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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-05-22
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IN my plantation, situated six miles below
Shreveport, on Red River, and known as
Lower Chalk Level
D. z. NICHOLSON
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-05-22
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-05-22
REATER BARGAINS THAN YOU EXPECTED.

Myriad Attractions in seasonabe and desirable goods
oh of Different Departments, We select the following
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-05-22
Silks.

China Silk all shades, worth
Solid Silk all shades, worth
Silk worth
Black Silk worth 81
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
ma Pfnsion ono.

The new Pension building extends nearly
the entire width OF judiciary Square, from
Fourth 70 Fifth streets and from q, nearly TO
Y street. 10 + by far the largest building IN
the world devoted TO the examination and
settlement OF claims for pensions. II Is built
Of red brick, and cost several hundred thou
lands Inauguration Ball. 10 can be reached
by the Metroroiitan and Belt Line cars.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
C0rcoraH Ar Gary

The CoFeoran Art Gallery Is az the corner ol
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth streeta
opposite the Var, Navy and state Department.
IL Is open Tuesdays, Thursdays aud salur-
DAYS free; on other days except sundays
small admission fee is charged. tbs gallery,
although not 70 be compared with the great
Old World galleries, Is nevertheless very
creditable Institution for So new country
as the United States. II contains among other
original objects Powers great statue Of the
Greek Slave
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The Old Soldiers H0ms.

The Old Soldiers Home lies about a mile be-
yond Howard University, out seventh street
extended. and is reached by the same con-
yeyances, namely the Ninth and Seventh
street car lines. Its main building Is OF
marble 300 feet front with very high tower.
The view from its tower suFpasses any similar
view in the nelghborhOod. A statue Of
General Scott adoFns the grounds. There Is
also a National Cemetery with several thou
sand Union dead buried there.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
me Gorernment Printing once.

The Government Printing ONCE is IN a
northeast direction from the Pension Omce,
az the corner OF II and North Capitol streets,
II Is by far the largest printing establishment
IN the world, and Is full OF Interest 10 visitors,
The cost Of running it goes up into millions
annually, and the money Is well spent. lt
would take columns 20 merely outline the
gigantic establishment which employees In It's
busiest season over 1000 people tits reached
BY the Columbia line OF street cars,
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
M Pgsf5He DaIrtnHL

The General FQstunce Department = ca tle
square bounded bY Z, i, seventh and Eighth
streets. 10 js a handsome building, although
its proximity % tts larger and buldlr brother
the Patent Office, somewhat 1bagufes rs great
size and tends e. lessen its beauty. li 1luer
eut bureaus possesses great interest O. the
visitor, bug the Dead Letter once Is p4rl.lu-
larry the enc % be observed. TIE collection
uf euI1QsItes taken from the mails in transit
as specimens of the uses CO u lllal tAE Nation &
posia convey anees are puL 3 n1tu varied
and unique. Everything unavailable, from au
Indian tomalaWk 90 stuffed a4usaEQl, la %
ba selu 10 tala collection aud e la sllll -EaH
tuE
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The Psnes Manun.nt.

Just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle Of the Botanical Garden anu
Peace Monument. This was designed BY Ad-
mmal Porter IN honor OF the dead soldiers and
sailors Of the late war. 10 Is OF marble and
cost, with pedestal and platform, Sil 600, IL
Is proposed TO remove this monument 20 one
Of the squares on the northwest section.
Retraelng ours teps We nnd
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
SPECIAL NOTICES.

nasysFEET RELIEVED. DIR. WHITE,
49, CHIROpODIST,
iliG Penna. ave, opposite Willard's Hotel
Thousands from far and near visit Or. White 8
establishment foe relief from and avoidance
Of Corns, bunions, diseased nails and all
other foot troubles, Hours, a. m. 90 .. m.
sundays. Q to r. Office fee, 81 per visit fOr
putting the feet in good order. Established,
1Egf
The daily critic., 1890-09-03

I'VE do hereby certify that we supervise
the arrangements for all the Monthly and
Semi Annual Drawings OF the Louisiana state
Lottery Co., and IN person manage and con-
troll the drawings themselves, and that the
same are conducted with honesty, fairness
and IN good faith toward all parties, and we
authorize the company tou this certificate,
with fac SMILES Of our signatures attached,
In fts advertisements
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
L0usH0m

The Louise Home is a beautiful building at
the corner Of Massachusetts, avenue aud tf-
teeufh street. near scott Circle lE has eA-
teusivs grounds, beautifully embellshad, aud
rs q unique establishment II Is memorial
10 the vile aud daugntsr of Mr. " "
CorcOFan, and Is intended as 3 nome Tor
Ladies of. education and birth aud refinement,
Who have been reduced 20 poverty from at-
hueuce
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
LIorard Ualreraty.

Howard University Is the first place In this
country 90 provide Tor the higher education
OF the cOlored people generally lt y on
Seventh street extended, lust above
Boundary, and occupies a high and pictures.
que site. overlooking the whole city. II IS
built OF large cream eolored brick, specially
manufactured for the occasion.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
-. 80 - - D1l-.M-.

This edIhea. once named b 3 Washington
Journalist the sHriaua Binding occupies
the H est SIDE u The President resarE l-i1ns
immediately west % the White HQuse. 1he
state Department Qegu lles tha south part
WbIle The War Department occupies the entire
northern haI It is neW and very handsome
structure. Tie most beautiful roam II the
whole building 3 conceded u ha the library
II tle state Department. With south 'front.'
from whose windows the eye can sweep an
Vernon and tag 1Fer the Virginia hIlls. Aua
building IS ID italian heullsasauee- ~ b ads
feet long ana aA8 feet vide. Ets greatest
he5llt IsI28 feet and tbs iag floating over
fha eeufraI purlluu- nauuts in the breeze
higher - than auY other tAE ln tue city, not
aEeeutiuE chose above tle senate ana House
" HsuruaeutatITe5. Iue cost at che building
VS. 6Rs mIlaons q dollars. about thraa tllasa
maQh as lha MhlAa House. ands Sc tank
- uah - Tie Capitol
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
Daru Burns' CoLtaq-

One Of the CuTi0sitIes % washington = Old
Dayy Burns Cottage, on Seventeenth street,
near the river Il may be reached By the
drive south Of the Presidents House or by
door 70 Il Is General Van Ness once stately
mansion, where he brought his bride, Marcia
Burns. one Of the original heiresses of " ash
iugtan.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
5fs

Georgetown lnlFerzit3 is ile leading laila-
De college iu Che uiled States. ID S located
CO the est SIDE Qf Prospect 5truatr George
town. al. utrlau7 -le most beautiful ste pa
tie Potomac It7 buildings aud grounds are
Verg handsome. Reached 5 tha Metropolitan
street ears.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
IN Columbian UuUrsty

Coming down Fifteenth street from the
louise Home, az the corner Of Fifteenth and
III streets, tile visitor sees the 9lulullan Uni
Versity, which occupies the OF the uld
GrlsWold Mansion. This uulEeF1f vas lu
e0rp0rated as Columbian COLLEGE lu Isl
aud Is under the special supervision ~ tHe
Baptist Church IL Is am Institution famous
Tor the discipline and tholoashnezs on ITS
Instruction.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
~ BolanieaL GardeRs.

Passing eastward from the Museum, over
the railroad bridge that spans sixth street,
and through the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues, the visitor comes
10 the entrance on Third street, Just south OF
dens. These interesting grounds are open
daily from In the morning 70 D In the even
ing. They were established hftY years ago.
The conseFYatOFies are hlled with the
choicest and Farest foreign plants. Around
the gardens are extensive collections Of trees
and shrubs. In the centre Of the lawn facing
the centre conservatory Is the famous Bar
tholdi Fountain that attracted 20 much at
tentIon AZ the Philadelphia Centennial,
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The Centre Market

The Centre Market occupies squares south
OF the Avenue, bounded by b 81. on the south,
Seventh street on the east and Ninth street on
west. II Is very hand some market building,
exCellod In beauty, and probably In size, by
none in the world. tt Is tho cleanest and
the best, while also the cheapest market IN
America.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
s. Lahnia h Chnreh.

81. Johns p. E. Church, which has often
been called the State Church because more
Presidents have worshlpped there than AZ
any other, stands at the corner Of Il aud
Sixteenth streets. 10 was built IN 1916 and
enlarged ID 1870. In it have Worshipped
Presidents Madison, Monroe. John Quincy
Adams. dhough the latter was 4 Congrega-
Iionalistj Martin Van BuTen Though he be-
longed 70 tie Dutch Reformed church, Har
FisQn. Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore though
the latter was a Unitarianl, Pierce Buchanan
and Arthur. Presidents Lincoln, Johnsoa and
Grant haEe also attended Divine sersFlcess
althouRa Dot steadily. It's Interior reminds
one Yery furCibly Of the Old. din English
country Episcopal churches.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The Geoloaical Burean.

The Geological Survey Is located on Fstreet,
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior Depart
ment building, immense as 10 is, Is entirely
too small for the accommodation Of It's bu-
reaus, two OF which, besides the Educational
and Geological Bureaus Agriculture and PEN
siOn).Rre located IN other quarters. These
two last bureaus are among the largest under
the Government.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
ne washington BIFTItks

Thew ashInEton Barracks or me Arsenal, as
it IS commonly called, are located az the loet
81 -Four and a-haIf street southwest, the
grounds extending over what used % De the
peuiteuiiary, lt Is Interesting among other
reasons FOR being the enclosure iu which MIS-
hanged The band which Is stationed here
give frequent concerts iu the summer that are
largely attended. keachedbF the Metrppol-
seventh street lue. via tle Auaeqstla line of
street ears.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
M. A. DAUPHIN.
SEw ORLEANS. la.
Address Registered Letters containing Cur
'gley 70
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANE.
NEW Orleans Ia.

7RENEMBER that the payment Il Prizes
Is GUARANTEED HT -FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS lt New Orleans ana lha tickets a1a
signed ly lle President lf 40 Institution
whose chartered rights are recognized ID tle
highest COURTS. Therefore, beware q an -lI-
t-E-qls qg anonymous schemes
REMEMBER tLat lbs present charter 1I
tle LelIs-aua state Lottery 60 which the
SUPREME COURT on THz UNITED STATES
has decided 81 pc 3 CONTRACT wilh ne
state at Louisiana and part li Haa Cdusf.1H-
llqn al lae state DoEs Not E1FIRE UNTIL
JANUARY = 1875. Ile LaE.s. 4tlra a5 Laa-
-slaua. which allqurael - tae lglu gI July
el -h-s wear has ordered au AHENDM ESE
81 lla Constitution q taa state - ae sb-
u.ltll o. lla people - - t.e.llya 3 lsal.
HHill R carry ne charter . lls LOUISE
ana LOTTERY COMPANY - = ms gsaz
NINETEEN HUNDRED AL. .1.LNET TkES.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
N I.L-L.r DlLr-an

uT as e Is popularity termed the Patent once.
oueaq.as Iha 40 squares between saFeutaau1
y NTH ana q and e streets. n Is qailt % the
uaHil sEyle- ana Is au alIiIaula aElli-
ned uf tha bulIest aud coolest 81
tLa Graek Styles To contrasts uue.F
with the General FQa.ulhge, which s CaFlur
THAN, tie most ornate ut -le pare l4eeA
modes - architecture. Ila alEiQ5Itiaa af Lha
Patent 0Hae are tha model rooms, where
alang thousands q ideas haEa been maEs-
Ized and exhibit themselves g tha gaze "a
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
- Trasarn psgaEIMAl.

The Treasury Department Is east OF the
u bite House and extends the whole length OF
Gha front between FennsY YFaul4 and AeW
The central east portion Is built Of freestones
rebuilt 10 Ia36-ai, while the other parts we're
commenced iu 1850 and bullt Of granite Ahe
cash Room ID this building Is beau
tiful apartmeuE In the north wing,
the entrance 70 which is from the north
porch The vaults are uuder the Cash Room
and can be seen on q written permit gwen pg
lle treasurer of the United states, whose
once Is ia tie northeast anglee on the nfaL
door. Ihis permit must be shown the cashier,
Who Wili detail guides 70 take the visitor lAlo
the great bullion chests Of the country. The
old state Department used ~ Dc Qu tur slLe qi-
euuied by the northeast corner QI the Treas
uFY.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
UN P RE { EDENTED
ATTRACTION |
a Million
DISTRIBUTED.
La. S. l..
Louisiana State Lottery Co,
Louisiana State Lottery 60,

Incorporated by the legislature for educa-
tlonal and charitable purposes, and its fran
chise made a part Of the present State Com
stitution, in 1872, By an OVERWHELMING Foru-
LAR VOTE.
Its GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAW
INGS take place Semi-Annually June and
December), and its GRAND SINGLE NUN
BIER DRAWINGS take place IN each Of the
other ten months in the year, ard are all
drawn in public, at the Academy Of Music,
New orleans. La
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
me Nnrn Obserrntoru.

To the west Of the Washington Monument
on the highest elevation that borders the
north bank Of the river, between st. Eliza
beth's Heights and Georgetown College,
stands the Naval Observatory. The hill on
which Il stands Is famous for having been
the camping ground of Washington Brad
dock and the latter's army, when on their
General fell a victim to his sef-conceit and
vanity. Tradition also points out this blu as
the decisive battle-ground between the Dis
trict Indians and the mysterious Susque-
hannas. This observatory contains the largest
refrapting telescope In the world, next TO the
new equatorial Just built for the Lick OBJ
servatory By Its aid that most interesting
II not greatest, astronomical discovery Of the
country was made, the moons Of Mars. The
entrance the Obser vatory is at r and
Twenty third streets northwest. The HerdiC
cabs 20 TO Twenty-seoond and G streets.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
~ W1ite Honse

Prom the west balcony Of the Capitol, look
ing down Pennsylvania avenue, the White
House Il seen rearing It's snOwy-hued walls
above the dense mass OF foliage that en-.
bowers Il. like a gigantic Gala lily springing
MP amid les enfolding green blades. We're u
building the view ofthe White House from tho
Capitol would be full and complete. The
White House Is the center OF Uptown" as
the Capitol Is the center Of downtown"
lt Is beautifully located, tho view from the
south windows covering the whole southern
front Of the city, as the view nom the north
up Sixteenth street west exhibits the best
part Of the Northwest section 20 the gaze.
The White House Is a copy Of the palace Of
addition OF large porch on the north tfont,
which was added during Andrew Jaekson's
administration. The reservation In which it
stands embraces nearly 81 acres. The main
entrance Is on the north, reached ~ the
Pennsylvania avenue cars. tt y two stories
high on the north, Is built OF white tFee-stone
40 feet long By 50 wide. 10 tcontains on the
first no0F the famous areen, hed, hlne ana
East rooms, the State Dining Room and the
reat eonservatories. The Blue Room Is the
Presidents official reception room and the
drawing room OF the ladies Of bis family. The
East Room, originally designed for banquet
ball, and so used as late as 1887, and IN the
after part Of the century used as a drying
room for clothes by Mrs, President Adams, Is
the largest and most noted room In the
building. IL is - feet high, 80 feet long and
day except Sundays. Upstairs are their
Cabinet room, the private oftiees, the Presi-
dents once, the library and family apart
ments All these rooms, except the latter,
are open 10 visitors, By special permission, at
suitable hours
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
80 FORsBERG 6 MURRAY.
- Agents iu Washington for
THE WHITTIER ELEVATOR

THE BEST ELEVATOR IN THE WORLD
over 70 have been put into Tie best build
us.
Estimates promptly furnished Also agents
faE the HQEthiugtQu steam Pumping haeL-a-
srF. Also General MaGbIuists and Engineer.
"A large stock u ENGINES and Boilers, + jumps
ana Elevators on hand
Wareruoms from 1901 to l305 seventh street
southwest.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The District Buildings

ket, will proceed down the Avenue 10 First
street and northward up that street two
squares will come to the District building,
where are the offices OF the Commissioners
and other officials Of the District.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
TIPTntag and Eagrdgag BlFlu.

The great money mil Of the Government =
located az the corner OF Fourteenth aud b
streets southwest. southeast from the Monu-
ment and southwest from the Agricultural
Bureau IL Is reached By the Belt Line Cars
aud Is opened 10 visitors every day.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
T1eCitu HILL

Due north of the Avenue and closing n p
Four-and-a-hatf street at that point, is the
City Hall. This Is a large and Commodious
building, built for use rather than show, and
now occupied by the District Courts. just In
column Of white stone, surmounted by a mar.
Bile figure Of Lincoln.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03

NOR RENT-IN PRIVATE FAMILY Two
II handsome rooms. ist or 2d floor; with or
without board; in northwest, near 18Th 81.
Address Y this office. sat
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The Deaf Kute CoHeae.

Returning from Mt Oliyet the visitor viii
pass near By and IN full sight Of the Deaf
mute College, which lies on the north side Of
street northeast. It Is reached by cab or the
II street line of cars. 10 Is the most prominent
deaf mute college in the world.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
Judiciary Square.

The City Hall stands on the south front OF
Judiciary Square, one Of the finest parks In
the city The City jail used 70 stand on the
northeast corner OF the square, which runs
from Fifth to Fourth and from ID street and
Louisiana avenue to q street-threo long, full
squares.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
ArRaNa

Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown,
or the AqueduCt Bridges, Is Arlington, once
the home of the Lees, and noW The largest
national cemetery IN the country. over louQ0
soldiers are buried here The place Is exceed
ngly beautiful aud the view 0f Washington
grand
The daily critic., 1890-09-03

VERMONT ACADEMY.
ONE OF THE BEsT IN NEW ENGLAND.
students.in every college IN New England.
A thorough preparation. First-class faciii-
ties In English. Buildings new, large and at
tractive. Laboratories, Gymnasium and all
facilities. Able teachers. Terms moderate.
Address
VERMONT ACADEMY,
Saxtons River, W.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
WANTED EVERYWHERE.

- FgE rLrH EaTEz 0r any further ilfoTua-
t.lu desired write LeEibly 20 the undersigned,
clearly staung yolr residence, With state,
County, street ana Number. More rapid re-
turn mail delivery VIII be assured bY your
iuciosiuE au elFeLgpe bearing yCur fulI ad-
dress.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
b adeAsburq

Outside OF the original District are several
places Of great interest 20 tho tourist notably
Bladensburg. IN Maryland. on the b. & U. X. r.,
seven miles from W Washington u Is @n old
town. famous tor being a hundred years ago
the largest commercial city ia Maryland, also
for IFS Spa Springs, and for tts associations as
a faToTite dueliing ground in the days Wleu
the code of honor was m force.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
11e Hns1innton lE1numcnt

Immediately south Of the White Rouse
stands the Washington Monument. the lofti-
est structure erected by man, and the most
imposing obelisk ever constructed. 10 IS sos
feet above It's base, which Is A. feet above
tide-water. Its cornerstone was laid July
was placed in position December q, 1881. IN
10 are lS1 blocks Of Inserted stones or copper,
gifts from various countries and societies
Thetotal cost will be over s1.350,oO0. Tt Is
full rark.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
81 ElzabsM,

Across the Anac0sta River, due south from
the kaVy-YaTd. Is ST. Elzabeths, o. the Gov
ernment's Hospital for the Insane. IL lies on
the TOP Of hill, having a beautiful view Of
the surrounding country. There are OFeS one
thousand patients tu this asylum. 10 Is reached
by pleasant carriage drive.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
The Aqrieultural Department.

This building is situated east Of the Monu-
ment. IL is iDelosed bv the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden in the country,
and the grounds contain the most complete
Atboretum probably in the United States.
Attached to this Department are the Expert
mental Gardens, whose offices are immedi-
ately west Of the main building. The Belt
Line cars go right past the grounds.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
Lafayette Square.

Due nOFth iron thew hite House Is Lafayette
Square. the fFst public reservation IN wash
ington that was improved. IL contains the
equestrian statue or Andrew Jackson, By
ClaFk Mills. Many Of its trees are old
IN part specimen OF the old form landscape
gardening 50 fashionable Ia gland two
hundred years ago, a style that IS imported
into this country. Lafayette s. tare vas, one
hundred years ago. part OF ayeyard thai
enclosed the square north on y ulch St. johns
Church is built, and the square east on which
are situated the Attorney-denerals once
formeFly the Frsedman's BANK. the surgeon.
Generals once and Riggs Bank doth IN the
building formerly used as the United states
Bankl Commodore Deeatur's house, corner
Club House, near which Philip Barton Key
was killed BY Daniel Z. Sickles, Member of
Congress from New York. The last bodies
from this graveyard we're not removed until
1873.
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
n1nn..t.....tof- -t....,..

Immediately north OF the Treasury building
and Just across the street IS the Department
Of Justice This building was originally
in which 1t is erected Is a historic one. on
tho same street, az the east corner, stands
Riggs Bank. which was built for the accom-
old United states Bank. Just around the cor
ner is the residence OF Secretary Of state
Blaine, who occuuies the house which
was formerly the old washington Cldb
House. IN front Of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Sickels. The tree, under
which the dead mans body lay is still stand
ing, although its bark had been completely
removed by relic hunters At the northwest
corner Of the square above the Commissary
Generals Office, Is Che House made famous
hy the ownership Of Commodore Decatur,
long social Queen after her husbands term
as President expired
The daily critic., 1890-09-03
Mount Vernon.

Fourteen miIas below " Washington down tie
river, reached bE boar 6 Mount Vernon, the
Lulue aud grave 1f Washington Visitors can
reach il bY tue steamer Curc1Eaus Captain
Blake. every day.