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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29
Novel Reading.

uluOil " w IOoti uCu ALOut SUI
reading, but it is not best to ac-
quire too great a taste for nov
els. "A good novel Is a rest and
recreation for a mind devoted
to profound Thought and solid
reading. lf.a7q
But those who read nothing
but novels, do themselves zas
great an injury as If they play
ed and danced all day where
work needed to be doae-2peFL
haps a harvest to be reaped, a
garden to weed, or a house to
be cleaned and set in order.
The best attributes of the mind
grow rusty, weeds collect in its
choicest places, and the duties
of the Home Corner are forgot
ten and utterly neglected. "A
long exciting novel makes a
slave of its reader. s,.asityo,
The tea-kettle boils dry-the
fire burns out on the hearth,
the children cry of cold and
hunger-but the exciting story
chains the attention of the
mother for a little while longer
only one more chapter
while she follows a gorgeous
heroine through marvellous tri-
ais and experiences Of love,
blood and murder, - m
And when the story ends
how tired a person is, who has
plodded through from first to
last, unless unusual discretion
has been used in its persual,
such as reading a few chapters,
and then laying the book away
and taking up something else,
or voluntarily going TO work,
which is more uncommon than
for the curious, impatient read-
er to steal off and read every
moment possible through the
day, and then take a lamp or
candle to bed and read until
nature is exhausted. 81 fogF
And when the story ends
what has been accomplisheda
That depends somewhat upon
the novel, but not wholly.
Manynovel-writers give to the
world most profound wisdom
and philosophy. with varied
pictures of real life and human
nature from which the reader
may reap a golden reward. Bne
But the market is SO full of
/ the trash of unprincipled wri-
tiers who pander to a fevered,
unnatural taste, debasiBg their
genius and talent for money
that people cannot be too,
careful in their choice of books,
especially young people. For
bad books have as pernicious
effects upon the minds ofyoung
readers as bad company and
low associations, and itrequires
but a little indulgencein either
to almost fatally change the
! tendencies of a young persons
moral nature. 70 .s.a 9ifb 8
Mothers who tenderly guard
F the growth of their darlings in
F mind and body, must be care
full what books they place il
their hands, If they would pre-
vent a deadly poison from un
dermining their best endeayOr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-07-29
r. S. MORSE, PROPRIETOR.

THIS we'll known house has been
IL reftted and improved and for
elegance, convenience and comfort Is
not surpassed by any Hotel in the
South. Every attention is paid to the
comfort of guests and nothing is want
ing to render their stay inlthe city
pleasant. g. ri
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

and place him upon the new departure
platform, he will, think, stand good
chance of being elected There is great
deal of dissatisfaction with the Republl-
can party. Many people who are anXl-
Gus for peace believe that we cannot have
peace between the North and the South
while the Republican party remain in
in power. Before the harmony between
the two sections is restored there must
be general amnesty proclaimed. Now
while there are a number Of prominent
men in the Republican party-men like
Greeley and Butler-who favor general
amnesty, the mass Of the leaders OF the
party are against it. You remember last
winter how congress refused to pass an
amnesty bill Z"
THE Republicans seem to be concen
trating upon Grant as their candidate
What will the Democrats do 2
Il don't know. There are number
Of good men whose names have been
mentioned, any one of whom would make
an able president. | suppose the Repub-
licans will renominate Grant They
don't seem to have any great NUMBER ol
available candidates
They think Grant is their strongest
man :"
"Wcll, SO he is, suppose; and yet |
understand there is considerable opposi-
ton among some of the Republicans to
his denomination.
The Republicans lay great deal of
stress upon the fact that he has collected
the revenue, paid of the debt and settled
the Alabama question:
The secretary Of the treasury, /
think, deserves quite as much credit for
collecting the revenue and paying off the
debt as the president. Gov, Boutwell,
has been very fortunate in his manage
ment Of the treasury. But, after all, it is
the people who pay off the debt They
would do it IS readily with any other
man in the White House az Gen. Grant
TO be sure his friends give him the cred
it of it, but the people deserve the praise.
Tue chief justice went on to speak OF
the political campaign in this State and
expressed the highest opinion of botl
the candidates.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

tw- J, W. Washbournc, writes from Hon
noy Creek Mo-, to the Springfield Leader, as
follows;
In your issue of the lGth | see that you
have copied n foolish paragraph from the
Seneca Observer where the editor Of that pa
per has stated that Mr.. lIealcy has made
contract with Maj. L, c. Boudinot to build at
a junction of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad with the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as Railroad, thirty buildings with a view of
their making a town, and that the Cherokee
Nation was granting leases for 90 years to
purchasers of lots ana so on, There is not a
word Of truth in any of this statement. The
junction is not fixed; Maj b Is building
no town; and the Cherokee Nation has not
props ed, nor does it propose, to grant leases.
Gen. Waite. Mai. Bouduot, DR.. Poison, and
myself are building cattle ranchsc and farms
aud have employed llcaley to build our cab
inS aS by law required, so us TO secure our
claims mado on the NJ, X. and I. r. Il about
two to four miles north from the probable
junction OF the two Roads, for ourselves, our
children and relatives As 10y law we have a
right TO Do. will be obliged to YOU 10 cor
rect the statement so made by the Observer
and copied byyou, for 1t puts MS In n false
light, and attributes To Us designs which we
do not for q moment co ntemplate. We 80
by the law.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
Stirring.

The Radical leaders are beginning to
stir in our County and throughout the
State. Buggies are coming into active
demand and the poor negro is again be-
ginning to be a tavorite with these gen.
try. Something is up and we viii soon
hear from it. Their political meetings
are doubtless sprouting in the dark and
we may expect soon to see them spring
Go ahead, gentlemen. Rest assured
you are closely watched by the party Of
true republican freedom, and you may be
tlanked if you are not careful Your rear
has thus far been badly exposed, and you
had better put ~ he fence behind you
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

FATAL AFFRAY.-On one day of last
week Joseph Webb was shot and fatally
wounded by James Bland Webb died
in a few hours after the shooting took
place, The parties were both young men,
and lived with their parents, on adjoin-
ing farms, on White River in this coun-
ty Bland was in the field, plowing and
Webb came to where he was when Il diff
Guilty ensued which ended in the shoot
ing ofWebb. 1t seems that each party
gave his own version as to the cause of
the afiray. The facts in the case will, in
all probability, never be fully known.
There had existed feud between the two
families, and the boys had had difficulties
and quarrels before, Bland made good
escape, and is still at large -Democrak
B,ntoRUiHe
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
Partisan Legislation

The facts developed 10y the examna.
ton of witnesses, by the Ku Klux Com
mittee, convey TO us a sa!utary lesson
and properly understood, will convince
the people Of the pernicioas effects pro
duced by purely partisan legislation. An
unscrupulous and tyrannical majority
have, for years past, demonstrated the
sad truth that love of money and power is
dangerous in Republic; because, it leads
to just such legislation as has character
ised our Federal Congress since the ter
mination of the civil war Witnesses
are selected from among those who are
of the same political creed as those who
passed the infamous Ku-klux Bill, snd
are fully in sympathy with the unjust aud
anti-republican objects had in view in its
passage. 1t is q political measure adopt
cd for the express purpose of carrying
the next presidential election, and in or
der to carry out the scheme, witnesses
do not hesitate to swear falsely and this
mock court is transformed into school
for perjury. The effects to be produced
upoo our people are pernicious, because
the investigation is calculated to stir up
strife, open old wounds and produce that
uncasincss, that Radical politicians
call disloyaity. For this very " dsloy
atty these people are to be branded rs
assassins and as utterly unfit to partici-
pate in the affairs of the government.
History affords no example Of free
people submitting to such tyrannical acts
of legislation, as those accepted by us
since the end Of the war The Constitu.
ton, the only shield of the minority, has
been unhestatingly violated, and openly
denounced The reserved rights of the
States are swept away the Chief EXecu
tive clothed with absolute power over
life and liberty, and the southern people
still accept the situation.
Seeing that no outbreak is the result OF
all this, the partisan body called Con.
gress sieze upon the foolish notion that
there is a mighty combination called tho
ku-kluy Klan, and attempt to establish
this, otter tie bill is adopted, by intro.
ducing proof OF certain lawless acts Of
irresponsible out'a,cs, in particular local.
ties. The day will come, and God grant
may not be distant, when the entir,
American people will, with one voice
condemn such an unfair and unauthoriz
ed proceeding. Such, however, is the
inevitable tendency Of all partisan legis
lation. Statesmen sec the consequence
but man can become 50 welded TO posi-
ton, and such is the blino love Of money
that they go on in the old beaten path tc
ruin and anarchy. Why the consequences
may not flow to rs from this course, we
cannot tell Unless a change in tactics
is brought about, our country must fol
low the hundreds of other governments
that have fallen by reason of the unwisC
course of their own citizens. Our coun.
try may be saved, but this cannot DC done
by those whose want of patriotism has
brought the evil upon us.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

| would respectfully call the attention of
the citizens of Crawford, Washington and
Benton counties and public generally, to our
large and well selected Stock of Staple and
Faucy DRY Goods, Dress Goods, Trimmings,
Lqces, Groceries, Hardtcare, QueeaScare, Glass
rare. Boots and Shoes, Hats &c. Also, Can
ton Mattings and Oil Cloths, which
we are now receiving by every boat.
These Goods were all bought when goods
and cotton were at their lowest figures, and
we feel confident that we can and will sell
them at lower prices than ever before offered
in this market.
Our stock will be found full and complete
in all its branches. Our motto is
"SmaU Profits and quick Sd'es,'
and our terms,
POSITIVELY CASH.
Give us call, and You will be satisfied
that WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY.
NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
Very respectfully,
II. A. MrYER,
Cor. Howardst. and Gar. Ave.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

cE- The Little Rcck Ga=eue says; Gen
Catterson and Col. w. G. Whipple, late T. 5.
Marshal District'Attorney, left for Washing
ton on the ID, to which place, it is reported,
they have been summoned TO appear before
the ku klux committee as witnesses in regard
TO Arkansas affairs.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

tls- Tho Tcrre llautc Clnd.) Gazette, a re-
publican paper, speaks its pre- sent mind very
freely as to Grants denomination. 1t says:
owe have been Republican as long as
there has been a Republican party. and we
will not vote for him IL nominated"
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

t3- The new mail contractors on the Little
Rock route, failed to bring through mail
from Little Rock on Wednesday. The cx-
cuse was, that the contractors had omitted to
make arrangements with the Railroad Com
pany to transport the mails to Lewisburg
point
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e correspondent of the Little Rock
Gaxette. writing from Louisville, KY under
date of the 23d ult, closes his letter as fol-
lows
"Of the hospitality and generosity Of her
sons and the beauty and accomplishments of
daughters. they are historic and familiar, and
l need not say more than that have happily
had 1t in my power TO know that they are in
nothing exaggerated. This is why so many
Arkan.ians are at all times to be met here,
doubtless appreciatiye. to say the least of IL,
OF hospitality and cultivation, they come to
enjoy it here. Two young ladies from our
city, at present residing here by their beau-
~ and graces have warned the fair iuhabl-
tants to look to theirlaurels Van Buren, has
most accomplished and lovely representa-
tive also here on a visit. Lacona boasts of
two that would bear the palm of womauly
loveliness anywhere. 1t is readily conceued
to them here A dashing widow of your city,
enormously reported, let me mention, pro
bono paLtico. 10 long have mead -tated matr
mony. is resident here Two of the most ad
mred of the married ladies of your city
were here on a Aging visit about the time of
my arrival. 1t warmed my heart no little.
mag add, TO behold a wel-known bachelor
belonging to both Kentucky and Arkansas.
very trap-in-all things matrimonial. howev-
er. tripping along the pavement In manner
which might have been deemed "ailectcl
III had not known 1t to be the Bupyan meth
od Of perigflnatng long since adopted by
him. J. put him Into faster gait before he
cft.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
-e2A--Sls---

TEST CASE DECIDED Judge ErskinC
of the United States circuit court, sitting
in Georgia, on Friday last decided that
contracts made during the war between
citizens Of the confederate ana OF thC
United States are void, and no rccovc,y Y
can be had, directly or indirectly, upon
such contracts. Thus a citizen Of Ken
tucky, by his agent resident in Georgia,
sold on December 1861, to a citizen of
Georgia n lot of mules, for which the
agent took q note for $500. Suit is
now brought against the estate Of the de
ceased maker for the amount Of this note
or the value Of the mules. Judge Erskine
charges the jury without qualification
that the fact Of war being at that time fla
grant between the United States (wherc-
Of Kentucky was one) and the confeder-
ate States, (of which Georgia was one),
the contract Of sale was illegal, and the
note given in pursuance Of it is void,
Verdict accordingly for the defendant, --
Baltimore Sun, June Pm.
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gJ- The Engineering Magazine says
We are on the brink Of Il new era in
railwys--,hc era Of the narrow-guage
railway--an era Of renewed activity,
whcn every village, almost farmstcad,
may have its railway"
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

cg The surveying party of Major ISSEs
had on the lst, reached North Fork, G, n. and
progressing finely.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
Brick for S Sa!e.
BREWERY * CO.,

HAVING just nni,hed burning Il Kiln OF
IL BRICK, are now prepared to deliver at
the Yard or in any part OF the town. Mt as
Low prices as can be furnished by any 9TH
er parties.
Mr.. WOLF can always be found at the
Brick Yard ready to wait upon all who may
desire Brick.
VI. W. DREW ERI, will contract for lay
ing Brick In the wall, or receive orders. lie
may be found in the city. Orders left with
him will receive prompt and satisfactory at
tention.
81" Rccollccl that in price and quality Of
liberal share o, patronage,
may 23,7l d. & co.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

eg- The Fourth Of July passed off in this
county. as far as we learn, very pleasantly.
No accidents or disturbances. We learn of a
several localities. The town people, mostly
of the younger class, generally went up Lees
Crcck-part on the steam ferry boat and part
by carriages, and spent the day very pleas
mtly. What struck us as most remarkable,
was we did not hear a gun, pistol or fire.
cracker explode during the whole day.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
LAND DEPARTMENT..
LITTLE Rock q Fl. SMITH X. K. Co.
title Rock Ark LnlN 4 ISL

LitIIe Rock, Ark. july 4, ISL.
DEAR SIR: | am advised that --- of this
city, wrote to some one in Van Buren,, day or
two since, that this company had been en-
joined from making sales Of its lands. Mr..
- was under this impression, but mista-
ken. The injunction only prevents the COM
pany from laying iron from Lewisburg to
ClarkSville, pending a settlement of Difficult
ties between the Contractorand the Sub Con-
tractors, into which the company are unf0r-
tunately lugged. 1t is understood that
these difficulties are substantially harmOnized,
and that the injunction vii! be removed in a
few days. All parties favor land sales and
this department is entirely exempt from any
Of the litigations.
| shall be able to send you price list in a
few days. 1t is now being prepared.
Very respectfully yours,
n. ). HOWE. Land Comm'I.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

L1S~ The following letter to a gentleman in
our city, will be cheering news to all. We
sincerely hope the road may soon emerge
from its difficulties and be speedily finished (:
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
W. c. BOSTICK X co.

HANE just received a fresh supply OF
IL Goods, consisting in part Of
WINES, LIQUORS, ALE d PORTER,
of the very best brands.
IL Persons buying Goods Of us will have
them deiiuered at their residence, il not over
one mile, Respectfully,
w. c. B. & co.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

"Our co temporary is still on the war path
with nobody To tread on his coat tail. Won't
somebody knock the chip oil Of friend Web
stcrS head. Fayetteville Democrat.
RumoI says, that Gov. llADLEY is about to
do il-Mrnl nml all
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11
EDUCATIONAL.
Pleasant Hill Masonic institute.
FRANKLIN COUNTY. ARK.

rI'HE Pleasant Hill Masonic Institute, located on
| Mulberry Creek, Franklin Co., Ark, opened its
first term Of FIVE months, June 10Th, with Mcssrs,
DUNCAN and McPHATMDGE, a. Teachers. a thor
ough academic course Of instruction will be given,
and strict attention paid to the moral culture Of the
student The patronage and influence Of the friends
of Education throughout the country solicited IN
behalf of this school.
TERMS:
Preparatory Department. per month, g
Intermediate,
Higher including Ancient languages,
Board in private families, s. per month,
NM. J, RENEy, Pres. Board Trustees
l.. L. DUNCAN, sec, june %, II
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Special Notice.

| hereby Notify all persons who have un-
L settled Book Accounts with me to come
in and settle, by note or otherwise, at once
and save costs as | will surely place them in
the hands of an officer for collection if not
attended to.
As am now selling Goods exclusively for
CASH or PRODUCE, all old accounts MUST
be settled up.
april Il, 1871. NJ. LYNCH.
The Van Buren press., 1871-07-11

n eyv Goods
4 fresh stock embracing all varieties, con-
"A stantly arriving, and selling at prices
lower than known since 1860.
april "a WILLIAMS 4 WHITFIELD.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-05-05
THE TEXAS CATTLE TRADE.

If railroad kings rule in Wall street,
cattle kings rule in portions of Texas.
A recent letter from soutifw estern Tex
as gives us very interesting information
about this vast trade, the extent of which
is known to comparatively few in more
densely populated States. 1t is estima-
ted there are 4 100000 head of cattle in
Texas at present, one-fourth of which
are ready for market and have already
been stert0d across the country for Kan
sas and Nebraska, for shipment east and
to California. The plains over which
these cattle range until they are three
or four years of age, contain 100000
acres of rich pasture.
The following are q few of the ranch
men with their respective herds: Rich
ard King has a farm on the Santa Cat
rutes river, of 81, l32 acres on which he
keeps $1,000 cattle, 10000 horses, 1000
sheep, and 5000 goats, and employs 800
Mexicans to attend them. He sells TO-
600 beeves annually. Mr.. O'Connor
owns a little pasture field on the San
Antonio river, where he graZes 10000
head of cattle, and sells $4,000 worth
each year. He commenced the business
in 1852 with 500 head, and his present
enormous herd are the result of natural
increase Another man named Rob-
eaux has a ranch of IA, $40 acres near
the mouth of the Rio Grande. 1t is sur
rounded on three sides by water, and
TO enclose the fonrth, required 81 miles
of fence. He has 10000 head of cattle,
besides an immense amount of other
stock. John Hitson, whose farm lies on
the Brazos river, has only $4,000 cattle,
and drives to market 10000 or so annu-
ally. Ten years ago he had beautiful
little blue clay farm in Tennessee and
rashly sold it all to get money enough
to take him to Texas. He is now forty
years old, and besides his Brazos prop
erty he owns q stock farm nearly as eX-
tensive on the South Platte, in Ne |
bFaska.
1t is significant fact that it required |
Ill cars per day during the shipping |
season last year to remove the Texas /
cattle from Abilene, Kansas, and that a |
single bank in Kansas City handled /
during the short season, over S3,OO0,O00i
Of cattle money. This trade has in
creased in extent rapidly from the time
The first shipments were made to the
East, few years since, to the present
line, and from the high price which
beef commands at the present time there
s every reason TO believe it will be
argely increased in the future. The
profit upon stock raising upon the rich
1rairies at the West is enormous, and
yet it is one of the safest branches of
productive industry open TO the adven-
urer.
OF course it requires capital to enter :
lpOn such an undertaking upon large
Gale it is business which will admit
# commencement upon small scale,
With every advantage of success, as if !
upon the grandest proper
ions. and it can readily be increased
With hut little effort ON the part OF the 1
proprietor; the inducements are most |
Texas, Kansas and Ne /
raska are destined to become great {
razing States; that is, provided the
alue of land does not rise to such '
rices as to make it Improbable to de- G
ote it to pasturing only NfItrGukee I
,eafinel. q
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-05-05
BUCHANAN REBUKED BIZ JACKSON.

Shortly after Mr.. Buchanan's return
from Russia in 1884, to which he had
been sent by President Jackson in 1882,
aud Immediately following his election
to the Senate of the United States
by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, to
fill the unexpired term of William Viii
kins, resigned, who, in his turn, was
sent to succeed Buchanan in the same
foreign mission, Buchanan called upon
Old Hickory with fair English lady,
whom he desired to present to the head
of the American nation. Leaving her
in the reception-room down stairs, he
assembled TO the Presidents private
quarters, and found Gen. Jackson I'M
shaved. unkempt, ia his dressing gown,
with his slippered feet ON the fender be-
fore blazing wood fire, smoking
corn-cob pipe of the old Southern
school. He stated his object, when the
General said he would be very glad to
meet the handsome acquaintance of the
new bachelor Senator. Mr.. buchanan
was always careful of his personal ap-
pearaDce, and, in some respects, was |
sort of masculine Miss Fribble, addicted |
to spotless cravais and huge collars
rather proud ola small foot for man
of his large stature, and to the last of
his life what the ladies would call @a
very good figure" Having just return
ed from visit 10 the fashionable conti-
mental circles, after two years of thor
ough intercourse with the etiquette of