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The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

It is uncommon sense that counts.
Its inventor coined money in the
mint julep.
Ever so many gems of thought turn
out to be paste.
Men laugh at feminine frippery, but
are beguiled by it.
Girls talk of matrimony, married
women of husbands.
Always is borne in on us the fact
that the seat of reason is the stom-
ach.
When there's an ache in 1t there
is room for nothing else in ones
head.
Not enough men catch Time by the
forelock to make the old fellow bald
headed.
The trouble with some of the unco'
guild is that they suffer from ingrow-
ing profanity.
Even the panhandler can become
strenuous long enough to raise the
price of drink.
So far as the modern scientist Is
concerned the fruits of philosophy
Ill q eieSliIS SuiIehtS.
1t doesn't always follow that be-
cause a man is well groomed he pos
esses good horse sense.
What lot we would know about
woman if we could swap our knowl-
edge for our ignorance!
There is grain enough in the coun-
try to fatten the Thanksgiving tur-
key, corner or no corner.
If boys had the running Of the
world some of us grown-ups would
have to do some humping.
1t is unlucky to walk under lad
der when there is pot OF paint
carelessly poised overhead.
A little nonsense now and then is
relished by the wisest men if the
girls are sufficiently pretty.
THAT size depends upon ccmpari-
son is manifest" said the little bird
as it swallowed the big worm.
Many and many time, said the
Dreamer, have l seen Fame within
easy reach, and always my pipe went
out.
Ever so many grains make dram;
SNel So MIL d S'iu uBIO'
possessors of scruples avoid the
pound.
Many a man gets reputation for
wisdom by silence and many man
proves his wisdom by leaving things
unsaid.
A place for everything and every
thing in its place becomes awfully
monotonous after a while to the
average man.
Trust or no trust, we don't allow
outsiders in the Smokers Brother
hood until they call them tobies in
stead of stogies.
Life is made up of spasms-spasms
Of virtue, spasms Of vice, spasms of
industry, spasms Of laziness-and
death alone can cure them.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
POINTED PARAeRAPHa

Beware Of the woman who loves
money more than she loves love.
You can always tell female fiirt
by the way she doesn't get married.
Tie millennium, like most good
things, isn't in any hurry about ar
irving.
During courtship he talks and she
listens; after marriage the order IL
reversed.
Some women's idea of being econ
omical is to have their ball dresses
cut lower.
It's easy to believe one who speaks
derogatorily of others or in praise OF
ourselves.
Actions of most men everlastingly
knock the stufiing out of their good
intentions.
1t is said that haste makes waste.
yet you seldom find a hustler in an
almshouse.
Vindications are all right, but a man
should not get into the habit of seek.
ing them regularly.
When a man follows the races he
finds himself far in the rear sooner or
later-usually sooner.
Truth may be stranger than fiction,
but the average liar makes a desper-
ate effort to supply contrary proof.
Lots of people find marriage fail.
ure. but the grass widow considers 1t
only temporary embarrassment.
That serpent in the garden of Eden
wasn't in the Ii. d. class, but he
understood human nature all right.
All women want to live to ripe
old age, yet the majority OF them are
ashamed to acknowledge their years.
People would get more real enjoy
ment cut of money if it took them as
long to spend it as it does to earn it
After woman gets married she
wonders three times a day as long as
she lives what to get for the next
meal.
Some people save up money by do
ing without something they want In
order to be in a position to purchase
something they don't want-Chicago
News.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
WHAT WE NEED.

Food for reflection.
A cushion for the seat OF war.
A sheet for the bed of river.
A ring for the finger OF scorn.
A glove for the hand OF fate.
A link for a chain of evidence.
A button for the coat of paint.
Scales for the weight of years.
A hinge for the gait OF q horse.
A rung for the ladder OF fame
A sleeve for the arm Of the law.
An opener Tor the jaws OF death.
A lock for the trunk OF an elephant.
A feather for the wing Of the wind.
A tombstone for the dead of night.
a shoe for the foot of a mountain.
A pump for the well OF knowledge.
A hone to sharpen blade OF grass.
A telescope to watch the flight Of
time.
A song that will reach an ear Of
corn.
A blanket for the cradle of the
deep.
A razor to shave the face Of the
2arth.
A key to the lock Of the door Of
iuccess. IA
A pair OF glasses for the eyes OF
he law.
A thermometer to measure the heat
II an argument
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
NEXT MORNING PHILOSOPHER.

The fast man seldom passes the half
mile post.
Were it not for the hod carrier the
house would not go up.
The man who deliberates should not
be confused with the man who hest
tates.
The scolding woman Is but little
less ridiculous than the scolding male
biped.
To some 1t is always an era of pros
perity, while to others it is always an
era of hard times.
The per capita wealth Of country
is to be found on paper, not In the
pockets of tho people.
Taking everything into considera-
ton the real wonder Is that the world
is as good as 1t Is in most respects.
There is wide difference between
the real and the professional working
man. and it is always in favor OK the
former.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
NUGGETS FROM GEORGIA.

Riches not only take wings, but
everything else it kin git its hans on.
Eff poverty is blessin', riches mus
sho' be whole campmeetin, wild hal
lelula come down.
Some folks tries SO hard ter be hap.
py dat wen happiness comes dey's all
worn out, en- too weak ter enjoy it.
We 'bleege ter take de wor' ez we
find it; but de trouble is, some er us
want ter take too much at one time.
De poor you has always wild you:
kaze wen de poor sets down ter a
good dinner he feel too comfortable
ter quit.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
DON'T GIVE UP.

Don't be discouraged by past ef
forts to find relief and cure from the
myriads Of ills that come from sick
kidneys. You may pass nights OF
sleepless tossing. annoyed by frequent
urination. Your back may ache like .
toothache or sudden twltches and
twinges of backache pain make life
misery. Perhaps you have nervous
spells, are weak, tired-out, depressed.
There is a cure for all of this and for
every trouble of the bladder and kid
neys. Read this case and note 1t
tells how well the cure was tested:
Charles Lindgren, sealer of freight
cars on the L. S. & M. S. R. r., La
Porte, Ind, says: 81 have greater
faith in Doan's Kidney Pills to-day
than had in the fall of 1897 when l
began taking them and made pub
lie statement of the result. At that
time l had suffered with lameness
and soreness Of the bacK, which was
SO eXcruciating that l could scarcely
turn in bed, and Doan's Kidney Pills
completely cured this trouble. l am
always ready to endorse Doan's Kid
ney Pills personally to anyone requir-
ing kidney remedy. After lapse of
three years l make this statement,
which shows my undoubted faith in
the preparation"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine. which cured Mr.. Lind
gren, will be mailed On application
to any part of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y. For sale by all druggists, so
cents per box.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Bamboo for seaffoldino.

The French consul at Batavia lays
stress on the Importance of bamboo as
material for constructing builders
scaffolding, and he states that in Java
even lighthouse has been built with
its help. The power of resistance of a
bamboo cane measuring eight to ten
inches in diameter, even with length
of sixty-tive feet, is enormous. More
over, bamboo is said not to rot either
when in the ground or in water, while
the drier and older 1t grows the firmer
1t becomes.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Influence of Chess.

II Scottish scientist is to be be-
lieved, the people of those countries in
which chess Is most frequently played
are invariably more civilized than
those who iDhabit countries In which
little attention is paid to this great
game. The best chess players in the
world, he points out, We're to be found
in Spain during the period Of its splen-
dor. and in Italy during the renais-
sance, whereas to-day there are few
persons in those countries who care
for the game.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Labor on Railroad Folders.

The average person who picks up n
railroad time folder does not realize
the amount of work which the prepara-
ton of such publication involves.
big western railroad. for instance, has
n general time folder made up from
sixteen different divisions operating
time tables. The folder contains 2,OOO
names of towns, gives the schedules OF
over 500 trains and whenever there Is
change in time GO,0cO figures have to
Le carefully checked and corrected.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Tho Ogden Assay Company. who for
many years have been located at li29
Sixteenth street. Denver. have removed
to more convenient and centrally located
quarters at lI25 Arnpahoc street Denver
They are well known to mining men and
prospectors In this community. having
advertised in this paper continuously for
number of years and are deserving OF
their magnificent success.
The Ogden Assay Company furnishes
another illustration OF what can be done
by judicious and persistent advertising
combined with strictly reliable work and
fair treatment OF customers
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Mother Gray's swsst Fovdsrs for Chndrsn
Successfully used BY Mother Gray, nurse
In the Childrsn's Home in New York. Cures
Fsverishnsss, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms Over $4,000 testimonials
At all druggists. CSC. Sample FREE. Ad-
drsss Allen 8. Olmstsd, LeRoy, N. z.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
TRY One PACKAGE.

II Defiance Starch does not please
you, return it to your dealer. II it does
you get one-third more for the same
money. Ii will give you satisfaction,
and will not stick to the iron.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Mrs. Sharpe-They call the bellboy In
the hotel Buttons" l believe. l Won
der why? Mr.. Sharpe-Probably be
cause he's always or when you need
him most.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot sweating
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores
S5c Trial package FREE by mail Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy, N. Y.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Father dmpressively)-Suppo should
be taken away suddenly. what would be-
come of you. my boy? lrreverent Son.
I'd stay here. The question is. what
would become OF your
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

nc-1 suppose now that / shall have to
ask your father for his consent? She
No, Harry: after the first time you called
pa said ] might have YOU II wanted
you Pa and ! have understood II for IA
long time.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague OF the night, itching piles. Doan's
Ointment cures, quickly and permanently.
At any drug store, 80 cents.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Hall's CntArrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

Few people realize the immensity of ST.
IBERIA. which extends through 12o degrees
OF longitude and possesses one-ninth OF
all the land surface OF the globe! The
United States. Great Britain and all Flu
rope. except Russia. could DO put into
Siberia. with land to spare.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Ono of natures remedies; cannot harm
the weakest tconstitution; mover faiis to cure
summer complaints Of young or old. DE-.
Fowler's Extract Of Wild Strawberry.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Doctor-EIow did you ruin your dlgcs-
tion SO completely? PatIent-I tried
every new kind OF breakfast food that
/ saw advertised
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

No chrome or cheap premiums, but
better quality and one-third more Of
Defiance Starch for the same price Of
other starcheS.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Hired Man-Say. boss. how d. y spell
rheumatism? Farmer-Don't know
Sim. amt had spell In twenty
year.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

A good question for debating societies-
Which is the more dangerous the rock
the-boa. fool or the didn't-know-it-was-
loaded idiot?
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Piso's Cure IL the host medicine We over used
for all affections Of .he throat and lunRs.-Wh.
O. ESpsLEY, Vanburen. Ind, Feb 10. 1000
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

NOT FISH STORY.
Baxters Bullhead cigar as as good a DC
smoke Hs you can hnd.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

When doctors fail, try Burdock Blood
Bitterx. Cnres dyspepsia, constipation;
tnvtgorates the whole sy storn.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
rxs1sr ox aErrINa IN.

dance Starch This In because they have
q stock on hand of other brands contain-
ing only u OF. in package which tney
won't be ablA to sell first. because De-
fiance contains IS OF. for the same money.
Do you want IL OF: instead OF Y OF.
for same money? Then buy Dehancs
Starch. Requires no cooking.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

In matrimony one and ono makes ono.
but In divorce one from one leaves two.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING.

won't shake out or blow out; by usinK
Defiance starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand and
one-third more for same money.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Kansas tried to levy on Coiorado's wa
ter supply But when Colorado Saguache
was doing she Custer and said you Otero
known you couldn't Raca suit like that.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

THAT Mr.. Squeezem had nothing but
praise for your sermon to-day. said the
minister's wife after church. Yes. I no.
ticed that when the plate was passed
around" said the pastor sadly.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Our policy" said great railroad
lawyer, ''is millions for defense, but
not l cent for damages
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

James AZ Bouty. an American in Brazil.
has found a tree called balata near Para,
the juice of which promises to rival rub
her
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Patient-Im sorry now that i sent for
YOU, doctor because I feel so much better
that ] don't need any medicine. Doctor
Better take some; IN charge you Just the
strne for this visit whether you do or
not.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children tscthng sofen- the gums, re 1uces n-
nA:pmstion, szys pain. cures wind collie 2ac bottss
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

"Can you get rare roast beef Mt your
boarding house? NO: but We get roast
beef rarely"
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW,
Then use Defiance Starch. II will keep
them white-l6 c.. for 10 cents
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

II smoking interferes with your work.
"quit working smoke Baxter .
Bullhead-5-cent cigar.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

It's because OF their true merit that
80 many smokers prefer Baxter's Bull
head 5-ccnt cigar.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Takes the burn out; heals the wound;
cures the pain. DR.. Thomas Eclectric on,
the household remedy.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

The man on the Ealows is fearful eN-
ample Of the result of taking a drop too
much.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

To Cure Cold I'm Ono day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money IL IL fails to cure. 25c.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

"Mild?' Well, should say so-Bax
ter's Bullhead &c cigar Smoke as man,
as you like: they won't hurt you.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Lovers should be prepared before they
are paired.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Speaking OF home rule. what's the mat
ter with that Of the first baby?
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Bullhead scent cigar. II you have
smoked one you know how good they
are. II you have not. try one.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

An Industrious gardener is slave to
the weed.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

Peary is returning. but 1t doesn't np-
pear he found the north pole.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
Where Snakes Are Scarce.

The Sandwich Islands are almost as
free from snakes as Ireland. There is
but one sort, and that very scarce.
The Delta independent., 1902-09-26

The string tied around n mans finger
is merely forget-me-knot.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

Lazlness sticks out further and
more prominent in newspaper
office than IN any other business IN
the world. The work of lazy editor
can be seen as soon as the paper is
opened. Some papers are not worth
the raw material on which they are
printed and yet they Will have the
cheek aud nerve to ask daily papers
t. exchange with them. We do not
mind exchanging the Daily Progress
with II weekly that makes any pre-
tentions towards getting out a sheet
worthy of an exchange, but some
editors are SO lazy, even if they are
capable editing a paper, that their
sheets are Of no earthly good and in
no way can be used by daily paper.
Take it all In all though Mississippi
has the best and cleanest country
weeklies of any state in the union
and but few Of them are presided
over by really lazy men.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

The Greenville Times makes no
secret about it. 1t says we want
factories. OF course, and there is not
a city in the state that does not want
them and badly need them. But
something else must be done besides
putting such notices next to reading
matter i'll a newspaper. Greenville
should do like Hattiesburg organ
ize board of trade and let it
work for the factories Our board is
very young yet-in knee pants and
not old enough to smoke cigarettes
but it will be able to do much
good for Hattiesburg i'll few more
months.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

The postmistress of Indianola,
Sunfiower county, is a negress. There
is also in that town negro doctor.
1t seems that the people have be-
come little Disguised with the two
and have given them until January
to wind up their business and leave.
1t is not stated what objection the
white people have to them, but
doubtless they have a sufficient
cause to justify them in asking the
negroes to make their presence
scarce in that town hereafter.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13
His Life In Peril.

II just seemed to have gone all to
pieces writes Alfred Bee, of Welfare,
Tex "bihousness and lame back had
made life burden [ couldn't eat or
sleep and felt aim Ost too worn ont to
work when | began to use Electric Bit
terra, but they worked wonders. Now
sleep like a top, can eat anything, have
gained in strength and enjoy hard work. J"
They give vigorous health and new life
to the weak, slcklY, run down people
Try them. Only soc at Tucker q Greer's
drug store
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

The Lexington Progress-Ad
states that all the public roads of
Holmes county are III fine condition,
having been worked by contract, and
two loads are now hauled where
there was only one before. 1t says
that farmers haul one load to the
country line, dump it off, and haul
another one, put both on the wagon
and goes TO town with the great
est ease and without such wear of
the wagon and injury TO the team
Every county in the state should
have good roads, but they will never
be good until they are worked by
contract and with road machinery and
then wide stires adopted instead of
the marrow ones now used.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

1t matters not who is the next may
or of Hattiesburg the streets should
be kept clean. According to the size
of this city it has worse streets than
any other we know of i'll the south
and they grow worse every day.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

Some one should get out a search
warrant and find ont what good tie
railIOad commission has done the
state. 1t certainly has never done
Hattiesburg any good aud never will.
That is one office supported by the
state that should be abolished in thir-
teen minutes after the next meeting
of the legislature.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

Last week a man was found guilty
in the circuit court Of Jones county
in two caes Of retailing and fined
$500 in each case And this reminds
Us that court cOnvenes her the fourth
Monday in this month
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

The best way for a newspaper to
treat a politician is to let him
pull on his own boot. The pa
per that monkeys with the right hind
foot of mule is going to get hurt
and so it is if he monkeys with a
politician.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

\ Montgomery county man killed
three rattle snakes the other day
which weighed fOrty-eight pounds.
1t is said Montgomery county is noto-
riOus for moOnshine whiskey and
of course snakes, real and imaginary,
abound in great numbers.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

There was more corn raised this
year by billion of bushels than last
year, the most Of it in the northern
states. This ought to make both
bread and meat cheap, and will if
the crop does not get into the hands
of a trust
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

For the year ending the Both of
Septmber the state had issued charters
to the amount of over SO, 600, OC0.
Very many of the charters were
granted to corporations in south Mis-
sissippi where various industries
have been established i'll greater
number than i'll any other portion of
the state.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

Some person in Laurel have be-
come SO mean that he is poisoning
the dogs of that town-bird dogs,
sheep-killing dogs and all. A re-
ward has been offered for the arrest
and conviction of the party He
should be made to cut stove wood
every morning for sixty days.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

Some of the papers of the state are
discussing as to what should be
charged for announcing candidates
for governor. Our experience with
some Of them is not to charged at all,
but make them pay i'll advance.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

handled with considerable care and
the handlers deserve credit, though
they were elected to handle them
with care.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

1t is now gwen out by the state
officials that the state will not have
to issue bonds to meet its obliga-
tions and that the report put out
last week to that effect was prema-
ture. This goes to show that the
finances of the state so far have been
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

The editor of the Braxton New
Era shot at a man five times the 9th
er day and hit meeting house
twice.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13

Did anybody hear anything drap
the other day when Bryan suddenly
let down his jaw?
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-10-13
Tne Cne nay Cold cure.

KermCtt'f, Chocolates Laxative Quinine for
1old in II head and sore throat CblldreT
AXE tb M ike candy