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Ordinances

Ordinances
ADOPTED BY THB BOARD or COMMISSIONERS
or THB Bo6sIER LEVER DISTRICT,
MAY q. 1900.
AN ORDINANCE LIvYnso A TIN Mill TAX
ON ALL TIE PROPERTY m BossMR LEvEE
DISTRICT SUBJECT TO TAXATION FOR
LEvKE PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1900.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners Of the Bossier Levee District
in special session convened, That q Dis
trict Levee Tar of ten (1OJ mills ON the
dollar of its assessed valuation be and is
hereby levied on all property situated in
the Bossier Levee District, subject to
taxation for levee purposes, for the year
1900.
An Ordinance Levying q Local Assess
ment of Five Cents per Acre ON every
acre of alluvial land with the Bossier
Levee District for the year 1900.
Be it Ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
In special session convened, That local
assessment Of i've cents per acre on each
and every alluyial acre Of land within the
Bossier Levee District for the year 1900,
be, and is hereby levied.
An Ordinance Levying Local Assess
ment of $50 per mile ON Railroads
within Bossier Levee District for year
1900.
Be it Ordained by the Board Of Conn
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in special session convened, That q local
assessment of sixty dollars per mile be,
and is hereby levied, for the year 1900,
on every mile of railroad situated within
the Bossier Levee District.
An Ordinance Levying Special Assess
ment Of Fifty Cents per Bale on each
Bale of Cotton raised within the Bos-
sier Levee District for the year 1900.
Whereas, The funds to raise from the
ten mill District Levee Tax, Five Cents
Acreage Tax and Sixty Dollars q Mile
Railroad Tax are not sufficient to locate,
construct and repair levees, so az to pre-
vent disastrous floods, Be it Resolved
and Ordained by the Board Of Commits
sioners Of the Bossier Levee District In
special session convened, That Special
Assessessent of Fifty Cents per Bale be,
and IL hereby levied on every bale OF
cotton produced in the Bossier Levee
District on land subject to taxation in
said District during year 1900.
J. w. JETER, President.
T. N. BRADEN, JR., Secretary.
May 81, 1900. june q
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Homestead Entries.
Department Of the Interior,

May 81, 1o0O.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has filed notice
OF his Intention to make final proof
In support Of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Clerk Of the
District Court, at Benton, La, on July 10,
1900, viz: Homestead Entry No. 6t60-
Cicero Alford-for the northwest quarter
Of section 81, township 20 North, range
II West, Louisiana Meridian.
He names tho following Witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz: Joannes
Smith and A. r. Thompson, of Benton
p. O., La; Dave Grandson and Frank
Davidson, Of Bellevue, La.
Viz: Homestead Entry No. 6i24-
Mary L. Miller, widow Of Robert L.
Miller, deceased for the northeast quar-
ter Of section 81, township 20 North,
range II West Louisiana Meridian.
She names the following Witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz: 10. Curry
and G. ]. Crouch, Of Linton p. O., La. ;
w. 8. Clark, Of Benton p. O., La; II.
U. Vaughan, Of Midway p. O., La.
J. ERNEST BREDA. Register.
june z, 1900. July 10
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Succession Sale,

Succession of Shadrack johnson, decd.
In District Court, Bossier Parish, La.
Dy virtue of an order Of sale to me di-
ID rected from the Honorable District
Court in and for the Parish Of Bossier,
Louisiana, win, on Tuesday, June 10,
1900, at the Court House, in the town
of Benton, La, within the legal hours
for sale, proceed to sell, at public auctioa,
to the last and highest bidder, the fol-
lowing described properly, to-wit:
An undivided one-fourth interest in
and to the north half Of south halt and
the southwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section q, township 10 North,
Of range Is West, the quarter containing
10 acres, more or less.
Also, 2 mules, horse, two-horse
wagon, household and kitchen furniture.
Terms of Sale Cash, If the appraise-
ment or two thirds thereof be bid, else
on . credit Of twelve months, according
to law. A. E. THOMPSON,
Sheriff and ex-ofkcio Auctioneor.
Benton, La, May II, 1900.
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Real Estate Agent.

nuring my twelve years experience in
~ the real estate business I have
made great many sales. My facilities
for selling property at this time are bet
ter than they have ever been. have
correspondents in the North and West
who come in contact with parties wish
ing to make purchases. / prefer to han
die largo tracts Of timbered lands, but
can also give attention to good farm
lands. Should you need my services
address me w. G. PERRIN.
118 Texas Street, Shreveport. La.
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There are . great many roses
placed on collins and and on
graves too late to bring gladness
to those above whose silent forms
and pulseless hearts they have
been placed. Better press them
with loving words into living
hands in time to fill their hearts
with gladness. Flowers never are
80 beautiful as when they are used
to convey some kind regard or
tenderness to others, and thus
become doubly fragrant and love-
~. We do not object to flowers
for the coffin. They speak of love
and hope and life that outlive the
earth and that find their perfect
beauty in Gods paradise. But
we do not want to keep our flowers
for the funeral. We want that
those whom we love should have
them day by day, while their
hearts are throbbing and the love-
lights beaming from their eyes,
Nashville Christian advocate.
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Homestead Entry No. 1929.
Department Of the Interior,
Land ONCE at Natchitoches. La.


Notice IL hereby given that the follow
IN ing named settler has filed notice Of
his intention to make final proof in sup
portof his claim, and that said proof win
be made before b. A. Kelly, Clerk Of the
District Court, ct Benton, La, on June
0th, 1900, viz: Homestead Entry No.
6i26-Abner L. Strange the north
west quarter Of section q, township 10
North, range II West Louisiana Heri-
dian.
He names the following Witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz: 8. w.
Difley, Andrew Harris, Arthur McD
Of Haughton p. O., La, and ]. w.
Savage, OF Allentown p. O., La.
]. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
April "a, 1900. June Z
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Stray sale.

Esstrayed before J. c. Ball, Justice Of
II Peace, ward 1, BY g. P. Bishop,
and viii be sold ct Magenta, Lonisiana,
within the legal hours Tor sales, on Sat-
urday, the 18th day Of Juno, 1900, one
black marc, about Is hands high; right
forefoot and left hindtoot white; blaze
in lace extending from above the eyes to
the top OF the nose; without mark OF
brand; about three years old; unbroken.
The owner ID requested 20 como for
ward, prove property and pay charges,
81. +. CAHILL. Constable.
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In a volume of excellent verse
by Mr.. Crosby we find the follow
ing:
" No one could tell me where my soul
might be,
searched for God, but God eluded me,
I sought my brother out, and found all
three"
There is enough Of gospel in
those three lines to fill q world
with ight.-Atlanta Constitution.
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Morality and political economy
unite in repelling the individual
who consumes without produc.
inR.-Balzac.
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Labor Is the talisman that has
raised man from the condition Of
the savage.-McC ulloch.
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Nothing is ever lost; tits found
again under another form, such is
the law of compensation.
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A desire to attend strictly to
ones own business Is . difficult
art to acquire. Chicago News.
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A man who cannot mind his
own business IL not to be trusted
with the king's.-Saville.
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The men who have had experi-
ence are often the last to profit
by it.
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Goldsmith said that q life Of
pleasure Is the most unpleasing
life In the world.
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No man has any better religion
than he Is able to show up in his
daily life.
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The busy man is fertile in plans;
the idle man Is ike unused soil.
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BENTON, LOUISIANA,
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1900.


THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 2, 1900.
The Confederate Reunion.
Like q great love-feast was the
big Confederate Reunion held in
Louisville last week. The land
shaken by the storm of war and
the noise of battle in the sixties
had now only sweet music and
greetings Of warmest friendship
for the Confederate veterans who
gained immortal glory fighting
for homo and family and inde-
pendendence. This glory is all
that many Of them have, but it
is . noble heritage to their chill
drsn and to generations to come
OF those who so love liberty and
right and independence and prin-
principle that they are willing to
lay down their lives for them.
The memory of the deeds OF
the Confederate soldiers has an
nually been recalled and fittingly
celebrated by the surviving vete-
Grams for the past ten years, and
the reunion at Louisville the
largest ever held-proves beyond
question the interest and devotion
our people experience in recalling
tho thrilling and tremendous
memories of the early sixties. It
was . most brilliant success. The
speeches were excellent and the
audience very enthusiastic, but
the famous ''rebel yell'' was ia
miliar and orderly.
With the close Of the century,
this year, q whole generation has
elapsed since the war of the
Southern States for independence,
and the actors in that tremendous
tragedy are rapidly passing Tower
the river to rest beneath the shade
Of the trees The ranks of the
United Confederate Veterans are
thinning out, and every reunion
has its joys chastened by the
thought Of the absent ones who
have answered the last roll call.
The sad fact Is emphasized that
the survivors are no longer young
men.
Nobody from any section Of the
country disapproves the devotion
Of the veterans in gray to the
memory Of . day that is dead ;
Of would chide them for recalling
the marvellous feats of arms with
which our civil war startled the
nations Of the earth. The &C.
counts Of recent and present wars
sound like skirmishes between
picket lines as compared with the
sanguinary battles in the sixties
when more men were killed in I
single day than have been killei
ndwounded in Cuba, Porto Rico
the Philippines and the Trans
van, al put together since hostil'
ities began. Men never Tough
befoFe nor since with more hero.
i'm, moro determination, less re.
gard for slaughter or great loyalty
3 the cause they espoused.
They have won an undyinp
place in history. As historianl
Of the mighty struggle get further
away from the bitterness ani
peedjudioes Of the hour, the story
q the South's part in that dread.
ful war win be told with greater
fairness and fidelity. Partisanr,
and prejudice have entered tot
largely in many Of the alleget
histories that have been written
md this il being admitted and
remedied g the public look mors
kanquilly upon this unhapp,
chapter in the history Of ON
country. To no agency is tn
South more indebted for this thai
70 the sturdy survivors and thei
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We pay too high . price for oil
~ success that No achieve by
departing from sound principles.
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Dentistry.

DR.. T. n. Comegys, ONCE in the new
Cooper Brothers' building, second door;
Shreveport. 4
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WIN. BINDERS & SON,

i0e and ITO TEXAS Street. M
shreveport, La, wholesale and retail
~ dealers in
Furniture Mattresses, Window
Shades, wall Paper, Etc.
Specially Of Glazed Sash, Window Glass,
Doors, Blinds and Cypress Shingles.
Mail orders promptly attended to.
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Smith Z Web.
A ttorneys at Law, Bento. !,
IA parish, Louisiana.
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I. i. lsl,

A ttorney at Law, Benton y
"A practice in the courts S s r.
md adjoining parishes. = H.!
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- s1s$A sA0OAVys "a WOssAAA
and prejudice have entered too
largely in many Of the alleged
histories that have been written,
md this il being admitted and
relnedied 8 the public look more
tranquility upon this unhappy
chapter in the history of our
country. To no agency is the
South moro indebted for this than
70 the sturdy survivors and their
glorious reunions, who have not
heaitated TO repudiate the false
md demand the truth Of history.
The work Is not yet complete
We are stin too close to the event
Tor n impartial history to be
written.
But advancing time is ripening
the veterans who are charged
with perpetuating the records and
ae gloriss Of the past, and they
are last departing into its sacred
Ishadows, and upon their sons and
dau3hters must soon fall the duty
% which the fathers have been %
lCyal.
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OF July IL II wzs decided to with
draw when ness came that the Chinese
xere eyzeuzfiag The Russians were
not 50 successful As hoped during the
sizy. and the total loss Of the allies was
7e1- The japanese loses we're severe
The Japanese were most gallant in tia
fight. But for the Americans stopping
the aznk FIRE. the japanese loss would
have been. much heavier. The French,
Jzpz neSe. Americans and British en-
tered the city at O'Clock on the mora
ing Of July Il Their entry Vas IN
opposed.
The American flag. at haIf-mast, WAS
hoIsssd over the south gate The walls
were strsxn Eith the eorpses Of Cat
nese soldiers killed by the shell fire,
which caused their fight None. sp-
pareatly. were hit by bullets. the dam
age being done By lyddits shells
There IS a terrible row over the burn
ing Of the town Several foreign off,
GERS are reported lost. The tired SOL
dfers remained on the walls, The NJ
tivez went footing through the Chinese
toxR The bank and the arsenal were
heavy sufferers. An advance on Pc
kine is not contemplated soon Tie
Anne Fiean wounded crowd the hospital.
but al are doing veil. The flags of the
allie armies are all half-mastei.
Col. Liscum was buried at Tong-fu.
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CASUALTIES IN THE
TIENTSIN FIGHTING.

London, July 21.-The Daily Express
has received the following from Tien-
tsin. dated July IS:
The casualties in the three days
fighting before the native city of Tien-
tsin exceed 10000. 1t is now certain
that there were several Russians and
Frenehmen fighting on the Chinese
side. The Chinese killed their own wo-
men in order to prevent them falling
into the hands of the Russians.
Yesterday the whole native city was
in flames and the stencil of the burning
thousands of corpses was unspeakably
horrible,
Among the incidents of the fighting
on July 18th were the precipitate
flight of 500 French troops from An
nan. They had been ordered to hold
an important front, but on being
charged upon by the Chinese bayonets
the entire detachment became panic
stricken.
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THINKS IT WILL
AFFECT THE WAR PARTY.

Chicago, July 25.--A dispatch TO the
Record from Tientsin, dated Satur-
day. July q (via ShanghaD says: To-
days performance will break the back
bone of the Chinese war party. At day
light this morning the combined forces
turned their attack upon the Chinese
left, which was penetrated. AS the
Russians failed to make a suitable
bridge across the canal, the Chinese
made a smart counter attack on our
right and left outposts. This was re-
pulsed by a handful or two of men,
who fought with great bravery. but
with heavy casualties. No American
was injured.
At o'clock in the afternoon the al
lies bombarded the native city and af-
ter an hour of magnificent work BY
two finch guns and three 12-pounders
the fort and adjoining military pago-
das were in flames. Their destruction
was complete The fort replied feebly
with a few rounds, when one gun got
the exact range and fired several lyd-
dite shells. This is the fort that has
been Smelling Tientsin since June H.
The allied forces have spared the
portions of the native city from which
operations have not been directed.
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KEMpFF'S REASONS
FOR NOT BOMDARDINe.

Washington. july 25.-Tha Navy
Department today male public the
mail reports of Rear admiral kempff
explaining his reasons for refusing 10
join with the ships Of the other pow
ers in the attack on the Taku forts
and giving an account of the attack.
Admiral Kempff also eneloses the re-
port of Commander Wise of the Mono
cacy. Rear Admiral Kempf'E expIa-
nation for refusing to participate on
the attack on the Notifications of a
power with which wa We're at peace IS
warmly commended By Secreiary
Long
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CLAIM SOLDIERS ARE
KILLING THE BOXERS.

Tientsin. Friday. July 20.-Chinese
coming in from the country report
that the Chinese soldiers are killing
the Boxers wherever the latter are
seen. giving as a reason that the Box
ers deceived them into enbarking on a
hopeless struggle An intelligent Chi
narnan said he regarded this as sign
OF widespreading tiissention- Ii was
only a matter of short time. he de-
elsred. before the same state whoGid
exist in Picking, when. in all prohabiii-
". Jung Lu. commander-in-cnief OF the
Chinese forces. and Prince Ching
would be able 10 regain sufficient in
auenee to make peace. especially il tie
foreigners in the capital were safe.
This appears to represent the general
native opinion here as far as it is pos
sibie to ascertain II.
In the meantime reliable news as to
events in Picking and whether the for
eigners are alive is entirely lacking. or
is only obtainable from Chinese
sources. and even this is most meesre
and contradictory
Ii is now thought that the forward
movement Of the allies win take place
earlier than was arst intended. possibly
by the end of this month: but nothing
definite win be decided before the arri-
val OF General Sir Alfred Gaselee, COM
handing the Indian contingent
a runner who arrived from Peking
yesterday. reports that tAs foreigners
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PLANNING FOR CABLE
CONNECTION IN ElST.
United States confering With Pow
ers in Regard to Lay
ing One.

Washington, July 23.-An attempt
has been on foot some days to arrange
between the powers now operating ID
China for an international cable cog
Meeting the base of Chinese operations
either with Shanghai, Port Arthur, Yo-
kohama or some other point througn
which more speedy communication can
be had with the outside world The
State, War and Navy Departments
here have all been parties to the con-
ference. which has been conducted with
great deal of diplomatic secrecy.
Both the War and Navy Depart
ments have been figuring for months
past On trans-ra iac cable. and con-
sequently have all the necessary infor-
nation at their fingers ends The
War Department nov has fifty miles nj
cable ready to ship 20 Manila. 10 be
followed by 400 more about the hst of
August. This was To be used fof inter
island communication in the Philip
pines. but the urgency OF the case may
cause it to be diverted toward China
No point has yet been da<ided on for
either end OF this international line.
but Chefoo and Takn have both been
discussed for the Chinese terminus
II is 500 miles by water from Taku 70
Shanghai. the terminus OF the English
cable 1t is less than Loo miles from
Taku to Port Arthur. but the Russian
land lines. both in Corea and MancAu-
ria. have been subject TO much serious
interruption
The expense OF this undsrfakina ae-
cording TO the present tentative ar
rangements. will be horne jointly b
the powers interested. 1t il Impossible
al present 10 give fair estimate Of
the time that would be consumed IN
carrying out the project. but il Is prob
able that the United States Is in posi-
don to do the work more quickly than
any other nation.
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SUFFERING THREATENED
At CAPE NONE.
Condition of Affairs at the Gold
Camp are Causing
Alarm

Washington. July 5S.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has received a letter
from G. Rudolph. living at Sc Broad
way. Brooklyn. n Y. On the situation
at Cape Nome. Alaska. The depart
ment sees no reason to doub: the trust
worthiness of the story told BY Ru-
dolph. and suggests It's publication.
1t is becoming daily more apparent to
the officials that The conditions in tie
new gold field are almost certain to
result in great suffering during the
coming winter especially as epidemies
OF smallpox and typhoid feger are
threatened. Rudolph takes 8 very
gloomy view of the outlook at Nome,
where he arrived on June 18th, aud
whence he departed on June 10Th. Of
the men working on the Nome beach,
he says, not one was taking out
enough gold to pay for his grub, The
only place where he saw gold being
taken out, he says, was between the
beach and the tundra, and there men
were only making wagss of 81 to SO
day.
This place, he says, is about three
quarters of mile long. and it is all
taken up by about 500 men. Like the
beach, it is now nearly worked out
Along the several creeks, the writer
says, probably 1900 men were at work.
OF general conditions at Nome, Ru-
dolph says: When l left 20,0O0 men
were in the district, and the only work
was in unloading or putting up new
buildings. The former task kept about
500 men busy and the building en-
ployed 800. When l left, June goth,
between 500 and 1000 were arriving
daily. l went up on the San Bias,
which made a trip on to ST, Michael
and brought down 500 men. The
Aberdeen. ON which 1 came back. made
two trips and brought few more than
500. Several other boats made one or
two more trips to st. Michael and
brought more.
There are far more destitute people |
at Nome than people ON the outside |
know of. The water wells saw were |
from twelve TO fifteen feet deep, and |
are sure to be contaminated by all |
these people being huddled together. |
When | left there were tents twenty |
deep and three miles long. Now you
don't want to forget that it took more
than fifty vessels to bring all these
people to Nome. to say nothing of over
5000 coming from the Yukon. There
are no inducements for the steamship
to send their vessels back /
again for busted mob. You may /
think that | am cold-foot miner. but |
ask any miner who was in that coun- /
try whether he saw any gold dust N |
That is the way to tell
a good camp. In eight days saw only
one man pay for purchase with dust |
When asked about it, he said it was
from the Klondike.