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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

At a gathering of players one of
the party told little story that
amused them all. 1t was in London
that l heard it" said he. Three
actors were dining together and one
of them left the table little early.
Poor old Hicks says one. thinks he
can play Hamlet, Why. he isn't up
to melodrama' That's so. says the
other i saw him do a serious part
once and it was the funniest thing of
the season. Well l must get to the
theater Good night old man. The
one who was left at the table gave
him good night. and as he watched
him receding down the room he folded
his arms across his breast and solilo.
quized: Poor old Fitz! Thinks he
can play Iago. The audacity of that
man is sublime After he had
smoked up his cigar he likewise arose
and stalkea out Then the waiter ran
his fingers through his hair rested
on his right foot put his hand into
his waistcoat and in lrvingesque tones
exclaimed for his own benefit: These
youthful poplnjays fancy that they
they forsooth-have learned the art
of acting. Now. when | was in the
legitimate But just then he caught
the landlords eye and began to clear
away the dishes"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
ABOU BEN ADVERTISER.

Abou Ben Advertiser, nervy man,
Awoke one night to study DER his plan:
When 10! vision lighted all his room,
Making it rich and like q lily In bloom
And he saw outlined in the presence there
The face OF a once naughty millionaire,
Who, ere he had put on his ghostly guise,
For many years was wont to advertise
The vision now wrote in book of gold,
Exceeding nerve had made Ben Abou bold.
And to the advertisers ghost he said:
Still writing adsy' The vision shook its
head G0l
And ans wered with a look whfcH banished lea,
"The names Of advertisers wealth hath
blessed
"And is mine oney" asked eagerly Ben Abou,
With irown came the answer: NAV, not SOL,
Then Abou spoke more low, as who would
serve,
Because the presence really broke his nerve
But cheerily still, and said II pray thee
then,
Write me as one Of those Inflated men
Who ne'er let up. o vision truly wise,
After they once begin to advertise
The vision wrote and vanished Tho mex,
night
II came again with great Weakening light.
And showed the names whom mighty wealth
had BLESSED
And lol Abou Adj name led oil the rest.
Printers Ink
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
Poor and Honorable,

George Jones, a woodchopper en-
gagged in trimming sycamore trees in
the center OF San Bernardino. CAL.
observed hanging over him two shin.
ing objects. He climbed higher and
found them to be two tin cans OF great
weight He secured them. brought
them to the ground, and on opening
them found that they contained gold
pieces The contents amounted to
to 81. 900 Jones though a poor
laborer. was not tempted by the
glittering heap but brought the treas
ure to the bank at San Bernard inc
and deposited it for Identification by
thesowner. The money had evidently
been hanging in the tree but short
time. as week before the same tree
was partly trimmed.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
NEEJ
Vt
low DAHOMEYANS FIGHT.

The Savage Armies Charge With Great
Detcrminat ton.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

night when Lunetta Travers, mas
querading, l thought, in my darlings
clothes, had stolen from the house to
meet her lover in the shadow of the
grove that grows about our house.
Lunetta was of gypsy blood-beauti-
full as an angel, but passionate and
vengeful in her moods, like one of
almost demon parentage. She was
Elsabeth's friend, but not woman
to my liking-thus when the breath
of Islander touched her name was the
first to reason with and chide her.
But the fiery blood rebelled against
my words and openly defying our en-
treaties, Lunetta met her dark proved
knight at ill-chosen hours as well as
uniting places.
At last her visit neared its end and
even my promised wife could plainly
see Lunetta bore us bitter feeling.
She seemed to feel she was misjudged
and vet refused us honest dealing.
Then, when one dark night just ten
years ago, she ventured out arrayed
in Hlsabeth's clothes, an angry demon
filed my soul and quietly | watched
and followed.
Strong words ran riot when we met
the man, Lunetta and myself be-
meath the guarding branches, and
when our passions burst to sudden
fame we drew our weapons, aimed
and fred with deadly and deliberate
purpose.
But Lunetta sprang between me
and the man she loved, and when l
saw her lying, stretched upon the
ground, remorse and horror seized my
heart, and bent above the ghastly
face. :,alf dszed at what wrath had
permitted.
Tbs ~yide-strained, dusky eyes were
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

The Savage Armies Charge With Great
Determinations.
A French officer in Dahomey writes:
Our appearance on DahOmeyan terri
tory was decidedly displeasing to
Behanzin; his people round about
Dogba fastened to warn him of our
arrival. Thereupon a grand council
was held at the camp of the Amazons
where all swOre upon the entrails OF
a hen solemnly strangle1 while the
moon was in her third quarter that
they would exterminate us all.
Gebbo, the king brother. accord
ingIy left Allada with 1000 we'll
armed men advancing In forced
marches with the object Of taking US
by surprise. This little operation
was upon my WORD, carried out very
boldly for on the morning Of the 18TH
just as the reveille mad been sounded
which was about half an hour before
sunrise the enemy came upon our
camp quite unexpectedly.
A small outpost of marine infantry
suddenly noticed the dark outl mes Of
some suspicious looking figures creep
ing out of wood, The men at once
shouted Hate la! Qui vive? The
only reply was rush and a volley
from which our h ndful Of men
escaped by miracle.
The alarm was given, and after a
momentary amaZement which was
very natural everybody quickly re-
gained his presence Of mind.
1t was high time. for the enemy
was barely moro than thirty yards
distance from the tents Of the head.
quarter S staff.
The sentries on duty and the
colonel himself blazed away vigorous
ly. and only few steps off, under
the flashes of the rifles we saw dark
surging mass whence came the
shouts of ''Dahomcy! Dahomeym
with savage yells.
1t was truly impressive. this attack
by savagcs in the shadow of night,
and with soldiers less seasoned than
the marine infantry and our gallant
soldiers of the Foreign Legion there
is no knowing what might have hap
pened. for the slightest sign of weak
ness would have been our ruin.
Very luckily every one did his
duty with GOODNESS. In less than two
minutes after the commencement OF
the attack two companies OF the For
eign Legion had fastened to the front.
and the Lebel rifle at once began
wholesale its work Of destruction.
turning the yelling crowd advancing
along our front into regular human
hash. In few minutes the ground
was swept cleap right away to the
edge Of the wood.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
A Generous Man.

.Harkins said old Mr. Barlow to
his foreman. 'the firm has decided to
inaugurate system OF profit sharing
with its employees
Good enough!' replied Harkins
What were the firms profits last
yearp"
Last year the firm lost ST. 600.
That necessitates a cut of 10 per
cent in wages under the new system.
Tell the men the new arrangement
goes into effect Immediately Har-
xins Puck,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

,5i aie used they will practically make side boards, Bv
De nese STAKES long enough and putting in end ones In
hs same way bulky material may be HANDLED " ~ ' "a
are making this offer to show sample Of our yo,l ".
wan. 70 snow how nice thing can max, and how RECKLESS
q. IN the matter OF prices This Steel Truck il furnbss "A
10y eash U cents per pound, copies OF adyersement
~ - per conditions named in No. T. This is adv No
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

horror. such as had not experienced
before for many years, crcpt suddenly
through myovcins.
It was my wife's white India silk
shawl, that had hung on that particu-
Il nail for ten long years, but
strangely enough. it was as SDotlcs,
and white as it was ten years ago,
when it forme1 the shroud of that
murdered girl-Eut would not allow
myself to think about that-only bent
hurriedly, and Selling it gingerly be
tween my thumb and finger, held it
out at arms length, until he'd fasten-
ed it again securely c.: thc hook.
Then I closed and locked the door
with a deep breath of relief and turn
ing abruptly. stood face to face with
Elisabeth, my beautiful wife. who had
crept up softly behind me and was
now standing, like myself. with an
expression Of positive relief gradually
taking the place of horror on her fair,
young face.
She too, had seen the garment fal |
and witnessed the repugnance with
which | touched its dainty, silkcn
fabric, and she, too, had gone back
ward by a mental journey to that
fatal night when the ghastly spirit of
misery and remorse took shape within
our souls.
"Just ten years ago to-day she was
here, my darling whispered fearfully
"Oh, Harold will she come again to-
night" she murmured piteously. as
she gazed with frightened eyes into
my face and grasped my arm with her
slender. nervous fingers
"Pshaw, sweetheart | answered
carelessly, but with a somewhat
trembling voice, ''why should the past
return. 1t is over and gone forever
So calm your fears. my Elisabeth, and
try to think of happier things" added
cheerfully Is ] led her tenderly back
to the ruddy fire and seated ner in her
own low chair.
"But you know. Harold, she said she
would come back after an interval
of years, and upon the anniversary of
her death-do YOU not remember? Oh!
husband, if it should be to-nighty she
exclaimed, trembling from heas Ito
foot. feel as though the droEc,, e
of that shawl were an omen of 49,. "
she whispered again after paroxk :m
of bitter weeping.
/ soothed her as best could, but The
truth was, too, was nervous and :is-
tressed at the simple phenomenon of
the silken shawl falling from it's nail.
On this day of all others. For ten
long years it had remained untouched,
for the closet was one we seldom en-
tered and contained but a few odd
garments that were rarely brought to
light.
1t was the first time I had touched
the shawl since it was hung there by
my sweethearts hands on that fatal
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
or Asult Size.

Tommy-Pa. why do they say tina,
80 lote natures" when it falls due.
Pa. worried over his debts - Re.
cause it's generally so blamed big. |
suppose icago Re- ord.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
There Is as much hill IA q selfish heart -
there is in musket

The best remedy for rheupatism thai re- fss
rot hoen discovered. Mr. .. Il. Tyler, TX
" Main ST., Galesburg, Ills, Srltest; ,.s ~
have used good nal,y bottles OF SalYasloR
Oil and think it the best remedy Tor rne|
uatism ever used"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

nerfect cure! Mr.. Edward q; Broug9'
+on n r. 40 ", 18th St., New York City, n. W
s soH t this: q have used several bottles e
f DF B Shi' Cough syrup in my. family and
find it a perfect cure. l cheert99ly recon-
,pand If -
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24
He { ,tonished His Teacher.

A young woman near Boston recent.
ly organized Sunday-school class.
Every Sunday she gave to each pupil
a card On which was printed a verse
that was to be recited on the follow
ing Sunday. One little fellow, after
reciting the verse given him. said he
had another and recited the follow.
ing:
'Your right foot is lazy,
Your left foot is crazy,
But don't be onaiSy
I'll learn you to dance
why. Freddy, where did you learn
thatP''
oh my Uncle Frank taught it to
me- But Uncle Frank heard OF it
aud now sings his medleYs away from
little listening ears Boston Budget
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

NJ Measure is comparable to standing
on the vantage of truth.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-24

No paddock, bolts or bars can secure I"
,,,o;don nc we'll as her own reserve.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
TERRITORIAL POLITICS.
Concluding Work of the Democratic
Central COmmittee-Republicans
Attempt Some Sharp Prac-
tice on Statehood.

The territorial Democratic central com
mittee closed up its work late on Satur-
day evening. There never was more
harmonious session of this body held in
New Mexico.
The chairman and secretary were
authorized to use their best judgment as
vention at Las Cruces that shall nomi-
nate candidate for delegate to congress.
The basis of representation was fixed
at one delegate for each 1875 votes or
fraction thereof cast for the Democratic
nominee at the last delegate election
This will make the Las Cruces conven-
ton consist of 100 delegates, a somewhat
larger representation than heretofore.
Chairman Crist was asked to-day about
what date the convention would be held
and he said much would depend upon the
adjournment of congress. He thinks
congress will ad journ in about six weeks,
although in any event he and his col
leagues are in favor of a short campaign,
so that it is likely that the convention
will this year Q held somewhat later than
usual.
The joint meeting of the sub commit
tees representing the Democratic and
Republican territorial committees was
] held on Saturday night, and the statehood
situation gone over at length. There was
| great deal of discussion. The Republl-
cans desired the Democrats to join in
dispach to Vice President Stevenson, pre-
siding officer of the senate, urging state
hood, but the Democrats commended that
they had already sent strong personal
kilograms both to Delegate Joseph and
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the senate
committee on territories, and they said
they would go still farther and send a
separate telegram to the presiding officer
of the senate if the Republicans would do
likewise, but they were averse to sending
joint dispatch. This was agreed to and
early on yesterday morning such tele-
gram was sent by the Democrats, but, as
| far as can be learned, the Republican
committeeman have not up to this time
forwarded any dispatch to the senate's
presiding officer. 1t appears that some
of the Republican committeeman are
averse to going thus officially on record
as favoring the cause of statehood.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

There was no ball game yesterday
owing to the rain.
Ramona Indian school has made 1OO,-
900 bricks this season.
A., Il S. F. pay checks for the month
of June arrived last night.
A complete outfit of bar fixtures for
sale. Inquire at this office.
The A., T. & s. F. has made round
trip rate of 1896 to Las Vegas for the
territorial firemen's tournament on the
23rd.
A general invitation is extended to
citizens to attend the meeting of the
horticultural society at Adams hall at 8
o'clock this evening.
A heavy rain fell in the mountains and
valleys hereabouts last night, and yester-
day afternoons rain extended below AL
buquerque. The Galisteo carried Hood
down to the Rio Grande.
A party of Santa Fe cyclers took spin
down the Cerrillos road yesterday morn
ing, coming back over the Aqua Fria
road. The roads around Santa Fe are
exceptionally good for this kind of sport
especially these crisp, cool mornings.
At meeting to be held at st. Francis
hall this evening the committees ap-
pointed at subsequent meeting to cir
culate petitions praying Archbishop Cha
pelle to retain Rev. j. H. DeFouri as pas
tor of the Guadalupe church will make
report.
Some $50 persons we're present at the
public reception given by Gov. and Mrs
Thornton on Saturday evening. The
members of both the Democratic and Re-
publican territorial committees were
there in force, and the dancing proved q
particularly enjoyable feature.
Joseph Blakely's two running horses
now here from Las Vegas are attracting
much attention from local horsemen
Some of the sports have secured the us'
of one of Sheriff Cunningham's thorough
breds and put up 5000 for match will
one of the Blakely horses. The race will
probably come off on Saturday afternoon
next.
City Marshal Torres has his street i'm
provement force at work on Water stree
to-day and Mr.. s. s. Beatty says they ar
making a frst-class job of it there, a
they have elsewhere throughout the city
1t is not little gratifying to have citizen
commend the work of the present Demo
cratic city administration, and 1T is par
ticularly pleasant to see that fair-minde
Republicans are not adverse to thus Civ
ing credit where credit is due.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
Nr. Helm as n Host.

Sup. 7. J. Helm, of the Santa Fe South
ern road, royalty entertained a company
of gentlemen friends yesterday, some
thirty in number. A special train car
ried the party to Santa Clara pueblo
where the annual feast in honor of the
patron saint of this pueblo was celebrat-
ed by the Indians. Here the scenes
rlvaled the typical country circus and
were interesting in the extreme. At
l o'clock the party was conveyed to rs
pamela where, in obedience to telegraphic
orders, splendid dinner was awaiting
Mr.. Helms guests at the Hensel house
This was topped off with claret and cigars
and an hour later the visitors were sailing
home, arriving about 4;30 P. m. The day
throughout was most enjoyable and Mr.
Helm was unanimously declared in all res
poets prince Of good fellows.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
Printers Ink Says:

Advertising is the coupling pin that
unites persistence and success.
People buy of concerns that keep
themselves before the publicity adver-
Using.
The man who is straightforward in his
advertising is sure of holding trade. His
advertising brings customer to his
store; his treatment of him decides the
question whether he will come again.
The man who puts off his summer ad-
vertising until July will find that fall
comes before his returns are in. If you
are going to do thing, do it in time
Push your business. Don't let it push
you.
Every man cannot scale the wall that
surrounds business success. Many have
attempted it with ladder that has proved
too short. The man who is most likely
to gain the summit is he who uses adver
Using as his ladder.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13

Mr.. Harry Dougherty, of Socorro,
young attorney, is guest at the Palace.
Mr.. 7. w. Wilkerson, late of Missouri,
and now member of the Albuquerque
bar, is visiting friends in Santa Fe.
Hon. H. G. Sluss, the Kansas member
of the U. S. court of privete land claims,
arrived from Wichita yesterday.
Col. W. G. Marmon, in from Borrego
Springs to-day, says the mines in that
part of the Cochiti district are showing
up finely.
Messrs. H. B. Cartwright and W. II.
Wilson left by private conveyance yes
terday for trip through the Cochitl
mining district.
Chief Clerk J. II. Reeder, of the court
of private land claims, arrived on Satur-
day night from his home at Hays City,
Kas.
Capt. j. c. DeLany, the well known Fort
Stanton citizen, is in the city to-day. He
is Just in return from an eighteen months
stay at Walla Walla, Wash.
Manager Sayer, of the Sayer Bros. saw
mill, Pine canon, is in the city to-day
buying furniture for his new home. He
and Mrs. Sayer leave for Bland City to-
morrow.
A fine girl babe was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Amado Chaves yesterday. Mother
and babe are doing we'll and the popular
superintendent of education is receiving
many hearty congratulations
Col. Geo. Fl. Waterbury, postofliee in
spector, has been in the city since Satur-
day night. He is en- route to Arizona
No man in the public service attends
more strictly to business than he.
At the Exchange: A. S. F'ersheim,
Kansas City; Il. A. Sluder, City; A. Well
Las Vegas; j. G. DcLany, Ft. Stanton; A.
R. Powers, Chicago; Walter G. Marmon,
Borrego; Pedro Bernal, Simon Valdez
Mora.
Hon. Casimiro Barela, of Trinidad, and
Ex-Sherif Agapito Abeytia, of Mora, left
for their respective homes this afternoon
Mr.. Barela goes shortly to Denver, whence
he goes with party of capitalists for a
trip through Mexico.
Postmaster Cliff Arnold is here from
Bland City. He says four men are work
ing a rocker and are doing well saving
placer gold in Pine canon. The Allertor
mill has improved its water supply and
will probably start up to-day.
Col. Able, special agent for the Indiar
office, left yesterday for the Mescalere
Apache agency, under orders to relieve
Capt. Burnett, 7th infantry U. s. A., soor
to be retired. Mr. E. W. Pike went will
him and will hunt and fish in Lincolr
county for time.
At the Palace: II. j. Bibrough, st
Louis; J. A. Bernstein, San Francisco; L
} j. GOWN, St. Louis; W. c. Wyman, Chi
cage; G. Young, Kansas City;J II. Reed
err, Hays City; Karl +. Kraft, Chicago; j
S. Van Doren, Ft. Wing ate; s. Burkhar
: and wife, Albuquerque; H. G. Sluss
: Wichita; H. H. Wheeock, st. Louis; II. L
Smith, New Haven; e. Daleoroeu, Chi
cage; II. Dougherty, Socorro; H. K
Hellis, Donver; M. Reinken, Wisconsin.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13

The New Livery Barn.

Mr.. J. w. Bowden, the Ration livery
man who has located here, arrived at 6
O'Clock last evening, having driven his
outfit through from Ration. He left
there on Tuesday morning. HIS stock
consists of fifteen head of good horses
and dozen vehicles. They are now
quartered in the Andrews block on Gas
per avenue, and as soon as the animals
are rested up which will be about Satur-
day next, he will be ready for business.
In the meantime many improvements
are being made at the new livery barn.
The basement is being provided with
stalls and the upper floor will contain the
vehicles only. telephone and electric
lights will be put in.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
WOOL wine SCHOOL.
TuLLAHoMA, TENNESSEE.
Ninth year. A home for boys and young
men. Training thorough. Address, ;.
S. S. WOoLWINE, Principal.
New Fast Time.
TWELVE HOURS SAVED BETWEEN COLORADO
AND NEW YORK CITY.

TWELVE HOURS SAVED BETWEEN COLORADO
AND NEW YORK CITY.
The Missouri Pacific railway on April
20, 1894, placed in effect new schedule
for its "Fast Mail" train between Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, and Kansas
City and St. Louis; leaving Denver at 800
p. M, Colorado Springs at 5:25 p. M,
and Pueblo at 700 p. M, and arriving at
Kansas City at 5:45 p. m, st. Louis at
6:55 a. M, and Chicago at 500 a. M, with
direct connection over all trunk lines
for New York City, Boston, Philadelphia
and Washington, D. G., and all inter-
mediate points.
This will enable passengers from Colo
RADIO interior points to make direct
connection with the Missouri Pacific "Fast
Mall at Pueblo, by taking D. & R. g.,
train No. 4, thereby saving twelve hours
time on the eastbound trip, and enabling
them to avoid disagreeable lay-over,
with the advantage of only one change OF
cars between Colorado and New York
City, or other eastern points, which is
made in Union Depot.
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars, and
Free Reclining Chair Cars of the latest
design. All trains heated with steam, INC
danger of frey, and lighted with the
famous Pjntsch gas light.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-08-13
CITY Public schools.

At the special meeting of the city coun-
Gil on Saturday night, the city attorneys
opinion to the effect that it is the duty OF
the council to ratify the action of the city
school board in fixing the school tax at
mills on the dollar was read and on mo-
ton of Councilman Victory was received
and filed, but not approved, that actor
being left to come up at the next regular
meeting of the council. In the meantime
the city school board is requested to sup
ply the finance committee of the city
council with all the data in its possession
touching city school finances.