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Sherif,s Sale.

G.. w. Robinson } No.9S90. In District
$3.50 -l.yr, VS.. 4r Court, CauQO IaFlsns
l.. Templeman La
Dy virtue of writ of seizure and sale issued
din the above named suit, and to me directed,
from the Hon. District Court of Caddo Parish,
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder, at the
Court House, in the town of Bellevue, La,
within the legal hours Of sale, ON the third
Saturday, the 18th day of May, 1879, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
The. east half of southwest quarter, and the
west half of southeast quarter of section .,
township fifteen, north, range II, west, con
tanning l59 80-l00 acres; and also the east half
of the northwest quarter, and the northeast
quarter section and the northeast quarter
of southeast quarter of section nine, township
fifteen, north range eleven, west, in the North
Western District Of Louisiana, containing 279
and 65l00 acres, situated in the Parish Of
Bossier, La. a ,
Seized and to be sold as the property of L.
Templeman, to satisfy said wrlt-say the sum
of five thousand dollars, withS per cent. per
annum interest thereon from Dec. %, 1873, un-
til paid, and all costs OF suit, including five per
cent. ON said sum and interest as attorney s
fees. ~
Terms of Sale-Cash, without benefit of ap-
praisement. rB H# F
4,.Ff WYCHE, Sheriff.
April {, .lS79. lpr's cost l2
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Garthwaite, Lewis & Miller, No. 2770. In
fsssrE l{itEs VS.. D1StrlcG Court,
Arthur Hawkins. Bossier Pa, La
DIV virtue of writ of seizure and sale issued
DIN the above named suit, and to me directed
from the Honorable District Court for Bossier
parish, have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and highest bid
der, at the Court house, in the town of Belle
yue, La, within the legal hours of sale, on the
third Saturday, the 18th cay of May, 1879, the
following described real estate situated in the
parish of Bossier, viz:
Two hundred acres of the south half of SEQ
ton six; the southwest quarter of section five,
township eighteen, range eleven. East half
of southeast quarter OF section one, township
eighteen, rangetwelve the northwest quarter
of northeast quarter Of section thirty, six,
township nineteen, range IL, containing four
hundred and eighty acres of land, more or
less, toge her with all the buildings and I'M
provements thereon s1
Seized as the propertyof Arthur Hawkins,
| and to be sold to pay and satisfy said writ
say the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars,
with per cent interest thereon from Dec. a,
| 1875, until paid, and all costs, including five
per cent. on said sum as attorneys fees, DC
Terms of Sale-Cash, without benefit OF APP
praisement-
+ Apfil. 8. 1879, 9a1th q ifpr's cost $l2
1
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Sherif7s Sale.

Garth waite, Lewis & 1857 GHE
Miller, in Liquidation, No. 2769.
VS.. In District Court,
Succession of Bossier Parish, La.
e. F. ConnelI, deceased.
Dy virtue Of a writ of seizure and sale issued
Din the above named suit, and to me directed
from the Honorable District Court for Bossier
Parish, have seized and will proceed to sell
at public aution, to the last and highest bidder,
at the Court house. in the town of Bellevue,
within the legal hours of sale, on the third
Saturday, the 18th day of May. 1879, the fol-
lowing described property, tO-wit:
An undivided one-half interest in and to-
the southeast quarter of the southwestquarter
and the east half of section one; all of section
twelve, excepting the east half of southeast
quarter; also the north half of section thirteeni
all in township eighteen, range eleven, and
containing in all twelve hundred and forty
acres of land, more or less.
Seized as the property of the succession of
E F. Cornell, deceased, and to be sold to pay
and satisfy said writ-say the sum of $2l0O 80,
with8 per cent. interest thereon from Dec. 9,
1877, tless a credit of $1,000 00l together with
all costs of this suit, including per on said
sum as attorneys fees, &e.i ~ I'LL
Terms of Sale Cash, without the benefit of
appraisement
80 M RE. WYCHE, Sheriff.
April 3, 1879. fe8t u; (pr's cost $l2
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Sherif's Sale.
L. Templeman,
J. d. Watkins, transferee,

q
L. Templeman, No. 26O6.
J. d. Watkins, transferee, In District Court
TM.Gilmer, ct al, Louisiana.
DIV virtue of q writ of tieri facias issued in
ID the above named suit, and to me DIRECTED
from the Honorable District Court in and for
the parith of Bossier, Louisiana, have seized
and will proceed to sell at public. auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the Court house,
in the town of Bellevue, Louisiana, within the
legal hours of sale, on the third Saturday, the
18th day of May, 1873, the following described
property, to-wit i@
Forty five feet of betting, more or less one
Iron Cotton Press and fixtures, revolving
screw; ole Engine and two Boilers; tive Gin
Stands, pulleys and betting; one old gin stand.
one old Grist Mill
Seized as the property of Thomas NJ. Gilmer,
and to be sold to pay and satisfy said writ
say the sum of S., 974 90, with 8 per cent per
annum interest on 81 500 90 from the 9th day
of March, A. D., 1873, and the same rate of in
terest on 81 ,474 90 from the LIST day OF March,
A. D., 1873, and also, five per cent. upon the
amounts mentioned above as attorneys fees;
| and also, the sum of SIP AZ COST and all cost
| and charges, to satisfy this Judgment.
| Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit of APP
praisement.
ss RE. WYCHE, Sheriff.
April 3, 1879. Iprs cost sl2
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Succession of In Parish Court,
R. w. Daugherty, decd. Bossier Parish, La
Notice is hereby given that r. r. Daugherty,
IN administrator of the succession of Il. w.
Daugherty, deceased, has this day filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the District Cenrt, Bos-
sier parish, Louisiana, his provisional account
with said succession. - -
Now, all persons are hereby admonished that
unless opposition is filed thereto within ten
DAYS. as the law directs. the said account will
be approved archaeological according law.
49,, Witness my official signature and
4 LIS seal Of office, in Town Of Bellevue, La,
~ this April l4th, 1879.
JOANNES SMITH, Deputy Clerk,
District Court. Bossier Parish, La.
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JUDGMENT.

Mamie G. Caldwell, wife, No. 17l. In Dis
~ tafa vs. }trict Court for
John j. Meares, husband. Bossier parish, La
In this cause by reason of the law, it is order
/ ed that the plaintiff be authorized to pros,
ecute this suit, and stand in Judgment. And
by further reason that the law and evidence
are in favor of the plaintiff and against the
defendant, it is ordered, adjudged and deereed
that there be separation OF property between
the plaintiff and her husband, the said defend
ant, and dissolution OF the community OF |
acauets and gains heretofore existing between
them. 49, |
that said plaintiff have further Judgment |
against the said defendant for the sum OF nj |
teen hundred and twenty one dollars ana 4. MY
on from the 2lst day of March, 1879, subject to
a credit of fourteen hundred and fifty -four
dollars of date June 10th. 1873, for certain
property then conveyed and given in payment
byt the defendant to plaintiff in part restitution
| of her pdraphernal funds, as appears by nota-
rial act passed before John II. keyser, Esq,
| Notary Public in and for the Parish of Bossier,
State Of louisiana on said 10th day OF june,
1878, recorded on page A, 45, 40 and AZ, OF
| volume eleven, of Conveyances, III Recorder
| office of said parish of Bossier, and that said
| act of conveyance by defendant to plaintiff be
recognized and confirmed as valid and legat as
| a credit upon the demands of plaintiff against
defendant for restitution OF her paraphernal
| funds to the amount stated IN Salu act.
| 1t is further ordered that plaintiffs general
and legal mortgage upon all the immovabie
property of the defendant be recognized as
binding upon said property from and after the
18th day of December, A. D. 1871.
1t is further ordered, that the plaintiff have
further Judgment against defendant for all
costs of this suit.
Done, read and signed in open Court, this
April 5th, 1879. ,nrrn
(Signedl RICH'D w. TURNER,
Judge 18th judicial District OF La.
State of Louisiana. Clerks office,
Parish Of Bossier. Bellevue, Louisiana
l do hereby certify that above and foregoing
ia a true and correct copy of the original judg-
ment rendered in above entitled case, on 5th
day of April, A. D. 1879, by Honorable 18th Ju-
dicial District Court of Louisiana, in and for
: the parish of Bossier-same now on file and OF
record in this Office.
80, Given under my official signature
Ills. and seal of Office, in town OF Bellevue,
t~~- Louisiana, on this 9Th day OF April, A.
n. 1879. JOANNES SMITH,
Deputy Clerk District Court,
mrs cost sl0l Bossier Parish, La.
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History.

The Declaration of Independence
was put forth to the world July 4th,
1875, by the Continental Congress,
composed Of delegates from the thir-
teen English Colonies, and proclaim
ed the independence OF the United
Although one hundred years is not
much in the life Of q nation, 1t has
produced many remarkable changes
in the u. S. The century has wit
messed remarkable material progress.
This may be classed under three
heads: Invention production and
distribution. The lightning-rod was
invented by Franklin; and as we
shall see, is the least of these inven;
tions. The cotton-gin was invented
by Eli Whitney in 1892, while in Sa-
vannah. The steamboat was invent
by Robert Fulton, al American, and
sailed on American waters. 1t be
gan its trips up the Hudson in 1907.
The first passage by steam to iEu'
rope was in 1919, by the Steamship
Savannah. Railroads were an Ameri-
can invention, though the adapta'
ton ofthe locomotive to iron roads,
was by an Englishman. The first
railroads. were in Mass, saH0wever,
this WAS q mere trana4road* The
first real railroad vas tle Bdtimort
and Ohio, commenced q 1928. sIbs
electro magnetic telegraph VS. I'M
vented by Prof. Samuel p. B. Morse.
The Atlantic Gable was lald between
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worked for q while and thsn stopped.
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-
The following solution of problem
No. Z, was given by j. W. Combs, of
Liberty, Iowa, in the Prairie Farmer
in 1869:
Yes VIC can, by science or art,
Determine how far they are living apart;
Three circles we draw with compasses set,
The width of an itch and no more you
bet
Each touches the others. ia nave you to
know,
Which shows that they lie not in q
straight row.
Then joining the centsrs by lin es you
will see
AS nice a triangle as any can be.
Again by uniting with lines as before
The places of contact you've triangles
four.
One lies in the middle you'll now under
stand,
Inclosing the On aker's W acre of land.
Each circle encr0aches as now appears
plain
Upon the triangle of Quaker's domain.
The contents of slices thus taken you'll
find,
OF vital importance in sums of this kind d.
Compute the whole circle, divide this by
six,
This shows the true area of what makes
such q fix.
The area of circles you'll Rnd by a rule.
Commonly taught tn children at school.
A unit Is radius of cir cla5 like these.
The sides Of triangle the same if you
please.
The next thing important now to be done,
Is to find the true area of the triangle
This You II subtract from the ssxtant just
found,
Leaving the crescent like fraction of
ground.
Three times this amount from the trian-
gle shav~
A picture of Quaker's small farm you
will haye.
The clue to the question is now rendered
clear,
The rest you can master if You still per-
severe
Proportions and ratios with a root now
and then,
Determine the distan ce of these Quaker
men.
The sons at the distance of s~ixty-three
rods,
From zach others dwellings have fixed
their ab odes.
Tho Quaker possessing "a fathers good
sense,
Has his emily distant thirty-six aud six
tenths.
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. Method Of Teaching History

abe subject of U. s.. History is
one of great Importance, and is gen.
orally very much neglected, or left
out of the course of study in many
of our schools. The reason for this
is that United States History is a
very dry study to the pupils, and a
hard one in which to create an timer
est. As an example of what may b.
done in this branch of study, we ap-
pend two essays from pupils of room
No. Z of Mexico Public School. The
first and best was from Andrew Win
scott. age Is years ; the second from
Miss Caddie Fields, age IA years.
The requirements were to write a
composition on 'sThe progress OF the
United States, in things material, IN
~tellectual and moral" The class
had not reviewed the subject for
three weeks and the e~xamination con-
tinued one hour. Several errors APP
pear, but the papers are presented to
give the method to those who are
teaching history, to invite criticism
or excite emulation. The language
is not that of the textbook, and the
capitalization, punctuation, spelling,
etc, were made by the pupils.
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FOR
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begin each recitation with a brief
review Of the previous days lesson
"Our best teachers punish least.
When it cannot be avoided, punish;
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"One one of the greatest benefits
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"When the lesson is assigned, ex-
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features, and show pupils how to
study it to advantage. Lacking
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lessly waste much time and energy,
and perhaps come to the recitation
discouraged"
'sUnless the teacher takes car to
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find his present stock of knowledge,
however liberal that may be, failing
from his memory and becoming UNI
available. To prevent this, and to
keep abreast with the improvement
of the day, he should regularly pur-
sue some definite course of study
"Let classes being at a point up to
which they are masters of the subject.
Remember you are to teach, not to
hear r%ecitations. Therefore insist
upon mastery of principles, not OF
rules and definitions. Never permit
a rule or diinition to be learned until
the principle is thoroughly mastered.
FIRST the principle or idea, then the
definition or the rule, then thorough
drill"
explain to your pupils that regu'
lar, Systematic work is the condition
precedent to success that such worl
is impossible amid confusion; tina
any disturbance, such as whispering
leaving seats without permission.
loud studying, noisy feet, getting
drinks, ETC., violates the rule of right
by depriving others of the quiet nee
essary for close study, and must b.
avoided. Explain that the cutting o
benches, making the wall, and tear
ing down fences violate the sam
ruIe, by damaging property belong
ing to Others" z
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Another was laid and has ever since
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yery high. The United States may
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In the west is found all the gold and
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administer to the spiritual wants of
the people. Orphan asylums and
charitable institutions of all kinds are
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war has had several good effects. The
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Solution. of Problem No. 9, has
been presented by Master w. w.
He thinks there can be
no rule established for the arithmcti-
cal solution Of this class Of problems.
Do.all our mathmaticians agree with
ihim2 S.1'S'
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p Through an oversight in the editor
or this department, credit was not
given Prot. Bowman for the article
OF the "Comparative merits of writ
ten and oral examinations" We earn
estly commend the article to the
teachers Of this county.
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