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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
CORN STARCH MUFrINs.

Silt together twice two cups of corn
meal. one cup Of -four. one cup of
Cornstarch. two level tablespoons of SUI
gar, ono level teaspoon OF salt and six
level teaspoons of baking powder Beat
two eggs add two cups of milk and add
TO the dry ingredients, stir a little. then
add one-third cup Of soft butter and
beat hard. Turn into hot creased muf-
fin pans and bake Is minutes In n hot
oven. This makes two pans and the
recipe may be divided for a small 70 m
ily.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
TAYLOURS AND SMITHS.
They Were tho lCommonest Trades In
 the Thirteenth Century,

The manufacture of leather in the thirteenth century seems to have been important. showing that leather jer. kins and brooches were commonly worn. We have 10 skynners. 40 bar. kars, G saddelers. g cordeweners. 167 soutcrs (shocmakers) and 8 glovers. The surname feuster is trade name denoting a maker of pack saddles.
 The commonest trades are taylour and smyth. since one lived in almost every village The taylours number f07. of whom 40 are called by the Latin name of cissor. In addition to 261 smyths. several are specialized. There are two arusmyths. three loke- smyths, three goldsmyths. five fferours (shoeing smiths) and six marshals (far- riers).
 The wryght wrought both in wood and metal. The number catalOgued Is 1SG. of whom S1 are called by the Latin name faber French favre). one of the few cases in which the Latin translation of d trade name has be- come common surname. The wryGhts' trade. like that of the sTnyths, was specialized The arkwryght made the great arks or chests in which the clothes or meal were stored, and we find q plowwryght. a wheelwryght. two shippewryghts, eleven cartwryGhts and two glasswryghts (glaziers,. who were probably concerned with the win dows of churches. Glass windows in houses were rare.
 The bakesters are few 0ifteen). sug- Sesting that families baked their own bread. There are twenty-six butchers Cheshewcr. bocher or carnifex). whence Labouchere. while the surname potter shows that this trade was in existence. The fysshers (forty-three) were opu- lent. being taxed twelve times as much as laborers.-London Notes and Que ries.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
MoSBY WAS THERE.
A Cavalry Regiment Found Him, but
 Didn't Make a Capture.


 General John S. Mosby, the Confed- crate cavalryman, used to tell of a comic incident which happened in the Shenandoah valley in 1864. Near Mill wood regiment of cavalry halted one night and went into camp. One of the men, who was hungry. slipped away and went off in the neighborhood to get something to eat. He rode up to q cabin on farm In the dark and called for the person inside to come out.
 A negro woman. known at that time as an intelligent contraband. opened the door and asked him what he want ed. The soldier wished to be assured of his safety before dismounting and while eating his supper, so he inquired of the woman if any one but herself was there.
 She replied, Yes: Mosby is here"
 "Whatr' said he in a whisper. 'Is Nosby herew
 "Yes," she said; he is in the house" and dashed off to his company to carry the news. When he got there he in- formed the colonel that Mosby was in a house not far away. The regiment was soon mounted and went at fast trot, thinking they had Mosby in a trap.
 When they arrived at the negro wo- mans house the colonel ordered his men to surround 1t to prevent Mosby's escape. while he went in with a few to take him dead or alive.
 The woman again came to the door of the cabin. The colonel inquired, "Is Mosby here"
 She innocently replied, "Yes," so he walked in.
 After the colonel got inside he looked round. But the woman seemed to be all alone and utterly unconscious of having SO important a person for guest.
 Tn loud voice the colonel demand ed, Where Is MosbyT
 Ere he," answered the terrified ne gress. at the same time pointing to a cradle on the floor. The colonel looked into the cradle and saw little African pickaninny sucking its paw.-Youth's Companion.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
Utterly Selfish.

Nellie-That Clara Sharpe is just the meanest. most utterly selfish girl ever saw. She never thinks of any one but herself Dora-Tell me about it. Nellie --l ran in there the other evening for a few moments. and while was there Mir. Spooner called. It wasn't long be- fore Inc requested her to play He's passionately fond of music. you know. Well, what do you think that girl did? She asked him to come to the piano and turn the music for her. so that I couldn't talk to him.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
Tho Old and the New.

Little Johnny's father Is a physician, and his mother is Christian Scientist Recently the little boy was threatened with appendicitis. His sister. going into the room where Johnny was in bed, found very indignant little boy, who made this complaint:
 Father and mother won't let me talk slang, but when told mother how sick l was she said, Forget it. and when I told father he said, Cut it out '"-Judge's Library.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
PLANNING FOR TAFT'S DEDICATION
Many DHicultie, to De Overcome by Com mittee in Charye ot National Social
 EUent at Capitol

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The citi- zens of Washington are laying plans to make the inauguration of William H. Taft the most notable of all inaugurals. They want the largest crowd here next 4th of March the capital has ever seen, and they realize that something novel and striking in the way of inaug. ural ceremonies is necessary in order to attract the people. Of course, there would be big crowd in any event, but it is record breaking crowd that is wanted so there must be record break. ing inaugural.
 Just what the novel features will be has not been determined. In fact, ideas have been discussed in only the most tentative way. Nothing definite can be accomplished until the inaugural committee has been appointed and gets down to work. The chairman of the inaugural committee will be designated by National Chairman Hitchcock. The selec tion appears to lie betweenCuno H. Rudolph, a prominent local merchant and banker, and Lieutenant General Henry c. Corbin, U. s. A., retired, with chances favoring the latter. The inaug- ural chairman will select large com. mittee of Washington citizens and there will be two or three months of the hard. est kind of preliminary work.
 It costs lot of money to inaugurate a president of the United States, and contrary to widespread belief, the money is raised here in Washington by popular subscription, congress appro, priating not one cent toward defraying expenses. There is considerable senti- ment this year in favor of asking con- gress to make an appropriation for in- augural purposes, but nothing is likely to come of it. In the past, before it would grant use of the pension office building for the inaugural ball, congress has required real estate bond to cover any possible damage to the property The attitude of congress has always been that as the inaugural brought thousands of people to the city to the large profit of Washington residents, they ought to finance the ceremonies, and request for an appropriation is like ly to meet with scant consideration. The inaugural features which involve an outlay of money are no part of the necessary ceremony of inducting pres ident into office, and as the show is got ten up by Washington and for the ben eft of Washington, congress will say, it is entirely proper that Washington should foot the bills.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29

The inaugural ball is feature that is going to give the committee a great deal of trouble. Not only is this high. ly populr feature of the inaugural cer. emonies, but the ball is depended upon to furnish the bulk of the money for reimbursiug citizens who subscribe to the inaugural fund Without ball there would be meagre chance of paying back more than fraction of the sub. scriptions, and subscriptions, with this prospect in view. would be mighty hard to get.
 The lobby of the pension office has been the only place in the city adequate for the ball. Holding the ball there necessitatcs susb bending the work of the bureau for at least a week. The last two or three times congress has granted the use of the building under protest, and four years ago it did SO after the most positive assurance that by the time of another inauguration, suitable structure would be erected. These assur- ances have not been kept. and it is extremely doubtful whether congress will again allow the pension office to be used. The only other possible place is the new National Museum building, and this lacks a lot of being large enough
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup, not only heals irritation and allays in famation, thereby stopping the cough, but it moves the bowels gently. and in that way drives the cold from the sys- tenn. Contains no opiates. It is pleas ant 10 take and children especially like the taste, so nearly like maple su- gar. Sold by Palace Pharmacy and United Drug Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice for Bidsy

Bids will be received at the office of the Silver Belt Improvement company until l2 O clock noon, Monday, Deeem- Der 1, 1908, for floor space in q brick or concrete building to be erected on the northwest corner of Broad and Cedar streets, the present location of the Sil- yer Belt office. The floor space to be leased is as follows:
 One store room, 25 foot frontage on Broad street, 70 feet deep, the corner room.
 One store room, 25 foot frontage on Broad street, 100 feet deep, adjoining the above room.
 One basement room, 25 feet square, corner Broad and Cedar.
 Entire third floor, 50x100 feet, to be used for lodge, hall or club purposes
 Office rooms on second floor, to be partitioned and arranged to suit ten ants.
 All of the above rooms will be leased before the erection of the building and built to suit the needs of the tenants. No proposition will be considered for a term of less than five years. All bids must be accompanied by bond or other evidence of good faith sufficient to constitute bona fde offer. SILVER BELT IMPROVEMENT CO.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
Worth More Dead

They had been married seventeen years.
 "lf there ever was an utterly worth less travesty of man. you're it." she told him.
 Six months later she was suing the railway company whose train had run over this worthless husband for S25.- 900.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29

One of the most attractive features proposed for the inaugural parade is that the officers and men of Admiral Sperry's battleship fleet be brought
 here from Hampton Roads and given the place of honor at the head of the column. The fleet is due to return from it's trip around the world in February
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29

Every four years campaign is launched to have the date of the in. augural changed from March to late in April or early in May, but it always dies out after the dead have been buried and the colds contracted which did not prove fatal have been cured. Every one admits that to change the inaugural is highly desirable, but the agitation has never yet had enough stamina to carry it through
 There is no good reason why the date of inauguration should not be changed except that it would require an amendment to the constitution and there is getting to be notion that the constitution is as unchangeabe as the Medes and Persians. Reluctance to un- dertake an amendment in this respect is due, of course, to the fact that it would open the way to other attempts, and it is recognized as wise policy that the constitution should be changed orly for the weightiest reasons.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29

and there would be great interest in seing the men who had accomplished the most remarkable naval voyage in all history. It would be very desirable to have the battleships themselves here but they cannot get up the Potomac river, their draft being too great to get over Kettle Bottom shoals. They might be brought to Annpolis, and as there is now an electric line running from Washington to the Maryland capital, it would afford thousands of people an op- portunity to see the big fighters.
 Interest in the fleet at that time will be even greater than it is now. When the battleships pass in the Virginia capcs, after having circled the globe. they will be reviewed by President Roosevelt and President.elect Taft, and it's completion will bring to the public an appreciation of how remarkable has been the voyage
 Officers and enlisted men alike have won the plaudits of the world by the manner in which they have conducted themselves, and they would attract more attention in the inaugural parade than any other possible feature.
 The advisability is being discussed of having the parade next March a purely military one, confined chiefly to regular troops, bluejackets and marines, with the citizen soidiery represented by the national guard of the District of Columbia. In the pst state troops have ben invited and all sorts of non military organizations have participated. This makes the parade monotonous and much longer thu it should be in view of the Tact that inauguration day weather is invariably bad. A procession made up of a numbre of regiments of regular infantry and cavalry, several batterie. of field artillery, companies from the engineer, signal and hospital corps of the army, marines and blueiackets from the navy, the corps of cadets from West be brought to Annapolic and as there Columbia militia, would by showing all the branches of the service have an edu. eational value and at the same time would not be tiresome.
 This plan was proposed at the last inauguration, but was vetoed by Pres ident Roosevelt, much as he approved it on principle. He disapproved of the t.la tnn sa.
 there had ben so much talk of the "man on horseback" during the campaign, and had his inaugural parade been made strictly military affair the cry of militarism v would have been renewed and given color. As no one has ever though of accusing Mir Taft of being "man dn horseback the objection would not lie against a military parade. at his inaugural.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-29
At the Barber's.

Tonsorial Expert (cutting co.ored mans hair)-' 'Rastus. your hair is just like wool. 'Rastus-Well. you didn't 'spect to cut silk fo' 15 cents, did yoh2 -Harper's Weekly.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Business announcement.

Mr.. Emery E. Smith has been en-
gagged as circulation manager of the
Daily News and win assume the du-
ties of this important position Wednes-
cay, March IS.
Mr.. Smith is too well known to Daily
News readers t" need editorial intro
dGctiop. He has been with the paper
before, and b. has been citizen of
Hattiesburg longer than most of us.
Suffice it to say that he is thoroughly
familiar with this particular branch
of newspaper work, and that he will
devote his best energies toward the
promotion of the circulation of this
newspaper.
Subscribers who have kicks" after
"Wednesday will please call for Mr..
Smith. He'll do his best to have the
paper delivered promptly and will ap-
preciate your assistance to this end.
Mr.. Smith is under longtime con-
tract and there will henceforth be no
changing in this department.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Central SNOOzED
while fire SWEPT
Neighboring City Of Laurel Seems
to Be in the Same Predicament
as Hattiesburg.
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Laurel, Miss, March 1.-THE Laurel
Ledger today prints the following
signed communication from a promi-
nent citizen:
/ wish, through the columns of
your paper, to call the attention of the
people of Laurel, to the excellent CD
services given us by the Cumberland
Telephone Company.
Sunday morning between $3.50 and
A O'Clock, Mr.. Benson saw that a ne
gro house, just back of his place, was
on fire. He tried for some time to get
central, in order to turn in an alarm,
but was unable to arouse her. In the
meantime, Tom Benson dressed and
ran to the telephone office, distance
of about quarter of a mile, and re-
ported the fire. The operator had evil
IDENTIFY been asleep and his running up
the steps had awakened her, as when
he came in she sleepily asked him
what he wanted. He told her to tu1n
in fire alarm for Ward /, and then
ran to Central hose house, a distance
of about two blocks, and had the cart
out before the alarm was turned in
Thus fifteen or twenty minutes of val
liable time was lost, whereas, If "cen
trail had been awake and attending t.
business, as she should have been
there wouldhave been very small loss
while as il was, the entire house wa
burned.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
GOOD MAN FOR
Chief OF POLICE

Again the announcement column is
invaded this morning and one more
good citizens comes before the people
for office
Mr.. ]. F. Williams aspires to the
office of Chief of Police, and his entry
in this race will make it lively. Mr..
Williams at present is member of
the city council, and has held that po-
sition for two terms. During both of
these he has been faithful to the trust
and no doubt could retain the place
If he so desired Being a resident OF
Hattiesburg for Ia years, he is natur-
ally well known; and this fact fits him
well for the office of Chief of Police.
If elected to the important office.
we are sure that Mr.. Williams win
give the city good, clean and fear
less administration.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Rapid GroWth
of This Newspaper.

Readers of the Daily News have
doubtless noted with pleasure the
rapid increase in the advertising pa
tronage of the paper. For the past
several weeks this increase has been
almost phenomenal, and today's issue
makes a most remarkable showing.
The paper is increasing in popular
ity, more than justifying the business
Judgment OF its founders, who were
convinced that there was an ample
field in Hattiesburg for a local daily
newspaper of high character and fixed
purposes.
Like all other business institutions.
the Daily News lost money during the
financial stringency, but that unpleas-
ant period has happily departed and
the paper is stronger and more pros
porous than ever before in its history.
Advertisers have learned that the
Daily News reaches the best homes in
Hattiesburg and vicinity, and that it
brings better results for the money
invested than any other medium. This
is due not only to the fact that the
Daily News has much the largest cir.
cuiation Of any other newspaper In
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Traction Company
Floats Bonds.

The Hattiesburg Traction Company
yesterday fioated bonds to provide
funds for the construction of its new
light and power plant and for the COM
pletion of its street car system in Hat
tiesburg.
The Daily News understands that
active work on the construction of
the power house, trolley poles and
other accessories necessary for the
operation of the street railway will
begin as soon as the funds from this
bond issue are available-perhaps
within the next month-and that con-
struction will be pushed forward from
the start with view of having the
cars in actual operation before the
middle of summer.
1t is unnecessary to say that the
| consummation of this piece of finan-
ciering means more for the city of
Hattiesburg than anything that has
transpired in long time.
The Traction Company had every
thing ia readiness to float these secur-
ties early last fall, but the financial
furry interviewed and the matter had
to be dropped for the time being.
The revival of the project and the
successful termination of this bond
sale is convincing evidence that the
financial depression is a thing of the
past in Hattissburg, and that public
Improvements and industrial develop
ment will not lag.
Yesterday was a big day for Hatties-
burg.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
South Mississippi Soil
ITS POSSIBILITIES

part of his surplus crop and this with
eggs and poultry will bring him mon, >
at all seasons. He will be the most
Independent man in all the country.
A party who lived in the commu-
nifty where made my brief talk told
me that it was worth more to the peo-
pie of that country that all the
speeches ever made there before.
made about the same talk at a
gathering five miles east of Hatties.
burg, twelve years ago A gentle
man who still lives in that neighbor.
hood tells me that he determined then
and there to do just what advised.
His barn has never since been with.
out oats nor his crib without corn
At that time he was worth but little
He has since then raised and eiucat.
ed his children and is easily worth
seven or eight thousand dollars. His
word is as good as gold. His name
is WI. Carter
Brother, try it. You will not regret
it if you do, you may If you don't.
L.. E. HALL
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

Mr.. Charles P. Dement, has sold his
controlling stock in the Meridian
Star to his five sons and will retire
from the active management of the pa
per. The Star is one of the best news
paper properties in the state and the
young Dement'S are well capacitated
to maintain its present high standard.
Colonel William F. Gray has been en-
gagged as editor and Mr.. John T. Land
will be business manager. Both are
newspaper men of the first rank.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Agulla.
The best SC Cigar.
LOVE DRUG CO.
Aguiia.
Aguiia,
mig
Do Not Crowd the Season.

The first warm days of spring brin
with them desire to get out and en-
joy the exhilirating air and sunshine
Children that have been housed up
all winter are brought out and you
wonder where they all came from
The heavy winter clothing is thrown
aside and many shed their fiannels
Then cold wave comes and people
say that grip is epidemic. Colds al
this season are even more dangerous
than in mid-winter. as there is much
more danger of pneumonia. Take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, how
ever, and you will have nothing tc
fear. 1t always cures. and we have
never known cold to result in pneu
monia when It was used. It is plea
SAINT and safe to take. Children like 1t
For sale by Hays & Field and yellow
Pine Pharmacy.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

South Mississippi, but for the reason
that its columns are free from objec-
tionable advertising and local mer-
chants get much better service than in
the average small city daily.
And the Daily News will continue
to grow in public favor. 1t is better
newspaper now than ever before in
its history, and it will keep pace with
the advancement of Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

1t now seems possible that the pres
ent session of the state legislature
will be compelled to extend the time
for adjournment. 1t is hardly prob
able that the important matters now
pressing for consideration will be dis
posed Of before the first of next month.
and the lawmakers will not adjourn I'M
til the calendar is cleared.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

The present night force of the po-
lice department are now finishing the
fourth month of night work and while
none of them have complained about
it the Daily News understands that
there is a city ordinance which says
the night work shall not continue for
over thirty days consecutively. Turn
about" would seem to be fair play in
this instance.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15

The Meridian Dispatch rises to re-
mark that John Sharp Williams is not
a candidate for vice president Per-
haps not. But John Sharp Williams
is patriotic. He's not going to balk in
the political harness.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-15
Rheumatic Pains Relieved.

B. F. Croker, Esq, now "a years Of
age. and for twenty years justice of
the peace at Martinsburg, Iowa, says:
Il am terribly afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism In my left arm and right
hip. I have used three bottles of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it did
me lots of good" For sale by Hays
& Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy.