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YESTERDAY. "And all our yesterdays, have li gi ec fools r, The way to dusty death."--Shakespea Yesterday-with all its opportuni ties-is gone. Many a man-who Our bi but yeste-day could have secured life with the assurance-is to-day shut off for ever cellent N from its benefits. Death may have satisfied "shut the c7 r of opportunity." It ants are but it mi doesn't needc diath to shut the door are held are held of opportunity to assure your life. A Come little cough-a tr; 'ing sickness-may i politicia do it. The door was open to YoU often io: : yesterday-is of " to- day. It may "" be closed to-morrow. Don't 'et another ' lay" be come a sterday" witho,.L giving :to your lu , ' ones the protection that L Life Assuran, alone can give. ,.T_ TO-1 AY. ', "*Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own."-Dryden. -To-d. is here-and "no day is iyotlrs but to-day." Assure to-day - ^ to-morrow will have no fears for oui. Less than one dollar a "week FOL ill pay for an Endowment policy t will give one thousand dollars to The lour family to-morrow-if you die. Thure .it1 give you one thousand dollars and n d profits) at the end of twenty miss -ea-rs-if you live-. An adequate idowment policy in the Equitable .i.. accomplish the two great aims of a ian's life-protection for his family ~ E -i-provision for himself-2--guaranteed * by the strongest life conipiainy, ini tbe :. rworld'and backed by a Surplus. of Over $43,000,000. TO-MORROW. - ",:ber not till to-morrow to be wise, at ib-morrow's sun to thee may never rise. ---Congreve. To-morrre---or marny me -will `.: never come. It .is POSSIBLE that to morrow may never come. to you. It is PROBABLE that you will see to-mor Srow---and next week-and next year --and the years after that-and may Sbe, old age-and yet-long as'you ?r,.aa y -live--you may never acquire a .- competency for your declining years reg , -very few people do pet An Endowment policy taken during t" the years of your earning power will me help provide for your own old age- Mr t will protect your family in case of ms ýour death--c-ven if it should occur i ..ourrow. Sb -- bea OUR BICYCLE CONTEST i0 a\ WILL CLOSE NOW SOON 0 Our bicycle contest will close with the last issue in this month. The wheel will the refore be an ex cellent New Year present. \Ye are satisfied that friends of the aspir ants are reserving their 1powers, !but it might result seriousni if they are held too long. Come out now and do lie the !politicians. Work Iate. early and often for your favorite. ti CUPONS FOR SALE. You can get cupons by calling i at the office. They are worth $2.50 c a hundred, $20.00 per thousand. Make up a purse and compliment your choice, your favorite, your choice among the many pretty girls of our city and parish. Show your loyalty and chivalry, young menD. SProress BicGcle Cntest T t " • - , ... . .. ..... . ... -j ./ c o ............ . / 7 is t - --y FOURTEENTH COUNT. The fourteenth count was held Thursday afternoou at 4 o'clock s and made the following showing : y Miss Martin Helpmanf.............. 536 ** Etta Arthur.................. 407 e " Amelia Rigdon .................. " Katie Liphart............. .... 101 Le " Minnie Woodley ........... 53 " Julia Pickett..... .... ....... 48 " Annie Maddux................ 39 " Julik Florsheim .......... 31 ly " Sunshine Tullos .............. A I I t R-ppl Carter............... isi " Helen Marcovitz ........... 15... " Amanda Howell ...15 " Lula Wilson....................27 " Guy L. Howard ............... 10 " Clara Johnson .................. 6 " Louise Asher ....... ............ " Josie Carter.................... Margaret Martin................ 4 '" Mattie Fink ................. Jimmie Martin.................. " Bettie Phillips............ ..... " Rosa Zwally .................... •' Jessie Ratliff.................... 1 " Esther Levy .................... Mamie Camilla.................. 1 M Eva Bacon..... ................ 1 ) Cecelia Leonard ................. 1 L Clara McClure...... . ......... 1 " Florence Peiser ............ ..... 1 41" Rosa Goetschel.......... ...... 1 S .FRE, W. BOWERS,d Successor to A. J. Bogel. Art Materials, Drugs, Books-' Stationery, Toilet Articlef and Fancy Goods. Ag ent for SMIT H-PREMIER ........TYPEWRITING MACHINE. Manufacturer of flavoring extracts. Pure Soda and Mineral Waters. . . Corner Market aud Texas Streets, Shreveport, La, COTTON . P : ent quota 4oM f, Cotton are low, U regarded by etperts as being near cost of production; hence lthe prefe nce 1 so'me, r perhaps many, to ii a -4hur-,an sell inr at present prices. , Being assured of this kct by ~corres pondenoe ci h~a e dIly; I k this method I iv otide .to the ublic and espaly those who have addressed me that I am prepared to ad'.Sane Cash or broceries, or both, on all Cotton that may e pe e with r e at st hol ; wil]t-tk ý in-liqui ateijn---aaur in'g biations of planters or mirchahtis in the interior that may be payable at Shreveport, or by exchange on New York, St. Louis or New Orleanf. Or cash lmayv be drawn on drafts attached to bills of lading covering ootton. My charges are reasonable, and storing bcilities unsurpassed, and the lowest ex - isting rate of insurance in Shreveport is Will be pleased to further correspond wtt3FeiD -~Cott, either' foil sale Roof Painting. R We are to stay, and are not think ing of leaving. If you have a leaky a rpof or one that needs painting, let us know. We guarantee our paint C not to taste in the cistern. d Shreveport Roof Painting Co., 501 Crockett street. Ten Years in One Place. Frank Serwich, the caterer, is still at the old stand, feeding the hungry and making life a pleasure. eCall in Aper the Show And Frank will serve you with any thing to.eat your appetite may call eI for. Major WV. D. Schofield, one of our most prominent citizens, died at his residence here on Wednes day morning last in the 60th year of his age. THE PROGRESS regrets that circumstances beyond our control prevent the extended notice r it would like to give in honor of an ) old friend. What about the new jail and the t fountain for the court house yard ? r By mutual consent all the banks Y in our city closed Thursday on ac count of the primary election. ' This showed the deep interest taken in it. The residence of Mr. E. Phelps was in imminent danger from fire Tuesday. The floor was ignited by coals from the fire-place. An alarm was turned in, but the family extinguished the flames before a company could reach the scene. Better register now. You can't vote in - January unless you do. Everybody has to register to be entitled to vote. Nathaniel Clinton, colored, had his leg broken Monday, by a bale of cotton roll ing on it. He was taken to the Hospital. Some lively amusement of its kind, was furnished those who were fortunate(?) 15 enough to be at the corner of Market and 15 Milam streets Monday. Two negroes, 1 Joe Ziegler and Charles Vincent, locked 10 horns, Joe combing Charley's head with 6 a broom stick which caused the gore to 5 flow. Officer Wainwright took part and 4 so did His Honor, the mayor, next morn ing. 2 We have had several cold waves here re 1 cently; in fact the mercury has been in 1 low regions most of the time here lately. 1 The remains of Dr. H. T. Dillard were 1 received by friends atr the depot Monday. 1 The body was interred in the city oeme Stery. Opened Up the Way. The people every where rejoiced Mon day and Tuesday, and as soon as' they learned the news, that our Board of Health had removed all quarrantine re strictions against passengers and traffic from all points. This will throw new energy into every branch of business, will diffuse new life into all classes of associations. Now let everybody act well their part, let the past be but a dream, look forward E. towards the future roseate with hope which will yield a rich fruition if all will do a citizen's part. If our good people were more afraid of m the evils in public affairs and less of poli tics, where alone they can be cured, we would have a healthier state of affairs. kI- When one will not read nor listen, he is ky almost past redemption. let Those are most excellent rails that the iut Center Line road is now having put down. Some .f the best and purest women in our state indorsed THE PRooGR85' atti tude in the Brann-Baylor episo'de; and we can stand up under the fire of some men. We hope to close our bicycle contest oil I at Thursday, December 30th. and Nearly euerybody now says THE PROG REss is the paper for the people. Shreveport is truly quite a railroad cen ter. Get out in the suburbs and see if the puff, puff of the locomotive can not be heard almost all day long, while pasisaE - trains are heard almost at all hours. call THE PRooRasS wishes thb Retai Dealers Associatioh would.W s, .t n.. fi, at ion toward securin 1t S;. fl. Ct