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The Progress., 1896-04-25

Getting Back Feed.-When we feed
= ton Of bran to fattening steer al
ready fully grown we get back almost
all the mineral matter and nitrogen in
the manure. When we feed this same
bran to COW in full flow of milk, we
rot back about seventy-tivc per cent
of all the mineral matters and nitro
gen. Provided. in all cases. we save all
thc LIQUID excrement. If these are
wasted. most Of the nitrogen and pot
ash are lost. The phosphoric acid only
for the most part passes OIL In the solid
excrement. Let no more speak against
the great value of manure made from
hiram or any other food for that mat
ter urkil he has carefully saved both
the soljl and liquid portions.-W. A.
! Henry.
The Progress., 1896-04-25

A man "knows" n great many met,
but Inc can'.nt call half their names.
The Progress., 1896-04-25
8 pri Ing
WI ec}iCin ,

Your blood in Spring Is almost cert to
he ,ull OF Impurities the accuala-
ton Of the winter months. Bu ven
tiation OF sleeping rooms, lmpfe ar
10 dwellings, factories and shopPVer-
eating, heavy, improper foods, liiufr
of the Kidneys and liver proper 20 90
extra work thus thrust upon tho, are
the prime causes OF this condith. IL
il q. the utmost Importance tl yeu
The Progress., 1896-04-25

FITS An Fits stopped free by DR.. X lines Grat
Nrr>" ErsiOrcr. koliisntl"r ia" hrsthaN : tip.
NsrVrIt't cures Treats" nuh S-trlal hulll'lftI'
titcas,' send TO Dr. klnc.gjl Arch 81, PLiiA.'i%
The Progress., 1896-04-25

The g"occrs become polite to a SRI
after she Is married.
The Progress., 1896-04-25

The more ono use" Fark"rs Ginger ioHo
,, ,,r, n, good unli,icsnrrrovralr In dispcRng
ruId. Indigestion pain and every kild OF weakfsh
The Progress., 1896-04-25

The new spring girl, Us soon ina
advance sheet, paints her lips.
The Progress., 1896-04-25

Wulhiug would often b" n pleasure
wore Il no, 70, the corS. These pests ar" "asiI TO-
-, ,rd with IIudercorus. l,C vi druggists
The Progress., 1896-04-25

10 girl under twenty should IL h't
that he takes pills.
The herald., 1896-07-11
A Quaint Offer Of Marriage,

A quaint offer of marriage, written
moro than 100 years ago, is carefully pre-
served in the family of the young wooer 8
descendants. 1t was addressed not to the
young woman herself, but, most respect
fully and deoorously, to her parents. The
father of the "Betsey' referred to had ten
daughters, and as he was a clergyman for
30 years in small New England town it
may be surmised that his affirmative an
swer to spare his Seventh" was as
quickly asserting as it was final. The
wooer was also Clergyman, and he and
his Betsey passed their entire married lives
in the same pastorate, ministers of hose
days living and dying with their looks.
Here Is the lovers plea:
Both reverend sir and worthy madam,
Soft wedlock 3 bands first was talked in heaven.
When happy man in Eden dwelt alone,
The smiling God q spouse did form Of bone,
That friendship might their joyful souls inspire
And knit their hearts in n seraphic fire
With wedlock chain l wish myself to bind
If from your lips the answer should prove kind.
Betsey, your seventh, wish you to impart
That we may join our hands as well as hearts.
And live in love and share each others cares.
While heeting time whirls ON with rolling years
Till grizzly death dissolves the siken chain
That we may rise and minele souls again.
New York Times.
The herald., 1896-07-11
MAKING A VICE PRESIDENT
Silver Men Still Have Business on Their
Hands
There ts Wealth Of Candidates on Hand but
None Seems Just the Man
Wanted

CHICAGO, July 10,-The silver leaders,
constituting the steering committee
which has until tonight had no meeting
since the convention opened. again
found after the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
that it had business on its hands in the
selection Of a proper candidate for vice.
president. A call for a conference at
the Sherman house was accordingly
passed around the convention hall and
the meeting assembled a few minutes
hefore IL oclocls tonishts The commit
Tee found It had wealth OF candidates
on its hands, including John r. Mclean
men Williams and Fithian and G. K.
Ladd Of Illinois. Arthur Sewall of Maine.
The name Of Senator Turpie and Gov.
Matthews Of Indiana and Senator Daniel
Of Virginia were also mentioned. The
conference decided after midnight that
It would be impolitio to take a man
from east Of the Alleghenies or south
of the Ohio and Potomac. This cut out
sibley. Sewall and Williams, who were
mentioned.
The conference closed at Clock and
without reaching any conclusion other
than that each member present should
inform his delegation of the names pre-
sented.
Senator Martin of Kansas, who was in
consultation with Senator White, said:
Nobody knows whom to nominate for
second place. With Bryan we have the
fight won IL we make no mistake. We
want time to consider the second man."
The herald., 1896-07-11
A SCENE IN ANCIENT GREECE.
The Great Annual Gathering at the Olym-
plan Games.

About tho first of the Olympic month
war and battle sound ceased throughout
the length and breadth of HellAs Tho
distant roads which led to Olympia were
thronged with pilgrims bound on journey
almost as sacred as that of the pilgrimage
to Mecca by the devout Mohammedan.
AS the distance lessened and the time
hearcd the travellers became more numer-
Gus, and 1t seemed as II Greece dispatched
all her bravest and strongest and noblest
sons into these converging currents. On
horseback and muleback, on foot and in
litter, some carrying their simple luggage
upon their backs, some with elaborate
wagons containing splendid camp equipage
and the richest wines and food guarded by
q retinuo of servants, they choked each
route with IN army of tceming life. The
five festival days were a great national
picnic, where almost everything was en-
joyed in the open air under q glorious
midsummer sky. A few OF tho distin-
guished visitors were cared for in the tenn
pies, but majority even Of the wealthy,
chose the free life of their own tents.
The daily scene, one can fancy, was rich
with life and pictorial effect. One of the
fairest of Greek valleys with snow crown
cd heights in the background, it's own
bosom crowned with the white pillared
beauty of hundred temples and public
ediflces, is filled with thousands of tents
Of every color, like gigantic flowers. Dur
ing the hours when the visitors do not re-
sort to the stadium to thrill with the ter
rible struggles of the runners or wrestlers
or boxers or to watch the smoking horses
In the hippodrome: they may amuse them
selves at the booths of the traders and
chapmen, for from all parts OF the civilized
world merchants have gathered to sell
their wares, ranging from the rarest jew
els and most elaborate goldsmith work to
simple articles of daily use.
Olympia was indeed the arena of the
greatest public games of antiquity, for we
can scarcely call by this name the oruelties
of the Roman amphitheater, but it was
also the site of one Of its busy and active
fairs, national exposition" under can
vas, every four years.
Mental enjoyment Of the higher sort
was not missing from the entertainment.
The leading tragedies were represented in
one of the finest theaters of Greece. Poets
and historians came hero also to recite
| their new works and SO to publish their
fame to the world 1t is said that many of
the stirring odes of Pindar were made
public in this way and that Herodotus the
| father of history, first read his delightful
story before the audience at an Olympic
| festival.-G. T. Ferris in st. Nicholas.
The herald., 1896-07-11
outlook for the United States is black

outlook for the United States is black
indeed"
The Daily Graphic thinks that the
Democratic prospects are better than
some people think. For, it adds, another
term of McKinleyism will give great
impulse to the Democratic platform.
The Times editorially says: The Sc
lection of Mr.. Bryan was not unwise
because he has shown himself the most
powerful advocate of the policy to which
the convention had committed itself.
What, however. must we think of a
party whose best man gives utterance to
such stuff as his speech and them who
listen to 1t with unanimous approval?
He knows his hearers and suits himself
to their intellectual capacity. When
Mr.. Smalley says that he believes Mr..
Bryan to be sincere, 1t is only at the ex-
pense of his intelligence and good sense
that we can accept this indication of his
political morality.
The editorial in the Standard (Con-
servative) says: 1.-THE Democrats have
committed suicide, so far as the presi-
Dental contest is concerned. The party
has inundated itself upon the altar Of
silver. Herein is the great danger for
Americas future. Only by skillful and
experienced manipulation did Mr.. Han
ma save the Republican party from dis
ruption on the same question, and be-
fore the next presidential election this
corroding heresy may have worked it.
self SO deeply into mems minds that a
free silver president will be inevitable. -
The Standard, after congratulating
President Cleveland upon his firm stand
ard for honest money, proceeds to paint
the gloomy prospect of Mckinley for
English manufacturers.
The Daily News says editorially: "Mr.
Bryan resembles his famous country
man, who said OF eternal punishment:
Our people will never stand It, Mr..
Bryan's creed will appear nonsense to
an educated reader, but he is perfectly
logical blmetallist. 1t is almost a pity
that he has not better chance. But
Mckinley is sound on money and is al
most sure to WIN"
The herald., 1896-07-11
WAR AND COMMERCE.
The Lesson Taught by tho Conflict Be-
tween France and ENGLAND,

tween France and England.
War with France opened in 1893 and
was protracted, with the exception of the
short break duo to the peace of Amiens,
for % years We started with 16,073 ships,
of !, $40, 600 tons, manned by 1l8, 900 men,
and with a navy of 141 ships OF the line,
155 frigntes and I29 small vessels. We had
to deal with thoroughly inefficient enc
my, disorganized by revolution and dis
tractod by intestinal quarrels. From tho
first hour Of war our military superiority
was unchallerged. The declaration Of war,
however, caused "a very serious contraction
of trade There were many failures, and
Il temporary loan of g5, 900, 600 was necos-
sary to avert panic. This measure had a
most salutary effect, and only 4S,S55, 900
was applied for. Early in the struggle tho
attack upon our commerce began. Ships
of war and privatoers Of all sorts fell upon
it, Rowboats put off to merchantmen ly-
ing becalmed in the channel or under the
Forelands and carried them by boarding
Surcouf in the East Indies swept into his
net not only helpless sailing ships, but
also large and heavily armed Indiamen
In 1906 the Hochefort squadron got to sen
and took in five months warships and AZ
merchantmen. "In 1910" says The Naval
Chronicle, quoted by Captain Mahan,
"signals were out almost every day at Do
yer OIL account Of the enemy's privateers
appearing in sight" In 1900, the same
authority tells us, there were 81 large
French privatcers in the channel ports of
France alone. From first to last the French
captured 900 ships, with their cargoss,
worth a200, 000, 900, toll of 21a per cent
at the very least on our trade.
At first sight this loss does not look par
ticularly heavy, and it certainly had no
effect upon tho issue of the war 1t was
only SO much property destroyed that
might, II spared, have added to our
wealth. We annihlatcd French trade, so
that Napoleon could not even send a
cookie boat to sea, as he himself confessed,
and we captured no less than 1881 pri
vateers, carrying 8, 400 guns, manned by
60, 600 men. Thus we lost an average of
$50 ships year and took less than 55 q
year of the depredators Neutrals, it will
be observed, lost by pence and gained by
war. From 1890 to 1893 the average clear
ance of neutral shipping was under 900,
| 600 tons.-Nineteenth Century.
The herald., 1896-07-11
The Making of Tacks.

"Where do the pins go to?" Is common
saying, but when one takes few notes of
the tack industry the question "Where do
all the tacks go tor" seems to be the next
thing In order.
The first tacks were made by hand.
The operator used a wise and dies. A bit
of metal was held with clamp, and the
head was made by striking blow with
hammer Later on machinery began to
be used, and now metal is fed into an
enormous apparatus that will cut out
nearly 800 tacks minute. The processes
are extremely interesting, and tack fac
tory has many visitors. The machinery
is automatic. Narrow strips Of metal are
fed in and clipped off, the heads are made
by pressure, and 1t literally rains taoks
into large boxes placed underneath to re-
ceive them. They are then poured iptQ. q
der, through which a jet of air is forced
under high pressure. This removes all of
the dust and loose particles. Black lead
Is sometimes put into give them polish,
and then they pass OH to the sitter, which
sorts them and takes out the imperfect
taoks, leaving tho good ones to be passed
on and dropped into box, from which
they are taken to be packed by quick fin
gered girls. A good workwoman can
pack 1,600 pounds Of tacks in day.
When one realizes that many of these ma
chimes are going, and that tacks at this
rate are being sent out to market, the won
der grows where all the tacks 90 to-
New York Ledger.
The herald., 1896-07-11
CONVENTION CHAT
The Nominee Is Expected to Visit the Pacific
Coast


Coast
CHICAGOA July 1O-(Special to The
Herald. JAS was predicted in these dis
patches last night, William J. Bryan of
Nebraska, when he yesterday addressed
the Democratic national convention on
behalf of the free silver platform, which
has since become history, nominated
himself as the presidential candidate
upon the platform. California cast her
eighteen votes solid for Bryan in the
fifth, the ballot which slaughtered Rich
ard p. Bland and hoisted as the party's
leader the young man from Nebraska.
Sound money Democratic leaders say
that sound money electoral ticket Is
to be nominated in every state in the
Union. The California call for the pur-
pose will be in the hands of John P.
Irish.
w. j. Bryan says that, if possible, he
will during the campaign visit Califor-
mia, in which event he will deliver ad-
dresses at both Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
Senator White and w. w. Foote voted
for Blackburn today as long as KHs-
tucky's ex-senator was a candidate.
Then both went over to Bryan with the
rest Of the sc .GaljfQrrnlans. Congressman
lower house. says tho ,atter is a ra-
man, well qualified tc
sit in the White House. Senator White
will be chairman of the committee which
is to notify the candidates of their nomi-
nation.
White will not be again in Los Angeles
before August 1st.
The herald., 1896-07-11
LORD DUFFERIN'S CURIOS.
A Fine Collection Gathered From Burma
and India.


ain addition to the Burmese and Indian
curios, Lord Dufferin has very large col
lection stored in Clandeboye. OF these
there Is quite an armory of Burmese
weapons, beautifully carved bronze guns,
small cannons and curious gilded stand
ards, with the favorite Burmese growing
cocks occupying the place where our west
ern eyes are accustomed TO see the eagle.
These trophies of rather barbaric splendor
nre, however, less interesting to many of
us (unless, indeed, Lord Dufferin is pres
ent to act rs Snowman, when everything
is invested with fresh charm by his lord
ships delightful descriptions) than some
Of the other art treasures scattered about
the home Of the Dufferin family. On the
great staircase, in n position where it must
arrest the attention Of every one, is fan
painted by Princess Louise and presented
to the Marehionoss Of Dufferin by the
royal artist The subject of tho painting
is skating party in Canada, very deli
cately and brightly colored, and ami
mated in effect as to suggest sketch taken
Oh the spot The one legged effect 81 tbe be
introduction Of children's figures in pio-
turesque Canadian skating dress.
Lady Dufferin's boudoir is a perfect
''ie'i VI VI uuoOClui anu DrllllAnt COIOfiuO
every portion OF wall and ceiling being
painted in soft French shades Of pink md
green, blue and gold, with panels Of terra
Gotta, all executed In accordance with tbe
taste OF Lord Dufrerin, who is q great lover
OF colors, and seems to be just a little
French in his predilectons. At the bead
OF the grand staircase is large painting
OF those three beautiful Sheridan girls
that is lOnI1nh tr cu,,1
into fits of downright DESPAIR. so lovely
are the faces Of those exquisite sisters.
There are no such eyes as those nowadays
Irish eyes of the deepest blue, with such
heavy black eyelashes and their long. dark
ringlets that would so far to spoil style
OF good looks less perfect than theirs.
There is also very interesting portrait of
tho present marohioness in the costume of
white satin worn by her at the celebration
of her silver wedding at Simla. Modern
Society.
The herald., 1896-07-11
WHITES VOICE
The callfornians Hoarseness Lost Him th
Nomination

Nomination
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1O.-Ned
Hamilton in Chicago dispatch to the
Examiner says: whites hoarseness
ruined his chances for the nomination.
Heazleton in the Chronicle agrees with
Hamilton and says: white lost all his
chances for the presidency when he lost
his voice. All hope of a stampede to the
Californian depended upon his making a
hit as presiding officer. He certainly
would have made this hit, but when he
awoke this morning he could hardly
make himself heard across the room.
That magnificent voice was gone; with
out it he could not preside, so he had to
call to the chair Congressman Richard
son of Tennessee and retire into obscur-
ity. That speech by Bryan and that sore
throat doused all the Californian's hopes
for a presidential nomination. 1t was
hard luck, for certainly when adjourn
ment was taken Wednesday night White
seemed almost as much in line of nomin-
alton as Bryan did.
The herald., 1896-07-11
Size Their Salvation.

big men have an undue advantage in
the race OF life, said Mr.. Walter X. Peak
OF Boston. Amy student of human nature
can't help but see that man Of huge bulk
and towering form has great lead over
his fellows OF medium stature, while lit
tie man has to be the possessor of decided
talents to rise to respectable station. 1t
isn't fair, and Dame Nature has much to
answer for.
II am absolutely certain that there are
thousands of men in high position today
who, II they were not above feet in
height and 200 pounds in weight, would
be enveloped in tho obscurity that their
very mediocre ability justlfles. Size has
been their salvation. - Washington Post.
The herald., 1896-07-11
nounc.ment of Mr.. Bryan's nomination,

nouncement of Mr.. Bryan's nomination,
said:
I'VE thought this morning that Mr..
Bryan would be nominated. Our friends
had worked very hard last night from
states that had other candidates. am
very nroud of my husbands success.
b,,t T think he has earned it. 1 don't
want to talk for publication, because l
reaIlv have nothing to say, except I
thank the delegates for their support
of my husband.
A few minutes after the nomination
was made she left the hall with friends.
The present indications are that the
Republicans will not attend the Popu-
list silver convention at st. Louis about
to be held and Will make no effort to in
duce those bodies to nominate Teller. AT
this time all depends on the counsels
of Senator Teller when his associates
confer with him within the next few
days.
Telegrams were sent to him after the
nomination of Bryan asking him to ex-
press no opinion on the ticket and TO
take no definite stand until his friends
had an opportunity to consult with him.
It is said by the leaders Of this element
that definite line of policy will be
agreed on and announced within the
next ten days. The feeling Is that the
best service can now be rendered to
silver by centering attention on main
tanning silver control of the United
States senate without further labor on
CAe presidential contest.
BENT ON DEFEAT
COLUMBUS, o., July 10.-Congress-
man Outhwaite. Democrat, has just re-
turned from Chicago. He says 1t is
settled that the gold Democrats are
determined to see that the candidate Of
the Chicago convention is overwhelm-
ingly defeated.
HAS NOT BOLTED
CHICAGO, July Ex-senator David B.
Hill and William C. Whitney left Chi
cago at $3.50 today for home. Gov.
Flower and a large number of the New
York delegation remained to attend the
convention tonight
Senator Hill was asked IL he had any
thing to say, and he replied: Il was a
Democrat before the convention and L
am Democrat still" Senator Hill
said that his absence from the conven-
tion today could not be taken to mean
that he had bolted the convention.
The herald., 1896-07-11
Sitting for a Picture

A veil imparts a patchy appearance to
the face
Gloves make the hands appear much
larger than they are in reality.
IL is unWtSe to wear a new dress. 1t
always falls in awkward folds.
Whenever possible 1t Is money well spnt
to. drive. to the photographers
A feather boa or q lace f1chu has won
derfully softening effect ON the features
Generally speaking, the head and should
erS, make a far prettier portrait than
full-length portrait
Above all, if you want your sun picture
20 have a natural expression, you must
forget where you ere.
Unless there Is any urgent reason for it.
II Is great mistake to be photographed
II you are either out of health or in low
spirits.
A t-the-mode- of the-moment style Of
costume or coiffure will date" the photo
graph and soon make it look out of fash
ion.
A white dress, or one that takes ''white."
gives CHASTITY effect. and one far from be-
coming, nuless the sitter is young and
The herald., 1896-07-11
NEWSPAPER MEN COMMENT
Almost ~ Various as the Papers Rep.
resented
But There Is Very Strong Tendency to
Kick over the Party Traces and
Bolt the Ticket

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1O.-Local
papers make the following comments on
Bryan's nomination.:
The Examiner (Democratic)-Wha
ever differences Of opinion may have
unhappily developed in the councils Of
the party in regard to politics, there are
none in regard to the abilities Of the
candidate. Whatever questions NAV
arise In regard to the issues on which
the campaign should be fought there
can be none in regard to the fitness Of
the nominee of the convention to repre-
sent the character and aspirations of the
Democracy.
with his youth and energy and elo-
quence he represents the vigorous life
or the west. His nomination marks the
recognition Of the fact that the seat of
power In the great republic has left
the Atlantic seaboard and crossed the
mississippi valley; that the energy of
'ae west VIII henceforth overbear the
staio conservatism of the far east. tits
. ueciaration of independence and the
Dattie TO make it good begins today.
Inc Chronicle (Republican)-The so.
Der second thought is going to be adverse
10 bryan. He is an extremist in all his
political views, but in no sense moro co
than In his devotion to the princinle of
free trade. An extreme income tax ad.
vocate, an extreme states rights man
IN fact, an extreme and radical Da,,o
crat in all that the phrase implies Is the
man whom the Chicago convention has
presented to the suffrages of the Ameri-
can people. Such a candidate far fro,,
meeting the needs of the hour afrronts
them. challenges them and pledges him
self to leave them unsatisfied.
The best friends of silver in both mar
ties do not want bimetallism with frea
trade. for by that the benefits Of the one
policy would be more than neutralized
by the harm done by the other.
NEW YORK WORLD
NEW YORK, July 1o.-The World IN
its editorial on the Democratic riomina-
ticr will say.
Lunacy having dictated the platform. |
The herald., 1896-07-11
For the Practical Housewife

In order to prevent syrups and joins
phate of potash.
70 keep kid gloves soft and in good
condition put them in a tin box with a
piece. of ammonia, which, however must
not touch the gloves.
Very serious illness may often be traced
to sleeping in damp bed. To test it, lay
between the sheets hand mirror. If it is
at all blurred or misty take Off the sheets
and sleep between the blankets.
Chi!dren's stockings generally wear in
to holes at the knees first. A good way to
prevent this is to take piece Of nuns Veil
ing, put 1t inside the knee and herring bone
1t round to keep in place. This will strength
en- the. stocking and make the knee last
much longer.--New York Journal.