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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-11-20
For Rent
GOIIaux9es %~thmn
Remedies

And Cough Cnre.
ASTHMA POWDER. I" be burned
and the smoke irhnled
ASTH MA MIXTURE. to lie taken.
Both rt these preparations shnnld
be used ut the same time. but in mild
cases II nr the other will produce
relief. When only one Of the prepare
tionsi is used | will not guarantee per-
feet %rellet, Int | will guarantee it when
both are used at the same time
These two preparations have been
compounded especially tor this disease
ASTHMA. aud all trouhlrs of the res
piralOry organs; in simple words, for
everything that will impede the free
action of breathing. OLD COUGHS,
Group. inflammation of the throat
Bronchitis, etc. 1t will cure nothing
else, and | recommend it for nothing
else than that class of diseases. For
those l will guarantee my remedies,
give samples when requested and any
information desired.
B1Samples and book sent free by
mail on application.
r. GOUAUx.
HOuma.. La
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-11-20
Testimony from the Mayor.

Vsudered with Rheumatism for fifteen years, tried
al the so-callcd specifics, but to no purpose. My
grandson got me a bottle Of P. P. p, and 1 feel like q
now man.
W. /. WILDER. Mayor of Albany.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-11-20
As well as can be done in New Orleans
9sIGBS.
IO'VRBSS
THRoUdH A MOUNTAIN OF coin.

Z you want to make money, invest your money where
money comes from. Gold mining is the only industry
small investments in mining stocks are being made al
most every day In Colorado. The time to buy Knick-
erbocker Tunnel mining stock is now. Ten dollars
invested may earn a hundred, a hundred may make a
thousand. The output of Gilpin and Clear Creek coun-
ties last year amounted to $6,50o,000. The "Knicker-
bocker'' Transportation Tunnel and its gold mines arc
in Clear Greek county. Write and learn what the en-
inent g~eologist, Prof. Arthur Lakes says of the "Knick-
erbocker." A limited number Of shares may be bought
now at 15c o share, which anyday may rise to their par
value of one dollar. Some of the richest mines in COL
orado are on the same vein as the Knickerbocker. For
full particulars, figures and facts write
A. a. MERMCD&Co. Chemical Bldg, St.4ouis.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-11-20
FROM rwo WelL-known PhyeIoIana.

We are having q big sale for your P. P. p, and
Wepreseribe it in q greatInany cases. and Gnd it an ex-
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
IIlInall.


/ will endoavor to give you the
news or this place in my awkward
and bungling way.
Capt. Nj. H. CANNON, warden Of
the prison at Inman is visiting his
relatives at johnson City, Tenn.
"A prisoner at this place got very
badly hurt the other day by slate
falling on him.
Harry Burklyn was seen on our
streets yesterday. .
Most all our farmers are done
gathering corn in this vicinity.
Dave Burklin has got the blues
since Mr. Rogers moved to the
Kelley farm.
Our Caroline Chapel correspond
ent has got poetic. Hufrahl
o. G. Campbell is NOTING from
A. P. MitChell's farm to farm near
Sweedens Cove
Good day, gentlemen.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
Victoria.

Mr.. Geo. Henson of Jasper, was
in the CITY Sunday:
Rev. ronnor preached very
able sermon at Sardis Sunday
Mrs Joe Kelly, Of Whitwell was
the guest of Miss Laura Turner,
Monday.
Miss Ada Moore and Mr. Gillian
were the guests of Mrs. B. F.
Bridgeman Sunday.
MIR. R. Smith. Of Whitwel,, was
il the city Monday finding how
popular ne is with the republican
party.
Mr.. E. B. Anderson spends his
Sundays at Jasper now,
Mr.. J. B. Womack goes to church
regularly now. He says it's not
because he's religious but some-
body else goes, Et
Mrs. Luke Davenport entertain>
ed quite number of her friends at
her residence on Broad Street SatN
urday night.
Miss Eta Lewis went to South
Pitsburg Monday to work in the
store of Britain Bros. tE
JIM.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
How to cure Bilious Collie.

| suffered for weeks with collie
and pains in my stomach caused
by biliousness aud had to take
medicine all the while until /
used Cbamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy which cur
cd me, / have since recommend
ed it to a good many people. Mrs.
F BUTLER, Fairhaven, Conn Per-
sons who are subject TO bilious co.'s
C can ward of the attack by tax
ng this remedy as soon as the first
symptom appear. Sold by c, H.
Davidson.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
Caroline Chapel.
MAUD.
Beautifu!l weather still prevail

Beautiful weather still prevails,
Our farmers have not done gath
ing corn yet but are having fine
weather for the business.
Miss Mary Frar els is thought to
be some better at this writing.
Mrs John Dixon is convalescent.
Our new preacher, Rev. Conner
preached to quite crowd at this
place last Sunday evening at at
800.
We are informed that Mrs. EN-.
ma KilgOre who has been danger
ouSly ill is improving.
d F. Shandoin was traversing
our neighborhood last Monday co.'s
Letting debts. / wonder if there
isn't widow or two in our vicinity
entlcing Mr.. ChandOin to frequent.
ly collect his debts.
u w. Henson OF Jasper attends
ed chnrch at this place last Sunday
Laurence Lasater and Denis
Harris with their best girls attend>
ed church here last Sunday.
Mr.. Bud Russell has rented Mr.
Il. Vlnsants grist and saw mill
and has moved to Mr.. Yinsants
and wants the people to patronize
him and he assures them that he
will give satisfaction. He will
grind Saturdays and Mondays un-
til the water comes and then he
will grind any day in the week.
Mrs. Julia Merritt Of Victoria il
visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. c.
Harris this week.
I'll bet that everybody saw JEFF
Balew, Monday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
ATobaccO Lesson.

John Evans Snlder, of the 4th
district, is only a twelve year old
boy but he is the best tobacco grow
er in the county. Last year he
cultivated $40 hills of Tobacco
which he has recently sold at lie
per Id, the proceeds of the sal,
amounting to S22.25 Here is al
example for farmer boys, and also
problem for school boys. How
many pounds Of pounds Of tobacco
did John Evans make? How mitch
land did he cultivate the hills be
ing 81 feet apart each way How
much did he receive for each hill?
How much money would Johnny
have had if he had cultivated an
acre?
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
Wh1tweII.

Miss Lizzie Rankin. Of Pikes
vile, was visit ng Mrs. o. w.
Chastain last week.
Mr.. Lige Dykes is recovering
from the fever and will be cut in a
few days,
Mrs /. R. Jordan is very il aud
is not expected To live,
DR.. a. 4. Peay will move into
his new house next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John CowPn were
visiting at Cedar Springs last Suns
day.
Mr.G. w. Lewis was in town
last week.
L. NJ. Houts, of Sequachee, was
here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Northcutt,
of Brownsville, were in town last
Friday.
Mr.. J. J. Dykes was out for the
first time in 40 days last Saturday.
Mr.. DYKES shows the effects of his
hard tussle with the fever, but we
hope his recovery is permanent.
B.L. Arledge is building barn.
The News is glad TO know that
J. II. Pryor at the Buggy and
Wagon Factory is doing a good
business. We know Mr.. Pryor as
hard working, industrious man
and born mechanic and he de-
serves success. The News furnish
ss him with a supply Of stationary
this week,
W. H. Grayson has been granted
pension which considering his
lstraighted circumstances and his
extreme poverty. We hope it will
make him feel like JAY Could
NOW. 5E.##
r. J. Brown will shortly com,
mence a house here for John Thorn
ton, Of Sequachee, for rent.
Rev. J. NJ. Wooten ofIicialed at a
wedding at Jasper last week.
See T. P. Dutf's ad in this issue:
also do no; fail to read the adver,
tisement OF A. w. Crockett.
John Cowan and Miss D, ra HoI
loway were married Nov. IA.
DR.. AK. Shelton, we are told.
has formed a partnership with DR.
A, T, Peay and will shortly move
here
Howell Condra, OF Looney's CIR
died Nov, 10 and was buried at Red
Hill Nov, l6
The Woodmen of the World is
the latest variety Of society to be
established here.
Mr.. J. NJ. Byers will close out
his pool table business and sell his
table to anyone on good terms and
devote his attention to meat and
provision market, and the peop,e
may depend on good articles and
polite attention. Whitwell ought
to be able to support a first class
market for meat, fish, vegetables
etc.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25

"The worst cold ever had in
my life was cured by Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy" writes W
H Norton, Of Suffer Greek, Cal.
This cold left me with a cough
aud / was expectorating all the
time. The Remeoy cured me, and
I want all Of my friends when
troubled with cough or cold t.
use it, 1t will do them good" Sole
by e. H. Davidson.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away,
II you want to quit tobacco using easily
full Of new life aud vigor, take No-TO- BAG,
the wonder-workeF, that makes weak men
strong, Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400, 200 cured. Buy No-To-Bac Of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure, Soc or
tl.00. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-11-25
MARKET REPORT.

DETER than cure is prevention.
- BY taking HOOd's Sarsaparilla you
may keep well, with pure blood, strong
nerves and 3 good APPETITE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

There are many thinking men who
realize that unless halt is called we
will find the country soon facing a
condition of affairs which can only
result in a revolution, effected by the
ballot, perhaps by blood. Monopo-
lies have grown SO powerful that
they buy judges, Congressman and
State legislators, and many who are
not bought are intimidated. They
use the money earned through their
special privileges not only to per-
petuate but to increase those privi-
leges. They have been 80 successful
in their nefarious schemes that they
deem their favor to be an honor.
The respect and honor of the masses
of the people seems but poor thing
compared to the approval of some
president or director of corporations,
who has accumulated millions Of
dollars by defrauding the stockhold-
ers, or in other shabby ways. The
owners of these corporations and
their managers have grown SO pow
erful that today in this country they
can wreck or make almost any man.
- Nashville Sun.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

py resolution of the Parish Board of School
~ Directors an examination of applicants
for teacherships in Bossier Parish will be held
at Benton, on Friday and Saturday, the 10th
and Goth days Of November This Examination
will be open to all applicants not holding GER
titicates from this Board, or graduates Of the
State Normal School aud Peabody Normal
School, al Nashville. Also, to those holding
Certificates who wish to raise their grade
No teacher will be contracted with without
such certificate or diploma. Another Exami.
nation will not be held until next year
BRANCHES OF STUDY:
Third Grade-Spelling, reading primary
arithmetic, rudiments of practical arithmetic
through fractions and single interest, elemen-
ttary geography, primary language lessons and
laws of health
Second Grade-Arithmetic, algebra, geogra-
ply, English grammar, composition. United
States history, Elements of Natural Philoso-
ply, Elements of Physiology and Hygiene
First Grade-ElOcution spelling, grammar,
rhetoric, literature, history, botany, philoso.
ply, geography, arithmetic, algebra. geometry,
physiology and hygiene.
IA. w. LOWRY,
w C. MARTIN,
A. J. MURFF,
Board of Examiners
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

Thoughtful people in many States
are beginning to think there are too
many laws. Congress grinds out
statutes at least six months in the
year, and the State Legislatures,
with few exceptions, hold annual
sessions, and also grind out useless
masses of laws. Every year the
work of making laws proceeds as if
the salvation of the world depended
upon them. Code follows code, only
to be tinkered, amended, or repealed
by new set of legislative blunderers.
The country has reached the point
where few men know what the laws
are. Slowly moving Supreme Courts
flash their guesses into print, but
the tangle continues to grow worse.
It would be a great blessing to the
country if it were permitted to rock
along for about ten years without a
single new law. The supply now on
hand is much too large.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
StrNy Sale,

betrayed before me, w. II. McClenagban
" Justice Of the Peace, Bird Ward, Bossier
Parish, La, by w. L. Smith, and will be sold
at Plain Dealing. within the legal hours of sale
ana according to law, on Saturday, November
wit: One small Cow, light red, with white
spots, left horn slipped off, marked crop and
split in left ear and upderslope in right ear
about 10 years old. Also, one Yearling Heifer
calf of the above described COW, white, with
red neck and head, 10 marks The two ap-
praised at $l3.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges &c
w. II. MCCLENAGHAN, Up,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
Constitutional Convention.

The last Legislature passed an Act
submitting to the qualified voters OF
this State the question of calling a
Constitutional Convention.
The vote will be taken upon the
question on the second Tuesday in
January, 1898; at which time 1874
Delegates will also be voted for. OF
these, SO are to be selected from the
various parishes as members are
elected to the State Assembly; but
the other SO members are to be cleo
ted by the State at large, and to be
nominated by the Democratic State
Convention.
If the question is carried, the Con-
stitutional Convention will meet at
New Orleans on the second Tuesday
in February, 1898. The session is
limited to seventy days; each men,
Der will receive IS per day, and
mileage not to exceed $50 in any
case; $4,000 is the estimated expen-
ses of the Convention.
The Convention is given the pow
or to adopt the Constitution without
submitting it to the people for rati'
ication.
The Convention is prohibited from
legislating on the lottery question;
from removing the State Capital;
from changing the manner of select
ing the Supreme Judges; from chang.
ing the terms and salaries of State
and local Offices; and from changing
the bonded indebtedness of the State,
or of any parish, city, levee, or other
corporation, unless with the consent
of the creditors; and from increasing
the rate of taxation limited by the
Constitution, other than for schools
and municipal improvement, and upon
approval of interested taxpayers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

John Wanamaker, one of the lar
gest advertisers in the country,
says: II never in my life used such
a thing as a poster, or dodger, or
handful. My plan for % years has
been to take 80 much space in a
newspaper and fill it as wanted it..
An advertisement in newspaper
of 500 circulation is worth more
than 5000 dodgers or posters. If
I wanted to sell filigree jewelry or
run gambling scheme, I might use
posters, but I would not insult q
decent reading public with hand
bills. The class of people who read
them are too poor to look to for sup
port 10 mercantile affairs. 1 deal
directly with the publisher. I ask
him: 'How long will you let me run
a column of matter through your
paper for 500, or $500, as the case
may be- l let him do his figuring,
and [ like his terms, l accept. I
lay aside the profit on a particular
line of goods for advertising pur-
poses. At first I laid aside $4,000
a year, and last year L spent fifty
thousand dollars in advertising. I
have done better this year and shall
increase that sum if the profits war
rant it. I owe my success to news
papers: and to them I freely pay a
specified sum of my yearly profits"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

Land Office at NatchitOches. La
October II, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk Of the District Court at Benton, La,
on November &c, 1897, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 53s6-Cha riley L. Demoss-for the north
half of northwest quarter of section /, town
ship 81 North, range II West Louisiana Meri-
dian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: w. Is. Mckinney, j. J.
Mckinney, w. A. Lowe and r. b. Martin, of
Rocky Mount. La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register
October 81, 1897. nov 25
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
COTTON.

Present quotations of Cotton a,o -
garded by experts as being near coat az ~ Ie-
dnction hence the preference Of some !, pro
many to hold rather than selling at p pressps
Being assured of this fact by corre.,o,s.
reaching me daily, take this methof If
notice to the public, and especially tboss rhe
have addressed me, that am PREPARED S u w q
vance Cash or Groceries, or both, on ali Co,s ~
tnat may be shipped me with request to hald
ana Will take pleasure in liquidating matnr;n.
obligations of planters or merchants n .ag
interior that may be payable at Shrevenor,' n 10
by exchange Oh New York, St. Lonis ~ I'm Na Is
Orleans Or cash may be drawn on ars Sm
attached to bills of lading covering cotton. aus
c;;tss enarges are reasonable and storing ia
rate OF insurance in Shreveport is secured
wan be pleased to further correspond with
shippers OF Cotton, either for sale On arr;ra s1
or tor storage for an indefinite length Of tina
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
CONStNbIe'S Sale.

L. $. kronenberg, No; -. In 4th Justices
Sampson Crawford Bossier, La. ''' u
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a
~ writ of feri facias issued by F. R. Garrett,
Justice of the Peace OF Ward 4, Bossier Par.
ish, La, in favor of L. S. Kronenberg and
against Sampson Crawford, and to me direct
ed, have seized and will proceed to sell at
public auction to the last and highest bidder,
at Mot, La, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, November -, 1897, the following de-
scribed property to-wit:
~ bushels of corn, more or less, in field 100
bundles of fodder, more or less bale of seed
cotton, more or less. in field 2 bales of seed
cotton, more or less, in cotton house 800
pounds OF seed cotton, more or less, in
dwelling.
The above described property seized as the
property of the defendant, Sampson Crawf ford,
under said writ of fieri facias.
Terms OF Sale-Cash, subject to benefit of
appraisement
J. c. HOLMAN Constable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

When Napoleon Bonaparte and his
minister, Talleyrand, sold the Louis
lana territory to the United States,
for $15,000,0O0, in 1903, probably
neither of them knew or cared ex-
actly what they were selling. They
had recently got from Spain a great
big plantation west of the Missis-
sippi River, for which they had no
use, and they were glad to sell it to
us. Bonaparte had something to do
in those days besides read old land
surveys of wild country. he sold
to US everything he had in North
America, leaving US to settle any diff
ferences that might arise with rival
claimants, we'll knowing that we
would take all we wanted. It was
claimed that the sale included Texas,
but as we did not want Texas Just
then, we let Spain keep it. We did
want something on the Pacific Coast.
While dealing literally with Spain
in regard to the country west of the
Sabine River, President Jefferson
pushed our interests in the north
west by sending Lewis and Clarke to
explore the newly acquired territory
all the way to the Pacific. They
went up the Missouri River, crossed
the divide and then foated down the
Columbia River to the Pacific. The
records show that the French owned
the country only to the watershed
dividing the Missouri River aud it's
tributaries from the streams flowing
westward to the Pacific. As mat
ter of fact Oregon and Washington
were not q part of the Louisiana
territory; nevertheless; we got them
by virtue of the "Louisiana Pur-
chase" We took the Coast country
as an immediate result of that pur-
chase. Afterwards, when Great Brit
ain set up a claim for that coast
down to California, she was given to
understand that the American people
would not permit her to have it
without fight. In fact, counter
claim was set up by the Americans to
all that coast up to Alaska, and the
cry "Fifty four Forty or Fight" be-
came a popular one. That was just
before the Mexican war. If the
Americans had not been just then
getting ready to annex Texas, they
would probably not have left Great
Britain a Handing place on the Pacific
Coast of North America.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
Stray Sale.

E'strayed before H. Barnacastle, Justice of
~ the Peace, ward 6, by Garry Williams,
and will be sold at Haughton, La, within
the legal hours Of sale. on Saturday, Dec
ember 4th, 1897, One Mouse Colored Mare
Mule. branded on left shoulder with the letter
w. - or ID hands high, about 20 years old
had on bell when taken up and same was
stopped up with brown paper.
Appraised at SIS.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, &C., Or the same
will be sold according to law.
J. w. ONEAL, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
Dentistry Without Pain.

1 have at last solved the problem Of
preparing teeth for filling with no
pain. This is done by the recently
discovered electric instrument which
is simple, scientific and painless, and
is applied to the tooth with no dis
comfort to patient, but allows me to
cut out the cavity, or remove the
nerve, without least pain. As you
know, l also extract teeth without
pain.
My Bossier friends and patients
will find me at the same stand.
DIR. CHAs. G. MCCLOUD,
Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
Stray Sale.

EHstrayed before w. NJ. Vickers, Justice of
" the Peace, ward 6, by Joe Pcndleton. and
will be sold at Bellevue. La, within the legal
hours OF sale ON Saturday, November 81, 1897,
one Bay Mare. or 10 years old, about Ia
hands high, branded on neck and shoulder
and on hip; all on left side.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, ETC., or the same
will be sold according to law.
w. NJ. MORROW, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

Besides printing all the news and
more illustrations than any western
newspaper The CHICAGO CHRONICLE
always has the latest and best mar.
ket reports. Any newsdealer will
receive your subscriptions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28
Have It Done by Us.

Our Crayons are the best in Amer
lea our Pastels are unequaled; our
Oil Paintings will suit the most fas.
tidious. Call and be convinced.
The BR1cE PoRTRA1T Co.,
$50 Texas Street, Shreveport, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-28

E'strayed before H. Barnacastle, j. P, Ward
" +. Bossier parish, by J. G. Barnett, and
Will be sold at Haugbton, La, within the legal
One Black Horse Mule; no flesh marks nor
brands: about Is hands high and about 20
years old. Appraised at SIS.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property and pay charges.
J. W. ONEAI ConstabIa