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The Progress., 1896-08-15
lie PLAYED Another CANA

AS IN" train sped along over ;Ie
Texas prairie drummer for q ~.
Louis house came back into the parlor
car and asked me to come forward into
the smoker and take hand In z game
of euchre. found two other chaps he
longing to the 'profesh" and We had
The ear to ourselves. After a few mo-
mcnts, however, Il young man got on at
small station. He was a native hut
nc didn't seem to be over bright and
not at all dangerous. He watched tho
cards with Eluch interest for two or
three games and one of the men finally
observed
stranger. do you play this game9'
; No, doa't," he drawIcd What do
yon cal, it?"
This is called four handed cuchre."
"i-e-s'
Lots o. fun In it and YOU ought 10
learn to Fiay. It's good to take hay3ced
out Of The hair"
The young man removed his hat and
ran his fingers through his hair. as IL
expecting to comb out lot Of hayseed,
and II was three or four minutes before
he SAID,
80 that's four-handcd euchrc. eh"
Yes. nice game. isn't ~"
pears like it, but I've got oae 10
beat It.
Lave YOU? What do you call It ?"
y call 1t a One-handed hold-up and
here's lookin' at YOU
lie was not only looking at ~ but
his two guns were doing the same thing
and the man looked bright enough and
carried a smile at the corners Of his
mouth.
Yes. your game beats this said the
drummer after look. Boys, he wants
our DOODLE"
We put down four watches ana four
wads Of greenbacks and the young man
reached for them with the remark.
! generally take all the tricks in
this game! | git off here aad II you
want to raise Il row 60 ahead"
"" didn't We sat right there until
the train started mp and left him be-.
hind and when the conductor came IN
ana saw The cards on the floor and
io'Tr men looking tired he exclaimed.
Well. well! But You fellows sep,a
TO need something to brace M GA"
The Progress., 1896-08-15
TRY This,

suppose person takes an even 1unl.
per or coins or counters or ANYTHING
else in one hand. and an odd number
IN the other, there is simple method
by which to tell in which hand the eyen
number Is. Ask him to multiply the
number In his right hand by an odd
number. and the number in his left
hand by an even. then let him add the
two products together, and tell you II
the total sum be odd or even. II it be
even, the even number is in Inc right
hand; and il it be odd, The even a1m-
Yer Is In the left hand.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Agreement Denied.

London. Aug =. |; is officially
stated mn there IS no trnjh n the re
poYt published that Gwc1 retain ANA
RuEcja arc or thc point o. reaching an
aGIccln,M. 20 save ho,h Armenia am"
Ewto from Turkish oppression Wl'tl'Nt
disturbing The peace o. Europe, Nn''N
agreement. II was added, wou.d M
yolye the presence o. Russian army
in Armenia and British Meet ny
Crete. go guarantee Turk Ii compI-
2Nce with the terms Of he agrCCmCnt'
It i stated on the othcr hand that
there is great disc"rd among tie pow
ClS az 10 the measures which should be
adop. Cd IN regard 80 GREG" and Russia,
il is further asserted. rs showing mark
cd diS.ncliration TO allow great pres
sue 20 hc brought 20 bar upon thc SUI,
tan.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. l3,-Tho
agitation CT tho financial question,
which has resulted in sending gold Up
fraction Of 1 per cent above par in
New York, Is causing local banks much
trouble with people who wish to de-
post silver and che'ck out god. Some
banks refuse TO take any considerable
amount OF silver on deposit. During
the past two months the supply of gold
coin in the sub-treasury has decreased
from $15 1000, 900 to less than $9,OO0,O 900.
The decrease includes a shipment OF
100000 to the sub-trea5ury in New
York. This enormous shrinkage was
one of the prime causes which led to
the issuance by Assistant Treasurer
Berry Of the now famous order which
stopped the redmeption Of silver GER
tificates in god coin, practice which
was followed by his predecessors for
wears,
The Progress., 1896-08-15
III Hung Chang.

London, Aug. l3.--There was large
gathering a. the reception rendered by
the merchants Of London to Lii Hung
Chang Monday. The assepIb!age oc-
cured in the Fishmongers' hall, and
among those present was the Japanese
minister. The Chinese envoy replied
to the address Of welcome, and said
statesman to make promises, adding
that. however. he would endeavor ito
extend the railways and commerce OF
China.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
SiiANr Dollar (nnMlCrfCiik.

Washington, Aug. M.-The secret
service bureau Of III" treasury depart
meat has been requested to ,ook lltr
a lepon; of extensive countc'feit'ng OF
United Statcs silver do,hls IN one OF
the Central American states. The an
rourremcnt comes from Mexican pa
per. and was sent TO the depar,m Mt by
Minister Ransom. !. STA ,es that in one
Of the Central American states A com
paDy has been organized by Americana
who have purchased the silver dollar:
Of the state, worth s. cents. and coin
ed them into American dollars. J. Is
said that 100000 Of thee dollars have
been shipped into this county. where
they have passed at par. The story &
discredited at the treasury department,
and it is said that it would be impos:i.
be 10 ship any considerable number OF
coins into this country without the
counterfeit being discovered. Il cuun-
terfeiiing has been going on Che guilty
persons could be punished u1dCr the
treaties providing for such crimes
which have been made with uear,y al
countries.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
EOOUIFORT CHEESE.
To" l. - Mad" -r"'"''"r '''ro' sn.
- We! huh Of cutting.

| = 9 supposed that NNdrciS % r;-11,
| HG5 he Sonjh Of f'raH," was disturbed
| by volcanic CIUpti0nS. VII. Il split 40
| thu ancient granite 10 KS. glI5lnx
stf,.2ms of lava 10 Cow .'om hon, aays
| tn Mercury The ! ~ surfaces cen
| SirtNd OF haSaltic 70 ke. which in turn
| N'rr assured by cIUptionS and thrown
| up onto a mouUtHlu range. Tn" whole
| Of he interior o. 8 mountain vas thus
| formed into VHNCrYS and caves which
helCh forth hot. sulphuroUS springs |,
| is here that the celebrated ROnttafor'
cnccS"S are made. The village of Rogue
| tult Is situated or Iht mountain lar.
uC. which is about Twenty-Five miles
in length and neatly 1000 feet high Il
consists chiefly o. Limestone. covered
with sufficient Na%jl.r" 10 t"Cd tho 800.
600 sheep kept for their milk The
caves being formed by the dl5plare-
mcnt Of rocks. consist Of an intricate
labyrinth Of open spaces and passages.
connected with each Other ana with
n Snhtcrrancan outlet. \ cool rGrrent
0F air therefore. always Of the SAM d.
Ere" Of humidity and ,CmDNIatme,
flows IL a MCycr-intciIdptcd stream
through the caves. There is nothing in
The milk or IN the preparation q the
chooses that gives them that peculiar
flavor and delicious mrllnwnn,3 for
WhIch they arc 50 crowned. This is
entirely effected by the method by
which The! are cured. When the Ell eSes
are ready for treatment they are taken
TO the caves and after being allowed
TO cool are carried to the sailing room.
Ihcy are rubbed with salt on one fac.
and then piled on top of each other in.
Ill the cave is full. After stand as for
twenty-fOur hours or 50 the reverse
side is sailed and once more they are
piled up as before, The chooses have
to be frequently reversed in order that
tEH moisture may be even throughout
and TO develop the fungus which has
previously been s0wn in the card. In
forty-elght hours the cheeses become
vlscous and are rubbed with coarse
cloth. In the course of another two
days the fungus will appear on tho out.
side in the form of a sticky paste This
is carefully Hcraped off with knives, to.
Sethcr with a thin stratum Of crust, and
set aside for food
mo Cheeses are now sorted oul tho
most solid ones being placed on the
Noor. In eight DAYS time they become
covered with yellowish-red mold. to-
gcther with other minute vegetation,
which is removed and given to the pigs.
The scraping Is continued until the
character of the mold changes. show.
ing that the cnrd has altered its rondj.
ton and announcing the completion Of
the curd. Then they are again care
'hlly scraped and wiped and wrapped
IN tinfoil and are ready for the market.
RoQuefort cheeses have been cured
'or centuries by this process and stand
as 4 triumph of uncducated art.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

1.rudon, Aug. t.. Tho IRISH land
Bill, as amended in ,oc house Of lords,
where il recently passed lis third read
Ing was before She house Of commons
again yesterday. The Ch'cf secretary
for ireland. Mr.. Gerald Halfour. indi-
Gated the proposed course Of the GOV
errmcnt. lie said they were prepared
to ar0u;rsCo to thc new TurbarrN
clause, TO Lord I2chiQuin'S new sub
acription clause and to the amendment,
dealing with procedure sa,es. The
o'Acr amendments he added. would be
accented in principle, but on the ques-
ton of pasture holdings ;he govern
ncnt would adhere TO The lO0-pound
limit, and cou.d not a"ceW. Lord Me
Naugh, on's amendment. omittns
clause five.
Mr.. Gerald Balfour also said that the
lords had materially altered the bi'' 10
the dctrimem of the tenants, but he
hoped the lords would accept The meas
ure in the shape tho commons would
return it to them. Otherwise Il would
be calamity to Ireland, including the
landlords themselves.
Combining. the chief secretary sad
there had been great change for the
better lately in the conditions of Ire
land, where The intense bitterness was
dying out. Were .hey trying to seiz"
the opportunity to reinforce the kind
.ier feeling prevailing. or were they
going to justify those who were only
100 ready to inculca;e the most per-
nlc!ous lessons? That for Ireland,
when tranquil, nothing would be done
but for ireland, c,amorous and crime
ridden. no concession would be denied.
That was the issue now TO be decided
and he most sincerely prayed that par
lament might be wisely guided in ar
irving at decision. (Cheers.)
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Mary French Field, eldest daughter
OF the late Eugene Field, is preparing
herself to carry on the platform work
of her father, and will make her debut
as public reader early in the autumn.
Miss Field who Is known far and wide
among her fathers friends as "Trotty.'
a pet name bestowed upon her in her
infancy, is tall, handsome girl. good
figure, OF rather blonde type, with fair
complexion. and blue eyes. She Is
twenty years of age and is the eldes,
OF the poets five surviving children,
Such pluck is admirable.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

A farmer has begun suit in Chicago
for money he claims is due him, he
having given 500 bill in payment for
a drink, for which he got $50 change.
This simply shows how useless Is 1t to
try and help a stranger by generous
treatment. Had the gentleman from
the rural district visited New York
with 500 he would have done well to
get out of town with borrowed suit
Of clothes. yet in Chicago, where he is
courteously handed back s3G, he is not
satisfied.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
CHOLERA IN EGYPT.
IT IS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF
TIL SANITARY OFFICERS.
Numerous Outbreak Have Occurred IL
sixty Nine Different Places IN One
Weck-Thr Death Rats Runs Up Into
thG Ih0usan.!~

Wash; cEon. Aug. i3.-",HcreaSc OF
cholera il Egypt" is tne principal fea-
turc o. a report received from the land
Of Pharaoh by Surgeon General wy
man, Of the marine hospital service.
Notwithstanding .he very energetic
measures taken by Or. Rogers pasha.
says ;hc repor5. "lh" proportions Of the
cho.cra outbreak show that the dis'aS"
has go: beyond the control q, tlc SAM
tary authorities. TO show the fu;ility
Of any hope Of drreS,ng is course at
present. during the week before last
fresh ou'hrcakS occurred in s,Nty-nnc
different places. and last week in
eighty-ScycN During tho seven days
up 10 August ! l,2o0 d"a h are re-
ported. and n She Io,owiug tx days
LOO deaths.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

The training of Greek athletes in the
old days was eminently sensible. The
training began when the boy was about
ten, and the object was not only TO Sc
cure strength and health, but bodily
grace and beauty. The Greeks assumed
that only in a symmetrical and beauti-
full body could a fine mind dwell. and
so physical culture held foremost
place in the education of the youth OF
tho land.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Washington. Aug. lA.-The pGactire
Of the boards Of examining surgeons OF
the pens'ol bureau has been materially
changed by ruling made Ivy Assist
an. Secretary OF the Interior Reynolds
The new rules, which take effec. Oct
| next. and which viii not disturb cases
heretofore adjusted. provide that all
board members hereafter must partici-
pate N examinations Of claimants, and
no certificate Of a board failing to show
tnis fact. save on special consent Of the
claimant, will be accepted. In case q
full board Is not present. app.icants
may refuse to be examined. IN amputa-
ton cases Secretary Reynolds has laid
down the rue that the middle of the
humelus is the furthese; point from the
shoulder joint tina. will prevent The
use = an artificial arm.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Paper Sold.

New York. Aug. 14.-The New York
Times was soiC under order Of the
court. The property was bid in by the
reorganization committee. headed by
Spencer Trask. for 1880 The reor-
g.anization committee represents al.
the creditors and all bu; a small per
cent OF the stockholders. Confirmation
of the sa e BY the court is expected next
week. Under the new corporation
Adolphns Ochs. OF the Chattanooga
Times, will become the publisher and
general manager OF tae New York
Times.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Rome, Aug. 13.-Proyincial newspa-
pers demand that the government take
action regarding the Hahneville lynch
ing. The Courrere Della Sera OF Mi
lam declares that until Americans are
wiling and abe 10 protect the lvee
OF Europeans they had better close
their ports entirely TO immigration oi
whites, like they did against Chinese
cheap labor, adding: Events such as
have occurred at New Orleans, and now
at Hahneville, can not be tolerated by
nations having any pretense Of clyui'
cation
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Port Townsend, Wash, Aug. 10
The richest gold placer vnincs in Alaska
have been transferred TO Canadian ter
ritor%. and the miners are now paying
the miners tax to British authorities
The territory in question Is three to
eight miles wide and embraces rich
placer claims on Glacier and Miller
creeks. which heretofore were supposed
to be in Alaskan territory. The trans
fer Of the territory is the result of sur
veyS recently made,
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Heavy Cargo Of Grain.

New Orleans. La, Aug. 13.-Wneh
the British steamship Alberta. Capt,
Davis. sailed for Birkenhead yesterday
she carried in her hold 268,S74 bushels
Of corn in bags, which weighed 6,572
tons, making the largest cargo OF grain
ever sailing from this port and the s"c-
ond largest ever shipped from any
American port. The Alberta carss.d
800 tons Of coal, drawing over twenty
five feet aft. Five future charters were
filed Yesterday, one Of which was the
Haze!n,oore, made conditiorally fol
either New Or.saps OF Galveston.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Painters to Meet.

Chicago. H., Aug. l4-The executive
board of the National Association OF
Master House Painters and Decorators
is in session here, 10 arrange for tbs
annual convention 10 be he'd in this
city during February. Those present
are: Thomas A. Brown. Of Wa hing on
d. c.. president; NJ. Dongh;ery. of Chi.
cago, vice president; Francis F. Black
OF Philadelphia; James +. Coniey. Of
New York; Thomas Williams, K. B
Hand, joel Kennedy, Cincinnati; James
Roach, OF Detroit, Mich.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

San Francisco. Cal. Aug. l3.--It
has developed thai Harry X. Brown,
exchange clerk Of Bullion and Ex-
change bank Of Carson, Nev. who left
that city suddenly two months ago. Is
d d9fauter to the amount of nearly
$4,000. He Is believed to be in Mex
leo. lie left his wife and children ii
Carson.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Christian Demands Refused.

Athens, Aug. i3-'''he Turkish gov
ernmcn' has finally rejected the de-
mands of the Christians Of Crete, eN-
ccpt so far as provisions OF the llalcpa
convention and general amnesty to in
sutgcn;s are concerned. In the fight at
N0dtna. Macedonia. between $40 nSur-
gents and body of 500 Turks. the
former were reinforced after four
houls OF fighting and routed the Turks.
fifty Of whom were killed. Macedonian
peasants, AIMED with rifles s,O,en from
the Turks, arc Joining the Greek raid
The Progress., 1896-08-15
NrYAM and SCMMll Notified.

New York. Aug. 13.-'Wm. J. Bryan,
OF Nebraska. and Arthur Scwall. OF
Maine, were formally notified of their
nomination by The Democratic party
for the offices of president and vice
president last night at Madison Square
Garden. They both made speeches OF
acceptance to tremendous crowd.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Mrs. Kruger, Dom Paul's wife, Is not
new woman. She is extremely do
nestle, and Is not in the least ashamed
to admit that she thoroughly enjoys her
well-earned reputation for making the
best coffee In the Transvaal. She is a
"huis-vrOuw' pure and simple. and her
chief pleasure Is in tidiness, the only
thing about her distinguished husband
(which annoys her being his distressing
Indifference as to personal cleanliness
The Progress., 1896-08-15
AnttrCc's Expedition

Stockholm, Aug. l3.-Thc follow ng
telegram from Virgo5 lIarhor was dis
patched: "Tne balloon has been filed
for several days and all Is ready for
the ascent. Thus far everything has
occurred as anticipated. The wind Ia
still noItlnerly, otherwise all Is well "
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Bentonville, Ark, Aug. ia storm
struck here Tuesday afternoon. 1t
vas one OF the most violent OF the
season and did much damage to build
,nss and fences. J. B. Bryant and his
daughter were struck by lightning
and instantly killed and J. A. Moore,
Ed Ferguson and Miss Myatt, who
yer. riding in a vehicle, were badly
xnunded by a falling tree.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
The s2. 600, 600 bundle of none

I The 100000 bundle of money
which It was the custom to allSSw brides
to handle when they visited the treas
Jury vault in Washington has been done
away with. Formerly an official used
Ito hand the young woman bundle
marked 100000, with the remark,
Nov you can say you have had 81
.000,0 in your hand and they were
tickled to death. They did not know
that the brown paper parcel contain
ed nothing but two census reports.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Chicago is now interested in 4 re-
,Markable lawsuit. One citizen sold n
COW to another and warranted her to
give sixteen quarts Of milk day. The
most the purchaser CG;.ld make the COW
give was two quarts. 1t see",s TO be a
clear case of Is to ..
The Progress., 1896-08-15

There are queer ways Of making a
living in New York city. One Sunday
a man advertised that he had :ound
q wallet with large sum of money In
it, and gave an address. Thirty five
men called, and fifteen Others wrote
him letters. The losers stated the sums
lost to be ali the way from $4,000 to
SIS, 900, and most of them gave the
denominations OF the bills. He was
promised all the way from 81 900 to
$1,000 to restore the lost wallet, but
as there was none Of course be could
not do It. 1t Went TO show that many
people devote their time to trying to
recover lost articles which obviously
belong to others.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
SulpburjC Acid SirtjNs.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. -Four
morkmen were su!focated Yesterday
evening by snlphurlc acid gas at the
works OF Moro Phillips at Camden.
The victims were Joseph Devln
James Mullen, Andrew Alder and
George Garrison.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

A family in Bremen has treasured
four barrels of rare wine for over $50
years. It has just been discovered that
the barrel nearest the wall had been
regularly sampled by an old and trust
ed servant, who drank q pint a day of
II until It was all gone He was caught
flling the barrel with water.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Shah's ASsa vain Hanged.

Teheran, Aug. ID. Mollah Rcza,
who assassinated the late shah of Per
sia in May last, was hanged here yes
tcrday morning in The presence OF an
immense conoourse OF peop.t
The Progress., 1896-08-15

These confounded doctors. who little
by little have been robbing us OF all
our illusions, to say nothing Of our
pleasures. have now discovered and
officially stated that ice cream probably
causes more disease than any other
single article of food 1t appears, from
what they say that any halfway sem
sible microbe would rather live in ice
cream than anywhere else, and he
thrives wonderfully under such eircum-
stances 80 that when you eat him he
il In first-class shape to do you all the
harm he possibly can. How nice this
-
The Progress., 1896-08-15
Capable ~ Awning.

Fist Boarder-Tle landlady Is 7ery
much worried tonight Thinks her
daughter mas eloped. Second Boarder
Don't believe a word sfit She's cap.
able of starting any report to &c. our
attention away ion to Geals PUCK
The Progress., 1896-08-15

The Christian EndcavOrers are the
people TO turn out to conventions.
Their recent gathering in Washington
was the biggest thing Of the kind on
record.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

New York, Aug. 13.-The total num-
Der of deaths in this city yesterday
rom the heal, as reported to police
Headquarters up to 2 p. m, was Al, cs
prostrations 60.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

People like occasionally to he told
that they look sick enough to be in
bed. 1t makes them feel heroic tc'ausc
they stayed up.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

And the man who considers his name
u matter of news is still painfully in
evidence.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Our Canadian friends, who have al
ready had their general election, Will
please excuse us till we hold ours.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Few men ever lived up to the e1-
pectatiops OF either enemies or friends.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

New York. Aug IA special from
Colon. Colombia, says: The steamer
Br.dgeton, bound for g. Lucia. has
pot into Santa Marta, Colombia leak
ing and with her machinery disabled.
Capt. Simmons, her commander, pros
ecuted the chief engineer in the courts
and the latter was sentenced TO prs
on for eight years. The steamers
crew deserted her. The Colombia au-
tborities, suspicious regarding the yes
sells mission, visits her every day.
The Progress., 1896-08-15
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
pITTSSURG. PA, AND VICINITY
VISITED BY a STORM.

Many Lives Lost and Houses, CIT lH"Es.
Bridges and Oihcr Property Washed
Aaway The Loss " Property VIII he
Great list Of the Know Dead.
The Progress., 1896-08-15

Paterscl. n. J.. boasts Of : woman 81
years old who rides wheel
The Progress., 1896-08-15

The gold Withdrawals a few days
ago was $3la,SOc, leaving the treasury
$]9l. 246, 49,.