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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

John Hamper has had four resi-
dences built on his property just east
of the Northeastern railroad near
First avenue and they are large,
roomy, papered and painted and rent
for only twelve dollars a month.
This matter is referred to in order to
show that house rent in Hattiesburg
is coming down a little. These same
houses two years ago, fixed up as
nice as they are, built of such good
material and located in such nice
place, would have rented for fifteen
dollars. Heretofore houses built
out of the most inferior sap lumber,
with cracks in them through which
blanket could have been thrown,
have been renting for twelve and a
half, with no CRATES and TWO ghteen
inch fireplace. The hous. now
being built are of much better type,
are more comfortable and the price
remains about the same. The time
is coming when neat, nice. COM
| Portable house can be had, with all
the conveniences. for about ten dol
lars per month. which would be il
reasonable price.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18
BUSINESS NOTICE.

Persons wanting to insert new ad-
vertisements or change those running
must hand in the copy early in the
morning of the day they wish the mat
ter to appear in the paper. or it may
have to lie over until the next day.
This also applies to communications.
The work in the Progress Office during
the day is mapped out the previous
night and any irregularity that comes
up creates confusion and sometimes
causes a delay of the publication of the
paper. Though comparatively small
plant it must be guided by rules and
regulations to make the business a sue
cess. feb13 If
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

An appeal to the supreme court has
been taken in the YaZoo City con-
tested bond case, the validity of an
issue 70 S175, 900 in bonds for water
works and sewerage purposes having
been brought into question. Chan
cellor Conn Of the lower court, de-
cided that the issue was made in an
unconstitutional form, the law under
which it was made not being war
ranted by the constitution. A hear
ing will be given the case within the
next few days, both sides being
ready for argument
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18
CANNING FACTORIES
Being Established All Along Line of
Gulf and Ship Island Road
A Glass Factory.

J. II. Bouslog, the industrial
agent fer the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad, is doing some noble work
for that road on an industrial way,
and he is not only helping the road,
buf the people who live along its
/ route. He is establishing canning
factories wherever he can get the peo-
pie to take stock in them, always
himself taking stock III them in the
name of the company, and by this
means he is building up wonderful
industrial enterprises all along the
road People are naturally slow
about taking hold of new industries,
something with which they are not
familiar and for the want of conf
dence in themselves to handle them.
But in this case an experienced man
will have charge of these factories so
far as seeing that they are run ac-
cOrding TO the rules for canning goods.
There is also some talk of estab-
fishing n glass factory somewhere
down on the coast, perhaps at Gulf
port, for the manufacture of glass
1t is stated that the sand on Horn
Island and other islands in the gulf
II axe the finest kind of glass as once
proved by a test made at Moss Point
where small factory was estab-
lished, but which was given up for
the fact thQt the parties directly iu-
terested did not thoroughly under
stand the making Of glass. The
Progress is not certain that Mr..
BoUslog is interested in this enter
prise, but it is thought that he is too
deeply Interested in the establish
ment of canning factories to have
finger in this glass pie. Hatties-
burg would be a fine place for glass
factory rs it is naturally a distribut-
ing point, though the freight ON the
sand 10 this city of course would be
more than that to some point on the
coast But if Mr.. Bouslog succeeds
in getting large canning factory
here our progressive citizens will bs
a little better satisfied.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18
OUT AND GONE.
Waddel Settler Broke out of Jail
Last Night and is Gone.

Last Night and is Gone.
Monday Waddel SETTLER was tried
before Justice Robertson on the
charge of cutting Bob Thompson last
week. The justice placed fine of
ten dollars ON him, and this with
the costs amounted to twenty dollars
and fifty cents. Owing to the cold
night the sheriff allowed him access
to the bull ring last night where he
could have fire and be more comfort
able than locked up in cell, having
no idea that lie would try to escape.
Some time during the night by some
means he secured some kind of in
strument with which he removed
the brick in one side of the Jail
sufficiently large for his body to pass
through when he escaped and has
not since, been heard of.
All day yesterday efforts had been
made to get up the fine to keep him
off the county road, but had failed
up to night. The sheriff did not
care to hurry him off to the road,
but was rather inclined to give him
a chance today to get up the fine, be-
sides the weather yesterday evening
was rather cold to take trip of that
distance. The sheriff thinks the fine
would have been raised today and
the boy would not have had to go on
the -oad, and for this reason hau no
idea he would attempt to effect his
escape. But he miscalculated and
when he arose this morning the
young man was gone.
This, of course, will make it
much harder on him if he is ever
caught, for he will be charged and
tried for jail-breaklng.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

providing the governor then in office
would consent TO allow it to be dis
eussed, but the constitutional amend
ment could not be inserted until 1905
This, then, is the situation that con-
fronts the prohibitionists. The bat
tie is sure to cover a period of three
years. and possibly longer. All sur
face indications show that the forces
are united, and spirited struggle
may be expected. The resolutions
state that candidates for legislative
and executive offices will be asked to
declare themselves on the subject,
but expressly disavows the organic
alton of a political prohibition party
County mass meetings are recon-
mended to further the cause, the or
ganization of law and order leagues
to enforce existing laws is urged, the
teaching of the evil effects of
narcotics and alcoholic stimulants
in public schools is endorsed, and the
Mississippi members in congress urged
to vote for the inter- state commerce
bill which promises federal protec-
tion to states and sections that have
prohibition laws.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18
TROUBLE WITH HIGH WATER
The Mobile, jackson and Kansas
City the Greatest Sufferer
Other Roads.

/ The busiest man in this section OF
the state is Il. " Roberts, road
master Of the Mobile. Jsctscn end
Kansas City 1ailSoad. lie has nc
time togo anywhere o. remain after
he gets there. The recent heavy
rains have simply washed away o.
very badly damaged the track il
many places and il has been all
Mr.. Roberts could do to keep the
trains moving and making anything
like schedule time. None Of them
Of late have been on the dot, but
not very late. always managing to
get over the worst places, though
with considerable difficulty.
At one place Mr.. Roberts says
the track was torn up several hun
dred yards by the heavy rains and
it was with the greatest difficuly
that trains could get by. Men have
been up to their waists for days and
nights cribbing up the track and
holding it to its place until trains
could pass over it.
Other places are nearly as bad,
but, as stated, trains managed to get
over it and have never been very
late on that road.
As stated the other day in the
Progress other roads entering Hat
tiesburg have had troubles, among
them the Gulf and Ship Island
1t seems that Pearl river is on Il big
tear and has oyeIfowed the track
in many places and perhaps weakened
the foundation of the bridge across
that stream and some other small
streams. So far there does not
seem TO have been any great trouble
OH the Northeastern nor the Pearl
and Leaf Rivers railroad, but the
former is an old road and partially
has overcome such difficulties while
the latter, if we are correct, does
not cross any bad streams.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

Four hangings took place in Missis-
ssippi today, the persons executed
being Alex Smith at Poplarville in
Pearl River county; Tom Swor al
Raleigh, in Smith county, Joe Camp.
bell at Yazoo City in Yazoo county,
and Emanuel Walker at Indianola,
in Sunflower county. Final appeals
TO Governor Longino for respites OF
communications We're made in each
case, but the governor steadfastly de-
clined to interfere and stated in re-
ply to each petition that he would
allow the law to take its course
The condemned men are all negroes,
and each was convicted of the
crime Of murder. The crime of Joe
Campbell and Emanuel Walker were
particularly atrocious.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

1t will be very nice when the audi
torium is built so there will be a
house that will accommodate the
people of the city. We believe that
the gentleman at the back of this
undertaking means business and will
push the building to completion at
an early day. This building has
been needed in Hattiesburg for many
years and every year only increases
the demand for such a house. The
Progress understands that it is to be
a large, splendid building and will
seat great many people.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

Hon. E. f. Noel, candidate for
governor, was in the city yesterday
en- route to Biloxi. where he will at
tend the meeting of the grand lodge
of Masons in that town. While
waiting for his train he made the
Progress a pleasant call.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

The surprising turn taken by the
state mass meeting of prohibitlonists
in declaring for the constitutional
instead of the statutory form of pro-
hibition, has been generally ex-
pected, has excited much comment,
and is regarded as victory for the
views expressed by Bishop Galloway
in his recent address on the subject.
More clearly expressed, it shows the
predominance Of the views enter
tained by the Methodists over those
of the Baptists, and had not this plan
been adopted by the mass meeting the
prohibition forces would have been
hopelessly split in their campaign
next year. As it is, the Womans'
Christian Temperance Union is not
reconciled to the plan, and Miss
Belle Kearney, the president, and
Mrs. Harriet B. Kells, the state
president, both of whom attended the
netting and made addresses, refused
to vote for the measure, and were
very much disappointed with the re-
suit. The resolution as adopted
provides that while the camapign for
. atutory prohibition is pending the
legislature will be asked to adopt a
statutory prohibition law to be en-
forced until the constitutional
measure can be placed in the organic
law This means that the legisla-
ture which meets in January, 1904,
will be asked to submit constitu-
tional amendment on the prohibition
question to the people, and if the
Legislature consents to do so it will
be voted upon at the egular election
in November of the same year. Ac-
cording TO the existing law, however,
the amendment, If it secures the re-
ouired majority cannot be inserted
into the constitution by the same
legislature by which 1t was submit.
ted. The next session will be held il
1908, and at this session statutors
urohibition law could be enacted
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

WANTED =. Employment by an ex
perienced business man Am also an
expert bookkeeper Address room 30,
Klondyke hotel tefl7-3t
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

Work OH the new First National
Bank building is being rushed as fast
as possible. The workmen are
putting the finishing touches on the
inside.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

\. L. Thomasson, cashier of the
First National Bank of this city, has
moved up on Main street near G.. L.
Hawkins.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

1t is no use talking about garden
ing while the icicle is hanging on
the pump and the coal dealer is full
of smiles
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18
CAPITAL and
State NEWS.
Special to the Daily Progress.

jackson, Feb. 1S.-Governor Lon
gino has approved the charters of in
corporation of new industries during
the past week having an aggregate
and capital stock of over one half
million dollars The week has been
quite active in the launching of new
concerns, and the following is list
of those organized that will apply
to the governor for charters within
the next week. Horseshoe Planting
and Manufacturing Company, domi
ciled at Tchula with capital stock
of $3.50, 900. Jackson Lighting Com
pany, located in Jackson, with a
capital stock of S25, 600. Merchants
and Planters Bank of Bolton, in the
county of Kinds, with capital
stock of $50, COO, which may be in
creased to 800, 600. NJ. Fl. Clayton
Company, domiciled at Heidelberg,
Jasper county, with a capital stock
of S15, 900. Amendment to the
charter Of the First National Bank
of Lumberton increasing the capital
stock from s25, 600 to $50, 600.
Home Ice Company, domiciIed at
Columbus, with a capital stock of
800, 900. New Albany Oil Mill
Company, domiciled at New Albany,
Union county, with capital stock
of $40, 000 Hazlehurst Brick Com
pany, domiciled at Hazlehurst, co
piah county, with capital stock Of
$40, 900. City Drug Company, domi-
ciled at Gloster, Amite county, with
q capital stock Of So, 600.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-18

State manufacturers in Mississippi
are very much worried over the
rapidly diminishing supply of white
oak timber. and they are now being
forced to haul the logs long dis
tances to railroad points or naviga-
BILE streams where they can be
shipped to the points of manufacture.
The white oak timber along the
water courses in the state has been
thinned out in many places for dis
tances of more than twenty-five
miles from the beaten paths of travel
and transportation, and the price Of
stave timber has been more than
doubled during the past few years.
Slaves which sold at $3.50 per mill
1900 staves-ten yaers ago, are now
hard to get at prices ranging from
$3.50 to 1926 and the indications are
that there will be another sharp ad-
vance in the prices during the present
winter. The supply of white oak is
becoming especially scarce III the
Pearl river valley, and the demand
was never greater than now.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25
Ilnxd,s In Time of Anxiety.

Only recently a great Atlantic liner
was announced to be three days over
due. On the third day there was no
noticeable advance in the rate charged
for those who had neglected to insure
property shipped upon 1t, but on the
fourth day, when anxiety as to both
the passengers and the property on
board had increased, 1t was ominously
announced from Lloyd's. that the rate OF
insurance upon that particular vessei
had been advanced to $40 in $500. This
was on Tuesday. On Wednesday, when
no further news had been heard, the
rate had jumped to S25 In the $500.
On Thursday 1t reached $50, and by
Friday the enormous sum OF $lOO In
$500 was declared to be the rate In any
and all manner of insurance upon the
missing vessel. 1t is needless TO say
how horribly these announcements con-
firmed the anxious fears Of those most
deeply concerned in the arrival OF the
vessel. for all the world knows that II
there is any hope 1t will be longest
found at Lloyd's. 1t is also needless to
say that when the great liner In ques-
ton finally reached her dock in New
York nowhere was there greater re-
ioicing at the announcement than In
the room where it was tolled out by
the bell of the Lutine and read by the
crier to the assembled crowd at
Lloyd's.-Chalmers Roberts In Worlds
| Work
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25
Cheese Dishes.

Cheese is one Of the most concentrate
ed forms of nitrogenous food and as a
food we'll adapted to the laboring man
or those working in the open air. When
properly cooked, cheese is probably
more easily assimilated by the ordinary
stomach than eaten raw, and hard, un'
cooked cheese should be served grated
In combination with certain food mate
rials cheese is valuable, but when used
in this way should form the staple dish
of the meal. Macaroni and cheese, rice
cooked in stock and then baked WITH
cheese or cooked with it, as In the form
of risotto, should be used in the place
of meat. Au ordinary dinner menu ol
meat, potato, macaroni and cheese Il
not properly arranged. Macaroni and
cheese should be used for luncheon
dish. and a green vegetable should bt
served with meat and potato.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Child Study.

The time at which child should be-
gin to study is a vexed question Of ed
ucation, and one which shows no signs
of being settled. The superintendent
of the Quincy (Mass) schools raised
the question few days since and az
serted that a child should not be sent
to school until it was seven. Other
educators. however, do not agree with
him. President Eliot OF Harvard
thinks the little girl or boy should en-
ter the kindergarten at four, and the
superintendent of the Boston schools,
Edwin P. Seaver, suggests five as a
suitable age at which to begin the
school life. The superintendent Of the
Cambridge schools, Frank Cogswell,
thinks that even three is not too early
for the kindergarten
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25
NUr1BER Al
ONE MANS CAREER.
Result of Making Himself once boy
at Nothing Week.

"Be good to the office boy" is q moral
taught by the career OF William Alden
Smith of Michigan. He had saved
little money and wanted q place 10
study Blackstone. This was in 1919.
He thought first of Chicago and even
went so far as to go to that city anu
apply for a place as office boy in the
firm of Walker & Dexter. But 1t was
in the summer, and the heads were all
out of town, and he ended by return D.
ing to Grand Rapids. Here he selected
the firm Of Burch & Montgomery. lie
had suggested this before, but they had
not needed him. He was this time con-
fronted by a closed office and caro-
tackled on the door saying they were
out of town and would not be back for
several weeks.
But this did not daunt Smith, who
looked up Mr.. Pierce, the owner OF the
building and a man of some promi-
nence in the town. He told Pierce
what he wanted and finally persuaded
him to give him pass key to the office.
And 80 It happened when Judge Burch
returned he found his offices swept ana
garnished and brisk young clerk dill
gently reading at one Of the desks. 10
the inquiries of the judge the young
fellow replied that he had come to
stay: that he was the office boy at
nothing a week. All he wanted, he
said. was a chance to make himself
useful and incidentally to read little
law. Things were kept so clean and
the Young man was 80 respectfully de-
termined to remain that Judge Burch
good naturedly acquiesced.
In seven years Smith was member
of the firm. In seven years more he
was part owner In the principal news
paper in the place and proprietor or
branch railroad. In another seven
wears he had added two more railroads
to his assets and was in congress.
Meantime the wheel Of fortune has
been turning. Montgomery Is on the
bench of the Michigan supreme court;
Judge Burch through the influence OF
his former Office boy has been appoint
cd assistant 10 the United States at
torney general and resides in Washing
ton, while Pierce, who had met with
financial reverses, was rewarded for
the pass key which he had given Smith
by an appointment as assistant SER
geant at arms Of the United States
house of representatives es.-Washington
Letter I'm Boston Transcript.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25

A West philadelphia druggist who
recently became the proud father oi
his first baby was cai.cd to Baltimore
the other day on buF.less trip. Early
in the afternoon tie telephone bell In
his home rang. and his wife answered
the call. IElbby was at the other END
in Baltimore. ut seemed so funny not
to hear the baby crying" came the
voice over the wire, that | couldn't
stand it any longer. Can't you bring
him to the phone so | can hear hilnT
Wifey woke the child up ont of SOUND
sleep. and he very accOmmodatingly
began to bawl at the top Of his lungs
into the receiver while his mother hello
him in her arms. This continued until
the baby had cried so cents worth oyel
the long distance wire, when the happy
father rang off.-PhilaGelphia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25

The editions of books printed 2OO OF
300 years ago are almost entirely free
from typographical errors, which may
be attributed to the fact that early
publishers were generally eminent
scholars, and themselves gave mucn
attention to the revision Of their
proofs. After reading the proofs they
frequently turned them over to other
scholars with the request to revise and
correct, and as the printers time was
then deemed a matter of small conse'
ouence a perfection was attained which
is seldom equaled by modern printers
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-25

"What a fine little fellow" said the
patronizing old gentleman who had
been elected representative for four
successive terms from his congressional
district. His remark was addressed to
a kind hearted lady holding in her
arms a little fellow who blinked grave
ly at all that was going on.
"Yes," replied the lady. His father
and set great deal Of store by him.
"Well, he's a bright looking little Eel
low. Maybe he'll be a congressman
some day"
"Maybe he WILL" said the mother
"But," she added earnestly, "Pm going
to do my best to raise him right
Youth.
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Emerson's Lecture Fee.

George Francis Train tells this story
OF Mr.. Emerson's lecturing. 1t shows,
by comparing "$5 and four quarts OK
oats" with $500, how much the public
was willing to pay for the lecturers
fame.
The lecture night was always great
event in Waltham. One day man
came to me and said, Here Is re-
markable letter." He read 1t to me,
and It was as follows:
To the Library Committee Waltham:
will come to lecture for IS for mysell,
but ask you for four quarts OF oats ior
my horse. r,,rpcoN
The lecture that Mr.. Emerson de-
livered for us boys Of the library COM
mittee in Waltham was entitled Ma
ture." We paid him s. and four quarts
of oats for it. He delivered 1t many
times afterward, when his name was
on every lip in the civilized world, and
he received from $3.50 to $500 for each
delivery. lie was just as great then IN
that hour in the little old town OF wal
than. 1t was the same lecture with
the same exquisite thought and mar
yelous wisdom, but it took years TOT
the world to recognize the greatness
and the beauty and the wisdom or him
and to value them at their higher
worth.