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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
COMMENDABLE.

The way in which the state prohi-
bition convention terminated is really
commendable to that body of patriots.
1t was believed or rather feared
that they would demand a statutory
law and would attempt to force every
candidate for state Office to openly
commit himself in favor of the law or
against it, and if against it the pro-
hibitionists would center their fight
on him if money and influence would
do it. It looked very much like this
would be the result of the convention
at Jackson and doubtless would have
been had it not been for the address
of Bishop Galloway which threw cold
water on the fire which was begin
ming to burn lively. The address
came in at good time and saved the
state much of that i'll feeling often
engendered in state campaign with
such an issue before the people.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
OrdlnonCe 40.

An ordinance to regulate the use OF de-
pots, depot grounds and the prem
ises connected Herewith by hack
men and drivers Of other vehicles,
peddlers, holeliporters. runners, etc.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and iBoard Of Aldermen Of the
city of Hattiesburg that it.shall be un-
lawful for hsckmen, draym.n and dry
-ers of other vehicles to enter tie wait.
ing rooms or go upon the platforms Of
any railroad depot in the city for the
purpose of soliciting business.
Sec 2 Be it further ordained that each
railroad comply or it's authorized agent
shall designate the places where hacks,
omnibusses and other vehicles shall be
allowed to stand, and where the drivers
thereof and per- ons representing hotels
or other persons not in the employ of
the railroad company shall remain
while on the company's premises.
SEGA, Be il further ordained that l.
shall be unlawful for any unauthorized
person or persons to sell or offer for
sale tickets. goods, wares or mer:han-
.lise. of any description in the passenger
waiting rooms or on the platforms OF
depotlor the grounds adjacent to the va
rious railroad depots in the city.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that
any person who shall violate any Of the
provisions of this ordinance shall on
conviction be punished by fine not less
than five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. BE it further ordained that
this ordinance be in force and take
effect from and after its passage for tbs
reason that the proper protection and
of the patrons of the rail-
roads require it, Passed and adopted
this Feb 5, A, d, 1903.
Attest: G. w. RICH, Mayor.
A. FARLEY, Clerk. feb6 st
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
The Meridian Star is advocating

The Meridian Star is advocating a
county court and county attorney
to dispose of the many smaller cases
that are held for the action of the
grand jury. AS the Star says it
would be great saving to the county
and besides this it would be comply
ing more strictly to the rules that
regulate our republic form of govern.
ment--a speedy trial. A negro is ar.
rested, tried before a justice and sent
to Jail in default Of bail to await the
action of the grand jury and there
he lies for months dead expense to the
county tax payers. If we had a
county court of the kind mentioned by
the Star he could be tried and either
sentenced or acquitted in twenty four
hours and the expenses to the county
would cease.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
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
tel 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 % delay of the publication of the
paper. Though comparatively small
plant 1t must be guided BY rules aud
regulations to make The business suc.
cess. feh13 II
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

meals in one day and not suffer any
inconvenience therefrom. l will
work for the Register Saturday get
ting up Clips Directory, that the
traveller who sojourneth within your
gates may go into the paths which
he should go, and not departing there
from either to the right or the left,
at the ration of IS to l.. Ny present
boss will never miss me, as he can
throw a bottle of ink straight and hit
me every time. Your little niece,
CLIP.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

The prohibitionists of Mississippi
will start campaign fund soon for
the purpose of making stubborn fight
for the adoption of constitutional
amendment and they expect to use
this fund to bring to the state promi-
nent temperance orators of national
fame to prosecute the work. An
effort will be made to induce every
honorable means to get candidates of
the legislature and governor to COM
nit themselves to their cause, though
so far no threats have been made to
force them to the wall should they
fail or refuse to do so. Candidates
can now realize what they are about
to go up against.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

remainder of the t proceeds may be
applied to the interest on the common
stock in the manner aforesaid. Upon
majority vote of IS per cent of the stock
the corporation may sell or dispose of Its
properly in its entirety and may dis
solve or rehnquis' the franchise and in
that event or in the event it is dis
solved by law. the proceeds OF tbe prop
vtrIs shall be first applied 10
The pay ment in nil of Ibe pref FRED
stock TO its face " iue and the remainder
shall be applied TO the payment OF the
comm n stock tO its face value and Ii
there should be anything remaining The
residue shall be prorated among the
different shares IN the corporation; in
the event that any holder of pre- erred
stock sLali 1esir- to sell or transfer the
same or any par, thereof, an option
shall first be given to the holders OF the
common stock TO buy til same at the
price at which the holder 81 the pre-
ferred stock may be able TO receive for
same aud the common stock no DIR she
have the first right IN buy the preferred
stock so offered for sale ar the price for
which the same Ca te sold 10 otnt: ;.
Sec. 5. All subscriptions to the CAPT.
tai STOCK shBll be paid either in cash or
land, timber, lumber, machin, ry, or
other necessary property for the use
and benefit of the corporation, hut if
any part of the capital stock or any part
subscribed to the capital stock. shall be
paid in anything but cash the same shall
taken My at its actual cash market
value and no s'ockhOlder shall be liable
for any debts or liabilities of the corpo-
ration except for the amount or balance
that may remain due or unpaid on the
stock subscribed for by him.
Sec. g. That this charter shall take
effect and be u force from and after its
approval by the governor and its record
as required by law.
J.F. WILDER.
r. n. STEADMAN.
H NALL.
E. W. Imam.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
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RA1SslLLEM AT HOME.

= Mississippi has paid Missouri
farmers about $50, 600 for mules she
should have raised herself Clarion
Ledger.
Nearly every paper in the state is
now urging the farmers to rasie mules
for sale and some of the farmers are
making an effort along this line. 1t
is noticed that in the eastern part of
the state the industry has begun in
earnest and many of the farmers are
now raising mules for sale from
which they are realizing good profits.
A few days ago the governor and
other members of the board of control
went over to Kansas City to buy
mules with which to stock the convict
farms. These mules should be raised
on the farms, but if they are not
other farmers, but if they are not
other farmers should raise them to
sell to the state.
A mule is something like a razor
back hog when it comes to the rails
ing-he will raise himself if he has
half of showing, and therefore when
sold he is nearly all profit. There is
no better state than Mississippi for
the raising of stock of all kinds. 1t
requires but little feed as the weather
is seldom extremely cold, and their
stables do not have to be made cold
weather tight and costly. And
great many can be put in the same
11actura
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

Mobile is all smiles just at this
time and just as happy as dead pig
in the sunshine The Alabama, one
Of Uncle Sans big battleships and
the pride of all Alabamians, is
anchored on Fort Morgan, out several
miles from the city, and today her
officers are paying Mobile a visit.
Owing to the delay of deepening the
bar the great warship could not
anchor any nearer Mobile, but the
people of that city can see it and that
is enough of JOY for one day. The
ship was sent to Mobile in honor of
the carnival now going on and the
people are delighted with the visit
and will treat its officers royalty.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

\ bill is before the Alabama legis-
lature to make an appropriation for
all exhibit at the st. Louis fair, but
it is very likely to be pigeon holed.
The members individually are in
favor of passing the bill, but the
governor is not in favor of approving
any more appropriation bills until
he ascertains what amount will be
the revenue bills-bills for the main
tainance of the state government
until the next meeting of the legis-
lature. 1t makes things look mighty
gloomy TO those who take such great
pride in the state and who had hoped
to see its many resources thoroughly
advertised at the ST. Louis fair. We
had hoped that Alabama would be
there and occupy space next to Mis-
sissippi. She has great variety Of
minerals and other things the people
would like to see.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

The democratic executive commit
tee Of Lee county met at Tupelo the
other day and resolved that the pri.
mary election to nominate all state
and county officers should be white
mans concern and no niger need
apply, unless the state executive COM
mittee ordered to the contrary, and it
further resolved that the latter COM
mittee. should not order TO the con-
trary There is a good deal of white
man in the composition of the white
man mp in old Lee.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
But instead of this, as it was

But instead of this, as it was pre-
dicfs1--by some and believed =,
others, the e99nEeEHtt;.cCn agreed on a
constitutional amendment which if
adopted at all cannot be in force be-
fore 1908, and instead Of a hot cam
paign and bitter fight the prohibit
tionists will go quietly to work and
win over all they can, even candi-
dates for governor, to the side of the
amendment, but in no case, it may be
presumed, they will attempt to force
an open committal of all the candi-
dates and those not favorably inclined
to their side will be defeated if there
is any chance.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

water enough to do us through to this
port. At East London water is one
pound q ton. Why, it would be
cheaper there to supply the men with
beer than water. Here we get an
abundance of water, piped to the
ships side free
The Exmoor is loading with yellow
pine lumber for the Reeves Powell
Company, and will take on 2, 700. 600
feet. She is the largest steamship
that has yet entered this port. She
is 365 feet long by 48 feet wide, with
steel hull. The ballast she carries is
water
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
Laurel does not want any more Of

Laurel does not want any more Of
they eat 'em alive. The business
men Of that little city has asked the
mayor to tax the street fair show
which proposes to visit that town soon
the full limit of the law and thus
keep the show out of town or make it
pay high privilege. The business
men say that it demoraljzes business,
keeps away trade and takes lots of
money ont of the community. They
do not want any more Of it and will
not have it if they can prevent the
coming.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
Special Train for Carnival Visitors.

For accommodation of persons desir-
ing to view the Carnival parades on
Tuesday night. Mardi Gras. February
"a, 1903, the New Orleans and North
eastern Railroad will run a special train
out of New Orleans ut 10 O'Clock mid
night, February "a. This train will
make stops at all local points between
New Orleans and Meridian. By run
ming this train at midnight it will obvi-
ate the necessity of persons remaining
in New Orleans over night and will get
them rack to their homes in time on
Wednesday morning to attend TO their
regular business
DID,. CURRAN, Superintendent.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
MUCH PLEASED WITH THE NEW
PORT.

A special to the Picayune from
Gulfport of recent date has the fol-
lowing to say of a large ship which
has just arrived at Gulfport and is
now loading with lumber:
Captain David Stonehouse. of the
Exmoor, is much pleased with Gulf
port as port, and says that when the
anchorage basin and the docks are
completed 1t will be the best in the
south. He says he would rather lie
here than at Pensacola or Mobile, or
any port he has tried. The quietude
of the waters and the advantage of
having an abundance of fresh water
he much appreciates. This is the
first port I ever entered, said Cap
tain Stonehouse, 'swhere the water
was free. At Boston / paid % for
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
CLIP GOES TO MARDI GRAs,

Clip writing from Pass Christian
to the Mobile Register tells all his
kin people and the balance of man.
kind that he will attend Mardi Gras
at Mobile and for them to look out
for him. Here is the way he goes at
it:
Dear Old Boss: AS the hart
panteth for the water brook. so
thirsteth my heart for Mobile and the
people. Say unto them, their chill
dren and grandchildren. that | have
breathed through my nose to save the
wear and tear on my false teeth; /
have cut my tobacco with safety
razor, and have taken long steps to
save sole leather that may have .
few shekels to spend in Mobile Mardi
f2ran, and for sake of ye olden times
better days, and could eat three
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
MARDI GRAS AT GULFPORT.


We do not mean that there was or
there will be Mardi Gras at Gulf
port this year, but why not have Que
next year? The idea suggested itself
in the published accounts of the bat
tleships which are now on visit to
Natchez, New Orleans and Mobile.
The Alabama is at Mobile, that is
it is in sight, about nine miles away,
being unable to get much nearer on
account of shallow water. But such
a ship could have come up to the
door at Gulfport and could have been
accompanied by many of the largest
ships that ride the seas. It would
be one of the grandest sights ever
witnessed by the people of the south
to see one or two of Uncle Sans bat
tleships and other great seagoiDg
vessels tied up at the Gulfport wharfs
for the inspection of the multitude
who would visit carnival given in
that city. We know that Gulfport is
small city yet. but it 10 growing
rapidly and next year it will be con-
siderably larger than it is now. But
take it from a deep-water standpoint
it certainly would be q fine city for
carnival on the order of the three
mentioned above. There the visitor
could see float 500 feet long, As
feet wide and taking on a cargo of
over 100000 feet of lumber, and
float that requires considerable water
for it to float in. AS deep-water
carnival Gulfport could make as good
show as any city on the gulf or the
Mississippi river.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21
A Rare Treat.

The people of Hatteisburg will be af-
forded an opportunity of hearing the
talented young orator DR.. Chas Hill
man Brough on the goth inst. in his
lecture. The Interrogation of the world
woman. Tickets for sale at Tucker
& Greer's drug store so and CSC. feb11
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

Captain Hobson now threatens TO
write q novel. Take it for granted
that it has been written and delivered
and the people will think just as much
of the captain.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

AS stated above, the action of the
convention is commendable and by
this act the prohibitionists have made
many friends.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

The Gulfport News denies the re-
port that it has been sold to syndi-
cate who will run the parer in the
interest of the prohibition party.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

Tne Cne Day CoId Curo.
For colds and sore throat use Kermotfk
rrlocolates Laxative Quinipe Easily .akee a.
sandy and quickly cars
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-02-21

WE always h a v 81
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tn an we can ill be-
cause our students
give satisfaction
whenever they are
placed In q position
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

to sail right down upon him, and IL
he attacked us I had the musket for
defense. When I told the King what
/ was going to do he made ready with
his spear and said he would fight to
the last, but saw that he trembled
and was fearful Of the result When
the boat was within 200 feet of the SER
pent, which was fully thirty feet long
and as big around as a telegraph pole,
the monster lifted his head ten Feet
high and uttered a loud hiss.
Now he will attack us and we are
dead men!" said the King. and picked
up my musket to be ready.
In another moment, and after utter
ing another hiss, the surpent came
swimming for the boat, and he was
up to us before you could have count
ed twenty. When / saw his great
head waving about us and his tongue
darting out and in / felt a chill Of
fear, but at the same time / raised
my musket and took quick aim and
fired.
had never fired a gun before. and
1t was simply by accident that the bull
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

saving that / had to make three trips
between the wreck and the island.
1t was on my last trip that 1 met
with a lively adventure. The King
alone was with me. as we wanted all
the room in the boat for the things.
1t was night, but the moon was fairly
bright. On this trip / had brought
along one of the muskets and powder
and ball, not knowing but what we
might meet some of the sea robbers,
and wishing to be prepared for them.
We had left the wreck and headed
for the island, but were at least six
miles from the shore when the King
suddenly stood up in the boat and look
ed ahead and said:
Joe Jolly Boy am afraid we shall
never set foot on jolly Land again.
What is the matter" I asked.
There is a sea serpent playing on
the water not far ahead of us. and
as soon as he sees us we are lead
men. Only a month before your reach
ed jolly Land four of my people, who
were out in canoe fishing, were
killed by a sea serpent which rushed
upon them. There Is no hope of
saving our lives"
stood up in the boat and shaded
my eyes with my hand and plainly
saw the sea serpent swimming around
on the surface OF the water.
I could have headed the boat an
other way and perhaps escaped him.
but I was not afraid. I determined
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

marked the Gave of the Gnomes,"
and a third circle marked Town"
1t is the duty of every Rabbit to
visit the town at Easter time and dis
tribute Easter eggs; but the ground
folk or Gnomes are very fond OF
Easter eggs and always manage to
steal n great many of them.
Each boy on the side which is play
ing the part of Rabbits is furnished
with three stones which represent
eggs. These stones he must attempt
to deposit, one at a time. within the
town.
A boy can carry three small pebbles
easily, and might without any trouble
deposit them all at the same time; but
he must remember that he is playing
the part of a rabbit and the pebbles
represent eggs. One egg is all a rab-
bit can possibly manage at a time,
consequently each player must return
10 his lair after leaving an egg" in
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
STORYTELLING MACHINE
Being the Queet Object Found by Buster John,
Sweetest Susan, DrUsila and Billy BiscSit,
Under the GUdance of Wa1ly Wanderoon
BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
Copyright, 1903, by S. S. Mcclure Company.

v,-usiIIa, Despising the Efforts of
tbe Man in the Box, COndescends
tn Tell the Possibly True and
Certainly Entertaining Tale of
,tmek Sump'n err Mother and His
Active and Muscular Ring Which
7Ipst Have Been Magic.
VIII.
(The Storytelling Machine in the
house of WaT1y Wanderoon, the little
old man who is looking for the Good
Times we used to have, having pro-
duced several stories which are various
" received by Wally Wanderoon, the
children and the story-teller himself,
Drusilla tells tales that are real stories
according to her mind.)
There was silence for a little while,
and then Wally Wanderoon pretended
TO wake up with snort. "Are you
fnished?" he asked. Are you right
certain that you didn't leave out sixty
or seventy chapters? We'd like to
have it ALL
Not mel" exclaimed Drusilla.
"Nuffs huff, an too much is a plenty.
7 bet YOU 1 kin tell you one dat you
like ter hear; an faint no niger tale
mother. My granmammy tole it ter
me and she said she got it fun de
white folks"
DrusiIla picked at her frock a
moment, as if trying to recall some of
the incidents of the story. and then
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

dat he done gone, 1 bet you dey wuz
wheepin', an whalin' in dat house-ef
you kin call it a house.
whites all dis wuZ gwine on Mack,
he wuz polin' down de big road. Eff
he didn't cry it wuz kaze he amt got
no pockethandkcher. He went on, he
did, an bimeby he come ter de place
whar de road forked. He knowed dat
one err de roads led ter de town, kaze
he had been dar wild his daddy, but
what he yuther road led he didn't no
dan de man in de moon-ef dey's any
man der. He stopped, he did, an stud
dy; an whites he studyin', he got a
notion dat some I'm wuz tall1in' ter
i'm. Den he looks all round, an dar
under tree wuz little OF man. He
wuz bareheaded an barefooted, an
he amt got no coat.
Oar he stood shiverin' an shakin
under de tree. Den Mack wuz might
off dan what he wuz-colder an hun
grier an nakeder, an he never spected
fer ter see sech a sight. De little OF
man low, My head col; loan me yo'
hat Mack say, 1t amt much us err
hat, but what dey is you er mo- den
welcome ter De little oil man say,
My body col; loan me yo' coat Mack
low, Eff my coat'll keep you warm,
it's mo dan it's done fer me; but your
mo- dan welcome ter it,. De little oil
man say, My foots col; loan me yo'
shoes Mack low, Take UNI; if dey
keep yo' foots warm, it'll be mo- dan
dey've done fer me-. De little oil
man say, I'm hongry, gil me what
vittles you got Mack low, It's little
nuff, but 1 speck it'll do you mo- good
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12

the town before he can leave a Sec
ond egg.
1t is not an easy matter to reach the
town because the Gnomes are always
on the alert to rob the Rabbits of
their eggs.
Being very clever the Gnomes have
dug their cave near to the town, SO
they have much less distance to travel
than have the Rabbits. If Rabbit
reaches the town in safety he may
leave his egg and return unmolested
to his lair because the Gnomes never
enter the town.
When a Rabbit is in his own lair he
is also safe from the Gnomes, but
when a Rabbit is on his way TO the
town he is very far from safe.
II any Gnome succeeds in tagging a
Rabbit who is on his way to the town
or who has been driven back from the
town without depositing his egg, the
Rabbit must give the Gnome an egg.
After Rabbit has been robbed Of