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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-22
A GEORGIA HEN COOP.

1t Was Sure Proof Against tho Inroads q
Outsiders.
''There isn't more faithful being on
earth," said Georgia business man to
q reporter. Ethan one Of our Georgia
darAfes. Neither is there one more SD
perstitious, nor yet again Is there one
who loves better the products of the
hen coop. And Gainesville isn't any diff
ferent from any one Of q hundred south
ern towns. When l was down there
some time ago. a customer of mine who
had fancy for chickens and who had
always had more or less trouble in
maintaining ownership of them told me
he had remedy and asked me to go
around with him and see it. I wanted
him to tell me what it was, but he in
sisted on my seeing it first, SO went
along with him. and in few minutes
was standing in his back yard before
what was to me the oldest chicken
coop ever saw. 1t was constructed of
large timbers and there were a dozen
places in it's walls where a hand could
be run in and everything cleaned out
within reach. Then there was no fas-
tening on the door, nor was, there any
kind of protection to the fowls. l
COuAuA uAOuA cs0n>A AZ" oOSAA es1 49,
viting snap could be Of any use to thu,
owner and said as much.
"'The charm is in the timber. said
be-
"No, said I.
"'Faot. just the same. said he. You
don't see it on the outside and you don {
know it, but the darkies around here
do. and they won't come within 100
yards of that coop il they can help It. I
don't care how full of chickens it ia
Cause why? It Is built Of the timbers
Of a gallows on which q man was hung
about three months ago In another coun-
". It cost me something extra to get it
but it has more thsz paid for ieseh
| since I have had it, and am In the
market now to buy all the secondhand
scaffolds in Georgia. II you run across
q sheriff any place with one for sale. let
me know by next mail. won't you.
please?
lit was a true BILL" concluded the
| travelling man, "for I saw darky
tried on it, and he refused big silver
dollar to 60 down to the coop to get a
chicken for breakfast. ''-WashinS ton
Star
| nli the houses In England wer,
placed side by side, they would cover 6
'pace Of $50 square miles.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-22
ruFY DON'T LIKE PAPER.

THEY DON'T LIKE PAPER.
s.,.oes at First Contact Regard the Fabric
With Suspicion.
When savage people first come in con-
tact with the whites, none OF the Won
doris that they see is regarded with more
s,snicion than large sheets OF paper.
THE native is apt to regard paper as q
so,t If cloth. and the fact that it tears
o,c;lv and is worthless for most of the
,urnoses to which cloth is put conv1nceS
him that it is fraud.
One or two Kongo travellers told OF
the disgust with which the natives at
6rst regarded paper. The Kongo tribes.
~, tho way, are on the lookout for
sharners, and it is exceedingly hard
york for anybody to sell them bad
onalitys of cutlery or cloth. SavageS
soon find, however, that paper is not in
tended to serve the purposes of CLOTH
Then they cease to look upon it as 3
fraud, but they do not think it ranks
high among white man s manufactures
and they have little use for it.
Some time ago Il we'll known explorer
was travelling in the interior Of Queens
land. Australia, where he met many
natives who had never seen a white man
before.
One day crowd of natives was in
the white man S camp carefully inspect
ing the explorer and his baggage when
q newspaper happened to drop out OF
his pocket.
The natives unfolded and spread it
out on the ground. They decided that it
must be an article Of wearing apparel.
and one of them tried it on. He wrap
ned it round his shoulders like shawl
and sat down on the ground, arranging
his covering this way and that and
watching the faces Of the crowd to see
what they thought of his elegant gar
ment, covered as it was with many
thousands of curious marks.
Presently, however, an accident hap
pened While the savage was rearrang-
ing his shawl and trying to bring the
corners together in front of him the gar
ment began to tear at the nape of his
neck A howl from the crowd called at
tention to the disaster. The blanket, OF
whatever it was, was evidently made OF
the poorest sort of material.
The savage took his covering off, ex
amined the mischief he had wrought
made the tear little longer and ther
with his finger poked hole through
the paper.
That settled the fact that the article
was worthless. The newspaper sudden
ly lost all interest for the natives, wh<
turned their attention to less destruoti
BILE objects. Weekly.
The Modern Celebrity.
WHAT You never heard of him
Why, his name is household word"
"Indeedl A story writer?'
"No, he butchcred eight people. -
Cleveland Lca..cr.
MOI the Correct Thing.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-22
Watches, CLOCKS and Jewelry

Watches, CLOCKS and Jewelry.
Watches, clocks and jewelry re-
paired and warranted. To intro
duce my work to the people OF
Shreveport and vicinity, have for
the next sixty days reduced prices.
Give me a trial. Satisfaction and
prompt work guaranteed at Wan
del, the jeweler, 522 Market street.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-22

Mansfield was selected as the
place for holding the next LOUISE
ana Annual Methodist Conference.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-22
Not the Correct Thing.

Signal Service Man (meeting dyspep-
tic acquaintance)-Fine day, Jonesi
Jones-Oh. don't talk shop!-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-01-22

In the New York directory for 1919
is the entry, "Peter Cooper, machtnist,
90 Elm street, Elm street was then
one of the poorer localities.
COT rnasx.
sea captain called at a village inn
and asked the landlady, young widow:
do you know where l can get
mater have lost my mate
II am very sorry for you. Mr.. -"
she said, smiling. II want mate, too,
and cannot get one. AS we are in the
same position, I'll tell you what I'll do
If you'll be mine, / will be yours.
He closed with the bargain, and, the
widow keeping her word, he is now
supplied with TWO mates. Pearson 8
Weekly
The record-union., 1898-12-31
JANUARY WEATHER.
Data That May Help Out Amateur
Forecasters.

The following data, covering period
of twenty-one years, has been COM
piled from the Weather Bureau records
at Sacramento by James A Barwick,
Observer and official in charge:
Temperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature, 46 degrees. The warmest
month was that of 1896, with an aver
age of 80 degrees. The coldest month
was that of 1888, with an average of
~ degrees. The highest temperature
was 66 degrees, on the 25th, 1891. The
lowest temperature was 10 degrees, on
the 14th and 10th, 1888 Average date
on which first killing frost occurred
in autumn, November 10Th. Average
date on which last killing frost oc-
Cured in spring, February 10th.
Precipitation-Averag for the month,
3.96 inches. Average number of days
with .01 Of an inch or more, 8. The
greatest monthly precipitation was GIG
inches, in 1896. The least monthly pre-
cipitation was 10 inches, in 1889 The
greatest amount of precipitation re
corded in any twenty-four consecutive
hours was 2.66 inches, on the 29th, 1881,
and the Sd and 4th, 1895.
Clouds and weather-Average number
of clear days, y; partly cloudy days, g.;
cloudy days, 10.
Wind = The prevailing winds have
been from the southeast. The highest
velocity of the wind was 48 miles, from
the southeast, on the 4th, 1895.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Articles Of incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora-
tion have been filed in the Secretary
of States office:
San Francisco Athletic Club. Direc-
tors-Dennis Denehey, John O'Keefe,
Alex Dijean, Alex Greggains. Bernard
Broadwell, Edward Turner. Harry Fl.
Gardiner William H. Quinn, Arthur
w. Minaf1er. John Granfield and Frank
Schuler, all of San Francisco. No cap-
ita1 stock.
Arnold Flexible BrackeI Company.
Principal place of business, San Fran
cisco. Directors-W. S. Arnold. w. II.
Menke, L. M. Whipple, San Francisco,
and H. Mellman and A. MelIman. Oak
land. Capital stock, $4,000; all sub
scribed.
California White Pine Lumber Com
pany. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Directors-Henry ]. Crock
er, w W. Van Arsdale and George w.
Scott, San Francisco and Henry Lind
ley, klamath, and D. H. McEwen. Chi
cago, III. Capital stock, $4,000: sub
scribed, $500.
California Bicyelists Protective Asso-
citation. Principal place Of business,
Los Angeles. Directors-Arthur G..
Harper. Merrill NJ. Griggs, Charles ].
George, NJ. n. George and H. c. Brown,
all of Los Angeles. Capital stock. S1O,-
coo; subscribed, $50.
NJ. Getz & Co.. incorporated. Form
The record-union., 1898-12-31
FoUNDLINGs' HOME.
The Little Inmates Receive Christ
mas Presents.

The lady managers of the Found
lings' Home gave the children quite a
treat on Wednesday. They had pre-
pared a Christmas tree, for which sew
eral liberal-hearted merchants had do
mated an abundance of toys for the
little ones. On Christmas the children
were treated to a fine dinner
The exercises on Wednesday were
opened by Rev. S. j. Carroll, who de-
livered fervent prayer, which he sup
plemented with remarks pertinent to
the occasion. The following exercises
then took place:
Song, by the children, Welcome; /;
recitation, Christmas Eve" by Verna
Calkins; recitation, Christmas Bells" I"
Carrie Doscher; recitation, Santa
Claus" Pearl Smith: recitation, "A
Song Of Christmas" Hazel Lawson;
song, by the babies, 1.-TWO Little Eyes
to Look to Cod; recitation, "A Christ
mas Card" Beth Calkins; recitation,
when Santa Claus Comes,'' Lille
Smith; recitation, Santa Claus Visit
Annie Doscher; recitation, "a Child at
the Door," Della Smith; song, by the
children, Hail to the Christmas Tree
The ladies connected with the man
agement of the home say it is in a
f1ourishing condition, for which they
feel deeply grateful to the generous
people of Sacramento who have given
them so much aid in their work of
caring for homeless waits.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
MUST GO TO JAIL.
Six Months FOR Ralph Buckley, for
Stealing an Umbrella.

In the City Justices Court yesterday
Hardy Motion (colored) was found gull
ty of vagrancy, and will serve forty
days in the County Jail.
Ralph Buckley pleaded guilty to a
charge of stealing an umbrella from
the store of Hale Bros, and was SEN
fenced to serve seventy days in the
County Jail. Buckley pleaded with
Justice Davis to allow him to pay a
fine, but to no purpose. The Justice
said that in his opinion thievery Of the
kind Of which Buckley had acknowl-
edged guilt came very near to burg
larry, and that had he placed the SEN
tence at six months he would not alter
it.
The case Of E. sHawes, charged with
dumping garbage on a vacant lot, was
continued until Tuesday next. Hawes
entered plea of not guilty.
The case of H. o. Otto, charged with
battering Phil Dout, was continued
until this morning. The prosecuting
witness failed to put in an appearance
The cases of All Henderson and Jack
Davis, charged with maliciously break
ing arc light globes, went over until
this morning.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Free Library Meeting.

The Board Of Directors of the Public
Library met on Thursday evening.
There were present w. c. F'ritch, Pres
ident; S. II. Gerrish, Secretary, and E.
Franklin.
The following bills We're ordered paid:
w. F. Purnell, S39. IS; Progressive
Cleaning Company So; Day & Joy,
$3.50; Capitol Telephone Company, 81 !;
F. C. Kummerfeldt & Co., $3.50; Capt.
tai Gas Company. 50. %; Sacramento
Electric Gas and Railway Company, So.
The salary. of the janitor was in
creased So per month from January II,
1899.
The board selected and ordered fifty
eight new books purchased, and then
adjourned.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
DIED.

SMITH-In this city, December 90, 1898,
Miss Julia Smith, sister of Mrs Annie
Williams, aunt Of Frank Williams, a
native of Wooster Wayne County, o.
Friends and acquaintance are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
to-day at p. m, from the residence of
her sister Mrs. Annie Williams, 1916 o
street. Interment City Cemetery.
LONGTON--In this city, December 2S,
1898, James Longton, brother of Henry
Longton and the late Sarah Hague, a
native of Rhode Island, aged 48 years.
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
to-day at 10 a. M, from Clark's under
taking parlors, 1017 and 1919 Fourth
street. Interment Helvetia Cemetery.
KEYS-In this city, December 2Sth, Ben
jamin F. Keys, husband of Jennie Glib
bons Keys, and son of Mrs. H. E. Keys
and brother Of Bessie, Julius, Charles,
Fred Keys, and Mrs 6. ". Hack, ma.
tive of California, aged 80 years, 6
months and days (Galt and San Jose
papers please copy.)
Friends and acquaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
Sunday al p. m, from Union Center
SchoolhouSe, near Antelope. Interment
schoolhouse cemetery.
TRIMBLE-In this city, December 80,
$685. Sarah Trimble. a native of New
York, aged 81 years, months and 26
days.
Funeral notice hereafter
GOMES-In this city, December 80 1898,
John Comes, only child of John and
Susie Comes, native of Sacramento,
aged year month and IS days.
Funeral notice hereafter.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
BAUM RETRACTS.
Denies That He Claimed to Have
Seen OreI1ana Murdered.

In the City Justices Court yesterday
Milton Beck and Frank Mora, recently
arrested on statement made by an
old man named Baum, to the effect
that he had seen them murder a steam
boat Watchman named Juan Orellana
on the night Of July 4, 1895, We're dis
charged.
Baum, after first making a positive
statement that he saw the two men
commit the murder, subsequently de-
MED having said anything of the kind.
Under the circumstances, nothing re-
mained except to discharge the sus-
DectS
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: E. Mansfield. Felix Rfsser.
w. H. Brevoort, 1. Block, New York;
s c. Smith, Bakersfield; II. r. Camp
bell, Patton; J. F. Gillett and wife. Eu-
reka; Karl c. Brueck, Stockton; James
Schilling, M. c. Gunnen, St Louis: H.
~ Andrews, Chicago; Eben Smith,
Denver; F. A. Hall, L. S. Whitcomb. H.
E. Hunt. Theo Laugguth, J. G. Eagle
son, San Francisco.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
MARRIED.

LLARD-MARALL-In Petaluma, De-
cember 25, 1898, by Rev. Father Lehay,
Amelia e. Marall of Petaluma to Louis
N. Pollard of Sacramento.
E-SCHLIEMAN-I this city, De-
cember 25, 1898, by Rev. w. e. Vaughan,
at the First NJ. E. Church, South, Harry
M. White to Susan T. Schlieman both
of this city. (Placerville papers please
COpY.)
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Account of Trustees Filed.

C. w. Clark and A. N Buchanan,
trustees, have filed in the Superior
Court their accounts and verified state
ments of the estate of Llewellyn Will
Jams, deceased, and petition for hear
ing of the account The hearing is set
for January 18th.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
DARWIN HELD.
He Will be Tried on a Charge of
Burglary

James Darwin was examined in JUS
tice Henry's court yesterday on the
charge Of having burglarized the resi-
dence of Louis F. Breuner, from which
mirror was taken from a mantel-
piece. He was held to answer, with
bail at $4,000.
Darwin's story was that a young
man named Williams sold him the
glass, and gave him the address Of the
house, and that he sent an express
man for it. The latter testified to hav-
ing been sent after the glass; which
he found detached and ready for re-
moval. He took it to a second hand
dealer, by order of Darwin, where the
latter sold it for less than So.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

OF mems and women's furnishing
goods, millinery, hats, etc. Mems 75c
heavy overshirts, 45c and soc; 1000
pairs Sample loD of mems wool gloves
and mittens from 15c to- 50c-cheap for
double the money; 100 pair Ia double
blankets for Toe At Sacramento Home
Supply Company. IA J street.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

ed to deal in spices, coffee, tea, etc
Principal place Of business, San Fran
cisco. Observation-Disclosures GetZ, Syl-
van H. Susskind, George W.. Kincaid,
Clarence NJ Brown End Clarence Cook,
all of San Francisco. Capital stock,
S1OO 600: subscribed, S100.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Fined Twenty Dollars.

Ed Finley, better known as big Ed"
charged with disturbing the peace of
Mayor Land, was found guilty in the
City Justices Court yesterday, and
will serve twenty days in Jail in lieu
of paying a fine Of $40.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Return of Sales.

Michael Walsh, executor of the estate
of Cecilia Baldwin, deceased, has filed
in the Superior Court his return and
account of sale of real estate and petit
ton for an order of confirmation. The
hearing is set for January 18th
The record-union., 1898-12-31
PhiIIips-Judson Excursions East

THROUGH CARS AND THROUGH
managers to Chicago and Boston: also
for St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia
and all points East. Choice of two routes
weekly, each personally conducted from
sea to sea. Central scenic route via
Ogden every TUESDAY "a mo- of the
year; Southern route, via Los, Angeles
every MONDAY during the winter
months Lowest rate and best accom-
modations. Initiated, but not equaled.
c. J. ELLIS, Agent S. p. Co., will furnish
proper ticket. San Francisco office, 19
Mont gomery street.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Cheap wood for Thirty Davs.

White oak stove wood,
$3.50 per cord.
Fair Oaks Wood yard,
Tenth and O streets.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
At the Cathedral.

Sunday will be '.Missa Coram Episco-
po." The music will be of the usual
high order, and the sermon by Rev.
Father Brady.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Menzenhauer guitar zithers, So, $4,
So, Sc, $3.50 and 1915. Lessons free.
Installments % cents a week. A. J.
PCmmer, Ninth and j.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Learn to say mo" when a dealer
offers you something "just as good" in
place of Hoods Sarsaparilla. There
can be no substitute for Americas S
Greatest Medicine.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, biliousness and all liver ills.
Price 25 cents.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron 531 M street
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Try McMorry's 6Oc uncoiored Japan
tea; E. B. tea. roc; G. P tea, S5c; P. f.
Japan tea, 50c 531 M street
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Turkeys as usual at Lou Green's sa
loon tonight and Saturday night.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Weinerwurst and sauerkraut every
day at FL Dorado, 826 ] street.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
"The Maine"
Let Him Build on IT

"The Maine" is the best of all scent
cigars. A. Coolot, distributor.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

"Glenbrook," pure whisky, So a gal.
lon. Theo Blauth, 407 K street. Tel
297.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Let DR.. Weldon build a handsom
tooth on that useless old root of yours
S061a J.
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Can't be beat, a box or basket of OF
to's fine candies. 9OS J.
The record-union., 1898-12-31
Pianos. "

Holmes, 10th & M; fine photos. Why
not get yours before the holiday rush?a
The record-union., 1898-12-31

Pianos. Wiley 3. Allen Co.. 415 K.
Geo. Holbrook, piano tuner. 415 K.
Try McMorry's 45c tea. 531 M.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-17
Yellow Journalism,

A Miss Elizabeth l.. Banks essays
to describe the genesis of American
yellow journalism for English readers
in an article in the August number of
the Nineteenth Century. The essay is
in itself a splendid specimen of the
journalistic phenomenon which it at
tempts to describe. 1t is yellow in
every line, and between the lines. She
declares that there are at least twenty
yellow journals in the United States.
There are two at most with their eve
ming editions. and one or two other
papers which may be placed in that
category from one point of view, and
in another from another. 1t would be
wrong perhaps to say that the New
York Herald is yellow journal. yet
the line of demarcation that divides it
from it's brace of contemporaries un-
doubtedly of that hue is in reality
spectroscopical in its de!imitation. In
fact the adventitious arts with which
the yellow journalist displays his fllmsy
wares in the shape of news and pic
lures of events is only vulgar exag-
geration of what is quite legitimate in
every newspaper. There can be no
denying the fact" writes Miss Banks,
that yellow journalism has become
a power in the United States" So far
from this being a fact, it may be as
serted without fear of successful con-
tradiction that yellow journalism has
had at no time in its brief history less
influence for good or evil than at the
present moment. Its object and its
mission have been thoroughly discred-
tied. Its influence and its propagation
have also been grossly overestimated
not alone by the audacious methods OF
exploitation which 1t pursued. but by
the gratuitous advertisement 1t has re-
of denouncing it.
Miss Banks believes that an investi-
cation of the number of people who
have been driven insane during the
past five months by the yellow prints
would probably reveal startling state
OF affairs. This is absurd. We believe
that the part yellow journalism plays
as the generator of insanity or immor-
ality is very slight indeed. The two
yellow journals best known to the pub
lie are in many respects admirable pa
pers. Their ultra sationalism has
resulted in nothing worse than their
own abasement and the ruinous finan-
cial loss at which they are produced
But this perhaps to their millionaire
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-17
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM.

1t will be my purpose when elected 70
so conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as well as those who have given me
their support. / shall be the governor
OF the whole people of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up in the legis-
lature which are neither the fault OF one
party nor the other. but rather the
growth of custom. Unnecessary investt-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense TO
the state 1t will he my care and pur-
pose to correct these and other evils in so
far as ] have the power 1t will be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that ] have held, with God s
help. to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than the parties 10
which they belong. l am only jealous Of
their favor. | shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest, modest, daily discharge of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-17
A TALE OF TERROR.

The soldier bold on his pillow rolled
Like log in a billowy sea,
And close-reefed sheet beat a slow re-
treat,
To his neck, but naught cared he.
The night was hot, but he knew 1t not
Nor the sob of the dying wind
That clutched his hair as he sweltered
there
With a nightmare on his mind.
Far, far away, by tropic bay
Bivouacked in a rank morass--
lie lay In his dream by brackish stream
Fun of yellow fever and grass.
And flood of rain soaked body and
brain
Till, wet to the very core.
He framed a curse that | won't rehearse,
Though 1t died in mighty snore.
Then out Of the gloom of the jungle-or
room
A traitorous Spaniard stole,
And, with a blade that a Turk had made,
Struck the sleeper to the soul.
At the deadly stroke the sleeper woke
With a shrek OF wild despair
And Slapped his side; but the dream ha 4
lied
A mosquito fastened there.
Buffalo Enquirer.