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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
THE RICHEST MAN.

The richest man in the world to-
day is the stalwart fellow who made
enough eleven-cent cotton this year
to clear his little piny woods home
stead OF debt, and raised his own corn
and meat and made his own molasses.
AS he drives home from town these
autumn evenings, in new wagon
drawn by team of sturdy mules. the
setting sun slanting across the turnip
patch, greets him with smile. The
children, listening for the rumble of
the wagon. throw open the door; he
sees tie cheerful blaze of pine knot
FIRE; he sees the baby in her high
chair, laughing and Growing and
beating time with pewter spoon to
the rollicking laughter of the other
to-headed kids; he sees the figure of
his wife fitting here and there rs she
prepares to take NJ the plentiful sup
per. And when You have watered and
fed the mules and shaken down the
foddersfo- the oxen. 90 into ! stalf
corner, man, and take Of your bat
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
TRUE CHARITY.

1t is time for well-to-do people to
be generous. Although the fortunes
of some hav beeen impaired, the peo-
pie generally are prosperous, and are
able to give something to the cause of
charity. 1t is easy enough to give
ont Of ones abundance, but true char
ity implies sacrifice. A dollar receiv
ed by a person in need will bring the
same benefit, no matter from what
source it comes. But dollar given
will bring to him who gives faI
greater benefit when there is an ele-
ment Of sacrifice in the gift, and
the greater the sacrifice, the greater
the benefit.
1t is now a good season for those
who love to practice the true spirit
o. giving and to realize the truthful
ness of the saying, that is written.
1t is more blessed to give than to
receive" - Richmond Times Dis
match.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
An Elaborate 1904 Calendar

The Pope Manufacturing Company
of New York, manufacturers of bicy-
cles ard automobiles, send us their
calendar for 1904, which is about the
cutest little thing we have seen. 1t
has page for memorandum for every
day in the year so if there is thing
that you would not care to forget say
20. so. 70, 80 or any other number of
days head all that Is necessary is TO
turn to the slip with that date upon
it. jot down what you want and there
is no way of you missing it when the
day rolls round. These calendars may
be had for the asking. Write the
company, as above.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The New York Evening Post, speak
ing of lieutenant Hobson, says;
" Richmond Pearson Hobson, late
captain in the United States navy, is
winning new laurels for himself. Mr..
aobson would have congress agree &c
make the United States the first
naval power in the world and ready
to lick all creation. To this end his
bill calls for the expenditure Of 50,
$50, 000. 600 in annual sums, ranginf
from $50, 600, COO this ear to $780, 900,
900 in 1925 all for new battleships
and cruisers. Even our jineo friend.
will concede. we believe, that thii
entities Mr.. Hobson to preeminenc,
among our navy maniaos in any quar-
ter of the globe. He has carried tht
big navy, idea to its Logical con-
clusion"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

and thank God for his goodness to
you and yoursi Then into the house
to kiss the wife and the kids-and
don't let them smell whiskey on your
breath, either. Rockefeller, with his
bald head and his ingrowing con-
science and his stolen. blood wrung
millions, is a pauper along side OF
you! Aye, you are kaiser of a king
dom of health, happiness. contentment
and independence, with power of life
or death over the whole domain. and
you ought to be as happy as girl
with her first sweetheart or Stub with
his new trousers. -Ellissille News.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

An exchange says that eastern
thoatri ,al managers are complaining
vigorously at the poor business which
their attrationcs have been doing
since the opening of the season in that
section, and especially in New York.
Patti, who is recognized as one of the
strongest attractions on the road from
box Office standpoint, having failed
to draw anything like her usual
crowd. Under her contract with hsr
managers the diva is to receive s., :
900 for every concert at which she ap
pears, and when at a recently adyer-
tised performance the advance sale
reached only So, 600 she refused to go
on unless the deficit was Immediately
forthcoming. The manag ars expostu-
lated and begged, but the diva was
obdurate, and to all entreaties replied !;
I'm from Missouri, you've got to
show me-" and absolutely declined to
go on until the money was placed in
her hands. The managers finally
produced the coin and the singer went
on and did her turn
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
Centennial Celebration.

On account of Centennial Ce!ebra
ton of transfer of the Louisiana pur-
chase from France to the Quilted
States, the Queen and Crescent route
has authorized a rate of one fare plus
% cents for the round trip, from al!
points on its lines in Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, tickets to be sold December
l6 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. 81. SMITH,
General Passenger Agent,
New Orleans. La
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
Gold Dollars for go Cents

Buying goods at W. W. Massen-
gales is like buying gold dollars at
80 cents apiece, and this is all there
is to it, Some people will stop to
question as to how this can be done
while others are losing no time by
going there to see the modus operandi
and are going home weighted down
with the big loads that few dollars
" i'll buy, and of course are happy
aud full of smiles. The stock and
prices at Massengale's are to be seen
to be appreciated.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10


The Jackson News, under the head.
ing of News of the Capital in its
Issue of the 9Th. contained the fol-
lowing: 1.-The board of control spent
the entire day yesterday in going over
the accounts for the month and allow
ing them. Settlements were also
made with the landlords whose places
have been worked by the state for the
past year. The salary or DR.. W. G..
Watt, physician on the new Sunfower
plantation, was raised from twelve to
sixteen hundred dollars on account of
the increase in the number of pris-
oners. Governor Longino informed
the board Fhat it would be useless for
it to make rec concentrations in regard
to pardons, as he intended to make
bat few pardons between now and the
lime that he went out of Office. The
board met again thi; morning, with
all the members present."
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
The boys are making it hard for the

The boys are making it hard for the
one time advertiser. This is from
the Nstchez Democrat: Here is a
gem from the Clarksdale Banner and
we pass it up with the recommends
tion that the lone time" advertiser
cut it out and paste it on his desk for
constant reference. 1.-The advertiser
who thinks that one insertion is
enough is like the man who walked
over his field with hob nailed shoes
and called it plowed. >"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The following is from the Gulfport
Ledger and the same is appreciated :
"R. J. Collins, travelling representa-
tive Of the Hagtiesburg Daily Prog
ress is in the city today. Mr. Collins
serves The Progress i'll the capacity Of
ad. manager, and judging from the
goodly number of such patrons, he
must have quite talent for securing
such work. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

From the esteemed Natchez BUlle-
tin the following is taken: From
all accounts Hanna is beginning to
"buck" up against President Roose-
Welt more strongly now than ever be-
fore. Maybe the announcement that
Alabama had proposed to cast her
vote in the next national convention
for Marcus has had the effect OF
braoing up his backbone to some ex-
tent. Keep an eye on the Ohio
statesman.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The following is clipped from the
Ledger at Gulfport: 1.-The Cumber
land telephone and telegraph con-
pany had a force of fifteen men to ar
rive yesterday to extend the system so
as to connect Handsboro, Mississippi
City and Long Beach, and also to
place on short notice any local tele-
phone connection that may be re-
quested -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The Delta Advertiser says that AT
the present time our farmers, mer-
chants, citizens generally, are so busy
that they have no time even TO think
of an exhibit at the Worlds Fair at
st. Louis next year. 1t i, very es-
sential that the wonderful advantages
and resources of our county should be
set forth at this fair, as such an op-
portunity may never be offered again.
In the course of few weeks the hol-
iday trade will be over. and the far
mers will have housed their cotton
and corn and then it is to be hoped
that this matter will be given the
consideration that it deserves. Goa
homa county must be represented. =
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The old penitent1ary is referred to
as follows, by the Jackson News ::
THE examination of the books of the
penitentiary show some very interest
ing facts in regard to the oldest pris-
oners in point of service The oldest
is a negro named George Smith from
Union county, who has served eigh-
teen years, three months and eleven
DAYS Cullen Cook of Kinds county
is the next Oldest prisoner in the point
of service, he having been in seven
teen yearsfour months and ten days.
The next prisoner who has been wear
ing the stripes the longest is Ray
mond Murphey from Warren county,
sixteen years, eight months and two
days. Following him comes Ed Pat
terson from Lowndes county, fifteen
years, five months and two days to his
credit. Paul Jones of Noxubee and
Calvin Golglas of Bolivar come next
with thirteen years, eight and nine
months respectively to their credit.
All of thess prisoners are colored and
are in for the crime of murder, with
the exception of Spencer Rawlins,
from Warren county, who was con-
victed for rape. There is no white
persons who have served near this
length of time.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The travelling men in the city today
all report most glorious fall bust
ness, and say that they are now kept
on the run in order to meet the pres
sure. They are all anxious to finish
up in time to spend at least Christ
mas day with their families, but they
say it looks now as though they will
not have the pleasure of doing so.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
Oklahoma is setting a religious ez

Oklahoma is setting a religious ex-
ample which some of the older COM
monwealths might do we'll to pofit by.
This from the Natchez Democriat, is
the latest from over there: "Sixty-
seven Of Guthrie's business houses
closed two hours for the purpose of
allowing the managers, owners and
clerks to attend religious services at
the tabernacle, where Evangelist Oil
yer is conducting a series of revival
MEETINGS. Special prayer meetings
were also held during the day at
twenty different places throughout
the city. There have been over two
hundred conversions within two
weeks"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
For Sale

have tract of land containing 40
acres. IL acres OF which are improved,
with dwelling with four rooms and two
brick chimneys with barns and out
houses. fine water. fine orchard of
peaches, grapes and plums, within half
mile of depot at McLaurln. Will sell
for all or part cash or on instalment
plan.
Address me for full particulars at
MnEaurin, Miss
dec7 st ]. B. BARRON.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

The Natchez Bulletin says: "There
is going to be a contested election
case before the coming legislature
from Franklin county, and lively
times are anticipated. DR.. d. P.
Butler received majority Of the $50
votes over DR.. d. K. Magee for the
nomination but the latter proposes to
contest his right to the seat -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10


The following is taken from the
Biloxi Herald: 1t is pleasure to
reach across the temporary chasm of
intervening politics and JOIN hands,
in state issue, with our old friend,
the Visksburg Herald. Our Hill
City, namesaks says: There is not
= county in the state that should not
have at least four regular terms of
criminal court q year. The custom
Of two-year- founded on false
Idea OF economy and 3 lax appreciation
pf the need Of the court is : proven.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

Remember that KoIm an & Co, Of
Mobile. Ala pack goods tosuit the pur
chasers. They ship In jugs. kegs. bar
rels or boxes and can put your ordsr up
in quarts, pinfs or half pints just as You
like. They have whiskey from 81 so
per gallon up no 10 ct
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
BE QUICK.

Not minute should be lost when a
child shows symptoms of Group.
Chamberlain Cough Rem dy given
rs soon as the child becomes hoarse.
Or even after the croupy cough app airs
Will prevent the attack 1t never fails
and is pleasant and safe to take. For
ale by Bufkin q Cadenhead.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10

tive~of crime-is mistaken and in
effect, pernicious. The continuance
is the most universally sought OF all
the means of evading justice. and it
owes half its serviceability to the six
months between courts. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
For Sale.

have for sale $50 organ in good
repair which will sell for S35. and II
gold watch in good running ord-r
which will dispose of at half value.
For particulars call on Wood &. Co..
money lenders, Progress Office bldg.
Dec. 2 St.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-10
THURSDAY DEC. 10, 1903.
To the Public.

Mr.. r. j. Collins is the regularly
authorized travelling agent of the
Daily Progress, also the Weekly, and
is duly authorized to use the paper
name in any transaction, we here
pledging to carry out any contract
made by him.
HATTIEsBURG DAILY PROGRESS
j, J HAYNIE Ed. and Prop.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS
Who viii Come to West Virginia and
Heip in the Summer school.

Several educators of National reputation
have been engaged to assist the regular
members of the West Virginia University
faculty during the summer School, which
will begin June y and continue six weeks.
Among them are Professor Henry A. Beers,
of Yale University, Professor Charles W.
Kent, of the University of Virginia, and
Miss Sarah Griswold, of Chicago.
Miss Griswold has great reputation
as trainer of primary teachers. Nobody in
America is more widely known as an author
ity in this kind of work
DIR. Beers will lecture on English Ltera-
ture. He is the author Of number of
scholarly books on literary subjects, and is
one OF the most distinguished members Of
the Yale faculty.
Professor Kent is the head of the English
Literature department of the University of
Virginia, and is widely known as scholar
and teacher.
In the School OF Music. Mr.. John Porter
Lawrence, the most eminent pianist and or
ganist Of Washington, d. c., win teach or
gan and piano, and Mr.. Anton Kaspar, of
Washington, win teach violin and strnged
instruments.
Among the regular members of the Uni
versity faculty who win be present during
the Summer School are President Purinton,
]. N. Deahl, Education; Henry S. Green,
Greek; A. J. Hare, Latin II. w. Truscott
German; Charles Chollet, French Waitman
Barbe, English Literature; John II. Cox
English Language and Literature; James s
Stewart, Mathematics; j. NJ. Callahan, His
tory; Thomas E. Hodges, Physics; f. L.
Kortright, Chemistry II. e. Clark, Geology
| and Mineraiogy st. George Tucker BROOKE
Law; Mrs. Eva E. Hubbard. The Fine Arts
d. NJ. Willis, Commercial subjects: Sydney
Lloyd wrightson, Voice; W. NJ. Morgan, Bot
any.
No tuition VIII be charged to West Virgil
mia students, except in Music and the Fine
| Arts, and it is expected that there will be
a very large attendance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

A strike has been on at the SEN
eca Glass factory for day or so.
1t grew out OF trouble over ware in
the cutting shop. Here tie men
have jobs which pay them various
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
PLENTY OF GAS DEVELOPMENT
Three Companies to Drill in Vicinity
Of Point Marion.

POINT MARION. April Sit now
seems that the sure way to dnd nat
ural gas will be tested fully in this
vicinity. A steel drill backed by an
abundance of CAPT al will penetrate
the depths of earth atthree diff rent
points and gas will be found by
some or all of the three companies,
if there is any gas to be found. The
new gas company composed of men
from Nicholson. Georges and Spring
hill will drill well about one mile
north Of here. and have the rig lum-
Der on the ground A company OF
Cameron w. Va, capitalists have
large block of territory leased on
Dunkard Creek, Greene county, and
viii drill on Mary A. Mape's land
near the mouth of Dunkard They
have the timber and lumber and
much of the machinery on the
ground and are pushing the work
rapidly; and the State Line Gas
company have leased large block
of land southwest of here and will
drill well on this newly leased
land.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
business at the post-ofllce has in

Business at the post-oflice has in.
creased tremendously in the last
year. The annual reports have just
been made and they show that the
business Of the Office now amounts
70 SIG, 565.64 for the year. This is
an increase over the business done
last year OF SO, $50 40. The increase
is nearly 40 per cent. of the total
business done five years ago when
post. master j p. Fitch took charge.
At that time the amount OF bust
ness done in the office during the
entire year was about $4,000. The
increase for the past year is nearly
double what it has been for any
previous year and as result of it
the post masters salary will be in.
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
Dr. j. J. Hall, the assistant post
master was asked about the volume
of business done and he gave the
above facts to a New DOMINION man
He said that the money order bust
ness amounted to over 5000, 600 dur
ing the past year.
About 1000 people are served
from the local post office exclusive
OF those who get their mail over the
rural delivery. Nearly two thousand
more are served in this manner.
Four deliveries are made in the
business section of town and those
living in the outskirts get two de-
liveries day while other residence
sections get three deliveries each
day. This is as often as people in
much larger towns are served by
carriers.
During the past year there has
beer one additional route establish
ed. This is the one that William
II. Courtney has under his charge,
The clerks have received an In
crease Of 800 in pay which goes
into effect on , ally first. This affects
all who have been on the force fol
more than one year.
Two more clerks and one carrier
are ne, ded. These viii be appointed
after the examination which is to be
held May Pad under civil service
rules Int1rmalloa about the ex
aBspaiinn may he ob iined by those
" no af,. Interested Oh inquiry at llt
potf-ailice.
Many psopic ',ini,r the post
Office tofee ~ failing 70 have theiI
Correspondents place their pro5-
street addresses on mail sent here
II TIN were done IN every inst inet
/ the delivery OF mail would he great
" facilitated. Special attention is
called o this fact
Another fruitful source of delay
5 he fact that many people PERSIST
II mailing letters api packages il
the laundry boxes over town. Mil
ler's Laundry has numter of boxes
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
No More Jags Need Apply

GEO. G. BAKER,
Treasurer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
LARGE DRILL GROUNDS
will be Required by Nest Virginia Na-
tional Guards Much Speculation
Among Members as 10 Recommends
tiOn of Beard,

There i, lDncn spH nlal ion among
the members ni The Nrss Virginia
National tiaaid ard I ,.se Indirectly
Interested ab iui llr ~ table result OF
th@ recommendations The board sr-
ler'-i to suggest a siifallsr drilling
ground for the tsajps Il West Nir-
ginia. and several Surrounding states.
One al the sitr- recommended was
Mount Gfetna, thu ~ta' dliii grounds
FOR the Ppnusyivauia trrups Chick
amauga Park was anai her. The war
department has AK no .eclsive
steps as yel hnt IL r;p-ct,qi that j I
will saon b. aisif.;sp ri " - ne &C.
.islon is regard NJ atili lrmnas. At
any RI IL is casuai tha Tar troops
of several states ~ hold a Jdnt ear
campnent on = a year and he drilled
under regular army regulations.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
UNIVERSITY OPENS.
Students Return for Final Term
at the big School

spins fdCatfOH Win us JVts navy
Ended and Work has Started in Ev-
cry Department Plenty of Hard
Work and fun: Ahead for the Student
BodY-Getting busy With the Start.
The spring term has opened at
the University. The students have
been at home to spend week or SO
visiting their parents. Most OF them
have returned TO school but there are
many who have not yet reached Nor
2autown. They will be here in the
neyt dav or 50 and in few DAYS every
Lniug viii nave resumed It's normal
condition at the big school.
Every train has brought large crowds
of students This was especially true
yesterday afternoon and this morning
came back. Today has been spent ia
matriculation. Tomorrow will be de-
voted mainly to the same thing and
on Friday regular class work will be-
gin.
Some changes has been made in the
program as announced. There will be
no conyocation exercises this evening
on account Of the death of Mrs. Purin-
ton, the venerable mother of DR.. Par
inton, president of the University. DR..
Purinton had been expected to make
the conyocation address.
During the next term the enrichment
which has run over nine hundred for
the year Is expected to pass the one
thousand mark. There are number
of new cadets to enter the corps and
the new student is more in evidence
than he has been since last fall term.
Many of these will remain for the
summer term which is TO be held this
summer. For several years this fea-
ture has not been part of the Uni
versity's system on account OF lack OF
funds but money for this purpose was
appropriated for the purpose by the
late legislature aud IL is To be resum-
ed.
Few changes have been made 10 the
teaching force and these have all been
announced in this paper previously.
The new professor, Prof. Boughton
who has the chair of civil and min
ing engineering is here and has assum-
ed his duties.
During the spring term the students
will be active in many directions.
They will publish the annual, the
base ball season will be in full blast,
the.track team will be in evidence and
the inter-colleg contest will be
held here. There are two more at
fractions on the lecture course and
with the pleasures of Commencement
week there will be no time for lament
ing over not having fun enough.