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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-20
THE WIDOWS BEAu.

Service has commenced in the neat lit
tie sanctuary which the inhabitants of
Fairmount had consecrated to the wor-
ship Of God. The minister had read the
Psalm and the Scripture lesson, and the
first line, Of the opening hymn. The eyes
of bis people were fixed intentIy upon
him. for he was not only good. sound,
eloquent preacher, bat he was a fine look
ing one, too, aud thns enchaincd usually
not only the attention of the true but the
false worshipper. The house was very
stll--the clear, mclodious tones Of the
speaker were the only sounds that throb-
bed on the balmy, golden air which the
mid summer Sabbath morn had brcathed
. into that holy place The first syllable of
T the second line was trembling on his
F lips, when a rustic at the door and the
entrance OF two persons, a lady and a
gentlemen, dissolved the charm. In a
second every eye turned from the pulpit
10 the broad aisle, and watchedwith more
than ordinary cagerness the progress OF
the couple. 4 most searching ordeal
Were they subjected 10. and when they
were fairly and quietly seated in the
front pew, Immediately before the pulpit,
what nudgiug of elbows there was, ay,
and how many whispers too. Ia vain
sought tie good, the sound, the eloquent
the handsome Sir. D. TO seal again the at.
tculiou Of bis bearers. They had eyes
aud thoughts for nobody but Widow G..
and Widow C's Young aud dashing look.
Ing attendant.
How she had cheated them! Hadn't
Size said q hundred times or more. thaf
hcr heart was 70 the grave Of her buried
one. that ,bc would never marry again
Hadn't She refused always to walk out o.
ride on, with any of tie mappropriatel
gentlemen of tie yilIsgc9 lladn't 81,
said shc didut feel a. though she c1ull
ever wear any thing bot mourning; Ant
Ga spite oi all these proicsialions, hadn
she come out, al 81 once, dressed al il
white. and walked into church In broaC
daylight, leaning on the arm q young
gentleman
Yes, indeed shc lad. She would hav,
plead guilty 10 ali these charges, gray,
oues a. lhey were, aud 10 tie las, two
bow many witnesses might have beer
su5paued she vas actually dressed i
wAile. A beautiful robe Of ladia null
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-20
COMING EyENTs.

The snow has gone. The blue bird
sings his roundclay. The air full of balm,
and the balm full of influenza The
frog twitters along the border Of shiycr-
ing pond. Once more the turkey MARBLES
under the currant bush, and tho rustic
landscape is full of ncw.laid eggs and
cackling hons. And 10! there is another
feature in the field Of yision--an endless
procession Of coatless young men, each
armed with bludgcon manned, all Of
them, but still playful. They speak mys-
teriously of muGs and flies and fouls, Of
tallies, daisy-cutters, sweetners aud sky
scrapers. Several Of them are lame In
their eccentric walk; others have their
hands bent inward upon the wrists TO pro-
tect sundry broken fingers whose nails
are not yet grown; others gropc dimly
through imperfect sight; others chatter As
if toothless, but all are hilarious, and they
shout "hi hill" with wonderful energy.
II is such sport They are professors Of
the "National Game, and they 90 to tho
field before the trees cast shadow. They
are the Olympics, aud the Tehuautepccs,
aud the kckiongas, and the other fierce
boys. The cracking Of a cerebellum or
the dislocatiou Of jaw Is Of no cousc-
quence atall II they succeed in "making
the bases
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-20

with what remained she was % provide
the family with food
Every working man who depends
upon his hands. and Is tobacco mon.
ger consumes many comforts which
himself anl family might ENJOY good
magazines and papers. a washing ma
chine, sewing machine, piano, ,alaa-
bic library rides and journcys. his
ehildrons chances fol education. the
snug cottage, You have no idea how
many greenbacks you burn before your
noso and roll under your tongue.
Second It Injuries the physical sys
TEN. II is acknowledged by every
physician, chemist, and botauist, 70 lie
a deadly poison Read Dio Lewis cl
oquent words upon the subject. as pub.
lished in the JouRSAt a short time age
Sometimes tobacco users are long liv-
ed so too are brandy drinkers. but
that does not prove that brandy is
healthful or harmless ] have known
more than one person 70 have delrium
trcmens who never drank shmnlants
Cause tobacco, 40 the NJ. ID said |
had an uncle, a strong, vigorous, hard
working man, who died ia middle life
after much suffering, feeble misanthrop-
+ ic, almost imbecile, aud the doctors
said he died from tobacco have not
time TO treat this subject as il deserves.
Any habit which, merely gratides the
senses dobascs tie man Any habit
which makes mans person loath-
some, debases him. Any habit which
makes him an offence against eleanli.
ness and purity debascs him
Your correspondents strong point is
that il makes men soeiable Many
men are made so by whiskey drinking
but | don't think it pays If your
brain, my friend, must be fumigated
with tobacco smoke before you can
talk pray remain silent, the end does
not sanetiiy the means, | can bear 81.
lc1ce far better than tue stencil in my
nostrils and tho poison in my lungs.
Nor do particularly desire to become
like the Indians. Grace Greenwood
says it is the fashion 70 sympathize
with and admire them. | certainly do
not admire them Their bravery is
cruelty and stoicism, their wisdom il
cunning, and alas for the argument.
they are eminently unsocial. ~
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-20

F,croRY PoNr, ApIil IS, 1871.
Dr.. Eddor:
In your paper Of the 3lst Of January,
there was an article, signed g., upon
the use Of tobacco, and the view taken
Of the "effect Of the use" Of the vile
weed, is so different from my own !
have written the following for publica-
tion in your JoURSAL.
II is not often that we make the dis
covery of man outside the insane asy-
lum, who will deliberately sit down
and spoil clean sheet Of paper by ad-
yocating the use Of tobacco Certain
/ ly great many people make use Of the
poison, but | never yet saw man who
would advise and encourage bis son 10
follow his example; consequently !
have been driven 10 one Of two conclu.
sions: either, that tobacco deadens
and destroys parental affection,
making the father Indifferent TO the in
terests Of bis c6iIdren, or that it, con.
sumcrs have q lingering conviction that
( its use is a curse.
Now don I "imbibe the nasty eed'
myself my husband don't use il, my
/ father don't use It, my brothers don,
use it, and my syn--two years Old -
don't use it Jet, 50 | am not personally
cursed with IT,; still must acknowl.
edge that regard il with unalloyed
hatred aud detostation. For this | will
give a few reasons
I First II j. a useless expenditure.
Men who cant pay their debts. who
cant furnish their families with com.
Portable food aud clothing. who cant
educate their children. who cant bury
them decenhy when they die, can al
ways smoke their pipes aud expector
ate tobacco juice Not men alone.
once knew q woman 70 poor that she
sent her daughter out marketing with
twenty-five cent?. who directed bet
first of ali 10 get box u snuff. and
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-20
rnr wo, sprp SOLDIER

Frb following g. said to BE- oue of tho
aaest battle poems eFc produced by an
American. ~ author is J W Watson
Of New York ubo, Il ia claimed By lady
Boz New Orleans. Is tbe aaihor q "The
Beautiful snow
E.ea82 bsys sfalYs
htee Feai arms ready
Ga8 aa.v hose vaau na msy meet here
paat lst me bg iateu,
ia rslhef aWaksH
Ia.uufgaw, tu-- ne nlstttr where.
Than ue iu tAAt soas pHssa tols~oFsr there.
Nt0ar sas.yt
SPEAK hajgl
Ihsse raats nay haze a's,
Lay ms down 10 this boilas
We Ats oai q tbc su3fc.
ly heavens she 'uemAa may traca me 10 blpod.
NO. Ha surgeon faf mg he ean give nae no ald.
Tbs surgeon i paut IL the IitA-are and spade.
What M8us e iesff Why, shame oa 80, man
! thoggbt ygu Nere /. here buI siare goaye be.
gan
10 ubimpgf and 1rl like eifl 10 her teeus,
. by George doat know vhatit means
WeIt welt am rorgh; ila very rough
tctaai,
Ih.s Aie OF trooper but ZEE lm $50 foil
. ILusv brafc tnau aad ifieud from q foe
Aud. bogs, u.at ya8 lgvs ne. esr,sinly Enos.
but aa-ut IL grand,
NL,a taey cane lgau Ihe bili over slolghiog
aas s4H4-
Bu' ve Hoga-d.d ae no.s -akp Imuoyabls
fgek
uahe.dtns taer patb snd 'opelng tletr
rhock
Did yau H,lad tae Iaad cry,
Wata a, iuruiDg TO ns
/ oar meu spraug up5u them, determined to die
Oh. Rasu.t u grand
God b,lp tae poor prgtepes pha fell III that
right
No time wac there given for prayer or for light
Thol fell by the reure, ia the erash hand to
hand,
And ,hey mingled their blood with tbs slough
lng and s4tdf
Huzza
Great heayuusl this baLio. hole gnpcs like a
grave
A caree GA the aim of the tratoroas Euavol
ls there peyor a oue Of ye knows how to pray,
Or speak for msu as his life eJbs uwayl
Pray
Our Fuhcr Our Father! Why don't you pro
cecdf
Can't you see am DYING Great God how
bleed
Ebbing away
Ebbing awayl
The light Of the day
Is farming to gray
Pray
Our Father in Heaycn-boys, tell me the rest,
While / staunch the hot blood from this hole il
my breast
There's something about forgiveness OF sin
Put that in put that in land then
Iu follow your words and say an anon.
Here Morris old fellow, get hold Of my hand
And, Wilson, my comrade oh wasn't il grand
Whom they came down the hill like a thunde
charged cloud,
And were scattered like mist by our bravo littl
crowd
Where's Wilson, my comrsde, here stoop dow
your head,
Can't you cay a short prayer for the dying an
dead
"Chrst God, who died for sinners all,
Here thou this suppIiant WANDERERS cry;
Letno cen this sparrow fall
Unheeded by Thy gracious eye
Throw wide thy gates to let him il,
And take him pleading to thine arms.
Forgive 0, Lord this lifelong sin,
And quiet all his fierce alarms
God bless you, my eomrade for singing that
hymn
1t is light to my path, when my sight has grow
dim
| am dying bend down, till touch You one
more
Don't forget me old fellow-G God prosper til
war;
Confusion 10 enemies keep hold Of my baud -
a go L..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19
We see from the Coushatta

We see from the Coushatta
Times that the town Of Cou-
shatta is already increasing
Its citizens are much
elated, and even now begin to
talk of a railroad to that
point.
We are glad to know that
Red River parish and IFS town
are prospecting, and hope that
a thriving community may be
beilt up there.
The parish is small in area,
and, therefore, its citizens need
not be under the perpetual
dread, we have here, of q divis-
ion. Its parish site is as central
as need be, is upon Red river,
and convenient to the whole
parish. The parish has its fair
share of wealth in river lands,
and free uplands- The people
there should begin to foster
among themselves a parish
pride, and take an interest in
home affairs. Nor should they
ever look to an increase in the
area of the parish, for any in
crease would likely be but tenn
porary, and, therefore, lead tt
trouble. AS to having a rail
road, they should form 10 hope
for several years yet, because
the parish is entirely out Of tn,
way Of any of the great pro
jected lines. But when som
of the great lines are built
then will be time to buil,
branches to benefit their pal
ish. ...
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

The Attakapas Register
comes to us dated Oh the back,
2Sth Aug; on the inside, the
4th. 1t looks very much like
the back had been printed in
New Orleans sometime before
it was intended to be used,
and, through some mistake,
the inside was printed on the
wrong back.
1t is becoming quite custom
airy for country newspapers to
have outsides printed for them
elsewhere. We don't fancy
the method at all nor do we
like to see papers filled up with
patent medicine advertise
ments, for we are always sus-
picious that they are mainly
used to fill up space. We have
no such advertisements of that
sort in our paper new, simply
because no prices at Ill fair, has
been offered. Our merchants,
doctors and lawyers, when adj
vertising, expect to pay us our
published rates and, therefore,
would take it hard that we
would advertise a medicine OF
doubtful utility for less. We
know our patrons viii excuse
us when, in the place of great
| patent medicine advertise
ments, big steamboats,, house.
and what not, we treat then
to loaded columns of large type
We have as much reading mat
ter as many papers of doubl,
our size.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

Charleston as a commercial city
is gradually rising to its old place
among exporters. 1t has always
been the great rice marketof the
country. In 1869-7O its crops
amounted to 41,172 tierces, and
this year it shows an increase Of
5000 tierces over last year. The
last crop gathered before the wsr
was 161 ,515 tierees. Previous to
the rebellion the finest quality OF
Carolina rice was exported to Ia.
vre for manufacture into rico
stones a beautiful imitation of
Paria marble, used for statuetee
and other ornaments. Copenhss
gen, Bremen and Amsterdam, and
other portsof Continental Europe,
imported largely Of our American
rice. Now our home demand
would absorb fully loo, 900 tierces.
Endeavors are being made to in
troduce Chinese,labof into therice
swamps, but the best judges say
that only negro Labor. can be en-
ployed there probably. "a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

ABOUT Doc FENNEL.-A cor
respondent of the Memphis Ap-
peal furnishes some information
not known generally to the pub.
lie, in regard to the universsland
ubiquitous nuisance. He says:
"Nothing will touch it in its
green state, and consequently it ia |.
looked upon by people generally
as a useless growth and % nuis-
ance. This weed, when cut, cured
and sailed, is an elegant feed tor
horses, and they are very fond Of
it. 1t contains great substances,
and is not only food but q good
tonic. 1t is known to the medical
fraternity as the wild camomile,
and it is said that tea made from
it is one OF the best remedies for
f1ux. Let every farmer cut his dog
fennel, cure it, sprinkle it with
salt, feed his horses on It. and
thereby save and keep hundreds of
dollars at home heretofore paid
for feed brought from other
States" h-l
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

We learn from a gentleman who
had written to Washington City
upon the subject, that applica-
tons are now before proper au-
thorities there for the establish
ment of two National Banks in
Shreveport. Application means
that one hundred thousand dollars
stock had been subscribed. and
that fifty THOUSAND was already
paid in.
We did not learn who the par
ties were who had applied for
charters for these banks, but we
are gratified to know that such is
the case. This will DO likely to
shut out those of our mercantile
community who recently proposed
to do something o. this sort, as it
is not probable that more than
two banks will be chartered to 60
into operation a. this point
( South. Western.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

Perhaps the universe may con-
tain people who are rather dubi-
ons about the veracity of the oft
told tale that "Mary had little
lamb" To those who are thus
skeptical, we commend a perusal
of the following true and laconic
reiteration of the lamb ownership
from the columns of the Carlin-
vile (Ill.) Democrat:
A beautiful young damsel, who
delighted in the rare euphonious
appeIlation of Mary, possessing a
diminutive creature of the genus
lam kinus, whose capillary appen-
dage was white dis CONCEALED mois.
ture- Everywhere that Mary per.
egrinated the little qnadruped was
inclined to accompany her. He
followed her to IA literary institu
ton one day, a proceeding diamet,
rically in opposition to the rules
thereof, for it melted the members
of the youthful generation to loud
ordinations and :frolicSome iafan
tile gambols, TO see one of the gen
us lam kinus where only the gems
homo were accustomed to congre
gate Then the pedagogue unan
imoasly excluded and excommun
icated him, but still he fingered
in the vicinity of those halloweC
precincts, in patient waiting un
til his visual organs were gladden.
J ed by the appearance of the afore
said Mary. Then, without delay
hepropelled hImselfrapidly toward
her, and trustingly laid his phre
biological developments npon tht
prolongation of her shoulder, a,
if to say, "I'm no longer faint
hearted. Who's afraid9 Yol
will avert all threatening. Shoe
fyr .-..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19
Telegraphic News.
[FrOm Shreveport South. wentsrp !

From Shreveport South. weatsrn.l
New Orleans, August 15-Flour
easier; superfne 81 70 double az.
ira s6 20G6 so; treble extra az
62407 90. Corn quiet; mixed 85
G67; white zoe. Oats quiet 80
SOC. Bran dali, o. 050l 10.
Pork dull, GA %. Bacon arm
7sGStG9c Lard dull; tieree- lei
9101, key 114S11sc. Sugar aniet'
fair III. Molasses dull, 42G47c.
Whisky 900s1 90. Coffee quiet.
149tol53.
Bank sterling 1925. Sight 1 y
cent premium. Gold 1929.
Cotton quiet, sales 1000 bales.
Good ordinary 15Ic016c; low
middling 161S17c; receipts 454;
exports, foreign 2425; stock on
hand 35,505 bales. NV
New York, Aug 15-C0ttou duh
and lower; sales 1854 bales; at
Isle. Sterling 100. Gold 1124.
Governments quiet.
Liverpool, Aug 10, evening
Cotton dull, uplands II; Orleans
Cd. FgrSK
st. Louis, Aug 15-Flour lower
superfine winter 80 80. Corn
quiet. Psrk inactive, Lard 94O
9ac.
New Orleans, Aug 15-Morning
apers.contain a call for a Repub-
lican mass meeting at Layfayette
square at 8 P M, to ratify tho pro-
ceedings of the late Convention
held at the Custom House, and in
viting all the friends of President
Grant, who are opposed to the
Warmoth faction. The call is
signed by order of the committee
of arrangements. The evening
papers have a card signed By
Packard, Dunn, Casey and Jou-
pert denouncing the above as q
hoax and weak invention of the
boilers. Republicans should pay
no attention to it.
New York, Aug I6-The foun.
dalton of the Scott monument is
laid in Central Park.
i London, August 15.-Advices
from Paris say the city is excited
and the situation threatening
Trouble is apprehended from
various sources. The air is fall
of rumofs that the army will re-
volt agsinst Versailles, the Assem-.
bly, declare McMahon Regent and
demand the Empire. People are
leaving Paris in perfect statn.
pede. Some believe the Orlean.
ist scheme is ripe for a coup dictate,
: it being pushed by proposition
to make Theirs the prominent Elk.
ecutiye, which, it is feared, would
establish government not mon.
. archica'. Theirs has no friends.
J He is hated by Republicans, Roy,
: alists and Imperialists. A crisis
/ is approaching.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

The Cubans have received a
severe blow IN the defeat and dis
persion of Gen. Quesada's expedi.
ton. Strong hopes we're based
on this last undertaking, and its
disastrous failure VII enshroud
the cause of Cuban liberty in more
gloom than ever. 1t is not i'm
probable that all organized fight
ing may now cease, though bush
wacking will continue indefinitely.
AS long as there are any Cubans
left, secret blows will De directed
at the present masters of the is
land.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

The Texas Pacific r. r. COM
pany have determined on the
narrow gauge, unless the use of
that gauge would be a viola
ton Of its charter, which re-
Quires the road to be of first
class. The narrow gauge is
proper in its place; but its
place is not where great freights
and travel are to be accommo-
dated. Quite a long railroad
from Denver, south, through
Colorado and New Mexico Ter
ritories, is being built narrow;
and properly so, for it passes
through the poorest part of the
United States, where there car
never be any very great trafiC
and travel.
There is entirely too mucl
enthusiasm OH the subject o
narrow roads. We know the
utility of the broad gauge from
absolute trial; now let us SCI
trial made of the narrow, be
for adopting it so extensively
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19
The Belgians have uncover

The Belgians have uncover
ed the dead men and horses
killed in the battles lately
fought near their borders and
burnt them, in order to prevent
sickness. The Prussians grum-
bled, but allowed it.
What a great advance is
common sense making in the
world! A hundred years ago
such an act as that of the Bel
gians would, by no means, have
been allowed. Now every one
sees the utility. The dead in all
our great cities should be burnt
for sanitary purposes, and we
have strong hopes that the Gus
tom will be adopted in a few
years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

THIERs.-Adolphe Theirs, the
executive thief of the French Gov
eminent, is emphatically a self,
made man. His father was a poor
and uncultivated laborer in the
harbor of Marseilles, and his
mother had been a servant-girl.
She was, however, distantly rela-
ted to the family of Andre Che.
nier, the great French poet, who
was guillotined during the first
revolution. Young Theirs, while
at college, gave already evidence
of the brilliant talents and the
genius which afterwards raised
him to his eminent position in
modern literature, but his behav.
Tor was always disorderly and uL
ruly. At the age of twenty-five
the son of the poor laborer was
considered one of the foremost
men of France.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

SOUND SENsE.-The Italians
of New York held a meeting last
week to make provisions to cele-
brate the consummation of Rome
as the capital of the kingdom. One
of their number having proposed
a public procession, which would,
of course, be offensive to the Papal
party, the President of the meet
ing remarkes as follows:
1t is wrong for the sake of emp
ty pageantry, that aliens should
provoke feelings ofenmity among
classes and creeds. In making any
national display We should re.
member that this is America, the
freest and greatest land on earth,
where clanish demonstrations arc
insults, and where any cause OF
international disturbance provo.
ked by foreign peculiarities means
ingratitude to the country that
has sheltered and been bountifnl
to so many millions who knew nc
comfort at home. Let US not
therefore be even the remote
cause of any unkindly feeling
among our fellow-men in thi;
broad arena of freedom.
Who will deny, that there wa'
sound sense, as well as libert,
and patriotism in this sugges
tioni
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19
Too MUCH COTToN IN PER

Too MUCH COTTON IN PER-
sIA.--High authority announ-
ces as one great cause of the
terrible famine and consequent
pestilence in Persia, the cult
walton cf cotton instead of the
national diet-rice. The same
horrid results six years ago
were visible in India, and form
the same cause. In one dis
trict of Iadia two millions Hin
docs persisted from hunger and
the disease consequence upon
inanition. Inadequate and I'M
wholesome food is certain to
produce disease. The eastern
lands, teeming with population
cannot be devoted to cotton
growing without furnishing
their myriad inhabitants
Great Britain, while grooming
over the miSeries of the South
ern slave, consigned millions OF
Hindoo laborers to death il
order to become Independent
of the American cotton crop
So, during the civil war, the
Khedive of Egypt starved
thousands of his Fellah popu
lation to avail his treasury o
high contton prices. 1t is gro
tesque to reflect upon the pre-
tensions to humanitarian an
extraordinary philanthropy o
people who sell lives, in tn
way business, for a groa
apiece.--[Macon fGa.J Tel
: graph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-19

Mildew is readily removed by
rubbing or scraping a little com
mon yellow soap on the article,
and then a little salt and starch
on that. Rub all we'll into the ar.
ticle, and put it in the sunshine