The Progress., 1892-12-31
PRESS ECHOES.

PRESS ECHUES.
Southern Live Stock Journal:
Rubbing manc and tail IS an evidence
OF itching caused by parasites. Any
hing that will destroy them viii
stop the rubbing.
Maryland Farmer; German health
authorities have discovered that the
refuse l,ft after the oil has been *
trac,cd from peanuts contains % per
cent of albumen. This discovery
NAV prove of interest TO the praGnt
industry Of the United States, and
WAS made with view to ascertain
whether healthy bread conid Ho'
be made from mixture of rye -four
and peanuts in some form.
A pig should make pound "a day
for every day OF its life. Ii 1t docs
this, IT is ready to market at any
time after It Is six months old.
Logansport News: A tempest in &
teapot is not by any means as proba-
bic u circumstance as would be d
tempest in a coIfee-pot. la the lat
ter ease there would at least be some
grounds for it.
Lake Charles American: almost
everything nowadays points to prog
ress in the South. One would hardly
think that the postmaster generals
report would give out figures ofmucb
interest 80 the South, but such is tbr
case. The 81. Paul Daily News sue
ceeds in drawing from this official
document, issued by John Wanna
maker TO Congress, q lesson of inter
est and value To the South. The
News avs the increased demand for
postal facilities in the Southern
States commands attention, as i'll si1
Southern States LIS new offices
were added - portions before baving
only 800 After giving other remark
able figures, the News says: This
analysis speaks volumes for the solid
! South and shows that it's growth
in business and education is putting
IT in the front rank, with percentage
in its favor not approached in sec
tions uf the country where it Is popu-
larly thought the stage of intelll
geDce is much greater" Here in the
parish of Calcasieu it has been but Il
few years since Lake Charles was
the Only Office in The parish, now
there are nearly forty Offices"
And the American has done much
to bring this about.
Exchanges: Julian, age I six, is The
preachers son. and when his father
is away he says g ace in his stead.
Julian IL also fona of sweet potatoes
The other day his father was absent
and sweet potatoes were on the table.
Julian's mother called on him a,
usual. "We thank Thee, oh Lord
he said, "for the food Thou has given
ms this day, p'dkuly the sweet pota
Toes. Amen"
National Waterman: The follow
ing are the Populist CoDgressmeL
elected to the Fifty third Congress
as known up t. date. They are ont
aud out Peoples party meu: J,Ty
Simpson, Kansas; John DAVIS, Kan
sas: Vim. Baker Kansas; j. Hudson,
Kansas; W. Ii. Harris, Kansas; o. M
KEN, Nebraska: W. A. McKoeghaD
Nebraska; j. O. Bell, Colorado; W. C.
Pierce, Colorado; Francis G.. New
lands, Nevada; Marion Cannon, Cali
fornia; Joseph g. Sibley, Pennsyl-
vania; j. W. johnson, Minnesota
Geo. NJ. Richardson, Michigan. The
present Senators are: W. A. PETER
Kansas; j. III. Kyle, South Dakota
The States that will select PopuliA
Senators this winter are Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, North Dakota anc
Wyoming.
Chief, December "A: The propo
sition to give their clerks and them
selves holiday tomorrow has me
with the unanimous concurrence o.
the merchants and stoIekeepers o
Donaldsonville, who have agreed t.
keep their places Of business closet
from to night unui Monday morn
ing.
BY the above we would Infel tha th,
Sunday law is wantonly violated il
Donaldsonville. Is this true9 If S,
wake up. Even New Orleans is sale
to be now enforcing it and her nea
neighbor Donaldsonville) should
catch some inspiration from the worl
aud spirit.
Monroe Times: Bastrop had on it,
fighting clothes last week Mr.. VIM
Lawhead and Mr.. Hood had scraI
in which MIR. Hood was dangerously
cut with knife. A bystander wa
also cut but not severely. Ed Brod-
nax entered the pugilistic arena anC
came cut on top. w. f.. McMean
tried his hand at scrapping and haC
his finger severely bitten. IT WAS
lryelV "A, ok for Ba~troD.