The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-07-08
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

Lake Charles American Press: The
State Board of Equalization will hold it's
annual meeting in Baton Rouge, beggin-
ming July 18th. We trust that they will do
a good job of equalizing, as this may be
their last chance at it.
Franklin Watchman: If you know any,
thing worth telling that will do somebody
else some good, we will thank you for the
item. But we do not want any jawbone
production from the scandal monger, or
those who imagine mean things about other
people and assert them as q fact.
Natchitoches Times: For time it look
ed like we would be precipitated into the
parish and State political campaigns this
year, but the Constitutional Convention is
overshadowing everything else. Plenty
of time, plenty of time. Give the people
chance to get this crop out of the way.
New Orleans States: In 1914 the total
value of all farm products in the. United
States was approximately $4,000, O0O, 900,
which is $50, 900, 900 more than the total for
1918, and breaks all records. The 1914 to-
tai is more than double the combined value
of farm products fifteen years ago.
Ruston Leader: In our parish there is
plenty of room for more good citizens
there always is in any community-but not
citizens can make any country desirable.
They help improve it, never stir up strife
and discord, but encourage peace and har-
mony among neighbors and never violate
the laws of their State, parish or town.
New Orleans Christian Advocate: The
Ten Commandments are not merely arbi-
trary enactments of the Divine will, but are
rather interpretations of the laws of man s
moral and physical we'll being by his ON
niscient Maker. They are meant to keep US
from bringing disaster and ruin upon our
selves. One indulgence in evil-doing tends
naturally toward self-destruction. Ire
mendious in their meaning are the words ::
''He that snneth against Me wrongeth his
own SOUL"
Marksvlle News: Sometimes we run
across person who always has wall be-
cause his neighbors have plenty and he has
nothing. And if we could just follow them
to the end of their careers we would proba-
bly, find the neighbors continuing in the
enjoyment of plenty while the waller drifts
along with his accumulation of nothing.
And then if we cared to dig down and ex-
hume the cause we would doubtless find
the neighbors working and improving their
opportunities while the waller reclines on
the nearest store gallery trying his utmost
to keep awake. At least that is the way it
appears to US.
Louisiana Democrat: The man who
edits the average country newspaper can
not we'll avoid treading on somebody toes
continually, must expect to be censured
often for unintentional failures; must ex-
pect hard work and little thanks; must ex
pect to be called coward just because he
does not ''pitch into" everything that
somebody thinks is wrong, and fool if he
speaks too plainly on public evils; he must
expect to grind other peoples axes-and
turn the grindstone himself. Still, we think
it one of the noblest professions on earth
the one in which the earnest man can dc
the most good to his fellow man, and il
which an honorable man can WELD much
power for good.