davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Progress., 1894-03-10

Let the cry ballot reform be kept
kept ringing in tie ears OF the legis-
lators. :" AK .
The Progress., 1894-03-10
Mr.. BLANCHARD AND The SENATOR
SHIP.

For TWO weeks has Tue PROGRESS
anxiously waited for & plausible ex-
PLANTATION Of that now famous teie-
gram from Mr.. Blanchard. We had
hoped with great, aim st strained,
eagerness that he would make such
an explanation as would enable his
friends to still support him, and at
the same time remain true to them
selves, their convictions, friends and
party: but except those given in the
Picayune and Caucasian, which were
none at ALL that gentleman has been
resting under silence SO still and
solemn, that it's monOtOny is as yet
undisturbed.
We really cOnsoled ourselves with
the assurance that Dir. Blanchard
would make to rs some excuse for
his sudden, decided and unmistakable
flop So certain were we Of this, that
UHE PROGRESS, though one Of his
most ardent supporters for the Sen
ate, has been conspicuousIy silent
amid the clamor of the North LOuisl-
ana press, which was making the
welkin ring in discussing the sugar
telegram.
We expected something from Mr.
Blanchard. in fact il was oar dIP,
Among all oar exchanges none so
completely espoused bis cause as did
we, because as the tune for the as
semblege Of the Legislature drew Oh,
we became more and more vigorous
in our advocacy of him, allowing
nothing to escape our eyes which our
judgment taught us would strength
ca him in the fight. For these rea-
sons We expected Mr.. Blanchard to
give us some grounds for continuing
our support among constituency
Of his and readers of ours, where his
opposition was great, almost unra-
lenting. Such was our desire to
have our champion prove faithful,
that we bore the criticism. severe and
taunting, for our silence with the de-
sire that we could still with truth
and honesty say, Blanchard is still
the man of and for the people. But
HOPE no longer holds out her promise
to us, and we must conclude that Mr..
Blanchard, the man who, uudaunted,
dared the force of the monied powers
on the option question; refused to be
frowned down by Cleveland on the
silver bill and was so manly and true
on the Wilson bill, fell at last before
the Establishments Of the sugar siren
who offered him a position in the
United States Senate. if lie would
sever his allegiance to his North
Louisiana constituency and the Dem.
ocratic party, and become a member
Of the magic saccharine circle, who
owed fealty and allegiance to nothing
but self interest.
No suffering is greater than that
injured by one who sees another
whom he had held up as paragon
Of loyalty and fidelity, become untrue
and fall beneath the Establishments
of still another whom The first has
eyer pointed out as companion to
shun. Hence, when TIE PRoGREss
saw Mr.. Blanchard draw the folds of
his cloak about him as if it could not
;ndnro tho to,,oh of tho Ioro1 don,ao
roor of Mouth To,;s;.nn "a 1,1;I,.
ately step into the ranks of an AS
sembly which had threatened to go
into tho Pon,l,1;oan nartu hoao,' ~
tho Wilson hin bad n,t en,ror ~ tbo
The Progress., 1894-03-10

The woods are full of would-be sue
cessors to Mr.. Blanchard in the house.
The Progress., 1894-03-10

Lecturer, A. Benolt, Monroe.
Chairman Executive Committee, j.
G. Copeland, Aycock, La.
The Progress., 1894-03-10
9ficial Journal Caddo Parish Farmers Union
s4REyEp0RTLA. MARCH 10, 1894

state Farmers Alliance Directory.
President, John Pickett, Baton
Rouge.
Wee President. Ambrose Monton
Secretary, J. ". Mcfarland. ho-
The Progress., 1894-03-10


ambitious desires. To the latter
class Mr.. Blanchard seems to be al.
lied. The ambition of his later life
has been to reach the United State
Senate. This goal, earnest friends
have for the last several years been
striving to aid him to reach. In all
our experience in politics, not how
ever an age equal to that Of Methu-
selah, we have never known man
whose prospects were brighter before
the election His deeds of daring in
the House IN direct opposition to the
President, position which he and
fr ends knew would lose him pow
etful influence, federal patronage;
his craftsmanship on the Wilson bill
were all bringing fruit, that promised
a ripening harvest when the Iegisla-
ture met: all stamped him as man
of ability, one to be trusted.
But an evil hour befell him: the
tempter came and he fell. demolish-
ing the fabric, trimmings and foun-
dation of the great structure which
he has been at work on for more than
twelve years.
Mr.. Blanchard has made his DELHI
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

to remember their patrons by a
slight gift in token of their apprecia-
tion of the patronage they have re-
ceived. On our departure from Kar-
uizawa the green-grocer remembered
us with three immense apples, the
three together weighing three and
one-fourth pounds, the largest being
five inches in diameter. This is a
prophecy of the Japan of the future.
The missionary forces are again at
work after the rest and recuperation
afforded by our mountain sojourn.
We are SO unfortunate as to be de-
prived temporarily of the strong en-
ergies of Bro. Rice, who has not yet
sufficiently recovered the use of his
eyes to make work possible. This
circumstance makes us look forward
with more than usual interest to the
coming of reinforcements.
The theological school opened on
September 18th with twelve students;
three in the entering class, four in
the second year class, and five seniors.
TOKYO, JAPAN. Sept. 10. 1894.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
BY REV. I. WALLACE CATE.

The accounts in the home papers
concerning the present war between
Japan and China are so conflicting
and withal SO largely untrue, that |
am sure your readers will pardon me,
if attempt to set before them briefly
what appear to be the verified results
to date. Thus far the general public
in Japan has been unable to get
speedy and satisfactory reports from
the scene of war, owing to the strict
censorship to which the japanese
press has been subjected on war
matters. But now greater freedom is
allowed and we expect correspond
ingly speedy reports. Hampered
though we have been in this way we
are nevertheless better off than our
home friends judging from the re-
ports which l read in our American
journals. There are some particulars
which time and prejudice have left
uncontradicted and which may safely
be accepted now as facts. These
particulars | will now set forth.
1t is doubtless understood by most
of your readers that the. first conflict
between the two nations Was a naval
engagement and that it occurred be-
fore the formal declaration of war.
This engagement took place on July
25, and was unprecedented. This
is the battle during which the "Kow-
shing," an English transport having
on board 200 or more Chinese troops
was sunk. Concerning this matter
there has been gross misrepresenta-
tion by Western papers. The report
seems to have gained credence that
the sinking of the "Kowshing" was
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD D. D.

The PASTOR of the Fourth Congrega-
tional church of. Hartford, DR.. Graham
Taylor, tells the story ssof its growth,
work and influence as an institutional
church. His conclusion is bit of church
philosophy which is capable of applica-
tion to every latitude. "The moral of
the whole story of this church reads
thus: the church that accepts it's situa-
tion, adjusts its methods to its changing
conditions, loves, lives and labors for
those who need it, will be owned and
blessed of God"
Recent investigations show that the
long-current opinion Of the superiority
OF rural to city populations in morals
and in respect for law and order, is not
supported by facts. In Massachusetts,,
for instance. it is not Boston with it's
crowded precincts and its great accumu-
lation of foreigners, but Franklin county
that presents the darkest criminal re.
cord. A similar fact is reported from
other States. In the South the worst
breaches of law and the most outrageous
defiance of civilization, are in the rural
districts. Even political corruption is
greater in proportion to population in
country than in city.
The Utica Convention repeated with
accumulated emphasis the popular sue
cess of the sessions in Auburn and in
Syracuse. The advent of the Young
People has at the same time swelled the
attendance and the enthusiasm. A high
and true note was struck by Mr.. Sykes
in the Occasional Sermon, and the spirit
of the entire occasion was hopeful.
wholesome, ebullient. The Uniyersalist
Church in the Empire State is alive.
certainly. The danger will be that the
good feeling and the strong words Of the
hour may be taken as an assurance that
plans will execute themselves and work
will get itself done. Often a rousing
Convention is followed by year of apa-
thy. Because we have been in glow for "a
few days it must not be concluded that
we have accomplished great things. Reg
ular, steady, wise, unpoetical work, be-
gun at once and PERSISTED in throughout
the year. is our only guaranty that We
"have not run-to Utica neither labor
ed in vain.'
1t was once held in this country that
taxation without representation is tyr
amy. theoretically all the parishes in
the State of New York are taxed for the
support of the Conventions work: but
the greater part of them were not rep
resented at Utica. Since they are ex-
cluded by their own inaction no blame
attaches TO the powers that be Some
absences were particularly noticeable.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
NEW YORK CITY.

Emperor Williams remark that he
intends to go to the Paris Exposition of
1900 looks like the establishment of
friendly relations between Germany and
France, but his additional remark. II
know what | have todo in order to carry
out my intention" is sufficiently ambig
uous.
The American Board has closed its
books for the year with debt of SIG
237.56. Although the debt is still a bur
den, and an increasing one, the receipts
from all sources for the year are in adj
vance Of those for the previous year, and
the expenditures have been less than fcr
the year ending September l, 1893.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The death of w. c. Howells, father
OF William Dean Howells, means, to the
novelist the loss not only of parent but
also lifelong and revered companion.
Every Sunday morning the novelist de-
voted to writing long letter to his
father. OF these letters the novelist
once said in conversation with cores
pondent; ITO him l pour out my heart,
my aspirations, my discouragementsa and
my alleged triumphs. Things too trivial
for other eyes and ears sent him in de-
tail, believing that he sympathizes with
me as nobody else can. Since left the
humble farm home, with its tender mem.
ories of boyhood and its suggestions of
ultimate success, | have never passed
Sunday when my thoughts did not go
back to him who has always, even in
the failing health of later years, mani
tested the most tender, sympathetic and
inspiring interest in my literary life"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
CONTENTS.
oH1cAGo, SATURDAY. OCT. s7. 1ss4

oHICAGO, SATURDAY. OCT. e7. 1894
Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
The War in the East
Our Duties as Universalists.
The Problem of the Foreigner.
Page Two.
Sermon: Proving and holding Fast.
Texas Letter.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
The Right Spirit.
The Sunny Side of Life.
Theology and Religion.
Personal. etc.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page, Farm, Garden and Dairy.
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
News of the Week.
Church Notices and In MemOriam.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
OUR DUTIES AS UNIVERSALISTS.

It is not altogether complimentary
to Universalist church members and
those who have been reared in the
faith by devoted fathers and mothers,
when emigrating from one place of
residence to another, to remain SO far
secluded from the notice and atten-
tion of those of kindred faith as to
make it an utter impossibility to be
found out and known by them. l
am moved to write these words be-
cause of letter recently received
from Universalist lady respecting a
member of her family, a copy of which
1 reproduce here. The names and
places will be in blank excepting my
own:
Req. G. B. Stocking:-
DEAR S1R:-Pardon my intrusion but
I have a niece recently married and set
tied in O. MRS. No. -
street. This morning I received letter
from her mother, who lives in H
city, and is member of our Convention
church, saying that the Presbyterian
and Episcopalian ministers had called on
her and invited her to attend their
churches, and now she asks "Where are
the Universalists?" and complains of
their neglect. So l have taken it upon
myself to bring the matter to your no.
tice, hoping you will not only call your
self, but ask the ladies of your parish to
do go.
Hoping you will not consider this an
intrusion, am yours in the faith.
MRS-
This, 1 presume is but one of hun
dreds of instances of similar character
occurring every year in our denomina
ton. l do not mean the letter print
ed above but the removal of people
from one locality to another and by
their own thoughtless reticence, so far
as our church is concerned, lost to our
cause. And not unfrequently under
the plea that the minister had not
called, nor any of the members of
the Universalist congregation. Under
such circumstances where does the
blame rest? What is the duty of
those removing from one locality to
another except to report themselves
to the pastor of the church at the
earliest convenience? I am acquaint
ed with many of our clergymen, and
1 cannot call to mind single one
who would consider such an act an
intrusion; but would consider it rather
an instance of Christian fidelity from
lack of which our churches suffer loss,
confusion and modification, whilst
churches of the opposite faith reap
the benefits OF such misdoing on the
part of our people. Strong individ-
ual character that cannot be easily
swayed or led away from our own
church, by the simple fortune of re-
moval from one town or State to an
other is greatly needed, especially in
our young men and women. We
should go to church to worship the
God of our fathers and mothers with
the aid of escorts. l have no sympa-
thy with that martyrdom (which we
hear so much in our day-the neglect
of church members. We plead for
the conviction that comes squarely
out against the one, and strongly in
favor of the other, else nothing can be
accomplished for our beloved church.
G. B. S.
GALEsBURY, ILL.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
Ancient Mexico.

Everywhere about the valleys of
New Mexico, invariably upon emf
nences, and usually upon high flat
topped mesas or table hills, are the
ruins of houses of the ancient semi,
civilized Indian population that lived
here and titled the soil before the
coming of the Spaniards cen,
turtles ago.
The numbers of this old population
can be only vaguely inferred by the
numerous cobblestone foundations of
their houses, still well defined above
the surface of the ground, and by the
debris of the fallen walls which con-
stltute hillocks, grassgrown and in
termixed with occasional old stone
utensils and countless fragments of
pottery
This pottery when turned up by
the spade is found to be handsome
and varied in color and as fresh OF
tint as it could have been when the
village was destroyed or abandoned
and every tradition of its existence
lost in prehistoric past. Philadelphia
Times
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21

American visitors to Egypt are ac-
counted the best patrons of Egyptian
body snatchers. They are glad to
return home with a mummy; they
are proud to have their friends see it
unro1led; they bury their own dead
with surprising care, placing them
in caskets within splendid tombs. 1t
might seem as If with Ulysses In Hec-
uba they were recompensed for lives
of struggle by reposing under noble
monuments.
A cemetery in America is general.
" the most beautiful adjunct to a
city. Would not the cultured citi-
zens of Boston shudder if told that a
day might come when Mount Auburn
would be treated as mine in which
shafts are sunk and levels driven in
order to discover human remains and
bring them to the surface, there to
be sold to strangers from beyond the
sea in quest of curiosities, or else to
be put on exhibition at home.-Rae's
Modern Egypt.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21


IL any Responding persons fear
that in natural history there viii
soon be nothing left to discover, they
may be consoled by rejecting on the
number of generations which went
on handling and mumbling coral
without discovering its true nature.
The Greeks were inclined to regard
1T as a stone, but stone with a
power of growing IN the water.
In course of years, as the Latin
writers show, this view was slightly
modified. The coral came to be re-
garded as plant of the sea. which
hardened into stone on exposure to
the air. The naturalists of the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries
were much of the same mind about
it. The great Lord Bacon, in his
Experiment Solitary Touching the
Growth of Coral, sagely observes:
I'm the sea, upon the southwest of
Sicily, much coral is found. It is a
submarine plant. 1t hath no leaves,
it brancheth only when it is under
water, it is soft and green of color,
but being brought into the air it be-
cometh hard and Ginning red, as we
see. 1t is said also to have white
berry, but we find it not brought
over with the coral Belize it is cast
away as nothing worth. Inquire bet
ter of it, for the discovery of the ma
ture of the plant. Edinburgh Re,
view
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
measuring a 1voman.s conscience.

You say you would like to know
how anybody could measure WON
ans consciencei' said merchant of
Polo, Ills. well, I will tell you.
One day about three weeks ago a
farmers wife came into my store and
bought a lot of provisions. After
she had selected what she wanted
she dumped the goods in large
grain bag"
Can 1 have piece of string to
tie this bagi' she asked me.
Why, certainly said I, and
pointing to a ball of Irvine which
hung in the rear part of the store
told her to help herself and take as
much as her conscience allowed her
to.
1.-The woman went back to the end
of the store and commenced to wind
the Irvine rapidly around her finger.
After a minute she asked me to cut
the Irvine. When 1 went back to
cut it, noticed she had considerable
more than 1 thought she needed
Have you all you wanta asked
her, and she said she had. Well, 1
would just like to measure your con-
science, said /, and gotta yardstick
and measured the Irvine
st was just 37b yards long.
''The woman and 1 had a good
laugh over it, and she went home
satisfied. "-Chicago Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
Singing Birds.

Among birds the females do not
sing, and although many species have
musical call notes and agreeable tones
in conversation, which are shared in
by both sexes, still the true song is
only rendered by the male bird 1
am sincere in saying that the lady
bird talks more than her mate about
the house, but 1 will admit that when
away from home she is very discreet
in this respect. In attending to her
duties of incubation she is very quiet,
and it is seldom that note is heard
from her while on the nest. 1t has
even been said that all birds are silent
when incubating, so as to avoid OBJ
servation. However, although most
species are quiet when setting, there
are few which chirp loudly when
SO engaged, and some even burst into
exuberant song.-Science.
Itch on human, mango on horses, dogs
and all stock, cured in 20 minutes by
WOolford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by A. G. Van Glider. Drug
gist, Point Pleasant. Inov. 29-ly
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
You Can't Fool n Boy.

Women can't read a boys nature
as men can, and they might as well
own up. The Fort street mother who
sent her boy to drug store with a
bottle and sealed note imagined
that she was sharper than the ser
pent's tooth when she wrote to the
druggist, 'Send me half a pint OF
port wine, and write on the label P.
W.-Poison. The druggist followed
orders, and when the boy got outside
he tore off the wrapper and read the
label.
'.P. w.-poison, /" he unused as he
walked along. "Wonder what that
ISL p w. doesn't stand for bedbugs,
and I know it, and it doesn't mean
rats either. P. w can't be hair dye
nor scalp wash, and I'm going to
touch my tongue to it. !"
He touched. 1t tasted so good that
he took a sip, and meeting three OF
four boys just then the crowd en-.
tered a lumber yard and P. W'd the
contents of that bottle till only gill
was left. Then one of the lads ran
home after dipper of water, filled
up the bottle, and the Fort street boy
trotted homeward whispering, ''P.
w. means pretty weak, and if she
finds it SO she mustn't blame nobody
but the druggist. III Detroit Free
Press.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
LincoIn,s Passes.

A gentleman entered Mr.. Lincoln's
private Office in the spring of 1862
and earnestly requested pass to
Richmond "a pass to Richmond! !"
exclaimed the president. Why, my
dear sir, if 1 should give you one it
would do you no good. You may
think it very strange, but there are
a lot of fellows between here and
Richmond who either can't read or
are prejudiced against every man
who totes pass from me. have
given Mcclellan and more than 200,
600 others passes to Richmond, and
not one of them has got there yet. :"
San Francisco Argonaut.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
rhe sarnrn,s Prorerhs.

The proverbs of savages are shrewd
and pithy The Basutos say, 1.-The
thief catches HIMSELF" the Yorubas,
HE who INJURIES another Injuries
himself;" the Wo1ofs, Before heal
ing others heal yourself" In Accra
they say, Nobody is twice fool"
among the Oil: 1.-THE moon does not
grow full in day." THE poor man
has no friends" A Pashto proverb
says, "A feather does not stick with
out gum" Others are: "a crab does
not bring forth bird J" "a razor can
not shave itself; p Gross theriv be-
fore you abuse the crocodile" Truth
is only spoken by a strong man or
a fool;" Perseverance always tri-
umphs." 1.-The thread follows the
needle;" Preparation is better than
afterthought. " : Westminster Re
view.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
An Illustrator's Requirements.


An illustrator must have ingenuity
and invention, with a good knowl
edge of composition. Once Mr.. We'd
der was asked to turn out an illus
tration in a short time-a week or q
fortnight. The artist was astounded
and said, tWhat do you fellows take
our brains for-machines2'
Yes" replied the art editor
that's just about it. An illustrators
brain must be like machine, wait
ing only to be wound up with com
mission to set it and the hand going. ;
Here is the difference between q
painter and an illustrator. The for
mer can spend months over compo
sition where the latter has only days
therefore his brain must be particu
larly fertile, and he must have com
plete mastery over his pencil and be
able to draw.
A famous artist was not long age
visited by a young lady who said she
wanted to learn to draw and asked
how to begin. You want to learn
to draw, do your said the artist
''All right; fire ahead and draw. y
Art Amateur.