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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
For an 1nd.,tructibIe Record of the Times

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: In your Issue
of Yesterday under the head Of The Paper Ihat
Won't Last" the subject that has caused mNrn
concern 10 many book lovers Is cShausuVrN
treated. | can testify TO the pcrishable nature o.
much of the wood pulp paper In BOOKS prh.o'
within twenty years OF which II was NOT ques'''n
of growing yellow OF precoclous old age. nor o.
faded ink: but Of fragillty and brittlcness more
like these qualities In spun glass or rather IN wen
baked ME crust than one would Imagine II possible
to produce In paper.
some years ago the subject moved me TO recon
mend In print that for reference in years to come
for tho editor, statistician. compiler or the MS
toran of the future this distressing outlook should
receive attention now. before II Is too late Inc
source of all the mlnutest information for the writ
ers of coming generations Is the newspaper OF 10
day With this fact In mind how will IL be possolc
A hundred years hence that deliver for any one o
a thousand useful subjects can learn by consult
inp the rags then In the libraries that shall tnch
remain OF the splendid newspaper records OF our
day, aught tina, shall be decipherable' How can
we live contentcdly. VIC book lovers knowing that
every year additional ends" orc emerging from
the tombs OF four or Ave thousand years to tell US
how the vanished nations lived. fought worshlpped
traded married, moved. died. What will remain
to tell Of us7
AFTER me the deuge" Is a witty French saying
and your article proves that In the matter OF rench
u II n
thought that their fragile paper covered novels
were fitly printed their ephemcral paper; but the
craze for cheapness has degraded very large pro
portion Of the publications Issuing from tho PARIS
press, even works OF dignity and worth
While pointing out the disease. let me prescribe
the remedy II would be to run through tho pres
daily few copies OF the newspaper probably e1
GLIDING the pages Of advertisements printing these
few copies on !ndestructible paper, say bank po'e
naper or course sha, be told that tho neon
yeuence would be great and the added cos' snoT
NOUS But W hat OF that There are many libraries
throughout the country that would feel 1t par OF
their ra!son etre to make he pccuniary sachhce
u maintain At least hle OF such priceess con
t.uporaneous history. II MaCauay who De
plored the way history had been written: all aboHt
III. Kings, and little about anything else.
Let us Imagine u great New York daily on me-
land properly policcd be II understood. against The
scissors o. literary klcptomanacsI In the braHe'
Of A. D. 2O0O-what a gold mine Of Information Tor
the historian. the statesman, the philosopher oi
any truth seeking Instructor who would lead hi
generation Alright. by telling them the errors We
commit, ] submit this to your enlightened COZ
sideratlon. T. d. -
NEW YORK Oct 20.
Why exclude the advertisements from the
record What richer pocket than that 10 the
gold mine Of information for the historian,
and philosophers OF the centuries ahsad Of usi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
The Mixxoura Editors Kinsfolk.
From the Bravmsr Com al

Uncle Horace Colt came over from q visit with
Breckenridge relatives on Tuesday.
Uncle Moses Honeycutt treated himself TO new
wagon Friday.
A letter from Uncle Billy Wells. Waynesburg
O., says Mrs. Wells Is not getting along as well
as they expected.
relatives spent Saturday with Judge A. j. Thomas
and wife In Falrviow twp.
DR. Robert Grimes and family OF Hennessy. Okla,
visited Uncle John TAFT and other relatives here tho
past week.
Uncle job nnie Boyer Is better at this writing.
Ollie Shouse and bride of Kansas City are guests
OF Uncle Taylor Shouse, father OF tho groom.
Mrs, J. C. Denison. Mrs. J. p Hampton and
Auntic Oster visited at Ed Denison's Friday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22

The Hon. EDWARD NJ. SHEPARD expresses,
with contrition the hope that some legal
way may be found to get his name upon
the registration list, notwithstanding his
forgetfuness and failure to attend to the
duty on any one Of the designated days.
This fervent but somewhat vague hope
speaks better for Mr. SHEPARD's conscience
than for his knowledge of the law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
The Non-Reglstered Jurors List.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN--Sir: understand
that new law requires that Jurors shall be drawn
from those citizens who have not registered before
tho names OF those who have registered are used.
have registered and always do. and am willing to
do my duty a citizen. II appears to me that the
lists OF those who have not registered cannot have
been already exhausted to such an extent that I.
and doubtless others who have registered, should
be drawn at this early date. CITIZEN.
NEW YORK Oct, 20,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22

Section 1903 OF the Code of Civil Procedure
directs that the list of non-registered persons
qualified to act as trial jurors shall be ex-
hausted before the list of qualified registered
voters shall be taken up. 1t is much more
difficult for the Commissioner OF Jurors to
get the names of qualified non-registered
citizens than Of registered voters. and this
probably explains tho early exhaustion of
the list
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
THE CAMPAIGN ALPHABET.

D's an old Chief Of Police, "a
Itching for Sports" prompt deoeaso:
Goodwin. plus Bowling.
Started Bill bowling,
Slim arc tho prospects for psaos.
Els for Everyone Eager
Fortified vice TO beleaguer.
Rascals all shrink
From the mere sight OF Ink
Room for escape. though. Is mcagrc.
Fis for Fulton. goat.
Myi What horrible boat
He couldn't decline.
When asked to resign
In q Cuttingly well N anneTed note.
G is for Edward II. Circuit.
Non partisan he started out;
But Murphy got hold Of him.
Altered the mould of him,
And quickly no faosd. right sbous.-
II is for castabout Hop,
Spurned by both Dem. and b. Rep.
When last seen around
Friend Russell was found
Curled snug on tho Tammany STEP
lis for Issue we're facing:
Government healthy and braclng
Or brass checks and dives
Where infamy thrives.
And the rest Of tho OUTFIT debasing.
j is Jerome, the bright beacon,
Criminals their vengeance would wrsak on.
Honest and genuine.
Backed by such men you win:
Graft and corruption must weaken.
kis for Kounty Of Kings,
Land Of political rings.
Home Of Bird Coler--
Once our Comptroller.
No moro now. alas. Birdie sings
l. is for Mayor Seth Low,
Head Of the fusonist show.
Gayly arrayed
He leads the parade,
And his circus Is surely 20.
Mis- Mcclellan. the Colonel.
Cause Of dlssension intolonel.
When the smoke clears away
On the next ballot day,
He'll md himself licked most infolonel.
Ms for Nixon. who led
The Hall q few days-it's been said.
He wouldn't be toker
For Squire Dick Croker.
So on went bis venturesome head.
Dis for Orator glowing.
Fountain Of cloQuence flowing;
Spouts from truck
And learns how to duck
Eggs that arc ancient and knowing
PTS for Uncle Tom Plat
The old man knows whom to stand pat.
He votes In Owcgo.
But locate his ego
Right here on the Isle Of Manhst.
0is for ouandary Queer.
The questions that quickly appear:
The unpleasant quiz
Into Tammany's biz,
The fea In the Tigers left ear.
r Is for Ridder. our Herman:
Views are quite hard 70 determine.
Poised on the fence
TIL tho strain grew intense,
Now no writes purely Low German.
Sis for Sheehan. leader
OF few, and on once feeder,
Lord knows where he'll land
With his rare hobo band,
He's such an untiring seceder
It's for Tammany Hall
Once were We bound by her thrall:
Voters beware
OF her death Turing snarei
Here's to her ruin and fall.
U is for Union discreet,
A tough proposition to beat:
But union with Tammany
Surely will damn any
Man and insure his defeat
Wis for Vice and Van wyck.
You know what that combine was like.
II fondly you yeam
For Its early return,
No time like the present to strike,
VS. for Vantage. the Squire
Conducts the cam algn on the wire.
II we don't beat EN-
Dick" and -Antletam"-
Down we u be dragged In the nlirs.
\ Is the term TO describe
The price Of vote getting bribs.
When contests are bright
There are X spots In sight
For shockingly numerous tribe.
Ys for Yorktown" our home,
Rough house and grand hippodrome;
Canneld and Parks,
Policy sharks.
Rod lights and Bugs and JersuA.
rs the political Zoo.
Gruber. McCarren, Garoe.
Sullivans, Cts,
Lndinger Fr1tE,
Woodruff and Fornes the me too
N. II. u
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The Servian Ministry.
FrOm The 81. LdnsS'S Gd.stts.

Only a difference Of aspiration has saved Serya
from cabinet hitch" compared To which ours
Is but small affair. Like us, she Is reforming her
politics. Also. Ike US. she has reformed her MIN
lstry. She. at least. has got together nine Min.
Lstcrs whose individual conclusions are absolutely
uniform:
Here they are:
Gen. Cru
NJ. Andra Nikol-
N St0jAn Prot
NJ. Nikola Sikol
NJ. Ljuba StoJAnOy- Itch.
d, Milo RadovanOv
" Xlada Torodor0v.
NJ. Todor PetkOv
Col Andreiey-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22

Why exclude the advertisements from tho
record What richer pocket than that 10 the
sold mine Of information for the historian'
and philosophers OF the centuries ahsad Of usi
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

"Our Dumb Animals Is the title
of monthly that comes to US from
Boston, asking an exchange. 1t is
published in the in crest of dumb
animals, and is maintained by the
charitably- inclined, wealthy people
Of the country, and has. therefore,
never known what it was to be
cramped, fnanc ally. 1t flies at lie
masthead SEX elton from Cowper,
Which reads Il would not enter on
my list OF friends, though graced
With polished manners and fine sense,
yet wanting sPnsibiity, the man who
needlessly sets foot upon worm. -
Every one should be subscriber 20 s
paper that is working in such noble
| cause.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

HATTIESBURG THEN AND NOW
Hattiesburg twenty years ago, was
a village of but one or two stores, and
they were built of rough, undre 'sed
material, the sides, of plank, set up
right. and the cracks covered with
| strips, while the roofs were of com
mon split boards.
These buildings were all high off
the ground, sitting on blocks sawed
from trees that were felled from the
right way of the now famous N. o.
& N. E. railroad, and the steps in
front were blocks, three in number,
ranging one, two and three feet in
height.
The hotel, or the dependence for
one, was four-room dwelling.
There were no streets then, hardly
public road, for the country around
was sparSely settled. and the woods
being open one could travel anywhere
| in any direction without trouble.
The stores were built wherever a
level spot looked inviting, with no
view to there ever being streets laid
off, for no one even dreamed that a
city anything like the size that Hat
tiesburg today presents, was in store
to rise upon the ground that then
stood around and about the rude
buildings shat marked the location.
Mr.. W. NJ. Conner was one of the
very first merchants to settle here,
and we'll does the writer remember
his storehouse as it appeared then.
In size it was fully as large as the
one he now occupies, but it was
nothing but she'll, no ceiling, on
side or above, and one could stand
and dart straws through the cracks,
the rush and hurry to build cuasing
a neglect to look to such small things
as cracks. It was not that the mer-
chants who dared to take chances of
locating then didn't have the means
to build costller structures, it was
because they wer. not certain that
the road would make this a perma-
nent station. there being so many
other locations holding out induce
ments, and they didn't care to go to
an expense where the feasibility of it
looked doubtful. ~
10 stretch the memory back to that
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10
Mirrors.

The FIRST record concerning mirrors
dates back to the days Of the venerable
Moses, and they were made of brass.
When the Spaniards landed in South
America they found mirrors of polished
black stone in use among the natives.
In the fifteenth century the first glass
mirrors were made in Germany by a
blowpipe. and were convex. The first
mandatory Of glass mirrors for sale
was established in Venice early In the
sixteenth century. In the reign or
James |. men, women and children
wore looking glasses publicly. the men
as brooches or ornaments In their hats
and the women at their gird'es or on
their bosoms.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10
PRIZE OF 81. 90 GOLD.

WitL view of drawing ont the
slumbering talent of our little CITY
and to make it interesting to those
| who would care to compete, The Daily
Progress hereby offers So in gold to
the miss or young lady between the
ages of IL and Is years, for the lest
poem sent in 10y October 10, the SUBJ
| jsct to he ''I[at tiesburg, this to be
| Determined by three DISTINGUISHED per-
Suns Oh integrity, and competent to
! Judge. to he named.
IN addition 70 receiving tho S., the
| winner, il she will furnish Ihoro-
gl3gh, viii have her Iictur, appear
! tl .p.aer with "A short sk etch, prepar
! Il hv the editor, IN tho issuue of the
! paper giving result OF tho contest.
/ The poems failing of the p-ize
| will be pablished, where worthy, one
after the other leach day, best first
and second next, and so on until al
are published, each bearing the au.
thOr's name.
In sending in contributions for this
contest address envelope: "hatties-
burg" Care Daily Progress, Hatties.
burg, Miss.
| This contest confined to city of
Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

With some of our exchanges the
primary is still not over. They are
digging up and causing TO live again
the little spites and jealonsies thai
We thought would be buried to never
be resurrected on the 27th of August.
These things do nothing but harm.
and ought no; to be paraded to bring
up memories that were unpleasant
enough while the fight was on.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The high scoring in England is one
OF the features of cricket this season.
On a recent day out of five of the
most important matches played there
were ten centuries scored. The high
est aggregate score for one inning
was that of Motifs against Leicester
shire the total for seven wickets being
739. Out of this score W. Gum made
1879. j. Gum ran up total of 294,
while J. A. Dixon was not out with
1O4
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The Greene County Reporter strikes
the keynote when it says that "if
the Mississippi editors will adopt a
badge to the Worlds Fair at St
Louis next year, so that everybody
will know them, we will then have
nothing to fear from pickpockets
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

To the end that the public roads Gi
that county made be worked by pal
lie contract, the beard of supery isOls
at their last session ordered special
levy % one mill
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The Biloxi Daily Herald of the 8th
copied the reference the Progress made
to Mrs. n. G. Hills death and added
these appreciated words: Judge
and Mrs. Hill formerly lived in
Biloxi, and have a number of friends
IN this city who will be deeply
grieved at the sad news of Mrs. Hills
DEATH
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The Natchez Bulletin says that
there is being gotten up by a party OF
its acquaintance, legislative direc-
tory. TO contain the home adore IS OF
each new member. together with p
short biographical sketch.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

There is to be contest in the dis
trict attorney race in the district
composed of the counties OF Sunfiow-
or. Boliver, Issaquena and Washing
ton. s. d. Neill, was declared the
nominee, but his opponent says it
was he that was elected, and there
fore win contest
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The corn crop throughout the state
of Mississippi is larger than for years,
and the high price at which cotton is
selling will make up for any shortage
of the crop caused by boil worms, SC
the country is safe at all events.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

AZ CctGale, Co, there Is an Eek
tracing" ST .arn plant that is paying
So IS a cord for old pine stumps and
is extracting from each cord an aver
age of $24 worth of resinous matter
resin and turpentine.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

the territory in dispute between the
two states. and declaring the reefs in
he neutral grounds to be neutral only
in regard to boats from either Lonisi-
ana or Mississippi
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

time and see, as the writer did, what
then constituted Hattiesburg and then
view the proud little city as it ap-
pears today, it hardly seems possible
that such a marked change could
have been wrought in SO short time.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

An ice war is on at Scranton.
When one company put down the
price to 80 cents from 40, the other
reduced theirs from 80 to % c3nts,
and still lower prices will be reached
as both companies have on their war
paint.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

A minister of the gospel by the
name of j. D. Hyllier, of Macon.
Ca, is receiving tons of mail from
the north as consequence of his late
saying that lynch law is better ex-
position of Gods law as communica-
ted by Moses than the present jury
Systarn -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The Natchez Democrat says thai
"On Monday, Sept. T, Roosevelt was
eeith the lahur unions and that 36
dave lu tte year he is with the trusts
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

The oyster commission which met
at Biloxi on the 18th, says the Herald
of that place, adopted resolution
similar to the one recently adopted by
the Louisiana commission relative to
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

Tt is claimed that J. Pierpont Mo-!
gan has lost $500, 600, 600 by shrinkagt
in the stock market
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-10

will soon be put the market and it will be
the wise man who gets there first. Even if
you do not "pOse' as one of that kind YOU
can convince others that you are, by following
the procession and getting there on time.
Orange, perhaps you all know. is the
center of very fine agricultural district, and
on account of the fertility Of the soil i'm that
section, it got its name from The Changers,
that great organization which did SO much
good and would have done more had it not
been for politics, which Crept into its midst
and destroyed the organization.
By referring the map you will see that Grange is
situated in Lawrence county the extension Of the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad which traverses the fer
tile valley of Silver Creek bowen Mendendall and
Columbia, and about midway between Hazelhurst
and Williamsburg, Westville and Monticello Ora and
Wesson miles from Prentiss the present terminus
of the Pearl and Leaf Rivers railroad and only twenty
two miles from Bassied. 1t was only few weeks ago
that depot located this point, and already
many people have their eyes on this location.
We have to start with: A Saw Mill Gin and Cotton
Press, Store and Postofice School and Churches
by, surrounded by a prosperous white neighbor-
hood, with a sufficient number of negroes make
labor cheap.
Grange is situated between the hills valleys
Silver Greek, and in addition the great quantity Of
hardwood along this beautiful stream there many
millions of feet of yellow pine the upland awaiting
the and and it is predicted by people who have
other countries developed that this will
account of it's many natural advantages develop
rapidly than others. Many fortunes awaiting the
lumber and furniture manufacturers the farmers fruit
and truck growers.-tor when the timber is removed
this fine SOIL which has proven itself we'll adapted
the growing OF cotton and potatoes, we'll all
kinds of fruits and vegetables will be brought GU
tivation.
If you have not Grange and want to place few
hundred dollars healthy prosperous, moral and law
abiding community. where your money will be sure
grow while you Sleep then you should go this place
at and investigate the situation factory
site business and residence lot the prices and
will be made right. Title absolutely good
For further information communicate with
Messrs. j. II. THOMPSON & BRO, Grange, Miss
Or TF1OS NJ FERGUSON Eattiesburo Miss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-29
TAKE CHARGE OF LIBRARY.


The School Board last night entered into
a contract with the trustees of Butler Col
lege by which the Bona Thompson Lib
rary at Irvington. which is nearing COM
pletion, will be taken under the manage
ment and control of the Public Library.
Under the agreement the School Board
which manages the Public Library, will as
sist in the completion of the Bona Thomp-
son Library. will furnish book stacks.
tables, chairs and other equipment for the
institution. steam heat and light, two at
tendants and janitor, and subscribe for
the current periodicals kept in the other
branches of the Public Library.
The books in the library of Butler Col
lege are to be removed to the new library,
and are to be used by the students and the
members OF the faculty OF the college as
they have been used in the past. and by
the public reference library. under
the direction Of the Public Library. The
library will be kept open from 3 a. m. 10 3
ID. m. during the college year. and from 8
a m. to D. m from June until September
The agreement Is entered into for one
year. with the privilege that II will be con-
tinued as long as the arrangement Is agree
able 10 both the trustees of the 1rvington
College and the school commissioners. The
new institution will cost the School Board
about 81 500 a year