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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
Is IerIaiDwcpls.

The friends OF Mr., Bonnie Gray have
found out his attractive abode at his
plantation home and love To go there.
The wacm summer days that cause IL,
all to feel languid made them think ot
the cool shady coudtry home, and on
last Monday quite u large number Of
Mr.. Gray's gentlemen and lady friends
spent the evening till early dawn par
taking of his hospitality. Music was
not forgotten and the woods resounded
with simple strains and happy hearts
aud light feet kept time To the sweet
melodies in doors, All had Il delight.
full evening.
Miss Ethel Blanchard entertained u
few friends ON Wednesday, evening
As Is always the case the q estS HAD Il
most delightful evening aud are al
ways 10th to leave the charming pres
cree OF Miss Blanchard.
On Tuesday evening in honor Of
Miss kyes, of Marshall. who is the
friend OF Mrs Rogers, storm party
was given at Mr. Milton llstner's
beautiful home. About fifty couples
participated in the evenings p asure.
the Misses Elstntr entertaining most
royalty aud d,liciou, refreshment, ol
cream, cake and trappe were served lin
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
VERIFY, VERIFY,
| SAY UNTO YOU

That tn" weather may be hot
Or tn" weather may be- cold:
That This story may be new
Or this story may be old:
Int whnttv"r your acquaintance
OF one thing lest assured,
That am strictly in it,
And will be til the enl
Now, that poetry is about as Whole
some rs the story Of my competitors.
Now, ] mean to talk against no one, but
the fact Is um better prepared than any
one to sell dry goods. notions, shoes, hats
and general wear for men, women and
boys than any one. Way, have ma 'e
this market a study. aud J have no hes
itHucy in sayng.to the public that mine
is the leading dry goods house of North
Louisiana. have the best stock and |
am selling goods cheaper than any one.
Com" to see me.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
THE WONDERLAND OF
AMERICA.

Colorado is now attracting consider
able attention from the people in this
part Of the State on account Of her cool
aud healthful mountain resorts which
are numerous, the principal Of which
are Manitou, Colorado Springs, Idaho
Springs, and Glenwood Springs, ali
surrounded by rugged mountain
scenery aud within a few hours ride
of Denver, the metropolis OF the
Great West" The Fort Worth
and Denver City aud the Union Pa
cific. Denver and Gulf railways, is
positively the shortest, quickest and
pleasantest route to Colorado, making
connections at Fort Worth, Texas,
with all lines.
For full information regarding
rates, etc, call or write your nearest
ticket agent, OF J. p. Douglass, Gen
eral Agent, New Orleans, La, who
will also secure sleeping car reserva-
tons for those desiring to make the
trip.
V,lx 81
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
SOMETHING GOOD 70 EAT.

Nothing is more Conducive 10 pub
lie health; nothing will more speedily
yut one IN pleasant Duunor any
make him good tur-d.pnbIic spirited
md charitable than u good, square
me*l This is the reason that ali VII,
board With Frank Serwlch Wear such
\ jovial conntenance, aud are aiways
ripe for fun. Serwich's restsuran'
aud Ladies' Dining Psrlors ar
rely popular resorts in Shreveport.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
0ersoDoI.


Misses Vivian Foreman and Eliza
McGivan, of Baton Rouge. passed
through our city en- route Tor the Rus
ton Chautauqua,
Miss Ethel blanchard is the guest OF
Miss Josie Ford.
Mr.. August Camille has returned
from two weeks visit to Vick5burg
and Cooper's wells his friends hope
he is greatly improved in health.
Mr.. aud Mrs A 5. Dale and Miss
Susie LIE Rosen leave to-day to at
tend the National Education Assoca-
ton ut Buffalo, N. y. They spend the
entire Summer ia the Empire State.
Mrs. Biron and little Edwin and Miss
Mary Boussant stopped in our city this
week on their way to Galveston where
they will reside in the future.
..rs. Ida Rule Shaw came Tuesday
afternoon, called home by ,e death Of
her grandfather, Col. William Sparkle.
Hon. n. c. Blanchard and wife lief,
thursday morning for Chicago
Mrs J. II. Pres colt and Sous Walter
and Clint Ards left Thursday morn
ing for Eureka Springs.
Mrs. Van Hooi, Of Marshall, is the
guest Of her parents, Major and Mrs.
N. ). Allen.
Misses Josie Marlborough, Miriam
Smith, and Josie Bacon took advantage
Of the pleasant excursion to Galveston
on FRIDAY.
Mrs. Edward Jacobs, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Alcocke and
the Misses Alcocke, left this morning
for the mountains In the east.
Miss lara V. Prescott left on Friday
for Galveston. She viii make an ex-
tended visit to friends in that city.
Mrs. l.. Parker left thursday for an
extended visit to Ohio and Kentucky.
Miss wi lie Ender,, Gregory Col.
bert, Nellie Land and others left for
Ruston on Wednesday.
Mrs. Boney and little daughters and
Miss Juliet Enders will leave to-day
for New York and other eastern cities.
Mrs Mosby and sister, Miss Pearl
Turner and Mrs. G G. McCloud, left
Thursday for Castiiiau Springs, Mis-
siSsippi.
Quite number of gentlemen at
tended the barbecue at Vivian. We'd
| neSdav.
Miss Bessie Burkett accompanied
her mother TO Mooringsport.
Miss Mat lie Hayes Giron, of Minden,
is the guest Of Miss Josie Leonard.
Miss Margaret Martin will return
from months visit to Red River,
Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Booher is recreating at
5yusou Springs.
Miss Sallie Bell is entertaining Miss
Dodd, OF New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Durham have re.
turned to Longview after administer
ing TO the last wants of Col. Sparkle,
the loved father Of Mrs. Durham.
Mrs. w. T.. Naples. Mrs. Turner Currie
aud Miss + gin are enjoying the Calves
ton excursion.
Miss Lavinia Egsn left Thus lay for
Atlantic City and other attractive points
III ;he east.
Mrs. Agne, Douaho of til. State Nor.
NAL is in our city at Miss Krels.
Mrs, Rom gosa and Miss Nettie Wheel.
~ ltf last week tor New York. rney
ail be- gone for some time.
Or. aud Mrs. Cuupbelt have returned
rom visit IN Mississippi.
Miss Summers, after au extended visit
10 Miss Booth aud Mrs. Stone returned
nome this week,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

II orr people in the city or country
want handsome pair OF boots or
shoes made or either in any style,
they can be suited by calling Oh Mr..
Jacob Specht at No. 5O4 Texas street
or Mr.. JOHN Basch, NJ. 52l Market
street. Both are first class men.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

The many friends of MIR. and Mrs.
7. J. Bryson regret the loss to them
of their infant child which died
Wednesday morning at . o'clock.
TO the parents many who have suf-
fered from the same cause, now ex-
tend the tender word of sympathy
and among them the writer.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
For the Progress.
" BEN KISSED HER.
ELLA FORT

ELLA FORT
Last night sealed my fate
Down by the garden gate,
When kissed her:
II were better were | dead
foI she hated me, she said,
When kissed her.
| know II was crime,
But indeed, no fault Of min"
That kissed her,
For the himple IN hrrchlu
fed me to commit the 4la,
So kissed her.
Her cheeks grew flushed then pale,
And the lids her bright eyes yelled
When Id kissed her;
The cause of my downfall,
Wouldn't show itself at all
When TT kissed her.
Such Il picture Of despair
Never was seen anywhere
When I'd kissed her:
She thought it quite Il sin,
Though the dlmpIn in her chin
Made me kiss her.
Then she tossed her sunny head.
And she hated me, she said,
For I'd kissc her;
She wished would 90.
Aud never see her more.
Since TT kissed her.
III admit it was Il shame,
But the dimpte was to blame
When kissed her.
When lips like morning dew
Are raised irmptingly t. You,
you uust kiss them.
Bat would that were dead,
For she hated me, she said
when kissed her.
Shr thinks it quite n sin,
Bat tho dimpis IN her chin
Made me kiss hrr.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
I I 7
l9icDiic,

Several wagon loads and u carriage OF
two Of or city people left early this
morning for Wallace lake to spead the
day IN the woods. We wish them Il
merry day aud nope they were free
from the intense heat of the city.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

A wagon driven by Owen Miller,
Jr, colored, struck couhtryman's
vehicle Thursday aud sprung the
wheel and axle some The rustic APP
piled to Justice SIaton who inter
vened in his interest and the mattAr
was satisfactorily settled by Miller
senior paying damages.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

The Progress Is exceedingly well
pleased to learn OF the success Of
Mr. G.. A. Dennis 10 his examination
at West Point. Our Caddo girls aud
boys always distinguish themselves
in any composition they enter, and it
gives us and all his friends " wei as
those Of bis father and mother, DIR.
and Mrs. II. S. Dennis, that the son
has fully maintained and sustained
our psrish's reputation.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

The Progress received an apprecl-
ated cell from Mr.. }. W. Whitley, of
Francesville Thursday.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
Local NEaLE9t.
COTTON.

SHREVEPORT. Uu., july 7, IS8O.
On account Of no idny Oh market quo =
ta,touS to-day and price same as Thurs
day.
Market closed dun, Lice since Satul -
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
W. 7. WILLIS.
Stock Dealer,

Buys and sells stock and beef cattle.
Highest price paid for cattle o. either
class, and those wanting stock for kill
ing can always get the best by calling
on or addressing me. All orders left
at The PROGRESS office viii receive
PROMPT attention. r.tf
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
BEN HOiX VAN.


The Progress was real glad to see
Dick Lowell Thursday after an alb
sence Of more than eleven years
Dick is colvred mar. who formerly
lived in Shreveport and we are glad
to know he Is doing well lie says
there are least 800 CoOred families In
Houston and they have buiIt them a
church Of their own which they call
the Louisiana Church. Dick Is hero
N the lnteres. Of the Afro American
State Far which is to DO given by
the negroes Of Houston. Arrange
ments have been made for a IS round
Trip fare from any point IN Texas,
and Dick says Shreveport shall come
ii for the reduced rate.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

The Progress takes pleasure i'll
noting the arrival III our city of
Messrs. J. A. Jackson, of Austin,
Tex: }. HiIdrelh, Jr., New York City
}. NJ. George, San Antonio, Texas; d.
NJ. PortertieId, Chattanooga, Tenn ;
DR.. A. A. Forscythe and W; A.
Huey, Magenta, La; Messrs. j. g.
Martin and G. G. Martin, of Assnm.
ton parish this State; aud Ii. W.
Thompson, of Monroe, who came to
take part in the gun club shoot
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04

Ripans Tabules cure fiatulence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-14

caught looking at. and if brought face
to face with an unpleasant fact he will
in holy horror shield his eyes with his
hands. Such artful lodging apparently
works to charm with some people,
among whom We're doubtless those Chi
cago hoodlums who tore down the tent
in which Gen. Grosvenor was to speak,
in the stock yards district few nights
ago. But there are very many who
tire of it. who do little thinking and
reasoning themselves and among those
appear to have been the members of
the Trade and Labor Assembly of Chi
cagO
They thought they would like to learn
little respecting the actual condition
of affairs down in Mexico so they de-
tailed z. j. Mas and Patrick Enright
of that organization to go down there
and investigate. In the report which
these delegates made on their return
the other day is found the following:
The Mexican laborer is apparently
content with the four bare walls of his
lO-foOt square adobe hut, with nothing
inside but the ground to sleep on,
shawl or blanket to cover or wrap up
in. a dish of tortillas (corn pancakes)
and frejoles (beans) for his frugal meal
and in a large number of cases a little
pig, a dog and chicken or two of the
gamecock order sharing his scant quar-
tiers. Wages, except to skilled and
steady NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Foreigners
are very low.
AT Leon. where nearly all the leath-
er goods in Mexico are manufactured
the peon gets for making shoes 81 and
upward per dozen pairs. On the other
leather goods he receives 37l@ to St.
cents a day for his labor. working as
long as daylight lasts. averaging l.
to IA hours per day. Common laborers
can be hired for IS to 80 cents per day
House servants, male or female. re-
ce!Ve So to s. per month and board
themselves. The days work in Mexico
runs from 10 to II hours. The bakers
work 20 hours.
The cry is raised that there are no
poorhouses in Mexico. but that is NJ
indication of the absence of poverty. as
your committee can fully testify with
out fear of contradiction. as the voice
OF the mendicant supplicating aims
rang in our ears all through Mexico
The American nottingham is
prince compared to the workingman of
Mexico"
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PRESS COM MENTS.
SewalI's A Acceptance.
louisville Courier ournal)

louisville CourierJ ournaL)
Gentlemen over II:
When this you see. remember me
Il accept in writing
Il am willing to furnish afiidavits, if
necessary. that / accept
Tom keeps hollering for the core.
but there amt going to be no core
The gold standard is orful thing
1t is the worstest thing (for other
people, that ever roamed around loose
and gnawed upon the vitals of the peo-
pie, for the people. by the people
IF it amt put down, it will put us
down.
Il am doing my best to put the gold
standard down
Il salt part of the gold standard
down every time / collect a freight bill.
With these object lessons about me.
little need have we for history and sta
tistics and the studies of scholars
Let not our opponents charge us
with class distinctions. Alas, for the
Republic. They are already here.
That's why l got the Republicans to
put class distinctions in their plat
form for the benefit of the ship-owners.
Always TIE peSI OF a Dau par
gain.
The free and unlimited coinage of
silver is the sole remedy with which to
check the wrongs of today. to undo the
ruin of the past. to cure measles and
Mugwumps and erysipelas and mumps
and tooth-and-toe-n nails and osteopathy
and plutocracy and appendicitis and
chicken-poX and voX populia and misery
in-back and crick- in the-neck and
locofoco ataXia and Democracy and all
the evils of the human race, including
political race.
PROFOUNDLY sensible of the high hon
or of the nomination you tender.
| am truly yours,
Arthur Sewall
p. S.-Please excuse bad writing.
My pen is very poor-used up in signing
gold contracts. A. s
IN B.-Don't forget, l accept the
nomination. A. s"
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correspondent OF the New York
Sun, who has been investigating con-
dtions in Indiana, finds a Bryan
slump there. The Bryan strength is
conspicuous in the large places only by
it's absence. In the country it is quite
strong, and there all the Bryan meet
ings are being held. The Populist
strength is said to be rapidly falling
off. Probably they perceive what Wat
son in his last letter speaks of, and
realize that the Populist hobby horse
has been stolen by the Democracy that
the aristocratIc, not to mention "plu-
tocratic," Mr.. Sewall has been placed
astride it,and that Populist place hunt
ers have agreed to turn over the or
ganization for the sake of a few dollars
and petty offices. The old line Populists
are much in the predicament of the old
line Democrats before they started an
other organiZation-withou a party
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-14
THOSE IMMIGRANT ARMENIsNs.
How the Law Will Be Enforced Provided
They Are Brought to Boston.

The proposition to have citizens OF
Boston agree TO care for a certain
number of Armenian immigrants that
ii is proposed to bring from Turkey to
the United States. while undoubtedly
a very worthy one involves many diff
ficulties, not the least of which is the
attitude of the government through its
laws regulating the admission of as
sisted immigrants into the country.
says the Boston Transcript. As it APP
pears from the attitude and statements
of the promoters of the scheme that the
Armenians 1t is proposed to bring here
are to be assisted Immediately on their
arrival by strangers. they will be re-
sarded somewhat differently from those
who are assisted by relatives as the
presumption is that the care of these
will be a matter of love or duty and
not a burden on any one. In the other
case. the immigrant is helped merely
for the purpose of tiding him over a
period of restitution until he can be-
come self-supporting, with no further
interest in him than to relieve his i'm
mediate necessities. If he is provided
with work, with a fair prospect of it's
continuance, and is able bodied. intelii-
gent. and of the degree of education re-
quired, there could he no possible OBJ
lection to his landing. and he would be
welcomed as valuable addition to the
population. If. on the other hand a
large number should he brought here
at one time, with no visible means of
support, and a prospect that they
would soon become burden on the
community, there would be but one
thing for the authorities to do. and
that is to send them back to Turkey.
even if the chances were in favor Of
their falling victims to the cruelty of
the Turk.
immigration Commissioner Delahan-
" says that in case there is anv def
mite movement resulting in the bring
ing or large numbers to Boston on
largely sentimental grounds, he will
submit the matter to the authorities of
washington for their decision He has
mad one unfortunate experience with
an Armenian who was promised as
slstance by one of his wealthy coun-
trymen in Boston. The immigrant in
short time landed in the almshouse |
at Iewksbury and appeals were made |
10 MS wealthy countrymen in vain IN |
40 something for his support and thus
save the official from the alternative of |
sehding him back to Turkey. When it
became certain that the law would |
nave to be enforced. other Armenians
succeeded in relieving the necessities of
the poor man.
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How II Looks 10 His Neighbors.
Oath Enterprise. }

Arthur Sewall has written a formal
letter of acceptance of the Democratic
nomination as vice president. which
this week has been published. He
employs strong language in denuncia-
tion of capitalists, plutocrats. monop-
olies. the money power and so on. as
If he had been studying lit speech TO
gain the approval of popuiists Bate
man, Watson and all the rest What
he says must be satisfactory to the fol-
lowers Of Popuilsm. bat it sounds
ludicrous for Arthur Sewall. the dig
nified, aristocratic and wealthy man
of business. TO appear in such role
He refers To the arrogant money
changers" and the enslavement Of
the masses" just like Bryan himself.
and works in many expressions that
must be popular with the Populists
Thomas Watson after this may ac-
knowledge that Sewall is a fitting mate
for Bryan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-14
Cooperate as Patriots not as Pariisans.

Mr.. Bayard is out in an able letter
in support of Palmer and Buckner.
Presumably he will not conquer his
prejudice to the extent of voting for
Mckinley. Nevertheless, the silvertes
are trying to foist into the campaign q
prejudicial notion that the Republican
party endorses the Cleveland admins
tration simply because the principal
factors in that administration are OPP
posed to the unlimited coinage of sill
yer. 1t would seem that such trans
parent device to excite prejudice would
be seen through without trouble. The
sound money Democrats have been
very careful to have it understood that
they don't endorse the Republican
party and most assuredly the Republi-
can party does not endorse the record
of the Democratic party for the past
four years, but believes it to be respon-
sible for much of whatever strength
the silver craze now possesses. Upon
that record victory was assured the Re
but it was deemed the duty of the party
to meet the fiat heresy squarely and
without shadow of compromise. 1t was
courageous position to take and it be-
came evident so soon as the Chicago
convention had completed its work that
the fight would be to the finish. Sound
money Democrats We're placed in such
a position that they could not remain
neutral. They believe the Chicago
platform does not represent Demo-
cracy: they also believe it's success
would be disastrous in the extreme:
they also appreciate the need Of pre-
serving a political organization that
may be the means of restoring their
party to its former tenets. To accom-
plish all this they must aid the Repub-
lican party. either directly by voting
for Mckinley and Hobart and sound
money congressman and legislatures.
or indirectly by withdrawing support
from Bryan. On some of the most i'm
portant political questions they are
opposed to the Republican party, will
be in the future and only in the face of
national peril such as has not been
known for thirty years are they tenn
porarily united on one point? Such
united effort is called for from every pa
trlotic citizen who appreciates the full
significance of Popocratic propositions.
Under such conditions this cooperation
does not lessen in the fraction of a de-
gree the divergence of their views on
other questions, does not make Repub-
lican condemnation of the policies and
methods of a Democratic administra-
ton past, present or future inconsistent
or untenable and if we do not mistake
the spirit of the great majority of
the sound money Democrats will
not soften in the slightest their
ingrained opposition to not a few Re
publican ideas. Assuredly any attempt
to conceal or falsify these self evident
truths cannot afford the falsifiers either
satisfaction or temporary advantage.
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Ascertained the Facts.

one of the many illustrations of the
implicit trust Mr. Bryan and the Pom
ocratlc managers have placed in the ig-
norance of the people was afforded in
their references to what they were
pleased to have US believe are the per-
fectly beatific conditions of the labor
ing men in Mexico. When reports OF
conditions there exactly opposite to
those which they described began to
come IN they calmly ignored them. A
Bryanite is always looking at the stare
whenever there is anything on this
mundane sphere he doesn't want to be