The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-20

Colonel Ingers,ll is master OF some OF the
,,os, ffsctiye arts Of the rhetorican and
nopulur orator. As an asssllsnt OF revealed
Religion be has more chance OF success In
col tirmirg the sKepllcal and carrying away
the wagering than perhaps any otner ihfidei
Of modern times. He is engaged in constant
aggressive attack, and the audience which
sppsud him al hrd evidence that he is pro.
ducing effect. Judge Black is DISTINGUISHED
alike for his sleadfast faith in orthodox
christianity, and for the power and skill
with which he is able to sustain any cause IN
which his convictions are enlisted. He is,
like the challenger, man of the world in
his serious occupation and modes OF thought.
He il accustomed to contest in the arena OF
pubic DISCUSSION AID to the use OF all the
weapons of controversy BY which men are
convinced; he is familiar with the arguments
that have been used by the defenders OF his
case, and he has the nerve AMI vigor OF |. born
democrat. Colonel Iugersoll has made his
attack in tie Review and sustained 1t with
all his forces as m aggressive assailsnt.
Judge Back has takan up the challenge as
the champion of christianity. II 10 we'll that
The daring infidel should be called out and
that he ST ould be met by such an sntago-
mist The cause Of truth can have nothing
10 fear from contest of this kind. or the
merits of the battle it is tor an interested
public to judge.
The New Orleans Democrat telling OF the
,acsut meeting of the Mississippi river COM
mission, at St. Louis, and its adjournment
% September, has the following to say of
the work that will be done, and the manner
thereof:
The work mapped out By the commission
IA consid, r b e, will.bs comm mead as
soon ns the water III the river falls sufficient
L. and such preparations as are necessary
csn be completed probably by the last Of
August or first of September. At Plum
Point the work will consist OF about 10000
Sttoi reyetment on cot cave banks, and SIM
liar works will be undertaken at the same
time at Lake Providence, but the length of
the latter work is not known, rs great chan
ees have occurred since the last survey, snd
The result of the new survey has
not vet been ascertained. Some
idea Of the extent and character of
the work may be had from the fact that
there are now being constructed a. st. Louis
and al Saltwater, MIMI, six stern-Wheel
stssm tug.boals and ninety barges for carry
ing brush, stone wire, etc., and as the work
progresses this number of boats will be en-
tirely inadequate to the service required.
Surveys Of the river are being pushed as
rapidly as possible. and also the plotting,
maps, etc, 10 the office. A map Of the river
below C,iro, on a scale of one inch to the
mile will shortly be published by the COM
mission, and will DO the only accurate map
Of the kind ever made. The method
w wn', Gu VIII Dc asea IN tne Pso'ec; ;S.a
mentioned il the same a. that which has
been SO successfully employed on the Mis-
sour river by government engineers ia
n rs",so VI s,fat WORK, ana consss od CAT
PS.o VI mass y, p'usnwVou, inseiiaeeu WIN
means of stone ballast. These mats vary
from three 10 six inches in thickness, ARE OF
various widths, according to the depth of the
water, SEINE being as wide ~ 1875 feet, and
overs mile in length and found to answer
perfectly tho purpose of protecting the
banks from erasion. Sediment is immedi-
aley deposited on these brush Tenders or
carpets and the formation of new bank i.
begun. IL is believed that this plan which
has proved 60 eficacious on the Missouri
river will answer quite as we'll on the Mssis-
sippi. and the experiment at Plum Point
and Lake Providence will settle the mat
tsr
The Nav ORLEANS Picsvune saws.
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Shsrmsr aao o"u I~e ,Ur W. sYne s,a
or bsr%s uq u ny owo ais re!u.a'aon W o.n
hon. . no 10 i'lHs s WsNer' auo hno"s
nv. "spe"A ~e'' VI n'lnsei''
1nere Is nothing very aesthetic in the stste-
ment above, but il is too utterly too.
We believs in o;,;rr Tho oh;,d,oro oh.roo
and a, -,
Oh, I" opportunity and therefore We heartily
enoo'se The following from the Philadelphia
Tmes:
The schools bsva closod I'm. tho scboo,;,o
keeps on. Evan ;S ,ho ".ns J" oo",sos nf .,"Sss
and recitation ara I'M ;n,ormit,ed for a While
the brain of tho ch;ld ia a. active 40 du,ing
The school session Somcthing ia heinS
taken into every mind. wbrther for GOOD or
ILL., Book stIdv ia p,iceless in season i.
taken in proper ouan,i,y. Tho child wants
bu, little of il in the summer HOLIDAYS. ~
sgrowing child the restipp lime of snmmer
bqute ss important ne tbs study time OF ,be
coVler monlhs. The parent who tskts a
worthy interes. in tho mental growth and
advancement of ,ha child can make tho bnI.
day time season Of VS. much profit as i,
soie branches of education is',hat which is
6aiutu Oy seeing tho world. IL /, mot sat