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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23
Salt.


There is no question that one of
the principal necessaries of life is
salt.
1t is inexplicable- that a majority
could be found in any Congress in
favor of taxing this article. Never
theless the few salt-producers in this
country succeeded in getting a mo-
nopoly through the enactment of a
tariff tax on salt and what is more
they have been able to hold this mo-
nopoly until the present day. They
will lose it, however, if the Mills bill
should become law, for that meas
ure puts salt on the free list. The
census of 1880 shows that the capt.
tai employed in salt works in this
country was at that time $8, 225, TAO
and that the value of the salt produc
ed in the United States the same year
was S4,217,636. In 1887 the value
Of the salt imported into the United
States was S1,295,947, showing that
the average consumption of salt per
annum in the United States cannot
be less in value than $500, 00O.-
Now there is duty of 40 per cent.
within a fraction on salt in bags,
sacks or barrels and of 80 per cent.
within a fraction on salt in bulk. So
if all the salt used by the American
people were bought in bulk the
tariff tax at 80 per cent. on SIS, 100000
would be S4,40O,OOO every year, or
quite as much as the entire value of
the home production. At 40 per
cent, the tariff tax on the value of the
whole consumption of salt in the
United States would be $4,000, 1000.
The mean rate of tariff tax on salt
may be safely set down at 60 per
cent, which would show an nnnual
burden upon the consumers of 49,
100000.
Now who are the people who pay
this tariff tax of $3,3OO,0OO per an
mum, not one,half of which goes into
the treasury, but is a bounty to the
salt monopoly? Well, every civilized
human being within the United States
contributes to the payment of this tax
and bounty, for without salt there
can be no palatable or norishing food.
But some people pay more of it than
others. The farmer is among those
who are multcted the most severely
in the payment of this tax and bounty.
The American farmer is especially
burdened by the monopoly in salt
At a rough calculation he pays quite
the half of the $4,000, 900 tariff and
bounty.
Well, the Mills bill relieves the
farmer and everybody else from this
useless and oppressive tax. Even
the ''fock-master," for whom there
is SO much sympathy nowadays on
the part of the monopolists, will be
at least partially consoled by free
salt as the accompaniment of free
wool. So it will be seen that by
placing salt on the free list the Mills
bill not only puts an end to a mon
strous monopoly but brings relief
and the SAVIOR of thousand good
things to the popular mass.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Vert thou to spend all thy leisure
ID uprooting the ill in thy self, thou
wouldst find no time to look into
the ills of thy neighbor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

The real estate sales in Denver,
Colorado, during the month of July
amounted to 81, 944,45O.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Ii you must hate a man for the
many things about which you dis
agree, remember that you should
also love him for the mauy things
about which you agree.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

The late Secretary Manning, in his
report Of 1883, charged that the rob
Der war tariff was an incompetent
and brutal scheme, fatal to the extern
sion of our foreign markets and dis
orderly to our domestic trade"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Eight hundred thousand melons
have been shipped from South Caro-
lima this season. The price realized
ranged from $85 to 1925 thousand,
while the farmers were relieved of all
the risk and expense of the shipping.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Columbus Enquirer-Sun: "The
army of the Sandwich Islands now
consist OF a brass band and sixty.fve
lighting men. We can afford to pick
quarrel with the Sandwich Islands
If we wish to do So"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

A vessel that holds not water.
may still hold grain it matters not
80 much what a man cannot do, as
what he can do.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23
Robbed by Law.

MIR. Blaine says the present genera
ton must be taught the benefits of
high protection.
An excellent idea. The Herald
seconds the motion.
IT young man buys a suit of
clothes for 1913 the amount of pro-
lection he pays for is So The clothes
without protection would cost S14.
If he buys 81 hat he gets 40
cents worth of hat and 60 cents
worth of protection
If young couple just beginning
housekeeping buy yard of Brussels
carpet for 81 they receive As cents
in carpet and SIS cents in protection
or say for whole room, S12 worth
of carpet and S18 worth of protec-
ton. With free wool S18 would be
saved.
II the young woman pays SO for a
shawl she gets Sc worth of shawl
only; the other So she presents to
the manufacturer to "protect" him.
If she buys a dress for S18 she
gets $12 worth of dress and So worth
of protection.
If however, she wants pair of
shoes, which formerly cost 81 so to
SIS so, she has only to pay 50 so or
50 so, according to quality, because
some of, the "protection" has been
taken off hides, from which the
leather in the she is made.
If she pays so cents for an iron
pot or pan she gets 80 in goods and
20 cents worth of protection.
If she buys clock for So she re-
ceives 50 worth of clock and 81 worth
of protection.
If she wants sewing machine and
pays $40 for it, she gets $11 worth
of machine and 50 worth of protec-
ton.
If she pays SIG for watch, S12
represents the timepiece; the other
81 go to protect" somebody.
If she buys a lamp for 81 there is
SIS cents in lamp and As cents to
''keep the pot boiling" for some "pro-
tected" individual.
If she has to buy range or stove
for S25 she gets SIT in goods and
IS worth of protection.
If she buys a dozen steel knives
and forks for So so she gets about
So in knives and 81 so in protection.
If she buys dozen glass tumblers
for ST. she receives in glass SIS cents
and 45 cents in tariff.
If a young farmer buys 800
worth Of implements to start out in
farming he gets $55 in machines and
$45 in tariff wind pudding. With
the Mills bill passed he could get a
horse and harness, as we'll as his i'm
plements, for his 500.
If the farmer purchases barrel of
salt for 81 he gets 81 cents in salt
and pays 36 cents in protection to
companies in Syracuse, Warsaw and
Saginaw
Look where you will, follow the
whole tariff list now in force, down
article by article, and you will find
the hand of the public robber reach
ing for your pocket, to steal from
every man, woman and child in the
country. Since each must consume
something SO each must be robbed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Mountain Falls Echo: GA brutal
prize fight took place near Denver a
few days ago and many papers gave
Wuch space to the account of it
Such news is disgrace to any re-
spectacle paper"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

The large mills at South Chicago,
ILL.,, shut down last Thursday, throw
ing $500 men out of work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

The Texas Democratic State Con-
vention last Thursday renominated
L. S. Ross and Lieut-Gov. Wheeler
by reclamation.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

It seems like forcing the season,
but there was killing frost in Min
nesota last Friday
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

The population of Rome grows at
the rate Of $4,000 to 10000 q year.
At the close Of 1857 it was 3s2,s7S.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

While saying what you would do
10 the place of another, forget not
what you should do while in your
own
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

The National debt, less cash in the
treasury, amounted on the LIST inst,
to 81, 161, 447,353.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23
The Shreveport Exposition.
From New Orleans Times Democrat

From New Orleans Times Democrat
We have received pamphlet
giving the prospectus, rules, regula-
tons and premium list of the Third
Annual Louisiana State Fair and
Shreveport Exposition to be held in
Shreveport from Nov. 5 to Nov. 10.
The Fair is very ambitious one for
Louisiana, offering the large sum of
$4,000 in premiums and purses. 1t
will be remembered that the first
two exhibitions were remarkably
successful which promises well for
the third display.
In June, 1888, the North Louisi-
ana Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair Association was organized by
a number of public-spirited citizens
of several of the parishes of the
State, was regularly chartered under
the laws of Louisiana, and grounds
were purchased IN the City of
Shreveport for the purpose of hold
ing annual fairs. The first fair was
held from Nov. 10 to IL, 1886, and
proved a financial success, much to
the surprise of many, who thought
that, owing to the short time allow
ed in getting it up (only about two
months) it would prove a failure
Nerved by this success, the associa-
ton spent large amount in i'm
proving and identifying the grounds
aud erecting new buildings for their
second annual fair, which took place
from Nov. s to u, 1887. The premi-
ums then awarded amounted to
$4,000, and, like the first, it also
proved financial success aud gave
general satisfaction, over 80, 900 peo
pie attending during the five days
it was kept open. LII January last,
the stockholders met and concluded
to extend its scope and throw their
annual fair open for competition to
the world. By unanimous vote, the
charter was amended, changing the
name of the association to "Louisi-
ana State Fair and Shreveport Ex-
position" and under this title the
coming fair in Shreveport will be
held. From $4,000 to $4,000 will
be spent in erecting new buildings,
in addition to those already erected,
and i'll improving the grounds gen
orally. The premiums and purses
offered amount to $4,000. Tue fair
and exposition is already advertised
from Canada to the Gulf and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from
the fact that it is now State fair.
applications are coming in from all
sections to secure space for exhibits.
1t is hoped to have an attendance
this year three times as great as
ever before, and people from the
North and West, as we'll as from
neighboring States of the South.
and exhibits from every parish in
Louisiana. The grounds are we'll
situated and admirably adapted for
the purpose of fair or exposition,
being we'll lighted, supplied with
water, etc. All the railroads run
ming to Shreveport have fixed cheap
excursion rates during the continu-
uance of the fair; and exhibits will
be returned free to the exhibitors.
La fine, everything possible has been
done to assure the success of the
exposition, which promises to be ga
big thing" not only for Shreveport,
but the whole State, tending to turn
Immigration in this direction.
Shreveport Times, Aug. 10: .'Col. |
+. M. Hicks Yesterday purcbasad
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Cleveland's policy triumphs even
in the house of his enemies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23

Samrandallism does not seem to be
very popular this year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-23
For Congress, 4th District.

We are authorized to announce
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD
as a candidate for re election to Con-
gress, subject to the action of the
District Democratic Convention.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

SPICE OF LIFE.

Are YOU one of the new letter car
riers?" inquired the housewife. Yes
ma'am." well, I want you to give
me the right letters hereafter. The
last one was for the next-door neigh.
Dor. Ii was interesting. but she made
an awful time because / read it,
Chicago Herald.
What shall do with this country
hutterH inquired the grocer's clerk.
olt Cioyerseed fooled you on this
lot. II is getting strong already.
Mark it oleomargarine," replied the
conscientious grocer, land it1l sell. I
don't want TO deceive my customers. +"
--CAioaso Triesae.
viii YOU have the kindness to give
me a dime, sirg want 20 establish q
trust" With one dime? How can
YOU DO thatl' Iii pay the barkeep-
or Tor one drink, you see, he will trust
me for another Here i your dime
my friend. | like TO encourage trade. y
frakc's Magazine.
Mr., Einstetter Tin the bosom OF his
family =" How mooch rnein hddle
nayIt ioafs he's father, eh9' Lite
payid-tNon hun3ert per cend: no
discaand, fasd eoiors. mid exchanche
on Lohndonln Mrs Einstetter lin an
agony of filiai love p" Acht smein IA l.
er own chrantson, say dot agains r.
Essek.
Smith.-'.Yoa should be more char
liable, old fellow. II You can't say
anything good of your friends, Won
can at least refrain from saving any
thing bad. sinythe-"ycs. and get
the reputation IN society of being a
dummy. W Boston Trassuips.
New Jersey Mother. Lulu, diin I
J hear that yoang man Kiss YOU in the
hall last night1" Lulu (shylyl. Yes.
NAV" Mother Then he has pro-
posed ?" IUla.-"No, NAV. not vet,
but ! an almost sure he will. "-Nese
York Sssa.
frose ". Poetry: Editor tso intel
ieefuai looking Young mani -"No po-
etry this morning, nES friend. We're
full II Il. p" Young man thanding him
Manuscript ITS no. poetry. sir
its prose- Editor lloofiar al the
manuscript. -- - III -m-Fes - gas. on.
menth. Seysn--ifty. Just leave !,
l,ssss.s, ard ia read it a; my leisure
In treat Of Filth Avenue ho.sl:
City man tshowias a Chicago friend
the sights r." That is the Worth rnonu-
nasut." Chicago friend tin =stoniSh-
neut Whist. l. he aeadg" CITY
nan Dead ~ course he's dead. .
Chicago friend latter a long pausel-
W here dos your wife ge, her dresses
10. ? --Fsct
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

The best thing to clean icwelry with
Is prepared chalk. 1, Is 80 soft that il
does not scratch and So fine that /,
works into every part OF the ornament
and can he easily brushed oas. 1t /.
very simply made Take son,e ortlin.
AIRY chal& and thoroughly pnlseritc IL
and then mix il, about two pounds al
the T-osdcr with gallon OF pare rain
water. After Il has heen we'll surFssi
LEI il settle for about TIVE minutes. All
the gritty. hard matter viii settle a,
The bottom vi the water, which mas;
IL carefully poured OF. let the water
stand untsl al the chalk has SestleSi,
pour of the water, and the settings i
the prepared chalk.
A god polishing powder can he made
hy using as;seu stone ia The same way.
Whiting. tESateS. similarly. Is also gssasi.
Sometimes carbonate IL sofia i alde,!
"a solution Of chloride oi calcium,
The solutions sfsoald be carefully hl
tered through pareF iesere heins mixed
and ali dust earcs ny sxcladcsi. The
white powder xhlch fails down j. chalk
ard. sitter beiRs carefully washed ard
drici. fNTtaS al eNcssSsas p1s Ger ses
~ssfteT rsVtais.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
WHY.


why" asks the San Francisco
C.,osicle, should the United States In
the height OF prosperity which Is the
marvel OF the civilized world initiate
the fiscal policy Of nation which is
now. and for years has been, the vic
tim OF colossal industrial depres-
sions Why should the United States,
a nation receiving a half million inn
migrants year and finding work for
them. envy or adopt the methods OF a
country in whose leading manufacinr-
ing city meetings are held 10 devise
means 10 ship the unemployed 10 some
other land where the conditions OF life
are not 50 hard for the working
classes Why should this country
think Of adopting the taxation system
OF nation where the burden OF taxa
ton rests so heavily that a wall OF dis
tress arises every time chancellor
puts forth ~ hudgctG
Why. indeed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
TIE WOMAN SUFFRAGE DE
CISlON.

The decision Of Judge Nash to the
sfIsct that the woman suffrage law
passed by the last legislature Is In con-
Met with the organic act, or. TO use the
popular phrase. is unconstitutional, is
attracting attention throughout the
territory. The decision was rendered
In test case. the basis for which was
laid At Spokane Falls at the time OF
The recent municipal election. The
0Ase will now. Of course, be carried to
Ne supreme court Of the territory. and
final decision from that body may be
expected At It's next session.
The point on which the Law is as
sailed was pointed out by the Posr-ls-
sxItsakScKR during the last sessioneDf
he legislature and while the woman
suffrage bill which was aftcrward en-
acted into law was under discussion.
II Il that the legislature in comforting
suffrage upon women exceeded the
powers delegated ~ II by congress and
that the Law passed ON the subject Is
therefore void. The right Of suffrage
In the territories Is limited by the or
Rnnic act as follows:
The right Of suffrage and Of holding
ONCE shall be exercised only by citi-
sens Of the United States above the
nes Of twenty-one years and by those
Above that age who have declared ON
oath before . competent court OF
RECORD their intention 10 BECOME such
and have taken an oath tn support the
constitution and government Of the
United States.
II l. urged that the word Citizens
a used In this section refers TO males
only and that congress had no inten-
sion Of authorizing the territorial leg
islature 70 confer suffrage upon
women. The question OF woman suf.
frarc had attracted very little atten-
dion at the time the act In question was
rasscxi and the wcrd citizen in its legal
sense was almost universally regarded
= meaning male citizen. Those who
support this view turn TO the eons'ita-
tim al the United States and point 60
the clause concerning eligibility to the
ONCE Of president. mo person exeep,
: natural born citizen or citizen OF
4hc United States, nj the time OF the
adoption Of this constitution shall hc
eliribic 70 tho ofkee Of president >
"Noboiy, (" they say, '.rrofesses to he.
6eve that the trainers Of The consiita-
tlon contemplated the possibility Of a
.omau teing elected to the presidency.
Yet il the word Citizen is held not 70
,rcl,,de women In the one case, il must
g held not 10 include them in the
other.
cs,rh In brief Is the contention of
49, Who attack the validity Of the
H. II i. supported by numerous
arcisions, including several numbered
- TIE supreme court, ans Il Is rrsans-
= s sound by Judge Nash, who IN
r . his decision rsssrrsd n DE
fol,ousag lanFaase 20 rs l''s'ss M
vaisel: -, -.
". literal congress. ~ legislation
III y ~ -. .,srsfion Of the tcrtiset'es, aisd
On IL ,s,.r tbc right 10 sssen' IA The
in ks -. ~ 10 confer suffrage, saaa az
ts.s sinac hi view mHies .,s,.s .rjs - s.s
81 times. BY every ossiv.s 80. a.,
exciuded females ifosn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
WASHINGTON CAMP No. |

THE MEMBERS or wAsHISGToS
L easp ~. /. T. o. = Of A.. IS II assem-
he az FythIae hall q. o'ci.sck lsharp,
"Wednesday, May nh. PREPARED 10 slEiie
win the g. A. K 10 the i.afate aud Giher
seEx tees 81 Memorial Day. By order q the
cEsap. uARsID fsEsTes,
| President.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

TIE lgssis IA hir.fs FOR xaaess hzt
MAS - eaNfmou. GAss . sssgle l.aa5@si
sseAier admitted that he hal scsa 2.
90 90 II small birds 81 every kind
RAa esssos. A. one saetian IN ose
week there were -ola esa birds ps
F4raaise. ssss9 tnpsY2a peasants,
aa0s haFasataS eiris and either eirsss
IL ~ North and south Aassr.eA, Ss.s.
81 90 featheEci sksas iasn inei2.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
Attention, Stevens Post No. |.

THE COMRADES OF THE POST WILL
i meet a. heatquarters, Odd Fellows Hall.
at 20 D. IN. sunday. May n. prepared 20
attend the memorial service a; Frye's Opera
HOUSE The members will also assemble at
same place. AT 10 p IN "Wednesday. Mas
20. to participate In the parade and the
Memorial services NJ the University
grounds Visiting conrsdss and other
Onion Veterans are cordially invited TO
ta,in the Post In paying these tribafes of
respect to our heroic dead The Post has
ordered MAPS prepared 50 as 10 show the
location Of the grave Of every Union Nete-
ran. As the l.sf - no. now complete II 10
earnestly requested that any ore knowing
Of any such grave VIII report the sane at
nTaee 20 the ccFnetery tgasts-re, Lyman Wood,
l. IL esrissold sad X -eoyS. giving name.
regiment, date Of death and location Of
grave. NJ NJ HOLMES. Commander.
dHtrnr.,7
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

HEApo'RTEgs Co. d, FIRST RIOT. N.G.w.t
SEATTLE, May ~, lsss.
company orders No. l.
/. Pursuant to g. o. No :. dated Head.
quarters First Regiment, n. G. w.. seattle,
May y, 1Ss.," the members of Company
d will assemble at the temporary arinory
on Front street, on Monday. MAJ 18th, a,
50, O'Clock p. m, for the purpose OF being
measured for new uniforms. By order OF
GAIT. &. l. r. KELLOGG,
Commanding Company.
PATRICK FaERkHER, First Sergeant
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FORT TOWNSEND.
Barb ALA FSrd Reported Wrecked
In Alaaka

foRr TovSsESn. May si-laforsna.
sioa has reached here that the bark
Julia Ford eNnei in san Francisco
WAS Wrecked Ell kosissk. OaaAlassa.
u EeAfins sea oR April assh. Tas
cargo aR3 vessel Sre a fetal ioss.
Tbs ueps KS of thc cucw are enrpurs
- san Francesca GA The schooner
fsznrss Aiioe Wlssch lett hzsiaa eleven
DAYS $50.
oejsetisn frsm Captain Jacobs.
tsps. So,Gsi4oa Iacs.sss. Cant. Eosssrt
A. Lavender and sna-aus srst,cinaa
Interested "a the q 2socs,c< siskiu.
iicc. 0aiks4 sa;a tbs .sTansh OH e o,
the rasx.lsTxLttuE Sc1k this afternoon
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
HEADQUARTERS FfRsT REs'r n. G. W.T.


General orders No.7.I
I. Pursuant to g. .. No. 2, dated "Bri-
gsde Headquarters. n. @. w., seattle, May
"a. 1Sss,' company commanders OF the
First Regiment, n. q. W., viii assemble
their respective commands ut their srmor-
les Mt such dates as may he designated by
letter from Mr.. Thomas VI. Goodwin, for
the purpose of obtaining measurements oil
men for new uniforms.
ii. Company commanders will designate
the non-eommissioned officers, musicians
and privafes as follows: One first sergeant.
one quarfermasfer sergeant ard four duty
sergeants, four corporais and two must
ciane.
Ill. Company commanders win report
10 these headquarters the number of non
commissioned officers, musicians and pri-
Yates who are measured. rs required by
these orders. BY order Of
fOfiicial Col J. c. HAisEs,
Commanding First Reg'f. y. g. w.
c. L. r. KELLOGG. Capt and A. Adjutant-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

Senator Langbein's bill prohibiting
the advertisement of the business Of
procuring divorces has passed the New
York Assembly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
CHALLENGE!

THE MECHANICS MILL BASEBALL
i siub ehalIsngc any amateur nins
from aay institution Ia the city. under
CONDITION that 10 rFaetiee be allowed from
now TIL game. d. {. BiGEL1w, Capt. III