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The progress., 1890-06-21
A Hitch on a Python.

It was during the cold weather. when
snakes are partially or wholly torpid,
that this adventure happened; had it
been in the hot weather. when snakes
are lively, the story might have had a
different ending.
General Macintire and his party went
one day to examine hole or crevice
under a rock where it was suspected a
python lay hidden, and sure enough it
was there, for they could see bit of
the tail end protruding from the hole.
They let it alone at first, thinking that
when the sun shone it might come forth
to bask in its warmth. In this, how
ever, they were disappointed, for on
the following day the snake was not to
be seen. but on closer examination the
tail was found sticking out as before.
Various efforts were made to dislodge
it. A fire was lit in front and the
smoke famed inward, but this had no
effect. The earth was even scraped
away and the hole widened, when they
could see the coils of the monster as
thick as mans thigh; but except that
their operations were occasionally in
terrupted by the startling presence OF
the creatures head, which it OCCASION
ALLY poked toward the entrance. dart
inc out its little forked tongue, it gave
small signs of animation. They lad
even determined to try to draw it. We
all three, therefore, proceeded-some-
what nervously, must own-to lay
hold of its tail. To this familiarity it
showed its objection by decided in
cination to wag its caudal extremity.
which had such an electrical effect on
our nerves that we dropped it like a
hot potato, and-what shall | call it
retired. A shot would, in all probabil.
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THE SAME, OLD STORY.

OK last Monday night Geo. Swaysee,
an Afro American politician was
lynched near Jackson, East Felciana
parish, La, on the trumped up charge
of numbering Lawyer W. D. Winter,
nearly twenty years ago. All the in
fluential citizens OF that place know
that Winter was murdered by Senator
BarrOws, deceased, as the outcome of
a law suit in which both parties figured
cOnspicuously. At the time the crime
was charged against Swaysae to get
him out of the parish, as he was pol
ltlclan OF no mean abilities, and they
succeeded in running him off He re-
turned last Sunday for the first time
since 1876, and as soon as the elawless
class OF politicians that pervades that
parish heard OF it, and that he was
there on an important politica! mis-,
sion, they banded toget her and lynched
him on the aforesaid groundless charge.
NWaysee was at one time the sheriff of
Feiciana parish, and a more cour-
ageOus man was not known in those
parts. Thus we repeat the same old
story. 1t sgrowing monotonous, and
so much so, that we tremble when we
picture to ourselves the inevitable
consequences that are certain % result
from this continued hellishness and
fiendlsh treatment OF cur race in the
south.
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g*~A matter for publication must reach u

E#Al matter for publication mus, reach Us
by Wednesday noon 70 insure insertion in the fol-
lowing .SsUr.
9a~Per>onal jokes are not wanted.
s%- Do not write matter for publication and
business orders upon the same sheet Of paper
gF~Want of space will not permit of extended
notices of entertainments. parties receptions.
etc. Send us the news. Make your letters short
and reliable.
Make your letters and communications as
short Us possible.
sk Sign your full name not for publication.
but rs a guarantee Of good faith. No matter if
Won have been corresponding for wears. always
sign Your full name.
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Pats Wettinp.

lhe proprietor of shooting-box in
me west OF Ireland, having been driven
nome IN regular downpour, and per-
celvlnS that his Jehu was almost In
rags. sympathetically said:
rat my poor fellow, you must be
wet through and through!1
Falth' then. no, your HONOR re-
Plled Fat. I'm wet only to the skin;
but, phase goodness, Ill be wet inside
as soon as your honor can get out the
sperrits."-N. Y. Ledger.
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NOTICE.

Weask our friends to patrOnize those
who patrOniZe us. :. y. Morse says II
youd don't read the Bee he don't care
for your trade; also n. II. Falconer and
i, l.. Brandies, the Fair, and the BOS-
ton store. Now we ask our readers to
patronize dry goods stores. groceries
and Butcher shops and druggists who
advertise in the columns of our press
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LODGES.

G. L. o. I'm. f. Singleton, \. G.: f. &.
Rozzelle. p. S: &. If. Washington Treasurer.
Excelsior Brass Band meets Monday and
Thursday evenings. Twelfth between Dodge and
Douglas streets. Manager. j. Il. Pratt. corner
Fourteenth and Douglas streets.
BARRIERS Cnion-President. T.. F Franklin.
4. +. & A. NJ. Ruffash!er Lodge. No. 7i-P. r.
Overall, W NJ E. $. Clennan. Treasurer: }. II.
Quincy. Secretary, Meets first Tuesday in each
month corner Tenth and FarnaIu.
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Agents, Attention (!

.f~Our agents required to make returns
and rcmittanceS for The papers Of the preceding
month not later than the tenth of each month
and no papers will be sent To any agent who
Tails to comply with the above.
- No papers are TO be sold on credit unless
The agent chooses to pay for them and run the
risk Of collecting
go Excuses and promises do not pay our ex-
prnSes. etc. PROGRESS.
The progress., 1890-06-21

One hundred and fifty Afro-Ameri-
cans passed through Lincoln, Neb.,
last week, enroute from st. Joseph,
Mo, to Colorado coal mines.
The progress., 1890-06-21

Out OF 1872 births which occurred in
Omaha during the month OF May, only
two were Afro-Americans. This elm
ate is surely not very congenial for
embryo Afro-Americans
The progress., 1890-06-21

The cyclone is festiverov a grim
destroyer and respecter OF no one.
He touched up Lincoln the other day
and did considerable damage.
The progress., 1890-06-21

Brother Mack and his y. NJ. c. A. OF
Louisville, KY, must have offended
the Appeal in some way. from the
looks OF an editorial which appeared
in its columns OF June 14th
The progress., 1890-06-21
TO Correspondents: Don't BE Late.

We cannot insure the publication of cores
pondrnre which reaches us later than Wednesday.
A number of our cores pondents should pay az
tention to the hints below Don't blame Us if
your letters are not published Editor.
The progress., 1890-06-21

SOME of the enumerators have been
negligent, but we have their negligence
on our list and it wont be missed.
The progress., 1890-06-21

Justice Lamar OF the |. ;. supreme
court recently expressed an opinion
that Mississippiwil eventually become
an Afro American state and that the
The progress., 1890-06-21
The proaRr~s is issued with the intrnti

The PE0GRE>s i issued with the intention Of
drawing the co,oreI p-npc together and giving
complete review Of their dung> every where.
GENERAL NEWSPAPER-It will be weekly
and brim fun Of spicy news "ach week This
paper il, issued for the colored people and every
budy j. asked t. send u the news.
Particular attention will be given to the pulpit,
srhoulroom. workshop. stage. authors and all
I-adin. occupations Of the Nero.
IITERARI-It viii keep pace with the educa-
ti0nal ana literary progress Of The race 1t will
review and cri'icisr all publications Of roored
men and WON II. II endca"or> to create ii de-
mand for the WORKS OF colorrd authors,
ADVERTISING MEDIU Nit reaches a class
OF people nor reached by white papers.
Agents Wautrd-IIoneSt active, intel lllg"nt
agents wanted in every city and town i'll the
United States. Reference REQ uired. ADDRESS
THE PROGRESS.
Room il Herald block, corner 18th and Harney
streets.
The progress., 1890-06-21

Why are umbrellas like pancakes?
They are seldom seen after Lent.
The progress., 1890-06-21

whites will be forced to emlgrate. lie
is anxious to dispose OF his property
in that state at a sacrifice and advises
his friends likewise. He says the Afro
American will soon take political con-
troll OF the state without further AID
from federal election laws, and that
the state is the richest cotton pro
ducing country in the world. NeonIy
hope this will be the case.
NOU man, get hump on yourself.
Be ambitious, but not too much so to
shine. Ifyou are d college graduate,
push vourselfntO a profession, though
YOU commence at the bOttOm-mOst
round of the ladder. If you are not
graduate, learn a trade, even if you
have to doporter's work several years.
OF all things be persistent and stick,
and never let anyone exceed you III
pOliteness. This will build up the man
and at the same time strengthen the
race Wait not for the future, but
start in now, if you have to wearyour
winter clothes all summer. A little
self-sacrifce on every mans part and
the day is ours.
The progress., 1890-06-21
THE PROGRESS.

Room il Herald block. corner 18th and Harvey
EtT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17

The Oldest officer in the United
States navy is Commodore Henry
Bruce. now on the retired list and liy-
ing in Boston. He was born on Feb.
10, 1889, and was appointed midship-
man in the navy from Massachusetts
on Nov. 8, 1918. During his seventy
six years of life in the navy he was
forty-two years on the active list, but
had only fifteen years of sea service
and eight years of shore duty. Three
of his fifteen years of sea service,
from 1887 to 1910, were spent as Lieu
tenant on the famous frigate Brandy
wine, in the Mediterranean squadron,
and his only command was the brig
Truxton, on the coast of Africa, in
1848. His last promotion on the active
list was to the grade of Commander,
on Sept. s, 1841. He was retired Sept.
10, 1855, but on April 4, 1867, he was
promoted to Commodore, a favor which
officers on the retired list no longer
have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
Comfort.

Little children continue to teach their
elders lessons of wisdom and patience.
The Gloucester Times reports the
latest instance:
A gentleman was going abroad for a
six months trip, and had just taken an
affectionate leave of his wife and his
only child, little girl of two or three
years. The pretty child felt that some
thing was wrong, but hardly realized
what, and stood beside chair holding
her thumb in her mouth-a favorite
pastime with her, and never-failing
comfort.
The mother, meantime, sat gazing
out of the window, and presently the
tears began to drop one by one down
her cheeks. The daughter looked at
her. and at once stepped to her side.
Mamma" she said, in q comforting
tone, mamma, suck 90 fum!'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
Pure Wine for the Communion.

The stewards within our bounds, who
are specially charged with the duty Of
providing the elements for the Lords
Supper, will permit us to remind them
of the explicit direction which stands OF
the head Of our service for the celebra.
ton of this sacrament: whenever
practicable, let none but the pure, un-
fermented juice of the grape be used in
administering the Lords Supper"
Now, we. do not hesitate to say that
where there is the least degree of gen.
uine interest in this important matter
on the part Of the person in each charge
to whom the providing of the sacra-
mental elements is committed, there is
not the shadow Of excuse for any alco-
holic compound ever again appearing on
any Of our communion tables. We are
happy to believe that such clear viola
ton both of the sentiment and of the
law of our church is Of very rare occur
renee; but we call attention to the SUBJ
ject now because we are in the midst o
the season when it is so easy to provide
an ample supply of the "pure, infer
mented juice of the grape" with little
trouble and at nominal expense. A
basket of grapes, a half dozen quart
bottles, and q couple of hours work, are
all that is needed to provide for the
average congregation for year. Any
one who can put up fruit air-tight can
succeed at this work. Proceed to ex-
tract and strain the juice just as in jelly
making; then with OR without the ad.
dition of sugar, to make it palatable,
heat and seal up in the bottles, and set
away with your other fruit. This will
give an article which conforms exactly
to the letter and spirit of the discipline
on this question fully as we'll as, if not
better than, any of the "unfermented
wines" exposed for SALE. Pittsbqlyuh
Christian -AdrOc0te.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
SABBATH READING.
Reasons Why We Should Be
Thankful for What
We Haze.
INTERESTING RELIGIOUS NEWS
Pure Wine for the Communion
Going Back Home The
True Secret.
The True Secret.

At the house where / was staying
there were two little sisters whom no.
body could see without loving, for they
were so happy together. They had the
same books and the same playthings,
but never quarrel sprang up between
them-no cross words, no pouts, nc
slaps, no running away in pet. On
the green before the door, trundling
hoop, playing with Rover, the dog. OF
helping mother, they were always the
same sweet-tempered little girls.
"You never seem to quarrel" / said
to them one day; chow is it you are al.
ways so happy together?'
They looked up, and the eldest an
swered, II s'pose Ills cause Addie
lets me, and Ilet Addie."
Dear young friends, did you eve,
think what an apple of discord mot
letting is? Even now, while I have
been writing great crying was heard
under the window. I looked out.
sGerty, what is the matter?"
MARY won't let me have her ball,
bellows Gerty.
well, Gerty wouldn't lend me hel
pencil in school," cried Mary, "and ]
don't want her to have my ball"
"Fie, fie! is that the way sisters
should treat each other?"
"she sha'n't have my pencil" NUT
tered Gerty; She'll only lose it,"
"And you'll only lose my ball, re-
torted Mary. "and sha'n't let you have
it."
But these two little girls. Addie and
her sister, have the true secret of good
manners. Addie lets Rose, and Rose
lets Addie.-Baa,d of Hope Revie,U.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17

THERE are some good-sized families
in Maine to-day, but probably none so
large as one mentioned in the histories
of old colonial days. It is told on the
authority of Cotton Mather that the
first royal Governor at Boston was one
of q family Of twenty-six children, and
was born in the woods of Maine near
the mouth of the Kennebee, in 1861.
His mother was left q widow when he
was a child, and is said to have had all
she could do to provide for the wants
Of her family. 1t is hoped that when
the Governor got 100000, knight
hood, and a goblet valued at $4,000 as
reward for finding Spanish treasure
ship that had gone to the bottom half
century before, he remembered his
mother and made her last days easier
than her earlier ones had been.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
A BRAVE SOLDIER.

He was strapping Irishman, whom,
I found smoking his pipe at the door Of
the hall where lay the wounded.
"Well," said I to him, show do you
find yourself?"
Perfectly, Colonel. Never better in
my life."
"Why have you got your face half
covered with bandages, then?"
ooh, mere nothing a scratch. I'll
show it to you"
"No, I thank YOU"
Eyes, yes; you will see what it is.
Raising congresses and bandages, he
showed me gaping wound in the place
of the eyebrows, which had been car.
RED away.
Il see," said !, shat your wound has
not been dressed this morning"
"No, the doctor put this on yester-
day; but to-day he's SO busy with the
others, who need his help more than I,
that didn't want to bother him."
"And your eye?"
"Gone. But you see, Colonel, it's
only the left eye, and that will save me
the trouble of closing it while I take
aim, which always did bother me. In
fortnight I'll be back with the regi.
ment."
But the brave fellow never did reioin
his regiment. Before the fortnight was
over he had died of this "mere moth.
ing" Of which he had made so light,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
Il TENoIe's LOUD TROUSERS.

Chevalier Scovel, the opera tenod
has six trunks filed with the livelied
patterned suits ever made. They are 4
loud that when Mr.. Palmer goes throug1
the parlor floor beating the gong q
noon you can't hear it. Half the guest
on that floor have lodged complain
that they can't sleep at night, and TIL
lyric tenor was notified of the disturb
ance his clothes were making. Las
night he told his valet that something
must be done. At 10 o'clock tremen
dous noise was heard in parlor @. Tn
Chevalier's door was broken in by tn
Waterman and the valet was found rush
ing wildly around the room with an
in his uplifted hands.
my lawdy' screamed the watchma1
what are you doing!"
The valet pointed to pair of trousel
which had been felled to the foo
Forgive me-" he sobbed; "Pm D
murderer, but Tn trying to stun the'
pants; chloroform has no effect. y
albany Express.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17

A YOUNG lady near Clayton, Ca, 3
few days since prepared q wedding
supper and invited relatives and
friends to be present and witness her
marriage to young man of the neigh
borhood. The company assembled,
the bride was attired in her wedding
costume and the supper was in wait
ing, but the bridegroom did not ap-
pear: At late hour, however, he &C.
. cidentally happened along, dressed in
his everyday clothes, and, being made
acquainted with the object of the as
semblage, expressed great surprise,
stating that he had no notice whatever
of the intended wedding. The we'd
ding was postponed, but the supper
was highly enjoyed all the same.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17

A GREAT outcry has been raised in
the Swiss Canton Tessin against the
prevalence there of bribery at elections.
The political workers are constantly
racking their brains to devise new
means of buying votes. The Mayor Of
small city near Locarno recently,
while running for reelection, invited
every man who would promise to vote
for him to eat and drink at his ex-
pense for three months at certain
specified taverns. The success of his
plan is shown by the fact that he was
reelected, and that his bills at the
tavern in question amounted to $4,000
francs. Votes bought in the old-fash-
ioned way cost from 20 cents to SIS
each. Even the clergy are said to
bride electors right and left.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
Going Rack Home.

An officer Of the army who had long
been intimately acquainted with the
Indian tribes on our Western border
said lately: "The red mans conception
Of religious truths is usually singular
fine and profound. I met, few months
ago, for example, an Omaha chief, who
had ruled his tribe with wisdom and
justice for many years, and who now,
blind, and the victim of an incurable
disease. was quietly awaiting DEATH"
why are you so content?' asked the
officer. pain and age are not good
things"
The aged chief was silent awhile be-
fore answering, according to the Indian
habit when grave question is discussed.
and then saiG:
"The bird that builds it's nest on the
tree near my wigwam in summer leaves
it when the winter is coming, and tray
els thousands of miles to the southwark [:
but in the spring it will come back
across mountains and rivers to that very
same nest.
"The fish that is spawned here in this
little creek will 60 down to the Missis-
sippi to the great gulf, but in the spring
it will find its way Blackjack to its
native waters.
"How do such creatures know the
way? They have no map, no guide.
The Great Spirit puts something into
their hearts to draw them back to their
homes. And He has not forgotten to
put something in each mans heart that
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17

silver gray and very thick and glo,,
his eyes were as bright as stars and 4
tail was so broad and bushy that VII
he sat down and it spread over him i,
an umbrella, it covered him all up.
By and by his teeth came and a.
he began to eat nuts. 1t was great
to see Dick sit up on his hind legs Vi
his great feathery tail waving ov|
him, picking up nuts with his lid
paws and eating them so neatly. EveI
body in the house petted the lt]
rogue, and he led very happy life.
Charley's grandmother used to sit
the window knitting almostall day. al
Dick had trick of jumping into N
lap. One day as he was laying On h
lap he smelled nut in her pock1
so he found his way in and ate the n
and made a little visit there. AID
that grandmother took care to have
few nuts in her pocket every day, al
roguey Dick found that out, and made
real nest in grandmother's pocket.
He used to run in and stay there
long time and keep as still as a nous
After awhile he got tired of sleeping
his basket, and took fancy to d
pocket ofpapa's overcoat. Every mig
when he was ready to go to bed, he II
to the hat tree in the entry and climb
into his pocket nest, and slept there 4
morning, That was the nearest
could come to sleeping in o tree
lecteG.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
MURDER sTAT1SrICs

1t is surprising in what large num-
Der of cases murder does not out. In
the Railway murder case the detect
ives have never been able to discover
even the identity Of the victim. Tascott,
like some Congressman, is still at large.
However, occasionally a detective
does find something. One of them in
Boston, who was run over by street
car, according to the headline of local
paper, Found His DOOM" Another
detective came to grief in Chicago not
long since. A murderer confessed that
he killed man five years ago, thus de-
stroying the clue upon which detect
i've has been working for years. Texas
SDtings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-17
"Ivhisper- Whisper"

That was what Madge heard on eve
side when she went out in the gard,
to see if there were any flowers left
her flower bed. 1t was a fine day,
very fine day for the last day of Mover
Der. Madge found two pretty viii
chrysanthemums, but that was all. III
rest of the flowers were dead and IL
ground was quite hidden by the leav
that had fallen from the trees in fro
of the house.
II wonder where all this jwhisperiu
comes from?" said Madge, "and what
is lall about" Then she stopped ;
listen moment but could make not
ing out but " whisper-whisper." "Whi
per away" said she at last. I'm gold
in the house to get a broom to swea
these old faded leaves off my fowa
bed" Dear me, what a rustling and
whispering there was then. And Maag
stopping again to listen, caught u
words:
Don't you do it,"
"Do what?" asked Madge.
"Sweep us away"
who's us?" said Madge.
"The fallen leaves on your flower
bed"
"Oh! the fallen leaves on my Aowe1
bed. said Madge.
"And why shouldn't I sweep 70
away?"
Because, if you do" the leaves b
gan softly.
whisper a little louder, please
said Madge.
Because, if you do" whispered ii
leaves little louder, ut is more thu
likely that you will find no flowers
your fower-bed in spring. No crocuse
no tulips, no hyacinths, no pansies."
"Why, what in the world have 70
got to do with the growing of the sprin
fowers?" asked Madge.
But the leaves gave her a questio
instead of an answer.
"What would you d." they said, q
you had to sleep in the middle of viii
ter with your windows all open and n
blankets on your bed?"
"Ugh!" said Madge, with littl
shiver, I'D freeze"
"Well," whispered the leaves, eth
roots and bulbs from which spring
lovely flowers grow, would freeze, to-
in cold climates like this, though the
do live out of doors all the yet
round, if they had no covering in IL
winter. So we are sent to cover then
And when winter is over we are contel
to be pushed aside so that they ms
send up their leaves. as green an
bright as we once We're, and their preti
blossoms to fill the earth once MOI
with sweetness and beauty"
"Thank you for telling me-" sal
Madge, "and I'll take care that no brool
comes near you"
Then she picked the two chrysanth
NUNS and carried them in the houst
while the fallen leaves kept on, "whi
neutrality-suspicious." = Detroit Fire.
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