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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-19

times until now, it has weekly capa
city Of two car loads OF laundry soap
These gentlemen have since built &
much larger factory at Lerado which
has capacity of three car loads pei
week. In connection with the Chihua.
hua factory, Messrs. Birmingham and
Tarrazas operate candle factory
with capacity of seventy-fve boxes
per day. In all Of these works they
consume quite largely cotton seed oil,
which they formerly bought in the
United States, but the high rate Of ex-
change caused the building of factory
mere, consuming Mexican cotton seed
and thus we lost another source of in
come and another struggling industry
was crippled. They are now buying
soap boxes in Michigan. 1t is hoped we
can retain that trade. The Britting-
hams are loyal Americans and ex-
pressed regret at seeing our country
losing so rapidly the valuable trade
OF the Southern Republic. l asked
these gentlemen how present wages
compared with those paid when they
began manufacturing. To which the
reply came, when we began in 1885 we
paid our men from 25 to so cents per
$LOO per day, and to some of our older
and better men we pay SIPS per day.
we pay our engineer and carpenter
eacn S2.25 per day by the year, we en-
ploy only native help. All work 10
hours per day. Labor is organizing
and wages are going up.
At present the demand for labor IS
in excess of the supply, especially for
the farm. During the past two weeks
TWO car load Of laborers have been ship
PED IN. The last one, two DAYS ago
and today there Is not an idle man in
tne city that wants work. For several
years past We have not had our usual
amount Of rain fall. Many men have
leIt the farms and found work in the
factories, until now the farmers cannot
procure sufficient labor to raise and
harvest their crops. The demand has
'een so great for farm help that the
'tate has leased their prisoners 10
ne farmers in the immediate locality
Before leaving Ell Paso, Mr.. Dona-
Tue, general agent of the Mexican
;entral, told NE If / desired informa-
ION at Chihuahua, I would find their
gent at that point very we'll informed
nd ne would gladly give me info.ma- ,
Ion II / applied for it. Therefore INV ,
ext call was upon W. 8. Clayton It ,
ae depot. I found him . regular en-
vclopedia. It was quite satisfactory !
have him corroborate the statements ]
'sds y those Interviews, = a. ,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-19
DomonetiZIng Silver.

VIII take 1t on myself to arswe
Mr.. Edward Helliwell. who inouire
ABOUT what is meant when it is assert
cd that silver has been "demonetized
HIS letter, published in the Recorf
Aug. 3, refers to two objections offer
stated, as he says, which he gives q,
follows: l. I'VE were not using any
silver in 1873, and therefore silvc,
could not have been demonetized. 2
we are using more silver money than
ever before in Our history"
1t is a technical word. One might
say the silver coin now has no indie
pendent purchasing power, whereas
once with us all the silver coin of the
United States did have such indepec.-
ent purchasing power, and from 1881
TO 1873 the silver dollar possessed II
while the fractional silver coin did not
inc independent purchasing power Of
the fractional silver coin was taken
away in 1853 and that of the silver DOL
lar IN changes that occurred from 1873
TO 1878. That is "demonetizing." The
taking away Of the Independent pur-
chasing power Of any Of the precious
metal coinage by law is the "demone-
tizlng" Of such coin. While we did mt
actually use the silver or gold coin as =
part OF the volume Of the circulating
medium in 1873 the law permitted the
gold coin and the silver dollar to he
carried on independent purchasing
power, and after that this privilege was
taken from the silver dollar. While
the silver coin now has the same DIR
chasing power as gold coin it is 50 be.
cause they are in the volume Of tba
circulating medium as the solvent rem.
resentation Of the gold coin. The sill
YER coin changes purchasing power
with the change of the gold coin and
not with the change of silver bullion
1t may then be true that in 1873 we wero
not using the silver coin in our VOL
line OF the circulating medium. and vet
the silver dollar was privileged to be
coined and used on its own purchasing
power, but after 1873 it could only he
Used as the solvent or insolyent repre-
'entation of gold coin. The silver DOL
ar was restored in everything but its
Independent purchasing power in 1878
The silver dollar therefore remained
'demonetized."
Nor does it make any difference about
ne volume of silver coin, for be the
ssue few or many, the question inyo1v-
ng the "demonetizing" of precions
fetal coinage is whether or M,
is issued on independent r.
ependent purchasing power. pur.
hasing power alone is STANDARD ~
rices," and any money to perform the
lice Of STANDARD Of prices must
ave sufficient independence Of mr..
,asing power to ali this office Sal,
snt representative mone,. never h.
q purchasing power Of its own ana
'erefore can only b subordin.ts
oney and y "demonsti,ed. "-Ebens,
2 Wshslsy = cAines 6seorx
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-19
No Room for Douht

Mrs. suddenricb-See this9 TIA
my new party dress straight from
alls' Latest fashion low neck and
no back to speak Of. "4u
: Mr. W.. suddenrich-What do you want
70 wear that thing in public for:o
MRS: suddenrich When folks sea
me IN this. they'll know I'm = laS seo
won't they? ''uy'
They'll know you're ! woman. anv v. y.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-19

An aluminum-copper torpedo boa.
Iva mas just been constructed in England.
The proportion OF copper is but six
per cent this giving the vessel a vast
increase OF strength. The boat weighs
Out nall as much as one made Of stool
though the plates are twenty-five na,.
cen1 thicker than they would be II
made OF that material. The allow ;s
very tough and breaks only at pres
sure OF $4,000 pounds. The craft
at twenty and one-haf knots
whereas similar boat of steel would
s wv but seventeen. The alloy will
oe the ship building material Of the
furure. ~ - 'l'e
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-09-19

equally throughout the country and not
discriminate between class or section.
and that taxation should be limited by
the needs OF tho government, honestly
and economically administered. We de-
nounce as disturbing to business tho
Republican threat to restore the Nc
Kinley law. which has been twice con-
demned BY tine people IN national eeec.
lions and which, enacted under The
false plea Of protection to home INDUS
try. proved a prolific breeder Of to as.s
and monopoiics, enriched the few At
tae expense Of the many, restricted
trade and deprived the producer Of the
great American staples OF access to
their natural markets.
Until tho money question b settled
we are opposed to any agitation for
further changes In our tariff laws ex-
cept such as are necessary to make I'M
one deficit IN revenue caused by the adj
verse decision Of The supreme court on
tne anccme tax. But for this decision.
oy the supreme court there would be No
dedeit in thu revenue under the ,aw
passed BY a Democratic congress. that
'oo1 oavang under that decision e,,s-
Aaneo constitutional objections 10 II
'nacmsnt which had been ov~ru,ed
. ns aDlea juages wAe,syw atea ~
psach. We declare thak 4 4 the dutyl
! eonsress = ~ q - eoustatn,ionsa
- 1870 - ~ -.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

No doubt you've all made a rubber
comb pick up bits OF paper by FIRST rub
hing Il hriskly on a rough coat. sleeve,
but ala you ever hear Of n postal card
that could be turned into q magnetl
Balance q walking-s,ick on tho back
Of a chair and tell the spectators that
You are going 10 mako Il fall without
touching II or the chair Having thor
oughly dried a postal card. preferably
before an open fire. rub Il brlskly on
your sleeve and then hold Il near one
end Of the stick. The stick will at
once be aitraced TO the card and will
follow Il as II It were magnet As II
moves Il VIII ooon lose its equilibrium
and fan from the chair. Ot course you
understand the principle Of the expert
monL By rubbing tho card you wakcn
electricity In Il. and Il thus becomes a
sort OF magnet. with the power 20 at
tract light bodies. DO not try the ex-
pertinent In damp weathor.-Exchange
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12
rwo VIEWS ON PENSIONS.
Not Many Rich In Our wars. Writes en-
President Harrison.

Not Many Rich In Our Wars. Writes en-
President Harrison.
There may be fair differences Of
opinion as 10 the extent and conditions
Of pension relief. but there is no room
for doubt az 20 pensions" writes
ox-President Harrison In the Ladies'
Home Journal-"Thls Country Of
Ours" article. Eleven dollars a month
for war service implies. AZ least. relief
in case Of wounds or sickness for the
soldier. and that the public win care
for his widow and minor children.
when the law OF plllagc prevailed i
was otherwise: and when our rich men
take 10 hghting our wars we can abol-
lsh the pension system. but thus far Il
Is an historically true Of the armies that
won our independence. delivered as
from the Indians and the British. and
saved the nation In the great civil war,
as OF the Kingdom Of Heaven: Not
many rich.
There are two vlcws Of the pension
question-one from the Little Round
TOP at Gettysburg. looking out over a
field sown thickly with the dead. and
around upon bloody, blackened and
MANNED men cheering the shot-torn
banner OF their country: the other from
an Office desk on busy street, or from
an endowed chair In university, look
inly only upon a statistical table"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12
illl

HNmNAhANM "" O'f
Mollle Bawn finds Il necessary 70.
her to do something 10 earn a living,
and she does not seem 70 End anything
that will be profitable. Sewing Is over
done In her town and teaching she "A
not capable OF. Housework she might
DO, but she Is the sole caretaker OF o
younger brother and sister. She keeps
house for her father In a pretty little
cottage In the suburbs Of a nourlshing
town. She would be very glad 10 know
OF something that would pay, for her
father earns only enough 10 keep the
table supplied. and does not always
make good use OF his money. The cot
tage and grounds acres-belong
TO Molly and her little brother and sis
ter. Answer: II there Is a good-sized
town and a tolerablc market. Mollle
might start a poultry yard. There is
always q sale for chickens and fresh
eggs. and Eve acres ought to raise
enough vegetables 10 feed the family
and a great deal OF food for the fowls
Or early vegetables raised In hot beds
ought to pay; but they must be very
ine and OF choice varieties 10 COM
maad a good price Fine flowers al
ways sell. and II Mollle Is a good cook
land II she Is not she ought TO Learnt
she could bake cake or bread for
few private customers. One youna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

Mary is In doubt what TO DO. and
asks advice. She has met young
man. and for a year and half has
rather liked him. and he has shown BY
hts manner that he Is Interested In her.
lie has never called. anu she has never
invited him to do 90. but she would like
him 10 call. and also wishes TO become
better acquainted with him. Answer:
There seems TO be no reason why the
Young man should not call. provided
Won wish him TO do so. You should
admire him all the more because he
Is rather retiring. Such a course Is
commentaries. and you might give him
an extra smile by way Of encourage
mcnt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

lurked In the bottom Of their hearts
on intention 10 break the contract when
the danger vas over. The Serpent took
the helm. The dove was sent out, and
in a little while they reached land. saw
the sun once more, and hung out their
musty clothes TO dry.
Once In the promised land the
Snake demanded his bride. Family
councils were again held. He was
entlced into their midst and cruelty
betrayed to his ruin. Instead Of a wife
he received death at their hands. No,
content with merely killing their pre-
server. and contending that he was
an old fraud and stowaway-thal they
would have touched shore Just as well
without hlm-they decided TO refuse
him even a Christian burial and burn
his body, while they danced round his
pyre.
But as the danes rose 10 heaven the
victim had his revenge. Each column
OF blue smoke turned 70 vicious, sting
ing insects gnats. mosquitoes. flies. and
the thousand crawling. creeping
things. whose descendants aflict our
poor humanity to-day. Noah had too
much foresight to parpetuate them by
putting them IN the ark. but his act
Of trcaehery put his caution all 10
naught.
This damp summer has been again
prolific In all these pests. and chief
among them Is the illt,ing. tricky. tor
menting mothmlller. Its whole life Il
given up to the one idea Of making
that OF man a burden; Us gleeful flight
through the house In search Of some
thing 10 destroy rouses the inmate,
thereof 10 insane speech and action
Nothing IL sacred to this iconoclast
The richer the prey the greater Us Joy
/ Tho little woolen garment that yoy
/ fondly imagine slill holds the imprin
Of the dear dead baby's form; grand
mas work basket, that used Cor so man,
years 70 stand BY the bed. and which
when you looked at Il, seemed 10 brini
before your eyes again the patient
suffering form. the bent and trembling
fingers that lined the basket with sof
woods we're not too precious for ~
deadly work, but fall to dust In YOU
hand. The ovcrcoat that you though
would las, one more winter does no
escape. but shows great holes OF
every side and vanlshcs a thought ycl
had INDUCED IN Of a ticket to The op
era once OF twice. for Il must be re
placed. These things and many NOR
haunt you "a the miltcr ilics BY.
John had been particularly active Il
this warfare Often a. he sat readinl
some ahstruse volume his book wonl'
fall to the ground. his glasses follow
as with q tremendous lurch iorwar'
he would exclalm with extended hands
Il have iti' generally adding a mo
mont later: mol there Il gOesl"
The tricky insect would disappca
and IN moment be Visible IN anoihe
corner. or n. pcrchanse. 4 was caual
ana lay IN dusty uolhlngncss, a aoHo
sisters came loyalty TO the rescue S
the strife went on. Conversations
great interest. chiefly 10 the parlie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

Science Is ever adapting materials
from the vast laboratories Of nature 10
practical use. We have almost arrived
At a rcdlscovefy Of malleable glass. At
all events glass Is now ranked among
our textile fabrlca In Venice a man
uiaeturer is turning out bonnets by
the thousand from glass cloth. They
have the simmer and hrilllancy Of
silk and are OF nearly any color. They
are imperyious 10 water. For a long
time In Russia had existed q tl&He
manufacture from the fiber Of a pc
culiar hlmcntous stone nom Siberia.
by some process II is shredded and
spun into a fabric. soft 10 the touch
and Of exquisite pllabllity. durable IN
the extreme. When soiled. as Il is in
dosirucible by Gre. Il Is simply sub
iected 20 heat sufficient 10 drive out all
the dirt. In the case Of the glass elk,
however. II will not stand such extreme
heat. Il may be made clean again by
simply brushing with a hard brush
and soap and water. when II 10 none
the worse for being either stained or
solled. The material is now TO be had
In white. green. lilac, pink. and yellow.
II bids fair 10 become fashionable for
evening dressoa Tho new fabric IL
rather costly. Il Is also made for uoo
as table-cloihs. napklns. and window
curtains II Is even claimed that glass
Is capable OF being made into fabric
which may be worn next 10 tho skin
without the slightest discomfort. An
Austrian ~ the Inventor OF thls neE
tcxtile.-l0ndon Inventor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

IAN EPlsbpE.



Il has been a remarkable summer.
In May Il was az hot as August and
In August Il was as cold as March. Il
rained most OF the time. Almost any
thing seemed an excuse for the heavens
to drip. or pour. or swash down bucket
fuls OF water. as the fancy OF Jupiter
Pluvius was at the moment Then II
cleared on hot enough to cook you or
30 cold you had TO drag out your winter
clothes. This peculiar state Of Affairs
seemed to agree with the insect and
reptile tribe. They hourished on other
peoples poison 10 a wonderful degree.
There Is an old German myth that
says by some chance or other a de-
scendant OF the same willy serpent In
the garden that played havoc with
Mother Eve entered into the ark. When
Noah. well protected By his mackin-
tosh and goloshes, took a haEiy inven-
tory OF stocks he failed TO discover this
cunning gentleman. who evidently In
herited the craft Of his ancestor who
lived several centuries before. There
were all the innocent tribes OF snakes.
those who had never committed any
considerable crime: but Monsieur le
Serpent lay In a dark corner till they
got well under way.
Then he came cautiously forth and
began TO make himself 30 agreeable. az
ter the manner Of his worthy great
grandfather. and like that venerable
person proved such q charming CONVEX
satlonalist that the rest OF the house
hold Of the ark agreed Il would be a
great pity to throw him overheard.
SO they sailed on and on; and Il
rained and ralned. after the manner 0f
the summer Of 90. till Noah became
perturbed In spirit and the passengers
disconnected. All the good stories had
been told over and over; the supply was
limited; all the old songs sung over
and over again; and quarrels and dis
putes were the order Of the day. The
qualities OF the dove as an advance
agent we're still unknown. and Noah
worried not little as 10 the direction
and final destination OF the ship.
At last n council was held, and my
Lord Snake, in a most modest and be-
coming manner, intimated he had some
experience In sailing and would be
pleased to see Noah at the close Of the
meeting.
The interview took place. The Ser
pent owned that matters looked bad for
the occupants OF the ark. but assured
Noah he could extricate them from
their difficulties and hring them safe
~ to land-oa one condition only. This
offer at frst appalled, Noah, but after
some hours Of thought and very rough
weather he called his immediate family
together and laid the case before them
The Snake had consented 10 act as
rllot-captain-masCot. all in one-a reg
uiar Pooh-Bah-for the trlflng reward
OF a wife
lie had taken a violent fancy TO ons
OF Noahis daughters. the youngest, Z
beautiful girl. and demanded her hanS
m the price Of his efforts; the rewart
not TO be given TN they were all Of
land. high and dry.
To cut the story short, this wa
agreed TO. The family were all some
what under the influence Of the viii
charmer. and perhaps even then thor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

$3.50
Considerable controversy siiii con
linues 10 BE- uagcd with reference 10
lhe titles Of the army doctors. says ne
london Navy and Military Record
In rs zeal for the cause which Il has 60
much AZ heart. the British Medical
Journal has dropped into funny
trror. Deplorins the sad lnconsrui-
ties, our contemporary refers 70 two
supposed army surgeons. belonging 70
the Royal Sussex regiment. who died
In Egypt who are. It Is stated. men-
toned on a monument al DIieAlon
merely as "Drs. So-aEd-3o.' their
names being placed Between the Lance
corporals and privates. A. our con-
temporary. The Globe. points ont;
Every soldier viii. q course. Sc AZ
once that. az q contemporary points
out. the "Drs" are not -dociorn." but
drummers. Il IL IN this way that tho
friends Of those army surgeons who
glory only In the military half Of their
double-barTeled titles. make their cause
ridiculous. FOR they qdite seem 70 forget
that Il is the other half Of those titles
By which they won their commissions
and earn their pay. Il Il stated that
there was a certain very military brig
ade surgeon Northumberland IN
NJ, TO whom a subaltorn addressed
a note a. 70 "Dr. so-and-so." The note
came back unopened, and superin-
seribed NO such person IN NJ"
But the subaltern was equal to the oc-
casion. and sent Il back superinscribod.
To await arrival" Il was the samo
medical ofhcer 10 whom a captains
wife wrote friendly note. Dear Dr.
so-and-so: Baby has a big boil
Please come round and bring your
lancet" To this came a reply that
the note should have been addressed
Brigade Surgeon Lleut.-col. So-and-
So" and the lady wrote back: Dear
Brigade Surgeon LleutCol. so-and-so:
BABY has a big boil Please coma
round and bring your sword"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

pants Thereof. ana generally upea ne
financial question. uero uuncluaiod
emphasized. broken up BY these winged
measenssfs % aAailay- ~ izst TIC
great night arrived In which John vas
to make the speech OF hls llfe. He
had studied and thought but on one
subject for many weeks and hours and
hours; he had written and erased and
written again an every sentence show
ed like a jewel IN his eloquent address
on "Our Only Safety Lies In Cold"
The hall was packed. nsople Of both
parties sat or stood. Some. the ma
iority, came 10 Be strengthened In their
faith; a small minority 10 be convinced
Of error. John sat on the platform. dig
nihed as ever. surrounded by his fel-
low-townsmen. On one side a Presby-
terrain divine. on another a Consrega-
tional clergyman. and learned Judge
or two. He was introduced and began
his remarks.
His calm. earnest manner command
cd attention and respect. He spoke on
and on. gradually going from one we'll
argued premise 10 another. and grow
ing every moment more eloquent One
near and dear 10 him thought she de-
tecied occasionally moments hesita-
ton. a spasmodic tightening Of the
hands, but Il passed away. The audi
ence was enthusiastic Tho climax,
that should sweep all before Il and
carry conviction. seemed near, when
suddenly he paused. made convulslve
leap forward, brought both hands to-
gether with 4 sssounding smack, and
cried IN a loud voice:
1--WE got ~ No. there Il Isl
CONSERVATION spread though the
room. The poor victim Of the serpents
last revenge grew pale and tottered
to his scat Water was brought The
learned Judge made a few remarks 70
an unheeding audience. but all In vain
The spell was broken. The men that
were almost persuaded wen. gladly out
clinging 10 their old belief. and the
Snake once more had conquered.
AME SYLVESTER.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-12

A queer fox hunt Is reported from
Barren county. Kentucky. A farmer
going one morning TO open the door Of
his poultryhouse found that the place
had been raidcd BY a FOX that was stlll
inside. Reynard appeared 10 have
worked up the sliding door until he
effected an entrance. when Il droppec
and made him prisoner The farmer
and his son ooncocted plan for his
capture. Turning a dog inside the
pouliry-house. they held a bag hrmy
over the opening. and on the slide
being lifted there was a swift rush into
tho bag, the mouth Of which waa
quickly closed and held tightly. In
aglne their surprise. however. 10 see
the fox slip out OF the shed lmmel
dlately after and bolt out Of slghl.
They had bagged the dogl