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dossier Rannet. W. H. SCANLAND, Editor. BELLEVUE.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1888. Grover Cleveland will be re-elected President of the United States this The poultry business deserves more prominence in Louisiana. There are thousands in it. It is generally supposed that China has about 300,000,000 people. About 95 to the square mile.

Bagging, ties aud farm implements ought to be put on the free list. It is time to give the farmeos a showing. Don't "go West" Stay at home and help to build up Louisiana. It needs the labor of your hand and brain. Senator Chandler would like to help steal some more electoral votes in but the day for that sort of villainy has gone forever.

There are large profits in the smaller industries, when well Let people bear the fact in mind and act on it The horses and mules that are yearly sold in Louisiana could be raised in thia State, thus keeping large outlays of mouey at home. What interest have the women and children in free whisky and tobacco They want cheap food and clothing, and it would be inexcusable to deny them the boon. Let Congress remember the women and the children. There is talk of a railroad connecting San Francisco- with Behring Straits, Then, if this is built, and Russia will also build to the straits, the trip across the ocean will take only a few heurs. Chandler and Sherman need not trouble themselves about Louisiana and other cotton States.

They are going to continue to come up Democratic during all election years, as long as there are Republican candidates in the field. This is fixed, and it is no secret A bill for the refunding of the cotton tax has bees introduced in the House. This, tax was long ago declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Conrt, and the possession of the money received from it is about the same as robbery; and yet, we hardly expect to see the amounts paid on account of this tax, restored to the people. The government receives every dollar paid on the tax on whisky and tobacco. It does not receive more than one-fourth of the money the people pay on tariff duties.

Must we repeal the tax that gives all its money to the government, or must we repeal one that gives the government only one-fonrtb, and wastes the re maining; three-fourths. The men who would overturn the Bocial institutions of this country are its direst and most dangerous enemies. They wklhave to be met and destroy ed at the-very, threshold of tbeir nefarious designs. The man who stakes his life on the destruction of law will destroyed by it. In the safety and supremacy of the law alone can persons and property and institutions be secure.

The Grand Cane (DeSoto parish) Post says: "Although there will be some ro tation in crops among our planters, there will not be much diversity. As cotton is the only money crop that our people raise, and as the price this season has been fairly satisfactory, our people will not reduce the area usually planted in the Nor oan they afford to do so, for the negro must have his share, and that share must be of a product that can be cashed without any trouble. However, all parties are agreed that food must not be neglected, nor will they be. The great trouble here is, ao little attention is paid to hog raising. GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY FRANCIS T.

NICHOLLS. His Nomination Assured. Press Baton Rouge, Jan. Democratic State nominating convention met at noon. Judge James Jeffries, of Rapides parish, was elected temporary chairman.

EcEnery delegates concede to the Nicholls party 170 uncontested delegates, a clear majority of the uucontested over all. The Cunningham delegation entered the Nicholls caucus and declared fealty to Nicholls for Governor and to Cunningham for Attorney-General. By agreement the temporary chairman will appoint four McEnery delegates, four Nicholls, one Moncure and one Cunningham delegate as a committee on credentials. These to select the eleventh member. It is now very generally conceded by McEnery delegates that McEnery is no longer a possibility in the Gubernatorial race, and in caucus they determined to stand as one man in favor of anything honorable to beat Nicholls.

Assurances have been given them, they say, that the Mon cure delegation would co-operate in that purpose. A committee of nine was appointed to make any combination for the Governorship and any slate for minor office to beat Nicliclls before the convention. Judge Jeffries was first approached by third-man schemers, but declined the honor, saying he should support General Nicholls to the last. Judge R. C.

Davey of Orleans, and other prominent Nicholls men were spoken of as a third man candidate for Governor, but as far as known all have declined to enter into auy such scheme. It does not now seem possible that any combination can be made to weaken Gen. Nicholls strength before the convention. His friends ciaitn that he will be nominated on the first ballot. to tlie Shreveport Baton Rouge, Jan.

committee on credentials consists of Walter H. Rodgers, of Orleans; Sullivan, of Lafourche; Stone, of East Feliciana, and Deballion, of Lafayette, for Nicholls. H. W. Ogden, of Bossier; Gen.

Montgomery, of West Feliciana; Monteguet, of Lafourche, and Young, of Caddo, for McEnery. David Pierson, of Natchitoches, for Cunningham. Judge E. M. Graham, of Lincoln, for Moncure.

The eleventh man is to be chosen by the above ten. The convention adjourned to 6 p. m. The nomination will take place to-morrow; barely possible to-day. The Natohitoches delegation has just withdrawn Cunningham, and goes to Nicholls on the first ballot.

Baaton Rouge, Jan. 10,4.30 p. W. A. Ponder, of Natchitoches, is the eleventh man of the committee on credentials.

Everything satisfactory. All McEnery men concede the nomination of Nicholls on the first ballet. (Special to the Shreveport Times.) Raton Rouge, Jae. recon vening the convention at 6 o'clock this evening the temporary chairman, James Jeffries, announced that the committee on credentials asked until 12 o'clock to-morrow to make their report, whereupon the convention was adjourned to that hour. It is reported that Cunningham was represented in the Nicholls caucus this morning-.

If this is true Nicholls nomination is assured. It is understood Nicholls delegates have agreed on a full ticket with Jeffries for Lieutenant-Governor; Wm. Garig, of East Baton Rouge, Treasurer; Cunningham, AttorneyGeneral; Oscar Arroyo, Secretary of State; J. H. Stone for Auditor; Garrett, of Ouachita, for Superintendent of Education.

CHINESE DUCK FARMING. The Arrangements of an Artificial ery Near Canton. One afternoon we went a most esting expedition up the river, and thenturned aside iuto one of the many? creeks to the village of Faa-tee, and thence onward in search of one of great duck-hatching where multitudinous eggs are artificially hatched. The first we came to closed, but the boatmen told us of other further on, so we landed and walked along narrow ridges between large flooded fields, in which lotus and water-chestnuts are grown for the sakit of their edible roots. Both are when cooked, but the eollectingof in this deep mud must he truly detestv able for the poor women engaged in if.

Passing by amazing heaps of old egg shells (for which even the Chinese seem to have as yet found no use) we reached the hatching-house, in which many thousands of eggs are being gradually warmed in great baskets filled up with heated chaft', and placed on of very open basket work, which are arranged in tiers all round the while on the ground are placed earthenware stoves full of burning charcoal. Here the eggs are kept for a whole day and night, the position of the baskets with reference to stoves being continually changed by attendants who reserve their apparel for use in a cooler atmosphere. After this preliminary heating the eggs are removed to other baskets in another heated room, to which they are dexterously carried in cloths, each containing about fifty eggs. No one but a neathanded Chinaman could carry such a burden without a breakage! Here the eggs remain for about a fortnight, each egg being frequently moved from place to place to equalize their share of heating. After this they are taken to a third room, where they are spread over wide shelves and covered with sheets of thick, warm cotton; at the end of another fortnight hundreds of little ducklings simultaneously break their shells, and by evening perhaps a couple of thousand fluffy little beauties are launched into life and are forthwith fed with rice water.

Duck farmers (who know precisely when each great hatching is due) are in attendance to buy so many hundreds of these infants, whom they at once carry off to their respective farms, where there are already an immense number of ducks and geese of different ages, all in separate lobs. The geese, by the way, are not hatched artificially, owing to the thickness of their shells, consequently they are not so very numerous as ducks. Still, flocks numbering six or eight hundred are reared, and are provided with whattle shelves on which to roost, as damp ground is considered injurious to the young birds. A very large goose market is held every morning in Canton, which is suppled by geese boats, each of which bring two or thee hundred birds. As to the baby ducks, they are fed on boiled rice, and after awhile are promoted to bran, maggots and other delicacies, till the day comes when the owner of the duck boats come to purchase the half-grown birds and commence the process of letting them fatten as aforesaid.

This continues till they are ready for the market and are either sold for immediate consumption or bought wholesale by the provision dealers, who split, salt and then dry them in the sun. The heart, gizzard and entrails are also dried and sold separately, and the bills, tongues and feet are pickled in Belgravia. CHOPIN AS A BOY. Incidents from the Boyhood of the Great Composer. Chopin, alone of all the musicians, has been immortalized through his pianoforte music.

If all the works that have ever been written for the piano were to be swept away, his compositions would of themselves inspire one through all the drudgery that is necessary to master the instrument. Frederic Chopin was born on March 1, 1809, at a little village nearWarsaw. The child's genius was apparent in his earliest years; when scarcely more than a baby, he was so sensitive that he wept on hearing music; and he began to compose before he was old enough to write out the notes. He was placed under the tuition of Albert Zwyny, who was delighted with his little pupil's progress, and in his ninth year he gave his first concert. Frederic was generally full of high spirits, and often amused himself by playing little practical sometimes being joined by his sister Emily.

This sister gave as rare promise of being great in literature as Frederic in music, but, unfortunately, she died when only a young girl. Chopin had a talent for seizing the ludicrous and placing it on paper; and his power of caricaturing on the piano was much like Schumann's. It is said that once, when his father's pupils were becoming very boisterous, Chopin entered the room and seated himself at the piano. He imitated a band of robbers breaking into a house, their escape and retreat to the woods; as the music grew fainter the pupils became drowsier and drowsier until they were all fast Agatha Tunis, in St. Nicholas.

Scarcity of Churches in Berlin. The fact is now well known that one of the results of the rapid growth of the capital of the German Empire and of the corresponding increase of population is a grievous Tack of church accommodation. But one of the most recent and most effective of the illustrations is the following: "There are more servant girls in Berlin than sittings in all the Evangelical churches and chapels; for of the former at the last census there were 59,000, and of the latter only Chicago Times. Boston paper is making pnblio the fact that two men who were discovered by Thackeray to have brains as well as blood were Bostonians. The dull Thackeray, however, did not once suspect that it was the Boston diet that made these Boston men.

In fact, Thackeray did not know tklphia Press. THE BULLFINCH, (L Stroll Through an Academy by Clever Songsters. The bullfinch is a singing bird, and academies for their education are established at Hesse and Fulda, whence all Germany, Holland and England receive supplies of the little musicians. These birds bring from one to ten dollars, according their cleverness in as freshmen, sophomores and graduates. Dr.

Stanley truly observes that no school can be more diligently attended by its master, and no scholars more effectually trained to their calling than a seminary of bullfinches. As a general rule, they are formed into classes of about six each and kept in a dark room, where food and music are administered at the same time, so that when the meal is ended, if the birds feel disposed to tune up, they are naturally inclined to imitate the sounds which are familiar to them. As soon as they begin to imitate a few notes the light is admitted into the room, which exhilarates their spirits and inclines them to sing. In some establishments the starving system is adopted, and the birds are not allowed food or light until they sing. When they have been for some time under this course of instruction in classes, they are committed singly to the care of boys, whose sole business it is to go on with their education.

Each boy assiduously plays his bird-organ from morning until night, for the instruction of the bird committed to his care, while the class-leader goes his regular rounds, superintending the progress of his feathered pupils, praising or scolding them according to the improvement made. This round of teaching goes on unremittingly for no less a period than nine months, by which time the bird has acquired firmness, and is less likely to forget or spoil the air by omitting passages or giving them in a wrong place. In some cases the birds have been taught to whistle three different airs without spoiling or confusing them, but in general, a simple air, with perhaps a little prelude, is as much as they can remember. In this respect the nightingale differs. It never repeats itself, lifte other birds; it improvises its passages, and if it ever resumes the same, it is always with new accents and added embellishments.

It warbles in its dreamy sleep. The birds exhibit different degrees of capacity. It has been observed that the more easily a bird acquires his lesson the more readily he forgets it. The same observation has been made in reference to children. It is essential that the birds should hear no other musical sounds than those it is intended they shall imitate.

They are such close imitators that if the bird organ is somewhat out of tune the unpleasant effect is perpetuated in their song. Boys and girls are so much at the mercy of vicious teachers. Their language and opinions are tinged by companionship. The road from the school of the street to the university of the prison lies in easy gradations. Unless you see the bullfinch sing," says Mr.

Wood, "yon miss the best part of the performance." He puffs out his plumage, winks his eyes and makes comical contortions with his head. No boy could make his maiden speech at the academic exhibition with more pride and pomposity than that which attends the song of the bullfinch in his scarf of glossy black velvet and vest of bright Philadelphia Call. A NEW TRICK. How a Member of the Wondering Profession Grows Wealthy. An elderly, charitable-looking gentleman, wearing an air of prosperity, was rushing into the post-office on Sunday when he was approached by a dilapidated, seedy-looking tramp.

The latter held in his hand a sealed envelope directed in lead-pencil and smeared with the marks of grimy fingers. "Will you please give me a couple of pennies to send a letter to my mother, sir? I have just got out of hospital and I want to send for money to go home." The gentleman was overcome by the piteous appeal and dropped a coin in the outstretched hand. As he issued forth from the other end of the big granite structure he was met by the same individual with the same story afld the same dirty envelope. Why, you scoundrel, I just gave yon enough to send your mother a dozen letters," shouted the benevolent gentleman. You miserable wretch.

You're an impostor." "That's a new racket," said the policeman on the corner, and that rascal has been working it very successfully, too. Nearly every one he asks ives him something. I have driven im away again and again, but he comes Philadelphia Record. A Remarkable French Story. A French writer tells this remarkable incident of the French-Prussian war: A young officer of the French army was suspected of being a spy.

One night his house was surrounded by German soldiers. Seeing that capture was inevitable, he handed a bundle of secret dispatches to his ten year-old brother, with instructions to bury them, and under no circumstances tell where they were. Soon after the young officer was captured, together with his father. As the dispatches could not be found on the person of the prisoners, search was made for them. The little boy did not deny concealing them, but refused to reveal the place.

His father and brother told him to remain firm, even though they should he killed before his eyes. Next morning the prisoners were led out to be executed. The boy still refused to tell where the dispatches were. Just then a terrible expression of agony passed over his face. The boy opened his mouth; a torrent of blood poured out of it.

Investigation showed that he had bitten off his tongue, so great had been his temptation to speak and save his father and Toledo Blade. Waite has worn out five satin robes since he became Chief Justice. Augustus Uogel, DRUGGIST, DEALER in PURE DRUGS, GARDEN SEED, PAINTS, OILS, Window Glass, Fancy Goods, WINES AND LIQUORS, For Medical Use, And all Patent Medicines of the Day Corner Texas and Market Streets, Shreveport, La. JAMES F. UTZ.

JOSEPH B. SMITH UTZ SMITH, Dealers in HARD ARE, MACHINERY, Agricultural Implement Brown's Cotton Gins, Allum's A Coleman Presses, Coleman's St Straub Mills, Victor Western Cane Mills, Iron, Nails, Steel, Pipe, Chains, CORDAGE PIPE AND FITTINGS, BARB WIRB, Wagon Wood Work Nos. 8 10 and 12 Spring Street, oct 20-1 I SHREVEPORT, LA. A. KAHN, No.

2G7 Texas Street, Shreveport, and Retail Dealer in Crockery, Cutlery, Glass, TINWARE, STOVES, And General House Famishing Goods. Also Sole Agent for the Celebrated Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges. I respectfully inform my friends and the public generally that I am located as above and by strict attention to legitimate business hop ejj i merit a share of your patronage ThaBnul for past favors, I ask a continuance of same. v21-n43 SHBEVEPOET WOOD, PUMP TUBE WURKS, F. T.

WHITED, Manager. Manufacturers of Wooden Pumps and Tubing, Sewerage Pipes and Woodenware. No. 714 Marshall Street, Shreveport. Opecial attention given to Boring out Porch Columns.

All orders promptly filled and delivered free ot drayage in the city or to Depots. Attention, Lovers of Fruit! Consult Your own Interest and help Build up nOME EN 2 Eli Pit IS by buying your Fruit and Ornamental TREES A AD SHRUBBERY from the Orchard Monte JYUrseries COLLINSBURG. LOUISIANA. Write for Price List to L. T.

SANDERS, Proprietor. 1RS. HARRIETT DAVIS, Fashionable Milliner, MARKET STREET, SIIREVEPORT LA. FASHIONABLE MILLINERY In all the latest shades and Orders by Mail Solicited and Given Prompt Attention, CRESCENT LIVERY, SALE -ANDFEED STABLES, I am now prepared to do Livery, Sale and Feed Business. Street hacks and transfer wagons ready at all hours to serve the traveling public.

Telephone office ill buy and sell stock on commission. Will treat all diseases that animal kingdom is heir to. JOHN CALDWELL, Proprietor, Corner Market and Travis Streets. Shreveport. I JOHN BASCH MANUFACTURER OF Fashionable Boots and Shoes, MARKET STREET, Between Texas and Milam Streets, SIIREVEPORT, LA.

All work sold at lowest prices. Repairpairing done promptly. a 9 V. SHIDET, ALgent. Milam Street, Bogol's Building, SHREVEPORT, dealer in Fine Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, fee.

ne of the best and most experienced watch makers from New Orleans. All kinds of line work, such as repairing fine watches t-'-'' 1 f-. HOC French Clocks promptly attended to. us a trial. 1 and Give jr, D.

jr. T. Watkins A ttorneys at Law, Minden, La JA. tice in all the Courts is Bn 1 Webster parishes. sad J.

A. SNIDEB. JOANKK8 SUl Snider Smith, Law, Bellevue, Bos 8 ier Pttirt A. W. LOWRY W.VAKC*.

Lowry Sr Vance, A ttorneys at Law, Bellevue, La IA tice in the Courts of Bossier and Websterparlshes LH. Keyser, A ttorney at Law.Notary Public missioner of Deeds for Alabama fiZ' gia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. Office at Bellevue, La. J. Jttnrff A ttorney and Counselor at Law stairs in Conrt House, Bell'evne Will practice in the Courts ot Bossier Webtser, Claiborne and Prompt attention given to all business.

W. 8EJVTELL Cotton Factors AND Commission Merchants, 'Wo 189 GravierStreet, New Orleais La vSO-aSK CHAS. CHAFFE, New Orleans. JOHN POWELL, Grenada, Miss. Chaffe JPowellj COTTON FACTORS ARD Commission Merchants NO.

36 PERDIDO STREET, New Orleans. WM. ENDEBS. HENRY ENDKBg. WYl.

A SOM, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in FUMJYITURE, lattrasses, Window Wall Paper, Glazed Sash, DOORS AND BLINDS, SHREVEPORT, LA. CALLAHAJY 216 Milam Opposite Hotel, SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA. WALL BABER, WINDOW SHADES AND PICTURE FRAMES. f'Nonntry merchants and dealers will tadmy prices very low, and my goods of the best quality. Orders by mail will receive prompt personal attention.

W. C. PERRIN. 8. J.

ZEIGLZR, PERRIN St ZE1GLEK, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants. A GENTS FOR ORANGE GUNPOWDER. Cash advanced to control cotton orders for goods promptly filled. No. II Milam Street, Shreveport, Ls.

S. LEVY, BAJYKER. A General Banking, Exchange A nd Collection Business transacted. Particular attention paid to Collections and returns made with promptness. S.

HEROLD, INDRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Boots, Shoes and Hats, Groceries and General Plantation Also, a full variety of Wines, Liquors and Tobaccos, NO. 508, ON THE LEVEE, Shreveport, La. DEALERS IN DryGoodsjClothinjf, BOOTS AND SHOES, And Plantation Supplies, Nos. 210, 212, 214, 216 Levee Shreveport, La. WILLIAM KINNEY, Monumental Sculptor, Monuments, Tombs, HEADSTONES, TABLES, VASES, URNS, Of the Best Grades of Italian and Americas Marble.

Texas Street, Opposite Court House, SHREVEPORT, LA. A ll work entrusted to my care I will in the best style workmanship. Being a practical workman, and understand ing my business in all its branches, I will endeavor to please my patrons with first-class work at reasonable prices. WM. KINNEY..