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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20
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Encourage Manufacturers.

hon the Louisiana Cotton Boll]
While Louisiana is essentially an
agricultural country, yet one cause
Of our lack OF prosperity lies in the
fact that necessary manufacturing
establishments do not receive proper
HQtsstion and support.
All agricultural Implements and
machinery employed in cultiva-
ting and taking off our crops. should
certainly be made within the limits
ofp1r own State, instead of sending
hundreds Of thousand of dollars to
other countries for these articles.
Proper machinery for the manu-
featuring Of cotton cloths, sugar re-
fneries, ETC., in sufficient numbers
to consume all of the raw materials
grown in our country, should be es-
tsblished in our State, and the cues
ton isloften asked why are they nots
Aye, there is good reason why.
; II ID because Of unhealthy legisla-
ton, which taxes every industry to
death, instead Of fostering it-and
yet few hayeapparent'y comprehen-
ded this fact. 1t is impossible for
Louisiana manufacturers to com
pate with Northern shops, when la
boring under such a great disadvan-
tage.
We need home manufacturing
establishments for many reasons
The keeping Of money at home is a
most important consideration, bu'
the employment of our large idle
population is even more important
No better field for investment car
be found than in establishing mills
factories, workshops, ETC., in vari
ous parts of Louisiana, if our mex
legislature but does its duty in tht
premises. Let one of their first actl
be the exemption from taxation, fol
term Of years at least, all capita
employed in manufacturing; and i
this is done, we are sure the day i
not remote when every town within
our borders will ee thriving, and tn
agricultural interest will thereb.
receive such impetus that we vii
not long have to complain Of ou
rich lands lying Idle and growing a
in weeds.
a. saE
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20

Aman who was too mean to ad
vcrtise land he wanted to sell, put a
written notice in one Of the hotels
the other day. A man who was
inquiring for Q small farm was refer
red to the written notice, when he
Replied 4 can't buy land at a fair
price ofany man who does his ad-
vertising in that way. He'd steal
tbee fence, the pump-handle and the
oafn doors, before he gave up pos
eaeston. Exchange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20
The American Farmer.

taking the ground that with all his
planning and all his building the
American Farmer has really made
no substantial provisions for life.
He has only considered the means
of getting a living. Outside of this
everything relating to society and
cnlture-has been steadily ignored.
He gives his children the advantage
of schools, not recognizing the fact
that these very advantage call in
to life new set of social wants. A
bright, well educated family, in a
lohely farm house, is very different
material from a family brought up
in ignorance. An American farm
er's children, who have bad a few
terms at a neighboring academy,
resemble in no degree the children
of the European peasant. They
come home with new ideas and new
wants and if there is no provision
made for these new wants, and they
find no opportunities for their salts
faction, they will be ready on reach
ing their majority, to fly the farm
and seek the city. M
If the American farmer wishes to
keep his children near him, he must
learn the difference between a liv-
ing and getting living; and we
mistake him and his grade of cult
ure altogether if lie does not stop
over this statement and wonderatit.
TO get living, to make money,
to become s'forehandedn- this is the
whole of life to agricultural multi
tudes, discouraging in their num-
bers, to contemplate. To them there
is no differences between living and
getting living. Their whole life
consists in getting q living; and
!; when their families come back to
them from their schooling, and And
Il ~
that, really, this is the only pursuit
that has any recognition under the
Epaternal roof, they must go away.
The boys push to the centres Of the
cities, and the girls follow if they
can. A young man or a young wo-
man, raised to the point where they
apprehend the difference between
living and getting y living, can new
er he satisfied with the latter alone.
Either farmers children must be
kept ignorant or provision must be
made for their social wants. Brains
and hearts need food and clothing
as we'll as bodies and those who
have learned to recognize brains aud
hearts as the best and most impor.
tant part of their personal posses
,sions, will go where they can find
L 7r|
the ministry they need.
What is the remedy How shall
farmers manage to keep their chill.
dren near themi How can we dis.
. courage the influx of unnecessary
nay burdensome-population into
the cities ! We answer: By max
ling agricultural society attractive
Fill the farm-honses with periodic
. ais and books. Establish centra
} reading rooms, or neighborho0f
! clubs. Encourage the social meet
ings of the young. Have concerts
lectures, amateur dramatic ass0cia
Z tons. Above all, build as far a
possible in villages. II is better Il
!, 60 mile to ones daily labor, thar
to place ones self q mile away from
La neighbor. The isolation of Amer
+ ican farm life is the great curse %
that life, and it falls upon the wo
men in a way men can't appreciate
This last idea is decidedlya nev
one, for. our country, but certainl!
r Il Is not a bad one. In FuroDe tn,
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Manufacturing.


Herein lie Western and Southern
thrift and independence. The raw
material in boundless abundance is
at our very door. See the enterprise
of Eastern factors. They move
thither our grain, wool, cotton, min
erals, &c, over high freight rate
railways, convert these products in
to manufactured articles, and then
ship to us, to be bought at enormous
profits on their outlay. Why not
save the freight on the raw materi.
al, and that on that manufactured
article by converting this material
into manufactured stuff here. We
have the power, both water and
steam. Our rivers flow by us invit-
ing capital and enterprise, and our
coal fields are filed With fuel to
drive millions of spindles and wheels
While tue cotton fields alone of
the South have added annually to
the wealth ofthe world $3.50, ,OOO, 900
and enriched every other class han
ding this staple those who have
toiled for its production have grown
poorer continually. The agricultur-
lists of the Southern States instead
of being the most independent class,
as they might be, have been the
most dependent. With soil and
climate that will produce every crop
necessary to our comfortable sup
port, we depend upon other States
for much Of. our food even. and up
Oh the merchants whom We have
built up for the means of purchas.
ing it from year to year.
No community, state OR nation can
be prosperous which only produces
the raw material, and then hires
some other to manufacture it. Let
a man grow the wheat for his bread,
pay the freight to a New York mill
to make it into flour and then the
freight back again, and see if that
would be profitable to him. The
same is true of every thing else,
Only that community or section is
prosperous which manufactures, as
well as produces raw material. The
operatives in the factories being
consumers, also give home markets
for products. five can mannfac
ture all we need, the operatives will
use here at home such of our pro
ducts as they now consume away
Off somewhere else where We now
have to slip this produce and pay
high freights on it to them. Wha,
we furnish to them has this freight
added, and they are in turn COMPEL
ed to add this difference to th,
price of the goods they manufacture
ship and sell back to U.S. We pa,
three freights, one, on raw material
one on manufactured goods. sen
back to as, and one on the food W,
send them for their workmen.
| Communities which only produc
and sell the raw material, have al
ternate flush and lean business pc
riods. When the annual produe
ton is beingsold, they flourish, bu
that is soon past, and they are com
PEELED to buy and ship back th
goods manufactured out of wha
they sold, aud then theyshaye lean
ness in business. Production b
home manufacturing equal to d.
- ?
mand makes home markets; say
freights, and keeps something cor
stantly on baud to exchange 70
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20
The Lost Commander.

,55
The Pacific Churchman furnishes
the following sketch of Captain
Howell who commanded the Pacific.
when she went down:
j. u. Howell was born in Natchez..
Miss, in the year lS41; was ednca.
ted in Annapolis served as mid
shipman with honor under Commo.
dores Tucker and Talbot at Charles
ton, South Carolina; served with.
credit in the James River squadron
under Captains Parker, Wood and,
Hunter, afterwards at Charleston,
under Commodore Tucker, il com
mand of a picket-boat. After the
fall of Charleston, he was a lieuten
ant of artillery in the naval brigade
under General Semmes, formerly Of
the Confederate Navy; was .snrren-,
dered under General Lees cartel.
joined jefferson Davis at Washing,
ton, Ca, and was with him at The
time of his capture; was then impris-
oned at Fortress Monroe, where he
was held for some time; released he
went to Savannah, Ca, where he
was again imprisoned. From thence
he joined his brother in Canada
and accompanied him to England.
Returning BY way of Portland, Me-,
he was again arrested and sent to
Fort Warren where he was detained
for few weeks and released. he
then returned to Canada, and from
there went to New York, and went
to sea before the. mast; returning.
was engaged with Pomeroy on the
New York News. Closing this len-
gagement he sailed ona ship bound
for China as. quarter-master: from
thence reached San Francisco about
five years since. Served the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company In subor-
dinate positions and asa scomman-
der; also the Oregon Steamship
Company and the North Pacific
Transportation Company as master
OF the steamships Idaho, Montana,
Pelican and Others S i I'll 5lus
1 "Ye,7 be said dreamingly,
i've are always striving for. a. sub
jectiye goal. Unconsciouslyit it may
be, but still we strive. We lean over
the verge of the infipite,l longing
to grasp its mysteries, and lost. in
the profundities of its imme1sity.1
"Yes,n she replied, thoughtly, "but,
John would you mind my putting a
patch on the seat of those old black
pants Of yours before sou lean oyel
the verge Of the Infinite p
Our light aff1iction, which is bn,
for a moment, worketh fol, us a fal
more exceeding and eternal weigh,
OF glory. 2tCor.iv: Hgsnn 81
| Let Thy lovihg,kindness aud til,
truth continually preserve sme
Psalm xL, i l.gssa2 ttlmfl aaa Hs
Humble yourselves in the sight .
the Lord, and He shall lift you up
James iv., To- 9"A
He that walketh uprightly, walk
keth surely: bat he that perverted
his ways shall be known. Prov <,
tlag8f il-laA-- -.siI- =, - 1-Isl sifss
i The Legislature Of Arkansas: ba
passed bill, appropriating $l5, 90
for the Centennial. =
sfff spssS ..-a- - =. LII aEtfikssTl
i sE Carrier pigeoas 4 few ff0s
Bristol to aPhiladelphia, sitMeat
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g.V Carrier, pigeons fiew sffosl
Bristol to Philadelphia, s.tMeat.
miles in thirty minutes. hrA slpoA
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20

~ The frauds who continual
complain Of l,inching want, desery
Iedly want pinchlng. faasenN ofa4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20

The Legislature Of AEkahsas. be-
passed bill, appropriating &l5, 90,
for the Centennial. !. :,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20

u He who sins against men,
may fear discovery, but shat who sins
against God is sure Of it, anaeH =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-20

The Lord hath set apart him that
is godly for himself. Psa *, 8.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
The study Of the French Language.

MR.. EDToR:-Doctors often disagree; aud
| SO it is with professors about the method o.
teaching. There are two methods, the empiric
and the rational. The first consists in giving
to the pupil few phrases-the construction OF
which he does not Understandable repeat parrot
like number of times. The second teaches
the pupil how to make up his own phrases.
Let us see now, how in an emergency the two
pupils will act.
The pupi! has to answer one question, and
say, II must go out" The empiric who has
learned his phrase by heart will say very prop
erly: H.faut que je sorte. But if he does not
remember, which is very likely, he will keep
mum. The other, not reckoning on his memo
ry, accustomed as he is to use his own mind
will give either of these answers. II Jdat que
je sorte; Je dois sort,r; TAI dsorti. And
this is not arbitrary. Has he not the English
for guide? must 60 out; am to 60 out; l
have to go out.
Such is the working of the two methods; the
first, the empire, relying on memory, makes
the pupil lazy; the second, the rational, quick
ems his mental faculties and makes him self
reliant.
When 1 came over to this country, had
with me on the steamer little conversational
manual; and out of it learned very carefully
the phrase "Where are weep I went to the
captain and said, Captain, where are we?'
Son the ship" said he, and every one laughed.
went back to my manual for a witty retort,
but could not find it,
Let US see now about the grammar; the
shorter the better 1 say emphatically. A long
grammar, such as Ollendorf, Manesca, Fas-
quelle or Otto-and yet for this last make
my reserves-are intended for schools and re-
quire at least four years to get through. Those
grammars are intended mostly for American
teachers, and to such | recommend Otto's
annotated, by BOcher of Harvard, as vastly supe-
rior to any of the others. For pupils above
twelve years, French teacher ought to en-
ploy short, concise grammar, so as to make
it easy to consult any rule wanted. for in
every lesson a number of rules not included in
the days lesson must be consulted.
Let us suppose the pupil reads aloud the fol-
lowing phrase: Je Grains gull ne Uienne. 81
fear be will come" The teacher asks why ne
is used since the phrase is affirmative The pu-
pill says: Because after craindre, to fear, the
verb which follows takes ne. And why?
says the teacher. Because the Latins did it as
in Iiraeo ne veniat Why the subjunctive
mood? Because the verbs expressing fear re-
quire the following verb to be in the subjunc-
tive. Why the present of the subiunctive? Be-
cause the verb ie Grains, fear, is in the present
of the indicative mood.
When pupil is able-and he ought to be-to
answer such questions, he is not mere par
rot He not only has his mental faculties ex-
ercised, but also good oral drilling, the ques-
tions being asked and answered in French.
Such is the rational system-qustions with
some sense in them-instead of those old and
ridiculous phrases "Have you nv old shoe?'
"Yes, sir, 1 have,"-answers improvised by the
pupil. Yours,
81. DUCOM.
Portland, Dec. IA, 1875.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
Business Notes.

Business is very lively at at both the Win
throp oil cloth factories and at the Winthrop
Mills company's works, and also at L. Whit
mans agricultural works.
The Androscoggin Water Power Company
saw mill at Lisbon Falls, Lewiston, is turning
out $4,000 feet of lumber for the Bates mill in
Lewiston, to be used in rebuilding the clotl
hall.
N. I. Jordan, Esq, retires from the shoe
manufacturing firm of Little, Smith & Co. o.
Lewiston. The new firm will consist of Mr.
Smith of the old firm and Mr.. Curtis late Of
l. G. Lombard & Co.
Getchell & Sargents machine shop and foun
dry at Machias, shut down Saturday for lacl
of work. This is the first time the works have
suspended for thirteen years.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

APPOINTMENTS BY THE GoyERNoR.-The
following appointments have been made by the
Governor and Council:
Trial Justices-John Dawes, Harrison; Will
liam Nye, Vassalboro'; Horace w. Stewart,
Waterville; L. w. Starbird. Dixmont; Edward
n. Merrill, Skowhegan; james R. n Smith,
Pembroke.
Notaries Public-L. w. Starbird, Dixmont;
Henry f. Blanchard, Augusta.
Coroners-Geo. II. Foster, Belgrade; Thos.
Lane, Poland.
Justices of Peace and Quorum-G. N. Law.
renee. Augusta; Josiah s. Maxcy, Gardiner;
J. r. Hansey, j. M. Hutchings, Fenobscot; A..
G. Hubbard, Bucksport; Daniel Hutchinson
ton, Andover; Elisha Chick, Clifton; Daniel
f. Davis, East Corinth.
To Solemnize Marriages-George 7. Packard
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

MAsoNIc.-At the annual meeting of Allan
tic Lodge No. 81, held last evening, the follow
ing named officers were unanimously elected
for the ensuing year: George R. Shaw. Wor-
shipful Master; Richard X. Galley, Senior
Warden; Algernon Pearson, Junior Warden;
David w. True, Treasurer; Alpheus G. Rogers,
Secretary; Trustee for two years, Rufus H.
Hinckley.
Worshipful Master Frank 81. Smith, on re.
firing from the chair, which he has filled to
the entire satisfaction of the brethren for two
years, was presented by them through Brother
Rufus Ell. Hinkley, with Past Masters jewel
valued at 800, from the well known firm Of
Abner Lowell.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

TEMPERANCE IN ENGLAND.-The following
telegram was received last evening in this city
from Manchester, England:
The National Reform Conference has unani-
mously adopted Popular Con troll of Licenses,
with great enthusiasm.
The Conference has for its object the recon-
struction of the great Liberal party which was
shipwrecked and dissolved under Gladstone for
want of policy. The National Reform
League proposes to construct a platform upon
which the new Liberal party can stand Pop.
ular Control of Licenses means a reference of
the question of licenses or no licenses to the
popular vote in each city, town and parish
and the matter of the liquor traffic in each 10.
cality to be determined by the vote Of the peo-
pie Nd.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers. recorded In this
county yesterday:
Brupswick-Lot of land from Robert Skol.
field to George w. Richardson.
Cape Elizabeth-Lot of land from Mary
ODonnell to Dormick O'Donnell.
Falmouth-Lot of land from Charles CALI
son and others to Zephaniah Sholes.
Portland-Lot of land from Frederick W.
Clark to George B. and Susan M. Buzzell
Lot of land on Franklin street FROM Moses
Gould to David and Hiram Wyer
New Gloucester-Lots of land from Ezra
and Sewell Woodbury..
Yarmouth-Lot of land from Edwin Seabury
and ais. to Eliza s. Seabury.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
SCHENCK s MANDRAKE PILLS


Will be found to possess those qualities necessary to
the total eradication of all bilious attacks prompt to
start the secretions of the liver, and give healthy
tone to the entire system Indeed, it is no ordinary
discovery in medical science to have invented rem
edy for these stubborn complaints. which develop all
the results produced by hel etofore free of cao
mel, mineral justly dreaded by mankind, and ac-
knowledged to be destructive in the extreme to the
human system. That the properties of certain yege
tables comprise all the virtues of caomel without its
injurious tendencies, is now admitted fact,
dered indisputabe by scientific researches; and
those who the Mandrake Pills will be fully salts
fed that the best medicines are those provided by
nature in the common herbs and roots of the fields
These pills open the bowels and correct all bilious
arrangements without salvation or any of the ipju-
rious fleets of calomel or other poisons The secre
ton Of bile is promoted by these pills. as will be
by the altered color of the Stools and disappearing of
the salow complexion and cleansing of the tongue.
Ample directions for use accompany each box OF
pills.
Prepared only by j. H. Schenck " Son, at their
principal Office, corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Phil
adelphia, and for sale by all druggists and dealers.
Price % cents per box.
jv14 decleod3dp&w1msn
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
The annual meeting of this society was held
yesterday afternoon and the following list of
officers elected: President, VIM. Wood: Vice
President, S, B. Beckett; Treasurer, Edward
Gould; Corresponding Secretary, John NJ
Gould; Recording Secretary, 7. K. Jones; Cur
ator and Cabinet Keeper, G. B. Fuller; Asso-
ciate Managers, Sam'l E. Spring, John Neal,
7. G. Hersey, w. S. Dana. Rev. Thos Hill,
Lewis Pierce and s. B. Beckett.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

CHRISTIAN ACKNOWLEDGMENT return
our most grateful thanks to the kind people of
West End, Portland, for the great love mani
tested to us Dec. 18th; fifty persons. graced our
residence, bringing abundance of the good
things Of earth for the nourishment OF the
outward man." and while we all were feast
ing we thought much of the ancient land OF
Beulah. Bro. Tibbetts and Capt. j. B. Coyle
gave as fine social addresses to the great en-
couragement and admiration of all. Hymns
were Joyfully sung, prayer offered, wonderful
69eavenly grace t descended penitents wept,
man was greatly renewed. All parted happy,
leaving behind the one thing needful-and a
hearty God bless you, and we exclaimed God
bless the people.
JOHN GIBSON,
M. E. GIBSON.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

PINE STREET CHURCH CoURsE.-This even
ing Rev. Dr. Tefft of Bangor, will deliver the
second lecture in the Pine street M. E. church
course at the vestry of the new church. The
lecture is a new one. Subject-"Woman' s
Place of Society,"" This will be its first deliv-
cry A gentleman who has looked over the
manuscript says that the lecture is a very en-
Pertaining production.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

ART NoTEs-A splendid marine by our ia
vorite artist, Harry Brown, can be seen in
Hale's window 1t is view of Cape Breton,
N. s., and is one of Browns very best pictures.
1t is admired by all who have seen it, and
doubtless will be purchased by some one of our
art loving citizens for Christmas present, and
asplendid one it will be. We congratulate the
fortunate recipient who ever he may be.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

OFFICERS ELECTED.-At the annual meeting
of Machigonne Encampment, held last even
ing, the following officers were elected: Chas
f. Plummer, G. p; Levi A. Leonard, II. P. /;
Henry G. skillings, S. W.; George D. Lorng,
j. W.; William A. jackson, R. S.; N. G. Cum
mings, E. s.; Stephen K. Dyer, Treasurer;
Freedom Nash, Charles H. Rich, VIM. [. L.
Gill, Trustees.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

COPARTNERsHIP.-Mr.W alcott of the Unit
ed States Hotel has formed copartnership
with Mr.. Henry ShieI, and the house will here
after be conducted by them. Both of these
gentlemen are we'll known to the travelling pub
lie, and this partnership will make strong
management for this excellent house, which is
having large share of patronage.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

AccIDENTs.-Mr. Geo. E. Marchmont, a
stevedore, living on Centre street, had his foot
badly crushed yesterday morning while loading
baggage to 60 to Fort Preb'e.
Mr.. Edward Doolttle was thrown from his
wagon yesterday morning while riding in from
the Cape, and received a severe dislocaton of
tho hin
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

The HYERs SIsTERs,-The celebrated Flyers
sisters will appear in the Army and Navy
course this evening. 1t will be remembered
that these singers appeared at the Museum
last summer and gave very decided satisfac-
ton. They have very fine programme ar.
ranged for the concert this evening, and they
will give most enjoyable entertainment. A
number of evening tickets have already been
sold, so great is the interest in their concert.
The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16

The OGDENsBURG RoAD.-It is expected
that the Ogdensburg road will be completed
sufficiently to allow trains to run through to
st. Johns5ury by next Wednesday. The win
ter weather does not interfere with the running
of trains on this road in the least.