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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

We have examined and in
quired into the condition Of
our public roads and regret to-
find many of them in bad con-
.dition, especially the bridges.
We refer this whole matter to
the Police Jury, and request
them to provide at once means
to build and repair the bridges,
and to hold each Road Over
seer strictly to the discharge
Of his duty, as no other inter
est speaks better for the intel
|ligence and prosperity of a
country than its public high
ways.
We refer with pleasure and
pride to the flourishing condi-
ton Of our public schools
throughout the parish, and
congratulate our taxpayers
that the money paid by them
for school purposes is being
returned to their children with
interest.
We are happy to report that
CDR citizens are Industrious,
peaceable and quiet. We
have found. but few true bills,
and can trace in almost every
instance the cause to the use
of spirituous liquors.
| We have carefully examined
all complaints and charges
brought before US, and rem
dered a verdict according to
the law and evidence; yet we
have discouraged all mere
petty prosecutions as fruitful
only of evil and expense.
In taking leave of his Honor,
Judge R. w. Turner, we beg
to tender him our sincere
thanks for the able, dignified
and impartial manner in which
he has discharged the duties
of his high and responsible
Office and his kindness and fl
deity in carrying out the
spirit Of the law, and while all
of his decisions have been
kindly tempered with mercy
he has not forgotten to be just
1-[Extracts from Webster par.
ish Grand Jury Report.
/
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Heal me, Q Lord, and I shall
be healed; save me, and / shall
be saved: for Thou art my
praise. [Jer. xvii, IA.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Two things in this world
that should mot be tritied with
"A woman's opinion and the
business end of a wasp.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

0 Israel, thou hast destroy
ed myself, but in Me is thy
help.-[Hos. xiii, 9.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

In the stomach of a recently
slaughtered Vermont COW was
found an open knife, in all
seven inches long. That was
clearly a case Of carrying con-
cealed weapons, and against
the law.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

If slander be a snake, it is q
winged one Il flies as we'll as
creeps.-[ Douglas Jerrold.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Patient to doctors after con-
snltation: "Tell me the worst,
gentlemen; am ] going to die q
Doctors: "We are divided on
that question, sir; but there is
a majority of one that you will
live."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

The n. 7. Express says that
a new religious belief is gain
ing ground in Ohio. Its adj
herents are called Eternalists.
They hold that the soul is inn
mortal, and that it occupies a
succession of bodies on earth,
both of men and animals, and
when disembodied by death it
hovers in the air until by some
subtle process of materializa-
ton Informs or enters a new in
fantile body, the character of
that body-whether Of hog,
dog or depending upon
the manner of life which the
deceased person, from whom
the soul comes, has led
Something like the doctrine of
Pythagoras, but pretty hard
on the piggish people.
The Rochester Democrat is
responsible for the following
Mrs. Evarts said to Mr.. Evarts
yesterday morning, "Get up
and open the hampers, Will
Ham," and Mr.. Evarts said alb
sently, turning over for anoth-
er nap, "Your Honor will
please note my exception"
!" Augustus, DEAR" said she
tenderly pushing him from hel
as the moonlight flooded the
bay window where they were
standing, Il think you had
better try some other hair-dye
your moustaohe tastes like
turpentine."
Don't sit up nights to see
how long. that young gentle
man stays with the young lady
across the street. If she thinks
. him worth the oil burned it j:
none of your business, he ism
making love to any of you
folks.
Patient to doctors after con
: snltation: "Tell me the worst
, gentlemen; am | going to die 2
J Doctors: "We are divided OIL
that question, sir; but there il
a majority of one that you vii
live."
: In the stomach of a recently
slaughtered Vermont COW wa
, found an open knife, in al
seven inches long. That wa
) clearly a case Of carrying con
cealed weapons, and agains
the law.
3 GOOSE" is the name Of a plan
: which grows to perfection il
southern Utah. It is of a Fl
brous nature, and makes, ex
cellent ropes. In the absenc
Of hemp, it will answer al
necessary purposes.
Philadelphia brags of hav
1 I H =
ing the most Clearly servan
: girls. They always hire GU
with the understanding tina
the mistress is to do the dirt
= work.
i mo sir, . said a weary look
ing man on a street car, to a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

The three G's-To succeed
in a difficult undertaking one
must have grit, grip and gump-
ton. @
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-
$640 90
To Judgment Fund:
March II, 1S75.-To balance
due this Fund this date, on
settlement, $4Sl 20
$481 70
To to the Honorble Police Jury of
Bossier parish, La:
The undersigned appointed o cOnl-
mittee to report the condition of ac-
counts of &. w. Durdin with the
parish of Bossier, respectfully shows
that the stamemet above exhibits
the balance due by him ut this date
to said parish on the several funds,
as mentioned, viz: on ordinary fund,
one hundred and ninety-nine dollars
and fifty-five cents on Road and
Bridge Fund, six hundred and forty
dollars and ninety cents, and on Judg-
ment Fund four hundred and eighty
one dollars and 70 cents; all of which
is respectfully submitted.
@ w. G.. MCDONALD.
J.A. SNYDER.
% J.W. WALKER.
Bellevue, La, April Is, 1875.
Be 1t enacted, &C., That Ct. w.
tDurdin, ex-Parish Treasurer, be au-
Ethorized to pay over the balance due
by him according to report of COM
,0.ttee this day made to the body, to
=. A.. Shider, his successor in office
.. Parish Treasurer, and the receipts
IT said Snider shall be proper voueh-
ers for amount Of same In settlement
Of said Durdin with this body.
Be ftenacted, &C.. Thatthe follow
ing accounts be allowed to w. G..
Mcdonald, District Attorney pro
TO salary to 1st April, 1875, $50 90
To defending suit B. f. Oneal
vs.. Bossier Parish, No. 266l,
District Court, 81 10
bon SOL 10
The following account was then
presented and allowed to J. "A.
Thomas:
To furnishing wood and making
fires for Police July, February
and March, 1875, SIS 90
To waiting on Police Jury Ave
days present session, 8 90
To broom for use Of Jury room, Sc
tst So SO
Warrants were then issued on APP
preparations made at this session
numbering from 81 to 128 inclusive
which were duly registered and GER
tilted to by the President and Clerk
IN pursuance of law, after which the
Board adjourned until 8o'clOck A. NJ,
tomorrow.
60 w. HI. HILL, Clerk.
Read and adopted April 18th, 1876.
.fge ]. J. SWINDLE, o.
J s4 President Police Jury.
So BELLEVUE, La,
s April 10th, 1876. {
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
Members all present. I
The minutes OF yesterday was read
and adopted.
When the following acts were pass
ed, to-wit:
Be it enacted, &C., That the act
passed by this body April 18th, 1879,
prohibiting the President and Clerk
from issuing parish Licenses to Col.
Iector. &C., Be and the same is hereby
amended 30 as to strike out the word
'.issuen and insert In lieu thereof the
word deliver.
Be It further enacted, &C., That the
President and Clerk be, and they are
hereby authorized and required to is.
sue the following amount of blank
parish licenses on trades and prOfes.
sIons for the year 1875, to-wit:
20 Blanks for 405 % each.
$. 50 CO. -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22


A metropolitan Journal warns
"honest men" to let Wall-street
speculations alone during the
present excitement. This re-
minds us of Commodore Van>
derbilt, who advised a young
man not to bet Oh a horse race.
remarking: 1T is wrong to
bet on a race; III fact. sir. it is
wrong to bet on anything that
yon do not yourself control"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Don't imagine that you
were born to reform the world.
You can't split a mountain
with a toothpick.
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mo sir" said a weary look
ing man on a street car, to an
individual by his side, 81
wouldn't marry the best wo-
man alive. I've been q dry
goods clerk too long for that. =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Take life easy, and don't
always be trying to beat the
sun up. You may win for a
time, but in the long run you
are sure to be beaten, and
some morning it viii rise with.
ont you. i.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Up in Troy, a certain priest
who looks after the temperance
of his flock, occasionally takes
a seat in a bar-room on Sunday
afternoon, and watches the
customers. The Press says the
number Of men who come in
and leave after asking what
time it is, or where John
Smith lives, is astonishing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Argne not with a man whom
you know to be of an obstinate
temper, for when he is once
contradicted his mind is barred
against all light and informa>
ton; argument, though ever so
well grounded. provokss him,
and makes him even afraid to
he convinced Of the truth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22
BOSSIER1BANNER

W. Il. Scanland, Editor and Prop'r
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

The Gubernatorial fight in
Kentucky is the most bitter for
years. The Convention takes
place at Frankfort, May 10th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Don't sit up nights to see
how long. that young gentle
man stays with the young lady
across the street. If she thinks
him worth the oil burned it is
none of your business, he isn't
making love to any Of your
folks.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

There is nothing which
wings its flight so swiftly as
|calnmny. nothing which is ut
tered with more ease; nothing
lis listened to with more readi~
ness, nothing dispersed more
widely.-[Cicero.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Let it be borne in mind that
loud professions Of patriotism
or party zeal are often en-
ployed to hide selfish motives.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

In 1909 the.funeral expenses
of Senator Malone, of Rhode
Island, cost only S52 81, inclu-
sive ofieleven gallons Of wine.
Senator Summers obsequies
cost altogether $35, 900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

The United States Supreme
Court has decided that woman
suffrage is a matter. wholly
within the control of the
States and not affected by the
constitutional amendments.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22

Augustus, dear" said she
tenderly pushing him from her
as the moonlight flooded the
bay window where they were
standing, Il think you had
better try some other hair-dye:
your moustache tastes like
tlirpentine."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-22


Be it enacted, &C., That the follow
lowing report be spread upon the
minutes, to-Wit:
srT g. w. Durdin,
iliH Parish Treasurer,
In acct with Bossier Par, DIR:
March IL, 1S75.--To balance
due on Ordinary Fund, as
per settlement Of this date, S s %
To amount received ,0n Ordi-
nary fund since March 1th,
1876, fines, &C., from b. f.
Oneal, Sheriff, 19l 90
$3.50 IS
To Road and Bridge Fund, DR.:
March l1.-To balance due
this Fund OH settlement this
date, S64O 30
$64O 90
To Judgment Fund:
March II, 1S15.-To balance
due this Fund this date, on
settlement, $4Sl %
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

WASHING THE INSIDE Or THE BODY
There is 10 cavity in the body whic!,
water is not fitted for if you ret it in
properly. Why, one Of the best
things you can do is to wash your
blood, and the great folly We commit
in going through our live, from child
hood to the grave is that we do not
wash our blood as We ought. lniu-
sions of coffee, tea. chocolate or cocoa.
Or cider or beer. do not wasl the blood.
because, with the find SD taken In,
something is carried in also which be-
fouls and defiles the blood. Let a
man say to himself, 1T is Saturday
night; | have worked hard all the
week, and Sunday shall be day Of
rest to me. am going to give my
whole system, between this and Mon
day morning, good, thorough wish.
ing 50 he begins t. drink and
drink, and drinks but little at time
yet between Saturday night and next
Monday, morning, a healthy man can
drink without producing any distur.
bance a gallon Of water. Now let
this come into and go through his cir
culation-through his lungs, and skin,
and kidneys, and bowels-and waste
are carried out; and when
monday mrrping comes, if he jumps
out of bed and gives his external skin
a good washing, the water that he
washes in will be foul. Or, if he pre-
fers to test the question even more
thoroughly, all he has to do is to take
D. clean sheet, and then wetting it in
good, soft, pure water, he wrapped up|
IN it for. forty-cight or sixty minutes,
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

JEFFERSON on A THIRD TERN.-Nan,
have contended, and do still contend, tina
President Jefferson secretly wished to serv,
as President for third term. The fact:
in the case do not justify any such con
illusions Early in the year 1903, more
than two years before the expiration of hi:
term Of office. he was solicited by the Leg
islature of eight different States to allow
his name to be used as a candidate before
the forthcoming National Conventions
compliment never before nor since confer
red upon chief magistrate Of the Repub-
lie. To these appeals, as we'll as to others
cf less significance, he gave decided nay
On all occasions where the subject was
preached, he gave his views promptly and
openly, so much in contrast with Grants
eyasiye policy as to shine forth with usual
br!lliancy at this time. He saw that his
acceptance Of the honor sought TO be con-
:crrrsl by gratified people would be SET
ting an example that would sooner or later
lead the Republic to ruin. His letter Of
declinstion-hi responses 10 all We're iden-
,.cal--is so manly and dignified. and so
strongly In contrast with the commit
tai and esotistical letter from Grant. pub
lisned a few days since, that we think its
reproduction at this time appropriate. Ii
was IN the following housekeeping
date. address and signature:
.-Tha, should lay down my charge at
proper period is as much duty as To have
borne il faithfully If some termination
80 the services of the chief magistrate be
not fixed by the Constitution or supplied
Uv practice. his Office, nominally for years
will. in fact become for life; and history
shows how easily that degenerates into an
inheritance. Believing that Representa-
tive government, responsible at short peri
DDS of election. is that which produces the
greatest sum of happiness TO mankind, l
feel it a duty to do no act which shall es-
5entially impair that principle: and |
should unwllngly be the person who, dis
regarding the sound precedent set by an
iiIustriou> predecessor. should furnish the
first example of prolongation beyond the
second term of Office
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

ToNAro FIGs-Thc tomato generally
used is the small and gracefully shaped
pear tomato, red and yellow. Pick
them before too ripe. Scald and peel
with care, lest the flesh be broken.
Lay them on common pie-platc close.
ly packed but only one deep. Tut into
= very hot oven, Turn occasionally
pouring off all Juice that oozcs out un.
til YOU are sure it is all out. Then
scatter half teacup OF sugar over
them. Put back in the oven. As soon
as the sugar is cooked in on one side.
turn the tomatoes carefully one hy one !:
scatter some sugar on them and on,
back in the oven. They must be
watched very closely now and turned
at intervals for three or four hours
The perfection of Your sweetmcat de.
ponds in a great measure on the nicety
with which this stage Of its preparation
is conducted. Now take yonr plates
and put them in warm dry place,
protected from flies and dust, turning
them once or twice day for from one
to two weeks. Your figs will now /
sufficiently cured to pack into jars or
boxes.
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

Notwithstanding the severe crit:
cisms Of the press and the opposition
Of the regular clergy, Moody and San
ky draw immensely in London. At
one meeting recently fifty thousand
people were present.
A nugget Of copper, ninety-eight per
cent. pure ore, weighing six thousand
pounds, is on exhibition at St. Louis.
It came from the Lake Superior region,
where it was taken from an ancient
digging. The mass, when found, had
evidently been. detached from its bed
by ancient miners, whose stone ham.
mers, in great numbers were found in
the mine.
The coroner's jury in the Holyoke
disaster condemn the almost criminal
careessness in the construction of the
galleries and the mode of cgress there
from. They declare that parties who
build such deatl'rtraps should receive
the unmeasured censure of the com
munity. They find that the cause Of
the fire was from the use of trimmings
Of laces, paper, etc. and the fact that
the building was saeathed' with pine
instead of being plastered.
A French butcher who was on his
death bed said to his vile:
eff | die, FRANCHISE, you must marry
our shop.boy. He-is agood. young
man, and. the business cannot 90 on
without man to look after it,
Il have been thinking about that
already" said his wife.
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

An Eastern editor, thinking ia
stock his depleted larder, advertised
Poultry taken in exchange for adver.
Using" The villainous. cempositor,
sseing hiss opportunity to pay up a
lpag-standing grudge, set it up, 'Poe,
Try, taken. etc." and since that time
she. office boy-has been clearing fifty
eats a. day from the waste paper. bag
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

a woman entered crowded stree,
car the other day, and for momen,
or two no one offered her a seat
Then fat man affected with the asth.
mn, b, cko ned to her and sale: Ma lam
pe's take-take' Cough, cough. She
stood there waiting for his scat and as
soon as he was over his coughing fit,
he concud, d:-.MAdam please take
care and not step on my sore .oot?
Inc look she gave him was appalling,
but all the rest saw the joke.
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25

a NOBEL CoMPosIrIox.-In a dinry
room sat an old man writing with a
Roman nose and tall hat. Mt far
from him, broken-backe,l chair sup
ported his daughter with ncketty legs
and cracked rings. In the same room
was an old woman blowing the fire
with lean cat under an old stove. be.
ing the wife of the uld man writing
with the Roman nose. Ina corner
might be see. a hungry boy eating on.
ions with bow legs and red hair from
q table which he swallowed without
chewing. The whole scene was over
looked by an old clock, ornamented
with Pocahontas saving John Smith,
three legs covered with cobwebs and
wound up every eight days by the
man with a brass key. Ever and
anon the door was ratified by cold
dog without hinges or knob. Through
the broken window might be seen
woman cutting cabbage with a baby
on her arm through the shattered
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25
Board Of COUNT Commas lulslI

% Boise county. Idaho Territory. wiz ,n..ho or' '
ulaf Session. 1t the court house. IN 1u' ,s7a
Monday. the 6sh day Of july .Hr
that being the nrss Monday in said mon.. aid B'"
counts or other matters coming oe'" I'D
should be fllcd prior TO that time ,.,.lly u'nI
All sccounts and papers must be ), s. pr e'''
70 insure action thereon. and no OH, wosiani,
nnless all the fees are paid. JAMES nv cen.
Idaho CITr. March II. 1873.
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25
How PorArcEs CANE INTo CIvILIzA-

How PorArcEs CANE lNTo ClvILIzA
r1oN.-.The potato is one Of the man,
really valuable things worth nothing
to man until their use is discovered
That the world knew nothing of tn
lvalpe Of toespntil about two hun
fdr1 yearsxgo shows what rich Sc
Icrefs Mature has for her children, ant
how long she can keep them. Many
blessings are probably hidden now il
the earth, and even in the common
growth of the fields. which will be
found out and considered quite indis
pensible. A writer gives this inter
|estinsk sketch Of the history Of the po'
tato, containing some particulars
which we have never before printed:
When the Spaniards conquered Pc
ru in the sixteenth century, they car
ried some potatoes to Europe and sent
them to the Pope The new plant
was cultivated little in Spain, Italy,
Burgundy, and the Netherlands, and
from a certain resemblance to the truf-
tie; an esculent fungus growing in the
earth. the Italians give them the name
of Tartutf, or Taratufnli whence the
Germans derived their word, kartoffel
The French called them the ''apples of
the earth" Pommes de terre, while in
Austria and portions Of Germany the
expression, Erdapfel, is
used.
DR.. Hawkins first introduced them
into England in 1865: Walter Ra-
leigh brought them there in 1884. and
finally Admiral Drake in 1886. The
latter sent some to friend Ia plant.
with The remark that the iruit was cN-
celicht ana NUTRITIOUS. ana would De
very useful in Europe. His friend
planted the 'u'ers, ana 'he grew NICE
~ but when the seed balls were
ripe, he took the seeds instead OF the
tubers, and fried them in butter. aud
nr;,L,ed s,e,r and c;,,a,o,u over
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-06-25
= ickets including Supper, g.
Notice..

have in my possession the fol!o'a |:
l. described horse and mare, when; /.
no, CAlledIM and Tive charges lam IN laa.
~ days from fhe first publication o. 'ls
notice. will be disposed of scord'ns'
law; i,
One small dun mare. branded II on lux
RICH, hip. u,;s
One cream -colorcd horse. Win "la
name and tail. No brand. and sooo' NV
years old. \. pVV Li'~
IDAHO Cry. June Is. lS,1