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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Chopped COTTON instead
OF PICKING BLACKBERRIES

A prominent gentleman of this city
tells rather good joke on some ne
groes, and, incidentally, on himself.
One day last week he thought about
how good blackberry jam tasted, es-
pecially when made at home, and held
until winter came on.
So, early next morning he told me-
gro that was working for him to go
out about the old picnic grounds
across Leaf River and pick a lot of
blackberries. The negro started bright
and early and not finding any black
berries to amount to anything at the
place named, he was informed by two
other negroes who were out on the
same mission that they knew where
there were plenty of blackberries in a
field short distance away.
Desiring to obtain as many berries
do poooiplC anu thC tNO IlC5lOCo 3
painted the picture black with berries,
the three hied themselves to the field
Of farmer a short distance away.
They found the berries all right and
were helping themselves bountifully
when suddenly the owner of the field
appeared on the scene and demanded
to know by what right they were ap-
propriating his berries. The negroes
couldn't explain the matter to suit the
man, who, they allege, was carrying
an awful big shot gun, and he told
them that his cotton needed chopping
mighty bad and ordered them to fall
in line for the cotton patch. The ne
groes protested, but the man behind
the gun was obdurate. He provided
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02

hoes for them and they all went to
work
One of the negroes told his boss
that he thought of trying to escape but
the river was on one side and the bad
looking gun on the other.
The negroes claim that they worked
until night chopping cotton when they
were released, the man with the gun
telling them when they wanted berries
from his field after this to consult him
unless they preferred chopping cotton.
When the negro who had been sent
out for the berries returned home late
that night, his boss said:
well, how many berries did you
get?"
Boss, l hasn't been blackberry hunt
ing; l has been chopping cotton"
"Did l send you out to chop cotton p
"No, sir, but dat didn't make no diff
ference when dat white man come ur
wild his gun and said, you niggers &C
to chopping cotton"
The employer of the negro thought
it was a good joke and no doubt the
man whose cotton was chopped was
well pleased with the outcome.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
[AF / IS NOMINEE
BY b|GMAJOR|TY

I'VE expect to lose anyhow kind. 1t
is known that Mr.. Fairbanks is to have
a bunch of delegates from the South
ern States and expects support from
other quarters.
Between now and convention time
the struggle will be to control the
national committee. In times past,
notably in 1884, the convention upset
recommendation of the national COM
mittee, and in 1892 the anti-Harrison
men at first controlled the national
committee only to lose it, and as a re,
suit scores of federal officeholders
were seated as delegates and President
Harrison as result was nominated on
the first ballot, only to be over
whelmingly defeated at the polls. The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Pretty Lively Pooling.

was out walking in Kingston. ia
maica, one afternoon, and while on a
narrow street | came upon two black
women, each apparently in II towering
rage. Each woman's tongue was 60
ing at phenomenal rate. but not
word of their screeching jargon was
ineligible to me.
Finally one of the women scooped
up a double handful of the ever pres
ent Kingston dust and flung it over
the other woman. with a wild shrek of
laughter. The dust covered woman re-
taliated by taking a tin pan she had
in her hand and, scoopng up couple
Of quarts of the dirty water in the gut
ter by the roadside. drenching her as
sailant with it, while all that part of
Kingston resounded with the mad
laughter. The two women then closed
in on each other and proceeded to en-
gage in a prolonged wrestle. which
resulted In both of them falling to the
ground. where they rolled over and
over in cloud of dust and finally
stood upon their feet. facing each other
in state of dirt and disorder beyond
description.
Fearing that they would make a sec
ond onslaughton each other and wish
ing to play the part. of peacemaker. ]
stepped forward and asked:
what is the trouble?"
Courtesying low, one OF the women
said in soft. drawing voice:
mo trouble at all. mastah; we's jess
foolin'." -Exchange
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
$4,000 M|[ESTO We'd
MAN OF HER choice

ippines and as he expected to return
in . couple of years the engagement
was announced and the wedding was
to have taken place Easter. 1906. Fa-
well, however, was ordered to Japan
and. afterward to China. He had ex-
'pected to return to this country last
month, when the wedding was to have
taken place, but he learned he would
have to remain in China for three more
years. <
The bride-to-be then went to Wash
ington, saw President Roosevelt and
asked If Fawell could not be ordered
home, but this awaited nothing. Miss
Matthews consequently decided to
leave for Hong Kong.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Hearst News Service.

= Baltimore, June 2.-According to
adyices received by relatives in this
city, Miss Nellie Matthews. daughter of
Nicholas M. Matthews, of Baltimore,
will be married this week in Hong
Kong, China, after journey of $4,000
miles. The bridegroom will be Ensign
Reed NJ. FawelI of Lincoln, Neb., now
commanding the United States gun
boat Samar, stationed at Hong Kong.
Ensign Fawell was member of
the class of 1905, of the Naval Acad-
envy and it was at hop Annapolis
that he met Miss Matthews. -Four
years ago he was ordered to the Phil
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
FACTS ABOUT BOOK OF JOB.
Great Epic Probably Not the Work OF
One Man.

The creation Of the tribal epic was
to some extent regarded as a tribal
work, like the building of the tribal
temple. Believe, then, II you viii,
that the prologue of Job and the ep-
ilogue and the speech of Elihu are
things inserted after the original
work was composed. But do not sup
pose that such insertions have that
obvious and spurious character which
would belong to any insertions in a
modern individualistic book. Do not
regard the insertions as you would re-
gard a chapter in George Meredith
which you afterwards found had not
been written by George Meredith, or
half a scene in Ibsen which you found
had been cunningly sneaked in by Mr.
William Archer Remember that this
old world, which made these old
poems like the Iliad and Job, always
kept the tradition of what 1t was
making. A man could almost leave
a poem to his son to be finished az rs
would have finished it, just as a
could leave a field to his son to
reaped as he would have reaped
What is called Homeric unity maj
fact or not The Had may
been written by one man. 1t
have been written by hundred q
But let us remember that there
more unity in those times in
dred men than there is unity now
one man. Then a city was like
man. Now one man is like a cit!
civil war.-G. X. Chesterton in
mans. "
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Why Should He Boast?

'T have seen London" said the
speaker, waving his left arm, 81 have
ridden through the streets of Paris;
have stood among the monuments
of Berlin; have Toasted my eyes up
on the beauties of Vienna; | have
gazed upon the eternal hills of Rome,
and /" Eyes" interrupted man in
the gallery, but I'll bet $40 you've
never seen Main street in Scrubbgrass,
Penn
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
ICOUNTRY'S EMIGRATION
EXCEEDS IMMIGRATION

parted from our shores, while only
337 900 have arrivedan excess out
bound of 100000, and these figures are
the more impressive when IT is remsm-
bered that V7T00O of the $4,000 i'm
migrants came in during November,
before the European had grasped fully
what was to follow our financial panic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02


Republican who captured control of the
national committee from Quay, Plat,
Garrison, Foraker and Wolcott and
their friends and used this control to
seat the federal office holder con-
testants was John c. New, Harrison's
consul general to London, and.father OF
Harry New Harry New went through
this fight with his father and he knows
the ropes.
At st. Louis in 1896 Marcus A.
Hanna and his friends controlled the
national committee, and in the prelim-
inaries they bundled the Thomas B.
Reed delegates and all delegates op-
posed to Mckinley out of the window
with scant courtesy and with scarcely
a hearing. 1t was on that occasion
that the late Sam Fessenden, of Con-
necticut had wordy war with Hanna
and turned upon Joe Marley, of Maine,
who had forsaFen Reed, with God AL
mighty hates gutter" For
this fracas Fessenden to his last day
was practically on the shelf in Con-
(5cticut politics. The scenes at the
fsessions of the national committee
and the credentials committees Of the
two parties have in years gone by been
riotous and it is predicted that similar
scenes will be enacted here during the
next two weeks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Safety In Numbers.

Old Uncle Abner, an ex-slave, was
cry i'll, and the daughter of his for
ner master had called to bring him
lelicacies and to offer consolation. Il
rope, Hncle Abner," she said sympa-
hetically, that you are thoroughly
acquainted with the goodness of the
ord of course, / is, chile" the
Id negro replied. why, honey, rss
1een converted bout IA times. Lip
lincotts Magazine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Taking No Chances.

A farmer who took much pride in
the looks of his fattening pigs cnce
purchased a pair from neighbor.
Upon delivery at the usual age of
eight weeks they seemed to him rather
small
Eying them obviously, he remarked
dryly. "Guess | had better keep the
cat shut up for few days"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
A Hard Stunt.

Mammal Good gracious, Georgiel
What. is the matter with Freddie
Jones? Is the child having fit7
Georgia No, mamma. You know Fred
die shutters, and we bet he couldn't say
"altitudinosity" before Robbie ran
twice around the block.-Puck.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Pondsrous.

Evelyn--He's a very learned man.
You wouldn't think SO. would youi
Natica-oh. yesi suspected It At once.
Evelyn = Indeed7 Natica : Yes. he
makes me so tiredl-I Illustrated Pits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02

: Flattery. <
THAT supercilious editorial of yours
this MOI ming, said the caller. was a
palpable imitation OF Macaulay.e
"Ahr' replied the editor, you are
n mood for battery
IL did not intend to flatter you re
oired the caller icily-
RE? oh. dear, no. was thinking
Of Macaulay.'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Hearst News Service.

Washington, June 2.-For the first
time since the government began
keeping records the country's emigra-
ton in a stated period has embedded
Immigration. During the seven months
lat have now elapsed since the octo-
her panic 10000 workpeople have de-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
Had Been Busy.

Had Beer Busy.
A man who served as hackman In
Hampstead. Long Island, for over SO
years died. Some days previous. as
he sat doing in front OF the rail
road depot, commuter said 10 him:
You must have seen some quse
things. Luke. in your half century o
going to and fro?" Dunno as have
was tho slow answer "just hacked,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-02
ARTHUR /. VORYS, TAFT'S MANAGER.


detail it his
the like Taft himself the most genial and
modesy
quietly results that
interested
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires Of Horn
blower & Weeks. members OF the
New York and Boston Stock Elk
changes, New York Office, 81 Center
Boston. April 4, 1905
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
CLOSING PRICES,

Reported over private wires Of Prince
& Whitley, members of the New
York and Boston Stock Echanges
New York Office, 30 Broadway. and 10
Center street, New Haven. Conn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
ClonrIngs


tits S2,64i59l,l5 5Ol,6SO19 3O90, 5Ot.7t
Decrease clearIngs, week 1908, $i5d.-
1880.
Balances 1907, S3S6,53D.ls.
Difference balances $i6 7G6. 60.
clearlngs 1906 $2,SIS,GS9.20
Clearlngs 1905, $2,h10, 1888.
Clearlngs 1904, $2,595,5Sl27.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
The tn! Union Trust Go,
NEW HAVEN.

Chartered by the state or Connecticut
with authority to act as Executor, Ad-
ministrator. Guardian Receiver or
trustee, under will or deed,
Is legal depository Of money paid in
TO Court, ana Puolic Trust Funds, acts
az Trustee for Municipalities, Corpora
tions and individuals, and administers
,rrnets Of All kinds. Empowered to act
as Registrar of stocks, Bonds or other
to,r fmnds. and do all business such as
!. "s usually done by Trust Companies.
# also does a general banking busi-
ness, collecting checks n, notes, coupons.
oach trust Is invested by Itself ana
tani separate and apart from the gen.
avail assets of the Company.
This company is by law regularly
.,,,,inod hy the Bank Examiner of the
state Of Connecticut
HENRY l.. HOTCiIK1SS. President.
EUGENE s. BRISTOL, Treasurer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
the NATIONAL
TRADESMENS BANK
Of New Haven

Is prepared to meet the active demand
go, Letters of Credit drawn In Sterling
,o,. ,hc usc OF travellers abroad, and for
Letters Of Credit drawn in dollars for
thc usc of travellers on this continent
during the coming seasons OF travel
Travellers Checks are also issued,
available everywhere.
All business you may give lis viii be
handled 10 the best advantage.
We trust YOU may see I'll 10 favor us
with your patronage
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires 81 Prince
& Whitley. members of the New
York and Boston Stock Exchanges,
New York office, 50 Broadway, and IS
Center street New Haven.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06
LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS..

Corrected daily by Kimberly Root &
Coz Investment Brokers, 1873 Orange
ei
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25

Broad Street residence, or boarding house,
Is rooms; furnished complete. Lot 100 feet
front All in readiness for summer board
ers. Price bargain on easy terms.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25
Harrison Chew was a grand success. and SAC
were rpalizad for the new ehnrnh fund

Harrison Chew was grand success. and SAC
were realized for the new church fund.
Miss Laura DeHart will sing a solo at
the concert TO be given on Thursday night
of this week by Prof A S Clark in the
Country Club Casino in Woodbury..
Miss Florence Brinton, from Philadel-
phia, is spending week with her grand
mother, Mrs Mary Brinton.
Mrs. Robert Z. Gibbs is spending ten
days with her daughter, Mrs Clay W Rees-
man in Center Hall, Pa.
Miss Gertrude Beaupain, from Philadel-
phia, was guest over-Sunday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Phifer
Mrs. Roger Burrows, Charles and Edith,
from Woodbury., visited few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs Charles I'll Babceck.
Miss Margaret Hammell, from Philadel-
phia, is spending month with her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Hammell.
Miss Mamie Harrigan, from Philadelphia,
will be she guest Of Miss May Gibbs for two
weeks.
David Hunter picked and sent to market
six baskets of tomatoes on last Saturday,
June Gosh. These are the earliest heard
from.
Thomas H Robb has invested in Ramb-
Ter runabout. This is she fourth automo-
bile owned in Thorofare.
Little Susannah Morris was brought
home last week from the Hahnemann Hos
pital, in Philadelphia, where she was OBJ
liged to undergo two operations. AT one
time her life WAS fipanaired of even nv 6he
surgeons and her recovery is regarded as
being miraculous.
Mr.. and Mrs William G. Thompson and
son Leon, from Paulsboro, were guests Iasl
Sunday Of Mrs. Margaret HammiII.
The friends OF Joseph Carter gave him d
surprise on last Saturday evening Those
who presented themselves were Mr.. and
Mrs Louis OFT, James Carter and wife,
William MoGilI and wife, Mrs. Minnie
Ohenland, Tabor Rambo. Charles Myers and
wife, Ernest Grossmon and family. Charles
sohon,ber and wife, Henry Sehombef, Hrs
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25

Kate Muller. Richard Hnmmel and wife,
William Noll; the Misses Lottie Riehi, Eda
Scham, Maud Cornell, Maine Headley,
Anna Carter, Frances McGih, Mary Morris,
Anna Miller, Leonora Reinhart; the Messrs.
Wesley Riehi, John Riehl, George Finsel,
Hax Harring, Frederick Weller, Edward
Morris, Leon Pearson. AlYin Day, Howard
Carter, Frank Brnner, Louis Otto, Jr., Louis
Miller and Leo Garter. Delicious refresh
ments were served and music and dancing
and games made delightful evening.
The following program was given at the
Grange on Monday night Of this week:
The Old and the New was read by Miss
Margaretta Low Mrs. William Yonkers
read Room for YOU sRothsohild' 3
Rules, were given by Mrs. James Carter.
The Organistn was read by Miss Anna
Carter. The question "What flowers can
be grown by she women on the farm to get
she most satisfaction with she least laboI?n
was answered with peonies, chrysanthe-
NUNS. lilacs, hardy pinks, dahlis, and
asteTs. The question, Should the thought
Of utility crowd out the ideal and beauu-
full in making homer will be discussed
as the next Grange meeting. The closing
thoughs was Brother can best help
brosher, not by aims giving, but by joining
with him in an intelligent and resolute ct
fort for the uplifting Of all. = A discussion
on crops followed the program.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25
THoRoFARE.

Dom forget the congregational meeting
in the church on Friday night OF this week.
a full attendance and free expression Of
opinion is desired regarding site for the
new church. All members of twenty one
years and over will be entitled to vote.
Augustus S. Truncer has offered TO donate
a desirable piece of land for the purpose
The Rev. JIM. Hunt made his sermon to
the children on last Sunday morning sort
Of object lesson. First was the glass of pure
water which represented human nature as
il was created Then be added what he
called original sin" and stained the water
slightly. Temptation" came next and
colored il darby, and then the blood OF
Christ was added and it became pure again.
The children seemed much interested.
There was a large audience. The sermon
on next Sunday morning will be the second
on the Shepherd Psalm
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers and ferns for the entertain
ment on Children's night. The program
was that indicated by The Shining Path. !"
The music was inspiriting and was given
with enthusiasm. After the opening exer-
cises, THE Welcome Speech was made By
Charles DeHart Willie Bowers told What
I Would Rather Be. = Martha Norton re-
cited What Is It?'' and Catherine Felt
man gave "a Good Method. Miss May
Gibbs sang lullaby very sweetly, and
The Bud and she Roseu was recited by
Alice WiDdish. aGive Us Men, = said Lew
is r. Wilkins, and II Want to Tell YOU
was prettily told by Florence Wyne "A
Lesson in Arithmetic by Gustaye Hudson /;
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25

BY local applications, as they cannot reach she
diseased portion Of the ear. There Il only Que
way 10 cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused BY an IN
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Il intiamed
You have q rumbiing sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever,
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inftamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We Will give one Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness {caused by eatarrh1 that dnsl-
not be cured By Halls Qntarrh Cure. Send log
circulars, free.
Sid BY Ill Druggists, 75c- k
Take Hall s Family PILLS fox canet1a at!oxk
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-06-25
BUSINESS STANDS

Good hostelry in one of the best towns in
South Jersey, 81 rooms steam heat; large
stable and sheds. Price at office