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A Gallant Attorney-General.

The question whether woman is a
person has just come up in Minnesota,
this time in connection with cemeteries.
By the statutes ''any number of per-
sons not less than seven" may form g.
cemetery association. At a meeting
lately held in Kasson, Mimi, to form
such an association, woman's name
was proposed as one of the Trustees.
A doubt was raised whether women
were legally persons and it was de-
cided to exclude women until the next
annual meeting, by which time legal
advice could be obtained. Mrs. II. M.
White. one of the excluded, wrote to
the Acknowledgement at st. Paul, ask
ing his legal opinion as to whether she
was person. The Attorney General
promptly replied that she was and that
the opposition could have no ground to
stand upon, "unless those who hold
that women are not persons should con-
tend that they were angels and hence
would never require burial. "-Womam'S
Journal.
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fhe Lake Of Constance.

The Lake of Constance is only some
fifty miles in length, but any one who
travels from pier to pier and wishes to
know the right time of day at
each ought to carry five watches. Its
waters wash the shores of five different
States-Austria, Baden, Wurtemberg,
Bavaria and the Swiss Federation. Ii
you land at Rorschach and want to
catch the train for Ragatz or Chur,
your watch ought to stand at Bern
time. In Friedrichshafen you must
know the Stuttgart time, in Constance
the Baden time, in Lindau the Munich
time. The Austrian time is not reck-
oned from Vienna, but from Prague,
which differs no less than twenty-eight
minutes from the Bern time. Hence
traveller crossing over the Austrian
frontier at st. Margareten must put
back his watch half an hour in order to
set himself right at the Swiss station.
M r Observer.
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A VACANT LOT SOLD FOR A

A VACANT LOT SOLD FOR A
GOOD PPICR.-Mr. L. NJ. Garter
sold yesterday twenty feet front of
the lot on Texas street, between the
Opera house and the Government
building, the purchaser being Mr..
A. A. Helpman. The lot sold for
1914, or s1S5 20 per foot. This is
an indication of the value of desir-
able property in Shreveport. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Helpman in
tends to build q two or three.story
for the purpose of extending bis
facilities in the manufacture of pre-
serves, jellies, canned goods, con
fections and candies. 1t is a good
location and we'll suited for that
business.-Sivereport Times.
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HlNDOO PILGRIMS.
Scenes at AAahsbad at the Time OF the
Annual Pilgrimage.

Scenes at AAahsbad at the Time Of the
Annual Pilgrimage. i
Allahabad is the holy place of the
Hindoos, the city of God. Its halo Of
sanctity arises from its location at the
union of the Jumma and the Ganges,
the two sacred streams of India. The
tongue of sandy land at the junction
is the hallowed spot, and here myriads
of the devout resort, like pilgrims to
Jordan, to purify the soul by bathing
and prayer. This custom takes the
form of an annual festival, lasting a
month, when the lowland at the con-
fiuence becomes vast encampment.
As the Hindoo religion works on cash
basis, these occasions are embraced for
purposes of gain as well as of worship.
Owners of various portable shrines hold
forth their efficacy; Brahmins read the
Shasters in return for pious offerings;
the makers of gods are present to sell
their wares, and groups of Nautch girls
find an abundant harvest. Traders
erect booths or bazars, and the traffic
i'm merchandise reminds one of the
great Russian fair of Mini Novgorod.
Every twelfth year, when Jupiter
enters certain sign of the zodiac, oc-
cnrs the great Mela, as the pilgrimage
is called, when the concourse some
times reaches millions. The last took
place in 1882. The holy mendicants al
/ ways attend the Mela in great num-
bers, begging or exacting food and
money from the great masses. Under
the pretense of sanctity they almost dis
pense with clothing, allow their hair
and beard to grow wild and twist coil
of gray rope about their heads, or else
wear nothing, while they smear face,
breast and limbs with ashes from the
funeral pyres, relieved with daubs OF
ocher and vermillion. During Mela
they inflict variety of tortures upon
themselves. One, for example, will
bury himself in the ground until only
his nose and mouth are exposed, and
feign to remain several days without
eating getting up in the night, like
the knave he is, and stealing the ma.
terial for hearty meal.-Boston
Herald
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This Great State.

City Item: "AlI manufacturers
in Louisiana are exempt from State
and municipal taxation by organic
law until 1899. New Orleans is one
of the best locations for industries
in the United States.r
Gov. Nichols has appointed Ex-
Gov. S. D. McEnery Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court for the
torn oftwelve years, in place of R.
d. Todd, whose term has expired.
The Senate confirmed the appoint
ment.
The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald
says: "Along the Louisiana streams
are immense forests of cypress of
which shingles are being manufac
tured by the million and these shin
giles sell at So per thousand at the
mills. The shingles are now being
shipped throughout the North.n
A special to the Times Democrat
from Crowley says: "Many pros
pectors from the North are daily ar
irving and purchasing land. A del
egation from Minnesota came in
last night, and this evening a party
from Iowa arrived here. The de.
mand for choice real estate near this
place is very strong.
New Orleans Chronicle: Because
there is not accommodations for
them in the State Insane Asylum
ineane persons are being kept in
parish jails, where no proper care
can be given them. This is an abuse
calling for remedy as quickly as the
General Assembly can do it by APP.
preparations and otherwise"
| The Attakapas Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair Association will
hold their third annual fair at Jean
erette, commencing October 10 and
remaining open four days. The
horticultural department, it is said
will be the grandest and most arts
tic ever before witnessed at that
place. Thu premiums will be O
such a nature as to encourage com
petition from all sections of tht
country.
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JAPANESE TOILETS.
The Costumes Worn by the Mikado's
Fair Subjects.

The Costumes Worn by the Mikado's
Fair Subjects.
In making her toilet for the day, the
japanese girl first puts on a garment
made usually of some coarse material,
not very long, and reaching only to
the waist, but with long sleeves. On
the neck of this garment is sewed a
deep fold of scarlet OF some bright
colored Grape or silk.
A long, straight skirt of blue or red
Grape, silk or wool is tied around the
waist, and over all three of these gar
ments is worn the kimono, or dress.
This is of some dark color, and made
of coarse spun silk or thick Grape.
For festivals and holidays the dresses
are of very fine material and very
handsome.
The outer dress is simply a wrapper
reaching to the feet, with very long
and wide sleeves hanging nearly to the
ground, and used as pockets. On
each shoulder a deep tuck is made
which extends to the waist, thus max
ing little fullness for the skirt. But
the dress has no gathers, and is straigh,
all the way down.
Tae neck is adorned with wide
piece of black velvet or satin, which
reaches nearly to the waist, and the
dress is crossed over the bosom and
confined by a girdle. Over. this is
worn a very wide sash, piece o.
| brocaded silk or satin, stiff with en-
broidery in gold OF silver, lined with
soft silk and fastened behind with {
large bow When these are all on
but barefooted, or if in cold weather il
white mitten socks, made to reacl
only to the ankle, and with place il
which to put the great toe Gust as NIT
tens have place for the thumb), sh'
goes out to say "Ohaio," or goot
morning to her father and mother
| N. Y Times.
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Land Office at Natchitoches, La !
May LIST, 1885,
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 June 22nd, 1888, viz: Homestead
Entry No 2449-Henry Harris-for the west
half of northeast quarter of section q, town
ship y North, range ii West, Louisiana
Meridian. He names the following witnesses
to prove bis continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: John Harris,
Josiah Phillips, Reuben Dickson and David
Bell, of Ansel F. o., La.
WILLIS HOLMES, Register.
May 10, 1888. june 81
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SUGGESTIONS of r. r. Hanks } In District Court,
ana q both % h, deeease 9i' "' Louisiana.
vNhereas, +. M. Hanks, administrator, has
w this day filed his final account in the
above named SUGGESTIONS, notice is hereby
given that any opposition to the same must
Be filed in the Clerks Office within the time
prescribed by law, or the same will be homol-
ogated and made the Judgment of the Court.
Witness my hand and official seal, this 18th
day of June. 1888.
A. r. THOMPSON, Clerk.
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Succession Safe.

SUGGESTIONS of Bur and Ann Burns, deceased.
10y virtue of a writ of sale issued from the
ID Honorable 2nd judicial District Court
II and for the parish of I'ossicr. La, and to
ne directed | will sell at public auction, to
he last and highest bidder, at Benton, in
;Sossier parish, La, within the legal hours
prescribed by law, on Thursday, July 18th,
1888, the following described land, to-wit:
The northeast quarter Of southwest Quarter
If section -, and northwest quarter of south
east quarter OF section 80, all III township ~,
range IL.
Terms of Sale-Casb, with benefit OF APP
praisement.
RE. WYCHE, Sheriff aud
cA-oilirio Auctioneer.
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The receipts of cotton at the
warehouses of Shreveport from the
first of last September up to last
Friday, are 94,71S bales, against
104, 400 bales during same time last
season. The receipts for the week
ending last Friday at noon were
203 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-06-14

Estrayed before w. III. Bledsoe, J P, Ward
II 6, Precinct 2, Bosser parish, La, bye. Ds
will be sold at Haughton, La, within the legal
hours of sale, on Saturday, July 9TH, 1883,
a BRIGHT BAY HORSE PONY, about l3
hands high, about years old, branded on left
eheuider with letter IN.
Appraised at sl2.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, Nc.
W. l.. CHAMBER, Constable.
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Ntr0g Sale.

Estrayed before j. H Keyser, j. P, Precint
Il |, Ward 6, by Il. NJ. Carstarphen, on
june nth. and will be sold at Bellevue, La,
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday,
July 81, 1888, one BAY MARE PONEY, with
four white feet, white blaze between the eyes.
and one small white spot on the nose, III hands
high, and 8 years old.
Appraised at $25.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c
L. B. KELLY, Constable.
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Marshall and New Orleans
WITHOUT cHANcEl
Fast Time, First-Class Equipment.
. Sure Connections.
SGr'Ny Sale.

E,strayed before r. c. Stinson. j. p, Ward
Ia ., Bossier parish, La, by G. +. Smith.
on May 25, 1888. and will be sold at Bossier
City, La, within the legal hours of sale. ~.
Saturday, July z, 1888, one LIGHT BAY
MARE, 10 hands high, marked o on fore leg
and III on left side.
The owner is requested to como forward.
prove property, pay charges, &c.
re. STINS0N, j. p.
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Sfg.NY Safe.

U,strayed before G. b Norman, J. P, Ward
Il 5, Bossier parish, by j. P. Haynes, on
May 81, 1888, and will he sold at Midway, La,
within The legal hours OF sale, ON Saturday,
july. 1888, one SORREL MARE, beth hind
feet white, small white spot Oh forehead,
branded on left jaw with letter X on left hip
with letter w, about IS hands high, and about
four years old.
Appraised at $40.
Tie owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
c. Il. NORMAN, j. z.
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StrNy Sale.

Estrayed before G. b. Norman, J. p. Ward
II S, Bossier parish, La, by jeff Moore, on
May %, 1888, and viii be sold at Midway. La
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday
July 7, 1888, one BRIGHT SORREL MARE
PONY, ii hands high hind feet white, blaze
face, left jaw white, branded on left hip with
EN-, and on left jaw with letter o. About
years old.
Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges. &c.
G. d. NORMAN p.
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The job-office towel joke is going
its annual rounds again. and it makes
us tired. Nobody ever heard of .
printers towels being washed. We
cut ours into slabs and sell them tor
shingling wood sheds with. - Fall
Rivsr Adrdnce.
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w. c. Perrin
s. j. Zeigler, individually and as Tutor

s. j. Zeigler, individually and as Tutor.
No. 1887. In Bossier District Court La
Dy virtue of writ of sale issued from
ID the Honorable 2nd Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Bossier, La,
and TO me directed, / will proceed to sell
for cash, for the purpose of partition. at pub
lie auction to the last and highest bidder, at
the Court house door, in the town of Bellevue,
Louisiana, within the legal hours of sale, on
Tuesday July Oath, 1888, the following de-
scrIbed property. to-wit:
The southwest quarter of section 2, southeast
quarter and east half of southwest quarter OF
section 8, all of section 10, west half of south
west quarter of section II, northwest quarter
and south half of southwest quarter of section
Ia, all of section Is, and northwest quarter OF
section %, all in township % North, of range
IS West, in Bossier parish, La, and known al
the Plaindealing place.
r. z. WYCHE, Sheriff and
ex-oficio Auctioneer.
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The second quarterly meeting for
South Bossier Circuit will be held
at Fillmore on Saturday and Sum-
day, Jnne 23rd and Oath, by the
Rev. J. B. Cassidy, Presiding Elder
of this District.
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Bossierites visiting Shreveport
will find it to their advantage aud
comfort to stop at the City HOTEL
The fare is good, rates cheap, and
Mr.. Reynolds has made every pro-
vision for the comfort of his guests.
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NtrNNeA on. Stolen.

ENrom Sligo plantation, about May
L LIST, one BLACK MARE MULE, {&5l
in poor condition about Isl hands NTs
high.
A liberal reward will be paid to the person
returning the above described mule to the
undersigned.
JOHN A. SKANNAL,
Haughton, La.
June IA, 1888. july y
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DIR. Il. MI. COMEGYs,
Dentist.

DR. T. NJ. COMEGY office lie over Simon
~ Levy's bank building, corner MILAN
and Market Streets, Shreveport, where he will
be pleased to meet all who wish first-class
dental work at satisfactory prices.
Office hours from A. NJ to p NJ, and from
2 to P, NJ.
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The second quarterly meeting of
the Valley Circuit will be held at
Pleasant Valley, in Webster parish,
on Wednesday, June 9th, by the
Rev. j. B. Cassidy, Presiding Elder
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If you want to cure the chills, use
Panama Chill Medicine. We guar
antee it. Johnston, Hill & Co.,
Shreveport, La.
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Notice to Creditors.

YTyhe creditors of the SUGGESTIONS of Burl and
i Ann Burns, deceased, are hereby notified
to make themselves known, and to present an
account of their respective claims and the
titles by which they are established, to the
undersigned, or to my attorneys, Messrs.
Lowry & Vance, at Bellevue, La.
w. b. SIMPSON, Curator.
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Mr.. V. Ell. Brown, photographer,
will remain in Bellevue about three
weeks. He guarantees satisfaction
in his work. Call and see him.
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Our good friend, Mr.. Julius A.
Jacobs, of Pasadena, California,
has our thanks for a file of Califor-
MIA papers.
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Panama Chill Medicine is a posi-
tive cure for all malarial troubles
1t is guaranteed.
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Grass and weeds are making
good Roadway in the cotton aud
corn fields.
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Valuable documents relating to
Maryland's colonial history have been
recovered in England and will be
sent to Baltimore.
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Notice.

rIyhe Assessment Lists for the year A. D. 1888
u will be in Bellevue from the 10th to the
Goth of June for inspection and correction.
b. r. NASH, Assessor.
May 81, 1883. june IA
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The engineers have completed the
surveys for the Nicaraguan Cana
route.
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1t rains.

Very heavy rains fell in this par
ish last Friday and Monday.
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JOHN GAULT,
General Manager, Cincinnati, Ohio.
II. CARROLL,
General Superintendent, CINCINNATI, 0.
II. COLLBRAN,
General Passenger Agent, Cincinnati, o
II. +. CLARKE,
Division Superintendent, Vickshurg, Mis-
L. HARDY,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
NickSburg, Miss
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The plume hunters are fast de
stroying the birds of Florida.
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There are $50, 800 Odd Fellows IL
the United States.
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pamoval of the Parish Seat

y
..me of the provisions of the bill,
! .sared in the House of Representa-
ives, by Hon. r. 81. Curry, for test
bg the sense of the voters of Bos-
der parish as to change of the
! nrish seat.
While the editor of the Banner
ia not sign this protest, it must be
!. nuceded that the main point in the
amer is not without merit and
aoDgly appeals TO the sense of
, fnstice and fair play Of every I'M.
based mind.
We think the issue should be
hirly and sharply made between
Bellevue and some single point to
which it is sought to remove the
Court House.
no THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
L The undersigned, citizens and
property owners in the town of
Bellevue, Bossier parish, Louisiana,
RESPECTFULLY protest against the pas
aape into law, of a certain bill now
uendipg before the House of Repre-
.eutatives, entitled Gan Act Re-
3 moving the Parish Seat of Bossier
= Parish from Bellevue to the depot
1t Benton, Vanceville, Alden's
!. Bridge, Bossier City or Haughton,"
Gc.. &C., for the following reasons:
The said act unjustly discrlmi-
mites against Bellevue in this, that
= itdoes not provide for vote of the
people of Bossier parish as to the
snoval of the Parish Seat FROM
= sellevue to any single designated To-
= ality, but does provide fer consol-
- aation of the votes of all localities
II places mentioned in said bill
= lgainst Bellevue on the single ques-
boo of removal. The friends of
e aeA place are compelled by the bill
bgote for removal first, in order,
O. absequently, to obtain a vote on
y As place to which they desire the
10. Court House to be removed.
We submit that justice requires
ht the issue presented to our peo-
should be a change of the Parish
Nat from Bellevue to one designat-
u point, aud that Bellevue should
10 ksalowed finally to contest with
81 ny one locality which may be Sc
- ksted by the friends of REMOVAL
We do not protest against any pro-
fsion which may provide for the
slsction By friends Of removal, of
ay locality to be run against Belle
- ne, but We do protest that we
7. aould not be required to contest
nth five localities on the issue of
semoval or no Removal of the Par.
-. % Seat at one election.
Our homes are in Bellevue, and
!. ore purchased by us solely by rea
90 OF the fact that this was Par
Seat; our property will be
orthless to many of us if the Court
! sase be removed, and as our Con
l'utlon says that private property
lall not be taken, nor damaged, fol
aollc purposes without Just ant
- eqaate compensation being frsl
no, We submit that in equity ant
stice the issue between Bellevu,
y some other locclity in the parish
ouid be squarely presented to GU
10y 0ple, and that we should not b.
ads to suffer because the friend
's' removal cannot agree among
snselves as to the place to whicl
" desire a removal, when it
" sn'y probable las past contests O
~ question have demonstrated
I . majority of the people of tn
susn are opposed to change q
-, y rarisb Seat to any one localit
a'ca may be designated.
We further object to said bill i
.nd slnserest of the people of til
s'sh at large, because the fourt
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The wet weather is making hard
work for the farmers in the fields.
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Homestead Entry No. 2449.

June IA, 1888.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-05

reacted to SIS 80. Around these last-named
figures all the markets were quiet and steady.
In the corn pit the heavy deliveries OF
yesterday afternoon had rather weak
enins effect. There was free selling, also, at the
start, end these influences, combined with the
weakness IN wheat caused the early decline.
caused a reaction to corn prices Heavy sales
of pork broke May down to $780, when some
stop orders were brought out which carried it TO
SO 40 There was plenty of.demand, however,
at SIS so for all of the stuff offered AS the day
advanced there was good demand for wheat
at SAFE, or anything below that and there was
also good buying at SAGE latter on. When the
heavy buying began the price was run up to
S45c Around 1890 the market was quiet and
steady at 84sc for May. May corn, Influenced
by wheat rose to 54sc. Its raliying price was
SAGE, around which figure ir held quite steadily
May pork held steadily around $15.52a % 90
The leading futures ranged as follows