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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

w. Jasper Blackburn in speaking
of the radical spirit of his party,
says: s.No mans liberty is safe, no
measure of justice secure, no ele'
ments of permanent and h0norss
BILE prosperity attainable, with any
such spirit or any such material in
the ascendant
That is q healthy sentiment to
come from q member of the Repnb
lican party.-Union Record.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Gen. Rouett is in love with
New Mexico and Texas as a
sheep country, because he says:
The good Lord furnishes album
dance of feed the year round;
and only asks a man to furnish
the sheep, and allows him the
wool and mutton for doing il
besides.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

For bargains in groceries, flour and
provisions, 60 to the old reliable
grocery house of Levy s. Boden-
heimer, on the Levee, Shreveport,
La. Their motto is quick sales
and small profits, good weights and
full measure. Don't forget the
place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Toward the close Of y ball in Paris
the other night, q young lady who
was passionately fond of dancing
was asked by her mother to prepare
for the carriage. ''Only this last
waltz entreated the young girl,
and she glided away with her part
ner. Suddenly he cried out III h0r-
ror. The young girl bad died while
in his arms, and he was waltzing
with q corpse.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
From tho New York Times.i

From the New York Times.i
Editors neglect their work and
shirk their responsibility. Desiron.
Of filing their columns with matfe,
which is "spicyn aud "takingn ana
knowing that weakness Of poo,
human nature which makes u aeoa
slashing and cutting article upon :
well known person more acceptable
than eulogy or careful, sober critt
cism, they encourage carping, envi.
GUS, or spontaneously malicious Or.
sous to make the publications thev
control the vehicle of their Spleen.
What IS it to them that by so doing
they are misleading their reader
or that they are allowing an ill.na.
tured person to cast ridicule ann
well honest work; which.
although honest aud serviceable.
may not be perfect, for little 10 this
world is periect' Nothing. They
get u readable article;get it, perhans
for the mere opening of their al.
umns to the writer, who is paid for
his labor by the qualification OF his
malice, and that is all that they cara
about. Now this adds TO critical
dishonesty and editorial neglect Of
duty, which, considering the respon.
sibility assumed by an editor, d. "a
say the least, not highly aouorsLle.
1t degrades Journalism, and the fast
that the public, or u certain part of
it, relishes such writing is no iustih
cation OF such an offence against
honor and comfy. The Conductors
OF the press, in its varied forms. ara
not in tue mere position Of traders.
whose business it is to supply thai
for which people are willing to nav.
Their wares are OF 4 sort that exer.
else u constant influence upon NOR.
ais and manners aud intellectual
development, and it is their duty 10
ace that that influence is ct least
not "A bad one. They may make i
sensation or effect u large sale, and
they may point % their success =
their Justification; hns even With
those who buy 10 satisfy their lower
; tastes, they degrade themselves and
! their calling.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

1t is rather impudent in radical
papers to charge the Democrats for
not doing something with the finan-
cial question and the tariff, when it
is remembered that that party had
the exclusive control of all the de-
partments OF the Government Tor
fifteen years, and failed to adopt a
policy on these two questions that
even satisfied themselves.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Let Rldicalism tremble, for it is
doomed. III spite of Federal inter
ference and compromise plumbers; in
spite of the Returning Board and
Packard and his deputies; in spite
OF the mean spirits who, under the
guise OF independents. arc trying to
distract and divide the people, q
glorious victory will be New
Orleans Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

GRANTS RISE AND FALL.-In a
few months more Grant will be shorn
OF his power, aud he must then drop
dishonored among the companions
best suited 10 his gross tastes and
low habits. There is no future for
him after he is elected from the pres
ideney, but n return to his old assO
Citations at st. Louis, from which he
was extricated by the war. As a
public man his career will so0n be
ended, aud he will 60 into exile with
his laurels "a a soldier irreparably
furnished, and his character as d
man hopelessly degraded to the
level of Boss Shepherd and his Gro
nies.-IN. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20
THE JAckAL IN JOURNALISM.
From the New York Mail

From the New York Mail
The jackal is an animal who has
uses, or he would not have been
created. But the jackal journalists
useful functiODs-what are theyf
1t is one Of the sad consequences OF
the fact ofsFree will" that men are
the only created apimals who can
SO pervert every good faculty and SO
they can be absolutely useless anu
wholly pernicious, blighting and
cursing everything within the range
of their action and influence. OF
such, the jackal journalist OF to-day
is the most noxious example. Arm
ed with the terrible power which
the Press gives to the meanest, as
well as best, of its controllers, he
can fill the air with foul odOrs, he can
destroy regulations by slnrs and
inuendos, and can SO make his
wretched functions prominent that
men may come to believe that it is
the main business of newspapers to
conduct coronel's inquest on the
putrid remains of fallen honor, in
tegrity and reputation
The .jackal journalist can be east
ly distinguished by his work and by
the odor it leaves. There is about
his style of dealing with frauds and
scandals all Of sorts an i'll concealed
relish for the foul work III which he
is engaged, which disgusts even
those who devour every line of his
sensations. The same facts which
Fill a good mans soul with regret
pity or horror, arc to the jackal the
rarest mOrsels. He snarls, with al
the JOY of which such a nature il
susceptible, over every fragment 0
scandal, knawing it greedily dowl
10 the bone and then crunching th,
hone. How long will his type last
When will the doctrine of the 'sSur
vival of the Fittest" be Illustrate.
by his elimination from our journal
ism?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

From the Pittsburg Post (Dem.)-
The Liberal Republicans are again
IN motion and desire to re-enact the
Greeley movement by holding an
early convention and nominate an
Adams aud force the Democratic
National Convention to adopt him.
That game was played once and
didn't win, and can't be repeated.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The sooner the white people of
Louisiana learn to trust each other
and rely upon themselves to carry
the election, the sooner the State
will be saved Vicksbury Hearald.
That's our political creed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

TwentySix persons in Santa
Clara County, California, own
together 81, 100000 acres of the
best farming land, and one hun
dred and twenty-five persons
throughout the State control 6,
100000 acres.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The Bossier Banner, spicy little
five-column semi weekly paper, pub
liShed at Bellevue, Louisiana, comes
to hand this week containing many
items of interesting news.-Col0ra-
do Springs (C0l. Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Rhode Island people, the Chi
cago Times says, never write
letters to places within the State.
When they want anything they
tsholler."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20


The fact that Belknap, in the
distant past, was some sort of a
Democrat, is nibbled and MUNICH
ed at with voracious delight, by
many Radical papers Of the
country. And Belknap, we ina
CINE, wishes to Heaven that be
had remained SO, for he was Al
least respected and esteemed BY
his fellows, in those days. Can
he say as much now, since be
coming = shining apostle Of the
God and morality partys
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

San Francisco has adjourned
her schools for want of money,
the children now go around
throwing stones at heather
Chinese to their hearts content.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

From this date we change our
day Of publication from Friday
to Thursday. Hereafter the
Banner will be issued every
Thursday morning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The hens Of France are said to
earn their owners $50, 0OO, 600 y year,
and their motto is eggssell-sior.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20
Men tire themselves IL pursuit 81


Men tire themselves il, pursuit Of
rest.
One never feels 50 much pnt ont
as just when he has been regularly
taken in.
Never worry oyerimaginaTy griev-
ances. You will have enough oil
the real kind in due season.
The mssn who had an idea floating
in his mind, died from che ELECTS Of
water on the brain
It is observed that gas stocks al.
ways pay handsome dividends.solne.
how or other.
A Nevada highway man bought
six books of an agent just Tor Tho
pleasure 0fstealing the money teck.
Sixteen Of the t8sty seven States
and Territories Of the UniOD havgUU
laws regulating the rate OF inferred.
s.rye got terrible fever, doctor
ssAny ague with itr Mo-" well
then, it il no great shakes, aftorall.s
.There is Il time for all thfn4S,x
and the best time TO held your to1
que is when you havn't anything =
say.
Ifexercise promotes health, th0ee
who collect old bills for editote
should he among the longest livet
people on earth.
Ciyility doesn't cost as muc1 -
half pint OF peanuts, and vet sc1e
people prefer investingi 10 peanats.-
Boston Post.
IF there is q past IN which ~
have done i'll, let them hare hope,
for there is q future in which tloy
may do well.
The PresbyteriaDs have nov tn
churches in Egypt, with 40 aserags
OF more than forty c0mnnnic0nts y
each.
The Raisins Of Californis ere nov
attracting much attention troa
abroad as well as at home mo-
superior quality.
When mans thoughts ars -
only companions he should meke
them as pleasant and hopeful =
possible.
/ Old people are fond Of telli1g
stories; which proves that ting
have not only arrived at their ~
tage, but their anec-dotage.
| Abont as mean q position - ~
man can put himself into, is 70 Won
all the time for the devil, and look
all the time to the Lord for his pay.
/ The people Of Louisiana must q
allowed to choose their own Seefe
officers next fall, and to vote -
whOmsoever they please for Prea'
dent.-[New York Sun.
Mrs. Beecher is visiting Mn
Stowe. Mrs. b can tell about Henry
Ward and Mrs. 3 expatiate on ~
! sinfulness Of Lord Byron. Whist !
gushing old time they will have g
gether.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The spanish army has six
marshals, n generals, 100 lieu
tenant-generals, and 335 major
generals.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20
Hon. A. H. Leonard, of Shreve-

port, occupies nearly a page OF
Sundays edition of the Times IN
discussing the political situa-
ton. In times past, the people
Of North Louisiana have had
unbounded confidence in his po-
litical acumen and integrity. and
the large mass Of our people are
still disposed togive due consid-
alton to anything emanating
from him, but with all our par
TALLY for him, we fail to see any
good to be effected by the dis
semination Of the views embod-
led in his letter; but from the
fact that he exercises a very con
siderable influence, we fear that
much harm may result there
| from: and it would be the height
of madness and folly to adopt
and attempt to carry them out
in the opening campaign. Our
people are now a unit in their
opposition to Radicalism, and
what more can be effected by
the organization of Peoples
party, unless it is to make a
compact or combination with a
wing of the Radical party.
which, if it were practicable.
would result in our being dnped
and swindled by a class Of mef
our people have long since dis
covered are totally unreliable
and with whom they are unwil
. ling to have anything to do.
We think the concluding par
of Mr.. Leonard's article shows
the fallacy of all his reasoning
where he intimates that If WI
gained a victory under the flag
! of a Peoples party the Return
!. ing Board would not set aside
the verdict of the people; where
as they would be certain to d.
so if we gained one under th'
Democratic Conservative flag
We believe Mr.. Leonard to be ,
true patriot; and he has sacrific
ed as much as any one in tn
past to secure to Louisiana :
t good government, and we thinl
t he should be among the last t
: place any confidence in the mis-
> cradle creatures who occnp,
i places of trust in our State an,
National Government.
It won't do, friend Leonard
! We must fight it out on the lin
J already marked out, IF it take
: all summer" And you had jus
as we'll get into harness at once
) and don't get balky or kick i
, the traces. Give ont q blast o
your bugle horn in the RICH
key, aad we still will follow the
J The day for compromises, cor
. Citation and pursuasion, hav
: gone by. They have only weak
ened as in the past; but we ar
: still willing to conciliate an
pnrsuade, but no more compre
misses in ours. We must max
S a staight out fight; win the bal
o tie and enjoy the fruits Of on
9 victory-cost whatit may-to d
9 which, we must have no disseI
: sions among ourselves, but la
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Washington never made speech,
jefferson never made speech, Ma
poleon never made q speech. Let
screechy statesman screaming sense
less swash ssgo and do like WISE
or rather, follow the example OF
Wash. aud JEFF. and Nap.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Frank Blair died worth $500.
Now, if Frank had remained in the
republican party, and had watched
his chances, what a fortune be might
have left.-fNew York Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

Honolulu people say that it
rains nine days in the week at
Hilo. and thirteen months in the
year, and once in a great while
it rains in the bung hole of a
barrel faster than it can flow out
kof both ends.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20
BELLEVUE, La,
Thursday, April 20, 1915.

In this issue we announce Mr..
Jos. L. G. Graham as a candi-
date for Sheriff of Bossier parish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The editor Of the Holmes
County Farmer is opposed to
concealing anything at a time
like this, and humbly confesses
that twenty years ago blather-
ing Blaine was an editor"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The motto Of Jay Bridge lMe.)
Grange, No. 1s9, is: mo store
debts and 40 mortgages on our
farms" It is surprising how
that grange is prospecting, there
having been an increase of fifty
mem bers within three months.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

The Key of the Gulf, lFla.)
makes our mouth water with a
picture of six heads of lettuce at
ten cents, Irish potatoes, green
peas and string beans ten cents
a quart, and strawberries twenty
cents a box.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-20

There are two thousand seven
hundred and fifty languages.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02

which perhaps will not seen astonishing
to INVENTOR Who have hsd jealings with
Government departments. At any rate
the clerks had NO sooner discovered the
terrible parcels than they seat ttem to
The Police Bureau, advising that . de-
tectivs should b commissioned to drop
them at sight, and - privately - pos
sible, into the river. This valuable
counsel wss followed. U:fntunately
the agent charged with the d7ty or
putting the whole Austrian capital in
danger Of destructito VA perceived by
brother detective, who, not being in
the secret, ran and 6sbed up two Of The
three boxes and restored thtm 70 the
custody Of his chiefs. The third box
still remains under water. An impress
ion prevails among the people Of Vienna
that the course taken BY the Aiaistry
Of Commerce and the police In respect
Of this dy namiie ought MT 70 be estsb-
lished - . precedent - ~ xoH GaAtte.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02
An Excitement at Vienna.

The people of Vienna are in excite.
ment about q box Of dynamite lying
somewhere in the Danube, vtich j, il
feared. may reveal it, presence BY sud.
denly blowing ops bridge or . river
steambos. The darger il rendered the
more trying to contemplate - the box
In question Va dropped into the river
by . police aaenr, acting At The sueeee-
tior Of the Ministry Of Commerce, or
rather of come clerks II that Depart.
ment, Who terrified at tho recent explo-
sion q. Bremerhaven, recently betbougbt
them Of o~verhauliDg the inventions
At the omce BY pasentses 70
zee If there vers any that contained
any explosive materials. They in effect
found thrss boxes marked Dynamite.
April II, 1874" How thu boxes came
10 have been lyias unopened At The
pases TT sssrly iva ysasf - nystssy
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02
A Nevada RabbIt.Hunt.

Another grand rabbit buns-the sc.
ord OF the sessnn-came of list week
m Grass Valley. John Guthrie, pro-
prietor of the SoLoma Ranch, having
determined to rid the vicinity Of the
pests which destroyed acres of prsin
and vegetables for him last season. had
provided ammunition and provisions for
the attsck on the er envy. Ten guns
were mustered into service, and tho
hunt continued four days, in which time
s66 rabbits were slaughtered. One hun
dred pounds Of shot were fred during
the crusade, and Guthrie is satisfied
with the result According to the
record kept by the boys at the ranch
more than 5000 rabbits have been killed
in lite immediate neighborhood since last
July. They are solerabIy we'll thinned
out now, and hopes a-e entertained that
their depredstions will be less extensive
next sumner than last. when thew de-
voured about 60 acres of barley, besides
potatoes and other vegetables. They
were IS great . plague to farmers In
many psr:s OF tie country lsst- yess O,
the gsssshoppers we're In KArsss aud
sshss'ss- siirr sHM Isn. H.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02
How Indians Cure Heat and Dre%s
Skis.

When her lord has killed q buffalo, the
womsn's work begins. She has to skin
il, the meat to secure, and all to pack
upon ponies or mules, and carry 10
camp, where the meat must b. cured.
This is done by cutting it into thin
sheets, and hanging 1t owe poles in the
hot sunshine, where 1t 10 soon dried
thoroughly; then j: 10 packed fresh in
packages Of about M hundred pounds
each, and inclosed in nice folding sack
Of thick buffalo skin, prepared especi-
ally for the purpose. This 10 not dressed
down thin after being a.shed, but we'll
tanned. and of the full thickness Of the
skin; the hair side nicely oruamented
with paint, for the outside of the sack.
This is cut like . huge envelope, 60 that
the ends and sides will fold over what
ever is put in them, and secured by
strong buckskin rings. By being thick
it retains its form, and is very useful for
carrying other things besides meat and
tsliow. After the meat is taken care of
the skin must DO looked after. Those
taken at this season of the year are
mostly dressed for lodges. They are
first stsked on Q smooth spot Of ground,
and water put upon them, when they
are ready for feshipg. This consists in
removing the flesh with an instrument
made Of . straight bar Of iron, about .
foot In length, hattened at ono end and
died to an edge. This beng srasped in
the hand, and . succession of quick
blows given, the work slowly proceeds.
The skin is then dried, after which the
hair is removed in a dry state. and the
skin reduced to the proper thickness by
dressing down on the hair side. This is
done with an instrument made BY firmly
tying n fiat piece of steel, died to . bev.
elcd edge at one end, and with the ccr-
ners rounded, to q large prong of q
deer's horn. This is 90 trimmed, in
with the body OF the horn,
as to form an elbow, and 10 used . little
Is . carpenter uses his adze. This work
is usually done in the cool of the morn
ing. The brains of the animal. having
been properly taken care of for the put
pose, are now soaked and squeezed by
the hand until reduced to . paste, and
to both sides Of the skin, witch
70 sfterward worked and rubbed until
flexible. Tho preparation Of robes 10
rom winter skins, and differs from the
.oing only In being dressed down
IN the flesh side, % - to leave the wool
md hair upon the robe, and 10 more
worked, and secured by
means Of . sharp gritted stone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02

CsosoOps'vss. fsAs xoaSes.-gvssy ne-
nest q DELAY nahs yosR cur nos hopehps,
and DscA 6epesds o. tAs jsAieioss sAeles q Q
remedy. Tie soooat - ssssinoay /. hvoe a
D.. seAsaek'6 Palnoae Syrup. 90 eure br es,-
sanpuen, ~ sxessds al ,Ase en- Se Asoaeht 10
support ~ petssstoss q sny osAes nsdiea,e
See DR.. eeAssek's A.nanse. eostsaaips tAs ~.
useaiss sf Many psrpoes Of the higSsst rvspsetsr
ohisy. vho Aavs beva restsred 70 Asalh. anss
bstns p~ronoaseed iseafsble By pAy-ieiaas a e
ksovIedeeA ability. eeAsnek's Pslmoaie syrsD
Ions Ass cared many. - tAess evfAeaees vul
SHOW; bot Tie care 10 oNsn promoted By he 90
ployDsnt u TO othss remedies which d.
seAeaek peUvidss Sr the parposa fbsss 49,
doaal rened1es are Sebsnek's Sea Wsed Teuie
md Aanaraks Pu1A D. ~ timely ~ a tAsss
oed!dnss. scsosding - aiseesions, DE- SeAs.eS
eertiSss ,Aai Doss ssy eass 81 cnpaa1pasa ~
b eaysA
pr. sehsask . peofsssinsally u his pdaapal
49,. s0Sne. x9th Ssl Ap$ sssesss. t10A1ai-
40: sSeC oesdsy. yAAs % le'tss le s1yaes
mHss - I 49,
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-02
Reverdy Johssea.

Hon. Reverdy johnson, whose sudden
death At Annapolis Nd, has been an.
nounced, wa born in the city where be
died on the 9lst Of Nay, 1896, and hence
would have been so years old next May.
He was educated at St.. Johns College
at the place of bis birth, and at the early
age of II began the study Of Law in the
off = Of his father, who va then chief
justice Of the district Of which Pliuce
George county was . part. When 81
years old he vas admitted to the bar.
aud two years later removed to Bal,i-
moro, whore he has ever eince resided.
From tho int he took high rank in his
profession, and during the last quarter
of . century has been q recognized su-
thOrity on constitutional Law. HIS later
practice has been mainly before the
United States Supreme Court. He and
Thomas Harris reported seven volumes
of the decisions Of the Maryland Court
of Appeale, volume each year from
1920 TO 1927.
In 1872: his political career may be
said 70 have begun. He vas then elected
State Senator, and after four years of
service, wss reelected. Twenty years
later, in 1845, he vas elected TO the
United States Senate, but resigned in
1S49 to accept the cabinet poeition Of
attorney general under President Zach
Taylor. After Taylor's death and Fill
succession to the Presidency, Mr..
Johnson resigned, and At once resumed
the practice of the Law 10 Baltimore,
which he steadily pursued.