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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-01-13
Sherif,s Sale.

Ry. virtne Of three writs of fieri facias issued
~ from the Clerk 8 office of the Parish of BOs-
sier, La, in the above named suits, directed to
the Sheriff of BOssier Parish, have seized and
Will proceed to sell Mt public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the Court house
door, IN the town Of Bellevue, Louisiana. in
said Parish of BOssier, on the first Saturday.
the 9th day Of February, 1881, within tic,
legal hours Of sale, the following described
property, to-wit:
The east half of the northeast quarter; the
northeast quarter Of the southeast quarter of
section 2; the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter Of section TO; the south half of
the southwest quarter, and the southwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter of section IL;
west half Of the east half and the northwest
quarter OF section IL; the west half and the
southeast quarter of section IA; the southeast
quarter and the south half of the northeast
quarter Ut section %; the west half of the
southwest quarter, and the west halfof the
northwest quarter Of section 3d. all in town
ship 49, of range IL Also, the northeast omar.
ter OF section IS, in township 20, of range 10
containing, in all 1910 acres, more or less.
Seized AZ the property of the defendant. C..
W. Arnold, and to be sold to pay and satisfy
said wrts. ''
Terms of Sale-Cash, with the benefit of an
pralsennent. Act of sale ut expense of pur.
chaser. E WYCHE,
Sheriff of BOssicr Parish, La,
Bellevue, La, Dec. 80, 1881.
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Land Office at Natcbitoches tn

Land Office at Natchitoches, La
November Oath, 1880.
Notice is hereby that the following named
~ settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his Claim, aud
secure final entry thereof before the Clerk of
day Of February, 1881, at the expiration Of
80 days from the date of this notice, viz:
Homestead Entry No. IO62-George GiIl-for
the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of
section e, and northeast quarter of northwest
quarter and north half of northeast quarter of
section z, township 20, range II, west, and
Wesley. of Bellevue P o; Derry cConpell.
OF Bellevue 2 d Ames Bryant, of Bellevue p
U; and G w Lilly, of Bellevue Pc.
L. DUPLEX, Register.
DciieVue, La, Dec. ~, 1851. liam q
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Homestead Entry No. IO6S.

Land Office at Natchitoches, La. }
December 9Th, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has fled notice of his in,
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and secure final entry thereof before the
Clerk OF District Court, at Bellevue, La, on
!! IIth dayo January, 1881, at the expiration of
tMnlrty days from the date of this notice, viz :
for the south half of northeast quarter, section
twelve, township twenty, north, range twelve.
west, Louisiana meridian, and names the
following as his witnesses, viz: George Gill,
OF Bellevue p O; Zed Collier, of Bellevue p @:
George Mcdonnell, of Bellevue p o; Hardy
Stephens, of Bellevue PO
December l6, 1880. ianI3
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Shcrif,s Sale.

B. F. Fort In 2id Judicial District
vs. Court Of Bossier Parish,
John johnson. louisiana, No. 1888.
Ry virtue of a writ of seizure and sale, to me
- directed, from the Clerks Office of the
Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, in the above
named suit, l have seized, and will proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court house door, in the
town OF bellevue, Louisiana, within the legal
hours OF sale, on the first Saturday, the 9Th
day Oh February, 1881, the following described
property, tO-wit:
southeast quarter of northeast quarter of
section "a; the southwest quarter of northwest
quarter of section 26, township 10, range 10.
together with all improvements and buildings
thereon; containing SO acres, more or less; all
in the Parish of Bossier
Seized as the property of the defendant,
John johnson, and to be sold to pay and
satisfy said writ.
Terms of Sale-Cash, with benefit Of ap-
praisement. Act of sale at expense of pur.
chaser.
r.. E. WYCHE Sheriff
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Straw sale.

EHstrayea before the undersigned, by +. M.
~ Carstarpben, and will be sold before the
Court hOnse door. in the town Of Bellevue. La,
ON Saturday, the 18th day Of January, 1881, y
Bay Mare, with the brand of w on the right
shoulder and V w on the left shoulder, aud
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay charge, &c.
-, HENRY STONE, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La, Oct %, 1880.
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L. j. Woodbridge, NJ D.,

french T. O., Hanover County, Va,
as for sale pure Essex Pigs, bred from his
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v. SHIDET.
Matchmaker and Jevole,

Matchmaker and Jeweler,
Takes this method of announcing to 20
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A ttorney. at Law, Shreveport. La. Will
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Parents and Guardians,
Attention!

A FIRST CLASS Private School has lust
"A been opened at the residence Of
MIG. 7. Fleming, Benton, Bossier Par.
All English branches thoroughly taught.
and strict discipline enforced Lessons i'm
Wax Work" or Lace making given, if dcsir-
cd. Those wishing to avail themselves of the
advantages Of this school, and desire informa.
ton, apply to
G. L. FLEMING
nil Benton La
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as saN N. LEWIS,
''lck Mason
a. 1etteusse, Ln

vi : 'SS ai'a Intention to Brick laying,
aSs sells, and fa'a na DC: Also, digging
the line a ny Under pipning houses
Il. lie mannas o. Brick work done in J
ner' and at moderate rates IL =
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-19
Augl Food.

Here is a receipt for angel food" the
delicious white cake which has become so
popular. In taste and appearar ce it is
every thing that cake shcu be The whites
of elssen eggs, one cup OF Hour after sift-
ing, one teaspoonful Of cream tartar Sif
the a UT and cream tartar four times, beat
the eggs to stuff froth and then beat in
one and one-haf cups Of granulated sugar
and teaspoonful of vanilla add the four
and beat lightly but thoroughly; bake in
an ungreased pan, slowly forty MINUTES
The pan should havea tin strip pr jecting
Dove each corner, in order that when it Is
turned over 10 cool the air may circulate
freely under il. Cut it out when cool The
pan should be q new one. An ordinary pan
wall answer lift 9 set on tn edges Of two
other pans to cool. Some ousek eepers will
find that this cake bakes beautifully in an
earthenwar dish. 1t il necessary that the
oven should be u slow one. L it is very
DOT he d or may be left open. The cake
should rise graduliy.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-19
MARKET REPORTS
Who1esale-Grain and Produce Market.
CORRECTED DAILY.]

CORRECTED DAHY.]
CHRONICLE OFFICE.
Knoxville, Tenn, May II. 1887.
WHEAT-Dull, buying PRIME ST. 05a1. 10; inferior
grades, 85a95c.
CoRN-Buying loose, 6Oa62c selling sacks in
Guided. Car lots, 65a67c.
OATS Planting season about over and price
easier: selling from store at 60 cents. E9=
BACON-Du!l, buying. S34a9c, hog round
selling packed i'll depot, clear sides, lie:
shoulders. &c. hams, 10taal 114c.
LAED-ln so pound tin cans, l2112lac: selling
13a13Rc.
Field seeds planting season about over.
Glover, none in city; timothy, So 25. red top 81 co.
and orchard grass 20 90 per bush |; German mil
let see, s .75a2.00 p I bushel.
POTATOES Irish, loose, active. S0a90c per
bushel.
HAY-Loose, soa9oe per 100 pounds; baled,
$125a1 20. tn
GERMAN M1ILEr sEED-buyng s2Uea2. % per
bush sci ing, $40.
BRAN-$1 .25 per 100 pounds.
DRIED FRUIr-Apples 2laa22zc; peaches, dull,
4l2a5c.
FLoUR-Nominal, country extra, buying, dull
81 50a2 10 selling, $2.50a2z5 per sack family,
buying, 81 Boa rs selling, $2.75a30o er sack.
FEATHsss-Firnl, 53a54c mixed. 2Oa25c.
BUITER-Ohoce roll, 1Sa22c prime, 12a15c );
grease butter. SAFE.
EGGS-Actiye at &c.
POULTRY-Iive chickens, &C per pound !;
ROSTERS, 212c; turkeys, SC.
RAGS-COJtOn, 1Aa2c.
BEEsWAX-In demand at zoe per pound.
H1DEs-Dry flint, lac green, 7c.
TALLoW-5c.
FLAX 5EED-Per bushel, s5c.
BRASs-1oa12c copper, l0a12c.
WOOL-LOWer; choice tub-waShed, SOC fair
to good, z712a30e dark coarse, rs unwashed,
o. 4a253.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-19
The Earn, Live stock.

With the hard work of the month the
horses require the best care, which includes
carding and brushing. Too much corn,
fed now, makes the animals restless by
producing an irritation Of the skin. A
moderate feed of green rye will be very
acceptable to horses, and promote their
health. Ifthe land is not stony, the shoes
may be removed from the farm teams, for
u time at least, with benefit. Oxen being
naturally slow III their motions. they Will
not bear hurrying in their work; and
should be gwen abundant tlme tor feeding.
A yoke of oxen can Dc kept with pr Ii. On
most farms of considerable IL where three
or more N n Wi Il team are employ ed.
Co 5 ~ pasture as well as those kept IN
stables under the soiling system, should
have an abundance of fresh, pure water
and be properly supplied Win salt. Inls
is considered TO have d corrective effect
upon In succuleut food that might otner-
wise produce some disorder tue digestion.
Ii is best Il OF TO The COWS feed entirely
upon e ass farthe first few Gays, out con-
tlnue the hay and meal until the green
iced IS more mature. This caution applies
still more stongly u the calves and young
stock, when are especially subject to III
Jury from overlooking with suCCulent
aerbage Black leg" or " back quarter"
IN calves is regarded as a result Of this.
An ounce of thi- Epson salts to each calf
when turned on Is given by some as pre-
caution against vac disease. 10 I'll ange The
feed gradually is one the best methods
IF preserving the h. alth of farm anlmals.
Pigs prof. by run ~ grass, When tho
trees IN The orchard are large enough II
should be eded to clover rs pasture for
the pigs. This will afford them good
grazing and at the same time they will
destroy many IF the orchard vermin.
Young pigs will need plenty OF good milk,
whicn should be given them separat tom
me older ones. Ewes from which lam BIS
nave been Weaned may need to have The
milk removed from their udder-. If 10 be
fsttened they should be fed LIBERAL When
the sheep are shorn, the ticks gather on
the lsmbs, and by dipping them these
pests may be destroyed A number Of old
ana useful sheep dips are advertised or
the homemade lob eco dip may be used.
Young chickens will now be coming fOr>
ward Those of good breeds Matched THIS
month will begin to lay in the fall and
with care will continue through the WINTER
rhe chicken coops need to be moved ffe
quently. There is no better place tor young
chicks to forage than the vegeta bic x I'd u,
hey will destroy many Insects They
should have an abundance Of fresh Water
and the coop Ce set III a dry place. The
crews are the farmers friend, but during
May they are positively annoy ing to N ny
from their love of youEg corn At odd
times during rainy days, &c, it will be
profitable to look over me machinery and
utensils used III hsying and harvesting,
and see what needs to be bought or me nd~
co, and thus he in readiness when the
cover is to be cut or whe the wheat is
r pc for the harvest American Agricul-
to rlSt
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Apples as Food.

very few, probably, understand the nu-
'fl'lVe Value and the medicinal properties
OF good apples. To have them the most
valuable they must be eaten as food. as
part OF the meals, not at night, perhsns
lest this last meal or lunch should be- too
heavy. The fact that some have subsisted
on fruits for considerable time indicates
that they have vital nourishment not vet
appreciated by the chemist. This is sta
pie really the most valuable in use among
ns more valuable in sickness than any OF
the 70 reign fruits most of which-save the
dried-must be plucked before they are
ripe, in order to reach US before decaying
And since these may be kept for most of
the year, or till the early berriss can be
obtained, we may infer that it has far
wider range and more EXTENSIVE use than
such as seem to BIO intended for temporc
ary or medical use, as one of the means
of preventing, forestslling and aiding
in the cure Of summon or hot weather ais
ments .-.-s.
To have these the most valuable, they
must be ripe-as we'll as fruits-and not
decayed. The unripe of all fruits, in ad-
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-19
Id AIRY ITMES.

Cows fed on neal. bran or shorts alone
have no cuds to chew.
Salem county, N, J., last year shipped
,Zi7 600 quarts of milk to Philadel phia and
other places.
A dairy company, with a capital of $50
NW has been organized in Boston for
furnishing pure dairy products to the citi>
of bat city.
There are thirteen million cows in the
United States. This is more than are kept
by any IA ion in Europe. Germany having
the highest 8 965, z21.
There is record of certain Short Horn
cow giving 81 pounds of milk per day for
two weeks from which "a pounds of b tier
per week were made A nother Short Horn
COW gaAa 1859 pounds of milk in year
Boston people sonsumed about fifty
nilii q arts Of milk last year. Only
bout tnird Of this amount is delvert d
BY the retail milk dealers from the vicinity
The COWS kept in tn" city for airy pur-
snses (ho private usei rumber 832
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l34 We rs O d, and Still Vigorous.
Nat hiLoches Vtndicalor.

There resides in this parish, about seven
miles fr"m n tchitocnes, OLD regro
hamed FRIDAY Adkins. He claims tha he
was born in l747, in TIE State of North
Uarolina. thus making his age l34 years.
He lived i'll North Carolina twenty three
years. He was then carried to Alabama
where he resided sixty sseven years. From
Alabama be was taken to DeSots parish,
La, living there twenty four years. He
was then moved into this parish, where he
has resided for the past twenty years. He
is not at all feeble. but makes his own livs
ing now. Last yea heraised two bales of
cotton weighing $50 pounds each, ana
nearly enough corn to supply his wants.
He complains that his eyesight is failing
him, but says last year he shot blu birds
out of The martins nests, seldom missing
them but be can not DO it now. A number
Of persons know Friday Adkins, and can
testify 10 his being very old man. Prob
ably heis the oldest person living in this
State, and is undoubtedly a remarkable in
stance Of longevity of years in this rapid
age OF last living and short existence.
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THE DAILY CHRONICLE.
Per month. by carrier or by mail ............. "a
Per year by mail u OO
sing for a Photograph.
New York Sun.

1.-The question is often asked" said an
experienced photographer, why actors
and actresses take the most pleasing pic
lures. Il is because they study the princi~
pies of art and good taste in their profession
and understand how to dress. Moreover
they usually bring selection of wells.
fl pwers, curls, braids, laces and sometim es
costumes to givo the photographer choice
Of accessories. They come when they are
wholey al leisure and ale not hustered. A
red face takes black, and they know it.
Then they do not load themselves down
w tn gewgaws haberdasheries, to show all
that that they nave got In worldly goods.
Few persons know how to dress tor pics
ture ike an actress. The best materials for
ladies to wear when about to sit tor a
photograph are such will fold or drape
nicely, like reps, wlnceys. ropllus, satl rs
and silks Lavender, Lille, sky blue,
purple and French blue take very light
and are worse for a picture than pure
white. Corp color and sa mon are better.
China PINK, res pink, magenta, crimso",
pure yellow. Mszarine blue. navy blue,
fawn color Quaker color, dove color, ash S
Of roses and stone color show a pretty ght
gray in the photograph. Scarlet, claret,
garnet, sea green, light orange, leather
color. light Bismarck and slate color take
still darker and are excellent cOlors To
photograph. Cherry, wine color; light
apple green NJ etternch green, dark apple
green bottle green, da orange, golden
and red brown show nearly the same
egreea bic color in the picture. A blac k
six always looks well, and it takes we'll il
not bedecked with ribbons and laces that
will axe white. Dark Bismarck and snuff
brown usually take hacker than q black
silk or satin, and are not easily to drape.
a silk because it ha more gloss and re
fleets more light, usually takes lighter
han a WOODEN dress. Ladies with dark or
br Wn hair should avoid contrasts in the T
costumes as light substances photograph
more quickly than dark. and ladies with
light hair should dress in somethinE light
or than those whose hair is dark or brown.
Few Ia les understand how to ARA ge
their hair so as to harmonic with the form
of the head, but blind!y follow the fashion.
be the neck 10, g or short or the face mar
~nw or broad. A broad face appears more
80 If the hair is arranged low over tn,
forehead Or is parted at thu side, and lon g
meek becomes stork-like " hen the hair is
bailt up high. while a few curls would
make most agreeable change In the effect.
Powdered hair ives good effect and pow
der should be bestowed upon freckles'