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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-17
Official.
Amendments to the Constitu-
ton Of the State Of Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE or SECRETARY or STATE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, [
OFFICE or SECRETARY OF STATE. s
In pursuance of Article 256 of the Constitu-
L ton OF the State of Louisiana, publication
ishereby given to the Electors of the State of
the proposed amendments to the Constitution
cf the State, coneurred in by two-thirds of all
the members elected to each House of the
General Assembly of this State, at its regular
session held in the city Of Baton Rouge in
1882 and which are required to be published
in two newspapers published in the parish of
Orleans, and in one paper in each other parish
of the. State IN which newspaper is publish
ed for three months proceeding the next
the said amendments shall be submitted to
the Electors for their approval or reflections;
said amendments appear more fully in Acts
Nos. 76, ll3 and l25 pt the regular session of
the General Assembly held in 1882, which are
officially published for the information of the
Electors, and which will be submitted to them
for their approval or rejection at the next
general election, to be held on Tuesday, the
22d day of April, A. D. 1884, lit being the Tues
day next following the third Monday in April
in such manner and form that the Electors
may vote for or against each amendment,
separately; and if a majority of the Electors,
voting at said election, shall approve and ratify
all or either of said amendments, then such
amendment or amendments or either of them
so approved and ratified shall become part
of the Constitution.
ACT NO. rs
OF the Regular Session of l8S2-Amendment
to the Articles of the State Debt Ordinance
Of fhaC ofI
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A Mississippi paper INDUCES in
sharp criticism of the trustees of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
in asking for $4,000 to repair dam
ages done by cyclone, when. accord
ing to an estimate" to which it re-
fers, 600 would have been ample.
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The probabilities are that Califor-
MIA viii have the largest yield of wheat
ever known, as her acreage is much
greater than usual and the condition
OF the crops fine.
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Literature.

We are living in an enlightened
age-an age in which the poor as well
as the rich can partake of the fruit
of the tree of knowledge; and the
freedom of the Press permits men to
disseminate their views broadcast
over the land, whether these views be
moral or corrupt; and while unlimited
good is being done in the circulation
of literature high and noble in its
character, at the same time the coun-
try is flooded with matter that can
but corrupt every one with whom it
may come in contact.
It behooves every parent to be
careful as to the physical growth of
an offspring; but more care should be
bestowed upon its moral training, as
the latter affects not only its existence
in this world, but in the world be-
yond. That this is true, no one can
doubt. Now, were this evil species
of literature confined to papers with
notoriety, then the damage would
not be so great; but it is slowly but
surely creeping into the journals of
reputation. The food is first given
in small quantities, and continually
increased until it is found in nearly
every column, In one shape or anoth-
or. The great dailies of the North
are scattering it far and near, and its
influence is being felt everywhere
Yet, men who are loud in their cries
against crime In any shape, not only
support but encourage this style OF
literature, which is indirectly the
creator of more crime than any other
influence; and it is to-day stalking
over the land untrammelled by law,
public opinion, or aught else.
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The Memphis Appeal says the buff
falo gnats are destroying stock at a
fearful rate in Grenada, Yalobusha
and Talahatohie counties, Miss. Five
hundred horses and mules were killed
in one week. Total loss in value
$50, 000, besides the inability tornake
crops.
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public opinion, or aught else.
zs-e-s
Taciturnity is usually accepted as
an evidence of sagacity. The saying,
Still water runs deep" has passed
into proverb; but while the state
ment is in itself correct, the idea it
sometimes conveys is untrue, for power
is ever attended by noise. The mill
pond is deep, smooth and silent, but
it is the ripping, whirling water of
the race that runs the mill. The
storms which come Announced BY
all the trumpets of the sky" lose none
Of their grandeur because of this
pomp and heraldry. ese {
The greatest names that illumine
the past are not the names of silent
men, but of men who swayed the
world by their eloquence, with their
own tongues told the histories of
their lives. "For out of the abund-
ance of the heart the mouthspeaketh.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth
her voice in the street" The lives OF
the men who have led the great
reformation in civilization, in govern
ment and in religion were not charac-
terized by silence, but stand before
us as examples of this mighty truth
noise and power go hand in hand.
This is world of agitation and
commotion. Inertia is not the nor
NAL condition of its forces. Quiet
and smoothness are produced by
checking the free action of its eIe-
ments, and the result is stagnation
and decay. ri So
The sluggish man may be reputed
wise; he may, in fact, be wise, but
like still water he is too calm to ever
move the machinery of the world.
Every truth which forces itsel
upon the mind of man is worthy q
expression, and if he deny it utter.
ance he viii surely be subjected te
the humiliation Of receiving his owl
opinion from another. ga word fill
spoken is like apples of gold in pic
lures of silver"
Courage in speech is what gives
character to a man. The highes
merit that can be ascribed to Moses
Plato and Milton is that they spok,
what they thought. OF men LIKE
these the world has many still anc
they are the ones who cali forth on
highest appreciation.
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wherever q people is powerful, or
an empire prosperous" says Volney,
"there the conventional laws are COM
formable with the laws of nature: the
government there procures for its
citizens free use of their faculties,
equal security for their persons and
property # on the contrary, an
empire goes to ruin, or dissolves, it is
becauseits laws have beeuvicious, or
imperfect, or trodden under foot by
q corrupt government"
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Positive Journalism.

That negative journalism is dying
out is fact not to be denied by the
observant. The reader who will ex-
anime any of the ten or g dozen of
the. leading papers of the world to-
day, and compare them with q like
number and like character thirty or
forty years ago, will be struck with
the greater positiveness OF more in
this era and the growth that has led
up to it. As it is the affirmative.
progressive and positive-idead men
who move the world, SO it is the pos
tive and affirming journals that re-
feet the spirit of the age and clear
the way of public thought. In this
day men are annoyed by mere denials,
andnegations, and doubts, and hopes.
What they demand is the force and
Fl j . a :
Vigor of conviction; the strong, ear
nest and positive announcement of
belief. The few newspapers of the
day that still venture upon opinions
like q schoolboy upon thin ice are
estimated correctly by the reading
public as without influence. This is
a strong and thinking period, and
the press cannot be less vigorous than
the time and hope to keep pace with
it. But this element of journalism
must not. lead to recklessness for the
mere sake of dash and apparent
vigor. On the contrary, it calls for
enlarged Information, greater mental
effort, greater coneiseness of thought
and expression, and for just as much
positiveness and certainty in factand
in Judgment, as in the affirmative life
of the columns What is true of
parties and creeds is true of Journal
ism; what is true in business and
commerce, at the bar and in the pull
pit, is true Of the newspaper, and
that is, that mere .negation does not
impress. for those are felt who deal
blows rather than those who ward
them off.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-17

Great souls love, weak souls de-
sire, says Madame de Krudener.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-17

Patience is the courage of virtue.
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Amendment No. Q.

ARTICLE lac. "All fees and charges fixed by
law for the various Civil Courts of the parish
of Orleans, and for the Register of Convey
anees and Recorder of Mortgages of said
parish, shall enure to the State, and all sums
realized therefrOm shall be set aside and held
as a special fund, out of which shall he paid
by preferences, the expenses Of the Clerk of
the Civil District Court, the Clerks of the city
Courts, the Register of Conveyances and the
Recorder of Mortgages of the parish of Or
leans, provided, that the State shall never
make any payment to any Sheriff, Clerk, Reg
lister of Conyeyauees or Recorder of Mortgages
of the parish of Orleans, or any of their depu-
ties, for salary or other expenses Of their
respective offices, except from the special fund
provided for by this article and any appropri-
alton made contrary to this provision shall be
null and void"
ACT NO. I25
OF the Regular Session of 1882 Amendment
to Article 81 of the Constitution of the State,
Relative to the Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-04-17

For District Attorney-2d Judicial District,
J. A. w. LOWRY, of Bossier.
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OF the Regular Session of l882-Amendmen
to the Articles of the State Debt Ordinanc
of the Constitution of 1879.
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Amendment No. l.
STATE DEBT.

ARTICLE l. "Be il ordained by the people of
the state of Louisiana, as proUided By lac, That
the State Debt Ordinance be amended so as to
read as follows: That the interest to be paid
on the Consolidated Bonds of the State of
Louisiana, be, and is hereby fixed at two per
centum per annum for five years, from the
first day of January, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty, 1880 and four per centum
per annum thereafter, payable semi-aunually
and there shall be levied an annual tax aufl-
cient for the full payment of said interest, not
exceeding three mills, the limit of State Tax
for all purposes being hereby fixed at six mills,
and said bonds and coupons shall be duly
stamped: Interest reduced to two per centum
per annum for five years, from January LIST,
one Thousand eight hundred and eighty, and
four per eentum per annum thereafter"
ARTICLE 2. THAT the holders of the Con-
solidated Bonds may, at any time, in order
that the coupons may be paid, present their
bonds to the Treasurer Of the State, or to
agents to be appointed by the Governor, one in
the city of New York, and the other in the city
of London, England, and the said Treasurer
or agents, as the case may be, shall indorse or
stamp thereon the words: "Interest reduced
to two per centum per annum for five years
from January LIST, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty tlS80) and four per centrum per
annum thereafter and said Treasurer or
agent shall indOrse or stamp on said coupons
the following words: Interest reduced to
two pereentum per annum," or, Interest re-
duced to four per centunl per annum. as the
case may be.
ACT NO. II3
Of the Regular Session of 1SS2-Amendment
Relative to Fees and Charges, to be Paid by
STAMINA in the Parish of 0PIauDa
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November to the last Monday in Tn.
year; it shall have authority 10 issno uae each
MG'adan'ets Prohibition, CeiLiorar ana WIZ 1 Of
Corpus in aid OF its appellate urisdict;amra osas
AMENDMENT To ARTICLE las
Ofthe Constitution of the State e..,.
the jurisdiction of the Citv Co, neiatlse TO
Parish of Orleans" Vu1ls o. the
The National tribune., 1884-06-05
GIVEN UP BY PHYsIcIASs.

4 patient residing at Binghamton, n. z,
after using Compound Oxygen for two years,
gives the gratifying result:
For taro years could not stand on nsy feet bad
for fee minutes at t'1se, or talk as many min
utes; but ao'c ctn calk four fUe miles and DO
business all day; and I owe my recovery TO
health TO the persistent use of Compound
Oxygen, for used it about two years, gaining
q little all the time. Nearly al the physicians
uho attended ne gaze me Up and some said thcy
could number my days
Our Treatise on Compound Oxygen" contain
ing history of the discovery and mode of action
of this remarkable curative agent and large
record of surprising cures in Consumption,
Catarrh, Neuralgia, Bronchitis Asthma, etc.,
and wide range of chronic diseases, win be
sent free Address. Da5. SrARREY s. PALEN,
l109 and I'LL Girard St., Phila.
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DYSPEPSIA.

sedertary habits, mental worry, nervous
excitement, excess or iinprudenee In eat
iny or drinking, and various other causes,
induce Constipation followed by general
arrangement of the liver, kidneys, and
stomach, in which the disorder OF each
organ increases the indrnlity OF the others.
The immediate results are Loss OF Ape
tite, Nausea, Foul Breath, Heartburn, Flat
ulenee, Dizziness, Sick Headaches, failure
of physical and mental vigOr, distressing
sense of weight ami fIilneSs intbe stomach,
and increased CostiyeneSs, all of which are
known under one head ~ Dyspepsia.
IneveTy instance where this disease does
not originate from scrOful0Es faint IN the
blood, AYERS FILLS may be confidently
relied uD0n 10 effect q cure. Those eases
not aInenable TO the curative influence CT
AYERS PILLS clone will certainly Yield x
the Pills are aided by the powerful blood
purifying properties OF AYERS S.sISAPA
RILLs.
Dyspeptics should know that the longer
treatment Of their malady is postponed
the more difficult Of cure it becomes.
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

There has never been a medicine for rheu-
matism introduced in the United States that
has given such universal satisfaction as Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy. 1t stands out alone
as the one great remedy that actually cures
this dread disease. 1t is taken internally, and
never has and never can fail to cure tho worst
ment and recommendation of many leading
physicians in this State and elsewhere. It is
sold by every druggist at ST. Write for free 40
page pamphlet to r. K. HELPHENSTINE,
Druggist, Washington, d. C.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

On one of my pasture fields there is kind OF
knoll, which is covered with grass, or soTrel.
have lined it 20 correct the acidity bat the sOT-
rel still maintains its growth Can you tell me
how torg get rid Of it?-Farmer, Junior.
Ans Poverty, and not acidity, IS the matter
you have to deal with. Give it an annual
dressing of manure,-barnyard manure IS best.
but half a ton of bone dust to the acre viii
help. Enrich the soil and the sorrel viii give
way TO more valuable growths.
live In the northern part of Florida snd have =
few olive trees. which seem 10 be entirely destroyed
By the slight freezing OF the past winter. had
been led 10 believe that the olive much harder
than the orange, but my experience proves other
wise. Do you know how much cold the olive viii
enduTe3 Also, can you tell me how olives are
preserved for table Pc. A, Suwanee.
Ails. TIE olive viii stand, under certain con-
ditions, a cold running down to near zero.
Your trees were probably too luxuriant in
growth and not in condition TO bear light
frost. 1t is probable that you are too far soIta
fer profitable olive culture. We are not famil-
lar with details of preserving the fruit, but it
is something ike the following: The unripe
fruits are first deprived of some of sheir bit
terness by soaking in water to which lime and
wood ashes are sometimes added, and then
bottled In salt and water favored with aromat-
ica
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"a Thousand Years.

Lit up your eyes, responding freemen,
Fling to the winds your needless fears;
He who unfurled your beauteouH banner
Gays it shall last thousand yearsi
CHORUS.
A thousand years, my own ColumbiaI
It's the glad day so long foretoid
IT'S the glad morn whose early twilight
Washington saw in times of old.
What If the clouds one little moment
Hide the blue sky where morn appears
When the bright sun that tints them crimson
Rises to shine Thousand years.
Tell the great world these blessed tidings--
Yes, and be sure the bondman hears;
Tell the oppressed of every Nation
Jubilee lasts a thousand years!
Env3ous foes beyond the ocean,
Little We heed your threat'ning sneers;
Little will they-our children's children
When you are gone thousand years.
Rebels at homei go hide your faces;
Weep for your crimes with bitter tears;
You could not bind the blessed daylight,
Though you should strive a thousand years.
Back to your dens, we secret traitors;
Down to your own degraded spheres,
Ere the first blaze of dazzling sunshine
Shorten your lives thousand years.
Haste thee along. thou glorious mondays
Oh Tor the eyes OF ancient seers;
OH for the faith Of him who recg ons
Each of his days thousand years.
sReprinted at the request of many readers,
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4 80 EssAY OF CO.'S cuLrURE.

An essay on corn reads as follows: Plant
OF very rich sod ground Make the soil very
fine. Plant with horse-planter in drills,
kernel every foot. Drag with Thomas har-
row once before the corn IS up, and twice after.
Cultivate every week with very fine iTnpIe-
ment, bet never to exceed two inches in depth.
Stop when you cannot get the horse through
the rows Cut up when the corn is glazed, and
bind the shocks with fine enamcled wire."
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Ayers Pills

Never fail to relieve the bowels and pro
mote their heaithful and regular action.
and thus cure Dyspepsia. Temporary
palliatives all Go permanent harm. Ihs
fitfut activity iatO which the eEfeeblec
stomach Is spurTed by DIFFERS" and a.eO-
holic stinulGnts, is inevitably followed
By reaction that leaves the organ wealses
than before.
"CosffveEess, induced by my scten.sry
habits Of lie, became chronic; AYERS FuLs
afforded me speedy relief Their occasional use
has since kept nc an right" HERMANN BRING
HoFF, Se5rcrk, M
ST was induced 70 try AYERS PrrLs as
remedy for Indigestion, Constipation. and
Headache, from which had long been a sif-
fergr. 1 foGnd their action easy, and obtained
prompt relief. They have benefited me- more
than all the medicines eyer before tried. Al-Ns
WATSON, I52 State 81, Chicago, III.
"They have entirely corrected the eostivs
habit, aud vastly improved my general health"
Rev. FRANCIS Il. HARLowE, AtlGat1, Ga.
1.-THE most effective and the easiest phvsis
have ever found. One dose viii quickly nave
my bowels and free my head from PAIN" WI
PAGE, Richmond, TG.
"a sufferer from Liver Complaint, Dys-
pepSia, and Neuralgia for the .ast twenty
years, Ayes Pills have benefited me mora
than any medicine have ever tai.en-' Z. e
ROGERS, HssdBlere, BroloH Co., nd
''For Dyspepsia they are invaluable" J. T
HAYES, NeriG, Teas
AlSE1sG EssE
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Shopping by Mail,
SAVES MONEY, TIME, AND rRoURLE-How 4

SAVES MONEY, TIME, AND TRoUBLE-How TO
DO TT.
Every lady knows that correct styles and the
newest fabrics are difficult to obtain in small
cities and towns than In Philadelphia aud New
York, where the great dry goods establishments
are offering tempting bargains every day. With
a view, therefore, to supplying the wants of
shoppers who are unable to visit these famous
bazaars IN person and make their own seec-
tions, the undersigned has arranged to give her
immediate attention to the purchase of Silks laces
millinery, dress goods trimmings gloves, carpets,
and all goods intended for personal wear or house,
hold use. for all who may intrust her with their
commissions.
Samples of fabrics will be furnished on request
and all necessary information as to prices, &C. For
full particulars apply to the undersigned inclosing
postage for reply. Refers, by permission, to Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE.
Mrs. ALICE GRAY,
1915 Frankfort Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
I'VE take pleasure In saying that Mrs. Gray Is
known to us to be q lady of exquisite taste and
good Judgment in matters pertaining to dress and
the household. and is entirely trustworthy. We
commend her with the greatest confidence to all
PROPRIETOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.l
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ssOUAKER" BRICK MACHINE Send for Cir
~ GUAR
Mention The NasioAa. IrI0une.
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MULcHING WITH SAND.

We see statement going the rounds of the
rural press that in Russia the fruit orchards are
covered over with sand as a mulch, and the
method is advised as one worthy OF adoption in
this country. We think this would be, as a
general rule, a very costly covering for an
orchard, and after all would not be any better
than well pulgerized soil, aud not so good as a
thin coating Of manure or rotted straw. On
very stiff clay soils sand would be Of advantage
SO far as it would improve the mechanical con-
dition of the soil but as q mere mulch TO pre-
serve surface moisture, thorough pulyeriza-
ton of the soil in the orchard will answer as
good a purpose as sand. Yet, doubtless, we
will see sand recommended as panacea for all
the ills of our fruit orchards because they use
It in Russia
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mony Of those have practiced il is that it is
highly remunerative. By thinning so that the
fruits will be six or more inches apart, the in
crease in size of those left will make up as great
a bulk as the greater number would have done,
and be three or four times more valuable.
DANDELIoN SALAD.
The culture of the dandeIion is assuming
quite an extensive industry near some of the
large cities where it is used as an early spring
salad. 1t has been taken hold of by vegetable
growers who bring it forward IN glass struct-
ures during winter. An improved variety,
having broad leaf, is principally grown. This,
as well as improved varieties of the ehieeory,
have long been cultivated In France. The
two plants are Treated very much alike in the
manner of culture. Seeds are sown in early
spring, on deeply loosened, rich ground, and
the plants hoed and weeded during the sum
mer. The roots are lifted just before winter
aud stored in cool place until they are
needed. We have seem very fair results OBJ
tanned by planting the roots thickly in box
and keeping in a warm cellar. Light is not
important; indeed, the Paris gardeners some
times grow it in warm dark cellar, so that
the leaves appear nearly white when brought
to the table. 1t is an easily produced salad,
and said to be conducive to health.
SUMMER PRUNING OF GRAPE VINES.
This practice has been very much reformed
OF late years. ana some ADVISE It's entire aban-
donment. There is an advantage 10 be gained
by pinching out the point of fruiting shoot
two joints above or beyond the bunch, if done
early, so that the portion removed is a mere
bud displaced by the finger and thumb This
checks the longitudinal growth of the shoot
for a time and has tendency to strengthen
the fruit stalk So far this is well, but when
the shoot is allowed to grow couple of feet or
so, and then all or it removed to within one or
two iointS or leaves IF tho buueh Il IA vary in
furious to growth. We have seen vineyards
completely destroyed for the season. owing to
summer pruning, which involved the removal
of q large quantity of active foliace