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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23

We clip the following from
the proceedings of the police,
jury OF Caddo parish
Be it further enacted. &c
That the said Geo. L. Smith
Parish Tax Collector, be and i
hereby allowed the sum Of
$1,000 as compensation for
services rendered in making
the Parish Assessment.
A strange policy truly must
be guiding our neighboring.
parish, when such a large sum
of money is so freely given
away! Now, we hold it as
certainly true, that a police
jury, being only an agent of
the law for certain specified
purposes. has no more right
to give away anything than a
tutor has to give away his
wards money. What services
could Geo. L. Smith have rem.
dered the parish in making a
Parish Assessments" IT such
a thing is made in Caddo it is
a novelty, for here we have no
such thing ard need no such
thing. Our parish taxes are
simply extended on the State
Tableau of Assessment by the
the Recorder in accordance
with the law of the State, and
the Tax Collector has nothing
tie do with it. Caddo is re-
trenching and reforming with
a vengeance
Don't let the members Of
the jury imagine we are eharg-
ing any malfsasance at MI on
them. We only believe they
have been lead into error by
following old presidents.
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THE whole lumber of teacher
(who had scertifcatesl en-
gagged in the public schools Q
Bossier parish in 1871, is 81 Talt
and 6 females-the whole time
taught is 100 months the whole
salaries of teachers amount 70
1922 50-the whole nnmber o.
enrolled pupils in the school ar
1860. The average price paid %
teachers is about SS4 43per monLh
The average number of pupil
enrolled to each teacher, by the
month. are about72, which is sall
average pay of about 81 IL PEI
month for each enrolled pupil
A true extract from the 0ooKi'
BIZ. O'NEAlhi
Sec-y School Board of Bosser.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23

We have been informed by
Judge Baker that he is in re-
ceipt of telegram stating that
the suit by the school board of
this parish against the Auditor
has been decided in favor of the
board, and that the Treasurer
of the board has been notified
to come for the money due this
parish.
The appointment of another
board by the governor will
probably be another obstruc-
ton in the way of getting the
money. The Judge desires the
new appointees to test theil
rights before the courts as soon
as possible, so that there NAV
lie no further hindranee to The
parish's getting its dues.
Two Of the new appointees
have said they would not quail,
ify.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23

An English philosopher has
been keeping a register of rain
fall for forty years. The great
est fall at his point in any one
day, was nearly four inches.
Here and over a space ten or
twelve miles lila diameter du
ring one day last June, there
fell ten inches of rain. 1t was
measured by two of our &C
quaintances at points five
miles apart.
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We think the local of the
Shreveport Times writes well
enough TO be promoted. And
the thing should be done
quickly; for should he follow
ont the advice of his principal,
it would not be long before he
might elect to leave the town
before an Infatuated mob, lead
OIL by the sheriff"
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WALES.-We have searched
for and near and can't find out
the surname of Prince Albert.
We doubt if he knows it him
self. Old Louis XVI. of France
didn't know his, till the Repub-
licans learned it to him. And
this sprout, g. ID. Alexis, as he
signs himself seems ignorant of
his patronymic. We think
Alexis might be sued as Alexis
Romanoff, but an action In rem
would have to be brought
against Albert. Albertis get
ting well, and the excitement
in the British Islands has
quieted down. With Albert
as Regent or king, the repub,
licans in England would have
a chance to overthrow the
monarchy But were he dead
pity would be the great power
to defend bis boy heir.
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A bill passed the House of Rep
resentatives, putting the numbe'
of Representatives at 2SS, ap,
pcrtioned as follows, viz:
Me-, 5; n II, 2; VT, 2; Mass,
IL; R 1, .; Ct, 4; n Y, 30; N ],
Z; Pa, 20; Del, 1; Nd, 6; Va, Q:
y O., 8; S G, 5; Tenn. 9; Ind, II
Ga, Q; Alabama, Z; Miss, G.
La, 5; OHIO, 20; Kentucky, 10
Ill, 10; Mo-, ID; Ark, 4; Mich
9; Fla, 1; Tex, 6; Ia, 9; Wis, s.
Cal, 4; Mimi, 3; Oregon, 1; Kan.
3; w. Va 3; New, l; Ncb., /.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23

Andrew Jackson Davis, it is
said, proposes to write a book on
insanity; and Judging from some
of the productions of his pen, that
i, his "best hoit.n
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enough, for its manufacture
We can call to mind now but
one class of persons who ever
put in orders for this quality.
That class is the politicians.
No, we must dignity it still
further it is the statesmen.
We can only give few crude
ideas as to the construction OF
this puff, and shall by no
means attempt sample. The
Good ordinary is fulsome praise
to the man alone. The Fair
is that which so raises the puff
fee i'm the estimation of a large
majority in the state, so en-
thuses them as to make full
some praise acceptable. Don't
once consider, however, that
this puffis to he fulsome. Far
from it. The most usual way
for its manufacture is by rails
ing a newspaper war, and a big
one at that. This is usually
done by abuse of opponents.
La the North the editors must
be willing to take cow-hidings,
in the South, to fight duels;
and the same is the case with
| the puffees. If d Yankee can
so incense his opponents as to
get a thorough beating MS fame
is made forever, and it also re-
fleets great fame upon his
puffsr and puts him on a sure
way to a great fortune The
: Petty Gulf hills has been the
most famous mandatory at
the South. For years and
years newspaper wars ragged
there, and little thought the
gullibls public that they were
only gigantic putfs. Who
f could gain fame in Mississippi
without first having fought a
real duel, at when his oppO-
nent was killed or one of the
, combatants grievously wound
ed! At present, here we are
Fl i'll a transition state, and were
, We advising one for a Fail
: puff, we could hardly tel
5 whether to recommend the
I puffee to take a beating o.
: fight a duel. For our owl
1 part, we can safely say, tina
t we, on no consideration what
s ever, would attempt to put III
! the job for HIM.
J. To raise a paper war is no
/ necessarily difficult. The grea
& trouble is to make the peopl
If interested. Time and agail
t, has the puf-maker signal
II failed in this. And what
a grisyous notification it is sure
L ly, when one has received
drubbing or lost a leg in
n duel, to be only laughed at b
,e the public!
N WALEs.-We have searcEe
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23

should be proof in the puff
that the praise is just. And,
yet again, it should be so put
as to cause the reader to be-
lieve that it is intended for his
sole benefit and not at all for
the putfee. Besides the pufee
personally, the matter or thing
he wishes pulled should have
the same careful manage ment.
Fulsoms praise must be strict
ly avoided. The praise may
even we'll be by inuendo.-
Seize upon some peculiarly in
the matter or thing that is
novel and calculated to attract
attention, and tack an almost
hidden praise to it. If it is an
orator to I've pulled personally,
don't call him "our eloquent
friend :" if a Judge, don't say
sour learned Judge" These
epithets belong only to the
Good ordinary article. The
spithets used in the good ordi-
nary article are always of the
polished smooth order, meant,
like patent leather, to attract
children and childish persons.
On the other hand, the epithets
in Middling fair should be a
little rough as if care was not
used in the polish. For there
by. they look and feel more
natural, like unto calf skin. Ii
is difficult for us to give sam
pies in such high order Of
goods as We make no great
pretentionS as manufacturers
Nevertheless we make the at
tempt: .
at pleases us to notice, oc
casionaly, the improvements
going on in our city. Tired o
politics and lying kilograms
we visited, on yesterday, as ;
recreation, the stately mau
sion of our fellow citizen, JOhl
Thompson, now near compile
g ton. Here go into minutiae o
description. Mr.. Thompson
is a generous and public spirit
ed citizen thus to use hi
wealth in the adOrnment Q
our city. The fine taste dis
played by him, has surprise
all who know his little chanc
to acquire education in hi
youth, and the rugged path b
which he has climbed to affir
ence. With characteristic mot
> esty he persists in referriu
the whole plan and method {
construction to his architec
: aud only claims for himself a
appreciation of the work and
Willingness to foot all e.
penses." r
~ If, for any reason, MIR. job
# Thompson desired a puff, v
y would price the above to hi
+ as Low middling. But
d Thompson did not at all d
N sire the article and only suffs
" ed bis name used rs a stalkn
if horse, we would price the pu
ID to the architect as strict
10 Middling fair. The architect
r name is not mentioned, but,
ID course, he could be east
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23
BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday, Dec'ber %, 1871.

We treat our patrons this
week to a few "puffs" for
Christmas. Come up friends
with your subscription money
for 1872.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23

to give a few lessons in the
poetry of motion Without
the grace impaired by the
Gallo art, our ladies and gen.
tlemen would be but educated
&c"
The Middling puff is the
best of the cut, dried and
cured. Its object is solely to
benefit the customer pecunia-
rily. There is a matter OF
thing that he desires to have
given as much publicity anG
popularity as possible. The
customer is kept modestly out
of view, and the thing puffed
placed in that glamour, which
conceals defects and makes
everything gorgeous aud beau
tiful. Sample:
1--WE have never spent Il
couple othours more felicitously
than we did on yesterday in
examining Fitz Arthur's Ba-
Ear of Ladies' dress goods. The
quantities of splendid silks,
brilliant satins and delicate
costly faces that greeted our
vision on all sides transported
us to Fairy land. Our daze
was SO great that some time
elapsed before we could bring
ourself down to a critical ex.
animation. Our mouth fairly
watered while we viewed and
delicately touched the $1,000
cashmere shawl, and tears o1
grief welled up unbidden
when we remembered that VT
were only a poor editor ant
had not the wealth of Ormu.
or of Ind or Of A. Il. Stew
art, &C., &c"
Perhaps we have said enough
concerning ready made puff
to give customers, DESTROYS D
purchasing, knowledge sufi
: cient to guide them and pre-
vent their being overreached
If so, we have gained our oh
: ject. To teach thoroughly tn
: puff-making art within an
newspaper article, of reasona
bic size, we take to be impos
, sible.
We come to an extremel
difficult part of our subject
viz: A description of the Mid
ding fair puff. These are a
; ways made to order and var
much in price according to tn
maker. A good maker of puf
of this grade has not only
: understand. the business, br
: he must have that peculi;
O slight and fitness, which is M
a within the abilities of ever
! man to attain. Dozens a
tempt This manufacture, al
miserably fail. Indeed ofte
have we seen an extreme
common Good ordinary ru
! presenteu by the maker, al
u in good faith, as a MiddliE
s fair one. Now we hold Gu
+ selves up as a connoisseur. III
e. can tell instantly on viewiI
It an article what class it wou
; come nnder when narha,
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Puffs! Pufs!l

will be descanted Gu in this
article. We are an expert in
the putting business, if in any
thing, and our testimony would
therefore be entitled to great |
weight. Having been for
years connected with the news
paper business as printers
devil. compositor and editor,
we have had good instruction
as well as practice. Although
we may not have been very
successful as manufacturer and
vendor of puffs, yet still are we
well qualified to teach the ru-
dlmentS, at least.
The main classes of this
merchandise, beginning at the
poorest quality and advancing
to the best, are Good ordinary,
Low middling, Midjling, Mid
ding fair and Fair. The first
three qualities can always be
found ready made in the mar
ket and there is only a little
ingenuity to be displayed in
fitting the articles desired to
the several customers. In trad
ing off these, we should stick
to certain established prices,
and not seek TO take advantage
of the idiosyncracies of indi-
viduals to exact what is nnrea-
sonable, which with shame we
speak it of onr profession) is
often done.
The Good ordinary puff is
gaudy colored, is fulsome, is
grandiloquent, meant only tc
please a silly patron, and moi
to benefit him with the public
This quality, as beforesaid, il
ready made slop work, and, o
course, low priced. We pre-
sent a sample:
1--WE take the greatest pleas
ure in announcing to an appre
ciative public, that Professo
LIE Beau, the most accomplish
!; ed violinlist of the cont
!; nent, is il. our midst. TIL,
; Professor discoursas the mos
ravishing music from his in
!. strument while holding it be
j., tween his pedal extremities
behind his back, above hi
head and in many other pleas
ing positions, &C., &c"
The Low middling is intend
: ed both to please the custom
er's vanity and to benefit hir
in some small degree. Som
ingenuity must be displaye
by the puff vendor in maxim
selections from this grade c
goods. The customer must b
pleased and the public after
ton drawn to and i'm favor {
the matter in which he expect
to be benefited. Consequent
" the customer must hav
fulsome adulation in the fir.
place for himself, and iud
cious praise in the second plat
> for the business, or matter
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Married

On the It'll of December. 1871, st the
residence of the brides mothers, by the
Rev. A. r. Banks JOSEPH ELLISON AG.
GER JR., to Miss MATTE E, third daugh-
ter of the late T. j. Caldwell, all OF RossiGr
parish La. .
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A 1,S00 pound cheese has been
made at Erie Pa.
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Public Schools.

lilo and n2 West Jefferson street,
Louisville. Kentucky
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-10
A CARD.
Lakevllle, Nov. 7th, 1871

Lakevtlle, Nov 7th, 1871.
 MR. PHASE. DEAR S1R.-As you so generously printed the call for aid for Western sufferers we have thought you would be interested in knowing the result, and the ladies also desirous to turn thanks to those who generously and promptly responded to the appeal, thereby enabl- ing them to fill eight barrels. A part of the con tents of these barrels is as follows; IS comfor- tables quilts and blankets; under bed ticks 1 feather bed; 8 shirts 56 pairs of stockings overcoats; 12 mems coats; 13 prs. pants g vests 16 prs. new shoes; 21 balmoral skirts; 40 women's and children's dresses; IS cloaks and sacks; 0hats from Mrs. Winchell; besides sheets pillow cases; hoods; mittens leggins; and vari articles of under wear for men, women and children the whole being estimated at $46I.s The barrels were sent a donation from the people of Salisbury, addressed to H. s. Baird. Chm Relief Committee. Green Bay, Wisconsin as directed by Gov. Fairchild of that state. The ladies would not omit to mention the new and valuable articles contributed by our merchants Messrs Jones; Roberts; Bissell and French. A few persons contributed money to the amount of $2150 We are gratifed to learn that the ladies in the north part of the town also busy in prepar- ing articles to send West.
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-10
ARnmbIe Over the Hills.

On tho last day of summer 1871, the writer, accompanied by an older sister and her granddaughter, left one of the many mining districts, with which Salisbury abounds, and pursuing northerly course, across fields and through swing g-gates, arrived al the large, ancient looking dwell ing, where in time past lived our grand father, Capt. Nathaniel Everts. We found the only surviving member of his family, a woman of nearly fourscore years, who, though scarcely recovered from broken arm, was engaged in destroying weeds from her garden, with the flush of youth upon her cheek. Her grandfather, Ma thaniel Everts, came from Guilford, Conn.
 to this town in l74S, then an almost un- broken wilderness. His son, above men, toned, less than year old, was brought by his mother from Guilford on horseback,
 coming in contact with the Housatonic river near what is now Falls Village, and funding no bridge she was obliged 10 ford tue river, which she did successfully and joined the husband and father in their log house which he had built. Father and son served in the WAT of the Revolution and the sword of the former is in the possession of a grandson, who Is resident of this town.
 Nathaniel the 2d married daughter of Samuel Moore, at the center of the town, who then owned the place where $. B.
 Moore, Esq. now resides. Some idea may be formed of the muscular strength and power of Nathaniel the lst, He, with a grandson, was making cider in an old
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-10

A STRANGE DIsoovERY.-On Friday last
 while some men at the torpedo station were at work inside ol6 Fort Wolcott, in New port harbor, the wheel of their cart sank deep into the ground. Removing some of the earth to find a cause for this, one of the men struck his spade against what seemed to be an iron plate. This excited the curiosity of all, and they set to work with will to dig away the earth above the plate. Soon their efforts were rewarded by the sight of an iron door, fastened with rusty bolt. On breaking this open, they came upon flight of winding stairs, which they descended, and arriving at the foot, they found themselves in dungeon whose gloom was made more marked by the ray of dim light which 8 solitary loophole at the top admitted. Striking light to dispel the darkness of the dungeon, they found upon the floor a few withered bones, a skull and a lantern. The lantern is of such an old-fashioned construction and shape that it must have been made over fifty years ago. It was altogether a most singu- lar discovery. Who can tell the deeds which this secret old dungeon may not have witnessed2 z,a
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-10
Limo Rock.

Limo Rock. }t
 MR. EpIToR.-I am very sorry to see the space you so kindly offer to your Lime Rock correspondent, so rarely filled. W. are a small community, yet we think we are of some importance, and from indica tions we shall some day give ample proof of it. Signs of growth and prosperity are evident on every hand. A large gang of workmen are husily engaged upon an ad
 dition to the car wheel foundry of the Barnuur Richardson Co.,, which IS to bt
 nmpleted very soon, giving them facilities for casting about l25 car wheels per day
 Mir. M. B. Richardson is excavating fol Dne foundations of palatial dwelling fol
 lis own use, the gossips reporting his early marriage to an intelligent and highly ac complished young lady of an adjoining
 own....a Mir. Hurlbut. principal of oul private school IS intending to erect In the spring, buildings ample for the accommo
 lation of his pupils from abroad. ..... Last
 put not least in the way of Improvements, the old store, the last of the unsightly build
 ,ngs that have for SO long tine disfigured ,ur pretty village, is to give place to more imposing structure. MT. Barnums pail if trot,ers are running loose in the field,
 urne6 out for the winter. One of these horses is the celebrated Darkness" who with luis former mate, "Jesse Wales" has made the fastest time on record by double cam. Report says that $l0,O00 was the sum which induced his former owner to send him into Mir. B's stable. We are very confident that with proper training and care, Darkness" and "Plympton" will make the fastest team in New England....... We understand the temperance meeting on Sunday evening, was a complete success. We hope the projectors of this movemen, will continue the good work, as we are of the opinion that Salisbury is excellent ground for work in that direction. Did any one ever try to count the number of grog shops in town2 We wonder what effect the new railroad will have on the liquor traffic. By the way, am more than delighted to see my excellent friend Norton of Lakeville, so zealously engaged in the temperance cause. am afraid to attend any of his meetings, for fear he may induce me to forego my fayorite apple-jack and mince pie beverages, of which habitually partake before retiring on winter evenings. He's so winning am afraid of him. hope his wife wont think I am a lady. JUDR.