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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
The Cost Of Bad Roads.

The Boston Herald says: "The
average distance from the farm to the
market in the Eastern and Middle
States is twelve miles and out of 1900
counties which have been heard from
the average load for two horses is
1000 pounds, the cost of hauling
which IS twenty-five cents per mile.
1t is estimated that the whole yearly
cost of transportation by public roads
in this country is $946, Ala, 665,
wi ich allows "a cost of Sl3 for every
man, woman and child in the United
Scates. It is further estimated that
two-thirds of the total outlay in
transportation is money wasted
These facts give some idea of the
Importance of securing good roads.
Such is the excellent character of the
roads suburban to Boston that the
difficulty is not much felt in this vi
cinity, but in the interior, where the
country roads are of an inferior char
acter, the cost of transportation is a
serious drawback to the farmers in
bringing their produce into market.
No stronger argument than this fol
the improvement of our common
highways could be presented. While
the outlay for good roads might in
crease the taxes for a short time
every individual who has occasion t.
use the markets at the large center
would speedily be relieved from
heavy burden"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
MARK THE FOURTEENTH.

To me, the saddest sentence,
I've ever in Scripture read.
Is this lin the second gospel,
They all forsook him and fled
1t sounds the depths of pathos,
'Tis loneliness supreme,
Within his sphere of sorrows,
1t forms the central beam,
He'd led them through the shadows
With tenderness divine;
He'd bade the surging waters
In restful waves recline.
He'd taught them wonderful lessons
In peaceful, holy hours,
Through sacred souls communion
He'd proven Heaven powers.
He felt in time of parting,
Whatever the world might do,
He'd find in strength unshaken
The love of a faithful few.
But at the crucial moment,
With wrench and break of heart,
Through glance of bene,iiction,
He saw each one depart.
To me, the saddest sentence,
I've ever in Scripture read,
Is this lin the second gospel,
"They all forsook him and fed"
Kate T. Barrow
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
Q. A. ALSTON.
Cotton Factor and
warehouSema

Office Corner of Spring and Crockett Streets,
Shreveport, La.
7 beg to call your attention to the fact that
L am still in the Cotton Factorage and Ware
house business. Having spent the last thirty
years of my life in this line claim to have u
thorough knowledge of the business ia all its
branches. Am located at the commodious
warehouse corner of Spring and Crockett
streets, where will always be found selling,
CHASING and weighing my own cotton By
doing nv awn work | am enabled to handle
your cotton for less money than any one else.
have no groceries, dry goods or anything
other than cotton to sell Should any OF my
customers need such things l will always take
pleasure in having their orders filed at lowest
prices charging them no commission whatever.
All ask of them is to ship me their cotton,
which propose to store and sell for so cents
per bale less such charges as freight, drayage
and insurance. l am a member of the Board
of Trade having at all times before me the
latest telegraph dispatches, keeping thorough
| ly posted on prices. l always get the top OF
the market and give my customers the full
benefit of it.
Thanking you for your past patronage and
soliciting a continuance of same, 1 remain,
Yours very truly.
Z. A. ALSTON.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
Economy in Good Roads.

The Sharkville (Miss) Farm GA
zette speaks very sensibly on the sub
sect of good country roads. In moth
ing are people more shortsighted
than in the penuriousnes that saves
the expense of making firm and sound
highways and entails the incalculable
cost of muddy, rocky, gullywashed
roads. The system of road-making
and road-repairing is often of the
most slipshod and inefficient charac
ter that could be imagined. 1t is
conducted without intelligence and
with no higher ambition than to keep
the roads barely passable in good
weather. The first hard raid usually
sweeps away every vestige of the
makeshift work and for the rest of
the season the farmers must tug and
swear their way as best they can. If
people who start back in dismay at
the very suggestion of road tax
could be made to realize that the
heaviest tax ever imposed on a COM
munity is bad road we might ex-
pect general awakening of public
interest in the subject. Any farmer
could at once understand the advan-
tage Of having his farm nearer to the
market where he sells his products
and purchases his supplies. He knows
that if he could move his farm nearer
to town that his land would be more
valuable, that his farming operations
could be conducted with less labor
and expense, that the conveniences
of life would be multiplied, that he
could find ready sale for many prod
ucts which now rot on the farm, that
he could always take prompt advan.
tage of rise in the market. But he
can secure all these advantages
through good roads. They bring hin
within easy reach of the market town
They keep him in conatant touch
with the busy world They lighter
his labors, reduce his expenses, in
crease his profits, enlarge his com
forts. All these advantages are al
apparent as light to the eye and art
to be had at trifing cost and ths
adoption of an intelligent labor-sav
ing instead of the existing labor say
ing system. Yet there are entire
States where the people prefer te
stick in the mud and founder in the
gullies and crash over the rock:
rather than save time and labor anc
money by paying investment il
good roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
BENTON, La, THURSDAY JANUARY l6, 1896
4. We favor a Just and libera

4. We favor a just and liberal
system of public schools for the ben
eft of all classes Of our people, and
we deplore the fact that for many
years the management of our public
school system has been so defective
that the party now in power seems
to disfranchise large number of our
citizens on the grounds of ignorance.
5. We denounce the disgraceful
and Infamous election frauds which
have prevailed in Louisiana, and we
demand and are determined to have
a perfectly honest and fair election
in which each citizen qualified to
vote shall cast his ballot freely and
secretly and the votes shall be fairly
counted as they are actually cast.
This is the supreme issue in this
campaign, and in it's success the
honor, manhood and prosperity of
Louisiana are involved. The foul
and loathsome methods which have
brought the ballot-box suffer to the
front and placed him in power in
Louisiana must, in the name of lib
erty, justice, morality and common
decency, be suppressed.
6. We oppose and denounce the
proposed suffrage amendment con-
certed by political schemers, not to
purify and elevate the ballot, but to
subserve their selfish purposes by
providing contradictory qualifica-
tions to suddenly disfranchise large
masses of worthy citizens and by de,
luding the people with promises OF
chances in the next Legislature.
7. We denounce the whole amend
ment as vicious fraud, which pro.
poses measures and methods that are
un-American and destructive of free
institutions. We favor the utmost
economy of expenditures in State
city and parish, and pledge our can
didates to a strict and impartial en-
forcement of all laws and the preser
vation and promotion of every in
terest in Louisiana, whose welfare
| is broader and more sacred thar
party lines or partisan politics, anc
we invite and urge the true men ant
honest citizens of Louisiana, withou
regard to past party affiliations, tt
! join with US in a noble, patriotic ant
powerful effort to relieve our people
and to elevate the standard of poll
tics and public morality in our be
loved State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

Freemasonry is in fourishing
condition in India. Under the grand
lodge of England there are forty one
lodges in Bengal, forty-one in Bonn
bay, eight in Burma and twenty two
in Madras. Under the grand lodge
of Scotland there are also thirty
three lodges, making total of Isl
lodges.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

Gold production in the United
Ssates for the year 1896 is likely ta
reach the S5o,OOO,OOO mark, Of
which Colorado claims S15,OOO,O00,
Arizona s1O,OOO,GOO, California Sl6,.
100000 and Alaska s1,6OO,OOO, with
several other States and Territories
to add to the return. No other
country in the world is likely to
equal this output of gold.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16
The Populists.

The Pupulists met at Alexandria
last week and adopted the following
resolutions and platform:
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, the prevalence of ring
rule, corruption and the worse spe-
cies of machine politics, bossism and
fraud in Louisiana have resulted in
the most scandalous maladministra-
ton of public affairs, licensed law
lessness, immunity to criminals, pro-
motion of ballot-box stufing, and
the consequent universal discomfort
of our people; and
Whereas, the rights of the citizens
of this State are threatened with de-
struction by the so-called Democratic
party, now in power, thereby forcing
all citizens who do not propose to
submit to their corrupt administra
ton to rally in one grand struggle to
preserve and maintain their rights of
franchise and manhood; and
Whereas, they are sitting the will
Of the people in State affairs by ring
combinations and fraud, to prevent
free expression of the will of the
majority, which would put them out
of Office in national affairs, by COM
bination with the enemies of the
masses or prevent the solution by
the people of the great question of
finance and commerce; and
Whereas, these manifold evils are
growing worse and more glaring
with each succeeding year, and call
londly for a change Of administration
in Louisiana, and the nomination and
election of ticket which all honest
citizens can support, and whose sue
| cess will be guarantee. ti!at the
! present reign of fraud and corruption
shall cease in the communw ealtb,
therefore we adopt the following
platform for which we ask the suf-
frages of all patriotic citizens.
PLATFORM
l. We affirm our allegiance to the
pure principles Of popular govern
ment as enunciated by WashingtoD
Jefferson and Jackson, and embodied
in our national platform, and we up
! hold the principles embodied in the
immortal declaration that this should
be government of the people, BY
the people and for the people.
2 And especially do we command
the free and unlimited coinage o
gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to l
with equal debt paying power, a
primary money and a full legal tende
monetary system for the people o
the United States, without consulta
tion with any foreign nation o
money syndicate.
3. We demand for Louisianas il
dustries equal protection to that al
forded the industries of other States
an American, not a British, syster
of commercial laws that no discrim
nation against our agricultural an
industrial classes may be made:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

The rapid manner in which work
has been pushed on the new battle.
ships, cruisers, gunboats, and torpe4
do boats is to be credited to the en-
ergy of Secretary Herbert and the
p:ide be takes in the upbuilding OF
the navy. Naval officers do not hes
itate to compliment him by saying
that he is one of the most efficient
s cretaries of the Navy this country
has ever had.-N. o. States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

Sir Walter Scott was Free Mason
and was initiated in St, Davis
Lodge, No. 36, at Edinburg, Scot
land, in 1901. This lodge is still in
existence, and its records show tie
fact stated above.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

Japan gains in Formosa 14,97S
sqnare miles of territory, increasing
her territoaial area about one-tenth.
The island is but ninety-ons miles
from the Chinese mainland, aud
though Japan no longer has foot
hold on Chinese soil, it will be per-
manently within striking distance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

The first act the new Legislature
should do when it assemblies in May
should be to borrow a copy of the
antitrust law Of Texas and adopt il
bodily for Louisiana. 1t would be
of immense benefit to the people Of
the entire State-Shreveport Judge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

It is claimed that Atlanias new
city directory will show bona tids
population of lis, 900 souls.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

Delegates in Congress tr"m the
Territories arefghting for Statehood.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-16

The profits OF the st. L.oOis Post
Office were over 81, 100000 last yeax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22

st. Mary's guild Of Trinity church,
has arranged to have the children
give a lawn sociable Mt Trinity rec
tory Thursday evening. Fancy dec
orations, nice music and refresh
ments will be furnished during the
evening.
Last nights elements were against
steamboat riding. So the excursions
arranged by the Lincoln club and
Christian church young people were
postponed. The Lincoln clubs will
come Off Friday evening and the
other at date to be determined on
later. Tickets sold in advance hold
good.
The local board Of insurance un-
derwriters has fixed the member
ship fee at 800. This means that
new agents coming to Rock Islsnd
must have at least 600 capital to
begin with, as agencies for the old
companies and others are not given
out unless the applicant is in good
standing in the board.
There will be lawn social at the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wiess, 1910 Fifth-and-a-half avenue
this evening given by the young
people Of the Christian church, who
had made extensive arrangements
from the refreshment stand point for
their excursion which was necessar-
lily postponed on account OF the
weather, and have adopted this
means Of preventing the loss of the
money invested.
Misses Sue Denkmann, Margaret
Stewart, Mae Banding and Anr
Frysinger, Of this city; Anna Rel
mcrs. of Chicago, and Dougla;
WooIcock, of Danville, Ky, and
Messrs. Ed Denkmann. Alexander
Stewart, Charles Reimers. and Viii
liam Stewart returned yesterday
from delightful northern trip or
the steamer +. &. A. Denkmann, MIR
Reimers quitting the party at Belle
we and going ~ Centervilie, Iowa
where he is engaged in the news
paper business.
Mrs. Lizzie Terry, 1926 Seventh
avenue, is in receipt Of western
newspaper from her brother, f. j.
Appelgate, which contains lon.
write up OF reception rendered
! Mrs. Mary +. Partridge. most worth,
: grand matron of the Genera
Grand Chapter Order Easter
Star Of the United States, b
the Seattle (Wash.) chapters. an'
which it was his pleasure to attend
Mrs. Partridge has promised to visi
Rock Island this fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
FLOURiSEED 4 REVOLVER
John II. Hoffman is Fined For Carrying
Concealed Weapons.

John Il. Hoffman Is Fined For Carrying
Concealed Weapons.
John ii. Hoffman, an old gentle.
man hailing from Cripple Creek,
Col, and destined for Ottawa, was
fined s25 and costs in the police
court today for carrying concealed
weapons. He was arrested yester-
day afternoon on First avenue near
Twentieth street by Officer Miller for
iosrishing 4i-calibre convincer.
Mr.. Hoffman told hard luck
story, the truthfulness OF which the
squire was prone to believe. He said
he was wealthy once, but that the
Jobnstown flood left him penniless
by destroying his property. Then
he says he went west to live with his
daughter, his wife having died, but
he could not get along with his son.
in-law, who wanted him to sign over
his life insurance policies before he
got ready to die; so he left. Hoff
man has a brother in Ottawa, hi
i says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
THE OPEN AIR OPERA
"Pinafore" to Follow "The MIkado" .,
the Tower Theatre.

"Pinafore" to Follow "The Mikado' At
the Tower Theatre.
The summer opera has proven such
a success at the Watch Tower theatre
in the presentation of 1.-The Mikado"
that Stage Manager Herbert has be-
gun his rehearsals for "Pinafore, ~
which will follow The Mikado. {"
Special scenery is being painted by
st. John Lewis. OF Hoolev's theatre,
Chicago. OF Gilbert Il Sullivan s
"Pinafore" there remains but little
to say. 1t has always been a hard
question to decide whether it or
1.-The Mikado" was the masterpiece
OF those masters Of operate writing.
IL is easy to say, however. that the
performance will be one of merit.
1.-The Mikado" as presented by the
Watch Tower Opera com pany war.
rauts the prophesy.
"Pinafore" will De put on tomor-
row night, and it is likely that there
will be matinee Saturday afternoon
for children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
THE OBITUARY RECORD.
Three More Little Ones Claimed by the
Silent Messenger.

Three More Little Ones Claimed by the
Silent Messenger.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Weyerhauser, Fifth avenue
and Eleventh street, died today. In
terment occurred this afternoon.
Kenneth Marshall. the 1-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph j.. Stoy,
1901 Seventh avenue. died this
morning Of cholera infantum. The
funeral will be held from the resi-
dence at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
The funeral of Anton, 3-months-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen Mel
sen. 1117 Thirty-seventh street, who
died yesterday Of cholera infantum,
occurred this morning from the resi-
dence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22

Fair weather tonight aud Thurs
day; cooler tonight; no.therly winds
Today's temperature so.
+. j. WALL. Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
Pay Your Paving Tax.

The special taxes for 1896 are now
due and payable at the office Of the
city collector ut David Don's store.
II. A. MCDONALD,
CITY Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22

THE ARGUS delivered every even.
Ing Ut your door at l0c . week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-22
MCIntyre-ReCk Dry Goods CO.
THE BARGAIN CENTER Island
Bargains Are RiDe.

Bargains Are Ripe.
The second week of the July Clearing sale shall
eclipse the first il prices real live bargain prices
for anything When you can buy 1000 boxes zoe But
termilk soap at 90 box chds 25c black ribbed dou-
bic knee hose all Sizes at 15c pairs ladies' good rib
bed vests. at for 5c big rolls perforated toilet
paper at &c ROLL first class, guaranteed $3.50 mackin-
toshes at S. 90; shirt waists at 15c piece etc. YOU
NAV be sure things are cheap here marked down re-
CARELESS of cost to point where you can't help buy
ing if you want to save money
Wash Goods at Shrunk Prices.
200 yards cepon etc. valves &c
20 TINS week 1t There
pickines in - " $500
which yard pieces
chic. STYLES this week at $780, These
uaveli dresses and stir's.
soyaTds and dimiee have s,sc.
fancy hove CSC
and - - - 49,
Remnants.
The sale shor lengths
you have here. Will
We
counter discount Of from
20 Per Cent OF. 20 Per Cent OF.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-14

national platform. He says he has not
exchanged word with Sewall on the
subject whatever.
SeWall's scheme is to have the state
committee call a new state convent ion
which will be asked to endorse Bryan
and Sewall and adopt silver plank in
place of the gold one which WAS SO re-
GENTLY set forth as the settled conviction
Of the Maine Democracy. If he thinks
the Maine party will consent to this he
reokons without his host. The name of
Sewall III far from a hame to conjure
with among Maine Democrats. Judg-
ing from the sentiments freely expressed
such thing would not be within the
bounds of q possibility. have not heard
of prominent gold Democrat in Maine
yet who has endorsed the ticket, while
the well-know Democrats who have al
ready publicly repudiated the ticket are
NUN bered by the score. How bitterly
the strong gold members of the dels-
Cation feel in this matter can be seen
from the following sentiments:
c. VEY HOLMAN, ESQ.
OF Rockland who was on tie conn ittee
on resolutions, and who has been a stead
fast champion of gold thr ugbout the
convention, said 81 can say, with Sena-
tor Hill, Il am Democrat, but I am
not revoluuionist. Further than that.
am no opportunist. am poor hand
at leaping upon band wagon that hap
pen to move in directions opposite to the
line Of my convictions. 1t seems evil
dent that eastern Democrats have been
unnecessarily misled by the error made
in reporting the action of the Maine
delegation as unanimous on the selection
of Vice. Presiden 5ial candidate when
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-14
HOW HE RECLAIMED HIS vALlsE.
Listened to the Advice of the Crowd and
Thon Took His Own Way.

Listened to the Advice of the Crowd and
Then Took His Own Way.
1t was an hour after midnight when he
toiled up the steps of the Alley g l., carry
ing a valise. Instead of putting it down
on the platform while he was waiting for
the train he placed it on the railing and
rested his elbow on it.
OF course, while he was in that position
some one brushed against him, and the
grip took tumble to the roof of a low
building 10 feet below. Instantly every
one on the platform was on the spot asking
what had happaned, some Of them sympa-
thizing, some snickering and nearly all Of
fering suggestions.
The fat man held out cane with a
curved handle and said, "If you could tie
rope to this you might hook it into the
handle of the grip and pull it up" Strange
to say, no one had q clothesline in his vest
pocket, and so that idea had to be passed
up.
you'll have to wait till morning." said
another, "and get the people who own the
building to let you get up on the roof. -
Better notify the police" suggested an
other This seemed to gain the approval
of the crowd except one man, who thought
it would be a good idea to tell the ticket
seller about it, which he Immediately start
ed to do.
All this time the man who owned the
grip said not word, but calmly waited
until the crowd had exhausted it's stock of
suggestions. Then he turned to colored
youth and asked him if he could climb
The boy answered in the affirmative, and
then the man said, "I'll give you quarter
if you will shin down that iron support
and bring up my grip
In less than a minute the valise was in
the owners hands, and the others were
wondering why they didn't think of that
themselves. Chicago Tribune.