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of the agricultural exports for that
period in comparison with the value OF
the manufactured products exported, as
is shown by the chart printed with
this article.
Notwithstanding the great increase
in population, and the consequent
larger demands of the home market,
the development of agricultural pro-
ductivity in the United States during
the past SO years has far outstripped
domestic requirements, leaving an in
creasing surplus to be disposed OF In
foreign markets. According to the re-
turns for 1851, which comprise the
earliest record given in the department
our agricultural exports for that year
were valued at $147,000,0OO, while In
1902, the latest year for which sta
tistics are available, the value amount
ed to 1857 100000. The striking differ
ence between these two records shows
how rapidly this branch OF our COM
merce has developed. The present value
of the trade is nearly six times as large
as the value so years ago.
While our export trade in agricul-
tural produce has grown marvelously,
a still larger growth proportionately
has occurred in the expectation of
manufactured products, and thus the
percentage that agricultural produce
comprises of all merchandise exported
is considerably less to-day than it was
a half century ago. OF the merchan-
disc sent abroad in 1851 products of
agriculture formed about 81 per cent,
whereas in 1902 the proportion agri-
cultural was only So per cent The
change indicated by these percentages
has been particularly rapid during the
last two decades. 1t is explained in
part by the more extensive manufac-
ture in the United States of certain
raw materials of agricultural origin
previously shipped in large quantities
to foreign countries.
An interesting feature disclosed by
the records of our agricultural export
trade for the past so years is the in
creased importance of animal products
in that trade as compared with vege-
table products. In 1851 95 per cent. of
the agricultural exports consisted of
vegetable matter and only five per cent.
of animal matter. OF the exports for
1902 vegetable matter comprised about
II per cent and animal matter about
90 per cent. These figures show the
extent to which our export trade has
been affected by the growing promi-
nence of stock raising in American
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Shorthorns at the Fair.

B. o. Cowan, secretary of the Ameri-
can Shorthorn Breeders association,
has just completed trip of several
weeks during which he has visited
many breeders in the Northwest and
finds that conditions are exceptionally
good this year for the best cattle exhibit
at the state fair ever seen in Minnesota.
His trip was made with special refer
ence to the auction sale which takes
place at the state fair, it being the
custom to examine all animals before
they are accepted for sale.
The fair opens Aug. 20 and closes
Sept. 8.
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mark but two years, 1859 and 1850.
Since 1884 the price has been steadily
below the dollar mark, with the ex-
ception of the year 1892, when it was
$1O3. Of wheat flour our exports
amounted to 2,2O2,335 barrels in 1851,
valued at $10,524,331. In 1902 we en-
ported 17,759,20 barrels, valued at Co.
1,974 The minimum price per bar.
rel for flour was reached in 1895, whef
it sold for 1888; the maximum price
was in 1865 when it reached $10.41.
From 1853 to 1884 flour never sold for
less than five dollars per barrel. Since
1894 it has sold for over four dollars
barrel but one year, 1898, when it
averaged $4.51.
The largest item in our agricultural
exports is that of cotton. The growth
of home manufacture has prevented
the same wonderful growth in expor-
tation that is shown by other lines. In
1851 it formed the bulk of our agricul-
tural exports. In that year we sold
abroad 927, 237 ,OS9 pounds, for which
we received $112,315,317. In 1902 we
sold 1898, 974 ,636 pounds, for which we
received 1921 ,59S,356 Cotton reached
the highest average price in 1864, when
it sold for the year at S2h cents per
pound, though the smallest amount ex-
ported was two years earlier when we
shipped by 5,O64,56 pounds. The low
est average price of cotton was in 1899
when it sold for but 5h cents pei
pound.
Corn, while a heavy item in our ex-
port trade, shows remarkable varia.
ton in total values from year to year
This is illustrated by the year 1901
and 1902. In the former We exported
| lit ,817 1865, for which we received $685.
SGT 1888, while in the latter we export
ed but 26,636,552 bushels, for which we
received $16,185,673. The annual aver.
age expectation of corn for the ter
years ending 1861 was 5,150,309 bush
els; for the ten years ending 1871, II
was 10,061, 10S bushels; for the ter
years ending 1881, it was 53,643,470;
for the ten years ending 1891, it was
57.256,957, and for the ten years end
ing 1901, it was Ill ,496,4S3. The pric,
has ranged from 3Ok cents in 1897 ts
$1.31 in 1865.
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From q PHOTO TaKen After her ReledSe
From Prison Last Spring.
the very last striving to shield the name
of her husband, begging of her counsel
to spare Jim as much as possible" not
to bring to light the facts of his dissolute
life. Surely, it would seem that nothing
but dotage could so have perverted the
mind of the Judge whose attitude caused
the verdict branding this woman to
punishment for the worst crimes in the
calendar.
Florence Maybrick, seutherner, born
in Mobile, Ala, made her luckless mar
riage when a mere girl. She was but II
when she became the wife of James May
brick, Of Liverposl, man 40 years; and
soon after her marriage went to England
with her husband. Seventeen years of
girlhood, 13 years Of married life, Is
years of Imprisonment make the record
of Florence Maybrick's life up to the
present.
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER.
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Expressed Sympathy.

st. Petersburg, Aug. messages of
coincidence on the assassination of NJ
Won Plevhe, late Russian minister of the
interior, have been received from all the
foreign governments by the government
here. Secretary Hay sent telegram to
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff. Ambassa-
dor Mccormick telegraphed an express
sion of regret from Carlsbad both to
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and to Nine.
Won Plevhe, the widow of the deceased
statesman. M. Won Plevhe was person
al friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick
and frequently visited the embassy.
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State Wins Suit.

The State of Minnesota has won the
final appeal in the contest for
title to the thirty-seven-acre tract of
mineral land on the Mesabe range,
which the state auditor estimates has
at least 2, Zoo, 900 tons of iron ore on
which the state will receive a royalty
of 25 cents per ton. The state auditor
received decision from Secretary
Hitchcock of the United States depart
ment of the interior holding that the
tract in question is swamp land and
therefore the property of the state un-
der the swamp land grant of 1860.
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Sunday Ball in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. Judge Ha-
zen, of the district court, Saturday
decided that Sunday baseball could
be played in Topeka. One of the Mis-
souri, Valley league players had been
arrested on the charge of playing Sun
day ball. The court held that the
Kansas laws did not name baseball
as Sunday offense.
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HE marked success of the
FA United States in competing
" N for the worlds markets,
NyLE success which has stirred
~ the countries of Europe to
renewed efforts to prevent
their losing their hold upon the COM
merce of that and other continents,
has aroused an unusual interest in ex-
port figures among our own people.
Especially is this true of the farming
classes. They have an interest not
only in the selling their products and
the price it brings, but they wish to
know where it is consumed, and what
demand it is that makes the price.
Such demand from this class of the
American people marks an increased
intelligence in the marketing of farm
products.
To meet the demand that has arisen
from the farmers for information of
this kind the agricultural department
at Washington has issued from time
to time series of pamphlets giving
q mass of detailed figures which should
prove of exceptional interest. These
booklets show the increase in exports
of agricultural exports from 1851 to
1902, inclusive, and show also the value
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-05

health, last April, and the convent to
which she was then transferred now has
opened its doors to let her pass where
she will.
But the freedom is not unconditional,
1t is only a ticket-of-leave that the au-
thorities have granted this long-suf-
fering woman. And this in light of the
fact that the world has been clamoring
for Mrs Maybrick's release ever since
the strange sentence was passed upon
her; that absolutely no proof of her guilt
was established-the four doctors at
tending Mr.. Maybrick at the time OF his
death testifying his end was not due to
arsenical poisoning; in light of the fact
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-05
Trouble on Tap.

81 am grieved," said the minister.
''to note that so many of the young
people are frivoling away their time
in attending dances This month we
hear of nothing but hops, hops, hops!
o, parents let me tell you that where
there are so many hops you are sure
to see the brewing of trouble"
That afternoon four members of the
choir were discharged for snickering
right out loud when the preacher made
the above remark,-Chicago Tribune.
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Amendment to Constitution Defeated

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 1.-The
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton abolishing the provision for for
fixture of lands for nonpayment of
taxes, one of the purposes named in
the call for the special session, was
defeated Saturday by strict party
vote, not getting the constitutional re-
quirement of two-thirdS.
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BURGLARS at Fire.

The general store of S. FL. Blake, at
Long Lake, was burned early in the
morning.
It is believed that the store was fired
by burglars who entered the place,
blew the safe and then fred the store.
The Minneapolis fire department was
telephoned for assistance but deemed
it unwise to send apparatus because OF
the distance and delay in loading.
The whole village was greatly excited
as it feared that the whole village
would burn down.
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Want Everything.

Those men who object to sharing the
worlds work with women don't really
object to sharing that at all. They only
object to sharing the results.-N. Z.
Times.
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Condition of Ex-senator Vest.

Sweet Springs, Mo-, Aug. 1.-The
condition of ex-senator George G. Vnst
Saturday was practically unchanged
although ne rested we'll Friday night.
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ERs. FLORENCE MAVERICK,

generally believed innocent
of the crime laid at her door,
after Is years of prison life
at last is free. The prison
The progress., 1904-12-24

The Congressional Record has
again Invaded this office. What
have We done?
The progress., 1904-12-24
MutN'C PLEASANT ITEMS
by JUNE BUG.

Christmas greeting to all.
Pref. Davis music schuol closed
last week.
BoaA-Jo Mir. All Mrs. David
Rice. a son,
W. T.. Meb.iliiu Visited the coun.
~ reat last wees.
Wa-i. Tootlr, oi Do"nIe, was y
Sunda. vIsl'or hefe.
j. w. Dcprirtt, OF Brewion, was
y business VISITOR laet week.
Sumo oi our FARMERS are st'il
grind Nc csae and 'nhklug >srap.
Sberw ,pd GoIl aag ..sfiy, II
Saucler, have n!og 81 tae - da !.
Cley.iand Smltn, i Gtc.:..wpa,
vas q recent vis.tor 10 Judge Wares
family.
Mrs. julia Ware and children
returned la.l week iri,n y visit To
Biloxi.
There vii be - basket dinner at
Mt. Pheasant church On Xmas day.
All are invited.
We are glad to stat. that Ellis
Gotf, who has been down With
lnumps il up again.
Miss Lizzie Ware L. Un .n extend
ed visit to friends aud relatives ~
Gulfport aud Mcdenry.
June Rug has been laid up with
rhenmstism for the last week, which
render, d him unable to cole - the
news IN the ncighlor /. 81
u ~isnin2 the editor AMI s,i.ff 4 merry
Xmas aud happy New Year VI all
ak to be excused until 1908.
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THE MAN AHEAD.

III every paper We pick up we're
sure t. tiId a lot Of silly gush abOn,
the inan who IL behind. There il
the man behind the counter, and
tie man behind the gun, and the
man behind the auzz saw, aud the
behind his son, the man wbo-is be.
hind the lines, the man behind the
reuts, the man behihd the plow
shares, and the man behind the
fence and the man behind the
whistle aud the man behind the bars,
The anan behind the kodak, aud the
man behind the cars, and the man
behiud his fists, and everything he.
hind nothing il entered on their li-t.
Blu, they We skipped another fellow,
OF whom nothing has been said
the fellow who il ever ar little wa
aheud; who also pays for all h. get.
hose bill ID always signed he's !
blamed sight more important than
the man Who liz behind. All th,
Edit RI and merchants and ib'
whole commercial, clan, are ibdebte,
! for .x,stance t, ,hls honest. pobl
man. He keeps u all III hnsln.s
and h,s town is lever dead: aud ~
We take off our hats to the man VIII
/ is ahead.
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NORTH BREWToN.
BY VIOLET.

Sugar making is over at las..
He was taken by surprise Sunday.
H. w. Havens visited home folk.
last Sunday.
Hiss Ida David, of Daisy. visited
friends he,e,
Elias Taylor was a .i.itor here
last Mcnis,
M's' Myra Hayens visited friends
here last Saturday.
Miss Hunter Cain visited friends
Ut Daily last week.
A. B,"~n. of McLauren, il
spending few days here.
Miss S. David. of Daisy, visited
friends last Wednesday.
Miss Ida David, of Daisy, visited
friends here last Taesday.
Mrs. w. Y. Cain visited friends
At F"u",si"bleau last Sunday.
Il. Sumrell was business visitor
here from Vancleave Tuesday.
L. ani ID. Farley are v,.,tine
friends at Dairy for few days.
]. w. Toodles passed through
here last Sunday enroute to V.stry.
Stanley and Flavous Cain are
visiting relatives mere fou the winter
monihs.
Miss Lou Ella Holland visited
her sister, Mrs. D. B. Carlisle las,
Sunday.
L. Holland gas a bn.iner visitor
to Ocean Springs last Friday and
'atniday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. White ami
children. Of Hattiesburg. are writ
ing relatives here Tor q few weeks.
The progress., 1904-12-24

Rev. w. w. Broom, of Daisy,
will preach here at Redhill churcl,
Sunday, Dec. 25th, a, 500 o'clock.
Everybody lis invited 10 attend.
We wonder What has become Of
the young man of DAISY who had
the horse named .'Bob?' He used
to be a regular Sunday visitor to
our town. Please call a. ain.
Married AT the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Louis Rob.
,rts. at 1890 a. IN. Sunday. MISS
Anna Belle Roberts and Mr.. A. NJ.
Brown. of lla,tiesburg. They will
leave for their future home in Hat,
tiesburgh Tuesday. Much joy aud
happiness is wished the iiewly wed.
ded couple.
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PHONE NuxsER SO.
TOWN oEFIoeRa.
ALDERMEN.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.

Sheriff. -. W. P. Ramsay.
Dep'ty Sheriff. -. ..... Sim George.
Clerk of Courts, Frank H. Lewis.
Treasurer. ...........A. n Smith.
Supt. Of Schools, ID. D. Cowan.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

i AZ
Il takes up about two pages Il
the average ncwspapsr.
Il would make = story shout .
long - "Mrs. Wigss Of the cab.
bags Patch."
II dodxea the labor qnestion il
about 1880 words.
Il dodgss the trust question and
consumes another 1900 words ii
the attempt.
II spesks very higly Of the
weather and iuscants upon the con-
n-ction between meteorology and
pIaut life.
II makes an allus,on to irriga-
tiou in : way to jar the tender sus>
capabilities Of no one.
1t contains personal mention OF
our forests reserves aud nationsl
parks.
II informs ns that W. have . poss
Office department through which
letters can be mailcd from one town
to another.
II states that the Indians are
doing we'll, or at least a. well as
they can.
II refers TO our quarantine laws
and pension bureau.
1t touches llghtly upon our Asia.
tic trade, and Immigration.
Il says nothing about the fatal
delinquency Of the Boston Herald.
1t discusses crime, corruption in
justice, our foreign p'hiey,
arbitration and our army and navy.
Ii ignores ut,"rly the subject Of
tariff revision.
II contains no reference to the
case of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
II does not answer the question,
why does chicken cross the
road?"
It does not ray how m,ch the
.rusts pnt up in the last election.
It does not say when the bureau
II publicity il going to publish
'ometh,ng.
1t does MT make a single suggrs
ion Of congress Of the least in- /
,Ortance.
1t takes up TWO pages in tn. pa /
,ers, and that's all. -Comn.ercial
Appeal.
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Mi. Business rIall:
A Merry ChaistmsS to All,

l
The PRoGRxss wishes it, NAM
readers : ssMerry Chr,tmas and .
Happy Year" Christmas il gener
ally observed the world over Ii
respect to our behaved Savior, who
was born On that memorial day.
This Is day that al should enjoy
in feast and merriment with theiI
families aud friends. The old adage
Of "ChristInas comes bu: once 4
year" is very true. 1t will b see,l
by . glance at the calander it falls
on Sunday this year, when every.
body will have q holiday, the poor
Is well a. the rich will have Christ.
mast day in full this year and hope
all will enjoy it, There are many,
young and old, who anticipated, hut
4 short time back, laid their plans
for . good time, but today they are
laid low.
The small boy will be up bright
snd early on Christmas morning to
see what Santa Claus had brought
them. The next move will be ont
on the street with FIRE crackers aud
toy pistols and horns. aud in fact,
any thing to make noise.
A Christmas eve falls on Satnr.
day night, Santa Claus will visit
the homee Of ell Of his young
friends. provided, they have been
good, IN his new "fying machine"
where be will leave each aud every
good little boy and girl handsome
Christmas present - . token for their
good behavior for the past year.
He will arrive in Ocean Springs
this year At II o'clock Saturday
night, provideing he meets With no
during his long trip across
the continent.
The older people will enjoy
Christmas by n,nyling with their
friends At dinner and merryn,ent Of
all Kinds; there will be greetlng1
old and young which bring |
them closer together. While Others
will hold reunions Of families which
s another blessing to this vide
world. Just think of the old anJ
young who will meet On this day,
hat perhaps have not seen one and
,ther for years. what Joy this will
Be- to the families.
This is day that all should go,
who can, to chur,h and offer prayer
'or the poor unfortunate ones that
nave not the means to celebrate
as they would like to
md ask the Lord to help them the
,oming year both IN health and
and otherwise.
There will be Christmas services I,
At the Catholic, Episcopal and
Methodist churches in the morning.
All are cordially invited to attend.
The PROGRESS wishes one and all,
young and old, rich and poor a
merry Christmas aud a hapI,, New
Year with health ami prosperity to
max life u pleasure to Them all,
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BONNIE IEitMS.
(Let; over from last week.)

Call,e Mcleod is lover of birds.
George Jones is now in our neigh.
bOrhood.
Joe Ware, Of Mt. Pleasant, was
here last Monday,
Carl O'Neal visited loved ones at
Daisy last Sunday.
Lyc Byrd was Sunday visitor
to ves,ry last Sunday.
No girl but nautby girl would
make "mashes' at school.
Il. X. Byrd was a business visits
or tc Daisy last Saturday.
S. Il. Byrd transacted business al
Vancleave last Wednesday.
jerome Roberts, of Vancleavc,
visited our town last Saturday
A. Bonham was a business visit.
or to Ocean Springs last week.
Calhoun Robrets, OF Valrleave,
visited friends here last Sunday.
Mr.. aud Mrs Harmon Wilson
were Vancleave visitors last Sunday.
Master Geo. Byrd went to Vans
tleave last Saturday on business for
his father.
Casa Wilson visited vestry Sun.
day, Wonder what is tucrc that
attracts him?
The sing here last Friday. night
was a failure owing TO the inclem.
ency Of the weather. 49,
He should havs. fold us hs was
not coming any Adore; the shock
would not have been 90 sudden,
q. L. Hsvens aud 3. E. Cam.
bell attended the Byrd Martin wed.
ding at Vanclsaye last Thursday.
b. E. = ,CambelI and II. Havcns
at,ensle,l the NJ. II. Conference at
Gnlfpcfs faf Saturday and Sunday.
More aglY people around Bonnie
now ttsn ever was known he
fore. Ed Holland, of Ocean Springs
has been here.
Mrs. James Davis- aad charming
daughter, Miss Npuie were guests
of Mr.. aud M'fs. Harmon Wilson
last Wednesaay.
Master Little Haver. AID sisters,
Misees Ma,ha, Cola and cara II.
tend ed the Bro~n- Roberts Wedding
last Sunday at Brewton.
We had Z lian in our vicinity last
Tuesday night bu. we failed 70
capture him; Fths last We saxsof
him he Was makiae for the s&s
of Cospen Grsrt.
q. Wileon he's quit school and
q pousish sisssyse Byrd Haven sa~
mill. We Acret to lose him for
he vas. "A excellent stadeut aud
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VESTRY ITEMS,
BY TWO.

Plenty of cold weather,
Melvin Caiu, Of BrewtJn. passed
through here Sundl; Iaet.
Lewis Furry, Of Lissa WAS q
visitor to vestry Monday.
Know ant Nav Broom. of Daisy,
were visitors to Vestry Saturday.
j. K. Roberts, Of Vun ,leave,
passed Thought Vestry last Monday
Mrs. S. Z. Broom, of this piece,
is visiting her parents at Florala this
week.
Mr.. ami Mrs. l.. NJ. Byrd, of
Benudaie, a spent few days with
friend. here lat week.
The progress., 1904-12-24
DEAD LAKE ITEMS.
BY ROSA.
NOR.
WIZ 1I' VI h

Louella Holland i.v,siting friends
at Ocean Springs this week.
Hunter Cain entertained : mum.
bcr Of friends Sunday evening.
LOUIS Toot'e aud Henry Havens
from Bonnie. were pleasant visitors
Sunday.
Miss Louise Meaut, teacher of
the Redhill school, will spend
Xmas with home folks in Biloxi.
Hurrah for our FUN at Dead Lake
and. hurraf for Henry Cain. who
visited friends at Meutoaum Satur-
day and Sunday.
Married at at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. r. L.
Roberts on Sunday, Dec. II, at
ll:0c, >. NJ, Miss Annie B. Rob-
erts to Mr.. Andrew M Brown. Rev.
Irwin Roberts officiating. The
PROGRESS wishes them happiness
aud prosperity through their life.
The happy young couple left on
Tuesday following for their home
az McIaurin, Miss, With the con-
CALCULATIONS Of their many friends
al Dead Lake.
The progress., 1904-12-24

The United State Bureau of Naval
CONSERVATION h.s made an inquiry
into ,hr esp.r-' Z" building war
ships ~ 4.-.i. ~ wards, and in
the r...r-to l.. ..r ol priv
ate r..,.u. is !, aue u. The
fac, that ..u,, r,mnrut workmen are
paid higher rates