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The Progress., 1897-04-17

The neighborhood of Fairfiel q
knew of little Marie Gerley's con-
dition and serious illness. A little
girl. scarce twenty months old,
and vet martyr to suffering. Her
baby life was not as other baoes'
because a mishap occurred when
the tiny bud saw life, which I'M
paired both mental and physlcaI
faculties, and she was an Invalid
from birth. 1t was thought that a
surgical operation would restore
both: it had been successful IN
many other cases seeminly slmllar'
and Hope said to the parents "let'
the opertion be PERFORMED.
About two or three weeks ago
the trial was made, but hope
was tickle: for time Marie seemed
to be improving; then the change
came! she gradually sank, suffer-
ed, and died, passing away Thurs
day afternoon about 6.15 o'clock
Tenderest nursing was bestowed
most earnest, loving care was Civ.
en-: but Gods ways are best, ane
little Marie was sent for, to 81
with Him.
Friends svmpathize with the pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gerle'
How faithfully they watched Tn
life-tide as it ebbed and flowed be
tween tho spiritual and mundan
harbors: but the Celestial currel
was stronger, the death angel Wo1
and in sorrow they bow over the
deep loss. But Promise is roseat'
The Progress., 1897-04-17
THE PROCESS reaches everybody
lob Office in connection.
Only an Incidene.


A few days ago visited large
>oundrv on the West Side which turns
~ d-on foraings OF all kinds and heavy
e..ns noticed sss sse io rnirs sal
- T.. win ont Of one barrel and del
az aon,t understand the necessity forI
that" remarked - .,,a
..it = done in order 10 harden the
- Ands M that they can handel
sastines." the foreman explained.
"N We really wanted to transfer sneN
yosin, half dozen men could i., roll 'n TSe
barrels into place tn five minutes e. mn.
Aria arc not Intelligent enough 70 un.
Ssrstand Why they are carrying the ro MI.
go Itka that. Every one Of them I'M
.sinas that we want the .Ssan s man 80 do
-, .o carry it across the room piece.
meal" Talk about the conservation q
nnarav,-Frank 8. Pixley in Chicago
Times Herald
The Progress., 1897-04-17
NOTICE..

The Stockholders in Series "b
of the Shreveport Mutual Building
Association, are hereby notlneo
that the stock in that Series vii
nature on May 1st proximo, ano
+he Association will be ready &c
liquidate said stock in accoroanc'
with the Charter.
JOHN w. TABER,
Secre tary
The Progress., 1897-04-17

A PAYING Observation-Disclosures
10 M better institution, for the pub
lie pood-in business way-than
the Shreveport Mutual Building
A ssocoation. 1t offers plendld
Inducements to the borrower at a
reasonable rate of interest, allows
him to participate in all the profits
and is always conservative consist
ent with prudent business meth
DDS. in dealing with borrowers:
+his being. as it's name implies,
mutual concern.
And to the investor, this offers
an exceptional field. Paradoxlcai
MS it may appear, the manner OF
Of conducting business by this AS
sociation, or more properly speak
;np. it's method of operation is such,
that it proves a beneficial enter
,r;sa IN both investor and borrower.
In to-days The Progress Will De
found a notice addressed by the
secretary, to the stockholders OF
series B, notifying them that thel1
stock will mature on May 1st, and
that they will be paid the face val
ne, 5000, for each free share heio
in this series-free meaning, no
borrowed on. There Will nave
been paid in on each snare os
Nav 1st, 1921, making clear prof
it of $40. And bear in mind, tina
the borrower, who has given nj
note for 5000, and has paid on tn
same, exclusive OF interest," olHl
will, on the same day, have nj
note returned to him, marked, pa
in full.
No wonder then that more tina
800 shares of stock have been 's
ken in the new series, just opene'
within the last two weeks.
The Progress., 1897-04-17

hued. friends! for in that rob bust
iustv baby boy, as fine a little fell
low as one sees in many days trav,
el. YOU may find consolation, ana
upon his future build for earth ana
Heaven.
The Progress., 1897-04-17

Several of the show-windows on
r.xos street are marvels OF beauty,
N honor Of Easter. Among these
orr roundsman noted that OF the
Jules Dreyfuss & Co., Limited, BIZ
oart & Co., and the Kahn Dry
Goods Co. Limited. Why these
are so gorgeous in their richness,
that even the " onery men folks
stop to admire them.
The Progress., 1897-04-17

shooting Contest at San Antonio
For the shooting contest at San
Antonio, the H. E. & w. L. KY,
lShreveport Route) have named a
rate of one fare for the round trip:
Date of sale April 18th, final limit
for return April 18th. For further
information apply to.
F. M. DoNOHOE,
Union Ticket Agent.
The Progress., 1897-04-17

new STORE!
NEW GO .DS!
DRY GOODS,
with. ..:...... AND SHOES
XIX Texas street,
wv Nelson's old stand.)
in and open for inspection on the 18th, but
owing to shipment being delayed by
w.shouts and wrecks on railroads we are
unable to have a formal opening on that
date. For
ladies uear
we now have in stock quite an assortment
of seasonable Dress Goods, Shirt Waists
Muslin underwear, and Corsets. Also
INNINGS, LACES, EMBROIDER1ES etc,
For the
Cenllemen-
We have Shirts of: the newest style ana
colorings, Collar, Cuffs, Necks and scar1s'
Lisie and Balbriggan Underwear. VI
Our Shoes
we will say we represent the Desnoyers
Shoe Company, OF st. Louis, who are
recognized in that city as the Leading
t makers of Ladies and Children's nne
i, shoes and oxfords. They have recentiy
and equipped factory devoted wholly 70
MEMS Goods This places us in the posi-
ton of being able to please the most fas.
t tidious and exacting in both style ane
s quality. s:.,,,, invite in
. spection by the cash buying Puoiic
is JJHN /. PEAROD,
I'd Agent.
The Progress., 1897-04-17

The Red River Presbytery held
an edifying session in Shreveport
+h;s week. and much good was
done. Hon. Charles SCHUYLER was
re.elected Moderator.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
Asparagus a Healthy Food.

A delightful vegetable is asparagus, and
aside from its virtue as a food it plays
a most important part as a medicine. Each
plant, vegetable, fruit, and, in fact, all
food we eat, has its speciaf work to do
IN tie human system. In meat we obtain
the fibrin and aibumen for our blood and
muscles. From the fish we obtain the
phosphorus for Our brain and nerve tissues
from bread, potatoes, rice-etc., the starclIy
elements, which, Iii the system, are CON
verted into sugar Cheese is constpatng;
dandelion leaf said is a la ative: lettuce
from the small amount of opiumit contains
is soothing, and any one who has eaten
asparagus knows ho w distinctly and certain
1t acts upon tie kidneys Nature herself
points to this table dccacy as a true
cure for kidney troubles. Whoever heard of
heavy eater OF asparagus having Bnght's
disease? DR.. julius Hobbs, discoverer OF
the famous Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills,
VIII prove the great results that can be
obtained by this vegetable remedy for the
cure OF all kidney disorder, by giving free
five days treatment TO all who apply on
Tuesday, February 16, at the drug store
of Henry Evans, 93S F street northwest,
between a. M. and 8 p. NJ. Dr. j E.
State, OF Chicago, will be in attendance
Readers of the advertisementshouldn notmiss
this opportunity 20 test the merits of this
new discovery In medicine. Notify your
sick friends.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

as often as IL goes up, and does it just as
Violently, too.
What Isl the use OF offering any pre- diction
as to the course OF sugar tomorrow and
this week? There is this thing noticeable,
however, in the situation. The stock
responded less than almost any other to
the attacks OF the bears yesterday. Also
a shrewd trader tells me that the people
who were selling IL in hundred share lots
yesterday were buying it every time they
got it down a fraction, by the th ousand
shares. Four men clanoring TO make
hundred share sales can create quite
disturbance on the exchange, and they
make a good deal or an impression. If
the cool gentleman who backs them quietly
puts in bid to buy five times their united
sales this particular gentleman is pretty
good bull at this particular moment. Sugar
is away down, Ill is no price for it, if
very tough tariff legislation does not
badly handicap it. For the moment am
inclined TO believe that the stock viii
have q turn, and that a purchase for
couple OF points would be fairly safe
Also If legislation does not come or can
be prevented, in other words, sugar should
60 up to $50, surely.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
New York Cotton Market.
Baltimore Markets.

Baltimore Feb. 3.-FlouT dull, unchanged
receipts, $3.50 barrels; exports, $3.50
barreIs; sales 90 barrels. Wheat dull and
easy-spot 81 bid; May, So I-4aS2 I-2-
receipts, 1916 bushels; exports, none;
stock, 296 sos bushels-southern wheat by
sample, SSaS9; do ON grade, So LA
81 1-2. Corn quiet-spOt and month, 26a
2 is; March, 20 5-Sa25 3-4; April,
20 1-S; March 20 5-6a25 3-4:April &c La
&c ga; May, 81 1-2a27 3-4: steamer mixed,
% 1-2a23 5-S-receipts, 4S4,O19 bushels;
exports, 479,011 bushels; stock, 2,O46,-
S57 bushels; sales. 5l 900 0bushels-southern
white corn, 2Sa29; do. yellow, 27a27 2.
Oats quiet and steady-No. 2 white, 23a
"a; No mixed, ,21a22-receipts, 81 1885,
bushels; exports, II $50 bushels; stock,
$50 ,31T bushels. Rye easier-No. near
by, Ill 1-4a41 l2; western, Al S-4a42-
receipts, %, ,l3T bushels; exports, 6S, $50
bushels; stock, 3SS, ,024 bushels Hay
steady to firm-ChCice timothy, $13.50a
81 4.0G. Grain freightss quiet, unchanged.
Sugar steady, unchanged Butter firm.
unchanged. Eggs active and firm, un-
changed. Cheese firn and active. un-
changed. Whisky unchanged
The morning times., 1897-02-14
Snobbery in the Church.
(From the Boston GIobe.)

tFrOm tie Boston Globe.)
Though the snubbish church be the ex-
ception, not the rule, its influence goes
far TO create and sustain the feeling thai t
only the welto-do are wanted in hand
some, well-situated places of worship.
One thing that has noticeably strengthened
this feeling is the trend, i'll later years,
of certain religious societies to desert
neighhorhouds that have become poor, and
put up church edifice in more fashion
able districts. Ministers may try their
best, under such circumstances, to break
down barriers. but the task OF reoreatng
the old fellowship that once drew strangers
in from the highways and byways is very
difficult.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
as well be a slave and done with itr,

as well be slave and done with itl''
Will the mothers discuss the bicycle
girl, the immortality or the virtue in that
universally fascinating exercise? / Won
der III these convention mothers are going
to draw conservative lines around every
reform that women are engaged in, save
their own, as is so often ludicrously done
by other women? VIII they govern them
selves by Roberts rules, or get tangled
up trying to do business without busi-
ness methods, as women generally do when
they start out to do something fine 'fn
a womanly way" and find it won't W ork?
One more wonder and / am done. Will
these mothers, in convention assembled
pay their respects to the women in journal
ism, who always do so much to help on
every movementthat interests women, even
while busying themselves about what Is
going on in society? AUNT EMILY.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Sugar is sweet and traders blue just at
present. The activity of the sugar stock.
greater than that OF any other on the
board; It's fine fluctuations, several points
at time sometimes, almost daily chances
to spectators to make money if they are
right, makes this stock one of the most
attractive on the board, and one that more
people trade in than any other; but il
is bad thing to fool with You have
no use for long head when you play
sugar stock. You might just as well
go in blind. All your fine figuring, which
may win out for you a good percentage
of the time on the grangers and some OF
the other good railroad stocks, can be Of
no service to you here. 1t is all matter
of bull mead luck: and by this don't mean
that il you are a bull you are most likely
to win, fer you aren't. Sugar goes down
The morning times., 1897-02-14

The wheat market was in as bad shape
yesterday as the stock market. Large
declines in both May and July wheat oc-
CARED. The Price Currents weekly re-
port showing such fire condition of the
crops still had its effect yesterday. The
Nebraska State Agricultural Board also
reported the best condition ever known in
that State for the winter wheat crop,
with an increase OF 20 per cent in acreage.
1t is predicted by a good many now that
wheat has done rising.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

At the last meeting of Goodwill Com
mandery, U. 0. G. c., held i'll Scottish
Rite Temple, 1907 street northwest,
additional representatives were elected to
the grand commandery, and are John w.
Musson, regular, and Phillip ii. Branson,
alternate. Mrs. Johnson and j. w. Pun
phrey were added to the good of the order
committee. Past Grand Commander Perry
presented q beautiful past noble com
mander's jewel to retiring Noble Com
mander Musson, who responded in an ap-
preciatiye speech.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
After the Cyclists.

''The streets of the New Jerusalem
said the Rev. Mr.. Sprocketts, ''are paved
with the smoothest asphalt, and truck de-
livery wagons are not allowed on the
roads" There were 500 converts. Lon
don Figaro.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Monday evening, Esther Chapter, o. f.
s., metin the X T as sylum, Masonic Temple,
and held a most interesting session. Mrs
Carrie B. Allen, w. NJ; w. Galley, w.
p; Mrs. c. L. Caldwell. 4 n; Mrs G. S,
Watrous, secretary; Mrs Alice F. Scott
treasurer, and the other officers performed
their duties in an excellent manner.
Among the Good Templars there are en-
couraging reports, and each lodge is bring
ing In new members at every meeting
MiDnehaha Lodge, No. / began their new
quarter on Tuesday evening with every
officer present and ready for work at the
roll-call. They expressed themselves as
determined to outdo the previous enyiablc
record OF No. /. Two candidates were
elected, and one person admitted to mem
berShip.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
The Tape and the Ticker

The bears were most aggressive in their
attention to the industrial issues. They
keep using the Lexow investigation and
Sugar, Leather and Tobacco, under their
heavy selling and that of timid holders
impressed with the idea that new and I'm
portant laws will follow tie investigation.
had all bad drops. The Coal and Iron
stocks were depressed by the trouble with
the steel rail people. The Illinois Steel
Company is a lame duck It's stock broke
2 IA further. There was a good pick tip
out in the morning to sell Tennessee Coal
and Iron, and few people in New York
and locally took advantage of it and
helped the thing along. The stock fell
3-S. The railway list was weak too, the
news from Crete being that on which the
bears based their attack here. OF course,
political disturbances in Crete can have
very little effect on American markets
nationally, but professionals can make cap
ital out of almost anything.
The total of business ON the exchange
for the day was not large, only %, 900
shares of stock changing hands. There is
nothing on which to base hopes that the
market will be any better this week. No
particular recovery from this last break
and those that have preceded it is ex
pected, for time at least. II is argued
by some that prices are very low at pres
ent, and that they should logically be a
purchase on their merits and ON the gen.
eral situation. 1t Is no use arguing with
the professional market, in which the out
siders take no part, and probably will
take none for some time TO come. Stag
nation and even perhaps lower prices are
to be expected, until people begin discount
ing the inauguration, possibly toward the
latter part of the week. This may be good
for rise of point or two.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter OF
Masons met in Masonic Temple Monday
night, and E. II. Priest F. J. Foster,
assisted by the other officers, conferred
the degree upon candidates. Some OF the
officers present were W C. Babcock, king;
j. w. Townsend, scribe; W. Fl. Olcott, sec
retary, and w. X. Mendenhal, treasurer
The morning times., 1897-02-14

A statement of the Illinois Central for
the last six months shows q net decrease
of over three-quarters of million. How
ever, this large decrease is due almost
entirely to an increase of 5000, 600 in the
operating expenses of the road. The gross
earnings of the road fell off less than
$4,000
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Chicago Grain and Provision Ma rket
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co..
Bankers and Brokers. Members of the
N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1421 F street.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

The regular meeting of Naomi Chapter
No. 3, Eastern Star, was held in Scottish
Rite Hall, No. 1907 G street northwest
wednesday evening. The principal offices
were filled by Mrs. A. S. williamson, w
M; L. Cabeu Williamson, acting W. P;
Miss Ida NJ. Tomlinson, A. NJ. Miss NJ H.
Gould, secretary, and Mrs. Fannie Taylor,
treasurer. The beautiful ritualistic work
was gone through, and number of can
didates received the degrees in the pres
ence Of many members Of Naomi, andSsisi-
tors from other chapters in the District
The morning times., 1897-02-14

The January statement of the Burling-
ton road is expected early in the week
If this is good it is confidently predicted
that Burlington will see fine rise. It
is more or les hinted that the statement,
however, will be unfaYorable, showing a
decrease in earnings on account Of storms
and generally unfayorable weather during
January People understand, however,
about Burlington. During February its
earnings are to be good. The prospects
OF the road are fine, and people know it
so well that even if this adverse Febru-
airy statement does materialize, no marked
further decline in the stock is to be ex-
pected; IA is about as low as Burlington
will go; so is more nearly the figure az
which it will be necessary TO purchase 1t
O few months from now.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
Washington stock Market.

SaIes-Lincoln National Bank, 1 at 1O3:
Traders National Bank, 10 at 90; u. s.
Electric Light, 10 at 80; Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, $50 at 1.1O, 160 at 1.20, so at
LIS, 100 at 1.25, 100 at 1-17, 100 at
/ Is; Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1.25.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
FRATERNAL oRGAhIzAMoNs

Beacon Lodge, No. Il. OsQ. F.. hsldtheir
regular meeting on Monday evening. The
members were favored wittian interesting
address on Kansas by Noble Grand Lewis.
Past Grand Dinsmore announced that on
next Monday evening the lodge, would
listen to an address on Tennessee by Ja-
cobuS s. Jones. ~ l1
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Electa Chapter, o. E, s, held their
regular meeting Tuesday IN Masonic Hall,
Anacostia, with an unusually, large at
tendance. Among the officers present
were Mrs. Blanche okey,, W. M; {. j.
James, w. p; Miss Elsie Shields, A. NJ;
Mrs. Carrie King, chaplain; Mrs. Cor
nela Campbell, warden; Miss Rosa Kuhn,
con-, and large number OF visitors
from Brightwood and chapters in the
city. The degrees were conferred in an
impressive manner by the officers.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

The selling In Tobacco yesterday was
based on the belief that the Lexow in
vestigation will hurt Tobacco more than
any of the other industrials. This column
was first In pointing out that the prob
ability that Tobacco would fare badly IL
any OF the trusts did, at the hands of Mr..
Lexow and his friends. This particular
company has active competitors and enemies,
who are certain to furnish the committee
with everything in the way OF ammunition
that they have On hand. AS Dow, Jones
Co. point out, too, the company has
fewer friends than the other industrials,
and legislation or other action against il
would produce less opposition.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

The statutory meeting Of the Evangelist
Chapter, No. l, Rose Croix, was held
Tuesday evening, in Scottish Rite Ca
thedral. Those presiding were G. II.
Allender (thirtysecond degree), w. NJ;
+. A. Sebring (thirty-second degree }, s. W;
C. s. Hyer (thirty-second degree), j. w;
G.. Fl. Walker (thirty-second degree), Sec
retary; Thomas Somerville (thirty-thira
degree), treasurer, and those holding the
less important positions. The magnifi.
cent work of the fifteenth degree was ex-
emplified in the presence of largenumber
OF members.
The morning times., 1897-02-14


girl ran away. She was one whose am
bition had been to have a grand church
wedding. and a rich husband, though lie
might be twice her age. Another Of these
ambitious social climbers announced that
she was ready to do anything rather
than burden herself with the cares of a
f6mily.''
No one would ever suspect these inno-
cent-looking creatures of SO much latent
cruelty, did they not themselves declare
it. 1t is not TO the homes of the rich
that we are looking for the men who
are TO sit in high places and rule over us.
1t is tie great average people who are
rearing the men and the women OF the
future; unspoiied by luxury, just near
enough to want to have TO exert them
selves and thus develop their powers.
Some of the mothers of the privileged
have wandered far from the old ideals of
motherhood, as all the world knows, giving
themselves up TO pleasure, ignoring all
motheny responSibilties-eXcep sto hire
servants TO take such care as they may
of their offspring-and to furnish things
necessary for their health and comfort.
Is it these degenerate mothers that the
mothers convention is to try to save?
Or is il the others, who give themselves
up TO public duties to the utter neglect
OF the house and the home, looking upon
the duties Connected with it as 'drudgery,'
fit only for hireling hands to perform?
These, too, have wandered great way
from the old standards that have pro-
duced the lnen and the women who have
made this nations name glorious in all
lands.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

~ am quite sure there are asmany good
thoughtful, virtuous women IN the world
today as ever there were, il not quite as
many good mothers. Old fashions of
all kinds pass away as a tale that is told,
or as the read page OF book, but change
is not degeneration. Good women, and
wise men, feared to give women oppor-
tunities for higher education lest it break
or weaken the home ties, forgetting that
obstracting forces that environment or
education twrong, of cOurse), could posi-
bly, rear to bar the way.
Records kept by these college bred women
themselves, to see how all this results,
prove that they marry. and are given in
marriage, almost as fast as other women
with minds not so highly cultivated. But
this is observed: they usually do not marry
so yC>g, and they generally marry men
who W on theE own level of scholar
ship. Some of the foremost child reforms
in educational lines are represented by
these same college bred women. 1t is not,
then, the highly educated woman who
stands most in need OF mothers meetings,
but the two types at the opposite eX-
tremes-the society woman who ignores her
maternal duties and the submerged woman
who is obliged to give up the care of
her child into any hands, or place it where
it may be provided for, that she may earn
a few cents a day in menial service to
keep body and soul together.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Golden Commandery, No. .7f2, ~ o. G. c.,
met in Scottish Rite Hall, Wednesday
evening, and when the gavei feiithe officers
were in their chairs, as follews:hN. c.. ].
b. Yates; V. n c., Miss Theda North; p.
N. c., o. KlRger; N. K. r., Arthur Kemp:
f. X. R., w. b. Beebe; treasurer, H. JAMES:
chaplain, Mrs. l.. Barnes; w. 1. g., Mrs.
Reiplinger, w. o. g., Mr.. Barnes. Five
candidates were initiated. at $50 an
open meeting was held, and DR.. Taylor and
Mr.. Hazen presented an unique and enter
tanning program.
Among those participating We're: Messrs
Cans and Schiller, the Ideal Quartet, Miss
Edna Jones, fancy dances; Miss Lollie Belle
Ray, recitations; Prof. Garland, piano
solo; Mr.. James Il. Catheli, songs c. s.
Newcomer and j. d. Hoover, recitations;
and A. NJ. Forester, representations and
songs, with J. A. Benus, aocompanist