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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Homestead Entries.
Land Office at Natchitoches, La,
February II, 1896.

Februaryl4 II, 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
the Clerk of the District Court, at Benton, La ,
on March 21th 1896, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 310J-John Boler-tor the north half of
southwest quarter and northwest quarter of
southeast quarter and southeast quarter of
northwest quarter of section T., township II
North, range l. West. He names the follow
ing witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of, SAID land, VIZ: Jake
Nicholson, Lawson Patton, George Washing
ton and Jack Green, of Rocky Mount. La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 42j6-Reuben
Warner Ioung-for the southwest quarter of
southwest quarter of section T., township y
North, range j. West Louisiana Mcridian.-
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: L. J Burks, j. b. Wilmington
J. +. Adair and J. L. Keith, of Ivan, La.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance of such proof or knows of any sub
stantlal 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-examinc the witnesses of said claim
ant, and to offer evidence in rebuttal of that
submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register
February 30, 1896. march 26
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CONStNbIe'S SAFE.

c. P. Curry) In Justice Stinson's Court,
VS.. ID ward, Rossier Parrish Lou
E. A. Gryder siana.
Ry virtue of writ of tieri tacias to me d.
ID rectcd by the Hon. Il. G. Stinson, j. p,
l have seized and will proceed to sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, at Benton, La, OH
Saturday. the 10Th day of February, 1896,
the following described property, to-wlt:
One lot of carpenters tools.
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, 1896-02-27

The J. Ii. Woods Lumber co.
give special attention to country Or
dcrs. The farmers ndplanters can
buy their lumber from them at very
lowest price. Do not forget this
when you are ready to buy. They
save Won money.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Photographs.

The studio, No. Col Texas street,
known as the "THE STAR GAL
LERY,r 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
antecd. Respectfully,
j. DAMDLI.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
The Year

1909 is a very important one, politically
1917 and othcrwise. State officers and
members eff the Legislature are to be elected.
a contest for United States Senatorship
from Arkansas will be made before the people,
and the fight for the control Of the National
Government will be made. The disturbed
condition OF the foreign relations of this and
other countries also makes the year nota-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Stray Sale.

Estraycd before me, J. P. Gleason, J. p. ward
Il ). by w J. Spurlin, and will be sold at
Ivan, La, within the legal hours of sale on
Saturday, Feb, %, 1896. One Bull, marked
swallow fork in right ear and under slope III
left. no brand, brown and white spotted, and
ends of horns sawed oft, ) or 6 years old.
Appraised at St.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges. &c.
J. 7. GLEASON, J. p.
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10 add to the funds already OBJ
tanned for church organ, the ladies
Of Benton will give an entertain
mcnt at the Court House on Feb.
18th. Admission, 80 cents; children
- cents. Doors open at s o'clock.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Proverbs.
9. g..

He that deyiseth to do evil shall
be called a mischievous person.
The lot of is cast into the lap; but
the whole disposing thereof is oil
the Lord.
Befote destruction the heart OF
man is naughty, and before honor
is humility.
The rich mans wealth is his
strong city, and as a high wall in
his own conceit.
The spirit of a man will sustain
his infrmity; but u wounded spirit
who can bear 3?
He that answercth a matter be-
fore he heareth it, it is folly and
shame unto him.
Let not thine heart envy sinners;
but be thou in the fear of the Lord
all the day long. For surely there
is an end and thy expectation shall
not be cut off.
A wise man is strong; yea, man
of knowledge increaseth strength.
For BY wise counsel thou shalt make
thy war; and in multitude Of coun-
sellers there is safety.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Dentistry.

DR.. T. NJ. Comegys, office over
Xodiag's, adjoining Opera House,
Shreveport, La.
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T. M. Vaughan

Keeps Flour and Furniture, and
everything else. Get his prices be-
fore going elsewhere.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

The most expensive army Of the
world is that of Germany, which
costs from sS5,Oo0,oo0 to slO5, 00O,-
900 per year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

The way of the transgressor is
hard-unless his steal amounts to a
very large pile.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

The Texas State Fair and Dallas
Exposition will open October 10th
and close Oct. %, 1896.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

The Give nations of Europe own
1910 warships, mount $500 guns,
all ready for immediate service.'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
DIR. W. NJ. ABNEY.
BENTON, Ia,
DEALER IN
DRUGS,
ssEEsICENEs.
CHEMICALS
Fancy and Toilet Articles.

Spougcs, Brushes, Pcrfumcry, &c.
prescriptions carefully compounded, and
L orders filled with care and dispatch
Stock of medicine complete, and warranted
genuine and of the best quality
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Arkansas Gazette: No State can
be prosperous without good roads.
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Special OHer

To every reader who will send in three new
with his own to the Weekly
Gazette, at 81 each, a beautiful, large import
ed farmers knife, costing $50 at retail will
he sent or. if preferred, y liberal cash com
mission will be paid.
Sample copies free. Address
THE GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO.,
mario Little Rock, Ark
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

Kant, the great German metaphy-
stefan, spent his youth in saddler's
shop.
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The arkansas Gazette,

DAILY, Sunday and Weekly cditions.)
Continues TO be the leading newspaper in
the State. The Weekly Gazette contains q
complete resume of the weeks News and
should be in every family i'll the State. Its
price lonlv 81 a YEAR is within the reach of all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

A coal deposit has been found on
Clerk Fork, Dekalb county, Tenn
The coal is Of excellent quality.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

The Shreveport Gray Cigar, five
cents straight. Sold by l.. g..
Smith, Benton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27

1t is the little sticks that set the
great log on fire.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
J. D. Robertson s Star Hotel,
BENTON. Ia.

+ now open to the citizens of Bossier and the
l. travelling public generally. This house is
newly fitted up and is the best hotel in Benton
The Livery and Feed Stable in connection is
trst-class IN every respect. Teams and yehi
cles, and and attentive drivers always on hand
Stock fed and cared for. Terms reasonable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
"A. GOETSCEFEE.
Notice TO TreSDNsserS.

No hunting or fishing on my place will be
~ allowed. Trespassers will be prosecuted
to the fullest extent Of the law.
4. CURTIS
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10

OF to- military Officer IN temporary com
muud of particular district can no
diEnlhed as a species Of governments 1t
Is now also suggested that the United
States should buy the islaud-a suggestion
possibly worthy OF consideration. even II
there w,rc any evidence of a desire or
wiiitfsusse oa The part OF SPAN 10 ell
terrain such a proposal. It Is urged fin
ally. that, all other methods failing. the
existing u'ernecine strife in Cuba should
be terminated by our Intervention. even
at the cost of war between th, Emitted
States and Spaiu-a war which its ad
vo,stcs confidently prophecy could be
neither large in Its ~roportIons nor
doubtful in its issue.
The correctness Of this forecast need
be neither affirmed nor denied. The
United states has nevert helcss "A charac-
try to maintain As nation. which plainly
ly dictates that right and not might
should he the rule OF its conduct Though
the United States Is not nation to
which pence Is n necessity. Il Is In truth
the most pacific of powers and desires
nothing much as to I've in amity
with all the world. Its own ample and
diversified domains satisfy all possible
longings for territory. preclude all
dreams Of conquest. and prevent any
casting OF Covrtous eyes upon neighbor-
Ing regions. however attractive. That our
conduct towards Spain and her domn-
~ nay .ots'u a'ea no exception 10
.i'S n"''o"al "lSP"st'i"h Is mao" miami
'' VI
-, " - - -
49, ,,,I - ,oro
~ wy. '9''iH CIV a. ~ -.
~ 0.',' ~ t"l I'"''' II may " S'''!H
go 1''I'' - '''"S'i''N - VI N,''!t''i ~.
Restraint and the same patient endur-
"".t. II n,hN a'So ne VA" '"'t .H.S per
s'S''ht h''itu4e OF the hiteu ota'ts 10
warn HPain III coH"eCt'oh VIZ" Su"'
unquSstohahiS tNlnoeS no shsht r'rirst
ana regard Tor Spain on the part ot 'h9
american people lhsS. IN irnln. 40 NOT
forget h'r connection with tn" discovery
OF IN" western hemisphere nor 90 'hsy
underestimate the great qualities OF the
spanish people nor fall TO lHlIN ts2oS MA
th'If Sip'hitu ltlfi9llNiH anu 't''t 'ii'N-
air'us ueN"'oh 10 tll+ n'Slo'''i
.N'Nefth'ieSs- reai,@li'N .t'''. S"sl, 'Ii'9
anu Pi'N""u9t7 on tH' P''' Va w - IN,
VI WI 'billAst}stltAS sil' sA'NN.'' it'''' o.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10

tion of one-third Of the entire exuense
of sunDortfugr the Government during the
same 1aar Tho niIrnher of r,W rcnsiou
certificates issued was 90 GO OF these
403-4 represent ORIGINAL allowances of
claims and II S7s increases of existing pen-
sions
In my, orinion based pnon such state
,,nn+s &c thaso md much other inforrna
tion and obser,,atinn tbe abuses which
have hoo,, oIlowcd IN cr,an INTO our non
.ion systen have done inca1c,lable harm,
Il, d,,nr.,ligf,,,s mn. neor,Ia and .. fprn,fr
ino GOOD ritile,shin 7 have ,,,,Ie, ,ore7
WITHIN yn, enbera Of official duty tn nro-
tect our nension roll and make II what
e. should be n roll Of honor CONTAINING
tho nance Of those disabled in their
countries service and worthy If their
countries arfoctionata rar,.robraura
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De an ifhpoIta"t uu'! 10 eSieetdiiy pre-
| sent TINS SUBJECT ~ '''e eo'i'''iei a'ioii Vi
the congress.
On Jan l. 1884, WIN .i re- amour. alreaoy
Ha'ureu' iioie 'ittt4 Si"'o0''oVo Vi me piii-
cipai OF lhe SUBSIDY bonus ISSUED by the
unlted states III aiu Oh the constr uetieh
OIL lhe Niiloh 'eii,' i''ti" ~ ny udiis
us ha',9a9 nv - AZ |'.J
- rtIl t,,,I,di,,, ,b.ao i.,,aa
.. 80 yyastorr Pacific railroad cornnany
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it,,, - ~ sirl,irg f,Ind ,,o,,, II, tho
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-10
MEXICAN, ELLSWORTH, ME-. THURsDAY DECEMBER TO- 1896.


nomical an eNh bit as it would if il were
larger and better adapted to prison pur-
poses: but / am thoroughly convinced
that econoGy humanity andA proper
sense of responsibility and duty toward
those whom we punish for violations of
federal law dictate that the federal gov
eminent should have the entire control
and management of the penitentiary
whore convicted vio.ators are confined.
Postofiice Department.
Our postofilce department is in good con-
ditiou, and Inc tAiiIult made OF It's Uper-
atoms during the fiscal year ended June
30. 1896, IL allowance is made for imper-
fections in the laws applicable to it, Is
very satisfactory. The total receipts dur
ing the year were 81. 400 POS 40 The total
expenditure were $50 626. 296s4 exclusive
of sl.559. SS25 which was earned by the
Pacific railroad for transportation and
credited on their debt to the government.
There was an increase of receipts over
the previous y Ear of $5.516 0S0.21. or IL
per cent, and an increase of expenditures
of 81. Sa6. l24 t. or i.42 per cent.
The deficit was 1913 1913 less than that
of the preceding year. The chief expen-
ditures of the postal service are regu-
lated by law ard are not in the control OF
the postmaster general. All that he can
accomplish by the most watChful admin
istration and economy is to force prompt
and thorough collection and accounting
for public moneys and such minor savings
In small cXpen litures and in letting those
contracts for 2ostoftice supplies and star
service which are not regulated by stat
ute.
The TRANSMIT ssion at the rate of l cent
a pound Of serial libraries, advertising
sheets, house organs periodicals ad-
vertising some particular house or insti-
tution), sample copies and the like ought
certainly ought to be discontinued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
THOUGHTS ON SPRING.

Even spring chicken is delusio,,
and q snare.
If you have fannels to shed, prepare
to shed them in July.
Spring is the season when poets and
hvers get out of order.
Spring poets are the great propaga-
tors of pulmonary complaints.
In the spring the young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of cough mix
lures.
The most effete monarchy of modern
times is the one presided over by the
May Queen.
Possibly it is because spring is the
youth of the year that it is SO disagree
ably fresh.
Sweet spring, full of sun and bloom.
ing roses"-sore threats and blowing
noses.
That stirred feeling" incidental to
spring is greatly aggravated by reading
spring poetry in one column of a news
paper and the weather report in an.
other-N. Y. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
OVERWHELM MING.
Cuban Resolutions Pass the House
by Big Majority.
TO BE SENT TO THE president.
De LONE has Nothing Fay, Though
Quesada Has-Ugly Temper of the Span
ish Peop.e-Commen the Vote
Vote Stands 262 to II.

Washington, D. c.. April THE house
today adopted the conference report on
the Cuban resolution by vote OF 244 to
81. The report on the Cuban resolu-
tons had been debated Friday and Sat-
urday and the vote was taken immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal.
Eighteen Republicans and nine Demo-
Gratis voted against the report. After
the most determined opposition of those
opposed to the recognition Of the in
surgents in the senate and house, there
were but ten more votes against the re-
port than against the original resolu-
tions. The former vote was 263 TO IT.
BY its action today the house agreed
to the senate resolutions and disposed Of
the Cuban questions for the present. The
resolutions were as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of con-
gress, a condition Of public war exists
between the government Of Spain ana
the government proclaimed and for
sometime maintained by foce of arms
by the people of Cuba; and that the
tain a strict neutrality between the con-
tending powers, according to each all
the rights of belligerents in the ports
Resolved. Further. that the friendly
Offices of the United States should be
offered by the president to the Spanish
government for the recognition of the in
dependence of Cuba.
The result was received with tumlut-
GUS cheers. The vote on the resolution
was taken in the shape of a motion to
adopt the conference report, this re-
port showing that the house conferees
had agreed to the senate resolutions.
The resolutions being concurrent, do
not need the approval of the president,
but, of course, will be sent to him
through the usual channels so that he
will receive official notif1ca ton of the
opinion of congress on the Cuban ques-
tion
Those who voted in the negative were:
epublicans-Arnold, OR. -; Atwood,
Black, IN. W; Boutelle, Daniels, (Mass)
Moody, Poole, Simpkins. Wadsworth,
Walker, (Mass.); Walker, Va.); Wright
is Democrats-Berry, Black, GAP:
Elicit, Elliott, Lockhart, Tucker, Tur-
ner, (Ga); Taylor-9.
There was a large attendance In the
galleries to witness the final action on
the Cuban resolutions. Before Chair
man Hit demanded the regular order,
Mr.. Wadsworth, chairman of the COM
mittee on agriculture, notifying him
that he had accepted the proposition to
put seeds to be distributed by congress
men into packages of instead Of Is
packets, making 2,025, 900 packages in
stead Of 675, 900. The members express
ed their qualification by applauding the
announcement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
FUNNY WAITS.

In Washington.-Visi that
me of your statesmen Resident
HOh. no; he's a senator."-Puck.
"You don't seem to boast much about
your ancestors?" mo, I'm too busy
fixing things so my posterity can brag
on me."-Chicago Record.
"Do you believe IN hypnotism ?'
well, I can't say positively. But if
there is nothing in it. l can't explain
why a large number of marriages oc-
cur"-Truth.
"T doesn't wanter 'scourage nobody"
said Uncle Eben. but er lot er folks
fohgits dat true repentance consists
in not doin' it over again. Washington
Star.
Tourist Tin the mountains -"ShalI
be safer here on foot or on your mule ?''
ION my mule. of course. for 1 shall be
careful that nothing happens 70 it,
Fliegende Batter.
Jinkst'What's the cause of all this
twaddle about elevating the stage, I'd
like to know" Fiikins-"Wantt to get
it above the level of the women's hats,
suppose. "-Brooklyn Life.
WELL" said Snaggs, II think many
dogs have more sense than their mas
ters" EYES," chimed in Craggs. II
have dog like that myself (And yet
he couldn't make out why they lal,ghed.i
-TitcBitS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
TIN PLATE MILLS MAY CLOSE
II the Steel Trust Is Sure Go 1t VIII Shut
Out tho New Industry.

II the Steel Trust Is Sure Go 1t VIII Shut
Out tho New Industry.
PITTsBURGE, Pa. April 6.-Yester-
day the startling information was Civ
en- out that if the new steel manufac-
turers' pool is sure GO it will result
in closing down every tin plate mill in
the country. There are between 35
and 40 of the plants, one being in ST.
Louis. and nearly all were started in
the last five or six years. The black
plate from which the tin is made comes
from steel bil1ets. which are advancing
as a result of the meetings in New
York. The tin plate manufacturers
say they cannot afford to pay more for
steel and compete with the Welsh man
ufacturers- From 10, 600 to Is, 900 me n,
women and boys will be thrown out of
work by the shutdown. This informa-
ton comes from P. ii. Laufman, a vet
eran tin plate manufacturer, who is
not an alarmist. He says difference
of So in the price of billets will force
every mill to close.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
DE LONE SETS HIMSELF UP
While Ouesada Exults Over the Vote and
Spain's Difficulties.

Washington, D. c., April 7.-Senor
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minister
here, was too busy to receive reporters
wishing to ascertain what he proposed
to do as a result of the action of the
house in adopting the conference report
On the Cbuan resolutions. Proba bly,
his course will depend entirely upon the
attitude to be assumed by the president
towards the subject. The course of
the latter is purely a matter Of specula-
ton. Since the transmission to con-
gress last February of the correspon-
dece relative to Cuba, much matter has
accumulated at the department of state
bearing on the later phases of the strug-
gle. For prudential reasons thess Be-
ports have been withheld even from con-
gress, and so it is not possible to learn
whether or not the stat tie of facts as set
out therein is such as to warrant any
change in the attitude towards the reso-
buttons that the president assumed and
defined in his annual message to con-
gress- The tests. as laid down in the
beginning, which the revolutionists
must fulfill remain unchanged so far as
can be gathered. Relative to the ex-
tension of his good offices towards bring
ing about independence, it is entirely
possible that the president may find it
within his inclinat ion and disposition to
move in that direction as far as he can
safely, for he is on record in his mes
sage as deprecating the continuance of
the present "cruel and bloody" war on
the island. However, in either case
the president is not under the present
necessity of deciding whether he will
act and how upon the resolutions, and
as the rainy season is about to begin in
Cuba, putting q stop to all military op-
erations for five months, it may be that
the president will decide to wait further
during the enforced truce before acting
himself in the matter.
Senior Gonzalez de Quesa da, the secre-
tary of the Cuban delegation here, is
exultant over the receipt of the advices
from Europe, through the newspapers
and otherwise, to the effect that the
Spanish government is in great straits
to raise money to prolong the war He
said the Bank of France and the Low
Countries had refused to advance the
government Of SaDin any more money
in addition to the SIC, 000, 600 already ad-
vanced and this has driven Spain to the
doubtful eXpedient of calling upon her
own citizens for help. He doubted the
success of the appeal. Then Spain was
under obligation TO repay the SIC, 600 coo
loan to the Bank of France and the Low
Countries before June next, making pay
ment of one-half on the 5th of next
month. Otherwise she would forfeit
the collateral she had put up, heavy
blow for her. According to Quesada,
the Spanish people also are getting very
FESTIVE under Weyler's failure in Cuba.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-09
DESOLATlON IN CUBA.

Tobacco and Sugar Crops are Small and
business is ParaIyzed.
HAVANA, April 6.-The total amount
of sugar made in Cuba this year will
not exceed 1870. 600 tons. The normal
crop is about 1000, 900 tons. This enor-
nous shrinkage means, it is estimated,
a money loss of $50. 600, 600. The to-
bacco crop will be greatly diminished.
The other products of the island, hides,
mahogany and cedar, are practically
not to be had. Nothing is being done
on the stock exchange and the pro-
duce exchange is lifeless. Flour, po-
tatoes and the commonest necessaries
of life cannot be sold on business prin-
ciples. There is no money. Havana
is like tomb. Even the cabs ceased
to run in the streets in recognition of
Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Business, what there is, has been sus-
pended. No newspapers are printed.