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The Progress., 1896-12-12
SENATE AND HOUSE.
THE SENATE ADJOURNS OUT OF
RESPECT.
Tho House without Wasting Time "ets
Down to Business IN Earnest and Passes
the Pension Appropriation Bill-Good
Attendance OF Members.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The senate set
tied down to business yesterday, and
there were few evidences of the eX-
citemenG of the opening session OF
Monday. The attendance was small
When q letter from the secretary OF
the treasury was read answering a SEN
ate inquiry as to the number of aliens
in tho treasury, Mr. Gallinger (Rep.)
of New Hampshire, remarked that he
was glad to observe that foreigners
whose services had been conspicuous
in the department had seen fit as re-
suit of the inquiry to take out natural
ization papers.
Many petitions were presented from
manufacturing concerns urging the
passage of the Dingley bill.
The early opening of a Cuban discus
sion was foreshadowed by a notice
from Mr.. Cullom (Rep.) of Illinois, that
on Thursday next he would address the
senate on the Cuban question.
The house resolutions relative to the
death of ex-Speaker Crisp were then
laid before the senate. Mr.. Bacon
(Dem) of Georgia stated that at
later day he would ask that day be
set for eulogies on the distinguishes
Georgian. AS mark of respect to the
deceased the senate at 1926 D. IN. adj
journed.
Washington. Dec. 9.-The house with
out wasting time proceeded to business
yesterday, and before the session clos.
| ed had passed three bills of considera.
bic Importance, and the first of the
regular supply bills. that for pensions
Three of the bills related to postal mat
ters. One provided for the use of pri
waite mailing cards of the same genera
size and character as the present pos
tai cards when ! cent stamps are az
fixed. Another provided for limited
! indemnity of $40 for the loss Of regis
tered mail matter and the third pro
vidcd for private carrier service II
towns and villages where no free deliv
cry exists. 1t provides that on the APP
plicaton of twenty persons receiving
their mail at the same office. the post
master shall appoint such persons a
are willing to undertake the collection
ard delivery Of mails. that the charg
is not to exceed ! cent for each lette'
and that the charge shall be paid b.
the beneficiary. The pension bill wa
passed without factious opposition tt
it.
The notice given by Mr.. Thomas Z
Watson of contest against Mr.. J. G. {
Black of Georgia. who was elected at
special election last spring, was rea'
to the house and referred to the com
mttee on elections. after which. at Az
the house adjourned.
The Progress., 1896-12-12
A w GLEASON,

Turkeys should take less interest IN
The election, and more in Thanksgiv-
ing.
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STATE w JlrhS COUNTY, IS.

CIR, rr OF ONO, CITY or TOLEDO
STATE w 'I,TCAS COUNTY. ss. T..
Frank J. Cheney makes oath a,,, that "a + ne J.
the senior partner of the tirm n, o. 9bo city
Cheney Co. doing business IN aftanr e a
Of Toledo, County and i, state sta the a'e sum Of
n IN ''' HIINDRED DOLLARS for ear Sa
and and every case Of catarrh that cannot S,r be
cmred by the use of Halls Catnrrn Ev'e'
Su' eo ~ FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and supscrioeoi ~
my presence, this Sth day OIL De'e"'''''
a. isea IV' A. w. GLEASON,
' Notary Public:
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood ana mucous
surfaces OF the system SEND LOT tes'i-
Monials, free. -
+. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Progress., 1896-12-12

A travelling man knows everything
eycont whore there is q good hotel
The Progress., 1896-12-12
,, >v;,.,o~y,s Soothing Syrup

For culreu ,eething softens theg''ms nn,,l
nation aays pain cures wind collie 70 Genus '''''N
The Progress., 1896-12-12

1t is funny how ignorant some people
arc of the little matter of spelling.
The Progress., 1896-12-12
Wholesale jewelers..

los. Linz & Bro, importers or pia' u ~, las
Watches; mfrs. Fine Jewery "'t' MAIN 0''' '"''"'
The Progress., 1896-12-12

DO YOU ever think of the thousand
who are struggling in secret'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-11-21

against natural foes and for oombats for
mates or tribal supremacy. The CANNES
are in most cases enormously developed,
insomuch that i'll informed natura]ists
have suggested that near relationship
the carnivora. AS matter of fact, these
formidable teeth have nothing to do
with alimentation, but are as purely
weapons of war as are the bayonet and
the maxim gun. In practically every
emergency demanding unusual energy,
obstinacy and courage they come into
play.
In every conflict with the world, the
flesh and the devil-as such things are
understood in pithccoid society-tte
temporal and masseter muscles are the
chief arbiters of war. To become great
and powerful anthr0poid it is absolute
~ and brutally necessary to have
large and strong jaw, to give firm at
tachment to the teeth and good leverage
to the MUSCLES That for an immense
epoch our prehuman ancestors achieved
success in life in like manner is as clear
as the print of "Maga' to those who
have learned to read natures handwrit-
ing.
Since those days of true Arcadian
simplicity cur life has become bewilder-
ingly complex, and our methods for set
Ting social difficulties have changed
generally for the better. But here, as n
so many other instances, the habits G. a
past age h2 % left an in0elible impress
Oh the nervous system. -B]ackwood 8
Magazine.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-11-21
Partisan Pagans.

of paganism. Several we'll known lite
Iateurs, poets and artists have banded
themselves into society for the adora-
ton of heather deities. This romantic
revival has already caught the Partisan
fancy, and converts are announced ev-
cry day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-11-21
Mountains.

There used to be held, in accordance
with Murc hison's we'll known geolog-
ical views, the general theory that
mountains were mainly due to cracks
which took place in the surface Of the
earth in remote periods, but this idea is
no longer entertained by scientific men.
As to the form Of mountains, that which
is known az table mountain finds the
best example, curiously enough, at the
cape Of Good Hope, mountain, it is
believed, due not to ~uy action or phe
nomeno1 Of upheav;l, but to the sink
ing of the surrounding districts or ter
ritory. Why these peculiarly defined
areas did not sink was owing, it is
thought, to the prob& bic fact that the
ground under them cooled before the
rest of the section, aid thus the table
mountain had the earlier foundation
and has long retained it's place. There
would always be denudation, however.
though proportionate with it's surround
ings, and therefore, owing to this fact
of being higher at the start, it still keeps
to its approximate elevation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-11-21
A QUEER EPITAPH.

- ~ySII\ IT
In Memory of Two Boys Who Thought
T).ey Ate Mushrooms.
Piscataway is one of the oldest towns
in New jersey. 1t was founded in 1865
and was intended to be the capital Of
the colony. but it did not grow, while
it's rivals, New Brunswick, Railway and
Elizabeth, became thriving villages. At
present there is little to interest the cas-
ual visitor to the sleepy village, but that
little is good Of it's kind.
There is old Mr.. Mundy, the village
wheelwright, who at 80 is still fine
shot with gun or rifle. twenty-five
years ago he accompanied New York
merchant on hunting trip to the far
west, and since then not a year has
passed without their taking hunting
trip to the west or south. Old as these
cronies are, they cannot make up their
minds to forego their hunting. Then
there is the old cider mill whose RAM
shack]e appearance bellies the purity and
strength of the applejack resting in its
dark cellar. Finally, there is the ceme-
terry of the old Episcopal church, TIE
first house of worship erected in the
place. In response to inquiries the other
day the sexton, who holds also the offices
Of gravedjgger and roadmaster said:
"Well, there might be some interest,"
ing gravestones there, and then again
there mightn't. They dom interest me.
There is one old brown stone which has
fallen down and is out of place. l want
ed to throw it away, but the minister
wouldn't let me. That might be inter-
esting to you. y
lis there any inscription on it?''
mo, there isn't. It is just covered
with words from top to bottom-no
poetry, no nothing-just words. -
The stone was found easily, although
partly overgrown with moss and myrtle.
After much cleaning the following in
ecriptiOn was made out:
Spectators, under
Here in this tomb
Lie bOyes.
Tlr "ldcr full
Ten years old, the yon-
Ger was twice
Told. By eating
Mushrooms for
FoCI rare, in day
Time they poyseoned
We're. A. K. Hard Hoop
end Charlie Hooper,
Desesed, 1890.
The meaning Of 1.-The younger was
twice told'' is somewhat obscure, but It
is supposed that he was but five years
old.
An inscription upon the tombstone Of
nd
was once ve-'y popular with the coun Y
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0olO, all az once l. seemed 10 drop OIL VI
the earth and fall into cellar, and then
I knew I had tumbled into sink hole.
They are never very deep or dangerous,
and I wasn't afraid Of being fatally
hurt, but it took the sand out of me
right quick, and went down through
the weeds and stuff, not knowing just
what had happened. Of course hadn't
bottom l had still less, for instead Of
lighting on the ground or stones or
thicket, lit on something alive. 1t was
a wild animal of some kind, / didn't
know what, and was scared till my
hair began to feel funny on my head.
"When I went down, went hard,
and kind Of knocked the wind out OF
the varmint at first, but in second it
began to yow] and snap and snarl and to
twist under me and try to get out and
to raise the dickens generally. In the
meantime was yelling and squawking
and trying to scare the blamed thing,
because thought it was a wildcat, and
knew a boy Of my size didn't have
any show with a wildcat if the varmint
ever took notion to fight and l knew
pretty we'll that wildcat was about as
sure to take a notion to fight as any
thing on earth. I don't know exactly
what I did in that hole or how did it,
but remem Der it seemed about month
of Sundays that was all mussed up in
there with some kind of wild animal,
and finally the thing got from under me
and scooted as fast as it could for the
top of the sink hole. followed after it
as quick as I could, for became Drawer
when saw. it run, and when I got up
on the level the moon had come out,
and could see the varmint fairly skin
ming it out for the tall timber. yelled
at it with all my might, though didn't
run after it very FAST and began to call
my dog. On the second call the varmint
stopped, and began to get ready to skin
out myself, when I got a better look,
and, by the great horn spoon, gents, it
Was my dog. / called him then, and he
came back to me, and I could see for
myself that he had holed something
down there in the sink, and his barking
had been smothered and sounded away
off to me, and of course when dropped
in on him unexpectedly like that he
didn't know anything about it, and nei-
Their did I, and there we was. In any
event, gentlemen, concluded the for
mer Corncracker, "that Dog come trot-
ting back to me, and when we met face
to face in the moonlight he sorter look
ed at me, and I sorter looked at him,
and I don't know which one Of US felt
most like apologizing. 1 do know,
though, we both knocked off for that &C.
oasion, and on the way home we took
turn about sneaking along behind each
other, me and the dog. New York
Sun.
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JAWS AS WEAPONS.

Chief Means of Defense Among All Old
World Apes.
Among all old world apes the teeth
are the chief weapons for defense
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-02-13
HERNE IN "sHoRE ACRES. !"

country cooking and real food
served at dinner, which, as
everyone acquainted with bucollc af-
fairs knows, is feature of country life
Dialect, dress, mannerisms and every
little detail should be carefully studied.
In word, everything should be in
tensely realistic. There should be no
fake, no sham, no masquerade. Each
and every actor should be carefully in
structed in all these little details by
one who is thoroughly conversant with
every character of the play. Before
writing ".Shore Acres" I went down to
the coast of Maine and remained there
for weeks, although l had often been
there before. thoroughly studied the
scenery, the character Of the people,
their dialect, and the topography Of
the country. then carefully in
structed my company in all those points
and impaired to each a complete
knowledge of the character he or she
was to portray. That Is why the play
conquered success. 1t Is true to ma
,ture. JAMES A. HERNE.
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Evangelist Bill Sunday is, together
with Chapman, going to begin a three
weeks crusade against sin in Brooklyn
shortly.
Richard, better known as Mick"
Struck, a director of the Louisville
Base Ball club, died at Louisville, Of
typhoid fever. Mr.. Struck was a
wealthy contractor and a great base
ball enthusiast.
Lew Whistler and Long John" Healy
are selling groceries together in St.
Louis. Whistler will not manage or
play in the Southern league next sea-
son, but will be found with some West
ern League or Western Association
club.
The parents of Tom McCreery, the
Pittsburg boy, who was with the Louis
vile team last year, and who signed
with that team for 1896, are strongly
opposed to the boys playing ball, and It
is doubtful IL he will be in line next
year.
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the different movements, and the fact
that the contest was for the fancy skat-
ing championship of Illinois was COM
pletely lost sight of, and it became in
the eyes of all a contest between a
small boy and men who were experts
on skates.
Upon the close of the afternoons
skating the boy was ahead Of the men,
having 70 points to their II. In the
evening, when the more difficult evolu-
tions came, they passed him, as might
have been expected. John Sandblom,
champion of Norway, won the gold
medal, with total Of 16S points. e. 8.
Woods, champion of Chicago, was sec
ond and won the silver medal, with 1853
points, and the boy was third, with 131
points, taking the bronze medal Had
he been acquainted with the rules and
little more experienced in the numer-
Gus evolutions he might have won.
Anyway, his performance was remark
able"
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is equivalent to saying that she is
henceforth to rank among the greatest
singers. Frau Cosima Wagner, the
widow Of the greatest composer the
world has ever known, and herself one
of the best Of local critics, had, prior to
Miss Suong's great success, heard Of
her ability. She at once summoned the
new aspirant to sing before her at her
home in Bayreuth. When Miss Strong
stood in the famous music room OF the
great composer and realized that she
was to sing to the woman who had been
his wife, and was also the daughter of
List, she felt inspired to sing as she
never had sung before.
what have you chosen?" Madame
Wagner asked.
whatever you choose to have me
sing" was the astonishing reply.
A choice was made. Nine. Wagner's
accompanist seated himself at the pi-
ano and struck a few chords. Entirely
without notes the young artist followed
him, giving selection after selection as
the delighted pianist ran from one
theme to another. When she reached
"Die Walkure," and rendered superbly
"Brunhilde's" magnificent call, Nine.
Wagner interrupted. Taking her by
both hands, she kissed her and engaged
her at once to sing at the Bayreuth
festival next summer. This fact must
satisfy all skepticism as to the genuine
ness of Miss Strongs success. She, is
to sing "Sieglinde" to Jean de Reszke's
"Siegmund." II is an honor many an
old star would coyet, At rehearsal at
Covent Garden theater last fall
Henschel, the leader Of the orchestra,
stopped the performance to congratu-
late Miss Strong, and in this he was
Joined by every member of the orches-
ira.
Miss Strong is also exceptionally
gifted histrionically. She is sort of
Calve in a mild form. She is also very
beautiful and dignified, and is an utter
stranger to nervousness, Her father
was wealthy citizen of Brooklyn, and
was once a candidate for mayor of the
City OF Churches. He died about two
years ago.
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during the season o1 1S90-91. In TIE
summer of 1892 she went to Paris and
secured Audran's musical comedy,
miss Helyett," appearing in the prin-
cipal role during the seasons of gS91-92
and 1928. The next two years she
spent solely in study, under the direc-
tion Of David Belasco, and reappeared
as Maryland Calvert in "The Heart Of
Maryland" which was produced in
Washington, d. c., oct. last. Not on
ly did the playmate an instantaneous
success, but Mrs. Carter's perform
ance was declared by the critics and
public as upholding the promise which
she had shown when she made her de-
but, and she emerged from her retire
ment a finished actress Of rare emotion
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wrights are continually tossing over to
us and which many of our leading ar
lists and managers eagerly grab at.
America is fertile field for dramatic
action. Abundant material can be
found throughout it's broad domain for
the production of any manner of play,
whether 1t partake of pastoral or urban
life, Of comedy or tragedy. believe in
keeping as close to nature as possible
and depicting scenes and incidents
which happen in our own country and
in our own times. The rising genera
ton should know the history of its own
country-and contemporaneou history
at that-before studying that Of other
nations. And know of no better in
structor, no better history-maker, than
the stage, for no teacher, no cold type,
can make such an indelible impression
upon the mind of youth as we'll
turned drama. That is the reason /
speak with such earnestness and d.
rectness.
am not partisan by any means and
do not mean to decry foreign plays of
merit. Man or woman could read the
works of the immortal Shakespeare or
witness their presentation score or
more of times and still learn some
thing. So, too, in a minor degree, with
the works of Richard Brinsley Sheri-
dan, Richard Lalor She'll, BulweT
Lytton and men of that stamp. The
plays l object to are those which give
the widest play to the imagination and
which have hardly a shred of the fact to
build upon; which appeal to the worst
passions of mankind instead of the no
blest sentiments; which abound in an.
achronism and portray exaggerated sit.
uatlons which lead up to impossible de.
movements. Such plays are history de.
stroyers and intellect perverters.
OF late years l am pleased to note
there is a strong tendency upon the
part Of our people to encourage home
production and to applaud clean
wholesome, instructive American
drama-drama typical Of American
life, pastoral and urban, political ant
social. Such plays, for instance, a!
"The Mighty Dollar" "The Gildet
Age" "The Old Homestead" "The Sen
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uffUrTTT 10 Ln6 HEdfTS OF tne pe0pte.
They are in close touch with nature,
ana they either recall scenes Of child
hood days or portray those which they
are familiar with in youth or In man
hood. They are pure and invigorat-
ing as well as being strong in dramatic
action. will not attempt to analyze
these plays, as my readers are probably
ns familiar with their qualities as your
humble servant, but l will make bold
enough to ask what sermon could bet
ter point to a moral than the little pas
toral comedy / am now presenting?
The scene is laid off the picturesque
coast of Maine, near Bar Harbor. A no.
BILE fellow stiles his affection for the
woman he adores and goes off to tho
war to serve his country in order that
the younger brother he loves, who was
also smitten with her charms, may win
her. When that brother does win her,
he surrenders his share of the farm to
the two people he loves best on earth.
In time the younger brother, now mas
ter of "Shore Acres" listens to the
voice of the tempter, the real estate
speculator, and becomes money mad.
Despite the protests of the self-sacri-
ficing brother, he enters into the
schemes of land improvement COM
pany and cuts up the homestead into
village lots, after first mortgaging the
farm to get the necessary funds to con-
struct cottages. He even sacrifices the
plot of ground which constitutes his
mothers last resting place. He has no
room for sentiment" That superflu-
Gus feeling must give way to the Mo-
loch greed. The boom" which has
struck the coast Is to make him rich
beyond the dreams Of avarice. He
forces to flee from his home in fear
full storm the daughter he worships be-
cause she would not abandon the man
she loves to marry the man who
tempted him.
The good brother gives the young
couple every dollar he has in the world
to Zee and prevent murder, for the
father Is savage, gold hungry and de-
termined. The bubble bursts. The
land company fails and the speculative
brother is ruined. When his skies are
canopied with darkness and despair,
when all hope has fed, the good brother
turns over to the erring one 81 700 back
pension which he opportunely receives,
saves the homestead, bring tears of con-
triton from the gambler, brings back
his favorite daughter and her husband
to the home and fills the whole house
hold with Joy and thanksgiving. If
that does not point a pretty moral, l
don't know what does. Mind you,
say this in no vainglorious spirit, not
in any pride of authorship. l am sim
ply striving to illustrate as best / can
the theory have advanced
In plays Of this nature, and indeed In
all plays, but in these particularly, con-
slant action aud constant realism are
eminently necessary. A farm should
be a farm and have all the environ.
ments. and implements of farm
There should be barn, pump, wa,
ter trough, pitchforks, buckets, pals
and all other agricultural paraphernalia
in view Of the audience. The kitchen
should be country kitchen, with stove
cupboards, tables, chairs, pictures anc
ether impedimenta. There should be
real fire in the stove, rea
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Said by Janauschels.

within the past decade" says Ma
dame Janauschek, "a mighty change
has come over the English-speaking
theater, and whether the change is for
good or evil, time alone can tell. For
my own part, fear that It has resulted
in evil, and that in it's present seeming
financial prosperity we can observe tho
seeds of decay, and with its decay the
death of artistic acting. Competition
in trade may be useful, but trade meth
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not one

can be lost without the whole
body feeling It. The body is
like a watch, a machine. This
accounts for the success Of
SCOTT'S EMULSION Of
Cod-liver Oil in all wasting
disease. 1t feeds, nourishes,
keeps Up the strength when
ordinary food is rejected.
When nutrition is irnpos-
sible death is certain. Cod
liver oil, say the doctors, Is
the best nourishment, and
SCOTT'S EMULSIO
with the Hypophosphites, is
beyond comparison the most
effective form of cod-liver oil.
soc. and sr.oo atail druggists.