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The Progress., 1898-04-23
A Bright Chicago Girl.

Although but 10 years old, Marie w.
Hanus Of Chicago has been admitted to
the bar and has had charge of cases be-
fore justices. She must wait, however,
until she Is 81, just as If she were
young man, before she can practice in
the higher court. Miss Hanus speaks
several languages, including Bohemian
The Progress., 1898-04-23
Remember These Rules.

BE always frank and true Spurn
every sort Of affeotation and disguise.
Have the courage to confess your ig-
norance and awkwardness. Confids your
faults and follies to but few.
The Progress., 1898-04-23
Chinese Children.

traveller recently returned from
NINA is most enthusiastic over Chinese
eniiuren He states that eko--
The Progress., 1898-04-23

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The Progress., 1898-04-23
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Looking In.


Climbing it's airy green ladder,
The red rose mods in the pane,
And a fair little face in the window
Mods to the rose again.
The rose hath bee in its bosom
Singing of hazy dells
Where the fairies hide in the bracken
Or fit Ger the thymy fells
Kissed by a whispering sunbeam,
The little face CLEANS and CLOVIS
"Ah, wait till tie my gypsy
And I'll follow the bee in the rose
"And wait till buckle my Sunday shoeA
The path may be wet by the mill
III bring, too, my little birch basket,
For the berries hang red on the hill"
The sunbeams slid through her ringiets
And rippled from shoulder to knee.
Then danced with the maid round thu
sanded floor,
While merrily sang the bee
Oh, sweet DER the sunny meadows
Come watts from the new made hay!
AND, list, as it runs through the aiders
The brook calls the maiden away!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05
Wires for TeIegraphing.


1.-THE telegraph has got back 10 where
it started as a science and revoluuonized
the world" explained a prominent tele-
graph line constructor 10 a Star reporter,
"in the matter of copper wir. In all of
The experiments made by Prof. Morse, the
inventor, as well as those by Prof. Henry
who so ably seconded him In developing the
science copper wire was used The day
following the sending of the original mes
age between this city and Baltimore,
What God hath wrought the wires broke
down, and for some weeks there was no
communication, In an electrical way at
least. Contraction and expansion had not
heen provided for. and as a result down
fell the wires. All kinds of excuses were
made and all kinds of methods were used
TO keep the wires in working order, bun
they were not gratifyngly successful The
result of the nVesugatiOns then made was
tina, iron wire was the most reliable, taxi
ing all the circumstances and conditions
Of temperature into consideration, and iron
wire suDpianted the copper wire, notwith-
standing he protest of Morse. One of the
greatest difficulties in the use of iron wire
was the rapidly with which it wore out by
rusting In fifteen years or so this was
remedied by the process of galvanizing the
WIRE which gave il vice or three times its
life by preserving the wire from oxidation.
When the telephone come into extensive
use even more difficulty was experienced
with iron wire. or course, every one
knew iron wire was not as good con-
ductor as copper, but those who had stud
led the matter also knew that copper wire
would more easily break in consequence
Of the contractions produced by the
changes in temperature. The only thins
remaining TO be done was 10 make a cop
per wire which would not be so sensitive
to the weather This was done in time
all he W rpG fol
ephones are copper; without them long
distance telephoning would be impractical
BILE, as iron wires could not be used for any
extended distances"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05
The REAL SIDE OF WAR,
Bah Speaks Her Mind Freely in Regard to
It.

Young Fate of Their
lie Futurea What
tiers OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

public, / am sure. would rather read
stories of nothing but preachers than have
to reflect that, in order 60 supply it with
another kind lot of naturally fine young
men were making little beasts of thenl-
selves. n. c. Martin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

Not Built to Retreat-"Do you think
you could stand the marching if you en-
listed? You are pretty stout"
II could stand the marching all right;
bnt 1 couldn't stand the running.
cago Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05
VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN RESORTS
COUNTRY HOMES FOR SUMNER BOARDERS,
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

A kind of literary work that has lost
much of its proftableness in recent years
is transiating. Amply qualified people are
constantly presenting themselves to edi-
tors and publishers, Offering TRANSACTIONS
or soliciting commissions to translate from
the French, German Spanish, Italian. and
even Russian. and. in most cases, all that
can be said 70 them is that their work
lacks all availability. OF course, the prac-
ticc of publishing English versions Of for
eign writings has not declined; il has
rather extended. But it is usually conduct
ed now under a special arrangement with
the author and the foreign publisher. and
e the work is of a learned character. the
tTansating of il is given to some approved
specialist The old habit of plucking any
tempting fruit that might be found hang
Ing on a foreign tree and giving it to the
FIRST person who came handy to toss up"
in q few hours into an English dish, has
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
DIG A SHAFT 1000 FEET HIGH.
Peculiar Method Employed by n Copper
Mining Company.

Houghton, Mich. Jan. 10.-To sink a
shaft 1000 feet deep is something of a
feat. In fact, there are no shafts of that
depth outside of this little county of
Houghton, which comprises the cream of
the Lake Superior copper district. But
to dig a shaft 1000 feet high is a novelty
even for this district Of surprising things.
Yet work on such shaft was begun,
with the opening of the year, by the
Quincy Mining company, a corporation
which has paid almost S10.0GO,OOO in di-
vidends from copper production
The mouth of the shaft in question is
to be nearly opposite to the handsome
brown stone office Of the company, which
stands on a steep hill 600 feet above the
waters OF Portage lake. The shaft will
stand at an angle of nearly forty-fve de-
grees. When it was decided Oh various
plans were suggested for its construction,
but the idea of Capt. Samuel B. Harris,
the manager of the mine, was finally ac-
cepted and work was begun at the very
bottom, 1000 feet below the brow of the
hill A crosscut traversing the fCrma-
ton at right angles was driven to the de-
sired point, whereupon the miners began
drilling upward
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
a London Fad.

London society has still another fad,
but there is small chance of it being gen.
orally copied in this country, even among
those who are inclined to anglomania.
Photography describes this fad as fol-
lows: Invitations are sent out, and on the
invitations to such party is written the
request that the guest will forward to the
hostess at the earliest possible moment
picture of herself or himself taken in early
infancy-just how early is not stated. In
they come in dribs and drabs, daguerreo-
types, tintypes, silhouettes, carte de visites
and a few cabinet photographs-eac in
way an example of the art in various
stages. On the evening Of the show they
are all arranged on a huge screen manu-
featured for the occasion, and numbers
are attached to them. The guests receive
numbered tablets and are required to
write beside each number their guess as
to the identity of the corresponding pic
ture. The errors that inevitably result
create a delightful degrees of ill-feeling
among those dear people who are always
thinking up some new form Of enjoyment.
Sly remarks are made about the woman
whose baby form has been secured by a
daguerreotype, for daguerreotyped babies
cannot be very young at this writing.
Miss Susan Slender is very much offend
ed because some one doubts that the
plump baby was the beginning of her
present self. Mrs. Plane wakes sore
when some one with kind intent exclaims,
Oh you were pretty then! And so on,
and so on. The atmosphere of the baby
party is likely to get either frigid or torrid
by the time it breaks up"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
Not a Prophet.

The man with the forid face and the
bald head grew more and more uneasy
as he sat at the restaurant table. He
tried to read a newspaper, says the Free
Press, but every now and then would
drop it, adjust his glasses and glare up
and down the room to find the waiter to
whom he had given his order. At last
he managed to detain him, at the risk
of being scalded by the soup he carried,
and inquired:
''How about the dinner I ordered?"
cit will be here Immediately, SIR" was
the answer.
The guest tried to read his newspaper
once more, but as time passed his I'M
easiness increased until he was glazing
up and down the room as fercely as
ever. He found his waiter again, and
the same conversation was repeated.
After two or three more similar attempts
he arose and went over to another wait
er, who was gracefully leaning against a
pillar
''Look here said the guest, 81 want
to know something"
'Yes," responded the waiter.
'What [ want to know is this: Am
ever going to get my dinner, and if
do get it, when will it be?'
The languid young man looked at him
and replied:
Excuse me. I'm afraid you have
made a mistake. l am only a waiter;
not q prophet"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
A Matter of Taste.

In some talk about the proposition now
being agitated to remove the body of
Daniel Boone from Frankfort, Ky, to
Missouri, a Kentuckian here related the
following anecdote: Il was present one
evening in town in my state at a
smoker given at the rooms of a popular
bachelor, where a couple of young men
fresh from college rather bored the COM
pany with their displays Of taste and
learning. One Of them, in telling story,
quoted a very pretty line, and was asked
by the other where it came from. Don
JUAN he replied. That is not the cor
rect way to pronounce that name,' said
his friend. What is the correct way,
then? demanded the other. Don Wan
'Oh, that's affected! It's not affected !;
it's the correct thing. How about it,
colonel? This was addressed to mid
dle-aged man, who had eyed the two
youngsters from the start with some
amusement. He took pull at his cigar,
blew the smoke slowly out Of his mouth,
and then replied: It's not important
Every fellow to his taste. But upon the
whole, let us all so live and pronounce
that when we die and go to heaven old
Daniel Boone will recognize us and be
proud of u.s. The whole company
roared, and for the remainder of the
evening that pair of gifted youngsters
sang very small"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
THE DEADLY HATPIN.
PluCky Sadie Williams illustrates
a Street Car Holdup in
CHICAGO.

Chicago H., Jan. 1O-Miss Sadie Will
lams and her hatpin helped Illustrate
cable car holdup in Blue Island avenue,
near Harrison street, at s o'clock yester-
day morning.
Two thugs had got on the car and start
ed to hold up the conductor, w. A. Sym
ington. Miss Williams, one of the pas
sengers jumped to her feet, drew a long
hatpin from her bonnet, and sprang at the
larger of the robbers. She thrust the long
shaft of steel into the fellows chest.
Smarting under the pain, he struck Eat his
unexpected assailant. AS he did so the
pin snapped in two, leaving the shaft in
the robbers body He dealt Miss Will
liams a savage blow, and was about to
strike her again when William kiley,
driver in engine house No. Z, leaped on
the car and rushed to the woman's rescue.
Miss Williams was on her way to attend
a funeral at Twenty-siXth street and Cal
ifornia avenue. She made little of the
part she had played in the struggle, and
refused to give her address. When she
had recovered her composure she left the
train
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12

lea, after completing his work as COM
missioner to the exposition. Never very
strong man, the strain of his position had
told heavily on his constitution, and he
was advised by his physicians to give up
the more trying work of the mission. But
he persisted until two days before the
date set for sailing, when he was ever
come by what appeared to be temporary
weakness, which caused him to postpone
his departure.
He was nervously broken down and his
condition was rendered worse by i'm
paired and faulty heart action. The
French physicians advised absolute rest,
and he remained il France for two
weeks. When he got to New York he
succumbed again, but pulled himself to-
gether and came to Chicago. In Chi
cago he appeared to regain vitality, but
his pride and interest in his mission led
him to plunge into the work of preparing
his report. 1t was no surprise to his
friends to hear that he had succumbed
while on his way to Washington, con-
gestion of the lungs and kidneys increas-
ing the gravity of the attack.
He was removed to Georgia, where he
lost strength gradually, and while his
friends hoped to the end that his courage
would save him, they We're warned that
the chances were all against his recovery.
His wife accompanied him to the South,
for Georgia Thursday afternoon.
Maj. Moses 2. Handy was born in
Virginia, his father being a prominent
Methodist clergyman. While under age
he entered the Confederate service and
served with gallantry during the closing
months of the war. He was employed by
the New York Tribune as special CORE
spondent during the Cuban troubles, and
won distinction by his report of the Vir-
ginius massa ere.
Later he became managing editor of
the Philadelphia Times and subsequently
the editor of the Philadelphia Daily
News. He was one of the founders, and
for many years the president of the
Clover club of Philadelphia.
He moved to Chicago in 1893 to accept
the position of chief of the bureau of
publicity and promotion of the Worlds
Columbian exposition.
At the close of the fair he went to
New York and engaged in literary work
and newspaper correspondence for a year.
He returned to Chicago as the editor of
the Times-Heral IN 1895, when the pa
per was purchased by H. Fl. Kohlsaat.
Last year Maj. Handy was appointed
by President Mckinley as special commis
sioner to the Paris exposition, where he
rendered valuable service.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
NEWS NOTES.

Secretary Gage has appointed Emil
Mueller assistant keeper of the Wind
Point (Wis0 light station.
William Dawson, Jr., is on trial at
Minneapolis on charges growing out Of
the failure Of the Bank of Minnesota.
William J. Bryan and wife arrived
at Kansas City, Mo-, this morning, en-
route home after their trip to Mexico.
The surveying expedition attached to
the Nicaragua canal commission is still
in camp at La Fe, near Greytown, Near
aqua.
Benjamin Tilton Of Wisconsin has
been appointed topographic draughtsman
ON the coast survey at a salary Of $500
per annum.
William NJ. Greene, general manager
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, will re-
tire from that position to succeed S. r.
Galloway as president of the Nickel Pia tie
railroad.
The marriage Of Rev. James S.
Stone, rector of st. James Episcopal
church of Chicago, to Miss Caroline
Worthington of Dogleston, Pa, was SOL
emnized at ST. PauPs Episcopal church
at the latter place.
Assistant Secretary Howell IF the
treasury department has in preparation a
circular letter Of instructions to officers
of the customs directing that additional
countervaling duties be assessed on sug-
ars imported from France.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olutiOn say that they have discovered that
the site of the general postoffice in New
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
THE FIRST RED LEAF,

What is that which the. eye perceives
Glowing among the thick green leaves?
Is it an oriole perched to rest,
Or tanager, with his vivid vest?
or a lonely !,roSOeak, left behind
Forgotten by all his gorgeous kind?
Alas for Summer-and woe for me
Ills the first red leaf on the dogWood tree,
All, why, for the grass is not vet sere:
No blight betOkens the falling year;
"A late rose reignS on her thOrny throne
All the falrer because alone
And mods and smiles in the sunny noon
As sweet and perfect as those of June;
ny hint at Winter and storm to be-
- first red leaf on the dogWood tree?
One orphaned lily leans pale and tall,
Last OF its line, by the lichened wall,
The saliva losses its brilliant plume,
Inc bright naSturtiumS are yet in bloom,
AND dahliaS, crimson and gold and white
Waste their beauty, awake all night,
Yet here with its SOrrowful prophecy
Is the first red leaf on the dogWood treet
The knapweed swings by the meadow path
Where mowers gather the aftermath;
me nrSt pale aSter has but begun
10 hint that the torrid days are DONE
Ihe frlngy sprays Of the godenrod
Are spreading their spendthrift wealth
and While they charm US, we need not see
Inc nfst red leaf on the dOgwood tree!
Elizabeth AkerS in the Youths Communion
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12

| don't love him as dearly and truly as l
ever did. But because / see now how
wrong it would be for me to fetter his
whole life. For She stopped an in
slant and a slight shudder ran through
her frame. II may as well tell you all,
Mr.. Bentley; am going blindp'
Blind echoed the old man.
Blind" repeated Bessie, gently, but
firmly. II have had such strange blurs
and darkneSSeS come across my vision of
late, and went to a doctor. And the doc
tor told me. as kindly as he could, that
these are but the precursors of total blind
ness. So, of course, all is at an end
between Harry and me. Will you please
tell him this? l have referred him to
you for particulars
Il WILL said the old man, huskily.
Harry Wade came to his uncle that
very morning in great perturbation.
what does this mean, sir?' said he.
Have you been endeayOring to persuade
her to throw me overT'
''No, boy-no," said the old man, and
he told him all.
Il am bound to say that the girl has
behaved very well, said he. ''Shall you
give her up?"
no! Never!'' shouted Harry, with
pale face and tightly -clenched hand.
'Neyer! If she was dear to me before
she shall be doubly treasured and sacred
now-my little smitten lamb-my droop-
ing white lily-bud! I will never give
her up while we both lve!'
The old mans eyes glittered, a faint
color had risen into his withered cheeks,
as he rose and grasped both his nephew's
hands as in a wise.
YOU'RE trump, Harry Wade!' said
he. Il respect you more at this minute
than ever | did before Give her up, in
deed. If you gave up that little jewel
Of a girl you would give up the beacon
star of your existence. She is a pearl of
price, Harry-a true and noble woman,
who wouldn't have hesitated to sacrifice
herself for your benefit Marry her to-
morrow, if you will, and bring her right
here to Bentley Grange. 1t shall be her
home and yours henceforward."
And in this strange and sudden way
Old Brande Bentley relented and took his
niece-in-law-elect into his heart. Bessie,
in all the flush of her rosebud beauty,
could never have melted his heart, but
Bessie stricken down by God became sa-
cred and precious in his sight.
They were married and came to the
grange, and the prettiest of all sights is
the blind bride walking upon and down
the long. stone-paved terrace upon her
husbands arm. with Uncle Brande for
ever lowering beside her.
Il never had a daughter" said Uncle
Brande. 'but if / had L think | should
have felt toward her as feel toward my
blind darling Bessie New York Led
ger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
ESTERHAZY ON TRIAL
Fr1nch Officer Charged with Com
pliCity in the Sale Of
State Secrets.

Paris, Jan 1O.-The trial by court-nar-
tial of Maj Count Ferdinand Walsen
Esterhazy, the retired officer of The
French army, who came into prominence
in the latter part of November last
through the publication by Figaro of
number of letters which the. count IS al
legged to have admitted writing, rejecting
In strong terms on France and the French
army, was opened at O'Clock this morn
ing under the presidency of Gen. De
LuXer
Among those who filed the hall were
Mime. Dreyfus, wife of Albert Dreyfus,
former captain of the French artillery,
now undergoing Imprisonment for lite
after having been convicted of selling i'm
portant French military plans to agents
of a foreign power, with which affair
Esterhazy is said to have been connected;
the brother of Nine. Dreyfus, Senator
TraireauX, former minister Of justice
(whO last week wrote letter asking for
the postponement of the courtmartial On
the ground to try the case in its present
shape only means asking the court 20 con-
firm the guilt of Dreyfus), and many Of
ficers and deputies.
Count Esterhazy appeared in uniform
and was escorted by Republican guards.
The clerk of the court said the court
martial was held in order to end the con-
Trajectory rumors which had been spread
by the excited public. Thereqpon
Miatre Labourie, counsel for Nine.
Dlreeyfus, asked permission to take part
in the arguments. Counsel for Matthew
Dreyfus, brother of the prisoner of
Devils island, also asked permission to
appear during the proceedings.
The court rejected both applications,
and the taking of testimony commenced.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
MEMOIRS OF A. L. LUETGERT.
Are in enp1atien, but the Author
Nav he ssSCooped."


Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. S.-William Charles,
expert sausagemaker and business assoc
cate of AdOlph l.. Luetgert, is prepar-
ing to adopt literary career During
the last three months, in his leisure hours
he has been writing a book which is to
be called "a History of the Luetgert
Case" in which he promises to give some
inside information regarding the life of
the defendant and the alleged unfair
methods of persons who, according to
Mr.. Charles, have been attempting to
send him to the scaffold.
AS Mr.. Luetgert also has literary as
pirations, the work of Mr.. Charles will
be in the nature of a rival publication,
although it is intended to avoid competi-
ton by issuing the Charles volume as
early as possible, while the memoirs of
A. l.. Luetgert' will not be printed I'M
til after the conclusion of the trial.
Mr. Charles said last night that he had
not decided whether the story would ap-
pear as a serial in one of the newspapers
at first, but he was inclined to think that
such an arrangement would be profitable.
He further said that he had expended all
his money since the arrest of Luetgert:
was unable to see chance to recoup in
the sausage or meat business, and had
made up his mind that short literary
career would put him in comfortable cir
cumstances without great effort His
book IS expected in about sixty days.