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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08

A story is told of an Arkansas
fiddler who failed to put a roof on
his cabin in Summer, and in Win.
ter he could not, owing to the rain.
The wise man insures his honse in
the summer of prosperity; after it
has burned, it is too late. Insure
with S. n. Kerley, Fire Insurance
Agent, 5lS Spring street, Shreve-
port. La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08
Stray Sale.

E'strayed before me, r. C. Stinson, Justice
l. of the Peace, Ward 2. by S. w. Vance. on
Sept 81, 1896, and will be sold at Buck Hall
Store, on Saturday, October 81, 1896, one
Mare Poneys, one a sorrell. with blaze in face
with letter branded on right jaw; no other
brand or mark, about Is hands high, and looks
to be about years old Appraised at 20
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property. pay charges, or the same Will
&c. sTINs0N, j. P.
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Stl'Ay Sale.

ESTRAYED before II. Barnacastle, J. p,
~ Ward 6, by Edmon Smith, and will be
sold at Haughton, La. within the legal hours
of sale, on Saturday, October 10, 1896, one
black mare mule with q few roam spots, about
-! hands high, lett eye out, dim brand on
left shoulder, looks like the letters u H."
about Is or Is years old.
Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c.
j. W. ONEAL, Constable.
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Registration.

I will be at the following places for the pur
L pose OF registering all legal voters:
Midway, Friday, Oct. 9th.
Rocky Mount, Saturday, Oct. 10th.
Mot, Monday, October 18th.
Carterville, Tuesday, Oct. 18th
Plain Dealing, Thursday, Oct, 18th.
Alden Bridge Saturday, Oct 18th.
Benton, October 10Th to 3lst
w. II. BLEDSOE, Register.
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Tao Notice.

4 Il State, Parish and Poll Taxes for the year
"A 1896, as set forth in the rolls on file are
now due and will become delinquent on move
able property September Both, and on immov-
able December 81.
A. R. THOMPSON,
State and Parish Tax Collector.
September 10, 1896. octS
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School Board Proceedings.
BENTON. OCT. 9. 1896,

BENTON, OCT. 2, 1896.
The School Board met this day
and were called to order by J. n.
Plat. Members present: w. Boney,
J. B. Thompson, r. Fl. Allen, J. c.
johnson, r. &. Martin, J. w. Prince.
On motion, j. w. Prince was
elected President for the ensuing
term, and j. A. w. Lowry was elect
ed Secretary and ex-otiicio Parish
Superintendent for the ensuing
term.
Minutes of July 4. 1896, read and
approved.
The Secretary reported that the
Register of the State Land Office
reports that the records OF his Office
do not show that the Sections 5, 7,
s, II and 10, in Township %, North,
of Range II, West, Northwest Land
District, were ever approved to the
State. The report was received, and
letter of the Register ordered filed.
The Treasurer presented his re-
port which was examined in open
session by the Board. The vouch.
ers presented with the report were
examined and checked with the
books and found to be correct.
Thereupon, on motion, said report
was received as a correct settlement
with the Treasurer to October LIST,
and ordered published, and the
vouchers were burned in open ses-
sion:
w. II. Scanland, Treasurer,
In account with
Bossier School Fund.
1896. Current Fund.
Sept. 26-TO amount from State. 1921 SO
To amount from Miss Emma
Hail. to correct. Is GO
To amount from J. A. w.
Lowry, Institute Fund. III 90
Sept. SOTO amount from Collector
on polls, 1895, 81, less per cent 81 Is
Sept. 1910 amount from Collector, on
polls, 1884, 81, less 5per cent. 6 65
Sept. 30-By bal. down, overdrawn- 1870 II
$I077S 81
July 3-By amount down, overdrawn $1Ol30 Sc
Sept. 26--By Warrants Nos 462 to 27S
inclusive, less No 266 ......... 632 50
| Sept. 3O-By com. on $632 5O........ Is 81
SLOTS 81
| Oct by bal down, overdrawn.. .$9970 II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08

About 1000 people called on Bill
Mckinley, recently, and stood in the
rain for an hour. They did not have
sense enough to go in when itrained.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08

Gen. Palmer once referred to the
Confederate flag as "That doubly
damned rag of treason" Do you
want to vote for him?
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Recapitulation.
Oct. Ito amount due Townships. $4,000 IS
By amount overdrawn.. 1910 II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08

p Goods shipped on day of receiving
order, and your patronage solicited
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-10-08

Total. s3o36 50
Respectfully,
AR. THOMPSON, Sheriff &c.
Beoton, La Sept. 30, 1896.
Rccapitulation Of Cotton Tax
1898.
Dec. 3lst.-J773Sl Bales Cotton. $500 25
1896
March 3i.-iIlt Bales of Cotton. 1912 90
June 30th.-l9tO Bales Of Cotton..-- go 90
1892! S59ll 20
On motion of .Nr. floss the Presi-
dent and Secretary were authorized
to draw the following warrants on
the State Auditor:
No. 6o--Iluntcr Bros, semi-annual in
t"rc>t-.- .-.--..---------$6 !}S 40
S7-W. X. Blcdsoe, Assessment
Roll, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100 90
S8-W. II. Blcdsoe, List Produce
lax, 1870 50 %
S9-Lconard & Randolph, salary as
attorneys 10 W
go. H. Cabccn, salary as Secre-
tarv to October i5. $50 90
9l-W. II. Scanland printing pro-
cccdlngs.- 50 90
On motion of Mr.. Moss, the Board
adjourned until the first Thursday in
January, 1897.
j. H. CABEEN, Secretary.
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Union Mortgage, Banking and No 1905.
Trust Co., Limited; In District
vs.. Court. Caddo
L T. Nins0n Parish r,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

1t is supposable that bread, home
made or bakers, being free from
authorizations, would be singularly
simple and honest substance and
therefore have no power in regard to
the evil eye, but it seems that it
has. Nothing can DO more beautiful
than the act of tho Breton peasant
who, before cutting his loaf, makes
the sign of the cross on it. If he only
stopped there, expressing his thank
fulnoss for food, that would be well,
but superstition carries him much
farther. If u child is born to him, Il
crumb of that bread, especially ii it
be rye bread, is put into the infants
sleevc, and then the chances of the
baby's having the collie are diminish
ed. If COW shows signs of sickness
or a horse is lame, q orumb of the
bread is supposed to benefit the ami
NAL.
In Bavaria, when you go into the
woods, especially that portion in
tested by spirits, only put a crust of
bread in your mouth, and no ghost,
sprite or witch can trouble you.
Somehow many retain an idea of the
peculiar sanctity of bread. For in
stance, it is all right to leave bit of
meat Oh your plate, but it is wicked
to leave piece of bread. Very good
fathers and mothers inculcate that
idea, and little children believe then
that there is something particularly
sacred about bread which a potato
does not possess, and this is sheer
nonsense. All waste is to be avoided,
but there is no more special good
ness in bread than there is in a sau.
Eage.-Now York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Lieut.. Harrison Dewey of South
Royalton is probably the oldest vet
Gran Of the civil war living III this
State. lie was born June II, 1908,
was one of the first men to volunteer
in 1861. and was second lieutenant
of Co. L, Second Vermont.
Department Commander Puffer
and Assistant Adjutmt-Gen. Black
mer are preparing new roster tor
the department of the Vermont q.
\. r.. the last one having been is
sued in 1894.
Albert Baker of Rutland, aged ~.
an employee of the Moseley Il Stod-
dard Manufacturing Company, COM
mitted suicide on Saturday by drink
ing two ounces of laudanum. against
the resistance of his wife and eldest
son. Notwithstanding the efforts OF
two physicians, he died in four hours.
Dependency is ascrbed as the cause
A wife and four sons survive.
Vermont pensions--Original. d.
Edgar Lackey (deceased) of Whit
ing. Additional, Alex Bean of Pitts
ford. Increase, Patrick Humphrey
of Fair Haven; George Haskell OF
North Pownal. Original. widows
etc., Julia D. Lackey of Whiting
Harriet Nj. Carpenter of White
River Junction.
Springfield seems to have share
in all the best things going. We
clip the following from a southern
California paper: "We thought tina
when Walter ]. Raymond had beer
sent to the Ohio penitentiary for lane
swindling the deal was ended, but i
seems not. Mrs. II. G. Coffin o
North Springfield, VT, lately sent ;
deed given by this sllckest of al
swindlers to her for Il piece of Lame
out on the Colorado desert, and asked
to have it recorded. lnasmuch Il!
ten thousand acres would not ht
worth the price of recording, thu
hcighth and depth of this swindlc i
evident"
Vermont Academy at Saxton'
River opened its spring term OF
Tuesday. Prof. Rowcll is critical,
i'll and his chair will he filled for thu
remainder of the year by Prof. Ed
ward Ellcry, Phi. d., who has spcn
two Years in Germany.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
HOW SnaD Punished the Cat,

venture to send you the follow
ing story Of an Irish terrier which
belonged to my lato father, a well
known Cambridge man. One day at
lunch, while Snaps attention was
for II moment diverted from his
plate, on favorite cat managed to
purloin some of his choicest Chicken
bones. On discovering what had hap
penetl, the dog at once "madc for
puss, but my father said, Snap, re-
member you are not to hurt pussy, y
and all was peace again. Later in
the AFTERNOON, however, the sound
of vehement cat language proceed
ing from tho lawn called us to the
window, and we behrld Snap hold
ing puss fast with his paws in spite
of her struggles, whilo he deliber-
ately and evidently with the great
est satisfaction licked her fur the
wrong way.-J.ondon Spectator.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
- &C.,
SNAP SHOTS.
"Iou say, then, that this materi;'
is the latest fashicn:"

"Iou say, then, that this material
is the latest fashicn:"
"The very latest, madam"
"But will it fade in the SUM-"
"Why, it has been lying in the
window for two years, and look how
well it has stood"
It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as anything else. It's easier
to cure Il severe cough or cold with it.
Let your next purchase for couch he one
Minute Cough Cure. Better me licine !;
better result; better try it. A. B Nor
gan, Woodst,ck; Scott Tinkham, Que
chez; l.. j M. Marcy, Huntsville
There are two kinds of people
In this curious worlds hodge-podge,
If referring to bicycles
Those who ride and those who dodge.
1t is not miracle. II won't cure every
thing, but it will cure piles. That's what
DE Wits witch Hazel Sulve will do, be-
cause it has done it in hundreds Of casec
a. b. Morgan, Woodstock Scott Tink-
ham, Quechce; l.. j. NJ. Marcy, Taftsvillr.
"What do you mean by saying that
a candidate is in the hands of his
friends"
SIT means that their hands are in
his pockets. = Truth.
a little i'll, then little pill. The III is
gone, the pill has won. De Wits Little
Early Rsers the little pills that cure great
ills. A. B. Morgan, Woodstock; Scott
Tinbh ham. Quechee; l. i. NJ. Marcy, Tafts-
vile.
Papa" said little Johnny. ''they're
not IN it.
"What are not, my boy"
"Why, the other twcnty-four let
tcrs of the alphabet. > Texas Sift-
ings.
Burns are absolutely painless when De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is promptly APP
piled. This statement Is true. A perfect
remedy for skin diseases, chappcd hapda
and lips, and never fails to cure Piles.
A. b. Morgan, Woodstock; Scott Tink
ham, Qurch'c; l.. j. M. Marcy, Thttsvill'.
Large bodies move slowly; also
small bodies when called up to break
fast Puck.
Take a dose of De Wits Little Early
Risers Just Tor the good they will do you.
These little Pills are good for Indigestion,
good for headache, good for LIVER com
piain:. good for constipation. They are
good. a b Morgan, Woodstock; Scott
T,nkham, Quechee; L.. NJ. Marcy, Tafts-
vile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
Swlndler Caught at Rutland.

Ayoung man calling himself James
Aborn Warren was arrested in Rut-
land last week on the charge of
swindling. He went about the city
selling tickets in advance Tor a course
of lectures to he given by such men
as +. Iopkinson Smith and Clarence
Cook Of New York. He represented
that the course was to be select
affair, and raised about SIoo from
the women before his scheme was
discovered. In city court he pleaded
guilty to obtaining money under
false pretenccs, and was fined $40
and costs. but as he could not or
would not pay his fine he was sent
to Jail for three months. He can
only be tried on one charge at a time,
50 there are enough charges pending
when he gets out to make it a serious
matter if all his victims choose to
prosecute. Warren is about Is years
old, well educated, and takes matters
COolly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
IT WAS A TEMPTING MARK.
But 1t Involved - Little Trick Not Ap
parent ut First sight.

But 1t Involved u Little Trick Not APP
parent AT First sight.
Our train had pulled in on II sid
ing to wait for wreck on the road
to be cleared away, and a number OF
men got down from the coaches and
walked up and down the long plat.
form attached tn the freight shed.
Opposite 49, I'D, Oh the other size
of the highway, was dense wood.
We had been iil;ng around TO"
quarter of an hour when suddenly
some one discovered beer bottle
swinging to II limb. He out with his
gun and blaasd away at it. His OK.
ample was followed by every other
man in the crowd who was "heeled. "
We had fred so bullets at the bot"
tie, and it was still untouched, whom
there was yell from the bushes,
and native came crawling out on
hands and knees to eXclaim:
"What hev l done, that you all
want to kill me!
Good gracious, man, were you
in there:" shouted one of the crowd.
Right in thar, stranger, and
seemed to me the wah had como
back. didn't git hit, but yo' hev
dun killed my mewl, I reckon
We ran over with him, and sure
enough there was his mule. down Oh
his back and kicking his last, with
four or five bullets in him.
"Yo' dun didn't mean to, OF
CO Sc, said the owner, "but this ar
mewl was all l had. I don't say he
was with what II prime mewl orter
fetch, but could hov sold him fur
$50"
He was informed that he would
make upa purse to pay the damages,
and we Clipped in and made it 500.
He took the money and disappeared
soon after and had a long start,
when u second native appeared and
asked:
bin any shutin yere?'
Eyes"
"Shute at that ar botrlo?"
eyes
Kill IA mewl!"
eyes.
"Pay for him?'
eyes. Do you know anything
about it,
mo, not much. sold the animal
to Bill WheeZen bout an hour age
fur SO, and 1 sortor reckoned he
wanted him to play the old dodge
with. How much did you raise?'
"SiXty- five dollars
"Waal, that's purity moderate. He
ginerally strikes 'om for 500, and
you got off easy. Reckon I'll look
him up and see if ho can't work in 1,
couple OF moro this week DE.
troit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
Ring" Talk.

The so-called "ring" in Vermont
politics is neither the close corpora
ton that the Rutland Herald de-
scrlbes nor the myth or "spook" that
the St. Adams Messenger calls it. 1t
is somewhat nebulous in its charac-
ter, yet it has very potent existence,
as those who have "bucked it" can
testify. -[Randolph Herald.
The talk about "the ring" on the
part of Maj. Grout's opponents is as
groundless as the idea that he is ex-
pecting support Or that any friend of
his is claiming favor for him on the
ground that his prearranged "turn"
has come. None of his supporters
has said anything about turns; and
he is no more the candidate of ring,
or the ring, if any one prefers the
definite article, than Mr.. Stickney is.
There is simply nothing of it; and
the mock-horrifed talk about it is
pure poppycock.- Huntington Free
Press.
What we do know is that Grout
supported Woodbury. in 1890 and 81,
that Woodbury. supports Grout now,
so far as he supports anybody. that
both supported Fuller and that Fuller
supported Woodbury. and is support
ing Grout, and that sundry other fell
low-citi2ens credited with ambition
to reach the chair Of the chief execu-
tive supported Woodbury. and Fuller
and are now busy supporting Grout.
A state political ring is not, in the
nature of the case, 4 defined body of
men remaining unchanged for gen.
Grafton, but the Vermont ring is
about as well defined and its acting
has been about as despotic and GER
tain as that of any organization to be
tound.-[ Rutland Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

Speaking of the increasing exports
OF manufactures, the Philadelphia
Record says: "Hcrc is solid ground
upon which to estimate the real in
flucnce Of the Wilson tariff upon the
manufacturing industries Of the Uni
ted States. 1t is seen that the most
important of these industries have
outgrown the milkinesssof infancy
and have attained llisty manhood.
So far from needing "protection,"
they are now competing successfully
with all Corners in the open markets
of the world. This is especially true
of the great basic industries of iron
and steel, the nultitudinous products
of which are finding foreign outlets
in constantly increasing istream.
During the seven months under re-
view the exports of iron and steel
amounted to $e2,33S,o7o-a gain of
nearly 81, 900, 900 over the exports
of the corresponding period in the
preceding year. Will it. be pre-
tended that. these great industries
have need Of the protecting care of
Mr.. William Mckinley;"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
THO'S SMITH.

STATE OF. VERMONT. I Ma obatc Court
Hartford District : held ut Woodstock.
within and tor said District, on the Eh dn!
of April, \. y. 1876.
Present. Hon. Thomas q. rraycr judge,
Del,rnl Frascrs estate, Woodstock. i'll
tcs'air.
Whereas. Elmer ". FRASER administers
tor of the estate Of Drlccna Ir STR late
of Woodstock, in said district. deceased.
has presented to said Court his pct ion.
in writing PRAYING for license TO sell certain
real estate Of " Itch said Dclcrna Fraser died
seized and possessed situate in this State, tie
-, ibpa us follows: The Homestead Farm in
Pomfrct. whrrrOn Daniel Fraser. !atc of
pOmfret, in sn Il District deceased, was re-
siding at the m" OF his death; and he repre-
sents That il viii b. necessary to sell II part of
said real estate to enable him to pay The debts
due from said estate. and tina. II part thereof
cannot he sold without i,jury TO those inter-
csted in the remainder.
Ihcrcmpon. the Court appoints the 25th day
of April a. ID 1896, as Il time and the Pro
bate Office IN said woodstock as Il y ace. for
orders that notice of said petition, the ,ra on
for the same, and of said time ard place of
hearing, br give II to al persons concerned in
said state. by pub ishing II copy of the rec.
ord of tins order three weeks successfully in
he Spirit of the Age. newspaper published
ut Won d>tOck, in this State, which c;rculatcs
in t he nciglborhOOd of those intrrc,t cd in said
estate, the last of rid publication, to be pre-
viou> Ia sad inc of hcarng. that all prr> MS
concerned In the premises may appear before
said Court and ST, W r;ll>c IL any they have
why the prayer ofs;li,l petition should not he
granted.
A tue record, Attest.
n. J. SEAVER. Register.
A true copy of record, ATTEST,
TO. SEAVER. Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

STATE OF VERMONT, AT n Probate
District of Hartford, IS. Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District. on
the 26th day of March, 1896.
Present, Hon. L. O. SEAyER, Judge.
last will and testament of Harrison ID.
deceased. testate, proposes rendering a
second account or his adminlst ration and
presentin his second account against said
estate, for allowance. at a session OF said
Court to be held at the Probate Office in
Woodstock III said District, on the 18th day
of April, A. d. 1896.
And whereas said Court has assigned said
time and place for the settlement of said
account, and tor IL decree of the residue of
said estate to the legatces and heirs OF said
deceased. and ordered that public notice
thereof be given to all persons Interested III
said estate by publishing copy of the
record of this order three weeks success
sively. previous to the day assigned, as afore-
said. in the Spirit Of the Age. newspaper
published at Woodstock. in the County of
Windsor and State of Vermont:
Therefore, All persons concerned il said
estate are hereby notified to appear at the
Probate Office in Woodstock. in said Dis
trict, on the day assigned. as aforesaid, then
AMI there TO contest the allowance of said
account, if they sec cause, and to establish
their rights as heirs, legatees and lawful
claimants of said residue.
A true record. Attest,
n. j. SEAVER. Register.
A true copy of record. Attest,
L. o. SEAvER, Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

Joseph p. Tolton, exporting mer-
chant of Boston, in his reply to the
House ways and means committees
reciprocity circular, says:
''H reciprocity means lowering
OF our tariffs to a favored few ma
tons am for it so far as it goes,
and the larger the number of nations
the more | am in favor of it, until
we can reach condition when we
can freely buy and sell with the
whole world"
This Boston merchant is evidently
Of the opinion that it takes two to
make trade; that if we wish to
sell goods abroad we must give every
foreign merchant fair show here.
This is not the idea of the protcc-
tionlst, who thinks a great victory is
won If we make Il dicker with Il
South American republic and in
crease our exports by five or six mil
lion dollars, while a slight lower
ing of the tariff would increase our
exports to Great Britain by fifty or
sixty millions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

The sailors of all nations believe
that the frigate bird can fly across
the Atlantic in one day. They de-
clare that the bird can start from
the coast of Africa at daybreak,
when the wind is blowing strongly
to tho west, and roost on the Ameri-
can shore on the following night.
There is no way of proving this as
sertion. of course, but the natural
lists have proved that the frigate
bird can fly 200 miles in single
hour.-St. Louis Republic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11
Boys Know Their Seasons.

We ought never to grow weary in
studying the intelligence of lower
animals. Take boys, for instance.
They know ,lnerringly tho very day
to play at marbles, the very day to
drive tho top. They are never pre-.
mature, they are never belatcd. They
arc as methodical us tho woodpcck-
er, the mud tu1 tie or the wild gan.
der leading his flock at night with a
"Ya.houkr' Boys may need watches
for vulgar, material wants, but they
laugh at the prny labor of tho cal.
endarian. Games have their orbits.
The boy, like an astronomer, knows
the precise day of their return. Shop.
keepers arc dimly aware of the en-
istence of these physical phenomena,
and they expose their wares accord.
ingly. Note this, however: No
healthy, normal, savage boy will
buy top or marble one day ahead
of the hour fixed as by unknown
law for general enjoyment. -Bostoy
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-11

Charley was u boy of 8 and his
parents rich in this worlds goods,
60 looking up at his mother the 9TH
er day he calmly said: Just look
at this house! What beautiful car
pets and all the beautiful pictures,
and Just see what fine clothes my
father gives you, l think you have
a pretty slick thing of it. New
York Journal