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Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

Sometime ago The Record sta
ted that Gov. Longino's. candi~
dacy was growing stronger as
the election approached: and that
this is SO is shown with unmis-
taxable clearness every day. Pa,
pers that opposed him at the be-
ginning of the campaign are now
declaring for him, while others
which apparently had no idea of
engaging in the contest are grad.
ually coming to his aid, with the
result that the Governor today
enjoys a formidable newspaper
support. Our own Coast is no.
table example of what we wish
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

to convey. 1t has not been long
since Gov. Longino was without
the support of single newspa-
per along the whole sea-coast,
but not so now. The ablest pa.
pers in South Mississippi, includ.
ing the Scranton Chronicle, Bay
st. Louis Progress and Echo and
the Biloxi Herald, the last named
paper declaring itself for him in
q column and a half editorial on
Wednesday evening, are now
wo rking with all the zeal and
ability at their command to en-
compass his election. It will be
remembered that the Herald was
amongst those papers opposing
him at the beginning of the cam
paign. The Record attempted
Saturday morning last to show
the partial causes that have on.
Grated to bring about this res
markable change, namelyly, SEN
ator Moneys practical advocacy
of Major Vardaman's candidacy
and approval of his views re-
specting the so-called negro agi-
tation. There are thousands of
voters against the Majors posi-
tion on this question who have
turned against Senator Money
for no other reason than that he
is in sympathy with Mr.. varda-
man. Then again there are q
number of people who, since see
ing and hearing the two candi-
dates, comparing their ages, their
practical abilities, their power to
accomplish the most good for
the State, have resolved to SUP.
port Gov. Longino. Whatever
the various reasons people may
assign for their change of heart,
the tact remains that Longino's
ranks have been heavily increas.
ed of e.--Gulfport Record.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
Letter from Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, June 10, 1908.
Editor Progress:
jackson has been POLITICAL "
dull during the past week on &C.
count of the absence of Cover.
nor Longino and many OF the
candidates for minor state offic es,
who are now devoting their at.
tention exclusively to the voters
lin the rural precincts and small
communities of the state.
Governor Longlno has been
making an energetic and, il the
reports may be relied upon, high
~ successful campaign in the
northern part of the state, and
ne will continue his speech-mak-
ing tour in that section during
the remainder Of this week.
There is no doubt OF the fact that
the Governor is steadily gaining
ground, and it is significant that
much of his gain is being
made in the territory of his op-
ponent, Senator Money, whose
campaign seems to lack both en-.
ergy and enthusiasm. The Gov
ernor is making AN average of
two speeches to Senator Moneys
one and he is making them in sec.
tions where they will count quite
effectively.
The campaign of course has mt
yet progressed suffi GENTLY far to
hazard predictions concerninr
the number ofcounties that will
be carried or the approximate
vote that will be polled for each
candidate, but Governor Longi.
nos supporters say that they are
thoroughly satisfied with the
progress of the campaign up to
date, and are confident of ultima
to success.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

"Me heap Big Chief Varda-
man managed to get himself in>
terviewed in Memphis Tuesday,
relating the old, old pipe dream
of victory.
The Progress is heartily in fa-
yor of a white mans primary for
State officers as we'll as for coun-
ty, and it hopes the State execu-
tive committee will so order it
at Mondays meeting.
Judge Parker and Edward M.
Shepherd: two New Workers,
who are proximity mentioned as
good Democratic presidential
timber, will shortly start on a
speech making tour of the South.
ern States.
The Seryians who, last week,
in cold blood, murdered their
king and queen, have elected an
other king. The new monarch
has accepted the bloody crown,
and will at once assume the du-
ties of sovereign. An amnesty
has been granted to the conspir-
ators who assassinated the late
king ard queen.
1t appears from reports coming
from various sources that the
Columbian congress, which as
sembles on the Goth inst, will re.
ject the Panama canal treaty,
The Oolumbians object to the
United States having virtual SOW
ereignty to the canal zone and de.
mand an additional $4,000,
600 bonus as fixed by the
treaty.
Another terrible destruction of
life and property, following close
upon the heels of the Spartanburg,
5. O.. and East st. Louis floods,
occurred last Saturday in Oregon
Hopper, a town of some 1850 IN
habitants, situated in the narrow
valley of Willow Creek, small
mountain stream, was wiped out
by q wall of water twenty feet hie b
that rushed through the town,
sweeping houses from their foun.
dations and drowning from $50
to 800 of it's inhabitants, as a re.
suit of cloud burst. The roar
Of the storm deafened the roar OF
the rushing waters and the people
had no warning of the coming
food.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20

II Lafayette county varda man
- the weakest Of the three cam
didates for governor.
It IL now dollars to doughnuts
that the second primary will be
between Noel and Critz.
The country voters are coming
20 Noel rapidly since they under.
stand the principles involved.
Jour weeks ago Calhoun coun<
y would have given vardaman a
handsome majority, now it is safe
u counted for Critz.
Yalobusha will give Noel q
plurality Of between $50 and 500
and Longino q majority of from
800 to 900. Write these figures
down where you can refer to
Them efter the first primary.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
Mississippi Matters.

The first cotton bloom of the
season is reported from Yazoo
City.
During the past year 1873 miles
of railroad have been built in
this State.
The Mississippi river levee has
broken in Issaquena county, and
considerable area is flooded.
| Advices from all sections of
the State report the cotton crop
from two to three weeks late.
Yazoo City has issued S175, 900
in bonds for the purpose of in
stalling new waterworks, sewer
age and electric lights.
Bishop Galloway last Sunday
delivered the commencement
sermon of University of Arkan-
sas, at Fayetteville.
Last week Gulfport voted for
an issue of $40, 600 of bonds for
waterw0rks. There were only
seven dissenting votes.
Over three thousand persons
mostly colored, attended the fu-
neral of James Hill which took
place at Jackson on last Sunday
evening.
Gov. Longino has commuted to
life imprisonment the death sen.
tence Of Shack Trim, condemned
to have been hanged at Quitman
yesterday.
Five negroes were killed, ten
beaten and a number ordered to
leave Smith county, as the result
OF the cowardly and brutal as
sassination of white man.
Profitable veins of coal, of q
splendid quality, have been
struck in Itawamba County. A
company has been organized to
to work the mines.
Peter Brown, a bad negro of
Natchez while trying to shoot
white man. was knocked down
his head striking a brick walk,
and died from his injuries.
The annual Confe renee of the
State Epworth League was in
session at Yazoo Oity this week.
The meeting was fully attended
and much business ofinterest was
dispatched. =
The Railroad Commission has
increased the assessment of near
ly every railroad operating in the
State from $4,000 to S15, 600 per
mile. The total increase aggre.
gates over $3,0O0,O0O.
A. Mangold, an o'd Confeder-
ate soldier and a prominent ci t.
izen of Hazlehurst. while atte m
ting to cross the track at the de.
pot was struck by a passing L. @.
freight train and killed.
r. M. Carrier & Co., of Sardis
has negotiated a loan of $4,000, !.
600 from the Tennessee Trust
Company to develop the Sardis
& Delta railroad and build wood
manufacturing plant at Sardis.
The University normal and
training school for teachers,
opened at Oxford last Tuesday
with over four hundred teachers
in attendance, and prospects of
many more during the session.
It is stated that the blind til
gers who we're driven out of
jackson have located just ac-
ross Pearl river in Rankin Coun.
ty, and are dispensing booze to
all JackOnites who care to walk
across the bridge.
F. Il. Birdsall and Gibbs Dor.
sey, charged with the murder of
I. A. Kelly in Yazoo City about
q month ago, had a preliminary
examination last week and we're
admitted to bail at $4,000 each,
which was promptly given.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-20
: COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Progress is authori zed to make
the following announcements, subject
% the action Of the Democrat prim.
ary.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
Married.

From an Everett, Washington pa
per we clip the following notice.
Carstons II. Junge, of Everett, and
| Miss Minnie Potter were married at
the Presbyterian parsonage yesterday
afternoon by he Rev. Thomas Coyle.
They left this morning for Spokane
r I'M which city they will go to Idaho
where the groom is interested in min-
ing property. Miss Potter is a we'll
known young lady of Sedro:Wooley
and nearly everybody in the Sound
region and Grays harbor country
knows "Hank. " AS a scout with the
First Washington he earned honora-
BILE mention in the Philippines and
was recommended by General Lawton
personally for promotion. Mr.. and
Mrs. Junge may return to Everett to
reside.
Mr. Junge is son of our townsman
Mr.. w. F. Junge and is we'll relnem-
bere by host of friends in this sec
ton. His last visit here was sho t y
after adventures in the Philippines,
at which time he was rendered re-
ception by our citizens. We shall be
glad to know that life with the newly
married couple will be one of happi-
ness and prosperity.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
Letter to J. G. St., nley.
Southern Pines, Y G.

N'oltlJlAl II lilNo, - Y.
Dear Sir: Here's what fewer gal
Ions means.
Mr.. N, Avery of Delhi, N. Y, owns
two houses exactly alike. He paint
ed one with a mixed paint-took
twelve gallons. Painted the other
with Devoe-bought twelve gall ms
and had six gallons left Same paint
er--George Gilbert.
The secret is: Devoe Lead and Zinc
is ore hundred per cent paint; the
mixed paint was about fifty per cent.
paint and fifty per cent adu1teration
Here is an analysis of mixed paint
sold in your neighborhood:
Lead, zine and color II per cent.
Lime and China clay 50
You see 50 per cent is adu teratio |.
What is If +?
TO fill the can; to take unfair adj
vantage of your very II 'tural an
right desire to make your hou Sc
painting cost as little as possible.
The cheap paint is Devoe Lead and
Zinc, because it is | p ;int-no eX-
pense for anythins else-anl it does
not waste your money
Yours truly,
F. w DEVOE & Co. New York.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
NEWS ITEMS.

The office of the Aperdeen & Rockfish
Railway at Aberdeen was robbed by pro-
fessional safe robbers Wednesday night of
500 in cash. Sixteen thousand dollars in
bonds and securities were found scattered
over the floor, They worked the combi-
nation to the safe and used false keys to en-
ter the inside boxes. They have net been
captured.
Geo. Dunlap and John Kelly, two prac-
tic al colored boys. had an unsatisfactory
experience with un unloaded pistol We'd
nesday night After George had snapped
it at John it was Johns time to snap it at
George thus ended the perform ace
George is dead He was a cheerful and
kindly disposed boy-blacKing shoes and
working at intervals in this office at turn.
ing the press. Another chapter.
A meeting of the P. H. Laufman gold
mining stockholders was held at Berlin
Place Wednesday. p. III. Laufman was
elected President of the company and W.
T. jackson of Carthage. Secretary. The
charter was recei, cd by laws adopted and
the certificates of stocks are now in the
hands of the President for disbursement.
The Prospect House was sold las Sat-
urday to Will Blue for g. 223. Mr.. Merton
will continue to run it as b 9fore.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
ROBBED THE GRAVE

startling incident is narrated by John
Oliver of phla 'elphia. as follows,-I WAS
in awful condition. My skin was almo It
yellow. eyes sunKen, tongue coated. pain
continually in back and sides, no appetite,
growing weaker day by day. Three phy5i-
clans had given me up Then was adj
vised to use Electric Bitters-to my great
joy, the first bottle made a decided in
provement continued their use for three
weeks, and am now well man, know
they robbed the grave Of another victim
No one should fail to try them. Only soc.
guaranteed, at Johnson's Pharmacy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
DUE NOTICE is SERVED.

Due notice is hereby served on the pub
lie generally that DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is the Gully salve on the market that
is made from the pure and unadultrated
witch hazel. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
has cured thousands of cases of piles that
would not yield t. any other treatment,
less counUerfits. Those persons who get
the genuine DeWitt"s Witch Hazel Salve
are never disappointed, because it cures.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
Doings at the Inn.

Saturday evening a military
Euchre" was held at the Inn by
The guests. Nine tables played,
the three having the largest num-
Der Of flags securing appropriate
souvenirs Of the occasion.
AS is usual about the first of
April many guests have left for
their northern homes, but the mum
Der of new ones from the South
have been the largest in the Inns
history, and it now has more guests
than week ago.
Mr.. y. NJ. Potter, Mrs. A. e.
Cbamberlin, Mrs Josephine Wood
bury, and Master Woodbury., Of
New York, have returned TO the
Inn from trip South, and will re-
m lin a few days before going
North.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. +. Smith,
Mrs. Mary /. Smith AMI Mis-. S. F.
JeWett, of Spring lield, Mass, are at
the Inn to remain till May |. Dr.
Smith was 'ele several years ago
and is pleased with the progress
we have been making.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X Peyton Of
New York. are at lhe Ian after
winter in Florida: they are regular
April guests in or town.
r. r. Window of the 0. D S. S.
Go. was a guest the past week. He
likes Southern Pines.
w. o. Jenkins has returned to
his home in Portsmouth, n. H. but
contemplates building cottage in
time for next winter.
Among the guests who expect
to remain till May or later are, Miss
Hassinger, Mrs. JAS uassinger, OF
Newark, Del, n. o. Lyon, N. Y.,J
T.. Moore, DR.. Baker, Jersey City,
Mrs. w. e.. Langan, Miss Langan,
Des Moines, 10, Miss deLerv and
party. Quebec, Can, &. e. Krels
and family, Baltimore.
Mrs jeanette Mithell is at the
Inn after trip to Florida.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10
A Word About the Country Paper
Concluded from inside page.

Concluded from inside page.
in when we get 2 900 more
people and run the election
on party lines. Why don't
you print all these things for
news? True; and then have
the board refuse a bid for
printing ordinances (which
by the way could have been
printed several months ago.
and give it to another Office
for less than the cost of the
work.
But we could talk enough
to fill all our space. The
town council, the mayor and
the rest of US in public life
are working for glory glory,
and a little molo glory. And
as we have not been able to
surmount all our difficulties
and be prompt enough to pre-
vent our friends from send
ing to Raleigh for their job
printing We are going to stick
for a little more glory, and if
those interested in the wei
fare of Southern Pines will
promise us not to make light
of an honest effort on cur
part to keep the town and its
advantages before the public.
we'll promise them not to wish
them any worse misfortune
than to be compelled to step
into our shoes for IL months.
The halo Of glory and the
brilliancy of their crown
would 81 dazzle them that
they could never again be
able to say; oh he is so slow
if you leave a job with him
you never get it; his paper
isn't worth ST.. a year; there's
nothing in it. He's no good.
At the same time he is at his
office working night and day
up jobs to get
money enough to issue the
paper every Friday afternoon.
It's lots of fun; more'n you
can possibly take in-and do
any thing else, Won't you
read the Constitution article
the second time?
Take few souvenirs to present to
friends at hone; remember we have
the largest line of appropriate gifts
for this purpose.
The News Depot.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-04-10

See our Blue Flame Oil cook stoves
S. S. Thomas.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20
THE sEE-SAW AS AN OBJECT LESSON.

the farmer is no longer on
is
plank and the bear
market and down.
of the plank well against the
particularly disturbed Tor ne KNOWS
will swing other fall
What things can't be reversed Cotton at e
in April but it would look
ii October
planter that the bull always
his work while the bear seems 10 Nave
i ali the fall
Is there by which the men
crop may about the price?
southern position TO
display marketing their Instead
position to keep the buyers wait
might not find easy to press down
his end Of the board
Those who have managed few
handsomely Ten or fifteen or twenty oodS
profit worth waiting for
consolation in the tuaionhe cotton planter
independent every year Esh ana nine Genus
cotton bad like the last
south to keep nice ace
in bull in the zenith of his glory IN the ia
overdo the thing lenceht coon
temptation to plant few extra acres very
however it is easy to be seen '
inevitable And half that increase IN he
Instead of eight nine or tencen cot
cotton Ana no surplus
money a the
TENTED nk the bull is just now cutting
Remember the bear is at the other emu p
Remember too that the ooaro "suaS
the market Don't make
i bear
board from swinging 100 ia
way the bull have his extra share the see
tive profits than the other end with the
Keep around eight and nine cents iof Re"
years southern cotton planters are ~
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The Country Store.

i7ar out beyond the ctY's lights.
AWAY from din and roar,
The cricket chirps O. summer nights
Beneath the country store.
The dry goods boxes rickad around
Afford welcome seat
For weary tigers Of the ground
Who here Of evenings meet.
4 swinging sign Of ancient make,
And one above the door.
Proclaim that William Henry Blake
Is owner uf the store.
Here everything, from jeans to tweed.
From silks to Einghams bright,
Is spread before the folk who need
FRI m early morn till night
Tea sugar. coffee. drowned or srecn)
Molasscs grndstores tar
Susrenders peanuts navy beans,
And home made vinegar
zine combs. wash wrngers, rakcs, false hair
Pants rice and looking glasses.
Side saddles, hominy. crcckeryware
And eeeds for garden grasses.
Lawn mowers, candles. books to read.
Corn planter household goods,
Tobacco seed salt clover coed.
Horse whips and KNITTED hoods,
aimed goods shoe hacking. lime and nails
straw hats and carpet slippers.
Prunes. buttons. goldfish. brida! Veils.
Cranberries clocks and clippers.
umbrellas candies, scythes and hats,
CaTs boote and shoes and bacon.
Thread nutmegs pins and rough-ou-fats,
For cash, produce taken;
p,r1 seed face powder. matches, nles
Ink onion sets and more,
Are fourd in heaps, and stacks and piles
Within the country store.
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l. orestrY in the South.

The direct and immediate advan-
tages Of careful numbering when com
bined with the practice OF forestry
have seldom been so forcibly shown
as in the case of the University Of the
South. at Sewanee. Tenn, the timber
lands of which well-known educational
institution have since 1900 been man
aged under direction Of the bureau Of
forestry.
Although SO 600 for all of its timber
was considered a fair offer by the uni
versity in 1899. the forestry bureau,
by it's plan of management, has al
ready secured net profit for the uni
versity of 81. 200 Four more years Of
numbering remain to be done, and for
three years at least there is an as
sured annual profit of $500. In a
word. timber formerly valued at $4,000
will have been made to yield profit
OF over 5000
Sewanee is on the top Of a spur of
the Cumberland plateau, and is a noted
summer resort When the university
opens in the summer. hundreds Of per-
sons from various parts of the south
occupy cottages in the mountain town.
and the excellent work of the bureau
pf forestry is thus brought to the at
tention of large number Of people.
many Of them owners of southern tim
Der lands. who see for themselves the
great practical advantages Of forestry
! and careful numbering in the surpris-
ingly large profits and improved ap-
pearance of the forest
This is a most praiseworthy depart
ment of modern governmental pater-
nalism, and 50 obvious are its results
that it is predicted that within a
decade every state of the union will
have its own department of forestry
Readers of The Constitution interest
ed in the detailed account of how the
results in the Sewanee forest have
been achieved can obtain the informa-
ton by writing for Bulletin SO, just is
sued by the bureau Of forestry. The
bulletin does not furnish such specific
instructions for the management of
7 timber lands like those at Sewanee
that they can be applied to them with
out expert assistance. 1t illustrates.
! however, what may be done with such
timber lands and especially does it
emphasize that numbering and forestry
/ may be practiced in the south, as
! elsewhere. with much profit.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-20

the number of this nationality will be
doubled, giving the American metrop
oils a larger Italian population than
any city of Italy save Naples. Some
thing like 40 per cent of the Italians
in the United States are residents of
New York city. In this connection it
is interesting to learn by the census
of 1900 that of the total population of
New York city only 737,477-21.5 per
cent--Were native whites born of ma
tive parents. 1t will thus be seen that
the estimated immigration for 1903 eX-
ceeds the native population of our
chief city.
These statistical facts are signifi
cant, and there are many problems
involved in the immigration question
worthy of the best American thought
and craftsmanship if satisfactory So
luton is to be found for them.
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practical way Her people under
stand the negro and his needs, The
people of the north. foc the most part,
do not: and the consequence is they
have wasted and are wasting millions
of money and years OF time IN
fruitless effort TO do for the negro III
one generation what it has taken 9th
or races of the earth ages to accom-
pisn.
Mr.. Cleveland sees this point
clearly. and in addressing himself to
it he said:
AS friends of the negro, fully be-
levinq in the possibility Of his i'm
provement and advancement. and sin
cerely and confidently laboring to that
end. it is folly for us to ignore the
importance of the unqruoging coopera'
ton on the part of the white peo'
pie of the south in this work. Labor
as we will, those who do the lifting
of the weight must be those VINO
stand next to it. This cooperation
cannot be forced; nor can il be gained
by gratuitousIy running counter to
firmly fixed and tenaciousy held
southern ideas, or even prejudices."
How the people Of the nSrth who
pretend TO be the friends of the negro
can fail to take this common-sense
view of the situation we are unable to
see. Why cannot they take the fair
minded. sensible view of the situation
and say with Mr. Cleveland:
I have faith in the honor and sincerity
Of the respectable white people OF the
south in their relations with the negro
and his Improvement and well being.
Or see the case as it is presented
by Booker Washington. when he says;
1t Is at the bottom Of life we must he
gin. and not at the top. Nor should we
permit our grievances to overshado" our
opportunities.