The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-21

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that the worlds richest woman is not
utterly lacking in charitable instincts.
Few financiers have more extensive
interests than has Mrs. Green. Near
ly every important corporation in the
world has some of its stocks or bonds
in Hettys strong box, and she has
extensive real estate possessions in
New York, Chicago Texas and else
where. She personally superintends
this vast estate, and the man shrewd
enough to cheat her in a trade has
not yet been born. In fact, many
famous financiers have in the past
been saved from disaster by appealing
to Mrs. Green. Incidentally, they have
paid roundly for their salvation.
Mrs. Green's first husband was Ed
ward Mott Robinson, who died in
1865, leaving her a. large fortune,
which she has doubled many times by
shrewd and judicious investments. In
1867 Mrs. Green, then a wealthy
widow, acquired her present cogno-
men by marrying Edward H. Green,
who died in 1902. Since then, many
and divers men have made goo-goo
eyes at the sprightly widow, but with
out effect.
Bond Issue.
1t takes a lot of money to conduct
the municipal government of a big
town like. New York. This statement
will be vouched for by Comptroller
Metz, upon whose shoulders rests the
formidable burden Of providing fct
the financial solvency Of the city. Just
now the treasury isn't overfowing
with coin, and in order to raise the
wind" and keep the receipts within
hafling distance of the expenditures,
the comptroller has had to arrange
another bond issue.
The new issue will be Of the tidy
sum of $12,5OO,OOO and will be sold
Monday. Twelve millions will run for
fifty years, while the small balance
will be redeemable in a decade. The
bonds will bear per cent. interest.
The last two public sales Of city bonds
have been at IL per cent, but the
comptroller believes that the election
of new Theodore of the United
States, in the person of William H.
Taft, has restored confidence to such
an extent that the new issue of As
will be greedily licked up by investors.
For the convenience of out of town
capitalists desiring to invest in these
bonds, the writer will gladly act as
broker for reasonable commission.
Cash must accompany the commune
cation and no attention will be paid
to letters containing less than a mil
lion dollars.
Awful Word in Town.
Observation-Disclosures Hermod
come into court"
That's what John McSherry, crier
in the court of Justice Platzek, had to
tear out of his vocal organs this week.
At the hour Of rushing to press. it is
reported that he will recover.
The "Dam-and-soforth" isn't a new
cuss word or the name of breakfast
food, although it is quite worthy Of
either. It's Norwegian corporation.
and it inflicted itself upon the New
York courts by filing suit which has
to do with the stranding of the Nor
wegian steamship Hermod outside of
the harbor of Cardenas on February
81, 1905.
Ta-ta, Mr.. Devil.
Mr.. Henry w. Savage's Devil"
Henry E. Dixey, has gone hence from
the Garden Theatre, and the remain
ing disciples of Mephistopheles are
playing to audiences that daily shrink
in number. 1t is evident that the
vogue of His Satanic Travestry is a
thing of the past and even the genius
of Mr.. Arliss, head "Devil' to Belasco
cannot long keep the Hungarian COM
edy before the American public. Old
Nick had huge vogue while he last.
ed, but it was evident from the first
that he was too subtle for Americans.
A drama which bears the title of
Mary James Pa" will succeed 1.-THE
Devil" at the Garden Theatre, and
VIII have its first metropolitan per
Torrance on Monday night. Another
new dramatic offering for Monday