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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08
THE Dali Y NEWSPAPER
IS Il NOR I'LL FORCE
BY MRS. R. L. IRELAND.

The idea suggested by the caption of
this article may at first sight appear
to be an absurdity The suggestion
that daily newspaper can exercise a
really moral force or WELD a distinctly
moral influence may strike some as
being even ludicrous. But not with
standing this current notion of the
daily press as being devoid of
moral quality, the real fact in the case
is that moral neutrality in the daily
newspaper is as utterly impossible as it
is in any other phase of human con-
duct Every newspaper must WELD a
distinctly moral or positively immoral
influence. The remorseless logic of
the situation forces every editor to
make his choice between these alter
natives-a moral or an immoral news
paper. The necessity of deciding so
momentous a question and the long
train of evil consequences that must
follow in the wake of wrong deci-
sion should impress every editor with
an overwhelming sense of his respon-
sibility. Every editor should recog.
nize the fact that he possesses infinite
capabilities of good or evil according
as the press the reflection of his ideas
and ideals, is devoted to justice and
morality or prostituted to injustice
and immortality. And that editor who
with lofty purpose and sublime ideal
turns from a financial consideration OF
sordid dollars and cents and plants his
publication upon the solid rock OF
morality deserves the applause and
support of every person who loves his
country and desires the uplifting oil
her people, for such an editor is
worthy to be called one of her mos
heroic sons. The trend of the age Is
toward materialism-the settlement
of every question on purely financia
basis and it is refreshing to the
moral sense to see an editor heroic
ally steming the tide and with unset
fish sacrifice of personal gain sending
out to the public a clean sheet-cleal
in both news columns and advertise
ments.
But the above thoughts are rather o
a negative character. What the pres
should not do. Speaking positively
how does the daily newspaper contrib
ute to the moral welfare of the pee
pie!
The world is dying for lack, of sym
pathy and mutual understanding, eacl
of the other. Why the misunderstood
ings between man and man? Why tn
bitter strife in the world? 1t is be
cause men do not, as yet, know eac
other. They cannot understand an
appreciate each other and see the rea
motives which prompt each others az
tions, and it is TO this inability of on
man to understand and appreciat
fully the motives underlying the act
of his fellow man that all the strif,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08
ThotPaper Mil.

The possibility of the early estab
lishment of a paper mill in Hattiesburg
to convert into a merchantab!e COM
modify the thousands of tons of waste
pine timber, heretofore cast aside or
burned for fuel in the mills and factor
les, conjures up in our. minds fancies
of fabulous wealth heretofore mdream-
ed of-yet we are told that the manu-
facturers of paper from pine pulp is
not an experiment, but an ectual ac-
complishment.
The Representative OF an Eastern
paper mill who spent Monday OF this
week in Hatiesburg. tells the Daily
News that pine pulp is nor only equal,
but actr- rsasasR. the best
quality q s. sHprfp~7-, D uanufact-
ure. He has tried it in his own mill
hence his statement is not in the ma
ture of a plausible theory, but the
recital of AN actual accomplishment.
Pine wood contains rosin, of course
and this must be eliminated. But
this is said to be easy of accomplish
ment, and the value of the rosin alone
viii pay the cost of separation.
The question of an adequate paper
supply is just now agitating the minds
of publishers throughout the country
The increased cost of wood pulp and
the growing scarcity of spruce and 9th
er woods of known quality, has hat
the effect of increasing the cost Of
newspaper production nearly fifty pei
cent during the past ten years ant
some of the best posted writer's on the
subject predict a paper famine within
a few years unless some substitute i,
found.
II yellow pine can be used. as nov
SO positively asserted, II seems tina
the solution of the question is near
The lumber mills have made grea
fnroads on the pine forests, but Their,
is still vast quantities of timber ii
this immediate section. Even on tht
cutover lands where the choicest treei
have been consumed, there are mil
lions of crooked cuts and smaller size
that can be readily converted into pa
per pulp
The question of securing paper mil
in Hattiesburg is mater well wortl
considering and every encouragement
should be offered the promoters Of thu
proposed enterprise.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08
Leland Hume Dord ./uggler.

Daily
Mississippi
making false statements the of the property of that
liable did deliberately and with
vndicv and Viuperative denial from
malignant
o oppression.
its indictment the Cumberland Telephone Company
the Daily News did not
stoop the language employed by enuncoy
contrary called attention
hcng Treasurer Webb of the Cumberland Telephone
Company
subsequently the another let
outside the limits
Despite high official the Mr. John
AFFIDAVIT
that the local exchange than 800 subscribers
Daily
iterates stat
Company
allowed embracing 500 connections
Treasurer Webb the facts and he
that the 795 the Haeburg and
that 127 of these outside limits inside
Manager
o on
Treasurer Webb
less for the taxation.
Both of
And this despite the fact that General Manager Hume The bust
Treasurer Webb attending Sunday School Assembly Nonteage
Mr. Hume his ntempeed ltimed TRADE this
that have paid
obligation"
Which leads believe
School Assembly greatly
and spirit
than
intelligent citizen
Company Company
voluntarily in its than $4,000
the Daily News this
something
The Daily time
In so doing has
newspaper Otherwise the
given by Hattesburg
champion.
Criticisms from of Leland Humes caibe capacity
Cling words and figures compliments while
that he has found
a truth andju justice.
1Ay will neither
weapon and right shield
berand Telephone
Of taxation and until that
conform the in
And this is the
ton
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

urer Webb, of the Cumberland Tele-
phone Company, that corporation has
only 1872 telephones in Forrest County.
1t is charging the people of Hatties.
burg on a basis of 500 phones at the
local exchange alone, thus taking so
cents month out of the pockets of
each subscriber. Isn't that robbery?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

A primary election will be held in
Biloxi tomorrow, and Dave Holt is pre-
pared to vote at least fourteen times
between the rising and the setting of
the sun.-Jackson News.
Why shouldn't he-when is is re-
liabily stated that he promised his
vote to every candidate in the run
ming?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

A headline in local contemporary
yesterday says: Democratic Conven-
ton Met Late This Afternoon" The
fact is that the Democratic convention
was doing business as early as yes
terday noon and the Daily News gave
the proceedings right up to the hour of
going to press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08
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. THE DAILY NEWS ::
I: DURING VACATION. ::

= If you are preparing to leave =
= on a summer trip, phone to the =
= Daily News and the paper will =
: follow you wherever you go. You =
+ will of course want to know =
= what is going on at home while :
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

A Kansas man who was swept into
the river by food says that he caught
hold of the tails of two catfishes and
was pulled ashore. By this we are led
to believe that catfish take to dry land
in Kansas.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08
Will GO TO PARIS
TO HIGHWAY CONGRESS-
Hearst News Service.

Buffalo, N. Y, July s.-Many- dele
gates to the national good roads meet
ing, in session here today, Announce
their intention of going to Paris in.
October, when an International confer
ence on highways improvement will be
held,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

The Kansas City Journal has an ed
itorfal under the caption of "The Men
ace of Bryan" but the Journal is a
Republican newspaper and we have a
hankering suspicion that the menace
aforesaid is felt chiefly in the ranks of
the Republican officeholders.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

orally remembered by. the friends and
business associates Of the oil magnate
in New York and-throughout the coun-
try and the telegraph wires today
carry hundreds of congratulatory mes
sages.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

The Montgomery Advertiser is dis
cussing the question of "Why An Old
Maid Keeps Cat" But the election
is over in Alabama and there is moth.
ing else to talk about.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

The letters of Treasurer Webb, of
the Cumberland Telephone Company
to city Assessor Beaumont appear in
fun in this issue Of the Daily News.
This correspondence more than sub
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

A well known society authoress
raises frogs as a fad. Raising any
thing except children seems to go with
these ultra-fashionable folk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

A. woman doesn't object to hus-
band with will of his own-provid-
ing it is in her favor
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

If you want good riding bicycle
just phone us. Home phone III. We
will bring it to you. s. Parker. ster-
ems building, East Pine street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

This thing of mysteriously disap-
pearing seems to have become hobby
with jackson lawyers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

A man who has no sympathy for
others Is mt man.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

ED
Now thai Anna and Helie have hitch
ed up, the country can take rest.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

Accordine)to the statement Of Treas
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08

HEARST TELEGRAPH AND CA
BILE SERVICE received daily, the ex-
elusive franchise for which is owned
by the Daily News.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-08
FOR CONGRESS.

OF Hancock county as candidate in
the Democratic primary for re-nomi-
nation to the 61st Congress from the
9Th district of Mississippi.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
! HEARsT AS a RADICAL CON.
81 CONSERVATIVES

Any fear which may have been felt
That The radical elements would be SO
dominant In the two great parties tina.
no candidate would be presented to
The public who would represent the
baSlness view OF national policies, Is
sdisstpafed by the COLONIZATION of Mr..
Ho'assts new conservative party: Who
ist there to whom business would turn
9Th such an distinctive feeling OF
sc1na'isnce as TO iafs. Hcsrstg He Ia
lfS physisian In The nervous anu ap-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
Sermons In stones.

Leisure is sweet to those who have
earned ii, but burdensome to those
who get it for nothing.
A sunny, cheerful heart changes n
world of gloom into paradise OF
beauty.
One mans heart makes him a king
In n hoyel-another's a wretch in Il
palace,
No education is adequate to me
needs of life which does not produce
decision of character. courage. self
control and perseverance.
Happiness is means rather than
ON end. 1t creates energy, promotes
growth and nutrition and prolongs
life.
We should treat our detractors and
caiumniators as Mirabeau did When
speaking at Marseillcs he was called
"calumniator. liar. assassin. scoun-
drcl.' He said: Il wait. gentlemen,
until these amenities are exhausted"
Success Magazine"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
Tho sp-ead of Enaliah.

II language is true measure OF CON
quest. ms Inns been contendcd. then
Ahslo-Sa4on speech is rapidly conquer.
lug the continent. according 10 the In
vestigntion Of contributor to Harper's
Weekly. An Anglicism introduced into
Italy few years ago created little
short of a literary tumult In ROME. The
hrst subway IN the Eternal City. y
short passage under the Quirinal hill.
was opened 10 the public. who prompt.
ly christcnei II I'll tunnel" The pntrI.
oiic Indignation was awakened. Tram
way" had been accepted. but angry
professors and students besicged the
Romnn papers. demanding TO know
what had become Of 'traforo'' or "gal-
lcria." good italian words. and where
this English madness WAS to end Nev.
crthelcss III tunnei' thus FAR holds Its
own
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
Last HONS of Elder Duck.

At present there is hut one breeding
place of the cider duck in the United
States. That is Old Mans island. sit
nated iii the town OF Cutler. in Maine.
II is one aud one-hulf miles east OF the
Cross island life saving station and
was leased by the state with the I'M
derstanding that 1t was to I've used for
the protection. propagation and prcser-
walton ~ all Wild birds. The state.
through the efforts OF the Audubon So
ciety, is trying to preserve three species
OF Wild fowl-the elder duck. the putin
aud the laughing gull-from cxtermi-
nation IN Maine. Their eggs are large
and very palaiable and highly priced
by fishermen for food.-kennebec Jour
nal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
UseIoss Veto.

When Judge Nathaniel Ewing was
examining class Of applicants for
naturalization In the I'liicd States
district court recently lac propouuded
this question of u sou OF the father,
lond TO learn what he knew OF our
Legislative system:
When a I'LL that has passed con.
sfsss Is vetoed by the president what
becomes of itT'
The Tenton wasn't puzzled for au
instant. @f
he has 10 pay &c just the saue.'' no
sAplied.
lie VIII wait awhile Tor his f.nnl
sapssa.--cisysisni Leadef. {.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
Entered Mt the Newport News. Va.
postoHlce as second-class matter.
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908.
THE LENTEN SEASON.


Today, Ash Wednesday. ushers In
tho J.cnten scason--thc season 81
fasting, penltencc and more strict at :
tention TO religious duties OF all kinds.
In every religious systcm abstinence
Ia regarded as the most important
part of religious discipline. as a
means OF bringing the grosscr nature
into subsection with the spiritual, and
the mind into n condition when II Is
truly penitcnt for past offensc. The
Ramadan OF the Mohammedans H. n
Christian Lent: although II has been
asserted that the prophet was lnfu-
enced much more by sanitary reasons
than by religious ones In prescribing
such abstinence from certain kind OF
foods and from vino during the hot
season of the year when Ramadan oc-
ours. or course, we know that tho
Christian Lent was instituted In
remembrance of Chrlst's fast OF forty
days in tho wilderness. which pre-
cedcd Ills temptation. but whether il
was begun by his apostles OF by their
successors is not quite 80 clear. The
length OF the fast is said to have VA :
rlcd at various times: but about the
year III 1t was fixed at the forty
days OF abstinence as now observed
that Is forty days of abstinence, as
the Sundays are not counted ms fas,
DAYS by the church.
IN the Roman Cathol'c church IL ;
rules TO be observed during Lent are
definitely laid down, 30 that the faith
full have no doubts as TO their duty.
but in those Protestant churches that
keep Lent, there il wider latitude
permitted. SO that II is left largely TO
the individual conscience, and there
fore II wider diversity of opinion pre-
walls regarding the efficacy. obligation
and form of fasting. as we'll as with
regard to self-dcnial in other ways,
particularly In the matter OF amusc-
ments. 1t can hardly be argued by
anyone OF intelligence that fasting, In
Itself is. OF any use 10 the so"ig
health, unless 1t has some greater Of
feet that mere modification OF the
body. While all forms of self-res-
tralnt are wholesome moral exercises
in keeping the body in Subsection. Yet
their effect must reach deeper than
that to be of any real use, A largo
number of those who are strict OBJ
servors OF days Of abstinence are not
IN the least addicted TO tho pleasures
OF the table, so that fasting Is but lit
tie ponnance 10. them; but It is far
harder for manly TO give up such
pleasures as excite them and wastes
their time; to restrain their temper
and TO refrain the tongue; and to all
OF these Lent will give fine oppor-
unity for the exercise OF se!f-dcn,ai
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
Bees and Boys.

In many Of the California apiarles
boys are being employed almost alto
Eether TO take care OF the bees. 1t is
only in swarming time that other help
Is needed. After little experience a
hoy can care for many hives. and /, Is
said that they are not stung as often
as the men.
1t has been figured up that farm
et's boy who is given 1--WE hives of bees
10 begin with and who will work in.
dustr.orsly can make more money In
ten years than his father can on = farm
OF lGD acres. Glover honey brings a
good price. and the market is always
short OF Philadelphia Telegraph.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
LITTLE JohNNiEs."

Johnny hung his little sister.
She was dcai before they misser her
Johnny's allus up t. tricks.
Amt he cute?-he's only six,
Johnny with bis little AK
Dealt his brother orful wacbs.
lie don't care II mamma kicks.
Amt he cu,e?-hc's only six.
John has gone from bad to worse;
Now his fathers in hearkc
Smearei him with load OF bricks.
Amt he cnte?-he's only six
johnny saw a buzs-saw buzz
Like bike. and thought it WIZ.
Johnny's CORPSE Is full of hicks:
Amt he cute?-ho's only six.
Cornell Widow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04

Iprchcnsivc hours of convalcsonce. The
flushed voice of the sick room per.
vadcs Its editorial pages. The Plum
derbund is forgotten. The trusts. por-
trayed with all their sufficient fullness
OF glrth, have taken on a l7nign ana
genial aspect. AS mr. brisbane said In
an address the other day. Hearst Is
acting as n friend of n sick man or
panic stricken people, Ia trying to
restore confidence. to make people
take cheerful view. to help get back
financial help
Only recently his papers contained
some of their old fashioned remarks
about the Supreme Court decisions af-
fecting labor questions, and Mr..
Hearst very properly rcbukcd them in
letter to the editor" full OF sound.
rebukcd who is not MS conservative
1T wac no time for appeals to class
prejudice and for attacks on the
courts. With business PROSTATE. tho
the voice that" according to Mr..
Hearst. once warned the people,
vigorously. savagely. sensatlonally, Ii
you like.' must be moderated to a
gentle whisper. The hush of the sick
room must be respected. But MIR.
Hearst the conservative does not con-
line himself TO rebukes of his editors
"hcn they for n moment forget that
the savage. sensational" doctrine OF
TWO years ago IL no longer I'm place.
now That The Is trying to WOO bust
ness back to health. Everybody Is
reubuked who Is not rs conservative
ana gentle as he Ia In his present
mood President Roosevelt. accord
Ing to MIR. Hearst. means well, but he
Is yelling at the top of his voice in
opportunity and incorrectly" He IS
a strong, ignorant driver OF the ma :
tional buggy" lie knows practically
nothing of business, while Mr.. Hearst
Is business man. with pay roll OF
Sb.0O0,000. Bryan also Is much too
i
dangerous TO be trusted In this deli
cato situation. What" asks Mr..
Hearst. viii be the probable effect ON
the community of Democratic Pres.
idrnt arrayed In the contrasting col
ors of tho full Democratic regnlla %
lie shircrs TO think of It. The physi-
clans thoughts SO out to that nervous,
npprChcnsive patient over whose room
none can preside so well as he
MIR, Hearst evidently regards thi,
year MS one that calls for conserya-
tive, and among all the cxpedicnts o,
The politicians who wish to appear
both conservative and radical one
thing at one moment and another a,
another, one thing to one element and
thc reverse to the other, none ia moro
amusing than this SHIFT on tho Gar,
OF n man who was SO badly beaten in
New York only 4 year and half AGO
because people believed him radical IN
inc point of being rcvolutionary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04

The fact that there will be loos
ueicsatcs in the Denver convention
ana only 992 in the Chicago convcn
Ton Is explained by the allotment by
the Democrats of six delegates each
10 the District of Columbia. Hawaii
aud Porto Rico, TO which the Repub-
means allot only two delegates each
apiece, and the allotment by the Re-
publicanS OF two delegates to tho
philippines. which will not be rep
resented in the Democratic conycn-
ton
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04
A ROYAL RIDDLE.
Perhaps Historians Can Identity This
English King Richard.


A traveller who recently returned
from Italy propounded the other night
conundrnm. which perhaps some
deeply learned historian can solve. He
said: "ln the city OF Lucca. about nifty
miles northeast OF Lcghorn. stands the
Church of ST. Fredan. and in II Ia
tomb. hearing tho following inscription.
"lIere lcB King Richard a scepter bear
ct and kind. lie was king OF England and
held the sovereignty of Poland. He gave
up HIS sovereignty. For Christ he relin-
quished ell. Therefore In Richard Eng
land lea given to us a saint. lie was tho
progenltor OF st. Wulburga tho Virgin. 81.
Nirillcbald and st. vinebali. by whose suf-
fcrancc the sovereignty OF Poland may DO
givcnsus.
at Is III Latin. OF course. but the at
tempt Mt translation is substantially
correct. Now, who was this Richard :?
The first Richard. king of England.
died ut the siege of Chalus. in Nor
mandy from the arrow OF Bertrand
Gourdon and lies buried in the Fonte-
ornult abbey. Normandy The second
English King Richard was deposcd by
Lancaster aud murdered In the castle
OF pontefrnct. His tomb is In West
minister abbey.
There was only one other English
King Richard. and II Is known that he
met Ills fate upon the field OF BOsworth.
His body was buried in the Greyfrlnrs
church. as directed by his conqueror
Richmond.
"Those are the only King Richards OF
England known TO history. and none ot
fhutn ullr fLo lIli Nnnn ,,.n, lirsx -
! Polnnd. nor, as far as can remember
was any other English monarch. Nor
was any enc an ancestor of the saints
with remarkable names. through whose
favor the people OF Lucca expected to
| get the Polish Kingdom. The legend
they tell you in Lucca Is that this Kin.
Richard died there while on a pilgrim
age TO Rome.
NOW. who waa he? Somebody Is
| buried In Tint tomb, and the people
| who wrote the Inscription evidently
did II In good faith Who was tho
gentleman who. posing az the King OF
England and Poland. died and was
buried Mt Iuccn? Can 1t be that some
lmpostor played trick on the good
people OF the fair Italian city and got
n monument and the title OF saint by
SO doing? Or is it my historical knowl-
edge that Is Mt fauit?"
We'll" replied the antiquarian, "lhe
question is certainly puzzler. A sin.
gular fact Is that John Evelyn. man
full of curious learning. n scholar and
IN Oxford man, mentions this tomb
In his diary simply saying that st.
Fredians Is remarkable to us for the
corpse OF 81. Richard, an English king
who died here-that Is. Mt Lucca. lie
makes no comment, evidently taking
the fact as one we'll known TO history.
But I confess I am inclined to think
somebody played medieval joke upon
The good monks OF st. Fredlan. How.
ever. perhaps some one can explain
New York Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-04

The rhaw family says that the rea.
son 1t Is trying to pry Evelyn lose
from Harry Is that abe Is not good
enough for him. Maybe she n no.
out Harry is bad enough for Evelyn.
bad as she is.