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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The Vicksburg Herald tells of Sec
rotary Wilson's proposed visit to the
south as follows: Secretary Wilson
has expressed the intention of taking
a trip through the south that he may
see the cotton crop for himself, and
then tell the tact of the condition.
This is a good idea. Of course he
will know less when he takes his per-
sonal observation than he thinks he
knows after reading bulletin report.
But he may acquire glimmer of
the folly of having the government
put in on the guessing and gambling
crop estimate bee. and pull his de-
partment out of it,
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

Hard working negroes are being
feeced over the state by travelling
sharpers, and the following from the
Clarksdale Challenge should prove a
warning to them: ga. l.. Sheldon
is the name of pretty smooth citizen
who WAS taken into custody last week
by Sheriff Shannon and Marshal
Smith. 1t is claiMed that he feeced
several negroes out of $94 with pair
of loaded dice but he disposed of the
money in some way and not having
enough to pay his fine, he will be
Captain Sharp's guest for several
week. 3"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17
The tendency of the press seems to

The tendency of the press seems to
he to advise farmers to not sell their
cotton. The Lake Como News COM
ments ON the subject as follows;
1.-THE cotton crop is turning up short
more than hale million bates
short up to date. The price of cot
ton for the last week has been up
ward. If you are out of debt. hold
your cotton; but if you are in debf
and the man you owe needs it, sell and
paw him. Cotton will be above ten
cents by December is our guess.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The people of Meridian are terri
bly, worked up over the stock law as
will be seen by the following which
comes in the shape of dispatch
1.-The failure of the city of Meridian
to pass the "eow ordinance, may
lead to serious trouble says a dis
patch, unless the nuisance is abated.
Several of the citizens declare their
intention to guard their property from
depredating animals even if it is nee
essary to use the shot gun.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

Hearst's campaign, were he to con-
sent to make the race tor the presi
denoy, one of our exchanges says,
would be "oircus politics, another
"a campaign of brass and Doodle. "
and still another "a grand stand play
without all audience" They are
certainly making it hard for Hearst
and many more of such comparisons
will have the effect of cooling any
ardor he might have had that smack
ed of an ambition to be president.
Hearst, we think. is only hosting his
sails to test the winds and if it
is found that propitions winds
do not copiously come to initiate them
they will be drawn down before the
vessel drifts too far out into deep
water.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The Smith county Reformer says
that "Sharon church, miles from
Raleigh on Ebe Raleigh and Trenton
road, was burned Monday night. It
seems that some persons have a mania
for burning places of public worship.
The tabernacle was burned Sunday
night and Sharon the next night.
And they were only about three miles
apart. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

Lieutenant Governor j. j. Tillman,
who killed Editor Gonzales on the
streets of Columbia, S. c.. sevreal
months ago and who has been in jail
ever since. the authorities refusing
bail, was acquitted at the trial which
took place several days ago at Lexing-
ton. s. c.. and ended on the 10Th.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

Prisoners in New Jersey jails are
allowed to buy the time of their M
expired terms, after having served a
certain length Of time, and at Cam
den. N. J., many of the prisoners
who have served in the jails there
have made enough money catching
rats and selling their hides to furriers
at 20 cents a piece to buy their Free
dom.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The Natchez Bulletin gives the
following bit of news for the bene-
fit of it's colored readers: 1.-The col
ored mechanics and workmen OF Chi
cago are now in the midst of a bad
fix. The unions Of that city seek to
drive them entirely out of business,
ordering their unions to be disbanded
and threatening general strike
whenever nergoes are given work that
white men will undertake.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The editor of the Lake Como News,
who is a true blue southerner. says IN
his last issue that :" in the late war the
North had a,s00, 600 men enlisted.
1S6. 900 Of these we're from the south.
It took all the north, half the south
and the balance of the world 4 years
to whip MS, and yet some of them are
Dragging about it. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17
SILVER CREEK STAR.

Vol. l., No. l., OF the Silver Greek
Star, showing the name of j. D.
Richardson, late OF Hattiesburg, as
editor, is on OR table and it makes
most creditable appearance. In size
it is pages, columns to the page
and every column is flied with care
fully gotten up matter that will not
fail to please.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

Five names of persons now living
who are drawing pensions from the
government ON account Of the revolu-
tionary war are given by an exchange
N follows: Five widows and
daughters OF soldiers who served in
the revolutionary war are now draw
inc pensions from the United States
governments. Their names and ages
are: Hannah Newell. Barrett. 100;
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The Collins Commercial says that
If it were put to test it believes that
i've out Of every ten Of the editors
who are making big bugaboo over
Roosevelt's carrying . pistol, would
Is found carrying them themsslvsA
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

An exchange speaks Of the recent
fight of college girls as follows: 1.-The
recent rough and tumble fight between
the college girls at Topeka is enough
to make us thank God that we live in
the south -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The little boys in the service OF the
Western Union Telegraph office at
Vicksburg went OUT on a strike
the other day, but it awaited them
nothing and they returned to their
places at the same wages they had
been getting.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

A pelican was killed in Jones
county near Glasston by farmer by
the name of O. r. Lefore which
measured eight feet and two inches
from tip to tip of wings.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

Whenever Colonel VIM. J. Bryan
makes a speech he strays away from
the subject to warn his hearers
against Grover Cleveland, and when
the latter makes a speech he talks
about giving the frank and file a
nhnnca -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

An exchange tells of Miss Annie
Hen and William Peck having mar
ried in Texas the other day, and puts
it down as certain that there will now
be one Hen Picked husband in that
grand old state if it has never hereto
fore had one.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The Newton Record says that A
carload OF material, such as frogs and
other appliances for constructing the
crossing the Alabama and Nloks-
burg has been received here by the
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
railroad -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The Meridian Star like may Others,
knows what it means to have gossip
pers in town. 1t says: lit is the
duty OF the newspaper to PRINT only
the nice things about the people OF
the town. The gossips will do the
rest -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The people living along time u. q
S. I. railroad as far north as Magee
are thinking of petitioning the ofn-
GERS OF that road to so change the
present passenger schedule as to make
it more convenient for them to visit
and transact business in Jackson and
return the same day.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The contractor at work on the new
Harrison county court house at Gulf
port says that he will have the same
completed and ready TO turn over by
November ].
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

and yet the Commercial man does not
carry a gun and is as much down on
the practice as any man we might
N mo
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17
CITY,s FINANCIAL CONDITION

A report of the financial condition
of the city of Haiti asburg will ap-
pear in our issue of Monday, the goth,
1t having been handed in too late for
today's issue. The document is a
yolumnous one and shows evidence
that the city's affairs are in careful,
capable hands.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

The boarding house people OF st.
Louis have formally agreed to not
raise their rates when the great fair
opens.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-17

chance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

--idEle course He is not apologize, but he IS
eispassi0nate, and lays due stress upon Lu-
crezia's evu origin and the overw helmingly
corrupt influence OF her surroundings IN early
ne Never. he says, does she appear as
woman q unusual genius. and L would have re
CURED unusual SITS Tor any woman 20 have
vfthstco5 the weight OF that baleful atnos-
rhe-e In which Alexan6- u not only enve.oped
himself bit sought 70 envelop every one win
whom be came In contact
Luc-czia- according 20 Grcso7oy-ls was
neither better nor worse than the women O. her
t.ne." She was certainly weaker than great
many q them. and was CouFlaisaot IN clrc1In-
stances which would only have br0UE'-t out the
steel II the natures CT some q her country
women. one reason Why the world has been
willing 70 believe the vague but deadly charges
brought against her has been the picture OF
actual approval OF the designs OF the bad
men around her, which she presents a-rn' Z
throughout her career. The verdict 10 he
given where the worst q The charges
are concerned. Not proven" would have
much more favorable implications i only
The historian could demonstrate that e. gen
o-al she Vas woman OF decent spirit Gre
ECrCvlCs. removing some q the stains IRON her
image, cannot eEace them al. and while, We
repeat We CO not expect q type O. Renaissance
fe-Iinllity 70 be spouess We cannot hep iee--Is
that the sympathy spontaneously yielded 10
Isabella and Beatrice, even in thei- moments OF
levity, must be denied 10 Lucrezil They lived
-he natural pagan lie q their time and, at their
" orsL remained Ko1aa1ly. she. through no fault
o. her oRE. Ions b-ea-heG the ar q den CT
thieves ana worse, and IL he- best there SIN
l.Eser about Ee- the more sinister shadows Of the
I.elalss1uce. The virtue Of Greg0royIus consists
.r The fact that VLe be is not without charity he
leaves IS 10 draw our own conclusions, mean
While putting tie fruits Ct patient research ~
C-- service. Z tle reader retains dark in
preston CT Lucraz-a, the German historian viii
Dot quarrel with him. But he would feel that
De had labo-ed iu vain 4 be had not shown her
20 De somewhat less BLACK than she has been
Talute- ~ divers OtLer tio5-alLe-s-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

stubbornly resist the instinct Of death. and
would insist upon obtaining q bOuntiful supply
Of the wonderful serum-or shall we call it
eIixir?-of life.
The author thus needlessly involves himself
in q dilemma from which there is no escape
other than by admitting what be now so
categoricaIy denies the Immortality OF the con-
scious soul We use the word conscious ad-
visedIy. because NJ. Metchnikof is quite willing
20 grant the Immortality Of what Haeckel has
called the cellular soul" He even speaks Of
the soul" Of the PROTOCOL This is as may be
expected, @ purely materialLstic conception OF
soul From the authors point Of view it IS log
ically difficult to deduce not alone the immortal
ity but the very existence Of the conscious soul.
The body Is the thing. The modern study OF
the functions Of the mind" he gravely informs
Us has shown beyond all question that these
arc darerlert on the functions Of the body, in
particular &C those Of the central nervous sys-
TEN. A slight lowering Of the rate Of the circu-
Iation OF the blood, q feeting anRmia Of the
brain. At once arrests consciousness-that is TO
saw the fundamental sensation Of the individual
mental life" This IS quite correct but it only
shows US one side Of the shield If NJ Metchni-
koff would for q brief time abandon his favorite
s+uav and make himself acquainted with the
--,5f-arts Of the modern study Of the functions
Of the mind" as cultivated BY psychology, he
might find himself admitting that there are oc-
casore and very many, when the body Is alto
rether at the disposal OF the mind, states Of con
seriousness suDerinducing heaIthful or deleteri-
Gus states Of the organism. survey Of the
raarveIs Of modern kypEotism and Of the part
rraved by suggestion in latter day therapeutics
would assist in increasing his respect for the
much despised entity mind
Even the body whose supremacy he so streru-
6usly maintains by 10 means satisfies this most
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

for lack Of food, upon the bodily organism Itself
The thing to do. therefore. is 10 discover serum
which shall give the phagocytes the nourish-
ment they require. At once the question arises,
Why cannot this serum have a preventive
effect indefinitely? The author forestalls this
query by the theory that after a certain time
there arises in man d counter instinct to the
instinct Of life-the instinct Of death. He Will
then desire 10 die. as the child, when evening
comes, desires to sleep.
This comes as q shock after NJ Metchnikof s
resolUte ignoring Of that most certain Of in
stincts in man, q kind Of miscarriage of an
ape the instinct OF Immortality. Whether or
not personality survives beyond the grave, it IS
admitted 10y all save those who Vould trample
mind under body, as this Russian does, that
every human being has an instructive conscious
ness that death is not the goal Of his existence.
Il would be impossible for instinct Of death
10 become an impell:ng impulse unless there
were CONFIDENTLY present the instinct Of i'm
mortality, the conviction that death itself is but
a period Of transition. We are not here arguing
for or against the validity Of the conviction. We
merely desire to express our opinion that, i'm
mortality being denied, the individual would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15
POETRY AND SCIENCE.
From The London Morning Post.

From The London Morning Post
Poetry has perhaps no place in the exact scr
ences, partly because exactness is incompatible
with poetic license partly because OF the Unal-
terabIe tendency Of the poet TO get things wrong.
A curious example Of this was noticed in lect-
Ure at the Camera Club by Nj Duncan on Cut
tie fishes The modern cutie fish is a descend
ont Of the fossil belemnite, but the only d.
scendant Of the coeval ammonite IS the paper
nautilus. Better known is the Portuguese man
of-war with which the paper nautilus is some
times confused, and which is really allied with
the belemnite group, because, while its shell
appears external, II is not really so. The poets
Pope Byron and James Montgomery all easily
fell into the error, and PUpe's well known lines
in the Essay Man:
Learn Of the little nautilus to sail.
Spread The thin and catch the driving gale
enbody a wrong description Of this very inter-
cSting survival Pope believed with many Other
people that the little nautilus comes 70 the su-
face keel downward and spreads some feshy
oval and c3Ilary expansions in the form 81 two
sails and six little oars. But il does nothing y
the kind. The two little oval expanslOns-the
sails-are never raised at all, but always tightly
clasp the shell They form, in fact, part Of the
she'll Moreover, the nautilus comes to the sur
face upside, down, II We may so express its posi-
ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

Grass uateria-isn. the author passes over in
silence or with deprecatory illusions, the evi-
dence which would go 10 controve-t his often
repeated dictUn. Death is humiliation. Death
Is anli1-lat0n.' and that the thing to co, there
fore. Il 20 find way 10 make the body last as
long as possible. for when death comes then
comes the end. A truly optimistic philosophy!
What outs one out OF patience with the
learned Russian is the fact that he might very
wei have co--e1ted himself with formulating
his theories respecting the cause Of seulle decay
and the means Of averting il. II l. not al al
necessary as he apparently believes, 10 raise
the bogie q arnihIation II order TO awaken men
10 the 6asirabili-y OF prol1nging the earthly life
As he airuseIf with truth says. men have an
instructive dislike Of Geath-thouEh he prefers
10 use the word fear" q stronger term, but not
altocethe- the correct one, since Il appears 10
ir-r-v that mankind ehrilks continuously from
the idea Of death much as tm-d child covers
before the mystery Of the darkeDed room. Yet
while not living II constant dread Of the inevi-
table the sane. normal man, who desires 10 play
his mart In the world 70 the best Of MS ability
and 10 realize the purpose OF his being, is nat
u-arv anxious tc have IL his command all the
time possible. and ulI gladly give ear to him
who cones with promise % extending his days
beyond the allotted th-eescore and ten. provided
and II AIe-chrlkof has been quick 70 heed the
r-oviso-that De can retain his faculties uniU-
rai-e5 ty advancing years. This Is the promise
The author holds cut
T-fefv stated. N MetchrikoT aal-n-s that Il q
man die before he has long passed the century
mark he does not die a natural death, but is, on
the contrary. the victim Of some accident What
We now term deaths from old age are really
deaths caused b the ravages Of the phagocytes'
which, after having conquered and devoured
their natural eneu,es. the microbes turn az last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15
JAMES BEATTIE.
HIS Sincerity-and an Illustration.
From The London Times.

From The London Times.
His last recorded words were spoken over the
dead body Of that second son: 4 have done with
the world" Whatever his failings, this terribly
desolating sentence is evidence enough Of the
strength Of his affections If any evidence were
needed. His sincere unsentimental piety is no
where better shown than il the two lines " hiIA
close the ode to Hope:
TIL the freed spirit springs on high
In rapture too severe for weak mortality"
Their sincerity may be illustrated by a story
told Of the little Somerset village Of Compton
DandO An old man there was dying, and the
friends around his bed tried to sO!ace him with
the conventional picture Of the joys Of Para
disc. he raised himself for last word, and Z
was this: " It's all very well for yeW, but give
OF Compton DandO.' His mortality, like that
OF most Of Us, was unequal, Beattie knew,
to aptures too severe" But touch Of CD-
timism would have been required to enable the
poor Minstrel rapturOusly TO embrace any new
form Of existence. With the experience Of his
last years he had at least good q reason as
Bunyans Nj. Ready-tO-Halt 10 say 10 it. had
speech been allowed, Welcome. Life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

exacting Of scientists. The greater part Of hiq
work Is devoted tc dilating on the inharmoulsz
Of nature as seen in the human organism. That
We are fearfully and wonderfully made is en-
phaticaly his opinion. although from quite an
other point Of view than that with which the
phrase is associated in the public mind. There
are so many things we might lose 10 advantage.
The vermiform appendix OF course. is one. Wis
dom teeth are positively foolish The whole of
the large intestine is superfuous. The stomach
is an organ that the human body would DO Wei
to be rid Of" As our English cousins would say.
this is going it with a vengeance" NJ. Metch-
nikon thus explains the presence Of these uu-
necessary evils.
It is not surprising 10 find so many instances
OF useless or harmful organs in the aIimeutary
tract Our ancestors We're creatures that fed on
crude and rough materials such as wild plants
and unprepared flesh Man has learned to Guilt
Yate plants that are digested easily and to pre-
pare his meats in such fashion as to be read
lly ulgeSted. The organs that were adapted 10
the mode Of life Of til. animal predecessors Of
man nave become 10 large extent sUperfuOUs.
Precisely. The trouble is that NJ Metchuikoff
himself cannot see his way clear to disp0sng Of
them. In the reproductive organs also he finds
signal instances Of the "disharmonies Of nat
ure.' There are, moreover, disharmonies III the
instinct Of seIf-preservation." This brings him
osophical attempts to diminish the Ills arising
from the disharmonies Of the human consti-
tuition" And this is exactly the portion Of his
work that could best be spared. for it amounts
to nothing but q denunciation of the "childlike
idea Of the Immortality OF the soul. Moreover.
1t is essentially onesided and is replete with
astonishing overstatements. We have already
mentioned the authors view of the relations OF
mind and body. Nor is he any the more con-
vincing when he soIemnIy asserts that the
advance Of knowledge has diminished the
number OF believers in the persistence Of con-
seriousness after DEATH" and that complete
humiliation at death is the conception accepted
by the vast majority Of enlightened persons
Equally extraordinary is the dictum that con
reviewing all the systems Of philosophy which
have attempted so strenuousIy to solve the
problem Of individual death. it becomes plain
that all, or nearly all, Of them deny the ex-
tstence OF q future life and The immortality Of
the soul"
1t is to be regretted that this biologist has
seen fit to don the philosophers gown. That
his work as a biologist viii speak for itself IS
true, but there can be little doubt that his dog
matte assumption Of the ephemeraI nature %
existence and the vanity Of the hopes incuI-
Gated by religion and philosophy Will react
against the acceptation. nay, against the dis
serinauon Of his biological theories. He owes
It not alone to himself. but to the people for
whose benefit he is toiling in the solitude and
the silence Of the laboratory to see to it thai
he command the respect which will beget az
tenton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

There .s 20 be q new biography q Dickens
r----- " his 6augh-er. Mrs. EeruglIi. with
~ ase.s-arce q her brCt1e- Henry Fielding
Tokens L is said THAI tie Dickens family
5zre ~ &c means satisfied WIKI Eo-sl--s book
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15
METCHNIKOFF ON MN
The Book Of a Russian Biologist

Philosophy. by Ellie Metchrikof Tn ft .T ,- &c
translation Edited by T. Chalmers NIi-Ibai
Al a. D Sc, Oxen Octave, ID. xvii s,9 q
2 ELtDau's Sons. " -' ''' W
BY what chain OF reasoning Professor Ellie
Metchnikon was induced to give his present
work the subtitle. Studies in Optimistic Phil
Osophy." il would be rash TO conjecture His
'studies' are neither optimistic nor philosophical
That be is brilliant biologist is evinced by his
work al the Pasteur Institute notably by his
discovery OF the phagocytes, the white corpuscles
whose duty il Is TO wage war to the death with
the microbes that threaten our bodily organism
But philosophy cannot he based solely upon the
study OF cells and tissue. as NJ Metchnfkor
would apparently base Il. The better one makes
his acquaintance the more one becomes con-
WINGED that IN this particular case devotion 10 4
special branch Of the sciences has engendered q
narrowing enthusiasm. This would not be so
bad were It not that n the parading OF his