The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-03-11
Volume rs.

ner begins us 1oIh soi"no' AHo
Arst number of the Banner was is
.ned July 1, 1859, and we have pub
lisbed it regularly ever since-ex-
cent when suspended during the
war--with this exception, not miss
ing q number the paper during all
the many years of its existence
Week after week, from the begin
ming to the ending of many event
full years, the Banner has been reg
ularly issued. We naturally feel
nroud Of this fact, and very CRATE
fol, too, to the "Giver of all good
rifts,' for the health and ability that
has enabled MS to serve the public
40 long. We do not believe that
there is another paper in Louisiana
that has been continuously owned,
edited and published by the same
man for twenty four years. There
are but few papers in this State now
10 existence that were established
before the Banner was first issued,
and none Of them, We believe, are
now conducted by their original ed.
itors and proprieters, viz: The
Picayune, Bee, Christian Advocate,
Deutsche Zeitnug and Propagateur
Catholic, of New Orleans; Able
vile Meridional, Alexandria Demo.
crat, Baton Rouge Advocate, (now
Capitolian. Advocate), Bonnet Care
Meschacebe, Pointe a la Hache OBJ
server, Opelousas Courier and West
Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
September 81, 1862, Mr.. Thos. NJ.
Fort, editor pro tem., announced
the suspension Of the Banner as
follows:
aWith this number the Banner
will be suspended until Mr.. Scan.
land revives it again. Should he
b 90 fortunate as to return safely
from the war, he will doubtless es-
tsbiish it upon a firmer basis than
ever. He has written frequently to
~ to keep the Banner a going, and
aambers of oar friends have requst.
ed rs to keep it going, euen on broacn
p9peY, but there are certain causes
not necessary to be mentioned, that
forbids our making another effort at
the present time. There are very
few subscribers who have paid be.
yond the present issue and those
few, We feel assured, will one day
receive the paper to the end of their
subscription. If, however. they re-
quire it the money will be returned
Ofthe many persons whose names
we're upon our subscription book
when the Banner began its career,
We can call to mind but very
few who are in the land of the liy-
lag to-day. Like grand army we
are marching onward and onward,
Some have fallen in the vigor oil
manhood in the midst of the din
Of battle, and sleep in unknown
graves. Some have endured vicisi
sudes, troubles and trials until with
white hairs, and wrinkled brow they
have laid down life's burdens In the
dark chambers of death to wait fol
issarrection's morn, and the grave
u the silent city of the dead is all
mat d left to mark, in the march OF
slne, the spot where they fell.
Over a quarter of q century
aas hoated away into the grea,
1ofmless gulf ofthe past. Fond ole
Pears! how many glittering trinket.
tney conceal-beads of beauty, shed
nom shivered necklace, rolled
oarkly away in the dust, that NJ
aaad may thread again, but His
who doeth all things WE'LL" Sac
!eara !! how many q turfed heap hal
grown dewy and damp with rail-
vat fell not from the clouds. Blu
nf sorrows or joys alike it will sool
y forgotten.
we reusmed the publication 0
1e Banner July 16, 1865, making
70 following announcement in tn
ssae Of that date:
a LONG NAP.-The last issue o
~ sse banner bears date of Septembe
- l662. Rather a lono nan. We