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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
AN ELECTRIC MACHINE.

Take a straight lamp glass and put
band Of tinfoil round its centre fas-
tened with little mucilage. Gum a
narrow strip of the same along the
side from the edge up to within
half an inch of the centre band. Now
get chimney brush and around the
bristles wrap silk handkerchief. and
then briskly rub the interior of the
glass tube, being careful that your
hand does not touch any of the tinfoiI.
II you do this in the dark every time
you draw your brush out of the cylin-
der you will behold a magnificent
spark leap across the space between
the two bands of tinfoil, showing that
you have electrified the chimney by
friction. Now surround the central
pieces Of tinfoil with a piece of iron
or brass wire. to whose hanging end
You hang thia strips Of rice paper.
Rub the !psefioT Of the chimney bSlak.
II, ihis sims, however, in;fsaaaine
rtsT 1sHta ~ t1kl vall Il ~ eaIDl
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Brush Without BristIes.

In recent years scientists and der.
matologtsts have discovered that dis
eases OF certain nature, such as ecze.
ma seborrhoicum, are of microbe
origin, and, therefore. contagious to
a very great extent, and it is we'll.
known fact that the excessive dandrufr
is nearly always due to the presence
IN the scalp of a vegetable parasite.
Stringent laws have been promulgated
at different places, tendig to insure
cleanliness and freedom from conta-
gion in barber shops and hairdressing
parlors, but according to some authori
Ties in matters of this kind. it has
been difficult to make much progress
along these lines. for the reason that
1t is practically impossible to sterilize
the ordinary bristle brush without
running it.
In order to overcome this constant
source of danger a substitute for the
hair-brush has been devised. The
principal object of the invention is to
provide an article which will perform
all the ordinary functions of the bristle
brush, but of such shape and consrruc.
ton as to be wholly non-absorbent
and capable of rapid and effective
sterilization.
The article is constructed of rubber
or metal, and the surface bearing the
teeth are of such shape as to be soft
and yielding, SO that the action of the
teeth are in every way the same as
that of the bristle of hair-brush.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
PRAIRIE ORPHANS.

Miss Ruth A Cook, author of Along
Four Footed Trail, is a woman hunter
who could write a paper on kind
Animals 1 Have Known She says,
for instance:
Foster mothering is quite common
among prong horns. l remember af-
ter the death of an antelope / made
VOW to return to the scene, get the
fawns and raise them as pets. Sew
eral hours later. upon looking after
them, I saw a strange doe acting as
foster mother. She stood perfectly
still, but a short distance from their
lifeless mother. The two little ones,
with partly Bonded knees, were taking
their morning meal, apparently in per-
feet contentment.
AS | had not been observed By the
antelope 1 concealed myself and
watched. After the fawns had fed for
some time their foster mother led
them away to a sheltered spot further
down the stream. She licked their
coats as they stumbled along in front
of her. Presently they lay down but
a few feet from the bank. The doe
stood and watched for while, and
then sprang forward and ran some dis
lance down the prairie, where she
Joined several others.
Il decided not to take them home.
for knew they would fare better and
have more chance to live in their nat
ural haunts and under the loving care
Of their foster mother"
A large prong horn buck is nearly
five feet in length, and three feet high
at the shoulders. carrying a pair Of
horns nearly a foot in length and
curved upward and inward, having
short triangular prong with a blunt
point, which branches off about two
thirds from the end, from which the
animal received its name.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe-ru-na for Thor
Recovery After Years q
Suffering.
Miss M,r;el ArmitsSs 80 Greenwoo1

Miss Muriel Armitage, 80 0reenw
Ave, Detroit, aiieh., District ''rgau
Of the Royal frmplars oil Iempetse
ia q recent letter, says:
Il think that woman nsfurNny
shrinks from making her troubles
lie, but restored health t.-.S meant
much to me that feel for the ak
other suffering women 1t Is my duty
tell what Peruna has done Tor me.
81 suffered tor live years with nteF1es
irregularities, which brought on hystes
and made me u physical wreck. tH
doctors from the different scnook
medicine, but without any pereepsib.s
change in my condition. In my despair
[ called on an old nurse, VINO advises
me 10 try Peruna, and promised good -
suits if would persist and take IL rete
larry. thought this was the least =
could do, ara procured bottle. i knew
as soon as began taking /, tnss II va
affecting me differently from anythm9
| had used before, and SO ! kept on tek-
ing it. | kept this up for six nonoes
and steadily gained strength and healtn5
and when / had used fifteen bottles. }
considered myself entirely cured. 80
grateful, happy woman to-day. -Asse
Muriel Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh of the pelvic or
gans with the same surety ~ u CURE
catarrh of the head. Peruna has b.
come renowned a. positive cure Tor
female ailments, SIMPLY because the all
ments are mostly due to catarrh. "a
tarrh Is the cause of the trouble. ~
runa cures the catarrh. The symptoms
disappear.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
A VERY IMPOLITE DOG.

A man in New York State. writes
correspondent, is the owner of a small
but pure-blooded Skye terrier, name,
Rex, whose intelligence is remarkable
Some of Rex's bright performance.
certainly are the result of reasonin.
power, which used to be regarded a:
the gift OF the human family only.
Rex sleeps at the foot of his mas
ter's bed, upon a soft rug of his own
He is dog of good habits, better be
haved than many children, in fact;
but, like child, he insists upon his
rights-his own spot before the fire
his own corner of the sofa, his own
bed, and what is most interesting, his
own bedtime.
! Often in the evening, when visitors
remain beyond ten o'clock, Rex enters
the parlor, walks anxiOusly about, and
lies down in the very midst of the cir
Gle, with a wearied air that cannot be
mistaken. If the visitors still remain,
he will rise, and yawn, then mildly
whine, and with rapidly wagging tail
seek his masters side, and look ex-
pectantly up into his face, as if to say.
why don't they go, so that we may
retire?"
If all these tactics fail, he will drop
his ears and tail and walk to the door,
sometimes giving a sharp, cross bark,
his whole manner indicating deep dis
approval of such late hours.
Twice in his life he has done more
than to hint at his wishes on occasions
of this kind. One wet evening a stran-
ger, who was calling upon Rex's mis-
tress, left his rubbers near the hall
door With the privilege of an old
friend, his call was extended beyond
the hour for Rex's retirement As
usual, the dog displayed his sleepinesS
and evident opinion that the gentle
man was outstaying his welcome; but
no notice was taken of him until, with
an air of desperation, he marched into
the parlor with one of the callers rub
bers, laid it at his feet, and then quick
ly returned with the other, which he
placed beside it. Then, with a trium-
pant CLEAN in his eyes. he backed off
and stood looking at the stranger as
If to say, There! Do you understand
that hint?"
His second exploit was even more
remarkable. On this occasion a half !
dozen people had been playing whist /
with his master and mistress. When
the game was over, between ten and |
eleven o'clock. they still stood or sat
about the room, engaged in conversa-
lion.
Rex was tired, and thoroughly out
If humor. No one seemed to give a
thought to him, and nothing that he
Gould do attracted any attention.
There were too many visitors to urge
hem all to depart by producing their
,vershoes, even if they wore them;
'ut a brilliant idea came to him. He
dashed upstairs to the sleeping rooms,
eized his masters night gown, which
ay ready for use upon the bed and
lragging it behind him, spread it at
lis masters feet in the parlor below,
n full view Of the assembled guests.
This stratagem was a brilliant sue
ess; for, amid shouts of laughter and
he CONSERVATION of the master, the
alters said good night.-Youth's Com
anton.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

ney on the outside OF which the long
thin tinfoil is glued. The metal band
will become charged with electricity,
which will be transmitted to the slip
Of rice paper through the wire, and
you will see the slips of paper stand
out horizontally; you will thus have
demonstrated:
First-That bad conductors of cleo.
tricity, such as glass, become electri-
fed by friction.
Second-That good conductors, such
as tinfoil and wire, transmit the cleo
tricity from a charged body (the
glass; to unchanged bodies (the pa
peri.
Third-That bodies charged with
the same kind of electricity repel each
other (the paper). Choose a fine dry
day, and if in addition you thoroughly
dry the glass and handkerchief, it will
guarantee success every time.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

The popular impression II that the
Legion OF Honor Is the only French
decoration. but that Is not az all the
case. France possesses orders quite
IS ancient as those Of most countries.
though the oldest Of them, st. Esprit.
st. Michel, St. Louis, and st. Hubert.
dating from the fifteenth and six.
teenth centuries, are no longer con-
ferred. Since the Legion Of Honor.
which was founded in 1902 by the
Erst consul and modified by statute
In 1916 and 1882. there have been es-
tablished no fewer than seven decora-
lions. The legion is the only honor
than can be bestowed on foreigners
and OF two Of the Eve classes of which
II consists President Lou5et left a
generous supply behind on his recent
visit to London. The silver palm of
the academy, which NJ. Loubet con.
ferred on the superintendent of the
London Home for French Governesses.
Is, though q much-prized decoration.
not one that comes within the cate
CORY OF national orders.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

A recent number OF the Boer news
paper. Ons Land. contains an article
describing the experiences of q Boer
who went to German Southwest AT
RIGA in 1901 to settle there. The moral
condition of the country, he writes,
is serious. Most of the Germans have
negro wives. To find a German in
the country districts. he says, with a
white wife Is rarity. At baptism
Of the child OF German father and
negro mother, which he attended at
Rehoboth, two German officers were
present with their negro wives. Com
pulsory service is equally applicable
to whites and blacks, and both serve
in the ranks together. He concludes:
For my part, eighteen months ex
perience has brought me to the con-
clusion that 1t is better to be a slave
under the English government than a
free man in German Southwest At
RIGA. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Ant-ResistIng Trees.

Trees have no foes like the white
ant of Australia The pests encamI
In myriads Of brown mounds around
the boles of forest nonarchs, ald set
down to the siege of a tree They
enter into possession Of it, eat its
heart out, till nothing of it's sap and
wood is left save what has been turned
into a brown dust and a shetland
at the end of their work die amid its
ruins.
Only ore handsome myrtaceous
shade tree, growing on the coast OF
New South Wales, offers them a gal
liant and prolonged resistance. This
is the turpentine tree; some virtue
which It possesses renders It distaste-
full to the white ant. Turpentine piles,
dressed Only In their own natural
clothing of bark, have been known to
preserve their soundness IN even tere-
do-infected waters for a period ex-
tending over thirty years.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

-eif i'll enough to go to bed, but she 10 far
from being able to do her work withoss
the greatest exhaustion. This Ii a vefy
common sight, and is almost always due 10
pelvic eatarrh X
1t is worse tnan foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with q die
ease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures. catarrh permanently. IL
cures old chrome cases as we'll AS q slight
attack, the only difference being in tbs
length OF time that it should be taken TO
effect cure.
If you do not derive prompt and satisiae-
tory results from the Use OF Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your cGse and he will he pleased 10
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
consolatory Thought.

It was a funeral in North Sixteenth
street, and a somewhat lacLrymose old
minister was officiating.
Referring to his long acquaintance
with the deceased he said:
"Ah, brothers and sisters, many
time have handled this corpse on my
knee. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Candles Not Fi,ti,~ Cana,est,c,,s.

By dipping the end in very hot water
twill become soft and pliable. If the
candle is too thick it can be heightened
an inch. and when too thin it is easily
lattened out. thereby preventing the
candle from falling out OF the candle
stick, and making the use of paper
wads unnecessary, thereby minimizing
he risk of fire.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
coe.!ieet knife in the WorId.

The most valuable knife In the world
is to be seen In the collection Of q
famous firm of cutters in Sheffield. 1t
Ia large enough to ct the pocket OF
none but giant, and contains seven
ty-flve blades, which close up Ike
those OF an ordinary knife. Each of
the larger blades is deliberately. en-
graved, and among the subjects Of
these strange pictures ere views Of
Sheffield College, the city of York,
Windsor Castle. Arundel Castle and a
score of other famous scenes. The
hats are OF mother-ofpearl, carved
with great skill. On one side the ar
list has depicted a stag-hunt and on
the other a boar-hunt. When asked
as to the value of this knife q mem
Der of the firm replied:
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh,
Always Half Sick Are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catafrh.

Catarrh of any organ, If allowed to pro-
gress, will affect the whole body. Catarrh
without nervousness is very rare, but pei
vic catarrh and nervousness go hand III
hand.
What is so distressing a sight as a poor,
halfsick, nervous woman, suffering from
the many almost unbearab!e symptoms of
pelvic catarrh? She does not consider her
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .sua.n.s.n.sYnvHN,
: HOUSEHOLD > > > ::
!. , , > > MATTERS ::
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
For Getting Up Shirt Fronts

After starching have a basin of clear,
old water and just dip in each article
md wiring dry Immediately; this takes
VI any~little rough pieces of starch
which would stick and smear when
roned. III.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

The advance in the price of dia
monds incident to the closing of the
mines during the Boer war has not
changed the policy of the De Beers
combination to market but $40, 100000
worth q year, =
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
To Improve Meat Beginning to Spoil

Have water ready in a saucepan.
also two pieces of burnt wood-that
S, charcoal. Put the meat in the boil
ng water. and put the burnt wood in
the fire till it gets red, then drop into
he pot When the fire is extinguished
AXE off the saucepan, skim it, remove
he meat
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
How to Clean whi,e ,rarb,..

Mix equal quantities of pearl ash,
whiting and soft soap with sufficient
water to make thick paste. Spread
LAYER over the marble, allowing this
% reniafr for twelve hours. then wash
,ff with tepid water.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
why Do We Die 2

Vital statistics classified SHOW the re-
spiratory organs to be the feeble point in
man. Diseases of the lungs are out of all
proportion in fatality. Take Taylor's Cher
okee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen
for coughs, colds and consumption.
At druggists, 25c., Soc. and 81 90 bottle.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

The export trade from Alaska for
four months, ended Oct. 81, 1902. ex
ceeded 100000. and was equal to
that from Hawaii for ten months. end
ing the same date; was three times
that Of the Philippines, and more
than double that of Porto Rico.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Germans Away from Home.

In Great Britain and the colonies
live 10000 Germans, as against 12o,-
OCO in Austria. 112, 900 in Switzerland,
100000 in Russia and 90, 900 in France.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
ChrEEanthenum,

Among flowers the chrysanthemum
IS said to live the longest after being
cut.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

FITSpermanentIv cured. No tits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2triai bottle and treatisetree
Dr.RB. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

Southern Tobacco Works, Bedford City,
Va, wants three or four reliable travelling
salesman In each state. Reasonable pay to
new men who want to work up.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

The legislative period OF German
Reichstag is FIVE years in duration.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
hon has unequal for coughs and colds.-JoHN
F.BoYEB, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. IS, 1900.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

It is a notable fact that most of the sub
iects OF King Edward are Hindoos.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teetbing, soften he gums, reduces inhamma-
ton .alisys pain cures wind collie 25c. bottle
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

Damascus now contains about the
came number OF Jews that it had in the
time OF ST. Paul. In the middle of the
first century OF our era some 10000
Jews lived in Damascus and were gov
erned by an Ethnareh; the present
Jewish community is computed at
about 11,000.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

The electric roads of the United States
carried last year three times the popula-
ton of the earth.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

Coffee has been cultivated in Venezuela
only since 1879
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Alaska's Export Trade.

Only one out of every 1000 married
couples live to celebrate their golden we'd
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color more
goods, brighter colors, with less work
than others.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

well, We calculated IT up to $3.50.
but that was before it was finished,
and then we ceased to figure on the
coctp
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

mico County,
says: 81 suf-
fered with Kid
, ney complaint
for eight years.
1t came on me
gradually. !
felt tired and
weak, W a 5
short OF breath
ana was trou-
bled & W 1T Ii
bloatlng after
eating. and M
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

To keep the whole German Army in the
field for week would cost $50. 100000.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. G. W. Fooks, of Salisbury, Nd.
ife of G. w. Fooks, Sheriff of Wlco.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05
Bow's This?

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY i Co., Toledo, o.
we, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.
lions AMI financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST IL TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
..
WALDINo, KINNAN d MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
E&ll's Catarh Cure is taken internally act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF tho system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by ell Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-05

limbs were badly swollen. One doctor
told me 1t would finally turn to Bright's
disease. was laid up at one time for
three weeks. I had not taken Doan's
Kidney Pills r1re than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared. aud ! MAS soon ca
TREY cured"
for asl1 ~ N 1ul;sElT Nh r.
Evening star., 1903-11-28
SHIPPING A DAYS CATCH.

ample, and when atavistic tendencies are
noted in Galilee they are straightway re-
pressed.
What do I think of Galilee?" repeated
a youth who was carrying two fish bas-
kets We'll, stranger, here's what think
think them there bylaws has made
Galilee the most God forsaken-'
Easy there, Bob admonished Bob S
employer, who was industriously working
on net short distance away and had
caught the last few words, vehemently ex-
pressed.
THE most pokey place" corrected Bob,
with chastened air, II ever hope to get
in"
The men-especially the Swedes. who
make up large part of the employees
sometimes chafe at the rules. and not in
frequently make complaint. They are al
ways answered in this fashion,:
That's the bylaws. You knew that
when you came. If you are tired of liv-
ing up to them you can have your pay now
and get.
The kickers invariably say they guess
they II stay a while longer. They frankly
admit that the bylaws are good and per-
haps have saved their lives; and it was
a strapping Swede who told the story of
the nearest approach to a death on the
Evening star., 1903-11-28

outside interference by them. In other
words. the fishing hamlet of Galilee is a
business proposition pure and simple. and
no one can live or work therein without
the consent OF the board of directors of the
Galllee corporation.
This unusual situation is the result of
an attempt the part of the cottagers
along the strip of beach to drive the fisher
men off. Galilee owns q choice piece of
land stretching back from the beach to the
Shrewsbury river. fourth of a mile away,
right in the heart of the fashionable cot
tage section. The cottagers thought the
fishermens shanties were a blot on the
landscape, and tried 10 buy up the proper
". The fishing-both pound and hook and
line-is excellent. and the men of Galilee
refused to sell. Then the cottagers began
a war upon them. But the fisher folk of
Galilee are a shrewd lot, and before the
enemy had fairly started the campaign
Galilee was Incorporated. and the papers
flashed in the astonished faces of the cot
tagers. That ended all attempts to oust
the last distinctive fishing colony on the
Atlantic between Sandy Hook and North
Long Branch.
The incorporation of the hamlet led I'D to
us two curious bylaws. From its founding
by William Monahan, noted fisherman