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The Progress., 1893-01-21

Donald Burns, veteran animal trainer
of New York, will collect and have
charge Of one Of the most unique and un
canny exhibits at the Worlds fair. II
will terrify any rum soaked individual
on the verge of delirium tremens to ap
proach Mr.. Burns charges, for he viii
look after the snakes, and snakes only
He proposes to make this great den oi
snakes, which will be placed in the Ma
tonal History building, one of the mo5t
startlingly realistic exhibitions evel
known. Already he has more than. fifty
different species in readiness for the fair
and his agents are at work all over the
world in collecting serpents
The Progress., 1893-01-21

her magnificent city residence viii +,
the social center during the far. All the
sristocratic entertainments in further.
ance Of the fGir viii be held there, and !.
will be headquarters for the ladies il
control.
This palatial home, often called the
Potter Palmer palace in happy allitera.
tiOn, stands upon tho lake front, just
south of Lincoln park, and its cost wa.
sT5O,OO0. It is built of graystone in the
style of medieval castle. It has Otter
been described, and an idea of its mag
nifcence may be gained from the fact
that it contains sixty-fve sleeping rooms,
besides splendid array Of halls and par.
lors
The Progress., 1893-01-21

Putting Billy On Christmas eve. 1901
the Lrst named drew d car with the first
load Of passengers ever moved by steam
on railway. The fate of that engine
has never been traced.
Seeing the success Of Mr.. Trevethick
who constructed it, Mr.. Hedly. OF the
Mylam coiliery, went to work TO i'm.
prove the method and IN 1881 turned
our the two locomotives above named
The Putting Billy, so called from the
noise made by its two blast pipes. long
since went the way of old iron. but the
Wylam Oily is so far preserved that il
needed but a few repairs to make il
workable at Chicago. The first loco.
motive engine used in America was long
since turned into scrap iron.
The Progress., 1893-01-21
CNREI.E.

way with the noted French artist.
Though but forty-five years old he is a
veteran Of the civil wcr. and began hls
art work with charcoal sketches while IN
the army. He selected the sculptOrs and
artists for the separate details Of work,
and so far as completod the results sur
pass the most sanguine expectations.
As an illustration. the Agricultural
building is here taken. The painted dec
orations thereon are by Mr.. George w.
MAYNARD, Of New York. and the Pom
peiian style has been adopted as most IN
accord with the architecture, which J.
classic. The main entrance is like that
of an ancient heathen temple. On th'
right Cybele, mother Of Zeus and De
meter (or Ceres, goddess Of grain), is pre-
sented in her chariot dr"wn by young
lions. and On the left is the latter's pro
tege, King Triptolemus, to whom she
gave chariot drawn by winged dragon-
when she sent him forth TO teach man
kind the art of agriculture. The &C
companying illustration Is detail show
ing Cybele in her chariot.
The Progress., 1893-01-21

Colonel Rice has a brilliant military
record. Born in 1912, he enlisted under
the first cali in 1861 and was captain
in the Fourteenth Massachusetts before
reaching his twentieth year. AS maJoI
of the Nineteenth Massachusetts he wol
special mention for conspicuous gallant
~ at Gettysburg and came out OF the
war a colonel. His subsequent service
in the regular army gave him specla
qualifications for his present task. By
shifting his details from one part OF thI
grounds to another he expects to have
each man familiar with the whole
ground and able 20 answer any quHs-'s
as to localities that visitors may ask.
The Progress., 1893-01-21
r,,rres of American Animals.

Occupying prominent positions upon
.pedestals on the various bridges within
the Worlds fair grounds will be large
figures of native American animals, such
as the bison. or buffalo, now nearly ex,
terminated. 1t is believed that this VIII
prove ono of the most attractive features
Of the exposition. The mo3clilS OF tAca-
anir.al L., BIN i0r7usts@t 40 ho'.ei.
Kemeys aid A. Phimister Proctor, Co'.
Of whom have made careful studles ol
the subjects.
The Progress., 1893-01-21
An Ent, rprisin. California Woman.

Mrs. Harriet w. K. Strong, Of Whittier
Los Angeles county, Cal. is woman O
great enterprise. At the Worlds fail
She viii have two important exhibitions
One will be palace twenty fee
square, made entirely Of pampas plumes
The other exhibit viii consist of a work
ing plant for new system of irrigation
in which one dam is placed above tn
other. This will irrigate all Of tn
orar-u r.l fruit orchard y the Cal
IN. J,.,tv exi ,'iJ.
The Progress., 1893-01-21

The list of sculptors employed on the
different Worlds fair buildings includes
Daniel c. French, dorado Taft, Richard!
w. Book, Edward Kemeys. A. Phim-
ister Proctor, NJ. A. Waagen, Carl Roll
Smith, Karl Bitter, Philip Martiny, John
J. Boyle, T. ID. Millet, Robert Kraus,
Mrs. E. r. Copp. Mrs. Edward Kemeys
and the Misses Alice L. Rideout, Carrie
Brooks, Bessie o. Potter. Zulime Taft
and Julia NJ. Bracken.
The Progress., 1893-01-21
FLORENCE TODD PATTERSON.

rious schemes for the advancement OF
women. OF her appointment she says
Il suppose that | owe my appointment
for the most part. TO tie great a'1eciloI
in which this pant Of the world holds my
grandfather. the late George w. Patter
son. who was an intimate friend and po
itical ally of Thurlow Weed, William
Fl. Seward and such men He held many
offices. besides being repeatedly speaker
of the assembly. He was lieutenant gov
ernor and also member of congress from
this district"
The Progress., 1893-01-21

Of the mary talented ladies managing
the women's exhibit at the Columbian
exposition Miss Florence Todd Patterson
of West6eld. n Y. is probably tht
youngest. At any rate ste is the young
est of the members constituting the stat
board of New York. She was graduated
from Vassar in 1888. has since Travelled
abroad and tal:en much interest in Va
The Progress., 1893-01-21

On his place lived a faithful negro
sold FROM Kcntuciy5w WHO suffered every
thing but actual to fture to death, and
Mr.. 5. Chopin. the present wealthy own
er Ct tho estate, has pe..-voa ,he c.a!
with great care in the confident belief
that in time it would be an object O
national curiosity.
The cabin is of cypress logs anC
covered with cypress boards and SCUM
as when built some forty years ago. L
is to be presumed that Mrs. Stowe usec
the novelist's privilege of combining th'
experience of several negroes in one, bE
simply rs relic of the old slave time
the cabin viii possess great interest.
The Progress., 1893-01-21
hrkaa.a. worlds Iiir Buiidiu-.

fame by being the only state to have a
brilding at the Columbian exposition
designed by a woman. The LADY was
Miss Jean Loughborough when her plan
was adopted by the Arkansas commit
tee but soon after she was married, at
the capital of that state. to Mr. Frank
NJ Douglass, and sho is now a resident
Of Chicago. She learned architecture IN
The Progress., 1893-01-21
Kow tho Worlds Fair Is Advertised.

No enterprise in the history of the
world has ever been so thoroughly adver-
tised as the Worlds fair. The depart.
ment of publicity and promotion is re
spoasible for this. Interesting matter is
collected and coll2ted By competen,
writers and put INTO type in several Ian
guages. The progress Of the work is re-
corded every week. The regular sup
ply of news Is sent to 15. 900 newspapers,
10000 journals and periodicals. and 5000
class or trade papers. From the mailing
room of the department Of publicity and
promotion have gone forth the itho-
graphs and other papers which have be
come so familiar to the public. For sew.
eral months there was al "'-c~Gge Gistri
button of over 10000 pct. - per month
The average number of electrot' PES now
supplied to newspapers is over 800 "
month Competent writers are EN-
ployed. who supply to magazines and
newspapers any special articles which
they may desire in connection with the
Worlds fair
The Progress., 1893-01-21
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
me "yiam Diily Engine 10 BE shown
at the Worlds Fair.

Among the relics Of great historic in
Ceres1 10 be shown at the Chicago Worlds
lar r VIII be the Wylam Dilly, one of the
-lIsI three engines 70 be operated on rail
ways. The station engine house and en-
s.ne quilt on the Leicester and Swan
hinSton railway in 1892 by Robert Ste
phenson are .stil in use. but the first a,,-
SihaS 70 be operated on rails were the
1revetnck. the Wylam Dlly and the
The Progress., 1893-01-21
UNCLE IONS CAelN.
Tho Original Hut TO BE Exhibited at the
Morld-s Inir.

Uncle Toms cabin. the real cypress
wood cabin, as The owner alleges, Is
to he exhibited Mt lle Chicago Worlds
fair. Its history j. tlus traced: The poo
pie about Nachi,oole., La, have lor-
insisted that Robert McAlpin was t4.
original simon Lcrrec. His house and
plantation were tic only ones on or near
the Red r.ver exactly fitting tlo d..cr:g-
tion in the book, and Le the only man in
tho state Who "lilel tie U-l" lIc was
intemperato and merciless and died he-
fore the war, leaving memory for lru-
tality 20 his slaves that iscgeu uOwI, a.
toned v!tl horror
The Progress., 1893-01-21
Classic Architecture at the Fair Groun

Classic Architecture at the Fair Grounds.
The work of the artists on the build
ings for the Chicago exposition was nee
essarily delayed, as most of it had to be
done after the structures We're com
pleted. but it hes made rapid progress
under the dire, ion of Mr.. Frank d. Nil
let. This gentleman, by the way. is o:
original New England Puritan stock
and does not thank anybody for calling
him Mil-lay or mixing him up in any
The Progress., 1893-01-21
Enienvnr.r. Mt the Fair.

Tho Hotel Endeavor is to be fea1uI'
of the Columbian exposition, and a very
praiseworthy one indeed. 1t Is TO o'
built by the societies of Christian I'm
aoavor, on large square eight block
4 mt, Of the fsi- ground end on the sscr'
! Lake Michigan. The style may U
hkened to that of large Mexican naci
The Progress., 1893-01-21
Swedish worlds Fair Building.

Among tho minor structures Of the
Columbian exposition Of 1893 the Swedish
building. though small, will be conspicu-
GUS. As the plot granted for the pur-
pose was triangular and contains bui
IL. 300 square feet, the building will alsc
The Progress., 1893-01-21
MRS. POTTER PkLMER's HOME
II WIN Bc the Social Center of Cb,c,o
During the Fair.


Every reader knows by TINS time that
Mrs. Potter Palmer is the presidinp
genius OF the wolnen's part of f6e C5;9
cago Worlds fair, position to wbici
she is entitled by social standing. abili+v
to contribute, executive ability. and
what is perhaps Of equal importance-a
capacity to get along pleasantly with
any other woman. By common consent
The Progress., 1893-01-21
HOTEL ENpEAvoR.

enda--that is, the hotel is built II To
form Of hollow square, with court u, ~
the center, and every one OF IT'S 'vo
rpoms will be both an inside and an our
ode room. TIE outer dimensions are oVo
feet square, and the inclosed parK Is si'
~ pc feet, inclosing forest trees as n's''n
- Ne ebuildiag isBeE.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
His COnnanY.

During one of the battles in which
the French were engaged in 1872
Colonel Koblinski, an Aide-de-camp
Of Marshal Davoust,, was severely
wounded. The hospital wagons had
been left in the rear, and the Mar
shall gave him in care OF company
OF grenadiers, te ling them to guard
him, and take him on a litter to
wilma, the nearest town, where he
could be cared for properly. 1t was IA
toilsome journey over a snOwcovered
wilderness, but the little band
pressed forward, seeking TO conce"l
from their wounded charge the ter
rible evidences of ruin about them,
Several times they were attacked
by bands Of Cossacks. and fought
their way through. In an enemy's
country, insuttlciently clothed, scan
tily fed, and delayed by their helpless
burden, one recollection sustained
them: "A Marshal Of France had said,
II contlde Kobilinski to your honor;
you will restore him to me-"
After several weeks of this severe
travel storm came on, and all but
five of the little company persisted.
The survivors were half stupetied;
but their charge till lived. and they
lifted his litter and moved cadfastly
forward.
Toward evening they came in sight
of wilma. The revulsion of feeling
was too violent, and two Of the men
died before the city limits were
reached. Two Others tottered on for
short distance, and then only
Jacques Dufour was left with the
wounded man.
He looked at the litter in despair.
Then, conscious of his inability to
lift it. he clutched his fingers into
the canvas and dragged it after him,
calling loudly for help. His cries
were heard by sentinel, and in a
few minutes he was in the presence
Of Marshal Davoust.
"Where is Colonel Kohilinski?"
asked the Marshal
"He Is here. monsieur"
"And the cOmpany?"
present, mon Marechal."
II asked for the company?"
II have answered. Present"
"But your comrades?"
"Buried, monsieur, in the snow"
The Marshal did not speak, but he
opened his arms, and Jacques flung
himself into them. He was repaid,
amply repaid, he thought. for weeks
of cruel suffering. But promotion
and red ribbon were bestowed upon
him before Kobilinski succumb bed tc
his wounds and died.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
Opposed to War.

In spite Of the potent force of ira
ditiOn, the movement for the abOli-
tion of war, like all reformatory
movements founded on the gospel of
true Christianity, the cause of peace
shall grow in power as people grow
in learning and civilization, as they
abandoned the doctrines of heathen-
ism for the teachings of universal
humanitaranism TOlstoi and Born
son, each eXerting an Incompatible
influence over his countrymen, are
broadening the Gladstonian furrow.
the one rousing the men on the esst,
the other leading multitudes of cheer
ing Norsemen. From France sounds
voice beloved, the voice uplifted so
earnestly that it echoes back lrom
castle walls to-day: "He who kills,
let him wear kings crown or a
monks hood, still he is a murderer
the words Of Victor Hugo, which
have become the warning and con-
demnation of those who stain the bat
tlefleld with blood. Penn. Franklin,
Emerson, Sumner, Lowell, and Wait
tier have assiduously labored to eradi-
cate the traditional war sentiment.
Social Economist.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21

Edgar Poe is a prophet without
much honor in his own country, while
in ours he has had, at least. the
honor of being pirated without
mercy. He has been read, praised,
reprinted, and in France he has had
the almost unique gOud fortune of
being translated, not by a hack, but
by several accomplished men of let
tiers. With England-and now, per-
haps, we should add Russia and
Scandinavia-France is one OF the
great literary nations. Her praise
and approval should count for what
they are worth in America, but a
curious incident proves that Poe is
still Edgar the Unlucky.
A New York serial entertained its
readers with ''ComIetition." The
subscribers are to select the ten best
American hooks, and the happy
guesser whose mind is most on the
average level Of taste receives guer.
don to the dazzling extent Of $40 for
the purchase of her favorites. lady
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
Origin OF the Peach.

Nothing is now more universally
accepted than the fact that the peach
is an improved variety of the almond.
The almond has a thin shell around
the stone, which splits open and
shows the stone when mature. Thi
outer skin has simply become flesh!
in the peach, so that is all that gives
it its specific character. 1T seems
now clear from investigation in the
history of ancient Babylon, that in
their gardens, now nearly 1, 600 years
ago, the peach was cultivated then
as it is now. 1t must have been
many years before this that the peach
was improved from the almond, and
this fact goes to show the great an
tiquity Of the fruit. Possibly garden
ing in some respects, at least so far
as it relates to many of our cultivated
fruits, was as far advanced SIX, eight,
or perhaps ten thousand years back,
as it is to-day.
PhGnicians, many thousands of
years ago, as is proved by the records,
had in their gardens almonds, aprl.
Gets, bananas, citrons, figs grapes.
olives, peaches, pomegranates, and
even sugar-cane was in extensive Gull
tivation. Certainly this shows how
very far advanced these nations were
in garden culture these many years
agO.-Meehans' Monthly.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
The Hand.IlOOm.

The invention of the hand loom
antedates all authentic history. but
undoubtedly originated in either
Hindostan, Egypt, or China. The
Old Testament frequently refers to
woven fabrics. The lsraelites carried
with them the art of weaving when
they left Egypt, and Pliny accords
the invention 70 the Egyptians
The loom was probably known in
England prior to the conquest by
Caesar, at which time woollen and
linen cloth were manufactured at
Winchester 10 supply the Roman
army.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
Coughs and Their Cure.

There are few disorders more teas
ing to the sufferer and those about
him than a cough, writes Elizabeth
Robinson Scovil in the second Of her
series of articles on "Life in the H.
valid's Room" in the Ladies' Home
Journal. A slight hacking cough is
often bad habit. When it is all I'M
der the control of the will it should
be sternly repressed. Sometimes the
uvula. the pepdulous part of the soft
palate at the back of the mouth, be-
comes relaxed, the point touches the
tongue. producing tickling sensa-
tion, which produces a cough to re-
lieve it. A little dry tannic acid put
IN quill and blown. on the uvula
will contract it, or half a teaspoonful
of the powder mixed with two tea
spoonfuls of glycerine, stirred into
nalf glass Of warm water and used
as gargle.
When cold has been taken and
there is cough, with soreness of the
chest bed should be prescribed for
fear of severe attack of bronchitis
Soak the feet in a pail of hot water
in which is dissolved three table
spoonfuls of mustard, and rub The
chest with warm camphorated oil.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
Coin in Cucumbers,

A rich soil is requisite, says tho
American Cider Maker. The average
yield, when the soil Is all it should
he, is about one hundred bushels to
the acre; and strange to say, the
smaller the cucumbers, the more
bushels can be raised per acre, q par
adOx already alluded to in these col
umns. Where the cucumbers average
600 to the bushel, about 200 bushels
might be produced to every acre,
while with cucumbers so small as to
require 800 to constitute bushel, q
yield even so great as 800 bushels to
the acre might be obtained. The
reason of this lies in the fact that
where they are allowed to grow. they
not only become too large for picking
purposes, but they sap the nourish-
ment OF the vines, thus retarding the
proliflcacy which is the rule when
they are clipped off at a smaller stage
OF their growth. The vines should
be cleared entirely of all cucumbers
down to those of 1t inches; all under
that size should be left to attain
that size or over, and a like rule
should be followed In second or SUBJ
sequent gatherings Beside the in
crease in quantity and quality, there
Is an added value in the pickles
themselves according to their dimin-
utiveness.
The market demands that they
should never exceed four inches in
length-three inches is better, but
two inches is best. Small cucumbers
gathered and put up in good condition,
never fail to command a ready sale at
profitable figures. In gathering the
CROP the cucumbers should be cut
from the vines with scissors. The
use of knife disturbs the vines to u
more or less extent, and any disturb
ance of this sort retards further bear
ing. Merely pulling the fruit off will
not do at all. and in every instance
about half an inch of stem should be
left to each cucumber.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
IN QUEEN MARY'S TIME.
Some Remedies Not Used by Our Modern
Healers.

Some Remedies Not Used by Our Modern
Healers.
Not many remedies of Queen Mary's
time retain place in the modern
pharmacoppia Cardano recon-
mended bark of Indian wood, Gina
mon, caryophyllum, colocynth, cam
phor. cyclamen, viola, turpentine,
hops, aniSe. SIENNA, poppy,
mustard, myrrh. wormwocd. agri-
mony lichen, privet. rue, raisine,
hyssOp crOcus, marjOram. scablOus,
figs honey, and many more; and he
earnestly urges the use of Il remedy
which he had tried himself for breath
lessness accompanied by bad cough:
Take the lungs of fox and forth
with wash them with wine and dry
it in a furnace to cinder; powde
and mix we'll with the yelk of an
egg.
Among his external remedies one
which was evidently prime favorlte
was that which he applied over the
sutures of the skull, and especially
the coronal, and which he found a
grand remedy for bringing away the
hum0rs of the brain. 1t was COM
posed Of Greek pitch and ships tar,
white mustard, euphorbium, and
honey, sharpened, If necessary, by the
addition of blister fly.
:. He had unbounded faith in the
efficacy of elaterium-two grains dis
solved in four ounces of goats or
&C WIS milk and as much water. this
to be drawn through the nostrils
when the patient was fasting He
had found-and we can we'll believe
it-that when this remedy was used
very copious discharge OF humor
took place from the nostrils l shall
not attempt to follow him through
the long series of medicines which he
recommended to be used.-Black-
woods Magazine.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-21
THE FEAST OF ROSES.

etepp'd from the earth into Eden,
An Eden OF beauty and bloom,
That was laden and lighted with roses
In all their delicious perfume
1nere were snow-white and pearl-white and
Canary and yellow and gold
Ana luscious pink shaded to crimson
Great red ones just ripe to unfold.
There were shades from each cloud Of the
And tfnts that were countless as time.
All glowing and cleaning together
And touch'd by halo sublime
Twas picture to gladden. and gloat on
A picture to hold one enchain'd
And lingerd and look d on its spleudors
Till the last Of the West light had waned.
roses the lilies must love you,
Anu you must love them, az we know,
But lily and lilac and jasmine
GROW faint In the heat Of your glow;
And now have pluck'd you, o roses.
And closely and tenderly Irvine
your tendrills about all my heart strings.
Aud know that your beauty's all mine.
And would that thus could hold ALWAYS
Fresh roses pl essed unto my heart
let heir brightness pass into my being
10 life lend beautiful part;
For l f.el that the light from the flower.
Has harmony all OF it's own.
mat Is graciously given to gladden.
The souls that e'er silently moan.
Then linger, o rest giving roses,
And breathe on my tired, aching brow.
And tighten this load on my heart-strince
That's never been lighter till now;
And III chant your fond praises forever,
And bless you again and again.
For your sympathy sweet, tho unspoken.
1 That has driven away all the pain.
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