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The Progress., 1897-05-22

It happened in q Missouri school,.
Little Dick had been caught throwing
paper wads, and the teacher ordered him
to step forward Dick came reluctantly,
hanging his head
'tWho would like to 60 out and get .
switch for me?'
Instantly every boy in school rose up
in his seat and lifted his hand IS high
a. he could Getting switches was
keen Joy. :,
.You may 60. Walter" said the
teacher, and Walter strutted out very
proud indeed. A few minutes later ne
came back with . huge switch and
handed 1t proudly to the teacher. Inc
larger the switch the more excitement
there might be when the teacher came
to use it. The errand being done, walter
gent hack to his seat and sat virtuously
looking on.
Dick was switched In the course OF
the punishment he jumped up and down
and screamed a good deal The SWITCH
struck his shoe and suddenly snapped
off short. The end went whizEing across
the room straight for Walters seat,
where it hit him squarely on the nose
cutting slight cash. !.
Dick who had been waillng aloud,
saw the accident and burst out laughing
Serves You right, F" he cried - N
limped away to his seat.
Record
The Progress., 1897-05-22
THE HORSES FOOT.
Hak II Ayone-Do Not Doctor.
II Much.

Iee Il AIons-Do Not Doctor. Pare or Ped
II Much.
The proper time to begin the practice
q fazriery Is when the foals are young.
Attend to their feet early and often
The writer has found them cripples at
Il days Of age. Look at them carefully
soon after they are foaled and continue
this care. if you would have sound.
seeviceable horses, at short intervals.
and MS only the rasp on the surface OF
The feet TO true and balance them and
keep them At proper angles to the limbs
they support No knife IL needed for
use on. the. foot, for the sole, bars and
frog should never be removed with the
knife unless there should be thrush OF
injury. Then all Of the diseased por-
lions Of the frog should be carefully re-
moved with the knife and something
applied TO purify the parts and assist
nature in healing them. The best thing
chs writer knows of for this purpose Is
The Progress., 1897-05-22
NORMAL FOOT.

plain borax. Another very important
matter in the care of the feet Of horses
IL that Of having the shoes removed and
reset or new ones put on, as the case
may require, every three weeks This is
al important, and the feet cannot be
skept trued, balanced and Mt proper
anglo 70 the limbs they support If the
ahoes are allowed to remain on too long
without removal, ~ directed It must
Be- borne In mind that q foot in
healthy state OF growth grows about
three eighths OF an inch each month
and grows irsegulariy. at times very
Aregulaxly.
It - an erroneous idea that the foot
needs ''protection, :" as 1t il called, by
placing many different sorts OF things
besides the shoe ON the bottom OF 1t The
experience Of the writer has been to him
co0vincing proof that nature has pro-
vided all the protection that is necessa-
~ for the bottom Of the foot II this
natural protection Is allowed to remain
In the foot, there will be no need Of tar.
.oakum, leather, ETC.. to take its place.
In fact, If the natural protection, 80
called, is left undisturbed, there will
be no room at the bottom Of the foot for
anything to be applied except the shoe
itself
The construction Of the foot-the
horny box-consists Of an outside horn,
called the wall; the bars, considered by
tonne authorities as q continuation on
the wall, the frog and the sole Neither
OF these substances hes either blood OK
nerves and is of course insensible to
pain In preparing the foot for the shoe
none of these should be removed except
the wall and 30 much of the bars and
cole as the rasp will reach as 1t is moved
around the wall at surface to true and
The Progress., 1897-05-22

nenosn tnem. Tney make less trouble,
are less nervous and fatten more easily.
The dehqEning raust be done when they
ere calves, with the horn just budding
e lump under the skin.
When Al Ia aaid and done, there Il
hotidng that grows which Will take tho
place OF just plain old fashioned corn
indian corn. It is cheaper to grow, pro-
duces larger crops and contains more
nutriment to the acre than any other
plant. Besides that. it is Americas own
native stand by. But it must be fed
along with other and more heterogeneous
products in order to get sufficient size.
bone and muscle in an animal
The Progress., 1897-05-22
Constable Sale.

No. 7l.-Justice w. T. Slaton's docket
J H Bryant, VS. Yee Lee.
By virtue of q writ OF fieri facias issued
to me in the above entitled and numbered
suit, by Hon. w. T. Slaton, Justice OF the
Peace in and for the Fourth ward of Caddo
Parish, La, 1 have seized and will sell
At public auction at the court room door,
2O5 Milan street, Shreveport, Caddo
parish, La, between the legal hours for
sales on
SATURDAY, NAY End, 1887.
the following described property, to wit:
One lot of household and Kitchen furni-
ure. Il lot lumber. Terms cash, subject
to appraisement.
Progress, Mar. 6, 'N. Constable.
The Progress., 1897-05-22
Jennings form the Social World Cont'd::

Gleemings form the Social World Contd::
officiating; it was a quiet wedding, rela-
tives and very intimate friends only being
present. We extend our congratulations
to Mr.. and Mrs. Mendel.
Mr.. Jake Stern, of New Orleans, spent
several days pleasantly among his friends
here, he was entertained by Nath Myer,
he was also a most welcomed guest at the
complimentary Columbia Club german.
Miss Ruby Holmes procured to our
younger Misses and lads most enjoyable
evening on Wednesday night, giving
them dance at the former express hall.
The Progress., 1897-05-22

Kafir corn appears TO be an article
that is overboomed. It certainly Is not
needed in . region where our rich
American corn. with its heavy crop OF
good, big ears, can be grown. In any case
kafar corn will not grow IA the colder
parts OF the country.
The Progress., 1897-05-22

balance the 1oOl anu pA,sce IL nj Jno
proper angle to the limb. Now. if the
foot is prepared for the adjustment of the
shoe in this manner. there will be no
room left in which to place lot If tar
and oakum. Well and good. As such
The Progress., 1897-05-22
FOOT.

Try to improve on
nAturel There are hoof ointments.
springs of various kinds, bar shoes, pads
made of rubber and various studs, shoes
with rubber inserted into them at the
ground surface, and the latest Of all Of
tho useless things to beat nature that
the writer has yet seen is . steel plato
nailed to the foot between the shoe and
the wall and made to take the bearing
Of the frog. This thing covers the whole
surface Of the foot, and there Is packed
in between this and the sole, bars and
frog some composition called a dressing.
thus completely shutting out the air.
The experience Of the writer has con-
WINGED him that it il not requisite o.
beneficial to the proper condition and
comfort Of the foot to have the frog con-
fined in any way. either by resting upon
the bar of a shoe or upon . steel plate
One Of these will be found Is harmful
as the other. As far ~ the frog itself II
concerned, the steel plate will exercise
a more baneful influence than the baz
Of the shoe. as 1t covers the entire foot
surface. The frog is provided as cush-
ion; it's rubbexlike consistency should be
convincing proof OF this.-R. Boylseou
Hall in Horseman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Army l-arr;ag yes.

General Niles, IS commanding gem
oral cf the army, has Just been called
upon to decide on a somewhat delicate
question IL which military discipline
was mixed up with moral and senti-
mental considerations As is well
Known, the army authorities regard a
soldier married ~ soldier .marrcd, es-
plciGlly il the soldier is q private, and
commanding officers have often gene SO
far - to refuse permission 70 wed to
the men uEdcr them. Recently chap
lain out at Fort Assiriboin, III Mon
tara. joined in the bonds Of matrimony
a private stationed thoro and young
woman who was working IS domestic
servant for tho family Of one Of the Off
GERS. No permission fer the wedding
had been granted, aud none had bcon
asked. Next day the post commander
Tgpr.nardcd the chaplain severely, &C.
Glazing that his act was unauthorized
and improper. The chaplain resented
this and appealed TO the adiutant gem
cral, from whom the case went to Cen
cral Niles for final action. In rendering
his decision General Miles says 1.-The
course OF tho chaplain appears to be
fully warranted ly law and regulations.
While the objection 10 soldiers marry
ing IS well recognized it j.; not prohib-
tied Ivy law or regulations, ard the mil
itary authorities arc not, therefore, war
ranted in intervening. New York
Iimcs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

Electric Bitters i medicine suit
cd for any season. but perhaps more
generally when the lansuid ex-
ha sted feeling prevails. when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and Alternative Is felt.
A prompt use of this medicine has
often aNerted long aud perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in oounteractipg and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion. con-
stipation, dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. SOC and 81 per bottle at
Nsrtz & Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

"EXceptir G its handful OF naEnii-
cent States men and its military
heroes" gays the most recent writer
upon America, ''the people owe more
to Dartmouth's ply sician-teachsr
than to any one man.
I'm every walk Of life, amopg the
highest ofiicehold ers ct Washington,
in the homes OF the bes; people in
the large cities, among the every dsy
folks OF the country, families ia com
Portable circum4 stances, families that
'live from hand to mouth, and could
not, if they wished, afford the serv-
ice of any but an ordinary physician
-eyeryWhere | have met people TO
whom Paine's celery compound ha-
been q blessing"
The story If the life work Ct this
giant among men has been often told
and is familiar to most readers. Tn
likeness above is probably the best
portrait OF him yet printed.
1t was the worldfamed discovery
by Prof. Phelps If an infaliibie cure
for those fearful ills tbst result from
an i'm paired nervous system and i'm
pure blood which has endsarei the
great doctor t. the wDrld, sud made
his life an era 10 the practice o.
medicine.
Prof, Pbelps was born in Conn SC
ticut, and graduated N medicine At
Yale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
TRADE STILL SHOWS NO GAIN.
Floods Bring Things to = Staudstitl-
Staples Only Fairly Active.

Floods Bring Things to \ Standstii1-
Staples Only Fairly Active.
New York, April 10. - Bradstreet's
says: The business situation as whole
shows no gain. Staple lines are only
fairly active. Overfiows continue to do
damage in the Mississippi and Missouri
river valleys, throughout a greater
portion of which general trade remains
practically at a st2udstili. Rainy
weather extending from the central
western to northwestern spring wheat
states has rendered country roads al
most impossible, with the natural ef-
feet upon business. Pig iron, steel biz
lets and cast iron pipe are lower in
prices, and the demand for steel and
iron is not as heavy as it has been. al
though the price of lake ore has been
fixed at a low figure and al ore pool
formed.
Wheat has continued as Disappointing
IS iron as TO price, dropping nearly 1
cents bushel- Chicago has only about
held its own, little if any Improvement
being reported in trade there. Prospective
advances in the wool tariff are behind
another rise in prices OF wool and wooiens
but cotton goods thus far fail to ad-
vance
business failures remain at the lower
level recently reported, 80 this week
compared with 2i2 last week. 231 in the
eek year ago. 225 two years ago and
I'll three wears ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

strength. dyspepsia, biliousness.
liver complaint. neuralgia. rheums-
usm, al, nervous diseases and kid
ney troubles. For all such COM
plants Paine's celery compound has
succeeded again and again where
everything else has failed.
No remedy was ever so highly
recommended, because none ever &C.
complished so much.
Today Paine's celery compound
stands without competition for feed
ing exhausted nerves aud building
up the strength Of the body. 1t cures
radically and permanently The
nervous prostration and general de-
bility from which thousands of
women suffer so long that it finally
gets to be q second nature with them
all this Suffering and dependency
can be very soon removed by prop
erly feeding the nerves. and replac.
ing the unhealthy blood by fresher,
more highly vitilized fluid. A
healthy increase in appetite and q
corresponding gain in weight and
good spirits follow the use Of Paine's
celery compound.
Paine's celery compound is the
most remarkable medical achieve
ment Of this last half Of the nine
teenth century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

His unusual talent soon brought
him reputation and prominence
among bis professional brethren.
FIRST f,e Yas elected to the profess
sorship ot anatomy and surgery in
the Vermont university. Next he
was appointed lecturer on materia
medica n-d medical bossny IN Dart
mouth college. The next year he
was chosen professor Of the chair
then vacatcl by Pro-. RObby, and &C
cupied the chair. most important
one IN the country, ~ The time when
be fret formulated his most remark
able prescription.
In view Of The whclmiBg
testimony 10 the ya'ue of Paine'- Gel
cry compound that has recently APP
pgared from men ard women Of IA
tional reputation. the picture OF Prof.
thelps-is particularly interesting.
The fact is, Paiue's celery COM
pound is not n patent medicine; it is
not saCsa parilla: IL is not mere
tonic; il is not an ordinary nervine-
j. is as lar beyond them all as the
die mrnd is superior to cheap glass.
Il makes people well. It is the
one true specific recognized and pre-
scrihed today by eminent practi-
Toners IL diseas arising from a
debiiitated nervous ststem. Prof
phelps gave TO biz ysoiession a posi-.
i've cure Tor sieeplessness. wasting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Episcopal Semi-Centennial.

Liiiwauliee, April 10.-The Milwaukee,
E-I.zcopa1 diocese will celebrate its
sc,-li-centennial jubilee next fail, and it
is TIC intention, if possible, to secure
the annual convention CT the board Of
missions of the Episcopal church.
Bishoo Nicholson has issued n formal
Invitation to the board to hold its al
nual convention in this city, and mas
received an encouraging reply from
Rev. DR.. Lcngford, secretary of the
board. The holding 81 the convention
in this city would he an event of con-
siderable Importance to Episcopalians,
as it would bring some of the most
noted prelates CT the church to the
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
KCSSUTH AS AN ORATOR.
IuIrosins In Appearance a.d the Finest
Speaker OF Ifis Tirae.

Speaker Of Uis Time.
I'm appearance k0ssuth was taller
than Americans had been led to sup
pose. lis face had az Oppression Of pen
Grating intellect" writes Parke God
win, recalling tie American visit in
1851 CT the. great Hungarian patriot
i'll n paper Of the Great Personal
Events" series in The Ladies' Home
Journal. 1T was long, the forehead
broad, but not excessively high, though
q slight Saldncss matte it seem so, and
tie chin narrow, bat square in its
form. His hair was thin i'll front and
dark brown, as was his beard, which
was quite lorg, but not very thick, and
arranged with neatness and taste. His
must.che was heavy and rather long
His eyes were very large and Of light
blue. His complexion was pale. As
speaker Eis manner was at once incCn-
pa-ably djgnified and graceful. His
posture and appearance in TepCse werG
IMPOSING, not only from their essential
grace and dignity, but from u sense Of
power they impressed upon the beholdcl.
'Hc spoke as il with little preparation
ana WIN lH.t peLuIlaf 1rCsiiICiS which
belongs TO extemporaneous speaking,
and the wonderful compactness and art
q his argument Were not felt until you
reflected upon it afterward. He gesticu-
Lated freely, equally well with both
arms. Nothing could be more beautiful
III It's way than WAS the sweep OF his
night hand, as it was raised to heaven
when he spoke Of the Deity; nothing
swccter than the smile which ut times
n.E;lcd his face. Beyond doubt re
Was the greatest Of orators then living"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
JAMESON RAID INVESTIGATION.
Eocior Indignantly Denies r Story-Liri,,
on the Reform Committee

on the Reform Committee.
London, April I0.-Tha parliamentary
committee which is investigating the
Transvaal raid held its sixteenth sit
ting yesterday. DR.. jameson arrived
with Sir John WiiloUghby, the military
commander OF the raid and the former
was again placed in the witness box.
DIR. Jameson N the course Of the rro-
ceedings Indignantly denied having told
the officers that he had the Queen;
government az his back, rennarkine- that
1t would have been idiotic in him ard
absolutely untrue to sag so. Sir John
Willoughby, in telling his story. said
he gathered from his talks with DR.
Jameson that if he succeeded in enter
ing Johannesburg. Lord Rosemead (the
governor of Cape Colony and high COM
missioner for South Africa would do
the rest.
MAJOR Heany, the American, was next
examined. He denied that the message
ne took from the reform committee to
Dr. Jameson. asking for a postponement
OF the latter's action, was submitted
to or seen by Cecil Rhodes, as he ex-
pected DR.. Jameson would refuse IA
postpone taking action. DR.. Wolf. of
the reform committee, was the next
witness examined. He said he had
wanted DR.. Jameson to delay actian he
cause the people Of Johannesburg were
not ready. Part of their plan was TO
seize the arsenal ct Pretoria and get
supply, which they badly needed
of arms and ammunition. But. the Wit
ness added, the Beers got wind of the
plot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Mrs. Staniord's Big Life Insurance.

San Francisco. April 1o.-Nlrs. Leland
Stanford has signed the contract by
which her life is now insured for 81, Geo.
coo in the Mutual Life, of New York.
BY the terms of the contract Mrs. Stan
ford is to pay an annual premium OF
$l10,C00 and upon her death 81 Geo. 900
viii be paid by the company to the Lee
land Stanford, Jr, University. Should
she live ten years and continue her an
nual payment of premiums the univar-
sity will at her death receive $1,000, goo
instead of 81 .000. 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
An I,l,ino Cniil.

\ little Eskimo child Will bite
through the skin 'Uf a Nairus as easily
as an English child Will bite an apple,
although tie skin of this creature is
from half an inch to / y inches in thick
ness and very much resembles an ele-
plants hide, and not only bite it, but
swallow it, and yet not safer fror. in
digestion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Test OF the oicomargarine Law.

Dayton, o., April 10.-Colonel j. d.
Thomas. governor of the Soldiers
Home, has been arrested charged with
violating a state law by serving oleo-
margarine at that institution without dis
playing 4 placard stating the fact. It
will be test case, as it is a question
whether the law can be enforced in the
home. which is United States reserva-
ti0p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
state for the colonies. Chamberlain. an

state for the colonies, Chamberlain, an
sweriDg 4 question On the subject, an
nounced that contract had been signed
between Canada and the Pattersons,
Of Newcastle, for a fast steamship SER
vice between Canada and Great Britain.
Chamberlain added that as the contract
still requires the sanction CT the i'm
perial government, which is consider
ing the subject, it would be prenatur
10 mako erv further statement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
I:u;s Rivera at Havana.

Havana, April 10.-General Ruis r.
vera, accompanied by Colonel Bacailao,
arrived by train at EoSla yesterday.
They were transferred to a tugboat and
were conveyed to Cabana fortress. Both
seemed in excellent spirits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Work for 500 Coal Miners.

Rellaire, o., April 10.-DillonvaIe and
Longrun, just east OF here on the
Wheeling and Erie railroad, the two
largest coal mines, were pla esd in opera
ton yesterday. Fully 800 men were
given work. These mines have not been
running in full for q year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Gram and Produce.

Chicago, April Q.
Following were the quotations on the
Board Of Trade today: Wheat-ADr
opened and closed nominal; May, opened
$3.50, closed 65hc: July. opened C6c.
closed CSC: September. opened CSC, closed
G3%c. Corn-ApIl, opened and closed
nominal; Nay, opened @H1cc, closed 23c;
July. opened q -, closed 2i;sc; Sep
tember, opened 26Ac. closed z5@.c. Oats
April. opened ard closed nominal:
May. opened 16%c, closed I6;ke: July,
opened i7@ic. closed 17'.c; September,
oI3er.ed 1870. closed lSzc. p0rE-2ray
opene9 $50, closed SS1T5-c; Julr. opened
S. 500. closed sS.c1lA. LarI-4Iay,
opened 2t.fO. closed SI1-ts; July, opened
and closed 54.2Zl2.
1Sc per II; extra dairy, 15c: fresh
packing stock. 9DI0c. Eggs-F'resh.
stock. 81 arc: per dozen. Live Poultry
-Turileys. s TJc per Ii; chickens. ~ T3c;
ducks. GTlIc. Potatoes-Burbanks 1s59
24c per bI; Hebrons, 19620c. Sweet
Honey-White clover. 1GI2ikc per 10:
imperfect. 7T9c. Ap!les-Comnion to
fancy, $1.CG I1.75 pr Dbl.
Chicago Live STOCK.
Chicago. April 9.
Estimated receipts of cattle. $500;
nrirre steers scarce ard such were re-
ported from strong Il iec higher; others
UNCHANGED. receipt CT E-Sss lf,HJ0;
active and 51Icc higher. mere selling
at f0c advance than -, the market clos
irr strong. with about everything OF
four legs sold rough and common. $3.50
casa: prime heavy hackers and good
mixed. S4GCGs.Cj: prime mediums and
butcher Weights. s4.oT'k@41o; prime
lirht. Il or, :C11s. Receipts cf sheep and
lambs. SGcG; prime Coio42dc lambs 19c
lower: some fair to good lots sold IS low
as $3.50. OF 2cc lower than the toy prices
fer the week.
rae i.oea, Narses.
Corn ~ 22c
C4t-- ia So
gay--1 Utny S.; viii IS 81
Sirzg-{i
PctEIu.s-.0..
buf1er to choice. i5-s s.esa c,esrscry
IS.
.rg.-F7sst
SilicEers fxr.
EurLeys-s..
G1cz-sc.
Coai--i.o.t. iac
c-tas--ssu- .rs pzs .cE r,n ~ .t-s-- 4 D
sic: COVE ,n1 h@lters. zAc4 s,.-; e4lscs az
.-2i.c
Hogs-ssn1A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

Havana. April 10.-Up to April 4th
there had arrived at Matarzas 159, 1876
bags Of sugar, and there had been ex-
ported from that port 6S,I2i bags. Up
to the same date last year the exports
Wore : I-2 hays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Frencl, Senate Indorses ,he Copce-t.

Paris. April 1o.-After passing several
bills and by vote approving the state
Ilents OF the government on the east
ern situation and expressing confidence
in its vigilance and firmness, the senate
adjourned until Nay Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10
Tha. Delagoa Rsv Sensation

London. April 10.-The officials of the
British Office deny that British squad
ton is going TO Delagoa bay in order
TO take possession of Inyack island as
announced by the Cape Town Argus on
advices which ii received from Pretoria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-10

London. April 10.-The attorney gen.
eral, Sir Richard Webster, replying FOR
the government yesterday relative to
the blockade Of Greece, said the inten.
ticrs OF the lowers would not be am
nounced until q definite decision had
been taken. lie could not state whether
the blockade would he pacific on
belilGerent. II pacific the block
ade would apply to Greek ves-
sells only: in the event OF it being bel
hgerent there was 10 doubt that the
usual practice would be followed OF al
lowing the vessels Of neutral powers al
ready in the blockaded ports to COM
plete their cargoes within a reasonable
time and to sail at once