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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-08-05
LEGAL ADVERT ENEATs.
sHERTFFS SALE.

STATE OF Louisiana, Parish Of
- Bossier. In the District Court
No. 134l. Asa H. Hearne va. James
O'Daniel. By virtue of a writ oil fiera
acias issued out of the Honorable the
District Court Of the Parish of Bossier,
in the above entitled suit and 10 me die
rected, | have seized and will proceed,
10 sell at pubic auction at the court
house door in the town OF Bellevue,
Parish Of Booster, on the
First Saturday, Tie 9th dag Of august,
AID, 1859, between the hours of 10
o'clock A. M. and a P. M +. the follow
ing described property to wit
The east half Of North east quarter
of section No. tbirty~five (35) and the
west half of the north west quarter oil
section thirty-six 1859 in township
twenty three 1881 of range No. eleven
iii in the. north west land District o.
Louisiana, containing one hundred and
sixty acres and two-iourths of an acre
will all improvements thereon. :.
Seized as the property of James
O;Daniel, and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the writ issued in the above en-
tiled suit.
Terms of sale-casa. with benefit o.
appraisement.
L. r. STEELE, Sheriff.
| BY C. c. NOVEL;, Deputy.
Bellevue, July s: 1850. pfsl2
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Gleason's Line-Of Battle Ship

viii consist Of g broadside - of Humorous
engravings. executed by the best artists no
that .ine, and aimed good naturally and IN
spirit of genial fun, at the reigning fOilies Of
the age and such new public projects for comic
illustrations.
An unriyaled Corps Of Contributes have
been engaged and every department will be
conducted under the most efficient and perfect
system that experience can suggest. This
popular journal win be printed upon fine satin
surface paper, from new aDd beautiful faced
type, manufactured expressly for US, aud win
present in its mechanical execution the most
acceptable evidence of the progress Of Amer.
can skill, The size of this elegant specimen
Of art viii be abeut 1900 square inches;--
eight super.royal quaTso pages.
TERMS, 50 PER ANNUM.
The first number of this new illustrated
Paper will sake its appearance in November
next. GIeason's Weekly Eine-of. Battle
Ship will be published regularly every Satur-
day, by r. GLEASON,
Boston, Mass.
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STRAY Sale.

TNsTRAYED before v. Walker, Up
IL by Bethell Smith on the 24th dayef
June 1859, and will be sold on the 3lst
day Of December 1859, before the Court
house door in the town of Bellevue, for
cash, the following described animal, to-
wit IA dark bay MARE MULE about
three years old about IA hands high
branded on the left shoulder with the let.
ser r and with the letter d on the right
shoulder has the mark of year on the
shoulders aid back. Valued at one hun
dred aud forty dollars. The owner Of
said mule is requested 10 come forward,
prove property; pay charges; SC.
w. n. H I'LL, Stray Master.
July 1, 1859 nj 6rn
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WHAT THE PRESS SAY.

1YaCostars's,s Exterminators are in.
valuable remedies for clearing houses Of
all sorts Of yernin, With confidence we
recommend them I'm. Y. Daily STATE
Register.
Ir" Costar'sn remedies for all dosnes-
tic pests, such as rats, reaches, bsd-bugs
ants, feas, &C.. are invaluable; we can
speak from actual knowledge Of theiE
merits, Druggists and dhalers shonld
send tQeir orders early, il they would se-
cures trade ia thenns--[N, Y, Journal.
GT"I shall write something about
your ev terminators, as can do so with
propriety. They are selling rapidly here
aud destroying all vermin.-- Sd. Banner
Fayette, No.
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new YORK NEWS.

Tbe No~ York Daily News, 'ubIishea eve
~ morning Except Sunday is large qaafto
newspaper, containing eight p&gesor forty
eight columns. handsomely printed, and sent
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city subscribers Twelve and a cents
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New York weekly News aTge eight
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Saturday morning.
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r by. common bleed and treasure, and which
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Upon this conservative platform the Nation-
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. The literary department of the Daily an
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

CTATE of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier.
- Clerks Office nth District Court,
Notice Is hereby given that Nv Martin
tutor f0r the minor heirs of r. B. Hughes,
deceased, has this day filed in the Office oil
said CLERK; his annual account as tutor
aforesaid. Now, sbeEefore, this is to ad.
nlonish all persons coneegn Cd, that if OPP
position is not made thefgte within the
time prescribed by law, the said account
win be homologateea and mace the j5dg-
naent of the Court.
Given under my hand and seal of oiEice
at Bellevue, this the I'd day of July A. D..
1850, A. A. ABNEY,
n2-5t6$ Clerk.
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EA sons
NEW WEEKLY

LTNEO FBATTLE SHIP
TIME OBJECT OF THIS PAPER Is
10 present, every week, an agreeable
eImange of the. noble eyents and literature OF
enc times. Its ample columns will always
tontain a goodly store Unpopular Original
Tales. Sketches Of Adventure on Sea and
Land. and Poetic Gems by the
BEST AMERICAN AUTHORS.
Also the cream of domestic and foreign news
- condensed as TO present shs largest possible
amount Of the intelligence of the day thel
whole well spiced with Wit and Humors.
hu politics, and upon all sectarian questions
il will be strictly neutral, Each edition vii
be beautifully illustrated with accurate en-
craving, by eminent artists, Of Notable objects,
Current events in all parts of the world, and
the national customs and social peculiaEiiies
of every people. 1t win contain views OF
every important city, of edifces of note in the
eastern and western hemispheres. Of all the
principal ships and steamers 81 the Navy and
| Merchant Services with fine, accurate pot
traits OF every great public character. male
and female. Sketches of picturesque scenery
representations of admirable or curious speei-
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-
WHAT Coon PERIaDIcAL may Do.
The great renowned Emerson has
trnlhfully said !:
''Show US an intelligent family
Of boys ond girls, and we shall show
you a family where newspapers and
periodicals are plentiful Nobody who
has been without these silent private
tEiors can knew their educating pow
or for good or evil. Have you never
thought Of the innulnerable topics Of
discussion which they suggest ut the
breakfast table, the important public
measures with which. thus early. our
children become iariIialy acquainted
great philanthfopic questions OF the
day, TO which uncone iousiy their aiten-
ton 10 awakened, ane the general sl,ir-
il. OF intelligence which is evoked by
these quiet yisitorsl Anything tina,
makes horne pleassnt cheerful and
chattY, Thus the haunts of. vice. and
the thousand avens es OF temptation,
should certainly be regarded, when we
consider its influence 5n tae minds Of
the young, as N great moral and social
blessing.
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A PARODY.

F. Z.
| wud not dye in wintur,
When whiskie punchiz ao--
When pooty gals are skating,
Ger fealds of ice & sno--
When sassage meet IL pbrying
81 Hickori nuts is thick:
Owe /! who cud think ov dighing,
Or even getting sick
Iwud not dye in sprin>tiem.
& miss the turn up greens,
&tAe pooty song ftfe IeetIe lfawge,
& the sky lark's airy scream !
When burds begin tsaFe webbing
& taters gin to sprout--
When turkeys go gobbsering,
wud not then peg out.
wud knott dye in summer,
& leeve the gardin sass
The roasted lam & butter milk
The koOl pIase in the grass
/ Wud knott dye in summer
When every things sd holt,
& leeve the whiski Jew lips
Owe know! ide rather knoll
wud not dye inn ortum,
With the peaches fit for eating
when the sFavy korn is getting wrIp
& candidates are Erecting,
For these, and other wreasons,
Ide not dye in The phaIl
g. sense i've thort il over
| wud not dye a tall.
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TO BUILDERS.

TIME contract to build the BELLE
IL VUE ACADEMY will be let
to the lowest bidder between the hours
Of eleven O'Clock 10 the forenoon and
four IN the afternoon Of MONDAY.
The 22Dd day Of August next, before
the court house door ia the town of
Belleyues
Persons desiring, can see full specffi-
cations OF the size and quality of the
building, together with all the REQUIRE
meTts to be made Of the contractor and
also the subscription listssout Of which
the contractor 10 to be Paid, by calling
on b. F. Fort, 10 Bellevue.
JAMES ~. JONES.
BENJAMIN +. FORT,
a. Fl. HOLLINSWORTH.
n5>4ts Building Co,Rmitte.
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.

The Scientific American haa nov reaes ed
its Fourteenth Fear, and viii eDteg upon
New Volume on the l1th Of September.
is the only weekly pa blicasion OF the kind no
issued in this country; ard is kas c very ex
tensiye circulation in all the States Of the
Union. 1t is not, as some might sOp2ore
from its title, s. 4, struse work on techG:cssa
science; on thes nsFaTy, it so deals with the
great events gong on in the scientific, me-
chanical and industrial worlds, as 30 please
ard inst rucl every one. If the mechanic OF
artizan wishes to know the best machine in
use, or how 10 make any substance employed
in bis business If the housewifeswishes to get
a recipe for making a good color, etc.--f the
inventor wishes to know what Is going on in
the way of improvements-if the nlannfactui
er wishes to keep posted with The times, and
TO employ the best facilities in his business
if the man of leisure and study wishes to keep
himselffam with the process made in the
chemical laboratory, or m the construction o
telegraphs, railroads, steamships, reapers,
mowers, and thousand other machines and
appliances. both Of peace and war all these
desiderata can be found 10 the Seientinc
American, and not elsewhere. They are
here presented in reliable and interesting
form, and adapted 70 the comprehension Of
minds unlearned in the higher branches Of
science and art.
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Or Letters should be directed 70
Num- & Co., 1913 Fulton street. N. Y.
Or Messrs. MUM & Co.., are extensively
engaged III procuring patents for new inyen-
pions, and will advise inventc - without
tharge, in regard to the novelty Of tn.i i'm.
croyements.
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MIxrxG THE QUoTkTEoKs.-We are
sure that BFoN was bot tipsy the other
evening. when il became bis duty, al
the proper stage Of the proceedings, to
give the regular toast TO Woman. Tor
ne said SO afterwards. Heprooeodsd |;
$ Oh Woman il our hours of ease.
Uncertain coy and hard 10 paeasc-l-
But---seen too Of, familiar with her lace.
We first endure, ghen pig, then embrace
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TO LAND OWNERS.


A I the request of many persons we
"A. undertaken to make large map Of
Caddo and Bossier Parishes, showing not
only all the water courses, villages and
ade, but every plantation and farm in
the two parishes. With little assistance
from the landed propriOtors efthe parishes
we can accomplish our purpose and give
TO the public a perfect map. Many CON
veysnces have been made By private act,
and are not of record in the recorders
Offices we ask as special favor that every
gentleman in the above named parishes
viii do as the kindness to forward by mail
on otherwise minute description of his
land as 70 township, range, section, what
part OF section, and If possible, small
diagram Of il, with his name carefully
writsengto
EDGAR ]. FRANKLIN,
Civil eng'r and U. s. dep.y surveyor.
ID. Il. FITZPATRICK,
matt Civil Engineer.
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American Cotton Planter and Soil Of
the South.

American Cotton Planter and Soil Of
the South.
TN view Of what we have already inside on
J. Southern RusA Magazine, and its pre-
sent unparalleled popularity and usefulness,
q formal programme Of prcuiiss for the future
we deem entirely unnecessary, and even pre-.
sumins upon the intelligence of the Southern
Planter and Mechanic.
Il is not enough to assure our readers, The
Planters, HoHiculourists, Mechanics and
Manufactures of the country, that the Volume
for 1858 shalI.not be inferior to either Of the
past, and as much better as we can possibly
make it, .sith the ass1tance Of qua present
corps Of intelligent and practical contributors,
and the prompt patronage and ai6 Of our
present and prospective readers
The JanusTy Number will issue b the
25th Of December. and we would sugguest to
our friends and ali intending 70 become suh-
scribefs, the propTiety of sending in their
names early in December, that We may a.
once determine upon the extent of the editIen
necessary to issue, that all may have The vol
June omplete.
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Copy year, IN advance. 90
Copies year 3 90
l2 Copies year 60
To Agricultural Societies. 90 one adj
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Subscriptions should commence with the
volume.
As we keep no accounts. the cash mus IN.
variably accompany the order.
AL communicRtions and all letters ordering
the Cotton Planter and Soil must be addressed
TO Dr.. N. B. Cloud. Montgomery, Ala.
FIRsr.--For she largest number Of sub
scribefs sent by one indiyual. NOT less
than 500, Pitcher. appropriately !.
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SEcoRD.-The next largest number not
less than 800 Silver Pitcher, as
above, worth SO
THlRD-Ihe next largest numbernot
| les than 200 Silver Pitcher, as above
worth 80
FoURTH The next largest number not
less than 100 Silver Goblet. as above
woEih 2
To be determined and The award made OF
the 9TH OF March next.
If pfefeued, by the person sending the lar
gest number in either class, the CASH will b.
wen in place Of the Pithers.
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Lost OR .MISLATD.

me promissory note drawn to ne
~ order Of A, r. Rucker, and signed
by John R. Alexander for one hundred
and thiFty-one dollars and seventy cents.
Dated 20th day of March 1858, with in
terest at 2 per cent from the 2ath of Nov.
1857. al persons are hereby warned no;
40 trade for said note, =
H. P. NORMAN, Agent. 3
July ", lS39. milf
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/" DEATH no AL YERMlIO."

AS Spring approaches
Ants and reaches,
From their. holes come out
And mice and rats.
In spite of cats,
Gaily skip about
Bed-bugs bite
You, in the night,
As on the bed you slumber,
While insects crawl
Through chamber and hall,
In squads without numbers
1t is truly wonderful with what ceFsains
~ rats, reaches, mice, moles, aronng mice,
bed bugs, ants, moths. mosquitoes. leas.
insects on animals, in short every species
Of yermin, are utterly destroyed and ex-
terminated by
"Costar'sSRat, Roach. sc, Exierrn'atcr.
'sCostar'so Beb-bug Exterminator,
s'costar'sn Electric pohder.foE Insects
Supplied direct, by mail. to any address
In the United States, as follows:
On receipt Of 81 90 box Of Rat, Roach,
&c, Ext.
On receipt Of $2,oO, a box each ofthe Ess,
roach, &c, Ext, and Electric Powder,
(sent postage paid) sufficient 70 destroy
the yeTmio on any premises.
Sold By Druggists everywhere.
CoetarAs principal depot, 400 Broadway
Few York.
P. S.--CircuIars, terms, 60, aens by
inail on application.
Or Wholesais agent for Tex, La. and
Miss, at Galveston Tex
G 4 BRENNAN
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For CLERK.

~ We are authorised to annouee
JOHN N. WEST as candidate Tor
The Office of Clerk of the District court
in Bossier, at The approaching election.
H. We are authorized TO announce
a. A. ABNEY as candidate for the
Office OF Clerk at the approaching elec>
ton in November next.
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CAN DID AT S {
Eor Dissriet AttorneQ.

uP We are authorized TO announce
A. 3. GEORGE, Esq, as a candidate
for the Office of District Attorney, for
The 18th Judicial District, composed OF
ite. Parishes of Claiborne, Bossier and
i3ieN9iIIe.
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CuRIoUs FAcTs IN NATURAL HlsTo-
Rv.-The rtllesnaksN finds a superior
foe in the deer and the black snake.
Whenever q buck discovers a ratlLe~
snake 10 situation which invites attack,
he loses no timein preparing for bait.
tie. He makes up to within ten or
twelve leet of the snake lie then leaps
forward and aims to sever the body of
the snake with his sharp bufcated
hoofs. The first onset is most com.
monty successful, but if otherwise, the
buck repeats the trial until he cuts the
snake In twain. The rapidly and
fatality .of his ekiIiftl manevres
leave but a slight caance for IFS
victim either to escape or TO IN
iect his poison into more ebert antag-
onist. The black snake is more than
an equal competitor against the rat
tlesnake. Such is It's CELEBRITY of mo.
ton, not only in running. but in en>
twining itself round its victim, that the
rattiesnake has no way of escaping
from its fatal embrace. When the
black and rattlesnake are about to
meet for battle, the former darts for
ward at the height ofspeed, and strik es
at the neck of the latter with unerring
certainty, leaving a foot or two Of the
upper part of his own body at liberty.
In an instant he circles him within
FIVE or six folds, he then stops and
looks the strangIed and gasping foe 10
the face, to ascertain the effect pro.
dnced upon his eorseted body. If he
shows Signs Of life the coils ara multi.
Piled and the screws are frightened
the operator all tho while narrowly
watching TIE countenanee Of The help.
less victim. Thus the two remain
thirty or forty ninutes--she execution
er then slackens one coil noticing at the
same time whether my signs oF IiEe
appear; ifso. the coil IS resumed and
retained until the incarceFaied wretch
is completely dead The rnoccasib
snake is destroyed in the same way.
p
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SURVEYORS AND CIVIL
ENGINEERS.

ME undersigned having assoc lated for
= purpose ofpraetieiAg the alb ore, of
fer their services 20 the citizens Of this
and adjoing parishes.
Or Any communication sent to
Shreveport viii receive prompt attention.
FRANKLIN s. FITZPATRICK.
July 9Th, 1859. IL I'm
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PL ANT ER'S HOT Ell.
". A. KELLEY, Proprietor.
BRLLEvuE. "a.

HAVIN LATELY Al
- made large additions to his -
already commodious house, would res
specially inform NE travelling public, his
old frien DIS and customers, that he is now
better prepared than ever, TO accommodate
all favoring him with their patronage.
Histable viii always be supplied with the
very best the country affords.
Or He has also attached TO his house
a large and weIl-ventiIated stable, well
supplied at all times with good proven.
der. vInl
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NEW MUSIC ~

TTyHE SUBSCRIBER BEGS TO IN
A form The Ladies q Shreveport aud its
vicinity that he has just received direct from
The publishers large Golfer ton Of
MANI vi - IL &C.
embracing all the favoGias Piano Airs, new
Polkas, Waltzes, Ballads, Songs, etc. TIE
assortment win be rrplenished weekly.
EMMETTE RANKIN,
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lie bid not tell his LOves

lie did DOT tell his love,
Though she was near to him !;
Pleasures around him wove.
When she was near to him.
He never said a word,
But gazed upon her pensive,
He knew her SNUFF would be
Too awtully expensive.
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~ i is an error 10 suppose that a
long face ID essential to faorazs, or
that laughter is an objectionable crime.
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LUMBER hUaIBERu

II HAVE now on hand for sale al nv
= mill, q large quantity Of building
lumber OF every description amounting
to about two hundred thousand feet
A. b. HOLDINGS WORTH
jury 90, 1ooS, n4.6ts*
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THE B1zhzAvM HUSBAND.


~ NHs. =. L. SAXON.
He sat within silent room
Deaths shadhNU had been there,
His heart was RlIed with grief and gloom
His head was bowed In prayer.
He strove to shut out memory,
SO filed with bitter pain,
Bot close before his weeping. eve
Her glass was held again.
Again be stood before bis wife,
Aud almost deemed her living
Again he took the farewell kiss
Which she had died 10 giving.
BE half forgot that death had been
Within his plcasant home;
He seemed n o.iseL kbr.S presence there,
Beside him In her room.
There stood upon the mantle shelf
A vase Of faded flowers,
They had been placed there by herself
In happy glowing hours.
There stood her vacant crimson chair,
Her shawl across II lying;
II had been folded round her breast
When be had seen hef dying.
There was her basket and her books,
Her portrait on the wall,
The Bible wherO her last sweet looks
On holy words. did fall.
A few short years bVe, and he
Had brought heYkhere bride,
But now she was laid down 10 Peet
With her infant by her side.
He did not dream how much he loved
The flower That he had cherished,
Or how she twined aboat hie heart.
Until the blOOm;had PeFishedt