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TIE PROGRESS. NiuiI;LIsII II) EVE1RY 8AT IUIR)AY BY HICKS BROS. C DI jl('K IC , i... . .. ditor. Entered in the I'Rtotth Ht ýrveport a t Cottld-Clf" *h i~ Hi ?lat t r OVFICF: f1: H4pring street, hvtwvf'! ýM ilei d t'rw Lett SUBSC'RI" IIO1N Ono tYeat . ........t \ One !)oIllar ALl Monithn........it five 1'nt Ofirci I a dP Thirty-five Centsi tbcia Journahlv ..ad. Pr re.. $facial Journal Caddo Parish Farmers Union DHREVEPORT LA., FEBRUARY 29, 1896 DEMUR TY'S LEADERS . STATE TICKET, t It II. FT R (1OV.1N" R. t LIE I: ', 0 I'- l1" I': l111 PARISH TICKET. FOU REP1IEl H TATASI1. X 1. I '. lI n ROOM. of 11"r ugp. r \'TTI' ) N i: '-t;I:NENE \ I, 11I, ,1, l'1 NV NIN :I1 . ~t :\ t Ihitle -how TRE.11: lrill Dt 'TIsrIUT .IUD(NE. J l 1". Ia.t ) r. o. IN : D. r n. CI)ITEP. F. A. LIHoE .Iifu . Tl II EV R NIFF. (cr. ,loII S. ONrt.R T. C. I1)r. H .rish of CoiY . WARISH TICKET. FOR REP'RE`EN'TA'iES. W. H. it. F'oTil Mooraigsport, I>" J. TaFzvZRY T. Shrevoport. DI[TRICT JUDGE.. AV. D. LAT ND. 1):STRit(CT AT1Tal INEY, Man. Rt. LAND, C'LEI4K. F.AS A. LAEN. SHB. J. RUDDERIFF. lc. ('1~ 3u N . YormN. l.' lRONER. DRI. H. C, Cot Y. WARD TICKET. ;M TIt'E 1OF THE FE.\, E, }10Y - I-TOMKIEH. WV. T. SLATON. CONSTABLE. M. MI"DUFFIF:. .JAS. A. LAIN. B. J. R UDDERH. The `straight road" generally his many crooks and cnrvoe. Nearly every man has at least one good trait. The silver question will always command a great interest anion g the people of our State. ®That mongrel ticket has put even the canines of our State to guessing at the various breeds it contains. Super-sensitive people who are al ways looking for slights deserve lit tile consideration. Equal rights to adl. special privil eges to none," except to Brian, Tetts & Co. This is the revised version. Captain Pharr a silver advocatet Bah! the claim is too demagogic to aommand the attention of children even. It is certainly a misapplication of satire to claim that we may expect political economy at the hands of Warmoth or Kellogg. Bre'r Tetts' paper, Our Battle Flag, came out in improved size and dress last week. He evidently took advantage of an opportunity. p-as The pnblio acts of officials ara sul; ject to legitimate criticism, but not to attrck by inuendo of the personal characters. MBro. Kearney criticises Bro. Mlob hy's English. Well now that's rich. If the latter doesn't understand this leaguage the editor of THE PROGRESS needs to go back to his school books. Some of our Populist editors shabould open a school for social eti quette' They never apply the lie in matters lees grave than an expres asu of a difference of opinion on some public issue. The political nondesoripts at Alex andria tried to sugar coat the negro aid thus deceive the white people into Africanizing the state; but the - pmilan was Pharr-fetched and will be Cattened on the face of the earth. The Populists prate of bossism and asks its overthrowal; and yet that Alexandria dicker reeks of this dis gusting so much that it is even a stenachin the nostrils of many honest followers of the faith. The lawless element is no more in Siferet nor aggressive than it has bes dadring the paest four years. It -dentinue tb dominate our city as b;gin. u o.eTy bkees the. bete "el4 - (Read This, Lovers Of White Suprelacy. Those lovers of white supreimly tie who may e indifferent on the politi , u tra. (l sit Iationt in this State, or who ilc - may have )1been d4c('4iVed concerning an 11 S1the C0omp lexion and e1lement of t1he 1 ticket which o hpposes the )Ilnocracy "vy 1 i ta should rOal the ticket which the Cri " 'i4i1 fadler of New Orleans carries Iat. its4 llasthead. It iu11st b)e 11 1114 111 i 11 ii111 1 liar tha8t t11he Crusader r*prot'.lits tilhe n 1144u rnts pits gri) rave ll Ji1I00tiia8 , an1d is on1o of uionthe m1t14 perMitet adlivocates Of i of lion p , Sequal ipolitical rights and pr4'ftr I' 86meats amnong the racos, that. exists in i 0 111 CoUilOnwe411tl. W 1 do not des 1n110 to infer that its itttrari'4s 14e over insultin g or int)lerant ;o to 1e( con1 trary, we have l 1 1 -('411 111rsoon ny thing in the 111nguagu or tone 1 t4 take o0tT'1 a at per se; hut the fact I that if strongly advocates t'u11al rely resentat11 i1 for t1h4 ngro ratio4 makesI II It an enemi y ff aui( n r'l4 an(5i11 s ilIo Ito11 I (J rov4'tr 44f 11(4 d4'(.trin 114 5 (ear 14) 1444 tha'. racewhite supremacy, and there- bit Ifore the white people of the Stiat i shou11 arraly themselves against the fay ticket it 1advocates, because t1here c1an4 be lnothing in coiIIIolln with thorm 111111 d slch l i ticket. Observe too how the arI ticket is headed. (of 'lihopubll) cHan Ticket-For (cover- tiro nor-J.JN. Pharr; of St. Mary. ' For Lieutenant-(Governor-J. B.1* Kleinpeter, of East Baton Rouge. kce For Secretary of State-J. W. Mc tor Farland, of Claiborne. t For Attorney-General-L. F. Suth- roa las on, of 'rerreboule. 1e Fcr Treasurer-John Pickett, of B ossier. (i1 For Auditor-li. I. Kernochan, of Plaquemines. fat For Superintendent Public Educa tion--Dr. G. A. M. Cook, of St. all Landry ." Now in all candor, woulld the CUrn- do sader sulpport this ticket, if it did not think there was some opportunity c offered the negro to be recognized Et) politically? Would this champion of the sons of 11am, Repnblican to the e core, advocate this ticket if it dlildn't promise some fulfillment of its cher-1 ished dream of negro preferment andll t( - supremacy? Would it dare !label the sl ticket, Republican, unless it was so in spirit and there was no authority, ex- ii: pressed or implied, given it to do so? " one Certainly not. We have not seen i any violation of journalistic ameni ties practiced by the Crusader andt ways we are not prepared to believe it t Sthe would attempt to do so, and there- n fore we believe it was fully overpow even ered to publish that ticket with the a saing label there given. And that being the case, will any white man, howev- ti er,dissatisfied, even hesitate to enthuE- 0 al- itically rally to the support of the lit- Democrati c ticket 1 rivil- Say boys of the press! <id you see Tetts Duval's big edition last week? The F on. boy got a lively hustle on himself and t got out a splendid issue. It was t ucatet large, well put up and contained a :ic to large amount of valuable informa- 1 ildren tion. But he played the Joe Mul hattan on the "Terrebonne Oyster on of Beds" as the map he printed showed xpect they were situated in several parish 1s of Be. THE PROGRESs hOpes our presi dent will take notice of this and let the editor of the Honma Courier hear Battle from him whbi '' '--ociation meets: and took GRAND LODGE I. 0. 0. F. CELEBRATION. Orand Operi4-HUn1N4, March :, at 8 I S 5112 O'clock P. 11, not to PROORAM. rsonal Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Leon I. Kahn. Opening Ode. Mob- Prayer by Grand Chaplain. I rich. Address of Welcome, d this Hon. WV H. .Vise. Music. OGRESS Response, books. Hon. C. D. Hicks, P. 0. Music. 3ditord Review of Odd Fellowship, i1 eti- Hon. M. C. Elatner.3 lie in Musio, Ixpres- An Odd Fellow as a Citizen, onon Hon. M. hi Dickinson, P. G. M. Closing Ode. Prayer. Alex- The public is cordially invited Ito attend. negro ** people *a" Specalt Notice. ut the All members and visiting brethren rill be are reqeested to call at Odd Fellows :th. headquarters, Market street, and get badges. C. D. HICKS, im and Secretary of Committee. it that Our olr triend, hMr. J. H. Tubbs, of is dis- Reisor, gave us a cordial shake of ,ven a the hand Tuesday. We regret to honest know that his wifb is quite ill. Our former fellow-townsman, Mr. H. R. Johnston, of Birmingham, has re in- been in town this week and received it has many cordial ahddshakes. ir It We never saw so many strangers s.in town except wfhen some gala dayr aYty as uas inuiogree.a p. the 'ihi nw-i u ct r coatnrirtly s lig MADAM RUMOR SAYS 'I'l t '- io-I mt'n Shop d milt, te In lo ItI y7 the cle hil'rM, dry% good-; or glroe rý Moll li I,' allow d to k I'l (lon. pe t i i.' i. kill lt 111lt4 Ia vi atl 1' 1 i11 of law II ht`II' t ith ' , \' C i an aill i ll ht ti or ate lill aHIn Ille 'l'il t 11:s. .1. l.. Ithirriager dues typt'- cht IV itinlg, 1'1111 1g' and 5t s o n grapl wt'rk II an lw"y-- .,'i \Is -atisfaction. 1s 1 1 i ll h ter \ I,,, its tit pr et d Io tll tl I I o f I t ' lin g ; , h v in g,1 a ll itn' v r 1 If 11IC onll Ie p i(i11 I tIISilll u' a II pirop- Mni of 'lr1i. .'AR a I or That it hut h I I I hould t` ;i vel t l it r in ni t M r. 111 t ilylun!' h l it is I 'I IIt . lit` it t 'Iht II it 11a 1\ r I I I I II` ( 1,I a 'l' w11 ll lr 111 1 ' IIei; t \\I1\' i t llN d lllt .1 l' ai illlt'tlt of , tl!;' "iTaylor paikaI) lti nti, nee` t n 1r11' t i 'I r at i tilt la s t4 11n of t"tt Cr B.~l I' ti~lr' 1111 S1tIda O i it"~r a'11(~(~ dink otl whIs- b keh mt Sille hopls ;I _i 1),)d 111u!' b "r Ot 0 ' an That a': i''t'ran s II ' t' of 1i 1 'l .I0 to h- Iml \\.II I Lbat. the f ngu lers a nd :1 od l ti v, l al ` ul c;'i n thaLe L'Ilr''e t n In Iin e as iitt' i l1+itI a a h 1 1 ' 'd I . 11o 1h at h ngm ltle toSe t iir Itli 111 fatvultto at tra4't Iitn, I.ppº 1'. anti t' faultt ug tli'1'latL tills ini sof. owar Ility a-oi' adYoung' had e\ er la led to do h~s dirty; the ti hene Ii, application of a remark ou of liers La t week, to hii. self, was I I rer- tirely grattuiton ." cri That it L i'it. much a triEme to 'ell t oa B3. c gar on Sutnday as it is a drink of whis key'; IanI I ewond mg a if olll disttt et at 1 11 torney ever ieall' ft' this being done. Th 'liata r'let'o 't has ) etll tI oiallr 511 - g 4th- round + that the gambler's an d Sunda' as law \'iolato s intend r'unnind an in of delpendent candidate for district ilttor- cu of , allegi that the iit e was ot quite as lax as he had lu'o~tised to he. til of That smin:e people s m t)a elight ill fault-li din". ty ca- ThIiat tlhe Mini t r1s of our ciy a1 e i 1 St. 8all capLabile meni. gl 'That THE PROGRESS Is preparel-d to ern- do first clasi jobt work. not That Col. iomiago a wouIt sIake I n na nity excels fit adjutant ;;enercl and (-alt no ized doubt "it th ' Solitd i Il setunt, Iof u aser a'nVr woe n, and child Ihl the cth ity, and the Stao ' perhaps, for the po- a 1 eitio P. t idn't 'That ,1114' I1 s toil to laid Mlus- g' !her- pected lint-, I u1 chief woul do well and to keen his eyec, on A':ly J1alont y". 1 the sl.o 1. soin That Sh'y wourl lioe toiti re'" how ' hex- uh longer that old Shll, the jail, m so? will be allowr d tv dyiigur lly o e court seen house square.l, aeni- 'That Mr. liighhnu1tisi is as coirteous T and accomdodgrctieg anns istant p st- 3 and H a olmaster as we eveor ha te1 lro. a tedsric atony hudse oi rwa t hat if the d Iopublo its wil the tyster ere- next Nationa election, our people want t P ow- -Mlr. P. U. W1eaki postimister hero the azain. ,eing That .uy . ourth.ous, e squ .r..,' i. gut wev- ting to be w uith g ttplactisu-retat that thus.- old, ugly jail. the That S o has hearrE that the saloon men are very s netg lly obgirvine thie Sunday law; but not o withe some of by boe the cioar cilerd, clothiers anu dlry The hoods and grocery merchants. Tuhoe mshould bi made to obey the law d nde t the di larict attorney ghtoul see to itsa that they do. ned t oe t cd a lysier owed arish THE MOVE GENERALLY pre hw- APPROVED. d let r hear neets. NOW GIVE HIM A GOBWDED 80178£, TION. e It is with goreot pleasure that THE Sa I'ROCsolESS notes the paomptnHsE with anwuich d s sugrestiop to give tR. Hl e. Ilths ovaments wsl tlken hold otr' by btth a our cita press and gentlemo. eos he fact tnat this an ass er ntt the first to eugmest the mti tter it of st all con seouences with us, the itow now s uld-p aermosn in our mind being the d otermi bo atifg n te do our bestn to ke it a suc ceSs. We will pause right here to say, however, that the readiness of the otho er papsre to givd tne one whio origi nated the movement too credit and then fall in line, shows a spir~it of tr·a cerealism and friend.inLsu whach is commendable. THE PROGRESS hopes that a packed house will a oness the appre iation of our people for the many charitable acts Feraormed for others in his ready SanJ ever willing assistance to all per faarmances when similar oojwch s were aimed at. Led to t Liewise our people will owe th's to Mr.ya Leonard Pooley who readila re spooned to ehe call THE PROGRESS and our people made on him to lead this movement, as well as other girls ethren and boys, ladies and gentlemen who as ellows Iquickly gave an assent to the request .d get made or them to assist in this most laudable undertakging. So now that the emtire town should put e. on her working clothes and give the old bbs, of geCntleman such a benefit as hir past rike of services and present circumstauces so I'et to richly deserve. A Alan nM. When hungry wants something to n, has eat, and the place to get it when mn aeived Shreveport is at the Lunch Parlors of Frankt Serwlch on Mdarktet street. angers Frank's parlore are headquarters for a dy ne ~sh and oysters where they are ervend to his pattoas pt' the hightest ity ar Adille6 gallap rg prs) Call and be I A OI I . I~PA T Ia (,tinl 4 1.t(n ,~ +' .1 111 SItis not (Grandaulnt, who 14 ull ºýkink," goes on Hick, becoming more'4 'Ii I% exeite(1. "At. least slio is not ialwmi s ! sllneering at. Illy leffoninnlellCy, s -ce O, choose to call it that." k Two dewy tears creel'p iiinto his IIl11 eiye!, tlihenee ount on 1th long laheWF, r where thley tremble nieortainly, thenli fall (O) hs flulshedi eeks. u. Instantaneously, the impudent .11smile vanishes from .lack's lips. Iand a look of abulostt tenderol: ,iliitoisnoss ho replaces it. "'tell me, for I am ailmostM sure nayw, halvou't yvol a.. . Was . ev+r IherlIt 8 Iore provoking . xcmrrmwq!e ., "\What! How long ha'ie 1 slept ( i fra lllunt1 lI is sayilng. QAbout th r1e minutl-5," ans1wers.ck. W iith anger a nd i pl tienc :hast l rstartle 11he( li0Mt jonlr. (Irandlaun1t 1;N'z s frit on til 11+ o( thl+ 1 otler. (irainlannut. has had e\peri a I once il w &il *ss(lllg scenes oil th.1 (1r der of the one, to which she awakes. A half t1I(erd light. still lingers iii Jack's line eyes a troubled an lety ' i11 is depicted in D)ick's. l; "IIlIJImph!'" she ejanlliIattes umlrllur Ik ously. - "It is late; you wil; tltke coldl. cries D)ick, puttillng Ihe old lady 8 - a small hand. 'A- "Let us go in." at They gio. 1A~R II. e After that evening Benson ranch lad' assnumed ait noticeable change. A or- constrained relation, a forced un not pleasantness-inexplicable but never h('. theless evident, fell upon its inmates. in Grandaunt grow peevish andi more F tyrannical; her suspicions of a con a' spiracy were daily dinned into her graund nephews' ean, She exercised to her authority with 'increased arro- 'till - gauce. Jack lost sone of his bony ii' an ancy. Dick became miore 1pale anull I" no fragile than of old. C o This state of affairs culminatiedl inl tº(- a long conidenlt.ial conversation,hell in the lilbrary butwoen Dick and his tul- g Krandaunt. vl When after two long hours the i former steppedl into the lutll, Jack who was waiting iimpatilently ill an o opposite room, irushed forward. jail . Whfat is the mllatte i? You look ghastly!" he cried uneasily. S'"Do 1?" reiterated the unhappy ,st- youth, with a pitiful attempt to smile. Then "Oh if you only knew!" the "If I knew what? T'ell me what vant the trouble is. OPerhaps I can hell) Ucre you." "No you can't sobbed Dickj throw- c( g ing himself with reckless abandon on that a sofa, "Nobody can help me. 1've d loon disgraced myself." tile A joyous light leaped to Jack's tf e of eyes. Ii dry "Then you are a uieo "Yes, I am a woman! A shameless alndI creature, masquerading in masculine o it attire, all fc,r the sake of a few thots and dollars." "I guessed it all long ago," said Jack with a tender pressure of the ii trembling little hands. "Don't worry about it, Dick. I'll make it all right .LY with grandaunt and nobody will ever t know. Will you let me'!" Crimson waves surge the fair . cheeks as the girl's eyes travel over e USE, her costume. She springs toward the staircase and in another minute t is beyond Jack's calling. with That evening when the young man , El. P. enters the dining room, a vision of 4 >t by girlies lorliness greets his eyes. Threi Sfirst transformation has accomplished con- wonders. (i Grandaunt despite the peevishness suc- pre-eminent in her tone seems pleased with the change. "You see," says Alice, (that is her origi- name) as she sits by Jack's side in and the dimly lighted hall. Some hours :h is later" grandannt wrote papa to send a son or nobody. "Well, we were so n ofacd in need of money and she has so itable much that I determined to be des ready perate and I was. Do you think it were was so awful? But good comes of, evil sometime, Jack, for you see I am a to going to be an an heiress after all. 1 RS "And that is all the good that came I ltead from your evil,,Dick-Alice! inquires hria Jack tenderly. 3quest "NS ," says Alice, the blushes mant most lig her cheeks. "Our love." Id put he old Edgar W. (Bill) Nye, the graceful, past gentle and popular humorist, died at hooe last week. Bill Nye has fur entertainments by his pen and on the ng to lecture rostrum to the people of our een in land for years, and in his death ors of Wit and Humor has lost an able apos street tie; while the intelligent world feels r keenly the losu. y are dd be Shreveport is a splendid wagon market. YOU DON'T Have to c irrv your 1.js lri (lls 1i t' iNt7 1 1'u. Stopp 'a 1 10`'61`( jth e 101U W14 10 W':'lt( It. 1.+: ýV Ii PP 110 1'W1 1 y' fiýý ttild DI-tl StOfe 1ºitlk (I I We Fill Them Right. Semin tile ll Its. \ e ((014) c I :1 (e t", 0,1ks I l t.ll i that cost f'im 3 cents eitl;r. (ý All (orde(rs giv('I 1In' ~a)lt atten"ItionI, bo(t:. Incr " nr ; mall. as E. J. CONGER & CO., Drurgists r + Slhl 'OiT, - - - ) I'.I A. r WHOLESALE PRODUCE. itc Fi o h i il efIill soy otls. III º ty . (`t(". 11' vt()i) will _ t t 1))V prices l W1I.(' :~il l (`t l:. iIil i O icl". B r HENRY ROSE, Nos. 1(1I anrl 1Hi ITEXAs S '" I:E'Rr. F.MARTEL &SON, ch No. 211 Texas Street. A t11 SThe Old Reliable :FOR IRON ROOFING Rer e(1 A lig t ok ofl V C('rimp, ('orrugat'd andu Standiniig SeaIm Ioolting contallltliV on ed~ ro- hatl at lowest no11, i 1ile prices. Tin and Shee', Iron. Shop prepared for doing all ly kinds of this work. Satisfaction iouarant iwi. A Plumbing department in con n 11( i- ltion Wit (Ih alblo0Vi.e, and l is proepared to do work prompitly. A large stock of ('ookinig aIll 1H a tin g Stoves just riieiviiI. IHo us-furnlishiig Ioodi, 'roukery, &c, ITelephone 2.7. Sit t'VEPO' tT, LA. Iin It1 HIgKS BROS.'~ OFFERINUS a Si FOR RENT. P --- T A umost desirable residtence on t le o] corner of Common and -Spr une sotrs s, just across th-, street frot the First oº Methodist Church. It is a couninedioui aIl ºdwelling, contains five roolms, an ole- pl gant yard and an abundant supply of good water furnished by two tuo ci- F terns. I is ton present re ilontnce ofl Hon. F. A. Ltonnird. Posseiwoun given at immediately. Several small tonement housen . 1. S1a FOR SALE. c 0 The D. S. Wells p'ant.ation, contain- V a ing 870 acres, partly in two parishes, 51 DeSoto andl Caddo, of sectioni 21 and section 22, also in section .13 and Iii, all J t in townlshilp 1:1, range Iii. This planta- si r tion is (1 miles due west of Kicaclhie: 500 ti acres under a good fence subject to ell - % tivation, has a good residence of six Iv r rooms, smokehouse, storeroom a good lsi r gin and ginhouse :11x54 antd good press, h two large cribs 18x20 with shed 12xh0 six or seven tnemenct houses, well w- b e ter by wells and springs. This is one of thebest stock farms anywh.re in this country; it has about 100 acres of t very fine cane growing on It, will takes >f $3.50 per acre in three payments. Ka- ii chic is the nearest railroa I point. t Alo another small pilattatlion d s evcd ad one-half miles duoi w-st 0 Keaclhie containing 320 acres, 17. neracs under a good fence, 100 acres in coltI Svation with good residence of four d roinms, dining-room adjoin inder swane roof, b ek gallery, hall and friont gaIl. . lery, two tenement houtss, 'rtlts and ýr stable, well waterel by wells and a sprinws. The timber on t its place is wo th live times what I ask for It. It re will be sold for $1,500 in three iny- I id ments. The nearest railroed is about 90 six miles. Also another small place in th l town 3o or suburbs of Keachie. This is one of I s- the most desirable places that ca º be It found anywhere for several reusons. First-Anyone wishing toeduca e the r of children, as we have one of the finest m schools and colleges there is in the State. We also have as fine pubic schools as there are in the parish. le Second-It is a fine locality for the a dairy business, the place containing 60 acres,50 sacres under pasturago and truck farm, two fine wells of water, t- also along tank, which holds water all summer. It has also a fine locality for a steam mill. A man can make a good living on this place by raisin~ cotton , and corni, the improvemedts on this at paco are good, residence enlitaining rooms, front and back gallery, hall, ir- also a pretty good orchard, peaches and be apples, large barn with buggy and wagon room under same roof, smoke ur house, storeroom, bathroom and five th poultry houses or rather eight poultry g. bouses, as there is partitions in them, good tendment house o' three rooms. 11 Will take $1,500; payments to suit the buyer. A splendid place for a small farm or DI garden *itthna stone's throw of the orpoirate lihfiitt orour clty. There are lao sores ol g ad with good testi dec ewater, tiat thl and excellent or* c. it.( oil the premis.es. I'ifteen I res of excellent t.illale laind about one mile 3 fromi the city lumits, all under good fence, has severa i al tiins um the place, n excellIent Ipluice fotr a it small Ifarmiin or truck gardening, Wiith m one n. le of a line public schooIIl. A eil, e)s±- and comfortable cottage in llolinesvlle, containing 3 1-2 lots of rondtlu . 11as plenty of excellent watler, a fihe orchard and pioultry yariis ano is a model suburbin place. Two huitoret and thirty acres fine wro i 1 tdl in Wa1 d Two, on the mar :iu of Ferry lake,opposite Moaringsport T'e oiew (uIlt railr >ad passe4 right e by this laind, imakinug it very desirable. , Several do irable pieces of property ;t on c'onmmon street. Thiese make deor Ii able hon1ei for business men or good I- paying investtment as tenements. A beautiful nsuburban house in the Falrfioi'l district situ ited on Licy street. A magnificent build ng plot, fronting 140 feet on Jortdan street by a depth of 150 feet. Is right on the Belt line and a short distancj Irom tho city electric cars. An exceptionable flue piece o' property on Texas avenue. Has a trontage of I. 186 feet by a depth of 208 feet. A ,, eplenidid business site. id A most attractive cottage home on 11I Jordan street, on the Belt line, and in a5 I- ttole'd throw of the center line of eleo )0 trio cars. His sewerage and water* S- works connections and splendid cistern ix water. Judge Hoyle Tomkies now rt' )d silos there, and is generally known to is, hi a nmoit desirable habitation. A number of smaller pieces which n bring good rentals. In Call on us and we will take pleas Stire in showing any and all of thest t. immense bIargains which commend themselves on sight, f111 205 M1ILAN STREET. 'is no C. D. HICKS ii .IlwI'llI:; IIlI PEACE AND NOTAR! atnd rrltiC S l)ceposltlons taken promptly and in) ,y. logil form. Collections given business ut ilko attention. +n1 20) Milam Street, Shreveport, La.s, of PRIOTEST CAREFULL1 ATTENDED T be nB. e. Thoroughbed Polan Chi liat he Pigs for Sale. Io I have for sale a number of 1i. fine thoroughbred Poland Pigs, age fifteen weeks, 95 po md and upwards. If cared for t er, pigswill weigh at 12 months alt pounds. They are not stall fed, for running at large, making their tod living. They are eligible to r tor Their pedigree is of the beat in his conntry,and will be furnished to Spurchaser. Their individual qa nd ities are fine. Address mnd AUG. MAYER, Shreveport, La. ke live try WVe rote a number oflold famil mn, faces of those who left some ti ths. ago, seeking to better their fort the The progress of Shreveport is n drawing them back, or The V., 5. & P. hsa a swatch froml are point under the bridge on V esp street past Jordan street.