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Parish Institute.

An Institute for white teachers
will be held at Benton, commencing
on August 9th, and continuing FIVE
days.
THIS Institute will be conducted
by Prof. 3. q. Caldwell, of the State
Normal, assisted by Mrs. Matte H.
Williams, Manager of the Chautau-
qua, at Ruston; Prof. Dale, of the
Grammar High School, at Shreve-
port; Prof. Jos. E. Johnston, of the
Pioneer High School, at Plain Deal
ing, and other Instructors hereafter
to be employed.
The opening address will be de-
livered by Judge j. L. Hargrove,
Parish Superintendent, of Caddo.
Papers on special subjects will be
read by Mrs. NJ. Il. Williams, Miss
Mary Land, Mr.. H. Fl. Hargrove,
Prof. Fry, of little Rock, Ark, aud
other prominent friends of educa-
tion
Regular classes will be organized,
and the Institute conducted Oh bus
mess principles.
At the evening and night sessions
there will be music, recitations aud
short lectures on Methods of Teach.
ing, Progressive Education, etc.
Insist that all teachers in BossieI
parish attend and eurol their names
aud remain throughout the session
The school law requires the attend
ance of all public school teachers
within u radius of ten miles.
Teachers from adjoining parishes
and the public generally are invited
TO attend.
j. A. w. LOWRY,
Parish Superintendent.
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Just received, a nice line of Spring
Calicoes, White Lawns, Pks. Do
mestics, Ginghams, ETC., which
We offer at tue lowest possible
price. Call and examine our stock.
We also have DR.. Hugins' Grape
Baking Powders, which we guar
antee to be as good as is made; to-
gether with full and complete
stock of Groceries. We are pre-
pared to meet any competition.
Respectfully,
GAYLE 81 Go.
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Land Office at Natehitoehes La.
July Is, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has fled notice of his in
tention to make final proof by Communication
by virtue of Section 1901. United States Rev.
Statutes, in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of District
Court, at Benton, La, on August 81 1894, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 5268-James Scar
borough-for the south half of southeast quar-
ter of section q, northeast quarter of northeast
quarter of section 81, and northwest quarter
of northwest quarter of section 35, township
q North, range Is West. He names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
denee upon and cultivation of, said land, viz:
G, w. Deneig. Plain Dealing P. o. La; T. p.
Larkin, Hughes Spur p U. La, j. NJ Mont
gomery Phil ip Deneig, of Midway p O., La.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
July 26, 1894. aug 30
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Holmestead ENTRY No. 349J.
Land Office at Natchitoc

Land Office at Natchitoches, La, }
August 3. 1884,
Notice is hereby given that the following
In named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
the honorable Clerk of the District Court. at
Benton, La, on September l4th; 1891, viz:
Homestead Entry No 3495-George Oliver
for the south half of northeast quarter and
north halt southeast quarter of section 20,
township u North, range ! West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: j. VI. MeCalI, j. E. Rabb,
of Ivan 2. o., La. and A. r. Thompson J. II
Cabeen, of Benton 2. o., La
EDWD PHILLIPS, Register.
August 9, 1894. sept 13
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The Bankrupt Stock of Goods of
SAM BENJAMIN

was bought by Mrs. Lena Benjamin,
and the entire stock of Dry Goods,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Sc, is now
offered at lowest prices. Remem-
Der, the entire stock is offered at
reduced prices. All | ask is to ex-
anime the stock. The goods and
prices will speak for themselves.
SAM BENJAMIN,
Manager, SIC on the Levee, adjoin-
ing Florsheim Bros, Shreveport.
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Death of James David Patton.

The death, from dropsy, of Mr..
James d. Patton, which occurred at
the residence of DIR. w. M. Abney,
in this place, on Hast Sunday morn
ing, August 10, 1894, in the 43rl
year OF his age, though anticipated,
was nevertheless a severe shock TO
his relatives, and has awakened a
profound sympathy among his
friends in this parish and elsewhere.
After near three mouths of racking
pain and severe illness, taper of
life flicked and expired last Sunday
morning and finis was written at the
close of a human existence that was
abundant in hope.
James d. Patton was born in
Montgomery county, near the city
of Montgomery, Ala, March 10th,
1851. He moved with his widowed
mother to Bossier parish in 1856,
living here until 1870, when he went
with his mother, brother and sisters,
to Coushatta, where he lived until a
few years since, when he became a
citizen of Shreveport. About three
months ago he came to DIR. Abney
for medical treatment, and remain
ed here until his death.
The death of j. d. Patton is the
breakage of another link in chain
that once encircled large hearth.
stone and gave music to joyous
and happy household Others, too
have had their places there, and
many are gone. Thus day by day
the inexorable reaper whispers il
our ear
'"Men may come and men may 60,
But go on forever"
Deceased was an honest and kind
hearted man, generous and true t.
his friends, and so far as the write
knows, had no enemies.
Gradually weakened by disease
deceased finally knew that he mus
die, and calmly submitted to th'
will of his Maker. A few days be
fore his death he was happily con
verted to God, and was baptised b.
Father J. Gentille, of Shreveport
} The remains were buried at Cot
tage Grove cemetary Monday morn
ing, where the funeral services wer
conducted by Rev. 2. Fl. Hensley
May the earth rest lightly upo
: his grave.
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EstrNu Notice.

Estrayed before me, the undersigned author
H ity, by L. c. Biggs, on July 80, 1894, one
Red Steer. Has little white about the flanks,
marked over halt crop in right and swallow
fork and underbit in left ear; branded with a
Texas brand on right hip, and is about 10 years
old. Taken.up near Bellevue, La.
The owner is notified TO come forward, prove
property and pay costs, or the same will be
sold at Bellevue, La, on Saturday, September
Is, 1894, at II m, according to law.
GEO. A. MOORE, j. p
Ward 8, Bossier Parish, La.
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Once Again

Fab is on us and the harvest
which is almost made is bountiful.
This fall promises to be one when
much is required, as the past sea-
sons have been very poor ones and
the people were compelled to do on
much less than was needed, so there
will be much to he bought. You
will have the pick of the best as
sortment of dry goods, staples, shoes
ETC., that cash was able to procure,
and any and everything you pick
up will save you Is per cent. by
comparison with any other firm in
this section of the State. A trial is
all, ifonly to post yourself on prices,
is all we ask, we are confident we
can please you.
Try as.
Yours for "Spot" Cash,
JOE ID. GLASS,
3l6 and 31S, Texas Street,
Shreveport, La.
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Removal.

Please remember that I have re-
moved my Dental office from over
Levy's Bank to up stairs over Zod-
iag's dry goods store, next door to
Opera house, Shreveport, where |
will be pleased to have my Bossier
friends call when needing anything
in my line. T. nj. CoMEGYs.
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On Tuesday evening and night
"the heavens opened, aud the floods
descended" 1t rained, it poured, 1t
came down en- masse.
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If you need a pair of Jeans Pants
ask for the "BUCKSKIN BREECHES." S."
They are the best made, and if they
prove detective you get new pair.
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UNION HOTEL.

W. nj. SMITH, PROPRIETOR.
Poarding and Lodging by the Day, Week
Id or Month.
Livery Stable connected.
Teams always in readiness for Drummers
and the public generally
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Benton High School, Prof. J. r.
Sutton Principal, will open Monday,
Sept. 3rd. Prof. Sutton, who has
been teaching school at Scranton,
Miss, comes to our town highly
recommended as an accomplished
gentleman and an able and expert
enced teacher, and we bespeak for
him the patronage of our commun'
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Personal Paragraphs.

Mrs. H. M. Marshall, of Shreve-
port, is the guest of Mrs. E. A. Tharp.
Mrs. Fl. N. Sibley, of Shreveport,
is the guest Of Mrs. T. M. Vaughan.
Mrs. W. Ell. Bledsoe is the guest
of her cousin, Mrs. L. A. Brownlee.
Mrs. w. W. Gryder, of Plain
Dealing, visited Mrs. e. A. Gryder
this week.
Misses Lima and Emmett Tidwell
are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. l..
A. Brownlee.
Miss Rebecca Beasley was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. w. NJ. Abney,
q few days this week.
Mrs. s. s. Cabeen is visiting the
family of her brother, Mr.. Jas. B.
Thompson, at Cottage Grove.
Mrs. G. o. Gayle has been quite
sick this week. We trust she will
soon be fully restored to health.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Kelly and Mrs.
N. A. Hill returned Monday even
ing from a few days visit to rela-
tives at Doyline.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Tharp moved
from the Woods place, in Caddo
parish, to Benton last Saturday, and
are occupying the Hall house.
Shreveport Times: The Times is
glad to welcome home Capt. Jas. F.
Utz after sojourn at Bill xi. It is a
pleasure to note that he is much i'm
proved in health.
Prof. J. E. Sutton, wife and four
children, arrived from Scranton,
Miss, Saturday. Prot. Sutton has
rented and will soou move into the
II. N. Sibiey dwelling house.
Born on ''Crescent" plantation, on
August 18th, to Mr.. and Mrs. 81. C.
Sims, son, Howell Cobb. A very
fine boy, weighing 10 pounds
Mother and child doing well.
Mr.. A. j. Murff returned Tuesday
from Marshall, Texas, where he
went to visit his sister, Mrs. Sallie
Slater, who had been dangerously
i'll, but was recovering when he lef
Marshall.
Mrs. Mary Cleveland, who was il
with fever at DR.. Abney's residence
for several days, left Tuesday fol
Shreveport, where she will remain
few weeks as the guest of her son
Mr.. J. q. Reasley. We hope sool
to hear of her restoration to health
Caucasian, 22nd: Mr.. G. B. Vim
bish, of Brownlee, is in the city to-da.
on business, and the Caucasian con
graduates him on the arrival at hi
home on the 10th instant, of th
finest boy in Bossier parish. Ma.
The young gentleman live long ant
prosper.
Shreveport Times: A call on ou
friend w. G. Perrin, real estat
agent on Texas street, develops th
fact that business in his line is i'm
proving. He has rented a grea
many houses during the past two o
three weeks and has made som
sales of real estate.
Referring to the Parish Institut
to be held at this place next weel
the Shreveport Caucasian says
Much credit is due Superintent
ent Lowry, Of Bossier, for his zeal j
organizing an institute which prom
ses to afford unusual interest to th
citizens of Benton and marked az
vantage to the teachers of the parish
Mrs. Lou Merrill, who came hel
on the 9th instant to attend th
bedside of her sick brother, Mr..
u. Patton, who died last Sunda.
Will leave for her home at Coushatt
in Red River parish, tomorrow
Mrs. Merrill was raised in Bessie
parish-coming here from Alabam
with her widowed mother when on
hns Al
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The Bossier Levee Board will meet
in Bossier City on Thursday, Sept. 6.
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IF you want bargain 10 lumber,
call on Mr.. j. E. Adger. See his
advertisement in another column.
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j. A. w. LOWRY,
Parish Superintendent.

Try sack of Gayle & Co.'s best
patent flour. They guarantee it.
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Important Notice.
Dental Notice.

Owing to the hard times I have
reduced my charges for dental ser
vices as follows: Gold filings 81
and up, according to size; amalgam
and cement filings from 81 to 50.
Full sets of teeth $3.50; gold crowns
Sd to 80, porcelain crowns $5. Ex-
tracing teeth, 80 cents, absolutely
painless. Everything l do is guar
anteed. Nothing but frst-class ma
terial used. Office over Bodenheim
er's old stand, Shreveport, La.
Respectfully.
DIR. G. RATZBURG.
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Pure crab apple vinegar at Gayle
81 Co.'s.
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Too much rain.

Quite a heavy rain fell in this sec
ton last Thursday night.
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Homestead ENTRY No. 526s.

July 26. 1891.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-16

when they reSurveycd the line he
tween North Carolina and Virginia" "
says Il recently returned commercial
traveller. the engineers found an rr-
ror in the old standards. and in one
place moved the line Il short distance
south.
FLAWS, MaSsa, chile what's you
ADDING: said IN old colnrI woman
rs she observed the men moving one
Of the monuments which for years had
stood near her cabin.
Don't You know you mustn't 'sturb
that or" stone that shows as how |
lives in Norf rarolnny:'
But you don't live in North Caro-
lima any longer. Auuty' replied one of
the men. The new survey shows that
you live in Virginia now
"'Livr in Nirgnny, live in ole
Nirginny. oh, no. honey. You can
fool me that way | never ain'l moved
in my life. So, how could | live in
Nirginny when I'Sc born in Norf Caro-
iinny:
But YOU do. Aunty.' replied the
man. >milingly, and he hr rtly cN-
planned the ease
Then the aged woman Sho, k her
head and repeated again and again. In
Nrginny. Ole Niryinny. Amt that
w"nd'ful. an me never chany'n Il
>trp:'
"Anyhnw. she remarked ut length
I'm glad l'>c lives in Nirginny. Tlry
always said round hero as how V T.
Ginny was more healthy like than Norf
Carolinny."
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lntinIely Can,lor

The Widow Granger had an import
ant ease in court. She knew that if
she should win her condition there
after would be one of financial ease
and she had. accordingly. employed the
most effective lawyer in the county
where she resided. When the ease
came to trial the Shrcwd lawyer saw
that his road to success lay through
the emotions of the iurymcn'
"Grntlrmen." said he. look ut this
poor woman. Is she not enough to
excite the pity of any bchollrr: De
crepitudc has not spared her. and age
is fast spreading its blight upon her
once fair face. She -
You stop right where you are" eX-
claimed the widow. Il need the money
that might come out of this case bur
I'll be hanged if you shall stand up
thcr" and call me Old
Th" lawyer FASTENED to her and said
"Why, madam. | must talk that way.
or los" the case
Il don't care if you do have to talk
that way. You Shan't. I'd rather lose
the Whol" thing than be called old. !
am Just aS good looking as | ever was.
and | want You to understand that
fact. DcCrrpit. indeed! I'll bet cou. ii
gather you up and throw You over "A
t"n-rail fence right now. If you want
to talk about the law there is the case;
20 ahead: but if you call me old again
we'll fight. that's all.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-06-16

My first sight of the little strangers
IN gray was one morning. when return
ing from Il long stroll in search of the
nest OF the rc-hradrd WOOdprcker 1t
WAS not through the woods | had been,
hS may be expected. | did not search
the dead limbs or lifclrSS trees; on the
contrary, | followed the dusty road,
and examined the telegraph poles. for
the woOdprcker of these later dayS
has departed from the ways of his
fathers. deserted the cool and fragrant
woods. and taken up his abode in de-
generate places.
ON this particular mornin. | found
holes enough and birds enough. but no
hole that seemed to belong to any par
ticular bird: and as | walked along
home by the railroad. | came upon my
little stranger. He was seated com
fortably. as it appeared on IL telegraph
wire. so comfortable. indeed. that he
did not care to disturb himself for any
stray mortal who might chance to pass
beneath his airy seat.
| stopped to look. and hurricdly note
his points. fearing every minute that
he would take wing: but not Il feather
stirred. a king on his throne could
not be more absolutely Indifferent to
paSScrby thar this little beauty He
WAS S"lf-pOSScSScd as a thrush serene
lis IL dove but he was not conveniently
placed for study. being above my
head. in strong sunlight. against Il
glaring sky. | could SEQ only that his
under parts We're beautiful fluffy white
busted with blue gray. and that he
had black on the wings. He was
somewhat smaller than Il robin. and
held his tail with the grace of a cat
bird
ON several subsequent days | passed
that way frequently. sometimes seeing
my bird alone, again with ii comrade.
but always noting the same reserved
and composed manners. and always
So placed that | could not see his
markings. 1t was not until week or
ten days later that | had Il more salts
factory vicw.-Olive Thorne Miller in
GOdry'S
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Women Who Are Faithful HeIpmeets.

The true sign of the advancement of
women is the fact that the wrll-knpwn
men of the day have wives who are
not only sweet and womanly but con-
genial and able to appreciate and SYM
pathiZc with their husbands work.
Two women of this type are Mrs.
ParkhurSt and Mrs. Thomas G. Platt.
Mrs. ParkhurSt, the wife of DR..
Charles II. Parkhurst, is a helpful CO.
adutor in her husbands work She
is Il remarkably youthful looking wO-
man. with Il Singularly handsome face.
large. soft brown eyes and Il gentle
voice. Her countCnan nee has Il serious,
thoughtful expression, but her smile
is dcliciously merry and sweet. She
dresses extremely well, but wears no
ornaments whatever.
Mrs. Thomas {. P,att. wife of the
politician, is Il woman of rare ability
and strength of character. She is tall
and of commanding appearance. ana
her strong face is crowned with gray
hair. She was Miss Ellen l.. Barstow
before she became Mrs. Platt and is
the mother of three children. The
PlattS have lived at the Fifth Avenue
hotel in New York for II years and
have an elegant suite Of rooms on the
fourth floor. Mrs. Platt is u musician.
an amateur photographer and owner
of an orange grove in Florida.
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Who Says il Spoils Your Luck to Let !,
Fish Get Away

Fl>h t'et Away.
AS soon as it gets little warmer.
SLid the deacon, who had come III
from Bro"mc county for Il few days.
Il IN going to make a trip to my fa.
yuritr fishing ground in the Susuur.
HANNA just below Binghamton.
"bhr year ago | was fishing there
me day with my Son-a Young man
VIII" thinks he can catch more fish
than |. but who cannot-w when | got Il
Wn"ppng big bite. that is. il was Il
fair hh". The fish dove underneath
som" SnagS in the river and lost
him ana also my hooks and nearly all
my line.
Ihr next day | tried the same
place again. Pretty soon | had bite,
tl" funniest feeling bite ever met.
pulled up till my hook was out of
the water and there was no fish but
th' blt" WAS there. | couldn't believe
my nerves. | pulled up some more
Now. what do you suppose | fuund:''
Nh hy. of course. you found You had
caught the fish that got away with
your line the day before"
"Thcre. said the deacon triumph
antly. II thought you would say thar.
And you are right. too. But that is
nothing. My fish. fine perch. had
="l free from the snag. and. by his
peculiar method of wabbling the other
hook along. had done just the right
thing TO attract the attention of Il
monster black bass. | remembered
that bass very well. ! had tiShc,1 for
him many Il time, but the perch was
better fisherman than l. for he
caught him. and | never had even fair
ly hooked him. although he had often
taken my bait.
Wrll. those two fish. when they
saw how it was. must have fixed it up
between them to put up a job on some
body else. | almost think they de
llbrrhfcly worked morScl of angle
Worm from one of the hooks out to
the yard line between them. and then
hoatrd around with the line stretched
taut until they got bite. for when. |
pulled up there was my perch on one
hook. my old friend. the bass. Hopping
on the other hook. and Between them.
SquirminS and twisting and making
IA busting big gimlet of himself. was
an eel as large as my arm. He had
shut his teeth so tight on the line that
he couldn't let go. Yes, sir. there they
were. all three of 'em. Now what do
You think of that:"
"Wondcrful. wonderful. How much
did the eel Wegh|'
"Why. he ought to have weighed
three pounds. | should think"
Ought to have weighed. Didn't
YOU weigh him.
"Wrll no. You see. just as | got
those three fish almost up to the pier
| WAS fishing from. the line broke and
they all went 'slup. back into the
water. That's one of the reasons why
| am going to fish there again this,
year. hope to find out how many
fish tn" three have caught by this
time. New York Journal.
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Got Even for the Theft of the Cook.

Gen. Joe Shelby. who has been here
for ten days looking after his chances
of appointment as marshal of the
western district of Missouri. called on
Gen. Schotirld ut army headquarters.
in Prices army during the raid in
Missouri. and often came in unpleas
ant contact with the troops command
ed by Gen. Schofield. On one occa-
sion shelby Swooped down on Scho-
field like II western blizzard and car
ricd off his colored cook. When they
met Shelby asked his old-timc adver-
Sary if he remembered the loss of his
cook.
Yes" said Gen. Schotield. He was
the best cook | ever had in the field
and | was great tly vexcd over his loss"
''Ilr died II few years ago in St
Louis. said Shelby, land he had the
biggest funeral you ever saw, white
or black thought | had struck you
in a tender spot when | nabbed your
cook" he added with laugh.
Yes said the comma ndcr-in-chicf
musingly. 'he was a great cook; but
general. if you will remember. | got
even with you for that act the next
day
well. you rather did make things
even" remarked the Missourian.
Did he punish you much?' asked
friend addressing Shelby.
Did he? Great Scott; he wiped the
earth up with me-" exclaimed Shelby
in candid enthusiasm at the recol
lection of his own defeat.
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How to Roll AN Umbrella

A man was teaching Il girl to roll
her umbrella properly. which is some
thing that few women can do. and thi ,
In what he said:
THE right way to hold your nm
hrella Is 10 take hold of the ends ,r
the ribs and the stick with the sam.
hand and hold them tightly enough to
prevent their being twisted Viii t. tn :
covering Is twirlcd around with tn
other hand. Then your umbrella viii
be as nicely closed as when you bought
1t, and the only wear and tear VIII b,
on the cloth. 1t is twisting the rbS
out of shape around the stick and fa>
tening them there that spoil> most of
the umbrellas that are brought to mo
to be fixni up. Never hold thr un
brelia by the handle alone when yo,;
roll it up and you will find it VII laSr
longer and cost less for repnirs.'