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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

Il in proposed that vessels com
ing frolh the Atlantic should enter
the Gulf of Darien, and then as
csnd the Atrsto river to the con-
fuence Of the Nspipi. An ugly
bar must be removed befoRe che
Atrate can DO entered, but the
difficulties are by ne means %
great as to cause any objection to
the route on that ground. The
Atrstss having bsen thor0ug hly
examined, it il repsrted that there
are 1--WE fathoms Of water the en-.
tire way up the Eapipi, the cur.
rent itself flowing at the rate Of
from two and a half TO three knots
m hour, and the. distance being
about one hundred and twenty
miles. The canal would commence
st the Hapipi, and Themes to the
Pacific, Its entire length to be
thirty.two miles; making the dis.
tAnce from ocean to- ocean about
ous hundred and fifty njles. At
the confluence, OF the Napipi river
the Atrato is forty. one feet above
the main fide. Nine locks, each
of ten feet lift, would be construct
ed from that point toward the
divids.' The country thereabout
10 comparatively fat. These locks
would be arranged so rs to keep
the cutting near the surface u
miles from the Atrsto. The ninth
lock would be constructed con
venient to the DECADE river,
which flows into the Napipi, then
an open cut Of 264 feet in depth
and several hundred feet long
would be made to the Atlantic
portal Of the divide, which il 512
fest in height. This mountain
ridge is about half q mile from
the Pacific shore. and rises almost
perpendicularly OH that side,
while OF the other it slopes grad
ually to ths plain. After the open
| cutting from the ninth lock would
come tunnel shrough the divide
four miles in length. The tunnel
is to be 60 feet wide nc the bot.
tom, With d. total height OF lie
feet-90 feet above the water line.
After passing through the tunnel
with topDasts housed vessels
would descend to the Pacific by
means of thirteen locks, zach of
ten feet lift-thc depth of water
throughout the canal being &c
feet. The total cost for the con.
struction of the canal is estimated
and set down at SlO6, 900, 900; and
making an allowance OF. S25, 0OO,'
0OO for contingencies, the entire
sum would be Sl30, D00, OC0. The
length OF time require.l for the
completion of the work 10 stated
to be, twelve years ai.,,.e.,uS
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Succession Notice.

Succession Of In Parish Colrt
JsAn HI=Judah Eaohem Of B.,ssisr Pr
sehn, deceased. ish, La.
NOTICE y hereby given that. B. ?. rot 4.
~" Public ildn,nistRator, hass this dig
fled in the olfise of the Clerk of the Dlstri5 q
Court, for the parish Of Bossicr, Louisias >,
his tableau of distribution and Aual &C.
connt in the said succession Of John 'r
Judah Nacherisohn.
Now, therefore, this in to sdnaonish i'll
persons concerned. that II opposition be %
made thereto within time prescribed By In =,
said tablcau and account viii be hcmop.
gated and male the Judgment Of che Couit:
Witness tho HOnl L. w. Baker, Paris
Judge Of Bossier parish, La, this the J u
Gay Of '''''s ''f = 4 Il. saiDEs, ci.ra
ms q District Court
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

They have some big fields Of
cern in Pennsylvania One man
in Union country got lost in his
corn field, and didn't find his way
out for twenty-four hours. ~
That ID nothing. Shreveport is
full of those that have been lost
in corn longer than that. -l !-5T.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

For six weeks we have had
splendid weather for gathering
cotton. Boosters crop will be
short, but we hope it will be
in iihe condition aud well put
up. i '''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

----Tt1t.4, if...
st: Louis, October 3.-Cotton
quiet'Ht 1S46l9c; lower grades
advanced, medium aud choices firm
aud unchanged. Flour-super
fihc Winter s5 5O65 IS; extra IS
S0Sf; doubls extra e6 1895 rs,
family III. .25S7 5g. Corn in fair
demand aud firm; mixed 47S4Sc;
yellow 49G55cy white Csc sacked.
Oats firm at .33G34c; sacked at
3594Oc. Barley in fair demand
and firmer at S5S90c. Whisky in
fair demand aud firm at 956951c.
Tobacco quiet and unchanged.
Pork dull and unchanged; mess
els on orders. Il, Bacon heavy and
slower. Shoulders .7S73c, clear
ribbed sides &c, clear sides at SO
S1c.n II -. F.s.. az ~ +"
New York, October .3.-Cotteu
in fair demand and higher at 20c.
New Orleans, October 3.-west.
ern produce, groceries and. provi,
sions norninally unchanged, Rain
storning all day, nothing doing
Gold has. Cotton, believe de
msnd excited; sales 1900 bales
good ordinary 17f01St; lew mid
ding 1S50l94; middling 19t6
l94c; receipts. laos bales; no rx
ports; stock on hand 1854 bales
Shreveport, October 4.-Thi
inarketSp firm an follows: OrliDss
ry 123t6l32; good ordinary 151tt
164; strict good ordinary 163tt
l63; low niddling l7tol7i; mid
ding l7itolSc... il szEa raq
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'FH - t'''
WIRDS ,AGAIy ard

Wards I-A4A'GiAlNI,T7TsW;ards
should immediately be erected
int into! civil lll,i corporations. Aud
fer lsiE.! tIhils in there a are many r,a7z
sops But the principal one
that presents itself to our mind
just at present, is for the pur-
psse of Building railrods. For
parishes to assist O railroad,
the road should be of benefit,
to the whole parish. For i'm
stance, could Bossi.r to called
upon, with any show Of reason,
to assist the proposed Okleho-
ma road, when only a third rpf
it's citizens would be benefit
ted 2. But wards two and eight
being Immediately Interested.
ought very properly to- assist.
For Caddo to, vote assistance
to any of tbs n proposed rail.
roads, would certainly be an,
fair to the lower Red river and
the Caddo prairie population,
who would reeeissTno appFei
ciable benefit. .rr t.. 1856
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liz BELLEVUE, LA,us...
Saturday, October z. 1871

See in another colum n m
Extract froma Law passed by
Congress in relation to, how
produce should be put up for
-. al .h..;. .t -. 3
market.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07
The Sword.

The Sword.
- Nssas S I
Inahe haPdsof the Roman
soitIists tM-&asr~t he great
weapon. Their success was so
grezt. that it became tFffs'
saying. that those nations ez-.
tended thsir empire farthest,
whose weapons were effective
at the least distances. But
times chahee AUD We skSIld
change with them. Gunpow.
der is the, great agent in war
nov, aud, consequently weap-
ons Elective at,sannlL distances
have become useless. Never
theless from custom and pride
the sword still cumbers the
soldier. The Prussians, a.
fine . military people a .rttth; s,iy,
are. still continue its use. The
officer must be troubled with
one as . badge Of rank, al
though it is q perfectly useless
cumbrancs. The Cavalry man
must be armed with ore thogh
in the whole course oErervice,
he will never have any use for
it. Much time and cost il ex-
pended in Tearing fencing and
the sword exercise--all 70,
naughr. What q great add
tion to the effective strength Of
an army would the simple dis.
use of the sword cause. The
liayonet is another weapon o.
l - H. -.
tloubtfdl utility. How car
cavalry f'be repefled without
it'll Simply with rife bullets,
Infantry have the advantage
Of cavalry as sixteen TO one
for eight Infantry can fir,
where one opposing hotsemar
can. and the lorsernAni and
horse is more than twice th.
size of the single footman.
| We see that bur government,
Is changing the bayonets int
spades--trowel bayonets the.
are called-which is putting t.
some use q weapon otherwise
useless. .. j.. i'HD -iIi I" 80
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The New Haven Palladium
notes, as a very peculiar thing.
that most Of the steamers lateIy
lost have been under the command
of Connecticut men.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

Capt HslPsexpetlitien has Of
fsctcd 81 entrance into the best
Attic circles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

Oysters carried from the Allan
tie coast are being planted in Ore.
gon. a
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al C.4RD.

THE undersigned being DESTROYS,
i OF reviewing their text books
would take q class Of half o doze \
medical students. Terms very
moderate. AZ .rI"T't
W. II. SWAMI, NJ. D.
W. J. MOBLEY, NJ. d.
Bellevue, La, Ger, 1871.
E.M a.HLIL-nnao 4t
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William II. gaa Fsl,, slssf =,

. Whiam ~. az Feit, Siesk m
the Louisiara State unnisseNisr
has been missing since SunaSSyr
evening sBventeenth instsptI
about six o'clock. He had mean
sick some two weeks, with billions
fever, and is supposed to Lava
wandered off in q fit Of temporary
mental arrangement. BE Z
about thirty years Of sss, Eva
feet six inches high. SPARE mad.
and weighs about 10 pouujs.
His eyes arg light gray, bs5r
dark brown beard nearly bSack
all over his face, but clipped short.
HE bearing 10 very quiet and
gentlemaDly; his manner OF talk
rather slow and deliberate, end
his accent Northers. He wss
born and RAISED in EIizaheth.
New Jersey, has bees o sekdeas
Of Baton Rouge abeus fifteen
month"; When last seen, he bad
on brown linen psnts, Light tal.
most wbite) linen coat and Q
white straw hat.
Mr.. Van Pelt 10 . most essima.
BILE gentleman and the undersign-
cd knows that he does not appeal
in vain. to . humane public 10 uss
every effort, FOr his own aaiIe aSd
that Of. bis wife and children, to
lind out what has become Of him,
DE- f., BOYD,
Superintendent.
/ Will our exchanges plcasy copy
the above or,mako editorial men.
ton of iti
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

% nSsFSs iH DUE
sier Point, Nancy Robertson, a
freedwoman, was shut 90 death
while asleep in her bed. The
shot that killed her was heard
by others i. Of the I !. village, but,
from fear as asserted. no one
got up to makeinquiry atsoat is.
In the morning her cabin was:
found locked. on .ahe inside.
and hes. dead body seen lying;
ON the bed. The coroner was
sent for, who, vita his jury
and physician. broke into the
cabin and found that the muir
derer had fired upon the sleep
ing woman through . crack a
few feet distant. Four large
shot or balls BALLS, took eject three three
passing through the heart and
cansing immediate death,
Suspicion of having committed
the deed. rests among several.
Last summer this. woman fell
ont with a freedman of the
colony, and made some vague
threats against him. The freed
man. dtring the great heats
while blowing, fell down in.
sensible and, after lingering
several d I.!ys... d die. He had
the atteptianr Of white ply
sicisns. +. who considered bin
disease a very plain case oil
| inflanation of the brain. caus-
ed by heat and the influences ol
i summer. But the :''b9acki
would not 90 cousidet it, bu,
came to the conclusion tia,
the freedman bal h'ib' Been DO
witched BY the woman. Tn,
woman was arrested by them
and Charles Steele, q freed
man and a celebrated witcl
doctor, was being sent for Il
test her as a witch. The par
ty going after the witch doctor
happened to consult with on
Of the white neighbors Wit
informed them of the DANCE
: they we're mourning in making
law for themselves, and ad
> vised them to have a post mo,
tenn examination Of the de
5 ceased, and see if poiso
. was the cause of tho DEATH
This examination was accord
ingly held, and the physician
, examining, declared that poi
i on had nothing to do with !
al Our idea is, that still til
negroes were not satisfied, c
o were rather more satisfied. tn;
o the woman had caused ltt
t death of the freedman b
o witehcraft. We think thereto
: the avenger Of blood kille
:, her.
Il This witch doctor, Charl,
r Steele, gained great celebrit
d by effecsing a remarkable cur
le A certain freedwoman b.
= been effected for sever
u months with chronic chills al
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

A French doctor has written d
life of the devil, including his
subjects essays on political econo-
my and what he knows about
farming.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

On Thursday evening Of the 5,h instans.
by Rev. w. 7. Paxton, at the residence of
the brides mother, Mr. WILEY p. SLAVERY
to Miss MAMIE HILL, AL Uf thin place.
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--rRRHa-
Ia Bo0ief Banner will be issued evpry
oAssr1sy vssvnine exbscriptiou. per ~:
nam. Three DellAre-in advance O 50 Cor
dI-assshe o. for three uoaths.
At,srtissmeess inserteA .s o. psr ssrsre
Of sax liner or less
Csrds Of sns 7sqaare, % less-1la per
eanan- Six menshs-S7 So Three months
klnsruesansn IA Of Candidates for sMes-
ete Hat
q Obituary pos~ss, when sIceedinf Q
ssHAre, win be charged n sdvertiseuDsnts.
n AL srtiel,a published for the benefit
Of psrties or individuals, as their own solic-
isetisn, viii DO changed for 90 advertise
Asnss
u Editorial netiess, or any matter 90
sspyins spare outside ofreSuiar advertising
columns, charged at the rata Of Is eents par
HNiB Proe~edinsr and resolutions
Of public and pelieieal meetings, ke, eharg.
ID ~ s&vertisemcnts- -.
Ne 6eductinna from the abevs Yafes 70
agents. except eommissiens-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

Indiana fsas are = stripped OF
their legB and sold for 1axset,d.
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t1ss now as they were gotten
RID Of, she would get we'll
And get well she did. ii ii
v OF course the public expects
up to moralize on this matter,,
and abuse the poor PegrS fer,
believing in. witchcraft. We
shall do no such tbing!~ HIS
beliefs justas consonahr to
reason as" the 1spirftuaiisu,.
clairvoy,aIntbeI and fort,ine-telI-
ing Of the white folks. Spirit;
ualism is witchcraft. We used
TO feel mad with old Gotten t
Mather for having had so many
witches burnt in New England.
But now We think his only
fault was in the evidence he
required. If he could new
rise mp and execute the spirit
uahsts and fortune-tellers, lie
wonId confer a great benefit
on We poor devil surrounded
| mortals. ~, = rs u fsr"" =
Since writing. the above, We We
learn that Anthony IN 'lSiyi. Williams Willis Is
was by the j., jury 81 # inquest
found guilty NJ Of AZ the Crime men zen;
TONED, And arrested on war.
rant issued. by r.: B. Taylor
deputy coroner, and is now in
Ijail awaiting the action of the
grand jury, which will meet ion
Monday next, the 9th Inst. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

A couple OF dogs do police duty
at Colunlsus Georgis.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

Will our exchanges plcasy copy
the above orymake, editorial men.
ton of i'll
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-07

AlssINa.-.The Baton Rougs
Gazette contains the following in
regard town. NJ. Van Pels, ci.,s
se1ouisiana State Universi,r.
who has been missing sometiu.,
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We give below, % list e juror,
for the District Cont. to be held
on End Monday in October next,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-20

S issued every morning, except Sundays.
htans the latest news by telegraph and mail,
res reports of the Markets, and has carefully pre-
red political and local articles, and generous
|ount of farming, home and miscellaneous read
witha full compilation of State news.
FERNS, 81 per annum in adrdnce; $s II payment
pot made within the year. Single copies cents,
pc had at the bookstores and at this office.
Advertisements one inch in length, three in.
|tions less sl.Oo; 25 cts. for every subsequent
|ertion. Longer advertisements, or those inserted
|any considerable length Of time, will be inserted
favorable terms to the advertiser.
|pecial Notices a5 per cent. additional.
amusement Notices, 30 per square per week.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30
Conveyancer.
ABE ADLER.

CONVEY NICER. will examine I.ani Title
" pay Taxes. draw Plats, sc. Office with th'
County Recorder, Upton. Iowa. German
spoken. Referenccs.-J " Bull. Attorney: Je>-
sc James, Recorder; f II Pound. Treas. mon
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30
A New Thing in Physiology-White
Man Turning Black.

The San Francisco Examiner says q
gentleman Of that city, about twenty
five yeals Of age, ruddv complexion and
curly red hair, who had an intractable
and painful ulcer on the left arm, resist
ing all previous modes of treatment
yielding to the request of trying the eff
feet Of transplanting a piece of skin to
the ulcer from another person. The
ulcer was prepared in the usual manner
by his physician, and bit of skin about
al inch square was taken from the arm
OF fine healthy negro man aud inn
mediately spread over the ugly ulcer,
and then carefully dressed and band
aged The skin transportation had
the desired effect. Healthy granulation
sprang up, aud the unsightly ulcer soon
healed. A few months afterward he
went to his physician and told him
that ever since the sore healed the black
skin commenced to spread, and it was
increasing. About one third of his arm
was completely negroed. The doctor
himself is that the whole skin of this
white man will become negro. This is
n new thing under the sun. 1t would
be rather difficult to explain the physio
logical process which takes place to
bring about such skin change as this.
The problem is, how can the colorng
matter OF the skin be so radically chang
ed? And how is this pigment change
propagated? 1t is certain that the law
of capillary attraction plays no insign!ti-
cant part in the spreading process
Grating pears on All apples tree has
communicated to the apples pear
teste.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30
National Growth.

The New York Tribune publishes an
estimate Of the probable population OF
the United States in 1880, and maks the
total 40 ,6O0O, 600, an increase Of about
80 pc. cent. In this list the population
Of the larger states is estimated: New
York, 100000; Pennsylvania. 1900
900 Illinois, 8, 200, 900; Ohio, s,1o0, 1000;
Missouri. 2,5OO, 900; Indiana, 2,2oo, 900 ;
or, in the aggregate, &C, 100000.
The Philadelphia North american,
in 81 eculating as to the possible causes
that may retard this growth, strangely
refers to the danger" that the steam
ship lines entering the st. Lawrence
river will transfer the European emf.
grafton direct to the West, and, also es-
tablixh direct trade between the West
ern states and Europe. II this diver.
sion of trade be successful the North
american insists that our national
growth " will bs slower" There is no
explanation Of the process of reasoning
by which such conclusion is reached
SeVcuby i've OdIB Ako IL WAS CIdlt1cu
that the transfer of ocean comm cree
from Philadelphia to New York, would
arrest natural progress, and now the
transfer to Chicago Of a portion OF the
commerce Of the country has become a
necessity, and instead Of retarding will
greatly promote the growth Of the coun-
try. The transfer of that commerce to
our own port will reduce the cost Of
handling not only the export but the
import; we shall dispense with al army
of Intermediates, reduce the cost OF
ocean and inland transportation. and
every dollar thus saved will be added to
the profit Of our producers. They will
get more money for what they sell, and
get more goods in exchange for the
same amount Of money. When to this
advantage is added = repeal Of all duties
not levied for revenue, the great West
will not only become more productive,
but will be the very place to which Eu-
ropean emmigrants ought to come by
the most direct route.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30

high as Sc, 600, 900, so that we are met
by the important fact that while acci-
dent and design are nearly regular in
their operations, and breed from month
to month the same number of casual.
ties, the amount Of property thus de-
strOyed varies within wide limits. The
fires of one month compared with
another are tolerably regular in their
occurrence, but the losses resulting from
them arc much heavier in some months
than in others. This same feature on
a smaller scale may be noticed in the
local reports Of the various city fire
marshals.
The percentage Of insurance on these
losses from month 20 month is tolerably
uniform, showing that the proportion
Of insured property destroyed bears a
nearly uniform ratio to the whole.
The following table will exhibit the
aggregate results Of these statistics for
for twentv-one months.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30
GOLDEN STANZAS.

Live for something. be not idle;
Look about thee for employ!
Sit not down to useless dreaming,
Labor is the sweetest Joy.
Folded hands are ever weary,
Selfish hearts are never gay!
Life for thee has many duties
Active be then while you may.
Scatter blessings in thy pathway!
Gentle words and loving smiles
Better are, than gold or silver,
With their rgrief-dispelling wiles;
AS their pleasant sunshine falleth,
Ever on the grateful earth.
So let sympathy and kindness
GLADDEN. well the darkened hearth.
Hearts there are oppressed and weary;
Drop the tear of sympathy,
Whisper words Of hope and comfort
Give. and thy reward shall be
Joy unto thy soul returning,
From the perfect fountain head,
Freely, as thou freely givest,
Shall the grateful light be shed.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30

The Chinese merchants Of San Fran
cisco have given 81, ,296 in aid Of Chica-
go sufferers. In one case = merchant
addressed one of the collectors NJ fol.
lows: Me leadee in Alta, Mclean
man town all same half gone-burnee
up. Mclean man wantee dollar.
Sometime poor Mclean strike China
man with blk Chinaman no care.
How much dollar you wantes? Hun.
dred dollar? Alice light. You not
find enough money. comee again; give
another hundred" There 10 q whole
sermon preached In those few sentences
Of pigeon English.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30

Two wealthy gentlemen were lately
converting in regard to the period when
they had best enjoy ed themselves. III
will tell you,' says one, when most
enjoyed life. Soon after ! was twenty
one l worked for Mr., laying stone.
wall at twenty-five cents per day.
"Well,' replied the other, that doe.
not differ much from my experience.
when was twenty hired myself out
at seven dollars per month. I never
enjoyed myself better since" The ex.
perisnce of these two indtvidnnls
teaches, first, ones happiness does not
depend on the amount Of his gains or
the station he occupies second, that
very small beginnings, with industry
and prudence, may secure wealth.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30

whenever you see young men spend
Ing their leisure hours at some resort of
gaming or other amusement, it is a sure
sign that they will never become great
men. Whenever you see a man
spending his time lounging about the
streets talking politics, your need not
expect he has any money to lend......
whenever you see young lady tightly
laced, it is sure sign she wishes to
impose upon herself and the public by
showing what she has not got by nature,
small waist......... When you hear a
youngster engross the whole conversa-
ton, it Is sure sign he has not Sc nse
enough to listen. old Alnunoc
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-30

VERY Poor LAND.-As DR., Dwight
once passed through region OF very
poor land, lie said to . farmer:'
"Sir, perceive you land here is not
productive"
mo, sir" said the honest farmer.
"our land Is like selfrighteousness.n
"Ah! how il that?'
why, the more man has of it tho
poorer he is,r