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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

waning fortunes she began to look out for
a well-filled pocket to set her heart upon.
He became desperate, and afteran after
noon and night of debauch. at the end of
which she refused to go with him longer,
he struck her on the head and then shot
himself at her feet. The discovery of the
self-murder revealed a CHASTITY scene of
pain, dissipation, and depravity, and shows
how the pursuit ofpleasure through their
devious, immoral ways is always unre-
warding and often fatal. The excitement
steals away the life of the pleasure, and
the delirium is. always degrading and
notwithstanding 1t seems as though the
experiment had been tried often enough
with unvaring results to warn everybody
away from such perilous courses.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15
TWO CHRISTIANS.

Two Christians Travelled down road,
Who viewed the world with different ewes:
The one was pleased with earth's abode,
The other longing for the skies.
For one the heavens were so blue,
They filled his mind with fancies fond;
The others eyes kept piercing through
Only for that which lies beyond.
For one, enchanting were the trees,
The distance was divinely dim,
The birds that fiuttered on the breeze
Nodded their pretty heads for him,
The other scarcely saw the flowers,
And never knew the trees were grand,
He did but count the days and hours,
Till he might reach the promised land.
And one, a little kind caress
Would to a tender rapture move;
He only ope,d his lips to bless
The God who gave him things to love.
The other journeyed on his way,
Afraid to handle or to touch:
He only oped his lips to pray .
He might not love thing too much.
Which was the best! Decide who can,
Yet why should we decide 'twixt them?
We may approve the mournful man,
Nor yet the joyful man condemn.
He is a Christian who has found
That earth, as well as heaven, is sweet,
Nor less is he who, heaven-bound,
Has spurned the earth beneath his feet.
ts9 m Good Words.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15
POPULATION OF THE STATE.

The tragic death of Charles Revere by
ms own hand in an uptown den in New
York is another illustration Of the old
tfuth that the way OF the transgressor is
hard. Revere had been a sporting char
aeter. He drove fast, played deep, and
plunged into all manner of excesses.
About two years ago he formed a liaison
wlth woman ON whom it is thought he
squandered $4,000. Lately he has had
powerful run Of ill-luck, and with his
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15
it Wouldn't.-The othe

Satisfied it Wouldn't-The other
evening when Harper's train was ap-
preaching Lockland it parted in the
middle. and the bell-rope snapped of
like thread. the end Of it striking an
old lady from Jasper on her bonnet and
setting her nerves to play. "What on
e:,rtl's the matter" she exclaimed.
..Oh, the trains broke in,twov replied
a gentleman who sat in the next seat.
:. Ugh! I should say so," the old lady
said, looking at the broken bell-eord.
"Did they s'pose such nasty, trifing
little string like that would hold the
train together r. ,se-s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

Don't bother your head about peo-
pie who are going about trying to take
away your character. Very hkelyit will
do YOU good. Men are very often like a
pair of boots the more they are black
ened, the more they shine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

ACCORDING to French statistician,
more than thousand people have per-
ished by fires in theatres from the begin
ming Of the nineteenth century up to the
present date, while the pecuniary loss
amounts to $50, ,0O0,OO0.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15
TIMELY TOPICS.

AUGUSTA, Georgia, claims the largest
cotton factory in the south. Forty
bu;ldings are in process of erection, and
house, to the value of $950, 900 have been
completed this year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

THE St. Louis whisky distillers have
Welded to the energetic persistency of
secretary Bristow, and have withdrawn
their plea of "not guilty filed in the
most important counts, and by so doing
have forfeited the goods seized.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

THE report that Gerald Massey, the
English poet, has become insane is now
denied by personal friend of his, who
savs that tl.at he is now engaged on the
orestest literary work of his life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

A new company, introducing a novel
form of insurance, has been organized in
New York. 1t is called the national
burglary insurance company, and claims
a capital of $1,000, 900, paid up. It's
title sufficiently indicates its purpose,
which is to insure the owners of property
of every kind and description, in dwell
ings, stores, manufactures, churches,
public buildings, warehouses, ETC., against
loss by the depfedations of burglars.
The company advert es that it will
employ special patrol and detective
force to protect the property of its in
sured, and to recover the same If stolen.
# not recovered within sixty days after
it is stolen, the company agree to pay ita
cash value at the time of the theft.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

Queen Victoria's youngest son,
Prince Leopold, had joined the temper
ance movement, having accepted the
presidency Of the Oxford branch Of the
church Of England temperance society
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

have 10rfelteQ tne gOouS SeIZeu.
The influenza or distemper among the
horses has become almost universal
throughout the country, and, though
not to be compared in severity to the
epidemic of two years ago, it is still the
cause Of considerable inconvenience and
loss. We begin, also, to hear of fatal re-
suits from the disease; and horse-breed-
ers report the whole season unfavorable
to the successful rearing of colts from
the fatal prevalence of the trouble
among them.
The st. Louis Times, in referring to
the late visit of Jay Gould, Sidney Dillon,
Oliver Ames and other railroad magnates,
says,the main ;object.of their visit was to
perfect arrangements to run through cars
from here to San Francisco via the St.
Louis and Kansas City and Northern
and Union and Pacific railroads without
change and ultimately from New York
via New York Central through this city.
1t is further said that this project is
destined to forestall the action of the
national railroad convention to be held
here next month, and if possible, to kill
the Southern Pacific railroad project
which has many strong friends here.
The great powers of western Europe
have exerted their combined influence to
smother the Servian rebellion and pro-
tect the dominion of the Turk little
longer. It is easy to imagine how the
Car smiles in his sleeve at their jeal.
ousy and the secret intrigues it leads to
norder to prevent Russia from getting
afoothold on the Mediterranean, espec.
ially as every year she is extending hel
empire to Central Asia and throwing the
net Of her diplomacy down towards the
ocean and Persian Gulf. These flank
movements are of vast importance, and
i continued a quarter of a century will
make it of very little moment what the
great fpowers say. There is little use in
defending the front door when the enemy
has captured all the rest of thehouse.
We are indebted, says the New Orleans
Times to the state registrar Of Louisiana
for an advance copy of table showing
the population Of Louisiana, according tc
state census of 1875. We present the
totals below, comparing them with the
fgures of the United States census of 1860
and 1870. They show very large in.
crease during the five years, but it is con-
hned chiefly to the rural parishes, that Of
Orleans, comprising the city of New Or
leans, being only 1901:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-11-15

TWELVE RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL
FARMING. Drain and irrigate. 2.
Plow deep and loosen the subsoil. 8.
Provide good storage room for solid
manure, and cisterns for the liquid
manures. 4. Choose commercial fertil-
izers intelligently, and do not use one in
excess of another, simply because others
have used it. 5. Manure every crop
which benefits by it; and manure high.
6. Cultivate only safe, paying crops, and
select the best seed for those. Z. Guilt
vate every crop upon your fields, and in
the proper rotation. s. Cultivate more
and better fodder. 9. Feed plentifully,
and of the. best fodder. 10. Breed stock,
and let no more accident control the in
crease. IL. Support breeding and feed
ing by proper care. II. Keep accounts.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03
wIFI3 MD I'D
BY ANN ELIZA YOUNG

Brigham Young's rebellious wife. xs~The
only complete Expose of all tho secrets OF
Mormonism, Ann Eliza now exposes to tn,
world. as no other woman can, tho secrets
mysteries and crimes Of the horrible systcn,
of Polygnmy, from the very beginning
Nearly 200 illustrations bcautify the work
1t IL tho best selling book published. TO-.
000 more mon md women cnn have ON.
ployment and make from S5 to SO daily
All lSvo agents are writing for illustrated
circulars with largo terms Sent free. Dc
not delay. but address Dustid, Gilman &
Co.: Hartford Ct., Chicago, H., or Cincin-
natl, Ohio. r.... ....-. oct Y3-tw
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03

liable service TO- the state. More
than a hundred cases of official mis-
conduct have been brought to light
and punished, while it is simply i'm,
possible to tell how much loss has
been prevented. And although the
political influence of the unions have
been directed against the republican
party, we believe the result has not
been permanently detrimental to it.
Its majority is large, and cannot be
overcome unless it sets itself in
active opposition to the legitimate
non-partisan objocts of q tax union.
If it's officials ARE guilty and are
brought to- Justice the party q is
stronger by getting rid of them & If
the party is forced to make better
nominations by the activity of its
foes, then it is benefited in spite of
itself. The demand of the time is
for O. purer and moro economical
administration of the laws, and we
are in favor Of it, no matter through
what fundamentally it is brought
about.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03
The Tax Unions.

The. Abbovillo Medium asks what
has become of tho tax unions. The
editor thinks that if the organiza-
ton had been more thorough and
Its members moro in earnest great
agood would have resulted; whereas
they have sunk out Of sight, and
have, i'll majority of cases, failed
to 90 anything that was promised,
We think these inquiries and com
EMents timely. and pertinent. Tho
Rtrouble with the movement was that
Bits leaders looked. only to political
change to. give relief in the matter
Rof bad administration, Tho true
mission Of tho tax unions was to
attack abuses by creating public
opinion which would act as q check
upon corrupt, careless and imbecile
officials by Watching every oxpen-
diture I; by exposing rascality and
bringing offending officials to nc
1 count BOTH before the bar of public
opinion and in the courts
With small body of citizens, do
termined, vigilant md intelligent, in
every court house town, who would
devote themselves to attending tho
ssmeetings of their boards of county
commissioners and Watching tho
business transacted, on-half of the
] extravaganza and fraud which loads
them with debt would bo prevented
In nine cases out of ton these meet
ings are now held virtually in secret
In this county it is rare for any one
to be present except the commits
sioners and the clerk. It is the
same with meetings Of tho cit,
council. It is the same with county
1 commissioners and town councils
in every part of the state. The
I Intelligent business mon off com
munity will toll and worry many
hours to make tho money to pay
taxes, but they will not spare al
hour q month to watch how the
money is spent.
b Let no one say that such watch
fulness would be time wasted
There is no rascality, no stupidity
carelessness proof against publicity
tits all very we'll to convict anc
punish dereliot officials, but tc
prevent their crimes or errors is fa,
better. "a
The tax unions of the state have
generally overlooked these ,plair
duties, and have contented them
selves with endeavoiing to organic
d votes enough to overthrow the
dominant party, Forgetting thai
i official negligence and crime belongs
to no party They are common {c
NIL. Given ,mresfrained, unmatched
4 power, and sooner or later the
extravaganza and poc,llation will
follow.
notwithstanding misdirected
effort, rad 100 genorel epathy the
faS uniou movement wrs Of ;ncnlcu
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03

j. B. Smith, Boston's wcllknown
colored caterer, presented check at
tho bank the other day, and the
teller asked him if he had any one
to identify him. Mr.. Smith, aston.
ishcd said :: Yong man, don't YOU
know mo ?" The teller confessed he
did not. "Thon," said Mr.. Smith
'it is evident you have not moved
in the first circles Of society"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03
sE7JE EARLY RISING.
BY JOHN q. SAKE.

,e}&Af3{$t& ,yG----Si IN!tNFa
I'm view of tho lecture to be delivered al
Public Library Hall next Wednesday even.
ing by one Of Amorica's most brilliant
poets, John G, SAKE, we take ploosure in
publishing ono ofhis most pleasant po ems.
Doubtless many will recognize thems elves
while feading these lines.] gSSstIS
God bloss tho man who first invented
sleep, ,.,.... ,'..,. ....
So Sanobo Per,za said, and 80 say T,
AndHbiess him, also, that he didn't keep
His great discovery to himself, nor try
To make it-as thelucky fellow might.
A oloso monopoly by Tatcnt right.
I. Yes; bless the man who first invented
Uresiiy oant savooid thSe.liseration):
But blast tho man., with cursos loud and
Whatever tho raacsrs name, or age, or
.s,y,, z =. station, .....
Who frst invented, and wont round adj
That artificial k' out off-early rising. '""
''aiso with the'lark, and with the lark to
bed,
/ Observed somo solemn, sentimental
Maxims like those arc worry chcaply said;
But, orc you make yourself II fool or
fowl,
Pray just inquire about his rise en.l fall.
Andfwhether, ,larks have any,beds ut all.
Tho timo for honos: folks to abcd
1s in the morning, if roHson right;
And ho who cannot keep his precious
Upon his pillow till it's fairly light.
!, And 80 enjoy his forty morning winks,
saIsup to knayery, or elso-ho drinks!
/ Thomson. who sung about tho Seasons, .
It was glorious thing to r;so in season ;
But then he said it--lying-in his bed,
At ton o'clock A. M the very reason
He wrote 80 oharmingly. The simple fact is
His preaching wasn't sanctioned by his
= practice
'Tis doubtless. well to DO sometimes
Awake to duty nnd awako to truth
But whom, alas! nicc roview wo tako
VI our best deods and days, wo find, in
~ sooth 10 ...- :, ...,
The hours that loAvo tho slightest couso to
we'd
Arc those wo passed in childhood or
y asleep. 's .......
'Tis beautiful to leave the world awhile
FOR tho soft visions Of tho gentle night;
AND freo, at Inst from mortal caro- or guile,
10 1.-Two as only in the angels sight,
!n.sloeps sweet realm 80 costly shut in,
Where, at the worst, wo only dream Of sin.
SO lot us sioop md givo tho Maker praise,
l like tho lad who, when his father
thought
To clip his morning nap by hackneycd
phrase,
OF vagrant worm by easily songstor
caught,
Criod. "sorved him right! its not ut all
surprising;
The worm was punt she'd, sir, for early
rising
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03

. Theipolicetp prohibit balls
in New \ ork by virtue of q law ol
the State (act Of January, 1845). II
provides that every person who hay
ing h@ faco painted, disco!ored,
covered or concealed, or being
otherwise disguised in u manner to
prevent him from being identified,
shall appear in any road or public
highway, may be pursured and III
rested, and not giving good &C
count of himself bo committed as a
yagrant. Every assemblago in pub
lie houses or other places Of persons
disguised as aforesaid is declared to
be unlawful.--The penalty is i'm
prlsonmcnt not exceeding one
yoar.
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The Baltimore
H0NEOPATHIC
PE A RIM a NV

PHARNI- LACY 4.
Removed on September lst to the spncious
store at No. l35 Vest Faycttc street, where
the proprietors will be pleased to see their
old friends md patrons. A complete stock
OF pure and reliable homeopathic Mcdi-
cness os we'll ss Books for Physicians md
family use. constantly kept in stock. orders
per mail promptly attended to. Address
B"ericke Il Tafol, 1856 West Fnyctte street,
baltimore. ..,..... "
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03

D1AMoNDs.--Previous to Hum
boldt's exploration Of the Uul and
Altai no callod attention to the
probable existence of tho diamonds
in those regions, and his expedition
in 1929 was the Immediate cause OF
their discovery.
Flexible itacol,lmitc is plentiful
in Spartnburg County. Wherever
this rock occurs in tho Drazils, the
Urnl and the East Indias, tho din
mond is steady companion, and at
somo future day developments may
lead to discovery of diamond fields
in our midst. Not moro surprising
than tho fact that in 1857, pearls Of
the sizo Of q No. 4 shot wero dis
covered in tho shells of Wsios (fresh
water musclcs) in stream on the line
of Southwestern Spartanburg and
Greenvillo County.-Ge0io1;coI
State S,yUcu.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03

.aNEWaAIlY ERTISEMEN1S.z

"A GENTS 20 81 ,gant oil chromos mount.
'7L-rA-t cd, sizo 9xll, for $l.pNoyelties and
ohroinos Of evefy description. National
Chrome CO., Phila.' Ed sGai9 ie,..q4 ,e,,a;
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Just Received.

a ""mo etc assortment of Fancy and
IN. IN. neayY " Goeries consisting in part
o. . D"con' h.rn. hams, M"'asscs. Flour
&C., Canned Goods, Pickles, crackers
ALSO. "t w
!. a lot VI the finest Liquors IN town.
Corn, Rye, Burbon, sherry and Por,
Wines, Br, ndies OF all Kinds.
y lwisi 10 state TO NV friend tbot
have re- opened my Bar, where tbev oan
always find first GLASS drink,
ALSO,
large lot Of fine Chewing and Smok
Dg Tobacco and Cigars, low for Cash.
sept. 20 IL. j. MeCarley.
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! GENTS wontod I Medals and dipo mas
a awarded for ] ol Han's New Pictorial
Bibles, 1900 illustf tiois. Address for new
oiro alars, A j Holman g. Co., 030,e Arch
sire It, Phila 7fa1hsi 1rt iG1 'mqa1rl
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"Whats tho matter, Uncle Jerr 7?
said Mr.. -, rs old Jeremiah Fl.
was passing by, growing most fnri-
ously. "Mattcr !" said tho old,
man stopping short "why, here
!vo been Juggling wateral the morn
ing for DR.. G.. s wife to wash with,
and what dye 'sposo I got for it o
""hy, l. suppose about ten cents.
answered Mr.. -. "Tcn cents
She told mo tho doctor would pull q
tooth for mo some time"
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ThSee years ago the first Pro
testant church was organized in
Japan, with total of twenty-four
mombors. Now thore arc nearly
five hundred converts in the En-,
pire.
"Menny q man," remarks Josh
Billings" "has reached the summit
ov fame, and then lookt down into
the humble valley he cum from, and
longed to be back agin."
'Lot's play I'm an angel, and take
you up to heaven" was the startling
proposition of York street Miss,
aged three. Her heaven was the
high door step.
Thore is ono Detroit man who
doesn't put on the gloves any more
for exercise. The doctors are feel
ing the back Of his head in hopes to
find his nose. h.
A handsome youth being ques-
toned by n rather stylish lady as to
his occupation, replied that he was
"an adjuster of movable alphabets.
He was simply printer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-03

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COME ONE COME ALL
And Give J. o. Boag q Call
.'.
AZ HIS .....
DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS AyD MILL
merry BAZAAR

WTHICH has just been builtand ncwlv
wv fitted up especially for tho ladies'
Mrs. Boag will give her spocial attention
rs heretofore to this department. md viii
spare no pains in making it the lendino
Millinery md Fancy Goods House in the
up.conntry. Wo study to pleage and Give
satisfaction. No trouble to show goods.
Our stockis this department. will DO Kent
full "nd complete during the season. nj.
ways receiving new additions. NV stock
in other departments is full md completo'
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Family Gro.
CORES: Confcctioneries, Tobacco, Cigars.
&c: Also on hand Furniture, Lumber.
Shingles, &c. 8's%' J. O. B0AG
oct 7 .M-I-t y. -. ,0hhN'
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-04
ASSOCIATED PRESS ARsrRAGrs.

1t was formerly the practice of the Asso-
ciated Press to send the full text of import,
ant State papers or the prepared utterances
of men in high official position whenever
their volume was of reasonable quantity
1t is seldom that President Grant taxes the
association with burdensome speeches. IT
80 happened, however, that on Thursday
last, upon the occasion of the reunion of
the Society of the Army of the Tennessee.
at Des Moines, Iowa, the President of the
United Estates did give utterance to few
observations, which he deemed of sufficient
importance to justify him in "jotting them
down." in order that all ambiguity as to
his meaning might be avoided. He wished
that his old comrades in the field should
explicitly understand his views upon Ger
tain questions now agitating the public
mind. The agent of the Associated Press
at DesEMoines appears to have followed out
the time-honored instructions of the associa-
tlon in such instances by sending the text of
the address to New York But upon its reach.
ing the great of wisdom in that m4l-
Etrom of purity and wondrous condensinp
power, the brief and emphatic address of a
person SO Insignificant and obscure as the
President of the United States, amounting
ut most to four "sticks of news matter.
was considered by the head of the associa-