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, 1884-06-25

in variety. Rose buds, carnations and
other choice cut flowers, floral designs.
baskets of flowers, bouquets for sale at
Mrs Chafin's greenhouse, corner of
Eighteenth and Ransom streets. Tele-
phone, call So.
, 1884-06-25

Great slaughter of silks on Monday and
Tuesday, June % and "A, at Kellner
Bros.
, 1884-06-25

For SALE-We have saddle ponies,
work horses and mules and second hand
wagons for sale. TERRY Brothers.
, 1884-06-25

To RENT-Two nice front rooms, in the
liberty block. Inquire of B. Holman.
, 1884-06-25

If you want to buy, sell or trade houses,
lots or ranches, or loan money, call on Z.
H. Burton, agent, corner Of Sixteenth
and Eddy streets.
, 1884-06-25

A fine lot of Hereford stock for sale at
Great Western corral.
, 1884-06-25

For RENT-Furnished room for single
gentleman, convenient to business. In
quire at Gray & Pearse.
, 1884-06-25

The Intrr-Oc-nn Barbcr shop.
Is the leading barber shop in the city.
Finest baths and best BARRIERS.
, 1884-06-25
For summer clothing go to Polsck's.

Good rooms with boald. Apply at
outhwest corner Seventeenth and Bent
treets.
, 1884-06-25

Attention sons of Veterans.
There will be a meeting of the Sons of
Veterans this evening at City Hall for
drill.
, 1884-06-25

Don't get warm, go and buy a straw ha.
at Polack1s.
, 1884-06-25

Good board corner Sixteenth and
O'Neil streets. Mrs. Ingrahan K Kelsey.
, 1884-06-25

train will consist of sixteen cars and two
locomotives. 1t will start at 9:l5 a. M,
arriving in Chicago at 4 p. m July 5.
, 1884-06-25
FOR SALE.

For RENT OR SALE-A good piano.
GEO. +. INMAN,
, 1884-06-25

We are prepared to contract, on short
notice, large or small lots of Texas cattle,
fresh from range in Texas, to be delivered
by rail at any point in the North.
JNo. d. DOBYNs & Co.
, 1884-06-25

House moving and repairing promptly
done by Ferris. 37S Fifteenth street.
, 1884-06-25

A long felt want filed at last, 1t has a
neat and useful index. Get one. For
sale at Rhodes 4 Troxells.
, 1884-06-25


GIG
A RS
We can't be undersold. 5000 cigars at
two for ) cents. Rhodes & Troxell.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The age of progress wakes more
intense in its spirit of advancement
every day and every hour. Now, in
the latter quarter of the nineteenth
century, the day is at hand when
every man who desires to do other
than die nameless thing forgot, .
must get up and hustle for himself.
This is pre-eminently the age that
recognizes merit, individual merit
and that alone, as the great criterion
in Judging men; and the man who
can ''be up and doing with a heart
for any fate, viii as certainly win his
way to success as will those weaklings
fail who lack the nerve to tackle life
as we find it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The Northern papers are filed with
accounts of defalcations committed
by men in whom had been reposed
great trusts. The origin of this de-
plorable condition of affairs is proba-
bly, to be found in the fact that men
are appointed to high stations be-
cause of their alleged ability, and
not because of their moral character.
1t would be better to have honest,
plodding, careful men to handle other
peoples money than smart rascals.-
Stress should be laid on moral worth
rather than on financial ability. We
have now reached that pass where
there must be a reform in methods.
and the first step is to give to ''char-
acter" its proper weight and infu-
ence. Let shrewdness stand aside
and insist always that unimpeachable
integrity shall be the test applied to
all those entrusted with the manage
ment OF financial matters.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

One of the first and wisest things
ever done by that first and wisest
female sovereign, Semiramis, afte,
she had beheaded her imbecile hus-
band and grasped the reigns of gov
eminent herself was to build great
public highways throughout her en-
tire realm. So complete were these
works that the remains are still visi-
BILE in some places, although they
were constructed many centuries
ago. The great Napoleon recognized
the wisdom of this policy of road
building and put it into practical ope-
ration. Indeed any country-every
country is more benefited, either in
time of peace or war, by good, per-
manent roadways than by any other
form of public works.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The shallow ground was stony
ground. And it is among the chill,
dren of light enjoyment and unset.
tied life that we must look for stony
heartlessness: not in tue world of
business, not among the poor, crush
cd to the earth by privation and
suffering. These harden the charac.
ter, but often leave the heart soft
fyou wish to know what hollowness
and heartlessness are, you must
seek for them in the world of light,
elegant, superficial fashion, where
frivolity has turned the heart into
a rockbed of selfishness. Say what
men will of the heartlessness of
trade, it is nothing compared with
the heartlessness of fashion. Saw
what they will of the atheism of
science, it is nothing to the atheism
of the round of pleasure in which
many heart lives,-dead while it
lives.-LiUing Thoughts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The Denver News says: Itlooks
now as if the old ticket would have
a walk.over in July. All the Demo
cratic State conventions yet held
have declared for Tilden, and the
feeling in his favor is all but unani
nous. 1t will trouble the Republi-
cans to find man who can keep Til.
denis majority under $4,000 in New
York. AS goes New York so goes
the country this year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Says the Rockville (Maryland)
Sentinel: ''The remains of General
Robert E. Lee rtst to-day in the
soil of his native State, whose every
inch speaks with fervid eloquence OF
the purity aud simplicity of his
character and the spIendor Of his
example. His memory is as sweet
and soft as the odor of the flowers
which fall upon his grave, whilst
the love of his people is as tireless
d the music of the waves and as
deep aud lasting as the mountains
which traverse the State he so brave
ly defended
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Other things being equal. there is
nothing next to good schools and
good morals that so commends a
country to stranger as good roads.
In fact the very first impressions, ia
vorable or otherwise, are made on
the stranger tourist by the character
OF roads he must traverse in looking
at the country. If they be good roads
his impressions will be good, and,
conversely, bad roads, bad impress
sions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
Democratic Prospects.

There could be no brighter pros
poets for any political party, than
those now enjoyed by the Democra-
cy. 1t appears that the people, with
one accord, have determined that
there must be a change of admins
tration. The fact that a political
party becomes corrupt, after a series
of years of unbroken successes, has
become patent to the people. That
the people are dissatisfied is heard on
every hand, and this feeling exists to
such an extent among many of those
heretofore strong in their adherence
to the Republican party, that it will
be an insurmountable barrier to their
success this year. They are very
anxious to hide the discomfort which
is known to exist in their party, and
which will tell upon them this year.
On the other hand, the Democracy
are united and cemented far more
solidly and securely than they have
been for many years. There is
growing determination in the Demo-
cratic party to overthrow the party
which has trampled numerically
upon the rights of the people, und
burdened the working classes with
taxation which robs them of the
necessaries of life, and all to create
fund upon which Republican rings
and boss schemers can revel. This
is why the mass of the people are
opposed to them; and what more
consistent course can they pursue,
than to dethrone the party which
Expresses them?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
Republican National Convention.
Special to the Shreveport Times.l

Special to the Shreveport Tines
CHICAGO, June 3.-The Republi
can National Convention, eight ii
the history Of the party, convened
to day. The hall can hold $4,000
and it was filled to overfowing.
Chicago, Ill.,, June 6.-First bal
lot-Blaine 1921; Arthur, 273; Ed.
monds, 90; Logan, 639; Sherman,
80; Hawley, II; Lincoln, 4; General
Sherman 8.
Second ballot-Blaine, $40; Ar
thur, 27G; Edmunds, S.; Logan, 81;
Sherman, %; HawIey, IS; General
Sherman, 2; Lincoln 4.
Third ballot-Blaine, SO; Arthur,
275; Logan, 60; Edmunds, IS. The
others scattering. Great cheering
over Blaine's gains.
Illinois total vote is claimed for
Blaine on 4th ballot, which will nom.
mate him by a majority.
Motion to adjourn offered and
Arthur men pressing the motion.
Fourth ballot-Blaine nominated,
receiving AIS votes; four more than
necessary to choice. Arthur, 207;
Edmunds, Al; Logan, Z; Hawley Is.
The vote was received with great
enthusiasm, the band playing and
cannons booming on the outside
The streets around the hall we're
filed with people. Blaine's nominal
ton was made unanimous.
The rules have been suspended in
the convention to nominate General
Loyal for Vice. President. Two days
ago Logan said be would rather be
a Senator from Illinois than Vice
President, but it is thought he will
accept.
LATER.-Logan nominated By ac-
climation; the convention is break
ing up.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
For Ire Bossier Banaer.
Carrie.
ny DOLORES.


We SET myself a task that's hard indeed
FOR me to undertake., for would need
pen OF sunlight dipped in glittering dew
20 nan describe my lady love to you.
a rose bioomed from the very heartof May
ana blushing in its glorious array,
IS not as ia'r as she. Her tender face,
Like 10 an angefs IN its artless grace,
brings JOY and peace wherever she may be,
anu cams the soul like some low melody
o'slght from the sky No shade of sorrow lies
"ienln the dusky depths Of her dear eyes;
iier mar ike drifted darkness softly waves,
ana IN its rippled beauty lightly laves,
me ai'npied wiiiteness Of her shoulders fair,
Ana sweeps her checks where glow the roses
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
The True Wife.

Oftentimes I have seen a tall ship
glide by against the tide as if drawn
by some invisible bovine, with a
hundred strong arms pulling it,
Her sails were untitled, her stream
ers were dropping, she had neither
side-wheel nor stern-wheel; still she
moves on stately, in serene triumph,
as with her own life. But l knew,
that on the other side of the ship,
hidden beneath the great bulk that
swan SO majestically, that there
was little toilsome steam tug,
with heart OF fire and arms of
iron, that was tugging it bravely on;
and | knew if the little steam.tug
untwined her arms, and left the
ship, it would wallow and roll about
and drift hither and thither, aud 60
off with the refuent tide, no man
knows whittier. And so have
known more than one genius, high
locked, full-freighted, idle-saiIed,
grayed pennoned, but that for the
bare, toiling arms, and brave, warm
beating heart of the faithful little
wife, that nestles close to him, SO
that no wind or wave could part
them, would have gone down with
the stream, and been heard of no
more.-Erchange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

fever there was a time when every
Democrat in the United States should
grid on the whole armor of Democra.
cy, and trample under foot every ism
and stand united and shoulder to
shoulder for Democratic principles,
it is now. When we look around us
and view with alarm the rapid strides
the Republican party is making to.
ward Capitalization of power and the
breaking down of all constitutional
barriers. and in open defiance of law
fostering and nursing the monopolies
of the land as their legitimate Off
spring, and the utter disregard of the
wants and needs of people in common,
it does seem to us that we should
have few leaders of the jackson
stripe, who would rise up in their
might and swear that s'by the eternal"
these rapid strides of the party in
power toward Capitalization must
stop. and that men claiming to be
Democrats must be Democrats in
Iced and III truth, and ever ready for
he tight for the greatest good to the
greatest number.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Int rnal revenue collections for
ten months of the fiscal year amount
to 500, 164, 745; decrease of &c..
9O8,627, as compared with the same
period of last year, says the st.
Louis Republican. The principal
decrease was on tobacco. Increase
from from spirits, S12, 4GO,564.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Whenever justice does happen to
strike the Republican party it kicks
like sorrel mule. It's a new and
irritating sensation for the boys OF
that side to be obliged to stand up
and be dealt with by even-handed
justice. They are not used cit and
sowhen vould-be Congressman Peelle
was ordered to pack up and return to
Indiana they howl.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

There may be slight difference
among Democrats on the tariff just
now, but it will be satisfactorily ar
ranged at Chicago; the party be SUBJ
stantially organized, harmony prevail
IN future and there will be such a
largo vote polled as has not been in
any Presidential race for years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

"Man is, to considerable extent,
the child of opportunity" says Prof.
VIM. Mathews. Estimate as high.
~ as We may the power of the indi.
vidual in the achievement of success,
there is yet another factor iu the
product, the power of circumstances,
which we cannot wholly ignore.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The people are becoming more and
more interested in the discussion of
the tariff question, and more and
more is the sentiment taking hold of
their minds that tariff reduction is q
necessity to the great body of the
people. The more the Republicans
advocate protection, the more is the
injustice of the principle made APP
parent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Immense deposits of tin bearing
rock have been discovered in Dakota.
An analytical chemist who has exam
med it says that the ore is better
than that Of Cornwall, England. The
mineral wealth of the United States
and Territories is the wonder of the
world.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The st. Louis Republican says the
prospective wheat crop of the United
states IS estimated by excellent an
thorlty at 5O4, $4,000 bushels, an
increase OF 10000, 900 bushels over
last year and 5000, 900 bushels over
the average product for the past FIVE
years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The New Orleans States says the
annual loss by fires in the United
States reaches s1OO,OOO,OOO, which
is twice as much per inhabitant as
the loss in Great Britain, four times
as much as that of France, and six
times as much as that of Germany.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Friendship, love and piety should
be treated in private," says Novalis.
'We should only speak of them in
rare and confidential moments; have
silent, understanding regard for
them. There is much in respect to
them that is to tender to be talked
about,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
The Manchester ship canal is the

The Manchester ship canal is the
great measure of internal improve
ment now agitating England
Parliament authorized and provided
S25,O00,0O0 shall be subscribed be-
fore the work is begun; and the
stock was all taken in three hours.
The design is to make Manchester
practically seaport, so that ships
of the largest draught may sail up
to the wharyes of the city. 1t is
the great cotton manufacturing city
of the world.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

1t is said that the people of this
country consume patent medicines to
the amount of 5000, OOO,O 600 every
year. That is 81 to every man, wo-
man and child in the land. The
Stark County (o.) Democrat says ga
temperance crusade against patent
medicines is now in order"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Tilden and Hendricks are now the
favorites and if they are not winners
many much better political prophets
than we viii be greatly surprised.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

A trip to Texas and Mexico in the
fall is contemplated by the members
of the Kentucky Press Association.
A jolly time is anticipated by the
boys if the arrangements can be per-
fected.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The st. Louis Republican says
''there is no demand in Missouri for
Field under any circumstances" as
Democratic nominee for President
Glad to hear it. Judge Field is not
the man for the occasion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The largest county in the United
States is Custer county, Montana
1t covers $4,000 square miles, an
area larger than the States of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode
Island combined.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The potato crop of the United
States was 100000 bushels in
1888, against 16S,OOO,OOO for the
previous year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
On Various Subjects.

All men are not men.
Many smile who bite.
The offender never pardons.
Sentiment is never lascivious.
Idleness is the door to all vices.
Angry men never want for woe.
Thinking is very far from know.
ing.
Where drink enters wisdom de-
parts.
The mob has many heads but 10
brains.
Bitter pills may have blessed
effects.
Oil and truth will get uppermost
at last.
Base manners will soil the finest
clothes.
Trust not too much to an enchant.
ing face.
Gold goes in at any gate save
heavens.
1t is good horse that never
stumbles.
He that speaks sOws; and he that
is silent gathers.
The sweetest wine makes the
sharpest vinegar.
de that studieth revenge keepeth
bis own wounds green.
He is miserable who knows NOT
how to spend his time.
Those who have most need Of
credit seldom get much.
No man can get rich By loafng
about stores and saloons.
A passionate man rides a horse
that runs away with him.
lie who strikes terror into Others.
is himselfin continual fear.
He that shows his passion shows
bis enemy where to hit him.
The wisest man is generally he
who thinks himself least so.
The gown is his that wears it, and
the world his that enjoys it.
Fortune often makes d feast and
then takes away the appetite.
NO man was ever SO much deceiv-
ed by another as by himself.
Prayer should be the key of the
day and the lock of the night.
Spend the day well aud then you
will be able to rejoice at night.
He that SCOTS at the crooked las
need to go very upright himself.
Reason wrapped in few words Is
generally Of the greatest weight.
The day of Judgment is always
nearer the day of promise than ii
seems.
The strongest symptoms of wis
dom in man, Is his being sensible Of
his own follies.
No gain is so certain as that which
roceeds from the economical use
of what you have.
Philosophy triumphs easily over
past, and over future evils, but
present evils triumph over philOsO-
ply.
In proportion as nations get more
corrupt, more disgrace will attach
to poverty, aud more respect to
wealth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The apple crop is the main fruit
crop of the Northern States, and it
is cheerful to be told that the crop
this season promises to be the largest
for many years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The drift of opinion appears to be
running in the direction OF the old
ticket. It ought to have run sue
cessfully in that direction in 1880.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

The ticket nominated by the Repub-
licans at Chicago last Friday, viii be
showed under next November, by
big majority.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

Shreveport Times, 10th: "The
river at this point fell IL inches
since our last report, leaving it 20
feet 5 inches on the gauge
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12
The Coming Election.

The Republican party has had con-
troll of the Government of this coun-
try for over twenty years, and now
when the time has arrived for the
choice to be made by the people, as
to who shall hold the reins for the
next four years, there are all important
inquiries to be made. A political
party can only be judged by their past
record. Promises of what will be
done In the future will not do to build
upon in making up our mind. The
first inquiry to be made is, will or
viii not the rights, interests and gem
eral welfare of the people be better
subserved by change of administra-
ton. Where one party is continued
too long in power, no matter what the
political complexion may be, it is very
apt to become corrupt, and the only
way for the people to correct these
abuses is by change of administra-
ton. Does not this perpetual lease
of power point to a centralized Gov
erument, which has been pet dogma
of the Republican party for years
How many people of the United
States are prepared to say and sane
ton the assertion with their votes
that they want change in the form
of our Government It is certain that
very large majority of the people
are in favor of the Government as it
was bequeathed to us by the patriots.
Can the Republican party with any
truth say that they stand upon the
principles adopted by the Continental
Congress? This they cannot do and
advocate centralized Government.
They try to cover up their corrupt acts
by attacks upon the Democratic par
ty. They say that the Treasury was
empty when they went into power.
If it was the Government was out of
debt. There were no means of reye-
nue. then, the money was not needed
and was therefore not drawn from
the people. In other words, robbery
OF the masses by few political job
bers and tricksters had not vet been
legalized. These attacks upon the
Democratic party are simply absurd,
and willsnot be entertained moment
by an intelligent people. The ques-
ton is now, therefore, openly and
fairly before the people. The Repub-
ilcan party parade their past record
before the people and deem that the
bridge to bear them over the political
vortex this year. Have not the peo-
pie long ago decided that ever plank
in the old structure is full of rotten
ness? Well they know this fact, and
forcibly they will act upon it next
fall.
What was the expenses of the Gov
eminent in 1902 About six millions,
What is it now? Over three hundred |
millions. The people pay dearly for
the prosperity which the Republicans
falsely claim to have given birth to in |
this country. II they call this ex-
travagant expenditure of the peoples
money, the increase in officials sala-
ry, the Star Route robberies and con-
sequent pre-arranged trials, and all
those IN addition to their continued
struggle for the Capitalization of
power in the Federal Government,
then the people would be
far better off without it, and the
welfare of the people has not been
protected and the Republican party
should be made to take walk. So
the people have declared, and so the
count of the ballots will show next
November.
Other things being equal. there is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-06-12

A change of $4,000 votes in New
York, in 1880, would have elected
hancock President.