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The progress., 1904-04-02
M ORE RIoTs.

Disturbances Of strikers are not
nearly as grave as al individual dis
order of the system. Overwork,
loss of sloep, nervous tension VIII
be followed by utter collapse, unless
a reliable remedy is immediatly em-
ployed. There's nothing so efficl>
ent TO cure disorders of the Liver
ar Kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's
a wonderful tcnic, and effective
nervine and the creates. all round
MEDICINE for run do"n systems. Ii
dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism
and Neuralgia and expels Malaria
germs. onl; SOC, and satisfaction
guaranteed by Ocean Springs Drug
Store.
The progress., 1904-04-02

Tie country Is taken by surprise
by the convection for criIne'of U. S.
Senator Burton, of Kansas. He is
found guilty of selling to local
securities company his influence
with the post.office department, and
is liable t. a tiue OF $4,000 and
.wo years in prison. He says he
didn't mean to and didn't know it
was wrong, but that plea is not ac'
cepted from a man who steals loaf
Of bread. Mr.. Burton has appeal
The progress., 1904-04-02
Dead Lake.
~
BY DUDf,

Quite u change in the weather.
The game law Will soon be IN
force.
Several from here attended court
at Daisy Saturday.
Service al Red Hill was largely
attended Sunday last.
River and creeks are at a fine
stage for fi'hing at present.
Miss Maymic Caraway visited
Scranton last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Holland
spent Sunday with the family of w.
Y. Cain.
D. b Carlisle and sister. Miss
Mary, visited relatives at Scranton
last week.
Several young people from here
attended the picnic at Wisdom last
Wednesday.
Miss Viola Quinbly and brother,
Johnnie, spent Sunday with the
family ofA. Il Holland.
The progress., 1904-04-02
Motes ano Comment.
sa5,OO0 II They Win.

terms of the agreement betweeI
Governor Vardaman and Hon. Mon
roe McClurg, former Attorney Gen
eral, and Hon. Haunls L. Taylor
former United States Minister t,
Spain, wherein these two attorney
are retained to assist Attorney Gen
eral McClurg in the boundary DIS
pute Of Mississippi vs.. Louisiana
have not yet been made public, bn
it lie understood that the total fees
10 be received by Messrs. McClurg
and Taylor IN case Of termination
Of the litigation in favor of Missls-
sippi, will be about $25, 900.
Preparations have been actively
commence | for the taking of tests
mony, and this feature Of the pro.
ceedlngs, while of a routine nature,
promises TO he of unusual interest,
for both states are playing for "a
large stake in the shape of territory
variously estimated to he worth
from ~, 900, 900 10 $40, 600, COO.
This territory consists chiefly of
oyster beds which are said to be the
largest and most valuable in the
world.
Louisiana seems to base her chief
claim to the territority in dispute on
the ground that she was admitted
to the Union five years ahead of
Mississippi, and as the coast lines
of the two states as defined in the
Congressional acts overlap each
other, the prior claim must be the
only valid one.
The act Of Congress admitting
Louisiana as State gave her all
islands within three leagues of the
coast. Mississippi was given all
islands within six leagues of the
coast when she was admitted to the
Union. The issue is very similar
III its narure to the A,askan-C Cana.
dian boundary dispute, with the
exception that in The latter case the
was estimated backward |
from the coast, and in the Missis-
sippi-Lousiana dispute 1t is estinat.
ed seaward from the coast.
The old maps, charts, official /
records and documents dating back
a century ago will be brought into /,
he controversy when the taking of
testimony Is commenced at New
Orleans on the Atm Of April, at /
which the attorneys representing
he two states will be present, and
As the testimony is collected it will |,
be forwarded to Washington. where
he final hearing will lake place
before the Uuited States Supreme
Court in October or November.
Louisiana claims that IN 1912 st.
Bernard parish was solid marsh
out to a point opposite
The Mississippi coast, and was then,
and is now, a part of The Louisiana
that i. has been cut off |
from the mainland by storms ard
foods, and with each season there .
have been changes in the aspect of |
the land, islands have been swal
lowed up, new islands hullt, etc.
Mississippi claims that this terri
tory has always been islands, and
that the sister state is making a hog
of herself by trying to gobble up a
territory for which she has never
had a valid clam.
The facts in the controversy will |
be hard TO prove because the terri
tory in dispute has never been in.
habited, and no authorized surveys
or plats have been male. Mnch
will therefore depend upon the ira
dItiods of the locality, the testimony
of those who have been familiar
for many years with the oyster reefs
and fishing grounds, and the record
to be transmitted d to the United
States Supreme Court promises 10
be quite voluninous.
The progress., 1904-04-02

Newspaper advertising costs You
too much when you try it today aud
stop it tomorrow, says the Tampa,
Ella. Tribune. So would clerks
cost you too mu,h if you hired
them for "a day now and then. Same
with delivery wagons. The wheels
of your business must never stop:
and the whole machinery is out Of
gear unless the big advertising
wheel is always turning.
The progress., 1904-04-02

The Atlanta journal says:
MARYLAND will follow the Mssis.
sippl plan Of abolishing the negro
votes. This is just as effective and
far. more civilized than the Ohio
plan Of abolishing the negro along
wlth his vote.
The progress., 1904-04-02

Gen. TIC, CatchIngs, Judge A.
H. Whitfield and Col. w. II. Harry.
three able lawyers, have been se-
lected by Gov. Vardaman for the
important work of cudlfying the
laws of the state. Better appoint
ments could not have been made
for this Important work.
The progress., 1904-04-02

The Atlanta Constitution says:
A glrl out west sued wealthy
citizen for $40, 600 breach of prom
ise damages, and after he h,td mar>
RED her to avoid judgment. she
turned right around and sued him
for divorce, division of his prop
erty and fabulous alimony. 1t
won't do to trifie with some ladies'.
The progress., 1904-04-02

The Western Pubiishtr timely
remarks: Some people make the
mistake of thinking every departs
ment of a newspaper is meaLt to be
read by everybody. On the con-
trary, read what appeals TO You only.
Others have not your tastes and all
will read that which interests. DO
not grumble at the editor because
he publishes all kinds of news.
This is an age Of big things and big
newspapers. To attempt to interest
yourself in 'all that's going" is a
grave mistake.
The progress., 1904-04-02
WORKING OVERTIME.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless little worKers-Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are always at work.
night and day. curing Indigestion. Bill
business, Constipation Sick Headache
and all Stomach, Liver aud Bowel troub-
les. Easy. pleasant. safe, sure. Only
25c at Ocean Springs Drug Store.
The progress., 1904-04-02

In Germany workingmen are visited
AT their homes on pay days by savings
bank officials, to collect their savings
for banking.
The progress., 1904-04-02

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's AL druggists refund The money
if it fails 10 cure. +. w. Groves signal
ture is on each box, 25c.
The progress., 1904-04-02
EXPOSITION NOTICE.

will ship all articles collected foT
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to
the Commissioners. on March IL. The
Lumber exhibit will go forward abonl
April 18th. l can include In the Lum'
Der Shipment any article which may bt
sent in prior to that time aud will be
glad to do so. MS tho
--.---sesKeu To co
#. H. Lewis,
Acting for the Commercial Club, an
County Com mission.
The progress., 1904-04-02
FOR MARSHAL.

We are authorized to announce
CASPER F. VAHLE
as a candidate for marshal and tax COL
lector of the town of Ocean Springs at
the coming special election.
The progress., 1904-04-02
Manure Cheap!

BY carload lrrs. Phone IS. Ocean
Springs. Miss.
The progress., 1904-04-02

STOPS THE COUGH AND WORKS OFF THE
COLD.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
"A cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price 25 cents.
The progress., 1904-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS.

We are authorized 10 announce
HON. E. j. BOWERS
of Hancock County. Mississippi, as a
candidate for fhe~pemocratlc nomina-
lion TO succeed .hNl(self as Congressman
from this (sxth) District.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
No Constructive Recess.

The discussions in the senate have riddled the Lodge Roosevelt construc- tive recess plan, and it is as good as upset. The senate not only debated the subject in a critical and really ad- verse manner, but it adopted resolu- tions requesting the judiciary commit tee to report, as follows:
 First What constitutes a recess of the senate and what are the powers and Limitations of the executive in making appointments in such cases.
 "Second. What legislation Is necessary to prevent the holding of an office by any person or persons whose commissions issue or are held by executive exercise of unlawful authority, If any there be-"
 The answers of the judiciary com mittee doubtless puts an end to the constructive recess nonsense, includ- ing the mileage item, the promotion of General Wood and tho retention of Collector Crum. The President was left in the final debate in the senate without any supporters. MT. Spooner and MT. Platt of Connecticut both ad. hitting that the constitution takes no account of a fraction of a minute, and they are both fine lawyers The Presi- dents guess at the law has plainly miscarried, and the comptroller of the treasury will doubtless take precious good care not to pay out any public money on the Presidents interpreta- <
 tion of the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Corn Crop of the South.

Alabama made last year 41, ,736, 900 bushels of corn, as against 23,224,000 bushels in the previous year. Missis- nippi did almost as well, making last year 39,S4S,00o bushels, as against 24,659,O00 bushels in 1902. Georgia produced last year 46,07S,000 bushels, as against 35,094,000 bushels in the year before. Louisiana grew 27,938,- 900 bushels in 1903, as against 16,7S5,- 900 bushels in 1902. But Texas out stripped all the rest when she made last year 40,751, ,000 bushels, compar- ed with 44,867, ,000 bushels in 1902. She more than trebled her crop, and she has corn to sell to other states. Ala bama, Mississippi and Louisiana will buy some corn, but the amount will be less than in any year since the war.
 In the south there was a gain in corn production of 155,0O0,O00 bushels, and this gain partly offset the losses in the surplus corn states of the north west, bringing the crop up to 2,250,- O00,O00 bushels, as against the record crop of 1902, amounting to 2,5O0. 0.OO0,- 900 bushels.
 The surplus corn states are Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kan sas and Nebraska. Illinois leads all the rest, producing last year 372,496,- 900 bushels, or about as much as the cotton ;tates produced all told. The production of the cotton states was however very helpful, both as regards home consumption and exports, and those states will be fortunate indeed if they make as good crops of corn this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Old Photograph Custom.

''The old custom of having >picture taken with forefinger laid against the right cheek. as if the owner of the finger were immersed in deepest thought has almost passed away" said a gentleman at the Morris. "At one time people had an idea that they could assume very learned pose by this trick, and 1t was practiced so much that anyone who dared attempt it was made a laughing stock. Perhaps one reason why the finger-to- cheek pose has now become so ridiculous is because every professor" and ffteen- cent writer at one time took it for his own. Now few people, even the most dis tinguished, are guilty of such self-con- scious trick, although these pictures can sometimes be seen.
 There is no denying the fact that graceful pose can often be obtained by resting the arm on table with the hand supporting the chin, and certain counten- ances of a thoughtful cast are really im- proved, but the pose has been sadly over done, and no matter how learned a man may be, he cannot afford to put on such an affectation of distinction"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
No War Amonq Democrats.

The Montgomery Advertiser goes out of it's way, seeking opportunities, to jeer at the 1O5,SsO democrats who voted for William Jennings Bryan in 1896. The Advertiser did not belong to the 105,390. It was a member of fhe 6462 who voted for Palmer and Buckner. And yet it raises up in this fashion,:
 "We want to know whether democrats are to control the party or whether it Is again to bow before self-constituted dic- tator and worship at the feet of an arro- Rant political Bourbon. Let the discred- ited candidate and his few blinded fol- lowers. begin the fight whenever they are ready"
 Is this the way to get all democrats together for the purpose of winning a victory in November? There is no need of threshing over old straw. Let the old straw lie where it is. Leave 1t to history, and let us all do all we can to muster in and keep in all demo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
BALTIM0RE'S REFLECTION.

This morning the people of the United States and perhaps the world will be shocked to hear of the disaster that has befaIIen the city of Baltimore. The fire which has been raging in that city for nearly twenty-four hours has inflicted loss which will probably be second to none in the history of Amer ica.. No section will feel this more keenly than the south. Baltimore is practically the center of financial oper- ations In the south, and In the busi- ness section of the city the loss was greatest. The imposing structures along Baltimore street, the pride of the unfortunate city, are now a mass of ruins, and 1t will take a spirit akin to herolsm to rebuild this stricken dis trIct, which has been the weather guage of financing in the south.
 Birmingham, Alabama, and every surrounding state holds out an arm of sympathy and if help were needed no section would be quicker to extend 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 N LL hope has been abandoned that
 PV Baron Edward Toll, the famous Russian Arctic explorer, is still living. A brief despatch from Yakutsk on the Lena river, Siberia, says that the search expedition under comand of Lieu tenant Koltschak finally succeeded in reaching Bennett Island, to the north of the New Siberia Islands. where the ex- plorer was supposed to be. It was found that Baron Toll had reached the island. but that on November 8. 1902. he turned southward again to regain his winter camp on Kotelnoi Island. where he had left his ship There can be no doubt that he was lost in the Arctic ocean between Bennett Island and Kotelnoi of the New Siberia group.
 In the summer of 1901 Baron Toll failed his vessel, the Zaria. He started again on May 2S. 1902, with sledges on which he carried a boat, from his winter quarters on Kotelnoi. His assistants were the as- tronomer Seeberg and two Yakutsk ma tives. He travelled northeast over the sea ice and. as now appears, reached Ben nett Island, about 15O miles away. His purpose was to make a thorough study of the island and of the animal life in the surrounding waters. When he failed to re- turn relief parties made several attempts to reach the island.
 Bennett Island is the largest of the three islands discovered during the re- treat of the De Long expedition after the sinking of their ship, the Jeanette. The men at the sledge ropes were wearily plodding southward over the sea ice when the mist that enveloped them suddenly lifted and they saw towering, only short distance from them almost perpendicu- lar masses of black basaltic rocks, stained with patches of red lichens and rising 5000 feet into the air. ''The sight was glorious" wrote Melville. ''It infused new life and vigor into us. We seized the boats and sleds and rushed upon the tongue of the ice foot. This rested on the beach, and now many of our com rades set foot on terra firma for the first time in two years"
 It was Tolls desire to remain on the island for a number of months, and per- haps year. to study the meteorological conditions and to make a thorough explo- ration of the surroundings. The De Long refugees were too desirous of reaching the mainland to make a long halt at Ben- nett Island. They were there few days while their boats were being repaired, and improved the time by exploring the coasts with dog sledges and cutter. which cruised arc; Ind half of the coast On these journeys they discovered a seam of bitumiFous coal of good quality, varying from dx inches to two feet in thickness and extending for mile or more. But ttey left the island as soon as possible. and 1t was not again visited till Baron Toll arrived there.
 Among the packages which the ill-fated Jeanette party took to the Lena delta was tin box filled with rocks. mosscs and other things from Bennett Island Baron Toll was man of large achieve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Concerts at the HlIIman.

Downtown would be rather dull Sum- day evenings if it were not for the Hill- man concerts" said a young business man. "The Hillman lobby has become a Mecca for persons without engagements. and they assemble here in large num- bers to hear the music and while away the time chatting. A number of faces have become so familiar that they are un- consciously missed when away
 T notice that there are little cliques that are to be seen every Sunday even ing at about the same time. A party of congenial fellows gather in a corner, pull up a circle of chairs and have a very pleasant symposium for an hour or two. But there is little sustained conversation and very little joking, for the music rem ders this imprac ticable, and those who 1o not care to listen find it difficult to make themselves heard.
 T believe ragtime Is most popular among the lobby habitues, although mo- tice there are a number of music lovers who prefer something approaching nearer to the classic. We would certainly have a dull time at least one night In the week if it were not for this convenient resort on Sunday evenings since there is no theatre open and all of us are not for tunate enough to have engagements"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
THE ORIGIN OF BASKET BALL.
From the Sporting News.

From the Sporting News.
 Basket ball as a recreative game is unique in its origin, for two reasons: Firstly, 1t is our one, positively sure, home American production; secondly. the name, date and place of it's authorship Is exactly known. Of no other game in all the cate gory can this be said; the birth of the bulk of them Is buried in an obscurity which reaches beyond the cuniform-cov- cred. baked-clay tablets of Babylon, and the hieroglyphics of the remotest Egypt ian records.
 Basket ball, on the other hand, was born in the year 1901 at Springfield Mass, and it's author was James Naismith. The story is short enough to be interesting. In that town is training school connect ed with the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation and, of course, professors, among them professor of psychology, who is paid to teach the young ideas how to think, effectively. In one of his lectures he called attention to certain conditions upon which the brain could with advan- tage be exercised. and challenged his class to supply the requirements to meet them. The conditions were the invention of a new game which could be played indoors. in limited area. by defined and un- alterable number of contestants, and adaptable to both sexes. Upon this hypo. thesis one of his pupils, James Naismith, the same night evolved 'basket ball" It was put into practice the next day, ex- Pc n1 fo <be ditions and limitations laid down by tho professor, admirably. But 1t had more than an academic value, as It's rapid spread as one of our most appreciated pastimes attests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
Better Houses.

q am much gratified to observe that the people of Birmingham are each year buld- ing a better class of houses, both dwell- ings and business buildings" remarked a visitor yesterday.
 When I first came here twelve or if. teen years ago I was amazed at the inferior class of buildings erected and allowed to remain on high-priced ground. It was a distinctive feature of Birming- ham that many property-owners had thousand dollar houses on five and ten thousand dollar lots, and one could not understand the economy of such construc- tion for either use or rent. Now I see that men are building modern dwellings. The skyscrapers and other modernly con- structed and clean-looking buildings pre- sent still an odd picture in the business center of the town, where fourth-rate store houses are still allowed to remain. I suppose the stands constitute the val nos and high rents make unnecessary addihcnal investments by the lucky and independent owners of these central iots."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08

Michael Davitt and his family have sailed on the Cedric for America and will pay protracted visit to Colorado.
 Sir Conan Doyle is laboring to advance craftsmanship in Great Britain and is advocating the formation of rifle clubs in the kingdom.
 King Bronty, the oldest living chief of the Mississippi choctaws. has returned to Indian Territory from Texas to spend the remaining days of his life.
 Samuel M Gardenhire, author of LUX Crucis," which has just been issued by the Harpers, formerly lived in Topeka, Kan, where he was clerk of the district court For the past few years he has been practicing law in New York.
 Gen. Benjamin J. Viljoen. one of the commanders of the Boer forces during the Transvaal war, took luncheon with President Roosevelt Thursday. The Pres ident is an admirer of General Viljoen and has read history of the Boer war which was written by him.
 Gen. H. c. Corbin IS one or the most popular public men in New York and sell dom dimes lat home" on Governors Is land. New York bay, where he is now sta- toned The general is in great demand for all kinds of public and social occa- sions, so that he Is kept busy fulfilling his numerous engagements.
 Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry Brad don, who died recently, was 75 years old and had lead a distinguished career. He was premier of Tasmania and leader of the house of assembly. Sir Edward went to Calcutta in his eighteenth year and played conspicuous part in the outbreak of 1857 He wrote several books on af- fairs with which he became familiar dur ing his long Indian service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-08
A INCONSISTENCIES LIBRARY.

From the New York Mail and Express.
 Mir Clynes, Jersey City contractor, who is building railroad in the Cumber- land mountains. has a higher opinion of the mountaineers than many others who have met them in their own country They have, he says, good common sense but little or no education, because they have very serious. and not all of them are moonshiners, common belief to the con- trary notwithstanding.
 These men took to MT. Clynes as soon as they found that he was not a revenue of- ficer. and got in the habit of coming to his shack to learn what was going on in the world beyond the Cumberland mountains. He suggested the possibility of starting a library. The mountaineers liked the idea and built large log cabin; and this MT. Clynes stocked with what papers and books he had with him, and some obtained from friends in Knoxville. A custodian has been appointed, and sim pie rules have been drawn up. the most important being that the library shall be 
 that no guns shall be taken into the building.
 The library Is in full operation now. Some men ride or walk twenty-five miles across country to see what the papers have to say: all the visitors handle the books carefully. and not an article has been stolen from the building since it was opened. The field of work before this library is wide, and every credit should be given to Mr. Clynes for beginning to cultivate it. Libraries, as MT. Carnegie has seen. are. as a rule. potent civilizers; their value, however. depends chiefly on the popular interest taken in them. The log cabin in the Cumberland mountains which the natives have helped to build will do more good than dozens of build ings erected by the money of an outsider without personal interest in the places where they are built.