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The Progress., 1896-11-21
WHOSE HElFERS ARE THEY

/ have in my possession two heif-
airs; one about IA months old and is
white and brown spotted. The other
is about 20 months old and is black,
the bushy part of her tail having
heen cut off. Both are part Jersey
Whose are thsyf They were taken
upst my place about three miles
from Shreveport. The owner or own
ezs can get them by paying expenses
and charges. w. T. WILLIS,
L2L I'm. Shreveport, La.
The Progress., 1896-11-21
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It is said that a committee of the
Board Of Health have condemned
several of the shanties on the South
side Texas street, between Marshall
and Edwards. The town extends it's
congratulations, gentlemen Of the
committee!
The Progress., 1896-11-21

The reporter overheard one OF
Shreveport's leading real estate men
say that he could readily furnish ten.
ements for 200 or $50 residents, rang
ing from $40 to $40 per month.
The Progress., 1896-11-21

Our people will miss the genial
face OF Mr.. I. N. Crenshaw from his
beat. as had health forced him to dis
card his blne coat aud go elsewhere
he was one of Capt. Blllie's best, and
HE PRoGREss is sorry he had to 60
The Progress., 1896-11-21

The thanks Of many are due the
the good Samaritan who filled up that
cavern between the gutter covering
and crossing on Southern avenue,
corner Of Lacy street.
The Progress., 1896-11-21

Our old aud true friend, Mr.. Joe
McMullen of Stonewall, DeSoto par
lsh, was in the city Saturday. A
sturdy. steady reliable man and citi-
zen is Mr.. Joe McMullen
The Progress., 1896-11-21

Our Office was complimented by d
call from Capt. Jehn E Burch and
Hon. Joseph W. Elston, Of Hsngh-
ton, Monday. Both are prominent
citizens OF that town and B,ssier
parish.
The Progress., 1896-11-21

DR.. j, NJ. Comegys has begun the
erection of a. nice white tenement.
next to his own residence on Green
wood sire
The Progress., 1896-11-21

Mr.. J. A. Bumgardner, of Midway,
Bossler parish, comrlimented our
office with call Saturday.
The Progress., 1896-11-21

A new plank crossing has been laid
on Texas street, It the. intersection Of
HcNsil.
The herald., 1896-04-23
The Idea Editor

The Washington Post. which is philo-
sophical always and sometimes epigram-
matte, suggests that the ideal editor is
the one who knows just what to keep out
CT his paper" whereupon a whole lot of
other fs papers at once set to work to prove
long list of theories. facts and fancies to
support it. A great mass of rubbish some
of these editorial oraces say. comes to the
newspaper every day. and it must be sift-
ed. weighed, measured, analyzed, con-
densed and treated in various other diff
according to their notions. that the author
of the Post idea is Daniel come to judg-
ment"
But. as a matter of fact, it proves moth
ing of the sort. 1t is true. as one paper
states. that "a great mass of material
passes through the hands of the editor"
but 1t is not true that he has to leave
out the bulk of it altogether" If he is
intelligent and conscientious he will
correct and condense" all that he uses,
but he will use all that is worth using,
ard it is quite as delicate matter to de-
tcrmine what ought to be used as what
ought TO be rejected If 1t We're true that
tho test of capability is made entirely on
what is left out, tie short way to diStinc
ton would be to dump it all into the waste
basket, which is always gaping and mostly
insatiate. But that would soon prove an
unsatisfactory solution of the Ve2ed prob
lem. and the talents which determine wha.
should go in would of necessity soon be
invoked
Tho truth is that the ideality of an editor
is not determined either by what he leaves
out or WHAT ne pNtS III OF lilt mass OF ma
teral which is brought to him in the course
of the making up of his paper. If he is n
really capable editor he will have such as
sistants in his work that little is presented
that needs to be either corrected condens-
ed or thrown away. As II matter of fact,
all the news should be printed and the mat
ter of condensation determined by the i'm
rortance of the subject and the space
available at the time. The editor has plen-
ty of opportunity TO exploit his judgment
in the tone and temper of his comments
on current events and the more stuff he
gets into the paper. if it is not scandalous
or silly. the better.
The editor, moreover. who approaches
the ideal is one who has both courage
and convictions. He must pronounce judg
ment on every important event. that comes
within his notice and his opinions must be
lased on sound premises. expressed in log
ical form. and convey clearly defined and
uneduivocal ideas. His heart must be with
the people and his pen ever ready to do
service for the people. lie must condemn
the wrongs without fear, commend the
right without respect to favor, and, above
all he must be jealous, viGilant and honest
in his work The editor who is guided by
these principles and governed by these
maXims will achieve success because he
deserves it, and, after all. that is the test
Of observation-disclosures City Star
The herald., 1896-04-23

ing the effects of the Wilson German
act have been most effectually ex-
rosed. When The Herald's critic as
cribes to the present tariff law the re-
sponsibility for the financial cataclysm
and industrial wreck and ruin that oc-
CURED from the time of Cleveland's s
election until the Wilson bill became a
law" he exhibits his susceptibility to
the prevarications of unscrupulous par
tisans. Such a belief is on a par with
the plaint of the wolf that the lamb
down stream muddied the water at
stream-it involves the placing of effect
before cause. and is as reasonable as
would be the allegation that an under
taker is responsible for the death of the
man he coffins. Mr. Cleveland was
elected in November of 1892; the Will
son-Gorman bill became a law in Au-
gust of 1894 The scheme to make it the
parent of the evils that came before it
was itself born should be too rank to
pass muster with even a Prohibitionist.
The herald., 1896-04-23
Religious Persecution

Editor Herald: The unprincipled at
tempt to rob the BARRIERS of this CITY of
the1r sunday mornings job met with a
very wholesome and we'll deserved re-
proof from the supreme court UTncon-
stitutional. So it is. Unconstitutional
because it is an infringement on per-
sonal liberty. Unconstitutional because
II Is the province of government to deal
with crime and not with sin. a trans
gression of so-called divine laws Tn
constitutional because this is free
country, and to enact laws in matters
OF conscience is the very worst of all
forms of despotism. No man or body
OF men has right to dictate. in ma tiers
of conscience. to other men. 1t is the
duty OF government to protect individ-
uais from such dogmatic oppression
The supreme court is perfectly aware
OF tnlS important fact and did not hesi-
tate to StiSmatiZe the vile attempt of
petty tyranny as unconstitutional. The
nest of motives The state has nothing
TO do with motives, only with results.
From the best of motives heretics were
burned at the stake, but since the sepa-
ration of church and state that pious
practice has fallen into disuse The
attempt to force men to conform to Ger
tain doSmatic observances betrayS a
despicable spirit of persecution, to
which no man of any spirit can patient
~ submit. l rejoice that these usurpers
have been ruled out of order by the su-
preme court, and in expressing these
sentiments l shall have the hearty con-
currence of all liberal minded men, in
consideration of which I hope you will
allot small space in the columns of
your broad and much esteemed paper
A SUBSCRIBER
The herald., 1896-04-23

played the logical nature of Mr.. Car
isles mind strikingly. A less logical
man would have been carried away by
his copious dfction and alert ina gina
ton into at least divergent language,
even while remaining faithful to the
same material for argument. the same
incidents and episodes for illustration.
The double faculty that can coldly
design such speech. commit it and pro-
nounce it as, if spontaneous and OF the
instant, was less rare in the last CEN
tury than in this and Is growing rarer.
1t marks a reserve of concentration, a
gift of selection, which is disappearing
in an age when mems mental forces are
largely dissipated by diffusion over
great areas of superficial study.
Sheridan himself in the house of COM
mons, nor Burke more sententious If
less engaging, never paid nobler tribute
to memory, the handmade of reason and
fancy:
Thought and her shadowy brood thy call
obey
And place and time are subject to thy
sway.
The herald., 1896-04-23

AS the people of the present day take
the trouble to do a little thinking for
themselves, they are aware that these
would-be molders of public opinion are
not sincere; hence this course lowers the
standard of journalism and creates dis
trust and disgust. The people want
facts, uncolored facts. A self-respect-
ing Democrat would rather read Re
publican newspaper edited by q man
having the pluck and decency to print
the truth and nothing but the
truth as he sees it, than to read a
Democratic newspaper whose editor
would insult him by printing that which
he (the editor) knew to be false and mis-
leading; and broadminded members of
the other political parties hold similar
sentiments in relation to the organs of
their parties.
Let us have clean journalism. Per-
haps the most effective way to teach
INSCRIPTIONS editors that hypocrisy
and party fealty are not synonymous
terms is to withhold patronage from
them.
The candid and independent tone of
The Herald is in marked and refreshing
contrast with the insincerity of the ed
ltors above referred to: and, in the
Judgment of the writer, the people here
abouts appreciate it and will bestow
their patronage accordingly. and thus
save themselves the trouble of reading
through rivers of rot during the presi-
dental campaign
The writer has no ak to grind. He has
simply made brief plea for clean Jour
Idllsnl j. D. EAGON
The herald., 1896-04-23
BEAUTIFUL. TREES

The green trees whispered low and mild
1T was a sound of JOY;
They We're my plaNmates when child,
And roc5'd me in their arms so Wild
Stll they looked at me and smiled,
As if 1 were q boy.
And ever whispered mild and low;
Come. be child once more;
And waved their long arms to and fro,
And beclson'd eolemnly and slow;
oh, j could not choose but go
Into the woodlands hoar;
Into the blithe and breathing air,
Into the Sotemn wood.
Solemn and silent everywhere;
Nature with folded hands seem'd there,
Eneeling at her evening prayer;
Like one i'll prayer l stood
Before me rose an avenue
OF tall and sombrous pines;
Abroad their ianlise branches grew.
And. where the sunshine darted through,
Spread vapor soft and blue,
In long and sloping lines.
And falling on my weary brain,
Like a fast-falling shower.
The dreams of youth came back again;
Low lispings of the summer rain,
Dropping on the ripened grain,
As once upon the flower. -LongfelloW.
The herald., 1896-04-23
CAPT. NJ. WOLFF.
Elevate the Standard of journalism

Editor Herald: As the temperature of
the presidential campaign riSes,the lack
Of sincerity on the part of many of the
editors of organs of the different politi-
cal parties becomes painfully evident
When an Grafton is delivered in support
of the favorite Democratic aspirant for
the presidency, in case the orator is sup
posed to be influential in high political
circles, this class of editors of Repub-
lican fand other opposition organs pick
the Grafton to pieces and condemn it, in
discriminatory, from beginning to end,
while the same class of editors of DEM
ocratic organs analyZe the Grafton and
praise it from beginning to end. An ora
ton in support of the leading Repub-
lican, Prohibition or Populst aspirant
for the presidency is similarly praised
by such of these editors as are members
of the party of which the orator is
member, and condemned by such of
them as are members of the other par
ties. The criticisms are the same.
whether the oration is tame and trivia!
or statesman-lke and scholarly Merit
cuts no figure. This is their highest
conception of party fealty Their mo-
tives are mercenary They are inspired
by the hope that. sooner or later, the
spoils of some Office of more or less i'm
portance will come their way as a re-
ward for their grovelng partisanship
Prospective loaves and fishes are at the
bottom of it all. And this reprehensible
method of dealing with politicians is not
confined to any particular part of the
political arena. 1t crops out in all quar-
ters. from the presidential campaign
down to the petty municipal campaign
and would be amusing to the long-suf
fering people if they could lose sight of
the gravity of the auctions that are fire.
Quently involved.
The herald., 1896-04-23
Spirit Photography

Editor Herald: The article on Spirit
Photography, published in your last
Sundays issue has in so far a mega
tive interest to every sensible, not TO
say scientific man, as it shows plainly
the case with which those English
professors can be duped by any every
day impositor Is it not time that
these spiritualistic frauds, Who use the
name of God merely for the purpose of
deceiving a credulous people and fill
ing their own pockets, be exposed by
the newspapers of this country? AS long
as the press, which should in this al
legged enlightened country be the strong
hold of free thought scientific progress
iveness and religious calculation, fost-
ers indirectly such spiritualistic swim
dlers by only giving descriptions of
their hocus- pocus performances, with
out attacking the same as they deserve
in the strongest erms, so long will mid
iaeval superstition and religious intol-
erance prevail in this country.
The whole secret of that So-called
spirit photography is in the meanwhile
very easily to be solved, and the method
of producing the alleged spirit pictures
is the following: Upon the screen in
the background on which the spiritual
form of some departed person shall ap-
pear is painted some imaginary por-
trait with a solution of calcium phos-
pIlOr 0Nufate, winch 10 TIE eye is HI
visible. But if the same is brought in
collima ton with a sensitive negative
plate of Photographic apparatus, the
picture on the canvas, said to be not
visible to the human eye under ordinary
circumstances, will generate upon the
negative plate in the dark camera a
reproduction of itself which, of course,
can be fixed and developed the same as
any other negative
CAPT. NJ. WOLFF.
The herald., 1896-04-23
AN INTELLECTUAL FEAT

Secretary Carlisle's recent Chicago
speech will live in history as one of the
greatest of American forensic efforts.
, It is being eulogized as warmly by Re
publican and Independent journals as
by those of the Democratic persuasion.
A. a clear, logical elucidation of the
current financial issue it has never been
eoualed on the platform. The Chicago
Times Herald, an Independent journal
. Of Republican tendencies, pays the fol-
lowing well-merited tribute to the ad-
dress:
Secretary Carlisles address Wednes-
day evening at the Auditorium con-
tanned about $500 words 1t filed five
columns of this journal, set in fine type
It Involved numerous and extensive
marshalings of figures running in
groups up to thousands of millions it
ret forth many arrays of percentages
ana required for its argument ratios
and equations appertaining to wages
prices of commodities the fluctuations
Of deprecated currency and voluminous
comparative statistics affecting labor
and life in various countries
1t was delivered without manuscript
or notes OF reference to notes except in
two instances, one to show the rise and
fall of silver and wages in Chile and
second to cite the report of a senate
committee covering wages and prices
Of commodities for a designated period
IN the United States.
Mr.. Carlisle's delivery was so frank,
spontaneous and composed that the
sentences, clear-cut, plain and homely,
without a.word not familiar to common
Intelligence and with no word that was
not pure and scholastic English. rolled
out as IL thought each one for the first
time then and there.
& In fact, the entire speech, exactly as
1t was delivered. was in print before
Mr.. Carlisle went to the platform. Not
= syllable or comma was altered in
tho delivery. 1t was great feat Of
111nory, a. well 40 Of intellect, and dis
The herald., 1896-04-23
The display of the caballeros in the

The display of the caballeros in the
parade yesterday was picturesque and
pleasing. and to the visitors from east
ern cities it presented bit of wild-west
life that must have been of exceeding
interest. Nearly all the riders handled
their mounts in a way that showed a
Just appreciation and an intelligent
understanding of horses, but it is to be
regretted that the irrepressible fool who
imagines that he elicits admiration by
wantonly humping and squirting the
animal which an Indifferent Providence
permits him to ride was not entirely alb
sent The man who does not know
that to torture a horse is simply dis
gusting cruelty should be turned out
of a procession
The herald., 1896-04-23
Sound Advice

Workingmen patronize almost every in
stitution in this city, but there is one line
TO which we urge them to give more busi-
ness. If they do 1t. it will be for their
good and for the good of their faithful
savings banks we. refer. Let us become
depositors, even though it be in small
way. The toiler with a few hundred dol
pendent OF his employer and can resent
oppression much easier than can the la
borer who finds himself making the bat
money-don't buy a gun--but deposit in a
reliable savings bank.-Los Angeles Labor
The herald., 1896-04-23

The comment is current in Indianapo-
lis that marriage has made changed
man Of ex-President Harrison There
II nothing 50 remarkable about this.
What Is the good of marriage unless 1t
changes a man? But It is not the change
in the man SO much as a change in tho
mind about certain political PROPOSE
tion that will worry lot of Republican
leaders between the present and the
date Of holding the st. Louis conven-
The herald., 1896-04-23
Democracy Still, Alive

The local elections in this state like
those at the west. show that the Demo-
cratic party is still very much alive. There
are gains almost everywhere. In this state
the gains have been most marked in the
cities that have voted. In Ohio, Michigan
and Wisconsin the Democrats have cut
down the Republican maiorites largely
and in several instances carried towns
and cities that have for two years past
gone Republican, These results, so far
as they have political bearing. no doubt
signify the popular disgust and disap-
pontment at this do-nothng, buncombe
congress, and the public apprehension at
the revival of McKinleyism-New York
world
The herald., 1896-04-23

The great dragon made all the kotow
he could to the Queen and her court.
but 1t required lots Of dragin' to force
him to do 1t. A Chinese dragon, in a
stiff wind. Is all but ungovernable.
The herald., 1896-04-23

It ID stated upon the authority Of
ose who keep track Of 1t that horse
racing is ON the decline. Edison recent
ly stated that in ten years horseless car
riages will be everywhere in use. Hav-
ing freed the horse from drudgery, will
the horse race 20 Off?
The herald., 1896-04-23
AT THE THEATERS

ORPHEUM-It is many a day, If
ever, that the people of Los Angeles
have had the opportunity to see as good
vaudeville show as there is on at the
Orpheum this week. The management
has provided bill that is quite in
keeping with the event that is being
celebrated in the city at this time. 1t
can be styled a Fiesta of comedy and a
carnival of acrobatic feats Mr.. Seeom-
mer, the worlds greatest ventriiouuist
and mimic, is a whole show by himself,
but he does not by any means monopo-
lie the bill, for every act is a star fea-
ture. La Belle Carmen does some very
clever dancing a la Carmencita, but La
Belle Carmen eXcelS in that she does
her feats on the tight wire. Bruett and
Riviere are old-time favorites and got
a great reception last night. The Nawns
are simply par excellence as Irish come
dians. No better show need be asked for
than to see Tom Nawn as the hod car
rier at home. Mr.. Nawn portrays the
character In a way that. makes one
question whether the character before
him is really an actor or an out and out
member of the Hod Carriers union
Adonis Ames is one of the few men
whom we can look upon and pronounce
him an Adonis, if not an Apollo. His
skill as an acrobat and contortionist is
quite in keeping with what we might
expect from one of fine physique. He
does what is considered by everyone
who has seen his act as by far the finest
contortion act ever done on the Or
pheum stage. Rosie Rendel, the trans
formation dancer is worth seeing. She
does a number of clever dances vary
ing from that of the ballet premier to
the clumsy steps of the German peasant
girl in wooden shoes. The three Mar
velles are grotesque pantomimists of
renown. The full bill will be seen night
ly and at the extra matinee on Thurs
day.
LOS ANGELES THEATER-Jolly
Peter f. Daley presented his latest
laughing success. The Night Cerk for
the second time last night to a crowd
ed house. 1t will be presented at spec
iai matinee today. and this evening,
owing to the night parade the curtain
will not raise until 9 o'clock, thus CIV
ing everybody a chance to view that
magnificent parade first and magnifi-
cent play afterwards The engage
ment closes Saturday night with a sec
ond matinee Saturday afternoon.
= = II
BURBANK THEATRE.-Tonig at
the Burbank, the farewell performance
of Pinafore will be given. The queen of
La Fiesta and her court have been in
vited to attend, and announced their
acceptance of the invitation. The cur
tain will not rise until o'clock, when the
royal suite arrives.
The herald., 1896-04-23

There are few men who can back
down" gracefully; but Director General
Francis managed it to the Queens
taste yesterday.
The herald., 1896-04-23
Another Protection Lie Nail ed

The faiIure Of the OCaI1igan WOODEN mill
in Philadelphia recently was seized upon
tion of the blight of free trade, as a AZ
per cent tariff is called. The proprietor
permitted this idea to get abroad. but his
attorney exposed the game by declaring
that the failure was due to Improbable
Investments in unproductve real estate. 1t
is more satisfying TO the pride to be known
as the victim of circumstances than to be
known as the victim of ones own bad
judgment in business.-Utica Observer.
The herald., 1896-04-23

Buffalo Bill has entered the ranks Of
Journalism, and 10 now the editor Of
proprietor Of the Duluth Press. Col.
Cody should turn out lively sheet.
The herald., 1896-04-23

It II reported that Ambassador Bay
ard II undergoing treatment for deaf
ness. He certainly did not seem to
hear that censure resolution.
The herald., 1896-04-23

The Terre Haute Gazette stops its
advocacy Of "Claude Matthews, his
BOOM" long enough to remark,
1.-THE speech of Secretary John G.
Carlisle at Chicago ought to be issued
in pamphlet form, with his four speeches
Of last year in Kentucky and Tennes-
see, and ten million copies printed and
circulated. They constitute liberal
education in finance
The herald., 1896-04-23

I The St. Louis Globe Democrat Rep.) is
| impartial enough to say that the drift in
| the Democratic as in the Republican party
| is strongly against silver 1t will be
/ stronger III May than it is in April. and in
| July, When The Democrats meet. it will be
stronger still 32Unauestionably the Is to
| men will get worse treatment from the
national Democracy in 1896 than they did
| in 1892 H'ftt
The herald., 1896-04-23
LETTER BAG
Judge Little, ReIoinder

(Tho Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume ro-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.)
The herald., 1896-04-23
THURSDAY. APRIL -. 1896

The Herald's Spanish youth won all
hearts
The herald., 1896-04-23

Write tho Truth a. you see 1t |;
Fight the Wrong a. you 6nd 1t; Pub
fish all the News and Trust tho
Event to the Judgment Of the People
The herald., 1896-04-23

City Subscribers to The Herald will confer
eDvor By reporting to the business office late
1sllvsry Or any other negIlgencs on the part Of
0orr1erS. During the week ali papers should
reach Subscribers not later than o'clock, and
- Sundavs by O'Clock.