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The Progress., 1897-04-03
FROM WARD TWO.

March Is, 1S97.-Ediror Progress.
From what l can gather the souib
L let on concerning the Mornings
port free ferry is raising a good lot
OF dust, and the inhabitants OF that
little hamlet feel sorrer like they
nave been tooken the advantage
OF. They have enjoyed certain
advantages by sufTerance of the
people until they think they are
entitled to them by right.
Now l don't want any rucus with
them or anybody else. but am
ready TO prove all l have written
and more too if necessary. In that
respect l am like the witness who
was the on one who saw his
friend commit murder, and upon
the trial stated the facts truthfully.
and added: III that is not enough
TO hang him can tell more But
L Will keep my ammunition until
1T is needed for right at this time.
4 have something else in view and
cant be bothered with either Moor
ingsport or Vivian When / get
this matter Off OF my mind then |
will say something of Vivian and
other matters up this way. Now
this is what is on mind: Il hate
to take issue with you about any
thing for have always bet on The
Progress, and even vet we may
not be SO far apart. l believe if
can get YOU TO look at the matter
hnpatially. YOU may vet be led to
see it as l do, and even if there is a
little additional expense to the
State attached if my suggestion is
ADVOCATED by you and eventually
adopted by the public. ] am in
favor Of purification Of politics, !
and believe the way to get it is to
have constitutional convention.
Some things are needed that re-
quire a convention l want the
constitution changed SO as to al
low a large increase in the. NUM-
bers OF ludges-especially the Su-i
preme Court judges. All the can
for Governor and Senior
when they get left just naturally
drop into a seat on the Supreme
bench. Witness MeEnery, Mich
ais and Blanchard. So far there
has been providentially a vacancy
alw avs waiting, but in the nature
OF things we cant always expect
this to occur unless something is
done. Mr.. Denegre has not yet
been provided for, and | have no
doubt he is just as well qualified
for the Supreme bench as Blanch-
ard or Nichols. If he hadn't been
he would not have been an aspi-
rant for Senatorial honors
Now If the number of Supreme
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a16ed satan stran of the hat with
srlrer pins all mixed in with dainty
;7SI1S, vioie4s. II was tilted just little at
p. side. ana under the lifted side of the
A;m sAele vas full plating of the most
~ebby cream col ored lace, with short
rtt,e taas falling down over the waving
80. Nothing prettier have l seen in the
way OF hats Ri
Hiss Estelle Vance entertained at her
Nine on Fanin street Friday n light with
( eermaa, compii men Iary TO her charm
- eaest, Miss Carrie Pane Thornberry.
40 much to the regret OF her many
nieads, departed for heihome in Kentucky
. SATURDAY.
Niss Jessie Frank, of Vicksburk. Miss,
rs been added 10 the cotorie Of girls Wis
Ming Shreveport, she is the guest OF Mrs
Charles Frank.
Kiss Lynn LySight, St. Louis belle,
ms awarded the first prize in one OF The
pe0minent clubs of that city for receipt
Which she gave, entitled s'How to Manage
Husband" This is the receipt: Take
equal parts OF amiability, truth, interest
and 6rmness, with spice OF wit thrown
il; mix in the wine OF cheerfutness; shake
IL bottle with timely fiattery and serve
nvith the golden spoon OF pure love-,
1his young lady should certainly succeed
= spending happy time with her hus-
Ind VIA she narries, for single wo-
aaaa Who knows sow,ell the fEaiitaes Of the
agposite rex will certainly become perfect
\ hr knowledge of their peculiarities
afaE psscfice and intimate acquaintance
WITH their weaknesses
49, :. 49, .ssszsss=-.sss. -s., :. >
Ma Pete Youree's beautiful home was
brilliantly Illuminated last "Wednesday
sssaing and the many friends of Miss
ssie Roe whotsadered her nsurprzsel
RI sessA esritably received. ysf.nese1
aaAt<FAs h1faSssc IN form and acclorinp
uae hung about the trees in the large
yard converting # into a spot picturesque
= tAe extreme. Music and dancing con-
sassssd the 4snioynasnt Of tie evening.
- eaeEant supper was served to the
xssstas who were really entirely too nu-
IRONS to mention.
Ais Nellie Penick entey.ain..<,, the
nenbesD OF the French Club, whom Miss
nesssog instTucts at her home on Cotton
Tuesday evening There We're
sooH nine couples present who had a de-
senfaaily enjoyable time, So 1 hear.
usansa, music and also dainty refresh
MGnfs yeFe fhe ,v,<,@y < a :. : .sssl
The Progress., 1897-04-03

When it comes to oysters. the
Little Gem isstrictlv in the market.
Opposite tn eunion depot.
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BEN HOLM

The best equipped store to fill country orders
IN the city OF Shreveport A complete line OF
dry goods, clothing boots and shoes, hats and
gents furnishing goods; new goods arrivino
daily, and sold at rock bottom prices. Our
weekly advertised special bargains are at the
disposal OF our country friends, and orders
tor them will be filled strictly as advertised.
we have sent quite large lot of samples and
would be pleased to send more on application.
All orders carefully filled and forwarded
promptly. A cordial invitation to visit our
establishment when in the city
Respectfully,
.Ro1 .o/-,
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80. not Often that we hear such mag
49, music as is Esade by this new
-, ana surely the friends of Nessrs
~ wilson, H Enders and Cbarl;ez.a
n;eSs - serenaded by them last Taas5o -
1s' nave enjoyed it immensely.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

1t will not be necessary to go to San
Francisco now to hear these artists. In
deed, money can be saved by waiting for
them, for while prices for the concerts
there are to be from So to 81, Manager
Todd has arranged the schedule here at
81, 81 80 and 81. The programme we
give below. 1t is one of rare excellence,
and is sufficient in itself to command a
full house at the Metropolitan Theater
on the 25th inst: Sixth Rhapsodie"
6iszt) T. Luckstone; Honor and Arms, -
HandeD, J. C. Dempsey; 'Nobil Sig
nor" 'fHuguenots'' (Meyerbeer), Nine.
Scalchi; Recit. and Romanza, La For
"a del Destino" VerdD, Barron Ber-
thald; Aria, "St. Erszebeth'' F'ran7 Err
keD. Mime. Nordica; a > A.
D. 1853 IF. Rossi), Nine. .,carvut; Aria,
''Don Giovanni" (Mozart), Barron Ber-
thald; Serenade, Faust (Gounod), J..
c. Dempsey: "Dich Theure Halle" I"
"Tannhauser" CWagner), Mime. Nordi-
ca; quartet, "Rigoletto' (VerdD, Mes
danes Nordica and Scalchi, Messrs,
Berthald and Dempsey.
Palmer CoX's Brownies" are to ap-
pear al the Metropolitan Theater to-
morrow and Tuesday evenings. The
company comes nearly 100 strong and
with all the stage effects shown in San
Francisco and in New York, including
the aerial ballet, the explosion, earth
quake etc
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ager to deliver 100 lectures at SOU
each. Mr. Cox could not be induced to
adopt the lecture platform, however,
He is a man over six feet in hight, Oh
rugged build, and with a kindly, pleas
ant face He always watches The
Brownies from the front of the the
ater, while Charles B. Jefferson, the
son of the distinguished actor, Joseph
Jefferson, is back ON the stage direct
ing the swift changes of the elaborate
scenery, the intricate ballets, the splen-
did groupings and pictures-the whole
performance, in fact, down TO the
slightest detail. Mr. Cox is a native or
Canada born near CRANKY, fifty miles
from Montreal, over half century ago.
When he grew to manhood he came to
California, where he engaged in a mer-
camille pursuit, living in Alameda and
San Francisco for thirteen years. But
art and literature proved more TO MS
liking, and he finally decided to give up
his business and take up these profess
sicns as a. means of livelihood Mr..
Cox left San Francisco for New York,
in which city he has resided ever since.
He began to contribute poems and
sketches of a humorous nature to the
magazines and comic weeklies, always
illustrating his own work. His success
was marked from the first, and what he
did met with a ready acceptance. His
first Brownie story, called The
Brownies Ride" was written over
The record-union., 1897-01-17
TIE BROWNIES"

The above cut illustrates some Of the
features Of this eccentric and popular
entertainment, the growth of the
strange fancy of Cox. the artist, and
Douglas. the writer Of the music Incl
dental 10 the spectacle.
DeWolf Hopper and his company in
the new comic opera, lei Captain will
appear In California in May.
Nine. Adelaide Hermann has ar
ranged with Leon Hermann, a nephew
of her late husband. Alexander Herr
mann. who is said TO be European
magician Of high repute. TO come to
America and fill in the dates that were
booked for her deceased husband.
Young Hermann. who is about y
years of age, is expected to begin his
American tour about the 18th inst.
An interesting literary parsonage to-
day IS Palmer Cox, the famous
Brownie Man." who is to be here this
week. SO great IS the public's desire
to see the genius who created the Won
derful Brownies that Mr. Cox has
standing offer from New York man
The record-union., 1897-01-17

AT the Clunie Opera-house tomorrow
might a change in the character of en-
tertainment takes place. The Stock
Company retires and the New York
Vaudeville Company takes the stage for
an indefinite season. There will be nine
numbers on the programme. Johnson
and Sundin, renowned athletes and
heavy weight workers, whom stuart,
the Male Patti tells us is the greatest
team he has ever met in all his extended
travels in Europe and the United States.
Walter and Will Zanfrella, parlor gym
nasts and La Perche Equpoise Travelle,
the foremost of shadowgraphists, as
sisted by Mile. Travelle; Kalcratus,
master equilibrist and juggler; Giovan-
nj. with his flock of trained cockatooS;
Conlin and Ryder, trick house come
dians, Briseno a great wire walker; the
Langsley Brothers, wonder workers on
the horizontal bar and Ethel Graham, a
refined society balladist.
Nordica the eminent operatic artist,
is to appear in concert in Sacramento
on the Doth inst. She will be supported
by Scalchi, the great contralto, Barron
Berthald, a famous tenor, J. G. Demp-
sey, a baritone of high reputation for
artistic work, and Luckstone, the wide
ay known pianist. Scalchi is the great
est living contralto, and as companion
10 Nordica will alone make the concert
q musical red letter event.
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fourteen years ago, and it originally
appeared in st. Nicholas" Its popu
larity was instantaneous, and letters
concerning it came pouring in upon the
editor of that magazine from all parts
of the country. Mr.. Cox had struck a
wonderful new vein, and he at once
proceeded to develop it. He continued
writing about the Brownies and draw
ing pictures of them, while public in
came familiar With his comical sprites
His work appeared in "St. Nicholas
and the Ladies Home Journal" mag
aZineS with a far-reaching circulation.
1t was afterward published in book
form. In all Mr.. Cox has written five
Brownie books, which have sold half
million copies. Together they contain
40 stories, with thousands of illustra-
tionS.
L look for remarkable Improvement
in stage mechanism during the next
five or ten years and electricity is the
force THAT will bring 1T about" says
Neil Burgess. Electricity has per-
formed miracles in the way of inn
proving stage lighting The old gas
calcium light is a dim, tame recollec
tion, a tallow dip. compared with our
electric calcium. which hightens the eff
feet of a cheap piece of stage painting
in measurably. Though we have pro-
gressed rapidly in the mechanism of
The record-union., 1897-01-17

the stage, our efforts are child's play
compared with the superb, dazzling
spectacle of the classic Romans The
Roman stage manager introduced US
t. a desert plain, over which flowers
and plants and luxurious foliages
reared their fragrant heads This illu-
sion grew before the audience Sud
denly reservoir of water inundated
the foliages, ships of war ffoated forth,
and naval battles were engaged in.
in which scores Of supernumeraries
we're actually killed. These unfortu-
RATES were slaves, whose lives were
sacrificed just to satisfy the passing
whim of a hoodshirsty potentate The
greatecf English speaking producer OF
stage psc.ure Is Sir Henry Irving. from
whom We have learned 50 much in re-
gard to the minute details Of the vari-
Gus mechanical and scenic accessories.
Mr.. nvirg has microscopic eye.
Nothing eScapes hinl-atmosphere.
drawings, properties. everything is EN-
bodied in scenss ef no Importance IL
the pay ard that ho'd the stage
few brief minutes. In tn Amor scenes
round ahoct Dunslnane IN Macbeth, "
- h'-e'. 1ru~rel seas3a st -ttne
The record-union., 1897-01-17

There is no one among the younger
novelists of whom more is expected
than Paul Leicester Ford. Two years
or more ago he published his first novel,
THE Honorable Peter Sterling" which
has had the unusual and almost unpre-
cedented experience of meeting a con-
tinuous and successful sale ever since,
1t is unusual, too, in this respect-that
it is almost the first American political
novel that has been decided success.
Mr.. Ford is a most interesting person
ality. He grew up in the large and
well equipped library of his father in
Brooklyn, n. Y, which is one of the
best private historical libraries in the
United States, and he has made a spe-
cial study of American history, in
which he is an acknowledged authority.
Most of his work, indeed, has been un
It'll lately purely historical. He has
edited the writings of Jefferson and
made substantial contributions to his
torical research, especially of the revo-
lutiOnary era
The record-union., 1897-01-17

For 1897, beginning with the January
issue, there is added to the usual de-
partments of Table Talk (New York;
an additional page of menus givine
monday dinners. In this same issue
appears an article on THE Pleasure OF
Eating" by Elizabeth Grinnell; an in
teresting article on "OIeykoecks. and
Momvelijes." by Martha Bockee Flint
The history OF KNIVES, Trenchers
Cupboards and Hutches." by Rose
Crosby. The housekeepers' inquiry de-
partmeut contains a large number OF
excellent recipes; The New Bill Of
Fare is replete with women's inter
ests. and the entertainments are well
adapted to create the pleasure they are
hoped to promote. There will also be
throughout the season. articles by q
thoroughly practical authority, contain
ing well tested recipes for the canning.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

Books and Culture" is by the dis
unguished writer and critic Hamilton
w. Mabie, press of Dodd, Mead & Co.
New York. No one is better equipped
by natural ability, experience and love
for the work than Mr. Mabie. What
ever he says of writer's and books and
the uses of books commands high re-
spect in the world of letters. In this
volume his treatment of the subject is
marked by the modesty characteristic
of the man, and by the scholarly styIe
and method that distinguishes all his
productions. Proceeding upon the
thought that the history Of man is the
story of the ideas he has entertained
and accepted, he treats his subject as
one more closely related to the achieve
ments of civilization than most other
civilizing influences.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

The ttalian papers are predicting
failure f5r fleoEora Duse when She
app ars IN Paris mex. spring. not be-
Cersa sae viii not be worthy. hrt be-
The record-union., 1897-01-17

Fanny Davenport has closed her East
ern tour and will start direct for the
West.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

"Benners Prophecies eleventh edi-
ton, with forecast for 1S9D, by Samuel
Benner. an Ohio farmer. Cloth. 81.
(Robert Clarke Company, publishers.
Cincinnati) 1t is the most complete and
comprehensive work Of the kind pub
l.shed. claiming by statistics that busi-
ness history repeats itself. and that the
time and manner Of occurrence of ev-
cry boom and crisis" can be fore
told by accurate and systematic CAL
culations The book has been before
The record-union., 1897-01-17

Barton Hills daughter. a very clever
young actress. viii be member of the
Modjeska company.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

(San Francisco) Will be devoted to
Ma gda" and Mary Stuart
The record-union., 1897-01-17

'Lorenzaco4o," by Alfred de Musset,
which is now at the Theatre de Ia
Renaissance, with Sara Bernhard in
the leading part, has an interesting his
tory which has not, until the present
month, been published. NJ De Musset
was 40 years old when he wrote Loren
zaccio." 1t was while he was in
Italy. He arrived in Florence In August,
1884, ard there, while in search of
themes for stories that should revivify
an almost forgotten past, he came upon
A manuscript written by Varchi, the
chronlcler of the sixteenth century It
contained the history. with all the de-
tails. of the tragic end of Alexandra di
Medici the tyrant, assassinated by his
cousin Lorenzo. From this chronicle
De Mueset drew Lorenzaccio." Alex
andre Dumas eanF.oyea tbs same tragic
story IN lis 'Iorenzlno." produced
without success In Paris In 1912.
The Ia nan papAftS are n.<z1 fciiYl~ n
The record-union., 1897-01-17

Shall the United States Alone I'm
dertake the Free Coinage of Silver at
the Ratio of 16 to II" is the title of
monograph by Richard Lowry from the
press of Charles H. Kerr & Co. Chi
cago. Mr.. Lowrys conclusion in an
swer to his title question. is in the
affirmative, and upon that basis his en-
tire argument proceeds.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

"Gunton's Magazine" CNew York; for
January treats Of President Cleveland's
last message, of the election and repub-
lican institutions, Sun" light in South
ern politics, evolution of English trade
unionism, Spain's extortions from Gu
ba, Zollverein in Central Europe, inf1u-
ence Of issues on parties, causes of ag-
ricultural depression.
The record-union., 1897-01-17

the public for over twenty years. and
1t IS claimed that the prophecies are be-
ing fulfilled to the letter. 1t has been
reviewed by able business men, and the
prophecies are pronounced by them TO
pe the most remarkable commercial
discoveries made. The Iron World
says of 1t: This is peculiar little vol
ume, and the information is most in
valuable, as it furnishes us with rules
by which We can foretell the future
rise and fall of prices of commodities,
and gives us a basis for calculation
where guessing was the only depend
ence before
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-03
NEWSPAPER VS.. POSTERS.

I struck an inland Indiana town re-
Gently, and about the first thing | no
ticed was flaring posters announcing
the appearance of a second-rate star
at the local opera house that evening,
SAYS a writer in Push. In the course
of my business l found myself in
drug store. where the advance sale OF
seats was held, and after selling bill
of goods, asked for a ticket to the ey-
ening's performance.
oh said the young man behind the
counter, those people amt coming.
They busted last week"
why don't you take down or cover
I'D the posters-'' I asked.
ooh, everybody knows they amt
coming. 1t was in the papers"
Sure enough. The management
trusted to half a dozen lines in the
local papers to counterfeit the influence
of several stands of red, black and yell
low posters.
And the papers did it. Possibly l was
the only person in the town who had
asked for a ticket after the newspaper
announcement.
Can you think of any better illustra-
ton of the relative value of newspaper
advertising and the other kind?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-03
Duncan in a New Role.

Mrs. Ellen AXton of 354 Sixth street
yesterday swore to complaint, charg-
ing the former Rev. ]. Kennith Duncan
with the larceny of $50. She alleges
that on last Friday Duncan came to
her husband, John Axton, and told him
that he was penniless and had no place
to sleep. AXton offered to give him a
bed until he could find something to
do. Saturday evening, while Axton and
his wife were at dinner, Duncan went
into their sleeping-room to get his
coat After he had left the house Mrs.
AXton discovered that $50 had been
taken from a purse that was under
the pillow of her bed. She says that
Duncan admitted to her husband that
he had taken the money.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle, July "a.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-03
LEWIS g. CO.,
Agents, Honolulu, n. l.
THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAK
FAST TABLE.

When Dr. Holmes was in England
in 1886 he found himself on one occa-
sion at crush in London among a
great mass of people, including several
royal personages. He sat quietly in a
corner, but presently, feeling a little
faint. and observing refreshments in
the distance, turned to an elderly per-
sonage standing near. whom he sup
posed to be a butler or something of
that kind, and asked for a harmless
beverage. The supposed servant
brought this with great alacrity, and
remarked: II am very glad to meet
you, Dr. Holmes" The autocrat of
the breakfast table was a little taken
aback, and the stranger added: 81 am
Prince Christian" Dear me-" said
Holmes, alive at once to the joke, 81
have not had much acquaintance with
princes, and, do you know, I took you
for the waiter," At this Prince Chris
tian went off into burst of merri-
ment. Where is my wife?" he said
Il must tell her this. She admires you
immensely" Off went Prince Chris
tian to fetch the princess, and the gen.
ial American philosopher was soon the
center of a circle of royalty, greatly
delighted by the naturalization
Correspondent of Western Mercury.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-03
STAMP SELLING MACHINES.

The Imperial German Post Office De-
partment has decided to use automatic
stamp-selling machines, which were
exhibited at the Berlin Industrial EX-
position last year. These machines will
be placed at prominent street corners
and wherever there is large demand
for postage stamps, and will, upon the
deposit of the respective coin, furnish
the would-be purchaser with the re-
auired or 10 pfennig stamp. The au-
thorities at present do not undertake
the responsibility of the proper work
ing of the rather complicated slot-ma-
chine necessary for the delivery of a
postage stamp, but have given permits
sion to a company founded for the pur-
pose of distributing the machines, who
will be responsible for their proper
functioning. The company will receive
a certain percentage of the receipts as
their commission for selling the
stamps.