The Progress., 1896-05-21


greatest peril.
A Neat Compliment.
PROGRESSION
Onr esteemed contemporary the
Shreveport Progress announces Ia
i,7 last issue that henceforth it will
greet It's readers twice Il week inst al
of once as heretofore. We congratu
late Bro. Hicks on this numistakabIv
sign Of progress aud success.
If eyer honest and able journa'i,-
tic work entitled any one to hnanci !.
success, he has surely deserved 1t, and
we are glad to SEQ that the citizens OF
Shreveport know good thing vine"
they see 1t and are not slow ia push
ing it along .-ThlbadHu Sentinel.
This is neat compliment which
We cannot allow to pass without OK
pressing our appreciation thereat. Aud
il our readers could know bow ex
ceIIent are tho writer's who sit on the
editorial ,ri pod of the Sentinel they
wonld, like us, feel warm y the grace
ful recognition and words Of praise
Thanks brother.
The OHIO Legislature recently
passed = law making it misdr'
msanor for II person to treat or offer
to treat another person while under
the Influence of liquor. What II
paradise Louisiana would be if our
Legislature wonld do likewise, ant
then adopt suffrage qualification
that would eliminate the ignorant
and irresponsible element. New
Enterprise, Mark,ville.
That would b. AL excelleut law
Bro. Fields! but the first thing our
STATE rnnst do is to eject mayors dis
trict judges, sheriffs end district at
torneys who will take some interestin
enforcing those Irws-with a moral
tendency ass basis that we baye
now. BIT before this, We must edn-
cate our people to desire shelr Gil.
forcement. Tbs condition will III
sure the election Of the prop+',
officers
Ont Of 1920 person. suffering frow
rabies, or lncipieD, rabies, who were
tloated during tho past year at the
Pasteur Institute in Paris, only two
died. This Is u remarkable showing,
and seems to prove the efficiency of
the Pastenr treatment.
A stone weighing 1875 pounds sup-
posedly meteor, foil near Qnali-
cassee, Mich, few days ago. When
discovered few days later, after
striking the earth, it WIS 80 hot rs to
burn the fingers of those who touch
cd itr Snow and ice for several feet
around it had been melted. BLACK
burns Free South.
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If Grover Cleveland had not been
elected President tho second time, b.
would have gone down III history n.
tho greatest statesman that ever
lived, and would have been quoted
with Jefferson and Jackson M the
Atnlwarts of Democracy. Snch il the
irony Of fate!-Laf"yetts Recorder,
Ark.
Mayor Wax tried Louis Claire this
morning and fined him SIS Tor dis.
turbing the peace; SIS for firing p,,-
tol in city limits, and $50 for COLI
tempt ofcourt. For each offense tn.
sentence OF ten days Imprisonment,
was also passed. Capital Item.
Was no State charge made against
him Bro. Aunis.
We don't aim to insult the Lord
when we use cuss words, or Gail
things by their proper names. W.
are not that great fool, nor do W.
think the Lord is. -Blackburn's Ere.
South.
That is a unique way Of putting it,
and yet there may be something in
it. But brother, what will you do
with the commandment on The sub
iect Of taking Gods name in vain {!
The Lord says be will not hold tn,
one guiltless who does. or do YOU ill.,
clude i'll you're uss words this breach
OF that law!
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