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The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
Telegraph Extension.

The Scientific A1nerican gives the
following interesting facts in regard
to the telegraph: Europe possesses
100000 miles of telegraphic wire
and 1900 stations. America, 180,
600 miles of wire and COCO stations;
India, 1900 milesef wire and 200
stations; and Australia, 10000 miles
of wire and 27O stations; and the ex-
tension tnroughout the world is now
at The rate of 100000 miles OF wire
per annum. There are, IN addition,
80 600 miles of submarine telegraph
wire now in successful operation, ex-
tending beneath the Atlantic and
German oceans; the Baltic, North.
Mediterranean, Red, Arabian, japan
and China seas; the Persian Gulf;
the Bav of Biscay, the Strait of Glib
ral,ar. and the Gulf OF Mexico and
ST. Lawrence. More than twenty
thousand cities and villages are now
linked in one continuous chain OF
telsorapbic stations. The mystic
rious wi,e, with its subtle and in
visible influence, traverses all civil
zed lands, and passes beneath
oceans. seas and rivers, bearing mes
saoes of business, friendship and
love. and constantly. silently, but
powerfully contributing to the peace,
happiness and prosperity OF all man
kind.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

Abiding to the law which impels
nature, however baffied, to put forth
constantly renewed effort to re-
sumo swav over all portions of the
earth, Hearth and Home" inciden-
tally cites several exam pies illustra-
ting the almost marvellous force a
growing plant or tree can manifest.
Here is one of them:
A neighbor was at much pains to
lay an asphalt walk in the most per
feet manner. The walk.of coal-t tar
aud gravel was a com plete success,
and apparently as hard as stone.
What was his dismay to find one
morning a sudden bulge in the walk
of which he was so proud! He at
tributed it to imperfect workman
ship; but the next morning the cause
of the Disagreement revealed itself
A piece Of the walk, several inches
across. was scaled off, where the for
mer bulging had appeared, aud un-
derneath was found the source of the
mischief-a common puff-bal. Had
we not seen this, we should not have
found it difficult to believe that a
mere fungus, the tissues of which are
so soft that they can be crushed by
the fingers, could exercise such
wonderful ferce.
4 tree is mentioned which, gain
ing foothold in the slight cleft of a
rock of many tons weight, has, by
gradual process of development, sep
arated the huge mass into two dis
tinct parts. 1t is certainly strange
that tree, in its beginning mere
soft pulp, should be able to accom-
rhsh more than the com bined power
of 10000 men. The remark of an
observing friend is quoted to the eff
feet that, should the city of New
York be suddenly depopulated, it
would in less than ten years become
an mpenetrable thicket from the
growth OF the Ailanthus and Abale,
or Silver Poplar, and these would
undermine and bring to the ground
the most noble buildings of which
we boast Not only the higher but
the lower forms of vegetation are
ever ready to engage in the work of
destroying our "eEduring monu-
ments" In tropical climates, vege-
tation most rapidly resumes its
reign. when not opposed by the con-
stant warfare Of man, and IN our
moro temperate regions plant life,
though more slowly, but not less
surely, is in constant opposition to
to exclusive human occupation of
any portion of earth's surface.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
Look Ont for the Rocks.

A gentleman crossing the English
Channel stood near the belmsman. 1t
was calm and pleasant evening,
and no one dreamed of a possible
danger to the good ship. But a
sudden tapping of the sail, as if
the wind had shifted, caught the ear
of the officer on watch, and he
sprang at once to the wheel, ex-
aiming closely the compass.
You are half point off the
course" he said sharply to the man
at the wheel The deviation was
corrected, and the officer returned to
his post.
You must steer very accurately,
said the locker on, when only half
point is so much thought of. J"
"Ah, half a point, in many places,
might bring us on the rocks" he
said.
SO it is in life. Half a point from
strict truthfulness strands US upon
the rocks of falsehood. Half a
point from perfect honesty, and we
are steering straight for the rocks
of crime. And so of all kindred
vices The beginnings are always
small. No one climbs to a &summit
at one bound, but goes up one little
step at time. Children think
lightly of what they cal small sins.
These rocks do not look so fearful to
them.
A friend was once, when lad,
sailing down East River, near New
York, which was then very dan
gerous channel He watched the
old steersmen with great interest,
and observed that whenever he came
near to stick of painted wood he
changed his course.
"Why do you turn out for those
pits of wood ?'' asked the boy.
The old man looked up from
under his shaggy brows, too much
taken up with his task to talk, and
simply growled ont Rocksl"
We'll, / would not turn out for
those bits of wood said the
thoughtless boy would go fright
over them"
The old man replied only by a
look which that boy has not for
gotten in his manhood. Poor
foolish lad" it said, show little you
know about rocks
So, children, shun the rocks as
you would the way to death. There
ara plenty of buoys to warn you
where they are hidden and when
ever you meet one turn aside, for
there danger lies
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
Wheat Growth Abroad.

Returns from England show that
the wheat crop is middling. the bar
ley crop poor, and yield of oats,
beans and potatoes large The new
crop of wheat will not come into
market until the middle of August,
and it is estimated that IN the mean
time the country will require i
SOC, 900 quarters of wheat and -four.
Tue report from Russia, whence
England is accustomed to draw its
chief supply, is that the crops are
scarcely uo to the average. ln Hun
gary and Germany the yield will be
fully up to that of former years
while in Southern and Western Eu-
rope there will be deficiency. In
the United States there are conflict
ing reports as to the crops, but on
the whole a fair yield is expected.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
Love.
True love is grounded on esteem
. .BucI.inOb1Ul

True love is grounded on esteem.
-Buckinghdn1.
IF fun is good, truth is still better,
and love best OF all. Thackerar
Love me little. love me long
Marlolc.
Hate makes us vehement parti-
sans, but love still more Gothe.
In In love we are ri fools 0ike--
Love, one time, layeth burdens;
another time giveth wings.-Sir z.
Sidney.
Love is the virtue of women
-DadeUant.
In love, the deceit generally out
strips the disgust. Roclefo ucduld.
Love is an affais Of credulity.-
Love at two-and twenty is terri
bly, intoxicating draught.-Lufin,.
Where love dwells is paradise
Richer.
Love is precisely to the moral ma
ture what the sun is to the eartb.-
Ddtzdc.
Words of love are works of love.
-Alger.
Love as if you should hereafter
hate, and hate as if you should here
after love- Chilo.
When we love we live CongreUe.
Gold does not satisfy love; it must
be paid in its own coin.-Madan1e
Delay.
She that is love is safe.-Dercmy
IayloT.
How shall L do to love? Believe.
How shall | do to believe !? Love.
Leighton.
1 could not love thee, dear, 50
much, loved | not honor more
Loueldce.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
IRON THE GERMAN OF HEN

BY JOHN L. THOMPSON.
Where shall yet the wanderer jaded
In the grave at last recline ,?
In the South. by palm-trees- shaded?
Under indens by the Rhine?
Shah in some desert sterile
Be entombed by foreign hands?
Shall | sleep. beyond life's peril,
By some seacoast in the sands?
Well, Gods heaven will shine as brightly
There as here. around my bed.
And the stars for deathlamps nightly
Shall be hung above my head.
-Gdkd1n.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

The United States now stands as
the first wool-producing country in
tie world. In 1871, her wool crop
was III, 100000 lbs, while the next
was that of England, l59, 9,96S.OO0
lbs, succeeded by Australia, l52. $780,
600 pounds, and La Plata, l38, ,77O,-
pounds.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
THE HAPPY HOUR.
BY MRS ". +. BUTTS.

/.
The busy dag is over,
The hourehold work is done;
The cares that fret the morning
Have faded with the sun:
And, in the tender twilight,
1 sit in happy rest,
With my darling little baby
Asleep upon my breast.
White lids, with silken fringes,
Shut out the waning light
\ little hand, close folded,
Holds mamma's fingers t t'ght:
And in their soft, white wrappings
At last in perfect rest.
Two dainty feet are cuddled
Like brides in a nest.
III.
All hopes and loves unworthy
Depart at this sweet hour;
All pure and noble Iongings
Renew their holy power;
For Christ, who, in the Virgin
Our motherhood has blest,
Is near to every woman
With baby on her breast.
-Applet0R'S Journal
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
Echoes.
How they are Remarkable
Examples.

Echoes are produced by the re-
fiected waves of sound. When n
sufficient interval exists between a
direct and reflected sound, we hear
the latter IN an echo. But, as Pro-
fessor Tyndall has shown us, sound,
like light, "may be reflected several
times in succession, and as the re-
fracted light under these circum-
stances becomes gradually feebler to
the eye, so the successive echoes be-
comes feebler to the ear. The re-
Election of echoes is also in part due
to the fact that the rejecting sur
faces are at different distances from
the hearer." Not only is sound in
all respects reflected, and refracted
like light, but it may, like light, be
condensed by suitable lenses.
For instance, bell placed on an
eminence in Heligoland failed, on
account of its distance, to be heard
in the town. A paraboic reflector,
placed behind the bell so as to re-
fleet the sound waves in the direction
of the long, sloping street, caused
the strokes of the bell to be distinct
ly heard at all times. 1t is found,
too, that curved roofs and ceilings
act as mirrors upon sound, fact of
interest to the architect. In some
apartments the singing of kettle
seems, in certain positions, to come
not from the fire on which it is
placed, but from the ceiling; and SO
with the ticking of a clock.
A rather remarkable instance of
the same thing is cited by Sir John
Herschel. In one of the cathedrals
in Sicily the confessional was so
placed that the whispers of the peni-
tents were reflected by the curved
roof, and brought to a focus at a
distant part OF the edi6ce. The TO
Gus was discovered by accident, and
for some time the person who dis
covered it took pleasure in hearing,
and in bringing his friends to hear,
utterances intended for the priest
alone.
wHIsPERING CEREMONIES.
The whispering gallery of st.
Paul's is another well-known in
stance. Here the faintest sound is
conveyed from one side to the other
of the dome, but it is not heard at
any intermediate point In Glouces-
bter Cathedral, gallery of an octago-
! nal form conveys a whisper seventy
| FIVE feet across the nave, while the
ticks of watch may be heard from
one end of the abbey church of st.
Albans to the other.
While echoes whisper secrets in
the areas of antique halls, in the
windings of long corridors, in the
melancholy aisles of arched cathe-
drals and ruined abbeys, they are no
less partial to caverns and grottoes,
and reverberate with loudest voice
among the mountains. There are
single and compound echoes. Some
repeat only one syllable and sounds
of certain pitch; others, known as
Pathological echoes. repeat the same
words many times in varied tones.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

The value of land in the old city
of London has recently increased
greatly. Five years ago there was
a temporary depression in real es-
tate operations, and large houses d.
vidcd into suits of handsome Offices
failed to secure tenants. The Gloss
of the Franco-German war, hoWcF
er effected change, and bushes.
having revived, demand fer omgs. .h.'
iu the business quarter around .n
Royal Exchange has sprung
the value of real estate ,..S.
proved. In Finch lano. tne
hold of small house usoo
orn, together with the geoe r. ,o'i
the business, was roPsn r3a. fn|ns
savt'SvS saen fsst n the he front as. e..
cipaliy eips y ossagiss', ~; ,y "a
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

4 NEGRO who was suspected of sur
reptitiously Eeddling With his neigh
bor's fruit, being caught IN garden
by moonlight, nonplused his detec-
tors by raising his eyes clasping his
hands, and piously exclaimIng:
Good Lord dis yere darkey can't
go nowhere to pray any more widout
being 'sturbed.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
%AbrOad.

\AUIOdu.
France will pay to Germany this
week 20O. OOO, 900 francs, and will con-
tinue to make similar instslIments until
the end of the year, so that, on TIE 1st
of January, only two milliards of the
war indemnity will remain unpaid.
European advices say that Mashal
Bazaine is not expected to live through
his trial
Thiers has informed the Princess
Clothilde, wife of Prince Napoleon,
that she is free to remain in France
without interference by the govern
meut
Miss Agnes Livingston, daughter OF
Mr.. Livingstone, has published letter
from her father, in which he SAYS: "
have written two letters TO Mr.. Ben
nett. meant to keep the materials to
myself; but because the expedition was
expensive, gave Stanley what would
help him to write a book. In his
hands it is harmless for Americans
are good and generous friends. /"
Efforts to arrest the flood of the Po
have failed, and it has submerged
Reggie, town of q 900 inhabitants,
the birthplace of ATiosto -aa Correg-
gio. and the seat ofnumerous converts,
colleges, a museum of antiquities, and
a public library Of $4,000 volumes.
A London letter says that Glad
stone opposes the raising of the Ge-
neva award money by way of loan,
as that course would increase the debt.
/. is most probable bonds will be is
ued for part of the $4,000, 900, as to
extend the payment for a considerable
period.
Advices from Gotha concerning the
exploration of the Norwegian captain,
Nils job 1son, represent that Johnson.
in re-exploring, in August last, the
islands east or Spitzbergen, found the
sea free of ice the northeastward
and indications of powerful oceanic
currents, serving to keep open the
higher polar seas. Captain Johh-
SON went north to the latitude
of nearly s0o. DIR. Perterman, the
German geographer, is shortly to
make public the discoveries of Captain
johnson.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

A WELL known writer on farm sub
jects says that the way to raise pig
iron is to ring the pigs nose and
then let him root for it. Pig lead
can also be produced by attaching a
rope to the hind leg.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

The Baldwin Locomotive works
Philadelphia, recently shipped three
locomotives to Cronstadt, Russia.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

LrNsEED SYRUP FOR CoUGH.-We
the following in chemical journal:
To make linseed syrup for a cough,
boil one ounce of linseed IN a quar- t
of wafer for an hour; strain it and
add to the liquid the juice of two
lemons and half pound of rock
candy. II the cough is accompanied
by weakness and loss bf appetite.
add half an ounce of powdered gum
arabic. Set this to simmer for half
an hour. stirring it occasionally.
Take a wine glass iullswhenever the
! cough is Troublesome
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

The railroad survey between Mar
shall and Jefferson, Texas, is com.
pleted.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

Wish chastely and love dearly
.C10I.e,1e03.o
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09

So, children, shun the rocks as
you would the way to death. There
are plenty of buoys to warn you
where they are hidden and when
ever you meet one turn aside, for
there danger lies
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
PREsCRIPRION 30. 2.

Nitrate potash, J o.; tartarized
antimony, Il o.; digitalis, J o.
Pulverize all together and make
twelve powders; give one morning
and night. p. S.-If they are not
very bad you might omit the last in
gredient, namely, digitahs.-Bu6ato
Commercial AddertiSer.
The Hickman courier., 1872-11-09
PRESCRIPTION NO.

Linseed oil, 3 or. turpentine, 3
OF liquor ammonia fort ! on. Mix
all together in a four-ounce bottle
and apply to the throat, if you think
it necessary to do SO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-03
Official Directory
UNITED STATES oFPICEns.

. UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
Ulysses :. Grant. of Illinois, Presi-
dent. 900. ..
Schuyler Colfdx, of Indiar-a, Woe
President. .z.#... .trf...
james q. Blaine, of Maine, Speaker Of
ske House of Representatives,.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-03
BOssTer Parish DIRECTORY

L. u. Watkins, Judge District Court.
Niuden.
I, E. Paxton, District Attorney. Cou-
Shatta
L. w. Baker, Parish Judge, Bellevue.
b. F. 0'Neal. Sheriff.
Thos. n. EraIen, Clerk Dist Court,
Bellevue.
Edward X. Russ. Recorder. Bellevue.
Rich'd. W Turner, District Attorney
pro tenn. Bellevue, v .........
James A. Heron, State Tax Collector,
Bellevue.
Samuel NJ. Thomas, State Senator,
Benton, La
W. f. Bhokman. State Senator, Ho-
mer La. A.. ..... ..
c. 5. Alb, Il. Representative, Shre"e-
D, csdy Stanton, Representative,
Shreveport.
w. r. Head. Coroner. Bcllrvue.
L. K. Moore. Parish Treasurer. Belle
yue. ..r.
J. Ii. Lotion. Stray Master. Bellevue
u. McClenrghGn, Parish Surveyor
Bellry ue. La.
james \. Plat, Pest. Police Jury.
Bellevue. ... .n 4.
r. B. Tuy or, Clerk P. J., Bellevue
l. A. billiard, Police Juror, Ward l.,
Shreveport.
j. n. Cooper, Police Juror, Ward 2,
Benton
j. J. SwiudIe, Police Juror. Ward 3,
Red Land. ..........
J. n. Platt, Police Juror, Ward I.
W. II. Ra.ooe, Police Juror, Ward ).
Fillmore. ........... .......
(cut off Pplice Juror, Ward Is.
icutnff) PnIice Juror. Ward T.
j. II. MARKS, Police Juror, Ward 8.
CoElinsburg.
Rufus Sibley. Police Juror, Ward ..
Coleville.
7. w. Woodruff. Justice of the Peace.
Ward 9. Benton
J. W. Wa'ker, j. p. Ward 3. Red
Land.
J. E. M'Cartv, Ward 4. Bellevue
Henry Barnacastle, Ward ). Fillmore.
j. A Moore, 8, Collins
burg.
Ell. Hail. J. P. Ward 9. Bellevue.
J. W. Simtnons, Constable, Ward ?
f, Love, 3
Vacant &" 4
I. Chastecn, Z" 5
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-03
Arrival and Departure Of tfa Mails


From Bellevue to Shrevpprt-Car-
ry.rg al mai! for the East or West.
Drrasts daily at ? A. NJ. ...
From Bellevue to VicI,sburg-Cnr.
rying all mail matter for the Eastern.
Western aud Middle States and New
Orleans. .....
Departs daily at 9 P. NJ. "a
All mails closed fer the East and
West at 81 A. II. -.. .r..s. -sf
From Bellevue To Fillmare--- .u
Departs every Wednesday ut 6 a. m
Arrives every Wednesday ut 6 p. m.
From Bellevue TO CollIns5urg, viii
C"ieviilr and Rocky Mount
Departs Mondays al 2 Il. IN.
Arrives Tuesdays at 6 p. m. ..
From Bellevue to Magnolia. Ark.
via Cotton Valley, La. " I'D
Departs Mondays at Gn- N. -sF ~.
Arrives Wednesdays nj q p. m, ..f.
No delivery, except frum lock boxes.
while opening or asserting the mails
Office hours from 6 a. NJ. to 2 p. m.
except on Sunday Sunday frrm ~ tn
u Il. n. F. b. HAYNES.
.-... ....... " Acting p. 81.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-02-03
Land for. sale.

SNTm. II. Scanland offers for sale on
w the rest uf terms. and at mod
crate prices, the following described
land lying in Bossier parish. viz:
The northwest quarter of northeast
quarter, northwest quarter of southwest
half, and southeast quarter IF south
west quarter of section "a, township
~, range ii, Containing 100 acres,
near Amhrose's.
The southeast quarter of northwest
quarter of sec. | 1; Northwest quarter Of
northeast quarter, section n. and
southwest quarter and south half of
northwest quarter. section II, town
ship 10, range IL. containing 800
acres. near and in the Big Prairie.
East half of northwest quarter, sec
ton 20, township II. range II, CON
tanning SO acres in River Bottom, part
of the old Cahill place, ..
Southwest quartrrof southwest quar-
ter, and southeast quarter of southeast
quarter, section %; northwest quarter
of northeast quarter. and northeast
quarter Of northwest quarter, aud
northwest quarter of northwest quarter
of section 30. township -, range IL,
near Coliinsburg. East half and the
northwest quarter of northwest quarter
of section 3 and south half of north
east quarter, sec. &. township %, range
II, continuing 200 acres, The forego-
ing are wild lands. .-. .. a..
Also the ''Abney Plantation" five
miles southwark of Bellevue. contain
ing $50 acres 400 hundred cleared
| and under excellent fences. This
plantation is near the projected route
of the North Louisiana Z. K.
Also the following land lying in
Webster parish:
Northeast quarter of northeast quar-
ter, section 80. township %, range II
and west half of northwest quarter, sec
ZION 81. township % range l0-IGO
acres. known Us the Marion Slack en-
try.
Northwest quarter and north half of
northeast quarter. North half Of south
west quarter ard southeast quarter of
southwest quarter, section 8, township
20, range 10: and northeast quarter
of northeast qunrIsr, section Z, and
southwest quarter of southwest quarter
and southwest quarter of northeast
quarter. section $50 acres, near
Marion d YES. .... '..
East half Of northeast quarter. sec
tisn %. township 10. range 1870
acres, neEr j. W. McDsUald's planta
ton. ...
Southwest quarter of southwest
quarter, northwest quarter Of of south
west quarter. section %; southwest
quarter # northwest quarter, section
:iO, and southeast quarter Of northwest
quarter, and northwest quarter of
northeast quarter. section 81, township
q, range 10, containing 200 acres. and
being formerly part of the Lee Hodges
plantation. .......
Southwest quarter and south half
OF northwest quarter, section %;
southeast quarter Of northeast quarter.
and northeast quarter of southeast
quarter. section ~; and north half of
northeast quarter. section .. township
% range IL, containing $50 acres,
near Ogarte Grant.
Northwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter, and west half of southwest quarter
of section II, township 81. range II.
containing leo acres Ga Bodcau bay
on. .. ..
Persons desiring to purchase, will
address the proprietor, at Coushatta.
Red River mari Sh / n