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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Animportant debate occurred
in the Prussian House of Dep~
uties recently on the subject of
emigration to America. 1t was
stated in the course of the de-
bate that 1854 persons had
emigrated from Prussia during
1871; that "the desire to pro-
cure a greater enjoyment of
lite' was the moving cause of
this emigration, together with
a desire to avoid the onerous
military duty imposed on young
men. The golden promises of
emigration agents were also
considered as largely operative;
and although the law provided
a term Of two years imprison-
ment for conviction Of making
deceitfnl representations, yet
it was claimed that these agents
were not particularly inclined
to observe the strictest truth
fulness as regards their promi-
ses. ...
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

\ well-authenticated state
mentin the Mobile Register is
to the effect that from one gar
den within four miles ofMobile,
$1,000 worth of Vegetables
have been shipped to Western
cities since the 1st of March
last, and that doubtless COM
paratively large shipments
have been made from other
garden. Large quantities of
fruits and vegetables marked to
Chicago, st. Lonis, Cincinnati
and Louisville have been ship
ped daily, and it is estimated
that of potatoes alone fully 1000
barrels have been shipped by
rail within the last thirty days.
-lOuachita Telegraph. -"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Mr. EDITOR: If the pub
lished statement of the settle
ment, by committee of Police
Jury with the late Tax Collec-
tor is correct, there is an error
against the parish of one thous-
and dollars, which will be per,
ceiVed at once by examining
carefully the aggregate debts
and credits. ARGUS.
The published statement was
incorrect by one thousand dol
lars in the item of blank Ii,
,censes retured, the item being
one thousand less than il
should have been. The blanks
are to be seen in the Police
Jury room.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Where agriculture is carried
on in the greatest perfection
there is Away the greatest de-
mand for manure. Thus is it
in England. The area of that
country, as compared to the
great extent of such d nation as
the United States of America,
is very limited-not much
greater than the single State of
Pennsylvania; yet she consHms
annually not less than 100000
tons of commercial fertilizers,
which is much larger amount
than is used in the whole
United States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

ANOTHER REMEDY.-The
Memphis Appeal announces a
plan which will benefit the
farmers Of the West and of the
South. 1t is TO improve the
navigation of the Mississippi
as the English have improved.
that of the Gauges; improve
also the mouth of the river so
that a ship like the Great Eas-
tern can come up to the
wharves of New-Orleans, as
similar work has been done for
Calcutta. Then all the upper
rivers, such as the Ohio, Gums
berland, Tennessee, and Mis-
souri,, will ship their surplus
grain southwark, and new
markets will be opened with
the several States of South
America whereby all tropical
productions will be sent in
abundance to the Southern and
Western States. That a trade
Of this kind opened with South
America will be a benefit tC
our people is evident, first
because it will be permanent
since it will be based on Il vari
ETY. of productions, and second,
it will increase because those
regions are as new as were W.
a hundred years ago. England
made herself rich by trading
with nations less civilized thai
herself. Several leading states
men who have seen thes.
things, and who were general!
opposed to steamship sub
sides, have been in favor o
subsidized ship lines to Soutl
America.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Capt. NJ. A. Knight, who
committed suicide at Bonham,
Texas, remarked to his wife,
just as he put the pistol to his
head: "Kate, you shall no
longer lie the wife of a drQnk>
ard" He was an honest fellow
"a gentleman-and every 9th
er drunkard ought to follow his
example, orquit drinking. No
man has a right to degrade, to
the position of a drunkard's
wife, the woman who has for
saken father and mother to
share his fortune.-[ Brandon
Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Undovaloped West; or, Five
Years in the Territories;
Is the title of n new book
soon.to be issued by the. Ma
tional Publishing Company,
edited by J. H. Beadle, the
celebrated western correspond
ent Of the Cincincinnati Com
mercial, and author Of Life in
Utah" etc. The work embraces
a complete history of the vast
region between the Mississippi
and Pacific, its resources, eli
mate, inhabitants, natural Gu
riosities. &c. Also life and
adventure on the Praries
Mountains, and the Pacific
coast, with pa fine illustra
tons, from original sketches
and Photographic views, ofthe
scenery, cities, lands, mines
people, etc. Agents will NJ
doubt find a ready sale for thi:
work. Address National Pub
fishing Company, st. Louis
Mo.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

PAYING CASH.-OfJ late
years quite Il number of farm
erS throughout the country
have refused to make store
debts, and they insisted on
on paying cash for everything
they bought. The result has
been that they have saved
enough to pay the wages of a
hired man; for they did not get
more goods than were actually
needed; they bought from 10
to 10 cent per cent cheaper,
and they have saved, in many
cases, the interest charged on
accounts past due, that in
buying 5000 wroth of goods
5000 were saved. All farmers
should adopt the remedy pay
system. Credit for goods is OF
no value, because the money
must be paid some time, and
the Inconvenience of going
without is not equal to the
distress arising from the at
tempt to pay old debts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

DEATH OF DIR. WILLIAMS
a good, an honored, and use
ful man has gone from among
us. DIR. w. Ii. Williams, OF
this city, expired at his resi-
dence yesterday afternoon, at
5o'clock. This announcement
will cast a cloud of sadness
over the whole community.
DR.. Williams has been for many
years a practicing physician,
standing aG the head of his pro-
fession. Generous and hu~
name, honorable in all his
transactions and chivalrous in
all his impulses, he was beloved
by a large circle of friends and
respected by all who knew him.
-lShreveport Times, 10Th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28
Civilization demands a.

Civilization demands an
immense variety of produc-
tions, and all that farmers can
do is to furnish bread and
such raw materials as can be
worked into many shapes by
artisans. 1t seems not consid-
cred that less farm labor is
necessary among a given num-
Der of people than was requir-
ed 20, and even 10 years ago,
because labOr-saying machines
are doing much of the work
formerly done by human hands,
and each new invention, and
the perfection thereof, demin>
ishes the demand for labor.
1t is, therefore, the interest of
farmers that the majority of
Young men should learn trades
and go into business, and not
enter into competition with
them. Let there be towns and
cities, and let manufactures
rise on every hand.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

We learn from the Pine Bluff
Press that.the forfeited lands
in Cross, Lee, Monroe, Jeffer-
son, Bradley and Calhoun
counties, assigned upon certain
conditions to the Memphis,
Pine Bluff and Shreveport rail-
road, amount to some 100000
acres. The Pressjustly regards
this as a princely donation.
Now let us see what Memphis
and Shreveport will do to bring
up their ends Of the road.-TSt.
Louis Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Philadelphia Press notes
with surprise the fact that Sub
sidy POmery has entered into
the canvass for the vacant Kan
sas Senatorship. "There is but
one parallel case of amazing
effrontery in history" says the
Press, "and it was hoped that it
would be the. only instate of
the kind. 1t seems, however,
that we are mistaken, and that
the young political system of
the West is as rotten as the old
one of Pennsylvania" .
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Scribner's Magazine for July
opens with Edward Kings Sc
ries of papers, "The Great
South" profusely illustrated,
and engraved and printed in
the highest style of art.
The story opens with "The
New Route to the Gulf" and
will be continued with papers
on New Orleans, Texas, and
the Southwestern Frontier,
whence it will proceed North
ward; the whole will constitute
one of the most brilliant series
OF illustrated papers on an
American theme, ever present
ed to the American public, and
will make a book equal to a
1000 12mo pages, with more
than 500 Illustrations
The July number also con-
tains other illustrated and de-
scriptive articles, stories,
poems, essays, reviews, and
etchings, constituting one of
the best and most attractive
numbers of the foremost mag
azlne of the world. Price "a
a year; 80 cents a number
Address Scribner & Co., 654
Broadway, New York.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Sugar Planter maintains
that the first step towards, real,
substantial reform in the State
government is to remove the
capital to Baton Rouge. There
can, it says, be no honest, Just
or fair legislation until the
general assembly is removed
from the temptations which, in
every form, surround it in the
city of New Orleans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

KING COTroN.-Atter years
of denial the north at least
comes out square and fair ac>
knowledging that Cotton is
still King" The New York
Herald says:
Were it not for the products
of the Southern States, the
country would be hopelessIy
bankrupt. The cotton crop
enables rs to liquidate Our
debts abroad us we'll as to pay
for the vast amount Of luXurieS
we import and goes further
than anything else to create
and stimulate the enormous
Wholesale and retail trade
which builds up New York and
other cities. To leave the
South a prey to robbers and
spectators to men of a bad
character from the North, and
others of equal unscrupulous>
ness at home-is to kill the
goose that lays the golden egg,
Let us be just to the South in
effect. is the argument, and we
will get great gain thereby,
1t is the most sensible way OF
putting things FOR the effect
desired. There is in it a rea-
son that will appeal to the
Northern mind when all other
arguments fail.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Old Red is again on the -
cline, and should it ret rid u :,
a loot OF two of its superabnnT u
ance OF water in the next weet ,
or two, it will be ample ca Uen
for thanksgiving on the nsrt ts ss
planters on its baaks,4.wsaOO..
places are liable, to ever6on
Our ever-attentive government
observer tells us that the strooa.
in front of the city dEopDed a,,o
inchin the twenty-four honsa
ending at 8 P. NJ. yesterdar
This leaves the river still 81
feet z inches above the .lowos.
notch of the season. FSbreysss''
port, TIMES 26th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

We go the Mobile Register
for an apt comparison. 1t
says: 1.-The most frantic how
lers on both sides, are those
who did not let off their extra
hot blood in the days of fight
ing; and the chances are that
the extremist of to-day is the
man who does not know the
smell of burnt powder from
spoiled cabbage"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The list ofyesterday's crimes
strings out beautifully. Muir
ders, suicides and thefts seem
to lie the order of the day. The
carnival of crime is supplement-
ed by sporadic cholera and
yellow fever. This is a nice
country to live in Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

When Benton, Wright, Clay,
Webster, Corwin, Douglas,
Barksdale and Davis were in
Congress they were content
with a salary of IS per day.
But now when we have Butler,
Pomeroy, Cameron, Chandler,
Caldwell, Alcorn and Ames,
they vote themselves S55 a day,
The country had craftsmanship
then. 1t has stealing now
Louisville Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The liquor trade of this coun-
try is an immense interest. 1t
represents a money capital in
liquidation Of S400,0O0,0OO.
The beer trade represents a
retail value of 100000, 900.
On the two tax paid annually
is nearly s6O,OOO,OOO. If the
import trade in beers, wines
and liquors be added to the
native liquor and beer values,
the aggregate value will be
65,000,000. If to this is adj
ded the capital invested in
buildings, machinery, etc, the
footing is at least 81, 100000
OGO.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Lazy parsons have their par
adise in England, where neatly
Autographed sermons may be-
had ready made. Sermons in
stones have been heard 'Of be-
fore. -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The infantile population of
New Albany, Ind, is fast dis
appearing down the threats of
hungry sows, and the hog
owners offer to let the bereaved
parents have their next win
ter's pork at cost, in return for
their children.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The eolored people of Lin
coin county Kentucky will
hold their fifth annual MecbsR-
ical and Stock Fair ut the old
grounds near Huntsville, be,
ginning August goth and COM
tinuing four days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

An elderly man at WiRstetl.
Conn, has cut his throat lest
he should come to poverty, and
in so doing leaves an estate
worth $4,000. Alas! that
honorable poverty should be-
thought more dreadful than a
d1sgraceful death,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Young Walvorth, who 80
brutaIly murdered his father
in New York a few days ago,
has been indicted by the grand
jury for murder in the first de-
gree. Now if the New York
courts and juries will do Justice
in the case, they will hang him
to a degree that will prevent
his further murderous assaults
upon defenseless and unsus-
pecting individuals.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Nashua, n. H., seems to be
people mainly by factory oper-
atives Acknowledgements dogs. Its
latest dog story is about a man
who wanted to subscribe for a
paper, out lived three-quarters
OF a mile from the carriers
route, and sent his dog down
for the paper every day. The
canine carrier appears with per-
feet regularity, gets the paper
and trots home. Nashua dogs
ought to have the right to vote.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Mr.. Dana, of the n. Y. Sun.
speaking ofColfaz, and his con-
nection with the Credit Mobiler
affairs, says:
"The proof of his rank purie-
ry is overwhelming, his corrup-
ton stands out glaringly, and
his greedy seltishness is unre>
deemed by a single generous
or manly quality"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

An Iowapastor is trying to
get up arevival on the strength
of the recent tornado. His
congregation don't believe it
will happen again however.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

1t has rained somewhere in
this parish every day for seven
teen days, and in some places
as often as twice the same day.
For twenty-three days it has
rained every day between here
and Vicksburg.-[Ouachita
Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

In 1867 the first caterpillars
found in this section were
found on the 18th of July.
The cotton, that year, was
almost entirely eaten up.-
[Ouachita Telegraph.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

a young man at Blooming
ton, HI, has shot his father,
but to his everlasting credit be
it said, he finished the work in
the only decent way possible
by shooting himself too.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Elgin ILL.,, Butter Company
turns out 300 pounds of prime
butter and 600 pounds of cheese
daily. All of the employees of
this establishment are bald-head-
ed which is praise enough for the
butter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The horse disease, after tai.
ing its long march from Cana,
da, south to the Gulf and Wes.
to the Pacific. spent its fBrv
only when it had no mora,
horses to conquer. 1t is 70.
longer TO be ciassed as an eDi.
demic, but as a hereditary com.
plant. In Iowa, colts as soon
as foaled, show all the SYMPTOMS
of the horse disease, and ara
dying in largenumbers, sixtv
deaths being reported as having
occurred in one township,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

1t is useless for physicians. to
argue against short-sleeved dress.
es. The Constitution of the Uni
ted States says that "the right to
bear arms" shall not be interfered
with.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Constitution of New
Hampshire requires that all
the officials and members of
the Legislature shall be "of
tbs Protestant religion" Gov.
Straw, in his recent message,
expressed the opinion that, for
the credit Of the State, this
odious test should be abolish
ed" Straw is quite right, and
it is to be hoped that he shows
which way the wind of public
opinion blows in the Granite
State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

1t is stated that on deeora-
ton day in a. cemetary near
Boston, the grave of General
Montgomery, who so calamity
led our forces upon Quebec,
was entirely neglected.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Of the 956 cotton manufac>
tories in the United States 800
are i'll New England, "a in
Georgia, SO in North Carolina,
% in Tennessee, and a smaller.
nupber in the other Southern
States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

a Tennessee man wrote his
will on a paper collar and it
passed through probate as well
as any other will, though a little
unhandy about filing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Miss Susan B. Anthony 81
presses her willingness to-
stand ''face to face with Satan"
Nobody doubts that she would
be willing, but how about
Saton? He ought to be COLI
suited in the matter.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

After 1st of July the law re-
quires every subscriber topay
postage in advance, whether
in the parish or out. For the
Banner it will be five cents for
three months. Whenever a
subscriber refuses to pay post
age on a paper that's address
ed to him, it is the duty of the
postmaster to notify the pub
Usher at once, so that the paper
may be stopped. Under the
law, the postmaster failing to
perform this duty, becomes re
sponsible for the subscription.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28
BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday Morning, June %, 1873

We see that Proctor & CANDLES
extra olive soap is becoming very
popular; its quality we know is supe-
rior, aud being nicely perfumed, we
are not surprised that customers pre-
feriit. and thatit has a large sale.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The cholera is now raging to
an alarming extent in Saint
James parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

Corn and cotton are growing
rapidly, and so are the weeds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Peoria (nl) Review has
its old man who reads that
paper and no other, and thus
describes him: "Chewed to-
bacco sixty years and got fat
on it. Then he took to hard
drink and followed it for twen-
ty years; grew younger ever
day. Now he reads his paper
by moonlight alone, through
an inverted microscope, to
make the type appear small
enough for his eyesight. Walks
four miles every morning for
his drinks before breakfast.
Chops a cord of wood between
each meal. Tried to die of old
age thirteen times and failed
every whack. Attends to the
wants of his old and feeble
grandson, and superintends,
funerals of his posterity with a
decency becoming his years"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

STUDYING SCIENCE.-ThCre
is no more interesting or in
structive recreation for a dwell
er in the country than the pur>
suit of science or the study of
those things which exist
or happen in connection with
the daily life and business of
the farmer. Close observation
of the strangely curious things
which may be seen on every
hand each moment will lead to
a strong desire to understand
their nature; and well directed
efforts to understand these
things, is the study Of science,
The most successful scientific
student is the one who is the
acutest observer and the most
interchangeable inquirer. There
is no royal road to science
Any farmer may be a scientific
man and every one should be
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-29
Board of Health.

A SPECIAL MEETING LAST NIGHT
The Board nj Health met IN special ses-
sion last week, President McCan In the
chair.
Letters were read from Drs. christopher
Cox and !. NJ. Verde members OF me
Washington Board Of Health, requesting
the Board 10 appoint delegates to attend
national convention, to be held In Washing
ton, Jan. 2ist. 1874.
II is stated that one Of the objects Of the
convention will be to devise some plan by
which contagious diseases can he avoided
to q greater extent. The convention Will
also petition Congress for the establishment
of "a Health Bureau.
on motion the matter was referred n =
committee of three. consisting Of Drs.
Draper and Shortidge and Mr.. Eckel, to
report in two weeks.
Mrs Garrichy complained Of nuisance on
Jackson street. between Second ard Third
streets, which the President stated would
/ be attended 70.
The President. for the committee appoln-
! ted on the subject. stated that the nuisance
complained of at Front and Jackson streets
some time ago. had been Abated.
The committee were discharged from the
further consideration OF the subject.
A communication. signed by James I.
Bird. VIM Bright VIM. Bowe, NJ. M.Child;
| Evans Pennington, John NJ. Dunn, and
others. decrying against the system OF
cleansing cess-pools about TO be put int
operatinn,and rraving that they he allowed
10 employ whatever system they choose
was read.
The communication was submitted Al
first 10 Council. hut thew deeming II the
business Of the Board TO consider such mat
ters It WAS referred by that body to the
Board.
On motion Of Mr. EZEKIEL the communiea
tion was accepted from Council and thu
matter referred to the committee on thu
subject.
An order was directed 10 he drawn In favo
OF John Curry TO the amount of S2s 80. an'
the Board adjourned.