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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
Disappointment.

> Faces arc fillsehoods; handslakcs, kisses,
tears,
Smiles, promises, and words Of love, are
nauglt.
know, for believed in them, andfought,
fifth all the young strength of my strong
young years,
To make belief immortal, strangling fears.
May God do SO to me, and more, If aught
But death part theea and me-" said, dis
traught.
When lean faced Malice took me by the ears
Now I, too, am grown hollow-eyed and
:. pale,
And wander lonely through the crowded
lands,.
Mourning my dead ideal, all unforgct.
So dreams the childless mother of the wal
Of infants, and awakes with outstretched
hands,
Do That tumble in her dead babes vacant cot
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
STRAY SALE.

E,strased before the undersigned, authori-
h ~, on the 9th gay Of May, 1874
by Alex Randall, and viii be sold to the
highest bidder, for cash, st Bellevue, Louis
lana. on Saturday, the nth day Of July
1874, certain brindle .muly cow, marked
with swallow fork in left ear smootEcrOp
and nnderhit in night ear and . plotch brand
on right hip.
Appraised 81 80.
The 0wncris requested to come forward
prove property, pay. charges, 90.
=. a THOMAS, Stray Master.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
There is a gentleman Twin,

There is a gentleman living
on the Southwestern Railroad
near Columbus, Ca, who has
thirteen daughters. He buys
clothing for them by the whole
SALE, Thus, when last in
Columbus he bought 376 yards
Of calico, 100 of lawn, Is cor
sets, 26 pairs Of shoes, and
other goods in proportion. Un>
like many other fathers with
only one daughter, he paid cash
for all his purchases. Though
an old man, he has never
bought q bushel Of corn o.
pound Of meat, but raised
them himself. He has never
sworn an oath, and does no
owe q dollar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

Laconic funeral grafton by
an Arkansas poker-player !:
Gentlemen, my partner never
killed q man unless he thought
he had a reason for it, and
when he stocked the cards it
was done it the prettiest way
you ever seen !; I'll shoot the
man that says he hasn't gone
to heaven"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

The man who has never
failed in business cannot possi-
bly, know whether he is honest
or not; he cannot possibly
know whether he has any
"grit" in him, or is worth a
button. It is the man who
fails, and then rises, who is
really great in his way.
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If there ever was a time in
the. history of this Republic
when men Of all parties should
come together to consider the
public good, that time is now
Everywhere, wherever the
party in power has the pats
ronage, official corruption is
discovered in a more or less
degree. Rings, combinations,
and cliqnes are formed every
where for the purpose of prey,
Ing upon the honest masses Of
che people. Such things are
not right, andsuch things must
have an end.-[Terre Haute
journal, DENY
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

A LAWYER.-It is related of
George Clark, the celebrated
negro minstrel, that, being
examined as a witness, he was
severely Intercepted by the
attorney. who wished to break
down his evidence.
"You are in the negro min>
strel business, [ believe % in~
quired the lawyer.
Eyes sir" was the prompt
reply.
Isn't that a rather low calls
ing Z" demanded the attorney.
II don't know but what it is,
SIR" replied the minstrel, 'but
it is so much better than my
fathers that I am rather proud
of it,
"What was your fathers
calling z,
|, HE was a lawyer !" replied
| Clark, in a tone of regret, thai
| put the audience in a roar
| The lawyer let him alone.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
Profitable Convicts.

Georgia makes her peniten>
tiary convicts profitable SER
wants. Very few, if any OF
them, are kept in confinement,
but they are let out to parties
who will be responsible for
their safe keeping and humane
treatment, so that they not
only earn their board and
clothing but yield a profit to
the State on their labor. Sew
eral years ago the entire lot OF
male convicts was leased to
Grant, Alexander & Co., rails
road builders, who worked
them three or four years in
various parts of the State, but
when the lease ran out they de-
clined to renew it, whereupon
the convicts were hired to
other parties. 1t is said that
there has been no greateepro>
portion of escapes unde his
arrangement than when the
prisoners we're kept within the
walls of the penitentiary.
Throughout the State persons
convicted Of offences of a lesser
! grade than felony are usually
put at work upon the county
bridges or roads, and in incor-
porated towns upon the public
streets, instead of being locked
up in the county jails to pass
their time in idleness. This
system is popular with the tax
: payers, whatever the convicts
may think aboutit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

AvARIcE.-All the good
things of this world are no
further good to us than as they
are Of use ; and whatever we
may heap up to give to others,
we enjoy only as much as we
can use. and no more. [De
Foe. q
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
FEVER aED. AGILE.

FEVER AND AfsIEs cured fer fly cents. There 10
mot remed a,eltin this ,yefsd lat " cure Fever
and Ague. and all eIEer Mfiie,s, lsilous, Scarlet
Typhoid velmp and o,her Peers lailed BIZ RAD
WAYS PILLS SO quick as E-ADHAf'S READY EE-
LIEF. Fifty cents per botls. $,s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

~
We overheard q queer thing
the other day from the lips Of
two little girls not over nine
years old. Each Of them had
. baby in her arms, when the
elder of the two said to hel
companion !. "Sallie, can you
tell Q tip-top lie - "Yon bet.
"Why I" said the other. "Why
you take your baby and I'll
take mine, and we'll so around
begging. You tell people We
are widows"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
Parochial.
Notice.

Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may
IN concern, that have revoked and can
cclled all powers Of attorney heretofore Civ
en- by ME to DIR. S. w. Vance, and that said
Vance is no longer my agent for the trans
action of any business whatever.
June 5th, 1874.
nll-3ts* M. G. O'NEILL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
Medical, .

Us ~
Hl'l3sl;l;! :{|1|15aA
DR.. ]. Walkers Califor4je
Vinegar Bitters are . purely Veg
etable preparation, made chiefly from
the native herbs found On thu, i0wef
ranges of tho Sierra Nevada noun
tains Of California, the medicinal
properties Of which are exttactea
therefrom Without the use qf klc0h9ls
The question is almost daily asked,
/" What, is the cause of tho :tInpAr-
alleled success of VINEGAR tBET-
TIERS z" Our answer is, that they
remove the CAUSE of diseaBe; ma
the patient recoyers, his hA6lth Thar
are the great blood purifier and .
life-giving principle, . perfect Rene
vator and lnvigorator OF the sysfens
Never before IN the history Of thS world
has q medicine been comp spde-
sessing the remarkable qualities Of VIZ
EGAR BITTKRsli in healing fhe tl6k III
every disease man is heir TO-. TheE aEp
8 gentle Pufgative as well as "a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or InfamWstjQn,ef
the Liver and visceral Organs, IN Bilious
Diseases. M III SfssaAH
The properties Of Dr., WALE
ER's VINEGAR BITTRks are Aperient Dia-
phoretic, CarminetiYe, Nutnti1nE IIA14-
tive, Diuretic, Sedative, CQupt Iryjtapt,
n3nr;fc AIt.r44fitta. ana a Nh RitjhS&y
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

u
a Virginia railroad was made
to pay $50 for killing rooster.
The engineer said he spoke to
the gentleman with the whistle
as kindly as possible, but when
the fellow dropped one wing
on the ground, raised his
eye heaven-ward, and COM
menced whetting his spurs on
the rail, forbearance ceased to
be a virtue, and he lit into him
with thirteen freight cars.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

Mitchell, the California farm
or, will have 1900 acres of
wheat growing this season.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13

There is q Brooklyn lad who
says he can always tell when
bis father expects to go ont Of
town. by the freedom with
which he alludes to some Of
his neighbors as 'sliar and
hors6. thieves. /"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-06-13
Mutt Ic Leonard,

a TTORNEYS AT LAW, Texas Street,
IN Shreveport, La. VIII practice in the
Courts of Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne and
Bienvilh. yl0n40
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!. d. WATKINS. T. NJ. Fol
Watkins r. Fort,

4 ttorneys at Law, Minden, La. VIII
N practice in all the Courts for Web
ster and Bossier parishes, and in the
Supreme Court of the State. vl3n5
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The members of the Placer County In
dependent Central Committee are, by order
of the Secretary, requested to meet at the
Placer HERLD Office, in Auburn, at one
o'clock, P NJ on Saturday, the 23d day o
May, 1874, for the purpose Of elecling q
Chairman, and transacting other business
of Importance. 1t is much desired thai
each should attend, and lend his voice tc
the proceedings We append the names Of
the Committee that there may lie no mistake
as to who are meant.
G. w. Applegate, W. NJ. Cruteher,
Hon. W. G. Norton, 7. A. Stevens, A.
Mckinley, G. j. Brown, John lhorp, and
John ClydeSdae
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
NelC Advertisements.
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES.

g EALED PROPOSALS will be received by
- the Board of Supervisors of the County Of
Placer, for the furnishing Of the County Hospt-
a. II said county with all necessary groceries
and provisions to be used by said Hospital for
the period of five months, from the first day Of
June, A. D. 1874.
Also proposals will be received by said Board
for the furn shng, for the use OF the Hospital
and Jail, with all necessary clothing, bedding
and blankets for the same period.
Bids for each or either of the above contracts
to be in writing and accompanied with price
lists, giving the price and quality of the articles
to be furnished, and to be filed with the Clerk
next, when they will be considered
The Board reserving the right to reject any or
all bids.
By order of the Board. %. .
:. B. F. BURT, Clerk.
Dated Auburn. May 1874 na9-Sw
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

"OF the great papers of California. II e
Post is the only one which Las honestly
labored to get II orough investigation Of
this Contract and Finance Company made. u
So says the Post. If We admit that the
HERALD is not one of the great papers, then
we admit what the Post says is true, to a
some extent. But we will not admit thai
we have not abored as heard, earnestly ard
honestly for thorough nvestie alton into
the frauds perpetra'ed by this company as
the Posi-. or any other paper can. And We
stand at Luttrell's back, to-day, wi h kind
words of clieer, encouraging him on in the
good work, as every homes: Journal should
do. Even the Post says Lutrell's efforts
"are hopeless" If unsupported, they will
be; but let the ours see the country laud his
efforts, and their nerves will sacken. They
will quit, and Luttrell will be victorious.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
PEOPLE tIllUkIUtS.

The same feeling W hich burst the party
bands in ibis State last Fall, and gave to
the people, in great measure, a victory
over corrupt office seekers, professional oti-
clans, and corrupt rings and moropolies, is as
rife to-day in tie Easttn States as it was
here then, and as it has become all predomi-
nant here within one short year, so it will
there, in less than one year hence, be the
spirit that W i'll rule. In other words, the
indications from all parts Of the Union, and
we speak our earnest convictions, foUndt d
from the drift of he most popular Eastern
journals, Ioint as dirCciy to n victory fer
the people over both the old parties in 1876,
as the needle of tie compass Joints TO th,
north pole. A short time ago there was an
important election in St. Louis, for the
choice of city officers. The people were
victorious. And IN commenting upon the
result. the Republican, the leading Demo
cratic paper in the State of Missouri, says
"Some llnes can le Gone as well as 9th
ers. TIE people Of St. Louis ale not Sc
welded to party names that they cannot re-
buke party caucuses for nominating nm
worthy men for flee. d parted is the
reign of that spirit which looked to partisan
discipline and the blind edeterminaton tc
"support the nominee" rather than to the
Jeffersoniin test, "ls he honest ? is he Ca
pabe p The sovereigns of the land have
seen enough wire pulling and demagoguery
Of manipulating primaries in behalf o.
rings and cliques, of foisting, dangerous OIL
unfit men upon them--to have resolved
pretty generally that a bolt Is ol,ooys u
order The voice Of the citizens of ST.
Louis recently, of both Republicans anc
Democrats, vas one in the nature OF IA les
son TO the politicians, saying, nominate goo'
men in your caucuses and primaries, or W.
will ,omahawk them at the polls. The re
suit is valuable as showing that it is ossibl,
60 break through party lines in behalf o
reform, and as a great eneoura cement t.
future efforts of similar character 1t,
benefits will be felt and appreciated at sub
sequent elections, municipal, Legislative
State and national Let it be resolved nov
that no more bummers, scalawags or in
competents. shall be elected to the council
Legislature or other office. If existin,
party divisions must continue, let each b,
required to present its best represenlativ,
men. under the penalty of defeat and Lu
initiation.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
WOOD.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
- the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Placer for the furnishing and delivery for the
use of said coun'y, of one hundred and twenty
five cords of wood Said wood to be live or
black oak, of good quality, four feet i'll length,
and delivered, seventy-fve cords at the Court
House and fifty cords at the County Hospital,
on or before the first day of November next.
All bids must be in writing, and filed with the
Clerk of the Board on or before the first day Of
June, A. d. 1874, when they W Il be considered.
The Board reserving the right to reject any or
all bids.
By order Of the Board.
B. F. BURT Clerk.
Dateu Auburn Nav l4th 1874. MO 9w
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

The bill approprialing 100000 for a
Centennial Celebration was lost in the
House by heavy majority. Cause.-The
country can't afford it. That's a pity.
We know we are poor, and getting poorer,
with the swarms Of leches, and hoardcs Of
Government thieves. Treasury robbers, Con
tract swindlers, etc, that now infest our
National Capital. But if nation, rich in
natural resources az We are, and with a
population of over 5000 900, cant afford
u cents apiece, in honor TO the heroes of
'76 and the trainers Of our government,
we had better throw up the sponge, and
call for new deal.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

IT is proposed to convene the Legislature
of Arkansas to recount the ballots to settle
The difficulty between Baxter and Brooks.
This seems fair. Brooks claims the Gov
ernorsbip because, he says. there was fraud
in counting the ballots. The right way to
settle the difficulty is to correct the first
cause.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
NOTICE. TO LITIGANIS.

As the constitutions right Of the Legislature to re-
peal the Act to Protect Lii 30 FAR a. relates to
the contracts M those papers thAt Lave comptd WIN
theaw 10 he in the courts notice Is hereby
given that the propret"rs nd publishers of this pa
per will continue 10 comply with is terms in accord
ance with lond fled until JudiCiauy determined.
II LEGAL notices are Published in the HERALD they
are sure TO be right. II published elsewhere. deCls-
ion In oui IA yor would make Illegal all publications
not made in the lIERAI and throw the suits o. all
liieant- who have Teen disregarding this no.
lice back into the word 10 the wise is suti
Cient.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that pursn-
~ ant to the requirements of an Act of the
Legislature of the State of California, entitled
:" An Act levying tax for State purposes for
the twenty fourth and twenty-hfth fiscal years,
and to provide for the enforcement thereof" ap-
proved March %, 1874, there has this day been
delivered to me the Duplicate Assessment Ro Is
of Revenue District No. 2. Of Placer County
Californi for each Of said fiscal years, 1S72-73
and 1o73-74) and that the taxes entered thereon
will become delinquent on the first Monday Of
uly, 1874, and unless paid prior thereto twenty
five (25) per cent. will be added to the amount
thereof,
w. L. MUNSON,
Tax Collector of Revenue District
No. Placer County, Cal.
Auburn, May 1lth, 1874. n397w
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
MOTTO Il
Revenue District No. One.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that pursu-
~ ant to the requirements of an Act of the
Legislature of the State of California, entitled
IAN Act levying tax for State purposes, for
the twenty -fonith and twenty fiscal years,
and to provide for the enforcement thereof ap-
proved March 2S 1874. there has this day been
delivered to me the Duplicate Assessment Rolls
of Revenue District No l, of Placer County,
California, for each of said fiscal years, US72-
10 and 1S73-74) and that the taxes entered there
on will become delinquent on the first Monday
of July, 1874, and unless paid pri3r thereto,
twenty-five (25) per cent. will be added to the
amount thereof
JAMES MOORE,
Tax Collector of Revenue District
No. /. Placer County, Cal.
Auburn, May 1lth, 1874.
n39-7w
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

THERE has been several elections in the
last two weeks under the Local Option act :,
N different parts Of the State, and it seems
The people are still, in spite of all the cru
sading. as much disposed to allow licenses
as they are to putting down the liquor itself
1t is bad time of the year to vote on this
question. We have had such hard win
ter that the people are afraid of water
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
ESTRAY NOTICE.

CtAN1E to the premises of the undersigned
~ near the Grass Valley road, about 6 miles
from Auburn. on or about the first day Of July.
A. d. 1873. a brown mare Was three years old
past Right hind loot white; little white in
the foaehead; no brands perceivable; about four
teen hands high. The owner is requested to
come and prove property, pay charges, and
take her away.
n39 -4w1 d. w. JARRETT
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

CoNGRE EssIoNAL.-lhe bill 10 postpone tie
Congressional election in California until
1875 has passed the House of Representa-
tives; and has good chance Of becoming
approved by the Senate.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16

The bill postponng the election of Con-
gressmen in this State has passed both
Houses Of Congress
The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
Ne1c advertisements.
EsTRAY NOTICE.

NAME TO MY PLACE, on Dry Creek, three
~ miles north of Virginiatown, on or about
the 9th of May, 1874, one span of work horses.
One is dark gray, about IL hands hlgh. me
other is a light gray, branded 81" one has
a bell on. Both shod all around. The owner
is requested to come and prove property, pay
charges and take them away.
&. G. W. McCURDY.
D3g-4w
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13
Apples of California.

Concerning California apples the
Pacific Rural Press thinks there can be
but one opinion, and that is: "They are,
in a remarkable degree, lacking in
strength and variety of flavor. Apple
consumers here universally acknowledge
it, and so little is expected of California
apples in this respect that the growers
give little consideration to the question
of flavor; and, as consequence OF this
Indifference in regard to all fruit quail
ties, excepting size and beauty, varieties
have become so confused that Dealers and
even producers, scarcely know what they
are selling further than that they are
apples" 1t is further said "They are
neither very sweet nor very sour, for we
cannot produce as sour apples as are
grown in the East-some of which, to
use standard expression, you'd make
pig squeal to eat them-neither are our
sweet apples as sweet as theirs. Not
only are these extremes of sweet and
sour wanting in California apples,
but we fail to secure the varied
delicacies of flavor which charac-
teriZe the scores of varieties of apples
sold in the Eastern markets, and
those possessing marked individuality of
h"'oi' hS bPieLShUSAS :, wi iho'dhNSt 10
greatly modified in flavor when acclima-
tized here. Those who are familiar with
the apple instanced above, as it is grown
at the East, know that plate of them
placed upon the table in winter land they
should not be brought forth for eating
until midwinter) will fill the room with
their invigorating odor; and they will also
testify that the flavor is fully equal to the
odor Most partial of Californians will
scarcely claim that our Spitzenberg APP
Piles are up to the standard, though with
us they are large, smooth and shapely;
while at the East they are small, warty
and one sided" This "toning down" of
flavor is thought to be undoubtedly"
the consequence of the "change of eli
mate, and, such being the case, we must
not expect a perpetual cure even were
we to introduce the most radical change
1t is said, in conclusion, that ." in order
to successfully compete with our Eastern
rivals we shall be compelled to keep up
an importation of trees and cions belong.
ing to varieties which possess these char
acteristics."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13
Desirable Qualities in a Pig.

OF all the desirable qualities in pig a
vigorous appetite is of the first impor-
lance. A hog that will not eat is of no
more use than a mill that will not grind
And it is undoubtedly true that the more
a pig will eat in proportion to his size
provided he can digest and assimilate it,
the more profitable he will prove. The
next desirable quality is, perhaps, quiet
ness of disposition. The blood is derived
from the food, and flesh is derived from
the blood Animal force is derived from
the transformation of flesh. The more
of this is used in unnecessary motions
the greater the demand on the stomach,
and the more food will there be required
merely to sustain the vital functions ,
and the more frequently flesh is trans
formed and formed again the tougher
and less palatable it becomes. This
quality, quietness of disposition, com
bined with small amount of useless
parts, or ofial, has been the aim of all
modern breeders. Its Importance will
readily be perceived if we assume that
IS per cent of the food is ordinarily con
sumed to support the vital functions,
and that the slight additional demand of
only one-siXth more food is required for
the extra ot1al parts and unnecessary ac-
tivity. A coarse, restless animal would
gain, in flesh and fat, in proportion to
the food consumed, only half as fast as
the quiet, refined animal. To assume
that IA rough, coarse, savage, ill-bred
mongrel hog will require sixth more
food than a quiet, refined, well bred
Berkshire, Essexo or Suffolk is not extrav-
agant.-Harris.