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Claims Of P1agiarists..

An admirer of Richard Realf il.
preparing a biography of that Kan
sas border-rufian,. which will soon.
be inflicted upon a helpless public.
Among other things the writer will
claim that Realf is the author of that
beautiful poem, ANTHONY and: Cleo
patra," and that after writing the
poem he gavethe manuscript to Gen..
Lytle, upon whose body it was found
when he was killed at Chicamauga.
It is claimed by Gen. Lyttle's
friends, also, that he wrote the poem
on the night before the battle Of
Chicamauga in which he was killed.
Both claims are fraudulent, and
the statements that the poem can
thony and Cleopatra" was written by
either of these men on the night be-.
fore the battle of Chicamauga, are
falsehoods.
The poem was written before the
beginning of the Civil War, and its
author is unknown. It was printed
in the Bossier bellevue, La.) Times,
of May ~, 1859. The editor Of
this paper, at that time connected
with the Times, selected this ''fugi-
tive" poem, which was going the
rounds. No name appeared as au-
thor, and we printed it under the
heading of Selected Poetry"
The beautiful newspaper fiction to
the effect that Gen. Lyttle awoke his
friend Rsalf in order to read to him
the poem, is thus, dispelled. Or, if
the story is true, Gen. Lyttle was
merely making a copy from q news
paper clipping.
On comparing the poem floating
around in the newspapers with the
original, on file in this Office, we find
a few transpositions Of lines and
slight changes of verbiage, natural
to a plagiarist, and which only i'm
pair the beauty of the gem.
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:,
Ry virtue OF proclamation issued by His
Exceiiency murphy D. Foster, Governor
OF tne state OF LOUISIANA, bearing date OF
mascn 10, 1884 ana iu accordance With law,
al the qnai'fed voters OF the parish OF Bossier,
~ ths osasa OF Louisiana, Duh are hereby notified
-, 1924; tt bcing the tuesday next after the
ioarth Monhay OF saia month";, from O'Clock
IN the forenoon until o CLOCK In the afternoon,
Lor tne purpose o, eiecting candidate TO MI
vacancy wnlch mas occurred In the Fourth
CONGRESSIONAL District OF t6ls State, by the
resignation oi ths honorable Newton T. Blan-
cnafd, representative In the kifty-third Con
gtess Oh Ine onited states IRON the Fourth
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Albany Herald: The greatest
cause of President Cleveland's wor-
~ is the fact that he is not in accord
with the party that placed him in
power. The things that his party
wants him to do seem to be the
things th8t he does not want to do.
Ii be knew beforehand that he could
not act in harmony with bis party;
with the party platform fairly and
honestly construed before him, it
would have been better for him and
for his party, too, if he had declined
the nomination.
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The Use and Abuse Of Money.
From the New York Herald I

For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves
through with many sorrOws.-I. Timothy, vi,
TO-
st. Paul would have satisfied us
better if he had been little more
definite in bis statement. He was q
very practical man and must have
been fully acquainted with the uses
as we'll as the abuses of money. The
civilization of his day was based on
industry. manufactures and COM
merce, and these mean money. There
has never been any prosperous and
contented community in which the
desire TO possess money was not an
ennobling and developing impulse.
That nation is most secure in which
the struggle to obtain money, not
for itself, but for what it will pur-
chase commands the best energies
and controls the ambitions of the
people Indeed q society that de.
spises money is unthinkable. Money
and human progress are closely in
terwoven with each other You can
hardly have the first without the
second.
But when the love of money be-
comes o passion it becomes an un-
mixed evil. The man who is inoou-
lated with this disease becomes an
easy prey to evil devices, for the
devil is well nigh omnipotent when
he holds lump of gold before the
eyes of avarice or covetousness. st.
Paul must have known that there
could have been no schools in Tar
sus, no trade in Damascus, no public
institutions in Rome, no architecture
in Athens, if the love of money had
not pervaded the world. It is clear,
therefore, that he denounced the
miser rather than honest toll for
honest wages or profits.
Solomon in the book Of Ecclesi-
astes decides that "money is a de-
fence" and in another portion of the
same treatise he tells as that 'smon-
ey answereth all things"
Say what you please, then, it is
money that builds homes, schools,
and churches, and gives an opportu-
nifty to philanthropy and charity.
Savages carry no pocketbooks, be-
cause they are savage; but when civ
ilization begins it's glorious work
money is worth all it costs to get it.
It must be honest money, though, or
it will burn the owners fingers,
whether that owner be a nation or
an individual.
Still, the meanest and most micro
scopic man in the universe is be who
loves a dollar simply because it is O
dollar. He is so small and thin that
there is no room for q soul inide his
wretched body.
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In vetoing the Bland bill and re-
commencing the further issuing OF
bonds, Cleveland has absolutely disre.
garded the overwhelming sentiment
of the Democratic party, in defer
ence to the demand of the money
oenters of the East. 1t demon
atrates to the people who elected
him, that their demands are seconda-
~. to the behests of Wall street. and
that during his administration, their
wishes will be treated with contempt
when in, conflict with those of the
money power. In addition to this,
ne has basely betrayed those South
srn and Western Democrats who
were induced to vote for the uncon.
ditional repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill, under
the fraudulent promises that this
would be followed by additional sill
yer Legislation. These misguided
and trusting Democrats have been
rnthlessly slaughtered, and left to
meet the indignation of their con-
stituents.
The veto reads like a lawyers plea
for special point. It lisa deliberate
failure to fulfill the party's pledges
as outlined in the platform.
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Election of United States Sena.
tors.

Public sentiment is daily growing
stronger in favor of the election of
United States Senators by a direct
vote of the people. Under the pre-
sent system, being frequently elected
in some of the Northern and Western
States by corporations and money
influence, they care little for the
needs of the people, and even defy
them. No good reason can be ad-
vanced why they should not be elect
ed by the people, and every argument
is in its favor.
If elected by a direct vote, the
Senators would look more particu-
larTy after the interests of the peo-
pie, instead of merely representing
corporations, as the majority of the
Senator's in Congress do at present.
Members of q State Legislature
should be selected with especial and
exclusive reference to their qualifca-
tions as Legislators. To select them,
or allow their selection to be infu-
enced by the question as to how they
will vote for United States Senator,
is contrary to the rights of the peo-
pie. It virtually makes the candi-
date for Senator elect the Leglsla-
ture. One of the 'gravest and most
notorious evils growing out of the
present undemocratic system is the
purchase of seats in the United
States Senate in many of the States,
notably the rotten borough and Pa.
cifc Slope States.
It may be said that if Senators
were elected by the people money
might still be used to influence the
result. The answer is, that it il
much harder and more expensive te
] buy majority of the voters of {
State than it is to buy majority o.
q Legislature.
No way has been found to prevent
bribery in Legislative body. Tht
most effective way is to elect mer
who cannot be bribed, but that does
not restore to the people their inhe
rent right to elect Senators.
Aside from the natural right of the
people to elect United States Sena
tors, it is bad policy for the Legisla
ture to elect them. Frequently
every question, local or State, is over.
shadowed by the Senatorial question,
and, frequently, the people are be.
trayed.
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Land Office at Natchitoches, Louisiana,

Land Ufice at NatchitOches, Louisiana, !
February %, 1894.
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 Honorable Clerk of the District Court at
Benton, Louisiana, on April z, 1894, viz:
Homestead Entry No. 4033-Hector Pierre
for the east half Of southwest quarter of sec
tion Ia, township IL North, range IL West
Louisiana Meridian. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continued residence
upon and cultivation of said land. viz: Henry
Williams, Nick Patter, Luther Nelson and
Porter Wright, of Haughton, La.
EDWARD PHILLIPS, Register.
March !, 1894. april S
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Americus tGa.) Times Recorder:
Grover Cleveland now having grad
uated in John Sherman's Wallstreet
gold cure institute and got his di-
ploma, can henceforth sign his
name "Grover Cleveland, D. d."
which is by Interpretation, "Democ-
racy be damned.n
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For Congress.

We are authorized to announce Hon. III. w.
OGDEN, of Bossier parish, as q candidate for
Congress from the Fourth District, subject to
nomination by the District Democratic prima-
ries to be held ON April Z, 1894.
We are authorized to announce Judge w.
p. HALL, of DeSoto, as a candidate for Con-
gress from the Fourth District, subject to
nomination by the Democratic primaries to be
held on April z, 1894.
We are authorized to announce Judge
DAVID PIERSON, of Natehitoches, as can
didate for Congress from the Fourth District,
subject to nomination by the Democratic pri-
maries to be held Ga April z, 1894.
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Governor M. J. Foster has appoin-
ted Capt. James F. Utz, member of
the Board of Administrators OF the
Charity Hospital at Shreveport.
Capt. Utz is q an estimable gentle
man and the appointment is a most
worthy one.
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God give Us meHi A time like thisdemands
Great hearts, strong minds. true faith and
willing hands.
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and Will;
Men who have homer men who, will not lie;
For while the rabble, with their thumb worn,
creeds,
Their large professions and their little deeds,
Wrangle in. selfish strife-lol Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice
sleeps.-0LIvER WENDELL HOLMES.
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The Queen & Crescent railroad has
been consolidated with the Cincin.
natl, Hamilton & Dayton road. It
is understood that Mr.. D. G. Ed
wards will be appointed passenger
traffic manager of the combined sys-
tenn.
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A PARALLRE4 BETWEEN Now
AND THEN.-Noao. aMy God, Oates,
the money power has the country
by the leg and can drain the treas
ury in weight hours r-Cleve-
land.
Then: "By the Eternal, We will
see which is to. rule-the money
power or the people w-Jackson.
The Bossier banner., 1894-04-05

No man has just reason to feel
aggrieved if further extension of
credit is denied him after repeated
failures TO redeem his promises and
settle his indebtedness.
The Bossier banner., 1894-04-05

The United States Senate has
passed the House bill authorizing
the Fort Smith and Texarkana Rail-
road Company to construct q bridge
over Caddo Lake, at Mooringsport,
La, and over Cross Bayou, near
Shreveport.
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The Police Jury of st. Mary's
parish has appropriated $4,000 for
q high school building at Franklin;
the town council voted $1,5OO, and
the citizens of the town subscribed
$4,000 for the same purpose.
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No business can thrive which at
tempts to grant credit to any one for
over a year. The best way to i'm
prove the times is for people to pay
their bills promptly and enhance
their credit.
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Noticaef Democratic Primary.

Notieeef Democratic Primary
At a. meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Fourth,
Congressional District of louisiana,
held on the 18th inst, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, by the democratic execu-
tive committee ofthe fourth, congress
sional district.
First-That the nomination of q
democratic candidate for congress,
in the fourth district, be made by
general primary election to be held
on Saturday, the 7th day of April,
1894. throughout the district at the
polling places established by law in
the respective parishes, the polls to
be opened at 8 o'clock a. m. and closed
at 6 p. m. the candidates for congress
to be voted for direct and the one
receiving the highest vote to be de-
clared the nominee; only known white
democrats qualified under the law,
and who will agree to support the
nominee, will be entitled to vote.
Second-The members of this COM
mittee from each parish, with the
chairman Of his parish democratic
executive committee, shall appoint
three or more commissioners of elec-
ton for each polling place, each can
didate having the right to name one
commissioner for each polling place,
to hold said election, and in the ab-
sence of any commissioner, the voters
present at the voting place shall ap-
point them; the commissioners of
election shall send the returns of the
election by registered letter to the
chairman of this committee at Match
itoches, La, and duplicate of same
to each member of their respective
parishes.
Third-This committee shall meet
at Shreveport, La, on April ii, 1894
and compile the vote and promulgate
the result.
| Fourth-That there be printed on
the back of each ticket the words:
For or against income tax.
For or against tariff for revenue
only.
For or against the repeal of the 10
per cent tax on state banks.
| For or against the anti-option bill.
| For or against free coinage of
silver.
For or against nomintions by pri-
mary elections.
Now, complying with said resolu-
tions, we hereby appoint the follow
ing Commissioners for each polling
place in the Parish of Bossier, to
hold said election, and make returns
of election as provided for in said
resolutions:
| Ward l, Atkins Landing-J. W.
Atkins, D. E. Griffin and A. J. Moss.
J. Ward l, Curtis-J. M. Stacey, It.
g.. Pickett and W. j. Fullilove.
+ Ward 2, Benton-Wm. Timber
lake., s N. Arnold and G. B. VIM
bish.
F Ward g.. Cottage Grove-W. N.
Doles, w.. c. Hughes and j. F.
Strayhan.
Ward 8, Plain Dealing-Jos. E.
Johnston, s.. j.. Caldwell and T. 2.
Barnett.
Ward 4, Cartersville-J. Y. Xii.
gore, T. NJ. Goodwin. and G. b
Garrett.
Ward 4, Eldo or Mott. J.
tStubbs, G.. M. Matlock and J. e
Holloway.
Ward S, Rocky Mount-J.. McC
} Hughes, T. P. Larkin, and j.. It
Adair..
, Ward S, Midway. T. Many
P. 81. Curry, and W. E. Farley.
Ward 6, Bellevue-R. e. Wyche
} G. w. Lockley and Sam. Berry.
II Ward 6, Haughton-J. W. Elston
j. G.. Hodges, and E. j. McDade.
i j. A. SN1DER,
. Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee, for Bossier Parish, La
j. A. w. LOWRY,
Member Democratic Congressiona
Committee for Fourth District ot
. Louisiana.
Benton, La, March 21st, 1894.
,
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Under a new time schedule the
st. Louis and Southwestern Raila
way Cotton Belt Routs) now makes
direct connection at Cairo for all
points on the Chicago and st. Louis
divisions.
The Bossier banner., 1894-04-05

Tive citizens and two State con.
stables were killed in a row in OAR
lington, S. o., Friday, resulting from
an attempt to enforce the Dispenra-
~ Law.
The Bossier banner., 1894-04-05

Americans in Blue6elds declare
their intention to fight if the Nicar-
aguans cause any further trouble.
Many people are having the country.
The Bossier banner., 1894-04-05

Evidently Mr.. Cleveland is not the
sort OF q Democrat the people
thought they were voting for.
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Speaker Crisp declines the ap-
p0lntment of Senator from the State
of Georgia.
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j. H. ". Eos1sssg.

A ttorney at Law, Benton La. Will prac-
: n tioe in the Courts Of. Bessier, BienViiIe
and Webster parishes.
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Shall the people or the money
power rnle2
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Ill. ". sjUasa.R.

a ttOrney at Law, Benton, Louisiana. Will
n practice in the Courts OF Bossier and
adjoining parishes.
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Wanted gE Once.

7 arge bodies of cheap land in Bossier and
IA Webster parishes, consisting In great
part of worn out lands and thrown out old
fields. j. HUM HILLYARD.
Real Estate Agent, Shreveport, La.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06

Il was once discovered in Chicago that
forged deeds TO property owned by Mrs.
Hetty Green TO the amount Of 81 ,O00, 900
were in circulation. When the attempt Of
the schemers to raise money on the forged
deeds brought the plot to light, Mrs.
Green's attorney, Mr.. Bisbee, set to work
to protect her interests and bag the crooks.
A trap was set for the forgers. and the as
sistance of the chief of police and his de-
tective bureau and of big trust company
was secured. It WAS necessary TO Consum-
mate some transfer or deal on the forger-
les or obtain the forged document itself.
Secrecy was the only hope Of gaining
proof OF guilt, as the law does not touch
the holders, but only the makers Of forged
deeds
Attorney Bisbee was to delay filing a
bill in chancery to quiet the title TO the
property until the thieves were caught
But the minute Mrs. Green, who was at
Far Rockaway, heard Of the arrangement
she hurried to Chicago and hired another
lawyer to file the necessary bill. She hac
a stormy interview with Mr.. Bisbee. ID
which she declared that she had not the
slightest interest in bringing the forger'
to Justice and that he should have known
better than TO take any chances.
"You look after my interests, Bisbee,
she said sharply, "and keep the titles L
my property clear. That's what / pay
you for. Let the police catch their owl
thieves. New York World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06

Won Blumer-Your wife tells me you are
doing the marketing this week.
Witherby-les. You see. old man. I've
got the most extravaganza wife you ever
saw. don't blame her for IL. She can't
help IT, Born in her. But il is neverthe-
less fact Why. sir, you haven't any idea
how much that woman squanders in butch
ers' bills alonel
Won Blumer-I see. And so you have
taken it into your own hands'
Witherby-Well. not altogether. We had
a dispute about il the other night, in which
/ criticised her in a mild sort of way. you
understand. and she told me to do the
marketing myself and see how / came out.
So this week am buying all the food.
Won Blu1er-Oh, yesl How are you com
ing outi
Witherby-Splendidi 1t was just as
expected Why, sir, it IS amazing how
much Il man can squander on his table
when he gives his wife full swingl
Won Diumer-And so your market bill:
are not 80 high this week.
Witherby-Not by one-half.
Won Blumer (rehectively) - This thing
may be worth looking into. Ny wife
Witherby carbohydrates il; that's it
They are all the samei Want me TO explain
II TO you,
Won Blumer-Yes. wish you would
Witherby-Well, come TO this restaurant
while / get bite TO eat, and I'll tell you
all about it.-Puck.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06
ARE FAKE LOTTERIES.
List Of fraudulent Concerns Whose
Drawings Never Take Place.


List Of fraudulent Concerns Whose
Drawings Never Take Place.
A Chicago daily publishes the follow
ing list Of swindling lottery concerns
who are general advertisers. 1t will be
noted that these bogus lotteries use
names similar to those OF legitimate
concerns:
The Kansas State and the Little Lon
isiana run by j. F. Brady, alias NJ. OF
tens & Co. A fraudulent drawing is
employed in the Kansas State, and il a
ticket drawing a prize IS sold in the Lit
tie Louisiana, payment is refused.
The Santo Domingo Loan and Trust
Company.
The Louisiana Loan and Trust Co.
The Brazilian lottery.
The Royal Havana.
The Louisiana OF Kansas City.
The Louisiana Grand OF New Orleans
The Matanzas lottery.
The Original Loan Association OF Hi
nois.
The ROYAL Havana Guarantee Loar
Company of Havana, Cuba.
The Original Louisiana Lottery Com
pany OF Kansas City (Gale & Coz
The Empire State Lottery Co.
The Cuban Lottery Company OF Ma
tanzas, Cuba.
The Mexican Lottery Co. ,Garcio 4
Coz
The Original Lottery OF Vera Cruz.
The Pan-American Lottery Co.
The Little Lottery de la Bcnefcencii
Publica OF Guaymas, Mexico.-PuJiish
eTs' Commerce u U,,i0n.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06

There Is tradition among the Hudson
River railroad folk that the jewellers along
the tracks north and south Of Poughkeep-
sic keep themselves in crockery from the
cups, saucers. plates and tumblers fired
from the car windows. Travellers snatch
ing a hasty luncheon at the restaurant In
the station levy on such utensils to carry
food 70 companions unable TO get out, aud
the trains move of often before the cup or
plate is released from duty. As a deposit
has been paid largely in excess Of the value
Of the article, and as most passengers have
no desire to preserve this crockery merely
as bric-a-brac, it having no other civil
lized use outside the railroad restaurant,
the car window usually offers prompt
and easy solution Of its disposition.
And these literal wrecks Of time, built
TO stand more than mere pitching from a
flying express. rest by the roadside TO be
garnered by the track cleaners Of the neigh
borhood.-New York Times.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06

A clergyman was explaining to a class OF
boys the passage Of Scripture, 1T is easier
for camel 10 20 through the eye OF needle
than for a rich man TO enter into the king
dom Of God" He told them that this very
strong expression was meant to show the
extreme difficulty. adding, You know II
would be impossible for a camel TO 60
through the eye Of "a needle" "Of course
It wonld. sir. on account Of its bump
responded the naturalist OF the class
YOUTHS Companion.
Johnny-What made you run away from
Bill Slutthers, You was afraid OF him
that's what's the matter. Tommy-No,
wasn't neither. II we'd fought, I'd licked
him. and then my mad "a licked me. That's
what run away for so.-Boston Transcript
Uncle George-Are you good at guessing
Little Dick-Yes, indeed. I'm head in The
spelling class.--Good News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06

Sir Andrew Clark has often been heard
70 say that Mrs. Gladstone is quite as
much entitled to the name Of the Grand
Old Woman rs her evergreen husband is
70 that of the Grand Old Man. On Jan
l2 last Mrs. Gladstone's eightieth birth
day came round. and she passed thu
morning in writing letters to her friends
in England. task which she accom-
plished without wearing glasses Of any
kind as aids to her sight. In fact, she
has never yet known what it is TO need
spectacles, and yet her eyes are as bright
as those of a young woman.
Every morning passed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone at Hawarden sees them both
at church, nearly three-quarters Of a
mile away from the castle. Mrs. Glad
stone goes thither and back in her lit e
pony carriage, which she drives herself.
Ii is said that Mr.. Gladstone does not
know what it is to have headache OF
TO suffer from cold feet. London Tsle-
graph.