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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24
Town Council Proceedings.
BENyoN, LA, AUGUST 10, 1893.

A4-NFC@'5 1AOOOnA AOt ASOc'
City Council met in special session
W. B. Simpson, Mayor; ]. P Cres-
well, DR.. ". M, Abney, DR. B. Wise,
]. e.. Belcher and r. L. Carstarphen,
Aldermen, present.
It was moved and carried, that out
of the first money collected that the
SUM of seventy five dollors be ap-
propriated for the purpose of build
ing. a school house at this place.
It was moved and carried, that the
steam gin being built by Messrs.
Vaughan & Creswell, at this place,
be exempt from taxation for q period
of five years from this date.
W. R. Sibley's resignation as Mar
shall was presented to the body and
accepted and his bond ordered can
.celed.
E. o. Walker was put in nomina-
ton for Marshall and unanimously
elected.
The Marshall was instructed to
proceed at once to collect licenses
for 1893, from MIR. Sam Willow.
It was moved and carried, that the
Mayor be authorized to employ the
Parish Surveyor to locate the limits
of the town of Benton.
Resolved, That the Marshall is in
structed to prohibit all persons from
boarding moving trains in the city
limits. And to arrest such persons
that do, and bring them before the
Mayor. The Mayor shall fine such
persons not less than fifty cents nor
more than five dollars and all cost.
Resolved, That the improvement
Committee be authorized to have a
lookup built not to cost over fifty
dollars.
This done and signed, i'll opon ses-
sion, 10Th day of August 1898.
W. B. SIMPSON, Mayor.
r. L. CARsTARPHEN, Secrettsy.
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Special Venire.

State of Louisiana, Be it remem-
Parish of Bossier { bered that, on
this, the 10th day of August, 1893,
We, the Jury Commissioners, whose
names appear hereto, met at the
Clerks office, in the town of Benton,
La, and proceeded to draw from
the General Venire Box previously
prepared by US, the following thirty
names of persons, qualified by law,
to serve as petit jurors for the first
week of the November Term of 1898,
of the End Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, to be holden and begun
in and for the Parish of Bossier, La,
on the first Monday, the 9th day of
November, 1898, in pursuance of
Act No. 81, of Louisiana Legisla-
ture, approved April /, 1880, and
also in pursuance of an order of the
Judge of said Court, made in open
session at last July term of said
Court, ordering a special jury of
thirty persons drawn to serve at the
November term, 1893, it being a
non-jury term of said Court, to-wit !:
M Ward
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

Storiettes a monthly magazine of
short stories published at New York,
by Storiette publishing Company,
contains the usual assortment of
good, interesting reading matter
ShoIt stories and sketches are the
specialties of this magazine, which
is published at the low price of one
dollar q year: single numbers ten
cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

Roads that are rounded up in the
center and properly drained by
bitches on both sides and culverts
placed at every low place where the
water needs to cross the road, will
remain good the entire year. The
easiest way, to round road up is to
continually plough to the center, and
the outside burrows will furnish all
the drainage the road. will need
Mer Rouge Kidette.
We believe in. good roads. So
does every other man who has, ever
allowed himself to think on the SUBJ
jet. To every man who, has made
investigation, it is plain that the
worst road is the most costly and
that good road is cheap at any cost.
After a road is once made thoroughly
good the cost of keeping it so is very
trifing. In fact there is enough
labor thrown away on our roads to
kaep them in good repair if they had
once been made good. If q man
would stop and think that it will take
just half as many horses, half as
many wagons and half as many team
sters to haul his produce over good
roads as it would over bad ones.
perhaps we would have good roads
But they don't do that, their first
thought is what viii it cost to make
this road good, and they are repelled
by thought of the first cost.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

There is no better reading for the
young than high-class newspaper
which carefully revises it's news par
agraphs and, as an educator, seeks
only to teach that which will promote
purity, Justice and truth. In such a
chronicle of the days events they
will find information and inspiration
and will come under a daily influence
for good. Many causes operate to
develop character; some are transient,
others are periodically or constantly
at work. The influence of. reading
through the imagination in conceded
to be very great, and consequently
the literature furnished to the young
should be selected. On the character
OF the newspapers which the people
support may depend in large degree
the moral tone of the community
Baltimore San.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

A woman will cling to q man
until his character is as black as
the ace of spades, but the minute a
soiled spot no larger than a grain of
sand touches the fair name of
woman man at once forsakes her
and leaves her upon the cold charity
of the world.-Lagramge Graphic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

There is too much of this mobbing
and white cap business all over the
country, and a few more object les,
sons in which thesattacking party are
shot down will have a wholesome
effect. The chaps who in their own
conceit are 80 exceedingly righteous
that they. go about over the country
dragging people out of bed and whip
ping them to make them good also
deserve all they get when their VIC
tins turn upon them and fill them
full of. lead.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

The greed for more money has
had much to do in bringing about
what we are now by common con-
sent calling ''hard times Capital
lists have been sowing to the wind
and are now reaping!the whirlwind.
Men have risen millionaires in the
morning but have retired at night
as empty-handed as to their own
holdings % a pauper.-SOutherW
.B0ptist.
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nances ever seen or heard.

''The lady (?) who yesterday called
the attention of another to our patch
ed brooches, whereat they both laugh
ed so heartily, is informed that new
pair will be purchased when her
husbands bill is settled. Don't crit
icise printers dress to closely while
wearing silks purchased with money
due him.. Tell your husbund to send
US $40 IS and save the cost of on
entire suit. '--ElHsville Miss Neps.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

Practical Reflections on the Book of
Ruth. BY Rev. M. G. HORNE, A. M,
pastor st. James Lutheran Church,
Philadelphia, Pa. Lutheran Pub
fishing Society. Price. so cents.
This is charming little book Of
1872 pages. The book of Ruth is one
of the brightest gems of sacred biog-
raphy. We once read an account of
the great Dr.. johnson causing the
book of Ruth to be copied and read.
ing the copy in a circle of literary
men, who not knowing whence it
came, pronounced it one of the, best
romances ever seen or heard.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

Summer, with its warm, sunshiny
days, dreaded by so many, will soon
be gone, and with it all the buautiful
fowera that adorn our homes. Also
the beautiful andmuch admired sum-
mer gowns that look so neat'at the
picnics and gatherings, where the
young ladies always occupy welcome
place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

An old abandoned mine was dis
covered recently in Buchel county,
Texas, by a party of hunters from
San Antonio, which shows evidence
of having bees worked by Spaniards
or Indians years ago. A human skel-
eten was found in one of the tunnels
of the mine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

A financial panic is necessary once
ina while to take the tomfoolery out
OF the minds of certain class of peo-
pie and teach them that the true
wealth of the country is in the soil,
and that the man who owns a good
farm has gold mine that, with prop
CT working, is inexhuustible.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

The town of Chamberlain, South
Carolina boasts of the largest artesian
well in the world The we'll is eight
inches in diameter, and this water is
thrown fourteen feet above the top
of the pipe. Water is claimed to flow
at the rate, OF 5000 gallons minute.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

The farmers and horticulturist of
the Corpus Christi county are push
ing things. They are organized and
acting. At meeting last week, six
teen new members were added and
several important measuree discussed
and acted upon That sectioo is rap
idly becoming prominent as fruit
growing and truck farming region
Teas Farm and Ranch.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24
Congress is attracting as much at
tention as the Worlds Fair.

What promise of early relief is
Congress giving the people? How
soon can the country reasonably ex-
pect any definite action?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

The Columbus GA Enquirer Sun
says that there are 100000 more pom
sioners on the Government pension
rolls than there ever were soldiers in
the Confederate service.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

If the monetary troubles continue a
few days: longer, the cotton crop of
1893 will be, going on the market, and
it, there is no money in circulation,
nothing is more certain than that cot
ton will sell for very low price
Now is the time ii economic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

Talk is easy and cheap, but when
it comes to doing the silent, deter
mined man of descission and nerve is
tho one that is in demand.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

The financial scare is a regular
boon to burglars. Frightened fools
have drawn their money from the
banks and placed it where the dark.
lantern exports can more easily get
to 1t.
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History.

y
undergone a regeneration. Histo-
ians no longer chronicle bare facts,
the number of battles of certain.
war, and the number of the killed
and wounded in each. battle. The
public to-day would not be satisfied
with such history.
It's very nature has been changed.
The old annals of the time Rome was
in her glory are as dead as the Latin
language itself. Men have been
reared to satisfy the demand of the
times. Such men have been Voltaire,
Hume, Gibbon and Niebuhr, under
whose guiding influence history took
a distinct and recognized form. By
the shaping genius of these men, the
reduction of uncritical and uninter-
esting narratives, like Orosir S.,
Universal History, to mere rubbish
has effected.
History takes a wider scope,
launches out into the deep waters of
critical judgement upon historical
facts, scrutinizes with more compre-
hensiveness of view, treats of theories
and of cause and effect. Niebuhr,
the great Prussian historian, accom-
plished complete revolution in the
prevalent ideas respecting early
Rome.
The new era is characterized by
the disposition to explain phenomena
by their principles and laws. There
are others, such as Thomas Arnold
and George Grote, who have labored
in the same and other fields, elucidat-
ing and eliminating the fabulous and
legendary tales of ancient history,
sounding. the almost unfathonable
depths OF mysteries, and forming q
more just estimate of the exaggerated
conceptions of men and events.
Two characteristics especially mark
the developments of historical writ
ing in the epoch under consideration.
One is an increasing interest of early
English history. The other is the
intermixture of manners with events,
of portrait with narrative. Personal
history and biographical sketches
sink into oblivion. Less importance
is attached to the fate of generals,
and the issue OF campaigns; more to
the condition of the middle and
lower classes, how the people, acut-
ally lived, their habits of thought,
mode of feeling, environments, do
mestic details, the daily aspect of
their lives. Such is Macaulay's His
tory of England which is type of
historacle works of this age. He
declares his intention at the outset.
He was indefatigable in accomplish
ing this aim. His was prolific brain.
His work displays wonderful mem
DRY. It unfolds vast erudition. It
teens with the eloquence of the ora
tor, with the retoric of the scholar.
It is full of talent for demonstra-
ton; for development; the faculty
OF expounding and pleading. It is
interspersed and embelished with in
teresting descriptive passages of
natural scenery. Its unity, its broad
range of subjects, its comparatively
non-partisanship, its attractiveness
and interest elicit close attention.
Carlyle says of history, sit is a
mighty drama, enacted upon the
theatre of time, with suns for lamps,
and eternity for background"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-08-24

Is it possible the people are ex-
pecting too much of Congress.
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BENTON, Ia,

THURSDAY ,:::::::::AUGUST a., 1893.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11

DUBLIN, May THE police guarded all
night the four courts, in which bomb was
exploded at l0:I0 o'clock last evening
They found in the quadrangular court yard
time fuse and the fragments of large
zinc canister, similar to those left by the
explosion in Exchange court last December
The paving stones III the yard we're loosened
but the wall. Of the court buildings were
little III jured
The police say that the bomb evidently
was thrown into the deep area from the
kius lnu Quay, which is on the river l.if-
fey, and just opposite the court buildings.
The explosion was heard more distinctly at
a distance than near by. IT reused overy
body a. the hiImainhan barracks aud Lord
Nolseley dispatched at once au orderly TO
report on the trouble
Before midnight thousands had gathered
ct tho four courts. To-day half tue city
has been in the neighbor hood, but The
crowds have been kept back by double
Gordon OF police who will keep the court
yard intact until after the arrival OF gov
ernment inspector
lie purpose of the persons throwing the
bomb was no. to sacrifice human life. At
night the four courts and Gil the immediate
uc'gGhovhool are deserted, so that there
was not the slightest chance that any nod Y
could bs killed by the explosion.
The nationalsts believ. that the thrower
o. the bomb intended It. crass the gov
ernmont. The police b tue act to a
unionist agent, who y. 20 make the
impression That Irish ext.uutist, were eager
to remind til people of the Phoenix Park
as:asshatons
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
THOUSANDS TURNED AWAY.
Workinen Vainly Sock Admission to til .
Tair-Le.al Fight Probable.

Work men Nainly Sock Adm sSion to til .
Tair-Le.al Fight Probable.
CHICAGO, His, May THE rule to close
the gates Of the worlds fair Sunday was
RICHLY enforced to-day, so far as the ticket
purchasing public was concerned. The
fortunate hundreds who held passes were
admitted, however, and allowed to wander
about the grounds at will.
1t was beautiful day and thousands OF
workingmen, some with their families,
went to the fair grounds under the appre-
hension that the gates were to be opened
When these toilers were turned away they
left in anything but good humor
The validity of the law of Congress clos
ing the gates is to he tested in the courts
this week. Charles w. Clngman, stock
holder in the fair, has served notice on Sec
rotary Edmonds that he will appeal TO the
courts to open the fair on Sunday. In his
letter he, in the interest OF working people
and as representative of other stockhod-
ers, demanded that the people DO admitted
on Sunday the Same as on other days in the
week.
President Higgnbotham says: eve
shall be compelled to defend the suit il one
Is brought, although nearly all the mem bers
are in favor Of a seven day fair. However,
do not think. anything will come of this
notice. | believe Mr.. Clingman can be
convinced that it is better to let matters
rest as they are at present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
THESE PLUMS PLACED.
Representative to Persia, Consuls and
IFS rostmasters Appointed.

WAsuISGToN, May THE president yes
terday announced the following appoint
menis: Alexander Mcdonald, Virginia,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo
Tertiary to persia; Wallace $. Jones, Fiori-
da, consul general at Rome; Stephen Bon
sal, Mary land, secretary of the legation to
China. To he consul general-Alfred D..
Jones, North Carolina, at Shanghai.
To be consuls: James h. fancy, West
Virginia, ut Belfast; Charles T. Lyons, New
York at Zanzibar Harvey Johnson, Gsor-
gia, at Antwerp; Benjamin Lonthisr, Mus
sachusetts, at Sherbrooke; Harrison X.
Williams. Missouri, at San Jose, Costa
Rca; Ralph johnson, Now York, at For,
Erie; Henry p. DuBeiet, Texas, at Rheims
James c. Monaghan Rhode Island. al
Chemnitz: Charles Schafer, Kansas at Vera
Cruz.
Postmasters: William G. Clark, Paducah
Ky, vice Edwin Farley, removed; Franl
c. Schiller, Shelby, o., vice John Il. Wolfe,
resigned.
The number Of fourth class postmaster
appointed l16. Postmaster Gener a
Bssel appointed August W. Machcn o.
Toledo assistant superintendent of the free
delivery system, vice William Helm, re
signed. Mr.. Machen was assistant post
master at Toledo during Mr.. Cleveland
former administration and is said to be thu
author of an improved system OF kecpin!
postoiiic0 accounts, and has otherwise
shown special interest and efficiency in pos
tai affairs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
AN EIGHT HOUR DAY
Tn Cry of fultitudos of London Work
in:,mcn in .aNdo Park.

Tn Cry of Multitudos OF London Work
inamcn in nvdo Park.
LONDON, May :, the annual eight hours
demonstration OF London worEingmen was
IN ids to-day in Hyde PARK. The weather
wa' ase and a! the proceedings were con-
Quoted with exceptional thusiasm. All
tho principal unions had appointed dele
gates TO take part in the procession. These
delegates met on the Thames embank ment,
were formed in line and marched through
cheering crowds OF laborers to the park
whera they were divided among the au
d.ences at ta' numerous speakers platforms.
Ice entire open space in the park was
filled with men and women. At g plat
forms resolutions were passed in favor of n
legal eight hour day for every trade which
voted Tor 1t. At every meeting contribu-
tions were taken for the Hull strikers. The
most notable speech OF the day was made by
Burns, NJ. P. The eight hour move
he sad. was making rapid progress.
&C.. oocosG OF the eight hour hi for min
ar an evidence OF thiG progress. as well
ass !'rast OF further successes
In .ill was manifesto from the work
ingmrn to the rich aud idle. 1t meant an
UPRISING against the system which sent the
aborer to the hospital on account of prema-
~" C-A CO "a W tHo StaNV ioi iuCk Va
wo-.;.
Mr. Burns described parliament as an
organized conspiracy Of land and capital.
Machinery nowadays. he said, was the
crown Of thorns On the head OF the labor
Curist, who was being cruciEed between the
two thieves capital and laudlordism.
GcrmAnW orIsmen in Mass Meeting.
HAMBURG, May 1.-Thoussnds OF work
men marched in Barmbeck this afternoon
to demonstrate their desire for an eight
hour day. Ia tho procession were 700 un-
employed clerks and the Representatives of
- trades unions. This evening August
Bsbel. tho social democratic leader, is ad
dressing the workingmen on the issues of
tbs electoral campaign.
other Eight Hour Meetings
LONDON, May 7.-Meetiugs held to-day
in Hull, Glasgow, Manchester, Birming
ham and other cities with large laboring
populations passed resolutions in favor of
the eight hour day.
nemou.trntion a. Phoenix Park.
DUBLIN, May The eight hour meet
ings IN Phu'uix Park to-day were attended
hy great crowds. William Field, Parnell-
tie aud labor H. F., and several other
speakers were cheered when they denounced
the persons responsible for the four courts
explosion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
OUR STATE BUILDING.



CHICAGO, H., May 3. -Prominent mem
bers of the Society of Sons CT Vermont in
Chicago desire to correct the misapprehen-
sion which apparently exists IN Vermont in
reference to the Vermont building con
structed for social uses at the worlds fair
In their judgment the building has sutii-
cicnt room for oil demands, and will form
an attractive and grateful resting place for
visitors. 1t is unique in design, and wheu
completed will be attractive and pic
turesque.
The criticism which has been made wall,
the building Yves in an incomplete condItlo
will all he overcome when tho full design j.
worked out, including figures and bas-re
liefs, the coloring and all the acce.sor
kind.
1t was the original intention of the com
missioners to construct a building of marble
and oil architects were agreed that the only
form which such n structure could properly
tske would be pretty classic in design, lie
verting to the original use CT that material.
With this in view the Pompeiian plan was
selected.
The change Of material required the
abandonment of marble, but the form OF
the building still|represents the finest adapta-
ton OF the most important pr oduct of Yer
mont. The Sons OF Vermont in Chicago,
who are always solctous for the reputation
OF the State, are gratifiod at the result that
has been obtained. l.. II. BIsBEE,
President
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
y RUNAWAY TRAIN.
y Killed Outright in IA Disaster on tn,
Zig -Four.

Killed Outright in "A Disaster on the
Zig -Four.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 7.-Jha Big -Four
as,enger tram which left Chicago at $50
aturday night, in crossing the Wabash
yer bridge here, got away from tho engi-
eer at 80 tuis morniuC. The air brakes
,Uuid not work. The front cars left tine
rack after reaching the depot, tearing
down the sheds on the east side of the track.
The engine baggage, mail AMI express cars
were thrown oil the trs;k, hurled SOMA dis
lance and broken to pieces. En- ,ineer Mich
ael Welsh had Tot bean found and is believed
to be beneath his engine.
Tbs killed, so far as now learned are;
John Lemon, McMahou, express msssengor
Charles Mergers, Charies Scahile, Fred
Schele, fireman; unknown man.
William Chadwick, a mail clerk is miss
ing. The following are badly hurt; Conrad
Wessel fatally James Carnahan, j. H.
Long, Charles Myers, po.ta! clerk; Tho cIas
Jefferson Resse. Had the en- CINE left the
track minute sooner toe entire train
would have boen thrown into the Wabash
river.
Later-The mangleI body of Eng n eer
Welch has been found under ths engine
Charles Meyers and }. II. Long vino were
in jured have since died. Fireman Mcln-
mis- and Otto Jerselson were also killed
This makes 10 deaths in all. Several men
besides those already named were more loss
severely injured.