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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23
LET NE REST.

LET NE REST.
mr. ANDREW RADIE.
Oh! receive mo, kindly mother,
Tothy warm and lov'd embrce;
Let mo go thee, gentle mother,
When the smile 10 DER thy face.
Once again. my dearest mother,
Let me rest:
On thy bosom, gentle mother.
Let No rest.
For the days arc dark without thee,
And my heart i full Of Voc:
There shsdow resting DER me,
And my fest refuse to 60.
Once again, my dearest mother,
Let mo rest:
On thy bosom, gently mother,
Let me rest.
Ihave pray'd that still you love me.
For yoa know ] am thy own;
Ihave sinn'd, but have suffered,
And my waywardness is gone.
Onco again, my dearest mother,
Let me rest:
On thy bosom. gentle mother,
Let me rest.
have heard the word forgiven
From thy pure and loving brest;
have felt tho tear drops falling,
And again have been csress'o.
Once again, my dearest mother,
Now l rest:
On thy bopom. gentle mother,
Now ] rest.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

The citizens of Selma, Ala, have
protected home tfsde BY putting .
local tar Of TIVE d0llses o. oonDer.
cial travellers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

Tho Louisville CouriseJ Journal
ssyE sGeoeDiG' ID The most pros
porous and vulnerable Stats-her
Legislature wont adjoarn.S
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

rTvhe Hin Plantation beloueinr n SMITH
4 GIL4ER 4 CO.. situated near Roxy
Mosnt. in Booster parish. II oootains about
xn0 acres, 1900 acres cleared. WIN cell low
f0r cash, o. On easy terms for credit.
A bargain to b lad. Apply 70
~, ALEAAHDkk Z BLANCHARD,
% Attorneys, Shreyeport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

The Beacon refuses to publish
the names Of candidates who have
not paid for their announcements,
and thinks "a free horse should not
DO ridden to DEATH" Them's our
sentiments, prezactly-[ Morehouse
Clarion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

The estimated average yield d
wheat for the entire providence o.
Manitoba exceeds thirty bushels
per acre.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

There arc volumes in this short
sentence from Horatio Seymour:
''The great change in the aspect Of
our affairs are due to the statesman.
ship Of the plow, not to the wisdom
Of Legislators nor the skill Of f1nau.
cier4.S
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

1t is stated that the production
Of cotton is sssuming large dimen-
sions in the Central Asiatic provia.
ces OF Russia,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

Drummers ere getting thickeg
aud thicker, and % i their cheek.
THaEtwoll San.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23
HAMILTON 4 CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Dry Goods and
Plantation Supplies,
Nos. s and 7 Texas Street,
Shreveport, La.

We call attention to our COTTON SEED
w OIL FACTORY, with Carver & Co.'S
Improved Gins; will guarantee satisfactory
yield and sample for the seed, and one quar-
ter cent per pound ON lint produced from all
cotton sent to gin. viii furnish large sacks
and twine for transportation; also sacks and
twine for cotton seed. free Of charge. Begging
and Tics ct market price. We also call alton.
tion to Cotton Seed Meal 80 feed for cattle
and as . fertilizer, and will exchan ee same on
favorable terms for seed. yl7n42
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

Canning men always get beat u
the long run. bscaase they are jest
- dull on ose@stdS - sharp On the
other.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

A western orator said: ssOno Of
the troubles We Americans have
to contend with is the notion that
every body IL at for Office. Let .
losler cit around q political corner
grocery for q year, and he will i'm.
agine himself ct for a judge Of the
supreme court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

Following 10 the vote Of 1873 for
State Treasurer and State Senator
in the parishes comprising the 21st
Senatorial District and 2ud Judicial
District:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

The insanity of men and women
who become afflicted With q great
moral idea is more vicious aud brut
al than any vioe would remedy.
Thus we sec it stated that the tem.
perauce idiots of Columbus, Ohio,
the godly capital OF godly Ohio,
which furnishes most of the coun.
try's rulers, absolutely blow up
with gunpowder the bar-rooms Of
the place. The last one thus ethe-
realized cost q man his life, and
several persons were injured by the
explosion.-( Democratic Ssates~as.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23
WIN. ENDERs,
TEXAS STREET, NEAR THE LEYEE.
SHREVEPORT. LA.

ncaler IN 81 classes and styles Of HOUSE.
Il HOLD FURNITURE; window Shades,
VAN Paper, Locking Glasses and Plates,
reaehcfs, Mattreeses, Cesnice and Picture
Acaldings, and Children's Carriages.
Chased Sesh, Doors and Bknds, . specialty.
An 0ee1e ss Botsom Prices. "a
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23

The Shreveport Standard is now
. morning paper. The top o tho
morning to ye.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-23
Mimden Female CO11esc
MINDEN, IA.
The 26th Session will commence "
Wednesday, the 10th Sept, -

Session-Divided into two terms y
weeks EACH ,...t
Course of Study Full and conlP.ssreys
Isachcrs-Engaged for every depsfsH
Location UnexceptionabIy he:Ins
Bxildisgs-Large and commoa n,s.s.st!
Gro~ads-Ample, retired and ples, ana
Extremely low, to suiI ~ "sdd5sl
For Catalogue and full parfIcpinn.'ss.. ;dfpt
THOS. o. BENTON, - -
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
Hunting for Il WOid.

An ancc,lote OF Moore, the Irish
poet, shows how much pains q writer
who does good work Will take to put
the right word in tho right place.
Moore was on visit to literary
friend In France, and white there wrote
Il short poem.
One day while the guest was engaged
II his literary labor, tho two took u
stroll in the adjacent wood, and the
host soon perceived that his companion
was given up to his own. thoughts; he
was silent and abstractcd, noticing
neither his frlond and entertainer nor
the surrounding beauties of the land
Scape.
By-and-by he began to gnaw the fin
ger-tips ofhis glove, pulling and twitch-
ing spasmodically, and when this had
gone on for long time, his friend ven-
turcd to ask him what was the trouble.
"Ill tell you," said Moore. "I ilayo
left Mt homo upon my table a poem in
which Is a word l do not like. The
line is perfect save that one word, and
that word Is perfect save It's infection.
Thus 1t is" and ho repeated the line
and asked his friend If he could help
him.
1t was delicate point. The friend
saw the need, saw where and how tho
present word jarrcd just tho slightest
possible bit upon the exquisite harmony
of the cadence; but he could not sup
ply the want.
The twain cudgeleu their brains un-
til they reached tho house on their ro-
turn without avail.
The rest Of the day was spentas usual
rs was the evening, save that over anon
Moore would sink into silent fits in
pursuit OF the absent word. And so
camc on the night, and the poet went
to bed In a deep study.
The following morning was bright
and beautiful, and Moore camo down
from his chamber with bounding step
with II scrap of paper in his hand, and
glorious light In his genial countc-
nance.
Tho word had como to him! lie was
awakened during tho night, and the
kind genius Of inspiration mad visited
his pillow, and he had got up and torn
scrap from his notebook, and at the
window, by tho light of tho moon. had
mado the thought secure.
"rherc," he said, when he had incor-
poratcu it into tho text; "therc 1t Is
only n simple, single word, word rs
common rs Il. b. c., and yet 1t cost me
twelve hours of unllagging labor to find
1t and put it where 1t Is. Who could
believe it?'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
Ferrets:

Ferrets are the great resort Of affiict-
ell farmers in England. Some men
make regular business going round
with them and giving rat infested
houses "run" In consideration Of the
payment Of ten dollar bill. The fer
rets are rather expensive creatures,
costing about thirty dollars u pair.
They are 80 long and slim and supple
that they can almost tic their own bod
les In knot and be crawling out of it
again at one end before the knot at the
othor end Is completed. A medium
sized augcr holo can be utilized by
them with ease, tho only trouble being
that the augcr hole Is apt to be strulgt
and the terrets used to doubling up and
arching their backs and going through
all sorts of strange commissions with
their bodies-as though to show Off
their graceful curves-woulu feel quite
lost In having to keep their straight
natural position, even though for the
space of ono second. They are never
still minute, except, perhaps, when
| they sleep, and then, like their nearest
cousin the weasel, they are apt to sleep
with their eyes open. Their life Is ono
Of continuous and constant activity.
When they arc not crawling into rat
holes ut the bidding of al inexorable
master, they arc at home in cages,
where they run to and fro like pcnned
up lions. Often the ferret is seen with
scratches OH his nose or decorations on
the neck. These arc the little remom-
branccs of his encounters with his
natural enemy, the rat. The rat will
not fghG ferret when he can get
away. The largest rat will run from
them. They can smell them long be-
fore they can see them, ana that is tho
signal for them to fly or remain and
die IL subterrancan and ignoblo death.
Young rats in nests arc at the terrots
mercy, and the ferrets are not slow to
show them such mercy us their craving
stomachs afford. They do not eat the
ucsh. They insert their teeth and,
weazlc-likes suck all the blood out of
their bodies, then leave them. This is
the great point ferret men make over
tho modern style Of getting rid of rats
by poison. They cry down the poison
system and declare that by killing rats
III that manner, life In n house about
which the rats perish Is rendered al.
most intolerable by the stencil their de-
caying carcasscs create. By killing
them with ferrets this is avoided, they
claisl, for the latter take all tho blood
from them and the carcasscs, insteado OF
dccaying, dry up. After all, tho ferrets
arc doing more than is generally
expected of them when they kill grown
rats. Their principal use Is to drive
the vermin from their holes up to the
light Of day, where Scotch terriers and
nets and clubs in the hands Of the ier-
rets' masters do the rest,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
Not u Bad Boy.
Of court.

A bright looking boy, twelve years old,
who said his name was Tommy McEvoy,
went alone into the Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court, New York, recently, and said to
Justice Morgan:
Judge, your Honor, want to give my
self up"
"Why, my boy 2" asked the Court.
"Becausc," said the lad, haint got no
home and don't want to live in tho street
and become bad boy"
"Why don't you stay at homo 2" asked
the Justice.
81 amt got no homo. Father has been
dead nine years, and mother died before
that"
"But where have you been living
since 2"
"Wth my aunt. Sho lives on Forty
first street. But slo gets drunk, and won't
let me stay in doors. To-day she chased
mc,and said If l ever came back she would
do something awful with me. I'm afraid
of her, and so I've got no home. Nobody
will take me in because hain't got good
clothes and don't look nice. can't gct
anything to cat unless beg or steal it. I
don't want to steal or be a bad boy. Won't
you please send mo somewhere where I
can learn something and get to be man z"
The Justice told the boy there were such
places for good boys, and taking the little
fellow under his protection, promised to
find him Il home In some good institution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
The Writers OF tho IsiDie,

Moses wrote Genesis, Exodus, Levitt.
icus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Joshua, Phincahas or Eleazer wrote
the book Of Joshua.
Samuel Is the penman of the hooks OF
Judges and Ruth. lie also wrote the
first acts Of David and probably
Nathan and Cad wrote his last acts
aud the whole was formed into two
books, which were named after Samuel
as the most eminent person, called the
first and second books of Samuel.
Jeremiah probably complied the two
books OF tho Kings.
Ezra compiled the two books of the
Chronicles. He is also author of the
book bearing his name.
Nehemiah wrote Nehemiah.
The author Of the book OF Esther is
unknown.
Elihu was most probably the penman
OF tho book OF Job. Moses may have
written the first two chapters and the
last. Some think Job wrote them llim-
self.
David wrote most Of the book of tho
Psalms. Asaph pcnncd few of them.
Solomon wrote Proverbs, Ecclcsiast-
es, and the Songs Of Solomon.
Isaiah Is the author of the prophecy
Of Isaiah.
Jeremiah wrote the book bearing his
name, and the Lamentations OF .Jcre-
miah.
Ezeki |, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos
Obadiah, probably Jonah, Micah, Ma
hum. Habakuk. Zephaniah, Haggai,
Zacharlah, wrote tho books OF the
prophcsios, bearing their respective
names.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
wrote the Gospels named after them.
Luke wrote tho Acts of the Apostles.
Paul is the author Of tho Epistlcs to
the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians,
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,
Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philc-
mon and Hebrews.
James the son of Alpheus, who was
cousin to Christ, and one of
the apostles, wrote tho Eplstlc of James.
Peter wrote the Eplstle bearing his
name.
Tho apostle John wrote the three
Epistles Of John.
Jude, the Apostle, the brother OF
James, also called Lebbcus, whose
surname was Thaddeus, near relative
of our Lord, wrote tho Epistlc OF Jude
st. John, the DiYine wrote Revela-
tions.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
A Dutiful Husband.

There is at Moscow, blacksmith,
named Jordan, who married Russian
woman. After she had lived some
time with her husband. she one day
thus lovingly addressed him: "Why is
1t my dearest husband, that you do not
love me?" The husband replied: "I
do love you passlonately." 81 have as
yet" said she, "receivcd no proof of
your love-" The husband inquired
what proofs she desired. Her roply
was, "You have never beaten MOP
"Rcally," said the husband, 81 did not
know that blows were proofs Of love {;
however, will not even fail in this
respect.' And SO not long after he
beat her most cruelty, and confessed
to- me that after that process his wife
showed him much greater affection.
SO he repeated the exercise frequently {;
and finally, while Twas still at Mos
COW, out oH her head and her legs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
First Look IN - Mirror.

Tho effect which the sudden seeing
of themselves us others see them had
upon several Siamese women is mar
rated by lady: a few weeks ago,
couple of Siamcsc women came to see
and to look at my house. They con-
slider 1t great treat to look at my
house. They consider it a greater treat
If invite them them through my
rooms, and let them look at my bed,
my table, my chairs, my pictures and
my nick-nacks, and especially if they
can get look at themselves in the
mirror on my bureau. One or two of
those who came had been there before,
and they were telling of how they
looked in the glass till the others were
all anxious to sec too, so they gathered
in a crowd and stood before the mirror.
One quick look, and then Il surprised, :,
startled cry, and some OF them hid
their faces, others jumped away, and
some looked about to see who was
really there. They had never seen
themselves before, and did not know
how miscTably they looked with their
black teeth and naked bodies. They
drew their scarfs over their breasts and
tried to hide from the sight of them
solves. One turned and said to mo:
'We are very hateful looking, don't
you think SOP" did not tell them
had always thought so, but l said ::
"Now, since you know how you look,
Is 1t any wonder that we tell you to
wear more clothes and to quit chewing
betcl9 ?" Some OF them would not be
induced to look the second time, while
others stood and looked.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
Schnnidt's Musings.

"Frederick Schmidt" said the JUS
ticc to sleepy looking fellow, "you
are fined $40 for intoxication. But
what's the matter my friend, you ap-
pear to be on the point Of crying2'
"Nodings, Shudge, was only dink-
ing"
"Thinking? ? of what2"
"Vell, I'lI spoke of it, if you told mo
So"
"Thcn do tell you"
81 vas dinking, Shudgo, dot you vas
me und l vas you. Dot ish you know,
mitout no change. You vas der poor
Dutchman. saw you como in mitout
friends und sorrowful, und 1 say,
"Schmidt, vat vas dose trubbles ?' und
you spoke out, "Shudge l took me
some lcctle peer" Und say nit q
look on your face, "Schmidt, you vas
married?" You say, "Yah," "Und
got some childer ?" "Yah," "Und you
don't vas so trunk rs you can't walk P"
"Nein." "Vell, Schmidt you go right
away home." Und dot vas my dinkin."
"Those are very pleasant thoughts"
SAID tho magistrate In good humor. "I
think We'll make the fine So, but l
can't let you off altogether"
"Dree dollar! Veil 1 paid it und vas
dankful; but you vas not so good a
Shudgc nit me as vas nit you.'
And rousing himself he waddlcd out
of court.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
A DOUBTING HEART,

Where arc the swallows fled
Frozen and dead,
Perchanco upon somo bleak and stormy sloro
doubling heart
Far ever purple seas,
They wait IN sunny ease,
The balmy southern breoze,
Te bring them to their northern homes once
more.
Why must the Aowors die
Prison'd thoy lie
IN tho cold tomb, hoedless Of toars or rain.
doubling heart
They only sleep below
The soft whito ermne snow,
While winter winds shall blow
10 breathe and smile upon you soon again.
The sun has hid it's rays
Those many days
Will dreary hours neyer leave tho oarth
doubling hoart2
The stormy clouds on high
Voil tho same sunny sky,
That soon (for spring il nigh)
shall wake the summon into golden mirth
Fair hopo is ,.oaI, and light
Is quench'd in night.
What sound can break tho silence Of despair ?
doubling heart
The Sky is overcast,
Yet stars shall rise al last,
Brighter for darkness past.
And angels silver voices stir tho air.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
THAT Awful Sntclioll.

AS the Charlotte train steamed into
the depot, n lady ran out IN tn, crowd
In an excited manner inquiring for an
officer. From her anxiety It would
seem rs If the whole police forco was
indispensable just Mt that tine and at
that precise part of the world. Detcc-
tive Kavanagh was by tho lady's side
ina moment, but it was Il long time be-
fore ho could CLEAN from her wild cx.
prcssions just what was the matter.
At last he learned that she had come
up on tho Charlotte train, and had
taken her satchcl and g0no into tic
Falls train. She left it on tho seat and
stepped from tho cars to get some
lunch. When she returned to the cars
III own satchel was missing and an
"old nausty" valise left instead. Kay
anagh Immediately went to work to set
matters Alright, and entering tho car
the lady pointed out to him tho place
whore she had left her satchcl and the
one that had been substituted for It.
Then Kavanagh looked In the next
scat and there saw another satchel.
MADAM" said he to tho lady, "pcr-
haps this Is the ark that contains the
worldly necessities of your railroad
journey through life," and he held 1t
up between the thumb and foreflnger
of his tiny right hand. (Kavanagh
can wear Perinot's number 80
Then the lady's faco became perfect
rainbow Of cOlors; she blushed like a
summer rose, and Immediately grew
white as snow; hor eyes opcned
wido In establishments; she tried to
speak but couldn't; at last she said:
"I---I-I-bc-te-lieve, do dc-do
CLAW that weally is mine"
Then Kavanagh politely took off his
centennial straw hat and bowed HIM
self out.
The truth was as obtained by one Of
our reporters in subsequent interview
that tho lady went to the wrong seat
on re-cntering the car, and wishing to
procure handkerchief from tho satch-
cl-she thoughG was hcrs-opencd 1t
and thcre sight met her bcwildered
gaze that would scare phalanx Of the
weaker scx. The frat thing that mot
her eye was the general confusion Of
the contents, which was proof positive
that tho owner was not Of tho feminine
gender. Then there appeared to view
a shaving cup, a piece of soap, m old
clay pipe and pair Of bifurcatcd gar
ments wrapped around a paper box.
No further investigation was necessary
to convince tho feminine mind that tho
"hawred contents did not belong to
her." No wonder sho sought the pro-
lection Of tho police, No wonder Kav-
anagh blushed for the first tlmo in his
life, and would have been run over by
tho second Atlantic express If the Yes
uvlous had not lifted him ten feet in
the air with an octagonal basso pro-
fundo Of of"I.o-o-k-c-c- out thar"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
% the events of that gloomy morning

to the events of that gloomy morning.
''Ah!" said Clarence, witha swelling bo-
som, "that was the most blessed lesson
ever received My wife knows who gave
it to me-"
"And ii serves you yet, my boy2"
"Aye, and it will serve us while we live
We have none of those old burdens of an
ger to bear now. They cannot find lodg-
mcnt with lis. The flash and jar may come
as i'll the other days--for we are human,
you know-but the heart, which has firmly
resolved not to give an abiding place to tho
i'll feeling, will not be called upon to enter
tain it. Sometimes we arc foolish but we
laugh at our folly when we see 1t, and
throw it off wo do not nurse 1t till It he
comes burden.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06

opinions, which she encouraged them
frankly TO express. She was warm
friend of the English her best friends
were English women. She spoke tho
language with absolute perfection and
without accent, and was the mistress Of
SIX other tongues. Our American war
was a serious puzzle to her. Sho was
rs kind as possible In her sympathy,
but still admitted openly that the
breaking up of our Republic would be
no cause Of grief to the royal families
In Europe. "1ou arc so strong," she
said rucfnlly, aud she shared tho COM
mon European dclusion that the cause
OF the South was the cause of nristoc-
laCy,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-06
A Slight Mistake.

A man ordered most elaborate dinner at
restaurant which he enjoyed and praised
much--after which ho lighted cigar, and
sauntering up to the landlord, declared his
inability to pay for it.
"But 1 don't know you," said Boniface.
"Of course, or you would not have given
mo dinner"
The cnragcd man seized the pistol, col.
Jared the offender, and taking aim at his
heart, said Now, SEQ II you get away
from me without paying for that dinner. %
What is that In your hand 2" gasped
the impccunious customer, drawing back.
I5, 'That, sir, Is a pistol.
ss& "Ohl that's q pistol, isit Idon't care
afig for pistol; I thought 1t was q stom-
ach-pump. ~. 6-