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The Progress., 1893-06-17
NOTICE TOAPPLICANTS FOR PEABODY
NORMAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Notice is hereby given that there
are three vacant scholarships to be
filled IN the Peabody Normal College
at Nashville, Tenn, by appointments
from this State, for the two years en-
suing from October 3, 1923
A competitive examination for the
award Of same will be conducted
throughout the State on Friday, July
u, for the purpose. All persons de-
string to compete should forward
their names and addresses TO the un-
dersigned at an early date
The intent Of the Peabody RNard
of Trust IN establishing these schol-
arships in the Normal College is to
affect public education in the South
through high grade of profession
ally educated teachers.
\ scholarship is good for any two
consecutive years above the freshman
class; that is. for sophomore and
junior. or for junior and senior, or for
senior and post graduate.
\ Peabody scholarship is worth
500 a year and the students railroad
fare from his home to Nashville and
return 10y the most direct route, and
is good for two years. The college
year consists of eight months, begin
ming on the first Wednesday in Octo.
ber and closing on the last Wednes-
day in May. and scholarship students
receive from the president of the col
lege S25 on the last days Of October,
December, February and April.
The qualifications for becoming
competitor for scholarship are as
follows: The applicant must be not
less than seventeen years of age, nor
more than thirty; of irreproachable
moral character; in good health; with
no physical defects. habits, or eccen-
tricities, which would interfere with
success in teaching; and must make a
pledge of intent to teach for at least
two years after graduation.
The minimum literary qualifications
for securing scholarship are the fol-
lowing: The ability to read fuenuy,
to write fair hand, TO spell correctly,
and to express thoughts in grammati-
cal English; to solve problems of
moderate difficulty under all the ordi-
nary rules Of arithmetic, and to de-
monstrate any ordinary arithmetical
principle; to locate the principle cities,
river7, and mountains of the world,
and to give the boundaries of any
specified State of the Union to parse
the words of any ordinary English
sentence. and to correct ungrGmmati-
cal English; to solve equations of two
unknown quantities; to describe the
leading events In the history OF the
United States.
All newspapers friendly to the
cause of education will please make
mention Of the above.
A. ID. LAFARGUE,
State Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

We have received from Carroll
Jones cotton stalk containing a num-
ber of forms, and he writes us that he
has two hundred acres like the sam
pie he sends, and all of it about two
feet in heighth. The first blossom
appeared on the first Of June. Our
friend, W. W. Breazeale, Jr., is not
behind hand, for he. too, reports bios
SONS and fine stand of cotton. The
wet weather, however, has proven
somewhat of a draw back-Natchi-
toches Review, Iune 9.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

When garden plants appear weak,
ard do not thrive, water them with
a solution made by dissolving an
ounce of nitrate of soda (salt petre)
in gallon of water. They will at
once begin to grow and become of
deeper tinge in color.
DIR. W. j. Baird had to secure a
skiff this week and travel over a mile
through rushing water to attend a
patient. But that is like the skilled
and fearless physician the doctor is
willing and ready to go through
food or flame to carry relief to suf-
fering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mentor
All! what privileges these levees
give us. What fine rides on the bo-
som of dashing torrents courslng over
lands which should be blooming with
cotton and corn. 1t seems TO Us in
the light of events OF the past three
or four years that the man who will
contend for the levee system hes
little care or thought for the suffering
condition of his fellow-man.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

know the Ranger and the Messenger
are about the only papers iE the State
that care to see anything good in
Hogg Of Texas Lccompte Meesen-
ger.
Wrong friend. The PRoGREss has
always been an ardent admircr, Of
Gov. Hogg and its editor was long
before this paper was thought Of.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

A gentleman, under forty years Of
age, whose hair was rapidly becoming
thin and gray, began the use of Ayers
Hair Vigor, and in six months his
hair was restored to its natural color,
and even more than its former growth
and richness.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

The Anti-Pink erton bill has passed
the Pennsylvania Legislature. Good
for Pennsylvania
1t is not over-production that is
the cause of our present hard times,
but the scarcity Of circulating me-
dium.-Lakeside Review.
Correct in both points brother.
The Progress., 1893-06-17
ST. LOUIS AND RETURN.

Commencing April % and until Octo-
Der 81 inclusive, unless otherwise or
dered, the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company will sell round trip tickets
limited for the return passage to and
including November 10. 1893, to st.
Iouis. Mo-. at rate of S26 20.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

The Cotton Belt Railway will sell
tickets from Shreveport to st. Louis
and return at rate of S26 80 for round
trip; date of sale April 25 to October
81, 1893, inclusive, good for return
until November Is. 1893.
The Progress., 1893-06-17
WORLDS FAIR ROUTE.

The Texas and Pacific Railway Com
pany will on April % and until October
81 inclusive, unless otherwise ordered,
sell round trip tickets, limited for the
return passage to and including No
vember Is, 1893, to Chicago, ILL.,, at the
rate of $3S 30.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

Last Saturday the Signal was hon
ored with a visit from Judge j. G.
Moncure, the distinguished jurist and
polished gentleman, SO well known
and held in such high esteem by the
people of North Louisiana, and par
ticularly of Minden and Webster par
ish.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Wimbish, of
Brownlee, Bossier parish, were pleas
ant visitors to Minden tnis week, re-
turning home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. DIR. I. L. Terry, of Shreveport,
accompanied by her charming niece,
Miss Gertrude Terry, of Denver, Col,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Moreland.
Webster Signal.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

The veto of Gov. Hogg, Of Texas
of bill for the State to receive the
bounty on sugar giver by Congress
is an able document of sound Dem
ocratic doctrine.-Rayne Ranger.
Well said brother; but did you
The Progress., 1893-06-17

Mr.. j. ID. Turrentine, Of this place
was bitten by a rattle snake on the
finger last Tuesday morning, but As
medical assistance was near at hand
he was soon relieved.
Rev. Il. NJ. Boone is rebuilding his
printing office and Will soon be at
home again. He has received most
of the material of the new outfit for
the Chronicle.
We hear a great deal of bOmbast
about parity" Of gold and silver here
of late, but up to date have never
heard a sensible explanation Of
what was meant by the term. Will
some one Of those who are dealing in
this cheap palaver give light on this
great question Of the hour, if by any
apology it can be denominated Il
estion-Progressive Age.
The Progress., 1893-06-17
WORLDS FAIR,

The Cotton Belt Railway will sell
tickets to Chicago and return, on ac-
count of the Worlds Fair, at rate of
s3s 80. Selling from April p to Octo-
Der 81 inclusive, good to return until
November 15. 1893.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

The outlet theory cranks are gettin =
very numerous in and around Louisi-
ana They believe in real outlets in
stead of devastating crevasses.-Town
Talk
The Progress., 1893-06-17

DIR. w. K. Sutherlin. of this place,
has been appointed delegate from
the Louisiana State Medical Society
to the Pan-American Medical Con-
gress, which will meet in Baltimore
in September. 1t is the doctors in
tention to attend. This appointment
is deserved compliment to an &C
complished member of the medical
fraternity, and it will rebound to the
interests of the profession.
Miss Willie Mccormick, of CalIfor-
MIA, is visiting friends here. She is
one Of the alumnae of the college, and
The Progress., 1893-06-17

Capt Forey, of the Phoenix Hotel
in Shreveport, passed through yes
terday on the noon train. Mrs. Forey
is en- route to Cincinnati to spend a
while and from there goes to Chicago
to view the Worlds Fair.
The News was presented this morn
ing with corn stalk of rather dimin-
utlve size, but which has an ear of corn
measuring about four inches long
and full of grain. 1t was grown in a
garden in this city and is qaite curl
osity.-Monroe Times.
Give us the size of the stalk.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

The PRoGREss and Progressive Age
or Battle Flag for S1.25 per year.
The Progress., 1893-06-17

Get our prices for job work.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24

Finest cutters and filters imported from San Fran
cisco for the special purpose OF hlng fashionable ano
street clothing at reduced rates.
One thousand patterns have arrived for the
Fall and Winter trade, and can guarantee to suit
your tastes. 100 ,
suits to order at $40, $22 so, S25 and $50, the
same as you have been paying $40 and $50 for
Cuttaways Sacks Prince lberts and Frocks; also
Fine Overcoats of Imported Goods both sack and trock
Shirts of the latest pattern 75c to $3.50 made to
order in stripes or plain
Give us call, and we will guarantee all our work
SUN KWONG CHONG & CO..
sit Carson Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24
QUICK TINE, CHEAP RATES!

naily Express and Pass e@ger rains
make prompt connections Win the
several railroad lines in the East
railman Palace Sleeping cars ana
rnNrl lk,c' sleeping Cars attached to ali
rain dining Cars attached TO fast
nail IrsIns between Truckee and Og-
ten.
ficke sold, sleeping car berths e
ufed aI.d other informatit given on
.ppIication 10 the Co.'S Agt. al Keno
0here passengers calltnL n person can
,ecurc choice of routes, etc.
2ichard cray, Ger. Traf, Mans.
TIL. GOODMAN.
Gen Pass. Agt.
Ean Franc taco. Col.
i4ae
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24

AopepS Partisan Endmet F0 sne
creation of perfect comPlex1on' Inc
eaworiLe French Cosmetic.
Gates Wrinkles, and gives to the skiA the
Texture OF youth.
AcpeFs skin Bleach, Eradicates ail
blernishes, and discolorAhons OF the SKIN suc1
as Tan. Sunburn, Freckles, 6varthy and
greasy appearance of the face.
AnDePS Oriental Powder IN Flesh,
tThite. Pink and Cream shades gives 70 tne
Ak16ci'e Natural Biusf. The only Roogt
me to nstIirc. when applied to the lace o.
f;ns csu not he 6eL>cted, put up in two shaoS
fi-hf for BIo..deA, Dark for Brunettes.
tS.A5-oI E,cz.s.1 @. s3a Is.,ei,ca. g3l.
lk1ssssSSs k1ssS.ssi1i s Iss ssz % 'aA'' .
S.uu.rS 4, TlauchY oil
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24
THE SOUTHERN
Can -
PACIFIC COMPANY

COMMENCING UESDAY Nov.
y /, 1892, and until further notice.
tains will leave Reno rs 1oiiows:
$50 press train for Winnemucca
}aItle Mountain, Palisade, Oguen
nd East. Carries only frst-clasS pas-
se-teers, through and local. Dining car
.EnA. NJ. Daily Pacific Express
90 Otrain for TrucBee, Sacra mento,
enecia and san FTancisc arriving at
q.i5P NJ, Connects al sacramento at
) 30 P NJ. with the Los Angeles
Apress for Fresno, santa Barh"ra,
Los Angeles, san Diego. 20 a. 7:lo P.
trl Woodland Knigh s Lanuing.
=4S A. M.-Dt " Aixed T.1ir for
10 Verdi ana all stations TO True
mon P NJ. Daily Atlantic Express
Lt.SO tram for Winnemucca, Bait e
fourtain PalIsade, Ogden and
fast, Carries local first class passen-
ers and through second class passen-
O.IO P. NJ -Eaily- Pacific Express
S.4U train for Roseville JE'tn sacra-
n4nfo and Sal. Francisco vih Benicia
arriving at 10:4a A. N. Conn cts al sac-
amento with train leaving at lO'4o A. N,
" Stockton. I.athrop, san Jose
an Fro CISCO Fresno Los Angeles san
pfego: a, East, via New Orleans; al ~:
IS a NJ for Williams. Willows and ked-
ding at 3 0OP. ". fol Fed Ruff and at 10 80
P N. for Marysvilje, Chico, Reddlng,
Plrt-lap6 Puget Sound nd East.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-24
I1a61 1893
9. 3. RAIL.
ECarso7 .<icx oVtads
.....1Mp9nrns AND
Hardware iOd Agricultural Implements
The Old Reliable House, where you can get Ever,
thing you Want and a, Prices that will
Make You Happy.

ardware an shelf goods windows DOORS blinds crockery
ware lamps table and pocket cutlery, stoves
lii ware snnges laths chinaWare, chandeliers
bar fixtures fancy goods, slve and plated goods
nickel and plain agate plain and stamped
tinware, guns pistols, POWDER shot, cart
ridges, etc bird cages, baskets wood
pows reapers mowers BINDERS akes threshers and
water pipe etc. sheet iron, galvanized wire, wagons,
bug2ie5, snd ckbCards, painted fence Wire
galvanized fence wire, blasting ,owder, wedges
sedges, pumps, hose anu faucets, belt.
rubber goods
p4AGENT FoR-ChampOn machines, Buckeye and otner
Chimes other plowr Eureka Hose Buch
stoves Mediation Ranges, Heath N'lgan Paints
Planet J ioes uvatOrs and Seeders, AMI otEe
qods in my line Will fill all special orders at lces Tin
ners and plumbers constantly hand work shoI
Ucnf
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14
syarrows as Public Benefactors.

Some time since The Sun published an &C
count Of the destruction Of thousands o
acres Of pine and hemloek timber in tn
mountains of West Virginia and Maryland
by a species Of beetles unknown to science
Millions Of dollars worth Of fine timbe
had aiready been destroyed, and the dep
relations of the beetles still continued
threatening the total destruction OF all thu
pine, spruce and hemlOck timber in thl
Alleghanies, and the entomoiogists Of th'
experiment station were Rt a loss for {
remedy Since then much money has beer
spent. A committee OF scientists were tC
be sent to Europe In search OF a remedy
and d dozen theories had been put into
practical use withept avail, II is pow be
lieved that = remedy, and very simple bul
thorough one, has been found, and that by
the merest accident.
A few days ago flight Of hordes of the
pine beetles left some destroyed foreat and
alighted around and over Fairmont in
clouds. The people in the town and neigh
borhood could do nothing with the host,
and It looked rs II they would eat up and
destroy everything, but the flocks Of Eng
lish sp6rraWa gbout the town and vicinity
which had withstood the shotgunE and
abuse of every man and boy there descend
ed upon the swarms and killed and ate them
by thousands, The capacity Of the birds
was wonderful, and they soon thinned out
the pests. No one had ever thought Of the
English sparrows in the light OF public
benefactor before, but now everybody in
that locality Is enthusiastic in the opinion
that the spaFTows are the remedy for the
pine pests, and it is thought that the birds
can be taken into the mountains and turned
loose in the pine forests, where they will
destroy the beetles, The experiment will
probably be tried on AN extensive scale soon.
Cor. New York Sun.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14
A Bit Of Royal Vanity.

The only trait of vanity which ever no
tieed IN Empress Elizabeth was the pride
she took in her magnificent chestnut hair
which fell below her knees. She used tC
have 1t brushed for hours every day, while
her reader" Nile F -, read to her Eng
lish, French o. Hungarian novels. Her
majesty was particularly anxious that the
dressers who brushed her long tresses should
avoid pulling out a single hair. This OF
course was an impossibility, and the un-
fortunate maid concealed carefully in the
pocket Of her apron any hair which became
entangled in the brush. One day the en-
press, happening Oglance into the looking
glass, caught sight Of the maid concealing
a small roll of hair In the above described
fashion. Jumping up from her rocking
chair, her majesty clutched her attendant
by the wrist and angrily exclaimed;
Il have caught you at last You are ruin.
ing my hairp'
With presence Of mind which would
have done honor to an expert diplomat the
maid replied unhesitatingly; II implore
your majesty to forgive me, 1t never hap
pened before. ! only wished to have few
of my sovereign's hairs to put in locket
which my little girl wears around her neck
as talismRn."
Whether the empress believed or not this
clever invention do not know, but shrug-
ging her shapely shoulders she resumed her
seat, laughing merrily, and the next day
she presented her maid with a locket en-
riched with diamonds, saying, with mis-
cliievous twinkle in her eyes, 'I think this
Is the kind of talismRn your little daugh.
ter deserves for having such q clever moth
er."-Harper's
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14
onpN AND ENDS.

Sneak distinctly. Nut softly and slowly.
a leech has three jaws which form tri
angle,
The tall standard pianolamp is declared
out Of fashion.
The planning machine was the WORK o
Woodwork in ISIS.
Aediocrity can talk, but it is for genius
to observe.-Disraeh.
Diamonds 80 small that 800 go to the
carat lave been cut in Holland.
.Thore is no treachery that is not temi
nine. runs an old French saying.
"Iife must" we are told, "ba active and
vigorous, else death is preferable to II"
Wbeatstone neinvented his electromagnetic
clock in 1870 1t was exhibited In London
A wound should always be kept clean
and the bandages changed every day or ey
cry other day
The soul, by an instinct stronger than
reason, ever associates beauty with truth
-Tuckerman.
The area Of the czar's individual posses
sions Of land is greater than the entire ex'
tent Of OF France.
The young Earl of Dudley is said to hold
the largest life insurance ever effected, the
amount being s6,000O00-
Mrs. E. J. Whitton Of Topsham, Me, has
hair which measures 8 feet 2JS inches II
has been growing syears
There never is a time when ths poef. lock
ing up with fervent love Of nature, can.
not discern beauty In the appearance Of the
sky.
Scientific men, as a rule, cannot under
stand that plant or beautiful stcne may
have its charm quite apart from its value
to science.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14
SIZING Up THE BIG Guns

ridges exploded, too; and the result wa
four dead men and dozen In the hospital
That gun was wrecked, but its mate is OF
exhibition here.
In the Government building you ma!
see as fine gun as any one should wan
to shoot Il is l2inch ride, and weighs
90 tons. It is not quito as large as ths
Krupp gun, and has not that monsters
effectiveness at long range, but 1t Is
more practical gun. Uncle Sam had hii
plans prepared for the manufacture OF 9
large number of these 12-inch guns, and q
smaller number of 15-inch guns, to weigh
10 tons each. 1 understand the latter
have been abandoned, and that the 12-inch
rifle Is the largest ordnance our govern
ment win make This gnn fires projec.
tile weighing / 100 pounds and has an ef;
fective range of about eight miles
AS have already indicated, the rapid;
! Gre, high-poweF gun is thought by ex-
perts to be the most useful type OF modern
ordnance. We see here an English Arm
strong weighing 81 tons, with o-inch
J bore, throwing hundred pound projectile
and firing by electricity. The best trials
| of this gun show a speed Of five aimed
shots in fifty-Ays seconds, four Of them
striking the target at q distance Of little
more than half a mile. The powder used
Is called cOrdlte, and it Is a high-power ex-
i plosive. This, therefore, may be regarded
/ as the very highest type Of modern rapid
fire ordnance Our own government Is
rapidly improving the Hotehkiss gun, and
is besides perfecting other tpyes, so that In
a few years at most Uncle Sam will be
abreast of the English in this form of ord
nance, as he is already in the forging Of
heavier pieces.
In papidity of fire the French are ahead
Of both the English and Americans. They
show a gun here known as the Canet
rapid-dre gun, of 5J6 inches caliber and
II 900 pounds weight, 1t throws a 10
pound shell with a pounds of smokeless
powder, and at recent trial seven shots
were fred in ffty-foHr seconds, while
smaller gun of the same model fred Ave
shots In twenty-four seconds. The Rus
sian naval authorities have adopted this
gun for service on their cruisers and bat
tleships.
One Of the most marvellous guns TO be
found in the exposition is the Maxim
Nordenfeldt. Weighing two and half
tons, with ealiber of ~ inches, It will
throw fOrty-five pound projectile through
A-inch steel plates at a distance of 100
yards. 1t can be fred at the rate of thirty
lfst SO -Hal ttiA1lel Wnlle Slndllef guns OF bne
anne model ave been fired sixty times in
/ minute. Md5e wonderful still Is the
Maxim autoH5 gun, which has thrown
700 cartridge a minute. The best
thought of all ~ came to me as I walked
about amid al. ese big guns and death
dealing, lightm ke machines was that
the high state Of Mart Of making war
seems to be bringing ny perpetual peace.
WALIRR WELLMAN.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14
Natures Method.

The hermit philosopher, Thoreau, was
once asked to express his views on the doc.
trine Of an eccentric revivalist, but content.
ed himself with the remark that 1--WE need
not try to carpet the whole world with
leather as long as every one Of us can wear
shoes of his own"
Nature appears to manage her household
affairs on that very plan. Recognizing the
impossibility Of bridging every stream ana
working a million miracles to keep fire
from burning and passion from flaming,
she has preferred the simple alternative Of
endowing her creatures with the instinct
OF self preservation-a tendency which, un-
der certain circumstances, may take the
form Of self revenge Nine out Of ten spe
cies Of animals avoid danger by fight, but
community interests and other considera-
lions compel the remaining tenth to abide
the arbitralnent Of battle, and without tn
dread OF their defensive valor some Of the
most useful kinds Of insects would have
become utterly extinct. Ants, the restless
soavengerH Of the wilderness, will attack
the disturber Of their domicile with a fury
that deters even the greedy boar aud the
insect eating balloons Of the Nubian hill
country. Termites permit themselves to
be torn to pieces rather than loosen their
bulldog grip ipon the hide Of foe, and
the hive bee assails intruders at the immi
nene riaA q losina her lie. together With
Aes aaa=-Aa1I klazsiano Clinantula
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14
Rooent DIscoverv In Ioelnnd.

Iceland is still a field for explorers. From
a lecture delivered recently before the Ber
lin Geographical society by Herr Thorodd
sen, the Icelandic explorer, 1t appears that
hitherto unknown group Of lakes to the
west Of the glaciers Of Vatua Jokull has
been discovered by him. Thoroddsen en-
plOyed 10 summers In making himself ac
quainted with the interior Of Iceland, and
during these 10 journeys he was about SOC
days Ia the saddle. 1t was necessary to be
provided with food for himself and food for
his horses, as he had endless deserts to
cross and met with very few human dwell
ings Before July there Is no possibility Of
travelling, the ground being too soft with
snow water. Even In summer there are
often terrible storms, and the glacier rivers
are difficult to pass. There are, by the way,
five printing presses in Iceland; 10 news
papers and eight magazines are published,
and that the Icelanders have a great i'm
pulse to intellectual production is proved
by the fact that the 1900 Icelanders who
immigrated to Manitoba have founded 12
newspapers in their new colony. = Ex-
change.
Milford chronicle., 1893-07-14

Cns unique and rather amusing spec
men of the rapid fire gun Is on exhloitl0h
here. During the civil war, when All tne
inventors were trying to turn out aeath-
dealing machinery, Colonel Coit, OF r.
volver fame, tried his hand. lie punt Two
big guns on the model Of his revolver. IN
fact, it was regular Colt revolver on
o-ton scale. 1t held six shots and there
vvas machinery to turn the barrel around.
Bnt Colonel Colt forgot one very import
ami feature Of the art Of gunnery. lie
overlooked the fact that his cartridges
were discharged by the explosion Of fulinl-
nate of mercury, which could not well
withstand the eoncussion Of another DIS
charge near by. So when one OF the guns
was tested the first barrel was fired all
right, but Immediately all the other cart