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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13
This Great State.

AItOIuty otueial OuuulhS AaLu
view and declaration is that drug
stores cannot sell cigars on Sunday.
Five one-story brick stores are to
be built in Abbeyille. Ground was
broken last Thursday for their cree:
ton.
The Banner-Democrat "Leard
prominent planter say that he never
saw the outlook more promising for
crops" in East Carroll parish.
Lake Providence Danner-Democrat:
Shreveport has population of nearly
10000 people. Shreveport is the 60
ahead city of our State, and deserves
to continue to grow.
The New Orleans Item offers for
the best short story written for that
paper first prize of $50; second
prize, $50; third prize, $50. Profess
sional writer's are barred, and the
contest will close July Is.
Eight hundred head of beef cattle,
from Johnson's bayou, were shipped
from Lake Charles to Texas on the
5th instant. This makes close on to
1000 head that have been shipped
out of Lake Charles this spring.
Mansfield Journal: The exodus of
cattle from this parish continues, but
we don't see how it can last much
longer without exhausting the supply.
Milk COWS and good beef cattle are
scarce and growing higher in price.
Chairman Millsaps, of the State
Relief Committee, shipped 1000
bushels of seed peas to Union, Qua
chita, Lincoln, jackson, Vim, Bien-
vile and Claiborne parish on the 5th
inst. Later another shipment was
forwarded to Caldwell, Catahoula,
Vim and Grant parishes.
From a Natchitoches special to the
n. 0. Times Democrat we learn that
VIM. Stewart, of Caperville, Indiana,
intends emigrating to Louisiana with
a colony of farmers with view of
residing permanently in the State
Citizens of Natchitoches will take
measures toward inducing them to
locate in that parish.
Owing to the fact that there was
not case on the docket of the Court
of Appeals for the term beginning
Monday, a session of the Court was
not held this weck.-Man$feld Jour-
nal. And yet the bread-and-buttel
politicians of this State who saddled
this useless and burdensome Court
upon the tax payers OF Louisiana
will not let them rid themselves OIL
this judicial excrescence.
The Item says New Orleans haG
a trying experience with fire during
the month Of April. Property to the
amount of S5S2,3S5.5O was destroy
cd by that element. The insurance
was but 1854, $50. There were q
fires in all; and in 10 cases the causes
were unknown. We may set them
down as due to carelessness in mos
instances, and it is quite probable
tat in this the cigarette smoker fig
ured conspicuously.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

After 10Th instant [ will be at the
Court House, where those who have
any changes to make in their assess
ments can find me.
Remember the list must be closed
by 3lst inst.
Fl. II. MONTGOMERY,
Scoccor
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Tariff bills were debated as follows
in the United States Senate: Walker
tariff bill, fifteen days; Mills tariff
bill, forty-one days; Mckinley bill,
forty-four days; Wilson bill, ninety
three days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

There isn't any doubt Oh one point,
observes the Buffalo Courier. Presi
dent Mckinley has right to assert
that he is the advance agent of higher
taxes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

There are now about 900 camps OF
the United Confederate Veterans, and
it is expected that the reunion in
Nashville in June will see assembled
more eX-Confederates than have been
gathered at any one time since the
war.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Mr.. j. A. Stephenson, Shreveport,
carries a line of furniture, house
furnishing goods and sewing ma
chimes. Call and see him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

YELLow-BACK NEwspApERs.-No one
who condemned the yellow-back
literature of few years ago can
consistently defend the sensational
features of the average daily paper.
1t is doing as much to promote crime
and educate the criminally inclined
as any one other infuenco.-Dayton
News Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A knowledge of ones rights is not
prejudice, and demanding them on
all occasions is not passion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A Monroe special of the 9Th says
"the demand for cheap corn cotin-
ues, and the committee are filing
all orders as best they can" Six
cars were shipped on that date, one
of them to Mr.. r. F, Taylor, Hangh-
ton
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The largest pin factory in the
world is that of Birmingham, Eng
land, where 100000 pins are man
ufactured every work day, All the
other pin factories in England to-
gether turn out about 100000
pins every day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

A company of st. Louis and East
st. Louis capitalists has been formed
to build the third bridge across the
Mississippi.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The distress of the people is moth
ing to those who work hardest to Sc
cure a high tariff.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The earning capacity Of Louisiana
farms would be increased by better
roads,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Foreign capitalists invest their
money in manufacturing establish
ments in this country and then 60 to
work to get high tariff in order to
make our people pay tribute.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

By the census of 1890, the voting
population of the United States, that
is, the number of men 81 years of
age and over, was 16,94O,311.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The people must keep up the a8i,
tation for good roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Nineteen hundred pounds of Span
ish mackerel were caught by two fish
ermen off Horn Island, Mississippi,
last Thursday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

"a great life" said public speak
er recently, "never dies This is
truest when the life is great, because
it is good. BY kind of moral con-
servation of energy good deeds are
perpetuated forever.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The Mississippi Legislature has
decided to build new capital.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The Treasurer of the State of Flor
ida is short $4,000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

The Democratic rarty's mission is
too important to permit its future to
be wrecked by the ambitions of men
who are nothing in themselves, and
can only make a show because the
party has helped them into promi-
nence. Democrats should love their
party better than the individual, and
if anything gets hurt, let it be the
individual, not the organization.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Do the people of this country want
Hawaii-poopled as it is with lot Of
ignorant Chinese, blacks and white
American freebootcrs-as a State Of
this Union. A few who are interested
in, or are in sympathy with the cut
pursers who are robbing the igno-
rant islanders, are working to get
that far away country into the Union.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Nicaragua has abolished capital pun
ishment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

Jack Hauldren will be tried OF Co.
lumbia, Mo-, for talking to his dog
in church.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-05-13

ner drew the following thirty names of persons
qualified under the law to serve as Petit Jurors
fer second week of Jane, 1897. Term of Dis
trict Court, said second week commencing the
first Monday, the 5th day of Jnly 1897, to- wit:
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
A'Vnlinnt Invalid.

Huron county, O.. 20 years ago boast
cd resident named Jedediah Cronce,
one of those hale invalids who sit NIL
day ut south windows, reading while
their wives do the work.
One day Jedediah grew querulous
He had 'such distress in his stom-
ach. Nothing solid or liquid relieved
him, but when the hollow eyed wife
suggested apple dumplings he folded
his hands resignedly and sighed. On
the strength of that sigh Mrs Croncc
prepared ~ large and luscious dump
lings.
With much complaint the suffering
farmer drew his chair to the board, tuck
ed napkin under his chin, and after
fault finding grace attacked the
dumplings, brown and steaming. One
by one they disappeared, with hungry
eyed little Sammy looking ON, too wise
to ask for portion. AS he saw the
eleventh sent below to mitigate his
sire's distress" he slipped from mis-
chair and sidled around the table tc
where the invalid sat.
Papa" lie pleaded, cant we have
JUS ono apple dumplin?"
The old man waved his hand.
run away, child Papa's SICK. -
Chicago Record
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
Wonen,S Clnhs.

Sorosis will he 20 years old III March.
The New England Woman's club of
Boston was born about the Same time.
These two We're the beginning of what
has assumed the proportions of great
social movement. In New York CITY
alone there are ut least 90 women S
clubs, besides the chapters of the vari-
Gus patriotic societics-the Daughters
of the Revolution, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Colonial Danes
and others. The club idea seems to
adapt itself to every form of organized
life among women. 1t is utilized by
women of every degree and for every
purpose that is not strictly political or
sectarian. The literary clubs through
out the country are fast developing into
department clubs. with special refer
ence to improved municipal methods
and civic conditions. The town or vii
lagc Improvement societies, on the 9th
er hand, are taking on literary and edu-
cational features, and thus moro nearly
approaching the standard of the depart
mcntal club. In connection with the
foregoing The Puritan says that the
largest of the village Improvement or
CARNATIONS is one III New York state
known as Greater Saratoga
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
THE BlLlVlLLE CLARION,
A Few Items of Interest Culled From the
Local Column.

Local Column.
This is Friday
Yesterday was Il fine day.
Things rather quiet i'll Billville.
Another baby up ut Jed Tansy's.
Hooray for Jed
Our wife spent yesterday over in
West Elderberryville.
Grandma Hanks was Oh yesterday.
Congratulations granny.
One of the Tweedy twins is quite
sick with symptoms of scarlet rash.
Measles arc in Billville. Two of Jake
Prouty's children are down with them.
They are light.
Sam Sharkey has painted his front
fence and is laying new boardwalk be-
fore his house. That's right. Sam.
Elder Twcak will preach at the Meth
odist church next Sunday. Those who
have heard him say he is fine. Wei
come, elder
Dave Tempy treated his wife to new
three ply ingram parlor carpet last week
and new sofa. Wish we could do the
same by our wife.
Uncle Billy Hendricks was S5 yester-
day and celebrated the day by walking
over to Polleville, six miles from here.
Go 1T while you're young, Uncle Billy.
Will some of our farmer friends bring
us n cord of well seasoned hickory wood
Ill return for subscription to The Clar.
ION? A fair exchange is no robbery.
Ye editor will be Al years old next
Monday. On our last birthday we re-
ceived the gift of barrel of flour and
two hams from appreciativc citizens of
the town i'll which we then lived.
Our wife's grandmother deceased in
Indiana last week, aged 90 years. 3
months, l week and 3 days. Had she
lived eight months, two weeks and four
days longer she would have been 81.
Our wife did not go OH to the interment.
Aunt Jane Poole has just completed
quilt containing ?, 60 pieces. The de-
sign is of her own get up, and it is a
dandy. Keep ut it, Aunt Jane.
Mush and milk sociable in the Bap-
list church Monday night Proceeds to
go toward Il double seated baby carriage
Tor the pastors twins, born three weeks
ago. The cause is Il good one, and it has
our best wishes for its success.
we would like to give advertising or
JOB work i'll return for ten gallon key
OF new sorghum molasses Would also
be pleased to negotiate for barrel of
saucrkraut. We must cat to live.
Grandpa Byler killed and dressed n
24O pound hog all by himself last Tues
day. Pretty good for man SO years
Amt laid on the shelf yet, are Won.
granddad?-New York Sunday World.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

His Explanation.
My partner (expected). you see,
Was homely but wealthy Miss b.
She wrote. "Havo caught cold"
Poor old girl-getting old.
Is that why love herp Well-ouii
Now, the Pells helped mo out Of the plight
with II girl who was "there for the night -
Some cousin, thought,
Whose dot was naught-
Some cousin or uiecc
CThey'vo u dozen apiece)-
1 consented with thoughts impolite.
You'll excuse mo Just here if swear
That girl had most glorious hair,
And eyes of true blue,
And her foot i'll Il shoe
No sprite Ger attempted to wear.
but beauty was not i'll my line.
twas gold that wanted, in fine,
And acted the bear
as far rs man dare
When his partner is poor
lcs, l acted the boor
With that rose tinted beauty of mine.
And not till this moment, from you,
lave learned what would mako a saint
blue
That danced that cotillon
With girl worth n million
And thought that she hadn't a sou.
Tom Hall in New York Sunday World.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

a girl may be us pretty as Il picture
and yet be hung i'll Il bad light.
Women love babies SO much because
they don't seem to care Il hang.
Most women don't know enough to
be cyclists; most men know too much.
When woman doesn't know ANY,
thing about it, she tries to hide it by
being very positive.
When Il girl begins to study clocu-
ton, she is never happy till she learns
to recite dialect poem.
n man never accomplishcs anything
much Ill the world until his friends be-
GIN to call him IL crank. New York
Press
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
LEGAL NOTICES.

BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
executed by j. Payne Thompson and He.
len ID. Thompson, his wife, to Geo. c.
Sawyer. trustee for the Atlantic Savings
and Loan Association of Syracuse, y. y,
bearing date of April II, 1891, to Sc.
cure the sum of three thousand
one hundred dollars $50, 1907, evi.
denced by certain monthly pay
ments as set forth in the said deed.
and whereas default having been made for
more than six months, and having been
required to make sale oil property men
toned, the said Geo c. Sawyer resigned
as trustee and G. IL. Vines was by order
of the hustings court for the city of Roa-
noke substituted in the place and stead
of the said Geo. c. Sawyer, | will proceed
to sell, on the 18TH DAY OF MARCH.
1871, on the premises. Mt II O'Clock NJ,
that certain house and lot situated in the
city of Roanoke, described rs follows:
beginning ut point OH the east side of
Roanoke street 200 feet north of Walnut,
thence with Roanoke street west 20 de-
grees ID minutes east 30 feet to n point,
thence south 50 degrees 10 minutes east
40 feet to an alley, thence with same
south 70 degrees ID minutes vest 80 feet
TO point, thence north 50 degrees 10
minutes west 40 feet to the place of be.
ginning The balance que under the said
deed OF trust is s., -ijS. GO, rs of January
27. 1897.
TERMS-CASH.
, III I'd. c. II. VINES, Trustee.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

the New York Herald, which claims
that when women henceforth go to the
play or appear i'll public places with
enormous hats tilted over their noses it
will be i'll direct defiance to fashions
last edict.
1t is believed that this decree of fash
ion will be welcome to many women,
the 'nosc hat" with its bulk and
weight of trimming, having been re-
sponsiblc for more headaches than most
women care to admit The assurance is
given that the only hat now worn over
the eyes that is tolerated by fashion and
considered really smart is built OH the
lines of walking hat
The authority quoted illustrates a
number of swagger walking hats worn
by we'll known society women III New
York. These illustrations show that the
entire chic of walking hat depends
upon its having n short back Directly
i. is even trifie too long in the back,
it becomes boatlike in its contour and is
generally hideous and altogether impos-
sible
Though the walking hat has many
devotees. it is the toque that is fashion $
very latest-big toques, little toques,
toques of velvet, toques of flowers,
toques of tulle, toQues worn well over
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
New Forms of Art Embroidery

Art embroidery at the moment has
many wealthy devotees. just now the
making of tapestries engages the social
danes. 1t is quite true that the tapes
tries are traced and much of the work
done by experts before it reaches the
hands of the fair ncedleworkers. These
latter merely add the finishing touches
and claim credit for the entire perform
ance. Bulgarian work is another pop
nlar form of art embroidery, which
ZONES partly made to the patrons of the
embroidery fad
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
UP TO DATE FOR STREET WEAR.

the face, so scarcely any hair shows;
toques worn Off the face, toques pinned
so far back on the head they are virtu-
ally merely Il headdress, toques how you
will, of what you will, but always
toques.
With sleeves i'll Il state of collapse and
big hats non est, it looks as though the
professional manufacturer of jokes and
the illustrator of comic papers were
about to suffer from Il dearth of ideas
and Il famine of fancy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
POCAHGNTAS COAL COMPANY

POCAHGNTAS COAL COMPANY
Notice is hereby given, That the stock
holders of the Pocahontas Coal Company
in general meeting of the company held
Mt Roanoke, Virginia, on the 2Sth day of
january, 1897, the sa:d company being
ont of debt. ordered n reduction OF the
capital stock of the said company TO $50.
000 making the par value of the shares
of the capital stock 5000 per share in
stead of $4,000 per share, and, in carry
ing such reduction of the capital stock
into effect, ordered, among other things.
dividend of $3.50 per share out of the.
capital stock of the company, payable on
the 18th day of May, 1897 1T the office OF
the company in the city of Roanoke, Vii.
glna, 10 the shareholders of record on the
2Srh day of January, 1897, on the produc-
ton and surrender of the certificates of
stock in exchange for new certificates
showing the amount of the reduced cap
ital of the company.
NJ. C. JAMESON. President.
Roanoke, Va, January 2Sth, 1897 -
POI u WI IN
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
His Object.

Il wish, said the artist who had
been so absorbed i'll his work as to neg
lect ms eating, that you would send
out and get nice Large head of cab
bage.''
Certainly, replied his wife. "Have
you an inspiration for Il new still life?''
NO. 1 merely want it for pot boil
CT. Washington Star
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

DISSOLUTION NOTICE-The co. parr-
nership of Powell & kennard has this
uay been dissolved by mutual consent.
MT. a. }. kennard purchasing the i'm
terest OF MIR. d. b. Powell in the firm.
Inc business will be continued by A.
hennard ut the old stand, No 1870
Campbell avenue s. w, who assumes all
deots anu liabilities of said partnership,
ana TO whom.all lebts due the partnership
should he paid
Thanking our friends and the pubiic
for their liberal patronage. and wishing
i continuance of the same to the new
firm.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

TRUSTEES LE.-BY VIRTUE OF
two certain deeds of trust to the under.
signed as trustees, executed by \ lice
1'reslln and James j. Breslin, her hus-
band, dated respect vely August |, 1885.
and April |, 1896 which deeds of trust
were duly recorded in the clerks Office of
the hustings court Tor the city of Roam
oke indeed book No. 9S, pnge 3Gi. and
deed book No. lO2, page 10 and etc. to
which deeds reference is hereby made for
more definite particulars, said deeds
OF trust being To secure the payment of
two bonds, one dated August /, 1895, for
500, and one dated April /, 1886. for
SlOO, due and payable to the Industrial
Savings and Loan Company, of Syracuse
New York, and default having been made
III the payments due on said obligations
aud being required 80 to do by the bene-
iiciary hereunder I shall offer fer sale
by way Of public auction at the front door
of the courthouse in the city Of Roanoke
ON MONDAY, THE STU DAY OF
MARCH, ut II O'Clock NJ, the following
property to-wit:
Ali that lot of land situated in the city
of Roanoke and lying on the north side
o: Gilmer street and described as follows:
Beginning ut a point on the north side
of Gilner street 2l0 feet east of jefferson
street and corner OF lot of NJ H. Carr.
thence with the line of said Carr north .
degrees east l25 feet to an alley, thence
with said alley south IS degrees east 10
feet TO Il point, corner OF lot of j. j. Bres-
lin, thence with line of said Breslin , de-
grees west l25 feet To Gilmcr street,
thence with Gilmer street north s. de.
grecs west % feet to the point of begin.
ming.
rERN[s OE SALE. c.,.h snOinin,t
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
The Ammonium Cut.

FIRST Amazon of Dahomey-I was
completely hemmcd in by tho enemy.
but | cut my way ont.
Second Amazon of Dahomcy-@What?
First Amazon of Dahomey-That's
what said. 1t took nerve, but did it,
just didn't notice them any more than
If they weren't there at Ill. Detroit
Journal
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
Dramatic.

Manager-Everything set for that
farnyard scene?
Property Misunderstanding but the
hen.
Once moro the eternal feminine and
The exigencies of realism were in dire
eonfiict.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
Congress OF Motbers

At the national congress of mothers,
10 tie held i'll Washington Feb. II to %.
delegates from clubs which are now or
canned III various sections Will consid-
or subjects bearing upon the better train
ing OF the young. Prominent educators
and philanthropists have been invited
to take part ill the programme. a re-
ceptlon to the attendants will be given
AT the White House by Mrs. Cleveland.
Nearly all the queens of Europe, il is
told, use the fragrant weed Among the
royal smokers are the empress of Aus
tra, the dowager empress Of Russia, the
queen of Roumania, the queen regent of
Spain, the queen of Portugal and the
queen of Italy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
LEGAL NOTICES.

pay the costs of executing the trust and
the taxes then due on the property and
.he balance then due the company,
amounting to SS36. 40; the. residue, il any
upon Twelve months time to he secured by
II deed of trust on the property so,d
JOEL II. CUTCHlN,
FRANK G. HOWLETT,
II d" Trustees.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16

Nervine and It's effect was simply won
derful. heartily commend your remedies"
Dr. Miles Remedies arc sold by all drug
eists under positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free TO all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elhkart. Ind.