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The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

Now before the cotton season
opens, we wish to impress upon our
Bossier friends the advantage Of
having their cotton clean and well
giuned. The South loses large
am6,nt OF money each season by
mixing good cotton with an indiffer.
entarticle. Itsells not according to
the best part of it, but according TO
worse. Again, we lose heavily by
not having the staple clean, free
tlom dirt, mud and leaf. Slight
specks detract from the value Of the
Article, while sand and mad render
less merchantable. Cotton ought
to ee carefully handled through
eyery operation. There are some
manufacturers who make it a point
70 buy, at greatly deprecated prices,
cotton Of good staple that has been
stained or is leafy. They get it at
hs prices, and then use it to adyan-
hse A sandy cotton, as we under.
stand, no manufacturer wants. It
aas to be cleaned before it can be
worked. The prospect is that cotton
Mlbring q fine price this season;
oat poor cotton will never be in de-
nand. The true secret is to best0w
exsra care upon it from the time it
nplfked until it is sold. The fol-
exlug circular from Captain G. g.
iaarnond, OF Shreveport, explains
I itself:
uoTToN.-All cotton raised in
worth Louisiana, Southern Arkan.
~ and Eastern Texas, CHASING
Ancs low middling and grades
aoose will be needed by the North.
sa mills, the approaching season at
w liberal prices. I have recently
'alned from an extensive trip
saoag the mills, and am authorised
"as that the staple and body of
I cotton is desirable, and meets
n exact wants. Having been
s'.lng cotton for fifteen years and
sung deeply the interest of my
ssa people and country, the plant
interest viii allow me to say, to
aain the high reputation Of our
0a y must be gathered clean and
y sand and dirt, and the grades
- separated and not mixed. /
prepared to pay from the wagons
lug Ine entire season, within a
J, lser 70 half cent per pound of
NeW Orleans market for all
= gathered cotton. This win
e g the planter and interior mer-
'ss storage, insurance and com.
a'ons for selling.
g. 6. THURMoNp.
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Esstrayed before H. BarnacastIc, Justice Of
II the Peace for Ward s. Precinct =, BY
Robert b. Sibley, on July 3ist, 1882 and will
be sold for cash, vt New KANSAS, Bossier par.
ish, La, on Saturday, September 18th, ls82,
> small grey mare pony, aged shout years,
about l3s hands high, branded on the Ieft hip
with the letters s O or 50, and nHtier same.
figure 3 and 0, and under latter 10 tbe brand Of
q spade or trowel.
Appraised at SIS
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c
" II BLED5OE, Constable.
August 10, 1852
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No family should keep house without bot
tie Of Essence of Jamaica Ginger at hand
ready for use. The best Ginger made in this
country is that which Is made by n K. Brown.
Price IS and SO cents bottle For sale ut DR.
w. j. Mobley's Drug Store.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

You can get the respect of the
honest men in the world in one way
only-that is BY deserving it.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

The people of this parish will
have plenty Of food this year for
man and beast. There may not be
much money left after paying up
debts, old and new, but everybody
EhO has made an effort will have
plenty to eat.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

THE HIGHEST RANK.-Made from harmless
materials, and adapted to the needs of fading
and falling hair, Parker's Hair Balsam has
taken the highest rank as an elegant and re-
liable hair restorative.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

The diversified contents of Demo-
rests Magazine for September make
this highly entertaining number.
There is something in it to please all
tastes. It contains much that is
instructive and entertaining; while
the Illustrations are excellent, the
oil picture, "a Soul to Heaven be-
ing quite a work of art.
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Notice.

1Tyhere will be meeting of the Democratic
a Parish Executive Committee, Mt Belle
vue, on Monday, the 4th OF September. A
full attendance requested.
Fl. w. OGDEN, Chairman,
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Action may not always bring hap
piness; but there is no happiness
without action.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

A great deal Of the evil in the world
is caused by hot rum, and very little
of it by cold water.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24
'ii45ss e-l'-
venire.

Be it remembered that on this.
the l4th day of August, 1882, we,
the Jury Commission, whose names
appear below, met at the Clerks
Office, Bossier parish, La.. and pro-
ceeded TO draw and did draw, and
select from the general venire box,
previously prepared by us, fifty
names of persons qualified by law, to
serve as Grand and Petit Jurors, for
the first week of the October term
OF the End Judicial District Court
to be began and holden in and for
the Parish of Bossier, on the fourth
Monday, the 23rd day of October,
1852, in pursuance of Act No. IA,
and Act No. 81, of Louisiana Legis-
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Use BROwNs TEETHIEG CORDIAL, which is
the best baby medicine in the world 1t keeps
children healthy and make mothers happy
For sale by Dr.W.J Mobley. bellevue, La.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

In Texas 700 miles of railroad
track are reported to have been laid
during the last six months.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

Remember MIR. Julius A.Jacobs,
IS Texas street, Shreveport, when
sou want anything in the dry goods
line.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

The demand for beef among the
people and outside buyers, has made,
it profitable this season for those
who had surplus cattle to sell.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

There are eleven prisoners confin
ed ntlIe parish Jail at this place.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

The impression very generally
prevails that the cotton crop in this
parish will be an unusually good one
if We have a late, dry fall.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

The population of Egypt is 5,517,-
627. The debt owed by Egypt to-
England and France is $500, ,OOO, 900.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

Charles Malone, who lived FIVE
miles east Of Mt. Pulaski, Illinois,
and who had been missing for three
days, was discovered on the Goth
instant with two young mon who
had been working for him, all three
blindfolded and their throats cut
from ear to ear. No cause is known
for the deed.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

The Democratic Parish Executive
Committee will meet at this place
on the 4th day of September. See
notice of Chairman Il. w. Ogden.
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BELLEVUE. La,
1HURS0AY,::::::::AU6uST 24.. 1882.

Chickens are very scarce and in
demand.
Sweet potatoes are growing rap.
idly and will make large yield.
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Ashe county, n. G., produces
] ,646, 900 pounds Of copper yearly,
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

Tho gum of the palmetto, which
is found in abundance in Florida,
makes as good if not better mucil-
age than gum arabic.
The Bossier banner., 1882-08-24

Wendall Phillips once satirized
our love Of money by saying that if
an American saw a silver half dol
lar on the other side Of the everlast.
ing pit he would jump for it and run
the risk of falling in.
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- Oe>ss - 1OzU
Having compiled the above vote,
and finding Benton and Canes to
DC the two points receiving the high
est number of votes, we hereby Or
der an election between the two said
points, to take place on Saturday,
the End September next, in pursu-
ance of resolution passed at mass
meeting at Rocky Mount, on 5th
ultimo. We further announce that
we will meet in the town of Bellevue,
on Monday, September 4th, next, to
compilethe vote, and declare result
of said election.
Done and signed, officially, at
Bellevue, La, this 23rd August, A.
D., 1882.
R. Fl. CURRY, Chairman.
w. j. FISH,
w. A. STROUD,
Committee.
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SherilI7s Sale.
Vance & Marks, Exrs., No. c9i 2nd Jndi-
vs. cial District Court,
lack Doles. B0ssier Par, La.

py virtue of writ of seizure and sale issued
- from the Clerks Office Parish of Bossier.
in the above named suit, directed to the Sheriff
Of ROssier Parish, have seized and will pro
ceed to sell at public anction, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court house door. in the
town of Bellevue, Louisiana, Ia said Parisl, 81
Bossier, La. on the third Saturday, the 10th
day Of September, 1882, within the legal hours
Of sale, the following described property, TO-
wit:
s South half Of northeast quarter and north
half OF southeast quarter, and southwest
quarter of section ~ and that portion Of the
south half of section n, lying between Marks
Lake and the branch running north and south
through tho southeast quarter Of section IA,
and that portion Of section %, lying north west
Of the lake and same branch and north Of Red
River, and that portion Of section - north of
Red River and south of the Senteli & Nattin
line; all in township 2l of range l8, Bossier
Parish. La, together with all buildings and
improvements thereon.
Seized as the property of the defendant,
zack Doles, and to be sold to pay and satisfy
said writ
Terms of Sale Cash, without the benefit Of
appraisement.
RE. WYCIIE,
Sheriff Of Bossier Parish, La
Bellevue, La August 10, 1882.
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Also, the following thirty names of
persons qualified to serve as jurors
for the week commencing the fifth
Monday, the 3Oth day of October,
1882, term of said Court, to-wit:
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disciples on the day of Pentecost, but
where have we the promise of the gift?'
II a man love me, he will keep my word
and my Father will love him, and we will
come unto him, and make our abode with
him. " Neither pray for these alone,
but tor them also which shall believe on
me through their word that they all
may be one; as thou, Father, art in me
and in thee, that they may also be one
IN us; that the world may believe that
thou hast sent me-" "In whom We also
trusted, after that We heard the word OF
truth, the gospel of your salvation, in
whom also, after that We believed, We
were sealed with that Holy Spirit OF
promise, which is the earnest of our in
heritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise OF
his glory"
If we believe the gospel news then are
we sealed with that Holy Spirit of prom
Use, and, like the Ephesians, it is to us
the earnest of our inheritance until the
kingdom is redeemed, and we unite unto
the praise of His glory.
When our Lord was upon the earth
He taught His disciples that the Father
was more willing to give the Holy Spirit
to them that asked Him, than earthly
parents were to give good gifts to their
children. But we should remember that,
at that time, the Comforter had not come,
Christ had not yet arisen from the dead.
He was still with them as the guide,
teacher, comforter and expounder of the
gospel of the kingdom. Nevertheless,
l tell you the truth. 1t is expedient for
you that go away; for, if 1 go not away,
the Comforter will not come unto you,
but if | depart will send him unto you. =
After His resurrection, having finished
the work the Father had given Him to
do, He appeared unto the disciples when
the eleven were with them, and said to
them all. :" And behold, send the prom
Use of my Father upon you, but tarry We
in the city of Jerusalem until We be en-
dued with power from on high" They
obeyed, and at the proper time the Pen
tecostal blessing was visited upon them
all. And there appeared unto them
cloVen tongues like as of fire, and it sat
upon each of them. And they q0ere all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit
gave them utterance." w.
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For the Central Presbyterian.
The Indweller.

This great person, a member of the
Trinity, the gift of the Father and the
Son, the Holy Comforter, has been sent
from heaven to abide with all who be-
Geve in and love our Lord Jesus. He is
here on earth in the place of our assembled
Lord, and if not grieved by unbelief and
sin, He will make the life of believer
in Jesus joyful and happy. His great
work is to take the things of Christ and
show them unto us. How is it possible
though, for any of US to participate in
the joys of the Saviour's love, if we-ac-
cept not the truth of the real presence in
our bodies of this divine being? If we
ignore His presence and believe not that
He is in us, we make Christ a liar, and
the truth is not in us. Hear His words
=" And | will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that
he may abide with you forever, even the
Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knoweth him; but We know him, for he
dwelleth with you, and's shall be in you
These words were spoken by Him short
time before His death; the hearts of the
disciples were greatly troubled, for they
had Just received the information that
their Lord and Master was about to be
taken from them. 1t is not surprising
that they were sad their faith could not
grasp His words of consolation; they
were unable to bear the separation be-
cause of little faith, and it seems, less
love. ye loved me, we would rejoice
because l said I go unto the Father for
my Father is greater than 1.
To console and comfort their hearts
during His absence, He tells them of His
Fathers house, of the many mansions, OF
His going to prepare place for them,
and of His coming back again to receive
them to Himself, to be with Him forever.
He cannot leave them comfortless to bat
tie with the enemy singly; He knows
their weakness, and He prepares them to
receive the indweller when He is taken
from them. Peters fall and the forsak
ing Him by all the others, bring out
their great need and make plain the ne
cessity for another Comforter. What
gracious condescension on the part Of God
to dwell in man
Is this the word Of God? Has He
spoken it? Then believe it, accept it,
and be no longer drone but a worker.
But some one may say, 1--WE acknowledge
that the Holy Ghost descended upon the
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Evangelical Doctrine.

Turn to the death-beds of all who die
with solid comfort and good hope, and
appeal to them. There are few of us
who are not called on occasionally, as we
travel through life, to see people passing
through the valley of the shadow of
death, and drawing near to their latter
end and to those things unseen which
are eternal" We all of us know what
vast difference there is in the manner
In which such people leave the world,
and the amount of comfort and hope
which they seem to feel Can any of us
say that he ever saw a person die in
peace who did not know distinctly what
he was resting on for acceptance with
God, and could only say, in reply to in
qulrles, that he was Earnest and sin
cere| L can only give my own expert
ence; l never saw one. Oh, mol The
story of Christ's moral teaching, and self
sacrifice, and example, and the need of
being earnest and sincere, and like Him,
will never smooth down dying pillow.
Christ the teacher, Christ the pattern,
Christ the prophet, will not suffice. We
want something more than this We
want the story of Christ dying for our
sins, and rising again for our iustifca-
ton. We want Christ the mediator,
Christ the substitute, Christ the inter
cessor, Christ the redeemer, in order to
meet with confidence the King of Ter
rors, and to say, go death where is thy
sting2 o grave where is thy victory p
Not few, 1 believe, who have gloried
all their lives in rejecting doctrinal re-
ligion, have discovered at last that their
" broad theology" is a miserable COM
torter, and the gospel of mere " earnest
ness" is no good news at all. Not few,
firmly believe, could be named, who at
the eleventh hour have cast aside their
favorite, new fashioned views, have fed
for refuge to the precious blood, and left
the world with no other hope than the
oldfashioned doctrine of faith in a cru
CITED Jesus. Nothing in their life's re-
ligion has given them such peace as the
simple truth grasped at the eleventh
hour
Just as 1 am without one plea,
DuI Uhat Thy DlOOd shed fUr mo,
And that Thou bid Est me come to Thee
Lamb of God, 1 come"
-BishO71 R2yZe
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Gradual Baokslidins.

Great temptations are not the most
dangerous to Christian people. We are
not likely at once to deny the Lord, or
to commit fragrant violations of the law.
There is more danger of yielding here a
little and there little from the right.
One does not become Sabbath breaker
or profane because any one great tempta-
tion 10 too strong for him, but by a
9rea9al process. He does not become
coz! :TI IN ms service through any sudden
chill but by first neglecting one duty
and then another. The disciples slept
during Ohrist's agony before they forsook
him and fed. Peter followed afar off be-
fore he denied him. Those who would
serve faithfully must avoid the begin
nings of evil.
Inc same thing is true of churches
They do not become cold and negligent
or formal, or loose in doctrine or prac-
tice by any sudden transition. On the
contrary, the change is usually unnoticed,
save by those who recollect the past, and
put it side by side with the present.
They remember how the prayer meeting
was first neglected and then the night
service; how family worship became less
and less common, and the Sabbath School
less and less interesting; how the young
people drift away; how infdel ideas
crept in. Christian people, and espe-
cially those who, as officers in the church,
have accepted special responsibility,
need to watch the beginnings of evil.
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it. He gave his hand to zeiten, his right
hand, and placing the left on the
veterans shoulder, said with emotion =
80 happy Zeiten how I wish | could
believe it | have the greatest respect
for yoH. This shall never happen again"
The king then rose from the table, dis
missed his other guests, but said to
Aeiten, Come with me into my cabinet. "
What passed in that conference with
closed doors between the great king and
his greater general no one has ever
learned; but this we believe, that the
Lords own words are now verified to
Zeiten, "Whosoever shall confess Me be-
fore men, him will I confess before my
Father which is in heaven"
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Confessing Christ Before Men.

One OF the best generals Frederick the
Great OF Prussia ever had was Hans
Joachim Won Zeiten. He distinguished
himself in the seven years war, both at
Prague and Torgau. He was never
ashamed of his faith. Once he declined
an invitation to dine at his royal master 8
table because on that day he wished to
present himself at the table of his Lord
and Master Jesus Christ. 1t was the
sacrament day in the church where he
worshipped. The next time that he ap.
peared by invitation at the kings table,
Frederick, whose in6del tendencies were
well known, made use Of some profane ex-
pressions about the Holy Communion OF
the Lords Supper; and the other guests
laug he'd at the remarks made on the oc-
casion. Zeiten shook his head solemnly,
stood up, saluted the king, and then said
with a firm voice -" Your Majesty
knows well that in war l have never
feared any danger, and everywhere have
boldly risked my life for you and my
country. But there is One above us who
is greater than you or I-greater than
all men; He is the Saviour and Re.
deemer, who has died also for your
Majesty, and has dearly bought us with
His own blood. This Holy One I can
never allow to be Knocked or insulted
for on Him repose my faith, my comfort,
and my hope in life and death. In the
power of this faith your brave army has
courageously fought and conquered. Ii
your Majesty undermine this faith you
undermine, at the same time, the welfare
Of the State. salute your Majesty r.
This open confession of his Saviour by
Ieiten made powerful impression upon
the king. He felt he had been wrong in
his attack upon the faith of his general.
and he was not ashamed to acknowledge
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For the Central Presbyterlan.
Money.

All men agree that money can prove
great blessing. The Word of God de-
clares that the Glove of money is root Of
all evil. In these days there are many
who aOiU be rich, and "fall into snare"
Let us consider
l. There are some things that money
eolU buy. 1t will buy meal, or clothes,
or luxuries. 1t will buy lands, and
houses, and cattle. 1t will buy respect
full attention and praise. "Men will
praise thee when thou doest we'll to thy
self" 1t will buy social recognition
Nowadays, a thief, who wears good
clothes and spends money freely-if
smart enough to keep out of the peniten-
tlary-is readily received into fashion
able society. No one will inquire too
carefully how he made his money Said
whiskey dealer, g. qOiU make money
| do not like this trade, but my children
shall be rich. Then they will be recog-
nized with the best. And nobody will
ask or care whence their money came"
Yes, money will buy these and many other
thingsl "e
2. But there are some things that mon
ey mill not bay. 1t will not buy con-
tinuance of our life. Cried dying Queen
Elizabeth, All that I have 1 would give
for one hour of time P'a 1t will not buy
peace of conscience. The belief that it
will, has been fostered by avaricious Je-
suits. But riches do not give peace to
the troubled heart. 1t will not buy the
favor of an angry God. IF in our fear
of Him we build temples of worship, or
found charitable institutions, we remain
before Him helpless, undone. It will not
go with us into the world beyond
" Naked came out of my mother womb,
and naked shall I return"
3. There as a proper e0ay of making
money. 1t is by work. This is the only
honest way of securing it. 1t is true that
some men have given them splendid OPP
portunities of making money For this
they are to be thankful. But it must be
gotten fairly and squarely. Then it will
prove blessing, if used wisely
4. There IS aOrOng a0ay of making
money. 1t SIS wrong to steal money.
Every burglar and thief knows that he
is an evil doer. It is wrong to cheat in
business. The trader, buyer, or seller,
who clears money by dmpe-ing those who
deal with him, is guilty. 1t is wrong to
pursue any business that is criminal and
knavish. The trade of dram shop is
robbery and murder. 1t is wrong to make
money by gambling. In all these ways
is money readily made; but it brings no
blessing with it, In getting it the man
has degraded himself. And on his i'll
gotten money is the stain Of sin and guilt
5. Is 1t not plain tdat feveaisA greed for
o'ooney Is a deptora6Ie thir11I Money is
not the chief good There are things it
will buy, and things more precious that
it will not buy. It is desirable to have
money; but it must be clean, else it is
unfit for any noble or holy use He
that getteth riches and not by right, shall
leave them in the midst of his days, and
at his end be fool" ADDISON.