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&herlT'S Sale.

Mrs, Lena Benjamin No. 3S39 In District
vs.. Court, Bossier parish,
Thos Johns. La
Ry virtue of a writ of seizure and sale issued
~ In the above named suit, and to me direct
ed, have seized and will proceed to sell, at
public auction, to the last and highest bidder,
at the trout door OF the Court House, in the
lown of Benton, Ia, within the legal hours of
sale, on Saturday the 23rd day of June 1891,
the following described property, to- wit
The west half of the southeast quarter of
buildings and thereon m'a sfnatnd a tnG
in Bossier parish, La.
Seized as the property of the defendant
Thos. Johns
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit of
appraisement, to pay and satisfy the sum OF
$20o, with oper cent interest per annum from
May =, 1891, and all costs of SUIT, including 5
per cent on said sum and interest as attotuey's
fees, and according to law
A. r. THOMPSON. Sheriff.
Benton, La, May II, 1894
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Plain Dealing Dots.

Capt. W. J. Walker, of Weather
ford, Texas, was in our town last
week, and remained few days as the
guest of Mr.. H. Fl. Montgomery.
We took trip up into the extreme
Northwest portion of our Parish last
week, and found some beautiful crops
and rugged country
We did not get off last week as we
anticipated, to take that fishing frolic
down near Midway; but we expect
to try it again this week
MIR. j. j. McCann left last week for
Picker, Ark, where he has gone to
take a school
"Capt. Jinks" was in our town
Tuesday
MIR. j. j. Swindle returned from
Sherman, Texas, a few days since
where he had been to visit his broth
er, who was expected to die; but
when Mr.. Swindle left his brother
was much better.
Mrs. e. Schuler, of Keachie, and
her three charming daughters Misses
Eoline, Foncie and Nannetta are in
our town. They are the guests of
Mrs G. B. Terry. MACK.
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Mrs. Lena Benjamin } No. 1888.

Mrs, Lena Benjamin } No. 1898.
VS.. In District Court,
jeff Johns. Bossier Parish, La.
Ry virtue of a writ of seizure and sale issued
- IN above named suit, and to me directed,
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the
trlnt door of the Court House. in the town of
Benton, La, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, the 23rd day of June 1894, the fol,
lowing described property, to- wit:
The east half of the southeast quarter of sec.
tion 30, township IS, range IL, with all build
ings and improvements thereon, situated in
Bossier Parish, La.
The above described property seized as the
property of JEFF Johns.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit of
appraisement, to pay and satisfy the sum Of
Two Hundred aud Fifty Dollars t25O O0), with
per cent per annum interest from January
l, 1892. and all cost of suit, including per
cent. on said sum and interest as attorney
fees, and according to law.
A. r. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton La, May II, 1894
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ShR1.lHsS Sale.
Joseph Boissean} No; 1856.
VS.: In District Court, Bos
A. j. Hall. Parish. La.

Joseph Boisseau} No. 1856.
VS.. In District Court, Bossier
A. j. Hall. }Parish, La.
py virtue of writ of seizure and sale issued
A. in above named suit, and to me directed
have seized and will proceed to sell, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, within the legal hours of SALE on
Saturday, the 23rd day OF June. 1894, the
following described property, to-wt:
i A certain strip of land in section thirty-One
t3ll. township seventeen ~, range twelve
Ll2, i'll Bossier Parish, La. bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing at the southeast corner
of said section 81, where cypress post is set
run north along the east boundary of said
section % and 26-10O chains to a post whence
cypress 70 inches marked y bears south ia
east g and cypress 90 inches, marked X
bears west 721 north 2SI; thence west 20 and
OI-lUU chains to point in the channel of Lay
Bayou 75' west of a cedar post, whence an ash
IL inches, marked y, bears south Al west I3o
and an ash 10 inches, marked X bears north
81 east Al thence southwark along the middle
OF Lays Bayou to its intersection with the
south boundary of said section 81 thence east
along the south boundary of said section 81
and 63-l0O chains to the place of beginning
containing l6O acres, more or less, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, being
the same land purchased by A. j. Hall from
Richard Fnrman, ID. b. Hamilton and L. NJ
Pruitt, on Nov. g. 1888
Above described property seized as the
property of A. j. Hall.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the benefit of
appraisement, to pay and satisfy the sum of
two thousand dollars, With 8 per cent interest
from November IA, 1893, lest credit of S25
90, made January Is. 1894, as interest paid on
said note to January 13, 1894, and all costs of
suit, including five per cent. on said sum and
interest as attorneys fees, and according to
law.
A. X. THOMPSON, Sheriff.
Benton, La. May 10, 1894
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Notice to Mortgage Creditors

Tn conformity with Section 63, Act IS, of1SSS,
L notice is hereby given to all parties hold
ing mortgages upon r9al estate in Bossier par
ish, on which taxes for the year 1893 have not
been paid, that will begin the sale of same at
the Court house door on Saturday, July 9TH,
1894, and that a number of pieces of property
so delinquent are now being advertised in this
newspaper in conformity with the law prepar
atory to such sale. The attention of the mort
gage creditors is especially called to these ad-
vertisements of tax sales, and they are warned
TO take such steps prior to the sale as may be
necessary to protect their rights.
A. Il. THOMPSON,
State Tax Collector, Bossier Parish, La
Benton, La. May 81.
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Plain Dealing Notes.

Crops are better in this neighbor.
hood than they have been for years
past. Prof, Johnston's corn is in full
silk and tassal. He had roasting-ears
once week ago. Gardens are fine
everywhere.
Miss Sadie Johnston a scholarship
student from this State in the Pea
body Normal College at Nashville,
Tenn, has returned home. The final
exercises of the session occurred May
Both. She made brilliant record in
the college. The per cent. of her ex-
animation being 100 in every study.
Miss jamie Sanders has returned
home from the State Normal College
at Natchitoches. She finished her
studies this session and received her
diploma. Misses Matte Cavett and
Clara Goodwin first course students
IN this school have returned home.
Prof. Johnston's Arithmetic School
opened Monday and is now under full
headway. It is the best school of
the kind in the State
June l3, 1894. K
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June 13, 1894

The June mber of "The Review
of Reviews" is a good one. Its de-
partments are all conducted with a
view to making it useful aud enter
tanning in the family, and it may be
commended as valuable home
periodical. So so a year; single
numbers rs cents. Published at 13
Astor Place, New York City.
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Another Sunday at Rocky
Mount.

On last Sunday, 18th instant,
Bellevue Lodge No. 95, of Free and
Accepted Masons, performed the
rites of Masonic burial over the
grave Of their deceased member and
brother, Wiley e. Keitb, at Rocky
Mount graveyard.
The following members of Belle
vue Lodge and visiting brethren
were inattendance and participated
ia the ceremonies: j. A. Snider, w.
NJ; II. Barnacastle, S. W.; c. d.;
Sandidge, J. W.; j. A. W. Lowry,
as Treasurer; w. II. Bledsoe, Secre-
tary; CD. Gray, S. d; G. w. Dur.
diB, J. D.; L. 9. Raspberry, Tyler;
w. j. Hughes, (of Cypress Lodge
as Marshal; W. FL. Scanland, (of
Cypress LODGE and T. N. Braden,
as Stewards; A. r. Thompson, (of
Cypress Lodge) as Chaplain. From
Cypress Lodge No. S9-W. n. Doles,
DR.. w. NJ. Abney, G. T. Fleming,
L. E. Wallace, Fl. d. Watson, B. A.
Kelly, j. e. Adger, Chester Smith.
From Red Land Lodge No. Ass.
J. Boggs, W. A. Elliott, G. B. Den
man, Timothy Oakley. From Min
den Lodge No. SIC. r. Davis.
There were twenty five of the
Graft in the procession.
The burial ceremonies were con-
Quoted by Worshipful Master j. A.
Snider in a solemn and impressive
manner.
Rev. 7. H. Garter preached an
earnest and pointed sermon in the
Presbyterian church, before the
burial services, to a large and ap-
preciative audience, from l. Corinth-
ians, I'd chapter, I'd verse: "For
determined not to know any thing
among you, save Jesus Christ, and
him crucifed." His sermon was
brimful of religion-that kind that
makes man feel better and lifts
him up and spurs him on to higher
heights in the christian life.
In the very large congregation
present, we were pleased to meet
with many of our longtime friends.
From observation of the section
wepassed through, and from infor-
nation obtained of the Surrounding
country generally, evidences of
thrift and prosperity are exhibited
that are gratifying to the patriotic
Soathron, and the people-men,
women and children, gathered from
all sections-were of a class of which
any country might be proud.
Fair and gentle women, thrifty
and industrious men, healthy chill
dren, pretty homes and we'll cult
waited farms, are a nations pride,
and we think our neighbor, ward 5,
contributes literally to these ele-
ments of our States prosperity and
pride.
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Notice.

llds to build and repair the public bridges
~ IN Bossier parish will be received at the
July meeting Of the Police Jury, according to
following plans and specifications
For Bridges from to 10 feet high, more than
one span
For Bridges from to Is feet high, more than
one span.
!, For Bridges from Is to 90 feet high more
than one span.
Specifcations-12xl2, Ii feet, caps 1Ox12. 10
feet sleepers 4xl0, l6 to 90 feet. Balaster
post, 4x4, feet. Railing, Ike, l6 to 90 feet
two on sides and one cap. Flooring, 2x6, II
feet, spiked to each sleeper. Braces, 3x6, 10 to
81 feet securely spiked to cap and mudsill and
each post The timbers to be all heart pine or
oak All sleepers nailed to caps and spliced
together by mailing
The Police Jury reserves the right to reject
any or all bids j. w. JETER
President Police jury Bossier Parish
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HE SOUTHERN MAGAZINE
June number OF fhis monthly has
an inviting table of contents referring
to variety of subjects, all of which
are interesting to the general reader.
Its illustrations are appropriate and
very good. Fetter. Bush Publishing
Co., Louisville, Ky. Price, $3.50 q
year; single number, Is cents.
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The Chaataaquan for this month
presents an unusually full and at
tractive table of contents. We have
often noticed favorably this excellent
publication, which seems to grow
better continually. 1t takes rank
with the best family home magazines.
Published by DR.. T. L. Flood, Mead
vile, Pa. Yearly subscription, $2.
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The Senate Committee on Educa.
ton and Labor last Friday unani-
mously decided to favorably report
the bill providing an appropriation of
100000 for a government exhibit at
the proposed Cotton Exposition to be
held at Atlanta, Ga, in the Autumn
of next year.
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Two hundred miners have perished
in five explosions that occurred al
most simultaneously in a mine at
karwin, in Austrian Silesia.
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N. 0. City Item: Everyone is won
dering why the Legislature should
lmpoverish the State to enrich bro
kers.
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There was heavy snow-storm in
the Cordilleras, of Spain. last week,
and many persons persisted.
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Homestead Entry No. 3437.

Land Office at Natchitoches. Louisiana
May II, 1894. {
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ 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
1he honorable Clerk of tae District Court at
Benton, Louisiana, on June %. 1894. viz:
Homestead Entry No. 3i37-Alfred Thomas
Tor the southeast quarter of north west quarter,
east half of southwest quarter and southwest
quarter OF southeast quarter of section Is,
township Il North, range I2 West
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
his continued residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz: William Broom, San: Neal.
Chris Cooper and Jacob Lee, of Rocky Mount
EDWARD PHILLIPS, Register
May II, 1894 Inn 2i
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-24
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FiFTH-TtilRD CONGRESS.
Regular Session.

MONDAY. Feb. 1a. - The Hawaiian
controversy occupied the greater part
of the time of the senate. Sem
ator Gallinger IN. H. introduced
substitute for the Wilson tariff bill
which declares that in view of the
widespread industrial depression it is
the sense of the senate that it is I'M
wise TO atteCIpt any change in the
tariff laws In the house q bill author
izing the extension of time for the con-
struction of the high wagon bridge
across the Missouri river at Sioux City,
Ia, was passed The urgency de-
ficiency bill was also passed and a mes
sage was received from the president
transmitting additional correspondence
in the Hawaiian matter.
TUESDAY, Feb. IS. - In the senate
the Hawaiian resolution was again
the subject of discussion. Senator
Gray in the course of his remarks SAID
that the administration had ceased It's
efforts in behalf of the dethroned mon
arch. In the house the time was spent
in debate on the Bland seignorage bill
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14.-In the senate
nearly the entire time was consumed
in the discussion of the house bill COM
pelIing the Rock Island Railroad COM
pany to stop its trains at the new
towns of Enid and Round Point in the
Indian territory. The nomination of
benjamin Lerthier, of Massachusetts,
who has been three times nominated,
and is now serving without confirma-
tion as United States consul ut Sher-
brooke, Can, was rejected. In the
house Messrs. Quigg and Straus, men,
bers-elect from New York city to sue
ceed Mcssrs. Fellows and Fitch, were
sworn in. The seignioragc bill was
further discussed.
THURSDAY, Feb. 15.-ln the senate
the newly-elccted senator from the
state of Mississippi (NIr McLaurin)
made his first appearance and took the
oath of office. A bill compelling rail
roads in Indian territory to establish
stations was passed. In the house the
Bland seigniorage bill was further dis
cusSed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10. In the senate
Wheeler II. Peckham's nomination
for associate justice of the supreme
court was rejected by vote of IL to 32.
Senator IIoar introduced bill for the
suppression of lotteries. 1t defines
the word lottery" which is made to
embrace raflles and gift enterprises. In
the house Mr. Curtis introduced a bill
defining the crimes of murder in the
first and second degrees, mansiaughter
and criminal assault, providing punish
ment for them and abolishing the death
penalty for other offenses. An effort
to fix a time for voting upon the Bland
seigniorage bill was defeated. The
first evening session for the considera-
tion of pension bills, was blocked by
the lack of a quorum.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-24

IN the prison at Jeffersonville, Ind,
James f. Stone, who murdered the en-
tire family of Denson Wrattan, six in
number, at Washington. on September
is, 1898, was hanged.
GEoHGE II. ALTwEIL & Sons, shoe
manufacturers In Milwaukee,, failed
for s1I0, 600.
A MOB took Bob Collins, respect
able negro, from his home at Ogle-
thorpe. Ga, scraped and cut him with
a blunt knife and left him naked
nearly seven hours in freezing at
mosphe-e. He died just after being
found.
IN Chicago prominent residents have
formed an organization the mission OF
which is publication of municipal poll
tics
AT Lynchburg, Va. Gen. Jubal A.
Early, aged so years, the ranking Off
GER of the late rebellion, fell down
stairs and was probably fatally injured.
The execution OF William Leonard
took place at Frederick, Md, for the
killing of Jesse Anderson, n railway
trackman, on September O, 1893, at
Lime Kiln. He is said to have had four
TIE trans Mississippi congress- Ia ses-
sion ut San Francisco favored govern
ment ownership of the Nicaragua canal
and annexation of Hawaii
An Indian named Joe Dick, who mur-
dered Thomas Gray last August, was
executed at the county courthouse near
Eufala, /. II.
AT Roscoe, Cal, robbers ditched n
Southern Pacific train and secured con-
siderable booty. A fireman and a tramp
were killed.
The wholesale drug house of Far
rand, Williams & Clark in Detroit,
Mich, was destroyed by fire, the loss
being $4,000
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-24
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

AT Odessa Col. Gregorieff was hanged
as spy. For two years he had be-
trayed Russian military secrets to Aus
tria.
IL cafe in Paris twenty persons
were injured by bomb thrown by
Edeon Breton, who shot an officer be-
fore he was arrested. Revenge for the
execution of the anarchist, Valiant,
was the motive.
DISPATCHES from Brazil say that the
insurgent cruiser RepubIica sank the
government transport Itapa and coo
soldiers were drowned.
JUAN MARTINEZ, a discharged fore
man, murdered John Wallace and his
clava. Mexico.
DURING the recent riots at Yusgat,
Turkey, the Turks killed 125 Armeni-
ans and wounded $40.
NEAR Penselin, Germany, barn in
which n number of school children
sought shelter during hurricane, was
blown down and five of the children
were killed.
THE distinguished German pianist,
IldllS NOl DiiON, ultb at NdlEO. TsSE pI
lie was born at Dresden January s, 1880
DURING the recent storm in Germany
six fishing boats on the Baltic sea were
lost and twenty-five men were drowned
At Altoona, on the Elbe, eleven persons
were drowned, and eight foresters were
killed near Ziegermort
ApvICEs from Japan say that fire
at Kagoshima destroyed 500 dwelling
houses and four men were burned to
death.
Two ENGINES and twelve carriages
were destroyed in a railway accident
near Jelan. Russia, and thirteen per-
sons were killed and large number
injured.
IL long letter to Minister Willis Mt
Honolulu Presiden. Dole, of IIawali.
gives his grounds for complaint against
the United States.
Is a London park Il French anarch-
ist was blown to pieces by falling upon
bomb in his pocket.
THE brazilian insurgents fired three
shots at n launch from the United
States war vessel Newark.
IN battle with Mexican troops near
Elvia seventy-fve Temachians were
killed and twenty-five who were made
prisoners were shot
THE German cruiser Braidenburg was
on her trial trip near Stollergrund
when her boilers burst and forty-one
roen were killed.
THE steamer Alert was sunk while
going from Port Albert to Melbourne,
Australia, and all but one of her crew
of fifteen were drowned
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-24
A MONSTER BLAZE.
A Four Million Foot Gas Well In Indiana
on Fire,

A Four -MIllion-F Foot Gas Well In Indiana
on Fire.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-A special to the
Herald from MuncIe. Ind, says: A
1000, ,OOO-foot gas well belonging to the
Indiana Iron Co, of this city, and To-
Gated near West Muncic, few days
ago was frozen up and the pipe near
the well burst. Some mischievOus per-
son set the escaping gas on fire.
The heat soon caused the pipe
to burst more. and now the whole
product of the well is belching
forth in voluminous flame that reaches
far above the tall oaks. The heat is
so intense that the men attempting to
quench the blaze have been unable to
go within 200 feet of the well.
The idea now is to secure dynamite
in cans, tie them on the end of long
strings of wire, ignite the fuse and
hurriedly pull them near the well,
where it will explode, with hopes
of blowing out the blaze. The
men have worked numerous devices,
but have not accompli shed any good.
The noise made by the escaping gas
can be heard for miles around, and has
attracted great crowds of sightseers.
The well is located on the Brindell
farm, near several others, and many
timid persons refuse to go to bed for
fear the fire will spread and result in
.he whole field taking fire.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

The breadstutfs exported from the
United States during the seven months
ended January 81 last were valued at
SOS, ,927 ,oGs, against sl22, Cos, $50 during
the corresponding time in 1893.
DURING the week ended on the 10th
the exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggregated
STs9. 2Sl,Til, against Ssss. ZIG, $50 the pre-
vious week The decrease, compared
with the corresponding week in 1898,
was 81.
IL the seven days ended on the 10th
there were S23 business failures in the
United States, against 3S5 the week
previous and 1877 in the corresponding
time in 1898.
AT the age of ~ years A. Herr Smith
died at Lancaster, Pa. He served in the
Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth,
Forty Forty-seventh and Forty
eighth congresses.
Is this country the lowest prices ever
known were reached during the week
ended on the 10th in wheat, silver, coke
and some forms of iron and steel.
HoPEFUL reports of the progress of
the movement were made to the ma
tional woman's suffrage convention in
Washington
IN the business situation throughout
the country no Improvement was re-
ported.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1894-02-24
STEPPING BACKWARD.

That's What the Repeal of tho Civil
Service Law Would lie SAYS Commis-
Eioncr R0. .scyclt-The Ends Sought by
the Biii Could bc Better Attained by
Departmental Regulation than by Con-
EressIonai Legislation.
WAsniNGToN, Feb. 1S.-Civil-Service
Commissioner Roosevelt, in an inter-
view this morning, in relation to the
bills effecting the civil service now
pending before the congress, said:
Concerning Mr.. Fithian's bill to re-
peal the civil-service law. there does
speaking. The repeal of the civil
service law means the re-establislI-
ment of the spoils system in all those
departments of the government by
which it had been expelled. That bill is
an effort to reduce our civil service
to the level of the system existing in
Morocco, Turkey and other barborous
countries. An act to repeal the civil
service law comes within n category
that will embrace acts to repeal laws
against bribery for political purposes
and the like. The ends sought to be
attained by Mr.. Fithian's bill to require
certain employees of the government to
pass civil-service examinations, could be
better attained by departmental regu-
1ation than by Legislative enactment.
The main objection of the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Bynup to provide for
the apportionment of appointments to
congressional districts is that it would
enormously increase the expense of the
commission. Under the spoils system,
the states that are far away from
Washington do not get half the ap-
pointments to which they are entitled.
Mr. Bynum's bill to allow reinstate-
mcnt of railway mail clerks dismissed
between March Is and May /, 1889, pro-
poses to remedy wrong committed
four years ago by permitting another
wrong now. and thereby affording
precedent for the possibility of conn
mitting another four years hence and
SO on.
About ., 800 clerks were turned out
in the time spoken of by this bill by
the republican administration, these
$500 clerks being democratic clerks
who had been put into Office under the
spoils systems by the preceding demo-
cratic administration, and the repub-
lican clerks having been turned out
for their benefit. OF the $500 clerks
who took their places, but 300 are left
in the service"