The Progress., 1893-01-28
PRESS ECHOES.

HNESO COT1OLO ~
ITfWs or INTEREST CLIPPED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.
Sabine Bonner: The following
statistics of the VI. T. church were re-
portpd at the late conference at Lake
CHARLES: Members, 2O,9l3; infants
baptized past year, $50; collected Tor
missions, Si5S5; collected domestic
missions Sl5S, l55; collected Tor
church extensions, Sl03l, ,25; number
Of churches 23S; value Of churches
%i75.OOO; number of parsonages, 6O;
value of parsonages, S60,5UO; number
Of Sunday schools, 2l9; officers and
teachers and scholars. ll,ZUO; amount
collected for ministerial support, 500
0OO This il tor the support OF lOoo
ministers
Banner: A horse kicked one OF
Mr. Amos Ponder's little boys Tues
dav. cutting an ugly place on ms
nose. II was at first thought tha'
he was killed. but luckily the little
fellow was not seriously hurt. Df
Middleton was called and dressed 'ht
wound.
Alliance Farmer: The Homer
high school has enrolled Zi5 puPlI'
np to date. Our school Is growing
yerv rapidly. 1t is only question
Of a very short period of time wheh
nomer may boast of having the pest
school in North Louisiana. Our
music and art departments are equ"
and will surpass many OF the II"
famed colleges of our land. The
business department Is rapidly grow
;nr md wa will soon be able 10 Of
for similar Inducements as those ol "
commerc al college. Homer mas
many reasons to be proud of her
growing school.
Farmer: The price of meat is too
nigh to talk about, and the pr3na'I
ihty of higher prices Is good. rec"
and care for the old COW and live on
butter and milk. You cant ahofd
to buy meat at present prices
Farmer: Gardening has commen-
ced. MANY OF our people are plant
ilg peas, potatoes, radi7nes' e'c'
The Centennary: James Storey; "
Parsons (Kas) Inventor, CLAIMS ~
has perfected an artificial egg equal
To naturel hen fruit in every respect.
He coats his albuminous mixture
with shell so true to life a5 To
defv detection. He says thai he can
make a car load at a cost OF ohiy
cents dozen.
Centenary: The origin of the
term sub rosa is said to be ;he lo'-
lowing: Cupid, it is said, gave
rose to Hippocrates, the God OF SI-
lence, and from this legend arose the
practice of suspending rose from
the ceiling over the table while e&
ing. when it was intended that the
conversation must be kept secret.
This question gave rise to the phrase
sub rosa.
The sale of alcohol for beverage
purposes Is inherently wrong, and
should no more be licensed than
teaIing, adultery, or murder. To
say that in the absence of prohibitory
aw it would be right to sell intoX-
eating liquors for beverage pur-
poses. is as wide of the truth rs to
say that in the absence of the pro
hibition law it would be right to COM
NIT murder Rev. A. B. Leonard.
Daily Report, (Neb).: The editor
who keeps on repeating the long ex-
ploded falsehood that the saloon and
bawdy house keepers of ChicagD
wants the Worlds Fair closed on
Sunday, is a hopeless case. He is
beyond learning anything.
The Truth Qllinois): Heathen
people throw their children to the
crocodiles. License voters throw
theirs to the saloons
Sabine Banner: We are informed
that steps will soon be taken to build
a Methodist church house in town.
Banner wishes the undertaking sue
cess.
Banner: Everybody seem delight
sd with the idea of a railroad from
this place to Marthaville. A little
push and energy is all that is re-
quired to raise the necessary funds to
construct this road, aud we trust that
the matter will be pushed to com
pletion.
Battle F.Ig: Tho Ro5oliue hin
school opened Monday WITH hI,y-
three students and has been increa5-
ing in number ever since. Mss Bes-
sic Smith and Mr. Cross teachers
The school promises to be SUCCESS.
Battle Flag: The cotton exchanges of
New York is band of legalized rob