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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21

ld Ofall fhumbugs, make be-
lieves and false pretences ever
'palmed of upon a people, the
shoes now worn by the young
women of the period occupy a
first position. In absurdity Of
construction, in waste of raw
material, in a failure to adopt
means to the accomplishment
of desired ends, these shoes are
fearfully and wonderfully pro-
gtessive:. They comply with
the demands Of a most absurd
fashion, and while they do SO,
they utterly destroy Q all the
grace and elasticity Of a t+ie
kwoman's walk, all the poetry
of woman's movements in she
parlor or on the street, and Ill
the comfort and ease which na-
ture attaches to harmonious
pedestrial. operations. A heel
three inches high, is not q nat-
pral heel; while, i, gives in,
crease of height it adds mon,
strosity Of movement, Il T. dis.
arranges the natural centre 9
gravity, throws the body, "a for
wards. to accommodate Itself {
an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. beleatl
the, centre Of ,iinSteP and lead.
to such self torture and sci
caricature as would be redicu
lous to the fair creatqresi If tie.
would but to see themselves a
other see them. No reall,
graceful object in nature !
ever so changed for the worst
as a fashionable woman in he
panniers and high heel shoes
That mining tread, as if SD
were stepping oyer hot graf
brass, and that forward stpoE
! to display at the same time p
full breast and an eXaggerate
hustle, SUCCEEDS in giving he
the shape Of an animated an
By no means ornamental n
Her feet, Of course, become d.
: formed by bunions, callositie
and deformed joints, as Pun
ishment for herToluptaFy VIZ
: lation of the laws of gnatur
! H1etg veman rapsolEe dheFse
: from dtRe slavery Of .faashlieI
! before she demands an enlargr
| sment OF her ealiprivilege
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21

The editor of the Atlanta Sun
exclaims: "We long for more
.information.n He could Ger
tainly long for nothing ofiwhish
he stands in greater needLs
Michael Phelan. the great
bilIiardist is dead soan5fio ni
5IgIJliH Haa 1iitl5l 5iti
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21
Women in Sickness.

Id no SituallOn, anu unQet Ilo
circumstances does the female
character appear to such ad-
vantages as when watching by
the bedside Of sickness. The
chamber of disease may indeed
be said to be woman's home.
We there Behold her lovliest
most attractive point of view
firm, without being harsh; ten
der, Yet not weak; active, yet
'dniet; gentle patient, tuncom-
rPHIainin2g!, g! vigilant.l ! Every sym
pathetic feeling that 50 pecu-
liarlIE srac;te9:s e: + the feminine char
acter is there called forth:
while native strength of mind
which has hiterto slumbered in
inactivity is aroused to its full
energy. With noiseless step
she moves about the chamber
of the invalid; her listening
. d :. .
ear ever ready to catch the
Slightest murmur, her quick,
kind glance ever ready to. in
terpret the muttered wish, and
supply the half formed want.
She smoothes with careful hand
the uneasy pillow that supports
the aching head, or with cool
hand Smooths the fevered brow,
or proffers to the glazed and
parching lip the grateful
drauglt, happy II she meets one
kind glance in payment for her
labor Of love- - ''''' ava '''
Hers, too is the low whisper
ed voice, which breathes a life
and hone: Of health in Store
for happy days to come; o.
tells cfbetter and Of heavenly
fest, where neither sorrow nol
disease can come; where the
dark power Of death shall nc
more have dominion over. the
frail. suffering perishing clay
Through the dim, silent watche!
of the night, when all arouht
fare hushed in sleep, it is her
FtokeeplOng vigils, and to holC
c6mumnion with her God, ant
silently lift herheart inferven
prayer for.the proEongation o
: La life for which she wouit
cheeifulEy sacrifice her own
1 And even when exhausted ma
I ture sinks to brief repose, fol
4 getfulneSs is denied. Even /
} her steep she seems awake t
! this one great object Of he
5 care.a She Starts and rises froI
finer sfurnbers, raises her heat
: and watches with dream
eyes tie face Sic loves, the
$ Sinks again to rest, to start wit
' ever9 chine Of clock or distar
S sounH9 which formerly ha
!, passed unheafd, or only serve
Z as a lullaby to her sweet sleeI
ia Halls Journal of Health, re
: ognized as standard authorit
: lays down some general rule
which it would do well TO Q
serve. 1t says: .,.r- ~.
First, avoid exposure to Il
! outdoor air in miasmatic loca
flies for the hours inclndiT
7 sunrise and sunset. Secop
have a blazing fire on Il
: hearth of the family room
IL. III n II u
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21

Gov. Warmoth says that he
refused a bride fifty thousand
dollars. If it is true that he
did it, he. deserves to be kicked
ont of the Radical party. y1a7a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21

Europe, turns the other, and
the keener of the two, to the
far East, and when she sees an
advantage never hesitates to
make the most Of il. 9IlaHT /
Recent adyices inform us
that Russia has seized the
whole of the island of Sagha-
lien, which, until now, hes be-
longed in part to Japan. This
island runs nearly north and
south in-the southwest portion
Of the sea Of Ochotsk, off the
shore Of the Russian posses
'sions in-Asia. 1t is j8S miles
long, 100 miles at the widest
points, has an area Of $1,000
square miles and a population
of about 9800. A chain of
mountains runs through it,
which, in higher latitudes, is
covered with perpetual snow,
and the weather in winter is
unusually severe. On the east
coast the vegetation is stanted
and scanty; on the west the
soil is more fertile, and forests
of pine, oak, birch, fir. and larch
abound. The rivers and adja-
cent waters Swarm with fine
fish, which are caught and pre-
served in ice, as food for the
natives and their dogs during
winter. Among the animals
found are the reindeer, elk and
musk-o1, and coal has been
discovered IN some localities.
Itis believed that Russia de-
signs Saghalien as a naval sta
tion and a point of departure
for an expedition she may here
after send against the English
empire in India; but thisishard-
II likely, from the fact that
the island has no good natural
harborS. 10 lH7tEa gHE 10
The condemnation by an
evangelical newspaper, Of the
beautiful hymn Nearer my
God to thee" because there i;
| IL -ETFHf bjfg sLTLlHI JA .ltlf.i
no recognition of Christ in it
F lis parallelled by the condemna
tion that Anthony Arnaud, al
eminent theologian o. his age
cast against All excellent AM
comprehensive prayer tha
Eeibnitz repeated in bis pres
ence. "That," /" said the evan
gelical divine, SIS good fornotlI
ing-there is no mention of on
lord Jesus Christ init" "Fo
the moment" says Leibnit5
az was a little Startled By :
! severe and unexpected a crit.
cism. But I replied. 'Fc
4 this reason must also our Lord
! prayer aud all the petition
which occur in the Acts an
Epistles of the Apostles. i
: good for nothing; for in thes
/, prayers no mention is made {
s Christ or Of the Trinity
; Therenpon," continues teiI
nitz, "my good fellow VS.
e thrown into confusion, and y
/ went out for a moment to tai
g breath" The spiritual syn
1, pathies of some over-orthodc
le persons are more ready to r
at ! spond to the name, than thC
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21


.fcFOoDt MEDIcINR-Dr.a Hall
relates the case OF man who
was cured of biliousness 10y GO
ing without his supper OarId
drinkingDfreely Of lemonade.
Every morning. says the doc
tor, this patient rose with won
derful sense of rest and refresh
ment, ard a feeling as though
the blood had been literally
washed, cleaned and cooled by
che lemonade and tbeH fast.
His theory is that food willnloc
fused as a remedy for many dis
eases successfully As, an e3-
ample, he cures cases OF spit
ting blood by the use of salt;
epilepsy and yellow fever by
watermelons; kidney affections
by seIery; poison, olive or sweet
oil; erysipelas,, pounded Gran
Berries applied to the parts af-
fected; hydrephobia,a onions,
sc. SO the way tedikeeps in
good healthiis really to know
what to eat, net what medicine
to take HE9 Hrqugudi s'tni
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NUMBER. 80.
RELIGIOUS ToLERAScE.-l

RELIGIOUS ToLERASCE.-lt
would do no harm if Christians
who are disposed TO judge
harshly of each other, were to
read occasionally the aecouhts
handed down to us Of enortli-
ties committed some centuries
ago, and even in later Years,
in the name Of religion, upon
those of differing creeds; the
perpetrators sincerely believing
at the time that they were do
ing God service, When We
are tempted to shut the gate of
Heaven in any fellowLmortal's
face, let us recall these things,
at which humanity and Chris
tianity should alike shndder.
/ Said a good old man, in dying,
of a son who had embraced an
other faith than that taught
him. "Well, it matters not by
which road JohnCg gets to Heav-
en-, if ne onlyreaches it atlast."
1t seems to us that this, ,d,taken
rightly, is the. true spirit.TEN.
I. Ledget9Hom 3'mmUsuj tgl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21

a5The expression "wl1its liver
ed" Lad its origin in the au-
spices taken by the Greeksand
Romans before battle, in which
the examination Of the, liver
and entrails of the victim form
ed an essential part, # the the
liver were the, usual shape, and
of a blood-red color, the omen
was favorable; if pale or liyid,
it was an augubfy Of defeat. The
transition from the victim to
the inquirer was easy; and a
bastard leader, likely to sasItain
disgrace. was calledita man of
a white liver.'' Ercbange IL
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-21

A Berkshire paper put it
thus to his daughters beau:
"Jim, if you want Lu you can
have her; but 1 don't want
You hanging around unless You
mean business, Iflyeu intend
to marry her.. hnrrya UP, for |
can't be kept awake at nights
much longer" g.. @
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-14
1rAL1AN UNITY.

-; :IfhaYe been, officially Informed Of
the annexation. of the States; OF the
Church to the Kingdom. Of Italy, and
the9remeyal Of the capital of that
Kingdom, &C., to Rome. In confor-
nifty With the established policy Of
thesunited States, ] have recognized
this. change. 3 The rati6cations of the
new tresty of commerce between the.
United States and Italy have been
exchanged. The two powers haye
zs5sI .zas5ssFesd IN this treaty that private
5propessysat sea- shall be- exempt from
sapfurst in case .lSff lwafa between Che
Two powers, The United States have
4spafadln0 topportunity ity.t.ofb bincorpora-
ting this rule into. obligation Of ma
I.ECEl1 = l3GftS llsi,s lssR,tftSit.' -sst.i-ts1
GtOi15. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-14
STATE OF TIE COUNTRY.

=, The past year has. under q wise
Providence. been one Of general pros
perity to the nation, i has, how
ever. ever been attended with more than
: usual chastiaements, in loss of life and
property by storm and fire. These
disasters have served to call forth
Il the best elements 5ef human nature
in our country, and to- develop a
friend dship for US on the part Of for
eign nations, which goes far towards
alternating the distresses occasioned
By these calamities. -.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-14
If we. Would. Would


five would but check the speaker, &
When he spoils aneighbor's name, rs
IF we would but help the erring,
Ere we hitter words Of blame;
If we would, how many might we
Turn from paths Of sinSand shames
Ahi the wrongs4hat might be righted
If we would but see the way! :.
An. the pains that might be hshtened
Every hour and every day,
II we would but hear the pleadings
OF the hearts that go astray!
--Eet us step. outside the stronghold ds-';7s1.
OF our selfishness and pride;
Let US lift our fainting brothers,
- -. Letus strengthen ere VIC chide;
) sLetns, ere NE blame the fallen,
Hold slight to cheer and guide.
~. .Ahi how, .blesSed=4aht how blessed
. Earth would be, If we but try
Thus TO aid and right the weaker,
Thus to check each brother g sigh
Thus to walk in duty's pathway =
IA Te-a better life on high Z.
In each life, however lowly,
vi There are seeds of mighty good:s
Still. we shrink from souls appeailng,I
with Anlid If we could;"
,, But God who judgeth oil things, :,
IS Knows the truth is--n1 IL we would.
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: @4.sls4.H1sE,gs

1t has bssn thesaim sOf tie admin
istration to enforce honesty ahd-ef6-
ciency in an public Offices. Every
public servant who has violated the
trust placed in him has been proceed
ed against with all the rigor Of the
law. Ifrbad men have secured pla-
ces it has been the fault of the sys-
tenn established by law and custom
for making appointments. or the fault
of those who recommend for Govern-
ment positions persons not sufficiently
well known to them personally, or
who give-letter endorsing the charac-
ters Of oGce.seekers without a prop
'er sense oof the grave responsibility
which such q course devolves upon
them. Civil service reform, which
can correct thisiahuse, is much de-
sired. In mercantile pursuits the
business man who gives a letter of
recommendation to a friend to enable
him to obtain credit from a stranger
as regarded as morally responsible for
the integrity of his friends and his
ability to meet his obligations. A
reformatory law which would enforce
this principle against ALI endorsers
of persens for public place, would
.insure great caution In making re-
Communications, s!aG ~
"A salutary lesson has been taught
the, careless and the dishonest public
servant in, the great number of pros
ecutions: and convictions Of the last
two years. q It's gratifying, to notice
the favorable change which has taken
place throughout thecountry in bring
ing to punishment those who have
proved recreant to- the trust conhded
to them. and in elevating to public
Office none but those who possessathe
confidence of the honest and yirtuous,
who,, it will always. be found, COM
prise the majority of, the community
in which they liye..a ~
:, u, S. GRANT. .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-14
REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES.


Morerthah six years having parsed
since the last hostile gun was fired
between the two armies then arrayed
against each other-one for the per-
petuation, the other for the ldestruc-
ton of the Union-it may we'll be
considered whether it is not now time
that the disabilities imposed by the
l4th amendment should be removed.
That amendment does not exclude
the ballot, but only imposes the disa-
bility to hold Office upon certain
classes. When the purity Of the bal.
lot is secured, majorities are sure to
elect officers ireAecting the views of
the majority. M Aaa
a do not see the advantage or pro-
priety of excluding men from Office
merely because they were before the
rebellion. of standing and character
sufficient to be elected to positions re-
quiriug them to take oaths to support
the Constitution, and admitting TO
eligibility those entertaining precise
" the same views, but of less stand
ing in their communities. 1t may be
said that the former violated an oath,
while the latter did not. .a at.
The latter did not have it in their
power to do so. 5 IF they had taken
this oath itcannot be doubted they
would have broken it, as did the for
mer class. If there are any great
criminals, distinguished above all 9th
ers for the part they took in opposi-
tion to the Government, they might,
in the Judgment Of Congress, be eex-
cluded from such amnesty. This
subject is submitted for your careful
consideration. @
1.-The condition of the Southern
States is, unhappily, not such as all
true, patriotic citizens would. like to
see. Social ostracism for opinions
sake, personal violence or threats TO-
wards persons entertaining political
views opposed to those entertained
By the majority Of the old citizens
prevents immigration and the flow Of
much needed capital into The States
lately ini,rebellion.. 1t will be a hap
'py condition of the country VIXEN the
Old citizens of these States Will take
aniirterest in public affairs--promul-
gate ideas honestly entertained, vote
for men representating their views,
and tolerate the same freedom of ex-
preston and ballot to those entertain
ing different POLITICAL convictions.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
provisions of the. Act
of Congress, approved February 2lst,
1871, "a Territorial Government was
linthe District of Columbia.
Its results have TINS farfully realized
the expectations eof Z its advocates.
Under thesdirection of the territorial
officers asysteInIof improvements has
BEN inaugurated byimeans of which
Washington is rapidly. becoming a
city 1worthy1of the nations: capital.
The icitizensl7of the District having
ilYoluntarily taxed themselves to a
large amount for the purpose of con-
tribnting sto: 1.-The Iadornmentt fiithe
seato of Governmental recommend
liberal appropriations ON the partiof
Cangrsss, IN order.thatj the Govern
nsnt ybearits just share -of the
sxpenseao oE.csny finglont s1jadicious
syasaanS Jim FsDza 'pa sa.it on.a
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-04
Tente par lie Sheriff.

Augustin Guil]ory VS.. Alexandra D. De-
vile ct al. Cour de District, Paroisse
ST. Landry.-No. $3.50. ri
LIN vertn dun p1nries writ de Fl. fa., lance
- par fHon. la Huitieme Cour de Dis
trict de rEtat de la Louisiana. dams ct pour
Ia Paroisse St. Landry, dams lie process ci,
dessus intitule, ct a moi adresse, je vendrai
en- vente p%ublique, au plus offrant enche,
~risseur, a la Maison de Cour de ladite Pa,
r~oissc, en- la vile d'Opelousas, lie SAMEDI,
Ter Avril 1871, a onze heures du matin, les
|proprietes ~ci.apres decrites, saisies pour
satisfaire ledlt writ, SAVIOR:
Tn moroccan de terre situe a environ I'm
mile ct demi a Fest de Ia Vile Plate, Pa
roisse st. Landry, contenant une maison de
residence ct ses dependances, ct quatre cent
vingt arpents superficiels de terre, plus GU
moins, borne an nord par Andre z. Vidrine,
~Pacquereur, ct lie domaine public, a Pest
par Pacquereur, Theodore La1eur, ct Dor
man Deville, all sud par Neville Deville ct
Z&non S.. Bordelon, ct a rouest par Nine
Onezime Guillory ct Jean Bite. Soileau, fills.
Un moroccan de terre boisee, situe dams
ladite Paroisse ct dams rEtat susmentionne,
sur les limites nord-ouest della Prairie Vile
Plate. mesurant cent arpents superficiels,
borne au nord par Joseph T. F%ontenot, a
Pest par Etienne Vidrine ct ~autres, au sud
par NJ. Daire ct VIM. Reed, ct a rouest par
des terres appartenant aux SUGGESTIONS de
HeloIse Pitre ct autres. q
Conditions Compliant.
E.vO. HAYES, Sheriff
OK ESu 1871 -sa#zf +sr
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Penelope Overton ct als. VS.. John II
Overton, No. 1890, Cour de District
St. Landry.
TN Vertu dun writ de ficri facias, lance
~ par la lluitieme Cour de District ds
FEAT de la Louisiana, dams ct pour Ia
p~aroisse st. Landry, dams fatfaire ci-des-
sus intitulee, ct a moi adresse, je procede-
raj a vendre a Iencan pu lie, d la Maisor
de Cour de la ditc paroisse, dams Ia willie
des Opelousas, lie SAMEDt, 4 MARS,
1871, d onze hcures du matin, les propri6-
les ci-apres decrites, saisies pour satisfalre
le dit writ, i SAVIOR:
l. Tn certain carre de terre, situe dams
la vile DIES O~pelousas, %contenant environ
hut arr cnts, plus on moin-, avec tou,es les
batisses ct alneiioratinns qui sly trouvent,
etaut la derniere residence du defendeur,
borne all nord par la rue du Sud, au sud
par la rue Cherry, a loucst par la rue
Union, ct a Pest par une rue en- travers.
2. Tn certain moroccan de telre, avec
toutes les batisses ct amelioratioEs qui s'y
trouvent, situ6 a la prairie Bellevue, par
ois>e st. Landry, contenaEt deuX cents ar
penis de superticie, ayant cinQ arpents de
face sur quarante de profondeur, borne
nord, est ct Guest par les terreS de
Nc Nu'ty, appartrnant autrefois i John
P. Hudson, ct sud par des tcrres de la sue
cession de John &. Pratt, decedG, ct, de
Madame c. W. Pratt.
La terre sera vendue en- pelits lots scion
la loi.
Conditions-Comptant
E .. HAYES, Sheril.
% i,pv;,r
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4 Fevrie
Vente Publique.

Succession de teu Charles b. Spence.
I'M vertu dun ordre de la Cour des Preuves
liz de la p~aroisse St Landry, il sera vendu a
pencan public, au plus otfrant encherisseur,
par lie soussigne, ~ par IN encanteur public,
d la derniere residence du defunt, sur lie Bayou
Boeuf, EN- cette paroisse, lie
Mercredi, s Mars, 1871,
les prophecies ci-apres decrites, appartenant a
la succession de Charles B.. Spence, decide, a
SAVIOR
i. L'habitation, la derniere residence du
defunt, au Bayou Beuf, contenant deux cents
acres de terre, plus on mulns, bornee nord par
lie Bayou Bauf. sud par les terres de Joachim
Soileau ct Isaac Sawyer. est par les terres de
Madame Mary Burleigh. ct Quest par les terres
de Madame Is. S. Gay. ensemble avec toutes
les batisses ct ameliorations qui sly trouvent.
2. Environ trois cent vingt acres de terre
marecageuse, Giant les lots ], ). a, S, 6 ct Z de
la section IS dams lie township 4 sud de la ran
gee A est.
Cenditions:-Douze mois de credit, a comp.
ter du jour de la vente. Les acquersurs four
nissant leurs obligations portant 8 pour cent
d'interet par an apres ~Fecheance, payables a
l'ordre de administrator. avec securite ap-
prouvee en- solido une hypotheque spectacle ct
lie privilege du vendeur reserves Jusqu'au pale.
ment final du principal ct des interets qui au-
ront pu s'accroitre. Les acquereurs s'enga.
gent d ne pas vendre, aliener, hypothequer nj
encombreI. Ia propriete achetee ayant lie pale.
ment Eiein et entier-
ADoLPHE stage, Admr.
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