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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-05-01
%trOay Sale.

T1strayed before C. B. Norman, j. P, Ward 5,
Il by +. B. Haynes, and will be sold at
Midway, La within the legal hours Of sale,
on Saturday, May II 1890, one REL STEER,
years old marked with crop off the right
ear, and under slope in left ear. Also, one
Dun Colorad HEIFER, about 3 years old, and
marked With crop and split in left ear, and
crop and two splits in the right ear.
Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, 40
w. G. BANKS, Constable.
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Homestead Entry No. 2eo2.
Land Office at Natchitoches, Louisiana,
Auril l. 1890 {

LaHu OH4UU at NdtUIIIVUoH0S' L1Ut1Is Sno
April ], 1890.
Notice is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the Judge, or in his absence, the Clerk of the
District Court at Bellevue, La, on May 10th,
1890, viz: George j. Goodwin-Homestead
Entry No 2602-for the east half of northeast
quarter and northwest quarter of northeast
Quarter of section IS, township % North,
range 10 West Louisiana Meridian. lie
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz r. E. Wyche, A. e. Thompson,
Bellevue P o., La; N. w Stewart, J. D..
Moore, of Red Land 2. o., La.
WILLIS HOLMES.
April 3, 1890 may Is
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ncC. Certain Chill Cure" the
..ost nleasant to take of all fever and
hs - remedies. Warranted to cure
s aSS;IIs and fevers. Sold by B. E. Oneal.
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The season is keeping up its phe-
.monal weather record. Sunday
VA Monday were very chilly days
s. e. The last of April.
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Cheatham's Chill Tonic, aside from being
the best il the world, is an excellent tonic for
enfeebled persons, does not nauseate, enriches
the blood and makes you feel like new per
son. Try it,
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pore fruit vinegar, 35 cents per
lion: raspberry wine vinegar, 40
s sa Der gallon, at B. T. Onears.
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Chronic grumblers never grumble about
Cheatham's Chill Tonic. 1t is even better
than recommended, and guaranteed to cure.
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Died.

On Sunday, April 20, $780, at his residence
in ward S. this parish, WADE SHAVER; aged
about 60 years.
On Sunday, April 20, 1890, ut his residence
in ward >, thu parish, WIN. L. CoKER; aged
about 80 years.
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The richest and poorest, the oldest and
youngest, the proudest and humblest, the
largest and smallest, all use Cheatham' Chill
Tonic Guaranteed.
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OF Waterbury, Conn.
Y. Z. SA WYER, President.
OFFERS GUARANTEED INSURANCE
AT ONE THIRD LESS THAN OLD LINE
RATES,
A nd COMBINES the SECURITY of the
N safest Companies with the Los0 Cost of
common sense requirements. Rates are pro-
nounced ample to meet all demands.
Rates are reduced after term of years.
Policies are incontestible after two years.
Cash ValLeS and Paid atp Insurance are
features of this plan.
Company has been in successful operation
six years.
Oilers the best in Life, Endowment, Tontine
and Accident Policies
Chartered by the State of Connecticut.
Capital, $2500,000.
Write to this Office for rates and blank APP
plications.
We want good, live Agent in every town,
city and parish. Address
j. j. SCOTT, State Manager,
3l2 Common street, Shreveport, La.
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FT1he General Assembly of the State of Lou
4 isiana will be asked at its session to begin
in May, 1890 to pass Law locating the Parish
Seat of BOssier Parish La, at Bossier City.
May /, 1890. may y
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Try Hunts Cure for Itch, Ringworm, letter,
Eczema, Old Sores, etc Cure guaranteed.
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will give unto him that is athirst of the
water of life freely. Rev. 22i. q.
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Delightful weather.

Heavy rain Friday night.
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BELLEVUE. La.
.TpsDAY ::;;;:::::::::::::::::::::""MAY !, 1880.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06
SUNDAYS INDEPENDENT.

SUNDAYS IND EPENDENr Will he a
number Of unusual excellence and in
terest. Among the special features will
be very clever sketch of Montana life
entitled James Callen's Luck, by Mon
tana lady; The Professors Wife, an
original short story; Life Among the
Gipsies, study of mysterious people,
by Edgar L. Wakeman; special article
by ?. T. Barnum on tho evolution
of the circus; How to Prepare for
Foreign Travel, timely paper by Eliza
Putnam Heaton; humorous sketch by
Opie Reed; New York Fashions; Lawn
Tennis and Its Champion Players; crisp
gossipof the town and state, good things
in verse, etc.
Advertisers are again reminded that
the printing of an extra large edition
makes it imperative that new advertise
ments or changes in old ones should be
handed in early.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06
USEFUL FOR CLEANSING.

Am IA lila. Salt and Kerosene Oil and Their
Renovating Properties.
Ammonia is one of the most powerful
and valuable of all cleansing applications,
says the American Agriculturist, it is sus-
ceptible of an astonishing variety of uses.
In tho first place. it is very valuable ad-
junct to the toilet. A spoonful or two
poured into the bath renders it much moro
refreshing as we'll as more cleansing. 1t is
especially nice for washing the hair, serv-
ing to cleanse the scalp thoroughly of dust
and dandrutf. Nothing cleans hair brushes
half so nicely as ammonia. Add a
few drops to basin of water, wash your
brushes in this water, and they will come
out as clean as when they first left the
druggists glass case. A teaspoonful of
ammonia added to quart of hot water and
soap suds will have very cleansing and
Frightening effect on your silver and will
also wash your mirrors and windows in the
incest manner. There is still another use.
and valuable one, for the ammoniated
water, and after you have finished using it
for bathing or other cleansing purposes;
after it has gotten old, pour it over your
roses and geraniums and it will stimulate
them into fresh beauty and viRor. Again,
in cleansing wooden clothes, wiping over old
black silk, or removing stains, I find am
monia of great value. Altogether there are
few things more serviceable to house
keeper. Keep two bottles of it on hand,
one of a refined grade to use in sickness
as for nausea, faintness. headache, etc.
and bottle of coarser kind for cleansing
purposes.
Salt is cleansing for some purposes; for
instance. it will remove the spots produced
on silver spoons by eggs and the gray
streaks that come on white china from long
or careless usage. Rotted wood-earth
cleans knives nicely, especially if it be
rubbed on with piece of raw potato. A
piece of coarse sand-paper is also excellent
for cleaning knives.
Kerosene oil. among other valuable prop
critics, possesses that of cleansing. If you
have smeary table ] know of nothing that
will clean it 80 nicely as kerosene, and you
may afterwards give it gloss by an appli-
cation of inseed oil and spirits of turpen.
tine mixed in equal proportions. Nothing
cleans a sewing machine as nicely rs kero-
sene oil. Every now and then a woman
ought to take her machine to pieces-or get
} her husband to do SO for her-clean il
thoroughly with kerosene, and then give il
good lubricating with machine oil.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06

ALTHOUGH the American flag borne
~ Stanley was the first displayed to the
natives of the interior of Africa on tho
waters of the upper Congo, and the first
commercial steamer launched on it's
waters was owned by Americans, Eng
land rs usual has made the first move
toward acquiring the newly explored
country. 1t is announced that within a
few weeks the contamination OF the
purchase OF the Congo Free State by
the British government will take place,
and Great Britain will come into pos
session of domain which exceeds 1900,
600 square miles in area, with a native
population Of about 3O,OOO,OOo. This
policy Of territorial acquisition has been
adopted by Lord Salisbury undoubtedly
with the view to popularizing his adj
ministration and thus prolonging tory
domination in England. A cablegran
to the New York World says that Sails
bury now feels confident that he will be
able to dissolve parliament this coming
1all, and enter into now election with
sufficient prestige to win success. It il
understood that tho now territory cost
England between forty and fifty millions
OF dollars, about double the price paid
for the control of the Suez canal. 1t is
said in London that the chief obstacle
in the way of Lord Salisbury's negotia-
tons at present is the opposition Of the
United States government, but Sails
bury expects to overcome this by diplo-
macy, or perhaps to ignore it, and con.
clude the purchase. The guarded de-
malls OF Stanley that there is anything
in the reported purchase by England
are supposed to be mere diplom ATTIC
evasions. Mr.. Stanley would profit more
by the purchase by England than any
other man, and is sure to be the Cover
nor-general of the new province, if Sal
isbury succeeds in his scheme.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06

The republican congressional cam
paign committee is getting ready for
Doodle campaign next fall. The new
chairman, James G. Belden, OF New
York, was the head OF the old canal ring
in that state, and was vigorously prose
cuted by Gov. Tilden to compel him to
disgorge portion Of the gains, amount
ing to many millions, That he had gotten
out Of the taxpayers Of the state on ex-
travagant contracts. He is q man after
Quay's own heart. He believes in tirst
finding out how many votes you want,
and then in buying them for cash at the
highest market price. Other members
of the committee are Philetus Sawyer,
the Wisconsin millionaire, who is moth
ing but walking pocketbook, and SEN
ator Stockbridge, the Michigan lumber
millionaire, who got his seat in the SEN
ate at public auction.
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THE MARKETS.
STOCKS
NEW YORK. June 5.-Bar silver, 1O3.
Copper-Dull. Lake, June, S15.55.

NEW YORK. June 5.-Bar silver, 1O3.
Copper-Dull. Lake, June, $l5.55.
Lead-Steady; domestic, S4.SO.
The stock market was less animated to-day
but displayed q firm nndertone, and although
there was considerable irregularity shown almost
everything traded in is higher tonight Sugar
il up 41ac. c. G. G. Il st. Louis and Chicago gas
1Ac each. Governments dull.
Petroleum, spot opened At 85A, closed at ";
July opened at 68h, closed 88H.
Goyernment bonas-t's; III; ~ o1 iosa;
Improvement, 5OA: Oregon Navigation, 1o4A;
Oregon Short Line, 40; Transcontinental 49a;
Union Pacific, 67h.
tile paper. 4@aSh. Sterling exchange, active,
strong; sixty-day bills, 48A1i; demand, 1864.
CHICAGO CATTLE.
CHICAGO, June 5.--Cattle-Receipts 15.OO0;
steady;: beeves, $4.8O@5.O0; steers, 3.25d4.7O;
stockers and feeders $2.5O@4.5o; Texas steers
$24064.15.
Hogs-Receipts, -2s, 900: active, lower: mixed
Ss.6OfsS.7 rs; heavy, $4,000 $780, light $36O@S.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 7,O00: steady; natives, NOOa
575; westerns, $4.0O@ASO; Texans, $3.25@4.75.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, June 5.-1:15 p. m. Close-Wheat-
Easy; cash, 911sc; July, la@g2sc.
Corn-Steady; cash, SAC; June, 341sc; July, S4Ac
Oats Steady; oash. 2shc: July. 27hc@2sx.
Barley-Dull.
Pork-Steady: cash. S12.75@12.sO.
Lard-Steady: cash. $5.s0@5.92h; July, 5000
6.O2A.
houlders-S5.10@53o
Short clear-S5.4O6l55O
Short ribs-$5.O5.
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CROSS-CUTS.

In Pittsburg shoe store show card
bears this inscriptions: Bring your feet
with you and have them fitted to pair of
our Shoes We would prefer to have the
shoes fitted to our feet.-Shoe and Leather
Reporter.
Bagley-Have you recovered from your
recent illness, Bailey? Bailey-No, not
fully. Bagley-Why, you look as we'll as
ever. Bailey-Yes. but owe the doctor $4
yet.-New York Ledger.
An up town policeman went to church
last Sunday. When the collector came
along with the plate the policeman coolly
exhibited his badge and the collector passed
on.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
| A Nevada forest is said to be so vast and
impcnetrable that many travellers have been
lost in mere contemplation of it.-American
Grocer.
It is all right for some people to be right
but the way some of them are right is hor-
rid.-Atchison Globe.
First Messenger Boy-"I don't like de-
liverin' messages in dere." Second Ditto
.'Why?'' First Messenger Boy-"Cuz all
de doors are fixed SOS yer can't slam 'em."
Town Topics.
She (rapturously )-"Oh what is more en-
ioyable more productive of ecstatic bliss
than walk on a moonlight night?' He
(slyly)-"I don't know, unless its a walk on
night when there is no moon. "-Lawrenc Q
American.
Rev. Pegasus Culpepper-"Br'er Phelts,
kain't you bring dot poo simmer what's
groanin' 90 awful wiz his load of sin up to
de marcy seat?' Deacon Phelts-"Da's all
right, pashon; da's only Br'er Whitehead's
got hees 'cordeon squinched atwean bees
I feet. Puck.
Barbara-"Hulda, that gentleman ovel
yonder is my FRIEND Mr.. Floyd. May
present him?" Hulda-'No, you must ex.
n cuse me. He is the very man who kept his
t seat in the Car the other evening while
0 stood all the way" Extraordinarily
h Why, am shocked. If he didn't have any
"a regard for our sex he might at least have
shown some consideration for age."-ILfe
Edwin Waugh, the Lancashire poet, re
l. Gently deceased, in debate before scien
,s tifc body upon the pollution of the rive
!, Irwell. apologized for his lack of scientific
knowledge, and ventured to suggest. from
:, what he had heard as to the quantity an.
u variety of the impurities which found thei
70 way into the river. whether it would not b
t. better to add a little more solid matter an,
turn it into a race course.-London Edition
Herald.
VS. "Did you like Miss Faircomplexion's eve
10 ming dress?"
NJ "a portion of it,"
If eyes, what part?"
!. '',Ihe part she had on."-Portland (Ore.
!. West shore.
He deemed her the lovliest maiden of all,
30 And worthy of rank as the belle,
al Till the roses that glowed on her cheeks a
the ball
He found on his dress-coat's lapel.
n Buffalo Courier.
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THE "BUTCHER" PLANT.
1t Kills the Insects That Prey Upon it
The Method.

1t Kills the Insects That Prey Upon it
The Method.
A fascinating plant now being propa-
gated at the botanical garden in Washing
ton is the "butcher." which kills the in
sects and such thing that it feeds upon by
crushing them alive, afterward consuming
them at it's leisure. This is considered
to be of all vegetables the one exhibiting an
intelligence most nearly approaching that
which animals possess. Its appear
ance is not impressive save for it's
popularity. Growing along the ground.
it has for leaves little green
things shaped like open clam shells,
the biggest of them half an inch long, with
a row of little spikes around each edge. As
you observe the plant most of the clam
shells will be open, waiting for food, each
of them a greedy mouth ready to devoul
anything that may crawl in. He comes an
ant. Perhaps he will walk into one of these
pairs of yavninR jaws. Yes, there he goes
into the big one, attracted by the sugarJ
excretion on the inside of the miniature
clam shell, which serves for bait. The
victim reaches the middle point between
the Jaws and comes in contact with six
she'll leaf and serve the plant as feelers.
Immediately the jaws close with q snap,
the two rows of spikes folding over
the shut edge of the clam shell, SO as to
give the prey no chance OF escape. IT the
insect were much bigger and stronger than
an ant he would be quickly crushed to
death. 1t may be some hours before the
| laws Will open again, the olam-shell leaf
being occupied meanwhile in digestinQ the
food captured. All the leaves of the plant
being engaged continually in waiting fol
prey, catching it and digesting it, it makes
very good living indeed where bugs art
plentiful. In the greenhouses there are
Comparatively few insects, however, anC
so the head gardener feeds his butcher
plant from day to day with suct
delicacies as finely chopped or scraped beef
steak and earth worms cut mp, which ar
found in North Carolina, and nowhere els
in the world. Fears are entertained that i
will pass out of existence before long, TO
there is very little of it existing in a viii,
state, and attempts to raise it from see,
have not thus far been very success
full. curious thing about it is tina
at will have regular fits of dyspep
sia, if such indigestibles rs salt pork o
the heads of blue-bottle flies are fe,
to it. The clanl-shell leaves will turn blacl
and die after consuming that sort of food
One evidence of the intelligence of tn
plant is offered by the Judgment it exhibit
in its diet. If piece of paper just the siz
of fiy is introduced between pair of tn
little jaws they will close greedily upon il
but will Immediately open again, the dis
covery having evidently been made that tn
capture was not edible.
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A HUNTERS ROMANCE.
He Loved and Wed an Indian Maiden-A
Dusky Rival

o-S
For many years the home of Abraham
Witherington was in a small house short
distance east of the Enclosure, and he Guilt
waited q few adjoining acres; this, with hunt
ing and fishing, occupied his time. It is said
that when about % years of age he became
deeply attached to an Indian maiden, a
member of tribe then quite numerous in
the eastern part of the state. He was a
great favorite with most of the tribe, par
ticularly with this girls father and broth
er. Abraham had hunted much with the
Indians, and was looked on with as much
favor as any of the tribe by all with the
exception of one. a young Indian who
had made advances to the maiden.
Being of q sullen. morose and treacherous
disposition, he was regarded kindly by but
few, and was a bitter enemy of Abraham,
not only on account of the favor shown him
by the girl, but because Abraham had been
the more successful hunter, and at one of
the trials of skill in the use of the rifle had
the evening of this day Abraham and the
girl were standing near q large three in
conversation, when the report of gun dis
turbed the quiet of the evening and the ball
struck the tree near which they stood. Al
though nothing certain was known about it,
the shot was thought to have been fired by
this Indian.
The hunter and the girl married shortly
after this and went to his home, few miles
distant, where he cultivated a
small farm. Six months after the mar
riage Witherington LEFT home early in the
morning in pursuit Of game, leaving his
young wife in health and happiness, and
returned in the evening to fl. 4 her corpse.
A great wound on the head told the fearful
tale. Friends found the husband almost a
maniac, but after the simple funeral rites
an unnatural calmness came over the man.
Although he was kind and affable to all,
there seemed in him a fixed purpose that
did not sleep. The Indian sutton was sus-
peoted Of the crime, but he had disappeared
and was not seen again; but rumor said
that bullet from the hunters rifle found
I'D sent him to answer for his evil deed
crest and Stream,
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At the Bank,

Chicago Tribune: The president Of the
bank was asked this question:
Suppose / give man check on my
bank for any sum of money. and when the
check is presented the paying teller, not
knowing the holder, certifies the check; the
holder cashed it outside; in course of time
the check reaches the bank upon which il
is drawn; in the meantime l have learned
that the representations upon which l gave
the check were false and made for the pur
pose of committing an illegal act; l have
notified the bank that such is the case.
When the check is presented is the banl
bound to pay it, and am the loser?"
Tho reply of the bank president is: YES
the bank must honor it's own certitication
inasmuch as the check was certified on the
fact that you had a bank account where the
check was presented, and that the sigma.
ture of such check was yours, you must
lose. You have no recourse unless yor
catch the fellow who made the representa-
ton, and that doesn't always get theAmoney
l think such an act as the one Of which you
speak is peniteatiary offense."
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thew are lin GERMANY Of all countries) Sc
we're stickiers at etianette. and they regard
it as shockinely mira dig. that their en-
peror should snoop around barracks
in the darkness of night IN
the disguise sometimes Of patrol
man and sometimes of an officer: Another
practice Of Williams is to call informally
mon his acunaintances in Berlin; at any
hour of the day or evening he is likely to
make his appearance in the house OF q
friend, and Of course, being the kaiser, he
has to be made welcome. It WAS not
fortnight ago that Herbert Bismarck was
entertaining party of friends in his bach
elor quarter when, all of a sudden, the en-
peror walked in. A seat was put for his
majesty at the table, and for an hour or 80
the emperor chatted gaily with the guests;
then apologizing qracious.y for his IN,
trusion, the kaiser bade tie company good
evening and went his wav.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06

TIE county commissioners have taken
a right step in Offering $500 reward for
the apprehension Of the murderer OF
Julie Dowd. Justice has Jagged in this
case too long. It was brutal and
clumsy murder, and its perpetrat0r
should have been hunted down and ar
rested weeks ago. There ought to be
some way by which reward could be
put forth immediately after the com
mission OF crime in order that the police
authorities might move promptly and
aGsctiyely. Thsre is . screw loose some
Bhere in our legal machinery. or rathel
4 1870 i probably too much machinery
- daaey e - 1rensn II reaching ~
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The Care of a Piano.

Because pianos suffer from damp it is
sometimes thought that they prosper in an
overheated room, but this is quite as injur-
ious. The instrument that is kept in very
dry atmosphere soon gets thin and tinny in
sound. To obviate this, keep a growing
plant of some sort in the room, and as long
as the plant thrives the piano will be main
tanned in proper condition. 1t is fact
s.uire more water than in any other apart
ment. Some people on the continent have
vase in which large sponge is kept con-
stantly we'll moisteped. and near or under
meath the piano, as long az the tires are
nseded.-Londop oneep.