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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30
Tax Collectors Sale.
j. C. Head, Tax Collector, :

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Unknown rarity NO. ~ " IA
Percy Baker, curator az noe.
DY virtue of the authority conler1
d red on me by law I have seized.
by recording in the Recorders ofllce
Of Booster parish, and will proceed 10
sell at public auction, to the last x3h
highest bidder, at the Court h0uke
door. in the town OF Bellevue, within
the legal hours Of Sheriff7s sale, on
Thursday, May It'll, 1874, the III
lowing described hand, to-wit: $50
Fractional north half of southwest
quarter and lots three and fouf.aef
section six. lot four of section eigh~
teen. lot 2 dissection thirty-one, west
halfof northeast quarter and NORTH
west quarter of section 2, north hafOf
southwest quarter Of section niney
northwest quarter of southwest quar-
ter of section fourteen, lots l 2, 81
and southeast quarter Of southwest
quarter of section eighteen, iio1th
half OF southwest quarter, southeaes
quarter OF northwest quarter, sIoaS
one, three and four Of section nine
Ieen lots = :, anu t soas sa n aa,,. 8
| southeast QuArterW SecuOn ~, S0ubR.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30
TAX COLLECTORS SALE.
j. C. Head, Tax Collector,

Unknown Party. No. "a.
Percy Baker, curator ad hoe.
DY virtue of the authority CONFER
- red on me by law, have seized.
byrecording in the Recorders Office
of Bossier parish. and will proceed to
sell at public auction. to the last and
highest bidder. at the Court house
door, in the town Of Bellevue within
the legal hours Of Sh-riffss sale, on
Thursday. May 9TH. 1874. the fol-
lowing described land, to wit:
Southeast quarter of section two,
north half Of northeast quarter of sec
tiop four; south half of southeast
quarter Of section five: southeast
quarter and east half of northeast
quarter, east hat of southwest quarter.
southwest quarter ofnorthwest quarter
of section nine; southwest quarter of
section ten; west half of southwest
quarter, southeast quarter of north
west qua rter and northwest quarter oil
northeast quarter of section fourteen;
north half of southwest quarter, south
west quarter Of southwest quarter and
southeast quarter Of southeast quarter
Of section fifteen; east half of west
half of south half and northeast quarter
of southeast quarter of north half Of
!, northeast quarter of section sixteen
northeast quarter of section seventeen
| southwest quarter of section nineteen:
southeast quarter of southeast quartz
of section twenty; south half and north
east quarter Of southwest quarter an,
south half Of southeast quarter, sectiol
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30

Harvard College, checked the
notion it is invited to philoso-
phiZe and act on~the subjects
of temperance and labor it is
asked to engage in furnishing
religion to the people of the
country. Some of these meas
ures, too, are not in the nature
of rank heresy. But where will
all this end 2 Only a few years
ago Government was unused
to most of these things. 1T
had a Post>office, and this was
the most notable departure
from the simplicity OF the
operations of an active Gov
eminent. The dividing line is
again not easy to draw, but it
must be drawn. The prevail
ing command to Government
by the people who make it
skould he "ThOu shalt nOt.''
The "works of necessity and
mercy" which are permissible
on the Sabbath-day are not
more difficult to define than
what Government may and
may not do. Opinions must
always vary as to the proper
locality of such walls of parts
ton. If we continue to move
the wall at the rate we have
been doing for Il dozen years,
the simplicity and democracy
ofthe fathers will have utterly
disappeared. It would have
aid the men who fix the policy
of our Government if they
would invariably apply the
test of a single rule to the pro
position that Government shall
embark in any snch scheme
or enterprise as those indicated
above. Government ought no
10 do what can be done with
q out the aid of Government. /
is not merely an immens
q business corporation, aiming
n to build up itself. 1t is no
r. organized specially to bel
r. itself. 1t is not institute
It even to help the people.
it seeks to enable the people
5, help themselves. The va
1t UNNECESSARILY fostered th
: evil tendency toward doing te
Is much. CHANGING at the diffe
81 ence between 1860 and 1877
K it is evidently time to call
Is halt.
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H.alt,

Halt.
The tendency is toward Gov
doing too much. says |
the Cincinnati Enquirer. There
is indisputably occasion for
calling a halt. The tunnamen-
tai idea Of our Government is
to exalt the individual and
keep Government quiet. Let
the individual be as active as
possible. Help the individual
to nothing to which he can
help himself, and refrain from
helping him to many things to
which ho can not help himself,
even though they may seem
to be necessary. The line of
demarkation is not easy to
determine, it is true, but that
the proneness is to overstep
the proper limit there can be
no doubt. From the smallest
city to the National Govern>
ment this drift is apparent.
The fact is worthy of serious
attention, not SO much, cer>
tainly not more because of the
excuses which are, as because
of the excuses which will be
if we continue to float for the
next decade or generation in
the direction we have taken fo1
the last ten years. In GU
cities the era of Government
parks, Of costly Government
nignWays'ol 'fovernment oa'hs
in some cases OF Govesnmen
houses Of prostitution, of Gov
eminent universities, extern
'slons OF the common scnoo
principle OF government 81
nioitlons, OF government nal
ways, ct cetera,. mas daWne'
II IS only a lew years sine
sucn q stare ol things was III
known. NO least among u
evils accompanying this tent
ency IN the system OF "commis
slons' Wnlcn mas seemed 10
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30
TAX COLLECTORS SALE.
j. G.. Head, Tax Collector,
Unknown Party, No. %.

Unknown Party, No. %.
Percy Baker, curator ad hoe.
DY virtue of the authority confer
ID red on me by law, / have seized.
by recording in the Recorders Office
Of Bossier parish. and will proceed to
sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder. at the Court house
door. in the town Of Bellevue. within
the legal hours If Sheriff's sale, on
Thursday, May 9TH, 1874, the fol-
lowing described, land. to-wit:
Southeast quarter Of section twenty
six; northwest quarter Of section thirty
FIVE, township eighteen. range eleveg,
containing three hundred and twenty
acres.
Sold to pay taxes dM on said land
for one year. per tableaaof assessment
for 1873.
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
j. G.. HEAD,
Tax Collector,
Bellevue, La, April 25, 1874.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30
TAX COLLECTORS SALE.
j. G.. Head, Tax Collector.

TAX COLLECTORS SALE.
J. G.. Head, Tax Collector.
Unknown Party. No. %.
Percy Baker. curator ad hoe.
DY virtue Of the authority confer
ID red on me by law, have seized.
by recording in the Recorders office
Of Bossier parish, and will proceed to
sell at public auction. TO the last and
highest bidder. at the Court house
dn6r. in the town Of Bellevue. within
the legal hours of Sheriff's sale. on
Thursday, May 9TH. 1874, the fol-
lowing described land, to wit:
Fractional section thirty six, east of
Red river, township nineteen, range
fourteen, being lots one. two, three
and four, and four hundred and seven
ty six acres in section thirty-two, moi
described by numbers. township nine
teen, of range thirteen. containing sill
hundred and sixty eight acres.
Sold to pay taxes due on said land
for one year, per tableau of assessment
for 1873.
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
}. G.. HEAD
TaxCollectofss
Bellevue. La, April 25. 1874.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, through
Senator johnson, has petitioned
congress for the removal of bis po-
litical disabilities. His petition
states that he graduated from
West Point in 1856, and served
on the frontiers of Texas. During
this service he was twice published
by Gen. Scott in general orders
for gallantry in battle, and was Sc
verely wounded in an encounter
with the Indians. He further
says: II resigned my commits.
sion in the United States army in
1861, being at the time on duty as
instructor of cavalry at West
Point. My f Their, s. S. Lee. oil
the navy, and my uncle, r. E.
Lee, of the army, had previously
resigned. My resignation was
duly accepted by the war depart
ment, (hefore I accepted Other
SERVICE which placed me upor
the, basis of any other citizen O.
Virginia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-04-30

Governor Dix, of New York, in
a Special Message to the Legisla-
ture, proposes that that body do
something to prevent Congress
from increasing the circulating
medium. The Governor is so old
that he has forgotten that New
York is not now the United
States, and that it has less than
one-eighth of the people. Who
at Washington cares what the
Legislature of New York thinks
on the question: We have legis
lated for New York interests long
enough, and propose to have
something done for the West and
South.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21
Pawnee Rock.

In western annals, certain places, unim-
portant in themselves, have gained large
Importance and wide celebrity from their
associations. Such place was Pawnee
Rock. Though only landmark of the
plains, cluster of reddish -colored rocks in
a bluff on the north side of the Arkansas,
it was famous place so lately as three or
four years ago. All frontiersmen and
Indians knew it well. It had witnessed
many council, many treaty and "swap"
many a gathering of the clans while yet
encroachments Of the white man were far
to the eastward. 1t occupied the same
necessary place in Indian and frontier
affairs which q country town or commercial
centre might in civilization, and finally
became endowed with semi-sacredness in
savage eyes. AS place where moment
Gus negotiations were carried OH, and sol
emn compacts made, this red landmark ON
the western plains is entitled to more con-
sideration than Penn's Oak, and probably
has stranger history, almost forgotten.
1t is strange to reflect that the history of
Pawnee Rock is now merged in the
stranger history of the wonderful ad-
vance of civilization. Only few days
since, the quarter section upon which it
stands was turned into farm. Not by q
frontiersman who knows anything of its
history, but, as though the extremes of
birth and education should meet upon the
scene of savage camps and councils, by
Swedish gentleman named Eric Norburg,
one of the old Bishop Hill colony, of IL
linois, who purchased it from the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe r. r. Company
Barton county in which it is, is one of the
richest in western Kansas. People are
gathering around it upon all sides, and
soon it will likely be the nearest neighbor
to church or a school-house.
People who are fond of associations, and
who have some regard for that strange
history of race which is rapidly passing
away without record, except such as this,
will be glad to reflect that the famous land
mark is not a tree, or a mound, liable to
waste and decay, but rock, whose very
ponderous uselessness may perpetuate
tradition in the midst of the wheat-flelds
and vineyards which are destined soon to
come.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21
Old Hats.

The grotesque fancy of savages for the
cast-off habiliments Of civilized races is q
source of amusement to travellers the
world over. 1t is rare, however, that the
fancy rises to such passion for single
article as is exhibited among the Nico-
bar islanders. Young and old, chiefs and
subjects, in these "Summer Isles of Eden,"
alike endeavor to outvie each other in the
accumulation of old hats, priding them.
selves on the extent and variety of their
collections as other people do on their
wealth of gold or jewels Or works of art.
Curiously, second hand hats are most in
request, new ones being looked upon with
suspicion and disfavor.
The singular passion is taken advantage
of by the traders of Calcutta, who make
annual excursions to the Nicobars with
cargoes of old hats which they barter for
cocoanuts the principal production of the
islands. A good tall white hat with
black band fetches from fifty-five to sixty
five prime cocoanuts, sometimes more, as,
during the intense excitement which per-
vades the islands while the trade is going
on, fancy prices are often asked and OBJ
tanned. When the market closes, by the
exhaustion of the stock of hats for sale OF
cocoanuts to buy them with, the traders
usually land with cask or two Of rum,
and the entire population, clad in their
new possessions, with perhaps rag about
the loins in addition, celebrate the occasion
by getting thoroughly drunk.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21
Not Ashamed.

Justice M Lean, of Ohio heard minister
preach. He had been sceptic, and this
minister spoke to him in such a way as
convinced him of the truth of the Christian
religion. He was led to see how Christ
had died for him, and was born again. He
went home. He had hardly got there be-
fore he said "We are going to have
family prayer let us go into the drawing
room and pray together" "But," said his
wife, "there are four lawyers in thore !;
they have come to attend court. Let us
go to the kitchen to have prayers" Judge
M'Lean replied. cts the first time ev-
er invited the Lord into my house, and I
don't propose to invite him into the kitchen
by any means" He went into those law
yers, and said. "My friends, have found
out that Jesus died on the cross for me. l
have given myself to him, and now pro-
pose to invite him to my house. You
may do as you please stay or 60 But I
am now to make my first prayer in my own
house." They said they would like very
much TO stay, and did stay. From that day
Judge M'Lean lived consistent Christian
life, and died a Christian death. Hammond
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

tB- An Irishman, newly imported, made
application for work. On being asked il
he could hold the plow, Paddy said he
could do that or any thing else. He was
accordingly employed, and his master
went with him to the field to see him com
mence operations. 1t was soon found that
the Hibernian was new to his trade. m
"Did you not tell me, sir, that you
could hold the plowp"
"Arrah, be aisy now" said Pat, "how
the devil can howld the plow, an thin
two spalpeens ov horses draggin' it away
from meS Bud give II to me in the barn,
an be jabers, I'll how'd it wild anybody y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21
In Proportion.

The whole human figure should be six
times the length of the feet Whether the
form be slender Or plump, the rule holds
good any deviation from it is departure
from the highest beauty of proportion
The Greeks made all their statues accord
ing to this rule. The face, from the high
est point of the forehead where the hair be-
gins, to the chin, is one-tenth of the whole
stature. The hand, from the wrist to the
middle finger, is the same. From the top
of the chest to the highest point of the
forehead is the seventh. If the face, from
the roots of the hair to the chin, be divided
into three equal parts, the first division de-
termines the place where the eyebrows
meet, and the second the place of the nos
trils. Height from the feet to the top of
the head is the distance from the extremity
of the fingers when the arms are extended.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

TOIN G. SHATTO, Surgeon Dentist,
81 New Bloomfield, Perry co., Pa.
All kinds of Mechanical and Surgical Dentistry
done In the best manner and at reasonable
prices.
Robinson House, and opposite VIM. A. Sponsors
Law ofnce. 321y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21
r EwIs POTTER,

TAMES H. FERGUSON, Attorney.at-Law
J NEWPORT, PA
-Once-Market Street, near the Square. S5 6"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

OHARLES H. SMILEY. Attorney at Law.
" New Bloomfield, Perry Co. Pa.
n4- Office with G. A. Barnett Esq, next door
TO Mortlmer's store August 20, 1872
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

VXyM. A. SPONSLER, Attorney t.Law
w Ofiee-adioinlng his residence, on East
Main street, New Bloomfield, Perry CO., Pa. .--32 1y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

A M MARKEL, Attorney.at Law,
IA New Bloomfield, Perry county, Pa,
AS- Ofiice with Chas. A. Barnett, Esq, Centre
Square, adjoining Mortimers Store.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

eB- A beautiful thought is gracefully ex-
pressed by the Easton DispateA! ''How we
are sometimes repaid for a little care Sup
pose you take up from the, ground some
castaway rosebuds crush them into your
pocket, and when you get home put them
into water. Before long you will have full
blown flowers in place of the crushing they
received. So with some crushed souls
they have been neglected, insulted, spoiled,
abandoned, perhaps. Smile ON them,
encourage, help them-giye them some
ground stiIl to put faith in humanity, and
God will smile on you even more than if
you had preached sermon"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21
Professional Cards.

II L. JUNKIN, Attorney-at-Law.
ebe New Bloomfield, Perry CO., Pa.
As- onice-Next door to the residence ofJudge
Junkin. 45tf
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

OHAS. A. BARNETT, Attorney-at Law,
" New Bloomfield, Perry co., Pa.
"a 0Hiee-adj0 joining Mortimer StOre.-32ly
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

VXYM. N. sEIBERT, ,Attorney-at-Law,
w New Bloomfield, Perry co., Ia.
Bloomfield, 8 SSslv.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

WIN. NJ. sUTCH,
w ATT0RNEY-AT-LAW,
.- New Bloomfield, Perry CO., Pa.
So Oniee-Two doors West OF r. Mortimer
6tore-371y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

II BAILY, Attorney at Law,
Oe New Bloomfield Perry Co., Pa
AS- Office opposite the Court House, and two
doors east Of the Perry County Bank
Refers to b. McIntire Esq. June q, 1871.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

OHAS. j. 7, McINTIRE, AttOrney-at-Law
~ New Bloomfield, Perry co., Pa.
17- All professional business promptly andfaith
fully attended to.-321y.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-21

r EwIs POTTER, NOTARY PUBLIC, New Bloom.
IL field, Perry Co., Pa. tara .rrIrs
Deeds, Bonds, Mortgages and Leases carefully
prepared and acknowledgements taken. An
kinds OF Pension and Bounty papers drawn and
certified, will also take depOsitiOns to be reid in
any court in the United States. 7101yh
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24
The YOnng Girl Tells Mrs. T..

While this young lady was ut school,
she did inform friend Of Mrs. Tilton's
Mrs. p of the stories of the family rela-
tionS. These stories were written from
Brooklyn and came to the knowledge Of
my friends, creating an impression upon
their minds unfuvOTablc to Mr.. Triton,
and which might possibly lead to the re-
opening of the scandal | therefore took
pains to trace them back, and found that
they came from Mrs. F., TO whom the
school girl had told them. therefore
called upon Tilton and asked if these
stories could not be stopped. Soon after
wards he produced to me letter, dated
the 9Th ST November, 1872, written by
Mrs. Til,on, with note to IN" on the
back thereof to disabuSe Mrs. p. mind
a. I, this Girl disclosures
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24

could not accede TO this request be-
cause / had pledged myself to Beecher
that her retraction, on the one side. and
her confession to Tilton on the other,
which are the papers she referred TO as
"My letter which you have and the one
gave Mr.. Beecher," should not be given
up, but should be held for the protection
of either rs against the other.
/ learned, in nv interview with
Beecher on the lst of January, 1871, that
had been told by his wife and Others that
Mrs. Tilton desired a separation from
her husband on the grounds of his sup
posed infldelities to-her, and that Mrs.
Tilton had applied to Mrs. Beeeher for
advice upon the subject. This being the
first had heard of any asserted infidelity
of Tilton TO his VOWS, either the next day
or the second day after, asked Mrs. Til
ton if il were SO. and if she had ever de-
sired a separation from her husband on
that or any other account, wishing to as
sure myself of the facts upon which | was
to act as mediator and arbitrator between
the parties. She stated TO ME that she
had not desired separation from her
husband, but that application had been
made to Mr.. and Mrs. Beechcr, through
her mother, upon her own responsibility,
to bring ii about, and on the 4th of JAN
uary she sent the two following letters
which, although dated January 1, 1870
was actually written January 4, 1871,
and dated 1870, as Is a common enough
mistake BY most persons at the beginning
Of a new year
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24
Bpeeher to M0uIton.
SATURDAY, September 80, 1871,

Ny DEAR FRrEND'-I feel bad not Z"
meet YOU. Ny heart warns 10 you. and
YOU might have known that | should BE-
here if YOU loved me p much a / do
YOU. Well, its an inconsistent world
Soberlv. | should b. glad 10 have YOU
see how hearty am. ready for work and
hoping for bright year. have liter
allv dsne nothing for three months, but
have gone 70 gras.. Thing seem almost
strange, to come back among men and
sec business going on in earnest. | will
De here on Monday st 10 AN. am. my
dear Frank, truly and gratefully your-.
rSignedl Henry WAKD BEEcHEE.
| had seen and known Mr.. Tilton
we'll and kindly, on my part, and / be-
lieved wholly 80 on her. and had never
known, Or suspected. or seen any exhibit
ton of inharmony between her and her
nus band. and Of course ! had no -lspi-
cion Of infdelity upon part Of either
toward. the other and the fret intimation
Of il which came 10 me VA, in the cIh.-
bition IF her original confession. The
first communication | had from Mn.
Tilton after had read her confession,
was on the mex; morning, 3lst Of Deem
her 1870. A. follows
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-24
Mr.. II. TO Mrs. Morse.

DEAR MADAM-I should be very sOr-
" to have you think had no interest in
your troubles. Ny course toward YOU
hitherto should satisfy YOU that l have
sympathized with Your distress; but Mrs..
Beecher and I, after full consideration.
arr Of one mind-that under the present
circumstances the greatest kindness 10
YOU and to all will be, in so far as VIC are
concerned. to leave 10 time the rsctitcs-