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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-09-01
Gor Aoa,,a 8fadtss.
THE BOZ AND THE BIRD.

oh. Rol.in, Rolin Bird
Wise as wise can be,
Why do you sit on the chestnut Dough.
Nodding your head at me?
haven you any work to do, b
Hopping about all day?
Is II the whole OF a Robins life 55
TO whistle, and eat, and play?''
'sOh. Bobby, Bobby boy,
sl- Why shouldn't | look at you? ~
If ara only q little bird. ssits
have plenty of work to do.
Don you whistle. and eat, and plav.
And play. and whistle, and eaty
Don't see you at breakfast-time.
And out in the sunny street?"
Yes, but Robin, Robin bird,
) Istudy as well as play; v
I'm halfway tn. ough my spelling-book,
~, And many lesson say; 80 = rs :
But YOU don't have any books to read,
Est "A lie that you must enjoy: pes ef
wish was only Robin bird,
NJ. insteid of Bobby boy"
"Ah. Bobby, Bobby boy,
You don't know what you say; als
There's nobody longing to eat you up,
heneFer you go to play; A@s
Fhere nobody ready to hunt your nest
70 And steal Your innocent brood, s. y
Or shoot you at sight with horrid gun
III you venture into the wood.
But yonder the cat sits blinking
Her great, green eyes, you see:
She'd break everv bone in my body b
IT she got her claws on me.
Ineyer. can be any other
han only Robin, you know,
While you, perhaps, from little boy,
A TALL strong man will grow,
And maybe win tame and honor,
Wherever -FOUR name is heard,
A While my n eatest-grandson Robin
Will be nothing but bird.
So don't re idly wishing, .sg8 s8fgss}
For God knew best, you see,
When He made you pretty Bobby boy,
Instead of a Robin like me-"
a. i4tE ss3 --H1pei's Young People.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-09-01
Improvement in Grain,

The universal progress that is beino
made all over the country in the increase
OF quantity, and the augmenting of The
different cereals, does not find its coiin
terpart in q corresponding increase OF
quality in these grains 70 4 GREAT az
tent an increase Of quality will be Of
vast benefit in q physical sense, for 4
better grain makes better food, and
SO contributes to our better enjoyment
OF things earthly. As a rule, not a
farmer in a hundred ever makes anv
attempt to improve the character of his
corn or wheat, and that the more non
ular kinds OF now produced. wheat
would never have been attempted sx-
cept from expectancy of increased Weld
Is developed. Unless the precaution of
studied method is persisted in to inn
prove this quality, it is safe to saw that
an increased yield is always at the ex-
pense OF this to be desired quality, and
is, in the end, less remuneratiye than Z
less quantity with better quality. !.
1t IS useless to argue that If persist
ent effort were made by farmers uni
versally a vast improvement could be
made in our grain, for the farmer could
better breed . grain exactly suited to
ms soil, than to spend years in irving
to lind a grain that, without adapta,
ton, would thrive and produce well
upon his farm. In this Improvement. 81
grains the farmer is far behind the
gardener, herticulturist and stock
breeder, who are engaged in bridging
up tnelr specialties to the highest point
OF perfection in both quality and GUAM
. .ay !. Poor 200 stock brings reduced profit.
produce yet poorer offspring, the sa.na
rule applies to the grains. a gain ID
quality of even few dollars per acre
pays for the culture of the crop. and
as the laws that govern the cereals are
simple and easy Of application, and also
cover the running out" Of crops. it is
worth while for the farmers to look well
into this matter and make it subieet
Of study and profit as well. Cleveland
Herald
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-09-01

The gold fever is raging with pecu.
liar ferceness at Sonora. Men haFe
left their vines and their orchards, and
have taken to the hills with picks and
shoYels, aud fresh dirt is visible ateveg
hand. A new light has recently dawned
on the people Of that section. They
md that the miners OF twenty years sgo
failed because their search was for wssh
gold. They should have looked tor
lodges and pockets. They looked for
rich gravel and failed; men to-day arg
searching for rich pockets and ledge4
and are finding them. They enter "a
tunnels, and seeing q slip OF clay. ms5.
be no thicker than apiece Of paper, they
follow on, and loi pocket. They d'g
into the hills and strike blue stresk
and detect the contact line between ~
slate and limestone, and see 1hcH
water has found its way in and carried
ingredients with il. and rotted the rock
and they take out the yellow dirt ana
put it through battery and pocka
from $l00 to $500 per ton for their vs.'
ture. Sometimes the vein OF quart. 2
found. and that is taken and milled wy
good results; but the richest finds y 9
are the little pockets of oxygenizea
quartz, which yield sometimes hall tn9
weight in solid coin. A man ns1nN
Lewis, who has been prospecting latey.
left Stockton for San Francisco VIII
leg Of pair OF overalls filed with r0cr
which was nearly or quite oue-hah gce
He made no secret Of the fact ti1at y
got it from ledge near SonorA ~
that it was taken from the surface. g
pounded out 500 with a mortar snon
time before taking out this rich rocs
Lewis says he has a bowlder woLe
$15, 600. which he took from his cis'n
Stockton Cai.) Independents ~ =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-09-01

What is it we all like to possess and
yet always wish to leave behind us?-
a good character.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-09-01

Andrews Queen says that mo q.
is proof against soft soap in the nsa1
Of an inf1riated female"
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-10-13

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-10-13
GEORGIA-Cobb County

RULE NISI: In Cobb Superior Court
Presiding, the Honorable James r. Brown,
Judge S. c. B. K. c.
A. & Ii. V. REYNOLDS Va. MOSES HUTCHENs.
Mortgage, March Term, 168l.
1t appearing TO the Court by the petition OF
A. & ii. V Reynolds, accompanied by the
notes and mortgage deed, that on the 18th day
of January 1878, the defendant made and de
livered to plaintiffs his two certain promissory
notes for S69. 90 each, total $4,000, due one
day after date with interest at II per cent per
annum and 10 per cent attorneys fees where
by he promised to pay the same, principal, IN,
terest and attorneys fees and that on the i5th
day of January, 1875, the defendant, The bet
tor 10 secure the payment Of the aforesaid notes,
executed and delivered to plaintiffs his certain
deed of mortgage, whereby the said defendant
mortpsred to plaintiffs lot OF land No. (5o4)
Five Hundred and Eighty four and the east
half Of lot No. (613) Six Hundred and Thlr-
teep in all yixiy acres in the 18th district and
ID section of Cobb county. Ga. And 1t further
appearing that said notes remain unpaid, 1t Is
therefore ordered that the said defendant do
ms into court on or before the first day OF the
next term thereof the ID Monday in Noyem-
bel. 1881. the principal $4,000, interest $40 w,
attorneys fees SIS Is, and costs with the inter-
eat that acerues on said notes from the date OF
This Rule till I'd Monday in November next or
show cause to the contrary, il any he can. and
tina, ON failure of defendant TO do the same, the
equity of redemption in and to said mortgaged
PREMISES be forever thereafter barred aud tore
closed Il is further ordered that this Rule be
published in the Marietta Journal once month
for four months previous to the next term OF
This Court or served on tie defendant or his
special agent or attorney three months previous
10 the next term Of this Court. March 18th,
tSSI JAMES r. Brown,
Judge S. G. B. r. c.
A true extract from the minutes of the court.
This March Both, 1881.
W.R. MONTGOMERY, Clerk S, c,
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HARDWARE, STOVES AND TIN,

VS.. Superior Court, March
1t appearing to the Court in the above stated
case by the return of the Sheriff that the defrn
dant does net reside in the County; it further
appearing that the defendant does not reside in
the State of Georgia; it is therefore ordered
that service be perfected by publication in the
Marietta Journal" once week for four
months, and or failure of defendant to answer,
the case be considered in default. March 18th,
1881. JAMES r. BROWN,
s C., b r C.
hereby certify that the above is a true trans
c,ipt from the Minutes of Court This july
5ih. 1881. W. X. MONTGOMERY,
Clerk Sup'r Court.
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GEORGIA ickens County !:

WILLIAM PARKER W. ANNIE FARMER
Superior Court. April Term, 1881. Present
His Honor. Libel for Divorce Rule 10 per
feet service 1t appearing to the Conrt by the
return of the Sheriff that the defendant does
not reside in this county and it further appear
ing that she does not reside in this state II Is
on motion of counsel Ordered, That said de
endant appear aud answer al the next term OF
TIN. court, else that the case be %. slsled In
de aut and the plaintiff allowed 10 proceed
And it Is further ordered that this rule be pub
lished in the Marietta journal once month
for tonr months JAS X BRowN,
Judge $. c. Il Il c.,
a ifite extract from lheu'iuutes. ..&s
r. HOun Clerk.
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GEORGIA-Cobb County :

GEORGIA-Cobb County:
JAMIE CLAY IS. w. II. l.. CLAY.-Libel for
Divorce in Cobb Superior Court, March Term,
1881. happening to the court by the return
of the Sheriff that the defendant does not reside
in the county of Cobb aud that he is not TO be
found in said county and it further appearing
that said defendant does not reside in this State.
On motion of council for libelant it is ordered
by the court that said defendant appear and
answer at the next term of this court or that
said case be considered in default and the plain
tiff allowed to proceed, and it is further order
ed that this rule be published in the Marietta
journal once a month for four months. This
9Th day of April 1881.
JAMES r.. BROWN, Judge
S. c. b. r. c..
hereby certify that the above is true
transcript from the minutes Of court.
WR MONTGOMERY. clerk s. c.
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GEGRGIA-Pau!ding County ::

Whereas, Mary Ann Leatherwood Admins
tratiix OF Jesse l.eaih-rWood's estate. repre-
SCENTS TO Tie couiI in her petition filed ou re-
cord that she las fully administered Jesse
Leatherwoods estate. tis Is to cite all per
SONS concerned. kiudrrd and creditors. 10 show
c,u-e ii any they can why said admit islratrix
should not be discharged from her aduiriStra
ton ana receive letters of disulissiun the
Grst Monday n October next. This June 23d
| I--l + &. BITNAGAN Ordinary.
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NOTICE.-Four weeks after date sPplica-
ton will be made to the court of Ordinary OF
Cobb county for leave TO sell the real estate OF
Nstban Alexander late Of said county deceased.
This Aug. Both 1881.
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Sab. cribe foc an dvertise in the
Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-03
Trailing

One of the most remarkable features of I'M
civilized life is the power savages show of track
ing men and beasts over immense distances
Many travellers have spoken OF this as some
thing almost miraculous, yet it is only the re-
suit of careful observation of certain well-known
signs; and we have here before us a collection
of very common sense hints on the subject. In
countries like ours every trace of footprint or
wheeltrack on roads or paths is soon oblite-
rated or hOpelessly confused; but it is
otherwise in the Wilderness where neither
man nor beast can conceal his track.
In Caffreland, when cattle are stolen. if
their footprints are traced to village, the
head man is responsible for them unless he can
show the same track going out. A wagon track
in new country is practically indellibie More
especially" say the authors Of ''Shifts and Ex-
pedients Of Camp Life lis this the case if fire
sweeps over the plain Immediately after, or if
the wagon passes during or after prairie fire.
We have known fellOw-traveer recognize in
this manner the tracks his wagon had made
seven years before, the lines Of charred stumps
crushed short down remaining to indicate the
passage Of the wheels, though all other impress
SONS had been obliterated by the rank annual
growth Of grass fully 10 feet high, Sometimes
the original soil being disturbed, a new vegeta-
uon will spring up along the wagon track, and
mus mark out the road for miles.
Even On hard rock q mans bare foot will
leave the dust caked together by Precipitation.
80 that practtced eye win see it; and even #
there is no track, stone will be disturbed here
and there, the side ofthe pebble which has long
lam next to the ground being turned up. If It
Is still damp, the man or beast that turned it
has passed very recently. Ha shower of rain
has fallen, the track will tell whether it was
made before, during OF after the shower; similar
indications can be obtained from the dew. and
other indications Of the time that has eiansad
since man passed by is furnished by the state
of the crushed grass, which will be more or less
withered as the time is longer or shorter. Other
indications are drawn from the direction in
was blowing at the time the grass was crushed:
and by noting previous of the wind, one learns
the time at which each part Of the track was
made