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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Headed for Cape Girar-
Geau.
And We are 10 Have a Through East.
West. North and south Outlet.

And We are 10 Have a Through East.
West. North and south Outlet.
President Fordyce OF the Cotton
Belt Railroad Company. in his re-
port TO the stockholders. says. among
other things. that arrangements have
been perfected by which the company
will have another and desirable outlet
for their business particularly lum-
ber and cotton by way of Delta to
Cape Girardeau. Missouri. and the
Chicago. Paducah & Memphis and
Chicago x Texas railroads. to con-
meet with the Wabash Al AltamOnt.
Illinois. 1t i believed that the open
ing Of this line will add much TO the
value of the property"
II has been known here for some
time that negotiations for Just such
arrangements a. President FOrdyce
mentions have been pending and our
people Will he delighted TO learn. and
that too from the President of the
Cotton Belt Company. that the ar
rangements have been completed and
that Cotton Belt trains will soon he
gin to run into this city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
sizing Ip Hotel Quests.

1t may surprise you. said an old
hotel man. but We can tell man not
used 10 stopping al hotels at the first
glance. His unfamiliarity with the way
toregister. theway TO ask for hisletters.
kilograms. or how to give up his keys
70 MS room. gives him away I'M
mediately. Now to-day a middle-aged
man who i stopping at this hotel
came up 70 ne and asked me If would
keep the key TO his room for a little
while. That was the one sure way of
telling that he had probably not been
in half a dozen hotels in his life. Then
we can always tell the minute man
comes up to ask for his mail whether
he Is a hotel liver or not. The com
mercial traveller. before his name is
written down in the register. will ask
to see the letters in the box bearing
his initial. He will grab up the tele-
grams and pore over them as If he
were going to catch train that left in
ten minutes. Then he will take his
armful of umbrellas and canes and
throw them at the bellboy and tell him
to take them to his room. The man
unacquainted with hotel life will be
exactly the opposite He is usually
as basbful as school girl with stage
fright. He doesn't know how to do
anything
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
>arcnsm ON The Bench.

some years ago there lived IN Ala
bama a Judge who was noted iol. the
sarcasm which he dispensed during
hi administrations OF justice. On
one occasion a young man was -ried
for stealing Il pochetboo.. The next
case was for murder. The evideLce in
the larceny case was slight. nut in the
other seemed TO the Judge conclusive.
Tohis amazement ana wrath. howeyer.
the jury convicted the young man and
acquitted the murderer. II passing
sentence upon The convicted chief. after
the discharge Of the other prisoner.
the Judge said: Young man. you
have not been in this country long"
No. Your honor. " replied rh-Dri=on-
er. - though, not. said rhe Judge:
Won don't know these people: yol
may kill them. bu- dom r9uch their
pocketbook-.
On another occasion. when tAe eyi-
dence seemed to point concIu>iveIr 70
the prisoners guilt. but when the
Judge. from Ion- experience. disn.us,-
ed the jurymen : wisdom. the counsel
for the defendant said: 1t = better
that nine,y-nine guilty persons should
escape than that one innocent man
should suffer. In his charge 20 the
jury the Judge admitted the soundneS-
of this proposition. but he added i'm
pressively and severely: Gentle
men. want you TO bear in mind tina.
ninety-nine have already escaped. ="
II prrpua,1-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
Two Cases of Diphtheria.

George Siemers was in the city
early this morning after a doctor
to go out in the country to see two
little children of Louie Siemers that
are down with diphtheria. Dr.. Ram
sey, of Gordonville, is attending the
children and he has pronounced their
ailment diphtheria. The little sufferers
are bad of and with that terrible
disease the chances of recovery are
very slim.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
Coal Coal Coal.

I am now ready to deliver coal to
all that may want it, and advise all
that have the room to put in their
winter coal early. Prices for Sept.
and Oct, Big Muddy coal in all grades
from to be per bushel. Also handle
cheaper grades of coal. Fredona
Lump, very good coal. Sc per bushel,
hard coal, all grades, $3.50 per ton if
ordered this month.
n. L HUME,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
Col. Jones and Pulitzer AT Outs.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 22.-Chas. II.
Jones. through his legal representa-
tive. James ". Lewis and Frederick
y. Judson. yesterday filed a petition
in the Circuit Court, praying the
Court to prevent the Pulitzer Publish
ing Company. its servants. agents and
Directors. from interfering with his
control and mana cement of the Post
Dispatch. The Directors mentioned
in the petition are Samuel Williams.
Florence D. White. ;. >. Carvalho
and Joseph Pulitzer. The petition
was assigned to Judge Wood. who Is
sued q temporary restraining order
and set the Both of the present month
as the date upon which the ease will
be heard. Defendants We're promptly
served with the Courts order. and
Col. Jones was in control at last re-
ports. with no one apparently making
any special effort 70 molest or make
him afraid. Tomorrow, however. in
all probability. the defendants will
apply to have the hearing taken up at
once
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
Land for sale.

Parties wanting fertile lands in
Pemiscot county should write TO j. Z.
Franklin at Fredericktown. Mo
These lands areunsurpassed nfertility
and are now cheap butsure to rapidly
increase in value. w-1m.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
An Epidemic in ST. Louis.

The Board of Health in ST. Louis
has declared diphtheria epidemic in
St. Louis, and every precaution is be-
ing taken to keep it from spreading.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-28
short sermon on the CIose-Fisted.

Corning can lay claim 10 the littlest.
most penurious, grasping nickel-skin-
rer of the century. Hetty Green isn't
in it with this fellow. What on earth
is the use of young man making
himself the butt of ridicule by doing
business on the principle that I0c
piece is bigger than the stone cap to
the tomb of Christ. The liberal think
er, the liberal business man and the
liberal manager are the fellows who
succeed in life. but the grasping miser,
the haggler over a penny and the
nickle-skinner rise about so high and
then fall with a dull and sickening
swat.-Corning, Kan, Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Police Jury Proceedings.
BENTON, La, JULY 16, 1895.

BENTON, La, JULY 16, 1895.
Police Jury met as Board of
Review, with the following members
present: E. s. Dortch, President;
J. W. Jeter, T. NJ. Love, j. 7. Many
and c. d. Sandidge. Absent: j.
A. Sewall and F. M. Barnett.
Minutes preceding meeting read
and approved.
On motion and second, the asses
ment of P. j. Trezevant was fixed
at s7925 for land, and 800 for live
stock; total, sS025.
On motion and second, The Police
Jury adjourned for dinner to meet
at 1:30 p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
Police Jury met after dinner. Roll
call showed the following members
present: E. s. Dortch, President;
j. W. Jeter, j. T. Many, G. d. San
didge and T. NJ. Love. Absent: J.
A. Sewall and F. M. Barnett.
On motion and second, Whited
& Wheless' assessment was reduced
to original assessment.
On motion and second, all other
assessments will remain as fixed.
The following per diem and mile
age was allowed: E. S. Dortch s14,
J. T. Many 50 20, G. D. sandidge
81 80, 7. NJ. Love s14 80, ]. W.
Jeter S..
The following Warrants were
issued:
No. 7O1-E. S. Dortch. -. S14 90
702-J. T. Many. 8 20
7O3-C. D. Sandidge.. Z 80
704-T. M. Love. 49,. Ia 80
705-J. W. Jeter. 5 90
Minutes read and approved.
On motion Police Jury adjourned
sine die.
E. s. DoRTCH, President.
B. r. NASH, Clerk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

EXTENSION OF THE KANSAS Cry,
WATKINS AND GULF RALRoAD.-A
special to the New Orleans Picayune
from Alexandria says: Prof. P. II.
Philbrick, chief engineer of the Kan
sas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway,
returned this morning from his corps
of engineers On the proposed extern
sion of his road from here to Natchez,
Miss, and will leave for Lake Charles
tomorrow morning. He told your
correspondent that his corps reached
the east bank of the Black river on
Monday morning last and that they
were to-day within sixteen miles of
Natchez and would complete the pre-
liminary survey by the middle of
next week. He said that the line was
even more promising on the whole
than be anticipated.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Shreveport.

Caucasian, 10th: Judge L. e.
Carter and his son, Mr.. Leon M.
Carter, left on this mornings train
for Chicago.
Caucasian: 1t is said on good
authority that the Shreveport and
Texas will soon be ready to work
actively in Shreveport.
Recently Mr.. Ben Landman sold
to Mr.. Ed. Jacobs for $4,000 cash
vacant lot of 6Ox150 feet, fronting
on Crockett and Market streets.
Shreveport Times: Mrs. Harry
D. Watson, of Bossier, is keeping
house for Mrs. Matte Williams dur
ing her absence at the Chautauqua.
The Shreveport Times says "Mr.
Paul Lowenthal, Grand Master Of
the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, is doing great work for that
order"
Mayor Vinson reports the losses
by fire for the last year were 81, 900;
that the facilities of Shreveport for
suppressing fires were superior to
many cities, yet the rate of insur-
auce is higher there than elsewhere.
The work of laying the track of
the Kansas City, Shreveport and
Gulf Railroad was commenced on
Commerce street, Shreveport, on
last Thursday, and by dark some
two squares of new ties and rails
were laid down.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Obituary.

Died, at Rocky Mount, Bossier
Parish, La, July 10th, in the thirty
first year of her age, Mrs. KATE K.
IRIoN, wife of DR.. @. FL. Irion, and
daughter of the late Gen. Leroy A.
and Mrs. Sarah W. Stafford, of
Rapides Parish, La. Mrs. IRON
had been for many years devout
member of the Episcopal church,
and exhibited in her daily walk and
conversation the temper and bella
vior of a true Christian. She pos
sessed great strength and beauty of
character, and commanded the re-
spect and admiration of all who
knew her. A devoted wife and
mother! A sincere and cordial
friend! Her hospitality was un-
bounded. Truly desolate is the
home deprived of her presence. To
those Frustrated with grief by this
great sorrow we offer the blessed
consolation of the religion which
she professed, the hope of a final
reunion in a better world, and the
assurance that all things, even the
darkest dispensations, work together
for good to them that love Cod
May the influence of this life so sud-
denly terminated never cease to be
felt, but ever be as ointment poured
forth.
"Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord. Yea, saith the spirit,
that they may rest from their la
bours, and their works do follow
them" 81.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Elections this Fall.

On the 9Th of November next cleo
tons will be held in twelve States, as
follows: Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Nebraska, New York, New Jersey,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and in
the Territory of Utah, which will, by
that time, have about complied with
all the conditions required of it to
make it a State. Oregon, Rhode
Island, Michigan and Wisconsin held
elections early in the year. An cleo
ton will be held in Connecticut on
October 7 for town officers and to
pass upon a proposed redistricting
of the State Senate. Iowa will elect
State officers and Legislature to
elect United States Senator to sue
coed Hon. William B. Allison, Repub-
lican; Kentucky, State officers and a
Legislature, which will elect United
States Senator to succeed Hon. J. G.
s. Blackburn, Democrat; Maryland,
State officers, the lower house of the
Legislature and fourteen State Sena-
tors; the Legislature will elect a
United States Senator to succeed
Hon. Charles II. Gibson, Democrat;
Massachusetts, State officers and
Legislature Mississippi, State off,
GERS and Legislature, which will
elect successor to United States
Senator George, Democrat; Nebras-
ka, justice of the Supreme Court and
two regents of the State university /;
New Jersey, Governor and seven
Senators and an entire Assembly !;
New York, State officers and an
entire Legislature; Ohio, State off,
GERS and Legislature, which will
elect successor to United States
Senator Calvin S. Brice, Democrat !;
Pennsylvania, State Treasurer and
seven judges Of the Supreme Court;
Virginia, members of the House of
Delegates and one-half (twenty) of
the State Senate. The Senators
chosen this year will participate in
the election of a Senator of the
United States, to succeed John W.
Daniel, Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

Referring to the organization Of
the Bossier Parish Bimetallic Lea
que at this place on the 9th instant,
the Shreveport Judge says:
In the resolutions adopted not
one word is said about making the
money question an issue in the ap-
preaching campaign. In this Bos-
sieris in line with fully three-fourths
of the parishes when meetings have
been organized. The people of Bos-
sier are nothing if they are not Dem
ocrats."
You are right, Judge. Bossier is
thoroughly Democratic, and can al.
ways be relied upon to do her full
duty when the Democratic party
needs her assistance. AS long as
there is q plank left to stand upon,
you can count on Bossier Democra-
nV.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Personal Paragraphs.

Mrs. j. W. Jeter was the guest of
Mrs. S. S. Cabeen Tuesday.
Thanks to Mrs. T. NJ. Vaughan
for some very large cabbage.
Miss George L. Fulton, of Shreve-
port, visited friends in Benton Sat
urday.
Miss jamie Cabeen is on the sick
list this week, much to the regret of
her many friends.
DR.. W. NJ. Abney is down with
an attack of fever. We hope to see
him out again soon.
Misses Agnes Adger and Sadie
North were the guests of Mrs. j. H.
Belcher Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Lila Thompson returned
home Tuesday after spending few
days with Miss Louise Jeter, at
Brownlee.
Shreveport Times, 18th: Misses
Rosa Cole and Mabel Alcocke will
spend next week with Mrs. BERTHE
Meaus, in Bossier parish.
Miss Lizzie Lou Flournoy, of
Greenwood, Caddo parish, a neice
of DR.. Braxton Wise, is guest Of
DR.. and Mrs. Braxton Wise.
Misses Lula Ingram and Euzeba
Hamilton, of Texarkana, will spend
three or four weeksln Benton as the
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Braxton
Wise.
Miss Judith Leroy Steele, Princi-
pal of Martin College for Young
Ladies, of Pulaski, Giles county,
Tenn, visited Benton Saturday and
Sunday.
The little five-year old son of Mr..
John NJ. Lewis, of Deans Point, is
very i'll, and We regret to learn but
slight hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
Shreveport Times: Mrs. W. E.
Glassell, accompanied by Mrs. s. N.
Kerley, will spend few weeks at
the old home of the former, "Chico-
ra," in Bossier parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Allentown School.
PRoaRAM-JuLY 25. lS9s

PRoaRAM-JULY Is, 1896.
Music-By Philharmonic Clnh
MARKEDLY the school.
Instrumental Duet-Misses Cl.,.
and Ruby Allen.
March, Song and Drill with Dolls
By the little folks.
Play: Mendicant- Misses Glare Al. :
len, Dove Wadley, Matte Mull.,
and Florence Rogers.
Play: Keeping Store-M Master IA.
Der Wadley, Forest Mulkey, Alber.
Hall, and Misses Maggie Rogers
Moreno Stephenson, Idella Allen.
Pantomime.
Song: Gathering Shells From tina
Sea Shore.
Tambourine Drill-By eight young
ladies.
Violin Solo-Miss Helen Wadlev.
Mother Goose Recitation and Med
ley.
Song-Misses Clare and Ruby
Allen.
Charade: Getting Ready Misses
May and Maggie Hyde, Alice Thomp.
son, John Haynes, Charlie Rogers.
Music-Instrumental Duet.
Ladies Responsibilities Glare
and Ruby Allen.
Play-Evan Allen, Charlia Rogers,
Una Sewell and Ruby Allen.
Drill of the Patriots.
Recitation: Revenge-Miss Lizzie
Allen.
Song: Good Advice-By five littla
girls.
Recitation: The Bell of Innisfare-.
Miss Helen Wadley.
Old Folks Concert.
Home Sweet Home.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

"We had an epidemic OF dysentery
in this vicinity last summer" says
Samuel S. Pollock, OF Briceland, Cal.
Il was taken with it and suffered
severely until some one called my at
tention to Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. Ipro-
cured bottle and felt better after
the first dose. Before one-half Of the
bottle had been used / was well. I
recommended it to my friends and
their experience was the same. We
all unite in saying it is the best. For
sale by w Nj. Abney, Druggist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18


The following letter, published at
the request of Mayor w. B. Simr-
sou, explains itself:
PINNE BLUFF, July Z, 1895.
Mayor of Benton-Dear Sir: l
wish to call your attention to the
fact that boys and others are Jump
ing on aud off of moving trains while
passing through, or switching, in
the corporate limits of your city. l
am afraid that if some radical meas
ure is not taken to stop this it will
result, in short time, in the death
or serious personal injury TO some
one, which calamity we wish to
avoid, if possible, and ask your aid
in preventing it.
Yours Truly,
P. j. CoNLEY,
Assistant Sup't.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

The SENTIMENT IS GRow1Na.-The
sentiment in favor of bimetallism is
growing in Europe, and the dis
patches received by the New York
World from Paris say that NJ. Kar-
dof and Count Mirbach Arendt, the
German representatives, have signed
the French proposal which provides
for the convocation of an internation-
al monetary conference which shall
fix the coinage Of gold and silver at
the ratio of Is IL to l. The United
States stands ready to participate in
an international monetary conference
whenever one is called, and if this
country, together with France and
Germany, desire bimetallism we see
no good reason why they should wait
on the pleasure Of England, who
seems determined to stick to the
single gold standard. The fact, how
ever, that both France and Germany
favor the holding of a monetary con-
ference leads us to believe that one
will be called some time next winter
and Great Britain, if all be true that
has been said of the financial views
of the new ministry, will perhaps
participate in its deliberations
Nen Orleans States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

LEvEE WoRK.-Last Friday Engi-
neer F. Nj. Kerr went up the river on
the steamer Howell to inspect the
line of levess to be strengthened
through the means secured by Maj.
Willard from the United States for
this purpose. From Coushatta plan
tation opposite Gilmer, to Red bayou,
the levees will be raised two feet. A
dam is to be built across Red bayou
From Red bayou to Hervey's canal
a new levee will be constructed
Shreveport Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18
Shreveport Times. 16: The uppe,

Shreveport Times, 16: The upper
river was visited by heavy rains last
week whose effects were instantane.
ously felt and reported at once. Yes
terday morning at Fulton the river
gauge marked 20 feet or one foot
above the danger line and rising rap
idly at that point. But the river was
declining at Arthur City rapidly and
the present hot and clear weather is
favorable to the lower river, and the
swift current indicates that the water
is flowing out rapidly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

There are more than one thousand
counties in the Unit ed States, and
twenty-seven of them bear the name
OF Washington; forty-three are NAM
ed Jefferson, twenty-one Jackson,
seventeen Lincoln, seventeen Madi-
son, seventeen Monroe, twelve Polk,
ten Grant, nine Adams, nine Harri-
son, seven Taylor, four Van Buren,,
four Pierce, twelve Johnson, four
Garfield, one Hayes, one Arthur, two
TYLER, and three Cleveland.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

Shreveport Caucasian, 18th: John
Murphy, colored, was killed yester-
day on the Bodcau bridge by train
of the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific. He was lying on the track
asleep or drunk, and before he was
seen and the train stopped he was
horribly mangled. The body was
brought to Shreveport to-day and
conveyed to Bossier for interment.
Deceased lived near Alligator bay
gu.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

Money saued, is money made. Re-
member the wide awake druggist,
Leon NJ. Carter, Shreveport, is sell
ing goods so cheap, that it will make
you forget that the Solons in WASH
ington will do nothing to relieve q
suffering people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

Among the numerous persons who
have been cured of rhumatism by
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, mention
should be made Of Mrs. Emily Thorne
Of Toledo, WASH, who says: II have
never been able to procure any medi-
cine that would relieve me Of rheuma-
tism like Chamberlain Pain Balm.
have also used it for lame back with
great success. 1t is the best liniment
I have ever used, and I take pleasure
in recommending it to my friends. .
For sale by W. N. Abney, Druggist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-18

The Texarkanian of the 9th says:
This morning Messrs. Wm. Buchanan
and w. Z. Ferguton, two Of the prin-
cipal owners Of the two big lumber
mills at Stamps, Ark, left here for
that place, for the purpose of letting
a contract for o standard gauge rail-
road thirty miles long to reach 4
heavily timbered region in North
Louisiana between Minden and
Shreveport. Grigsby Bros. will
build the road.