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THE PROGRESS C'L . E !.'t \V1hi4. any ,u11 !l'as wigi.id thi or any other qlUestioua ha:. a right to hi. opiion .,: it. there are those who from their position should be very careful how they give utter ance to their belief. The father or mother of a family should Ie especially discreet in their utter ances concerning questions of laxity in morals or observence of moral or religious acts, for fear that they may be in error and that through it their children may be led astray. The newspaper of moral standing occupies the same plane, and should therefore be exceedingly chary of advocat ing that which has a tendenacy (if not actually accomplishing it) to dethrone religion and her princi ples. 'i he Times claims a proper rev erence for the religious faith and we hate no doubt that it is en titled to all it claims, and that is just the reason why it should not favor a desecration of the day hon oired by the Christian religion. It is in the ranks of religions devotees that Satan finds the most useful iu.truments for his wariare against tae ho ts of Heaven. He could accomuplish little with a man or uo:uah. wceo hat ii reverence for Gilu Lr li, \\ork-. 'iuat leraon's uttei:1:.cel woltd *o3 igniored en tllcuy bI the in:dil l' elnt and be ahtCJ w'h"; ai i., wLenl the -. iou.- .'lct:iL i1- r.l..0.d -,'r ta biý aI' I col.>trtectiuni of tL. il'.l i aPid hb behoLuLCe fur ti. S.bia1i thait the sinner li.tet.s and : 1,41 atray, for that which is advoc ed under this Lread and libera. construction never, no never leads to Christ, but invariably to a voyage on the other ioad. Our neighbor in favoring the opening oa Sundays does so in the interest of the working classes solely. It is actuated by no mo tives of selfishness in doing so, but simply from the desire to give the poorer classes an opportunity to see this great educator by at tending on the Sabbath day. This is a very laudible sentiment, but did it never occur to the Times that God had some rights and privileges whic'i man should consider and respect ! 'hat of all beings to be considtered our first duty is to Jehovah? T'h1at the Sabbath is observed in honor of the Holy Savior and the oanipo tent God? That this is a day set apart for the Cbristian worship and doing Lonor and homage to the Great Sovereign? What are the privileges or prerogatives of a people or nation when their exercise violates a sacred law of Divinity? To whom do we owe all that we have and are? By what leave or license do we live in health, enjoyment and freedom? To the mercy and goodness of God. Then shall His holy day, the one which He hallowed, be trans formed into one on which irrever ent, irreligious and unholy men and women shall spend in pleas pre seekiug. Nay verily. No men or elass have rights which tramplee upon the decree of the Almighty. We do not believe in comnplay religion or even church going, nor do we believe in open Ing wide the door of places of en tertainments on Sunday simply to allow a few the privilege of spend lug their Sabbaths thereat. The Christian people of this union likewtse have rights which de mand recognition, and we can see neither onsistency nor justice in ignoring the wishes of myri aeh of God fearing people simply Sthaafewof the working class of Chicago and vicinity may have an oppartanity of trampling on Stheir ideas of Sabbath observance sad deseerate Jehovah's holy day. No one appreciate the working lasess more than does Ta Paoo its,mbit must confes that the auty to or od overrides ay do du we have to promote their - . espasalay it in doing so wedu iab that God. -- 4'wi - - - Matters Religious. ý, HYMN But th- h itiant I ni) comt to lt) it;. e t , i t love th Ltrd. is (ouluilug. : , Tther sh wI. ,ay can ine. 3 ad day There's a ashd slay vo1ning is and by, When the sinner -h1l bhear his doom, b depart. I know you t; Are you ready for that day to come? *** * r Observe the golden rule and st many trials, vexations and much ol unhappiness will be avoided. g Practice the charity which is the offering of a generous, forgiv- ' ing heart. and much unhappiness w ich is suffered by the world +d will re nu[known. If we would oxalt Christ mcre and ourselves less, we would have s much more influence as Chris tians, and be more useful to ciur Lord. n *C If we would guard our actions u more closely and avoid inconsis tencies in our daily walks, the tl sinner wotunld more readily lit.en n to tin' Sa: iuo's premises to s:e. Just as Bad. It is jout as gad to reject Christ as it was to crucify Him. t It is ju t as Lad to lose Leaven I by n-glect as to do it wilfully. g It i., ju.t is bad to kill a man p with a toy pistol as it i- with a sixty-four lounder. It is just as bad to do nothing for God as to be working for the a evil one. It is just as bad to be wrong, in at the sight of God, as it is to do a: wrong. r It is just as bad to break one of u the commandments as is to break all of them. in so far as standing with God is concerned.--Way of h Life. n ** 0o What Religion Did for Jim. a One day, a young man, not far a from thirty-five, arose in the meet ing to speak. He was prematurely tl old: his face was scarred and fur- t rowed and he was bruised and u mangled by that old serpent, the q snake of the still. He had signed a the pledge on his knees. God tl had helped him to keep it for t] three months. He said " o "On coming to this meo~ng to- ft day, I passed some of my old re sorts in Water street. I was t spied out by a young fellow with I whom I had had many a carouse. He exclaimed: "Hello, Jim; they say you got religion. I'd like to know what religion has done for your' I replied, "Go and ask my wife! Shewill tell you what a brate I was, and what a drunkard, what a terror I was to my children, andhow I bruised her; how my small earnings went to the till of the rum seller. There was no meal in the barrel, no fire in the stove, no food on the table. My a little girl had no shoes, and cried from hanger and cold. Many and many a stormy and bitter night my wife has watched outside the bar-room to take me home, lest I should perish withthe cold. She did this, though she Lnew I would curse her and beat her when I got I home." Ask my wife, and shewill i say: "What has religion done for Jim! Wylk in and look. Our home isn't elegant, but it is com Ifortable. Jim doesn't carry his money to the saloon; he brings it home Saturday night He's a good worker when drink is out of him, and he makes s very com fortable indeed. The little girl whom Jim lovee so well when he is sober, watches for his coming at the window and doesn't run to hideheruself when she hears hit footstepe He does not swear over our food now, but aske God's bleasing on it Instead of putting a drunken, brutal man to bed, with profanity and oaths, he says: 'Now lassie,' for. Jim is English 'rsed as a little bit of God's Word belos we go to sleep' Ye, that'a I what rligioh dame r Jim' 4hom asrse, s, amd yes ea guusm U dsme as It is a poor apology for your de- , ticiencies to say that you are as I. good as s1, :lobotly el.e.'The aus I.t a : l trt: h t .hat S GENEIAL ITEMS. All forms of lb..;tiIlk:te hu-ine- are and ought to be encouraged .'h by the State. The fact that. even j in States which do not favor abso lute prohibition. the whisky traffic 1,. is hedged about with restrictions, is a proof that it is regarded as an enemy to society. It lives by suf ferance. That it should be per- Trl manently tolerated is an impossi bility. Advancing civilization is sure to wipe it out of existence. Bu We pray for the coming of the day when this result shall be I reached, and we grieve that it has rTi so long been delayed. "The souls ', of men are in the crucible, and we AI grudge the wasting consumption." -Nashville Christian Advocate. Our prayer is in accords with TL yours, brother! And may that day which you speak of be even now Yt tinting the east with its approach illg dawn. t Mr. W. H. Crawford, at one time a resident of Grand Cane, died at Center, Texas, last Saturday. 3 ansield Journal. ltu We would like to know if this was the W. H. Crawford who for merly resided at Shelbyville, Tex. Can our contemporary enlightEn us? A usurer is a man who serive iat the present tense, lends in the con- or ditioaal mood, keeps you i:t the f, .:ibj+ctiv,. antl runs y.,u itt t.". i'ri i't ur,. --N at ioual Ecoi -t. tA:c.rdliog to lroIisu,. DMr. J. A. t Tetts. ft.riutry of t,:e k'aruiil': t Vidette of Alexaundria, La, has ,L- gun the publication of a news- of paper at lcobeline, the first issue tt of which was receivd by THE PaRO- th L . hIL is called the, Ittle Flag, on and its editor promises to never H strike its ensign until the people - secure their rights and plutocracy = I and kindred influences have been related to the shades of retire- up ment. Mr. Tetts is a bold, fair and mO trenchant writer, and the cause of honest and economical govern- ce ments note his advent on the field of battle with great pleasure, re- u cognizing an able champion in him G, and the Battle Flag. TI The greater part of our misfor- IL tunes are brought on by neglecting la the chances that yesterday gave us; we put off till to-morrow Si what we should have done to-day, a I and neccessarily make sacrifices that we ultimately regrets How many there are who cry out in their agony of spirit, "0, if I had only known yesterday, how dif ferent it would have beenr'-Ex. By a grave oversight in drawing ft the charter,the city of Lake Charles La., may be placed in a danger- IN ous predicament. This instrument makes it neccessary for the mayer gI to preside at all meetings of the 7 town counil and makes no pro visionforhisplace to be tempo 'pnrarily supplied in case of dis 'ability or any other eama. Against kI Sthis detect the Echo of that city r has raised its voice and declares it will neither vote for nor support any man for mayor or eonilman who will not pledge himself to F remedy this evil. The Echo is certainly correct in this. The following paragraphs are e from the Lake Charles Echo: Magnolias are in bloom and the Swoods along the banks of the Cal. r casien look like a vast cotton Eeld 4 so numerous are themse besautifl 1 and sweet-scented blossnms I r Advice is a most useless thing. A wise man doesn't need it, and a r fool won't have it. On last Monday it rained almost s all day, and in the forenoon quite it a windstorm lasted for fully an , a hour. The rain was quite a God g send; our streets had become very dusty, and the country was need Singitsadly;in some places the 4 rl groundhadbecome so hard that t e rice farmers could not plow their Sland. From what we can learn the rain was general. We wish wecould divide with ( our friends in Southwestern Lonui sian Our section has had vastly I more rain than wmas needed and ecpa arevery bckward on that i, Lake Charles American: d Christian eduetios is the only a 'a true edm.I Log.i.,ia's ad3aioinl Iatanml I S r ei es s n f a C.. ._ - "- . ,. +k .r -.. . I DON'T LEAVE THE FARII, BOYS. ('oltne, ,rvs. I have .omethiinl"t to tl l o u n :t I '.. - ,The menantiie t e as a at -. Ti'e goods ar:'e tirt-t highl ald theII t low. Bettehr 'irk tile o I farm a t hi', longer. Don't I- in a hurry to g': ThI gre"at. ibuny W- t has intaduele And to ha" ithe Ius-'e-t tiart, But wetallh is not miade in a lday, )Dont Iw iii a hurry to start: The, baekt'st, l ,t trke s. are wealthy, They take in their thousantd r so Ahl: think of the frauds aun det'l'p tiOis, l)ou't he itn a hurry to g The farm is the safest and surest, The orchatrds are loaded ,o-d't: You're as free as the air of the mlouti tatns. And monarca h ot all you survey: Better stay ont the farm a while ' longer. Though the lproulls ome in rather slow, lRemnemler, you've uothilnt to risk. boys. Don't I w ini a hurrt y to Sele it Insomnaisa. The utility of heat as a remnedy fotr sleeplessness can scarcely be over t stimted., particularly in the form of hot water. Insomnia is i l'tlnently overc)nue by the per:is '.+tt we of hut foot bathes and . i:mle hot water as a drink at bed itime. Sleejl,.stss is comilumoly caun ed by over fallness of the blood vtessels of the h,,ad-the bathing of the ft et draws the blood from the head --the hot drink distributes the gases of the stomach and gives E one a souee of general cowfort. Home and Farm. LtOC.A.Z cBa.. [This report is carefully corrected up to Friday of each week, from the' most relihable sourees.J Cottoa Market. S8REEPORT. La.. May 19.-Cottont closed s eady. Ordinary... ....... ..... Nom' Good ordinary................ Nom'i Low middlmng....... .... 5 15 15 1I Middling ................. Good middling .............6... World's Visible Supply - This year................. 4,0, Last year............. - ...... ,94.9"6 Increase .............. .1,044,933 Comparative Rleceipts- Since Sept. 1 ...................6,e71.786 Same time la-t year........... .610.966 Pre1s. Bacon-Firm, 73e. D)ry Salt Meats- Firm at 6e a boxed. B eakftet Bacon--0%e by the box. Hams--101c. Lard-- 4@7Ke. Bresstas. Flour-Steady; family. $4.33: extra fancy, $4.90; patents. 15.30; sacks 10c Ler bbl. less. Cornmeal-Firm at 03.00; sacks 1Oct per bbl. less. Coffee sad Tea. Coffee-Steady; fair. 17e; medium grade. 17ge; better, 19t2O0e. Tea-Fair. 40t.; good, 50lOOc; fine. 75tr'5c; tinest, 61@1.5 per lb. by chest. Sugar and Xolsases. Bugar--Frm: yellow clarified, 4~e; white clarified, 4%c; granulated, Sc. Molassee---Common. me; prme open kettle, none; chole rebolled, 38c. Isealeats. Onlonoo.-63 43. per bbl. SBeans-Navy, 4%@e6 per lb. SCabb~ste-4Lee per orate. Potatoee-Eating, 75e per bu. seag and TIem. p Ig-2b. by e ; 1 l, bale.. Saron T a-o We. t Corn--Hliber white, seed,66.; mix I ed. samcked, Ue per bu. Bay-TImothy, @18.00; prairie, 11.50 @13.ee. 5 Oats--Firm; Texas, none. Western, Rye--1.10. Bran-P10. Ground Mixed Feed--1.40 per 10l Ibs. * German MillEt Seed--1.25. a 8orghbum Seed--1.25 per bu. uraits sad Iats. t Almonds--173e per lb. Bramil fiuts -91 per lb. SDried Frut---Apples. 7;a e; evapo a rated. 9@10e. - PlIberts-12cle per lb. (Manges--Florida, bo, 1.50@3.00. Lemons--2.768.00 per Ibox. Peanuts-Hand-picked, red, raw, 4 iK9 c; white. ~4e; roasted, le Shiher on all grades. Pse--3l~l15" per tlh. Walnut--l1&s per lb. Raisins--New stock, 61.50 per box. ieb, Eggs, w kttr. h Grown chickens, per doz... 3 LOir3 25 Grown young chickensa..... i3 00 Eirgs, per do............. 9 y Butter, country, per lb ..... @1L3 d Kiudsaa. SDry lint bides, per lb......... 6 mamaged ...................... 4 Dry salted....................... .....4 B ull............................. 4 Gluestock........................ Green........................ 2% J Wet salted ...................... Deer snkl. ..................... Goat sk os ............ .....1 : b skim..................* aWodllm bight............... a weebed·· ..ag jl( ase······ us............e to beenw......... 1,. uircr n, And all others enga.'"cd in Legitimatl v ,cat ions. Will find TiE PROGRESs Friendly to their interests. To those parties lHaving something to Advertise, We would say That it will pay To insert your ad. In the colunus of TILE PROGRESS. It goes To the best peCople In North Louisiana, And is As the 13,tter elt.,Ieent Ranht It in their hmes, And have Subscribed For it, Thus putting it on A substantial footing. c In the PROGRESS office You will find One of the 6 Best-equipped Job Printing establishments In the State. We can . On short notice '" Suit you in , Bill Heads, SLetter Heads, Note Heads, a Statements, Business Cards, Visiting Cards, Circulars, ! Dodgers, Envelopes, Receipt Books, Legal Blanks, Labels, aPlantation Tickets, Bread Tickets, Milk Tickets, ,Ice Tickets, In fact, ,Everything needed In the printing line, At the most .., Moderate prices. SYour order will be 6 Highly appreciated And SPromptly executed. Y US 3 ra4 i. . -·. -tU INSURANCB AGENTS. Country - Ri.sk - Solic;ito. 112 Texas St., Shreveport. La. FiANKl tEhWII OYSTERS. S1hell. Bulk and (an Oysters re ceived daily. antl served in all styles. Hot Coffee and Hot Lnd .A!way.s on ha1111nd. 1 ,en day and night. Market Street - - Bogel Building. J. D. GRAYBILLI SURCEON, And Homeopathic Physician. sl1p .i:l Ittitinl _iv n to d:Setases If a, ln aund t i.i(ldrn. 1 e:'t u rm s,.owl fl,,r 1),11 tin. k. lIe.-idn~'1cec : s'!, (Pott,11 trti, I ll ] :Polf1 ºi'l'. 1.1. For Sale. We have' i1 handIal aholt ( :11 -o1uinds of knhhitl nlw ,tl l and Ih.Ilt :A) emptY type cases. 1,,11h ild. itnd niat-. which w- will stll chap foll r I " tt-I C. D. HICKS, Notary :: Publio -AN) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE O1tice, !0r Milam Street, Shreveport. La. BARBER SHOP. Frank Pierce. NO. 5s7 IARIET ST. The best workmen in the city employed. A nice quiet place, w all the old-timers get their hair S and shaves. Polite atteutiou to c towers FRANK R. HICKS, ceneral Collector Collecting of Rents and Mon Bills a Specialty. OlFice with Jutsile U. D. D. n t -lks Tonas & Pafic I COMPANY. L - PASO- RU RAIL LINES. The direct line from Sbhrmwpot New Orleas and the bQoutbel Texarkana, Memphis and the and to all polot in Texas, Ol New Mextio, Arisona, Colorado Osiaforula. The favorite he via Saersasat Oregon and Washmgton Terrl~tory. Lowest ticket rates and fuull mationm remgardinug ticket routes wM urnished by J. (. H ABBIS, Ticket Ag., Steamnboat Lin Lower Coast and Alexand SEMI.WEELY PAC E. B. WH EEOCK, Koc~ s ...................." C. E. sATTERLEE, Canwroan................... Leaves sbreveport every W i day and 8aturday at 12 m., gvIng vial attention to all w by uree. Rates on this line are run Ja tion with the Texs and alo way at Alexandria and givng through rates, whichl ilnstrance to and from a. points and Red River Through tickets to sad River landings ad all peate Ter and Pacio railway. No blls of say chriater willbe paM for aseemat of etesuaere stne writen ordler of M. L Se.-' atWh Ah