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The Progress. Volume 7-No 4. SHREVEPORT, LA,, Jainuary 15, 1898. Price 5 Cent. A NEW WORLD BEING FORMED. For The Progress BRO, HICKS :-In the last issue of the Progress I find an extract from the Little River Ledger, that a new world is thought to be about ready to drop from the sun and launch itself into spice, and that secular papers are referring to the 7th chapter of Revelations as an explanation for the appearance of this new world. The report may be untrue, but in the event that it was so I do not see any cause for alarm, for the all-wise Creator has established laws governing celes trial bodies as well as those that affect man. Any one having gone over much scientific research must stand spell bound at the grandeur. the wisdom and goodness of God as manifested throughout Creation. Philosophy has endeavored to account for the origin and forma tion of this globe on principles of God's immutable laws and rea son, at a period too remote for computation. There was an accumulation of atoms and particles that previous ly composed the atmosphere of the sun In process of time and by the action of perpetual ener gies inherently exerting gradually produced the oblately spheroidal form of the earth and later the moon. The diameter of the earth must have been very great at this time. The whole body of atoms was sustained in its appropriate posi tion by the mutual relations ex isting between it and the sun. The force whichtt-ey left the sun is term ed repulsion and their association is called attraction; and the posi tion of the earth in reference to the sun is the result of what is known as the "Laws of Attraction and Rupulsion." Our globe was at that time an immense liquid sphere which was agitated from centre to surface, natural to a mass of uncondensed and molten lava, while observing the impulse of the force originally given it, consequent y a sumes a spheroid shape and as the devel opment becomes more perfect and its rotary motion becomes estab lished and improved. Its revolu tions were also followed by the assuming of proper bulk, form and position to obey its original im petuous but before this condition was produced, a greater amount of time elapsed than can possibly be conceived, for in speaking of the gradual aessumption of forms and he establishmcnt of rciary and osblculas motions I have reference to the development of these after the great mass had undergone a great condensation. The original condition of the materials composing the earth was that of ingenious fluidity, as is manifested from the condition and 1 appearances which the great mass Ehas subsequently assumed; that it Scould not have been solid or elas tic is evident from the form of the r earth and all the other planets. It is very evident that the primal condition of the earth was that of a kind of fire matter in a state of active fluidity. The first great Sepoch of our globe had arrived and the evening and the morning was the first day. I might go on and recount the succeeding creations, epochs or days, the appearances of land, the lower forms of life and finally to man in the likeness of the great Omnipotent, but I leave that for some other time. r What wonders the telescope has revealed, what mysteries the geol f ogist has unveiled, but best of all what a glorious privilege for man f to be permitted to see and con Stemplate the grand and sublime works of Creation. JUPITER. Jan. 12th, 1898. 1 LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.. SThere was a movement inaugur ' ated at the court house Suznday Smorning that it is fondly and rea sonably expected will result in ac s complishing much good in this -parish. For some time a few cit -izens have had under considera Stion the advisability of organizing a law and order league, the ob Ijects being to maintain law and order and see that all laws are Srigidly enforced. Saturday the s move assumed definite shape and 1 Sunday morning some twenty five or thirty representative citiz I ens-men representing the various B interests here-met at the court Shouse and went into organization. 1 Considering the short notice and E the intensely cold morning, the r attendance was very good, and 1 showed that the time was propit -ilous for such an organization. 1 Duncan F. Young, cashier of the bank of Amite City' was asked Sto state the objcts of the meeting Swhich he did in a concise manner. I Briefly, he said the meeting was called for the purpose of organiz e ing a law and order league, thus E uniting the law abiding people of this parish in a determined effort to put down lawlessness and see that the law is enf'rcd And the guilty punished, irrespective of the crime committed or the identity o the accused person, and, further to condemn the sensational and utterly false articles published in certain New Orleans newspapers. Temporary organization was gone into by the election of David Stern as chairman and A. 0. Cook as secretary. About twenty-five prominent citizens enrolled their names. Permanent organization then followed by the election of D. H. Sanders president and D. F. Young secretary. A committee consisting of Charles H. Eagan A. H. Rodriguez and D. F. Young, was appointed to draft resolutions, and after a recess the committee reported the following: "Resolved, That while lawless ness exists in this parish it d es not exist to a greater extent than it does in any other part of the Un ited States; yet it is more wide spread than it ought to be, and we, therefore, bind ourselves to use every legitimate effort in ferreting out and punishing crime in this parish, and we hereby bind our selves to protect each other in the furtherance of these ends. "Resolved further, That we, as citizens of the parish of Tangipa hoa. deprecate the publication by the press of New Orleans of suesa tional articles concerning this par ish, and respectfully but urgently request them to desist from med dling in our local affairs. "Resolved further, That a com mittee of three be appointed to wait on the police jury and urge them to offer suitable rewards for the arrest and conviction of the assassins of Joseph A. Reid, Esq., as he was a citizen of this parish, and S. B. Mullen of Mississippi, and Wm. R. hlixon, of Tangipa hoa. '"Resolved furthur, That we urge all good citizens throughout this parish to organize like leagues in their respective communities and confer with this league. Resolved further, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the local press and the press of New Orleans." After agreeing to leave the list of membership open at the Bank of Aml:c City for all citizens, who are so inclined, to sign, the league adjourned to meet again at 7 o'clock Wei. sday evening. Another enthusiastic meeting of the Law and Order League was held Wedne day night; many new members were r2ccrivcd. A com mittee was appointed to confer with t1-e ortcihl; apd- urge them to join in a request that the Governor hold troops in readin"ess to come here on short notice, any time within the next two weeks. An other meeting will be held at 5 P m. Sunday.-Florida Parishes. Now let every newspaper in the state lend this effort a helping hand. Of course Tangipahoa has some as good citizens as live anywhere, and now that her loyal men have united in an effort to route the few lawless characters who so boldly committed their nefarious acts, let us all cease to talk about bloody Tangipahoa and praise loyal Tan gipahoa. Make Your Own Acgeuaintace. "Get away from the crowd a little while every day, my dear boy," advises Robert Burdette. "Stand to one side and let the world run by while you get so qainted with yourself. Find out all you can about yourself. 'As certain, from original source6 if you are really the manner of man people say you are. and if you are always honest; if you always tell the square, perfect truth in bumi ness deals; if your life is as d4 and upright at eleven o'loc at night as it is at noon; if you ath as good a temperance man on a beh ing excursion as you are at a but day school picnio; if you arr as good a boy when you go td the city as you are at homs--if, in short, you are really the sort of man your father hopes you are and your mother believes you are. Get on intimate terms with your self, my boy; and, believe me, every time you come out from one o: those private interviews yaou will be a stronger, better pre man. Don't forget this, Tele * chus, and it will do you good." Sunday School Visitor. Bothschlld'a Mastmu for BUeced. The Rothschild's are all c ll.4 good at money-making. and here are some of the old Baron's rasel for success: "Shun liquors; dare togo tor* ward; never be discouraged; stev er tell business lies; be polite to everybody; employ your time well; be prompt in eve ; pay your debts promptly; bear all troubles patiently; do not reckon upou chance; make no useless ac= quaintance; be brave in the strug gle of life; maintain your integrli ty as a sacred thing; never appear something more than you are; take time to consider, then doide positively; oarefully examine into every detail of ycur busines6." Lutheran Observer.