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The Progress., 1892-04-16
Matters RELIGIOUS.
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safe ON IIi- grut'c breast.
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IYIN 'I- the voice oIa Angels.
BORNE ln "a song W. me-
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Ev,r vt,,,.t shall I've.
Here let me va with patience.
Wait till the night is DER,
WAIT tin =rc tn" morning
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Brendstuhs. s.

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.aur,. - 90; pUeu'. - %; sacks IOc
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Co.>ur,I-P.r barrel, 81 5000 60;
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CrA,hrps Caoice f''a crackers are
lu ,.,.,o..I .,.epm, by the lot.
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The Progress., 1892-04-16

IN the gray Of the early morn
! ing tho Eastern shepherd marohals
his flock at the gate Of the fold,
and takes them out for their day
pa5iuring. Over the hills and
through the valleys he leads them,
calling now this ono and now that
one by name as they linger behind
or wonder too far from his loving
care.
Such a scene rs this David had
in mind when he wrote, ia that
beautiful twenty-third Psalm,
"The Lord is my sheperd; d.
he leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness" A similar scene
was in the thought of Jesus when,
speaking one of his most touching
parallels, he said, II am the Good
Shepherd" c.
As the Good Shepherd he know,
cares for, watches over, and leads
his sheep. How safe to trust all to
him, He knows where are the
greenest pastures, the stiilest
waters, the best paths. He sees
dangers whore we think all is safe.
and he leads securely where harm
seems to Threaten. If foes really do
attack rs, his strong arm is a sure
deliverer.
He leads Then we may trust all
to him, knowing that all thing,
VII work for our good uuder his
guidance. Old Betty, devoted
servant Of the Lord who had been
very active in deeds OF love and
charity, was at last brought to a
bed of rheumatic pains, whore she
lay for months, suffering and help
less. When asked if the change
was not hard to bear, she replied:
"No indeed. When l was well, |
used to hear the Lord say, day af-
ter day, Betty, go here; Betty, go
there. Betty, do this; Betty, do
that / used to do it as well as |
could. Now hear him every day,
Betty, lie still and cough" Ali
here was a trusting sheep, ready to
go where the Shepherd would
lead, ready to do his bidding.
He leads. Then life is onward,
upward. An old farmer was asked
to ride one Of the horses Of a mer-
ry go-rOund. No,thankee," )" said be :
"when / rides, l wants to be a-goin' |
somewhere" Led by him, we shall |
not live in monotonous circle, but |
we shall be going somewhere; and |
that somewhere is heaven, to be
forever in the eternal fold under
the tender care of the Good Shep-
herd.-Rev. Willis S. Hinman in |
School Times.
-
Christians should strive to be
perfect even as their Father in
heaven is perfect. No lower stand
ard than this will suffice them. All |
the springs of moral power are
1rled up in the man who once
accepts mediocrity of attainment
Is the highest thing which it is
possible for him TO reach.
Forgive, as you hope to be for
given. Do not let the fire of un-
Christian spite burn over the fair
surface of your soul. To hold a
yrudge is little, and narrow and |
ievilish To forgive is great, and
)road, and magnanimous.-Nash-
yille Christian Advocate.
The Progress., 1892-04-16
A#:s4S:&
Observation-Disclosures

The Farmer,
Gardener,
Merchant,
Broker,
Mechanic,
Dairylnan,
Nurscrymcn,
And all others engaged in
Legitimate vocations,
viii find
The PRoGREss
Friendly to their interests.
TO those parties
Having something to
Advertise,
We would say
That it will pay
To insert your al.
In the columns of
The PROGRESS.
It goes
TO the best people
In North Louisiana,
And is
mo longer a venture,
lAs the
NJ IL. - o1o,,,o,,l
The Progress., 1892-04-16
THE PROGRESS
GAL D. HICKS. Editor.
SHREyEP0RT. IA, APRIL Q. 1892.
Lean o lesson From New OrIcao5

Lean o lesson From New 0Ieau5.
ProC75t0auoa is Bu0ous.
The nominations Of the city
ticket 10 New Orleans should serve
as warning to ;Le c'tizons Of our
parish, for the Same condition or
things is being brought about
here, which has thrown that city
INTO n state of upheaval which
has not been Witnessed since to-,
reconstruction era. Tho influence
that secured tho nomination Of
Fitzpatrick and other political
freebooter., for all the Offices in
the gift of the Democratic party
of New Orleans, IA COntcnding for
thesupremaoyof the party machlu-
cry InShroyeport and Caddoparish.
The nomination ia New Orleans
was such "a bold and uuscrupulou-
act, such a direct and deliberate
insult to pure government and
honest politics. that the manhood
of that city has openly rcpuii
atpd It. wi'e the newspaper,
Of even a semi claim fer dec ucy
have spoken against IT. Do the
citizens of our community desire q
like condition Of things, Would
: tley like for their party manage
ment 10 be under the control If
pot hou,e politicians! IL not.
crush ont the iniquIty right now,
for ve,Ily its influence Is eucrOach
ing upon every part of our pollt-
zeal ~ stem. and by all methods
it is striving to get control Of the
party.
We would ask our good people
3D. review the political situation of
our parish for Just few years,
and note the strid5S which the
dram-shop politicians have made
IN that buet period. See the 20
sltiOu they are striving TO reach
the tootboId they arc striving to
secure Behind the screen Cf fac
tiJual contests they have crept
into every available position
of honor and trust. while their
demands for recognition are b.
ing continually made with III
creased earhcstnas5 and growing
cl mOr.
To our humiliation, We have
sometimes 30 name men and say
That they represent Us IN impor-
tant places, which they have not
the ability to fill
In party counci they are the
most ubiquitous ? rsonages III the
assembly, the most frequent speak
ers and readiest with their resolu-
tions. No matter what the occa-
sion, place is demanded on the
committee, and their appetites for
prominence isnever satisfied. Step
by step they are pushing their
way; their tippling shops are made
rendezvous for their local heelers,
buns, small political lights, and
office seekers, by whose agency
they are enabled to acquire the
prominence they love so well.
They are becoming more and more
arrogant, and even now they have
the effrontery TO boast of their
ability to overthrow Democratic
nominations. Let our honorable
citizens examine this picture, and
then say if many years will elapse
before they reproduce the recent
New Orleans outrage. ~ Shrcve
polt. Their arrogance. yiEdicGye-
ness and iniquity Is equal to any
thing evil, and the good citizens
had better crush the serpclt while
they have the power to do so, for
unless it is 7ool done the reptile
will crush the life out of the
honest body polite Of otlr com
mouwealth, as has been done in
the Crescent City.
The Progress., 1892-04-16
Chickens and For.

ltr' Wn cbichens lcr doz. - l5ao IN
,t,o,Iar a" o'icke b.. = 90 to 25
+ .,,- ,,o, a., - - ,.'.---- J 80 to ; %
g5it,r co,n,,y' ~ VI e'se.. l5to 17lc
R,tt.r c,,a.'SS'' P'r ~. l28c
Rotisr -, u'.---- % to zoo
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The morning call., 1892-06-12
BAY ANGLING Tn JUNE.
Some Plain Talk on Fish by an Old
Walt0nial.
The Place, the Time and the Opportunity.
How to Catch smelt, Perch and
Rockeod.
Written for THE MORNING CALL.

June is not only the most pleasant month
for bayanging, but conjunction of favor
able circumstances renders the probability
of empty baskets exceedingly small to those
we'll posted in the times, places and means
OF capturing the dashing smelt. the artful
perch and the greedy rockcod
For the purpose OF giving the readers Of
THE CALL wrir kle in the matter, a re-
porter interviewed number of the most
successful and indefatigable bay-anglers
and the results Of the interviews are here
summarized.
1t may be stated by way Of introduction
that as time aud tide are Of vital import in
the affairs of men, they have not less i'm
portanee In the ways of anglers. 1t is use
less fol the tyro to cast his line at the
wrong stage OF the tide. He will be apt to
repeat II he does try the experiment, the
good old apostolic doctrine. 1--WE have
toiled all night and have caught nothing"
Also 1t may be added that the man who
starts out 20 catch smelt, perch and rockeod
at the same time on the same line will get
an empty basket for his pains.
The bay Is dotted all over with choice
spots for bank anglers, and to the boat
fishermen the selection is practically unlim-
tied. But 1t Is to be noted that in places
where excellent sport has been obtained
one year the ensuing season will be pro-
ductive Of nothing but vanity and vexa-
ton of spirit. As a good Illustration of
this may be mentioned the fish wharf of
the McCollum Fishing Company on
Kershaw's Island. opposite SauSalito. Two
years ago hundreds of pounds of perch and
smelt were taken from the wharf. Since
then the knowing disciples of Izaak Walton
have given the place up as a bad job. On
the other hand, last year smelt were caught
in hitherto Unprecedented numbers from
the wharyes on the east side OF Telegraph
Hill, notably Lombard and Broad ay.
This. year the run of smelt seems to be
chiefly on this side Of the bay, and all the
The morning call., 1892-06-12

hears Of a country in which the daily wages
are more than he ever received for two
weeks work and more than he averages for
a month, and that too with freedom and
safety. that he mortgages his house and
every article he possesses in the world TO
take him to that land? Sometimes he does
the same to send son or brother who will
send back his earnings that those here may
live. There are also political questions
touching the relations between the Turks
and the Armenians which lead many to go
from this country.
The state of the case is simply this: Ex-
treme poverty here, with starvation staring
them in the face; with no hope that the
conditions will change for the better in the
near future; with wife and children, or
parents, or brothers and sisters looking to
them for food and raiment and shelter TO
cover their heads; with an education to be
provided for the rising generation. Thus 1t
is that hundreds OF young men are almost
driven away from Turkey toward America,
and yet the Government forbids them TO go
and uses every means in its power 10 keep
them here. Hundreds who attempt TO es-
cape do not succeed; many who do get
away can tell thrilling tales OF narrow
escape and hardship. l saw young man
upon whose neck were the unhealed sores
from the chains placed upon him on his re-
turn from his third attempt to escape from
the country, and in that condition he was
making arrangements to try it once more.
They do not go to beg or steal; they seek
only an opportunity TO earn living in
free country. AS class they are indus
trous Many OF them have left home most
reluctantly. These men come from an Orb
entail country; they are Christian IN belief;
they are susceptible to the power of Chris
tian truths. j. T.. BARTON.
Harpoot, Turkey Nav 10.
The morning call., 1892-06-12

escapes being swept clean off by one Of the
big waves which roll In without the slight
est warning. The surf perch feeds on the
worms ara crustaceans washed out of the
sand by the breakers, hence the line must
be very strong. the hooks large and the
snker heavy il any success is TO be hoped
for. There is no refinement or nicely about
the job; II Is simply matter Of pluck and
a quick eye. Pluck. because the perch come
rolling In with the biggest waves: quick
eye, because the seizure of the bait is in
Simultaneous, and there is no second chance
IL miss Is scored. The fish often weigh
four or five pounds, and sack full of them
is smart load for a strong man. One
gier, fishing from the rocks below the
u If House, caught recently 80 fish, averag-
ing pound and half apiece, in one after
noon.
The rock k-cod, which is not cod at ali. is
amo ng the deep-water fishes and takes a
bait on or near the bottom. The smaller
specimens are taken In thousands daily
from the piers and wharyes all along the
bay. and 1t Is observable that the best fish,
ing is to be had in the early morning before
the vibrations OF the city front traffi are
communicated to the bottom Of the water.
TO get the larger fish it Is necessary to take
q boat and then a catch is assured. Rae
coon Straits, near the Quarantine Station,
Point Caballo, Black Point, Mission Rock.
Blossom Rock aud the shoal 200 yards east
~ lHo iOoiuiO WHAT are ldfOTlte spots.
There is fine piece of fishing ground on
the south side of Alcatraz Island, off the
prOmonitOry on which the bell stands. Out
side the heads and especially on the Cordell
banks and near the South Farsllone the
rock cod fishing Is superb. The line should
be thick and strong, the hooks fastened on
copper wire and the bait salt sardine,
first last and ell the time. II boat is Oh
jectionable on account of a sensitive
stomach very good rock-cod fishing can be
had from the wharf at AIcatraz Island
with permission from the officer of the day.
or wherever the water is deep and the bot
tom rocky, with strong current or eddy.
The morning call., 1892-06-12
FROM EOHIPPUS TO MAUD s.
Th8 Little Animal That Was the PrOgenit0r
Of the Horse.
a elanoe Down the Ages to the Time When
Mans Useful Friend Was But Very
insignificant Little Creature.
written for The MORNING CALL

There was little animal, no larger than fox
And on FIVE toes he scampered over Tertiary rocks
They called him eohippus, aud they called him
And they thought him of no value-when they
thought OF him at all
Probably any one OF us. could we have
seen this small quadruped of the early
eOcene, would have been inclined to coin
eide with the estimate in which he was held
by his confTeres, the din0cerus, the corvo-
phodon, the loxolophodon and all the other
heavy ariStocracy Of ages long ago." but
these having passed away. relegated. like
many another heavy arisl slocTacy, to the
high shelf of remote antiquity, little eohip-
pus, developed into the horse-now COM
mands our respect our admiration and
pride as the most useful and valuable TO
man OF all the lower animals. When We
see him to-day, graceful. exquisitely bal
anced, cleau-limbsd, strongly muscled, with
bis IS hands inches of average height,
flowing name and long tan. swiftly trotting
over mile track, bending every energy TO
win the honor Of low mark from other
cpptestants, IL Is hard to believe that our
American tr0tter was once little fYe-toed
animal picking up his living on the pre-
historic plains, with doubtless little ambi-
tion beyond securing his share of the
eozolc uaSturage and Scampering into hid
ing when his enemies approached.
From eOhippus TO Maud is a tremend-
Gus stride. Perhaps the evolution of man
alone equals it in the story Of creation; but
tremendous as ii is its history is clearly to
be read, not Only in the chronicles of the
The morning call., 1892-06-12

was a part of the Federal army coming
through those woods yonder, and little bat
terry of TWO pieces was brought up and the
guns unlimbered and placed ready for action
rigns here, in front of my doorstep. The
Federals evidently were not aware that
flag of truce had gone out, aud the Confede-
rates were determined to check their ad-
vance, for they. too, had received no init
nation Of cessation of h0stiities. The guns
were loaded and fired once, and then one OF
them was loaded more speedily than the
other, and, getting good aim, the gunner dis.
charged it at what seemed to be group OF
officers. Before the other gun could be fired
the flag of truce was seen, and, of course,
the engagement ended. was told after
ward that this was the last cannonading of
the war;"
1t was something of coincidence some
years later to hear General Chamberlain
narTate an incident which happened under
his eye at AppomattOx. He was leading his
brigade. he said, through the woods, ad-
vancing to take position to threaten Lees
army, which was on the crest Of hill on the
other side of the AppomattOX.
Word had not reached him of the flag of
truce. or sudden he saw battery OF two
guns drawn UP in front OF a brick house,
the object being plainly to check his ad-
vance. temporarily. at least jest as he
was preparing to charge upon the battery
an aid came to him from General Custer
announcing mat nag OIL truce had Deen
sent out by General Lee and that hOstiltleS
would be suspended. While he was reeeiY-
ing this news the Confederates attacked
with their battery, but did no damage, not
having range. Then, be said. one of the
guns was again discharged, and the ball de-
caDitated a young officer of his brigade OF
whom he was very fond, who had been
brave soldier and had fought almost seattle
less for nearly two years. The shock in
jured no one else, and the firing was imme-
diatelY stopped, the Confederates having
received instructions, and they abandoned
their guns and made their way back to
General Lees camp. This officer was un-
doubtedly the last soldier killed of either
side in Virginia, and but for misapprehen-
sion he would have been alive.
The morning call., 1892-06-12
Angling for Smelt.

way from the Preside wharf TO Jackson
street pier the angler can scarcely fail TO
secure big basket of smelt by fishing with
hne gut leader and series of fine gut
hooks of the smallest size ranged at in
terYalS Of one foot down to a siuker at five
feet, at the very outset of the food tide
This Is the secret, and the whole secret of
smelt-hShng. A long bamboo pole, from
which a short liue depends vertically, on
that side of the wharf toward which the
tide IS running, and the hooks baited with
portions OF pile worms. No float or cork
is needed, the tip OF the rod will give the
proper indication. and the fish will hook
themselves Over haste is as bad as not
being quick enough. The smelt come along
in countless thousands with what is known
as the rip" of the tide. easily recognized
by the long line Of froth and foam where
the incoming tide meets the obstruciing
slack water. The first nalf hour OF tue FLOOD
is worth all the ensuing five hours. Wher-
ever there is an eddy there the chances for
smelt-angling are best Such eddies are TO
be found on the wharyes at Tibur0n, Sausa-
Tito aud the Preside, ard. at the freight
wharf at Oakland mole. Another point to
be noted Is that smelt love clear blue water,
and, If the bay Is muddy and discOlored
after floods or rain, the angler will save
time, money and profanity by staying at
home.
The eddy at Lime Point is noted spot
for smelt anglers and the fish run unusually
large. but it is a tedious tramp from
Sausalito If pi a worms cannot be pro-
cured or the .upply Iuns short small por-
tiOns OF the ''Sphuncle" of clam or even
garden worms will answer the purpose.
Shag Rock aud what is known as the Smelt
Rock opposite Sausalito have good reputa-
tons as pitches for smelt anglers aud up to
three years ago large numbers were caught
at the end Of FouTth-street long bridge. but
the sewage polutions at that point have
lately driven the fish away.
There are three kinds Of perch commonly
met with in the bay. namely the silver or
vlviparous erch, the p0rgee and the surf
perch. The first two have similar habits
and are caught In the same way. They have
particular liking foT old piles and swim
at all depths below three feet from surface.
AS In the case OF smelt the first stage of the
food tide is particularly favorable Pile
worms. clans and shrimp are all acceptable
as bait. and the golden rule is, Don't be in
a hurry If you get bite" Above all things
If yon hook any fish Of respectable size don't
attempt to pull him out till he is exhausted
or you will lose line and fish together
Surf perch fishing is special sport and
cOmmends itself to those who want big fish
and don't mind ducking to get them. The
rocks which jnt out all the way from Fort
Point to the Cliff House are favorite loca-
tions, and the angler will be lucky if he
The morning call., 1892-06-12
A VENERABLE race.
The ATnGIiaHS EmigTatiDg to This
Country.
Why They Leave Their Native Land - 0p-
pressed By the Mahomedan
Ruler Of Turkey.
Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL

l learn that there IS considerable and an
increasing COLONY OF Armenians in the
United States, and that some of them have
gone to California. l fahcy that very few
have any idea in regard to this people.
what of history they possess or why they
seek American shores. As one deeply in
terested in the Armenian race, and also
with considerable experience in the land
from which they CO. let me state few facts.
The permanent inhabitants of Chiaa are
called Chinese; of Japan, japanese; of
Italy, Italians; Of America, Americans. and
of Spain, Spaniards, therefore the perma-
nent inhabitants Of Turkey must be Turks.
No doubt many of you reason this way and
call it sound logic, but no reasoning ever
got wider from the mark The native land
of the Armenian is Turkey; he never knew
any other soil or breathed any other atmos-
phere; and yet be is no more Turk than is
the Pope of Rome or the Gar of all the
Russias. A Turk means a MohammedaG
every time. All MOhammedanS are not
The morning call., 1892-06-12

either side that Is Of great convenience to
man In that il renders possible the use OF
the BIT, our only means of controlling the
animal Another peculiarly OF equine den-
ttiOn is that the canine teeth, which appear
in the horse after the fourth year, are
usually lacking in the mare. In the other
mammals these teeth appear impartially In
the male and female mouth. La the young
horse there also usually appears In front Of
the first grinder on either side a small tooth,
which soon falls out, or is pulled out by the
veterinary dentist-s0 that equus OF to-day
mas usually less than the complement OF Al
teeth that served eohippus in the early
eocPDe.
PIichippus followed hipparion in the
pliOcene age with the meTest dew claws
Of second and fourth toes. de was liter
ally then trotting on his middle hngeT nail,
when is what the hoof is. and he was
:, eedily followed by equus. with his
shaDely hoof and single bone IN forearm
aud leg, who stood Is hands inches nigh,
and OF late days has come to lTot nile
pretty close to minutes.
A curious circumstance IS ooserFaOle re-
garding the discoveries of fossil remains OF
the prehistoric horse. For years the back
ward record stopped with the orotippus,
an animal of the eoceDe period. with Tour
complete toes on the front limb, three on
the hind limb, with a well developed hbula
and tibia, and simple teeth. Back Of this
creature, the scientists knew, must be the
earlier ive-toed animal but where to look
for him they knew not A few years since,
boweyer, from the lowest eoceDe deposits
of Western America have been dug the re-
mains of eohippus, the early fVe-toed an
eestor from which the pedigree Of the Eorse
Is traced. The significance of this discovery
lies largely in the locality in which II was
made. 1t had all along been supposed that
he horse was not a native of America. 1t
is a matter of history how the early Mexi-
can Indians stared in wonder ana amaze
1T the vision of the Spanish invaders,
mounted upon unknown beasts, who bore
them fast and far and increased their
powers manifold. 1t is a fact that there
were no horses on this continent when the
Spanlards landed. yet here are the earliest
known remains Of the creature from which
tlev sprang; here the disappeared animals,
again introduced, became at once acelimated
and multiplied rapidly and strongly, and on
this continent IL is that equus under cult.
walton has attained his highest degree OF
perfection and his highest mark OF achieve
ment
The evidenced in this matter, according to
Professor Huxley. tend to show that we