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The Progress., 1892-08-27
CONTROL OF THE WATERS.

To the Mississippi and Red River
valleys no question is Of more i'm
pOrtance than the control Of the
water, which seek an outlet through
these courses every Spring. With
the closing of each Winter comes to
the dwellers in these valleys dread
pOrteDdiDgs of grave disasters from
the onrush of the mighty waters
which have winter-quartered in the
far away mountains, and with the
advent of Spring sally forth on a
tour of depreciation, and aided by
the freshet recruits OF the season,
play sad havoc with the country
through whose boundaries they
march. The years Of 80 and '92 have
told sad stories to the world concern
ing the ravages of this implacable
foe. Lamentable scenes have re-
suited from these cruel invasions,
and Misery and Woe have lifted loud
their voices of distress, calling for |
both help and protection. Strenu-
GUS exertions have been made to
avoid these disasters, and many dol
lars have been spent to secure that
end, but all in vain. To Us, the rea-
son is patent; the wrong means
have been employed. Because in
this direction has been had, almost,
if not entirely, to levee building,
which seems to have increased rather
than averted the danger. In both
the two years mentioned herein the
great destruction has been due to the
immense volume of water, which has
beenIpinned in by the levees, rush
ing over the plantations when a II
break occurred. 1t needs no engi-
leer to know that greater destruction |
results from waters flowing through s
! levee break than would be caused t
BY gradual overflow of the natural G
banks. We are not scientific engi-
leer, but we do know that levying n
las not only proven deficient, but q
las absolutely Increased the dam I
ige and destruction by the high q
loods of each season. For this rea-
on, If for no other, The PROGRESS
avors the outlet system. 1t believes is
hat this Will settle the question of g,
verfow practically, and will almost u
nterely avert the direful calamities "
7hich have occurred in the last two 81
ears. With sufficient avenue of a.
scape for the waters at very high n
de, there will be no little danger -
an overflow, and if there should
an extraordinary volume of water j.
Efficient to force it over the banks. u
he force will not be sufficiently th
rong to cause much damage. The m
ltlet system is growing in favor. Pr
I'D we hope the time is not far dis % u,
mt WREN thorough trial will be 4,
ade to test its virtues. co
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Lake Charles Echo: Mr.. Antoine
Lamurie, living about eight miles
south. was in the city last Wednes-
day with wagon load of as nice
onions as can be produced anywhere
He assured Us, aud his neighbors
vouch for the correctness of this
statement, that he had raised over
$50 barrels to the acre. How is that
for Calcasieu soil?
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Sugar Planter: 1t is generally
conceded on all hands that the crop
prospect in Grant parish was never
better st this season Of the year than
it is at this moment.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Logansport News: Good crops.
Too much ram to suit farmers.
Cotton crops are as good as could
be expected.
A brick kiln would be paying in
vestment in Logansport.
The Progress., 1892-08-27
THE PROGRESS.
THE TICKETS.

Democratic.
For President,
GROVER CLEVELAND. of New York.
For Vice President.
ADLAl L. STEVENSON, of Illinois.
Prohibition.
For President,
JOHN BIDwELL, of California.
For Vice-President.
DIR. J. b. CRANFILL, of Texas.
Peoples Party.
For President,
JAMES B. WEAVER. of Iowa.
For Vice President,
JAMES q. FIELD. of Virginia.
Republican.
For President,
BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Indiana.
For Vice President,
WHTLLAw REID of New York
The Progress., 1892-08-27
Cotton Market .

Provisions.
BacOn-Higher9X.
Dry Salt Enthusiastically at &c boxed.
Breakfast BacOn-12c by the box.
Hams-13lfc.
Lard-6A@S54c.
Breadstuffs.
Flour-Steady; family, s4.00; extra
fancy, $3.50; patents. s4.SO: sacks 1Oc er
Dbl. less.
G. rnmeal-Firm, $780, sacks 1Oc per
bbl. less.
Coffee and Tea.
Coffee-Steady; fair, 161 &c; medium grade
l115c; better, 1879.
Tea-rair. 4Oc; good. 5O@GOc; fine. zoo
Soc; finest, S1@1.25 per Id. by chest.
Sugar and Holasses.
Sugar-Firm: yellow clarified, 4slc;
white clarified, none; graduated. 51sc.
Nolasses-COmmOn. 3Oc; prime open
kettle. none; choice rebOiled, 35c.
Eseulsnts.
Onions-e1.OO per bushel.
Beans-Navy, 5@51Sc per lb.
Potatoes-Eatiug, S5c per bu.
Bagging and Ties.
Bagging-2lb., TIC; ~ lbs, &c.
-. Twiiit'-FOr baling purposes, 121z per /
ID. by the bale.
Iron Ties-s1.25
Grain and Yeedstuffs.
Corn-Firm; white. seed. hone; mixed,
acked, 63I1@ 65c per bu.
Hay-TinOtby, e16. 0; prairie, $500
II co.
Oats-Firm; Texas, S4c; Western,
none.
Rye-S125.
Barley-$1.15.
Bran-9Jc
Ground Mixed Feed-s1.40 per 100 lbs.
Chopped Corn-$l.25 per 100 lbs.
Fruits and Nuts.
Amonds-l5c per Id.
Brazil Nuts--s1zc per III.
Dried Fru.t--Apples, 69.c; evaporated.
c.
Filbtrts-12c per Id.
LemOns-sS. 00@8.5O per box.
Peanuts-Hand-picke red, raw. 46Jc:
White. 5@Cc; roasted, 1c higher OH ali
,rade-.
Pecans-10c per lb.
Walnuts-10c per lib.
Raisins--New stock. :1.75 per bcx. u
The Progress., 1892-08-27

of the parish, and to provide against
this emergency the police jury cur
tailed the expenses of the parish
$4,000 to $1,000 by reducing the sala-
ries of officials and employees as well
as striking all paupers from the
charity list.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Alexandria Democrat: Every doc
tor in the town seems to be on the
run, and they all report a good deal
of sickness, mostly fevers, and in sew
eral cases quite serious.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

An INSECT TERROR Exchange: A
strange spider has appeared about
Hermosillo, Mexico. 1t is peculiarly
ferocious and manifests no fear of
anything. not hesitating to give chase
to men who disturb it. 1t is consid-
erably larger than the tarantula, so
common III those regions, and is ter
ribly poisonous. 1t is a hairy insect
and has legs MS large as a pipe-stem.
1t runs with remarkable agility. One
of the deaths was that of a Mexican
who was riding along, and saw one
of the spiders. He struck at it with
his whip, and before he could drop
the whip the spider was at his hand
and bad bitten him. He died within
three hours i'll great agony.
The Progress., 1892-08-27
FOR CONGRESS.

We are authorized to announce the
HON. NEWTON c. BLANCHARD as d
candidate for reelection to the SD Cong
less, from the Four District, subject to
nomination 10y the Democratic party.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Boyce Headlight: Before you get
in too big hurry to get rich sit
down for a few minutes and watch a
fly that has got stuck fast in honey.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

WoMAN's LovE-Ingersoll: The
one thing in this world that is con
slant, the one peak that rises above
all clouds, the Que window in which
light forever burns, the one star that
darkness cannot quench, is woman's
love. 1t rises to the greatest heights,
it sinks to the lowest depths, it for
gives the most cruel injuries. 1t is
perennial of life, and grows in every
cline; neither GOODNESS nor neglect
harshness nor cruelty, can extinguish
it. A woman's love is the perfume
of the heart This is the real love
that subdues the earth; the love that
has wrought all miracles in art, that
gives Us music all the way from the
cradle-song to the grand symphony
that bears the soul away on wings of
fire. A love that is greater than pow
er, sweeter than life, and stroger than
death.
The Progress., 1892-08-27
LOCAL MARIE

This report is carefully corrected up
to Friday OF each week, from the most
reliable sources.
Cotton Marriott
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Ranger: There is some complaint
that the rice is ripening unevenly-
some rice beginning to fall down from
overripeness, while other in the
same piece is not ripe This is prob
ably due to the unevenness in coming
up, owing to the dry weather in the
Spring.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Farmerville Gazette: The police
jury OF Concordia parish. because of
the serious loss to the populace by
reason OF the disastrous overflow. and
the consequent depressed aud de-
moralized financial condition of the
people, reduced the assessments of
the property holders of the parish
fifty per cent all around. This re-
duction OF assessments will cause n
comparative decrease in the revenues
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Lake Arthur Herald; Times are
quiet, as is usual in summer, but
there was never so promising an out
look for fall and winter. Good crops
are almost assured. Immigration is
likely to be exceedingly lively and
Jennings is so located as to be GER
tain of her share. 1t would be diff
cult to imagine more favorable out
look.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Franklin indicator: The new
police jury has sta I'd out in the
right direction, and if that body
keeps on the same path it will give
st. Mary an administration Of which
she will feel proud Among other
things resolution was adopted or
dering the parish ordinances compiled
and printed in pamphlet form for
distribution. A great part of the
meeting was consumed by drainage
measures for all parts of the parish.
Keep up the good work and always
do the right thing and the people
will glorify you and your acts.
The Progress., 1892-08-27

Mansfield Democrat-Journal: 1t
is generally conceded that large
corn crop will be made in this parish
this year. The prospect for large
yield OF cotton is promising, though
we hear that the plant is shedding in
some sections. Rust has made its
appearance on the lowlands. Should
no calamity overtake it, the crop will
be large one.
The Progress., 1892-08-27
Chickens, Eggs, Butter,

Grown chickens, per dOz. S2.Oaae
Grown yOun" chickens. ...... 2mff
Eggs, per doz ................... l2lS6r
Butter, country. per lb.... 150
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
Hearts of Judges.

Ex-Judge Rearden says that all law,
yers have hearts of mercy until they
become judges. In the superior court.
during the brief term he served. he al
ways refused criminal cases, because
the mother of the young man was sure
to come around and show the gray hairs
under her aged bonnet. Judge Rearden
says that on two occasions he saw Judge
Levy weaken under the effect of an old
western bonnet trembling with stuffed
roses. The first time was in a case OF
grand larceny, and the old lady who
called asked the judge for a pass to the
Episcopal home. She said hat her son
Fred had declared his intention to steal
because he couldn't "get work" and
whatever he had stolen was for her sake
and because he couldn't get work"
why" said Reardon, when the old
woman finished her story, Levy was cry
ing us bitterly as she and the young
criminal went to the house of correction
with the smallest sentence he could get.
Next year the same fellow came uI
on an outrageous charge Of robbery, and
the ancient lady turned up as usual with
a full set of tears. She shed them free.
ly, but the judge was familiar with hel
tactics and the young man went over tC
San Quentin.
The old lady was very ungrateful
for she rose in her might and cried:
Say, judge, you used to have IA kind
heartI' San Francisco Examiner.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
Bronze Very Ancient.

Bronze, spoken of in the Bible as brass,
is of very ancient origin. We have little
or no notion how the ancients got cop
per; but in all probability large quaint
ties were formerly found in the metallic
state, just as we find it now in the neigh
borhood of Lake Superior in America
and Baikal lake in Siberia. This would
only have required melting to yield a
tolerably pure metal. If, however, they
smelted copper from its various ores, it
is difficult to realize how they could
overcome such a complicated process,
and we can only admit hat in this re-
spect, as in so many others, the ancient
people of Europe were very much cleverer
than we moderns are apt to believe
Chambers Journal.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
Met His Match at Last.

He had climbed Mont Blanc's smooth,
icy heights and stood upon the top: he'd
traced the Nile clear to it's source, with
ne'er a thought to stop; he'd tramped
across Sahara's wastes till he was like to
drop; he'd fought ON many a bloody
field and heard the bullets pop; he'd
cleaned out gangs of ruffians and never
called a cop: he'd brought full many an
elephant to mother earth, kerfiop. and
caused the savage tiger to enjoy its final
hop: and his bravery had cost him many
a scar.
But when he returned to Boston herO's
honors for to share. he acted like a mar
whom it was no big job to scare; he'd
run and hide behind the trees, and high
would raise his hair; he'd tremble and
he'd shake and blanch, in evident de-
spair; his heart would beat. his eyes
would bulge and he would cry. Be
ware!' He acted like Il coward all the
time and everywhere; and the thing that
frightened him. you'd be surprised. was
just. | swear, that very gentle, harmless
thing. a plain electric car!-Boston
News.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05

The melody of rain dancing on the
stones or pelting down in its first drops
on the dry soil of IA forest or a heath is
a species of sound which the art Of music
has yet to initiate if it would complete
it's at present very incomplete list Of in
struments. The Mexicans had some
rattles made of very peculiar clay, with
pips inside, which were intended to rep
resent this sound. Certain tribes of the
North American Indians have been SINH
larly fascinated by the loud plash Of
water, to the beauty Of which we have
alluded before. They have instruments
constructed accordingly, with a view to
reproduce this sound.
Large buffalo hides are filled with
water and sewed up in the manner OF
wine bags. Drumsticks of cork, or with
their heads covered by a very fine gum,
are welded by the player, and the gen
tie and monotonous plash of water is
produced by the drumstick striking soft
ly on the skin. The natives will sit and
listen to these instruments for hours
Good Words,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
A Good DAYS Find.

Some years ago a plowman at work IN
Cornwall had the good fortune to strike
a kind of urn and scatter a number OF
coins, which on examination proved tC
be Roman. many of them of the time OF
the first emperor. They were Of various
sizes, and generally in a state of good
preservation. The man collected about
1900 Of them, and. as he was ignorant
of their value, disposed of them at a
penny apiece; but undoubtedly at thai
rate he would be we'll satisfied with bis
DAYS work.-London Tit-Bits
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
Ancient Works of Bronze.

The use and application of metal work
and decoration, both as fixtures for APP
pliances and useful domestic articles,
are very ancient. We find records OF
bronze being extensively used by the
Greeks and Romans, Greece especially
bringing the arts of working bronze t.
perfection. Not only are works Of CO
lossal form produced by them in this
metal, but the ornaments of their tenn
plies, doors, weapons, armor and the
prows of their galleys, were made of it.
They had also a process of hardening
and tempering bronze, which enabled
them to make this metal into many i'll
plements requiring a keen edge, such az
axes, saws and so n.-DecoratOr and
EurniSher.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
T.o Kinds ct Courage.

In some of the everyday occurrences OF
life wolntn exhibit much more moral
courage tilar men. You can see that on
the Il" cars if you use your eyes. When
a man retains his seat while a woman
e~ndeayors to maintain her balance by
hanging to a strap in front of him, he
generally makes a p~retense Of not seeing
her. Ii he has a paper with him he will
appear to be absorbed in its perusal. If
he cannot avail himself of that conven-
lent screen. he will pretend to be en-
gagged in such deep meditation as to be
oblivious to all that is going on around
him. In n way or another he will be-
tray the fact that his conscience is max
ing a coward of him and that he is try
ing to cheat it.
1t is very different with the average
woman. Who that travels much in the
Il" cars hasn't seen her often drop her
child into a seat that has just been va
Gated, while women In various stages of
WEAKNESS are standing up all around
her? She has paid no fare for the child;
she could very we'll continue to hold it
in her lap; she knows that she is making
some woman stand who would other
wise get d seat. But is she abashed:
Does she act as if she were ashamed of
herself? Does she seek to avoid the
chances that are bestowed upon her by
hiding her face behind a newspaper:
Not a bit of it. She doesn't let her con
science make a coward of her. She
looks the people about her square in the
eyes without tinching. She says. OF
rather seems to say, We'll, | know that
you don't like it; but what are you go
ing to do about it,"
If this isn't moral courage what would
you call it?-New York Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
4 HISTORIC CASTLE.
Eurg Hohenzollern, the Cradle of the
teigning Family of Germany.

! Burg Hoheuzollern, the Cradle of the
Reigning Family of Germany.
We have left behind us the grand
duchy of Baden and are passing through
HohenZOllern, now associated with the
present greatness of the German empire
For a thousand years the name has been
SOrne by d race of fighters, whose iances
and battle axes have given way to maya
zine rifles and the methods OF Moltke.
The name has been carried far from the
little Danube country-northward to
the Russian border and to Holland; to
| the west it has thrown its arms around
Strasburg, and eastward it has driven
the holy Roman empire to beyond the
center of German influence.
The castle to which all the branches
of this much divided stock look to as
the ancestral home lies a few miles
from S~igmaringen, the road winding
along Il tumbling brook, whose mouth
is near the foot of the ruins Of Dietfurt
| castle, to a point where the water on one
side flows 70 the Danube and on the other
into the Rhine.
In the broad valley shortly beyond
this point rises IL solitary peak crowned
with the battlelnents of Burg Hohen-
zollern. For miles OF every side it is
the most striking feature Of the country.
and rising aS it o straight up out Of a
great plain and commanding an I'M
INSTRUCTED view of all surrounding ap-
~p:oaches. it represented down to our
century Il military position readily ap-
preciated.
1t has been twice in ruins, and twice
built up again by the united efforts of all
the family. The present castle was com
menced in 1850, with a view not merely
Of preserving the cradle of the Prussian
kings. but equally to represent in south
Germany Il military stronghold of some
value. While, therefore. the architect
has been given a free hand, in order to
make the outward appearance harmonic
with the geographical situation, all the
requirements of modern warfare have
been taken into accOunt In the cOnstruc-
ton of the massive Zigzag of defensive
wall
A company of infantry were tramping
ont to drill as we came under the walls,
which made us rather wonder where
they could all find standing room together
for the purpose, until we discovered a
little terrace cut out of the side Of the
slope, somewhat like the one on the
Quebec citadel.
The day was hot, our coats were off
our waistcoats loose and sleeves rolled
up as we sought the public 0 of the
castle, where a retired sergeant provided
mediocre food at rather high prices.
OF course the 'Kastellan' showed us
thu castle. but the rooms being modern
| the interest is rather with historic asso-
citation than with the objects themselves,
precious as many of them are. The
present emperor has not visited the place
since his advent to the throne, and it
has never been much lived in by any OF
the royal family. a reason naturally
suggests itself in the distance from Ber-
lin, the smallness of the space available
for an imperial suite and the absence OF
entertainment in the neighborhood.-
Poulthey Bigelow in Harper's.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
Might Fit.

Tramp-Please mum, me feets on tn
ground, an if We could spare me an ole
pair O shoes, I'd
Mrs. Spinks-There's a wedding going
on in that big house across the street.
Just you go over there and wait. When
the couple III out the family will
throw a lot of the brides old shoes after
her.
But, mum, they'd be too small"
Huh! Wait till you see her feet"
New York Weekly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
Citics in the Same Latitude,

St. Johns, Newfoundland; Montreal
and Ottawa: Portland, Or; Temeswar,
Hungary; Trieste, Austria, and Venice,
Padua, Verona, Mantua, Milan and
Turin, Italy. are all situated between 10
and 46 dogs. of north latitude. Who
would think of putting Montreal and
Ottawa in the same latitude as Venice
and Verona:-St. Louis Republic,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05

An insect known in the west as the
gadfy attacks horses, laying its eggs on
the animals. The horse ticks itself and
conveys the eggs to its stomach, where
they are Matched. the worms clinging TO
the stomach walls. Very often they
bore through the stomach and kill the
horse. w Washington Letter.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05
The Place for Wicked Rows.

The bad little boys will relish this:
Henry, you are such a naughty little fell
low that you are not fit TO sit with those
good boys on the bench. Come mp here
and St beside me" exclaimed an exasper-
ated teacher. Once a Year.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05

TRINITY COLLEGE.

Winter term begins first week in January.
lsa2. ut Trinity. Randolph county. NC. -.
New Catalogue now In press Will he maiieo
free m application To the President
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-03-05

viii 1t Make the Live" Wire Dead"
A new insulating material possessing
superior properties is composed of a
mixture of sulphur, pipe clay, slate dust
and parafine wax.-New York Journal
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27

Respectfully slbmtted.
st. CcfssN.
WuIEAN f. O'IEsRv,
r a. WoonvoRrH.
Committee on Fnance
On motion of Mr. genjsmI super
vlscr Proctor vss excused from sftsuf-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27

ing described property. to-wlti The
sest As feet LOT 9. West Broadway,
serDner's aid.sion "a the ninth ward
cay sf Grand Rapids, wzs assessed 70
Charles r. Boucx, aad q short time
after saId.. ssssssmsnt was taken the 50 d
property vas purchased by the Nor
wsgIan Lutnsrn church, and ths build
IDg thereon converted into church,
and hAs been used ever since for cAurcn
purposes, and whereas the taxes Tor
said year amounted 10 $685. salcn the
said church paid; therefore
Resolved, That the supervisor Of the
ninth ward be and . hereby instructed
10 spread the said amount OF % IS
upon the roll Of said ward. and that
when collected the said amount shall
be refunded 10 the said Norwegian
Lutheran church.
Mr.. Hozadone moved that the resolu-
ton DC adopted.
Mr.. Solomon moved as = substitute
LLAt TIC lccD4ut4O4 10 fclCIkcA ~ knr
committee on rejected taxes and tne
supervisor OF the Ninth ward. Carried.
Mr.. Benjamin moved that when thi'
board adjourns tomorrow It adjourn &c
meet IN adjourned session on Monday
next a. O'Clock u the afternoon.
Carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Benjamin, the re-
port OF the committee on public build
ings. and the motion made by Mr.
ii gadone in relation thereto were
taken from the table.
The motion made by Mr.. Hogadons
being thereupon put was carried.
On motion of Mr.. Gill the board adj
journed until tomorrow st 9 O'Clock IN
the forenoon.
A. W. WEEKEs,
Chairman.
CoRNELICs l.. HARVEY,