The Progress., 1892-12-24

cant asking for aid.
BE- il enacted by the police jury OF
Claiborne parish. that there be and is
hereby levied license tax Of one hun
dred per cent on the dollar upon ali
Tades callings, occupations or profes-
sion, pursued by any and all peTsODs in
the parish Of Claiborne, for the year
1898. upon which the state of Louisiana
levics and collects u license tax for the
year 1895.
Journal: louisa, has more pcniten-
tlary cOnylcts than at any previous time
II the history of the State. There are
now nearly Thousand convicts i'm the
penitentiary and upon the levces and
other public works.
Speaking of our penitentiary al
ways brings to mind that infamous,
lnhuman enactment, the penitentiary
lease, which should in the name Of
civilization, be abolished.
Progressive Age: The Peoples parry
doubled its number both in the Senate
aud house of representatives, in the
| United States Congress and yet they are
dead.
/ Age: The police jury Of Lafayette par
| ish. at IFS meeting last MONDAY, appro-
| priated the sum Of S250.O0 for the LOLisl-
ana exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Farmerville Gazette: Street rows and
disturbances are now an unknown
quantity" in Farmerville. SO long has
II been since Mayor Preaus has had oc-
oasiOn TO iminisuer justice TO viOlators
Of municipal ordinances that doubtless
ne has almost forgotten that he is mayor.
Gazette: The public ferries of Union
parish will bring a revenue of s206 into
the parish treasury for year 1893.
Monroe Times: Does IL not seem
tritle strange that the brokers should So
love the dear farmer that they sent a
powerful lobby TO Washington 10 defeat
the Anti-Option bill! About the time
Congress met any friend of Senator
could get all tn terrapin, canvass-back
.iuchs and champange they could eat
aud drink without cent of money.
We have some philanthropic peo-
pie in this country truly, Like
these brokers' they are always doing
such acts from motives of pure gen
generosity, that the dear, dear farmer
may be benefited. But the hardest
pant about it is, the farmer Goesn'
appreciate such labor in his behalf
and would just little rather that these
good ssmaritans would throw their
protecting arms around some other
class.
Times: But for gambling in futures
there are at least $4,000 in Monroe which
would seek investment in industrial en-
terprises. What is rue of Monroe i'm this
respect is true of every city in the Unit
ed states. Stop gambling and do some
thing for your city.
Telegraph-Bulletin: Miss Georgia
Turner, of Shreveport. who had been
visiting Miss Jennie Belle Weeks, return
ed home Wednesday.
telegraph Bulletin: The Reverend
Thomas J. Upton, of anti-lottery distinc-
ton, got himself into a fight at Lake
Charles the other day with Doctor ]. q.
Monday, and in true, anti-lottery fash
ION; came out of il with head up and
tail over the dash board. The doctor
ave the parson a few raps over the head
with cane, and then the parson took
the cane away from the doctor and broke
the doctors jaw. Better let the yleach-
ers alone.
Live Stock JourL al: In the alabama
Legislature a bill has been Introduce d
providing for au annuity of $3.50 veaT
Tor Mrs. Davis during her life. The bl
Is favorei and will probably pass.
Jourual: This year the California cut
put of sugar will b.. 28,OO0.OO0 pounds.
while last year it was only S,J0O,OJG |
pouLds.
Exchange: No Inau or woman is iusti- |
fed in getting drunk and going into a |
puDllc Injecting. II every person i'm the |
meeting were drunk and disorderIy. On,
whole world would record the affair as |
mOst disgracetul. and vet one man has |
the same right to get drunk and make a |
nuisance o. himself that any other nan |
has. A man is not fit to attend to bust. |
ness when he is drunk. neither is he fit 10 |
appear before an audience of respectable |
people, and keep up his drunken demon |
strations TO their utter disgust. For the |
AXE OF your country. keep sober. when |
away from home.-i x,
Farmeryille Gazette: Ar. J. II Mar
by Informs us that The 10 year old son |
Mr. John Dean. In Oakland neighbor- |
hood, was thrown from q wagori Monday !
sna se,.;n,,I the boy fell upon snag; receiving
was az once summoned and dressed the |
wound. The patient at last accounts was |
doing as well as could be expected.
Battle Flag: The reason the Peoples |
party was 80 badly showed under in l
this State was that there was too much |
trading. The rank and dle were not |
ready 70 SO into mo1grelism and so de- |
sFteo the looder4 No more conblnes, |