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Show WOR3T FOE3 OF THE LEVEES - a Sources of Danger to the -Artificial Banks Along the Mlrtlitlppl. "Peoplo who know llttlo nbcut our nystom of It-voou, tho artlflclar banks built to ennnno tho flood, wc'oi that pour Into the Mississippi, no doubl imagine that tho heavy rains ar the only enemy with which the lovce have to contend," said D. Ocirr of fiaton Ilouge, l.a, "On the rontrary, tho loyeon, lio'th during tlmon of flood and, Jw water, uro Riibjecl to tho lncoBnoHt ntUmks of living foos, tho destructive work of which costs million of dollars'. These foes aro ulllantors, turtles, muskrnis, ilehl rats, frosli water terrapin terra-pin nr.fl crowflsh. Of all tlioso bur-towers bur-towers that prey on tho loveon, os-cuvatlng os-cuvatlng within them goodly ctiambers or tunnels, tho crawfish do tho mast damage, wj)h tho turtle and terrapin a good second, Tho harm don by tho alligators a comparatively small. "In repairing tho banks oiwflth holes aro oteii found of Immense size It Is thttw liin.utv spnctm that In tlmi of froMhets cniise a raving In. and break of tho Ioves, whirl uroiiursu, 'jrlnitH nn an Inunilntlotr of all ill ad lacent country. The wont part of tbs business' Ik that no" way of fxlorinlnst Ing IIihm jwtHts lias yt ijein found," and tho onlrUjJj)JtJ,U lie 'ori U to try lo keep tTj7jOWf 'froft1h'bTuRi: us much as payjllu" - ' - --' - ' t- ' .4, jA f i. s Philadelphia Senator ' 1'enroo fllalmfcrTlnrnltty rjfver Ss.tXJO, to-, - , Tor Taft In Venn. . .MflTvnukfre, Wis. 10 preinet out- iM sido of MtlwAukc, Uavtdtoti, K -p. for Gov. lOHil, Alyw aril, Denil. 44 Wlsoonstn: 00 preoinets out-lde of MUwaukee, Taft, 8,7tfl: llr.van. 1288. XowArUanias, NV J. -'h distrlotn out of in atata outside af?.!- .H A rkansAM, Tnft, 71B8; llrj-an 1 II R. 'M l'rovldenoe, It. lU-miurn- from !2Q dlstrletsoutof lni, 'tWt, 8661, llryrn, .M SAhS; lftKnn, 41. 'M Milwaukte, Wl.-j81 products out ilds of Milwaukee, TaftlB7I: lirynit iM Htchmnwl, Vn.-rU nut of 10 ) oflun- ,jH llrynn, -1127; Tnft, Jl 15. XaW ArkatiMM, X. J. 00 districts !L out ofllM outslUe of Now Arlcnusai Klvos Tnft H,704t Uti'an, 7,p!)i!. ' Umaha, Js'sb-at urcdiiot", Ouialm and DoukIoon eouutlw. Tflft. IC.tXK); ilrynu, lO.HtO. l-nrRo, N. I), HepublliHin Ktnto committee olnlms North DaltntH for Tnft by uliatiiiitliil pldralltjS 'H 1-IihIi from N. Y. V. Trllitinel Maine hat Riven Tafl phirnllty of 86,00(1. i towim. lit Vcrnvtiiu'Tanri.Viil nrjaiLi, JH (JhlcriKiA-UiVi nfjt of 1200 preclnots jH glvj Tnft 04,1110. llrynn 74,670. , ' Manhattan ami llronx, ISO dhtrlcts out of 601, Toft 1,187, Uryun 20,617.' .Taft runlalicail of Hoohcvclt of 4 years 1 aifo lu Queens county, i |