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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-08

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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-08

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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-08
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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-08
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Decorah-posten., 1898-11-08

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herom. men bet faar for 9ldofsus
Stplo henitoa til en- anoen 8and.
Decorah-posten., 1898-11-08

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rife Ct afiIuttet mso ct fRrosIss beIoigt
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Hoest oioers al ben - ~eftsrat ri er
bls0ne tpit oisis Ecnturrsnter. Wen
Be bar rel eneel pad 2aaer.
The Mena star., 1898-04-06
SHED THEIR TEETH.
recuitarity About the MuskeIiunre
 Fish

recuitarity About the MuskcIiunre
 Fish.
 A lew weeks ago I advanced what was to me the curious information re- garding the shedding of It's teeth by the muskellunge during the summer months, says a writer in Forest and stream. 1 now have confirmation on tne matter advanced at that by Mir. IT. L. stanton, of Chicago, and I believe the phenomenon properly to be re- garoeo as established. MT. Stanton's observations were made in Wisconsin. anu his original informant had seen the prenomenon in Canada. Now comes MT. d. c. Mccartney, of Chicago. who mas observed the same thing in the waters of Cass and Itasca counties or Minnesota. Mir. McCartney says tnst last spring in May and June the .eetn or all the muskellunge taken in woman lake and adjacent waters were sound and normal. On July 10 he ex- amined fish which showed laws red and innamed, and with some of the teeth missing. In August still more ieetn were found to be absent in speci- mems examined. In late August and In September 1t was the rule that no teeth at all would be found in the mouths of the muskellunge taken. The nuskellunge taken in October all showed perfect teeth. Mir. McCartnev intends to keep record on this matter next year He does not know whether the teeth are shed yearly or not, but knows that they are shed sometimes.
The Mena star., 1898-04-06
DUNS DELlNQUENTS.
Silent Monitor Used by Methodist
 Church in Oregon.

After careful consideration the Gen. tenary Methodist church of Portland, Ore, has decided upon a novel plan for raising funds necessary in conduct ing the affairs of the congregation, re- ports the Chicago Chronicle. It was suggested by the pastor, Rev. J. I. Waters, who has determined to run his church as n democracy, giving every- body opportunity and inducement to contribute. At meeting of influential members he explained his plan. He showed large roster with all the members of the church on it. Opposite each name are 52 spaces for credit marks. The roster is placed in the vestibule of the church, where it re- mains, and is in plain view of everyone entering the church. At the close of every month the roster is taken down and all who have contributed any thing 10 the current expenses of the church are checked up in the spaces op- posite the names. The amount paid is not given, but the check indicates that something, however small. has been paid toward the support of the church. The contributions come into the hands of the clerk by means of envelopes, and the amount and name are obtained in this way. The roster will show just who has paid anything and who has not. II is claimed for the system that the delinquents get tired after awhile sec ing the row of blanks after their names and begin 10 pay something in order to fill up the blank spaces. It is a sort of ever-present dunning board It looks down with significant silence on every member who enters the church door the delinquent cannot escape its all seeing eye Whether present or absent, he knows it is there, and the blank spaces seem constantly to say: "Pay something" The meeting adopted the plan unanimously.
The Mena star., 1898-04-06
WENT TO JAIL FOR LOVE.
Woman Takes All the Blame for Murder Her Finnce Committed.

Murder Her Finncs Committed.
 The supreme court of Mexico mas asked President Diaz to pardon Nara Montesillos, who, some time ago, was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in Belem jail for murder she never committed. The crime for which she IS suffering punishment was the kiiiing of Pascaul Montafio, in a family guar rel. Miss Montesillos' lover, Piquinto Torres, was the real murderer, but ee- cause she loved him Maria was wiling to take the penalty. She took all the blame for the murder and during the preliminary inquiry by the third crimi, nal judge. and afterward at the trlal by jury. stoutly maintained that sne' and she alone, was responsible Tor the death of Monfafio, whom she had kliieo' She said, to free herself from his con stant courtship and dishonoraDie propositions. Torres, therefore go' off scot free, and the woman, as the murder was considered to have been committed under aggravated circun stances, was sentenced to 20 years III prison, q sentence which she cheerfuliy accepted. But Torres, when he go' out, was unfaithful, and jealousy then
The Mena star., 1898-04-06

proved too much for Maria when she learned of this. She presented the ciearest proof that she was innocent ana Torres guilty, and showed let+ers rom him to that effect. Her first at- .empt to secure relief was made before the superior tribunal and was unsuc- cessiui, but the supreme court has just set aside that decision and asked Presi- oent Diaz to grant her freedom.
The Mena star., 1898-04-06
4 waifless city.

There are no ''waifs' in San Francis co says the Post of that city. Occa- sionally a family is discovered strug- gling with dire poverty, but as soon as their condition is known they are cared for. If any of the members of the fam ily are capable of self-support they are nut in a way of earning livelihood; and if they are too young to work or the natural breadminners are incapa- citated by sickness or other aftiicton ample provision is made for their ne- cessities. There are hundreds of boys and girls in San Francisco. children or narents who are poor, earning money with which they assist to support their families. but there is not one of these who would answer the description of 'swaif."
 Meehan's Mosthly has recorded trees growing from the mortar of stone walls and on church steeples. It IS .o;d that A horse chestnut several vears old is still growing from a tomb inside an old church at kempsey' mar Worcester, England. The monu- ,nent. built in the church is to the mem orv of Sir Edmund Wylde, who died Tn ,eoo The tree is now several years oid' having sprouted in the crevice Of the roortar on the back of the tomb, spreads toward the light and forms leafy can, onv over the stone form of the old ,,n;oht as cut on the surface.
 II has been calculated that agod coin ,asses from one person to another . ono .ooo. eco times before the stamp ol ir,nression upon il becomes obliterateo by friction. while silver com changes ~5out 2,250.0ee0eo tifass before It De comes entirely effaced.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
What Causes Steam?

A newsboy at one Of our rail way sta
tons was very much puzzled as to wnas
made the steam which issued from the
railway engines.
Seeing learned looking old gentle
man pacing up and down the platform
he accosted him thus:
81 say, mister, will you tell me wha'l
steam is?''
"Steam, my boy-steam, did you say
Oh-er-steam is steam of course!
The lad felt as wise as ever after 10,
ceiving this reply, and, seeing mate Q,
his coming toward him, he addresseu
him with:
"Bill, do you know what steam Isl
"Why, of course do, Jack. LIZ
bucket of water all Of "a sweat, ne re-
piled, with q knowing air. Spare MO
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
COULNN' T. STAND IT.

Peoples Tribune.
A countryman walked into a
news paper Office to advertise the
death of a relative. " What is your
charges" he asked. "Two dollars
n inch. sob" said the country
man, +" cannot afford that. My
cousin WAS six feet three inches
high. !"
The Sultan of Turkey spends
more for his table than any other
human being of modern or ancient
times-S5O0O daily.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
A MODERN PERICLES.

Who is it that tried to engraft
that un-Democratic, un-American
political fraud and miserab BILE sub
terfuge, the South Carolina under
standing clause, in the suffrage
qualification of our State? By all
means let us have his picture we
ina CINE that the people would
like to see it and study it. It is
not often that Occasion produces
subj Il statesman CD and all am
biti ous people want to take advan-
tage of the golden opportunity or
fered to see the photograph of this
modern Pericles, and ii possible
touch the horn % 'liz ~, "a
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
A BIG LABOR DAY.
LET'S HAVE TIC MAY POLE AND
MAY QUEEN.

Let everybody make ready the
grand preparations for the gala,
festival day of Shreveport. This
will be Monday May the End,
when the Trades Unions will dress
our city in holiday attire.
The business men of Shreveport
have joined hands and hearts with
the mechanic and artisan. ali de-
termined to make this event a
veritable Red Letter Day in the
memory Of our people.
The committees are working
hard, by hand and mind, and they
feel assured that the surrounding
country will join in in making
this a May day festival in deed
and truth.
And say, friends! why not re-
vive the sacred custom OF the past
and have a dance around the May
pole and crown queen of May?
In many respects the present is
far behind the past, and The Prog
ress believes revival of this old,
once very popular custom, will be
cxceedinly catching.
The parade Of the trades and
business pursuits will be worthy
of the Endorsement and commen-
mendation of the entire populace
Of Shreveport, and The Progress
feels that the entertainment will be
such success as our community
has seldom been privileged to en-
joy. We know that every detail
will be looked after, but we ask
again that Sentiment be convo-
ked, and the May-pola dance be
INDUCED in and the coronation
Ike p';cc
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The man with the full larder and
complete wardrobe for himself
and family, and the prospects ia
vorable for keeping things SO; can
not be expected to make much Of
an effort at a change in public con
ditions, even to assist less fortu-
nat neighbor. Those in distress
and want should learn, at the be-
ginning, that they mnst depend on
their own cxertions for redress
and change.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
EFT On TRAINS.
All Sorts IF - ioles Are Forgotten nv
Aksent.niEGed PASSENGERS


Recently ii Chicago railroad displared
in its unclaimed parcel room five barrels
of rubber overshoes and a box full of
false teeth. All this property and more
during a period Of six months had been
left Oh the suburban and through trains
by absent liint!ed passengers. The gem
eral baggage agent, upon being asked
what was the oldest occurrence Of this
kind, said That g woman once left on n
train a 6-,Aonti1s-o old baby, and she did
not miss it until a trainman overlook
her with the little bundle of humanity
before she got outside of the train shed
1t was not il case of Abandonment Sha,
had forgotten to take up her own off
spring.
Only ono-half of the articles left on
trains are claimed and returned to own.
ers At ali the railroad officessn Chi.
cago there are to be found motley col.
leStions Of about all the articles which
man or woman ever owned. 1t would
be impossible to list them in a whole
page of newspaper.
The article which figures most extern
s1vely among the lost and found of the
big railroads is the umbrella. An Off.
cial of the Illinois Central says be re-
IVA So A1 eAiS DsASoSHtEO wv l1 tlii'i IL .'' y
umbrellas year. General Agent Sadd
of the Burlington says his records show
about 600 q year, and the other lines
report large collections of this service
able article, which are left on trains ia
all kinds of weather. On 4 recent fine,
sunshiny day the Burlington railroad
showed on its record q whole page Of
abandoned UNI brellas.
Noyt tho o,o
daily found, singly and in pairs and Of
tentimes odd in size and kind. At all
the offices they are accumulated to the
extent of barrels and barrels. 1t is
common occurrence to find upper low
er and partial sets Of false teeth. Some
give evidence Of long service others
have been too new and have been "laid
OUT to give relief. But they come in
all shapes and sizes.
Wearing apparel in large quantities
is to be found in the lost parcel rooms.
The clerks in the Alton S quarters at the
Union station utIed out dummy inquire
with every single article that a man is
likely to wear from head to foot. The
articles were all left piece by piece G.,
the train and gathered up by che en-
ployees until the figure was logged out
in newest fashion.
The young woman stenographer IN
Baggage Agent Sadd's Office has pet
kitten which was found in an envelope
box on a train, and, there being no
claimant, young Tom is being taught o
earn his board by mousing in the bag
gage room.
Cripples frequently leave their
crutches on trains There is collection
of them at all the Offices Hanging up
in the parcel room of the Illinois Cen
trail is a big anchor made Of moss gath
cred from trees in the far south. The
maker had taken care Of it until Chica-
go was reached, only to abandon it to
the care of the parcel man.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

It seems that some members OF
the Constitutional Convention, OF
all the citizens of our State, are
density ignorant Of what the peo-
pie want the convention to do.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

That contemplate lie, ''fear of ne
gro supremacy" seems to be a
prominent figure in that political
aggregation which we hoped might
prove a Constitutional Convention.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Our Nation does not desire war
for the sake of stife; but every
true American stands ready to
preserve her honor and resent an
injury or insult wilfully given, and
unatOned for.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The former has charge Of the
Bible course, and he is an excel
lent teacher. 1t was our privilege
to sit in his class last Sunday, and
hear him expound the Scriptures.
We are going out there again.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The first gun fred between the
United States and any other Ma
.tion, will obliterate, every trace of
sectional lines.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

So far, only contemplate, can be
rightfully applied to the actions of
some members of the Constitu-
tional Convention. 3
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Socialism, is the only salvation
for the United States, except the
destructive. and terrible ordeal OF
Revo1utio,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

hope we omit no name. We GER
tainly do not intend to. The fol-
lowingwe saw at work in charge Of
classes, Misses Walters and Hun
ter and Messrs L. E. Thomas and
T. H. Thurmond.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The Times-Democrat certainly
showed great enterprise last Mon
day, in getting a Geographic re-
port of the views of the Louisiana
press, on that opportunity for
fraud, the South Carolina under
standing, suffrage clause
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The Progress has been called an
alarmist; too sentimyntal; too
idealistic. But will these honest,
but misguided critics, please be
kind enough to pay some atten-
ton to the Constitute nal Conven-
ton and see what bad laws it is
trying to pass: and how hard it
fighting the passage Of good ones?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Mr.. Boatner said at the first that
Section. was unconstitutional. It
would have been well had he add
ed, "and is unworthy of man
hood"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The Capitalists an aid to civil
ization and industrial develop
ment. The Plutocrat is a menace
to both.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
Beinville Bell.

BelnU1tIe BeLL.
In test of the pulling powers OF
elephants recently, large animal
registered five and one-half tons,
equal to the combined strength OF
SO omen or of eleven horses. e
Jesse James Jr., the 2O-ear old
son of the noted desperate of that
name, is running a cigar stand IN
st. Louis, For several years he
was employed in the Armour
packing house, has cared for his
mother, educated his sister and
paid off the mortgage resting on
their home. He is said to be an
exemplary young man
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Louisiana wants her public
elections to be free from the bar
nacles Of ignorance and IMPROVE
dece, no matter of what color,
race or party.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Messrs Wise and Alexander can
face their constituents with a clear
conscience, Rowing that they have
discharged their duty well.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

B. X. Bruce one Of the abiest
negroes in publicslife died recently.
He was a Missippian and was born
a slave. It is said.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26


no entangling alliances with any
Nation.
The formation of trusts still goes
on. Labor must organize, to keep
pace.
Politicians will impose anything
on the public that the people will
submit to.
The Constitutional Convention
might do most meretorious act
by adjourning.
Will the. people label the Con-
stitutional Convention, when it's
times expires Disappointment?
So -
Unless the people. take hand,
the politicians will keep Louisiana
in the cess-pool of ignominy and
disgrace.
The Capitalists an aid to civil
ization and industrial develop
ment. The Plutocrat is menace
to both.
Socialism, -is the only salvation
for the United States, except the
destructive and terrible ordeal OF
Revolutio,
The first gun fred between the
United States and any other Ma
.stion, will obliterate, every trace of
sectional lines.
So far, only contemplate, can be
rightfully applied to the actions of
some members of the Constitu-
tional Convention. s
Mr.. Boatner said at the first that
Section 5 was unconstitutional. It
would have been well had he add
ed, "and is unworthy of man
hood"
The Stars and Stripes is the flag
of our entire Nation, and the
South will demonstrate her loyalty
to it every time an opportunity is
presented.
Louisiana wants her public
elections to be free from the bar
nacles Of ignorance and IMPROVE
dece, no matter of what color,
race or party.
That contemplate lie, fear Of ne
gro supremacy" seems to be a
prominent figure in that political
aggregation which we hoped might
prove a Constitutional Convention.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Unless the people take hand,
the politicians will keep Louisiana
in the cess-pool of ignominy and
disgrace.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

The Stars and Stripes is the flag
of our entire Nation, and the
South will demonstrate her loyalty
to it every time an opportunity is
presented.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26

Will the people label the Con-
stitutional Convention, when it's
times expires Disappointment?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-03-26
Will war with Spain be averted?

The United States should have
no entangling alliances with any
Nation.