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ribbon twelve thousand four hundred
and tifty-tive miles long, or half way
round the globe; if laid SO as to form
. carpet, they would very nearly cover
Hyde Park. Their original value is
somewhat over seventeen hundred and
fifty millions, and their weight is about
ninety-one tons. The immense extent
of space necessary to accommodates
such mass in the bank vaults may be
imagined. The place, with its piles on
piles of boxes reaching far away into
dim distance, looks like some gigantic
wine cellar or bonded warehouse.
As each day adds, as we have seen,
about fifty thousand notes to the num-
Der, it is necessary to find some means
of destroying those which have passed
their allotted time of preservation.
This is done by fire, about four hun
dred thousand notes being burnt at
one time in furnace specially con-
structed for that purpose. Formerly.
from some popularity in the ink, the
cremated notes burnt into a solid blue
cinker; but the composition of the ink
has been altered, and the paper now
burns to a fine gray ash. The fumes
of the burning paper are extremely
dense and pungent; and to prevent any
nuisance arising from the cause, the
process of cremation is carried out at
dead of night. when the city is COM
paratively deserted. Further, in order
to mitigate the density of the fumes,
they are made to ascend through a
shower of falling water, the chimney
shaft being fitted with special shower
bath arrangement for this purpose.
Passing away from the metropolis OF
dead and buried notes, we visit the
Treasury, whence they originally is
sued. This is a quiet looking room,
scarcely more imposing in appearance
than a buffers pantry in a West-end
mansion. but the modes. looking cup
boards with which it's walls are lined
are gorged with hidded treasure. The
possible value of the contents of this
room may be imagined from the fact
that a million Of money, in notes Of
one thousand pounds, forms pocket
only three inches thick. The writer
has had the pleasure of holding such q
parcel in his hand, and for quarter OF
minute imagining himself million.
aire, with an income of over thirty
thousand per annum for life The
same might occupy even less space
than above, for Mr. Francis tells 6
story of lost note for thirty thousand
pounds. which, turning up after the
lapse of many years. was paid by the
bank twice orer! We are informed
that notes of even higher value thar
this have on occasion been printed
but the highest denomination now is
sued is one thousand pounds.-Chana
bers' Journal.
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IL The old established aud relia-
bic firm of Utz & Smith, Shreveport,
have on hand a large assortment OF
agricultural implements OF the most
improved order and durable make,
all kinds of machinery, engineers
supplies, iron and pipe fitting, and
a general stock of heavy and shelf
ware. Also, very large supply of
hardware, and the most varied stock
of plows and wagon woodwork in
North Louisiana, which will be sold
at the cheapest possible rates.
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MEXICAN FIGS.
A New Article of Export From the Neigh
boring Republic.

A New Article of Export From the Neigh
boring Republic.
"Mexican figs, first in Chicago" is
placarded in front of fruit store on
Madison street. These figs are lighter
in color than the Turkish figs, and are
not so sweet. They taste more like
prunelles, and beneath the pulp is of
tink color. Their flavor is agreeable
The seeds are so small as to make the
fruit seem almost seedless. The best
of these figs are sold at fifteen cents
roundabout what yeu have to pay
for the cheapest Turkish figs. This is
a new article of export for Mexico.
Among other evidences of her newness
in the fig business is the absence of
worms from her product. The ancient
fig raisers of the effete East sell tons of
worms to the rest of the world every
year. They are nice, fat, juicy worms,
it is true, and bear every evidence OF
culture through a long roll of ages, but
FIGS without the worm flavor should
sell Just as well. Therefore, our Mexi-
can neighbors, who are too fresh at
the trade to have many worms, should
be well patronized. A competent au-
thority has estimated that five per
cent. of the Eastern figs imported to the
United States are worms. If this be
true we import and eat each year
about five hundred and fifty thousand
pounds of fig worms, and pay duty OF
eleven thousand dollars on them, too.
The people of the United States eat
eleven million pounds of figs year,
and though the estimate of five per
cent. worms may be high, the Mexi.
cans have big opportunity to build
up trade if they only know how to dc
il and keep on keeping the worms out,
II is only fair to say that some of the
Mediterranean figs are not wormy
| This may be accounted for by the fac
that the greedy fig growers raise two
crops every year-one from the Older
wood midsummer shoots from thu
preceding year,, and a second from
Che young wood (spring shoots OF tn.
same year,. 1t is upon the damasl
cheek of this spring fig that the worn
loves to feed like concealment i tn
bud. Chicago Herald.
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Election Notice.
From Police Jury Proceedings.

BELLEVUE, LA, Ger. II, 1885,
VTThereas, a large number of the legal voters
w of Ward Three have signed a petition
to the Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier and
State of Louisiana, praying that an election
be ordered for the purpose of giving the legal
voters of said ward an opportunity to vote Tor
or against the sale of Intoxicating liquors
within the limits of said ward, the following
commissioners and clerk are hereby appointed
to hold said election, to-wit: j. R. Cavett, j.
P. Keith and w. II. McClenaghan, commission
ers, and M. Winston as clerk.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Police Jury,
in and for the Parish of Bossier and State of
Louisiana, That in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 277S of the Revised Statutes
of 1870 of the State of Louisiana, an election
be held on Wednesday, 18th day of November,
1886. at Collinsburg, in said ward, in accor.
dance with the general election laws of the
State of Louisiana. the ballots to be deposited
in box to be furnished by the Sheriff of Bos
sier Parish for the purpose of giving the legal
voters of said ward of said parish an opportu-
nifty to vote for or against the sale of intoxicat
ing liquors in said ward; and those voting for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors shall have
written orprinted on their ballots, "For the
sale of liquors." and voters voting against the
sale of liquors, in said ward, shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots, against the
sale of liquors"
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the commissioners who have been appointed
to hold the said election, after being duly
sworn, shall hold the election according to
law, and after the polls of said election arc
closed, proceed to count the ballots as cast,
make. sign and seal the tally sheets, and re-
turn them together with the box containing
the ballots to the President of the Police Jury
at the Court house, in Bellevue, Louisiana, on
the 10th day of January, 1887.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the President of the Police Jury shall open
the returns of said election in the presence of
the body, in session, and promulgate the result.
If majority of the votes cast in said election
be against the sale of liquors in said ward, the
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector of Bossier
Parish, Louisiana, shall be forbidden to grant
any license from and after the first dNT of Jan
nary. 1887, tor the sale of Intoxicating liquors
in said ward and any person selling liquors
without license for the same, shall be liable
to the penalty of the law.
E. S. DORTCH,
President of Police Jury.
j. II KEYsER, Clerk Of Police Jury.
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Notice 10 Ta1 Payers.

TAX Payers are hereby notified that will DO
Il at the herein named places at the times
mentioned, for the purpose of collecting their
State and Parish Taxes, viz:
Haughton, October 18th and 26th.
Deer wood, October 9th.
Atkins Landing, October 28th and 29th:
Dortch e. Pickett's, October 30
d. L. Nicholson's, November LIST.
Bossier City, November End and 3rd.
Shady Grove, November 4th.
Willow Chute, November 9Th.
Benton, November 9th.
Pickett, November g..
Dixie, November 9th.
Collinsburg; November 10th and llth.
Red Land, November 18th and 18th.
Rocky Mount, November 18th and 18th.
Midway, November l7th
Fosters Store. November 10Th and Goth.
Meet me promptly and save time and money.
r. L. WYCHE, Sheriff
and Tax Collector, BossieriP Parish, La.
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SfY.a,l Sale.

Tastrayed before p. r. Gilmer, j. p; Ward 3,
Il Bossier parish. by c. y. ODaniel, on the
5th day Of October, 1886, and will be sold at
Collinsburg, La, within the legal hours Of sale,
ON Wednesday, the 18th day of November,
1886, one gray or white mule, with small red
spot on shoulder and jaw appears to have had
fstula on right side of neck, about IL hands /.
high. dimly branded on left shoulder as c.
about ten years old. When taken up had on u
COW bell.
Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, sc.
j. j. BARNES, Constable.
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LAUGH, IF YOU CAN.

k.a If you can. but don't forget
lcmsssa acme are sad while you are gay;
Tnns all cloudless now, may yet
fe Gu overcast ere close Of day.
,.neh while you can, but do not scern
Leus. rei9hbor's cheerless, solemn mood;
YOU rava heen or will be- porn
Ann ,' mI bear nfe's i'll m well as good.
,.h while you can, there comes day
benS ~ tears those merry cheeks must trace
"a Wash their rosy tints away,
AZ. leave behind q sober face.
..a n you will. but bear in mind,
nWbsfe'er your fault or unbelief,
.".cb where you may, you ne'er VIII nnd
~ unalloyed with pain and grief.
e. D. Helm, in Detroit Free Press.
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Election IN Ward Three
Sfa.au Sale.

Estrayed before J. A. Heron, j. p, Ward2
T. Booster parish, Louisiana, by Charles w.
Arnold, jr, and will be sold at Bossier City,
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday,
the 18th day of November, 1886, one black
mare mule, about Ia hands high, about = years
old. gear marks, and grass rope on neck.
Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay charges, &c.
w E. MORRIS, Constable.
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THE WHOLE FORMTNG A
Land Office at Natchitoches, Louisiana, I
October ID, 1885,

October ID, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his in,
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Honorable District Judge, or In his
absence, the Clerk of the District Court at
Bellevue, La, on the 27th day of November,
1886. viz: Homestead Entry No. lS92-Sam
Adger-for southwest quarter of northeast
quarter and northwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section z, township 90 North.
Range II West Louisiana Meridian. He names
the following witnesses to prove his contiDu-
GUS residence upon. and cultivation of, said
land, viz: Derry Mcconnell George Gill AMI
C. l.. Tidwell, of Midway p. o., and l.. Is.
Kelly, of Bellevue p. o., Bossier Parish, La.
W. E. RUSSELL, Register.
October 81, 1886. nov25
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v. SHXDET,
Matchmaker and JeWeler,

rV1akes this method of announcing to e
i his old friends and patrons and 20
the public general, that he will betESsaNH
found on Market Street, in Bogers new build
ing, Shreveport, La, where he ia prepared to
repair Watches, Jewelry, &c, promptly and
at moderate prices. lie also has on hand
Watches, Jewelry, Sc, for sale cheap for cash,
Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Fast Time, First-Class Equipment
Sure Connections.

See that your tickets read via Texas and
Pacific Railway. For Maps, Time Tables,
Tickets, Rates, and all required information
call on or address any of the Ticket Agents, OF
HI. p. HUGHES, Passenger Agent, Houston
B. w. MCCULLOUGH, General Passenger
Agent. Dallas, Texas.
w. H. NEWMAN, Traffic Manager, Calves
tom
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21

The latest profession open to
women in London is that OF adviser OF
household decoration. As practiced
by the sisters of William Morris it con-
sists of driving from house to house
telling the new rich what is the proper
thing In wall paper, drapery, etc.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21

A II parties occupying lands of the Vicks
n burg, Shreveport g. Pacific Railroad
Company, in Rossier parish, are hereby mott
fed that am now prepared to sell and lease
the same. A. h. fHOafSON,
Agent for ", s. & P. r, R. Lands in
Bossier Parish, La.
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We have paid out since the war
an immense sum in reducing the
national debt, but it is to be borne
in mind that the country still owes
some twelve hundred millions Of
dollars,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-21

AS we grow in years and expert
ence we become more tolerant, for
it is rare to see fault we have not
ourselves committed.
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The farmers o. the country are
said to have sold $4,000, 900, 900
worth of products during the last
twenty years.
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bellevue .fcNdeassy.

vT,he Session of 1861 will open the first
i Monday in September, 1886. Rates OF
tuition from 90 so to "a 90 per month. Music
extra. Board in private families at very cheap
rates.
Al MURFF, Principal.
MISS FANNIE MURFF, Assistant.
Miss LEILA WYCHE, Music Teacher
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An eight-year-old miss of STRAIT
ford, Conn, is making preparations to
enter the bonds of matrimony.-Hart.
ford Post.
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TAG Notice.

1N.[ sivOGGCGs
Tax Collectors Office, Bossier Parish, La.
September ., 1886.
YTyhe State, Parish and Poll Taxes for the
l. year 1886, in the Parish of Bossier and
State OF Louisiana, as set forth IN the Assess
ment Rolls on file in the Offices of the Clerk
and ex-officio Recorder of Mortgages, and the
Tax Collector in and for said parish and State,
became due September /, 1886. and will become
delinquent on movable property October LIST
and ON immovable property December 3lst
and incur penalty of per cent per month
from said dates until collections can be en-
forced according to law
K. E. WYCHE, Sheriff and
ex-oficio Tax Collector, Bossier Parish, La.
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Queen and Crescent Route
vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific Railroad.
SOLID TRAINS
Between Shreveport and Cincinnati
With Mann Boudoir Cars from Vlcksburg.
Read Up.
Read Down.

CONDENSED TINE TABLE-IN EFFECT july
II 1885,
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Close connection at Chattanooga for points
in Tennessee and Virginia and at Cincinnati
for Northern and Eastern Cities.
Summer Excursion tickets now on sale.
For further information, as to rates, &c,
write to L. HARDl,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Vicksburg, Miss
M. s. BELKNAP, Fl. COLLBRAN,
Superintendent, Gen1 Passenger Agt.
Vicksbprg, Miss. Cincinnati, Ohio.
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j" THE LEE BOOK"
Memoirs Of Robert e. Lee,
By General A. i. Long.

A full History of his Military Service and
N Campaigns, written by General Long,
from data collected while a member of the
personal staff of General Lee, and from letters
and material contributed by the family
Commended by the Governorso of Virginia, and
North Carolina, and approved by the Southern
Delegations In Congress.
His private, Domestic and Personal History,
from information heretofore unpublished.
furnished by personal friends, companions in
arms, and leading men of the South, collated
and edited with the assistance of Gen'l Marcus
j. Wright.
THE WHOLE FORMING A
Comprehensive, Accurate and Standard
MEMOIR OF THE INDUSTRIOUS SOLDIER.
Complete in one volume, about 700 pages,
fully illustrated with portraits, maps, ETC.
Sold by subscription only. For descriptive
circulars address,
JIM. STODDART 81 CO., Publishers.
622 p Street, Washington, D. C.
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Marshall and New Orleans
WITHOUT CHANGE!

Solid Trains-El Paso to st. Louis
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I'D. C.RLL.4H.fN,
MARKET STREET, DILLON BUDDING
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.
DEALER IN
WALL PAPER.
WINDOW SHADES AND
PICTURE FRAMES.

Nountry merchants and dealers will find my
~ prices very low, and my goods ofthe best
quality.
Orders by mailwilIreeejve prompt personal
attention.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-11
PROBATE ORDER.
MICHIGAN,

STATE OF MICHIGAN, go
COUNTY OF SHIAwAsSEE, 90
At session of the Probate Court for the County
of Shiawassee holden at the Probate Office in the
City of Corunna, Thursday, the 18th day Of May,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hum
bred and eighty-six.
PRESENT, A. A. Harper, Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Alfred L. Martin
and Egin l.. Martin. minors.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
of Adelia Martin, Guardian OF said minors, pray
ing that she may be licensed TO sell the real estate
of said minors as in said petition described for the
purpose of placing the proceeds of said sale at
interest.
Thereupon IL is Ordered, that Monday, the nth
day of June next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition
and that the heirs at law of said minors, and
ell other persons interested in said estate are re-
quired to appear at a session of said Court then to
be holden at the Probate Office, in the City OF
Corunna in said county, and show cause, IL any
there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should
not be Granted.
And IL is Further Ordered. that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate,
of the tendency OF said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this Order to be pub
lished in The TIMES, newspaper printed and cir
culating in said county of Shiawassee for four
successive weeks previous to said day of hearing
a TRUE CoPY)
A. A. HARPER,
Judge of Probate.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-11
Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, Default has been made in the pay
ment of the money secured by mortgage dated
the first day of February in the year, A. D., 1873,
executed by Samuel Green and Sarah +. Green,
his wife, of the township of Fairfield, Shiawassee
County and State of Michigan, to Elias Garman,
of Harrisville, Medina County and State of Ohio,
which said mortgage was recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of the County of Shiawas-
see, in Liber ~" of Mortgages, on page I6s, on
the 18th day of February in the year, A. D.. 1873,
claimed to be due on said mortgage at the date of
this notice, is the sum of five hundred and three
dollars of principal and interest and the further
sum of twenty-five (7s) dollars as an attorney fee
stipulated for in said mortgage and which Is the
whole amount claimed to be unpaid on said
been instituted to recover the debt now remaining
secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof,
whereby the power of sale contained in said mort
gage has become operative,
NOW, therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of the said power of sale contained in said
mortgages land in pursuance of the statute in such
case made and provided, the said mortgage will
be foreclosed by sale of the premises therein
described at public auction, to the highest bidder
at the front door of the court house in the city Of
Corunna, in said County of Shiawassee, on the sd
day of August next at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, which said premises are de-
scribed in said mortgage as follows, to-wt: All
township of Fairfield, in the County of Shiawas-
and State of Michigan and described as fol-
lows to-wt: the north half of the southeast
quarter of section nine (o) in township number
eight north of range number one tI) east and con-
tanning eighty acres of land, more or less accord
ing to the original survey of the same.
Dated, May 9TH A. d., 1886.
o. S. SMITH. Mortgageey
Attorney for Mortgage.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-11

Japan, according TO the new census,
has population of SO. 100000.
One hundred thousand people attend
ed Leopold Won Ranke's funeral.
All the journeymen plasterers of
Indianapolis struck Tuesday for the
eight hour day.
A constable at Sedalia, Missouri, has
levied upon the household goods of
Martin Irons, to satisfy debt of 81 for
rent.
Andrew Carnegie, the steel manu-
facturer, has given to Allegheny City
$250,000 for the erection OF free Ii
brary and music hall.
John G Henning was hanged at Craw-
louisville, Indiana, Thursday for the
murder of Mrs. Charlotte Vollmer, who
had refused to marry him.
A jury at Belleville, Illinois, failed
to agree upon the guilt OF the CAVITY
brothers, charged with burglarizing the
city safe at East st. Louis.
The national fish commission an
nounces the complete success of its at
tempt to propagate Holsters artificially
at Woods HOll, Massachusetts.
There are thirteen hungry applicants
for the postffice at San Francisco.
chine and Moulder represents the chiv-
airy.
Major III. G. Russell, well-known
sporting character, killed himself with
chloroform, in Indianapolis, Sunday,
leaving divorced wife and son in
Chicago.
Butch" Mccoy and John Connors
are under arrest. They may have been
concerned in the Rock Island train
robbery in which Kellogg Nichols was
murdered.
DIR. Charles d. Lilly, of O'Conner,
Neb., fell out of hotel window at
Omaha Tuesday and died in few
hours. 1t is understood he has two
brothers in Chicago.
One of the men who blew open the
County Treasurer's safe at Perryville,
Mo-, and robbed it of 5000 has been
captured and has confessed. His ac-
completes are known.
Apprehensions of trouble among the
packing-house employees in Chicago in
regard to return to the ten-hour sys-
tenn have had the effect to enlarge the
receipts of live stock.
AT cost of several thousand dollars
per month the Black Diamond Steel
company, of Pittsburg, voluntarily
made an advance of 10 per cent in the
wages of all its employees.
The recent mysterious assassination
of Wayne Anderson, q wealthy farmer,
near Mountain Grove, Missouri has
been solved by the confession of his
sons that they murdered him.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-06-11
Guardian Sale.

In the matter of the estate of Alice MclIardy, a
minor child OF Arthur McHardy.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of license
TO granted by the Probate Court, in and Cor tx
County of Shiawassee, in the State of Michigan.
on the Both day of April A. ID. 1885, will sell at
public auction vendue, to the highest bidder, at
the Bank of M. J.. Stewart & Co.. in the City of
Owosso, in the County of Shiawassee, and Safe
aforesaid, on the Goth day of June, AID. 1886, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day; all the
right, title and interest of said Alice Mciardy, Of
in and to the following described real estate: 1t
being the undivided one-half % of lot number
eight (S), of block number twenty-one (21, accord
ing to the original plot of the Village (now City of
Owosso, in the County of Shiawassee, and State
of Michigan
Dated April Both, A. d. 1886.
EMILY T.. MICH AKDY,
Guardian Of said Minor.