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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-30
RY w. 3. WEAVER.
poor PAINTER AND REPAIRER

ROOF PAINTER AND REPAIRER
do you pay big price to have your
,eakv roofs fixed? w. B. Weaver is
st,ll here and is still the reliable ROOF
mi, ter and repairer. He will guar.
sn,,.e that both old aud new shingles
ir,n AID tin roofs will not leaf II ne
Nuts and repairs them. Remem-
va, hs yunr,u,tees all work done by
him.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-30

A Urn. the popular meIchaht
.;I,r has in r-c.,i I'd full line OF
.n;,inss. pa,,ls goods, :.nd latest up
tn.l,t. SAND OF, and invites The pun
W., -, call and examine the same.
~ ;, "a winter SUI ~ prices never
Il l., f,r 2OS Milan street.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-30
GENERAL MARKET.
PROVISIONS.

PROt 1oAOA>O'
bacon. 8 lac. otA7-sc.
Wv sa;t meati, steaoy' "0
breakfast bacon, NC. aa ,,o
,i,,nv,nsNChoice, sugar cured lif ..o
1,."'rd-compound 3-4c; pu'e'
BRFADsTUFFS.
,,.,.-Rest patent. S.; half patent or
Right, right "a. Is; extra fancy. s g. ,o,ud
''l Tansnmeai. $1.75 per Dbl; $751; po""o
sacks, . loe sesIi b & soda crackers are
lra rag g, pc: cream. SC by the lot.
qnno;ea'New Louisiana. 1-2a4 1-@c'
i''' COFFEE ANC TEA.
Coffee easy; fair, 16 lie; "eo'"'n
grade: 10 1-2c; better. Soa fair de-
er ruaL.Good stock OH hand' l"'r ue
s.;r at 25c: good, 4Oa5Oc; Inc, 1oa
m ~ y. a;est sl,OOa125 per Id By the ches''
o''' SUGAR AND MOLAssES.
.,oor-standard graduated, 5-sv; 81
r..,.,o oranu,ated. 1-Sc snow whn Wilt,
~ O.. choice yellow clarlhd. g P0
4 ..,;"x o clarind, 4 l-4c seconds, 4c: .,,
Molasses-Comn"n. lSasoc. p,.no oP0"
l.itle. 38c; choice reDolleo. "ono'
Esculents.
Onions. new, 76c bushel.,
S,.oI,s- navy, 3a3 1-2c per I'D,
Ir;sh noLatoes. new soc per Oushe''
Kraut. ~ s5as barrels.
Bagging and ties.
tagging, 2 10 &c; ID 10, 80 ,eotad at
Irvine for baillnS purposes
1Oc per Id by the bale:
Iron ties. 45-lb, $l.oo.
Grain and feedstuG.
Corr mixed. sacked. 44c per Oh.
.Iav choice prairie, Arkansas. ~; lex
rs Oats. n,:e, s:c; rust proof &c.
Rye SOC.
Barley &c,
l}rAD 700, ..o,,
e,hoDped corn. soc per 1OO IDS.
MiiIet seed. Sic per Du.
sIMtontseed meal soc per sack.
Wheat CSC.
Chickens and eggs.
t,n;ckens. hens per boz, $l.75.
l,roilers per doz. 5l.5o
Fryers large, per doz, Sl.o'
Eggs per dOZ l5alSc.
isutter, country. per I'D IL
Turkeys, per ID &c.
:Iron and hardware.
Axes 36alC.
Axles, 1-2c per pound.
Bellows 2Oa22c. -,
Kelly blows, boss IL 81 each.
x eliy points, boss Sl.40 per coz.
Kelly land slides, Boss $l.4O per aoz.
Swe .s-All sizes. SIC per pound.
Slug, ,rees-S1. 5O@5.OU per dozen.
rrac. Chains-27@4Oc per palr;
Rull tngues, corn shove :, dlauio'
s.ooters ,: turn shoyels l-2c; heel ID"
C.cuer z; grass rods Sl.25 yer doz.
Wire, &c vaniZed barb l.Sc
Wagon. .l-2 iaches tumble skein, :
23-4 iuces As; inches $46; 3l-t men
s5S 3 III inches $65; seats q 5"; Drnf
AGO: tubular or hollow iron axle waco
Two hors. so 90: four horse 65. OUa7O.OO
Nails $50 basis: new card,
Hi1e and wool market.
Dry hides, No. l flint 81.
Dry hides, NO 2 flint &C..
Badly bug eaten. 1-2a2c.
Dry salted. No &c.
Bull hides Go
Green sailed hides IL
Green salt hides glte and badly cut
Wool, tub washed, choice IA q l5c
Wool, unwashed, clear loa 10 l-=e
Wool, bury and black Base
Beeswax, prime 2Oa23c
Tallow 1-2a3c
Sheep skins, each 1Oa25c
Goat skins 1Oa2Uc
Furs.
Otter 81 O0a7 90
Beaver 1 OOa6 %
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-30
Ge, our prices on job work.
Shreveport Sausage Factory.

Shreveport Sausage Factory.
po,;u;ro the large demand and great
,acessitv and wants of the people, and in
nrder to- keep pace with the progression
81 shs da ssys a aas employ ssssaSs
tory W ny and invite the public TO-
ed come and Inspect our many kinds kept on
hand. We also keep choice meats ahY. Po Snd
try, oysters, fish, game, yeget;a "a tps time
20 hnv YOUR Christina: Turkey.
Respectfully, - " aoa Te1as At.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-30
A Comfortable

Res;denc. on Crockett street tor sale
A ,plendid place at reasonable PRICE
=. O Hick Brother. 2 5 Milan sire ~
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a0sscE aecx.
w. ~ sssse s.sss@-sa2 s..arsas...tuy tsv,-.-
ssszn EseizzaG-

E4Itt-a4z&
lie vas a a..mra asa nna poor an.
raeeed tghen Judge aanaisasr salles
l.tz naa4s aa. p1iEsse esarr ahs a4ssa-
aFarnang arr he ssapd u. every Eras5g in
slss eo5srlroagn aeas alarlI y pm rsr
aHa sEsclasoa AIeflaaH Ese aald hi
naaae vas. and he Was Charged zits
aaealba@ A@e humps Of euaI arum : car
la al.e Texas gagGa-
before taiHlsg.fHs une morning Taact-
MAG .Js4sae aarDu1 sa4w glarE fn-u
gliding BY saare eaal ears re sglsl,sct-
I'd sgsait fle fsaE eaaI 1ilssf "a deall g-ish
So IL HagisseeI q alaaeE an urLl4. I'M.
tn msaa raaglst SER arm IN tl1le Ii.
ss.zaEe Fof all MS suu~h extern,
Hsaowd lsaa s aauGHv Ha5urs Li-.aglsts
a.ss warning. however. tins 5hs.z d.
llH.srs4assaF climbed uEran g car and Nm
tvso Guuaps IF eaai iu1o 2 SICK II ear
raea
nder atle easceHzEIsss 1hruud g-as
forced 80 usaee LIN uan6ler a-reatz AND
agsara shy .sE1Rele JaeE" appeared in
s-assee eoura for afle farsr aznss u MS
n wears Of life Judge Aandefur l1ssl.a
siszr1lrF over ms glasses gt he ufssslllls,
after ssrvad had aaId sfie ssury
Have you anything SO saEgT hs saie.
'rEse zsurunw Uf lanezrs-un stopped
elss5r rssmrEnur Df eUusssrsgEinu as the
Cd fserrD t00k tEse witness szaud. The
muscles an ms sllaeA fasee uufTered. and
h5s toal-znueaed hauas tv-1aetssd am
Ieassy Is he began 10 talk
five been IN dla town nigh IN u
ssszsy-fnh vsasss. us said an ID MA
eas 'cuss.d M q steaaan befD Hifs
Dis VIZ. sun De ole xeunsaH' t,..su sick
nine weeks. ] rs nachHE kan IN
NJ vrueE 10 30. Gawd knows I've red
I fuas one place den aGszEE. J natter nike
Z s..s.r o. 81 oIe VunsaT. an ! didn't link
III were any nam 20 pick up & little
co.,. I thought n1esss4se - s.1UIz f5uiF
( NJ fan and van her ~ good twel
T De ccI gft oazter hsr Hhe mont ~ net
T tan eri-ars--r mcIe JacE' haa l0si
s.sss1tl o. IF his emotions
4 liz voice which had grown husldsr
& EH Ii f4-14as AL4AzsA ~
/ eaeered bis fare vsffh LIS hands Great
/ tears frici1ed over ms fingers and
+ dropped. one bv one, IN the patches on
+ his Knees. Four " I've ctr efizeials
f c.es5lyisssa loudly and became interested
T IN something that was going On outside.
f There xsus curzaus choke in Judge
Z sandefur's voice Nhsn ne began 70
+ s9Hsak.
.0l1 man. he said, ..9Iidu'f you know
you coaId have evIne % ny ron haase.
esteu e I had onl9 TIVE Jumps, and got
+ ter one Of the1ne VIII Tuu promise me-
now to keep out e The railroad eanPa-
MS eaal hereafter? r Yaa WI, III
LEI Won 90 back . the old woman. to
take rars q her as lang as yon both
lire" me premise wins ttsaf Eel = Ffrenr
md Uncle Jacl= Stuffed out--Hsn.
derson Ky Journal
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30
TIE RICH MAN
Ian n aelaren Presents Him In View and
Better Light

Better Light
n a. times the rlch uinn has been a
target for The shafts Of writers. and
never Gaore 20 than in these Gays II our
osru. ! IS somewhat novel there
fore. ard. indeed. refreshing. 70 discoT-
er Ian Maclaren. essentially q nan OF
The people. champion Of the much
berated possessor Of wealth, HIS IS
qualified and discriminating aPpTecia-
tinn. il Is true. and The more inter
esfing beca use Of these conditions.
II has beer the fashion Of Literature
10 put this man in a Piilory. says the
dis1i17g ais.hed Scotch author. and 10
make play with him, and 10 leave the
impression TINT any serib1ler who
could string together 3 few verses, al
though neither be nar his verses had
snv claim 10 character. stood higher
by the 1ruest standards Of worth and
was Of more value 10 The community.
This man is also apt 10 give himself
HWY by too often insisting On has own
history, and by speaking IS with his
Own sword and bow. and net bE the
good favor Of the Almighty. be had
achieved his success. But II Is common
speech which does him most injusticr
and quite confuses the situation For
IL is asked: How much is be worth 2
and then the answer Is given in figures
II this were indeed the exact value,
surely his life had been a sad fAsee, and
! be himself was Of no account What he
is worth is another thing from what
4 he possesses. and II you go into the mat
4 ter his fortune becomes q mere symbol
TO be transferred from figures into quail
1 tiles just as half q dozen books
| STAMPED with university arms show
! that = young scholar has made a fair
I begin ming in culture, or a simple bronze
cross On soldiers breast proves that
he has played the man on the field Of
I battle. 50 does honorable success IN
business bear witness TO character. 1t
means that a fellow man called to his
work in his calling has not been idle
and careless-finging away his oppor-
tunit'es and denying his duties. It
means that he has not Welded to the
lower impulses of his nature and done
foolishly, TO the weakening of his mind
| and body. 1t means that he has resisted
temptation to trickery. deceit and un-
printipled work of all kinds. This ten
or handred thousand pounds are ia
themselves only dust and vanity. But
consider them as X. and work the
equation out, and they read industry
perseverance, thrift, intelligence. self
denial, integrity. This gold is but an
other word for brain and conscience,
and proves that one has done the work
laid 10 his hand with all his might, and
IN so doing has built up his manhood.
Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30
GARDEN O. EDEN.


4 CoIorsd alan Bs.lieFss Ee Has Tounf
the Home u Original Man.
There "a q lawyer ont IN Del Norte
Col. mo believes that be las fgund fht
site Of the Garden 81 Eden lie ha5
spent a good part Ct lis lie in studying
antiquities, and has compared the =
mains " prehistoric man found IN many
erarters Of tie globe. lie has al las
located original man iu Tie state Ci
Colorado and the near nei ghbOrhood q
mis- home There, in the course Of biz
expiorafios Be recently esuie across q
cave that he thought WAS promising
place for excavation
s,yr as be mistaken. BeiCw the Sur
face be found remains Of mcn far an
teaatiug the mound builders and th'
clH jewellers. IN fact before he va.
nearly through with Eis excavation ia,
y as satisfied that he had made one o
the most important discoveries Of mod
ern times, and nOw that he has had tim
t. study tile remains that be found, D.
is perfectly convinced that the section
BE has been exploring was the origina
Garden Of Eden.
Mr. Elliott says that he was led man.
years ago 10 suspect that the San Lul
valley had a primeral history Of thrill
ing Importance, and has spent most 0
his leisure since in making iayestiga
items. This valley is 80 miles long am
- or 80 miles vide, and IL one Of tn
lcIeliest and most fertile tracts in Go.
orado. According 70 Mr. Elliott, lose
ly lake once filled the great dimple il
the mountains, upon whose border
original man once lived and died.
'Jbe caves ia which the race Lived.
said Mr.. Elliott, "were located ab0y
the water line. and may now be seen b
any person who has the curiosity :
make the investigation. The caves ar
about 800 feet or more above the bottoi
of the valley. They are entered thrOug
very narrow openings, which, IN man
cases, have been closed entirely by Id
sliding of the cliffs, or By The debri
rolling down the side Of The mountain
Il have entered 40 or 90 Of the anciel
| caves. IN some Of them kind Of rud
masonry ~ 10 be seen. THIS masonr
consists Of rocks laid enc upon ID
other, without the use Of mortar q
mud.
81 am convinced that mankind oril
mated IN the chain OF mountains pas
ing through Colorado"
But while many relics Of man az
found in these caves, Mr.. Elliott ha
been able 10 find no bones. lie believe
that the men Of those days practice
cremation. and the remains Of one fu
mace, which, be thinks, was Used for I'll
destruction Of human bodies, can 3
seen in one Of these caves. lie himse
utearthed it.-N. Y. Herald
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

Put into a pan three pounds of granu-
lated sugar, one pint Of rich cream. or
better still, one can of condensed min,
az the latter is used add one mint M
water, and thoroughly mix and strain
10 remove lumps.) Add the cream IN
the sugar and place On the fire: stir con
stantly, and when it boils add a fun
half teaspoonful Of cream Of tartar ana
one-fourih pound Of butter Cook SLOW.
3d. stirring all The time. occasionally.
wiping the sugar grains from the In.
side Of the pan with damp cloth Cool
e. soft crack" set off the stove snd
ADD dessertspoonful Of vanilla ev-
tract; pour into creased pan. Be sure
your cream Of tartar is fresh.-Iadies,
Home Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30
LARGE EATERS.


Euch Food IL Not Necessary TO Good
Health
Large eaters are generally deficient
in activity and endurance. ! used TO
know one who tired hard 70 be a Chris
tan. but failed because Of too much
dinner. That man was a curiosity. He
worked in q small wood-tufning shop
and ate five times a day. When he con-
suited me about ais poor stomach" !
told him fatty that he was pig. He
replied: +Gou are mistaken; ! an
faint half the time, and have 10 eat eK-
Ira meals TO keep up my strength ]
went 81 him with fact and physiology.
At length be was convinced. and prom
Used me that be would follow ny pre-
scription. which was this: Take but
two meals a day. In Is DAYS
his faintness had disappeared and he
rapidly recovered. To-day ne is 4
healthy. active man, and a warm sdvo-
cate Of two meals day, and moderate
ones.
Temperate people with good diges-
ton never feel their sfomsehs-forget
they have stomachs-while these big
eaters are always hungry, faint OF
blOated. troubled with eructations. acid
ity, diarrhe3 or some other unhappy
condition Of the digestive apparatus.
Persons having good stomach to
begin with can, by practice. learn 10 d.
gest an cnornOus quantity Of food. II
they give their whole force and vitality
10 this business Of grinding grist they
can. in the course Of even a short life.
grind through immense quantities. But
the wiser. the more human way, is 10
find out just how much food is needed
10 run the machine. exactly what fuel
win keep the system at the best work
| iHg point, and never pass these bounds.
For years the author had eaten three
hearty meals a day. At length. upon a
careful consideration Of the physiology
of digestion. he thought he was prob
ably using too much Of his force in that
function. lie reduced to two meals a
day. lie cannot express what freedom
in mental and bodily activity he expe-
rieDced. Men with large heads and
Veil-made bodies sometimes consume
20 much Of their nerve force in di-
| position that they have nothing left with
which 10 achieve those triumphs that
otherwise would be easy 10 them.-Dio
Lewis, N. D., in Journal of Hygiene.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30


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The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

Prof. DE Candolle. Of Geneva, has re
Gently brought together many interest.
iov facts about the latent life " seeds
end their ability 10 withstand very low
Temperatures. After recalling instances
ig which seeds have sprosted after lying
apparently dead for hundreds of years
IN one ease 100 years-he gives The
results u experiments on subjeetine
seeds " freezing cold. Corn, oats
fennel and some flower seeds were eX
posed during III days 10 q temperature
u ~ degrees Fahrenheit below zero
Afterward. when placed in suitable sur.
roundings. nearly ali Of the fenncl, oai
and corn seeds, and many II the others
germinated. lie concludes that The
protoplasm, or The principle Of life. ir
resting seed, H. IN "A state Of inactior
not comparable 10 that Of the sBolder
ing Gre, but rather like that Of "A chemic
al mixture which Is capable Of forming
combination whenever the required
conditions Of temperature and illumina
ton are present. Youths Companion
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

- IL faYorite theory with the fish
ing and seafafinR people on the north.
east Of Scotland that in storm three
WIVES are strong and violent, while The
fourth is comparatively weak and less
dangerous. This succession they call
"r0te Of waves" Fishermen return
ing from their fishing ground often
prove by experience the truth Of their
theory. and hang back os they come
near the shore 10 tale advantage OF
The lull that follows, they say, pretty
regularly after three big breakers.-
Detroit Free Press
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

A eonsequential-looking little man
entered the commercial room of a Dub
In hotel not long back and gave a Wig
orous pull at the bell. As no one an
l"ersd he rang again, more loudly than
before. The maid servant came busting
IN and the following colloquy took
place:
Servant-Who rang that bell?
Lltle Man fmaking the most of his
height)-I did.
Servant (seornfully)-Who lifted you
up to Parsons Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

a visitor Of the aquarium who had
wondered how they managed TO get the
weight Of live FISH accurately learned
that that was really very simple
thing 10 do. The fish is put into pail
IT water, which is weighed with the
hah in H. Then the Gsh Is taken out
aud the pail and water are weighed
without tx. Y. Sun
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

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And now tell me"
The Sunday school teacher glanced
at the first lad.
"What was the fate Of Lots wife2'
The Boston boy beamed through hi
spectacles.
she"
II was q cinch for him.
was Transmitted into chloride o.
sodiuml"
But the next boy could not tell who
was the father Of Zebedee's children
n. Y. Journal
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

The forked tongue Of the serpent is
one of its most striking characteristica.
useless ns % may seem, scrpents haze
been observed 20 lap water with the
tongue like o. dog.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

Reports made 10 Commissioner Bill
llngs show that the railroad passenger
earnings ln Michigan for October were
ths smallest De- 10 years.
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30
An Expressive Phrass-

Miss Bellefeld-It is my opinion
that Mabel intends to marry Fred Gas
well.
Miss Bloomfeld-What are Fred's in-
tentions2
i don't know, but they don't count
What makes you think that Mabel
has designs on him?"
asked her opinion of him the other
Gay and she replied: He'll do to lie
to. "-Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
There will be II newspaper men IA
The next compress
The Van Buren press., 1897-01-30

Drain lG oysters ia sieyci melt hall
tablespoonful butter in the blazer, ado
half tablespoonful -four, cook two min
utcs; add half cupful milk and half cup
ful oyster liquor season with half tea
spoonful salt one-gighth teaspoonfu
white pepper, stir and cook tilI smooth,
add the oysters, cook a few minutes
nour over four slices OF buttcred toaa
and Chicago Tribune