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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

him to get rid of this burden and
that is for the bride to run after him
and kiss him. 1t is often the case
that she hesitates long before gain
ing courage enough to face the crowd
and so rescue her tormented hus-
band.
In Cumberland and the lake dis
tricts there is a pretty custom that
accompanies the marriage service
proper. It is called giving the dow
purse, and as nearly as can be learn
ed had it's origin in the time of the
Romans. -
The ceremony requires that the
groom shall in advance provide him
self with a silken purse containing
money in a sum proportionate with
his means. It, used to- be the rule
that this should be in gold, but the
rigidity of the rule has been abated
in that regard. This purse the groom
carries with him to the altar and
keeps with him until that part of the
service is reached where he says
with all my worldly goods thee en-
uOW, cAu CASA OAPOA AO CAupCASS LuS
coins into a bag or silk handker-
chief which one of the bridemaids
holds out in behalf of the bride.
In some OF the larger factory dis
tricts it is the custom for all the
workmen to take cognizance of a fell
10y workers marriage by receiving
him in absolute silence on the day
after his wedding, and to all appear
ances disregarding his existence until
the noon hour Then they make up
for their. neglect by creating the
greatest volume of noise their ingenu-
ity can devise. The noise is kept up
for quite a period of time and then
the victim is consoled by the formal
presentation of a gift to which all his
associates have contributed part.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
DECEPTION THAT WAS VAIN
Poor Ending Of, Bishops Efforts to

Poor Ending Of Bishops Efforts to
Preserve Harmony. a4 H.
An eminent Canadian bishop lately
paid a visit of inspection to lunatic
asylum near Toronto. Before introduc.
ing the bishop to one Of the inmates
the physician in charge warned him
not to cross or contradict the unfor-
tunate man, but to agree with all he
said: .-. - - .@..s2, .~
IF you humor him." said, the physi-
clan, "you will doubtless find him
agreeable, intelligent, and apparently
sane, his only mania being that every
body is conspiring against him.
The bishop assented, and was soon
conversing amicably with the lunatic,
who finally said:
II see Queen Victoria is married
again. T.. =, - .
"Um-er-weIEoh! of course" as.
scented the bishop, after, some natural
hesitation, in view of the queens
death.
$50 she's married President McKin-
ley, has she?" queried the lunatic
next.
This arbitrary mating of two of the
worlds illustrious dead was almost
too much for the bishop to sanction,
even in the interests of peace and har-
mony, but he finally managed to &C.
quiesce with fairly good grace.
'.'Well, who are you, anyway"
blurted out the lunatic.
Il am a minister of the: Gospel" re-
piled the bishop.
"Humph!:' retorted the lunatic;
you look like a parson and you dress
like a parson,~ but you lie like a
heathen.'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
Whv He Envjed Luton.

Sir Thomas Lipton's proposed visit
to New York in June brings that
amiable yachtsman once more to the
fore.
Il never cross the ocean in a big
liner" said he when last here with his
yacht the Erin, without thinking Of
an old employe who dearly loved John
Barleycorn. Meeting me at the
Queenstown docks one day he said:
"'There's only one time in my life
envy We, Sir Thomas
"'When's that?' I asked.
"'That's when we come all the way
from Ameriky as saloon passen.
GER New York Times. ~ "".
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
Too Precious,

A. village clergyman has this choice
bit among his annals: One day he
was summoned in haste by Mrs,
Johnston, who had been taken sud.
denly i'll. He went in some wonder
because she was not of his parish, and
was known to be devoted to her own
minister, the Rev. Mr.. Hopkins. While
he was waiting in the parlor, before
seeing the sick woman: he beguiled
the time by talking with her daugh.
ter.
Il am very much pleased to know
your mother thought OF me in her i'll
ness,"' he said. lis Mr.. Hopkins
away?"
The young lady looked unfeignedly
shocked.
No. she said. "Oh, no! But we're
afraid it's something contagious, and
We didn't like to run any risks. -
Youths Companion.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
All of the Same Religion.

When the late Charles Godfrey Lee
land was editing in New York The
Knickerbocker Magazine, he gave
a weekly reception that was popula:
among literary people. x T.
i There arose at one of these racep-
lions a noisy argument about religion.
To quiet them MI. Leland cried out
in voice loud enough to be heard
above all: %'.... j -
Intelligent persons are all of the
same religion. &, Il
A lul1 ensued. Some one said:
What religion is that?'
& THAT answered Mr.. Leland, sis
what. intelligent persons never telL.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
is ONLY. ONE REMEDY
HOW TO BE FREE FROM THE
PANGS OF LOVE.
Philosopher, Wise Man, AIchemiss
and Clown Prescribe Without Eff
fect-clown Finally Gives Answer
: to PerpIexing Problem.

A man, desperately in love, once
: sought a philosopher for cure.
:sssesI have had" said the man, "about
all / can stand Of this sort of thing
Between terrific quarre1s and mid
night make-ups I'm about dead.
wan to withdraw with honor and a
whole skin.
"Your case is a pathetic one,'' said
the philosopher my advice to you
is to study the workings of your own
mind. You will find then that what
you deem real is only, after all, the
phenomena of being. This creature
that you love is in reality only an
illusion, a subjective projection, and
exists only in term of empirical con:
seriousness. After awhile, by refec'
tons of this sort, you will rise above
such folly"
So the man went away and bega1
to reflect upon the transcendental
aesthetic, and the properties of space
and time. But he found the relief
was only temporary, for when the
girl came and put her arms around
his neck he was as badly off as ever
So in despair he went to wise man
I'm in love-" he said, land don't
like it. I want to be calmer and do
things worth WHILE
Study astronomy" said the wise
man. After you have been at it for
awhile your own insignificance will
appeal to you You and your girl
will fade away. Then when you come
back to earth, take care to bring only
Yourself"
So the man looked at the stars.
But there was the girl behind him
with her soft hands in his hair, and
at last he gave it up.
What are a few picayune planets
he cried, compared with her ca
resses?"
And then he was obliged to &C
knowledge that he still was not bis
own master.
And after the next quarrel he went
to an alchemist
Mix me a drug" he said, that
will cure me of love-"
The alchemist smiled.
My FRIEND" he replied, ITO be can
did with you, q great many fine
stories have been floating around
about sundry dry old potions for this
purpose, But they are only quack
remedies. The only cure I know OF
is prussic acid
The man smiled grimly.
Il don't want to die quite yet" he
said. II want to get rid of this love
feeling It's the worst agony J. ever
experienced. 1t blows hot and il
blows cold"
"Well," said the alchemist, "go an6
ask that clown over yonder. Maybe
he'll tell you"
So the man went to the clown and
told his story.
Want to know the answer" the
clown grinned, as he pulled a ma
chine-made cigarette.
Yes, yes,' said the man, impa
tiently.
Marry the girl said the clown.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
- ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MIN. 1903
THE DEFEAT AT ADoWA.
King MeneIik's Victory Over the Ital

Kinu MeneIik,s Victorv Over the Ital.
=. ian Army compIete. sS."t:
{ A recent book. on King Menelik of
Abyssinia gives q detailed account Of
his great victory over the Italian army
of II O0O men at ~Adowa, in March
1896. cone hundred and twenty
Thousand men thrown I'm from the I'M
explored depths of kfrica were pre-
paring TO rush against the Europeans.
Thousands of lean. fierce-looking ETH
on;ans in the cloak Of brilliant colors
that thew wear on the day. of battle:
rifemen. spearmen from the hills,
swordsmen buckling the curved blade
nm their right side to give free play
to the shield-arm: Wild riders from
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
Noah as a Financier.

The Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler was
a guest at the dinner of the Monroe
society last year and propounded the
following conundrum: ..~*> .
why was Noah the greatest finan-
cier of his time?" a. i
i AS no one could answer he gave the
diners a. year to think it over. Being
prevented from attending the dinner
this year, he telegraphed the answer
to his query Of the previous year.
+ Noah was able to float stock
company at a time when all his con-
temporaries were forced into involun,
5tary liquidation. - New York Tines.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
4 CURIOUS TRICK WITH CARDS.

One Of the Many Strange Things That
May Easily Be Done.
OF the many curious things which
may be done with a pack Of fifty=tWo
cards, perhaps the most interesting,
is the spelling out" Of an entire suit.
To do this take the thirteen cards Of
any suit, place them face up, and ar
range them in this manner: ST.
Jack-1O - -- q q 50 King -
Queen. When they are thus placed
they are faced up, with the nine on
top, and the Queen on the bottom.
Now turn them over 90 tkat thsy
are face down with the quesn on tor
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
No Plumbers in Heaven.

Rain had fallen ALMOST steadily for
several days. Johnny, the plumber
son, was displeased, as the dampness
kept him in the house. One evening
he said to his father:
nThe angels can't be very thought
full OF the people down here, or they'd
have their leaky pipes fixed.
Then the lads business instinct as
serted itself: Pop, why don't you
60 to heaven?" he asked after mo- mo-
ment's cogitating. Maybe there amt
any plumbers taere, and you'd get the
Job.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

Does Noninfian1nable Wood Tarnish?
It having been asserted that chests
II nonfnfammable wood had, the Ell
,ect Of furnishing the metal buttoIs;
Il the uniforms THAT might be put in
hem. the British Admiralty inangn-.
.ated test by packing away q uni
'orm in one of these receptacles and
mother in chest Of ordinary wood.
md opening them after two years.
rhe test has proved inconclusise,,.t
aowsver, and the uniforms will he
ocked up in the chests for another
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
The Same Old Stories.

When Adam courted Eve, they say
With certain -jests they whiled the hours
OF blissful Incidence away
Amid the zephyrs and the flowers.
And Noah would those stories tell
Unto his sons when it grew dark. rs
The gloomy tedium to dispel
Which sometimes settled Ger the ark.
And round full many a, campfire bright
Those yarns have sent a merry thrill;
They were recited with delight,
At Troy and likewise Bunker HILL
And now the Congressman comes out
And cons them DER with guileless glee
And scatters them around about
And all is blithe as blithe can be.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
HIS Upturned Face.

. The youthful orator came down
from the platform at the close of his
address, and many people pressed for
ward to shake him by the hand. He
accepted their congratulations with a
smiling face, but his eyes were on a
certain auditor who fingered in his
seat The young lecturer pressed
through the throng about him and
extended his hand to the waiting
man.
81 want to thank you,' he said,. 'for
the close attention you gave my re-
marks. Your upturned face was in
SEPARATION to me. I am sure you never
changed your earnest attitude during
my lecture"
NO." said the man, II have a stiff
neck
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
A PHILOSOPHER.

Bout the same as usual,
World keeps goin' on;
4 .ot o. time fur totlin' +
An a little time fur song. i
Snowstorms in the winter
=, An roses in the May;
Bout the same as usual,
I'm kind O. glad to say.
Jes' enough o. trouble
; AS the days go by
To keep up our ambitions
Fur a mansion in the sky; Z
It life were any sWeoter
I'm afraid we would furset
That the blessings Of the future
are sonnet thing better yet.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02
Worlds Finest Dry Dock.

The San francisco Dry Dock com
pany has just completed at Hunters
Point one Of the finest dry docks in
the world. It is large enough for two
battleships at one time and can be
pumped out in two hours. 5s.'
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

Ii will be seen from the dispatch
given below that Dowie's sailing in
New York has been anything else but
smooth: The followers of Dowie,
the Chicago and Zion City prophet.
were shocked this morning TO learn
that he had skipped away from New
York during the dark hours of the
night, and that he was by this time
In Boston. 1t ia stated that the pro-
phet will not return to New York.
His restoration crusade has gone to
pieces, and his disgusted followers
will return to the Windy City by the
great lake. The understanding IL
that Dowie. his wife and their IN.
kissed son, Gladstone, will sail today
or; tomorrow for Australia. and it il
possible they will never return te
America. 4 member Ct Dowie's cab.
met, announced this morning that the
prophet is sick and really in need Of
rest, which is the eause of his de
parturs. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The Greenyille Times takes the
following gloomy view of the cotton
crop of the delta section OF Mississip-
ri: Every day reports from the
various sections of the country tend
to substantiate the claim made sever
al weeks ago that the present cotton
crop il ons of the shrosest that this
section has witnessed in years. The
frost this week has already told on the
vonng cotton. Many expected late
frost and thought that this Young
cotton would help to bring up the
average, but that hope is now gone,
aud all agree that the only hope for
the planter now is the price,. as the
crop is not here. y
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

Newspapers can indulge in senti-
ment occasionally. as will be seen
from the following from the Lexing.
ton Advertiser Z" \ day spent in the
country, in its woods and fields, now,
is full of interest TO those who notice
the different stages OF vegetation dur
ing the year The woods with the
changing colors of its foliage, at this
time, while beautiful, is marked with
It's fl rst symptoms of decay, prepare
DRY 30 its return to mother earth
emphssizing ever-changing nature 4
decree that every thing living must
die -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

it below is the same way that the news
comes from ali over the pine belt OF
Mississippi: PopIarville does not
present a mushroom growth or boom
Of any kind, but her Improvements
are steady an Of a permanent character.
Her business men are not too eager TO
sisze a proposition, bat when they are
shown the benefits that will result to
he town they are not slow in taking
hold. We venture the assertion that
there ara very few people here who
have given thought to the vast
amount of Improvement that Poplar
Vile has undergone during the past
FIVE months
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

We endorse every word in the fol-
lowing from the Natchsz Democrat
The primary election law will proba-
bly, come from the next legislature a
mass OF rags and tatters There il
no use for quite so much tearing up,
but some notifications of the law arc
needed. AT one fell swoop the can
didates should be relieved of the ex-
pense of holding the primary cleo
tions; II this is not done poor men
are barred from running for a state
or district Office County executive
committees should not have SO much
power, or the laws should be more
stringent in relation TO their powers -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

iutant general of the United Confed-
crate Veterans. has called meeting
of the executive committee to con-
vene IN Louisville. KY. November Is.
The committee will select the place
for the next reunion. Il is stated
that Baltimore, Nashville. Atlanta
and Louisville will each invite the
veterans. II Baltimore really wants
the reunion of Confederate Veterans
next year, it lie hoped by those OF the
army Of North Virginia still meander-
ing in these low grounds, that it will
be selected by the executive commit
tee.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27


her eggs brinfg about sixteen cents.
An average hen will produce 240 eggs
a year. Her food costs about eighty
cents and Der eggs will sell Tor two
cents each-or 81 so cents. Farm
hens which are allowed to run at
large cost the farmer from AZ to So
cents year for food. The first year
il the most profitable age for hens.
There is no business that will figure
larger profits than poultry raising,
but if one does not understand the bus
mess it is best to embark in it only
on a very small scale at first
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

A new code for Mississippi is the
cry all along the line, and here is a
sample of the crying. which ID clip
ped from the McComb City Enter
prise: Attorney General Williams
will recommend that the next legis.
lature provide for a new code. He
SAYS that there are only 81 pages OF
the present code which are law, the
rest of the code having been amended,
1907 pages Of law being in the sheet
acts and not contained in the code.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The jackson News wittily says
1.-THE courts of north Mississippi hav-
ing nothing special to do just now,
Whit Owen. 10 to be tried again.
This time Whit will be tried in Wa
ter Valley. Whit has been tied in
about all the courts of that section Of
the state, and seems to enjoy the sit
nation. He has been condemned a
couple Of times to hang, sent to the
penitentiary for life once and is hale
and hearty and eating bis three meals
q day in Jail.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

Dowis gets the wages of sin 10 the
following from the Crystal Springs
Neseor: .sDowie denounces preachers
and newspapers and frankly admits
that his crusade against New York
City 10 for money making purposes.
So far this eminent and accomplished
fakir IL not succeeding in his designs
upon the purses Of the people OF New
York. Why such transparent char
latans are permitted to ply their 70
cations 10 past explanation. but as
the average American delights in be-
ing humbugged. Dowie will always
flourish = past master Of the art. =
y - prnlerV iIIc H. Prs pqts
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The Wesson Enterprise gives the
following account of q shocking death
In that county last week: A young
farmer by the name OF Archie Brad
ham, residing near Liberty, Amlte
county, was killed in ia runaway last
week He was going home from
Osyka with load of freight. The
mules attached TO the wagon ran
away, throwing Mr.. Bradham out
The wheels of the wagon passed over
his body and broke his back. He
died soon afterward
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The Crystal Springs Meteor, tells
Of loose tiger roaming in those
parts as follows: Nathan Edwards
escaped from the county farm and re-
turned to his old haunts Monday
night. An attempf was made to re-
arrest hlm, but failed. The officers,
by biding their time, will get him
vet, for it is the trait of the negro to
return to his home in spite of the fear
Of arrest. Nathan got 5000 as fine
and six months imprisonment for
tigering.''
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

A.ws all, to 8 certain extent, feel
An iptsrsat in silver Greek, we give
the following little squib from the
Star of that place, the same appear
ing in ita last Issue; Capt. benson
has given q contract for the erection
Of several houses on his property. he
j. none too soon, for the demand now
far exceeds the supply in our growing
village.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The Yazoo Sentinel strikes IT
prstty near to right when it says thar
"ths man who folds bis hands and
wsit. for the Lord to provide 10 usual
~ two months behind On house rent
and owes everybody in tbs sommu-
nifr
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

Rockville, Noxubee county, now
has q weekly paper. the name of 1t
being the Rockville Banner, A. ".
Holman, editor
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The Memphis News gives the fol-
lowing interesting account Of tbs pro-
ductive qualities of an ordinary hen ::
1t is estimated that in one year a
hen eats food equal to sixteen times
her weight, and lays eggs equal to
about six times her weight. Her food
costs about one cent pound, while
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27
COUNTY TAX COLLECTIONS
Urged to Make an Early Report to
Prevent Deficit in the
State Treasury.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, Oct. 27.-The state ON
cials are urgin & the county tax coiiec'
tors to send in their first collection
reports as soon as possible after the
10th of November, in order to pievent
deficit in the treasury and tide over
the crisis until the legislature can
meet. Last year circular letter was
sent out urging the collectors to maze
early reports. and this year several OF
these officials have notified the treas
ury that they will have reports al
early as possible. If this is generally
done it is believed that loan can oe
avoided
,onns as - sapanlla, Qua't 5otties
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

Hon. E. F. Noel, who was bitten
at Alderman, not long ago, by mad
dog. and who wsnt to Atlanta to take
thu Pasteur treatment, has returned
home entirely cured.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The place Of holding the next con-
federate reunion is agitating the
minds Of some, but the same will no
doubt be settled on the 18th prox..
mentioned in the following, which
hns bsen sent ont in the shape Of 4
air. ~ y On. /. Z lGiek1o =.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27
The W. c. T. U. OF Mississippi
will meet at Canton this week. a.

The South, published at Holly
Springs. has entered its thirty 'ixth
year.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The Silver Greek star, edited by
J. D. Richardson, formerly Of Hat
tissburg, says that the P. s. L. grad
ing force is pushing work in this di.
rection 40 fast as men and teams can
work. We can hear the train blow
and see the smoke every day. A ne
gro watched and listened at 1t the
other day and said: You kin toe
and you kin blow, but I'll ride you
next Christmas, shot,
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

The picture agents are getting III
THAR work over about Batesville.
The Panolian makes this reference to
the way they ara doing the people
over there: Batesville has been
done by picture agents. Keep your
eyes open for them. Their scheme is
to collect fifty cents from on, and the
next person to propose to give away a
number of pictures. Pass them by. "
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-27

tonns as ~ sapanI1a, Qua"t botties
,y9o c'aanse., flesh builder III ! al'r NS''"'
F.ss 80 =yr.j