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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-28
SAM DYslRT's PRANK.
Amusing Incident In a Former
Missouri Lawyers Career.
MADE AN ELDER SING IN COURT.

Powerful Voice of Religious Man
Threw All Occupants of the Court
Room Into Commissions and Cost
Him His Case-Hoyy a Once PrOmi-
nent Attorney Defended Some
Children.
Sam Dysart, who recently died in
Phenix, Ariz. was well remembered
at Lancaster, Mo-, where he was
known as an original joker and good
lawyer as well.
Mr.. Dysart was employed once to de
fend several boys and girls who had
been arrested for giggling in church.
The charge was disturbing religious
worship. Elder Tice Spears was the
preacher and informant. He was
known for his stern piety and Singh
larly strong voice. After he told his
story he sat with clasped hands wait
ing for the defendants attorney to be
gin on him. He didn't have long To
wait Sam Dysart's cross examination
was as follows:
Brother Spears, you led the meet
in that nightp
II did, sir"
"You prayedT
81 did, sir"
"And preachedT
81 tried to-"
"And sungp
81 sung
"What did you sing"
"'There Is a Fountain Filled With
Blood sir"
Here Dysart pulled a hymn book out
of his pocket and handed it to the wit
ness, with the remark:
please turn to that song, Brother
Spears" The witness did so.
well. stand up and sing it now, if
you please"
'But can't sing before this sort Of
crowd"
Brother Spears with much appar-
ent indignation), do l understand that
you refuse to furnish legitimate eyi-
dence TO this jury?"
NO-nO-Dul, you ste
"Your honor" said Dysart, turning
to the court, II insist that the witness
shall sing the song alluded to just as he
did the night of the alleged disturb
ance. 1t is part of our evidence and
very important The reason for 1t VIII
be disclosed later on.
"And, mind you, Brother Spears,
said Dysart seriously, you must sing
it Just as you did that night If you
change a note you will have to 90 back
and do it all over again"
The witness got up and opened the
book. There is a difference between
singing to a congregation in sympathy
with you and Il crowd of court room
habitues. Brother Spears was painfully
conscious of the fact. In the old time
hymns you begin in the basement and
work up to the roof, then leap off from
the dizzy height and finish the line in
the basement. That's the way the wit
ness did. He had good vOice-that is,
it was strong. 1t threatened the win
dow lights.
The crowd did not smile; they just
yelled with laughter. The jurymen
bent double and almost rolled from
their seats The judge bit his cob pipe
harder and tried to look solemn. 1t
was no use. There were only two
straight faces in the house. ana one be-
longed to a deaf man and the other to
Sam Dysart. Sam said to the jury:
'If you gentlemen think you could
go to one of Brother Spears meetings
and behave better than you have here,
you may be justified in convicting these
boys and girls"
The foreman asked if they could
bring in a verdict for the children de-
PENDANTS without the formality of re-
firing tn consider tha NATTER
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-28
w. r. ROBERTS
Contractor and Builder.

Does ali kinds of building and re-
pairing. Address me care General
Delivery or call at my home, 547
West Fouth ST. Win estimate on any
work on any railroad line leading in
to Hattiegburg. sep26-lm
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-28

A noted doctor states that IS per
cent OF crippled children could be at
least able to work II their diseases
Yere treated ~ dina
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-28
EASrBOUND
One and One Third Fare for Round
Trip.

Account of the Christmas Holidays,
the Queen q Crescent Route, on Dec.
23rd, 24th, 25th, Goth and 31st, 1903,
and January 1st, 1901. Will sell round
"trip tickets from and to all points on
its lines, and to all points east of the
Mississippi. and south of the Ohio and
Potomac Rivers, at rate of one and one
third fares for the round trip, with
final limit January 4th, 1904.
Excursionists by using the Queen q
Crescent Route Will nave advantage Of
the very highest class of passenger train
service that the country affords, with
splendid Gay coaches, pullman Sleep
ing ears, and dining cars.
The public, for this occasion, is Of
ferd splendid opportunity to visit
their Old homes during the holidays at
a small cost.
Full ana detailed information may
oe obtained by writing 70 or calling on
any agent of this system.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-28

WESTB0UND
Train No. leaves Hattiesburg 3:lJ
p. IN; arrives at SnnTail Ais ?. m. /:
irriges at White Sand 500 p. m.
Train No 3 leaves Hal iiesburg 6:1J
!. IN arrives 1T SumrsIl 30 q, II, /;
arrives 1T Prentiss IL 80 p. III.
Train No, 7 leaves Hatiiesburg 1910
= m; arrives at Sumnall 1875 a. m.
EASTBOUND
Train No leaves White Sand 6:4i
=. m. arrives at Snmrall $50 a. m.
arrives at Hattiesbnrg $50 a m.
Train No. s leaves Prentiss 1880 p.
a.; arrives at SurUrall 2: 80 p H.; ar
ives at Hattiesburg $50 p. NJ.
Train No. 10 leaves Sumrall .. N. !:
arrives at Hattiesburg 30 p. IL.
Nos. / and , daily. Others daily
except Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
John F. Gay, Resident Agent. Montgomery Ala

and delightful. The story is out of the for its interest and for it's literary grace, The short stories of this number are: ''The ReadJustment" by Johnson Morton: "A Luncheon at Nicks" by Kate Jor- dan; Heart of Gold by James BaS;,yis Cabell; ''rhe Counting of Drusilla -s'.=-s-sr by Emma Wolf; :'ou with the New" hy Felicia Goddard: La Donna della Finea- tra,' by Justus Miles FoFmam Other stories especially worthy of note are.
 Tnstructress of Men, by Ella W. pezAs tie: What Polly Knew" by Sarah Bar1ss well Elliott: The Wedding of Waldo Larpontier.' by Mary Tracy Earle. and
 From Little Red Book" by Virginia
 Woodward Cloud. Victor du Bled. the
 french writer. who is an authority On
 ocial matters. contributes an essay. on
 Le Salon: Qu'est-ilf Que Doit-il. EtreFi which should gladden. the soul of auv woman with social aspirations Ths poems of this issue again reach the very high standard set by the magazine. Among them are contributions by Bliss Carman, Le Comte Robert de Montes- quiou Victor Plarr. Arthur Ketchum, Fs- lix Carmen. R. K. Munkittriclx, Charles Buxton Going. Arthur Macy. Zona Gale. Theodosia Garrison. Madeline Bridges. Ethel Watts Mumford. Josephine Preston Peabody and Ethel M. Kelley. The hu- mor Is as usual of the very best Among the contributors to this department Of the magazine are Hayden Carruth. Tom F Morgan, Frank Roc Batcheider ana Albert Lee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27

That "all things come to him who waits' is as old axiom that made very foIcihly impression in the matter of the baseball troubles in Montgomery, said good working order in the office of Hart D. Newman in New Orleans Sunday morning. At this conference were Judge kavaraugh, President of the Southern the League; MT. w. H. Ragland, the original holder of the Montgomery fran chse in the Southern League; MT. R. Semmes, the original holder of the MontS gomery franchise in the now famous out law League, and joint holder of the pres ent local franchise in the Southern League; Messrs. Colson of The Times Democrat, Armstrong of The Picayune, Col. B. l.. Holt and myself.
 Talk about love feasts, this was the original 1S-karat Hicident from which the term came and the stunts that Col. w. Penn did with his red-skinned pals would working order in comparison, The local baseball troubles are an old story to Montgomerians. and the rehashingf of 1t all would only be the means of wearying the reader. The local troubles are also pretty thoroughly understood by the League in general, and the importance of the matter can be adjudged by the celerity with which Judge Kavanaugh 5ourneyed from Little Rock to the Cres- cent City, and MT. Semmes from Mont gomery to the same mecca. The request for the meeting had been wired from New Orleans to Messrs. Kavanaugh and Gemmes by Mr. Ragland on the sugges- tion of MT. Newman Saturday morning and they both responded promptly
 As stated above, the tone of the meet ing was thoroughly and genuinely har- monio us throughout, not one single dis agreement or objection being made to any proposition.
 To curtail long story. this was the &C., tion taken by the interested parties dur ing the course of the conferences: In re- gard to the selection of the grounds to be used by the Southern League in Mont gomery, MT. Semmes and Mir. Ragland both agree to leave the matter entirely 1n the hands of a committee of arbitra- tion, MT. Semmes to select one member, MT. Ragland one and the two to select a third MT. Semmes selected Caruthers Ewing of Memphis and Mir Ragland se- lected Newt Fisher, manager of the Nashville team Who will be the selec- tion of these two gentlemen, of course, will not be known for some days, and possibly until the arrival of the commit tee in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27

will, perhaps, be the transportation. Desplte that fact, he believes that the new departure will be a success The molasses is grade that Is frequently al- lowed to go To waste especially where there Is not enough livestock on the place or about the mill to consume it. IL IS known that there is a great deal of u produced by the sugar mills in that part of the State. and should his attempt demonstrate it's value as a feed 1t may De another source of wealth to the pro- queer and to this section It may turn to paper, through the enterprise and wisdom of Col. Ed Cunningham. Ba- sasse Is that part Of the sugar cane stalk left over after the juice mas been squeezed out of 1t. It had to be got rid Of by fire until the paper mil wa, erected where it was all converted into very salable article of strong wrappinr 7 paper It then became a source of rev. lars per year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
WANT TO BE ALDERMEN
SEVERAL CANDIDATES HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED.
Montgomery City Campaign, With Eight Candidates for Mayor, is
 on in Earnest and Voters Will Be Sought.

Aspirants for seats in the City Council oi Montgomery are becoming numerous.
 The Advertiser this morning announces six candidates for aldermanic honors and 1t is said that the list will increase three-fold be- fore the April primary.
 Three candidates have announced for Alder man at Large. They are John P. Kohn. James T. May and Lorenzo Davis. An of these have served in the City Council. Alderman May is an Alderman at-Large Alderman Kohn represents Ward in the Council and Mir. Davis for two terms served Ward A. All are prominent in business and politics.
 But one candidate has announced from Ward |. James H. West, prominent elec- Arician.
 From Ward 4. George Stuart has made his 0s3icial announcement. Mir Stuart is a young insurance man of prominence.
 Jesse Wadsworth has declared himself in Ward 6. Mir. Wadsworth is an old Montgom- Rrian and has large planting interests
 With eight avowed candidates for Mayor and aldemanic candidadet announcing daily. voters of Montgomery may expect 10 be kept busy handshaking during the next three Hnonths.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
I le New Rsstaurans.

Even the new restauIan. hoeper may be enterprislng al intervals Here Is d sign that Was .4AS out Jew days az, m busy street III New York: Meals Tn this house cooked after the formulat of the celebrated Dr. Harvey W. Muey, chemist oI the DuIeau ot -Agrlcultuie who renders even poisOns pala.aole anu nutritious. The curious wnu have fo4- lowed Dr. Wiley's experiments 1n feeu- ing twenty-four young men on borax salycilic acid, salts OI copper and z.nc anaiine dyes. etc, orop into have q look and md everything pure and nighly sanitary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
PEACE IS ASSURED IN THE
 LOCAL WORLD OF BASEBALL
All Matters In Dispute Referred to a Committee Whose Decision Will Be Fina--COnfer
 ence in New Orleans

The Committee is to meet in Mont gom- cry on as early date as possible, by Thursday or Friday at the latest, and whatever their decision, it will be final will forever and day put quietus on local troubles and prove satisfactory H somewhat strenuous cure for the DID that has almost sapped the life blood from the delicate veins of the dove Of peace.
 Messirs. Semmes and Ragtand both deposited with President Kavanaugh their half of the moneys due Chattanooga, the Southern League and the local club by the holders of the Montgomery franchise. MT. SemmeS stated to the meeting that he did not for moment think that there were any foundations for the charges of misrepresentation on the part of MT. Ragland and that he certainly did not in> tend to bring such charges.
 This is how the matter rests at present. The utmost good feeling prevails in lo- cal baseball circles and the location of the baseball grounds in Montgomery will be finally decided by the committee men toned before this week is out.
 There has been a good deal of talk about Montgomery losing a place in the Southern League of 190S; that talk is idle in the extreme, and the Montgomery peo- pie may rest. assured that they will see the fastest article of baseball during the coming season ever witnessed in minor league. Lew Whistler has been getting some good men up in his section of the GouHtry ana the ASrTy Patcn region mas the peculiar faculty of growing some fast ball tosscrs and with the reserve list of the Chattanooga people as a nucleus he should have no trouble In landing an aggregation that even the discerning Montgomery public should fancy. Judge Kavanaugh told me in New Orleans that Sis" Hopkins would most assuredly come to Montgomery unless the local club wished to dispose of him. Hopkins was one ot the fastest pitchers in the South ern League last summer and Campau of New Orleans is hot footed after him for the coming season.
 camPau showed papers to Judge Kava- naugh Sunday showing clearly that he Binghampton (N. Y) club this year.
 Yesterday telegram was sent to Whistler in St. Louis instructing him to report in Montgomery at once. by Mon day the End of February, at the latest
 There is delicate. roseate tint flushing the baseball atmosphere of Montgomery presaging the glorious dawn of a glorious season-to the franchise holders it is the survival of the fittest.
 Squire Brown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Y. M. c. A. Notes

The Reception Committee of the Young Mems Christian Association will meet Wednesday evening to complete prepa- rations for the February reception to be given by members of the Association. The committee Is composed of M L. Calhoun. chairman; F. s. McCord j. M. EskridGe. Eugene Jones, W. F. Bailey, Claude Suttle, R. B. Crea gh, H. H. Callen and John Carothers.
 The monthly receptions of the central branch of the. Y. M C. A. have become one of the pleasantest features of the As sociation work and do much to engender united and faithful efforts on it's behalf
 The first game of basket ball ever play ed in the new gymnasium of the Young Mems Christian Association will take place tomorrow night. Later in the sea son regular series of games will be arranged for the public to witness.
 Appreciated Present.
 W. R. Hall. superintendent of the Sel- ma Street Railway, was presented today with a handsome watch charm by the motormen and conductors of the railway Mir Hall was very appreciative of the present which Is indicative of the popu- larity he enjoys among the employees of the road.
 The charm is of gold and is an emblem of the order of Knights Templar of which Mir Hall Is a member.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma, January 26.
 P. J. Loughlin. we'll known dealer in liquors and a member of the City Council, was arfested this morning on a charge of violating the city's statute re- quiring that dealers in liquor shall keep their places closed on Sundays. Mir. Loughlin's trial has been set for We'd nesday before Mayor Mcleod.
 The warrant on which Mir. Loughlin was arrested was sworn out at the in- stance of Leva, wholesale dealer in liquors. Mir. Leva's witnesses as named in the warrant are himself, J. c. Adler and Marcus Meyer.
 It Is said MT. Loughln, Mir. Adler and stranger were seen in the wholesale liquor establishment of P. J. Loughlin and Company yesterday and that they left the place together. which, if true. was a violation of the law.
 The following Is a section Of the law regulating trade in intoxicating liquors:
 Section 26. Dealers In spirituous vim ous or malt liquors at wholesale or re- tail or agents for breweries shall be re- auired to keep their places of business closed on such days as prescribed in this ordinance and all other days as may be prescribed by State laws; and 1t shall be unlawful for clerks or employees to enter or to permit any other person. excepting the Mayor. any Councilman. the Chief of Police or any police officer to enter their places of business on such days and be- tween the hours of Il p. m. and a. m. This shall not be construed as prohibiting the proprietor or other person from entering the said room in case of fire or when burglary Is known to have been committed nor in case where the proprietor shall enter on business tor himself''
 Section 27 provides for the penalty to he imposed in case of conviction and Is as follows:
 Any violation of the provision of the preceding section shall subject the of fender upon conviction thereof to a pun ishment by fine of not exceeding $I00 and imprisonment not exceeding ninety days; me or both in the discretion of the May or; and such conviction shall work for felture of the license of the dealer in whose place the offense occurs"
 Mir. Leva said today that he swore out the warrant against Mir. Loughiin in or der to ascertain if the law would be en- forced and If the law had been made for one or for all. MT. Leva stated that he saw Mir. Loughlin. MT. Adler and a stranger come out of Mir. Loughlin's s place at the same time.
 We have good laws said Mir. I.eva. and they ought to be enforced. l am in the liquor business. but if the laws regulating the sale of liquor are not en- forced l am in favor of a dispensary."
 The case has created much of a sen sation and is almost the sole topic of conversation on the streets. If MT. Loughlin is convicted it Is quite possi- ble that the case will be appealed and that its constltutionality will be aues- toned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Troy Store Robbed.

Troy, Jan. 26.--tspeciaL)-on openl4 his store this morning. M. Katz discoN cred that some one had broken into ! Saturday or Sunday night and stolen sev eral items of merchandise. such as cloth ing. shoes, neckties, etc. The store O M. Katz is located on. the east side O the public square, fin the principal busi ness portion of the city. and the burg lary was a bold undertaking. As ye there is no clue but the burglars are sup posed to be negroes,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27

ka road. Mir. Barron was approached by the men and before resistance could be offered was knocked on the head with blunt instrument. As soon as he re- gained his feet he drew his revolver and fired once. The highwaymen fled One of them fell in ditch and MT. Barron thinks his shot took effect on this man.
 While the wound was Temporarily pain ful. it was not of serious nature, and Mir. Barron was at his work yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Local and pArgonal.

Rev. Ira NJ. Boswell, who has been pas tor of the Christian Church in Selma, left this afternoon for Port Gibson, Miss, where he will be the pastor of the church whose pulpit was formerly occupied by Jean Sykes. who is alleged to have taken unto himself seven wives. During his residence, Mir. Boswell and his family have made many friends and his depart ure is generally regretted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Convicted of Burglarv.

Jesse Ryan, colored. was convicted of burglarly when tried before Mayor Me Leod this morning and was sentenced to serve ninety days on the streets. Jesse entered a pawn shop on Washington Street and stole a gun.
 The case against Jim Webster, colored, charged with burglarizing Walkers bar, was continued until Wednesday morning.
 At the close of the Mayors court ses- sion, Rev. J. w. Ryan. father of Jesse Ryan. the burglar, and pastor of the Ce- dar Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion. was granted permission by the court to say few words. Ryan made touching speech about his way ward son for whom, the speaker said, me and mer wife has struggled hard. D Ryan washed his hands of any more re- sponsibility for Jesse.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Attempted to Break JaiI.

John Tipton, Will Tipton and Wilson Ross. colored, attempted to escape from the County jail at o'clock this morn- ing by saving through the bars of their cells. They were discovered by Jailer Babcock.
 The men had been working only a short time when they were discovered by Cap tain Babcock who entered the cage of the jail to incarcerate a prisoner. The men had.not succeeded in saving through the bars.
 John and Win Tipton are in Jail under indictment for the murder of Fred Rob- bins. a negro, on January "A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Death of Mrs. Archie Newman.

Mrs, Ada Fancher Newman, wife of Archie Newman of Selma. died in Briar- field yesterday from heart trouble com plicated with localized peritonitis. The funeral occurred today. the interment be- ing in the private burying ground of the Fancher family near Briarheld.
 Mrs. Fancher was about 30 years of age and Is survived by her husband who is popular conductor on the Southern Rail- way and by two children aged and 8 years. Mrs. Fancher was the possessor of many friends in this city where she lived and the news of her death was received with sorrow.
 The funeral was attended by number of persons of Selma and by delegation from the Order of Railway Conductors, who sent a beautiful floral offering
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
MoLAssEs AS CATTLE FOOD.
A Stock Raiser in Indian Territory to Make an Experiment with It.

Galveston. CTeXas) News.
 Col Wade Hampton, of the Indian Ter Fitory, but formerly of South Carolina, and a nephew of the lamented Wade Hampton, Senator and General of that State, after having spent several days n Houston on business, has returned home. The object of his business was to kake the first step toward the trial of a new feed for cattle, he being the largest pattle raiser in that section. He accomp- hshed the object of his visit by purchas- ing a large quantity of black molasses, 50 coarse as to have practically no value Rs human food, upon which to feed cat Ale. His knowledge, obtained through experiment. and otherwise, is that it is an excellent feed for cattle, being very eattening and wholesome.
 The purchase was made of the Cum lasmRham Plantation in Fort Bend Coun- 9Y. The most expensive part of the deal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
Butler-Stevenson.

R. H. Butter and Mrs. Clara Stevenson were married this evening at the manse of the Second Presbyterian Church by Rev. J. R. Rest, pastor of the church. The marriage was witnessed by only a few intimate friends. Mir. Butler Is em- ployed at the Peacock Iron Works and is very popular here. The bride is a charming young woman with hosts of friends in Selma. Their marriage was a pleasant surprise to a large number of their admirers in Selma
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-27
 ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZERS.
A Conference of Chemists and Manu.
 facturers.

A SCALCAChSG Ol 1Anu-
 lecturers.
 A conference between fertilizer man ufactuTers. chemists, Legislators and farmers was held yesterday in the office If Hon. R. R. Poole. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. for the pur- pose of agreeing on legislation to secure more effective analysis of fertilizers.
 Among those present were Prof. B. B. Ross of Auburn. State Chemist of Ala bama: Dr. J. M. McCandless, State Chemist of Georgia; J. F. Duggar, Pro- lessor of Agriculture at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. and F B. Daneey of Atlanta, Ga. and E. R. Taber of Montgomery, officers of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.
 The matter was discussed at some length and 1t Is understood that Commis- sloner Poole will draft a bill for presen- tation to the Alabama Legislature.