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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-02-27

scale, tnHt winch Otner centuries have seen
OF Gods workings. as in the reformation Of
the sixteenth century, when Martin Luther
and Philip Melanchthon led on; as In the
awakening of the seventeenth century, when
Bunyan and Flavel and Baxter led on; as in
the awakening of the eighteenth century,
when Tenant and Edwards and the Wesleys
led on; as Ia the awakening of 1857 led on
by Matthew Simpson, the seraphic Methodist.
and Bishop MacIlvaine, the apostolic Epis-
copalian, and Albert Barnes, the consecrated
Presbyterian, and others Just as good In all
denominations. Oh. will not some OF
those glorious souls of the past come
down and help us? Come down off YOUR
thrones Nettieton and Finney and Daniel
Baker and Edward Pavson and Truman Os-
borne and Earle and Knapp and Inskip and
Archibald Alexander-that Alexander the
Great OF the Christian churches. Come
down! How can you rest up there when the
world Is dying for lack of the gospeIY Come
down and agonize with us in prayer. Come
down and help US preach in our pulpits.
Come down and inspire our courage and
faith. Heaven can get along without YOU
better than we can. But more than all. and
overwhelmed with reverent emotion. we ask
1t. come, Thou of the deeply dyed garments
OF Bozrah; travelling in the greatness of Thy
strength, mighty to save! Lord God OF
Joshua, let the sun of this century stand
still above Gideon and the moon above The
valley of Ajalon until we can whip out the
five kings OF hell. tumbling them down the
precipices as the other five kings went over
the rocks to Bethhoron. Ha! Ha! It will
SO surely be done that cannot restrain the
laugh Of triumph.
From where the seaweed is tossed on the
beach by the stormy Atlantic to the sands
laved by the quiet Pacific this country will
be Emanuel's land the work beQinninc ~
Washington, Il We have the faith and holy
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
Miss Mary, Detroit,

You have the zodiacal sign sagit-
tarius, which Jupiter rules, rising at
your birth, and therefore Jupiter is
your ruling planet or signidcator. Sag
ittarius usually denotes person above
medium height; a we'll proportioned
and commanding figure; the complex
ion clear and healthy; the hair near a
chestnut color growing thin and form
ing a notch above the temples; the
forehead is full and broad; the eyes ex-
pressive; the laugh is loud, merry and
cheerful; you are jovial, happy, gener-
GUS and charitable: you are kind to an
imals and fond of fine horse; you are
not as conservative as you should be
and are liable to get into too large
deals; you are natural leader and
have plenty Of courage to carry any
scheme through that you know is legit-
innate; you always have certain kind
of good luc! that does not seem to
come to others; you may apparently be
on the brink of a financial precipice
and just ready to tumble over, vet
something will turn in your favor and
pull you through all right.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
WIT AND HUMOR.

Mr. Dollcy, bitterly-You refuse
me- but you never refused my
presents Miss Gilgal-No; they were
Of some value.
Bridgcs-Don't | hear Miss Byng
playing something in five flats?
Brooks-Ycs, and if there was another
story to this building You might hear
it in six
Snap-l've lost S bill Brook
BY George, that's the amount I wanted
to borrow. Snap-Very good I'll
just consider that I lent it to you and
bother no more about it.
"Skippcr has sued the street rail
way for heavy damages. What did
he get::" Not a cent 1t happened
in Philadelphia, and he couldn't prove
that the ears were running.'
1T is q pity that you are not more
sociable,' remarked the cyclone to the
earthquake. "Instead of taking peo-
pie out and blowing them off, as ] do,
you give every one the shake
Teacher-This sentence speaks of a
man who is an alarmist. DO you know
what that means? Bright Boy-Ycs'm;
it's ole gentleman wot tries to scare
boys who like to go fishin' on Sunday
Mamma Robbie Jones al
ways asks to be excused when he
leaves the table, and you never do.
Why is it," "Well, l guess it's cause
he's ashamed of catin' SO much, l
don't know"
This confcunded thermometer isn't
worth retaining any longer" said
Uncle Peter. What is wrong with
it?" "Why, one day it says one thing
and the very next it is something
altogether different"
"And the king says to Daniel says
he, Air you there, Daniel?' says he:
and, seeing the king, Daniel says, says
he, TO the divil wild we, Darius says
he, which shows that the art of rep
artee was not wholly unknown at
that early period"
"But why are you so anxious to see
q whale, Mrs. Trotter?" asked the cap
tain, after the lady had asked for the
twentieth time if one was in sight. 81
want so much to see one blubber, cap
tain. It must be very impressive to
see such a large creature cry"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
Paul g., Chicago.

You have the zodiacal sign Taurus,
which Venus rules, rising at your birth,
and therefore Venus is your ruling
planet or signiicator. The sign Taurus
usually denotes a person with short,
but full, strong and well-set stature;
broad forehead; dark, curly hair; dark
complexion: broad full chest and
shoulders; short thick neck; wide nose;
full, pouting lips; you will have a
habit of shaking your head sideways
when talking earnestly. You are very
qtiet, peaceab.e and patient in your
disposition, have great love for the
beautiful in art and nature; you are
very fond of the fine arts, such as
music, painting, drawing, sketching,
etc. You are fond of good living and
generally manage to get it; you are
subject to attacks of the blues without
any apparent good cause. You seldom
lose control of your temper, yet when
you do you become furious. You dis
lihe to change your business or loca-
ton and have great love for home and
Its pleasant surroundings,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
PlCKINGS FROM PAPERS,

Pennsylvania ranks first in the cigar
output of the country. New York,
Ohio and Florida follow in the order
named
1t takes seven days after death, ac-
cording to Siamese belief, for the soul
to reach heaven, and prayers are kept
up during that period to help it on it's
way.
The proposed reduction of twenty
five per celt in wages of English
miners is to be taken from the ad.
vance of forty per cent in wages Sc
cured in 1888.
The elder branch of the princely
family Of Reuss, in Germany has fol-
lowed for centuries the curious custom
of naming all it's male members Henry
and of distinguishing them otherwise
by numbers.
A return of persons who voted as
illiterates at the last general election
in England was recently issued. This
shows that the number of ignorant
electors in England and Wales was
Is, 100; in Scstland 4, $40 and in Ireland,
e4,919.
Rev. George Clarke Cox of Ridge
wood, N. j., preached a powerful SER
mon recently against ministers &C
cepting calls from other parishes
when they had established themselves
and become part of the social life
around them. In two weeks from the
time he preached the sermon he re-
ceived call from Poughkeepsie, where
the salary is higher. He accepted it
in spite of his sermon.
Two German soldiers were talking
one cold day on the bank of pond,
when one of them fell in. He could
not swim, and screamed for aid. The
other, who was an officer, did not feel
inclined to take so cold a plunge and
calmly watched the struggles Of the
sinking man. All at once the man in the
water began to sing the "Marseillaise,"
and the officer jumped in forthwith,
for his strict orders were to arrest any
person whom he heard singing that
famous song. The unfortunate citizen
was imprisoned for eight months, but
that was better than drowning.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
His Legs Amputated.

Ardmore, I. T., Dec. 22.-Emmett
Gibson, a boy Is years old, residing at
DurWood, I. T., thirteen miles in the
interior, came to Ardmore yesterday
to make some Christmas purchases.
While playing in the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe yards he attempted to
step upon the brake beam of the ten
der of the engine, but missed his foot
hold and fell under the train, the
wheels passing over his right leg half
way below the knee. crushing the
lower part Of the limb and foot into a
shapeless mass His left foot was hor-
ribly mangled. Both legs were ampu-
tated below the knee.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
He EOund Ont.

A good East Winthrop, Maine, deacon
got into discussion the other day
with newspaper man relative to the
size of hole horse coulG. 20 through
The solution came quicker than he an
ticipated. Going to his stable, h.
found that his horse, weighing over
1000 pounds, had fallen through a
scuttle into the cellar, ten feet below
without receiving scratch, although
the dimensions Of the scuttle were
tifty-four inches one way by 1871 the
other.-Ex.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
The Durant Case.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 22.-What
may prove to be the beginning of the
end of the Durrant case took place in
chambers in the supreme court yester-
day. The brief of Theodore Durrant
was filed, although there has beenmuch
discussion as to whether it could now
be filed, the usual time for doing so
having elapsed. Durrant was finally
granted resubmission. Attorney
General Fitzgerald has filed brief re-
plying to defendants counsel. Durrant
is now given ten days in which to file
a brief replying, after which the case
Of the alleged murdered Of Blanche La
mont will be finally decided.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
Egyptians.

teristics, health, wealth, business, mar
1iage, etc. The facts and evidence will
Justify at al. times and to all persons
the conclusion that some are natural
ly fortunate while others are just the
opposite and some just an average.
The astrolcger always finds a marvel
Gus sympathy existing between the in
dications OF horoscope and the life Of
the person born at any particular time
For the benefit of the readers of this
paper we will publish FREE in these
columns: The zodiacal sign rising at
your birth including your ruling planet
and brief character reading by AS
trology. Those wishing readings
should send the following data written
plainly in ink: Sex, race or national
ity, place Of birth including state,
county end city, year, month, date,
hour and minute of birth, A. NJ. or p.
M. as near as possible; also give name
or initials and address under which
you wish your reading published. If
you know the date but do not know the
time of birth and wish a reading send
two 2-cent stamps for further instruc-
tons. Letters will be numbered as re-
ceived and the readings published in
regular order so those wishing to take
advantage of this liberal offer should
write at once for W. can only allow one
column in each issue for this depart
ment. Adore IS Prof. G. w. Cunning.
ham, Dept. 4, No. 1874 South Clinton St.,
Chicago, III.
Note:-The following readings are
given according to data furnished. The
description may vary slightly in some
points in accordance with which sign
the ruling planet may be'found. It al
ways partakes of the indications of the
sign in which it is placed at birth, also
the planets in conaguration with it:
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
LAW AND ORDER,

The armies of Europe have grown
since the Franco Prussian war from
6,95S, 900 to %, 24S, 900 men.
Washington state charges $3.50 for a
wholesale butterine license, and deal
ers are not taking out licenses this
year.
Steele and Keep are the suggestive
names OF two bankers of Portland.
they are not partners, but great
friends.
A Brooklyn woman the other day
complained in the police court of the
city that her husband only gave her
from his weekly wages SIS out of the
SIC he received.
A rude and tipsy fellow, who made
himself offensive to the women and
girls at q Pittsburg church picnic,
turned mon the .gg33st1cyg. Mr.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
AN ODD COLLECTION,

A letter was received recently at the
Chicago postoffice addressed to Lame
Water" 1t was sent to Cripple Creek
At Mycenae the number of silver
coins discovered during the latest re.
searches amounts to $500: they belons
to Sicyon, Corinth, Argos and othel
towns of Argolis.
Dr.. A. B. Hamilton. Of Laramie, Wyo
b:ked into herd OF wild cattle. The,
resented the insult and chased the doc,
tor. who got OF with Z brof1n. 80
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
Five Dead Now.

Wheeling, w. Va, Dec. 22.-Two
more victims have been added to the
list Of dead from drinking substitute
for whisky at Benwood, o., Saturday
evening last. This makes the total list
Of dead five. Those who died yestsr-
day are Col. Clegg. q brother 6d Tapm-
as, who died Saturday night he
ssrne cause; and Horny Rotfdag RED
& I'd the stomach Of Seipe6 anI mi
victims Who died Satur hess ac1
ic n. found. The
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
Steel Men in Session.

New York, Dec. 22.-Representa-
tives of twenty Of the largest steel and
iron companies in this country met
yesterday with view chiefly of decid-
ing whether the present pool shall con-
tinue in existence or be dissolved.
Nothing definite was done. Another
meeting will be held to-day. !
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
House and Senate.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The senate
was literally deluged for half an hour
yesterday with reports, resolutions and
spirited colloquys on the Cuban oues-
tion. The intense public interest in
thus subject was shown by the presence
OF the largest crowd seen since the
opening of the session. The main
went of the day was the presentation
by Mr.. Cameron of the report of the
committee on foreign relations favor
able to his resolution recognizing the
Independence of Cuba.
Hhis proceeding was brief and per-
fnnctory, the report not being read and
an agreement speedily reached by
which the resolution and report go
over until after the holidays.
Aside from the Cameron report Mr..
Morgan of Alabama presented fur
filer report on the same lines, embody-
ing the views of himself and Mr.. Mills.
Washington, Dec. 22.-The house
did very little business of Importance
last night.
The house yesterday practically COM
pleted the consideration of the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, but final action viii not be
taken until to-day.
Almost the whole day was devoted
TO debate on the provision of the
bill relating to the control of the con-
gressional library. Both the appropri-
ton and library committees discussed
plans for the future care Of the build
ing. After a somewhat acrimonious
contest the appropriations committee
gained the victory, defeating the sub
stitute OF the library committee by a
rote Of ~ to IS.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
Kindly Consolation.

II sometimes fear" said the worry.
ing woman, "tllat my poor, dear hus-
band was buried alive"
'.You shouldn't let that bother you,"
said the well-meaning friend, with the
best intent. HE is dead enough by
this time.n
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
FIGS AND THISTLES.

What bad man hates, the devil
hates.
When men begin drinking, they gen
orally stop thinking.
Most of us would help the Lord more.
II we would smile more.
Looking q difficulty square in the
lace. will often kill it dead.
No prayer meeting was ever killed
~ the prayers being too short.
4. as World has learned mo-
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
TOLDBY THE PLANETS
FAMOUS ASTROLOGER GIVES
SOME FREE READINGS,
How the Lives of Men and Women Are
Influenced by the Signs Of the Zodiac
Revival Of tha Ancient Art of tho
Egyptians.
STROLOGY: This

STROLOGY: This
art or science en-
ables the astrolo-
ger to read from
the Horoscope, or
map OF the heav~
ems at the time O.
a persons birth,
many useful, curl
Gus and important
things relating to
ones life, Charac-
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
BIG MINE EXPLOSION.
over TWENTY MINERS WERE
IMPRISONED.
Tourteen Were Rescued and Hopes of
Reaching the Others Before the Deadly
AAfter-Damp Claims Them as Victims is
Anticipated.

Wilkesbarre Pa, Dec. ga terrific
Explosion of gas occurred yesterday az
dernoon in Baltimore shaft No. OF the
Delaware and Hudson company. Over
twenty miners were imprisoned, but at
"a late hour last night fourteen had
been rescued alive, and there are still
hopes of reaching the others before the
deadly after-damp claims them as We
aims.
Immediately after the disaster be-
came known rescue gangs descended
the shaft. but it was some time before
the ventilation had been fixed 50 they
could work in safety. The party en-
tered the mine at 9:45 last night and
succeeded in pushing their way to the
plane where the imprisoned men had
been working, and there they stumbled
over the bodies of number Of uncon-
scFous men. AS quick as the work
could be accomplished they were
brought to the surface, where a corps
OF doctors were in waiting. Wrapped
IN blankets, some OF the victims were
sent to their homes and some to hos
pitfalls. The physicians have hopes that
all may recover. Had they been in the
mine five minutes longer all would
have died of suffOcation.
John Healey, one of the rescuers,
who was first to discover the bodies On
the plane, says the men were huddled
closely together. They had apparently
abandoned all hope of rescue, and were
resolved to die together. The SUPPOSE
tion is that the men, when they real
lied their danger, made their way to
the highest point on the plane. The
smoke found its way to them, however,
and they were all but suffocated when
found. The theory of the explosion
now is that there was fall of rock on
the slope where the dynamite was
stored; that the dynamite exploded
and the SNAKE filled the place.
Grief was turned into JOY when the
rescued men were brought to the sur
face. Women and children wept, and
strong men clasped each other in their
arms.
ut is probable that those who were in
the immediate vicinity Of the spot
where the explosion occurred were the
only ones killed, and their number
may not be more than four or five.
The mine is situated in the north
western section of the county, and
when in full operation employs in the
,neighborhood of $50 boys and men.
About one-third of this force was at
work yesterday, and the number of
workers was further reduced after 9
O'Clock, when the day shift men came
out.
When the explosion occurred an hour
later there were probably sixty men in
the mine. Of this number forty or
thereabouts succeeded in getting safe
~ to the surface. Those who persisted
were at work in a plane fully a. mile
from the foot of the shaft. They were
driving tunnel, and 50 far as known
were IN what is considered a safe place.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
FIRST QUARTER, LESSON +,
JANUARY g.
Golden Text: while He Blessed Them
lie Parted from Them and Was Car.
On Christ's AscensiOn.

IME.-According to
the usual reckoning
Jesus rose from the
dead on April .. A.
ID. so (which day we
would call Sunday,
a n d ascended to
heaven forty days
later. May IS. Place.
The lesson circles
around the Mount
of Olives near Beth
any, whence our Lord
a S C e II d e d. (Read
text from the Bible.)
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25

A boiler exploded near Farmersyille,
La, recently, killing four negroes and
mounding one
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25
A Fatal Case,

Tho Patient Of what did PASTOR
lie?
The Doctor Absent mindedness
vhat2
Absent mindedness Ell a,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25

At Bridgetown, Conn.,, Antonio Joice
was shot by the sheriff the other day.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25

Mr.. pollcy, rly-You refuse
ne, but you never refused my
presents. Miss Gilgal-No; they were
Of some VA Inc
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-12-25

through uay COACHES e1cn way b.
ween Fort W orlh and Memphis.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-08
WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.

WHEN buying Pink Pills, be sure that
the name in full Or. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People is on the wrap
per and on the glass bottle. Unscrup-
uIous dealers are trying TO palm off
base limitations. HOLSTER DRUG
CO., Agents. 4274-1m
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-08
AT HAWAIIAN HOTEL.
Concert to- Australians Passengers
TOnight-GOOd Music


TOnight-Good Music.
The Hawaiian Band, under the lead
ership Of Prof. Berger, will play at the
Hawaiian Hotel tonight The following
excellent program will be rendered:
Part /.
March-The Band Is Coming. .Schild
Overture-Semiramid w Rossini
Observation-Disclosures Girl -. Balfe
Three Hawaiian Solos and Choruses-
Hooheno. Pua Alani. Owl Mani.
Part II.
Fantasia-War Recollections Berger
Waltz-Paradise of the Pacific. Berger
Medley-Ten Minutes With the Min
strels northumberland riesinger
Polka-Nuuanu Valley ...... Berger
Hawaii Ponoi.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-08
RegimentaI Parade.

The regimental parade and review
by President Dole at the parade ground
last evening was witnessed by large
number of people All the companies
showed a large attendance of members.
The various movements were well eX-
ecuted, showing the companies in good
condition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-08
GOLD CREAM

is pure, soothing and healing. The
best specific for sunburn. 1t cools
the burning, parched skin; lessons
the "peeling. Don't go without
it. If you have, We'll send you a
jar prepaid for 25 cents.
RAMONA Cold CREAM is a pre-
paration of which we are Justly
proud. 1t is beautiful white,
perfumed cream. 1t does not
become rancid. IF not as re-
presented, your money back.
No risk in buying any of our
preparations.
Hebron Drug Co.
DRUGGISTS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-01
An Unfortunate Fish.

A ish, about five inches long, and
necessarily of very slight build, had an
experience a few days ago which is per
haps rs unique as ever Il fish had, with
the possible exception OF one whale, which
latter was of a wholly different order then
the case at hand.
1t appears that this unlucky fish in
some way, made his way through the
water pipes into the house Of Mrs. &. p.
Lapham in this city, and was discovered
in the lancet head, by one who was at
tempting TO draw water.
Whether the fish was on tour of inves-
tigation or whether he was carried by the
flow of water, is a matter wholly for con-
lecture. At any rate, on bis bringing up
against the head of the faucet a loud
"zipp'' was head, and by the Time he
was removed from his position, he was
dead His condition, however, showed
that he had recently died, and 1t can
reasonably be supposed that he was alive
up to the time of his collision with the
faucet head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-01

Herbert L. True, son of Councilman
W. M. True, died at his home on Main
street, Tuesday afternoon. He had been
ia i'll health for the past two years, at
times being confined to his bed for weeks,
consumption being the disease from which
he has suffered. For the past few weeks
he has been about the house most of the
time, and, Tuesday, ate his dinner as
usual. Shortly afterward hemorrhage
OF the lungs set in, and the young man
died, about 230 o'clock. Mr.. True was
26 years Of age. He graduated from the
WatervilIe High school in the class of 50,
entered Colby the following fall, and
graduated In %. Since his graduation
he assisted his father in his business some
what, but his health failing he had been
confined to tho house greater part Of the
time since He was q young man If ex-
ccllent morals and his unti,nclr death will
be mourned by lurge circle Of warm
friends