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to his cronies In the top of the
White Lion at Bristol "if feel
so sure about this reform! We
want none of that nasty neck-cut-
ting here, And if I thought
Froggy was right I'm blest If I
wouldn't turn Tory"
And for certain the Frenchman
voiced what large section of the
timid and the well-to-do were
thinking. For something like $50
years small class, the nobility
and the greater gentry, turning
to advantage the growing defects
in the representation-the rotten
boroughs and the close corpora
tions-had ruled the country
through the House of Commons.
Was it to be expected that the
basis of power could be shifted in
moment? Or that all these
boroughs and corporations, in
which the governing class were so
deeply interested, could be swept
away without convulsion; with
out opening the floodgates of
change and admitting forces which
no man could measure? Or, on
the other side, was it likely that.
these defects once seen and the
appetite of the middle class for
power once whetted, their claims
could be refused without a strug-
gle from which the boldest must
finch? No man could say for cer-
air. The very winds carried them.
They were being discussed in that
month OF April not only on the
White lion coach. not on the Bath
road only, but on hundred coaches
and hundred roads over the
length and breadth OF England.
This reform bill, which a satirist o
hat day aptfy described as bill 70
giving everybody everything" is no
The only theme of the book. Beside
,eing political, 1t has to do with tn
ife, character and love affair of
young Englishman. Arthur Vaughan
His family had been Tories and hi
cousin, to whom he is heir apparent,
/ stanch almost rabid representative 0
hat bigoted party. Early in lif
Vaughan was enlisted on the reforr
side and his ambition was to go to Par
lament and later, perhaps. even
higher position. He loses both his in
aeritance and the girl he loves as re
suit of his opposition to the hereditar
policy of his house, but wins them bot
pack by the manful part he plays in tn
-iots OF Bristol And here, in the de
,cription of these riots. Weyman come
almost to his own again. This crackle
Ike his old time Ire:
The next moment he and the
leading troopers were upon the fiee-
ing. lodging, ducking crowd; were
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Guanajuato, the Golden, as Seen
by English Observer


.aIcxico's Treasured House - Guana-
3uato." by Percy r. Martin, F. r. c. S.,
begins like romance and ends like
e mining promoters prospectus. but in
botn cen these two Is such q mass OF in
formation that one grows more and
more interested as the chapters ly and
less critical Of the rather stilted style.
I am not blind TO the unison OF
opinion as expressed by scientists and
experts" quotes the author from Cecil
Rhodes. that Mexico VIII one day fur
nish the gold, silver and copper OF the
world: that from her hidden vaults, her
subterranean treasure houses. viii come
the gold. silver. copper and precious
stones that viii build the empires. OF
tomorrow and make future cities of
this world veritable New Jerusalems."
Professor Msrtin has been and still is
the special foreign correspondent Of the
Financial News OF London, than which
there has been no greater authority on
the subject IN the last twenty years.
de went to Mexico on a flying visit TO
collect material for a contemplated
book on the republic OF Mexico, and be-
came 60 interested IN the State OF
Guana5uato that he has stayed In
Jedufteiy TO make a complete invest-
cation. The result is this large work
on the mines and mining OF that dis
trict II IS not a book OF imagination,
but q compendium nlled with most ex-
plicit details Of the mines, their his
tory for hundreds Of years, output. past
and present value. both In Mexico and
sn the world OF finance.
Treasure house though It may be.
c,uanajuato is something more. with
marvellous water supply. mountain
fed. and fertile soil, IL is rich on the
surface as well as underground. The
climate is superb. with a mean tenn
,crature OF 20 degrees in winter and
50 20 IS degrees in summer. AS yet the
,eople are dependent for supplies on
.,,rie trains from Mexico, but plans are
now under way for railway.
one chapter Of the book is devoted TO
-. various processes of extracting sill
- and gold, some methods almost pre-
,-.s,o-sc being stfll in vogue at certain
okthe mines.
ut OF a chapter on local labor con-
lions this Is ouotabie: "A mine man.
o.-.~' !, many years experience In Mex
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upon them and among them. Half
a dozen swords cleaned high and
fell, the horses did the rest. The
rabble. taken by surprise, made no
resistance. In trice the dragons
were through the mob, and the
roadway showed clear behind them.
Save where here and there man
rose slowly and limped away. leav-
In q track Of blood at his heels.
STEADY! Steadyw Vaughan cried.
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Another Of Oppenheisn's Brilliant
Novels OF Humanity

lNONClS o. n AILldIilN
THAT deft spinner Of the tales
that stir. L. Phillips Oppenhesna,
has had 8 remarkable career
IN letters-thcre are only sue
eesses IN his record. lie adds an
other in "The Malefactor" which is
already earning for him such ad-
3ectives or compliment as the re-
viewers OF tho country are accustomed
70 employ. The man OF the tale. Sir
Wiugrayo Seton, begins his life with
al the qualities Of character which go
20 make up the hero-7eal and tctional.
His sense Of honor and ch.valry sends
him to prison for term OF years. and,
though ne goes through his trials he
roically. they leave more than a scar
on his character. they nearly wreck the
Inner and spiritual man by destroying
Ru the humanity in his heart All
this is explained almost in the FIRST
chapter by a friend; and the reader.
like the friend. wonders through every
pa o. the book what is going TO hap
- md when. To hint at the denoue-
nlent here would be manifestly unfair
to an author so much OF whose success
hangs on his skill in sustaining interest
by the familiar device OF the withheld
climax. The girl. Judith, IS fascinating;
Aynesworth. the private secretary, is
fine. manly and altogether admirable;
Lady Ruin, the cause OF all the trouble,
is wholly despicabio until by quick
and skillful turn, her creator shifts the
onus and odium to Seton and leaves
her to receive a warm and sincere sym
patls.
II is an enthrallng book and weil
written. Of much more absorbing in
terest than "A Maker OF History" and
more carefully considered than "A
Prince of sinners" both OF which won
nothing but praise from Oppenheim's
critics. Here the love story is told
chiefly by suggestion, so subtly con-
veved that the reader Graves more Of it
and yet hardly misses il as he is swept
onwerd By the strong middle current
or the romance. Hero, again. is tho
admirable dclineation Of female char
acter in which this writer e4cels.
while much OF The Malefactor" has
70 60 with LONDON and Cornwall, q few
interesting chapters take US TO New
YORK for a little hlng in Wall street.
Incidents like the one there pictured
e. given 10 add to the character pic
~ Of Seton. but aside from that the
deal in copper is most interesting.
Little. Brown & Co. New York.
Price sL50)
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Who's Who" Is a Democratic
Burke's Peerage

Who's Who" the annual biographi-
cal dictionary which has been pub
lished in London for fifty-nine years,
has just made its appearance for 1907.
II contains more than 1000 pages of
sketches of the lives of prominent men
and women the world over, starting
with the royal family of England and
ending with the Bishop of Zululand.
All the titles and honors enjoyed by
these selected persons are elaborately
set forth together with the dates of
their birth and marriage. whom they
married. what clubs they belong to,
etc. 1t is looked upon in England as
a sort of democratic edition of Burke's
Peerage.
Macmillan & Co., New York;
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
: Historians Tell
April Disaster

April Disaster
An interesting addition TO local
earthquake literature is "A History of
the Earthquake and Fire in San Fran
cisco" by Frank W. Aitken and Ed
ward-IIilton.
1t is more than the title proclaims.
for it gives briefly an outline sketch of
the old San Francisco, from its first
settling as mission outpost in 1875,
through the exciting days of 1s4s. be-
fore it touches its real theme. the great
disaster Of April, 1906.
The second chapter is devoted to the
earthquake. 1t is done with much
care and sanely, without attempt at
fine writing or pen picturing. Then
follow descriptions OF scenes San Fran
ciscans recall only too clearly-the
flight from homes into the streets and
the smazement at finding neighbors
who had all suffered the same horrors
Discussion OF the fault" takes these
historians logically 10 the other cities
that were shaken on that day. The
specialists who have treatel OF the
quake and it's causes are quoted
here, and the little work is
rounded out with photographs Of
some unforgettable scenes OF tenn
blor damage. The story of the fire is
briefly and simply told, and then the
cognate matters OF relief, insurance and
rehabilitation are touched upon in the
same unpretentious manner.
While San Franciscans need no re-
minder OF the days that furnished the
reason for this history, they will be in
terested In IT and will not fail to note
how superior it is to those atrocities
perpetrated soon after the calamity by
INSCRIPTIONS Eastern publishers and
labeled histories"
edward Hilton Company. San Fran
cisco.)
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HAT defr spinner Of the tales
that stir. L. Phillips Oppenheinl,
has had 8 remarkable career
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'Haltl Haiti Right about!" and
then, Charge"
But there is all too little OF the
real. admired Weyman. Most OF the
story is heavy as befits the subject. If
the taste of his public be perverted. if
1t wants rioting and b1ood-letting, it Is
weyman's own fault. seeing that up to
now he has served us such strong meats
in so demoralizing and fascinating a
style.
(McClure, Phillips & Co., New York.
Price S1.50.)
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Carl
Famous Americans as
Schurz Saw Them

The installment of Carl Schurzs auto
biography in the January McClure's In
cludes the authors accounts of his first
meeting with many distinguished Am
ericans. The chapter deals with the
events of the years 1856 and 1857, when
Mr.. Schurz made his entry into politics.
In his first big campaign he met Lin
coin on the eve of one Of his great
debates with Douglas. Lincoln he de-
scribes at that time as having none
of the physical advantages desirable to
an orator His voice was not musical,
being rather high-keyed ana apt to
turn into shriil treble in moments
of excitement. His gestures were awk-
ward, and his form tall and lanky."
Mr.. Schurz gives a dramatic account Of
the debate and discusses 1t in its rela-
tion to the later career Of the two
men. He tells also of his visit to
Boston in the following spring, where
he met Holmes, Whittier, Longfellow,
Emerson and Agassiz He gives this
pleasant picture of his evenings spent
with Longfellow:
ITO no member of that famous circle
did / feel myself more attracted than
to Longfellow, and he, too, seemed to
look upon me with friendly eye. He
kindly invited me TO visit him when
ever I might come within hailing dis
tance And how delightful were those
hours 1 spent with him from time to
time in the cozy intimacy of his old
Colonial house in Cambridge, the his
toric Washington headquarters! We
usually sat together in a little room on
the right hand of the hall, the room
with the round, book-covered table in
it. He then used to bring in bottle
of old Rhine wine and a couple of
long German student pipes, which.
fear, he did not very much enjoy
smoking, although he pretended to, be-
cause no doubt, he thought / dId."
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Gossip of Books and People
Who Make Them.

One OF the seasons novels, the I'm
personator," by Mary INLAY Taylor. is
said to have been suggested by the ro-
mantle episodes and unexplained mys-
teries in the life of Count Cassini.. ex-
ambassador of Russia to Washington.
and the young Countess Cassini whom
the corps accepted as his niece. 1t will
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
The Slow-Rising Monument tc
Gabrielle Rossetti

The sum of money required in order
70 erect a monument to Gabrielle Ros-
setti at vasto in the Abruzzi. where he
was born. is still insufficient for the
purpose, although as much as $500 has
been subscribed. Dante Gabriel tells US
of "the lofty brown building with "a
somewhat stately though unadorned
aspect" in which his father was born,
and complains bitterly that a prophet
wise the municipality would have
bought the house. This they have now
done, according to the London Academy,
and have called the piazza after their
distinguished townsman. But the stu
dent of Dante drifted from vasto to
itician, and this led to his flight to
.'puissant Albion" What happened to
him there he tells US himself in his
versified autobiography, which DantS
Gabriel with filia1 piety translated for
the English reader.
Stately an University had risen
In this enormous capital OF the realm,
And now the Council. from whose midst emerged
Such ample learning. sacred and profane.
Onered me Of its own accord the chair
Allotted to italian literature.
Gabrielle Rossetti wrote book on
Dante, whom he seems to have regarded
as sort of freemason, and Arthur
Hallam thought it worth his while to
pen "a respectful though adverse essay
on the subject" But his best claim to
the admiration of posterity is that he
was the father of his famous son.
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The Prix Goncourt has this year been
awarded to two brothers, Jerome and
Jean Thauraud. for their book entitled
"Dingley, rIllustre Ecrivain." The Lon
don Academy says OF it:
The book is a study of an English
man, whose prototype is perhaps Kip
ling. In any case he has won fame at
40; soldiers sing his verses and he is
known for his patriotism and his belief
in the mission Of the Anglo-SaXon race
But it is the moment Of the Boer war,
and the English pride has been sorely
wounded. Dingley wishes to offer some
consolation to his country, and sketches
out a plan for a novel in which
a miserable loafer enllgts and under the
influence Of the war develops into
hero. To get the local color he goes to
Cape Town with his wife and child
Leaving them there. he starts Tor the
veldt. But the child sickenS aud the
father is recalled. A Boer who cap
lures him let's him 60 and helps him on
his way, and he reaches his child In
time to kiss IL before 1t dies. The
Boer is taken lighting and Is con-
demned to death. Dingley, who might
have saved him. refuses to intercede.
His novel has an immense sale, and
when it's incidents are represented by
means Of a bioscope in a public hall In
London the picture of the execution OF
the Boer is received with tumultuous
applause.
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English mines. and bad management
caused waste and loss.
The book is finely illustrated all
through, containing many panoramic
views of the country described.
Crhe Cheltenham Press. New York
Price So
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

E. T. Benson's recent books have
been marked. each OF them, by one
striking character. The reviewers
seem to agree that his most unusual
creation is Theodore Beckwith, one OF
the principal figures in his last and
ch-diseussed novel, Paul" The
critics are applying such terms to
Beckwith as vampire" "deviI' and
"fiend."
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

Part of the northwest one-fourth
of southeast one-fourth of Section 35,
Township Four North, range 13
West and more particularly decribed
as follows:
Beginning at the southeast one
fourth of northwest one-fourth of
Section 80, Township Four North
range 10 West, and run north lao
yards, thence West 140 yards, thence
South lao yards, thence East lao
yards to point of beginning, being the
property. bought by A. c. Lacy from
Henry Meyers.
All of which | will offer for sale
to satisfy said Indebtedness, after
having fully complied with the terms
of said deed in trust.
The title to the property is be-
lieyed to be good but | convey only
such title as is vested in me by vir-
tue of the provisions of said trust
deed
Witness my signature, this the
End day of September, A. d. 1907.
PAUL B. JOHNSON.
Trustee.
sat-9w
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Step is Taken
in Prosecution of the
Snuff Trust at Jackson
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Jackson, October 11.--Attorney
General R. V. Fletcher has taken an
other step in his antitrust campaign
by instituting a proceeding in the
circuit court of Kinds county seek
ing to GUST the American Snuff COM
pany and allied corporations from
operating in this state.
The proceeding is in the nature of
writ of quo warranta, and not only
seeks to prevent the American Snuff
company and allied corporations from
transacting business in Mississippi
but also seeks to impose penalties
aggregating $1,S25,000 on the cor.
poration for alleged violation of the
antitrust laws, this being the sum
total of the statutory penalty of S.,
900 for each day the alleged trust and
combine has existed in violation OF
the Mississippi laws.
A local concern, the Coor-Williams
Tobacco company. is alleged to be a
branch of the American Trust com
pany, and is made co-defendant in
the proceeding.
The bill of complaint is very
lengthq and cites goolly portion
of the evidence on which the attorney
general bases his proceeding Messrs.
May, Flowrs & Whitfield the Jack.
son bar, will be associated with the
attorney general in the prosecution.
1t is contended that the company has
been operating in violation of the
Mississippi antitrust law since Oc-
tober 1, 1906.
| The action asks that the property
of the American SNUFF company be
reached by writs of garnishment and
that the charter of the Coor-W civilians
company be forfeited.
The proceeding, in all its main as
poets, resembles the proceeding re-
Gently waged against the Gulf Com
press company, being brought under
the same statutes
Notice 81 proceeding was filed yes
terday Oh Mr., Frazier, general agent
Of the company, and the incident was
rather unusual Mr.. Frazier was
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

cornered by deputy sheriff at the
union station just as he was about
to board the train, and had it not
been for the fact that the train pulled
into the station three minutes ahead
of time the deputy would have missed
the representative of the alleged
trust Service had been secured,
however, on the Coor-Williams To-
bacco company, alleged agent of the
American Snuff company.
The officers of the American Snuff
company named in the proceeding
are Martin J. Condor, ]. Peterson,
Otis Smith, John H. Bowers, E. w.
Somers, j. t. Fisher and Mr.. Griffin.
The defendants named, with the ex-
ception of Fisher and Griffin, are Of
ficers of the company, residing in
New York. Fisher and Griffin are
agents and statesmen.
The writ of quo warranto also
| names the individual members COM
posing the Coor-Williams Tobacco
company, R. H. Green, Eugene Simp-
son. w. B. Gibson and w. w. Ward.
In addition the company names a
hundred or more corporations, firms
and individuals in the state engaged
in the snuff trade, wholesale and
retail and lists them as defendants
In the action. Among the local firms
named are the Taylor-Wills Grocery
company, /. Lemley Brothers and the
Merchants Grocery company of Hat
tiesburg.
After naming all defendants in
action the bill alleges that the Ameri-
can Snuff company has been doing
business in this state for about six
years, and during the past three years
has had control of all the snuff ship
ped into Mississippi and offered for
sale, having absolute control of all
brands, with one or two unimportant
exceptions.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

. want ad In the News-that is :
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We get you q position free II you
will insert your wants in the Daily
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International Association Of Ma.
chinists, Local Union No. 62s-C. T.
Ellis, president; H. R. Stevens, secre-
tary. Meets second and fourth Friday
nights Of each month at o'clock in
Odd Fellows Hail.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
IN FRATERNAL
CIRCLES

list of the various secret societies,
with the time and place of meeting.
would possibly be of value to the pub
lie, the Daily News has prepared the
following.
Hattiesburs commandery No. a.,
Knights Templar-T. A. McElreath, e.
c.; J. w. Montague, Recorder. Meets
Tuesday nights in the Masonic Tenn
! pie at o'clock.
Hattiesburg Lodge No. as7, a. r. &
A. Mr.. H. Lee, w. NJ; J. D.,
Bennett, Secretary. Meets Monday
nights in Masonic Temple at p. m.
| Hattiesburg Royal Arch Chapter Ma
114.-W. M. Conner, H. p; ]. D. Ben.
nett Secretary. Meets Thursday
nights in the Masonic Temple at 5
o'clock.
Liberty Council No. Wv. M. Con-
ner, T. |. M; J. D. Bennett, Secretary.
Meets Friday nights In the Masonic
Temple at s O'clock.
Order Of the Eastern Stsr.--Mrs. 8.
c. Eaton, w. NJ; Mrs. M. Dunn, Score
sary. Meets Friday nights in the Ma
sonic Temple at s o'clock.
Woodmen Of the World, tsattIespuro
Camp, No. 449--E. q. Everitt, G. c.:
J. w. Brookshire, Clerk. Meets Thurs
day night in Odd Fellows Hall. at s
O'Clock.
Woodnen Circle, W. Q. W., rsannsi,
Grove No. 7s.--Mrs. r. w. Thames,
Guardian, Mrs. M. j. Coker, Clerk.
Meets second and foufth wednesday
As 7I'1 q e. ~ i T<3
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

Benevolent Protective Order OF Elks,
No. 5ss.-M. J. McGrath, E. r.; w. A.
McCloud, Secretary and Treasurer.
Meets Tuesday nights in their rooms
on West Front street at 8 o'clock.
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No.
1557.-Mr. ]. A. Frazier. President; F.
H. Hartman, Recording Secretary;
Meets Thursday nights in hall in the
Draughn building, at o'clock.
Leaf River Camp No. 28.--Al mem
bers of the above Camp are requested
to come forward and pay the amounts
due by them to the fund for the pur-
chase of the lot on which it is pro-
posed to build hail.
w. j. FOWLER, Clerk.
Hattiesburg Typographical Union,
No. 647.-Eugene Warren, president;
George F. Long, Secretary. Meets at
Martin Printing Company first Sunday
In each month.
! Hattiesburg Lodge 1877 |. Q. o. -
M. t. Sheehan, N. c.; A. F. Jones, ".
G.; DR.. VIM. Busby, r. s.; H. Katz. F.
S. Meets Monday nights in |. D. o.
F. Hall at o'clock.
| Hattiesburg Encampment No. 40, I.
o. o. FL. Coplin. G. p; R. H. Pen
der, scribe. Meets every Wednesday
night in Odd Fellows Hall at o'clock.
Rebekah Lodge No. II, I. o. o. F.
Miss Ella Risher, N. c.; Mrs. Lena
Trombley, v. G.; Miss Ida Cowart,
secretary. Meets Thursday nights at
o'clock. in Odd Fellows Hall.
Woodmen Of the World, Leaf River
Camp No. N2s.-W E. Martin, G. c.;
w. J. Fowler, Clerk. Meets Tuesday
nights in Odd Fellows Hall at p. M.
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks
Local No. SO. e. L. Russell. Presi-
dent; M. F. Gleason. Secretary. Meets
second and fourth Monday nights in
Odd Fellows hall at o'clock
Carpenters and Joiners Of America
Local Union No. 213. NJ O'Hara, pres
ident; E. B. Davis, recording secre-
tary. Meets Thursday nights. at 1880
o'clock in the commissioners room
at the county court house.
Knights Of ryrnIas, Crescent En-
campment No. IA. Foote, G. c.; ].
B. Burkett. v. G.; George fairfield,
X. r. s. Meets Monday nights over
citIsena Bank 4 8 O'Clock.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
REMOVAL NOTICE

DR.. T. B. Wright the dentist has
moved his Office to the Carter build
ing, third floor
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

nights in each month in Odd Fellows
Hall at 1880 o'clock.