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The Progress., 1897-03-13

| adopted that the president appoint n
committee on constitution and bylaws.
The chairman appointed the following
| gentlemen on the committee: d. +.
Wadiey. NJ. Scovcl1, G. A. Agurs, S. l..
Florsheim, s. r. Abbott.
A motion by Mr.. Leon Kahn was
adopted fixing the iniation fee for
charter members at So.
Mr.. w. c. Charles made a motto n,
| which was duly adopted, that the chair
man appoint a committee on track. The
following gentlemen were appointed to
constitute said committee: e. Phelps,
Jr., E. Kafiski, d. F. WadIey, d. J.
Thurston, s. T. Abbott, M. Scovell, Mr..
McKibben. The president of the club
was added as ex-officio chairman of the
committee.
On motion each member was APP
pointed committee of one to solicit de-
sirabie membership to the club.
Mr.. George Hadley appeared before the
club with a proposition to build a track
at Lakeside park, and the matter was
referred to the track committee.
The meeting then stood adjourned
until Thursday night, March nth.
Thursday night session: President II. s.
for the report of the committees.
The committee on bylaws reported their
action and asked for further time, which
was granted.
Mr.. e. Phelps, of the track COMMITTEES,
reported that the committee received
several propositions by individuals and
one from the city park committee, but
asked for further time, which was grant
ed
On motion OF Mr.. Leon l. Kahn, the
name shreveport Wheel and Good Road
Club was adopted. The collections for
the evening amounted to 500.
The new members were then added to
the list, which run up the number to
near seventy five.
The meeting was a very enthusia
one, and ad iourned to meet Tuesday
Thursday night next week.
The club has agreed to pull OIL the road
race as soon as the boys have time to train
for the contest which has been agreed to
be from the intersection Of Market and
Milan streets, to the end of Plank Road
and return to Y. NJ. c. A. building. This
gives the racers a good chance to start and
finish, and as the street commissioner has
| agreed to scrape Texas Avenue, the route
| will be a good one.
The challenges offered, have been ac-
! cepted and will be pulled off under the
| (Coutinued on PAGE Ten1
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Therefore, if we were to be strictly tech
| nical, we should have to don our best
and newest gowns in honor of the season.
However, as the church kindly steps in
! with the Lenten days, we are absolved
from any such action until after the
Easter lilies come. And then, We gods,
what an array will be visible
The dressmakers tell us that it has been
an exceeding long time since variety of
| costume and beauty of material have
been charmingly combined as in the con-
structions OF the dressmaker already
planned for the Easter days.
The truest OF all things that can be
said about the Easter designs is that
while they are novel that they are not
strictly new. We are often told that in
dresses for women there is never any,
| thing new under the sun-that history
| merely repeats itself. Now, oftentimes,
! this is an atrocious Islander. Our gowns
are novel and new, and in my heart
have often believed that the reason they
| were said not to DO was because of that
| innate jealousy of man, who secretly
fumes because his clothes are never any
| thing but worked over styles.
This year, however, we must confess
that the novelties are as few as honest
men in politics, and even women know
what rarieties such things are.
There is no intention to recall a single
word OF praise said Of the Easter cos
tunes. They are just as pretty as can be,
and the woman who could not find some
thing to please her among them is really
| $oo So. H.
feast to go and look at the fashion plates,
and if you know some milliner, some
swell one, well enough to get in behind
the scenes, your breath will be fairly
taken away by what is shown you. Prob
ably you will not have money enough to
indulge in the beautiful creations you
see, but then you know there is always
the satisfaction OF realizing that the less
expensive gowns are nothing in the world
but combinations of ideas gained from
other gowns, whose cost has terrific eff
feet on bank account or lonely purse.
Anniversary of Il Silver Wedding.
One of the events in the social world of
the past week was the celebration on last
Monday night of Mr.. and Mrs. v. Gros
jeans silver wedding anniversary at their
home on Hicks street.
The home was beautifully decorated
wi tn choice flowers and shrubbery, while
Japanese lanterns illuminated the gallery,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosiean were assisted in
entertaining their guests of the evening
by their charming daughter, Miss Agnes,
whose happy and appropos greeting to
each guest won for her much admiration.
She was becomingly attired in a light
pink gown.
The many presents, as the occasion de-
manded, were all Of choice siiverware.
The table was laden with choicest
etables and were heartily enjoyed by the
large number of guests.
Sincerest congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Grosjean.
Mr.. Grosiean is editor and publisher |
OF the Caucasian, and is quite popular
man of the town.
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Gleanings fron7
| The Social No I'd.
Miss SADIE BEJACH, EDITOR.

Meeting OF inc 1ueAlO lLlVcTATy >luD.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Misses
Clara and EmmaFlorsheim entertained the
club, and one of the most pleasant after
moons, on record, was spent.
John Milton was the interesting topic Of
discussion, and pretty sketch OF HIS life
was read by Miss Carrie Florsheim. Quo
tations were from his paradise Lost"
Miss Bella rendered a sweet vocal Sc
lection, ''Thine," from "Robyne."
And then ga reading,' by Miss Sadie
Beiach.
After some discussion on different top
les, the meeting adjourned till March "a,
when Miss Hanna Kahn will entertain
the club. The programme arranged for
the occasion differs somewhat to those
previously had, and promises to be one OF
great interest.
Miss Anna Belts, who is the guest of
Mrs. Herold was among the visitors pros
ent at the meeting.
The young people had treat in the man
ner of dainty refreshments: the table
was attractive in it's floral decorations of
vic,ets,kxacinths and geranium blossoms.
The little folks are gossipping about the
good time in store for them on next Sat-
urday night. Prof. Weissner will give his
"children's ball" No grown person will
be allowed on the floor till after 10 o'clock
McKinney's band will furnish the music
Miss Anna Belts, charming young
lady OF Brooklyn, is the guest OF her
aunt, Mrs. Herman Herold, on Travis
street.
We are glad to welcome to our city
Hon. Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard and Miss
Ethel Blanchard, who arrived last Mon
day night from Washington.
Those fortunate enough to have listened
TO the music of the serenaders last We'd
nesday night cannot help praising the
good playing of the members of the
shreveport Symphony Club"
The monogram fan bids fair to become
quite fad. It is really as pretty as can
DC made into a much priced souvenir.
yet fan with a plain, smooth black
BODY" and then beseige your friends
and acquaintances with requests for their
seals, crests, notices and monographs, or
you can cut these from notes and letters.
Afim them carefully and paste them on
your ian, taking care not to let them
come into the folds. The entire fan may
De SO fully and evenly covered the back
ground will be hidden. Do your FASTING
carefully and see how artistically you
can arrange your trophies.
Heaped up on luxurious looking di-
van IN a dainty boudoir, saw more pref
" cushions than one could count the
o'her day. And a cushion must have
some especially striking points to attract
ene eye in these days OF muieitudinous va
rieties. One beauty singled out to tell
you about. 1t was small and square; the
snow side had a plain center OF soft
"hl1e India silk, border and deeper
.orhers OF deep crimson, with a conven
.ionaized pattern of leaves, outlined in
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Mrs. Will Jackson and son are the
guest of Mr.. John Jackson at Nacog-
doches Tex.
| Mrs. Theo Meyer, nee Dora Glass, OF
J Bayou Sara, who has been quite ill for
some time past at the home of her mother,
Is fast importing in strength.
A cable message dvted sumo 18th an
| nounced to the relatives and family of
Capt. Simon Levy Jr. their safe arrival at
Hamburg Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Winter have
returned home.
Mrs. La Prade accompanied by her son
has returned from her trip.
The Tuesday nights continue in favor
for pleasure seekers at the Natatorium, a
lively party gotten up by Mr.. Enders
spent pleasan evening there last Tues
day. We were unable to learn all the
names of thh PARTICIPANTS.
Miss Bessie Ogilvie, who has been visit
ing at Natchitoches and Baton Rouge, is
at home again.
Misses Annie Belts and Eunice WELLER.
with Nessrs. Simon Bahr and Martin
Kirsch, enjoyed an early ride and a
country breakfast on Tuesday morning.
The board Of directors of the Columbia
Club, at their last meeting, set aside
Thursdays as ladies day, for which de- :
cission the ladies of the Club members
families extend their best thanks.
Miss Lizzie Baxter has gone to North
Carolina to spend the summer, We trust it
will be pleasant one.
Misses Helen and Meta Jones Chase
have had as their guest, Miss Nellie Col
bert of Gibbs, who after enjoying a very
pleasant visit returned home.
Miss Kittye Hampt has left for her
yearly Summer vacation at Baltimore,
Md.
Mr.. Ralph Meyers, of Monroe, who has
been visiting his fancee. Miss Flora b.
Dreyfus, has returned home.
Mr.. Abe Manheiner, eof Robetine, has en-
ioyed a short visst to his Aunt, Mrs.
Leopold Wolf.
Miss Lusie LIE Rosen is Summerine at
Springs Texas.
Mr.. Wesley LIE Rosen is enjoying his
vacation with the folks at home
Mr. Lehman Bigart has sailed for
Europe, where he goes to visit his par
cuts.
Messrs. Paul Lowenthai and Herman
Kern, mourned the decease of their father.
The sad news of their demise reached
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| white, Just opening its beautiful petals to
the view of the beholder. Mrs. P. NJ.
Welsh favored the guests with some
| beautiful instrumental and vocal selec-
tions, and Master Eugene Leman also
contributed several of his pretty little
songs, accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
| Welsh. Delicious ices and cakes, and
cooling beverages were served during the
evening, and just before the approach of
the paIting hour, Capt. Thatcher address
! ed his graduates and students and in
presence of the guests assembled in the
double Parlors, presented the certificates
and diplomas, advising his graduates to
look always for the hest side in their
fellow mems character, and to aim at the
highest standard in their own life.
Many of the young students, who had
successfully completed special schools OF
study received their certificates. Messrs.
Joseph E. Lehman and William Arm
strong were the recipients of several
certificates and their diplomas, hand
some flowers and hearty congratulations
were also presented them. Besides the |
many young Misses who had been invited |
by the students, there were present:
Mesdames Kate P. P. Nelson, Julia |
Rule; Amanda Austin, Georgia Austin, |
Mrs. D. Clay, Sarah J. Asher, Capt. and |
Mrs. Welsch, Messrs. Fred and Hunter !
Thatcher, John Gray Foster, Misses An
ME Doll Hodges, and Miss Hunter.
Misses George E. Thatcher and |
Kate p. Nelson are the recipients of |
copy of song the words and music of |
which are the inspiration of tibet nm
doubtedly well and favorabIy remembered |
owl ov,,
them with his compliments of the, at |
once, author and composer.
We acknowledge with thanks an in
vitation of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Todd |
Collins to the marriage of their daugh- |
ter, Lizzie Dickson to Joseph Hunter
Thatcher on Wednesday afternoon, June
the thirteenth at half past four O'Clock at
the Baptist church at GALLON Ala.
Another invitation reached us from
Capt. and Mrs. George Edward Thatcher
at home on July the second from to s
O'Clock p. m, accompanied by a card [
bearing the name of the young couple
elect. Mrs. Joseph Hunter Thatcher,
many thanks, no unforeseen obstacle pre-
senting itself, we will take pleasure to
offer in person our warmest wishes for a
bright future.
One of the social features of the season
was a german, rendered Miss Lilly Stone, |
on Friday night of last week, at Armony
Hall, by her young friends in compli-
ment her graduation at Saint Mary's
Convent. Miss Lilly is the only daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Stone a very
bright, handsome blonde, and great
favorite among her young companions
Miss Amanda Austin closed the SEES
sion's labors of the young pupils. in the
preparatory department of the Thatcher
Institute, over which she so successfully
presides, by rendering them a party; an
evening of unalloyed pleasure and happi-
ness ON Friday night. the 18th and exen-
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|Gleanings fron7
The Social World.
MRS. SARAH ASHER, EDITOR.

Gods Comforting.
The world grows lonely, and with many
stretch out longing hands in vain, to
The tFeasurers OF my life, and hold them
But call dear things seem slipping from
my graspe."
Oh, say not my heart. one stands be-
Whose love in all its fuIlness, is thine
That lore 50 changeless, and, what e'er
betide
He win not leave thee,-thou art not
Good keeps my treasurers, and some glad
bright day
He'll give them to my longing sight
SO Faith and Hope shall cheer me all the
And Love, their sweetest sister, soothc
my pain.
Thus, taking Gods full cup of comfort
ing,
Let me give thanks! and pouring out
most free
Ny life in loyal service, let me being
To other lives, the JOY God giyeth me.
One of the lovelies. things, taken al
together. that ever heard spoken of any
girl, was said lately of a quiet little maid
en-, who was busily engaged about the
hOuse intent ON helping others. 1t was
her mother who said it; a mother, whose
life had been SO filled with suffer
ing during the past few years that it
would move the heart of cynic to pity.
In spite OF all the sickness and the pres
ent inhrmtiy, which has left her weak
and helpless, there was such light in
the eyes of the invalid, and when the
girl had left the room, and the mother
had uttered . few loving words about
her, understood whence that light in
the eyes. ssShe il a good girl" she said.
81 do not know what I should ever do
without her. I can truthfully say that
have never heard her speak a unkind
or irritable word to me, and YOU would
know what that means, il you know how
have been afflicted. Many and many
time during the period of my worst con-
dition, she has had 20 get up as often as
thirty times or more during the night, to
turn me in bed, yet she has always been
~ sweet and ~ patient you see her now.
II has been hard on her and great re-
sponsibilisy and yet it seems that such
responsibilities as these bring out the
bsst that are in q girls nature
And this was said of young girl not |
more than eighteen; a slender little |
Creature, almost too frail looking for /
life's burdens. She might have been
very different If she had fancied, might |
have been selfish and unkind, thereby |
loosening her mothers fraii hold ON life |
bat she had proven a heroine, strong and
earnest and patient. 1t was her mother |
who said OF her that sheshad not spoken |
an unkind word to her in all her life.
Truly no greater praise could have been
bestowed upon any girl, and notwi,h-
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| There is minister in New York. the
Rev. Madison c. Peters, who some
| times breaches sermons that some
people call sensational, but even
| if they lido. we cannot refrain from
| quoting one on "Young Woman and
| Marriage" that he delivered not long
| since From that. one might guess that
| the American women is not as apt to
| look for an ideal in man as the American
| man is in a woman At any rate there is
some good advice in it for manageable
young women so here we reproduce it:
First, 1 warn you a against the snare
OF appearances. There are tricks in love as
we'll as in trade. One of them is to be
what they are not. As you value your
life do not marry manikin, a hatter's
show block, a tailor's lay figurer.''
secondly, never marry a man to mend
him or reform him. Ii a man will not re-
form to please his sweetheart, he will
never do so to please his wife. 1 am the
father of two little girls and rather than
that they should marry men who habitu-
ally drink. 1 should prefer to see them
taken to the cemetery
Thirdly, marry your equal. On the
other hand do not marry for ambition.
DO not marry man whose age is greatly
disproPortionate to yours. You do not
want to spend your best days ministering
to superannuated person.
Fourthly, do not make matrimony
matter OF money So common has the
mercantile estimate of marriage become
that should not be surprised to see the
hymeneai market list chronicled in the
newspapers and the prices current quoted
on the Stock Exchange. know it is &C
counted silly thing to marry for love,
but the woman who for the want of it
reduces marriage to a mercenary con-
tract sdegrades marriage, .degrades her
self and infiicts an irreparable outrage on
the man she marries. Don't hesitate to
marry poor man, but be sure that he
has something more than his poverty to
recommend him. And here let me say.
marry man who is industrious.
THE young man who lives of the
earnings of his father until he can find a
girl who is fool enough to marry him,
will very likely live off of his wife's faith
er. A do nothing young man will max a
good -for-nothing husband.
Lastly, pause long before you say the
WIN AiAaN ShuS eoAf ChdnCe Oh IcAGz1nR
your ideal of marriage Do not become
cynical The world is full of grand hus-
bands and full OF young men who will
make the right sort of a woman happy.
Thus far the Rev. Peters, and we con-
slider his advice very good and to the
point, but, he seems to take it for granted
that the girls he addresses are all blessed
with the "wherewith'' to make life COM
Portable and his remarks are every one
directed to the gentler sex, what becomes
of the poor girl and what advice does he
give to the ssiord of creation, in regard to
to his choice for companion through
life, does he want the man of good habits,
good family, and comfortable circum-
to be just as liberal in his selec-
ton as far as earthly possessions are in
question, and in her who is to be his
better half, meerly look for the true wo-
v,fv x<,I ~, g.
The Progress., 1897-06-26

One of the most pleasant and sociabl,
affairs was the Reception, rendered the
graduates and students OF the Thatche,
Institute, by their beloved Principal ane
his cultured lady, Capt and Mrs. Georgs
E. Thatcher, at their lovely residence. or
Thursday night of last week. The hous.
presented yeritable floral bower, among
the many handsome arrangements shons
conspicuous table placed between two
windows in the front parlor ladened with
choice plants and foliage. out of the cen.
ter of which rose Calla-liIy spotIes.
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Mrs. Raph Kahn, Sr. and daughter Miss
Frances, after spending few days with
friends in New Orleans, sailed for New
York, where they will remain until fall
Mrs. Raphael, of Campte, La, is the
guest of her dughter, Mrs. Pope,
. Col. John s. Yhung is recuperating
at Potash Sulphur Springs.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
GALL FOR BIDS.

Office of the City Secretary,
Brownsville, Tex. Dec. %, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that TIL
Market Revenue of the City o
Brownsville, Texas, under existing
ordinance, for the ensuing rear, be.
ginning Jan. 1st., 1897, will be sold
to the highest bidder. Sealed pro-
posals to purchase said Market Rev.
enue, will be received at my office
until 6 p. M. on Monday, Dec. 2Sth
1896, and will be canvassed at the
first meeting of the City Council
held thereafter. Proposals should
be addressed to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Browns
vile and the envelopes should be
on the end: Proposal to
purchase Market Revenue +" All
proposals must be in e. s. money.
The City reserves the right 10 re-
iect any and all proposals. For all
further information required to make
apply to.
III. b. KINGsBURY,
Secretary.
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MODERN PRISONS:

Their Very Improvements Are What Drive
English COnvicts Mad.
The official belief is that there is lit
tie or no prison made insanity. rison
doctors are keenly alive to the possibil-
ity Of shamming, and they hesitate 10
admit that there is any flaw III the sys-
tenn for the administration CT which
they are so largely responsible Still
the fact remains that the ratio Of insan-
ity IL prisons has exactly doubled since
1877.
TIE admitted general increase of in
sanity is not sufficient to account for
this startling fact Prison discipline is
how mere mechanical, and therefore
more depressing. It's very Improvements
in this respect take the heart out OF a
man. - 1t is probable that prisoners
were far happier is the Old unreformed
prisons, when they herded together and
had conpanionship Of kind
An expert witness who had passed
four and twenty years in Jail told the
prison committee some startling things
from the conyict's point of view. The
rules, he said, are too minute for human
observance, and some minds are totaiIy
unable TO bear the strain OF them. A
man may be reported for knocking
something over IN his cell, though it
may be by pure accident The name
for this ofense is unnecessary noise. ~
As the poor wretebes walk their weary
round in the exercise yard one may fall
out CT step and thus throw the others
out. The first ofTende, or the last-any
one. in TACT, on whoIn the wafder's eye
happens 70 falls liable to punishment
for this misebance
In this way the convict gradually &C
quires aa expression that never leaves !
him-the round the corner glance CT |
being ho breads tyrant en- the pounce.
We want neo Howard If the system
Is only hall as bad as it IS said 20 be By
those who have lest reason 10 know.
London News.
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A CORN FAMINE.
The Government Compelled to
Issue Bonds TO Relieve
Distress.

New York, December 3O.-A
dispatch to- the Herald from
Burnos Ayres says: The agri
cultural commission appointed
TO investigate the conditions
OF agriculture in the province
of Santa Fee will make a report
to President Uriburu this week
The report will, it is said, show
a disastrous state of affairs
among the farmers in the pro-
vince. 1t will recommend as tire
only salvation; commercially.
al Issue Of 81. OOO,o0y in mort
gage bonds, TO be used in as
sisIing the farmers in this crisis.
Other measures of relief will
also be proposed in its report.
The commissioners say thai the
sesu srse ~ tbs proyinse will
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-05
A Remarkable Fortress.

In the northern part Of Madagascar
is the most remarkable natural fortress
Ii the world 1t is occupied by ysild
tribe who call themselves the PEOPLE
Of the rocks The fortress is q lefty
and preciplt2Es rock CT enormous size,
LEGO feet high and square niIes in
aIea- Its sices are so steep THAI it can
Let BE climbed without artificial nleaiis.
Within it is holio1y, and the only en-
trance is BY stbterTarean passage.
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fall $4,000 tons short of the &C
tual necessities of the people.
Ruenos Ayres is now sending
grain to Santa Fe to relieve the
distress. In ordinary times the
yield in that province is 100000
tons, but the whole crop this
year is practically a failure.
The Buenos Ayres farmers
will continue to send corn to
Santa Fe for the relief of their
country uien, though that will
prevent their exporting any
grain.
The correspondent of the
Herald in Rio de Janeiro,
telegraphs that the nun
icipai elections were a triumph
for the federal party.
There were disputes in sever
al quarters and encounters with |
4 mob Of lawless persons. At
one point in the city a conflict
occurred, i'll which gone citi
sens were killed and others