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No. 1927 AN ACT

No. 102 AN ACT
Giving authority to the judges of the Die :
trict Courts to try at chambers rule upon
defaulting tax collectors and their sure
ties, and fixing the duties of District
Judges relative to the same
Section |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the judges of the several district courts
of the State, outside of the parish of Orleans,
shall have authority to try at chambers rule
upon any delinquent or defaulting tax col
lector and his sureties within their respec-
tive districts, rs now provided by State law.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, &c, That
it shall be the duty of the several district
judges upon the application of the district
attorney of their respective districts. within
ten days from such application, to proceed
to the courthouse of any parish within their
respective districts, in which rule may be
pending as above provided, aud in a sum-
mary manner try and determine the same.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, &c. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage
(Signed) CHAS. w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signed.l G. G. ANTOINE,
1t. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved June 3, 1873
tSigned WIN. p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
PIG. DEsLoNDE, Secretary of State
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~ 10 JOINT RESOLUTION
Relative to quieting certain titles
United States lands.

Relative TO quoting certain titles to
United States lands.
Whereas, A very large number of
the people of the State of Louisiana
have settled in good faith upon the
lands east of the Mississippi river,
south of the Bayou Manchac, west OF
the Amite river, north of New river,
situated in the parishes of Livingston
and Ascension, believing said lands
20 belong to the government of the
United States; and
Whereas, These lands have been
greatly improved by the actual set
tiers thereon; and
whereas, These lands owe by as
sessment large sums of money to the
State and parishes of Livingston and
Ascension, assessed in the names OF
the parties claiming thereto under
the Houmas grant. held adversely
TO the United States Government :
therefore,
BE it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives ofthe State
of Louisiana in General Assembly
convened, That our Senators are in
structed and our Representatives in
Congress are requested to have an
act passed by Congress that will ena-
bic the actual settlers on the above
described lands to get titles thereto.
tSigned) G. w. LOWELL.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
lSlgned) G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Gov. and President Of Senate.
Approved June 3, 1873.
(Signedl W.P. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
PIG. DEsLoNDE, Sec'y of State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-07-26
No. 1851 AN ACT

No. los. AN ACT
To repeal an act No. "a approved
March 2, 1861, entitled ap An Act
to incorporate Amite City, in the
parish of st. Helena, and all the
amendments thereto. and to repeal
act No. 203. approved 3Ist October.
1865, entitled An Act supplemental
to an act to Incorporate Amite City,
in the parish of ST. Helena, and all
amendments thereto.
Section 1. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representative
of the State of Louisiana in General
Assembly convened, That act No. 81,
approved 9TH March, 1861. entitled an
act TO incorporate Amite City. in the
parish of st. Helena, and the amend
ments thereto, and act No. DOB, APP
proved 3lst October, 1868, entitled An
Act supplemental to all act to incorpo-
rate .Amite city, in parish of St. Hele-
ma, and all amendments thereto be and
the same Is hereby repealed:
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
(Signed) G. w. LOWELL.
Speaker Of the House Representatives.
(Signed) c. c. ANTOINE,
Lit. Gov. and President of the Senate.
Approved june 10. 1873.
(Signed) w. p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. @. DEsLoNDE, Sec'y of State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-07-26
TAX COLLECTORS SALE,
j. c. Head, Tax Collector,
VS..
T. j. Law.


T. j. Lay.
pyvir of the authority conferred on
ID me by law, have seized by recording
in the Recorders Office of Bossier parish.
Louisian1, according to law, and will pro
coed to sell, at public auction, To the last
and highest bidder, at the Court house door
in the town of Bellevue, La, within the
legal hours for Sheriff s sales, on Friday,
August LIST, 1873, the following describ,
ed land, 10 wit:
The southwest quarter of section thirty,
and west half of northwest quarter OF sec.
ton twenty-five, township twenty, range
twelve, Northwest Louisiana, containing
2i0 acres.
Sold to pay State and parish taxes due by
Thomas j. Lay, on tableau of 1872, and
cost.
Terms of Sale-Cast.
j c. HEAD,
Tax Collector.
Bellevue, July 10, 1873.
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An ACT
No.lO3l

To create, locate, make and open for travel
new public road ON the eastern side of
the Bayou Teche, parish of st. Mary, and
TO provide for making the same
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana in Genera. Assembly convened,
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Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20
HAVE IDEAS OF YOUR OWN,

When a person does his or her best to
please another, sometimes sacrificing i'll
clfnations small and great, and counting
it pleasure to do so; to be blamed. sus-
peeted, or tainted, even in little hints,
is discOuragiIfg, silsl strains loving for
bearance to a a(tamgefous extent raE ri
No one can strive, and strive always
in vain, to please, without giving up
after q while and resolving to, please
humber one and see if that will work
better ''Hsi' "'i q sF7''s' - '' 'l'i''
1t may be treason to sayiit, but truth
founded lonobseryation eompels the corr
elusion that he or she who, ,liyes ,truest
to himself or herself with Independence,
to Disregard the opinions and wishes of
Others, is sure to please oftener than those
who ever strive to win the APPRECIATION
of Others by twisting, turning and often
warping their own Inner, Consciousness
and individuality. - i'4'i i,'''. = 3'''' 7
] Nothing is greater stupidity than the
idea, of aiwavs Agreeing With everybody
for tile sake of pleasing. =. He thinks
SO and so of certain things, and although
Il differed, / miist not Indulge that off
ference Of opinion to Settle upon me,
else it may cause trouble Is too com
mon reasoning among women, - ~
3 Have opinions of your own which
you are ever ready to, improve upon, and
then live trtie. to them whether people
like you or not 1t is tile only way to
make and keep frieifds who are worth
having. 'D' - ~ - ''-'', -,
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20
SEEKING coMPLImENrs.


One of the. inconsistencies of human
nature is displayed By people who are
Never satisfied Until they know Just what
opinion others have of them, aud then
after finding out are angry and ready
to quarrel with those who do not hap
pen to fancy their particular style in AL
Ii one seeks to crafty intense curiosi-
ty, one should be grateful 60 those who
indulgeand respond to ones solicitations
and not be vexed because all the world
of people are not constituted with the
SAME mind, remiirored after ones own.
Seeking compliments and food for in
satiable vanity, although weak, is more
innotent than prying into other peoples
affairs to obtain material for gossip.
There are those who are SO delighted
with themselves that they never find
time to meddle with what does not con-
Germ them. 90" - =, - 49,. :. ''.' y
I One would think that after. twenty or
thirty, years devotion to self, people
would become; better acquainted With
themselves than they no. 1'{ ''' - - f..-t5 :
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self With sending the others in his stead. =.
q 'rFine feliowt1, just like hin." NUT.
tered thesic Ptaiiit; forgettihg chat eflesi2
only knew iiliss namesake,sthnenghajMf jMfem
Mr. Jerry s. reports, ii 4is asft ri suIyew
So, rs / said, Donald, Floy. had 4 de-.
lightfnl time. They went ont With the
Captain and NIr.fJerrv sins;t 'saii-boat;7o %
and they playe,homthesbeach. .fantb tMilEik
Il famous ,sfort; and they, atlmiTsd The -
captains improvements, especially his, =
pet fowls, and his gentle COW, aud tile
horses. In short, thew were altogether q
sorry when the day drew to IL eioseas aeisD
.'We will have another visit before -
long; see if we don't, little folks!' said
Captain Todd, as he kissed them good
byl Sand tell that brother of yionrs, as 4
he won't meandi seeIlnle, shah just
go and look after him one of these days.,
| The captain WAS as good as his word,
for I've appeared in Sutton on the next
week, and he proved a friend in iicei.
| Mr. Feltdn WAS fast Ealing ;ana no ~
Friendly kindness could prelong hisilife.te
But his last hours were .cheered by, the 4
lcomforting assurance that the dear ones
whom he was leaving shou1d iibtlwanta a
| friendP afno- tlagG1Ea an ,fsT9dmesu
/ Ernest is far more familiar now With.
| the beach and recky shore at ,Ellport, :.
| than he was in his infant days, for he
spends good part of his time there in.
| his vacaJions.i - q T4ii'&lei@ afi7 la5eh1H'
| The captain is very proud of his boyis,A
| standing in college, and very, happy oiu.7
| the days when he has him at home,
cruising about with him in his 'bodt,,o oit'
Fishing off the rocks Nstrying to brewn1
him up IA little, n as he says wnn bnrial
| Donald goes with them, most nj ways;4
for all the Fentons, live with the captain
now. 'rhe "orphan niece" promised to =
keep house for some one else; and 9tlieIi
4 tfs,,, tnit las,l rp1
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20

it, while the signature was given with
ont prejudice. The weekly volume of
newspaper exchanges has in its social
poetry, no less than in its social prose
many suggestive idea, an ingenious
conception, or interesting narrative,
that, while slovenly, obscure, or the re-
verse of artistic in its original present.
ment, needs only careful revision to
make it appreciable. If the first wri-
ters thereof can have their work of inn
perfection or haste SO revised without
discreiit of their utmost claims of au-
thorship, and thus commended to wider
reading and approval than before, they
surely have no great reason for feeling
aggrieved. The matter challenges this
much comment because, as already
stated. so many of the newspaper verses
given in the ''Social Studies" are kind
ly meant revisions. Their merits of
matter are esteemed worth the pains of
correcting their occasionally defective
manner, as in the case of the character
istic social sketch of t.Mrs. Addie," of
Nevada. Since, however, the bard of
the Reese River Repeitle is anxious to be
literally transcribed, and III view of the
wide publicity of his efftlsion in ques-
ton, there may be quoted from his
Gainesville epistle description of "a
court-room in a new county in mining
untry''-supposably the primitive
temple of justice in which she of the
''tip tilted nose" achieved her legal de-
iiverance from Mr.. sfAddie 50" 4 single
roonl-50 feet by 80 feet-witll the door
at one end, the judges desk at the other !;
and railing fenceacross the room, from
side to side, about two-thirds distance
from the door 10 the judges desk. In-
side this fence are the clerks table, one
or two other tables, all OF stained pine
wood; several common low backed arm
chairs, and two lines of high-backed
benches one side of the room for the
jury; on the other side of the room, in
side the fence, several other benches for
witnesses and distinguished loafers. All
this is OH the level of the same floor, ex-
cept the judges desk, which is raised
about eigh.een inches, and is made TO
resemble a very common sort of OLD
fashioned Methodist pulpit, The por-
tiOn of the room between the fence and
door is occupied by two heating stoves
and such spectators as may from time TO
time walk in and out, or sGand a few
moments to watch the parties inside the
fence. There are no seats outside the
fence. In the area outside this fence
there is often, in interesting cases on
trial, not room to stand owing to the
crowd of miners who work in the mines
for eight hours during the night, and
who thereby have part of the day for
leisure after sleeping few hours. Many
of these miners are originals IN their
way of Thought, speech, and action flaN-
ing left home and mother influences in
| early life, to be Knocked across tte con-
| rounded, rolled and eroded into shape
hv tha fnren of rIIde ~ rsiI m ta r1aeS ard
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20


Man Is no better than a leaf driven by
the wind until he has completely mas
tered Ills great, lonely duties. If'hehas
no habit OF retiring FROM all that is
worldly, and of conversing face to face
with his inner man, il he does not draw
upon his soul .tthe powers of the world
to coIne,"' then no IS no man yet he has
not found the life. Of man., nor the
strength OF man he isa, poor, unhappy
n,au, sporting only with shadows, and
afFrightea before the real and the eternal,
house, Bit 1t fsmt up, and he lives out
side Nth fiis, ,fcllow cattle; thelinsiae is
wholly unknown to him, and he has lived
outside So long that he Is afraid Of the
inside, Think, my good brothers and
sisters, of the, great, high, serene world,
In which you might live ami move and
have your being. 49,
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20
ABOU hen BUTLER.

Some genius Ought to be eapohiZestfor his H.
deity to the original poem, aid also the subject
OF this article: 's. iN' 'ef 20 e.-i =
A BOU Ben Butler tOf 'back pay increase'')
"A AwOke one night TO think whom he might
And ss SAN Within his room, where sl,oneJ the
As bright as--hem! curse similes!-a spoon,
A demon writing ia "A book Of geld.
Exceeding brass had made Ben Butler bold,
A MI to the goblin in the room he said
"What wrtsst tliou?', The ispecter coc<od lis
head,
And with Il slunt, egregiously uncivil,
Answered. ''rlie names OF those who serve te
devnv6f tfttW IVA
sand is mine one:" said fI;utier. "'ri- not
here"
Re llied the Demon. Butler ~ ralehed his ear
Aud looked askew, and said, siWell. Colby, then,
Write me As one who always goes fer Hem FL 1
The demon wrote aud vanished. The next night
Ii came again in sulphurous light,
And 5hOwed their n;tIneS who served Oidt Nlck
hest - - 80 = u
And 10! Ben Butler'siname led III! the rest.
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20

Y TITLE, tho my life may he,
IL Yet it is mine own; %
Everything hear or see
l. for me alone.
Music hoating very near
Light OF moon or star
just because see ami hear,
Are the things they are! .l.,t,.
Every life, il viewed us such, .,.
Is miracle; l4sr D. '' ~
Something nobOdy can touch, /t.I
Yet a touch can Kill
Something zone can define.
Yet, whileitime endurcs. 20 8 Il 4JH
What have is only mine. .,
Neverca be yours. % f.f3' 4-'
Very weak and very small
You may deem the whole;
But il is the all in all
OF q deathless soul. .-.....
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dered home. Her husbands ''heart
trusteth in her. and to the sick aud
afflicted she delights to minister; but
when others wonld give the stimulating
draught she puts it away with shud,ler.
Though ''reviving, at the last lit
stingeth like a serpent and biteth like an
adder -
Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20
SAGE.RRUSE1 JUSTICE.

Some weeks ago there was revised for
these columns. from the Reese River
Receitle. under special caption of "'fhe
Spouse of Sorrow" and subtitle Of
"After Divorce,''-an amusing and
characteristic -genre-sketcll in verse of
one of the social aspects of mining life
in Nevada, beginning-
p Mrs; AdIie was stout-adipo9e. ......
With Tennyson- -tip-tilted nose;
And she came into court
With u sort OF cavort, .-.-..--.
And countenance red as rose;
and going on to describe the airy and
florid lady's triumphant divorce, and
the noble miners dialectical comments
thereupon. In It's original form the po-
EN- labored under certain metrical cru-
dities and Objectionable mining express
siOnS, which must nave excluded it
from civilized literary notice and fur
ther circulation had they not been SO
emended and modified here rs to obvi-
ate their detr;ction from the social and
historical merits OF the production.
Hence the careful version of ''Mrs. Adj
pies" poetical celebration--as, necessar-
| lily, in the cases of Il majority of the fll-
gitive newspaper verses presented here
from time to time--at which DIR. j. w.
Gally, of Nevada (who, us the '.Single-
line" of the Reoeute, was duly credited
tn the revisiOnary transcriptiOn)
takes exception in Il long letter to the
gainesville Signal. Noting the latter
papers quotation OF the verse
in common with numerous
other Journals, the gentleman in Neva-
da protests that they are what he is
pleased to term ''mere crippled ghost
of the original" Which he submits tc
the ONO editor for vindicatory republi-
cation. For reasons already indicated
this "originar' cannot be reproduced
here: but it may be alleged. in justilica
tion of the revised version, that the gen
eral prosody, ideas. and--so far rs prac
ticable--the esst initial phraseology o
the author, We're carefully retained IL
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14s5zsa
q EWHH Is evening, in a. ee 1T aiiI slargei
Il NS village, ''nameless here for ev-
FAY ermore, y there is 10 be a gelI-
s%A = uine oId-fasliioned Wedding,
to which neighbors and friends .fDr.
miles il round are to be Invited. For
days, Mrs. DIR. Prescott has been in a
fever OF preparation ; and to7night comes
the crisis, to be followed by exhaustion
and slow convalcscence before the
family system regains its heal fhful tong.
Pearl Prescott is. being draped and
wreathcd with soft, flowing lace and
trOst-white blossoms, out from which
her cheeks and eyes gleam like the sloe
aud sumach berries in the snow.
Just to keep up your spirits, DEAR"
SAYS Mrs. Prescott, putting Il goblet to
the pretty lips. sit is so reviving!"
And much ''revIved." Pearl looks at
herself in the mirror, she can see
the elegant flow of the veil and the filiny
folds OF her dress, and pronounces her
self satisfied with the general effect.
''rhen Wen go down. Mr.. Clifton
wood is waiting. Your gloves. DO you
feel faint, daughter? Perhaps but,
no-on the whole, think you've had
enough. 1t might go to your head
Comet" And Mrs Prescott btlzzes
about her daughter like an ieuergeti,
honey-bec about a bright clover-blossom
but Pearl takes. it all as a.. matter o
curse, and is not discounted by heI
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And where shall we find it now O Wherei
Echoes says-"W herc2" it-ffF 2.
s% Sow the ;qHq Wi[ein ats Tnesa tqOr,
Aud the sombre side of her life is viewed;
Yes,-plaeidiy viewed.
The 'auld wife" is thoughtful; once She was
Forlife's early pleasures have passed away; ,.. M
Alas! they were too evaneScent to stay
..s Evanescent were they! I,a ,..l 4...-
And the "aud wife, sits in her easy chair. ''r
Aud she knows that her stay is transient here;
She looks at the autumn leaf, withered and sere,
All withered and scre- -f.. s,,f
An emblem of self She saceepts the kind
Aud matter and spirit both forward and reach
While She for Gods grace 20 srhhatit,is beseech-
Earnestly beseeching. a- ....
She's wreck! No aid ifrom below can repair
shekpows that the world sPes,rskrcady to spare
She prays that the Wise Father will kindly pre-
pare her -
Togo,-wilI prepare her.
But she bidcth her time.-she waiteth her
call,
TulOa every huplspf.tt rs a0a sgallaall.
And iGiirmltIes come like u crowd-One ami
all,
-. A crowd,-one and all! -a
stern, NIture's decrees writes decay on all
here,
But nsT sTaSs next state iQG hsisgsz g xlsgshe is
Both body and soul will be blooming and fair,
ffes,sFsPsl99ogmins sss9g ana 4 falr;; 9r;;,s ssssa
THE "AULD HUSBAND"
On the s'gutIe anld', husbands benevolent face
The kindred wrinkles have tound them place,
And they're eonih[go on yet, like aconquerins
And deeper and longer their channels will
grow.
Aud @ac6S u ts yoatSrSl FiHsf 5dS . -
The bright eye that sparkled beams dimly now
And the strong arm deals but u feeble blow.
But the waning "auld husband and totterinG
''wiie,"
While making tosether + the journey of life,
Have joyed and have sorrowed through .sun
shine and shade,
And strengthened erh.pther by mutual aid1g I
And fsvaIiie the twos pilgrims their way nav,
been vending.
Their souls. their whole being, in harmon,
blending, -a{ fs, .4t..F
An observer might say il " as plain to his view
That the wrinkles meanwhile had kept compa
ny too. ,.i
Yet so slowly were each or attractions bereft,
And so countless the number of those that wer
That the fond eye of love could never perceive
When the glowing attractions Of youth too
Now peacefully onward their way they ar
SPEEDING,
Kind Heaven alone will hestoW what they II
needing;
Nor crave they the pitying smile ofanoti!er. 4
Since ''auld husband aud wife, are the world t
each other. 7F--i
With heart and hand joined, they pass DOWN ia
hill; $50 ~ g.
And the love of their youth, it clings to thei
still; @
Soon they sleep at its foot, but the flame diet
never;
In Heaven twill burn bright, brighter forever
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Yet the Saudi wife, once was young and fair,
A nj the glow afbeilsity and lIloolil W MS there;
And where shall we find it nowr O wherer
Echoes says-HW herc?D ft-=f1-
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z sEfEi I7ItE fR.s1 3 "a Its<1 lti 41s5 OIL
CHILDREN'S q COLUMN,
TTTITIT- -7IT J
Captain Todd's Namesake

If HRdi -s---n a9fs Hi8
e--eai f5ys BY Il. Il. So 78J 5.zl -
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y So Reyiving,,>

BY MARY +. WATERBURY,.