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The Progress., 1894-02-24
Is Guessing Gambling.

There is queer suit before the
courts at Augusta, Me-, which turns
on the question whether guessing
contest is gambling. There was q
handsome crazy quilt at the church
fair, and it was to belong to the per-
son who correctly guessed the num-
Der of pieces in the quilt-625. Miss
Pettingill guessed it, and so did five
others. While it was debating how
to satisfy the claims of the rival
guessers Miss Pettingill sued out rit
of replevin and got possession OF the
quilt from the ladies who gave the
fair. The others have asked the court
to appoint a receiver and have the
quilt sold and the proceeds equltably
divided among the successful guessers.
Miss Pettingill sets up the defense
that the contest was lottery, and
therefore illegal, and that, having got
possession of the quilt, the others
have no lawful claim upon it to dis
turb her rights.
The Progress., 1894-02-24
How Crabs Crack Nuts.

1t does not seem rs though crab
could possibly crack a nut, or would
even wish to- But there are kinds OF
crabs which find the meat and milk Of
fresh cocoanuts very much to their
taste, and they are as mandy as tuir-
rels at cracking them. There arc two
kinds 81 these nut-cating crabs. Dne
is the birgo and tHu other the randa-
nus. Ths pandanuS is said to climb
the trees after CocoanUts; but when
Mr.. Darwin, the naturalist, was SAT-
ing among the islands in the lrglian
Ocean he saw both kinds Of crabs and
he says hcnovcr saw them climb trees,
though he should thank 1t possible,
Mr.. Darwin did see the birEos eating
the cocoanuts which lay Upon the
ground, and he Tells how they man
aged it. Tho birgo 5 front par OF
legs arc armed with strong and heavy
pinccrs. Ills last pair arc provided
with much smaller and more dcilviite
mes. With the first paH the crab
tears ava from the "yehoIe end OF
the nut the husk Which protects the
three "eyes "-the three places where
the shell is ralnneSt. Having torn
The Progress., 1894-02-24
BRACE the Nerves.

Sedatives and opiates won't do it. These
nervines do not make the nerves strong, and
failing to do this fall short Of producing the
essential Of their quietude-yigor. And while
in extreme cases-and these only-of nervous
irritation such drugs may be advisable, their
frequent use is highly prejudicial to the deli
cate organisR upon which they act, and in or
der to renew their quoting effect increased and
dangerous doses eventually become necessary.
H2stetters Stomach Bitters Is an efficient sub
stitute for such pernicious drugs. 1t quiets
the nerves by bracing, toning, strengthening
them. The connection between weakness OF
the nervous system and that of the organs OF
digestion Is O strong and sympathetic link.
The Bitters, by imparting healthful impulse
to the digestive and assimilating functions,
promote throughout the whole system vigor
In when the nerves come In for large share.
Use the Bitters in malaria, constipation, bill
tous and kidney trouble.
The Progress., 1894-02-24
A Little CHRIS Petitions.

A little girl in bed in the other room
is praying to go to sleep, but fighting
to stay awake. "Oh, Lord" said she,
snake me good, and let me go in the
omnibus to see Aunt Margaret and all
the aunts, and nieces, and mothers.
Keep me safe, for want to go and see
Aunt Margaret and see what | can see.
Don't let it hail, snow or rain, for |
want to go in the omnibus to see Aunt
Margaret very much indeed, and all the
aunts and nieces and mothers. Make
me we'll, so that can go in the omnl-
bus; please do. Bless grandpa and
grandma, Aunt Kate and Aunt Sophia,
and Mr.. Charles Swan. Bless papa
aud mamma, and make us all good, so
that we can go to heaven at last, for
Jesus sake. Amen.
There was short pause, and then
the wide-awake, defiant voice went on;
Keep grandma from dying before
she gets here. Don't let anything
The Progress., 1894-02-24
A Juvenile Pleasantly. 8

Grandma has often said to Tommy
that when anything tells him to hest
tate when he is about to do wrong it
is his conscience. One day the little
fellow came in and said: Grandma, |
was going to fight Johnny Juddy this
morning, but my conscience, as you
call it, said something that held me
back" at did?' returned grandma.
81 suppose it told you how wicked it
was to fght?" "Well, no, grandma.
It said: Look how much bigger
Johnny Juddy is than you are"
The Progress., 1894-02-24
The King-SClIxe.


| believe that the Sing-snale is
found Only5G the Southern states of
this country, and it is probable, there
fore, that many people do not know
much about it, 1t is treated with
some consideration in the South, for
1t is really friend to man.
1t is rather pretty reptile, brown
and yellow in color, and in most re-
Spects is like other snakes. 1t is quite
harmless to man, but is mortal enc
my to other snakes, especially to the
poisonous rattlesnal1e AM, the mecca
sin. That is why it is called the king
snake.
[ am going to tell you two little in
cidents, which are quite true; they
happened when | was girl living on
our plantation in Louisiana. In one
case | was 3 witness and in the other
an unwilling participant.
Early one morning. think it was
in the spring-my bDther a4d | were
5wallting in the garden, followed by
two of my fathers huntingdDgs. One
of tho dogs left us and began watch?
ing iuSently some object under a low
branching shrub close by, Our atten-
ton was attracted to the SPOT, and we,
went over to investigate.
At first we were unable to define
the object, and it was some time be-
fore we could tell just what it was.
At last it proved to be king snake in
the act of swallowing a moccasin,
almost as large as itself. The moe
casin was about half swallowed, and
both snakes were quite still when we
first observed them. We quietly
seated Ourselvesa little distance off in
order to watch the operation.
1t was very slow, tedious opera
ton; the moccasin was disappearing
by inches, with long intervals of rest
between the acts, and we grew very
tired of watching. At last only few
inches of the moccasin remained visi-
bic, when the dog, then doing in the
sunshine, sprang up and began to
bark. Instantly there was great COM
motion under the bushes; the king
snake in few seconds had elected the
moccasin, and both of them glided
swiftly out of sight.
One morning, not long afterwards,
while we were at breakfast, one Of
the servants, in state of great excite
ment, rushed into the dining-room eX-
claiming:
"Dcre's a great big snake layin'
ober de dairy door"
We, that is, my father and the
older children, rose hurriedly from
the table and went out to the dairy.
Ny father climbed up over the door
prepared to kill the intruder but
finding king-snake lying upon the
transom, he merely showed it off with
his foot.
was then about IL years old, and,
like most children of that age, was
curious to see everything that was
going on; so had stationed my
self directly in front of the dairy door.
The snake, in falling, struck with
some force against my right ankle,
and in an instant had coiled itself
tightly around it.
nit was but the work Of a second, and
before fully realized the situation
the snake began to uncoil, and in
few seconds more was quietly gliding
awav.-Philadelp Times.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Pauline is a dimpled darling who
rules the house with love, and her
quaint style and original sayings usu-
ally keep the members of the family
in smiles from one weeks end to the
other 1t is the habit of the fond
mamma when Saturday night comes
to indulge the little queen, who is
very fond of padding in the bath tub
Only Short time ago she drew warm
bath and put the young lady In to
amuse herself for while. Then she
left her playing with the flesh brush
and went away to attend to something
else. Very soon she came back and
said: "Well, how is my precious get
ting along?"
I'm having lots of fun with this
skin eraser" was the answer.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Who wouId9bclicvc it? StrGwb berries
Is large as apples yet it isso SalAer's
catalogues brim full Of thcgarcstkind
of hardy, ironclad Quits, such as straw
berries, currantS, blackbetricS, raspber-
res, apples, peaches, pears, nuts, etc.
Grapes. We should say so-as large
amt luscious az the celebrated grapes
on he Rhine in Germany.
II l"u VIII Cut This out and bend 1t
With Sc tgthe John A. Salzcr Seed Co..
La Crotsc, Wis, you will receive the:
small fruit giants-Eleagnus Longipes,
Giant Strawberry, Giant GOvse-
berry and Colossal Mulberry. in all
four plants all beautifully illustrated
in their mammoth catalogue, which is
sent along for the 55c. &c catalogue
6sone, sc pos'8ge.
1t is said Sat girls Of eighteen are never
kind to their older sisters.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

A rcd-hot wire of platinum has for
many years past been used for cutting
various organic substances, bU4 it is
stated in the Lcndon Chemical News
that Mr.. Warren has discovered new
use for this method and employs u
wire heated by an electric current to
saw the hardest kinds Of wood At
first the wire would break, but he
remcdicd this 10y using a steel core
platinum plated by a solution of pla-
tinic chloride in ether.
The Progress., 1894-02-24
Perhaps 1t Was the Grip.

Georgia comes down to breakfast
with a swollen visage. Whereupon
mamma says to the little four.year-
old:
"Why, George, darling, don't you
feel we'll? Tell mamma what is the
matter"
Georgia, full of influenza, replies;
"No. I don't feel well. Bofe OF my
ewes is leakin' and one of nay noses
doesn't go. Texas Siftings.
The Progress., 1894-02-24
The Rpan-Kinr.
ley II. Baldwin

'hS "dhudIy evening, SOME years
ago, party were gathered together
in one of the grandest houses in Paris.
1t was the eve Of Twelfth Day, which,
as perhaps you know, is the time for
much merry-making in France,0 If
you could have peepcd into the cosy
drawing-rOom, you would have seen
upon the table there a large, richly
made cake; and what made this cake
so precious was that somewhere in it
bean lay hidden. Oh very ordi-
nary bean indeed, but bean which
everybody present hoped the fairies
might put into his or her slice, for
whoever found it would be the "Bean-
King" Tor queen) till Twelfth Night
came round again.
Amongithe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lady who declared that she did not
want her share.
Let it be given, please" she said,
'to the poorest little boy you can find
in the streets"
1t was a curious fancy, but the lady
of the house at once sent out in search
of such a child. Presently the servant
returned dragging by the arm q poor
ly-clad little fellow of nine or so, with
hungry looking eyes that wandered
eagerly around the beautiful room.
After the cake had been cut, the boy
took piece, with the other guests,
and then went on quietly eating. A
few moments later they heard a shout
of Joy. and there he was holding up
the bean itself for every one to see.
"The beam it is the beam" they
cried, wondering what the fairies could
be thinking about. Gle is the Bean
King"
'Now," they said, when he was
seated in the throne chair, you must
choose queen, little one. Which
lady here would You like to have for
your queen?"
Giving a quick glance round the
room, the little fellow, to their amaze
ment at once singled out Nine. R,
the same lady who had yielded her
share of the cake to him.
"Why do You choose herr" some one
asked.
"Because-" he answered shyly, "be-
cause she looks most like mother"
"Like mother! Who is thy mother,
them"
"Ah, | do not know" said the boy,
sadly, 81 cannot even remember her.
I was taken away from my mother
years and years age but here is her
portrait" AS he spoke he pulled a
very old and furnished picket from in
side his coat.
Madame R., who had turned very
white as he finished speaking, now
thrust herself forward.
"Let me see it, please" she begged;
Eyes, look, all of you," she went on,
her voice trembling with emotion, sit
is my likeness, my own likeness! And
you must be my little Jean, whom God
has given back to mer'
Then, taking the boy In her arms,
while she covered him with kisses, she
told her friends of how, eight years
before, while travelling with her
husband in Italy, her baby boy had
been stolen from them. All search
and inquiry at the time had resulted
in nothing, and now, after many years,
and III this wonderful way, he had
been restored to her at last.
That he was indeed her son was
soon proved beyond all doubt, and
Nine. R had cause enough to thank
heaven for the kind thought that had
prompted her to give an evenings en-
. joyment to the little waif.-N. Y.
Journal
The Progress., 1894-02-24
THEIR FIRST BROTHER,

Isn't he wonder,
Ism he pGty
Now we've got Il brother,
Who never had one yeti
Look at his fat cheeks, girls! y
Look at his great eyes;
Wide as can be open,
Staring with surprise.
What pretty mouth, tool
What a fluffy head
Ism he a beauty,
Though he's rather red?
Would't he look charming
In velvet hatl
declare he's laughing
Only think of that!
Won't we love and pet HIM
Soon he'll try to talk;
Then, q little after,
He'll begin to walk.
Won't he be q pleasure.
Won't he be 4 joy2 O
Here were we, sisters three
Now we've got boy.
Ashley H. Baldwin
The Progress., 1894-02-24

TIE usual treatment Of catarrh is very
unsatisfactory, as thousands can testify.
Proper local treatment is positively neces-
sary to success, but many, if not most, of
the remedies in general use afford but tenn
porary benefit. cure certainly can not
be expected from snuffs, powders, douches,
and washes Ely's Cream Balm which y
so highly commended, is n remedy which
combines the important requisites of quick
action, specific curative power with perfect
safety and nleaSantness to th , patient.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

One teaspoon'ul Of ammonia to
teacupful Of water will clean gold or
silver jcwclry; few drops of clear
aqua ammonia poured on the under
side Of diamonds will clean them i'm
mediatcly, making chem very bril-
liant
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catnrrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned have known f. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, 0.
WALD1NG, KrNNAN & MARvIS, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure, is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces Of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tic, Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Comments itself to the well-informed, to
do pleasantly and eTectualy what was
formerly doo9 in the crudeSt manner and
diSagreeably as well. TO cleanse the sys-
TEN and break up colds, headaches and
fevers without unpleasant after effects, use
the delightful liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup Of Figs.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

The California woodpecber is an in
sect cater. Yet in view of the APP
proach of winter it prepares q food of
wholly different characto" and ar
ranges this with as much care as an
epicure might devote TO the storage
OF his wine in cellar.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

BROwN's Iron P'tterS cures Dyspepsia,
Malaria, Biiousness and General Debility.
Gives strength, aids Digestion, tones the
nerves-creates appetite, The best tonic
for Nursing Mothers, weak women and
children.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

"None better" Mr.. Thomas Buckley
writing from the Iron Works, Elm St,
Troy, N. Y, says; CDR, Bulls Cough
Syrup is one of the finest cough sryups for
colds None better. | always use it,
The Progress., 1894-02-24

The greatest of lniments. Mrs, f. NJ.
Devilbliss, Triadelphia, Md, writes II
used Salvation Oil for sore throat, rheuma-
tism, etc, and find it is one of the best lini-
ments OUT
The Progress., 1894-02-24

SCrRvY and scorbutic affections, pimples,
and blotches on the skin are caused by i'm.
pure blood which Beecham's Pills cure. Y
The Progress., 1894-02-24
The silk HIT.

The silk hat continues to hold its
ground in London, but in the provin-
ccs it has lately been almost cHtireIy
displaced by the hard felt Derby,
There is brisk and increasing de
mand for resuscitateG chimney pots in
South Africa and Australia, Whether
by the natives or whites is not APP
parent.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

The most Intellectual way of helping the
poor is to pray for them.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

The man who is standing W for you soon
gets tired and sits down
The Progress., 1894-02-24

b A woman forgives the audacity which
her beauty prompts us to be guilty c.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

He'll will be the hottest to the sinner who
goes to it from the arms of the church
The Progress., 1894-02-24

"TInnson's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted to cure or mOp~y refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price 10 ccLgI %
The Progress., 1894-02-24
~ 1I.uNCu HTUAwBrEr Y

The deepest tenderness n woman can
show a man is 60 help him do his &uty.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

A propensity to hope and joy is real
riches one to fear and sorrow, real poverty
The Progress., 1894-02-24

When man knows his duty he puts off
doing it by asking advice.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

DR.. J. A. Hunter, Specialist.
In diseases OF the Throat, Lungs an6
Heart, Catarrh and Deafness. 3l5 Main
street, Dallas, Tex. Send for pamphlets.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

The devil likes to be called by names chat
angels would like to take.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Some men can tell all they know without
saying a word
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Buy Ranch Verses, The Post Ranch
mans Book.
POO pages illustrated reading. Bcauti-
fully bound, cloth and gold. Highest en-
1orSements. Copies with extra portrait
and autograph of author sent postpaid for
$l.1l Address, LARRY CHTTENpEN,
Arson, Jones Co., Texas
The Progress., 1894-02-24

II people would tell their exact thoughts,
every person would run from every other
DersOD
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Shiloh's Consumption lure
is sold on a guarantee. 1t cures Incpient Consumr
ton II Ia the best Cough Cure, Is Cts Scots. $lU
The Progress., 1894-02-24

The devil can no more hurt a Christian
than mud can soil sunlight. o.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

He who gives himself airs of importance
exhibits the credentials of impotence.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Perseverance can accomplish wonders
but it cannot make bad egg hatch.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

Coughs and HOarscncss.-The irri-
tation which induces coughing Immediately
relieved by use of "Bropm's bronchial
7rochcS." Sold only in boxes.
The Progress., 1894-02-24

1t may some day be found that good
times are germs, and that unnecessary
worry is what kills them.
The sun., 1894-03-17
CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE.
sITGULhR WARNING sENT TO TEE
JERSEY CITY POLICE.

For Two Years Thsy Have Bees Reseivinr
WarninEs that we-su Might ne
Seen Almost Dsiiy wnihiaE Aiore the
Canal and TrJIns 60 Drown Herself
For nearly two year, Police Superintendent
Smith OF Jersey City has been In receipt of
anonymous postal cards at irregular intervals
asking him TO have a watch kept for an elder
ly woman who was in the habit OF walking
along the towpath OF the Morris Canal at
Greenville. and who. IL was believed was con-
TEN plating suicide. At first the Superinten-
dent thought there night be something In 10,
and he had a policeman detailed to look for
the woman. The policeman watched for sew
eral days without seeing anything OF the wo-
man. Superintendent Smith concluded that
the postal card had been sent By some crank
or practical joker. and the policeman was
withdrawn. In the course OF = few days sim
ilar communication on q postal card was re-
ceived at headquarters. and a watch was again
established. but without result After that
whom postal card came It was torn up and
thrown into the waste basket.
dressed PoIse ' TsGe'ysa GfesS
soTSSr sS was was t6e ,Sord% ,ord fmmsd sdiste; 1t was
Please look out for the lady who wrote
about, who may be seen any day walking along
early morning or in tho evening or any time.
4 large reward will be given for her arrest or
As in the previous cases there was no sigma
ture. Superintendent Smith tore the card in
two and threw 1t into the waste basket. About
quarters from Tie Filth pPsenct that the IL SSd Body
OF an elderly woman had been found in the
willie. Thinking It might be the woman about
whom he had received so much correspond
TO make an investie alton. The dead body was
removed to Speer's morgue. and . description
A n Fda nv nj
on the Superintendent and asked II an elderly
city. He said that, his mother. Mary MELON.
Sid, V 10y yeHrs ar, old. had gene away from his
day afternoon and had not returned. He OK.
planned that she was demented. and. although
.,,inS watch wa was kept on her. she sucseeded in
days search he found hor in the aimshous at
in Hoboken. Her son took her back home.
C.. After the young msn had hnished his stery
found in the swamp. McDonaiI went al. .sncs
TO sreers norgne and identifled the bsdy.
aSa ths Woan ne Hst m %
ing, IL there is any such woman. are not iden-
Donald reaohsd the pla.e IN which she
iSs HHa' BasesnsaoE RiSsr R The Tsupd pl.es Hefs IL
about six miles from McDnsald's home
In Hohoken. Her age and enfeebed condition
make it difficult to understand how she man
aged to get there. She could have taken .
horse car from Hoboken to Jersey City and
then trolley car to Greenville, but after leav-
ing the car she would have had to walk nearly
n mile and half She died Of exhaustion aud
exposure.
Last summer boy lost his way in that par.
OF the city. wandered into the swamp. and
sank to his arm pits In the mire. He rem aimed
there all night. exposed to the attacks OF
swarms OF m auitoes. and until the afternoon
OF the next day. under broiling sun. His life
was despaired OF. but he recoyered-
The sun., 1894-03-17
For the Fresh Air Fu.a-

AIseeption and musicale In aid OF the Fresh
an tund was given yesterday afternoon and
,Tsnihg under the auspices OF the Younk
ladies' Society OF the Madison Avenue Pres
S''sHan Church The decorations Of datfodIls,
.Lsuentes. and miGnonsttes. with the light
na pretty gowns Of the ladies. gave the or
aAil'S som6re and bare looking chapel quite
aspringliks air.
o'clock a most enjoyable programme
T Twsnsd with song By Miss Matte Corina.
ms mas Laura sedgWiek Collins then read from
pD' 0'u' Burns. Brooks. and James whItcomb
ptt Ars, GeTrlt Smith sang The Silver
uy hamniade. and Violet" By Her
~ ~. A" ; Fischer Miller rendered. as the
Il nun,er, Adieu Marie" By Adams. and
stant,tee by sydenhAm. similar pro-
Ssfn..u was given In the evening the artists
ITnaST Ns, Iainlin Garland. Mr. Ferguson, Mr..
iIlOMr ana Mrs scott
..rspbH'aairS IN the pArlors dainty maidens
IaI ~ not chocolate aud coffee. Each table
tis ty,uA shades on Its lamps pink bows ia
kystiseH where bows ought to be- and pinE
taIia' ~, ", or eentTepieee. Only the biggest
dArE. ~ them all was an exception, being
inS ~ oLt m yellow and he8ped with tempt
y6n Gss, which you could take home with
oiib.' LaBlng FOR them. The ladies in charge
Nsigs n eFtal nment were Mrs. Warren Miss
Iisss Mss TAYLOR. Miss White. Miss IsHiG
NJ To4ulaln. Miss Earle Miss WEydelL and
'''Na' tho President OF the society.
The sun., 1894-03-17

William Waldorf Astor. editor and propris-
tor OF the IdH Maj GG2ette. has been elected =
member Of the Carlton CLUB OF London.
The French Government has declined to ae-
cede to the demand of the agrariRn Deputies
for an Increase OF duty on foreign wheat to
nine francs.
The Japan Advertiser announces that naval
demonstration will be made against seal
poaeheTs, aud that the benin stands will bs
protected ~ japanese men -Ut-war.
The editor OF the WOHiteIr he Rome has been
sentenced to eight months impTisonmenta and
70 pay a line OF 800 lire for having attack ed
the policy OF the Quirinal toward the Vatican.
The Parliamentary election in West Leeds
made necessary By ths appointment Of Mr.
Herbert Gladstone TO the position OF First
CommissiOner Of Works. passed on quietly
and resulted In the return Of Mr.. GlRdstons 10
his seat without opposition.