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Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

1t would appear, judging from the
hundreds and hundreds of acres of
land sown down in wheat along the
Mobile and Ohio railroad through
Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois,
that there would be enough wheat
harvested this season TO supply the
world. As far as one could see on
either side of the road there are
wheat fields for two or three hundred
miles, extending eff the road for
miles. Hundreds of machines were
seen along the road harvesting the
grain and thousands Of Others were
mt work that could not be seen from
the train. For forty or fifty miles
q 1t Of st. Louis tsvard Chicago also
great quantity Of wheat coRld be
ssen, but after that the wheat was
lost sight Of when csrn took its place
by the hundred of thousands of acres.
Here the land is level and as far as
the eye could see there was nething
but corn and millions of bushels will
be gathered this season. That is q
great country for corn, hogs and
horses.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

TIE election of Hon. w. S. Hill to
congress from the fourth district
without opposition being conceded
several names have recently been
suggested for the district attorney
shIp which will be vacated by his
election. The latest name suggested
for the office Is that of Hon. w. =.
Tackstt, a prominent attorney OF
Lexington.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23
IN. third bank VIII seen be ready

The third bank will seen be ready
fer business in this city. The city
has numerous churches and soon viii
ha able to beast Of tive Of the finest
school buildings In this section OF
the state. This is well enough, but
the city should have an opera house
Nearly every city of its size has one
or two and they are great help to
them. Ne opera house was ever a
elrawba * to any city any more than
a chnrch is drawback. A gsod-
morai play is a good sermon
preached from an appropriate text
and will draw as large crowds.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

Mr. Olney refused the polite invi-
tation of Memphis to stand up and
have democratic votes showered upon
him. He could not see wherein he
was guilty of a crime 50 heinous that
the democrats of Memphis wanted
BIN crushed to earth never more to
rise. Mr.. Olney knows when he is
not in it.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

The proposed electric railway con-
meeting the towns along the Missis-
sippi csast Is not likely to material
ize on account of the constitutional
point raised that municipalities can
not own and operate railways. Ii
was proposed to consolidate the four
municipalities of Moss Psint, East
Side, Scranton and Pascagoula, but
the plan will now be abandoned.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

Mr.. Bryan thinks Mr.. Cleveland
should come back to the democratic
party before there is any more talk
about his becoming candidate for
the democratic nomination. As
authority for good democracy Dir.
Bryan is the poorest excuse on earth.
If he rensnnced pOpnlism, party
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

The next time we so to Chicago
instead OF wearing O linen suit OF
clothes we shall wear a brace OF
pistOls and the first fellow who makes
remarks about cur clothes and the
weather will drop dead in his tracks
We will make it warm for HIM at
least If we freeze to death.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23
The slewest thing msveabIe in thls

The slewest thing msvsable in this
state lust now Is the congressional
campaign. It has but very little sign
Of life i'm either OF the eight districts
in the state and likely very small
vote will be cast in the primary. The
country people are taking no interest
in the campaign at all and but few
of them will turn out to vote unless
more enthusiasm Is stirred up.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

John M. Bsall, assistant passenger
agent of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road, while out riding in his auto
the ether day the cabosse Of his
paats caught fire and fer awhile he
was one of the warInsst numbers in
ST. Louis.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

Mr. Bryan says that imperialism
WILL be enc Of the main Issues In the
nsxt presidential eampaign. Glad to
know that Mr.. Bryan will not be the
main issue or any part Of an issue,
except that part-which has gene way
back and sat down.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

There is now talk of the wireless
telephone, Then there viii be hell
oh all aroand the world.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

There are more rooster-Ps ,ked
wives than there. are hen-pscSsd
husbands.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23
IN annmnca

srA are authorized To Announce
FSoN NJ. BAkRER. O. Harrison County
as candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for Congress from the Sixth District.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

Eve are sufhorized to announce
CAPT. VIII. HARDY, Of Perry County
A candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ron for Congress from The sixth D1strict.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

Two Through Trains
Daily
North
No 2lv Gulfport As a. m, ar HattiesbuFg
10 90 q. M, ar jackson COP. IN,
No. lv Gulfport s. p M. ar Hattiesburg
: CO p. M, ar Jackson ii U5 p. m.
South
No. lv Jackson s. a. M. ar Hattiesburg
3 f5 a. M. ar Gulfport IL 10 q. m.
No. lV jackson 40 D m. ar dattiesburg
8 s5 p. M. ar Gulfport 10 % p. IN.
These trains are arsnged with view
Of making all desirable connections at
GULFpORT. HATTIEsBuRG AND JACKSON
Parties can leave jackson in the af-
ternoon and reach Mobile or points on
the Gnlf Coast the same night, or take
the l.. & n. Toast Train IN the morning
and 90 to interior towns without lying
over in Gulfport.
1000 Mile Tickets. Good for One Year, SIS
For further information call on or
address
THOMAS p. HALE, Gen. Pass. Agt,
0ulfporf. niss.
.. II. Powell. gt..
HArTEEsBURGs MISS.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23
Announcements.
FOR CONGRESS.

We are authorized to announce
.E. J. BOWERS, of Hancock County
as a candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tton for Congress from the sixth District.
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

1000 Nile Tickets. Good for One Year, SIS
Hattiesburg daily progress., 1902-06-23

the party to victory
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
Save Your Cash.

Simeon e. Baldwin of New Haven,
associate justice of the supreme court
of errors of Connecticut, and profess
sor of Yale law school, spoke recently
before the Hartford Workingmen's
Club on Saving and Spending" and
made some interesting remarks. He
said that a single man earning $3.50 a
day should lay by 25 cents a day and
should not get married until he had
800 saved up. He said there was a
general tendency to spend more money
than necessary. Judge Baldwin said
the American native is spending too
much money in eating and furnishing
the home, and although the nation is
much richer, people are not saving as
much in proportion to income as they
did fifty years ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

majority he took the necessary steps
to become an American citizen, and
his name may be found on the old lists
OF the town. From a cooper ashore 1t
was but step to be ships cooper,
and in 1916 or 1S47 he shipped on the
bark Franklin for a whaling voyage.
During that voyage he applied him
self closely to the study of navigation.
He was actually learning it for whole
nation, but he little knew this as he
applied himself to his task. By the
time he returned home he was COM
petent navigator. He remained ashore
but short time, and then shipped on
a vessel bound to the mines of Cali
fornia, impelled by the gold fever
which swept over the country in 1849.
He landed at San Francisco and went
to the mines, but only remained few
weeks.
During all his wanderings John
Mung had cherished an intense love
for his old home and his mother He
wanted once more to see Japan, and
in 1850 he went home.
Commodore Serry, it appears, knew
nothing of John Mung and his COM
panions. When he opened negotia-
tons with the mikado and his court
he did it through the Chinese, and
then by the Chinese-Dutch interpreters
to the Dutch English speaking force
1t was a very unsatisfactory method.
Without saying a word to Commo-
dore Perry and his staff of what they
were doing, the officials of the impe-
rial court determined to put John
Mung, or, as he was again known,
Manjiro Nakahama, to the test. He
was taken to the imperial palace at
Yeddo and secreted in room adjoining
that in which the negotiations were in
progress. Every word spoken by the
Americans he heard, and interpreted
to the Japanese long before the official
interpretations had been officially re-
ported.
When the time came to decide on
what should be done in the way of
treaties the officials had a long con-
ference with Nakahama, and his
friendly words in behalf of the Ameri-
cans are said to have had a great in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
Cloves for Electricians.

A new process of making protective
glass for electricians is announced.
The material is soaked on one side
with rectified petroleum, and on the
other with a solution of india rubber.
The gloves are then dried for five
minutes in stove at a temperature of
60 degrees centigrade, and then in
cool room. The petroleum side is then
painted with mixture got by heating
two pounds of linseed oil with three
pounds of nitric acid for four hours,
and the india rubber side is busted
over with a powder consisting of as
bestos and tale, half and half.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
HaIr Drrlnc Annaratns.

without injury to the hair or scalp. As
shown il the drawing, the arrange
ment consists Of a fan driven by either
a water or electric motor, and forcing
steady current of air through a sinu-
Gus pipe and into the flexible tube
connected to the pipe. Beneath the
convolutions is a gas burner arrang-
ed to heat the air in its passage. From
the heated pipe the air passes into the
flexible tube, the latter being provid-
ed at the end with a cup of rubber.
This cup is manipulated by the opera
tor to discharge the air at different
parts of the scalp, the temperature of
the current being high enough to dry
the hair in a comparatively short
time. The apparatus is shown mount
ed on stand for easy manipulation
about the room, and when not in use
can be folded into small dimensions
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

Below are to be seen two cuts of
hose made of metal and designed to
replace rubber for the handling Of
steam or hot liquids which are very
destructive of the fiber. Strange to
say, the metallic variety has been ex-
tensively used abroad, but is only COM
ing into use here.
In Fig. is shown a section of the
single hose, with the metal tape or rib
bon Of special section coiled upon itself
so that the grooves interlock. In hose
of this kind for light work a rubber
packing is wound between the overlap
ping edges Of the metal ribbon. In the
style shown in Fig. 2, however, this
packing is held in a V-shaped groove
formed in the tape, thus making a
much more secure joint. The double
hose, shown in Fig. 2, is constructed
of two separate coils, one within the
other and firmly fastened at the ends.
The coils of each tube are in opposite
directions. While the single tube may
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
Pronunciation Of St. Louis.

There is one train announcer in this
city who seems to have had a college
education. You can see him any day
at the Grand Central Station. And he
pronounces st. Louis 'Sanh Louee," in
other words, in the French style.
That may be good French" said a
Western man who heard the an
nouncer, but it's the first time l ever
heard that pronunciation in this part
of the country.
Fasteners are more apt to call the
place Saint Louie not sounding the
final IS in Louis and sounding the
t. plainly. People out West say Saint
Louiss'
"The only other thing l ever heard
the place called was almighty hot.
But 'Sanh Louee!' Never!"-New
York Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

seen great light and become one of
the great powers of the earth.
But histories has not recorded-at
least popular histories have not-that
much of the success which attended
Commodore Perry's great mission was
due 60 little Yankee schoolhouse, in
the little town of Fairhaven, on the
shores of Buzzard's bay Mass. The
wondering open-heartedness with
which the American commissioners
were received was not spontaneous,
for mere lad, whose education had
been obtained in that little Massachu-
sets village, had paved the way and
sown the seeds of friendliness and
eager curiosity which made possible
the friendly overtures brought behind
the grim muzzles of those old black
cannon of Commodore Perry.
That lad, who was afterward nearly
half a century, an honored nobleman
of the Yankeeland of the east, is now
dead. His name was Manjiro Naka-
hama, and his life story reads like
veritable romance
1t was in 1910 or 1S41 when the
American whaleship John Rowland of
Fairhaven, Captain William H. Whit
field, sailing on a cruise in the Japan
sea, sighted a speck on the bosom of
the Pacific. The speck was found to
be the wreck of Japanese fishing
boat, stranded hopelessly on a lone
reef in the open ocean.
Clinging desperately to the frail
bamboo frame were five Japanese fish
ermen, gaunt and well-nigh famished.
Already they had lost all hope of be-
ing saved, for they were farther from
land than any Japanese had ever been
before, according to tradition, and not
a particle of food remained within
reach.
Captain Whitfield took the poor
creatures off and made them comfort
ship they had ever seen. They proved
apt pupils, and soon became useful
sailors.
After a few weeks the John How
land reached Honolulu, and there Cap
tain Whitfield decided 10 drop all of
his superfiuous crew but the smallest,
a snip of boy, in whom the captain
had taken a decided interest. This
boy, scarcely 10 years of age, had
shown himself bright and capable, and
displayed an Unsuitable greed for the
knowledge he found the Yankees pos
sessed, and of which he had never
dreamed.
A mere fisher lad, he had had no
education whatever, and the ship from
an unknown land was to him a thing
of wonderful interest. He begged to
accompany his benefactor home, and
finally the captain yielded.
For want of better Interpretation
of his Japanese name, his playmates
in Fairhaven called the boy John
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

We have now decided that the Unit
ed States sis" and not "are" We have
determined the number and we now
want to know the sex. Is the United
States she or cit?
A number of English writer's who
involve us in international politics re-
gard us as feminine. OF England we
say she" Frances sex has never
been in doubt, and nations, like ships,
are by general acceptance feminine.
THE United States, she is great
nation" would be an appropriate mod
ern head for a copybook for the school
children. sThus might grammatical
fact be impressed upon the plastic
mind.-Philadelphi Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
where snIrItuali.m orlrInat.a.

The old house near Newark, N. j..
where modern spiritualism as a faith
was originated. ifty-four years ago,
is fast falling to decay Spiritualists
hold the building in veneration and.
many visit it annually. On the rough
walls of the cellar blood stains are still
visible, and are said to mark the fate
of an old peddler, who is stated to
have been murdered while visiting the
house, a few years after it was built.
and his body is said to have been
buried in thu cellar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

The possibility of poisoning from
arsenic in the soil has been studied by
Messrs. A. and A. F. Angel, British
chemists. The arsenic impurity of a
superphosphate of lime was increased
to one-half Of 1 per cent, about seven
teen times the usual proportions, and
this manure was applied to various
crops in two lots, part at time of SOW
ing and part when the plants were
well above ground. It was found
that some arsenic was drawn up me-
chanically into the young leaves OF
rhubarb, and the grasses and into the
green pods of beans, but no trace
reached the fruit OF seed of any plant
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
New Principle In Aeronsut,o..

M. Sibillot, Partisan aeronaut, has
devised new principle Of aerial navi-
CATION which, he anticipates, will solve
the problem of travelling through the
air. He has completed the plans OF a
new dirigible balloon which, he main
tains, will be manageable in any
weather. He proposes to carry in his
aerial machine a refrigerator and a
heating apparatus. BY simply press
ing lever of the former he thus re-
duces the temperature of the gas, the
condensation causing the balloon to
descend. On heating the hydrogen the
gas expands, and thus the balloon as
cends. By this alternative heating or
cooling of the gas in his balloon he
can rise or fall at will without allow
ing any of his hydrogen to escape.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
A Troublesome Trio.

"The most troublesome member Of
my flock" said the parson, sis young
woman who wants husband"
MY most troublesome client" said
the lawyer, rs a middle-aged woman
who wants a divorce"
THE most troublesome patient
have" said the physician, as a spin
ster of uncertain age who doesn't know
what she wants"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
Ana He Got IT,

You have lovely hand" renarked
the youth. as he grasped the fair maid
ems hash mixer.
DO you really think so?" she
queried in tone that was calculated
to push him over the hurdle.
That's what" answered the unsus-
pecting victim Of circumstances. II
admire a beautiful hand, but mine is
apt to be mistaken for ham. Il wish
had one like yours
Then" suggested the willing maid.
whats the matter with bracing up
and asking for it?'
P. S.-They are now selecting the
furniture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
The Rise
Of Japan

EVERY schoolboy who has read his
tory knows that when Commodore
Perry and his little feet of Yankee
"arships sailed into the picturesque
harbor of Yeddo, Japan, just half a
century ago, he unlocked the door Of
"a Veritable pleasure house, and started
on foot one of the most remarkable ma
tlonal developments that the world
has ever known. From the treaties he
wrung from the Japanese has come
untold wealth to the world of com
merce, while the people who before
mad sat dormant and in darkness have
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

The Commerce of Cereals at Chicago.
The Belgian consul-general at Chi
cago has just made report on the
magnitude of the commerce of cereals
there, from which the following fig
ures are extracted. 1t is not every
American who realizes the enormous
business done. In the first place, the
flour is expressed terms of wheat by
calling one barrel of flour the equiva-
lent of five bushels of wheat The fig
ures of arrivals show that 321, 900, 900
bushels of grain were received in the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
In Japanese Costume.

Mung. and as John Mung he went to
school for the next six years in the
little village school of Fairhaven. The
men who to-day are the leaders in
town affairs were then his playmates,
and many are their "reminiscences OF
the funny little Jap and his struggles
with the English language and Yam
lOse ways. But he was certainly bright
and few excelled him in his classes,
once he had contrived to get the hang
of things.
When he left school John Mung
learned the cooper's trade and followed
Il for a while. When he attained his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
New street-Car Headlieht.

A new incandescent electric lamp
has recently been brought out which
makes electric headlights for city and
suburban cars possibility. The new
lamp is known as the "stereopticon,"
and consists of a filament in the form
of compact conical helix, with a
maximum diameter of perhaps one
half an inch, making it possible to TO
Gus the lamp in headlight One Of
these lamps of thirty-two candle-power
is capable of lighting up straight
stretch of track to distance of 600
feet on a clear, dark night.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
Fig. L. Fig. 2.

Metal Hose for Steam Connections.
become UNFINISHED from careless hand
ling or when subjected to great strain,
this can not occure with the double
hose, which, it is said. can be made
to meet any demands as to tightness
and power Of resistance. For special
purposes 1t is claimed that it can be
made to Withstand pressure UP to
5000. pounds per square inch. For
conveying greasy liquids, which rapid
ly rot rubber, this hose has given
especial satisfaction, as the fiexibility
is increased by the lubricating nature
Of the liquid passing through it, and
Its life is thereby prolonged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

1t is reported that Thomas A. Edison
has practically completed work on his
new storage battery, which, says Elec-
tricity, is expected, because of its
economy of space and power, to reyo-
lutionize traction, and shortly an ex-
perimental station will be in operation
in the buildings of the Edison COM
pany at Silver Lake, N. ]. New build
ings have been erected on the COM
pany's ground. and these, with the old
structures, will be utilized in making
models of the battery. In two months
it is expected the battery will have
been completed. and if the results are
as satisfactory as the inventor anti
cipates. the work of manufacturing for
the market will be begun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
value of the Human Roax.

An ingenious chemist has made the
claim that the average human being
is worth about $1s,S0O from the chemi-
cal standpoint. His calculations are
based on the fact that the human body
contains three pounds and thirteen
ounces of calcium, and calcium, Just
now is worth $500 an ounce.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

The photographer labored indus
triously. He got out a jumping-jack
and various other toys. and in the
course of half an hour or SO he had
the baby growing and laughing. Then
he took the picture.
You're wonder" said the father.
Il f1atter myself" returned the pho
tographer, that l am pretty good at
my business"
'The best ever" asserted the father.
IF you can do that with the baby as
a regular thing. I'd give you board and
lodging free just to have you in my
house nights"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03

back, supporting a series of metallic
contact plates over the spinal column.
In addition to this individual contact
plates are provided for attachment to
the various portions of the body, the
connection being made so as to pass
the current from the back plates to
the single plate nearest the seat of the
disease.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
The Proper Adjective.

Miss MobiIe-wel1, Martha. how is
your husband now?
Martha-Pc'ly, miss, poly. He's got
that explanatory rheumatism.
Miss Mobile-You mean inhamma-
tory rheumatism, Martha. Exclama-
tory is to cry out
Martha with solemn conviction)-
That's it, mum. that's it, He don't 10
nothing but holler."-Christian Regis
ter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-03
smnlIe.l Enrlne Ersr null..

The smallest engine ever made has
been completed recently. 1t is a hori-
zontal engine and runs as accurately
as the best engine ever built. 1t is
made of gold, silver. copper and steel,
and covers a space about the size Of
a silver quarter.