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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23
The, Indianapolis Journal,

The Indianapolis Journal,
which has sometimes been re-
ferred to as Senator Nor
tons home organ,is not pleased
with the cartoon in recent is
sue Of aHarper's Weekly III.
which "Senatofs Motion, LoSanf
and Cameron are represented :
in the guise Of bnllios and plum
derers making . combined as
sault on the President.'' The
Journal has just discovered that
this brutal treatment Of dis
tinguished men" is sthe eastern
idea Of wit and decency,'' and
it adds by way of retaliation.
perhaps the Harpers can afx
ford to engage in this sort of
business; but it is barely possi-
bic that they may find such seed
will bring forth linproitable
fruit in the Western States,
| which have D good many I'm
school books. Il is possibles
such caricatures as this win not.
attract Western purchasers for
Harpers' SCHOOL, books, nor add
largely to the lists Of subscrib~.
lers for their periodicals. The
cartoon is simply disgracefll
and degrading, 1.-THE sections
of the country it outrages and
insults should see to it that the
concern publishing it Is made
to suffer for its insolence and
brutality
The editor Of the Indianop0>
lis Journal exhibits a wonderful
degree ofstnpidity when be init
mates that the section of conn.
try Outraged and insulted" by
the Harpers will withdraw their
patronage from the parties offs
Tending. The West will con-
time to patronize the Harpers.
They may fret over the indigni-
ty. but their money will flow
into the Golfers Of their persecn-
tors.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The part of the Selma, Rome
and Dalton railroad which lies
in Georgia will be sold before
the Courthouse door in Rome,
on the 14th Of July, to the
highest bidder.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

That man who will stop
drinking just to spite an enc
my who has predicted his ruin,
would become a good Christian
with a little opposition from
the devil.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Lake Superior is AGO miles long
and l6O broad, with . mean depth
of 9SS feet. It has q superficial
area Of 80, 900 square miles. The
State Of Massachusetts might
stretch herself out at full length
and battle in it's waters. Even
then there would be room enough
for Rhode Island at her feet and
Connecticut at her head, with Yer
montstretched along her right and
New Hampshire on her left You
may take all New England, except
Maine, and hide it bodily beneath
the waters of this; single lake,
Lake Michigan is $50 miles long
and los broad, with q mean depth
|of 900 feet, and q superficial area.
Iot 10000 square miles. You could.
sink in this lake the three states
Iof New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland. Lake Huron, with !
length Of go inileAa . breadth.
equal to that Of LakB Superior,
has . mean depth Of 3oO feet, :
Isnperfcial extent equal to that; of
Lake Michigan, and would swal.
low up the whole Kingdom Of Dem
mark, including the duchiea 8.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The construction telegraph
lines is nearly completed down
the South American coast to
Lima and Valparaiso, and
through the Venezuelan states
to Bogota.
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Map Of Virginia Free.

With Descriptive Pamphlets, sent
to any one enclosing two letter
stamps to w. B. ROBERTSON, COM
missioner of immigration, Lynch
burg, Virginia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Mr.. Geo. W. Childs Of the
ladelphia Public Ledger
has given 81 900 for the suffer-
ers, BY the foundations in this
State,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

California juries are to de-
eide in capital cases whether
the accused shall suffer death
or imprisonment for life. Two
cases are on trial in that State
in which this discretion will fol
the first time be exercised.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The passenger trains on the
Kansas Pacific and Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroads
are crowded with travellers,
mostly emigrants and land
buyers.
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Mr.. EDITOR: Will you al

paper to make some explana
tions to the public in regard to
lands lately advertised for sale
for taxes. Till / saw the arti-
Gle in the Shreveport Times,
over signature Of "Bossier," I
supposed.no explanation nec-
essary. But possibly many
more besides ''Bossier' may
not have kept up with the
events of the times, and hence
my present remarks.
I have thought it my duty,
as Tax Collector, to see that
all the taxable property in the
parish be assessed. Hence, I
was glad to see the Police Jury
employ persons to compare
the lands returned for taxes
with the lists of the entered
lands, and / willingly received
the reports Of untaxed lands,
and placed them on the tablean
of assessment as by s'informa-
tion." Some mistakes were
made and land returned by
information that had been
returned by the owner. A sale
of such would, Of course, have
been null, and a little trouble
only has been imposed on the
tax payer. Suchpersons have
doubtless been fretted. But
i when they see the great good
done to the public by the get
ting up Of the untaxed lands,
their small vexation should be
allayed, and give place to sat
isfaction.
When I became Tax Collec
tor the resistance movement
had many adherents in the
parish, and consequently a
great many would not come
forward and give lists Of thei1
taxable property. I was com.
PEELED, therefore, to do the best
j ! could, and find out from the
former tax rolls what lands
and other property they die
own. On the former rolls many
errors had crept, and were con
tinued on the lists for last year
These erroneous lists beine
compared with the entries
much land was returned 70
!, taxation that the owners really
: intended to pay tax on. Som,
, have thereby through thei
own neglect of duty, in no
making their returns, beel
compelled to pay small sum
of taxes that they otherwis
would not. These sums wer
: small, for strange as it ma,
seem to some, Bossier, unde
Republican rule, valued prop
erty at its real cash value, an,
j property is now lower in Bessie
: than ever before. I say cas-
value, which is not half its val
ne whore any reasonable term
of sale are offered. More tina
this. the parish tax Of Bessie
!. lis less than that Of any othe
parish with which I am az
quainted.
81 From "Bossier's' articl,
!, some may be led to believe ths
9 no untaxed land Of conss
J. quence was found and place
Z on the tablean Of 1873. On th
contrary, q large amount W.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The Illinois farmers have
called q State convention for
JUNE 10th, two days before the
Republican convention.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

During April the debt Of
New York city increased over
$4,000, 900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Virginia is mourning over
the destruction of her peach
crop.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The telegraph is now extend
ed to- Panama by the way of
Key West, Cuba and other
West India Islands.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Several Democratic journals
Of New York are urging the
expediency Of nominating ex-
Gov. Horatio Seymour for the
Governorship.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Acoalition has been formed
In Oregon between the Repub.
licans and Democrats, with
the hope Of defeating the Inde-
pendents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Gov. Kemper's address to the
negroes IS looked upon with
undisguised disfavor by Vir-
GINA Republicans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Sun Francisco CAL, has q
county Jail which for filth and
lack Of accommodation beats
the New York Tombs. There
are only sixty seven cells con-
tanning nearly 800 prisoners.
In some cells there is not room
enough for all the occupants to
lie down at once. The priso-
ners were found covered with
vermin and insuficiently fed.
The Grand Jurors expressed
themselves sick, disguised and
disgraced by what they had
seen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The price Of ice this season
in New York will be 81 per ton
at Wholesale, and one cent per
pound at retail.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Forty seven Kansas news
papers have died since the
spring of 1872.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

A cotton mill in Columbus,
Ga, sold goods last year to the
amount Of s133, 4s9, and real.
lied thereon a net profit d
$22 ,125. Its business was one
fourth greater than in the pre-
vious year, and was unaffected
by the panic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The Missouri river, Ft. Scott
and Gulf railroad is distribut-
ing cotton-seed gratuitously
among the farmers along its
line, in order to give them a
chance to try raising it in Kan
sas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

The Finance Committee Of
the Auburn, N. Y, Common
Council report a deficiency in
the City Treasury Of over $40,
600, and the council has passed
a resolution removing the City
Treasurer from Office.
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~ \
The report that Tennessee
was burdened with taxation,
has called out an exhibit from
her officials, in which it is
shown that's she is the least tax
ed Of all the Southern or cotton
states. On q thousand dollars
worth Of taxable yaluables
the rate is So 70; as against
Louisiana's $21 s., and soutl
carolina's s1s 80, Virginia.
81 26, and North Carolina
% OF.
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Concord, New Hampshire,
recently sent $1,000 to New Or
leans.
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One of the stupid things res

One Of the stupid things res
Gently done in Texas gislatiop
was to refuse to carry out the
plighted faith Of the State 10
the matter of the aid promised
to the great railroad lines, which
Messrs. Moses Taylor, VIM. 3.
Dodge, and other New York
capitalists has been engaged in
constructing. The Legislature
has at last tarlily agreed to
make good half its promise,
whereupon the Houston Tele-
graph sensibly says: "A great
mistake has been committed in
attempting to repudiate 2 con-
tract with railroad and financial
s {
men, under which they have
spent s10,OOO 900 In Texas for
the public good. Those men
are men Of honor. They have
put their money here in good
faith, and they are entitled to
be treated in good faith, accord
ing to the terms OF the contract;
and not being SO treated, there
is reason why they receive
proposals to put more mon
ey here with q shrug Of the
shoulder, and permit our finan>
cial messenger to WOO theirser-
wants of the ante-room. There
is a reason why there are large
stumbling blocks in Wallstreet
Honor is a great thing. Tone
is worth more than wealth.
The debts Of a State are I'LL
debts of honor. Honor must
mot even be questioned
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

A BlGGER ONE CoMING.
We thought so. The Louisville
papers come to us with a two>
column advertisement Of the
next drawing Of the Public Ii
brary lottery swindle. The new
scheme is just twice as large as
the last. One hundred thousand
tickets are to be sold at $50 a
ticket. This will give receipts
Of $1,000, 900. One-half Of the
receipts are promised for prizes.
The net profits will be about
81, 50O,0 900. This is the truly;
capital prize drawn by the man-
ayers Of the lottery. Perchance
they will spend some of il for
dilapidated books. I'm q cause
of such philanthropy" they say
ia this advertisement, .'as the
establishing and endowing Of q
great library and museum, it is
Il ~
believed that every ticket will
be sold before the day fixed fol
| the concert and distribution =
Why don't these Louisville
.|paragons Of benevolenee spell
their philanthropy with . big
i p TT Cincinnati Commercial.
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Cooperative farming is en-
listing the enthusiasm Of Po-
tomac planters.
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Subscription, So in Advance.

Bellevue, Louisiana,
THURSDAY:::::::::::::::::MAY 80, 1874.
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At the recent city election in
Hannibal, Mo-, the question OF
license or no license was sub
mitted to the people as an in
dependent proposition. No
license was carried two to one.
A novel feature Of the contest
was that many ladies on both
sides Of the question remained
at the polls all day, and cleo.
tioneered with great vigor and
earnestness.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-23

Copy was out. The ssdevil''
picked up q paper and said !:
Heres something About a
Woman must [ cut it out ~
ssNo!" Numbered the editor !;
1.-THE first disturbance ever
created in the world was occa-
stoned by the devil fooling
about a woman"
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+ d
w. G. Flagg, President Of
the Illinois Farmers Associa-
ton and Chairman of the late
convention at Bloomington, ex-
presses the fear that the divis-
ion of sentiment on the veto
and currency questions will
split up the farmers political
organization.
| The Legislature of Washing
ton Territory has enacted that
physicians, surgeons. clergy
men and priets shall not be
protected by virtue of their
profession or character from
testifying as to confessions OF
confidential information i'm
parted to them.
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lue on presentation. unless otherwise con-
sracted for.
All circulars, COMMUNICATIONS and cards
,f candidates OF official aspirants, and other
matter intended for personal benefit, will be
charged for ut the rate of % cents per line,
cash in advance Of first insertion, If not in
serted in regular advertising columns.
Simple announcements of marriages and
deaths made gratis. Obituary notices, trib-
ntes of respect, resolutions OF public meet
ings, &C., will be charged the same as adj
vertisements
No improper, Extensively personal, or
otherwise objectional matter inserted on
any terms.
Subscription, So in Advance.
Bellevue, Louisiana,
80, 1874.
Map Of Virginia Free.
with Descriptive Pamphlets, sent
to any one enclosing two letter
stamps to w. B. ROBERTSON, COM
missioner of immigration, Lynch
burg, Virginia.
Virginia is mourning over
the destruction of her peach
crop.
Concord, New Hampshire,
recently sent $1,000 to New Or
During April the debt Of
New York city increased over
$4,000, 600.
Forty seven Kansas news
papers have died since the
spring of 1872.
Cooperative farming is en-
listing the enthusiasm Of Po-
tomac planters.
The price lice this season
in New York will be 81 per ton
at wholesale, and one cent pei
pound at retail.
Gov Ksmnsr,s addre.s = the
nacroes' s looraa mo-, ,.;t,,
undlsgu1sed dlsfavor BY Viz,
GINA Republicans
Tha,t.1ac-.,,i, : ra., o,,4.,,,a
al = panan. ~ tho ,,an !,
Kau.wast' rai,o "a -. !,
West India Islands.
Tha Ill;no;s saroars NV,
col1aa ! St.ta connan+;on 81,
.In,;s 1f,th t,.,, ,,,,r,s 49, !. - =,
Rsrnh,;..n 81, a.,
Mr.. Geo. w. Childs of th,
Philadelphia Public Ledge
has given 81, 600 for the suffer
ers bv the innndat;ons IN th;,
State.
In Oregon between the Repub
licans and Democrats. witt
the hope Of defeating the Inde
pendents.
savar.i ne-oor-. - ;on~n ],
~ New yorl- 90 nrs;n. =
av,,a,,;an,.r = ;.: !.
- = AA1A 20 ~ V "a
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-27
MEMPHIS TENN. TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 81 1874.

to comply and showed the lady quite
an assortment. On some Of the most
fashionable looking cards, orna-
mented with the names Of our pure
aristocracy," the lady noticed the
mysterious letters, p. p. G. What
is the meaning Of these lettersW she
asked The red-headed boy, who, al
though genuine country rooster, did not
believe in the policy of acknowledging his
Ignorance, readily replied that p. p. @.
were words which all the big bugs
always used on all their cards. So the
lady ordered two hundred, with strict
orders to copy the talismanic letters.
The order went to the engrayer. The
cards were done the next day and the
lady called as she promised, and meet
ing the red.headed boys boss, she ven
tured to ask if TIE p, P. G. stood for
anything else but good family" The
proprietor opened his eyes and mouth
wide, and explained to the lady the
meaning Of the words. Good graciousT T.
said she, Il have come to live here per-
manently; just left Chicago last week.
The lady objects to paying for the
cards, and the boss is going to stop the
price of them out of the red-headed
boys salary. We don't think it is fair.
The lady from Chicago should pay for
her experience.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-27
Napoleon the first.

From Temple Bari G N h
History has not represented the first
Napoleon as he was in reality Poets,
private secretaries, courtiers, enthusi-
asts, enemies aud clamorers, have drawn
the portrait. We propose to examine
his character from the point Of view of
Psychologist and positivist Napoleon
was neither dark nor fair. He had dark
chestnut hair, eyes gray. complexion OF
pale brown, without any red in il, and
smooth skin The brain large; the
skull belonged TO the largest develop
ment ever known; his circulation was
slow, his pulse counting forty beats a
minute; he perspired little, and was in
sensible alike to heat and cold, hunger
and thirst; his chest was prominent and
his limbs we'll proportioned; his hight
Eve feet two inches. OF a Emphatic tenn
permanent, he could support alike excess
Of physical and intellectual exertion. 1t
was constitution of granite. Warm
baths, coffee and strong wines restored his
circulation. His intellect was vast aud
many-sided, applying itself to details
and generalization; made up of pro-
digious memory that rapidly took ac-
count Of place, number and cause, and
the bearing of things; genius, in fine,
eminently practical and positive Dis.
stimulation, an extraordinary power of
generalization, and a sluggish tempera-
ment, make up this wonderful man;
these qualities are the sources of his
greatness. He was fatalist Events
are brought about by a power superior
to human will, he said. There is neither
good nor bad in the world. The mortal
ity Of an action is to be judged by its
expediencY. Religions are human insti-
tutions, serving as a sort Of vaccine to
protect US against lower superstitions,
to be defended not in the interests of
society, but in the interests of the
priest. Such was his creed, and he
naturally hated those who possessed a
higher tone. Consul. Emperor, pris-
oner and exile, he hated philosophy
and philosophers from the first to the
last, and accused them Of the misior-
tunes he had himself brought upon
France-the failure of the Russian ex-
pedition, and so on. It was natural
that being, as he eminently was.
mystifer of the people, dazzling them
with charlatanry and words, he should
fear and hate the spirit OF inquiry
and independence For the exalta-
ton Of Caesarism be wanted the Roman
history to be written over again, and
maintained host of litterdteurS for
that purpose. Authors who ventured
upon criticism were Gather exiled or
thrown into prison. Foreign books and
journals were prohibited-and quite
logically. Free thought tresds down
the structure of falsehood and mysti-
fication called Bonapartism. He
loved noise, movement martial life,
drums, trumpets and the destruction OF
life upon a large scale. fg e38
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-27
Pnttine ON ScRiIons.

N. Il Z. 2 writes TO the st. Louis Re.
publican of q sad experience: Never
again will / be scalloped till I'm an oys-
ter. You see it was stunning field
night at Days, first night of Man and
Wife, and first night OF the scalloped
hair for me- A solution Of quince-seed
Jelly is laid on with generous hand to
your front locks. II the head is rebel
lious, as in this particular instance, mu-
cilage by the bottle. Spslding's glue by
the spoonful, and sugar and water by the
bucket is added or the end of my de-
voted nose ran n sluggish puddle of this
compound. Fifteen hairs at the parting
are then brought suddenly forward upon
the forehead, held in sharp scallop,
and rushed with great expedition back
to join the stnck-up family, while fifteen
more deploy to the front in like manner,
till a series of five or six are marshaled
each side the face. A coating of var
nish is then applied, the face carefully
wiped off, good deal of pressure used,
sitting before hot fire as sort Of dry
ing off process recommended. Thus
primed l went of to Daly's. Met
facetious wretch who makes men and
women smile. The first smile sus-
picious cracking was heard. One of the
scallops broke loose from the temple
and laid alongside and tickled my face
like an enchanted wisp.broom. Before
! got to my seat a second defaulted and
stuck out stiff and straight | made a
vain attempt to tuck the refractory lock
behind my ear. All, but each particular
hair stood on end. One might as well
have tried 10 manage an electric eel
I'd been mucilaged to some purpose.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-27

Dcnot nj head Of Main stree
ricbet Office, 2s7 Vain street. corner Of
Madison.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-27
GRACE Greenwood ON Matt. Car.
r penter.


There is something remarkably en-
gaGing and deyil-may-care, and out
SPOKEN in this jolly Mr.. WoFldly-Wise-
man of the Senate. There is even a
certain magnetism Of good humor and
good living, genius and geniality about
him. He is a Webster with the dignity
and decorum left out He reminds one
of Sheridan and Rochester, and the Mar
ouis of Donegal and other splendid old
spendthrilts and gqed fellows, of whom
this penurious pufitanic age ana county
are not worthy. We are a little shocked
at some sentiments he utters, butwe rath-
er like hiEl fsy speaking them out, and not
concealing them or CLOSING them over.
We know just where TO find him every
Ape. gis moral epidermis does
seem to be GttIe thickened by
law and politics and Washington asso-
eiaiions; he is so uncomfortably uneon-
scious of tbe damage he may be doing
himself by his ingepioHs qdmlsEons and
cheerful recklessness of stateMent; be
never knows when and where he is hurt.
BE reminds me Of one of Governor
Hunts little camp stories. He-that is,
the governor-described poor white
family Of Gjssouri, careless, shittless and
intoIerably lazy, the daughters Of which
were accustomed to 60 barefoot till tie
sclos Of their feet became hard like unto
horn. One Gf these young ladies, on
coming home one day from a long
tramp in the rain after the cows,
was standing on the hearth drying her
clothes, when her old mother dr9wled
out: "Sal, Observation-Disclosures
-yar-foot." The girl slightly turned
her bead, and dFaFled back: Which
foot-mammy9'