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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-24

FOR SALE-One of the best homes
on North Main street. at bargain,
good terms. M. J. Epley, phone
666. Foo
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MEET IN BIG TENT.
Christian Endeavorers of the Pacific
Coast in Session.

Sacramento, Cay, June 24.-Chris-
tan Endeavorers of California are
swarming into the capital today for
big circus tent. Christian Eudeavor
work in all its phases will be discussed
by prominent workers.
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FOR sALE-2O,OOO yards finest
screened gravel. G. c. Robertson,
second floor, Carter building. a24tf
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WAN is
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Good crate and stove
coal in any quantity. Telephone,
A. L. Hodges. Home phone S04.
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WANTED-To buy or rent Underwood
typewriter in good condition. Call
Cumberland 904 or Home 80.
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.MASONS OBSERVE
ST. JOHNS DAY

Douglasville, Ca, June 24.-Distin-
guished Masons throughout the state
joined with those of this city today
in an elaborate celebration Of st.
Johns Day.
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MiSCELLAN EOUS.

WANTED-To buy good gentle family
horse. Address G. L. Thatch, Rawls
Springs, Miss. Jun24 81
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Thunder and LIGHTNING,

The oldest astrologers and the
youngest astronomers are unable to
account for the amazing scarcity Of
thunder and lightning this season.
Thus far-and it is nearing midsum-
NERVE have had only two good,
old-time thunderstorms, accompanied
and egged on by chain lightning.
The grandest sound known to man
is that of the artillery of heaven cut
loose on the afternoon of a white hot
day when life is a burden and all
hope of relief is dead. I like to hear
the rotten roll, as Of fat beer kegs
bouncing over the clouds; l like the
fierce flash Of forked lightning, re-
sembling the tongue of a rattlesnake
giving warning; I rejoice at the ter
rifle explosion, so clean cut, so sharp,
so unerring. We used to count our
pulses between the flash and the
shock, each beat meaning that the
bolt struck a mile away. Six beats,
six miles.
Many persons are afraid of light
ming. 1 have known highly intelli-
gent men and women to seek safety
in feather beds during a storm, or
sit in the centre of a room on blan-
kets. But there is always one con-
solation-you will never see the bolt
that kills you.-New York Press.
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A Question of Hats,

The Prince of Wales oyster white
"copper"" with a black band n and
one-half inches wide, took the Cana!
dian eye when he sported it last Sun
day at church, and it is likely light
gray hats will creep into favor over
here before the summer ends. 1t is
the kind papa wears when on dress
parade, but why cast stones at Vice
President Fairbanks black dress hat?
The Vice-President is a "dresser,'
and, according to New York fashions,
was as we'll turned out as his royal
highness. Don't let partisan preju-
dice say he wasn't.-Boston Herald. ,
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Not Only Could, But Did.

Sometimes there is a drop of re-
greet in the cup of JOY served by fate
to the husband of a brilliant talker.
Il should think it would be a priVil-
eye to sit at the table with your wife
three times a day." said one of Mrs.
Grandon's ardent feminine admirers.
only twice a day." said Mr.. Gran
don, with a bow. Il do not go home
at noon"
"Too bad" said the admirer. 1--WE
could not get on without her at the
club, I'm sure Why, | believe she
could talk intelligently on a thousand
topics!"
She can - and does" said Mr..
Grandon, and with another bow he
slipped out just as his wife appeared.
Youths Companion.
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Form That Fits All.

Through the ingenuity of a New
York man, shopkeepers and dress
makers will be able to get along here
after with one kind Of dress form,
Long waists and short waists all look
alike on this body portion, which can
be adjusted to fit anything the human
form can wear. The form is made
similar to those in use, except
that the model can be moved up n
down on the upright rod that runs
through the centre and affixed at any
height over the line that may be
desired. In the old-style form a
short WASTED waist did not fit on a
long wasted model, and vice versa,
and both for window display and
dressmaking a number of different
forms were required each for a differ
ent type of figure. Either for fitting
or display this invention Is expected
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PRICE OF LAMARTINE'S POEM.
Pecuniary Value Which the French
Poet Put Upon His Work.

L SCuliIals toluC NhiSh tHS i1ShSh
Poet Put Upon His Work.
The Gaulois tells a good story of
Lamartine's estimate of the pecuni-
airy value of his poetry.
1t was in 1S48, when he vas at the
acme Of his glory and a Cabinet Min
lister. He had just contributed La
Marseillaise de la Paix" to the Revue
des Deux Mondes, and Buloz, the
editor, called on him at the Minis
try. II believe 1 owe you $50. Here
is the money" said Lamartine, pro-
ducing a bundle of banknotes.
Pray deduct the amount of the
Revue's indebtedness to you for your
poem,' said the editor.
Il meant to make you a present
of it," rejoined the poet.
Not at all; 1 insist upon paying
you"
How much?"
Your own price, whatever it may
be-"
"Ah, we'll; if you will have it so I
must oblige YOU" said Lamartine;
and with a magnificent gesture he
swept up the whole bundle of notes
representing the $50 and restored
them, with solemn dignity, to his
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
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Mysterious Monuments
of France
By A PRESBREY.

When we left Vannes we went by
the most direct road to Auray, about
a half hours rum, and there turned
southwest toward Carnac down by
the coast which we reached about
an hour after leaving Vannes. We
were eager to see the Druidical mon
uments known as Menhirs and Dol
mems, the great stones Of mythology
cal age. These and the Giants
Causewav, which we visited later in
Ireland, are two of the most wonder
full things in the world-one Gre
ated by man and the other a crea-
ton of nature. The hotel manager
at Vannes had given us a little map
which enabled us to go directly to
the most interesting part of these
enormous fields Of rock, taking in
Ploemel and P]louharnel on the way.
The story of these stones-as to
what they are; what kind of people
put them there; why and when they
were put there-has never been told
and probably never will be. They
are practically as prehistoric as the
formation of the world itself, and as
we drove our motor, a symbol OF the
latest creation of man, out on the
moors among these tokens Of the
musty ages, a feeling unlike any
thing which we had ever felt before
came over the entire party. Here
was an illustration of the spanning
Of time. Here on the very spot
where the first known labor of man
is exhibited stood also his last pro-
duction-one the work Of a people
unknown, the other the recent pro-
duction of the most modern nation
on earth.
The pyramids of Egypt have a his
tory which has been unraveled and
written by archaeologists. Pompeii
is relatively modern; the statues of
Rameses and the art of the Nile are
as open books compared with the his
tory of these great rocks.
The Menhirs and Dolmens r
scattered all about the section south
OF Auray, but down near Carnac
there are three groups set upon lines
as straight as a modern engineer
could draw them and forming nine
o: ten avenues. There are STA in
one of the rows, S55 in another and
2G2 in a third; it is said there were
5000 originally. The stones, which
are equal distances apart, vary in
height from three to twenty feet, the
largest having an estimated weight
Of forty to fifty tons. There is no
stone of the same geological forma-
ton found nearer than three hundred
miles and the mystery of their be-
ing placed here will probably never
be solved.-From IAN Intimate Ey-
cursion," in The Outing Magazine.
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GENERALS WIFE MURDERED.
She Had Been Shot Twice and Costly
Rings Torn From Fingers.

She Had Been Shot Twice and Costly
Rings Torn From Fingers.
London.-The wife of Major Cen
eral Charles Lizard, Of the British
Army, retired, was murdered in a
desolate wood near Sevcncaks, a
short distance outside OF London.
No trace of the murderer has been
found, but the motive apparently was
robbery, valuable rings having been
taken from the woman's fingers.
Mrs. Lizard was shot with a re-
volver, one bullet entering the temple,
another striking her behind the ear.
From the position of the body, ap-
parently she faced her assailant and
he shot her at close quarters, the
bullet entering just below the left
eye. The second shot seemingly was
fired after she fell on her face. Her
hand had been pulled back and three
rings wrenched from the fingers.
Her dress was almost torn from the
body.
Mrs. Lizard was tall and hand
some, about fifty-eight years old.
The circumstances surrounding the
tragedy are ! applicable. The Cen
eral and his wife were about to go on
a holiday.
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his improved dustpan it is impossible
for the dust and dirt to drop on the
floor. This dustpan, when closed, is
in the form Of a box, one Of the sides
of the box forming the front edge of
the dustpan when the latter is
opened. In the top of the box are
slots, through which extend the rods
Of the handle. These rods are pivoted
to the front edge of the box. After
the dust and dirt have been brushed
into the dustpan the box is lifted by
the handle.
AS the latter is drawn up the front
of the dustpan is drawn up, throwing
all the dust into the box, the lid eff
fectually sealing the front and pre-
venting the accidental escape of the
contents in any w~ay.-Washington
Star.
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WHEN YOU ARE OLD.

When you are old, and I am passed away
Passed, and your face, your golden face, is
gray
I think. whate'er the end, this dream of
mine,
Comforting you, a friendly star will shine
Down the dim slope where still you STUN
BILE and stray.
So may it be; that no dead yesterday,
No sad-eyed ghost, but generous and gay,
May serve you memories like almighty
wine,
When you are old.
Dear heart. it shall be so. Under the sway
OF death the past's enormou disarray
Lies hushed and dark. Yet though there
comes no sign.
Live on well pleased; immortal and divine,
Love shall still tend YOU, as Gods angels
may,
When YOU are old.
William Ernest Henley.
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for me. Aunt Rachel never does

for me. Aunt Rachel never does
make appropriate gifts.
The gloves were much more suit
able for Cousin Fannie than for me.
Even if they are a trife snug for her
I am sure she ought not to mind hav-
ing her hands squeezed into such
really attractive gloves.
I hope We shall have a lot Of fine
weather this fall, so 1 car get a great
deal of use out Of my parasol. The
gold band engraved with my name is
simply stunning.-Chicago News.
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fits into the cylinder, and is connected
by a rod to the wheel. The Connection
is eccentric, and hence, as the wheel
is trundled along, the plunger moves
in and out, alternately blowing and
sucking air through the whistle. AT
each revolution Of the wheel the
whistle will be sounded twice.-Scien-
tifc American.
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The Field C!Y Sports.

The Cleveland won the first race
for the Upton Yacht Cup on Lake
Michigan.
Spanish Queen won the $4,000
race at kalamazoo, Mich, trotting
the second heat in 2.07A.
The Philadelphia cricket team won
It's match with the Marylebone eleven
at London by twenty-five runs.
The Duke of Westminster will es-
say the task Of attempting to bring
back to England tho International
Cup for motor boat racing, watch the
American boat Dixie won in the races
contested In the Solent last year.
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With the TOilerS.

Seven women in Ohio have been
appointed factory inspectors, the first
In the State.
The Porto Rican Legislature has
PASSED an act to regulate the hours OF
railroad employees with sixteen hours
limit.
At Joliet, Ill.,, the quarry workers
strike has been settled by arbitration
through the efforts of the Central
Labor Union.
There are in Germany 5000 chemi-
,al factories with nearly 100000
workers, who receive in wages over
$50, 900 q year.
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Novel DuStpan.

A novel device recently patented by
a West Virginia woman is the unique
dustpan shown in the illustration. 1t
was designed with one object in view
to overcome the objection of the
ordinary dustpan. In the latter no
provision is made for preventing the
dust and dirt from blowing off the
pan after it has been gathered. In
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No Action by France.
Paris. - France is watching with
interest the developments of the
Dutch-Venezuelan situation, but 1t
can be said authoritatively that she
does not intend to take any part IN
the present controversy.
Bride of a Week a Suicide.
Heringsdorf, Prussia.-The bride
of a week of Professor Rudolph Spit
zer,, of Sternberg, Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, threw herself-from the top
of the Bismarck Tower here, falling
1900 feet to the bottom of the cliffs.
Prior to their marriage the pair had
been engaged for ten years.
Foreign Advisers For Turkey.
Constantinople.-The Government
has decided to engage a British adj
wiser for the reorganization OF the
Turkish navy, and a French adviser
is to be employed for the ~rehabilita-
ton of the finances of the empire,
New President Of Peru.
Lima. Augusta B. Leguia was
proclaimed President of Peru by the
Peruvian Congress. He succeeds DR..
Pardo. All the members of the Con-
gress, except two, voted in the aftir-
native.
The Queen of Spain in Paris.
Paris.-The Queen of Spain. &C
companied by the Duchess Of st.
Carlos and the Duchess of St. Maura,
arrived at the Hotel Meurice on the
way to England, and occupied her
usual suite Of rooms. In the morn
ing Her Majesty received a visit from
President Fallieres.
Suicide a Fugitive From Justice.
London.-John P. Reid, who COM
mitted suicide here, was a fugitive
from justice from Columbus, Ohio,
having been indicted for assault on
his own daughter. He was a wealthy
contractor, and fled the country al
ter his indictment. Reid was out on
$4,000 bond.
Izzet Paslla in London.
London.-Izzet Pasha, the former
L uTklSu OlllCldl Gnu u'iS"
Sultan, who fed for his life after the
Constitution was proclaimed, arrived
here to make his home.
Another Failure to Swim Channel.
Dover, England.-T. W. Burgess.
the English swimmer. made his sixth
unsuccessful attempt to swim the
English Channel. He started from
Dover at l o'clock a. III. and was tax
en- out of the water at 11.45 o'clock
y. H.. having remained in the water
twenty-five hours and forty-fiye min
utes, a new record for remaining in
the water.
Money Confreres Coming Back.
London. - The members Of the
subcommittee Of the United States
Monetary Commission completedtheir
study of English finance and will re-
turn to America.
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to be of value, both in the saving OF
money and time, for not only will
one take the place of several of the
old designs, but it will not be neces-
sary to scour about for the suitable
form for each occasion.-Philadel.
mia Record.
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DROPS W. CADETS.
President Approves Final Decisio" in
West Point Hazing Case.

Washington, D. C.-First class
Cadets William T. Rossell, son of
Colonel Rossell, Of the Engineering
Corps of the regular army, and Harry
G. Weaver, found guilty Of hazing.
were dismissed from West Point Mill
tary Academy. The other six, all
members Of the third class, are sus-
pended with loss of all pay and al
lowances until June Is, 1909, when
they will join the then third class.
The six members suspended are
George Washington Chase, of New
York; James Gillespie, Of Pennsyl-
vania; Byron Quimby Jones, Of New
York; William Male, of Virginia; i
William Wellington Prude, Of Ala
bama, and Isaac Spalding, of Okla
homa.
Secretary Wright recommended
that that action be taken, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt approved it.
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Mrs. Sage Presents an Island.

Mrs. Sage bought Constitution ISL
and in the Hudson River, and will
present it to the nation as the site of
a preparatory school for those desir-
Gus of entering the Military Academy
a. West Point, N. Y.
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of "Nioht Riders Pardoned.

Governor Wilson, at Frankfort,
KY, granted a pardon to Walter Dun
can, convicted of shooting and killing
Newt" Hazlett, a night rider, at
Jacksonville in June, and a pardon
to Riley Harold, indicted as an &C
cessory. Both men are prominent
farmers.
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Des Moines, Iowa. - William j..
Bryan fired the opening gun Of his
campaign in a speech on the tariff to
$4,000 people in the baseball park in
this city. After this meeting he ad-
dressed an overflow meeting in the
Auditorium.
Taft Talks to Virginians.
HotSprings, Va.-Judge Taft made
answer to Bryan's query, Shall the
people rule?" in a speech here by
pointing to the fact that in 1896,
1900 and 1904, by constantly in
creasing majorities the people reject
ed the Democratic candidates and re-
tanned the Republican party in power.
Troops Fight Forest Fires.
MERGED, Cal.-Fire is sweeping the
forests around the Hetchy-Hetchy
Valley, in Tuolumne County, north
of the Yosemite National Park. Two
troops of cavalry and soldiers from
Yosemite Park are fighting the
flames.
Seven Billion Tax List.
New York City.-The Tax Depart
ment has sent its annual report to
tie Mayor. The total assessment Of
real and personal property in this
city is s7,15S,190,400. The assessed
value of ordinary real estate, exclu-
sive of special franchises and real es-
tate of corporations, is $6,141,5O0,-
119.
Big Loss in Earnings.
Boston.-A decrease in the gross
revenue from all sources amounting
to nearly $4,000, 900 Is set forth in
the preliminary report of the Boston
and Maine Railroad for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1908.
Monument to Famous Debate.
Chicago.-The semi-centennial of
the debate between Abraham Lincoln
and Stephen A. Douglas was cele-
brated at Ottawa, ILL.,, a unique mon
ument being erected on the spot in
Washington Park, where the debate
took place.
Dropped Desd on Yacht.
Milwaukee.-The little schooner
rugged yacht Juanita, Of Milwaukee,
with David Beebe and the body of his
companion, Philip Thompson, who
dropped dead on board, was picked
up in midlake by the steamer Hell
ena, and was lowed to the harbor.
Knapp Nominated For Congress.
Oswego, N. Y.-After an eight
days session, in which 332 ballots
we're taken, Charles l.. Knapp al
nominated for Congress by the Twen-
ty-eighth District Republican Con-
vention.
Woman II Suicide in Cell.
New York City.-Despondert be-
cause Of the disgrace attending her
arrest as a shoplifter, Miss Marion
Desmond, thirty-six years old, hanged
herself in the Jefferson Market Court
Prison by ripping a rope from hs=
cot, and, after attaching one n to
her cell door, jumping from her cot.
Giant Theatrical Combine.
New York City.-Theatrical man
ayers from all parts of the country,
who have been in session in this city
during the last three weeks for the
purpose Of bringing together the va
rious branches of the amusement pro-
fession under a working agreement,
have formed their combination.
Better Ports For Mexico.
Mexico City.-It is announced that
the Mexican Government is preparing
to spend millions of dollars on port
works on the Pacific. The first work
will be done at Mazatlan.
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Minister Commits Suicide.

The Rev. A. H. Trick, Of 8:c2iiyn.
N. Y. unable to make a living :or
himself and two young sons, tock Ais
own life.
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The most expensive publication,
with the least income, in New York
City, is the City Record, which will
cost New York ~$1,174,500 this year.
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FIRE IN ~CONSTANTINOPLE.
Fifteen Hundred Houses and Shops in
STEAMBOAT Burn.

Constantinople, Turkey. - Fire
started in the Stamboul quarter, and
within a very short time a terrible
contlagration was raging.
A strong wind carried the flames
at great speed, and for six hours they
swept over the section, destroying
1900 houses and shops.
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BRITAIN PAID TO EAT

f172, 10000 For Imported Food For
the Islanders in 1907.
London.-The report of the Board
of Agriculture for 1907 shows that
the British Isles spent s172, 100000
for imported food and we'll over
5000, 900, 900 for imported wool and
other produce, such as hay.
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A Novel Toy.

A very simple toy has recently been
invented, which should prove quite
attractive to small children. 1t con-
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Dangerous Grade Crossings.

dangerous 1faue CroS"e
Grade crossings are also per1lous
to the dull scholar at examination
time.-Indianapolis Star.
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sists Of a wheel mounted at the end
of a bar or handle. Secured to this
bar is a cylinder, provided with a
whistle at its upper end. A plunger
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LATEST NEWS
BY WIRE.

Bryan Opens Fire.
Des Moines, Iowa. - William j..
Bryan fired the opening gun Of his
campaign in a speech on the tariff to
5000 people in the baseball park in
this city. After this meeting he ad-
dressed an overflow meeting in the
Auditorium.
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Bride of q Week a Suicide.
Foreign Advisers For Turkey.

Constantinople.-The Government
has decided to engage a British ad.
wiser for the reorganization OF the
Turkish navy, and a French adviser
is to be employed for the rehabilita-
ton of the finances of the empire.
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Troops Fight Forest Fires.

MERGED, Cal.-Fire is sweeping the
forests around the Hetchy-Hetchy
Valley, in Tuolumne County, north
of the Yosemite National Park. Two
troops of cavalry and soldiers from
Yosemite Park are fighting the
flames.
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Taft Talks to Virginians.

Taft Talks to Virginians.
HotSprings Va.-Judge Taft made
answer to Bryan's query, Shall the
people rule?" in a speech here by
pointing to the fact that in 1896,
1900 and 1904, by constantly in
creasing majorities the people reject
ed the Democratic candidates and re-
tanned the Republican party in power.
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BY CABLE.
No Action by a n

No Action by France.
Paris. - France is watching with
interest the developments of the
Dutch-Venezuelan situation, but 1t
can be said authoritatively that she
does not intend to take any part in
the present controversy.