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The Progress., 1896-10-31

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The Progress., 1896-10-31

nan OF imposing
Monroe and be-
work, claiming
err. He secured
the landlady not
ne did not come,
wanted to rest.
treat worry and
ne in his room,
to himself. He
room the next
nth Is unknown.
70 attempted ia
broad daylight.
lie from Baton
go. The little !
by her brother
frseif, when the
P and grasping
hnd ever her
r 200 yards at
AIDE an ontcry
The negro be-
Pn away. Sew
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28
PERCENTAGE OF room EYES.
OnIy Dine Person In Fifteen Has Botl
Eyes In Good Condition.

Only One Person In Fifteen Has Both
Eyes In Good Condition..
Only one person in 10 has both eyes
in good condition, and IN Z cases out Of
10 one eye. generally the right, ID
stronger than the other. Il Is found
that just re people are right on Left
handed so. they are right OF left sight
ed, and while apparently looking with
both eyes they often really use only ono.
Out Of 90 persons whose eyes were test
ed by o German doctor two only were
sound to DO left sighted.
The reason Of the greater strength
generally possessed BY the right eye II
not altogether understood. hut probably
the natural tendency to the greater uss
Of the right side Of the body has some.
thing 10 do with It. In using weapons
for instance, mankind has been taught
to assume for ages attitudes IN which
tbs right hand and side have most exor
else. and this discipline has undoabted
" had its effect o. tho eye
Old sea captains after long use Of th'
telescope fnd their right eyes muol
stronger than the loft-the direct oHec
Of exercise. This law IL confirmed b,
the experienced Of aurists. u a person
who has ears Of equal hearing powe
has cause to use one ear more than th'
other for q long period, the ear brough
into reQuisition Is found 70 30 strength
ened and the ear not used loses its hear
ing ID a corresponding degree Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

- aianas On ths nanka % M rns net
Har Frosa Cairo.
The Oldest Of all The obolisks a. the
beautiful ono Of rosy granite which
stands alone among the green fields on
The banks Of the Nile not far from
Cairo IL IL tho Fravestone Of q great
city which has vanished and left only
this relic behind That city was Beth
shemes Of Scripture. tho famous On,
which is memorable 70 MI Bible readers
q The residence Of The priest Of On,
Potiphorah, whose daughter Asonath
Joseph married. The Greeks called n
H~eliopolis. the city Of the sun, because
there the worship Of the sun had its
chief center and lie most sacred shrine.
IL was the seat Of the most ancient uni-
versity Ia the world. 70 which Youthful
students came from all parts Of the
world x learn the occult wisdom which
the priests Of On alono could teach.
Thales, Scion, Eudoxus, Pythagorns
and Plato all studied there; perhaps
Moses too. Il was also the birthplace Of
the sacred literature Of Egypt. where
were written ON papyrus leaves the orig
AAlA NNuNNNA " NMN WAAN-H kNNA ~ AMN
world, generally known as Tho Book
Of the Dead, " giving . most striking
account Of the conflicts and triumphs Of
the life after death, q whole copy or
fragment Of which every Egyptian, rich
OF poor, wished TO have buried with
him in his comln, and portions Of which
are found inscribed on every mummy
case and on the walls Of every tomb In
front Of one Of the principal temples Of
the sun in this magnificent city stood,
along with a companion long since de-
stroyed, the solitary obelisk which we
now behold on the spot Il alone has
survived the wreck Of all the glory Of
the place. II was constructed by User
tesen ], who IL supposed to have reignod
$500 b. c., and has outlived all the dy-
nastic changes Of the land and still
stands whore IL originally stood nearly
a. centuries ago. What appears Of rs
shaft above ground is 0e feet in height,
but lie base ia buried in the mud Of the
Nile. and year after year the humiliation
Of the river deposits its film Of soil
around its foot and buries IL still deeper
In It's sacred grave. Pail Mall Gazstte-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28
LoMDoN's GREAT PARK.
III Hum Of the Metropolis Penstrates 4
with Ever Varying Cadence.

The Hum Of the Metropolis Penetrntes IL
with Ever Varying Cadence.
The greatest attraction Of hyde park
IL one which Londoners and most visit
ors fail TO discover and appreciate. Il is
q unique and subtle charm whose ean
ing only those can know who have fall
en- under its spell Hyde park, be Il re-
membered, is the only great plot Of
verdure In the world set IN the very
center Of q great city. Boston Common
is but a garden compared with It. Cen
trail park may soon be hemmed in by
New York's teepaing millions, but not
yet Hyde park is a grateful refuge Of
silence in the midst Of turmoil Only
upon It's outer borders does the restless
mob infringe. Within, away from Rot
ten row, away from carriage drive and
fashionable promenade, there is always
rest, tranquility, s~ilence-no, not 81
lence. bat in its place the thing which
is the mysterious charm Of the spot.
Find a seat upon a bench In the midst
Of the wide, sweeping, open green where
the eye sees only grass and trees, with
nc sign Of the vast city on any side. Sit
for . few moments and listen-listen,
and there win come to your ears the
most wonderful sound in all the world.
Il is the voice Of London-an ever
changing, i~narticulate, pregnant soll-
oquy. One day It will be the gentle
murmur Of q sea shell. Again it is the
harsh grinding Of the mill Of the gods
crushing human grain beneath its upper
and neither millstonea. The mighty bat
distant reverberation is sometimes 9
triumphant harmony, sometimes a minor
note, melancholy and despairiDg. The
myriad tongued voice which comes from
the east is sullen, protesting. enduring
that from the west Is q careless chorui
Of pleasure and prosperity; that from
the north 10 a hopeful strain Of patient
progress; that from the south is a ca.
dence Of struggle and sorrow, and the
whole is symphony Of human life, ma
jestic, inspiring, infinitely pathetic.
Nowhere save in this spot does thu
greatness Of London impress itself upoI
N e.-Boston Transcript.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

Miss Annie Dennis Of Talbottom, Ga,
a fine looking young woman Of 30.
Who seems to have a genius for farm
AS. According to a Georgia paper, she
owns a handsome estate Of 1000 acres,
which she oultivates with great skill
success. Upon It she conducts a
a stock farm, n cannery, a pre-
SefVing establishment, a vineyard and
wine distillery and a piggery. Each Of
tlAsse Is prosperous to a high degree
The owner Is public spirited and ex-
hiti.s her products &C every fair and
exposition. She began this work in 1888
and In seven years has carried of nearly
100 prizes She ascribes her success TO q
good education and careful reading. She
makes q special study Of the application
Of science particularly chemistry, d
her fields Of industry and utilizes ever
new idea which appears.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

rhe Fare Dealer Theught Its End was .
white Check.

The Faro Dealer Theught Its End Wa .
white Check.
THAT piece In Your paper bout the
guy that cleaned up the faro banks out
IN Seattle, y unused Bettam high, the
Chicago gambler. rs he told the walter
to bring on three fer q half, " "ain't
in It with my personal experience. This
was out in Cripple Greek when the
boom was way mp an q good play
agin q right bank, see, wsa with more
10 the banker than q split IN the host
claim you could git If they broke even.
Do you know Eaten Up Jake7 That
wasn't his name Of course, but the gang
give him the handle cause he could
chew so fast, see7 Well, Eatem Up got
hold Of a piece Of money IN Chicago
he win out a roll ON short money, see,
an he goes OF to Cripple Greek an starts
TO dealin. De lay ont was IN q little
frame. pine board joint bouts big's q
dry goods box. Jake gets a good play.
you know-toUk a minute to settle after
every turn. seer But / didn't tell you
bout the knutholo. You see, there's o
knothole in a board right back Of the
dealer. Jake. he's in the lookout chair,
seer Jake don't have no clock there,
see, so nobody minds the daylight, only
It makes the dealer a little sleepy, an
Jake. he's kinda dopy.
"Well, there's q tin horn from over
In another joint plugger In the stud
game, sect He blows in an buys two
red checks, waits for Casos, fergits the
copper one play an gets whipsawed,
see-loses both bets. Then he buys half
a stack Of whites an keeps the seat,
playing mostly cases. He keeps his
checks IN his hands. an Jake don't keep
cases on him. Well. he gOos broke, but
Jake doesn't know It.
THE jacks a case. sec. an the SIM
lights coming through the knothole
over the dealers shoulder. hits the jack
right in the center, an it looks like q
white check. The jack wins. Dealer
pays a white check ON tho jack. Tin
horn pushes the sleeper over between
the queen an the king, an It wins
again, see? An, on tho level, the guy
win and win, an nothin a stop him.
Five deals Afterward he has the check
rack ont, an Jack says:
" 4 can't deal fer yOu no more. he
roll Is gone
''Next day / stake Jake in the poker
game an tell him how it happened. an
he says:
lowell, watyotink Of thatl Wouldn't
thai skin your I've heerd Of guys win
ming out do bank roll off'n eat money,
but / mover heard Of winning cut ON a
shadder. '"-ElmiTa Telegram.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28


Nc fns Eahr p.r AZ crsasos ono.
~ ~ Lawyers.
There would seem Co Dc nosuch thing
m th'1 ccantry ns q national holiday.
Lawyers assert that even Labor day,
whIth was set apart By hct Of congress
I'm 1928 |n snch manner ne q lead The
ccu0dlnr lnyman - supposa Il nt least
a. BE- 3 national holiday - not such
outside Of the District Of Columbia un-
lea BIZ rate enactment. The o~rontion
and regulation Of holidays have been
loft entirely 20 the legislatures Of tho
Individual siatea
The act Of congress concerning Labor
day was approved jane IS, 1894. Il Pro-
vidoa that the nrnt Monday q septem-
Der In each year. being che day cele-
hrated and known a. Labor day, u
hereby made a legal holiday. to all In
tents and purposes, 10 the same amer
a. Christmas, Jan. I. Feb. %, May 80
and July 4 are now made By law public
holidaya"
Clearly The proper construction Of
thia statute can BE- arrived at only BY
references 70 the provisions bearing upon
the other holidays named The act max
ing holidays Of Jan. ], July 4, Christ
maa and ANY day appointed or recon-
monded b. the president q the United
States ~ q day Of public fast OF thanks
, giving" was passed In June, 1870, and
was restricted In its effect 70 the Dis
triUt ~ Columbia. These days are holt
days Ia the various states only ~ they
are INSIDE 20 BY the va1ionB state legis-
laturaa
The act Of Jan. 81. 1873, makes Feb.
~ = legal holiday. and the act Of Aug.
e., 1883, does the same for May 30,
and both are restricted in their applica-
too 70 the District Of Columbia. The
act referring TO Labor day says nothing
about the District Of Columbia, but Il
does say that the first Monday Of Sep
tember shall be a legal holiday, ito all
tatsnts and purposes. IN the same man
ner as Christmas. Jan. /, Feb. ~, May
30 and July 4 1te now made by law
public holidays"
The intents and purposes for which
and the manner IN which those days are
made holidays are expressly limited Ia
the District Of Columbia, and 50, by
necessary inference, Is the act referring
90 Labor day.
The misleading language of the Labor
day act has led to a prevalent statement
that the lrst Monday Of September ts a
holiday throughout the United States
By congressional enactment -New York
Tribuna.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28
before he can b
a ola calenl.l -.

Among the attractions Of the town Of
Bourne, Mass, arc two historic cellars.
One was dug By the Plymouth colony
and the other BY the Dutch traders.
These cellars lie side by side, and the
structures built over them were filed
with goods 30 necessary for the comfort
Of tbo early pilgrims as we'll a. the
Dutch. The pilgrims needed manufao'
turod goods such a. the Hollander had
for sale and the Dutch required prod.
nos Eaah a. Ne colony could supply.
Governor Bradford, in\ his diary, states
that this block house was built ~ early
e. 1897, only seven years, after the land
ine o. the Mayhower.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

NJ. A. Armstrong, an old druggist,
and q prominent citizen Of this enter.
prisIng town, Gays; ~ cell sumo forty
different kinds Of cough medicine, bus
have noVor Ia my experience sold 90
much oi any one article a. i have Of
Ballard1 Horohound Syrup. An who
uas Il Goy u "a the most perfect remedy
for Cough, Cold. Consumption, and All
diseases II the Throat and fungs, they
have ever tried" 10 is q specific iol
Group and Whoopine Cough. 10 win
relieve q Cou1h 10 one minute. Contains
90 d is.ea Sold By w @ Porteraeld 8
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28
A Ei.sls Encouragement.

J.. l. Toole was once entertained by q
rarty Of Edinburgh gentlemen at din
ner. After The cloth was removed a lit
tie sociability was INDUCED in, and Mr..
Tools was asked 10 give a recitation.
This the veteran comedian sternly do
olined 10 do. a worthy baillie. Whose
knowledge OF things theatrical was
somewhat primitive, approached Toolo,
patted him ON The back and said Ia a
fatherly way; Come ava, my man
dinna BE- bashfa'. We're no III d
please "-Household Words
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

"what a nasty smell burned powder
hasi'' said Johnny.
"PowderF' exclaimed hiE elder sis
ter. nias Maud, looking up why, Il
hasn't any sm-oh, yoa mean gunpow-
dorl'
And sbo turned q lovely, creamy
shade % vermilion and became sb-
sorbod Ia her fashion magazine again.
-Ohioago Tribune
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

Travellers who have penetrated into
che eastern portion Of southern knsaia
fud lhtt Che people have n'nny strange.
beliefs in The power Of chorrn Tho
ohafm most generally worm By tho pto
plo CD that part Of Tho crnr's p1s1 do
main 81 " round. eat Bone which ie
found IN fho ho1d Of acortain species Of.
northern 1sh. They sro called rcolio
rlonoa, and tho suparslitious wearcrs.
81 unoh charms believe that they have
The power 70 prevent collie and a host Of.
othor diseases among Che mInof ailments
90 which human Gosh s. heif. This
quoor suporstition "a not confined 90 che
ignorant, poorer classes. but appears TO
exist in an kinds Of society. This
wealthy have their ''colio atonos
mountod IN gold, and ID lhis shape they
are worn on the necklace next 20 The
ever present orosA-St Louis Republic
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

"0irls, +" remarked the small boy In
Ma composition upon the subject, rs Of
several thousand kinds, and eometimes
ore girl can bohnye like several thou
sand girh Some kinds Of girls IL better
.than some other kinds, bus they aint
any q them up 10 boys. This is al I
nov about girls, and father says the
.aI know about 'em the better. -
Vow York Advertiser.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

"Father, " said the little boy, looking
up from his picture book. III l ask you
a question. win yOr answer itP'
Certainly, was the aiable reply.
land not get angryf"
"Of course not
"Nor say it's time I was ia hedl''
II won't do any Of those tktagA"
"Well, what I want 70 knowis where
does q snake begin when u Waga 40
taili"-Waahington Star.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

"A bright girl Ia Maine recently began
a composition thus. "The Puritars
found 4 lunate asylum ID the wilds OF
America sho had fead 80 a book that
the Puritans found an asylum ia this
country. and to make the statement more
vivid she added tho word 'lunailo
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

Bloozin-That street just below %
quite a thorouehlare, isn't it,
Blagzin-No; that's not . thorough
fare at al. but the crowd likes to use p
because there's a sign there that reads,
Private way-dahgerous passage. ~
Roxbury Gazatto,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

The dried LEAF has little OF the aroma
q the manufactured tobacco This Is do
volopod BY q kind Of fermentation 20
which Il Il subjected IN she warehouses
Of the manufactures a-epokano Chron-
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

North CsloIlna has risen rapidly IL
IS. tine Of menufaoluring states AZ
nnt Ser ~iaciories employ oo,2il
htnto end lnrn o1t $40. 175,t60 wcrth
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28

IA sew ndvortiging wagon introduced
O. New York ia nltod up with two cyl
dors which keep revolving, giving q
mabaantarY view Of various business
nunonntamenta Theirs are people who
would rather spend go 10 catch the eye
ofo.00O Ok 5000 people with . oontrap-
firn IL fhis kind than invest 80 cents 10
reach 400, 900 readers Al . good news
rnpoE-8l Louis Giobe-Domoorat
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-01-28
FRANKS OF SCOTTISH FAIRIES

In the 'Falr Folk" stnl
Lingora-
sgers a widespread belief
cotland that the fair
eebors, " as the fairies
2 IN the bills, and
pf convalescence =
Ipsly guarded lest
}" come and rob
shmepk Some
carrying OF, the
Of the superstitous
Legendary
A north country fisher had a fine
child. One evening q beggar woman
entered the but and went up TO the
cradlet 70 gaze into the eyes Of the babe.
From that time good health left II, and
strange look came into its face, and
the mother was troubled. An old man
begging forfOod passed that way. When
he caught sight Of the child, he cried;
BARN. It's an image,
folk hns stoun his
4 to work to recall
peat FIRE was heaped
4 a black hen held
QDce that Il was
After some strug,
p the lum. a
then the par
be sight Of a
orc on, tha
that day
The morning times., 1896-07-04
Unity of Interests.
By Rachel Foster Avery.

Much rs safd OF the movement toward
equality OF po. Utica, lights for women
with their brothers as beng an attempt
to set men and women against each other.
Tbs is y.ew held only by those outside
of the movement, and WIN Iaii TO coinpre-
hend lis true meaning.
10 tGCse who stand prominently iden-
ufieu with tms great cause II is as sacred
as Tie freedom ror winch our forefathers
and foremotbers sacrificed SO much. In
TACT. to many of us IL seems even broader
III It's iEcusiveness, because IL affects one
entire half of the human race the world
over.
Whoever has read the history of the stage.
no matter what may he his or her attitude
IL as an educator of the present
10y. .annot fail to admit that il has now u
higher standing both moral and isticaliy
than in the times when men alone cccu-
pied the boards. Then no ,me was sur
prised at a delay once in the production
of Romeo and juliet when the ex-
PLANTATION was made from behind the
foot gifts to his ma iesty. who was present,
that The play would proceed as soon as
Juliet was shaved" Think of Shake
speare's dainty heroine personified by
man!
In so many ways. both amusing and pro-
voktrg. men lave felt themselves called
upon 10 represent women, tiiat III Is
difficult for them to realize any possible
advantage to be derived from listening
to the woman's side of questions pre-
sented by herse!f. but just as certainly
as do the mothers of the land take better
care of their children than couid any
number OF men trying to represent
them in this relation. Just so surely will
women do better by making their opinions
felt directly upon the polity or the country
than by beirg represented" by men. IL
is the anti-Suffra G sts who wish to sep
agate the interests OF men and women,
not the woman suffra glsts the former
draw an imaginary line between the lives
of men and women. and wish the two
sexes carefully separated lest their in
fuence upon each other should be for
evil and not for good; the equal suf-
frag SITS have faith to believe that the
Creator made men and women Ia be to-
gether in all walks of life made them to
have a reciprocaily good influence uron
each other. They feel that what God hath
joined together no man-nade laws stoiid
put asunder in tie government. any more
than in the church, in society, or in tie
home.
The morning times., 1896-07-04
SALT AIR HOME OPENED.
Prof Bell, Its Benefactor. Present n,
the ENercises


the ENercises
The formal opening Of the Bell Home for
Chilren al Colonial Beach TN June so was
a very pleasant occasion. Prof. Alexander
Graham Bell, the venerable donor of the
land upon which the Institution is situated,
was present, accompanied by his vile.
Prof. Bell has added TO his generous
patronage Of the home gift OF several more
lots adjoining the hcme and has also sent
two checks for $40 each.
Rev. Willard Davenport orened the eI-
ercises with a prayer Tor the little inmates
of the home. and, after words of thanks
to all who had assisted in the work. and
especially to DR.. Fell. Nj Davenport intro
duCed DIR. Elliot. who made an Interesting
talk, giving n resume OF last season, its
present condition an d needs.
A vote of thanks to DR.. Bell WAS passed.
Dr. Bell. who was very anwell. made his
acknowledgements through Mr.. Davenport.
The home is a large. alry structure OF two
stories and a large attic. The first floor
rooms have been provided with neat iron
bcdstead DIS. and a few have hecn provided for
the second floor. The attic is Geiig htful
pla yrcom for the children. Quite "a nrmber
OF books and toys have been donated for
their amusement.
The home is supported strictly by duna-
tions aud is much in need Of money. food,
clothing. bedding and furniture.
The morning times., 1896-07-04
Berntiardt Sleeves.

An importer showed the other day the
most curious sleeves on rec ord to some
visitors in his suit department The waist
was made OF some such soft and ciingirg
material as Canton Grape. The ST eevcs nur g
literally TO tile ground. being cut in the pre-
vailing mutton-les pattern. When adjnsted
on tire arm they were to be pulled up and
up until they would set snugly and ASSUME
as many graceful loose fields as the Bern
hardt iong- wristed glove. which. in gen
eral effect. they greatly resemble.