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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-07

On Monday and Tuesday nights, (and
these nigl is only,) our play-goers are to
lie favored with an opportunity to witness
the dramatic excellencies and remarka-
lie personal attractions of one of the most
accomplished artistes, (and quite the
most beautiful woman) known to the
his:rionic profession in America. The
plav selected for tomorrow night is the
dramatised version of Wilkie Collins
New Macdalen." Judging from the
story. the 81 II .tions in this play must be
highly charged with dramatic fire and
force. The plot is a peculiar one, and
quite characteristic of its author. The
heroine. Mercy Merrick, is one whose
character had undergone, early III woman-
hood the most ruinous experience known
TO the softer sex. Reformation. complete
and Conscientious, had stlccee. led. Then
she took upon herself the duties and
dangers of fel1-hospital nurse in the
Franco Prussian war. While performing
her duties in this capacity, she en-
counters young English woman who,
while on her way to join IL relative in
England whom she had never seen and
whose heiress she is to be, comes into n
place within the range of actual hostili-
ties. These two women are together IN
a hospital which, all at once, becomes
subject TO the dangers of the cannon and
musketry fire of the field of battle. The
Young heiress, after having contided her
story to Mercy Merrick, the nurse, is
struck by projectile of some sort and is
left behind the retreating force Of doctors
and nurses, for dead. Mercy goes to
England. in course of time, hunts up the
titled lady whose fortune the aforesaid
young woman is to inherit, AMI, repre-
senting herself as the young woman
aforesaid. is received with open arms
and is beloved and trusted; and, by and
by, the aforesaid dead-shot young wo
man comes to life and claims her own
and the reader will have to go and see
the play to learn how it all comes out,
for this is as far as we have read. Miss
Howard will be very efficiently supported
IN this laudab,e attempt to play the
Credit Mobilier upon Grace Rosebury-
that's the other female name-and you,
the favored reader, had better take our
advice and secure n place to put your
own and our wife's or sweetheart seat
while you contemplate this thrilling
drama. For further particulars see
small bills.
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A GENTS ARE WANTED for these
"A First Glass Machines in Louisiana
and Mississippi. TO whom liberal induce
ments viii be offered. Circulars, Descrip
I'VE Price Lists and Samples OF work
win be promptly furnished bv mail on
application Address rFF -.
WEED SEWING MACHINE co.
vIlu+S n,rj.2T,s-
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Parochial.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
il. c. Graham, y

il. C. Graham, y
John n. Arnold. ...
In the District Court of Bossier
Parish, La.
Dy virtue of Il writ of fiera facias
II issuedou of the Clerks office of
BOssier PARISH, and to me directed, /
have seized and viii proceed to sell
ut public auction to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court house
door in the town of Bellevue, La. and
within the legal hours of sale, on
saturday the 9TH day of June. 1873.
the following described property to-
wit: .l
The whole of the northeast quarter
of section SO, township 10, range Is,
North West Louisiana-cOntaini
$50 acres, more or less; and the un-
divided one-eight part of the east
half of section Is; the west half of
section 81; the south half of the
southeast quarter OF section 26; the
northwest quarter of northwest or
of section Sc the north half of the
northeast quarter of section 10, and
the southwest quarter of northeast
quarter, Sdlle SecllOur All III lOWH-
ship 10, range IL, n. w. Louisiana
the Sth part being 10 acres, more or
1 less.
Said property was seized and to
be sold to pay and satisfy the. sum
| of 900, less various credits, with
interest in favor of the plaintiff and
costs. ,E.- sTmn'
Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit
of appraisement.
Acts Of sale at the expense Of the
/ purchasers. - mad
B. F. ONEAL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, May 8, 1878.
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Attention!

TAX PAYERS OF BOSSIER.
VOU are hereby notified, and re.
l. qu:sted to come forward, and
pay all BACK TAXES, together
with the Taxes of 1872, and Licenses
for 1878. and furnish me full descrip-
ton ofali your taxable property, by
which you will avoid mourning legal
penalties. My agent, j. H. KEYsER,
is fully authorized to transact all
business connected with the same, in
MY absence, and will take pleasure in
furnishing tax payers with all neces-
sary information.
JAS. A. HEBRON,
Tax Collector of Bossier parish.
Bellevue, La, May 3, 1873.
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Land for sale.

I offer for sale on the best of terms.
Il and at moderate prices, the fol-
lowing described land lying in Bossier
parish, viz:
The northwest quarter Of northeast
quarter, northwest quarter ofsoufhwest
half, and southeast quarter IF south
west quarter of section 81, township
20, range ii, containing 100 acres,
near Ambrose's. !. --'-- -
The southeast quarter of northwest
quarter of sec. | /; Northwest quarter of
northeast quarter, section "a, and
southwest quarter and south half OF
northwest quarter, section II, town
ship I9, lange ii, containing 800
acres..near and in the Big Prairie.
East half of northwest quarter, sec
ton 20, township II. range y, con
tanning so acres in River Bottom, part
of the old Gahill place.
Southwest quarterof southwest quar-
ter, and southeast quarter of SOUTHEAST
quarter, section p; northwest quarter
of northeast quarter, and northeast
quarter of northwest quarter, and
northwest quarter of northwest quarter
OF section 30, township -, range ID.
near Collinsburg. East half and the
northwest quarter of northwest qaarter
of section y; and south half of north
east qnarter, sec. 5, township 23, range
r. contaf6ing 200 acres, The foreGo-
ing are wildlands. .sTgE-Gg
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Sheriff s Sales.
SHERIRES SALE.
F. J. Conant.t ct al, - ----


F: J. Conant.t ct al, -- -s-.- h q
Geo. r. McCalla.
In the District Court of Bossier
Parish La.
Dy virtue of writ of fieri facias to
Dme directed from the Honorable
the 10th District Court, in and for the
Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana,
have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction, TO the last and
highest bidder at the Court house
dooT in the town of Bellevue La,
within the legal hours of sale on
Saturday, June eth, 1873, the follow
ing described land of the defendant,
to-wit:
The fractional southeast quarter of
southwest quarter containing 24 acres
and fractional northeast quarter of
southwest quarter, containing II
acres and the southeast quarter
containing 100 acres; all in section 81 ,
of township 20. ....... ..r.
Also, fractional northeast quarter
of northwest quarter, containing q
acres, and southeast quarter ofnorth
west quarter, containing 3S acres, and
the northeast quarter, containing l6t
acres, all in section 6, and the north
half of northwest quarter OF section
five, containing so acres; section five
and six being i'm township 10, and the
whole land seized being in range l3
of Northwest Louisiana, and com
prising the plantation of defendant.
Seized as the property of George
r. MeCafla to pay and satisfy &
twelve-months bond for the sum o
Sl,7S7 81, with interest at per cen
from the'3rd day of February, 1872
ana all costs, &c.
Terms of Saie-Cash, without thu
benefit of appraiSement.
B. +. 0NEAB, Sheriff.
Bellevue, May 3, 1873.
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Also the "Abney Plantations. five
miles southwark of Bellevue, contain
ing 500 acres; 400 hundred cleared
excellent fences. itFhis
plantation is near the projected route
of the North Louisiana Z. K.
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SheriG,s sale.

G. f. r. King
= vs. No 39l
Geo. r. McCalla.
j. S. Hancock
-Et t. VS.. No, 3}G- .
Geo. r. McCalla. h
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Nf- - -'ANOttAAHs
In the Parish Court of Bossier Parish.
La.
Dy virtue-Of a writ of fieri facias
II issued out ofthe Clerks office i'm
the above entitled suit and to me
directed, | have seized hereunder
and will proceed To sell, at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder.
at the Court house door in the town
of Bellevue, La, within the legal
hours of sale, on Saturday the eth
day of June, 1873. the following de
scribed property of defendaut's IS, to-
wit:
The fractional southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter, containing
"a acres, and fractional northeast
quarter Ofsouthwest quarter contain
ing AZ acres, and the southeast quar-
ter containing l6O acres, all in section
81 of township 20.
Also, fractional northeast quarter
of northwest quarter, containing 81
acres, and southeast quarter of north
west quarter, containing IS acres, and
the northeastquarter, containing 100
acres, all In section 6, and the north
half Of northwest quarter of section
D, containing so acres, section 5 and 6
being in township 10, and the whole
land seized bling in range 13, of North
West Louisiana, and comprising the
plantation of defendant.
Seized as the property of George r.
MeCaHa, defendant, and to be re
offered on n credit.
Terms of sale-0n q credit of y
months for whatever the property
may bring, purchaser giving bond
Tor price bearing interest from day of
sale, with vendors lien and mort
gage retained on lands bought.
Act of sale at the expense of pur-
b F. oNEAL, sheriff.
Bellevue, La May 3, 1873. ~
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lnthe Parish Court of Bossier parish
Louisiana.

by virtue Of two writs of fieri IA
II cias issued out of the Clerk, :
Office in the above entitled suits. and
TO me directed, have seized and will
proceed 10 sell at public auction to
the last and highest bidder. at the
Court house door, in the town OF
bellevue, La, and within the. legal
hours of sale, on Saturday, June eth.
1873, the following described proper-
~, to-wit:
The fractional southeast quarter of
the southwest quarter, containing d
acres, and fractional northeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter, containinD
Il acres, and the southeast Quarter
containing 100 acres, all in section 81 !,
of township 20.
Also, fractional northeast quarter
or northwestquarter, containing q
acres, and southeast quarter of north
west quarter, containing 81 acres.
and the northeastquarter containing
100 acres, all in section six, and the
north half of northwest quarter. of
section five, containing so acres. see
lions. five and six being in township
~, and the whole lard seized BEING
in range Is, of Northwest Louisiana
and comprising the plantation of de-
PENDANT.
Seized as the propertp of George r.
McCalla, defendant, and to be sold
according to law, &c.
Terms!of Sale-Cash, with benefit
ofappraisement. -- RI
y. f. ONEILL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, May 5, 1873.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

William r. Prather ! ..
VS. No DOS
Geo. r. McCalla.
In the Parish Court of Bossier Parish
La.
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Lambert,

"e are prepared now to furnish pine
w LUMBER at onr mil at fifteen dol
lars per Thousand cash. Oak. heart pine
and select lumber per special CONTRACT.
All classes OF flooring and ceiling dressed
for work, always on hand, at regular prices;
Corn ground every Saturday without fail.
n46ly q I0NLEY & TURNER.
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Also the following land living in

v, Also the following land lying in
Webster parish:
Northeast quarter of northeast QUAR-
ter, section SO, township %, range III /:
and west half of northwest quarter. sec
ton 81, township % range IO-I6O
acres, known as the Marion Slack en-
try. rs - - rr-f
Northwest quarter and north half of
northeast quarter. North half of south
west quarter and southeast quarter of
southwest quarfer. SECTION 8, township
20 range 10; and northeast quarter
OF northeast quarter, section Z. and
southwest qoarter of sotiihwestquarter
aud southwest quarter of northeast
quarter, SECTION $50 acres, near
Marion Doyle's. - - = -
East half of northeast quarter. sec-
ton %, township 10, range 1870
acres, near j. w. McDonald's planta-
ton.
Southwest Quarter of southwest
quarter, northwest quarter of of south
west qearter, section rs; southwest
quarter of northwest quarter, section
80, aad Southeast qu;uter of nerthwes 81
quarter, and northwest quarter of
northeast quarter, section 81, township
II, range 10, containing 200 acres. and
being formerly part of the Lee Hodges
plantation. - n
Southwest quarter and south half
OF northwest quarter, section 20 !:
southeast quarter of northeast quarter.
aud northeast quarter of southeast
quarter section %; and north half of
northeast quarter, section %, toyuship
70 range I'll, containing 3g0 acres,
near Ogarte Grant. e5
Northwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter, and west half of southwest quarter
81 section l3, township 81. range Ii.
containing 429 acres on Bodcau bay
GU F u
". II. SCANLAND,
' Iii Bellevue, La. Q
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". H. sCANLAND,
Bellevue, La
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03
GENERAL NArunE-No. 6s.


GENERAL NATURE--NO. GS.l
AN ACT to regulate the salary Of the consul at Ten
Tsn, China.
BE it enacted by the Senate aud House Of Represent
atiVes of the United States Of America in Congress as
semhed That the salary Of the United States consul
Ten THn, China, shall from and after the passage Of
this act 10 thirtyhve hundred dollars; and the laws
regulating the duties Of salaried consu shall govern
said consul.
Approved. NAV l7,.Is72.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03
Official.
LAWS OF THE
MITE STA Il IL s
PASSED AT THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE i2d CONGRESS.

GENERAL NATURE-NO. 65l
AN ACT to establish the pay Of the enlisted men Of
the army.
Be II enacted by tho Senate and House Of Represent.
atyes of the United States Of America In Congress as
sembled, That from and after the first day of July
eighteen hundred and seyenty-tWo the monthly pay
of the following enlisted men Of the army shall dur
ing their first term Of enlistment be follows with
the oonting additions thereto hereinafter provided
Sergeant majors Of eaveTy, artillery, and infantry,
twenty -three dollars.
Quartermaster sergeants Of cavalry, artillery and in
hntTy, twenty-t three dollars,
CHIEF uumpeters OF cavalry, twenty-five dollars.
Principal musicians Of artillery and infantry twenty
two dollars.
sadler sergeants Of cavalry, twenty-five dollars.
First seTgeanss Of cavalry, artillery, and Infantry
twenty-five dollars.
sergeants Of cavalry, artillery and infantry seventeen
dollars.
Corporals Of cavalry, and light artillery fifteen dol
lars,
Corporals Of artillery and infantry, fifteen dollars.
SaddleTs Of cavalry, fifteen dollars.
Blacksmiths and hrrers Of cavalry, fifteen dollars.
TrumpeteTs Of cavalry, thirteen dollars.
Musicians Of artillery and Infantry thirteen dollars
Pryates Of cavalry artillery and infantry, thirteen
dollars.
Hospital Stewards arst-olass thirty dollars.
Hospital stewards second class, twenty-five dollars.
Hospital stewards third class, twenty dollars
ordnance seTgeants Of posts, thirty-iOuT dollars.
Sergeant majors OF engineers, thlrty-slx dollars
seIgeants ofengineer thTtysix dollars
lars.
Corporals Of engineers and ordnance twenty dollars
Musicians Of engineers, thirteen dollars
Priyates rst GLASS; Of engineers and ordnance sev.
Priyates Second class Of engineers and ordnance thlr
SEC, O. That to the rates Of pay above established
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literature.
ne KNOWS.

re KNOWS.
{ know not what WIN beSii me God hangs mist
o'ermy eyes
Aud DER each step Of my onward path lie makes new
scenes 10 rise
And every JOY He sends me comes as sweet and glad
surprise
see not step before meuss tread the days of tho
year.
But the past is sti in Gods keeping the future His
mercy shall clear,
And what looks dark in the distance, may brighten as
draw near.
For perhaps the dreaded future is less bitter than
think,
The Lord may sweetcn the water before I stoop to
drink;
Or II Marah must be Marah lie will stand beside its
brink.
Some gin of such bessedness some JOY strange
ly sweet
That my lips only tremble with the thanks can
not speak.
rcstfal, blissful ignorance IT'S blessed not to
know,
II keeps me quiet in tho arms which will not let mo
And bushes my soul to rest on the bosom which loves
me so.
SO 1 go on not knowing would not i'll might
would rather walk on in the dark with God than go
alone in the light
would rather walk with Hin by faith, than walk
alone by sight.
My heart shrinks back from trials which the future
may disclose,
Yet l never had sorrow but what the dear Lord
chose,
So sond the coming tears back with the whispered
word "IIe knowsu
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03

ANY person firm IN want of anything in our line is
invited to call or send for samples and prices Address
r. CUMMINGS,
Newport, or st. Johnsbury,
Vermont
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03
ND YOU WILL KNOW.

TRY 1T AND YOU WILL KNOW.
Pat on 300 thread, set the needle yourself and sew
the lightest goods YOU can find, then change tho
needle put on No. oolored Holyoke thread and
several thcknesses Of heavy Veveteen, Beaver
r, X. Duck Rubber CLOTH Patent Leather, &C.;
then try the other Machines in the same way with the
same Thread and Material, and see for yourself which
Machine operates in the most practical manner.
Don't he argued or cajoed out OF your purpose,
let the agents try them For you, but
TRY THEM YOURSELF.
You want Machine that you can all work,
with any size and quality Of thread, not requiring the
good require a heavy thread, but you will be told
that with Sewing Machine, fine thread is strong
nough, and that coarse thread is not needed This
not true. II you have been Observing you kno IL is
not Tho old style Machines, with their little bobbins
very imperfect. and cannot use common coarse
thread, and those who use them Obliged to fine
thread. This Is why much Of the sewing machiue
work comes TO pieces before the fabric is half out
The DOMESTIC has large thread bobbin, and
will always sew, and sew everything perfectly.
Has no Curved Needle, Sideways feed, nice ad
Jss,snt.,s q Nssdts TarsGd @unis Q, Tension to
ming straight, no nts of breaking thread,
looping, sIiarllng and missing.
like the following from the purchasers Of nearly all
kinds Of the 80 called Frst-Class machines
F.P. CHESEr,
have lately bought W. & W.
(otsomo other sewing machine and paid SOS for IT,
understand operating 1t and would like to exchange IL
for a DOMESTIC upon what terms you exchange
with US IL Is hrst-cass machine and the company
sold thousands Of them last year, and besides Mrs
Dexterity, Mrs. Fashionable and Mrs. Rev j. D. have
all got the kind and delighted with them so
says the agent Mr.. A., Of whom we got ours
The Sewing Machines invented 20 years ago. and
which could then he justly ranked drstclass,
comparatively VERY IMPRACTICAL and CaUDE to-day
too small and lack for power, and for
fence In turning the work some are noisy and run
hard some are difficult to keep in adjustment and
change from grade Of work to another refuse
TO glazed goods and Nearly all refuse
common quality Of thread and the shuttle bobbins in
the Family Machines are far too SMALL while the
heavy OF manufacturing Machines are unfit for fine
work, and noisy complicated and hard running
AS to actually kill every operator who attempts to
them continuously for a few months by foot power,
and every who Is so insane TO allow his wife
daughter 10 such machines, deserves place in the
lunatic asylum. And yet, the old sewing machine
manufacturers making, practically the same thing
to-day that they In 1850, with very little improve
ment, and will continue In tho old track while their
agencies, extensive christendom, sell the
chimes to parties who buy because else has
bought them. Examine and test the machines your
ss and get that you will not want to exchange.
I. p. CHENEY, Agent.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03

This Office is well supplied with material
for the execution Of any kind of Printing
that may be wanted in this part of the coun-
try. A good assortment Of Cards, Papers,
and Envelopes of all kinds are kept in stock.
Competent aud careful worEmen are en-.
ployed, and every effort made to please our
Customers in promptness, quality Of work,
and prices,
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have been verified. As for Justice, she took
her usual enlightened view Of the whole al-
fair. The ring.robbery assumed a new com
plexion the moment Mara had undergone a
previous conviction for felony. She was com.
mitted for trial, and found guilty The
judge, an equitable man, learned and phleg-
matte, pointed out to her how grevious was
her crime in forcing access to an honest gen.
tleman's affections and home under an ASSUME
ed name, and by stories which he presumed
had been false. He was very much afraid
that she had abused her fraudulently. obtain
ed position, to carry on an organized system
of robberies in partnership with her former
associates, and that this ring theft, which had
been providentially brought home to her, was
but one of many such undetected. He end
ed by sentencing her to ten years penal SER
vitude, as an "habitual criminal"
Arthur Halsey was not present at his
wife's trial lie had broken down a few
days previously under brain-fever. | was l
who defended Mara and, when sentence
had been pronounced, held out my hand to
her over the dock.spikes and said 81 know
you are innocent aud so does Arthur. God
bless you We shall devote our lives to
discovering the truth and righting you"
She answered, pressing my hand between
both Of hers, "Comfort Arthur, and kiss Ma.
IA for me. But do not try to discover my
secret, dearest friend. You will all learn it
when we meet in heaven"
Her calm resignation since her commit
ment for trial, and during the trial itself, had
surprised me. 1t seemed as though, now Ar
thur knew who she was, a load had been re-
moved from her conscience almost too heavy
to bear, She was no longer the same woman.
She betrayed fortitude that was amazing
in creature SO frail and, as | walked sad
ly home to Halsey's sick bed after the trial
which had widowed him, | asked myself,
"What terrible secret can there be buried in
this afflicted Woman's soul ?"
We had both of us repeated the question
until our brains reeled, and our hearts were
crushed and it was from piteous inability
to unravel it, from inability to seize the jus.
tifcation which he knew must be somewhere
within his reach, if he could only discover
the veil which cloaked it, that Halsey had
succumbed. In the delirium Of his fever he
cried, addressing me by my name ? "Have
you got the clew 1t must be among those
papers Read them all again, and more
carefully this time !"
The papers he meant were the newspaper