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Homestead Entry No. ais.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, }

Land Office at Natchltoches, La,
January 6, 1896
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of District Court at Benton, La on
February IA, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry No
41lS-John Jones-for the northeast quarter,
section 3d. township II North, range II West
Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Green Burk, Carey Porter,
Andrew Sewallwood and Henry johnson of
Koran P. O., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be
given an opportunity at the above mentioned
time and place to cross-examine the witnesses
of said claimant. and to offer evidence in re-
buttal of that submitted by claimant.
EDWD PHILLIPS, Register.
January 9, 1896. febl3
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Homestead Entry No. 4o57.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, I

Llnu OlllCe III NtlCIilOcHeS, La,
December 10, 1895. (
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Clerk of the District Court at Benton, La, on
February s. 1896, viz: Homestead Entry No
4957-James Littleton Oliver-tor the west
half of southeast quarter section 81 and north
half of northeast quarter, section %, township
u North. range IL West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: J. b. Wilmington, j. O.
Bounds, j. l. Keith and Daniel Young, Ivan
p. O., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine abe witnesses of
said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal
of that submitted by claimant
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
January 2, 1896. feb &
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Homestead Entry No. 4O83.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, !

Land Office at NatchltOcheS, La, {
January Is, 1896
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ Named settler has filed notice of his in
tcntion to make final proof in support OF his
claim and that said proof will be made before
Clerk Of the District Court, at Benton, La, on
February %, 1896. viz: Homestead Entry No
.i0S3-El Stewman--tor the northwest quarter
of southwest quarter, section 80, township %
North, range ~ West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz Scott Johnson and Chester
Scott, Plain Dealing 2. o.. La; l. NJ Demoss
and Mat Debole, Rocky mount p. o La.
ANY person who desires to protest against
the allowance Of such proof, or knows of any
substantial retson, under the law and the reg
ulations of the Interior Department, why such
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross examine the witnesses of said
claimant and to offer evidence in rebuttal of
that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
January %, 1896. feb7
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homestead Entry No. 4O34.

Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
December %, 1895. {
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim. and that said proof will be made before
Clerk of tee District Court, at Benton, La, on
February 7, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry No.
4034-Refus Washington-for the southeast
quarter OF southeast quarter, section 9, town
ship 90 North range II West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land viz: Morris Ransom, John Glad
ney, Joe Phillips and John Lewis of Bellevue
Z. o., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows of
any substantial reason, under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department., why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross examine the witnesses Of
said claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal
of that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
January 2, 1896. feb6
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Railroad News.

Mr.. G. Noble, of Texarkana, resi-
,'rnt engineer of the Kansas City,
pittsburg and Gulf, will soon locate
in Shreveport with his family.
Caucasian, 23rd: In about sixty
days the Kansas City, Shreveport
and Gulfrailroad will be in operation
srom Texarkana, and everybody can
get on board the cars at Shreveport.
Bernard Corrigan, of Kansas City,
one of the wealthiest of contractors
in this country, has secured the first
fifty miles Of construction of the
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf
south of Shreveport. He has three
train loads of outfit which leave
Kansas City today for this city.
The % miles south Of Corrigan's
JO-mile contract have been let to NJ.
Tausey and r. M. Guigley & Co., of
st. Louis, who had contract on the
road north of Shreveport. Their
southwark contract is in Sabine
parish.
George Signor, Of Sodus, tie con-
tractor, has secured the contract to
furnish ties for 200 miles of road
He intends to locate permanently in
Shreveport with his family, and has
about concluded to purchase one of
the most elegant dwellings in this
city. He will have his office over
l.. NJ. Carriers drug store.
Times: Work on the Kansas
City, Shreveport and Gulf road is
progressing rapidly and it is pre-,
slicted that the road will be ready
for passenger and freight traffic from
Texarkana to Shreveport about the
first of March.
"The train gang Of the construc-
ton company, Kansas City, Shreve-
port and Gulf railroad, were paid
off yesterday" says the Times OF
the 23rd. "The amount aggregated
about 81 800, and majority of the
money will be spent iu the city Of
Shreveport. Railroads are good
things. The construction work about
Shreveport has kept business ir
many lines more active than if the
natural resources had been alone
relied upon"
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Homestead Entries.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La, !
Decemhar II 1895.

Land Office at Natchitoches, La, I
December II, 1895. :
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice Of his in
tent;on to make final proof in support of his
claim and that said proof will be made before
the Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La
on January 81, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 477l-EaIly Roberson-for the south half
southeast quarter, section II, township %,
range Is.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Peter Mcdonald. John
Payne, and Isham Holland, Roberta P. O.,
La; Joseph Means, Bolinger P. O., La
Wis Homestead Entry No. 4775-John
Payne-for the west half of northeast quarter
of northeast quarter Of northeast quarter, sec
ton %, and northwest quarter of northwest
quarter, section 25, township %, range 10
West. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and cul-
tivation of, said land, viz: Joseph Means and
Clifford Means Bolinger 2. O, La; Isham
Holland and Early Robertson, Roberta 2. O.,
| La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 4Sl4-Joseph
Means-for the northeast quarter, section 90,
township %, range 10 West. He names the
following witnesses to prove his continuous
| residence upon and cultivation of, said land,
viz: Henry Gordon, Boinger P. O, La;
Peter Mcdonald, Early Robertson and John
Payne, Roberta p o., La,
| Viz: Homestead Entry No. 4Sl5-Pennie
Harris-for the west half of southwest quar-
ter. section q, east half of southeast quarter
section 20, township %, range 49, She names
the following witnesses to prove her continu
Gus residence upon and cultivation of, said
land. viz: Reuben Means, Calvin Means
Grtford Means and Joseph Means, Bollnge1
p. O., La.
Any person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or who knows OF
any substantial reason; under the law and the
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be give1
an opportunity at the above mentioned time
| and place to cross-examine the witnesses o.
said claimant and to offer evidence in rebutta
of that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
December o. 1895. ian 80
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Homestead Entries,
Land Office at Natchitoches.

II.sf
December II, 1925.
Notice ia hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his nten-
ton to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La, on
January 81, 1898, viz: Homestead Entry No.
4Sl7-Henry Gordon-for the east half of
southwest quarter and west half of southeast
quarter, section 90, township %, range ID.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of, said land, viz: Calvin Means, Joseph
La John Payne, Roberta p. O., La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 4S6I-Calviu
Means-for the north half of southwest quar-
ter, section p, township 49, ranga 49, He
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence UPON and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Henry Gordon, Bolinger P. o.,
La; Peter Mcdonald. John Payne and Isham
Holland, Roberta p. o., La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 4905-Charles
Caldwell-for the northeast quatter, section
80, township % North, range IL West. He
names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land. viz: John Payne, Isham Holland,
and Wash Means, Robesta P. O., La; Clifford
Means, Bolinger P. O.. La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 5ISS-John
Woodward-for the east half of northwest
quarter, section 90, township % North, range
ID West He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Isham Holland
and Early Robertson. Roberta p O., La;
Joseph Means and Calvin Means, Bolinger
p. o., La.
ANY person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof or knows of any sub.
stantial reason, under the law and regulations
of the Interior Department, why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an oppor
tunity at the above mentioned time and place
, to cross-examine the witnesses of said claim
ant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that
submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
December 26 1895 ian 20
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Homestead Entry No. 1879
Land Office at Natchitoches. La, !

Land Office at Natchitoches. La,
January Is, 1896. :
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice OF his in
tention to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Clerk of the District Court at Benton, La, on
February %, 1896, VIZ: Homestead Entry No:
4S78-Richard Green--for the east halt OF
northeast quarter and norteeast quarter of
southeast quarter, section II, township IL
North, range | West.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land, viz: NJ. Hall, j. f. Pevey, W. q.
Wadley and Wiley b. Allen, Allentown Z. o.
La.
ANY person who desires to drotest againct
the allowance of such proof. or knows OF any
substantial reason under the law and the reg
ulations of the Interior Department. why such
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time ana
place to cross-examne the witnesses OF sad
claimant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal OF
that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
January % 1896. leo ~
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The Democratic National Con-
vention will be held in Chicago on
Tuesday, July 7. The Goth and final
ballot of the national Executive
Committee was: Chicago 26, St.
Louis "a, Cincinnati 1, thus select
ing Chicago.
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Stray Sale.

Tstrayed before Inc, the undersigned, and
Il Justice of Peace of ward 2, by Lewis
Goodman, and will be sold at Benton, La. :,
within the legal hours of sale, ON Saturday
Feb. Is. 1896, One Black Horse, about l3 hands
high, about 10 years old, right eye out.
Appraised at $40,
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay charges. etc.
r. C. STINSON.
Justice Of Peace, Ward2.
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Shreveport Times: The Green
vile Banner concludes that NO.
man is just as good as man in
Utah. In Louisiana she is consid-
cred greatly his superior.
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Shreveport Times: Mr.. W. G..
Perrin is Offering a very cheap aud
attractive list of real estate. When
you wish to make an investment
call at his office. He is Offering
residences at prices ranging from
5000 to $4,000.
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.NOtice.

TINhe fnllowing bridge across Black Bayou,
l. near Benton, will be let to the lowest
bidder. on February 5, 1896, at said bridge, at
II o'clock a. II. Right reserved to reject any
or all bids. J. A. SEWALL,
J. ". JETER,
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There is fight in progress be-
tween the Texas railways and the
State commission over cotton rates
and compress rules.
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THE SUN.D.aY SUN
Stray Sale.

Estrayed before R. C. Stiason, ]. P, ward 2,
Il by Wash Brayboy, and Will be sold at
Bossier City, La, within the legal hours of
sale, on Saturday, February IS, 1885, One
Dark Bay Horse Mule, with white nose, about
; years old, about l3 hands high, and branded
on the left hip with the letter 0.
Appraised at S25.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c.
WE MORRIS, Constable.
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Boer is pronunced as if spelled
bore.
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The Populists will hold their ma
tional convention in st. Louis.
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w. B. Cobb, President of the
Black Bayou Lumber Company, has
bought 5000 acres of fine timber in
Caddo parish. His Company pro-
pose to build a large mill on the
new railroad at Black Bayou. Mr..
Cobb says they have a sufficient
amount of timber in sight to guar
antee a residence Of five years. He
will make Shreveport his headquar
tiers and base of operations. Mr..
Cobb is from Cass county, Texas.
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The following vital statistics are
given in the annual report of DR.. j.
G. Egan, Health Officer of Shrevc-
port: Number of marriages in the
city for the year 1895, whites 4G,
colored 70; total 119. Number of
births for 1895, whites Gs, colored
90; total 161. Number of deaths:
whites 81, colored Al; total 122.-
Death rate per 1000, whites II, COL
ored 23.46. Patients treated at tie
Charity Hospital for 1895, from the
State at large, 1856. Population
of the city of Shreveport: Whites
$500, colored 1900; total 1900.
The advocate., 1896-01-08
COMMUNITY.
THE AMANA

1eD5, VIII be interesting 10 aA studentS OF So
Clctogyl
In Amana the observer Of sociolog-
iCal experiments will find commun-
istiC colony which has had an
untroubled, continuous existence of
half q century, and which does not
seem to contain as yet the germs of the
disCord which precedes decay.
The Amana cOlOny--or colonies,
rather, for there are seven villages in
Sll--is about twenty-five miles from
Cedar Rapids. The society owns about
10000 acres Of rich bottom lands along
the Iowa river, and its picturesque vii
lagos crown the low slopes at two or
three miles distance from each other.
These groups Of houses have pictur-
esQueness peculiarly their own, be.
cause they are Of wood sld unpsinted.
The Amans people claim to have ex-
perimented in this matter, and have
found that It is cheaper to reside
house occasionally than to paint it.
The houses, therefore, are all of the
sIlvery- gray. black which seasoned lum-
ber gets in the wind and sun and rain.
In winter 1t 10 rather gloomy, with the
bare trees for a background, the gray
sky overhead, and the skeletons of
grapevine, swaddled in straw, clinging
10 the bare boards.
But in summer those weather beaten
walls are indesCribsbly restful. The
ordinary country VILLAGES, with bril-
liant pink and blue and yellow and
green houses, seem crude enough to
set ones teeth on edge. In the Amsna
hamlets, the eye Is rested by the soft
gray houses with their green drspery
Of vines and quaint geometrical Ger
man gardens round about. When
people begin to establish "rest cure"
villages, the serenity of the painless
AmRnas will be worth thinking about.
But to get properly into the spirit of
the place one ought to 90 back bit.
One ought to read the history of the
progenitors Of the society; Of their per-
secutlon, their suffering, their in
Vulnerable disappointments. In the
seventeenth century q sect called the
Pletlsts arose In Germany, and under
the leadership of man called Spencer
attempted to infuse q more real life
and spirit into the dead formslity of
the church. 1t was during his lifetime
that the frst Inspirationist arose. This
was q woman of noble rank, Rose
munde Julisne of Asseburg, who be-
came inspired five times before 1879
and 1885.
Although this woman became q
laughing stock, and was persecuted
and driven out Of town, she clung to
her religious principles and made
good many converts, some Of whom,
In their turn, became inspired and
prophesled. From one vicissitude to
another, sometimes under powerful
leaders and sometimes under none at
all, the little society struggled on, until
in 1749, with the death of q man called
Rock, all inspiration seemed to cease.
After that there was a steady decline
in the numbers and Importance of the
society until, In 1918, a young woman
of %, ignorant, a peasant, buta woman
with the material for q Saint Gather
inc In her, became "inspired" at one
The advocate., 1896-01-08

peculiar to Amsna, carry their loads
Of workers, young and old, men and
women, out in the morning and back
at night. There is always the pOsOi-
bility Of working in the next field to
the force from some other village and
the chance Of the midday luncheon
being taken under the trees together.
This gives some zest TO the day.
Each family has its own house, with
plot of ground around 1t, and all that
can be made out Of this ground may be
retained as private income. The sat-
isfaction Of the members with their
state Of life may be judged of from the
fact that almost every inch Of these
gardens is given up to flowers.
While farming is the chief industry
Of the cOlonistg, they have other things
to do-plenty Of them. That Is another
secret of their success. They have
wooden lmills, grist mills, calico print
mills, hOminy mills, soap factories and
book binderies. Every village has its
own saw mill, machine shop, and store.
They have dug canal nine miles long
to carry the water to the different vii
lagos and protect them from the danger
Of drought. They have over 5000
sheep, but as they make 1900 or 1900
yards Of woOlen goods daily they buy
raw wool in large quantities. They
have their own chemists, their own
doctors, their own schools.
The school is one of the most inter
esting features Of the colony. AS soon
as q child is five years old he or she is
sent to school, and 1t isn't any play
school for few hours a day, either.
In the summer o'clock is the hour for
being on hand, and this is changed to
8 o'clock In winter. Until IL o'clock,
four or FIVE mortal hours, the little
folks sit there on their hard benches
going over their lessons and occasion
ally going over the benches instead
when they happen to fall asleep. All
the little boys sit on one side of the
room and all the little girls sit on the
other; the former very round and rosy
and very tight as to their little German
trousers; the latter also very round and
rosy and looking as quaint as can be in
their black crocheted hoods, which they
seem never to take off.
After dinner they all 60 to school
again, but this time to an industrial
one. Here the 5-year olds are set to
work knitting the thumbs of the great
Amsna mittens, which are famed
through all the country round. When
the small girls attain the advanced
age of z or 8 they are put to work at
the main body, so to speak, of the NIT.
ten. The boys meanwhile are put
through an apprenticeship at various
trades. This is the way the Amsns
children spend the afternoon until half
past 4.
The German language is that of the
colony, and is the one used in schools,
although English is taught In the higher
classes. This use Of q language other
than that of the world about them is
undoubtedly q strong tie among the
members, and again the managers have
shown their ssgscity il not their 10y.
atty to their new country.