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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12
ssThOsc Race Horse men,"

Mrs. Crocker, of Detroit, loves &c
read a daily paper. She begins al
the name and reads to the last line on
the fourth page, skipping nothing.
She hasn't a first class college educa-
ton, but it is seldom that any thing
printed in the papers is too much for
her. She got "stuck" the other day,
however, and this is how it happened /:
There was report of horse race, and
she began to read it. She got down
to where it said John Jay names g. g.
Dick and she unused:
"lie>uames g. g., does he2 Now,
what in the world is q g. g.? Pve
been to races several times, and 1 nev-
er saw G. g, around there.
She puzzled over it until old Mr..
Thompson cameover TO borrow a few
clOthes-pins, and she asked him what
it could mean.
"JOhn Jay names g. g." he unused.
"Why, that's as plain as day. He
named a gray goat, of course, and the
name of that gray goat is Nick"
"What is goat doing at a horse
race? asked Mrs. Croker
81 don't know" he replied !; "but
John had one there, sure's your born.
She took the paper and read that
James Thomas named b. IN. "Trouba.
dOur," and she wanted to know what
ON earth that meant.
"That means-that MEANS" he re-
piled, scratching his head. THAT means
that james Thomas has his big mule
there, and that his big mule was named
Troubadour."
81 never heard of a mule trotting at
horse race" she protested.
"But it seems that this was a big
mule, and so they let him in," he ex-
planned.
The next thing she found was that
Peter Black named his b. c. Nancy
for the 2:40 dash.
"You know what that means, do
you ?" she asked, as she handed the old
man the paper
"Yes, l do,p was the prompt reply.
eff 1 know my business, and 1 think
l do, for / have" owned seven horses
and eleven sulkys in my time, that
means that Peter Black named his
black calf for that dash"
"Oh, pshaw!"
Every well, Mrs. Croker. If you
know all about racing why did you
ask me.
"Do you suppose Pm fool enough
to believe that q black calf is named
to trot in a horse race? You are get
ting to be fool, Mr.. Thompson
81 guess mott guess 1 know my
business"
"YOu get out of this yard, sir J" she
yelled. 1 don't pretend to know much
but l know more in q minute than you
do in fourteen days!"
every we'll, Mrs. Crocker, very
well. 1 was going to borrow some of
your clothes-pins, but now + won't
no, dang me if 1 dop
She ran for the hoe, and he for the
gate. and if any body has wondered
over seeing Crawford street woman
rushing a baldheaded man along the
sidewalk, this article can be taken Us
an explanation. The man doesn't live
who can make old Mrs. Crocker be-
lieve that q black calf has anything
to do with q race track.-TDetroit
Free Press.
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or they would both be>frozen. So he
took the little thing in his arms and
started through the drifts. And the
child put its fingers on Burtou's rough
check, and muttered "Papar And
Burton held her closely, and fought
the snow more vigorously than eve.
He found the shanty at last, and
rolled the child in a buffalo robe while
he made a fire. Then when he had
got the room q little warm, he took the
little thing upon his knee, dipped her
aching fingers into cold water, and
asked her what her name was.
"Kitty," she said.
"Kitty," said he; "and what else?"
"Kitty," she answered, nor could he
find out any more.
"Your Kitty" she said. For she
had known her father but that one day,
and now she believed that Burton was
her father. Burton sat up all night
and stuffed wood into his impotent lit
tie stove to keep the baby from freez-
ing TO death. Never having had any
thing to do with children, he firmly
believed that Kitty, sleeping snugly
under the blankets and robes, would
freeze if he should let the fire subside
in the least.
As The storm prevailed with undated
fury the next day, and as he dared nei-
Their to take Kitty out nor to leave her
alone, he stayed by her all day, and
stuffed the stove, and laughed at her
droll baby talk, and fed her on biscuit,
fried bacon and coffee.
On the morning of the second day,
the storm subsidized. 1t was cold, but
knowing somebody must be mourning
Kitty for dead, he wrapped her in skins
and with much difficulty reached the
first neighbours house, suffering only a
frosted nose by the way.
"The child" said the woman to
whose house he had gone, sis Jones' !;
1 seed 'em take her outen the wagon
day before yesterday"
Burton looked a moment at Kitty in
perplexity, then he rolled her up again
and started out, travelling like mad,"
the woman said, as she watched him.
When he reached Jones's, he found
Jones and his wife sitting in utter
wretchedness by the fire. They were
both sick from grief, and unable to
move out of the house. Kitty they
had given up to be buried under the
snow mound. They would find her
when spring should come and melt the
snow covering off.
When the exhausted Burton came in
with his buffalo skins. they looked at
him in amazement. But he opened it,
and let little Kitty out and said:
"Here, Jones, is this your pet Kit
ten?"
And Jones got up and took his old
partners hand and said:
"Burton, old fellow" and then
checked up and sat down and cried
helplessly.
And Burton said:
"Jones, old fellow, you may have
that forty acre patch. 1t came near
making me the murderer of that little
Kitty's father"
"Nol you shall have it yourself"
cried Jones, eff 1 have to go to law
to make you"
And he actually decided his interest in
the forty acres to Burton. But Burton
transferred it all to Kitty.
This is why this part of Newton was
called "Kitty's Forty"
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A Grecer's Trick.

The other day a Grand River avenue
grocer purchased thirty-pound crock
of butter of a farmer whom he had
never dealt with before, and while
down in the cellar emptying the crock,
ho thought of trick to surprise the
agriculturist. Finding a stone weigh.
ing about eight pounds, the grocer
creased it, carried it upstairs with the
crock, and pointing to it, quietly re.
marked:
'This, of course. is to be taken from
the gross weight, as well as the jar"
The farmer looked at the stone for
several long seconds, and then in q
voice so low that no one else could
hear, replied:
"Please kiver a piece of paper over
the jar, for there's man out by the
door who knows me%
Tho grocer finally explained his
fiendish plot, and the butter sellers
face underwent sudden change.
Reaching over the sugar barrels to
shake hands. he said:
81 didn't hardly believe it, though
my wife came from a tricky family,
and l should have gone home and or.
gained mourning and lamentation in
that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Free Press.
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A GOOSE that sees another drink
will do the same though he is not thirs-
ty. The custom of drinking for COM
pany, when drinking is dispensable
and prejudicial, seems to be a case of
the same kind, and to put a man,
feathers only excepted, upon footing
with a goose.
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A MINISTER asked a tipsy fellow
who was leaning up against a fence
where he expected to go when he died
eff don't get along any BETTER thar
1 do now," he said, 81 shan't 60 any,
where"
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IT is said that when a Russian hus-
band neglects to beat his wife for u
month or two, she begins to be alarmed
at his indifference.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12

WHEN you hear a man say life is
but dream, tread on his corns and
wake him up. Life is real.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12

A YOUNG Philadelphia, threatened
with breach of promise suit, says !:
Sue away. Contracts made on Sun
day amt legal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12

WATERMELoNs have conc in Flori-
la. Watermeloncholic piece Of news J
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MORE girls graduate from the schools
OF Illinois than boys. SFnartl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-12-14
Special Notices.

- Augustus J. Bogelhas removes
his stock Of Drugs, Perfamesy. ra,s.
Goods, Patent Medicines, ETC.. "a ~.
large and commodious building, cur.
of Texas and Market streets-a p.
doors below his old standard f,.,,,.-s
~ occupied by J. Drsyfus L Co, wl,e,.
he will be pleased to meet hi. 81
friends and customers, and Il h,,t..-
prepared than ever to furnish th.m
with fresh and genuine goods At L.
prices.
A KAHN 4 Co.-This firm, which
keeps the only exclusive house-fun,i.h.
ing establishment in the place, hi, On
sale one of the very finest and lar,e.t
stocks OF crockery, glassware, cutlerv
stoves. tinware-in short all ars,c,..
embraced in the house-furnishins hn..
mess, ever offered in this make
Their prices are as low as those q anv
similar establishment in the south ve.t
They are also the sole agent, Il
Shreveport for the sale Of the fAmou.
Charter Oak Stoves, with all the Ia.
improvements, which they are olferin,
at reduced prices.
RENfOvAL.-Mr. John Caldva,,
having disposed Of his lower stahie
corner of Texas and Edwards streess
Shreveport, La, will concentrate II
his "time and talent" upon the Palm
Stables located farther up on TeTes
street and near the middle Of the blcf
He proposes to make these stabies :
regular "Horse Palace" 1t the n,ssa
sight of which animals of the eouins
persuasion will neigh their apuFeeis.
ton and delight. Fine saddle ~
harness horses, fine buggies ami -.
riages and hearses, will be his m.
gramme, and he Is deterusfntsl. II
strict attention to man and beast and
business generally, to win for his board
ing house and stables vet hiCher
niche in the temple of fame.
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BELLEVUE, La,
Thursday ,:::::::::::December IA, 1876.
~ $4,000 Brick for sale, by e. R.
Moore 4 Son, Bellevue, La.

DRUGS, &C.-A good place to pro-
cure pure fresh Drugs, and everything
pertaining to drug establishment, is at
A. J. Bogel's, Shreveport, and we take
pleasure in recommending him to any
OF our friends who may be in need of
anything in his line, when they visit
that city. He makes known, through
the Banner, where he is to be found,
and invites attention to his stock.
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The s'New York Observer" is
out with its prospectus for the
Doth year. 1t is a large paper of
the first class, and should be in
every family in the land. Those
who do not take it should send
for a specimen copy at once, or,
better yet, should send the price
for ayear. Any person desiring
q comprehensive weekly news
paper, filed with just the news
that every family wants, and
free from clap-trap or objection
able matter of any kind, will
hardly do better than to send
1915 to s. I. Prime & Co., 81
Park Row, New York, and re-
ceive the Observer postpaid.
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We publish striking letter, this
morning, from an exceptionally we'll
informed correspondent in New
York on the growing conviction
among candid republicans that Til
den is fairly elected, and that the
party cannot stand an attempt to
count in Hayes. We have album.
dant evidence of the growth and
strength of this conviction. A letter
from q prominent business man of
New York is before us as we write,
in which he says
did not vote at all at the recent
election, and I have never voted the
democratic ticket except when I
voted for Horace Greeley for presi
dent, but, if the election was to
come of, to morrow, should cast
my vote for Samuel j. Tilden. or for
anybody who was the nominee of
the democratic party Springfield
Republican,.
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STRAY SALE.

At Bellevue, La, on Saturday, the 18th dlay
Of February, 1877, one black horse mule, vel
low belly, white mouth and scar on back, and
about years old Appraised at $40 Estray-
cd before Henry Stone, Stray Master, on 3rd
day OF November, 1876.
SUGGESTIONS SALE
In the succession Of j. G. White, at the late
residence Of deceased, near Fillmore on Sat
urday, December Both. 1876, on a credit of ~
months. l57 acres of land, in section Is, town
ship lS, range II. Also, head of horses, /
wagon, &c.
In the SUGGESTIONS Of g. W. and 8 C. Arnold
deceased. at the late residence of deceased, on
Saturday. December 30th, 1876, for cash, all
land belonging to said succession, lying in
township Is, range I3 Bossier parish La
Also, all personal property, consisting of
mules, milk cows, dry cattle, sheep and wag-
Ons-
sHERRr's SALES.
John W. Hudson, ct al W. James Lee, third
possessor. On Saturday. January 9Th, 1877.
at Bellevue, for cash, $40 acres Vi land, with
improvements, in section "A, township 20,
range II:
NJ. J. jackson and w. w. jackson On Satur.
day, January 9Th, 1877, at Bellevue, for cash,
$50 acres Of land, with improvements, in sec.
tiOns Is and30 township l8, range 10, BOssier
and Webster parishes.
Chaffe. Brother & Son VI J. E. jackson,
Mrs. NJ. J. jackson and w. w. jackson, No
2698-In Bossier District Court. At public
aQctien, for cash, ct Bellevue, ON Saturday,
January 9th, 1877, 200 acres land in section
IS. township 10, range 10, Bossier parish. and
$50 acres in section 30, township Is, range 10,
Webster parish.
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
December 6.-Alex. B. Thompson has filed
his application to be appointed administrator Of
the succession of VIM. b. Thompson, deceased
Un!ess Opposition be made in ten days, the
said applicant win b. oondywed - prayed Tor
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-12-14

While we do believe it will be a
good thing for the country to have
Mr.. Hayes president, we think it
would be the worst thing possible
1or the country to force his election
and installation, not only against a
popular majority of the whole
country, but BY throwing out legally
cast votes and counting in votes
that never were cast in a state
whose electors are to decide the
main question: Springfield Repab.
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South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, December 1O.-Every-
thing remarkably quiet. Congress
ional Committee attended various
churches. Nothing to indicate the
slightest rustic. Democrats hope
full and confident of justice.
COLUMBIA, s. g., Dec. lit is
reported that ten negroes who muir
dered one white and killed another
at Lowndesville were taken from the
sheriff and lynched by Georgians.
CHARLESTON, Dec. n.-Sixteen
negroes were arrested in Abbeville
county charged with the murder Of
two white men whom they ambush.
ed and shot near Lowndesville on
Monday. Six Of the negroes made
a full confession, duplicating their
fellow prisoners aud divulging a
plot for the murder of the white
men Of the village and capture of
the women. Twenty of them were
in the conspiracy, and they had be-
gun the butchery by slaughtcring
the two white men. OF the sixteen
arrested, thirteen were started from
Lowndesville to Anderson, the in
tention being to send them from
Anderson to Abbeville by railroad.
This roundabout course was adopted
to avoid lynching by men who
were said to be On the direct road
from L0wndesville to Abbeville.
The prisoners started for Anderson
on Saturday under a strong guard
but up to evening have not been
heard from and it is runored that
they have been Intercepted and
lyuched by a party from Georgia,
but no confirmation of the report
has yet reached Charleston. Two
ofthe prisoners had been hurt when
captured and the party may have
stopped on the road to ease the
wounded, especially as the weather
has been 50 cold.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 11.-Positive
information has been received that
the Lowndesville murderers were
not lynched, but have been removed
to Wallhalla as a prevention of vic.
lence. An investigation discloses
plot to murder the whites indis-
criminately which was horrible and
which aroused excitement among
the whites to an extent OF threaten
ing summary punishment. The pre-
caution taken averted this and
everything now is quiet.
One of the captured murderprs
took laudunum and died from the
effects. The jury in his case rem.
dered a verdict unanimously: "We,
the juro s, on our oaths, do say
that Sam Benton came to his death
from the voluntary use of landan
um, taken by himself and received
by him from the hands Of his broth
er." The prisoners are now safe il
Jail.
| Judge Bond has delivered de-
cision discharging the Board Of
State Canvassers from custody OF
the ground that the Supreme Cour,
of the State has no jurisdiction.
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We invite the attention of the
public to the advertisement of
Messrs. Raphael Kahn & Co.,
Shreveport, who are now sacri-
ing their immense stock, to close
out.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-12-14

His name which tits Cronin-
CROWN suits us better-and he
is a Tilden elector from Oregon,
State Of Honest Joe Lane
Watts the name Of that Hazy
chapa Well, it don't matter
Gov. Grover says he is a post
master, and Constitutionally in
eligible.
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Everyone should go to shreve-
port to take advantage of the
great slaughter Of Dry Goods,
Clothing, &C., by Raphael Kahn
d Go. We call attention to their
advertisement.
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The Returning Board promul-
cation gives the Radicals n
members of the House, A me-
groes and ~ whites, and 10
Senators; 4 whites and Is me-
grOes. Democrats-46 members
OF the House and II Senators.
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The old reliable house of
Raphael Kahn & Co., Shreve-
port, are now closing out their
entire stock, regardless of cost,
on account of change of firm
In these hard times everyone
should profit by such an oppor-
tunity.
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Died, at his residence near
Rocky Mount, this parish: on
the 18th instant, Maj. VIM. II.
Ellison; aged about 70 years.
Thus, one by one, the old land
marks are being obliterated.-
Major Ellison was an old citizen
and much esteemed wherever
known. His genial countenance
carried sunshine into every So
cial circle of which he became
one. His house was always
open to his friends who nowhere
else ever received a more hospi
table welcome. He has left a
son and daughter at the old
homestead that will never more
re-echo to his footsteps. The
daughters grief will be long and
lasting, but she will have the
consolation of knowing that
never daughter discharged a
daughters duty more faithfully
than she 10 the loved father,
who, after a long affection, has
passed from earth to the home
beyond.
In this brief notice of his
death, we feel that we cannot do
justice to his many noble traits
of character. It would be we'll
for our land and country, if we
had more citizens of such ster-
ling worth. Peace to his ashes |!
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Do You TAKE THE SUNNY

DO 1OO LAM AAG 0oNNA
SoUTH.-If not, send for it imme-
diately. 1t is the universal favorite,
and all SOutherners are proud
of it. Let a large club be raised
without delay in this community.
It is the only illustrated literary
weekly in the South, and the press
and people everywhere unite in
pronouncing it the equal in every
respect of any similar publication
in America. The best literary tai
ent of the whole country, North
and South, is writing for it, and it
has something each week for all
classes of readers. Its stories are
superior in literary merit. and equal
in thrilling interest, to those of any
other paper, and its essays upon all
subjects are from the best minds of
the age.
In addition to thrilling new sto-
ries, a series af brilliant articles will
soon begin on the "Campaigns and
Battles of the Army of Tennessee"
by Colonel B. w. Frobel., distin
guished military engineer of that
army in all its trying times. These
papers will explain all the move
ments of Generals Johnston, Hood
and Sherman. Don't miss any Of
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New and exciting stories are be.
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State and local agents are being
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send on for the paper. Having
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it now challenges the admiration
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The price is S3 year, but clubs of
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Address Jno. Fl. Seals, Atlanta,
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body in this community should sus
tain.
When we find a Franklin county
town showing as remarkable poll
itical change as West Feliciana,
when we learn that United States
troops were stationed in West Felic
lana, above all, when we find that
the total r0te aoas larger than ere,
before polled, we mistake the temper
of northern people if they do not
enter emphatic protest against the
proposition to throw those votes
out of the account. If no republi
can votes were polled in parish,
if no troops were ON hand, if the
total vote fell off largely there
might be some excuse; but when
Kellogg and his returning board
asks us to believe that negroes in
strong negro parishes were forced
to vote the democratic ticket under
the eyes of army officers and wher
more voters were out than at any
previous election, there is hope il
may prove the last straw that will
break the back of northern patience
with returning boards tampering.-
Springfield Republican.
We publish striking letter, this
morning, from an exceptionallv we'll
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-12-14

TOYS AND CHRISTMAS PRES
ENTs.-We now have a portion
of our immense stock of Toys,
ETC., on exhibition and open to
inspection of the public, and
we respectfully invite all to come
and look, and they will soon be
convinced that we have the
largest, cheapest and best stock
of Toys, in a greater variety,
than any house in this section OF
the country.
Our stock Of Silver Plated
Goods, Vases, Toilet Sets, Lii
quor Sets, Ornaments, ETC., ETC.,
cannot be surpassed in design,
finish or quality. We invite a
comparison, defy competition
and will not be undersold.
A. KAHN & Co.,
Crockery and Stove Dealers,
SO Texas ST., Shreveport
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On Friday last our Deputy
Sheriff, VIM. II. Hill, Esq, went
to the Daugherty plantation, in
this parish, for the purpose Of
arresting a young man named
Harrison Holley, for whom he
had a warrant. The young man
attempted to escape, when Mr..
Hill fred on him, the shot strik-
ing q brother-for whom he had
no warrant-killing him almost
instantly. No blame seems to
attach to the officer, as the coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict
that he was justifiable.