The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-22
Press Echoes
THE BASKET DINNER.

IHE BASkEI DlNNEh.
The basket dinner given at tbs
place last Friday on the occasion OF
the reunion of the Farmers Alliance,
and seemingly all had Il good time.
Mr. e G. Dillon was elected chair
man, and delivered good speech and
made a number of important susSes-
tions, that we would like to SEQ con
summated.
Hon. ID. G. Scarborough was next
introduced, who delivered delight
full address on home literary improve
ment of old and young.
Bro. Tets, OF the Battle Flag
was called upon and responded with
short address. Dinner was next
announced, and q table some 80 or
100 feet was loaded with many good
things to eat and all ate heartily.
Mr.. A. Y. Carter, State Commls-
sion of Agriculture made short
speech in the evening.
Everybody seemed to have enjoy
ed the day hugely Sabine Banner.
Bro. SorelIe! we think you might
have "saunt" us a piece of lemon
custard, or a whole custard, we
wouldn't have fused about the size
of the latter unless ii had been TOO
small.
A NEW BROTHER W. III. fowler
has succeeded Mr.. Linn Tanner as
editor of Il Q Tneoda Independent
which is now owned by stock COM
pany. Personally we are not acqnain'-
ed with Bro. Fowler, but we welcome
him into tho circle of the journalistic
brotherhood, and hope We will soon
have the pleasure OF personal ac-
auaintance which ripen into pure
friendship.
Almost every housekeeper has had'
first or last, more or less trouble with
that disgusting insect, whose name
evan can scarcely be spoken in polite
society-the bsdbug Heretofore
only the most heroic measures have
been considered adequate to Danish
him from the house; but recent
. writer has named a remedy 80 simple
, that it is almost Incredible.
This is nothing more than solu
g ton Of alum water, with which tn
. infested bedsteads and other harbor
ing places are to be washed, The solt'
!. ton being hot. If the trouble is YER
. serious, a second application IN
week or two will, it is said, Danish til
= pest entirely. Afterward a was
n with cold alum water at the regnla
It housekeeping times will effectuall
n prevent a reappearance of the invt
+ Ter Home aud Farm.
70 We are glad to note that the Dali
$. Truth las seen in the same light
o. did the Herald, the necessity OF q
Il extra session. In a lengthy artic
re which it publishes it approves tt
move on exactly the same idea give
ID by us. 1t is to be hoped that 9th
;" leading papers will do like the Trut
=. help us in u move which is bound
-, - accom- pl,sh great good for o.
State. We have already on our si'
;. the sanction of more than two-thlr
= of the members of the lower ar
to higher branches OF the Les'slaSur
he IN. o. Herald.
on Is it possible that an extra sesslt
is necessary under the Foster ADM
II istration only?
~, An editor in Nebraska declined
a a accept a cyclopeda in payment
~ advertising space. on the ground u
o- he "didn't know how to ride the Gu
mo ed thing anyway.
- 4tI
,h,, 10 read some of our exchanges Q
to would be led to believe that tue Pu
ro- ulists were terrible lot. The Il
ov- about the matter is they are not q
by lot and number among them some
lat the very brainest men OF the count
We certainly do not approve OF
uiy way some papers roast the PoPu
psrty.-Hsmmond Graphic.
Alcee Laborde and Paul Daui
ole while out fishing just below Z
The Bend on Red river last Wednesd
h &.ask