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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23
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/, OCTOBER 70, 1879.
IN PLATFORM.

.,.,,;oss .chieh ace exercise
b us as a sacred trust
kussst 'eAich zee o0"''o' as
). !. NOT our o,cn, 1t BE-
,w rAe placed us here. The
Lad donot express our 'o't''
,siess Of the people. The
Liza ne handle belongs to
|sb as. We can only take
Is,r for the legitimate e.
h ersrnmest. More ha"
|ry. Official generosity IS
Epery needless tar
snfart from a thousand
mans Lss food, less fuel,
am in many tamilies."-
Inns ROBINSON, of New
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u From the large piles of boxes
about our stores We judge our mer.
chants have large stocks Of goods
Oh hand.
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~ Cash goes Q long ways in buy.
ing goods Of Mr.. A. Kahn, Shreve.
port. He has an unusually large
stock Of tinware, hardware, crock
eryware, stoves, Sc, on hand, which
he proposes to sell cheap for cash.
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The popular dry goods merchant.
No. SO Texas street. Shreveport,
gives the best goods at the lowest
possible prices; his sales arc exceed.
ingly large, thereby enabling him to
sell on very close margin Of profits.
The magnitude Of his business en-.
ables him to buy from manufactur.
ers direct, saving jobbers profits
The character of his stock il Of it
self an attraction to his customers,
and comprising as it does iu the Va,
rious departments variety not sur.
passed by any store 10 this section,
it enables his many customers to
supply nearly every want under one
roof He invites every person who
wishes to purchase anything in his
line, to call, 80 that they may judge
for themselves whether, all things
considered, he can extend TO them
greater advantages than they now
enjoy. He esteems it no hardship
to show goods and give prices, even
if parties do not buy; and all who
come, whether novices or experienc
ed buyers, are assured by his sys
TEN of doing business, Of good ralxe
courteous treatment, and fair dealing
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h meetings Of the Demo.
III will be addressed By
EIhz, McEnery, Egan, Ju
Strong, Burke, Ogden,
rhies, Eustis, Jonas, and
ialows: Arcadia, Friday,
aner, Sth; Minden, Mon.
10th; Bellevue, Tuesday,
shreveport, Wednesday,
18th.
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~: ITS GOLD AND SILVER
GENERAL RESOURCES
ilTRAcrIoNs By Frank
This is a 12mO of $40
landsomely illustrated with
engravings and maps.
7 Y, G. Crawford, pub
saud 81 Park Place, New
dty.
@s brings the record of
alnes and Of the general
q the States industries
A'usuiiiiner OF 1879.
y aud silver mines are the
acss Of Colorado's wealth
aases OF her rapid progress
Prosperity. The larger
u this volume is conse-
ssoted to the mines. The
aofnation contained here
Won personal inspection or
Tue most reliable charac
@'lstics are accurate and
aslve than have ever ap.
cooks relating to Western
y are the result of much
sOOr, aud attention.
sesof gold and silver min.
se annals of pioneers and
" never fail to interest the
nader. This volume on
largely composed of such
alngled with historical re
a'aes and Of districts, to
- Statistics of their pro
ron the days of the early
~ 70 those Of carbonates
' Esds like a romance, anf
salng adventures and sud
Of fortune as here ex
aath seems stranger thai
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

aaent disappointments
10 mistrust himself and
Under Of the world, but
necessity of being disap-
sihe way of handsome fall
ftothing so long as those
V dealers, Messrs. Henry
Son, Shreveport, have
snt fall stock on hand.
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Enders, at his new store,
near the Levee, shreve-
Extensively in all styles
ibid furniture. window
Ill paper, feathers, mat
dalren's carriages; also,
bed cottage scits. looking
ID plates, mouldings, pic
doors, sash AID blinds
tally asks a close inspec'
ds and prices.
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~ The card Of Mr.. V. Shidet,
Matchmaker and jeweler, 'Shrcye-
port, appears in our paper this week.
Mr.. Sbidet is an old and experience
ed workman, reliable and trustwor-
th, in his dealings with the public.
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We DRUG STORE!
MAIN STREET,
Corner Of Old Court House Lot,
BELLEVUE, La.
Fresh Drugs, Chemicals, Paints,
OILS AND vARsrsHEs,
Pure Brandiss, Wines and Liquors,
For Medical Purposes.
"old Hickory Chewing and Durham
Smoking Tobacco.
Also, a Full Lot Of Patent Mediciaes,
Cchool Books, Stationery and Fancy Goods,
y generally, at the lowest market prices.
Come and seel
Special attention given to filing Prescrip-
lions and Family Recipes.
Our Cent Baking Powders are .ll
the Col
NOBLEY 4 NELSON.
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u Money saved by pstronizing
those who advertise in your home
newspaper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

~ Now is . good time to lsy in
winter wood.
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Attachments and parts for all styles Of Sin
ger Machines. u
Needles for all machines at Is cents dozen.
Oil for all machines at 10 cents per bottle.
SINGER repaired free Of charge, il no new
parts needed if new parts used, will simply
charge for the parts; nothing for the work.
A. G. MOTT, Manager.
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~ Commence to think Of TURKEY
for thanksgiving day.
~ And still there is mud.
~ Read our new "ads."
~ Pay your taxes.
~ Cool weather.

SHREVEPORT, OcT. %, 1879
The new government gauge yes
terday registered . feet and nine
inches below the low water mark
of last year. No change in the last
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- .v..ertiOn, per SO daI
.'hlrr,,issed gratis to all n,dpn sIhso''
1siI I. o. f CIR benefit Of Associa-
rt q i;sssdi,si vi published ,, Sy
at 4, ;a ssats per line, each ! in.sr;
- -, !. i "squibs scattered
Z. !, s sad news pages twenty-five
I - .ssi Insertion ...-.----
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THE OLD RELIABLE
Servant Of the Public,
TIL f q i II G. E R
SEWING .M.aCHEN.E
Is Now Serving Faithfully More Than
Three Million MistFcsses,
A nd not one of them has expressed aught
"A hat satisfaction and qualification at the
patience. efficiency and untiring disposition
and ability 10 work, Of their faithful servant; q
servant who never shirks work from indispo-
sition or need Of the physician; one whose sys-
tenn 10 ever in of.lcr. H.. 47.s a.
I'VE GINGER a''
is ngw the most appreciated Of al Sewing
Machines, from its we'll known simplicity, ca
pacity, lbeing unlimited in the range Of work
Il can per5orm,) freedom from getting cut Of
repair. lightness Of running, etc. fare
The yearly sales Of the SINGER srs larger
than the combined sales of all Oeher makes Of
sewing machines.
Last Year They Amounted to Over
M DO&DSOOOS
1t is the only machine that unscrupuleus
men have found profit in cOunterfeiting. No
one has ever thought of cOunterfeiting the
terfeited-brass and the other base metals,
never. a
Ladies' In need of Sewing Machine will con-
snlt their interest by buyings
GENUINE SINGER.
In getting the Singer you get a machine
that il universally acknowledged to be by far
the BEST. One whose efficiency is not only
we'll known to all, but il warranted BY CON-
pany u hose warranty is worth something.
In buying Singer from our office Or from
Singer Manufacturing Co.,
wlaae standing is guarantee Of fair dealing.
you . machine under thousand promises, and
may be = thousand miles away when You want
him to fulfil any Of them.
We aell our machines "a low ~ really good
machine can be sold, and on very easy terms
when desired.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.,
BRANCH OFFICE:
81 Milan Street,
Shreveport, La. +
Attachments and parts for all styles Of Sim
ger Machines. ~
Needles for all machines at IS cents q dozen.
Oil for all machines at 10 cents per bottle.
SINGER repaired free Of charge, il no new
marta needed: If new marta ueed. will simply
charge for the parts; nothing for the work.
A. G. MOTT, Manager.
AAHa uuA NDHN ASNA N n !
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GENUINE SINGER

In getting the Singer you get a machine
that il universally acknowledged to be by far
the BEST. One whose efficiency is not only
we'll known tn all, but il warranted BY CON-
pany u hose warranty is worth something.
In buying Singer from our Office or from
one of our agents, you buy directly from, the
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1t is the only machine that unscrupuleul
men have found profit in counterfeiting. NJ
one has ever thought of counterfeiting thu
other makes of machines. Gold is often coun
terfeited-brass and the other base metals
never. F& H
Ladies' In need Of q Sewing Machine will con
snlt their interest by buyings
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21
How a Clergyman Settled a Chinese
Question.

The Rev. Mr.. Gober, Methodist clergy
man at Grass Valley, New, has settled the
Chinese question in his parish. He took
with him to Grass Valley from Sacramento
a Mongolian man.of-all-work The MEM
bers of the flock liked the shepherd, but
hated the shepherds dog, and it was not
long before the board of stewards de-
manded the expulsion OF the Chinaman.
The clergyman assured them that John
had lived with him q long time, was a
tolerable Christian and an exceedingly good
fellow, and there was no reason why he
should be discharged. The stewards subse-
quently informed the parson that they
would not pay his salary if he refused to
dismiss the servant. The reply was, "Come
to the church next Sunday" The church
was crowded on the evening in question,
and the sermon was awaited with breath.
less interest. The reference to the Chinese
question was brief but pointed. "The
stewards have told me that unless dis
charge the Chinaman in my employ they
will no longer be responsible for my salary.
Ny wife has learned to like John because
he is good Christian, thinks so much of
us, and does his work so faithfully. | now
answer you once for all that the Chinaman
shall stay with us, and shall continue as
pastor Of this church until the conference
sees fit otherwise to direct me, salary or no
salary, starve or no starve! have never
yet been intmidated from what l con.
sidered my duty as Christian, and do not
propose to be now Brethren, it strikes ME
pretty forcibly that it would be better for
you to follow the religion taught in the
Bible than that dealt out in the sand lots
in San Francisco" There was applause
from every side Of the church, and when
the preacher left the pulpit prominent
member of the congregation stepped up tc
him and said: "Parson you have partaker
of my hospitality in the past many time
Recollect that my latch-string hangs on the
outside when you come that way. There il
a crust in our cupboad when your salary
| failsu
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

ONE OF Mr.. LINooLN's PARABLEs.-During
the war some western gentleman called at
the White House and harangued Mr.. Lin
coin in an excited manner about the omis-
sions and commissions Of the administra-
ton. He heard them with his usual
patience, and finally said: "Gentlemen,
suppose all the property you were worth
was in gold and you had put it in the hands
of Blondin to carry a cross Niagara Falls
on tight rope, would you shake the rope
while he was passing over it, or keep shout.
ing to him, 'Blondin, stoop little more,
go little fasterl' No, l am sure you
would not. You would hold your breath
as we'll as your tongue, and keep your hands
off until he was safely over. Now, the
government is in the same position, and is
carrying across stormy ocean an immense
weight; untold treasures are in its hands
it is doing the best it can don't badger
keep silence, and it will get you safely
over"
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

A Horse TRADE IN CoLoRADO.-An honest
miner sat in a contemplative mood before
the door of q saloon i'll one of the crowded
thoroughfares of Denver. He had taken
sugar in his'n" several times, and now cast
a wistful look at intervals towards unpros
pected regions in the foothills where he
hoped to strike a tellurium lead, now that
g. the placer diggin's was played out"
Slowly down the street came q solitary
horseman, ill-mounted, poorly clad, mea-
gerly equipped, and stopped in front of the
sitter.
"Stranger, said he, q" 1 want to sell yer a
horse"
stranger" was tho reply, 81 don't want
him."
"Stranger," rejoined the wayfarer, yer
must buy him. You never see a better
horse for the price"
"What is the price, stranger?' asked
the contemplative man.
A hundred and fifty dollars, and dirt
cheap at that"
The inquirer meditated for a few
moments and then blandly remarked,
"Stranger, I'll give yer five."
The equestriGN dismounted, saying with
earnestness, "Stranger, l won't allow a
hundred and forty-fve dollars to stand
between you and me and a trade. The
horse is yours p'-Er.
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

A MARVELLOUS EscAPE.-At Cincinnati last
Sunday four-year-old boy, who was leaning
out of the fourth story of tenement house,
lost his balance and started whirling down
toward the brick pavement, fifty feet below
On the porch of the third story, immedi-
ately below him, stood little girl ten years
old, the daughter of one of the residents of
that floor. She saw the boy coming, and
by an instinct or purpose which amounted
to heroism, put out her arm to try to save
the boy. She did catch him at the risk of
being dragged over herself and of falling
with him. OF course she could not hold
such weight, but her arm was just strong
enough to turn the course of his fall, so that
he landed at her feet on the floor of the
third porch. His head struck the baluster,
and he had an ugly cut on his forehead
and one eye was considerably injured, but
his life was saved. The little girls arm was
famed, but not broken. She said she saw
him coming, and just thought she might
save him if she would put out her arm, and
she did it.
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

CIVIL DAMAGE Law IN MAssACHUsETTS.-
"The Prohibitionists are much elated
over the passage Of the Civil Damages
Liquor bill through both branches of the
Legislature. 1t was fought hotly in the
House. 1t was first enacted by a vote of 81
to 60, and a reconsideration was refused,
after rattling debate, by vote of l03 to
lO5. The bill going promptly to the
Senate, was there enacted by vote of %
to H. The bill is modelled after The New
York law. 1t provides that any person
who shall be injured in person or property
or means of support by any intoxicated
person, or in consequence of the intoXca-
ton habitual or otherwise, of any person,
shall have a right of action against any one
who shall have caused the intoxication, in
whole or in part, by selling or giving intox-
eating liquors and any one owning, rent
ing, leasing, or permitting the occupation
OF any building or premises, and having
knowledge that Intoxicating liquors are to
be sold therein, or who, having leased the
same for other purposes, shall knowingly
permit therein the sale of any intoxicating
liquors, shall, if such liquors sold or given
therein have caused, in whole or in part, the
intoxlcation of any person, be liable sever
ally or jointly, with the seller or giver of
the liquor, for all damages sustained, and
the same may be recovered in an action of
tort. 1t is further provided that no licences
for the sale of liquors shall hereafter be
granted without the consent, in writing, of
the owner or lessor of the premises upon
which the business is conducted, and that
any owner or lessor of real estate who shall
pay any money on account of his liability
incurred under this act for any act of his
tenant, may, in an action of contract, re-
cover Of the tenant the moneys paid"
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21
BRYANT.
BY C.

My muse awake! Sing of the lowy bard
Whose name we reverance. and whose fame regard;
Not as the sickly wavings of the unfed flame,
But, brightly shining, shows lasting name
BTydnt the loved the cherished the but lately dead,
We add our humble tribute to thy laureled head;
On as thy fame and praise spreading far and wide
BE thou our friend, our teacher and our guide.
On cleft Parnassus. where thou hast lofty seat
And wish the MUSES. wander in that calm retreat;
We greet thee through thy never dying page,
The patriot, poet, and the sage.
Crowned by Minerva given by all name,
The world did notify thoughts poute thy spirit stain
Ambition! it's shade, Il dream, u flower
With each wind blasted spoiled with every shower.
From BIydat Literary 0ICl
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21
Waking Up to the Peril.

Necessity is the mother of fair promises
as we'll as inventions-so we learn in read
ing the reports Of the Mississippi Labor Con-
vention at Vicksburg. Whether necessity
can also give birth to good will and a gener-
GUS fulfill of fair promises remains to be
seen. The constant thinning of the black
labor ranks i'll the Southern Mississippi
region has at last opened the eyes of the
South to the fact that the interdependence
OF employed and employer cannot be relied
upon in all cases as an excuse for or protec-
ton against injustice. If a call had been
made one year ago for all representative
colored and white men of the South to
meet in Convention for the common good,
the shouts of laughter on the part of the
planters would no doubt have been louder
than the amens Of the best portions of the
community. But great change has come.
The negro and the winter left together,
and empty cotton-fields now force planters
to be reasonable. Coming as the PROPOSE
ton did from the white people, much was
expected of the Convention, and the eXpec-
tations, it must be frankly admitted, have
not been fully realized. For some unex-
planned reason the foremost colored men
did not attend, and those present refused
to vote. On the other hand, q disgraceiul
demagogue," political trickster" and
suchlike epithets were altogether to freely
used. The action of the Convention in the
main, however, is great concession on the
part Of the South 1t is not disputed that
good and sufficient cause for the colored
exodus exist. Among the more important
are catalogued the low price of cotton and
the poor crops of last year, irrational modes
of planting, vicious system Of credit fos-
tered by the law permitting laborcrs to
mortgage their crops before grown, fear
that their political rights are endangered,
false reports of the advantages of Kansas
over Southern States, etc. We quote from
the report:
Your committee believe that the legis-
tion of our State should be shaped SO as to
| foster habits of industry among the colored
people, elevate the standard of social
| morals, and improve and preserve our com
| mon school system. That errors have been
committed by whites and blacks alike, as
each in turn have controlled the govern
ment of the State here represented, may be
safely admitted"
The resolutions adopted affirm the civi
equality of all races under the Constitu
ton, and pledge the Convention to protec
! the colored race against all dangers il
respect to the fair expression Of their wills
at the polls" A proposition to appoin
committees in the various parishes anc
counties to see that the will Of the Conven
ton be carried out, was voted down annie
some excitement.
The Convention at least demonstrate
that the negroes are making use of a teliny
argument in abandoning the country
Says the blade to the handle Of the knife
" If it were not for me there would be NJ
cutting" True enough; but when th
handle is gone, the blade finds what a use
less thing it is, to be sure. The South hav
at this late day found this out, and are no,
trying to save the black handle.-N J
Eranaiucr
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21
The recent exnlosion of .virorite nowder,l

The recent explosion of "vigorite powder"
at Strat ord, Ont, has again called public
attention to the careless manner in which
explosives are transported. Most Of the
preparations of nitro.glycerine will explode
if exposed to a severe jolting, yet it is
notorious that car loads of these terrible
agents are moved about the country under
DISCUSSES which completely deceive many
of those who handle them. AT the inquest
at Stratford it was testified by prominent
maker of dynamite that SO great was the
consumption of nitro-glycerine in its
various forms that he believed no day pas
sed in which quantities were not shipped
by ordinary freight trains.
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

SINFUL But SENslBLE.-The post mortem
poetry of Shakespeare and Byron, if it has
not been spoiled in filtering through the
medium, indicates that if the poets are not
inmates of the Asylum for Predetermined
People in the spirit world, they ought to
be. Any one who has any regard for a
literary reputation had better burn his
bridges behind him when he takes his de-
parture, and have no intercourse with a
world that, if sinful, seems to have more
sense than the spirit world Cincinnati Com
anercial.
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

NJ. Loyson. "Pere Hyacinthe," in let.
ter to w. Forbes, of Edinburgh, defends
his conduct in having married, and says
without doubt, the great majority of
Catholics not only approve of married
clergy, but, as in my case, take it as the only
real guarantee of thorough reform, and l
am convinced that the majority of the
priests are with me-"
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

Defence OF CHINESE WoMEN.-Mrs. All
Joy, as the name might imply, is lady
from China. She is the wife of gentleman
who makes cigars in Sacramento, California.
She speaks English fluently, and has good
looks This almond-eyed beauty is on her
way to the East, and intends to deliver q
series of lectures relating to the Chinese in
general and the Chinese women in particu-
lar. People have been told by the Califor-
mans, and indeed by Chinese merchants in
San Francisco, that the Chinese women in
this country are not particularly moral
class. 1t is Mrs All joys purpose to disa.
buse the public mind Of this idea.
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

The evils with which Russian society is
now threatened are attributed by the Agencc
Russo to the prevalent laxity of family dis
cipline, and to the utter want Of religious
and moral training. The young idea thinks
itself superior to its elders, and respect has
fallen out Of vogue. There are multitudes
of beardless youths, with wan and enact.
ated countenances, who think they must
show their superiority over their parents
by expressing their precocious WEAKNESS of
life and chattering about transcendental
theories. Then there are little girls, hardly
arrived at maturity, who already condemn
modesty as something that is behind the
age, and hurl insolence at their betters in
mouthfuls of tobacco smoke. Then there
is the race Of pedants, who know enough
to pull down, but not enough to build up ;
too we'll educated to take to commerce, but
not sufficiently so to embrace an admins
trative or judicial career. Discontented
and envious, and in difficulties, they
naturally grudge others their success, and
heartily detest everything that is superior
to themselves. As necessary consequence
of such feelings, it is their dream to drag
society down to their own level.
Smyrna times., 1879-05-21

The desire to restore the whipping.post
is so strong in Kentucky that in some
counties candidates for the Legislature are
compelled to pledge themselves to sustain
the measure. The object is to save the ex-
pense of keeping convicts in prisons.