introduced any new moral law. 1t merely
adopted the moral laws o. MOSasm. Should
You, however, refer TO science and learning,
then You cannot Tor a moment MAINTAIN that
Chrlstanlsm Is the propagation OF science. All It's
doctrines make 1t strict opponent to science; for
how will you bring the statement OF the New Tes
lament that the chaste Virgin was found with child
by the Holy Gnost IN harmony WITH sciencer Or
how W ii you explain anu demonstrate q unit which
is trinity Or now Will you scientifically answer
lOr the doctrines OF original sin" or OF jesus
sumptionf
/ July concur with you that Cnristianism Is ag-
any sort O brutality in behalf OF the articles or
faiih. Civilization, true civiliza ION, however,
needs no arins-is innate TO mans nature and its
supreme laws are justice and charity CIVILIZATION
Is the result OF education and education never
accomplished by force. IL Is matter OF fact that
there are many Christian nations whom one
would all civilized, ana that proves that our civil
ism. our present civilization Is nothing but
other grade OF progress when We would never have
reached If we were not supported BY the iabors OF
lorner generations. ). Ii.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20

the VIII lie affair IL that he 'found no fault In
Chr,ir and did all his power 10 prevent The SEN
tence OF cruc,iXlOn. And when he ioun1 ne could
not prevent t-tnat the Jews, his own nation, were
determined 10 put HIM TO death, III ate declared ne
would wash his hanis or any completely III so vile
a transact Piate Is thus one OF many witnesses
against them,
The whole account OF the trial and Pilates con-
versatiOn With Christ are exceedingly lnteres ing
and ms ructlve. Ine whole OF the narrative on the
subject Is Wen worth studying
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
Remedy for Cancer.

Colonel Usscry, of De Soto, Lou
isiana, says he fully tested a remedy
for this troublesome disease, recon-
mcndcd to him by a Spanish woman,
anatiYc of the country. The remedy
is this; Take an egg and break it,
pour out the white retaining the
yolk in the she'll, put in salt and mix
with the yolk as long as it will receive
it; STIR them togther until The salvc is
formed; put portion of this on a
piece of sticking plaster, and apply
to the cancer about twice 4 day. He
tried the remedy twice in ms own
family with entire success. IL has
also been tried in two cases in
Rhode Island, with perfect success.
Such a remedy is within the reach Of
every one, and should be known TO
tn ewhole world.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
HUMORS OF THE DAY.

d. A Kansas billiard table is thus des-
efibed: "First, in the middle of the
floor was large goods box, on which
was laid about a wagon load of sand
stone, covered with about eight yards
of blue jeans. For pockets. they had
old boots, about No 10; for cues they
used old broken hoe handles; boiled
eggs for balls; and count this lovely
game they used dried apples on a
clothes line - 7'-a
a youth, repentant, but incoherent
over his dissipation, signed the fol-
lowing pledge: 81 solemnly promise
to abstain from the use of all intoxi-
eating beverages, otherwise than as
drink, and profanity, unless prescribed
by physician, at least four times a
day, except cidar.n ,-r-.r,
A clergyman OF Cairo, H., EXPRESS
ed lately his contempt ofniekles In his
Sunday collection, and positively for
babe any of his congregation from
contributing anything under the
denomination of five cents. "Save
your cents" said the good man, Sun
til you have five, before you put your
hands into this box. The widows
mite business is played out here"
You haven't got such a thing as a
pair OF old trowsers, have you?n said
an Irishman to merchant. srNo.
my man, said the merchant: al
don't keep my wardrobe in my count.
ing-hOuse.n "Where do YOU Iiye?u
rejoined Pat, "and I'll call in the
morning for the old pair you've got
on"
A traveller being in a coffee house
with some gentlemen, was largely
drawing on the credulity OF the conf
pany. Where did you say all these
wonders happened, sir?" asked a gen.
tleman present. 81 can't exactly
say" replied the traveller, "but some
where in Europe-RuSsia, | Think
81 should rather think H-d-ly,u re.
turned the other.
The law as profession was not to
the taste of Peter the Great. When
he was in England he visited West
minister Hall in term time, and was
much struck 10y the great array of
wigs and gowns.
"Who are those people?" said the
Car to Lord Carmarthen, who ac-
companied him.
They are the lawyers, sir"
ola Syersp repeated Peter, "why !
have only two in all my dominions,
and l believe shall hang one of them
that moment, get back"
Uncle Sam sometimes makes a Joke
musty IS he is. He is making one
now which eXcites both admiration
and Indignation. Nearly all re Gov
eminent troops in the Indian country
are negroes, sent there because they
hadn't any char" which the redskins
could "raise." 'Ion has tried it on
several time, much to his disgust, and
if the negroes are to be kept out there
be is going to quit the war path.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
Divorces and Weddings.

itis wonderful to find how often a
husband discovers his wife 10 be in
compatible, offensive and good-for-
nothing, when some younger or more
attractive woman has taken his fam
cy. 1t i not less surprising TO OBJ
serve how often 4 wife discovers for
the first time, suddenly, that her hus-
band is drunken, british or fiend-
lsh, when another richer or more
prosperous man stands ready TO mar
~ her if her husband was out of the
way, If the law should offer to
grant divorces freely, ten fold more
freely than now, and at the same
time should forbid persons from mar
rying again, does any one believe
that there would be one divorce ask
ed where now there are a hundred {?
Years ago a legal gentleman, who
had procured a large number of di-
Yorccs IN his earlier practice, and had
afterwards renowned the business
absolutely, IN speaking to Us on the
subject, said: In all my experience
| never found a divorce asked for
the sake of being unmarried; a di-
yorce was always the preliminary to
a wedding, and with women quite as
much with men.7-THe CHarcamau.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-23
UnwhoIesome Candlcs.

Hermann Endemann, Ph ID, Assis-
tant Chemist 10 the Health Department
of New York, has recently examined a
great variety OF candies, collected from
various dealers by Drs. Leo and iFran~
kell, Assistant Sanitary Inspectors
Inorganic authorizations were detected
in only two cases, in both cases in loZen-
ges, to the extent of three and six per
cent In one establishment visited a
white powder was obtained, which prov
ed to be gypsum, (sulphate of lime.)
COioriEg Mdtter-Reds were either
carmine or aniline red, both harmless.
Iellows were either saffron, chromate of
lime, chromate of baryta, chromate OF
lead, gamboge, or yellow vegetable col
ors precipitated by alum and chalk: OF
ten samples examined, five were colored
with chrOmate of lead, and one with
gamboge, both of which were poisonous.
Greens We're found 10 be harmless.
EIGUoFiBg.-0il ofPeppernirt is of
ten adultarated with oil of turpentiue.
The other flavors are generally artificial
others, as for example, butyric ether.
Many of these are considered injurious.
Substitute for Sugar and G,la Ara
bic.-Gluclosc, starch sugar, is COM
mon in some kinds ofcandy. Starch Is
extensively used as a substitute for the
moro expensive gum arabic. Both OF
these substances are harmless.
In conclusion, the public are caution
cd against highly colored yellow, orange,
and green candies, and against highly
Favored candies.-4mcrjcdI Chemist.