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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

For or Against the Sale Of Intoxicating
Liquors.

Dy virtue of an act of the Police Jury, and
ID election will be held on Saturday the 2lst
of February, 1885, at Bellevue and Fillmore,
in Ward Six, for the purpose of ascertaluing
whether it is the will of the people of Ward
6, that Intoxicating liquors shall be sold in said
ward; that voters favoring the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors shall have written or printed
on their ballots, "For the sale of Liquors." and
those opposed, shall have written or printed
on their ballots, against the sale of Liquor"
Il. Z. WYCHE, Sheriff,
BOssier Parish, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

- Julius A. Jacobs, Shreveport,
is never out of any useful or fancy
article in the dry goods and notion
line or in any of the thousand and
one articles which people expect to
find in a first-class dry goods store.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29
For Skin bridge.

Dy authority vested in me by the Police Jury
D of Bossier parish, l will let the building
of a bridge acrose Fox Skin bayou, at VIM.
Rhodes, TO the lowest bidder, according to
specifications approved by the Police jury
Sealed proposals for building said bridge will
be received by me at any time. For further
information apply to
Bellevue, La, Jan. Is, 1855.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

70 Have you called to see the
bargains offered in dry goods at the
store of Messrs. Henry Dreyfuss &
Son, Shreveport If you have not
you should do so at once.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29
Sher'SF's Sale.
Francis Smith, for use of Thomas Lyles,
vs.

%.
Abb Collins.
In Bossier District Court, No. 1879.
Dy virtue of writ OF fieri facias issued in
D the above named suit and to me directed,
l 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 2lst day of February, 1885, the
following described property, to.wit:
The east half of southwest quarter, section
10, township 20, range II; 80 acres more or less;
2 bales of cotton, marked L g. H. Nos. l12 and
lI3; 5000 pounds seed cotton, in pen, more or
less; 80 bushels of corn more or less; 400 pounds
fodder, gray mule and one cream mare pony
Seized as the property of the defendant
Abb Collins, and will be sold to pay and
satisfy said writ.
Terms of Sale-Cash, with the benefit Of
appraisement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

u There is great rejoicing at the
residence of the editor of the Bossier
Banner. It is a girl, and took COM
mand of the household last Tuesday
morning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29
II Fresh garden seeds at DR.. ".
j. Mobley's.

u The v, S. and P. Railroad is
now open and the sale of excursion
tickets resumed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

q Oysters, stewed, fried, or raw,
at the Commercial-Gem Restaurant,
No. 20 Texas street, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29
We. II. ROggs,
JOANNES SMITH.
J. A. SNYDER.
y. I'd. So. #. Watkins,

A ttorneys at Law Minden La. VIII prac
N tice in all the Courts in Bossier anC
Websterparishes. gl9-nl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

A ttorneys at Law, Bellevue, La. VIII prae,
IA tice in the Courts of Bossler, Bienville
and Websterparishes v22-n42
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29
j. FL. KeaESR1..

4 ttorney at Law, Notary Public and Com
N missioner of Deeds for Alabama, Geor
gia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Texas. Office at Bellevue, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29
y. Henry Shepherd,

A ttorney at Law, Shreveport, La. VIII
N practice in the Courts Of Caddo and adj
joining parishes, also in the Supreme and Fed
eral Court of the State, mara
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

~ Fresh garden seeds at DIR. ".
j. Mobley's.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

morning.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-29

road bed, $15o4 UO
Thomas, Miller 5
Tankersley, G. W.-Lot one, sec
ton 81; lots 3 and 4 and southwest
quarter of southeast quarter, section
twenty one; south half of southwest
quarter of section s; north half of
southeast quarter; northeast quarter
of section seventeen; northeast quar-
ter of section twenty eight; northwest
quarter of section seventeen, town
ship sixteen, range eleven, $14 40
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Railroad 95-10O acres of land,
viz: Nw4 of N E /; E ! of W /;
Z / of N W /; lots one, two, three
and four of sec one, township fifteen
range eleven; section 10; lot one, sec
81, township Is, range ten; N E / of
NV Hsw of g j of sec one; n W
t of N E / of sec 8; WI of NE /; J
and e. of NV / of sec 5; E ! of s
w4;w3 of N W / of sec 9; Sci of
s W /; west ] of s W i; W I of Nv
/ of sec. eleven; E ! of N E /; sw !
of N E /; ! of / of section Is;
n Ell; N ! of S e /; sw / of W /;
= ] of N W /; NV / of N W i of sec.
10; N !; N E ! of !; sw4 of s e i
n E / of W / of sec. %; s J of N E
i Sc / of N WI; Sw4; sw4 of n
WI of sec. rs; N E frac. / east of sec
n; W / of N 10 !; 8 I of s e !: N T
/ of N E / of sec 35; all in township
sixteen, range eleven.
North half of section one; north
half of northwest quarter of section
~, township sixteen, range twelve.
n. E. ! of N. e. /; N. E. i of N. W
1 of sec. one; E. ] of S. e. /; N. W.
OF s. Z. /; n. B. / of s. W /; s. W. 10
s.w. !; S. ! of N. W. / of sec. 3; E.
OF N, W. /; W. ] of s. W. !; s. W. ! o
: n. W. 1 Of sec. 5; section 7; E. !; S
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
List Of Appointments for the Coming Year,
Made at the Recent Conference.

At the forty-sixth session of the Methodist
Protestant Conference Of Indiana, the following
appointmen were announced:
President, Hugh Stackhouse.
indianapolis District.-T. e. Lancaster, chair
man; indianapolis. First Church, John Helm;
Sugar Creek circuit, j. G. Smith; Tanners
Creek circuit, to be supplied; Liberty mission,
to be supplied; Pleasant Hill circuit, Frank NJ.
Hussey; Union circuit, Thomas E. Lancaster;
Mooresville circuit, Ananias w. Motz; Groveland
circuit, Benjamin NJ. Clark; Morristown circuit,
Charles W. Evans; Friendship station, Frank NJ.
Hussey; Laurel and Duck Creek mission. to be
supplied; superannuated, Thomas Ship, Thomas
Bland; unemployed, John Low; evangelists,
Samuel NJ. Lowden, Isaac Duckworth; unem,
ployed Town request), James Hughes; editor
Western Record. John Fl. G. Mckinney.
Muncie District. NJ. Langley, chairman.
Muncie station, Joseph NJ. Langley; Muncie
circuit, d. McEachran; H%opeweil circuit, Joseph
N. Langley; Hartford City circuit, w. H. Green;
Elwood circuit, George w. Boxell: Jonesboro
circuit. Sanford H. Flood; Pipe Creek circuit,
well; superannuated, Samuel Lineberry; super
animated. Joseph Boxell; unemployed, j. II. G.
Prlm; unemployed, Thomas f.. Ransopher;
evangelist, William H. Rodgers; student at
Adrian College, James L.. Barclay.
TT. Wayne District-W. w. Lineberry, chair.
man. Kendallville circuit, John McPhail; st.
Joe circuit, William w. Lineberry; Harlan cir
cult, Samuel j. Jones; New Haven circuit,
Seymour 5. Stanton; Plymouth circuit, Lafayette
Coomer; Wabash circuit, James T.. Harrison;
Keystone circuit. James G. McLin; Salimonie
circuit. Elliot Robinson; unemployed, own re-
quest, Ezra Conn; unemployed, own request,
John Fl. Neher.
Worthington District-A. G. Mendenhall,
chairman. Worthington circuit, to be supplied;
Monroe circuit. to be supplied; Guthrie mission.
Moses Ell. Adams; Prairie circuit, to be supplied;
White River circuit, to be supplied; Richland
circuit, A. G. Mendenhall; Calvary circuit, to
be supplied; West Union circuit. to be supplied;
superannuated. P. Whey; unemployed. Alexander
S. Baker.
Frankfort District. S. Sellers, chairman.
Frankfort circuit, j. S. Sellers, r. Maggart,
associate; Medaryville circuit. to be supplied by
Isaac G. Brasket; Milledgeville circuit, w. G..
Callahan; Michigantown circuit, William 8.
Fisher; Grand Prairie circuit, George w.
Bundy; Monticello circuit, Abraham @. Albeit;
Burlington circuit, j. S. Sellers; superannuated
Hugh Fulton; unemployed, own request, Tighl-
man Bailey; unemployed, own request. Samuel
Bloomer; unemployed, own request, Martin S.
Morrison.
Transferred-To South Illinois Conference, r.
W. Rutledge; to unstationed list, John E. An
derson.
Withdrawn by Certifcate-M E. Chapel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Southern Passenger Agents.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 25.-The Association of
General Southern Passenger Agents met here
yesterday for the purpose of receiving the report
of a special committee on the liability of rail-
roads for loss of baggage. Accompanying the
report were legal opinions of attorneys repre-
senting the lines Of the association. A resolu-
ton was adopted Withdrawing from sale emigrant
tickets from all points within the jurisdiction of
the association TO points west of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio. Another resolution was
adopted looking to the appointment of a special
committee to fix the penalty for a failure to
maintain passenger rates when agreed upon.
The following officers were elected: F. M.
Emerson. of Wilmington, president; G. A.
A. Taylor. of Richmond. secretary. Charleston,
and the first Wednesday in April. were appointed
the place and time for holding the spring meet
Ing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Tends To DeinoraIize Rates.

Passenger men may well learn a lesson from
the results Of the running Of cheap excursion
trains recently. not only between commercial
%centers, but . distant points as well. Thirty
days ago the c., l.. st. L. & G. and the G. & &.
/ advertised extensively a $40 excursion to Col
fax Springs. Just seventy-three. persons availed
themselves of this cheap rate. The total amount
obtained would not pay the advertising bills and
extra labor. a day or two later the l., ID. d 5.
and Central Iowa advertised @ lOwrate excur-
sion TO Nebraska. We persons took ad-
advantage of that rate. But the worst
feature of the case is that rates
70 ths Northwest have been demoralized from
the DAY OF the announcement of these cheap
excursion rates, other roads meeting in advance
these excursion rates. But running cheap-rate
trains between commercial centers is the most
damaging To roads. A few days since a cheap
excursion for the benefit OF a Chicago association
was run from Chicago TO Louisville. 1t was
stated that but one hundred tickets would
probably be wanted. but some 400 were sold,
and fully half of them fell into the hands of a
sas<per, who sold them at such figures that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26

The key to the decrease in 1884 is to be found
in the pause in railway construction which oc-
CURED at the close of 1883. During the five
years ending December, 1883. 40. 600 miles of
railway were built in the United States. or an
average OF 5000 miles a year. Poor estimate
that these 40, 900 miles cost in actual cash ST.
200. 900, 900, or $15. 900 a mile. So large an ex-
penditure naturally impaired briskness to all
branches of trade. and would account for large
railway earnings, even independent of the trans
portation of railway material. In 1884 the total
number of miles built was only 4, 1000, which
probably averaged a cost of $l5, 900 a mile, or
$50, 900. 900. This alone would go far to explain
the decline in wages and the general reaction in
business from activity to comparative dullness.
But the chief cause of the falling off in gross
earnings was the reduction of freight charges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26

regular ticket agents for some days
were unable to sell q ticket read
ing from Louisville to Chicago, Tom. Dick.
tickets, on which parties came to Louisville and
then sold to Louisville s~calpers. Excursions to
Niagara Falls may pay for running the trains,
but in the end they severely damage the bust
ness of regular trains. Says an old passenger
agent: Eight times out of ten running these
low-rate trains results in a loss to the road run
ming them, either directly or indirectly"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
The West Shore REORGANIZATION.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Drexel. Morgan & Co.
issued q circular to the first mortgage bond
holders Of the West Shore road to-day. stating
that holders of $47, SOC, 900 of the bonds had
assented to the plan of reorganization and lease
to the New York Central, proposed by Drexel,
Morgan & Co., in their circular of the 18th inst,
and that other bondholders would be permitted
to take part in the benefits to accrue by depositing
their bonds and paving $40 per 81, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific.
Jacksonville, Madison & Indianapo

Depart-Southern Express. daily, s.--...-.. 4:1o
Louisville and Madison Express, pc 8:15
Louisville and Madison Mail, pc, dy $50
Louisville Express -----..---.--.. 6:45
Acknowledgements and Madison Mall. 9:45
Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago
Express, daily, lO:4o
New York and Northern Fast Elk
press, r. I:UV
St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit Fast
line, daily, lO:45
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
What the Reduction in Freight Charges Has
Done.

The receipts of the railways of the United
States, from all sources, compare AS follows, in
round figures, for the past eight years:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
The Story of a Sculptor.
(n Three Numbers.)
Capital Wine.
49, N.-L--
Zone Number

No. l was printed on Sunday, Aug. @,
and Nos. 2 and 3 will follow in succession.
We may add that the stories are written in
Hugh Conway's vivid and graphic style, the
situations are most effective, the current
problems of social relations and varying phases
of domestic life worked out in them are in
tensely interesting, and the characters leave
the reader with distinct impressions such as
are caused by people of striking personality in
actual life.
The appropriateness of this Intervention in
the existing arrangements for our Serial Lit
erature will be self-evident. The recent la
mentable and all too early decease of the
brilliant novelist naturally excites great in
terest in the work he has left behind, and
calls for it's publication as soon as practicable.
We shall, therefore, defer the completion of
the Octave Of Short Stories b. Distinguished
Authors in order that the trio left by HUGH
CONWAY may be commenced in our columns
at the earliest date.
On September q the publication of the
Octave of Short Stories will be resumed by
WILKIE COLLINS, and continued by stories
from the pens of RHODA BROUGHTON and
THOMAS HARDY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Passenger-Rate War at st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Aug. 2.-The Wabash gave notice
to-day of the withdrawal from the St. Louis
east bound passenger agreement of July 2. and
and there is a prospect of a lively passenger rate
war between the Eastern trunk-lines. The with
drawal is based upon alleged irregularities and
cutting on the part of the Bee-line and the Van
dalia roads. Tickets to New York are said to
have been sold this afternoon at SIT, and the
rate is expected to drop to $l4 tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26

Indiana. Bloomington & Western.
PEORIA DIVISION.
Denart-Paci6c Express and Mail. ..-....... S:15 am
Kansas and Texas Fast Line, r. O.. 5:lO pm
Burlington and Rock Island Elk.
press, daily. T. c. and s..-.--..-11:lO pm
Arrive-Eastern and Southern Express,
daily, T. G. and s.---..-.-..-..-- 300 am
Cincinnati Special. r. c.--.--....-.l1:OO am
Atlantic Express and Mail---..... 3:4o pa
EASTERN DIVISION.
Depart-Tastern Express Mail. daily s.. re. 4:15 am
Atlantic Express, daily. s. and CO. 4:05 pm
Dav Express. go pm
Arrive Pac;fc Exnress. daily, 8. and G. G. 7:45 ann
Western Express. 4:45 pm
Burlington and Rock Island Elk.
press, daily, s. and r. c.....-..-.lO:35 pm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26

Indianapolis, Decatur & Sprin field.
Depart Decatur and Peoria Through Mail. $3.50 am
Montezuma Accommodation, daily
exeept Sunday 600 pm
Fast Express. daily. r. c. and s,...1050 pm
Arrive-Fast Express. daiiv, T. C. and So 500 am
Montezuma Accommodation, daily
except 500 am
Through Mail. $50 pm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
GRAND HOTEL

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.
Passenger elevator and all modern conveniences.
Leading Hotel of the city, and strictly frst-class.
Rates. 50 so, SO and ~. 80 per day, the latter price
including bath. GEO.. +. PFINGST, Proprietor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Cincinnati, indianapolis, St. Louis 3 Chicago.


CINCINNATI DIVISION.
Depart~Cincinnati and Florida Fast Line.
daily, s. and c. c.....-.-.---... 400 Am
Cincinnati, Rushville and Colum.
bus Accommodation .---..-.--.11:10 ana
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail, p. c. 3:55 pm
Cincinnati Accommodation, daily. 6:55 pun
Acknowledgements Accommodation, daily 1O:55 am
Chicago and St Louis Mail, p. elias ana
indianapolis and Lafayette Accom-. Ass pra
Chicago and st. Louis Fast Line,
daily, s. and C. .1O:45 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION
~Depart-Lafayette and Wabash Ry. Accom-. 7:1O ana
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. 7:1O ana
Chicago Mail, o. 1905 pm
Lafayette $40 pm
Indianapolis and South Bend Ex.. $40 pm
Chicago, Peoria and Burlington
Fast Line. daily, s., r. c...-......11:1Opm
~Arrive-Cincinnati and Florida Fast Line,
daily, c. c. and s.....--....-...- 3:35 ana
Lafayette Accommodation. ..-.... 1885 ana
South Bend and indianapolis Elk. 1855 an
Cincinnati and Washing'n Mail, p. c 3:45 pm
Cincinnati and Louisville Accom- 6:42 pm
South Bend and indianapolis Ex.. 6:42 pm
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-01

THE relatives of General A. L. Rus
sell, formerly Adiutant General of this
State, have just received the news Of his
death at Montevideo, Uruguay. AL
thought it occurred nearly two months
ago the first knowledge was obtained
from the Buenos Ayfes Standard, a
copy of June having been sent to
James Hayes, of Harrisburg, by Mrs.
Sarah Ecclerton, who has charge Of
kindergarten schools at Parana, Argen-
tine Republic. That paper says: "The
sudden death of General Russell, United
States Consul, in Montevideo, has caused
much regret among his countrymen in
the Platte, by whom he was much re-
spected. The funeral took place on
Sunday and was attended by a very
large concourse of foreigners and Orien-
tails" General Russell was native OF
Bra lford county and moved to Allegheny
county, where lived at the breaking out
of the war. He was Secretary of the
Commonwealth under Governor Johns
ton. On the 9th of January. 1862, HI
was appointed Adjutant General o
Pennsylvania by Governor Curtin, il
place of L. NJ. Biddle, resigned, ant
served throughout Governor Curtin
two terms. On the 4th of January, 1870
he was reappointed Adiutant Genera
upon the resignation of McCreary
During the administration of Presiden
Hayes he was appointed Consul t,
Monteyideo, He was aged about z
| Years.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-01

Boy Preacher Harrison, according to
his own estimate, has converted between
forty and fifty thousand souls during his
career. Evangelist Sam Jones SAYS that
he has made between eight and ten
thousand converts during the present
year. This is a much better showing
than Harrison's, considering that the
latter has been engaged in the work for
some twenty years. Jones AYERS, furth,
ermore, that ninety-live per cent. of his
converts remain true to their professions
after his departure, This remarkable
statement is discredited by the rival re,
vivalist.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-01

grades between the valleys, notwith
standing mountain rises proudly be-
tween them. Here it would seem that
the iron tracks are laid mp the hills and
down the valleys The surface Of the
country is moderately undulating, and
the composition in the main is Of a sandy
character, making the cost Of grading
excavaiing and filling in comparatively
cheap good road can be buiit at a cost
of about two thousand dollars a mile.
And yetif any Of my readers has amy
loose change in bis pocket he had better
not come down here to build railroad
simply because he can build IL cheap.
We hayo plenty of railroads here, and
need farmers and manufacturers far more
than we need steel rails.
THE WEATHER.
My Northern readers naturally want
to know something of the weather down
here. They think NE are broilng, boil
ing and stewing Last week We had a
"wafm wave" here and the thermometer
went up to "a degrees. in New York al
the same time it was 92 degrees, whilC
we had most delicious breeze all the
time here. Candidly and honestly, 3,
far this season, have not NOTICED any
difference in the degrees of heat here auJ
in the North.
SOUTHERN TOWNS AND CITIES.
There is such a wide contrast bctweei
the villages and cities of the North an,
the South that this series of letters woulC
not be complete without a description o
some of the principal ones. In my pill
grimage from Virginia to Georgia, anC
from the shores Of the old ocean to Ten
nessce, there are many points Of quain
as well az commercial interest to tn
people at large, and these points will b
noted and described in future letters.
Were ! to give an opinion of Nortl
Caroliaa I would say that it is a land G
great possibilities. / doubt if there is
State in the whole Union that offers S
many inducements to laboring men VIII
want TO build homes; to men with capita
, who want 10 make paying investments;t
: all classes and conditions of honest, caps
! bic and cuterprising labor. Here land
= and lumberaro ridiculously cheap. Waite
power is abundant and nevcr-iailing. TIL
: long seasons favor everybody and ever,
4 thing, The climate is delightful. AnC
= hest of all, the State of North Carolint
taken as a whole, is one great and hone
y health resort, +. p. WOODWARD,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-08-01

FROM the returns already in, 1t Is es-
timated that the campaign in Tonquin
cost the French S06,0O0,O)0. while the
wear and tear to the naval force are
S6,000,00 more. We have here around
sum presented of S102, 100000, with
certain heavy expenses yet to be met,
the amount of which cannot now be de-
termined If, two years ago, the French
people had been asked to pay Sl00,000,-
600 for the right to establish protec-
torate over this distant an unhealthy
Asiatic country, the proposition would
have been laughed down.