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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

MIR. j. d. Atkins, prominent
citizen and successful merchant and
planter of this parish, who had been
indisposed for several days from
the effects of la grippe, died at his
home at Knox Point last Saturday
night of paralysis of the brain. He
leaves a wife and many relatives
and friends to mourn his death.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

The Normal School at Natchito-
ches closed its term on the 9th ult.
with a class of fifteen graduates
Miss Maggie Cade, of Bellevue, a
niece of j. A. w. Lowry, Esq, and
a very accomplished young lady, il
one of the graduates.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

40 extra fine display of carpets,
~ goods, and clothing of every
asorptiOn, is now being made at
% mammoth store of Henry Drey-
" Son, Shreveport. Their stock
sneV and complete, and has been
allliully selected, by experienced
purchasers, from the best markets
y he world with special reference
lstae wants and demands of this
RctiOn Of country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

mas. Andreola, No. GIG Market
alpt, Shreveport. cordially invites
be ladies' Of Bossier to call and ex-
mine Der stock of Millinery Goods
lna learn her prices. Dress making
speciality. Orders from the country
slCited. Prompt attention given
nallOrders, whether large or small.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

Nj. Vim. r. Hanks, who has been
j assistant in the railroad depot
is at this place for the past. few
aSaths, left last Monday to take
asggeof the Office at Alden Station.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

qbe dance at Messrs. Heigler &
Bssberls hall last Thursday night
.sa grand affair. Dancing was
agsgpd in until a late hour. Every
oly seemed TO enjoy themselves.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

Buaders are progressing with Mr..
]. 4. Thompson's residence, and
.beB completed it will be a hand
rns structure, and quite an adorD-
boot TO the town.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

York has commenced on Mr.. w.
SinDsOn's new building, fronting
h rsllroad. When completed, it
In Be used for a restaurant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

a.,,ed-fye or six houses to
:, byIN. Yates, contractor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

!. 0icpic at Black Bayou bridge
Thursday was an enjoyable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

o. Bush will preach at
/. ,lace TO- mOrrOw night.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

M yOung people of Benton had
.l,ssant dance last Tuesday night
!. ,hs residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ Miller.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

u.h IN all the lakes are plentiful,
!, ANGLERS are meeting with more
j ashermau's luck.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

s.b.fry and picnic will be given
!, At the lower bridge on Cy-
..sbayOu.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

,oOd, general rain has not fallen
.,hi. Oarisb since April %, conse-
|.,,ntly cops are suffering for rain.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04

Toacnskip Fand.
T. II, R. II.
No. 25-Miss Lizzie McDade, $50 90
T. IS, r. Is.
No. 24-R. e. BeIcher. 40 90
T. 10, R. ID.
No. 22-Miss M. Tompkins. $50 90
T. %, R. IA.
No. 23-J. M. Russell 49,. 80 90
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-04
sI,eEIerries are ripe.

,..,r.tuo degrees in the shade
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

fourtlls OF them at ali Tor some years.
The secretary will merely replace them
with Q per cent bonds to run for
term of years, subject to the approval
of congress. This is rather peculiar
way of showing that there is plenty OF
money to pay the bonds. 1t is pre-
cisely parallel to the case of an 1ndi-
vidual who declares that he has plenty
of money to pay maturing note which
he proposes to pay by giving another
note at a lower rate of interest.
1t is not question whether or not
the treasury will be able to meet its
obligations by some shift, such as issu'
ing new bonds. Nobody supposes that
the credit of the government is so far
impaired that it cannot contrive to
get money to pay current demands.
The essential fact is that, under the
appropriations made by the billion-dol-
lar congress, the government is living
beyond it's income, and has to resort to
extraordinary measures to get money
to meet the demands against it. To
conceal this damaging fact from the
people is the object of all this ingenious
discussion about methods of bookkeep
ing and funds that are available for
general purposes.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
MINES AND MINERALS.

CHINA will hereafter use no coal for
government purposes that is not mined
in that country.
TIE mineral production OF Canada in
1890 reached the value of S19,0oo,o0o. VI
the metals, nickel was the most valu-
able, yielding 81, eao, ooo.-Boston Jour
nal, !.
A NEW mineral has been discovered
to which the name sanguinite has been
given. It is bronze red in color by re-
flected light and upon analysis is found
to contain silver, arsenic and sulphur:
Two JAPANESE mining engineers are
travelling among the coal mines OF this
state and the west, studying American
mining methods, which they desire to
apply to the development of the coal
deposits of Japan.-Chicago Herald.
THE depth at which some of the Rel
gian coal miners are working is prodi-
gious. In a pit at Flenn the work is
now done at three thousand seven hum
dred feet; in pit. at Fremerin at two
thousand eight hundred feet, and in the
St. Andre pit at Montigny-sur-Sambre
at three thousand feet.
ATGooseberry ravine, Nevada county,
Cal, some boys recently found four
pieces of float quartz containing gold
to the value of six dollars, eighteen
dollars, twenty-three dollars and thirty
two dollars respectively. Prospectors
have been thick in the ravine ever
since, and one of them has found a
ledge which is believed to be the source
rf tho float
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
SOLICITING SUPPORT.
Republican TwaddIe About the Presi-
dents Great Trip.

dents Great Trip.
With extraordinary assurance the
administration organ says of the presi-
dents speeches in the south that he
frankly and candidly" set forth his
views upon all those questions on
which the views of that section are di-
vergent from his own.
Did he? In which of his southern
speeches did he venture to explain to
the southern people why he regards
them as even unfit to be intrustcd with
the conduct of their elections without
the paternal supervision of Quay, Dud-
ley and their agents? In what south
ern speech did he expound the necessi-
ty for a "bayonet behind every bal
lot?" Where in the south did he assert
that the negro vote is wickedly sup
pressed, and condemn it's suppression
as frankly and candidly" as he con-
demned polygamy i'll Utah, a territory
that has no electoral votes?
What is the use of talking folderol
and misrepresenting facts perfectly IA
miliar to every reader of ordinary in.
telligence?
The fact is that in none of Mr.. Harri-
sons one hundred and thirty-nine
speeches did he frankly and candidly"
deal with questions upon which parties
are divided. He spoke with good
deal Of rhetorical grace, but with very
great care not to offend anybody likely
to be of use to him in securing his re.
nomination and reelection.
The trip was a great electioneering
tour, and was conducted after the man.
ner of man soliciting support by all
the arts known to HMM. Y. World
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
CHINA AND JAPAN.

IT is a belief among the Chinese that
rice. vinegar and oil are sufficient sus-
tenance for the human system.
JAPAN isvisited by about $50 earth
quakes every year, each OF which
shakes, on an average. 1000 square
miles of territory.
STRAIGHT streets are unknown III
China They are purposely made crooked
to confuse Satan, as the Chinese believe
the devil travels in straight line.
BURIAL ground being very scarce IN
Hong Kong colony, the government
proposes to take up and urn Chinese un-
claimed dead buried for five or six years.
THE late prime minister to Japan hald
Office continuously for twenty years, a
long time when the proverbial ficlrae-
ness of Oriental rulers is taken into
consideration. he was greatly rs.
spected by princes and people alike.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
SITUATION OF THE TREASURY.
Republican Tricks to Keep the Truth
from the People.

10 hcep th0 Afulh
from the People.
The financial sharps of the republic
an party are protesting rather too
much. They pretend that the treasury
is not the least bit embarrassed, and
not likely to become so; and yet their
own statements distinctly imply that
traordinary means will have to be
employed to meet liabilities about to
mature.
It has been stated that the present
surplus is not more than $12, 1000, 900.
This is not democratic statement
merely. 1t occurs in an article in a re-
publican paper, written for the express
purpose of showing that there is ''plenty
of money pay the AZ per cents But
Mr.. Leech, director of the mint, comes
forward and says there is an available
cash balance of $25S, 100000. This is a
very remarkable discrepancy, and
shows on it's face that the parties to the
two statements are proceeding upon
different theories. Mr.. Leech distinctly
confirms this by attacking the system
OF keeping the treasury books. He
proposes to treat the hundred millions
set apart for redeeming greenbacks,
and the money issued on recent depos-
its of silver, etc, as available assets,
although these several sums have not
been so treated heretofore. In other
words, he is trying to confuse the pub
lie mind by introducing discussions of
methods of bookkeeping, concerning
which little is generally known.
Mr.. Leech's figures prove altogether
too much. If there were really $685.
100000 of available assets, as that term
has been understood heretofore there
would have arisen no discussion as to
the methods by which the Az per cent.
bonds are to be met. Changing the
method OF statement does not put dol
lar more into the treasury, or render
the claims against it cent less The
fact remains that until the billion
dollar congress began its baleful ac-
tivity there was large surplus in the
treasury according to the present sys-
tenn of bookkeeping; now, the surplus
is virtually goae, and deficit is iin-
pending unless new method of state
ment is devised to conceal the real
state Of affairs. 1t is proposed to avoid
deficit by changing the meaning of
the word.
1t is also worthy of notice that diff
ferent authorities give very differ
ent plans for avoiding possible trouble
in regard to paying the Ak per
cent. bonds, which will fall due in
September. The article mentioned,
which begins with the assertion
that there is plenty of money to
pay these bonds, runs smoothly aud
sweetly along to the conclusion that
1t will not be necessary to pay three.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
THE PRESIDENTS DISCOVERY.
Important Consequences of His Tour in
the South.

Important Consequences of His Tour in
the South.
President Harrison is back in Wash.
ington from long and successful tour
of the country. He seems to have had
a good time, and the trip ought to be of
service to him in more ways than as
affording a change of scene. He has
made great many speeches, and they
have been as a rule very creditablc,
while he has not stopped over any
where There has been considerable
speculation as to the effect of the tour
upon Mr. Harrison's personal fortunes.
No reason appears for attaching any
special Importance to it in this respect.
He returns the same sort of figure in
his party that he started-its nominal
head, but without the slightest hold
upon it's affection or enthusiasm. 1t
still remains as necessary as before for
his son to explain through his newspa-
per that the father is really a great
man, and the prospect of being obliged
by force of circumstances to support
him for second term is no more at
tractive to republicans generally than
it was a month ago.
There has been one political result of
importance from the trip, however, and
it is most fortunate one for the coun-
try The patriotic tone of the presi-
dents speeches in the southern states,
his abandonment of the force bill pol
icy. his recognition that it is by tine
chanical and commercial development"
that ''unifcation of heart and interest"
is to come-all this involved something
more than rhetoric. 1t meant not only
that Mr.. Harrlson's eyes had been
opened, but also that his party never
could go back to the narrow sectional
policy which during the first half of his
term he had tried so hard to impose
upon the country. The trip was well
worth taking for such result as this.
AS the Galveston (Tex.) News recently
said in commenting upon the subject:
'It is no small matter that the vast in.
fluence of the republican press of the
north must now be turned in a direc-
ton favorable to the elimination of
sectional prejudice, task heretofore
left largely to the independent papers. !"
1t is curious circumstance that the
most important consequence of the
presidents journey should be one which
nobody anticipated when he started
the final burial of the bloody shirt-N.
v Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
Toronto and Return.

We call tho public's attention, espe-
cially school superintendents and teach
srs, to the fact that on account OF the Ma
tional Educational Association meeting
to be held at Toronto, July 18th to l7ih,
Che Jacksonville Southeastern Line and
Santa Fe route will sell round trip tickets
from st. Louis and all points. on its line
at ONE FARE, plus g membership fee:
!ick~ts will be sold July Sth to 18th, and
the limit will be arranged so that those
VII, wish can make visit or take side
trips to points in Canada and the East at
reduced ratios. Our route is via Chicago
and any direct line from Chicago. Don't
fail to call on or write to a railroad agent
for particulars Of the cred Express"
route.
We run the finest chair and compart-
ment Sleeping Cars in the world.
D. W. RIDER, sup't, Jacksonville, ~.
H. A. SUTTLE, Gen'l Agent Pass'r Dept,
513 Chestnut Street st. Louis.
w. w. KENT, Genl Pass'r Agent, Jack.
sonville. III.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
NOTES FROM THE PRESS.

Perhaps the republican party can
"look into it's past without blushing,"
because the party is past blushing.
Louisville Courier Journal.
Cleveland is popular because his
administration was clean. There We're
no Tanners and Raums and Lemons,
and. there was no lack of money in the
treasury while he was president. -
LOUISVILLE Courier Journal.
SENATOR Quay is undecided
whether to go abroad for the benefit of
his health or not. To do almost any
thing except what he has been doing
for the last ten years would benefit the
senator's health.-Chicago Times.
MFR Blaine may have the govt,
but the Harrison family has an uncom-
Portable suspicion that if he were
offered the republican nomination he
would recover as quickly as the Steve
Elkins syndicate can skin seal.-St
Louis Republic.
The plain fact is the republican
party is in favor of Capitalization of
power, trusts, combines, land monop-
oily, corporate extortion, while the
democratic party is in principle op-
posed to ali of them. Any wayfaring
man must see this, if he has vision
unblinded by prejudice and mind I'M
clouded by dense ignorance.--Des
Moines Leader.
1t is announced on good author
ity that the billion-dollar congress
added more than LOO places to the
federal patronage list at an annual ex-
pense to the public of S4,g49, 4G2. In
the majority of the cases, the of5ses
We're created with a no higher purpose
than to provide employment for an
army of hungry and thirsty repu II IN
he Observation-Disclosures TELEGRAPH
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
August
Flower

81 inherit some tendency to Dys-
pepsia from my mother. suffered
two years in this way consulted a
number of doctors. They did me
no good. I then used
Relieved in your August Flower
and it was just two
days when I felt great relief. I soon
got so that I could sleep and eat, and
l felt that I was well. That was
three years ago, and I am still first
class. I am never
Two Days. without a bottle, and
if I feel constipated
the least particle a dose or two of
August Flower does the work. Tie
beauty of the medicine is, that you
can stop the use Off without any bad
effects on the system.
Constipation While I was sick I
felt everything it
seemed to me man could feel. I
was ofall men most miserable. lean
say, in conclusion, that l believe
August Flower will cure anyone of
indigestion, if taken
Life ofMiserywith judgment. A.
M. Weed, 229 Belle
fontaine St., Indianapolis, Ind" 9
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
THE BETROTHAL RING.
Instead of Diamond 1t Now Contains n
Ruby.

lFbtedu Vi u diamond Z NOW Contains n
Ruby.
In the days gone by the young wom-
an who had just listened to the story of
love, as told by the man of her choice,
and was waiting for the ring that, put
upon her finger, was to let the world at
large know that She was his very own,
always counted on getting a diamond.
She doesn't want diamond NOWADAYS.
She prefers ruby. The young man
might think that it is because the ruby
is more expensive, if it were not for the
very good reasons that she gives him
for desiring it. She says; MY dear,
the ruby has always been favored
love token, and it is found in no end of
the old betrothal rings. Itdrives away
bad dreams, makes the wearer forget
all evil, expels sadness and evil spirits,
and keeps one cheerful and in good
health. But the reason | want it es
pecially is because it will give me a
blessing from Heaven and never make
me blind to your devotion and good
ness. Then when you are in trouble
the ruby will grow dark, and when the
danger has passed away its brightness
will come back. Why, it is said that
when Noah and his family were in the
ark great big one hanging in the CEN
ter lighted them in the darkness, and
the Chinese think that the ruby grows
like flower in the ground, beginning
pale yellow and being in full blossom
when the glowing crimson is its color.
In a very old missal the virtue of char
ity is attributed to the ruby and forti-
tude to the diamond; so, of course, it
makes desirable ombination, because
it then means strength and forbearance;
so if you like to have diamond on each
side of the ruby you can do it. That
lovely Earl of Leicester gave Queen
Elizabeth fan of white feathers that
had n gold handle set with rubies and
diamonds because of his great love for
her. Then, too, you know was born
in December, and it belongs to that
month; so, you see, it isn't because it is
costly stone that l want ruby; it's
because it's the gem of true lovers; it's
because there is romance attached to
it, and it's because it will always make
me love ana appreciate YOU
And that young man was so overcome
by the romance of the ruby that he
went out vowing he would sell his soul
but what he would get the woman of
his heart the finest ruby to be found in
the city.-Chicago News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
"The Quality of Mercy

Is not strained" neither is the relief al
forded by that Incompatible medicine,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Its prime at
tribute is thoroughness. Very conspicuous
is this quality when tits used for malaria
The poison Of that malady in the system 1t
dyspepsia, constipation, bilious and kidney
trouble and rheumatism.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

-Appe-Custard Pie: Two raw ap-
pies, one cup sugar, one saltspoon Gin.
namon, two eggs, one cup sweet milk.
Choose ripe, mild apples, scrape to
pulp with silver knife. Mix with the
sugar and spice, add the beaten egg
and milk. Bake in one crust.~Bostoa
BUDGET
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

WHY are you sick! Because you have
neglected natures laws. She continually
tries to correct the trouble but cannot do it
without assistance. Prickly Ash Bitters is
this medicine your health will be fully re-
stored. Give it a trial and watch the results.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24
Children Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effects of Syrup Of Figs, when in
need of a laxative and if the father or moth
or be costive or bilious the most gratifying
results follow its use, so that it is the best
family remedy known and every family
should have bottle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

The polite reporter wrote that "Miss
Chromatic rendered several piano pieces"
but the printer set up that she ''rended the
piano to pieces."-Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

IT seems to be one Of the rules Of an ice
company that the purchaser pays for what
he would have received If he had hurried
up and got ahead Of the thaW.-Washing-
ton Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

"WHERE is the quartermaster Of this
carl' shouted the army officer, and the por-
tor knocked over three umbrellas and broke
two windows in his anxiety to respond
Elmira Gazette
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

as SHE queen -likeln SIN one way-she
takes every Jack that happens to como
along IN. Y. Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

MANY mothers would willingly pay dol.
lar box for Bulls Worm Destroyers If
they could not get them for 25 cents. They
are always safe and always sure.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

You can never Judge how well a man can
keep secret by the way he keeps one that
is unfavorable to him.-Atchison Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

You can't helpliking them, they are 50 very
small and their action is so perfect One pill a
dose Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

THE honey bee deserves recognition as
kind natures sweet restorer.-Elmira Ga
zette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

THE man who crooked in the cradle Of
the deep'' found plenty of pillows to rest
his head on.-Binghamton Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

IF you are playing poker with an expert.
enced dealer you need not get scared until
you get good hand.-Dallas News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

II is the person who INDUCES in SHARP
and pointed remarks that has the reputa
ton of being a blunt speaker.-Rostor
Transcript
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

'sTHAT messenger boy will be president
ssWhy nota" sHe'u never run. Chic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

"MY social instincts are always very
strong" said the policeman. ut gives me
intense satisfaction to meet some good club.
able fellow" Nv ashington Post
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-24

making game Of mep, Ethel-aNonsense,
you were born goose IN. Y. Telegram.