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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-05
Small Farms.

Small Farms.
From the St. Louis Republican,
AT a recent planters meeting
at Stone Mountain, Ga, Mr.. r. "a.
Hardaway read an essay on the
advantages OF small farms over
large ones, that would be quite as
profitable reading in Missouri as
in Georgia. The chief feature in
Mr.. Hardaway's essay is the facts
produced, which farmers will
have no difficulty in understand
ing, even though they may not
consent to make the experiment.
In 1866 Mr.. Hardaway took tif-
teen acresof common pine land,
and cultivated it for six years in
succession, limiting his operations
to that apparently insignificant
] tract. The first year he produced
on six acres 214 bushels Of corn,
at the rate of 35 bushels per acre;
and, on nine acres, seven bales, or
3.276 pounds Of cotton. The corn
he sold for 81 per bushels not
uncommon price in Georgia-or
S214 for pa bushels, and the
cotton brought him % rs cents
per pound, or $913 for the seven
bales. The total crop brought
/ h : ~ ls.I 1 z
nnn'therefore. Sl,l27. The follow
! ing year ne planted i've acres 10
corn, on wnlcn ne raised l79
bushels, anu sold It for W 2 bush
e. ana ~ acres 10 cotton which
yielded niue bales, at 26 IL cents
per pound, or Ss41 total receipts,
/ xI.Io3. Inc third year he put
the whole ID acres IN cotton, and
raised from It IA bales, for which
he received ~ IL cents per pound,
or III for the crop. The fourth
year he planted lt AL in cotton
again, and made 10 bales, which
ne sold Tor VI ,6l4. The fifth, he
planted IL all IN cotton, ana made
l0 bales, which he sold lat "A IL
cents) for $1,3l6. In 1871 be
ne s0W6d two acres IN oats, and
/ got from It 160 bushels, or 81
bnsnels per acre-a pretty heavy
oats yleid for Missouri, or Georgia
esther-which he sold for 81 per
bushel; six acres In cotton. which
welded him ive bales, worth fat
l5 IL cents . pound) 1907 !; four
acres III corn, which yielded 1853
bushels, worth 81 per bushel, 2
acres IN rice which yielded 81
Dushel worth III 90 per bnshel,
and one acre IN potatoes Of which
no account was taken-making
the total crop worth $8z6. In
io!5 ne raised on acres z0S
DuShels OF corn worth $2Oos on 4
acres oaies OF cotton worth 1888,
On acres ooO ousneis OF oats
worth $5oO total value ct corp
i S9o1-oesldes taking $75 worth
OF premium on e. In 1873 ne
ralsea oD 9 acres 3O4 bushels OF
corn worth SoU4. on 0 acres 33O 5,
oushels OF oats worth $3JO, put I
acre ln potasoes OF whlcn no ac-
count was taken, and allowed 9
acres ,lo, ]. 81 rest value ol the whole
crop soo4, Win S4oO premiums
OestdeS. Ihe only fertiiIziiig nleil-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-05

The Herald and Mail Of Co
Iutbbia, Tenn. says that Mar
shal Jewell was q telegraphfe
opera1or thero twenty-six years
ago. ls
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-05
Black Against Black.
ST.. Louis Republican.i

Black Against Black.
From the ST. Louis Republican,
When the Southern issue is be
tween white and black we get a
vague sort of comprehension oft;
if it be not a sswar of races we
can at least call it so, and thus
force solution OF it. But when
it is black against black-Bowley
against Joues-we~in must give up.
And this is what it has come to.
Bowley is black and Jones is
black both are members of the
same legislature, and both live in
the same South Carolina town
and that, we suppose, is what's the
matter. Bowley is ambitious, and
Jones is. ambitious and when
both aspire to the personal leader
ship Of the negro population of
the same country, there necessa-
rily occurs what.takes place when
two unreasonable railroad trains
attempt to pass each other on the
same track-a collision. First,
the Jones faction broke up a Bow
ley meeting, and this set things
a-going. Jones sent runners out,
and the Jones folks ''came pouring
into town." ready for emergencies.
Some of them tried to kill Bowley
At midnight sthere was heavy
firing the Bowley army had ats
tackled Jones' house. The next
day the Jones people turned the
tables and attacked Bowley's
house; and Bowtey to save him
self from the affectionate bullets
of his honorable coadiutor's parti-
sans, got the sheriff to put him in
Jail and Col. Vodges, command
ing the q. s. troops at Charleston,I
was called on for = force to sup.
press the disorder,
This is the way the matter
stands, and it fnrnishesla laugha-
BILE illustration for the practice
that has grown up under Republi-
can rule OF calling upon the
United States army to settle
brawls in the South. What has
the United States to do with a
row in a South Carolina town, or
a louisiana town ora Mississippi
town3 May not the friends of
the Hon. Mr.. Jones fire into the
residence of the Hon. Mr.. Bowley
or the adherants Of Hon. Mr..
Bowley storm the domestic castle
Of Hon. Mr.. Jones without having
the sportive proceeding interrupt
ed by a platoon of blue-coats Z
DO we pay $43, ,O0O, 900 a year for
an army, with Gen. Sherman at
the head of it, merely to keep the
peace between Bowleys and
Jensesa What does the state of
South Carolina exist for. if, to
borrow a Kansas metaphor, it it
cannot ssskin its own sknnkrs Ii
it is the duty Of the United States
government to keep the peace in
the Southern Republican states,
let US set the worthless govern
ments of those states asile, re
solve the army into a police, with
Gen. Sherman as chief constable,
| and do the work thoroughly. If,
on the other hand, it is the duty
of each state to take care OF its
own Bowleys and Joneses, let US
send the army after the Indians,
and leave the South Carolina
statesmen to smash each Others
crowns without molestation.
+ In a speech made by jeff Davis
recently he said, when speaking
| of the cattle business in Texas.
that while in England he met q
Texan who was endeavoring tC
make a contract for supplying the
| whole British army with canned
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-05
NUMBER "a.
The Postage Law.

The new law passed at last SEES
sion Of Congress makes some i'm
portant changes. All post offices,
when the salary of P. NJ. is below
$1,000, are ranked as 4th class.
The compensation Of Post Mas
ters Of this class is the box rents
collected at the Office aud commis-
sions on other postal revenues Of
the office at the rate of 60 per
cent. on the first hundred dollars,
30 per cent, on the next $500,
etc.
After January 1st, 1876, pre-.
payment of newspaper postage
will be required. Free delivery
is given all newspapers to sub
scrbers only within the country
where the paper is published.
The new law makes mail mat
ters other than letters and news.
papers nniform--limited to four
pounds at rate OF one cent per each
two ounces. On newspapers sent
out of the country where they are
published the rate is two cents
persponnd.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-05
S Bellevue, Louisiana,
SATURDAY, sEPTEMBER5, 1s7
FOR STATE TREASURER,
JOHN c. MoNcURE.

Si. FOR REPRESENTATIVES,,
e w. II. SWAMI. ! ID
L. D. SANDm0E.
FOR PARISH JUDGE,
J. H KEYSER.
a FOR SHERIFF,
prs, B. i. WYCHE.
FOR CORONER.
]. w. MARTIN.
), FOR. POLICE JURORS,
THOMAS LYLES.
: JOHN J. MEARS.
. JOHN g. ALLEN.
H. BARNACASTL.E.
,.4 +. ISAAC A. Du.LARD.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-09-05

TIE RIGHT SPIRIT.-The Aber-
leeiI Miss. EXAMINER Is adthori.
zed by Col b. M. Tefrell of that
city, te say that he will furnish
fiye farmers, having each five in
the family With eighty acres : n
land 70 eaeh family for fiEe years,
free Of rent, conditioned that they
shall remain upon it, and cultivate
it for that length OF time.
Ihisis' q btiiiness prop6sition
but the Grpphic has q better one
a Mobile gentleman authorizes
|uS 20 say tllas be win give ava,
70 actual settlers alternate tract
Of forty acres Of land ip Alabama
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
The Iron Trade.

The general stagnaton in The iron trade
which has for many months past been the
subject of widespread complaint, especially
in the interior of This State, is about 10 eXper-
fence such revival that the hopes of manu-
facturers for renewal of their once flourish
ing business will probably be realized, At
the time of the existence OF the worst state of
affairs prices virtually reached what is termed
as hard-pan, and it is only after lapse Of
many months, during which the greatest ap-
prehensions have been felt in some quarters,
that reaction is likely to supersede tie omln-
Gus dizziness. Many purchasers, indeed, de
layed operations in the anticipation that prlcfs
would fall below the minimum of the last
mouth, but their foresight was so far mistaken
that they are now the losers to considerable
extent. In olhtr word he terms for bar
iron have advanced dunno th, past two days
to three cents per pound, and there are nu-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT s.ill hesitate to buy
at that figure. 1t is believed that the tide has
now definitely turned, and that the active de.
mand which ex is a. present is not likely tC
diminish, even 9 lie Old rates, for it Is signi-
iscaut that nearly all of the mills refused tC
maze any ncession.--Reddtng Eagle.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
NOTICES..
REoIsrRY BUREAU.

N1OTICE.-The Registry Bureau VIII pc yPs nar.
N on MONDAY, July l3th. lMt. Avort ri his
fusion and the better TO arrange x;dea into Sec
irons and the time appointed in wnleh tns ,,r,iv
fnranertv holders) in each cction are Lespee.n,
requested to present - deeus mM Mo.
desrrintion of their plD. lty at tins once ,a
Section LIST extends iron Market 10 ono il,b ~.
from Front TO Seventh Streets; from July i''A :"
9th. ,,,. A., Italian and
from Seventh to Thirteenth streets; from July
Section ), extends from Market to Union: AM AM.
| from Thirteenth TO Brandywine; from August AVN
| to oath. ,1.;o, md
! Section 4, extends from Market to Union, ana
from Front Street South to City Line; from A"sas'
| nth to September It'll. ~, . en,,-
Section 5, West of Market and North OF brandy
wine; from September It'll to 2lst, ~ =, Nh,
| Section q, East of Market and Ncrth OF MIMI
| streets; from September list TO October 5th.
| Section Z, East OF Market street ana from Ahiru
| to Ninth streets; from Oct. 9Th TO l9th. =,
| Section s. East of Market street, and South from
| Third to streets; from Oct. 18th to Nov. I'd. =,
| Section - East Of Market, and Sou4h from a SL
! to City Line nom Nov. I'd to 10TH =,
| All Deeds. Conveyances or Transfers OF Real rs
tate made after July 18th. 1874 must be entered IN
this Office before they sent to New Castle to be
, recorded 49,
A copy of the Registry Law and blank forms for
the description OF property will be furnished on ap-
'"'"'A NJ. c. CONWELL.
Chief Engineer and Surveyor
| je5-hn Tenth and King Streets.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
THE RADICAL FLIP FLOP.

The action of the City Council last night is
not calculated to elevate the stability or mental
calibre of some OF the Republican members OF
the Council in the minds Of their constituents.
II has only been week since they voted to defeat
an ordinance authorizing the sale OF bonds Tor
the building OF the proposed new reservoir and
for resolution to postpone the commencement
of the work thereon until September Last
NIGHT all the votes in THIS direction were recon
sidered and the ordinance authorizing the sale oil
bonds for the proposed work was passed, and
also resolution to proceed with the work as
soon as $4,000 worth of the bonds were dis
posed Of
This action shows the power OF tue Ring IN
the city. 1t shows also that the Ring was backed
up by the Republican party, and that since the
Georgetown Convention even the Conservative
members of the City Council have been made to
succomb to the party lash.
The negroes were represented in the Council
chamber last night in strong delegations from
the various wards They were doubtlessly there
to impress with the weight of character and the
importance of their votes in September upon any
who might dare to vote against the wishes oil the
Ring at whose hands they are waiting 10 be EN-
Moved
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
The Water Department.
From the Delaware Gazette. July Il.

Iron the Delaware Gazette, July IL, lS!l.l
"When the committee Democratic took pos
session [of the Water Department. they found
the pump at Tenth and Market streets WIS be-
ing run day and night, Sundays included, the
engineer making as high wages as $26 per
week. A portion of the committee at least
felt satisfied that no man could stand working
day and night, Sundays included, and do JUS
tice TO the city. 30 the committee made a
change appointed an efficient engineer, who,
in four weeks time made such improvements
as enabled him TO do all the pumping in ten
hours time, and not work on Sundays. Here,
then, ia a saving of $40 per week in wages. and
$25 per week in fuel, making $35 per week, an
amount sufficient to pay the salaries of the
Superintendent and the engineer.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
Hostile to the Contract system.

The Republicans in the City Council still
adhere to their hostility to doing the city Work
by contract; and they now propose to build The
proposed new water reservoir by the day.
A few years ago the Democrats got control
the Council aud passed an ordinance that al
work amounting 10 over $50 should be done by
contract. But the Republicans in a short time
again acquired the ascendancy in the Council
aud have been doing frequent jobs without Civ
ing them out by contract, notwithstanding the
ordinance which, with others, they had sworn tc
support remains unrepeaied in the laws of thu
city.
If the work is commenced by the day, the city
will never know how much the reservoir vii
cost
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
The StOien Chfld-AnOther nisapOiRt
ment,

PoTTsvuLE, Pa, July 3o-Last night officers
started in pursuit of a band of gvpses who
passed through Pottsyille yesterday morning
having such information that led them to be
lieve that Charley Ross was with the band.
A gentleman who knew the child declared
that he answered the description of the miss
ing child. The whole band was taken into
custody at Hamburg and held TO await identi-
fcation of the child. Great excitement. pre-
vailed and it became unsafe for the gypsies.
Relatives of the child accompanied by officers
arrived, and on seeing the child were sadly
disappointed, as it was not the looked-foI
Charley Ross.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31

GOOD OPPORTUNITY. il. Davis, ESQ.
State Treasurer, sdvertises for Delaware State
Bonds due January /, 1875. This affords an
excellent opportunity for those holding these
bonds to change their investments. There are
about Sl7l, 900 worth of them and they will be
paid by the time they are due. The State debt
has been reduced s2l6,ooo The payment OF
these bonds will add that much TO its reduction
and it is gratifying TO be able to state that the
State Treasurer has hopes of being able to pay
them all when due, without borrowing.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31

Patrick Dillon s42, 1929 AZ
John Dougherty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5,76970
City, per Supt Water Works, ..,...... AZ SAB Al
Chas. H. Gallagher, .................... 4S762,3
Patrick MCCARTHY ,.,,...,,. ,.,....,.... b2,9i3.00
George Richardson, .................,.. G0197 so
When the Democrats went into Council they
demanded that the work should be done by
contract. The wisdom of their course is well
illustrated in the above bids.
Here we find margin of SO, 440 to S17, 16o
in favor of the city in single job, and saw
ing by the contract system of a heavy per
cent. What the bids might have been, had
they continued to be given out in the interest
of "the Ring" without competition, no one
kn0ws-lt might have cost the city az, 900, in
stead of the bid of Mr.. Dillon.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
The New Water Main.

From the DELAWARE GAZETTE June 20, II !
The following are the bids for supplying the
new water MAINS and laying the same from
the Basin at Eleventh and Market streets.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
An Agent gone with S25O.OOO.

FSHIHH
The Peoples Fire Insurance Com pany,
In Philadelphia, which has done business
since 1859, has suspended on account OF de-
falcations by its officers, causing much ex-
element.
It IL stated that Mr.. Prindle, agent OF this
company and several others, sent his family
to Europe three months ago, and he lett
New York in q steamer, for Europe, last
Friday. It 10 believed he has absconded
with at least $3.50, 900.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
po.tal Car Service.

Tha following lette, from the President OF
the Philadelpbia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad TO the Postmaster General, has been
published:
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND bALTi-
MORE RAILROAD Co, PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
PnIL,p'A, July 2S, lS74-ilon. }. w. Mar
shall, POSTING a,er General, Washington. II. y.
Sir IL have the honor of acknowledging inc
the receipt of your letter Of Saturday last, with
enclosures.
In my letter Of the 2Slh instant, the receipt
of which you have acknowledged, you were
notified that our postal-oars can be used by the
dep. riment only upon the terms and at The
rates which were therea stated, or at rates
deemed equivalent thereto by this company
While declining our proposition you offer no
substitute, and are, Of course. aware that you
cannot use our cars after the 1st proximo, une 81
J OH can arrange with this company, or some
other party. who will pay us a reasonable COM
penss ton for their use.
Wo should hesitate as to assuming this po-
sition II any delay Of the mails or inconven-
ience 10 the public to the siiphtest extent
" i'll necessarily follow "a consequence
And, in order that tha department ana tha
public may lay the blame where 1t may De-
long OF any such delay or in convenient re-
suit. ] call your attention TO the TACT thA'
private contractors stand ready to perform
the mail service in the same way precisely
| in which W, have performed II to TINS uaic
and they will do this for such reasonanie
com pensation AZ you can probably lawfully
pay, for. although you cOnstrue the laws as
iorbiidng yon TO pay reasonable compensa'
ton to this company, l doubt II IL can oe
| warped into such construction in respec,
to contractors o.her than railroad compan-
| les.
| It Is no novelty for railroad company to
carry the mails for contractor VINO makes
his own terms with Post Office Department.
1t happens that | am president of one rail-
4 road company over whose tracks, for more
than seven years past, the New York and
Washington mails have been carried will
regularity and despatch in postal cars, al
| though the company does not own posta
car, nor pay anything for the use of a posta
car. That company has no dealings with
your department in any way. IL Is paid by O
contractor more than thrice as much per cal
per mile for the same mail as the department
| pays to the Philadelphia, Wilmington anc
Baltimore Railroad Company for furnishing
warming, lighting, and hauling the very sam,
cars upon the Philadelphia, Wilmington ant
Baltimore Railroad, and for furnishing them
upon the road to which allude.
/ have thus shown you, l hope concluslyely
First, that if your agents use our cars afte
the LIST prox. it can only be as consequence c.
clearly understood by you, OF The acceptance
of my offer or the adoption OF my suggeS
tons
Second that if any delay of mails or neon
yenience to the public be experienced in con
sequence of our postal cars not being used b
the depaI tment, the public will see that thi
company is not responsible therefore.
Very respectfully and truly yours.
ISAAC HINcKLEY,
President P, w. & b. Il. Il. Co,
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31

TIylIE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF New Castle
/ county are hereby requested to meet in their
respective Hundreds on SATURDAY, the sth day
ct August next. and select delegates to tho State
and County Conventions.
BY order OF the Executive Committee.
WM HERBERT.
iy3l- Chairman,
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31

gfSllE SEVENTH WARD DEMOCRATS are re-
l. respectfully requested to meet in the Hall Of
tIe Friendship Engine House. on SATURDAY
Evening next August list, 1874. Mt O'Clock. Tor tho
purpose of making arrangements for the election
of Delegates to the State and County Conventions,
on the Sth OF August.
b. uRpkR or TIE EXECuIIvE Gown TEE.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
Democratic Meeting.

A MEETING Of the Democratic citizens OF
N VI harrington. VIII be held at the rooms Of
tho Americas club, N Market street. on FRI
DAY Eyenins. july jlst, at O'Clock A iu,i at
tendance is requested. - ....,
H. II. MCINTYRE,
Chairman Dem lcratio kxoeutive COmmittee.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-31
Weather 1Seports.
WASHINGTON, July 81, l A.

WASHINGTON, July 81, A. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
For New England and the Middle States,
generally clear and warmer weather, with west
and south winds and no decided change in the
barometer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-09-24

EXHAUSTION OF THE BRAIN.-Dr
Radcliffe, in his recent Croonian lee.
lures, is reported to have discussed
at much length and very acutely
the subject of brain exhaustion, sc
common at the present day. After
describing the leading symptoms
such as loss of memory, depression
of spirits, increased of lessened
sleepiness, unusual irritability, cpl
leptiform condition of the nerves,
and sometimes transitory coma, he
argues against urging the patient to
eat heartily, believing that such a
practice tends to develop the disease;
he equally opposes the training diet
system, as generally starving the
nerve tissues by excluding hydro
carbons from food. Nor should the
patient be urged to work more than
is natural under the circumstances,
nor to rest from headwork, in many
cases cerebral exhaustion being in
tensified by the brain lying fallow;
if there is undue sleeplessness, the
head should lie low on pillow, and
if undue sleepiness, it should be kept
high.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-09-24

HOME DRESS MAKINo.--Let every
woman who has time to do so assist
in making her own dresses. Moth
ing is more social than home dress
making, and nothing possesses more
of Joy in which ranger informed
dleth not. Making up new things,
YOU need not be disturbed if a
neighbor drops in to say good
morning, but when you are fashion
ing two gowns into one, taking the
best parts of Mans and the best of
Bettie's to get out suit for Maria,
you naturally prefer to have your
visitor announced. 1t is rather
selfish to go with such work off by
ones self, and in the sunny morn
ings of early summer, when sewing
is being done, we advise co-opera-
ton. Cooperative dress-making in
a family is quite utopian in its pleas
antness, and not at all chimerical or
impossible of realization. The trou-
BILE with women who are their own
dress-makers is frequently that they
are in too much haste. They "must
have it done by Sunday" We wish
every woman who has to make her
own garments would make them in
a dignified and leisurely manner.
Why hurry about it? "Twill be
all the same an hundred years
hence"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-09-24

CORRECTLY SURNAMED.-A party
of twelve persons is said to have left
Chicago recently to join the estab-
lishment of community" similar
to the Oneida community in New
York, on Valcour's Island, in Lake
Champaign, the foundation of the
society being "absolute social tree
DOM" and its only governing law
''complete, universal free love-" The
chief mover in the enterprise is said
to be one Col. John Wilcox, OF
Omro, Wisconsin, and accessions are
expected from Chicago, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Michigan.