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The Progress., 1894-12-29
HE GOT HEs COMMISSION.
Hoo Theoretical Financier Reaped
His Reward Among the Brokers.

Ho Theoretical Financier Reaped
His Reward Among the Brokers.
Il had queer conversation in my
office the other day." said the head of
a well-known banking concern, over
the walnuts at his table. at hap
peued in this manner. At noon most
of my clerks so out for luncheon, and
the porter, Jim, an aged but very
knowing colored man, is often called
upon to leave his position By the
door for few minutes.
"Well, last week | sat in my
Office, tilted back in the desk chair,
struggling with knotty problem on
change.
Wrapped in my thoughts, as was,
still there seemed to be something eX-
erting an influence to make me turn
around.
This subtle thought transference
|. resisted until it became Overwhelm-
ing, and | sharply twisted the chair
about.
"Therc stood before me the least
semblance Of man I've yet seen,
clad in raiment that once had been
fashionable, but which now was not
alone out of date by year, but had
lost all of its shape and a goodly ror-
ton of its integral structure.
"Now, in extreme youth Id boen
fooled by the apparent inability of one
man to clothe himself properly, and
before I got through with the costs OF
having treated him as his clothing
would seem to warrant had to sign a
good many checks, 50, like flash, it
went through my brain here is a
capitalist in disguise or he'd nevor
have got past jim. In the most suave
manner possible ! glanced at him,
bowed and said: Good day, sir, what
can I do for you?' He began to tumble
with his hip pocket. Norcross, Jr.,
thought l, but it was nothing so excit-
ing. He simply pulled a small book
out of his pocket and handed it to me.
I read the title, How to Get Rich
Without Working-a Sure and Speedy
Method of Obtaining fortune, by
Prof. d. Poor.
{" I'm the author of that work, the
intruder broke in, and | don't want
to sell you copy. / just want my
commission, and as you were a little
slow in RENTING | called for it..
Commission? gasped.
Yes, commission he repeated, =
sold more than 5000 of those books
in New York alone, and know that
am entitled to a commission from
every banker and broker in the city
Your debt to me we'll put at $40 fol
to-day; in the future ! may demand
: more
"Crank, thought I, but before | hat
time to think he continued:
".You see there are 5000 yOun9
= men who tried my way of getting rich
suddenly; their avaricious mind
craved riches, and they tried my meth
cd: they stimulated trading on the ex
changes; every broker reaped har
vest of commissions, and all want
my share.
"s But you should be rich yoursel
then if you have a sure and speed
method of making fortune, | put in
" No, / followed my own advice
was the answer, and he rose to 60"
"What did you do?" came in
spontaneous chorus from the guests.
"Well," concluded the banker bro
ker, II gave him $40; his argumen
was too suggestive to need turtle
demonstration.
The Progress., 1894-12-29
plaasures of the ImagInatlon.

"Tell me story, grandma. What
kind of a story do you want, Tom
my?n .srell me q story with plenty
of raisins and candy in it, and . dog
Texas Siftings.
The oasis., 1894-08-02
Engll,n,I.s Power.

Nine-tenths of mankind Is hostile to the single gold standard. Our 7O,00O,- GOO people are unanimous against it. Most of the great European countries and their government are against it. South America rejects it. The whole of Asia knows only silver, and India. which contains live-sixths of the sub jects of the British crown, is as hostile to it as ourselves. Yet the London bankers say we must submit, and we we have submitted. So strange a spectacle has never been seen in our history, and argument and compulsive proof brought by worldwide ruin seems to be helpless against such an astonishing power. What is the use of argument when we are convinced, aud when at least nine-tenths of the civilized world agree, England holds us by the single gold standard by the force of her capital alone, more des- potically than she could hold us to her Empire in l776. The mere threat of her displeasure paralyzes mankind.- Senator Cameron.
The oasis., 1894-08-02
Copper.

Nothing can induce one to purchase copper, as the future looks so uncer- tain. Lake cannot bring over 9c, cleo trolytic sf(as7-s, and casting S5-S. The foreign quotations are e3S los for spot and e39 for three months. Says w. T. Sargant's circular, ''The statis- tical position of copper is one of un- usual interest. It is just l2 months ago that the disturbed state of Amer ican trade showed itself distinctly in the utter inability of the United States to consume the metal at any thing like the old rate: and from July to Dec. 3l, 1893, it supplied Europe with 57 ,425 tons against l6,90l tons in the same months of 1892. During the six months, say from Jan. l, to June 30 1894, it has further supplied 37, 1894 tons against l9,9S9 tons in the same months of ls93. This increase of 57, ,959 tons in F months has been fol- lowed by an increase in our visible sup plies of IF tons. In other words Eur ope would have been starved out had this surplus not been received. 'IOres & Metals.
The oasis., 1894-08-02
Purchase Rights.

A Washington telegram of last Thursday states that progress has been made in a matter which concerns all mineral deposits in Mexican land grants throughout the Pacific coast. Under the terms by which these lands are now held by their owners the lat ter renot permitted to work the min- eral deposits therein. These remain the property of the government.
 Mines of great value in New Mexi- co, Arizona and other territories and States are thus non-producing. Dele gate Joseph of New Mexico has intro- duced bill which will settle this di- fficulty by providing for the condem- nation, if necessary, of surface rights for mining facilities, and also for the purchase of rights to work mines.
The oasis., 1894-08-02

The London Economist reports pre- parations being made by the Austrian government for the withdrawal of l00,000,000 ilorins in paper and their substitution with silver coins. After January 1, 1896, the public will be no longer required to receive one-florin notes in payment, but the public off, cers will take them until June 30, 1896. In the meantime all govern ment, post and banking offices will hold the notes as fast as they receive them and replace them with silver coins. The Economist thinks the pay
 ing out of this large amount of silver will be a test as to how much silver the Austro- Hungarian circulation will absorb. There are said to be 100000 GOO florins coined and deposited in the bank until needed for the re-establlsh- ment of specie payment, which is not to be brought about without the aid of silver. The movement is expected to favorably affect the market for sil- yer in London, especially as the pur- chases for India show no signs of de- creasing, even where gold is parted with to bring them about.
The oasis., 1894-08-02
A Pilot Bar Liter.

The following is taken from the list of recently patented inventions pub- lished by the Scientific Americans:
 PILOT BAR LIFTER.-Peter G. Cot ter, Yuma, Leonidas Holladay, Pima, and Ransom J. Duncan, Yuma, ArI- zona Territory. A cylinder connected with the steam or air supply is mount ed at the front of the locomotive in such way that it's piston may either directly or through cam be made to lift the pilot bar, the cylinder being capable of an oscillating or swinging motion to accommodate the movement of the pilot bar to either side, and the mechanism being under the control of the engineer in the cab. The improve ment renders it unnecessary for the brakeman to mount the cowcatcher to make coupling with the pilot bar.
The oasis., 1894-08-02
Fame Was Oyerlooked.

1T went into the office of Texas editor last winter" says MT. Fred Pel- ham, the lyceum bureau man, ito see about some corrections in the proof of d programme l was having printed there. This name says l, is Bret Harte, not Bretlewaite.' All right, answered the editor. But the name came back 'Bretharte. Again under took to explain. Bret is the first name and Harte the second, says l. Surely you have read his books and know about Bret Harte, the poet au- thor?' Mo-, said the editor, I never heard of him before in all my life, but then you can't expect the editor of live daily in busy town to have time to keep track of every little jim-crow poet that bobs up!'"
The oasis., 1894-08-02

Out in the country from Dyersburg, Tenn, a few miles is an apple tree which has strange history. It is said to be 90 years old and has always been vigorous and strong, but has never borne any fruit and has never bloomed but four times. The first time it bloomed was before the war of 1872. It bloomed again at the eve of the outbreak of the Mexican war, and again in 1861. It bloomed no more until a few days ago, and the people of that community regard it as an omen of another war. A peculiarity of the blooms is that they are round like rose buds, the petals never open ing, and in color resembling big drops of blood.
The oasis., 1894-08-02

A locomotive engineer can tell by the ear alone when his machine is out of order. He becomes so familiar with it's ordinary tones that, so long as they are sounding in his ear, he knows every thing is right, but the moment bolt gets loose, ol any part of the machine goes wrong the note changes, and he at once looks for the difficulty.
The oasis., 1894-08-02

There is not one farmer in ten who receives the bulletins, reports, etc., from the experiment stations, who reads them. They are ruined for pop ular use by a wilderness of useless words and tables of figures that would require a professional mathematician to expound. Facts tersely, clearly told, are eagerly looked for, but rare ly found in these dry pamphlets. Re ports prepared in an effective, popular style would prove of deep interest to the farmer
The oasis., 1894-08-02
0uerr Things in Animal Life.

The greyhound runs by sight only, This is fact. The carrier pigeon flies his hundreds of miles homeward by eyesight, noting from point to point objects that he has marked. This is only conjecture. The dragon fly, with l2,0O0 lenses in his eye darts from angle to angle with the rapidity of flashing sword, and as rapidly darts back, not turning in the air, but with a clash reversing the action Of his four wings and instantaneously calculat- ing the distance of the objects, or he would dash himself to pieces. But in what conformation of the eye does this power consist? No one can an swer.
 Ten thousand mosquitoes dance up and down in the sun, with the min utest interval between them, yet no one knocks another headlong on the grass or breaks d leg or wing, long and deIecate as they are. Suddenly pecu- liar, high-shoudered, vicious creature with long and pendent nose, darts out of the rising and falling cloud, and settling on your cheek, inserts pois- onous sting. What possessed the little wretch to do this. Did he smell your blood while he was dancing? No one knows.
 A carriage comes suddenly upon some geese in narrow road and drives straight through the flock. A goose was never yet fairly yet run over, nor duck. They are under the very wheels and hoofs, and yet they contriye to flap and waddle safely off. Habit ually stupid. heavy and indolent they are, nevertheless, equal to any emer- gency.
 Why does the lonely woodpecker, when he decends from his tree and goes to drink, stop several times on his way and listen and look around before he takes his draught? No one knows.
 How is it that the species of an ant which is taken in battle by other ants to be made slaves, should be the black or negro ant. No one knows.
 The power of judging of actual dan ger and the free and easy boldness that results from it are by no means uncommon. Many birds seem to have a correct notion of guns range, and are scrupulously careful to keep beyond it. The most obvious resource would be to fly right away out of sight and hearing, but this they do not chose to do.
 A naturalist of Brazil gives an ac count of an expedition that he made to one of the islands of the Amazon to shoot spoonblls, ibises, and other mag nificent birds which are abundant there. His design was completely baf- fled, however, by wretched little sand piper, which proceeded him, contin- ually uttering his tell-tale cry, which aroused all the birds within hearing Throughout the day did this individual bird continue it's sef-imposed duty of sentinel to others, etfectually prevent ing the approach of the hunter to the game and yet managing to keep out of range of his gun.-[ Phila. Times.
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The oasis., 1894-08-02

"Her dainty feet were encased in shoes that might be taken for fairy boots" wrote the editor in ballroom puff, but the blundering compositor made 1t read, "Her dirty feet were en- cased in shoes that might have been taken for ferry boats" The editor is in the hospital now.
The oasis., 1894-08-02
Food for Young Chicks.

tA Farmers Daughter in Country Gentleman:) l would advise that on- ly cooked food be offered to chicks un- til they are a month old. Do not give the little fellows anything at all until they are A hours old, and do not tempt them to eat much until AS hours from the time they are matched; let them remain quietly nestled among their mothers warm feathers, thus gaining strength and vigorous vitality.
 For tire first week feed stale bread equal parts of egg ubread of corn meal batter bread and bread made of white flour or of the whole wheat softened by pouring over it hot sweet milk. Do not mix together much, as it then becomes a sticky, pasty mass, that even a chick does not fancy. Sim ply break the bread in a pan, pour the hot milk over it, and let it stand on the stove and simmer along until it becomes rather dry. Sloppy, watery messes bring lOsseness of the bowels, disorder the whole system, and ire Qucntly cause death.
 After few days, sprinkle the food lightly with a pinch of red pepper; it stimulates and helps to keep the chicks warm and lively. If the little fellows should be at all inclined to dy- sentery, substitute black pepper, which is an excellent remedy.
 Some meat is also necessary if you want the chicks to grow off thrifty and strong from the start, and 1 pre- fer to give this separately-say one meal day of good, well-boiled meat, cut fine enough for the chicks to swal- low. Do not let the old hens get much meat, else it will start them to laying and they will wean their chicks long before you think they ought to.
 After a week or so garden vege- tables may be given, such as onions, either raw or cooked, boiled cabbage, turnips, potatoes, etc. Take care, though, that nothing sour or ferment- ed is offered. It is great deal easier to keep chicks healthy than it is to cure them after they get sick.
 When the chicks are two weeks old, if it is more convenient, boiled crack ed corn seasoned with drippings may be substituted for stale bread, and then it is a good plan to let each al- ternate meal consist of whole sound wheat boiled to bursting. If this pro- portion be maintained-half corn and half wheat-until the chicks reach far better results will be than if either one is fed in preponderance. The young chicks will then grow off strong and healthy, bidding defiance to gapeS and all other infantile diseases. All the age of six weeks, 1 have had cockerels large enough for broilers, fat and nice, one chick furnishing sufficient meat for one table of six persons.
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The oasis., 1894-08-02

Among the South Sea Islanders, for q long time after their acquaintance with Europeans their values were ex- pressed in axes.
The oasis., 1894-08-02

The continental money depreciated so greatly before the end of the Revo- lution that it passed current only at the rate of to 40.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
BRIGHT BITS.

That's a good idea. Garry it out" said
the editor to the man who came in with
better plan for running the paper
Philadelphia Record.
Bessie-The idea of your saving that
you are only 81
Gussie-You forget mamma told us that
II Is always better to underrate than to
Xaggerate.-Truth.
Little Girl-Won't YOU please have an
ambulance sent to that empty barn?
Policeman-Certainly, miss, who's hurt?
Nobody yet But the boys is going to
play clrCus.-GoOd News.
You are charged here" said the Judge
with voting twice this morning"
i know It, your honor, but it was the
best best | could do. Since got the rheuma-
uSm l can't vote more'n twice ter save my
hfe"-Seattle Telegraph
Professor-In Russia criminals are often
sentenced to be kept awake until insanity
ana death result. Now, how do you sup
pose they keep them from falling asIeeD?
Little Girl oldest of a small family)-I
expect they give EN- baby TO take care
of.-Truth.
The editor of the Moon is the meanest
man this side of Hades."
What makes you think that?"
Think? know he Is. Didn't he de-
quot 30 cents from the last poem l sold him
because the fourteenth line was two feet
short in the meter?'-Truth.
See here" said the slang young man
to the girl of his choice for the time I've
got a kick coming"
NOW now ola ne guess II so Well?'
unused the old man, as he bolted the
front door; Il didn't think he heard me
sneaking up on him at all."-Indianapolis
Journal
Magistrate-Now prisoner at the bar !
wish to know why you hit your husband
did?
Prisoner-Sure, yer amer. I couldn't find
the broomstick as I use in general, so |
took the nearest thing that come.-Half-
Holiday.
Jaggs--I say, old fellow, can't you lend
me ten for month?
Naggs-Sorry but l haven't anything
except fifty. Got any change?
Jaggs (after a season Of thoughO-No,
but say, just make it fifty for five
months; that will do as well.-Detroit
Free Press.
Irony of Fate.-Mr Dooley Coming i'm
This do be har-r-d luck!
Mrs. DoolleyaaPhut is it, Moike; didn't
Mr.. Dooley truefuny)-I did thot, bad
cess to it! Out o. wor-r-ruk all summer
an as soon as cold weather comes on,
gifts job dhrivin' an ice wagon.-Puck
Il always enjoy the fall of the year"
said Mrs, Uptodate, Tor there is always
a pleasant surprise in store for me then. -
In what way?' asked her friend.
"Oh, when l unpack my winter cloak
! am sure to find a handkerchief that i
thought had lost tucked away in the
inside pocket, and ] am just that much
ahead you know.'-Detroit Free Press
Before the Lexow Committee Con
vened.-Police Justice-Oflcer, this man
SAYS you dubbed him.
Oficer-He offered me a bride, youI
honor
Police Justice-How much?
Offtcer-FiVe dollars.
Police Justice-What! Only S. You
| didn't club him half enough. Take him
out and fracture his skull.-Texas Sift-
ings
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
PERSONAL.

The largest tree in the world lies broken
ana petriHed at the end Of deille IN
Northwestern Nevada. IT is said TO be 665
feet long.
A bat can absorb and digest in one night
three times the weight of its own body.
Bats never have more than two little ones
al a time
The daughter Of Admiral Ito. the ia
VOrlte Of the japanese navy, though
native, is said to be a perfect type of
blonde beauty.
The third memorial statue erected on
canadian soil TO the memory of Sir John
A. MacDonald' was unveiled at Toronto
on Saturday last.
From one-eighth to three-quarters of a
cora OF wood IS required TO start a ire
when hard coal is used
In Italy the senate consists Of a prin-
cess OF the royal blood and an unlimited
number of members appointed by the
King for life. In 1890 there We're $50 mem
Andrew Lang claims to have discovered
the literary possibilities of DR.. Conan
Doyle. The English people thought Doyle
commonplace until Americans began to
praise him.
The rudder of the Cunard steamship
Campania consists of a single plate of
steel, twenty-five by eleven feet six
inches and one and one-fourth inches
gun factory
The Carrara marble quarries are prac-
ideally 1neXhauStible. The entire mass Of
Monte Sagro, $500 feet high, which domi-
mates Carrara, is solid marble About
10000 tons of marble are annually eX-
ported most of which comes to America.
Artificial whalebone is now being made
from leather. which is soaked for two or
three days in sulphate of potassium, then
stretched, slowly dried, subjected to a
hgh temperature and then to a heavy
pressure which makes it hard and elastic.
Lee Zanders was taken before a New
Hampshire squire a few DAYS ago, charged
with passing counterfeit half-dolar. He
protested his innocence on the ground that
the date of the coin. 1859, showed that it
could not have been in circulation so
many years without being detected, if it
was counterfeit. The justice thought
this logical defense and the prisoner was
discharged. The half-dollar was after
ward melted with the light of a candle.
The favorite drink in the imperial palace
at Potsdam now is said to be cucumber
punch 1t was introduced into Germany
by the Emperor, who learned to like and
make ii when on visit to some English
oHcers recently. His majesty makes the
punch as follows: He takes three bottles
or good red wine and pours 1t into bowl
which is kept cool. In this he places a
cucumber, from which the rind has been
removed, and allows il to become satu-
rated with the wine. The cucumber is
then pressed OUT and three glasses of
maraschino are added. Sugar is not used
in the punch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
senatorship speoulations.

II the best man wins in the senatorial
contest, Mr.. Turner will be chosen sena-
tor. There is no doubt in the
mind Of any well informed dem
ocratic legislator that Mr.. Turner.
Of all the senatorial candidates. is the
best equipped by natural ability and leg
islative experience for senator. The other
candidates are excellent gentlemen and
have many admiring friends, but they are
far from being as well qualified as Mt.
Turner to serve the state in the Senate.
Mr.. Turner is one of the few really able
men in congress. That this is true both
democrats and republicans admit. When
he addresses the House or speaks in the
committee room he is heard with pro-
found respect. The reason is he has
something to say that is worth hearing.
If he should be sent to the Senate he
would take as prominent a position in
that body as he does in the House.
And his chances for going to the Sen
ate are excellent. He has between fifty
and sixty votes that will stand by him
as long as the balloung lasts. and, as the
balloting proceeds, it now seems to be
quite certain that there will be constant
additions to his supporters.
Mai. Bacons friends make great claims
for him. but are they not overriding the
brag and buster role? 1t is true he
has some strong friends, but the major
ity of his followers are not attached to
him in that degree that will induce them
to stand by him very long.
There is one thing that is certain. 1t
is that the election of Mr. Turner would
give more general satisfaction than would
that of any other one of the candidates.
1t is safe to say that he is the second
choice of nearly every one of the sup
porters of the other candidates. The
reason of this is the recognition of his
eminent fitness for the position of sena-
tor.
1t is fair to conclude therefore, that
unless there is choice on the first
ballot Mr.. Turner will be the successful
candidate, and the prospect that there
will be a choice on the first ballot is
very remote.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
Wool Tariff in Pennsylvania.
From the phIlaanInhIa rrIrnne lind !

The tax paid by the people Of Pennsylva-
MIA on WOODEN goods under the Mckinley
tarin amounted IN round numbers to
S5O,OO0OO0 annually. In other words, our
people paid an average tax of about 800
per head for every sheep that exists in the
state, which would be from ten to twenty
times their entire market value. Even in
county In the state, the people viii be
largely benefited by free wool over and
above all possible losses % wool growers
alone would paw on WOODEN goods under
the Mckinley bill. would buy out the en-
tire sheep product 81 the country In a
very few years AZ The most.