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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-12

Last year but LOCO bales of cot.
ton were shipped from New Or
leans to Antwerp, while this year
the shipments amount to 3l.126
bales. The shipments TO other
European ports than those of Eng
land and France embrace So, 9S7
bales, compared with 331, OT0 last
year. 1t may be inferred from this
increase in cotton consumption
outside of the two great cotln-
tries that We consider our prinei-
pal customers, that Liverpool can
net much longer rule the cotton
markets of the world.
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LOWRY.

The recent census of Great Brit
ala was, it is said, taken in ten
|minutes. 1t was taken at L
O'Clock ut night, aud in the time
indicated every house in London
was, it is said, visited, and the
names, ages, number, place OF
birth and sex of inmates, together
with the number of deaths, births
and marriges duriag the last year,
&c all set dowa. There must
have been an army Of census
takers to do this work i'm the time
stated. Every house responded
promptly to the call made upon it,
except few, occupied it is sup
posed by thieves.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-12

COTTON WoRM.-Caterpillars
have undoubtedly made thoir ap.
|pearance in our darish, and many
|of our planting friouds seem to
think the crop will be partially il
not entirely destroyed. We hear
of them in all parts of the parish,
but as yet, they are only in spots
and have not done any general
damage Mansfield Times, 9TH
inst.
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The union OF the North German
and South German contingents
and the extension of the Prussian
landwehr system to South Germa-
ny make the German army the
more numerous, as it is the best
organized, the world has ever
seen. The line will henceforth be
composed of 153 regiments of in
fantry, "a battalions Of rifles, and
is divisions of artillery. In the
Infantry there is a regiment of
landwehr corresponding to each
regiment of the line, with the only
difference that the latter compris-
les three battalionS Of 1000 each
and the former only two battalions.
In the cavalry, the 100 regiments
Iof the line are Supported by SO of
THE landwehr, of which the North
furnishes 81 and the South u.
The troops Of the line are divided
into Is corps, II Ill and the
|Guard) being the quota of Prussia
and the small Northern States, one
each of Saxony, of Wurtemberg,|
of Alsace and Lorraine, and of
Baden Hesse. Each corps is to-
comprise eight or nine regiments
of infantry and five or six of cav
airy. Of the landwehr, BavariaI
will furnish 81 or 81 battalions.
Wurtemberg II or 16, Baden ID
Alsace and Lorraine IL, Hesse G..
and North Germany the remain
der. Immense as these numbers
may seem, North Germany has
actually maintained its proportion
since 1866, and Prussia even more
than its proportion.
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THE PRESENT LIFE.-The
present life is sleeping and
waking; it is goodnight" on
going to bed, and "good morn
ing" on getting up; it is to
walk in the garden, and see
the flowers open, and hear the
birds sing; il is to have the post
man bring letters; it is to have
news from east, west, north
land south; it is to read old
books and new books; it is to
see pictures and hear music; it
lis to have Sundays; it is to
pray with your family morning
and evening; it is to sit in the
twilight and mediate; it is to
be well, and sometimes to be
Jill; it is to have business to do,
and to do it; it is to belong to
Ia town, and to have neighbors,
land to be in one circle of ac-
|quaintsnce; it is to have sight
Iof door old faces; and with
some men it is to be kissed
daily by the same loving lips
for fifty years; audit is to know
themselves thought of many
times a day, in many places, by
children, and grandchildren
and many friends.
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Poor Carlotta is dying. The
mists which have mercifully
shrouded her mind, preserving her
from full realization of the great
calamity by which she was wild
Owed, are about to be penetrated
by the divine light which shines
beyond the grave. In all eras of
time God seems to have selected
from the Amounted some one on
whom to set the crown of martyr
|dom-some one in high places,
whose star of life should vainIy
struggle through the clouds of
dire misfortune, only to set amid
the storms of a rayless night. OF
such is poor Carlotta. No sadder
episode in history will everinspire
the poets pen than that afforded
by her short life; no more touching
tragedy has ever unvound its sto-
|ry upon the worlds broad stage
than Maximilian's short dream of
empire. N. o. Times.
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Four things are grievousIy
empty: A head without brains, .
wit without judgement, . heart
without honesty, and a purse NTH.
tout money. isss
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III q hCdfs uCdiG VIC, IOI
this week, take upon ours'elf|
the duties of publisher of the
Banner, and make no excuse|
for its appearance. The hand!
that had acquired such skill inI
the profession is now cold andI
still; the practiced eye is closedI
to the beauties and errors of
this world; the great noblel
heart that stood at the helm isl
no longer present-ARTHUR;
FORT is dead.
Feeling and truthful notices.
Iof him are published elsewhereI
in this paper, but bear with me,
EOh ! reader, while I take nd
vantage of my position to payI
ia short and imperfect, yet hon
Fest, tribute to my departed
friend.
L knew him long, and loved
him well. As children We have
raced over the WOODS and gath
lered together the wild berries;
we have bathed in the same
streams, and shared the in
Istruction melted out in the
same "old field school house."
I As a man l have known him in|
Sunshine and what little shad-
low that fitted across his path,
and have always found him the
same noble, generous, manly
spirit. He wronsed no one,
being guided by the Godly|
principle of the Golden Rule
As a printer he was studious,|
industrious and exceedingly
careful of his reputation, and,
generous by nature, no wan
dering typo" can ever say that
he applied to him in need and
was turned away empty hand
led But those who knew HIM
best loved him most, for it was
lin the character Of a friend that
he shone brightest. And as hel
lived, so he died--so calm, sol
gentle, so perfectly prepared
Never shall that death-bed|
scene be forgotten. Gathered
around him were his loved rel
cations and devoted friends,
with all of whom he had takenI
IAN affectionate farewell, whenI
Death came, robbed ofhis sting
Iron frames trembled that
might, and tears fell from eyes,
THAT were unused to such. But
$50 gentle and peaceful was his!
final dissolution that all de-;
demonstrations of sorrow ceased.
land when L looked again the|
machinery of life had rum
down; "life's fitful fever" had
passed, and he slept well.
Dear as thou vert, and justly dear,
We would not weep fer thee
One Thought shall chs,k the starting tear:
1t is, that thou art free.
And thus shall faiths consoling power
The tears of love restrain
oh. who that saw thu parting hour
Could wish thee back again =
LOWRY.
The recent censUs of Great Brit
ala was, il is said, taken in rene
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-12

John Slidell, formerly United
States Senator from Louisiana, i.
dead.
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A lion dead has often brighten
Jed the jackals and Jefferson
Davis in the honorable retirement
|of private life, is still u source of
alarm and terror to political enc
mics. They envy him the posses.
sion of that Roman virtue which
survived defeat and contumely;
they envy him the possession of
that moral rectitude which has
triumphed over temptation and
disaster; they envy him the re-
|spect and veneration in which he
lis held by an admiring people;
chastened instead of impaired by
misfortune. In vain they search
the galaxy Of greatness; even be-
meath the laurel crown, for his
peer in man-like grandeur. We
are not to wonder that shafts of
malignity fall thick and fast
around him; that the grossest of
i'm noralities and the petties of
faults are charged in the same
breath. Let them fall; his name
and fame will live illustrious, in
history when all traces of his de-
tractors shall have vanished from
the earth they so signally dis
grace.-IN. o. Times.
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James Gordon Bennett is taxed
tor S6,25O,OOO. Thirty-five years
ago he wrots 10 Mr. Van BureR
begging the loan of two hundrsd
dollars to keep the Pennsylvanisn,
which he was editing, from going
|under.
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RAMIE.-We were shown, says
the n. o. Republican, by a gen
tleman of this city a letter adj.
dressed to him from q flax
spinner in Newark, New jersey,
from which we make the following
EXTRACTS:
Your last favor, covering the
small specimen oframie, at nats-
|rel, was duly received. Since my
last respects l have been into the
thread spinners, and the prospects
thus far are decidedly favorable.
One of the heaviest spinning,
houses has taken the sample
pound you sent me by mail to the
factory at Patterson, to have it
hacked. From the appearance
bit presented they were favorably
Impressed, and now there seems
nothing wanting but to know the
price at which the ramie can be
furnished, and in what quantities,
Ito understand to what extent it
|can be introduced.
Ramie will have to be sold so
|as to compete with fax, which, /
would think, from what little i
have learned ON the subject, y
could be done aud pay well. The
price of American fax is fifteen
Ito twenty-five cents per pound, or
1890 to $500 per ton of 1000
pounds, while the best foreign
varies from twenty to forty cents
|per pound, or $500 to $500 per
ton. / should think that the
ramie might be furnished at al
price so much less, or at least
enough lower, as to almost entire
Fly take the place of fax.
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Iac of John Slidell, the n. O. Times
says:
He was a man of mark, Of rare
Igifts and would have acted a
prominent part in any arena and
in almost every sphere Of life. No
public man has been so. little IN.
derstood, so harshly criticised.
He was not without faults and
defects, and doubtless committed
many errors. But when iti said.
10y one who knew and studied him
for many years, both as a friend
and adversary, that he was a man
|of the fidelity to his friends; that
in all his relations he always Kept
his faith and adhered to the truth;
that he never deceived friend or
foe; that he was frank, bIaye.and.
generous, and possessed d strong
will, and an intellect, wonderfully
clear, sagacious, ingenious and
practical, and y judgment that
rarely failed him in all his tran
|sactions; we have indicated the
outlines of a character aud career,
which comes as near being great,
as was possible to one, whom cir.
|cunlstances confined to the iimi.
ted scope of a political manager.
COMPARATIVE DEATHS 0f
WHITES AND BLAcKs.-It ap-
pears by the mortuary table of
Richmond, Va, for the past
five months that the total num-
Der OF deaths is 61O, Of Which
$50 were white and 81 color
ed, an excess of 1872 blacks, al
though the whites have the
larger population.
According to the ratio OF
the population, S54 Of these
'610 deaths should be white,
and only 276 colored. 1t thus
appears that the eoioped pro-
portion OF deaths is ,95, or 81
|per cent. more than their MOD
Ter share. =
Besides these deaths there
were 43 stilI-born, Of which 81
were negroes, If the truth
were known, or could b6 ar
rived at, it would doubtless DO
found that not . few of them
would fall under the head Of
inian''clde. aa8 .M.W
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Leaves have their time to fall,
At the North Winds breath;
But all times, all seasons, are thy own,
Oh! Death"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-02-14
The GoIdcn Kcy.

Mrs. follinesbcc, like many another
Of our republicans who besiegod the pur.
lieus Of the late empire, felt that a resi-
dence near the court, at time when eve-
ry thing good and decent in France was
hiding in obscure corners, and everything
parvenu was wide awake and active, en-
titled her to speak as one having authori-
ty concerning French character, French
manners and customs. This lady assum-
cd the sentimental literary role. She
was always cultivating herself in her own
way; that is to say, she was assiduous
in wat she called keeping up her French.
In the opinion of many of her class Of
thinkers, France is the key of the king
dom Of heaven; and, Of course, it is
worth one. while to sell all that one has
to be possessed of it. Mrs. Follingsbce
had not been not in the least backward to
do this but, as to getting the golden key
she had not succeeded She had formed
the acquaintance of many disreputable
people she had read French novels and
French plays, such as no well-brea
French woman would suffer in her fami-
ly; she had lost such innocence and puri-
ty of mind as she had to lose, and, after
all had not got the French language
From Pink and White Tpanny," Jy
Mrs. Sto,cc, n OLD AND NEW far FeJ.
rN0r7.
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From the Woodstock Standard.


From the Woodstock Standard.
Tribute to the Memory of u. +. Mason.
Mn. c.
Dear Sir: Your favor is received.
Through other sources | had previously
heard with sorrow of the death of my
old aud esteemed friend, Mr.. Mason.
To me, it was a surprise. had hoped he
would overcome his ailments and remain
with us for some years; but alas we
misjudged and must forever on earth be
deprived of his society and fertile genius.
For the last fifteen years | have known
Mr.. Mason only to love and respect him.
He had many warm friends in Middle
bury.
Specimens of his artistic skill still adorn
the parlors of a large number, nearly fifty
| judge, of the rich and distinguished
citizens of our village and town. His last
work, a group ofmy three daughters, was
sadly arrested by the disturbing hand of
sickness, and it remains unfinished, a
fruitful source of regret to him while
living, and to Inc since death a painful
reminder Of the uncertainty of all human
calculations. Two of his best productions,
however, adorn my walls, and remain a
souvenir of their lamented author.
As often as | look at them | am re-.
minded Of the useful life led by him
whose skilful hands lie folded in death.
Rut while he is gone his works remain
and will now De held in two.fold esteem
by all, since the brain that devised and
the hand that executed those cherished
specimens of art lie pillowod in silent
mystery, and are in the keeping of a
charity and affection emanating only from
pure and useful life.
Mr.. Mason was a self.made man
Boosting Of no aristocratic origin, born
among the green hills of Vermont, he
rose to distinction by his own unaided
resources and genius. For general in
telligence and gcnilcmanly refinement
he merited and won the esteem of Il host
of Vermont's best citizens. His death
leaves a void not easily if ever filed in
our State. 1t is not merely kindred
but public bereavement, and as such
his death will be numbered with the dis
tinguished and honorcd who may die in
1871.
We could have dcvoutly wished that
Death might have been decoyed and de.
layed in his work, but alas he too often
delights in selecting the loved and cher.
ished ones on earth. 1t was so in this
instance, and hundreds throughout oul
own State and elsewhere will heave an in.
voluntary sigh of bereavement on hearing
of the death of the distinguished artist
b. f. Mason of Woodstock, Vermont
" Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither nt the north wnds breath
And stars to set but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o Death
:. u. rockwell.
Middlcbury, Jan, 1871.
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Middlcbury, Jan, 1871.

a CALIroRNIA SroRy.-One day an
honest miner up in Calave, bit himself
with small snake, Of the garter variety,
and either as possible antidote or with
a determination to enjoy the brief rem.
nant of . wasted life, he applied brim.
ming jug of whiskey 10 his lips, and kept
it there until like repleted leech, it fell
off. The man fell off likewise. The
next day, while the body lay in state on
a pine slab, and the bcrcaved partner of
the deceased was unbending in a game
Of seven-up with u friendly Chinaman,
the game was interrupted by a familiar
voice, which seemed to proceed from the
jaws Of the corpse,-'I say; Jim = Be-
reaved partner played the king of spades
and claimed high then, looking over
his shoulder at the melancholy remains
We'll, what is it, Dave? I'm busy
i say, Jim p repeated the corpse in the
same measured tone With look Of in
tense annoyance, aud muttering something
about people that could never stay dead
morn minute, the bereaved partner
rose and stood over the body, with his
cards in his hand. jim continued the
mighty dead, how furs this thing gone p
I've paid the Chinaman two and a
half to dig the grave Did he strike
anythingT The Chinaman looked up ::
Me strikec pay dirt me no bury dead
Mclean in 'em grave. Me keep him
claim The corpse sat up rigidly; jim,
get my revolver and chase that pigtail off.
jump his sepulchre, and tax his camp
five dollars each for prospecting on the
public domain. These Mongolyan hordes
hev got to be get under. And-I say
Jim if any more serpents come foolin'
round here drive ,cm off. 'Taint right
to be bitin fellcr when whiskey's two
dollars Il gallon. Dern all foreigners +;
anyhow. And the mortal part pulled
Oh his boots Such dear reader, was
the origin of the coole movement
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1
I done with love on my own account, Jen
nie.' It's positively awful.
And so Belle thought, as she looked Al
her old slipper and glove lying beneath q
globe on either side of the faithful Rich
ards mantle.
"And," said Belle, "since he desire,
only to meet me on the morning of the
wedding, so t shall be. will be intro.
puced only as we are leaving the house
and he can do as he pleases about con.
tinuing the acquaintance afterwards"
Belle was radiant with happiness when
she returned to her father, and delighted
his fond heart by the change, for Belle
had been very quiet Of late
Jennie and Belle shopped and talked
and visited together for the next few days
and then the eventful morning arrived
and amid bevy of beautiful girls, Belle
shone like queen. The bride was eclips.
ed, and delightfully."- acknowledged it.
80, Belle" she said, ~ long to have
old stoical Dick see you-hark there's
his step. Come into the next room now
and be introduced. Don't wait till the
carriages come-its an hour yet"
And Belle, with beating heart, swept
through the door and stood even as Dick
first saw her, only, in place of the gray
travelling dress, a magnificent white satin
fell in rich folds about her, and upon her
lovely white throat lay the turquoise
locket that held Dicks golden curl. Up.
on the beautiful head crowned by its
bright chestnut hair, corona of pearls
added to the grace and beauty of an i'm
age that, shrined in Dicks heart was al.
ready an angel.
Belle did not look up, but she felt the
presence, as Richard Marcy came up and
was introduced to little Jennie's old
schoolmate. Then, as he held out his
hand, she raised her eyes, and laid her
tiny palm in his, and said:
81 think we had better rectify that
mistake about the traveling-bags, Mr.
Marcy ?"
Good heaven, Jennie !" said Dick
Marcy. "Why didn't you tell me that
your friend Belle was my "Angel Of
Mercy ?"
because | didn't know it till last
night, and then Belle made me promis,
not to tell And, besides, you didn't want
to meet the freckled school girl till it wa,
positively necessary returned Jennie
mischievously.
1t would be hard to say which Of the
four that made Jennic's bridal party wa!
the happiest that day.
Dick did not go to Paris that winter
He found that St. Louis contained more
attractions than any foreign city.
But the next fall will see Dick ant
Belle on their wedding tour, and he vows
he will have the two old romantic travel.
ing bags brushed up for the occasion. DR.
Townsend, who is to 60 along, says he
knew the minute he saw that girl she
would one day be Angelica Marcy, as he
"fet it in the air.
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A young lady wrote some verses for a
country weekly about her birthday, and
headed it May 30th." 1t almost made
her hair gray when it appeared in print
"My 30th."
BY the substitution Of a 7 for an l.,
by some incorrigible typo contemporary
is made to advertise religious book under
the equivocal title of "Tight of Evening
Time"
In Boston, a poor man who, less than
one year ago, had only one suit of clotheS
went into the newspaper business and
now has eight suits. Seven of them are
for libel.
An unfortunate Indian missionary has
had his sermon reported as follows: "The
speaker was deduction, and gave
learned description of Satan and his skill
in saving trees" The unhappy preacher
wrote piteous remonstrance to the editor
of the paper which had published this
resume, to say that he "was Dutchman,
and not deduction, and that he had de-
scribed Satan not as saving trees, but
sowing tares."
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dear Lord, have mercy on my soul,
and please let me have the French satin
that saw at Stewards this morning. for
with black lace Aounces and oyerskirt,
that dress would be very becoming to
me, | know. If you grant my request
please let me have new black lace shawl
also, dear Lord.
II kneel before Thee tonight feeling
perfectly happy, for Madame Emile has
sent me home such lovely bonnet A
most heavenly little bijou composed of
white satin, with coral ostrich tufts.
For this favor l am feeling very grateful.
"Give me, | pray Thee, humble
heart, and new green silk, with point
lace trimmings. Let me not grow too
fond Of this vain and deceitful world like
other women, but make me exceedingly
gentle and aristocratic. When the win
ter fashions come, let them suit my style
OF beauty, and let there be plenty of
pufings, plaitings, ruffies and hounces,
for l dearly love them all
80 Lord, let business dctain my hus-
band at H, for he is not wanted at
home at present. | wish to become ac-
quainted with the tall. dark.eyed for
eigner, who is staying at Colonel Long
swallows opposite. Bring about an in-
PRODUCTION, beseech thee, for Mrs. Long
swallow will not. Bless my children,
and please send them good nurse, for |
have neither the time nor the inclination
to look after them myself. And now,
o Lord, take care of me while l sleep,
and pray keep watch over my diamonds
Amen.
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