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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

We are so much IN She W@g0f hearing
the uuselfshness of wcmc'G exploited by
their ,6mircrs that il strikes upon us with
a sudden lar when we hear some plain spo,
ken hody cry out upon She sex rs selfish.
At recent luncheon, where around an ele-
uant table 90 clever women discussed topics
Of interest while they ate pate5 and ices,
one young lady boldly proclaimed her CON
yictiOn that women, II not inherently SELL
tsh, were at least more selfish than men
Bssailed on all sides, sheSkillfully dctcnded
her nosition, declaring I3at Que had only t"
90 to the fashionable resorts in summer or
in winter to prove the truth OF what she
said.
"Think," she asserted 'of the lonely
weeks q man is forced to spend at home
while his wife aud daughters are enjoying
themselves ut Bar ttarhor or somewhere
else in August or at St. Augustine in Heb
ruarvl The poor podding male. creature
who pays the bills never expects d vaoatlot
beyond his month oT his. fortnight regu
! lated by the eXigenE.as ~ business 3r Oh'
| yorkino force oi the office. But hadan
! and misunderstanding fit away ~ care
free as. the birds and never trouble them
selves about the poor, fororn man, VIII
dimes at hisGRband comes homGtoa cheer
lessly lonely house.
my husband hate, society, and | ador
it," said another. (Which Is the NOR
selfish, he or II If | yield to his pretrrenc
all the time, develop seliishness III hin
and surely that would be very undesirable
and, on tue other hand if ldra@ him ava
from his den and his newspaper to ga
functions which he detests, ! am deyelol
ing selfshuess in my ownrGharacter. Eith'
way am in adilicultN Butt do not thin
can be called selfish because / am not Z
signed to purely domestic life
''Tbe old rule of mutual forbearan'
would seem to be the only one applicable
said quiet little lady. Perhaps the sci
ishness is principally IN human naturf"
Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

We have seen it stated in print that
white and negro Republicans are
kept employed in the custom house
for the purpose o. controlling the
meagre Republican vote in the Leg
isIatare for Mr., Caffery, If this be
true-and politics are worked now
days on mighty tricky plans-there
shonld bs some timely revolt against
it throughout the State. = Baton
Rouge Capital Item.
Ah-ah.al That's the ticket Is 1t!
Well, Senator Gallery is certainly
pursuing strange tactics for Demo
crat if this be trus And yet this
gentleman i, the one whom some
Of orr South aud middle L)ulsian,
brethren are cracking the voices, tell
ing how UNNECESSARILY popular anC
1 able he is and how we'll the State 0
Louisiana knows it. According to tia
version Cousin Don will be re-electe'
without political tronble and ami
stupendous applause. Bat this give
the whole thing away and She juaio
Senator thusly shows his knowlege c
his own weakness. hseping Rsput
Ilicans in Office to elect Democrat t
the S snatel What y picture; what
spectacle we have here truly! Bt
will someone say whether or nj
Governor Foster has taken part
this? Our people would be exceedI
: gratilied at the information.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

The theories of certain social reformefs
are to be seen in actual working in the lit
tie community OF kiingenberg- on-the- Main
in Germany. In the neighborhood OF this
town are valuable pits Of freproof clay,
which the authorities in days gone by were
farsighted enough to retain as public prop
erty instead of allowing them TO be owned
by individuals. They are worked by the
municipality for the public benefit. The
result is that Klingenberg is one of the hap,
pest places in Europe. Not only do tAe
profits on the clay suffice to cover all local
and imperial taxation, but there is con
siderable surplus, the bulk Of which Is di
vided among the inhabitants. In addition
a present of ID marks is made this year t.
every young man who is beginning his mil
! itary service London News,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
The Chsutauqua Directors.

A meeting Of the Board OF Directors
Of the Louisian Chautauqua was held
at the City Lotel yesterday, TO arrange
for the next assembly that will open in
Ruston in June. The Chautauqua has
The support OF leading educators and
schools throughout the State. and It's
prospects for the session OF 1874 are
very encouraging The directors
whose Jealous work has done much for
the success OF the enterprise, are rs
follows:
Rev. 7. X. Fauntleroy, OF New Or
leans. president; B. +. Thompson OF
Ruston, secrstary and treasurer; H. N
Chambers, of New Orleans; l. u
| Boyd. of Natohitoches; j. W. Nlchol-
son, of Baton Rouge; Henry Mccall, 0
| Ascension parish; W, l. G Honey
entt. OF Jackson: Mrs. NJ. H. William
and II. II. Hargrove, of Shreveport
/ A. A. Gunby, of Monroe; NJ. L. Kidd
Is S. Gullatt, ". X Duncan and NJ. $
/ Standifer, Of Ruston,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

There eau be no discord in a party
where the people are allowed the
privilege of expressing their choice
1t is only where the leaders assume
to dictate to the people as to VINO
shall serve them that party harmony
is invaded and the organization dis
reputed, Wilton (Ark,) Advocate.
We see that our friend, jim Crooks,
has notforgotteu what caused so much
DISRUPTION in Louisiana, and we hope
he will be able to induce some OF his
Arkansas friends to act in a manner
to avoid what we have endured.
The Wilton Advocate Is on the
right track and we expect it to "ieif
considerable influence for good IN 1T
section.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
Mrs, Addie McGrath Lee.

Mrs. Addie McGrath Lee is publish
ipr in the Baton Rouge Truth q crisp
and clever dialect story called PLAY
ing 'possum". 1t presents pictur,
esoue phase of Louisiana life in Oar
homie settlement, and Is full of charm
inc descriptive bits and vivid character
delinestions. Mrs. Ice is one OF our
brightest writers-her style is graceful
and original, aud her work shows a
warm, human interest that renders
unusually attractive,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
Gov. Bob Taylor,

Gov. 'IIob" Taylor created such. a
happy impression here by his recent
lecture on "Tho Paradise of Fools,
that he has been invited to revisit
Shreveport. and will be with us again
about March To- The gallant and
pifted Tennesseau will be heard the
second time in The Fiddle and tue
Bow" a lecture in which his skill as
violinist is delightfully."- combined with
his brilliant power as an orator GOV
Taylor deserves an ovation upon his re-
turn Shreveport will honor herself II
according him an enthusiastic recep
ton.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
A New Song

Little Wooden Shoes, II son 9 com
posed by Josephine Groand Lillian Men
tor for the worthy purpose OF aiding the
New York Bread Fund to feed the
starving poor Of the metropolis, bids
fair to become the popular air Of The
season, and TO rarry the fame Of two
clever women all over The county
Mrs. Gro, the successful composer
wrote the music Of tbs song, ,and Miss
Mentor. a well-llnowu New York Jour
nalist, furnished the words. The sons
is exceedingly melodious aud catchy
and comes as a refreshing relief Ate
The Ball.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
OpDS AkU Et4pS,


coal mining IN the United States began
Ut p,lsburg in l1nI
Th, n,n.t bloomfield 4ifia among tua0 NOi.
,andcrs WAS stqIthodcr
Thc n,mr ptoIrmy wa. qdoptcd rs D title
NV thn ,,tcr Linps If I.p,g;.
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d.rrrsn5 insect. tLr Lr, r,mi}~,
go. ..,,E. ;.,1,,,.
our '"""' ~ ''"y' w. Wv lu',s
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Inc fap0li'N'n' N''j'".'' III ''' "''" W
. "''H1' "'. ~" WAY
'ii'u''''' 80
1hchaiIy i"1d"@In n ~ "''l'~ r''''lt'
ma dispatched ~ jhe SEW h"'h p''"'''t
last year Wa $50 'o"'.
fL"re are three hhius" hHiN'. Nh"h"'"
| ana toIl'i' WHO "'tg W.. "t'@'' o. ''e',
iam'@'1 "'h /" ''r I''N'@' ''''''7''' "'
Europe
pnHdlry -la'a', Nhat4 IA" rrH-on that
/ wtFr nropn ou' IT. iaIN doNN "r" IL
d drop my u Don ~ iNIe ~. '"iP per >
: Young '""'...
/ Sn.Hn, f. II iDs oOrr form yold&n wa
first adop by Raazct. The Older tile Of
. the rMci Euhgmmcdan rlIrr vas "Iilph,
. commander mthe imlh10h
The late Frederick SchwatkA found ths
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
I'm HAY RAISING ON RED RIVER,


Continued lro,u first page
r,r,vo,." Eiohl Epro let me rpupat
,.,,. ,,.,,,,;,,., ~ Tho forc,r Iauer to
tho hill FARMERS, "Go SLOW uo1t,"
iii r,,, hng. triaI IN acre or .a. |
bovr no, yct rottnn It +, 20 through
IL, ,r-t Simmer IN the hill Ipa'. /
nIantel om 1cnr y. the jail, and cut
it about - inches high thA Following
Gril, and again IN May az then it
gavp way TO weeds and gr05, aud dd
not come out 10 the tall aqua "H-
ccrt Yow stalks winch dit come
out, and grew to lfret high by to-"
uext ,0}5iI ma sill tT:nE, ho%-
ever ard Intend to exhaust every
meaus hHiorr / G'y9 1t up IA : be-
Iicy9 a Is the most YaI0hbI" 81 AL
pIant', wurGG ir wy GROW trNHE
bottoms, Nor subject to to overflow,
ougD. 10 sult il ia ths h,.Is, lry IN
acre anyway
| 5 EO drilling, tbs seed'""H ana
writ or, say 10 pounds ger acre is sN(-
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
Old Pittsburgh Inns.

IN 1920 an Edinburgh dealer adyestjsed in
The Courant meat Clarct wine at Id,
strong at l5d.; white wine at I'D, Rhenish
at led, old hook at dali psr bottle"
Cherry sack was Is. 4d, per pint, and Eng
lish ale id. per bottle. Among the poorer
classes I'd. alewas the liquor uyosU IN vogue.
Dinners were charged at moderate rates
In the middle Of the eighteenth century a
prominent lawyer djned daily along with
friend in the Lswnmarket for ''twa groat;
and piece" as they expressed it. 4 groat
was equal 90 I'd.
After dusk the adventurous stranger who
wanted TO see real life in Edinburgh eoulC
dive into one of those dark susterrnneaI
cellars, which were the "howffs' OF Judges
of Literary rnaa and Of the leading citizens
There, surrounded by the joyiai company
hH could
Sit fu' Snug
/ Ger orst.rs and . dram 9 gin
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP.
Pullman Buffet Sleepers

In which space will he Reserved Oh APP
piiSatiop.
Your home ticket agent should be able
to give you full particulars and sell yen q
ticket via this Geservedly and poputdE
line, or You can obtain al desired infor-
nation by addressing either OF the un-
ieTsigned.
CASTOR MESLiER, General Passen-
ger and Ticket Agent.
w. A. DASHIELL, Travelling /asseugts
a.! Agent.
! l.. s. TH0RNE, 81 Nice.nresidelh ana
DALLAS, TEX.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

We believe that the people Of tho
Florida parishes favor a duty on
sugar The prosperity OF the sul9r
district Of Louisiana benf6ts every
portion Of the State, but the people
of the Florida parishes are Demo
Gratis and DO not believe that the
placing Of sugar Oh the free liz by
Congress will justify a Demo
cratic Congressman or Senator in vot
mo against the measure, --tIorlda
Parishes @
This is manly inference which Qe-
serves the communication OF all PEG.
ole who have the moral courage to
express their convIctioG and the
honesty to control their se'47hoeSS'
We intend no vaporing 0e,tery, bu'
when it is taspn into consideration
that FlorlJs Parishes Is published II
the sugar district, its display o
moral courage is noticeable, in orVl
able contrast to other newspaper
which make far greator display au'
acclaim Of their democracy.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

lJy' ...... De-. b. r..
lger any IT."
sorl't0cr"'' ,.
The Penlten''"' 'V"''u'
,loss Of fashion Is blurred by a
,.ter fog -sa'foIo.n anu ASHES i'a''
s.od the docoIIcto gown ana INC !
beeIed danc'ng H'IPPcr'-'ho re-"
have wiCh0rod IN Pleasures
!, and her fac", radiant through
.d winter galr'F' no" wears " SuS'
ice gete-thc-1o-a-nonn'ry loon
n Is the perite"'ia' ''"9o'' y
,esome, hundruu state succeeds /
ehirl of worldly "I'alr'-'oclolyS
-.out devotec- arc feeling Tor ut
While, the peace t'o' comes VIII"
qeen o the leaves
ae lat and tine Iroj are 'olieo-'I''
Ia. Of gossip, That perpetual mo
machine, are elo@ged Tor lack OF
|.siatiou from waG-lng tongues ana
s.pis CHEEKY and rharIiaoI' oe-
81 in scandal, baoN-olt!ng ana cruel
cations against good namc-tor
,,aaddinr crowd has paused in the
Rcuil Lentru time 70 'h'i'N "'"u
afhts, to do Nlna deeds 10 9'"r''
an- thereby preparing Il oo""''l"I
Il Of commondabI' acts Tor lIe
her Consideration
geet is the peace thot roh''o Win
rreen o the leaves
lhe social observance u me PS'I,en
season is marked by the injury
sant gathering ABOUT Il 'Fls"o > 'e"-
Pile the 'o'o''"''' -, "'"'' '.,,,l
Y Ccro'"0'''', :, ..sNaa,,. :;
Fsnre mas 'o'"No" n''l ,.
|goi Its most ''"'D'|' anu l l,i''' Co.,
g's--Wo ''''y '''' .l,,,,,i,,,
fenushiP '"' -. ,,,;,-h,
aR ull''e'' ''''"' H..
~ upoi' 'n0 '"' .,',1',,a1 :, 90.
Len'en 'o"e' WING 9'' 90, inrarr,.l
80 -, nb, tohlo decorations
la,.,ndor or nnrn)c-English
I,1iotroDo mr. nauve orchids
ga,,,a.s used tboro il q dim,
~ IN. f,,o,,, candles dressed in
En- ahaaos and Dorothy, in q dc.
l., t;,ao ro,yn oats ervstalizeG
.,.,s from . bonbon dish of fragile
srple and white china.
:; all in hnrnminU half
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

He could regal. himself AT hearty supper
4 bit toasted cheese,
A crurab o. trirs, ham, dish o. peas
The season fitting,
An egg. or caller tras the seas
A feuk or whiting.
For the moderate expenditure OF sixpence
he could enjoy an excellent supper with
such appetizing fare as tripe, rizzared had
docks. minced collops, washing it dow
with that luscious brew Edinburgh ale, o
more potent teddy. - Gentleman's Maya
Ziug
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24
LOG IT, M "a. REET-
Cotton Market.

,,, q, .-
'hlNt'H"I' - '"'f'u"H ~ VIC -"
uosl rrIIobIr sol yrr-
,,,.,.,.,.....-. >, r.,i,,,,,,. ,, No,-
-, '''' ~ ,., ,,, n r,, tI,. wraI,
,,,, ;,a.' v VI. " Nan,
,'"','"' a.
'''D' - '5,' ~
N,TdIino g.
,ood rI.ddN0& .. .... ........-. =,
"'&2H''ns.
Bacon aGv"nuu,g ut 49,, 0Nr.
DIV, Sail 2spl.s advancing ats T)2r.
n I as, n.5''n, ny >.,, "" ,,r.d
~. inT II.
Lara Sc. plrc. ?'.r.
n-oaa..,H,
+'''''',''"'' .,o
ronry - rpuo.Hnos ~ O0 M ,i,s >',a Ter
DBL. less
rmmm"Hi Hcaay, >2.lG ~ IN ID" per
pbl less.
C,&:ss and Tea.
r.o.. .,...,.,.;rc. eo,r -, -, ,,,ofi,,,,, ~
'"N ~. .'''u'r', w AN ''.'' ''''''''" D
|'"N' '-''
lea I"oi No"N8N ''d','' i%l' u7'Hai'"'
We quot" 'atrai ~ &ood, 3~2I"' anG
j'fo ~ ""H' y 'uleS', - Vo'"l :" per p'@"u
~ the cH:a"'
5naar. Nad Molas1aa,
Surar stpqAy. OK. prime, none, cholcc
seconds 4, yellow clarified, AliP; gram
lntea, 5lz(~white clarIGHd 9}+".
Moiaafe>- Common, Qhc. r>Sae open
kt9lr. U,p"; chC}co rrl@."G, %tD5Sr,
syt,y., de lal,r7'ie, none.
AscWentS'
Oniors, 4 ,1i,p"r bbl.
Bra"s--fFaTS, sc per w. -
Potatoes Eating, y 0-Dr. t3hpN>
,a r:o.
/ "S'GGlhS ana LES
/ I5Ggjng-H G2G u lbs, &C.,
1 Nv int For BallliT DIfpDS#tI X - pei
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

Get our prices for job work.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-02-24

Then, too, is the coquet-
RA penitent who adores Jack
after grave ssand sleepless de-
lesFation, feels it test of Christian
P'iuranee to immediate some Of the
8sets Of love on the Lenten altar.
laek, she said, one memorable even
ns dolefnlly. but very, very firmly
60 not come to see me any more
2alng Lent | am so fond of you, my
Saf that must starYe the sin b,
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
The Secret of DIR. Holiness
Success.

DIR. Holmes owned his success to his
own gifts and to their wise use, but he
also. in large measure, owed the happl-
ness which he both enjoyed and impart-
ed TO his cheerful philosopher and to his
wide, eager, and quick sympathies with
NIL that touched mankind. He was IN
one respect very rare combination.
He had the scientific mind and at the
same time he was poet and novelist
Az a physician, and rs lecturer for
many wears on anatomy, he won distinc-
tion and success, and every form of sci
eptific thought and inquiry had for him
always strong attractions. He could
think and could impart his knowledge
with the precision and accuracy which
science d, nmnds. Yet, with thi- strong
IL mark, d habit of mind were joined d
lively imagination, the power I" body
forth the shapes of things unknown, aud
most delicate fancy. These M nini
qualities in high degree Of excellence
are rarely found together. Instances
have not been wanting, like Sir Thomas
Browne, for xamplc, of men of scirnli-
tic profession aud training who had LIKE
wise grea, literary gifts, and who. MS
observers, thinkers, and writers, take
high rink But this is something very
different from the genius of the poet aud
romahctr. The creative imagination
and the scientific cast Of thought, joined
MS they were in DR.. Holmes. imply an
extraordinary flexibility and versatility
Of mind In this case, too, the mngling
Of the differ, nj elements never affected
either injuriously. Imagination did not
make his medicine or anatomy. nor did
his scientific tendencies make either his
verse or his prose cold or dry. His wit
aud humor, 1t is true, CLEANED through
his lectures and left behind them to a
generation Of students harvest OF
stories and traditions. The scientific
east OF thought, on the other hand, AS ii
often supplied an image or metaphor,
may possibly have had something to do
also with the unfailing correctness of
the poets verse. Certain ut least 1t is
that the unusual combination of these
widely differing qualities of mind was
no less remarkable than The fact that
they never Jared upon each other and
never warped the life's work in either
observation-disclosures Henry cabot Lodqe
in North american Reuiew.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
Burning the Christmas Candle.

We are inclined to pity the Puritan
little one of New England who knows
nothing about merry Christmastide,
with its rollicking games of blindman s
buff, hunt the slipper, snapdragon and
the like, but some of them enjoyed the
practice which they called burning the
Christmas candle" This taper was a
homemade affair and differed from 9TH
er tallow dips only in being larger and
having the wick divided at the lower
end to form three legs, while at its heart
was concealed a quill well filled with
gunpowder On Christmas eve it was
lighted, and the quaint little Puritan
folk sat around telling stories and rid
dies until suddenly the candle went of
with tremendous explosion, making
delightful excitement and giving the
children of the colonies their only taste
of uproarious holiday fun.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
SliOSHONE FALLS.
Phenomena which Give Rise to Stories
About This Wonderland.


Strange stories are told Of phenomena
that appear at the Snoshone falls. Some
times when the air Is perfectly still the
spray arises several hundred feet above
the walls Of the canyon and can be seen
On the plains at u considerable distance.
Then for days and weeks at a time there
is scarcely any spray at all. Often the
whole canyon around the falls will be
filled with spray, and every bark and
rock Will drip with moisture. Again 1t
will be as clear as "a frosty night under
the SAME conditions from influences that
no orc has been able to discover or ex-
plain
Oftpn above the monotone Of the fall
ing waters weird sounds may be heard
unlike any that were ever named and
can be pared to 10 other, and again
from TIM to time "a sudden thronUing
is aud BILE, measured by regular inter
walls like the beating of Il human pulse.
These, too, proceed from no apparent
cause, aud science has been unable to
solve their MYSTERY
AT the orust of the highest rock Ill the
center Of the ShoshOne taIls Is the nest OF
al eagle, and Tor 81 years the same bird
has come regularly on the goth, 2Ith
or 2Sth of March to repair and reoccu-
by it and raise brood of young. Char
ley Walgomet first noticed her when he
located here in 1860. The nest was
standing iEcn, and as long as he lived
there until five years ago he kept a
record Of her temperance She never
varied more than three days in Bel ar
rival. Since his time the record has
been kept - others, who testify to the
same regularity.
The spray from the falls carries a
sediment watch clings like frost to the
windows Of the little hotel and can be
scraped eli with knife. Mr.. Keller,
who keeps the place, says that they
clean the glass every spring by laying
the sashes flat and pouring upon them
solution of vinegar and salt. After they
have soaked tor three or four days the
coating can be wiped off with u cloth,
but in IA tsw weeks the glass Is covered
again, rs il 1t was frosted. The scrapinGs
look like tae dust of lime. The same
sediment clings to the leaves OF the
trees and vegetables that are grown
around the place and can be scraped off
the rocks and the face Of the bare clay.
Chicago Record.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
A Brutal Murder.

A brutal and mysterious murder oc-
Cured near Gorham, Thursday evening.
Byron Coburu runs farm and has some
valuable horses, one being worth 5000.
Hearing noise about p. Nj. he took
lantern and went out. He failed to re-
turn and the hired man found the stable
door fastened from the outside. Coburn
was found in stall with his head split
and "A bloody axe beside him. There
were marks of n struggle.
Coroner Parry vas notified. Coburn
leaves married daughter, Mrs. II. G.
Dunn, OF Gorham. 1t Is believed the
deed was committed by horse thieves.
COburn was sixty years old and much
respected citizen. No trace was discov-
cred of the murderer and there is no sus-
picion Two hired men were held in
custody as witnesses. Their names are
Coleman and Lewis.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
X riss Is ringle In Germany.

Throughout the German fatherland
prevails the belief in the Krist Kind
lein, or Christ child, who rewards with
gifts the faithful children who love
their parents and believe in God Ga
Christmas eve each household assemblies
at dinner, and when the candles are lit
the father of the family watches the
shadows ON the wall, for if any one
should have his or her shadow obscurcd
by that of another object that is to bo
unlucky. Ii the children sit down III
odd numbers, that is also unlucky, and
it will not do to fill up the number with
either strangers or near relatives. Din
ner being over, the children retire into
a dark room and guess at the presents
they are to receive. Soon the parents
open the door and say, THE Chri
child has visited you" upon which the
children come forth to gaze upon theiI
gift decked Christmas tree. New York
World.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-17
Historians Differ.
From Hdrper's Young Peoples.

DEAR MIR. EpIToR,-D before yes
terday the teacher says to Sammy :
"Sammy thought IA minute, aud then he
says, "fiistOrans differ"
| never knew till | begun to go TO
school with sammy how much the folks
that made books had different idees
Always when Sammy gets stuck on n
question he SAYS the 'thorities differ, and
SO he can't tell. II it's grammar, he
saws grammarans differ, and il it's geo
gerry, that the gcogerfers differ, and If
it's spelling, that the dictionaries differ.
And most always the teacher kind Of
says Yes, or Mebby, or agrees somehow,
and Sammy slides along. Only in 'rith-
metic gener'ly he gets left.
''How many is seven times eight
says, the teacher.
Sammy looked awful solemn, then NJ
says,
"reacher, the 'rthmetickers differ
NO, they don't" says the teacher.
"You stay in at recess aud study your
lesson
When we were coming home day be-
fore yesterday we stopped to rest, and
Sammy says,
"What do you s'pose the teacher was
getting at when she asked me who dis
covered America
~ guess she was trying to see if you
knew" says |.
swell, | know three or four fellers
that say they did, but | couldn't just
think of 'em then, cause she comes on
me so sudden. 1t was Hen Barker's
question, anyhow; my question was,
What was the first lani he sighted?
and | was to say, "A small island of the
West lniun archerpilergo not fully iden-
terrified by eXploders,' "
well" says, Il s'pose she meant
Columbus.'
II guess so. | wonder if the Injuns
saw Columbus fore he saw them. II
they did, should think America dis
covered herself. Pop says Injuns is
pizen. He knows all about 'em.
Yours truly,