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Siege Of corinth.
From tie Missouri Republican,

From tie Missouri Republican.
They have a jolly set of fellows
down at COrinth, Miss, who make
a great deal of life in police circles.
The animation lately has been in
tense and peculiar. RiveS, alias
Red" murders a DR.. Dunn, and
escapes from custody. Geo. w.
Mitchell has something to do with
the affair, and the United States
marshal gets after him. Mitchell
fights them first in town and then
retireS to the suburbs of COrinth
where he gives the United States
officers Il pitched battle and kills
the marShalS horse under him.
Mitchell gets of unhurt. Then
come messages from Mitchell and
"Red,' stating that they are near
COriRth each armed with double
barrelled shotgun and two Colts
navy revolverS, ready to give bat
tie TO the Corinthians. Nobody
come out to fight them and they
march on the town with their ar
mament. They cOmein, two able
bodied men carrying their guns on
their shoulders and their pistols
in their belts. Findingno enemies
they GO into several saloons to
take a drink and congratulate
themselves that they have sOeaSily
taken COrinth. The only regret
is that they have not had a pro-
vocation To shoot any body. The
loads in their guns are rusting.
Their victory appears ingloriouS.
\ negro known as "ShankS" comes
into a saloon where the warriors
are. He calls for a drink and the
bar keeper refuses him the priv
ilege of drinking in the presence
OF the other guests. MarChant, a
policeman. is there too. He accOsts
the negro, and then proceeds to
batter his head with a club.
ShankS moves out on the sidewalk:
the harkeeper sees the flash of
gun, and hears report, and there
is a dead negro before his door.
Mitchell and Marchant. and Red
leave the saloon together and
wtud their way somewhere else to
take a drink. MarCbant makes
no arrest, as a police officer would
be expected to do, under the cir
cumStances, and is arrested him
self as an accompliCe in the muir
der of Shanks. Mitchell and
Red" are still roaming around
and about Corinth with more arms
and ammunition than they really
require in view of the forces ar
rayed against them. Stirring
times in COrinth, in the county OF
AlcOrn, state of Mississippi.
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God, in tender indulgence to
our different dispositions, has
strewpd the Bible with flowers,
dignifed it with wonders, and en-
riched it with delight.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-11-22

An Illinois widow met a bache-
lor for the first time, married him,
asked for fifteen dollars 10 buy a
sewing machine with, was refused,
and left hin-all in twenty-four
hours.
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4 Cincinnati firm has sent us a
letter from a correspondent in
Mississippi, saying: "Gents-I am
Due you $40 10IO0 which please
hold up on me a few days. L hap
pen to a misfortune this day ?
weeks ago s 1 had to kill a man
in Self Defence which my Lawer
fee cost me 10000 which throws
me behind a little am all right
now."-[N. Y. Journal of Com,
merce.
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In some respects thieves are
true philosophers. They regard
things from an abstract point OF
view, are opposed to all notions OF
protection, and open to convic-
ton.
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A sharp boy in Cincinnati was
sent after kerosene, but he spent
the money, filled the can with
water. and his father went over
and pounded the grocer for swind-
ling him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-11-22

Some one vino pretends TO know,
says the English language is spoke
by ninety millions OF persons, Ger
man by filty-Gve millions, Spanish
by fifty five millions, and French
by forty five millions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-11-22

VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.-On
the 18th inst. two men, named
Bcnoit and 1hibodeau. were hung
at Point Lpgcr, near the MGrmen
tow river in the southeastern part
of this parish, by vigilance com
mittee. FOnr alleged members OF
this committee are already in jail
here for this violation of law, and
Others will soon be provided with
similar accommodations. We
have not space in this issue TO SAY
what we wish to say on this sub
jvct. We will merely remark that
all orr executive officers of the
law are fully and openly commit
ted To the suppression of vigilance
committees in this parish, and to
the certain and condlgn punish
memt Of all men who appoint
thems, Ives judges, jurors, wit,
nesSeS and executionerS. The
laws of the land will be enforced
i'll st. Landry at any and all haz.
ards TOprl0uSaS Journal, Eth.
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Scene in IA Western Court:
Judge-"Have you anything to
offer to the Court before sentence
is passed Oh you p Prisoner
"No, Judge, | had 80, but my
lawyers took that
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\ Danhury boy found a pock-
ethook belonging to a Mill Plain
man, short time ago, and restor-
ed it to the owner, who gave him
a five cent piece. The boy looked
at the coin an instant, and hand
ing it reluctantly back, audihly
sighed aS he said, Il can't change
It."
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NUMBER 35.

A medical man, diScoursing
upon sleep, makes this remark:
"One man may do with little
less sleep than another, but as a
general rule, if you want Il clerk,
a lieutenant, lawyer, Il physician,
Il legislator, judge, a president,
or pastor, do not trust your in,
tereSt to any man who does not
take on the average eight good
solid hours Of sleep ont Uf every
twenty tour. Whatever may be
his reason for it, if he does not
give himself that, he will snap
some time just when you want
him to be strOng.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-11-22

When travelling in Vermont il
you meet a stranger it is safe TO
ask him: Whose patent churu
are per SellinSf"
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J. NJ FORT.
I'D. WATKINS
ID. " Al NAnn . VI
EENghiisS s. F0FS,

A ttornevs at Law. Minden. La. VIII
"A practice IN all the Courts for Web
ster aud Bos>.er parishes, and III the
gapreme Court uf the State. Vl-mJ
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4. II. LEONARD.
&. ". SUIT
,ErJ!f s. leonard,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Texas Street.
n Shreveport, La Will practice in the
Courts CT Caddo, BossIer, Claiborne and
bicnville. NtvNic
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There is but one baby at Keltop,
Oregon and the neishbors take
turns borrowing II.
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The Common CCuaGil of Du-
buque debated four hours as to the
meaning of the word ergo. and
then didn't find it.
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1t is estimated that over one
hundred Young ladies are already
studying law in the United States.
Laws a,massa.
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y, Il. SCeFf.

4 ttornev and Counselor at In. VIII
a uragtic, in s!4c rr'i ri~hc- nt CaHdn. BJs
sier. DE- Soto and Ned River, aud in the Sn
prem. Court ol 5itr STATE. and IN the Federal
Courts and Court of CLAIMS.
O.!ire AZ Court iInuSr. in Shreveport. La.
seeUnd door Oh the rj-ir If front entrance
g,Inti
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A company of one hundred and
fifty Mennonite families have de-
cided to locate near Bismarck,
Mimi.
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II. E. ss'agasRFs,

A ttcru,y and Connsclur Al Law. Miudpn,
A Webster parish. La. VIII practice in
Courts OF BuS>irr, Webster, Iru River,
Bienvilie. Cl.iUUrne, UTion and Jackson.
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r.. fE,. EGEe!'.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bellevue. La
a win practice in amy c,,urt in tlra State,
except the parish court oi BusSir.r Parish.
vilniGlY.
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Many negroes are leaving Ala
bama for the Mississippi bottom.
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y. .E. kseg5Gssae.


n, lice ever Col. r. II Liudsav's Office. one
" 5anr below the Brooks iDu-'. Milan
y,.ee,. SrTryrunrt. La. vinHl7ly
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DE-. FL KNAPP & son.

DENTISTS,
pBaronne street, adjoining J-5aits' church.
New Orleans.
Particalar Attention 10 lac Preservation OI
BeCagCa BeCLa.
rTIiev have tho newly Improved Liquid
i Nitrous d Nide Gas. whirH i Superior
q the g.s heretofore used Being prrtHc' Y
pure, less Is required rr produce inS'-nsibii-
" 10 pain. and 10 IenS~Iblr injury eau result
10 the patient fron its Use. llr Knapp viii
eGpi4ia lis advantages over othrrau. ;hrtics
70 Surgeons. and Ia Those VIII" NAV wish
Teeth extracted without pain. .ln5i ly'
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The lady who tapped her hus-
band gently with fan at party
the other night, and said, "LOve,
It's growing late, l think we had
better go home,' is the same one
who after getting home shook the
rolling pin under his nose and said,
"YOu Internal Old ScOundrel yOu,if
you ever look at that mean, nasty,
calico,faced, mackereleyed thing
that you looked at tonight, I'll
bust yOur head wide open"
The wealth that comes easily is
about the most unSubstantial
thing in he world. The laws of
acquisition are the only laws
which teach us to preserve wealth,
and these can only be learned
during the process Of acquisition.
The man who gets suddenly veal
thy attempts to use tie wings of
riches to fly with, instead OF clip
ping them to prevent the flight of
his pOSSpSSiOlS
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THE B0SsIER BANNER.
Advertising Rates:

Advertisements inserted at the rate Of
81 50 per square FOR first insertiuu aud 80
for each subsequent Insertion up TO one
,ponth Ten lines or less constitute a
square No fractions Of squares counted as
sich. hut they will d" counted rs sGu;lres in
every instance For longer periods, as fol
lows:
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B. n. Fort.

A ttornev at Law, Bellevue. Bossier par
a ish, La. vln23
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Professional Cards.
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A ttornt.y at Law, Bellevue, Dossier par
A ish. Ia. n3G Gm
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26
HOW HIDES ARE CLASSIFIED.

IhesubjOiDed official statement may
contribute somewhat to the better un.
derstanding OF one feature Of the mar
ket reports, and aid formers in for
ming an intelligent estimate of the
hides they may have to sell:
Green hides are those which are
sent in just as they come from the
animal, never having been salted.
Part cured are hides that have been
salted, but not long ehoug to be thor
oughly cured.
Green salted are those that have
been salteu and are thoroughly cured.
To cure hide thoroughly will require
from 10 to 20 days, according to the
thickness of the hide and the tempe
rature of the weather. The loss of
weight from tie green state is from Il
to 20 per cent.
Dry flint is thoroughly dry hide,
that has not been salted.
Dry salted is a thoroughly dry hide,
having been salted while green.
10 green salted hides and skins,
those weighing less than 10. are
called deacons; s to Is 10. calf; Is to
- lD., II JAuAnpt MP oul II lAAA auN
poor, they are called runners, or MUIR
rains, and are sold at the price of
hides; all above % ID. are called hides.
A green salted hide is understood to
be thoroughly cured, free from salt,
dirt, meat, horns, tail, bones, and
sinews, and before being weighed. all
such substances are removed, or a
proper deduction is made from the
weight, and when the head skin
hangs to the hide by narrow strip,
it is cut OFF before weighing.
All bull, stag, tainted cut, badly
SCARED, grubby, or murrain hides,
are called damaged, and go at two
thirds price, unless they are very bad
ly damaged, when they are elassed as
glue stock, at a much lower price.
A deduction of ten per cent. is made
Oh all branded hides.
In dry hides there are other kinds
of damaged, such as mOth-eaten, sun
burnt, or weather-beaten.
1t is generally concluded by far
mers and hide dealers that over one
third of the value Of all the hides Ia
ken off in the North West is lost by
careless skinning and curing.
As a large proportion of the hides
received are green salted, the price
that they bring, as a rule, is made the
standard for the price of all other
kinds.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26
CATCHING AN EAGLE.

A bald eagle. measuring seven feet
carpenters measurement from tip
to tip, says the New Haven Pdltddi-
ttnl, was caught alive Friday last, on
Kuelt's Island, Off StratfOrd. Three
eagles have for some time frequented
this locality, and to shoot one of them
was thought an easy matter, but to
capture one alive would be a feather
in ones cap. Accordingly, Mr.. Frank
Burritt procured several large steel
traps, and having baited them with
nice bits of wild duck, placed them in
a conspicuous place on the island and
retired to his boat house at Wheeler's
wharf, and there awaited the result =
For several days, they came, sprung
the traps, took the bait and left, much
to the modification of Mr.. Burritt.-
Friday they came again and after sail
ing around for awhile one of them lit
directly on one of the traps, which,
springing, caught him by the foot,
thus securing him until a score of
volunteers advanced on him and he
was, with no little difficulty, secured,
after having destroyed at least one
overcoat, which one man pulled of
and threw over him before he could
be taken.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26

They are having rat plague in sew
eral of the German provinces. The
fields of clover and coiza are said to
be devastated by the vermin, and
when arsenic and PHOSPHORUS pills
have been scattered to destroy them,
hares and other game have been pois-
oned, and great damage done Under
these circumstances a device has been
brought into play which, even as ap.
piled to rats, seem too horrible to en-
ploy. A mixture of plaster and dry
wheat is mixed with oil of anisseed,
and put in an earthenwafe saucer
and near by plenty of water is placed.
The rats eagerly devour the mixture,
and are straightway seized with tor
menting thirst; they then. of course,
greedily swallow water. Upon this
the plaster "sets," and becomes solid
in their insides, and thus, more or less
speedily, the poor creatures die in
agony. But rats are rats.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26
The Sewing Machine Trade,

It is estimated that the profits for
the last ten years on the sewing ma
chimes manufactured in this country
amount 10 500, ,OO0, 600. and the esti-
mated profits in 1871, $40, ,OOO, 200. In
1872 at least seven hundred thousand
were made and allowing that two
hundred Thousand of them were ex-
ported, the several companies must
have received at least S25. .OO0, 600 for
the five hundred thousand, S., 900 600
covering the cost of manufacturing
and patent fees. 1t is well known
that the sewing machine patents are
about to expire, and there is fOrmin-
able combination ofinterests at Wash
ington. to lobby their extension
through Congress. There are about
twenty-five sewing machine compan-
les in the United States, five of them
manufacturing probably three-fourths
OF all the machines produced. The
nominal capital of the twenty-five
companies is about so, 600 600, and in
addition to the profits on sales the
leading ones divide royalty on the
various patents used by the "tributa-
~" companies, as they are called.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26
Origin Of the "Modoc War. !,

As the particulars concerning the
ModOc Indian war come along in the
California journal, it becomes every
day more apparent that the "war''
had about the same origin as most
other Indian wars.n One of the
persons appointed TO visit the MOdOc
Indians, with a view to a cessation OF
hostiltties, is Elijah Steele, who lives
in Yreka, California, on the borders OF
Oregon, and in the vicinity of the
MOdOc country. He is lawyer there,
one Of the earliest settlers and most
respected citizens. He knows all the
Indians, and especially the Modocs
and their chief, and they know and
respect him. He was formerly Su-
perintendant of Indian Affair, and
understands the dark ways" of the
"traders" and agents. This gentle
man says positively that the present
war is ''commissaries and Indian
agents war" the Modocs were per
suaded to give up lands guaranteed to
them by former treaty, in exchenge
for reservation lands on which they
nearly starved. And here is where
the commissioner" and agents.
come in as advocates for forcing the
ModOcs to be confined to that partic
ular reservation. The less the ModOcs
can find to eat the more necessity there
is for supplies, and with more supplies
there is more margin for cheating both
the government and the Indians.
Mr.. Steele says: 1t is not q question
of how much beef is used by the In
dians there, but how much is charged
to the government. He mentions an
instance in which a ''truder" Issued
cattle to the Indians ISSUED them 'On
his books,') that is to say, got pay for
them from government, and then
drove them off and sold them to the
miners! The Modocs he says, "neveT
got so much as hide" further that
the commissioners and agents, land
he names them, who have been most
active in stirring up this war, had lit
tie "Credit Mobilier" among them
selves in the way of furnishing sup
plies. They had the control of the
contracts, and, after the most approv-
ed style of the Pacific Railways and
the "Credit MObilier" people they got
up an arrangement by which they
contracted GUith Themselves. Ofcourse,
in such a case they were notsny more
particular about prices, or the quality
of their supplies, or the quantities de-
livered, than Ames, Alley, and their
Congressional confederates were un-
der the same circumstances. But the
Indians got tired of this and refused
to submit to it. The cattlemen's
"Credit Mobilier" was determined
they should, and now there is a san
culinary war, which has cost the lives
of brave soldiers and a great deal Of
public money.
This is the old experience. Oregon
has been particularly fruitful in il.
They had q "ROgue River" Indian
warIthere once, which cost the govern
ment thousands of dollars for every
hundred honestly or actually expend-
ed. But the "ROguesn were not the
Indians then any more than they are
now.
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The CHRONICLE.
POOR FARMER John.

Old Farmer John is sore perplexed-
Nay, farmer John is really vexed;
He labors early. he labOrs late,
Yet ever talks Of adverse fate;
For all his toilings scarce suffice,
OF longed-for lands 70 pay the price.
The summers come, the summers 90,
The spring showers waste the winter snow
The while, from dawn till close Of day,
Receiving naught but frowDs TO pay;
His good wife tolls; and anxious care
Has faded lip and cheek and hair.
Acres and acres stretch away
OF woodland, corn, wheat and hay,
His cattle roam DER many hill,
His brooElet turns the groanIng mill;
Yet still be signs. and longs for more,
And Rrumbles oier that he is poor.
Four sturdy sons, four daughters fair,
Claimed at his hand a fathers care,
he gave them labor without end,
Andstrnve their souls like his, 10 bend
into the narrowing groove of thought;
Gold 70 be earned, land 10 be bought.
Yes, father John is growing poor
You feel 1t az you pass the door,
His old brown house is small and mean,
The roof is wrapped by crack and seam;
The leaning bars. the half-hinged door,
Proclaim old John is very poor.
No books. no pictures on the wall:
CarptleSs rooms and dreary hall.
why think it strange such farmers boys
Should seek the city's pomp and noise?
Should learn 70 loath the sight of home.
Where naught OF joy or grace may come.
Why think it strange his poor, old wife.
Who coined for him her weary life,
Should pause. at last, despite his frown.
And lay her weary burden down
In jov, TO walk the Streets OF Heaven.
Where naught is sold but all is givens
Go where you will, search earth around.
The poorest man that can be found
Is he who tolls. through life, 70 gain
widest extent of hill and plain.
Forgetting all his soul's best needs.
In counting DER his title-deeds.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26

To REMOVE THE ODoR OF PERsPI-
RATIoN.-The unpleasant odOr pro-
duced by perspiration is frequently
the source of vexation TO persons who
are subject to it. Nothing is simpler
than to remove this odor much more
effectualIy than by the application of
such costly unguents and perfumes as
are in use. It is only necessary to
procure some compound spirits of
ammonia and place about two table
spoOnsful in basin of water. Wash
ing the face, hands and arms with
this leaves the skin as clean and
sweet as one could wish. The wash
is perfectly harmless, and very cheap.
1t is recommended on the authority
of an experienced physician.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-02-26

! ductiOns, will still earn them a profit.
Men are not contented to convert their
own money into lands, houses or busi-
ness enterprises, and are so anxious
( for investing that of other men in 8
similar manner, that they compete
with each other in the money market
until the rates of interest become alb
normal, and money becomes more
profitable, as money, than as property
in any other form.
Whenever the individual indebted
ness has increased largely beyond the
eight hundred and forty millions of
dollars in existence, so that whenever
the creditors-whO generally are also
debtors, to a greater or less extent
insist on prompt payment, delivery
becomes impossible, and a gigantic
corner in real and personal estate is
the result. In these times of panic,
property in the form of money be-
comes abnOrmally valuable, and a con-
sequent shrinkage OF values takes
place which drives thousands into
hopeless insolvency. Thus, men who
have mOrtgaged their homes and lands
at fifty per cent. of its usual and nor
NAL value, find that, if foreclosure
is forced, their property will not even
bring the value of the mortgage.
At the close of the war a monetary
revulsiOn was so generally anticipat-
ed, that prudent men reirained from
contracting new debts, aud this course
prevented the "crisis," as it is usual
ly termed; for there can be TO revul-
sion without over Indebtedness. The
person who does not owe is but slight.
ly affected by the state of the money
market. A mans farm may be val
ued at ten thousand dollars to-day and
at one thousand tomorrow, but its
fertility will be the precisely the same,
and, il he is not obliged to sell, he can
wait, with but little inconvenience,
for the return swing of the pendu-
lHm.
Itis FAR fIom our purpose to create
alarm, but we had 1887 and 1857; and,
as the cycle of 1877 approaches its
close, we would advise every citizen
to contribute his share towards pre-
venting another monetary revulsion
with its disastrous consequences, by
refraining from rashly contracting
new debts, and by looking to absolute
safety when trying new ventures, in
stead of prospective returns alone. In
fact, the exercise of intelligent care
alone can save the country from the
sufferings incident to a general pros
tratiOn of business and a sudden con-
of Values Washington Re-
public.