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

An old negro vosDan was
heard 70 exclaim recently:
Thomas Jefferson and janice
Madison come iuto the house,
and bring Abe Lincoln along
with yum. Or III resek for
YOU slIuah - Ell
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09
The Cash System.

Is too late.
The Cash System.
From the St. Charles Herald
We would call the attention of
subscribers and advertisers to our
terms published at the head Of our
first column. We have expert
mented several years in the news
paper business and have always
found our greatest enemies to sue
cess to be the credit system and
gratuitous advertising, or spuf-
fing,n as it is commonly called.
The dues of the country publisher
are necessarily small. live credit
couple Of dollars to this person
and a couple OF dollars to that, and
SO on all intinitum, these credits
will amount to a handsome sum
in the aggregate, of which fear
fully large per cent. invariably
proves . total loss. We cannot
well afford to give credit for sub
scriptions and advertising when
81 :
we are compelled to pay cash for
our paper, ink, and other printing
material. You cannot walk into
a store and help yourself to the
stock in trade without paying for
it. The same with us. Our paper
| aud advertising space is our stock
in trade, and if we give it away
for nothing how in the name OF
common sense are we to make q
living or pay our debts I Thus, it
will be seen that 20 protect our
selves we are compelled to adopt
the system Of demanding pay,
| ments in advance. We have re
duced our rates exceedingly low
and the receipt We give for pay
ulents made is sufficient evidence
Of our obligation to the party. Il
regard to legal advertisements
several courts have lately decides
that the printer can either demant
!, good and solvent security or pay
tnent in advance for legal adveI
! tisements. Up to this time "
| did neither, leaving it entirely t
the parties interested. Const
) qnence-much charged and YER
little ever paid. Whenever q sal
is enjoined the advertisement
j ordered out, but the printers bi
!. ID not ordered paid. He waits th
!, convenience Of the parties, 9
Q until q sale is Effected and the pr
!. ceeds collected. That's all yer
we'll; but now We demand cash
: !. full after first insertion for an
, legal advertisement, otherwise v
! shall s.ordrr it outr Of our own a
. : count and take the consequence
! we have been threatened with ;
I some gentlemen contested Wit
the legal profession. The fact
4 the matter is, this last straw b,
i broken the camel's back.
{ There ISIS hearty yigor abo'
! Omaha journalism which SUI
. gests that that city is not y
!. az enervated center Of efe
{ civilization. The editor OF Il
g Omaha Herald says that 4
9 wall-eyed scullion who fiddl'
. and dances 10 the Plattsmon'
: Herald delivered aetempersa
! lecture . few nights befol
! and that he is glad the lecur
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

Fl x
.And have ron no other,
sons T. asked > pertinacious
Indy Of i bronzed old sea caps
iain. Oh, yes, madam. !
had one that lived IN the South
Sea islands for nearly = dozen
wears r Really! Was b
bred there, and what was bis
taste The sen q land r g.
madam, be wasn't bpead, he
s.as meal leastways 10 uig;~
gers ate him; and = for big
tasteibe chief s,,id b. tasted
of tesbacoes. z
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

An exchange says that =
Michigan nlan dreainsd recent
" that bis amt was dead.
The dream proved true. Hs
tried the same dream on his
uother-in-law. but il didn't
work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

Graes is ! modest girl and
refuses to- wear low dresses
Mamma. " shg remarked toher
maternal, ''that Is more than I
can bare"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

Composition BY 4 little boy
Subject srhe Horse" "The
horse is . very usefol animal;
It has four legs one o. each
corner"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

.WelI, neighbor, what Is the
most Christian news this morn
ing " said q gentleman tc .
friend. II have just bought 4
barrel Of flonr for q poor woman
Just like you! Who Is il that
YOU have made happy with
yonr charity. this time e MY
wife"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09
0mnlum Gathstum.
Eastern Pennsylvania is

0mnium Gathetum.
Eastern Pennsylvania is
overrun by gypsies.
Iowa boasts OF, three news
papers edited by ladies.
"A Maine woman has hair
seven feet five inches long-tool
long to be available for use in
butter.
When an enthusiastic South
ern editor describes a bride as
.bonny," his evil minded and
envious compositor sets it up
as 'sbony.''
A Dubuque man has asked |
the courts to protect him
against three widows who are
trying to force him into mar
riage.
The Hon. James B. Beck OF
Kentucky has authorized the
Frankfort Yoeman to say that
he will not be a candidate for
reelection to Congress.
| Alexis is reputed to be
fonder of travelling than any
Of his royal contemporaries.
It is only natural that he
should be Romanoff.
An Iowa man sued a woman
for calling him a skunk, "and
the verdict of the jury was
mot guilty, but if she was
we'd clear her."
Boston pays $4,000 per
i year for church music, when
) congregations stand ready to
!, sing without charging cent.
The Rev. DR.. Talmage says
that in the fashionable relig.
: ions phraseology of the day
: hell has been spoken Of as stht
q great elsewhere" Why no
= "the great hellswear r
g Charles Williams of Port
= Hand. Me-, thinks he is th,
: most unfortunate man in New
England, because he has bee1
|. burned out seven times within
J, a year. Williams is not a Gre
e mationist.
j The New York Heral'
!, thinks that if the medica
I. schools continue to gradual
pt female sawbones it will 500
$. become SO pleasant to be sic
e that no fellah will want to /
y, we'll.
y There have been few winter
ce in Kansas so favorable to tt
ln wheat crop as the last, and Il
g, farmers Of the southern pa
ed of the state are especially j
I'd bilant over their prospects. J.
y Webster's Dictionary 90
:. tains over fifty fhousaI
!. words. 5 Jones says when
i. came home late the other nigf
nv in the space Of fifteen minut
lie his wife applied them all
is him, including some extra on
ill and the fire-shovel.
he Bowles, q Mississippi negl
or is said to banker after soci
ro- equality disturbances. ]
Try goes around on steamboa
= asking for bridal chambe
- and things which he knows
can't get, and then prosecn1
eos the captains for not giyi
- them to him.
~ A friend Of Gen. John
e Breckenridge tried to DIR
has him out on politics the otf
day. He began BY asking
general what he thought abb
out a. II. Stephens. With 9 smi
lg> Breckenridge replied !" I thi
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

An old lady hearing some
one reading about : congress>
ln4n-atr large, rushed 70 The
kitchen door shouting, ''serah
Jane, Sarah Jane. don't you
leave the clothes out ~ night !;
mind ! tell you !; for there'a .
congressman at large =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09
This. That, and the Other.

Ho1Ss 4uaty ana tGe VtassAs
The only cradle Of liberty
the farmers cradle.
Nothing makes q person
laugh 50 much as q set Of new
teeth.
How to get rich-learn toll
live on air and sleep on clothes
lines.
Duluth is said to have q city
ordinance which prevents q
man from keeping more than
two tame bears.
| A Western paper announces
the death of a lady cele brated
for the 'spurity Of her charac,
ter and complexion
The Brooklyn Argus is OF
opinion that q kind word will
always go farther than q fat
J iron or q potato masher.'
! The first public hospital
was founded in Rome in the
fourth century by q lady
J named Fabiola, as an act Of
penance.
:. The most enterprising specu-
lator in human hair The wild
Indian.
! Comfortable quarters Sill
J yer twenty-five cent pieces.
Counting the hairs ona but
falo robe is what a German
professor is doing.
: Kansas is still very far from
I that ideal civilization which
philanthropists anticipate. q
man has been hung out ther,
for making an angel out OF hi
s mother-in-law.
y Four hundred and ninetee1
e men are employed in the rail
IT road machine shops in Bun
lington, Iowa. They are pai'
= $l8, 900 monthly.
le French tribunals have dc
= cided that advertising agent
y . as well as newspapers are /
u able for the publication {
= puffs and prospectuses Of bull
BILE companies.
q A strong effort is making j
a the Pennsylvania Legislatul
~ to repeal the section OF Il
- game law which prohibits Il
. sale Of game and fish out
Oe the proper season.
Foster, the new Judge OF Il
Y
rs United States District Court
ne Kansas, has astonished Il
~ lawyers Of that region by !
- quiring them not to smoke
~ wear their hats in court.
.Good manners says SWi
'n- lis the art Of making tho
10 people easy with whom we CO
ne verse whoever makes the fe
Mt est persons uneasy IS the BE-
tes bred man in the company"
A chrome is offered by
clergy man to every person v
will not miss his sermons 70
year. He won't need ms
n than one or two.
The ASSURE politician v
g presides over the destinies
the Danbnry News says Il
= 1T costs q man about @13,e
- to be elected governor
Rhode Island"
=. aBertha, pathetically !
- served an Ohio saloon-kee
har to his wife, these crusad
the are just like the dog IN
ont manager, they won't drink thu
lie. selves, and they won = let g
ink body else drink. =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

An editor il ! small town 10
Illinois, who attended ~ apple
pairing, became ilpb,sd with
the whirl Of society. and this
is how il affected him: I'VE
are Id the midst Of the season
for parties, dahcing, Inirth and
and fsstivity. The rosined
hair Of the horse travels u1erri-
~ over the iutestines Ut The
agile cat, evoking music Z
which the impatient feet tril
gaily over fhe fjoer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

= A question Of precedence =
troubling Cincinnati. Tie
trouble is, whether m aldsfs
mans wife ranks higher than
the vito Of the county recorder.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

A youth from the Iowa back
woods followed . letter carrier
over his entire route ID Bnr-
lington the other day, watch
ing him open the mail boxes
on the lamp posts In the vain
hope Of discovering the secret
Of making gas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

,inc ed that the defeat OF the cur
'ency bill is really . blessing to
he whOle country, and will be 20
regarded when the lapse of time
slows the passion aud prejudice
IT the moment. to subside before
The calm verdict oil reason and
SENSE, yet the presiden-
tial veto brings into bold relief the
greatest danger which besets the
Republics danger which cannot
Be disguised or ignored, and must
be confronted, and, it possible,
guarded against.
Even when the federal Union
cousisted Of only thirteen states
tringing on the Atlantic coast, thu
mon who laid the foundation Of
the government discovered that
congressional legislation, however
wise and honest, could not always |
Be % arranged and balanced as to |
bear equally upon all sections.
A law which harmonized with the
interests OF Massachusetts inter
fered with the interests of GeOr
gia, and q measure which brought
decided benefits to New York and
Pennsylvania not unfrequently
weighed heavily upon North and
South Carolina. Seventy-five
years ago wers seen the first symp-
toms OF the presence of that ele
ment which prepared the way for
the greatest of rebellions, and
which, now that the rebellion is
over, gives gloomy evidence Of
persistent vitality. 1t at SO early
. period Of our national history,
when the national domain was u
mere trifio compared With what il
has since become, one portion OF
the country found itself forced
into unwilling antag0nism with
the other, We need not wonder
that to day when this domain
stretches from ocean tOOcean, from
the Confines OF eternal frost to the
frontiers Of perpetual Summer, the
trouble should still exist aud loom
cminonsly upon the background
Of the future. Slavery was un-
doubleday the text from which
Was preached the awful sermon Of
civil war, but it il y grave error "a
claim that .sthe peculiar institu
tiOnn Was, the sole and exclusive
<;ause Of the war. Had negroes
never been held in involuntary
servltude BY the South after the
North had tried the system anc
it Improbable, the two secti0ns
would not have appealed to arins
when they did aud as they did
hut it il, in our opinion,' well nigl
certain that, without q black mil
on the continent, North and S0utl
would sooner Or later have beef
involved IN serious disagreement
which nothing but the profound
est craftsmanship, coupled wit
the most selfSaerihcing patriotisl
could have prevented from burst
ing into inextinguishable hostilit,
The reason Of this belief OF our
may be summed up In very fe'
words Though politically on
nation, peculiarly We arc sewers
-becaose the basis of bushes
and tLesonrce Of commercial pro
perity is not, aud cannot De, abs
luteiy identical throughout sue
q vast aud varied territorial are
And ~ THIS nineteenth century !
least i i tle pocket Which noult
Aud thoses n1anklnn
Inc pop'l'a1 lee'l,,s ~ iea ,
to the defeat OF lhna.loh Gear
vintiicates the tneory We nave =
forth: Ine mass o. tne people
the west anu ooutu slu .1.ou.
edly-tnoag1, ss wo sulaA, ~ y,
taheniyLsh rs'vol g s. I''aa.'o III s
= inass g tne people n .no N pa'
ana East are opposeu = =. ~
sues naNs : titsa's - .n0ll op.u.o
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

The CourierrJournal calls0n
its contemporaries tosnppress
the news that the President Of
Spain is to get $50. 900 . year
salary, as it is calculated to
make our own President think
he is running the concern for
almost nothing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

The editor Of the Golden
Col Globe, closing bis first
volume, says "If We have
hurt any ones feelings o. pros-
poets lhA past year, we're sorry,
aud if they viii come around
back Of The Office some night,
we'll take ii out Of them and
be friends.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

Should crenaatioR ever be>
come adopted here - = system.
the tender expression. z Peace
to his ashes. : will mean sease-
thing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

.Mynherr, do you knew for
what we call our boy Hans r
ssDol not, really well, I
tell You. Der reason dat we
call our boy Hans, dat ish bis
name"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09

When ! Maryland doctor
spells it ..accnfort,,s, " is il any
wonder that patients die on
his handsi Another doctor
spells corrosive sublimate
i..coros Of snblimate.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-05-09
DR.. johnson poked the to-
bacco il his pipe down witb his
sweethe.rt'ss fingera warm
token Of Affection.

Cobbett's wife caught him
BY the grace with which she
used her wash-tub. She never
was known to use it after the
wedding.
The New York herald., 1874-07-03
CITY HALL GOSSIP.

Ii is refreshing sight to see with what afrec-
tfonate adulations politicians lawn upon the
Mayor when it Is known that he has an appoint
,ment at his disposal. If every desirous OF be-
coming Police Commissioner who has called at
the City Hall Tor the past three days were
patriot and willing to serve in the field, the Mayor
might have raised brigade more numerous than
the Irish legion
Among the Numerous STATESMEN" who honOred
the Mayor with their presence Yesterday was the
great 'reiormer," John Foiey. Having JAILED to
become chamberlain or the city, he mad his eye
upon ecomng Treasurer OF the Police Board.
Alderman John J. Morris has not been o steady
visitor at the City Hall since the last meeting Of
the Common Council. This Jolly City Father Is
aemluently satisfied with the working OF the Dog
Jaw, ana devotes his attention to the enforcement
eo this ordinance.
The PARK fountain, jocuarly called the ''Way
Side Cross, - made another attempt at spout1ng
last evening, but fzzled out IN merely dripping a
little. Towards dark there was not water enough
in the basin to reflect the beams from the beautiful
rainbow in the sky.
The background for the Fourth Of July jubilee,
upon which the pyrotecnpics are to be displayed
tomorrow evening, has been pat in position. 1t
Is hoped that no speculative billposter Will plaster
the frame with any show cards before the fire.
works are exploded.
Keeper Sutton. in anticipation OF the ninety
eighth anniversary OF American independence, has
made ample prepar alton ior gala day and even
ting. He has the anyards Of the aagstafs creased
to shoot the Stars and Stripes to the masthead
at "peep o. day.
All the employees ofthe city government hail to-
morrow with jolly Joy, because tney Will enjoy q
partment closes this evening to remain 50 until
Monday morning.
The New York herald., 1874-07-03
CORONERS' GASES.

The body OF an unknown man, about fifty years
OF age. was yesterday found nOating in the water
at the foot Of Eighty ninth street. East River The
body was far advanced In decomposition, the nose
and fingers being gone. Deceased wore red
nannel shirt, gray woollen Knit ia ket and dark
blue cloth pants. The police sent the remains to
the Morgue and notified Coroner WOltman.
Coroner wOltman was called to the Morguc to
nold an inquest on the body OF Robert Seldler, a
1erman, thirty-0De years OF age, by occupation q
clerk who died in Essex Market prison, to which
he had been committed.
Francis Wallace, q child two years OF age, was
almost instantly Killed yesterday morning by fall
ing from a four story window oi nouse No. las Sul-
van street to the .ard. Coroner Kesser was noti-
fed to hold an inquest
Benjamin i. Stewart, a man forty-six years OF
age. died yesterday IN tue Park Hospita, ron the
enects oi the extreme heat. Coroner Woltman
va uQtined.
The New York herald., 1874-07-03
A Real Estate Broker Decamps and De-
frauds His Creditors.

Real estate circles will be much astonished to
Aear that Nathaniel H. Esler, Of NO. 5o4 Third ave.
nue., real tate broker and collector Of house
rents, has "mysteriously'' disappeared, taxing
with him close on to $4,000 OF his clients money
He Is of respectable family, and married in White
Plains some thirteen years ago and is now about
chirty-fOur years OI age.
In October, ST. he purchased for $1,000 cash the
zeal estate ana collecting business from Mr.
Samuel Cardwell, OF No. 536 Third avenue, well
known and prominent gentleman.
Mr.. Cardwell states tnar the business was worth
1000 per annum when he sold 1t. Eser was at
than hts predecessor. He resided at No. l1S East
ThirtyGrst street, with his family, and was always
considered prosperous and hardwOrKlng man.
He was not addicted to gambling drinking, last
horses any vice that would be likely to deplete
ais purse, and what he did with the large amount
e OF money missing is mystery, II ne did not ac-
Gualiy carry IL away with him to Canada, where he
Is now suppo d to be- His creditors were fairly
sast0unded when they heard OF his fight. The
chief victims are his uncle. Mr.. Esler, OF Nyack,
,Cardwell admits that he has lost over 100 In
rents, which Esler embezzled alter he had COL
.ected them. Mr.. Booth. OF Harlem, loses over
$3.50. The books Of the a0sconder have been taken
Flanagan. also real estate broker, and he posi-
lively refuses to give list OF the creditors or even
any Information whatever on the subject. He
thinks that the public have no business meddling
in Esler's aiiairs and says that the defalcations
are not as much as reported. He admitted that o
clergyman, VINO is also supposed to be victim,
rushed into his Office and sad he heard that
s.Esler had gone and taken $t0,000 with him.n
That the rash individual has lett many victims be-
hind him who win suffer through ms pecuations
there ia no doubt Whatever 1t Is also rumored
that several iorgeries perpetrated by MIN have
been discovered.
The New York herald., 1874-07-03
and the business Of the day.
GOvERNM ENTS


exhibited an unsettled feeling during the day, but
stinened subsequently, and were firm at the close.
There were vari0us rumOrs a1oat regarding the
offer OF syndicate, largely composed Of Germans,
It is stated to take from $3.50 900 TO $25 900
of the new i've per cents, which offer Mr.. Bristow
saw fit to decline. MIR. Br1srow undoubtedly had
good ground ior his action In this matter. Our
credit Is, and should be recognized. superior to
the hawking necessities of syndicate; hence, II
the change In the financial administration OF
our government offers a hope that we may
dispense with the large comm issions q
syndicate absorb, his action Is sound. We ought
to be able to float that per cent loan at
par, without any drumming" and undoubt-
edy can do so II we dispense with the syndi-
cate. The following were the closing prices:-
United states currency SKIES, 1854 n65s; do,
do, 1881, registered, 1l6k 1l67s; do. do, do,
coupons, HE 1l7sl; do. fve-twenues 1852,
registered 1lS4 l14E; do. do do, coupons,
1884 114A; do. do, 1864, registered, 116
116h; 90. do do, coupons. 116H III; do. do,
1865, registered, i16A ll62; 90. do, do, cou-
pons, 1174 117k; do. do, 1856, new, regis
tered, 118 1161S; do. do, do, coupons, 116H
116si do. do, 1867, registered, 1l6h 116Z; do.
do, do, coupons, III 117A; do. do. 1865 regis
tered, 116H III; do. do do, coupons 117Js
117I; do. ten-forties, registered, 113k 1l3K;
90. dO., coupons, ll31a 1854; 40. nveS, 1881,
registered, 113X ia; do. do, do, coupons 113a<
q ia.
ruled easy at and g. per cent on call, with excep-
tonai loans at 3h per cent, and 5h to 6K per cent
for prime mercantile paper.
FORBIGN EXCHANGE
declined towards the close and was weaker at
As7h to 4.S7X for prime bankers go day sterling
and 490 to 4.soK for sight. Continentals were
steady. Rechmarks, 96 and 96X. Cables, o7k.
Prime Paris, 5.13A and $40. The total imports or
dry goods at this port for the week ending to-day
were sl,173,442 ana the amount marketed $s9l 139.
The imports for the corresponding week OF last
year were $s5so25. and for 1872 $1,519,.2a
THE GOLD MARKET
was extremely duli at 10Y to ll0x, respectively.
In the loan market the carrying rates were q i, u
per cent. The Assistant Treasurer to-day
paid out So, 900 900 gold on account of interest
ana $1,000 in redemption Of fve- twenty bonds, and
also disbursed s425 currency on account of July
interest the amount OF gold paid out by the
Treasury on account Of July interest is $7,sl20 600.
The customs receipts to-day were $369,00o The
bullion in the Bank OF France increased 2l 900
francs during the past week. Rentes closed at
69f 85c.
THE SPECIE SHIPMENT TO-DAY
Ia reported TO Europe, $27s,200; to Havana,
$25.OOO. Total, $3O3, ,2OO--$225, 900 gold coin and
remainder silver bars.
The New York herald., 1874-07-03
WAKE OF A NEGRO'S WHITE WIFE.

Long before the Civil Rights bill was passed
Henry Harrison, colored Individual had mar
Sried white girl named Carroll, with whom he
lived very happily until Saturday last, when his
white spouse died. On the dav OF her death he
called IN Nancy Wier and Kitty Maher to prepare
She house for wake and lay out the corpse.
Nancy ana KITTY came to the house--NO. Tho mp
son street--on Saturday night, and worked until
Monday morning without eve getting anything
20 eat. Kitty consulted with Nancy IS to how iood
was to be obtained, and 1t was decldeu t. pawn
one OF the pillows. pillow was taken to the
pawnbroker and food purchased with the pro-
~ceeds Harrison was handed the ticket, and
when the q ffalr was explained to MIN ne became
very indignant ana had the women arrested. At
rhe Court OF special Sessions yesterday Kitty and
Nancy were DISCHARGED,