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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

The NATIONAL SURGICAL INSTITUTE
Will open Branch at 166 St Charles
St, New Orleans, Dec. /, 1884, where
they will be prepared to treat SURe1-
CAL cases, club feet paralysis, and all
deformities of the face, spine, limbs,
and diseases of the joints, eye and
ear, catarrh, and all chronic diseases,
etc. The proprietors of the Institute
open this Office in New Orleans in
accordance with the request of scores
of their prtrons in Mississippi, Loui-
siana and Texas who desire to avail
themselves of the reduced rates OF
travel offered during the Worlds
Exposition" thus enabling them to
visit us and the Exposition as well.
For full particulars address X. II.
BoLANp, Secretary, Atlanta, Ga, OF
166 st. Charles St, New Orleans, La.
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Cleveland is Elected.

And in order to properly celebrate
the return of the government to an
honest administration, Messrs. Henry
Dreyfuss &son are selling their large
and handsome stock of goods low
down. They have the largest, finest
and best assorted stock of Clothing
ever brought to Shreveport, and the
person who fails to buy from them
after seeing the goods and hearing
the prices does not want anything
They have a large and varied assert
ment of goods of every description
and they are prepared to give low
prices. For the prettiest, the most
stylish and the neatest suit of clothes
be certain to go to Messrs. Henry
Dreyfuss & Sons. They viii please
you in anything.
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The ScHooLMAsTER OF CUR REPUB-
LIo.--When our republic rose. Noah
Webster became its schoolmaster.-
There had never been great nation
with a universal language without
dialects. The Yorkshireman can not
now talk with man from Cornwall.
The peasant of the Lgurian Appen-
mines, drives his goats home at even
ing, over hills that look down on six
provinces, none Of whose dialects he
can speak. Here, five thousand miles
change not the sound of word
Around every Preside, and from every
tribune, in every field of labor and
every factory of toll, is heard the
same tongue. We owe it to Noah
Webster's Spelling Book and Die
tionaries. He has done for us more
than Alfred did for England, or Cad
mus for Greece. His books have
educated three generations. They
are forever multiplying his innumer,
able army of thinkers, who will trans
nit his name from age to age. Only
two men have stood on the New
World, whose fame is sure to last
Columbus, it's discoverer, and Wash
ington, its saviour. Webster is and
viii be it's great teacher; and these
three make our trinity of fame"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18
Honaestead Entry no. I372.
Land Ofiee At Natohitoehes, Louisiana.

Land Office at Natchitoches, Louisiana
November 70, 1884.
Notice is hereby. given that the following
II named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim before the Honorable Judge, or in his
absence, the Clerk of the District Court at
Bellevue, La, ON 3lst day of December, 1884,
and secure final entry thereof at the expiration
of thirty days from the date of this notice,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1372-John
Dye-fer the southeast quarter of northeast
quarter and east half of southeast quarter of
section IS, and northeast quarter Of northeast
quarter of section 80, township p North,
Range II West Louisiana Meridian, and names
the following as his witnesses, viz; David
Bell, John Bell, Judson MeGee and Israel
Rodgers, of Rocky Mount
L. DUPLEX, Register.
November q, 1884. dec 25
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

A Coon INVESTMENT. The best re-
igious paper of which we have any
knowledge, is 1.-THE Illustrated Chris
tan Weekly" published at $50 Mas
sau street, New York. The Weekly
is ably edited, handsomely illustrated
and its pages of classic and instruc-
tive reading matter affords informa-
ton worth many times the cost Of
subscription. It is the best and
cheapest illustrated paper, and III.
sectarian religious weekly in the land.
just the paper for you. $3.50 year.
Sample free
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~ Bellevue Council, No. 1120,
American Legion of Honor. elected
officers for year 1886 as follows last
Monday evening: Commander, w.
Fl. Scanland; Vice-Commander, 7. N.
Braden; Orator, ]. "A w. Lowry; Sec
Rotary, W. H. Hill; Collector, R. j.
Holt Treasurer, W. ]. Mobley
Chaplain, E. NJ. Garstarphen; Guide,
W w. Vance; Warden, B, F. Oneal ;
Sentry, R. E. Wyche, IT,; Trustees,
B, F. 0neal, R. E. Wyche, jr., and
3. NJ. Carstarphen.
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~ Now is a good time to wipe
out all the little old animosities that
have matured during the year, and
JON heart and hand in the festivities
and merriments of the holidays, on
q common level. There may have
been hard feelings engendered in the
business affairs of life over small
things, but those should all be buried
Life is short and at its close should
be as serene as the calm aftera storm.
The idea that we live for ourselves
alone, must yield IN the end to the
irresistible events of time. Let us
gnd on an armor that viii be impreg-
nable to all theevil passions of which
We have been possessed during the
past, and better thoughts and better
emotions rule, and the result will be
happiness instead of misery.
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and men toll onward from the cradle
to the grave, bearing the old load of
care, and sorrow, and suffering. But
that song has not lost its sweetness
or its power. It keeps alive the fad
ing hope that sometime peace, sweet
peace, will hover over the world; that
somewhere in the ages yet to beman
will be linked to man, and all to God;
and that there is an Eden fairer and
nobler, happier and more enduring
than that made by the flaming sword.
It is remarkable how Christmas
Day, with its ioyousness, its tender
ness, its benevolence, asserts itself
above the sorrow and harshness and
selfshness of the world. It is not
simply that the festival of Christ
Nativity is everywhere observed by
people of all classes and conditions,
with increasing marks of earnestness;
for it would be strange If the world
paid no attention to such an anniver-
sary. To those who really do believe
in their hearts what most of us pro-
4
fess with our lips, Of the stupendous
truth which this day commentaries,
it must be a day of intense and sol
emn gladness, and even to the great
number who have never grasped the
faith of Christ in their hearts and
lives, and who have conceived of Him
only as the central figure in human
history, what day can compare in i'm
portance to that which marks his
birth? But there is more than this
in the widespread observance of
Christmas. Unbelief has Knocked at
it and Puritan narrowness has frown-
ed upon it, and yet the whole Chris
tan world combines to make of this
the one, great, universal festival, in
which all classes and all ages unite in
spontaneous expressions of gladness
and good will. Is it not because the
day does speak to every one of us Of
Gods great gift to man; of the glory
that was offered to God in therestora.
ton of a perfect manhood, and Of the
peace that was brought among men
on earth through thereunion of theil
nature to God? Is it not because
the song of the angels resounds il
our hearts that we rejoice upon this
day?
| No wonder the civilized world
unites in celebrating Christmas, fol-
it reminds US of the cruel death, The
triumph over the grave, the cross
with it's widespread arms, the anchor
to which the dying man cllngs, as his
little bark sails out into the mysteri
GUS river of eternity. This anniver
sary celebrates world enlightened
civilized, hurnanized and exalted b,
the tenchings of the Master. Sucl
a day should stir the hearts of mel
and crystalize the world into on,
universal chorus of thanksgiving.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

Under no circumstances, whether
of pain, or grief, or disappointment,
or irreparable mistake, can it be true
that there is not something to be
done, as well as something to be suf-
fered. And thus it is that the spirit
of Christianity draws over our life,
not a leaden cloud of remorse and
dependency, but sky, not perhaps
of radiant, but yet of most serene and
chastened and manly hope. There
is a past which is gone forever, but
there is a future which is still our
own.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

u 1t is an experience of publish
ers that too many people are apt to
think it matters but little whether the
newspaper bill is promptly paid or
not, that it is a small sum, and of
but little consequence. This is not
because they are unwilling to pay,
but because they are Negligent. Each
one imagines, because his subscrip-
ton amounts to so small a sum, the
publisher cannot be much in want OF
it, without for moment thinking
that the income of a newspaper IS
made of just such small amounts.
and that the aggregate of all sub
scriptions is by no means an incon
siderable sum of money.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

THE POPULAR VoTE.-The total vote
cast at the November election for
President was 100000 3-being an
increase over that of 1880 of 835, 159,
OF about 8 per cent. The vote was
apportioned as follows: Cleveland,
1913, sol; Blaine, 4,847,659; st. John,
150,633; Butler, 133, $3.50; total, TO-
046,O73. Cleveland's plurality is
66.242.
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~. -sSl&6aFa
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An Independent Newspaper Of Dem
ocratic Principles but not Controlled by
any Set of Politicians or Manipulators
Devoted to Collecting and Publishing all
the News Of the Day in the most Inter
esting Shape and with the greatest pos
sibIe Promptness, Accuracy and Impair
TALLY; and to the Promotion Of Demo-
cratic Ideas and Policy in the affairs Of
Government Society and industry.
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Notice.

We hereby notify. all parties occupying
w lands owned by the Vicksburg, Shreye
port and Pacific Railroad Company, situate
in Bossier parish, that we have leased the same
for the year 4. d. 1885, and shall expect them
to come forward and make their arrange
ments at once.
THOMPSON, LENoIR & GRIFFIN.
December 1S, 1884 ian II
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u Bombastic language and pom
pous manner may fatter the vanity
of the vain-glorions, but that is all.
Sensible people are never long misled
by idle pretence. There is an old
saying, ''you don't hunt ducks with
q brass band.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

u That was cold blizzard that
came down from the Northwest on
Sunday night last. It made shiver-
ing humanity look around for over
coats Monday morning.
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stray Safe.

and will be sold for cash, at Benton, La, on
Saturday, January 10, 1885, one yellow steer
with mulley face above eyes, marked crop anil
under half crop in each ear-no brand-abo !.
three years old. Appraised at so.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c.
w. b. SIMPSON, Constable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18
There is no better paper Of its kind in the
United States than the
Gea'meg9ssOsCas Telegraph,

Germantown, Penn.
HW. RAYMOND, Editor and Proprietor.
Tt is not Local Paper, but General Family
and Agricultural Journal
Published EUery Wednesday, for The Loac Price
Of s. a Fear. Postage Free.
Sample Copies Mailed Free to any Address.
1T gives eachweek the best stories by English
a and American writer's; selected poetry,
extracts and miscellaneous reading, the latest
scientific and domestic information; all the
fews Of ne Ueck Garrett edited and condensed
special letters from Philadelphia, Boston, New
York, Chicago and other places; special arti-
eles on fishing and hunting prepared by an
expert; editorials and paragraphs by leading
writer's Housekeeper's department filed
with useful hints, and in the Agricultural Col.
umn carefully prepared editorial notes, and
correspondence from all over the country.
It grows steadily in favor, and has been for
nearly sixty years standard publication with
our farmers and in families dec q
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To the Public.

J. most of the free public schools throughout
the parish are drawing to a close, the Bellevue
School is just getting in good Roadway. Ar
engagements have been made for assistant
teachers as they are needed, and we hope be-
fore the close of session. which is in June 1885,
to have established large and permanent
school. Board can be had in private families
for $40 per month Tuition from 50 so up
For further particulars, apply 20
A. j. MURFF, Principal
Bellevue, La.
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stray Safe.

E1strayed before james A. Heron, Justicp af
II the Peace for Ward2, Bossier Parish La,
by w. r Prather, and win be sold for cash 40
Bossier City, La, on Saturday, January u,
1885, one yellow mule, white spot in face, aud
white name; no brands; 10 or II years old.
Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, sc.
w. B. SIMPSON, Constable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

az Mr.. I. j. Tidwelps ginhouse,
three bales of cotton and % tons of
cotton seed were destroyed by fire
last Friday night. The bnilding, &C.,
were insured, and the policy has been
promptly settled by the payment of
S740. SO to Mr.. Tidwell.
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". sHIEDET.
Matchmaker and Jeweler,

Matchmaker and Jeweler,
TTNakes this method of announcing to ~
4 his old friends and patrons and ~.
the public in general, that he viii be "a, n
found on Market Street. in BogeFs new bgild-
ing Shreveport, La, where he ia PR pared 10
repair Watches. Jewelry, &c, prom pity and
at moderate prices. He also has on hand
Watches, Jewelry, &c, for sale cheap for CAST
Satisfaction guaranteed
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

q Don't forget that you can al
ways find a complete line Of the best
brands Of liquors and cigars, both
foreign and domestic, at MIR. M. Roos'
Red River Saloon, Shreveport. See
advertisement.
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II The Commercial Gem Restau-
rant, No. 20 Texas Street, Shreve-
port, gives good meals, prepared in
every style, at moderate charges
Fine fresh oysters always on hand.
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~ Be thankful all ye who are
permitted to feast on turkey and the
good things of the land next Thurs
day, but don't forget the unfortunate
who have not the wherewith to get
a Christmas dinner.
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~ Julius A. Jacobs, Shreveport,
is never out of any useful or fancy
article in the dry goods and notion
line or in any of the thousand and
one articles which people expect to
find in a first.class dry goods store.
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n The Rockport Democrat says !:
mo man has right to expect the
support off newspaper for anything,
unless he supports the newspaper"
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n Messrs. Thompson, Lenoir &
Griffin, Railroad Land Agents, have
an important notice in another col
umn. Read it.
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u Hog killing has commenced,
and spare ribs and sausage have
taken the place of beef stake.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

~ "The beautiful weather" went
back on us last Thursday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

~ A copious rain and much wind
last Thursday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

~ 1t persists in being cloudy
nearly every day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

~ The weather is problem not
yet solved
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

n Swearing off time is again
near at hand.
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~ The Rockport Democrat says
the Democrats viii hang up their
stockings this year with some degree
of confidence.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

"a Jack Frost is painting the
country white.
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" The days arerather short now.
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U Be up and doing-deeds never
die.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-12-18

"a Frosty mornings.
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Rates, by MAJ, Postpaid
, 1884-10-11
Supplement- 10 Isl. Cdz AVHi," No. 81 lIl October, 1857.

the chair. After a few preliminary remarks
the Chairman read the report for the past
year. The Cash statement Of the Treasu.
ret, Mr.. II. b. Stubs, Showed that the sub
ScriptionS from members had amounted to
Sl03.H0, and adding some other small re
ceiptS, the total income was 3l07.S0. Out
of this fund $3.50 had been spent in
the purchase of IS new volumes, $3.50, for
a press, $27.G1 for collection, attendance of
messenger and other minorexpenSeS, leav-
ing a balance Of S15.19 in the TreaSurer's
hands. After some remarks from several
members concerning the future Of the Ii
brary, and III which also Mr.. Shaw'S gra-
tuitouS services as Librarian were deserved
~ recognized, a Committee of ) members,
was elected. The result OF the election
was that the same five members who have
hitherto served as Il Committee were re
elected.
, 1884-10-11
OBITUARY..

DIED-In ChriStiansted on Monday the
9th inst. HANS JORDT PETERSEN. aged SO
years. The deceased. who leaves a widow
and seven children to mourn their loss.
the second and only Surviving son Of
our esteemed fellow t0WnSInan Mr.. II. /.
PETERSEN, and had been associated with
his father in the well known business in
Kings street for the past sixteen years.
, 1884-10-11
Passengers Arrived.
ChriStianstcd

Oct. Sth.-Per Schr. "Viyilant" from st.
Thomas-Mr. G.. Brewer, Mr.. A. Vallade,
Mr.. i. Lockhard, Hevd. Z. Y. Lose with
= servants.
Frederiksted
Oct. Gth.-Per schr. "Atlantic" from st.
Thomas-Louisa Felix and 2 children,
Robert Bastian, Susanna AbednegO, Anne
liza James, Elizabeth Nesbit, Mr.. A. Raven.
Oct. 1Oth.-Feldinand Stewart, Amelia
Benjamin, Martha Rodgers, Rebecca Jacobs.
Sarah Ventor, Mary Thomas, Virginia
Thomas.
, 1884-10-11

The meeting of subscribers to the Chris
tiansted Circulating Library on Monday
evening was very s~cantily attended on ac-
count, let us hope, of the gloomy weather.
Chief Justice Andersen, on the motion of
the Rev. B. Romig was requested to take
, 1884-10-11

y severe thunder storm passed over the
central part of the island and B%SSin on
Tuesday evening between ten and eleven
o'clock, and was accompanied with much
rain, 9to II lines being the amount mea-
Surtd. No serious accidents occurred. but
the storm produced some inconvenience.
The authorities have lately put up electric
alarm bells at the forts in St. Thomas and
here with the view OF being able to call
attention at night or other times when the
TELEGRAPH Oh Offices are closed, and thereby
have the telegraph offices opened and com
munication thus established between the
two islands if pressing circumstance
should call for it. During the storm on
Tuesday evening the alarm bells began to
ring. The police here soon found from the
irregularity OF the ringing That it WAS not
Il signal, but was probably produced by the
disturbed electric state of the air. In ST
Thomas, however, where they of course
knew nothing Of our thunder storm, some
excitement was caused by the ringing of
the alarm bell, and signals were sem from
the station there. These were not diStin-
guished here on account of complications
introduced by the natural electric action,
and i'll short the machinery was unmanage-
able. This is generally the case with
electrical means of communication during
thunderstorms, and need not make us
uneasy. In the first place we may fairly
consider the chance of the apparatus
being needed at any time as very small,
and the chance Of such a need arising pre-
ciSely during the passage Of a thunder
storm may be put down at next to
nothing.
The same thunderstorm did some mis-
chief i'll the Telegraph office at the Fort
Lively sparks were seen about the instru-
ment from time to time, and finally the
delicate wires were destroyed. \ spare
machine was put to work on "Wednesday
morning so that there was no interruption
to communication with West Fad.
, 1884-10-11
cderiksted.

Oct. 7th.-Per schrs. "Atlantic and
Petrol" for St. Thomas-Francis James
and James Jones', Sarah Nent0r, Martha
Rodgers, Chr; Monday, Helena Henry,
Nanny DE Wendt and child, Amelia James,
Ellen Francis. Charles MeSSer, Albertine
Bastian, Geo EStridge, Nathan Merrin,
Francis Russell. Rosa Barnes, Seth Bias
tan, Mary Cornelius.
, 1884-10-11
Erederil1sted
Passengers Left,
Christiansted

CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Oct. 9th.-Per schr. "Vigilant' for st.
Thomas-G. Brewer, Mrs. Edward Peter
sen with 2 children and servant Ebeline
Smith, Mr.. A. w. Thornton, Laura Martin,
Josephine Thomas and daughter Henriette
Robert with Il child.
, 1884-10-11

On Tuesday night a burglar took adyan-
tage of the squally weather and the dark
ness to make his way into Mr.. Bells store
in West End, by forcing a paddock, which
secured one Of the street doors, with Il
pointed instrument inserted in the keyhole.
Mr.. Bell had about 800 in rolls in an un-
locked drawer, and of this the thief secur-
ed about 1858 and decamped, putting the
broken lock back in its place. The police
had suspicious of a certain Isaac Saunder-
sen, who is we'll acquainted with the inside
of the Jail in virtue of q previous similar
offence, and arrested him on the following
day with about $50 in his possession, which
he owns to be part of the stolen money.