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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27
DEMOCRATS OF BosslER.

A very important Presidential cleo
ton is rapidly approaching, and there
is no State in the Union that has as
much, or more, at stake in the result,
than our own Louisiana. People all
over the land stand appalled, at the
hideous crimes of the present Admins
tration. The Government has been
robbed systematically, and to an enor-
NOUS extent, and the robbers are now
being unmasked but the shock is
deadened to us, in conse-
quence of our bleeding wounds infiict-
ed upon us by the terrible oppression of
our present State Government. We
believe the time is near at hand in our
history, when we will be able to rid
ourselves of the base creatures who
have robbed and insulted us, and stand
up once again in the face of the world
in our true manhood. But, to accom-
plish this, we must be united and work.
individuals must subordinate what
they conceive to be their personal in
terests, to the public good. We have
the ability-rnorally, Intellectually and
physically-to put out of our way, for
all time to come, the putrid mass that
has been SO offensive to us for years
past but we must labor, man to man,
shoulder to shoulder, and in solid
column, to succeed. Our united efforts
must be directed to the redemption of
our parish. We believe our sister par
ishes will do their duty, and Bossier
has heretofore manfully done hers
with heavy odds against her-and, in
this last grand struggle for political life,
it would be humiliating to us all, should
she fail to do her whole duty by reason
of any dissensions in our own ranks.
Freemen of Bossier! Parishes make
our State Governments, and States
make the General Government. We
should. therefore, go to work as though
our parish was the State-as far as our
efforts are concerned. If the people of
other parishes act in the same way, we
will be sure of the State-with it's
eight electoral votes for q Democratic
President. Oh! that our people through
out the State would only realize the
immense issues involved to the South,
in the approaching struggle. Itseems
to US that the combined powers of the
Prince of Darkness, and all his emissa-
iies, from Kellogg up or down, will
not be able TO defeat our purpose to be
fee. Then let us "stiike for our homes
and native land" and run up to our
masthead the banner of peace, plenty,
quiet and equality before the law for
all men-of every race, Of every color,
kindred, nation and tongue.
In this contest, let us be wise as SER
penis, and-not quite-as harmless as
doves.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27
Action of Bossier Parish Council, at
ITS LAST MEETING ON THE 18TH
APRIL, AT ROCKY MOUNT.

Resolved, That the Worthy Presi-
dent of the Shreveport Grange Asso-
citation issue an address to the various
Oranges in Eastern Texas, that have
Shreveport for their market, inviting
them to unite with us on the 9Th of
July next, more especially for the pur-
pose of effecting more satisfactory ar
engagements with our cotton than has
heretofore existed.
Resolved, That each Grange belong
ing to this Council recommend some
plan by which immigration may be in
duced to our parish to be submitted
at our next meeting.
The Committee appointed to ascer-
tain the cheapest mode of procuring
corn for the parish, made their report,
which is as follows: "That, after care
full Investigation, they find that there
is no advantage to be gained in pur-
chasing elsewhere than in our local
markets, at such inducements as have
been secured through our Association. /"
An election was held for officers for
the ensuing year, which resulted as
follows:
For President. B. Campbell.
For Vice-President-P. r. Gilmer.
For Treasurer. H. Curry.
For Steward-T. j. Martin.
For Gate-Keeper-R. r. Kinks.
For Secretary-J. G. Belcher.
Delegates from all the Oranges pres
emit, except Bellevue Grange.
The meeting, after transacting other
important business, adjourned to meet
again at Rocky Mount on the 4th Of
July next.
| J. 3. CAMPBELL, Pres't.
J. C. BELCHEE, Sec'y.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Journalism Is on the rampage in
Mississippi, it seems. Not less than
thirty new papers have been started
since January l, says the Holly Springs
Mississippian.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

AVOID TEoUBLE.-Ify you are engag-
ed in business which requires an Inter-
nal Revenue License, read the notice
elsewhere, act promptly on it's sugges-
tons, and then comply faithfully with
the provisions OF the law afterwards.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

No man knows how attractive his
home is until he offers it for sale, aud
reads what the real estate agents say
about it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Gov. Irwin of California has signed
bill which gives to landlords lien on
the baggage of guests as security for
payment of board bills.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

In some parts Of Austria the wild
horses have increased to such an ex-
tent and do 80 much damage that the
settlers have to shoot them as they do
wild beasts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

When the revenue detectives Of Mo
bile boarded q steamer direct from
Cuba the other day, the captain invited
them below to dine, and while he was
saying very lengthy grace, the crew
put ashore lot of Struggled cigars.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Extensive damage has been done by
the floods caused by the breaking OF q
levee on the Mississippi River in Boil
var county, Miss.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Horace Greeley once said that the day
q young man finds out how he can get
8 dollar without honestly earning it is
the worst day he ever saw. Grants
secretaries, ministers and officials, to .
large extent, must have .'seen it, then.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

The Democratic State Convention
has been called to meet at Baton Rouge,
July oath, for the purpose Of nominat-
ing State ticket. Bossier is entitled
to five delegates.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Gov. Kellogg has appointed Samuel
M. Furniss Justice Of the Peace, First
Ward, this parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Columbia, Tenn, with population
of 5000 lost but twenty-four by death
last year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

It was Secretary Bristow's honesty
which gave birth to the suspicion that
he is a Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Col. John 8. Mosby says he has re-
tired absolutely from politics. Thus
another good third-termer gives up the
fight.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Don't attempt to punish all your enc
mics at once. You can't do . large bus
mess with . small capital
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Ekonomy don't konsist in saving in.
Discriminatory, but in saving judicious-
ly.-[Josh Billings.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

In China q very rich man sometimes
spends much as $500 year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

Nine men were drowned at st. Louis
recently by the sinking Of tow-boat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

/. As an item ofgeneral iterest, we pub
fish below the rate of tax alton, as
assessessed by the Police Jury of Bos-
sier parish, for the year 1875:
For Ordinary 'und- mills
For Road and Bridge Fund
For School House Fund. --..-...-....l
ForJudsment Fund. -----------------4 !"
Total la mills
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

We are indebted to Col. ]. A. Snider,
Parish Treasurer, for the following
statement of the financial condition of
Bossier parish on the 18th of April,
1876: !
scpyp OryTerA Drvc
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27
BELLEVUE, La,
Thursday, April ~, 1915.

Gov. Kellogg has signed the North
Louisiana Railroad bill.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

OF long pine logs, all trimmed, and peeled,
And split the house itself, was made;
With riven slabs its sides were eeilea;
Ofrude oak boards the roof was laid;
And chimneys, built of mud and wood.
At either end erect there stood;
The furniture was ecant and rough,
But for tie country quite enough,
And taste and cleanliness. in part,
Supplied the want OF richness and of at.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27
AN OLD ARKANSAS HonEsrra.
M GEORGE P. SMOOTH

have designedly omitted to ma,.,. I,
name Of the particular homestead vS;sS -
gasted these verses, because thero vs.s
such in South Arkansas before the IA. ",
war, and wish the one have attemre.S@ ~ =
describe. 70 stand as the representative n 49,
all; deem It not unmeet, if my lines 49,.
to live, thus to preserve for our cAiI1.s- -. .
idea Of the rural homes Of their fafhe,s h ~
phase Of social life which never 90 rst... /,
l.
The Bodcau bayou winds along.
through wide pine woods forever xrae..
1t utters but . sluggish song,
when summer flowers its margin screen
hut dashes with headlong roar,
When winter clouds their rain storms rn,,
Though in that soft and sunny cline.
The winter stays the briefest time:
For scarce the autumn leaves have diss
When breezy spring renews their ysrnsis rs.
No mighty mountains loom ND thar.
Lifting their craggy peaks on hieh.
far-reachlng through the middle sir,
In dim outline along the sky:
In softer views the landscape break.
Where BOdcau forms its cleaning ~.
And through its wales the wild deer nv.
And wild birds sing within its 4rovee. A
Filling the aisles with loving glce.
And unprecedented minstrelsy.
III. !.
Soft is the spriug where Bodcau flovs
In South Arkansas by the west:
There, long the fervent summer s2ov..
Bright as in "Araby the blest;
And oh what genial autumn skies
Around its valleys bend and risel
While every fragrant floral bloom.
That fllsthe air with sweet perfume
In southern lands, Ia blooming fair
through all the autumn, spring and sumna,
there.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

A double house two stories high
twas, with twelve feet pass between;
Two bedrooms formed the rear; and niGh
The kitchen stood, we'll kept and clean,
Disclosing that the gentle care
While stag hounds lying III the yard,
And SKINS of buck, and bear, and pasd,
With shot guns, rifles, pouches, slowed
Along the walls, the huntsnlan's presel
showed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

The ivy, climbing from the ground,
The windows curtained DER with green,
And wild-rose banners waved around,
And foated out in peace, / ween-
Their only sentinels two sweet girls,
With glowing faces, auburn curis,
Beaming blue eyes, and teeth like pearls
These BY their flowers kept faithful guard,
And never was better watch and ward
Over castle held, by vassal or lordi
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

There by the Bodcan long ago
How long tbs useless now to tell
There where the sweetest fowera grav
A rural homestead rose: q dell
Where walnut trees and May.havs srew
Lay to the east: while great pines tkrev
Their shadows on the northern side.
And on the south: aud far and wile
In many fields outstretching west.
A fresh plantation spread its fruitful hrra.G
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-27

That Homestead was no castle old.
Where KING hood dwelt ana arnor hune.
Nor any fierce old Bar0n's hold,
Whose praises courtly minstrels sung:
For snch by Bodcan never rose,
And simple WAS the life Of those
Who filled that home of long ago;
Their chief delight, to reap and SOW.
And gather in their harvest stores.
And heap them proudly ON their vide besu
floors
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
Diplomacy In Shopping.

Guide of conversation with dealer
in bric-a-brac.
You'll have just such another vase
as that. would you like to buy 1t!
Dealer-that depends.
About what is it worth
..Oh. these vases are very poor
stuff
..Still you would give something for
itr'
..Besides. they are drug in the
market.
.Still name q price
well. seeing its you'll viii give you
10 francs for it, :,
Very good, | will take this one At =
francs
mot much. you won't
.sBut then it is very poor stun ane
such vases are drug in the market.
well. seeing it is you, | shall ie
you have it for 20 france. You won
have it. Well, bring me your vas
and We will come to terms for It. any
way
my vase have n~ne."
But you said that you had one To
exact match for this one that 20
wanted to sell and wished to knov
what / would give for it
20, that was to find out prec1eel
what these vases axe WORTH TOO
morning.
| Dealer aside, .'scoundrel."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23

by the cares Of life-by difficulties
crowding on every side. But that
brings us to the very point We are
seeking and leads us to repeat, that
happiness is made, not born. +
man firmly resolves to throw aside the
vexing cares of business, Or woman
the accrayation of domestic life, when
the family is united, as most families
are once in twenty-four hours, the
thing is done. After the exci tel,na9,.,
Of the day the nerves are naturally
pretty ..high strung and an effort is
required to prevent their disturbance
upon the slightest provocation but
each effort renders its successor easier
of accomplishment. Thus, habit OF
gentleness, cheerfulness and kindliness
can be acquired, which nobody sees
but to appreciate, admire and desire,
The children acquire it in youth anA
are saved the subsequent efforts a.
self-control, while the neighbors are
softened by contract with it. and the
result is what we all Should seek.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
The .Anti-MoIopoliSt.

few days after she met an acquaint-
ance, who inquired how she liked her
new place.
else gwine to leah EN- was the
answer.
"Dey buses you, does dey!''
ssDrefful. Wuss den foah the bel
lion. Dey locks up all de pervisio9s
ane asks foah the change from de mar
ket money!
"Why, dat's no better den stealin'!',
was the indignant reply.
Dialogue in Cemetcry.-Wife--
~Ah, husband, do you see this beauti-
full carving? How delicately cut IN
pure white stone!''
Husband-s'Yes. Very pretty.
Wife-"But, William, you have nc
taste for AIT, and you don't enjoy these
things as do. just notice this slen.
der column of immaculate marble
with the touching question, SO beau
tifully carved: DO they miss me al
home 2 :"
Husband-sYes; / see. And here !!
her name on the footstone: g. 4
lB.' Yes; guess they miss her If tina
was her name!'
And there came silence.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
Domestic Side of the Betting Question.

IT is related of e n. Y. Republican
politician who has wagered heavily IN
favor of Hayes and Wheeler that he
lamented on the morning after election
that he had lost. To console his wife,
who looked daggers at him as he con-
fessed his folly, he said: "Now my
dear. l had intended, if had won to
expend it all in buying you a magnin-
cent pair of diamond solitalres, the
very thing you know you've set your
heart upon" She could not smile even
with this explanation, but woman-llke,
bore the inward pain without an out
ward murmur. The next night the
husband came home in happy mood,
exclaiminc as he entered the house,
ut is all right my dear; Hayes is elect
ed-the latest returns make 1t out 9
sure thing and l have won my bet:
The wife smiled this time but SAID
nothing. She read the Times in the
morning with great glee, and her nus
band insisted it was all SO. the mex,
Saturday the wife quietly prOceedeee
| to Tiffany's and selected pair OF SOL
taires worth $500. Still she said notn
ing. but on the next, last) Monda.
evening her husband and herself wer'
to ioin q theatre party to see TN
i "ShauQhraun," when she surprised ne
other half bv wearing the diamonds
He asked her where she obtained them
and when she explained that she 90
them at Tiffany's upon the strength Q
his statement that he had won o
HAYES, he was inclined to retort, "bu
my money is tied up in one OF thos
, internal pools, and it may be month
before l can get it out, and pernal
, never" but he did nothing OF tn
kind. lie informed her that the nes
time she did anything Of that sort 81
, had better do it with cash in hand
. she might make a better bargain
that's all
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
THE AUTUMN CALL.

Two bees were deep in a blossom fair
That grew on the garden wall;
Two flies just out OF sugar cup
Were washing the faces small:
Two birds were perched ON an empty nest,
Each one but teathered ball.. ----
When, with clash and clang, the forest rang
With the famous Autumn call.
At this the greedy flies lost heart
And laid them down and died;
While the busy bees who had more thrift,
Their honey stored with pride,
And the robins off to the sunny South
On the wings of gladness HE'D; .,,
rang
And the leaves were scattered wide.
A lad went forth from his fathers house
To follow his fortune out,
While another lad, with no home or kin,
Was bound on the same grand route;
And the twain they stood at the Two Cross
Roads,
With many boyish doubt,
While the busy world with it's flags unfurled,
Was calling them with shout.
The lad who left his fathers house
Laid never penny by,
But ate and drank ofthe very best
Like the short-lived silly fly,
Till the trosts and SHOWS Of winter came,
And sad want made him sigh;
Whileth busy world, with its flags unfurled
Kept up its human cry.
The other lad, with no home or kin,
Went forth like the busy bee,
And worked and sung his lusy seng
With heart that was fight and tree,
And he laid part of his treasure up,
Till the pile was a sight to see;
And the busy world with its flags unturled
Cried out-What a man is he!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
Happiness 1t Home.

Il has been said by philosopher
that every cross word uttered or angry
feeling experienced, leaves its uner-
ring mark on the face. This can he
verified by . close observation OF the
conntenance of those around US whose
tempers and habits are familiar TO us,
and its truth thus established. Ana
Il the lineaments of the face show
traces of such things. how much more
must the general. moral and mental
system be affected by them Nothing
is more susceptible of proof than the
statement that one angry word brings
another, except the good old biblical
saving. that "a soft word turneth
away wrath Many people, really
nnssessed OF sincere desire TODD right
in all things, allow themselves to fall
| into the habit Of using ungentle and
even unkind words to those around
them. and if their attention were called
TO the fact in the right way they would
he astonished at themselves. They
| mean no harm, but they do harm. both
| Is themselves and to their associates.
More especially is the harm percepti-
BILE in the family circle, where the de-
veloping child is the proud imitator Of
all the acts Of its elders, and par.
ticularly those which are pronounced
and noticeable. Here is where the
carelessly sown seeds Of ungentleness
are eventually ripened into harvest
Of harshness and too often gathered II
! crop Of vice and crime. Too ire
ouently are these sins Of parents visit
| Cd upon the children, even Of the thirt
md fourth generation.
Il This Ill results from : lack d ful
auureciaticn Of the meaning Of hap
I piness = home. Happiness = maae
/ not born. i may with reason p
argued thxt Is + - impoa1fbfnty % p
happy q homs when Ono = cSushe
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
How He Rounded the Lake.

He was a tramp, bound Chicagoward,
and as he boarded the couplers at the
rear Of an incoming engine, just across
the line in Indiana, one recent dark
and chilly night, he had faith to be-
lieve that he had sssoft thing of it
for a cheap ride. But the conductor,
with his eagle eye and railway lantern,
soon espied the moneyless passenger
on his uncushioned and comfortless
seat. Did he order him off No. He
had a deeper plot. He let him remain,
while on and on went the train, from
station to station, until it reached 9
great tank, where the engines stop 60
sswater-up.'
SHOW for him. grinned the heart
less conductor, as he passed to the
front.
snow for him. he maliciously con.
tinued, as he grasped the water-trough
from the fireman's hands and direct
ed over the back end of the engine.
ssNow for him." he fendishly grunt'
ed as he heard a NOah's deluge pouring
over the head and down the back Of
luckless tramp.
All grew still and the conductor or
0cr0O MS CT61u OIL LIS Way COAvAA
that he had drowned the tramp, or q
least flooded him SO far away that h
could never come back again.
! But when that conductor drove int
t the depot in the early morning, Their
, was surprise in store for him.
"Be you the conductor = inquired
) shivering voice at his elbow, as h
{ stepped on the platform.
q .:Yes," said he, looking around an
) gazing upon bedraggled and clndel
r covered man..
! .sThen want ter ask yer why ye
, don run around the end OF the lax
: | in comm inter town.
! II do" said the conductor.
0 Eyer do :" exclaimed the man.
d Certainly" was the reply.
: oval. l gosh y muttered the stranl
< er in bewildered tone, ''blest II
e didn't think yer swan through IL
/, lake!'
n Then the conductor knew that n
d tramp still lived and was waterproof
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-23
American and English Tlme-Servers.

The great difficulty in this country
is that we have no time for anything.
The very walk of an American shows
that he is in hurry. An EngliShnean
buttons his coat and gloves and goes
to business as deliberately as he goes
to church. An American business
man flies after the car, struggling with
his coat sleeves as he runs, plunges IN
head foremost and plunges out at the
end without.regard to his neck. CHIEF
among our accidents stand those which
occur because people will jump upon
fiving trains or after departing boats.
To wait ten minutes is something not
to be thought Of. Dinner is not eaten
it is swallowed whole, and when
one comes to the dessert he finds that
the fruit was picked before it was
ripe.
EVERYTHING is hurried through, from
the building Of house to the curing
Of hams. The women who work on
sewing machines stop before they
come to the end Of the seam. The
dressmaker sends home your dress
with basting threads in 1t and no loops
to hang it up by.
!, There Is none OF the BLOW, sure COHJ'
pleteness OF the old world about any
thing, and fortunes are made in hur-
j nv and lost in the same way. II any
man we know is getting rich by the
slow and patient process Of saving. be
sure that he was not born upon this
continent. Yet people live as long
here as they do anywhere else, and
the DAYS are the same length. Why II
} II we have no time for anything!