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The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
THIEVES LIKE FoGs


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There are few things that an cl1sses
Of London thieves like so well as fogs,
and the thicker these latter are the bet-
ter, a detective inspector is reported 70
have said:
I'VE can always count fully on any
foggy afternoon or evening bringing
cut hundreds Of clever professional
hands on business beat, and the reports
of thefts at various centers always in
crease to a most appreeiable extent
after q spell Of fog. OF course, Il Is
ub, ious how such a state Of atmosphere
must favor theft Of many kinds, but
besides this, it often brings out mum
Der Of men who are wanted, and have
been lying low for a tine. Consequent
Is, our men are always very much on
the lookout during such weather.
sIn one case, about two weeks ago,
we had been on the lockout for weeks
for an American swihdlef who had sew.
eral thousand pounds worth Of stolen
bonds In his possession. The inspector
wh0 had the warrant at last declared
that this man must have got out Of the
country, but one densely foggy night
the former happened to be in a quiet
street not far from Bedford square,
when a stranger, against whom he
nearly ran, said;
"CRn you tell me precisely where
Hin2 I've got mixed up somehow
"'Follow Inc, and Ill show sou, shid
the officer, and he did show him to
the police station, for the man was the
very one he had been vainly looking
for.
"In another case In which was per.
sonally concerned, sergeant Of cur
force, in one Of the thickest fogs ever
known, politely helped lady in dis
tress near the Remington road. The
lady couldn't even recognize her own
house nmong several all alike, and the
sergeant, OH her behalf, knocked at a
door, which was answered By A.mAn.
| The lady did not live thcre-but an
hOur or two aftetward l arrested the
rlah who had answered the door. tIewas
d German baker, the head of a large
firm, and we had been seeking him for
months. But here is a story well-known
in police circles.
"a well-dressed gentleman was, in q
southeastern suburb, helped in fear
fol fog by poor man, who, eventually
with his charge, took temporary shelter
at police station. The gentleman ex.
planned that he had just arrived from
Canada, where he had been for 80 years
aid that he was now looking, in this,
to him, strange locality, for a brother,
Explanations followed, and the man
who had helped him turned out to be
the brother he was looking for ]
heard the story FROM the sergeant who
was present when the explanation took
place.
"Dut as to fogs favoring thieves,
can only tell you that we are often
rather surprised to see, after a spell ol
fog, what an access Of means and oi
eNtravhgahce ut their favorite resorts
there is among known thietes,"-Lot'
doh Tit4Bits.
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
RELIoIous ANo EouoATloNAL.

Sweden has a deaf and dumb corps
Of the Salvation Army. Bat they can
make just as much noise with the bass
drum as anybody else, il is safe to say.
The Bosioa friends Of Rev. W. II.
O'Connell. who has Just been appointed
rector Of the American college in Rome,
viii present to him a testimonial before
he leaves for Rome.
President Cleveland has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address at
the l50th anniversary Of the founding
of Princeton college.
The prize Of 500 offered last June
TO the student Of Johns Hopkins uni-
ycrsity who should write the best ea-
say on the Relations Of Chemistry and
the Useful Arts" has been awarded to
L. Emmet Reid, Of Virginia, a graduate
of Richmond college.
AN Englishmsn in Ceylon recently
TUNED Mohammedan, and proposes on
the strength Of Il to take as a second
wife the daughter OF a European Of
iieial. A Colombo newspaper says that
number of European residents in the
island intend to follow his example.
Yale students taking the modern
novel course have expressed their opln.
ion that lorna Doone" is the finest
modern novel they have read during
the course. This novel got i4O votes.
"a Gentleman OF France" came next,
with only As votes. Howells' "A Modern
Instance" and Stevenson's Treasure
Island" came next in order of pref
erence.
"A floating chapel has Just been
fitted up at Kuttawa, KY, to make evan
gelizing voyages along the Cumberland,
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The min
lister, Rev. Walter Marshall, who was at
one time a commercial traveller, will
take bis family with him and viii pay
part Of his expenses, If not ell, he hopes,
by doing such work as he can find at
the places where he stops. His ex-
penses will be very light
AFTER studying Tor some time the
problem how to get the people into his
church, and after trying a number Of
old schemes, Methodist minister Of
Thompsonville, Mich, hit on the not
altogether novel idea Of going to the
people who would not come 10 him.
He went into the principal saloon in
the town and preached an eloquent ser
mon to the crowd about the bar, and
has since been following up this prac-
ticc, undisturbed by the owners Of the
places In which he pitches his pulpit.
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
WIT AND WISDOM.

--''You are tagged out; you must give
up all headwork,' 'Why, that spells
ruinl I'm a hairdresserl"-La Petit
prevencinl
An Unkind Cut.-Shc-"Does my
new dress give me a good flt?" He-"I
think it will when you see 1t in the
glass" s."-Detroit Free Press.
-"I'm afraid your young NAV is not
economical" Eyes, he is, papai he
asked me to 60 sleigh riding tonight,
and he wants to borrow your cutter"
Chicago Record.
.-Yeast--"I never knew a tramp to
work in my life" Crimsonbeak--
"Weil, 1 have. YOU ought to see them
work on my wife's sympathies. -
Yonkers Statesman.
-"The difference betweenastreet and
woman said the Cheerful Idiot to
The assembled and up-to-that-time hap
py boarders sis that the cross streets
are the quietest. indianapolis Jour
nal.
--Timid Old Lady (watching the
agitated water) )-"Ate there ever any
persons lost in this river, boatmah p
yerryman--"Bless yer, no, mum; we
allus finds 'em agin the next dayl"-
Tit-Bits.
II see" said Mrs. Hastcroft, "that
they have passed an ordinance impos-
ing fine Oh anyone who yells Are In
a church." "Oh, well" said the Chetf'
full Idiot, that sort of preaching has
pretty much gone out of date, anyway"
indianapolis Journal.
4-Simmcns-"W is the matter
with you? You look as If some Ole had
made you angry" Timmins-"Sone
one has. ! asked the editor Of the
Bugle what he really thought Of my
poetry, and he told me that II ther'
we're such places as the laureateship II
this country, would be sure to gel
it,"-1hdianapolis journal.
Not uhreasonable.--"Haven't hac
anything to eat for "a hours, haven't
you?" said the man who had stopped {
moment 10 listen to tale 0f woe
'Well, here's dime" "That won't &
very far towards satisfyin' appetite
like mine. responded Mosely Wraggs
with an apologetic cough. "Ef you
don't mind. eap'n, I'll use II fol
quenchin' my thirst" And he disap
peared with great alacrity.-ChicagC
Tribune.
"A Great Weight Lifted.-'1 pre-
sume, Mr.. lIarkus,e said young sorrel
top, who had lately married into th'
family, "Ethel will take her piano will
her when we go to keeping house7'
"Indeed she will not answered hi
father-in lew. "That piano belongs t
her mother" "Thank you, Mr.. Harkus
Thank you'll" exclaimed the young man
grasping him fervently by the hand
and the light of great Joy shone in hi
| evps Chicago Tribune.
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
PIANO TOUCH ON PAPER.
A Device That Has Lately Been Used-Tt
Is simple.

A Device That Has Lately Been Used-It
Is simple.
Evenness Of touch is the elusive quail
ity that a piano student thinks himself
fortunate Il he can attain in a dozen
years Of laborlcus practice. One Of the
reasons for the tediousness Of progress
IN touch study is the difficulty of telling
by the mere sound whether the notes
are pressed with absolute equality Of
force. A device that can be relied upon
10 give q graphic representation Of the
tension and pressure of the fingers in
such form that a student can actually
see what he is doing and correct his
own errors may be the means Of saving
years Of hard work to piano players.
Such an apparatus has been construct
ed in France. It is quite simple in con-
struction, and consists chiefly Of rub
Der tube placed under the keyboard,
united at its extremities by a register
ing drum, also of rubber. When the
notes Of the piano are played the
pressure on the tube causes wave Of
air to be sent through It into the drum,
to which is attached a pen that records
its movement On a moving roll Of paper.
The wayc makes the drum yibrltes and
the motion Is communicated to the peu,
which leaves irregular marks on the
paper. The board on which the tube
rests is regulated by means Of wedges
adjusted to screw. When raised Il
almost reaches the notes Of the piano.
and the appliance is then ready for the
work Of registration. When no music IS
being played the recording tape shows
simply straight line. The instrument
Is extremely sensitive, and the peaks
seen on the recording tape vary il
height according to the degree Of force
with which a note Is struck. IN the
case of an even shake the pealks show
like a long-drawn-out range Of mimi
ature mountains of uniform height and
shnpe; characterless, lop-sided shake
on the contrary, is shown on the paper
as series Of weak, irregular and ipnu-
bled markings. The instrument Is like
ly TO be Of great service as an educa-
tional agent. Even artists Of high at.
tainnentscanderiye much benefit from
It, since the performance Of piano
forte classic by a great artist can BE-
graphically impressed upon the reeorsl-
ing scroll and can be afterward fol.
lowed and studied from beginning to
end. This may prove to be almost as
valuable as a method Of musical tuition
IS the phonograph is found to De II sas
Touching Of Language accent and enuni
ciation.-st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13

1T Is claimed that TIE perfume 81
a0wers disappears as sooa as tha starch
n the petals Is exhausted; and Il may.
it Is said. Be restored b. placing tia
flower in a solution Of sugar, ehen
the formation Of starch and the elnis-
sion Of fragranee win be at once ~
sumed.
Brown Sauce.--Brown one table
spoonful Of butter and one Of -four.
Add to IL the liquor from the pan.
which should measure half a pint. Stir
,intil boiling. Add a half teaspoonful
3f salt and a tablespoonful Of Woreea-
tershire sauce and strain L over the
real.--Boston budget.
In washing grained woodwork use
clear water or sreak coid tea. Nhsre
there are finger marks to Be removed,
such as around the door knob or On
the window sill. little fine soap may
he used, but only just enough to do tho
work, for soap should not be used on
this woodwork II Il can be avoided.
Stuffed Oysters.-Wipe and season
large oysters with salt and pepper;
roll them in cracker dust; spread half
theoysters with force-meat; cover these
with the remaining oysters; press them
together gently; double bread and fry
In the usual way. Serve on folded nap
kin with lemon pOints.-Western Rural.
Rice Bread.-Rice bread makes a
pleasing variety at the breakfast table,
Take one pint Of well-coOlSed rice, half
pint Of -four, the yolks Of four eggs,
two tablespoonfuls Of butter, melted,
one pint of milk and half teaspoonful
Of salt: beat all these together; then,
Justly, add the whites Of the four eggs,
which you have beaten to stiff froth.
Bake in shallow pans or in gem tins
Sarve warm Farmers Voice.
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
VALUE or SLEEP.
Natural si6mbsr Necessary to Perfect
Health.

Natural si6mbsr Necessary to Perfect
Health.
In sleep the entire body, with all its
component parts and its various Of
fees, ceases from labor, like machine
which has its fires banked and its
wheels stopped The body like the ma.
chine, Is ready TO start work again at
d moments notice, but for the time be-
ing It is dtit Of c6mmissioh4
Primarily, of course, sleep is condi-
ton of the brain, as by this organ all
impulses from the external world are
received and from It are transmitted all
messages necessary to the performance
of any desired act.
In fact, to carry the simile still
further, the brain, as the center Of the
nervous system, is the governor Of the
human machinery, controlling all its
movements and Offices, and directing
them into an intelligent and useful
ehAnneL We uah easily Understand,
then, what must be the daily strain
upon this great center--grcater even
than that upon the muscles which are
called upon to do its work.
Sleep, then is natures opportunity
for adjusting the delicate mechanism
Of the brain, ard Of repairing the mus
cles and restocking them with material
with which to do their work successful.
".
Sleep, In order to be beneficial,
must be profound and healthful. To
this end the greatest care should be
exercised to have the bedding comfOrta-
BILE and clean, and the whole atmos-
phcre Of the room pure and wholesome.
The sleeper should not be disturbed
until he wakes OF his own accord, un-
less there is chronic tendency to over
sleep, In which case few lessons with
the aid Of an a1arm-clock or a servant,
combined with conscientious effort on
the part Of the person himself, will
usually effect cure.
Unless the person is actually lazy,
and in danger Of contracting bad habits
in this respect, it is better to allow him
to sleep at will. Especially is this true
of growing children.
In the earlier morning hours, or after
one has been asleep for some time, ma.
ture has made great progress in her
work Of repair, and should be allowed
10 complete her work while the air is
pure and outside influences are at their
minimum.
Sleep that has been artifcialIy in.
duced is comparatively of little value
1t is true that the mind is relieved oi
its activity, but the various organs
and the impulses which tend to their
nutrition, are also to an appreciabis
extent paralyzed.- Youths Compan.
ion.
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
ADYEETIEEMENn

Sas square. nrst lnsertion :. ...... .u e
oae square, each subsequsntinssr-
s-SA A's''ssss sss.ss.....s....... ~
Quarterly, half yearly and yearly "a.
Vertissments contracted fog q loueI
Hataa.
Professional cards not Sxpssdias ~
Hines fer one year, $40.
Announcing candidates for Stats e
Distiet offices, SIS; Tor County ofieeG
DO; for Supervisors distriets, IS, In a.
vance.
Marriages and deaths published q
ReWA
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
peclIne Of Mypnotlsm,

It is pleasing TO note that hypnotism,
which, few years ago had fully at
tanned the proportions Of a medical fad,
at least in France, has for some time
been declining, and at the present time
it may be said to be falling rapidly into
disfavor with intelligent practitioners,
and most rapidly with those who
have seen the most Of II. Most ply
sicians who have had an opportunity
to observe carefully the subjects Of
hypnotic treatment in the clinics at the
Hospital galpeiriere, in Paris, win
sgree with the writer that the hypnotic
state is morbid or pathological con.
dition, and also that the hypnotic state
IL one which cannot be easily induced
except N persons who are norbidly
weak mentally those whose Alltlona'
II powers ere decidedly aelsstiVeI-
naad HlAll
The Southern herald., 1896-03-13
THE SOUTHERN HFRALb
rUslisHEO EVIRT ralDGI Euaslxa
HEEMNl


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The Southern herald., 1896-03-13

"A peculiar substitute for window
glass known as "tectorium" is stated
to have been for some time employed
in Australia, Italy, Germany, switzer-
land and Russia as covering for hot
houses, marques. verandas, windows
Of factories, roofs Of stores, etc. It il
special, lnsolubIe, biehromated Rela.
tine, translucent as opal glass and II.
eprpoFalea n wire gananl
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07

she took possession, and now the
rights Of legal suff'agans are recog-
nized. This is one of the potent
causes for the better feeling existing,
aud we believe will lead to result, the
good of which all will recognize. But
all must do their part, must throw
the full energy of their moral sup
port towards increasing this feelit g
and adding to theforce Of the sentl-
ment. Every man is morally obi
gated to assist his fellow-man and 10
see to it that he gets his rights. Aud
when this sentiment is enthroned-as
1t seems 10 Il fair way OF being done,
then the new era will indeed begin
and we believe It is not far off.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07

We never fail to be attracted by
the trains of wagons loaded wirh COT
ton. though of course our interest is
considerable abated by the poor price
obtained for it. However, whenever p
train of the staple is seen poised
gracefully on wagons coming to.
wards the market we look aud look
again. This WAS q pleasing s,eDe
Thursday morning.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
A NEW ERA.

Almost every One--man and wo-
1aan--ssems to he glad of the change
OF sentiment in references to the con-
<ucting OF elections in this State
seeming to have come to the concln
son that elections must be fairly
held, or even the Democracy in Lou
isiaus will not be supported by the
6sst element of the white people.
It is not the Intention OF The Pro.
aaEss to make political article Of
1hiA as fsr ~ pertains to factions or
part,es, but 1t intends to deal with the
4uestion in that exalted sense from
which citizenship derives inspiration.
Since this continent of fair cleo.
4iouE has become dominant, we note
a'better feeling among the people,
= desire 70 be- drawn closer together
end take = deeper interest in pnblic
STAIRS. ,This means the inaugural Of
= re- ere, aud properly nurtured will
snow aud blossom into a state Of sub
lime stats Of citizenship AID this
cur State has needed So lily for years
II seemed difficult to make CIR public
zen. and those who!edld the reliable
voting loo. to sec just how the manip-
ulstion of politics was resarding the
11ds Of immigration which sought to
1ew towards our State. But little BY
nlle Truth gathered bef forces unit
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
IS to 1.

This is About the Ratio Of Sum-
mer Tourists Who Go To
Colorado VIA the FortL Worth and
Denver City. and Union Pacific,
Denver and Gulf Railways, as
against all competitors. The reason
are: Shortest time, quickest time, su-
perb SERVICE through trains, courteous
treatment and the constant descent
OF the temperature Six hours sitter
leaving Fort Worth, Summer heat is
forgotten and bslmy spring like
breezes greet yon. Try it and be
convinced. 1t lisa pleasure to an-
swsr questions. Write your nearest
agent, or j. P. Douglass, General
Agent, No. 6N Gravier st., New Or
leans
d. B. KELLER Gen. Pass. Agt.,
F. W. & d. y. Ry., Fort Worth
Tex.
B l.. W1NoHELL, Gen. Pass. Agt.
U. P. D. & g. Ry., Denver, Col
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
ELECTION NOTES IN OUR UT Y

The day was quiet but the voting
was more active than many thought.
This WAS q dies non. the banks Oh
served the same and the police say
the town had the appearances OF Sun
day.
The Democrats kept faith with the
Populists and the fusion ticket was
very generally voted without scratch
ing. 40
As a rule the negroes made no at
tempt to vote bns where they did, if
they had attended properly to their
registration, they participated with
out restriction -she same as white
men.
The new law worked we'll. it being
no trouble for an intelligent man..
who had given the mattes study TO
cast an intelligent ballot.
A number OF suffragsns lost their
votes by gross csrelessness in stamp
ing at the wrong place. This was
plainly evident at the Sixth Ward
precinct; but the commissioners had
determined to do their duty, and they
would not count them.
The proper way to compile and
make ths returns puzzled the COM
missioners who may not have gotten
everything exactly right, but msyb 9
they will next time.
Some of the folks didu't under
stand that iu Offering to vote, the
voter had to announce their names
and place of residence, in lout, dis.
tinct voice, aud they thought the
commissioners who knew rs we'll a
they were trying to penetrate a joke
when this Vas asked for, and thi,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
SHREVEPORT, La. NOV. T, 1906.
LAST RALLY OF THE BRYAN
ElND SEWALL CLUB.


The Bryan and Sswall club Of
Shreveport gave i's last rally at the
court house Saturday last,
While the attendance was not what
it should have been, the audience was
enthusiastic and readily ap1 emphm
ically spplauded every point scored
by the speakers,
AS usual the programme was well
arranged an | admirably carried ont,
On this occasion as before, new men
were put to the front and this added
TO the zest Of the meeting.
The assembly was called to order
by our editor, whom the executive
COMMITTEES assigned to the duty. in
che absence of the president, Captain
Soape.
Mr.. H ck4sannonnceu the program
- follows
President, DR. 9. G. McCloud.
Vice Presidents. Z nj. Collins, j G
Alfred, W G O'Hare, W B Hughes, NJ
T. Bachelor, DR. + S Furmsn, G M
Gillespie, Clarence Aud, r L Tier, j
q Hamilton, J A Vincent, j II Ram.
sey, s NJ Sy kes, G. W Pardue, W II
Davis, + r Hicks. Ernest Laenger, W
B Kinney, B Ii Gardner, DR. Geo W
Kendall.
Secretaries, g & Rives, " Q Hall,
Gus II White.
@rbe speakers were limited to thirty
rminules and were vigorously held
Ahereto untlT +. Bell took the floor
and then the bars we're drawn and
evarybody forgot the time.
I'm taking charge the chairman, DR.
sMcCloud, in very graceful, easy, but
ibrisf manner opened the regular ex-
Arcises and called Hon. j. Henry
Shepherd frs', Mr.. Shepherd spoke
.of the .zfiuanciHi s,tustioaarand WAS
closely listened to. He was followed
by HI N. H. W. Ogden. who outdid
himself, making Que Of his very best
rspeedhes, He was frequently ap'
tplauasS. r. .,t
Rencame Captain I. f. Bell A
hurst 81 applause greeted his name
amp II was continued for few sec
ends after he face d the audience. 1t
mas been some time since Capt. Bell
made political speech at his home
and il eDed as if he had gained
force and over by his long silence
With deep feeling, clear, strong
notes; his voice rich. resonant and
= firm; his argument, convincing, un
sanswerable; he delivered speech
which Wa, masterpiece; and hts elo
quence, imrassioned and powerful
edrew long, prolonged che RS from hi,
hearers 1t WAS speech worth com
ing out on bad night to hear, and il
;sroustt to high pitch Of enthusiasm
those who heard it, and they cheeret
aud cbeered agau as bis peroratiop
sublime and convincing, fell upo1
their ears. =
Thus closed the meeting and tn,
scampaig" for the time at least, ant
soon, 40 doubt, the Bryan aud Sewal
club will he no more.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
Facts are stubborn Thing.

And a single one outweighs a thousand
claims. it is positive fact that the
fresh meate, such as choice cuts OF beef
pork. mutton and veal, also weincr,
bologna ana pork sausage at r..
Schwart's market are the best. Try
them and be convinced. Town mar
ket 4O3 Texas street. opposite opera
house. Brown stalls, IS and 10, city
matset,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo. No
b2l3.-ln First District Court.
Succession Of Nancy vandervjer.

Notice is hereby given that r. A. leon.
ard. Administrator. has this
day He'd his final 8cconnt
III sait' succession and unless Opuo.
sitiOn b made thereto within the tima
specified by law The same will he homnl.
ogated ~ prayed for and made Tho
judgment OF the court, '''0
Witness the Honorable A. y. Land
Judge OF said Court, this 18th day 81
September 1885, r. A. LEONARD.
The Progress. October 3. 1895.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07
caused some amusement.

caused some amusemen
"Whar" were the watchers in
Shreveport Tuesday. If any were on
hand ut some of the precincts they
kept out Of sight entirely.
Tue day was a pleasant one, Old
Sol seeming to take an interest in the
proceedings.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-11-07

parish 800
go black 'pdi atsd BY be report, hss haE h'l