The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-12-04


capitalists seeking to invest 5000. 900.
They lived extensively at leading ho-
tel, were accompanied by ladylike al
legged wives, and soon got a footing in
fashionable society. Their next move
was to open an office and advertise mon
ey to loan: Those who applied for it
were required to submit the collaterals
for examination. The sharpers got
about $4,000 into their hands, and sold
the securities and fled.
SUCH loss of life and property has
followed the wanton cutting down of
entire forests, for years past, that sew
cral European Governments have ap-
pointed commissioners to interfere in
this, and instead of removing at once
the entire growth of forest lands, they
now thin the trees out only when attain
ing their full growth, and in their prime.
In this way, just as large, if not
larger, product of lumber is obtained
during half or whole century, and
the roots of the trees left standing and
the underbrush act as filters for power
full rains, retard their otherwise rapid
flow, and prevent their washing away
the soil. The streams in the valleys are
consequently not filled so soon in days
rs before in hours, and no destruction
Of farms, villages, and their inhabitants,
nerds and flocks follows. Nothing is
more unsightly in landscape than the
thick stumps left on the ground after
cutting off a noble forest. If the trees
be gradually thinned instead of cutting
all off at once, this ugly, depressing
| SIGHT is avoided
BISMARCK says of the late j. Lothrop
Motley: "In the autumn of 1888, as
we both passed from Gottingen to Ber-
lin, we took rooms in the same house
and lived in the closest intimacy, taking
our meals and doing our exercises to-
gether Although he was a stubborn
dialectician, and often used to wake me
of a morning to continue some discus
sion, commenced over night, upon a
point of science, he never for a moment
lost his cheerfulness and amiability
While at Frankfort he generally stayed
at my house, and was ever a welcome
guest to my wife. The most striking
! features of his handsome and mild coun-
tenance were his extraordinarily large
and beautiful eyes. He never entered a
drawing-room without exciting the
sympathy and attention of all the ladies
present"
THE newspapers of San Francisco
gave way to little temporary delirium
over Sharon's reception of Gen. Grant.
The Post had report of the affair that
was 19 columns long. Of Sharon's
mansion it says: &C Between SAC, 900 and
$50, 200 was expended in this entertain
ment. The Belmont mansion, palatial
as it was before, was made more so for
the occasion. New wings were added
for wine and supper rooms. Fresco
artists made pillars and cornices beauti-
full. To perfect the ventilation of the
art gallery, fancy apertures were made
in the ceiling, and throughout the sew
eral rooms, that which was not beauti-
full before was made so, and that which
was beautiful was made more so. The
wine-room, which was located in the
lobby of the bowling-alley, and en-
braced an apartment about 27x4O feet
size, elegantly decorated with cypress
branches and geranium leaves, with
shields and pampas plumes,' was pre-,
sided over by Elvia Fay, whose delicious
punch was unanimously praised This
wine-room was referred to with sus.
picious frequency in the report, and II
probably had something to do with the
magniloquence of the language.
THE domestic economy of Liberty
Hall, the Georgia home of Hon. Alex
H. Stephens, is peculiar. 1t is proba
bly, the only mansion in the country
where the domestic and social arrange.
ments are entirely unaffected by the
sickness or health of the master OF the
house. Visitors come and go, partake
of his hospitality, make themselves a
home, whether he is able to receive
them in person or not. Almost every
train that stops brings coming guest:
and bears away departing. Dinner /:
} served at one, and all who happen to bt
present take their places at the board
Later visitors take supper, and earllel
ones breakfast, and the breakfast-tabl'
always brings new faces. MIR. Stephens
own habit is to rise at nine, and, after
dressing, to be rolled in his easy-chail
out upon the piazza, where he usually
calls for a game of whist-an amuse
ment which has become a habit will
. him, and helps to solace many an hou
, of suffering. After an hour or two, h
, returns to bed, and rests till dinner
when he rises and takes the head OF hi
table, that being the only meal he take
,, in the dining room. After dinner, con
versation and whist are in order, and a
seven he goes to bed.
On certain days you will hear ta
: beating of triangles, and have your at
: tention attracted to the red flag OF th
S curb-stone autioneer, whose volubilit
9 will be heard above the din OF traffic
e These out-of-door auctions are alway
Y amusing, and the crowd of negroes
"poor whites" and loungers that the
1 gather afford an interesting study to tn
i lover of physiognomy. 1t is like bl
of the Bowery or Chatham Street turne
I out-of-doors; but the articles sold al
: more miscellaneous and wretched. 70
n may buy worn-out stoves and tables
= secondhand bacon, muddy croquet set'
y rubber hose of one kind and cotton hos
I of quite another, canary-birds, hat racks
I baby carriages, old fruit jars, clothing
bath-tubs, straw sun-bonnets and hat: