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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
: THE DEMocRATIc SCOUTS.
Gratis on its rolls ss.any city could wish

Early In 1892 a number OF members OF
the club formed themselves into what
are known as the Union Democratic Club
Scouts Mr.. w. r. Barnet was elected
captain; Mr.. w. d. Marion. lieutenant.
and c. II. Murray. sergeant. The Scouts
were uniformed in quite attractf e style.
ana whenever they appeared on the
streets they created q great deal OF at
tention
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04

JACKSON. MISS, October Sin a
wreck on the Little J Branch OF the Hi
noS Central railroad last night. Ben
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
No silver Party Electors.

Mr. A. j. Wedderburn. the Virginia
Committeeman Of the National Silver par
~. was IA the city Yesterday. ana took an
indirect part in :he fusion conference
After looking fully into the matter he
expressed his approval OF The course of
the Democrats. and left for Washington
last night wlthous aling notice for Silver
electors, as he had intended doing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04

The present officers OF the Scouts are:
w. II. Cullingworth. colonel; w. ".
Barnett. captain; James e.. Gary. nrst
lieutenant; G.. II. Murray. second lieuten-
ant; Nike Hogan. first sergeant; william
Lambert second sergeant.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12
CARLYLE AND TAME.

Two schools OF Historiaus-The ideaiiss
and tho MateriAlist.
In discussing the question OF now
history Ia to be written, by the ioeaiiss
Or the materialist, o writer draws Inc
distinction between Tame and Carlyle;
There are writers-the late NJ
Tame was brilliant example OF them
who make OF history q mere depart
ment OF physics, "eine refine Naturge-
schichte," rs the Germans would sayi
for whom the annals OF the world are
nothing more than record OF necessl'
tated Transformation and movement
and Its sages saints and heroes mere
puppets, 'impotent pieces In the CAMS
played by natural selection. There
are others-Carlyle may serve as their
pokesman-.who tell us: universal
history, tho history Of what man
has accomplished In this world
IL ut the bottom the history
of the great men who have worked
here. All things which we see
standing accomplished in the world are
properly the outward material result,
pTnCLtCut ECetiLtbtoh oho
ment of thoughts that dwelt In the
great men sent into the world" Now,
the difference between these two
schools has really its origin In the old
controversy between free will and de-
termination. The schools Of which we
take Taine as q representative Is
strictly necessarian. 1t holds that the
political organism which we call ma
ton develops according to laws rs alb
solute aud underwriting as those which
govern the growth Of n physical organ
ism. The schools to which Carlyle be-
longed and which processes what Mr..
Spencer derisively calls 1.-THE great
man theory" practically accounts OF
will rs the only reality and does not
sufficiently realize that freedom Of Volt
ton Is limited and conditioned.-Lon'
don Quarterly Review.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12
A HOT REToRT.
Why She Saw No Use In Longer Remaining
o Widow.

Why She Saw No Use In Longer Remaining
The Widow Teeter's husband had
been dead only q few weeks when
there were surface indications that she
was about to marry again.
The late Mr.. Teeter had not been
exactly O model husband, and II was
the general opinion that his death was
Q stroke OF good fortune for Mrs.
Tceter, but still the relatives OF the
deceased thought that his memory re-
ouired q widowhood of ut least year.
When the indications of tho approach
ing marriage became apparent, some
of her husbands friends waited on
Mrs. Teeters, and one OF them said:
ave hear that you are about 70
marry again, Lucy Ann"
"Well, ! don't know that 1t Is any OF
your business" replied Lucy Ann,
''but II 1t will give you any satisfaction
to know the facts, don't mind telling
YOU that shall be q married woman
In about two weeks"
But Tom has been dead less than
three months" protested another.
"well, l suppose he's as dead as no
ever will be, isn't hep?
But" said third. '.you ought In
common decency to wait until he Ii
cold"
"Wait until Tom Teeter is coldr'
repeated the widow, with fire in her
eve III your theological belief Ii
orthodox, you must know that Tom
Teeter hasn't ghost OF show OF ever
getting cold" .
Then the objective relatives fled out
and Mrs. Teeter resumed the work Oh
preparing her trousseau. Truth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

A SUCCESSFUL test of the new appa-
ratus for in1icting the death penalty
was made at the penltentiary Mt Co
lurnbus, O., recently, the subject being
n i5.ycar-old horse. When 1000 volts
were turned on the animal was dead
before he struck the ground and not
hair was scorched. The test was pro.
nounced by the persons present as n
complete success. The experiments
demonstrated clearly that the subject
can be put to death without burning
the flesh of the victim.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

ALEXANDER HIGHLAND, president Of
the Boys and Girls National Home
and Employment agency, was In Chi
rago recently to urge the adoption Of q
rurfew law as one means of preventing
crime among the youth Of that city.
He said wherever adopted It had
proved most salutary. 1t forced the
children to abandon the streets ut
night. It caused the public to provide
resting places for the homeless news
boys n several cities where the cur
few law was In force the results were
that the arrests and crimes among
youths had decreased 70 per cent ut
the very start
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

In ST. Louis recently an original
copy OF the first printed rules for the
society OF people called Methodists"
was unearthed and, MS it was published
by John and Charles Wesley. over their
own signatures. in I743, and contains
the first nucleus of the literature of
the Methodist church, II Is most in
teresting document, not only to follow.
ers Of that faith, but TO students of re-
ligious history. The circular is OF
four pages, and is falling to pieces
with age and handling.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

DIR. wEsTcoTr, an English physician,
has written q book on the subject Of
suicide. According to him, hanging is
the most prominent means Of suicide.
Drowning comes next. Women are
especially fond Of watery graves, for
some reason or other. People have
also killed themselves by voluntary
starvation, eating horse hair and swal-
lowing pennies. The impression is
general that the gloomy months Of the
year are those in which the majority
Of suicides occur. Statistics, however,
show that It is in the two most beauti-
full months-May and June-that the
greatest number Of suicides occur.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

THE Canton (o) high school girls
several months ago formed IN anti
cigarette league and have since been
working to secure pledges from young
men not to use the paper cigar.
They have succeeded to SO great an
extent that the young men OF the city
have formed a league which agrees
not to use the weed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

NJ. r. HART has started a new enter
prise on his farm at Hartsdale, Ind,
that OF raising slsunks for the market
lie has now a great many, and by
spring expects TO have one corner OF
his farm filled with them, MS they null
tiply very fast. Their hides market ut
from 81 to So each.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

CONGRESSMAN DENNIS NJ HURLEY, OF
Brooklyn, has figured 1t out that be-
cause Of the cumbersome system Of
weights and measures In use In this
country each of the $1,000, 900 school
children loses year needlessly in re.
ceiving arithmetical instruction. II
the metric system were adopted he
claims that ut least 15,oOo,OOO years Of
human life would be saved each gener-
alton, and that in addition merchants,
clerks and men Of science would be re-
lieved of n tax on the gray matter of
their brain that is wrecking to both
their mental and physical systems
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

The federal department OF labor has
been making an investigation OF CO.
operation through Prof. Edward w.
Bemis and hns come to the conclusion
that cooperation has not gained any
great ground in the United States.
The membership OF cooperative stores
In the United States Is only about
10, SEQ InEngland it is reckoped one.
sixth of the population patronizes the
cooperative stores There we're 1,4s8
cooperative societies Ia Great Britain
In June and their total annual business
was reported us moro that sl66, 600, 900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

EMIGRATION to America has created
such scarcity Of farm hands in Ger
many that land owners arc importing
Chinese coolies in hordes for field work
in various sections of that country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

ACCORDING to the official report, the
United States troops In Arizona and
New Mexico marched 42,457 miles dur
ing the past year in pursuit OF the
Apache Indians
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

A New YORK man has designed q
steel caloric pony to dash into the
ranks OF hostile army, scattering de-
struction on nil sides.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

The Chicago Chronicle says: The
extraordinary condition Of our navy Is
shown in the report that when 200 re-
cruits were recently taken from the
Vermont, the receiving ship. 10 be sent
70 the new cruiser brooklyn, there
were not men enough left to keep the
Vermont In condition. II Is added
that recruiting has been too slow to
make mp for assertions Yet we are
told that all over the land men are idle
by the hundred thousand, starving for
want of work and prefer idleness and
destitu ton to the service OF their coun-
try on board the best built warships OF
the times! What can be the reasonf
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

SOCIALISTS of New York city are go
ing 10 try socialism and communism
on small scale and see how they like
a. The free initiative colony has
leased a 225-scre farm near Hacken-
Jack, N. J., and will form . eo-opers'
tive society. All the representative 70
the lease are under the caro- OF Claude
Ferdinand, q leading socialist of Pater'
SON and q manufacturer of fancy iron
work. lie says industries viii be
started and farm products raised, and
a confident they viii have . ''houriAh'
ing colony inside Of two yeArs-e-iargs
industry and lots Of people" Several
CbIcagc socialists are IL iAe plea also
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12
CURRENT COMMENT.

MARY MARES, "the Spanish Carib,"
recently died ut the poor farm ut Bren-
ham, Tex, aged 100 years
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

THE New York post Office handled
during the fiscal year ended June 80,
1896, 1861. $50, 4s3 pieces Of mail, maxi
ing daily average Of 3,729,744.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

u. C Titua manager Of the opera
house Ut Garden City. Kan, was STRUCK
down BY psFslysb I'd y n . eFis,cA
eouditloR
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

nonnxmnuaH1
..s.t.,,on. a ,h., ana eanbot fail ID a!ford
n. ,,,,,,os, sa,I.ssc,ion 10 those Who
,a,i.,a ina, ira educatlou OF In
,ian chi,dren IA n urime factor IN tho
Of indian civilization.
rho conditlon ~ affaIrs among the fivo civilized
,,jh.s vino oceunv largo tracts Of land In tho
inS,ar ,.rri,orv ana Who have governments OF
,heIr own has assumed such m aspect rs TO
rcnacr a. almost INDISPENSABLE that there
'Sa,,,a no an an,Irs change in the relations Of
,hesc indian, N the general government This
sse,r. 10 ba necessary In furthcrance OF their
owr Interests as we'll as for the protection OF
NOR. Indjan yesiIcnts in their territory. A.
,omrissIon organized and empowered under
,o,.,nI rcccnt laws a. now negotiating with
tbese Indians for tho rcllnauishmcnt OF their
courts and the division of their common lands
In sevcraltv
Tho Pension Roll.
Tn, dIminutlon Of our enormous pension
roi, and the decrease of pension expenditures
which have hem so often foretold still fail In
realisation The number Of pension
ers on the rolls nj the close Of tho fiscal year
ended June a. isoJ. was V5J,6ia This Is the
largest number ever reported. The amonnt
naiJ cxclusiyeiv for pensions during tho year
n, tho MO ,cdlng YEAR. while the total expend-
Iturcs IN account of ponsions, including the
cos, NJ maintainence OF the department
ana exnenses attending pension distribution
a mounted In $1,000, sso.So. or within very
small ,rac,ion M one.third OF tho entire ex-
ncnsc NJ supporting the government during the
same vcnr THE number Of new pension ccrtin-
Gates Issued was. 90 90 or these 10. s7i repre-
sent orlginal allowances OF claim, aud 1888
,ncroascs NJ EXISTING pensions. The number OF
nsrsons reccIvny nensious from the United
s,a,cs but residing In foreign countries ut the
Close q, tho ,ast l,scal wear was 1881, and the
amo,n. naiI 10 them during tho year WIS
s,s, "a, as The sum nppropriatod for tho pay
mon, ., ncpsions for tho current fiscal year,
ondnv Inne m Iso,, ia 400 800 b and for the
sncceesiny vcar n IA estimated that tho same
a mann, will he necessary.
Thc Pacific railroads.
tn. s.crc,a-v calls attention 10 the public
,,,or.s,s ,nvo,yca in nm adjustment Of the OBJ
,,as,ions a, Tho pacIfc rallroads 10 the govern
-, snor, 1, % mo an Imnortant duty 10 es-
,ocio,,r nrsssp, This spbjeo. 10 the consider
a,,on y, tho congress- ON January II, 1897.
IT. ,sa o,,o,n, already ma,ured. more thup
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

A Be tank steamer with q capacity OF
1000, 900 gallons will soon be completed
TO carry our petroleum to Europe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12
The war Department.

Tue report Of the secretary Of war exhibits
satIsfactory conditions In the several branches
Of the pub.ic service intrusted 70 his ennrge
me limit OF our artillery force - hxed oy law
IL constantly and readily maintained Inc
present discipline and morals Of the army are
excellent and marked progress ana emciency
are apparent throughout It's entire organias-
tion. win the exception Of delicate dulles IN
the suppression Of slight Indian disturoancee
along our southwestern boundary In when tne
Mexican troops co-operatrd and me compul-
SON, but peaceful return With me consent u
ars,t Britain Of . band Of Gree Indians from
Mn1lana 10 ne British pcssessions, no active
orlrsiIon haFs bssn required Of ne army ouf-
ne . psst year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

The production OF tue prcciou' uiceaS w tho
United States during the calendar year 1897 IN
estimated TO have been 2.sSI.76l fine ounces OF
rold Of tie value Of tidCi0,O0o. and SS.'gs.OO
fine ounces OF silver. OF the commercial value
Of s6.4iioOo and the coinage value OF IT,
0li,oOo.
The total coinage at the mints OF the United
states during the fiscal year ended June ~.
1905, amounted to s7i,iss,t6S ., OF which sse.-
s5s. tpI was IN gold coin ald si6,sp'sSss In
standard silver dollars and minor coins The
number Of national banks organized from the
time the law authorizing their creation was
passed up TO October 81, 1890, was A.tni, and OF
this number s.67s were Ut the date last men,
toned 10 active operation. having au-
thorlzed capital stock OF toO.Oi'sh'
held By ssseos shareholders, and cir
culating notes amounting 70 tsil'H.,csn
Tho total outstanding circulating notes OF I'll
national banks on the sist OF October. 1893
amounted 10 ss7i. Bs.scT, including unredeemed.
hut fully secured notes Of banks insolvent ana
In process OF Liquidation. The increase In ma
tionai bank circulation during the year ended
on that day was 'si.too.tsu On Ootooer. 1879,
when the condition OF national banks was last
reported, the total resources Of the aoS active
Institutions was le62.estsias1. which In
cIuded r.s0i.1se slasi In loans and discounts
ana s5e.is. .TS1G In money Of all kinds on
hand OF their liabilities ei.AH.eol.oS was que
70 Individual dopositors and tsne-estois con-
aisted Of outstanding circulating notes
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
Col. VIM. Sparke.

Side by side come JOY and sorrow
and AS this week has brought Joy TO
many, 50 also has it brought sorrow
into several of our homes.
This time the Angel OF Death nov
cred over the home Of Mrs. Julia Rute
aud bore Ia its arms the ,Dirit oil Col.
William sparkle to the home prepared
for such Us he. Eighty.nine years
he had trod up aud down the highway
of life and us many years he iiVed u
remarkable life, entirely free from
little vices, at upright Christian
man, in truth, u model lille in every re
spect.
ihose who attended his last wants
are sadly grieved ut the loss of 50
loving father and grandfather aud
friend. Little can be said 10 thUse
that mourn save the comforting
thoughts that he was with them some
time longer than the three score and
ten, and that now joined 10 the loved
ones gone before he waits for you.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
trip.
July 2.
Real Estate Trausf rs.

The following Is a list of real estate
transfers recorded in the clerks office
TOR the week ending Saturday, July 4:
Mrs. p l. Jacobs to N b and f w Cole,
ne or and sw, II part OF NV ar, sw ar OF
NV qn, sec Is, 10. range ID, 440 acres,
donation.
X II Lindsay to II Willis, lot ., Gray's
subdivision. S75 ....----~
Mrs Hattie Re ostock TO X Silyerstein,
tot 81, ia IL, $500.
Mrs Chase 10 F. B HerndOu, 0 l.,
south aud east of V s & T raslruad, IN
book 20, $4,000.
r NJ Patterson to John Harrison,
INV or Of he or and ne qu of NV ar OF
sec II, Il, r IA, $3.50.
Same TO Reubiu Harrison, sw ctr OF ne
qr and st qu Ut uw or of see II. y Il. ri.
Same to Dah Milton, NV Or Of SEC D.,
II, T. 1t, $500.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
MARKET QUE TION.
shall Th,y All b Forced Int" tn" Old
Market House.

shall They All h, Forced Into tn" Old
Market House.
TO THE PROGRESS:
All the good citizsns of Shreve-
port are opposed to disturbing the
butchers on Texas street. Their
shops are kept clean as any store,
both in the front and rear They are
in neighborhoods where no lad, nor
gentleman will hear unpleasant
words, nor see disgusting sights.
They can visit these markets with as
much safety rs they can any store
on Texas street.
Such is not the case with the Cen
tral Market house. 1t Is in an unde-
srrabe locality. The surroundings
and environments are not good
There is not sufficient room. Ever
so many of the very best citizens of
Shreveport are opposed to any
change. They are bitterly opposed
to it, and will resist it rs far rs pos
sible. 1t is the earnest desire of all
the good citizens that the markets
shall remain as they are citizen.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
V.'EiI,gt,, Interview,

Assuming the interview at Washing
ton ity of Mr.. S. B. HEX, o: tue
Hicks Company. Limited. of Shreveport.
Is correctly reported, in which h. is made
( , say. an louisiana; as he views it..
+ lprp are three classes Of men who favor
Tree silver
THE IGNORANT: Who have made
no stn ~ tile question.
THE lu TICIAN: Who use it as a
mean. - let or retain Office.
THE FELLOWS: Who think they can
easily get out of debt il that policy
should prevail.
Clearly puts him in another or fourth
class who viii support the Republican
nominee, for says he. II will vote for
Mckinley on gold standard" | all
therefore. from Mr.. Hicks standpoint,
n either the first OF third class-p0ssibiy
in both. Be that rs it may. am still in
the Grocery business across Texas
I'll EFT, directly opposite MIR. Hicks place
IF business, and ~ tOhn Alien fa pri
v4,e), III spe 'ch during the catnpaign
for ,Ou re. siona! h nOrs in opposition
10 general aspiring for the same honor,
5 i'd: Let all generals vote for VI gener'
~. and all privaies vote for me" which
was done III sufficient numbers YoI LHe
,ion. hi Alien Ca rriVate). of Missi--
-Ippt /, defeat his opp meat Ga generaD
by All overwhelming ID lOrlty. Moral:
Let all .odDug Or Mckinney men
trade with NJ. ) B. Hicks and all silver,
or Teier, or Boise. " Baud ruen trade
with NJ. Will see Mckinley in sheol
before i'll vote FOL hln.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
youpq and RepIroo.

At the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. NJ. }. Young. the marriage OF Miss
Alice Young to Mr.. Arthur Rcniroe,
OF Bessemer, Ala, Rev. j. NJ. Afford
end DR.. w. H. Laprade officiating.
The bride being reared in our city is
well known to all, and had especially
identified herself with the Methodist
Mission Sunday school work.
The groom, one of Be5scmcr's ener-
petic business men, is worthy OF her
choice.
Heartest congratulations are cX
tended for their future welfare ana
happiness.
The information Of the marriage OF
Miss Nettie Heroid to Mr.. NJ, l..
Hosheimer. of Richmond, Va, reached
us too tate for publication last week
lhe tact that the bride was charm
Ing young woman and great iavorlto,
we feel that it Is not too late yet 10
make mention of the event OF last
week, which has taken this young
woman away from her home The loss
of her is fair Richmond's gain and oar
tender flower is to blossom In all It's
beauty of face and character III an
other land.
Miss Herold will be- greatly missed
at home, but her new ties will soon be-
come ~ stronL rs the old. We wish
the happy couple Il lie Of nnaIloyed
happiness.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

TO TO Frank Scrwic IS for somcthing
good to eat.
To-day is the Fourth OF July and a
dies non-whatever that may mean.
Cocaine still carries on its deadly
work in Shreveport
What about that cotton mill Is
the committee yet ready to speak?
The shooters have been entertaining
the public by their cracks at the blue
rocks for the past three days.
Mrs. l.. Parker left Thursday for
Lexington, Ky. to visit her mother
and friends.
The Progress i, glad to note the re-
turn of Mr.. +. II. Gosman from Hot
Springs nuchlv benefited.
Mr.. Henry Florshei IL was heartily
welcomed home again after quite an
extended trip in the East and North.
Our parish Ii suffering mnch'y for
rain. Corn Is practically past re-
demption.
Watermelons ara scare. and the
sizs thereof dlm'nntiv., in c1moari-
son with past spasons.
Well folks the sun has been "er
cnmin" down at the rate of mile or
minnit for some time.
That sterling citizen Of Bossier, and
The Progress staunch friend Mr.. l..
T. Sanders. Of Plain Dealing, paid our
Office an appreciated call Friday.
her many friends will be glad to
learn that Miss Carrie Florsheim is
improving in health. She will remain
in New York during the Summer.
MIR I. D. Wolfe closed his doors
Inst Wednesday,. Dull business in
his line saloon business WAS the
cause. MIR, Wolfe Is nice gentle
man and preferred to qnit rather
than inv live friends aud creditors
All OF us are eagerly watching for
the laying of those vitrified brick,
paving Milan street between Lonis.
lana aud G ,mmon
TIE Progress was pleased to meet
Mr.. +: NJ Welsch, Of Bunkie Thurs
day. Mr.. Welsh is hustiing real
estate man whu used to live IN Alex
.ndr,a.
The shoot has been going on III
our ciy for several days. Big gun
ners from otter States have been
COMPLETING IL III rksmanshlp with
,ur snap shooters and rare sport ha>
been given.
Mr.. John Lake and Mrs. Cecilia
Creegau gave their friends sur.
.,rise by being quietly united in mar
riage W ednesday night. Both are
wall kn. WI in our city and have a
host of friends who extend heartiest
G congratulations.