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Land for Sale.

M N. H. ScanIand offers for sale on
w the os.sf "f terms, and at mod
crate prices. the following described
land lying in Bns>ier parish. viz:
The northwest quarter nf northeast
quarter. northwest quarter of s"uth west
nalf. aud south' asi quarter of south
west quarter Of section "a, township
I'D. range III, Containing 100 acres.
near AmhroSr's. .
The southeast quarter of northwest
quarter "f sec. l; Northwest quarter nf
Northeast qIart-r. section "a. and
southwest quarter aud south half of
northwest quarter. section II, town
hip l9. IHngp III. containing go
acr-s. near aud in the Big Prairie.
East halfnf northwest quarter, sec
ti"r. ~. t"~nship IL. range IL. con-
tanning 80 acres in River Bottom, part
# rhr I'D CahilI place.
Southwest qusrtrrof southwestqusr-
ter, aud southeast quarter of SOUTHEAST
quarter, sccii"n p; northwest quarter
IT n"rthea>t quarter. and nnrtheast
quarter nf northwest quarter, and
northeast quarter of northwest quarter
of srcii"m 30 township %, range I3.
near C"Ilir>burg. East half and tue
northwest quarter of northwest quarter
"f section y; and south half If north
eat Quarter, sec g. township %, range
IL. containing 300 acres. The furego-
ing ar wild lands.
Also the "Abney Plantation" FIVE
miles ."uthward of Bellevue. contain
ing e60 acres; 400 hundred cleared
aud under excellent fences. This
plsutati"n is near the projected route
"f the North Louisiana r. X.
Ais" the following land lying in
Webster parish:
Northeast quarter of northeast quar-
ter. section :iii. township 23. range Ii
and west half "f northwest quarter, sec
ti"n 81. township % range IO-I6G
scrrs. known as the Marion Slack an-
try.
Northwest quarter and north half of
nnrthrast quarter. North half IF south
west quarter and southeast quarter of
southwest quarter, section 8, township
20, rang. 10; and northeast quarter
"f northeast quarter. section z. aud
Southwest qHart-ruf southwest quarter
and southwest quarter at northeast
quarter. s-ctinn $50 acres, near
Marion ID .yi-'>.
East half of northeast quarter. sec
tion -, township 10. range 1870
acres. ne.r j. w. McDunald's pIan;a
tim
Southwest quarter of southwest
quartrf. northwest quarter of "f south
west qut rrrr, secti"n %; southwest
1Uartrr It n"rth~est quarter. section
.iO. and - uthra>t quarter Of northwest
quarter, and northwest quarter of
n"ribesst quarter. section 81. taRushir
u. raDy e 10 Containing 300 acres. and
being f''rm-riy part of the Lee Hodges
plantation.
Southwest quarter and snath half
Il n"ithseSt quarter, section &c:
>"uth"a-t quar'-r nf northeast quarter.
tGd n"rtii"sst quarter of southeast
quarter. section y and north half uf
northeast quarter. section %. township
- range ". containing $50 acres.
near Ogarte Grant.
Northwest duartrr"f northwest quar- 4
ter. aud west half "f southwest quarter
ut section i3. township 81. range II.
containing 100 acres un Bpdcau bay
0u.
Persons desiring t" purchase. will
address the proprietor, at C"ushaita.
Red River uarisb l.,
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SIlerlf'S Sale.

State of Louisiana, ! On Criminal
rs nnckat of tla
oeu toiiingsworth d. 18th Dist Court.
Josephine Knighton No $40.
Rl virtue of "a writ of tieri fscias in
A tie above entitled suit, and to iae di-
rected, issued from the Honorable Parish
Court OF Bossier parish. La, have seized
anu viii proceed to sell, at public au ton,
70 tue last and highest bidder, before the
Court House door, in the town of Bellevue
La, within the legal hours of sale on
SATURDAY. JANUARY 9Th, 1872.
the following described property. to-yi,.
Three thousand pounds Of seed cotcon
Two head Of cattle
Seized rs the property of Mrs jose phine
hnighten, and 10 be sold to paw and satisfy
a forfeited appearance bond of Ben CuIlins
of this suit &c
Terms Of sale-Cash with benefit Of ap-
praisernent
b. T. O'NEAI.,
Sheriff.
Bellevue. La. Dec 81. 1871. MA
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&uCcrssiOn Naficc.

SsoceSasR sf } Eu Parish Court al
Aclchuah Asaey, Bussier Parish, Lou
deceased isiAns-
Netics is hereby given that F. NJ Abney
~ administrator, has this day flied in the
sIiice of the Clerk OF the district Court, for
bossier parlsi. Los lsi<az, his accouHt aud
ststeIneat sf deots ia sxil succession
Nov. therefore, tbis il TO adnionisg ali
persons conc1rusa, tkat il opposition is not
made thereto within the tiDr prescribed by
law, said account and statement of debts
wifi be ho.a DlsSAt-d and ,saa.ie the judy
nent OF the Court
Witness. the iiou. l. E Baker. PArish Ia
Judge OF Bsssirr pafIsh, La, this 4ih day
January, fss..-
TN. BRtDEL, Clerk
nj TIA Distr'ct Court
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Stray Sale.

YNstrayed before J. w Walker. J. P. on tn.
II 18th day of Nov, 1871, by j. p. Br, ant
aud will be sold at Bellevue. La, for cash. r.
the highest bidder, on Saturday the a5tI
day of February. lS72, a BRIGHT BAY
MAKE and COLT. about seven years old
with tue letters X b. or X r. branded
on the left hip.
Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
j. II. LOTION, Stray Master.
November l5. 1871.
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Stray Sale.

ENstrayed before the un lersigned on the
~ llth day of October, 1870. by Arthur
Hawkins and will be sold AT Bellevue. La
for cash, to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY,
the 10Th day ofJanuary, 1872, a certain BAY Y
MARE MULE. about l5 years old. with &
stripe across the withers, and a large sore
or scar around the root of the tail.
Appraised ut $4l
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
}. HI LOTION. Stray Master.
October, 18th 1871.
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Stray Sale.

IL INstrayed before j. w Walker, J. p. by
II }. L. Bryant, en- - of November. iS7i /
a. d will be sold for cash on Saturday. the
18th day ot February, 1872, at Bellevue. on,
DARK BAY HORSE about four wears old
branded with the letter .'v-' and figure ..6
on left shoulder
Appraised at $50 90. ........
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay chrsges, &c
J. ii. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La, Nov, 18th, 1871
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Sheriff . Sale.

Jacob Miller,
Va. No %
Holm Keller, ct ais. +.
In the ParirA Court ef Rs ParisA of Bos
sier, Louisiana.
R1 virtue Of q writ Of fieri facias, aud I,
~ me directed, issued from the H,nnra
BILE Parish Court of Parish and State ,fure
said, l have seized and will proceed 70 rel
at public auction, to the Last and b. rbrsi
bidder, before the Court Hosse door
in the town of Bellevue. La. within the le
gal hours of sale. on the FIRST SATCR
DAY, THE 9Th DAY OF JANUARY
A d., 1872, the following described proper
ty, to-wit:
Three hundred pnnnds of seed cotton.
Two stacks of fodder.
One small mule
Seized as the property OF the Defendan,
and 10 he sold TO pay and satisfy plai.ItiF Fa
claim-say 500 W with all interest and
costs.
Terms Of fsale-Cash, with benefit Of Nd,
b. =. O'NEAL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, Dec 2lst, 1871. u3g
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Succession Notice,

Suresssion of In Parish Court
william ~ Burt of Bossi.r pr.
decreased. iSa. La.
NOTICE is hereby given that W. G. Burt
~ administrator, has this day filed in the
office of the Clerk of the District Cvurt far
Bossier parish La, his statement of debts
III the szid succession
Sou, therefore, this il to admesixh all
persons concerned, that if opI.sSitisu be not
made thereto within the time l,rescriaed Law
asid statement of debts u III be ho,,:.Iopated
and made jsdgInrnI OF the court. -
Witness, the Hon l.. w Baker, Parish
Judge of&nssier Parish, La this 18th day
ofJau1ary, lsT2
TH0S. N BRADEN,
uH y Clerk Distlict Cuart
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Connecticut used to be spelled
"Quoinaughticst," in Indian,
and ment long river"

A Connecticut woman's grief
for her husbands death is said
to have been increased by the
thought thta the parlor curtains
Were in the wash.
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Succession = Notice

Succession of D In the Parish C,ur,
IabiJha Martin, of Isossier Parish
deceased La
Notice Is hereby gwen that Calvin Upton,
~ administrator, has this day iil-d in the
o,ace of the Clerk OF the District Cuurt. Tor
Bossirr Parish, La. his statement of debts
~ said sBccession
Now, therefore, this il to adnogish all
persona concerned. that if opposition he not
nade sheEss' within the silae r..scrihed bv
law, said state ent oI drLls Will be hoiiIolo-
gated and rnade the jndg Ineuf OF the court.
Witness, the Hon. l. w. B..kor, Parish
Judge OF Bussier parish, La, tkis 4.k day
0iJ.uusry. 1871.
TH0S- y. BRADEN,
ril 70 Clerk Distsict Court
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
FOR 1872.
r9EyrY-sGe 3.ra YE,t.

VNdlS splendid weekly, greatly enlarged
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Every number Is beautifully priutcd on Iine
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Farmers, Mechanic, ., Inventors. Engineers,
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Trades will find the
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Official Directory.

UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
Ulysses s. Grant. Of Illinois, Presi-
dent.
SCHUYLER Cnlfaz. of Indiuna, Vice
President.
Jane. G: Blaine. of Maine. Speaker Of
the Hosse of Representatives.
THE cABINLT.
Hamilton Fish. Of New York, Secreta>
ry "f State.
General Belknap. Secretary uf War.
Geurge NJ. Robrson. Of New Jersey,
Secretary of Navy.
Geprge :. Boutwell,. of fMassaeh usetts,
Secretary Of Treasury.
Jacob }. Cox, of Ohio, Secretary elm
trrinr.
A. 7. Akrrman, of Georgia. Attorney
General.
j. A. j Creswell. of Maryland, Post
mas er General.
Columbus Delan", Of Ohio. Commits
sioner ut Internal Revenue.
MINISTER'S TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Schrnck. Of Pennsylvania. to Eng
E. B. Washburne. of Illinois. to
France.
William 5. Rosecranz, of Ohio, to
Mexico.
A. G Curtin, of Pennsy lvania. to Rus
sia.
Georgs Bancroft. of assachusetts. to
Prussia.
George p Marsh. Of Vermont, to Italy.
j. Ross Browne, of CaGfornia, to Chi
Daniel Z. Sickles, Of New York. to
Spain.
Henry NJ. Watts, of Pennsylvania. to
Austria.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, Chief JUS
tice.
Nathan Clifford, of Maine, Associate
Justice,
Samuel Nelson, of New YaFk, Assoei-
ate Justice.
r. c. Grier. Of Pennsyl~aRia, Associ-
ate Justice.
David Davis, Of Illinois, Associuts
Justice.
n. A. SwayRe. sf Ohio. Associate JUS
tico.
Samuel E. Miller, Of Iowa, Associate
Justice. .t
Stephen Field. of California, Associate
Justice.
ARMY. ....
W.T.. Sherman, of Ohio. General, Gem
manding.
P. II. sheridan, Of Ohio, Lieutenant =
General.
UNITED sTATEs DISTRICT COURT or
LoUIsIASA. mot
z. H. Dnrrell, If New Orleans. Judge.
j. M"rgan.rof New Orleans, District
Attorney.
D. Urban. of New Orleans, Clerk.
8. b. Packard, of New Orleans, Mar
shall.
LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT.
Fl. c. Warmnth. ofNew Orleans, Gov
ernor.
Oscar J. Dunn, of New Orleans, Lieu
tenant Governor.
Simeon Belden. Attorney General.
George E. Bovee. of St. James parish.
Secretary of State.
Antoine Dubuclet, Yermillion. Treas
uTpr.
James Graham. Of New Orleans, Audi
tor.
James Lnnesirret. of New Orleans.
Adiutans General.
Hugh B. Campbell, Commissioner Of
Lands.
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA,
j. t. Lndeling, of 0uachita. Chief
Justice,
W. w. Howe. of New Or cans. Associ-
ciate Justice.
R. X. Howell, of New Orleans. Associ.
ate Justice.
j. G. 'Faliafero. Of Rapides, Associate
Justice,
W, ]. Wiley. of Orleans. Associate
Justice.
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Succession Sale.
Succession of Elizabeth Jones. Dee

Szccession of Elizabeth Jones, Decd.
Df virtue Of a writ of sale TO me directed
I'D from the HoiAorible Parish Court of
Bossin- parish, La, in the matter of the
ADORE succession, | will proceed to sell Mt
pnblic aucfion, before Courthouse doo-, in
the town OF Bellevue, La, To the last and
highest bidder, on
Wednesday, 3;st January, 1871,
within the legal hours of sale, the follo,rlur
described scosertg, belonging TO the sue
ceSsiou of Eli1lbesh Jones, dec q, to- wit:
The uerth half of southeast quarter. and
southwest >quarter Of southeasr quarter of
section 2, township q, range ll-contail,iug q
one hVs1fnea and twenty acres, and situated
In the parish Of Bossier, La
Terms cf Sile--Cash, with benefit o. an
praisement5 if the appraisement be not bid
then the sszne will he re advertised and sold
on a credit of twelve months according 10
law.
B. f ONEAL
Sheriff and EI-Officio Auctione.r.
Bellevue, Nov. 25, 1871. n35tds
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II Good Paying Property
FOR SALE
On Easy Terms.

MI I entire intere.t at this place.
IYl consisting of FOUR COTTAGE
BUILDINGS on Carroll<tr-et. Half
interest in STORE HOUSE of Ahnpy
q Love. Half interest in FEED
STABLE Of A. ID. Self. HaHinterrs,
in STORE HOUSE Of E. 2 Pauxert.
Entire interest in BLACKSMITH
SHOP and t'A.~iS. "n Carroll street.
A very iibrral bargain will be given
~ any oDe fAkiiig the entire property.
T. w. ABNEY.
Cosshsets, La. ,Js,f
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&Rerifs Safe.

joseph Boisseag,
Josephine Knighton.
h Dis't Conrt Of Bossier Parish, La.
py virtae of writ of fieri facias
~ To nr directed from the Hon. tie
District Court Of B"ssier parish. La, 1
have seized and will proceed to sell
a! public auction, the last and highest
bidder. befrre the court house door in
che town of Bellevue. La, within the
S~gal hour- of sale. on the First SAT.
GRDAF the 9th day of January. Is7a.
the following described land. to wit:
The south ] of southeast quarter of
section 80, township 81, range IL:
and north half of sourh west quarte- of
sectinn 81. township 81. range il;
and south half of southeast quarter of
srciion !, township 20. range 12; and
northeast quarter Of northeast quarter
"f section L.: north half If southwest
quarter. and northwest quarter of
southeast quarter of section /, town
ship 20, range IL; southeat quarter of
southwest quarter of srction 81. town
ship 81, range Ill; north half uf south
east Quarter. and northwest quarter of
southeast quarter of section 30, town
ship 2l. range IL. northwest quarter If
section S township 90, range IL; aud
rorth half ofnortheast quarter of sec
tion 1, township 90. range IL; solth-
west quarter of southeast quarter, and
smith half nj snufhao,t ,f saa,;,, .l.
township 81, range IL; northwest
quarter of southwest quarter, cad
southwest quarter of northeast qua rter
of section b. township 20, range IL:
and south half of northeast Qua rter
of section 90, township 81, range l2-
Containing. in all. 1911 acres. To be
sold in subdivisions according To iap
Acts of of sale and reve .ue stamps Z
eIpruse of purchaser.
B. T. O'NEAL, Sheriff.
Belisyus, Nov 30, III. n36tis
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Married:

At Sunny Bank. the reSidenee.o of wm D.
Hart, ESQ, Automatic eauat-. Va, on the
18th Of December. hy Rev H. NJ WALES,
Coli A SNIDER, of Bossirr Parish. La,
and Mass NARY E., only daughter Of the
sate Rev john b. Ross
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.HreHce.

II shall cease to keep a Hotel after ?Ist
u December, inst, 1881 } and only erpect
10 open a RsardiRg Essase.
Bellevue, La, Dee. Both, 1871.
ANN SMITH.
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Notice.

AN AsB AFTER THIS DATE, WE
" positively seli for Cash. emily no e1-
ceptious made. those ildebt1 will please
come forward aud settle irnmediateiy
COX * F00TE.
Coleriiie, Ia, Bee 5, n u3stf
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Payment sIways tsS be Mad.
In Advance.

AoneS may he sent in pcstoffie orders or
bank drafts or checks or by express. We
wish It iistinctiy nnderst cod that We will
not be responsible for money lost in its
transmission to us by Insil.
lzS Specimen copies. sent gratis on appIi-
cation.
All letters should lie addressed to
COURIER-JOUREdLC CO.,
ITO and lI2 West Jefferson street.
Louisville, Kentucky.
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An extra copy is allowed the club a-ent
for every club of ten at 81 65 each. an 4 an
additional extra copy Er every addi rion,,I
ten subscribers; and an extra cepy i al
lowed for every ciHb of twenty at 30 eacb.
and an additional extra copy for every nd
ditionat twenty subscribers. After one full
cub has been made up, addit .ons from
time to time may be made sii lgly at tie
sayne te.
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Specimen Copies Sent Free.
TERNS

Address, MUM co,
Publishers Of tia sciclltife American,
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COURHER--JOUR.HfL,

Dailt C0u ir,-JeurnaI.
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Land for Sole.

DEM. F. Fort "ffrrs on good terms
- and at fair prices. the following
described lands lying in Bossier par
h liz.
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NJ. n. PIANO CO., N. Y. PRICE se,,ON
W w No AGENTS Circulars fcee SDS:s2Y
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Rare Chance fOr Agents!
AGENTS, we will pay you : 10 per week in cash
u you VIII engage with Us At ONCE. Bverythino
furnished, and expenses paid. Address r. a
SELL y CO., Charlotte, Slxh.
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AGENTS WANTED.-Agents make more
money at work for us than at anything else.
busiuess light and permanent Particulars
free. G. STlNSON &' CO., Fine Art Pub
fishers, Portland. Maine.
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RE WARD

n REV ARD
For any case of Blind,
Bleeding. Itchirg or u
ccrated Piles that De
& BiNG's PILE REMEDY
fails TO cure. 1t Is pre-
y pared expressly to cure
Use. Sold by al, Druggists.
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EARN MONEY and Get wen

without Investing any capital. Sick and feeble
nIrnna
quired. 4. J. WHITE. SiS fssr St ST.. Nee YoTs.
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Butter and chesse are almost indispensi-
bic articles OF food Properly used. tbey
are nutritious aud healthy; but rn inord.
nate use of either causes indigestion ard
dyspepsia. Owen Getfney's Sunday Com
fort Jadicionsly used win remove both Of
there troubles
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SOLDIERS BOUNTY,

All soldiers who cni'ted between Way 4th and
August 9th, 1851. for three wears, and recev
any bounty, can now Obtain the same by ad-
dressing us. Asc all those who failed TO apply
for the additional bount, of 100 within the tiiu;
limited II ". BROWN & Co, 11G smithneld
St, Pittsburgh. Pa.
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tne FI.7, Uilu nOthlh5 csc. soId by an Dflgg SIS
Price, s1,00.
~ kEAT MEDICAL BOOK of usefnl knowledge
VI TO all. Sent free for two stamps. Address
Dr. Bonapsrte ~ Co. Cincinnati. Ohio.
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MONEY MADE,
BY calling on DIR. McGilI, Private
Physician, Deadrick Street,
Nashville, Tennessee.

| n CURE rheumatism, Affections Of the
Il Lungs, Diseases Of the Throat, Swelled
Joints, Stiff Limbs, Pleurisy, Pains, Ulcer,
Cancer, Gravel, Diseases of the Heart and
Liver, Inflammation Of the Stomach, Neural
gia, Kings Evil OF Scrofuls, Deafness, Dis
eases of the Eyes, Debilitated Systems, Dys-
pepsia, and Indigestion or Consumption, to-
gether with all Private Diseases, and DiSeas-
es, of the Urinary Organs.
EE Those ladies whose misfortune has
been not to bring forth in due season can
consult the Doctor by letter or person. All
communication strictly confidential.
Patients treated at their homes, medicines
furnished and cures guaranteed.
DR. McGill, in Nashville, has the only
Genuine Medicated VapOr Baths
in the South, and is performing the most
wonderful cures with those Yapor Baths er-
er cured in this country.
l treat in one-third the time of any other
mode, and warrant, in every case, the fol-
lowing diseases; Constitutional or Secondary
Syphilis, Ulcers of the throat or mouth, all
Diseases of the Skin caused by Syphilis or
impure state ofthe blood, Pains of the Bones,
Enlargement of the Joints, Falling out of the
Hair, Rheumatism Scrofula, and Broken
Down Constitutions. SELF-ABUSE OR
SPERMATORHEA CURED Ny friend
- stop before you further go. cure that
disease, and l warrant a cure. My price is
THIRTY DOLLARS, sent in advance, and fur
nish all medicines and ifa cure is not e ected
return the money. Office hours from A. M.
to P. n. All letters directed to
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Nov 28-1y Nashville, Tenn.
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Superlatives.

This is an age of ne-plus-ul-
tra-isms. The sensationists of
the newspaper press have de-
bauched the natural taste Of the
public for truth and simplicity
with irhigh-pressure epithet-
ical nouns and a1jectives. The
positive is deemed tame and
meaningless as q measure of
merit or demerit, and no edito-
rial article, paragraph, orreport
is considered tracy" and "tell-
ing" that is not garnished with
Isuperlatiyes Your extreme po-
litical paragraphist, your city
editor, your watering place cor
respondent despises the "gold-
en- mean" i candidate for Of
flee is too often attacked as an
"unmitigated liar;" a black
guard no worse than his confre-
res is the "wickedcst man" Of a
million; a good-looking, we'll
dressed woman at dance has
all the majestic beauty Of a
Juno" If we are accurately
sampled" as people by the
newspaper portraits of or ce-
lebrities and notorieties, then
are we the most extraordinary
nation on the face of the earth.
There is no mediocrity in Amer
lean human nature. Our virtu-
Gus folk are seraphim minus the
wings; our smart men take the
shine out Of all wiscacreS, an
cient and modern; our Williams
would contaminate society in
the bottOmless pit, (although
convertible into saints
at the shortest notice0 and our
pretty girls--Heayen bless them
are, like Eve, "of every crea-i
lures BEST" and utterly incom-
parable. Couldn't the newspa-
per scnsationists-as u tribute
to common sense and a conces-
sion to the proprietieS of Ian
guage-be Induced to draw
things little mildcr? a
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-12-12

BRADFIELD's FEMALE REGULATOR.-We
have often read in the newspapers of the grand
success Of medical compounds put up at the
North and elsewhere. Many of those medi-
cines have had their day. and we hear no more
of them Their proprietOrs have made for
tunes, not so much from the curative powers
and virtues of their mixtures, IS from the noto-
riety given them by advertising, by which peo-
pie were made to believe all the good that was
said of them. A preparation is now before the
public which is becoming very popular and is
known as Bradfeld's Female Regulator. put IN
by L II. Bradfeld. of Atlanta, Ga, at 81 so
per bottle. Such is its curative virtues, that it
has gained widespread popularity All over the
country where it has been made known, and it
is being introduced everywhere. We are in
formed that immense quantities of this medi-
cine ars being sold in all sections OF the South
and Southwest, especially in the city of New
Orleans and in Texas. n.i
This much we.say Injustice to its proprietor,
who is a gentleman of integrity and who would
not engage in the manufacture and sale of
humbug.-La Grange Reporter. ..r