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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-14
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Mr.. Isaac Wingard, of Centralia, Wash,
writes Drs. Darrin as follows: with
pleasure write you in regard to the treat
ment you gave me for asthma of eighteen
years. standing. Your treatment has
worked like charm. / have had no
symptoms of asthma since [ have returned
home. The cure seems to be permanent,
and it gives me great joy to tell you this.
Send ne some of your circulars, as many
OF my neighborS wish to try your skill in
their cases."
Mrs. General Adams, Medical Lake,
Wash: Numbness and congestion of the
brain, produced by diseased condition of
delicate organs; also the headache and
nervous dyspepsia of twenty years
standing.
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The Progress., 1892-09-17
THE OLDEST GRADUATES.

Rev. DR.. William ii. Furness is the old
est Harvard man living He is ninety
Edward McCrady, of Charleston, Is
the oldest graduate OF Yale college. lie IA
ninety. one.
Rev. Thomas T. Stone, of Bolton, Mass.
aged ninety -one. Is the Oldest Bowdoin
man living
william c. Young, Of the class OF lSS' is
the oldest West Pointer living. He Is
ninety three.
Mark W. Fletcher, \ farmer, aged
eigbty-nine, living mt Wayne. Ills. is the
Oldest Dartmouth man alive.
Rev. DR.. George W. Briggs, OF Cam
bridge, is the oldest living graduate OF
Brown university. He is eighty-three.
jeremiah Porter, of Green Bay, Wis,
and David Dudley Field, Of New York. arc
the senior surviving graduates OF VIII
nams. Porter 10 eighty eight and Field il
eighty-seven. Both were graduated rn
1881. ----------~-.-rs4 a...
The Progress., 1892-09-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
SHREVEPORT ON THE MOVE.
The Business Portion Of the City Build
Ing Up Rapidly.

Tho business PORTION OF the sity n"''o
Ing Up Rapidly.
SHREVEPORT. La. Sept l6. 1892.
To the Editor OF The Progress
Notwithstanding we hear on all sides
the cry Of dull times, and seeming want
Of confidence among our business men,
( they will, when In one Of their moods
II encouragement, take their hats and
wax about the city they will feel better.
and feeling of encouragement will take
the place of discontent. To-day on the
corner of Edwards aud Texas street can
be seen laborers tearing down the three
old stores that have so long stood as q
relic OF past age, and In their place VIII
be erected modern block OF buildings
which will be an ornament TO the city.
A little way up on the next block there
has been a general improving OF Mrs.
simon's buildings, adjoining. Across the
street the magnificent ZODIAC building Is
nearing completion. DR.. Robinson is nm
ishing up his new aud well-appointed
building. This also is modern in point OF
architecture, and will be- an ornament In
that portion of the city. How few OF our
citizens know of the immense addition To
the oil mills. As we walked through this
great factovy, which is now being thor
oughly supplied with machinery OF the
most approved Of its kind, it is the won
der TO the observer how 80 many diiier-
ept kinds can be brought to work in har-
| mouy for a common end. Mr.. Boohers
handsome residence will soon be COM
pleted, ON Marshall street. Then through
the suburban portions Of our beautiiui
city are many newly constructed cot
tages, all of which indicate general ar
of thrift and "goaheaditiveness." Whiie
there Is little activity In real estate, YET
the feeling among holders Is one of conii-
depce. and our transfers show little or no
depreciation in values. Trade seems u
ne n little slow in taking up Its active
march for the fall aud winter, but It VIII
he here. and we feel fully assured tba'
some of our chronic grunters will be hap
pily di, appointed In their gloomy predic'
tioLs.
Take courage, men OF Shreveport, anc
talk up youI town. You cannot point Ia
In any city of our size in the South tina
can show as good business record as th'
Oueeu of North Louisiana.
"SrMoNIDEs."
The Progress., 1892-09-17
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
TeIegraphic Reports from the state
Weather Service.

Reports from the state
Weather Service.
Issued by Z. C. Easton. Assistant In Charge.
Texas-weather generally favorable
for farming operations; cotton prospects
good, and picking progressing rapidly,
except I'm eastern portions; work has
been delayed by rain; plowing for wheat
has been pushed.
Louisiana-Deiicient temperature and
sunshine; excessive rains unfavorable for
all crops, except sugar; harvesting seri-
ously delayed; rice much damaged; cot
ton opening slowly; increasing complaint
of boil worm, caterpillar and rust.
Mississippi - Temperature favorable;
light scattering showers; sunshine abun-
dant: all conditions favorable; cotton
benefited by check In its too weedy
growth; harvesting slowly.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, rainfall and
sunshine about normal: I'm east aud mid
die Alabama no precipitation; cotton
opening rapidly; potatoes and sugar cane
suffering tor rain; rice crop good; peas
will yield average result.
Georgia-weather good for cotton pick
ing, except for heavy rains In southeast;
picking begun In north and well nd
vanced in south; crop will be very short;
corn and root crops generally good; ex-
oellent yield OF hay and fodder.
Florida Temperature aud sunshine
below normal; rainfall badly distributed
excessive In northern and eastern por
tions; deficient I'm western; fall tillagf
continues; shipment Of lemons and cot.
ton has com menced.
South Caroliua-This has proved DIS
astrous week to the cotton plant; drouth
with warm days. and cool, cloudy, dew
less nights have combined to bring abou
a com plete collapse la the cotton crop
withering aud blighting The fruit frou
bloom to balf-grown boIls.
North CaroIina-Very dry weather
abundant sunshine; cool nights; weathe
favorable for curing fodder. tobacco ant
pickipg cotton, which is opening rapidly
lunfavorable for late potatoes aud tur
nipe: all crops short.
Tennessee Rainfall. sunshine and tenn
perature below normal; heavy rains Mon
, day evening; growing crops suferin
FROM drouth i'm the east; cotton openius
: some shedding of bolls from cool wealth
|. er: some murrain among cattle, an
! cholera among hogs; cotton picking be
: gins soon.
Arkalsas-Temperature below nor a
The Progress., 1892-09-17

Cress In short, whether one agrees OF
disagrees with the deductions drawn by
hun, all are compelled to acknowledge
that as a writer OF political literature
Mr.. Harrison has had few IL any supe-
riors.
Notwithstanding the cholera scare,
bids under the advertisements Issued ny
the postofiice department last spring for
carving ocean mails were opened this
week. A number of bids were received,
aud az far as they 90 they are satisfac-
tory TO Mr.. Wanamaker, and nearly II
not all OF them will be accepted. All OF
the lines bidding will run out OF NeF
York, and the foreign portst TO be touched
at are in Cuba, Central and South Amer
ica, England, France and Belgium. Mr.
waDamaker expected bids from lines
sailing from some Southern ports, and
says that he regrets hat there were none,
but that he did all he could do when he
included them in the advertisements for
bids.
lis the Peoples party gaining or losing
ground ia the South" hear that ques-
ton asked dozen times every day.
Democrats from the South insist that the
| force bill'' issue is taking Democrats
away from the Peoples partyin that Sec
ton every day, and that IL will elect
fewer members of the next House than II
has in the present. At the headquarters
of the Peoples party they smile when
asked about the truth OF this. and cay;
wait until the returns are in; we haven't
the support Of any Of the big newspa-
pers, but we'll get votes enough To sur
PRISE those who believe everything they
see in the papers that are Interested IL
belittling the Third party movement
We will largely increase our representa-
ton in the House, from the South, ant
we'll get "A respectable number OF cleo
toral votes, too" IL IL perfectly evident
from these widely differing statement
that great big sIrpr'se Is In store fo
4 somebody.
The Progress., 1892-09-17
FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.
Notes of Interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.

Note. of Interest Gathered From Around
About the National Capital.
wAsUxeroH, ID. G.. September Is. 1892.
Special correspondence TO The Progress;
Tb. letters of President Harrison, Mr..
p,a;ne and Senator Sherman have, this
week, warmed up thugs political on The
R.publicau side of the fence, ami aided
interest to politics OH all slider. President
uarri.ou's letter was received with as
touishment by everybody. 1t was so dif-
ferent from what its predecessors had
been. It was more like message to
c,uqress than u letter accepting the
nouiuation OF his party for the presi-
deucy. II was dignifed, aud yet II was
uartisan TO the core, and as open In its
hid for votes a. the talk OF the average
stump speaker. Its boldDess OF taking
mn questions that might have been LETT
alone without exciting serious comment
was unauestionabiy political novelty
with which Mr.. Blaine was not altogether
in sympathy, OF he would not, Ia his let
tar. have advised the Republicans To
stick to three issues protection, recip-
r,c,ty and the currency-during the
campaign.
The opinion Is general, among men OF
nil political beliefs, that Mr.. Harrison
letter is one of the ablest and mort skill
fully written documents Of its kind eve'
nut before the public. He has made th'
best statement Of the accomplishment
of his administration yet put In print
He has tickled the Blaine men by givins
the entire credit for the reciprocity polio,
TO the ex-secrvtsry, and he has pleased
the large number of Republicans VIII
were bitterly opposed to the Fedora
election bill. more familiar asthe "force
bill, by the clever manner In which h
covered the eubject by the advocacy
a non-partisan commission TO con'ide
aud report upon the question to Con
The Progress., 1892-09-17

sunshine and precipitation above; r"'h
fall very unevenly distributed, aud u j.
rious 10 cotton. which needs warm, g.
weather: shedding, rust and boil worm
damaging the Crup: ram b""ctcih
other crops.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07
Dime Novels and Crime.

In addressing the Grand Jury at Newark,
a day or two ago. Judge Depue took occa-
sion to call attention to the harm done by
''half dime novels" which he characterized
as 1.-THE most perniciOus literature that can
possibly get into the hands of children"
His remarks on this subject were prompt.
ed by the case of young Fales, the boy
murderer recently convicted. whose crime
is generally attributed to vOracious reading
of such sensational publication. Judge
Depue gave figures showing great preva-
lence OF crime among young persons and
more than intimated that a prolific cause
was to be sought in the species of vicious
reading which led young Fales on to his
fate.
Judge Depue regretted that there is no
effective law to reach the traffic in this
crime producing literature. 1t may strike
some as being rather odd that while strin-
gent statutes have been enacted against OBJ
scene publications. cheap sensational stO.
ries that beget crime may be circulated with
impunity. But this latter evil cannot be
suppressed by law without a literary CEN
sOrship. which is odious to Americans.
The most effective remedy is in the hands
of parents. and consists in careful super
vision of what their children read.-N. Y.
Herald.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07
Two Wonderful Needles.

The emperor of Russia some years ago
visited needle factory in his dominions in
order to see what machinery-with the hui
man hand-could produce. A number of
very fine needles were shown to him. thou
sands of which together did not weigh half
an ounce, and he wondered that such mi
mute objects could be pierced with an eye.
The bOrer-that is. the workman whose
business it is to bore the eyes i'll these need
les-asked for hair of the mOnarch's head.
1t was given readily, with a smile. He
placed it at once under the boring machine.
made hole in it with the greatest care.
and then handed the needle to the aston
ished car. The second curious needle is
in the possession of Queen Victoria. It
was made at Reditch and represents the
column of Trajan in miniature-a we'll
known Roman column. which is adorned
with sculpture showing Trajan's heroism in
war. On the needle. too. are represented
scenes in Victoria's life. but they are done
in such a minute pattern that you must use
magnifying glass to see them. And more
than this, the Victoria needle can be
opened. and within it are several smaller
Ones.-Irish Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07
A Story of General Grant.

l once heard, with reverence and with
misty eyes, the story of General Grants re-
turn from the last brief journey he ever
took from the cottage on Mount Macgregor.
The general had favorite walking stick,
without which he never went abroad. even
on his drives. and his walking stick had it's
own place in the corner Of his room: no
hand but his own ever put it there or took
it thence. Day after day the journey from
his chair to that corner before he set forth.
from the corner to his chair after his return
and the replacement of the stick in it's
place, grew more difficult to the generals
nerveless and weary feet.
And there came that dav at last when. on
coming in. he glanced toward the corner,
stood for moment silently. waveringly, a
little culver on the brave and steadfast lips;
and then. with gesture which was word
less remuneration of life and all it's dear as
sOciatiOns. he opened his tremulous hand
and let the old stick drop from it to the
floor at his feet. 1t was but few days
later that he entered with soldiers cOur-
age the shadowy valley of the Journey
through which David said. "Thy rod. thy
staff, they comfort ."--DOrothy Lundt
in Boston Commonwealth.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07

There is at least one inmate who is such by
choice-but it was a sort of choice between two
evils. He had year in jail which he petitioned
the o. s. court to change to state prison sen.
tence. Jail life was too monotonous.
There was case of daylight robbery on the
public highway of the prison last week. Draughts.
man Hemstreet was the victim. The perpetrators
well known in the community. and it is only
for the sake of their families that they are let go
unpublished. The victim says that he blames
himself. for he had been warned against the gang
before he came into the community.
Good luck saved leg for one of the boys
working on the wall. His leg was resting against
a large stone and another large block, that was
being hoisted by the derrick. swung around pin.
ming the leg between the two stones. 1t just hap.
pened that there was a notch in one stone and
that notch came just right to fit his leg. An inch
to either side would have crushed the leg to
pulp.
The sunfowers and morning glories in front
of the engine house growing at a wonderful
speed. The sunflowers have grown more than
two feet and half during the past ten days.
The prettiest family of bugs ever seen are making
their home among those plants. They OF
every color and shade. some appearing like burn.
ished gold with silver.tipped wings. The engin.
eer takes more pride in exhibiting his bugs than
his plants.
There is question of veracty between the
night force and the cooks. Capt. Hall is cham
pioning the night men and Billy is standing up
for the honor of the cooks. young turkey says
Billy ian old rooster. says the Captan) was pre-.
pared for the 4th of July feast Of the night men.
Billy says it was as tender as young dove; Capt.
Hall says that it was tough as boiled owl.
There is no chance of an agreement as Billy holds
in evidence the skeleton of the bird, all but the
lower joints of the legs. and what he has are un.
doubtedly the bones of turkey. On the other
side. the Captain has the missing legs and on
these legs are as fine spurs ever seen on
dunghill rooster. The Captain is inclined to be
reasonable and offers to give in if Billy can show
that turkeys in the habit of wearing spurs
even occasionally.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07

In the yard, on the Fourth. in prison we're we.
Discussing at pleasure. the day we'd be free;
Our discussion was general, and each one partook,
There was Nc, there. our barber. and Billy our
cook,
And Jimmie and Teddie, and Rol- was there too:
And Grover (not Cleveland-but Freddie) and
Lou;
Now. our barber. genial and vivacous man,
Took a. chew of tobacco, and talking began.
Say, boys, now tell you! Did ever you hear.
OF the 'maudlin condition came in last year?
Il ought not to be here-but the long green 1
And that guy of a lawyer was a butte from way
back!)
l came from u county on the state border line,
Where bug-juice' is plenty, and sheriffs benign.
My lay was not grievous, but police. with their
brag,
And 'monkeying' lawyers "a chawing the rag
At last got me 'ditched' here, for swiping the
swag'.
From the Jail to the depot we rode in wagon,
And fore we got there had a HI of a jag on
And with two days before us, and red eye to
slaughter
l was huge fright when got to Saltwater.
Now. perhaps you remember. near the soap.house,
out there.
Was rusty old boiler. all out of repair
Where twenty.pound hammers were cleavng the
air.
Now Id Benner-thinking as counted four men on
The boiler already, that perhaps Mr.. Glennon
Would see my condition. and aid me bit,
Though the hammer lifted-I, sure, could not
hit.
But fate was ag'in me-a re. Porter was too
And THE MIRROR next day, made hula.
baloo y
Said aimed at one thing and struck at another;
Changed hands with the handle, just like fond
brother;
Saw two things at once and could hit neithero one;
But, SHE'D into BARREL with the boom of a gun;
Until in my zeal fetched false stroke.
And 'kerfumexed at last in tub of soft soap;
And capped the whole thing as a 'mamoth- huge
joke'!-
Here. Fred with a chuckle. way down in his vest,
Leaned back and ha.haw'd! So did Jim. and the
rest.
Then the voice of Jack Glennon chmed thus, on
my ear:
Eat to day, and be merry! Partake CT our cheer!
For tomorrow, no knowing-you may not be
here'!" SHORN POET.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07
RetOrt Courteous.

Had amania for taking straw votes before came
here; rather prided myself on my judgment of
men. Mania cured-opinion of my judgment now
not % carat. Read right along and-get wise.
Only few convicts in shop where work. De-
cided to take straw-vote. One man in shop of
whose intelligence had very poor opinion
thought him chump. All the rest voted my
way-for my favorite candidate. Thought them
dead wise-men who used their minds fo~ think
ing purposes. Came to "Chump' last and asked,
(which would you vote for if you were out?" He
replied, For JILL you bet" Il use Jill to avoid
wounding feelings Of political opponents). Feel
ing great contempt for him, said. well. 1 am
surprised; you are the only man in the shop who
votes that way" He knocked me out with HUH
men who vote that way don't come to the pen'
MUNGO Fully.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07

Fellowship was king of the day, and officers visitors
and prisoners mingled. shook hands chatted and
enjoyed themselves The kids kept the football
and pans to follow on the morrow. and they
didn't ca4e who it hit. Every and then a
knot Of gSssips was knocked galley west and
crooked" some sedate individual received a
brOadside from the rear that parted him and his
cap, but everyone took it mattar of course.
The pleasant time came to an end all too soon.
and there was chorus of 20 pshaws" when the
whistle gave "a short one and long One.' A
double column was formed along Main street and
after the Warden had announced that everyone
would have the privilege of writing an extra letter
to his friends or his best girl, charge was made
for the grub pile. The dinner bountiful and
BILL OF FARE:
Roast Pork with Dressing
as Mashed Potatoes and Gravy.
. Radshes, Onions, Lettuce.
Cheese and Bunns.
Cake and Coffee.
Lemonade and Cigars.
After dinner we smoked and thought over the
events of the day, dreamed over the pick.nicks
and celebrations gone by and speculated and an.
ticipated little on the days when shall be out
in the world again. So 60 the years. One says to
himself. Well, this makes my tenth Fourth here;
another, This is my ifteenth another, oh UNI, this
is the twentieth. And each wonders if he will be
here next Fourth. But thank goodness. in prison
or out, the Glorious Fourth gets around to us
every year.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-07
An AnecdOte of Greeley.

The great editor of the New Y ork Tribune
had violent temper, and became at times
very much enraged over comparatively small
matters. The Twentieth Century tells
story of how one morning he came down to
the office and entered the composing room
in a towering rage.
"Who set up and corrected that article of
mine on Joe Smith in this mornings Trib-
une," he rOared.
Every one stood silent.
1t has an abOminable blunder." he con-
tinued; and the man who set it up is an
ass. and the man who passed it in the proof
a jackasS. Both should be kicked"
Mr.. Rocker, the foreman. now spoke up,
and declared it was according to copy.
"According to copy" rOared Greeley.
" If it is l shall let you call me a jackass,
and kick me. tOO.'
The manuscript was produced, compared
with the printed article, and found to be
exactly according to copy. Then Greeley,
out in the middle of the floor and
lifting up his coat tails. said meekly:
Twill any one kick me? l am the jack
ass"