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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

RAISING A HowL.-We have
heard of a nursery-maid, who
70 keep the children under her
charge quiet during the alb
sence of their parents, adopted
the novel plan Of making the
house dog howl by pulling his
ears. 1t had the desired eff
feet. So soon as the dog began
to howl the children became
quiet. The same plan has been
adopted by, the Radicals Of
this State. When the people
become FESTIVE under the bur
tdens they are made to bear,
and seek to GUST those who
imposed the burdens upon
them, it is sought to quiet
them with howls of ''recon-
struction," Federal bayonets,
&c. But this ruse has been
practiced so often, that the
people have become somewhat
used to it, and refuse to be
longer defrauded by such trick
cry. Some new dodge will
have to be resorted to in order
to prevent such intimidation
from turning upon those who
have and are expressing and
plundering them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

SPONDOOLICs.-A young hope
full az one OF the leading Colleges
wrote letter home, requesting
his father to send him some
stamps" the kind father respon.
dcd ut once, and enclosed "A good
supply of postage stamps. Hope
full wrote ii secuirl letter, stating
that he did not want postage
stamps-what he wanted was
'.spondoolics." Tue father, fear.
ing TO make another mistake,
wrote to the President of the Col
lege thus: "My sou wishes me to
send him some spOndoolics; 1 do
not find any for sale lin this place,
and will be obliged to yon if you
would supply him, provided sou
have any of thearticle onhand, and
charge the same to my ACCOUNT
The President gave the boy an
order on the Treasurer for some
pocket money. lNc-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

We congratulate our sister par
ish upon the election of a clever
AMI capable set of officers. If
there is a single one of them who
will not reflect credit upon the
position to which he has been
elected, we do not know him 1t
will be seen that our esteemed
friend and contemporary, W. III.
Scanland, has been elected to the
Legislature. That he will make
an honest and competent repre-
sentative, no one will gu astion.-
Shreveport Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Two years ago the present
election law Of this State was
a precious jewel in the eyes
of Radicalism. Now they re-
pudiate their own law, and
clamor for reconstruction and
"a Republican form of govern
ment," or-anything to plum
der the people. Honest, hon
est lagos"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
Advice TO Hrifers.

1t is said that the senior editor
of the New Yrok Observer laid
the foundation Of his fame as a
writer by single article, which be-
was persuaded to rewrite and con.
dense two or three times after be-
had offered it for publication, and
which, thus prepared, was c0pieds
all over the country. The Observ-
er gives the following good advice;
to writer's: ri
Omit the beginning of your es-
say. Most writer's, not accustom-
ed to the press, imagine that q
newspaper article, like an Grafton,
should have an exOrdium, an ar.
gument and conclusion. Not at
all. The argument, and conclu-
sion. That is, state your case, say
your say, and stop. Do not take
time and space TO get into the
subject, and more to get out oft;
but como to it instantly, and stop
when yOu are done.
DIR Griffin used to say that he
could put the FIVE volumes of o
Bible Commentary into one vol
ume, and not lose an idea worth
retaining. We believe he could
have done it, And so could we.
Be short. 4Ihe times are short,
the world is very fast now, and
readers of newspapers do not
want long articles. Pack your
thoughts into short words, senten-
ccS and short essays. If you
never do Il great thing never do a
long thing.
Come to the point. If You
have no point, lay down the pen,
! and do something else, rather,
than wIite. 1t is not every one
who can write for OBLIGATION, and
yOn may not be one who can.
Write the article two or three
times over carefully, make it
shorter each time. Write on one
side only OF the paper. Write
le@lOly. Keep Il copy OF what
you sentl to the press. 1Sdif0rs
do not return manuscripts. We
cannot undertake to, and we state
SO every week, but are every
week asked to. 1t is impossible
! to make reasons plain to writer's;
but il is out of the question.
Be very modest in your esti-
mate OF your own productions,
and do not fret if others esteem
them less than yOu do.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
OF the 292 members

OF the 292 members com
posing the house of the Forty
third congress. about 100 will
be Administration supporters,
and 102 opposition-an Ad-
ministration majority of S.
The Administration majority
in the present (Forty-second)
congress is only 50. There
will be no duminution of the
A Administration majority III
the senate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
sid BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday Morning, Nov. is, 1872.
ARrHGR's How M,e,zyE-Tbe M

ARTHGRs HOWE MkGAzISE-The pub
fishers of this widely circulated aud highly
popular magazine, announce a new depart
ure,'' for 1873. II is to be enlarged and IL
Illustrated, and lifted to higher level of
literary and artistic excellence. In their
new dep rrture," they offer to every SUBJ
scriber for 1873, free, copy of The Chris
tian Graces,' new line and stipple steel
engraving representing Faith, Hope and
Charity, group of exquisite grace and
beauty. The English copy of this engrav-
ing soils for SI5. Ii Is said to be long
time since any thing has appeared in Chris
tan art so attractive and beautiful as this
elegant picture. Price of magazine So 50
a year with reduction for clubs Address
T. 3. Arthur s. Son, Philadelphia, Pa
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

There is said to- be a body Of
bandits in Philadelphia calling
itself a literary club which is going
To prove that Columbus never dis
covered America at all, and was
an aTrant huusbug. This is reaay
zoo bad. We are willing 70 believe
that the immortal William never
wrotea drania; that iona of Arc
was a common lunatic; that
William Tell did nOtsfire at the
apple, or have an arrow IN 10.
serve under his coat tna st8 kill
thee, tyCant, had l SIAN Rsy boy"
that PocahuntaS WIS 70 dirty little
acrobat of squaw; that Wash
iDgtOn was Il bloatrd aristocrat,
and Franklin crue.. ana miSprIy
curmudgeon, bnt il christopher
did not discover America what is
ID become of us? This boundlessy
continent is not ours, and our glO.,
riouS history is al a myth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16


A WORLDS FAIR on WHEELS
Jas. E. Cooper's monster cara
van, menagerie, museum and
circus, under two mammoth
tents, are extensively advertis-
ed to exhibit in Bellevue on
Wednesday, November 9th.
afternoon and night. This is
an amusement enterprise Of
the most stupendous charac
ter, 225 horses are required to
transport this giant Of exhibi-
tons from place to place, while
the pay roll of the establish
mentincludes the names of14O
employees, men women and
children The menagerie, we
are told, is the largest that has
ever visited our State, and en-
braces over 800 living speci
mems, spreading in variety
from the mighty elephant and
always graceful camel down to
the agile, merry asd mischiev-
Gus ape, including the only
living Hippopotamus of the
new world at present upon ex-
hbihon in American. This
animal is of the hog species,
and like his prototype, the
RhlHoceroS, is amphibous. The
museum will be found large
and interesting, embracing
many rare and novel wonders.
among which is the original
Cardiff Giant, or man Of stone.
found near Syracuse, n. Y, in
apehified state; weight 22OO
pounds. The circus perform
ance cannot be excelled-oyer
thirty star artists compete with
each other in the various
equestrian scenes and gymnas-
tic pastdmeS for the palm of
superiority, while three excel
lent clowns lend mirth to the
occasion. The street parade
on the morning of exhibition
will be well worth witnessing.
introducing a living lion loose
in the streets, elephant and
many other rare and beautiful
sights The whole headed by
the golden chariot containing
Sperf's silver cornet band. Re
that this is the first
twotent show that has ever
visited Louisiana, and that one
ticket admits You to museum,
mensgerie and circus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

The exploring expedition to
the copper lands Of northwest
ern Texas report vast copper
and coal beds, the copper with
valuable traces of silver.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

A big Indian, of the ARA
pahoe persuasion, has embraced
Christianity in Washington
Phil. North American. A
mighty small Indian could en-
brace all the Christianity there
is there now
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

a Radical editor attended a
musical entertainment, but when
the first piece WAS announced,
"Strike the Lyre,7 he ran of
shouting "hu Flux." He made
sure they were after hiu.-MOnt,
oDmrrv AdvcEtisrr.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Men that do anything Ia the
world must be men of strong con-
vietiOns; it won't do to go through
life like a hen, cFawcra wing and
lifting up one foot, aud not Know:
ing where to set it down next.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

The Delhi Chronicle neat
and ably edited weekly by T.
j. Mangham-has recently
made its appearance. Mr.. NJ.
has both the energy and abili-
ty to. make the Chronicle a
success, and we know that he
will do it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

A wedding is to come off
in Pennsylvania in December
with twelve bridesmaids, all
attired by Worth, of Paris
The brides dress will be of
Belgian lace and cost $4,000 in
gold.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Witty sayings are as easily lost
as the pearls slipping off a broken
string; but a word of kindness is
seldom spoken in vain. 1t is a
seed, which, even when dropped
by chance, springs up into a flower.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Mr.. Stewards life was insure
for the snug sum of S1O0,0OG. ow-
ing to which several companies
are among the chief mourners.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
blood /! Iauo, Blood"

horts realized the full extent
of their defeat in the State and
city, a sort of blind rage bas
gotten the better of their judy.
ment. The most dire and
deadly threats are INDUCED in
against all parties Instrument
al in bringing the happy con-
summation about, Ofcourse such
models of political virtue can
ascribe disaster to but one
cause, and that is fraud aud
corruption. None know bet
ter than themselves the power
of political chicanery, when
unScrupulously used. And it
is only natural that such adopts
as they have proved them
selves, attribute overthrow to
means the most familiar. Be
this as it may, one thing is
certain, that the verdict of the
people will not he accepted
tamely by the cormorants in
power, and that every artitice
legal and illegal will be essay
ed before surrendeging the
spoil upon which they have
battened for four years. Among
other efforts strenuous eXer-
tons will be made To color the
few cases of disorder attendant
upon the election throughout
the State. Every little dis,
pute or contention will be
magnified into a riot. That
occurring in the Parish of st.
James will be swollen TO the
magnitude of a rebel lion, and
already steps have been taken
to exalt it to this dignity. I'm
fortunately for those good i'll
tentionS, letters are in our pos
session written by Congress
man Sheldon aud Others, of
the most incendiary character,
urging the Radicals of the par
ish Of st, James to bring about
the disturbance which occur
red. keep an eye on the
ballot-boX,' SAYS this hereto
fore amiable aud pacific Con
gresham: "We have cot
them if we hold our grip. If
force is necessary use it. Ii
you want United States troops
send at once. If Mr.. GOldine
does not go on with the count,
we will have him arrested and
put through the bitter end"
In another similar massive
Field Marshal Packard raises an
epistolary yell to much the same
tune. "Be present, and see all
tue ballots counted Tor State
ticket, at any cost; and if any one
interfereS with you he adds. ''ar
rest him at once" Strong as thi;
language is, it is yet surpassed il
another outbreak of deSpairing
fury from the urbane and modest
Sheldon, which finds vent in the
following: Unless the fair thing
is done, we mean Blood!r ......
: 1t is to such people that Gen
Grant has unfortunately trusted
his peace pc icy. People who dc
not Observation-Disclosures violence, and
even bloodshe6. in order to con
troll local elections and serve theii
own personal interest; who talk o.
using United States troops al
though they were conquerors of q
foreign province. instead of peace
full representatives of its peopl,
in Congress or the CustomhonSpS
We fOrbare commenting at length
upon such conduct, but only pur
it upon record in anticipation O
the INSCRIPTIONS schemes nov
being cOncOcted to defeat the viii
of the sovereign people of thi,
State.-IN. o. Times.
A big Indian, of the ARA
pahoe persuasion, has embraced
Christianity in Washington
Phil. North American. 4
mighty small Indian could en-
brace all the Christianity Their,
is there now
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

The amount of claims now
pending before the Southern
claims commission at Wash
lngton aggregate a grand total
of S43, 75O,OOO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

PLAIN CUSTARD.-Three
well beaten eggs, one pint of
milk, three or four tablespoon
fuls of sugar, stir well together
aud bake twenty minutes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

The Democrats have been
trying for thirty years to kill
Horace Greeley. They have at
last succeeded in doing it eff
GENTLY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
EDIToR BOssIER BANNER

a'D1IOIl DOCOlEl DAN NEh-
lI BELLEVUE, La: Allow me 10
correct, through your valuable paper,
a wrong impression which has been
circulated in your parish, that "Sam
Levy" elected Administrator of FL
nance on the Republican ticket in
this city on last Monday, is not the
undersigned. S. LEVY. Jr
offirm of Levy & BOdenheimer.
Shreveport, Nov. Z, 1872
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

John Wesley, at the age Of sew
enteen, wrote: Il do not remem'
Der to have felt lowuess OF spirits
for one-quarter of an hour since !
was born" He'didn't marry un'
I'll sitter ne was seventeen,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Pride and Incidence make
more slaves than oppression.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
There is only one stimulant that

There is only one stimuIant that
never fails, and never intoxicats
duty. Duty puts a blue. sky
over every man-up III his. heart
may be-into which the skylark,
happiness, always goes singing,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Iowa can now say, "I-owe a;
q penny to nobody.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

a woman who wants a char
liable heart wants a pure
mind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

Dallas, Texas, is about to
have a $4,000 hotel. Other
improvements are also progress
sing. .....
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

1t is position, and not pos
session that renders us happy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

"Old Red" has produced a
"corner" in printing paper
There is none to be had at any
price in this section, conse-
quently we are forced to use
manila paper for the present.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

1t is truly refreshing to hear
Radicals, placed in Office by
fraud and knavery only, pratt
ing about fair elections %
Verify, the devil does quote
scripture.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16
BOssier Banner.
TERMS

W. Fl. sCANLsND. Editor and Proprietor.
The New York herald., 1872-04-04
ART SALE.
The COiemay-Han Collection.

The Somervine Gallery was crowded last night TO
Inconvenience on the occasion Of the artists sale
which has attracted SO mucn attention during the
past week. Every seat in the room was occupied.
The disposition the part OF those present was TO
purchase, but they were evidently anxious to buy
as Cheaply as possible. This natural desire
caused the proceedings to drag little. as the
advances were small, though continuous. Indeed,
much tenacity was displayed by some OF the bidders.
The prices realized were moderate considering the
quality OF the works, but when we consider the
time and circumstances under which the the pic
lures have been offered TO the public we do
not think the artists will be very greatly disap-
pointed. In fact we know that they have made uD
their minds To sell the works at a figure far below
their real value IN order TO be at liberty TO under
take their pilgrimage to Italy. the cradle OF the
arts. The following works By Coealan sold at the
prices Indicated:-'Brldai Veil Fallsr S2oO ''Mount
Pilatus Switzerland" $40; "irvngton Point"
sI35; "Sunrlse cape. SPAIN" $3.50; "a
LAKE Lake Placid" sl25; Summer Afternoon
in the Gene5ee Meadows" 500; "nil OF
the Ahambra, spain" 81, 500; ''Summer
Clouds, Genes,e Valley $275; 'Tne North Dome,
Yosemite" $500: ION the River Darro, Spain,"
5000; .Ihe Mercer River, losemlie,u $500: 'sMedi-
terranean Boats" 500; "Tree Iu the saw Mil
Valleyn $3.50. Mr.. Hairs works were principally
fsure and fruit subjects. Tncy realized the follow
Ing amounts :-"Antonita,m sis5; Spanish Mother"
aCnerresn slos; ''solita,' 1886; youth ana Age,i
si25; sTrying Ills Luck" $780, "Benltan $780,
aUrapes and Melons, $500; "Soid,n S152; 'srnc
Embroiderer,r s110. The sale will be continued to.
night, and VIII no doubt attract by the moderate
prices for which good pictures can be procured.
The New York herald., 1872-04-04
TELEGRAM 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

MADRID April 8, 1872.
The elections for members OF the Electoral Col
ieges, which are to choose Senators and Deputies
Nl the Cortes took place yesterday throughout the
Kingdom. ana were conducted quietly, except in
O0fdova, where slight disorders occurred Full
keturns Of the result OF voting nave not been re-
Teivcd, but as far as IS known the minlscrialists
have elected $50 Presidents and p 52 secretaries OF
Electoral Colleges ana the coalionists or oppo.
lents Of the government 2T2 Presidents ana 1921
Hecretares
The city OF Madrid was carried by the coalonists.
1t Is supposed that the mlnisteralisr party will
have 270 Deputies In the lower branch OF the OOrtes
EHH LATEST RETURNS FROM THE POLLING PLACES.
+, Additional returns-the latest IN Madrid-from
the elections for members OF the Electoral Colleges
xhow that the mlnisteralisis were successful in the
provinces Of Valencia, Salamanca. Huesca, Alicante
wa AvIa.
.A SUBSTANTIAL SUBJECT FOR POLITICAL HOPE.
The municipal authorities OF tie towns In the
Province OF adajos, together with the authorities
pr number OF towns In other provinces, have en-
Tered into coalition, which has for It's object the
Initiation OF measures which, 1t is hoped Will lead to
the restitution OF Gibraltar to Spain.
The New York herald., 1872-04-04
TEE nNODE ISLAND ELECaTOa.

all tho Republican Nominees Elected Except
the Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
PROVIDENCE, April B. 1872
The Rhode Island State election was held to-day,
and awoXe more than usual interest, owing TO the
fact that about three thousand democratic regis
tered voters had their poll taxes Eald for the first
time IN two or three years. The result however,
was the election OF the republican state ticket,
except Iieutenant Governor. Especial issue
was made against the republican candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, the present
incumbent. Pardon w. Stevens, because or his
alleged connection with trap fishing and he is
probably defeated by Charles II. Cutler (dem.l by q
small majority, although the scattering votes may
throw the election into tho Legislature, when the
republican candidate will be elected. The Journal
has returns from all the towns IN the State, except
BLOCK Island, footing up as f0liows:-
Fur G0ce,U0r-Scth PadelfOrd (repL 9, 1856; Olney
Arnold tdem.), s22S.
For Lteatendnt GOrern0r-Parion w. Stevens
rep.l, s,432; Charles II. Cutler (dem.), s,729.
The Senate Will stand twenty-sX republicans and
eleven democrats ard the House of Representa-
tlyes dity-lhree republicans, seventeen democrats
anu three no choice.
The New York herald., 1872-04-04
BREAKING THE ICE.

The Pioneer Steamer Connecticut Cattina Her
Way Up the Hudson TO Troy-Rcports oil
Her Progress-Tbe Expected Freshet NJ AL
bany.
ALBANY, April O. 1872
The navigation OF the Hudson Is now open to this
city. The steamer Connecticut, Captain Hancock,
lett New YORK at elk O'Clock last evening and
arrived here shortly after twelve O'Clock to-day. She
encountered sharp. heavy ice all along from Ron.
dout to the pier Of the Peoples line OF steamers
she is now making the third attempt to beat her
way past the draw In tho new bridge, but appa-
renty she IA unable to get sufficient steerage way 10
carry her through.
cation for the season. At this writing she Is
Struggling between the two bridges TO endeavOr to
effect n clear passage TO Troy.
Navigation Is now open, and the st. John, Cap.
tain Christopher VIII probably reach here on the
9Th inst Last year several boats arrived here as
early as the 7ih OF March.
I'D to this time 1t has been considered that when
the heavy snow which has fallen this season In
Northern New York and Vermont should melt
ALBANY would experience disastrous ireshet oi
great mag opitude, which would do immense damage
In the nejgnbornood. An idea now prevails that
this win DO avoided owing to the timely passage
ARRIVED AT BATH.
TROY, N. Y, April 8--e.15 P. NJ.
The Connecticut 10 at Bath, having broken rud-
Der pulley but VIM probably ba ssra hefore ten
O'CLOCK this eVenlIlks