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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
CONStNbLe'S Sale.

Mrs E. J, ElstnerI Justice R. c. stinson's
Jim c vs.; Court, Ward 2 Bossier
Ry virtue of writ OF tieri facias to me d.
- rected by the Hon. K. c. Stinson, j. P.
have seized and will proceed to sell to the
highest bidder for cash, at Brownlee, La, on
Saturday, the 18th day of December, 1895,
the following described property, to-w,t:
Two Cows and Calves and 16 head of hogs.
Said property seized in the above entitled
suit, and will be sold to pay and satisfy said
writ, together with interest and cost.
w. E. MORRIS, Constable
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
Photographs.

The studio, No. COL Texas street,
known as the "THE STAR GAL
LERY,'has been remodeled through
out, and is now the largest and most
modern place of the kind in Shreve-
port. Call and examine our work
before going elsewhere. We can
save You money. Satisfaction guar
anteed. Respectfully,
J. DAMBLY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
To the Voters of Ward Q,

In accordance with the findings
and orders of the Parish Executive
Committee, on the I'd day of Dec.
ember, 1895, I hereby announce
myself as a candidate in a second
race, for the Office of Constable OF
this ward, at primary election to be
held on the 18th day OF JAN, 1896,
the day agreed upon by all the other
candidates who did not receive a ma
jority at the first election, and res
pectfully solicit the support of my
friends in this friendly contest with
my opponent.
On trial by the Committee of the
contest fled by Mr.. J. NJ. Montgom-
cry, on the I'd day of December, the
following named members were pres
ent and represented, viz: II. J.
Lenoir (proxy for W. 81. Hodges),
J. M. Arnold, J. NJ. Arnold (proxy for
W. ]. Fish,, w. B. Boggs, l. G..
Smith (proxy for J. F. Strayhan),
L. I. Sanders, W. A. Stroud, c. H.
Irion, J. A. Bumgardner, J. A. Snider
and J. G. Ogden (proxy for J. F,
Edwards.)
This was, practically, full CON-
mittee; both parties to the contest
announced ready; my opponent was
represented by an attorney; both in j..
troduced proof; every matter was
fully and fairly presented, and the
committee, after considering the con-
test and proof, in executive session,
declared that another election should
be held to determine who should be
the nominee of the party for this
Office. This judgment was rendered
in open session, was cheerfully &C.
guessed in by both myself and op-
ponent, and the matter was consider
ed at an end.
do not consider the action taken
by few members of the committee
on the 9Th day of December as bind
ing on anyone. l. At this latter
meeting, there were present acting
only three regular members of the
committee and three proxies, all my
opponents at the former election; and
as there are twelve regular members,
a quorum did not act.
2. The matter had been fully and
finally settled at the former meeting.
This latter meeting, on the 9Th, was
called solely to consider contest
from ward all other matters had
been finally adjudged. My friends
on the committee did not expect any
further action.
3. My opponent deem an honor
able gentleman, and he has told me
that he did not approve the action of
these members in his interest and
was willing to submit to the action
Of the full committee that ordered
another race, and I now invite him
to friendly contest on the 18th day
of January, when We can submit our
names to the white Democratic voters
of our ward, and have Them deter
mine this matter. l deem this a
question which affects the entire
Democratic party of the parish, and
confidently believe that another race
will give entire satisfaction.
Very respectfully,
W. E. NORRIS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
SerWich's Restaurant.
FOR LAEIES AND GENTLEMEN, b.
GELS BUILDING,

On Market street, near Texas St.,
Shreveport, is always supplied with
the best to be had with money!
Every delicacy in season; oysters in
every style; neat dining parlor for
ladies. No saloon connection. Reg
ular meals, Is cents. Lunch counter
and restaurant open day and night.
Prompt and polite attention.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12

Money sared, 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 a
suffering people.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12

NOTICE TO TEAcHERs.-The next
regular meeting OF the Bossier Par
ish Teachers Association will be held
at Plain Dealing, the first Saturday
in January, 1896. All teachers are
urged to attend.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12

Come and see us when you come
to Shreveport. After getting our
prices and spending your cash you
will feel happier. Leon NJ. Carter,
Texas Street, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12

Why worry and fret over politics,
when you can be made happy for so
little by buying your drugs etc. from
Leon NJ. Carter, druggist, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12

Come, everybody come, to Leon
M. Carriers Drug store, Shreveport,
for patent medicines, drugs, ETC.
We defy competition.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12

X. T.. SIlNSON.
One of the critical battles OF the
war of 1912 was begun eighty-one
years ago to-day. It was the heroic
struggle of the American naval flo-
tilla on Lake Borgne against the
armed boats of the British feet
which composed the advance guard
of the Eeglish expedition against
New Orleans in 1814-l5. The Amer
lean naval force on this lake was
commanded by Lieut.. Thomas ap
Catesby Jones, who had under his
orders only five gunboats, the sloop
Seahorse, mounting one gun and
manned by fourteen men, and the
sloop Alligator, carrying one gun
and eight men. The fotilla carried
in all only twenty-five guns and 1914
men. On the night of Dec. II, 1914,
the British entered the lake in forty
two launches, carrying in all forty
two guns and $50 seamen and ma
rines. As soon as their approach
was discovered Lieut.. Jones des-
patched the Seahorse to st. Louis
Bay for the purpose Of destroying
some military stores. The British
sent three barges against the Sea-
horse, but Sailing Master Robert
Johnson, who commanded the sloop,
made such excellent use of his single
six-pounder that he compelled the
barges to put back for REINFORCE
ments. The British soon returned
for a second attack with a much
larger force, but after a destructive
fire of half an hour they were repell-
ed a second time. Realizing that
bis vessel must eventually fall prey
to overwhelming numbers, Mr.. John
son destroyed his sloop and stores
and escaped to the land.
At 3 o'clock on the morning Of
Dec. IA the entire British naval force
advanced against the five American
gunboats, which were anchored in
the narrow passage of Malheureux.
just before the attack was begun
two Of the gunboats were carried by
the swift current several hundred
yards beyond the support of their
consorts, and thus had to sustain the
brunt OF the English attack. Three
of the British barges made a dash at
one of these gunboats, but two of
the barges were sunk and the third
was compelled to retreat. All the
gunboats finally were taken, but not
without a desperate resistance on
the part of their officers and crews.
Lieut.. Jones was dangerously wound
ed in the fight, and the command
devolved upon Midshipman Parker,
who continued the battle with spirit.
The British did not capture the five
gunboats without sustaining a far
greater loss than they inflicted upon
the Americans. The British CON-
mander, Capt. Lockyer, reported
three midshipmen and fourteen sea-
men killed, and one captain, five
ieutenants, three masters mates,
seven midsbipmen, and sixty-one
seamen wounded, making a total
British loss of ninety-fouf. The
Americans had only six killed and
thirty-five wounded, making a total
of forty-one. The obstinate resis-
lance of these gunboats detained the
British in the swamps and lowlands
much longer than they expected, and
gave the American troops in New
Orleans valuable time in which to
prepare for the final British assault
on that city.
NOTICE TO TEAcHERs.-The next
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
fl Card,

To the Democratic Voters of Bossler Parish:
The Democratic Executive Committee having
ordered an election as a recommendation for
appointment of Tax Assessor, 1 submit my
name as candidate subject to the Democratic
primary, soliciting the support of the Demo-
cratic voters of Bossier parish. l promise to
give the office my personal attention and en-
deavor to give satisfaction, and do my whole
duty in the event that am honored with the
nomination.
Respectfully,
B, r. NASH.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
Time Table Cotton Belt Route.
For Constable. Ward q.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. J. NJ.
MONTGOMERY as candidate for election
to the Office of Constable of Ward 2; subject
to nomination by the Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce Mr. W. E.
MORRIS as a candidate for reelection to the
office Of Constable of Ward 2; subject to NOM
ination by the Democratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-12-12
As Usual.

Chairman Judicial Elk. Com
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
A Lucky Accident,

As an example of how remunera-
tive speciality in hardware forced it.
self on receptive and appreciatlve
Yankee, the following incident will be
of interest:
Among manufacturers small cast
ings are often put in revolving
cylinders with pickers or stars made
of cast iron, having usually six points,
the extremes of which are about au
inch apart.
They are also familiar to toy deal
ers, who sell them to children as
''iackstones." The pickers, together
with small castings, are put into tho
tumbling barrels, SO that any particles
OF sand adhering may be removed and
better finish given the castings.
A large and well-known New Eng.
land concern, which, in addition to
tho other lines, manufacturers screw
wrenches largely, formerly used a
peculiarly shaped malleable iron fer
rule, with irregular openings at the
four sides and circular openings at tho
two ends, weighing about an ounce.
Some of these ferrules CHANGED to be
part of the contents in one of the
tumbling barrels. When the barrel
was opened the attendant noticed,
what TO him seemed almost incredible,
that the picker with all its prongs was
inside the ferrule, the openings of
which were comparatively small. The
observant mechanic logically con-
cluded that as it had got in it could
be got out again.
The phenomenon was brought to the
attention of parties who decided to
apply the idea in puzzle, and the re-
suit has been that the original manu-
facturers are now making the two
parts under contract, in ton lots,
while the first order is said to have
netted profit to the promoters OF
S1700.-Iron Age.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
A COMPROMISE.

Prosecuting Attorney John I. Dare
and opposing counsel exchanged few
hot words yesterday morning.
"Mr. Dare, sit down." ordered
Judge Joachimsen.
"Your Honor, ] prefer to attend to
my duties on my feet, as respectful
attorney should" replied Dare.
"Mr. Dare, sit down." shouted the
Judge, now thoroughly angry, and
Mr.. Dare saw that it was necessary to
hedge little to bolster his bluff.
"Your Honor, don't know why
should be singled out" said Dare,
"and l must therefore decline to sit
down. would, however, obey n gen.
eral order for every one in the court
room to be seated" he suggested by
way of compromise, though he was
the only one in the court room who
was standing.
Everybody sit down" roared the
Judge, who had been bluffing himself
and was only too glad to accept the
compromise. Mr.. Dare took his seat
respectfully and the business Of the
court proceeded harmoniously. San
Francisco Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
Playel n Trick on Vanderbilt.

Brice's greatest play was building
the Nickel Plate. lie put in every
dollar he could get, and from any
source. There came a time, too, when,
to save himself from utter ruin, if not
something worse, he had to sell. He
went to Vanderbilt, whose road the
Nickel Plate paralleled. Vanderbilt
wouldn't buy tho Nickel Plate. He
said he could afford to wait the first
mortgage foreclosure and buy it from
a Sheriff.
"If you don't buy it, Jay Gould
will, said Brice.
ooh, no, he won't" said Wander.
bilt.
Brice then went to Gould. He knew
that he didn't want the Nickel Plate,
but he had beautiful scheme to pro-
pose. He knew Vanderbilt would buy
the road before he would allow Gould
to get in. Here came Brice's strategy.
He told Gould that il he would sit
silent and not contradict, neither af-
firm nor deny, any newspaper articles
to the effect that ho was going to buy
the Nickel Plate, and after this clam
like silence had continued for Il week,
if he would then ride slowly over the
Nickel Plate in nu observation car,
Vanderbilt would buy the road, and
he would give Gould $500, 900.
Gould didn't care for the $500, 900,
but he was a jocose Spectator, and it
struck him that the whole thing would
be majestic joke on Vanderbilt. The
papers said that Gould was going to
buy the Nickel Plate. Gould, when
questioned. looked wise. At tho end
of week he meandered, snail-lil1e,
over the Nickel Plate in the rear end
of an observation car, and had all the
air of a man who was looking at
piece of property. Stories were wired
about Gould's trip from every water
tank and way station along the line,
and before Gould had reached Chi
cago Vanderbilt, in fit of Mysteries,
wired Brice that he would take the
Nickel Plate. Vanderbilt took tho
Nickel Plato and Brice was saved
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The electric lines in Chicago now
extend over 500 miles.
A metallic ribbon is the latest sub
stitute for bicy chains.
The only dyes impervious to the
bleaching power of the suns rays are
Prussian blue and chrome yellow.
The meat of the herring gives the
muscles elasticity, the body strength
and the brain vigor, and it is not
fiesh-forming.
A mastodon skeleton unearthed in
Border County, Texas, in August,
1894, had tusks attached TO tho skull
which were ten feet long.
The problem of employing spirits
for lighting on new principle similar
to the incandesoent gas light is re-
ported to have been successfully solved
by German.
A French medical authority asserta
that death caused by fall from. o
great height is absolutely painless,
The mind acts very rapidly for time }
then Inconsistencies ensues.
1t is urged that photographers gen.
orally should be prepared to catch
views OF lightning in order that it
may be studied photographically as
effectively as astronomy is now done.
A new method for Identifying hand
writing is reported to have been dis
covered. II consists in enlarging the
letters by photography and measur-
ing the alteration duo to beating OF
tho pulse.
One of the most recent projects for
rapid transit is the suspension of the
cars, the motive power being electrici-
ty. The inventor claims that the
enormous speed of 1876 miles per hour
may be attained.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has discov.
ered that drop of air ut tempera-
ture of minus $50 degrees will freeze
hole through a persons hand just as
quickly as would the same quantity of
molten steel or lead.
An expert says that in the nerves ut
the finger tips of blind persons we'll
defined cells of gray matter, in all re-
spects identical with the gray matter
of the brains, are formed. They car.
ry their brains in their hands.
Stag brick chimneys are being tried
abroad. The weight is but halt that
of brick. and special cement binds
together the blocks composing the
chimney SO firmly rs to require nelth-
er chain nor iron band for strength
ening.
1t has been pointed ont that the
hairs OF some caterpillars, prevalent
at this season of the year, may cause
serious inflammation of tho eye, and
impairment of vision. They should
be removed from the eye at once if
introduced there.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
WISE WORDS.

Art is an acquired habit.
Mirth is great sweetener.
There is only one of each of us.
The house is cold when love goes
out. .
A child's "why?' is parents buga-
boo.
Turn" the tragic" hungry from your
gate.
1t is better to be born lucky than
tired.
Don't give to man, woman or child
who whines.
woman's kingdom is anarchy if
there be no man in it.
can ounce of prevention" and pound
of anticipatory anxiety.
1t is very mean nature that won't
borrow once in while.
Well regulated love is six of one and
half a dozen of the other.
In the home the power behind the
throne is the eldest daughter.
Matrimony is hard teacher, but
some people will learn under no other.
A fool and his money are soon
parted, for the general good of man.
kind.
A mans goodness must be in his
heart, net in hia head, if he wants to
be we'll balanced.
Time and tide wait for no man, but
if they did some men would get there
late just the same.
Some young people who marry in
haste have to hustle so for living
that they have no leisure in which to
repent.
The man with a million dollars
thinks more of feeding one man mill
ion times than he does of feeding o
million men one time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09

The existence of an international
criminal league, recently discovered
at Brussels, is only another proof that
the world is growing smaller day by
day. Just as with us one State is too
bounded sphere for the exuberant
activities of the artists in the craft of
appropriating other peoples goods, so
1t is abroad. A European federation
OF thieves, secret agents and receivers
OF stolen goods has been unveiled.
The headquarters were in London,
where the fence had his quarters.
This is 4 development of the theory
OF the solidarity of Nations that is not
reassuring.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
A Ridiculous Custom.

But there is nothing moro amusing,
perhaps, in all the quaint and curious
"customs" of the House of Commons
than the strange ceremony which
marks the termination Of its every sit
ting. The moment the house is adj
journed, stentorlan voiced messeuge
and policemen cry out in the lobbies
and corridors: "Who goes home?-'
These mysterious words have sounded
every night for centuries through tho
Palace of Westminster.
The performance originated at q
time when it was necessary for MEN,
bers to go home in parties for com.
mon protection against the fcotpads
who infested the streets of London.
But, though that danger has long since
passed away, tho cry OF "Who goes
aome?" is still heard night after
night, receiving no reply, and expect.
ing none.-Chambers's Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09

The Chicago Tribune observes that
n newspaper reporter named William
Weldon Invented the idea of the obi
cycle suIky," the record-breaking
sulky with ball bearings and pneu-
matte tires. He suggested the inno-
vation in a newpaper "fake" article,
not really ns practical thing. The
Tribune bewNils the fact that he never
took q patent for the idea, thus los
ing millions" The Tribune is off
scent, however, comments the Path.
finder, for the application OF bicycle
wheels to a sulky would not to DO
patentable. To entitle to patent the
invention must be "novel," and the
Patent Office holds that mere adap-
tation of device to logical though
new use, is not such "novel" use as
will carry patent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
SORTlN' THE MAIL.

I've ben sortin thcr mail at Jonesville fer
goin' on fifteen year,
An know cr-bout what's comm fore they
throws ther SAX off here;
Hov seen ther same handwritin' on thsr
letters, big an small,
Till kind NV feel familur like an friendly
with 'cm all.
Lord bless yc, yes, it seems jest like
they's speakin out ter me.
A-giyin' up the kindcst words ats not fer
me ter sec
An / get ter feeling restless, it seems so
long ter wait
Fore ther mail train comes er-whistlin'
as ther clock is strikin' eight.
Then thcr neighbors come a-hurrying' in,
for fear they may be late;
Most on 'Cm ain't spectin', but they like
ter stan an wait,
Jest ter see ther ones ats lucky get er
letter once't cr week.
Maybe watch 'cm tear it open an ther
bolder take peek
Widler Tomliins STAINS erlookin' till they
drop ont one Icy one,
Like she has Ter my bes' knowledge fer
thcr past five years an gone;
When she says at last So wistful: SIS
ther anythin' frum Ned?"
Blest if | kin get or word out, so l on'y
shake my head.
Yer see her Ned" was reckless like an
run er-way ter sea,
Wus Jest ther likeliest lad in town an
han some ez could be.
That's five years back, an every night
ther widder without fail
Comes er long cz patient like, with every
cvenin' mail.
"Thc Lord i'll send it some time" was
what she often said,
But when she asks, night after night, l
on'y shake my head.
| somehow think like she does at her
letters sure ter come,
Butts ben SO long time ON ther way my
faith is dwindlin' some.
Polly Perkins "jest crops in" when all
thcr rest hey went,
Then bushes to herself an me, pertend-
in she was sent
Ter buy some rashcrs NV bacon ir cr half
cr-dozen cggs
II she ketchcs er glimpse NV er letter,
why then she fairly begs.
Her fcIler's in thcr city, an S doin' first
rate they say,
So we're a-spectin' purity soon ter hcv
him name thcr day.
Jonesyille's sort NV dull like, but yer hit
it on thcr nail
If yer say it's mighty interestin' er sortn'
out thcr mail.
Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09

Western Pennsylvania, according to
the report of the United States Geolo-
gical Survey, has twenty.one or
twenty two bitumiuous coal seams of
commercial value. Dr. Chance, the
Assistant Geologist of the State Geolo-
gical Survey, estimates the quantity of
coal contained in these seams at 49,
547, 200, 900 long tons. 1t is estimated
that this supply would not be ex-
hausted for $50 years taking the aver
age annual production for the past
five years, which has been 43, 900, 900
tons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09

This IS apparently to be the greatest
corn year ever known, and the season
is now so far advanced, according to
contemporary, as to reduce tho
chances of disaster to minimum, In
1891 We raised the greatest corn CROP
ever grown, but we are going to rem
der it Insignificant this year. In 1891
corn covered 76,204,0 acres and
yielded an average OF twenty-seven
bushels to the acre. This year the
corn fields amount to S2,30l, 600
acres, or 6,000,0 600 more tnan in 1891,
and all reports indicnte larger Weld
rer acre than in that year But at the
same average yield the crop will
amount to 2,222, 2O8, ,OO0-two billion
two hundred and twenty two million
two hundred and eight thousand bush.
els. Corn is worth about fifty cents n
bushel, not only in the markets, but
in the feeding Of hogs. This crop will
therefore add Sill, 1Ol, O0) to the
coIntry's wealth. Think of it Mere
than billion dollars of actual wealth
produced in single year in the shape
of single cropl
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-09
Dean Hole aud The Oxford Ssob.

Dean Hole, the distinguished Eng
liah churchman, who recently visited
this country, dearly loves good joke.
One day somewhat snobbish Oxford
friend of his, wishing to impress upon
the Dean the high social character OF
his familiar acquaintance, wrote him
a letter, beginning:
"My dear Countess" and then
scratching out Countess" substituted
"Hole."
Whereupon the Dean, not to be out
done, began his reply: "My dear
Queen, and then drew his pen thr ough
Queen" and substituted "Dick. -
New York Sun.