The Progress., 1893-04-22
MADAM RUMOR SAYS

though it be but TO dotf the hat to a
lady passed on the street.
That right now tine pot house poll
ticians are extremely quiet, but that
/ they will show their heads by and 10y,
and the moral element should be
ready TO give them tbwack when
they do.
That there is still no inlicaIion Of
the courthouse squares being border
ed by concrete sidewalks IN the near
/ future.
That those who are called to the
courthouse. walk there on soft earth
and not on the substantial walks
which should lead to the four en-
| frances.
That Sam Jones apt il!ustraii)n IN
that the dog which yclp4 when a
stone is thrown among a group of ca
mines is sure to be the one that is bit
is equally true of the humna dog.
That Morality will never secure
her sovereignty as long as her sub
iects are indifferent TO her righteous
claims.
That man who viii pot advertise
in "A paper because he does not in
dorse the views of the editor, places
himself in an unfavorable and false
position. He frequcntly - not as
small as circumstantial evidence
declares him to be
That Shreveport is a cisy of enter
prise and push, if she does possess
men who are so mean Shat satan is
now growing because they will event
ually be- thrown on his hands.
That ou- district judge, the police
jury and The PRoGREss are having u
''terriblc lot of fun" over the parish
printing matter. She says the tax
payers will have to pay for the music,
but they arc used to it and don't care.
That Judges Sutherlin and Mon
cure are tuning mp their tiddles and
rosining their bows. and either Judge
Taylor and tho police jury or The
PRoGREss one, will have to "cut a
mighty shuttle" when the band begins
to play.
That when old Folly gets hemmed
in by bis capers and the meshes are
drawn tightly around him, "he comes
tho sympathetic act" and sheds the
tears of martyr,loIn.
That the man who willfully lives
the life of immortality, should not ex-
pect, nor is he entitled to the respect
of decent people.
That when Virtue knowingly and
continually associates with Vice, she
will eventually become contaminated
and dragged to the depths of her sin
ming companion. The latter will
never become IN elevated to her posi-
tion.
That the dram shop doctrine and
mothers teaching, are as much at va
rance as are the missions Of Christ
and satan.
That She has never given mp that
idea of having the mothers of Shreve-
/ port organize for the protection Of So
ciety and their children.
, That the ministers OF Shreveport
are unquestionably honest in their in
action, but that Vice gains pace for
every day they remain So
That the same earnestness put for
ward by the good women of Shreve-
: port that they displayed in suppress
ing the lottery, would soon dethrone
Politics and put Justice at the head
of our parochial and municipal gov
ernments.
That "when the cat is away the
mice will play" is no truer than when
Morality is sleeping Vice Is reaping.
That an ungod'y choir is as incon-
sistent church appendage as an un-
godly minister.
That the man in the moon may be
a person Of lazy habits, but he has
sense enough to keep his mouth shut,
and the good taste to keep out of the
way of energetic, progressive people
and not interfere with their move
ments.
That in almost every parish Of this
State, except Caddo, war is being
waged against gamblers and Sunday
law violations.