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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22

ana GrlSSS was also 0lcCI0u W lOOh
after some Of the many matters that
will have to be considered in connec-
ton with the sshow." It was decided
that an old fashioned minstrel per-
Torrance would be the most advisa-
BILE to be undertaken and the manage
ment is now selecting talent for the
different parts.
Willie, the 1O-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Battles, died last
night of an ailment which is sup
posed to have had it's origin in an at
tack of scarlet fever. Several weeks
ago the boy was taken sick and al
though his ase was considered
serious, it was hoped that he would
survive. Recently, however. he be-
gan to grow much worse and the hope
that had buoyed up parents and
friends gave way to despair, as he
sank rapidly. The immediate cause Of
death is believed to have been an affec-
ton of the throat, in which a gather
ing formed and which it was found
necessary to open yesterday. The
funeral took place this afternoon.
Sheriff Hubbard returned last night
from Livingston having in charge W.
B. Smith, who Is accused Of having
stolen a saddle in this city, the prop.
erty OF Fred Kirch, a rancher residing
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22

In default of SO William Quigley
will be assisting the street commits
sioner during the next five days az a
penalty for having fractured the ordi-
nance prohibiting drunkenness in pub
lie places.
William McManus was arraigned in
police court this morning on the
charge of having disturbed the peace
by getting drunk. AS it vas his first
offense and some mitigating circum-
stances being shown, the defendant
was discharged.
Governor Toole, Chairman A. ].
Davidson, Secretary T. G. Kurtz and
J. S. NJ, Neill left Helena last night
for st. Louis, where they will be met
by G. ". Clark, F. A. Heinze and G.
E. Conrad, the other members of the
states honorary commission and Sc
lect a site for the Montana building at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition.N
The habitues of Minnesota avenue
are all wrought up owe the prowess
Of q "scrapper," who made his appear
ance on the thoroughfare yesterday
afternoon. He became involved in
"a quarrel with q gang of men and
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

HARDY IN COYINGTON
GIVEN A TREMENDOUS OVATION At
WILLIAMSBURG.
Henry Holmes Says the County
Will Give Hardy Big
Majority.

The Progress had an Interview this
morning with Henry Holmes who
has Just returned from CoYington
county where he spenttwo days. Be-
sides hearing the candidates speak at
Williamsburg Monday he also talked
with representative citizens from
different portions of the county.
Concerning the speaking at Will
liamsburg Monday Mr.. Holmes says
there was no comparison in the
amount of applause given the speak
ers. Barber and Bowers were lis
tened to attentively ana the audience
considerably gave them some APP
plause, but when Capt. Hardy got
through speaking it was a regular
ovation and such cheering and yell
ing "hurrah for Hardy" surprised
even Capt. Hardy's staunch support
ers. The building almost shook with
the tremendous cheering. Mr..
Holmes says there was no mistaking
the feeling of the large crowd-it was
overwhelmingly for Hardy.
Mr.. Holmes talked freely with cit
liens from different parts of the
county and he found that people liv-
ing in the country were practically
selid for Hardy.
Mr.. Holmes is positive that Gov
ington will roll up big majority for
Hardy.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
HATTIESDURG WINS.
V. Otis Robertson Captures the
Medal at the Chautaugua.

Last night the state oratorical con-
test occurred at the Chautaugua at
Crystal Springs,
Picked men, the best and most
fluent speakers of five colleges, had
one representative each. These
young men were selected after COM
petitive speaking IN their respective
colleges. They were the best TO be
had.
The colleges represented were the
State University, the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Mississippi
College, Millsaps College and the
Jefferson College.
All Hattiesburg will rejoice to
know that Prof. V. Otis Robertson of
this city was awarded the gold med
al by committee of competent
Judges. Pref. Robertson represent
ed the University from which he has
Just graduated and in which he will
teach the next session.
This is indeed a high honor and
Prof. Robertson and his friends have
great cause to feel proud of his vic
tory, as it was won over the best
young orators in q state OF brilliant
speakers.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
HOW WE GROW RICH.
At Least There Is Plenty of Money
ia the Banks.

At Least There Is Plenty of Money
in the Banks.
Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, July 23.-According to a
summary just issued by Auditor
Cole, the state banks of Mississippi
have increased their resources So
60,544.7l during the past year. and
the number of banks has been in
creased from III to l29. The total
resources of the banking institutions
is SIC, ga, 1858, and the cash on hand
on the 5th of July was 81 ,550,929 81 4,
showing that over ninety-five per
cent of the capital stock and deposits
is kept invested or IN circulation.
This is the most satisfactory showing
that has been made by the state
banks in several years.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
TAKING THINGS EASY.
Will Dantzler Abiding His Time
by Writing Sermon.

Will Dantzler. who is to be hanged in
this city on the first of next month, is
taking the hot weather with as much
ease as any one else in or out of jail.
Will no doubt always took things easy
from hog to watermelon He says
he is about ready to be hanged and if
the sheriff is sready on the day set for
the execution he thinks the hanging
will take place promptly and without
hitch.
He has written an article about q
yard long in which he expresses the be
lief that there is not much showing for
the NEGRO in this world. He has edu
cation enough to be mean. The sheriff
the other day found the document in
his cell and carried it the Office
for examination. Ii appears from the
reading of the article that the negro
wrote it merely for his own satisfaction,
as it was not addressed to any one,
though he may have intended it for the
outlines of sermon to be preached by
some one of his colored friends after
the author is hanged.
AS the board of supervisors did not
provide to the contrary the sheriff will
hang the negro in an enclosure, making
the execution private. Notwithstand
ing this the Jail yard will be crowded
with hundreds of negroes and many
whites who have morbid curiosity to
see the life of human bang jerked out
by tight-rope performance.
The Catholic priest of this city oc
casionalIy visits the condemned man to
administer religious encouragement
and consolation, and sc far, if one is to
Judge from outside appearances, his
work has resulted in scme good. The
priest told this writer few days ago
that he would endeavor to prevent the
negro from making any talk from the
scaffold, but since he is to be hanged phi
vately he will have no one to talk to
but the sheriff, physicians and a few
others who may be let into the enclos
ure, and they will be there on business.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
DEATH OF JOHNNIE WATTS.

Johnnie Watts. who was agent for
she Gulf and Ship Island railroad at
McLaurin several months ago, died
at his parents residence in Newton
last night at o'clock. He had been
in declining health for year or two
and took a trip to Texas, hoping to
inprovs, but there was no permanent
Improvement and he gradually grew
worse until his death. He was
known to and highly esteemed by all
the people of McLaurin and was quite
popular on the entire line of the road.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
COOKE and
LAUDERDALE
Hanged at Greenyille
Tuesday
FOR THE MURDER OF RHfA.
Cooke Goes 10 His Death Raving
Like a Mailman.
EVERYBODY IN GREENYILLE
Trial One of Most Noted Ever Held
in the State.

Greenvilte, July %. = At Hal
o'clock this morning Ashley Cooke
and Tom Lauderdale, the murdsrsrs
of Engineer Rhea, expiated their
crime upon the gallows. Cscke died
cursing everybody in Greenville and
the officers of the law. Lauderdale
met his fate calmly.
At early dawn great throngs of
people began to arrive in the city,
and by 10 o'clock the place was
crowded to its utmost capacity.
Sheriff Hunt had sworn ih a large
number of deputies, and every pre-
caution was taken to prevent any
possible trouble. Cooke and Lander
dale, after a good nights sleep,
awoke at Z o'clock. Breakfast was
offered them, but both declined to
eat. Cooke was visited by Rev. Gun
ningham, who tried his utmost to
induce the doomed man to embrace
religion, but all to no purpose.
At IL o'clock the two men were
brought into the corridors of the Jail.
where the last farewells were said.
They were then taken to the scaffold,
and in full view of thousands of peo-
pie both were hanged. Lauderdale
remained firm and quiet throughout,
but Cooke raved like a mailman,
curslng everything and everybody in
Greenville and finally, when the
black cap was adjusted, he uttered q
fearful oath at the sheriff and his
deputies. There was no semblance
OF trouble.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
BIG TIME AT ALLISON'S.
Big Speaking and Thousands of
People Present.

Big Speaking and Thousands Of
People Present.
Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, July pa special train
bearing several hundred people left
here this morning for Allison's
Wells, where a big democratic rally
and barbecue occurred during the
day. Addresses were delivered by
United Suites Senators Money and
McLaurin in the forenoon. and in the
afternoon the four candidates for
congress in the eighth district,
Messrs. Hooker, Montgomery, Will
liams and Henry were engaged in a
JOINT debate. The eighth district
race is growing quite spirited, and
since the executive committee has
named August q as the date for the
first primary it will be fought with
renewed vigor Several thousand
people from the five counties o. the
district were present at Allison's
Wells today.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
PEARL &LEAF RIVERS R.
TIME TABLE.
/ DOTS AND DASHE.S


Miss Bessie Crosby has returned
from a visit to relatives in Brook
haven.
Miss Jennie Dobbins, of Williams.
Ala, is visiting the family of E. T.
Davis.
Quite number of persons attended
the engineers picnic at Rawls
Springs today and Of course bad an
enjoyable time.
Mr.. Joe Case, night operator for
the Northeastern, who has been sick
for the past week, is able to be out
again. Joe is missed BY the night
force.
*xK
Mrs. H. A. Harper and John Be-
thume of Langford, Miss, are visit
ing in the city, the guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Langford on Upton
street.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Britten left for
Berlin to be absent some timee. Mr..
Britten expects to be a millionaire
looking up lost fortune that be-
lenged to his family.
E%*
Millsaps College at Jackson has an
advertisement in today's Progress.
This is one of the best schools in the
state and heretofore has had a large
patronage from this section. It's law
department is first-class, rs the
school throughout is first-class. Send
for catalogue.
Prof. O. H. McLendon, of Nc
Henry, dropped in to see the Progress
this morning. The professor is con-
Quoting very interesting business
college la that little city and says he
is doing well with his school. He is
talking about establishing u branch
school in Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
A Sawmill Burned.

Last Monday night the sawmill of
Carter & Nall located at Elliot's on
the Gulf and Skip Island railroad
about fifteen miles south of Hatties-
burg, was burned to the ground and
everything lost. How the ire origi-
mated could not be learned.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
If a Man Lie to You,

And say some other salve, ointment,
lotion, oil or alleged healer is rs good as
Buck ems Arnica Salve, tell him thirty
years of marvellous cures of Piles,
Burns, Boils, Corns, Felons. Ulcers,
Cuts, ScaIdz, Bruises and Skin Erup-
tions prove it's the best and cheapest
25c at Tucker & Greer's drug store.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
You never can tell wnat :. oman viii

You never can teIf wnat viii &C
5ext."
=" eau
We'll, what =
Talk
That's it--A woman VIII talk and Tell he.
.riends of the wonderful cures made by John
ston's Sarsaparilla, and the proprietors have to
thank thousands Of good noble women in this
country for having made Johnston SARSAPA
2IJ1.A Quart bottles, famous"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

If you are in need of good glasses you
can get them at Tucker & Greer's drug
store. Eyes tested and glasses adjusted
to all defects, by Or. Carter, who has
had tel years experience in this work
Examination free. julySd2w.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
Wanted to Represent Mutual As
ISOLATION.

special inducements Will be offered q
few competent men to represent a
mutual beneficial association. the objects
al which are to give timely aid in event
of distress, disabled or death. Also to
assist its persistent members in securing
homes. Call on or address j. E. Davis,
Secretary. Carter Building, Hatties-
hnrg. Miss. iy23-2w.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

If your eyes pain you when sewing or
reading, or give you any trouble, have
DR.. Carter test them at Tucker 6
Greer's drug store. Examination fres,
julySd2w.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

You can have your eyes tested and
glasses adjusted by ur. Carter, sc Tuck
er & Greer's drug store. julySd2W.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

"Johnsto1's 81 .sapaniIa, Quart Bottles; 4.
,,ood cleanse, flesh builder Az J. .alth zestor'
L has 10 sTfA-"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23
me one nav Cold r.urs..

Kermott'E Chocolates Laxative Quinine for i
odd in ~ head and sore throat Children :
kake tb III Ike candy.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

: Indigestion, dyspepsia and biliousness dufzA
~ yield to the cleansing and purifying Quaiitiet
contained in JoSnstons Sarsapsrilia, Quass
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

Quite a number of persons attended
the engineers picnic at Rawls
Springs today and Of course bad an
enjoyable time.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

Miss Jennie Dobbins, of Williams.
Ala, is visiting the family of E. 7.
Davis.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-07-23

Miss Bessie Crosby has returned
from a visit to relatives in Brook
haven.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Mouse Cured Blindness.

Recently a Montreal young woman
went to an eminent oculist for a GER
tiicate as to her af1iction. Apparent
ly she was stone blind, as the most
severe tests seemed to prove, yet the
surface of her eyes gave nc sign of
any defect The examination was
severe, trying and almost torture
some.
Half promising to grant the certif-
cate the occulist told the young wom-
an to return the next day. He had
her securely blindfolded and then he
arranged the simplest test.
He then took a tiny mouse which he
had procured and held the lovely lit
tie thing by its tail before the girls
face, though not touching her, while
he ordered the bandage to be re-
moved. No sooner was the bandage
off than her scream rang through
the place and her eyes were wide with
terror at the harmless little rodent
which had thrown her SO completely
off her guard and exposed the impos-
ture. OF course she saw it or she
would not have screamed. Needless
to say the applicant did not get that
certificate.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Parents have a mysterious mania for
b%urdening their helpless infants with
the anne of the great, but when the
children grow up they almost always
try to escape from the suggested COM
PARSONS by using only the initials Of
o designation which, they find, brings
derision than respect. This is
invariably the case when the second
hand name is h~opelessly illustrious and
Its bearer d person of n with some
chance Of making fame for himself.
But M. Georges Hugo, a cable dispatch
says. has asked permission to call
himself Victor, after his remarkable
grandfather. The request shows clear
" that the young nan is-not wise.
As George Hugo. grandson of Vic
tor Hugo, he had enough to contend
with, but as Victor Hugo, with the
same descent. he will find lack of
genius a crime and ordinary talent an
absurdity. which is worse.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Isnlated Tribe In hIex.ca.

In the village of Amatian de los
Reyes, in the state of Vera Cruz, Mex
leo, a little handful of Indians have
lived for 200 years, and have continued
to keep, during all that time, their ma
tional characteristics, their traditions,
and their individuality. They are
known as the Amatieas. The Amaticas
are perhaps the only people in the re-
public who have succeeded in retaining
for themselves what is practically self
government. 1t must not be under
stood that they make any pretensions
of being Independent of the control OF
the federal authorities in Mexico City.
They long ago gave up as hopeless any
struggle against the power of the Span
lard, and later on the Mexican nation,
and this submission is responsible for
the fact that they have been able to
retain their ancient customs, habits
and modes OF government.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Electric roads In Germany are

Electric roads in Germany are under
Q cloud just now. The boom In them
was pushed too swiftly and with a
haste which gave too little study to
practical conditions and to questions
Of the possibility Of prompt develop
ment Of business. But the electric
lines I'm the United States seem in the
main to be prosperous. Americans
have much more money per capita as
q rule to spend in local travel than the
Teutonic peoples have. and they make
liberal use OF the facilities af-
Gorded BY the railroads than the mil
lions who live in the German Empire.
IN this rich, prosperous and restless
Republic there is no serious danger
Of any great financial disaster from the
excessive building Of electric railroads.
Trolley companies often invade both
public and private rights in the United
States most audaciously. but few of
them go into bankruptcy. states ~
New York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
Fire Signals,

At @ meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. /, held on July Q,
1901. the town was divided into Fire
Districts and a Code of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate tbs loca-
ton of fires In the future. The town
was divided as follows:
District No. ALL that portion Of
tewn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. ALI that portion Of
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
eat
District No. 3-Theportion of town
lying west of Union street, and south
Of Bellevue street, with the corpora
t;oa line as the south and W ct boun.
dairy.
District No. 4-The portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, O b and west by COY
poratiou line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire is loca'e', followed by o rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 5, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

The court position of master of the
musick," to which Sir Walter Parratt
was reappointed recently in London,
is much sought after by composers.
One first hears of this quaint Office in
1860, the first holder being Davies Nell,
famous as a violinist and clockmaker.
John Banister, his successor, was dis
missed because he dared to think that
English violinists were superior to
those who came from France. In 1879
Thomas Purcell. uncle of the great
Henry Purcell, held the appointment,
and he was succeeded ten years later
by DR.. Nicholas Staggins. the first pro-
lessor of music at Cambridge uniyer-
sity. Sir Walter Parratt, who is the
organist of St. Georges Chapel, Wind
sor and who is an eminent chess
player, was appointed master of the
musick" in 1893 on the death Of Sir
William Cusins. The band he conducts
consists of 81 instrumentalists, one Of
whom, the harpist, is a woman. When
performing before the: court they wear
a very picturesque costume of blue.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
An Accommodating Judge.

A good story is told of Mr.. jeff, who
has just been appointed a Judge Of the
British High Court. On one occasion,
when he was recorder of Shrewsbury,
a prisoner, who was something Of a
hypocrite, tried at a quarter session
to melt his heart with tears. Have
you never been In PRISON." asked MI.
jeff In soothing tones.
Never, my lord, never" was the re-
ply.
"Well, don't cry" the recorder re-
piled. 'aThat can easily be remedied.
I'll send you there now"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
How Far Telephone WIN Garry Voice.

How Far Telephone VIII Garry Voice.
The postal authorities at Liverpool
have just completed a series Of expert
ments with the telephone to deter
mine its value for long-distance con-
versations. 1t has been found pos
sible to carry on a telephone commu-
nication with Paris, a distance Of 489
miles, or more than half way from
New York to Chicago.
Further south than Paris the speak
er could only be heard in Liverpool
under exceptionally favorable condi-
tons. One result Of these experiments
has been the abandonment Of the
scheme to attempt telephone connec-
tons between London. Turin and MI
Ian. These cities have been found too
far apart to be embraced in a tele-
phone circuit.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
An Eye for Pearls.

On both sides of the Atlantic the
craze for pearls is increasing, and the
question Is, where the supply will come
from il It goes on much longer. Little
pearls and great pearls. pearls white
pink. black and even green: never was
there such q rush for any particular
jewel such as this. The coIored pearls
are desired particularly for their
rarity. Fabulous prices are paid fol
these, and especially for the pale greer
Of which it is said that it is almost
impossible to obtain SUFFICIENT to make
Z eaRate necklace.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Tine moment q mar ceases 20 grow
he begins to diminish. Such is the
conclusion ct which . German physi-
ciar has arrived. after several months
careful study Of the subject of human
height. Men, 50 it Is asserted. begin
e grow smaller In their s0th year, and
women . little before Trey are 10.
Men however, stop growing when they
ere &c, and for FIVE or six years their
stature remains stationary. Then ii
decreases. At first very slowly. but At.
tarrard $50 ranidl-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19
The Youth.

1.-THE man who does a retail business
Is Just a common tradesman," suggest
ed the thoughtful youth.
HE isl replied the girl who thought
she knew something Of social stand
ards and requirements.
aAnd the man who does a wholesale
business 10 a merchant" continued
the youth.
YES" admitted the girl.
Socially 1t is better to do a whole
sale than a retail business" persisted
the youth. .aThe man who deals in
quantities ranks the higher"
''He does,n answered the girl.
..Then why is it, demanded the.
thoughtful youth, that we are dead
set agaiaat ~nslygamists g-Chicago
Per-
The Opelousas courier., 1902-04-19

Don't watch the clock" was Edi-
sons advice to a young man who re-
Gently asked him how to succeed. Pro-
foundly significant is that old joke
about the laborer who left his pickax
hanging in the air at the stroke of
A hanging pickax is the ittest
emblem for a confirmed clock-watcher
land the pickax hangs always in the
air, digs out a path for him to
advance upon.