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The progress., 1904-07-09
SOME NEW PiNcUsHIoNs.
Represent All Sorts Of Quaint ana
Homely Feasts in Velvet
and Colors.

Animal pincushions are seen upon the
up-to-date woman's dressing table.
They are made Of velvet in appropriate
colors, and represent all sorts OF quaint
and homely beasts, says the Washington
Star.
One model is white velvet rabbit with
flying ears lined with pale pink SILK. ne
has pink beads for eyes and his little
mouth is outlined with embroidery silk.
A pale blue satin ribbon with coQuet-
tish bow decorates his fat neck. The
animal cushions are stuffed with emery
powder, which preserves the brightness
of pins better than mere sawdust.
A pale pink velvet pig, with hand
somely curled silk tail and yellow glass
bead eyes, is best described as cute.
Piggy's snout is made conspicuous BY
the little grass ring that runs through
it. From this ring is suspended minia-
ture basket for the reception OF my lady's
rings, when she lays them aside Tor the
night.
The animals noses and mouths are
sometimes embroidered, sometimes
painted with water colors. hot iron
must be passed over the back OF that
part of the velvet to which the paint to
be applied.
Pussy makes pretty pincushion. She
can be best strepresented in sitting posi-
tion. White, gray or black velvet are
suitable for her coat; yellow or light
green beads are appropriate for her
eyes. The mouth is merely outlined with
embroidery silk. Whiskers and eye
brows are put in with linen thread, which
is stiff enough to allow them to stand out
jauntily. Pussy's neck should be beau
titled with a collar and bow of ribbon.
Her ears should be lined with deep pink
silk.
A stately gray or sacred white elephant
serves both as pincushion and ring hold
er. His back is covered with scarlet
cloth, gold embroidered, and bears an
imposing howdah, into which the rings
or small pieces of jewelry may be
dropped. If the elephant is large enough,
the rings may be slipped over his
trunk.
A white velvet lamb, brown velvet
donkey. a black or brown velvet horse
are some of the forms in which these
mascot pincusions appear. They are
sold ready made in the shops. but the
home fancy worker can secure pattern
for them by buying one of those for the
making of toy animals of chintz or CAL
leo. The paper pattern may be cut down
to any size required.
AS rule, the pincushions are not
more than three to five inches in height.
The progress., 1904-07-09
CHAN NCING THE BOUNDARIES
Great Britain Has Men Constantly in
the Field in African Ter
ritory.

Every new edition Of African maps
shows shiftings of boundary lines be-
tween European possessions. Some
times the boundary is shown on one
side of river or mountain range, anG
in the next edition on the other side. Ii
the boundary is a parallel or merid"
ian, it may be shown on the later map
so far from it's earlier position that
the change is noticeable even on a mar
of small scale,
These changes, states the Chicago
Daily News, do not mean that the boun-
daries, as described in treaties, have
been altered, but merely that delimit-
ing commissions in the course of more
accurate surveys and explorations have
discovered that our previous knowledge
was SO far erroneous that the stipulated
boundaries could not accurately be laid
down on the map.
The report of the mixed commission
on the Anglo-German boundary in East
Africa is case in point. In 1890 the
Germans and British agreed that the
boundary between their possessions
should cross Victoria Nyanza in one de-
gree south latitude and go on to the
Congo State, except that when 1t reached
Mount Mfumbiro, which Speke had
placed one degree south of the equator
on his map, it should skirt the mountain
so that it might wholly be included in
the British domain.
The maps accordingly showed the
mountain as British summit till it was
discovered that it really stands far tc
the west in the Congo State, and under
existing treaties could not possibly be-
long to Great Britain. 1t was found
later that Mfumbiro is about 60 miles
south of the latitude Speke assigned to
it, so that, even If his longitude had
been correct, it would have been a Ger
man, instead of British mountain:
and now come the latest results of the
mixed commission, bringing both glad
and sad news to Great Britain.
The Kagera river, the largest affluent
of Victoria Nyanza, and the ultimate
source of its waters, has been assigned
on all maps since the treaty of 1890 to
German East Africa but the mixed cim-
mission has decided that the lower
fourth of this river, from the point where
it turns sharply east to the lake, is north
of the boundary line; so the only part
of the river offering excellent facilities
for navigation is now proved to belong to
Great Britain.
But what the British have gained in
the south they have lost in the west, for
the boundary surveyors have found that
long strip that the maps have included
in Uganda is really in the Congo State
For years we have seen the eastern wa
ters of Albert Edward Nyanza tapping
alleged British territory, but now we are
told that every drop in the lake belongs
to the Congo domain; and we expect fur
ther revelations of this sort until crude
surveys are replaced by the scientific
of all African boundaries.
The progress., 1904-07-09
FAMOUS OLD ARITHMETIC.
From Which Children Two and Half
Centuries Ago Studied
Their Figures.

The present generation is inclined to
think of Daboll as the father of arith-
metic, and those who possess a copy
of his work think they have a treas
ure. indeed. The Star representative
however, has the privilege Of review
ing textbook in mathematics pub
lished 73 years before the famous
Daboll was born, says the Oneonta On
W Star This book is undoubtedly
one of the Oldest owned in Otseg]
county, and is considered a great Curl
osity by all who have seen it. 1t Is
the work of Edward Cocker. printed
November 27, 1877, by John Collins,
two years after the authors death.
The work is famous, since 1t was for
years considered a forgery of Collins,
and in its day caused much discussion
in the colleges of England. Collins.
who was an actor and poet and an in
innate friend of Edward Cocker. dis
proving the manuscript for the book
to have been Cookers. The latter was
one of the most famous authorities on
arithmetic of his day. and published
many books. The work. copy OF
which has recently been brought to
light here, was his last manuscript.
The book is nearly complete and in
good condition. II is interesting from
a typographical point of view. and the
subject matter is most peculiar as COM
pared with modern textbooks.
The fact that the multiplication table
appears in the book gives some force
to the common expression: "As old
as the multiplication table" Primary
pupils of to-day who are inclined to
believe that this combination of fig
ures was especially prepared TO rack
their memory should find some satis-
faction in the knowledge that children
of at least two and a half centuries
have drilled upon IT.
The progress., 1904-07-09
BOTH JAWS SHOT AWAY
Still q Successful Business Man.

A man who had both jaws shot away
had trouble eating ordinary food but
found a food-drink that supplies the
nutriment needed. He says:
Il have been an invalid since the
Siege of Vicksburg, in 1866, wnere was
wounded by MIME ball passing
through my head and causing the en-
tire loss of my jaws. was drummer
boy and at the time was leading a skir-
mish line, carrying a gun. Since that
time have been awarded the medal of
honor from the Congress of the United
States for gallantry on the field.
THE consequences of my wound
were dyspepsia in its most aggravated
form and finally proved ordinary cell
fee was very hard on my stomach So 1
tried Postum and got better Then l
tried common coffee again and got
worse. did this several times and
finally as Postum helped me every
time l continued to use it. and how
often l think that If the Government.
had issued Postum to us in the Army
now much better 1t would have been
Tor the soldier boys than coffee.
Coffee constipates me and Postum
does not; coffee makes me spit up my
food, Postum does not; coffee keeps me
awake nights. Postum does not. There
Is no doubt coffee is too much of a
stimulant for most people and is the
cause of nearly all the constipation.
This is my experience and you are
at liberty to use my name" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Look in each pkg. for th. famous 1T
ns book 'Ths Road to weIlvilIe."
The progress., 1904-07-09
TALK FAILED TO SAVE HIM.
Failure of an Orator to Prevent a
Lynching Years Ago Down
in Texas.

"This talk that has been going or
in the house about lynchings," said
Col. bill" Sterrett, who, relates the
Philadelphia Ledger, drifted into
Washington from Texas, reminds me
of thing that happened down in my
state few years ago. Jim Hodges,
'ocal orator of the Blackburn stamp
was just coming into his house when
his boy rushed up and yelled: Pop
they're goin' to lynch niger over by
the clearing!
Jim jumped on his horse and rode
like mad for the scene of trouble.
They had the niger on platform
and were just getting ready for the
final act when Jim burst into the
clearing and checked his foam-be-
decked horse. 'Stop!' he yelled, with
an imperious wave of the hand.
Everything came to dead stop
and Jim, springing upon the platform.
began a speech that promised to break
all oratorical records.
"'My friends he cried, think what
you are about to do. To take the law
into your own hands will stain the
fair name of this county with an i'm
perishable blot. To the remotest limit
of time, so long as the memory of men
remains, the deed you are about to do
will cause your names to be remem-
bered by posterity with shudderins
shame
There was a restless movement in
the crowd at this point and somebody
growled: Shoot the son of a gua.'
Half dozen revolvers were covering
Jim in half a second, but he stopped
the coming tragedy by yelling: But
as was saying
THE revolvers were half lowered
and Jim went on: But. as | was say
ing. my fellow citizens. if this deed
must be done, If it seems wise and
necessary. as no doubt 1t is, l i'm
plore you to proceed with it in an
orderly and decorous manner.'"
The progress., 1904-07-09
The Third Division.

A Southern planter employed ne.
gro to work some of his land during
the last year on shares. On account
of the high price of cotton the ne
gros half of the proceeds amounted
to $1,000. The planter knew that it
would ruin any Afro-American to get
such sum of money. and decided
that half of it would be enough Upon
further reflection the conviction grew
upon him that $500 would ruin any
negro in the world, so he cut the sum
in half again, and piling four hundred
shining silver dollars on his desk sent
for the negro and brother, and said
that he was ready to settle. The man
fairly gasped at the amount of wealth
in sight.
"Fo' Gawd, boss" he said, "is dat
money all ours?"
"Yes."
"Well, den, divide in in two piles,
and you take youah half and I'll take
mine" e."-Minneapolis Tribune.
The progress., 1904-07-09
Ferocioua BruIn.

In the old days. before the deadly
magazine rifle was invented. hunting
the grizzly was very different affair,
and no animal on the American cond-
nent was more dreaded. his fiercepess
and vital force when wounded filling
tho most reckless hunters with a
wholesale dread. 1t was not at all un-
usual for grizzly with bullet through
his heart to pursue and tear to pieces
a hunter. whose long. single-barreled,
muzzle-loading rife. with its one lead
bullet, was altogether inadequate for
such contest. Ii is strange thing,
too. that while the grizzly bear is an
omnivorous feeder. living on anything
from roots and nuts to steer and buf-
falo meats. he has never been known
to devour human fissh.-Detroit Free
Press
The progress., 1904-07-09
A REFRACTORY PROFESSOR.
Locked CLASSROOM Door on Tardy
Students, But They Got
Back at Him.

Students of one of the schools of tho
University of pennsylvania have discov-
cred very effective method of dealing
with refractory professor. The pro-
fessor is man of methodical habits and
deep rooted convictions on all points.
Among his pet theories is one regarding
the necessity for punctuality among his
students. A short time ago, relates the
New York Herald, he astonished one of
the classes to which he lectures by an
nouncing that any of the young men who
arrived at the lecture room one minute
after the hour for the lecture to begin
would find the door locked against him.
AS the young men are students of
professional school they felt they had
attained to years of discretion and were
entitled to more dignified treatment.
Besides this, many of them came from
distant parts of the city and the suburb
an towns, and it was not always easy to
be strictly punctual. even with the best
intentions. They were very much dis
gruntled at the almost Inevitable pros
pect of missing lectures of value in the
course
But their revenge was close at hand.
Only few mornings after the profess
sor's edict had gone forth the class as
sembled on time with not a member
missing and waited for the professor to
arrive. The hour for the lecture struck.
But the professor was still absent.
Every eye was fastened on the clock, and
at two minutes past the hour a student
at the rear cried: "All out"
There was no time for parley. The en-
tire class filed quickly out of the door
and the disconnected professor, hurrying
down the corridor. saw his class desert
ing and his classroom empty
Throughout the term the class has
continued to employ this method with
the obdurate professor. II the profess sor
is minute late the class leaves. and IL |
all succeed in getting out of the door be- |
fore he comes in he may beg them to
come back in vain and must give the |
lecture on the next day. But if the pro-
fessor succeeds in getting in while a
single boy is left in the room he cries:
Back, gentlemen. back" and the class
returns.
These are the professors days. He
prefers them even to the days when he
comes early and locks the doors on late
boys. AS for the class. they consider the
system good training for the prcfe ssor
and remark sagely that they don't be.
ieve he'll try the door-locking rule an
other year"
The progress., 1904-07-09
English Stamp Books.

limitation is the sincerest fattery."
The English post Office authorities have
Just decided to inaugurate a system of
selling stamps in books, as they are
now sold at the post Offices in the United
States. Only one size of book is adopted
for the present. this containing "a penny
stamps and selling at two shillings one
half pence. That would be making a
charge of a half-penny. equivalent to one
cent. for the books. the same amount that
is charged by our post Office. Small as
is this charge, our post Office depart
ment has made a nice little profit out of
the sale of stamp books. and there is
no reason to suppose that the British
office will not be fully as well satisfied
with the venture. These books furnish
a convenient cover in which to carry
stamps in the pocket. and their popu-
larity is amply attested by the enormous
increase in the number sold from year
to year.-Boston Herald
The progress., 1904-07-09
QUARREL OVER PICTURE.
Sweethearts Sometimes Raise Per-
picking Problem for Photog-
raphers to Settle.

When sweethearts get photographed
together, and the man pays the bill
and keeps the coupon which entities
it's bearer to receive the goods paid
for, to whom do the pictures belong,
If the couple afterward quarrel? This
Is question which the head of many
popular photograph gallery Is often
called upon to decide, says the Chicago
Tribune.
I'VE are always getting into trouble
over this matter" one of the managers
confessed. "The man and the girl come
in and have their picture taken to-
gether. Possibly they want to be posed
in sentimental fashion, looking ten
derly into each others eyes, for instance.
The man pays the bill and pockets the
coupon. About the time the goods are
ready for delivery the girl comes back
alone, without any coupon, and asks for
them. Sometimes she pretends that she
has lost the slip of paper; sometimes
she tells the truth. In the former case
we can usually guess from her manner
what the state of affairs really is. Then
it is up to us to settle difficult mat
ter. We know that if we give her the
photographs, the man will come in
presently with the coupon and demand
his property. And if he has been Tilted,
he will be hard to deal with, for he
wants to get even with the girl some
way, and he thinks the pictures may
hn moauS m that end
"Who do we give the photographs to?
That depends upon circumstances. We
always insist upon hearing the story.
If things look as if the couple care for
each other, we tell the girl that we can
not give her the pictures without the
mans consent and advise her to come
to some understanding with him about
it; often in talking 1t over they become
reconciled and come in together to get
the pictures. If however, the girl can
give us a really good reason why she,
instead of the man, should have the
photos, we generally hand them over to
her and fight it out with him when he
comes in. But sometimes she gets here
too late, and then, of course, there is
nothing to be done How do we manage
the man who gets left? o, we put him
out, if he makes trouble. No, usually he
doesn't come back. He doesn't care to,
generally, when he thinks it all over"
The progress., 1904-07-09
AN OLD ACTORS ADVICE.
Counseled Young Woman Who We
stage-struck to Go Home
and Marry.

.Now viii you please tell me. Mr..
Crane. what am to do? am anxious
to 20 on the stage, and feel that nave
the material in me to make 2 soou
actress. How am I to succeed ID M
pressing managers?"
This from q young woman wno
brought.a. letter Of introduction TO VII
liam H. Crane and who was anxious
for stage career, relates the new
York Times.
SHOW are you to succeed in impress
ing managers? repeated the actor. =
am blessed If / know. If you are de-
termined to go on the stage, wouia
advise you to secure an engagement
In a good company and accept an5
mart. no matter how small, that Is OIL
fered you. You may then be aDie' ny
dint of hard work, to climb, but II WI,
only by hard work, persistent ana
constant study. l have been at 1t now
over 40 years, and in my early days
used to play in three or four pieces III
one night and do song and dance De-
tween acts while scenes were being
set. You will have to begin at the Dot-
tom of the ladder and be OF stout
heart" !.
'Will you engage me for small
part, Mr.. Crane?" asked the young
woman.
The comedian looked disturbed for
a moment. you say you have nad
no experience" he remarked. IN
view of that l would not like to take
the risk. You see, you are an absolute
ly unknown quantity. Your failure IN
email part might mar an otherwise
effective picture. Then you must re-
member that there are over l,5OO DIS
engaged actresses at present in this
city, every one of whom has had ex-
perience and who are all more or less
familiar with the technique OF the
stage. With any one of that number
the risk would be less than with you.
"Other managers of good companies
are likely to advance the same reason
ings, are they not?"
"They are, but then there are
number of good travelling organiza-
tions in whicn you might get start.
If you succeed in getting an engage
ment with one of them you will find
the work hard. You will have to have
lots of courage, be not easily cast
down, and mindful of your own busi-
ness. I will say this, that if you sue
ceed you will find 1t was all worth
WHILE"
What do you think l had best do,
Mr.. Crane?"
"You tell me you have good home
and adore your parents, who do not
wish you to go on the stage. | would
advise you to give up your ambition,
remain at home and some day marry
q good man."
The young woman arose to go. She
looked as if she wanted to cry.
Il think" she said, and her voice
trembled that l will take your ad-
vice. But please answer me one thing.
If all young women anxious to go on
the stage should take your advice,
where would the stage get it's actresses
from?"
The question seemed to stagger the
comedian. He couldn't answer it, and
the girl knew it as the stage door.
keeper let her out.
The progress., 1904-07-09
SPRING AWAKENING.

When the winds drag at the branches
OF the live oaks In the street,
z When each breath Is like the quafiin8
OF wine cup deep and sweet.
And the, blossoms beckon to you,
And the perfumed breezes WOO you.
: Don't you feel 1t coursing through you,
All the springtimes diablerie. till you
can't control your feet?
Cant you see the plowman standing
In the furrow by his team?
Can't you see the smoky waters
OF the river twist and CLEAN?
Can't you see the cloudlets sailing?
Can't you see the branches trailing!
Hear the hailing counter-hailing
OF the birds to one another like the
voices in a dream?
Out along the dusty highways
Where wide shadows lie and cool.
In the bosky glens and byways,
BY each whipping wayside pool.
There the soul Of spring Is stirring,
Newborn insects wings are whirring,
Like Kittens happy purring.
And the children gather flowers as they
take their way to school.
-. M. Lewis, in Houston Post.
The progress., 1904-07-09
FAcILE OvERcoAT THIEF.
for the Victim to Catch
Him At.

with the coming of warm weather
and the discarding of overcoats," re-
marked a restaurant keeper to a New
York Sun man, lone of my worries
is over for the time being. The man
who loses an overcoat in your place rare
ly expects you to make it good now-he' S
been educated out of that idea-but he
feels grudge against your establish
ment, and is not likely to come back.
"This is one reason why my people
here are always on the lookout for the
overcoat thieves. We have nabbed a
number of them, but during the winter
they played game that was new to me,
and was hard to beat.
Two pals would come in within a
few minutes of each other, and take
seats at the same table near line of
hooks where the overcoat picking was
good. One would have a coat on, and
the other wouldn't.
after light repast, the man who had
worn the coat would rise in a leisurely
way, take from the hook an overcoat
that was not his own, but looked some
thing like it, and saunter out. If he got
away, well and good for him. His part
ner would take the coat he left and fol-
low him in a minute or two.
IF the owner of the overcoat upon
which the thieving attempt was being
made should see the move and take ac-
tion, the gentlemanly overcoat grabbe
would offer smiling apology for hi
error On the face of it, the matter was
only one of a mistaken identity in over
coats. The fOiled thief would remove
his own overcoat from the hook and
walk out without awakening any suspi-
cion that he was anything but absent
minded In this way he would cover
his tracks and avoid the annoyance of a
ride in the patrol wagon. Neat and sim
pie, isn't it? The trick has parted many
overcoats from their owners"
The progress., 1904-07-09

hemlock had been blown down and
lodged across the opening under the
great pine roots, through which, in the
fall, she had entered to make her bed
Snow had drifted in among the hem
lock branches, and what with frequent
rains and the warmth Of the creatures
body within, had formed . wall Of ice,
barring her exit. Her breath had kept
. small hole open, and through this she
| plunged her head, now that she had
awakened from her long sleep. to re,
connoiter. She had scented them from
afar and at once gave voice to her
rage.
Seeing them near, she made frantic
efforts to break through. She dug and
bit savagely at the sides of the aper-
ture, making the Ice and hemlock
twigs fly in little showers. all the time
uttering wild and furious cries. The
boys fea.ed she would soon be loose
upon them.
Dropping into their guns small
chunks of lead to serve as bullets, they
approached as near as they dared and
fired through the boughs. The lead
brought redoubled roars and fiercer
struggling. She had now her head and
shoulders out. The situation was
alarming. Wink reloaded and fired a
second charge, which took effect in the
shoulder. bod followed 1t up with a
shot through the head. and the bear fell
back into the cavity.
Some minutes passed before the boys
dared to make close investigation;
but as no further sound came from the
den, they grew brave and went up to 1t.
The old bear was dead. Enlarging the
hole in the pine stump, bod and Wink
entered her den. The bounty on the
old bears scalp, together with her skin,
brought bod and Wink purse of
money.-Youth's Companion.