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The Progress., 1897-02-06

support of the movement we have
inaugurated and manifested their
interest and zeal by attending the
meeting on the 9Th of February.
The welfare of the State appeals to
their public spirit and patriotism
and their own personal interests
and prosperity emphasize the ap-
peal with a voice they will surely
hear and heed.
In the wake of the immigration
of industrious, enterprising and in
telligent citizens inevitably follows
hcalthful, material, moral and re-
ligious progress, and such immi-
grafton is the surcst guarantee of
prosperous industries, of we'll sup
ported religious and charitable in
situations and of higher and broad
er educational advantages, the
safeguards of this government.
COMMITTEE.
The Progress., 1897-02-06
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.

It Made Little Impression ON tho GreaS
EmancipntOR.
Concerning Lincoln's life in Spring
field, Ills. before the war an old resident
Of that city says:
''He used to come to my father store.
stick his feet ON the counter and talk!
about the affairs of the nation. was
present one night when Abe came in.
looking as melancholy rs man whose
hens won't lay.
"'What's the matter. Lincoln7' my
father asked.
"'Oh, nothing muohi I'm disoour-
aged bit I fear my tilt with Douglas
was not very successful
Nonsense, Abel remarked my fa-
Their. Your words have electrified the
country. They will bear rich fruit for,
you. Your reputation has been merely
local heretofore; now 1t is national
"Do you think soa Well. hope,
you're right Then the future president
stalked ont into the night, looking more
| cheerful than when he entered.
II will never forget the first few days
after he was nominated. At that time
Springfield had no postal delivery, and
we were in tho habit Of going to the
postofIlce lato in the afternoon for our
mail. Sometimes 900 people would
gather In and near the postofice. The
evening after he was chosen presidential
candidate by his party Abe came to tho
postoffice as usual for his letters. He
was dressed in the homely fashion Of
the time aud place and greeted his neigh
bors in his usual democratic way. He
found his box full Of mail.
''Those were lively times In Spring
| feld The town was overrun with prom
inent men from NIL parts OF the country.
It was my privilege to attend tho recep-
ton given to his fellow townsmen BY
Lincoln after his election. will never
forget the picture he presented as he
lowered above his wife and greeted his
old friends. There was not in his man.
mex the slightest indication of what Is
now called the big head Mrs. Lin
coin was very gracious and mado n fine
impression that night / heard Abe say
to my father in the halfway as we were
about to leave:
81 guess Mary will carry herself
The Progress., 1897-02-06

ny permission os 8. i. NcC1ure.1
Ieplnion, 10 tho key 20 the solution Of
;thceo mysaeries In HE early life. His
auhall ray unnatuFnli-love Affairs: his
erotosquo and utterly objectionable love,
keter, II such IL may be called; bis 40
don % tho timo AEst sat for his mar.
yiaae, which - would seem that moth,
lng but temporary insanity could excuse.
End his 1lts Of tenderness alternating
With ooArseness-ail arc explained by thel
Not that he had NOT yet grown into;
Oumplete mastery OF his peculiar make
%. Whence, then, the greatness OF this,
No groalcat man Of our time, Il not OF,
I'll eimei Il lies largely in the fact that
ho noveT ceased to grow. he grew like
ths hickory; be Tipened like the hardy
6unBeN Ho never made the same mis-
toko twico, and 10 the last day OF his
No ho YVES persistent, patient and thor
,2nghly honest learner.
The root Of tho matter was In him
1hceouih honesty and inherent love Tor
! ~ fellow mon aud q sincere desire to
hone0t them, with an immense fund OF
Araiu power, an intellect which only
noe1ed Nlmo 70 work itself clear and =
shortly for tho errors Of others so great
Mat 70 his colAborers IL often seemed ex-
ReeseivN II 10 the rulc that when eulo-
0lsts have unduly exalted martyred
hero there follow a reaction and time
when writer's fail 10 do him justice, and
- for awhile It threatened to be with
tAnooln. "A voluminous life Of him mp
neared, In which cvery good thing done
~ his administration WAS credited to
MIN, and 10 those who knew his cabinet
oll1oexs e seemed that tho laurels had
bean stripped from them to add-what
was not needcd-to the glory OF the Gen.
stsal figure. Il was q rather dangerous
Succeeding. In the case OF almost any
6thev man thcrc would have been q
Storm Of protest. and the hero would
bave suffered for tho unwisdom Of his
b&pgrnphera. Even in the case OF Lin
ooln IL should be noted TINT this publ
cation was followed soon by others, in
which all tho faults and follies of his
The Progress., 1897-02-06

later -
An Address.
The committee appointed to
draft a plan of organization for the
immigration movement recently
started in Shreveport, has thought
it a good idea to issue the follow
ing address to the public:
ga committee was appointed by
the mass meeting to prepare and
propose plan of organization to
put into practical and effective OPP
Grafton the purposes which the
mass meeting had in view. That
committee has held several meet
ings and has adopted plan which
the committee thinks with the
earnest and active aid of all these
several interests will result in the
accomplishment of incalculable
good to our people and State.
The committee was instructed to
report its plan to another mass
meeting which will assemble in
Shreveport at IL o'clock M, on the
Sth of February for the purpose of
considering and discussing the
submitted plan.
1t is a matter OF the greatest i'm
portance that this mass meeting on
the Sth of February shall be large
in numbers, wise in counsel and
representative in character. We
most earnestly beg the people of
the parishes, and especially of the
parishes along the lines of rail-
roads centering at Shreveport and
who have commercial relations
with Shreveport, to attend this
mass meeting.
1t surely cannot be necessary at
this late day to discuss the ques-
ton whether or no, immigration
will be beneficial to the State. In
view Of Louisiana's vast resources,
of her immense area of undevcl-
oped lands laying idle and unpro-
ductive, of her varied and valuable
productions of raw materials in
viting tho establishment of manu-
featuring industries, and of all her
great needs which it is manifest a
large population would supply, the
proposition is self evident that the
starting point of her new era OF
growth and greatness must be to
multiply her population and thus
to improve and cultivate her waste
places and increase the variety
and quantity of her productions.
| Let our fellow citizens then from
all parts of the country rally to the
The Progress., 1897-02-06


On account of the immigration
meeting to be held February Sth,
the Cotton Belt Route will make a
rate of t-3 fare to Shreveport, for
round trip, from Magnolia and in
termediate stations. Tickets will
be sold February 7th and 9Th, and
good for return until February 9th,
1897.
Ii success attends the recon-
mendation of our grand jury re-
garding the legislation of trans
ferring of petty cases to our JUS
tees court, to be tried by jury, VIC
are quito sure that they will have
something to occupy their minds
during the approaching summer
months, which will cause the
"goober" market to decline.
The Progress., 1897-02-06
All escriptions....
Will in the future be filled by us
at greatly reduced prices......

We will put up all regular
Al 90 ones for SOC
Soc ones 4Oc
25c ones for 2Oc
Get your prescriptions priced elsewhere
and then bring them to US and save nearly
one fourth the cost.
We use only the best ingredients fresh
est drugs, and Absolutely Genuine and
reliable medicines and positively guar
antec you against bad qualities.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
in the farmers pocket,

men cut the root into several pieces,
instead of using the whole root for a
cion, as few prominent firms advo-
Gated My own opinion is, and has
been, that the making of two or
three from one root is just as good
as the using of one as a whole.
The fact is that all grated trees
are the better for being planted be-
low where grated, that roots may be
emitted from the cion. When whole
roots are used, it is not so likely that
the cion will be below ground, from
teh fear of having the young tree set
too deep. Many planters of today
look on the piece of root which holds
the cion as something only to sus-
tain until it makes roots of it's own.
While perhaps true that good
strong Seeding plant would give the
cion a stronger send off at first than
piece of root would do, it would be
no better for it after the first season.
The opinion has been advanced that
all trees are the better for being per-
mitted to make roots of their own
hence the desirability of planting
them below where grated. The seed
lings on which they are grated are
raised from seeds gathered at ran
dom, and in some cases are uncOn-
genial to the cions placed on them,
while it may be assumed it's own
roots are what it should have.
In the case of trees grated on
l~stocks to dwarf them, such as dwarf
pears and apples, if the desire is to
keep the trees perpetually dwarf,
they must not be set below the graft,
or it will, of course, produce a
| change of character. But even in this
case the trees are dwarfed by the
stock for several years, and if they
do root from their own stock later
on, the dwarf habit is fairly well
maintained afterwards.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
Grating on Roots.

Tn the late number of the practices,
Farmer Joseph Meehan gives the fol-
lowing information in regard to root
grating:
Some years ago great deal of cor
respondence took place in horticul-
tural journals in relation to which
was the better to use, whole roots o.
pieces of roots, for grating on. 1t
was brought on mainly by certain
firm advocating that whole roots
should be used for grating apples
on, as these trees thrOVe much better
when so treated than when pieces Of
roots were used.
1t may be as well to explain now
how the roots Of apples, pears,
plums, peaches and cherries are OBJ
tanned for grating. The seeds Of
these fruits are sown, by some in the
spring, and by others, in the fall. Ii
sown thinly and in good soil, the
enough roots to be grated the fol
lowing winter From 3-16 to IA inch
in diameter at the collar is thought
very good. A seeding of this size, of
an apple, for illustration, will have a
root perhaps six to eight inches in
length.
1t is on the question as to how to
use this root that the discussion
arose. AS piece of root two to three
inches in length is sufficient to sus-
tain cion, the majority or nursery
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
Rice for Little Chicks.

During the coming season we hope
that some of our readers will expert
ment with us in the matter of feed
ing little chicks on food that will
prove most advantageous to their
health and growth. Every year null
titudes of chicks are lost by indiges-
tion Probably no food is easier di-
gested than cooked rice, and yet we
do not know that it is widely fed or
that it is advisable to feed it in large
amounts. 1t will be possible to ex-
pertinent largely on it and report.
The rice need. not be expensive, as
the broken rice can be obtained at
21s cents per pound, and perhaps
cheaper.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
Method of Saving Lard.

AS ''hog killing time" in Alabama
is upon our people, an article on saw
ing the fat of hogs, and making pure,
hard lard as given by an experienced
woman, will be useful. The sub
joined method was awarded prem
ium by the Indiana Farmer:
1st Premium.- render lard so
it will keep sweet, white and solid all
the year. | first cut the meat in
tended for lard into narrow strips, as
soon after butchering as possible,
and while the meat is still warm, as
it works much easier than when cold.
Then with sharp knives | peel the
skin from the strips carefully and
thinly. After peeIing the meat |
cut it into small squares, about an
inch in size. Before putting the chop
ped meat to render | place an iron
kettle over the fire, and let it get hot
enough to sizzle, when the meat is
dropped into it. Then | stir it con-
stantly with nice new paddle or
stick until it gets fairly to frying,
without sticking to the kettle. Never
add drop of water to ''start ii"
When the kettle gets to boiling brisk
" | draw out most of the fire from
under it, and let it simmer slowly
for two hours or more, first adding
little fuel now and then, to keep it
smmering slowly to get the moist
ure out and prevent burning. To
make nice white lard the cracklings
should not be brown but yellow.
When I think the meat is thoroughly
cooked to the inner most parts, [
strain through strong, heavy muslin,
into an iron vessel to cool. When it
is cooled to about blOOd-heat [ dip it
into solid well-glazed stone jars
which are never used for any other
purpose, and which are carefully
cleansed and scalded. Lard rendered
in this way will keep sweet, white
and solid all the year round. [ once
hauled a fve-gallon jar of lard eight
miles to market in July, and the gro
Ger said: "Why this is different lard
from any that's been brought in here.
| have to cut this out of the jar, but
the lard I've been buying-why [ just
poured it out."-EX.
The oasis., 1897-10-02
nlnlnr sintIons.

Dining Stations.
 Pullman sleepers are attached to these trains.
 Connections made ai Benson, Ark, with the Southern Pacific Co, southern Pacific Company's eastbound train No. i9 arrives ut Benson at 3;l5 a. m.. and westbound train No. D at 1925 m. Southbound passengers con take sleeper any time after t arrives from the south at 1i;45 D. m. Northbound passengers are allowed to remain In the sleeper at Benson until arrival ot southern Pacific train No. 10.
 Trains makes connection at Torres with Torres X Prietas Railroad, leaving at il:00 a. m. and D. m. daily for Colorado and Minas Prietas.
 Close connection is made al Guaymas with Pacific Coast Steamship COmpany's steamer .'Orizaba' sailing the nh of each month for Altata, Mazatlan, Cape st, Lucas. Magdalena Bay and Ensenada; and with the Occidental Railroad Companys Steamship Line of steamess sailing June 10th and 3Oth, July % August 10 and 20. September 20. October 10 and 70, November %. and December 10 and % for La paz Altata. Mazatlln. San Bias, Man zanilio. Acapulco, Puerto Angel. Salina Cruz. Tonala, and San Benlto.
 For particulars address
 J, A. NAuGLE. General Pass. Ag't Guaymas, Sonora. Mex.
The oasis., 1897-10-02

We Sell the Best" Drew, Selby & Co.'S fine shoes, combining all the lux uries of fit, style and quality, at prices which defy competition The Red House R. Vasquez.
The oasis., 1897-10-02
NrrNr~c. NEWS.

ues to produce large amounts or placer gold.
 The Rishee Tyre states that on the Copper King of Arizona mine' M l. shaft is now down 260 feet. ana in- dications are improving with every blast let of.
 prosnector: Work on the McCor- mick group of mines near Tnrquo's' under bond to Sheedy and Wells are being worked continuously wlth en- couraging prospects.
 Prospector: Excellent reports rom the Gold Cliff at Pearce still continue This property is developing into good mine. and the most sanguiue ex- nectations of the management are be- ing realized
 Nohave Miner: l. k. Halsey re- ceiyed a return from shipment or ore to the Pueblo shelter that shows Nohave county mines are the banner nroducers. It gave S056 ounces silver and 7.7 uunceS gold to the ton.
 Citizen: Ed. Hughes is in the city from his famous Backbone mine in the Santa Ritas. Within the past week Ed. uncovered magnihcient body of high grade copper ore. There is. he says, money in it no matter which way you look at it.
 Mohave Miner: ]. H. Sample and Dan Holloway have leased a portion of the upper workings of the orr" Pia' mine and yes, -n took supp .ies to cenmene z Js have just madn cleanup ~ Plata dump, .,on which [ ( lease.
 Prospector Jerry Sheehy. and Pat rick McCarty were the fortunate dis .coverers of the gold mines found at the head of Post caIor, which are now bonded for Si0,O00. Once more there will be a small Klondyke in the Huachucas. To judge from the many recent discoveries of gold it is liable to become the cheaper metal.
 Yuma Sentinel: Frank Vocimil was in town this week making arrange ments to begin work on his lead mines in Castle Dome district. He will start in at once with a force Of thirty men, and will ship fifty tons a week to San Francisco, from which he will realize handsome profit. He has just completed wagon road from Castle Dome to Camp Gleason.
 Yuma Sentinel: c. w. Norton came down from Mohawk Tuesday on business connected with the State of Arizona Improvement Co. He brought down 124 pounds of gold bull. lion, the result of six days run of a five-stamp mill on King of Arizona ore. The bullion was shipped to San Francisco and was worth between eight and ten thousand dollars.
 MOhaye Miner. I'm Holland was caught in cave in the Norma mine, White Hills, last Saturday and fatally injured. He had shot down some ore from the roof of the drift and was engaged in picking up the waste when the cave occurred. He was internal ly injured and died Monday morning His funeral took place this afternoon, The mines and mill were shut down and business houses closed and every body in the Hills followed the re mains to the ugrave. MT. Holland was universally liked and his untime ly death is regretted by all.
 AL 01ll.
The oasis., 1897-10-02

Agent for Bolton Drill Steel Co.,, kan- sas Iron Roofing Co and the Crane wind nill.
The oasis., 1897-10-02

Pacific Time. Flag Stations, Stops on Signal.
 BEN WILLIAMS. Superintendent
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

winter at Circle City and make prepara-
tions for establishing an army post
somewhere in the vicinity. He will also
make personal observations as TO the
manner in which the Canadian govern
ment treats the American uitIanders,
There are few officers in the army
who are better qualified to undertake
this mission than Captain Ray. He
knows all about the arctic winter, for
he has passed not few seasons in the
far north. In 1881 he was assigned to
the command Of the international polar
expedition TO Point Barrow, and soon
after his arrival there he established
meteorological station ut Uglaamie,
Alaska, which he commanded for two
years. Captain Ray is 80 years old
When his soldiers reach him, he will
need to be diplomat aud strategist as
well to keep them from deserting at
once and going across the border to join
the gold diggers. 1t can hardly be ex-
peCted that men earning but $l3 a
month can stand around and see others
pick up fortunes without wanting to
try their own luck. 1t has been suggest
ed that in order to keep the men in the
ranks their pay be increased to $50 a
month and that they be allowed to do a
little prospecting as a side issue.
Perhaps Captain Ray may get some
valuable points on how to keep men
from desertiug from the officers of the
force which the Canadian government
has in the district. If there is one thing
that Canada is especially proud Of it is
this force. The Northwest mounted po-
lice were organized in 1878, soon after
the massacre Of white settlers by the
Assiniboin Indians. The first detach-
ment set out consisted of so men, but
since then the force has been increased
until there are more than 1000 men in
the ranks. They are divided up into
squads, which are located at stations
about 40 miles apart.
The typical Northwest mounted po-
liceman is younger son of an old Eng
lish family. He has had college edu.
cation, but has failed to find business
position at home which he could accept
with dignity, so he has chosen Canada
instead Of South Africa or Australia
and has enlisted for five years at 80
cents day "and found" He is sent
to some post on the desolate prairie,
where he is taught to ride horse like
a cowboy and made to do menial work
for the officers.
Like the London constable or bobby"
his duties are numerous and varied,
but chiefly he is kept busy through
the summer season in keeping whisky
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

EQUIPPED FOR PEDESrRIANISM IN ALASKA.
a man can neither swim nor wade There
fore IL would be first rate scheme for the
men who expect to start for Klondike next
spring to prepare themselves to meet this
detail Of the journey at least. As soon as
the first snow falls they can begin prac-
ticing, and when they get as far as Dyea
next March they will be better equipped
than If they had it all to learn.
But even the man who has done q little
snowshOeing will find that he has much to
learn before he glides over tho Alaskan
wilds with any great degree of comfort
He Is likely to discover that there are
snowshoos and snowshoes, and that the
kind which he has been accustomed to use,
and perhaps with which he has equipped
himself, will not do at all for the work be-
fore him. Each region has its own kind
of snowshoe, which seems perfectly adapt
ed to the climatic conditions The Norwe-
gian ski. for instance, cannot be used at all
in many sections of North America, while
in Norway the inhabitants could not get
along without II.
In many parts of Canada and in the
eastern portions of the United States the
trappers and lum bermen wear a snowshoe
Ct broad, oval shape some feet long and
about 16 inches wide at the widest part.
The webbing is fine and close, and Is
adapted to use on fine, cold, dry snow, not
often affected by thaws. In what is called
the Montreal model the toes are slightly
turned up, to prevent tripping on twigs or
other obstructions. The racing shoes used
by tho Canadian clubs are longer and mar
rover than those of the trapper, who must
sacrifice speed in order that he may have
something which will bear up his own
weight and that Of his pack.
In the Adirondacks the guides and hunt
ers sometimes use u queer looking snow
shoe which Is called, and very appropri-
ately, a bear paw. 1t is nearly round and
not more than 90 inches at its longest
diameter. The web Is very coarse, SO that
when travelling after thaw the snow
which is forced through the meshes may
fall back again when the shoe is lifted.
In the Rocky mountains, where you
must go either up hill or down, the Nor
wegian skis have been used with good re-
suits The Creo Indians and other tribes
Of the far northern states use peculiar
looking snowshoe which has the toe turn
ed up for over foot. The shoes are very
narrow and often more than six feet In
length, being the longest in use In this
country. This is called the Alaska model,
and it is probably the best one for use on
the Klondike trail. In straight up hill
climbing their long bearing gives the
firm grip on the snow, while the long
rake Of the toe is a safeguard against trip
ping when going rapidly down hill.
These snowshoes, il may be needless to
state, cannot be found in the average sport
ing goods stores Of the east. But If you
cannot get the exact model you want be
sure that, whatever the shape, the web
bing Is made of genuine caribou skin, for
that Is the only material which will not
stretch when wet and stretched webbing
means sagged shoe, SO fatal to the com
fort of the traveller. FRANKLIN PRICE.