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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19
A SAD STORY.
views.

Fowling is now very little practiced
in the Shetland islands, although many
eggs are secured annually. Many thrill
ing stories of fowling adventure are
told by the Shetlanders. A man who
had undertaken to climb a certain
steep cliff was neither very expert
enced nor very brave, although he
boosted of being both. He pushed up
ward, however, briskly without look
ing behind until he had got up about
1850 feet, when he stopped to breathe.
The pause was fatal to his self possess
sion, and he called out in tones Of ter
ror, "Men, men, / am going--I am 60
ing" But he still held on for little,
and II was not till he had shrieked
many times II am going" that he did
fall headlong.
His comrades, having thus been
warned. moved the boat out of the way
so that the poor fellow came sheer
down into the deep water, Mighty was
the plunge, but at length he rose to the
surface when Of course he was in
stantly caught hold Of and dragged in
to the boat. After many gasps and
much spluttering of sea water from
his mouth his only remark was: Eth.
men, this is sad story. l have lost
nv snuffbox. "-Sketches and Tales of
Shetland.
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REV. DIR. E. NJ. BLISS.

Chosen Superintendent of the New
England Agency of the American
Tract Society.
Boston, Jan. 16.-The American Tract
Society, New York, has elected the
Rev Edwin Munsell. D. D., to be the
superintendent of the New England
agency of the society, with headquar-
tiers in the office of the society, Brom-
field street, Boston. He will accept and
enter at once upon the discharge of his
duties. DIR. Bliss is Of old Massachu-
sets stock, his father being Rev. Isaac
G. Bliss, D. D., Of Springfield, Mass,
and his mother Eunice B. day Bliss
of the old Day family in West Spring
field. DIR. Isaac G. Bliss went out as
missionary Of the American Board to
Turkey, in 1S47, and was later agent Of
the American Bible Society for the
Levant with headquarters at Con-
stantinople. His son gradual ed at Am
herst College in 1871, was associated
with his father in Constantinople for
three years and graduated at Yale
Divinity School. New Haven, in 1877
He then went to ConstantInople as as
sistant agent Of the American Bible
Society, and was there till 1888, when
he returned 10 this country on account
Of the i'll health of his wife, who died a
few years later. Since coming to
America DR.. Bliss was the editor of the
Encyclopaedia of Missions and for ten
years was missionary and general re
ligious editor Of The Independent Of
New York. At the time of the Ecu
menical Missionary Conference in New
York city in 1900 was chairman of the
Committee on Publication and the
Press and also of the editorial commit
tee which prepared the report of that
conference.
The publications Of the Tract Society,
whose work in New England DR.. Bliss
is to superintend, are issued on a
benevolent basis. They include not
merely English, but all the European
and many of the Asiadc and African
languages. It's donations assist mis-
sionaries of every denomination in ev-
cry part of the world. 1t employs a
colporteur to greet the immigrants as
they land at Ellis Island New York,
and give them Christian counsel and
help In their own languages. Bohemian,
Italian, Polish. Finnish, Hungarian,
etc 1t is providing for the new wards
Of the nation in the Philippines. Porto
Rico and Cuba the material for home
study of the Bible and is giving to the
children a childs paper as beautiful as
any that enters American Sunday
schools and homes. 1t has recently
given a printing press to the missions
of the American Board In Madura,
Southern India, which will facilitate
the supply of the increasing demand in
that land for Christian literature.
From Korea. Japan, China, Turkey,
South Africa, Italy, France, Germany,
come acknowledgements of the assist
ance rendered by the society, limited
only by the income which it receives
from the American churches.
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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.
Third Annual Course of Lectures Ar
RANGED

Third Annual Course of Lectures Ar
ranged
The Ladies' Parochial society of St.
Paul's church has arranged its third
annual course of lectures for Thursday
evenings in February and March as
follows:
Cairo and the Nile-By Rev, Shepherd
Knapp. B. A, of the Brick church, New
York city. February 5.
A Musical Evening-The programme
arranged by Frederick S. Weld, on Feb
ruary 10.
A Walking Trip in the Alpe-By Rev.
Aonson Phelps Stokes, jr., M. A., on
March 5.
Some Places of Historic Interest in
England and Scotland-By Rev. Edwin
s. Lines, D. D., on March 70.
Canterbury Cathedral-By Professor
Daniel Cady Eaton, M. A, on March 26.
Each lecture will be given with many
views
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19

cessful prosecution of any proper en-
terprise.
The Christ is all right opportunity.
all holy purpose. all pure intention,
standing at the door OF every mans
Happy the man who can see, hear
and open, who gladly admits the infinite
to strengthen his own and to
enlighten his understanding.
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Report of the State Commission
ers-Many improvements Have Been
Made at tho States HaschCry-Theer
Has Been a Large Increase of Par
srfdoau and ONasI
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

The Progress Office has not been
without its many and trying Difficult
ties since the new owner took charge.
The third day after buying the pa
per the editor himself became i'll from
fever, losing seven days, and
though at his post since recovering
has not seen a we'll day, and three OF
the most valuable members of the
force have alternated with turns of
fever, and for the past two weeks the
wife of the editor an1 his two little
children have been wrestlih: with
third day chilis, and it has been I'M
der Just such conditions as these that
the affairs of the Office have been
conducted. which means that if sub
scribers have gotten any kind OF pa
per at all in the face of such circum-
stances as these, they ought surely to
get better one when these troubles
are all at an end.
What has been written for the pa
Fer has been done in run-a lick
here, a promise there, often after a
night without any sleep whatever.
The atove being apology for ali
short cominga, we feel that oar read
ers will not fail to be libe;al in their
consideration OF any past defect that
might have shown in the service we
have under the difficulties, rendered.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
NIKE O'NEIL, THE TwIRLER OF THE o'NEIL
BATTERY.

where the National and the American
leagues were strong bidders for the
services of the same man, with the re-
suit that his price was lacked up be-
yond a reasonable limit On the whole,
however, baseball players are not get
ting more than they are entitled to. and
I. for one, believe that the magnates
should not be allowed to make sweep
ing reductions. such as are threatened
after this season.
1T Is only in exceptional cases that a
ball players life in fast company Is for
more than ten years. II he is to receive
only $500 or $500 a season for Civ
ing the best years Of his life to the
game what inducement is there for him
to play ball?
take the case of Elmer Flick, who
was a star on the Philadelphia team,
for instance. When he signed with
Colonel Rogers his contract was so ar.
ranged that he would not have reached
the salary limit then existing in the
National league-$2. 4O0-until after be
had played with the Philadelphia team
ten years. 1t was but natural that he
should decide to make change when
the opportunity offered with such a
prospect before him If he remained
with the Quakers.
The majority Of ball players are
draW1nG cards and should be consid-
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

In the state of Colorado, two weeks
ago, little child strayed away from
its home and was not found Until last
Tuesday, when it was located in q Sc
cluded place surrounded by pack OF
wolves, perfectly unframed. 1t seems
they bad tenderly mothered it as it
showed no signs of being hungry O.,
the least emaciated when found. Such
things have happened before and this
ca ,e has, to that extent, semblance
Of truth about it.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
ready for the enterprise.

negro by the name of Will Tay-
or was made the victim of spite by
another negro named Will Brooks. at
3axter's grading camp. near Laurel
the other night. 1t happened in this
way: Both negroes were employed
oy Baxter and had had frequent quar-
els. On several occasions Brooks
rad threatened TAYLOR with dynamite,
Taylor paying no attention to it, But
Brooks was in earnest, COR on Monday
light while Taylor was in his shack
oundiy asleep be arranged stick of
dynamite under his bed, set fire 70
the fuse and Immediately left for
parts unknown. The dynamite ex-
ploded, terribly injnring the sleeping
negro and making kindling wood out
of the shack Taylor is still alive,
but it is tin ought he cannot live, and
Brooks is in hiding, having so far
lodged the constables who are after
him.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Magnolia Gazette tells in the
following words of strange freak
recently discovered in that county
I" Mr.. William Richmond brings To
this Office a curious looking fragment
of timber which he says he found fif-
teen feet under the ground some time
ago. Mr.. Richmond was digging q
we'll at Cohn's brickyard, and about
fifteen feet below the surface he struck
an abstraction which proved to be a
log measuring eighteen or twenty
inches in diameter. The timber is Of
a dark color, perfectly sound and
takes very high polish. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

From the Laurel Chronicle we learn
that three white farmers Of that
neighborhood by the names of John
". CLARK, James Ulmer and /. Pres
colt, were arr ested on the goth ult,
charged with having shot into q ne
gro house witt intent to kill. The
arrests, the Chronicle says. was made
on the affidavit of the officials of the
King Bostick Lumber Company, and
these gentlemen, it is said, will push
the prosecution The trouble grew
out of the fact that the lumber mill
has been hiring negroes and the men
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
The Natchez Bulletin is pretty hard

The Natchez Bulletin is pretty hard
on "Hettie, las will be seen Dy its
reference to the coli lady in its ar
ticle as follows: sit is reported that
Hettie Green. reputed TO be the rich
est and stingiest woman in the world,
Is now trying to break into high So
ciety at Newport and other prominent
resorts. If Kettle wants to succeed
she will have TO discard that old
green umbrel' and calico gown that
she has been affecting to show her
contempt for sassiety."
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
ASSESSMENT ROLLS.
Reports Being Sent in to Adltor 5
Office, With Eight Count es
Yet Delinquent.
Special 10 the Daily Progress.


Jackson, Oct. /. Additional per
sonal a.sessmenr rolls ahye been re-
ceived at the auditors office as fol-
lows:
Chickasaw County of per-
sonality $500, $50. an increase of 3d.
$50. Polls reported ?, 79l, an increase
of PIP.
Hancock County Value Of person
atty 1912, 905. an incr 'ase of 4,00t
Polls reported 2.S09. a decrease of 19l.
Grenada County Value of person
atty 1851. Gao, decrease of S44, 800.
Polls reported 2. 292, decrease of 167
Itawamba County Value of per
sonality 1851, $40, an increase of $50,
40. Polls reported 2,251, a decrease
of l67
There are counties which have
not vet sent in to the auditors office
their pension returns. Unless these
eturns reach the auditor by Monday
no pension money will be distributed
therein. Calhoun, Kinds, Lefiore
Lowndes, Monroe, Smith, Lawrence
and YaZoo are the delinquent
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
!, no,ro 10 ,le name of Levi Con-

A negro by tie name of Levi Con-
nerly, who was in Jail at Magnolia
Pike county, on charge of arson, ne
having set fire to one of the shacks
out on the county farm where he was
working out fine for petty offense.
made his escape from the jail the
other night by digging his way
tough the wall, but was promptly
captured and on being returned the
sheriff undertook to make him enter
the Jail through the same hole that
he escaped through. hut it was found
that it was impossible, the hole being
entirely too small.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
Theater Talk.
Miss Nora OBrien, Who Will
Appear With Viola
Allen :. Gossip.

Miss Nora O'Brien, who has been
chosen by Miss Viola Allen as the
Olivia for her production of Twelfth
Night" next season, Is not unfamiliar
with Shakespeare, and she is consid-
cred by those who are acquainted with
her accomplishments as being an ac-
tress of sterling talents.
Although Baltimore girl, Miss
O'Brien gained her first experience and
made her INST hit abroad. She re
ceived her in .ial experience in Lon
don under the tutelage of Wilson Bar
rctt. and when that actor produced
"The Sign of the Cross" Miss Brien
was assigned one OF the important
roles. She subsequently appeared with
Mr.. Barrett in his Shakespearean roper
toire. receiving the wGrnest encomi-
unls for her various efforts.
Returning to America. Miss O'Brlen
starred with Charles Hanford in a
Shakespearean repertoire. appearing
mainly in the west and south. Her
Juliet and Ophelia were warmly com
mended wherever she appeared. Miss
O'Brien appeared with Mrs. lie Moyne
in her Yates revivalS. and lately she
was featured at the Carnegie Lyceum
New York, in plays by the Irish poet
dramatist
Miss O'Brlcn. who has had other I'M
portant engagements. IS ut present the
heading lady Of the stock company nj
Atlanta. Ga.
For the role OF Olivia Miss O'Brien
is particularly well suited. Besides
possessing fine talents rs an actress
she is tall, stately and d!vinely fair"
possessing all of those qualities OF
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

arrested say that no negroes shall be
employed at the mill, and making
good their threats they went to the
shack of negro who was working at
the mill and after ordering him to
leave the ighborhood, fired into his
cabin, hence the warrant of the mill
owners for their arrest.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

In southeast Mississippi. for many
years a leading public man in Missis-
sippi, and at present resident of
Hattiesburg.. was in the city today.
CAPTAIN Hardy is man of indon,i-
table energy. and if he could be in
iuced to take up the proposition of a
railroad direct from yicksburg to Hat
iesburg it would be only a question
of time when he would have the cap
ltal ready for the enterprise
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Save money buy buying from manu-
facturers. holman d Co., of Mobile,
own the only distillrry in South Ala
bama. Their special brands are Col
den Feathers, .sMurdock Hill, y
sMarc4hal Neil" .'Red Coon" 'sll8
Spring Hill Corn" spring Hills
Best" Send anywhere from 81 GO up to
them for a gallon, and your moneys
worth, according to grade called for
BY size of remittance will be sent
you. Sept % ct
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The vicksburg American, OF the
Goth, pays this merited tribute to
Capt. W. H. Hardy. of this city
.Capt. w. H. Hardy. promoter OF
the Northeastern railroad, the NOV
ing spirit in the construction of the
Gulf and Ship Island, the father Of
Industrial and commercial prosperity
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Booker Washington. it is learned,
has gone to Europe, his sole object
being to arrange for a colonization of
the colored race in the Soudan. Roose-
Welt, it is understood, endorses the
scheme and promises to meet Booker
in Africa next month to talk further
regarding the scheme.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

cred as such when the question OF sal
airy comes up. Men like Lajoie. the
late Ed Delehanty, Kelley. keeler, c.
Young and a host of others that could
be mentioned draw thousands of dol
lars to the box Office annually Us indi-
viduais.
iii wager that Mathewson was
worth $4,000 to the New York club
the first year he pitched for the Giants
and an equal amount TO the other Ma
tional league clubs.
Baseball players are stars quite as
much as actors, and their salaries
should be GRADED accors.ng TO theii
ability 10 draw audiences.
George Tebear. manager and owner
OF the Louisville club of the American
association, in speaking of bail play
ers in his league says: There is a
young man in Columbus who will be a
McPhee at second base one of these
days, though he is not playing that po-
sition now. / refer to Turner. He is
the greatest young infielder l know Of
and ii is not going 10 be an easy mat
ter to keep him out of the National
league next season.. He can play any
where on the infield. but | believe
that he will make a star second base
man" Tebeau had seven taken out of
his team last year by the big league
clubs, and 1t has kept him hustling
ever since trying to fill their places.
Tebeau has advanced a scheme along
the consolidation lines which is worth
considering. This is what he says:
Eventually there will be twelve
club league, but it will be policy TO
retain two clubs in Philadelphia, New
York, Chicago and perhaps Boston or
st. Louis. Have four of the cities of
such a circuit with two clubs each.
That would keep out opposition, and,
furthermore. it would create the great
est imaginable rivalry. For instance,
when the two home teams met look at
the interest which would be created.
1.-The cities with two clubs would
have continual baseball. as they do
now. and it would be great thing.
I have given that matter some thought,
and the more | think of ii the better
1t looks To Ine. Another advantage of
such scheme is that it would require
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Memphis News takes hopeful
view of the south when it witnesses
the large increase in the number of
boys and girls in the southern states
being sent abroad to school this year.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Texas experimental largely with
tobacco culture this year and the re-
suit was so very satisfactory that
many more will adopt it as part OF
their crop next year.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

sissippi is becoming too prosperous
and especially Covington county. to
be forever dallying with this road
question. and the incoming board
should be asked to act if the present
board won't act. +"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

And now Senator E. W. Carmack,
of Tennessee comes to the front deny
ing that he will make any very great
effort to have the 10Th amendment to
the constitution removed.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The name of Hon. Thomas c.
Catchings of Mississippi, has been
suggested for the vice. presidency OF
the United States for the election of
1904
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Everglades of Florida, that
portion which has heretofore been un
inhabited owing to a rank growth OF
rushes, weeds, ETC., are to be opened
up by drainage and other processes by
the government for settlement
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Natchez Bulletin says that,
Because Roosevelt carries big gun
in his right hand hip pocket, every
coon thinks he has right to carry a
razor in the handiest place. Roosey'
is certainly setting the pace for the
colored race
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

A negro by the name of Will Barry
of Columbus, who broke contract
there and fed to Memphis, was cai
tured there and returned to Columbus
IN stand trial.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Another newspaper man announces
for office within the gift of the leg
islature when it cOnvenes, viz: Paul
S. Burt, editor of the Oxford Globe.
He wants the position of sergeant at
arms of the house.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Hugh Arlington, for quite while
clerk at the Arlington hotel in Mem
phis. Tenn, is now behind the coun.
ter at the Gilmer Hotel, Columbus,
Miss
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The laws Of Delaware require the
whipping of the refractory prisoners,
and the accounts that we are seeing of
the way it is overdone up there is
shocking to the sensibilities and a re-
Fiction upon that state.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Natchez Bulletin of the 30th,
yesterday, tells of an IriShman by the
name of O'Malley, who, accompanied
by his wife, walked around the world
starting in 1897, and closing in 1902,
covering distance of $4,000 miles.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Natchez Democrat says that
1.-The vacancy in the democratic nom
ination for supreme court clerk calls
TO mind another defect in the Noe'
primary law.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Remember that holman & Co Of
Mobile. A Ia pack goods to suit the pur
chasers They sh p IN jugs kegs. bar
rels or boxes and can pat yOur order up
in quarts, pinfs or half lints just az you
like. They nave whlskey from 81 80
per gallon up sept % ct
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

Bishop Henry NJ. Turner of the A.
M. E. church, in an address deliver
ed at Atlanta the other day, declared
thas the only solution of the negro
problem was a separation of the two
RACES
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01
COAL MINE DISCOVERED.
Valuable Find Made in Leake
County, Giving Promise of
Much Wealth.
Special 10 the Daily Progress

5pGCIdI 10 LHt DdIIy IIOBItoo-
Jackson, Oct. 1.-Mr. s. G. Terry
of Thomastown, Leake county. is dis
play ing a number of splendid looking
specimens Of find of coal That has
recently been made ON the place of
his brother, E. d. Terry, in Leak ,
C unity, about fifteen miles from Kos
ciusko. Mr.. Terry is decidedly of the
opinion that his mine'' needs only
development to produce fine article
of coal in unlimited quantities. The
location OF the find is mountainous
and is believed TO be an outcropping
of the coal bearing strata of Al ibama
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Natchez Democrat thinks that
much good could be derived to those
living along its windings we're Pearl
river made navigable its entire length.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

The Bogue Chitto Association. said
to be the Oldest religious association
in the state, met at Smyrna church
in Pike county last Sunday at which
meeting Rev. l. H. Anding. of Sum-
NIT, presided.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-01

An exchange says that good many
of the nergoes are leaving the fields
of the Mississippi bottoms and going
over into the rice fields of Louisiana.
where there is a great scarcity of Ia
Dor and big prices for hands are being
maid