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The Washington times., 1903-01-05

The enthusiasm aroused by the entire
performance was not limited to the bal
as well.
The only soloist of the evening was
Nine BariH. who substituted her pro-
gram number from THE Huguenots''
with the aria and romance from Err
rani" For an encore Nine. BariH gave
After the "TannhauseT" overture
Createre played The Star-Spangied
Banner the audience standing through
out the piece.
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Art Collecting.

II the Americans are wise they will
persuade NJ. de Montesquiou to devote
one of his conferences to the subject Of
art collecting. What pity it is that
he cannot transport his Pavilion des
MUSES. To New York as a sort of object
lesson! Not a room In 1t but is elo-
quent of the taste and knowledge and
patience of the poet who has made the
Pavilion marvel Of art
1t does not need the unseI1sh aTdor
and conviction that breathe il his con-
versation to make one listen to the
young poet with a secret delight There
is a rare charm in his manner His
talk, enIivened by illusions to books. the
quotations Of a few lines Of poetry. ref
erenees to history, Is so animated,
varied and subtle that the listener IS
kept intellectually alert
And over and above all is the charm
OF personality This descendant Of
D'Artagnan-yes the D'Artagnan Of the
Three Musketeers." but the real
D'Artagnan, who was~a far more fasci-
Mating figure than Dumas reproduction
is tall, slender. graceful OF movement.
The lean, eager face crowned with a
thick mass of black hair, and out Of
which the bright, black eyes look at you
keenIy, altogether makes you think OF
the ardent, generous and willy D'Artag-
nan Of the famous romance. It would
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CHURCH OFFICERS INsTALLED.

At the rally Of the EpwCrth NJ Z.
Church last night. the officers elected
for the year at the last business meet
ing were installed, They are; Pres
ident, 5. ". Goodson; first vice presi-
dent. John Combs; second vice presi-
dent, Miss Nellie HammiII: third vice
president. Miss Alice Yingling; secre-
tary, william Deck: treasurer, Miss
Ruby Mann; pianist Miss Julia Potter.
The meeting vas conducted By the
Rev. ". ). Hammond. pastor OF the
church He delivered a short address
in which he pointed out the work TO be
done this year and appealed to all the
members Of the league TO increase their
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Where are they2 Are they. expecting
friends?"
Adair felt the warmth of coming
meeting with what he felt were his
own people. He thought Of Mrs Actop,s
kindness TO him in asking him over to
stay at her house during his GONZALES
eence. and his brusque decIension seemed
to call for an immediate apology. He
felt like apOlogizing for many of tho
eTratic ways of that poor i'll young man
whom he had left behind in Japan.
Lieutenant Hecker is married. sir.
and is coming home with his bride. I
thought maybe you had heard about it
They haven't been talking about any
thing else at the Fort for the last
month Hes to have the house that
Captain Lawlor had Captain Lawlor is
going tc take the rose cottage. The
colonel got him to make the change
Miss Mary and Mrs. Acton have been
getting it ready for them for month
It's beautiful"
It went through Adair's mind that
Mellish was particularly garrulous. and
ne wondered il he had not been in
dulging IN mescaI to an extent that
might endangeF his driving. There was
a rakish recklessness in the set Of Mel
lish's broad hat, and altogether an air
OF triumph and bravado about him. that
made Adair dislike the man more than
ever.
It seemed a new state of affairs for
Mrs. Acton and Miss Marcy TO be TAX
ing so active an interest in Hecker. But
then women were always interested in
a bride. especially women like Mary
Marcy and Mrs. Acton. Adatr-s mouth
TOOK on an expression of satisfied sweet
ness. They would have one to make
much OF before long, who would be en-
tlTely after their own hearts.
Here they come now" MeIlish said
still with his air Of depressed excite
ment-
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COMPTE ROBERT DE MONTESQUIOU
TO LECTURE ON ART AND LETTERS
Brilliant Fenchman Coming to the United States.

furniture some tapestried chairs. very
subdued in tone; an old lounge that
would be treasure in museum, Won
GerfuI Japanese vase inlaid with nys-
teriously beautiful turquoise enamel,
seveIa pictures on the walls. and on an
easel in one corner Nativity lovely.
wistful Madonna holding ur the Babe be
fore a group of peasants kneeling In
alteration.
You like it," asks VI. de MontesQuiou
he had welcomed me at the door OF
the reception room with a winning cor
dielity and frankaess. az think It may.
Re a Tintoretto"-in which opinion / find
il hard to acquiesce. for that Nativity
seems too reposefuI, too mystical to
have been created by the strenuous and
fiery Venetian-"but the artists name
IS. after all, q matter Of secondary in
pOrtance. The primary consideration for
an object of art is that 1t be beautiful
and that its. beauty be original. The
object OF theAcollector should be to Sc
cure something new, using the word in
the sense Victor Hugo attached TO it
when he said BaUdelaire had created 2
'frissoH nouveau.' had discovered a new
thrill"
The Washington times., 1903-01-05
GAIN
ELEVEN IN FRENCH ELECTION

PARIS, Jan. 5-The total returns from
yesterdays elections for senators show
the election of seven conservatives.
twenty-five progressists. eighteen minis
teriaIists, Sc radicals, and ten socialists.
This is a ministerial gain of eleven.
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TWO FREIGHT TRAINS
IN A COLLISION

FOND DU LAC. Wis. Jan 5.-Two
western road colIided at Eden yesterday.
Engineer Frank GimmeI, of the fast
freight. was caught between a lever and
the cab and was sealded by steam He
was rescued and cared for at Fond du
Lac and will recover.
His fireman and the crew of the extra
freight jumped and escaped injury.
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TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW AND EVERY
WEEK DAY UNTIL COMPLETED.

loyalty and devotion to the cause. Sew
eraI other addresses and testimonies
were made.
Devotional meetings every Sunday at
$50 P. NJ. Of which 5ast nights meet
ing was the first, are to be under the
jurisdiction Of the first vice president,
John Combs, who will appoint the lead
eTs for each Sunday
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Octoroons' Sacred Concert."

The Octoroons" presented at the En-
pire last night what was advertised as
q Grand Sacred Concert It proved
TO be an abridgement of their regular
burIesque program with THE Holy City
interpolated between Bill Bailey Won't
You Please Come Home" and Those
Tantalizin' Eyes
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PRINCE HENRY CERTAIN
TO VISIT ST. LOUIS FAIR
Desires to Make Long Stay and Make
More Intimate Acquaintance
With Americans.

BERLIN, Jan. SIT is learned official
iy that Prince Henry of Prussia viii
surely visit the s. Louis exhibition. TN
loss some totally unexpected obstacle
arises.
Prince Henry has expressed a desire
to make long stay in America and to
become better acquainted with the
people.
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CHAPTER xII-(COntinued).
a Turning Point.

6GT WILL Thank Heaven for your
advice, Morrison. It was ex-
Z actly what I needed. Ny leave
viii be over. but I shall go TO
Colonel Marcy and tell him the story,
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Huber introduces the organ, as in the
BoeCklin symphony, and in the last
movement tenor voice The first move
ment portrays the hero on the battle
field; the second Is a funeral march,
variations on the "DIes Irae'' form the
third movement, and each variation
bears motto: Child. youth. man. gray
beard. hero. ballet dancer, student, sage,
simpleton. master. The "Gaudeamus Ig-
itur' is heard in the Student varia-
ton; and in the last the ''MarseiIaise''
is a rhythmicaIIy disguised. The finale
is a hymn and the "sanctus Dominus"
is employed.
60
MISS HENRIETTA CROSMAN, after
her usual Christmas weeks rest, reopen
ed her season in 1.-THE Sword of the
King, with tinee at the
Russell Theater. Ottawa. Ontario. a.
the conclusion of the matinee Miss
Crosman and the members of her com
pany had Christmas tree on the stage,
and this in turn was followed by q
Christmas dinner
ALONE IN LONDON the bill at the
American Theater. New York. was at
tended Christmas night by 500 students
of the University Of New York A sub
sCTiption was taken I'D at the close Of
the second act. and the heroine was pre-
scented with a bunch of flowers. while
the villain received the biggest cabbage
that could be purchased in Eighth Ave
nue..
A MAINE CLERGYMAN. who recently
saw Walter E. Perkins in the title role Of
Mary E wilkins jerome" wrote the
famous actor to say he had never seen
la more thoroughly worthy play. OF one
which, while being interesting to the last
degree, was calculated to prove Of more
benefit to the youth OF this country.
The Washington times., 1903-01-05

NEW YORK. Jan 5.-The Paris cor
RESPONDENT o. the Herald" says:
Comte Robert de Montesquiou. poet,
in one of his suggestive essays that by
their frank grace, wisdom, wealth. and
variety of ideas. irony and allusion.
make of their writer a worthy literary
descendant of rare old Michael, coins
q noble designation for those who seek
TO extend beyond the confines Of a coun-
try the knowledge. spirit, and influence
of its culture. Missionaries OF Litera-
ture," he calls them; and includes
among them BaudeIaire for his revela-
ton of Poe to France, and the Vicomte
de Vogue, apostle of D'Annunzio. Tolls
toy, and Dostotewski.
1t is as a missionary OF literature"
that NJ. de Moutesquiou Is about to
visit the New woTld-haying so thor
oughly explored the Old Sailing for
New York on January g. he will remain
in the United States probably till the
end of April During that period of
about three months he will give some
eight or ten conferences English has
no unconventional subjective and liter
airy dissertation that is the ideal con-
ference. lecture" being too formal. and
chat" TOO 1lppant. His mission will
be to reveal OF explain to his hearers
some of the unknown, little unknown, OF
wrongly known artists Of France.
Some Particulars.
It was to obtain some particulars OF
Com,e Robert de Montesqu.ou's projects
that ] called upon him q few days ago
at his strangely fascinating residence in
Neuilly, the Pavilion des MUSES.. a su-
preme achievement as the home Of an
artist. The first view one obtains Of the
building across the garden courtyard.
gravel laid and embellished with trees.
gives one no hint of the art splendors
contained witlEn. and is thus somewhat
OF a disappointment perhaps an inten-
ticnal one. The long, severe facade, four
stories nigh OF this. the Neuilly side, Is
broken in the middle by a big semi-cir-
culaT glazed procuberance. veTitable
architectural aIdormanic paUEch. which
reaches from the ground to the height
Of the first floor, where it IS stopped 10
form a fine curved balustraded terrace
The door is in the centre of this TO
unca. Entering, the visitor sees a. Tie
end of the hall broad stcne staircase
of some ten OF dozen steps in height
leading up to sort of gallery that runs
Gcross the hall. and beyond this gallery
at the top OF the staircase is a tall,
richly carved door opening into a vast
,.arzr+fo., ram ono coufaf-{Dr com
splendid specimens Of oak carving. For
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not be a bad idea. by the way. for n
de Montesquiou 20 devote one Of his
lectures to his ancestral Cadet de Gas
'ogne- he has plenty OF material. hith-
erto unpublished. to work upon. ana he
would find the subject a very popular
one win an audience anywhere. w1o
Is 1t tells about the orphan at school
IN a foreign country who wept not be-
cause he was alone in the world. but
because he had left his copy Of THE
Three Musketeers" behind. and so could
not finish reading it,
Whether this hint be acted on or not
the conferences given by n. de Mon
tesquiou in America viii deal with Mar
eeline -Valmore. Lecoute de
Isle, Barley d'AureviIly. verIaine. Err
nest Hello. with whose mysticism he has
warm sympathy. Perhaps he may sneak
about some modern poetesses-about tho
Comtesse Mathew de NoafIIes. for ex-
ample, or Nine. Edmond Rostand. whose
"Pipeaux'' are poems Of singular purity.
freshness and tender sentiment. Per-
haps. also. he lay devote a conference
TO the art of II Paul HelIeu. FOR whom
he has deep admiration. and whom he
considers an artist worthy Of rank
among the rare few so dear to Whist
Ter
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Charm Of Personality.

And he may speak OF Jewels. Jew
els are deathless, except the turquoise"
he said to me when referring 70 the pos
sibility Of giving a conference upon pre-
cious stones before the ladies whose IT,
aras. diadems. and necklaces I'll the Ne
tropoHtan Opera House with a blaze OF
iridescent light at a fashionable per-
formances.
NJ de Montesquiou should also be In
duced to talk of Japan. OF japanese art,
and the japanese, and particularly OF the
amazing Hata Wasuki, who created mir
acles of liHputian landscape gardening
while IN the service of the young poet,
He should also be made. forced. to talk
Of historical women. Of the Queen Of
Sheba. Herodias, Cleopatra, Poppea,
Queen Elizabeth, Marguerite of Navarro,
Anne of Austria, and Marie Antoinette.
And. if he would. he could give q confer
ence upon the Comte5se de Castiglioue
that would be exquisite One little room
in the Pavilion des MUSES. is given up.
C0nseCTated. 10 the memory Of the most
beautiful couTtesan Of the court OF Ma
poleon III. the woman who died a couple
of years ago, abandoned, almost forgot
ten, above Volsin's restaurant, and
whose belongings were sold at the Hotel
Drouot at fabulous prices.
The Washington times., 1903-01-05

MRS. ETTTE HENDERSON. mother Of
and owner Of the Academy Of Music.
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Catarrh Cured at Home
Contains No Tobacco.

Blosser
the andex
Il
CT a he no. ead throat and lungs
in
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Rounds of the Town

One of the pencil pushers of The
Progress CHANGING to pass down that
way this morning, dropped in at the
lrug store of Dr. W. A. Dozler, find
.ng all hands up to their necks try
ng to take care OF the orders that ar
filing up around them.
Seeing the doctor. himself, with
,pron on and sleeves rolled up the
emark was ventured, Well, Dock,
/ see they have put you to work, "
aud his answer was Well, 1T Is
line, for you see here what we havo
got to contend with. In this pile
mere there are % orders for b. A.
B." and these letters you see lying
over there, | don't know how many
more orders they contain. for l
haven't actually had time to open
them, so you will see after all that
all this talk about Bitter Apple Bit
tiers has foundation, for you see the
evidences before you
Congratulatlng the doctor upon
what seemed nightly like big day S
business that he had before him. ye
scribe left, but not without ten
CENTER in mouth which was present
ed by the doctor, with his compll :
ments.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Amnsements
Last night the Wills Comedy Com

Last night the Wills Comedy Com
pany opened a three nights engage
ment at the Auditorium with Sweet
Sixteen, a farce comedy in which
the farce predominated by very
large majority, almost to such an ex-
tent as to put the rather sparse au'
dience to guessing as to where the
comedy" came in. The company
is vaudeville in the last degree, witt
a great deal too much horse-ptay tt
the amount of meritorious acting tC
suit those who like an evenly bal
anced play. In their offering fol
tonight 1.-TWO Old Cronies, however
some Of these defects will be RENE
died, as this play, if not too badly
butchered. is one which can be relIef
Oh to give you your moneys worth
4 matinee will be given tomorrow
afternoon.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Distinguished Visitor

Hon. John W. Watson of Seminary,
Miss. and late candidate for railroad
commissioner, was pleasant Gale I
at the editorial rooms of The Prog
ress office today.
Mr.. Watson il now engaged in a
canvass of the state, assisting Hon.
r H. Henry, the commissioner, IN
getting up proper exhibit from the
various counties of the state for the
Worlds Fair, and that was his bust
ness here today.
Mr.. Watson requested that we let it
be known to the people of this imme-
diate section that Dr. E. ]. Mitchell
of Hattiesburg, has kindly volunteered
to take care and look after any ex-
hibtis left with him, and to urge up
on the people the Importance of hav-
ing Perry county credltably represent
ed at the fair.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Fulfilled at Last

The Progress at last is enabled to
announce that its new material is all
in and that everything is in order for
clearer print of the paper. and an
earlier delivery of it.
We ask Judgment upon this issue,
not only SO far as it pertains to pretty
print, but upon the vast field that the
news service, as whole, covers; and
best of all upon the chastity of the
sentiment of it all.
And. too, the earlier hour of de-
livery of it shouldn't be overlooked.
In the rush necessary to go to press
in time some of the matter of yester-
day had to be duplicated in today 5
issue, but even with this granted the
paper contains enough reading to
meet any requirement..
There are few more minor mat
tiers necessary to an absolute perfect
service, and they will be looked af-
ter.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
SCOOP By HATTIESBURG FIRM.
H. S. illus, the Jeweler, Strikes it
Rich in His Purchases in New
New York.

A special to The Progress dated at
the Grand Central Hotel, New York,
Nov. %, (Thanksgiving,) reads as fol-
lows:
Notify the public through your
columns that by striking the market
here at most opportune time that l
was enabled not only to find the most
extensive and choice stocks to select
from, but obtained extra discounts on
all of my purchases which willenable
me to spread out in my store before
the people of Hattiesburg when I re
turn such stock of ieweiry as it has
never been their pleasure before to look
upon.
my purchase includes large guam
tity of uanufactorier's and importer S
samples, consisting of brush and comb
sets, manicure and toilet Sets, leather
bags and purses stationery, French
and Dresden china and fancy goods
embracing all the latest novelties, in
fact any and everything necessary to
most complete jewelers. stock.
ssSay to them further, that these
goods will all be on my counters and
shelves no later than December 10th,
and that propose to give them the
benefit of the great reduction Of price
at which | bought everything
And lastly | would say that
BUYERS of Christmas and New Years
presents would be consulting their own
interests by waiting and seeing my line
before making their selections, as
can please them and save them money
please stress upon the TACT that
these goods will be opened out and
ready for inspection not later than
December 10.
H. S. ILLUS, Jeweler.
No. los East Front Street.
Dec. /, 1t
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Knights of PYtIllas

Following is an announcement Is
sued to the members or the knights
of Pythias by the officers OF tie Cres-
cent Lodge No AZ, this city. regard
ing a meeting of the Pythian lodges
of southeast Mississippi to be held
here beginning December 4:
'sThere will be held in our new
lodge rooms Friday, December ii,
beginning at 10 80 a. m, meeting
of the Pythian lodges of southeast
Mississippi.
1.-THE morning session will be a
public one to which all friends OF the
order are cordially invited.
"Supreme representatives and grand
lodge officers are expected to attend.
Eat the night session, the ranks
will be conferred in the amplified
form by select team. After which
refreshments will be served.
Read The Daily Progress next week
for full program.
sc. P. SMITH, G. @.
s'T. B. WRIGHT, K. of R. and 5. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Holiday Goods.

Those who have within the last
Two or three weeks pass ed along Main
street have not failed to notice the
grand display of holiday goods made
by the great department. store OF W..
W. Massengale.
In this collection, which is intend
ed as sample to show what is III
stock, may be seen not only some of
the most handsome creations III the
way of dolls, but toy devices and
everything calculated to please she
little folks.
And aside from these goods there
will be found on the inside many
things suitable for presents for grown
up ones of whatever age, and our
advice to all who expect to make
presents at all is to first see he beau
ties at Massengale's before buying.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03

A postscript to one of the many
letters received in the morning mail
by r. 81. Ferguson, bore these signi-
ficant words: lyon may consider
that 2, 900 acre tract of lard sold. We
will take it at the price, $6.25 pei
acre. Make deed ard have it ready
when our repre- sentative reaches there.
which will be within next two ol
three weeks
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
DISASTROUS WIRE CKS.

Carelessness is responsible for many
a railway wreck and the same causes
are making human wrecks of sufferers
from Throat and Lung troubles. But
since the advent of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, even the worst case
can be cured, and hopeless resignation
is no longer necessary. Mrs. Lois
Cragg, of Dorchester, Mass, il one OF
many whose life was saved by DIR.
Kings New Discovery. This great
remedy is guaranteed for all Throat
and Lung diseases by Bufkin & Caden-
head, Druggist. Price soc, and 500
Trial bottle free.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03

Save money buy buying from manu-
facturers. holman d Co., of Mobile,
own the only distillery in South Ala
bama. Their special brands are Col
den Feathers, Murdoch Hill,
"Marcehal Nell "Red Coon, Ills
Spring Hill Corn" "Spring Hills
Best" Send anywhere from 81 90 up to
them for gallon, and your moneys
worth, according to grade called for
by size Of remittance Will be sent
Won no IS st
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Made Good.

Three months ago it was promised
that The Progress would be double
its size of that dats within three
months.
A month ago we promised all ear
lier delivery.
Three weeks ago assurance OF
clearer, prettier print was made.
With today's paper all these prom
Uses are fulfilled. LOOK the paper
over and after doing so, have more
exalted opinion of the little city that
il able to send out such paper.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
NOT A SICK DAY SINCE.

IT was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. | tried all sorts of med
iclnes, none of which relieved me. One
day saw an ad. of your Electric Bit
tiers and determined to try that. After
taking few doses / felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely cured, and
have not seen sick day since. Neigh
bors Of mine have been cured of Rheu-
matism, Neul algla, Liver and Kidney
troubles and General Debility This
is what b T. Bass. of Fremont. N. G.
writes. Only soc, at Bufkin and Caden-
head Druggist.
Joenston's Sarsapariild is the niosx powerra
Mood p1rifeT known Use aud keep yossi
'.iood l,Ire, N"art 'tes
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03
Centennial Celebration.

On account of Centennial Celebra
tion of transfer Of the Louisiana pur-
chase from France to the United
States, the Queen and Crescent route
has authorized rate of one fare plus
20 cents for the round trip, from all
points on its lines in Louisiana and Mis- =
sissippi, tickets to be sold December
Is and II, and for trains arriving in
New Orleans morning of December IS,
good to return until December 22nd,
1908. For further Information, call on
any agent of the Queen & Crescent
route, or,
GEO. RI. SMITH,
General Passenger Agent.
New Orleans, La
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-03

ARUN AWAY B ICYCbE.

Terminated with an ugly cut On thu
leg OF j b Orner, Franklin tirove, LII.
II developed stubborn ulcer unyieid
NJ 10 doctors and remedies for -four
years. Then Backlen's Arnie4 Salve
cured. Its jast as good for Burns
5calds, Skin Eruptions am Piles. 25c.
It Bufkin 81 Cadenhead's Drug store