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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22
far-away red flag. Then, as he strobe

PARKWAY red flag. Then, as he strobe
on over the fresh turf. he said
"You OILY find golf STUPID because
you don't understand 1t. You remind
me OF rertam Hottuelo
.irwo white men in Africa la.1 al,
for ta-n-''I nine-aole course a;d
here ~ ttc~.ids, morning after rrv 4
irg, thes Played. though hte sun W.
hut and trough the Try. and .,i.;i.'
soil iefl II. almost continually u
the thnkcrs.
Well, a Hottentot watched the two
white men golfing for several days.
Silent and absorbed, he followed them
indefatigably over the yellow course.
Then he disappeared.
Where had he gone? The white
men, missing him, laughingly made
search, Then found him at last, far
| out in the desert.
THE naked Hottnetot stood alone
in the desert. whacking away at q
large stone with great war club, and
shouting fiercely::
"'Hany it! Hang III"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22


John Sharp Williams at the end of
his recent debate with Governor Var
daman at Meridian, Miss, talked
about pride.
"There is decent and noble PRIDE
said Mr.. Williams. "and there is a
pride that is mean and ludicrous. An
aged citizen of Yazoo tells of an old
woman whose pride was Of the latter
sort.
This old woman lived in Yorkshire.
There was a funeral one day in the
next village. She did not attend it,
but neighbor Of hers was there
That night she cadlIed on the neighbor
and said:
Wen, Nancy. hear you wor at t
funeral
Eyes, wor,' Nancy replied.
What kind Of a funeral wor it?'
Nancy smiled.
Why. 1t wor very mean affair,
she said. There wor nobbut few
biscuit and SIGH
"'Ah,' said the other old woman
'them's the sort Of ways I don't hold
to. I've lost five, but, thank 'eyins
Fvt buried EN- all with am"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

Morris Sellers Largy the young
Montana millionaire who is devoting
himself to the theatrical business, said
at dinner. aprpoos OF his new the
atre in New York.
Il think that the theatricals offer a
fine field for shrewd investors. They
are very steady. They are not as the
slave trade was during the Civil war.
Perhaps you have heard Of THE
slave who wanted to buy his freedom.
This was before the war, and since
he was very good slave, his master
would not seel him to himself at any
price.
,f but as the war approached its end
the master, not unnaturally. changed
his mind. He sent for the slave one
morning. and asked him If he was
still OF the same mind about purchas
ing himself.
.The slave scratched his head
looked at the ground, and faltered:
well Marse Henry. All did wan
ter buy mahsef, but ah've been study
in bout it right smaht lately, sab, an
ali done come to de 'clusion dat ii
desc times niggah prop'ty am too on
sartin, sab, to put any money In
Il Dr. |"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22
Some Short n ~
Histories Anoat


The professor in charge of Prince
ton class room had been annoyed by
the tardy entrance Of student. He
pointedly ceased talking until the man
took his seat. says Harper's Weekly.
After lecture the student apologized.
Professor" he said, my watch was
Is minutes out of the way. It's both
cred me good deal lately. but after
this shall put no more faith in it,
It's not faith you want in it, re,
piled the professor; "it's works.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

evidence in the case Judge Bolton
sentenced the negro to pay a fine Of
$3.50 and sixty days on the county
farm.
The evidence showed that the negro
sold whisky at a "festival' and while
two or more cases were made against
him he was tried in-only one case and
that was for selling ten cents worth
,of the hot stun"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

TIME TABLE.


Northhound-From New Orleans.
To Cincinnati, st. Louis
New York .......... IL: 20 pm.
! (" Cincinnati and st. Louis 1925 pm.
Meridian and Local ....10:2S am
Meridian and Local ~. s:45 pm.
southbound-To New orleans.
From Cincinnati, st. Louis
New York ........... 1920 am.
Cincinnati and st. Louis 5:25 pm
Meridian and Local ..12:20 p. m.
Hattiesburg, and Local 400 am.
Through Sleeping Cars to Birming
ham, Cincinnati and New York Din
Il tates am detailed information.
Ito Ticke{ Agent, or George H.
6Ml Ia. G. P. A., = Orleans, La.
R. J. Ande( koz. A. G. P. A.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

Mrs. J. II. EIIerbe, the Famous
MIIIIner," has just received for public
inspection swell line ~ Tailored
Hats and Millinery Supplies. Call
before the stock Is broker. N,
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

''Becaqse the woman is comfortable
just now and the children are being
fed regularly" said Fatty, lis no rea-
son for those who can aid them to
think that nothing more Is necessary.
It takes money to care for them and
although some has been subscribed
there is more needed and the good
people Of Hattiesburg should not over
look their duty as Christians in this
'case.'
Il quite believe that the generous
people Of Hattiesburg will respond to
the call for necessary funds in this
case without much urging" said the
Man from the East "and | know Of
a number who would give to this
cause, and am confident that when
they realize the urgency Of the case,
OF which they may become aware by
the properly directed inquiries. they
win make a contribution in keeping
with the case,'
''At any rate, let us hope so,p said
Badly. for it is wrong to let one man
or a few men bear all the expense in
case like this. Faith, hope and
charity, and the greatest Of these is
charity that Is another mixed quo
tation, but 1t conveys the idea all
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

4 new flve-roorn House, near Hardy
etree<, cioee n. Terms to suit pur
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

AHShS arc tots ~ tAoupiSs Htnttt yVQr1
don't reach
You are not the only pebble on the
beach I
do you know that this is not q
bad world we live in?" asked Badly,
as the three friends seated themselves
at the breakfast table. "The cause
LOT that remark is the splendid way
with which people generally answer
any appeal for help for worthy
cause the answer for aid for that
poor mother and her children the
other day, and the contribution Of nm
used school books being in my mind
at the time"
1T is wonderful how much Of real
Christian charity there is in the
world, anyway said Fatty, "and yet
some people are constantly inveighing
against the stony-hearted, cruel world
when acts Of quiet, unostentatious
charity are being daily performed
right under their noses and yet they
are so dumb that they can't see them"
"That is true, Fatty" said the Man
from the East, there are business
men here in Hattiesburg woh actual
| ly carry an open account on their
books against Charity and the
world never knws of their many help
full aids to private parties or to de-
serving families. Some other bust
ness men have regular pensioners
who come or send at stated intervals
for the financial assistance that is
given them as regularly as II they
were an employee Of the house."
Then there are men," said Badly,
|"who actually look up deserving but
needy cases in order to give help,
and case Of distress is never mn
toned in their presence but aid is
soon on the way. A great deal, in fact
most, Of their charity is done with
out anyone but the recipient knowing
of it. and have known cases where
aid was given onymously to fam
lilies where open charity would have
been resented"
| Charity is ofen done that the
world may know that So-ahd-so has
contributed so much to such-and such
cause" bue more often It is done
in such a quiet. easy way that it car
ries out the Biblical injunction not to
let the left hand know what the right
hand does--or words to that eject,
because am not up on 1.-THE Good
Book, And Fatty looked rather
sheepish after this admission.
"Of course it is nothing but right
in a case like that of the pdor woman
mentioned, and in such INSTANCES as
| the school books that nanles should
be given, for in those cases. system
is needed and the public * due the
Information as to what has been done
and how the contributions have been
distributed" said the Man from the
East.
"The publication in sue1 cases Of
the names Of the donors Is actually
necessary. said Badly. s.forl that slim.
ulates those who have not given Or
who think their gift may be trivial
| to send It along anyway A d thus the
number and amount of ~ are n.
creased and the cause ! ktlv hene
f1tedn
~ tha use Il their a MAJ " d,ro,
q ~ ohar,tv & h.ra ~ NJ
4 E1--' 77,,'' - 80 n ~ - - - II
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

THE publication in sue4 cases Of
the names Of the donors IS actually
necessary" said Badly. rfor that slim
ulates those who have not given or
who think their gift may be trivial
to send it along anyway a d thus the
number and amount Of ITS are in
creased and the cause 81 \tly bene-
fited."
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-22

Charity is ofen done that the
world may know that So-ahd-so has
contributed SO much to suchsand-such
a cause" bue more often It is done
in such quiet, easy way that it car
ries out the Biblical injunction not to
let the left hand know what the right
hand does--or words to that erect
because | am not up on the Good
Book And Fatty looked rather
sheepish after this admission.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
HAPPINESS DONE UP IN RED TAPE

TLrTH that nutifarious activity distinguishes him. the
NM president has been trying his hand answering the famous
question that imuenorial has peplexed
the editorial mind How shall keep the boys the
farm? his address Lansing, Mch AIf Roosevelt
de this persistent question great length and indicated that
he had important plans mind but their character only
vaguely described Somehow and fashion be the
agricultural department that appear with magic wand like
bureaucratic god of the machine and make farm that will like
wise be home Thus the president speaks:
the kept highest evan
already improved gnfed frightened
awaken and keep alive the pride and loyalty Of the farmers boys and girls
farm: All these Of vital importance only the
answering
this admirable but time unsubantial and
ntaz What does mean? The activities of the agr
cultural department when they the home life OF the people,
mostly confined the distribution of seed that scoers will
grow will only the vegetables The department will
In future be expected promote the gayey the perhaps
the distribution of talking machines generous allotment
of fire crackers for the fourth of July These and other
paenal government might carry home every
smiling with patriotic missionary labor Every
might be given sight that vital government
the band with hint that now the get aboard
packages of happiness up tape
uted by rural free delivery The agricultural department
posoce working hand hand would become blessings
of the much neglected country gentleman of America.
Possibly all this is idle conjecture president must blame
himself wandering the dark He gives
of contemplated by these benecent agencies
He adds we should study
the social organization country
really useful they should
be- whether they should be given direction
impulse"
when he feels i'm
PEELED less length grave question
shall keep the boys arn?"
wack the question still continues everboomng blessing
for editors and statesmen. Next
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
NO MONEY FOR TOYS

DY letter addressed to the mayor the merchants association
urged the of that item the budget which
PIRATES $4,000 for the construction of municipal street
railway under the Geary street franchise.
That the incomuncado Schmitz be able comply
request filed by the merchants association makes
pertinent That Shmitz liberty might be inclined
ignore of such character but adds gravity the situation
The Call quarrel with the theory of municipal
public utilities Under extraordinary circumstances The
Call disposed oavil levy which will result
rate in excess of 81
The Call IS however unateably opposed and
misappropraon of of the raised
for public purposes by the citizens of stricken San Francisco The
diversion OF public this time to the construction OF street
the of the criminal of the
unfaithful servants who have shamed<San Francisco.
public buildings lie in ruins Our deplorabe
Many of the principal thoougfare like Golden Gate
virtually impossible Business hampered Trade
depressed The public nconvennced and financially injured
The people Of San Francisco have proved their ability to meet
They will if be- sningy unusual
knowing that their money is to be applied the real
rehabilitation OF the city they love The payers of San Fran
their and their public buildings restored and
quickly their right They may ultimately municipal
railways other public utilities They do them
There demand voicng the real sentiment of San Fran
for the immediate construction of municipal railway
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Personal Mention

A. e. Carter of Philadelphia is at the
Robins.
Theodore Martin of Los Angeles is a
guest at the Fairmont.
r. Loomis and wife of New York are
staying at the Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Debret of St.
Louis are guests at the Hamlin.
Warren Rose. wealthy resident of
Angels Camp. is at the Imperial
William Mcbride of Los Angeles
registered at the Hamlin yesterday.
J. L. Fanington. merchant of Stock
ton. and his wife are at the Hamlin.
Colonel George N. Black of the gov
ernor's staff is staying at the Majestic
S. Williams of Denver was among
the arrivals at the Jefferson yesterday.
Charles T. Lambert, a wholesale
grocer of Detroit, is guest at the
Hamlin,
D. B. May of Seattle, booster Of the
northern city, il registered at the St.
Francis,
Paul A. Tarpy of Tonopah. and for
merly newspaperman of this city. is
at the Palace.
Captain Mcconnell of Scotland, who is
making a circuit of the globe, is a
guest at the ST. Francis.
Former State Senator Thomas Flint
is staying at the St Francis for a few
days.
w. e. Hampton of Los Angeles, the
head of the Pacific tank company and
a large manufactures of pipe. is a guest
at the Robins.
A. j. Dimond of New York, a manu-
facturer of implements, with head
quarters at the metropolis. is staying
at the ST. Francis
John F. Kilby of Cleveland, a capi-
talist, who has large interests in the
cement works at Cement, Suisun coun-
ty, is guest at the Majestic
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Gossip in Railway Circles

"HE Bay Point and Clayton rail-
way Is the latest addition to the
railroads in California and will be
in operation before the end of the
week 1t Is IL miles long and will run
from the bay to one OF the largest
cement works in the state. which has
a capacity OF 5000 barrels a day. At
Bay Point this road will connect with
the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
and will also have water front privi-
leges. as wharves are TO be built so
that cement can be loaded direct to
vessels. The road has been built by
Henry Cowell. and when the cost of
the right of way. rolling stock, rails
and ties is taken into consideration
and also labor the investment repre-
sents an outlay of 100000. Bay
Point is this side of Antioch.
B. F. Yoakum. chairman OF the ex-
ecutive committee of the Rock Island
Frisco lines, is looming up large in the
railroad world and it is said OF him
that before another five years shall
have elapsed he will occupy much
Importance in the eyes of the public
as Hartman does now. Yoakum's $
policy is to control the situation in
the middle west and to this end he has
been active In railroad building. He
has made complete network of lines
in Oklahoma and has been doing good
work In developing the resources of
Texas 1t is told of him that he takes
stretch of territory. builds railroad
and then has agents in Europe and
this country exploit it's capabilities. He
is looked upon as the great home
builder" of the age. and has been as
successful in getting colonists in the
middle west as was Hill in the north
ern part of the country. With the
state of Texas settled he built the ST.
Louis. Brownsville and Mexico. which
runs from Houston via Galveston to
Brownsville on the border of Mexico
with a branch to Fordyce. This road
has settled the country with farming
population. He is also building a canal
from Galveston to Houston so that
ships can be loaded direct at Houston.
He Is also building a line from Fort
Worth and Dallas into Houston and
from Houston into New Orleans, also
a line from Little Rock. Ark, to a con-
nection with the new line to New Or
leans. One of the most important of
these new lines is the one through In
dian Territory from Oklahoma City
south. line also will be completed
before the year is out from Amarillo
to Tucumcari, which will give this
system trunk line from Memphis to
Ell Paso, Texas.
The new interstate commerce law has
increased the work OF the general Of
fees Of the railway companies enor-
mously in the traffic. law and auditing
departments especially The interstate
commerce commission has required a
great many reports, and further, any
action by the railway companies. more
especially In trafic lines, has to be pre-
ceded by a volume OF correspondence
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

with the commission The commission
has laid down rules which will make
necessary an enormous amount of work
and an enormous expense will be IN
CURED in changing tariffs alone The
law departments are busy all the time
trying to construe the language OF the
act as IL may affect a thousand and one
actions the railway companies have TO
take in the transaction OF their busi-
ness The auditing departments will
undoubtedly be most affected. since all
of their systems OF accounts must be
changed TO meet the requirements Of
the commission This will involve raanv
nice points, since local conditions in
different parts of the country REQUIRE
accounts not kept in other parts. and
these accounts must be made to con
form to general plan which will be
drawn up In Washington by people
necessarily not familiar with the de-
tails OF the work to be done in different
parts of the country.
The transcontinental freight burea,,
has issued notice that the Rurlington
has instructed the correction of the
present rate on cement of S5 cents from
missouri river common points. AS the
rate stands now ii applies fron, an
points on the Chicago. BurIinrton and
Quincy south OF ST. Paul and Mime
apolis included in the Missouri river
territory. while the intention when first
published and as corrected was to make
1t apply only from the Missouri liver
common points located on the line OF
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy to
Sioux City and to Kansas CITY In
elusive This will be sad news for a
number of cement concerns IN Mime
sofa. who were figuring on shippfn-
under the rate as IL appears from Min
nesota.
A large attendance is expected at
recreation park today when the traf
nc men Will meet the Transportation
cup men on the diamond. j. H. Grif-
nm OF the Canadian Pacific and Edward
smell of the Milwaukee have adver
tised themselves as world beaters and
great things are supposed to happen
when they are in the held. Griffin has
provided himself with the largest
canary cage he could buy in Berkeley
10 protect his face and Smell has bor-
rowed large pair of boxing gloves.
Crane has contributed several TASKS OF
ammonia. while other railroad men
who are not playing have sent their
good wishes
Fl. p. Anewalt of the Santa Fe re-
turned yesterday from a trim to The
yosemite, having gone there by the
new railroad which runs from Merced
along the banks of the Merced river to
Fl Portal Anewalt is delighted with
the trip and says the railroad journey
and the trip In the automobile from III
Portal TO the hotel repays the expense
of the trip
w. A McGovern. the new sunari,-
tendent Of the coast division. arrived
Yesterday from Arizona and has taken
charge of his division.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
FrawIcy Does Not
Like "Kids" in Plays

the OF the Frawley
- you'll not
AhC NUS III rays list
of characters T. Daniel cajoled
play When the handed him
he
safely waking
middle of the
of darlngs rank him King Herod
children
order them Foolish children
like
Adams. Viola Allen Barymores
the The
but Ollie least destined o wider field.
Elsie Leslie began child She
Baldwin,
brought her with Azar audiences
o
Fraw annosity children
Of parts
wela
most little in
doll will
they could lines; few
anyst in he
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Trip of Shark Is a
Risky Experiment

N
iIIp OI oHdTk rs of and all
RISky experiment his works, ando
of when the Shark sailed propeed TO
but they'd come back IN
inevitable
always provocative or
the
of Fia
the scnn
and He
sailors They of with few hcial
little They hardship and accept IT all
do They their books scientific clubs public
Their high and they when there is
10 heno
Shark three weeks
ironbound friendships
day
said divorces
wedding is universally claimed which will
Well would
his friends friendship the Friendship
without o
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

kindly
hotels
until they
don't look like freaks do we?
In the cold and dismal they found but exception
this sandofish temper, and this Theodore Roosevelt who
gave them welcome and did not think they freaks
Miss Hefty describes New York place where people
accumulate all the millions EARTH that they spend
them roof gardens This the only agricultural industry of
New York city, and Miss Hefy would rather be back among
the
strange experiment friction of widely differentiated
civilizations which appears have shared the customary fate of
missionary labor be regarded impnence show
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
The Insider
Tells of dangerous element in trip OF the
Shark and describes Timothy Frawley's
aversion to plays containing kids

= EMARKED a local writer who is a
sworn admirer of Jack London and all
= his works, and follows every chapter
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
FEMININE MISSIONARIES

7HE Oregon boomers have promotion
The publisher of agricultural paper in that picked
fifteen pretty girls, pretty he could
them in Oregon, and dispatched them peticoated
chilly and unmpressionable
yet in, of the young had
husband up the time they reached Chicago their
home of the is still probenatcai
the words of Miss Dolly Hety of Gardiner, Or:
bully but glad to get back the though,
Of call Still the farther
and when think
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

stamped envelope or a stamp to pay re-
turn postage. 1t Is enough to impose
on stranger to ask him to obtain In
formation and write sne same without
forcing him to pay postage to forward
1t to the inquirers,
NEW ZEALAND MAII-M A c..
Toma1es. Cal. Mail intended for any
point in New Zealand. II deposited In
any postoffice in this state, will reach
destination in due time.
cOPYRIGHT--A. S.. city. The legal
fee for recording 9 copyright 10 so
cents.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
Answers to Queries

SPAIN--A Subscriber. city. The area
of Spain in square miles is 194,7s3; tnat
of the state of Texas is 2s5.7so square
miles.
MAJOR GENERAL-Reader,.c city. The,
pay of major general of the United.
States army is $500 while in active
service, and $5,6z5 when placed on the
retired list
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16

SEATING cAPACITY-Reader. Oak
land, CAL The seating capacity OF the
academy OF music in New York City is
2,510.
STAMP FOR REPLY-W. F.. CITY.
When a stranger addresses another by
mail and asks for information by re-
turn mall the correspondent shouli
always inclose self addressed and