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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

Farmers who visit the city say the
roads are getting in good shape once
more. 1t may be presumed now that
nothing more will be said of a good
roads convention movement until next
winter.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

The fffteen-story hotel to be built
In Philadelphia strikes another blow
at the fast departing Quaker SIM
plicIty Of that somnolent town.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

George Meredith, the author, says
J. Rogers MAXWELL, of Brooklyn,
has offered to construct and equip
the two central sections of the Long
Island college hospital.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

Mrs. Mary Letltia Leise, of Balti-
more, aged 100, saved King Edward
VII from q serious fall over fifty
years ago, when he was visiting
Glasgow with his mother.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

Prof. Dali Osso, inspector of the
museum at Naples, affirms that re-
searches and excavations prove that
there existed Pompei nine centu-
ries before our era.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

Judge Huddlestoon is building a
residence on First avenue just in the
rear of w. w. Massengale's residence.
Mrs. Sims is also building on
THE same avenue just opposite Judge
Hnddleston's.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

Sound money men who are in
terested In the wiping out of Bryan
ism In the democratic party report
that much progress has been made
toward that end throughout the
south and west.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

There were four additions TO the
Baptist church last night and one
this morning. The meeting is grow
Ing in interest each day.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27
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All the newly constructed buildings
are going up rapidly now since we are
having few days of dry weather.
Garden work is also progressing
rapidly.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

An American has been arrested at
Milan, Italy, for throwing away
money. Are the rich to be deprived
of all their pleasures?
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27
CASTOR, FIRE INSURANCE.
CASTOR. FIRE INSURANCE.
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A lot of trouble is stirred up by
people who insist on saying things
when they have nothing to say.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27
Pitts Photo Studio.
Hattiesburg, Miss.

Nine-tenths of the pianos now
made are upright, but the same pro-
portion of pianists are downright
nuisances.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

FOR SALE-2 turpentine stills Is
and IS bbls capacity each. tnrpen-
tine still 90 Dbl capacity. All complete
and In good shape. Hawkins q Co.
feb20tf
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

1t sometimes happens that the man
who fights and runs away turns mp
with q bullet in his back.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

= indigestion. dyspepsia and biliousness QuicA
" yield to the cleansing and purifying qualities
contained In Johuston's Sarsapsrtlla. ouar
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27
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GASTON. FIRE INSURANCE.
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A fad is something that makes one
woman happy and a dozen other
women envious.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

The boss car came over the Mo-
bile,, Jackson and Kansas City road
this morning.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

But IL per cent of the people Of
Bulgaria are Moselems.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

There was little frost in this Sec
ton yesterday morning, but it did no
harm to growing vegetation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
PlIferina London cIubwomen.

The club epidemic which is sweeping
through the world of women has de-
veloped some extraordinary propen-
stiles. When the various clubs for
women in London could be counted on
the fingers of one hand, each with a
very moderate members list, the fact
petty larcencies were now and then
committed-a handkerchief here, an
umbrella there-was a matter of COM
paratively small Importance. Now
that fashionable quarters abound in
women's clubs, that more than one Of
these clubs rejoices in a members list
Of close upon two thousand women
and that another will occupy club
house which contains three hundred
bedrooms, the quality and quantity Of
women belonging to them can no long
er be regarded as negligible.
1t is an open secret-althouh it IL
of course in the interest of each club
to avoid an open scandal within itV
own gates-that no day passes without
the disappearance of articles varying
in value from a few pence to a few
pounds, the loss Of which, from the
time and manner of their disappear
ance, can in no. single instance be
ascribed to venality of the staff. They
are adroitly lifted in the ebb and
flow of members and their visitors.
In some clubs so complete is the I'M
Outstanding that findings is keep
ings," that it is considered inadvisa-
BILE to leave a tempting sable cape, an
engaging muff or particularly small
umbrella under the envious gaze Of
communicating eyes. A new version
of the house carrying snail is suggest
ed in the spectacle of wrap laden mem
bers who prefer the certainty Of their
property in their own hands to the
chance Of seeing it multiplied to their
neighbors.-The Gentleman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
The Million Stamps Story.

As TO the value of used postage
STAMPS, 2 correspondent writes a
year or two ago a firm of stamp deal
ers in Queen Victoria street used to
buy them at 60 per million. This
works out to more than 1000 stamps
q penny, but the firm declined to re-
ceive less quantities than 100000 at n
time. But for the last forty years
there has been a constantly recurring
fable as to the collection of million
stamps. 1t is the story of a hard
hearted guardian and a beautiful
ward. AS the price Of her betrothal
he stipulated the collection of mil
Ion stamps, a task he deemed impos-
sibie. In consequence the girl was
minded with stamps. In various
gulses this story has repeated itself
for years. One of its last appearances
was in 1895, when master at Ripon
Grammar School was so flooded with
letters containing used stamps that he
had to contradict the story in the
press and beg for mercy."--London
Daily Chronicle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
SOFT CORE

Like the running brook, the
red blood that flows through
the veins has to come from
somewhere.
The springs of red blood are
found in the soft core of the
bones called the marrow and
some say red blood also comes
from the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
are full of fat.
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
the richest of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
invalids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, SCOTS
Emulsion is a pleasant and rich
blood food. 1t not only feeds
the blood-making organs but
gives them strength to do
their proper work.
Send for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists,
4oo-4I5 Pearl Street, New York.
SOC and 81 90 all druggists.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.-Sunda School
every Sunday $3.50 a. N. Preaching hrst
and third SUNDAYS, IL a. m. and Z p M
d. A. Glenn, pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S a
School every Sunday at $50 a. m. Preach.
ing first and third Sundays p. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. m. Christian
Endeavor every Friday at { p. IN. h. T.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $3.50 M.
"Iittle Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 8 p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays Up. IN.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. NJ
Preaching first and third Sundays z p. m
second and fourth Sundays II a. ~
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. m. Il.
A. Kelly, pastor.
UNION PRAYER SERVICE.-Every
Wednesday evening p. M, alternating
between the Baptist, Christian and Meth
odist Churches.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 a. m. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
ii a. m. and 7. p. IN. Preaching NTH
Sundays at II a. m. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening p. m.
PRESBY TERRAIN, BURKES GAK'
DEN.-Preaching on first Sunday at ii a.
m. and p. m. S. o. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. IN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Simple Wav to Get a Husband.

Any Chicago girl who has exhaust
ed her stock of wiles and general in
genuity in the attempt to find a mate
might try the plan by which so many
Kane County girls have been sue
cessful.
Out at Geneva, the county seat Of
the prosperous county, all that is nee
essary for a young woman to enter
the married state is to get a position
in the county clerks office.
In the near future a large and hand
some sign will be prepared and hung
over the main entrance of this office.
In fowery letters embellished with
pictures of Cupid and cooling doves,
the sign will read:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Proud Twill Crooks, M. p"

From workhouse to House of Com
mons is the proud record of Will
Crooks. When only child Of nine he
became an inmate of Poplar work
house. 1t was only sheer hard neces-
sity that drove his mother and her
five children there, but few months
afterward they were able to get their
discharge, and young Will then first
commenced to earn money by deliver
ing cans on a milk route after school
hours. At eleven he left school and
went to work at blacksmith's. To-
day he is chairman of the Poplar
Borad of Guardians, member Of the
London County Council, manager Of
the Metropolitan Asylums Board. and
now member of parliament for the
Woolwich division.-London Tit-Bits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24

Here is a newspaper derivation OF
the word "Canard." A canard means,
in French, a duck; in English it has
come to mean a hoax or fabricated
newspaper story. Its origin is anus
Ing. About fifty years ago a French
journalist contributed to the French
press an experiment Of which he de-
clarod himself to have been the au-
Their Twenty ducks were placed to-
Cether. and one of them, having been
cut up into very small pieces, was glut-
tonously gobbled up by the other nine
teen. Another bird was then sacrl-
feed for the remainder, and so on, I'M
i'll one duck was left which thus con-
tanned in its inside the other nineteen!
This the journalist ate. The story
caught or, and was copied into all the
newspapers OF Europe. And thus the
"canard" became immOrtalized.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Heads as Affected by Latitude.

AS to the hatters:
One of them said he did not believe
tobacco made mems heads smaller. 1t
might affect their brains. but, not be-
ing a medical man, he was not sure.
He Thought the size of mems heads was
entirely due to climatic influence, and
he has not noticed that there has been
a demand for smaller hats. Different
sections Of the country wear different
size hats, as:
The average mans head south of
Mason and Dixon's line and the north
ern tier counties of Pennsylvania the
average head is size T. Northern Penn
eylvania and southern New York, I Is;
middle and northern New York, I II;
southern Canada, 3-S; latitude of
Fort Gray the average head is 7 r.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
The oldest Thing Ever Taken as
Pledge.

The oldest Thing Ever Taken as a
Pledge.
1.-The oldest thing l ever had Of
fered to me-" said pawnbroker was
skeleton, and l didn't take it. L
hadn't any doubt that it was all right;
that the man who offered it owned it,
and had a right to sell it, but | didn't
and had right to sell 1t, but l
didn't want it, l suppose he was a
medical student who wanted money
lust then worse than he wanted a
skeleton; but | didn't know anything
about the value of human bones, and
how much to advance on them, so l
didn't take it.
"Of course, you understand that not
all pawnbrokers take everything.
There are men who advance money
on nothing but watches and diamonds
and jewelry and pictures and that sort
of things. and who wouldn't give any
thing on the handsomest satin-lined
overcoat that ever was. because it Is
not in their line. They have no con-
veniences for keeping such things.
Then there are pawnbrokers doing a
general business who take all sorts OF
things-practically any and every
thing that is offered them. They
might occasionally run across some
thing that they wouldn't take as / did
with the skeleton, but not often;
there's practically nothing but what
is offered at one time or another.
81 like to deal with these fellows
who follow the races, for they are
among our best customers. I've let
many man of this character have
more than the value of the article
pawned, simply because l knew that
he would come back and make good.
They generally name the amount they
than the value of the article pawned,
simply because I knew that he would
come back and make good. They
generally name the amount they
want, and | make out the ticket and
hand over the money. The question
whether a man who wants a loan is
likely to redeem what he pledges is
often taken into account. 1t is COM
mon thing for a pawnbroker to look
at man, maybe stranger, and lend
on his judgment of the man as well
as on is knowledge of the value OF
the article the man puts down on the
counter. OF course, mistakes are
made, but the pawnbroker takes the
chances, and the most of them are
good judges of human nature. 1 have
things in my safes that l know
could never get my money back on II
forced to SELL but | know the parties
who pledged them will come and get
them When / get a customer l try
to keep him, and l have people who
have been dealing with me for many
years. OF course, when one Of these
comes in and offers an article and
asks for a certain advance, he gen.
orally gets it unless it is out of all
reason. Now, If that had been a regu-
lar customer who offered the skele-
ton, guess l would have managed
some way to let the man have the
money, even if it had been necessary
to let him keep the skeleton. Well,
the fact is, | didn't want the thing
around the place here anyway
Washington Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
FOLLOWED THEIR LEADER
Watch How Others Do and
Then Do Different.
IS FAR THE BETTER PLAN
Would-be Social "Climbers" Led Into
Amusing Mistake by Watching
Guest Of Honor.

That the advice. watch how others
DO and then do likewise" is not al
ways good to social aspirants, was IL
Illustrated in a town very near this city
the other evening at a dinner given
by a young matron in honor Of a guest
Of acknowledged social standing.
The society of the town was there
to see this far-famed grand dame, the
social lioness and the admiration OF all
the climbers
When coffee was served, and with it
the indispensable chocolate minis, the
guest was seen to take one of the
sweets and toy with it gracefully over
her coffee cup. Instantly every wo-
man at the table did likewise. Evil
IDENTIFY some new wrinkle of fashion
was about to be exhibited. Every eye
was on the guest and on that mint
drop. Determination to follow the
leader and give no sign that they were
not in the habit Of doing this new
trick every day, was written on every
face. The sudden calm caused the
guest to look up, and as she did so
she inadvertently dropped her mint
into the tiny cup To her surprise a
series of clinks ran around the table
as each of the rural ones followed her
mistake
Approaching the situation, the
guest hastily gulped down her coffee
to hide her mirth.
Later in the evening she heard one
woman remark to another:
81 don't care if it is swell. l don't
like mint in ny coffee"
ooh, dear replied the other, loftily
1T is really delicious. | never think
of taking my demitasse without it,"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Veteran M. P,s.

It is rather interesting to note that
only two members of the present
House of Commons entered that as
sembly prior to King Edwards we'd
ding the fortieth anniversary of
which was recently celebrated. The
two NJ. P's are Sir James Ferguson,
the member for the northeast Man
chester, who was elected for Ayr
shire in 1854, and Sir Francis Powell,
the member of Wigan. who was first
elected as the representative of the
constituency in 1S57.-London Tit
Bits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
TIE RANCE.
Growth of the Spirit Shown In Recent
Legislation.

GNSiSiAAiSis
So much noise is made over the
temperance question and the enforce
ment of anti-liquor laws in our North
ern States tina, the general public has
been able to hear and know but little
about the progress of such laws in
the South, where more actual adj
vancement has been progressing all
through the South for many years,
until the larger parts of the States OF
Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia. Mssis-
sippi and Louisiana have been
brought practically under prohibition.
One may travel entirely across some
Of these States. it is said. without
passing through a single saloon dis.
trict Even Texas, which in years
gone by very unjustly gained the
reputation of being loose and lawless,
has been almost captured by the pro.
hibitionists. Three-fourths of the
State is now said to be under the
Local Option law excluding all liquor.
To be more precise, of the 236 coun-
ties of the State, 10f are wholly dry
save the county seat, and only fifty
eight are wholly wet And the cOun-
ties that are either wholly or largely
dry represent a total population of O.
21S,O39, while the wet counties repre-
sent only 725,S25. A movement is
now on foot in Texas to pass q pro-
hibitory law applicable to the whole
State, and on the basis of the figures
quoted it looks as if the thing would
be done. 1t may thus happen that
while Vermont and New Hampshire,
on our Northern border, have actually
abandoned prohibition, the great
Commonwealth on the Southwest will
take it up, and. what is more, will be
likely to enforce it. affordng the rest
of the country a unique object lesson.
-Leslie's Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
CLIMBING IzTAccIHUATl..
Only Six Parties Have Scaled Mexico's
Famous Mountain.

There is a fascination about Popo-
catepetl and Iztaccihuatl, twin white
clad mountains overlooking the pic
turesque capital of Mexico, which
seems to cast a spell upon all visitors
20 this Land of the Sun. Popocatepet!
is kindly to this climber. and is fire.
quently assembled, but the sides Of
IZtaccihuatl are steep and covered
with ice. Huge creyasses, partially
covered with snow, seam the face Of
the mountain. They are lurking
deathtraps to the unwary, says Mr..
G. e. Towle, in Modern Mexico"
But six parties are known to have
succeeded in scaling the perilous
heights of Iztaccihuatl. The last Of
these was headed by Joseph Dedi, 4
hardy and experienced Swiss noun
tain-climber and an enthusiastic
member of the Swiss Alpine Club. He
declares that the scaling of Iztaccihu
att was the most difficult feat of
Notwithstanding which he has ever
undertaken.
"My party numbered SIX" says Mr.
Bedi, land each of us had a guide
The guides had emphatically declared
that they knew the way, but at the
foot Of the first glacier they confessed
that they had never been there be-
fore, and were as ignorant Of the way
as were we. Their scanty clothes and
sandalclad feet incapacitated them
for the work of chopping out steps
from the solid ice with hatchets, and
putting them into the rear, we pro-
ceeded on our own resources.
1--WE went slowly cutting steps for
every foot of the way in the ice, on
which there was a slight layer Of
snow. Many times we came upon
yawning crevasses, some of them so
deep that chunks of ice thrown into
their depths seemed to find no bot
tom.
81 have scaled many mountains,
but have never before made a trip
fraught with so much toll and discom-
fort. The pulsations of our hearts
averaged 145 a minute. Our heads
seemed to be bursting and our eyes
to be falling from their sockets. We
moved slowly and with the greatest
care, that no sudden motion might
place a greater tax upon our already
sorely tried hearts. The sun burned
down upon us like flames shooting
from blast furnace. It's rays, re-
fected from the ice at our feet, leaped
into our faces like fires from the bot
tomless pit. The skin peeled from
our faces and hands, our lips cracked,
and blood tricllled from our ears and
nostril5. We reached the summit
thorough exhausted and dizzy.
The view was so grand that we
were more than repaid for what we
had undergone. On Iztaccihuatl man
is on one Of the high places of the
earth. He is in the sky among the
clouds. The earth seems to have fall
len miles away from him, leaving him
suspended. There is no living thing
about. not even a bird awning. He
looks down at his feet, and he seems
to have come to the end of the earth
Almost straight down. in such a sheer
descent that it nearly takes away
his breath. lies the world in minia-
ture, a beautiful panorama remarka-
bly, distinct and clear cut.
con our return we coasted down
the mountain standing, each man Sc
cured to the others by rope, and in
three hours had reached the cave
whence we had set forth in the early
morning"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Baked Tapioca Pudding.

Soak a cup and half Of tapico two
hours in a quart of rich milk, put in
a double boiler and cook until the tapi'
oca looks clear. Remove from the
fire, stir into it two slightly heaped
tablespoonfuls Of butter and a scant
half cup of sugar. When cold add
four eggs, beaten light. and flavor
with vanilla or the riud Of lemon
grated and added when the tapioca Is
cooking. Butter a mold, sprinkle with
dried breadcrumbs, turn the mixture
iuto it and bake. Turn out on plat
-o~ nd serve hot with a foamins
sauce. g..
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
An Unfortunate Heir.

The irony of fate is pathetically
illustrated in the case Of a young man
who was heir to $75O00,0OO. His
father, NJ. Tereschtenko. the Russian
sugar king, recently died, leaving his
entire fortune to his eldest son, who
was lying i'll at Cannes of consump-
ton. 1t has just been announced that
the son has died, before he could even
formally take possession Of his
fathers huge fortune.-Exchange.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
PIoughing by Dynamite.

A novel method of ploughing the
soil has been invented in California.
is we'll known that dynamite strikes
downward when it is exploded. The
Californian fruit grower lets in or on
the soil a series of dynamite charges,
and by firing these the ground is
broken up easily and quickly, and
more cheaply than by any other meth
od.-Exchange.