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The evening times., 1897-03-05

of original marked Prices buys
choice Of every MAPS mixed color
winter-weight suit and overcoat ia
the store, and all spring-weight
suits ard separate trousers are
ONE-THIRD OFF.
The biggest values ever offered
in chiIdren's suits-sone for SI.O0
and SI.5o which were S4.0o and
$500; others at $500. $3.50, and
$500, worth more than twice the
cost.
Special sale of broken lots of
mems shoes that were $3.50, S4.O0,
and $3.50 at SI.5o, and some $3.50
patent feathers with cork soles
for $500.
Small lots OF mems hats, too, at
HALF PRICE, and some exceptional
values in mems furnishings.
The evening times., 1897-03-05
SOC.

Glove we offer is really worth
S1.00.
The evening times., 1897-03-05
We-@ Qinles
BONA FlDE CIRCULATION.

The circulation OF The Times for
the week ended February %, 1897,
was as follows:
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
Church DIRECTORY.
METHODIST,

Jordan street-Corner Jordan and Van
loan bosa u, Stree IS, Il: NJ May pastor.
ing and evening, at II O'Clock and 1880
o'clock: Song and prayer services every
other Sunday, morning and evening, at
6. D. Hicks, SUPERINTENDENT. Ep~orth
League every Thursday evening at 1880
at 1880 O'Clock. Cottage prayer meeting
at,same hour, at places designated at each
First Church.-Head Texas Street.-Rev.
Wnllam II. LaPrade,. pastor: Preaching
every 9I cry sabbath, morning and evening, at
at $3.50 a. M, w. l.. Foster, superintendent.
Epworth League every Sunday aftern DON at
3 O'Clock: Prayer meeting every Wednes-
First Church.-Corner Texas and Mcneil
Streets.-Rev. w. S. Penick, pastor
evening, at II, O'Clock and 40 O'clock.
NJ sqHerintendent: Prayer meet
o'clock. ...s,-'
Aliendale Mission-Corner Western Av-
enue and Hanna Street. Prayer. service
by Rev. II. G. Joyner. ~
PRESBYTERIAN
First Church Corner Edwards and
Travis streets-Rev. Matthew Van Lear,
pastor. Preaching every Sunday morn
Sunday school at $3.50 am, Col. r. II.
Lindsay, superintendent.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday at
7:15 O'clock, ~
EPISCOPAL. : .y
st. Marks-Corner, Fanin and Market
ctreets.-Rev. w. Il. Dickinson DalzeII,
rector. Preaching every Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock; Sunday school at $3.50
am, with rector as superintendent. III.
CATHOLIC.
Corner Fanin and Marshall Streets: Rev
- Scharl, pastor. Early mass at 7 A.,
M; high mass Mt Am. every Sunday.
JEWISH.
Synagogue-Fanin street, between Ed
wards and Market, Rev. l. Saenger, rabbi.
evening at o'clock, and Saturday morn
ing at o'clock.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09

home, to the delight OF her many friends,
and is domiciled on Crockett street.
Mr.. Jake NJ. Levy contemplates a trip
to New Orleans to-day.
Miss Blanche Beer, after pleasant stay
in our city, left for her home in Calves
ton, Tex, this week.
Miss Carrie Lehman entertained the
Misses Levy, Haase and Leopard, OF New
Orleans, at an elegant luncheon on Thurs
day.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
Distant Chimes.

In the distance, from Future
Land come the silvery chimes of
wedding bells, telling their sweet
story of Loves Young Dream hal
lowed in realism.
For the last seven days or more,
perhaps less, white winged mes
sengers have been cleaving the
air, bidding friends to come to the
nuptials of two couples, who are
soon to be made but a single pair.
The first is that of Mr.. A. M.
lighthouse and Miss Mamie E.
Barker whose plighted troth will
eventuate in the marital state on
Tuesday afternoon next at 6
o'clock, at the church of the Holy
Trinity.
The Progress acknowledges the
receipt Of an invitation, and will
take pleasure in having some one
present to do the honors for the
paper in appreciation of the COM
pliment. In the meantime may
the silver clouds grow brighter as
the happy day day draws nigh.
The second is that of Hon. Ben
McMillin and Miss Aletheia Luz
Gle Foster. At the First Presby-
terrain church this happy event will
take place as the day God surren-
ders the reins of government to
night queen at the 9th stroke of the
clock on Goth inst.
OF the celebration more anon;
our editor has known the bride
elect since she was a little girl, and
if his pencil does not prove false he
will put his talents to the test, in
speaking of it then. He acknowl-
edges the receipt of an invitation
and nothing preventing will GER
tainly be one of the mighty throng
which will gather there on that oc-
casion.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
FIRE ALARM STATIOxS..

The following shows the differen MT sta
tons OF the Fire Alarm system OF the city.
OF Shreveport.
FIRST DISTRICT.
No. '12-Corner Commerce and Travis
streets. =. 8.
No. 13-Corner Market and Caddo Ste.
No. 14-Corner Market and Texas SITS.
No. 15-Corner Marshall and Fanin' SITS.
No. 16-Corner Common and Fanin SITS.
SECOND DISTRICT.
No. 21-Corner Common and Cotton Sts,
No. 22-Corner Market and Cotton SITS.
No. 23-Corner Spring and Milan SITS.
No. A-Corner Marshall and Crockett
Streets. 80,
No. 25-Corner Marshall street and Line
avenue. =
No. 26-Corner Mcneil and Texas Sts
No. N-Corner Louisiana and Cotton
streets.
No. 2S-Corner Common and Milan Sts #
THIRD DISTRICT. 4..i
No. 31-Corner Cotton and Cane SITS.
No. 32-Corner Christian and Wood SITS
No. A-Corner Sprague street and w est-
ern avenue. -
No. S6-Cornsr Peabody and Williams
streets.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
No. E-Corner Lawrence street and
Texas avenue.
No. 42-Corner Murphy street and Texas
avenue.
No. 43-Corner Greenwood and Jordan
streets.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
January Weddings.

Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Lucille Foster, the brilliant and popular
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Eos
ter, to Hon. Benton McMillin, OF Nash
vile, Tenn.
The ceremony is to be held at the First
Presbyterian church, on Wednesday, Jan
uary Goth, at o'clock.
At "Currdghmuir,' the beautiful subur-
ban home OF the Fosters, reception is to
be rendered the bride and groom, be-
tween the hours OF and 9. p. III.
On Thursday evening, January 18th, at
the Holy Trinity church, Mr.. A. M. High
house leads Miss Mamie e. Barker to the
altar. Ceremony to be at o'clock. 49,.
One Of the SWEETEST affairs of the season
was the dancing party, on Wednesday
evening, ut the Zeigler home.
From dome to celler OF the beautiful
home was ablaze with lights in honor OF
the occasion. The dance hall is Oh the
third story, and with an elegant floor and
good music the beauX swung their part
ners with excellent grace. Refreshments
were served il the interim, and the
Misses Zeig!cr will always be remembered
for the charming manner III which they
entertained on this occasion. There were
present about thirty five couples.
Another week OF jolity. A german was
held at the Commercial Club on the even
ing OF January 3th.
Personals.
Miss Dargan leaves for her home in At
lanta to-day.
Miss Setter, OF Natchez, Tenn, is visit
ing the Miss Sewell.
Miss Ruby Holmes, formerly OF Calves
ton, Texas, has made Shreveport her
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09

spent at table, feasting and forming reso-
lutions for the new year.
Alter supper dancing was resumed and
continued till the wee small hours then.
"To each and all, a fair good night.
And pleasing dreams and slumbers light"
Married.
The first couple married in the New
Year, 1897, at the Holy Trinity church
was Miss Dillinger to Mr.. Thos. Bresna-
han, at $50 p. M, Thursday, Jan. 7th.
The little church was filled to overflow
ing with the many friends OF the bride
and groom. In compliment to Mr.. Bres-
nahan the city council and court adjourn
ed SO as to be present at his marriage.
This is an exceptional happening, and
one OF which Mr.. Bresnahan can we'll be
proud.
The bride looked lovely leaning on the
arm OF the groom, she was robed in an
elegant creation OF white satin, bridal
veil caught up with the usual bridal flow
ers-oTange blossoms.
f. Miss Matte Fink, a beautiful blonde,
was maid of honor to the bride, she was
attired in white taffeta silk, violet and
and chiffon trimmings.
The ceremony was solemnized accord
ing to the Catholic rites, Father Scharl
officiating.
Prof. O'Hare presided at the organ.
At the home OF the BRIDES parents on
Common street, an elegant supper was
served. The tables, which We're beau
tifully ornamented, We're arranged to
form the letter CHI and contained all
the delicacies Of the season.
Capt. Pete Youree, Mayor McKell ar,
Lal Grain, Mr.. Silverstein and Andrew
Queries, rendered toasts to the newly
married couple.
Two bands furnished the music on this
occasion and the rerpsichorean art pre-
vailed. A solid silver service from the
Fire Department was one OF the many
costly presents received.
magnificent home on Texas avenue is
being built for Mr.. and Mrs. Bresnahan,
by the BRIDES father.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
|Gleanings fron7
The Social World.
TBY BRUNETTE.

And dyes her faded gown,
And dreams OF days in the fragrant fields
When she wore loves rose red crown.
Ace is not measured by years, nor is the
length of the year always in proportion
to the number OF its days.
Thought, feeling, Joy, sorrow-these
bring age, yet if the heart be warm, they
are the very things which perpetuate
YOUTH beauty and gladness in our lives.
Sometimes in little year, aye in a lit
tie month, SO much bursts upon our view
Of which we had never dreamed: Life
hack of that time seems dim and distant as
dream; life before us seems irrevocably
changed, assumes new phases OF grief or
pleasure, coloring all our thoughts, guild
ing all our actions.
Dead hopes, like dead leaves, enrich the
ground wheron they lie; and now without
neglecting the sunshine, the violets and
the daisies, neither refusing to face the
"New Year,, as we part from the Old,
with tear, a smile and a kiss.
The custom OF watching the Old year out
has not, like many other holiday cere-
monies fallen into disuse in busy America,
where people haven't time to be amused
except by professional fun-makers who
are paid for it like SO much merchandise.
New year watch parties vary according
to the company that is gathered together.
The pious folks, go to their church and
clasp their hands in prayer for health and
strength and prosperity for the coming
year. Away back in the country the
young folks go to meeting, and during the
long service OF song and OF experience
giving, they sit and clasp hands that are
not their own, in IA worship that isn't
prayer.
In the city New Year ball is favorite
form of entertainment, and as the mid
night hours approach the greatest inter
est is displayed to know with which part
ner one is going to dance the old year out.
As ones program is usually filled early in
the evening, there is no means OF know
ing the exact moment at which a given
number will be danced. There is little
sentimental superstition between lovers
about dancing in the new year together,
and every effort is made to do SO.
Gee OF these New Year balls, occurred
last Thursday evening, at the Harmony
Club
At hall past nine the grand march was
led by Mr. Sid Flosheim and Miss Brown,
- Tyler, Texas. Others contained in the
march were: Miss Camille Levy, Eph
rhelps; Miss Beer, OF Galveston, Henry
Cann; Miss Haase, OF New Orleans, Bob
Aahn; Miss Corinne Steinan, OF Monroe,
Leon Kahn; Miss Goodman, of Dallas,
M. bernstien, Of Marshall; Miss Sadie
nelack, Jake Levy; Miss Carrie Flosheim,
p ooisoiosky; Miss Browning, OF Texas,
Levy; Miss Beer, OF New Orleans,
Nose Frank; Miss Wallistein, Of Cincin-
na.i' M. Bath; Miss Annie Blustine, AL.
'n; Miss Hanna KAHN, M. Grossman;
a'ss Lantman, OF Waco, j. Levy; Mr.. and
's. Jules Dreyfuss, OF Dallas, Tex.
And the beautiful maidens
Moved down in the dance,
With the magic OF motion
And sunshine OF glance"
~ the end OF the march dainty pro-
s'ains were distributed, then on with the
sance' no sleep till morn, when youth and
assure meet to chase the glowing hours
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
ClOtilleSa Dinners.

Several clothless dinners have been
given lately, which IN u decided innova-
ton. It has heretofore been usual only
at luncheons and teas, if Mt all. to strip
the polished mahogany of its cloth.
Now. i'll ut least few cases, it has been
done ut dinner az well. Nothing can
make II more effective setting for silver,
glass and WAX lights than the dark,
shining surface Of this rich wood. II
seems pity, however. to take away the
pretty distinction of the simpler meals
by giving the privilege of an uncovered
board also to the formal dinner.
Sixty Cents for the Round Trip to
MoOringspOrt.
The Kansas City, Shreveport and
Gulf Railway Company, will on
Sunday, Jan. 10, 1897, sell round
trip tickets from Shreveport to
Mooringsport and return for sixty
cents. Train will leave at 11:4O
a. M; returns at 4:10 p. m. You
will have an opportunity to see
what a genuine cyclone can do.
Get our prices on job work.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-09
The hotel and restaurant pf 81

The hotel and restaurant 1f ALf
Frank Serwich on Market street, i.
fast becoming the mn.t popular hols :
terry iu Shreveport. The hotel il sup
piled with all M. modern improvr-
mnnts; neat and tas'eiy r.,otns; coy
and comfortable. The re~t anrnnt
contains all that tn III -rkes ~ the
States c.,n afford, and Que can got
rocms withon, hoard or board with
out roouIs Whoever eats there or at
hi. lnnch counter always says I've ia
we'll ted.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-14
ON THE ORIGIN OF LIFE.
Investigations That Have Recently
Been Made by Professor
Chnrles Norrfs-

There must have been a time in the
earth's history. Mr.. Charles Morris rea-
sons. when chemical inactivity prevailed
on account of high temperature and un-
favorable physical conditions. Chemical
activity arose and increased as the heated
ocean was formed and changed the first
simple substances into compounds of
gradually growing variety and volume
Many resulting complex minerals were
probably deposited as rock formations
The ocean. having deepened and freed it.
self from foreign material, inorganic
chemicai activity gradually diminished
until It now has practically ceased. or
ldation having reduced nearly all SUBJ
stances to a state of chemical fixity. With
the cooling Of the primeval ocean and the
of sunshine came organic chem
icaI activity. The material had been
In air and water, and NAV have
nad IT'S origin In an early action between
Carpon oloX1de and the elements of water
yleIolng hydrocarbons, and subsequently,
oel"een these and nitrogen, yielding the
Lar more complex albuminous compounds.
me compiexity of mineral molecules
oouGaiess increased under conditions re-
straining the actitivy Of oxygen. Seed
forms of organic substance-simple carbon
c~ompounds.may have first appeared. and
lnese would serve as the basis of gradu-
ally increasing complexity of molecules
through a possibly long continued process |
of deozidafion and the formation Of higher
carbon and nitrogen compounds until true
organic matter appeared. and the chem
stry OF LIE had begun.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-14
SOME SCIENTIFIC JoTTINes.'
Method to Protect Wood-New DIVINE
helix Rays to Detect Defects
in Mattel

A new German method to protect wood
from water and fire is to paint IL over
with sodium waterglass % parts, water
~ parts. zinc white 1 part, ground field,
spar Is parts.
The longest distance that a shot has
been fired is a few yards more than ir.
teen miles. which was the range OR,
krupp's Bottom steel gum. The shot rel
Quired for this gun weighed 200 pounds
A new diving bell at work In Lake
Michigan is claimed to be able to with
stand the pressure of water ct a depth
of 1.156 feet. 1t has discovered the wreck
OF the steamer Pewabic. sunk in 16O feet
OF water thirty-two years ago.
The Germans use bread fortv-efgb+
hours OLD Tor cleaning the wall of a room
after a contagious disease like %diphtheria-
AFTER rubbing the walls the crumbs ara
swept up and burned, then the walls and
floors are wiped with a 5 per cent soIu-
ton OF carbolic acid.
"A Camden man has patented a comnos,.
ton Tor the production of calcium car.
oIoe, from which acetyline gas is made
consisting Of quicklime 8 parts, carbon I
sodium or potassium chloride to a pound
Of the lime and carbon.
The marvellous Y ray Is now SUCCESS.
lully employed to detect flaws in metal
Boiler and armor plate will h~
subjected TO Its unerring tests. The tuh.
ng OF bicycles will probably in future ~
under the Y raw also rbe
'mailest defect is Laid bare under ths
Light Ws
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-14
MAKING BRICKS WITH OIL.
H"uho 10 lie and Better Than
Any Other Fuel-Saves Labor
and Time.

An experiment of considerable interest
TO brick manufactures and dealers has
been tried in a b%rickyard in New York
state. fuel oil being used instead of wood
OF coal Oil to burn a kiln of bricks. Fuel
OIL Is the product left after crude petrol
cum has been refined. 1t has been used
lor some time as fuel for engines and fur
naces. but its a~daptability for the more
delicate operation of burning pottery n.
oricks Is a recent discovery. The success
OF the experiment is likely to reduce the
cost OK orickmaking in a considerab le
degree. Forced draught is an Important
factor IN the system. and by it the heat
from the burner can be directed at a
uniform temperature toward any part of
the arch of the kiln. The oil rms In
pipes around the base of the kiln and feeds
The forced draught feeds in"
with the oil. and by the turning of a valve
the heat can be regulated at any noint
within the arch. ' p'i"'
1t Is claimed hat the use of Oil f. m,cb
cheaper than that of either coal or wood
ZOE prlck burning. The cost of burning
i.Wo bricks with wood at S. a cord is IL
cents: the cost where coal is used is so
cents: with oil the cost is IS cents. In
burning bricks with wood twelve men are
iequlred every twenty-four hours; IL oil is
se1 Two men can do the work. The new
method Is quicker. completing the burn
ing OF the kiln in six days. instead Of seven
Sa s'sht as formerly. and the bricks are
because with the forced air draueht
der control IVA" ~
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-14
1.-THE HOUSE OF MYsTERY.n
An Historic villa in Paris to Be Re-
placed by q SAM.
arfum
From the Chicago Record.

~Aohh ~ SuiCdSO RECORD.
o. tn En- House Of Mystery" at Montrouge
peen sold to a building contractor, and In
lew weeks. time the richly furnished VII
"a 70 which Napoleon III. was wont 10 re.
sort when he was supposed to be engaged
the Eiysee pala|e will be torn down and a
sanfterium erected on its site. Ever SINGS
the wal of lS70'the doors and window-shuI
tiers or the place have been closed, the
"oent-garde" pensioner.
IL Was there that two separate attempts
were made to murder the emperor. one of
inc Would-be assassins being shot by the
.a,e Seheral FIeury, who usually accom-
panied nm on these expeditions. while on
ahotEer occasion Napoleon's Italian assaii-
ant wan poignarded in the nick of time NV
DIS malestys faithful Corsican detectives
and ~bodyguard, A~lessandri.
The villa was presented by the emneror
10 the Countess de Castiglionne. WIN in
spite OF belief to the contrary, still lives
IN deep retirement in Paris. in an apari-
nient looking out on the Place Vendome.
from winch she only issues deeniv veiieS
after nightfall. while during the davti,na
every vestige of sunlight is excluded from
ner room by means of curtains and blinds
Ihcse who have caught sight of her. with
W. uer Ii.ie aogs. totterinE around the Place
Couple OF servants. declare that her car
rage and appearance show nothing hut n
wreck OF beauty of one who Is acknowi-
eceed to have been the most perfectly
She was the zone of whom Empress Ex.
genie was the most insanely Jealous. and
when the war broke out in 1870. and Eli
genie was appointed regent, she took adj
the o. ner nriei spell Of power to have
the castle of Nincennes on the charge Of
being a spy, the countess ONLY ohtain;n1
her release on the overthrow Of the empire.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-14
ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS.
Large Artificial Diamonds, 1t Il
Claimed, Can Now Re Manu-
f0CturnA

"A olamond one-thirty-second Of an inch
IN diameter is the largest thus far known
10 nave been made artficially. 1t has
oeen said that large diamonds can be
manufactured and a plausible thought not
aitosether convincing explanation is given
OF now it Is done. The principle on which
tnis supposed discovery Is carried out is
the same as that already adopted in other
similar processes, the obtaining Of crystal
lized carbon out Of iron and coal by means
or a high pressure and high temperature.
Pulverized coal. iron chips. and LIQUID car
bonic acid are placed in a steel tubs and
Theoretically sealed. The contents are then
subjected to the action of an electric arc
light by means of two electrodes intro.
duced in the tube. The iron ~liuuefes and 10
saturated by part of the pulverized coal
AT the same time, the liquid carbonic acid
evaporates. thereby causing an enormous
pressure on the mixture of iron and coal
ms pressure again considerably increases
tne dissoiVing OF the coal in the LIQUID iron.
While the mixture Is cooling the carbon
partly in the form of real dia-
monds and partly in the form Of similar
stones. These crystals are segregated by
oissolving the iron in diluted muriatic acid
In tne new process the elements remain
under high pressure during the operation
oI the electric current, instead of depend
MS on subsequent pressure from the rapid
.oollng or the crucible. The statement that
!aIse diamonds can be produced by Ibis
process Is not yet confirmed.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-14
TROUBLE FOR ELECTRICIANS.
E~lectrolytic Action of Electric Cur
rents Impnirs Water Service
Of Cit1a.

In many cities the water service is being
extensively impaired by the electrolytic
action Of electrical currents, and the citi-
zens are complaining that they are charged
for water which has leaked through the
pipes and been wasted. Newark, n. j.. has
set an example which. in many respects.
can be advantageously followed by larger
cities. An instrument has been invented
which enables an accurate reading TO be
made of the amount of current passing
through the rail. and determines the exact
electrical current flowing through gas and
water pipes without cutting them. In adj
dition to this pilot wires are run from the
water pipes in various parts of the city
TO electrical instruments placed in the
HEADQUARTERS of the fire department. where
an operator constantly on duty keeps a
close watch on the electrical condition of
the pipes and gives immediate notice Of any
signs OF possible injury to them. Similar
instruments are placed on the switchboard
OF the railway power house SO that two
Independent observers are always on the
watch for trouble. The fault having been
located the next step is to remedy it. This
IS done by connecting separate insulated
wires from the points on the pipes that
were formerly 'positive"-the pipes are
not injured by electroiytics so long as they
are negative" to the rails-to a separate
dynamo at the nearest power house. The
on this dynamo is maintained at a
point than the dynamos Connected
70 the rails. The attendant, by VARYING
TINS pressure, can obtain the desired re-.
suit. and absolutely control the electrical
OF the pipes