The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-11-03
MADAM GUMOR SAYS;

stable Nelly last week. &'cW lmig'hae
", about four fec, after it died. %
That the Midway plaisauce" Of
"WorId's Fair" fame, iIfbe enc OF
the attractions at Qua fair next week.
That Chief Rogers will have T.
keep his best eye ont next week rs
the town is fail Of fakirs.
That the most ignorant is generally
the most intoierant, whether III bis
mess, politics er relGion.
That a lag, egottstical, iStorant.
lawyer Is as rputemptibie Il creature
}as one will sec III the ordinary course
of Il weeks travel. a g
That 10 cEicer now known sin This
country is too exalted for Her to crit
cize when he go@o wrong: no not even
Shreyoport'a city attorney.
That 3ur people wsnt the Gulf
railroad; in fact they must haze 1t, Il
the road aushoritles sfe not too M
aaa@'nable.2 To-
THIS the hound is generally the
sneaking dog.
That it is the aownrdly moaeas'n
snake which strikes without warning
That even a lawyer (0swill some
times stoop to8lQ snet king things, to
please Someone else.
That Whenever. She can't prove Her
assertions az give good authority for
them, She will always apologize and
acknowledge Her error.
That a city attorney SHOULD know
the ordinances Of bis town council.
Of course She intends nD personal re-
Silecsloa o
That Shreveport has been particn,
| larIy bl@sGd in her election OF mag or
and city a@omey.
That tha mayors chief licE-spittle
HAS studied law once Oh time, She
PRESgMEs.
THAT SGe hopes our city council
wall hage Texas avenue sprinkleH
next week. . O
That oar people are expecting the
council to utterly ignDre the PROPOSE"
ton of the Cott0a BtB road.
That She wauld like to know II the
7 stceet csr limo will have the ticket
system agsln during the fair.
That it seams to her but just that
the city ply sician 5shdald draw that
800 per montn for awhile and let the
attorney be satisfied with S25, which
is sufficient pay to do nothlag.
Mat She wod6like to know what
has become of the Silver Lake lang
matter z
TSat Shreveport conld soon utilize
that Silver Lake tract to good adyan
tage.
sThss our city council must sit dowr
on the Cotton Belt railroad and it:
absurd gravel proposition.
That he il not Always a tranp who
asks for someh hing to eat9as Cleve
Iand has made 1t NECESSARY for many
3 honest, industrious men tosto this.
Tha@ She is most frequently si
admonisEapg friend, not eaptleu
critic. "a a.
That our city attorney still con
tinues' to draw his salary Of $50 pc
month@o DO comparatively notbng
Dat our city might save 5000 pc
annnm by getting rid of her at'ofhe.
whoNeems to have nothing to do ex
!, cept take a family interest in TIL
sshool board--teachere' Disagreement
That the gambiBg hell owners ar
gettinYAolder and bolder and Che
RogelSs&ould do we'll to keep full,
ON the alert. .9 ~
= That Chief RS,ers will Sand N
, rsmonkeying," and the boys had BET
ter study well before they try ito
That trampS are Stlll nalt9tlnS tG
6EEw ward and begging fora bite l.
eat" q
~ That the truth is not always popu
; lar;no not even in the church, with 1t
members. ~
GThat policy hvesip the church a
Qgell as among the WICKED. o.
ThatSSam Jones says "A liar is on
who 'elRlies," and he iaisht.
That policy is the deyi,'s trum
q card. "a
That city "biindtlger" enot on
! of Africa's hercest animal deprive
q of its sight, but is a much moo dai
. gerous CONTRA lion. "a