Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-08-25

Inc NatcHeZ DemOcfat says: Only
few days more and Vardaman 5
dream of life will be Ger" This is
the age of reason.
An exchange says that when Var
daman was in the legislature, where
vo-e counted, he favored the idea of
educating the negro and he voted that
way.
The Natchez Democrat says that
Judge CTitz stands IN the constitution
of the state, and adds that il is
mighty good platform.
Judge Critz paying out S24, 600 to date
on his canvass is "all bosh, for if any
such amount as this has been paid il
was contributed by his friends, which
speaks we'll for their love of him
Columbus pedestrians are now en-
joying promenades on the new ce-
mented pavements and the CONNER
cial published there suggests that
there be no more splitting
The encouraging news comes up
from old Jefferson county to the effect
that the crop prospects were never so
promising.
The present valuation taxable pro-
perty in Mississippi is S240, Geo., eco an
increase Of $50. 600, coo within years.
The appropriation for educational pur-
poses for 1872 was 81, 757, 900, and as
compared with 1899 shows an increase
of $685., 1913, and bank deposits have
increased from % to 101 per cent in
the last three years. 81
Rev. P. G. Sears, an Episcopal
divine Of note, late of Meridian, is
now filling one of the Episcopal pull
pits at Birmingham, having recently
been called there.
Truck farming down in Jackson
county has grown to be a great and
profitable industry. According to
the Pascagoula Star, the California
Ranch on Black Greek, is making the
cultivation of rice. sugar cane. pota-
toes and fruits, revenue Garner sur
passing any other means of livelihood.
The Pascagouta Democrat Star is
now in its 59th year and growing bet
ter all the time. Col. p K. Mayors
is the editor of the paper, and
newspaper man in every sense of the
word
News comes from old Lincoln
county to the effect that the Critz
tidal wave is spreading and that it
bids fair to sweep everything in its
path to glorious victory for the
judge on second primary election
day.
The Vicksburg American, single
handed, the other two papers there
being for Vardaman, is showing the
people that it is not without a power
of influence as the greatest enthusi-
asm is rampant for Critz all over the |
city and throughout Warren county. |
Governor Longino has been petit
toned, through an extensively sign
ed document, to grant pardon to |
John Young, negro, sent up from |
Neshoba county to serve a sentence of |
two years for attempted murder. He |
has already served one year of the time |
and it is said has made a good record |
in obedience and general behavior.
Judge Henry of Vicksburg says that |
the election of Van daman would |
mean the impeding the flow of CAPT
tai and immigration to our state from
the north.
A Pachuta correspondent of the |
Meridian Press says that Old Jasper |
and Clarke counties may be put down |
with confidence for Critz.
The real estate firm of Woods 81 |
McRaven at Meridian, are showing |
where they stand on the gubernato-
rial question by inserting at the top |
of thoir advertisements in both |
papers there these words: "OuI
next governor should be careful
conservative man. Good government |
is blessing; good property COM
FORT This means that Woods & |
McRaven are for Critz.
An exchange gets off the following |
IF men are the salt of the earth, |
women are undoubtedly the sugar.
Salt is necessary a luxury. |
Vicious men are saltpeter; stern men
are rocksalt. Old maids are brown
sugar; good-natured matrons are loaf |