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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09
Illinois Central Railroad. Jackson and Gull
and Ship Island Railroad.

SCHEDULE
SOUTH BOUND.
No. Lv. Jackson, 500 p. M, Lv.
Hattiesburg, $3.50 p. IN, Ar. Gulfport,
10 100 p. IN.
No. 3 Lv. Jackson. 4:30 a. NJ, Lv.
Hattiesburg, 6:l5 a. M, Ar. Gulfport,
11:15 a. m.
No. Lv< Jackson, 800 a. m, Lv
Hattiesburg, 7:42 a. n., Ar. Gulfport,
9 80 a. m.
NORTH BOUND.
No. . Lv. Gulfport. 700 p. m. Lv.
Hattiesburg, 9:l2 p. NJ, Ar. Jackson,
1855 p. m.
No. 4 Lv. Gulfport, Sos a. M, Lv.
Hattiesburg, 1920 a. m, Ar. jackson,
2: 10 p. m.
No. Ly. Gulfport, 400 p. M, Lv.
Hattiesbnrg, 1885 p. m. Ar, Jackson,
1000 p. N.
Gulfport and the waters Of the gulf
but twelve hours from Memphis.
Close connection with Illinois Central
at Memphis to all points East, North
west and Southwest.
Gulf & Ship Island trains are arraDg
cd to make close connections with the
L & N. R. r. at Gulfport, Miss. n. ..
& n. E. at Hattiesburg, Laurel and
Lumberton, and A. Il v, Y. S. d Z.
and the l. G. at Jackson.
S. D. BoYLSToN,
General Passenger Agent,
Gulfport, Mississippi.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09
ATTORNEYS.A

S. E. Travis-Will pracIice in all the
courts. State and Federal.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09

Worlds Fair grounds. The building
will be faithful reproduction OF
Beauvoir, the historic home of Jeffer-
son Davis On the Gulf coast, and the
plans of the ante bellum mansion will
be reproduced with absolute fidelity
in every detail The work is pro-
crossing nicely.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09

At Kohlman & Co.'s. Mobile, Ala,
you can get case of four full quarts
of whisky for So 90, a case of eight full
pints for So 50. or twelve full quarts to
the case for IS 80, or twenty four full
pints for $900.-delivered at any sta
tion, all char ges paid. SEPT Ct
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09

Louis H. Howard, M. D., Physician
and surgeon-Specialist in diseases OF
of women and children. Office in Tur-
ner building. up stairs. Residence phone
ia; Office 46. Hours a. m. to ~ IN
100 to 4 p III. Hattiesburg. Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09
PROFESSIONAL.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

J. R. jackson, NJ D., Physician and
Surgeon-Di Diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat speciality. Office over T. j.
jackson & Co. Store, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09
JEFF DAVIS HOME
viii be Reproduced as Feature of
MisSiSsippi'S Worlds Fair
Exhibit,

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, Sept. 9.-World's Fair
Commissioner, r. H. Henry, is now
in st. Louis, accompanied by Archi-
tect J. F. Barnes, for the purpose OF
awarding the contract for the Missis-
sippi building to be erected on the
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-09

DR.. E. Dill, Physician and Surgeon
Office with Hattiesburg Drug Co, Ltd.
Phones: Office, "a Home. 80. Hatties-
burg, Miss.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
Writing Good English.

There is a duty for Americans which
few of them take into serious account.
That is the duty Of learning to write
good English; not that they may en-
large the already too-long list Of peo-
pie who want to contribute to news
papers, but merely that they may ex-
press themselves in their letters SO
that other people will know what they
mean. This thing of knowing how to
write clear business letter is as nee
essary to women as to men. Before
learning to play the piano or paint
china woman should learn to express
herself in her native tongue. 1t is al
most rs important as knowing how to
make beds or broil n beefsteak; not
quite, to be sure, but 1t is SO import
ant that it needs greater attention than
it gets. The inability to write clearly
comes in part from slovenly way of
thinking. We do not reason in straight
lines. We have lot of ideas, but they
are jumbled. This is not SO noticeable
in speech, but when they are commit
ted to paper the fabric is lottery
affair. To be systematic In thought
and action, that is the secret of clear.
ness. People should understand once
and for all that the ability to write
does not come as gift from God, but
that neither is 1t a hluden art, and
that a little practice and thought will
enable them to write clearly and un-
derstandingly. They owe 1t to them
selves and their neighbors to give that
matter that practice and that thought.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

- - SHs~.->'' hdA plOA1OlNu anu
fostered other great works of promi-
nence and magnitude, including Cen
trail Park, the great museums and the
public library, now in course Of con-
struction, and which is consolidation
Of the Astor, Lenox and Tilden IL
braries.
Mr.. Green, whose whole life was one
continued act of friendship for others,
was the personification of every civic
virtue, and the close of such useful
life in such q horrible manner has
spread sorrow and horror throughout
the city
Mr. Green was born at Worcester,
Mass, October Q, 1920, and came to
the metropolis in 1885, where he be-
came a clerk. later studied law, and
was admitted to the bar. In 1856 he
was president Of the Board of Edu.
cation. From 1857 to 1870 he was
president of the Park Board, anu from
1871 to 1876 was Comptroller, and
Strengthened out the city finances after
the Tweed reign. He had served as
executor and trustee for the estates of
Samuel ]. Tilden and other prominent
men In State affairs. had been presl.
dent and commissioner of the New
York State reservation at Niagara
Falls since 1888, and was q delegate
to the constitutional convention in
1894.
In 1865 he originated the ldea Of the
consolidation of the boroughs which
constitute Greater New York and kept
the agitation alive until the accom-.
plishmcnt of the project. In 1896 he
was n member Of the commission
which drafted the new charter. and in
/ 1897 he saw his ideal realized.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

When the conservative and patriotic
American appreciates the Importance
of creating and maintaining an eff
Client navy he is not unmindful Of the
enormous cost of meeting this national
necessity. An Illustration of this comes
In a letter from an intelligent farmer
IN Maine. He says he has been read
ing about the cost Of battle-ships; that
one OF those peace preservers, ready
for service. has involved an e1pendi-
ture Of $5,O00.00O. and Its demands on
the public purse have only just begun
at that point in Its career. This Ken
nebec farmer is counted really free
handed man in his community, as we
happen to know, but in this letter he
says that 5000 would be an extraya-
CANT price for his farm, stock, build
ipgs and all appurtenances. He figures
out that one battleship, ready to 60
into commission, has eaten up 1000
farms like his. In other words, the
ship has swallowed up several town.
ships. perhaps whole county. It
strikes US that our agricultural friend
has given statesmen something to
think about.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

The only violin in the world made
from the claw of giant lobster has
just been completed by John Fl. Dad
nun, Of 429 Berkeley street, Camden
N. ]. This unique instrument, strange
to say, can be made to produce as
sweet musical tones as any high-class
violin. Its owner gives the following
as the story of Its life:
The lobster from which the claw
was taken was caught off Gloucester
Mass, in March, 1862. In time 1t came
to Concord, N. H., where Mr.. Dadmun
saw it. AT that time the lobster weigh
ed 17h pounds. A single claw weigh
ed 5A pounds. The claw that Mr..
Dadmun preserved, after the lobster
had gone the way of such things, was
1874 inches long, inches broad and
81 inches thick.
Preserved among other curiosities of
the Dadmun household, the giant claw
remained claw for many years. One
day 1t occurred to its owner that 1t
was shaped something like violin,
and he tried the experiment Of fash
Joining it to look more like that popular
instrument. After much patient effort
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

and substantially Identical late years the feel
Ing of amiy between England and America has steadily
grown and in England ut least the great truth war
with knsmen beyond the Atlantic would be one of the
greatest caames that could upon the world has be-
come generally realized With increased facilities of
municaton the personal contact between the two nations
has vastly increased Both the best and most frivolous
elements In each are in constant TOUCH and constantly
interchanged In finance In commerce. social lfe by
common amusemcnts and common intellectual pursuits and
sympathies the bond is daily Strengthening.
1t does not appear Aobabe that the relations of the
two nations will take the form Of any
alliance Each country has large classes interests with
which the other is almost unconcerned English opinion
now cordially acquiesces in the Monroe doctrine while
America happily free from all obligations NEEDLE with
purely European complications Limited alliances aiming
at special objects probably arise whole the
unity of the English speaking is likely depend
much on the increasing power Of common sympahle COM
mon principles and common interests Both countries are
essentially democratic and the broad basis of popular sent
ment must be the foundation of their friendship
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

The wages Of skilled workmen have
risen since our era Of great prosperity
began, and the earnings of q part of
the proprietary class have greatly in
creased. But. asks the Worlds Work,
have the salaries of the men who stand
between these two classes been in
creased correspondingly, or have they
risen as fast as the cost Of living?
Does a time of prosperity bring fewer
benefits to the salarled class than to
others7 The facts about their relative
salaries IRE nowhere accurately tabu-
lated. With the increase of prosperity
many have risen, but in how many
kinds Of work they have risen nobody
can say. The pay OF teachers has In
creased very slowly in most commune
ties. Preachers salaries In the large
cities have become bigger than they
were. The income of good salesmen-
6om salaries and commissioners very
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

Wild horses, according to m agent
Of an animal insurance company, live
sixty-two years, whereas the life Of
horses in captivity is only twenty or
twenty-five years. The horse is GER
tainly the friend of man; but man
does not seem to be the friend Of the
horse, even II he does make laws for
lite protection. Not long ago some WON
en- in New York compelled street car
driver to stop because one of the
horses drawing it was so sick that 1t
could scarcely walk. The animal was
unhitched and fresh horse put in its
place; but IL 1t had been living its nat
ural life it would not have been sick,
and kind-hearted women would not
have been moved to appeal to men to
enforce the legal rules for the protec-
ton Of dumb beasts.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

the wires flashed forth the news that
his bosom friend had met with disas-
ter. Quay's partisans were furious,
but Quay's voice was silent and his
face inscrutable.
That was the act of the drama that
was only half seen and not under.
stood by the public. But Its sequel was
truly Quaylike. Two years later the
Pennsylvania Legislature reelected
Quay to the Senate. His journey to
the national capital was like tri.
umphal tour Flowers were dumped
into the Senate by the wagonload;
Quay followers packed the galleries.
He took the oath calmly, possibly with
an inward feeling of elation over his
victory, but after that disappeared in
n most mysterious manner. Admirers
who wanted to give him a dinner were
nonplused. When lie returned four or
five hours later n member of the fam
lily inquired anxiously:
"Where have you been? Your
friends have been looking for you
everywhere"
81 have been taking dinner with an
old friend" he said, quietly.
who Yves iii"
Quay shifted about, like school,
boy about to be scolded, and said,
with just touch of Defiance:
ut was my friend Vest"
And so 1t was, and the friendship
Of many, many years still continues.
Utica Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
TuNNELlNa THE HUDSON.
The Idea Is by No Means One of Re.

Inc Idea Is by No Means One of Re.
cent Birth.
The idea Of tunneling the Hudson is
by no means Of recent birth. Several
attempts in this direction have been
made since 1874, when the first com
pany to undertake the construction Of
a subdivision tunnel came into being,
Little progress had been made, how
ever, when, through an accident to
the door Of an air-lock at critical
moment, the tunnel was flooded and q
number Of laborers were drowned.
The water was pumped out and work
resumed, but bad leak once more
caused n long delay. BY this time
something had been accomplished In
both tunnels, but the company had
now come to the end of its financial
resources and was obliged to order a
permanent cessation of work. The
years passed, and eventually an En-
gIsh syndicate undertook to complete
the tunnel. In their turn they found
the tnsk beyond their powers. Final
ly Mr.. Jacobs declared his willingness
to begin where the others. defeated
had withdrawn. He and his associates
are now satisfied that they have solved
the most difficult problem likely to
arise In this or future subaqueous tun-
lel work. They have assuredly proved
that afr, II properly reinforced, Will
serve to stem the most powerful of
torrents. and the demonstration of this
must be said to mark milestone In
the march of engineering science
Century.
AIS well that ends according to
vn,ir own dia oron, ~ fro AniaI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

Does 1t pay Canada to be q colony
of Great Britain? Is there anything in
1t, outside of sentiment sort Of
mother love? The Alaskan decision
has convinced a good many Canadians
that England cares more for the good
Will Of the United States than she does
for the interests Of Canada; that she
would sacrifice colony for politics
and to carry out the blood brotherhood
idea, which is supposed to make John
Bull and Uncle Sam good deal closer
than friends. The Halifax Chronicle
Is the organ Of the Liberal party in
Canada. It Is an influential newspa-
Per, and Its management has soured on
King Edward to the extent Of bitter
ness. 1t recommends complete indie
pendence for Canada-not annexation
to the United States-but the birth Of
new and powerful nation. They
haven't gone SO far as to plan out o
government yet. The scheme may in
clude democratic organization, with
President ut the head, or the selec.
ton Of q King. That is for the future.
One thing is certain: The idea Of being
ruled from abroad; "God-saving q
crown that has scant interest in land
thousands Of miles from London; being
taxed to support an establishment and
government that takes much and gives
very little; being bound by English
prejudices, and all within sight Of a
country where freedom and Industrial
prosperity walk hand in hand, does not
please those who think in the Domin-
Ion Of Canada. Why shouldn't they
govern themselves? Canada is an en-
pire. Her possibilities are boundless,
She has climate; she needs population.
She has acres Of fertile land by the
tens Of millions; she needs farmers,
She has natural wealth without limit,
and she needs men to develop 1t. These
things that go to make n great nation
have not come to Canada under the
rule Of foreign King. Is it any won
der that the people who dream of prog
ress should be restless and yearn for a
new order Of things?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

from the Governor of the keystone
State. The Legislature had been dead
locked; the question Immediately arose
In the United States Senate-is the APP
pointment constitutional? The lawyers
Of the upper house of Congress debated
the proposition for weeks; the practical
Senators counted noses. 1t was admit
ted by both sides that 1t was a neck
and neck contestant single vote
would decide the issue. At that time
1t was asserted and believed that If
Quay were not seated 1t would sound
the death knell of his political suprem-
acy. The Quayites claimed Vest as a
matter of course
The Missouri Senator had been very
i'll, and it was feared would not be in
his seat when the vote was taken. On
the morning of the fateful session the
green baize doors Of the Senate We're
pushed open, and Vest, looking bag
gard and worn, was assisted to his
place. Surely the issue must be mo-
mentous to bring n man from his sick
bed? The roll call proceeded amid the
most intense interest. Every senator
was in his place keeping tab on the
vote. The names We're called in al
phabetical order and the clerk was
near the end of the roll. 1t was q
tie.
Amid heart-breaklng silence every
man in the chamber almost at the same
instant realized that Vest would have
the deciding vote. Would he vote
Eyes" to accept the questioned creden-
tials Of his fishing chum, or No." to
reject them?
5 mfr. Vest" called the clerk, with a
monotonous drawl.
Every eye was turned In the direc-
ton of the Missouri senator. He sat
n,otionlcss. un1ieedfng tho cn1l.
Mr.. Vest" repeated the clerk, in a
rising voice, as il piqued at the physi-
cal effort required to call name twice.
Once more every eye turned toward
the veteran from the south, and every
ear was trained to hear his response.
He half rose in his seat, and then in a
voice that was trembling and husky he
answered.:
II vote 'No.'''
Then the man who could not over
come his constitutional convictions
sank back in his seat exhausted, and
& Ii d 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

considerably larger than they were a
decade ago. or clerks Of hundred
grades of routine labor, some have
shared the increased prosperity, some
not. As a rule, men who have to do
directly with money getting statesmen,
for instance-haye prospered most.
The salaried man is, as rule, the man
who lacks capital. His chance for
financial independence lies, as It has
always lain, either in his ability to
save his earnings and to use them
wisely or in his ability to make place
for himself among the proprietary
class by exceptional energy. This said.
you come back to the fundamental Jaw
Of all personal finanrfal success. 1t
has never been won except by those
who had daring and endurance, or self
denial, or both.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

The announcement that there will be
no more reductions Mt present in iron
or steel prices is interesting, but how
much or little Importance should at
tach to 1t as forecasting the course of
the trade during the next few months
is n matter Of judgment A safe fore
cast Of the future Of prices would seem
to be that they will continue weak and
with declining tendency until the
level is reached Mt which they will be
attractive to customers. The impossi-
bility Of fixing that level is due to the
effect of influences wholly external to
the trade which create or destroy conf
dence. Those who think that the econ
omies effected during the past few
years have been shared with the con-
sumer to his satisfaction. are probn-
bly, not well Informed-New York
Times,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
QUAY AND VEST.
They Are the Damon and.-PyfKIas Of
the United states Senate.

They Are the Damon and~PyfKIas Of
the United States Senate.
Senators Quay and Vest for years
were the Damon and Pythias Of the
Senate, fact that tends to prove that
opposites really did make congenial
companions. No two men, apparently,
can furnish more pronounced contrasts
than these two Senators. Quay a
Northern man; Vest from the South.
Quay pronounced Republican and up
holder of protection; Vest dyed-in-
the-wool Democrat and believer in free
trade; Quay colonel in the Union
army; Vest proud of the fact that he
fought for the Confederacy. But given
two fishing lines and n pot Of bait, and
these veterans experienced that one
touch Of nature which makes the
whole world kin.
A few years ago, rs n result Of the
fierce fractional fight in Pennsylvania,
Quay reached Washington with GER
tificate of appointment to the Senate
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

The rural free delivery deeply
vehicle
was invented by j. H. Goh the postmaster
single wheel rural
The Central
Illinois
small
wheel than
The Its equilibrium
ing leg single The 81 -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
Before one buys his flying machine

Before one buys his flying machine
inventors are promising to put them on
the market soon-one should arrange
drst for place in which to fly. Free
as air" is common saying, but when
one desires to use another mans air
he finds that, like many other com
mon sayings, this one is only partly
true. 1t is principle Of law that he
who owns the land owns 1t up to the
skies, and may forbid trespass in the
air above as well as in the earth be-
meath. So, before man may follow
the Of tie c,..sr.slls there must be a
change in the law or he must purchase
IN easement in the heavens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09
~~A~~

= Il d r 4
Do Not Sleep On the Left Side,
When patient complains of a bad
taste in his mouth every morning on
waking up, says physician, the first
question ask him is as to the posi-
ton he assumes when going to sleep.
An immense number of people sleep
on the left side, and this is the most
common cause Of the unpleasant taste
which is generally attributed to dys-
pepsia. II meal has been taken with
in two or three hours of going to bed,
to sleep on the left side Is to give the
stomach task which it is difficult in
the extreme to perform. The student
Of anatomy knows that all food en-
tiers and leaves the stomach on the
right side, and hence sleeping on the
left side soon after eating involves
sort of pumping operation which Is
anything but conductive to sound re-
pose. The action Of the heart is also
interfered with considerably, and the
lungs are unduly compressed.
Drink ut Meals.-In an interesting
and somewhat historical article DIR.
@. A. Ewald, of Berlin, discusses the
mooted question of drink at meals. He
considers soup, because Of Its small
percentage of nourishing material,
merely as fluid; he states that, aside
from what is directly taken as drink,
much fluid reaches the stomach during
a meal, through the sauces and from
the water percentage Doth natural and
by cooking) Of the meats, vegetables,
etc. Most persons feel the necessity
of adding more fluid to the meal by
drinking either ordinary water, carbo-
mated waters or alcoholic beverages.
The more one eats, generally, the more
one drinks, and the greatest eaters are
generally the greatest drinkers. If
drink be prohibited, the amount eaten
is less; indeed. on the above very great.
ly depends the secret Of the "Schwein.
insure" for obesity.
1t Is a well-known fact that If the
appetite is weak and the mind and
nerves are somewhat relaxed. drink
of water will excite the appetite and
stimulate both brain and nerves; and
that is due directly to the fluid and
not to alcohol, for we find the results
to be the same in abstainers. The
more fluid In the way of gastric juice
the greater is the quantity secreted;
hence the greater the tax upon the gas.
trio glands.
Under normal circumstances, how.
ever. the stomach, without detriment.
accommodates itself to range OF
large quantities of fluid. Ewald say
that much Of the fluid passes into the
intestines, another portion is absorb.
ed; hence there never is in the normal
stomach stagnation of large quaint.
ties Of liquid.-German Paper.